Healing on the Fringe – Details, episodes & analysis

Natalie is joined by Rio Richards, LMFT (she/her) - in incredible powerhouse in the world of grief and somatic therapy for grievers. In this episode, Natalie and Rio unpack the depths of their own grief stories, how important the somatic approach is for grief work, and how to navigate the nuanced and layered challenges of healing trauma while grieving.

If you have experienced any type of loss while you are navigating your trauma healing journey, this episode is absolutely for you.

Here are a few topics Natalie & Rio unpack in this episode:

- Their unique experiences with parent loss

- Why somatics is crucial for grief work

- The layers that make grieving so complex

- How to ask for support from the people you care about

- What to do when your grief doesn’t fit societies timelines

Connect with Rio!

- Follow her on Instagram

- Join her group - the Grief Portal

- Follow her on Substack

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In this episode, Natalie unpacks the meaning of social justice and allyship, as well as how you can show up for marginalized communities as they loose their rights and safety.

She addresses navigating retributions, definitions, holding privilege, issues to be aware of, antiracism work, as well as somatic practices to support your advocacy and strategies to help you show up for the causes you care about.

Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in this episode:

- Her experience with anti-racism work

- Her choice to go to a social justice centered university

- Her beliefs around retribution, and current issues

- Strategies for showing up for the causes you care about

- How to be a true ally to your marginalized friends

- Actions you can take to support queer folks, start your antiracism work

Resources mentioned:

- Book: “Me and White Supremecy by Layla Saad

- The Trevor Project

- International Rescue Committee

Other ways to get free support:

Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit.

Download the free Somatic Magic workbook to help you deepen your somatic awareness with yourself and connect with nature. This workbook will help you deepen your connection to yourself.

Book a somatic session with Natalie: http://wholewitchwellness.com/session 

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Natalie is joined by her first guest - Fresh (they/them) Djidjoli from Doin the Costmost! In this episode, Natalie and Fresh unpack Fresh’s origin story, the language of traditional astrology, the current collective cosmic energy, how astrology can support your trauma healing journey, and the intersection of astrology and social justice.

Here are a few topics Natalie & Fresh unpack in this episode:

- Fresh’s origin story getting into astrology

- What astrology is, and what it isn’t

- How astrology can support your trauma healing journey

- The intersection of astrology and social justice

- The impacts of the current placement of the North and South nodes

- The benefits of doing consistent chart readings

Connect with Fresh!

Follow Fresh on Instagram

Doin the Costmost Substack

Book a Traditional Astrology Reading

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In today’s episode, Natalie unpacks her coming out story, and the evolution of her queer identity. She shares her experience being a pansexual cis-gender woman, and how she went from coming out as bisexual to identifying as pansexual and queer.

She addresses her experiences coming out both outside and inside the LGBTQIA+ community, how it felt to have her identity shift from bisexual to pansexual, and what it means to her to be queer.

Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in this episode:

- Her coming out story as bisexual

- The negative implications of not having queer representation

- Her sexual orientation evolution from bisexual to pansexual

- How she came to identify as queer

- How language and labels can be sentimental

- How to be an LGBTQIA+ ally & why it’s important to stick together

Get free support:

Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit.

Ready to try a somatic session that is queer affirming?

Book your session with Natalie today!

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In this episode of Healing on the Fringe, Natalie shares her personal journey with neurodivergence, focusing on her experiences with ADHD, medication starting in childhood, and the impact her identity has had on her therapy practice. 

 This juicy conversation emphasizes the importance of embracing one's authentic self and recognizing neurodivergence as a valid operating system rather than a disorder.

 Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in Episode 4:

-Being diagnosed with ADHD and a learning disability.

-How the reassessment of her neurodivergent identity led to significant personal growth.

-Advocating for the understanding of neurodivergence in therapy to better support clients.

-Embracing her queer and neurodivergent identity.

 In honor of launching this podcast, Natalie is giving away a totally  FREE SOMATIC SESSION with her. This is a 1:1 space to get the support and clarity you have been craving. 

 Here’s how to enter:

-Listen to the Healing on the Fringe Podcast

-Follow, Rate and Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts

-Follow Natalie on Instagram @wholewitchwellness

-Share your biggest takeaway from the podcast on you IG stories and tag @wholewitchwellness 

Other ways to get free support: 

-Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit.

-Download the free Somatic Magic workbook to help you deepen your somatic awareness with yourself and connect with nature. This workbook will help you deepen your connection to yourself.

 If you enjoyed this episode of The Healing on the Fringe Podcast, help us spread the love by leaving a 5 star review! We love hearing your thoughts. Or share this episode with a friend who you know it would resonate with. 

 Questions, comments, emotions? Come say hi on Instagram: @wholewitchwellness

Thanks for listening! 

If you’ve ever felt stuck or like you’re alone on your path to healing, this episode is for you. 

The first ever episode of Healing on the Fringe is HERE! Natalie shares her personal journey with trauma, addiction, healing, struggles with identity and how storytelling is an integral part of the healing process. 

She emphasizes the significance of creating safe spaces for healing and the transformative power of rituals in recovery. Tune in to hear her vulnerable and intimate story of going from addict to becoming a therapist and everything in between. 

Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in Episode 1:

 -How healing is a journey, not a destination.

-Spirituality’s role in personal growth.

-How PTSD can manifest long after the trauma occurs.

-The importance of having community support on your healing journey

-How she celebrated her first sobriety anniversary in her Master's in Clinical Psychology program

-If you're not including the body in therapy, you're not doing your job

-Entrepreneurship is one of the most spiritual things I've ever done.

