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Let's Start Healing
by Adrianne Murchison: podcaster and writer
Let's Start Healing Podcast with Adrianne Murchison features people from every spiritual or religious faith and background, sharing aspects of their spiritual path and relationship with God. Adrianne is a writer and editor, who resides in the Atlanta, Ga. area. Her work as a journalist, as well as her personal engagement in diverse spiritual discussion and study groups has revealed that we have more common than we think and what we have in common can change the world.
Episodes
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Ep. 189 A Conversation on Transcending Sexual Trauma
Author, holistic healer and wellness coach Dina Saalisi discusses her newly released book, "Transcending Sexual Trauma: Self-Awareness Tools and Nature-Based Practices to Cultivate Inner Healing." The first line of the preface states, "There is no linear path to healing from sexual trauma." We...
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Ep. 187 After hearing men share what they go through — Two women reflect
I'm joined by empowerment and business coach Sandra McIntosh, host of 90 Day Wins, @SandyB90DW for a pointed and heartfelt reflection on two powerful podcast conversations — Den of Kings and Just Heal — where men opened up about mental health, grief, faith, and healing. Kirk Franklin hosted one...
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Ep. 186 A longtime educator, psychologist talks Purpose
Dr. Michelle Morancie shows through her own journey how faith meets our daily lives, how we learn to listen when God is calling, and how the path can shape us. A Georgia psychologist, educator, and Fulton County Schools board member and shares how as an empath, she has pushed past fears and found...
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Ep. 185 What Inner Resistance Can Reveal About You (Recorded Live)
A live recording with my friend and Spiritual Counselor James Sims — coming to us from Colorado — and who shared the mic with me during our 24-hour Live in September. Today we're exploring resistance: why it shows up in our mind and spirit, what it protects, and how it can actually point us back…
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Ep. 184 Pt.4 Raw-24 hours Live: What is the Why in Your Life? (Abundance)
Part 4 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? The final segment…
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Ep. 184 Pt.3B Raw-24 hours Live: What is the Why in Your Life? (Healing)
Part 3B of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? 3 a.m hour to...
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Ep. 184 Pt.3A Raw-24 hours Live: What is the Why in Your Life? (Healing)
Part 3 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual thinkers, and inspiring guests from across the U.S. and the world to explore the deeper question: What is the Why in your life? From about 10:50...
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Ep. 184 Pt.2 Raw-24 hours Live: What is the Why in Your Life? (Connection)
Part 2 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge, community fundraiser, and heartfelt tribute to my late mother's birthday. From somewhere in the 7:40 p.m. hour to somewhere in the 10:30 p.m. hour. This is Raw and Largely Unedited. Over 24 continuous hours…
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Ep. 184 Pt.1B Raw-24 hours Live: What is the Why in Your Life? (Purpose)
Welcome to Part 1B of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge, community fundraiser, and heartfelt tribute to my late mother's birthday. 3:30 p.m.ish to almost 7:40ish p.m. This is Raw and Largely Unedited. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends,...
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Ep. 184 Pt.1A Raw-24 hours Live: What is the Why in Your Life? (Purpose)
Welcome to Part 1 of "24 Hours Live: What Is the Why in Your Life?" — a soulful endurance challenge, community fundraiser, and heartfelt tribute to my late mother's birthday. Noon to 3:30pm-ish... This is Raw and Largely Unedited. Over 24 continuous hours, I was joined by friends, spiritual...
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Ep. 183 A nonprofit's fight for children's well-being
Ahead of my upcoming 24-hour Live Let's Start Healing episode, I sat down with the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice — the nonprofit this event will benefit. Georgia Appleseed advocates for homeless children and families to give them a stronger voice in housing, education, and justice.…
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Ep. 182 Atlanta pastor on his week of homelessness, and life
LIIV Atlanta church Pastor Mayo Sowell shares the impact of living homeless on the streets of Atlanta for one week last spring. With only a GoPro camera, a Bible, a journal, and the clothes on his back, he set out with a determination to better understand life for the city's unhoused residents.…
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Ep. 181 The answers are within: Author Maria Soprano on inner healing and spiritual awakening
Author Maria Soprano returns to discuss her new book :Decoded: The Portal is You, Awaken the Architect Within." We explore her journey of healing, the power of inner work, and how to trust your divine internal guidance system. Maria is a healing and wellness coach and founder of Karma Free…
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Ep. 180 Becoming yourself changes everything: Insights from a children's book author
Author Danny Blue shares how after years of corporate success, career pivots, and personal soul-searching, he turned his journey into inspiration with his debut children's book, "Coalie and the Great Mystery." During our conversation, Danny opens up about connecting with deeper, sometimes hidden...
