Heart Place Hospital Podcast with Jacqui O'Connor

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Heart Place Hospital Podcast featuring Matt Castle.How have cultural narratives and media manipulation shaped our understanding of masculinity, femininity, and relationships? What does it take to reclaim your life after a painful separation?In this episode of the Heart Place Hospital podcast, Jacqui O'Connor sits down with Matt Castle, an emotional restoration coach who went on a profound journey of self-discovery after his own marriage ended. Matt shares the raw story of his separation, navigating the court system, and the "mic drop" moments that led him to explore the psychology of self-sabotage, mind control, and the true meaning of masculine and feminine dynamics.If you've ever felt lost in a relationship, struggled with your role as a man, or are healing from a separation, this conversation is for you.Heart Place Hospital founding 50 service provider Matt Castle https://www.towncentral.ai/emotional-restoration-project Southern Cross/EAP funding availablewww.heartplacehospital.org.nzFind more from Matt Castle athttps://myselfsabotagecoaching.com/Chapters: 00:00 - The Core Question: Why Are We So Disconnected?00:15 - Introduction: Who is Matt Castle? 00:42 - The Journey Begins: "Where Do I Start?" 01:03 - Leaving the Family Home & Navigating the System 02:43 - The Turning Point: Discovering Mind Control & Self-Sabotage 07:22 - The "Mic Drop" Moments of Realisation 14:13 - Hypergamy and What Women Actually Want 17:50 - The Danger of Being a "Nice Guy" 25:21 - How Emotional Pain Manifests Physically 31:10 - Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Your Own Mind31:14 - The Power of Choosing Isolation31:57 - How Media Programs Your Nervous System 32:51 - Are We Walking Time-Bombs?34:24 - Daily Practices for Emotional Release36:18 - The Unique Pressures on Women & Mothers 39:25 - Is Ancestral Memory Real? 41:30 - The First Step to a Simpler, Calmer Life

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Is your body holding onto stress, inflammation, and fatigue? You might be ignoring your lymphatic system, the body's most underrated network for health and recovery.In this episode, Jacqui O'Connor talks to Desiree De Spong, a lymphatic therapy educator and the innovator behind Flowpresso. After a 20-year clinical career helping patients with chronic illness, Desiree developed a groundbreaking technology to support deep physiological balance.We dive into how the lymphatic system impacts everything from your immune health to your nervous system, and Desiree shares her incredible journey from a career in finance to becoming a global leader in health technology. You'll learn about the profound results she's seen, including a 91% improvement in sleep in a recent study with first responders.Today on the Heart Place Hospital podcast, we’re honoured to welcome Desiree De Spong — Founder and CEO of Medella Health, international lymphatic therapy educator, and innovator. With nearly two decades of clinical experience, Desiree is a global leader in understanding the lymphatic system’s role in chronic illness, immune health, and autonomic regulation. She’s the creator of Lymph Node Release Therapy and a pioneer behind Flowpresso®. In this conversation, we explore autonomic dysregulation, lymphatics, and Flowpresso — including how Heart Place Hospital’s digital ecosystem connects people with aligned service providers around Aotearoa who are trained Flowpresso practitioners, expanding access to nervous-system-informed, lymphatic care.Chapters: 00:00 - The Body's Forgotten System 01:10 - From IT to Healing: Desiree's incredible story 04:15 - What IS the Flowpresso? 05:08 - Astonishing Results with First Responders & PTSD 10:05 - Reconnecting With Your Body 12:45 - How The Flowpresso Works 15:33 - The Link Between Lymphatics and Chronic Illness 17:07 - Is this treatment right for you? 23:46 - Where to find Flowpressowww.flowpressousa.comEmail: [email protected]: flowpresso_int

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Have you ever felt an unexplainable connection to a place you've never been? Or a deep-seated fear you can't trace? You might be carrying memories from a past life.In this episode, certified hypnotherapist Jonathan Robinson (@journeysintopastlives) joins Jacqui to demystify the incredible world of Past Life Regression. We explore how phobias, talents, and even relationship patterns in this life can be echoes from experiences our souls had centuries ago. Jonathan shares mind-blowing stories from his sessions, including clients who discovered they were horse breeders, Japanese parents, and even ancient Egyptian priestesses.This isn't just theory; Jacqui undergoes a session with Jonathan herself and shares the powerful, multi-dimensional insights she received. If you're curious about your own soul's journey, this is a conversation you can't miss.Find Jonathan Robinson:Website & App: www.journeysintopastlives.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeys_into_past_lives/Today on the Heart Place Hospital Podcast, we’re exploring the subconscious, soul memory, and the deep inner knowing that lives beyond conditioning. I’m joined by Jonathan Robinson, a certified hypnotherapist specialising in past life regression and transformational inner work. Jonathan supports people to gently access the subconscious mind, release old emotional patterns, and reconnect with clarity, purpose, and inner authority. Together, we’ll explore how past life experiences, hypnotherapy, and intuitive awareness create real, grounded shifts in everyday life — helping people feel lighter, more empowered, and deeply at home within themselves.Chapters: 00:00 - The BIG Question: Can We Access Past Lives? 00:52 - Who is Jonathan Robinson & How Did He Start This Work? 01:35 - What is Hypnotherapy? (It's Not What You Think) 02:17 - How Past Life Trauma Affects Your Current Life 02:55 - The Man Who Was a Horse Breeder 03:13 - Roller-Skating and Muscle Memory from a Past Life 06:40 - A Client's Past Life as an Egyptian Priestess 08:30 - The Link Between Past Lives, Phobias, and Birthmarks 15:43 - My Personal Past Life Regression Experience 20:04 - Is What We See Real or a Metaphor? 25:10 - How Past Life Regression Creates Lasting Change#pastliferegression #hypnotherapy #spiritualawakening #reincarnation #healing

