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  • What is Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and How Can We Integrate it Clinically?

    What is Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and How Can We Integrate it Clinically?
    2026/07/28

    Co-host Stacey Aldridge is trained in Dolores Cannon's Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT). In this episode, she tells co-host Charity O'Reilly all about it! Along with Charity you will learn:

    • What QHHT is
    • How it differs from past life regression hypnosis
    • Why Stacey decided to be trained in it and her experience as a client
    • What being hypnotized feels like and if you remember the experience
    • Who or what is The Subconscious

    If you're interested in having QHHT or a past life regression, or being trained to do it with your clients, you won't want to miss this discussion!

    Resources in this episode:

    Work Your Light Oracle by Rebecca Campbell
    Mystical Blossoms Queen of Cups Tea
    The Moon tarot card t-shirt on Etsy
    Find a QHHT practitioner
    Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique Training
    Respell Your Reality by Lisa Lister
    Independent Bookstore Day

    About the hosts:

    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients addressing late diagnosed ADHD and autism, relationship issues, and anxiety in perimenopause. She is also a Reiki Master and body-neutral Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach working with people anywhere in the world. She is trained in Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and has an interest in helping those who are processing past life trauma. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has 3 small business on Etsy where she sells handmade ice dyed tie dye clothing; curated retro and vintage home goods; and handmade spell candles and other witchy supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi.

    Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her.


    Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram
    WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com
    Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/
    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • Find the Joy, Let Everything Else Fall Away. A conversation with Kathy Couch, LCSW, CT.

    Find the Joy, Let Everything Else Fall Away. A conversation with Kathy Couch, LCSW, CT.
    2026/07/21
    In this episode, we have a conversation with Kathy Couch who shares not only her work creating a Grief Map for EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) but also her witchy experiences! Hightlights include Kathy and co-host Charity discuss the paranormal relationships that they have with their cats and Kathy talking about her children's past lives and finding out their genders from a psychic. She also talks about the dead as a resource and goes in depth about the research around the Grief Map. You don't want to miss this one! Kathy has allowed us to share the Grief Map that you hear us describe, visit our website to see all the materials!Resources mentioned in this episode:Kathy's Substack https://kathycouch.substack.com Charity's Substack https://teawithatraumatherapist.substack.com/Stacey's Substack https://holisticallystacey.substack.com/Blossoms, Bones, and Stones wire-wrapped jewelry shop Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks Danielle Mackinnon Animal Communicator Danielle's books Soul Contracts and Animal LessonsAbout our Guest: Kathy Couch, LCSW, CT is the Founder and CEO of Rewired360, an EMDR consulting and training business, and Willow Creek Counseling, an EMDR therapy practice. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant through EMDRIA; certified through the Association of Death Education and Counseling; and a Level 2 trained Gottman Institute clinician. Kathy has over 10 years of teaching experience at Boise State University, specializing in program evaluation, research, and small business development. Her professional specialties include grief and bereavement, couples therapy, addiction, trauma, child welfare, probation and parole, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, substance abuse, and domestic violence. She regularly provides EMDR and Couples Intensives. She is also the co-host of Journey Through The Eyes: An EMDR Podcast and recently launched her own podcast, Kathy On The Couch podcast. Kathy lives in Twin Falls, Idaho with her family.Connect with Kathy: rewired360.com / www.willowcreekhealth.comLinkedIn, FacebookAbout the hosts: Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her. Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients addressing late diagnosed ADHD and autism, relationship issues, and anxiety in perimenopause. She is also a Reiki Master and body-neutral Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach working with people anywhere in the world. She is trained in Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and has an interest in helping those who are processing past life trauma. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has 3 small business on Etsy where she sells handmade ice dyed tie dye clothing; curated retro and vintage home goods; and handmade spell candles and other witchy supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi. Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • Induced After Death Communication. What Is It and Why are EMDR Therapists Getting Trained In It?

