Big Healing In The Little City
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -A space to come for connection, empowerment and inspiration on the Journey of Life! Jennifer has been on her own Spiritual Journey since a Near-Death-Experience at the age of 14, followed the next year by a cancer diagnosis. Since then, Jennifer has married, birthed a child (with no drugs!) on the anniversary of her Near-Death-Experience, wrote her memoir and started her own practice providing Holistic Health Services to others. Join her in this space as she shares her authentic self and life, taking it one day at a time to live her BEST life! If you have a topic or question you want her to cover, e-mail Jennifer at: [email protected] If interested in any of the services Jennifer offers, visit: www.LivingWellEnergyHealing.com Or find on Facebook: Living Well Energy Healing & Oily Moms
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Episode 22: Q&A With Jen! Answering The Questions You Had!
March 15, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBJoin my first Q&A session in this episode! Thank you to each of you who sent in your questions and please continue to send them! I will keep an on-going list of Questions or Comments you want me to address and when I have a few gathered, I will address them again in another episode. Hope you enjoy the format and thanks, as always, for your support and following! Chat soon! Thanks for listening, Jen If you have a topic or question you want her to cover, e-mail Jennifer at: Jennifer@Living...
Episode 21: Intelligence vs. Memory - A Reminder For Each Of Us On The Power Of Labels
February 10, 2022 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this episode, I discuss a major lesson and reminder that has been gained throughout the decades of living with a Traumatic Brain Injury and that is - memory loss is not intelligence loss! This is especially a helpful reminder to anyone who supports young adults, teens and children with any adversity related to the brain. Teachers, coaches, therapists, support professionals and truly, all of us - may this episode serve as a gentle reminder for each of us on the power of labels in our lives...
Episode 20: Independent Living Skills – My Experience, Opinion & Tips!
January 13, 2022 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBJoin me as I share with you some of my top lessons, suggestions and tools I use to live Independently with an Adversity - my TBI. This is also applicable though if you're human ;) I promise! I hope you are able to walk away with a new idea that might make your life a bit easier! Also my next episode is going to be Q&A format - some of you have contacted me with great questions that I will be answering - and I am looking for more! Please e-mail me or message me on any social media platform...
Episode 19: Happy Anniversary Near-Death-Experience – Let's Chat About The Gift of Perspective & Honoring Anniversaries
December 13, 2021 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.49 MBToday marks 26 years since the day my life changed forever in 1995. The day I went into a coma for 5 days and woke up a different person. Join me as I discuss how I feel about this day, each and every year and how it has evolved and continues to evolve with each year and decade. We each have those dates that change us and our lives forever. I hope you have found your own ways to honor them and continue to do so. If you have a topic or question you want her to cover, e-mail Jennifer at:...
Episode 18: Finding Growth & Passion in my Graduate School Years
October 15, 2021 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.58 MBIn this episode, I discuss the difference between post-secondary education and undergrad education from the perspective of a TBI survivor. In addition, I chat about the lessons acquired in these years and the growth I experienced throughout this important time in my life. These years for all of us are also important years of exploring our passions and strengths on the journey, in addition to the independent living that comes with this chapter and how this all aligns with a career while livi...
Episode 17: Grieving Despite Death
August 25, 2021 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBAs we know, with death comes grief. But as I learned throughout my personal journey, there is also a grieving process in the journey of loss in different ways and an energy of death at times, even if there isn't a death. For myself personally, I had to grieve the loss of my old self and life, along with the death of friendships, dreams, and identities, just to name a few. Join me in this episode as I discuss my perspective through the process of having to bury my old self and life and my jou...
Episode 16: My Detour & The Magical Gift That Came From It
July 08, 2021 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode, I share the life detour that seemed like a brick wall in my life at the point I was at, but ended up being one of the biggest blessings that opened a door to an entirely different chapter in my life. Even if you feel like you are stalled or stuck and getting nowhere on your journey, I hope this serves as a reminder that detours can also provide us a purpose eventually and sometimes even a hidden blessing. Here is my story of what happened in my “meantime” chapter and the pow...
