The Current Potential

Melissa Curtin
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The Current Potential is a podcast exploring the deeper layers of healing, health, and purpose. Hosted by Melissa Curtin — a survivor of an emergency aortic thoracic dissection and open-heart surgery — this show invites you into a space where heart-centered conversations meet magnetic health. Melissa’s own healing journey, along with years of exploring holistic modalities, mind-body-heart wisdom, intention, and purposeful living, revealed that when we tune into our inner knowing, our body, and the heart’s wisdom, we realign with the current that supports us and our potential. Here, you’ll find illuminating interviews, empowering perspectives, and transformational stories that reconnect you to what’s possible on your healing path — from the physical and emotional to the energetic and spiritual. We also explore what’s current in holistic health and healing and how vitality, alignment, purpose, and intention naturally intertwine. Whether you’re navigating a health wake-up call, deepening your personal spiritual growth, or opening to alternative healing, this podcast offers a heart-guided current to flow with. Tune in to awaken your inner capacity to heal — and discover what becomes possible when you stay in the flow of what’s current in the evolving world of health and transformative healing.

Episodes

  1. From Wound to Crown

    MAY 4

    From Wound to Crown

    In this episode, my guest Stefanie Bennett, a Transpersonal Psychologist, shares what drew her to the field of psychology. She highlights her research work with mothers navigating through parental alienation that she completed for her PhD dissertation. She also walks us through her exploration of the different faces of narcissism, and her passion for educating others on how to identify the various kinds of narcissism and the traits that distinguish each kind between covert, overt, Narcissism Personality Disorder (NPD), the sub-types, the soul-level wounding from narcissists, and ways to heal and recover. Stefanie elaborates on her concept "From Wound to Crown," and describes the transformation that occurs in the hero's/heroine's journey as a result of initiation points and discovering the gift within the wound. She focuses on the intersection of "soul-level healing and complex trauma recovery — particularly the ways emotional and relational wounding lives in the body and how we can restore wholeness from the inside out." In this episode, we explore the types of soul fragmentation, what contributes, how soul fragmentation connects to health, and the ways to integrate and heal. Stefanie also discusses Jungian psychology, Anthroposophy, and Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science work. She brings a unique background studying Aramaic and a fascinating perspective on how this holistic language shapes meaning with its spiritual architecture, and how Aramaic's frequency is a form of healing. Stefanie provides examples of Aramaic words, their meanings, translations, and illuminates their empowering messages. Show Notes/ Resources: Stefanie Bennett, PhD Transpersonal Psychologist, Author, and Soul Guide with a global virtual practice She works one-on-one with women navigating complex relational trauma and soul-level healing through her signature program, The Soul's Return. She's also the founding visionary of the Sophia Institute and the author of several books including The Soul's Return and a Mary Magdalene trilogy. Website: drstefaniebennett.com Instagram @drstefaniebennett Amazon Author page: https://bit.ly/4aXl1oD Recommended Books: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van Der Kolk M.D. Messages from the Body written by Michael J. Lincoln, Ph.D. https://talkinghearts.net

    45 min
  2. Foundational Healing: Primal and Elemental Therapies

    APR 26

    Foundational Healing: Primal and Elemental Therapies

    In this episode, Mikkel Lee of Aethers Reach shares her early fascination with cells, her educational background in biology, holistic health, and her training in craniosacral therapy, and an evolving career that led her to ergonomics, helping others heal, teaching endeavors, and to her current focus and passion for creating music. Mikkel reveals how the loss of her dad from cancer awakened a shift in her perspective about health and healing, and the medical establishment. We cover medical regrets and advocating for yourself when encountering health and wellness decisions. Mikkel shares her expertise on cellular voltage and healing from a primal level. She dives deep into her foundational rubric, and using elemental and oxidative therapies including minerals, hydrogen, DMSO, Chlorine Dioxide, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), Brown's Gas, and more to assist the body in returning to homeostasis for vitality and vibrant health. Show Notes/Resources: Mikkel Lee, Aethers Reach She offers an online store and individual consultations. For locals, she also provides Oligoscan testing, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Brown's Gas machine rentals, and craniosacral therapy. aethersreach.com https://www.aethersreach.com/category/all-products Recommended Books: A Fool's Wisdom: Science Conspiracies & The Secret Art of Alchemy by Dr. Stephen A. Young PhD The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg "You are your own best healer." - Mikkel Lee

    57 min
  3. Energy Healing with Reiki

    APR 16

    Energy Healing with Reiki

    This episode highlights the field of energy healing using Reiki with Stephanie Potts. A fascinating interview where Stephanie discusses her background from a field engineer and her worldly travels to the synchronistic unfolding of her passion and talent for energy healing using different tools and modalities. Stephanie provides an overview of what Reiki is, its benefits to help with pain, stress management, and to relieve emotional, mental, and physical disturbances, cutting energetic cords, shifting unhealthy patterns, what to expect in a session, and more. We converse about the importance of energetic hygiene and simple ways to clear and move your energy, being intentional and tending to your energy and frequency, not just for healers and practitioners, but for everyone. Learn how your energy and frequency contribute to and influence your health, happiness, and attracting better opportunities. Show Notes/Resources: Stephanie Potts is an energy healer combining modalities including Reiki, Pranic Healing, White Light, and she integrates crystals as called. She provides house calls and remote sessions integrating Quantum Physics, Higgs Boson Field + Quantum Entanglement. She also offers Healing Bath Salts as a complementary ongoing energy hygiene product, available on Etsy (Etsy link via her website). Local services offered in the Easley, Clemson, Salem, Seneca, and Sunset, South Carolina. https://edenslightwellness.com https://www.etsy.com/shop/edenslightwellness Living the Reiki Way: Reiki Principles for Everyday Living by Penelope Quest https://www.reiki.org https://www.pranichealing.com "Be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi

    44 min
  4. Healing with Horses

    MAR 7

    Healing with Horses

    For this episode, Bethany Kate, an Equine Specialist, shares her lifelong love for horses, how her equestrian professional background unfolded, and her healing story with horses as the foundation to overcome life's challenges. We cover the topics of heart coherence, how horses serve as an emotional mirror for healing, and as a catalyst for nervous system reset, inner connection, and personal development. We discuss the heart field of horses and its impact on humans, how this offers an empowering opportunity to look within ourselves, and how equine-assisted therapies provide unique support for those who have experienced trauma, abuse, mental health issues, the autism spectrum, and children with profound autism. Bethany Kate also reveals how horses guide us to tap into our child-like joy and are incredible natural facilitators of healing when one's heart is open. In this episode, we also address techniques to calm the mind and center the body, and the importance of following your intuition. Tune in and learn more about the transformational equine-assisted work she offers, including retreats and guided sessions. Show Notes/Resources: Bethany Kate, Equine Specialist https://www.film.horse https://equinimity.art https://www.instagram.com/filmdothorse kate@bkatestables.com Sage Wisdom Equine Retreats https://bethosmer.com Recommended Books: - The Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice: Working with Clients to Manage Stress and Enhance Mind-Body Function (2023) by Ann Baldwin - Unbridle IT! Buck Up and Create Your Happy! (2021) by Leeanne Gardner - In The Field With Horses: Exploring the Horse-Human Connection (2013) by Lisa Walters - The Tao of Equus: A Woman's Journey of Healing and Transformation Through the Way of the Horse (2001) by Linda Kohanov Other HeartMath Institute https://www.heartmath.org

    51 min
  5. Fascia and Myofascial Release: Unwind to Heal

    FEB 23

    Fascia and Myofascial Release: Unwind to Heal

    On this episode, I interview Marisa Martorana about the fascia, the interconnected fabric of the body, myofascial release therapy, her professional background, and the injury that led Marisa to discover this modality and her recovery journey. We define what fascia is, what myofascial release work entails, what a typical session looks like, how it differs from traditional massage, common issues that lead someone to seek this therapy, what this myofascial release process aims to resolve, and what gets trapped in the fascia webbed network. We explore the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual connections, complementary therapies, the most important part of myofascial release work, and what you can do to begin unwinding your fascia. Show Notes/Resources: Marisa Martorana, Wellness Warrior http://www.myomoksha.health "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Anaïs Nin (Quoted from the book, Healing Ancient Wounds: The Renegade's Wisdom by John F. Barnes) For more information: https://myofascialrelease.com Other Resources: Messages from the Body written by Michael J. Lincoln, Ph.D. https://talkinghearts.net

    40 min
  6. An Eczema Healing Journey from the Inside Out

    FEB 14

    An Eczema Healing Journey from the Inside Out

    On this episode with Chaneckie Black of Ru'Cha Wellness and Nutrition Coaching, Chaneckie shares her professional background, her personal struggles with eczema as a child into early adulthood, a serious turning point diagnosis, the inspiration for her wellness services, and how that all served as a catalyst to investigate the root causes of "dis-ease" in the body and heal herself. These challenges and the holistic journey that unfolded led her to develop herbal and natural remedies, including a dedicated eczema skin-relief line and other products. We also explore how lifestyle, good habits, nutrition, and addressing gut health influence eczema, other skin disorders, and wellness, and how lifestyle changes could shift genetics and learned family dietary patterns and behaviors for better health outcomes. Show Notes: Chaneckie Black, Ru'Cha Wellness and Nutrition Coaching Eat Well Live Well Foundation "At Ru'Cha Wellness, I offer personalized 1:1 and group nutrition and wellness coaching, where we work together to build habits around food, movement, stress management, and natural support that helps people feel more energized and in control of their health. I also incorporate herbal knowledge as a certified herbalist and services, including gentle yoga or community gardening elements, when it fits. The focus is always empowerment, as well as helping people understand their bodies and make changes that last, whether that's for eczema flare-ups, energy levels, weight goals as a byproduct of better health, or just feeling great in their skin." https://mychaneckieb.com Instagram and TikTok as @ruchawellness for free tips and inspiration.