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow How does personal trauma shape our life's purpose? For registered nurse and somatic sexologist Vanessa Hook, a traumatic experience in her early 20s left her feeling numb and disconnected from her own body. But instead of letting it define her, she embarked on a five-year journey to reclaim her pleasure and power—a journey that led her to a new career helping others do the same.In this conversation with Jacqui O'Connor from Heart Place Hospital, Vanessa shares her vulnerable story, the power of nervous system regulation, and her "Golden Pleasure Method" for building a life filled with safety, authentic relationships, and joy.Find our guest, Vanessa Hook:Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/hookedonpleasure/][email protected] more about Heart Place Hospital:Website: [https://www.heartplacehospital.org.nz/]Chapters: 0:00 - The Promise of Pleasure 0:24 - Introducing Somatic Sexologist Vanessa Hook 0:39 - "I Was Meant To Be In This Space" 1:04 - The Trauma That Changed Everything 1:55 - The Healing Power of Lived Experience 2:09 - From ER Nurse to Sexologist 4:21 - Pleasure Isn't Just Sexual 5:14 - The Importance of a Regulated Nervous System 7:10 - What is the Golden Pleasure Method? 7:34 - Pillar 1: The Safe Haven 8:47 - Pillar 2: Pussy Power 10:48 - Pillar 3: Communicate Like a Baddie 14:00 - Upcoming Retreats & How to Connect#sexology #traumarecovery #somatichealing #pleasurepositive #nervoussystemregulationwww.heartplacehospital.org.nz

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Welcome to the Heart Place Hospital Podcast , where we explore the art of caring for the mind, body, and soul. I’m your host, Jacqui O’Connor, and today I’m joined by the inspiring Australian health journalist, author, and speaker, Casey Beros.Casey is an award-winning journalist and medical MC who’s spent more than 15 years asking some of Australia’s brightest minds how we can all live happier, healthier lives. She’s the bestselling author of The ‘Bad’ Girl’s Guide to Better and has appeared on ABC’s Tonic and Channel 10’s Everyday Health and Well Traveller.With her trademark honesty and humour, Casey has a remarkable ability to turn complex science into simple, practical strategies that empower us to take charge of our wellbeing. Her work and her heart were reshaped by her time caring for her beloved dad, which led her to found Next of Kin, an initiative helping patients, practitioners, and carers to better support themselves and the people they love.A proud Aussie, mum to two little girls, pop-song lyric queen, and self-proclaimed parallel parking champion, Casey brings realness, warmth, and wisdom to every conversation.Today, we’ll be exploring what it truly means to live well, to learn from what goes wrong, and to reconnect with the heart of health and humanity, together, across the ditch.www.heartplacehospital.org.nzhttps://www.caseyberos.com/Chapters0:00 - 05:00 Casey Beros' journey into health journalism.05:00 - 07:21 Empowering caregivers through self-advocacy.07:21 - 09:20 Challenges in coordinating healthcare teams.09:20 - 13:38 The invisible role of informal carers.13:38 - 16:20 Funding and training for caregivers needed.16:20 - 20:39 Caregiving compared to wartime resilience.20:39 - 24:27 Bespoke support for carers at Heartplace.24:27 - 29:13 Personal story of connecting with a doula.29:13 - 35:28 Unequal burdens in family caregiving.35:28 - 39:30 Holistic and conventional healthcare partnership.39:32 - 46:21 Pursuit of joy over generalised happiness.

