EP 54 – The Healing Power of Memoir with Wendy Adamson

<p style="text-align:center;">To watch the video of this episode, please go to: <a href='https://youtu.be/zScdZ0QKB7U'>https://youtu.be/zScdZ0QKB7U</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">How can everything we’ve gone through be a valuable tool to empower others?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">What is the transformative and healing power of writing?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">How can addressing the spiritual facilitate healing and recovery? </p> <p> </p> <p>Find out all of these insights and so much more in this compelling episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health in which Dr. Adriana Popescu talks with author and mental health professional Wendy Adamson. You will hear the amazing and powerful story of how Wendy grew up with mental illness, her struggles with addiction and violence, and ultimately her spiritual awakening and recovery. In this conversation you may just find the inspiration and tools to free yourself from the past and create a greater future. </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode:</p> <ul><li>Wendy’s experience of growing up with a schizophrenic mother</li> <li>Victimese</li> <li>Trauma</li> <li>Secrecy and shame</li> <li>Empowerment</li> <li>The Golden Shadow</li> <li>Writing and healing</li> <li>The spiritual aspect of healing</li> <li>Being of service</li> <li>Spiritual tools</li> <li>Practical spiritual work</li> <li>This time on the planet</li> <li>Dark night of the soul</li> <li>Self discovery and finding joy</li> <li>Using writing to clear</li> <li>Conscious Recovery and TJ Woodward</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Resources mentioned in this episode: </p> <p>Wendy’s website: <a href='https://wendyadamson.com'>https://wendyadamson.com</a></p> <p>Mother Load book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Load-Addiction-Violence-Finding/dp/1945436247/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=motherload&qid=1560093726&s=gateway&sr=8-4'>https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Load-Addicti