Latest Feelingseen Podcast Episodes

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Learning to find your voice, overcoming fear and overthinking.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - October 12, 2022 18:55 - 29 minutes
In this episode of Feeling Seen and Being Heard, we discuss how to get out of the planning stage and into the action stage of our lives. We talk about stepping up and stepping into our power. We discuss the blocks in our process and normalize how we all can get in our way.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina artwork

Love, bell hooks, and Mental Wellness.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - February 09, 2022 18:02 - 30 minutes
n this episode, we define love and the parts of love. We discuss how love and abuse cannot coexist and how we don't inherently know what love is if healthy love is not modeled to us. Lastly, Madeline discusses the new book groups launching in February and March. Including the banned books an...

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Finding Home By Cultivating It From Within

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - January 26, 2022 05:13 - 18 minutes
In this episode, we discuss finding a home and cultivating a home within. Madeline discusses her homecoming within herself and how others can develop a home within. On the path of homecoming, we also address our self-perceptions and cultivate more self-love. 

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Healing The Mother Wound and Reconnecting to Who You Are

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - January 19, 2022 10:30 - 52 minutes
In this episode, Olive from Solimar Wellbeing. Olive and Madeline discuss the power of support while on your healing journey and finding community. Olive shares moments where she grew and how she supports herself in the long term. Madeline discusses intergenerational trauma and the power of embr...

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Embracing Our Intuition and Spiritual Path

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - January 12, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes
In this episode of Feeling Seen and Being Heard, we discuss connecting with our intuition, understanding fear, and embracing change. Madeline discussed the phases of a spiritual awakening, intuition's role, and how to discern fear from intuition. Your action step is to look within and begin to h...

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Listening to the Experience of the people with Cristina Garcia

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - January 05, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour
Our guest on the show is Cristina Garcia. Cristina is a liberation-focused educator, activist, mentor, and consultant. She helps People of the Global Majority heal from internalized oppression, racial trauma, and identity loss so that they can reclaim their voice and fully affirm their power.

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Analysis paralysis and ways to overcome it.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 24, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes
When in a transition period, making the first move can feel daunting. We can get stuck in overthinking or waiting for the "perfect" move that we fail to make any movement at all.  In this episode, we discuss ways to move past analysis paralysis and into a forward direction. 

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Boundaries and Healing

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 10, 2021 18:37 - 13 minutes
In this episode, we discuss boundaries and the healing process. We define boundaries and identify why it's essential during our healing journey. 

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Taking Up Space and Being Fully Seen For Who You Are.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - October 27, 2021 15:36 - 25 minutes
In this episode, I discuss what it means to take up space, how our environments impact us in taking up space, our responsibility, the courage it takes to take up space, and how we co-create community to create safe spaces for others.

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Embracing Our Sensual Self with Dr. Sonali Deepika

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - October 20, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes
Dr. Sonali Deepika joins us as she shares her transition from full-time Psychiatrist in Chicago to becoming a holistic sensuality coach living in Mexico. She discusses her work helping women embrace their sensual side and liberate themselves.

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Holding Hands with Fear with Special Guest Ori, The Death Companion

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - October 13, 2021 15:11 - 47 minutes
Today our guest is Ori. Ori, an elder queer of 40+ years, is also known as The Death Companion. They are a Trans and Two-Spirit Death & Adoptee Companion, Grief Guide & Educator, Creative Clarisentient, Energetic Healing Practitioner, and a Writer. Ori shares their wisdom about life, death, sp...

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Getting to know your host, Madeline O

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - October 06, 2021 15:46 - 40 minutes
In this episode, you will hear from your host, Madeline. Madeline discusses her work within mental health and her shift into spirituality. She discusses her passion for advocacy within mental health care and the wellness and recovery model.

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Letting Your Light Shine and Creating Your Own Path

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - April 30, 2021 14:40 - 44 minutes
In this episode, Olive shares her story of leaving her corporate job and finding her calling in life. She shared her personal journey of unlearning as well as reclaiming her gifts as a massage therapist using “hilot”. She talks about the importance of personal work and letting her light shine br...

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Taking The Leap and Shifting Into Welcoming Waters.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - April 15, 2021 20:13 - 36 minutes
In this episode, we discuss signs that it's time to leap into the unknown, finding community, and the power of kindness. You will learn ways to find community, how to reevaluate your mindset when it comes to finding community, and explore places online or in-person that interest you. Finally, wh...

