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Sarah shares an episode from a podcast (and therapist) she'd like to introduce you to: A Simple Therapy Podcast with Sindee Gozansky. Sindee Gozansky welcomes Gino Titus-Luciano, LMHC—CEO of Kokua Mental Health and Wellness Group, president of the Hawaii Counselors Association, and a therapist who believes you can't show up as a textbook and expect real healing to happen. Gino brings insight into what culturally grounded care actually looks like and why bringing your authentic self into the room doesn't mean losing your professional boundaries. Together, Sindee and Gino explore how to balance being real with staying professional, why cultural curiosity matters more than competency, and what happens when a client's values directly challenge your own. Gino shares a powerful moment working with a client who rejected DEI principles—and how getting curious instead of defensive opened the door to actual therapeutic work. He breaks down why rigid treatment models burn clinicians out, how to know when you're over-identifying or under-identifying with a client's culture, and why caring for your therapists is the foundation of caring for clients. This conversation is full of permission to stop performing, real talk about vicarious trauma, and a reminder that reflection isn't optional—it's essential. Gino challenges us to ask whether we still love this work and to build practices where clinicians can laugh, bring their specialties to the table, and actually want to show up. Because sustainable therapy starts with remembering you're a person too. Thank you to Sindee and Gino for sharing this conversation from A Simple Therapy Podcast with us. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Sarah's Downloadables Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
What if the future of therapy asks clinicians to stop checking their humanity at the door? I've said it before, and I'll say it again: There's a gap between the world we were trained for as therapists and the world we find ourselves in now. And here to explore that gap with compassion, curiosity, and a dose of reality is relational therapist, writer, mentor, and founder of Venus + Legacy, Josie Rosario. Keep listening if you are curious about: The evolving role of the therapist to meet the needs of today's clients Therapists doing their own healing work and examining one's relationship to power as essential parts of becoming an effective clinician, Spirituality, the wounded healer, and the future of psychotherapy including faith and hope amid social and systemic collapse, and a possible return to the therapist as a more relational "village healer" rooted in community rather than positioned above it. "We have been trained to kinda check our humanity at the door a little bit," Josie says. But what happens when clients are increasingly hungry for what's real? Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Sarah's Downloadables Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
The August 12 Eclipse marks one of the most powerful turning points of the year. Between August 10–16, we’re entering the Karmic Crunch—a sacred crucible where old identities, outdated timelines, and anything no longer aligned with your soul begin to fall away. This isn’t just another weekly astrology forecast. It’s an invitation into the Fire of Soul—a moment to release what no longer belongs, reclaim your authentic power, and plant new seeds aligned with your destiny. In this episode, we explore: Why this eclipse is unlike any other The Karmic Crunch and what it’s asking of you The Fire of Soul: testing your life through presence and authenticity How to align with your destiny line and plant soul-led intentions Leo’s invitation to live with courage, heart, and creative purpose The resurrection energy of Isis & Osiris and the Phoenix rising within WAYS TO GO DEEPER: Bones Membership – Our monthly community for soul-led transformation. If you’re feeling called to work consciously with this eclipse season, Bones offers a held, soul-led space to deepen the journey. Begin with the bonus Nothing But Soul three-part workshop and the August 1st Workshop journey—experiences designed to help you cross the Rubicon, connect with your soul, release what’s complete, and discover what’s calling you into your next chapter. $59/Month Join Bones ReWilding Your Destiny: Eclipse Journey – A guided experiential workshop to help you navigate the Fire of Soul, release karmic patterns, reconnect with your destiny line, and move through the August eclipses with clarity, courage, and grace. Includes lifetime access plus guided support throughout eclipse season. Use code ECLIPSELOVE for 20% off. Begin the Eclipse Journey _____ Listen to “The Eclipse Crucible Has Begun (Don’t Miss This Window)“ podcast here… Topics Explored in “The Eclipse Crucible Has Begun (Don’t Miss This Window)” podcast: (Times based off audio version) Chapters (00:00) – The Fire of Soul Begins (01:12) – Soul Boot Camp (02:32) – Eclipses & Your Destiny Line (05:32) – The Karmic Crunch (12:10) – The Two Fires of Soul (23:13) – Becoming a Match for Your New Frequency (28:54) – The Venus-Pluto-Neptune Basket: Deepening Desires & Love (33:32) – Avoiding Delusion: The Fire of Truth in Your Dreams (36:37) – The Leo Stellium: Turning It Over to the Divine (41:30) – The Divine Warrior & Wounded Healer (45:03) – Hecate on the North Node (47:58) – Isis, Osiris: Life-Giving Elixir & Resurrection (50:43) – Becoming Who You Came Here to Be You can leave a comment or question for Sabrina on the YouTube version of this episode. Listen to after “The Eclipse Crucible Has Begun (Don’t Miss This Window)”: August Eclipses: What Nobody Tells You | Debra Silverman August 3–9: The Week That Resets Your Destiny The Crucible Week That Changes Who You Are STAY CONNECTED ReWilding Weekly (free, embodied astrology) IG Website Disclaimer: Educational/spiritual perspectives; not medical/mental-health advice. #2025Shift #NewHuman #SpiritualAwakening Welcome to ReWilding with Sabrina Lynn & ReWilding for Women! A gifted facilitator of revolutionary inner work and the world's leading archetypal embodiment expert, Sabrina Lynn is the creator of the groundbreaking ReWilding Way and founder of ReWilding For Women. Sabrina has led more than 100,000 people through programs based on the ReWilding Way, a modality of healing and awakening that strips away the false, the deep wounds from early life, and the fears that hold people back, to reveal their true and unique soul light and help them build their innate capacity to shine it in the world. Her work includes in-person retreats and events, the monthly ReWilding Membership, Living Close to the Bone, Priest/ess Trainings, Mystery Schools, the ReWilding with the Archetypes, and the wildly popular 6 Faces of the Feminine workshop series. Welcome to ReWilding! The post 396 – The Eclipse Crucible Has Begun (Don’t Miss This Window) appeared first on Rewilding for Women.
