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Welcome to the Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, a podcast hosted by Dr. Adriana Popescu, a licensed clinical psychologist, energy psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, and empowerment coach. In each episode, Dr. Adriana examines what is beyond the traditional point of view of mental health diagnosis, care, and treatment. She speaks with leaders and visionaries in the fields of Energy Psychology, consciousness, healing, and empowerment about what is beyond what we have decided we know about mental illness. #mentalhealthpodcast #energypsychology #mentalhealthdiagnosis This show is a journey of discovering the possibilities of holistic care and treatment through a variety of lenses: from the spiritual to the shamanic, the naturopathic, and beyond. Each conversation is designed to empower listeners to embrace their own awareness, gifts, and capacities, and to create a greater world with them.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
EP 38 – The Wisdom of Native Traditions with Ben Eiland
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/iGPLObRQFT4
What does spirituality mean?
How do we find meaning and purpose?
What can we learn from the wisdom and experience of Native American traditions?
Discover this important information and many other fascinating insights in this episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities in which Dr. Adriana Popescu is joined by addiction, recovery, and spirituality expert Ben Eiland. In this rich conversation, you will find a wealth of wisdom about spirituality, native traditions, practices to reconnect with yourself, and support recovery.
In this episode:
- Ben’s journey
- Twelve-Step programs
- Buddhism and Bone Buddhism
- Native American spirituality
- Hole in the soul
- Existential angst
- Spirituality, the inner journey, and its prerequisites
- Lakota tradition and ceremonies
- Personal relationship with God
- SQ21and Cindy Wigglesworth
- Emotional IQ
- Cultural trauma
- Native American healing ceremonies
- Creating a path that supports recovery
- White Bison
- The Red Road Movement
- Pipe ceremony
- Being a warrior
- Native American Church
- Psychedelics and healing trauma
- The importance of spirituality in recovery
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Ben’s email: owlspeak@hotmail.com
- Ben’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1507164861
- Red Road book resources: http://www.wellbriety.com/books.html
- SQ21 Book: https://deepchange.com/sq21book
- White Bison: https://whitebison.org
- Red Road: https://wellbriety.com
About Ben:
Benjamin Eiland, MA, CATC IV, has been in the chemical dependency treatment and mental health field for over 45 years, with 48 years in personal recovery.
He graduated from California State University Chico with a double major in Anthropology and Psychology, finished the course work in a Masters in Public Administration and received a Masters in Organizational Psychology from J.F.K. University.
He has been an educator in the field of addictive disorders since 1979, holding positions as adjunct professor at College of San Mateo Addiction Studies Program for the last 22 years and the coordinator and instructor for the California State University East Bay Addiction Studies Program.
Ben held positions as an executive director, program manager and clinical director as well as being a counselor in a number of substance abuse treatment programs in the Bay Area.
His approach to the treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders has been the Bio/Psycho/Social and Spiritual Recovery. He considers himself a Seeker and through that Seeking he has explored a variety of ways for a person to find Spiritual recovery, and fill the “Hole in their Soul” that addiction and trauma left.
After all these years, he is still passionate about working with addictive disorders and educating those who choose to follow this path.
“Do you have a personal relationship with what you call God?” – Ben
Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaleidoscopeofpossibilitiespodcast/)
About your host:
Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide.
For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/
You can also follow her on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAdrianaP
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescu
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA
Vurbl: https://vurbl.com/station/MjMRyCcTpj/
Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/kaleidoscopepossibilities
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dradrianapopescu?
Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. The content expressed therein should not be taken as psychological or medical advice. The content here is for informational or entertainment purposes only. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or treatment questions.
This website or podcast is not to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in any legal sense or as a basis for legal proceedings or expert witness testimony. Listening, reading, emailing, or interacting on social media with our content in no way establishes a client-therapist relationship.
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
EP 37 – Magical Creative Possibilities and Change with Merlijn Wolsink
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/lKUQEaMCwe8
How can we open to greater creative possibilities?
What tools are available to contribute to and create a different reality?
What is the power of change and choice we all have available?
In this magical episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities Dr. Adriana Popescu is joined by change coach, Access Consciousness® Certified Facilitator, Performing Artist, and Best-selling Author Merlijn Wolsink. You will hear this wizard’s vulnerable and powerful experience of diagnosis and disease, and how he has used tools, questions, and creativity to have a different possibility.
In this episode:
- Merlijn’s story
- HIV diagnosis
- Creative arts and healing
- Movement and the body
- Awareness
- Discovering Access Consciousness®
- Light and heavy
- Who does this belong to?®
- The Clearing Statement®
- Disempowerment
- Healing bodies
- Knowing
- Change and choosing
- Embodying creative energy
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Website: www.merlijnwolsink.com
- All links & Socials https://linktr.ee/merlijnwolsink
- The Clearing Statement: http://theclearingstatement.com
- https://www.accessconsciousness.com/en
About Merlijn:
Merlijn always had a capacity for facilitating change. With a background in creative arts, the stage has always been a place from which he can inspire the world. Using the Access Consciousness® tools, Merlijn’s forté includes energy transformation, taking tension out of bodies naturally, allowing rigid and deep judgments to change, and empowering his clients to navigate the energies surrounding their daily life with ease. Merlijn isn’t the only contributor to his work, Magic Merlot – his Drag Persona – also helps add a less serious and more experimental creative outlet to his coaching practice. His clients have changed depression, long-lasting body pain, healed old and acute injuries and many have also learned to love and receive their body and their life.
“If we can actually move with all of these energies, how much more fun could life be?” – Merlijn
Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaleidoscopeofpossibilitiespodcast/)
About your host:
Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide.
For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/
You can also follow her on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAdrianaP
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescu
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA
Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/kaleidoscopepossibilities
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dradrianapopescu?
Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. The content expressed therein should not be taken as psychological or medical advice. The content here is for informational or entertainment purposes only. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or treatment questions.
This website or podcast is not to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in any legal sense or as a basis for legal proceedings or expert witness testimony. Listening, reading, emailing, or interacting on social media with our content in no way establishes a client-therapist relationship.