In this conversation, I sit down with therapist and Ayurvedic student Kara Mifflin to explore a powerful idea:

Just because something is common… doesn’t mean it’s natural.

So many of us accept chronic stress, fatigue, digestive issues, anxiety, and disconnection as simply “part of life.” But what if many of the symptoms we’ve normalized are actually signs of imbalance — not our natural state?

In this episode, we explore how Ayurveda, nervous system awareness, and spiritual connection can help us return to a more balanced, energized, and aligned way of living.

Kara shares how small shifts — beginning with something as simple as breakfast — transformed her own health and how she now integrates Ayurvedic principles into her clinical work. Together, we talk about digestion not only as a physical process, but as our capacity to metabolize emotions, stress, and life experiences.

We also explore the connection between energy, mental health, and spirituality — and how reconnecting with something greater than ourselves can support healing, safety, and meaning.

This conversation is an invitation to question what we’ve been taught to accept as “normal”… and to rediscover what it means to feel truly well.

✨ In this episode we explore:

• Why “normal” doesn’t always mean healthy or natural
• Ayurveda as a holistic system for balance and wellbeing
• Digestion as the foundation of physical and emotional health
• How undigested experiences can show up as symptoms
• Simple daily practices that support nervous system regulation
• The role of energy and spiritual connection in healing
• Why we may be meant to feel far better than we think

🌿 Key takeaway

We often adapt to feeling unwell because everyone around us feels the same.
But our natural state is not constant stress and depletion — it’s balance, clarity, and vitality. 

When we begin tending to digestion, energy, and self-connection, we don’t just manage symptoms — we start to feel how good we were always meant to feel.🔗 

Connect with Kara Mifflin

[email protected]

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I am joined by Juliana Sloane, a Buddhist teacher, hypnotherapist, and depth-oriented healer who blends ancient wisdom traditions with modern neuroscience and client-centered neuroplasticity.

Together, we explore how altered states of consciousness, including hypnosis, shamanic journey work, and meditation, can support deep healing without overwhelming the nervous system. This conversation bridges spirituality, trauma-informed care, and practical nervous system regulation, offering a grounded alternative to “more intense” healing experiences.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why altered states can support healing beyond talk therapy
• The nervous system’s role in safety, fear, and symptom persistence
• How hypnosis and shamanic journey work differ from (and complement) psychedelic experiences
• Why bite-sized, paced healing matters for integration
• How trance states support neuroplasticity and regulation
• Working with chronic pain, chronic illness, and life-altering diagnoses through relationship—not resistance
• The idea of “practical mysticism”: staying embodied while engaging expansive consciousness
• How to choose the right modality based on safety, capacity, and readiness

This episode is especially meaningful for therapists, healers, and spiritually curious humans who feel they’ve “done the work” but sense there is something deeper calling—without wanting to overwhelm their system in the process.Juliana also offers online meditation classes, in-person teaching throughout the Southwest, and seasonal retreats for those seeking deeper immersion.

If healing feels overwhelming, this conversation is a reminder that safety—not intensity—is what allows transformation to last. You don’t have to force change; your nervous system already knows the way when it feels supported.

🌿 Learn more about Juliana’s work:

Website: https://julianasloane.com

Upcoming Women's Retreat: https://offgridretreats.org/events/april2026deeprest

Instagram: instagram.com/julianasloane

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with fellow psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, and holistic educator Kanjana Hartshorne for a deeply grounded and expansive conversation about what it truly means to treat the whole person in therapy.

Kanjana shares her journey from cancer care and hospice work into building a somatic- and energy-informed private practice — and eventually a growing ecosystem of trainings, retreats, and clinician support spaces. Together, we explore the gap many therapists feel between traditional clinical training and the lived practices that actually sustain us as humans and healers.

This conversation weaves together nervous system regulation, intuition, movement, meaning-making, neurodiversity, and the importance of practitioner embodiment — reminding us that therapy is not just something we do, but something we are.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

• Why words alone are often not enough in trauma, grief, and chronic illness work
• The importance of practitioner self-regulation and embodiment
• How intuition is a developed skill, not an innate talent you either have or don’t
• Using movement, yoga, and somatic awareness ethically in therapy sessions
• Why nervous system regulation does not mean being calm all the time
• The role of co-regulation — and why it can’t be replaced by self-paced programs or AI
• Personalized nervous system care vs. one-size-fits-all interventions
• Supporting neurodivergent nervous systems with flexibility, choice, and permission
• Integrating meaning-making, consciousness, and regulation for deeper healing
• How therapists can move beyond the couch while staying ethical, grounded, and attuned

🌱 About Kanajana

Kanjana Hartshorne is a psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, yoga therapist, and educator who specializes in integrative, somatic, and nervous-system-informed care. She is the founder of Healing Hearts Wellness and the creator of Wander Home — offering CE trainings, retreats, and innovative tools to help clinicians work more holistically and sustainably.
🔗 Connect with Kina:

• Practice & Therapy: HealingHeartsWellness.com
• Trainings, Retreats & CE Programs: WanderHomeRetreats.com (launching soon)
• Instagram: @healingheartswellness @wanderhome.tlc

Mom Rage - Jan 23rd - https://healingheartswellness.com/maternal-mental-health-training/

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I’m joined by Lauren Messina, a board-certified classical homeopath whose mission is healing generations one family at a time.

