Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Dr. Christopher Willard, (Psy. D.) a clinical psychologist, author and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in thirty countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of over 18 books, including Alphabreaths (2019), Growing Up Mindful (2016) and How we Grow Through What We Go Through. (2022). His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, cnn.com, and elsewhere. In this episode, he speaks to us about his latest book and the connection between self-compassion and personal transformation. 

Episode Highlights:

- His new book "How We Grow Through What We Go Through"
- Post-Traumatic Growth vs Post-Traumatic Stress
- The power of posture
- How our physiology influences our psychology
- "Name it to tame it"
- The science behind physical touch 
- The importance of self-compassion
- The language of addiction
- Examples of self-compassion practices  

For more information about Christopher Willard please visit
https://www.drchristopherwillard.com/

To purchase "How We Grow Through What We Go Through"
https://www.amazon.com/Grow-Through-What-Self-Compassion-Post-Traumatic/dp/1683648900 

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Veronica Foster, Marriage and Family Therapist with over 14 years of clinical experience providing individual, family, couples and group therapy. In this episode, Veronica speaks to us about safe and empowered relationships and her personal/professional experience of Marriage and Family Therapy. 

 
Episode Highlights:
- Veronica's personal journey towards Marriage and Family Therapy 
- Her personal experience of marriage and relational conflict
- Mindfulness practices to stay grounded in conflict
- Establishing healthy relational boundaries 
- How to find the right Marriage and Family Therapist
- 3 important lessons to get the relationship you want 
- The art of listening 

Email: veronicafostermft@gmail.com
Website: https://theseawithin.me/
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/veronica-foster-mft-santa-cruz-ca/360769
Harm Reduction: https://www.harmreductiontherapy.com/

Veronica's Book Recommendations

- Growing Yourself Up: How to bring your best to all of life's relationships
- The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
- Rock the Boat: How to Use Conflict to Heal and Deepen Your Relationship
- Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Menaka Raman-Wilms, writer and journalist based in Toronto. Menaka is the host of The Decibel, the daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail and she is the author of "The Rooftop Garden". In this episode, Menaka shares insights into the process of creating her novel. 

Episode Highlights:
- Menaka's creative writing journey  
 How creative projects build us at a deep level 
- The creative process 
- Starting & finishing creative projects 
- Perfectionism and procrastination 
- Insights from her book "The Rooftop Garden"
- Loneliness as a theme in the book 
- A major take away from her book 

To purchase "The Rooftop Garden" by Menaka Raman-Wilms
https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9780889714380

The Decibel Podcast - The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/

Menaka Raman-Wilms
Twitter: @menakarw

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Judith Blackstone, author of "Trauma and the Unbound Body: The Healing Power of Fundamental Consciousness", "The Enlightenment Process, and "Belonging Here: a Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person".  In this episode, Judith speaks to us about The Realization Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Embodied Spiritual Awakening. 

Episode Highlights:
- Judith's personal journey 
- The Realization Process
- Connecting to our core & attuning to our body
- What is fundamental consciousness?
- How to inhabit the body as fundamental consciousness to liberate trauma-based constrictions
- Reclaiming ourselves from our childhood holding patterns 
- Deepening intimacy & internal contact with another without losing ourselves 
- Connecting from "core to core"
- Practices that can bring us back to unity 
- A short guided practice by Judith 

For more information about Judith Blackstone & The Realization Process
https://realizationprocess.org/

To purchase "Trauma and the Unbound Body: The Healing Power of Fundamental Consciousness"
https://www.amazon.ca/Trauma-Unbound-Body-Fundamental-Consciousness/dp/1683641833

To purchase "The Intimate Life: Awakening to the Spiritual Essence in Yourself and Others"
https://www.amazon.ca/Intimate-Life-Awakening-Spiritual-Yourself/dp/1604075627

Social Media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/judblackstone

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark shares updates within the Blu Matter community and insights about the research on loneliness. 

Highlights 
- Listeners in 106 countries worldwide 
- Loneliness is as lethal as cigarettes
- The importance of healthy social connections & vulnerability 
- Ingredients for friendship
- The social nervous system 
- Upcoming on the Mindful Matters Podcast 

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Blake D. Bauer, the International Bestselling Author of "You Were Not Born To Suffer". Blake is a world-renowned teacher and speaker with an extensive background in psychology, alternative medicine, nutrition, traditional healing, and mindfulness meditation. Blake speaks to us about overcoming  suffering and adversity. 

Episode Highlights:
- Insights from his book "You Were Not Born To Suffer"
- Blake's personal healing journey 
- Stuck energy, blood, emotion, & trauma 
- We choose between self-respect or self-pity
- How to recognize a victim mentality in ourselves 
- Taking personal responsibility for how we're not valuing ourselves 
- Generational trauma and how we can begin to heal 
- 2 important steps we can take in our healing journey
- The importance of forgiveness 
- Giving and receiving "good healthy love" 
- The Butterfly metaphor 

For more information about Blake Bauer
https://www.unconditional-selflove.com/

Free 65 page sample of the book
https://go.unconditional-selflove.com/free-pdf-download-2

To purchase the book click here 

Social Media:
Twitter: @BlakeBauer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlakeBauer1/
Instagram @blakedbauer

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Dr. Judith Grisel, TEDx speaker, renowned behavioral neuroscientist, recovering addict, and author of the NewYork Times Bestseller, "Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction." Dr. Grisel takes us through the neuroscience and experience of addiction.

Episode Highlights:

- Her own personal journey of addiction and sobriety
- “The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s choice”.
- Her book, Never Enough:  The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction" 
- "The solution isn't in a pill"
- Why human connection is crucial in the process of recovery
- The increased risk for substance use disorders while the brain is still developing
- Young adults are more prone to addiction, but also more resilient
- What happens in the brain when abusing substances
- The "debt of addiction"
- How to recognize dependence
- How to support a loved one struggling with addiction
- The "hungry little ghosts"
- Why movement practices are neurobiologically important
- Insights for anyone struggling to see a better future for themselves

For more information about Dr. Judy Grisel
https://www.bucknell.edu/meet-bucknell/bucknell-stories/faculty-stories/judith-grisel-psychology

To purchase the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Enough-Neuroscience-Experience-Addiction/dp/0385542844

TEDx Video
Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
https://www.ted.com/talks/judy_grisel_never_enough_the_neuroscience_and_experience_of_addiction

Social Media:
Twitter: @GriselNeuro

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Dr. Pat Boulogne, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Coach, Chiropractor, Speaker, and Author of the #1 bestselling book, "Why... Are You Sick, Fat, and Tired?: Find Out Now". In this episode, she speaks to us about how we can use Functional Medicine as a way to take back our health & happiness. 
Episode Highlights:

- Insights from her book "Why... Are You Sick, Fat, and Tired?"
- Your health continuum
- Major reasons why people get sick
- Trauma, toxins & thoughts
- Why mindset is so important
- Food is information, not just calories
- The 3 brains: Primitive, Mammalian & Conscious
- Making changes stick
- Nutritional intelligence & overeating
- Knowledge is power when applied
- How to use her book as a guide

For more information about Dr. Pat Boulogne
https://healthteamnetwork.com/
To purchase the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Are-You-Sick-Tired/dp/1734185597
To contact Dr. Pat Boulogne
https://meetdrpat.as.me/waysft 

Social Media:

• Instagram: @drpatboulogne
• Facebook: @Dr Pat Boulogne - Functional - LifeStyle Medicine Expert Coach
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/drpatb
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpatboulogne/

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