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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #93- A Conversation with Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino - The Best Every YouElizabeth Hamilton Guarino is one of America's foremost personal and corporate consultants, specializing in mindset, strategy, leadership, and actions. As a trusted leader, Master Life Coach, consultant, trainer and speaker, and best-selling author, Elizabeth has helped thousands around the globe be their best and achieve world-class excellence. Elizabeth is the author of multiple award-winning books in the self-help and children's book genres, including her latest, The Change Guidebook - How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life.Her previous book:
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #92 - A Conversation with Adam Baruh about Thoughtful & Empathetic LeadershipAdam Baruh has over 16 years of hands-on and management NetSuite experience and is the CEO of SuiteCentric, a NetSuite consulting company. He is a creative and well-rounded technical leader with a thoughtful, determined and vulnerable leadership style. Based in San Diego, CA, Adam loves to travel with his wife and hopes to get into the gym a bit more to keep up with his four kids. Adam was also an international wedding photographer, having photographed over 200 weddings spread between the US, Latin America, and Europe.Adam is also the host of “The Cha...
2023-01-251h 05
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #91- A Conversation with Dr. Valerie Rein about Patriarchy Stress DisorderDr. Valerie Rein is a psychologist and women’s mental health expert who has discovered Patriarchy Stress Disorder (PSD) and created the only science-backed system for helping women achieve their ultimate success, happiness, and fulfillment by healing the intergenerational trauma of oppression. Her #1 Amazon bestselling book, Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women’s Happiness and FulfillmentPatriarchy Stress Disorder Resources Patriarchy Stress Disorder Programs: The Thriving Circle & The Thriving Solution The Dr. Valerie Podcast Connect with Dr. Valeri...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #90 - A Conversation with Rachael Taylor about Powering Up your Creativity to Heal YourselfAuthor Rachael Taylor – successful artist, pattern designer, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of the Make It In Design online education platform – shares creative motivation and guidance that will help you achieve your goals and thrive. ➢ Identify how to begin, find, and sustain inspiration and cultivate creative courage ➢ Clarify your vision and consider how you need to evolve ➢ Stay motivated and establish creative longevity ➢ Shift gears to set sights on your next goal as you reach each destination ➢ Create with intention and acknowledge – and embrace – your creative power BUY her...
2022-11-0250 min
Being MorePermission to Heal with Marci BrockmannMarci Brockmann is a highly educated, multi-passionate woman and the founder of Marci Brockmann International. Using the knowledge from her own healing journey, she became an author, a podcaster, an artist, and had been a high school English teacher for 27 years.
As an emotional abuse survivor, journal writing is what saved her and she has been writing expressively in journals for 35 years and this became the basis of her two books: Permission to Land: Searching for Love, Home & Belonging and Permission to Land: Personal Transformation Through Writing. Marci is a painter with her own online art gallery an...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #89 - A Conversation with Theresa Brown about Breast Cancer - Going from Oncology Nurse to Cancer PatientTheresa Brown, Ph.D., RN, BSN - A conversation about Breast Cancer - Going from Oncology Nurse to Cancer PatientTheresa Brown, Ph.D., RN, a New York Times bestselling writer of Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient, explores her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in the context of her work as an oncology nurse. When an oncology nurse is diagnosed with cancer, she has to confront the most critical, terrified, and angry patient she’s ever encountered: herself. She also wrote The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Pat...
2022-10-261h 01
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #88 - A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Post about Dignity for Deeply Forgetful PeopleDr. Stephen G. Post - Dignity for Deeply Forgetful PeopleDr. Post is a leader in research on the benefits of giving compassionate care for improved patient outcomes and clinician well-being. He addressed the U.S. Congress on volunteerism and health, receiving the Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement. He is an opinion leader and public speaker and has served on the Board of the John Templeton Foundation, focusing on virtue and public life. He was a co-recipient of the 2019 National Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Professionalism Award for the development of t...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #87 - A Conversation with Robyn Hatcher about Owning your Value and Improving Communication.Robyn Hatcher - Communication expert, international keynote speaker, coach, author, and consultant. How to own your brilliance. Excavate. Communicate. Radiate. Robyn does speaking, training, and coaching around communication skills and personal branding. I am always looking for companies and individuals who would like to bring in a speaker or trainer on communication skills. In addition, she has a membership group that she would like to promote as well as a new edition of her book. Robyn's Book: Standing Ovation Presentations Connect with RobynMembership...
2022-09-281h 05
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #86 - A Conversation with Rahz Slaughter about Parenting Teenagers who are motivated, kind, and confident.Rahz Slaughter, MPT, NLP - Teen Life CoachPersonality Parenting - Parenting Teenagers who are motivated, kind, and confident.Rahz "The Motivator" Slaughter is a motivational speaker who has invested 22 years in helping parents and teens improve their mindsets and take charge of their lives. Born with a physical disability and raised by a single mother who suffered from alcohol and drug addiction, Rahz has been labeled countless times and told that he had limitations and that there would be things he could not do, be, or achieve. Despite these messages, Rahz w...
2022-09-141h 06
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #85 - A Conversation with Pamela Harris - Learning to Heal from PTSD and Thrive****TRIGGER WARNING! ****If you are sensitive to retelling traumatic experiences, please be aware. Pamela HarrisHigh Functioning Women and PTSDPamela has more than a decade in performing arts, almost three decades as an advocate for people with little voice involved in Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems, and twenty-plus years advocating for women with PTSD. She is currently writing a book of essays about high-functioning women with PTSD and is the organizer and head of a support group for women with PTSD cocreating unsourced fashion and art businesses.
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #84 - A Conversation with Roni Davis about Redefining Healthy Eating and LivingRoni Davis is a purpose-led, heart-centered solopreneur. Roni is a published author, award-winning coach, speaker, and hosts the BEING MORE Podcast. She is also the founder of E-CET—Embodied Cognitive Eating Training, a unique process that utilizes a combination of proven effective modalities to help women break unhealthy eating habits, end weight & food obsessions, and redefine healthy eating and living through wholehearted being. Honestly, her biggest goal with everything I do is to share what I've learned and help women start thinking about healthy eating and living differently than we...
2022-08-311h 14
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #83 - A Conversation with Michael Unbroken about Helping Trauma Survivors Learn to Love Themselves.Michael Unbroken was born to a hyper-abusive drug addict mother who cut his finger off at four years old, a stepfather you pray you never have, and a racist grandmother that pushed him into an identity crisis. By the time he was nine, his family was in poverty and often homeless, all while being a member of the Mormon Church. At twelve, he was adopted by his grandmother and quickly turned to drugs and alcohol to survive the continuing abuse. Despite multiple learning disabilities and not graduating high school on time, Michael found success in Corporate America in his...
