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
87 episodes
88. Healing Beyond Codependency with Emmy Marie
In this episode of Heal with Grace, Grace sits down with Emmy to explore what life and healing look like after leaving toxic or abusive relationships. Emmy shares her personal story of navigating patterns of codependency, how trauma sh...
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40:47
87. How I Moved Through a Flare While Traveling
In this episode, Grace shares what happened when a long-awaited trip to New Zealand brought on a flare—and how fear, pressure, and perfectionism played a role. She opens up about the mindset shifts, nervous system tools, and emotional release p...
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26:15
86. The Mind-Body Approach to Healing Pelvic Pain with Rachel Gofman
In this episode, Rachel Gofman (physical therapist and pelvic pain coach) shares her journey to overcoming debilitating pelvic pain through mind-body and nervous system work. What You'll Learn:Why "diagnoses" and ...
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46:28
85. What Your Test Results Don't Show You
In this episode, Grace unpacks why your scans, labs, or diagnoses don’t always explain your symptoms—and what might be going on beneath the surface. She explores how many chronic conditions are driven not by structural damage, but by nervous sy...
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19:56
84. Navigating a Higher Needs Nervous System with Christie Uipi
Grace is joined by therapist Christie Uipi, LCSW, founder of the Better Mind Center, to explore what it means to have a higher needs or sensitive nervous system. Christie shares her personal healing journey, how chronic sympto...
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47:13
83. Simple Morning Routine for Chronic Pain and Illness Relief
In this solo episode, Grace walks us through a powerful yet flexible morning routine designed specifically to support those healing from chronic symptoms. Whether you're dealing with pain, fatigue, or nervous system dysregulation, this grounded...
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25:47
82. Do You Have Neuroplastic Symptoms? Here's How to Know – with Dr. Howard Schubiner
Dr. Howard Schubiner, pioneer in the mind-body medicine field, joins Grace to explore how many chronic symptoms are actually neuroplastic — created by the brain, and reversible. They discuss what defines a neuroplastic symptom, the key...
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46:11
81. From Spiraling to Soothing: Stop Catastrophizing
In this solo episode, Grace explores one of the most common mental habits that keeps people stuck in chronic symptoms and fear: catastrophizing. She breaks down why the brain defaults to worst-case-scenario thinking, how it impacts the nervous ...
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26:13
80. What is Somatic Intelligence? A Conversation with Sheridan Ruth
In this episode, Grace is joined by somatic coach and author Sheridan Ruth for a powerful and grounded conversation about nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and the concept of somatic intelligence. Sheridan shares her personal journey—f...
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35:20
79. What Wellness Culture Gets Wrong About High Vibes Only
Grace explores how the pursuit of high vibes only—while powerful—can sometimes lead to emotional bypassing. She shares how real healing comes not from avoiding pain, but from meeting it with presence.In this episode, she shares:...
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18:13
78. What is Healthy Anger? A Conversation with Amanda Curry
In this powerful episode, Grace sits down with somatic coach and physical therapist Amanda Curry to explore the layered and often misunderstood emotion of anger—especially as it arises for women in postpartum seasons.Amanda shares her pe...
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49:44
77: Food Isn’t the Enemy: Reclaiming How You Eat
In this episode, Grace shares one of her most requested lessons—how to actually heal food sensitivities instead of just managing them.If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of cutting out gluten, dairy, sugar, histamines, or lectins—an...
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24:29
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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17:34
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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36:05
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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22:27
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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