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Author, holistic healer and wellness coach Dina Saalisi discusses her newly released book, "Transcending Sexual Trauma: Self-Awareness Tools and Nature-Based Practices to Cultivate Inner Healing." The first line of the preface states, "There is no linear path to healing from sexual trauma." We delve into this during our conversation. Saalisi is a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, a National Board Health and Wellness Coach and a Certified Hypnotherapist. #spirituality #mentalhealth #sexualtrauma #sexualabuse #childabuseawareness #trauma #god

I'm joined by empowerment and business coach Sandra McIntosh, host of 90 Day Wins,  @SandyB90DW  for a pointed and heartfelt reflection on two powerful podcast conversations — Den of Kings and Just Heal — where men opened up about mental health, grief, faith, and healing. Kirk Franklin hosted one podcast and was a guest on the other. Here are those conversations that inspired this Let's Start Healing episode: Just Heal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95BwtFsaNMY&list=PL-NoYPoRM_guonMqvDd217EkqYYdND4VL&index=3 Den of Kings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeX11CYxq9w Sandra — who has been married for 21 years — and myself, as a single woman, bring two different perspectives to what we heard and felt as men shared their emotional truths. (90 Day Wins Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@SandyB90DW) We explore what it means to witness men being vulnerable — to hear them speak about the pressures they face, the pain they often carry quietly, and the courage it takes to express it. The conversation moves through themes of spirituality vs. religion, loss, healing, and the possibility of deeper understanding between men and women. This isn't an expert discussion — it's an open-hearted reflection between two women listening, learning, and sometimes frustrated but always holding space for men's humanity. #mensmentalhealth #relationships #spirituality #religion #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #godislove #letststarthealing #kirkfranklin

Dr. Michelle Morancie shows through her own journey how faith meets our daily lives, how we learn to listen when God is calling, and how the path can shape us. A Georgia psychologist, educator, and Fulton County Schools board member and shares how as an empath, she has pushed past fears and found her voice. #Peace #spirituality #letsstarthealing #mentalhealth #gettingolder #education #empoweredwomen #godislove #purpose

A live recording with my friend and Spiritual Counselor James Sims — coming to us from Colorado — and who shared the mic with me during our 24-hour Live in September. Today we're exploring resistance: why it shows up in our mind and spirit, what it protects, and how it can actually point us back to purpose. We talk fear vs. intuition, attachment vs. surrender, and practical ways to move from tension to clarity. #spirituality #purposefilledlife #letsstarthealing #acourseinmiracles #blessings #jesus #mentalhealth #selflove #forgiveness #grace #peace

Part 4 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? The final segment : Nearly 8 a.m. hour to 12 p.m. This is Raw and Largely Unedited. In this segment, I am joined by Intiuitive and Reiki Healer Stephanie Dean and Award-winning Author Netta Fei as I conclude this live 24-hour event. I set out to do this as an endurance challenge and as a way to honor my late mother on her birthday, and realized it would be a great way to benefit Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, an organization dedicated to advocating for children and families across Georgia. In Part 4 – Healing, we discuss abundance and how to remove blocks to receive what is already ours.  🕊️ Throughout this 24-hour experience: • We share stories of growth, resilience, and self-discovery • We honor the power of community and compassion • We celebrate my mother's legacy of love through service and connection.  🎁 Learn more or support Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice: https://gaappleseed.org/ #Spirituality #Selflove #Selfcare #MentalHealth #LetsStartHealing #SpiritualPodcast #HealingJourney #Purpose #Faith #24HourLive #GeorgiaAppleseed

Part 3 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? From about 10:50 p.m. to 3 a.m hour... This is Raw and Largely Unedited. In this segment, I am joined by Spiritual Coach James Sims; from Thailand Nickey of Divine Mystique; and my Best Friend Tonya Guzman. I set out to do this as an endurance challenge and as a way to honor my late mother on her birthday, and realized it would be a great way to benefit Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, an organization dedicated to advocating for children and families across Georgia. In Part 3 – Healing, we share an understanding of how pain and resilience shape your purpose; life and spiritual transformation and friendship. 🕊️ Throughout this 24-hour experience: • We share stories of growth, resilience, and self-discovery • We honor the power of community and compassion • We celebrate my mother's legacy of love through service and connection.  🎁 Learn more or support Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice: https://gaappleseed.org/ #Spirituality #Selflove #Selfcare #MentalHealth #LetsStartHealing #SpiritualPodcast #HealingJourney #Purpose #Faith #24HourLive #GeorgiaAppleseed

