Psychology & the Soul

The Power of the Subconscious Mind | Psychology & the Soul w/ special guest Annie LisaWhy can’t you change… even when you know better?In this episode of Psychology & the Soul, Kellee White and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri explore the power of the subconscious mind — and how the patterns shaping your life are often operating beneath your awareness.Research shows that up to 90–95% of our thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses are driven by subconscious programming . These patterns are formed early, reinforced over time, and often repeated unconsciously — even when they no longer serve us.This conversation bridges psychology and spirituality to answer:• How are subconscious beliefs formed?• Why do patterns repeat — even when you’re aware of them?• What role does trauma and conditioning play?• Why does willpower alone not create change?• How do you begin to rewire deeply embedded patterns?✨ Featuring special guest Annie Lisa, a subconscious transformation expert, who shares insight into how these patterns show up in everyday life — and what it actually takes to shift them in a sustainable way.Together, we explore:• Subconscious conditioning & early childhood imprinting• Emotional patterning & nervous system responses• The gap between intention and behavior• Spiritual awareness vs. subconscious resistance• Practical tools for rewiring and integrationThis is not about fixing yourself.It’s about understanding what’s been running beneath the surface — and learning how awareness creates change.

Artificial Intelligence is here.But the real question isn’t just what it can do…It’s how we relate to it.In this episode of Psychology & the Soul™, we explore the psychological, emotional, and spiritual impact of AI — and how to engage with it consciously, ethically, and with discernment.As AI becomes more integrated into daily life — including mental health and spiritual spaces — it’s essential to understand not only its capabilities, but also its influence on perception, identity, and human connection.Hosted by Kellee White, LMFT, and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, PhD, this episode brings together clinical psychology and grounded spiritual awareness to explore fear, boundaries, responsibility, and conscious use of AI.✨ In This Episode, We Discuss:Why AI is triggering fear, anxiety, and uncertaintyThe psychology behind fear of technology and changeEthical considerations in mental health and AI useBoundaries when using AI for emotional or spiritual guidanceThe difference between information and intuitionHow to stay grounded in your own awarenessThe role of discernment in a rapidly evolving digital worldWhat it means to remain human in the age of AIAI is a tool.But how you engage with it…matters.This episode is not about fear —it’s about awareness.Because in a world of increasing technology,your clarity, presence, and discernment matter more than ever.#PsychologyAndTheSoul #ArtificialIntelligence #AIethics #MentalHealth #ConsciousAwareness #Technology #SpiritualAwareness #HumanConnection #Podcast #DigitalAge

In this episode of Psychology & the Soul™, we explore narcissism beyond the buzzword — moving past labels and into a deeper understanding of patterns, behavior, and lived experience.Narcissism is often talked about…but rarely understood.It’s not just about labeling someone.It’s about recognizing what’s happening within relationships — and within yourself.Hosted by Kellee White, LMFT, and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, PhD, this episode brings together psychology and awareness to unpack how narcissistic patterns impact emotional safety, perception, and identity.✨ In This Episode, We Discuss:What narcissism is — and what it isn’tThe difference between traits and personality disorderEmotional manipulation, projection, and lack of accountabilityGaslighting and how it affects your sense of realityWhy confusion is often the first sign something is offHow to recognize when you’re losing connection to yourselfThe role of boundaries in self-protectionWhat boundaries actually look like in real lifeWhy over-explaining doesn’t create changeHow to come back to your own clarity and truthThis is not about diagnosing others.It’s about awareness.Because when you understand the pattern…you can stop questioning yourself.If you’ve ever felt:Confused in conversationsLike everything becomes your faultEmotionally exhausted or on edgeLike you’re constantly explaining yourselfThis episode will help you reconnect to your own reality.#spiritualhealing #healing

