Living Fully Alive

Join Mary and her very special guest, Tracy Principi. Tracy is trained in Somatic Experiencing and Somatic Internal Family Systems helping men and women navigate childhood wounds and addressing family of origin and generational trauma. Her own unresolved childhood trauma and the most shameful secret of having a narcissistic mother and no father led her to her own freedom by finally talking about this subject of not having a loving parent. This mother wound was at the core of her addictions, over achieving tendencies and failed relationships. Once she did that, the flood gates opened and hundreds of people confided in her that they had suffered the same thing. The decades of guilt and shame, pretending things are fine were finally processed. Tracy is passionate about trauma informed practices for anyone working with people. Join Mary and Tracy as they talk about the intersection between our bodies, emotions, and trauma.  ON THIS EPISODE WE WILL DISCUSS… - What somatic experiencing is  - How everyone has trau

Join Mary and her very special guest, Robert Murray. Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Rob graduated from Stellenbosch University before moving to the United States in 2002. His professional journey led him to complete a Master’s degree in Social & Civic Entrepreneurship, and he is currently completing a Doctorate in Transformational Leadership. Rob is the CEO and co-founder of Transformed Leader, a leadership research, coaching, and consulting company that helps mission-driven organizations and leaders address and overcome their greatest challenges. Rob is a highly effective and experienced change agent for personal and professional growth amongst executives and corporate culture. He is the host of the “Talk of Change” Podcast opening up conversation around his work and research to drive emotional intelligence and transformative change. Join Mary and Rob as they discuss the importance of developing a common emotional language that invites you into deeper mind and heart integration and greater emotion

Join Mary as she offers the first of several guided meditations in Season 3. As you tune in to the regular episodes and learn more about your emotions and feelings, it’s important to slow down to integrate what you are learning. Mary is a certified Kundalini Yoga, meditation and breathwork teacher, and brings over a decade of experience in this area. In this guided meditation, she will guide you through an easy basic check-in. You’ll be invited to come into the present moment to observe your thoughts, your emotions and your body through the lens of compassion and curiosity. Self awareness goes hand in hand with emotional intelligence and learning how to observe what is already occurring in the mind and body opens the door to deeper self love, acceptance and healing.   No meditation experience needed.   TO PREPARE: - If possible, find a quiet and comfortable place. (But even a car works!) -Sit comfortably upright. -If you want, put on your favorite meditation music in the background. -Simply follow Mary’s guid

Most of us were taught that there were “good” emotions and “bad” emotions. Some were sanctioned and some were not. And so we walk around thinking that if we feel the “bad” emotions, we are weak or crazy. And so, as we move through life, most of us are chasing happiness but unwilling to feel the discomfort of grief, sadness, loneliness, shame or guilt. But as Brene Brown says, “When we numb the dark, we numb the light.” In order to feel fully alive, we have to give ourselves permission to feel it all. In this episode, Mary walks you through 5 ways to stretch yourself as you relate to your emotions so that you can begin feeling the full rainbow. When we let ourselves be fully human all of life opens up. Because the truth is, we feel all day everyday, and once we learn how to name our emotions and create space for them without judgement we can receive the gift they each individually offer. ON THIS EPISODE WE WILL DISCUSS… - The importance of increasing your emotional vocabulary - How emotions are fluid and al

Join Mary as she kicks off the 3rd Season of Living Fully Alive podcast! We are going to spend Season 3 talking about emotions. There are A LOT of emotions right now. All you have to do is hop on social media and you will see that so many of us are feeling heavy emotions, and often those emotions are coming out sideways. Maybe you aren’t using social media or other public platforms to let your emotions out, maybe you are stuffing your emotions. Maybe you are using food, alcohol, busyness, or other distractions to avoid feeling your feelings. When we disassociate from our feelings we aren’t living a life that is truly fully alive. We need to befriend our emotions in order to process them in a healthy way. When we are afraid of our emotions and our feelings we can’t get below the surface to deal with what is really going on. Maybe that fear comes from not understanding what emotions really are or where they come from. On this first episode of this 8 part series we will set the foundation of what’s to come by ta

Here's your first preview of my upcoming mini-series Feel to Heal. Season 3 with 8 episodes + a few bonus guided meditations is launching on Thursday (9/16/21).

