222. Heartshare: My Experience with Hurricane Helene and the Importance Good Relationships
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Release Date: 10/22/2024
249. Helping Teens Heal Naturally
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Phoebe Klaus, L.Ac, MTOM is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine specializing in pediatric and teen wellness. A joyful devotee of Mother Earth, she explores the deep relationships between people, plants, and the spirit that connects all living things. From her off-grid home in the Appalachian forest, Phoebe spends her days growing and processing herbs, tending her homestead, and learning from the wisdom of both nature and human culture. She shares this life of wonder and joy with her husband, three teens, baby daughter, and two dogs. In this episode, Phoebe and I talk about the...
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248. How Sensitive Are You to Rejection
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Corey Costanzo is the Co-Owner of Asheville’s Still Point Wellness Spa, a licensed addiction counselor, trauma specialist, licensed massage therapist, master didgeridoo player, colleague, and my good friend. In this episode, Corey and I have a conversation about rejection. Rejection in relationships can be a deeply painful experience, often triggering intense emotional responses such as shame, anxiety, grief, and sadness. Individuals with high rejection sensitivity are especially prone to perceiving ambiguous cues as rejection, even when no clear negative intent exists. They may react with...
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247. Contacting Your Exes, One Person’s Experiment
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Miriam Katz is an LA-based actor, writer, and public speaking coach. She performs improv comedy live regularly and has acted on camera and done voice over for film, TV, commercials, video games, and more. Katz has written about comedy for Artforum and the LA Times and also ghostwrites memoirs. She teaches comedic acting to teens and coaches professional adults in public speaking. Her show interviewing every one of her exes, The Ex Appeal Podcast, brings together all of these different Miriams. In this episode, Miriam and I talk about contacting our exes. Miriam launched her podcast The Ex...
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246. Codependency, Differentiation and Autonomy
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Jared Hinton M.A, M.A.T, LCMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice in Asheville, NC. Jared is a husband, father, and a person in long-term recovery. His work focuses on helping individuals and couples heal from patterns of ancestral, familial, and relational trauma. Jared is a graduate of Naropa University's Contemplative and Buddhist Psychology program and a student of the Appalachian Gestalt Institute in Asheville. In this episode, Jared and I discuss the relationship dynamics of codependency, differentiation and autonomy in relationships. They’re how people interact emotionally in a...
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245. Demystifying Reproductive Health for Young People
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Julia Considine Pierce is a children's book author, educator, and advocate for the health and wellness of women and girls. For over twenty years, she has empowered women and girls through individual support and workshops, helping them honor their bodies and inspire their spirits while fostering their spiritual growth and health. Julia has shared her expertise in the public school system, where she taught puberty and sexual health education in addition to teaching health at the local community college. Julia earned a Master of Public Health degree from UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global...
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244. Betrayal Uncovers the Truth: Reclaiming Yourself After Relationship Ruptures
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Lora Cheadle is a betrayal recovery coach, TEDx speaker, attorney, and author who helps individuals heal from infidelity and relationship betrayal on emotional, legal, and spiritual levels. A former attorney turned coach, she blends trauma-informed guidance, somatic attachment therapy, hypnotherapy, and intuitive insight to support both betrayed and betraying partners in rebuilding self-trust, repairing relationships, and living with integrity. Lora believes betrayal can be a sacred initiation—an opportunity to uncover the truth, reclaim sovereignty, and create a life rooted in deep...
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243. Don’t Do It Alone
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Thomas Doochin is dedicated to a world where men are well such that the Earth can be well. He is the founder and lead facilitator at Heart of Men, an organization working across the continent to provide men with the conditions to know who they are and why they’re here. Thomas lives in the Appalachian Mountains and stewards a 22-acre land project alongside his family and his parents. Becky Boisvert is a lover of life, a cultural change agent, a steward of the land and place-based living, a mother, a community visionary, and a maître d' of the house that is her body. Becky offers...
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242. Self-Discovery as a Way to Connect With Others
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Bodhi Samuel is a Zenthai Shiatsu practitioner, astrology practitioner, group facilitator, and community builder who is interested in supporting the birth of new ecovillages into the world and designing micro cultures. He currently holds long-term residencies focused on embodied connection, emotional intimacy, and being our authentic sweet selves. We discuss how self-discovery helps you understand your own needs, values, and boundaries, which makes it easier to communicate openly with other people. When you are clear about who you are, you can build stronger, more authentic connections without...
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241. Heartshare: Don’t Be a Fixer
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In this solocast I talk about how being a fixer can be detrimental in some relationship dynamics. The idea of “stop being a fixer” in relationships refers to avoiding the role of trying to change, rescue, or “fix” your partner’s behaviors, emotions, or life circumstances. The mindset often stems from a well-meaning desire to help but can lead to unhealthy dynamics. Related Content: Other Podcast Episodes Let’s Talk About It! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you....
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240. Self Regulation
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Megan Hearne is the owner of Vitality Coaching and provides neurofeedback and integrative nutrition health coaching in Asheville, NC. Her training was through the Institute for Applied Neuroscience, EEG Education and Research, New Mind Academy, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Megan has been a neurofeedback practitioner for over 6 years. She is currently accepting new clients who are ready to ignite their vitality. In this episode, Megan and I discuss the importance of focusing and knowing how to self-regulate and the crucial role it plays in enabling individuals to manage...
info_outlineIn this solocast I talk about my recent experience and observations during Hurricane Helene’s devastation that hit Western North Carolina and the Southeast. For those of you not local, Hurricane Helene swept through the Appalachian mountains, bringing two days of relentless rain (32 inches at my house) and strong winds. The storm saturated the earth, causing historic flooding and leaving unimaginable damage and devastation in its wake.
Since September 29th, the destruction of our community has left many devasted with unimaginable loss.
In the wake of this tragedy, there was and is beauty. The beauty of communities far and wide coming to aid and help one another. It has been so heartwarming to see humans helping other humans so selflessly. It solidified my deep belief in creating and fostering good, close, and caring relationships within our communities and neighborhoods. We need to have eachothers' back!
If you are moved to help by donating to the recovery, here are a few organizations:
First-person local account of the hurricane
Local radio interview a few miles from my house
Fly over video Chimney Rock, NC
Video from a few miles from my house
4 minute gratitude-guided meditation that keeps me sane
A Grateful Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast
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