In this deeply expansive and grounding conversation, I sit down with author, educator, and yoga therapist Cynthia Abulafia to explore what it truly means to come home to the heart.

Cynthia’s work bridges sacred texts, embodiment practices, and the often-overlooked wisdom of the divine feminine. Her debut book, Embodying the Goddess: How to Awaken Curiosity and Reverence on the Spiritual Path, invites us to question the ways spirituality has been shaped by separation—and to rediscover a path rooted in wholeness, curiosity, and lived experience.

Together, we explore:

• What non-duality actually means (beyond the buzzword)
• Why many spiritual frameworks subtly reinforce a sense of separation and “not enoughness”
• The difference between being “triggered” vs. activated—and why language matters
• How curiosity becomes a healing force that allows us to slow down, feel, and integrate
• The concept of “cleaning the instrument of the heart” as a living spiritual practice
• How to recognize the difference between reverence and compulsion in our daily lives
• The role of the body and the earth in reconnecting us to wholeness
• Why so much of what we’re seeing right now—personally and collectively—is a breakdown of old paradigms

One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation is Cynthia’s simple but powerful invitation:

👉 “Notice what you notice.”

Because when we begin there—without judgment, without rushing to fix—we open the door to something deeper:
curiosity, presence, and ultimately, a return to the heart.

This episode is for you if you’re:

• Feeling disconnected from yourself and craving a deeper sense of embodiment
• Curious about the intersection of spirituality, nervous system work, and healing
• Ready to shift from striving and fixing into listening, sensing, and allowing

You can find Cynthia's, Embodying the Goddess: How to Awaken Curiosity and Reverence on the Spiritual Path book here

Connect with Cynthia

CynthiaAbulafia.com

@embodyingthegoddessbook, @cynthiaabulafiayoga, (YouTube) Embodying the Goddess, (Substack) @embodyingthegoddess

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In this solo episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I explore one of the most important concepts in nervous system healing: the window of tolerance.

I realized it's something I don't talk about enough and with so much information circulating about nervous system regulation, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed trying to figure out what actually works. I

So in this episode, I break down what we’re really talking about when we talk about “regulating the nervous system” and why the goal isn’t to stay calm all the time, but to expand the range of experiences your system can hold.

You’ll learn how the nervous system moves between activation and shutdown, why these responses are protective rather than pathological, and how small experiences of safety can gradually widen the window of tolerance over time.

Drawing on Polyvagal Theory, trauma-informed somatic work, and years of clinical experience, I explain why healing isn’t about thinking your way into regulation, it’s about experience, sensation, relationship, and repetition.

I also offers a simple practice you can try immediately to begin supporting your nervous system.

This episode is for therapists, healers, and anyone curious about how the body and nervous system shape our emotional and physical well-being.

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with therapist, coach, and researcher Micah Saviet, MSW, LCSW-C, NBC-HWC to explore the powerful intersection of nervous system regulation, Neurodivergence, trauma, and chronic illness. Micah is a therapist and board-certified health and wellness coach who specializes in working with adults at the intersection of trauma, ADHD, and chronic illness. His integrative somatic approach draws from mindfulness, energy psychology, emotional freedom techniques (EFT), brainspotting, somatic experiencing, and parts work to support lasting healing and nervous system regulation.

Micah shares his personal story of living with ADHD and navigating years of unexplained chronic illness before discovering the role of nervous system dysregulation and limbic system patterns in driving both emotional and physical symptoms. Together, we dive into why traditional top-down therapies sometimes fall short, and why body-based approaches that work directly with the nervous system can create deeper and more sustainable healing.

We also explore how many neurodivergent adults spend years compensating and masking before their systems begin to break down, and how therapy can help restore regulation, self-trust, and embodied awareness. If you’re interested in the connection between the nervous system, spirituality, embodiment, and trauma healing, this episode will open up an entirely new perspective.

Micah is also the co-author of the upcoming book:

Flourishing with Adult ADHD: The Evidence-Based Guide to Client Wellbeing for Therapists and Coaches

The book offers a strength-based, research-informed framework to help clinicians support wellbeing, agency, and self-determination in neurodivergent adults.