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What if the biggest challenge facing therapists isn't burnout… but evolution? In this special bonus episode, Sarah shares her keynote from the inaugural Revolutionary Practice Summit, exploring why therapists must evolve—not just professionally, but personally—to meet the realities of practicing in today's world. Drawing from trauma theory, developmental psychology, leadership research, systems thinking, and her own experience as a therapist and group practice owner, Sarah offers a compelling vision for the future of psychotherapy. Rather than asking therapists to simply become more resilient, she invites us to expand our capacity for complexity, uncertainty, and collective care. In this keynote, Sarah explores: Why therapists must do their own work The hidden cost of pathological empathy Why self-care alone isn't enough Organizational trauma and unhealthy workplace cultures Vertical development and therapist maturity The "meta-crisis" shaping mental health today Power, leadership, and the future of psychotherapy Why healing must happen at the individual, organizational, and systemic levels Whether you're a therapist, supervisor, practice owner, social worker, or graduate student, this keynote is an invitation to imagine what our profession could become—and the role each of us plays in creating it. Join the 2027 Revolutionary Practice Summit. Get $50 off with code: SpeakUp50 Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Sarah's Downloadables Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
The August Eclipse Portal is officially open. If life feels like it’s standing at a crossroads… this is why. The next six weeks are some of the most important of 2026, and the Eclipse Journey was created specifically to help you work with them consciously instead of simply reacting to them. Begin the Eclipse Journey → Details here Understand what’s changing. Release what you’ve outgrown. Walk consciously into what’s next. Available through August 27. A little gift for our podcast community: Use code ECLIPSELOVE for 20% off the ReWild Your Destiny Eclipse Journey during eclipse season. ——– This isn’t just another astrology forecast. It’s the beginning of one of the most fated and transformational periods of 2026. From August 3–9, the cosmos begins preparing us for the August 12 New Moon Eclipse, opening a six-week window to release old karma, reconnect with your soul’s path, and make choices that shape the months—and years—ahead. In this episode, Sabrina Lynn explores how to work with these energies instead of being overwhelmed by them, revealing why this week is about healing, truth, destiny, and choosing the path your soul has been calling you toward. If you’ve been feeling like everything is changing… If you’re standing at a crossroads… If you know something in your life can no longer continue the way it has… This week’s astrology explains why. IN THIS EPISODE • Why the August Eclipse Portal accelerates karma and destiny • How Chiron retrograde begins a powerful healing initiation • Jupiter conjunct Hygeia and the potential for profound healing • Hecate on the North Node and choosing your true path • Eris, Mars and the courage to speak difficult truths • Venus entering Libra and restoring harmony after deep transformation • Isis, Sophia and awakening higher feminine wisdom • How to prepare for the August 27 Eclipse before it forces change for you _____ ECLIPSE RESOURSES ReWild Your Destiny — Eclipse Journey Open your destiny line. Clear karmic patterns. Activate your North Node. Prepare consciously for the August eclipses. Offer ends August 27: Details here A little gift for our podcast community: Use code ECLIPSELOVE for 20% off the ReWild Your Destiny Eclipse Journey during eclipse season. The Healers Bundle Work with Chiron, Hygeia and Sedna to support deep healing, miraculous transformation and soul-level evolution during Eclipse Season. Buy 2, Get 1 Free — Save $197 Work with the Healers Archetype IX Ready to go deeper? Archetype IX is ReWilding’s complete Mystery School, featuring Isis, Sophia, Hecate, Chiron, Hygeia, Saturn and dozens of archetypal initiations. → Email support@rewildingway.com for private enrollment information. ReWilding Weekly: Stay connected with our community and get practices, journal prompts, and deeper insights in your inbox. Subscribe here _____ Listen to “August 3–9: The Week That Resets Your Destiny“ podcast here… Topics Explored in “August 3–9: The Week That Resets Your Destiny” podcast: (Times based off audio version) Chapters (00:00) – Entering the Eclipse Wormhole (01:15) – Working with Eclipse Season: Karmic Burn vs. Dharmic Opening (03:42) – Standing at the Hecate Crossroads (07:05) – ReWild Your Destiny Eclipse Journey (08:14) – Monday: Chiron Retrograde & The Wounded Healer's Wisdom (11:21) – Jupiter conjunct Hygeia: Miraculous Healing & Kundalini (14:25) – The Healers Journey: Working with Hygeia, Chiron & Sedna (16:20) – Tuesday: Truth Bombs with Eris & Mars (18:43) – Vesta & Eris: Focusing Your Inner Soul Flame (23:34) – Thursday: Challenging Conversations & Words That Rock the Boat (27:40) – Venus moves into Libra: Harmonizing Your Feminine (29:03) – Sun trine Saturn: Grounding the Dream into Reality (31:05) – Friday: High Feminine Magic with Isis & Sophia (35:10) – Saturday: Sedna's Deep Metamorphosis (41:22) – Sunday: Finding Your Voice as Mercury moves into Leo You can leave a comment or question for Sabrina on the YouTube version of this episode. Listen to after “August 3–9: The Week That Resets Your Destiny“: The Crucible Week That Changes Who You Are Shadow Work with the Goddess (Kali, Lilith, Persephone, Hecate, Medusa) CHIRON MEDITATION: Why You DON’T Need to Heal Everything STAY CONNECTED ReWilding Weekly (free, embodied astrology) IG Website Disclaimer: Educational/spiritual perspectives; not medical/mental-health advice. #2025Shift #NewHuman #SpiritualAwakening Welcome to ReWilding with Sabrina Lynn & ReWilding for Women! A gifted facilitator of revolutionary inner work and the world's leading archetypal embodiment expert, Sabrina Lynn is the creator of the groundbreaking ReWilding Way and founder of ReWilding For Women. Sabrina has led more than 100,000 people through programs based on the ReWilding Way, a modality of healing and awakening that strips away the false, the deep wounds from early life, and the fears that hold people back, to reveal their true and unique soul light and help them build their innate capacity to shine it in the world. Her work includes in-person retreats and events, the monthly ReWilding Membership, Living Close to the Bone, Priest/ess Trainings, Mystery Schools, the ReWilding with the Archetypes, and the wildly popular 6 Faces of the Feminine workshop series. Welcome to ReWilding! The post 394 – August 3–9: The Week That Resets Your Destiny appeared first on Rewilding for Women.
Can therapists ethically work with clients whose values oppose their own? Sarah Buino and Jordan Conrad explore professionalism, self-disclosure, political identity, and the future of psychotherapy in an increasingly polarized world. Is therapy political? That's a good question and one that provokes an array of answers (just peruse any therapists' Facebook group). I've talked with a decent number of therapists who possess vastly different political views than their clients. Every one of these compassionate providers mentions how difficult it is to hold space for healing amid political discord. Enter Jordan Conrad, PhD, LCSW, a psychotherapist, researcher, and the founder and clinical director of Lexington Park Psychotherapy in NYC. Jordan is an accomplished clinician and author, and his work explores difficult topics in the philosophy of medicine, neurodiversity, and psychotherapy. He's also an excellent sparring partner on the subject of ethics in therapeutic spaces. Let's get ready to (verbally) rumble! Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
In his book, The Wounded Healer, Henri Nouwen wrote that “Compassion is born when we discover in the center of our own existence not only that God is God and man is man, but also that our neighbor is really our fellow man.”
What therapists often misunderstand about DID, childhood trauma, shame, attachment, and the therapeutic relationship—with psychotherapist and author Sally Maslansky. **If you find conversations about childhood sexual abuse activating, please take care with this episode. Although our discussion doesn't contain explicit details, abuse is a central theme.** Because hindsight is 20/20, allow me to add a bit of self-evaluation to this conversation with Sally Maslansky, LMFT, my emotionally wise and accomplished guest. Sally is a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, consultant, and author of A Brilliant Adaptation: How Dissociative Identity and the Therapeutic Bond Saved Me. Her work centers on the power of relationship, the complexity of the mind, and the possibility of healing even in the aftermath of profound childhood trauma. Sally's life and career can serve as proof that people with dissociative identity disorder (DID) can heal. Here are three points to take away from this discussion: DID truly is a superior survival adaptation. It generally develops in response to attachment wounds sustained in childhood. Shame––not the feeling that we've done something bad but that we are bad––is a bummer! The more we can build capacity to identify the implicit or explicit shame-based lessons of our childhood, the closer we get to connecting with ourselves and each other. Therapists can (and should) "meet" their patients' dissociated states. With proper training and supervision, these interactions can become part of a compassionate reintegration process. "Therapy," concludes Sally, "is a collaborative venture." I agree. It's not about needing to fix; it's about accountability and liberating ourselves from trauma. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Did that question just hit you in the heart a little? Even make you worried that you might be somehow 'found out' or are not 'good enough' due to your wounds and lived experiences, to be amazing at the space holding you do? It's so understandable if yes due to the conditioning we hold about what healing and being healed supposedly means. Julie speaks to both the mythological and psychological components of the wounded healer archetype on The Priestess Podcast today with insights into what we can soulfully DO if the answer to this question we find is yes. And introducing….Sacredly Seen! A month long ceremonial immersion for space holders to become sought after and soul-led leaders. Join Julie for… 4 Live Online Ceremonies 1 Priestess Online Q&A Session Digital Ceremonial Guide Life Changing Community for just $66AUD. A beautiful, supportive and inspirational experience to do the inner work required of all sacred space holders and ignite your sacred leadership path. The portal is open until August 3rd with the first ceremony August 6th! Join here! Website: www.juliesuzanneparker.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julesyparker Sacredly Seen: https://juliesuzanneparker.com/sacredlyseen/
Today, I am talking to Liz Bentley, psychotherapist, writer, comedian, poet and performer. Liz has recently released her brand NEW memoir; The Suicidal Therapist, Confessions of a Wounded Healer on Survivors Voices Press. This is her heartfelt and authentic story, diving into some of the aspects of mental health that we often don't talk about. Liz sought therapy in her early twenties, whilst dealing with problems with bulimia, intimate relationships, drugs, grief and being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She talks candidly about these subjects in her book. Liz has worked extensively for over thirty-four years as a psychotherapist, supervisor and facilitator in the NHS, Goldsmiths College, Lewisham College (in London) and private practice. Liz has performed with her comedy poetry at The Poetry Cafe, London Literature Festival, Leicester Square Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, The Ivy House and many other festivals and venues. In the episode today, Liz is going to dive into her life journey, taking us behind the scenes of her imperfect, complicated, persevering and vibrant path. It's an honest and frank conversation to inspire hope and encouragement to anyone who is struggling today. You can order a copy of Liz's book at Survivor's Press https://survivorsvoices.org/survivors-voices-press/ and also from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suicidal-Therapist-Confessions-Wounded-Healer-ebook/dp/B0GC9LS63N Liz's website: https://lizbentley.co.uk/
Lisa Tahir, LCSW, is a clinical social worker, intuitive psychotherapist, glass artist, and author of the book The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds, which was endorsed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and is the subject of this podcast. Practicing in New Orleans and Los Angeles, she blends traditional psychotherapy with spiritual practices like Reiki and Psychoastrology to help clients heal core wounds and end self-sabotage. For more information about Lisa and her many offerings, please see: Her professional website: https://www.nolatherapy.com/ Her website which includes her glass sculpture art: https://lisatahir.com/ Her podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DheMsI1MImp8crZSkbvU7 Social media: https://www.instagram.com/nolatherapy; www.linkedin.com/in/lisatahir This podcast is available on your favorite podcast feed, or here: https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-349-lisa-tahir-the-chiron-effect-healing-our-core-woundswounded-healer-archetype Cover art: "Abstraction" Resin Bonded sand red cast glass made by Lisa Tahir.
