The Healing Odyssey; Finding your own way forward

Emma Gardner

"The Healing Odyssey: Finding Your Own Way Forward" is a transformative podcast hosted by Emma, dedicated to exploring the intricate world of addiction, recovery, and mental health. This engaging series aims to break down stigmas and shed light on crucial issues affecting millions worldwide. Each week, listeners embark on a journey of resilience and hope, guided by Emma and an array of guests including field experts, survivors, and loved ones. The podcast delves into: Complexities of addiction and the recovery process, Mental health challenges and innovative solutions, and Inspiring stories of personal transformation and resilience. Key topics covered include: Resilience building strategies, Applications of positive psychology, Effective healing techniques, Myth-busting in addiction and mental health, and Relatable experiences and personal narratives. "The Healing Odyssey" caters to individuals struggling with addiction, those supporting loved ones through recovery, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of these vital issues. Members gain access to exclusive training sessions and actionable content to support their personal growth journey. Join Emma weekly for insightful discussions, expert advice, and heartfelt stories that illuminate the path to healing and self-discovery.

  1. 1d ago

    Beyond the Mind: Trauma, Mediumship and the Soul with Dr Dorie Le Sieur

    What happens when two people connect so naturally that the conversation begins before either of them realises the interview has started? In this extraordinary episode of The Healing Odyssey, Emma is joined by Dr Dorie Le Sieur for an open and deeply personal exploration of trauma, psychology, spirituality and the parts of human experience that cannot always be contained within conventional boxes. Born in Persia during the Iran–Iraq War and later raised across several cultures, Dr Dorie shares how her experiences as an immigrant, US Air Force veteran, nurse and psychologist shaped her curiosity about human behaviour, consciousness and healing. She explains why she believes psychology should make room for the body, the soul and the many different ways people seek meaning after trauma. Together, Emma and Dr Dorie explore: • Why talking alone does not always reach the deepest parts of trauma • Family patterns, inherited beliefs and family constellation work • The importance of acknowledging pain without remaining trapped inside it • Grief, addiction and the experiences that can shape relationships across generations • Meditation, intuition and Emma’s powerful experience of seeing her mum • Psychic and mediumistic experiences • Hypnotherapy, consciousness and encounters that challenge conventional explanations • UFOs, extraterrestrial experiences and the possibility that humanity may not be alone • The importance of curiosity, discernment and remaining open without abandoning critical thought Emma also speaks candidly about losing her father when she was three, her mum’s relationship with alcohol and the emotional understanding that eventually helped her view their relationship with greater compassion. Dr Dorie Le Sieur, PsyD, MBA, is a psychologist, clinical hypnotherapist, consciousness and UFO/ET researcher, three-time bestselling author, international speaker and US Air Force veteran. Her work brings together psychological insight, personal experience and spiritual exploration. This is a conversation about looking beyond labels, remembering that we are human beings first and becoming curious about the experiences that shape who we are. It is also, naturally, a conversation involving colourful funerals, sparkling backgrounds, fabulous nails and National Coffee Ice Cream Day. Because this is The Healing Odyssey—and you never quite know where the journey will take you. Please note: This episode explores personal experiences and spiritual beliefs alongside psychology. The interpretations discussed represent individual perspectives and should not be treated as medical or scientific advice. Always seek appropriately qualified professional support regarding your physical or mental health. Connect with Dr Dorie Here: Website https://celestialtherapeuticboutique.com Official Psychology Today Therapist Page https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/dee-lesieur-tampa-fl/1784470⁠ Books The Holographic Multidimensional Soul https://www.amazon.com/Holographic-Multidimensional-Soul-Dorie-Sieur/dp/B0FW6G2CS1⁠ Healing Multidimensional Trauma: Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Family Constellations Therapy https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/healing-multidimensional-trauma-integrating-internal-family-systems-dorie-le-sieur/1147848238⁠ Galactic Akashic Starseed Family Constellations®: DeCode Your InterGalactic Baggage & Activate Your Multidimensional Spiritual Gifts https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/galactic-akashic-starseed-family-constellations-dorie-le-sieur/1150767165?ean=9798992459487⁠ YouTube https://youtube.com/@intergalacticwisdombydrdorie⁠ Instagram https://instagram.com/drdorielesieurofficial⁠ https://instagram.com/celestialtherapeuticboutique⁠ Telegram https://t.me/WizeOwlDrDorie Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  2. 3d ago

