More Than Therapy is a podcast that is providing listeners with thoughts, interviews, discussions, and more about mental health, addiction, current trends and affairs, beneficial resources and so much more. The show is sometimes funny, serious, empowering, and educating. Find supplemental information at www.morethantherapy.org If you'd like to be a guest on the More Than Therapy podcast, fill out the guest form at www.guestform.morethantherapy.org and then after filling out the guest form, s ...
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Thought of the Day: Learn to Effectively Communicate
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In what ways are you aware of how you communicate with yourself? Are you aware of the content of that communication? How important is it to be sure that you are communicating effectively with the other people in your life? What can you do to improve communication with yourself? With others?
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Thought of the Day: Feel... Feel The Rain (Mindfulness/Grounding)
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When was the last time you stayed out in the rain on purpose? How did it feel? Why do we value staying dry and warm as much as we do? What kinds of things might we learn from getting wet and feeling the rain?--- Recorded at More Than Therapy Studios located at 201 W Main Street Suite 316 Durham, NC 27701. You can learn more about More Than Therapy …
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Thought of the Day: You Are Worthy of Your Contributions
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Why should we be concerned whether or not we contribute to the world on our own scale? What are some of your most recent contributions to the greater good? What kinds of thoughts and ideas keep us from contributing freely to the greater good?
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Thought of the Day: Find Happiness Within Yourself
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How can we find happiness from that which we think, feel, and do for others? For ourselves? Why am I we see happiness as something outside of ourselves? Do you focus more on what you do or on what you are?
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Thought of the Day: Improve Your Reality or Lower Your Expectations
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What can you do to improve your reality? What do you expect from other people? Are those expectations realistic? What material or financial expectations do you have? Do these expectations add value to your life?
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Sexual Identity and the Impact on Mental Health with Tawaka Turner-Philon, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor: The Empowerment Coach
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Al Peoples, LCSW and Felipe Blue, LCAS, LCMHCA, CSS discuss with Tawaka Turner-Philon, LCPC about sexual identity and the impact it can have on mental health. Tawaka has been working in the mental health field for almost 20 years and just this year transitioned from clinician to life coach. She used her years of experience working with diverse popu…
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The Problem with Bullying with Al Peoples and Felipe Blue
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Al Peoples, LCSW, and Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI, LCMHCA discuss the problems with bullying and its impact on mental health on this episode. What is bullying? The prevalence of bullying in the African-American community The impact of bullying on African American youth Why is it important to address bullying in the African-American community? Chapter 1:…
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The Failure Of Relapse Prevention: Permanent Recovery Is Possible with Adam Vibe Gunton
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Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI, LMCHCA has a discussion with Adam Vibe Gunton, a bestselling author, founder of Recovered On Purpose, and host of The Recovered On Purpose Show. After overcoming homelessness and drug addiction on November 6, 2017, Adam set out on a mission to help as many other addicts find recovery as possible. His nonprofit, Recovered On …
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When Your Best Friend Dies.... How Do You Unpack the Trauma? A Very Special Episode with Sheridan Iroegbu in Memory of Max
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Sheridan had a best friend, his dog, Max. Max died, and now Sheridan works to pick up the pieces. Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI assists Sheridan with processing his pain and finding strategies to alleviate his pain. Losing a dog can be just as painful as losing a human loved one. Dogs are often considered part of the family, and their death can be a very …
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Thought of the Day: Being Beautifully Imperfect
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Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI discusses being imperfect. "A concept introduced by me by Mr. Vann Lowery of Why might we tend to base our worth on the things that we accomplish or fail to accomplish? How do we fall into the trap of developing low self-esteem? What are some ways that we can work to improve our self-esteem?www.morethantherapy.org…
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Thought of the Day: Life is Beautiful #Gratitude #Mindfulness
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What are your favorite parts of life? What things give you that small joy that makes you feel great? How many of those things can you notice today? Have you ever tried to help someone else to notice the small things?
