Coming Home to Yourself in an Age of Almost Connection | Catherine Crestani

Coming Home to Yourself in an Age of Almost Connection | Catherine Crestani

There's a kind of connection modern life keeps offering us. The late-night messages, the closeness that feels real in the moment, even when neither person is fully in it. This conversation slows down to look at it honestly. Catherine Crestani, an intuitive and inner authority guide, joins Sana to explore the difference between what feels real and what is, and what it takes to come home to ourselves inside the noise. ABOUT THE GUEST: Catherine Crestani is an Australian author and intuitive guide whose work sits at the intersection of human behavior, emotional attachment, and connection in the digital age. She wrote the psychological novel My Virtual Obsession and hosts the Willow Healing Matters podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Intensity isn't proof something is real; a racing heart can simply be asking for your attention. * When someone keeps resurfacing in your mind, ask what it's showing you, not whether to return. * Simple practices like breath and noticing your surroundings help you come back to the present. * In Catherine's view, what we see outside often mirrors something waiting inside us to shift. * You always have a choice in how you show up, online and off; small ones compound over time. Connect With the Guest: * Website: willowhealing.org [https://willowhealing.org/] * Instagram: @willowhealingsh [https://www.instagram.com/willowhealingsh] * Podcast: Willow Healing Matters (on your favourite player) * Substack: willowhealing.substack.com [https://willowhealing.substack.com/] * Books: Pillars for Life and My Virtual Obsession EPISODE CHAPTERS: (APPROX.) [00:00] Almost connection: what feels real but often isn't [02:15] A quiet Sunday moment of coming back to herself [04:45] Why intensity isn't proof, and why people resurface [09:00] Telling real from "feels real": breath and being present [12:15] The deeper layers: leading from heart and gut, not just the head [20:00] Coming back when you feel powerless: feel it, then shift [24:00] Social media, comparison, and the inner critic 🎙️ 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 #themindfulliving #mindfulness #connection #selfawareness #innerauthority #emotionalwellbeing #presentmoment #boundaries #digitalwellbeing #selftrust #gratitude #catherinecrestani #cominghometoyourself >

It's Never Too Late: Hiking the Appalachian Trail at 72, One Step at a Time, with Rand Timmerman

There is a quiet voice that says it's too late, you're too old, that dream is not for someone like you. This is for anyone who has heard it, when someone walks straight into what it called impossible. At 72, with an artificial knee, Rand Timmerman hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine beside his brother, both in their seventies, carrying grief, recovery, and beauty, one step at a time. ABOUT THE GUEST: Rand Timmerman is a Vietnam veteran, former attorney, and author in long-term recovery. His book A Spiritual Passage tells the true story of two brothers in their seventies hiking the Appalachian Trail, facing grief and personal demons along the way. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * We are more capable than we think; what looks impossible often yields to one step at a time. * Big goals overwhelm the mind; shrinking them to the next single step makes the unthinkable doable. * Hard things get easier with someone beside us; not wanting to let each other down carried both brothers. * Don't make big decisions in your darkest hour. Keep your routine and let daylight return first. * Hope can mean Hang On, Pain Ends. Gratitude and purpose turn private survival into help for others. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: Website: http://randtimmerman.com/ [http://randtimmerman.com/] Book: A Spiritual Passage (Amazon, Bookshop, and the website) EPISODE CHAPTERS: (APPROX.) [00:00] The quiet voice that says "too late," and a remarkable trail [02:00] What we get wrong: who Rand was before he set out [03:30] How it began: a brother's grief and a 2,200-mile idea [08:00] One step at a time: two brothers, two ways to walk the trail [13:00] Humble beginnings, Vietnam, and a life of unexpected turns [22:00] A hard night in Virginia, and a few unforgettable trail moments [30:00] Hope, gratitude, sobriety, and turning survival into service 🎙️ 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 #themindfulliving #nevertoolate #appalachiantrail #onestepatatime #resilience #recovery #grief #hope #gratitude #aginggracefully #mentalstrength #brotherhood #healing >

Finding Balance From the Inside Out: Reconnecting With Your Inner Truth, with Ellen Edmondson

