The Dragonfly Connection

By Amber CookHealth & Fitness Mental Health Religion & Spirituality Education Self-Improvement Spirituality

The Dragonfly Connection episodes

March 10, 2021 Trial By Fire with Lyn Delmastro-Thomson
A 2019 BMJ Quality & Safety Report found that over 12 million adults who seek outpatient medical care receive a misdiagnosis, or 1 out of 20 adult patients.
Ambers guest Lyn Delmastro-Thomson is a mind-body medicine practitioner, author of the Amazon Best Seller, "You Are Not Your Diagnosis"; and the unfortunate recipient of a major medical misdiagnosis.
Lyn was misdiagnosed with leukemia at the age of 25, and while struggling to get doctors to listen to her, she was also hit with the tragedy of losing a loved one. This series of events inevitably changed her as a person, and put her on a career path to helping others on their own healing journey.
She shares how she dealt with all of it, and how her traumatic experiences showed her her own resilience, the resilience of her body, and just bodies in general.
Her passion is helping others live healthier happier lives, and inspiring them to make sound medical choices. The message she want's everyone to hear, is that just because a doctor has said an illness is "chronic" or "incurable"; doesn't mean that it has to be a life sentence, and that western medicine isn't the only approach to healing.
No matter what you're going through right now, get ready to be inspired and empowered to make changes and to become an advocate for your own health and life.
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This last year living with all the social unrest, and pandemic stuff has felt extra stressful and overwhelming sometimes. And, stress not only feels bad but can also weaken your immune system.
If you're struggling, visit Lyns website HeartFirehealingLLC.com to get her FREE Inner Peace guided meditation.
While there you can also find links to Lyns digital courses, group programs and one-one work to help you with anxiety, pain, emotional triggers, trauma and even weight loss.
Purchase her book, You Are Not Your Diagnosis on Amazon HERE.
Connect with Lyn on her website or through HealingWaze.com at https://healingwaze.com/practitioners/heart-fire-healing/

54 min
March 03, 2021 Follow Your Intuition with Gail Serna
Ambers guest, Gail Serna is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, intuition development teacher...and a breast cancer survivor. In this conversation we chat about her own spiritual and healing journey.
Boy, what a journey this woman has been on personally and professionally!
At one point during this conversation Gail brought up the fact that she used to hide who she was - a self professed "spiritual junkie". Through her journey of seeker to teacher, she gained the courage to came out to family and friends as a professional psychic medium, and it changed her life.
Can you relate to hiding parts of yourself out of fear of judgement? The answer is probably "YES!"....
Now, more than ever, it's time to shed the fear and proudly embrace who we really are. Who knows who it'll help or inspire? In Gails case, she now uses her gifts to help others on their own spiritual/healing journey. You'll get a taste of that in this conversation, as Gail loves to share her favorite practices to help bring joy into your day to day living.
Gails story is inspiring, and proof that no matter where you come from, you can always change, grow, and be something different...or like in Gails case, be your true authentic self.
If you're wanting help on your journey, Gail can help you find peace and move forward in your life through one on one work or in her intuition development courses. She can help empower you to make sound decisions, gain clarity, and navigate the twists and turns of life.
She also has a strong personal passion for helping people heal the grief associated with the loss of a loved one. You can learn more about all of her services at soulscollective.com
Go straight to her HealinWaze profile HERE.
Contact Gail by email at [email protected]
53 min
February 24, 2021 Moving Forward with Ash Marshall-O'dell
"Be willing. Be compassionate with yourself. Because compassion is where you're excepting yourself exactly as you are. Be willing to recognize and move forward with your healing."
Join Amber and her guest Ash Marshall O'dell, author of "LIGHT BOUND: a Healer's Journey through Trauma, C PTSD, & Anxiety".
Ash's story describes her experience with mental, physical, emotional, and sexual abused at a very young age (without great detail).
Due to the traumas Ash experienced, she developed C-PTSD and General Anxiety Disorder. Over the years, since her diagnosis, she's spent a lot of time on her own healing...and now uses her wisdom to help others.
Regardless of what your story has been and still is, you'll get a lot out of this conversation- helping you move forward as we all navigate the new world we're living in.
In this episode, Ash does a reading from one of her most recent blog posts about healing. What a treat!
You can connect with Ash via email at [email protected].
Check out her professional profile at https://healingwaze.com/practitioners/sacred-journey/

57 min
February 10, 2021 Doing the work with Laura Rowe
"The reason so many people are in pain is they're not doing the emotional work to heal the wounds they've brought with them." ~ Laura Rowe

Ambers friend and colleague, Laura Rowe shares her stories of healing and transformation. Starting when she was a child who stuttered, her marriage which ended in divorce, to meeting a mentor who literally changed her life...and more.

