Conversations With a Wounded Healer

Tanya Markul's path is one of the poetess, intuitive and wounded storyteller. An unwanted child, she was raised on barren soil, of shame, guilt and overwhelming self-hatred. From the womb, her inner navigation was tainted from an ancestry of addiction, instability, abuse and fear. Her journey to self-heal, and to become ready to guide others, has taken many arduous paths, risks and harrowing rebirths. In this special season finale, Sarah speaks with the Thug Unicorn herself: Tanya Markul. Tanya and Sarah discuss the ecstasy within the ache, what lies beneath our traumatic stories, and how we share our stories in an effort to inspire others to find their way out of trauma and pain. Learn more about Tanya in the full show notes for this episode at: headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Jenna Fox is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, educator, writer, and tarot reader living on unceded Duwamish land called Seattle. As a queer, adult adoptee, she is working to reclaim ancestral wisdom to pass on to her children. She is described by her community college students as "sympathetic, but with a blunt sense of humor." Jenna and Sarah discuss the spiral we go through in life; moving through similar waves of learning, gathering new information each time we meet a familiar obstacle. They also geek out about education, tarot and all things witchy. Learn more about Jenna in the full show notes for this episode at: headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Dr. Kelli Ritter earned her Ph.D. in Counseling from Georgia State University where she developed a passion for Adlerian Psychology, play therapy and traumatology. She has spent the last twenty years working with children, teens and families in various roles through counseling, parent education and consulting services. As an Associate Professor in counseling, Dr. Kelli is most proud of developing the very popular Wellness and Resilience in Counseling elective course at Argosy, Atlanta and she currently provides workshops, retreats and trainings in the areas of wellness, trauma-competent supervision and wholehearted living. Kelli and Sarah discuss the less glamorous aspects of self-care that can make a big difference, the absolute messiness of spiritual awakening and how looking at our own wounds can help us be better at empathy. Learn more about Kelli in the full show notes for this episode at: headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

For those of us who struggle when spending time with family over the holidays, this episode is for you. Sarah discusses ways to set boundaries and take care of yourself if family feels like the "f word" in your book. Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Sarah McLaughlin is a seeker of all things hidden. She loves turning over stones to see what is underneath, peering through the dark, and getting her hands in the dirt. Just kidding? How about, Sarah is a western trained licensed massage therapist, but is also a certified shiatsu and Thai massage practitioner. Her passion is abdominal massage, and helping people reconnect to the innate wisdom of their own body. Sarah M and Sarah B discuss their appreciation for accountants, the danger of the word healer when used unwisely, and the lessons that will not be ignored. Learn more about today's guest at www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast *** Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Jamila Kekulah Kinney, MA is the creator of Moving Soul Wellness, a holistic movement practices that bridges the gap between soma, psyche and soul. As a teacher of The GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and Pilates, she has been sharing her passion for mindful movement for over 12 years. She is also an authorized Pre-trainer (teacher trainer) for both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®. Jamila's practice utilizes these modalities to guide and assist clients in a personal exploration of body awareness and body conditioning. Her training and experience as a dancer, Dance/Movement Therapist, Reiki and Zen Shiatsu practitioner cultivates a skillful, intuitive approach that supports and encourages curiosity and focus. Passionate about the learning process, Jamila is a dedicated Somatic meditation practitioner within the Dharma Ocean community. Sarah and Jamila discuss the perfect mess that is being human. Jamila shares her journey of being embodied at an early age and her work helping others become embodied. They also geek out about tarot, crystals and the field of healing work. Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Michael Lassoff is a practicing psychotherapist in Houston, Texas. He manages the young adult IOP for the Pathos Program at the Lovett Center. He is also training to become a Diamond Approach teacher, a spiritual group that incorporates meditative practices as well as psychoanalytic theory. Michael shares his journey from Sikhism to 12-Steps to Buddhism to being a social worker who has little desire to help people. (Just listen...it'll make sense once you hear Michael's incredible sense of humor.) Learn more about today's guest at www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast *** Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Sarah spent six intensive days doing group therapy at an amazing place called Onsite and came away with fifty-five incredible, new friends. This episode is a love letter to the community that was created and a wish for continued transformation for us all. Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp, B.Msc, CADC-II, is President and Founder of Breathwork for Recovery and has worked as a professional healer for almost a decade. Using an arsenal of techniques with a special focus on breathwork, Nathaniel has helped thousands of people process trauma, disarm negative thought patterns, and maintain healthy and happy relationships with themselves and loved ones. Sarah and Nathaniel are two tattooed, cussing, mohawked healers who share a passion for helping people heal from trauma. Nathaniel shares how trauma robs one of their ability to choose and how breathwork and can help heal the nervous system in order to regain one's ability to make choices. "You're not so bad...you're just darkness." Learn more about today's guest at www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast *** Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

This episode discusses the harsh reality of depression and suicide. Please listen with care. VersAnnette Blackman-Bosia, a.k.a "Verse" is an abstract painter, author, licensed massage therapist, facilitator & speaker on a mission to infuse the world with healing energy and light. Verse believes that creativity is a catalyst for healing, and can be the core of mental/emotional wellness. Her business, Soul Revival Healing Arts, is where you can ​purchase​ her original art, take workshops, see ​upcoming exhibits and hear about ​creative projects. Sarah and Verse discuss everything from art to mental health struggles. They also dig into how they broke away from their family of origin's religious beliefs to find their own spirituality. And the God of their understanding is totally ok with using the f-bomb. Learn more about today's guest at www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast *** Let's be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi