On The Mindful Living Podcast, hosted by Sana, Ryan Reichert unpacks “the Icarus Effect”—those moments when self-awareness rises, but old reactions and pain resurface.

This episode is for anyone in recovery, rebuilding after major life changes, or feeling discouraged by emotional setbacks. You’ll learn why “clarity before comfort” is part of real growth, how to pause before reacting, and how surrender can replace control without losing momentum.

Ryan Reichert is an entrepreneur and coach who wrote about the Icarus Effect and emotional highs and lows. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger and shares being 20 months into recovery.

00:08:17 — When growth feels like rising… then falling

00:10:21 — Emotions, triggers, and the “labyrinth” we build

00:12:05 — The pause: first thought vs first action

00:18:01 — Mindfulness: control or allowing what’s here?

00:23:02 — Why “survival mode” can feel comfortable

00:35:05 — Analysis paralysis and faster decisions

00:41:15 — Where to connect and keep the work going

Use a “pause practice” before your first action, especially when triggered.

Aim for healing triggers, not “controlling” emotions.

Try Ryan’s “three daily wins”: one physical, one mental, one spiritual.

Build rest days with intention—recover without disappearing for hours.

Reduce decision fatigue by simplifying low-impact choices.

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Presence sounds simple—until your nervous system treats “being here” as unsafe. In this episode of The Mindful Living Podcast, host Sana explores why “live in the moment” can feel confronting, especially for anyone carrying trauma or disconnection.

Therapist Lou Lachman shares how kindness, slow pacing, and body-based energy practices can create a bridge back to safety. This conversation is for anyone who feels “spacey,” overwhelmed by mindfulness, or tired of performative wellness—offering practical ways to listen to your body without forcing healing.

Lou Lachman is a therapist whose work grew from her own healing journey. She has supported people navigating dissociation, trauma, and disconnection from the body, using energy-based approaches and deep listening.

Treat “listening to yourself” as a gentle skill, not a self-improvement demand

Use simple grounding: hold forehead (thinking brain) or chest (heart) a bit longer

Recognize dissociation as a protective strategy—not a personal failure

Aim for safety first: presence should be negotiated with the nervous system

Choose tools that fit you (movement, breath, writing, rest) and keep practicing

Website: https://energycounselling.co.uk/ 

Free events running where people can get involved in Lou's work. https://energycounselling.co.uk/events/  If they want the PDF, here is the link, https://energycounselling.co.uk/heart-holding-reassurance

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What if “purity” isn’t a trend—but a signal your body and mind are asking for clarity? In this episode, we explore how skepticism, curiosity, and personal responsibility can coexist when you’re searching for real answers.

On The Mindful Living Podcast, host Sana speaks with Stan Kurtz, founder of Quantum Research, about his journey from grief and uncertainty to studying patterns in blood, environment, toxins, infections, and deficiencies. This conversation is for listeners who feel overwhelmed by conflicting health narratives and want a grounded way to think, question, and choose next steps with discernment.

Stan Kurtz is the founder of Quantum Research. He shares how his family experiences led him to study health patterns at a microscopic level and develop a framework focused on identifying key drivers affecting the body.

Build your “discernment filter”: ask what someone tried, why, and what measurable outcome changed.

Treat health like a dashboard: track patterns, not labels—look for root drivers behind symptoms.

Simplify inputs: consider toxins, infections, deficiencies, and excesses as starting categories.

Don’t outsource truth blindly: investigate claims, request evidence, and verify with real examples.

Use curiosity without agreement: skepticism can be a doorway to deeper self-awareness.

Website: https://www.stansrecoveries.com 

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When stress and anxiety feel like constant background noise, even “good days” can feel heavy. In this episode of The Mindful Living, host Sana explores whether tapping is a practical grounding tool—or another wellness trend that misses complexity.

