Healing at Last. The Podcast

Send us a Text Message.When we think of experienced trauma, we often associate it with extreme difficulty, very limited life experiences, a breakdown even, but what about when trauma is insidious & low lying. When it doesn’t have the big stories of breakdown attached. Instead it’s pushed away and managed day to day, you tell yourself it’s not important, it could be worse but still, it pops up in everyday life. What then?   My guest today is Armandee Drew and this was her experience of trauma until one day…Armandee is an executive trauma informed leadership coach. She & I have been working together now for a few years both personally & professionally and I’m delighted that we are able to bring this discussion to you.   I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin. With Love, Shauna XTo watch the video recording of the episode follow this link: https://youtu.be/woy332kb6RcIf you would like to connect with Armandee or want more information on her work or the upcoming retreat in Atlanta, follow this link: https://www.armandeedrew.com/

Send us a Text Message.In today’s episode I’m joined by the founder of Roe Valley Therapy Centre, Siobhan Wison-McGlinchey. We are talking about anxiety in children. What are its presenting issues, treatment and what we can do as parents to help ourselves to help our children. A quick google search will tell you that in Northern Ireland alone: ‘1 in 8 children and young people meet the diagnostic criteria for common mood and anxiety disorders’.I can certainly reiterate that as it’s something that I am asked to work with every single day and Siobhan is my first referral pathway.A qualified child & adolescent psychotherapist, humanistic integrative counsellor and a play therapist, Siobhan is known as ‘The Creative Psychotherapist’. She specialises in working with early developmental trauma and is passionate about working with both children and adults. As well as her 1-1 sessions, Siobhan has also developed a number of programmes and workshops which I’ll link in the show notes below. I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin. With Love, Shauna XTo watch the video recording of the episode follow this link: https://youtu.be/zXpAILQ1fIwIf you would like to connect with Siobhan or want more information on her work, follow the links belowCreative Psychotherapist website https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/       Healing Powers of Playhttps://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/the-healing-powers-of-play Mindfulness & Your Nervous System https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/mindfulness-your-nervous-system Meditation Packages and programs https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/collection/all Programs/Workshopshttps://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/programmes-workshops Serviceshttps://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/services Free resources meditations & children storieshttps://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/online-resources

Send us a Text Message.In today’s episode I’m joined by psychotherapist, Jason Shiers.From the age of 10 years old, Jason had 15 different diagnoses in the mental health system and was told by professionals that he had depression. They even questioned if he was ever going to get better. But he knew that these ‘diagnosis’ were only a description of his symptoms. He also knew that the current systems were not set up to help him find the cause. “I could sit in the dark, it was comfortable there but no one knew where the light switch was. No one ever pointed me within or what that meant. I didn’t know that joy existed” Today Jason is the founder of ‘Wide World Coaching’, creator of the ‘Infite Recovery Project’ and host of ‘Misunderstandings of the Mind’ podcast. So, I think you’ll agree this is an amazing story of transformation. At the very end of our conversation, I asked Jason “if you had of heard our conversation today, all them years ago when you were in that darkness what would you have thought?”He said this: “I would like to think that I would have sensed that there was something different from what I know in the suffering. A different place to look, a different way to see things. Hope…” I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin. With Love, Shauna XIf you would like to connect with Jason or want more information on his work, follow the links belowhttps://www.infiniterecoveryproject.com/https://www.wideworldcoaching.com/https://www.misunderstandingsofthemind.com/

Send us a Text Message.I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey.In the last 2 episodes we’ve talked about primary & secondary pain. Today, to finish off the series we’re going to look at ‘the hierarchy of pain’ All three of these are interlinked and are a particular phenomenon during the healing journey but where we begin today in this discussion is the dissolving of the secondary pain. I’m going to read for you part of the 7th chapter of the book and while you are listening or watching on youtube, again my intention is for you to think about your own inner world - Can you see your own hierarchy of pain? I’ve also linked below to the complete chapter of the book. When you have listened to this episode I suggest reading that chapter and working through the short exercises that are included. This will help you immensely on your healing journey. With Love, Shauna XFollow this link to view Chapter 7 of my upcoming book  https://docs.google.com/document/d/148HhcxuDaa90kUJbobD71hdg09bXdb2NPhSNY_jWQSQ/edit?usp=sharing

