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Listeners of Beyond Picket Fences that love the show mention:We are honored to have Alysha Giliberti back at our table this week. Alysha tells us the heartwarming of her sister, Terrisa Noel Rivera-Jones. Terrisa is forever 31 after an overdose of fentanyl. Terrisa struggled with addiction and mental illness for the majority of her life. She was homeless on and off until the day… The post Episode #129: In Memory of Terrisa Noel Rivera-Jones: Humanizing Addiction Part 2 of 2, w/ Alysha Giliberti appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM95: Swimming with Dolphins, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Alysha Giliberti back at our table this week. Alysha tells us the heartwarming of her sister, Terrisa Noel Rivera-Jones. Terrisa is forever 31 after an overdose of fentanyl. Terrisa struggled with addiction and mental illness for the majority of her life. She was homeless on and off until the day… The post Episode #128: In Memory of Terrisa Noel Rivera-Jones: Humanizing Addiction Part 1 of 2, w/ Alysha Giliberti appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM94: Loving Yourself at Every Age, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Brittany Harris at our table this week. In Episode #126, Brittany shared her story of lifelong pain and healing. In today's episode, Brittany continues her journey and talks about the healing services she now offers to help others on their paths to healing. Stay tuned at the end for the… The post Episode #127: Healing Services: Sound Baths & Cannabis Meditations, w/ Brittany Harris appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM93: Beautiful You, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Brittany Harris at our table this week. Brittany takes us on a journey with her story of pain and healing. Brittany is a Reiki master teacher, intuitive healer, and sound healing practitioner. She has a degree in music and enjoys applying the knowledge from that education to spiritual sound healing.… The post Episode #126: I Wanted to be Anywhere but In My Body, w/ Brittany Harris appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM92: Crystal Heart, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
This is our third Tips and Tricks episode hosted by Holly Kline. In this episode, Reiki master and yoga instructor, Holly Kline, teaches you how to find gratitude and feel more at peace. Today's episode can be viewed on YouTube by clicking here. Holly Kline is the creator and voice behind all of our guided… The post Episode #125: Tips & Tricks: Find Gratitude w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM91: The River, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Mary Knight, MSW, at our table this week. “I am glad that I stayed angry as long as I did because that was what I needed. I used to call forgiveness the “F” word. Confronting abusers helped me, but only because I was careful that I had the physical safety… The post Episode #124: My Life Now, Survivor of the Unthinkable, w/ Mary Knight appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM90: The Playground, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Cafria Hart at our table this week. Cafria's story walks us through her mental health diagnosis and healing journey. A white paper published by Lyra Health, Inc states: Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how… The post Episode #123: My Mental Health, My Healing, My Story w/ Cafria Hart appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM89: Spirit Animal, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Trigger Warning: There is great detail about sexual and physical violence, kidnapping and other kinds of power and control dynamics that happen in this domestic relationship. Please take care of yourself. If you're listening to this and you're not feeling great emotionally, stop listening, give yourself a break, and get some help. Denise Littlefield… The post Episode #122: Recast: Held Hostage- A Survivor's Story w/ Denise Littlefield appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM88: Window to Your Dreams, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
This is our second Tips and Tricks episode hosted by Holly Kline. In this episode, Reiki master and yoga instructor, Holly Kline, teaches you how to settle in, calm your mind and get grounded. Today's episode can be viewed on YouTube by clicking here. Holly Kline is the creator and voice behind all of our… The post Episode #121: Tips & Tricks: Get Grounded, w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM87: Follow Your Path, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Our HerStory series is very special to us. We research brave, trailblazing, fascinating women in history we would love for you to know about. Have a seat and listen to how amazing this week's woman is. This week we highlight Vida Goldstein. Vida Goldstein (1869–1949) was born in Portland, Victoria. She was a pioneer… The post Episode #120: HerStory is History: Vida Goldstein, narrated by Mandi Benecke appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM86: The Sun & the Moon, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to host Kassidy Baird's story this week. Kassidy is a 26-year-old Utah native, wife, and bonus mom. She is a firm advocate of self-acceptance, body neutrality, and the belief that ice cream has a separate stomach compartment. She is in recovery from atypical anorexia, bulimia, and religious trauma and knows (and accepts)… The post Episode #119: My Journey with an Eating Disorder, w/ Kassidy Baird appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM85: A Clearing Rain, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are thrilled to have Shawna Rodrigues at our table this week. Shawna Rodrigues is an entrepreneur, podcaster, internationally best-selling author, and consultant. She spent the first two decades of her career in roles ranging from therapist to Director of Programs, always in service of families and communities. Her impact garnered accolades from Boston University… The post Episode #118: The 5 Spots on My Brain, w/ Shawna Rodrigues appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM84: Giving Thanks, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
