My Inner Knowing

Theresa Hubbard, LMFT
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My Inner Knowing is a podcast hosted by Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, a licensed mental health professional in the United States. Through compassionate, evidence-informed conversations and guided practices, the podcast explores trauma and nervous system regulation, grief and heartbreak, relationships and attachment, parenting, self-trust, and emotional resilience. Episodes blend clinical insight, reflection, and meditation to support emotional awareness, regulation, and conscious living. Educational content only; not a substitute for therapy or medical care.

  1. 2 days ago

    When Being Strong Becomes Too Much ~ Week Four - Allowing Support To Reach You

    In Week Four of When Being Strong Becomes Too Much, Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, invites listeners into a guided experience on allowing support to reach the body. For many of us, learning to be strong also meant learning to be self-sufficient. We may have learned to rely on ourselves, anticipate needs before asking, hold everything together, and not expect too much from others. Over time, support can begin to feel complicated. It may feel like weakness, exposure, dependency, obligation, disappointment, or something that comes with a cost. Theresa gently explores support not as something you have to believe in, accept all at once, or trust before your body is ready. Instead, support is offered as a signal the body may begin to receive. A signal that can come through: contact,pressure,breath,the chair beneath you,the ground holding you,or one hand resting gently on the body. Sometimes the mind cannot convince the body that it is supported. Sometimes the body has to feel support first. Through breath, body awareness, sensation, silence, and compassionate self-inquiry, this practice invites you to notice what happens in your body when support is named, offered, resisted, longed for, or allowed in even slightly. This episode is not about forcing trust. It is not about overcoming resistance. It is not about collapsing into support before your system is ready. It is an invitation to stay in relationship with the parts of you that learned not to need, not to ask, not to hope, and not to depend. Because support does not have to be overwhelming to be real. It may begin as one small body-up signal that says: Maybe I do not have to hold everything alone right now. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • Why support may feel complicated for people who have learned to be strong• How self-sufficiency can become an intelligent nervous system adaptation• Why receiving support may bring up resistance, longing, fear, or vulnerability• How the body may respond to support before the mind has words for it• Why support is not only an idea, but something the body has to feel• How contact, pressure, breath, rhythm, and grounding can become body-up signals of support• Why resistance does not need to be overcome in order to be understood• How longing and self-protection can exist at the same time• Why validation matters before change is expected• How the body may begin to learn that support can arrive gently, slowly, and without force COMMON QUESTION What does “allowing support to reach you” mean? It means exploring support slowly and gently, without forcing trust. Support may begin as contact, breath, pressure, rhythm, or the sensation of the ground beneath you. It is the body receiving the message that something is here with you. ABOUT THERESA HUBBARD Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Kansas City Neuroplasticity Institute in Liberty, Missouri. This series is part of my ongoing exploration of nervous system regulation, embodiment, neurofeedback, and the ways the body learns to recognize safety, support, rest, and return. Most recently, my thinking in this area has also been influenced by the work being done by Shiftwave around nervous system regulation, particularly the research and writing of Mike North, PhD, and the larger work of the Shiftwave team. This episode is not a paid sponsorship. I mention Shiftwave as one of the current influences helping shape my understanding of body-up regulation, recovery, and the body’s capacity to return. Learn more:http://www.myinnerknowing.comhttp://www.theresahubbard.comhttp://www.kcnpi.comhttp://shiftwave.co/kcnpi #WhenBeingStrongBecomesTooMuch #Support #NervousSystemRegulation #SomaticHealing #GuidedMeditation #BodyAwareness #TraumaHealing #BurnoutRecovery #SelfTrust #EmotionalHealing #MindBodyHealing #TheresaHubbard #MyInnerKnowing #RestAndRecovery #Embodiment #Shiftwave

    52 min

  2. 19 June

    What If Children Already Know Who They Are?