Guest Marla Ballard shares how FreeMe EFT evolved from traditional EFT to feel simpler, less rigid, and more supportive—especially for people who feel overwhelmed or skeptical after trying multiple approaches. This conversation is for anyone who wants more internal space to respond instead of react, and a usable option for emotional release.

Marla Ballard is the CEO of YU2SHINE and Director of Unconquerable mE®. She teaches FreeMe EFT, a licensed and trademarked approach to EFT used in U2Shine’s quantum personal development work.

Release stress without needing “perfect” wording or a rigid sequence.

Close the loop: clear old emotion, then install a supportive new belief state.

Follow body wisdom: let breath, yawns, movement, and sensation guide release.

Use tapping to reach a baseline when emotions feel too big to explain.

Treat skepticism as discernment—stay open without forcing a fit.

Email: freemeeft.com | yu2shine.com

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When food becomes comfort, control, or escape, it’s easy to believe something is wrong with you. This episode gently dismantles that belief and reframes emotional eating as a learned coping response, not a personal failure.

Hosted by Sana on The Mindful Living Podcast, this conversation is for anyone stuck in cycles of restriction, overeating, guilt, or secrecy around food. You’ll gain clarity, compassion, and practical insight into why willpower and diets fail—and what actually helps you rebuild trust with yourself.

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Key Takeaways:

Emotional eating is information, not a flaw

Restriction fuels loss of control, not discipline

Shame keeps the cycle alive; curiosity breaks it

The DIF method (Duration, Intensity, Frequency) reveals patterns

Healing starts by understanding emotions, not fighting food

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What if your trauma doesn’t have to follow you forever—and the “symptoms” you battle are really detours away from the original hurt? In this episode, we explore what it can mean to complete an emotional wound, not just cope with it.

Hosted by Sana on The Mindful Living, this conversation is for anyone carrying long-term pain, anxiety, anger, numbness, or self-doubt. Dr. Robert Bleck shares how childhood trauma can get buried for survival, then resurface later as compulsions, addictions, phobias, and relationship patterns—and how his three-phase approach aims to resolve the source.

Dr. Robert Bleck is a counseling psychologist with a PhD in counseling and a background training future therapists at the university level. He developed Source Completion Therapy (SCT) and is the author of Give Back the Pain.

Notice “diversions” (compulsions, rage, addictions, phobias) as signals of deeper stored pain.

Start with awareness: identify who hurt you and what happened—without forcing details.

Use the body as data: recurring physical symptoms may point to unprocessed emotional wounds.

Revisit the past safely and gradually (visualization/hypnosis/self-hypnosis) to access buried feelings.

Complete the process through guided communication (directly or indirectly) to express impact and reclaim power.

Healing doesn’t erase memory—it reduces emotional intensity so life isn’t driven by pain.

Website: https://robertbleck.com/ 

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On The Mindful Living Podcast, host Sana sits down with holistic wellness coach and author Kerisma Vere for an honest conversation about mental health, mindfulness, and what it really means to rebuild a safer relationship with yourself. If typical “just breathe” advice has ever made you feel worse, this episode meets you with realism, compassion, and practical alternatives.

This is for anyone navigating anxiety, trauma, overwhelm, or harsh self-judgment and wanting gentler ways to reconnect. Kerisma shares why mindfulness can feel unsafe for some nervous systems, and offers simple, doable practices to build self-trust without forcing deep emotional work too fast.

Kerisma Vere is a holistic wellness coach and author whose work is grounded in lived experience. She speaks openly about healing through trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, and adversity using a trauma-informed, non-prescriptive approach.

Redefine “wholeness” as accepting all parts of you, not reaching a perfect “healed” state

If mindfulness feels unsafe, prioritize support and stabilization before deeper inner work

Use “titration” by stepping into hard feelings briefly, then stepping back out to rebuild safety

Try daily micro check-ins: scan your body, thoughts, and energy without needing to fix anything

Add compassion in the moment: acknowledge what’s hard and offer yourself kind words

When frozen or overwhelmed, use the “feet forward” visual to reduce pressure and restore direction

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On The Mindful Living, host Sana sits down with returning guest Cynthia Rapaido to redefine self-care for people in demanding leadership roles. They cut through the fluffy advice and talk about what actually works when you are holding everything together while running on empty.

