Who We Are & What We Need

Bask in poems to inspire and care for your soul. Catherine reads poems from her books I AM: Poems for Expansion and Renewal and Awakening Wonder: Embracing Kinship with all of Life . You can find both of these books for sale on Amazon. (links below). Please comment and let us know what resonated with you the most. 💛 Resources I AM: Poems for Expansion and Renewal Awakening Wonder: Embracing Kinsh...

Dr. Alice Nichols, an autistic clinical psychologist, shares her expertise on autistic burnout, its cycles, and the importance of self-compassion and community support in recovery. The discussion delves into the nuances of navigating stress, the role of neurodiversity, and practical strategies for creating sustainable living environments. Dr. Nichols emphasizes the significance of connection and c...

In this conversation, Dr. Alice Nicholls discusses the shame often associated with neurodivergent needs. She emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and understanding one's own needs while navigating societal expectations. Our discussion delves into the power of connection and compassion in healing.  We also touch on what to do with the question, “how are you?” Resources Banish Burnout (a...

Episode: S3E7 Title: Inner Stillness with Max Komes Description In my conversation with Max Komes, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Registered Intern, we discuss how various Eastern practices can inform our personal growth inside and outside of psychotherapy. Max shares the three different ways of being with our thoughts: reflection, contemplation, and meditation, and how each is helpful. Max also...

Episode: S3E6 Intuitive Wisdom with Asia Suler Description In my conversation with writer, healer, and Earth intuitive Asia Suler, we explore her book Mirrors in the Earth and her journey of motherhood as a sensitive person. Asia shares some of her primary connections to the more-than-human world. We discuss astrology, shamanism, ancestral healing, and dance. Asia gives a few hints about an upcomi...

In my conversation with Jenna Richardson, a full-time psychotherapist and part-time witch, we discuss the blending of practical life and spirituality. We discuss astrology, archetypes, seasons & cycles, writing, shamanism, blending Eastern and Western philosophies and the indigenous and the contemporary, and how Jenna’s recently been centered around art, nature, and magic.  Resources Connect w...

S3E4 Deep Knowing with Tammy Chow In my conversation with Tammy Chow, a somatic-experiencing and attachment-repatterning practitioner, we discuss Tammy’s healing journey and practice, their ‘awakening the wild woman’ program, the 5 channels of knowing, the role of archetypes in healing, and more.   Resources Connect with Tammy: Website - Instagram Connect with Catherine: ⁠Website⁠ - ⁠Substack⁠ - ⁠...

In my conversation with Caryn Berley, an Enneagram coach, we discuss the power of the Enneagram on your journey to healing. We delve into the basics of the Enneagram types, triads, and centers of intelligence, somatic work, and integrating the enneagram into your healing journey. About Today’s Guest: Caryn Berley is an Enneagram teacher, coach, and healer who holds hope, inspires insight, and wiel...

In this conversation with Lindsey, a trauma educator and nervous system coach, we discuss her journey from a background of fundamentalist evangelical Christianity and complex trauma to becoming an advocate for authenticity and self-expression. We touch on complex PTSD, neurodivergence, autism, and the importance of living authentically.  Want to join me for a neurodiversity workshop? MONDAY, JANUA...

In this conversation with Megan, a life coach for autistic, ADHD, auDHD, and neurocurious individuals, we discuss her journey of discovering her autistic and ADHD identities and explore the topic of neurodivergence as a whole. We touch on self-diagnosis and professional diagnosis, the identities included under the term neurodivergent, executive dysfunction, self-sovereignty, and neurodivergent com...

In my conversation with Mehgan Cash, a Pensacola pet sitter, we discuss her experiences with anxiety, self-advocacy, and how learning about the Enneagram changed her life.  Connect with Catherine • Therapy + Coaching • Learning + Support • Instagram • Substack  Edited by Jasmine Skye Smith Logo by Catherine Quiring

Online dating can sometimes feel demoralizing and overwhelming. In my conversation with Amanda Quinby, an online dating strategist with a PhD in clinical psychology. we discuss how you can transform it into one of playful empowerment. We discuss Amanda’s personal journey with online dating, the importance of self-compassion and authenticity, navigating intense connections and red flags, and expres...