    Induced After Death Communication. What Is It and Why are EMDR Therapists Getting Trained In It?
    2026/07/14

    What is Induced After Death Communication (IADC)? Co-host Charity is trained in IADC and in this episode she explains:

    • What IADC is
    • What her experience was like doing IADC as a client
    • How her experience with loss inspired her to become trained in it
    • And How IADC is a little witchy.

    Until recently, IADC training was only open to EMDR Basic trained therapists. Due to that, it is mainly counselors and therapists who already practice EMDR who are trained to do it with clients. If you are interested in getting trained, check out this episode before you do!

    Charity also thoughtfully allowed clips of her recorded experience to be shared in this episode. If you would like a link to the unlisted YouTube video to watch the whole thing, you can DM us @WitchyTherapistPod on Instagram or email WitchyTherapistPodcast@gmail.com

    Resources mentioned in this episode:
    IADC international institute https://www.iadcinstitute.com/
    Life with Ghosts Documentary https://www.lifewithghosts.com/
    Inspired Life Beautiful Death by Tom Nehmy, PhD https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/228207861-inspired-life-beautiful-death
    Dead (Spoiler Alert) by Derek Scott https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dead-derek-scott/1146888727

    Stacey's witchy resource:
    Peeing in an Empty Bottle: and other glamorous shenanigans of an almost-famous transgender comedienne on the road by Roz Hernandez https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Peeing-in-an-Empty-Bottle/Roz-Hernandez/9781668155356
    Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/ghosted
    Roz Hernandez on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rozhernandez/

    About the hosts:
    Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her.

    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients addressing late diagnosed ADHD and autism, relationship issues, and anxiety in perimenopause. She is also a Reiki Master and body-neutral Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach working with people anywhere in the world. She is trained in Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique and has an interest in helping those who are processing past life trauma. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has 3 small business on Etsy where she sells handmade ice dyed tie dye clothing; curated retro and vintage home goods; and handmade spell candles and other witchy supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi.

    Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram
    WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com
    Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/
    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • Integrity Even in Burnout: Part 2 of our conversation with Fenn the Trauma Witch

    Integrity Even in Burnout: Part 2 of our conversation with Fenn the Trauma Witch
    2026/07/07
    Our conversation with Fenn, the Trauma Witch, was so impactful that we decided to split it into two parts rather than edit it. Make sure you listen to part one if you have not already! How do we maintain our integrity when we are in burnout? For neurodivergent clinicians, therapists and counselors who are autistic, have ADHD, PTSD, C-PTSD, or chronic illness, ethical unmasking becomes necessary. In Episodes 6 & 7 we speak with Fenn Priest, aka the Trauma Witch. Fenn shares her experience with burnout, being late diagnosed autistic, and using somatic journaling to create a community that nurtures the nervous systems of its members. Resources in this episode:Soul Tarot by Lindsay Mack, Illustrated by Chelsea Granger https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lindsay-mack/soul-tarot/9780762488988/Free Soul Tarot guide available on Lindsay's website https://www.tarotforthewildsoul.com/the-ultimate-soul-tarot-card-guideAmulet Ceremonial tattoos with Erica Flannes in New Orleans, Louisiana https://www.ericaflannes.com/amulet-tattoo-gallery Erica's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ericaflannes/Visit our Instagram @WitchyTherapistPod to see photos of Stacey's shamanic amulet tattoo by Erica! Who is the Trauma Witch? Fenn Priest (she/her) is an Autistic witch, nervous system psychic, somatic practitioner. She is the creator of Soft Animal Magic, an animist and anti-capitalist framework of nervous system magic for witches & weirdos in low-capacity rebel bodies who want to fuck shit up without burning out. She is also the founder of the Soft Animal Coven, a monthly membership community of practice & integration for artists, activists, healers, lovers & shit disturbers who want to reclaim their energy & sovereignty from the jaws of the empire, and cultivate the kind of nervous system that can imagine & actually receive the wild world of safety & abundance we want to build for all beings. A loudmouth Gen X stoner hailing from the north woods of Canada, she currently lives in Austin TX with her weird, neurocomplex, polyamorous family, and one bossy black cat named Juniper.Connect with Fenn: @The.Trauma.Witch and @Soft.Animal.Magic on InstagramThe Soft Animal Magic Zine (Free!) http://www.thetraumawitch.com/zineLearn more about & Work with Fenn https://www.thetraumawitch.com/Soft Animal Magic Substack http://softanimalmagic.substack.comAbout the hosts:Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients in Mississippi addressing trauma, late diagnosed ADHD and autism, and religious trauma at her therapy practice Inspired Happiness Therapy, LLC. She is also a Reiki Master, Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner, and Holistic Health & Wellness Coach. Stacey sees coaching and Reiki clients from anywhere in the world at Kaya Holistic Wellness, LLC. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has a small business making and selling ice dyed clothing and home goods as well as an Etsy shop with curated vintage items, handmade ritual candles, and magical supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi.Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her.Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • Maintaining Integrity While in Burnout: Unmasking for Neurodivergent Clinicians

