Ep. 16: Aimee Shares How She Changed Her Stance In Order to Change the Dance

My guest Aimee Heffernan believes that it's in our suffering that we find our medicine. We discuss navigating leaving a high demand religion, changing our stance in order to change the dance and so much more. I think you're going to love getting to know Aimee and how she makes discomfort her b*tch! More About Aimee: Relationship + Family Systems MS, Sex Witch, Speaker, Podcaster, Psychedelic Midwife For over 15 years, Aimee was a licensed sex therapist at her private practice in the Seattle area where she specialized in relationships, sexuality, infidelity, faith/spirituality, religious sexual shame recovery, managing chronic caregiver, self-esteem, and body story resiliency.  She runs various workshops on sexuality, presents often for many local organizations, and contributes on various podcasts. Aimee has held board positions on the Mormon Mental Health Association and the Northwest Institute on Intimacy. She loves teaching therapists and taught at Antioch University teaching Sexuality in Faith Systems and Fundamentals of Sex Therapy for their sex therapy certification track.   In an exciting life twist, Aimee has transitioned into doing work with entheogens and is currently doing psychedelic midwifery as a sex witch. Her husband is most notable for his contribution to pop culture as the official hand model for Archie McPhee's famous Finger Hand  and they enjoy their life with 4 boys. Aimee loves nature and late night chats with friends.  More resources to make discomfort your b*tch: * If you'd like to level up your ability to manage discomfort through my LIVE, 10-week SHIFT Your Life Social Emotional Intelligence Intensive please fill out this form. * Want to book me for a workshop or speaking event? Email me at [email protected] * Read or listen to my book Could It Be Better? An unorthodox approach to experiencing more joy and connection in relationships * Need a parent coach in your back pocket for those tricky child-rearing dilemmas? Join the SHIFT online parent support community!  * Find me @cheranderton on Instagram and TikTok Disclaimer: My podcast and other work on social platforms are for educational purposes only and are not meant to be a replacement for professional mental health services. We are not creating a client/therapist relationship through social media, including comments and direct messages. This platform is not monitored 24/7 so if you feel unsafe or need immediate help in any way, please call an emergency number that can meet your needs.