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Q&A with Herbalist Natali of Firme Arte, & Their Controversial Decision to Not List All Ingredients

Posted by Lily Ren on April 24, 2019
Q&A with Herbalist Natali of Firme Arte, & Their Controversial Decision to Not List All Ingredients

Do herbalism products actually help anxiety or other mind obstacles? What can someone do if they’re too nervous to try any for fear of an allergic reaction? We chatted with herbalist Natali Gonzalez, and sampled their Firme Arte anti-anxiety items to find out.

Posted in: Divya, Healers, Interviews, Lily Ren, Shannen | Tagged: anti-anxiety, firme arte, gender identity, gender non-conforming, healing, herbalism, herbalist, latinx artist, lgbtq, natali gonzalez, queer, self-care routine, self-growth, self-healing

WOC Tarot and Magic Healer, Liliana Solorzano: Interview, Reading + Free Guide

Posted by Sanjana on November 19, 2018
WOC Tarot and Magic Healer, Liliana Solorzano: Interview, Reading + Free Guide

Liliana Solorzano is a 28-year-old tarot guide and magic practitioner living in East Los Angeles. Tarot and magic have been an integral part of Liliana’s life since she was young, and she views it as a way to connect with one’s innermost thoughts and feelings, and to care for her spiritual and mental well-being. Learn more about how Liliana uses tarot and magic for self-care, spiritual healing, and to care for her mind obstacles in the interview below. Also, download her free PDF guide on tarot for beginners, and experience a 3-card reading Liliana did for The Strange is Beautiful readers.

Posted in: Diana Flores, Healers, Interviews, Sanjana, Self Care | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, healer, healing, Liliana, Luna x Flor, magic, mental health, mind obstacles, Sanjana, self help, self love, tarot, the strange is beautiful, WOC healer

Interview with LGBTQ Therapist and Yoga Instructor, Brooke Stepp

Posted by strange on October 18, 2018
Interview with LGBTQ Therapist and Yoga Instructor, Brooke Stepp

Friend 1: Literally feel so uncomfortable tonight/have been

Posted in: Healers, Interviews, Self Care, TSIB Guide, Yoga for Mind Obstacles | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, brooke stepp, have heart wellness, homeless lgbt, lgbt therapist, lgbtq suicide, lgbtq therapist, lgbtq yoga instructor, the strange is beautiful, woc yoga instructor

Hypnosis Helps Hair Pulling Habit: Marissa Mayer’s Story

Posted by strange on May 30, 2018
Hypnosis Helps Hair Pulling Habit: Marissa Mayer's Story

“I remember a hypnosis that we did was like, it was me talking to my 12 year old self,” said Marissa Mayer.
“…I literally had to have the room to myself to cry and punch a pillow because I was so…like 12 year old Marissa was running the show.”

Posted in: Healers, Interviews, Me & My Story, Shannen | Tagged: dinora martinez, dr. richard nongard, emotional freedom technique, hypnosis, hypnosis cateplsy, hypnotist, inside out, is hypnosis real, marisa peer, neuroptimal, rapid transformational therapy, the way of the heart, tony maree torrey, tony robbins, trichotillomania

Interview of Eating Disorder Clinic’s Yoga Instructor: Ashley Rideaux

Posted by strange on December 22, 2014
Interview of Eating Disorder Clinic's Yoga Instructor: Ashley Rideaux

Artwork by Heidi van den Berg
 

Ashley Rideaux teaches at a residential eating disorder treatment center for girls and women called Monte Nido Vista in Agoura Hills, California. She talks about how different her Monte Nido Vista yoga class is from a regular class, and how it helps the patients’ healing process. Besides yoga, Rideaux describes what a typical day at the center would be like, surprisingly reveals her own past struggles with body image, and offers advice for everyone on how to love their life. <333  

 ashley image 1

ashley image 2Shannen: Tell me about your yoga class at Monte Nido Vista.

Posted in: Healers, Interviews, TSIB Guide, Yoga for Mind Obstacles | Tagged: ashley rideaux, eating disorder treatment center, monte nido vista
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