    Veronica is a children’s emotional wellness expert, mindfulness educator, author, entertainer, and the creator of Mindful V, an educational children’s channel focused on helping children build confidence, emotional resilience, self-awareness, and a deeper connection to their inner wisdom. In this conversation, Veronica and I explore what it means to help children trust what they already know inside. Veronica does not approach children’s emotions as something to simply manage, control, or cope with. Instead, she invites children to recognize that they have access to something deeper than the emotion itself — an inner compass, an intuitive knowing, and a sense of self that can guide them. We talk about why children are often more connected to their inner guidance than adults realize, and how easily that connection can be dismissed, interrupted, or explained away by the adults around them. Veronica shares why mindfulness for children is not about making kids quiet. It is about helping them become confident, self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and self-led. This conversation is deeply aligned with My Inner Knowing because so much of adult healing is about reclaiming self-trust, inner connection, and emotional clarity we may have lost or learned to override when we were young. What would change if children were taught from the beginning that their inner world matters? What would happen if adults became more curious about what children are sensing, feeling, and knowing — instead of so quickly correcting, dismissing, or explaining it away? And how might childhood change if mindfulness was not taught as a way to calm children down, but as a way to help them remember who they are? ABOUT VERONICA MOYA Veronica Moya is a children’s emotional wellness expert, mindfulness educator, author, and entertainer specializing in meditation for children and emotional intelligence development. She is the host of Mindful V, an educational children’s channel focused on building confidence, emotional resilience, and self-awareness in children ages 5–12. Through engaging media, school programs, and family resources, Veronica helps children develop lifelong mindfulness skills in a way that is active, empowering, practical, and deeply connected to who they are. Veronica holds a background in Developmental Psychology, Arts, and Theater, which shapes her creative and developmentally appropriate approach to mindfulness education. She is also a Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Transcendental Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master, Holistic Spiritual Coach, and Ordained Non-Denominational Minister. She is the author and illustrator of Goom Finds His Happy Place, a children’s book that teaches emotional resilience and self-awareness through storytelling and guided meditation. Her mission is to help children grow up knowing their inner strength so they do not have to spend adulthood trying to rediscover it. ABOUT THERESA HUBBARD Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Kansas City Neuroplasticity Institute in Liberty, Missouri. She is the host of the My Inner Knowing podcast, where she explores self-trust, nervous system regulation, relationships, trauma healing, embodiment, and the process of learning to listen inwardly with more honesty and compassion. Learn more:www.myinnerknowing.comwww.theresahubbard.comwww.kcnpi.com HASHTAGS #MyInnerKnowing #TheresaHubbard #VeronicaMoya #MindfulV #ChildrenAndMindfulness #MindfulnessForKids #EmotionalWellness #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfTrust #InnerWisdom #Intuition #ConsciousParenting #ChildDevelopment #MeditationForKids #HelpingChildrenThrive

    59 min

  3. 12 June

    When Being Strong Becomes Too Much - Week Three - Finding Rest Without Letting Everything Stop

    In Week Three of *When Being Strong Becomes Too Much*, Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, invites listeners into a guided experience on finding rest without letting everything stop. For many of us, rest is complicated. Rest may not feel safe. It may feel like falling behind, letting someone down, losing control, or risking that something important will unravel. Some of us learned to stay ready, to stay alert, to keep scanning, managing, and holding everything together — even when nothing is being asked of us in the present moment. Theresa gently explores rest not as something we force ourselves into, not as something we earn, and not as collapse, withdrawal, or disappearance. Instead, rest is offered as a signal the body can begin to receive. A signal that says: You do not have to stay quite this braced. You do not have to stay quite this ready. You do not have to work so hard to hold yourself together in this moment. Through breath, body awareness, sensation, silence, and compassionate self-inquiry, this practice invites you to notice where effort may still be living in the body — and whether even one small place might soften by five percent. This episode is not about doing rest correctly. It is not about becoming calm on command. It is an invitation to stay in relationship with rest, even if rest feels unfamiliar, threatening, or impossible. Because rest does not have to mean disappearing. It may simply mean less effort is required to hold yourself together. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN• Why rest may feel unsafe, unfamiliar, or complicated for people who have had to stay strong• How the body can remain braced even when the present moment is quiet• Why rest is not the same as collapse, withdrawal, or disappearing• How to notice the difference between effort, vigilance, and support in the body• Why the nervous system may resist softening even when rest is needed• How to explore rest through sensation rather than thought• Why the body may need repeated signals of safety, contact, and support• How rest can exist alongside awareness, responsibility, and presence• Why rest does not have to be dramatic to matter• How the body can begin to learn the experience of returning Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Kansas City Neuroplasticity Institute in Liberty, Missouri. This series is part of my ongoing exploration of nervous system regulation, embodiment, neurofeedback, and the ways the body learns to recognize safety, support, and rest. Most recently, my thinking in this area has also been influenced by the work being done by Shiftwave around nervous system regulation, particularly the research and writing of Mike North, PhD, and the larger work of the Shiftwave team. This episode is not a paid sponsorship. I mention Shiftwave as one of the current influences helping shape my understanding of body-up regulation, recovery, and the body’s capacity to return. Learn More:http://www.myinnerknowing.comhttp://www.theresahubbard.comhttp://www.kcnpi.comhttp://shiftwave.co/kcnpi#WhenBeingStrongBecomesTooMuch #Rest #NervousSystemRegulation #SomaticHealing #GuidedMeditation #BodyAwareness #TraumaHealing #BurnoutRecovery #SelfTrust #EmotionalHealing #MindBodyHealing #TheresaHubbard #MyInnerKnowing #RestAndRecovery #Embodiment #Shiftwave