2022-08-2458 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #82 - A Conversation with Mary Kerwin about the Juggling Act of Parenting.Permission to Heal Episode #82 - A Conversation with Mary Kerwin about the Juggling Act of Parenting.Mary Kerwin founded Confident Families to help parents become confident leaders for their kids to improve their quality of life for themselves and their families. She is committed to a higher quality of service and professionalism to nurture happy, confident, and successful children that are tomorrow's leaders. Mary helps parents learn how to support their kids long-term. Combine my more than 40 years of classroom teaching experience, my training and experience as a certified coach, and her experience as a mo...
2022-08-171h 09
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #81 - A Conversation with Dr. Alan Weisser about Healing Therapy, Pain Management & Existential QuestionsPermission to Heal Episode #81 - A Conversation with Dr. Alan Weisser about Healing Therapy, Pain Management & Existential QuestionsDr. Alan Weisser, JD, Ph.D., and his group at New Options, Inc., a pain management practice, have an extensive background in working with people's psychological problems when living with complex and chronic pain problems. Focusing on collaborative and realistic goals and practices has provided support that empowered chronic pain patients to transition from dysfunction and disability to empowerment and recovery. He looks forward to sharing concepts and techniques for working with people suffering from chronic pain...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #80- A Conversation with David Hennessey about Using WONDER to Simplify Your LifeJoin me as I chat with David Hennessey about The WONDER Technique, personal development & simplifying our unique goals.20 years ago, David Hennessey created a holistic personal development program called The WONDER Technique that has continued to evolve over the years. David has presented The WONDER Technique at 100s of workshops and seminars. His formal training is in Psychology and nutrition, and he has traveled to over 20 countries and lived in three long-term. His goal is to give the fundamental tools of personal development to everyone on the planet. He...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #79 - A Conversation with Dr. Michael Alcee about Emotional Improvisation & Living Life CreativelyA Conversation with Dr. Michael Alcee about Emotional Improvisation & Living Life Creatively Michael Alcée, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Tarrytown, NY, and a Mental Health Educator at Manhattan School of Music. He specializes in the psychology of artists, everyday creativity, and the professional development of therapists. Michael is passionate about teaching therapists about the (science and) art form that is therapy, about teaching the general public how we can all live life more creatively, and how essential it is to embrace the arts in order to make me...
2022-07-271h 05
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #78 - A Conversation with Ann Hince about Healing Through ExperienceA Conversation with Ann Hince about Healing Through ExperienceAs many of you may know, changing what is on our inside, changes what we see on the outside, so it is Ann's belief that we can not only change our personal world, but also our collective world.Ann has developed the ability to sense inside her body and release physical tension stored in her connective tissue, using solely the focus of her mind. She has x-rays to show the physical changes resulting from this inner work - including changing the alignment...
2022-07-2153 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #77 - A Conversation with Deborah Covell Fletcher about how to access joy and experience happiness amidst grief and everyday struggles.Life throws us curveballs. We feel stress and grief and rage. How we handle it all determines the tone of our lives. Deborah Covell Fletcher shares with us her hard-won insight about how to access joy and experience happiness amidst grief, everyday struggles, and disappointments. Join us for Permission to Heal Episode #77 - A Conversation with Deborah Covell Fletcher. Deborah is a leadership program developer & facilitator and Mom who experienced challenges with a daughter's diagnosis with severe disabilities. I bring my experiences, lessons learned, and expertise to my writing and coaching p...
2022-07-131h 04
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #76 - A Conversation with Dr. Stuart Shanker about Learning to Self-Regulate Stress.Permission to Heal Episode #76 - A Conversation with Dr. Stuart Shanker about Learning to Self-Regulate Stress. Dr. Stuart Shanker, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology, the Founder & Visionary of The MEHRIT Centre, Ltd., and Self-Reg Global Inc. One of his many books, “Calm, Alert and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation (2012)”, is a top-selling educational publication in Canada., Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life (2016), has garnered enthusiastic reviews and medi...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #75 - A Conversation with Lia Holmgren about Celebrating Your Authentic SexualityPermission to Heal Episode #75 - A Conversation with Lia Holmgren about Celebrating Your Authentic SexualityLia Holmgren has been an intimacy and relationship coach for more than a decade, guiding her clients through modern challenges and exploring the many facets of sexual fantasy. Known for her empathetic nature and direct style, Lia empowers her clients to feel safe in celebrating their authentic sexuality. Her New Book - Hookup Without Heartbreak - How to feel empowered after casual sex Lia wrote this book because people were always drawn to...
2022-06-2959 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #74 - A Conversation with Kim Keane about helps parents & their daughters get through the tween & teen years.Permission to Heal Episode #74 - A Conversation with Kim Keane about helps parents & their daughters get through the tween & teen years.Kim is a life coach, Reiki & IET practitioner is the host of the podcast ONE OF A KIND YOU. As the founder of her life coaching business CHERISH & BLOOM. Her experiences as “that” teen, an educator, and a certified life coach have given her the perspective, knowledge, and skills that allow her to understand the causes of pre-teen and teen behavior while equally sympathizing with the reasons why pare...
2022-06-221h 26
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #73 - A Conversation with Paul Smith & Kenny Tedford about Finding More Love and Compassion“No matter what adversity you have, you can conquer it,” Kenny says. “No matter how big or small.” Paul Smith and Kenny Tedford are professional speakers and storytellers, and their story is captured in the book, Four Days with Kenny Tedford: Life Through the Eyes of a Child Trapped in a Partially Blind & Deaf Man's Body. Buy your copy on Amazon or support local and independent authors at the Permission to Heal Bookshop. Kenny Tedford is one of only two deaf people in the world with a master’s degree in storytelling...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #72 - A Conversation with Kathy Davis about Plant-Based DietsKathy Davis is a Plant-based lifestyle and accountability coach.Kathy Davis is a plant-based lifestyle coach and recipe developer, the CEO of VegInspired.com, and the author of three cookbooks: The 30-Minute Whole-Food Plant-Based Cookbook, The Super Easy Plant-Based Cookbook, and The Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Diet Cookbook. She helps people successfully transition to a plant-based way of eating that supports a fast-paced lifestyle, without requiring hours in the kitchen or added stress. Kathy has been eating and creating vegan meals for more than seven ye...
2022-06-0156 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #71 - A Conversation with Cheryl Ilov - The Art of Healing Through MovementCheryl Ilov - The art of healing through movementShe is an author, speaker, physical therapist, martial artist, dancer, and former chronic pain patient. She believes that everyone can enjoy vibrant health and vitality. She is also a second-degree black belt in an ancient Japanese martial art called Ninpo Tai Jutsu. There is an incredible amount of strength and power in each and every one of us, just waiting to be unleashed. Her award-winning and best-selling book, “Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond" in 2016. In Mar...
2022-05-251h 20
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #70 - A Conversation with Glen Dunzweiler - Grow to be Your Best SelfGlen Dunzweiler is a filmmaker/producer and social entrepreneur who is on a mission to grow people into spiritual, strategic, and economic wealth one story at a time. He has a background in live entertainment and teaching at universities. In 2015, he moved to Los Angeles to focus on the business side of entertainment and has made it his goal to get others the tools they need in order to succeed in this society that we have built. He does this because he's seen (first-hand) the change in people when they recognize that they have value.
