Moving into Wellness Podcast: Recent Episodes
Muse Creative Arts Therapy
Movement intervention specialists Karin Pleasant, psychotherapist, dance/movement therapist with Muse Creative Arts Therapy, and Gloria Doran Murray, Human Development specialist and creator of the Hansi Inner Child Workshop, combining yoga, meditation and dance, discuss destigmatizing mental healthcare and ways to manage everyday mental health issues.
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In this episode Gloria chats with Ryan Hansen who shares his post-military experience adjusting back into civilian life. Ryan shares how he recognized he needed external support and chose to seek help, as well as lessons learned about resources and making decisions on an ongoing basis that support his wellness goals for himself and his family.
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
- Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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Our plans for a full episode did not come to fruition this month (sorry). So, in this brief episode, Karin gives a list of books on her future purchase wish list as well as books she has she intends to read within the year to explore culture and different voices and experiences that make up our shared history. Karin also asks the audience about the perception of wellness and for recommendations of books.
Book list starts at ~6:30 minutes in. Or see the list here:
- The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
- Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
- The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf: On the Myth of LGBTQ+ Solidarity
- The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
- Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology
- The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
- Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
- Ritual: Power, Healing and Community
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century
- Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance
- My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
- Babylon Girls: Black Women Performers and the Shaping of the Modern
- Black Dance from 1619 to Today
- From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
- Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this midseason episode Karin and Gloria discuss their experiences of working toward building professional networks and opportunities for their work. Business ventures, collaborations, and/or extensions of offerings can be emotionally draining and a place of vulnerability when we're not sure about who to work with and how personalities and processes will mesh even if on paper it looks like values and vision match. Gloria notes how following intuition helped guide her to follow through on an opportunity when other options didn't work out. Karin acknowledges actively learning to let go of disappointment so it doesn't derail her goals.
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
- Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss experiences of and perspectives on holding people accountable when harm has occurred and the person or people suspected of causing harm are people we like, admire or are in close relationship with, referencing an IG post on community by @nikeaurea. How should a community address instances of harm to rebuild trust and safety? What happens when there is denial of harm? Are some instances of harm irreparable?
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
- Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss a social media post that states Americans infantilize ourselves and how that relates to shame, personal values, beliefs about cultural norms that hinder progress/action. After discussing what the prompt brought to the forefront for us individually, Gloria offers ideas for ways people can get involved and see the effects of action for themselves, others and their community. Is there willful ignorance? Do people understand or even care about how their representatives' decisions affect the larger world?
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
- Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Karin and Gloria use posts from an organization as a conversation prompt to address the challenge that our desire to be "right" gets in the way of building community.
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
- Pep-talk Hotline featuring elementary school children: 707-873-7862
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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CONTENT WARNING: Episode includes discussion of suicide, and suicidal/homicidal ideation resulting from brain injuries.
In this episode Gloria chats with former Olympic bobsledder William Person about his journey through the mental health effects of physical injuries, and his mission to provide free treatment to others suffering from traumatic brain injuries and, specifically, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
Connect with William (@onemanwithachamber):
- Facebook:
- https://www.facebook.com/one.man.with.a.chamber.hbot?mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfr
- https://www.facebook.com/william.person.792233
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-person-4072b417/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willp1234567?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@braininjurysurvival?si=KfTK-iFXlhLORgQC
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hyperbarichealing?_t=ZT-8zD0dNeEvPi&_r=1_
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Joe Namath on CTE help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5T8pyuiFkI&authuser=0
Article (July 17, 2019): NFL Legend Joe Namath Says Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Healed His Damaged Brain | Amen Clinics Amen Clinics
Wounded Warrior Project: 5-Things-to-Know-About-Veterans-and-CTE | WWP
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss their ways of grounding. Introvert? Extrovert? Ambivert? We talk about being with people while maintaining personal boundaries. Of course, we boil it down to movement and community.
Pardon the sound glitches! We appreciate your support!
Link to upcoming sound making/body tuning event: Sound Making / Body Tuning — Support Safety Insight Trust
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Karin reconnects with Cashel Campbell to discuss how restructuring her practice led to a deeper connection to herself and her work. Cashel is a New York State licensed & board-certified dance/movement psychotherapist, graduate studies guest faculty and clinical supervisor, and creator and owner of FEEL HEAL DANCE. Connect with her at:
LinkedIn: Cashel Campbell MS, BC-DMT, LCAT | LinkedIn
IG: @layers_of_cash
Facebook: Facebook
Website: @Cashel | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin and Gloria chat about ways they acknowledge current events in their practices with people they serve and ideas about what shapes their approaches.
