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If you’ve ever felt like your mind “gets it” but your body won’t follow, this conversation is a breath of fresh air. We sit down with Courtney, founder of Hearts for Hope Therapy, to explore how art therapy, somatic practices, and yoga can reach places talk therapy can’t—especially for women who’ve already done a lot of inner work and still feel stuck. From the tenderness of early motherhood to the courage of leaving a stable career, Courtney’s story shows how following a quiet inner knowing can reshape a life and, eventually, a community.

We dig into the vulnerable magic of making art when perfectionism bristles, and how a simple tree sketch can surface the parts of us that cling to control or avoid being seen. Courtney explains why bringing the body into the room—through breath, posture, movement, chant, and stillness—creates safety at the nervous system level, so insights can actually land. We also reframe grief beyond bereavement to the losses inside every transition: identity shifts, motherhood, aging, and dreams that change shape. Her programs like Bend and Bloom grief groups and Kintsugi workshops offer spaces where repair is visible, ritual is welcomed, and nothing needs to be rushed or fixed.

Along the way, we make room for play. “Make bad art for a good time” isn’t a joke; it’s a practice for softening stress-driven rigidity and finding joy as medicine. You’ll hear how to hold duality—sorrow and hope, mess and meaning—without abandoning yourself. If you’re craving a more embodied, integrative path to mental health, this episode offers practical insight, gentle permission, and a few gold seams of its own.

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About Keri Marino

Keri Marino is a Certified Somatic Yoga Therapist and Inner Work Guide who helps women feel more healthy, whole, confident and empowered. She is known for her calm presence and relatable, yet unapologetically spiritual approach to yoga & life.

She believes that true healing happens when we embrace the full spectrum of who we are in all our beautiful messy complexity. Her offerings provide a loving space for you to do the mindset and body based work that will set you free, reconnect with your divine nature and live a purpose driven life.

Over the past 16 years, she's taught thousands and thousands of people how to practice yoga in a way that meets them where they are, honors yogas roots and leads to personal transformation.

When she’s not working she enjoys playing outside with her three kids, cooking health inspired meals and laughing at stand up comedians with her husband Chef Tanner.

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Website: www.KeriMarino.com

About Courtney Chandler

Courtney is a Somatic Art Therapist and Tra

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