2022-05-181h 31
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #69 - A Conversation with Sabrina Runbeck about Retraining Your BrainSabrina Runbeck - the Queen of Performance and Productivity Retrain Your Brain to Skyrocket Your Profitability and Productivity International Peak Performance SpeakerSabrina Runbeck, MPH, MHS, PA-C is a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Associate (PA) with more than 10 years of experience in psychology, public health, and neuroscience. After overcoming burnout and feeling stuck in a career that drained her, she became an International Peak Performance Keynote Speaker who empowers ambitious health practice owners to get back 10 hours of freedom per week and increase their team’s productivity. Her cli...
2022-05-0448 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #68 - A Conversation with Kimberly Friedmutter, Celebrity HypnotherapistKimberly Friedmutter - Celebrity HypnotherapistAuthor of the book Subconscious Power, Kimberly Friedmutter CHT is a certified hypnotherapist, a member at large of the prestigious UCLA Health System Board, the American Board of Hypnotherapy, the Association for Integrative Psychology, the American Board of Neurolinguistics Programming, and the International Hypnosis Federation. She is also a certified Master Hypnotist and a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer, as well as a ‘Dame de la Chaîne’ of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.Kimberly is currently in private practice, dividing her time between Nevada and California, serving high-performing cliente...
2022-04-271h 09
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #67 - A Conversation with Christian de le Huerta about Humanity & Personal PowerChristian de la Huerta Christian de la Huerta is a sought-after spiritual teacher, personal transformation coach, and leading voice in the breathwork community. He has traveled the world offering inspiring and transformational retreats combining psychological and spiritual teachings with lasting and life-changing effects. An award-winning, critically acclaimed author, he has spoken at numerous universities and conferences and on the TEDx stage. His new book, Awakening the Soul of Power, was described by multiple Grammy Award–winner Gloria Estefan as “a balm for the soul of anyone searching for truth and answers to life’s difficult questi...
2022-04-201h 09
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #66 - A Conversation with Dr. Christian Heim - Navigating Love in a Fractured WorldDr. Christian Heim Award-winning psychiatrist, Author of several booksThe 7 Love Types: Navigating Love in a Fractured World5 Steps of Men’s Mental Health: MAKE YOUR MIND A BETTER PLACE 7 Steps to Forgiveness (using neuroplasticity)Dr. Christian Heim is an award-winning clinical psychiatrist, Australian music lecturer (= US professor), and a Churchill fellow. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in the School of Medicine and in music and has lectured at the Manh...
2022-04-0657 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #65 - A Happiness Conversation with Tia GrahamTia Graham, Certified Chief Happiness Officer, is the author of the brand new book - Be a Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, & Achieve Killer Business ResultsTia Graham is an international speaker, author, and consultant on positive psychology. She has worked with dozens of global companies to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom-line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive ps...
2022-03-3050 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #64 - A Conversation with Phoebe Leona about Healing Through MovementPhoebe Leona Miller - Emotional Recovery and EmbodimentStoryteller. Author. Dancer. Mover. Teacher. Mentor. Public SpeakerPhoebe's mission is to empower people through movement & storytelling to fully embody their bodies, stories, and lives to co-create a world that is radiant from the inside out. Phoebe is a dancer, yoga teacher, and transformational guide who helps men & women feel more embodied through somatic movement and expanded awareness practices to become more empowered in who they are, who they are becoming, and have a greater sense of b...
2022-03-231h 00
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #63 - A Conversation with Chuck Garcia about Mountains of Endless PossibilitiesChuck Garcia - Your Mountains of Endless Possibilities Leadership coach, Podcaster, Author, MountaineerChuck Garcia is the founder of Climb Leadership International and he coaches executives on leadership development, public speaking, and emotional intelligence. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University where he teaches Leadership Communication in the Graduate School of Engineering. A 25-year veteran of Wall Street, he spent 14 years in sales and marketing at Bloomberg in a variety of leadership positions. He was Director of Business Development at BlackRock Solutions, an arm of the w...
2022-03-161h 00
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #62 - A Conversation with Lindsey Lockett about Healing Our Nervous SystemLindsey Lockett is a trauma educator, coach, and host of the Holistic Trauma Healing Podcast. In 2018, after deconstructing from the dogmas of fundamentalist religion and toxic wellness culture, Lindsey experienced her own dark night of the soul. During the healing journey that followed, she realized that trauma affects us as WHOLE people and therefore, we need to heal as WHOLE people.She set out to find an affordable and accessible approach that integrates the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and ancestral parts of our...
2022-03-091h 22
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #61 - A Conversation with Christy Whitman about Desire and Energy."We must learn to give ourselves permission to want something better, to thrive and feel good because that's what the divine wants for us. The Desire Factor - is who we become in the process of all of these desires. This book is a culmination of my past 20 years of work and the experiences that I've had within myself or with clients in these seven different principles." – Christy WhitmanChristy Whitman is a New York Times bestselling author, transformational leader, and author of many books incl...
2022-03-0257 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #60 - A Conversation with Lorene Cary about family love, grief, writing & activismLorene Cary is an author, playwright, creative writing professor at UPenn, activist, mother, daughter, granddaughter, & so much more. Her latest extraordinarily moving book is Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century. From cherished memories of childhood weekends with Nana to the reality of the year she spent “ladysitting,” her stories are of their time together and five generations of their African American family. Cary captures the ruptures, love, and forgiveness that can occur in the family as she bears witness to her grandmother’s vibrant life. Connect w...
2022-02-231h 07
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #59 - Choosing My Person Wisely - A Special for Valentine's WeekPermission to Heal Podcast Episode 59 - Choosing My Person Wisely - (Chapter 38 of my book Permission to Land: Searching for Love, Home & Belonging). It’s Valentine’s week and I wanted to create a special episode about finding love, allowing a little magic into your life, and being brave enough to be vulnerable. To do that I’m going to share with you all a chapter from my book Permission to Land: Searching for Love, Home & Belonging. The chapter I’m sharing is chapter 38 “Choosing My Person Wisely” and in it I...
2022-02-1637 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #58 - A Conversation with Dr. Bethany Cook about Coming Out and Parenting.Dr. Bethany Cook – Author of For What It’s Worth – A Perspective on How to Thrive and Survive Parenting Ages 0 – 2She is an expert, a full-time parent of two, a licensed Clinical Psychologist, Health Service Psychologist, and a Board-Certified Music Therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience working in the mental health field. At present, Dr. Cook lives in Chicago with her life partner (married in 2008), two children, and two dogs. Shares her tips on what your kids want...
