web02.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:22:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) All Things Vagus - Episodes Tagged with “Healing” https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/tags/healing Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0600 Welcome to All Things Vagus, nourishing Self Care for the Helping Professional. During our time together, we will explore a wide variety of topics relating to self-care, all especially geared to the Helping professional. Our guests are all thought leaders and cutting edge providers in their respective fields of endeavor. They will offer not only helpful insights, but practical skills that you can begin to use immediately. en-us episodic Nourishing Self Care for the Helping Professional Kathleen Mangan Welcome to All Things Vagus, nourishing Self Care for the Helping Professional. During our time together, we will explore a wide variety of topics relating to self-care, all especially geared to the Helping professional. Our guests are all thought leaders and cutting edge providers in their respective fields of endeavor. They will offer not only helpful insights, but practical skills that you can begin to use immediately. no neuropharmacology, pharmacy, university, montana, neuroscience, nervous system, ayurvedic, herbs, pathophysiology Kathleen Mangan kathymangan@redwillowlearning.org Episode 20: Open To Grace https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/20 6e516026-7eb6-45fe-b549-77ecbec8c637 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0600 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Julie Rae OConnor began teaching yoga in Missoula, Montana in 2000 at the request of her then employer and friends. She teaches individual and group yoga classes. Julie Rae is a Registered Yoga Teacher and Licensed Massage Therapist practicing myriad modalities. Traditional Thai Medical Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Structural Integration, Reiki, and yoga are present in a session. Julie Rae earned a BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting at the University of Montana. The essence of acting is keen listening, observation and honestly responding. Awareness, self-observation, and reflection inspire action and practice with dedication. Julie Rae is passionate about sharing self-care practices with her hamlet through her business and with her tango dance community. 22:21 no Julie Rae OConnor began teaching yoga in Missoula, Montana in 2000 at the request of her then employer and friends. She teaches individual and group yoga classes. Julie Rae is a Registered Yoga Teacher and Licensed Massage Therapist practicing myriad modalities. Traditional Thai Medical Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Structural Integration, Reiki, and yoga are present in a session. Julie Rae earned a BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting at the University of Montana. The essence of acting is keen listening, observation and honestly responding. Awareness, self-observation, and reflection inspire action and practice with dedication. Julie Rae is passionate about sharing self-care practices with her hamlet through her business and with her tango dance community. yoga, reiki, self care, therapy, massage, therapist, kathy mangan, university of montana, red willow learning center, healing, mental health, meditation Julie Rae OConnor began teaching yoga in Missoula, Montana in 2000 at the request of her then employer and friends. She teaches individual and group yoga classes. Julie Rae is a Registered Yoga Teacher and Licensed Massage Therapist practicing myriad modalities. Traditional Thai Medical Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Structural Integration, Reiki, and yoga are present in a session. Julie Rae earned a BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting at the University of Montana. The essence of acting is keen listening, observation and honestly responding. Awareness, self-observation, and reflection inspire action and practice with dedication. Julie Rae is passionate about sharing self-care practices with her hamlet through her business and with her tango dance community.

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]]> Episode 19: The Healing Powers of Sound https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/19 5879facd-9c9d-4f3e-ae40-2f2a66b6d8aa Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0700 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Arwen Kittelson-Aldred is a trained instructor of Kundalini Yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan. She is also a classically trained musician and brings her skills to sound therapeutic practices and workshops. Arwen is currently at work earning her Master's in Social Work. To learn more about Arwen and her practice visit: https://www.arweniansoundscapes.com/ 25:40 no Arwen Kittelson-Aldred is a trained instructor of Kundalini Yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan. She is also a classically trained musician and brings her skills to sound therapeutic practices and workshops. Arwen is currently at work earning her Master's in Social Work. To learn more about Arwen and her practice visit: https://www.arweniansoundscapes.com/ sound therapy, yoga, mental health, kundalini yoga, therapy, kathy mangan, arwen kittelson-aldred, healing, music therapy, musical healing, classical music, all things vagus, therapist, psychologist Arwen Kittelson-Aldred is a trained instructor of Kundalini Yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan. She is also a classically trained musician and brings her skills to sound therapeutic practices and workshops. Arwen is currently at work earning her Master's in Social Work.