    Maintaining Integrity While in Burnout: Unmasking for Neurodivergent Clinicians
    2026/06/30

    How do we maintain our integrity when we are in burnout? For neurodivergent clinicians, therapists and counselors who are autistic, have ADHD, PTSD, C-PTSD, or chronic illness, ethical unmasking becomes necessary. In Episodes 6 & 7 we speak with Fenn Priest, aka the Trauma Witch. Fenn shares her experience with burnout, being late diagnosed autistic, and using somatic journaling to create a community that nurtures the nervous systems of its members.

    Resources in this episode:
    Sigil Craft by Lia Taylor https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lia-taylor/sigil-craft/9781454946946/

    Over the Moon Magic shop https://www.overthemoonmagic.com/

    Visit our Instagram @WitchyTherapistPod to see photos of Juniper the cat!

    Who is the Trauma Witch? Fenn Priest (she/her) is an Autistic witch, nervous system psychic, somatic practitioner. She is the creator of Soft Animal Magic, an animist and anti-capitalist framework of nervous system magic for witches & weirdos in low-capacity rebel bodies who want to fuck shit up without burning out. She is also the founder of the Soft Animal Coven, a monthly membership community of practice & integration for artists, activists, healers, lovers & shit disturbers who want to reclaim their energy & sovereignty from the jaws of the empire, and cultivate the kind of nervous system that can imagine & actually receive the wild world of safety & abundance we want to build for all beings. A loudmouth Gen X stoner hailing from the north woods of Canada, she currently lives in Austin TX with her weird, neurocomplex, polyamorous family, and one bossy black cat named Juniper.

    Connect with Fenn: @The.Trauma.Witch and @Soft.Animal.Magic on Instagram
    The Soft Animal Magic Zine (Free!) http://www.thetraumawitch.com/zine
    Learn more about & Work with Fenn https://www.thetraumawitch.com/
    Soft Animal Magic Substack http://softanimalmagic.substack.com

    About the hosts:

    Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her.

    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients in Mississippi addressing trauma, late diagnosed ADHD and autism, and religious trauma at her therapy practice Inspired Happiness Therapy, LLC. She is also a Reiki Master, Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner, and Holistic Health & Wellness Coach. Stacey sees coaching and Reiki clients from anywhere in the world at Kaya Holistic Wellness, LLC. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has a small business making and selling ice dyed clothing and home goods as well as an Etsy shop with curated vintage items, handmade ritual candles, and magical supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi.

    Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram
    WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com
    Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/
    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • Clinical Use of Sound and Reiki with Vanessa Simmons, LPC, SEP, RPT

    Clinical Use of Sound and Reiki with Vanessa Simmons, LPC, SEP, RPT
    2026/06/23

    Following up on our science of Reiki episodes, we talk to Vanessa Simmons, LPC, SEP, RPT about how she integrates Reiki and therapeutic sound into her sessions. Now that you know the science behind Reiki, learn how to integrate it into your clinical practice!

