Foundations of Whole-Person Care with Arlene Schmid
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 56 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Arlene Schmid, PhD, OTR/L about "Foundations of Whole-Person Care" on 2/23/22. Arlene shares the researched health benefits of whole-person care, including yoga, breath work, meditation, mindfulness, and many integrative health approaches. She describes how people are able to heal from physical and emotional pain and make better mind-body-spirit improvements and prevent illness and disability with whole-person care. Arlene Schmid has been an occupational therapist for over 20 years and started to use yoga with her clients in the late 90s. She is a...
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Intuition and Desire with Emmy Vadnais
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 55 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Intuition and Desire" on 1/28/22. Emmy shares that your intuition and desire can help you manifest what you want to create in your life. She shares three tips to help you reach your goals: 1. Strengthen your intuition. 2. Listen to what comes forward. 3. Connect to your desire. These steps will help you get clear on what you want in life. Through your intuition and feeling your desire, you will be more likely to reach your goals. Emmy is the author of "Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance with Relationships, Health,...
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Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Jen Willoughby Vogtmann
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 54 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Jen Willoughby Vogtmann, OTD, OTR/L about "Stress Resilience and Wellbeing" on 1/12/22. Jen Willoughby Vogtmann, OTD, OTR/L shares findings from her recent research study that was co-authored with Ingrid Provident, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, "Building Stress Resilience and Wellbeing: Introducing Mindfulness Training to Reduce Stress in Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Students." This study was statistically significant with helping participants (OT students) lower their perceived stress levels. Occupational Therapy students were able to feel more calm,...
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Connecting to Your Heart with Emmy Vadnais
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 53 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Connecting to Your Heart" on 1/07/22. Emmy shares that love is our true and authentic self. We all want to have loving relationships. Each relationship teaches us, ultimately about how to love ourselves and others better. Emmy provides three simple tips to help you connect with your heart, live with more love, joy, meaning, and purpose. 1. Play – engage in an activity you enjoy doing. 2. Meditate on the heart and love. 3. Step back and observe yourself and others from a place of love. When you are able to experience positive vibes, bring love to...
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Healing Environment with Emmy Vadnais
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 52 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Healing Environment" on 12/16/21. Emmy shares that we desire healing as we all experience dis-ease during our lives. She shares how to improve your external and internal environment for optimal healing. She gives prompts for you to consider how to improve what you experience with your senses, thoughts, emotions, beliefs, expectations, and relationships with yourself and others. Being open to giving and receiving love may also help with your healing environment to feel more whole, peace, and joy. Emmy is the author of "Intuitive Development: How to...
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Magical Healing with Dr. Paul J. Leslie
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 51 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Dr. Paul J. Leslie about "Magical Healing" on 12/08/21. Paul shares that magical healing can occur when a therapist or health care practitioner moves beyond the medical or disease based model that primarily focuses on a problem. Magical healing happens in an interaction model where both the client and practitioner are alive, dynamic, flowing, being spontaneous in the moment, and in realm of intuition. He shares that many therapists adhere to what they consider safe theories and techniques and cling to linear approaches when helping clients. Moving...
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Getting Clarity and Direction with Emmy Vadnais
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 50 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Getting Clarity and Direction" on 12/03/21. There are times in your life where you may have confusion and need more clarity on what direction to take. Emmy offers four tips plus a bonus technique that may help you. 1. Take time to think about what you what and don't want. 2. Quiet your mind. 3. Notice what has risen to the surface. 4. Use divination tools, or your own images or symbols. In the bonus step, she shares how you can access conflicting parts of you to come to an understanding on the best path forward, knowing that sometimes timing plays a...
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Signs and Symbols with Emmy Vadnais
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 49 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Signs and Symbols" on 11/19/21. Emmy shares how signs and symbols are subtle yet powerful ways to connect to your intuition. She provides examples of how signs can come in your life through music, the radio, podcasts, dreams, and something you read, see, or a person says to you. Setting an intention to receive a sign may help you to get information to know you're on the right track, help you make decisions, have healthy relationships, and live a more meaningful and joyful live. Emmy is the author of "Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner...
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Addiction and Spirituality with Dave Roberts
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 48 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Dave Roberts, LMSW about "Addiction and Spirituality" on 11/11/21. Dave shares that there are many forms of addiction, including substance use, gambling, sex, internet, food, and shopping. He provides ways that spirituality may enhance a person to feel more hope and a greater connection to the universe to help people cope, ease pain, loss, trauma, and grief. He shares examples of how his clients have helped his spirituality expand through connecting with their passed loved ones. He offers simple ways for people to develop their spirituality to...
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Being in the Flow with Emmy Vadnais
Healing Connections Podcast
Episode 47 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Being in the Flow" on 11/05/21. Emmy shares how being in the flow can improve joy, creativity, intuition, love, and problem-solving. Being in the present moment and enjoying the moment may increase being in the zone and having peak experiences. She suggests activities that may improve your ability to be in the flow and enjoy life more, such as play, meditation, prayer, being in nature, engaging in mind-body-spirit health and wellness activities, and surrounding yourself with beauty and people you enjoy. Emmy is the author of "Intuitive Development:...
info_outlineEpisode 37 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares "Three Tips for Meditation" on 8/7/21.
Emmy shares three tips to help you have a great and successful meditation practice:
1. Select the Environment
2. Select the Focus
3. Let Go of Trying
She guides you in a heart meditation to help you connect to love for yourself and others.
Emmy is the author of "Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance with Relationships, Health, and Spirituality." You can purchase her book directly from her or through Amazon or IngramSpark. https://emmyvadnais.com/book