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Healing from the past, finding peace, and connecting with the earth featuring Xenia Paula

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - April 07, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes
In this episode, Xenia Paula shares her healing journey and how she found her voice. Her experience doing the inner work necessary to heal and find pace in her life. Xenia explains how she weaves her spiritual work into her healing and the complexity of integrating her indigenous and European he...

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What Healing Looks Like

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - January 23, 2021 01:04 - 26 minutes
In this episode, Madeline discussed the healing process and embracing our humanity in the process. Madeline makes an exciting announcement about the podcast and focusing on self-love, self-compassion, and becoming who we are meant to be. 

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Set some intentions toward nurturing your life and healing.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - January 02, 2021 00:01 - 26 minutes
In this episode of Feeling Seen and Being Heard with Madeline, we discuss setting intentions for the New Year and thinking about ourselves differently when reviewing our 2020 and looking ahead onto 2021. In this episode Madeline discusses learning to radically accept who we are now, embrace our ...

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Hard Times During The Holiday Season.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - December 24, 2020 18:42 - 18 minutes
In this episode of Feeling Seen and Being Heard with Madeline, we discuss hard times during the holiday season. We will talk about some reminders during this time and resources so that you feel supported this season. If you are having a hard time this time of the year, know that I see you, and i...

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Discussing the Todo Por Mi Familia program with Director Johanna Navarro-Perez.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - December 16, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes
Ms. Navarro-Perez discusses the Todo Por Mi Familia Program and its aim to “provide free, confidential mental health services to families who were forcibly separated at the US border.” She explains current outreach efforts, recognition of resilience for these families, the impact of trauma, hope...

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2020 Reminders and Lessons Learned

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - December 09, 2020 23:44 - 12 minutes
It’s the last month of 2020, and I have some yearly reminders and lessons learned for you and the community. These reminders help us gain perspective as we close out one challenging year and move forward onto the next year with an optimistic and realistic perspective. Your action step today and ...

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Decolonial healing and embracing our whole selves with Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - December 02, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes
In this episode, you’ll learn about Dra. Meza’s journey from Academia into her current work at the intersection of decolonizing, spiritual, and wellness. She shares her personal journey and breaking out of colonial mentality, and embracing her gifts as a seer. She discusses the role of fear and ...

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How to Find a Therapist.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 26, 2020 06:32 - 45 minutes
This episode discusses how to find a therapist, the different types of therapy, the different modalities, and the things you can do to find a therapist who is a good fit for your needs. Madeline discusses what you can do to prepare for the search and provides tips to help reduce the overwhelm of...

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Learning to Love Yourself.

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 19, 2020 00:26 - 22 minutes
In this episode, we discuss self-love and learning to love yourself more. You'll learn the difference between narcissism and self-love and the many things that you can do to be more self-loving toward yourself. By the end of the episode, you'll learn more about how self-loving you are and some s...

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The Power of Resilience and Embracing Yourself with Mr. Greene

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 11, 2020 15:43 - 52 minutes
In this episode, you will learn from Mr. Greene as he shares his experience with rejection and resiliency in his life and his work. He discusses how rejection is a part of life and how we develop resiliency and GRIT. The power of having a strong foundation, purpose, and a strong connection with ...

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Bonus Episode: Self-Care on Election Day

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 03, 2020 20:10 - 8 minutes
It's election day so let's vote and discuss self-care. This bonus episode will discuss ways to self-care strategies for ourselves today and the days following the election. 

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Cultivating Inner Strength

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - November 03, 2020 20:02 - 21 minutes
In the first episode of Feeling Seen and Being Heard, we are talking about cultivating inner strength. We defined inner strength, discussed retraining our brain, mindfulness exercises, meditation, self-discipline, routine, self-compassion, and gratitude to develop inner strength. From this, you ...

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Welcome to Feeling Seen with Madeline Ofina, Trailer Episode

Feeling Seen & Being Heard with Maddie Ofina - October 25, 2020 21:14 - 5 minutes
This trailer episode of Feeling Seen with Madeline Ofina is a brief introduction to this new podcast series. Here, you will learn about the show, what you can expect, and why this podcast was created. Enjoy! 

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