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Susan Lax – Sacred Healing: The Gifts of a Spiritual Counselor in Guiding You from Adversity to Joy

Susan Lax – Sacred Healing: The Gifts of a Spiritual Counselor in Guiding You from Adversity to Joy

Such a beautiful conversation with spiritual counselor, Susan Lax. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Susan’s insights on moving into joy amidst grief, end of life journeys, adversities, or chronic illness
  • her new book, A Heart’s Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments
  • how her Morning Inspiration came to be and their global impact on people’s lives
  • her philosophies on incorporating positive outlooks during challenging times
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

SUSAN LAX earned a teaching degree in creative drama from the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology, and the Arts in Israel. She taught creative drama at a local elementary school and continued her studies at the Chochmat Halev, where she focused on meditation and Jewish spirituality. Throughout her educational career, Lax also studied Jewish healing, sacred psychology, spiritual practice as a path of healing, healing aspects of death and dying, and guided meditation. Lax currently works as a spiritual counselor specializing in, but not limited to, those touched by illness, grief, and loving through death. She lectures and leads workshops on the topics of awareness and making room for joy. Lax is the author Morning Inspiration, an email newsletter released three times a week. In addition, she is the co-founder of Naot Footwear, a company that ethically manufactures handmade comfort shoes in Israel.

https://susanplax.com/

Peace,

Teri

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Teri Wellbrock – Recovery from Kidney Stone Lithotripsy and Ureteral Stent Placement

Teri Wellbrock – Recovery from Kidney Stone Lithotripsy and Ureteral Stent Placement

Hi all . . . Teri Wellbrock here just to wish you a blessed week! I had emergency kidney stone surgery on Sunday and am home resting. I will have the ureter stent removed this coming Monday.

My social media post about it prior to surgery:

At this point it’s laughable. I’m trying to keep a sense of humor about it all.
Saturday August 20th, after grilling our family a delicious dinner, I started experiencing severe abdominal pain. We chalked it up to nerves over upcoming solo traveling. Within a few hours I was in such excruciating pain that I was nauseous, shaking with chills, and sobbing. My family convinced me to go to the ER around 11:30 PM as we thought I might be having a kidney stone issue as my left back pain was unbearable.
Hilton Head Hospital had a CT scan done and the tech said to me, “Can you come back here? I want you to see this.” As she pointed to my kidneys, I noticed the large blob on my left kidney image. She went on, “That’s a kidney stone. And it’s huge. You are one strong, lady.”
The doctor then drew me a picture and explained a kidney stone of size 5 is the largest passable stone. Mine is a 13! They gave me a pain cocktail and I passed out.
Soon after they strapped me to a gurney, stuck me in an ambulance and shipped me off to Coastal Carolina hospital. I’m now here waiting to go into surgery. It’s non-invasive. They’ll be conducting Lithotripsy which treats kidney stones by sending focused ultrasonic energy or shock waves directly to the stone. Then possibly putting in a stent to allow passage of the remnants.
Goodness! I’m ready to get off this crazy health crisis ride!”
Photos: ER doctor’s drawing of my kidney stone blocking my ureter, before surgery, after surgery

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Peace,

Teri

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Luis Mojica – Holistic Life Navigation: Self-Inquiry, Somatic Experiencing, and Nutrition for Healing

Luis Mojica – Holistic Life Navigation: Self-Inquiry, Somatic Experiencing, and Nutrition for Healing

One of my favorite conversations to date, not only because Luis Mojica, Somatic therapist, nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, radiates beautiful calming energy, but his brilliant insights had me enthralled. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Luis’ insights on the four trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn
  • his creation of Holistic Life Navigation as a healing resource
  • an explanation of how our bodies communicate with us in order to guide us to healing
  • his philosophies on somatic healing strategies
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Luis Mojica was suffering from severe PTSD & several chronic medical illnesses when he discovered a connection to his body through music when he was 16. His journey into listening and connecting to his body began there and, after years of studying and training, has become a unique trauma therapy that combines Somatic Experiencing, nutrition, and self-inquiry. He calls it Holistic Life Navigation.

