Moving into Wellness Podcast

Muse Creative Arts Therapy
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Movement intervention specialists Karin Pleasant, psychotherapist, dance/movement therapist with Muse Creative Arts Therapy, and Gloria Doran, mental and physical performance consultant, educator, and mind-body facilitator, discuss destigmatizing mental healthcare and ways to manage everyday mental health issues.

  1. 3d ago

    MS, Resilience & Frequency: Storytime with MS rŌbi K

    Send us Fan Mail *Warning: This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation and self-harm.* In this episode Gloria shares space with Robbi Hall Kumalo, aka MS rŌbi K, Grammy-nominated composer, award-winning teaching artist, storyteller, and author of Married to a Rockstar. MS  rŌbi K takes us on a journey through accepting creative opportunities in the midst of depression and instability while managing multiple sclerosis. MS rŌbi K specifically stated her desire to talk about "the days when chronic illness is miserable and genuinely hard. MS can affect my energy, mobility, pace, identity and even my mood. Creativity, music and storytelling help me process those changes and continue finding purpose." Learn more about our guest here: RobbiKumalo.com | Linktr.ee/RobbiHall ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  2. Aug 28

    Tools to Heal Attachment Wounds

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode Karin chats with Orit Krug, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT to learn about her dance/movement therapy practice and facilitation in retreat settings. Orit shares examples of the power of group work and highlights why relationship wounds need to be healed in relationship versus solely utilizing individual therapy. Learn more about Orit and her work: orit@oritkrug.com www.oritkrug.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  3. Aug 1

    Recovering from PTSD: A Veteran's Perspective

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode Gloria chats with Ryan Hansen who shares his post-military experience adjusting back into civilian life. Ryan shares how he recognized he needed external support and chose to seek help, as well as lessons learned about resources and making decisions on an ongoing basis that support his wellness goals for himself and his family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  4. Jul 1

    Book List Filler

    Send us Fan Mail Our plans for a full episode did not come to fruition this month (sorry). So, in this brief episode, Karin gives a list of books on her future purchase wish list as well as books she has she intends to read within the year to explore culture and different voices and experiences that make up our shared history. Karin also asks the audience about the perception of wellness and for recommendations of books. Book list starts at ~6:30 minutes in. Or see the list here: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial ComplexImagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of NationalismThe Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf: On the Myth of LGBTQ+ SolidarityThe Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. HistoryCivilization or Barbarism: An Authentic AnthropologyThe Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's MagicEmpire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAIRitual: Power, Healing and CommunityBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of PlantsThe Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great MigrationThe Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth CenturySteppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American DanceMy Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and BodiesBabylon Girls: Black Women Performers and the Shaping of the ModernBlack Dance from 1619 to TodayFrom the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  5. May 31

    Expanding Work and Managing Disappointment

    Send us Fan Mail In this midseason episode Karin and Gloria discuss their experiences of working toward building professional networks and opportunities for their work. Business ventures, collaborations, and/or extensions of offerings can be emotionally draining and a place of vulnerability when we're not sure about who to work with and how personalities and processes will mesh even if on paper it looks like values and vision match. Gloria notes how following intuition helped guide her to follow through on an opportunity when other options didn't work out. Karin acknowledges actively learning to let go of disappointment so it doesn't derail her goals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  6. May 1

    When Harm Has a Face of Someone We Like

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss experiences of and perspectives on holding people accountable when harm has occurred and the person or people suspected of causing harm are people we like, admire or are in close relationship with, referencing an IG post on community by @nikeaurea. How should a community address instances of harm to rebuild trust and safety? What happens when there is denial of harm? Are some instances of harm irreparable?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  7. Mar 31

    Individual Values and Social Responsibility

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss a social media post that states Americans infantilize ourselves and how that relates to shame, personal values, beliefs about cultural norms that hinder progress/action. After discussing what the prompt brought to the forefront for us individually, Gloria offers ideas for ways people can get involved and see the effects of action for themselves, others and their community. Is there willful ignorance? Do people understand or even care about how their representatives' decisions affect the larger world? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

  8. Mar 1

    Ego and Discomfort: Barriers to Organizing?

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode Karin and Gloria use posts from an organization as a conversation prompt to address the challenge that our desire to be "right" gets in the way of building community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National hotline numbers:  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement

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Movement intervention specialists Karin Pleasant, psychotherapist, dance/movement therapist with Muse Creative Arts Therapy, and Gloria Doran, mental and physical performance consultant, educator, and mind-body facilitator, discuss destigmatizing mental healthcare and ways to manage everyday mental health issues.

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  • Creator
    Muse Creative Arts Therapy
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Moving into Wellness Podcast
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    Moving into Wellness Podcast