Why therapists must do their own work: leadership, integrity, and the future of therapy with Sarah Buino and Lane Essex. We made it! To the middle of 2026. I realize that's a bit of a good-news/bad-news scenario given the current political climate. Still, the fact that we're all here is something worthy of celebration. Or, at the very least, reflection. Where do we, as therapists, want to grow next? How do we get there? I literally cannot fathom any other solution for how we evolve the profession, get better at running businesses, or treat each other and our clients than by working on ourselves. So let's talk about: The future of therapy and therapist leadership Why self-work is foundational to ethical practice Group practice ownership and accountability The challenges of building a consulting business Integrity as a professional competency Community, belonging, and the role of thought leadership in uncertain times Cheers to more growth in the second half. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Annabel Du Boulay is an Author, Speaker, Therapist and Warrior Mama, with 35 years of academic research in, and lived embodied experience of, the Rose, Gnostic, Celtic and Avalon-Grail Lineages as a Priestess and Mystic.Annabel specialises in peeling back the layers of patriarchal religious appropriation and manipulation of ancient pagan mythology and early Gnostic teachings for the healing and empowerment of women through her Return to the Rose Garden® Programme.In these guest episodes for the Law of Positivism podcast, Annabel guides you on a journey around her Philosophia Wheel of the Year - one of the foundational frameworks of her teaching programme, which weaves the Rose and Gnostic calendar with the Celtic Wheel of the Year - exploring the different mythos, deities and archetypal energies that they embody so that you can work with them in your own life.If you'd like to join Annabel at her annual Avalon Rose Retreat Day at Chalice Well in Glastonbury on 9 July 2026, please send her a DM or email..Visit Annabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/ Return to the Rose Garden with Annabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/online-programme/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annabelduboulay/Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism
Sign up for the Astro Mail Club :: https://astrologyhumandesign.com/bookshop/p/the-astro-mail-clubChiron enters Taurus for the first time in nearly 50 years, beginning a major collective healing cycle around money, self-worth, resources, embodiment, value, food, and abundance.In this video, we're exploring:✨ What Chiron in Taurus means from 2026-2033✨ Chiron currently transiting through Human Design Gate 3✨ Healing money wounds and self-worth triggers✨ Why gardening, herbalism, entrepreneurship, and intentional living may become major trends✨ Chiron in Taurus horoscopes for every rising signChiron is known as the Wounded Healer in astrology, revealing the areas where we are being called to grow, heal, and evolve. As Chiron moves through Taurus, collective themes around value, embodiment, financial security, and receiving support come into focus.↓ Resources Mentioned ↓• Chiron in Taurus Blog Post - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/blog/chiron-in-taurus-healing-your-relationship-with-worth-money-food-amp-self-value• Human Design Depression Gates Blog Post - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/blog/the-depression-gates-in-human-design?rq=depression• Astrology & Human Design Membership - https://app.learnastrohd.co/c/class-library/• Become an Astrologer Course - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/astrohdcourses• Life Purpose Astrology Report - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/life-purpose-with-astrology• Astro Mail Club - https://astrologyhumandesign.com/bookshop/p/the-astro-mail-clubWebsite: https://astrologyhumandesign.com#ChironInTaurus #Astrology #HumanDesign #Astrology2026 #TaurusEnergy00:00 What Chiron in Taurus Means for Collective Healing01:07 Chiron in Taurus & Human Design: Gate 3 Explained03:17 Collective Self-Doubt, New Beginnings & Liminal Space08:33 Upcoming Trends with Chiron in Taurus17:52 Why Snail Mail & Long-Form Content Are Trending (Uranus in Gemini)22:44 Chiron in Taurus Key Dates & Retrograde Schedule23:37 How to Read Your Horoscope (Rising Sign vs. Sun Sign)24:33 Aries Rising25:38 Taurus Rising26:45 Gemini Rising27:33 Cancer Rising28:13 Leo Rising29:16 Virgo Rising30:48 Libra Rising31:47 Scorpio Rising32:48 Sagittarius Rising33:35 Capricorn Rising34:37 Aquarius Rising35:48 Pisces Rising36:58 Closing Thoughts_ connect _INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/learnastrohdTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@learnastrohd#kelseyastrology #learnastrohd #astrologykelsey #tauruschiron #astrologyhumandesign For entertainment purposes only. This does not take the place of any medical diagnosis or legal advice. Any major decisions should be consulted by a professional. This does not take the place of that.
Sarah reflects on selling her therapy practice, surviving burnout, and discovering that healing sometimes means walking away. This week we're sharing a conversation that originally aired on Lonely at the Top, hosted by Rachel Alexandria. Rachel works with CEOs, founders, executives, and high performers navigating the emotional weight of leadership, so it makes sense that this conversation was about one of the most transformative—and painful—chapters of my professional life. In this episode: Why leadership can become profoundly lonely—even when you're surrounded by people The hidden relationship between trauma, workaholism, and burnout Navigating residential treatment and recovery during COVID What suicidal ideation can reveal about feeling trapped and overwhelmed Why asking for help may be one of the most important leadership skills we develop If you've ever felt trapped by success, isolated by leadership, or overwhelmed by the pressure of holding everything together, I hope this conversation reminds you that you're not alone and that healing doesn't require perfection. Originally aired on Lonely at the Top in 2025. Special thanks to Rachel Alexandria for hosting valuable conversations about leadership, vulnerability, and what it really costs to carry responsibility. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
This week brings one of the most uplifting energy shifts of the year as we welcome a Super New Moon in Gemini and Chiron's move into Taurus. The Gemini New Moon encourages us to slow down, have some fun, and reconnect with the joy of being alive. This is not a week for overthinking, making major decisions, or trying to figure everything out. Instead, we're invited to spend time with friends, enjoy good conversations, stay open to new perspectives, and remember that life is meant to be experienced, not just managed. I also explore the fascinating Sabian Symbol for this New Moon: "Children skating over a frozen village pond." This symbol reminds us that we don't have to wait for life to be perfect before we allow ourselves to enjoy it. Joy is available now, even in challenging times. Adding to the energy, Mercury is slowing down as we enter the pre shadow phase of the upcoming Mercury Retrograde. This encourages us to slow our pace, be more present, and give ourselves permission to take a breath before the busy months ahead. The biggest astrological event of the week happens on June 19 when Chiron, the Wounded Healer, moves into Taurus for the first time since 1983. Chiron has spent the last eight years in Aries helping us heal issues around identity, confidence, and self expression. Now the focus shifts toward healing our relationship with self worth, money, security, comfort, and what truly matters. As technology continues to accelerate through Uranus in Gemini and the rise of AI, Chiron in Taurus offers an important balance. This transit encourages us to slow down, reconnect with nature, prioritize our well being, and create lives that feel meaningful rather than simply productive. In this episode, we explore how Chiron in Taurus may transform our relationship with money, possessions, work, food, the environment, and the Earth's resources over the coming years. Most importantly, it offers a hopeful vision of a future built on sustainability, authenticity, and a deeper connection to what nourishes the soul. This week's message is simple: slow down, enjoy the moment you're in, stay open to new possibilities, and trust that life is unfolding exactly as it should.
