Breaking Free - A Body, Mind, Spirit Approach to Mental Health

Do you have a friend that challenges you and brings out the best in you? In this podcast, I introduce you to my friend Antonio Battaglia and discuss how someone that is your opposite, or in Chinese philosophy, the yin to your yang, can bring you to higher levels of growth and consciousness. We share how our friendship did that for us! We take a look at the concept of divine masculine and it's oppo...

We live in a cultural that is in opposition to the true mindset of happiness, love and acceptance. In this episode, we will explore how choosing to love and accept yourself right where you are is the key to moving out of shame-based mindsets that keep you stuck in cycles of addiction, fear, blame, and feelings unworthiness of the love and freedom you desire. You will begin to see that when you rad...

It's the New Year and many of us are hitting the ground running seeking a better 2021! For this purpose, I invited veteran fitness instructor and health coach, Melanie Gillespie, to share her journey from reaching extreme fitness goals that led her to crashed adrenals and a broken mindset to taking time to do the inner work. She now enjoys a balanced mindset, a healthy body, and a health relations...

In this episode, I invite my friend and colleague, Rachael Grant Dixon (host of "She's Awake Podcast") to share her unique perspective on the mindset of loneliness. We discuss how to "get curious" and experiment on new ways of processing the feelings of loneliness we all experience. Learn how feelings of division or separation with those to whom we seek meaningful connection can contribute to our...

This Episode is a beautiful healing conversation about how we must courageously move towards our own suffering with compassion in order to be free of it. We will discuss the life work of Dr. Edith Eva Edgar, a survivor of Auschwitz during the holocaust.  I will describe how her book, "The Chosen," caused me to further reflect on the universal principles found both in her journey and what I have se...

This new season is all about creating our best life in the face of challenge. I am excited for you to hear from Kamelia Britton, my October guest. October is both Breast Cancer and Mental Health Awareness month and Kamelia is an inspiration on both accounts.  I met Kamelia in the middle of her chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer and was inspired by her courageous and inspirational response t...

It seems about time that I share the journey of my most important relationship with this community, my marriage. For many years, I wore a mask of perfectionism and "pretending to be", until I realized there is no joy in inauthentic living, especially in marriage. Relationship is a key component of our ability to heal, do our inner work, and move from shame to wholeness. However, our partners canno...

Welcome to Part 2 of "Born To Create" Episode!  If you haven't had a chance to listen to Part 1, start there as it will give you a great introduction to how to focus on what you desire start creating your life versus surviving it. Now you are ready to acknowledge that life's challenges are there to help you expand and be your greatest teachers. There is enough energy, wisdom, and love to help you...

When did you decide you were too old to live your dreams? Many of us have listened to false messages about who we are allowed to be and given up on pursuing goals, activities, and environments that bring us joy. In this episode I will discuss how to move away from the "dreaded drama triangle" that keeps you stuck and into Your Creator self.  You will learn the difference between living the life yo...

Are you noticing that your own emotional regulation and that of your loved ones is off? In this episode I discuss the body/mind connection to stress and how to effectively move out of negative cycles of emotion yourself and then lending support to your loved ones using John Gottman's "Emotion Coaching" model. Learn how to anchor yourself and your loved ones in times of high stress. (Photo credit:...

Celebrate with me the one year anniversary of Breaking Free Podcast and the journey of healing from the inside out in body, mind, and spirit we have been on together. In this episode we will see how all this growth leads you to the ability to live life interdependent with your abundant source and have the strength and capacity to reach your highest intentions. Yes, we are all weak is some areas of...

Do you have an internal voice that is constantly criticizing you or puffing your up in self defense? In order to break imbalances we have in our relationships with others, such as codependence, we must first address our internal voice that pushes out of balance. The hook to living at extremes is 100% in you. In this episode we will explore how self-compassion provides the ability to respond to our...

Thank you beautiful community for joining us in 2019 to learn principles of healing that include a body, mind, spirit approach to your wounded places, learning how to develop greater awareness and go inside, and tools and principles that address the strength of your whole person.  This new season, we are going to dive deep together to apply this learning to the inner work that is still there for y...

This time of year is full of advice as to what you need to "change" in order to improve yourself. Is it possible to navigate all this buzz and set goals that allow you to show up as your true self this New Year? Absolutely! In this podcast we will explore how to work with life's real challenges to see how life is showing up for you not against you and allow you to move into to the driver's seat as...

What we resist persists in our lives. In this episode we will explore how the skill of Acceptance opens door to change we are seeking and even talk about my personal hero Fred Rogers, of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood," and look at the model of acceptance and healing this dear man left us all. Photo Credit: GENE J. PUSKAR/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

Does the emotion of fear constantly push you to either move to control or push away? In this episode we will discuss feelings of abandonment that all of us experience and how these feelings may be confirming the very thing you fear. We also learn how to move into receiving and operating out of love so you can release your fear and finally get the security you seek.

In this episode I will discuss how we experience disconnect from our true self due to painful experiences. We then navigate our pain with strategies of disconnection to avoid further overwhelm. These include numbness, control, self critic, anxiety, etc. We will learn how to recognize ways we avoid connection with our pain and how to create healthy connection with our wounds so they can unburden an...

In this episode we will explore the the strength that already exists inside of you and how taking this strength-based approach will allow to you use that strength to overcome weakness. Photo by Helena Lopes from Pexels

In this episode we will explore how mindfulness practices provide a skill set or mechanism to help clarify and enact your heart's desire. In particular you will learn how to set an intention and choose sources that line up with your highest values.

In this episode we will discuss how to stillness practices such as mindfulness, meditation, and prayer can be a powerful tools to help us connect to and unlock our divine self. We discuss some specific ways to begin a stillness practices and why this might just be the gift that allows you to connect to your wholeness.

Are you tired of that wounded part of self constantly taking over your best intentions and ruling your life? This episode will explore steps that lead to letting go of our painful story, finding forgiveness for circumstances, others, ourselves, and even our higher power that get in the way of living free. Let's talk about the power of forgiveness... Photo by Pixabay from Pexels

We live in a world driven by goal-driven, product oriented mindsets. But does this bring consistent behavior and true joy? In this episode I will explore an alternative to these mindsets, Resting in your Higher Power, and how this can allow you to "break free" of the shame-driven "try hard given up cycle" you may be on and really consistently connect with highest version of yourself.

The "Try Hard Give Up Cycle" is a shame-based cycle that many of us are caught up in without awareness that drives many addictions and mental health disorders. In this Episode I will introduce this cycle, how it operates, and the alternative to this cycle. I will show you how to use mindfulness practices to break free of this cycle and step more fully into joyful living.

An Abundance Mindset allows for both having success and joy in the way we live our lives. In this episode you will learn how to step into this mindset and why it may be preferable to the often scarcity and shame-based approaches that are taught and perpetuated in society today.

There are always two selves battling within us, our Ego and True Self. This battle occurs when we seek to parent, connect, and find joy. In this episode we explore how to distinguish between the two, and step into parenting from our wiser, kinder, and more authentic part. Photo by Brett Sayles from Pexels