    From Loss to Legacy: Memoir, Mindfulness, and Making Change with Hope Hawkins

    In this episode Emma interviews writer and teacher Hope Hawkins about her memoir, trauma, and the transformative power of storytelling. Hope reads moving passages from 'Sometimes I Feel', recounting the sudden loss of her mother and the protective ‘bravery’ that kept her from grieving. She shares how spinal surgery, lifelong depression (bipolar II), and difficult parenting choices shaped her relationship with vulnerability. Hope explains how creative writing, especially with incarcerated students helps people unload weight onto the page, reclaim authentic voice, and begin healing. The conversation also explores Al‑Anon, mindfulness, and her father’s founding of EPIC for Children as a legacy born from grief. Get in contact with Hope Here: EPIC, Every Person Influences Children (the non-profit that my father founded) is epicforchildren.org Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  3. 6d ago

    Unsilencing the Self: Social Work, Community & Radical Listening with KaRon Spriggs-Bethea

    KaRon talks about starting and growing a private practice focused on LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized individuals, and how clinical work informs her teaching and vice versa. He shares stories from internships at a Federal Public Defender’s office and a state hospital where relationship-building turned disengaged people into participants in treatment. KaRon outlines practical steps for finding community, large or intimate and stresses the importance of resources, curiosity, and stepping slightly outside your comfort zone. The interview is full of accessible insight for clinicians, students, people in recovery, and anyone supporting loved ones through healing. Connect with KaRon Here: Website : https://letstalksolutions.org/ Tiktok / Instagram: @dr.karonreads Book: Unsilencing the Self: For Marginalized Voices Ready to Be Heard Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  4. Oct 8

    Girl, You Good: Reclaiming Play, Purpose & Permission with Cassandra Pickett

    Emma and Cassandra dig into the craft of building therapeutic rapport: why being human, playful and ethically flexible often beats rigid professionalism. Cassandra shares stories from inpatient substance-use and youth programs to show how real connection, even something as simple as a cigarette offered in the moment can open doors to change. They cover coaching tools Cassandra uses (polyvagal-informed regulation, group pods, and live feedback), the value of community modeling for breakthroughs, and why therapists should embrace their authentic style when working with clients who ‘sniff out’ inauthenticity. Connect with Cassandra Here: Website: https://www.cassandrapickett.com/girlyougood Podcast: https://pod.link/1819092671 Social media: https://www.instagram.com/cassandrapickettcoaching/ Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  5. Oct 6

    Life Doesn’t Stop: How to Reclaim Your Energy and Values with Cheryl Olfert

    Cheryl and Emma dig into the tension between doing and being: why so many professionals and caregivers burn out while still loving their work. Cheryl explains how values misalignment, not just workload, drains energy, and how clarifying purpose becomes a compass for saying no with confidence. The conversation highlights achievable tools: brief coaching, group support, journaling prompts, behavioral nudges and brain-based techniques (like using posture, affirmations and small rituals) that influence mood and motivation. This episode is a toolkit for anyone juggling responsibility, grief or overwhelm and wanting to reclaim fulfillment. Connect with Cheryl here: Website: https://cocoaching.academy/home-917773 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.olfert Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-olfert/ Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  6. Oct 3

    Meditation, Mindfulness and Multiple Paths to Sobriety with Don Phelps

    A hopeful, down-to-earth hour about reclaiming life after addiction. Don talks about writing a memoir and a new project of 365 reflections aimed at ordinary moments of recovery, and describes how meditation transformed his relationship to thoughts and cravings. He shares memorable coaching moments; from helping clients draft realistic post-discharge plans to gently challenging identities like “I’m a crackhead” and stresses community as the antidote to isolation. This episode is for anyone curious about alternatives to one-size-fits-all recovery, and for people who want compassionate strategies to stay sober one day at a time. Connect with Don Here: Website https://awakeningwithdon.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-phelps-recovery/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AwakeningWithDon/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/awakeningwithdon/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AwakeningWithDon TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@awakening_with_don My memoir, From Pulpit to Presence: Finding Recovery, Learning to Live, tells the fuller story we touched on today, including my journey from ministry through alcoholism and recovery, and the changes in identity, spirituality, and perspective that followed. From Pulpit to Presence on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Pulpit-Presence-Finding-Recovery-Learning/dp/B0GS79KG5V Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  7. Oct 1