Send us a Text Message.I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey.Last week talked about secondary pain. Today we’re going to have an indepth look into primary pain, what it means and how it drives secondary pain . I’m going to read for you part of the 2nd chapter of book and while you are listening or watching on youtube my intention is for you to think about your own inner world - what is your secondary pain & what is your primary pain. Can you identify the difference?  Primary pain is the root cause of our whole pain experience and is felt in the emotional body. It is the endless thought streams. The endless stream of words, thoughts, ideas, identification and evidence of the pain you are experiencing and often it’s not available to our consciousness. Let me explain, let’s begin.With Love, Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 4th season of the podcast, where I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. It’s going to be just you and me today and for the next 2 episodes because I want to start this season off by talking to you about the resistance or blocks that prevent us from healing. I want to begin by talking about the ‘products & functions of the mind’. You’re going to get a sneek peek of my upcoming book too because I’ll be reading a chapter that will explain and hopefully help you to understand the reasons why we get blocked and why so often we experience resistance to healing. I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey. So, let’s begin. With Love, Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.In today’s episode I am joined by Dr. Kristin Wild, PhD & RPC. Dr. Kristin is the founder of Modern Health Solution, creator of Awareness Therapy and a holistic health educator.  After years of treatment for her diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis Kristin found herself on a constant cycle of hope-despair and when she inevitably hit rock bottom she knew she had to start finding answers to healing this disease herself. Now, she works with women who have autoimmune helping them discover their own healer within. I am often asked if I work directly with clients who have autoimmune. Although not directly, I do work with the trauma that may have been the cause of autoimmune, so I’m thrilled to have this conversation with a wonderful practitioner today who has so much experience & expertise on this subject to share with you all.  If you have been suffering with autoimmune then you’ll not want to miss this episode. We are going to deep dive into its' causes, connections to trauma, the effects & most importantly, the treatments. I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love, Shauna XIf you would like more information on Dr.Kristin & her work, follow the link belowhttps://linktr.ee/drkristinwildBook mentioned in the podcast : Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel Paperback – 1 Mar. 1999 by Candace Pert (Author), Deepak Chopra (Foreword)

Send us a Text Message.This week I'm sharing Day 2 of my recent masterclass with the intention of  helping you if you are on a healing journey and have become stuck in that process. This will also be helpful for any therapists or coaches out there who’s clients are experiencing this too. In this episode I'll introduce you to 'Wrapping'. A psychological phenomenon that is unique to my modality The Clearing Method. Over the next hour, I'm going to help you understand 'wrapping' in more detail with the intention that it helps move you (or your client) on to the next stage of the healing journey. I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love, Shauna XAt the end of this episode, I open the doors for therapists & coaches to train with me for 6 weeks in my Skills for Facilitating Emotional Mastery Programme. If you would like more information on that programme or to register for the next cohort beginning in July just follow the link below: https://wellnessseeker.teachable.com/p/emotional-mastery-for-professionals_m2231Alternatively, you can join me for a FREE 2 Day Masterclass on 3rd & 4th July, where I'll take you through the basic principles of the programme and you can decide if it's a fit for you. Use the following link to save your place and get those details direct to your inbox: https://wellnessseeker.lpages.co/em-2day-masterclass-july23/Finally, if you need any support after listening to this series, please reach out. I have a list of Specialists who may be able to help. They are highly trained in my method and their details are listed on my website - www.shaunaquigley.com

Send us a Text Message.Over the next 2 weeks the episodes are going to be a little different because I want to share some content with you that I think will really help if you are on a healing journey and have become stuck in that process. This will also be helpful for any therapists or coaches out there who’s clients are experiencing this. When we are seeking answers for our pain & suffering, the source is usually found deep in the unexplored depths of past experiences. These unique experiences become locked into the body and mind.The reality though, for most of us is that being invited to explore the source of that pain is terrifying. It's not a safe place to be and as a result the mind says “No, we will NOT go there!”When that happens, we become stuck from any further therapeutic processing stopping us in our tracks on our healing journey. So how do we prevent this from happening? This is what I want to share with you over the next 2 weeks.  I recently held a 2 Day workshop entitled: Why the Mind Says NO to Therapy. This week's podcast episode is the recording of Day 1 of the workshop. Next week, I’ll share Day 2 . I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love, Shauna XIf you need any support after listening to this series, please reach out. I have a list of Specialists who may be able to help. They are highly trained in my method and their details are listed on my website - www.shaunaquigley.com

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season where I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. It’s just you and me again this week. No guests, just us and my thoughts on a particular subject. Today that is the topic of "I'm not enough" I hear it time and time again in clinical session, I see it everywhere online but here's the thing..."I'm not enough" is not a generic statement and it is never as it seems when presented in therapy. For each of us "I'm not enough" is as unique as our own finger print . Join me and I’ll explain more.  I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love and Positivity AlwaysShauna X