Mary concludes this month’s theme of Body Wisdom and Season 2 of the podcast before coming back in September with Season 3 with her dear friend and expert Dr. Christopher Motley.  Dr. Motley is a holistic wellness doctor specializing in kinesiology, preventative healthcare and traditional chinese medicine. He graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Austin Peay State University in 1997. After undergrad, he attended Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri and completed his Doctorate in Chiropractic with a specialization in Clinical Kinesiology in 2004. He chose to specialize in Clinical Kinesiology, because in his opinion, it covers a wide range of testing techniques. Kinesiology can incorporate neurological muscle testing, Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques, nutritional therapy, Allergy/Sensitivity clearing and functional medicine analysis. Dr. Motley is a wealth of knowledge, and a true genius. He lives and practices in Nashville, Tennessee. Join Dr. Motley and Mary as they have a high level conversatio

Join Mary and her very special guest, Emily A Francis! Emily is a highly sought-after speaker, author, and wellness expert with vast education and experience. In this episode Mary and Emily talk about how the body is always communicating to you and the language is through pain in the body. They dive deep into exploring the connection between our muscles and our emotions and how that awareness helps walk ourselves into deeper healing. Emily is the creator of the Somatic Emotion Chart and the Muscle Emotion Chart. She is also the host of the radio show All About Healing on Healthy Life Radio. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Wellness as well as a Master’s of Science in Physical Education with a concentration in Human Performance. She graduated from the Atlanta School of Massage in clinical and neuromuscular massage therapy and went on to specialize through the Dr Vodder School North America in manual lymphatic drainage and combined decongestive therapy, working specifically with lymphedema. S

Join Mary and her very special guest, Ally Wise! Ally is a Trauma-Informed Life Transformation Coach, the founder of The Reconnection Process and the soon-to-come online platform Awakened Life and Leadership Institute (ALLI). She is passionate about healing, transformation and unlocking human potential. This work comes from the depth of her heart and her mission is to guide and support the unfolding of your own transformative power. Life brought Ally into this work. A car accident as a teenager left Ally’s nervous system in a state of shutdown. This brought Ally to yoga and meditation. This is when she was able to shift her attention from outside to inside and embrace that the internal is the source of our experience. We have all experienced trauma in some shape or form. Being able to identify your trauma and how it got there is key to creating gentle shifts to reconnect to your own unique body wisdom.        ON THIS EPISODE WE WILL DISCUSS… -Shifting from the external to the internal -Allowing your body to b

Join Mary and her part time co-host, Lindsley Brooks, as they talk about the power that we have when we learn to listen to our energetic body. Each of us puts off a unique energy or aura. This is scientifically proven. In Eastern medicine this is referred to as the subtle body. If you are wanting to live a holistic and healthy life, we have to become mindful of the subtle body and how to best support it. Our different energy centers, also known as Chakras, play a role in the function of certain emotions, organs, and parts of our body. When our energy isn’t flowing well, it can create disease and dysfunction in the physical body. When we connect the physical body and the energetic body we can better pinpoint areas of our life that we need to focus on and bring better balance to.  ON THIS EPISODE WE WILL DISCUSS… -The roots of modern medicine -The 7 main Chakras  -Bringing balance to your energy centers -How the earth can help to heal our physical body  -Reclaiming your right to be here -The power of our words

