What happens when you stop fighting your intuition and start trusting where it leads? In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Judy Hawley, a trauma therapist, clinical social worker, and creator of Manifestation Therapy®: a powerful integration of neuroscience, somatic psychology, emotional processing, and universal energetic principles.

Judy’s path has been anything but linear. From her early days studying child psychology, navigating undiagnosed ADHD, and traveling the world after leaving university, to a first career in computer programming that left her restless, Judy eventually returned to her true calling: healing and human transformation.

After a profound personal loss, Judy followed her intuition into social work, earned multiple degrees in record time, and became a single mom while building a career in hospital and crisis treatment settings. Today, she combines evidence-based practices like Brainspotting, IFS, and EMDR with spiritual intuition to help clients regulate their nervous systems, heal emotional patterns, and manifest lives aligned with their highest purpose.

In this conversation, we explore:

• Judy’s remarkable shift from logic-driven careers to soul-led work
• How Manifestation Therapy® bridges science and spirit
• The role of intuition in trauma recovery and personal transformation
• What it means to live in energetic alignment after hardship and healing

If you’ve ever felt torn between practicality and passion, or wondered how to integrate evidence-based therapy with deeper spiritual work, this episode offers both guidance and inspiration.

Judy Hawley, is a trauma therapist, clinical social worker, and Manifestation Coach. She has authored books and created Manifestation Therapy®, a modality that integrates neuroscience, somatic psychology, emotional processing and universal energetic principles. She supports purpose-driven individuals to heal emotional patterns, regulate their nervous systems, align with their deeper purpose and highest self. Judy blends evidence based modalities such as Brainspotting, IFS, EMDR and more with spiritual intuition to support clients and create lasting transformation.

Want to know how you can begin your journey to hope and healing? Visit Elevated Life Academy for classes and free resources for personal development and healing.

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manifestation_therapy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judyhawley/

Website: https://manifestationtherapy.com/

Podcast: https://manifestationtherapy.com/manifestation-therapy-podcast/

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Take the Free Universal Principles Course:https://manifestationtherapy.com/courses/

In this powerful follow-up conversation, Katrina M. Johnson and Dr. Steven J. Rippe return to explore what happens when schools stop guessing what students need and start listening.

Together, they unpack a growing movement inside schools that centers on belonging, resilience, and student-led change. This episode builds on a recent student conversation, where young people shared firsthand how initiatives like Sources of Strength and emerging group Brainspotting practices are transforming their school culture from the inside out.

With limited time and resources, this school community made a bold “reset/refresh” decision: prioritizing space for students to explore what hope and belonging truly feel like. The results are already rippling outward.

You’ll hear how:

• Student voice is becoming a driving force behind school-wide transformation
• Practices like Brainspotting are being thoughtfully introduced in group and implicit ways
• Belonging is shifting from a concept to a lived, shared experience
• Hope is being operationalized, not just talked about, in real time

Most importantly, this episode amplifies what the students themselves are saying:

“It brings the school together.”

“It helps us understand ourselves and each other.”

“It gives the school more hope… more unity… more energy.”

This is a conversation about more than programs; it’s about creating systems where every student feels seen, valued, and connected.

If you care about youth mental health, trauma-informed education, or building sustainable cultures of belonging, this episode offers both inspiration and a blueprint.

Katrina M. Johnson is a licensed clinical and school social worker, Brainspotting therapist, systems strategist, mother, and dairy farmer advancing the science of hope through comprehensive school mental health systems. As the founder of Connect Strength, she leads data-driven, cross-sector work to expand equitable access to care in rural communities. She specializes in elevating youth voice as a core driver of resilience, bridging neuroscience, lived experience, and community collaboration. Her work creates sustainable pathways for belonging and well-being for youth and the systems that support them.

Dr. Steven J. Rippe is a successful educator, principal, and university administrator. He partners with students and educators to create nationally recognized schools and high-performing, joyful learning communities—grounded in the transformative power of hope.

Want to know how you can begin your journey to hope and healing? Visit Elevated Life Academy for classes and free resources for personal development and healing.

Resources:

CherieLindberg.com

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When life throws you its toughest challenge, how do you respond? For Jonny Imerman, the answer was connection, compassion, and action.

At just 26, Jonny was living a healthy, active life when an unexpected testicular cancer diagnosis changed everything. Two years of chemotherapy and surgeries later, Jonny realized a critical gap in the cancer journey: too many patients were going through it alone. What began as a small group of survivors mentoring newly diagnosed patients became Imerman Angels, a Chicago-born nonprofit that now connects over 16,000 cancer survivors and families across 120+ countries.

In this episode, Jonny shares:

1. How his personal fight with cancer inspired a movement of one-on-one peer mentorship around the world.
2. The power of community and shared experience in healing and resilience.
3. His evolution from survivor to social entrepreneur through CLOZTALK, a mission-driven B Corp helping nearly 500 nonprofits share their identity through custom apparel.

Jonny’s story is a masterclass in transforming adversity into purpose-driven impact. You'll come away believing that even in our hardest seasons, connection can be the spark that creates something extraordinary.

Listen now to discover how one person’s pain became a global network of hope and healing.

Jonny Imerman grew up in Metro Detroit, and shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan, he was diagnosed with advanced cancer & had 2 years of chemo & surgeries.

Jonny co-founded ImermanAngels.org, a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides free one-on-one peer cancer support for thousands of cancer families each year in 120+ countries.

Jonny also co-founded, CLOZTALK.com, a B Corp that creates web stores, & designs & sells logo apparel, for nearly 500 nonprofits.

Want to know how you can begin your journey to hope and healing? Visit Elevated Life Academy for classes and free resources for personal development and healing.

Resources:

CherieLindberg.com

ElevatedLifeAcademy.com

Guest Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/imermanangels/