Conversations With a Wounded Healer
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsWho’s a wounded healer? It’s any one of us who works in a caring profession and is bravely doing their own work, while helping others. My goal is to share the parallel journey we as healers walk along with our clients and how we attend to our own humanity while caring for others.
My podcast is about conversations and community building, what we can learn from each other, and how we can help heal each other. We’re cultivating a space where we celebrate vulnerability, authenticity and “showing up.”
It’s a place to meet people I think will inspire you, help you heal and grow – and who you can relate to at the same time.
I’m inspired by C.G. Jung’s “wounded healer” concept, where the healer’s own hurt that gives the measure of his own power to heal.
Another one of my heroes, Brene Brown, puts it best: “Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy and gratitude into our lives.”
Together, I hope this marriage of vulnerability and professionalism will inspire and entertain you...enjoy!
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246 - Neil Shyminsky - Detoxifying the Manosphere With Soft Masculinity and Research-Backed Rebuttals
April 17, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBRed pill-ers! Trad gender roles! Manly men, rawr! With an introduction like that, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Anne and I had joined the manosphere. No worries there. Instead, Anne has found a male ally who is making modest but meaningful inroads with cishet dudes, specifically the ones prone to tumbling down rabbit holes of toxic masculinity and misogyny. And his tool of choice is peer-reviewed, evidence-based research. Meet Neil Shyminsky. By day, he’s an English professor at a co...
245 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Transparent Should Owners be With Their Employees? With Rowan Tree Counseling Team
April 10, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBI totally started this podcast on a whim––but not without a keen understanding of the pain points that group practice owners routinely encounter complain about. I’ve since realized that vital voices are missing from the conversation: group practice employees. I extended an invitation via the BOPO Chicago Facebook group. Lucky for us, Andie Baumgartner, MA, LCPC, and Nadia Parfenova, MA, LCPC, owner and senior therapist, respectively, of Rowan Tree Counseling, answered that call. This conv...
244 - Lori Beth Bisbey - A Realistic (and Encouraging!) Timeline for Anyone Healing From Sexual Trauma
April 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBFor the sake of mutual safety, this episode is preceded by a content advisory regarding sexual trauma and minor-attracted persons. Please take care of yourself as you need, even if that means skipping this conversation. Your body belongs to YOU. I open with this power-stance of a statement because I didn’t get that message as a child, adolescent, or young adult. In fact, I’ve only just begun to really grow into that knowledge as I heal from sexual trauma. Here’s another a-ha! from this epi...
243 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Where Do You Get Help When S— Happens at Your Private Therapy Practice? with Bianka Hardin
March 27, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBWho would have thought that practice ownership involved so much feces?! Now that I have your attention, lemme explain. Actually, I’ll let my guest, Bianka Hardin, PsyD, explain since it’s her story. Bianka owns Centered Therapy Chicago (CTC), a 10-year-old group practice with 20 clinicians on staff. Her hilarious (and gross) tale perfectly illustrates the literal and metaphorical sh*t that practicer owners must deal with. Here’s the thing, though: while practice owners do have to take car...
242 - Eugene Ellis - Investigating Race and the Gaze of Society in Therapy, The Race Conversation
March 20, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIf you’re a white therapist, you could quickly tumble down a rabbit hole trying to reconcile all the work that’s ours to do regarding power dynamics within our field. There’s a detour that we, as white folks, are rarely required to explore: our relationship to whiteness. I’ll save you some time by recommending Anne’s conversation with Eugene Ellis, the UK-based psychotherapist, speaker, director of the Black, African, and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN), and author of the transformative boo...
241 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Uncertainty, Racism, and Burnout (Community Q&A)
March 13, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBWho's ready for a very special call-in episode about practice ownership? Cast your mind back to the heyday of Loveline. I apologize if you're not of that vintage, as that's my only call-in show reference. Are you, Dear Practice Owner, ready to stop chasing unrealistic goals, embody an anti-racist liberation mindset? Are you all set to own your weaknesses and strengths? OK, let's get into this virtual mailbag! I've queued up two juicy questions plus one affirmation that every practice ow...
