Spark of Courage

By: Alecs Dragne
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  • Spark of Courage promotes healing through storytelling. Your host is Alecs Dragne, a writer, healer and empath. The purpose of this podcast is to invite and hold space for those of us who suffer with chronic illness and nervous system dysregulation. Trauma deepens when we are by ourselves with our pain. Alecs believes that the path toward healing becomes clearer when we take action and dare shine a light on the dark sides of our psyches. You can heal and all you need... is a spark!

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  • 4. Healing
    Feb 28 2024

    What does healing mean to you? What does it mean to be whole, to be at home with yourself, and within yourself?


    In this episode, I explore how my body tried to tell me, through chronic illness, that I was living an inauthentic life, out of alignment with my soul’s inner truth. As I walked the well-traveled path toward finding a cure, I stumbled upon the inner healing journey and now I’m hooked for life. Can you summon the courage to live a more joyful, authentic life? I’m challenging myself every day, to do just that. Listen in to learn more about my healing journey.




    If you or someone you care about are in an immediate mental health crisis:


    Canada & USA: Suicide Crisis Helpline: 9-8-8

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through 9-8-8

    To find a hotline in your country, visit https://www.suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html

    Mental Health First Aid Tools: https://www.mhfirstaid.tools/

    #SupportNotStigma https://www.1in5.info/



    Thank you for spending your time with me today.


    Love courageously,

    Alecs


    Questions, comments, something resonated? Let’s connect on Instagram @Alecsdragne.healing


    If you liked this episode, please Subscribe and consider leaving a review on your favourite podcast platform. It helps spread the word and get this content out where it might make a difference in someone’s life.


    In this episode:

    - Gabor Mate “The Myth of Normal”

    - The writing workshop I gifted myself is the Wild Women Writing Circle with the incredible Marlene Schiwy: https://www.marleneschiwy.com/



    Music by Musictown and Oleksandr Savochka from Pixabay


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    17 mins
  • 3. Permission
    Jan 31 2024

    Trigger warning: Today's episode contains sensitive and potentially triggering content, including references to suicidal ideation.


    Do you have trouble putting yourself first? Do you sometimes feel like you need permission to live? Do you have the courage to be yourself? 


    In this episode, I talk about Human Design, a synthesis of 4 ancient modalities: The Charka System, Astrology, The Chinese I-Ching, and The Kabbalah Tree of Life, along with insights from Quantum Mechanics. I explore how this system gave me a huge permission slip to be different and how it is constantly reminding me that it’s ok to believe in myself.



    If you or someone you care about are in an immediate mental health crisis: 


    Canada & USA: Suicide Crisis Helpline: 9-8-8

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through 9-8-8

    To find a hotline in your country, visit https://www.suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html

    Mental Health First Aid Tools: https://www.mhfirstaid.tools/

    #SupportNotStigma https://www.1in5.info/



    Thank you for spending your time with me today.


    Love courageously,

    Alecs


    Questions, comments, something resonated? Let’s connect on Instagram @Alecsdragne.healing


    If you liked this episode, please Subscribe and consider leaving a review on your favourite podcast platform. It helps spread the word and get this content out where it might make a difference in someone’s life. 



    My favourite Human Design humans on Instagram:


    IG @iamrandilee


    Uplevel your Biz with Human Design (Affiliate Link): https://www.randilee.net/a/2147486738/k5zXmtQQ


    IG @Vanesshenry

    IG @alexandrafcole

    IG @kehlag

    IG @sort.of.spiritual

    IG @allyson.forseth

    IG @alexcantone


    In this episode:

    - You can find out your Human Design info via Genetic Matrix (you’ll need your exact time of birth)

    - Richard Rudd “Living your Design”

    - For the original source of HD: Ra Uru Hu “Human Design: The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation”


    Music by Musictown from Pixabay 


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    21 mins
  • 2. Privilege
    Jan 31 2024

    Trigger warning: Today's episode contains sensitive and potentially triggering content, including references to suicidal ideation.


    Have you ever had a friend who was struggling with their mental health? Would you know how to help someone dealing with suicidal thoughts? Are you uncomfortable even thinking about it? 


    I want to dispel the shame linked to suicide, let go of preconceptions and discomfort to help those in our society suffering alone, in the dark. As tough as it might be to hear these words, it's a million times harder to live them.


    In this episode, I share how becoming a mother was my own kind of miracle: it brought both tremendous joy and pain. Motherhood stripped me to my core, and I had no choice but to start looking inwards and begin the healing process. It was rough and all worth it….Cuz I'm still here to see my baby grow up. Join me in an honest conversation about the privilege of being human. There’s a little bit for everyone in this episode, and I hope you find something that resonates <3 We do get real and uncomfortable, so take care of yourself as you listen.


    If you or someone you care about are in an immediate mental health crisis: 


    Canada & USA: Suicide Crisis Helpline: 9-8-8

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through 9-8-8

    To find a hotline in your country, visit https://www.suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html


    Mental Health First Aid Tools: https://www.mhfirstaid.tools/

    #SupportNotStigma https://www.1in5.info/



    Thank you for spending your time with me today.


    Love courageously,

    Alecs


    Questions, comments, something resonated? Let’s connect on Instagram @Alecsdragne.healing


    If you liked this episode, please Subscribe and consider leaving a review on your favourite podcast platform. It helps spread the word and get this content out where it might make a difference in someone’s life. 


    In this episode:

    - Poem by Wislawa Szymborska: Life-While-You-Wait

    - Book by Sonya Renee Taylor “The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love”

    - Carl Jung, Swiss psychologist and founder of analytic psychology

    - New York Times article “Motherhood in the Age of Fear”


    Music by Musictown from Pixabay


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    28 mins

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