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Ep. 179 When friends Dare to talk about God
Note about this episode: About 20 minutes into this conversation, something strange happened. My power suddenly went out with a loud boom as if it was raining, even though the sun was shining. When the power came back, my internet kept dropping. My guest Jacqueline Drumwright and I were...
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Ep. 178 When you're born in hardship, raised in grace
In this episode, I talk with Charles Sharper, founder of Healthy Youth USA Foundation in metro Atlanta. Charles shares his journey of being adopted through foster care and how the grace of God has helped to shape him — both as a person and in the way that he wants to live his life. He says that...
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Ep. 177 Dr. Karida Brown on 'The Battle for the Black Mind'
Dr. Karida Brown discusses historic inequities in the education of Black children, and her new book, 'The Battle for the Black Mind." The book is a historical account of a century of systematic efforts to control what Black children are taught and how they are educated. It reminds readers that...
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Ep. 176 Receiving God's love and stepping into your power
What does it really mean to accept God's love — and what changes when you finally do? In this episode, I share a personal reflection on letting God love you fully and without fear. God's love doesn't come with conditions. Accepting it means letting of guilt, shame and fear. And stepping into…
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Ep. 175 Men's Mental Health: The Silent Struggles (Full Episode)
In this full-length conversation, I sit down with three men from different generations to talk about what too often goes unsaid — the emotional battles men carry behind the scenes. Russell Murchison, Charles Gilbert and David Thomas speak candidly about the pressure to stay strong, the pain of...
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Ep: 174 Men's Mental Health Part 3: 'Why are men reluctant to say what they need emotionally?'
In this segment on men's mental health, Russell Murchison, Charles Gilbert and David Thomas open up about what males are taught while growing up about emotions and manhood. And how those early lessons during childhood can shape a man's ability to express emotional needs as an adult. From being...
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Ep. 173 Men's Mental Health Part 2: Coping with loss and things you can't control
This is Part 2 of my conversation with men speaking on Men's Mental Health, a segment of our larger conversation that will be released in full after part three. In this part, Russell Murchison, Charles Gilbert, and David Thomas open up about coping with loss and the weight of what they can't...
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Ep. 172: Men's Mental Health Part 1: Can women handle the truth
In this first segment on men speaking on Men's Mental Health, three men — Charles Gilbert, Russell Murchison, and David Thomas — join me for a candid conversation about vulnerability, communication, and how men navigate emotional openness with women. Can women truly accept a man who shows his...
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Ep. 171 Spirituality is an inside job
In this episode, I'm joined by Cassie Parlotto, owner of Joiful Yoga in metro Atlanta. Cassie is a certified expert in Kundalini yoga, Reiki, vision boarding, and more. She shares her unfolding spiritual journey — one that has led her to become a woman of deep wisdom, compassion, and insight....
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Ep. 170 The calling that won't let go — That's God
How purpose, passion, and prayer align with divine guidance. In this solo episode, I'm reflecting on the call we each receive — that spiritual pull from God that aligns our purpose, our passion, and our healing. When we ignore that call, we disconnect from who we truly are. But when we answer it,...
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Ep. 169 ER veterinarian honors dying pets and human loved ones
Emergency Room Veterinarian Dr. Camara Carter understands the aching sadness of pet owners and their dying pets. Dr. CC shares how she started her business of euthanizing very sick pets at their family's home. Dr. CC says on her website for PeacefulPaw Transitions: "I realized that many of my...