Laura says those events made her who she is today and set her career path in motion. She became more compassionate, empathetic, boundaried, and willing to protect her energy and emotional/mental health. She now uses that experience and the wisdom passed down from her mentor to help others on their own spiritual, life and business journey.

Laura created the Vital Spirit to be an instrument in the ongoing shift in human consciousness. She serves empaths and lightworkers through intuitive energy alignment and strategic business consulting.
Contact Laura to help you get aligned with your true nature, your purpose and your spirit-led business at [email protected]
Visit thevitalspirit.net for resources specific to empaths, sign up for workshops, and download the Four Practices for the Empowered Empath for free!
You can also connect with her on Instagram,and Facebook
More information about her work with HealingWaze can be found HERE.
43 min
February 03, 2021 The Dragonfly Momma
Welcome to The Dragonfly Connection-formerly The Holistic Healing Connection.
Amber is a mom, grandma, entrepreneur, adventurer, healer and helper who grew up with two mentally ill parents and a ton of dysfunction on a small island in Alaska. She loves sharing stories of her life experiences with others in candid ways to let them know they're not alone. Her passion is helping others and this podcast is just another avenue for that passion.
In this first episode Amber shares her "why" behind the name and the new format, along with the cliff notes of some major life events that have helped make her who she is today - career mom, married to her soulmate, resilient, happy, healthy, and successful.
Amber chooses to let the hard things in life grow her, and you can too!
Follow her on Instagram.
Learn more about Ambers company HealingWaze.com
37 min
February 08, 2020 BodyTalk and Weight Loss
"After 40, losing weight is really hard."
"It's normal to gain weight as you age."
"I can't lose weight no matter what."
You've probably heard (or said) at least one of these in various forms. In this conversation with Lyn Delmastro-Thomson, we talk about all of these topics and why they don't have to be true for you.
Lyn is a BodyTalk practitioner who has had her own struggles with weight loss. Once she began focusing on balancing her hormones and metabolism through this powerful energy technique; the weight loss became so much easier. Today she is glowing with health and vitality, along with a greater store of energy for the things she loves to do.
This type of healing can happen for most of us-we just need to start listening to our bodies.
If you are someone who has "done all the right things" and still never see results, this episode is for you.
If you struggle with other metabolic disorders, even being underweight; this episode is for you.
Learn more about Lyn on HealingWaze:
https://healingwaze.com/practitioners/heart-fire-healing/
And, online at heartfirehealingllc.com/
Lyn has her own podcast: Unleash Your Healing Potential
By Participating in this podcast you agree that this is not a replacement for medical services and are encouraged to seek immediate medical care if needed. Read our full disclaimer here. https://healingwaze.com/healingwaze-disclaimer/
37 min
February 01, 2020 Transitions and Change
Gail Serna is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, channel and Reiki practitioner.

Gail's mission is to empower others to feel comfortable with their own intuitive guidance and trust the information they receive; helping make sound decisions leading to a more joyful life.

This conversation is talking about all of that plus inevitable transitions and change that we all must face in life.

Gail admits she wasn't always so spiritually and energetically "together". She turned to spirituality when her dad committed suicide 20+ years ago. She had a session with a psychic medium that changed her life on an emotional and physical level (picking up where traditional therapy wasn't able to help).

As she grew into having more of a relationship with her higher self, Gail became more confident and started living within her own inner integrity.

Gail shares some more insight into her personal challenges and strategies used to help her navigate this world as a sensitive human and helper (and parent).

You can learn more about Gail on HealingWaze:
https://healingwaze.com/practitioners/souls-collective-with-gail-serna/

And, more about her services including her intuition development classes at https://www.soulscollective.com/
By Participating in this podcast you agree that this is not a replacement for medical services and are encouraged to seek immediate medical care if needed. Read our full disclaimer here. https://healingwaze.com/healingwaze-disclaimer/
40 min
January 25, 2020 The Brain: Our Super Computer!
When things are "off" in our brain function, disorder can manifest in so many different ways-anxiety, insomnia, depression, ADHD, and PTSD to name a few.

We give our bodies a workout to improve its function, why not give our brains a workout?