To learn more about Arwen and her practice visit: https://www.arweniansoundscapes.com/

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To learn more about Arwen and her practice visit: https://www.arweniansoundscapes.com/

]]> Episode 14: Journal Yourself into the Hero of Your Own Story https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/14 20a16f99-3de7-435c-ae52-718dbf723ece Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0600 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Dr. Melissa Neff is a clinical psychologist, educator, speaker, and trainer in Missoula, MT. The main focus of Dr. Neff’s practice is neurofeedback. She is a certified neurofeedback provider and the proud owner of Well Up, a business whose goal is to help people stress less and live well. Her research background is in the area of post-traumatic growth and she has a passion for creative writing. 24:21 no Dr. Melissa Neff is a clinical psychologist, educator, speaker, and trainer in Missoula, MT. The main focus of Dr. Neff’s practice is neurofeedback. She is a certified neurofeedback provider and the proud owner of Well Up, a business whose goal is to help people stress less and live well. Her research background is in the area of post-traumatic growth and she has a passion for creative writing. To learn more about Dr. Neff visit www.melissaneffphd.com post-traumatic stress, post-traumatic growth, journaling, neurofeedback, psychology, education, stress, trauma, health, wellness Dr. Melissa Neff is a clinical psychologist, educator, speaker, and trainer in Missoula, MT. The main focus of Dr. Neff’s practice is neurofeedback. She is a certified neurofeedback provider and the proud owner of Well Up, a business whose goal is to help people stress less and live well. Her research background is in the area of post-traumatic growth and she has a passion for creative writing. To learn more about Dr. Neff visit www.melissaneffphd.com

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]]> Episode 13: Preventing Burnout: Cultivating Self-Empowerment https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/13 73522407-6382-43ec-a2c8-2dac9e9b576a Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0600 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Joan Hoedel is a life coach and an energy healing practitioner with a background in nursing. She is passionate about her work and is always learning something new. Joan focuses on the combination of modalities that helps her clients heal in the fastest, least invasive, most effective way. She works with the subconscious and the energy field, striving to meet people where they are and gently invite them to expand their concept of what is possible. To learn more visit www.joanhoedel.com or email her at joan@joanhoedel.com. 32:52 no Joan Hoedel is a life coach and an energy healing practitioner with a background in nursing. She is passionate about her work and is always learning something new. Joan focuses on the combination of modalities that helps her clients heal in the fastest, least invasive, most effective way. She works with the subconscious and the energy field, striving to meet people where they are and gently invite them to expand their concept of what is possible. To learn more visit www.joanhoedel.com or email her at joan@joanhoedel.com. burnout, medical professionals, energy healing, life coach, healing, nursing, healing practitioner, subconscious, self empowerment, Joan Hoedel Joan Hoedel is a life coach and an energy healing practitioner with a background in nursing. She is passionate about her work and is always learning something new. Joan focuses on the combination of modalities that helps her clients heal in the fastest, least invasive, most effective way. She works with the subconscious and the energy field, striving to meet people where they are and gently invite them to expand their concept of what is possible. To learn more visit www.joanhoedel.com or email her at joan@joanhoedel.com.