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Sarah and Rebecca discuss trauma culture, healing, political consciousness, and building the capacity to stay present with life's messiness. This week, we're sharing a conversation originally recorded in 2024 for The Unburdened Leader with my friend and colleague, Rebecca Ching. Truthfully, this felt less like an interview and more like one of those conversations you have with someone who speaks the same language you do. We talk about what I call ordinary trauma—the relational wounds that often go unnoticed because they're so common—and why reclaiming our agency is essential to healing. We also dive into the dangers of quick-fix solutions, the importance of mindfulness, and what it means to lead from values rather than fear. In this episode: What "ordinary trauma" is and why it often goes unrecognized The relationship between agency, personal power, and healing Why the pursuit of being "okay" may be the wrong goal The dangers of trauma oversimplification and quick-fix culture How leadership, politics, values, and healing are deeply interconnected Have you ever wondered whether healing is supposed to feel easier by now? Then this conversation is for you. Originally aired on The Unburdened Leader podcast in 2024. Special thanks to Rebecca Ching for creating a space for nuance, curiosity, and honest conversation. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
A brief note. These episodes are being released during a five-week period when I am away and not tracking current events in real time. The archetypal patterns I offer are reliable. What is expressing them in the world right now is yours to hold alongside what I offer.___Completion, Crossing, and New BeginningSomething is completing and something is beginning this week. Venus, who has been moving through Cancer since mid-May, turning the relational field toward nurturing and genuine care, is preparing to leave. Before she goes, she has significant work to do.Key Cycles This Week:Tuesday, June 9: Venus conjuncts Jupiter in Cancer. Mercury in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries. Two movements pulling in different directions. Venus meeting Jupiter in Cancer amplifies what nourishes — warmth, generosity, the sense of genuine belonging. This is one of the more beautiful transits of recent weeks. Let it land. Let what is good be felt fully rather than held at arm's length by the urgency of everything else.At the same time, Mercury squares Saturn. The feeling mind meets hard reality. Difficult conversations may be necessary. The gap between what is longed for and what is currently possible becomes harder to ignore. Hold both. Expansion and honest reckoning are not contradictions in a genuine threshold time.Friday, June 12: Venus in Cancer squares Chiron in Aries. Before Venus leaves Cancer, she meets the Wounded Healer. This square touches old relational wounds — places where the longing for genuine belonging has met disappointment or the pain of being too much or not enough within systems never designed to hold the fullness of who you are. For many, this wound is not only personal. It is ancestral and collective.Venus square Chiron does not offer easy resolution. But the Shamanic tradition has always known that when a wound is brought into honest awareness and witnessed rather than managed, something in it begins to metabolize. What surfaces this week around old relational pain may be less a sign that something is wrong and more an invitation to witness what has long needed witnessing.Saturday, June 13: Venus enters Leo, remaining until July 9. The register shifts. Where Cancer sought quiet belonging and nourishment, Leo seeks expression, visibility, and the joy of being fully seen in one's vitality. This is not vanity. It is the soul's genuine need to be witnessed in its radiance, not only its tenderness. In a collective moment asking so much gravity and endurance, Venus in Leo is not a distraction. It is replenishment.Sunday, June 14: New Moon at 24 degrees of Gemini. The lunation cycle renews in the sign of the Communicator. In a field still charged by Uranus in Gemini, what wants to begin here is not a return to familiar patterns of thought but genuinely new perception. In a time when the information field is saturated and often deliberately disorienting, this lunation asks: what new way of knowing is trying to emerge in you, from your own direct experience rather than what you have been told?Plant that.Larger FrameThis week holds the full arc of Venus in Cancer — her expansion, her reckoning with old wounds, and her departure into Leo. What have you learned since mid-May about what genuinely nourishes you? Where has old relational pain asked to be witnessed? Venus carries what she has learned in Cancer into Leo. The nourishment becomes fuel for expression. The tenderness becomes the ground of genuine visibility.And the New Moon in Gemini opens a new chapter in how we think and communicate, with ourselves, with each other, with the larger world trying to find its new form.Reflection QuestionsWhere am I being invited to let genuine goodness or expansion actually land rather than holding it at arm's length?What old relational wound is asking to be witnessed rather than managed right now?As Venus moves into Leo and the New Moon plants new seeds, what wants to be expressed that has not yet had enough room?Let what is good be felt. Let what is wounded be witnessed. Let what is new have the quiet attention of this lunation.The web of life is always reorganizing toward something, even when we cannot yet see its full shape.Podcast poem: Wisdom of the Deer by Kent OsbourneIf this transmission has been useful, share it with someone who might need orientation in these times.Support the showGo to Sheila's website for information for transformational resources: https://www.ontheedgesofchange.comThis episode was co-created with generative AI, engaged as a soul-aligned ally in service of transformation. At the edge where technology meets myth, I choose insight over noise, and alchemy over automation. Thank you for dreaming the future with me.
Chronic shame, developmental trauma, healing in community, and why the future of therapy depends on therapists embracing their own growth. This week, we're sharing a conversation originally recorded for The Innovative Therapist with Shawn Hondorp. What started as a typical podcast interview quickly became a conversation that helped me better understand my own work (thank you very much!) We talk about how chronic shame disconnects us from our agency, why therapists need to be honest about power dynamics, and what happens when we stop trying to "arrive" at healing and instead embrace the lifelong journey of becoming. In this episode: Why personal power and agency are essential to healing from developmental trauma How therapists unintentionally recreate harmful power dynamics in therapy and workplace settings The connection between chronic shame and self-abandonment Why therapists must prioritize their own healing work How creativity, play, spirituality, and community can become powerful pathways to transformation If you've ever felt frustrated by the limitations of traditional therapy, exhausted by workplace dynamics, or curious about what authentic healing really looks like, I think you'll find something meaningful here. Originally aired on The Innovative Therapist podcast in 2026. Many thanks to Shawn Hondorp for the invitation and conversation. If you haven't already, check out her show and add it to your listening playlist. The Innovative Therapist Retreat October 2026 with Shawn Hondorp Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
June arrives with a very different energy than May. If the past month felt intense, fast-moving, or emotionally charged, intuitive astrologer Stevie Calista says this month offers something many of us desperately need: space to slow down, reflect, and integrate. We're being invited to pause, review, and reconnect with what truly matters.In This Episode, We're Covering This + MoreThe lingering energy of the rare Sagittarius Blue Moon and what it revealed about your purpose, truth, and vision for the future.The powerful Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer and how it encourages deeper connection, family healing, self-care, and emotional expansion.Chiron, the "Wounded Healer," moves into Taurus on June 19, beginning a major collective healing cycle around self-worth, security, safety, money, and our relationship with the body.The Summer Solstice on June 21 and the beginning of Cancer Season—a time to reconnect with home, family, emotional nourishment, and the people who feel like family.Mercury Retrograde in Cancer (June 29–July 24) and how to work with this reflective period instead of fighting it.The Theme for June: CuriosityIf there's one word Stevie wants us to carry through June, it's curiosity. When emotions surface, old wounds are activated, or uncertainty arises, ask:What is this here to teach me?What perspective am I missing?How can I meet this moment with compassion instead of judgment?The biggest breakthroughs often come through the challenges. As Stevie reminds us, it's the difficult astrological aspects that move the needle and create lasting growth.MORE FROM STEVIE CALISTAWebsite: steviecalista.com https://steviecalista.comInstagram: @farmhousemoonSubstack: Letters From The Stars https://substack.com/@farmhousemoonMORE ON CHIRONRobyn references our conversation with clinical psychologist, astrologer, and Chiron expert Dr. Lisa Tahir, who integrates Chiron's wisdom into her therapeutic and healing work. Check out our podcast episode with her:Chiron + Psychoastrology®: The Therapy You Didn't Know Was Written in the Stars (Lisa Tahir) Visit seekingcentercommunity.com for more with Robyn + Karen and many of the guides on Seeking Center: The Podcast. You'll get access to live weekly sessions, intuitive guidance, daily inspiration, and a space to share your journey with like-minded people who just get it. You can also follow Seeking Center on Instagram @theseekingcenter.