    43 min

  4. 5 June

    Workplace Wellness Isn’t Enough: What People Really Need

    Chase Sterling, MA is the founder of Wellbeing Think Tank, a nonprofit organization created to educate and empower employers to support both individual and organizational wellbeing. What began as a quarterly educational event series in 2019 grew into a larger movement during the pandemic, bringing together workplace health and wellbeing professionals who wanted to create more meaningful, practical support for organizations and communities. In this conversation, Chase and I explore what it really takes to create workplaces where people can thrive — not just through wellness benefits or surface-level programs, but through culture, leadership, inclusion, psychological safety, evidence-based practices, and whole-person support. We talk about the difference between workplace wellness and workplace wellbeing, and why true wellbeing is not one program, one benefit, or one training. It is the way people are treated. It is the way leadership listens. It is the way policies are designed. It is the way organizations respond to stress, change, workload, burnout, grief, trauma, and the very human reality that everyone brings a life with them into the workplace. Chase invites us to think more deeply about the environments we live and work in, and how those environments shape our health, resilience, sense of belonging, and ability to trust ourselves. This conversation is for leaders, employees, therapists, HR professionals, business owners, and anyone who has ever wondered whether their exhaustion is a personal failure — or whether the system around them may also need to change. What if wellbeing at work is not about asking people to become endlessly resilient? What if it begins with creating workplaces that do not cause harm? And what if the way we work could help us become more human, not less? WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • Why workplace wellbeing is much bigger than wellness programs or employee benefits• The difference between workplace wellness and workplace wellbeing• Why Chase says, “When it comes to wellbeing at work, all you need to do is everything”• How leadership, culture, policies, workload, inclusion, and psychological safety all shape human wellbeing• Why burnout is not always an individual resilience issue• How organizations can tell the difference between employee capacity issues and structural problems• Why listening to employees is essential for creating healthier workplaces• How workplaces can unintentionally teach people to override their bodies• What psychological safety can feel like in the body• Why work, at its best, can help people grow, transform, connect, and build confidence• What depleted employees may need to consider when they are wondering, “Is it me, or is it the environment?” ABOUT CHASE STERLING Chase Sterling is the founder of Wellbeing Think Tank, a nonprofit organization created to educate and empower employers to support both individual and organizational wellbeing. Learn more about Chase and Wellbeing Think Tank:www.wellbeingthinktank.org ABOUT THERESA HUBBARD Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Kansas City Neuroplasticity Institute in Liberty, Missouri. She is the host of the My Inner Knowing podcast, where she explores self-trust, nervous system regulation, relationships, trauma healing, embodiment, and the process of learning to listen inwardly with more honesty and compassion. Learn more:www.myinnerknowing.comwww.theresahubbard.comwww.kcnpi.com HASHTAGS #WorkplaceWellbeing #WorkplaceWellness #PsychologicalSafety #BurnoutRecovery #Leadership #OrganizationalCulture #EmployeeWellbeing #MentalHealthAtWork #SelfTrust #NervousSystemRegulation #HealthyWorkplaces #WellbeingThinkTank #MyInnerKnowing #TheresaHubbard #ChaseSterling