There are complexities and emotional challenges when deconstructing faith and navigating friendships. In my conversation with Katherine Spearing, a spiritual abuse and religious trauma recovery specialist, and author, we delve into personal experiences and insights on maintaining self-worth within evolving belief systems, addressing spiritual abuse, and the journey towards healthier, more mutually...

Survivors hold so much wisdom for their own recovery process. When empowered to make their own choices and trust their own intuitive guidance, their healing process really opens up. But, building an empowered, healthy relationship with yourself as a trauma survivor can be really hard. In this continuation of my conversation with Sara Aird, a complex trauma survivor, educator, and advocate, we disc...

Complex trauma leaves us with an incredibly ruptured relationship with ourselves, right? That’s why I’m SO excited to speak with Sara Aird, a complex trauma survivor, educator, and advocate.  We discuss the single-most important factor in her own healing from complex trauma, the modalities that have been useful, the healing impact of being single-most important factor in her own healing from compl...

Today on the show, I’m joined by Kandi Zeller, a writer and editor at the intersections of spirituality, creativity, and justice. We celebrate wonder and whimsy. We explore how freedom to be our authentic selves increases our access to wonder, ourselves, soul-space, magic and presence. We discuss masking and the gifts of neurodivergence. We discuss how we would like society to transition from one...

Today on the show, Joy Malek, LMFT, and I continue our conversation. We explore what liberates us socially and personally, especially for those of us who live in our inner worlds. We discuss personality typologies that speak to our inner experience, such as Jungian personality typology and the Enneagram. We weave the understanding of our inner experience with larger community systems through frame...

Today on the show, I’m joined by Joy Malek, LMFT. We delve into the empathic experience of feeling the pain of the world. We grieve and process the heaviness of the world, carving out space for ourselves and our personal care. Joy describes the deep nuances of what we are collectively seeing and feeling, and some paths forward including personal and collective care. Since taping this podcast, I ha...

I am adding this meditation to our podcast episodes. It is a tiny taste of our live moon sessions in Empathic Changemakers. (We picked the full moon and new moon as two natural points in the month to reflect, release, and reclaim.) Our next live session will be October 2 at 10am CT for a time of new possibilities with the new moon. In today's session, we squeeze out our "sponge" afte...

Today on the show, I’m joined by Erin Cueno, a friend and therapy client of mine. We discuss Erin’s journey navigating work and mental health, bringing intuitiveness and social engagement and connection to her role, and we touch on ADHD, grief and loss, societal expectations, playfulness, self-worth, polyvagal theory, imposter syndrome, and finding a community. Related Resources • Prentis Hemphill...

Today on the show, I’m joined by Amber Watson Landau, owner and lead speech therapist of Let’s Get Talking LLC. We discuss Amber’s unique approach to therapy, her experience leading social skills groups, the sensory system and sensory strategies, Amber’s personal journey with ADHD, the importance of setting boundaries and self-care, and finding educational resources and community so that you can s...

Sarah Allison, Tea Chaplain, is my guest today. Sarah is going to be our "internet auntie" for the Empathic Changemakers (formerly Collective Care) community space we are creating. You can join us starting today!  In this episode we discuss protecting your spirit, healthy boundaries, disability and ableism, social models and medical models of ableism, neurodivergence (autism in particula...

Welcome to Season 2 of Who We Are & What We Need Podcast! My guest today is Zachary Helton: Author | Spiritual Care Provider | Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life | We discuss: * how to not confuse the form with the deeper transformational work of spirituality * how facing his anxiety and doing the deeper work has had profound effects on his well-being * how exploring and creating stories can be a...

Today's Guest: Frances Cutshaw Frances is a DMin student focusing her work on spiritual resilience in the aftermath of shame and creating refuge spaces beyond religious structures. Frances is particularly and personally interested in the colorful ways women recover from the nonconsensual theologies that have victimized them for centuries across geopolitical landscapes. Summary: Frances Cutshaw...

In this conversation, Catherine Quiring and Therapy for Bohemians creator, Maggie Evans, discuss the importance of creating space and finding rest in their lives. They explore the concept of quiet and how it relates to their need for solitude and creativity. They also touch on neurodivergence and how it influences their self-care practices. Maggie shares her experience as a single parent and an en...