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]]> Episode 8: The Power of Breathwork https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/8 57889819-7e38-44c2-822f-82831fc1dcb1 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0700 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Nina Kahm MSW, LCSW, has been working as a psychotherapist for fifteen years, during which she has worked with a wide variety of modalities that lead to wellness. Her diverse background—with clinical, energetic, and interdisciplinary training—allows her to assess the relationship between body and mind, taking the whole person and their life experiences into consideration. She is passionate about breathwork and awakening our body's own innate ability to heal. Nina’s goal is to explore and address the multifaceted aspects of imbalance and disease through holistic approaches, mind/body connections, and soul-level healing. 37:20 no Nina Kahm MSW, LCSW, has been working as a psychotherapist for fifteen years, during which she has worked with a wide variety of modalities that lead to wellness. Her diverse background—with clinical, energetic, and interdisciplinary training—allows her to assess the relationship between body and mind, taking the whole person and their life experiences into consideration. She is passionate about breathwork and awakening our body's own innate ability to heal. Nina’s goal is to explore and address the multifaceted aspects of imbalance and disease through holistic approaches, mind/body connections, and soul-level healing. Nina, focused, focus, breathing, breathe, breath, anxiety, disorders, PTSD, nutrition, clinical, energetic, mind, body, behavioral, chronic, entanglement, healing, health, integrative medicine, medicine, mind, mind/body, nervous system, nocebo, observation, osteopathic, placebo, practitioner, professional, quantum science, self care, selfcare, university, vagus, wellbeing Nina Kahm MSW, LCSW, has been working as a psychotherapist for fifteen years, during which she has worked with a wide variety of modalities that lead to wellness. Her diverse background—with clinical, energetic, and interdisciplinary training—allows her to assess the relationship between body and mind, taking the whole person and their life experiences into consideration. She is passionate about breathwork and awakening our body's own innate ability to heal. Nina’s goal is to explore and address the multifaceted aspects of imbalance and disease through holistic approaches, mind/body connections, and soul-level healing.

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]]> Episode 6: Microbiome - Why It Matters https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/6 6120847e-1adc-4378-b9f6-6ba98497bef2 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0700 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Dr. Laura Stuve is a PhD molecular biologist, researcher and instructor of science-based intuitive medicine. Her academic background includes a PhD at UCSF in bio-chemistry and that’s followed by a post-doc fellowship at Stanford working on the Human Genome Project. From there Laura went on to become Senior Director of Research and Development at two California biotech companies, working on identifying genes involved in chronic disease. Laura spent 26 years in basic research in human molecular genetics, academia and in the biotech industry before shifting her to full time teaching, practicing and researching mind-body medicine in 2008. 46:40 no Dr. Laura Stuve is a PhD molecular biologist, researcher and instructor of science-based intuitive medicine. Her academic background includes a PhD at UCSF in bio-chemistry and that’s followed by a post-doc fellowship at Stanford working on the Human Genome Project. From there Laura went on to become Senior Director of Research and Development at two California biotech companies, working on identifying genes involved in chronic disease. Laura spent 26 years in basic research in human molecular genetics, academia and in the biotech industry before shifting her to full time teaching, practicing and researching mind-body medicine in 2008. Laura Stuve, mind body medicine, mind, body, genes, biotech, bio chemistry, biochem, bio-chemistry, behavioral, chronic, entanglement, healing, health, integrative medicine, medicine, mind, mind/body, nervous system, nocebo, observation, osteopathic, placebo, practitioner, professional, quantum science, self care, selfcare, university, vagus, wellbeing Dr. Laura Stuve is a PhD molecular biologist, researcher and instructor of science-based intuitive medicine. Her academic background includes a PhD at UCSF in bio-chemistry and that’s followed by a post-doc fellowship at Stanford working on the Human Genome Project. From there Laura went on to become Senior Director of Research and Development at two California biotech companies, working on identifying genes involved in chronic disease. Laura spent 26 years in basic research in human molecular genetics, academia and in the biotech industry before shifting her to full time teaching, practicing and researching mind-body medicine in 2008.