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Ep. 168 Courage to speak your truth
"How do you love the You in the mirror when you don't like the image you see?" Wise words from self-empowerment coach and energy practitioner Jaaz Jones in a conversation on the right to speak your truth, and how to.not get stuck in the story of the journey. A previous episode with Jaaz Jones...
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Ep. 167 The sacred inner work on Self
Tonya Anderson returns to the podcast intending to interview host Adrianne Murchison, the conversation unfolds into something much deeper. Tonya, who is Adrianne's niece, opens her heart about her struggles with self-worth, occasions when she's questioned her will to live, the desire to live a...
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Ep. 166 Rediscoveries after trauma
Author and playwright Teresa Edwards returns to the podcast to discuss her latest book, "Unbreakable, A Survivor's Testimony: A Powerful Collection of Stories That Journey from Trauma to Triumph." Teresa shares her own journey and appeared previously on LET'S Start Healing Ep. 107....
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Ep. 165 Unearthing richness & healing from life's trials
Spiritual Coach Regan Caruthers shares how she came to embrace a lifelong gift of intuitive wisdom, her journey to peace and healing after a turbulent childhood, and later burying her gifts to "seek safety in societal norms." She is now an inner life coach at her yoga center in Missouri helping...
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Ep. 164 BONUS EPISODE: What is Love? I asked nine different people & got nine different answers
Wondering if the idea of love is undervalued, LET'S Start Healing has a bonus episode with quick takes from people sharing their perspectives on love, how they define it, what it means to them. More episodes you might enjoy: Marianne Williamson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbERlnM-RD8&t=3s...
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Ep. 164 How God meets you where you are, with love
Empowerment Coach Elisa Sterling-Cowan returns for a conversation on deciding how you want to approach life, and the intimacy of conversations with God along the way. Elisa previously appeared on Ep. 129 and shared her own journey and emotional healing following trauma, and nearly dying. • Ep.…
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Ep. 163 Marianne Williamson talks the need for spirituality in politics
Political activist and best-selling spiritual author Marianne Williamson is unapologetic about why we are in a period of time in which people are called to be proactive in humanity, politics and spirituality. She also discusses her candidacy for U.S. Presidential Office in 2020 and 2024.…
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Ep. 162: Love Without Limits: Seeing the divine in everyone
Rev. Rainbow Weldon, pastor of Ahava Center for Spiritual Living, shares the universal themes and message of love taught at her church in Lexington, Kentucky. She also shares her own spiritual journey and obstacles she overcame to reach a place of inner wholeness. Ahava is the Hebrew word for…
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Ep. 161 Releasing resistance, holding space and embracing the unknown
Certified Healing Practitioner and Spiritual Coach Mindy Strich returns to share how releasing resistance, holding space and becoming comfortable with the unknown has helped her healing journey. She and host Adrianne Murchison share spiritual practices for these areas of healing. Mindy appeared…
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Ep. 160 A man's journey from Catholicism to agnosticism
Guest Leon Stafford shares how he began to question God and became agnostic after growing up Catholic in Washington D.C. He also shares the negative remarks made to him as a gay man about God. Leon is a veteran news journalist and was a reporter with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 27 years...
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Ep. 159 Spiritual voices reflect on their year
Guests reflect on meaningful experiences of the last 12 months, wellness & self-care, how they relate to God, life and more. Empowerment coach & podcaster Joyful Genia Hale Ep. 150 'Joys is your birthright' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfmL4q9ntsw Dr. Melody Kelley Ep. 147 Don't believe...
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Ep. 158 A healer shares messages from the angels
Reiki healer and spiritual intuitive, Stephanie Dean, returns to share messages from her angel cards. She and host Adrianne Murchison discuss what's gleaned on health, wealth, joy and forgiveness for 2025. Stephanie Dean Ep. 137 Mental Health Matters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s01SOyHjtfA…
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Ep. 157 Seeing the essence of a person
Host Adrianne Murchison discusses healing through God or our Higher Power; what it means when someone says they want others to "see" them for who they are; self-love; and why it's important to do inner work on ourselves. #spiritual #godislove #innerwork #selflove #selfcare #selfawareness...
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Ep.156 'Nothing is impossible'
Jessie L. Simms, pastor of Mega Faith Center church in College Park, GA., joins the podcast to discuss the miracles that have occurred in his life while living with cerebral palsy, his relationship with God and the importance of community. He appears on Let's Start Healing shortly after his…
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Ep. 155 Surviving Grief during the holidays & beyond
Jacqueline Drumwright shares how to navigate grief during the holidays and through regular daily life. Jacqueline, an educator in North Carolina, appeared on Let's Start Healing Ep. 110 and discussed the loss of her baby son. In this conversation, she shares practices and tools to healing, ways…
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Ep. 154 Living through the ups & downs of life
Family members of host Adrianne Murchison sat down in Virginia for a laugh-filled Let's Start Healing conversation on the twists and turns of life. They discuss surviving grief and loss, communication, staying present, parenting, dealing with conflict, aging and more. Each has been a guest on the...
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Ep. 152 Walk boldly in your purpose
Dr. Camille White joins the podcast to discuss the mindset of her clients and social media followers in her business as an executive coach, and the importance of being true to yourself. Camille is a former practicing physician who overcame bullying and illness as a result of the stress. She is…
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Ep. 151 Unpacking my sadness from the Election with an idea for us all
Recorded Nov. 8, 2024 Let's Start Healing host Adrianne Murchison candidly shares why the results of the U.S. Presidential Election was an emotional blow for her. But seeing that something has got to change for the betterment of humanity in the U.S., she believes it's time to openly discuss...
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Ep. 150 'Joy is your birthright'
Podcaster, joy and wellness expert Genia Hale joins the podcast to discuss her spiritual journey to experiencing joy and how your passion is where you can experience ultimate fulfillment. Genia is host of Create a Magical Day podcast where she interviews "thought leaders, best-selling authors…
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Ep. 149 Part 2 On God: What keeps a person going through tragedy & trauma
In Part 2, Megan Harris, a candidate for Georgia's Fulton County Board of Commissioners, shares more on what drives her to want to work in public service and how she is getting through the recent loss of her brother and father. #spiritualawakening #fultoncounty #sandyspringsga #spiritual...
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Ep. 149 Part 1 On God: What keeps a person going through tragedy & trauma
Megan Harris, a candidate for Georgia's Fulton County Board of Commissioners, shares what drives her to want to work in public service and how she came through recent family tragedies. #spiritualawakening #fultoncounty #sandyspringsga #spiritual #spiritualjourney Longtime Fulton County…
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Ep. 147 Scientist: For me proof of God starts from within
During a lively conversation, Melody Kelley Ph.D joins Let's Start Healing to share her journey to spiritual enlightenment as a scientist; responding to the challenges of being a single mother, relationships, culture and race. Melody, is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Georgia State...
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Ep. 146 Spiritual breakthroughs to inner peace & healthy eating
Vegan expert Maria Soprano of Karma Free Living returns to share some of her spiritual tools and practices that keep her grounded, as well as her new release, "Vegan Made Easy Guide Book." #innerpeace #veganfood #wellness #letsstarthealing #health #healing #healingjourney In Ep. 124, Maria shares...
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Ep. 145 How important are lasting friendships?
Lanada Chanel Duncan returns for a conversation on the importance of close friendships and spiritually coping with life while managing a business. Lanada is a friend to the show and owner of b.e. decors interior design company
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Ep. 144 A novelist's journey unto herself and the story of her book
While novelist Netta Fei's new book debuts in October, she has already won an award for the work. "A Most Useful Betrothal" was awarded the 2023 John Lewis Grant Award by the Georgia Writers Association. The author shares how the story was inspired by a Bible scripture; and a kind of spiritual...
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Let's Start Healing Podcast with Adrianne Murchison features people from every spiritual or religious faith and background, sharing aspects of their spiritual path and relationship with God. Adrianne is a writer and editor, who resides in the Atlanta, Ga. area. Her work as a journalist, as well as her personal engagement in diverse spiritual discussion and study groups has revealed that we have more common than we think and what we have in common can change the world.
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