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Your Struggle With Addiction Is A Normal Response To Untreated Trauma with Mary Giuliani
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On this episode of More Than Therapy, Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI introduced Mary Giuliani: Mary Giuliani is a Master Certified Coach, keynote speaker, and author of "It's Not About Food, Drugs, or Alcohol: It's About Healing Complex PTSD." As a complex trauma recovery coach, she supports survivors in healing from complex trauma and achieving long-term …
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Sex Worker Alcoholic Turned Successful Relationship Coach Tells All with Hannah Spanke
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On this episode of More Than Therapy, Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI has a discussion with Hannah Spanke. Hannah Spanke, the host of F**k Yourself Happy, is introducing a special edition of the show that will focus on her personal experience in the sex industry. She has been a sex worker of many different types for nearly a decade, and she wants to provide…
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Healing Abusive Brain Chatter with Jacquie Elliott
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On this episode of More Than Therapy, Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI, interviews Jacquie, who states: "What if I told you that you may be living with an emotional abuser and that it might be you? Abusive Brain Chatter is that voice in your head that acts as a bully to keep you from taking risks or becoming who you were meant to be. We'll learn the ABCs of …
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Getting People & Businesses—Happy | Healthy | Wealthy with Jake Thomas, Always a Marine and 5X Natural Physique Champion
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Originally from New Orleans, Jake Thomas has a passion for personal service that stems from being a United States Marine. He has proudly leveraged that among a plethora of other experiences and hardships into a career of helping people satisfy some of the most basic human needs – health, happiness and wealth. Jake has an affinity for physical and s…
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Teetering on a Tightrope (BiPolar Disorder) with Steve Wilson
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In Steve's own words, "My life-long battle with bipolar disorder. From that terrifying day at the theater when I was nine, overcoming suicidal ideations through medication and therapy, my attempt to kill my father, and finally gaining control of my bipolar curse."
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Hi, I am Cetvies, I am a BSc/MA graduate in human rights single honour (from social sciences and political sciences departments) www.inthenameofhumanrights.com I campaign and write on human trafficking amongst other topics and have a strong interest in human rights, LGBT, environmental rights, animal rights, veganism, politics, the news, IR, curren…
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Healing Of Body, Mind & Spirit with Reverend Rance Dunbar The Chakra Doctor
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In Sanskrit, the word “chakra” means “disk” or “wheel” and refers to the energy centers in your body. these wheels or disks of spinning energy each correspond to certain nerve bundles and major organs. To function at their best, your Chakras need to stay open, Activated, and balanced. If they get blocked, you may experience physical or emotional sy…
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Dealing With and Healing from Toxic Relationships with Shannon Petrovich LCSW, LISAC, BCD
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Therapist, Author, and YouTube creator Shannon earned her Bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College and her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. She earned her clinical licenses in Social Work and Substance Abuse Counseling and is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. Her new book, Out of the FOG Into the CLEAR, J…
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50 and Over Figuring out Life, Love and Growth…. with Jemma Al'Salaam
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You can change your life at any age, but it rarely happens overnight. With some planning and consideration, and some self-awareness, you absolutely can make significant changes. Life is full of uncomfortable and unexpected transitions. You’ve likely been through a few already. Now that you’re in your 50s, you might have thought those days were behi…
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Failth and Mental Health with Camille Brown-Lowery and Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI
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Spirituality and religion often provide a sense of security and social structure and those beliefs can be a strong coping mechanism through trying times. Being an active member of a close-knit religious community can provide structure, support and sense of acceptance, all of which are beneficial to mental health. Lack of spirituality can interfere …
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Relapse Justification (from the Preventing Relapse Series) with Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI
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Relapse prevention skills are essential to learning to live a happy life in recovery. One day at a time, one can learn to implement these coping skills to prevent relapse and live a life beyond their wildest dreams. Recovery from alcohol or other drugs is a process of personal growth with developmental milestones. At any stage of recovery, there is…
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Helping Does Not Have to Hurt (Life Coaching and Executive Coaching) with Sam Shapiro
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Sam says "I'm a passionate coach, consultant, speaker and facilitator who comes alive in service of those who live to serve others. My practice serves mission driven leaders, healers and helpers in their work to heal the world without harming themselves. Since 2013 I've coached, taught and consulted with leaders and healers in community clinics, ac…
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Breaking Free From Abusers Who Are Drug Users with Sandy Johnston
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"As someone who was caught in a cycle of abuse with someone who had an ICE addiction who lost the plot at one point and things became life-threatening for myself and for my children, so I am no stranger to this topic. Three things I advocate for on my podcast are for women to put their safety, sanity and well-being first by tapping into the right s…
