Curiously Enough
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome to Curiously Enough.
This is a space to shine a light on the shadows we hide in. This is a conversation to relieve the heaviness of silenced topics. Here’s to getting honest and getting real, feeling inspired and less alone. Thank you for joining me on this road to rediscovering the truth of who we are.
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Episodes
Episode 26: The Spirit of Resilience with Sara Delaney
July 26, 2019 13:19 - 52 minutes - 41.3 MBThis episode we have a very honorable guest and TedX speaker, Sara Delaney. Sara is the Founder and Executive Director of Asheville-based nonprofit organization Africa Healing Exchange (AHE) and the owner of 3 Mountains, a social enterprise with product lines Silverback Carbonated Tea & Tîma Tea. Sara is a passionate global activist and social entrepreneur and has been working with the people of Rwanda for over a decade. She has degrees from Simmons College, Grande Ecole Du Commerce, and SIT...
Episode 25: The Power of Desperation with Ian Morris
July 19, 2019 13:58 - 53 minutes - 42.7 MBWe are so excited to introduce our guest for this week’s episode, Ian Morris. Ian Morris is the founder of Listening to Smile, a unique sound wellness and healing modality. Ian has over 20 years of experience as a musician and has studied and worked in the performing arts field all of his life. After dealing with chronic illness and the anxiety and depression that followed, Ian decided to explore sound and frequency. His healing was a direct result of the music he created and the frequenci...
Episode 24: Getting to Know the Podcast Hosts with Grace and Max
July 12, 2019 13:10 - 26 minutes - 25 MBRapidfire questions with podcast hosts, Grace and Max. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/curiouslyenough/support
Episode 23: Finding a New Normal After a Loss with Ben Harris
July 05, 2019 14:42 - 34 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week, we are so grateful to be talking with our guest, Ben Harris. Ben is the Director Of Communications and Constituent Engagement for Georgia State Representative for District 48, Mary Robichaux. In previous years, Ben taught in the world-class Career Advancement Center of the Robinson College of Business. Ben even mentored entrepreneurs in Rwanda through the African Entrepreneur Collective. But today we’re going to be focusing on a specific part of Ben’s story. After losing his b...
Episode 22: There are No Victims, There are Just People Who are Unconscious with Kim May
June 28, 2019 13:09 - 34 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome back to Curiously Enough! This week we are chatting with a special guest, Kim May. Kim has spent the past 35 years assisting people interested in improving their minds, bodies and spiritual well-being. She is a certified Personal Fitness Trainer, author, speaker, empowerment workshop facilitator, a leader of Native American women’s lodge practices, and licensed Science of Mind Practitioner. In addition, Kim’s journey of sobriety allows her to bring her experience and wisdom into the ...
Episode 21: Two Lesbians in Love: The Search to Belong with Meghan Neeley + Erika Cedardahl
June 21, 2019 12:42 - 50 minutes - 39.5 MBWe’re so excited to have our first couple on the podcast! Meghan Neeley & Erika Cederdahl are the founders of Two Lesbians In Love. They lead transformational retreats and offer relationship coaching for lesbian, bisexual and Queer women. They also hold conscious date nights where couples learn what they really want to experience in their relationship while also learning the root of recurring issues. To top if off, Meghan and Erika even host their own podcast- Two Lesbians in Love where they...
Episode 20: The Agency of Change with Papillon DeBoer
June 14, 2019 13:35 - 38 minutes - 30.7 MBWe’re so excited to welcome our guest for today, Papillon DeBoer. Poppy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Structural Therapist in Asheville, NC. His focus is on trauma, outsiders, loners & the marginalized, adolescents, and existential or spiritual counseling. Poppy has been working with people to create change since 1997, when he worked as a community organizer in a rough Chicago neighborhood. Then, he went on to study and practice deep tissue massage as a way of maki...
Episode 19: Being Transgender Says Nothing About Who I Am with Tina Madison White
June 07, 2019 13:14 - 44 minutes - 32.4 MBWelcome to Curiously Enough, Episode 19. This week we talk with Tina Madison White, a brave + inspiring human being. Tina is the Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Pride Center, in Asheville, North Carolina, and a member of the board of directors for the Human Rights Campaign. After 35 years in business management, she has shifted her focus to activism, writing and speaking. Tina entered the workforce in the 1980s as a white, Ivy League-educated male. She spent most of the next 30 years ...
Episode 18: The Art of Listening with Nate Martinez
May 31, 2019 13:33 - 46 minutes - 31 MBWe are so excited to welcome our guest for today, Nate Martinez. Nate has spent the past 20 years performing, recording and producing music. Over the past seven years his pursuit has broadened and he began seeking out how music and, more importantly, how sound can dramatically shift our perspective, raise our consciousness, and even heal us. In 2011, Nate began studying shamanism and intuitive healing which eventually led him to become certified in sound therapy. Then, in 2014 he created N...
Episode 17: The Opioid Crisis with Mayor Dianne Herrin
May 24, 2019 13:46 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWelcome to Curiously Enough! This week we have Mayor of West Chester, PA, Dianne Herrin. Dianne took her oath in office in Pennsylvania as West Chester’s Mayor on January 2, 2018. For 15 years, Dianne has served the Borough as Chair or member of several committees - including the Comprehensive Plan Task Force, the Sustainability Advisory Committee, and the Shade Tree Commission. During this time she has also effectively advocated for quality of life issues impacting residents. In 2007 she ...
Episode 16: Our Environment Influences Who We Are With Nico Doorn
May 17, 2019 13:34 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBThis week on Curiously Enough we have Nico Doorn with us! Nico M.Ed., LCDCI is the Executive Director at Alpha 180, America’s first sober fraternity, located in Austin, TX. Alpha 180 provides newly sober clients a platform to enter higher education in a supportive environment including residential, clinical, and social programming. Before relocating to Austin, Nico served as an Outreach Coordinator for Cumberland Heights Treatment Center in Nashville, TN. Simultaneously, he was completing a ...
Episode 15: Blonde to Bald to Bold with Christie Valdiserri
May 10, 2019 13:20 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBWelcome back to Episode 15 of Curiously Enough! Instead of learning from an expert about our stories, I wanted to bring a guest who could share their moving and inspirational story. Sometimes we learn most about ourselves when we see ourselves in others and connect with the pain and restoration. This is a podcast and a platform to shine a light on the shadows we hide in so by giving this platform to others we let their light shine through. Shame dissipates when there is connection, fear is q...
Episode 14: Stigma Survives in Silence with Kim Porter
May 03, 2019 13:01 - 47 minutes - 33.7 MBWelcome back to Curiously Enough! Today we are thrilled to have Kim Porter on as our guest. Since 2014, Kim Porter has served as the Executive Director of Be a Part of the Conversation. Be a Part of the Conversation addresses substance use, misuse and addiction and its impact on individuals and their families by building a culture of awareness and support. They hold events at community centers, schools, or public venues where speakers, professionals, and people in recovery share on prevent...
Episode 13: Our Bodies Tell Us What We Need with Sarah Jane Chapman
April 26, 2019 13:11 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBToday it is my pleasure to introduce our guest for today, Sarah Jane Chapman! Sarah Jane lives in Nashville, Tennessee where she is a yoga and meditation teacher as well as a massage therapist. Yoga has continued to help Sarah Jane in her own recovery from an eating disorder. She has made it a part of her mission to share tools and insights with her clients that she serves. She has completed Kids Yoga teacher training with Karma Kids Yoga and completed her 200 hour Hatha Yoga teacher trai...
Episode 12: Despite our Humanness, We are Lovable with Tommy Rosen
April 19, 2019 12:42 - 47 minutes - 40.1 MBToday we're honored to share our conversation with the one and only, Tommy Rosen. Tommy is a yoga teacher and recovery expert with advanced certifications in both Hatha and Kundalini Yoga. He has 26 years of continuous recovery from acute drug and alcohol addiction. Tommy is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga and Recovery assisting others to holistically transcend addictions of all kinds. He leads Recovery 2.0 retreats and workshops internationally and presents regularly at yoga confer...
Episode 11: "I Couldn't Say the Word...Suicide" with Don Lipstein
April 12, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWelcome back to Curiously Enough, Episode 11! It is an honor and privilege to welcome our guest for today, Don Lipstein. Don Lipstein is honored to work with TAPS as a Survivor Care Team Advocate connecting survivors to compassionate care and various grief resources. He does this in tribute to his oldest child, Master of Arms Second Class Joshua L. Lipstein, who died by suicide in March 2011 while proudly serving in the US Navy for 5 years. After 30 plus years in hospitality management,...
Episode 10: People Need Permission to be Vulnerable with Dallin Nead
April 05, 2019 13:03 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBThis week on Curiously Enough we have a special guest, Dallin Nead. Dallin turned to creativity and storytelling to help him deal with loneliness, lack of connection, and low confidence as a teenager. Dallin switched his private journaling to sharing his story publicly. Now, he has made it part of his mission to fight the stigma and limitation of sharing our story that our society has set in place. Dallin tries to break false beliefs, shame, judgment, and fear to work best with clients to ta...