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Join us as Jo, a certified Havening practitioner and former nurse, shares her powerful journey discovering this revolutionary touch therapy technique. Learn how Havening uses neuroscience to release trauma at a physiological level, helping healthcare workers and others overcome emotional triggers and burnout.In this Heart Place Hospital podcast episode, discover: • What Havening therapy is and how it activates delta brain waves for healing • Jo's personal transformation from triggered parent to empowered practitioner • How healthcare workers are finding relief from pandemic-related trauma • Affordable access to mental health support through Heart Place HospitalWelcome to the Heart Place Hospital podcast! At Heart Place Hospital, we’re dedicated to supporting the mind, body, and soul, offering whole health and transformative practices that help people navigate life’s challenges and thrive.Today, I’m thrilled to introduce Jo, a certified Havening practitioner. With a nursing background and her own personal healing journey, Jo discovered Havening – a gentle, neuroscience-based technique that transforms how we release emotional blocks and reduce anxiety. Using soothing touch and guided exercises, Jo helps clients feel calmer, more grounded, and in control – all without reliving past trauma.Her work perfectly reflects Heart Place Hospital’s mission to create safe, compassionate spaces for lasting emotional and physical wellbeing. Please join me in welcoming Jo!Havening Power Hourshttps://youtu.be/HHQv3rVfAqkhttps://youtu.be/sC6lSpdxYXAwww.innerwave.co.nzwww.heartplacehospital.org.nz#Havening #TraumaHealing #HealthcareWorkers #MentalHealth"

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow Are you tired of endless swiping and meaningless connections on dating apps? What if there was a more conscious, intentional way to find love?In this episode, Jacqui O'Connor sits down with Natalie Cutler-Welsh, an empowerment mentor, super-connector, and the founder of Match Me, a bespoke matchmaking service for relationship-ready singles in New Zealand.Natalie shares her powerful personal journey—from building a business as a "black sheep" in her family to navigating the challenges of divorce and realigning with her true purpose. Together, we explore how conscious matchmaking works, the most surprising "deal-breakers" people have, and how raising our own frequency can attract the love we truly desire.✨ Find out more about Natalie Cutler-Welsh: Match Me: www.matchme.co.nz Up Your Brave: www.upyourbrave.com🔔 Subscribe to Heart Place Hospital for more conversations that lift the collective vibration!CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The #1 Thing People Look For in a Partner 00:25 - Introduction: Meet Conscious Matchmaker Natalie Cutler-Welsh 00:50 - What Does it Mean to "Shine the Light"? 01:04 - The Journey of Being the "Black Sheep" 03:23 - The Hardest Point in My Life & Business 04:45 - The Mission: Why I Started a Matchmaking Service 07:19 - What is a "Relationship-Ready" Single? 10:13 - Real-Life Deal Breakers (Tattoos, Height & More) 12:48 - Using Human Design for Deeper Connection 16:10 - How This Work is Raising the Frequency of the Planet 18:50 - Where to Find Natalie#ConsciousDating #Matchmaking #FindingLove #RelationshipGoals #HeartPlaceHospital

Send us a text message and LOVE, share and follow From Burnout to Breakthrough: A Psychologist's Journey to Healing | Shannon SwalesClinical psychologist Shannon Swales shares her powerful personal journey through burnout and recovery in this enlightening conversation. After hitting her breaking point in 2021, Shannon took a "gap year" that turned into two years of deep healing and transformation.In this interview, Shannon discusses: • Her experience as a highly sensitive person navigating a demanding profession • Reframing depression as "deep rest" and burnout as a teacher, not a failure • The dismantling of old patterns and remembering of authentic self • Her memoir "Nothing Left to Give" documenting her burnout recovery • The power of lived experience in therapy and healing work • Women's circles and community as essential healing spaces • Movement and dance as therapeutic modalities • The transition through perimenopause as a significant awakening • Her "Midlife Reclaimed Community" supporting women through burnoutThis conversation offers hope and practical wisdom for anyone navigating burnout, particularly midlife women seeking to reclaim their authentic selves and live with greater purpose and vitality.Connect with Shannon: Website: www.shannonaswales.com Instagram: @shannon_swales Midlife Reclaimed Community: https://midlife-reclaimed.mn.co/Chapters00:00 - Introduction to Shannon Swales: Psychologist & Burnout Guide 00:45 - Early Life: Childhood Anxiety & Sensitivity 01:30 - First Experience with Burnout in University 02:10 - The Breaking Point: February 25, 2021 02:41 - The Dismantling & Remembering Process 03:03 - Finding Rest in a Go-Go-Go Culture 03:45 - The Power of Lived Experience in Healing 04:20 - Challenging the Psychology Industry's Views 05:00 - Creating Safe Spaces for Expression 05:30 - "Nothing Left to Give": The Book Journey 06:15 - Midlife Reclaimed Community: Online Healing Circle 06:48 - Healers as Examples of Healing Possibility12:35 - The role of compassion and community.15:37 - Writing as therapeutic tool for healing.#burnoutrecovery #mentalhealth #midlifewomen #perimenopause #selfcare #psychologist www.heartplacehospital.org.nzHeart Place Hospital is more than a hospital—it’s a place where mind, body, and soul are nurtured. Founded by Jacqui O’Connor, HPH offers innovative wholehealth initiatives, support programs, and community events designed to help carers, families, and frontline workers thrive. Every visit is infused with care, compassion, and a deep commitment to helping people reconnect with themselves, their loved ones, and their life purpose. Through education, bodywork, and community engagement, Heart Place Hospital is creating a ripple effect of wellness and hope across New Zealand.