Frank Rogers Jr., PhD, is the Muriel Bernice Roberts Professor of Spiritual Formation and Narrative Pedagogy at Claremont School of Theology. He’s a spiritual director, speaker, retreat leader, and the author of Practicing Compassion, Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus, and The God of Shattered Glass: A Novel. He focuses on spirituality that is contemplative, creative, and socially liberative. He is the co-founder of the Center for Engaged Compassion and lives in Southern California with his wife Dr. Alane Daugherty, with whom he shares three young adult sons.
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I am grateful for the opportunity to spend time with this gentle soul, Brian Hyman, author, and yoga and meditation teacher. Please join us as we discuss:
Brian’s insights on yoga and meditation as healing tools for addiction recovery
his personal story of addiction, grief, and triumph
the practice of yoga and meditation as a form of prayer
the release of his book Recovery with Yoga: Supportive Practices for Transcending Addiction
I am a yoga and meditation teacher in the Los Angeles area. I have been sober since November 2009. I have been teaching yoga at a prominent treatment center in Malibu, CA since 2012. I have worked with thousands of clients at every stage of recovery. I recently created/published the 30-day audio course “Recovery: Principles for a Purposeful Life” on the top-rated meditation app/site Insight Timer. Over 1,600 students around the world have enrolled since the course launched in March 2020.
I have been interviewed for my extensive work with yoga, spirituality, and recovery by LA Voyage, Life by Me, Sivana, Origin, Mindful Yoga Health, Neon Tommy, and Malibu Times. My writing about yoga, recovery, and wellness has been published by Mantra Wellness, Whole Life Times, Insight Timer, and Yoga Digest. I am also a contributing author for the upcoming book “Inside the Warrior,” which details practice methods of notable male yoga teachers around the world.
I have been a guest teacher, group facilitator, and featured speaker in and around Los Angeles at Cast Recovery, Riviera Recovery, The Canyon, 180 Center, Chabad, Sol Sanctuary, Soba Recovery, and Tarzana Treatment Center.
In addition to my 30-day course about recovery on Insight Timer, my 10-day audio courses on the app/site include “Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude” and “ Yogic Principles for Transformation.” My video course “Meditation for Everyone: Calm, Balance, and Peace” is available on Udemy.com; and my yoga, breath work, and guided meditation videos are available on Yoga30.com.
Please visit my website www.brianhymanyoga.com for more information. Ultimately, my goal with creating content and conversation around recovery and wellness is to help remove shame and stigma from addiction, depression, and anxiety, and to help people find wholeness in their lives.
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I was thrilled to be able to learn so much from today’s guest, Jacqueline M. Kane, Master Energy Healer and Low Back Pain Specialist. Please join us as we discuss:
Jacqueline’s inspiration for creating/writing The Energy Medicine Solution: Mind Blowing Results for Living an Extraordinary Life
As a Master Energy Healer and Low Back Pain Specialist, Jacqueline uncovers and transforms the blocks causing your physical, emotional and financial blocks so that you can live the life you were born for. Jacqueline facilitates deep healing of trauma, low back pain, and chronic conditions tied to limiting mindsets impacting health and wealth.
My inspiration for the book came about because I was frustrated seeing people getting sicker instead of healthier. It seems like every day there’s a new rare disease being discovered and more health problems cropping up. As a woman who has lived with physical and emotional pain, I know the frustration that can come with not feeling good.
My clients were sharing stories of how they’ve been failed by the health care system and left to live with daily physical pain and exhaustion day after day.
Because of these failed attempts I went in search of finding natural ways to heal. This book is filled with stories of people experiencing pain relief using powerful tools and techniques that your Dr isn’t telling you about. This book will put the power of healing ability back in your hands.
YOU have the ability to heal yourself and it’s time you take back control of your health and what’s possible for your life.
Teri’s #1 book as a new-release in the Aging Parents category:
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Such a deep dive with Dr. Constance Scharff, PhD, award-winning and bestselling author, international mental health educator, and badass leader who helps women become empowered to create meaningful change. Please join us as we discuss:
Dr. Constance’s various books on addiction and trauma recovery
Constance Scharff, also known by her Hebrew name Ahuva Batya, has a PhD in Transformative Studies, specializing in radically transformative personal experience. She is a full time author and speaker, traveling around the world to help people overcome trauma and addiction.
Dr. Scharff is an award-winning, bestselling author. Her debut novel, The Path to God’s Promise, debuts October 13, 2023. In this book, Elinor Simentov, a Jewish women of no renown, is asked by God to share an urgent message about climate change, to let us know clearly that we are on a dangerous path and need to recreate our communities now. This book examines issues of faith, self-determination, and our power to transform both our lives and literally to change the world.
