Healing with Purpose

Lydia Kasmoch + Sarah Swafford
  • 5.0 (11)
  • MENTAL HEALTH

As clinicians and self-healers, we have each spent over a decade bearing witness to the pain and resilience of the human experience. We’ve discovered that the habits and patterns we often find ourselves stuck in didn’t actually start with us; rather they were passed down from generation to generation and live within us. We are at a place in time where we have the knowledge, skills, and resources to heal our ancestral wounds unlike any generation before us. Join us in this sacred space where whole-hearted conversations lead us to deepen the awareness of ourselves and our healing journeys.

  1. 10/17/2022

    #25: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential with Lily Woi

    In today's episode Lydia + Sarah are joined by Lily Woi, a coach and trainer, who has helped leaders to re-evaluate, redesign, and realign their leadership strategy to help them advance their success. In a changing workforce, Lily discusses the importance of becoming intentional and purposeful in unleashing your potential as a leader. Find Lily on LinkedIn  Book with Lily here Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro/Outro music by: @lemonmusicstudio

    47 min

  2. 10/03/2022

    #24: Pregnancy + Infant Loss with Sarah Swafford

    October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month and on today’s show our very own Sarah Swafford shares about her experience working with families who have lost a child from conception up to 30 days after birth.  Sarah offers our listeners helpful and unhelpful things to say to those who have suffered a loss and ways to check in and support them.   Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: @lemonmusicstudio

    36 min

  3. 09/20/2022

    #23: Anxiety, anger, and chronic pain with Dr. Alan Weisser

    In today's episode Sarah + Lydia talk with Dr. Alan Weisser about ways to understand the meaning behind our emotions. By discovering the meaning we have attached to our experiences, Dr. Weisser discusses the transitions he has helped others make from disability or dysfunction to empowerment and motivation. Find Dr. Weisser here Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: @lemonmusicstudio

    59 min

  4. 08/29/2022

    #22: The Hidden Gifts of Adversity: Loving life after loss with Marie Alessi

    In today’s episode Sarah + Lydia discuss grief and “loving life after loss” with Marie Alessi. Marie shares with us the myths in grief, her decisions and choices in responding to her loss, and the way in which to view adversity as an opportunity for growth and healing. If you are interested in talking with Marie or interested in learning more about her movement click on the links below. Marie's Website Facebook Group  Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: @lemonmusicstudio

    54 min

  5. 08/15/2022

    #21: Calming your nervous system using EFT/tapping with Lauren Fonvielle

    In today's episode Sarah + Lydia talk with EFT/Tapping practitioner, Lauren Fonvielle.  Lauren shares the benefits of tapping, how to do it and guides us through an example of a tapping meditation to calm the mind, and body.  If you’re interested in learning more about tapping or scheduling a session with Lauren, click on the links below: IG: @laurenic0le FB:@LaurenFonvielle  YouTube: Lauren Fonvielle  MindShiftWithLauren.com Lauren's Masterclass 5 Day Mindset Reset Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: @lemonmusicstudio

    53 min

  6. 03/29/2022

    #20: Attuning to the rhythms and cycles of life

    In today's episode Sarah + Lydia engage in a personal and relatable talk about the cycles and rhythms of life. In a time where the pandemic has affected every one of our lives drastically for the last two years, they reflect on why it feels so exciting and yet so scary to leave this part of our life behind and adjust to, yet another, new normal. They discuss why fear of change keeps us stuck, adopting new habits, ways to visualize our needs, and how to reframe your narrative. Check out: Sonja Renee Taylor Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: The Monocle Twins - The road to life

    37 min

  7. 03/14/2022

    #19: Connecting with our Ancestors through plants with Anamist Folk Herbalist Kara Wood of Cimaruta Remedies

