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The Heartwood Treehouse
by Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson: Self-mastery, stress and resilience author and
Are you stressed out? Burned out? Ready to give out? Do you want to get your energy back? Feel more vibrant? Or laugh more often? Spend some time in the Heartwood Treehouse. Join host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson to explore ways to build your heartwood—that inner core of strength and resilience. Each episode features research-based techniques you can use to boost your wellbeing and change your brain for the better. Sign up for Jacquelyn's newsletter at HeartwoodHealing.com for even more inspiration. Subscribe to The Heartwood Treehouse Podcast and share the show with someone who needs it. We want to help the world stress less and smile more! Jacquelyn B. Fletcher is the founder of Heartwood Healing and the creator of the Heartwood Self-Mastery Programs. She's the award-winning author of 14 books, a motivational speaker, and the co-creator and host of the Healing Words show on Mayo TV, administered by the Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
Episodes
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Heartwood Treehouse #76: The Power of Lightness
Resilience and mindfulness work is serious business--maybe too serious? In this episode, host Jacquelyn fletcher Johnson encourages you to tap into a potent tool that can help you plug into your inner strength so you can get back on your feet.
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Heartwood Treehouse #75: Be the Hero in Your Own Story
Humans understand story structure. And in challenging times like the one we're living in now, we can use the art of story to access our power, reclaim our hearts, and create positive change. In this episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson offers a fun practice you can use to be the hero in your...
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Heartwood Treehouse #74: The Case for Curiosity
I wonder what would happen? What if? What's that? These questions are ones that dominate the child's mind--and for good reason. They teach us to be human and help us innovate and evolve. In this episode of the Heartwood Treehouse Podcast, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson makes the case for…
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Heartwood Treehouse #73: The Season of Uncertainty
This is the season of uncertainty and in times of great stress, there are two very powerful questions we can ask ourselves. Tune in for a mini coaching session with host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson to see how these questions can help us stabilize when we're knocked off balance.
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Heartwood Treehouse #72: I'm Your Sister Now
In this episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares a story from her cancer journey, in which a random act of kindness increased her levels of wellbeing and happiness in surprising ways.
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Heartwood Treehouse #71: Boost Your Mood With Trees
Getting a little cranky from staying at home? In this episode, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares a practice that can help you instantly feel better. All you need is a patch of grass, a stand of trees, or some other sparsely populated spot where you can physically distance yourself from others...
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Heartwood Treehouse #70: Everyday Heroes
There are heroes among us, in each of our communities. The job of the community is to be a place where we can both give and receive things in return. In this relaxing meditation, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson helps you feel the truth that you are not alone. Your community is there to catch you.
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Heartwood Treehouse #69: Improv(e) With Sarah Horst
Who knew improv and quality improvement went together? Sarah Horst, that's who. This genius of a woman from the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) in Minneapolis shares her approach to creating an improvisational mindset to help teams and the humans in them thrive in a world turned...
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Heartwood Treehouse #68: An Anchor to Reduce Stress for Healthcare Heroes
Mindfulness teachers, including host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson, often use the breath and body as mindfulness tools. However, some people find focusing on the breath or body can produce anxiety. In this episode of The Heartwood Treehouse Podcast, you'll learn another way to anchor your attention…
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Heartwood Treehouse #67: Laughter Medicine for Healthcare Heroes
Laughter truly is the best medicine. In this episode of The Heartwood Treehouse Podcast, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares an inspiring story of how laughter helped her through her cancer journey. In this episode, she offers a short exercise you can do to lighten up even during stressful times.
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Heartwood Treehouse #66: Listen Up and Calm Down for Healthcare Heroes
In this short episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson invites you to do a mindful listening exercise to help you calm your amygdala and help your body and mind relax.
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Heartwood Treehouse #65: Your Covid-19 Care Plan for Healthcare Heroes
When you're freaking out, stressed out, ready to give out, this hands on embodied practice can help you self-soothe in moments. Host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson leads you through this simple exercise to help you take a short and needed break in the midst of chaos.
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Heartwood Treehouse #64: Gratitude for Healthcare Heroes
Did you know a gratitude practice can actually change your nervous system? Yep. In this short message for Healthcare Heroes, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson explains.
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Heartwood Treehouse #63: Breathing Exercise for Healthcare Heroes
In this special episode you'll learn a very simple breathing exercise to help your body relax during times of great stress, anxiety, or fear.
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Heartwood Treehouse #62: Foundational Practices for Healthcare Heroes
In this special series, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson provides short episodes to comfort and support our nation's healthcare heroes. And if you don't work in healthcare, these inspirational talks will help you work with acute stress, too. We're all in this together.
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Heartwood Treehouse #61: Assumptions vs. Connections
We all make assumptions because that's how the brain works. But that doesn't mean we have to live by them. In this week's episode, you'll hear about a challenge that host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson is embarking on to be more conscious about assumptions. Join in?