240 - Shelly Tochluk – A Roadmap for White Folks to Discard Shame, Dismantle Whiteness, and Live an Anti-Racist Life
March 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWhiteness is the problem. Many white folks know it; many more don’t. Or won’t. None of us are at the same point in the journey, yet all of us play a role in dismantling this inherited concept of racial identity. So, how can we nurture discovery, recovery, and anti-racist action without replicating the same judgments, shame, or gaslighting that whiteness thrives on? Shelly Tochluk doesn’t have all the answers. Instead, she offers practical advice, road-tested in her own life, to help white...
239 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Can You Be Both A Lazy Entrepreneur And An Owner Who Shows Up? With Alicia Taverner
February 28, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBBeing a practice owner isn't *all* bad. The folks who do it well just know how to set industrial-strength boundaries. Not me, but some folks…like Alicia Taverner, LMFT, owner of Rancho Counseling in California. Private practice ownership is Alicia's jam. How is that possible, you ask? There's keeping the practice small and cash-only. While this may astonish some, Alicia shrugs off their incredulity. She also fully recognizes the value of her personal and professional time and has set super...
238 - Giulietta Durante - Fight the Patriarchy by Nourishing the Cyclical Needs of Our Hormones
February 21, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBHaving a uterus and ovaries isn’t for the faint of heart. Just when we’ve figured out how to successfully navigate (or at least tolerate) periods and possibly pregnancy, the body decides to school us once more. Giulietta Durante, the nutritionist and women’s health expert behind Hormones In Harmony and one-half of the Femme Powered Podcast team, wants folks to get curious about how their menstrual cycle can help them access the most complete version of themself via hormone-healing nutritio...
237 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: What Do You Do When Managing Your Group Practice Starts To Feel Like A Burden? With Rebel Therapist™ Creator Annie Schuessler
February 14, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThere’s a thin line between burden and bliss when you own a group practice. Rebel Therapist™ creator Annie Schuessler didn’t realize she’d crossed it until she weighed her past motivations against her ownership experience. Annie joins me to discuss assuming the risks of practice ownership, the importance of having a supportive bestie, and predictions for the future of the group practice model. GUEST BIO Annie Schuessler is a business coach and the host of the Rebel Therapist® Podcast. ...
236 - Bear Hébert - How To Earn A Living Without Dying From Capitalism (Yes, Really!)
February 07, 2024 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBCapitalism sucks. But living beyond this suffocating system is difficult if you struggle to comprehend how you’ll make a living in a liberated society. This episode is an invitation to jump despite that confusion. Bear Hébert helps folks get a little bit more free via their work as an artist, anti-capitalist business consultant, and social justice educator. They help tiny business owners build thriving livelihoods while sidestepping the traps of capitalism. Our conversation delves into the...
235 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Do You Transition From Burnout To Visionary? with Maureen Werrbach, The Group Practice Exchange
January 31, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHey, practice owner, how would you define your role in that business you worked so hard to create? Are you a visionary focused on pursuits related to company culture or community initiatives? Or are you a dedicated integrator, dutifully keeping up with basics like billing, payroll, and website upgrades? Maureen Werrbach, LCPC, is a visionary for sure. She owns Urban Wellness, a multi-location group practice in the Chicago area. She’s also the innovative mind behind The Group Practice Excha...
234 - Arij Mikati - Reclaiming Our Histories, Reimagining Our Futures by Amplifying Muslim Voices
January 24, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBEven if you aren’t a fan of Hollywood films from the 1980s through the early 2000s, chances are you can name the ethnicity of the “baddie” in 99.9% of them. Sure, my math might be a bit fuzzy––H’wood has a legacy of demonizing all brown-skinned folks––but an overwhelming number of screen villains during this period were either vaguely or expressly rendered as Muslim. Decades of prejudicial portrayals are no match for Arij Mikati, the managing director of Culture Change at Pillars Fund. Sh...
