Mind Over Matter

From the Pulpit to the FBI: What It Takes to Hold a Mind Together Under Extreme Stress with Eric Robinson

20 min · 21. maj 2026
episode From the Pulpit to the FBI: What It Takes to Hold a Mind Together Under Extreme Stress with Eric Robinson cover

Beskrivelse

There is a particular kind of person who can stand in a pulpit on Sunday morning and ask people to consider their souls. There is another kind of person who can kick down a door on Tuesday night and face whatever is on the other side. What happens when those two people are the same person? On Mind Over Matter, Saima sits with Eric Robinson, a former Baptist pastor who spent twenty-four years as an FBI special agent and fifteen of those as a SWAT operator. This is a conversation about identity, the quiet weight of carrying other people's worst moments, and the surprisingly simple practices that kept him intact through it all. Whether you have stood in a pulpit or never plan to, what Eric shares about self-reflection, resilience, and the limits of trauma will reach the part of you that is still figuring out how to hold yourself together. ABOUT THE GUEST: Eric Robinson is a retired FBI special agent with twenty-four years of service investigating drugs, gangs, civil rights, financial crimes, crimes against children, and national security. He spent fifteen of those years as a SWAT operator. Before the Bureau, he served twelve years in Christian ministry, including planting and pastoring a Baptist church in Western New York. His forthcoming memoir, Irreverend: From Saving Souls to Chasing Sinners in the FBI, releases this fall and brings together the humour, weight, and wisdom of a career most people only see on a screen. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Identity does not switch when the job does. Eric carried the same values, the same skills, the same person from the pulpit into the FBI, and now into retirement. * Stress is not the same in every setting. Ministry left Eric with daily headaches for two years. The FBI was harder in different ways, but the weight did not stay with him the same way. * Self-reflection is the anchor. Pausing to ask "What am I feeling? What is this doing to me?" prevents internalising what you are absorbing day after day. * Speaking it aloud is the practice. Having trusted people you can name what you are carrying with, not as therapy but as plain honest conversation, releases what would otherwise stay inside. * Humans overestimate how much trauma will destroy them, and underestimate how resilient they actually are. You will rebound. You may be changed, but you will be capable again. * Awareness creates a gap between reaction and response. That gap is where better decisions live, and it is available to anyone willing to pause. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Instagram: @_eric_robinson [https://www.instagram.com/_eric_robinson] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-robinson-9220053a4/] * Forthcoming Book: Irreverend: From Saving Souls to Chasing Sinners in the FBI (Fall 2026). Book website to be announced. EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Welcome to Mind Over Matter — the pulpit, the door, and the same person [03:00] Identity after retirement — sloughing off twenty-four years [06:30] The biggest misconception about Eric's pivot from pastor to FBI [10:00] Why ministry gave him daily headaches and the FBI did not [14:00] Survivor stories, gallows humor, and the camaraderie of agents [18:30] Self-reflection as the practice that keeps cynicism from setting in [23:00] Why humans overestimate trauma and underestimate their own resilience [27:00] A closing word — pause is the practice, awareness is the anchor 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] > > #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #MindOverMatter #FBIStories #SWATOperator #PastorToAgent #EricRobinson #MentalResilience #StressManagement #SelfReflection #LawEnforcementWellness #FaithAndService #TraumaResilience #IdentityShift #MindfulPause #IrreverendBook >

Kommentarer

0

Vær den første til at kommentere

Tilmeld dig nu og bliv en del af Mind Over Matter-fællesskabet!

Kom i gang

2 måneder kun 19 kr.

Derefter 99 kr. / måned · Opsig når som helst.

  • Podcasts kun på Podimo
  • 20 lydbogstimer pr. måned
  • Gratis podcasts

Alle episoder

309 episoder

episode The Body Knows First: Embodied Healing, Self-Trust, and Why Transformation Doesn't Require Perfect Circumstances with Veronique Ory cover

The Body Knows First: Embodied Healing, Self-Trust, and Why Transformation Doesn't Require Perfect Circumstances with Veronique Ory