Send us a Text Message.In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Mark Williams, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. It was an honour to chat with Mark to hear how his own incredible healing journey has led him to where he is today. Mark has an extensive academic background in brain research spanning over 25years. He has worked at MIT in America and multiple universities in Australia teaching the fundamentals of neuroscience to a wide range of students including; Teachers, health professionals & company directors.Having already written over 70 scientific studies Mark’s new book ‘The Connected Species: How understanding the evolution of our brain can change the world’ will be published in August this year and is available for pre-order now.Mark also runs programmes on the neuroscience of learning, the neuroscience of emotions and how our brain creates our reality, which is what we focus on in today’s conversation.I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.Love Shauna XFor more information on Professor Williams & his work visit: https://www.drmarkwilliams.com/To check out his new book visit: https://rethinkingthebrain.com/books/

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season where I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. It’s just you and me this week. No guests, just us and my thoughts (or maybe a rant) on this topic & I know this week’s episode title is startling so let me explain. All too often, when you have experienced a relationship with a narcissist and are trying to heal, the focus is on the why - “that is why I do what I do” “this is why I am the way that I am”That’s not enough to heal though. Let’s talk about the ‘what’So, when I say “so what” I don’t mean it as ‘who cares’ I mean, so what did that do to you? What can you do to heal from the trauma & the internal experience of that. Join me and I’ll explain more.  I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love Shauna XIf you're interested in training in my Skills for Facilitating Emotional Mastery Programme, follow the link below to get all the details. https://wellnessseeker.teachable.com/p/emotional-mastery-for-professionals_m2231Want to get in touch to share your thoughts on this episode? Reach me here: shaunaquigley12777@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message.“When you dismiss your pain as an illusion, you are depriving yourself of the gateway” - Hugh Osborne That is exactly what Hugh had been doing for years on his healing journey - dismissing his pain as an illusion because that is what his spiritual practice taught him to do. Hugh has been a therapist for over 15years now. He spent many years on the spiritual path and although he had amazing insights along the way, the strength of his pain continued to “call him back in”. He knew that he had more healing work to do but found himself lost, having exhausted all possibilities, he had no where else to go.Hugh and I began working together in early 2020. His journey back to his real self has been phenomenal. He so beautifully describes it as ”resting in your essence as a product of healing your pain” In this wonderful conversation that you are about to listen to Hugh shares his experiences of spiritual healing and gives us an insightful look into that world. Hugh is also one of my Clearing Specialists. You can connect with Hugh via my website - shaunaquigley.com I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season where I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. In this episode it’s just you and me. No guests, just us and my thoughts on a particular subject that, I’m sure you know by now, I am passionate about. That subject is the theory of trauma. In particular the theory of understanding our trauma. What I find time and time again, is despite all of the information out there on understanding trauma, all of the theory, all of the knowledge, it only takes us so far on our healing journey.  Join me and I’ll explain more.  I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.My guest this week is Jeff Brown - Author, Teacher, Enrealment Activist & Grounded Spiritualist. My relationship with Jeff began with him being a mentor. He has supported and guided me, pushing me forward in the work that I do. Now a good friend, I am absolutely delighted to be sharing our conversation with you.  Today we’re discussing Jeff’s new book: Humanifestations For me, this is a book that speaks to all aspects of human life - hurt, pain, hope, healing, relationships, the need for love. All of it. All of what it is to be human but in a grounded & heart centred way.  Each time I picked it up I felt connected to myself & the world again. It brought me back home to me and gave me permission to accept all that I am. That is my intention in sharing this conversation with you. I hope that you too,  know that it’s OK to be human. To accept the wondrous YOU. Who you are and where you are right now.  And if that place is on a healing journey, maybe you want to go deeper inside and do some inner work, maybe you don’t and that’s ok. I only ask one thing…if you do go deeper inside to clear the pain of your past, you do it all from your body, not your head. You feel it all. Every single part of it because that is where true healing comes from. “The uniqueness of the human story and everybody’s particular reason for being here are worth fighting for - fighting for the rights of your story” - Jeff BrownI believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love Shauna XTo pre-order a copy of Jeff's new book - Humanifestations follow the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Humanifestations-Trauma-Transformation-Jeff-Brown/dp/1988648130/