233 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Do You Know When It's Time To Sell Your Therapy Practice? with Gabrielle Juliano-Villani
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBThe decision to sell a practice is fraught with more questions than answers (a lot like owning a practice!). Selling is a lonely headspace to navigate because folks who’ve gone through the process often keep those helpful emotional and transactional details to themselves. Why?! Gabrielle Juliano-Villani and I are breaking that curse! Gabrielle is an LCSW, consultant, coach, entrepreneur, and educator who’s been in the mental health field for over a decade, specializing in stress, chronic h...
232 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Behind the Scenes of Business Burnout and the Road to Redemption
January 12, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBHeyyy, burnt-out practice owner! Yeah, you, the one who’s overburdened, under-resourced, and lonely. The practice owner who thinks that no one understands their particular pain. I feel you. I know you. I WAS you. Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Burnt Out Practice Owner (BOPO). I’m Sarah Buino, a heart-centered, liberation-minded consultant helping individuals, groups, and organizations in the therapy field evolve with courage, authenticity, and vulnerability. I’m also the creator...
231 - Michael J. Morris - The Work of Magic and Ritual, Organizing and Activism
January 10, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBIt’s a difficult time to identify as a fiercely open-hearted, optimistic human. That’s especially true for folks embodying marginalized identities. And yet, somehow, Michael J. Morris finds ways to lead with love. They’re a powerhouse multi-hyphenated talent committed to personal and collective healing and liberation through their work as an astrologer, tarot reader, artist, writer, teacher, facilitator, and witch. Michael deepened their knowledge of witchcraft under elders of the Ara trad...
230 - Nadia Gilani - A Reclamation of the Principles of Anti-Colonial Yoga Practice
December 27, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 48.2 MBOne of the things I love about Anne's episodes is I get to experience them as a fangirl first. Anne's conversation with Nadia Gilani, a London-based yoga teacher and author of The Yoga Manifesto, is no exception (there’s a reason Anne calls Nadia “a warrior pose of a woman”). Sure, the tl;dr header is appropriation vs appreciation within the retail-oriented, whitewashed atmosphere of modern yoga. However, the unabridged version goes deeper, like a good asana, inviting folks to explore the...
229 - Heather Friedman - Pulling the Thread on Trauma, Love, Ketamine, and Psychedelic Therapy
December 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIn the words of post-punk pioneers Talking Heads, “This ain’t no party! This ain’t no disco! This ain’t no foolin’ around!” Instead, we’re getting serious about ketamine and psychedelic-assisted therapy with Heather Friedman, a New Hampshire-based psychotherapist, NARM-certified therapist, EMDR practitioner, and witchy-witch. Whether you’re psychedelic curious or cautious, it’s worth noting that the use of MDMA, psilocybin, ayahuasca, etc., in guided practice could expedite breakthroughs i...
228 - John Gasienica - A Revolutionary Approach to Disrupting Chronic Pain With Pain Reprocessing Therapy
November 29, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 42.9 MBWhen I say “it’s all connected,” I’m not pushing a love ‘n light colloquialism; I preach the gaddang truth! That cranky back you woke up with this AM? That IBS that took you down during a meeting? That nagging knee injury that kept you from your run? It’s ALL connected to the way we treat ourselves. Those messages are often tied to big “T” or little “t” traumas that we haven’t correctly processed, leading to miscommunication between head and knee (or back or gut), says John Gasienica, a th...
227 - Sarah Bryski-Hamrick - Therapy is Political: Pursuing Camaraderie Over Capitalism
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 46 MBI’m gonna subhead this one, “A Simpatico Of Sarahs,” not just because the alliteration pleases me. Sarah Bryski-Hamrick is a like-minded liberation-focused, anti-exploitation-oriented therapist and business coach who believes therapy IS political. She also believes that caring for our personal and professional selves is imperative, especially if we hope to break free from capitalism. We’re talking power to ALL people! First comes the hard work of deconstruction; the second step on our jour...
