Alchemy Experience

Emery is a creative arts therapist and has not only written books, grown her own therapy practice as an art therapist but helped countless other therapists, social workers and healing professionals to build their own business. You can find Emery on social media in her therapy practice: Water & Stone: ws_creativeartsherapy OR through her mentoring/coaching: Firefly and Phoenix Mentoring: fireflyand...

Are you feeling stuck? Not sure where to start? We cannot master something if we aren’t willing to be a beginner and fail: fail often, fail forward. Today’s episode we break down how to get unstuck by our 3 step process: vision-intention-action.

Here’s a list of 5 things to help you stay grounded when things are changing or hard.. 1. its OK to change and to ask to change the subject 2. its OK to unfollow, block or distance yourself from others 3. maintain a routine and be sure to MOVE your body 4. write, journal 5. spend more time with people that set your soul on fire share this with a friend if you felt it was helpful and as always set...

How to change negative thoughts in to positive action!

Diving in to imposter syndrome today. Don't be afraid to change. Don't be afraid to evolve and grow. It's gong to be painful, uncomfortable because you're EXPANDING. But on the other side, you'll be vibrant and a whole new version of you! Let's go! <3 e

What are the thoughts that are driving your behaviors? Are you listening to other people? Does the world have an impact on why you are doing what you are doing? Evaluate your thoughts and behaviors. Where are the areas on your life you would like to change, grow, shift? Then, WRITE DOWN what those shifts are. Who is that best best version of you and take the next best step to becoming that. Someti...

The things I'm taking with me in to this next year around the sun... 1. What is my next best step 2. Don't overthink it 3. Break the rules 4. Energy and confidence are generated 5. Rest is productive Let's go set the world on fire <3 e

Hop over to the YouTube with Erin Pittinaro to the four step process: 1- create FOUR areas of your life (family, sense of self, career and social) 2- enter any all goals in each area 3- create a vision board/write out the TOP priorities 4- add them to your calendar FIRST then backfill with all other things in life.

Guys, I can't begin to explain what an amazing human being Emily is. It has been a pleasure to connect with her and an honor to have her on my podcast. To say that her work on this earth is going to touch so many humans is beyond words. Her knowledge of diabetes, her healing comfort, remarkable heart and determination is incomprehensible and unbelievable. Emily has been through more traumatic...

Cheers to 2024! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Today on QPS- we dive in to the two things I will be intentionally focused on this year- the 80/20 principle and the internal thermostat theory. Check it out. feel free to share. and CHEERS to all we have to look forward to and create this year. Let's go set the world on fire! <3 e

Listen as we discuss some heavy things with my girl Meghan, who happens to be a lifelong friend, nurse and momma. You can hop back to the March 14 episode to hear the whole interview Also is the infamous Squish and Doods, my kiddos who share some of their love and tiny human wisdom Their full episode can be found on the February 21 segment. <3 e

Hi Y'all! As we recap the year, here is Shanna and Kevin, two of my fav humans and interviews on the podcast this year! head over to the episode January 24 and March 28 of this year to hear the full episodes. We started numbering these towards the end of the year to make everyone's life easier... we're learning and growing guys! <3 e

This year was one for the books! some amazing humans have told their stories and shared their journeys of healing. Here is some of the best parts from the years This Life's the Pitts! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Cheers to the New Year 2024 we're ready for you! <3 e

Got Anxiety?!… you’re not alone. All of us have stress and 40 million of us hold symptoms of anxiety. Take ownership and get the support. Especially around the holiday season, we tend to feel more anxious or stress as our body holds this energy of the past holiday seasons that may have been stressful or traumatic. We have to listen to our body, what is it telling us? what is it trying to protect u...

What you look for you will find. There is a part of a brain that will automatically fill in the blanks of things that don't make sense; it is looking to complete a picture, almost like a puzzle. This very piece of the brain also is important for arousal, motivation and conscious awareness. This is called the RAS (Reticular Activating System). This is the part of the brain that is responsible for a...

Grief sucks. There's really no way about it. Shock-denial-anger-depression-acceptance, and these stages are not linear y'all. During the holiday season grief compounds and can really exemplifies any other struggles we are going through. Strategies: -Give yourself AND your loved ones grace: its NORMAL to cry, yell, go in to action, clean, sleep, laugh... its.all.normal. -Remember and Honor...

You asked and I delivered. I have had many folks reach out to me, especially after my car talk episode with my kid- go check that out... about how to talk to your kids about THE TALK- the birds and the bees... LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX BABY! You have been warned, don't let the littles around while this one is on speaker in the car or your listening while doing the dishes, be sure to have headph...

On this episode of QPS, we unpack what the four core areas are of our life and how what we have created as belief systems can impact how we show up for ourselves and others  I refer to belief systems as B.S. and sometimes what happens is we have created our own belief systems based on someone else's BS.... ;) Often as we mature and age, we encounter situations that will challenge an existing b...

Having some anxiety for the holiday season? Here’s some reminders on how to protect your peace Boundaries- setting boundaries is KEY. Communicate your needs and limits to those you love.  It is OK to say no and to decline invitations that make you feel uneasy or set a limit on leaving early if needed. Protect your peace Self care- move your body. journal. Drink the stupid water.  Do the things tha...

On this episode I jump in to the idea of imposter syndrome and how fear can show up and take over our ability to move through challenges and keep us from evolving in to who we are mean to be. Understanding your imposter syndrome and how things you can do to mitigate the symptoms is half the battle. One of the main things we can do to combat this is to visualize what success and happiness mean to y...

Today on the Pitt Stop we dive in to emotional intelligence and how this plays a part in how we set and hold boundaries. In order to master our boundaries we have to build and strengthen our emotional intelligence. There are some simple strategies to this however none of this is easy; it takes practice and consistency. Consistency isn't sexy y'all, but keep working on it, over time strengt...

As a therapeutic coach I pride myself on being able to bring to the table the psychology behind mental health and the energetics behind mental fitness. First and foremost knowing what you need is important; do you need to stabilize or are you ready for growth? Therapy= Mental Health Coaching= Mental Fitness When looking for the right fit for you, here are the 3 main things to consider: 1. What is...

Have you ever heard the saying, you are the combination of the 5 people you surround yourself with... well it's true, but really what is more important is the HABITS of the 5 people you surround yourself with. You will behave and belief in the same things that the people you surround yourself with do as well. Take some inventory of this in your life, do you need to shift who you are with to ex...

In a world that could paralyze you, with devastation, sadness and crisis, we get to choose how to respond. It starts with us. Are you living for? Is what you're doing expanding you? we can live with desire and gratitude. We can continue to live for ourself while still being heavily invested in our tribe. go set the world on fire <3 -e

When we feel like the world is spinning out of control, when there is violence and struggle and hatred and negativity we have to be able to ground ourself back to center, we have to be able to take control of the ONLY thing we have control over and that is ourself. three things we can do ON OUR OWN to take back control of our body and mind is 1. move 2. look at your thoughts from a different lens...