This week, we welcome Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R to the podcast!

Co Founder & Clinical Director | Trauma-Informed Therapist | Holistic Innovator | LGBTQIA+ Advocate

Kristina Scaglione is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the innovative founder of Root & Rise Clinical Specialists and Limitless Integrative Wellness, home of the Mind Spa™—a groundbreaking collective redefining therapy and wellness. Known for her straightforward approach, Kristina combines firm accountability with radical compassion, guiding clients toward lasting transformation through her unique Mental Wealth-Care™ philosophy. Mental Wealth-Care™ redefines traditional self-care by treating your mind as your most valuable asset—something to be intentionally nurtured, protected, and cultivated. It’s about investing in your emotional and psychological well-being with the same dedication as your financial health, fostering lasting balance, clarity, and fulfillment.

With over 14 years of experience, Kristina is recognized for integrating evidence-based psychotherapy with holistic, creative, and somatic techniques. She is trained in EMDR and certified in DBT, EFT, and Advanced Holistic Counseling, working with adults, couples, and LGBTQIA+ individuals who seek genuine, lasting change. Her sessions are clear, empowering, and focused on results—centered on authenticity, independence, and meaningful human connection.

Before founding her practices, Kristina earned her B.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where she co-developed youth gang intervention programs, LGBTQIA+ mentoring services, and an LGBTQIA+ suicide hotline. She later obtained her MSW from Stony Brook University, focusing on macro social work, psychopharmacology, CBT, and crisis intervention. 

Through Root & Rise, Kristina and her co-founder Julie Stark have built a boutique psychotherapy practice known for precision, creativity, and heart. With Limitless Integrative Wellness, she expanded that mission into a multidisciplinary “Mind Spa” environment—where mental health intersects with movement, mindfulness, medicine, and modern healing practices under one roof. The collective brings together therapists, wellness professionals, fitness experts, and creative healers in a space designed to support mind, body, and spirit.

At the core, Kristina believes that healing isn’t one-dimensional—and neither are we. Her approach goes beyond traditional therapy limits, empowering clients and clinicians alike to prioritize their Mental Wealth-Care™ and push past boundaries.

Kristina's website:

 limitlessintegrativewellness.com

https://www.instagram.com/limitless_integrative_wellness/

https://www.instagram.com/rootandrisecs/

https://www.instagram.com/kscaglionetherapy/

In this episode, Kelly discusses the violence in the mind. Everyone has this to some degree, and yet most don't want to look at it. He discusses his personal journey, the importance of discovering the origins inside, judgment, discernment, and how stillness of the mind is key to overcoming this.

This episode is an edited talk Kelly did for Niagara University.

You can connect with him at:

https://academyofembodimentarts.com

Aligned Embodiment is the practice of Sacred Body Literacy - embodying new frequency through Transmutation. Kellie provides information on her practice and how she helps others with their process.

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https://kelliejwinz.com

This episode is an edited version of a presentation Kelly recently made to a local chapter of IACT (International Association of Counselors and Therapists). He speaks about his experiences in tracking the mind through embodiment practices such as Qigong, Zhan Zhuang, Baguazhang, and Xingyi. For over 40 years, he has practiced these arts and it has helped him immensely with physical and emotional health. It has also given him energetic protection as a psychic and medium. Have a listen and share your thoughts!

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This week, Kelly and Kellie discuss Kelly's 40+ years of training in Qigong and the internal arts, how not all systems are created equal, why knowing the history of your art is important, and why fusion systems may not be as health beneficial as you think they are long-term.

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This short episode was recorded at our Solstice event. Enjoy the longer days, the sun, and the energy! What threshold are you crossing?

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This week, Kellie draws two cards from different decks and shares insights on the energies of the season.

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Understanding your shadow allows you to understand when your shadow is synergistic with another. This is important for personal growth and growth in relationships, and to understand the collective shadow on the planet. There are many energies at play in our daily lives. Discernment is key in order to create healthy communication with yourself and others. This raises the collective frequency.

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This week, Kellie and Kelly discuss Performative Spirituality - a topic being discussed more often publicly by psychologists, hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, and people in spiritual communities. Performative spirituality often leads people to give their power away to outside influence rather than encouraging individuals to seek their answers from inside. It makes as show of spiritual practices rather than discussing inner work that people are avoiding.

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In this episode, Kellie and Kelly share their personal experiences in the past year while grieving for a loved one. Grief is an emotion that demands to be felt deeply, and grief does it best. They get candid about their lives and share how grief has shaped their relationships to themselves and others.

As mentioned in the podcast, sign up for our workshops:

Introduction to the Rays of Creation

https://academyofembodimentarts.com/introduction-to-the-rays-of-creation/

Summer Solstice Qigong Gathering

https://academyofembodimentarts.com/summer-solstice/

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