The Healing Odyssey; Finding your own way forward

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. [email protected] Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

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. [email protected] Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

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. [email protected] Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

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. [email protected] Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward

Kate and Emma dive into attachment wounds, explaining the mother wound (belonging, having needs met) and the father wound (safety to move into the world, visibility). They discuss common adult patterns such as people-pleasing, over-responsibility, and codependency that originate in childhood survival strategies and later trap us. Through group programs, one-to-one sessions, and guided practices, clients learn to feel what was missing, give themselves those unmet needs, and rewrite relational dynamics. The episode emphasizes small, steady shifts: pulling back to allow others to step up, sensing bodily cues, and creating safe spaces that rewire subconscious survival responses. Connect with Kate Mayor Here: Author of All The Parts It Takes Website: https://www.katemayor.com/ Find me on Substack: https://substack.com/@katemayor 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. [email protected] Until next time... be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and keep finding your own way forward