Creative Healing Podcast

Michelle Hirschman

The Creative Healing Podcast is for curious, growth-oriented people seeking new ways to heal, grow, and thrive beyond the traditional medical model. Hosted by Michelle Hirschman of Hirschman Clinical Services, each episode explores creative, holistic, and alternative approaches to healing, wellness, recovery, and personal transformation. Michelle connects with incredible healers, wellness experts, practitioners, and innovators from across the U.S. and around the world to discover what inspired their work and the unique modalities they use to support healing and meaningful change. Whether you're someone seeking creative approaches to support your own healing or a healthcare professional looking for new and innovative ways to support your clients, this podcast is for you. Join us every Monday for a new episode! Be sure to subscribe and follow along on Instagram @hirschmanclinicalservices or connect with Michelle Hirschman on LinkedIn or events; www.hirschmanclinicalservices.com

  1. 6d ago

    Episode Seventy Two - Creative Healing: What If Rehab Was a Road Trip? With Cassidy Cousens

    What if recovery looked less like a program and more like a personalized journey? In this episode of Creative Healing, we talk with Cassidy Cousens, founder of Arago Integrative Recovery (AIR), about rethinking what treatment and recovery can look like when we step outside the traditional model. After more than 25 years in behavioral health—and two decades owning and operating treatment programs—Cassidy began asking a different question: What happens when we build the healing environment around the person, rather than asking the person to fit into the program? His answer is Arago Integrative Recovery: a one-on-one, nature-integrated approach that brings clinical work into open landscapes, movement, travel, and real-world experiences. AIR offers individualized options including 1:1 residential treatment and Road Trip Rehab, where travel and nature become part of the therapeutic process. In this conversation, Cassidy shares what he has learned from decades in the treatment world—and why he believes some people may find greater clarity and connection outside traditional group settings. We explore the role of nature, movement, human connection, capacity, purpose, and meaning in creating sustainable change. This is a conversation about recovery, but it's also about something bigger: what becomes possible when we stop assuming there is only one way to Heal.  Find out more about Cassidy here:  https://aragorecovery.com/

    Episode Seventy Two - Creative Healing: What If Rehab Was a Road Trip? With Cassidy Cousens
  2. Oct 5

    Episode Sixty Nine: Creative Healing through Surfing with Chris Jones

    On this episode of Creative Healing Podcast, we sit down with Chris Jones, whose journey weaves together 14 years of sobriety, personal transformation, music, coaching and the transformative power of surfing. Chris shares how the ocean became more than a place to catch waves—it became a classroom for resilience, confidence, connection and learning how to move through life's challenges instead of avoiding them. As the co-founder of Break Free Surf LA and a leader in the behavioral health field, Chris is helping people discover the power of getting outside their comfort zones, connecting with others and building a life that feels meaningful and worth showing up for. While Chris's own journey includes recovery and sobriety, the lessons and experiences he shares extend far beyond addiction. Whether you are navigating stress, mental health challenges, a major life transition, feeling stuck, or simply looking for a new way to reconnect with yourself, this conversation is a reminder that healing and growth can happen in unexpected places. From discipline and purpose to creativity, connection and resilience, every wave offers an opportunity to learn, grow, and become the next version of yourself. 🎙️ Tune in for an inspiring conversation about surfing, healing, personal growth, resilience, and finding new ways to move through life's challenges. #CreativeHealingPodcast #HealingJourney #PersonalGrowth #MentalHealth #Surfing #Resilience #Transformation #Purpose #Connection #WellBeing #LifeChallenges #PersonalTransformation #BreakFreeSurfLA

    Episode Sixty Nine: Creative Healing through Surfing with Chris Jones

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The Creative Healing Podcast is for curious, growth-oriented people seeking new ways to heal, grow, and thrive beyond the traditional medical model. Hosted by Michelle Hirschman of Hirschman Clinical Services, each episode explores creative, holistic, and alternative approaches to healing, wellness, recovery, and personal transformation. Michelle connects with incredible healers, wellness experts, practitioners, and innovators from across the U.S. and around the world to discover what inspired their work and the unique modalities they use to support healing and meaningful change. Whether you're someone seeking creative approaches to support your own healing or a healthcare professional looking for new and innovative ways to support your clients, this podcast is for you. Join us every Monday for a new episode! Be sure to subscribe and follow along on Instagram @hirschmanclinicalservices or connect with Michelle Hirschman on LinkedIn or events; www.hirschmanclinicalservices.com