AI researcher and former Google employee Earl Wagner helps unpack AI therapy bots, emotional attachment to technology, and what makes healing deeply human. You know how I'm always encouraging therapists to sit with the unknown? Well, fair warning: this episode may test your limits in the same way that a good fitness coach might test your stamina. It's time for the AI conversation. AI's growing role in therapy, healing, and emotional support Why loneliness and disconnection make AI companions appealing What human therapists can offer that AI can't replicate How therapists may need to evolve in an AI-driven future The importance of community, embodiment, and real connection Maybe therapists can't counter all of our dystopian daydreams, but we can expand our capacity to connect. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
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Why trauma-informed therapists are questioning the medical model, rethinking therapist education, and redefining what healing can look like in a disconnected world. In my ongoing effort to "future-proof" the field of therapy, I'm encouraging practitioners to dream beyond the conventional session model. How do we move our profession and the world closer to a truly person-centered ethos? How do therapists expand our professional capacity to welcome (or, at least tolerate) interpersonal nuance, spiritual inquiry, somatic experiences, and/or political difference? My guest, Dr. Danica Harris, suggests that therapists begin by loosening their death grip on the one-on-one billable hour, among other things. Danica is the somatic experiencing practitioner behind The Empowered Therapist on Instagram. She's also a complex trauma expert working internationally as a coach, facilitator, presenter, and educator. If you're gonna chart a course for a utopian professional future, you're gonna want Danica along for the ride! Why the medical model is failing many therapists and clients The growing divide between therapy education and real-world healing How trauma shows up in therapists themselves Why younger clinicians are challenging old systems The role of spirituality, embodiment, and vulnerability in healing What hope looks like during times of collective trauma Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Rooting What Is Genuinely NewThis is a week of gathering and crossing.After the weight of recent weeks, there is a breath here. A moment of coherence before the next movement begins. And what is gathering is significant. At the end of this week, three of the five personal planets will change signs within two days. The relational field, the communicating mind, and the instinctual body are all crossing thresholds nearly simultaneously.It is worth paying attention to what you are carrying into this crossing, and what you might be ready to leave on this side of it.Key Cycles This Week:Tues, May 12: Mercury in Taurus sextiles Jupiter in Cancer. The mind finds some ease. Something clicks into place. A piece of understanding arrives that feels both true and spacious. Let it ground you before the acceleration that follows.Thurs May 14: Sun conjunct Mercury in Taurus. What has been circling internally may find language now. This conjunction also marks the midpoint of a four-month Mercury cycle, the moment when something you have been developing moves from testing into building. If a project or evolving body of work is ready to take more visible shape, this is that threshold.Sat, May 16: New Moon at 26 degrees of Taurus conjunct Uranus in early Gemini and Mars conjunct Chiron in Aries. The New Moon invites planting, but not simply what is comfortable or familiar. With Uranus nearby, what wants to take root is genuinely new. Something that may ask you to leave a known identity behind and root yourself in authentic emergence rather than safe repetition. What do you actually value that is genuinely new? Not what survival required you to prioritize, not what has served you in a chapter that may now be completing. At the same time, Mars meets Chiron, the Wounded Healer and Shamanic One. In the ancient understanding, the wounded healer does not heal despite their wound. They heal through it. The medicine they carry to the people is precisely what was forged in their own descent. Where you have been most broken open may be exactly where your most authentic medicine lives.Sun, May 17: Mercury enters Gemini and conjuncts Uranus. plus Venus in Gemini sextiles Chiron in Aries. The mind quickens and the acceleration arrives. Stay anchored in the body and direct experience even as the mental field speeds up. Venus sextiling Chiron offers a relational thread, healing available in honest conversation and the simple act of being witnessed in something tender.Reflection QuestionsWhat is genuinely wanting to take root in me right now, not what should, but what my body and deeper knowing recognize as authentically new?Where in my own story has a wound or difficult passage begun to reveal itself as a form of medicine or gift?As the mental field begins to accelerate, what helps me stay anchored in my own direct experience?This is a real crossing. Let what is true become speakable. Let what wants to grow, even if it surprises you, have the quiet attention it deserves.Podcast poem: Questo Muro by Anita BarrowsSupport the showGo to Sheila's website for information for transformational resources: https://www.ontheedgesofchange.comThis episode was co-created with generative AI, engaged as a soul-aligned ally in service of transformation. At the edge where technology meets myth, I choose insight over noise, and alchemy over automation. Thank you for dreaming the future with me.
What if power isn't something to avoid—but something to learn? Francine Proulx-Kenzle and Sarah Buino explore sociocracy, personal power, burnout, and how early childhood experiences shape the way we show up in systems. I'm going to say something that might make a few therapists squirm: power is not the enemy. And yet… so many of us act like it is. In this conversation with Francine Proulx-Kenzle, I kept coming back to a core truth that I think we—especially in the therapy world—need to hear again and again: power simply exists. What matters is how we relate to it. Key takeaways from this episode: Power isn't something you have or don't have—it's something you learn to use Avoiding power often leads to recreating the same harmful dynamics Burnout is often a sign of disconnection from your own needs and agency Systems like sociocracy show us what shared, humane power can look like Healing isn't about becoming perfect—it's about staying in relationship with your humanity If there's one thing I want you to take from this conversation, it's this: you don't have to reject power to be a good person. You just have to learn how to use it differently. And that work starts with you. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join the waitlist for the next Authentic Leaders Group! This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Sarah explores sociocracy with Ted Rau, discussing models of shared leadership, and what it really takes to bridge the gap between overwhelmed owners and under-resourced clinicians. Our third cohort of the Authentic Leaders Group starts this spring and it's got me thinking about systems that need to change. While change may be inevitable, it's far from easy. That's especially true in the therapy field. Our clients and culture are undergoing sweeping evolution and so too must group practice. How do we bridge the gap between employees and owners when both feel overworked and underpaid? Sociocracy could be the answer. Why group practice feels unsustainable right now: Exploring the growing disconnect between owners and clinicians—and how burnout, compensation, and evolving cultural needs are pushing the current model to its limits. What sociocracy offers instead: Insights from Ted Rau on consent-based governance, shared decision-making, and how "circles" can distribute power, responsibility, and accountability. The real question behind systems change: What it actually asks of us—owners releasing control, clinicians stepping into leadership—and whether the field is ready to experiment with more equitable, collaborative ways of working. I'm committed to having more of these system-focused, heart-centered conversations. I hope you are, too. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
What do you do when the world refuses to become what you know it should be? In this conversation, Steven Garber introduces the concept of "the proximate" - learning to make peace with what is nearly, but not yet, true - in our marriages, our work for justice, and our longing for God's kingdom to come. Drawing on Tolkien, Augustine, the Clapham Society, and the surprising cry of a postmodern novelist, Steven helps us understand the difference between hope and optimism, what it means to carry our wounds into the world as healers, and why the question of what it means to be human may be the most urgent question of our age. His new book is Hints of Hope.Steven Garber has been teacher of many people in many places for many years, a professor for undergraduates, graduates, and people at work in the world. The founder of the Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture, he now serves as the Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Senior Advisor for the Economics of Mutuality and Senior Fellow for the Institute for Marketplace Transformation; and for several years was the Professor of Marketplace Theology at Regent College, Vancouver BC. The author of several books, his most recent are Hints of Hope: Essays on Making Peace with the Proximate, Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good, and The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work. With his wife Meg, they are the parents of children and grandchildren, and have long lived in Virginia among family, friends and flowers. A native of the mountain valleys of Colorado and California, a geography of people and place which is still a deep home to him.Steven's Book:Hints of HopeSteven's Recommendations:A Christmas CarolLes MiserablesConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@shiftingculturepodcast.comGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky or YouTubeConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below NEW PODCAST: American Evangelicals - A History PodcastA thoughtful, deep dive into one of the most talked-about movements in American history.Support the show
