following energy

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This conversation begins with Jesse Kauffman,   a psychotherapist who specializes in ADHD, offering a brief overview of ADHD as a nuanced journey. Host Staci Boden then shares how she began following the energy of ADHD through working with clients. From there, Staci and Jesse explore the meaning of difference, trauma, somatic connection, hyper focus, and creative genius within the realm of ADHD in...

Host and lead somatic energy teacher, Staci Boden opens today's episode with a brief reflection about the shift with the podcast into following energy. From there, she offers a quick somatic practice, introduces her guest, Miki Johnson,  and explore some deep, practical and playful benefits that come from following energy. Miki is an ICF-certified leadership coach, a somatic energy guide, a 7Direc...

It’s a new day. After several years and many episodes, the podcast formerly known as Turning Dead Ends into Doorways is evolving into following energy. What inspired the change and where are we headed next? Join host Staci Boden who shares her origin story with following energy and how current times call for embodied practice. How can following energy help you live into the kind of creative potent...

How can surrender teach you to turn a dead end into a doorway in your life? Surrender is a creative practice for letting go but it can also include holding boundaries and birthing dreams. In this final episode of the season, host and somatic energy guide Staci Boden speaks with somatic experiencing practitioner, organizational consultant and founder of Trauma Literacy, Carlee Adamson, about surren...

How can an intention teach you to embody the root and the tip of a living wish? Inviting an intention to become a co-creative dance of discovery each day starts with remembering it. Join host and somatic energy guide Staci Boden and guest poet, author, strategic marketer, and life coach, Sage Cohen as they share wise yet practical lessons from remembering and following the energy of specific inten...

How can following energy help transform your wounds and activate your voice? Healing includes recognizing core wounds. Yet there comes a time to unwind the energy your wounds hold so they can’t sabotage your life. Join host Staci Boden and musician, activist and Voice of Change facilitator Suzanne Sterling for a conversation connecting sound healing with energy as a teacher. As Suzanne shares open...

Rather than an amorphous sixth sense, what if a key for accessing intuition is right under your nose? Somatic energy guide, teacher and author Staci Boden begins this episode with a simpler way to connect with your unique intuition through bodily senses. Next, Adriana Cerundolo-- a sound ceremonialist and Kundalini yoga teacher--joins Staci and shares how intuition has helped her create music as w...

What if your body could become a trusted friend? As a nexus for health, pleasure, movement and life itself, body is THE doorway for transformation. Join Staci and guest somatic eco-therapy guide Erin Carper who explore how listening to your body when it feels lost or hurt can help you discover new ways to work, dance and live. By learning to trust your body as a teacher, it becomes a compass for f...

How can letting go of control increase your power? If you’re a recovering type A personality intrigued and yet nervous about following energy, meet your new best friend: choice. In this episode, Staci starts by connecting choice as a teacher with a tool for transforming codependency. Next, guest Jacqueline Hartman shares how choice has helped her navigate chronic pain and explore change-making wor...

What makes awareness a foundation AND a lighthouse for awakening? From a soft whisper of potential to a core realization that takes you to your knees, awareness is essential for becoming more conscious. Join Staci and guest April C. Taylor for a conversation about developing awareness within yourself and daily life. First, they’ll reflect how moving inward to notice can help you begin listening to...

“You’re going to do what? Is that really possible?” Whether it’s a nasty inner voice or churning stomach, fear often meets you on the threshold of change and tries to block the door. This episode begins with Staci sharing a short vulnerable reflection about following the energy of this podcast in real time. Next, guest Liz Smith joins Staci to explore how slowing down to listen to fear as a cast o...

How can a relationship with an intention teach you to follow energy? Without focus, energy becomes scattered. Instead, choosing a one-word intention pinpoints a quality or aspect of life to explore, and follow. Join Staci and guest Miki Johnson, coach, guide and business leader, for a meaningful dive into the power intentions hold. As they share questions and examples of specific intentions, you’l...

Are you tired of control and want to let go but don’t know how? In this warm and down-to-earth first episode of season two, author and guide Staci Boden speaks directly to listeners introducing why and how the podcast is changing to reflect current times. The focus remains following energy to help people navigate daily unknowns and expand potential. And spoiler alert: journeying outside the box wi...

Is your kid or spouse driving you up the wall? What about those voices in your head? In a world steeped in codependent relationship, Corona stress is heating up conflict, including within ourselves. Join Staci and guest Miki Johnson, co-founder of Job Portraits, for a paradigm-bending conversation on transforming sticky conflict into productive co-commitment. You’ll learn about two "triangles”--a...

How can we navigate fear and change in the midst of such global uncertainty? In this special episode, Staci and seasoned energy healer Jane Sanguinetti reveal the value of energy medicine as practical and essential self-care. Rather than some woo-woo notion, energy healing can be a guide and creative compass for releasing worry and embracing joy.

How do you show up with compassion and integrity for an aging sick parent who has disappointed you all your life? Meet Marianne, a warm hearted mid-life woman who wants more peace in relationship with her challenging 78 year-old mother. In this honest conversation, Staci holds space for Marianne to identify an intention to help her take care of herself while supporting a mom who loves her but can’...

If 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail, how can we make positive changes in our daily lives? In this episode, Staci has a rollicking conversation with long-time sister traveler, Lori. Together, they connect following energy with intention setting as an accessible yet profound transformative practice. Following an intention is a meaningful way to cultivate awareness and choice as inner power which y...

As much as we love our kids, surviving the early years of parenting can impact a relationship. Meet Lily, a 41 year-old mom and wife who misses her husband. After years of marriage, what does Lily want? And how can she invite more connection? Join Lily and Staci to explore how long-time spouses can expand from friendship into lovers.

How do you navigate constant inexplicable body pain? Meet Levitie, a 38 year-old woman who has been experiencing mysterious stomach issues for three years. Together, she and Staci explore how listening to a relentlessly talking body can facilitate surprising courageous decisions and a different kind of healing inside.

No matter how old we are or how much therapy we've had, certain moments with our parents can make us feel small and reactive. Meet Adele, a 37 year-old woman who longs to connect more with her mother. What's getting in the way? Join Staci and Adele to practice transforming hurt feelings into awareness so we can get closer with the people we love.

Staci shares some surprise moments with guests to illustrate how following energy facilitates new realizations.

Join Staci Boden and Stella for a conversation about old friends. What do you do when you want less and they want more? Does the friendship need to end, or can you find a new way forward together?