Lauren shares her deeply personal journey into homeopathy, shaped by a lifetime of chronic illness, autoimmune diagnoses, and a profound desire to approach healing differently, both for herself and for her children. What unfolds is a powerful conversation about the body’s innate intelligence, the meaning behind symptoms, and how true healing happens when we stop suppressing signals and start listening.

Together, we explore how homeopathy works as a whole-person system of medicine, addressing mental, emotional, physical, and even spiritual layers of experience. Lauren explains the Law of Similars in accessible terms and describes how individualized remedies gently signal the body to restore balance—much like helping the nervous system recognize safety after long-standing misfires.

From grief manifesting as physical illness, to why chronic symptoms require patience and skilled case management, this episode bridges homeopathy with nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and relational healing. It’s a conversation especially resonant for therapists, healers, and anyone curious about approaches that honor the body’s wisdom rather than override it.

In this episode, we explore:

• What homeopathy is—and what it isn’t
• Why symptoms are messengers, not enemies
• How chronic illness reflects imbalance rather than failure
• The role of safety, regulation, and collaboration in healing
• Why individualized care matters (and protocol approaches often miss the mark)
• How homeopathy complements psychotherapy and nervous-system-based work
• The spiritual and generational ripple effects of true healing

Lauren also shares insights into her clinical process, the importance of patience in chronic healing, and why homeopathy often finds people exactly when they’re ready.

🔗 Connect with Lauren

To learn more or schedule a discovery call, visit:
 https://www.heirloomministries.org

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In this deeply poetic conversation, I sit down with writer, photographer, and intuitive storyteller April Isaacs, creator of Power Story Tarot Readings and author of The Ecstatic Wanderer. From years spent living nomadically in her van “Firefly” to discovering myth as a mirror for the soul, April shares how story, tarot, and wilderness have become her way of helping others reclaim their personal power.

Together, Jodi and April explore:T

• The difference between being “read to” and being witnessed and why the latter transforms.
• The origin of Power Story Readings and how mythic archetypes can awaken inner guidance.
• Why seeking curiosity instead of certainty can regulate the nervous system and create safety for the soul to remember.
• How storytelling in community (like Way of Council circles) restores collective regulation and belonging.
• Practices for tuning in to your body’s stories through myth, dreams, and ritual.

April reminds us that story is medicine, and being witnessed is sacred. Whether through tarot, myth, or dream, each of us holds a story that wants to be remembered, one that can lead us home to ourselves.

Connect with April Isaacs:
🌐 ecstaticwanderer.com

📰 The Ecstatic Wanderer Substack

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What happens when the healer becomes the one who needs healing?

In this moving and illuminating conversation, I sit down with Amy Marohn, a spiritual hypnotherapist, channel, and former rehabilitation professional whose own “mystery illness” and near-death experience became the catalyst for her soul’s unfolding.

Amy shares how years of chronic illness, medical dismissal, and despair led her to a life-changing moment of surrender and how that surrender opened the door to spiritual guidance, intuitive awakening, and a completely new way of understanding healing.

Together we explore:

• The sacred turning points that awaken healers to their deeper purpose
• How chronic illness and loss of control can become spiritual initiations
• Why the most powerful medicine we offer clients is our authentic presence
• How to release the chase for “more certifications” and trust your own inner guidance
• Practices to attune your frequency, clear your channel, and remember the healer within

This episode is a heartfelt invitation for therapists, healers, and helpers to slow down, listen inwardly, and rediscover the quiet frequency of authenticity that allows true healing to unfold, both for ourselves and for those we serve.

Resources Mentioned

• Amy Marohn’s book: Whispers Beyond the Veil: Channeled Teachings Inspired by the Spirit World
• Amy Marohn's Website: sensoriumhypnosis.com

You can follow Amy on her socials:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymarohn.spiritualhypnosis/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMarohnSpiritualHypnosis#

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@amythehypnotist-HigherSelfHelp

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In this inspiring conversation, I sit down with Tammy Waldron, founder of Towanda Wellbeing and the RISE Intuitive Healing Arts Center. Tammy shares her powerful story of being adopted at five days old, the lifelong impact of her primal wound, and how energy healing opened the doorway to deep transformation as it touched places that traditional talk therapy could not.

