Episode 74 - Burnout Prevention: 3 Simple Steps

Burnout doesn't happen overnight, and preventing it doesn't have to mean making big changes. In this episode of the Creative Healing Podcast, Darcy and Michelle explore burnout and share three simple, meaningful steps to help us slow down, reconnect, and create more space for ourselves. Join Darcy and Michelle for a conversation about creating more space, telling the truth, and finding our way back to joy. 1. Set Boundaries — Give Yourself Permission to Pause. Boundaries don't have to be complicated. Start by carving out just 15 minutes in your day to do absolutely NOTHING. No productivity, no checking off lists, no responsibilities. Simply pause, breathe, and allow yourself to be. 2. Tell the Truth — Stop Carrying It Alone. Find someone you trust and be honest about the challenges you're facing. Share what's feeling heavy, what's not working, and where you're struggling. There's strength in being vulnerable, asking for support, and allowing ourselves to be humbled by the reality of what we're carrying. 3. Find Joy — Make Room for What Lights You Up. It's not about filling your calendar with more activities. It's about intentionally finding something that genuinely brings you joy, sparks your creativity, and makes you feel alive. What lights you up? Make room for more of it. Join Darcy and Michelle for a conversation about creating more space, telling the truth, and finding our way back to joy. Connect with us & schedule your free consult call to prevent burnout now: www.hirschmanclinicalservices.com/contact 

Sometimes, even with therapy and traditional approaches to healing, people continue to struggle. Could there be another piece of the puzzle we haven't considered? In this episode of Creative Healing, we speak with Johanna Padilla, LMFT, energy and divination practitioner, and intuitive educator, about entity removal and its place within the broader conversation about psychological and spiritual healing. Drawing on her clinical training and personal experience, Johanna shares her perspective on what it means to feel connected to an entity, how entity removal is approached, and how to navigate the complex intersection of mental health and spirituality. Together, we explore how to discern different experiences, why integrating psychological and spiritual perspectives matters, and whether this often-overlooked area of healing may offer a new lens for people who continue to search for answers. Learn more about Johanna: https://clinicallyjohanna.com/

What if recovery looked less like a program and more like a personalized journey? In this episode of Creative Healing, we talk with Cassidy Cousens, founder of Arago Integrative Recovery (AIR), about rethinking what treatment and recovery can look like when we step outside the traditional model. After more than 25 years in behavioral health—and two decades owning and operating treatment programs—Cassidy began asking a different question: What happens when we build the healing environment around the person, rather than asking the person to fit into the program? His answer is Arago Integrative Recovery: a one-on-one, nature-integrated approach that brings clinical work into open landscapes, movement, travel, and real-world experiences. AIR offers individualized options including 1:1 residential treatment and Road Trip Rehab, where travel and nature become part of the therapeutic process. In this conversation, Cassidy shares what he has learned from decades in the treatment world—and why he believes some people may find greater clarity and connection outside traditional group settings. We explore the role of nature, movement, human connection, capacity, purpose, and meaning in creating sustainable change. This is a conversation about recovery, but it's also about something bigger: what becomes possible when we stop assuming there is only one way to Heal.  Find out more about Cassidy here:  https://aragorecovery.com/ 

In this episode of Creative Healing, we talk with Signe Darpinian about body image, eating concerns, menopause and emotional well-being. We explore how to navigate the changes of the midlife body with greater understanding, compassion and support. Signe is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and member of The Menopause Society. She is the co-author of No Weigh! and Raising Body Positive Teens and author of A Woman's Guide to Menopause, Body Image and Emotional Well-Being at Midlife. Listen in for this thoughtful conversation about changing bodies, self-acceptance and finding a healthier relationship with ourselves through midlife. To learn more about Signe visit: https://www.signedarpinian.com/about

Sara Robinson, aka the KC Kink Coach, joins us to explore relationships, consent, embodiment, curiosity and the importance of staying connected to yourself while connecting with others. She shares about what kink is and how it can teach us about authenticity, boundaries, communication and healing. Not only with others, but first and foremost with ourselves.   Sara is a certified life coach, relationship educator, speaker and facilitator who brings together personal growth, mindfulness, intuition and embodied awareness to help people create healthier, more authentic relationships. Listen in to discover something new & connect with her here: https://www.kckinkcoach.com/home

On this episode of Creative Healing Podcast, we sit down with Chris Jones, whose journey weaves together 14 years of sobriety, personal transformation, music, coaching and the transformative power of surfing. Chris shares how the ocean became more than a place to catch waves—it became a classroom for resilience, confidence, connection and learning how to move through life's challenges instead of avoiding them. As the co-founder of Break Free Surf LA and a leader in the behavioral health field, Chris is helping people discover the power of getting outside their comfort zones, connecting with others and building a life that feels meaningful and worth showing up for. While Chris's own journey includes recovery and sobriety, the lessons and experiences he shares extend far beyond addiction. Whether you are navigating stress, mental health challenges, a major life transition, feeling stuck, or simply looking for a new way to reconnect with yourself, this conversation is a reminder that healing and growth can happen in unexpected places. From discipline and purpose to creativity, connection and resilience, every wave offers an opportunity to learn, grow, and become the next version of yourself. 🎙️ Tune in for an inspiring conversation about surfing, healing, personal growth, resilience, and finding new ways to move through life's challenges. #CreativeHealingPodcast #HealingJourney #PersonalGrowth #MentalHealth #Surfing #Resilience #Transformation #Purpose #Connection #WellBeing #LifeChallenges #PersonalTransformation #BreakFreeSurfLA

In this episode of Creative Healing, we speak with Gianna Spriggs, Curandera and founder of Curio Curandera LLC. Gianna shares her approach to ancestral and past-life healing through limpiezas, ancestor walks, plant medicine, and reconnecting with the deeper wisdom within ourselves. Gianna invites us into her unique healing work, including sessions held in her greenhouse, the ritual of burning plants, and past-life regression and ancestral healing. Together, we explore what it means to reclaim the lost or forgotten parts of ourselves and return to what Gianna calls our "golden self" — sovereign, grounded, and free.  Enjoying Creative Healing? Follow the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who might need it. Your support helps more people discover these meaningful conversations about healing and transformation. Connect with Gianna at curiocurandera.com and follow her on Instagram @giannaspriggs. Find out more about the Creative Healing Podcast and upcoming HCS events at hirschmanclinicalservices.com and follow @HirschmanClinicalServices on Instagram. 

In this episode of Creative Healing Podcast we connect with Melissa Saubers, a Midlife Mentor, Intuitive and Microdosing Guide. She shares her deeply personal journey through perimenopause, menopause and the identity shifts that can come with this transformative season. We explore the wisdom of women, what distracts many of us, nervous system healing, belief repatterning, intuition, body wisdom and what it means to move from survival mode into "thrival mode." Melissa brings together science, soul, ceremony and lived experience to help women reconnect with themselves and navigate midlife with greater awareness, vitality and trust. Melissa is the creator of The Vitality Protocol: Microdosing for Menopause and The Becoming, her private one-on-one mentorship. 🎧 Enjoying Creative Healing? Follow the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Your support helps more people discover the healing conversations happening here. Melissa can be reached at HealandExpand.com and @MelissaSaubers on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook. Find out more about Creative Healing Podcast and HCS events at hirschmanclinicalservices.com and @HirschmanClinicalServices on Instagram.

Join me for a beautiful and meaningful conversation with Kayna Cassard, trauma-informed therapist and founder of Sex, Answered. Kayna will be joining us to talk about Sexual Healing—creating safe spaces to explore the vulnerable parts of ourselves, reconnect with our bodies, and discover the empowerment that can come through healing in relationship. We'll explore the beautiful healing that can come through sexual discovery—and how that discovery can be deeply empowering in the way we connect with ourselves and with others. Find out more about Kayna here: https://www.kaynacassard.com/

In this episode of Creative Healing, we're joined by Gina Spriggs. Gina embodies life and holds many roles, including: author, Master Tarologist, Holistic Intuitive, MidLife Doula, mother, grandmother and owner of Curio, Craft & Conjure. Gina shares her journey of becoming more fully herself through the different seasons of life. What she has learned about authenticity, intuition, community and personal power along the way guide our conversation. Together, we explore what it means to trust your inner knowing, surround yourself with people who support your becoming and consciously, courageously create a life that reflects who you truly are. Listen in for this conversation about intuition, authenticity, community and the magic of becoming yourself. Find out more about Gina here: https://ginaspriggs.guru/welcome/