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Zulma Beatriz Williams, LCSW, also known as The Swearing Therapist, joins the conversation to share her powerful journey through trauma, immigration, cancer survival, mental health recovery, and radical self-trust. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Zulma immigrated to the United States at 31, earned her social work degrees later in life, and became fully licensed after surviving breast cancer, abusive relationships, depression, and suicidal ideation.

As the founder of Dragonfly Therapy Services, Zulma specializes in trauma therapy, anxiety, and depression, bringing an honest, no-bullshit approach to mental health that resonates deeply with people who are tired of being talked down to. Now living by the ocean in Panama, she speaks about resilience, healing, and honoring the internal warrior—not as a victim story, but as a lived truth.

This episode explores mental health healing, trauma recovery, immigrant resilience, and how real talk, self-compassion, and courage can help people reclaim their power and live with purpose—no matter what they've survived.

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Sylvia Wolfer. Across different stages of her life, Sylvia Wolfer experienced profound and sudden loss, including the deaths of her parents and two brothers. For years, she lived with unprocessed grief—appearing functional on the outside while internally bracing for impact, governed by grief triggers and a constant sense of threat. Everyday experiences like reading, sitting in cafés, or trusting a calm day felt impossible.

When her older brother died in a car accident years later, this moment became a turning point. Through neuroscience, mindfulness, emotional literacy, and mindful movement (Pilates), she began to understand grief not as something to "get over," but as something that can be lived with—without losing more of one's life to pain.

Today, Sylvia's work focuses on helping others develop awareness, presence, and supportive daily practices so grief has space, but not total power. In this episode, she reframes grief as a human, navigable experience—one that can lead to steadiness, agency, and a deeper connection to life rather than ongoing survival mode.

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Adriene Caldwell is a force of resilience, healing, and truth. As a former foster youth—a group of whom less than 3% attend college and 20% later enter the U.S. prison system—Adriene defied every statistic and expectation. Her life story, marked by profound trauma including abuse, sexual assault, homelessness, untreated mental illness, and foster care brutality, is not shared for shock value, but to offer real, grounded hope to anyone fighting their way out of darkness.

Her book Unbroken carries one of the most extensive trigger warning lists you'll ever see, reflecting the depth of what she survived: emotional and physical abuse, pedophilia, extreme poverty, bulimia, violence, suicide, incest, and the drowning death of a child. Yet within that darkness is a fierce, unyielding light—a determination not just to survive but to thrive. Adriene's story reveals what it truly means to reclaim your life, your voice, and your future, even when the world refuses to play savior.

This episode is gripping, vulnerable, and deeply human. It challenges listeners to look beyond labels of "trauma" and "brokenness" and witness the extraordinary strength it takes to rise again. Adriene's message is clear: no matter how cruel life can be, there is always hope—and healing is possible.

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Today's guest is Sean Blackwell, author of Bipolar Awakenings: The Quest to Heal Bipolar Disorder, a thought leader redefining how we understand mental health, trauma, and spiritual transformation. For over a decade, Sean has shared his personal journey and taught others through his YouTube channel and international retreats, helping people explore the intersection of psychology, consciousness, and awakening.

Sean challenges the mainstream psychiatric model that views bipolar disorder as a lifelong, biologically based mental illness. Instead, he presents a compelling perspective: that many bipolar experiences may be misunderstood spiritual emergence processes rooted in unresolved trauma. Through this lens, extreme psychological states such as mania or psychosis are not random breakdowns, but the psyche's attempt to heal through the body's natural bio-energetic intelligence.

We dive deep into the somatic and energetic foundations of bipolar disorder, including the role of kundalini energy, the chakra system, and insights from transpersonal psychology pioneer Dr. Stanislav Grof. Sean explains how trauma can create bio-energetic blockages within the subtle body—and how the release of this stored energy can trigger powerful psychological and spiritual experiences often mislabeled as pathology.

Sean also shares the origins of the Bipolar Awakenings Healing Retreat and his trauma-release modality, Bipolar Breathwork, adapted from Holotropic Breathwork training. Through moving client stories, he illustrates how addressing trauma at the energetic level has led to profound healing, reduced hospitalization, freedom from chronic pain, and in some cases, complete independence from psychiatric medication.

This episode offers a radical reframe of bipolar disorder—from a life sentence to a call for deep inner healing—and invites listeners to consider how our greatest breakdowns may hold the seeds of our most meaningful spiritual breakthroughs.

