Thrive With Morella

Death and laughter are not two words that we often string together, but Jen teaches how laughter, is a therapeutic tool not just for life, but for navigating death & loss. She touches on Laughter Yoga, hew own stories of loss, her insights on death & her workshop “Laughing Matters”

What if money can be just as spiritual as going to church? And what if your money issues are really faith issues? Karen presents the 3 core money myths that keep people stuck and a set of keys or practices to overcome them.

How Biofield Tuning detects and shifts things such as depression, bipolar, emotional patterns such as hate and shame, the effect of hate on the heart, autoimmune conditions, and more.

The immediate and direct effect of using sound frequencies to produce healing in the body. How biofield tuning can detect & shift different energy blocks, emotional patterns, and health issues.

Strategies for cultivating both peace & razor focus through the most intense of challenges. Your work and life as your spiritual practice, the power of silence, integrity, happiness first, & so much more.

Are you having fun every day? Are your workouts fun? Master Groove trainer, Heather Winia shares fun ideas, insights & tips to help you add more joy, more play and more grooving into your everyday life. 

With her personal cancer story & experience as an acupuncturist, Brooke Moen presents a unique perspective on the ways in which our western culture fosters cancer. Powerful insights into treatment & prevention, and why "fighting" cancer might be the wrong attitude. Why she calls cancer "the great calling". Her answers will surprise you.

Sunny Joy McMillan lived through 12 years in a high-conflict divorce but was able to create a wonderful, healed, close friendship with her ex. She talks about the teachings in her book Unhitched: How to unstick your bad marriage, and how to know whether it's time to stay or go. During our conversation we touched on: The difference between the small self that is hurt and resentful, vs. the Wise Authentic Self that knows your truth.  How to move towards a clear knowing of what is right for you at any point in time "The Ugly Dirty Letter" and "The Cosmic Rewrite" What your marriage can teach you about you, and finding the blessing even in the worst of marriages Go to this page to get a free copy of Sunny's book, Unhitched: Unstick Your Bad Marriage. 

What if breaking up and divorce don't have to be painful? What if you could move through separating from your partner with grace and wholeness? Hannah Caterino talks about the steps in the Conscious Uncoupling work by best-selling author Katherine Woodward Thomas.  

Aja presents how all human beings have capacities beyond those we typically recognize and utilize. She tells her story of awakening to the multidimensional aspects of herself and how we can all do the same... through some key practices. She speaks of how this opening enables us to heal more easily and create lives with greater joy and peace. You can reach her through her website: MultidimensionalU.com

After dealing with anxiety, depression, pain and other health issues for over 25 years, in 2004 Tanya Penny was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She now considers herself 100% healed. She tells us about the deeper work that is necessary for profound healing. We talked about how challenging it is to consider self-acceptance when dealing with health issues that we really want to overcome and what are some of the core practices that Tanya engaged in to heal herself, which she now teaches to her clients. To learn more about Tanya, you can reach her through her website.   Access Tanya's free gift:  You can download Tanya's Starter Kit here

What if you can create the healthy relationship with money you want (and need) to have? What if it doesn't have to be scary or hard? What if you could heal the money shame, guilt and pain around your money story... and what if that healing is actually necessary to have the financial reality you want?  Financial therapist, coach and author Bari Tessler answers these questions and more. You can find her book, The Art of Money on Amazon.

Modern mystic and coach, Cora Poage speaks about the simple practices that can help us all navigate and emerge whole from the "dark night of the soul" that many people come to, at one point or another in their lives. What is the dark night of the soul and how do we climb our way out?  You can find Cora at www.CoraPoage.com

Is your office supporting or hindering your best work? In this episode we talk about simple changes to your workspace so you feel surrounded with the qualities that bring out your brilliance, your best work and career success. Judith walks us through simple steps to help us figure out the smallest of changes we can make that will produce big results in how our space works for us.  She talks about 3 magical things that happen when you create a space that is beautiful to you, and how when we our current spaces resemble the spaces of our childhood, we typically repeat patterns from our childhood/our family.  

Are your money stories helping or hurting you? Have you even payed attention to your money story? What if you could start telling a different story? Colin Ryan brings his stand-up comedy and storytelling skills to teach people about personal finances, and create new, more successfully money stories. He talks about shame and secrecy around money. Colin's new book, A Comedic Guide to Money, helps parents have productive conversations with their kids.

What if a single drop of your blood can tell you everything you need to know about your health? Dr. Travis Elliott tells us about his experience with Bio-Resonance Analysis (BAH) as a Naturopath and Functional Medicine Doctor. BAH addresses the physiological, mental, emotional and energetic aspects of health, and allows a practitioner to create a customized treatment for EACH patient.  Dr. Elliott talked about treating issues related to immunity, digestion, hormones, autoimmune conditions, skin, and more.

What is the "good girl" archetype and how does it affect your life? Perfectionism and people-pleasing only harm your relationships.  Relationships, sexuality, and communications coach, Marcia Baczynski tells us about the Good Girl archetype and the problems it creates. She also presents women with strategies for implementing boundaries, eliminate tolerations, learning to say no and to ask for what they want. Access Marcia's downloads at: https://www.thrivewithmorella.com/podcast/2018/4/25/e07-stop-being-a-good-girl-and-get-what-you-want

Are you unconsciously a glass half-empty person? Therapist & life coach Nicole Weiss talks about learning to spot and begin to shift negative thoughts that keep you from achieving and doing the things you want. She presents the concept of thinking "possible" rather than thinking positive, and why affirmations can be too big of a jump.

Personal trainer and coach, Dave Smith, talks about the downside of popular high-intensity workouts (HIIT), and presents an alternate approach to fitness and weight loss that he calls Low Intensity Fat Loss, combining high and low intensity activities. Dave shares strategies and examples, as well as the option to get his LIFL program.

Stella Orange talks about writing as a powerful tool to discover our voice, our inner landscapes, and unleash the hero that lives within each of us. The power of viewing our own lives through the lens of the hero’s journey. Writing as a self-care practice.