    Resources Vanessa mentions in the episode: Reclaiming Ancestors: A Modern Path to Ancient Ways by Tanja Meyburgh
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221479770-reclaiming-ancestors

    About our Guest: Vanessa is the founder of Meadow Grove Counseling in Lancaster, PA, where she offers trauma-focused therapy intensives for individuals who spend much of their lives showing up for others and are quietly longing for a different way of being with themselves. She is trained in EMDR, sand therapy practices, Deep Brain Reorienting, and Internal Family Systems, and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Vanessa is also a Level 2 Reiki practitioner and a Certified Therapeutic Sound Practitioner, weaving together nervous system-informed care with sound and energy practices to create spaces that feel both grounded and expansive.
    You can find Vanessa at her website Meadow Grove Counseling website: www.meadowgrovecounseling.com and on Instagram @MGCLLC https://www.instagram.com/mgcllc/

    About the hosts:
    Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her.

    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients in Mississippi addressing trauma, late diagnosed ADHD and autism, and religious trauma at her therapy practice Inspired Happiness Therapy, LLC. She is also a Reiki Master, Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner, and Holistic Health & Wellness Coach. Stacey sees coaching and Reiki clients from anywhere in the world at Kaya Holistic Wellness, LLC. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has a small business making and selling ice dyed clothing and home goods as well as an Etsy shop with curated vintage items, handmade ritual candles, and magical supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi.

    Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram
    WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com
    Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/
    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • The Science of Reiki Part 2 - Deep Dive Into the Research

    The Science of Reiki Part 2 - Deep Dive Into the Research
    2026/06/16
    In Part 2 of The Science of Reiki, Stacey and Charity dive into the research. What does the science say about Reiki for anxiety, depression, and burnout? What did studies using Reiki with mental health professionals working in community mental health show? Can Reiki prevent secondary trauma in professionals? We find the answers in part 2!A full list of 166 published scientific studies may be found at The Center for Reiki Research https://centerforreikiresearch.com/Please visit our website for research summaries, that's more information than we can put here in the show notes. https://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com/2026/05/30/show-notes-the-science-of-reiki/ ‎Research studies mentioned in this episode in chronological order:Effects Of Reiki Treatment On Anxiety And Depression: A Randomized Control Trial. Porter, et al. International Journal of Healing and Caring. 2012.The Effects of Reiki Treatment on Mental Health Professionals at Risk for Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Placebo Control Study. M. Novoa, D. Cain. Best Practices in Mental Health Vol. 10, Issue 1. 2014. Reiki Reduces Burnout Among Community Mental Health Clinicians. Rosada, et al. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine. 2015 Aug, 21. The effect of Reiki on depression in elderly people living in nursing home. Zeynep Erdogan & Sezgi Cinar. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 15(1), January 2016. The Impact of Psychotherapeutic Reiki on Anxiety. Webster, et al. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, Volume 15. 2020. Reiki as nursing care to people in mental suffering: an integrative review. Santos, et al. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. April 2021.The effect of Reiki on pain: A meta-analysis. M. Dogan. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Volume 44. August 2021.The effects of Reiki treatment on mental health professionals who are at risk of burnout. S. Ijaz, F. Rafaq, F. Shafiq. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. 2022. Effect of Reiki on Measures of Well-Being in Low-Income Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses. Prasad, et al. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. 2025, Feb 28.The Effect of Reiki Applied to Cancer Patients on Pain, Anxiety, and Stress Levels: A Randomized Controlled Study. Kavehci, et al. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. April 2025.Reiki for decrease postmenopausal symptoms and depression: a randomized clinical trial. E. Baransel, T. Uçar.Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. 2025, Aug 8.As mentioned in the episode: You can see Stacey's Reiki lineage on the Kaya Holistic Wellness website https://kayaholisticwellness.com/reiki/Stacey's Reiki Master Teachers, Krista Tew and Jina Daniels can be found at Reiki4Life https://www.empowering4life.com/reiki-4-lifeAbout the hosts: Charity O’Reilly, LPC has been a trauma healer since 2006. She provides EMDR intensives to clients from all over the world. Charity is the co-author of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit, and How to Understand and Deal with ADHD. She trains nationally and internationally on topics related to healing trauma and our parts. She has also been featured talking about trauma healing on multiple podcasts and on Letters from Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Charity lives with her husband, chickens, cats, and many foster kittens on a homestead on Lenape Land in what is now called Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit her website to learn more about working with her. Stacey Aldridge, LCSW has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years. She works with women and LGBTQ+ clients in Mississippi addressing trauma, late diagnosed ADHD and autism, and religious trauma at her therapy practice Inspired Happiness Therapy, LLC. She is also a Reiki Master, Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner, and Holistic Health & Wellness Coach. Stacey sees coaching and Reiki clients from anywhere in the world at Kaya Holistic Wellness, LLC. A late diagnosed ADHD-er herself, Stacey also has a small business making and selling ice dyed clothing and home goods as well as an Etsy shop with curated vintage items, handmade ritual candles, and magical supplies. Stacey lives with her husband Jon and their 3 elderly dogs on unceded Chahta Yakni (Choctaw) land in Central Mississippi.Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram WitchyTherapyPodcast on Facebook http://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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  • The Science of Reiki Part 1 - What is Reiki? Plus the History of Reiki

