Have you ever looked at life and thought "I'm not sure this is what I signed up for?!" Lisa Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that worked for 20 years in child abuse and neglect to find herself with vicarious trauma herself. She took a deep dive into her own personal healing and found a new passion in helping others see that overwork, overwhelm, and survival mode are not the only option in life. She founded Wilmington Thrive Tribes in her community to help bring awareness and growth into a life of Thriving. Learn more about her at lisabrookslcsw.com and follow her for fantastic daily advice at @lisabrookslcsw on Instagram.

Episode #22 Moving from Survive to Thrive with Guest Lisa Brooks, LCSW

Do you put others above yourself even to the point of your own harm? Do you say "yes" when you really need to set a healthy boundary with a firm "no"? If you struggle with these things or know others who do, this will speak to you. Listen to Dr. Bev and Amanda unpack what codependency really is and how to move out of it into healthy relationships.

Episode #23 Moving Beyond Codependency

None of us as therapists, counselors, life coaches… anything psychological… works be here today without the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud. Freud was the father of psychology and psychoanalysis and introduced the idea of exploring our unconscious minds, which actually is the vast majority of our brains! Join as Amanda and Drs. Tom and Bev discuss how Freudian concepts led to the development of all kinds of psychological theories and ultimately led to the development of Soul Healing Love. They walk through concepts like defense mechanisms-especially projection and repetition compulsion-that keep us moving into and perpetuating negative childhood patterns in today’s relationships. As we find tools to make the i conscious conscious, we are freed to act differently in our current lives.

Episode #24 - Freud and Soul Healing Love

Amanda and Drs. Bev and Tom explore How You Know When You Are Getting Emotionally Healthy. The
Examine characteristics of healthy people and cover:
1.Self-Awareness, knowing your personality characheristics as well as the wounds of your past that may
affect your behavior
2. Getting rid of Jealousy, and not comparing or competing with others
3. Finding forgiveness of yourself and others
4. Acceptance rather than judging yourself or others for mistakes
5. How to listen to God by walking in partnership with the Holy Spirit in your life.
This takes looking at your past soul wounds and allowing the Lord to bring healing as well as mindfully
and consciously walking in a healing direction with your thoughts, attitudes and behaviors. They quote
from Charles Swindol who says, “Healthy people know who they are, they like who they are and are who
they are.”

Episode 26: What are the Hallmarks of Health?

This week we recap the GIFT exercise to help you understand the root of your anger and move into more depth with the Digging Deeper exercise. With 5 questions, we move from the reaction of anger into the depth of the Soul Wound that causes the large anger reaction. Typically, the bigger the anger, the more likely it is tied to a past occurrence where you have felt similarly to the event that is causing the anger in present day. Dive with us into your psyche as we look at the Soul Wounds bringing you anger today.

Episode #6 Let's Dig a Little Deeper, move from Anger to your Root Soul Wound

Gratitude and Thanksgiving are for more than one day a year. In fact, the practice of gratitude will increase serotonin and dopamine in your brain, neurotransmitters that boost your mood and energy. It can also change the shape of your brain and decrease your likelihood to struggle with depression. Please join host Amanda Rodgers Cumbo with Dr. Beverly Rodgers to learn more of the benefits of gratitude and how to incorporate it into the New Year and every day! You can also read Dr. Bev's blog on Thanksgiving here: https://rodgerscc.com/why-is-gratitude-so-important/

Episode #16 Thanksgiving: How to Carry Gratitude through Christmas and into the New Year

Understand how your brain and body are affected by Trauma, learn skills to build empathy and Mindsight from Dr. Dan Siegel and our favorite-the Re-Mind Exercise created by Dr. Bev. Part of Rewiring our Brain is through Repetition of the newer, healthier ways of thinking. Dr. Bev has created an excellent resource to identify your current negative thoughts and behaviors AND establish new, healthy ways of thinking. Through the repetition of the Re-Mind exercise you truly can have a New Mind!

Episode #18 Neuroscience Part 2

Our brains are amazing, resilient organs! And years ago most scientists and doctors thought it was pretty set after age 7. Thank goodness for new neuroscience research with MRI's, SPECT scans and other research that has been done that shows how our brains can adapt and change: Neuroplasticity. While trauma "sticks with us" and does move our brain toward depression, anxiety and PTSD, the wonderful news is we can reprogram our brain. Join us in Part 1 on Neuroscience and begin to learn how to do as Romans 12 tells us and "be transformed by the renewing of your mind"!

Episode # 17 Neuroscience Part 1

We are so excited to have our first guest speaker on the SHL podcast, David Johnson, who is the founder and owner of Silent Images. On this week's episode, David and Amanda discuss healthy ways to manage our mental health. 

Want to know more about Silent Images or Compassion & Light, visit their website: https://silentimages.org

Episode #21: Managing Our Mental Health

This week's episode highlights some of the common hardships and losses many of us have faced during the pandemic and the overwhelming grief that has come upon us. Listen to the full episode to hear more about how to be kind to yourself and accept and process the grief that many of us are feeling today.

Episode #20 Anxiety, Fear and Grief Part 2: Dealing with Covid-19

This is 1 of 2 podcasts recorded during quarantine. Dr. Bev and Amanda share their own struggles with fears and frustrations of being away from family, friends, and work, along with ways that they work to find peace in the uncertainty of a global pandemic. They share insights into building resilience and finding new perspectives in the midst of great unknowns.

Episode #19 Anxiety, Fear and Grief Part 1: Dealing with Covid-19

Join Amanda Rodgers Cumbo and Drs. Bev and Tom Rodgers as they delve into and share the Soul Healing Love model of counseling. Drs. Bev and Tom have been counselors at their practice Rodgers Christian Counseling for close to 40 years. They have written several books including "Soul Healing Love" and have spoken around the globe.

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