Heal with Grace

Grace Secker
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Heal With Grace is a podcast that invites listeners into the world of holistic healing. Hosted by Grace Secker, a trained holistic psychotherapist, yoga therapist, and nervous system coach, each episode delves into the interconnected realms of mental, physical, and spiritual health. The podcast offers a unique blend of personal stories, professional insights, and practical tools for healing.

  1. 17H AGO

    104. BEST OF 2025: From Spiraling to Soothing

    Welcome to our end-of-year tradition! This week, we're re-airing one of the top two episodes of 2025—and it's no surprise this one resonated so deeply. Catastrophizing is one of the most common mental habits keeping people stuck in chronic symptoms, fear, and anxiety. It's that moment when your brain jumps straight to the worst-case scenario: "I'm never going to heal." "This always happens." "What if it never goes away?" In this solo episode, Grace walks through exactly what's happening when you spiral, why your nervous system hits the panic button, and how to catch yourself in real time. She shares from her own journey with fatigue and chronic symptoms, and offers practical tools to help you turn toward yourself with presence and compassion instead of fear. Grace covers what catastrophizing actually is and why your brain does it, the 90-second rule for emotions, how to name it and ride the wave, calming reframes to use during a flare, and why even a one-second pause is powerful. Save this one and come back to it—it's an all-time favorite for a reason. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    27 min

  2. DEC 16

    103. Healing ME/CFS through Mind-Body Tools with Chris Sykes-Popham

    Chris Sykes-Popham went from Royal Marines commando and adventure seeker to completely housebound with ME/CFS. Within weeks of finding the mind-body approach, he saw significant improvement—and within months, he made a full recovery. Now he's the founder of the FreeMe app, designed specifically for people with ME/CFS and long COVID. In this episode, Grace and Chris explore what actually moves the needle in ME/CFS recovery—including why high-achievers are especially prone to these conditions, how fear and catastrophizing keep symptoms stuck, the power of somatic tracking for fatigue, the difference between helpful and harmful pacing, how food associations can become their own trap, and why joy and meaningful activity are essential tools for nervous system healing. Both Grace and Chris share their personal recovery journeys and the shifts that got them off the couch and back into life. Connect with Chris through the Freeme Website Download the FreeMe app: https://freemehealth.com/getapp?source=hwg Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    1h 6m

  3. DEC 9

    101. Why Your Symptoms Spike Around Family (And What To Do When They Do)

    The holidays can feel like the Olympics for your nervous system—and if your symptoms tend to spike around family, you're not alone. In this episode, Grace explores why your body might still brace for impact around family, even if you've done years of healing work and your relationships aren't "that bad." She explains how your nervous system reacts to old emotional patterns rather than your current reality, and why roles like the peacekeeper, the easy one, or the one who's "too sensitive" can get reactivated during this time. Grace breaks down the seven F's that fuel symptom flares—Fight, Frustration, Fear, Focus, Fix, Figure it out, and Forlorn—and shares two grounding questions to ask yourself when you're in a high-pain moment. She also offers a reminder: your symptoms aren't a sign you've gone backward. They're just an outdated security system that can be updated. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    25 min

  4. DEC 2

    101. Healing the Gut through Mind-Body Work with Claire Bailey

    Grace sits down with somatic psychotherapist Claire Bailey to explore one of the most common—and least talked about—forms of neuroplastic symptoms: gut issues.  Claire shares her own decade-long journey with debilitating digestive pain, IBS, and chronic abdominal symptoms, and the countless approaches she tried before discovering what was actually missing.  They discuss why gut symptoms respond so strongly to stress, the difference between being told to "manage your stress" and truly understanding the brain-body connection, and how a single conversation with a physician who validated Claire's intuition became the turning point in her recovery.  Grace and Claire also unpack why restrictive diets and food fear often reinforce symptoms rather than resolve them, the role medication can play as a support (not a solution) in healing, and what Claire's master's research revealed about the critical importance of neuroplastic education in recovery.  You'll leave with a deeper understanding of why your gut isn't broken—it's responding to signals from a nervous system that can absolutely be retrained. Connect with Claire: Instagram: @bodyfulcounseling Website: bodyfulcounseling.com  Email: claire@bodyfulcounseling.com Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    38 min