Join Mary as kicks off this month's topic, Body Wisdom. We are all born with an innate connection to our bodies. Somewhere along the way, most of us lose that connection. As babies we are born with the ability to let our caretakers know when we are hungry, and we know to stop when we are satisfied. As we get older parents or caregivers may self impose their ideas around food. Maybe we grew up in the “clean plate club”. Maybe we experienced food insecurity growing up. Maybe we experienced other things growing up that created shame around food and eating and we stopped listening to our own bodies. As an adult when we get stuck in a reactive place, often caused by stress, it is almost impossible to connect with our inner self to hear what we need. We need to begin to rebuild self trust with our bodies. If you are constantly looking for someone else to tell you what your body needs, or how your body should feel, or how to care for your body, this month is for you! We are going to reconnect with the innate wisdom

Join Mary as she wraps up this month's topic of Self Sabotage. We wanted to wrap up the month with some practical ways to get through self sabotage. Self sabotage will likely be a recurring theme throughout our lives. As we grow and heal, our self sabotaging patterns will likely shift and change, but might not disappear. The real goal is to be able to recognize them sooner, and deal with them in a healthy way that meets them with understanding. When we are able to recognize and approach our self sabotaging behaviors with compassion, we can then identify the areas of our life that need understanding and healing. Taking the judgement away helps us see our own patterns much more clearly, and also will help us identify the benefit we get when we sabotage the things we truly desire. We all want to be seen and heard. We need to not only extend this to others, but also ourselves. When we can take the time to address our emotions, give ourselves what we need, create safety, and write a new story we can begin to see l

Join Mary and her part-time cohost, Lindsley Brooks, as they discuss the importance of building integrity with yourself. Self integrity and self worth go hand in hand with one another. When we don’t follow through with integrity with ourselves we not only start to lose trust in ourselves, but we are also willing to tolerate others treating us without respect and integrity. We may find ourselves abandoning self in order to be loved and accepted. This is the ultimate form of breaking self integrity and self sabotage. When we choose self integrity we boost our sense of self confidence and we say yes to a long term relationship of trust WITH OURSELVES. If we can tap into our future self and allow that person to begin to make our decisions, we can override our old programming and make change from a place of wholeness and who we want to be!      ON THIS EPISODE WE WILL DISCUSS… - The real definition of integrity - How self sabotage and self integrity can’t coexist  - How fear impacts self sabotage    - What happens

Join Mary and her guest Daniel Mangena. After grappling with suicidal thoughts in his early 20’s and multiple failed business endeavors, Daniel eventually turned adversities into empowerment, creating a simple, four-step system for creating outcomes called the “Beyond Intention Paradigm.” Through his own struggles, Daniel found a path to lasting joy and purpose and he wants nothing more than to share the tools that saved his life. The best selling books he has authored, his “Do it With Dan” podcast series, regular blogs, published articles and international speaking; have all helped thousands across the globe. His prolific work recently earned him a spot in the Wall Street Journal as a “Master of Success”, he has also been featured in Forbes magazine and is an executive contributor for Brainz Magazine.Daniel is a father, loves to travel, practices Kundalini yoga, meditation, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He is also an outspoken promoter of entrepreneurial philanthropy, working with charities across the globe. Join

Join Mary as she kicks off this month’s topic, Self Sabotage. Our conscious self often has great goals and desires. We want healthy bodies. Strong secure relationships. Thriving careers. But what happens when our conscious desires are interrupted by our subconscious? Self Sabotage. If you have ever found yourself frustrated by what seems like the inability to create the life you truly desire, if your actions seem in direct contradiction to your words, chances are you are in a state of Self Sabotage. But what really is self sabotage? Why would someone choose to act in ways that would make their own goals impossible to achieve? We all have a good reason for doing the things we do. Instead of being frustrated by the patterns of self sabotage in your life, thank your subconscious self for keeping you safe and then begin to change the deep seeded thoughts that are keeping you from achieving your hearts deepest desires. If you have ever found yourself in patterns of self sabotage, you don’t want to miss this month!

