The Healing H.A.C.K. (formerly The Healing Home)

Wilma Mae Basta, Founder & Presenter of The Healing H.A.C.K.
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Welcome to The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast HEALING - ABUNDANCE - CONNECTION - KNOWLEDGE About Us: A podcast exploring how people stay resourced, connected, and spiritually alive. Join Wilma Mae Basta for unscripted conversations with practitioners, thinkers, and creatives building real spiritual practice. Evolving from the work of DRK Beauty Healing and Sordoe, we explore spiritual health through personal ritual—no gurus, no shortcuts, just grounded wisdom. Our Mission: We aim to help our community build a practical spiritual toolkit by exploring what practices actually do, how people work with them in real life, and how to discern what belongs in your own daily or seasonal rituals. Each episode guides you through Healing, Abundance, Connection, and Knowledge—offering tools you can test, adapt, or leave behind. Why Listen? Authentic Conversations: Unscripted, in-depth discussions with practitioners, thinkers, and creatives across healing traditions.Practical Wisdom: Learn what spiritual practices actually do and how to work with them in real life.Agency & Discernment: Build your own toolkit based on what resonates with you—no prescriptions, no belief systems required.Grounded Spirituality: Explore embodied traditions and lived experience from people doing the work. Join us on The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast and discover what belongs in your spiritual practice. Subscribe now and be part of a community exploring practical spirituality in a demanding world. Connect with Us:Instagram: @thehealinghackFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehealinghackTikTok: @thehealinghack

  1. Ep7: Keri Perkins | Trusting Your Voice

    May 1

    Ep7: Keri Perkins | Trusting Your Voice

    Send us Fan Mail Wilma and Keri have known each other since their PR days in London almost fifteen years ago. Keri spent eleven years at Nando's, latterly as Global Head of Communications, and created the legendary Nando's Black Card — the underground membership scheme that connected the brand to Stormzy, Little Simz and Ed Sheeran before any of them were household names. Then she walked away. A yoga teacher training in Costa Rica that she swore wasn't about becoming a yoga teacher. She came home a teacher anyway. This episode tracks the whole arc. Fashion to chicken to yoga to sound. From "I'm no Lauren Hill, I shouldn't be singing" to building Healing Sound System and co-founding Wykd, the free wellbeing project she started for the Notting Hill community after Grenfell. Wilma and Keri get into radical self-care as activism, why "sound bath" isn't quite the right word, the difference between magic and b******t, and what it costs to back yourself when no one else is convinced yet. About the Guest Keri Perkins is a cultural strategist, sound practitioner and yoga teacher. Founder of Healing Sound System, co-founder of Wykd, and a board member of Bridges for Music in South Africa. She has spoken at Tate Late, the House of Commons, International Music Summit and ADE. Connect with Keri: Instagram: @itskeriperkinsHealing Sound System: @healingsoundsystemKey Topics The pivot nobody saw coming: eleven years in PR, sleeping with her phone, walking away when most people stay foreverThe Black Card story: building underground cultural cachet before the word "influencer" existedHow yoga found her: a stranger called Andy at Snowbombing, a studio in Notting Hill she'd walked past every day, "the most natural high I'd had ever"Backing yourself: her father's saying "three cheers for me and to hell with the rest of them" and why having your own back is a radical actRadical self-care as activism: Angela Davis, George Floyd, and why activists were arriving at DRK Beauty Healing therapy rooms on their kneesSound, voice, and why Keri won't call herself a healer — facilitator vs. practitionerKemetic yoga and the question of where yoga really came fromWykd in Notting Hill: free yoga where Soho House members and people who can't afford a class practice side by sideMagic, mysticism and discernment in a post-truth worldUsing her voice: the throughline from communications to mantraMemorable Quotes  | “It was a whisper, and then it was a bolt.”  | “You did that. You can do this. It might take some time. Invariably it does, but it's okay. I believe in myself. I really do. I back myself.”  | “Radical self-care, as Angela Davis talks about, is so important when we're in this political time. That has to happen from within.”  | “The truth is in here. It's not out there.” Resources Mentioned Jivamukti Yoga — the method Keri trained inSnowbombing — the Austrian festival where it beganAlexander Tannous — ethnomusicologist whose work shaped Keri's approach to soundKemetic Yoga — taught at Wykd by Aethe (Djedi)Bridges for Music — South African nonprofit Keri sits on the board ofRam Dass — on "shedding the meat suit"Angela Davis — on radical self-careSordoe Wilma and Keri are working together on the launch of Sordoe Intention Water. Instagram: @SordoeOfSubscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    1h 3m
  2. Ep6: Michelle K. Gagnon | Bio Alchemist, Natural Perfumer, Aromatic Designer, Scent Therapist

