Conversations With a Wounded Healer

Scott Tusa is a Buddhist teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. Ordained by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, he spent nine years as a Buddhist monk, with much of that time engaged in solitary meditation retreat and study in the United States, India, and Nepal. He teaches meditation and Buddhist psychology nationally and supports Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Pundarika Sangha as a practice advisor. He trained in Buddhist philosophy and meditation with some of the greatest living masters since his early twenties, including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Tulku Sangag Rinpoche. Scott and Sarah discuss his path to Buddhism through loss and how finding Buddhism felt like a homecoming. Scott shares his journey from monastic to householder and how he hopes to shatter the glass wall between monastics and practitioners. Learn more about Scott Tusa and Head/Heart Therapy: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Perfectionism is a bitch. In this episode, Sarah talks about the paralysis that perfectionism can cause for her and the ways she's trying to open her heart to the love that's around as well as practice the self-compassion and self-love she deserves. Learn more about Sarah Buino and Head/Heart Therapy: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Sarah is a licensed clinical social worker and certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor who owns Chicago Compass Counseling - a group practice dedicated to helping people break the cycle of self-destructive behavior. She lives in Ukrainian Village with her husband, Jac, and her dog, Sadie. We have a double dose of Sarah this week! Sarah2 talks about how Marco Polo has enriched their lives, the gifts of our childhood wounds and being addiction counselors who are not in recovery from substance use disorders. And if you wanna check out Marco Polo (again, I get no kickbacks from this) find them here. Learn more about Sarah Suzuki and Head/Heart Therapy: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

"You don't have to have the profession of 'healer' in order to be one." - Andrea Klunder This week, Andrea and Sarah discuss the healing nature of creating space for others to find their voice, the fruits that grow from (perceived) failure, and our historical love for Amy Grant. Learn more about Andrea Klunder and Head/Heart Therapy: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Candice Wu is an intuitive coach, holistic healing facilitator, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and artist. She is literally traveling the world right now, spreading her magic around the globe. In this interview, Candice and I discuss her draw to family constellation work and the deep healing and insight that brings. We also share our views on the complexities of the human experience and how self-compassion and pendulation with fear can help us move through suffering just a touch more gracefully. Learn more about Candice and Head/Heart Therapy: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Soulcraft Coaching & Energy Work is a holistic integrated healing practice that specializes in supporting and guiding those on a quest to clear energetic, spiritual and physical blocks so they can reconnect and reground to what's alive inside. Jen and Sarah discuss all the witchy things and how Maya Spiritual Healing can help you put down your backpack full of trauma. Jen also offers a complimentary, no obligation 30-minute coaching session to anyone interested in learning more about her services, so check her out! Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Guy Macpherson, PhD, is a husband, a father of two, and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has spent the last several years studying the impact and treatment of trauma, and early psychosis. In 2014, Guy founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising the awareness of trauma and creating an educational and supportive community for new trauma workers. The Trauma Therapist Project has now grown to include The Trauma Therapist | Podcast, now being listened to in more than 160 countries around the world, as well as Trauma Therapist | 2.0, an online membership community specifically dedicated to educating and inspiring trauma workers just starting out on their trauma-informed journey. Guy and Sarah discuss what gets in the way of doing our own work, finding one's authentic calling, and our shared passion for helping other therapists be their best selves.

Dana Sackar, MPT is a physical therapist and owner of Flourish Physical Therapy, LLC. She has been a PT for 20 years and specializes in Women's Health and fertility. She is a certified Mercier Therapist, helping women who suffer from fertility challenges, pelvic pain, bladder issues, and a multitude of other women's health issues. Her other specialties include craniosacral therapy, zero balancing, visceral manipulation, lymph drainage, and zen shiatsu. She believes in the importance of helping her patients connect with their own innate ability to heal. Her intention is to optimize her patients' health and well-being by finding the root cause of their symptoms, as well as reconnecting them with their 'whole self' to heal physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Dana and Sarah talk about how Dana's own experiences of pain led her to the work she does now. They discuss how stress and emotions can manifest in the body and stop us in our tracks and ways the body can heal. Learn more about Dana and Sarah... www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Sarah gets metta and discusses the vulnerability that goes with recording this podcast and sharing it with the world. Learn more about Sarah... www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi

Susan Lipshutz, LCSW is a sacred feminine activist with more than 30 years of experience teaching and practicing integrative psychotherapy. Devoted to building intentional communities that reawaken and integrate the divine feminine into daily life, Susan combines the ancient wisdom of our grandmothers with her own powerful teachings attuned to the complexities of modern life. She's the founder of Everyday Medicine Woman, offering workshops, meditation courses and retreats around the world. Learn more at www.EverydayMedicineWoman.com. In this episode, Susan discusses her method of integrative psychotherapy and the journey that led her to this type of work. Susan and Sarah discuss intuition as a diagnostic tool, creating sacred spaces for healing and the use of love in the therapy space. Enjoy! Learn more about Susan... www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi