Tag: anxiety

FEP85 The Two Sides of Boundaries

When we hear people talking about boundaries, we’re usually hearing the idea of verbally setting a limit in a relationship – this is important, but misses the foundation.

If we don’t have an energetic boundary, if our sense of self never developed, if our field has been compromised by trauma/abuse, we don’t have a sense of self/not self. Any setting of boundary from this state is unstable, and tends to either be soft or rigid.

Flower essences help change our boundary patterns by establishing a new template for our energetic and emotional fields.

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana chat about the polarity of boundaries and some key flower essences that can help us come into energetic balance.

FEP74 Drowning in Overwhelm?

In this episode Kathleen and Rochana dive into the current energy of overwhelm that so many are feeling.

We bring in our favorite tried and true flower essences and gem elixirs for not only managing the onslaught, but also strengthening our fields and building resilience. Whether the overwhelm comes from too much information, energy, emotions, sensory signals, environmental factors, or all of the above, Nature helps bring us back into balance.

FEP68 Calming & Soothing the Nervous System

This episode is an excerpt from an upcoming course we’re working on, Foundations in Flower Essence Therapy, which will be available from the School for Flower Essence Studies in early fall 2024.  

We talk about the importance of using calming and centering essences when beginning to use essences for ourselves and others. It’s a really good first step, and sometimes all that’s needed. There are times we may want to skip over this and go right to essences that work with deeper challenges, but we’ve seen time and again the value of starting with calming and centering approaches to help the nervous system feel safer and more embodied.

FEP60 The 5 Elements of Stress & Anxiety with Lindsay Fauntleroy

In this episode, we welcome Lindsay Fauntleroy back to the podcast! Lindsay is a medicine maker, educator, acupuncturist, and author of In Our Element — a self-help guide that integrates acupuncture theory, flower essences, yoga and ancestral spirituality.

We talk about the naturally rising levels of stress and anxiety during this time of year and the corresponding elemental forces.

Exploring the way stress and anxiety manifest in the context of the different elements, we offer our favorite flower essences for each scenario. And wow do we cover a lot!

Join us on this whirlwind dive into the elements as a lens for Flower Essence Therapy.

FEP54 Flower Essences for Mental Health with Maureen Clancy

Trauma therapist Maureen Clancy joins us on the podcast to chat about supporting mental health with flower essences.

Discover Maureen’s favorite essences for anxious states vs. depressed states, and how she incorporates them in her practice in conjunction with other therapeutic modalities such as EMDR.

We also talk about how to know when flower essences aren’t enough on their own and further mental health services are indicated.

Join us for this illuminating look into flower essences from a psychotherapist’s perspective.

FEP33 Soothing Anxious Dogs with Flower Essences

Helping dogs and their people is one of Kathleen’s specialties, and recently she released a new course on Udemy to teach pet parents how to use flower essences to help their nervous and anxious dogs. In this episode, she offers insights and essence recommendations for issues such as separation anxiety, rescued and rehomed dogs, and stressful environments.

FEP19 Pandemic Stress

Flower Essence Practitioners Kathleen and Rochana talk about the stress of the pandemic and how to use flower essences and a variety of wellness tools to steady your nervous system, calm anxiety and worry, and get grounded in your body. Managing your stress will help your immune system work better, and help you feel better as we all work our way through this time of great challenge.