2022-02-091h 12
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #57 - A Conversation with Virginia Baker Woolf - Your Financial MindsetKnowing your worth affects every aspect of your life. Virginia Baker Woolf is a money mindset coach. Her passion is empowerment for women, self-esteem and shame recovery, improving women's self-knowledge, self-image, deservingness, deprivation, and self-worth that are contingent on normalization and validation of the structural, societal issues women are dealing with regarding money. Virginia's two money mindset courses The Money Project: 8 modules + live coaching Money Mindset Momentum: 6 modules: Launching at a giveaway priceMoney Personality Quiz - Get to Know Your Money Type - U...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #56- A Conversation with Laura Khoudari - The Healing Power of Lifting Heavy ThingsWelcome to Season 2 of Permission to Heal! Thank you for returning and rejoining me and my weekly guests. I deeply appreciate you and love that you're here. "You can use movement to help you thrive and have a fulfilling life...Any movement practice can be turned into a healing movement practice...You are coming home to your body. feeling the internal experience." – Laura KhoudariLaura Khoudari is a trauma practitioner, certified personal trainer, and corrective exercise specialist. She is passionate about giving people the tools they need to heal from trauma and...
2022-01-121h 06Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #55 - A Conversation with Debora Wayne about High Speed HealingThank you all for being faithful listeners to Permission of Heal. Season 1 has been an amazing experience. I will return with more inspirational guests on January 12, 2022. Be sure to catch up on the episodes you may have missed. DEBORA WAYNE is the Founder & CEO of The International Chronic Pain Institute. She is a world-renowned energy healer whose leading-edge, non-drug method, known as HighSpeed Healing™, has VIRTUALLY helped tens of thousands around the world to rapidly release Chronic Pain, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Battles with Weight, Binge-Eating, Chronic Fatigue, Insomnia, and other ch...
2021-11-2452 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Guided Meditation #3 - Daily Practices for Love and HappinessFor these GUIDED MEDITATIONS which are gifts from me to you, find a quiet space to sit and relax for 5 minutes and listen to the sound of my voice and let it carry you into your own mind and into a brief meditation that you can call up on your own at any time or listen to again and again. "In guided meditation, our practice is shaped by another person’s voice. Because the mind has a tendency to wander where it will, many of us find it easier to focus and relax when our minds aren’t en...
2021-11-1905 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #54 - A Conversation with Erika Schickel about Childhood Trauma & The Big Hurt"It's not enough to protect children from predators. It's that we need to acknowledge the inherent worth of girls, why they are worth protecting why they are as important and as full of potential. It's genuine regard for the humanity of children. Learning how to raise our boys so that they don't grow up to be predators a hundred percent. For every victim, there is a predator." – Ericka SchickelErika Schickel - is the author of the new memoir The Big Hurt (2021) and You’re Not the Boss of Me...
2021-11-171h 08Permission to HealPermission to Heal Guided Meditation #2 - A Break for Self-CompassionFor these GUIDED MEDITATIONS which are gifts from me to you, find a quiet space to sit and relax for 5 minutes and listen to the sound of my voice and let it carry you into your own mind and into a brief meditation that you can call upon your own at any time or listen to again and again. "In guided meditation, our practice is shaped by another person’s voice. Because the mind has a tendency to wander where it will, many of us find it easier to focus and relax when our minds aren’t entir...
2021-11-1505 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #53 - A Conversation with Dr. Karen Herrick about Spiritual HealingKaren E. Herrick is the director of the Center for Children of Alcoholics, Inc. in Red Bank, New Jersey treating all types of people with psychological problems including addictions. She wrote her book "You’re Not Finished Yet" which encapsulates her private practice work plus an additional two chapters on spirituality and spiritual experiences after she had a Holy Spirit experience during Holotropic Breathwork training. Her Ph.D. thesis was entitled "Naming Spiritual Experiences," & she learned 75% of the 133 mental health professionals she researched stated that they believed furt...
2021-11-101h 10Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #52 - A Special Family Conversation with Michael Weiss about Addiction & Trauma Recovery.Michael Weiss is a truly empathic and open-hearted human and also my first cousin. In this episode, Michael shares with us his own addiction story, how it impacted his life, and the path he traveled to unravel it all and heal himself. All this lead to his life's mission to help guide and mentor others in their own healing journeys and addiction recoveries. The question's not why the addiction, the question is why the pain? Addiction is nothing more than an attempt to solve a problem. Recovery and healing are just reconnecting with these parts o...
2021-11-031h 53Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #51 - A Conversation with Shari Leid - What is the Mess that is Your Message?Shari Leid is a strong believer that the ultimate goal in life is to find happiness -- and the relationships we have with our partners, family members, co-workers, and friends are critical to achieving happiness. It is her passion is working with women who lives an imperfectly perfect life. Shari is an Attorney, Professionally Certified Midlife Mindset Coach, & Author of the new book Make Your Mess Your Message: More Life Lessons from And For My Girlfriends, and her first book, The 50/50 Friendship Flow: Life Lessons from An...
2021-10-2758 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #50 - A Discussion of the Books that Helped Me Heal.These inspirational books have had a profound effect on me and helped me along my healing journey. Let me share them with you. Permission to Heal Bookshop - Buy books from the episodes & support independent bookstores. A Radical Awakening - Dr. Shefali Tsabary Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Elizabeth Gilbert The Gifts of Imperfection - Dr. Brene Brown Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone - Dr. Brene Brown Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski The Dovek...
2021-10-201h 42Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #49 - A Conversation with Debra Woog - Navigating Crises & Difficult ConversationsWhat do you do when faced with a difficult and uncomfortable conversation? Do you wish you had someone to problem-solve with?Do you need another set of ears at that doctor's or lawyer's appointment? Do you have to figure out how to lay off a dozen loyal employees? If you answered yes, then you need Debra Woog. Debra A. Woog is a Crisis Navigation PartnerTM with 30+ years of experience as a leadership researcher, executive, and advisor. Her purpose is to walk alongside overwhelmed, on-their-own women in...
2021-10-131h 07Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #48 - A Conversation with Dr. Dilip Jeste about Wisdom.We have never needed this conversation and this book on wisdom more than we need it now. This week I had the honor of talking with Dr. Dilip Jeste who is a geriatric neuropsychiatrist specializing in successful psychosocial aging and the neurobiology of wisdom. He has published more than 750 peer-reviewed journals articles, 160 book chapters, and 14 published books. He is also a former president of the American Psychiatric Association and his main areas of research include schizophrenia, neuropsychiatric interventions, and successful aging.Not only is his resume of education and professional experience in...
2021-10-061h 12Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #47 - A Conversation about Eating Disorders with Faith Elicia.Faith Elicia is the author of the new book ‘Do you see what I see?’ is a workbook that openly details one woman’s struggles while recovering from an eating disorder (ED). Follow Faith’s recovery journey in an interactive format that emphasizes a “we” approach and provides strategies, prompts, and tools for healing and positive change.Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people’s eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions.Eating disorders affect at least 9% of the population worldwide.9% of the U.S. population...
