Episode 103. Mercedes Samudio: Brave New World
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
Release Date: 03/17/2025
Episode 119. Candace "Coach Felyne" Liger: Trauma-Informed Consensual Kink
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
This week, I sit down with Candace "Coach Felyne" Liger to discuss TINK (Trauma-Informed Consensual Kink). Originally from Mississippi, Candace is a NASM-certified fitness coach, BDSM/KINK coach, consent and harm reduction educator, and founder of the Center for Body Autonomy. With over 20 years of experience in kink and BDSM communities, and a background rooted in social justice and wellness, their work centers pleasure, inclusion, and liberation—supporting all bodies to thrive. As a BDSM/KINK coach, Candace has facilitated workshops nationwide, including Felyne Fetish Fitness, which...
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Episode 118. Dr. Linnea Swanson: Brainspotting Consultant Training and BSP in Korea
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
On this episode, I sit down with Dr. Linnea Swanson, Psy.D, M.A., and LMFT. We talk about Brainspotting, training as a consultant, and her work in South Korea. Linnea Swanson, Psy.D., M.A., LMFT (she/her/hers) is a Brainspotting Trainer and owner of Twinflower Psychological Services, LLC, located on the ancestral land of the Dakhóta people, now known as Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Swanson has been a therapist for over 20 years having worked in school, county, and private practice settings. She recently ended her 17 year teaching career as a professor in several different MFT graduate...
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Episode 117. Agatha Peters, LCSW-Author: Trapped in Their Script
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
I sit down with Agatha Peters, author and psychotherapist. We talk about narcissm, recognizing and understanding it, and then how to go about healing from it. A Nigerian-American psychotherapist, Agatha Peters is the founder of Beautiful Sunshine Therapy and the author of Trapped in Their Script: Reclaim Your Life from Narcissistic Parents & Cultural Expectations. She is dedicated to helping adult children of narcissistic parents, especially those from collectivist cultures, where family loyalty often overshadows individual well-being. Having experienced the healing power of therapy...
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Rebroadcast: Episode 23. Jubi Arriola-Headley: Blackqueer Poetry and Kink
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
This rebroadcast is in memory of Jubi Arriola-Headley, who passed on October 17, 2025. He will be very greatly missed. On this episode, I chat with JUBI ARRIOLA-HEADLEY, a Blacqueer poet, storyteller, and author of the poetry collection Original Kink. We discuss their poetry, creating, how they work is part of their mental health, and life as. Black Gay Men. Jubi share the opportunity they found, and the reality of publishing Poetry. Jubi's Links: Pen America:
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Episode 116. Aja Evans: Feel Good Finance
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
This week, I sit down with Aja Evans, author of Feel Good Finance. We talk about how finances can tie into feelings of self-worth, therapy and talking about finances, and changing our perspectives around our money and how we deal with it. Aja Evans is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, speaker, and author specializing in Financial Therapy. With over a decade of experience, Aja is determined to help more people break the taboo of keeping money and emotions secret. In addition to her practice, Aja is the president on the board of the Financial Therapy Association, consults with FinTech...
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Episode 115. Ken$on: Hip Hop and Masculinity
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
This week, I sit down with hiphop artist Ken$on to talk about masculinity and Hip Hop. We discuss the definition and history of Hip hop, toxic masculinity, and Ken$on's approach to music. Oakland born and Berkeley raised lyricist and activist Emmanuel “Ken$on” Williams blends authentic, skillful lyricism with street-level social commentary to tackle the root causes of systemic inequities. By tracing the dubious links between the financiers behind the world’s most exploitative industries, Ken$on stands as a compelling example of true...
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Episode 114. Mercedes Samudio: Eyes of Wakanda
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
On this episode, Mercedes Samudio joins me to talk about the limited-run Marvel series Eyes of Wakanda. Mercedes Samudio works with parents around the world in developing a healthy parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model and incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact with themselves and their children....
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Episode 113. Mercedes Samudio: Fantastic Four.
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
Mercedes Samudio and I sit down to discuss the new Marvel film The Fantastic Four. Mercedes Samudio works with parents around the world in developing a healthy parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model and incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact with themselves and their children.
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Episode 112. Mercedes Samudio: Superman.
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
This week, Mercedes Samudio and I discuss the latest Superman film. Mercedes works with parents around the world in developing a healthy parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model and incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact with themselves and their children.
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Episode 111. Mercedes Samudio: Ironheart
Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered
This week I sit down again with Mercedes Samudio to discuss the Marvel show Ironheart. Mercedes works with parents around the world in developing a healthy parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model and incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact with themselves and their children.
info_outlineI chad with Mercedes Samudio, DSW, licensed clinical social worker, bestselling author, international speaker, and visionary entrepreneur. She works with parents around the world in developing a healthy parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model and incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact with themselves and their children. We talk about the new Marvel film "Captain America: Brave New World", Black stories in the MCU, and the positioning of Sam Wilson as the first Black Captain America and how his identity impacts his story and his actions.
Links: http://shameproofparenting.com