How We Heal with Ryan Pink
We’re holding space for authentic conversations about healing from the hard things in our past and building resilience for our future. We discuss everything from ancient healing practices, culture, and spirituality, to personal stories of healing, and the newest technological applications and wellness practices. We’re all on a path to healing. And we all want to feel better and be more resilient to pain and trauma. We want to feel free, connected, and whole. Our fundamental belief is that our path to healing is momentously enhanced through shared wisdom, intentional presence (witnessing), sharing stories, and the support of others. In our “Stories of Healing” segment, guests share their personal healing journies. We find the common humanity buried like diamonds within these deeply human stories. They demonstrate how we can all serve as guides for each other, providing both practical insights and inspiration for our community. To help expand our understanding, Ryan speaks with friends of the community and today’s top healing guides about the philosophies and practices of influencers such as Gabor Maté, Thomas Hübl, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Bessel van der Kolk, Richard Schwartz, Peter Levine, and more. Join HopeGuide community founder Ryan Pink as he invites expert practitioners, changemakers, and everyday people to share their stories and wisdom to inspire a trauma-resilient society, where everyone has the support they need to heal.
Episodes
54 episodes
Ketamine: A Powerful Tool for Mental Health Treatment (Dr. Remi Drozd)
Dr. Remi Drozd, an ER physician, shares his journey into working with psychedelics and ketamine specifically. He noticed that Western medicine couldn't effectively address mental health crisis, and after his own transformative experience with p...
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Episode 53
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1:19:38
Harnessing the Nervous System Physiology (Dr. Jorina Elbers)
In this conversation, Dr. Jorina Elbers, a board-certified neurologist and leader in trauma-informed medicine, discusses the definition of trauma and it’s impact on the nervous system. She explains hat trauma is a subjective experience of overw...
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Episode 53
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1:12:08
Navigating the Challenges of a Business Breakup (Brian Dixon)
Brian Dixon shares his story of a business breakup and the challenges that came with it. When his team's online business grew rapidly during Covid, the cracks in the foundation became apparent. Hoping to sell the company, the deal fell through,...
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Episode 52
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1:00:43
Innate Worth: Understanding And Befriending Who You Are (Alicia Decker)
In this conversation, Corban David Jenai speaks with Alicia Decker, the CEO of Mended Light, about trauma healing and finding healing from past experiences. Alicia shares her personal journey of healing and emphasizes the importance of making f...
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Episode 51
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47:02
Honoring Your Body: A Key To A Healthy Relationship With Food (Jessica Battle)
In this conversation, Corban David Jenai interviews Jessica Battle, a mindset coach and author, about improving our relationship with food. They discuss the concept of intuitive eating, which involves removing food rules and listening to our bo...
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Episode 50
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32:44
Healing from Disordered Eating By Choosing Worthiness (Jessica Battle)
In this conversation between Corban and Jessica Battle, she starts off telling a story from when she was seven years old and her father left her family in a difficult situation, and how that was the start of her damaging relationship with food....
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Episode 49
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40:06
We Are All Worthy Of Love (Jono Decker)
In this conversation, Jono shares his story of being bullied as a child, at home and then at school, and the effect this had on him as a young person. He describes how watching the movie Shrek helped see healing as a process achieved in layers....
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Episode 48
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46:21
Cinema Therapy: It Matters How We Tell Our Stories (Jono Decker)
In this conversation, Corban David Jenai interviews Jono Decker about cinema therapy and its role in healing. They discuss the power of films to make abstract concepts concrete and relatable, and how cinema therapy can be used in conjunction wi...
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Episode 47
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47:55
Art-Making As An Accessible Conduit For Healing (Amy J. Dyck)
In this second conversation with Amy J. Dyck, she shares six paths she has discovered to healing through art. She talks about how her personal journey of using art has helped her to connect with herself and others much more deeply, and ho...
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Episode 46
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50:33
From Chaos to Creativity to Healing (Amy J. Dyck)
Corban David Jenai speaks with Amy J. Dyck about her lifelong struggle with chronic illness and her journey to healing. She starts her story at 2017 when she got very sick (again) and the devastating impact it had on her life. She discusses the...
