Willow Healing Matters Podcast

What if binge eating isn’t a lack of willpower—but a pattern your brain has learned? In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters , Amber Abila shares how she overcame binge eating, food obsession, and years of struggling with food by rewiring her brain through habit psychology. We dive into:✨ Why dieting and restriction actually trigger binge eating✨ What “food noise” really is and how to...

What if the reason you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or constantly “on edge” isn’t your mindset… but your nervous system? In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with Natalie “NatNat” Bedard, founder of LiftOneSelf, to explore emotional sobriety, trauma healing, and nervous system regulation —and what it really takes to move beyond survival mode. Together, they...

What if fairies, Sasquatch, and elemental beings are not myths—but neighbors living just beyond our perception? In this fascinating episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani speaks with Laurel Leaman , an Elemental Realm Oracle and facilitator at Lightbody Academy, about her extraordinary journey into the unseen worlds that coexist with ours. Laurel’s path began unexpectedly while res...

In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine sits down with somatic healing practitioner Kim Salmon to explore how trauma lives in the body—and how nervous system regulation can help you finally break free from feeling stuck. Through breathwork, trauma-informed education and somatic awareness, Kim helps clients reconnect with their bodies and move out of survival mode so they can choose t...

What if the path through grief started with a pen? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani speaks with Lexie Faith Dopp , founder of LEFA Collective , a journal company dedicated to placing powerful emotional healing tools directly into people’s hands. Lexie’s products and platform help thousands of women cultivate self-love, emotional resilience, and mindful healing through...

What if the patterns shaping your life were written long before you were aware of them? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with spiritual astrologer, hypnotherapist, and neurological programmer Marvin Wilkerson to explore how karmic patterns, subconscious programming, and astrology influence the way we think, feel, and experience the world. With more than thre...

What if the patterns you’re struggling with didn’t start with you ? In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani is joined by Ancestral Healing Guide Stacy Hernandez from Lightbody Academy to explore how inherited trauma, ancestral memory, and multidimensional lineage influence our lives today. Many of the emotional patterns, fears, trust issues, and energetic blocks we...

Why do we keep sabotaging the very things we say we want? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with Existential Kink coach and Internal Family Systems practitioner Tina Estrella to explore the hidden intelligence behind self-sabotage, shadow work, and the parts of ourselves we’ve been taught to suppress. Tina shares how patterns like procrastination, anxiety, sh...

Can art transmit healing energy? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani is joined by frequency artist and quantum healer Britt Michaelian to explore how art, energy, and intention can transform healing and personal growth. Britt shares the powerful story behind her work creating frequency art — artwork infused with Reiki healing energy, crystals, intention, and sacred frequ...

Are animals, plants, and nature trying to communicate with us? 🌿 What if the natural world holds energetic codes that can heal trauma, awaken intuition, and shift our collective consciousness? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani speaks with energy healer and nature channel Amirah Daley about reconnecting with the intelligence of nature, energy healing, light language, a...

What happens when we reconnect with our authentic self and stop living from conditioning, fear, and societal expectations? In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with psychic medium, intuitive coach, and spiritual counselor Laura Hoorweg for a deep conversation on spiritual awakening, soul evolution, mediumship, and reclaiming your inner truth. Together t...

What is astrology really meant for ? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with professional astrologer Aleksandra Ceho to explore the deeper purpose of astrology beyond horoscopes. Together they unpack the ancient origins of astrology, how planetary energies influence self-awareness, and why astrology was originally used as a system for leadership, personal grow...

What if your true nature is already peace, joy, trust, and deep connection to life? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is joined by Holly Erin Copeland, creator of Inner Rewilding, to explore spiritual awakening, intuition, healing through nature, conscious living, and how reconnecting with the wisdom of the natural world can help us return to our authentic selves. Disco...

Why do so many high-performing women struggle with weight loss, fatigue, bloating, and hormone imbalance — even when they’re doing everything “right”? In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with Integrative Health Coach Chelsea McLeod to uncover the real root causes behind hormonal imbalances, gut health issues, stubborn weight gain, and chronic exhaustion in wome...

⚠️ EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING This episode contains discussions of sibling sexual trauma and abuse (SSTA), childhood sexual abuse, trauma, family violence, legal proceedings, and the long-term impacts of abuse. Some listeners may find this content distressing or triggering. Please listen with care and prioritize your wellbeing. If you require support, please contact a trusted healthcare professional...

She died… and what she saw changed everything. During the height of the pandemic, Brheanna Myers collapsed with severe pneumonia and experienced a profound near-death experience where she says she stepped outside her body and was shown the quantum field, sacred geometry embedded in our DNA, and the deep interconnected web of consciousness. In this mind-expanding episode of Willow Healing Matters ,...

In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani is joined by intuitive channel and mentor Stephanie Banks for a powerful conversation about channeling, intuition, divine wisdom, and humanity’s evolving relationship with the Earth . Stephanie shares how channeling first entered her life during a deeply personal experience with her mother’s dementia, and how connecting with her mother...

What if anxiety, guilt, fear, and emotional trauma weren’t actually you … but subconscious programs that could be removed? In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with transformational educator Stacey Nye to explore The F.I.X. Code Technique — a fast and powerful method designed to help clear emotional blocks, negative thought loops, and subconscious patte...

In this deeply moving episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with author, advocate, and nonprofit founder Julie Barth to explore how life’s most painful moments can become the foundation for purpose, resilience, and service. Julie’s journey is one shaped by extraordinary challenges: navigating the devastating loss of her first husband to pancreatic cancer while raising fo...

What if creativity could heal trauma — without having to relive the pain? In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani sits down with mixed media artist and transformational guide Devorah Brinckerhoff , creator of the Soul Portrait methodology — a deeply embodied healing process that transforms trauma into empowerment through art. After protecting her children from sexua...

In this episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani is joined by Sarah McCrum , a leading money consciousness coach who has transformed the lives of over 20,000 business owners and their families. Most people experience fear, stress, and contraction around money—often without realising how deeply it influences their business decisions, family life, wellbeing, and impact in the world. In...

In this powerful and expansive episode of Willow Healing Matters , Catherine Crestani is joined by Katherine Leonardos —former corporate sales leader turned Human Design coach, intuitive mentor, and founder of The Thrive by Design Method™ . After experiencing burnout at the height of her corporate career, Katherine began a profound journey of self-discovery that led her back to her authentic energ...

In this powerful and deeply revealing episode of Willow Healing Matters , host Catherine Crestani is joined by shamanic practitioner and spiritual healer Sondra Bailey for an unfiltered conversation about energetic protection, spiritual interference, and reclaiming personal sovereignty . Together, Catherine and Sondra explore topics rarely spoken about openly — yet increasingly relevant for sensit...

In this powerful and inspiring episode of Willow Healing Matters , host Catherine Crestani is joined by Amber Briggle , CEO of B-Well Enterprises and founder of Soma Massage Therapy , a multi-award-winning wellness brand and emerging national franchise. Amber shares her raw and honest journey of building — and then rebuilding — a massage therapy business after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to s...

In this deeply compassionate episode of Willow Healing Matters , host Catherine Crestani is joined by Samantha Wittenberg , spiritual seeker, speaker, and advocate for carers of children with neurodivergent backgrounds. Samantha shares her powerful lived experience of raising an autistic daughter, navigating diagnosis, isolation, systemic overwhelm, and the emotional toll that carers often carry i...