Heal with Grace
Heal With Grace is a podcast that invites listeners into the world of holistic healing. Hosted by Grace Secker, a trained holistic psychotherapist, yoga therapist, and nervous system coach, each episode delves into the interconnected realms of mental, physical, and spiritual health. The podcast offers a unique blend of personal stories, professional insights, and practical tools for healing.
Episodes
75 episodes
76. From Burnout to Alignment: Healing the Body with Energy, Human Design & Deep Listening with Hope Pedraza
In this episode, Grace talks with Hope Pedraza, a functional practitioner and energy worker, about how human design can unlock deeper healing.Hope shares how understanding your energetic blueprint can reveal why burnout, gut issue...
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39:41
75. Why Your Pain Might Flare up Right Before It Fades
In this solo episode, Grace breaks down a pivotal and often misunderstood part of the healing process: the extinction burst. If you’ve ever felt like your symptoms are flaring up just when you thought you were making progress—this conversation ...
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74. How to Overcome Health Anxiety with Liana Mauro
In this episode, Grace is joined again by somatic therapist and anxiety specialist Liana Mauro to explore the roots of health anxiety, how it shows up in the body, and what to do about it. They discuss how unresolved fear and trauma can drive p...
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73. The Emotional Roots of Physical Symptoms
In this solo episode, Grace invites you into a powerful, heart-opening reflection on the emotional roots of physical symptoms. If you're “doing all the right things” and still not healing, this conversation might land deeply in your body and sh...
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22:08
72. Healing Chronic Pain as an Athlete with Charlie Merrill
In this episode, Grace welcomes Boulder-based physical therapist Charlie Merrill for a deep dive into how chronic pain shows up in athletes—and why it’s often misunderstood. They unpack the science behind pain, how emotional stress plays a role...
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51:45
71. Part 3 Subconscious Reprogramming for Chronic Healing
In the final part of the Missing Pieces in Your Healing series, we dive into one of the most overlooked aspects of healing: subconscious reprogramming. If you’ve ever felt like you know what to do but still find yourself stuck...
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21:01
70. Part 2: How the Nervous System impacts your health
In part two of The Missing Pieces in Your Healing series, Grace dives into what she believes is the most essential—and often ignored—element in chronic illness and pain recovery: your nervous system.She breaks down:W...
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69. Part 1: The Missing Pieces in Your Healing
In this first episode of a 3-part series on the missing pieces in your healing, Grace explores why you might still be stuck in chronic symptoms—despite doing all the "right" things. She unpacks the deeper blueprint behind your healing efforts, ...
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21:52
68. 5 Chronic Pain Myths
If you're dealing with chronic pain—whether it's neck, back, or mystery pain doctors can't explain—this episode is for you. Grace breaks down 5 common myths about chronic pain and explains why so many people stay stuck in cycles of frustration,...
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22:40
67. The Overlap Between Eating Disorders and Chronic Illness
In this episode of, Grace dives deep into a topic that affects so many of us—disordered relationships with food, especially for those navigating chronic illness and pain. Grace explores how perfectionism, control, and fear around food often int...
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29:47
66. Sensory Processing and Chronic Illness with Dr. Satya Sardonicus
In this episode, Grace sits down with Dr. Satya Sardonicus to explore the deep connection between fascia, the nervous system, and chronic conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Dr. Satya shares her personal healing journey, the devel...
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53:31
65. Shame Resiliency: How it Manifests Physically and Emotionally
In this episode, Grace dives deep into the powerful and often hidden force of shame—how it shapes our thoughts, bodies, and lives. She explores the difference between shame and guilt, how shame manifests physically and emotionally, and why so m...
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26:40
64. The Underlying Needs of Chronic Pain with Mike Williams
In this episode, Grace welcomes Mike Williams, a former investment banker turned pain reprocessing and somatic therapy practitioner. Mike shares how his journey from finance to healing work was shaped by growing up with parents who had chronic ...
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35:59
63. Q&A: Your questions answered!
In this episode, Grace answers listener-submitted questions on mental, emotional, and spiritual health. She explores the connection between thoughts and emotions, how to retrain the brain for healing, and why food sensitivities may be linked to...
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22:51
62. Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Eating Disorders
In this episode, Grace welcomes Claudia, a nutrition and dietetic consultant, to explore how stress, food restriction, and overtraining disrupt hormonal health. They discuss hypothalamic amenorrhea, the nervous system’s role in fertility, and t...
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44:19
61. Your Inner Critic Is Keeping You Sick: How to Silence Self-Doubt
In this episode, Grace explores the voice that holds so many people back—the inner critic. That relentless self-doubt, the voice that whispers “you’re not enough,” can keep the mind and body stuck in cycles of stress, making true healing feel o...
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26:08
60. The Power of Connection with Adam Dorsay
In this episode, Grace dives into the science and necessity of human connection with psychologist and Super Psyched podcast host, Dr. Adam Dorsay. They explore how connection—whether with ourselves, others, the world, or something grea...
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45:14
59. Healing Isn’t Linear: Why Setbacks Are Part of the Journey
In this episode of Heal with Grace, Grace explores why setbacks are a natural part of healing and how to navigate them with self-compassion. Healing isn’t a straight path—it’s full of twists, turns, and moments that challenge us. Grace unpacks ...
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26:07
58. Letting Go of Perfectionism
In this episode, Grace explores the impact of perfectionism—how it subtly takes hold, shapes our self-worth, and fuels stress, self-doubt, and even chronic symptoms. She unpacks the hidden ways perfectionism manifests, from overthinking and pro...
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37:24
57. The benefits of sound healing with Julie Afsahi and Jessica Cross
In this episode, Grace hosts sound healing experts Jessica and Julie to delve into the benefits and practices of sound healing through their recently published book 'Seasons of Sound.' They discuss the origins and effects of sound healing, the ...
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Episode 57
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44:29
56. Q & A - your questions answered!
In this episode of the Heal with Grace podcast, host Grace answers listener questions about healing and navigating the complexities of mind-body health. Topics include managing perfectionism tendencies, handling the disappearance of chronic sym...
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Episode 56
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26:06
55. Trauma & Chronic pain through pain reprocessing therapy with Vanessa & Olivia
In this episode of the Heal with Grace podcast, Vanessa Blackstone, MSW and Olivia Salisbury Sinaiko, LPC specialists in pain reprocessing therapy, share their experiences and insights about their newly released workbook. They discuss their bac...
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Episode 55
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51:28
54. BTS: What did & didn't work in 2024 and What's ahead for 2025
In this episode, Grace reflects on the lessons learned from 2024 and discusses plans for moving forward into 2025. Key topics include acknowledging and learning from what didn't work, such as overcommitting and not listening to one's own body, ...
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Episode 54
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35:03
53. Best of 2024 - Ep. 31: How to know which nervous system state you're in
In this episode of the Heal with Grace podcast, Grace explores how to identify the state of your nervous system using the polyvagal theory. Introduced by Dr. Stephen Porges in 1994, the polyvagal theory categorises the nervous system into three...
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Episode 53
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35:44
52. Best of 2024: Ep. 24 How to create your own authentic messages of safety
In this episode of the Heal with Grace podcast, Grace interviews Vanessa Blackstone, the executive director of the Pain Psychology Center. Vanessa, who has a background in social work and is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, sh...
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