The Spiritually Curious Therapist
The Spiritually Curious Therapist is a podcast exploring the intersection of nervous system science, mental health, spirituality, and healing.
Hosted by Jodi Silverman, LCSW, this show is for therapists, healers, and curious humans who sense that true healing happens below the level of insight alone. Through thoughtful conversations and solo reflections, we explore trauma, chronic pain and illness, altered states, regulation, meaning-making, and what it really takes to help the nervous system feel safe enough to change.
This is a space for grounded mysticism, where evidence-based practice meets soul-level wisdom, and where healing is approached with curiosity, compassion, and respect for the body’s innate intelligence.
Whether you’re a clinician expanding beyond talk therapy or someone on your own healing path, this podcast invites you to listen differently — to symptoms, to stories, and to what’s asking to be integrated.
Episodes
71 episodes
What Does “Creating Your Reality” Mean? A Therapist Explores Soul Intelligence with Sanné Lind
Spiritual language can offer hope and connection. It can also raise questions about how we understand suffering, responsibility, and healing.In this episode, I sit down with Sanné Lind, author of Soul Intelligence: Quantum Living fro...
Being Loyal to Your Body: Paula Atkinson on Body Liberation, Trust & Not Abandoning Yourself
What does it mean to be loyal to your body?For Paula Atkinson, that question carries a lot of weight. After years of trying to control, shrink, and override her body, including an experience with anorexia that nearly took her life, Paula...
The Inner Compass: Authenticity, Dharma & Learning to Trust Yourself with Katie Padilla
What are we really looking for when we chase achievement, approval, success, or even rebellion?For my guest Katie Padilla, so much of it came back to one very human longing:To be seen. To be loved. To feel deeply connect...
When Healing Becomes Another Form of Escaping: Megan Ashton on Breathwork & Coming Back to Yourself
What happens when the search for healing becomes another way of avoiding what we're trying so hard not to feel?My guest today, Megan Ashton, spent nearly 17 years searching for something that would help her heal.She studied yoga, ...
The Other Side of “I Can Do It Myself”: Amanda Hill on Connection & Hope
What happens when being the person who can handle everything becomes part of your identity?My guest, Amanda Hill, knows that experience well.Amanda is a licensed mental health counselor, nationally certified counselor, board-certi...
Letting Love Lead: Dr. Colleen Quinn on Psychology, the Soul & Awakening
What do we actually mean when we talk about love?My guest, Dr. Colleen Quinn, defines love not simply as something we feel, but as an action, one that serves the greater good while also including ourselves.That idea became a threa...
Am I Safe Enough to Be Myself? Natasha Ramlall on Identity, Safety & the Nervous System
What happens when the version of you that has always been capable, productive, responsible, and able to get things done suddenly can't keep going in the same way?My guest, Natasha Ramlall, calls this an identity rupture -that unse...
The Way Out Is In: Crystal Clear on Somatics, Tantra & Nervous System Healing
What if healing isn't about thinking your way through your past...What if it's about learning to listen to your body?In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with somatic bodywork prac...
The Power to Act: Maritza Schaefer on Spirituality, Magic & Personal Transformation
What if power isn't about having control over others...What if it's simply the capacity to act?In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Maritza Schaefer, founder of Bruja School and creator of...
From Growing Up "Too Much" to Finding the "Freedom to Be Me" with Lisa Richer
What if you were never "too much"?For years, Lisa Richer believed the messages she heard growing up, that she was too emotional, too loud, too talkative, too sensitive. It wasn't until adulthood that she discovered she was neurodi...
What Breaks Us Open: Colleen Clifford on Grief, Addiction, and Finding Meaning After Loss
We often think healing begins when the crisis is over.But what if that's actually when the real work begins?In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with Colleen Clifford, author, health coach, commercial fisherwoman, and alcoho...
Remembering Who We Are: Wren Morrow on Nature, Shame, and the Freedom of Coming Home to Yourself
What if healing isn't about becoming someone new?What if it's about remembering who you've been all along?In this deeply reflective conversation, I sit down with Wren Morrow. Wren is an outdoor boudoir and erotic adventure p...