    The Science of Reiki Part 1 - What is Reiki? Plus the History of Reiki
    2026/06/09

    What is Reiki? Wikipedia calls it a "pseudoscience" yet hundreds of research studies have been done to see if energy healing is effective. In part 1 of the science of Reiki host Stacey, a Reiki Master trained in Usui Reiki, educates host Charity on what Reiki is and isn't as well as the history of Reiki.

    In part 2, coming next week, we will deep dive into the research that has been published on Reiki for anxiety, depression, burnout amongst mental health professionals, secondary trauma, and more!

    "Westerners often find it hard to believe in the presence of an invisible healing energy, perhaps because the mechanism of energetic healing is not understood at this time. Reiki practitioners facilitate the balancing of the system as a whole rather than diagnosing in order to address specific problems in the ways that medical practitioners do." Porter, et al. Effects Of Reiki Treatment On Anxiety And Depression: A Randomized Control Trial. International Journal of Healing and Caring (2012).

    As mentioned in the episode:

    • 15% of hospitals in the US offer Reiki. That's more than 800 hospitals! International Association of Reiki Professionals . Reiki in the clinical setting. (https://iarp.org/reiki-clinical-setting/) as cited in Effect of Reiki on Measures of Well-Being in Low-Income Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses http://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11873885/

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    • The Center for Reiki Research https://centerforreikiresearch.com/
    • The International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT) https://www.reiki.org/
    • International Association of Reiki Professionals https://iarp.org/
    • "The effect of Reiki on depression in elderly people living in nursing homes." Zeynep Erdogan & Sezgi Cinar. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 15(1), January 2016, pp. 35-40

    Additional Sources:

    • Hiroshi Doi, Iyashino Gendai Reiki Ho, A Modern Reiki Method for Healing
    • Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24058-autophagy
    • Society for Neuroscience https://www.sfn.org/sitecore/content/home/brainfacts2/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-and-lifestyle/2018/how-does-fasting-affect-the-brain-071318
    • Nutrition Reviews. The impact of continuous calorie restriction and fasting on cognition in adults without eating disorders. https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/83/1/146/7585919
      10.1038/s42255-024-01008-9
    • Frontiers In Psychiatry. Severe Sleep Deprivation Causes Hallucinations and a Gradual Progression Toward Psychosis with Increasing Time Awake. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6048360/
    • What is the History of Reiki? ICRT. https://www.reiki.org/faqs/what-history-reiki
    • An Evidence Based History of Reiki by William Rand https://www.reiki.org/articles/evidence-based-history-reiki

    The full quote Charity reads is available on our website https://witchytherapistpodcast.staceyaldridgelcsw.com/2026/06/03/what-is-reiki-and-how-does-it-work/

    Follow us on social media! @ WitchyTherapistPodcast on Instagram
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    Charity O'Reilly, LPC @ TeaWithATraumaTherapist http://charityoreilly.com/
    Stacey Aldridge, LCSW @ HolisticallyStacey http://www.staceyaldridge.com
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