This is, essentially what Neurofeedback does. It's a (gentle) workout for your brain!

Olga Ward is the owner of Beaverton Neurofeedback, in Beaveton, OR, and also a regular user of Neurofeedback.

Olga and her husband provide therapeutic foster care to children with trauma and attachment issues; along with being parents of an adopted child. They know first hand, the toll of being a parent can take on a person physically and mentally.

After having experienced the positive, life-changing power of NeurOptimal® neurofeedback (or brain training) on herself and on her family, she was led to help others in this way.

In this conversation she helps clear up fears and misconceptions you may have about neurofeedback, as well as describing what it actually does... and doesn't do.

Neurofeedback is a powerful healing method for everyone and has little to no negative side effects.

Olga said, she has seen her clients’ lives transformed with NeurOptimal® brain training. In addition to providing sessions in her office, she offers rental systems for busy families to use at home, as well as assist those who are interested in purchasing their own systems for personal or professional use.

Learn more about Olga and neurofeedback on HealingWaze: https://healingwaze.com/practitioners/beaverton-neurofeedback-llc/

Online at BeavertonNeurofeedback.com

And on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/beavertonneuro/
By Participating in this podcast you agree that this is not a replacement for medical services and are encouraged to seek immediate medical care if needed. Read our full disclaimer here. https://healingwaze.com/healingwaze-disclaimer/
38 min
January 18, 2020 Integration
What is Integrative Medicine?

Jen Owen breaks it down for us; along with the definition of a Nurse Practitioner.

Jen is an Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner. She combines the best of modern, conventional medicine with the best of natural medicine. Jen believes in a true holistic approach to healthcare using whatever healing modality is best for each individual person.

She is the owner of Flourish Integrative Medicine in Portland, OR; and the creator of The Sacred Terrain, offering Pelvic Bowl Healing Sessions, Yoni Steams, and Programs to build your Spiritual Practice.

In this conversation you'll learn how and why Jen is passionate about Integrative Medicine... and the pelvic bowl. She'll also give you some tips on buying herbs and supplements on your own!

You don't wanna miss that part.

Because Jen is a medically licensed professional she can diagnose illnesses/symptoms and prescribe medications when most needed. She also practices herbal medicine, functional medicine, mind-body medicine and pelvic floor therapy.

Her passion is helping patients who have seen a lot of conventional providers and no one can figure out what is going on. She loves helping those who want the conventional medicine eye on things, but prefer natural therapies.

Jen is grounded, earthy and passionate about holistic healthcare and helping the industry succeed.

You can learn more about Jen and Flourish on HealingWaze.com:
https://healingwaze.com/practitioners/flourishintegrativemedicine/

Or online at www.theflourishcenter.co

On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/flourishintegrativemedicine/

Learn more about The Sacred Terrain at https://www.thesacredterrain.com/

If you're an NP and would like to know more about Jens business training program, visit the Flourish website or https://www.theflourishcenter.co/np-training-program/
By Participating in this podcast you agree that this is not a replacement for medical services and are encouraged to seek immediate medical care if needed. Read our full disclaimer here. https://healingwaze.com/healingwaze-disclaimer/
41 min
January 11, 2020 Find Your Joy
Belinda Farrell is a Certified Master Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, Huna Practitioner, and Reconnective Healing Practitioner, Belinda... and the author of Find Your Friggin Joy.

In her book she shares her own journey from divorced mother of two at 40 years old, grieving the loss of her son to suicide; to learning how to "firewalk" with Tony Robbins and conquer her fears.

These (18) firewalks led her to become a stunt car driver for film and TV for many years.

She eventually suffered a crippling spinal injury- was stuck in bed for a month; and through Huna Healing she healed her back and body without surgery.

Belinda believes self-forgiveness is a powerful tool to clear the past-giving you more energy for present and future.

She says your energy is like money. She can teach you how to create a savings account!

Belinda's joy is contagious and you'll feel it when you listen to this episode.

Learn more about Belinda and her book, Find Your Friggin' Joy at http://www.hunahealing.com/
By Participating in this podcast you agree that this is not a replacement for medical services and are encouraged to seek immediate medical care if needed. Read our full disclaimer here. https://healingwaze.com/healingwaze-disclaimer/
41 min

About The Dragonfly Connection

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The dragonfly carries the wisdom of mental maturity, change, transformation, adaptability, self-realization, and the deeper meaning of life. These are the gifts that Amber and her guests offer listeners of The Dragonfly Connection podcast.

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