Healing Energy Collective with Scarlett Chang

Scarlett Chang
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  1. FEB 18

    45 | Why Growth Can Feel Unsafe (Even When You Want It)

    Why do we sometimes resist the very growth we say we want? In this episode, Scarlett explores why expansion can feel unsafe to the nervous system, even when it aligns with our goals and values. We unpack how trauma shapes our baseline beliefs about visibility, success, connection, and worth, and why self-sabotage is often a form of protection rather than failure. This conversation bridges nervous system education, therapeutic insight, and somatic healing, offering a compassionate framework for understanding resistance. If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles of starting and stopping, this episode will help you approach growth with safety instead of force. Lasting change does not require pushing harder. It requires building capacity.

    8 min

  2. FEB 4

    44 | The Beliefs That Shape Your Life (and How to Change Them Without Forcing Positivity)

    We often focus on creating dreams, setting intentions, and defining our values — but what happens when our belief systems quietly stop us from moving forward? In this episode, Scarlett explores how core beliefs around worthiness, capability, and safety shape our ability to create change. We unpack how trauma and early experiences form these beliefs, why thought distortions can lead to self-sabotage, and why mindset work alone often isn’t enough. This conversation bridges therapeutic insight with somatic and nervous system–informed healing, offering a compassionate lens for understanding resistance — not as failure, but as protection. If you’ve ever felt stuck despite knowing what you want, this episode is an invitation to work with the deeper layers gently, safely, and sustainably. Discover an online healing space that meets you where you are: https://www.scarlettchang.com/healing-energy-collective-membership Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettchang.wellness

    11 min

  3. JAN 21

    43 | A Gentle Approach to the New Year

    As a new year begins, there’s often an unspoken pressure to reset, hustle, and become a “new version” of yourself overnight. But what if that pressure is actually working against your nervous system, your energy, and your natural rhythm? In this episode of The Healing Energy Collective, Scarlett offers a softer, more grounded approach to the New Year—one that honors winter as a season of rest, reflection, and slow inner tending. Drawing inspiration from Eastern traditions, nature’s cycles, and mindfulness, this episode explores why you don’t need to rush transformation in January, and how meaningful change can unfold gently over time. You’ll be invited to reframe intention-setting, release urgency, and remember that every month, every moon cycle, and every moment offers a new beginning. This is an episode for anyone who feels overwhelmed by New Year expectations and is longing for permission to move at their own pace. For resources to help you ease into winter, visit www.scarlettchang.com To book therapy, visit www.healatl.com Stay connected on social media @scarlettchang.wellness

    8 min

  4. 11/19/2025

    42 | Meditation for Self-Compassion + Season Finale

    This meditation is an invitation to return to yourself with tenderness, patience, and understanding. Through gentle guidance and mindful awareness, you’ll learn to soften the inner critic, hold your emotions with care, and create space for kindness to flow inward. Self-compassion is not about ignoring challenges or pretending everything is okay. It’s about meeting your experience with honesty and warmth, the way you would comfort someone you love. In this practice, you’ll be guided to slow down, breathe deeply, and acknowledge your feelings with acceptance and grace. This meditation supports you in building an inner foundation of safety and compassion—so you can move through life with more resilience, clarity, and love for yourself. For more meditations, visit www.scarlettchang.com To book therapy, visit www.healatl.com Follow me on Instagram @scarlettchang.wellness * It’s the final episode of the season! Thank you for tuning in and joining me on this journey. I’ll be taking a break and will return with new episodes in 2026. In the meantime, enjoy revisiting your favorite episodes, and I can’t wait to share more with you next year!

    9 min

  5. 11/12/2025

    41 | Letting Go of Your Ex with Dr. Cortney Warren

    Breakups can feel like withdrawal — the constant craving, the obsessive thoughts, the ache that won’t go away. In this heartfelt and grounded conversation, Scarlett sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Cortney Warren, author of Letting Go of Your Ex: CBT Skills to Heal the Pain of a Breakup and Overcome Love Addiction, to talk about what really happens when love ends and how to find your way back to yourself. Together, they explore: Why breakups can feel like an addiction — and how to interrupt the cycle How core beliefs and early attachment patterns shape the pain of heartbreak What to do when you can’t stop thinking about your ex Tools to manage urges, triggers, and rumination How to rebuild your identity after a breakup When (and if) it’s healthy to reconnect with an ex The role of self-compassion in healing and moving forward Whether you’re freshly heartbroken, years out from a relationship you can’t quite release, or simply curious about the psychology of love and letting go — this episode offers both science and soul. Connect with Dr. Cortney Warren: Website: https://drcortney.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CortneySWarren Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DrCortneyWarren LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcortney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQGXD7Ms5oR3GzsPZl3Tjl_9qj71MezHj Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ka7bam4AAAAJ&hl=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcortneywarren/?hl=en TEDx Talk: Honest Liars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpEeSa6zBTE&t=2s Psychology Today Naked Truth Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/naked-truth Your Tango Expert Blog: https://www.yourtango.com/experts/cortney-warren TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drcortneywarren?lang=en

    54 min

  6. 11/05/2025

    40 | Healing Anxious Attachment: How to Work with Cognitive Distortions in Relationships

    When you’re anxiously attached, your mind can sometimes feel like it’s working against you — spinning stories, predicting worst-case scenarios, and doubting yourself in relationships. In this episode of The Healing Energy Collective, we’ll explore three common cognitive distortions that often show up in anxious attachment: jumping to conclusions, catastrophizing, and all-or-nothing thinking. You’ll learn what each distortion is, why they happen, and how they impact your relationships. Most importantly, we’ll walk through therapeutic skills, inspired by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to challenge and reframe these unhelpful thoughts. By the end, you’ll have practical tools you can use the next time your mind gets caught in a spiral — and a deeper sense of compassion for yourself as you untangle old patterns.

    13 min

  7. 10/29/2025

    39 | What "Love is Blind" Teaches Us About Emotional Patterns and Connection

    In this episode, we take a closer look at Season 9 of Love Is Blind through a therapeutic lens. As a counselor in training, I’m not here to diagnose or pathologize anyone — but rather to explore the emotional dynamics, attachment styles, and communication patterns that play out in relationships we see on screen (and often, in real life). We’ll talk about what happens when fear, avoidance, or unmet needs shape how we love — and how awareness, compassion, and emotional regulation can help us connect more authentically. For more resources, visit www.scarlettchang.com To book therapy, visit www.healatl.com

    19 min

  8. 10/22/2025

    38 | Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Jerold Kreisman

    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most talked about—and misunderstood—mental health conditions. With conversations around self-diagnosis and “favorite person” dynamics all over social media, it can be difficult to separate fact from assumption. In this episode, Scarlett sits down with Dr. Jerold Kreisman, psychiatrist and author of numerous books, to bring clarity and compassion to the topic of BPD. Together, they explore: What BPD really is—and what it isn’tHow BPD differs from anxious attachment or loving intenselyThe concept of a “favorite person” and how it plays out in relationshipsDifferences in how BPD shows up in men vs. womenThe impact of social media on self-diagnosis and understanding mental healthHopeful paths forward for healing and supportWhether you live with BPD, love someone who does, or simply want to learn from one of the world’s leading experts, this episode offers tools and perspective for navigating one of the most complex human experiences. Dr. Jerold Kreisman's books: I Hate You, Don't Leave Me Sometimes I Act Crazy Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder

    41 min
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