Part 3B of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? 3 a.m hour to almost 8 a.m. This is Raw and Largely Unedited. In this segment, I am joined by Spiritual Coach James Sims; from the UK, Reiki Healer Jyoti Channa-Rekhi; from Portugal, cousin David Byrd on how he and his wife came to live there; and he is joined by cousin and Atlanta resident Cheryl Phillips.  I set out to do this as an endurance challenge and as a way to honor my late mother on her birthday, and realized it would be a great way to benefit Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, an organization dedicated to advocating for children and families across Georgia. In Part 3B – Healing, we discuss the importance of following your ligjht. 🕊️ Throughout this 24-hour experience: • We share stories of growth, resilience, and self-discovery • We honor the power of community and compassion • We celebrate my mother's legacy of love through service and connection.  🎁 Learn more or support Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice: https://gaappleseed.org/ #Spirituality #Selflove #Selfcare #MentalHealth #LetsStartHealing #SpiritualPodcast #HealingJourney #Purpose #Faith #24HourLive #GeorgiaAppleseed

Part 2 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge, community fundraiser, and heartfelt tribute to my late mother's birthday. From somewhere in the 7:40 p.m. hour to somewhere in the 10:30 p.m. hour. This is Raw and Largely Unedited.  Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? Joining me on this segment are Empowerment Coach Francisca Perez sharing tools and discussing the power of transformation and healing through pain; Russell Murchison, Charles Gilbert and Todd Duncan discuss the bond between fathers and daughters; Spiritual Coach James Sims shares his personal journey and spiritual revelations.  I set out to do this as an endurance challenge and as a way to honor my late mother on her birthday, and realized it would be a great way to benefit Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, an organization dedicated to advocating for children and families across Georgia. In Part 1B – Awakening, we begin this journey by exploring purpose and what we believe we are called to do in life. 🕊️ Throughout this 24-hour experience: • We share stories of growth, resilience, and self-discovery • We honor the power of community and compassion • We celebrate my mother's legacy of love through service and connection  🎁 Learn more or support Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice: https://gaappleseed.org/ #Spirituality #Selflove #Selfcare #MentalHealth #LetsStartHealing #SpiritualPodcast #HealingJourney #Purpose #Faith #24HourLive #GeorgiaAppleseed

Welcome to Part 1B of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge, community fundraiser, and heartfelt tribute to my late mother's birthday. 3:30 p.m.ish to almost 7:40ish p.m. This is Raw and Largely Unedited.  Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? Joining me on this segment are Empowerment Coach Elisa Sterling-Cowan; Empowerment & Business Coach Sandra McIntosh; Sandy Springs Councilwoman Melody Kelley; and Radio Personality Cynthia Young. I set out to do this as an endurance challenge and as a way to honor my late mother on her birthday, and realized it would be a great way to benefit Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, an organization dedicated to advocating for children and families across Georgia. In Part 1B – Awakening, we begin this journey by exploring purpose and what we believe we are called to do in life. 🕊️ Throughout this 24-hour experience: • We share stories of growth, resilience, and self-discovery • We honor the power of community and compassion • We celebrate my mother's legacy of love through service and connection  🎁 Learn more or support Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice: https://gaappleseed.org/ #Spirituality #Selflove #Selfcare #MentalHealth #LetsStartHealing #SpiritualPodcast #HealingJourney #Purpose #Faith #24HourLive #GeorgiaAppleseed

Welcome to Part 1 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge, community fundraiser, and heartfelt tribute to my late mother's birthday. Noon to 3:30pm-ish... This is Raw and Largely Unedited.  Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? Joining me on this segment are Self-Care Expert & Interior Designer Lanada Chanel Duncan; Founder of The Empowerment Workshop Le'Dor Milteer; Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice Executive Director Michael Waller along with Director of Engagement & Development Liz McDaniel; and.Empowerment Coach Elisa Sterling-Cowan. I set out to do this as an endurance challenge and as a way to honor my late mother on her birthday, and realized it would be a great way to benefit Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, an organization dedicated to advocating for children and families across Georgia. In Part 1 – Awakening, we begin this journey by exploring purpose and what we believe we are called to do in life. 🕊️ Throughout this 24-hour experience: • We share stories of growth, resilience, and self-discovery • We honor the power of community and compassion • We celebrate my mother's legacy of love through service and connection  🎁 Learn more or support Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice: https://gaappleseed.org/ #Spirituality #Selflove #Selfcare #MentalHealth #LetsStartHealing #SpiritualPodcast #HealingJourney #Purpose #Faith #24HourLive #GeorgiaAppleseed