This episode is for educators, principals, administrators, and aspiring school leaders who feel overwhelmed but still want sustainable routines. You will learn how to treat self-care as maintenance, not a luxury, using practical tools like calendar commitments, delegation, and a “not-to-do list” that protects your energy without avoiding hard leadership work.

Cynthia Rapaido is a school leadership coach and the author of Step Up Your School Leadership Game, focused on practical strategies and real-world lessons for educators stepping into leadership.

Schedule self-care like a meeting: block time and treat it as non-negotiable.

Use a weekly calendar scan to find one realistic “leave early” window.

Build a “not-to-do list” and unsubscribe, delegate, or drop time-wasters.

Delegate using people’s leadership styles so outcomes stay aligned.

Practice being direct in low-stakes moments to build boundary confidence.

Network with other leaders to reduce isolation and stay grounded outside work.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-rapaido-ed-d-7455b67/

Email: [email protected]

Book: Step Up Your School Leadership Game on Amazon

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In this episode of The Mindful Living Podcast, host Sana sits down with wellness futurist Hayley Hunter Hines to challenge a big assumption: that beauty is a “nice-to-have.” Together, they explore how awe, joy, color, and sensory richness can act as real inputs for nervous system regulation, not indulgences you earn later.

This conversation is for anyone feeling emotionally flat, chronically stressed, or stuck in a productivity-first lifestyle. You’ll walk away with a new lens on healing: not just effort and discipline, but intentionally designing your environment and rhythms so your body can soften, feel safe, and actually thrive.

Hayley Hunter Hines is a wellness futurist and founder of Soul Sparkle Living with 30 years of experience across corporate wellness and holistic consulting. She created the SPARKLE Framework™️, integrating joy and beauty as key dimensions of wellbeing.

Treat beauty as a biological need, not a reward after work is done.

Use nature anchors (sunrise/sunset, water, greenery) to support daily regulation.

Curate your environment: add art, plants, warmth, and sensory comfort to reduce stress activation.

Redefine success as rested sleep, meaningful work, and calm as your default, not constant hustle.

Give yourself permission to choose the aesthetic that helps you feel like your best self, not what looks “mindful.”

Remember: calm without joy can become flat; regulation without pleasure becomes survival.

Website:https://soulsparkleliving.com/ 
Instagram and Facebook: Hayley Hunter Hines

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As 2026 begins, Mindful Living Podcast host Sana sits down with author and teacher Robin Clare to explore what happens when inner healing meets outer purpose. Robin shares how harmony is not something we chase, but something we remember through awareness, surrender, and honest alignment.

This episode is for anyone tired of striving, stuck in old patterns, or craving a calmer, truer way to live. You’ll hear how Robin’s six elements of the Harmony Method can help you reconnect with your soul’s guidance, create stronger boundaries, and pursue goals with ease instead of burnout.

Robin Clare is the author of Harmony: The Frequency of True Success. She shares her decades-long healing journey from obsessive eating and bulimia, and teaches the Harmony Method: awareness, commitment, mastery, service, leadership, and freedom.

Notice repeated “messages” in your life and treat them as guidance, not coincidence

Practice surrender: name your suffering clearly and choose to be done with it

Use one daily journal prompt: “What does my soul want me to know today?”

Reframe commitment as devotion with room for setbacks and real life

Respond to conflict without taking it personally, then set clear boundaries

Choose ease over “easy” by aligning who you are inside with what you do outside

Website: https://www.robinhclare.com BabyBoomer.org

Books: https://www.robinhclare.com/books 

Work with Robin: https://www.robinhclare.com/akashic-harmony-offerings

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