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season where I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. My guest this week is Leona O’Neill - Head of Undergraduate Journalism at Ulster University and advocate of better mental health in newsrooms.  Leona’s esteemed career in journalism began almost 25years ago. She has worked all over N.Ireland, fearlessly reporting on everything from rallies to presidential visits, interviewing pop stars to covering the riots on the streets of N.Ireland. 4 years ago Leona’s emotional world was torn apart when she witnessed the horrific murder of fellow journalist, Lyra McKee. In the hours and days that followed, Leona found herself struggling internally to stay in what she describes as “her reporter mode - where it was safe and nothing could touch her”.Fast forward 1 year and she was exhausted, burnt out from work - the one thing that was meant to protect her from the internal impact of what she had witnessed. Leona was now suffering with debilitating anxiety so she courageously sought help and her journey with PTSD began. A journey that forced her to turn in, look inward and that ultimately gave her her voice back. A truly inspirational story of the strength & power of the human condition that you won’t want to miss.  I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.With Love Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season. In this series I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. Here's what I'll be discussing in today's final episode of the anxiety summit: - Why regulation tools are a vital part of the process of treating anxiety- When deepening to find root cause of anxiety how to prevent re-traumatising- Why you shouldn't deepen before the mind & body are readyI'll also recap on the 4 Key principles that I shared with you in week 1 and explain how these all tie together nowMy intention in sharing these recordings is to give you hope. Hope that if you or maybe even someone you know is experiencing anxiety that you feel understood and to know that with the proper guidance and support that there is a way to heal it. If you need any support after listening to this series, please reach out. I have a list of Specialists who may be able to help. They are highly trained in my method and their details are listed on my website:  www.shaunaquigley.com  With Love Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season. In this series I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. Today’s episode is the recording of Day 3 of the anxiety summit I held recently. In this episode I’ll be talking about the difference between nervous system regulation and nervous system control.Why regulation alone WILL NOT heal anxiety. How we can help our clients gain control over their symptoms and the 2 key principles to stop anxiety & panic attacksMy intention in sharing these recordings is to give you hope. Hope that if you or maybe even someone you know is experiencing anxiety that you feel understood and to know that with the proper guidance and support that there is a way to heal it. Next week, I’ll share the final Day of the summit but if you would like to listen to it right now head on over to my website www.shaunaquigley.com You’ll find the link to the replay page. If you need any support after listening to this series, please reach out. I have a list of Specialists who may be able to help. They are highly trained in my method and their details are listed on the website too. With Love Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season. In this series I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. Today’s episode is the recording of Day 2 of the anxiety summit I held recently.  In it I cover the key factors that prevent us from healing anxiety and how our mind helps create those barriers  My intention in sharing these recordings are to give you hope. Hope that if you or maybe even someone you know is experiencing anxiety that you feel understood and to know that with the proper guidance and support that there is a way to heal it. Next week, I’ll share Day 3 but if you would like to listen to all episodes right now head on over to my website www.shaunaquigley.com You’ll find the link to the replay page there.  If you need any support after listening to this series, please reach out. I have a list of Anxiety Specialists who may be able to help. They are highly trained in my method and you will find their details listed on the website too. With Love Shauna X

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the 3rd season. In this series I’ll be talking about finding & healing the root cause of our suffering. Understanding what happened inside of us as a result of our trauma and working with primary pain, so that we can finally heal and be free from the pain of our past. Over the next 4 weeks the episodes are going to be a little different and here’s why. Last week I held a 4 Day Summit on the effective treatment of anxiety.  My intention was to teach the basic principles of my Anxiety Model to professionals working in the field of mental health. The reality was that we had so many registrants for the summit that in fact were not professionals in that field. Who they were, were human beings who have been suffering with anxiety for years, sometimes decades and they wanted help. Not help to manage the physical symptoms of anxiety but help to finally heal from it. Help to get to the root cause of why they are experiencing it. I wasn’t surprised at this…I would have signed up for anything that I thought would have helped me back then too but I worried that sharing this information to someone without training would be too much. I needn't have. The feedback that I received was overwhelming. This was making sense to them and for most, it was the first time that they felt really understood and heard. It was giving them hope that they could finally heal with the right support and guidance of course. So now my intention is this: I want to share the summit with you in the hope that if you know someone or you are experiencing anxiety that you too feel heard, understood and  most importantly know there is a way out.  Today’s episode is the recording of Day 1 of the summit. Next week, I’ll share Day 2 and so on but if you would like to listen to all episodes right now head on over to my website www.shaunaquigley.com You’ll find the link to the replay page there. If you need any support after listening to this series, please reach out. I have a list of Anxiety Specialists over on the website who may be able to help. They are highly trained in my anxiety model. With Love Shauna X