Ahead of my upcoming 24-hour Live Let's Start Healing episode, I sat down with the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice — the nonprofit this event will benefit. Georgia Appleseed advocates for homeless children and families to give them a stronger voice in housing, education, and justice. In this conversation, Executive Director Michael Waller and Director of Engagement & Development Liz McDaniel shed light on what defines homelessness means for children and how the nonprofit works to establish laws that bring about safe and stable housing.  🎧 Watch, share, and learn why I'm dedicating my 24-hour podcast to raising funds for this organization's important work. Visit https://gaappleseed.org/donate/ In this Georgia Appleseed project, youth in foster care discussed their lived experiences: https://gaappleseed.org/resource/see-me/ #georgiaappleseed #childadvocacy #fostercare #safehousing #childwelfare #homelessness #letsstarthealing #spirituality #whatisyourwhy

LIIV Atlanta church Pastor Mayo Sowell shares the impact of living homeless on the streets of Atlanta for one week last spring. With only a GoPro camera, a Bible, a journal, and the clothes on his back, he set out with a determination to better understand life for the city's unhoused residents. In this conversation, Pastor Sowell also reflects on his own remarkable journey — from selling drugs and serving time in prison to becoming a pastor— and how he transformed his life.  https://saportareport.com/week-of-homelessness-on-atlanta-streets-gives-pastor-new-insight/columnists/adrianne-murchison/ Learn more abut LIIV Atlanta and Pastor Sowell's documentary, "The Least of These" on his experience of living homeless for a week. https://www.liivatl.com/ #spirituality #theleastofthese #homeless #unhoused #mentalhealth #peace #documentary #pastor #church

Author Maria Soprano returns to discuss her new book :Decoded: The Portal is You, Awaken the Architect Within." We explore her journey of healing, the power of inner work, and how to trust your divine internal guidance system. Maria is a healing and wellness coach and founder of Karma Free Living. She shares why listening to your true inner voice — the voice of your higher power — is the key to spiritual awakening, releasing fear, and stepping into your purpose. Her insight includes: How to connect with your higher power. Why inner work is essential for healing. Awakening the architect within you. And trusting your divine guidance system.  #spiritualawakening #divineguidance #healingjourney #innerwork #higherpower #chatgpt #spirituality

Author Danny Blue shares how after years of corporate success, career pivots, and personal soul-searching, he turned his journey into inspiration with his debut children's book, "Coalie and the Great Mystery." During our conversation, Danny opens up about connecting with deeper, sometimes hidden aspects of himself, insights gained through The Monroe Institute — an educational center that offers the study of human consciousness — and why he believes life isn't necessarily about finding yourself, it's about becoming who you are. "Coalie and the Great Mystery" is available by paperback on Amazon. Hard copies of the book are available at Iamcoalie.com. https://iamcoalie.com/

Note about this episode: About 20 minutes into this conversation, something strange happened. My power suddenly went out with a loud boom as if it was raining, even though the sun was shining.  When the power came back, my internet kept dropping. My guest Jacqueline Drumwright and I were disconnected three, four… maybe five times during this recording. But she stayed patient, and somehow we were able to keep the flow and capture the entire conversation. A friend later asked if maybe that was a sign I wasn't supposed to have this talk, but I felt the opposite. I was determined to see it through, and I'm so glad we did. About the conversation: Do you find it easy to talk with friends about God? This episode began with a spontaneous phone call. I was having a spiritual epiphany, deep in thought about God, when my friend Jacqueline called. In that moment, I invited her to join me on the podcast to talk about what was on my heart. Jacqueline — who is an educator in North Carolina — and I have some real differences in how we see things spiritually, yet this conversation turned out to be rich, thought‑provoking, and insightful. Even in our differences, we found a way to communicate with love and respect. And I'm grateful for friends like Jackie who remind me that's possible. Subscribe: If this conversation resonates with you, please like, comment, and subscribe. Share it with someone you think might find it meaningful; and join me for more open, heartfelt talks about God, healing, and the ways we connect. Previous episodes with my guest Jacqueline Drumwright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-sVkjYNaqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4roS8rVlyQk&t=2s #godislove #empoweredwomen #god #spiritualexperience #acourseinmiracles #thebible #spirituality #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #letsstarthealing #selfcare