    Episode #19 Overview:  Ancestral healing and the importance of feeling connected to your ancestors.  How Kara began her journey in ancestral healing by means of herbalism in order to connect to her ancestors heritage. Kara shares how ancestral plants, food and music are gentle and powerful ways to start our work with trauma, healing, and communication.  How we can honor our ancestors through different elements.  Plants to support our nervous systems during this time of collective anxiety due to global events.  Guest Bio: Kara Wood www.cimarutaremedies.com Follow Kara on IG: @Cimarutaremedies Kara Wood was made in Mexico, born in New Mexico and raised in California by a first generation Southern Italian American single mother who instilled in her early on: music and books are important, and we are abolitionists. Kara means black in Turkish, beloved in Italian, and friend in Irish.  She is a mother and an animist folk herbalist who helps folks deepen and activate the ancestral connections inside their bodies. Kara believes that we hold the ancestor realm inside of our bodies. That the elements, the plants, the trees and mushrooms are our ancestors and it all comes down to energy exchange. Epigenetics, Mythology, and Living Folk culture direct and inform her work.  She is committed to collective liberation, reparations and rematriation; shifting culture away from white supremacy, away from injustice and intolerance. Kara holds a BFA in fine art and documentary photography and was part of the first Cecemmana cohort, Ancestral Apothecary's three year clinical herbal certification program. **On today's episode, Kara mentioned she is traveling to Sicily this summer and wanted the share the organization, Radici Siciliane, that she is traveling with.  Final thoughts: Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: The Monocle Twins - The road to life

    57 min

  8. 03/01/2022

    #18: Being Antiracist: Where to begin and how to talk to our children about it with Viridiana Rubio

    Episode Overview: Sarah + Lydia are joined by their friend and colleague, Viridiana Rubio, in an open and honest discussion about anti-racism work. They talk about how their experiences, personally and in the workplace, along with research, education and awareness building has helped them to understand the importance of having conversations about race and differences with children. Discussing these difficult but necessary topics will help the children in our lives to better navigate their curiosity and develop positive connections to our collective diversity.  We can each do our part in anti-racism work and help to create social change.  Guest Bio: Viridiana Rubio Viridiana is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist in the state of Texas. She received her masters in education from the University of Texas at El Paso in guidance and counseling in 2011. She has been working with children, adolescents, adults and families for over 10 years in the city of El Paso, TX and has been trained in many therapeutic approaches, including Sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR, and Child-centered play therapy. Viridiana approaches her clients as holistic beings and helps them build awareness to explore wounds and trauma to allow a person to achieve healing within themselves. Currently, Viridiana is a clinician at the Comprehensive Care Center where she serves the students of the YISD. She sees children from ages 4-19. At her side practice, The Root Counseling also services adolescent and adult clients. Resources from Today's Show: Main references: How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Project Implicit 100 Children's books to help talk about Racism + Discrimination Films/Documentaries: I am not your negro 13th Teach us all Rat Film Uncomfortable Truth 10 much watch Black History Documentaries 26 Mini-films exploring race, bias and identity with students Youtube Videos: Systemic racism explained How to talk to kids about race Sesame Street (colors of me song) Why do we have different skin colors? Follow us on IG @healingwithpurposepod We'd love to hear your feedback.  Please leave us a review and if you have topics you want us to cover on the pod email us your ideas at healingwithpurposepodcast@gmail.com **And remember, the information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice or used as a replacement for therapy. Intro music by: The Monocle Twins - The road to life

    58 min
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As clinicians and self-healers, we have each spent over a decade bearing witness to the pain and resilience of the human experience. We’ve discovered that the habits and patterns we often find ourselves stuck in didn’t actually start with us; rather they were passed down from generation to generation and live within us. We are at a place in time where we have the knowledge, skills, and resources to heal our ancestral wounds unlike any generation before us. Join us in this sacred space where whole-hearted conversations lead us to deepen the awareness of ourselves and our healing journeys.

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  • Creator
    Lydia Kasmoch + Sarah Swafford
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 928254
  • Show Website
    Healing with Purpose