    51 min

  5. 30 May

    Mental Health KC Conference ~ Neurofeedback, Shiftwave, and Whole-System Supports for Nervous System Resilience

    In this deeply embodied talk, Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, explores the question: What has the body been trying to tell us? Drawing from her clinical work with trauma, chronic stress, neurofeedback, nervous-system regulation, and emerging body-based technologies such as the Shiftwave Chair, Theresa invites listeners to consider that the body is not the obstacle to healing, it may be one of the most honest messengers we have. This episode explores the connection between mental health, physiology, chronic dysregulation, pain, sleep, inflammation, trauma, stress, and the autonomic nervous system. Theresa discusses why insight, therapy, breathwork, meditation, and cognitive tools matter deeply, while also naming that many people are trying incredibly hard and still cannot consistently access the physiological state required for healing. Through story, science, reflection, and guided moments of body awareness, this talk offers a compassionate reframing of symptoms — not as signs of failure, but often as adaptations that once helped us survive. Theresa also introduces the difference between the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system, the importance of body-up regulation, the role of the vagus nerve network, and why technologies such as neurofeedback and Shiftwave may help support the body in accessing states of safety, recovery, restoration, clarity, and connection. This is not a talk about fixing the body.It is an invitation to listen to it differently. What if the question is not, “What is wrong with me?”What if the question is, “What is my body still trying to tell me?” WHAT YOU’LL LEARN •       Why approximately 80% of vagus nerve fibers carry information fromthe body to the brain (afferent) — and what that means for “calming down” bythinking differently •       The difference between the central nervous system and theautonomic nervous system in clinical practice •       How neurofeedback works with the brain’s communication patterns,and why insurance CPT codes effective January 1, 2027 are likely to accelerateaccess in the Midwest •       Two foundational nutritional supports: high-quality omega-3 EPA intriglyceride form (referencing Dr. Stephen Ilardi’s work at the University ofKansas), and adequate amino acids •       How the Shiftwave chair integrates patterned vibration, breathsynchronization, sound, reclined positioning, and reduced sensory input intoone experience •       How the Shiftwave chair moved from special forces physicalrecovery to professional and collegiate athletics to mental health practice •       That as of January 2026, veterans receiving care through the VAmay qualify for a Shiftwave chair at no cost for 4, 8, or 12 months •       Why higher-intensity settings often appeal to chronicallyactivated nervous systems but slower pacing is frequently what the bodyactually needs •       Why one regulated nervous system can shift the physiological stateof an entire room COMMON QUESTIONS What is the Shiftwave chair? An integrated sensory technology that combines patterned vibration, breath synchronization, sound, and reclined positioning to help the autonomic nervous system shift toward recovery states. Created by engineers Mike North and Alan Macy, originally for special forces recovery, now used in clinical, athletic, and home settings. Learn more: www.shiftwave.co/kcnpi Is the Shiftwave chair covered by insurance or VA benefits? Veterans receiving care through the VA may be eligible for clinician-directed access to Shiftwave through participating providers or applicable VA care pathways. Availability, duration, and cost coverage vary on a case-by-case basisbased on clinical need, VA eligibility, provider participation, authorization, and the best fit for your care plan.www.shiftwave.co/kcnpi This episode includes discussion of Shiftwave, a technology I use personally and clinically. This is not a paid sponsorship and I was not paid or asked to create this talk.