In this episode of Psychology & the Soul™, we explore autism through a deeper, more human lens — one that moves beyond diagnosis and into awareness, sensitivity, and lived experience.Autism is often defined by behaviors. But behavior is only what we see.What we don’t always understand… is what’s happening internally.Joined by special guest Prajna Avalon, an autistic healer, this conversation invites you to slow down, listen differently, and expand your understanding of neurodivergence — not as something to fix, but as a different way of perceiving, feeling, and being in the world.Hosted by Kellee White, LMFT, and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, PhD, this episode explores the intersection of psychology, nervous system awareness, and spiritually informed perspective.✨ In This Episode, We Discuss:What autism feels like from the insideNervous system sensitivity and regulationThe impact of masking and being misunderstoodCommon misconceptions about autismEmotional needs and what actually helpsIntuition, perception, and awarenessWhat it means to be human beyond labelsThis is not a conversation about fixing.It’s about understanding.Because difference is not something to correct —it’s something to meet with awareness.🎙️ Episode DetailsEpisode 8: Autism, Awareness & the Soul: Beyond Labels and Into UnderstandingGuest: Prajna AvalonAir Date: April 14#PsychologyAndTheSoul #AutismAwareness #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth #NervousSystem #ConsciousAwareness #Healing #Podcast #SpiritualAwareness #HumanExperience

In this episode of Psychology & the Soul™, we explore one of the most powerful — and often misunderstood — areas of healing: inner child work and shadow integration.Who you are today is not just your conscious self.It is made up of parts — shaped by experiences, wounds, protection, and survival.Some of those parts are easy to accept.Others have been pushed away, silenced, or hidden.This is where shadow work begins.Hosted by Kellee White, LMFT, and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, PhD, this episode brings together psychology and spiritual awareness to explore how fragmented identity, shame, and repression impact your emotional life — and how integration leads to wholeness.In this episode, we discuss:✨ What “inner child” really means in psychology✨ How parts of you form through experience and survival✨ The role of shame in fragmentation✨ What shadow work actually is (and what it’s not)✨ Why repression creates disconnection✨ How to begin integrating all parts of yourself✨ The path from fragmentation to wholenessThis is not about fixing yourself.It’s about meeting the parts of you that were never fully seen.Because healing doesn’t come from becoming someone new.It comes from becoming whole.#PsychologyAndTheSoul #InnerChildHealing #ShadowWork #MentalHealth #TraumaHealing #SelfAwareness #EmotionalHealing #Consciousness #HealingJourney

“If you feel anxious all the time… it might not be you.It might be the world your nervous system is trying to survive in.”In this episode of Psychology & the Soul™, we explore what it means to live in a world that never turns off — and how constant information, pressure, and uncertainty are impacting your nervous system in real time.You’re not broken.You’re responding.We are living in a time of global dysregulation — where anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, and emotional shutdown are becoming the norm. But what many people don’t realize is that these are not personality flaws… they are nervous system responses.Hosted by Kellee White, LMFT, and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, PhD, this episode breaks down:✨ What emotional regulation actually is✨ How the nervous system responds to stress (fight, flight, freeze)✨ Why anxiety is increasing in today’s world✨ The impact of fear-based media and constant stimulation✨ How to tell what you’re feeling is yours — and what isn’t✨ Science-backed tools to regulate your nervous system✨ Mindfulness practices grounded in psychology and awarenessYou’ll also learn simple, practical techniques you can use immediately to come back to center — including breathwork, grounding, emotional labeling, and awareness-based practices.This episode is not about fixing yourself.It’s about understanding what your body is trying to tell you.So if you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or shut down…Pause.Take a breath.And ask yourself:“Is this mine… or am I carrying more than I need to?”#PsychologyAndTheSoul #EmotionalRegulation #AnxietyRelief #MentalHealthAwareness #NervousSystem #Mindfulness #TraumaInformed #ConsciousAwareness #HealingJourney #Podcast