226 - Olive Walton - Breaking Barriers to Strength, Mobility, and Body Love
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBAnne’s recent conversation with Movement Coach Olive Walton is an excellent reminder of how much mental anguish and physical damage the shame monster can inflict. It’s no surprise, then, that shame is a favorite weapon of both white supremacy and many in the fitness industry. Olive: “Conversations I've had recently with a lot of people is how their firsthand experiences with physical education were pretty negative”. We carry that negativity into adulthood, often pursuing movements our bod...
225 - Lama Rod Owens - Heartbreak and Liberation on the Tantric Path
October 18, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBMy guest procurement process is pretty standard: a social follow or professional acquaintance morphs into an invite and eventual recording session. For this episode, however, I gotta thank the gods of analog alignment. They placed me in my favorite wellness collective at a personal low point. Here, I encountered a flier announcing a special event featuring Lama Rod Owens. The topic? Tantric Buddhism. Lama Rod is a Black Buddhist Southern queen, international influencer with a Master of Div...
224 - Dr. Cheddar Gorgeous - A Cultural Icon’s Guide to Courageous Connections and the Healing Power of Drag
October 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBYou, who are about to experience the brilliance of this episode for the very first time, are in for an extra special treat. With glitter on top. This one had me hootin', hollerin', AMENing, and researching tons of new-to-me things. Ladies, gentlemen, and those who eschew binary categorizations, please welcome the extraordinary Dr. Cheddar Gorgeous in conversation with our own amazing Anne. That's Doctor Cheddar Gorgeous, as in PhD for real. As in darling of RuPaul's Drag Race UK s4. As in ...
223 - Mindy McCord - Stirring Up a Sober Curious, Socially Responsible Business at Siren Shrub Co.
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBHealing takes on many forms. While our lists may vary, I’ll wager that not many of us place “business stewardship” in the top ten. The thing is, in a capitalist society, doing business differently just might be the antidote to community disinvestment and unsustainable consumption of people and physical resources. And, since we gotta start somewhere, why not with a little fizzy bevy? Mindy McCord, one-half of the team (alongside Layne Cozzolino) behind Siren Shrub Co., believes that being ...
222 - Wandile Mthiyane - Anti-Racist Architecture and Inclusive Workplace Culture
September 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBLet’s tug on the thread woven through much of the world’s established (ahem, accepted) architectural design. Yep, it’s racism. I’ll be honest: before Anne’s fantastic conversation with Wandile Mthiyane, an Obama leader, TedX fellow, founder and CEO of Ubuntu Architecture Group, and social entrepreneur, I hadn’t given this aspect of institutional racism much thought. Nor had I considered the healing characteristics that culturally competent architects might incorporate into future designs....
221 - Elena Rego - The Holy Witch’s Guide to Sacred Soul Magic
August 23, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWitchcraft has always been a radical act, and I am never more in my element than when I’m playing with tarot, crystals, and even my houseplants. This tracks since witches often work with the elements of earth, air, fire, water, and spirit to enact personal or societal transformation. Elena Rego isn’t “just” a witch; she’s the force behind The Holy Witch and The School of Holy Witchery, and our conversation isn’t “just” about the much-maligned tradition of witchcraft. Instead, we explore r...
220 - Neha Patel Hampton - How to Use Food and Storytelling to Remember Our Shared Humanity
August 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBWhatcha hungry for? It’s a cheeky question with answers that reveal more than our immediate desire for something salty or sour, crunchy or creamy. As Anne discovers in conversation with UK-based chef and social justice change-maker Neha Patel Hampton, food can heal literally and figuratively, bringing us back to ourselves and each other. Neha sprinkles tales of personal reclamation with lessons in world history and views on current events. Her stories remind me that none of us exists in a...
