Rebel Clinicians Podcast
The Rebel Clinicians Podcast is your home for daring conversations and innovative insights designed to transform the world of mental health and holistic healing. Hosted by seasoned therapists and healers who refuse to be confined by the traditional therapy model, each episode explores the intersection of spirituality, ancient wisdom, and modern therapy. Whether you’re a therapist, social worker, energy healer, or simply someone seeking deeper healing and personal growth, we’re here to inspire, challenge, and guide you on your path.
In each episode, we dive into powerful topics like integrating psychedelics and indigenous wisdom, breaking free from the constraints of “the couch,” financial freedom, and building an authentic practice that reflects your unique magic. We’ll share stories of clinicians who are thriving by being true to themselves, and we’ll reveal practical tools for expanding your practice beyond boundaries while nurturing your soul. From financial strategies and marketing tips to shamanic practices and spiritual journeys, this podcast brings together everything you need to become an empowered and revolutionary healer.
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Rebel Clinicians Podcast
S2E5: “Creepy Crawlies: Finding Medicine in the Overlooked and Feared”
S2E5: “Creepy Crawlies: Finding Medicine in the Overlooked and Feared”
Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell
What can bees, spiders, snakes, mosquitoes, and frogs teach us about healing,
transformation, and resilience? In this episode of The Rebel Clinicians Podcast, Alex and John continue their Spirit Animals series by exploring the world of "creepy
crawlies";--creatures that many of us instinctively reject or overlook.
Together, they uncover how these small but mighty beings carry big medicine:
- Bees bring lessons of community, reciprocity, and devotion, with practical tools like
Bhramari Pranayama to clear energy and connect with the chakras.
- Spiders embody creativity, patience, and the weaving of life's web, from Grandmother
Spider's myths to the gentle protection of the daddy long legs.
- Snakes reveal cycles of healing, boundaries, and transformation through shedding old
identities--linked to traditions from Greek medicine to Kundalini awakening.
- Mosquitoes, often seen as pests, remind us of persistence, boundaries, and practicing patience and ahimsa (non-violence).
- Frogs symbolize cleansing, fertility, and transition, with ties to shamanic Kambo rituals and yoga's Mandukasana (Frog Pose).
Alex and John also share their personal encounters with these animals in ceremony, nature, and meditation, offering therapeutic insights for clinicians, healers, and seekers
alike. This episode is a reminder that even the smallest or most feared beings have
wisdom to offer.
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