    Apr 17

    Ep6: Michelle K. Gagnon | Bio Alchemist, Natural Perfumer, Aromatic Designer, Scent Therapist

    Send us Fan Mail Michelle K. Gagnon is the founder and chief bio alchemist of Bio Alchemy Olfactive, an aromatic design lab exploring the sensory intelligence of plants to cultivate deeper human-earth connection. Her work blends ancient tradition and modern design with a focus on sustainability, botanical storytelling, and ethical sourcing. She partners with farms and artisan distillers globally, creating formulations and scent experiences that engage memory, emotion, and embodied presence. Core Focus Areas: Botanical sensory intelligence and scent designWildcrafted/organic ethical sourcingAromatherapy as ritual practiceFragrance as memory and embodimentCollaboration with global artisan communitiesSensory education and olfactory awarenessCompelling Interview Questions: When you talk about plants as “master communicators,” what does that mean in a real, felt sense for someone listening?Most people understand scent through preference. How do you shift someone into relating to smell as a tool for self-awareness?You work closely with ecosystems and indigenous traditions. What has that taught you about your own relationship to place?Walk us through the alchemical arc from raw plant material to something that can shift the nervous system.Where does scent intersect with the nervous system in ways other healing tools don’t?What surprising insight about consciousness has emerged from your work across cultures? If all industry frameworks fell away, what is the purest essence of the work you want people to remember? What’s the difference between “smelling” and “sensing,” and how does it transform presence? Signature Closing Question: If you could leave people with one shift — one thing they can do today to become more present, more resourced, or more themselves — what would it be? Subscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    1h 4m
  3. Ep5: Róisín Branch | When the Body Breaks, the Real Life Begins

    Apr 3

    Ep5: Róisín Branch | When the Body Breaks, the Real Life Begins

    Send us Fan Mail Róisín Branch had a career that looked like a dream on paper: twenty years in senior marketing roles at AB InBev, Diageo, Equinox, SoulCycle, Blade, and most recently Fountain Life, the longevity company co-founded by Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis. Then, in 2021, a car knocked her off her Citibike on Fifth Avenue. She lay on the ground with bones visible through her leg and knew she was not getting back up. What followed was two years of daily physical therapy, complete reconstruction of her professional identity, and the beginning of her real work in the world. This episode traces that arc in full. Wilma and Róisín met during the pandemic, brought together by a shared sense of purpose when Wilma's nonprofit DRK Beauty Healing was working with the SoulCycle team in the weeks before the 2020 election. Years later, Róisín became one of Wilma's earliest investors and supporters in Sordoe. Their friendship is the frame for an unusually honest conversation: about what corporate success actually costs, why our bodies send signals we are trained to ignore, and what it takes to step off a path that looks correct to everyone around you but feels wrong in your bones. Róisín now works as a purpose coach for corporate executives and high-performers, using a framework she calls the Freedom Flywheel. She is also launching a membership tier and immersive multi-day experiences in 2026. This is a conversation about listening before you have to, sitting with discomfort before it becomes catastrophe, and building a life that gives you energy instead of draining it. About the Guest Róisín Branch is a purpose coach and founder who spent two decades as a C-suite marketing executive at some of the world's most recognisable brands. After a life-changing accident in 2021, she rebuilt from the ground up and now works with corporate executives who can feel there is more for them but do not yet know how to find it. Her proprietary framework, the Freedom Flywheel, helps clients move from performance and proving into purpose, flow, and impact. She is based in New York and expanding her practice in 2026 with group coaching, a membership programme, and immersive retreats. Connect with Róisín: Instagram: @roisinbranchTikTok: @roisinbranchWebsite: RóisínBranch.comKey Topics Discussed How Wilma and Róisín met Wilma's nonprofit DRK Beauty Healing provided free therapy to women of color during the pandemic.Róisín, then head of marketing at SoulCycle, brought Wilma's clinician network in to help staff stay grounded ahead of the 2020 election.The friendship deepened after the pandemic. Róisín became one of the first people Wilma told about Sordoe, and one of her first investors.The accident and what it broke open In November 2021, Róisín was cycling home from a SoulCycle ride on a Citibike when a car, swerving to avoid a bus, knocked her to the ground on Fifth Avenue.She lay on the pavement with compound fractures to her leg and a dislocated shoulder. Her surgeon told her she would never return to full fitness.A full year of daily physical therapy and another year of intensive training followed. She is now back to 100 percent.The question that changed everything: moving from 'Why did this happen to me?' to 'What am I not listening to?'The body as compass Róisín describes years of overriding physical signals in service of performance: pushing through illness, wearing resilience as a badge, never stopping.Two examples of the body speaking: severe sciatica before her weddiSubscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    1h 1m
  4. Ep4: Franck Raharinosy | Sound, Soul & Healing: Tools for a Life Well-Lived

