About this episode
"If we knew how important it is to listen, to listen to our hearts, to listen to our loved ones, to birds, to animals… it’s the ability to listen that reconnects us to the all, the great spirit”
—Katie Gray
Katie Gray is an author, singer, counselor, and elder caregiver devoted to helping people connect with feeling, presence and Self awareness. Inspired and compelled by her own self-recovery from a 17 year addiction to food and bulimia, Katie utilizes the gift of her voice and wisdom to help others unravel from shame, insecurity and suffering. Her work, The Empowered Heart, is a methodological approach that helps assist people through the process of identifying and healing emotional wounds and is the basis of understanding that infuses her work as an author, counselor, and facilitator.
Her new book is The Empowered Heart Guidebook
Topics:
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 03:08 – Connecting with SAND
- 07:03 – Listening
- 10:54 – Path to the Empowered Heart Guidebook
- 16:40 – Writing Process
- 19:34 – Circular Map
- 26:24 – The Rhythm of the Path
- 32:24 – Rushing Towards Solutions
- 40:20 – Remembering The Heart
- 48:38 – Healing in Community
- 53:22 – Empowered
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