PLEASE like, subscribe, and comment to bring more HOPE into your life and the world! Fran Caudron can be found at InHealTherapy.com or better yet, access free stuff (including self-hypnosis meditations) on her site: lnk.bio/InspiredHealingHypnotherapy

What happens when a concussion isn't dealt with properly, and one goes back to their "regular" life without giving the brain time to heal?

My guest this week is Katherine ("Kat") Reilly, a Vancouver-based lawyer who recieved a wake-up call from the Universe after back-to-back concussions and one near-fatal medical event.

Her journey to recovery may be what you or someone you love needs to hear, in order to become, like Kat, more fully and truly alive.

Fran Matula Caudron interviews Katherine ("Kat") Riley, practicing lawyer of 20 years, and author of "Legally Zen," about her journey through concussion recovery and personal transformation.

Kat shared her experiences of suffering two concussions within 18 months and how they led to a major shift in her perspective on life and work.

Kat was born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. Her book, "Legally Zen" was released in October of 2025, to immediate acclaim.

To find out more about Kat, or to download her favourite meditations, breathwork practices and more - visit legallyzen.ca and download the free "Zen Extras" resource guide.

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Fran Caudron can be found at InHealTherapy.com or better yet, access free stuff (including self-hypnosis meditations) on her site: lnk.bio/InspiredHealingHypnotherapy

Allison Jeanette Briggs is a trauma therapist, writer, and founder of Being Real, PLLC, a Houston-based private practice where she helps clients move from survival to self-connection. She’s trained and certified in EMDR and Brainspotting, and her work explores how the body holds what words often can’t—and how healing begins when we stop performing goodness and start allowing what’s real to be seen.

On this week's episode of "Hopenning 2.0", Fran and Allison discuss:

How working as a child trauma therapist triggered her because of her dysfunctional childhood

Why healed PTSD is a super-power.

The power of vulnerability, and the freedom it brings.

Loving all of ourselves, the good and the bad.

Body-based therapy; EMDR as bilateral stimulation, Brainspotting and Gazespotting and why we need to feel to heal.

Mental health therapy still is not forefront in the minds of most people, until they hit bottom and why that is.

The trouble with praise, and learning how to "come home" to ourselves.

Allison is the author of the forthcoming book "On Being Real: Healing the Codependent Heart of a Woman", a hybrid memoir and self-help book coming in 2026 that weaves neuroscience, spirituality, and psychology with what she’s learned on her own journey of unlearning and coming home to authenticity.

Allison’s essays and insights have been featured in Tiny Buddha, Psychotherapy Networker, Executive Function Magazine, and Elephant Journal, and she’s been quoted as an expert in Verywell Mind and other media outlets. When she’s not writing or in session, Allison can often be found spending time with her boys, partner, or on TikTok—letting her inner child shine through humor, dance, and reflection. She believes that healing isn’t just about processing pain but also about reclaiming play—the part of us that still knows how to be weird, soft, and wonderfully alive. Allison can be found at: https://on-being-real.com/; https://substack.com/@onbeingreal; https://www.tiktok.com/@beingrealpllc

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Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D. trained in Zurich, Switzerland as a Jungian analyst. She appears on many podcasts and presents at numerous Jungian conferences and teaching programs in the USA and worldwide. Susan has articles in journals and chapters on Jungian analytical psychology. She has many published books and will have another in 2026.

Her website is www.susanschwartzphd.com.

In this episode of "Hopenning 2.0" Fran and Susan discuss:

00:00 - Hope lies in awareness of how your father affected your emotional health and development, and uncovering the layers.

8:30 - What happens when there is an emotionally absent father?

10:35 - Issues with food, body image, bulimia, anorexia, body dysmorphia, and body enhancements: age, life course and choosing direction.

Why "Daddy's Girl" isn't necessarily a good way to describe a daughter's relationship with her father.

25:30 - How to properly grieve the dead father in the life of a young girl

28:50 - The pattern repeats itself in choosing the husband or partner

46:50 - Advice to the mothers or fathers going through a separation and divorce, or soon-to-be parents.

Susan can be found at www.susanschwartzphd.com

Susan's book "The Absent Father Effect on Daughters" can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Absent-Father-...

Fran can be found at lnk.bio/InspiredHealingHypnotherapy