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How Chronic Stress Can Take a Toll And What You Can Do Today

October 08, 2026

A year and a half after my divorce was finalized, I ended up in the hospital, and none of the tests could explain why. It took two hospital visits and a year of somatic healing to understand what had happened: my body had shut down from stress. The trauma stored in my body and nervous system was never going to show up on a medical chart.As a Somatic Experiencing practitioner, I'm sharing this story in full for the first time, including the unexpected turn my emotional healing after divor...

How to Befriend your Anger To Find New Ways to Work with It with Zach Brittle

September 24, 2026

Why do you keep reacting the same way in conflict, even after all the work you've done?You've been to therapy. You've read the books. You know what a healthy relationship is supposed to look like. And still, when things get tense, you snap, shut down, or give in. If that's you, this conversation is for you.My guest is Zach Brittle, a certified Gottman therapist, Relational Life Therapist, host of Marriage Therapy Radio, and author of two relationship guides. We talk about ...

How to Reclaim Self-Trust After a Midlife Career Change with Johanna Danaher

September 17, 2026

Who are you once your career title no longer defines you?The team meetings. The decades of being known by peers, subordinates, and bosses who knew the old you. The social interaction and the productivity you're wired for.Like a lot of midlife women and men, you've built the career, raised the kids, and been the one everyone counts on — and now the role that organized your days is ending. You expected relief. What showed up instead was excitement, grief, and fear, all at once.All thr...