Break The Chains, Find Your Flame

Tara Wosiski is an artist, author and art educator. She teaches mindfulness to children and adults, and creates large scale community artworks designed to produce experiences of awe. She received her MAT through the University of The Arts and was trained to teach mindfulness through the Center for Resilience. She is deeply connected to nature and loves learning about the brain. Tara is always work...

The Rev. Tim Schenck serves as rector of the Episcopal Parish of St. John the Evangelist in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Boston’s South Shore. He is the author of five books full of humor and faith, including, most recently, Holy Grounds: The Surprising Connection Between Coffee and Faith— From Dancing Goats to Satan’s Drink (Fortress Press). When not tending to his parish, drinking single-origin co...

Jo-Ann Venezia Phillips is a Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist currently running a private practice in Medway Massachusetts. Jo-Ann’s interests fall heavily on the somatic and depth psychologies, mindfulness, meditation, and the emerging field of relational neuroscience. Educated in social work at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at Salam State University, she believes in a holi...

Lacey McClure is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of Massachusetts.  She has worked with diverse populations across the lifespan in the greater Boston area.  She spent the majority of her early career working in community mental health in leadership roles and as a therapist.  She owns and operates a private practice where she specializes in treating Eating Diso...

Marvin is a Holyoke resident, teacher, musician, and dharma practitioner. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-opalenik/support

A suicide prevention and social justice educator, Ysabel Garcia founded Estoy Aqui, an initiative that focuses on the sociocultural factors contributing to suicide risk in Latino/Latinx and Black communities via training, dialogue, and outreach. Garcia’s experience as a first-generation Dominican immigrant, as well as her lived experience as a former psychiatric patient, has influenced her work to...

Dr. Pandit is a Licensed psychologist in Connecticut and New York, currently working with patients in skilled nursing, subacute rehab, and assisted living facilities engaging patients in individual psychotherapy, as well as psychological and cognitive assessments. She earned her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 2016. She completed my post-docto...

Whitney Dodds is the founder of Wellness for the Culture, a mental health practice in Springfield, MA. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as well as a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from American International College. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Connecticut and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachus...

Dr Barr has nearly a decade of experience as a therapist and is fortunate to have trained with many brilliant and respected clinicians. His PhD is in Counseling Psychology, from University of Louisville, where he received in-depth academic and clinical training on mental health, psychosocial development, the process of psychotherapy, and more; and engaged in research on a variety of aspects of psy...

Dr. Pandit is a Licensed psychologist in Connecticut and New York, currently working with patients in skilled nursing, subacute rehab, and assisted living facilities engaging patients in individual psychotherapy, as well as psychological and cognitive assessments. She earned her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 2016. She completed my post-docto...

Our 4th Stigma Is Curable Event based on de-mystifying Anxieties, and challenging concepts and stigmas related to this emotion. Presented by Steve Opalenik --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-opalenik/support

Some listeners and clients asked me to release just the Progressive Muscle Relaxation guided meditation, without the 20 minute explanation. Here it is, simple and plain, just the guided meditation for your listening pleasure. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-opalenik/support

Whitney Dodds is the founder of Wellness for the Culture, a mental health practice in Springfield, MA. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as well as a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from American International College. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Connecticut and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachus...

Laura Martin is a Certified IBS Nutrition Consultant and founder of Healing to Happy – an online holistic, gut-brain focused company that helps women suffering from IBS and Anxiety to get back to eating normally without fear of FODMAP's. After battling her way through IBS, hypothyroidism, anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and skin issues... she found herself with an unhealthy relationship with food an...

Alexander Castiglione is the founder and executive director of Barbells For Bullies, a national 501(c)3 non-profit established in 2016 that leverages fitness to raise money and awareness for animal rescues around the US, with an emphasis on bully breeds. He runs the organization as a volunteer with the support of his wife, Lindsay, and his two rescue bullies - Moxy and Slater. To date, Barbells Fo...

Steve "Coach Fury" Holiner is the Owner of Speakeasy of Strength in Brooklyn, NY. Steve got into fitness in his mid-thirties with the singular goal of becoming a strong parent. Speakeasy of Strength offers Personal Training and Online Coaching. As a DVRT and Original Strength Master Instructor, (when not in a pandemic) Fury travels the world teaching certifications and workshops. During the pandem...

Didier Sylvain is an experienced life alignment coach and consultant specializing in leadership effectiveness, team facilitation, personal development and thought leadership strategy. Through his private practice, he leverages his training in intentional change theory, appreciative inquiry, adaptive strategy and somatics to develop customized approaches to his client’s individual coaching and lead...

Caroline Collins work creates a true expression of the scientific art of mental and physical fitness. She promotes a lifestyle, not a trend. She is a Science Educator, 2x World Ranked Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt, an Entrepreneur, and a leader in fitness and health. After being physically attacked and fearing for her life over 10 years ago, She realized she knew nothing about how to use her body...

The Promethean Project’s 3rdmeeting of Stigma Is Curable is focused on the stigma related to addiction & recovery. We are honored to host our Guest Speaker, James Garnes. James Garnes was born and raised in Springfield, MA. The son of two public school teachers, and a multi-instrument/band musician, his journey has taken him from UMass Amherst to prison and back again. James has made a point t...

Amy is a ball of energy and knowledge! She has her BS in nutritional sciences from Merrimack College and is now getting her MS in holistic nutrition from Hawthorn University. She's a certified personal trainer through NASM, and works with clients online through, AMPed Up Coaching where she guides people through nutrition, fitness, and mindset work.  You can find her on instagram @amy_puchini...

Episode 50!!! So glad to have my cousin, James, on for this episode to talk about his health journey and the small steps he is taking to make a big change in his life!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-opalenik/support

Buy The Book "The Successful Body" here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X3V7F53/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_JGBZBR3VVTDP5VJNX91M?fbclid=IwAR03L7ceBgkvvhZXlutgUdjfFhMT45DDao2CDfaxeiX7ooX3rJYGE-yl5RY Rolando Garcia III Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolando-garcia-iii-48341715/?fbclid=IwAR3jqC-MklyFWLKbAsmWUvD4TUmzqVSzNFmnaTUxTCH7EySpYRlBTwEHHiE Erik Seversen Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/e...

Imani Seunarine (she/her) is Multiracial Latina mother, wife, daughter, and avid sewist. She combines her experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and love of sewing on her sewing blog  www.pintuckpress.com . Imani and her family navigate life with chronic illnesses through the integration of traditional and modern medicine. This journey changed the course of their lives and helped to...

Our Presentor: Dr. Khadijah Tuitt is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who completed her terminal degree at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She in an alumna of the Partnership Fellow’s Program for emerging Leaders of Color and received honorable mention for the prestigious National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year (NCCY) Award. As a child Khadijah experi...

Crisis Hotline : 1-800-273-8255   or Text GO to 741741 Addison Brasil is the Co-Founder, VP, Head of Brand Impact & Strategic Partnerships at tethr. tethr is the world’s first online, peer-to-peer support community connecting men for open and honest conversations about life. Check out the app on Apple App Store or Google play. Tethr --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-opale...