2021-09-291h 02Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #46 - A Conversation with Dr. Therese Rosenblatt - Finding Comfort in Uncertainty“What I do know is that we are all in this together, therapists and patients alike, this pandemic and this period of recovery. Everyone. Looking out for others’ well-being is as important as caring for our own. We all need and deserve each other’s empathy.” – Dr. Therese RosenblattTherese Rosenblatt, PhD, is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York, with more than 26 years of experience. She treats adults, adolescents, couples, and families. Dr. Rosenblatt is an adjunct clinical supervisor at Yeshiva University and Pace University in New York. Since the pandemic, she has been runnin...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Guided Meditation #1 - Breathe Away Anxious ThoughtsIf you’re like me, you lead a busy life and although you know you should slow down and meditate to find some peace and mindful calm in your life, it’s a struggle. I have found that I love guided meditations because they help me quickly de-stress, relax and return to the present moment. Guided meditation literally shows us how good it can feel to slow down and connect with the body - and who we are underneath all that rushing around.It is also a great way to ent...
2021-09-1605 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #45 - A Conversation with Kerry Ahrend Get to Know Yourself with ConfidenceGet to Know Your Amazing Self with ConfidenceKerry Ahrend, M.S., PMP is an author, speaker, trainer, and career coach. For over 20 years Kerry has worked with individuals and organizations to increase skills and competencies and help them meet their challenges with confidence. Kerry is passionate about helping others find meaningful, engaging, and fulfilling employment and discover what they were meant to do, their why as Mark Twain would say, “I love helping people find passion and purpose in the careers and life.”Her book, entitled Proj...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Bonus Episode 2- Ask Marci AnythingMany of you know me - I’m a podcaster, author, quirky artist, & have been a high school English teacher for more than 25 years. I've been through a lot of stuff - emotional abuse, my mother's mental illness & addiction, divorce, co-parenting after divorce, court battles, dating in my 20s & 40s, finding love again, remarriage, step-parenting, blending families, etc... Ask me ANYTHING you want and I'll do my best to help! DM me on Instagram @MarciBrockmann27Today's questions:1. Gwendolyn from Connecticut, says, "I want to ge...
2021-09-0923 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #44 - A Conversation with Wendy Tamis Robbins about Healing from Anxiety.“Your peace is too high, a price to pay to make somebody else happy.” – Wendy Tamis Robbins“Love yourself and then love other people.” – Wendy Tamis RobbinsWendy says, “mental illness is so often a terminal condition and I don't think people think about it that way, but gone untreated it can be terminal. I mean, suicide. It's really disturbing. I would love to see us all come together to deal with these things the same way we come together for cancer and you know, all of these other physical conditions that are just as devasta...
2021-09-081h 13Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #43 - A Conversation with Deborah Hawkins - Develop a Gratitude Practice.Deborah Hawkins is a freelance writer, workshop designer, facilitator. In 2010, she started blogging on mindfulness and gratitude to bring herself out of depression. NoSmallThing.net is not just a blog. Deb supports the application of mindfulness and exploration of personal gratitude experiences so people can live happier lives. The Best of No Small Thing — Mindful Meditations is a collection of favorite blog posts from my first decade. (Interspersed with photographs from your life and experience.)Practice Gratitude: Transform Your Life — Making the Uplifting Experience of Gratitude Intentional is a guide/workbook on my pro...
2021-09-0154 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #42 - A Conversation with Jenn Turnham aboutJenn Turnham is on a mission to educate the world about the unique, brilliant, often misunderstood, very tiny sub-section of the population known as Highly Sensitive Extrovert Women (HSP-Es). She is also determined to unite all HSP-E Women out there and encourage them to see that they matter, they have a powerful voice that needs to be heard, and possess unique gifts that are in short supply in today’s world. It’s time for HSP-E women everywhere to stop dimming their light and shine their brilliant empathetic lights bright. Jenn shares her passionate, quirky, eclectic personality throug...
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Permission to HealPermission to Heal Bonus Episode - Ask Marci Anything - Question 1Many of you know me - I’m a podcaster, author, quirky artist, & have been a high school English teacher for more than 25 years. I've been through a lot of stuff - emotional abuse, my mother's mental illness & opiate addiction, divorce (as the child & parent), co-parenting after divorce, court battles, dating in my 20s & 40s, Illnesses, finding love again, remarriage, step-parenting, blending families, etc... I've figured some stuff out by doing the hard work on myself, extensive research, & therapy. I'm here to answer your questions and help you on your own...
2021-08-2107 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #41 - A Conversation with Victoria Rader, Find your spiritual shortcut.Victoria Rader talks healing through finding our spiritual shortcuts. We suffer much more than we have to because we tend to get stuck in patterns that are motivated by our scared selves. We create so many more hardships because our body experience yearns for suffering. While 'light experience' yearns for joy. So there is this matter/ light tension where we ask ourselves 'Have I suffered enough to deserve the joy?' So if we talk about a shortcut, it's that permission to live from the place of joy without constantly j...
2021-08-1856 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #40 - A Conversation with Regina Powers - Integrative Family Nurse Practitioner, Author, Healer“We’re all trying to incarnate ourselves. Where we come into ourselves fully.” Regina walks us through the basics of the 5 Elements of traditional Chinese medicine and the healing power of nature to help us find balance within ourselves. We talked of the beauty, peacefulness, and unexpectedness of the deaths of loved ones – grief, laughter, tears, memories, circles of love… just left surrounded by love “We are all in that circle of life and of death. You know, we're always living, dying, and birthing ourselves. the evolution of nature is to die and come ba...
2021-08-111h 18Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #39 - A Conversation with Faust Ruggerio on Creating a Plan for Healing.Are we as positive with ourselves as we can be? Is your internal language, as you talk to yourself, kind and loving? Do look for positives inside ourselves? Responding to good affirmations about how we're going to live our day? Everything we need is everything's already inside us. It's already there. The world is in here. Everything, – your physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual needs - it's all in here.Faust A. Ruggiero’s professional career spans almost 40 years, and is diversified and compelling, as it has consist...
2021-08-041h 04Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #38 - A Conversation about SEX with Dr. Belle Bugatti.Let's talk about SEX with Dr. Belle!Dr. Belle Bugatti is a nationally certified counselor and an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Supervisor and Therapist (EFT) with specializations in helping couples and individuals mend broken relationships, and overcome issues such as chronic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or challenges with their personal life.Check out her second book, "Using Relentless Empathy in the Therapeutic Relationship; Connecting with Challenging and Resistant Clients" (2020).Connect with Dr. Bellewww.Drbelle.com, We Heart Therapy Podcast -YouTube Connect w...
2021-07-281h 10Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #37 - A Conversation with April Giauque -On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.April Tribe Giauque is a VICTOR of domestic violence having escaped a toxic and dangerous situation with her five young children. Today, she is happily remarried and the mother of nine amazing kids, and walks her own healing journey and helps others through theirs. She is a passionate advocate for those looking t...