https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Peace,

Teri

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David Maulsby – The Hope-filled Road to Recovery for Our Wounded Veterans

David Maulsby – The Hope-filled Road to Recovery for Our Wounded Veterans

I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to engage in a hope-filled and faith-inspired conversation with David Maulsby, Executive Director of the PTSD Foundation of America, host of the Road to Hope radio show, and senior pastor. Please join us as we discuss:

  • David’s faith journey that led him to his leadership role with PTSD Foundation of America
  • his insights on combat veteran PTSD
  • the mission of the Road to Hope radio program
  • the life-changing impact of Camp Hope
  • his philosophies on veteran suicide rates and what we can do to help
  • and so much more!

tel: 877-717-7873 COMBAT TRAUMA HOTLINE

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“In 2009, David Maulsby began the mission of the PTSD Foundation of America by walking the streets of Houston finding homeless Vets, reaching one at a time. As an ordained Minister, David brought his love of God, his strong faith, and steady leadership to serve and support our country’s Veterans and their families. He has provided the leadership to save lives and build this organization fueled by his love for this country and those who serve.

PTSD Foundation of America | Providing Hope and Healing for the Unseen Wounds of War (ptsdusa.org)

Peace,

Teri

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Lauren Walker – How Energy Medicine Yoga Can Positively Shift Your Healing Journey

Lauren Walker – How Energy Medicine Yoga Can Positively Shift Your Healing Journey

I love the energy of this conversation with Lauren Walker, yoga and meditation teacher, creator of Energy Medicine Yoga, and award-winning author. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Lauren’s insights on energy medicine
  • her personal journey into yoga as a healing practice
  • her role as a meditation and yoga teacher
  • her philosophies on using energy for healing stress and trauma
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

Lauren Walker has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1997 and created Energy Medicine Yoga while teaching at Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the country. She now teaches EMYoga across the US and internationally. She is frequently quoted and cited as an expert in Yoga JournalMantra Magazine, and Yoga Digestand a feature article about her yoga work was published in The New York Times. Her two previous books, The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription (2017) and Energy Medicine Yoga: Amplify the Healing Power of Your Yoga Practice (2014), both won the Nautilus Silver Award for Best Mind/Body publication. In 2016, she was named one of the top 100 most influential yoga teachers in America. For more of her work, see EMYoga.net.Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EnergyMedicineYoga/

https://www.energymedicineyoga.net/

Peace,

Teri

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Kaity Rose Holsapple – Her Temple: A Sanctuary for Your Embodied Healing

Kaity Rose Holsapple – Her Temple: A Sanctuary for Your Embodied Healing

This was another one of those soul sister connections as I engaged in an enlightened conversation with Kaity Rose Holsapple, somatic yoga therapist and founder of Her Temple. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Kaity’s insights on somatic practices to heal trauma wounds
  • her personal journey through sexual trauma into healing
  • her role as a somatic alchemy trainer
  • her philosophies on toning the Vagus nerve
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Women who have experienced trauma are often blocked from their greatest gifts and superpowers. Kaity Rose Holsapple believes that through healing trauma, women also begin a vital initiation into more Soul Power and aliveness than they’ve ever known.

She knows this firsthand, through her own experience healing from severe PTSD after sexual trauma. This experience brought her to her knees, and she experienced some of the darkest years of her life feeling cut off from her own Soul.

In the years following, she sought support that would allow her to move beyond her victimhood to fully reclaim her body AND spirit in the deepest of ways… she committed to an impressive depth of study, therapy, and self work in the arts of yoga, mindfulness, energy medicine, psychology, and somatic therapies to gain insight on how to heal.

But it was through the wisdom and intuition of her own body that she created her own body of trauma-healing work known as Somatic Yoga Therapy – a blend of body, heart, mind, and soul-work for alchemizing trauma into Soul Power. She currently trains others as Somatic Yoga Therapy practitioners and works 1×1 with survivors of sexual, physical, and relational trauma who are ready to reclaim their power and lives.

What she has found in her work is that SO many people are walking around with residual trauma, feeling stuck, and holding themselves back without even realizing it!”