Connect with Micah:

Webiste: www.adulttraumaandadhdsolutions.com

LinkedIn: @MicahSaviet; @Adult Trauma and ADHD Solutions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adulttrauma_adhdsolutions

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adulttraumaandadhdsolutions

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For years, I’ve spoken about spirituality, nervous system regulation, somatics, Reiki, and embodiment.

But I’ve never shared the story underneath all of it....because I didn't know it existed.

This episode is not my credentials.
It’s not my training history.
It’s the lived experience that I know understand shaped everything I do and everything I teach.

From being born four pounds, fifteen ounces…
To proprioceptive challenges and chronic clumsiness…
To finding regulation through gymnastics…
To surviving placenta accreta and three months of pain absorbing what my body refused to release…
To miscarriage, faith, dissociation, and coming home through movement…

This is the story of how my body became, and continues to be the curriculum.

If you’ve ever felt like your nervous system was working harder than everyone else’s…
If you’ve understood your patterns but still felt stuck…
If you’ve sensed that embodiment is the missing piece…

This episode is for you.

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Psychotherapeutic Reiki Fundamentals is rooted in this lived experience: the belief that when the therapist’s nervous system is regulated, the field changes. Enrollment is open.

Learn more here: https://jsilverman.systeme.io/fundamentals

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From Lock to Liberation isn’t something I invented.
It’s the map my body has been drawing for 55 years.

Thank you for listening.

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In this conversation, I sit down with therapist and Ayurvedic student Kara Mifflin to explore a powerful idea:

Just because something is common… doesn’t mean it’s natural.

So many of us accept chronic stress, fatigue, digestive issues, anxiety, and disconnection as simply “part of life.” But what if many of the symptoms we’ve normalized are actually signs of imbalance — not our natural state?

In this episode, we explore how Ayurveda, nervous system awareness, and spiritual connection can help us return to a more balanced, energized, and aligned way of living.

Kara shares how small shifts — beginning with something as simple as breakfast — transformed her own health and how she now integrates Ayurvedic principles into her clinical work. Together, we talk about digestion not only as a physical process, but as our capacity to metabolize emotions, stress, and life experiences.

We also explore the connection between energy, mental health, and spirituality — and how reconnecting with something greater than ourselves can support healing, safety, and meaning.

This conversation is an invitation to question what we’ve been taught to accept as “normal”… and to rediscover what it means to feel truly well.

✨ In this episode we explore:

• Why “normal” doesn’t always mean healthy or natural
• Ayurveda as a holistic system for balance and wellbeing
• Digestion as the foundation of physical and emotional health
• How undigested experiences can show up as symptoms
• Simple daily practices that support nervous system regulation
• The role of energy and spiritual connection in healing
• Why we may be meant to feel far better than we think

🌿 Key takeaway

We often adapt to feeling unwell because everyone around us feels the same.
But our natural state is not constant stress and depletion — it’s balance, clarity, and vitality.

When we begin tending to digestion, energy, and self-connection, we don’t just manage symptoms — we start to feel how good we were always meant to feel.🔗

Connect with Kara Mifflin

karamifflin@gmail.com

Psychology Today

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I am joined by Juliana Sloane, a Buddhist teacher, hypnotherapist, and depth-oriented healer who blends ancient wisdom traditions with modern neuroscience and client-centered neuroplasticity.

Together, we explore how altered states of consciousness, including hypnosis, shamanic journey work, and meditation, can support deep healing without overwhelming the nervous system. This conversation bridges spirituality, trauma-informed care, and practical nervous system regulation, offering a grounded alternative to “more intense” healing experiences.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why altered states can support healing beyond talk therapy
• The nervous system’s role in safety, fear, and symptom persistence
• How hypnosis and shamanic journey work differ from (and complement) psychedelic experiences
• Why bite-sized, paced healing matters for integration
• How trance states support neuroplasticity and regulation
• Working with chronic pain, chronic illness, and life-altering diagnoses through relationship—not resistance
• The idea of “practical mysticism”: staying embodied while engaging expansive consciousness
• How to choose the right modality based on safety, capacity, and readiness

This episode is especially meaningful for therapists, healers, and spiritually curious humans who feel they’ve “done the work” but sense there is something deeper calling—without wanting to overwhelm their system in the process.Juliana also offers online meditation classes, in-person teaching throughout the Southwest, and seasonal retreats for those seeking deeper immersion.

