BONDED

Patty and Lizzie Shutt
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Bonded is a podcast about healing the wounds that block connection—with yourself, with others, and with the life you want to live. Hosted by mother-daughter duo Dr. Patty, a clinical psychologist with 25+ years of experience, and Lizzie Shutt, a mental health counselor in training and nature-rooted healer. Bonded explores how early attachment wounds shape everything from relationships and identity to emotional regulation and self-worth. Through stories, science, and soul, they break down big concepts like trauma, nervous system healing, and interconnection into something you can apply in daily life. If you’ve ever felt like you’re too much, not enough, or stuck in relationship patterns you can’t explain—this podcast is for you. Bonded is also a space for parents—especially new or conscious parents—who want to better understand secure attachment and learn how to support their child’s development from the start. Follow along each week to remember: it’s never too late to heal. Connect with us on Instagram @SacredTreehouse and www.TheBondedPodcast.com

  1. 2d ago

    Ep.46 Healing with Horses at HapBE Valley with Jen & Jason

    In this Nature Series on The Bonded Podcast, Dr. Patty sits down with Jen and Jason, the husband-and-wife founders of HapBE Valley — an equine and wellness retreat farm nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains just outside Asheville, North Carolina. What began as Jen's lifelong love of horses and a solo retreat that changed everything became something neither of them could have planned. This is a conversation about leaving behind the life you were conditioned to live, following a calling into the unknown, and discovering that horses have an extraordinary ability to show us exactly who we are. Horses are attuned to energy of other beings and their environment for their evolutionary survival, which allows them to sense and reflect the relational dynamics in our life because we carry this energy with us. Equine therapy and retreats provide space for self-awareness to grow into self-compassion for your healing. If this sounds intriguing you must listen to learn more! Connect with Jen & JasonHapBE Valley Equine & Wellness Farm Website: hapbevalley.com Instagram: @hapbevalley Facebook: HapBE Valley Email: info@hapbevalley.com What They OfferEquine Experiences — No riding. Just presence, connection, and real-time feedback from horses who don't lie. Signature Self-Discovery & Self-Compassion Retreat — HapBE's flagship retreat combining equine-facilitated learning with sound healing, yoga, breathwork, and meditation. Mother Hunger® Healing with Horses Retreat — Coming October 2026. A four-day retreat for women ready to explore the mother-daughter attachment wound, held in a small container of eight with licensed therapists trained in the Mother Hunger® framework and the healing power of horses. Learn more: https://hapbevalley.com/upcoming-retreats/ Wellness Experiences — Sound healing, yoga, breathwork, Reiki with horses, and more — offered individually and woven into retreats. If this episode awakened or inspired you, please leave a positive review to support the growth of this wisdom and continuation of making these podcasts possible!

  2. Jun 29

    Ep.45 From Soil to Soul: How Regenerative Farming Heals People and the Planet with Gabrielle Lanzoni

    Today we sit down with Gabrielle Lanzoni, a regenerative health educator and consultant working at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition, and consumer education. Gabrielle's journey began with a health crisis, a move to Italy, and the realization that the food system, not her body, was broken. Now through her platform Lanzo, she's on a mission to connect the dots between soil health, human health, and planetary health for everyday consumers. This one will change the way you think about how what's on your plate does more than satisfy your hunger. How living in Italy resolved years of chronic inflammation, brain fog, and digestive issuesWhat regenerative agriculture actually isThe soil microbiome and the human microbiome striking similaritiesWe're experiencing a hidden hunger epidemic: about 2 billion people are nutrient-deficient not because they aren't eating enough calories, but because the food itself has lost 40–60% of its nutritional value compared to 30 years agoThe mental health connection: ultra-processed food consumption directly correlates with depression and anxiety symptomsThe mindset around food matters too — research shows that eating in good company actually lowers inflammatory markers, even when the food itself isn't perfectYour body has innate wisdom — color, flavor, and aroma in food are nature's signals that nutrients are presentEnergy and intention around eating impacts digestion Connect with With UsGabrielle Lanzoni www.lanzohealth.com IG: @lanzohealth Sacred Treehouse www.sacredtreehouse.org @sacredtreehouse Practical Starting PointsVisit your local farmers market — introduce yourself to vendors, ask how they farm, and start building a relationship with your food source. You don't even have to buy anything at first. Just being in that environment is its own kind of medicine. Look for these certifications on packaging: ROC — Regenerative Organic Certified (the gold standard)RegenifiedGreener WorldSoil and Climate Alliance Documentaries: Kiss the GroundCommon GroundGroundswell Read: Growing a Revolution by David Montgomery & Anne Biklé