We have been taught to manage the body, override its signals, and stay in our heads, then wonder why peace keeps slipping. On Mind Over Matter, Archita welcomes back Veronique Ory, yoga teacher, retreat leader, founder of the SHINE™ membership, and author of Shine On & Off the Mat, for a deeply embodied conversation about self-trust, listening, and the quiet revolution of meeting yourself exactly where you are. Veronique shares the post-Hurricane Sandy yoga moment that reframed her relationship with being a beginner, the three thieves of inner freedom (expectation, comparison, judgment), why the body stores what the mind has not finished feeling, and a remarkable music-based practice she uses to move emotions through without needing the outside world to change first. If you have been waiting for the right circumstances to begin, this episode is the permission slip you did not know you were carrying. ABOUT THE GUEST: Veronique Ory is an Intuitive Movement and Mindful Awareness Guide who weaves yoga, storytelling, and self-inquiry into retreats, classes, private sessions, and her interactive book. With over 500 hours of Yoga Alliance-certified training, she founded the SHINE™ membership, a global community designed for personal growth and conscious connection. Veronique is the author of Shine On & Off the Mat, a one-of-a-kind interactive yoga book that integrates storytelling, curated playlists, on-demand classes, journal prompts, and photos into a self-paced practice. Before stepping fully into guiding others, she spent seventeen years running her own theatre company in New York City. She is a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, lives with vitiligo, and now leads international retreats including her upcoming gathering in Italy. She publishes regularly through her Substack, Shine Letters, and is based in the Los Angeles area. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Three things steal almost every human's freedom: expectation, comparison, and judgment. Eliminating them is the entire inner work, no matter what spiritual tradition you sit inside. * Being a beginner is not a wound to outgrow. It is the place where all growth lives. The discomfort of the beginner seat is the price of any real expansion. * The body holds what the mind cannot yet process. Hips often store grief and guilt. That is why people cry in pigeon pose without knowing where the tears came from. * The pendulum has to swing far before most of us listen. The hound dog metaphor: the dog howls because he is lying on a nail, but he won't move because "it doesn't hurt that bad." * Think of yourself as an antenna with multiple radio stations. Love, joy, sadness, guilt can all coexist. The work is choosing which station gets the volume. * A music-based emotional release practice: play a song that matches the emotion, let the body move (eyes closed, awkward is fine), then play a song that lifts you. The face physically changes by the end. The inner world shifts without the outer one needing to. * Nothing externally needs to change for your inner world to change. That is the quiet revolution. Most of us spend years waiting for "if only" before realizing the agency was always here. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Website: yogawithveronique.com [https://yogawithveronique.com] * Instagram: @veroniqueory [https://www.instagram.com/veroniqueory/] * Book: Shine On & Off the Mat (interactive hardcover with playlists, classes, and journal prompts) * SHINE™ Membership: 7-day free trial, on-demand practices, music playlists, journal prompts, global community * Substack: Shine Letters [https://substack.com/@veroniqueory] * Retreats: Italy retreat October 2026 (details on website) * Private Sessions: Available via her website EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Welcome back to Mind Over Matter — the body knows first [02:30] Returning to the mat after Hurricane Sandy and the shift she did not see coming [06:00] The three thieves of inner freedom — expectation, comparison, judgment [10:00] What ten years between two yoga classes taught her about beginner shame [14:00] Why the body has to be stressed on purpose for real growth to happen [18:00] When the body starts speaking — the hound dog and the nail [22:00] Emotions stored in hips, the antenna metaphor, and choosing your station [26:00] The music practice — moving an emotion through without changing the outside [29:00] A closing word — nothing externally needs to change for your inner world to shift (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] > > #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #MindOverMatter #VeroniqueOry #ShineOnAndOffTheMat #MindBodyConnection #EmbodiedHealing #SelfTrust #IntuitiveMovement #ShineMembership #YogaJourney #BeginnerMind #EmotionalRelease #HolisticHealing #ItalianYogaRetreat #ShineLetters #PresenceOverPerfection >

27. maj 202628 min
episode From Grief to Consciousness: How Losing Everything Becomes the Doorway to Who You Really Are with Joe Hehn cover

From Grief to Consciousness: How Losing Everything Becomes the Doorway to Who You Really Are with Joe Hehn

