From Victim To Alchemist: Connection, Well-Being & Resilience
A Quest for Well-Being
— “Healing begins with connection... connection to ourselves and connection to others. The relationship we have with ourselves is the most important relationship we will ever have. When we are more connected to ourselves and our emotions, we are able to cultivate more confidence, a healthier inner dialogue, and a better relationship with our bodies and food. Being in community and connecting with others is powerful medicine. There is something deeply healing about sitting in circle with others, witnessing each other in our own individual processes and allowing ourselves to be seen and take...
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Yoga Nidra & The Expression Of Your Highest Potential
A Quest for Well-Being
— Yoga nidra, which is derived from the tantras, is a powerful technique in which you learn to relax consciously. In yoga nidra, sleep is not regarded as relaxation. People feel that they are relaxing when they collapse in an easy chair with a cup of coffee, a drink or a cigarette, and read a newspaper or switch on the television. But this will never suffice as a scientific definition of relaxation. These are only sensory diversions. T rue relaxation is actually an experience far beyond all this. For absolute relaxation you must remain aware. This is yoga nidra, the state of dynamic sleep....
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A Spirit Led Life Free from Narcissistic Abuse & Trauma Bond
A Quest for Well-Being
— “No matter how confused, self- doubting or ambivalent we are about what’s happening in our interactions with other people, we can never entirely silence the inner voice that always tells us the truth. We may not like the sound of the truth, and we often let it murmur just outside our consciousness, not stopping long enough to listen. But when we pay attention to it, it leads us towards wisdom, health and clarity. That voice is the guardian of our integrity.” ~Susan Forward, Ph.D. Valeria interviews Rhonda Van De Geest — She is a Certified & Accredited Narcissistic...
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Embrace Your Gifts & Transform Your Life After A Break-Up
A Quest for Well-Being
— Break-up or divorce is one of the most emotionally challenging experiences we can go through. But you don't have to walk this path alone. Walking alongside someone can fast track your healing and recovery. Someone who can gently navigate with you through the pitfalls and tricks our mind plays with us to protect us. Someone who can hold you accountable to make steps towards your dreams while understanding the depth of your pain and the individual healing journey. Someone can help you to heal your past wounds and help you to reconnect with the powerful wisdom inside of you! Valeria...
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Honoring Ancestral Grief: The Path to Self and Collective Liberation
A Quest for Well-Being
— Honoring Ancestral Grief work is very subtle and profound, that takes place on a molecular level. It takes patience, devotion, compassion and an open heart to generate and embody these changes, until one day the process unfolds organically and naturally without utilizing immense reservoirs of effort. Some of the positive changes occur on the neuroplasticity level, which is the brain's ability to change through growth and reorganization. Some manifest as a deeper attuned nervous system and wider access to the information and sacred wisdom our bodies carries, a whole inner architecture that...
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Healing from the Lens of Compassionate Coaching
A Quest for Well-Being
— Coaching can change your life! People who hire a coach are more satisfied with their lives. They have lower stress, better coping mechanisms, and improved work-life balance. Who doesn't want that? Employers benefit too, because 70% of employees who receive professional coaching improve work performance. Employees are more engaged, retention is higher, and job satisfaction increases. Leaders who hire a coach are significantly more likely to meet goals. Their teams are stronger performing, and they are assessed higher in critical leadership skills. And 72% of coaching clients report better...
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It Takes One Person to Heal a Marriage!
A Quest for Well-Being
— It is in marriage that you learn so much about yourself. That’s because marriage shows you what is really within you. But it turns out that this is not easy to see at all. It is not simple and it’s not obvious. Throughout 20 years of working with men and women, of all those Larry Bilotta have helped, their biggest struggle, their biggest heartache, their most pressing frustration has been their ability to control their negative emotions. Their failure to control negative emotions led to virtually every problem in their family. When Larry says every problem, he means EVERY...
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Your Total Health Revolution is Here!
A Quest for Well-Being
— Are you ready to stop slipping through the cracks of Modern Healthcare (Conventional and Alternative)? Are you ready to save money, time, and sanity on your road to healing? Have you been on a Wild Goose Chase (or Wild Goose Healing as I like to call it) in which no doctor/practitioner been able to help you? Or have you thought you’ve nipped your symptoms in the bud only to have another one (or three) pop up somewhere else [grumble]? Have you spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on doctors/practitioners on top of labs and still feel like you’re not where you “should” be?...
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Connecting With Spirit Babies: Fertility Guidance
A Quest for Well-Being
— The journey to motherhood, while filled with joy and anticipation, can also be challenging and emotionally overwhelming. But what if your path to conception could be guided by the very soul you’re trying to bring into this world? If you’ve been struggling to conceive or feel uncertain about your fertility journey, there’s a powerful yet often overlooked perspective to consider connecting with your Spirit Baby. A Spirit Baby is the soul or essence of a child who may be destined to join your family. This concept holds that babies’ souls can communicate with their parents even before...
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How The Wealthy Stay Healthy: Longevity & Wellness
A Quest for Well-Being
— “It starts with conversation. When medicine is approached as a collaborative experience between physician and patient, it unlocks a peerless caliber of care and a powerful approach to healthcare. It ushers in the opportunity to explore, to venture and to achieve. It offers ongoing wellbeing and empowers patients in reaching their health goals and beginning new journeys. Dr. Ryan Kotton grounds his approach to healthcare and elite treatments in a deep knowledge of each patient’s needs and lifestyles. Through long-term relationships with patients and proactive, interdisciplinary...
info_outline— In holistic care, a person' physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs are considered, as well as their response to an illness and the effects of illness on their ability to care for themselves. There a variety of long-term services and supports, as well as natural supports to cope with their emotional, social and other needs. Thus, they require a coordinated and integrated approach in order to improve the outcomes. A holistic approach to healing can maximize a person’s quality of life as a main outcome.
Valeria interviews Amber McKinney-Morgan practices clinical social work in California with experience in individual and couples therapy.
Amber is certified in both Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Gottman Couples Therapy. In addition, Amber is an EMDRIA-approved Consultant-in-Training (CIT) providing consultation to other EMDR clinicians looking to be certified. She’s penned articles for EMDRIA’s Go With That Magazine on incorporating EMDR, IFS and SE when working with clients and has spoken on the popular television show, Fatal Attraction, which is anticipated to be available for audience consumption in Fall of 2024.
Amber has received training in various interventions and therapeutic modalities through their respective institutes and includes but is not limited to: The Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sex Therapy, Hypnosis, Somatic Experiencing (SE), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and more.
Amber’s passion for the behavioral health field got put into play over 10 years ago, as a “child counselor” at residential group homes. Since then, she’s amassed experience working with individuals ages 4 and up coping with a range of life circumstances including trauma, homelessness and more.
If you find yourself reading this and have more questions about how therapy can support you in your life, please feel free to reach out and schedule a free 15-minute consultation. Amber appreciates you taking the time to explore your needs thus far to access the care you deserve.
To learn more about Amber McKinney-Morgan and her work, please visit: https://www.ambermckinney.com