  3. Jun 17

    Ep. 44 Food as Medicine: Ayurveda, Gut Health & Intentional Cooking with Chef Ryann Morris

    Today Lizzie is joined by Ryann Morris, an Ayurvedic chef, nutritional health coach, and founder of Food Brilliance. Ryann shares how her health crisis of MRSA, five months of IV antibiotics, and a silenced vagus nerve led her to Ayurveda and completely transformed her relationship with food. She explains what Ayurveda actually is: not a restriction, but a gentle and loving way to live in harmony with your body and the natural world. If you've ever thought of cooking as a chore, this episode will offer some medicinal reframes. Key topics discussed: Why your emotional state matters as much as what's on your plateThe most overlooked part of receiving nourishmentCooking as gift to self and communityThe community garden as second home: how a small food forest in the heart of downtown Delray Beach became Ryann's greatest teacher in patience, presence, and connectionThree Ayurvedic plants worth knowing: Tulsi (calm and clarity), Ashwagandha (stress resilience and sustained energy), and Amla (vitamin C, skin glow, cooling energy)Potlucks as portals into other people's stories, cultures, and memories If this episode nourished something in you, share it with a friend who loves to cook, a fellow foodie, or someone who needs a reminder that taking care of themselves can start in the kitchen (or garden)! Stay ConnectedRyann Morris: foodbrilliance.com @food_brilliance Film: Food is Everything, a short documentary about cooking with intention, spices, growing food, and how food gathers people. Releases on YouTube June 21st for one month. Swinton Community Growing Project: The Delray Beach community garden where Lizzie and Ryann first met and the food forest that inspired so much of this conversation. Sacred Treehouse: Mindfulness classes, retreats, coaching www.sacredtreehouse.org

  4. Jun 10

    Ep.43 How Nature's Sights & Sounds Regulate Your Nervous System with Lizzie Shutt

    In this Nature Series on The Bonded Podcast, Lizzie takes the episode outside — literally. Recording from her Florida backyard, surrounded by cicadas, wind, and bird song, she explores what sound and sight actually do to our bodies, our nervous systems, and our capacity to heal. From the womb to the wild, this episode is part science, part philosophy, and part prescription to get outside! In this epsiode Lizzie explores: Hearing as the first sense we develop in utero, our nervous systems are already learning to read safety and threat through sound.Noise pollution is a public health issue: chronic exposure to man-made noise has been linked to elevated blood pressure, impaired memory, and increased hyperactivity in children.Bird song is ancient medicine: a 2022 King's College London study found that hearing or seeing birds improved mental well-being for up to eight hours — even in people with depression.What we see heals us too: patients with tree-view hospital windows went home sooner, needed less pain medication, and recovered faster than those facing a brick wall.Green views build community — apartments with more natural views had up to 56% fewer violent crimes, and residents reported stronger trust and belonging.The prescription is 20 minutes: sitting or walking in a nature-adjacent space is enough to produce the greatest measurable drop in cortisol.And the big question: if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it — does it make a sound? Lizzie has an answer. If this episode resonated, try this week's eco-mindfulness invitation: go outside, close your eyes and just listen — then plug your ears and just look — then let both senses come together. Your ears were built for this before you were even born.