If healing feels overwhelming, this conversation is a reminder that safety—not intensity—is what allows transformation to last. You don’t have to force change; your nervous system already knows the way when it feels supported.

🌿 Learn more about Juliana’s work:

Website: https://julianasloane.com

Upcoming Women's Retreat: https://offgridretreats.org/events/april2026deeprest

Instagram: instagram.com/julianasloane

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with fellow psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, and holistic educator Kanjana Hartshorne for a deeply grounded and expansive conversation about what it truly means to treat the whole person in therapy.

Kanjana shares her journey from cancer care and hospice work into building a somatic- and energy-informed private practice — and eventually a growing ecosystem of trainings, retreats, and clinician support spaces. Together, we explore the gap many therapists feel between traditional clinical training and the lived practices that actually sustain us as humans and healers.

This conversation weaves together nervous system regulation, intuition, movement, meaning-making, neurodiversity, and the importance of practitioner embodiment — reminding us that therapy is not just something we do, but something we are.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

• Why words alone are often not enough in trauma, grief, and chronic illness work
• The importance of practitioner self-regulation and embodiment
• How intuition is a developed skill, not an innate talent you either have or don’t
• Using movement, yoga, and somatic awareness ethically in therapy sessions
• Why nervous system regulation does not mean being calm all the time
• The role of co-regulation — and why it can’t be replaced by self-paced programs or AI
• Personalized nervous system care vs. one-size-fits-all interventions
• Supporting neurodivergent nervous systems with flexibility, choice, and permission
• Integrating meaning-making, consciousness, and regulation for deeper healing
• How therapists can move beyond the couch while staying ethical, grounded, and attuned

🌱 About Kanajana

Kanjana Hartshorne is a psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, yoga therapist, and educator who specializes in integrative, somatic, and nervous-system-informed care. She is the founder of Healing Hearts Wellness and the creator of Wander Home — offering CE trainings, retreats, and innovative tools to help clinicians work more holistically and sustainably.
🔗 Connect with Kina:

• Practice & Therapy: HealingHeartsWellness.com
• Trainings, Retreats & CE Programs: WanderHomeRetreats.com (launching soon)
• Instagram: @healingheartswellness @wanderhome.tlc

Mom Rage - Jan 23rd - https://healingheartswellness.com/maternal-mental-health-training/

Body Compassion Retreat - May 15-17 -

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In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I’m joined by Lauren Messina, a board-certified classical homeopath whose mission is healing generations one family at a time.

Lauren shares her deeply personal journey into homeopathy, shaped by a lifetime of chronic illness, autoimmune diagnoses, and a profound desire to approach healing differently, both for herself and for her children. What unfolds is a powerful conversation about the body’s innate intelligence, the meaning behind symptoms, and how true healing happens when we stop suppressing signals and start listening.

Together, we explore how homeopathy works as a whole-person system of medicine, addressing mental, emotional, physical, and even spiritual layers of experience. Lauren explains the Law of Similars in accessible terms and describes how individualized remedies gently signal the body to restore balance—much like helping the nervous system recognize safety after long-standing misfires.

From grief manifesting as physical illness, to why chronic symptoms require patience and skilled case management, this episode bridges homeopathy with nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and relational healing. It’s a conversation especially resonant for therapists, healers, and anyone curious about approaches that honor the body’s wisdom rather than override it.

In this episode, we explore:

• What homeopathy is—and what it isn’t
• Why symptoms are messengers, not enemies
• How chronic illness reflects imbalance rather than failure
• The role of safety, regulation, and collaboration in healing
• Why individualized care matters (and protocol approaches often miss the mark)
• How homeopathy complements psychotherapy and nervous-system-based work
• The spiritual and generational ripple effects of true healing

Lauren also shares insights into her clinical process, the importance of patience in chronic healing, and why homeopathy often finds people exactly when they’re ready.

🔗 Connect with Lauren

To learn more or schedule a discovery call, visit:
https://www.heirloomministries.org

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