2021-07-211h 06Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #36 - A Conversation with Anne-Laure Peaucelle - Healing Trauma with YogaAnne-Laure is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and yoga therapist helping people find emotional freedom through creating deep trust in themselves. Her heart's desire is to see all of us accept and embrace our emotions so that we can experience more ease, peace, and freedom in our lives. She believes that our ability to be at peace with the highs and the lows is at the root of our wellness.Yoga embraces all the different parts of who we are and she helps her clients use a holistic approach to balance body, mind, and soul.
2021-07-1458 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #35 - A Conversation with Emily Ragland: Part 2 - Trauma Informed Educators & Parents & The Emotional Fallout of COVID.Emily Ragland is an active board member of the Family Life Coaching Association and is currently a Behavior Support Specialist at a Charter School in the Triangle of North Carolina and the founder and owner of communiTEAM. Get in touch with her at GoodParentsGreatFamilies.com.Founded on the belief that all children deserve an opportunity to develop in a healthy environment, our work at CommuniTEAM LLC centers around facilitating professionals and families as they set school-aged youth with unique needs up for success. Through the use of trauma-informed practices and data-driven r...
2021-07-0747 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #34 - A Conversation with Emily Ragland: Part 1- Trauma Informed Parenting, Emotional Literacy & BLM, LGBTQ+ Inclusivity.Emily Ragland is an active board member of the Family Life Coaching Association and is currently a Behavior Support Specialist at a Charter School in the Triangle of North Carolina and the founder and owner of communiTEAM. Get in touch with her at GoodParentsGreatFamilies.com.Founded on the belief that all children deserve an opportunity to develop in a healthy environment, our work at CommuniTEAM LLC centers around facilitating professionals and families as they set school-aged youth with unique needs up for success. Through the use of trauma-informed practices and data-driven r...
2021-06-3046 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #33 - A Conversation with Tania Clarke - The Healing Power of Somatics.Clinical somatics is a unique restorative movement practice that retrains the brain to better control muscles. It acts as a reset button for the body. Move Deeply Wellness is committed to creating restorative movement education accessible online, with accountability tools and regular inspiration to help students stick with their practice and make it a life-long habit.Tania Clarke's personal journey through years of chronic shoulder pain brought her to restorative movement education. She is dedicated to helping her clients tune into their bodies and unravel their persistent tension a...
2021-06-2551 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #32 - A Conversation with Janet Philbin - Healing & the Mind-Body Connection.You are a treasure. Searching to know our purpose here on Earth is a very worthy challenge. Janet Philbin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Hypnotherapist with a long career helping clients cope and deal with life crises. She helps her clients solve the emotional mysteries that plagued them and kept them "stuck" in their lives. Healing the issues of the inner child is Janet's expertise and passion. Janet was drawn to working with women struggling with infertility after having to learn to cope with the emotional roller coaster of infertility, he...
2021-06-231h 14Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #31 - A Conversation with Larry Doochin about Moving Forward by Letting Go of FearLawrence Doochin is an author, entrepreneur, and devoted husband and father. A survivor of harrowing childhood sexual abuse, he traveled a long journey of emotional and spiritual healing and developed an in-depth understanding of how our beliefs create our reality. In the business world, he has worked for or been associated with enterprises from small startups to multinational corporations. He is the co-founder of HUSO sound therapy, which delivers powerful healing benefits to individuals and professionals worldwide. In everything Lawrence does, he strives to serve a higher good. In his new book called: A...
2021-06-1653 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #30 - A Conversation with Lauren Kaufman - Emotional Health in EducationLauren Kaufman believes that cultivating connections and developing strong relationships with colleagues and students should be at the core of all we, as educators, do. Leading from a place of empathy and understanding, meeting people where they are on the learning continuum, sharing stories, listening to hear, and not waiting to respond, embedding and modeling social-emotional learning is at the heart of everything we do. Our conversation is so rich and dynamic, touching on so many things that are so important to families and parents as related to all aspects of education and social/emotional health.
2021-06-091h 10Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #29 - A Conversation with Forrest Lang about Healing from Childhood Abuse and Trauma.May the heart be your guide as you rescue your inner child. As we recover, we transform into victors vs victims, heal our minds and psyches. Eventually, we learned that all we need is inside us already. Forrest Lang was raised by his biological mother until he was placed in foster care at 12. Forrest joined the Navy as a hospital corpsman at the age of 18. He served honorably for 5 years during peacetime, after which he attended community college in San Diego studying illustration. In 2003, he reenlisted and was deployed to Iraq, serving as a...
2021-06-021h 00Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #28 - A Conversation with Ben Winter about Expectations and Improv.What do our expectations and improvisational theater have to do with healing? Ben Winter tells us in this amazing episode #28 of PTH. Ben certainly hasn’t been idle in life. Ben has flown an airplane on his own and has been scuba diving in the Galapagos. He has seen the animals of Tanzania and has traveled all over Europe with a 6-month-old child in tow. He has performed improv for over a decade and has owned several businesses. Between personal growth and improv, he found this weird realm called expectations. An...
2021-05-2651 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #27 - A Conversation with Sydney Weiss about the Real Power of Storytelling.Welcome to Permission to Heal! I’m thrilled that you are here. In today’s episode, I have the beautiful Sydney Weiss. Sydney Weiss is a lawyer and the creator, host, and producer of Seek The Joy Podcast, your go-to podcast for heartfelt storytelling and conversations on all things self-love, joy, connection, wellness, and spirituality. Sydney’s greatest mission is to uplift and empower others to find their authentic voice, encourage them to step into their vulnerability and courage, all to seek their joy and bring about greater healing. Through Seek The Joy...
2021-05-191h 04Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #26 - A Conversation with Dr. Anabelle Bugatti About Relentless Empathy in Relationships.Anabelle Bugatti, Ph.D., LMFT, NCC, BC-TMH, President of Southern NV EFT, Cert EFT Supervisor & Therapist, Couples & Individual CounselorDr. Anabelle Bugatti is a nationally certified counselor and an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Supervisor and Therapist (EFT) with specializations in helping couples and individuals mend broken relationships, and overcome issues such as chronic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or challenges with their personal life. Dr. Bugatti’s expertise is in competing attachment in romantic relationships and how this impacts relationship satisfaction and security. Dr. Belle's NEW book Using Relentless Empathy in the Therapeutic Rel...
2021-05-121h 13Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #25 - A Conversation with David Hennessey - The WONDER Technique, personal development & simplifying our unique goals. “Simplifying the ability for people to live happy healthy lives.” 20 years ago, David Hennessey created a holistic personal development program called The WONDER Technique that he has presented at 100s of workshops and seminars. His formal training is in Psychology and nutrition and his goal is to give the fundamental tools of personal development to everyone on the planet. He also loves hiking and rock climbing!David has created 10 mini-courses in all aspects of personal development. Courses include audio, video, and written materials found at https://thewondertechnique.com/membership/ G...