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Gloria chats with Jason Williams, MS, cofounder of Brain Wise Solutions, to discuss resilience. They offer suggestions for ways people can address feelings of overwhelm and how to honor ourselves when we need refueling.
Check out Brain Wise Solutions: brainwisesolutions.org or IG @brainwise2025
Jason holds a master of science in general psychology and is a certified trainer in trauma-informed practices.
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this bonus episode Karin speaks with her lifelong friend Tenisa Frye about building and maintaining connections with others, touching on how social needs change and ways we've adapted as we've aged.
National hotline numbers:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
- BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
- LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
- LGBT under 25 Youth Talkline: 888-234-7243
- LGBTQ ages 13-24 Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
- SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-5428
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
- Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
- Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
- Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Search the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website for local resources: https://www.nami.org
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Gloria and Karin discuss betrayal, with personal examples of how it affects people and ways they've used body-based interventions to recover from it.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin and Gloria chat about the importance of community and doing 'enough' to support people while in their own life transitions.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this heartfelt episode of Moving into Wellness, Gloria is joined by fellow graduates Trevor Dalton and Brendan Crawford for a candid conversation about the challenges of staying grounded during the final stretch of their master’s program. Together, they reflect on moments of struggle, falling out of healthy routines, and the power of returning—with the help of movement tools like breathwork, meditation, music, and community. This episode is a reminder that even when we drift, we can always find our way back—and we don’t have to do it alone.
Link to Peak Performance Podcast: https://m.youtube.com/@Peak-Performance-Podcast-P3
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin will discuss what has taken so long to post the first 2025 episode, reflecting on thinking that could get in the way of just restarting something you care about. Karin also shares what led to relocating and applying the principles of moving into wellness.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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Please enjoy this less-than-10-minute gratitude meditation led by Gloria!
Thank you for supporting our pod and look for more episodes in 2025.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin and Gloria talk about lessons learned in 2024 regarding communication, including the ideas of opportunities for learning, adaptability to situations, setting boundaries for self, and clarifying meaning in the relationships that matter.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Native StrongHearts Helpline: 844-762-8483
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 888-407-4515
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss how emotional challenges may go unnoticed or mischaracterized by others and not always be identifiable or understood by a person who is experiencing them.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
BIPOC LGBTQ+ Call BlackLine: 800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this bonus clip from the conversation with Regina Scheitel, Karin and Regina talk about mental health interventions, in particular regional focuses, having a specialized vs integrative approach, and continuing education to maintain a critical mind.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin chats with former coworker Regina Scheitel, MA, MSW, Ph.D. candidate, who is currently a professor at the University of Applied Sciences, Department of Social Work, Bachelor of Social Work Program in Burgenland, Austria. Differences and parallels are noted in the perception of mental health practice and the environmental impact on mental wellness.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin and Gloria discuss their experiences overseas, including dancing that brought connectivity and social observations that exhibited common interests for wellness that communities are working through.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
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In this episode, Karin chats with fellow DMT Alicia Brewster, MA, BC-DMT, who has worked for close to 9 years at Department of State Hospitals - Napa. Alicia gives her perspective on working with a forensic population and why dance/movement therapy is an effective mental health intervention.
For information on Napa State Hospital: https://www.dsh.ca.gov/Napa/
For information on Alicia's dance group, Bay Area Dancers: https://bayareadancers.org/
For information on the California Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association, follow @ccadta on IG
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode, Karin and Gloria discuss ideas about imposter syndrome, including people's discomfort with being a 'beginner' and the effects of comparing ourselves to others.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss how the power to learn is to live by making a choice, fears or no fears.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss how embracing change helps prepare someone to accept and overcome natural and incremental change throughout different stages of life.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In the first episode for season 3, Karin and Gloria talk about personal insights for the new year, breaking patterns and the slowness of change, and reasons to continue actively discussing mental wellness.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this last episode of the season, Gloria leads a meditation using water as a metaphor for healing, renewal, and growth.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
This is the longer sound meditation, edited to include singing bowl, ocean drum, gong, and fire chimes. Next investment: better sound recording in 2024.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
For the end of September, Karin is sharing two separate versions of sound. The challenges with recording and wanting the experience of sound meditation to be ideal were going to lead to a talking episode about how I didn't like either recording. Instead, I backtracked and decided to share edited versions of both, one brief and one a little longer.
Soundscapes can be relaxing, thought-provoking, and healing. My goal is to do more in-person sound meditation offerings in 2024 and I hope that, if nothing else, these renditions of sounds give a small idea of what sound meditation can encompass.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode, Karin and Gloria discuss their own tools for self-exploration and ways tools are put into practice.
We'll share with you the importance of adjusting expectations, embracing change, and how it can lead to personal growth. You'll hear us talk about the significance of pausing, questioning, and extending grace to ourselves and others.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
What if there's a journey filled with endless possibilities waiting for you, just at the end of your comfort zone? In this episode, Gloria shares the beginning of the journey of pursuing a master's degree, discovering unforeseen connections, and creating opportunities along the way.
Transitioning from providing a service to letting go might seem daunting, but what if this step is the very thing your growth needs? In our discussion, we touch on the need for clarity and the importance of setting ego aside to embrace growth as integral parts of our journeys.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode Karin and Gloria continue their conversation about external factors and their effect on intuition.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode, Karin and Gloria chat about recognizing environmental factors are affecting mental wellness.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode, Karin and Gloria reflect on significant losses a year later and the different types of loss people experience that initiates a grieving process.
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
In this episode, Karin and Gloria discuss barriers to goal setting and ideas to find hope in community, intuition, and achievements of any size.
Karin and Gloria discuss a common mental health goal setting tool: SMART. But how helpful is it?
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-based
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
CONTENT WARNING: discussion includes topics of suicide/suicidal ideation
Karin and Gloria start season two with:
- Lessons from 2022
- Thoughts about start to 2023
- Mental wellness topics of interest for the coming year
National hotline numbers:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Questions or comments? Email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on IG: @musecreativeartstherapy and @gloriafied_movement
Gloria leading a meditation designed to take a moment to pause and appreciate each of our five senses: hearing, sight, taste, smell, and touch.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
Short sample of healing instruments, singling bowls and swinging chimes (fire).
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this second-to-last season 1 episode, Karin shares an example of an audio movement exercise recorded for a client.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this bonus episode, Karin chats with Erin.
Erin in her own words:
Erin Howe is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist in the San Diego area and is the President of the California Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA.org/CCADTA.org). Her work has accumulated over 9 years of practice working in residential treatment facilities, substance rehabilitation, detox facilities and in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital settings. In addition to these, Erin has worked as a dance therapist with veterans struggling with chemical dependency and ptsd, at day programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as in group counseling and in her Southern California-based private practice thesunshinetherapies.com. Erin has experience working virtually with individuals and groups through the United States. Her training in improvisational dance and focus on a person-centered approach invites clients of all backgrounds to feel empowered on their journey.
After being diagnosed with, fighting against, and healing from Stage 2 breast cancer, Erin was invited to present her work, A Mindful Approach to Ego Detachment: Using the Body’s knowledge to Reduce Countertransference and Prejudice, at the 2019 American Dance Therapy Association National Conference in Miami, Florida. Erin continues to find ways to explore healing within her own body as a way to intuitively guide her clients towards their own inherent healing abilities. Throughout Erin’s career, she finds passion in supporting emerging dance/movement therapists expand and find their style in the field. During the pandemic, she created a company supporting dance therapists find contract work and continues to seek ways to expand the field of Dance/Movement Therapy.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss aspects of self exploration and embracing change in adult life. This conversation was edited down from more than an hour of stories to reinforce ideas we've discussed in other podcast episodes:
- Openness
- Discernment
- Honesty
- Humility
There were several "probably"s and "really"s on repeat near the end. We'll likely come back to this topic as we consider it essential to mental wellness.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this bonus episode, Karin chats with Madrone B. Phoenix.
Madrone B. Phoenix, They/She, MSW, LICSW
Madrone is a licensed clinician with advanced training in trauma (Level II EMDR, C.G.S. in Trauma Studies and Level 1 AEDP). They started this organization because of the massive gap Black, Latinx and other POC as well as QTPOC and LGBTQIA+ populations face. As someone who is connected with both communities, Madrone wanted to do something that could make an actual difference in the lives of others who have been historically excluded.
Madrone’s experiences are informed through a combination of being multiethnic and queer identified. Having been born into an extremely religious, abusive and traumatic family of origin, which pushed her into the foster care system, brought with it the obvious challenges, but also the great gifts of learning to rise and finding one's voice in the middle of chaos and confusion. The path eventually led Madrone to find their way to pursue a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work, with the vision to eventually be doing just this: Creating a space for others to find their strength, their voice and rise.
In their spare time, they offer forensic evaluations to asylum seekers with Physicians for Human Rights and create native wildflower gardens for pollinators. They find their balance and calm in gardens and in the natural world.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this bonus episode, Karin talks with Cashel Campbell.
Cashel in her own words:
Cashel Campbell’s passion for Mental Health Awareness and Sexual Assault/Abuse Recovery has encouraged the career she has built alongside her creative endeavors. In 2018 she created Feel Heal Dance, an integrative psychotherapy private practice that she maintains as a Board Certified & Licensed Psychotherapist in New York City.