  5. Jun 3

    Ep.42 Can Nature Be an Attachment Figure? Healing Through Relationship with the Earth with Dr. Lindsay Branham

    Can a forest, a river, or a favorite tree offer the same qualities we seek in our closest relationships? Could nature help us heal attachment wounds and remember our belonging to the living world? Explore these questions and more in this deeply moving conversation, we sit down with author, researcher, eco-chaplain, and founder of the Heartwood Institute, Dr. Lindsay Branham, to explore the profound ways nature can support healing, belonging, and reconnection in a disconnected world. From secure attachment with trees to the language of the body, erotic ecology, eco-grief, and collective healing, this conversation invites us to remember that we are not separate from nature—we are nature. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world, longing for deeper connection, or curious about eco-mindfulness practices, this episode offers wisdom, hope, and practical ways to begin cultivating kinship with the living world around you. In This Episode We Explore:The concept of secure attachment with nature and why it mattersWhy Lindsay uses "they/them" pronouns for natureQueer ecology, belonging, and what nature teaches us about diversityAllowing safety, boundaries, and consent to support healing sexual traumaHow the body serves as our primary language with the natural worldWhat "erotic ecology" means and how nature invites us back into alivenessEco-anxiety, eco-grief, and how grief can become fertile ground for transformationLessons from trees, forests, and mycelial networks about cooperation and communityWhy healing ourselves and healing our relationship with the Earth are deeply interconnected "Nature is not going to cross those boundaries of consent or violate them. There is a profound safety available in relationship with the Earth." Resources MentionedHeartwood: The Wisdom and Healing Kinship of Trees by Lindsay Branham: Review the book on Amazon to help spread the wisdom!Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding SweetgrassJoanna Macy's work on Active Hope and Deep EcologySuzanne Simard's research on forest communication and mycelial networks Stay connected with Lindsay on Instagram: @lindsaylaurenne https://www.heartwood.institute/

  6. May 20

    Ep.41 Beyond the Therapy Office: Surf Therapy & Trauma Healing with Jess Ripley, LMFT

    What if the ocean could become part of the healing process? In this episode of the Bonded Podcast, Lizzie and Dr. Patty sit down with surf and trauma therapist Jess Ripley, LMFT, to explore the transformative power of nature-based healing and reconnecting with ourselves through the ocean. Jess shares her personal journey from recovery and recreation therapy to creating her own integrative approach to surf therapy blending mindfulness, trauma healing, play, embodiment, and the wisdom of nature. Whether you’re a surfer, nature lover, therapist, or someone longing to feel more alive and connected, this episode offers an inspiring look at healing through relationship — with ourselves, others, and the natural world. This conversation dives into: How nature and the ocean can support trauma healingWhat surf therapy actually looks like in practiceThe role of mindfulness, play, and embodiment in healingWhy healing outside the therapy office can be so powerfulCorrective experiences through movement, challenge, and connectionOcean metaphors for life, timing, fear, trust, and resilienceThe ethical considerations of doing therapy outside the officeThe healing impact of awe, beauty, and feeling part of natureHow surf therapy supports addiction recovery, PTSD, anxiety, and depressionReconnecting with nature as a path toward wholeness If this episode sparked something in you, share it with a friend who surfs, works in mental health, or finds refuge out in the ocean! Connect with Jess 🌊 Website: www.sealovehealing.com 🌊 Instagram @sealovehealing 🌊 Surf Therapy Training: For recreational therapists who want to work within their scope of competence outside the office, co-creating therapeutic spaces with nature. Learn more: www.sealovehealing.com/become-a-surf-therapist.html Resources Surf Therapy International: A global hub for surf therapy organizations, research, and resources. https://intlsurftherapy.org/ Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner. The book on awe that Lizzie and Dr. Patty reference in this episode — a beautiful companion read.