Join Mary and her guest Jake Kauffman as they wrap up this month’s topic of Core Wounds. Jake is a High Performance Coach & Business Mentor. As a former healthcare sales executive, Jake knew that his deeper calling was to support other coaches, entrepreneurs and influencers in their own personal transformation, so that they could grow their business & increase their ability to create breakthrough… Since 2018 Jake has coached hundreds of the top online coaches, consultants and entrepreneurs to overcome their subconscious self-sabotage while supporting them in growing their business revenue. He is also an author and speaker and his first book "Love Me" came out in the fall of 20'. In it he talks about his story of abuse growing up and how he was able to overcome his pain that ultimately unlocked his potential to serve and support others in their personal development and transformation. Mary and Jake go deep in discussion about deconstructing your core wounds in order to be successful in your business. 

Join Mary and her guest and assistant, Liz Eskridge as they discuss how your core wounds can show up in your relationships. There are a lot of things we can avoid in life, relationships are not one of them! Family, partners, friends, co-workers, neighbors… all of these different relationships are sure to bring up our core wounds in various ways. If we aren’t aware of our core wounds we might find ourselves running from relationships, avoiding conflict, shape shifting to please others, downplaying who we are for fear of abandonment, and living lives that are relationally unfulfilling. When we take the time to dig deep and discover our core wounds, we create the opportunity to bring awareness to how we respond and react when those wounds are triggered. This is when true healing begins. When we can bring the subconscious into our conscious awareness, we can step back into the driver's seat. Instead of driven from a place of woundedness, we can move from a place of wholeness. Moving from this space of awareness c

Join Mary as she kicks off this month’s topic of Core Wounds. Our first core wound is the originating moment when we stop believing we are whole and deserving of unconditional love, and we start believing that there is something wrong with us. This usually takes place in early childhood when we don’t have the tools to recognize that we are not the problem. This ends up creating our personal reality. The person many of us become is often constructed based on wounding and not wholeness. Because of these core wounds we often walk around in life unaware that we are in defense mode. We will go to great lengths to protect ourselves from experiencing that same wound again, and in doing so we keep ourselves from living from a place of wholeness. It is crucial for us to up our level of awareness in order to pinpoint what traumas we have experienced and to be able to see how those traumas have played a role in who we have become. When we do this, we create an opportunity for deep healing, which then frees us up to beco

Join Mary and her special guest, Lauren DeVera. Lauren DeVera is a certified life coach, positive psychology practitioner, mindfulness/yoga teacher, and choreographer dedicated to empowering others through movement, mindfulness, introspection, and self-care. She received her degree in Dance Performance and Communications from Old Dominion University and has been teaching professionally for 11 years. A distinguished thought leader and educator in the arts community with performance and teaching credits including The Kennedy Center, Howard Theatre, Dance Place DC, Culture Shock DC, World of Dance, BET, CW Network, George Washington University, NPR, and Dept. of Energy. Combining her love for people and the arts, she created and founded The Lion’s Den, an inclusive community connecting through movement, wellness, and self-expression. A passionate self-care facilitator, Lauren thrives in hosting workshops and wellness events centered around connection, transformation, and living on purpose. She's the host and cre

Join Mary and her special guest, Rafael Puebla. Rafael combines 25 years of international corporate experience and mindfulness practice. He has held leadership positions at Fortune 100 companies such as Mastercard and American Express, and he is a Certified Mindfulness-based Emotional Intelligence Teacher from the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator by the International Mindfulness Teacher Association. He used to be what is called a “closet meditator” keeping his mindfulness practice completely separated from his corporate life, until he realized that the benefits of mindfulness should be shared at work, that’s why he created a mindfulness meditation practice at Mastercard (Latin America and Caribbean Regional Headquarters). Seeing first hand the positive impacts that mindfulness brought to the employees who joined the program, he felt inspired to fully dedicate his career to spread the practice of mindfulness at work. Listen as Mary and Rafael talk about how mi