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In this deeply insightful episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl sits down with Hanna Kok, a transformational coach, educational kinesiologist, medical intuitive, and creator of the I Thrive app. For over 30 years, Hanna has guided people to heal through the mind-body-spirit connection, teaching how emotional stress and unresolved trauma affect the body—and how the science of forgiveness can restore health and harmony.

From her home in South Africa, Hanna shares the powerful link between emotions, hormones, and healing. She explains how holding grudges can physically inhibit energy flow, why forgiveness is a private act of freedom, and how releasing resentment can improve overall well-being—without medication or surgery.

This conversation will leave you reflecting on what’s really eating at you, how self-forgiveness changes everything, and why letting go may be the healthiest choice you’ll ever make.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

🌿 The Science of Forgiveness: How emotions like resentment and anger create stress in the body—and how letting go can heal it.
💫 Mind-Body Connection: Why unresolved trauma shows up as physical illness or hormonal imbalance.
🧘‍♀️ Forgiveness as Freedom: Understanding that forgiving isn’t condoning—it’s choosing peace for yourself.
💞 Health Without Hormones: How forgiveness and stress relief can naturally balance the body after menopause or surgery.
💭 Changing Your Inner Dialogue: The role of beliefs and self-talk in shaping our reality.
🌸 Self-Forgiveness: Why forgiving yourself is the first step toward restoring energy and health.
📲 The I Thrive App: How Hanna helps people reprogram limiting beliefs for better health and self-esteem.

Key Quotes

• “Health isn’t only about what you eat—it’s about what’s eating you.” — Hanna Kok
• “Forgiveness is not about condoning others. It’s a private affair—it’s for your peace.” — Hanna Kok
• “We teach what we most need to learn ourselves.” — Hanna Kok
• “When we start taking care of ourselves, people begin treating us differently too.” — Hanna Kok
• “Self-forgiveness is where true healing begins.” — Pearl

Gentle Guidance & Takeaways

• Forgive to Heal: Resentment restricts energy flow through the body; forgiveness restores it.
• Honor Emotions: Feel them, don’t bury them. Suppressed feelings become stress in the body.
• Reprogram Beliefs: Your subconscious determines what you attract—rewrite those stories.
• Let Go of “Shoulds”: Health isn’t about strict diets or perfection; it’s about peace with yourself.
• Forgiveness ≠ Reconciliation: You can forgive without inviting someone back into your life.
• Listen to Your Body: Stress, sleeplessness, or illness often point to what needs emotional release.

Resources & Support

• Hanna Kok – I Thrive App & Coaching
  Free Self-Esteem program available at hannakok.com (works with or without the “h” at the end).
  When Hanna’s new book Better or Bitter: The Choice Is Yours is released, you’ll receive the first three chapters free when you sign up.
• Work with Pearl
  Coaching sessions and retreats to help you forgive, heal, and rediscover joy:
  wsliving.com |  wslivingretreats.com

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