    Mar 30

    Ep4: Franck Raharinosy | Sound, Soul & Healing: Tools for a Life Well-Lived

    Send us Fan Mail Host Wilma Mae sits down with Franck Raharinosy - sound meditation practitioner, breathwork facilitator, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Spin (the ping pong social club with nine locations) - for a rich, wide-ranging conversation about healing, self-discovery, and the tools that help us navigate life with more presence, grace, and joy. Franck shares his journey from a cerebral, anxious young man to a grounded sound healer who works with clients one-on-one, leads group sessions, and brings mindfulness to underserved youth through his nonprofit. This episode is a beautiful reminder that the healing journey is deeply personal - and that the right tools can change everything. About Franck Raharinosy Franck Raharinosy is a New York-based sound meditation practitioner, breathwork facilitator, and inner child healing guide. Born in Lyon, France, with roots in Madagascar and Armenia, Franck has lived in New York City since 1999. He is the co-founder of Spin, a ping pong social club with nine locations across the US, and the founder of the nonprofit Do It With Your Heart, which brings sound meditation and mindfulness tools to underserved youth. His healing work integrates sound (gong, singing bowls, shrutibox), breathwork, somatic practices, inner child work, and psychological acting techniques. Franck offers private sessions, group events, and retreats globally.  | Website: | soulthroughsound.com | Instagram: | @soulthroughsound | @r.raharinosy | Spin: | letsspin.com Key Topics Turning 50 and the liberation of releasing the fear of agingBuilding a spiritual toolkit through lived experienceFranck's multicultural background: France, Madagascar, Armenia, and New York CityHow an MDMA-assisted sound bath with a gong changed the course of his lifeThe role of sound - particularly the gong - in trauma healing and presenceA decade of talk therapy vs. the breakthroughs of psychedelic-assisted therapyHealing his relationship with his father through a guided psychedelic sessionTennis as a mental and spiritual practiceThe birth of Spin - from apartment ping pong parties to nine locationsHow Franck works with clients: somatic healing, inner child work, breathwork, sound, role play, and vocalizationThe Hoffman Process and how it deepened his toolkitPsychological acting as a healing modalityThe importance of humor and play in healingHow to find a trustworthy practitioner: the power of word of mouthRedesigning modern culture's approach to mental health - holistic methods vs. medicationThe risks of unguided psychedelic use and the importance of supervised settingsDo It With Your Heart - bringing sound healing to underserved kids in the BronxVolunteering at the Ronald McDonald House - supporting parents of seriously ill childrenSordoe intention water - integrating scent and ritual into daily healing practiceOne piece of advice for anyone beginning their healing journey Subscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    44 min
  5. Ep3: Allie Hoffman | Emotional Honesty, Presence & Modern Connection.

    Mar 13

    Ep3: Allie Hoffman | Emotional Honesty, Presence & Modern Connection.

