The Dragonfly Connection

Language of Love

It's still Mental Health Awareness Month. But, after last week's episode where Amber talked about some heavy topics, we decided to go a little lighter...but, the information in this episode is still helpful for your mental health. And, Ambers guest Bethany has a loving, sunshine energy that's just good for the soul. 

Bethany Nicole is back for a second time and this time we're chatting about the 5 Love Languages, based on work and books by Gary Chapman. Bethany is an LA-based author, freelance writer, and relationship expert.

She's also the creator of "Written In The Stars" Relationship Sessions where she uses alternative healing modalities to work on your deeper layers - the subconscious, astrological, energetics, and even karmic layers to get to the root of what's really going on in your love life, to create long-lasting benefits, and to build long-term connections. 

And, Bethany also uses the 5 Love Languages in her work and on herself. 

Amber is a huge fan of the 5 Love Languages and believes it's one of the things that's kept her relationship with her husband as solid as it is. They were fortunate to get the original book as a wedding present and have been using it and the concept since they first realized they didn't have the same love language. 

Whether or not you already know about the book, you're in a romantic relationship, wanting to be in one, or happily single; this episode is for you. There are actually Love Language books for everyone and can benefit all types of relationships...even the one with yourself. 

Here are the main Love Language books:

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition: The Secret that Will Revolutionize Your Relationships

5 Love Languages Of Children: The Secret To Loving Children

The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively

The 5 Love Languages for Men: Tools for Making a Good Relationship Great 

Connect with Bethany at bethanynicole.com

Or on Facebook or Instagram 

 

A Healing Journey

No matter what you’re going through, there is always hope. There is always a way to get through it. True healing is possible for every single one of us.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month Amber shares parts of her traumatic yet healing story. She shares her experience with different healing methods and resources in order to encourage and support you on your healing journey.

Get help finding wellness professionals to help support you on your healing and life journey at HealingWaze.com.

Hire Amber to advocate for you! Learn more HERE.

Join The Dragonfly Connection Community on Facebook for support and a great self-improvement book list. Here are the two she mentions in this episode: 

The Body Keeps The Score

Atlas of The Heart

And, if you'd like to support NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), please visit Ambers fundraising page 

Grief Lessons

"Grief can often feel like being quarantined. Now, it’s even more so. Grieving is hard and isolating even at the best of times, and unfortunately, we are far from the best of times."

That's a quote from a piece written by Ambers guest today, Kevin Ringstaff founder of PetCloud - grief support services for pet loss. 

Now if you're not a pet owner, that's ok, this episode is focused on grief in general - the stigmas around it, the process, and ways to help ourselves and others. 

Kevin has been a student of grief for many years. He's been through several grief certification programs over the years and he's currently studying to be a Board Certified Hospital Chaplain. He spends his days talking about grief, creating activities and products around grief, and listening to the grief stories from people all over the country.

PetCloud is his first company, created to help those who are going through the loss of a pet. A direct link to this website will be below. He's currently seeking stories about pet loss for his upcoming podcast. If you're interested, you can connect with Kevin through his website or on social media. 

Kevins has another company, Grieving at Work, created to help teach management how to better support grieving employees in the workplace.

If you'd like to connect with him, and other podcast guests more intimately; join us in Ambers private Facebook group, The Dragonfly Connection. 

Visit his websites: petcloud.pet 

And, grievingatwork.com

Find him on Instagram and Facebook too! 

Emotional Freedom

"We are never going to grieve ourselves into happiness"

You may remember Penny's episode from last season called "Habits of Happiness", named after her signature program. 

Penny has been involved in the health care field for over 40 years.  She's a beloved massage therapist in Portland, OR, and an EFT Practitioner. Her work is client-centered because she knows how unhelpful and even damaging it is to not be heard, or have your feelings dismissed. She tries to be as much coach and cheerleader as therapist, empowering clients to discover what works for them on their journey towards healing; and to encourage clients take a journey of unfoldment beyond just the cessation of their pain.

