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Language of the Soul PodcastMental Health Meets Spiritual Healing with Carolyn Coleridge"We're all souls. That's my premise." Psychotherapist Carolyn Coleridge bridges mental health and spirituality, helping clients find their golden thread amidst pain.As a therapist, Carolyn Coleridge is often called to treat not the mind, but the Soul that is crying out for healing. That inner voice, so often drowned out by the cacophony of noise that is daily life, holds the key to a sense of purpose and, therefore, well-being. At a time when divisiveness seems to dominate our collective experience, Carolyn offers a different perspective: as we do our inner work and raise our individual...2025-07-171h 06Language of the Soul PodcastAI Versus Innate Human Creativity with Author, Artist and Educator Dominick DomingoThe battle to preserve our humanity will be fought not on a tangible battlefield, but in the realm of story and creative expression. This exploration delves far beyond typical conversations about the legislation of proper compensation, job replacement or intellectual property infringement, to the profound implications of AI's potential impact on human creativity—examining what's truly at stake. Guest BIODominick Domingo is a former Disney Feature Animation artist who Visually Developed and painted backgrounds on Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback, Tarzan and Little Match Girl and One By One. His live-action films won...2025-07-0328 minLanguage of the Soul PodcastJoy as Empowerment with Urban Fantasy novelist DC Gomez"There's a hole in my soul when I'm not writing." Award-winning author DC Gomez shares how stepping into your creative purpose can transform your life. Listen to this powerful conversation about finding family, battling self-doubt, and adding joy to the narrative. Whether you're a writer seeking inspiration, a reader curious about urban fantasy, or simply someone searching for your own purpose, this conversation reminds us that our stories—both the ones we write and the ones we live—have the power to transform not just ourselves, but our collective experience.DC Gomez is an awa...2025-06-191h 32Language of the Soul PodcastGrief: The Silent Pandemic with Grief Mentor Doug LawrenceGrief Mentor Doug Lawrence takes us on a profound exploration of grief as a universal human experience that's often misunderstood and stigmatized in our society. Drawing from his personal journey following the loss of his wife Deborah to cancer in 2021 and his 25 years in law enforcement dealing with trauma, Doug reveals how these experiences shaped his approach to mentoring those struggling with grief and mental health challenges. Doug began his Mentoring Practice in 2009. He is an international speaker, mentor and international best-selling author. His books include: “The Gift of Mentoring,” “You Are Not Alone,” and his current release...2025-06-051h 26Language of the Soul PodcastLove as the Force behind Perseverance, with acclaimed author Tong GeAcclaimed author Tong Ge joins us to discuss her celebrated novel, 'The House Filler,' a family saga set in China during the most tumultuous time of the twentieth century including the Japanese invasion, the civil war, and the Communist takeover.We go on to discuss the power of Historical Fiction to both fuel social reform and preserve history by documenting the stories of the silenced and erased. As Tong Ge puts it, the number one outcome that drives storytellers is the desire to 'right a wrong.' This episode touches on the mechanics of empowering those...2025-05-221h 32Language of the Soul PodcastMythic Fiction novel 'The Seeker,' with Author Dominick Domingo"The wrath of the gods was but a series of tests that Amitayus might prove his heroism and secure his place in Elysium. The thing is, he's not sure that's where he wants to end up."Step into the mythic world of "The Seeker" as author Dominick Domingo joins us to explore the profound journey behind his latest novel, which is now an Audible audiobook. 'The Seeker' blends inspirational Visionary Fiction with Mythic Fiction in this epic reimagining of the tale of Icarus. In his plunge from glory, rather than perishing in the waters of the Aegean...2025-05-151h 34Language of the Soul PodcastChildhood Trauma and the Healing Journey with Author Joshua Loyd FoxWhat happens when you return to the setting of your deepest trauma and suddenly see it through new eyes? In this profound conversation with returning guest Joshua Lloyd Fox, we witness the transformative journey of a man who faced his childhood abusers in court and discovered unexpected healing along the way. Joshua shares the powerful story of testifying against the Archdiocese of Santa Rosa for sexual abuse he experienced as a child in a boys' home. Rather than finding simple closure, he encountered something far more complex—a reconnection with the beauty of Northern California that had been invisible to...2025-05-081h 47Language of the Soul PodcastCreativity as Redemption with Prison Memoirist Mark OlmstedIn this episode, author Mark Olmsted shares his remarkable journey from incarceration to rehabilitation, highlighting the therapeutic power of storytelling throughout his recovery. We explore how unexamined trauma can lead to mood regulation and self-medication in the form of substance abuse and how an outlet for creative expression can free us from self-destructive cycles that limit our growth. In the same spirit, we discuss how the rigid norms of prison culture and the politics therein echo those of social conditioning at large, and the irony that both are directly at odds with the manifestation of our greatest potential and ca...2025-04-242h 24Language of the Soul PodcastArt as Crusade with Magician and Actor Rob ZabreckyIn this episode we sit down with Dominick's lifelong friend, Rob Zabrecky, a true renaissance man in the world of art and entertainment. He shares his journey from fronting the iconic band, Possum Dixon in the nineties, through his decades-long love affair with magic and the acting that became a natural extension of all that came before. As a multi-media artist, Rob knows well the traditions, conventions and trappings of each storytelling mode, as well as the role of concept in the creative process. Rob details his evolution from the rock scene to becoming a celebrated magician at the Mag...2025-04-091h 30Language of the Soul PodcastThe Animation Renaissance Part 2 with Disney veteran Dominick DomingoJoin Language of the Soul host Dominick Domingo and his former student Janna Van Vliet from Amsterdam as they reminisce about the ‘Animation Renaissance.’ We break format in this special 2-part series by giving Janna the opportunity to pick Dominick’s brain for the benefit of listeners—about everything from the lore surrounding this unique pop culture moment to nostalgic, first-hand anecdotes from the trenches of production on Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Little Match Girl and One By One. We find ourselves discussing historical controversies surrounding the Disney brand as well as problematic tropes that, when per...2025-03-271h 53Language of the Soul PodcastThe Animation Renaissance with Disney veteran Dominick DomingoJoin Language of the Soul host Dominick Domingo and his former student Janna Van Vliet from Amsterdam as they reminisce about the ‘Animation Renaissance.’ We break format in this special episode by giving Janna the opportunity to pick Dominick’s brain for the benefit of listeners—about everything from the lore surrounding this unique pop culture moment to nostalgic, first-hand anecdotes from the trenches of production on Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Little Match Girl and One By One. We also discuss the nuances of Art Education, how the academic arena has evolved over time, and Dominick...2025-03-132h 20Language of the Soul PodcastCultural Narcissism with Neuroscience Researcher, Educator and Author Stuart WoodJoin Dominick and Virginia for a fascinating episode as we pick the brain of Stuart Wood, a Narcissism expert. Together, we parse terms often conflated in pop culture (or more accurately, pop psychology) to clarify the traits, components and behaviors that actually comprise a clinical diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. We go on to dissect the pervasiveness of Cultural Narcissism on the macrocosmic level--as well as the normalization of it and what can be done about it as a societal ill. More about our guest:Stuart focuses on context and the bigger picture. He a...2025-02-271h 55