    Send us Fan Mail Wilma and Allie met on a New York rooftop at the start of the pandemic — connected by a mutual friend, brought together by something harder to name. Years later, sitting in a house in the South of France, they pick up a thread that was always going to lead here: what does it actually take to let yourself be known by another person? Allie Hoffman is the founder of The Feels, a facilitated dating experience now running in six US cities. Her path to it winds through Shabbat dinners in Soho warehouses and bedrooms, a Master's thesis at Columbia, a summer when all her friendships blew up at once, and a reckoning with the gap between the career she was performing and the life she actually wanted. This conversation goes deep into how she built something from that wreckage — and why the discomfort she puts at the centre of her events is, in her view, the whole point. Wilma brings her own story too: depression, hospitalisation, and the moment she stopped hiding it. Together they cover projection, the three-layers framework, the generational arc of healing in America, the danger of certainty in spiritual leadership, and what it means to stop needing to be fixed and start being of service. Subscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    1h 6m
  6. Ep2: Christian Stroble | Spirituality, Energy Work, and Personal Ritual Practice

    Feb 27

    Ep2: Christian Stroble | Spirituality, Energy Work, and Personal Ritual Practice

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Wilma Mae sits down with Christian Strobel, a New York-based wardrobe stylist who has worked with celebrities and musicians for over 15 years. What starts as a conversation about their serendipitous meeting at a wedding in Italy unfolds into a deep exploration of spirituality, energy work, and personal ritual practice. Key Topics Discussed: Christian's journey from small-town New York to the fashion industry in NYC and ParisEarly experiences with spirituality and "witchy sensibilities" as a teenagerBeing recognized as a healer by a renowned German energy workerEncounters with entities and learning to protect energetic boundariesThe importance of proper training when exploring mystical practicesChristian's morning ritual: TM meditation, Buddhist mantras, mindful walking, and the five senses practiceHow spiritual practice helps navigate the unpredictable freelance creative lifestyleWilma Mae introduces Sordoe Intention Water, a spiritual bath product inspired by her mother's ritual practiceGuest Bio: Christian Strobel is a wardrobe stylist, costume designer, and fashion professional based in Los Angeles. With a background in fashion design from FIT, Christian has spent over two decades working with celebrities and musicians while cultivating a deep spiritual practice that includes Reiki, meditation, and energy work. Subscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    40 min
  7. Ep1: Shani Pride | Stillness, Mantras, and Manifesting a Purpose-Led Life

    Feb 13

    Ep1: Shani Pride | Stillness, Mantras, and Manifesting a Purpose-Led Life

    Send us Fan Mail Join host Wilma Mae in the premiere episode of The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast for an intimate conversation with filmmaker, writer, and director Shani Pride about finding purpose, spiritual practice, and the transformative power of manifestation. In this deeply personal episode, Shani shares her journey from actor to award-winning storyteller, revealing how she discovered her true calling during the COVID-19 pandemic. After years performing in front of the camera, she made the courageous transition to writing and directing, a shift that Sundance Film Institute recognized and nurtured. Now, she's creating impactful stories that blend social consciousness with compelling narrative, including a feature film shooting in Italy and a television series set in Brooklyn. What You'll Discover: Spiritual Practices for Modern Life: Shani opens up about her daily rituals, including meditation, crystal work, and mantra practice. Learn how she uses stillness as a tool for creativity and peace, and why meditation doesn't have to be intimidating. It can happen anywhere, anytime. The Art of Manifestation: Hear powerful manifestation stories, including Wilma's unique sigil-making practice that helped a friend land his dream CEO position. Shani shares how she's been manifesting since high school, using vision boards and intentional practices to create the life she envisioned, from getting into UCLA and USC to manifesting her current film projects. Purpose-Driven Creativity: Discover why Shani calls herself an "impact-driven storyteller" and how she harnesses media to enlighten, inspire, and provoke thought. She discusses her upcoming projects, including a film described as "Eat Pray Love meets Erin Brockovich" and "Brownsville Redemption," a series about a teenage piano prodigy navigating survival and creativity. Self-Care Without Guilt: Both Wilma and Shani, self-described "reformed workaholics," share why self-care isn't indulgent. It's essential. From playing with puppies during the pandemic to establishing boundaries around work hours, they discuss practical ways to prevent burnout while staying productive. Spiritual Toolkit Building: Explore diverse practices including Buddhist philosophy, crystal healing, healing card decks (like Matt Khan's healing mantras), and the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. Shani shares how traveling to spiritual centers in India, Bali, and Mexico has shaped her practice. The Power of Specificity: Learn why being specific in manifestation work is crucial, and why many women struggle to articulate what they truly want for themselves (versus what they want for others). Conscious Media Consumption: Understand how the stories we consume, from news to social media to film, profoundly affect our spiritual and emotional wellbeing, and why choosing "puppy dogs and rainbows" content isn't frivolous. It's self-preservation. This conversation is perfect for anyone seeking to build their own spiritual toolkit, creatives looking to align their work with purpose, or anyone curious about manifestation, meditation, and living authentically. Whether you're just beginning your spiritual journey or deepening existing practices, Shani's wisdom and Wilma's insights offer practical guidance for navigating a demanding world with grace. Keywords: manifestation techniques, spiritual practices, meditation for beginners, purpose-driven life, creative spirituality, self-care for entrepreneurs, crystal healing, mantra practice, vision board manifestation, filmmaker journey, conscious living, spiritual toolkit, mindfulness practices, work-life balance, preventing burnout, sigil magic, intentional living Subscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