What happens when therapists stop performing growth and actually practice it together? Kathryn Esquer shares how The Therapist Network emerged from a real need for authentic connection—and why community, vulnerability, and accountability are essential for sustainable clinical work. You know how I'm always going on about a) doing your work, and b) doing that work alongside others? It occurred to me that many therapists don't know where to begin, especially with "everything" happening to our profession and the communities we serve. Kathryn Esquer felt that same deep desire for peer-based connection and support. So, she built it. Today, The Therapist Network offers professionals a virtual space for genuine collaboration, collective wisdom, and feedback––the kind of inspiration and resource-sharing that chaotic Facebook groups just can't provide. Katy and I advance that goal by offering a "what to expect" primer for healthy group dynamics: Why build community? Your professional growth and mental well-being depend on it! Joining something is scary as hell, but extending yourself is better than going it alone. Practice discernment. Not all collaboration is good! If you're questioning a group's leadership, motives, or focus, then it's time to find a new space. Include elders and others. If the group doesn't embrace a mix of backgrounds, orientations, or ages, then it's not a true community. Seek safety. Authenticity is easier to access when a group feels secure. A reminder that safety doesn't mean devoid of accountability. A safe community promotes responsibility among all its members. Take time to find your people. Join The Therapist Network and receive 20% off your subscription tier when you enter the code SARAHROCKS. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Join us for an enlightening conversation with Alexandra Raquel as we explore the transformative power of feminine wisdom, the rise of the matriarchy, and practices for reconnecting with our intuition and ancestral roots. Discover how cycles, pleasure, and community can support us in building a more just and sustainable future. KEY TOPICS Matriarchal relationship with self and earth Cycles and cyclical living for empowerment The role of pleasure in feminine power Ancestral healing and connection to land Building community and sacred ceremonies THEMES "The epic moment of pleasure is the moment of creation." "Taking pleasure back is a radical act." "The tools of patriarchy are to rush and hustle." FOLLOW LISA Join The Feminine Leadership Loung Community and access breathwork portal: Join for free here On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamalia.evoke/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamalianorman/ Get your free guide to living in rhythm with yourself: The Cycle Guide Alexandra Raquel Hughes is a Feminist Culture Weaver, ceremonial guide, and founder of Conectada — a project dedicated to restoring Earth‑rooted feminine leadership through sacred ceremony, ancestral healing, and embodied spiritual practice. Drawing from Quechua and settler ancestries, as well as two decades of guiding women through life's transitions, Alexandra creates held spaces where women reconnect with intuition, ancestral wisdom, and the cyclical rhythms of the Earth. As a trained Priestess and ceremonialist, she supports soulful transformation through offerings including the 13 Moons cyclical living community, private ancestral Soul Journeys, and bespoke sacred feminine ceremonies. Alexandra is mother to 2 beautiful teens and one young adult. She lives and works in Tkaronto (Toronto), on the ancestral territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Chippewa, Mississaugas of the Credit, and Wendat peoples. FOLLOW ALEXANDRA Website - https://conectada.ca/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/connectata CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction and Context Setting 03:19 Exploring Feminism and Matriarchy 14:32 Cyclical Living and Feminine Energy 20:03 Astrological Insights and Full Moon Energy 24:18 Astrological Insights and the Wounded Healer 26:34 The Birth of the Matriarchy 29:06 Community and Embodiment in Healing 31:30 Pleasure as a Radical Act 33:48 The Interconnection of Pleasure and Feminine Power 36:29 Rage, Pleasure, and the Matriarchy 43:28 Ancestral Wisdom and Collective Healing #femininewisdom #matriarchy #livingcycles #pleasure #ancestralhealing #sacredceremony #feminineleadership #community #spirituality #empowerment #femininepleasure #lunarcycles
Mark muses on how more attention is given to the doubter, Thomas, than to Jesus himself.
If therapists can't feel, they can't help. Christian Snuffer dives into psychedelics, spirituality, and the future of therapy—and why curiosity and compassion matter more than any modality. We met on Instagram and immediately bonded over, well, everything! While every tangent in this episode is just so compelling, three topics really reinforced my belief in the future of psychology and the clinicians who are dedicating themselves to its evolution: self-compassion - for the twisty journeys that bring many of us into this field and home to our own healing coachability - old dogs (and therapists) can learn new tricks, modalities, and ways of being with their clients and themselves psychedelics - we need to protect this vital treatment option from the scourge of capitalism Bonus focus: spirituality, namely, how do we make space for it in practice? Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
What if the biggest problem in therapy is therapists who haven't done their own work? Jamie Marich explores recovery, spirituality beyond religion, and why no modality, guru, or system can replace embodied healing. I love show-and-tell as a teaching method, especially because it emphasizes the importance of therapists doing their own work. Dr. Jamie Marich is the perfect participant. They have a substantial catalog of "personal artifacts" to share: growing up inside evangelical Christian nationalism recovery from addiction and participation in AA processing their queerness in an unsafe environment reconnecting to their spirituality beyond organized religion These mementos highlight Jamie's rebel journey back to wholeness and a spiritually fulfilling relationship with God, free from rigid dogma. This conversation challenges therapists to do their own work, move beyond rigid systems, and rediscover wholeness as something already within us—not something we earn. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Let's go into the underworld to retrieve our treasures of self-knowledge, as Kelly Ann Street joins me to discuss Embrace the Dark. Drawing on Jungian psychology, we'll delve into the concept of shadow work to uncover hidden parts of the psyche and facilitate integration toward holistic wholeness. Get a guide to navigating “dark nights of the soul” across critical life areas, including embodiment, relationships, and spiritual meaning. You'll also discover practical rituals and transformative tools designed to help you reclaim lost aspects of yourself and find balance in the depths of personal darkness. Get the book: https://amzn.to/4lL4YPD More on Kelly: https://embracethedarkandthelight.com/ Get The Occult Elvis: https://amzn.to/4jnTjE4 Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/ Gnostic Tarot Readings: https://thegodabovegod.com/gnostic-tarot-reading/ The Gnostic Tarot: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/synkrasis Homepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte AB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Support with donation: https://buy.stripe.com/00g16Q8RK8D93mw288 Equipment Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WEJ2CCWHALZB?&sort=default Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Frank Gruba-McCallister on why therapy is political, compassion is nonnegotiable, and healing must include social change. If I had to choose one episode to light my way through the collapse of capitalism, it would be this conversation with Frank Gruba-McCallister. Truth is, there's no escaping the darkness of our current timeline. That said, there are dozens of reasons to remain hopeful, and thousands of people (like Frank) fanning the flames of optimism. There's also hella work to do individually and collectively. The end of capitalism will come whether we act or not. Frank offers several tips to therapists who want to operationalize hope and shape a more equitable future: Embody your values - "Not everyone who is awake stays awake." Our inner work is the journey, not the destination. Remain open or awake to new ways of thinking and be transparent about what has shifted for you. Make space for spiritual wisdom - "How can you be whole, which is what health is, by omitting what is the most essential aspect of who you are?" Don't mistake your antipathy for organized religion as rejection of your spiritual curiosity Mindfully engage with liberatory psychology - "We have to empower people to challenge economic and political systems. But that doesn't negate the importance of them doing work with respect to their own development and growth." Ditto for therapists! "There's a way of coming out of this that brings you to a better place," observes Frank. If he can remain hopeful, then so can you and I. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
