Gettin' Down With Her Roots

This week I  chat with Whitney Hawkins Goodman, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of The Collaborative Counseling Center in Miami, FL. She throws down some truth bombs about therapy, barriers to entry, and more. She brings insight to leading and marketing your own therapy practice and how social media has allowed therapists to break the stigma behind therapy and create awareness.   In this episode, we talk about: Therapy for individuals with chronic illness Stress and the stress response Collaborative space for therapists to build their own practice Barriers to entry to creating a practice Using Instagram as market research Barriers to receiving care Steps to finding a therapist Preparing for your first appointment An integrative approach to care Providing empowerment   Where to find Whitney: Email: whitney@collabcounseling.com Instagram:  www.instagram.com/sitwithwhit Website. www.collabcounseling.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week we chat with Melissa Fee. Melissa and I met in college. A few years later she introduced me to the world of essential oils. Today she shares her story about how they have changed her life and truly changed the quality of her life as a Type 1 Diabetes warrior. Her perspective and approach is unique in the fact that she works in transplant histocompatibility and helps individuals get new organs. Her perspective integrating modern and holistic medicine into an integrative approach is worth the listen!   In this episode, we talk about: Melissa’s journey to helping people get new organs Being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Empowerment through little brown bottles Cost and side benefits of using essential oils Science and research behind essential oils Physiological effects of essential oils Are grocery store essential oils worth it Prime Meridian clinics Bringing essential oils into a relationship Integrative medicine   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Ylang Ylang Essential Oil doterra.me/2dvgzLWc doTERRA Essential Oils www.doterra.com Prime Meridian pmhclinics.com   Where to find Melissa: Email: minarik.melissa@gmail.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week we chat with Maria Papiez. Maria and I actually grew up together! She is my cousin and my very first friend since the day she was born. Our paths have weaved in and out as we’ve ventured on our own purpose-filled paths but always realizing we’re growing similarly in different ways. I love catching up with her and having the ME TOO moments. She is a former 2nd grade teacher, and this past year she took on a new role as a math instructional coach in grades 3-5. Going from working with kiddos to working with adults has challenged her in the best ways. She works with teachers to better improve math instruction in their classroom. We talk about embracing the grey when it comes to working with real people and whats she has found to be the most successful ways to build the trust that is essential to working together as a team. There are so many great tidbits in this episode I know you’ll enjoy!   In this episode, we talk about: Transitioning from working with kids to working with teachers Figuring out how adults learn best Building trust, relationships, and community Being willing to be vulnerable and open up to build trust Embracing the grey Using data in the education field Anxiety over sharing your data Digging deeper and understanding anxiety   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Onward by Elena Agulare www.onwardthebook.com Girl Stop Apologizing and Girl Wash your Face by Rachel Hollis www.thehollisco.com/books Balance Essential Oil Blend doterra.me/u63HaERo   Where to find Maria Papiez: Blog: mariapapiez16.wixsite.com/coaching Instagram: www.instagram.com/coach.teach.inspire   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I chat with Erica Jacobs. She is many things including a writer, healer, yoga teacher, Jesus loving Jew, extroverted introvert, will make you laugh till you cry, then say, "there's an oil for that," but my favorite by far is how she can have a serious conversation and be light-hearted at the same time. She teaches yoga, but secretly uses the classroom to teach about addiction, tolerance, recovery, grief, lust, desire, humility, freedom, God, Quantum Physics, and Warrior II...with a few curse words thrown in for good luck...which you’ll get a taste of right here during our episode. She is building a doTERRA business and consistently makes sure she isn’t falling victim to the "stop playing small/live your best life by buying what I'm selling" language, which I appreciate about her. She hates all personal development lingo and tries to cultivate a language and personal message that insists upon wholeness just for existing. We dig into many topics but the last 15 to 20 minutes are by far the best in my opinion.      In this episode, we talk about: Her experience in the fitness world Eating disorder recovery Limiting beliefs and expectations around being a yoga teacher Vulnerability versus transparency Peek into the 12 steps Connecting stories into teachings in yoga and oils The personal development loop Muting unneeded voices Finding help and accountability Grace bringing up more resistance than disappointment does Eliminating to get to the essential Does any of this even matter   Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Jazzercise www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD1xSc7oRRk Yoga with Erica at CorePower Yoga www.corepoweryoga.com Brene Brown brenebrown.com   Where to find Erica Jacobs: Podcast: What's Eating Erica Jacobs Instagram: www.instagram.com/whats_eating_erica_j Email: erica@whatseatingericajacobs.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots

This week I chat with Emmeline Bramble, a Verbal + Visual Apothecary for the Cunning Folk. Through guided mentorship, design services, and copywriting, Emmeline assist compassionate kindred spirits in crafting intuitively-aligned businesses with the power to support their most authentic lives. We dig into what her role as an apothecary and who she serves. We dig deep through remnants of the past and the current social consciousness and state of wellness. I really enjoyed our discussion around everything intuition and will definitely be re-listening 10 more times. She sheds lots of wisdom around energy and alignment especially when it comes to owning a business or even owning your life.   In this episode, we talk about: What is a Visual + Verbal Apothecary Who are the Cunning Folk Current feminine and masculine energy shift Wisdom of intuition and knowing Reconnecting with one’s intuition What the heck is alignment How to get intuitively aligned in your business Finding your people in your niche How to use Instagram the right way Resources & links mentioned in the episode: Rise Sister Rise: A Guide to Unleashing the Wise, Wild Woman Within by Rebecca Campbell www.amazon.com/Rise-Sister-Guide-Unleashing-Within The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoof www.amazon.com/Tao-Pooh-Benjamin-Hoff 1000 True Fans: Use Kevin Kelly’s Simple Idea to Earn A Living Doing What You Love by Jongo Longhurst www.amazon.com/1000-True-Fans-Kellys-Simple-ebook Letters From A Hopeful Creative by Jen Carrington www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com Emotions and Essential Oils - A Reference Guide For Emotional Healing www.oillife.com/products/emotions-essential-oils Green Mandarin Essential Oil doterra.me/jPUydN5e   Where to find Emmeline Bramble: Website: www.emmelinebramble.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmelinebramble Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/emmelinebramble Email: hellodarling@emmelinebramble.com   Subscribe & leave a review! Email a screenshot of your review to hello@veronicasek.com for a gift and shout out!   Keep in touch! Website: www.veronicasek.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/withherroots