Eldra Jakson III, Co Executive Director at The Inside Circle Eldra Jackson III Eldra served 24 years of a life sentence; the last eight were spent sitting with Inside Circle eventually leading to his release from New Folsom Prison in 2014. A living example of successful rehabilitation and re-entry, Eldra has dedicated his free time on the outside to serving at-risk youth, and acting as a facilitator, trainer, and mentor. He is a writer and sought after public speaker on the topics of at-risk youth advocacy, effective criminal justice rehabilitation and turning around ‘toxic’ masculinity. He also hosts the Inside Circle Podcast. The Inside Circle The Inside Circle exists to reduce recidivism and all forms of violence-physical, emotional, and psychological— in our prisons and communities. Using the power of human connection found in peer-guided healing circles, Inside Circle transforms lives, reducing violence inside and outside adult and juvenile prisons, lowering recidivism rates, and building social-emotional literacy. They Operate regularly within and around California State Prison, Sacramento (New Folsom), Sierra Conservation Center, and New Jersey's Juvenile Medium Security Facility. They have ignited and run programs in an array of adult and juvenile detention centers and community settings across the United States. After sitting in group with Inside Circle for an average of 3 years, members show shifts in resilience, empathy, self-regulation, and perspective taking. For participants, There’s an 80% decline in the number of “115” rule violations. 70% of participants dropped 1-3 security levels. 44% of the men who were serving and went through the program are no longer in prison but instead serving their communities and contributing to society, and 0% of released participants returned to prison within three years of release. For more on The Inside Circle watch The Work documentary available on Amazon. Discussed In This Episode: Eldra's background and his storyWhat went through Eldra's mind when he was sentenced and his first years in prisonToxic masculinity, Eldra's definition of it, and how it impacted his lifeWhat we need to know about prison lifeRacial segregation in CA prisons and why this remains in practiceThe Circle -- how Eldra found it and how it healsWhat led to Eldra's freedom and eventual releaseThe adjustment to being out of prison and the biggest challengesThe pain of healingHow to reduce incarcerationCall to action Important Links: Waiting For An Echo by Christine MontrossThe Work documentary Eldra Jackson and The Circle on Instagram Other Episodes Like This: Healing From An Act Of ViolenceParenting a Child With Autism Happy Listening! With Fun and Love, Jackie
Deborah Thompson Cox, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Deborah Thompson Cox Deborah Thompson Cox has a private practice specializingin addressing the after-effects of childhood trauma in adults. Deborah is basedin the Greater Los Angeles area yet her work with others extends across thecountry. Deborah’s work with clients is designed to support the self-healing intelligenceof the body’s life energy. She views the body and mind as one coherentsystem, and both can be affected by a combination of healing modalities. Thiselastic body of work is inclusive of the following approaches:Somatic Experiencing (SE) which guides the client’s attention to their bodilysensations, connecting these to their thoughts, expressions/movements, imagesand emotions in a way that opens the neural pathways and allows trauma-bound(adrenaline-produced) energy to discharge. Quiet spaciousness betweeninterventions allows the profound, and healing, reorganization of the body-mind.Early Attachment Patterning which provides a foundational understandingof the four core Attachment Styles, their origins, the way they reveal themselvesin relationships, and methods for transforming attachment hurt into healing. I usethe terms Secure, Avoidant, Ambivalent, and Disorganized Attachment.Somatic Integration which promotes the body’s capacity to hold and expanda wide range of emotions via how the energy runs through the body whichincludes understanding Defense Mechanisms and how the Brain Developsthroughout early childhood via Family Dynamics.And finally, She fuses these modalities by introducing the client to a mindfulpractice of yoga and meditation based upon the ancient wisdom of KundaliniYoga.Contact Deborah @ dthompsoncox@gmail.com or go to her website here Discussed In This Episode: How educating yourself on trauma can begin the process of healing traumaThe amygdala function in the brain & The nervous systemA working definition of traumaAttachment PatternsDeborah's story Trauma focused CBTKundaliniPeter LevineSomatic ExperiencingAlcoholism and addictionACESNeuroplasticity Resources Mentioned ACES testDr. Arlene Drake Waking The Tiger by Peter Levine Other Episodes Like This Jessica Graham How Trauma Affects Us and How To Heal Happy Listening! Fun & Love, Jackie