This is our first Tips and Tricks episode hosted by Holly Kline. Today's episode can be viewed on YouTube by clicking here. Holly Kline is the creator and voice behind all of our guided meditations on our Meditation Monday series. Today she shares tip and tricks on how you can keep your spine supple by… The post Episode #116: Tips & Tricks: Keeping a Supple Spine, w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM83: Seashells, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Mandi has been on her sober journey since January 1, 2022. Today, she gives an update at 262 days into life without alcohol. Show Mentions: This Naked Mind, by Annie Grace Quit Like A Woman, by Holly Whitaker We Are The Luckiest, by Laura McKowen Sober Cafe Facebook Group Previous related Episodes: EPISODE #14: OVERCOMING… The post Episode #116: My Sober Curious Journey: 262 Days without Alcohol, w/ Mandi Benecke appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM82: Renewing with Good Energy, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are thrilled to have Lindsey Alcy back at our table this week. In this week's episode, Lindsey discusses her recently awarded prestigious grant. This grant helps her further her passion for black advocacy. Check out Lindsey's other episode: Episode #107: Empowered To Use My Voice w/ Lindsey Alcy SUPPORT US ON PATREON! For only $5.99… The post Episode #115: Black Advocacy, w/ Lindsey Alcy appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM81: Releasing Negative Energy, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Kassie Jensen back at our table this week. In this episode, Kassie walks us through the document that opened Kassie's eyes. Letter for my wife https://www.letterformywife.com/the-letter Kassie Jensen is a 26-year-old from Utah who was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism). In… The post Episode #114: Letter For My Wife: This Shook My Mormon World, w/ Kassie Jensen appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM80: Growing Your Roots, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are honored to have Abbey Smith back at our table this week. In this week's episode, we discuss talking about sex with our children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Abbey is a digital pastor, storyteller, content creator, and heretic who talks on the internet about life post evangelicalism, healing church harm, and authentic belief. Today… The post Episode #113: Talking about Sex…with Our Kids, w/ Abbey Smith appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM79: New Moon Meditation, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Stacie McCoy is back again!!! Stacie joins us to talk about empathy and sensitive souls. Stacie is a compassionate divorce and co-parenting life coach with more than 25 years of professional family support experience–and a divorce and co-parenting story of her own. After a health scare and some pivotal encouragement from her mom, Stacie left… The post Episode #112: Self Reflection Series: Empaths & Sensitive Souls w/ Stacie McCoy appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM78: Spirit Animal, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We are thrilled to have Abbey Smith at our table today! Abbey is a digital pastor, storyteller, content creator, and heretic who talks on the internet about life post evangelicalism, healing church harm, and authentic belief. Today we discuss purity culture where gender expectations are based on a strict understanding that men are expected to… The post Episode #111: Purity Culture is Fear and Shame Culture, w/Abbey Smith appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM77: Angel of Light, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Our HerStory series is very special to us. We research brave, trailblazing, fascinating women in history we would love for you to know about. Have a seat and listen to how amazing this week's woman is. This week we highlight Nahid-i-Shahid. Nahid Shahid was a brave Afghan heroine who fought for her country's freedom.… The post Episode #110: HerStory is History: Nahid-i-Shahid, narrated by Mandi Benecke appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM76: Manifesting Dreams, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
This is the second part of a two part story featuring Susan McNamara. We highly recommend you go back and listen to the first part of Susan's story in: Episode #108: Ground Zero- Taking Care of Yourself, w/ Susan McNamara. Susan McNamara is the founder of The Healer Within: An online health and healing community… The post Episode #109: Ground Zero- Taking Care of Yourself Pt 2 of 2, w/ Susan McNamara appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM75: The Crystal, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Susan McNamara is the founder of The Healer Within: An online health and healing community for women that explores what it means to claim sacred responsibility for caring for our bodies in ways beyond diets or seeking any expert opinions or outside information that gets in the way of us really knowing ourselves, our bodies… The post Episode #108: Ground Zero- Taking Care of Yourself, w/ Susan McNamara appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM74: Open Your Heart, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Lindsey Alcy is a 21-year-old, Canadian-born Haitian and a 3rd year Global and International Studies student at Carleton University. Passionate about humanitarianism and social justice, she is currently doing her specialization in global law and social justice, with an added minor in sociology. For Lindsey, her leadership began in high school at the young age… The post Episode #107: Empowered To Use My Voice w/ Lindsey Alcy appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM73: Hugging Trees, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
This is a recast of a previous episode. Elisabeth Kraus is a native of Washington state, where she lives with her partner, Demetrius, and their 3 shared daughters. Having spent most of her career working, teaching, and publishing in Higher Education, life took surprising turns when her sons Isaac, John, and Malcolm did not survive… The post Episode #106: Recast: My Journey With and Through Pregnancy Loss w/ Elisabeth Kraus appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM72: Grounding Ring Finger Meditation, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Our HerStory series is very special to us. We research brave, trailblazing, fascinating women in history we would love for you to know about. Have a seat and listen to how amazing this week's woman is. This week we highlight Ángela Jiménez. Angela would grow up to be one of the most adamant fighters… The post Episode #105: HerStory is History: Ángela Jiménez, narrated by Mandi Benecke appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM71: Mother Earth, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
Kassie Jensen is a 26-year-old from Utah who was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism). In June of 2021, she began a faith journey that would unravel everything she understood about life. She has journeyed from the life of a fully believing and dedicated Mormon girl, to… The post Episode 104: Grooming & Manipulation Tactics Used by the Mormon Church: Part 2, w/ Kassie Jensen appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.