That Wellness Podcast with Natalie Deering: Internal Family Systems with a Twist

In this episode, Natalie sits with IFS practitioner, author, and ultra runner Lauren Callahan as they dive into her new book, Couch to 50 Miles: The Story of a Girl, a Trail, and a Relentless Need to Always Run. 

Topics Discussed:

1. Running as a mirror for life, and parts.

2. The ultra running experience and its connection to Self energy

3. Striving parts and ultra running

4. Writing as healing

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Gut health expert, Ultrarunner, and Reiki master, Lauren is the owner of Goddess Health and helps perimenopausal athletes boost their energy and mood, reach peak health and performance, recover better, and ditch the bloat, belly fat, inflammation, and endless injury for good. She is also author of the book “Couch to 50 miles”, an inspirational story of her healing journey from scarcity and survival to learning the power of nutrition, training, recovery, and inner peace. 

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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Sit back and enjoy a mini sound healing session with Sonya Verma!  

Enjoy :) 

- Natalie 

New virtual workshop series for self discovery using IFS and Human Design,

- Starts Friday October 25th 11am-1pm EST

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In this episode, Natalie sits with sound healing expert Sonya Verma. 

Topics Discussed:

1. Sonya's decision to leave medical school

2. Sonya's near death experience and the impacts it had

3. What is sound healing

4. Sound frequencies to access meditative states and healing

5. What a sound healing session looks like

6. Natalie shares her personal experiences with sound healing

7. Benefits of sound healing and how to do it on a daily basis

8. Sonya shares a guided sound healing experience

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Sonya Verma MHSA, MBI is the founder of Inner Radiant Life, she is a yoga and sound therapist with University of Cincinnati Osher Center for Integrative Health, and is a Ayurvedic Practitioner with a passion for discovering the intersection of creative expression and healing in a community-based setting.

She weaves her training from different modalities of somatic movement and bodywork in addition to different yoga traditions and trauma research in all of her work. In addition Sonya facilitates deep listening sound immersions privately and in group settings sometimes collaborating with her sound artist husband Daniel creating environments for people to get away from their everyday lives inviting mindful listening, enhanced communication, awareness, understanding, personal & collective resonance.

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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New virtual workshop series for self discovery using IFS and Human Design,

- Starts Friday October 25th 11am-1pm EST

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In this episode, Natalie sits with IFS practitioner and author Sara Avant Stover to discuss her new book, Handbook for the Heartbroken. 

Topics Discussed:

1. Heartbreak is a basic part of the human experience

2. The judgmental culture towards heartbreak

3. Grief as a medicine

4. How to be there for someone who is experiencing heartbreak

5. The three stages of heartbreak: Devastation, Transformation, and Rebirth

6. Techniques to invite when experiencing each stage of heartbreak

7. Benefits of IFS, meditation, and journaling for support

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Sara Avant Stover (she/her) is the author of three books; teacher and mentor of women's spirituality, empowerment, and entrepreneurship; and a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems Practitioner. 

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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Check out a new virtual workshop series for self discovery using IFS and Human Design, Here!!

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In this episode, Natalie sits with Shelby Pressley to discuss narcissism in the workplace and the impacts it has on our mental health. 

Topics Discussed:

1. Checking yourself for narcissistic tendencies/parts

2. What does narcissism look like in the workplace?

3. What is indirect bullying in the workplace?

4. Impacts of workplace narcissism

5. Ways to cope with narcissism in the workplace

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Shelby is the owner of Ever-Evolving Wellness LLC in Cincinnati, OH. She specializes in conducting workshops and presentations that show the connection between personal and professional well-being. One of her new workshops dives into a topic that many professionals have previously experienced or currently are - Narcissism in the Workplace. After experiencing her own occurrences from colleagues and leadership, she researched and found that there's an increasing number of professionals who've been treated badly due to narcissistic behaviors at work. In this workshop, she outlines what these behaviors can look like through examples, healthy ways to cope and the opportunity to check-in with self to ensure you're not projecting the same things.

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Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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Check out a new virtual workshop series on integrating IFS and Human Design, Here!!

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In this episode, Natalie sits with Martina Williams and Kyle Wehrend to discuss their expertise on highly sensitive people (HSP) and IFS.  

Topics Discussed:

1. What is a HSP?

2. D.O.E.S.; an acronym for HSP characteristics

3. Environmental sensitivity: Is it nature, nurture, or both?

4. Challenges of being a HSP

5. Benefits of being a HSP

6. Protective parts that help turn down the sensitivity

7. Ways to cope being a HSP

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Martina Williams is an international coach, speaker, psychotherapist and author with over 30 years of experience. She is a Certified IFS therapist and Approved Consultant with a focus on spirituality and high sensitivity.  As a coach, she specializes in wellness-based resiliency and supporting individuals to learn to lead from Self. Martina identifies as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and finds great joy in helping other HSPs. Martina grew up in California and currently lives in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, NC with her husband and four dogs. When she's not cycling or hiking, she's dancing Argentine Tango.

