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EPISODE · Dec 23, 2025 · 1H 11M

Pete Bernard: Exploring Our Shadows, Trauma & Nervous System Healing

from Food, Feels & Banana Peels · host Laura Pifer

What happens when you shine a gentle light on the unseen layers of healing, sleep, and the nervous system—and aren’t afraid to explore the shadows along the way? In this rich and curiosity-sparking conversation, I’m joined by Pete Bernard: Spiritual Alchemist, energy medicine practitioner, sacred space holder, and soon-to-be published author. Pete shares his grounded yet expansive approach to addressing the non-physical roots of imbalance through spirit, energy, and consciousness. We dive into topics like shadow work, sleep as a mirror of health, nervous system regulation, and his concept of “spiritual snorkelling”—all woven together with intuitive insights and real-life stories from his own journey and work with thousands of clients. This episode invites you to reflect on how the reality you experience is one you actively shape, and how awareness can be one of the most powerful healing tools of all.If my work has supported you in any way, sharing it with others truly helps my podcast grow and reach more people. I’m deeply grateful for YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcast reviews for Feel Peel Thrive. They take just a minute, but your support goes a long way and means more than you know.Pete's new book Red Rain: Available soon on AmazonTo contact Pete Bernard: the8thfire.comFor More information and resources visit laurapifer.com and you tube @laurapifer-holistic health.

What happens when you shine a gentle light on the unseen layers of healing, sleep, and the nervous system—and aren’t afraid to explore the shadows along the way? In this rich and curiosity-sparking conversation, I’m joined by Pete Bernard: Spiritual Alchemist, energy medicine practitioner, sacred space holder, and soon-to-be published author. Pete shares his grounded yet expansive approach to addressing the non-physical roots of imbalance through spirit, energy, and consciousness. We dive into topics like shadow work, sleep as a mirror of health, nervous system regulation, and his concept of “spiritual snorkelling”—all woven together with intuitive insights and real-life stories from his own journey and work with thousands of clients. This episode invites you to reflect on how the reality you experience is one you actively shape, and how awareness can be one of the most powerful healing tools of all.If my work has supported you in any way, sharing it with others truly helps my podcast grow and reach more people. I’m deeply grateful for YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcast reviews for Feel Peel Thrive. They take just a minute, but your support goes a long way and means more than you know.Pete's new book Red Rain: Available soon on AmazonTo contact Pete Bernard: the8thfire.comFor More information and resources visit laurapifer.com and you tube @laurapifer-holistic health.

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