Alternative Health Tools Podcast

Topics included in this episode Meeting Karen in one of Mary Cravet’s weekly Watch Us THRIVE Zoom calls. Debbie Ford was an American self-help author, coach, lecturer, and teacher, most known for the New York Times best-selling book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, which aimed to help readers overcome their shadow side with the help of modern psychology and spiritual practices. Spiritual bypass or bypassing is a tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks We give Karen a version upgrade to “K2.0.” Dr. Herbert Benson coined the term "Relaxation Response" and is defined as your personal ability to encourage your body to release chemicals and brain signals that make your muscles and organs slow down and increase blood flow to the brain. Karen calls this “peace brain.” Karen and John share their mutual love for music. John shares a bit about his musical background. They discuss the healing prop