It's Okay to Want: Trauma, Embodiment, and Reclaiming Desire with Laura Khoudari
What if healing isn't about fixing yourself?What if it's about learning how to listen?In this deeply thoughtful conversation, I sit down with trauma-informed wellness expert, author, and educator Laura Khoudari to explore the inte...
The Human Side of Healing: Why Medicine Needs More Than Answers with Georgia Tetlow, MD,ABOIM, ABPMR, FMCP-M
Dr. Georgia Tetlow, MD, ABOIM, ABPMR, FMCP-M is the Founder & CEO of Philadelphia Integrative Medicine, an Integrative & Functional Medicine PhysicianClinician Mentor and Bravewell Fellow of Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medici...
The Nature of Reality: Mystical Experiences, God Consciousness & the Search for Meaning with Michael Monk
What happens when an experience is so profound that it changes the way you understand reality itself?In this thought-provoking conversation, I sit down with Michael Monk, spiritual teacher, healer, and founder of the Avatar Energy Master...
Getting Out of the Way: Jessica Maitri on Trauma, Intuition, and the 3 AM Download That Changed Everything
Many of us can explain our patterns, understand our trauma, and tell the story of what happened—yet still find ourselves feeling stuck.In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Jessica Maitri, LCSW, brainspott...
When the Pain Won't Go Away: Understanding Neuroplastic Symptoms, Fear, and Nervous System Healing with Georgia Thelen
What if chronic pain isn't always a sign that something is broken?In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with certified nutritionist, hypnotist, energy healer, and Pain Reprocessing Therapy coach Georgi...
What If It Isn't Yours? Intuition, Conditioning, and Coming Home to Yourself with Gwyneth Flack
How do we know what is truly ours?Our thoughts.Our fears.Our beliefs.Our reactions.In this thought-provoking conversation, I sit down with transformational teacher, intuitive development guide, and author Gwyneth Flack...
From Ego to Embodiment: Spiritual Bodybuilding, Identity & the Search for Self with Nahum Vizakis
In this follow-up conversation, Nahum Vizakis returns to The Spiritually Curious Therapist to go deeper into the philosophy behind his book, The Biohacker’s Guide to Spiritual Bodybuilding.If you missed part one (releas...
When Movement Becomes Healing: Trauma-Informed Embodiment with Emily Young, LCSW-C
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Emily Young, a trauma-informed personal trainer, somatic therapist, and founder of The Embodied Trainer, for a conversation about movement, embodiment, trauma, and the nervou...
Your Body Isn’t the Problem: Trauma, Fitness, and the Nervous System with Gabi Varga
What if the way you’ve been trying to get healthy… is actually keeping your nervous system stuck?In this episode, I sit down with trauma-informed personal trainer Gabi Varga to explore the often-overlooked relationship between fitness, t...
When the Body Speaks: Decoding Symptoms Through Mind, Body, and Energy with Denise Schonwald
In this episode, I sit down with Denise Schonwald, a nurse, mental health counselor, and author whose work bridges physical health, emotional healing, and spiritual awareness.We start with Denise’s journey, from 20 years as a critical ca...
Biohacking and the Soul: Strength, Trauma, and Spiritual Bodybuilding with Nahum Vizakis
This is one of those conversations that stays with you.In this episode, I sit down with Nahum Vizakis—combat veteran, bodybuilder, and healer—whose journey spans trauma, identity loss, nervous system overwhelm, and a deep dive into both ...
Psychodrama, Sand Tray & Tarot: Embodied Healing Beyond the Talking Cure with Karen Carnabucci, LCSW-TEP
What happens when we stop talking about our inner world and start stepping into it? This week, I sit down with Karen Carnabucci, LCSW-TEP, therapist, trainer, and founder of the Lancaster School of Psychodrama, to explore the ...
The Breath as a Pathway: From Regulation to Transformation with Blakey Hastings
In this episode, I’m joined once again by Blakey Hastings - a mystic, yogi, and somatic practitioner whose work beautifully bridges the body, breath, and spiritual embodiment.If you heard our first conversation on craniosacral therapy, y...