We're good at moving through the day. Meetings, messages, the small fires we keep putting out. Somewhere in it, we lose touch with our own inner voice, not the one that schedules, but the one that knows. Ellen Edmondson joins Sana to talk about reconnecting with that inner truth, and finding balance from the inside out, especially when life feels too full to hear yourself think. ABOUT THE GUEST: Ellen Edmondson is an author and intuition coach, and a former senior executive who left that path to follow her inner guidance. She wrote A Place of Love and Light and now helps people reconnect with their own inner truth. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * We often chase balance by managing everything outside us; the more we do, the more disconnected we feel. * Three simple steps: pause and notice, listen for what feels true, then trust the small next step. * Clarity rarely arrives all at once; it builds as you act on small moments of inner knowing. * A gentle compass: ask what is the most loving thing I can do for myself right now. * Asking for help and setting boundaries isn't weakness; honoring yourself is its own quiet strength. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: Website: ellenedmondson.com [https://www.ellenedmondson.com/] (workshops and coaching) Book: A Place of Love and Light [https://www.ellenedmondson.com/book/] EPISODE CHAPTERS: (APPROX.) [00:00] Welcome to The Mindful Living: the inner voice beneath the noise [02:00] Ellen's story: a senior executive who reconnected with her inner truth [05:30] The biggest misconception, and three simple steps to begin [08:00] When you chase the wrong version: dis-ease, anxiety, and drift [15:00] No room to leave? Finding small moments inside a full life [20:00] How the body signals us, and the most loving next choice [22:00] Why asking for help and setting boundaries is real strength 🎙️ 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 #themindfulliving #innertruth #balance #mindfulness #selfawareness #intuition #boundaries #selfcompassion #burnout #wellbeing #personalgrowth #ellenedmondson #slowdown >

Living in Harmony: Returning to Your Values in Mind, Body, and Spirit, with Polis Xinaris

We spend most of our lives running. Toward something, from something, or just to stay in place. Somewhere in it we forget the simplest thing: harmony was never meant to be earned, only returned to. Polis Xinaris joins Sana to slow down and ask what it feels like to live in tune with yourself. Harmony, he says, is not a calm life; it's living close to your values through whatever comes. ABOUT THE GUEST: Polis Xinaris is a mind, body, and spirit performance coach based in Cyprus, a Master Reiki practitioner, and a certified Wim Hof Method instructor. He helps people find their way back to a more peaceful, purposeful life. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Harmony is not a calm life; it's how you meet what comes, as a lesson or as a war to fight. * Start with your values; living out of harmony is mostly living far from your true self. * When your actions match your values, your bond with yourself and others steadies first. * Mind, body, and spirit are one system; treating only the symptom leaves the cause untouched. * Begin small, with something easy and enjoyable; a good habit tied to joy invites the next. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: Website: polisxinaris.com [https://www.polisxinaris.com/] Socials: LinkedIn, Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/polisxinaris/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/polisxinarismbscoach], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PolisXinaris], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@polisxinaris](same name) EPISODE CHAPTERS: (APPROX.) [00:00] Welcome to The Mindful Living: the cost of always running [02:00] What is harmony? Balance, and the music of your own life [04:30] Harmony is not constant calm: lesson to grow, or war to fight [07:00] Start with your values: living close to your true self [10:00] Mind, body, and spirit as one connected system [13:00] Polis's journey: family business, evolving, and changing your environment [20:00] One gentle first step, and where to find Polis 🎙️ 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 #themindfulliving #harmony #mindbodyspirit #balance #values #innerpeace #reiki #wimhofmethod #breathwork #wellbeing #personalgrowth #selfawareness #mindfulliving >

Why Willpower Fails: Living Intentionally and Healing Beneath the Behavior, with Erik Fredrickson

Most of us have tried to change through sheer willpower, made the lists and the promises, and ended up back where we started, quietly disappointed. This conversation asks a gentler question: what if the behavior was never the real problem? Erik Fredrickson shares 17 years on his own path out of addiction, and what it taught him about living intentionally: change is built in small daily habits, and in listening to what sits beneath the patterns we try to outrun. SECTION 3 — ABOUT THE GUEST Erik Fredrickson is a life and recovery coach, 17 years on his own recovery path and 12 coaching others, with 7,000-plus hours one-on-one. He hosts the Recovering Reality podcast and wrote the book Recovering Reality. SECTION 4 — KEY TAKEAWAYS * Everything we do, even what we avoid, is an investment in who we are becoming. * Transformation is rarely a quick fix; healthy mindsets take time to build, just as unhealthy ones did. * The behavior is the surface. Lasting change starts with the beliefs and identity beneath it. * Growth lives just outside the comfort zone, in small steps that compound over years. * Healing happens best in community; real accountability calls you higher, not into shame. SECTION 5 — CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Website: recoveringreality.com [https://recoveringreality.com/] Instagram: instagram.com/recoveringreality [https://instagram.com/recoveringreality] Podcast: The Recovering Reality Podcast Book: Recovering Reality: Freedom from the Torment of Addiction EPISODE CHAPTERS: (APPROX.) [00:00] The willpower trap: trying harder and landing back where you started [02:00] Erik's story: rebellion at 13, addiction, and the breaking point at 26 [06:00] Everything is an investment: living intentionally in the small daily things [11:00] Presence over a pinball mind, and the idea of spiritual fitness [14:00] From religion to relationship: how faith became the anchor [18:00] The behavior was never the problem: comfort, beliefs, and getting 1% better [26:00] Identity, community, and accountability that calls you higher 🎙️ 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 #themindfulliving #intentionalliving #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #mindfulness #personaltransformation #healing #faith #habits #selfawareness #mentalwellness #innerwork #community >