In this episode she and Amber talk a lot about EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or tapping. It's a healing method we're starting to hear more about, but it's still pretty misunderstood. So, in this conversation today; we dive deeper into it's origins and how it can be used for everything from physical pain to mindset. It's also a great stress and anxiety reliever! 

Penny describes some of the points that you could start using today after you listen. After listening, head over to her website to learn more and take advantage of all her free content - including tapping videos. She's also listed in Ambers  holistic health and wellness directory, HealingWaze.com. You might be able to snag a promo code or something! 

Penny's Website: calmhealthease.com

You can also connect with Penny, other podcast guests, and fans in The Dragonfly Connection Facebook group. It's free to join. 

 

 

Generational Healing

Ambers guest today, Beverley Danielle met on Instagram...which is actually the way she's connected with about half of this shows guests. 

She was inspired by Beverley's beautiful posts and business name. So, being the curious being she is - of course, she wanted to know more! And, in this episode, she got her fill. Not only is Beverley a lovely human, helper, Life Coach, and Fitness Instructor; she also works for the criminal justice system. 

She is definitely very well rounded! 

Beverley began her spiritual and healing journey in 2012 after dealing with several of her own health issues. She realized she was disconnected from herself and her life needed a major overhaul. Along the way she learned how to heal her generational trauma, love herself and find work life balance as a single mother. Now she uses that wisdom along with her life coach teachings to help others reach their highest potential. 

And, recently she just started her own podcast, titled "Keep Going Soulful", where she and a co-host talk all about self-love, planning, astrology, and life. If you're looking to add another podcast to your library, check it out! 

Connect with Beverley on social media, like Amber did....

www.instagram.com/hummingbird_energy_healing

www.facebook.com/HummingbirdEnergyHealing

Check out an organization close to Beverley's heart - Pug Rescue

Allow What Is

Sit back and get ready for an hour of hope, inspiration, and a ton of great wisdom coming from today's guest, Susan DeLorenzo.

This is Susan's 2nd time on the podcast, because Amber really enjoys chatting with her, and she's a listener favorite. 

Susan is a transformational life coach whose focus is on helping others who are emerging from life-altering adversities. She guides them to evaluate the insights and wisdom that these times hold. She believes our dark moments hold amazing "gems" which we can use to elevate our lives.

Susan is a cancer survivor, which seems to be a part of a many of Ambers guests stories lately. She doesn't specifically seek out conversations with cancer warriors. But, it's understandable why they would be the people who use their stories to then help others. Cancer is big and scary and even if we ourselves don't get it, we're bound to be touched by it through others at some point in our lives. 

Susan, like many of Ambers guests who have overcome some big obstacles, draws upon her personal journey as well as her professional training to help others. Susan's specialty is teaching mindset and tools to help us rebuild our lives in alignment with our deepest desires. Susan is also the author of the upcoming book, "Pulling the Gems from Adversity", which they'll talk about a little towards the end. It's kind of a surprise ending too! 

Follow Susan on Facebook and Instagram. 

Get tons of great resources on her website: https://susandelorenzo.com/

Keep Moving Forward

Today's guest Terry Tucker says a ton of inspiring things in this episode, but this is one of Amber's favorites, "What we leave behind are the things we weave into the hearts of other people."

It's her favorite because it's what this podcast is all about - weaving inspiration, healing, and empowerment into your hearts. This short episode will leave you and your heart full of all three and more! 

Terry is a cancer warrior helping others get and stay motivated; keep moving forward no matter the circumstances and improve their lives in general through his stories and wisdom. He has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, and most recently, an author. His book, "Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life" is just one of the ways Terry practices what he preaches - the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone. Terry has also been featured in some magazines and loves to share his encouraging words and wisdom wherever he can - his website and social media have a ton of free resources available. 

Unlike many of Ambers past cancer warrior guests, Terry is not out of the woods. He is currently fighting cancer again. And, like you'll hear him say, he does have bad days; but he doesn't let that stop him. He keeps moving forward, using his story to help others.

After listening today, please take a moment to send some good vibes and prayers his way. I'm sure he wouldn't mind you reaching out either -  maybe send him some encouraging words and wisdom....