2021-05-051h 17Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #24 - A Conversation with JA Plosker about mindfulness, meditation and so much more.Mindfulness, self-discovery, and being open to exploring our lives – even in small ways – have the power to help us make huge leaps toward our goals and towards a life of greater peace and balance. JA Plosker offers a free Mindfulness Quick Start Guide at www.japlosker.com/links to help you get started on, or ramp up, your mindfulness practice. His books emphasize the healing and transformational power of mindfulness, self-discovery, and everyday events. Prospective coaching clients can book a free 15-minute consultation at japlosker.com/coaching. J. A. is a spe...
2021-04-281h 11Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #23 - A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Yates As She Connects the Dots About Our HealthDr. Beverly YatesDr. Beverly Yates is a board-certified Naturopathic Doctor in private practice, the CEO and Founder of NaturalHealthCare.com. She is a heart disease and diabetes expert with over 27 years of experience. She was an MIT-trained electrical engineer before going to naturopathic medical school. She brings her unique perspective and integrative approach to help patients struggling with heart issues and diabetes who feel like nothing works for them. She is an internationally acclaimed diabetes expert who uses the Yates Protocol to help people get control over their blood sugar, r...
2021-04-211h 05Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #22 - A Conversation with Sarah Alysse Rosner about De-Stressing & Going for our DreamsSarah Alysse RosnerStress Management, Gut Health, & Fitness CoachSarah Alysse helps corporate executives implement fun SOULutions to their stressful lives so they can up level both at home and in their careers. She’s the creator of Live Well Enhance You which formed out of a need for her pilates clients to find balance in their lives. Her 3 pillar SOULutions to Success plan used in her personalized coaching program “Enhance Your Life”, examines what areas clients are missing and discovers ways to bring joy back into th...
2021-04-1457 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #21 - A Conversation with Georgia Woodbine about Changing your Life a little at a TimeGeorgia Woodbine's mission and passion in life is to share the tools she has implemented to “Create the Life I Love” so you too can “Create the Life You Love”. She is a CHANGE AGENT, LIFESTYLE TRANSFORMATION COACH, AUTHOR, AND SPEAKER and is one of the world’s top female speakers and expert personal and professional development and has helped to motivate and inspire an entire generation. She is widely known as a change agent, author, lifestyle transformation coach, and dynamic and entertaining speaker. She has also been a guest speaker at Time Warner Cable, Columbia Un...
2021-04-071h 02Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #20 - A Conversation with Shannon Wills - The Healing Power of Journaling and Building a More Conscious, Compassionate, and Connected World.Shannon M. Wills is a writer and artist based in Denver, Colorado, working at the intersection of psychology, spirituality, and nonviolent activism. A dedicated student of the world’s mystical traditions, her passion lies in delving into life’s mysteries, mining them for wisdom to apply to our modern lives. She previously served as director of the Metta Center for Nonviolence and co-founded Nonviolence Lab, a training organization for nonviolent philosophy and practice. Her current project is called Wake Up, Human is a website and podcast dedicated to "reawakening the native powers of the h...
2021-03-311h 08Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #19 - A Conversation with Natasha Link as we chat about finding and identifying ideal romantic relationships and healing ourselves so we are ready for them.Natasha Link is a freelance copywriter, a philosopher, and a mom of two daughters based in rural Minnesota. She studied psychology in college and worked in a variety of different fields before starting her own business. She is genuine, straightforward, and sarcastic. She has an open mind and a fierce heart. She is raising two strong, sassy little girls amidst the chaos of life. Natasha still believes in Magic. Love is her religion, and writing is her Church. She loves the way a good book makes her feel when she finishes it and hopes her w...
2021-03-241h 02Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #18 - A Conversation with Two NYC Mental Health Practitioners about Practical Strategies for Dealing with Worry and Talking about our Feelings.In this episode, I talk to two of my best friends who are amazing mental health professionals (and sisters) and have been my lifelong friends. I love their compassion, intelligence, and kindness. We have shared in each other’s most joyous and heartbreaking experiences and rely on each other for support and deep, honest friendship for many decades.I asked them to come to chat with me because as we have just reached the first anniversary of the pandemic so many of us are suffering and I thought was a time for a sincere and useful conversation ab...
2021-03-1751 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #17 - A Conversation with Sari Dana, Body Positivity & Mindset Coach as we get real about our bodies, dieting and our expectations.Sari Dana is positively inspired to create change by helping others learn to love their bodies, access their inner happiness by using positive affirmations, and educating on ending diet culture. Her mission is to help girls, teens, and women recognize that diet culture is all around us and we have the power to recognize it and unlearn all the negative messages that keep women and girls feeling “less than” and “never enough!” 💚It bothers her that we live in a society of perfectionism and a social media culture that promotes diet culture and the idea that we...
2021-03-101h 08Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #16 - A Conversation with Jonni Redick about Building Resiliency and Building More Emotional Connections.Jonni Redick, CEO of JLConsulting Solutions is a brilliant leadership coach who brings a rich and robust blend of work experience, education, training, and lived experiences to her services which include coaching, speaking engagements, resilient leadership strategies, and training, and promotional readiness. Jonni's style of coaching centers around the capacity of leadership while building relational engagements to create new paradigms in their own leadership. Jonni develops corporate cultures that empower teams, enhance leadership resiliency, and create “circles of safety.” She has provided consultation, coaching, and training for thousands of personnel in the corporate, education, government, publi...
2021-03-031h 25Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #15 - A Chat with Christy Primmer - Mental Health Counselor & Success Coach about Loving Yourself from the Inside OutChristy Primmer is a Canadian author, TV Host of Women Who Lead, registered mental health counselor, and Success Coach for women. Christy founded her company Primetime Consulting Services Inc. to educate and empower women to get back in the driver’s seat of their own lives. She teaches women how to reclaim their power through practicing self-care, get confident AF, and create the life and business they desire. Christy is passionate about the power in words! Advocating for others who cannot or do not know how to use their voice. She loves helping women love th...
2021-02-241h 07Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #14 - A Conversation with Claudia Taboada about being a Badass Unstoppable You and Self-Care for Busy MomsClaudia and I had a phenomenal conversation about self-care, keeping a sense of ourselves as busy, stressed-out mamas, ways of staying focused, intentional, resilient, and healthy while taking care of your children, and all the myriad responsibilities modern mothers have. Claudia Taboada recently published a memoir entitled ''Burnout to Unstoppable’’ which details her transformational journey from overwhelmed and a burned-out autism mom to the self-actualized mom she is today. Claudia accomplished her transformation by incorporating self-care, mindset optimization, and stress reduction habits, routines, and coping mechanisms that a...
2021-02-171h 07Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #13 - A very special Valentine's Week episode about Mid-Life Love & Marriage.Welcome to this special Valentine's week special episode of Permission to Heal. I had this idea a while back to do a four-way conversation with my husband, Michael, and our friends, Craig Lancaster and Elisa Lorello for a special conversation between four creative, compassionate mid-life friends who have recently found mid-life marriages.Each husband and wife pair were friends before that blossomed into love. Michael and I were friends for 29 years before things heated up. Craig and Elisa for about 5 years. Our conversation is all about how we met, fell in love...
