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Compassion With Addiction
Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is cofounder and clinical director of the Center for Motivation and Change (CMC). She is coauthor of The Parent’s 20 Minute Guide to Change: A Guide for Parents About How to Help their Children Change their Substance Use, The Partner’s 20 Minute Guide: A Guide for Partners About How to Help their Loved One Change their Substance Use, Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change, and The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change. The CMC: Foundation for Change website is cmcffc.org. Carrie shares that loved ones can support people struggling with substance use with…
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Trust Your Intuition
Are you looking for gift ideas – for yourself or a loved one? New price drop on my book, “Intuitive Development.” Visit my Book page to order yours. Available in print copy, ebook, and audiobook. Do you already have a copy? How is it helping you? It’s been getting positive reviews! Watch for new intuition and meditation classes in 2023.
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South African Sangoma Shamanism
When reading John Lockley’s book, “Leopard Warrior,” I felt transported to the roots of humanity and deep shamanic traditions in South Africa. You may likely feel the same as you listen to this potent and healing interview with him. John Lockley is one of the first white men, in recent history, to become a fully initiated sangoma in the Xhosa lineage of South Africa. He is author of Leopard Warrior: A Journey into the African Teachings of Ancestry, Instinct, and Dreams. John was born, into a divided Apartheid South Africa, with the mark of the sangoma on his face – a band of white birth skin around the eyes. He…
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Healing Trauma with Dreams
Most people experience some type of trauma in their lives. Linda Yael Schiller, MSW, LICSW, shares how you may be able to heal from trauma through dreams and other methods. Linda Yael Schiller, MSW, LICSW is a psychotherapist who specializes in trauma and grief in Watertown, MA. She integrates traditional therapeutic styles with dreamwork, energy psychology, body-based modalities, and spirituality. Linda is author of Modern Dreamwork: New Tools for Decoding Your Soul’s Wisdom and PTSDreams: Transform Your Nightmares from Trauma through Healing Dreamwork. Her website is lindayaelschiller.com. Linda shares that healing from trauma is always possible. Dreams can bring wisdom and messages from the unconscious to conscious awareness. Not all…
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Magical Healing
Dr. Paul J. Leslie was interviewed about “Magical Healing” on the Healing Connections Podcast episode 51. Paul shares that magical healing can occur when a therapist or health care practitioner moves beyond the medical or disease based model that primarily focuses on a problem. Magical healing happens in an interaction model where both the client and practitioner are alive, dynamic, flowing, being spontaneous in the moment, and in the realm of intuition. He shares that many therapists adhere to what they consider safe theories and techniques and cling to linear approaches when helping clients. Moving into the realm of the unknown, outside of every day experiences, and trusting oneself, can…
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Intuition and Healing Interview
I was interviewed about “Intuition and Healing” by Dr. Paul J. Leslie on his Expanding Perceptions YouTube channel. In this conversation, Emmy Vadnais shares her thoughts about the importance of being able to access one’s intuition in dealing with heath and healing. She also discusses the challenges in helping people overcome their initial resistance to being open to their own energetic and intuitive nature.
