Self Powered Healing
Barbara McNeely
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We are all born with a natural ability to heal. Each week, Self Powered Healing will bring you information on healing as well as conversations with healers and those who have healed.
I’m your host, Barbara McNeely: author, blogger, science nerd, and podcaster. My passion is learning all I can about how the body can heal naturally. My mission is to share all I know and learn about with the world.
Listen in, and take back your health.
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Mar 17, 2020
Practicing Self Powered Healing EP022
Do you have passions, things you want to do, but think you can't pursue them? Could those unlived passions cause you to become ill? What if the best thing you could do for yourself was to pursue those passions?
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Mar 10, 2020
Mari: From Near Disability to Tranformative Coach - EP021
Mari Shofner was once told that there really was no help for her illness and that she should consider applying for disability. And she wasn’t even forty! Mari shares how she healed on her own and in turn became a Transformational Life Coach and helps others heal.
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Mar 3, 2020
Chronic Illness, Trauma and Inflammation - EP020
This episode gives a preview of what's coming up for Self Powered Healing in 2020. We have a new series - Synergize Your Health. And a lineup of guests. Some of the topics we'll be talking about again and again are trauma and inflammation because they both work to cause much of our chronic illness.
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Dec 17, 2019
New Years Resolution EP019
A brief history of New Years Resolutions and why I no longer make them.
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Dec 10, 2019
The Problem With Negative Thinking EP018
Are you prone to negative thinking? As in thinking a situation is hopeless.
Or that what you want will never happen. Or that you just cannot do something?
What if I told you it was a self fulfilling prophecy. Listen in to learn why negative thinking is causing you problems and impacting your healing.
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Dec 3, 2019
Healthy Holiday Survival Tips EP017
We know holidays can derail all your healthy habits. And if you’re in a healing phase, holiday parties and gatherings can really set your health back. Here are some tips to help you maintain health and healing during the holidays.
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Nov 26, 2019
Thanksgiving and Gratitude EP016
Gratitude is a word that is often trotted out and talked about around the holidays. What is it really? And why is it a good idea to practice gratitude. It’s actually very good for you. Listen in to learn why.
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Nov 19, 2019
When Does Illness Really Start EP015
When does illness really start? You might say that it starts with the first symptoms. A cold starts with the first sniffle. Arthritis starts with the first pain. But that’s not always true. Most illnesses start long before the first symptoms. Unless we know how to recognize the earlier signs.
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Nov 12, 2019
When Inflammation Becomes Chronic EP014
Inflammation is supposed to be a good thing. It's an immune system response that works to keep foreign invaders out of the body. Chronic inflammation, though, can lead to many health issues including chronic pain. Left unchecked, that chronic inflammation can result in chronic illness.
In this episode of Self Powered Healing, I'm talking about chronic internal inflammation: what it is, what causes it, how it shows up, and, if left unchecked, what it can lead to. As well as some tips on how to reduce it.
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Nov 5, 2019
Your Age is Just a Number EP013
Age is just a number. What do we say about our age? What do we think about our age? What do we tell ourselves about our age? Is it all true? Or can there be a better outcome?
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Oct 1, 2019
One Benefit of Getting Enough Sleep EP012
Sleep. We know it's important. Yet so many people fight it: "I'll sleep when I die." "Sleep is such a waste of time." But is it a waste of time? What happens to our brain if we don't get enough sleep? The answer is important and it may change your mind about sleep.
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Sep 24, 2019
Eating With the Seasons and Why it Matters EP011
Eating with the seasons. If we can get any kind of food all year round, why would you want to eat with the seasons. It turns out that seasonal eating has some real benefits. Listen in to learn more.
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Sep 17, 2019
Sugar, Inflammation & Pain: What I’ve Learned EP010
Sugar: we love the sweetness but what else is there? Inflammation? Pain? It happened to me. I'm talking about why we really crave sugar and giivng tips on how to get real sweetness in your life.
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Sep 10, 2019
About Those Who Heal EP009
Why are some people able to heal from chronic conditions? While others succumb to their illness? Are they special? Or can we learn from them? Tune in to find out!
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Sep 3, 2019
The Brain, The Heart, and Healing EP008
Your brain and your heart approach the world, and healing, from completely different perspectives. Much like the differences between the Ego and the Self. There are parallels here with the scientific (Western) approach to healing versus the mind-body-spirit (TCM & other traditional practices) approach. I'll explore these differences in this episode.
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Aug 27, 2019
Placebo, Nocebo, & Belief EP007
The placebo effect is real and can be as healing as actual medication. There’s also a nocebo effect which you may not have heard of. They both are about belief. We’ll explore their role in healing in this episode of the Self Powered Healing podcast.
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Aug 20, 2019
Five Ways To Relax Naturally EP006
It’s not enough to try not to stress. You have to have something else to fill that part of you that is worrying. Something to lift your mood, in a natural and sustainable way. This episode of the Self Powered Healing podcast talks about 5 ways to relax naturally.
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Aug 13, 2019
The Heart's Role In Healing
The human heart is much more than a pump. it can sense, feel, communicate with the brain, and even help with healing. Want to learn more about the heart? Listen in.
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Aug 6, 2019
Role Of Stress In Our Health
We live in a fear-based society. A world full of stress. Could all of that stress be causing us illness?
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Jul 30, 2019
How Words Impact Healing
The words we choose and the expectations we set can impact our healing. In ways that we may not even realize.
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Jul 23, 2019
Resistance To Healing
Why do we have the Resistance to healing? What makes us do things we know aren’t in our best interest or not do things we know would benefit us? Listen in to learn about resistance to healing and how to overcome it.
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Jul 15, 2019
Introduction to Self Powered Healing
This is episode one - the very first episode of Self Powered Healing. In this episode, I’ll be talking about how and why I started this podcast and tell you about what to expect in future episodes of Self Powered Healing - get ready to take back your health.
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