    57 min

  6. 29 May

    Sleep, Menopause, and the Mental Load Women Carry

    Menopause is often viewed through the lens of hormones and physical symptoms, but its impact extends into nearly every area of life—including sleep, cognitive health, emotional well-being, relationships, and work.In this episode, Theresa Hubbard is joined by Cynthia Conigliaro, MSW, MBA, CHWC, a health and wellness educator, coach, and corporate wellness consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals and organizations improve emotional and physical well-being. Cynthia's work focuses on topics such as sleep, resilience, stress management, mindset, healthy coping strategies, and workplace wellness. She brings a unique perspective grounded in psychology, social work, health coaching, and organizational wellness. Together, Theresa and Cynthia explore the profound role sleep plays in overall health and why it becomes especially important during midlife and menopause. They discuss the impact of hormonal changes on memory, focus, mood, energy, and daily functioning, while also examining the broader life transitions many women experience during this season. In this conversation, they discuss: • Why sleep is foundational to physical, emotional, and cognitive health • The relationship between menopause, brain health, and emotional well-being • How stress, lifestyle, and daily habits influence sleep quality • The challenges women face while balancing careers, caregiving, relationships, and personal health • Practical ways to support resilience and well-being during times of transition • Why conversations about menopause and women's health are finally gaining long-overdue attention This episode offers both education and encouragement for anyone navigating menopause, supporting a loved one through it, or simply wanting to better understand the connection between sleep, health, and overall well-being. Whether you're experiencing these changes firsthand or seeking ways to care for yourself more intentionally, this conversation provides practical insights and compassionate perspective for one of life's most significant transitions. https://workwellwebinars.com/

    54 min

  7. 22 May

    When Being Strong Becomes Too Much - Week Two - Listening Gently To Fatigue

    What happens when being strong for too long begins to disconnect you from your own body? In Week Two of the series When Being Strong Becomes Too Much, Theresa guides listeners through a gentle meditation focused on fatigue — not as weakness or failure, but as information the body has been trying to communicate. This experience invites you to slow down, listen inward, and explore the deeper relationship between exhaustion, survival patterns, over-responsibility, and the pressure to keep pushing through. Together, we explore:• the emotional and physical experience of fatigue• staying in relationship with the body instead of overriding it• the inner voice that equates rest with weakness• nervous system exhaustion and chronic alertness• learning to meet yourself with understanding instead of force Rather than trying to “fix” fatigue, this guided practice creates space to notice what your body may have been carrying for too long — gently, without judgment or urgency. If you’ve been feeling emotionally tired, stretched thin, disconnected from yourself, or exhausted from constantly holding everything together, this meditation offers an opportunity to pause, breathe, and listen differently. Find a quiet space, get comfortable, and allow yourself to settle into the experience.

    36 min

  8. 15 May

    Listening To Your Body When The Medical System Doesn't ~ With Dr. Diana Stafford

    When you know something in your body feels wrong… but no one can seem to explain why.In this episode, Theresa sits down with Dr. Diana Stafford, MD — board-certified physician, functional health practitioner, and founder of The Detox Doc — to explore the deeper connections between gut health, mold exposure, toxins, the nervous system, and chronic symptoms that are often overlooked or misunderstood.Together, they discuss:• gut health and the microbiome• mold illness and environmental toxins• fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, and mood changes• why traditional testing doesn’t always provide answers• root-cause healing and functional medicine• learning to listen to the body’s signals instead of dismissing themThis conversation explores what happens when symptoms don’t fit neatly into a diagnosis — and how many people begin disconnecting from their own internal knowing after repeatedly being told that everything looks “normal.”Dr. Diana Stafford is a board-certified physician and functional health practitioner specializing in gut health, mold illness, and root-cause healing. Known online as “The Detox Doc,” she combines conventional medical training with functional medicine to help people heal safely and sustainably. She is the bestselling author of *Conquering Mold and Candida Detox*, creator of multiple educational programs, and leader of an online community of more than 100,000 people focused on long-term wellness and recovery. If you’ve ever felt like your body was trying to tell you something — even when you couldn’t fully explain it — this episode may resonate deeply.

    56 min
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My Inner Knowing is a podcast hosted by Theresa Hubbard, LMFT, a licensed mental health professional in the United States. Through compassionate, evidence-informed conversations and guided practices, the podcast explores trauma and nervous system regulation, grief and heartbreak, relationships and attachment, parenting, self-trust, and emotional resilience. Episodes blend clinical insight, reflection, and meditation to support emotional awareness, regulation, and conscious living. Educational content only; not a substitute for therapy or medical care.

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  • Creator
    Theresa Hubbard, LMFT
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Theresa Hubbard, LMFT
  • Show Website
    My Inner Knowing

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