Episode 15: My College Years With Traumatic Brain Injury
June 10, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode I discuss my college years and what challenges and also triumphs I endured. Particularly the special lesson that the years of college with a Traumatic Brain Injury gifted me with. Hint hint, it doesn't have to do with academics ;) If you or anyone you know is starting to think about post-high school planning with a disability, please listen and please pass this on to both parents and students! Teachers and professionals as well, I hope this episode provides some insight from...
Episode 14: Finding Both The Skill & Joy Of Reading Again After Traumatic Brain Injury
April 19, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBReading is a skill many of us take for granted. Join Jennifer for discussion on how her Traumatic Brain Injury impaired her reading ability and her personal journey of regaining the ability to retain information while she was reading. Plus BONUS - discussion on the books that have changed her most throughout the past 25 years. You might find your next book to read … 😉 Check it out! Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a pa...
Episode 13: A 25 Year Journey Through Compensatory Skills As A TBI Survivor
March 19, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBJoin me in this chat of discussing my 25 year evolution and journey through the various stages and lessons related to Compensatory Skills as a TBI survivor. What changed in my life at the age of 14 after the TBI that was related to life skills and how those changes impacted my life in the years to follow. More importantly, what adaptations I had to learn and discover in order to live my fullest life, independently, and how those lessons and skills have carried over into my life today. Jen...
Episode 12: Guest Interview With My Brothers On Their Perspective Of Living Through The Adversity As The Sibling
February 08, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBI sit down and chat with my brothers in this episode about the day and year our lives forever changed in 1995. This experience not only happened to me, it happened to them as well and impacted them and the rest of their lives in it’s own way. They actually have more memory of the experience than I do since I have the damage to my brain that caused the memory loss. This chat was very meaningful to me and healing on many levels – before this, we never really sat down and processed this chapter...
Episode 11: Guest Interview On The Topic Of Isolation After Trauma & Adversity
January 24, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBJennifer is joined in this episode for an interview chat with a special guest friend, Nancy, who shares her own personal story of childhood trauma endured that helped to shape her own life journey, especially in her professional role today as a social worker. In this chat, we focus on the topic of "Isolation" after trauma and adversity and what has been gained in these past years for lessons and coping skills as a result of those lived experiences. Join this chat for insight and perspective!...
Episode 12: Guest Interview On The Topic Of Isolation After Trauma & Adversity
January 24, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBJennifer is joined in this episode for an interview chat with a special guest friend, Nancy, who shares her own personal story of childhood trauma endured that helped to shape her own life journey, especially in her professional role today as a social worker. In this chat, we focus on the topic of "Isolation" after trauma and adversity and what has been gained in these past years for lessons and coping skills as a result of those lived experiences. Join this chat for insight and perspective!...
Episode 10: Isolation After Adversity & The Importance of Social Well-Being: Human Connection, Friendships & Relationships
January 10, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBJoin me in this chat where I share the various chapters I lived through of friendships in the years that followed my near-death-experience and cancer, the lessons that isolation after adversity taught me and the appreciation and understanding of our need for human connection on this life journey. Plus tips to survive the periods of loneliness and isolation during adversity. Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a paperback ...
Episode 10: Let’s Chat Healing Newsletter! In This Episode - Celebrating Today 25 Years Since My Near-Death-Experience, plus Winter Solstice Energy & an Angel Card Reading For You!
December 14, 2020 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWelcome to my first “Newsletter-ish” episode - Today, I am celebrating the 25th year anniversary of my Near-Death-Experience - the day I went into my coma! Hard to believe 25 years! In this episode, I chat more about how my life is different as a result of the near-death-experience. Also how I honor this day. In addition to a refresher on what sessions with me look like. Also in this episode: Discussion of the Winter Solstice Energy soon approaching and I provide an Angel Card Reading in thi...
Episode 9: My Parachute Packers And The Importance Of Them!