2021-02-102h 00Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #12 - A Conversation with Danielle Laura, Transformation CatalystDanielle Laura - The sovereignty of self-mastery is the new sexy.We chatted about finding Inner strength and spirituality, trusting our inner selves, healing our hearts, and finding the love and passion we all deserve. Danielle Laura is a transformation catalyst, a two-time number one bestselling and award-winning author, advisor, energy and relationship expert, and founder of the H.O.T. Method™. She founded several companies that improve the way we heal and learn. In her private work, she guides thought leaders, celebrities, and power couples ar...
2021-02-031h 02Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #11 - A Conversation with Matchmaker and Dating Coach Dr. Holly Battey.Dr. Holly is a Psychologist-turned-Matchmaker & Dating Coach who helps single men and women find love. Dr. Holly helps sincere, kindhearted, conscious single clients find the love of their dreams. With a doctorate in clinical psychology and a successful career in executive search, she is uniquely qualified to find your perfect match. She founded Find Love at Last in 2014 to help sincere women and men find lasting love and has been a matchmaker, coach, and image consultant for over 8 years. Dr. Holly is a dating expert and inspiring speaker who empowers, advises, and s...
2021-01-271h 06Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #10 - A conversation with Sapna Rad about Connecting with Ourselves to Connect with Our Kids.What if you could live your truest vision?Sapna Rad says that "people are born to experience joy, love, happiness sometimes fail, get back up, forgive, go on adventures and live our best possible wonderful lives, then what gets in the way of living our truest, most beautiful lives? Just by asking these questions and embarking on the journey, you’re halfway there."Sapna Rad empowers parents who want homes filled with kindness, connection, joy, and authenticity. Sapna is a Certified Conscious Parenting Coach and NLP practitioner st...
2021-01-2051 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #9 - A Conversation with Tina Feigal about Present Moment Parenting.Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed. is the Director of Family Engagement at Anu Family Services in St. Paul, MN. A former school psychologist Is now a parenting coach and parenting coach trainer at the Center for the Challenging Child now a branch of Anu Family Services. As a coach and trainer of coaches, Tina supports adults in applying the techniques in her books Present Moment Parenting: The Guide to a Peaceful Life with Your Intense Child, winner of the 2017 Moms Choice Gold Award and available on Amazon and Audible; and e-book, Healing the Heart...
2021-01-131h 26Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #8 - A Conversation with Melissa Jones Wheeler about Empowering Young GirlsMelissa Jones is an inspiring girls empowerment coach and highly effective licensed classroom teacher who helps girls learn daily positive habits so they can feel confident in who they are and connect with other girls in an empowering environment. She has been motivating and cultivating connections among hundreds of girls and providing families with resources she has gained through over 22,680 hours of experience.After noticing patterns in girls across 4 different school environments related to struggles with self-esteem and confidence, and having struggled into adulthood with low self-esteem and lack of confidence and strategies herself, she n...
2021-01-0659 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #7 - A Conversation with Julie Blouin about Healing with GratitudeInternational best-selling author, motivational speaker, and Certified Professional Coach, Julie Blouin helps people who feel stuck in the areas of career, health, relationships, wealth, spirituality, and well-being to reach a new milestone, set new goals, and live the life of their dreams. She "vibrates in the frequency of love" and helps her clients focus on personal growth and success by helping them increase their dose of self-love, self-confidence, self-worth, self-care, self-discipline, and overcome self-limiting beliefs. She enriches the lives of her clients by helping them take action to achieve their full potential, reach...
2020-12-301h 03Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #6 - A Conversation with Giselle Naidu - End Narcissistic Abuse to Create Healthy RelationshipsJoin Giselle Naidu and me as we chat about narcissistic abuse, its effects on children and our psyches growing up, and how that molds our relationship templates as adults. Our open and honest conversation just might inspire your next courageous steps toward healing. Giselle Naidu has been a practicing psychologist for over 19 years with a particular interest in self-growth, development, and increasing social connectivity, which are protective factors for mental health. Giselle has a passion for making the learned lessons that we all experience as we journey, accessible. Connect with her on I...
2020-12-231h 06Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #5 - A Conversation with Aura Martinez - Get Curious to Get Connected & ConfidentThrough being curious about everything about ourselves and life, we are on the path to healing- healing our inner wounds, healing our self-esteem, helping our relationship with ourselves, etc.- and this will ultimately lead to the path of personal mastery and success. Aura E. Martinez is a Self-Discovery and Empowerment Coach, helping the outer and inner travelers who seek greater well-being and personal fulfillment to discover themselves powerfully so that they can live life to the max. As a person who has traveled the world as a Flight Attendant, this opportunity has...
2020-12-161h 14Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #4 - A Conversation with Manya Chylinski - Violence & Trauma Healing AdvocateCommunications specialist and survivor Manya Chylinski helps people whose lives have been touched by trauma understand how resiliency and compassion are part of the path to healing, to enable them to live their best lives. She uses her experience as a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing to help others understand the importance of recognizing the psychological impacts of violence.Manya and I chatted about mental health advocacy and the birthplace of empathy, how we talk about emotional trauma—to break the stigma and make the invisible visible, using my experience to stand up for th...
2020-12-0953 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #3 - A Conversation with LaNika Shelly Williams - The Bounce Back QueenJoin me for episode 3 as I talk with LaNika Shelly Williams who has been dubbed THE BOUNCE BACK QUEEN!We talk a lot about parenting, raising mentally healthy children, and what it takes to be an exceptional mom. "The Bounceback Queen", LaNika Nichelle is a Motivational Speaker/Coach/Life Cheerleader/Mentor, Upcoming Author, and Philanthropist. She helps those with life struggles overcome challenges. While being their biggest cheerleader, she teaches them how to cheer themself through life. Life Survivor, LaNika Nichelle helps people build resilience, find solutions, and shift negative or limiting thoughts. Her mission...
2020-12-0258 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #2 - A Conversation with Justice Bartlett - A Writer, Healer & HypnotherapistJustice Bartlett is a dear friend and fellow writer. She and I know each other through the Elephant Journal family and have so much In common with our abusive pasts and our healing journey. In this conversation, we explore it all. Join us!Justice's mission is to offer clear, compassionate communication about the hard, holy, and human nature of life. To that end, she offers thoughtful articles, videos, interviews, as well as healing & hypnotherapy sessions and classes. Justice is passionate about communication and finds renewal wandering in the mountains and spending time with her sweet...
2020-11-2950 minPermission to HealPermission to Heal - Introductory EpisodeHello, I am Marci Brockmann. I want to introduce myself and PERMISSION TO HEAL. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing and drawing and painting to express myself and make sense of the world around me. I’ve been keeping journals for 35+ years as a way to process the psychologically challenging experiences and situations I found myself in growing up with familial mental illness and addiction, and the behavioral templates for relationships I developed in response. Over 30 years of therapy and my quest for the WHYS behind behavior and the HOWS that...
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