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Nurturing Your Relationships and Not Leaving Yourself Behind With Rachel Awes
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Rachel Awes is a psychologist, author, art playgroundist, and clothing ambassador/influencer, who loves listening to the beauty in people and animals and all living colors. Her 4 published gift/self-help books are infused with loads of her colorful drawings, all designed to affirm the human heart. Her most tender and mighty hope is to hold up a mir…
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Pain Free Living Through Yoga With Yogi Aaron
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Yogi Aaron is the creator of the revolutionary approach to yoga — Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA) and the online platform: The Yogi Club, host of the yoga podcast ‘Stop Stretching’, author of ‘Autobiography of a Naked Yogi’ and the forth-coming book ‘Stop Stretching! A New Yogic Approach To Master Your Body + Live Pain-Free', and …
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Making Peace With Your Past With Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller
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Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller is a Certified Mental Health Coach, Professional Certified Coach, Master Life Coach, NLP Master, Certified Mindfulness Practitioner, Life Purpose Coach, veterinarian, speaker, and award-winning author. She specializes in helping businesswomen who have experienced trauma in their childhood due to their parents' mental illn…
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Being a Part of the Correction Via Mental Health for the Prison Population with Al Peoples of Peoples Counseling
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Al Peoples is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 5 years of experience in MH and SA counseling. He has experience working in various practice settings including outpatient, inpatient, and correctional facilities. Specializing as a re-entry therapist for individuals returning to society after serving time in the correctional facility. Thera…
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How To Improve During These Tumultuous Times featuring Kevin Palmieri
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About Kevin Palmieri.... I am the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,000 episodes and 600K+ listens in over 125 countries. Some people find rock bottom... I found out that rock bottom had a basement. In my mid 20's... I had it all. I had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job…
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The Importance of Healthy Boundaries in Relationships featuring Ashley D. Gilmore, MS.Ed, MFT, LCMHC, NCC of Gilmore Counseling and Consulting Services, PLLC
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What does healthy self-care look like for you? In what ways can we manage our boundaries with family, friends, and work? (the recording was corrupted in transporting to the studio and does not reflect the quality of this exceptional interview or the perspectives of this amazing therapist) What does self-care look like for you? Do you practice self-…
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“Reprogram For Success” featuring Janet Elaine Schmidt
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Janet Elaine Schmidt is the Creator of "Reprogram Yourself and/or Business Team for Success" and for a decade has been a practical yet potent Quantum Consciousness Accelerator™, Integrative Holistic Healing Facilitator, and Business Coach. Board Certifications: Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, NLP Life Coach, Hypnotherapy. Additional Cert…
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The Ins and Outs of My Vagina featuring Karin Freeland
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Karin Freeland is a recovering corporate workaholic. After years in high-pressure leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she’s traded the boardroom for the bedroom. In her hilarious tell-all book, The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir coming out September 2021, she recounts the mishaps and misadventures she’s had over the past 40 …
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Let's Talk the State of Social Security (Those Seeking Social Security Benefits Will Benefit From This Episode) featuring Spencer Bishins
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Spencer Bishins has a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a law degree from Florida State University. Working for SSA for more than 10 years, he drafted or reviewed thousands of disability decisions. After leaving SSA, he wanted to help demystify the complicated disability system. His first book, Social Security Disability Reve…
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You Are Not a Machine, You Are a Human Being featuring David R. Edwards
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David R. Edwards worked his way through school eventually achieving a BA in Business and MBA in Healthcare Administration. He served mostly lower income people on 3 continents over the last 35 years and is familiar with the challenges and unfairness of life. In 2018 while working with doctors, dentists, counselors, and community health workers he h…
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What are you afraid of? What caused these fears originally? Are the same factors still in place now as when the fears were first created? In what ways can we face our fears? What happens to fear when we accept it for what it is instead of fighting it? Hosted by Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI Produced by Camille Brown-Lowery More Than Therapy 201 W Main Str…
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Why TRY? How Trauma Recovery Yoga is Empowering Some of the World's Most Vulnerable featuring Brenda Hershey
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"We know that trauma is stored in the body, but how do we begin to build awareness around what that looks like as it shows up in different ways? In this talk, Brenda Hershey will elaborate on the signs and symptoms and break down the science behind why mind-body methods for recovery and resilience are ESSENTIAL. Furthermore, she’ll share integrativ…
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Caring for Those That Care featuring Daniella Marchick
