Healing Waves Podcast

In this episode, your host, Amy Zhang, dives deeper in the differences between being offended and being emotionally triggered. Amy also points out actions that she has noticed in the health and wellness space and the true definition of being emotionally triggered. She shares how being emotionally triggered in the beginning of her healing journey has led to more self love and figuring out why certa...

In this episode, your host, Amy Zhang, shares her thoughts on medical degrees and each individual's health. As someone who does not have a degree or certification, but has healed over 50+ chronic symptoms, she's proof that neither of those are needed to be an advocate for your own health. Working with a trusted holistic practitioner can be a great guide, however, it's so important to d...

In this episode, your host, Amy Zhang, reveals how she shifted her mindset from lack to abundance that ultimately leveled up her life and financial situation. Growing up with narcissistic parents meant that she had to teach herself not just how to heal her body, but also how to manage her finances that worked best for her situation. Tune in now to see the steps she took that led to manifest the th...

In this episode, your host, Amy Zhang, makes connections between growing up in an emotionally immature environment with narcissistic parents and how that has affected her financial educations. Amy candidly shares her experience with money and how she didn't start to get serious about her finances until her late 20s. Tune in to listen more on her story and who has helped her the most in her fin...

In this episode, your host, Amy Zhang, shares what she believes is a common trait among emotionally immature and narcissistic parents and how they got there. Resources Instagram and TikTok

In this episode, your host, Amy Zhang, opens up about her experience in growing up with a narcissistic father. Amy shares what she was able to observe from a young age and how she observes those experiences now as an adult. Amy breaks down what she believes is how a narcissist operations, whether it's a parent or a spouse. Narcissists are meticulous in their actions and will make sure that the...

In this episode, join your host, Amy Zhang, as she goes deep into the link between emotional upbringing and the likelihood of developing chronic conditions later in life. Beyond the conventional narrative of maintaining a healthy diet, Amy explores the profound connection between treating food as medicine, overcoming emotional traumas, and the transformative process of reprogramming our mindsets t...

In this episode, join your host, Amy Zhang, as she engages in an enlightening conversation with Mike Schmidt, the visionary owner and health coach behind Super Food Super Human. They discuss why conventional nutrition falls short in achieving holistic healing for the body. Mike unfolds his personal journey into his transformative odyssey within the realm of holistic health, and passionately shares...

Healing is not a one-size-fits-all. In this episode, your podcast host, Amy, dives into the intricacies of healing and how many different paths an individual can take. Amy details what it's like to heal and how the decisions in her healing journey have brought her to where she is now. However, Amy also talks about how a healing journey for someone else can be totally different but still valid....

Welcome to another transformative episode of the Healing Waves podcast with your host, Amy Zhang. Joining her in this empowering conversation is Hanna Carroll, a dynamic mindset coach specializing in guiding women entrepreneurs. In this episode, Hanna delves deep into the intricacies of mindset and its pivotal role in the lives of entrepreneurs, individuals navigating chronic illness or trauma, an...

Join Amy as she dives into her thoughts on estrangement from narcissistic parents and the importance of living an authentic life that's true to you and not your parents. Estrangement is often seen in a negative light due to it meaning going no-contact. However, is estrangement really a negative thing when it allows one to heal traumas without having setbacks from narcissistic, emotionally imma...

In this week's episode, Amy delves into the transformative power of small, cost-free habits that wield significant impacts on our health. Discover the profound importance of cultivating these habits, exploring the realms of diet, lifestyle adjustments, and wellness practices that don't break the bank. Amy emphasizes the value of prioritizing simple, accessible actions—such as basking in su...

In this podcast episode, Amy, your host, delves into the profound meaning of self-worth and recounts her personal journey of realizing how she had tethered her self-worth to external factors throughout her life. Explore the fine line between advocating for oneself and reacting impulsively out of emotion. It's a common human tendency to respond emotionally in the face of perceived attacks. Amy...

In this compelling episode of the Healing Waves podcast, your host, Amy Zhang, invites one of her first-ever social media connections, Jessica Hartman, to unravel the profound interplay between healing traumas and their impact on our mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Jessica candidly shares her journey, delving into childhood traumas and the pivotal moment when she recognized the abnorma...

In this week's episode, join Amy as she unravels the crucial role of words of affirmation in shaping a child's emotional well-being. Explore the impact of emotionally immature parents and their hesitance to praise, often rooted in personal egos. Amy delves into the profound significance of genuine praise in a child's life, offering insights that extend beyond mere compliments. Join us...

Sleep is incredibly overlooked in today's society, and so many of us struggle to get a good night's sleep. We're human, not robots. We need a good night's rest to perform our best the next day. A poor night's sleep can lead to focus issues, not being alert, and a slew of other issues that build on top of each other. Inadequate sleep can also lead to poor immune response, result...

There are so many gaps in therapy in general that are the reason why people aren't getting the tools they need to heal themselves from chronic illness. Therapy is a great tool to have if you're going through a life event and need support in how to approach situations better. But therapy alone isn't enough to heal chronic illness. Listen to this week's episode to see what I believe...

We often talk about parents no longer being with us physically, but what about parents who are physically here, but emotionally absent on every other level? In this episode, I dive into my childhood experiences and how I felt when my parents never showed up for me or nurtured me. With this, I go into how I have shifted my mindset and continue to move forward in healing. Email: healingwavespodcast@...

In this episode, Amy talks about how coming out of survival can feel on your body and talks more about her childhood traumas that have led to limited communication with her parents. While not easy to talk about, it's important to spread awareness on this topic because of how common it is. We have so many traumatized adults in this day in age, and things that need to be healed get overlooked so...

Welcome back, Friends! This week's episode marks a new direction that I'm taking my podcast in. No one talks enough about how being raised in an emotionally unstable and toxic environment can lead to all sorts of health issues. In this episode, I go into my experience as a child and how it's affected my health over the years. Talking about our childhood traumas is extremely challenging...

We've been brainwashed to believe that the only way to make a living is by working for someone day in and day-out and only have our older years for retirement. Many people don't know how powerful they truly are until they decide that enough is enough and take their power back into their own hands and start to create a life that they're proud of. It all starts with pouring back into you...

Welcome back, friends! Birth control is an extensive topic, which is why I wanted to have a part 2 to the series. There is so much about our bodies that women are not taught from a young age. Doctors prescribe birth control like it's candy and women are getting sicker than ever. There's a way to track your cycle naturally and become more empowered with what's really going on with your...

Birth control is considered a class 1 carcinogen, and yet, it's being handed out like candy by medical providers to girls as young as 14. It's a crime to not provide education on the side effects, given that it has a black box warning. As someone who was on birth control for 8 years, getting off gave me my sense of self back. I discuss my experience on birth control and the truth about wha...

Welcome back, Friends!! In this episode, I talk about how doing something, even if it's just one thing, is better than doing absolutely nothing at all. We live in a world where we're exposed to so much toxins on a daily basis, so it's crucial to do what we can to protect ourselves. You don't need to have all of the money to make healthier choices. It's all about doing what you...

Welcome back! Supplements and pesticides are probably two things that you would never think would be talked about together, but there's a connection between the two that I believe are important to talk about. Chemical treatments are widely used in the US and are unfortunately being treated on produce and being released into the air that we breathe. There are proper ways to make sure that your...