She was the first African American Dance/Movement Psychotherapist at Rikers Island, working first hand with the jail’s mental health population. With over 10 years of experience in emotional/somatic discovery, Cashel Campbell leads with compassion & empathy, while encouraging skill building & positive self esteem throughout the therapeutic process. An often keynote speaker, guest faculty member (Pratt Institute & Adelphi University) & Board Certified Clinical Supervisor, Cashel finds pleasure in supporting patients, clients & graduate students towards finding emotional wellness through creative expression, aimed towards individual & collective deep healing.
The span of Cashel Campbell’s career has & continues to be centered around her desire for all people, especially BIPOC individuals, to have access to creative autonomy, authenticity & community. She has shared her work & ideas within community spaces, libraries, dance studios, artistic institutions & corporate settings. In the summer of 2021, she was notably published as a poet/author in New World Theatre’s all Black anthology: 08:46. Her current creative desires include pursuing a career in film more vigorously & continuing to bring artists, people & communities together, with the centralized hope of creating more space for discovery, inclusivity & compassion through the arts.
P | 718 - 971 - 4409
E | Contact@CashelCampbell.com
W | https://linktr.ee/CashelCampbell
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this episode, Karin and Gloria discuss what it means to have awareness of when we need to say "no" in relationships. Topics include:
- Knowing our limits
- Prioritizing our values
- Being consistent
- Recognizing resistance
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this episode, Karin interviews Oly about her life coaching work.
In Oly's words:
*Hi! I'm Oly and I love helping busy creatives be more organized "within, without". I am a certified professional organizer and life coach. My practice is compassion-led and I'm BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ focused. I believe that we are all worthy of love and healing. Chat with me for free here:
IG - @organizewitholy Email - oly@organizewitholy.com Web - www.organizewitholy.com*
Thanks for listening!!
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this episode Karin and Gloria discuss ways to respond when people around us reach out for support, including:
- Recognizing/acknowledging vulnerability
- Language that can meet others' needs
- Embracing humility
email: movingintowellnesspodcast@gmail.com
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
LGBTQ Youth Trevor Project Line: 866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: 741 741, text "start"
In this episode, Reggina Thompson King discusses her journey into music therapy and self-discovery through practice.
In Reggina's words:
Hi, I am Reggina. I am a nature enthusiast that loves camping, creating music, and yoga! I am a space holder for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks and am currently living in Southern California!
@thehealingchord on IG and TikTok
In this episode, Karin discusses what led to her dance/movement therapy studies and offers examples of how she's utilized movement as an intervention in a group setting.
In this podcast, Karin interviews Toni Pasion, who talks about mind-body-spirit alignment, community organizing and holding space for culture and wellness from a Filipinx/a/o and practitioner perspective.
Toni M. Kemehana Pasion is an Inland Empire-based dancer, educator, and community organizer who specializes in Hawaiian and Philippine dance practices. She is a Lecturer of Dance at the University of California, Riverside, Company Choreographer at Infuse Dance Studio, and Dance Instructor for the Philippine American Intercultural School-Inland Empire. She is an alum of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, University of California, Riverside, and Santa Monica College. Toni has extensive performance experience across Hawaii, Southern California, and throughout the Pacific Islands. Toni's work intentionalizes how indigenous worldviews, dance, and storytelling can serve as tools for connection amongst diverse groups of people.
Website: www.tonipasion8.com
IG: @toni.pasion8
In this episode, Karin and Gloria give updates from the previous episode about working through emotional challenges by:
- Using therapeutic tools they use with others
- Finding sources of support
- Remembering individual core values
Hosts Karin and Gloria discuss personal challenges and the impact on facilitating/providing support to others.
Topics include the effects of:
- Death of a loved one
- Witnessing death
- Ending a relationship
- Experiencing suicidal ideation
And ways each person has sought support
In this episode, our hosts, Karin and Gloria, discuss:
- Limitations that can interfere with access to services
- Ways to work around roadblocks
- Routes to use to access supportive services
24-hr hotline numbers are shared at the end of the podcast for people seeking support.
In this episode, our hosts, Karin and Gloria, discuss:
- Specialists that people are typically referred to
- Ways seekers of support can approach initial sessions with providers
- Why self-advocacy is important
- Ideas for seeking alternatives
24-hr hotline numbers are shared at the end of the podcast for people seeking support.
In this first episode, our hosts, Karin and Gloria, discuss:
- Our connection to and work in the mental health field, introducing the idea of alternatives to talk therapy
- Our personal journeys into mental wellness, recognizing signs and ways we sought support
- The overall goal of overcoming stigma around the idea of mental health, encouraging people to reach out for support, and
- Ideas on where someone can start to ask for help
24-hr hotline numbers are shared at the end of the podcast for people seeking support.