Our Healing Heroine series continues with Jodi, joined by Hero and Mindset Coach Katie Wee. Jodi opens up about her son, Pao, and her experience helping him navigate his mental health struggles. In this heartfelt conversation we discuss his passions, the community that loved him, and her journey of navigating life after his suicide learning to carry her grief while still honoring his story.

Almost a year after Pao’s passing, Jodi attended Katie’s Happy Camp retreat, where she began to discover that healing isn’t about “moving on,” but about finding small ways to move forward—sometimes just one moment at a time. From creating safe spaces at home to finding supportive spaces in your community, to healing modalities like meditation and grief counseling, Jodi reflects on what has helped her keep going in moments when it felt impossible.

This conversation is a reminder that while grief has no ending, you can still find joy again.

What You Will Learn

• [00:13:30] The transition process for teens after crisis care, including partial hospitalization and IOP
• [00:15:00] Creating a “safe house” with no sharps, weapons, or medications — and the social limits that can come with it for a teenager
• [00:16:30] Jodi’s son’s passions, including his for Japanese culture and anime
• [00:19:30] Why it’s so difficult to distinguish crisis from “normal teenage” behavior
• [00:36:15] The importance of surrounding yourself with a community during grief
• [00:38:30] How hitting rock bottom pushed Jodi to try every possible healing practice
• [00:40:30] Taking the leap to attend Katie’s Happy Camp as a major turning point in Jodi's healing
• [00:45:00] The power of Katie’s guided meditation and why it was life-changing for Jodi
• [01:05:45] A grief truth: “Grief has a beginning. It has a middle, but it doesn’t have an end.”

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Welcome to the first installment of our new series, Healing Heroines! You'll hear from remarkable women who've endured some of life's most challenging hardships and how they've navigated the road toward healing. Each conversation will also feature the Healing Hero who helped and encouraged them along the way.

In this episode, Chandler sits down with Hero and Psychic Medium Lea Morgan and special guest Candace Hewitt, a widow and mother of three. They explore how Lea's mediumship became a major turning point in Candace's grief journey after she lost her husband unexpectedly.

They also discuss what happens during a reading, signs from loved ones, and how spiritual connection can bring comfort, hope, and even laughter during someone's darkest days. If you’ve ever questioned whether psychic mediumship could be a meaningful part of your healing process, this heartfelt discussion offers candid insights for anyone experiencing life after loss.

What You Will Learn

• [00:08:00] “It is the most lonely and isolating journey that you could possibly take in life.”
• [00:09:30] “There is this world that I truly believe is literally within inches of us, and Rusty is not far away.”
• [00:10:52] “You can’t make that up.”
• [00:11:57] “Grief needs a community. It can’t be done alone.”
• [00:14:00] “Grief never goes away. There’s an ebb and a flow to it. It changes.”
• [00:16:08] “I felt like it was Christmas morning. I could not wait.”
• [00:18:30] “It was like we were just having a conversation.”
• [00:27:11] “Nothing negative, nothing scary. Only showing love really.”

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Lea Morgan

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Chandler Stroud

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Are you craving calmness but struggling to slow down? Hero and Yoga Instructor Nicole Kim explores how stillness, movement, and rest work together to restore our bodies and nervous systems. With compassion and lived wisdom, Nicole shares the ways modern women are pushed into overdrive and taught to equate worth with output — and how we can begin to rewire that conditioning, one quiet moment at a time.

From yoga nidra and yin to Thai bodywork and beach naps, this episode offers tangible practices and gentle permission slips for women who feel stuck in “go mode.”

What You Will Learn

• [00:08:18] Why women often resist stillness and associate it with discomfort or unworthiness
• [00:09:30] How “glimmers” — short, intentional breaks — help busy women ground and reset
• [00:11:30] Why meditation can feel selfish — and how to reframe that belief
• [00:17:00] How yin yoga uses discomfort to create space and emotional release
• [00:18:00] What yoga nidra is — and why it’s powerful for trauma recovery and deep rest
• [00:22:13] How movement-based yoga builds a bridge to stillness for those who “can’t sit still”
• [00:24:37] Why sound healing is so effective for calming the mind and regulating the body
• [00:27:30] How Thai bodywork offers a moving meditation for people with anxious minds

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Nicole Kim

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Chandler Stroud

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