Together, we explore:

• The hidden wounds of adoption and intergenerational trauma.
• Why traditional “mindset work” can’t fully resolve survival responses.
• The transformative potential of Theta Healing, Silent Counseling, and other spirit-led practices.
• How therapists and healers can prevent burnout by learning to regulate their own systems.
• The role of intuition as a precision clinical tool for therapists and practitioners.
• The power of presence, playfulness, and holding life’s challenges lightly.

Tammy also previews her upcoming presentation at the 2025 IFS Institute Conference on integrating Theta Healing with IFS, and she offers listeners a free gift to begin practicing nervous system regulation today.

Learn more and connect with Tammy at towandawellbeing.com

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Nadine Macaluso (“Dr. Nae”)—therapist, author, and survivor—to explore the complex reality of trauma bonds and the pathways to healing. Drawing on her personal story and professional expertise in somatic psychotherapy, Dr. Nae reveals how trauma bonds erode identity, how spirituality and surrender open the door to freedom, and why holistic practices like vagal toning, meditation, and ritual support nervous system repair.

Together, we discuss:

• The hidden power dynamics and intermittent reinforcement at the heart of trauma bonds.
• How survivors can reconnect with their authentic selves through body-based and spiritual practices.
• The role of surrender, meaning-making, and community in the healing process.
• Practical tools—from vagus nerve toning to ritual practices—that support nervous system regulation.
• Why resilience cannot be built in isolation and the importance of safe, supportive community.

This conversation is a must-listen for therapists, healers, and anyone seeking holistic pathways out of relational trauma and toward liberation of the soul.

You can find Dr. Nae at the following socials:

Instagram: @therealdrnadine
TikTok: @drnaelmft
Facebook: @drnaelmft
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Pinterest: @DrNadineMacaluso
Linkedin: Dr. Nadine (Dr. Nae) Macaluso
Youtube: @TheRealDrNadine

Website: https://drnae.com/

Learn more about the Survthriver community here

Purchase Dr. Nae's book,  Run Like Hell

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with the inspiring LeNaya Smith Crawford, licensed therapist, holistic educator, business mentor, sound healer, and founder of the Holistic Therapist Academy.

LeNaya shares her journey of weaving together clinical expertise, ancestral wisdom, and somatic/spiritual practices to create a truly holistic approach to mental health. From navigating the pressure of “staying in your lane” to reclaiming authenticity in the therapy room, she offers both practical insights and soulful reminders for therapists and healers.

Together, we explore:

• Why authenticity is non-negotiable in healing work
• How to ethically and confidently integrate holistic modalities into clinical practice
• The impact of colonization and code-switching on self-expression and burnout
• Trauma-informed facilitation and the importance of autonomy and safety
• The role of community healing alongside individual therapy
• The vision behind the Holistic Therapist Academy and the upcoming Holistic Therapist Conference

Whether you’re a therapist, healer, or seeker, this conversation will expand your perspective on what it means to show up fully—and walk into every room like you were sent there.

Connect with LeNaya Smith Crawford:

• Holistic Therapist Academy Info Session: https://lenaya-crawford.mykajabi.com/holistic-therapist-academy-info-session
• LeNaya’s General Website: https://www.lenayasmithcrawford.com/
• Holistic Therapist Conference 2025: https://lenaya-crawford.mykajabi.com/holistic-therapist-conference-2025
• The Healers’ Bali Retreat: https://www.lenayasmithcrawford.com/thehealersretreat

Follow LeNaya on Socials

TikTok @lenayascrawford, 

Instagram @lenayascrawford

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In this expansive and heartfelt episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Joseph Drumheller, clinical hypnotherapist, spiritual teacher, and founder of JDH Academy. With over 30 years of experience and a rich personal journey through mystical awakening, Joseph invites us into the deeper terrain of healing where talk therapy meets quantum energy and soul-level transformation.

Together, we explore:

• How hypnotherapy can uncover and release subconscious emotional imprints
• The therapist’s role in holding space when clients experience unexpected shifts
• What it means to facilitate healing without “fixing”
• How unprocessed emotion creates repeating patterns—and how to move through them
• Joseph’s global silent meditation group and spontaneous experience with new energy transmission
• Nature as co-regulator, healer, and guide
• The four spiritual pillars that raise personal vibration: compassion, self-acceptance, forgiveness, and gratitude
• Navigating spiritual awakening without bypassing the pain that can come with it

This conversation is a deep affirmation for therapists, healers, and seekers who feel called to hold space for more than words—for energy, awakening, and the soulful unknown.

✨ Learn more about Joseph and his offerings and to sign up for his weekly meditations: https://jdhacademy.org

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