Ashley Cantley Ashley Cantley Ashley Cantley is the Author of High-Vibe Feng Shui: 11 Steps to Achieving Your Best Life. She ispassionate about living well and helping others do the same through the ancient principles of Feng Shui.Her modern practice pulls from Traditional Chinese Medicine, shamanism, Ayurveda, and current studies ofenergetics to design a life of abundance. As a certified Feng Shui expert and a Red Ribbon Professional (thehighest recognition) through the International Feng Shui Guild, she has worked with celebrity clients and has been featured as a go-to source for media outlets such as Bravo TV and Real Simple. Discussed In This Episode: The lifestyle of Feng ShuiWhat is modern Feng Shui according to Ashley CantleyIntuition and deepening your relationship with yourselfBeing authentic and how that's the only way to "do Feng Shui right"Why using environmentally friendly products mattersBeing intentional in everything you doTips from the Feng Shui toolboxMantrasThe Sacred PauseHaving faith and trust in the sacred pauseHow doing all of the "spiritual work' doesn't stop life from happeningHow Ashley is moving through her stillbirth and grieving her baby girlHow to support others when they're in deep grief and traumaHow Ashley is using Feng Shui to help Links: Jackie SheaAshley CantleyThe Sixth Stage of GriefRachel's GiftIt's OK That You're Not OK Other Episodes Like This: Ashley Cantley's First Episode on Feng Shui For HealthHow to Help a Sick Friend Happy Listening! Fun & Love Always.
Amy B Scher: AMY B SCHER is an award-winning and bestsellingauthor of four books on human-ing and healing. She’s been featured inWashington Post,Cosmopolitan, CNN, CBS,The Los Angeles Review of Books,The Rumpusand more. Scher was also named one of Advocate’s “40 Under 40.” Amy’s books have been translated into thirteen languages and endorsed by notable authors such as Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray Love); Vikas Swarup (Slumdog Millionaire); and Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, Harvard Medical School and (Brotherhoodwith Deepak Chopra). Amy lives in New York City with her beautiful wife and bad cat. www.amybscher.com Discussed In This Episode: A balanced view on what depression is from an energetic standpointBurying ourselves for others and the ramificationsBeing practical -- what you have to do vs. what can you chooseThe symptoms of depressionHow indecisiveness plays into depressionPeople-pleasing surrender to where you are. Wanting to move forward but not needing to move forwardWhat is self-healing? Doing the parts that no one else can do but you! Combining Western and EasternAmy B Scher's 3-step approach to energetically healing depressionWhat is energy therapyChanging thoughts, emotions and beliefs. Releasing stuck energyThe Sweep script for changing our beliefs and why that's important Why we sometimes subconsciously keep ourselves sickAmy B Scher advice! The brave lifestyle of staying healthy and depression freeLiving authenticallyBoundaries and how they play a role in depression. Boundaries and being an empathGetting into action "Sometimes we forget when we are spiritual people and we've been using these tools that we can also just DO STUFF" The combo of gentleness and tough loveThe fear of being unloved based on living our lives for ourselvesHarm vs. disappointment What is the path of least resistance?Taking on other's feelingsAmy B Scher advice! How to start taking action today -- tell yourself the truth! Other Episodes Like This: Amy B Scher on Lyme Disease Amy B Scher on Healing Anxiety Happy Listening! With Fun and Love, Jackie
Kerah Henebery and Food to Heal Kerah obtained both her B.S. in Dietetics and M.S. in Health Promotion/Allied Health Sciences from the University of Connecticut. Her diverse background as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist includes both clinical inpatient and outpatient support for pediatric and adult populations, but her true passion lies in using food to heal and applying an integrative approach to patient care in her private practice, Pursue Wellness. Kerah has particular interests in food sensitivities, digestive wellness, nutrigenomics, and hormonal balance. Kerah is a Certified LEAP Therapist and uses the Mediator Release Test (MRT) in practice to help target food sensitivities that may be contributing to chronic illness, inflammation, and symptoms associated with Lyme disease, Migraines, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia- -to name a few! Kerah places emphasis on the whole-person and recognizes no two individuals are the same. She applies a unique combination of function...