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And Here's My Return Story with Aransas Savas
A return story in which Aransas Savas talks about how she finally came to love and respect her thighs. Don't miss her inspiring story that includes a harrowing car accident, a marathon-running 90-year-old grandmother, and qualifying for the Boston Marathon after running 19 marathons herself.
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Heartwood Treehouse #60: Releasing Judgement
When things are challenging, we tend to isolate ourselves, because we think we're the only ones that have suffered in that way. We're embarrassed. We don't want to be a burden on other people. We judge ourselves. And yet, community is what helps us and heals us. In this episode, you'll experience...
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And Here's My Return Story with Sheila O'Connor
A return story in which author Sheila O'Connor describes uncovering the story of her maternal grandmother who was incarcerated in the 1930s for being pregnant. This harrowing tale is told in O'Connor's new novel, The Evidence of V. Don't miss this inspiring talk about memories, secrets, and the...
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Heartwood Treehouse #59: Caring for Your Community
Humans were not made to live in isolation. We are at our best when in community. In this week's episode, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson considers the idea that community may be the most important thing we've got and shares a powerful way you can build yours.
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Heartwood Treehouse #58: Emotions as Teachers
Emotions developed in humans because they're a warning system that help us survive. And when they're banned, you can be sure they're operating anyway, but without consciousness, which can cause all kinds of chaos. In today's episode host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson leads you through a...
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Heartwood Treehouse #57: Honoring Your Body
The body offers us its wisdom in ways we can't always hear. Tune in for some practices that can help you honor your body in ways that can leave you feeling connected, aligned, and whole.
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And Here's My Return Story with Laura West
A return story in which Laura West, founder and CEO of Joyful Business, talks about working in a job where she never felt comfortable in her own skin. The story of how her CEO called her out will give you chills! Tune in to hear how she started her own business so she could dedicate her life and...
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Heartwood Treehouse #56: Filling Back Up
When your path to self-mastery requires you to return to your feet, one way to do that is to fill your senses with beauty. In this episode, you'll get some ideas for how to fill back up when you're depleted and worn out.
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Heartwood Treehouse #55: Dealing With the In-Between
After a big event has rocked you to your core, there can be a pause before new life begins. In this episode, you'll get a dose of inspiration for how to navigate those times when uncertainty reigns and you can't see the path ahead.
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And Here's My Return Story with Dondeena Bradley
A return story in which Dondeena Bradley talks about how she'd lost little bits of herself over time while working a high-paced corporate life. Hear her inspiring insights as she shares how when she wrote her new book, Living Full Circle: Simple Ancient Rituals for Modern Life, she returned to…
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Heartwood Treehouse #54: When It's Time to Purify
When life burns through your life, it's hard to remember that the ash from the fire creates soil that's perfect for new growth. In this episode, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson leads you through a guided imagery meditation that takes you into the fire so you can find out what's on the other side.
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Heartwood Treehouse #53: A New Way to Let Love Land
Research shows that practicing gratitude can boost positive emotions. But in difficult seasons, it can be hard to feel grateful for anything. Tune into this episode as Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares a new twist on her favorite gratitude practice to heal your heart and strengthen your inner core.
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And Here's My Return Story with Tara Jaye Frank
A return story in which Tara Jaye Frank shares her journey at Hallmark Cards, Inc., as a writer and the company's first black, female vice president. You'll hear her talk about how falling in love forced her to make a decision that threw her life into upheaval. You won't want to miss how she...
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Heartwood Treehouse #52: A Free Source of Energy
There's one thing that drives all the life on earth--light. In this episode, practice the art of receiving in an embodied practice that will leave you feeling lit up. Listen in for a practice that will help you connect to that life-giving light.
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Heartwood Treehouse #51: Inviting in the New Year and Decade
Happy New Year! With the start of a new decade, it's the perfect opportunity to create a new ritual. In this episode, you'll learn two practices Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson uses to honor our past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Are you ready to mark this big occasion? You won't want...
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Heartwood Treehouse #50: The Resilient Path of Self-Mastery
Life is complex. It's made of both dark and light moments. In order to develop psychological strength while remaining connected to what makes you human, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares return strategies that can help you return to your strength and your softness. Plus, we're celebrating 50...
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Heartwood Treehouse #49: The Ancient Wise One
When your world has gone off center, it's important to have a strategy to return. In this week's episode, you'll meet someone very special who can help you find your balance again. Tune in to hear how you can ask for counsel and soak in the wisdom that's already available to you.
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Heartwood Treehouse #48: How Do You Sell Yourself Out?
If you're a people pleasure or a chameleon, you might be used to changing who you are to fit into whatever environment you're in. But this shape-shifting ability comes at a cost. Listen in for a practice you can use to return your attention to your own inner voice.
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Heartwood Treehouse #47: How Far Would You Go To Avoid Stillness?