Most people will spend their lives at a buffet, walking past dozens of beautiful dishes to obsess over the one thing missing from the table. They will leave that buffet convinced life was unfair. On Mind Over Matter, Archita welcomes Joe Hehn, mindset expert and spiritual teacher, for a tender and clear-eyed conversation about consciousness, grief, and what it actually takes to live differently. After losing his wife Jessica to cancer, Joe walked away from a life many would have envied. He spent more than a decade studying Buddhism in Nepal, Taoism in China, self-realization in India, Stoicism across Europe, and Sufism in the Middle East. What started as survival became self-mastery. He shares the buffet metaphor that reframes attachment in a single sentence, the gray-space moment in Bolivia where everything shifted, and the practice of arriving through gratitude while still being ambitious for more. ABOUT THE GUEST: Joe Hehn is a mindset expert, spiritual teacher, author, and corporate consultant who concentrates on mindfulness, manifestation, and meditation. After the loss of his wife Jessica to cancer, Joe spent more than a decade studying contemplative traditions across the world, Buddhism, Taoism, self-realization, Stoicism, and Sufism, looking for a different way to live. He is the founder of Enlightened Evolution, the creator of the Joe Hehn mindset app, and the author of the novel Dreams of Antiquity: The Awakening, an intimate expression of his sacred journey. Based in Carlsbad, California, he now works with leaders, founders, and teams who want to lead and live from a deeper place. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Circumstance does not determine the quality of your life. Where you point your attention does. The buffet has 100 dishes. You will find what you go looking for. * Attachment is the obsession with what is missing. Non-attachment is appreciation for what is. They produce two completely different lives from the same circumstances. * Desire and suffering are linked. Not the desire for safety, food, or shelter, but the desire that fixates on what life is not. That fixation is the suffering itself. * The finish line moves. Whatever you thought would finally make you happy, ten or twenty years ago, you probably have now. Your mind moved the line. The work is learning to actually arrive. * Higher conscious states (gratitude, love, compassion, peace) have measurable frequencies, and those frequencies shape what you attract. Lower states (shame, anger, anxiety) attract more of what they vibrate with. * You can be ambitious and present at the same time. The aim is not to renounce growth. It is to grow from arrival instead of lack. * In the gray space between not wanting to live and not wanting to die, the question that lifts you up is: is there another way to live that I have not learned yet? The asking itself raises your frequency. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Website: joehehn.com [https://joehehn.com] * Linktree (all platforms): linktr.ee/joehehn [https://linktr.ee/joehehn] * YouTube: Joe Hehn [https://www.youtube.com/@joehehn] * Three-Step Transformative Formula Workbook: Available via joehehn.com [https://joehehn.com] * Book: Dreams of Antiquity: The Awakening (available via his website) * Also on: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook * Email: info@joe-hehn.com [info@joe-hehn.com] EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Welcome to Mind Over Matter — from grief to consciousness [02:30] What Joe wishes someone had told him in the early days of losing Jessica [06:00] The buffet metaphor — looking for what you don't like vs what you do [12:00] What the anxiety underneath the "good life" was really pointing to [16:30] Attachment, desire, and why the finish line keeps moving [20:30] Arriving through gratitude while still being ambitious for more [24:00] The Bolivia deathbed and the question that shifted everything [28:00] Frequency, observer, and the science underneath the inner work [30:00] A closing word — sometimes the bravest thing is not to run (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #MindOverMatter #GriefToConsciousness #JoeHehn #MindsetMastery #SelfMastery #SpiritualGrowth #NonAttachment #PresentMoment #ConsciousLeadership #BuffetMetaphor #FrequencyAndAttraction #DreamsOfAntiquity #EnlightenedEvolution #InnerWork #ResilienceMindset >

I går25 min
episode From the Pulpit to the FBI: What It Takes to Hold a Mind Together Under Extreme Stress with Eric Robinson cover

From the Pulpit to the FBI: What It Takes to Hold a Mind Together Under Extreme Stress with Eric Robinson

There is a particular kind of person who can stand in a pulpit on Sunday morning and ask people to consider their souls. There is another kind of person who can kick down a door on Tuesday night and face whatever is on the other side. What happens when those two people are the same person? On Mind Over Matter, Saima sits with Eric Robinson, a former Baptist pastor who spent twenty-four years as an FBI special agent and fifteen of those as a SWAT operator. This is a conversation about identity, the quiet weight of carrying other people's worst moments, and the surprisingly simple practices that kept him intact through it all. Whether you have stood in a pulpit or never plan to, what Eric shares about self-reflection, resilience, and the limits of trauma will reach the part of you that is still figuring out how to hold yourself together. ABOUT THE GUEST: Eric Robinson is a retired FBI special agent with twenty-four years of service investigating drugs, gangs, civil rights, financial crimes, crimes against children, and national security. He spent fifteen of those years as a SWAT operator. Before the Bureau, he served twelve years in Christian ministry, including planting and pastoring a Baptist church in Western New York. His forthcoming memoir, Irreverend: From Saving Souls to Chasing Sinners in the FBI, releases this fall and brings together the humour, weight, and wisdom of a career most people only see on a screen. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Identity does not switch when the job does. Eric carried the same values, the same skills, the same person from the pulpit into the FBI, and now into retirement. * Stress is not the same in every setting. Ministry left Eric with daily headaches for two years. The FBI was harder in different ways, but the weight did not stay with him the same way. * Self-reflection is the anchor. Pausing to ask "What am I feeling? What is this doing to me?" prevents internalising what you are absorbing day after day. * Speaking it aloud is the practice. Having trusted people you can name what you are carrying with, not as therapy but as plain honest conversation, releases what would otherwise stay inside. * Humans overestimate how much trauma will destroy them, and underestimate how resilient they actually are. You will rebound. You may be changed, but you will be capable again. * Awareness creates a gap between reaction and response. That gap is where better decisions live, and it is available to anyone willing to pause. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Instagram: @_eric_robinson [https://www.instagram.com/_eric_robinson] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-robinson-9220053a4/] * Forthcoming Book: Irreverend: From Saving Souls to Chasing Sinners in the FBI (Fall 2026). Book website to be announced. EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Welcome to Mind Over Matter — the pulpit, the door, and the same person [03:00] Identity after retirement — sloughing off twenty-four years [06:30] The biggest misconception about Eric's pivot from pastor to FBI [10:00] Why ministry gave him daily headaches and the FBI did not [14:00] Survivor stories, gallows humor, and the camaraderie of agents [18:30] Self-reflection as the practice that keeps cynicism from setting in [23:00] Why humans overestimate trauma and underestimate their own resilience [27:00] A closing word — pause is the practice, awareness is the anchor 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] > > #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #MindOverMatter #FBIStories #SWATOperator #PastorToAgent #EricRobinson #MentalResilience #StressManagement #SelfReflection #LawEnforcementWellness #FaithAndService #TraumaResilience #IdentityShift #MindfulPause #IrreverendBook >