Connect with Kaity: https://www.hertemplehealing.com/

Peace,

Teri

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Karen Hinton – Empowering Women in the Penis Politics Arena and Beyond

Karen Hinton – Empowering Women in the Penis Politics Arena and Beyond

I was thrilled with the opportunity to engage in this thought-provoking and powerful conversation with Karen Hinton, formal journalist, political operative, seasoned media professional, and author. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Karen’s insights on empowering women and honoring one another’s truths
  • her personal journey through a traumatic brain injury, memory loss, and recovery
  • her work in the political arena and personal experience with “penis politics: women, men & power”
  • her philosophies on writing as a tool for recovery
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Mississippi native Karen Hinton is a nationally-recognized media professional in Washington and New York. Best known for her role as press secretary to both former Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Hinton played what Politico dubbed the “Helen of Troy role” in the clash between Cuomo, now the former Governor of New York, and Mayor de Blasio. The New York Times called the clash “one of America’s ugliest political feuds.” The Wall Street Journal lauded “the wisdom she dispensed in a Southern twang” in dealing with the strutting and chest pounding of New York’s two most powerful leaders.

Hinton cut her teeth as the press secretary for the first Black Congressman from Mississippi since Reconstruction in 1986. The Democratic National Committee hired her in 1989, serving a similar role for Ron Brown, who was the first Black Chairman of the DNC and a key political strategist to elect Bill Clinton as President. In 1995, Hinton joined the Clinton Administration as press secretary for Cuomo at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. During that time, President Clinton began to face charges of womanizing (and worse). When Clinton’s defenders tried to dismiss the women as “trailer park trash” and “bimbos,” Hinton went public with her own story about Clinton asking for a night of sex when he was Governor of Arkansas and she was a young Democratic campaign aide in Mississippi. The revelation resulted in Hinton being eased out of her senior administration position, one of the events which sparked her interest in giving a name to “penis politics”. Hinton later relocated to New York and became Mayor de Blasio’s press secretary. She found herself at the center of the crossfire between longtime frenemies Cuomo and de Blasio, often becoming the subject of news coverage herself.

about2Known for never ducking a fight, Hinton was at the peak of her career when a catastrophic brain injury from a freak accident confronted her with the battle of her life. Emerging from a coma, learning to walk and talk again, Hinton was determined to “speak up, not shut up” on issues involving women, men and power in politics.

Hinton regularly contributes guest columns to the New York Daily News and other publications, focusing on the topics of #MeToo, sexual harassment in politics and skewering big oil, big banks and other bullies whenever possible.

about1Earlier in her career, Hinton was a journalist in Mississippi and Colorado, a cocktail waitress in Aspen and a high school teacher in Mississippi. Forty-five years after she left her small town in Mississippi (population 434?), Karen was ranked as one of the 50 most powerful people in New York public relations. She ascribes her success to ignoring the advice a boy in high school inscribed in her yearbook: “Karen, we love you, but would you please shut up!”

Connect with Karen:

penis-politics.com

Peace,

Teri

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Diana Raab, PhD – Is There a Memoir in You? Discovering Healing Gifts as You Journal through Life’s Challenges

Diana Raab, PhD – Is There a Memoir in You? Discovering Healing Gifts as You Journal through Life’s Challenges

So very grateful the opportunity to sit down with Diana Raab, PhD, memoirist, poet, and thought provoker, teacher, research psychologist, and the author of ten books and over 1000 articles. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Dr. Diana’s insights on journaling as a way to process life’s challenges
  • her personal journey through the trauma of her grandmother’s death by suicide into writing her memoir and books of poetry
  • her work as a thought provoker and writing guide
  • her philosophies on the transformative power of writing
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Diana Raab, MFA, PhD, is a memoirist, poet, blogger, speaker, and award-winning author of nine books. Her work has been published and anthologized in over
1000 publications. She frequently speaks on writing for healing and transformation.

Raab blogs for Psychology Today, The Wisdom Daily, The Good Men Project, Thrive Global, and is a guest blogger for many others. She’s editor of two
anthologies: Writers and Their Notebooks and Writers on the Edge; two memoirs: Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal and Healing with
Words: A Writer’s Cancer Journey, and four poetry collections, including Lust. Her latest books are Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Program for Telling Your
Story and Transforming Your Life and Writing for Bliss: A Companion Book. Her latest creative endeavor are Conversation Cards for Meaningful Conversation,
available on Amazon.

Connect with Dr. Diana:

dianaraab.com

Peace,

Teri

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Abigail Moss – Mind Body Free: What is YOUR Unique Original Medicine?

Abigail Moss – Mind Body Free: What is YOUR Unique Original Medicine?

It is always such a treat to have a soul sister connection with a guest. Abigail Moss, shaman, hypnotherapist, mentor, and founder of Mind Body Free joins me to share her wisdom. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Abigail’s insights on discovering our own original medicine and how we can offer it as a gift to the world
  • her personal journeys around the world for trainings in healing modalities
  • her work as a shaman along with a better understanding of that role
  • her philosophies on creating a dialogue with our bodies and nature
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

Abigail Moss is a Shaman, Hypnotherapist, and Mentor. She is the founder of Mind Body Free, where she supports empaths and seekers in healing trauma and awakening their intuitive gifts. Her Mentorship and Integrative Healing Coach Training programs are community-based, 6-month transformative journeys to feel at home in your body, remember who you truly are, and share your medicine with the world.

Abigail is trained in Shamanic Chinese Medicine, Medical Qigong Therapy, Yoga, Hypnotherapy, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Her journeys have led her to learn from Shipibo Shamans in Peru, Yogis in India, and Daoist Masters in the US and Canada.

Abigail believes that within each of us is an original medicine; a set of gifts that only you can share with the world. She knows how powerful it is to answer your calling, and that with the will and some guidance, you can absolutely find your way there. Her medicine is being this guide to others.”

You can learn more about her work HERE, as well as find her on InstagramFacebook, and Youtube.

Peace,

Teri

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Genesis Amaris Kemp – Loss & Grief: How to Use the Power of Your Voice to Create Change Along Your Healing Journey

Genesis Amaris Kemp – Loss & Grief: How to Use the Power of Your Voice to Create Change Along Your Healing Journey

I felt embraced by wisdom during this enlightening conversation with Genesis Amaris Kemp, visionary life coach, motivational speaker, best-selling author, DEI advocate, and host of GEMS podcast. Please join us as we discuss:

  • Genesis’ personal journey overwhelming loss and subsequent grief
  • her philosophies on using your voice to initiate deserved change
  • her book Chocolate Drop in Corporate America: From the pit to the palace
  • her insights on grief recovery and the power of your voice
  • and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunesBlubrrySpotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Genesis Amaris Kemp is a Creative Content Writer, Author, Self-Development Advocate, Visionary, Inclusion and Diversity enthusiast, Firecracker, and a force to be reckoned with.

She is a woman of color who said, “Enough is enough,” and is now bolder than ever. She tried to remain silent, but that didn’t work because no change occurred. Today, Genesis is readapting to the current times and making some life-changing decisions. She is stepping outside of her comfort zone by speaking up, challenging the status quo, and refusing to let limitations on her keep her down.

Genesis is a woman who will do great things that empower others to speak up for themselves. Yes, it may be challenging; yes, it may hurt. But in the long run, she desires to encourage others to help those who may not have a voice.

She is a trailblazer who wants others to live out their dreams, goals, and visions. If it takes her writing this book (Chocolate Drop in Corporate America: From The Pit To The Palace) to accomplish those tasks, then so be it. We all have been given an excellent purpose in life. It is up to us to walk it out and live victoriously!

Genesis has been featured on four dozen-plus podcasts, magazines and then decided to finally start her own podcast, GEMS, with Genesis Amaris Kemp.”

LINKS:

https://genesisamariskemp.net/

https://www.facebook.com/genesisamaris.kemp.3

https://www.instagram.com/genesisamariskemp/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6LolDbQt37eSsotGUtSyA

Peace,

Teri

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