In honor of launching this podcast, Natalie is giving away a totally FREE SOMATIC SESSION with her. This is a 1:1 space to get the support and clarity you have been craving. 

Here’s how to enter:

-Listen to the Healing on the Fringe Podcast

-Follow, Rate and Reivew the podcast on Apple Podcasts

-Follow Natalie on Instagram @wholewitchwellness

-Share your biggest takeaway from the podcast on you IG stories and tag @wholewitchwellness 

Other ways to get free support:

-Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit.

-Download the free Somatic Magic workbook to help you deepen your somatic awareness with yourself and connect with nature. This workbook will help you deepen your connection to yourself.

-Work with Natalie inside of her psychotherapy practice: Connected Psychotherapy 

If you enjoyed this episode of The Healing on the Fringe Podcast, help us spread the love by leaving a 5 star review! We love hearing your thoughts. Or share this episode with a friend who you know it would resonate with. 

Questions, comments, emotions? Come say hi on Instagram: @wholewitchwellness

Thanks for listening! 

Your body is constantly speaking to you, it's just a matter of learning how to listen. And when it comes to healing from trauma, your body is an integral part of that process.

In this episode, Natalie shares her personal journey and insights on how somatic therapy can help individuals reconnect with their bodies, process trauma, and establish a sense of safety within themselves. 

Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in Episode 2:

-How finding safety in one's own body is crucial for healing.

-The nervous system and how it plays a key role in trauma responses.

-Listening to your body's cues 

-Healing is holistic and must include the body, mind, and spirit.

-Somatic exercises that can enhance your body awareness.

In honor of launching this podcast, Natalie is giving away a totally FREE SOMATIC SESSION with her. This is a 1:1 space to get the support and clarity you have been craving. 

Here’s how to enter: 

-Listen to the Healing on the Fringe Podcast

-Follow, Rate and Reivew the podcast on Apple Podcasts

-Follow Natalie on Instagram @wholewitchwellness 

-Share your biggest takeaway from the podcast on you IG stories and tag @wholewitchwellness 

Other ways to get free support: 

-Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit. 

-Download the free Somatic Magic workbook to help you deepen your somatic awareness with yourself and connect with nature. This workbook will help you deepen your connection to yourself.

Work with Natalie inside of her psychotherapy practice: Connected Psychotherapy.

If you enjoyed this episode of The Healing on the Fringe Podcast, help us spread the love by leaving a 5 star review! We love hearing your thoughts. Or share this episode with a friend who you know it would resonate with. 

Questions, comments, emotions? Come say hi on Instagram: @wholewitchwellness

Thanks for listening! 

In today’s episode, Natalie unpacks her journey of leaving organized religion, particularly Christianity, and embracing a nature-based spirituality that evolved into witchcraft. Get ready to dive in! 

Natalie shares her transformative journey with vision quests, embracing her ancestry and the significance of understanding one's lineage in spiritual practices. 

She also addresses the issues of cultural appropriation within spirituality and emphasizes the need for inclusivity and social justice in spiritual spaces. 

And the biggest, most spiritual thing you can do? Embrace exactly who you are. 

Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in Episode 3:

 -Growing up in a conservative Christian environment that impacted her spiritual expression

-Coming out as bisexual and the challenges it caused because of societal expectations

-How the journey of recovery from addiction led her to explore new spiritual beliefs

-Feeling the call to nature-based spirituality and witchcraft 

-How embracing one's ancestry is crucial for authentic spirituality

-The cultural appropriation that is a significant issue in spiritual practices

-Ways that social justice is intertwined with spiritual practices

-Your humanness is the most spiritual aspect of your being

-Embracing neurodivergence and identity plays an essential role in your spirituality

In honor of launching this podcast, Natalie is giving away a totally FREE SOMATIC SESSION with her. This is a 1:1 space to get the support and clarity you have been craving. 

Here’s how to enter: 

-Listen to the Healing on the Fringe Podcast

-Follow, Rate and Reivew the podcast on Apple Podcasts

-Follow Natalie on Instagram @wholewitchwellness 

-Share your biggest takeaway from the podcast on you IG stories and tag @wholewitchwellness 

Other ways to get free support: 

-Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit. 

-Download the free Somatic Magic workbook to help you deepen your somatic awareness with yourself and connect with nature. This workbook will help you deepen your connection to yourself.

If you enjoyed this episode of The Healing on the Fringe Podcast, help us spread the love by leaving a 5 star review! We love hearing your thoughts. Or share this episode with a friend who you know it would resonate with. 

Questions, comments, emotions? Come say hi on Instagram: @wholewitchwellness

Thanks for listening! 

This podcast is a trauma healing space for the nonconformists who are ready to break free from societal boxes and start living authentically.

Here's a sneak peek at what this podcast is all about.

In this episode Natalie guide’s you through a somatic grounding exercise. This audio is a part of her free email offering Nourished Nerves - which is the ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. If you want to sign up for 5 days of education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit - find the link below!

This episode is a somatic grounding exercise to help you connect with your body and ground into earth energy.

Other ways to get free support:

Feeling stressed and dysregulated? Nourished Nerves is for you. This ultimate somatic de-stressing guide to go from frazzled to calm. Get 5 FREE days of support from Natalie via email - education, somatic practices, spiritual perspectives to help you destress your mind, body and spirit.

If you enjoyed this episode of The Healing on the Fringe Podcast, help us spread the love by leaving a 5 star review! We love hearing your thoughts. Or share this episode with a friend who you know it would resonate with.

Questions, comments, emotions? Come say hi on Instagram: @wholewitchwellness

Thanks for listening!