November 29, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBNo one walks the path alone or overcomes the adversities without support from special people in our lives who we have to thank for being the “parachute packers,” so to speak. The ones who we have to thank for supporting us in reaching our goals and dreams, especially when the world wants us to believe that we can’t and won’t. In this episode, I highlight who I feel were my top Parachute Packers in the decade that followed my TBI diagnosis and cancer diagnosis. The special people who believed...
Episode 8: Hurdles From a TBI & Cancer Diagnosis - The Biggest Adversities & Challenges That Came As A Result
October 31, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBJoin me as I reflect today on what I believe were the biggest hurdles I faced as a direct result of a TBI, Cancer Diagnosis and Leg Surgery in a matter of 3 years between the ages of 14 and 16. After 25 years, time and perspective have gifted me with a new appreciation for the hurdles and lessons that came with it. Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a paperback copy, contact Jennifer Jennifer L. Galvin-Anderson, M.A. ...
Episode 7: The Gift of Perspective – Reflections On The Lived Experience and Differences As Both a TBI Survivor And A Cancer Survivor
September 22, 2020 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBMy Journey brought with it an introduction of two very different worlds in a short span of time and at a rather young age: both the Traumatic Brain Injury world and the Cancer world. They both taught me and blessed me with very different lessons and opportunities. In this episode, I reflect on the insight, lessons and gifts gained regarding those two different paths that were walked. Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a ...
Episode 6: The C word …. The Next Chapter On The Journey
September 03, 2020 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBThe C word entered my life 14 months after my Traumatic Brain Injury. In this episode, I share my memory of the day I was told I had cancer and the six months that followed that fateful day. This is dedicated to all survivors out there who can relate to the experience of hearing the words, “I’m sorry, you have cancer” – may your Journey be nothing but peace, happiness, wellness and HOPE! Be Well, Live Well. Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click He...
Episode 5: Embracing A TBI Diagnosis And The New Life That Came With It
August 20, 2020 03:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this episode, I discuss the first year post-TBI Diagnosis, transitioning into my new life and self. Accepting the term and identity as a TBI survivor, surrendering to the support services provided and surviving the emotional heartache of pain, shame and isolation that came with it. This episode is especially geared to those who have any experience with being ostracized, feeling isolated and longing to belong. May you feel a little less alone as a result of hearing my story. Reach out if...
Episode 4: Interview With My Parents – Our Life The First Year Post-Traumatic Brain Injury
August 12, 2020 03:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBJoin me as I sit down for a chat with the real heroes of my story – my parents, Craig and Cathy. Without them and their guidance, I would not be where I am and who I am today. May their insight and wisdom from our story offer others who are faced with life-changing events no one prepares for with hope and inspiration on the Journey. Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a paperback copy, contact Jennifer Jennifer L. Galv...
Episode 3: Life After Death - Lessons On Life & Dying From The Young
August 02, 2020 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBIn the previous episode, you heard my Dad's story and letter written to me sharing the story of the day I died and my life changing forever. In this episode, I share the story, but this time from my perspective. What I recall from my Near-Death-Experience, the lessons that came from it and that continue to teach me throughout this Journey on the topics of both Life and Death. Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a paperbac...
Episode 2: December 13 - The Day My Old Life and Self Died
July 26, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis is me reading the Letter my Dad wrote to me and gave to me on the One Year Anniversary of my Near-Death-Experience. My Dad wrote this for me because he knew I wouldn't have memory of it - as there is a period of my life, about two years, that is pretty much non-existent in my memory. It is also the prelude in my Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, that was written in 2008. Thank you, Dad, for starting this chapter of Healing for me. You encouraged me to continue with my Story as it would evolve in...
Big Healing In The Little City, Episode 1: Hello From Your Host!
July 23, 2020 02:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBMeet your host, ME - Jennifer Galvin-Anderson, MA! Daughter, sister, wife, mom, Traumatic Brain Injury survivor, cancer survivor, business owner, energy healing practitioner, and author, who is on this journey we call "life" just like the rest of us....... Let's connect and walk this journey together! Jennifer's Memoir, Crawl Walk Run, is also available for purchase! Click Here For E-Book! If you desire a paperback copy, contact Jennifer Jennifer L. Galvin-Anderson, M.A. Holistic Life C...