Connect with Martina:

Website: www.thebraveintrovert.com

Instagram: @the_brave_introvert_hsp

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Kyle Wehrend, LICSW, LCSW-C is a clinically licensed social worker and is the owner of Move Within LLC, a private practice that provides individual and group psychotherapy, clinical supervision as well as facilitates workshops and retreats. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of social work and served 2 years in Peru as a Peace Corps volunteer. Kyle has extensive experience with the IFS model completing the Level 1 training, the Creating Healing Circles training and was a presenter at the IFS Conference in 2023. He currently lives in Takoma Park, MD with his wife, two young children and cat. He enjoys running, reading and agonizing over English Premier League soccer.

Connect with Kyle:

Kyle: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/kyle-wehrend-takoma-park-md/865289

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Attend the Workshop- IFS and HSP: Working with the Highly Sensitive System

- Online, September 16th

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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In this episode Natalie is joined by certified IFS therapist Justin Martin as they discuss the role humor can play in both our professional and personal lives, and how it can help us connect with parts. 

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Topics Discussed:

1. Humor as a form of connection to ourselves and others

2. Humor as a pathway to parts and Self energy

3. Is humor a part or a dimension of Self? 

4. Justin's intention for creating and posting funny content on social media related to parts work, IFS, and mental health

5. The benefits of social media content as a means of connection

6. How to incorporate humor into therapy 

7. How movies help with parts work

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Justin is a licensed mental health counselor and IFS certified therapist practicing in Orlando, FL. As an IFS enthusiast he loves IFS and practices with couples and men to better their relationship with themselves and others. In his free time he enjoys movies, poetry, sports, bachata, and having good conversations with the people he loves. 

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Justin Martin:

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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In this episode Natalie is joined by certified IFS practitioner Valerie Louis PhD as they discuss spirituality and how we can resource beyond Self to access compassion for ourselves and others.

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Topics Discussed:

1. Being in companionship with your parts

2. What is spirituality

3. Valerie's spiritual journey

4. Connecting to Spirit as a resource

5. Spirituality and skeptical parts

6. Learning and practicing empathy and compassion

7. Resourcing beyond Self

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Valerie's passion is to be a guide to other healers and helping professionals in their journey to self-belonging by offering compassionate curiosity, context awareness, exquisite attunement, nervous system education, and orienting to the emergent. Her training is rooted in both the academy and in spiritual lineages.

Valerie is a non-denominational Minister of Healing ordained with a background in energy healing and mediumship. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and a IFS Level 3 Certified Practitioner and holds a MA in Women’s Studies and PhD in Educational Studies from the University of Cincinnati. She teaches classes on developing spiritual skills and nervous system capacity and has a private practice focused on helping therapists, healers, educators, spiritual practitioners, and neurodivergent individuals be more connected to themselves and their communities.

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Valerie Louis:

Website: https://www.valerielouis.com/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @valerielouisphd

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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In this episode Natalie is joined by IFS therapist Theresa Soltzberg as they discuss the healing benefits of using creative expressive arts to connect with parts and process trauma.

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Topics Discussed:

1. What is expressive arts

2. Benefits of expressive arts and connecting to parts and healing trauma

3. How to do expressive arts

4. Simple ways to access creativity and connect with parts on your own

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Theresa Soltzberg at Expressive Art is an artist, writer, PCC level coach, and AMFT therapist who offers clients and students experiences that allow the intersection of their self-expression, soul healing, and deep personal story.  She has been guiding and instructing others in their creative process and life journey for many years. 

Theresa Soltzberg:

Website: https://www.theresasoltzberg.com/

FREE Resources: https://courses.theresasoltzberg.com/twp

Instagram: @theresa.soltzberg

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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Interested in sponsoring an episode of the podcast? Upgrade your business and let more people know about your amazing services or products by reaching hundreds to thousands of people by sponsoring an episode for only $100!  Please email [email protected] for more information.  Thank you for the support! 

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Today's episode is brought to you by Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center, dedicated to advancing psychotherapy through IFS. Check out their upcoming workshop "Foundations of Becoming an IFS-Informed Therapist" on July 26th and September 20th (CEU's available).  Register for this workshop and more at https://multiplicityofthemind.com/workshops/

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In this episode Natalie sits with IFS and EMDR trained therapist, David Polidi, to discuss the magic of trauma processing while incorporating IFS and EMDR techniques.

Topics Discussed:

1. What is EMDR

2. Bilateral stimulation and processing trauma

3. The similarities and differences of EMDR and IFS

4. Resourcing

5. Combining IFS and EMDR

6. Best of both

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David Polidi is a Social Worker originally from NYC, who now lives in Massachusetts with his wife, daughter and furry friend Nala. He works at Internal Family Systems- Telehealth Collective, and provides therapy to individuals and couples. He also provides supervision for EMDR, and providers who integrate EMDR and IFS. He is also working towards his IFS certification. He loves meeting new people on his Podcast, hiking up mountains, paddle boarding with his family, and watching a good Netflix documentary. 

David Polidi:

Website:  https://www.empoweredthroughcompassion.com/

Podcast: Empowered Through Compassion

Instagram: @empowered.through.compassion

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Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below

Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/

Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact 

Instagram: @nataliedeering

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Donate to the podcast: Here! 

Interested in sponsoring an episode of the podcast? Upgrade your business and let more people know about your amazing services or products by reaching hundreds to thousands of people by sponsoring an episode for only $100!  Please email [email protected] for more information.  Thank you for the support! 

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