    Work, Worth & Wellbeing: Rebuilding Life After Cancer with Caitlin McDonald

    This conversation reframes cancer not only as crisis but also as catalyst: many survivors emerge more willing to take risks, change careers or re-prioritise life. Caitlin reflects on her own transition from policy and academia into coaching after her diagnosis and describes coaching’s power to help clients mourn losses, name new values, and make pragmatic decisions, whether scaling back hours, starting new projects, or crafting a legacy. The episode also calls out gaps in workplace empathy and legal understanding, urging employers to train managers and build inclusive policies. Listeners will find hope, practical signposts, and actionable tools to navigate change with dignity and resilience. Connect with Caitlin here: Website: https://caitlinmcdonald.com/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinmcdonald/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ The free Gremlin Getting-Along Guide and signup link for my monthly newsletter: https://caitlinmcdonald.com/sign-me-up/ Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

  8. Sep 29

    When Redundancy Becomes Rebirth: Trusting Inner Guidance with Kristine Ovsepian, MA, C.Ht.

    This conversation centers on practical empowerment: learning to listen to that inner voice, letting go of the ego’s control, and building a sustainable healing practice. Kristine Ovsepian shares actionable insights on working with clients (why one-to-one work fulfils her), how to integrate multiple modalities in a single session, and the timeline needed to rewire habits (21–30 days). Emma and Kristine also reflect on grief, loneliness, and the human need for physical connection during crises like COVID, reminding listeners that small, consistent shifts and self-compassion are core to long-term transformation. Connect with Kristine here: www.JourneysToHeal.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeystoheal?igsi=bTJ1dGVnOW1yaXpo&utm_source=qr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristine.ovsepian.1?mibextid=wwXIfr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/journeys-to-heal-kristine-ovsepian-ma-cht-0742b2b4 Continue Your Journey Thank you so much for listening to The Healing Odyssey.If this episode has helped you, please consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it today. FREE RESOURCE: MY COMFORT KIT Create your own collection of comfort, connection and hope with this free interactive wellbeing guide, including your own personal Back-to-Me Box. Download My Comfort Kit free here: evolve-recovery-comfort-kit.subscribepage.io Join Dopamine Without Danger A calm, private community for recovery, ADHD, burnout and emotional wellbeing. First month just £3 with code ONEMONTH3 https://dopamine-without-danger.mn.co/landing/ Read AA Is Not the Only Way Real stories of recovery, ADHD, trauma and finding your own way forward. https://emmagardner.uk Support the Podcast If you'd like to help keep these conversations free: https://buymeacoffee.com/emmagardnerwrites Be a Guest Therapist, coach, researcher, author or someone with lived experience?I'd love to hear from you. emma@evolve-recovery.co.uk Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

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"The Healing Odyssey: Finding Your Own Way Forward" is a transformative podcast hosted by Emma, dedicated to exploring the intricate world of addiction, recovery, and mental health. This engaging series aims to break down stigmas and shed light on crucial issues affecting millions worldwide. Each week, listeners embark on a journey of resilience and hope, guided by Emma and an array of guests including field experts, survivors, and loved ones. The podcast delves into: Complexities of addiction and the recovery process, Mental health challenges and innovative solutions, and Inspiring stories of personal transformation and resilience. Key topics covered include: Resilience building strategies, Applications of positive psychology, Effective healing techniques, Myth-busting in addiction and mental health, and Relatable experiences and personal narratives. "The Healing Odyssey" caters to individuals struggling with addiction, those supporting loved ones through recovery, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of these vital issues. Members gain access to exclusive training sessions and actionable content to support their personal growth journey. Join Emma weekly for insightful discussions, expert advice, and heartfelt stories that illuminate the path to healing and self-discovery.