Grief is one of the most universal human experiences — and one of the most misunderstood.In this episode of Psychology & the Soul, Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri and Kellee White explore Grief, Loss & Meaning-Making through both psychological science and spiritual insight. Rather than rushing grief toward positivity or quick explanations, this conversation honors grief as a natural and necessary human process.Together, they discuss the psychology and neuroscience of grief, why the well-known “stages of grief” are often misunderstood, and how the nervous system processes loss. They also explore the deeper existential questions that grief can bring — including identity, meaning, and continued connection.Topics in this episode include:• What grief actually is and how it affects the nervous system• The neuroscience of grief and why loss can feel like physical pain• Complicated grief and trauma-infused loss• Spiritual meaning-making after loss• Common phrases that unintentionally invalidate grief• Practical psychological and spiritual tools for integrating lossThis is a grounded, compassionate discussion about grief that does not rush the process or bypass the pain — but instead explores how healing and meaning gradually unfold over time.Join us live for this thoughtful conversation and feel free to share your questions and reflections in the comments during the broadcast.Psychology & the Soul brings together psychology and spirituality in conversation — exploring trauma, healing, relationships, personal growth, and the deeper questions of being human.#SpiritualHealing #GriefHealing  #PsychologyAndTheSoul #RelationshipHealing #EmotionalHealth #NervousSystemHealing #ConsciousRelationships #kelleewhite #drshirley

If you fear abandonment…Or pull away when things get close…This episode is for you.Attachment patterns aren’t personality flaws — they’re nervous system adaptations.We explore Attachment Wounds & the Soul — how early relational experiences shape adult love, spirituality, and identity.In this episode, we explore:• Anxious and avoidant attachment• Abandonment wounds• Relational triggers• Emotional regulation in intimacy• Secure attachment development• The spiritual meaning of relational healingThis conversation may shift how you understand yourself.📅 March 17🕔 5 PM PST / 7 PM CSTLive on YouTube, Facebook & InstagramWhich attachment do you think you are?#AttachmentTheory #PsychologyAndTheSoul #RelationshipHealing #EmotionalHealth #NervousSystemHealing #ConsciousRelationships #kelleewhite #drshirley

In this Episode of Psychology & the Soul, Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri and spiritual medium Kellee White return with another powerful edition of The Integration Forum — a space where psychology and spirituality meet to explore the real questions people are asking about healing and personal transformation.This episode dives into listener-submitted questions about trauma recovery, anxiety, grief, emotional regulation, spiritual awakening, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges. Together, Dr. Shirley and Kellee bring both clinical psychology and intuitive spiritual insight to the conversation, offering grounded perspectives and practical guidance.Rather than quick fixes or spiritual bypassing, this discussion focuses on true integration — understanding how the nervous system, emotional healing, and spiritual growth work together in the process of transformation.If you're navigating trauma, experiencing anxiety, processing grief, awakening spiritually, or trying to understand patterns in your relationships, this episode offers thoughtful insight designed to support your healing journey.In this episode, we explore:Trauma and nervous system healingAnxiety and emotional regulationGrief, loss, and the healing processSpiritual awakening and personal transformationAttachment wounds and relationship dynamicsIntegrating psychology and spirituality in everyday lifePsychology & the Soul is a space for honest conversations about mental health, spiritual growth, trauma healing, and conscious relationships — where science and soul work together to help you better understand yourself and your path forward.#SpiritualBypassing #PsychologyAndTheSoul #MentalHealth #TraumaHealing