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Episode 45
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1:00:27
Inflammation in the Body: A Natural Solution (Dana Kay)
Dana digs deeper into her own story including her son’s journey into the world, some of his challenges, and then being diagnosed with ADHD at 4 years old. She shares the melt-downs and other challenging behaviors that were present and what happ...
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Episode 44
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27:58
Exploring ADHD: An Alternative Approach (Dana Kay)
Dana shares the story of her personal experience with ADHD diagnosis for her son, and the relief she felt when it was diagnosed. Corbin and Dana discuss what ADHD is, how symptoms vary from child to child. She shares her opinions about why the ...
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Episode 43
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54:33
Serving Others as a Path to Recovery (Jon Giganti)
In this discussion, Jon shares his story and how he learned when he was young ot sweep the difficult things under the rug to keep them hidden. He didn’t learn to talk about difficult things in his life, back then, mental health challenges were ...
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Episode 42
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48:25
Introduction to Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (with co-host Rachael Spyker)
This episode is a deep dive into the controversial psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with Corban and today’s co-host, Rachel Spyker. They discuss the importance of having this conversation, the profoundly transformative effects of this medicin...
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Episode 41
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54:35
Unleashing Energy Through Accessing Flow (Michelle Boule)
In this discussion, Michelle shares more about her history as a professional dancer and accompanying injury, and the healing modalities she pursued that lead her to the Body Talk system. She discussed how her career shifted by following truth a...
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Episode 40
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39:21
How Love and Trust Can Guide Us Into Transformation (Michelle Boule)
In this discussion, Michelle shares some of her story starting at the age of 16, when she was a dancer and dealing with an injury that some said would end her career. During this time she was introduced to a broader range of therapies and suppo...
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Episode 39
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31:09
Stopping the Break Before it Happens (Janet Barrett)
Our guest shares her personal story and how it has informed her work in proactive mental health care. She and Corban discuss the concept of proactive mental health care and the practicalities of implementing it. Janet emphasizes the...
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Episode 38
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36:20
The Impact of Stuck Emotions (Janet Barrett)
In this conversation, Janet Barrett shares her journey of healing from childhood trauma and finding resilience. They discuss her experience as a management consultant and how it led her to focus on change management and helping people to embrac...
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Episode 37
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53:08
How Owning Our Mission Changes How We Show Up (Tim Ash)
As he shares his personal story of transformation, Tim Ash talks about how he shifted to an inner-directed focus after both of his parents passed away, causing him to re-evaluate his life, work, and parenting. They speak about how he began to l...
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Episode 36
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31:42
The Surprising Power of Sleep and How to Harness it (Tim Ash)
In this discussion, Corban and Tim discusses evolutionary phycology, sleep across all mammals, and the surprising value of sleep for humans. They touch on EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Retraining therapy) as it relates to sleep, which may ...
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Episode 35
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42:29
Valuing Oneself Enough to Set Boundaries (Susan Baier)
In this conversation, Susan Baier shares a formative moment in her adult life when she consulted with her father, who was a world renowned plastic surgeon, about liposuction. In this discussion he suggested she get other work done instead to im...
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Episode 34
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53:25
Honoring Our Emotions, Honoring Our Grief (Britney Kensmoe)
In this episode, Britney Kensmoe shares her special memories of her grandfather and the grief she experienced after his passing. She describes her Pop Pop as a funny, people-oriented person who made everyone feel seen and heard. Brittany talks ...
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Episode 33
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37:53
Transforming Struggle into Strength (Britney Kensmoe)
In this conversation, Ryan speaks with Britney Kensmoe as she shares her journey of strength, patience, and resilience through the challenges of miscarriage and infertility. She reflects on the lessons learned and the growth that came from the ...
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Episode 32
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38:22
Uncovering Hidden Gifts in Adversity (Kiley Peters)
In this conversation, Ryan and Kiley Peters discuss the importance of finding purpose in pain, building resilience, appreciating the beauty of life, the power of love, and being honest with oneself. She discusses her experience of burnout and t...
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Episode 31
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47:44