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Activating Your Inner Healer - Ancient Wisdom & Modern Science with Dr. Nelson Valena

from Perfectly Broken · host Dani Stedman

In this extremely informative episode, I’m joined by Dr. Nelson Valena, co-founder of the Golden Hill Retreat Center in Coldspring, TX — the stunning location for my upcoming Soulfully Seen Retreat. Dr. Valena shares his journey from a career in traditional medicine to becoming a bridge betweenWestern medical expertise and ancient healing practices. After a personal health crisis turned his world upside down, he found a deeper calling in creating a sanctuary for holistic transformation. Together, we explore what it means to truly heal — mind, body, and spirit.What you'll hear:When the Healer Becomes the Patient: His personal experience with a life-altering stroke, and how it forced him to re-examine his health, purpose, and the way he practiced medicine.Bridging Two Worlds: Why Dr. Valena is passionate about blending the strengths of Western medical science with the wisdom of ancient healing modalities.The Science of Spirit: How spirituality and science can not only coexist but actually enhance each other in the journey toward wholeness.Energy & The Biofield: An introduction to the biofield, the energy field that surrounds us, and how it influences our nervous system, endocrine system, and overall health.The Nervous System as the Bridge: How regulating thenervous system creates the common ground between allopathic medicine and energy-based healing modalities.Stress, Disease, & Disconnection: Understanding how chronic fight-or-flight states lead to inflammation, autoimmune issues, and other chronic health conditions.Alignment as Medicine: Why being out of alignment withyour true path can cause physical and emotional suffering, and how real healing requires addressing the psychospiritual.Activating the Inner Healer: The Golden Hill mission to guide people in removing inner blocks, reclaiming self-trust, and stepping fully into their healing power.⁠Join Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the Contact Me to Work Together⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulfully Seen Women's Retreat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 7-10, 2025)Connect with Nelson at Golden Hill Retreat Center:⁠⁠⁠Facebook: Golden Hill Retreatwww.goldenhillretreat.comLet’s Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danistedman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠theperfectlybrokenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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