Episode 9: Let's Get to Know Patients Stories with Dr. Melissa Brown Wenrich
March 29, 2019 13:01 - 39 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week on Curiously Enough we have Dr. Melissa Brown Wenrich, someone I deeply value in my own life. Dr. Melissa is the founder of Nashville Brain and Body located in Nashville, TN. She is a board certified functional neurologist, acupuncturist, and chiropractor among other certifications. Dr. Melissa and I discuss her story with finding her voice so she could help others find theirs. We discuss the importance of knowing your story, especially when it comes to understanding your health...
Episode 8: Compassion Helps Us Remember We're Human
March 22, 2019 11:56 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBToday we’re talking about compassion. Just me & you this week! No expert, no interview. Just a casual conversation about what it means to show and receive compassion. Some questions I cover during this episode: What is compassion? Why is compassion so important? What are the risks of being overly-compassionate? What are the rewards? What is the relationship between judgment and compassion? What is self-compassion? What do boundaries have to do with compassion? Expressing and receiving compass...
Episode 7: Looking Back on Hard Moments and Discovering Wisdom with Nicolette Ray
March 15, 2019 12:51 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBHappy friday! This week on Curiously Enough, I brought on a special friend and someone who inspires me, Nicolette Ray. Nicolette's story has fueled her passion for helping others and has allowed her to step into the light that she is! She has used her story to guide and motivate others in finding and knowing their truth. She found that she felt the most free when she stopped trying to prove herself and rather stepped into being herself. As a mentor and teacher, her mission is to help others...
Episode 6: What's RIGHT With You? with Dean Porterfield
March 08, 2019 12:51 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBEpisode 6: What's RIGHT With You with Dean Porterfield Welcome to this week’s episode! Episode 6 covers the importance of being authentic, how healing requires looking at our family’s role in our story, and the benefits of turning to spirituality and community. On today’s episode, we are talking to Dean Porterfield LPC, MHSP, NCC, a licensed professional counselor and the Director of Adolescent and Young Men Services at Cumberland Heights, a residential Substance Abuse program outside of Na...
Episode 5: Bravery is Doing Something Different About Your Suffering with Megan Moir
March 01, 2019 03:56 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBGrateful you’re here! Episode 5 is all about the relationship we have with ourselves, the battle of perfection, the both/and mindset, and feeling your feelings. On today’s episode we’re talking to Megan Moir, a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and coach in the greater Nashville area. Megan works with her clients to delve into the details of their stories and uncover and gain healing from the obstacles that may be inhibiting them from experiencing life fully. Megan’s perspective on...
Episode 4: We Find Ourselves in Each Other's Stories with Nancy Levin
February 22, 2019 14:04 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBSo excited you have found Curiously Enough! In todays episode we are talking with Nancy Levin. Nancy Levin is the bestselling author of several books, a Master Integrative Coach and the creator of many in-depth coaching programs designed to support clients in making themselves a priority and living on their own terms. She was the Event Director at Hay House from 2002-2014, and now hosts her own weekly call-in radio show Jump Start Your Life on Hay House Radio. This week’s discussion is around...
Episode 3: There's No Such Thing as "Normal" with Andrew Chapman
February 15, 2019 13:27 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIn todays episode we are talking with Andrew Chapman LMSW, a meditation teacher and director at Wild Heart Meditation in Nashville, TN. Within the last few years, Andrew has received his master's degree in Social Work as an addictions and mental health counselor. Andrew also graduated from a 2.5-year Community Dharma Leadership training through Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where he received authorization to teach. Andrew’s personal and professional work have been supported through intensive...
Episode 2: Let's Get to Know People, Not Their Diagnosis with Lex Remillard
February 08, 2019 15:26 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBGrateful you’re here! Episode 2 is all about mental health, addiction, and getting honest. On today’s episode we’re talking to Lex Remillard MSW, LCSW who is a trained behavioral health and substance abuse psychotherapist. In addition to running his private practice, Lex is the co-founder of Therapeutic Alliance, which is a group of independent clinicians collaborating together to provide comprehensive therapeutic services to teens and adults struggling with emotional issues. Lex’s insight...
Episode 1: The Backstory
January 25, 2019 16:56 - 16 minutes - 14.6 MBWelcome, this is the first episode of Curiously Enough. Today's episode is all about the backstory, the WHY behind the creation of this podcast. Stay tuned for more. This is just the beginning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/curiouslyenough/support