  7. May 12

    Ep.40 The Human-Animal Bond w Veterinary Social Worker with Hanna Wise, RCSWI, MSW

    In this Nature Series on The Bonded Podcast we explore how humans can build secure bonds with each other, with animals, and with the natural world. Today we sit down with Hanna Wise, a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern (RCSWI) specializing in veterinary social work. Hanna shares how she stumbled into this niche, deeply meaningful field, and what it looks like to support both the humans and animals who walk through the doors of a nonprofit veterinary clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. From pet loss grief groups to staff burnout, this conversation will open your eyes to a field you've probably never heard of but will absolutely relate to if you've ever had an affection for animals or pets. Key Topics Discussed: Veterinary social work is built on one core principle: respecting the dignity and worth of all species.Pet loss is disenfranchised grief — it's valid, it's real, and it deserves the same space as any other grief.The human-animal bond as a secure attachment — how our relationships with pets mirror the principles of healthy human connection, including trust, consistency, co-regulation, and boundaries.What pets can teach us about relationships — body language, respecting "no," early socialization, and growing independence over time.The potential for sacred reciprocity within human-animal bond.Pets can serve as a mirror for healthy relationships — modeling boundaries, trust-building, and independence. If this episode sparked something in you, share it with a friend who has loved their pet, works in veterinary medicine, or is curious about the intersection of mental health and animal welfare. Stay Connected🐾 Virtual Pet Loss Support Group — First Wednesday of every month. Open to anyone in Florida through EveryPet.org email Hanna at hwise@everypet.org Learn mindfulness and self-compassion tools at www.SacredTreehouse.org ResourcesStrengthening the Human-Animal Bond This website has so many great links that can be utilized for individuals and families, with a lot of the topics that we discussed being addressed. https://mhanational.org/resources/strengthening-the-human-animal-bond/ Jacksonville Specific https://jaxhumane.org/pet-help/pet-owner-assistance/https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/office-of-administrative-services/animal-care-and-protective-services Veterinary Social Work Resources https://vetsocialwork.tennessee.edu/https://www.iavsw.org/

  8. Apr 29

    Ep.39 Wild Woman Archetype: Using Nature's Wisdom to Heal & Reclaim Your Authentic Self with Maureen Ake, LMFT

    In this episode we sit down with Maureen Ake, LMFT, to explore the Wild Woman archetype ~ who she really is, how she lives in all of us, and what it looks like to reclaim her. From Maureen's own initiation of getting pregnant the day after being accepted into her master's program, to the deeply healing work she facilitates in women's groups and retreats, this conversation weaves together themes of authenticity, sovereignty, nature, community, and embodiment. This episode is part of our ongoing series on nature's role in healing and cultivating mind-body-soul wellbeing. Who Is the Wild Woman, Really? She's not feral or chaotic. The Wild Woman is creative, intuitive, boundaried, compassionate, and sovereign. She understands the cycles and seasonality of life and doesn't apologize for simply existing. Think of the plant that leans toward the sun without asking permission — that is her. Tune into the episode to unleash her full essence. About Our Guest: Maureen Ake is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of experience, and the visionary co-creator behind Wild Woman Therapies and Wild Woman Awakening — a program and community helping women reconnect with their instinctual nature, reclaim their authentic voice, and step fully into their power. Maureen blends therapeutic expertise with creativity, nature, and community through private practice, group therapy, and immersive retreats in Stuart, Florida. Resources & References MentionedWild Woman Awakening Program https://wildwomantherapies.com/AboutWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés (foundational reading on the Wild Woman archetype)

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Bonded is a podcast about healing the wounds that block connection—with yourself, with others, and with the life you want to live. Hosted by mother-daughter duo Dr. Patty, a clinical psychologist with 25+ years of experience, and Lizzie Shutt, a mental health counselor in training and nature-rooted healer. Bonded explores how early attachment wounds shape everything from relationships and identity to emotional regulation and self-worth. Through stories, science, and soul, they break down big concepts like trauma, nervous system healing, and interconnection into something you can apply in daily life. If you’ve ever felt like you’re too much, not enough, or stuck in relationship patterns you can’t explain—this podcast is for you. Bonded is also a space for parents—especially new or conscious parents—who want to better understand secure attachment and learn how to support their child’s development from the start. Follow along each week to remember: it’s never too late to heal. Connect with us on Instagram @SacredTreehouse and www.TheBondedPodcast.com

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  • Creator
    Patty and Lizzie Shutt
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    47
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Patty and Lizzie Shutt
  • Show Website
    BONDED

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