Spirituality is meant to expand awareness. But sometimes, it becomes a way to avoid discomfort and become a shield.We live in a culture where positivity is marketed as strength and “high vibration” is equated with worthiness, many people feel pressure to rise above their pain before they’ve actually processed it. They often confuse positivity with healing.“Just stay aligned.” “Everything happens for a reason.” “Don’t give your energy to that.”Sometimes those phrases are supportive. Sometimes they are avoidance.This is not about rejecting spirituality. It is about grounding it.Psychologically, avoidance is a natural defense mechanism. It reduces immediate distress for the short term. But long term, it prevents integration.When spiritual language is used to suppress emotional processing, it becomes what we call spiritual bypassing.Healing does not happen by skipping steps. It happens by embodying them.This conversation is not anti-spiritual.It is pro-integration.In Episode 2 of Psychology & the Soul, Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri and Kellee White explore the difference between spiritual bypassing and authentic healing.We discuss:Toxic positivity“Everything happens for a reason” cultureDissociation disguised as enlightenmentEmotional suppression in spiritual spacesEmbodied spiritualityScience-informed healingThis episode examines how real growth requires emotional processing, nervous system safety, and grounded awareness — not spiritual escape.Psychology & the Soul bridges clinical science and spiritual insight — without bypassing, labels, or extremes.Subscribe and join the conversation.#SpiritualBypassing #PsychologyAndTheSoul #MentalHealth #TraumaHealing

What is trauma — really?In this foundational episode of Psychology & the Soul™, Kellee White and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri explore what actually happens inside the nervous system when we experience trauma — and why so many people feel overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or shut down.Trauma is often misunderstood as a dramatic event. But psychologically, it is defined by what happens inside your nervous system when an experience overwhelms your ability to cope. Spiritually, it does not damage your soul — but it can disrupt your sense of safety, identity, and connection.This intelligent, grounded, and calm conversation bridges clinical psychology with spiritual integration — without bypassing, minimizing, or sensationalizing.In this episode, you’ll learn:• The difference between acute and chronic trauma• Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses• How the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems function• Why trauma is stored in physiology — not just memory• The danger of spiritual bypassing• Practical nervous system regulation tools• How to integrate psychological healing with spiritual meaning-makingYou’ll also receive evidence-based regulation practices including orienting, breathwork for vagal tone, and somatic awareness — alongside spiritually grounded integration tools like embodied meditation, journaling, nature immersion, and creative expression.Trauma is not weakness.It is adaptation.You are not broken.You are adaptive.This episode is for anyone navigating anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, overwhelm, or identity disruption — especially in today’s climate of global instability and digital saturation.Psychology informs the mind.Spirituality informs the meaning.Together, they inform the whole human.Subscribe for future episodes as we continue exploring trauma healing, attachment, relationships, identity, grief, and the evolving relationship between mental health and conscious awareness.#TraumaHealing #NervousSystemRegulation #MentalHealthPodcast #SomaticHealing #PsychologyAndTheSoul #SpiritualIntegration #TraumaRecovery #EmotionalHealing

What happens when psychology and spirituality stop competing — and start collaborating?Welcome to the introduction of Psychology & the Soul, a live-streamed podcast exploring the evolving relationship between mental health, conscious awareness, and spiritual insight.In a time marked by emotional intensity, uncertainty, rising anxiety, and collective strain, many people feel overwhelmed — internally and externally. This show was created to bridge a widening gap between clinical psychology and spiritual understanding.Hosted by Kellee White and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, Psychology & the Soul offers thoughtful, grounded conversations about:• Trauma & nervous system healing• Emotional regulation & anxiety• Attachment patterns & relationship wounds• Grief, loss & meaning-making• Intergenerational healing• Mind–body integration• Intuition & consciousness• Science-informed spirituality (without bypassing)This is not therapy.This is not preaching.This is not spiritual bypassing.This is an integrated space where presence, curiosity, and compassion guide the conversation.Each week, we will explore one central topic through both a clinical and spiritual lens — bringing practical tools, deeper understanding, and a human-centered perspective to complex emotional challenges.Guests throughout the season will include trauma specialists, somatic practitioners, neuroscientists, spiritual teachers, and experts in healing modalities that support both the nervous system and the soul.This show is not about fixing yourself.It is about becoming aware — together.Subscribe and turn on notifications to stay connected.Every Tuesday LIVE on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram at 5:00 PM PST/7:00 PM CST#PsychologyAndTheSoul #MentalHealth #SpiritualAwareness #TraumaHealing #NervousSystem #ConsciousLiving #ScienceMeetsSpirituality #kelleewhite #shirleyimpellizzeri