219 - Alyse Ruriani - Navigating ADHD TikTok in Support of Neurodivergent Practitioners and Clients
July 26, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBThis episode contains a conversation about suicide & suicidal ideation. Do you struggle to complete basic tasks and have tactile sensitivities? Do you overshare in conversation or perpetually interrupt others? You might be neurodivergent. Or not. ADHD––attention deficit hyperactivity disorder––is one possibility that often goes underdiagnosed. While greater awareness could lead to vastly better ADHD treatment options, self-diagnosis via TikTok is NOT the answer! Alyse Ruriani, a queer fe...
218 - Shay Grant - An Herbalist’s Guide to the Medicinal Power of Plants
July 12, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBThe more I learn about indigenous and traditional approaches to well-being, the more I understand that humans ARE nature, not something outside or above it. Shay Grant, an herbalist and yoga teacher who relocated to the UK from Canada, operates from a similar POV. As Anne discovers, the land around us has the power to enhance our mental and physical well-being. All we have to do is stop and smell the roses. Or the gorse. And here’s the great thing: your locale doesn’t matter. Urban, subur...
217 - Christine Leone - Refusing to Bypass What is Broken
June 28, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBChristine Leone, LCSW, has experience shining a light on realities folks would rather leave in the dark. As a child, she and her family left liberal NYC for Portland, OR, the little-big city advertised as a cultural and political utopia. In actuality, life in that PNW paradise was anything but. Christine and her family discovered that the city’s progressive patina obscured a very different––and dangerous––reality. “Under the guise of liberalism, there's definite, blatant racism,” she says,...
216 - Dr. Isha McKenzie-Mavinga - Bringing Compassionate Accountability to White-Dominated Therapeutic Spaces
June 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBWhen I say there’s a palpable spiritual quality running through Anne’s chat with Dr. Isha McKenzie-Mavinga, it’s not me getting all woo-woo as I’m wont to do. Dr. Isha is an integrative transcultural psychotherapist, trainer, and supervisor in the UK with over three decades of professional experience. She’s a lecturer, writer, and Reiki master as well as a published author, poet, editor, and, as Anne puts it so well, an amazing human. The profoundly intimate cadence of this conversation n...
215 - Courtney Rolfe - Exploring the Ancient Wisdom of Modern Polyvagal Theory
May 31, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBHow’s your nervous system these days? Oof. I don’t ask to provoke. Still, I understand that the question can stir up immediate and unpleasant vibrations deep in the marrow, feelings that cannot be put into words. And that’s okay. In fact, it’s evolutionary. Courtney Rolfe is a psychotherapist, trainer, and speaker who has spent much of her professional career translating the language of Polyvagal Theory, those adaptive behavioral strategies that all mammals access to varying degrees. Whil...
214 - Dee Albert - Sprinkling Your Spice Into Therapeutic Spaces
May 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBWe're in it now, folks: the first episode of the rest of our lives. And, oh my, does Anne bring the sauce. Even better, her first guest delivers the spice! Dee Albert is a UK-based psychotherapist and trainee supervisor offering both long and short-term therapy plus group and individual supervision focused on navigating the impact of racism, the challenges of personal and cultural identity, and empowering women. Dee is also a shamanic student who weaves massage techniques, yoni steaming, ...
213 - Sarah Buino - Sharing the Vision, Expanding the World With Our New Co-Host Anne Remy
May 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBChange is effing hard! And also… change is what’s needed so that we can fully embody our wildest dreams. Keen fans of the podcast will note that I’ve hinted at changes coming here, too. Well, today’s the day I forgo cryptic signals in favor of the big reveal: Introducing my new co-host Anne Remy! Wait, what?! Who? Why? Maybe I should say, “Re-introducing Anne Remy” because you met her earlier this year (go listen now, if you haven’t). Judging by the response to that episode, y’all love ...
212 - River Nice - Socially Responsible Financial Planning to Support the Collective, not Capitalism
April 19, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBMoney: the root of all evil or a force for good? Maybe you grew up with little financial security, and that anxiety now strains your attempts to plan responsibly. Perhaps you’ve accumulated some wealth but have no idea where to invest it. River Nice, an anti-capitalist financial planner and the founder of Be Intentional Financial, LLC, wants to turn that storm of individual financial worry into a tsunami of collective financial activism, one client at a time. They acknowledge the harms of...