WelcomeWelcome to Season 3, Episode 8 of The Calling Podcast, Follow Your Spirit All the Way In.Today we close the 8-part series inspired by one of my most important masterclasses, The Healer. In this final episode, I open a terminology I have been working with for many years — the awakened healer.Episode summaryIn this conversation, I explore why many healers awaken through challenge, yet challenge itself does not automatically create healing gifts, compassion, or faith. I share how the wounded healer myth can become a glass ceiling, keeping us identified with the wound and led by protection that is actually separation.I break down the difference between the big ego and the little ego, and how the little ego often shows up as self doubt, hesitation, and the belief that I am not ready. I also share what it takes to say goodbye to the wound as an identity, even when the wound remains part of the story, so I can lead with truth, wholeness, and light.As we close, I offer reflection questions to help you notice where the wound might still be driving your choices, voice, visibility, love, and finances, and what it looks like to lead myself in wholeness, one with light, one with truth.Key takeawaysThe challenge is only the door. Many people go through pain and lose faith. The shift is in what I choose to give life force to, and whether I move into connection.Healing is forward motion. I am not returning to who I was before. I am moving into a more expanded version of myself.The wounded healer can become a glass ceiling. If I am in love with the wound, I will keep matching the same frequency and limits.The little ego often disguises itself as protection. It says I am not ready, I cannot do it, do not show up, do not speak.Truth is the deepest protection. When I am aligned, in truth, and speaking clearly, I am protected.The wound can be part of my story, not my identity. When I stop leading with the wound, it stops driving my choices.Reflection questionsWhere am I still giving my power to the wound?Where am I letting protection become separation?Where is my little ego guiding me with I cannot, I am not ready, or I am not enough?How do I lead myself in wholeness, one with light, one with truth?Thank you for listening and being part of this conversation. You will find all the relevant links in the show notes, including a link to a meditation to help you feel more connected to your spirit and aligned with your soul contract.If this episode touched you, please leave a review, like and subscribe. Feel free to share it with your friends, family, and colleagues, because everyone has a calling.I'd love to hear your thoughts, text the show. Homaya Resource Links: Website: https://homaya.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homaya/ Free Light Imprint Quiz: https://homaya.org/lightactivatorquiz Soul Contract Activation Meditations: https://homaya.org/the-calling-podcast
Speaker: Greg Grimwood Date: March 15, 2026
Are therapists ready for the next era of healing? Dr. Caroline Fernandes on complex trauma, mediumship, and what the therapy field has to learn from the spirit world. I'm spinning all the hits on this episode: grief, ghosts, and the energetic shifts that happen when we incorporate the spiritual into processing personal, cultural, or systemic wounds. That's little "s" spirituality, not the patriarchal-sponsored kind. The addition of spirituality is important in light of my conversation with Dr. Caroline Fernandes. She's a holistic psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma, relational wounds, and spiritually transformative experiences. Caroline is also a Reiki master and a psychic medium with 25 years' experience. She integrates psychology with energetic work, creating an environment where clients can explore a more mystical side of healing alongside the corporeal. GUEST BIO Dr. Caroline Fernandes is a holistic psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma, relational wounds, and spiritually transformative experiences. She integrates mind-body-spirit practices with evidence-based modalities including EMDR, CBT, DBT, and somatic approaches. Her work supports deep processing, nervous system regulation, meaning-making, and sustainable healing across life transitions and identity development. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Are you the “fixer”? The old soul? The one everyone confides in? If you've always felt responsible for other people's emotions… If chaos makes your nervous system light up… If you feel calmer giving care than receiving it… You might be a Wounded Healer. In this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Mayim & Jonathan break down the psychology, neuroscience, and archetype of the Wounded Healer — the empath, therapist, caregiver, parent, or high achiever who learned early in life that being needed was safer than being loved. We explore: - The myth of Chiron and the origin of the “wounded healer” - How childhood trauma, alcoholism, chronic illness, or emotional unpredictability shape hypervigilance - Neuroscience of empathy, mirror neurons, & nervous system entrainment - Why highly sensitive people (HSPs) & empaths often burn out - Hidden link between codependency & overgiving - Why you attract people who “need fixing” - How to set boundaries without losing your superpower - How you can learn to "care without carrying” Plus...Mayim and Jonathan take the 10-question Wounded Healer Quiz! This isn't about shame. It's about awareness. Your ability to read micro-signals, anticipate needs, and feel what others feel before they say it can be a profound gift. But if you don't consciously harness it, it can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion, and relationship imbalance. If you learned to be useful before you learned to be loved, this conversation is for you. You are allowed to help. You are allowed to heal. And you are also allowed to receive. Watch until the end for practical tools on regulating your nervous system, identifying unhealthy patterns, and transforming wounds into integrated strength. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code MAYIM at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/mayim Slow the growth of greys and get 15% off by using code BREAKER at https://www.Arey.com Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code BREAK at https://www.mudwtr.com/BREAK #mudwtrpod Follow us on Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content: https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/ BialikBreakdown.com YouTube.com/mayimbialik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Are you the “fixer”? The old soul? The one everyone confides in? If you've always felt responsible for other people's emotions… If chaos makes your nervous system light up… If you feel calmer giving care than receiving it… You might be a Wounded Healer. In this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Mayim & Jonathan break down the psychology, neuroscience, and archetype of the Wounded Healer — the empath, therapist, caregiver, parent, or high achiever who learned early in life that being needed was safer than being loved. We explore: - The myth of Chiron and the origin of the “wounded healer” - How childhood trauma, alcoholism, chronic illness, or emotional unpredictability shape hypervigilance - Neuroscience of empathy, mirror neurons, & nervous system entrainment - Why highly sensitive people (HSPs) & empaths often burn out - Hidden link between codependency & overgiving - Why you attract people who “need fixing” - How to set boundaries without losing your superpower - How you can learn to "care without carrying” Plus...Mayim and Jonathan take the 10-question Wounded Healer Quiz! This isn't about shame. It's about awareness. Your ability to read micro-signals, anticipate needs, and feel what others feel before they say it can be a profound gift. But if you don't consciously harness it, it can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion, and relationship imbalance. If you learned to be useful before you learned to be loved, this conversation is for you. You are allowed to help. You are allowed to heal. And you are also allowed to receive. Watch until the end for practical tools on regulating your nervous system, identifying unhealthy patterns, and transforming wounds into integrated strength. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code MAYIM at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/mayim Slow the growth of greys and get 15% off by using code BREAKER at https://www.Arey.com Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code BREAK at https://www.mudwtr.com/BREAK #mudwtrpod Follow us on Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content: https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/ BialikBreakdown.com YouTube.com/mayimbialik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special 9th birthday episode of Conversations With a Wounded Healer, Sarah Buino and Lane Essex explore healing at every level—from individual mental health to group practice dynamics and systemic transformations in the therapy field. What does it mean to sustain a therapy career in these challenging times, while embracing authentic and clinical leadership approaches that foster collective healing and healthy organizations? This episode offers insight for therapists interested in evolving their practice and creating meaningful change within mental healthcare systems. Learn how therapists can stay alive and responsive to whatever comes up in the field, supporting both their clients and themselves with resilience and compassion. *** Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. UPCOMING EVENTS Check the calendar for opportunities to connect with Sarah and earn CEs. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Are you a Virgo Sun, Moon, or Rising? Or do you have strong Virgo placements in your birth chart? In this episode, Adam Barralet and clinical aromatherapist Elizabeth Ashley explore the best essential oils for Virgo energy, combining astrology, medical astrology, and holistic aromatherapy.Virgo is often misunderstood as overly critical or perfectionist, yet it is the true healer of the zodiac. Ruled traditionally by Mercury and sometimes associated with Chiron or Ceres in modern astrology Virgo energy seeks order, precision, and wellbeing across the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual realms.In this video, we discuss:✨ Virgo personality traits and healing archetypes✨ Chiron and the “Wounded Healer” connection✨ Virgo and digestion in medical astrology (small intestine & nutrient absorption)✨ Perfectionism, overwhelm, and nervous system stress✨ How essential oils can support grounding, clarity, and resilienceEssential Oils for Virgo Featured in This Episode:• Myrrh essential oil – for perspective and spiritual healing• Basil (Sweet & Holy/Tulsi) – focus, mental clarity & breaking perfection paralysis• Douglas Fir – calming overthinking and restoring steadiness• Turmeric essential oil – grounding and prioritising what truly matters• Helichrysum (Immortelle) – associated with Chiron & deep fortification• Palmarosa – preventative care archetype & nervous system support• Eugenol-rich oils (Clove, Allspice, Oregano) – cleansing and strengtheningThis episode blends astrology, archetypes, essential oil chemistry, and energetic insight, offering both spiritual and practical ways to work with Virgo placements in your chart.00:00 Understanding Virgo: The Healers of the Zodiac02:54 Essential Oils for Virgo: Myrrh and Beyond06:04 The Power of Focus: Basil and Other Oils09:04 Finding Calm in Chaos: Douglas Fir and Turmeric12:00 Managing Perfectionism: Healing with Essential Oils15:11 Virgo's Health: Medical Astrology Insights18:10 The Role of Essential Oils in Virgo's Wellbeing21:04 Final Thoughts on Virgo and Essential OilsIf you're interested in:• Essential oils for zodiac signs• Virgo traits and healing patterns• Medical astrology and digestion• Spiritual aromatherapy• Chiron and essential oils• Holistic self-development with plant medicine— this conversation is for you.ABOUT ADAM BARRALET Adam Barralet has been observing and living in tune with nature since childhood. Growing up amongst the bushland and wildlife of the hills in Western Australia and residing in various locations around the world has presented Adam with diverse opportunities to access extensive and eclectic teachings about the secrets of Mother Earth. He has used essential oils for over 30 years and teams his experiences with his background in human biology, chemistry, psychology, health sciences and massage.He has now established himself as an international author, presenter, educator and Wellness Advocate, adept at working with essential oils, along with crystals, animal guides, tarot, astrology and mythology. CONNECT WITH ADAM HERE: https://linktr.ee/adambarralet ABOUT ELIZABETH ASHLEYElizabeth Ashley has over 20 books on sale on Amazon under her pen name The Secret Healer. The UK Director of the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy and an overseas speaker for The International Federation of Aromatherapists, Elizabeth's work focuses on understanding the very earliest energetic relationships between certain plants and the human world, right up the modern-day scientific evidence of healing botanicals.CONNECT WITH LIZ HERE: https://linktr.ee/thesecrethealer#Virgo #VirgoZodiac #EssentialOilsForVirgo #MedicalAstrology #Chiron #SpiritualAromatherapy #ElizabethAshley #AdamBarralet #ZodiacHealing #HolisticHealing
A funeral director turned therapist on meaning-making, unfinished business, and why grief needs more truth and less cheerleading. Ready for a life-affirming episode about death? I'm excited to introduce you to my longtime friend Rachel Hauck. She's a funeral director and embalmer. After 20 years in business, she's decided to go back to school to become a therapist. I love chatting with people who are in midlife career shifts. Why did she make the switch? How will her previous career shape her identity as a therapist? What sets this conversation apart from the hushed, almost embarrassed way folks often talk about death is our openness around its emotional messiness. We go beyond Kübler-Ross's model to consider those carrying complex or "untraditional" feelings of grief (think: Jeanette McCurdy). All experiences are welcome here. GUEST BIO Rachel Hauck (she/her) has served families as a licensed funeral director/embalmer in the state of Florida for the last 20 years. She is currently completing a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Nova Southeastern University and hopes to develop a signature program in prolonged grief therapy. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Christina Aulick is the Global Missions Pastor at Engedi Church in Holland, Michigan. At 34 years old, Christina was diagnosed with breast cancer and thrust quickly into a season of suffering, healing, and survival. She and Brian reflect on the nearness of God amidst this acutely challenging chapter of their lives and marriage.Links & Episode Notes MTA 64: Mike Luepke Returns: On Managing a Megachurch Asajj Ventress | Wookieepedia CaringBridge Rick Warren Scripture ReferencesJames 1:4
Trauma-informed leadership, psychological safety, and accountability in group practice culture. The TL;DR takeaway from today's episode is: to change the systems and institutions harming us, we must commit to the work. All of it, the intra- and interpersonal. Poonam Natha can help us with this assignment. She views "the work" as a lifelong process of balancing individualism and collectivism rather than choosing one over the other. Poonam's nuanced opinion is rooted in her lived experience as the eldest daughter of immigrant parents and a self-described cycle-breaker. GUEST BIO Poonam Natha, LMFT, is a co-founder of Level Up Leaders Inc. She aims to support group practice owners to cultivate psychological safety values-aligned workplaces by stepping into their authentic leadership with clarity, compassion, and courage. Along with her co-founder, Julianne Guso, their philosophy of trauma-informed leadership begins with honoring your own humanity so you can honor the humanity of your team. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
Shawn Hondorp on creativity, IFS protector parts, and building a practice that actually feels alive. This episode is your practical guide to feeling alive in messy times. But "feeling" is only part of the equation. "Doing" is what drives change. It transforms our private creative practices into a collective, disruptive force. Shawn Hondorp, PhD., is a maven of creativity and as the creator of The Innovative Therapist podcast and community, she supports therapists and helpers in creating the work that feels fully alive and authentic, blending psychology, creativity, and courageous self-trust. Shawn's deeply personal healing journey continues to shape her professional pursuits. What started as "research" eventually became "me-search" as clinical insights gave way to growing comfort with vulnerability. GUEST BIO Shawn Hondorp, PhD., is a community builder, retreat host, and adventurer who has gradually forged her own path away from an academic career as a board-certified clinical psychologist. As the creator of The Innovative Therapist podcast and community, she helps therapists and helpers create work that feels fully alive and authentic—blending psychology, creativity, and courageous self-trust to inspire more sustainable, joyful ways of living and working. Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy
What 2026 astrology reveals about responsibility and power. This episode of Conversations With a Wounded Healer is for you if: you feel paralyzed by current events, yet hopeful you throw major side-eye at the phrase "unprecedented times" you think astrology can help us forge a better future for all Or, as my guest Steve Judd puts it, "Astrology has outlasted every religion, empire, and political system. It's been around since humanity got off its knuckles on the East African plains, looked up at the sky and went, Wow! I can see patterns there!" GUEST BIO Steve Judd is an astrologer with 45 years of experience, specializing in character analysis, relationship dynamics, and future exploration. Entirely self-taught, he has completed more than 40,000 readings and built a global audience through media appearances and YouTube. His direct, personable approach and long-standing expertise make him a respected voice in modern astrology. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website Facebook @headheartbiztherapy Instagram @headheartbiztherapy Join our Authentic Leaders Group! Next cohort starts May 1, 2026. This is a journey of self-discovery and leadership mastery, where you'll not only enhance your leadership skills but also forge meaningful connections with fellow therapists who are committed to their own growth and the betterment of the therapy field. Apply now! Thank you to The Therapist Network for sponsoring the show! The Therapist Network is a global community built by and for therapists. You'll find live consult groups, an ever-growing library of workshops and courses, plus a community that really sees you. Sarah's group, Tending to the Wounded Healer, meets every other Monday from 1–2pm CT, and it's a space to explore the intersection of your lived experience and your clinical work. So if you want to feel more supported and less alone, visit TheTherapist.Network—or join Sarah's group directly at tinyurl.com/HealerConsultTTN.
You are here.It turns out this matters more than we have come to believe. Consider this reflection from Henri Nouwen in The Wounded Healer:A waiting person is a person practicing patience.The word patience means to practice a daring willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full, in the belief that something hidden here will make itself known to us.Impatient people are always expecting the real thing to happen somewhere else—the better thing to be somewhere other than here. Therefore, practicing impatience is to entertain and cultivate a longing to be somewhere else.The present moment is empty for them.Patient people dare to stay where they are.Patient living means living actively in the present and daringly waiting right here. Waiting, therefore, in God's Kingdom, is not passive. It involves bravely nurturing the moment as a mother nurtures a child growing in her womb.As Nouwen reminds us, waiting carries with it both opportunity and temptation—the opportunity to become more whole and mature, united with God, and the temptation to give way to impatience, to hustle for control, or to force our will on others.In this second episode of Our Origin Story, we explore a core challenge to fully inhabit the present moment: the twin thieves of fixation on the past and preoccupation with the future. We examine the subtle seduction of living in the past—not only the pull of regret, but also the empty cistern of nostalgia. We also explore the thievery of vaulting ourselves prematurely into the future—not only the anxiety and fear this can produce, but how visions of what might be can quietly morph into fantasies of a better life somewhere else or with someone else, rather than in the place and with the people to whom we are presently called.Join us as we take a deeper dive, considering both the temptation and the gift of this present moment—and the audacious joy of coming home to where we are, here and now, held within the epic story of God revealing who He truly is and restoring all of His creation, together, with us.It's all been prologue. The best is yet to come.For the Kingdom,Morgan & Cherie