Healing Realizations

This healing journey has been hard but victorious. Going from working through feeling neglected and abandoned and forgiving my parents for that and then being hit in the face with another feeling, the feeling of not being protected was by far the most difficult of all to overcome. Come take a ride with me on this episode where I discuss the ripple effect of how I navigated trauma and pieced together behaviors and beliefs that have kept me stuck in the divine masculine.

Happy New Year, Happy Holidays- all the happys! I am not sure if 2023 was a rough year for many of you but it definitely was for me and a lot of my friends. There were planets in retrograde that finally all went direct Jan 1, karmic cycles had finally come full circle, and boy did it feel heavy at times. It was a year of struggles that gave birth to realizations and lessons. It also gave birth to creativity and new projects, new connections and exciting ventures. As we enter 2024, we may be feeling a sense of renewal or as though a weights been lifted, maybe you’re feeling like nothing is holding you back. That’s because a path has been paved. Call back your power and run, don’t walk into these new opportunities.

Ever feel like you have the knowledge, you have the skills, you have the ability but you feel like a fraud? Hi, my name is Imposter Syndrome nice to meet you! It took me such a long time to identify that I have Imposter Syndrome. Years!! I just thought it was low self esteem but it apparently went way deeper than that. I am navigating the world of breaking free of these limiting beliefs and felt the need to share this with my listeners. Do you suffer from Imposter Syndrome? If you do, don’t worry- I got you.

I had the pleasure of interviewing my 9 year old daughter about the Barbie movie and hear her throughs on body image and how women are seen in the world. It was refreshing and enlightening. It was also sad to see that the same feelings I had as a child, of living in a man’s world haven’t changed that much. If you’d like to hear about the world from the perspective of a 9 year old, take a listen.

My friend Talia Jamie came to discuss essential oils and their medicinal purposes. Talia is a gifted Theatre Arts teacher in NYC. She’s won numerous awards for her commitment to Theatre Arts education and to the many students she’s taught and guided. Talia is a wife and mother of two amazing little boys and believes in holistic health and wellness. She is a Wellness Consultant with dōTerra Essential Oils and has been using these oils on herself and her family for 9 years. If you’d like to find Talia on social media to learn more about essential oils and how they can transform your life, you can find her on Instagram @talia_munique Happy Healing!

As many listeners know, my husband James died 3 times in a day last May. This is his account of that day and the realizations he has had as a result. We all need a catalyst to help us see what’s most important and to push us to make the changes we need to live better more fulfilling lives.

Everywhere we look we are seeing or reading about this new phenomenon- this new personality disorder called Narcissism. It’s not new. It’s been present for many, many years. If you’ve dealt with a narcissist you understand how volatile they are. How they manipulate, lie, cheat, steal and abuse the people in their lives. In this episode I discuss what creates this personality disorder and the traits and behaviors of this disorder.

From the bottom of my heart I want to thank my listeners for being here since the conception of this podcast. I know I haven’t been able to be consistent due to health issues I have been having. But I am back because recording for all of you is what gives me purpose and hope. I was recently diagnosed with Lupus after months of not feeling well. Working through healing now, y’all know I am a fighter but even fighters find themselves in dark spaces. I just needed to find the speck of light in that space- remember, always look for the light.

I have been on this self healing journey for some time but recently, a lot of feelings and emotions have come forward in this process. It’s been eye opening, cathartic and also challenging as each emotion(s) has been tied to a triggering memory. It wouldn’t be called a journey if there weren’t hills, winding roads and even some ditches to dig your way out of. I know many of you out there are on a journey of self healing as well so I know I am not alone when I say that this is no easy feat. Hoping this episode can provide insight into your own healing journey and provide some solace.

I decided to stop drinking about 2 years ago. It slowly stopped resonating with me but after explant surgery, I knew drinking was no longer for my highest and best good. In 1999-2017 alcohol related deaths among women in the US rose 85% and this made me ask myself, what are we doing? Somewhere in the midst of women’s liberation and working mom life, we have somehow seemed to normalize women abusing their bodies with alcohol. There have been countless memes depicting women unable to cope with life and motherhood drinking out of gigantic wine glasses or doing Yoga poses with taking sips of wine in between. We have somehow allowed this to become a running joke, but is it? Hospitals have seen a 30-50% increase in alcoholism in women and the largest uptick is in women under 40. Alcohol affects our emotional health, physical health, spiritual health and the health of our families. My purpose of this episode is to educate, inform and if you are a chronic or even an occasional drinker, to simply begin to think about your relationship to alcohol.