The Wisdom of Wandering and Wondering

Here to Love

My conversation is with Molly Eames, MEd. We discuss life lessons and going as fast as your slowest part will move, why we are here, and healing from traumas. Molly brings over a decade of experience working in sexual health as a trained sex therapist, educator, author and coach. Molly empowers women to start exploring their sexual self through a trauma-informed lens by offering a blend of comprehensive sexuality education and heart-centered soul work. Having studied many modalities (Trauma-Focused CBT, Mindfulness, Somatics, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally-Focused Therapy) and explored holistic alternatives (Breathwork, Reiki II + Energy Work, Psychedelic Therapy, Somatic Movement, Sacred Sexuality), Molly offers clients a wide range of techniques to support their path to Wholeness.  For more information on Molly check out her Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/molly.eames/] and website [https://www.mollyeames.com/]. Molly will also be launching her signature program, Start Exploring, fall 2023.Email her at molly@mollyeames.com This is the last episode for a moment. I am going to take a break from most things involving a phone and a computer (some) and get down to the business of wandering and wondering. Thank you all for listening and I hope you will stay connected via substack. Be well, be kind, be love! Peace!!

Authentically and Radically You

This month's conversation is with Dr. Anu French. During our time together we discuss her childhood, being born in India and moving to England and back to India, and how it felt to not belong in both places. A mother of two young girls, we discuss how integrative living and integrative medicine go hand in hand. There are so many ways healing can happen and we discuss how the use of art, music, being an advocate, and being your authentic self can help us grow into ourselves with kindness and grace. To learn more about Dr. Anu French, please check out her website [https://www.anufrench.com/?fbclid=IwAR1EfFzik7fvvRFoljK0W0bFNawsHhZuAf0VbOp8GtBKmX5nJwXvNts4RSo], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ANewWellnessAnuFrench], or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/anewwellness.anufrench/]. Dr. Anu French Bio Dr. French, an artist, musician, yogini, author and an integrative pediatrician is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, double board-certified in Pediatrics and Integrative Medicine, with a fellowship training in Integrative Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry. With a special interest in integrative nutrition, healthcare equity, childhood mental health, and intergenerational resilience, she serves on advisory boards of Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, Let’s Integrate and WholeHealthED. In clinical practice for 26 years,  she melds her passion to provide accessible integrative pediatric care with craftivism through her affirmative art series, her meditative music and global advocacy at her St Louis, MO office.  She has researched and published on the topics of nutrition, yoga, art, and resilience and has taught mindfulness, food as medicine and sound healing workshops to medical, dietetic, and yoga students, pediatric and psychiatry residents and Montessori educators. Having found balance through the healing arts after professional and personal burnout, Dr. French offers integrative resources she hopes will be helpful through her website and her Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram pages.  Her choice of meditation is walking her backyard labyrinth, being a mindful partner to her beloved and a mindful parent to her two precious daughters and her two wayward dogs.

Unchained Spirit

This month's conversation is with Kristen Coyle. Kristen performs work as a yoga instructor, and somatic bodyworker, and holds space for others to come into their power using their voice and finding ease in their body. During our time, we discuss so many potent topics: examining privilege, layers of fear, intention vs. impact, spiritual bypass, and finding your dharma. This conversation is so potent! So grab a cup of tea and get ready to dive deep with us.  If you would like to find out more about Kristen, check out her website [https://www.walkingdharma.com/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kristencoyleyoga/], and her podcast Walking Dharma [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walking-dharma/id1434167432]. Kristen Coyle, E-RYT 500, is a devoted yoga practitioner, teacher, and somatic bodyworker. She began her journey with yoga 20 years ago and has been dedicated to the yogic path ever since. Kristen has offered classes, workshops, and yoga teacher training at various locales around the world and finds great joy in sharing yoga in a way that is equal parts potent and accessible. She works with folks from all walks of life to assist them in finding comfort and joy within their bodies. Kristen's classes integrate elements of Dharma (Mittra) Yoga, Astanga, and Vinyasa into dynamic alignment-based, psychically clarifying, lineage-informed journeys. Breathing exercises, chanting, and meditation are woven into her offerings to assist in the transformation process that is yoga. In 2018 she co-created the Walking Dharma podcast with her partner where she dives into yogic philosophy and how to apply it here/now. She currently lives in Berkeley, CA and when she is not immersed in yoga, can be found hiking, immersing herself in sacred waters, or sitting  mindfully with a cup of jasmine tea watching the birds. Join me over on Substack for reads on all things yoga minus the asana.

Agents for Change

My conversation today is with Jamila Owens-Todd. Jamila Owens-Todd, Naturopathic Doctor has dedicated her life to supporting those in their healing. Our conversation covers her journey to naturopathic medicine, epigenetics, and how natural medicine and science marry, or do they? We discuss how choice impacts our lives even from a very young age. Why failure is a lesson and not actually a failure in the way we have been taught and the importance of creating rituals, boundaries, and taking time for yourself - unapologetically. Toward the end, we discuss her newest adventure in the field of Cannabis Science.  Jamila's career started out as a Chemist, working in private industry; government, and within the pharmaceutical industry, at a top pharmaceutical company in the Research and Development Department. She then graduated from the four-year, Naturopathic Doctor degree program at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. A Naturopathic Doctor is a teacher first, and Jamila has pledged to educate and provide insight into regaining your innate healing power. Jamila has maintained a strong commitment to science in her practice, as well as to the greater community. Jamila has blended her own herbal formulas for patients for over fifteen years and has formulated natural products. This led her to her last venture as the Research & Development Manager with a vertically integrated, Medical Cannabis operation. If you are interested in learning more about Jamila, head over to her website [https://www.minthealth.org/]. You can also sign up for the class she mentioned, The Chemistry of Terpenes. [https://www.cannvocate.academy/courses/chemistry-of-terpenes] My new publication on Substack is Wandering and Wondering [https://candaceglass.substack.com/] -- check it out! Be Well, Be Kind, Be Love PEACE!

Sacred Practices of Creative Mystics

My conversation today is with Sarah Ratermann Beahan. Sarah is a writer and creative mystic who believes that our stories can save us.  Sarah works with people to find healing through writing. Our discussion today touches on our relationship with nature, the glorification of busyness, how to be cared for, sacred practices for introspection and so much more.  I really hope you enjoy this time with us.  If you are interested in learning more about Sarah, check out her website, Bewonderment [https://www.bewonderment.com/] and she will be launching an online Grief Writing Circle [https://www.bewonderment.com/coaching] this spring. You can also email her at sarah@bewonderment.com [sarah@bewonderment.com]. I recently started writing over on Substack: Wandering and Wondering [https://candaceglass.substack.com/] -- Yoga minus the asana. Join our community over there and let's connect and continue to learn and grow with one another in a different way.   If you are enjoying this podcast please forward it to someone else to take a listen and rate and review it wherever you are listening.