  5. NOV 25

    100. 100 Episode Celebration: Most Important Lessons So Far

    Grace celebrates 100 episodes by revisiting the most powerful healing lessons from the past two years—the ones listeners say changed everything. She unpacks why healing is never linear (and why your brain needs to hear that on repeat), how recovery stories actually rewire your nervous system toward safety, why food fear keeps symptoms stuck, and how to retrain your brain around eating, and what listener messages reveal about migraine relief, being able to eat again, and preventing caregiver burnout.  Grace also shares her own journey with the podcast—the mumbling, the doubts, and why repetition is the key to building new neural pathways. You'll leave with a clearer understanding of what this work is really about: reminding your body it's not broken, it's not failing, and that healing is absolutely possible when you have the right tools and support. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    32 min

  6. NOV 18

    99. Healing Lyme, EOE, and Back Pain through the Mind-Body Healing Method with Kelly Goode

    Grace is joined by Kelly Goode, who shares her journey from barely being able to walk up stairs and living with 30+ food sensitivities to reclaiming her life in just three months through nervous system work. Kelly opens up about spending tens of thousands on treatments—from specialty clinics to IV therapy to 20 different supplement bottles—yet still declining to the point where she was Googling her life expectancy. What shifted everything wasn't another protocol, but realizing her nervous system dysregulation was driving her immune system failure, chronic fatigue, EOE, and Lyme disease symptoms. Together they explore how Kelly went from 30 food allergies to just 3, stopped acid burning in her throat with guided meditations, and cleared her brain fog within the first month. Kelly also shares what it meant to finally stop pushing through pain, reclaim her power from practitioners, and learn that "talking nice to yourself" is actually survival medicine. This episode is a hopeful reminder that when you address the brain and nervous system—not just the body—healing can happen faster than you think. Even when you've been told your condition is chronic or incurable. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    37 min

  7. NOV 11

    98. Healing IBS & Hip Pain with Mind-body Work

    If you've tried everything for your chronic symptoms and nothing has worked—physical therapy, doctors, diets, supplements—this conversation might be exactly what you need to hear. Sean Hershey is a licensed psychotherapist who completely healed his severe, debilitating IBS through mind-body work. In this episode, he shares his journey from chronic suffering to symptom-free living, and gets honest about the ongoing work with his hip pain—including the doubt spirals that still show up even after major healing. You'll learn: ✨ How Sean went from severe chronic IBS to fully healed ✨ The moment the paradigm shift clicked for him (and why it took hearing it multiple ways) ✨ Why his hip pain became a "symptom imperative" and what that really means ✨ How to work through doubt—even when you've seen this work succeed ✨ Why emotional processing (not just awareness) is key to lasting relief ✨ What it looks like when healing isn't linear—and why that's completely normal Sean's story is proof that this work works. His IBS is gone. His life is transformed. And he's real about the fact that healing continues, even after breakthrough moments. Connect with Sean: 🎙️ Podcast: https://mind-body-medicine.captivate.fm/ 🌐 Website: https://www.mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com/ 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my_gay_therapist/ Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    52 min

  8. NOV 4

    97. How Your Nervous System Affects Long Covid, POTS, CFS, Lyme, Mold

    In this episode, Grace explores why conditions like long COVID, POTS, chronic fatigue, Lyme disease, and mold illness often persist—not because of the virus or toxin itself, but because the nervous system remains stuck in survival mode. She unpacks the science behind the body's threat response and how symptoms become learned patterns when the brain keeps predicting danger. Grace shares emerging research on POTS reprocessing therapy and the power of emotional coherence, offering a compassionate reframe: your body isn't broken, it's brilliant. This episode invites you to see healing as teaching your nervous system it's safe again. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW Work with me in therapy or coaching FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    33 min
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Heal With Grace is a podcast that invites listeners into the world of holistic healing. Hosted by Grace Secker, a trained holistic psychotherapist, yoga therapist, and nervous system coach, each episode delves into the interconnected realms of mental, physical, and spiritual health. The podcast offers a unique blend of personal stories, professional insights, and practical tools for healing.

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  • Creator
    Grace Secker
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Heal with Grace
  • Show Website
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