211 - Kenji Kuramitsu - Liberating Our Personal and Shared Histories From Shame
April 05, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBMy guests pulsate at such perceptive, heartfelt levels that I expect only aural soundscapes to emerge rather than actual conversation. I wouldn’t be mad about that, but then we’d miss out on receiving the wisdom of folks like Kenji Kuramitsu, M.Div, LCSW. The two of us went spelunking in the deep caverns of generational trauma, shame, and resistance. Our conversation connected the many dots between what has become divided and what has gone willfully unaddressed. GUEST BIO Kenji Kuramit...
210 - Loretta Pyles - Radical Self-Care and Rewilding in Everyday Practice
March 22, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBTrue confession time. I have, on occasion, found myself getting comfy with a rote response to the world’s -isms (capitalism, racism, ableism) and villainous influences (patriarchy and white supremacy). "I know" these ills deeply affect me, personally and professionally. "I know" what my responsibility is in challenging those forces and creating an equitable world. “I know” is a sign that I’ve grown too accustomed to my own answers. You know? Hurrah for Loretta Pyles, Ph.D.! Her writing fo...
209 - Head/Heart Management Team - Practicing Compassionate and Collective Accountability in the Workplace
March 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBY’all know I’ve relinquished the ownership reigns of Head/Heart Therapy to the brilliant Rayell Grayson LCPC, CADC. If not, I urge you to check out our fantastic conversation. Now, it’s time to welcome the rest of Head/Heart’s leadership team: Clinical Manager Anna Goldberger, Director of Operations Benji Marton, and Clinical Director Joanna Taubeneck. Tune in to an excellent introduction to anti-capitalist, liberation-focused strategies for professional development in any role or indust...
208 - Samson Teklemariam - Equality and Accountability in Peer-Led Recovery Programs
February 22, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWe all need unofficial mentors and cheerleaders. One of mine is Samson Teklemariam. He “constructs clinical leadership models designed to navigate change in behavioral health and addiction treatment spaces, delivering results that improve quality patient care.” That’s the fancy stuff out of the way. What you really need to know about Samson is that he has a gift for encouraging folks to reach their potential as they lift others. What you need to know about our conversation is it’s juicy! ...
207 - Anne Remy - Equitable Education and Credentialing for the Next Generation of Therapists
February 08, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWell, hello there! Just me, your Wounded Healer, firing up the guest audio tracks after a month of solo shorties. I’m chatting with Anne Remy this week, a humanist therapist, TCTSY trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher. Anne and I spin in a pretty tight orbit to each other, lives intersecting at various points right up to both of us becoming therapists (albeit years apart). Anne’s career has taken on an international flair (her passport boasts stamps ...
206 - Slow and Intentional: Restoring My Relationship With My Body
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 9 minutes - 9.36 MBAs we transition out of both a Mars and Mercury Retrograde this month, I’m looking forward to having a better relationship with my body. Sometimes I overwork myself. Sometimes I, unfortunately, punish my body by consuming things I don't think really suit it. Sometimes I push my body past its limits. So this year, my intention is I want to listen more to what my body is asking for. I’m also looking forward to taking Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem with my colleag...
205 - New Year, New Business, New Tarot Card Reading
January 11, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBI'm happy to be in 2023, and one of the reasons is…. (drum roll please!)... I've stepped down from my duties as president of Head/Heart Therapy and I am launching a new business called Head/Heart Business Therapy! The mission is to work directly with individual therapists, group practice owners, and larger healthcare and mental health organizations in order to transform through heart-centered and business-minded practices. I want to help therapists heal and I think that needs to happen at...
