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Meet Jessica Nicole
Meet Jessica, the warm and welcoming first point of contact at Healing Exchange. With a background in healthcare administration and a passion for supporting others, Jessica plays a key role in creating a smooth, compassionate experience for every client -- from the first phone call to scheduling and beyond.
Jessica Nicole
6 days ago1 min read
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Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships
Grab our favorite resources that help relationships thrive! Relationships are a key part of the human experience and can encompass a variety of dynamics. From friendship to family to romantic and sexual connections, relationships are an essential but often challenging part of our the human experience.
Rafaella
Aug 112 min read
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Meet Astonish Fann
You might feel like you’re constantly trying to be someone you’re not – shrinking, shapeshifting, and stretching yourself to fit into boxes that were never meant for you.
Astonish
Jul 242 min read
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From Freeze to Flow: Staying Present When You’d Rather Shut Down
At the core, most of us want to be understood. So when there’s hurt, frustration, or unmet needs to express, there’s pressure to say it just right. The goal becomes about controlling the outcome: ensuring the other person won’t get defensive, that we won’t feel rejected, and that everything will neatly resolve itself. That’s a heavy load for one conversation to carry.
Rafaella
Jun 163 min read
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Meet Cassidy Brown
If you're carrying stories that feel heavy, fragmented, or unspoken, I invite you into a space where we can hold them together—with tenderness, curiosity, and the belief that healing is possible.
Cassidy B.
Jun 143 min read
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How Attachment-Based Communication Can Strengthen Your Relationship
Strengthen your relationship with attachment-based communication—create emotional safety, deepen connection, and foster trust. Learn how!
Rafaella
Apr 14 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 19: Living a Deliberate Life w/ Parthasarathy Vaidya
We wrap up the season with an extra packed episode filled with extra good content as we discuss trauma and mindfulness.
Rafaella
Dec 26, 20242 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 18: The Journey to Forgiveness w/ Melony Crayton
Forgiveness can be a very complex and difficult process to navigate, so we spent some time this week discussing what forgiveness looks like.
Rafaella
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 17: Healing Attachment Wounds w/ Anna Linde
This week we are secure in knowing that our conversation today will be illuminating.
Rafaella
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 16: A Hero's Dose w/ Renee Burwell
We are taking quite the journey on this week's episode as we discuss trauma and psychedelics.
Rafaella
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 15: The Condition of Religious Trauma w/ Jenny McGrath
This week, we are wading through the waters of religious trauma. We’re joined by Jenny McGrath, a licensed mental health counselor.
Rafaella
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Why adoptees can struggle when it comes to sex and intimacy
What we often don’t talk about amongst friends is that sexuality and identity are tied together—and this can become a source of pain.
Rafaella
Jul 26, 20247 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 14: Eating, Control and Trauma w/ River Chew
This season we're focusing on topics around trauma, and to help us get started, we are joined by a Healing Exchange team member, River Chew.
Rafaella
Jul 5, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 13: Consensually Non-Monogamous w/ Kevin Patterson
Whoever said two's a party, three's a crowd must not have known the pleasure and joy of ethical non-monogamous relationships.
Rafaella
May 24, 20241 min read
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Sexual Initiation Styles: What You Need to Know to Initiate Sex with Your Partner
While it can be overwhelming to know that sexual initiation styles may be the crux of many sex-related issues.
Rafaella
May 16, 20248 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 12: Clarity After Infidelity w/ Nicole Murdock
This week's episode, Clarity After Infidelity, we are talking about cheating, something that can happen to anyone (even Beyonce).
Rafaella
May 10, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 11: Kiss the Homies w/ Kaya Spicer
Are you down to give love to the homies? Then you're in a treat this week! We are taking an introspective look into casual sex with friends.
Rafaella
May 3, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 10: A Bond of Mutual Affection
This week we're asking "What about your friends?" as we talk about our first besties, to what it even means to be a friend.
Rafaella
Apr 26, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Episode 9: Going No Contact As Self-Care w/ Dr. Lexx
The urge to kick that person in your life to the curb is strong...but before you do that, sit down with us as we dig into this week's topic!
Rafaella
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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Soft Landing Podcast: Ep 8: Don't Wait Six Years w/ Dr. Emily Nagoski
We are kicking off Season 2 with Dr. Emily Nagoski and delving into the complex yet common issue of mismatched libidos in relationships.
Rafaella
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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