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  • Counting Blessings After Surviving Terminal Brain Cancer

    Counting Blessings After Surviving Terminal Brain Cancer
    Feb 11 2025
    At 41 years old, Katie Kaiser Smith was diagnosed with inoperable, terminal brain cancer. More than a decade later, Katie is here to share her story. After her diagnosis Katie started writing a daily diary to inform her friends and family of her health and ongoing treatment. That daily blog was so therapeutic for her that she continued writing it for four years, chronicling everything from her diagnosis and treatment, to her physical, mental, and spiritual transformation. That diary became the book, Welcome to Katie’s Brain: A Brain Cancer Survivor’s Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 min
  • Transform Health and Consciousness with Dr. Judy Tsafrir

    Transform Health and Consciousness with Dr. Judy Tsafrir
    Jan 28 2025
    Holistic psychiatry is an emerging approach to mental healthcare that focuses on the biological, psychological, spiritual, and social factors that contribute to mental health issues. Dr. Judy Tsafrir; shifted from a conventional practice of psychiatry to one that treats the whole person. She discusses the limitations of conventional psychiatry and why it’s important to integrate the spiritual; emotional, and physical dimensions of health. Dr. Tsafrir is a holistic healer with a private psychiatry and psychoanalysis practice. She is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, and is the author of the book, Sacred Psychiatry — Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 min
  • A New Approach to Healing Trauma

    A New Approach to Healing Trauma
    Jan 14 2025
    Dr. Laura Copley; believes that at the core of most toxic relationships is a painful trauma wound desperate to be healed. She contends that trauma; survivors try to navigate romantic relationships in the only way they know how – fearfully and painfully; She discusses how to untangle trauma bonds and transmute toxic patterns; into healing opportunities for intimacy and connection. Dr. Copley is a licensed professional counselor and trauma researcher. Her new book is Loving You Is Hurting Me: A New Approach to Healing Trauma Bonds and Creating Authentic Connection; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • Stopping Adult Bullies with Bill Eddy

    Stopping Adult Bullies with Bill Eddy
    Dec 24 2024
    In today’s world, bullying and aggressive behavior is becoming increasingly prevalent. It’s easy to dismiss bullies as jerks, hateful or evil. But according to Bill Eddy LCSW, JD, only by understanding how their personalities work can people effectively intervene with adult bullying behavior. He explains how bullies manipulate others and what we can do to overcome their power. Bill is the author of the new book, Our New World of Adult Bullies: How to Spot Them – How to Stop Them  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 min
  • Healing from the Inside Out with Sally Baker

    Healing from the Inside Out with Sally Baker
    Dec 10 2024
    To combat negative life events, we need resilience. But what is resilience and how do we get it? Sally Baker; offers a guide to developing a deeper understanding of how we can successfully emerge from life’s inevitable challenges; She discusses strategies to help us re-assess unhealthy coping mechanisms so we can gain resilience; from the inside out. Sally is a therapist who began her training working with women survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. She is the coauthor of Seven Simple Steps to Stop Emotional Eating; and How to Feel Differently About Food; Her new book is, The Getting of Resilience from the Inside Out: A Practical Guide to Learning Resilience at Any Age, No Matter Your Upbringing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 min
  • Making Space for Peace with Zen Master Henry Shukman

    Making Space for Peace with Zen Master Henry Shukman
    Nov 26 2024
    Sometimes it may feel like the world is becoming more and more divisive. Many people today feel disconnected and lonely and they’re seeking love and connection. Renowned mindfulness teacher, Henry Shukman provides a way to healing based on four "inns" of practice —Mindfulness, Support, Absorption, and Awakening. He talks about how we use our wounds as a pathway to love. Henry teaches mindfulness and awakening practices. His struggles and traumatic experiences as a youth, combined with a spontaneous awakening experience at age 19, paved the way for him to develop a well-rounded approach to spirituality. His new book is, Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 min
  • Life After Cancer with Paul Weigel

    Life After Cancer with Paul Weigel
    Nov 12 2024
    Paul Weigel trained for and completed an Ironman triathlon within six months of finishing chemotherapy. He talks about how to cling to the joy in life, no matter the odds. According to Paul, if you believe in the impossible, the incredible can come true. Paul is a six-time Ironman triathlete, college professor, and author of Iron Dad, A Cancer Survivor’s Story of Discovering Strength, Life, and Love Through Fatherhood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • Building Resilience with Dr. Stephanie Covington

    Building Resilience with Dr. Stephanie Covington
    Oct 23 2024
    Most people experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives. While the symptoms of trauma usually improve over time, some people may experience lingering effects that don’t go away on their own and may interfere with their day-to-day lives. Dr. Stephanie Covington a pioneer in the fields of addition, trauma, and recovery, talks about trauma and its impact. Dr. Covington is a clinician, author, and organizational consultant. She is the author of A Woman's Way Through the 12 Steps; Her new book is Hidden Healers-The Unexpected Ways Women in Prison Help Each Other Survive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 min