#68 Listening Heart: Katie Gray

"If we knew how important it is to listen, to listen to our hearts, to listen to our loved ones, to birds, to animals… it’s the ability to listen that reconnects us to the all, the great spirit”—Katie Gray   Katie Gray is an author, singer, counselor, and elder caregiver devoted to helping people connect with feeling, presence and Self awareness. Inspired and compelled by her own self-recovery from a 17 year addiction to food and bulimia, Katie utilizes the gift of her voice and wisdom to help others unravel from shame, insecurity and suffering. Her work, The Empowered Heart, is a methodological approach that helps assist people through the process of identifying and healing emotional wounds and is the basis of understanding that infuses her work as an author, counselor, and facilitator.   Her new book is The Empowered Heart Guidebook   Topics: 00:00 – Introduction 03:08 – Connecting with SAND 07:03 – Listening 10:54 – Path to the Empowered Heart Guidebook 16:40 – Writing Process 19:34 – Circular Map 26:24 – The Rhythm of the Path 32:24 – Rushing Towards Solutions 40:20 – Remembering The Heart 48:38 – Healing in Community 53:22 – Empowered   Support the production of the Sounds of SAND podcast by becoming a SAND Member