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"As a licensed therapist, I have spent my entire career focused on Care Partner's and our Elders. It is one of the most challenging path's for an individual, getting close to mortality and saying goodbye to loved ones. That being said, it is an opportunity for deep growth and our society does not give enough emphasis to this emotional journey. I wa…
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Ann has developed the ability to sense inside her body, and release physical tension stored in her connective tissue, using solely the focus of her mind. She has x-rays to show the physical changes resulting from this inner work - including changing the alignment of her eye sockets, the straightening of her neck, the centering of her lower jaw, and…
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Tony Hardman is the founder of Not Quite Zen, a blog and podcast focused on providing mental health support from the perspective of a survivor. Tony has struggled with severe depression, anxiety, and anger since he was a child. Cursed with a family history of mental health issues, and early childhood trauma, finding a path to calm was a journey 35 …
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Greg Wieting helps leaders and entrepreneurs heal anxiety, depression, chronic pain and trauma so they can lead with bold and courageous hearts. For two decades he's helped hundreds of clients reduce or eliminate their dependence on antidepressants, anxiety, pain and sleep meds. He addresses the unique causative factors at play beneath your pain - …
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Andrea Lukac - Yesterday Does Not Define Today
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When Andrea Lukac entered the working world after studying economics, she noticed very quickly how unhappy she and other people around her were in their day to day lives. This awareness led to her having the courage to follow her passion of inspiring people to live life to the fullest. Utilizing her knowledge in human behavior, especially what has …
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Lion Goodman - Change The Way You Think, Change Your Life*
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Lion Goodman is a transformational coach, author, healer and teacher. At the age of 26, Lion was shot in the head four times. This near-death experience kick-started his five decades of research into the nature of consciousness, developmental psychology, spirituality and healing. He created the Clear Beliefs Method of trauma-informed therapeutic co…
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David Schechter - Mind/Body Connection to Treating Pain
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David Schechter, MD, is a family/sports medicine physician in private practice in Culver City, California. He has authored several books (including Think Away Your Pain) that explain the connection between stress and persistent or unexplained physical symptoms, such as back pain. In addition, he is the author of The MindBody Workbook, which has hel…
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Andrea Petrut on Peace, Love, and Harmony
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Discover how to bridge the connection between the wisdom you already have in your heart and the presence and guidance of your own divine nature. - Since she lost her mother to cancer when she was 11 years old, Andrea took an empowering vision, made it her reality and became her own pillar in life, lifting herself and others on her path. Through her…
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Valerie Diluggo, LMFT - "Stop The Toxic Shit Before You Start It"
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"I held just about every job suggested for my personality type (ENFJ, Enneagram 2W3) iykyk . . . until I finally realized what I wanted to be: a therapist. (Yep, therapist is ALSO a suggested career path for this type. Playing right into the stereotype, no?) While I knew this decision would change my professional life, I had NO idea—-let me say it …
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Amy Stein - From Surviving to Thriving (Mind-Body-Spirit)
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Felipe Blue, LCS, CSI of More Than Therapy discusses with Amy Stein about moving from surviving to thriving. Amy’s mission is to educate and empower others to be their own best healers by reconnecting with the innate intelligence of their body with Mother Nature. Reminding themselves that they get to choose what is best for their body. Amy does thi…
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Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI of More Than Therapy discusses with Susan Jane about trusting your intuition. 🙌 Susan has spent over 35 years encouraging people to connect, develop and trust their intuition to enable them to make confident decisions in line with their true core values. “But life hasn’t been that simple. My life changed dramatically when my …
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Neil McKinlay - Betryal, Recovery, and Meditation
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On this episode, Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI discussed with Neil McKinlay about betrayal, recovery and meditation. 👏 Neil McKinlay is a teacher of embodied meditation. Neil is also in recovery from a long relationship with a dysfunctional spiritual mentor. Approaching meditation in a more personal way than ever before, Neil is beginning to see that this…
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Liam Naden: The Secrets of Success: Using Your Brain the Right Way
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On this occasion, Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI has a discussion with a speaker, teacher, writer and researcher known as Liam Naden who helps you understand the process for creating true success in your life by understanding how to use your brain the right way - overcoming your problems, achieving your goals and ending frustrations. He is the host of the …
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The Importance of Self Care with Camille Brown-Lowery and Judithe Louis
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Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI of More Than Therapy discusses with Camille Brown-Lowery of Brown Sugah Counseling* and Judithe Louis of Ede Mwen Health Services regarding SELF CARE. Engaging in a self-care routine has been clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, improve concentration, minimize frustration and anger, …
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