Love Letters to Our Bodies
Conversations on health, healing, and happiness by, for and about African American women. An exploration of the mind, body, spirit connection. and opportunities to hear from spiritual teachers, holistic health practitioners, and women helping to make life for others.
Love Letters to Our Bodies
Let The Heart Do Its Work
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Many of the struggles we carry as adults have roots in the experiences that shaped us as children. In this episode of the Love Letters to Our Bodies podcast, Gwendolyn Mitchell welcomes psychologist, author, and spiritual teacher Dr. Brenda Wade for a deeply personal conversation about healing the lasting impact of trauma and reclaiming a sense of wholeness. An internationally recognized speaker and executive trainer, Dr. Wade combines science, psychology, and personal evolution in her approach to healing and well-being. Reflecting on her own upbringing and decades of work supporting others, Dr. Wade shares insights into the connection between emotional pain, physical health, and spiritual well-being. She and Gwendolyn discuss the effects of harsh parenting, racism, addiction, and intergenerational trauma, while also exploring the role of community and compassionate relationships in the healing process. From learning to regulate the nervous system to developing a more loving relationship with ourselves, this conversation offers powerful reminders that healing is possible at any stage of life. Listen in for an honest conversation about healing old wounds and building a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Key Points From This Episode:
• Introducing licensed psychologist, author, and spiritual teacher Dr. Brenda Wade.
• The childhood experiences that shaped her life's work in healing and psychology.
• How trauma, racism, and family history can affect future generations.
• The lasting impact of harsh parenting on emotional and nervous system health.
• What Dr. Wade learned from reconnecting with Africa and her ancestral roots.
• Why remembering and sharing our stories is part of the healing process.
• Addiction as an attempt to numb pain and the importance of recovery support.
• How unhealed trauma, racism, and stress continue to affect communities today.
• A simple heart-centered practice for finding calm, connection, and support.
• Finding the people who help us heal and see our potential.
• Breaking cycles of harm and creating healthier futures for the next generation.
• The powerful connection between relationship health and physical well-being.
• Learning to embrace your worth and cultivate self-love.
Quotes:
“When you have that trauma, first in the family, the grandparents, my parents, there's no way not to feel it. And what it does over time is it creates chronic anxiety. Chronic anxiety turns into chronic depression.” — @drbrendawade [0:06:27]
“I'm telling my story, because if we don't tell it, we can't heal. It stays inside us, and it's suppressed.” — @drbrendawade[0:13:36]
“I love the 12-step programs, because it's about spiritual wholeness.” — @drbrendawade [0:17:21]
“We are not stuck with any patterns if we make the choice to address the pattern.” — @drbrendawade [0:23:17]
“If you have children, you have to do that work. You have to do your work, so you don't harm them and make the next generation suffer.” — @drbrendawade [0:28:29]
“Just tap your sternum. Let that heart do its work. The heart is a healer if we allow it to do the healing.” — @drbrendawade [0:37:21]
“We all have possibilities; we all have ways that we can let our light shine.” — @drbrendawade [0:44:35]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Modern Love & Relationship Training
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