In her role as an addiction and trauma researcher, Dr. Scharff brings the latest in evidence-based, complementary addiction and trauma treatment information to those who suffer worldwide from addiction and trauma. She has spoken at conferences and shared information with researchers and mental health professionals globally. Her passion is working with mental health professionals to use a wide range of practices that improve treatment outcomes. She also works to eliminate the stigma that is too often associated with addiction, trauma, and other mental health issues, so that individuals in need of care will be able to receive that support. In 2019, she received St. Lawrence University’s Sol Feinstone Humanitarian Award for her advocacy and work on behalf of those with mental health, trauma, and substance use issues.
Dr. Scharff’s current writing project is a nonfiction look at the concept of bravery. A Year of Living Bravely is both a memoir and a heuristic inquiry into how some people work to find solutions to seemingly overwhelming personal and community problems. Through the lens of her experience personally recovering from addiction and trauma, Dr. Scharff is exploring both the everyday — what we eat and the choices we make — to the larger impacts of global systems on indigenous and marginalized communities. It’s an ambitious project!
Dr. Scharff is currently traveling for the book’s research. To support her research, you can donate to her Go Fund Me effort.
Dr. Scharff is a member of the Society for Consciousness Studies, American Psychological Association, Interamerican Society of Psychology, World Federation for Mental Health, and the International Society for Contemplative Research. Additionally, she is the founder and director of the Institute for Complementary and Indigenous Mental Health Research, a consortium of scholars and practitioners working to expand access to and the definitions of mental healthcare. She is also a life-long Girl Scout.
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Wowza! I personally learned so much through J.K. Emezi’s personal story and his empowering work in the porn addiction recovery arena. Please join us as we discuss:
his personal story of porn addiction and motivation behind the Porn Reboot System
his role as a Porn Addiction Recovery coach and Founder of the #1 Porn Addiction Recovery Program
the free resources available through 1000+ videos on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ElevatedRecovery
J.K. Emezi is a Porn Addiction Recovery coach and Founder of the #1 Porn Addiction Recovery Program – The Porn Reboot System.
He struggled with out-of-control behavior with pornography for over 11 years. Unable to quit using therapy, 12 Steps, and other methodologies, he created a unique system that allowed him to control his sexual behavior within a few short weeks.
Porn Reboot is a system of pornography addiction treatment that helps high-performing business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are dealing with porn addiction problems.
His method of treating pornography addiction has been tested for over a decade and doesn’t require willpower, religion, or therapy!
He helps men identify signs of porn addiction, overcome the shame of struggling and develop coping strategies to help them end their behavior permanently.
If you’ve struggled with this for so long and feel that controlling this behavior is impossible, he wants you to know that there is hope!
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I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and learning from Eileen Marder-Mirman, a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, spiritual healing teacher, and author. Please join us as we discuss:
the inspiration behind her book How I Think I Should Be is B***S***
her role a spiritual healing teacher
the importance of spiritual healing along the healing journey
Eileen Marder-Mirman’s passion is to help people be free. Throughout her entire life, having the normal experiences of grief, loss, and celebration, she has always stayed aligned with knowing she is part of a larger reality and is committed to help others feel guided, and on the path to healing and authenticity.
As a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a spiritual healing teacher for more than 45 years, Eileen specializes in integrating psychotherapy, spirituality, meditation, and various forms of alternative healing in her private practice. For the past 20 years, she has been a senior teacher and supervisor at A Society of Souls, The School for Nondual Healing and Awakening.
Eileen has led numerous healing retreats in Europe and the United States and has practiced meditation for 50 years. She graduated from Syracuse University with a Master’s in Counseling in 1977 and continuously studies new psychological and healing modalities such as Nondual Kabbalistic Healing, Gestalt Therapy, PSYCH-K®, energy psychology, Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, and the therapeutic use of aromatherapy.
Eileen believes that it’s never too late to wake up to becoming the authentic person you were born to be. And most importantly, we don’t have to stay stuck in the patterns of our history!
Eileen lives in New York with her husband and two cats and makes sure that she sees her grandson every week. When she isn’t healing or teaching, she is knitting, exploring art and going to the theater in New York (again and again). You might also find her obsessing over new apartments or recovering from colds she gets from her grandson’s daycare. Her greatest joy in life is her family both near and far.
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After a two-month hiatus for a grief journey, I’m back!! Here is the link I promised to share in the mid-episode conversation with Scott Summers: https://teriwellbrock.com/request-a-quote/
I appeared flabbergasted throughout this powerful conversation with Amanda Blackwood, survivor of human trafficking, accomplished artist and author, public speaker, podcast host, and trauma recovery mentor, because I was! Please join us as we discuss:
the inspiration behind her work as a trauma recovery mentor
her powerful story of survival through THREE human trafficking journeys
From Mess to Messenger: Overcoming human trafficking was no small miracle.