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In this powerful conversation, we meet V.C. Pitt—author of My Twin Flame Journey of Separation, Surrender, and Release and Healing Sacred Wounds While Reclaiming My Power, cancer survivor, and spiritual guide devoted to alternative healing wisdom. V.C. shares her raw, transformative journey from running a successful medical billing company to surrendering fully to her spiritual path and becoming a lightworker who helps others heal through sacred plant medicine, emotional release techniques, and deep spiritual understanding.

A breast cancer survivor, V.C. opens up about how her diagnosis, surgery, radiation, and medical debt became catalysts for profound spiritual awakening. She discusses how nine Ayahuasca ceremonies and eight mushroom journeys helped her clear deep-seated grief, awaken divine feminine energy, and access spiritual gifts including clairsentience, clairaudience, clairvoyance, and claircognizance. Her story reveals how true healing often begins where everything seems to fall apart.

We also dive into her unique insights on twin flame dynamics, karmic clearing, generational trauma, and the difference between unconditional love and unhealthy attachment. V.C. offers practical wisdom for navigating spiritual awakening without bypassing the hard parts—showing listeners how to integrate sacred plant medicine experiences, set healthy energetic boundaries, and reclaim their personal power after heartbreak, illness, or loss.

This episode is for anyone craving authentic spiritual truth. V.C. Pitt's vulnerability, resilience, and hard-earned wisdom illuminate the path from suffering to sovereignty. Her journey reminds us that breakdowns can become breakthroughs—and that healing is always possible when we choose surrender, trust, and self-love.

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Julie Heaton spent more than 30 years as a corporate executive before following a deeper calling: guiding others back to themselves. As the author of ROAR, The Manifester's Playbook, The Manifester's Workbook, and the children's series The Adventures of the Fabulous Three, Julie offers grounded, soulful tools for healing, identity work, and personal transformation.

In this episode, Julie shares her powerful journey from self-loathing to self-loving—a path shaped by healing childhood wounds, breaking generational patterns, spiritual travel, meditation, and learning to embody radical self-compassion. She speaks openly about unlearning the roles she once performed and discovering the truth beneath them. Now, through her writing, coaching, and energy work, she helps others release old stories, reclaim their voice, and live with clarity, purpose, and deep self-love.

We explore:

• What it means to stop performing and start becoming

• How to navigate personal reinvention

• Healing childhood and generational wounds

• The power of intuition, truth, and embodiment

• Transforming your story to transform your life

Julie's message is simple yet profound: transformation begins the moment you decide to return to yourself.

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In this heart-opening episode of the Open Heart Healing Podcast, I'm joined by Shannon Curtis, founder of Angel Goddess Healing and author of No More Monsters Under the Bed: Shining Your Light on the Dark. Shannon's journey from addiction, grief, and childhood trauma to deep spiritual awakening and self-love is a testament to the power of transformation and forgiveness.

Through her sanctuary, Angel Goddess Healing, Shannon helps people of all ages heal from trauma, break free from addiction, and reconnect with their higher self. She shares how embracing her pain with love and grace became the foundation for her healing journey, guiding her to face her fears, release the past, and live authentically from the heart.

In this conversation, we explore what it means to turn pain into purpose, to surrender to divine guidance, and to remember that at our core, we are all love. Shannon's story will inspire anyone walking through darkness to know that light, healing, and hope are always within reach.

If you're ready to begin your own journey of emotional healing, spiritual connection, and personal empowerment, this episode will remind you that it's never too late to reclaim your light and live with love.

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In this empowering episode of the Open Heart Healing Podcast, I sit down with Lisa Franz, M.Sc. in Exercise Science, Health Promotion, and Nutrition, and the founder of Nutrition Coaching and Life. Lisa shares her journey from struggling with diets to becoming an evidence-based nutrition and fitness coach who helps people achieve lasting transformation.

As a digital nomad who's traveled to over 53 countries, Lisa has mastered the art of balancing a healthy, strong body with a lifestyle full of joy, food, and adventure. She explains how science-based fat loss, nutritional periodization, and muscle-building strategies can help you create a body you love—without sacrificing the foods, travel, and experiences that make life enjoyable.

If you've ever felt frustrated by diet culture or confused about how to maintain a healthy metabolism and hormones while reaching your fitness goals, this conversation is for you. Tune in to learn how to find freedom with food, build strength and confidence, and live a life you love in a body you feel proud of.

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