    1h 3m

  8. Jan 30

    E0: Wilma Mae | My Journey to Spiritual Health

    Send us Fan Mail MY JOURNEY TO SPIRITUAL HEALTH Welcome to the first episode of The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast. I'm Wilma Mae Basta, and this is my story. Fifteen years ago, I hit rock bottom—severely depressed and hospitalized for six weeks in London. That breakdown became my breakthrough. I share how I rebuilt my life by creating a spiritual toolkit, and how you can build yours too. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 Welcome & What H.A.C.K. Stands For 0:45 Who I Am - Founder of Sordoe 4:00 Growing Up in a Mystery School 6:30 Building a Life in London 8:46 The Breaking Point - Hospitalization & Depression 11:20 Rebuilding Through Alternative Healing 14:52 My Three-Point Daily Check-In (Expectations, Boundaries, Self-Love) 18:52 A Year and a Day - Life Transformation 19:58 Life Today - Healed Relationships 20:46 Using My Toolkit in Crisis (Recent Fire) 23:35 DRK Beauty Healing Nonprofit 24:35 Why This Podcast Exists 25:45 What's Coming Next RESOURCES: Pema Chödrön (Buddhist teacher)The Hoffman Process: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.orgLife Alignment: https://www.lifealignment.comCONNECT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehealinghack TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sordoerituals Sordoe: https://instagram.com/sordoeofficial H.A.C.K. = Healing, Abundance, Connection, Knowledge If this resonated, subscribe and share! Subscribe to The Healing H.A.C.K. for more conversations exploring ancient and modern tools for spiritual health, abundance, connection, and knowledge.

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Welcome to The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast HEALING - ABUNDANCE - CONNECTION - KNOWLEDGE About Us: A podcast exploring how people stay resourced, connected, and spiritually alive. Join Wilma Mae Basta for unscripted conversations with practitioners, thinkers, and creatives building real spiritual practice. Evolving from the work of DRK Beauty Healing and Sordoe, we explore spiritual health through personal ritual—no gurus, no shortcuts, just grounded wisdom. Our Mission: We aim to help our community build a practical spiritual toolkit by exploring what practices actually do, how people work with them in real life, and how to discern what belongs in your own daily or seasonal rituals. Each episode guides you through Healing, Abundance, Connection, and Knowledge—offering tools you can test, adapt, or leave behind. Why Listen? Authentic Conversations: Unscripted, in-depth discussions with practitioners, thinkers, and creatives across healing traditions.Practical Wisdom: Learn what spiritual practices actually do and how to work with them in real life.Agency & Discernment: Build your own toolkit based on what resonates with you—no prescriptions, no belief systems required.Grounded Spirituality: Explore embodied traditions and lived experience from people doing the work. Join us on The Healing H.A.C.K. Podcast and discover what belongs in your spiritual practice. Subscribe now and be part of a community exploring practical spirituality in a demanding world. Connect with Us:Instagram: @thehealinghackFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehealinghackTikTok: @thehealinghack

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