Amanda Blackwood is a survivor of human trafficking who is now an accomplished artist and author, public speaker, podcast host, and trauma recovery mentor. Despite the numerous challenges she faced, she was able to emerge stronger with the help of her faith. Amanda has shared her story on various platforms such as international summits and radio programs, and has published over a dozen books. Her two main podcast seek to provide insights into healing from trauma. Always looking for a way to help, a portion of every book Amanda sells will go to help fight human trafficking. Amanda lives in Denver, Colorado with her rescue cats and supportive husband who keep her sane.
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I so much enjoyed this enlightening conversation with Antonia, Registered Psychotherapist, Plant Medicine Integration Counselor, Transmuter/Facilitator, Ayurvedic Counselor, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Author, Retreat Facilitator, and is now in training for Plant Medicine Facilitation. Please join us as we discuss:
the inspiration behind her book, Dismantling The 3rd Dimension – Transforming our Trauma on the Road from Tribe to Collective
her philosophies on generational and ancestral trauma
her role as counselor
the implications of Ayurvedic approaches to healing
Antonia’s accelerated transformation started in 2006 when she discovered her capacity to dissolve lifetimes of pain in her own body through a harrowing journey inward. Raising the vibration by inviting a deep seeing of the truth of pain, she now assists clients in enabling their process of dissolution of ancient trauma stories.
Antonia spent the early decades building up knowledge, intellect, data, and credibility. Now she is learning to unlearn. To expand awareness, she disassembles the infrastructure of the mind and surrenders it to the heart. As an integrative therapist, she blends Western modalities of therapeutic relationship with the metaphysical transmutation of the trauma of separation. Antonia helps people see the pain as a signal and opportunity for expansion; to bring awareness to pain and integrate our hidden suffering into the greater whole. She takes people into deeper levels of seeing and knowing through her one-on-one healing sessions, online modules, workshops, and retreats.
Her goal is to assist healers, seekers, and psychonauts get ready for a wave of healing as our collective, ancient traumas surface more rapidly and readily on our path to the next reality. This is her passion. This is her destiny. This is her collective.
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Since I said it repeatedly in the interview, I’ll write it here, too . . . what an empowering conversation with Marsha Vanwynsberghe, Storytelling NLP Trainer, speaker, publisher, author, and 2X podcaster. Please join us as we discuss:
the inspiration behind her book, When She Stopped Asking Why…: A Mother’s Journey Through Teen Substance Abuse and the Loving Path to Finding her Clarity, Courage and Purpose
what does she mean by “Owning Your Story”
her role as a neuro-linguistic programming teacher (NLP)
Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”. She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has been published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share and publish their stories.
Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life. She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact.
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Oh, how my heart (and face) smiled throughout this empowering and enlightening conversation with Geralyn Ritter, executive, author, advocate, speaker, wife and mother. Please join us as we discuss:
the compelling story behind her memoir, Bone by Bone: A Memoir of Trauma and Healing
her insights on traumatic injuries
mindset strategies for surviving and thriving after trauma
Geralyn Ritter is an executive, an author, an advocate, a speaker, a wife and a mother.
An expert in healthcare policy, Geralyn currently serves as Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Organon & Co., a new women’s health company. Her responsibilities include leading the global communications, public policy, government affairs, ESG and corporate responsibility functions at the company.
Prior to joining Organon, Geralyn served as SVP and Corporate Secretary at Merck & Co., Inc. She served as President of the Merck Foundation for many years and led the creation of Merck for Mothers, a $500M global initiative to end preventable maternal deaths. Earlier in her career, Geralyn worked at PhRMA, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and at the law firm of Covington & Burling.
A survivor of traumatic injury, Geralyn is a passionate patient advocate, frequent speaker and an author on resilience and recovery. Her book on trauma and healing is titled Bone by Bone and was published in June 2022. She has been featured on numerous podcasts and other media focusing on resilience and recovery. She donates 100% of her proceeds from the book to non-profit organizations that support trauma survivors and trauma medicine. Geralyn received a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She received her master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and her J.D. from Stanford Law School.
Geralyn serves on the Board of Visitors of the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Power to Decide, and the Board of Directors of Business for Social Responsibility. She is Chair of the Patient Family Advisory Committee of Penn Presbyterian Hospital and serves as a Deacon of her church.
Geralyn and her husband Jonathan have been married for 25 years and have three sons.
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