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]]> Episode 5: Accessing Your Inner Wisdom - The Support That Is Always With You https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/5 43156e52-a8e9-4f6a-9641-af2b7b1febe9 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0600 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Angela Adkins has over 25 years of experience in the field of holistic healing, alpha mind intuition training, and personal empowerment processes. She has facilitated seminars and workshops for well over 3,000 students in the United States, Japan, Brazil, Canada, and Germany. She really enjoys sharing cutting edge wellness modalities and speaking at international educational conferences. Angela makes her home in Dallas, Texas, and is passionate about guiding people to understand and awaken their inborn power to heal. 50:16 no Our inner wisdom or intuition can be a wise guide for our well-being even in the most difficult of times. Learning to listen to, what can be a soft voice, is a skill available to everyone. Even if you don't feel like you have that guidance available, you do. Learn how to start tapping in! If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu behavioral, chronic, entanglement, healing, health, integrative medicine, medicine, mind, mind/body, nervous system, nocebo, observation, osteopathic, placebo, practitioner, professional, quantum science, self care, selfcare, university, vagus, wellbeing Our inner wisdom or intuition can be a wise guide for our well-being even in the most difficult of times. Learning to listen to, what can be a soft voice, is a skill available to everyone. Even if you don't feel like you have that guidance available, you do. Learn how to start tapping in!

If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu

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If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu

]]> Episode 4: The Energy Resource of Emotions https://allthingsvagus.fireside.fm/4 f2b751c1-f794-4e18-97df-6a64422f70cf Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0600 Kathleen Mangan full Kathleen Mangan Dr.Tracy Clarke is a board certified manual Osteopathic practitioner and holds a doctorate and a PhD in integrative medicine from the International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Clarke's doctoral research focused on the influence of observation, entanglement, placebo, and nosebo on the outcome of healing.This passion for quantum science has enabled Dr.Clark to create courses for anyone who wishes to incorporate these concepts into their professional practice or personal healing journey. This podcast is brought to you by Western MT AHEC and Red Willow Learning Center. If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu 38:42 no Dr. Tracy Clark is a board certified manual Osteopathic practitioner and holds a doctorate and a PhD in integrative medicine from the International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Clark's doctoral research focused on the influence of observation, entanglement, placebo, and nocebo on the outcome of healing.This passion for quantum science has enabled Dr.Clark to create courses for anyone who wishes to incorporate these concepts into their professional practice or personal healing journey. This podcast is brought to you by Western MT AHEC and Red Willow Learning Center. If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu Contents of the podcast: 00:00 - Intro 01:42 - Different view of emotions 08:06 - Understanding what emotions are trying to tell us 11:30 - The ebbs and flows of emotions throughout our body 15:55 - Chemistry as a resource 29:50 - Connecting it back to the nervous system 33:46 - Outro Osteopathic, practitioner, Integrative Medicine, observation, entanglement, placebo, nocebo, healing, quantum science, mind, mind/body, nervous system, professional, self care, selfcare, university, vagus, chronic, behavioral, medicine, health, wellbeing Dr. Tracy Clark is a board certified manual Osteopathic practitioner and holds a doctorate and a PhD in integrative medicine from the International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Clark's doctoral research focused on the influence of observation, entanglement, placebo, and nocebo on the outcome of healing.This passion for quantum science has enabled Dr.Clark to create courses for anyone who wishes to incorporate these concepts into their professional practice or personal healing journey.

This podcast is brought to you by Western MT AHEC and Red Willow Learning Center.

If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu

Contents of the podcast:

00:00 - Intro
01:42 - Different view of emotions
08:06 - Understanding what emotions are trying to tell us
11:30 - The ebbs and flows of emotions throughout our body
15:55 - Chemistry as a resource
29:50 - Connecting it back to the nervous system
33:46 - Outro

]]> Dr. Tracy Clark is a board certified manual Osteopathic practitioner and holds a doctorate and a PhD in integrative medicine from the International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Clark's doctoral research focused on the influence of observation, entanglement, placebo, and nocebo on the outcome of healing.This passion for quantum science has enabled Dr.Clark to create courses for anyone who wishes to incorporate these concepts into their professional practice or personal healing journey.

This podcast is brought to you by Western MT AHEC and Red Willow Learning Center.

If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Robin Mochi: robin.mochi@mso.umt.edu

Contents of the podcast:

00:00 - Intro
01:42 - Different view of emotions
08:06 - Understanding what emotions are trying to tell us
11:30 - The ebbs and flows of emotions throughout our body
15:55 - Chemistry as a resource
29:50 - Connecting it back to the nervous system
33:46 - Outro

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