204 - Dr. Jennifer Mullan - Decolonizing Therapy As The Path To Collective Liberation
December 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBFans of the pod already know that I fangirl hard for Dr. Jennifer Mullan and Decolonizing Therapy, the global movement she created to “radically reimagine the old mental health paradigm. If you’re new here, allow me to introduce you to the future as envisioned by this badass author, speaker, organizational consultant, teacher, course creator, and community builder. Dr. Jennifer describes herself as a mixed-race Black woman with lighter skin privilege and a bigger-bodied, neurodivergent cat m...
203 - Onyx Fujii - Broken Is Beautiful: Building an Embodied and Liberatory Practice of Care
December 14, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBOnyx Fujii’s contribution arrives by way of the Kintsugi Therapist Collective (co-founded with CWH guest Asher Pandjiris), and I’m in awe of what they have created: a virtual community offering “embodied care, support, wisdom, and resources to trans and non-binary, BIPOC, chronically ill, and disabled mental health providers.” One of this conversation's “off-camera” revelations is that Onyx joined me from their bed. It’s a small win for Onyx, allowing them to honor the day’s physical and ...
202 - April Miller McMurtry - Even Modern Lives Can Align With Lunar Time, Between the Moon
November 30, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIf the Moon could speak, what would it tell us? Creative Lunar Guide April Miller McMurtry says that the great orb is transmitting intel to us all the time; we just need to become more fluent in its language. Her work speaks to the part of me that loves it’s-okay-to-say-witchy mindfulness. April’s tools for engaging with energetic patterns are more robust than a daily tracking log and more inclusive than calendars that chart menstrual cycles. Her goal was to bring about more intention to ...
201 - Asher Pandjiris - Therapists as Human Beings, Not Machines
November 16, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBThe last 2.5 years (and counting) have opened floodgates of reckoning, especially within therapeutic spaces, and I’m so here for it! So, too, is Asher Panjiris, who rightfully points out that our profession is overdue for an overhaul. Yasss! Asher claims a lot of different identities: psychotherapist, queer parent, human to two dogs, and the host of Living in This Queer Body. They’re also co-founder and co-director of Kintsugi Therapist Collective, a community space dedicated to helping th...
200 - Sarah Wolfman - Unlocking Bone-Deep Wisdom and Reclaiming Agency With Somatic Work
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBHappy anniversary! You and I have gone through a lot over the last five years. Progress! Stagnation! Rage! Exhilaration! And, would you believe, 200 conversations with wounded healers? A line-up of humans so generous of spirit that their insights echo throughout my body long after the recording session ends. There’s something to this idea of embodied wisdom, the way we physically understand what our minds can’t (or refuse to) comprehend. Somatic Experience Practitioner Sarah Wolfman (one o...
199 - Carrie Young - Preparing Students for Professional Twists, Turns on Paths in Progress
October 19, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBCollege. If your origins story includes a collegiate stint, the word either ushers in a flood of autumnal-toned nostalgia or overwhelming anxiety. Which camp you occupy depends, in part, on the support you received from professors and administrators while attending school. Wouldn't it be great if all guidance counselors approached their task as Carrie Young did when she occupied the office, full of heart and candid intel on career paths? Luckily for millions of students, Carrie has traded...
198 - Bri Beck - Dismantling Ableism, Advocating for Disability Pride
October 05, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBAre you now, or have you ever been disabled? That's not a trick question. Artist, art therapist, and disability activist Bri Beck asserts that disability exists along a complex spectrum –– visible, hidden, physical, developmental, temporary, persistent, evident at birth, resulting from trauma –– rather than a simple binary. And yet… Even with close proximity to it, so much uneasiness surrounds disability and those for whom it is a fact of life. So, what's up with our everyday ableism, espe...
197 - Rico Ricketson - Representation And Human-Centered Healing In Corporate America
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBDropping this convo alongside recent pop culture reminders (hello, little mermaids and Emmy Award-winners!) that representation matters because it heals. Rico Ricketson created an entire platform around that idea. He’s the founder and CEO of MH3, a subscription-based resource that partners with corporations to provide mental health education featuring the voices and experiences of diverse health and wellness experts. “We provide credible mental health education so that employees can learn ...