Connect with Terry via Facebook , Instagram, or LinkedIn

Visit his Website, motivationalcheck.com to access all his blog posts and daily motivations. 

 

Renewal

Hello! Today’s episode is a solo one, with just Amber. In it, she shares some history and folklore around the Spring Equinox, meanings, and some ideas on how to honor all the natural rhythms – the moon, the stars, the planets, mother nature, spirituality, and ourselves.

Spring is a time of renewal and revitalization. What better time to pump up your self care!?!?!

After listening, join Amber, past guests and other fans in her FREE private Facebook Group. As part of the group you can attend live healing sessions, a book club, connection; and tons of inspiring, uplifting content, tools and more.

Are you making spring cleaning a part of your Spring Equinox ritual? Why not add in some Feng Shui and decluttering. Here's Ambers favorite book on both - "Move Your Stuff. Change Your Life."

If you'd like to know more about the astrology aspect of this time of year, Amber recommends following @archetypalcosmos on Instagram.

Looking for some inspiration to create your new self-care ritual? Check out theritualqueen.com.

The Answers Within

1 in 8 US women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.

Sharing these stats are not meant to scare you, and this in no way means you or someone you know will get breast cancer. But, It's something we should all be aware of. 

Cancer in all forms is on the rise, and although conventional medical experts will tell you that there's little we can do to avoid getting cancer and if you do get cancer - the only way to  treat it with harsh chemicals or surgery; Today's guest, Rebecca Durance Hine knows better. There are a ton of ways to boost your immune system to fight cancer naturally and a ton of gentler treatments with less side effects. 

Rebecca's knowledge comes from personal experience. When she was just 28 she was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer. And, today you get to hear about her journey and how cancer changed her life in very unexpected ways. 

Rebecca was a teacher, writer, actor and model who had all but given up on her dreams before that diagnosis. Cancer made her realized that we don't necessarily have as much time as we think, and that we need to do the things we want to NOW, while we're still able to. This perspective came about as she took charge of her own healing and embraced life again!

Rebecca learned a ton about healing cancer and preventing it from coming back and loves to share that knowledge with others. She is now an integrative cancer care advocate running a blog and online community that supports cancer patients. She's also in the process of writing her first book! 

Even if you've never been personally touched by cancer, you're gonna benefit from listening to Rebecca's story and wisdom. It's full of hope, courage and some great health advice!

And, speaking of health advice, Rebecca offers a ton of free resources on her website, social media and YouTube; including an anticancer diet guide. All the links are below.

You can visit the Solis website at soliscancercommunity.com

Her Facebook group, Solis Cancer Community, can be found at facebook.com/groups/solis.cancer.community

You can access mental and emotional health resources, from meditations to interviews to vlogs, on the Solis CC YouTube channel 

And connect with her on Instagram @solis.cancer.community

Get your Anti-Cancer Diet Guide HERE. 

Ignore The Never

Well, since recording this episode, Covid stuff seems to finally be calming down; but now we're witnessing a pretty scary situation over in Europe and Asia. The hits just keep coming! 

If you're feeling a little defeated, hopeless, and unmotivated, this episode might just be the boost of inspiration and motivation you need. Because helping ourselves always helps other people. And, sometimes that's all we can do when other options are limited. 

Self-care must be a part of your daily routine. And, if your self care contains more sweat than Zen then this episode is perfect for you! Or maybe you're trying to figure out what kind of self-care works for you? Ambers chat with Robert might be what inspires you to go after it so you can be the best, most successful version of you. 

Robert Foster is a successful entrepreneur and a competitive athlete. But as an overcomer, he also knows what it’s like to struggle through hardships. At the peak of his career, Robert became an All-American athlete, but that narrative came tumbling down when he encountered what could have been a career-ending injury. And, while medical professionals had strong doubts that the he would ever bounce back from his injury, Robert proved them wrong and came back stronger than ever. Hence the hashtag and title of this episode "Ignore The Never". Now he helps other people develop resilience and confidence by helping them find the power in their own personal stories.

Learn more about how Robert can help HERE

Or you can follow him on Facebook 

He also has his own podcast Shut up and Grind with Robert B. Foster.