21. maj 202620 min
episode Why We Ignore What We Already Know About Ourselves with Catherine Crestani cover

Why We Ignore What We Already Know About Ourselves with Catherine Crestani

In this episode of Mind Over Matter, author and inner authority guide Catherine Crestani opens up about self-betrayal, emotional honesty, and the quiet ways we abandon ourselves to stay comfortable. This conversation is for anyone feeling disconnected in relationships, work, or identity. Catherine shares how self-trust begins with small acts of honesty, learning to sit with discomfort, and choosing a life aligned with inner peace instead of outside validation. ABOUT THE GUEST: Catherine Crestani is an author, speech therapist, and contributor exploring self-awareness, communication, and personal transformation through emotional honesty and inner healing. EPISODE CHAPTERS: 00:00 – The hidden psychology of self-betrayal 03:40 – Leaving relationships that no longer align 07:25 – Why people ignore their inner truth 11:10 – Self-worth, burnout, and emotional survival 15:42 – Rebuilding trust with yourself 20:18 – Mirror work and facing vulnerability 25:33 – Why happiness is not constant KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Self-betrayal often starts with ignoring small inner truths * Comfort can quietly keep people emotionally stuck * Journaling helps uncover unconscious emotional patterns * Real self-love includes accepting vulnerable parts of yourself * Small honest actions rebuild self-trust over time HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Website: Willow Healing [https://willowhealing.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willowhealingsh [https://www.instagram.com/willowhealingsh ] 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #SelfAwareness #MentalHealth #InnerHealing #EmotionalWellness #SelfTrust #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #HealingJourney #AuthenticLiving #EmotionalResilience #Relationships #SelfWorth #Mindfulness #HumanConnection >

15. maj 202622 min
episode Rebuilding Life After Brain Surgery and Finding Strength Through Reinvention with Jennifer White cover

Rebuilding Life After Brain Surgery and Finding Strength Through Reinvention with Jennifer White

On the podcast Mind Over Matter, hosted by Archita, Jennifer White shares her deeply human journey of surviving brain tumor surgery, waking from a coma, and learning to walk, speak, and rebuild herself again. This episode is for anyone navigating burnout, grief, identity shifts, or invisible struggles. Jennifer opens up about resilience, self-care, healing through writing, and why starting over can sometimes become the beginning of a more meaningful life. ABOUT THE GUEST: Jennifer White is a retired registered nurse, brain tumor surgery survivor, and author. After waking from a coma in 2024, she began writing as part of her recovery journey, leading her to create medical thrillers and children’s books. EPISODE CHAPTERS: * 00:00 – Waking Up From a Coma * 04:18 – The Quiet Truth About Resilience * 09:10 – Relearning Life One Step at a Time * 15:02 – Invisible Recovery and Emotional Exhaustion * 20:11 – Writing as a Healing Tool * 26:08 – Reinvention After Trauma * 31:24 – Why Hope and Purpose Matter KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Healing often happens through small daily actions, not dramatic breakthroughs * Self-care and rest are essential parts of recovery * Writing and creativity can help rebuild confidence and identity * Recovery becomes easier when you stop chasing the old version of yourself * Vision, purpose, and patience help create a path forward HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: Jennifer’s website: Jenny White Canada [https://www.jennywhite.ca/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #MentalHealth #Resilience #BrainSurgeryRecovery #HealingJourney #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalWellness #MindsetShift #SelfHealing #TraumaRecovery #InnerStrength #WellnessPodcast #MentalWellness #LifeAfterTrauma #HealingThroughWriting >

14. maj 202624 min