Recent studies show that people would rather administer themselves an electric shock than to sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes! But befriending our own minds is where self-mastery resides. In this episode you'll learn one of Jacque's favorite consciousness-building writing exercises…
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Heartwood Treehouse #46: Meditation for Restoration
If you feel stress as the holidays approach, you're not alone. It can be a challenging time. To prepare yourself for the holiday season, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson leads you through one of her favorite meditations for restoration.
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Heartwood Treehouse #45: The Gateway to Human Connection
In a time when loneliness and disconnection among humans is growing, there is one thing we can rely on—stories connect us to each other. And when we listen with our whole soul as author and performer Kevin Kling says, we can gather wisdom we need for our journey and connect our hearts to others....
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Heartwood Treehouse #44: Happiness is a Choice
Happiness can certainly arise in the moment, but it is also a feeling we can cultivate. In order to feel happiness more often, we can practice the art of the return every day, in as many moments as we can. In this way, we teach ourselves to look for what makes us happy, more often. In this…
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Heartwood Treehouse #43: Are You Pushing Too Hard?
There are times at work and in life when we work too much. We push too hard. When put everything aside in order to push through until its done. In this episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson talks about how the art of the return can help us give ourselves the grace we need to return to our...
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Heartwood Treehouse #42: The Power of Movement
When you're stressed out, exercise can be the last thing on your mind, but I'm hoping it will be the first from now on. The benefits of exercise are astounding, and it's no wonder. Our bodies were born to move. You were born to move. Tune in to hear why movement is such a fantastic way to care…
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Heartwood Treehouse #41: Accept the Fear and Move Anyway
What if being nervous—like having stage fright—wasn't a statement about what's wrong with you, but instead was just part of the experience? If you could accept it as normal, would that change things for you? In this episode, we consider the idea that this moment, right now, is perfect.
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Heartwood Treehouse #40: The Art of Gratitude
If you're listing the things you're grateful for each day like you're checking off your to-do list, it's not going to do a whole lot for your happiness. Instead, there's a mindful gratitude technique that can re-train your nervous system and rewire the pathways in your brain so you notice the...
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Heartwood Treehouse #39: Your Body is an Ally
Busy people often view their bodies as inconveniences, but the truth is that your body is the vehicle to your consciousness. It is the vehicle to mindfulness and joy. In this episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson leads you through a relaxing experience to slow down the nervous system and honor...
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Heartwood Treehouse #38: The Return
What mindfulness, meditation, and other contemplative traditions teach us is how to return. Again and again we learn to return our attention to something. This training is fertile ground for learning to return to our lives, our hearts, our values, whenever we are lost. Get ready to release stress...
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Heartwood Treehouse #37: Reframing Can Help You Build Empathy
Relax this week with a meditation by host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson that plugs you in to your own inner knowing. Then try an exercise that helps you reframe any challenges you have with other humans.
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Heartwood Treehouse #36: Your Life is a Work of Art
If you work in healthcare or any other industry that requires you to work with humans, getting an education in the humanities—reading a novel, watching a play, going to the art museum—can help you learn to work with people more than getting a medical degree. Tune in to hear this week's challenge...
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Heartwood Treehouse #35: Why Do We Resist Self-Reflection?
Silence can be scary. In fact, many people will do anything they can to avoid it. In this episode, you'll hear how resistance and discomfort can be pathways to greater self-mastery. And you'll hear about a mindful eating exercise you can use to help you develop self-mastery skills that have...
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Heartwood Treehouse #34: What Are You Responsible For?
In this episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson returns to the idea that 80% of job burnout in healthcare is created by organizational factors. She offers a perspective of organizational change that can help you find greater personal power within the system you're in.
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Heartwood Treehouse #33: Finding Balance While Feeling Job Burnout
According to The National Academy of Medicine, 80% of job burnout in healthcare is caused by organizational factors. In this episode, you'll hear host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson talk about what you can do if you're working in a crazy environment to find your sense of center and balance more often.
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Heartwood Treehouse #32: How Many Hats Do You Wear?
So many physicians and clinicians are totally overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work they're required to do. And often, while in school, they're taught to split themselves into pieces in order to be a physician or nurse. In this week's episode, you'll experience an exercise that will help you...
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Are you stressed out? Burned out? Ready to give out? Do you want to get your energy back? Feel more vibrant? Or laugh more often? Spend some time in the Heartwood Treehouse. Join host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson to explore ways to build your heartwood—that inner core of strength and resilience. Each episode features research-based techniques you can use to boost your wellbeing and change your brain for the better. Sign up for Jacquelyn's newsletter at HeartwoodHealing.com for even more inspiration. Subscribe to The Heartwood Treehouse Podcast and share the show with someone who needs it. We want to help the world stress less and smile more! Jacquelyn B. Fletcher is the founder of Heartwood Healing and the creator of the Heartwood Self-Mastery Programs. She's the award-winning author of 14 books, a motivational speaker, and the co-creator and host of the Healing Words show on Mayo TV, administered by the Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
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