    47 min
  7. Healthy Home Buying

    JAN 31

    Healthy Home Buying

    For this episode, I interview Tori McGee and we explore how Tori's healthy lifestyle led her to become a holistic realtor and holistic home expert. She shares how she advises clients and others in identifying healthier homes, guides environmentally sensitive families, the added value and experience of what she offers beyond the standard real estate agent, what to look for from this holistic lens, what's trending in holistic and homesteading interests, and tips for making small changes and shifts towards a healthier home and life. We covered a range of topics from mold to moisture, HVAC systems and air filters, dehumidifiers, water filtration, EMFs/5G, mold, and radon concerns, detection, tests, and other tools, AI data center concerns, and the impact on utility resources, homes, and communities. Show Notes/Resources: Tori McGee, Holistic Realtor + Holistic Home Expert www.AtlantaHolisticRealtor.com HolisticHomeExpert@gmail.com Tori's monthly wellness real estate digital magazine: https://www.healthy-home.pro/wellnessre/tori-mcgee GreenGuard Gold Certified non-toxic paint (VOC-free): https://www.clare.com https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/new-products/greenguard https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/b/eco-spec-interior-paint-primer https://www.behr.com/sustainability Radon Detector Rentals at Georgia Libraries https://georgialibraries.org/news-stories/radon/ Radon Detector Test Kits for South Carolina https://apps.dhec.sc.gov/environment/radon National Radon Program Services https://sosradon.org 5G & cell/radio tower search in your area antennasearch.com Recommended EMF Meters: https://trifield.com or https://www.amazon.com/TriField-Meter-Model-TF2-Electromagnetic/dp/B078T2R64C EMF Meter GQ Electronics Model: GQEMF-390 https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-GQ-Multi-Field-Electromagnetic-Radiation/dp/B07JGJ897T Smart Meter Guard https://smartmeterguard.com ERMI mold and other tests https://www.envirobiomics.com Kingdom Builders (Healthy Builder in SC) https://kingdombuilderslmsw.com The Water Machine https://thewatermachine.com (Code CURTIN15 to save 15%)

    57 min
  8. The Multilayers of Healing

    JAN 23

    The Multilayers of Healing

    In this episode, my guest Anya Weil takes us through her integrated health and holistic healing journey and perspective as a multi-talented holistic wellness and mental health practitioner. We explore an empowered healing path and the emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of healing. Anya shares her surreal, intense, and memorable heart-opening story while traveling - an experience not to miss! We discuss the language of healing and reframing thought processes and beliefs, love and its connections, feeling the embodiment of love, and the will to heal. Show notes: Anya Weil offers Holistic Health, Wellness, and Therapy. She is an integrative national board-certified health, wellness, and mental health coach and somatic practitioner with a background in clinical psychology and yoga therapy. To learn more, visit Anya's website: http://anyaweil.life.tilda.ws/

    1 hr
  9. Pelvic Floor Health: The Core of it All

    JAN 14

    Pelvic Floor Health: The Core of it All

    In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Michelle Logan about pelvic floor health and her experience and insights as a physical therapist with a specialty in pelvic floor. We discuss the doctorate path to this field, the scope of her work, common symptoms and issues for seeking pelvic floor support, root causes, navigating from trauma and tandem care, myths and misconceptions, the emotional/mental/physical connections, the importance of pelvic floor health in daily life, better outcomes for labor and delivery, pre and post-op care for men too, what's lacking in the field, and Dr. Michelle's vision. "The Pelvic Doctors is the name of our brand and we offer Pelvic Health Physical Therapy to pre- and postpartum women, women experiencing incontinence, and women experiencing pelvic pain, etc. I am a specialist in this specific realm of physical therapy and really deep dive into the root cause of pelvic floor symptoms to promote women’s health and wellness from a muscle function and coordination perspective." - Dr. Michelle Logan "If we're experiencing any kind of dysfunction or anything, you are not the problem. You are not broken and there's always someone who is listening and it may not feel like it...but there is someone who is listening and who will listen to you and help you rise above whatever it is you're experiencing." - Dr. Michelle Logan Michelle Logan PT, DPT (864) 569-9122 michelle@themovementdoctors.com Social: @michelle.dpt Resources: Dr. Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS Pelvic PT Rising Podcast pelvicptpising.com

    33 min
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The Current Potential is a podcast exploring the deeper layers of healing, health, and purpose. Hosted by Melissa Curtin — a survivor of an emergency aortic thoracic dissection and open-heart surgery — this show invites you into a space where heart-centered conversations meet magnetic health. Melissa’s own healing journey, along with years of exploring holistic modalities, mind-body-heart wisdom, intention, and purposeful living, revealed that when we tune into our inner knowing, our body, and the heart’s wisdom, we realign with the current that supports us and our potential. Here, you’ll find illuminating interviews, empowering perspectives, and transformational stories that reconnect you to what’s possible on your healing path — from the physical and emotional to the energetic and spiritual. We also explore what’s current in holistic health and healing and how vitality, alignment, purpose, and intention naturally intertwine. Whether you’re navigating a health wake-up call, deepening your personal spiritual growth, or opening to alternative healing, this podcast offers a heart-guided current to flow with. Tune in to awaken your inner capacity to heal — and discover what becomes possible when you stay in the flow of what’s current in the evolving world of health and transformative healing.

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