Sascha Alexander: Sascha ( www.saschaalexander.com ) is a Professional Life, Health, and Business Coach. She started her health journey five years ago when she fell suddenly ill at age 28 with a progressive multi-system mystery illness that was stripping her of her life. Here is our first podcast episode with the whole story. ( https://jackieshea.com/2018/03/26/19-root-causes-cures-autoimmunity/ ) She then sleuthed her way to health by developing a system called the Six Root Causes of Chronic Illness, through which she successfully diagnosed and treated herself despite Western Medicine's insistence that nothing was wrong. She has now recovered her life from the grips of two different autoimmune diseases and Late-Stage Lyme via ozone therapy, peptides, and fecal transplants. She no longer lives life as a sick person. Today she supports people in getting well themselves, or in growing their businesses, making more money, or living life with authenticity, peace, and joy. Discussed in t...
Heavy Metal Detox with Wendy Myers Wendy Myers ( www.myersdetox.com ) is on a mission to help millions figure out that last missing piece of the puzzle in resolving their fatigue, brain fog and health issues - heavy metal detox. Wendy reveals cutting edge science-backed tips on heavy metal detoxification, heavy metals testing, detox protocols like infrared saunas, ideal detox diet, weight loss, thyroid conditions, adrenal fatigue and surprising hidden sources of heavy metal toxicity. Wendy Myers is a detox expert, functional diagnostic nutritionist and the #1 bestselling author of Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue. Free yourself from fatigue and brain fog with her Myers Detox Protocol program, developed over working with thousands of clients. Visit her site Myersdetox.com to get transcripts and videos of all podcasts, hundreds of articles and recipes to aid detox. Get your life back with detox! Discussed in this Episode: What made Wend...
Lyme disease Awareness 2019 This year, I asked friend and recurring guest, Eva Hagberg Fisher to join me in an open conversation about Lyme disease awareness. Eva Hagberg Fisher ( https://www.evahagbergfisher.com/ ) is an author, educator, and media strategist. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wallpaper, Dwell, Wired, Tin House, Guernica, and more. How To Be Loved, about the life-saving power of friendship, is her debut memoir and was called “stunning” by the New York Times, “dazzling” by publishers weekly, and “surprisingly funny” by most readers. Discussed in this Episode: Lyme myths and facts—where is it and how you treatAntibiotics vs. natural healingHow to come into acceptance How to afford treatments and lifeHow Eva and I became woo-woo patientsThe placebo effectMast cell and Lyme disease Lyme disease awareness Resources for Lyme disease Awareness: International Lyme and associated diseases society—find doctors and more infoAnatomy of an Illness by Norman C...
Cindy Kennedy In this Lyme disease podcast episode, I interview Cindy Kennedy ( www.pursuewellness.us ). Cindy is a Nurse Practitioner who worked in women’s health for over 20 years.She practiced gynecology and has cared for thousands of patients. Unbeknownst to her, she contracted Lyme disease.She never saw a tick, or a bullseye rash. Her symptoms were subtle at first, and then in 2011 her disease struck with vengeance.Even as a knowledgeable health care professional, the struggles to find a cause became overwhelming. In general, she discovered that health care professionals are not adequately trained to recognize and treat Lyme disease and its co-infections.She came to feel the same sinking feeling that other Lyme sufferers must bear; the endless walk down the frightening path of misdiagnosis, shattered hope, and disappointment. Resources for learning were not very credible. As her health improved she became passionate about providing education and guidance for those seeking info...
Stephanie Feuer: Stephanie Feuer (https://stephaniefeuer.com/) is a New York City-based writer and marketing executive. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, NBC News THINK, Narratively,Organic Life, The Forward and numerous anthologies. She lost her sense of smell after a virus in the summer of 2017 and is currently writing a reported memoir about smell. Join Jackie Shea and Stephanie in "I Lost my Sense of Smell. Now What?" as they discuss Stephanie's touching journey with anosmia. Discussed in this Episode: Anosmia—what is it, who it affects and the potential for healingCelebrities with anosmiaSurviving a fire, undergoing skin grafts and how this changed StephanieStephanie's moment when she realized, "I lost my sense of smell!"Finding your tribe on social mediaFeeling isolated and misunderstoodDepressionSmell training—which essential oils to use and how to do itThe unexpected ways life changes when you lose your sense of smellExercise and how it saved Stephanie Re...