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The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Healing Practice is a narrative podcast hosted by Fainche Sharp that invites listeners into the quiet, courageous work of mental health recovery and personal growth. Through intimate storytelling and expert insights, Fainche creates a safe space for emotional healing, helping you navigate the complex journey from trauma to resilience. This show offers a compassionate companion for those seeking clarity, inner peace, and practical tools for well-being in their daily lives.
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- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Quiet Rebellion of Saying No: Letting Go of Social Guilt | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the profound concept of 'The Quiet Rebellion of Saying No,' addressing the deep-seated…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Why You Push People Away: The Fear of Intimacy Disguised as Independence | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the complex psychology behind why we push people away, revealing that what often…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Parents Are Just People: The Quiet Grief of Growing Up | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy explores the profound and often unspoken emotional shift that occurs when we realize our parents are…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When a Platonic Soulmate Drifts: Navigating the Quiet Grief | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the quiet, often unspoken grief of losing a platonic soulmate. Host Fainche Sharp guides listeners through the…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Invisible Weight: Caring for Aging Parents While Working Full-Time | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice addresses the profound emotional burden carried by adult children who are simultaneously managing full-time careers and…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Letting Go of the Hope He Returns: Finding Peace in the Empty Space | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the profound emotional exhaustion that comes from clinging to the hope that an ex-partner…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Your Sister’s Joy Feels Like a Knife: Navigating Sibling Envy | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the complex, often unspoken emotion of sibling envy, specifically when an estranged or distant sister’s joy feels…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Empathy Becomes a Trap: Recognizing Boundary Erosion | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the critical distinction between healthy empathy and boundary erosion, a phenomenon where…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Envy Toward an Estranged Sibling: Finding Peace in Their Joy | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Tia Monroe explores the complex and often shameful emotion of envy toward an estranged sibling. If you have cut…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Your Body Keeps Score: The Quiet Language of Long-Term Stress | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the profound connection between long-term stress and physical health, introducing the concept…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Anger Is Just Fear in Disguise: Reclaiming Your Softness | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the profound psychological connection between anger and fear, revealing how our most…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Why It Hurts When Peers Move On: Processing Resentment Without Shame | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the complex and often shameful emotion of resentment when peers move ahead in life. If you…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Why Your Body Keeps Score: Understanding Somatic Stress | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Tia Monroe explores the profound connection between emotional suppression and physical tension, offering a…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Rebuilding Self-Trust After a Public Mistake | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Tia Monroe explores the profound psychological impact of making a public mistake and offers a compassionate…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Quiet Grief of Outgrowing Childhood Friends | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the complex, often unspoken grief of outgrowing childhood friends. Host Mariah Hardy addresses the specific type…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Quiet Rebellion of Choosing Yourself When Duty Calls | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Tia Monroe explores the concept of 'The Quiet Rebellion of Choosing Yourself When Duty Calls,' offering a…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Quiet Strength of Crying in a Public Restroom | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy explores the profound emotional weight and hidden dignity of crying in a public restroom. This guide…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Silent House: Grieving the Pet Who Knew You Best | The Healing Practice
In this deeply compassionate episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King guides listeners through the profound and often misunderstood grief of losing a…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Your Body Keeps Score: Releasing Trauma From the Fingers and Shoulders | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the concept of somatic trauma and how the body keeps score of past experiences. This guide…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Memory Fades: Navigating the Quiet Grief of Parental Dementia | The Healing Practice
Navigating the quiet grief of parental dementia is one of the most profound emotional challenges a person can face. This episode of The Healing Practice…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Why You Pull Away When Life Gets Good | The Healing Practice | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the counterintuitive phenomenon of why you might feel an urgent desire to pull away when life…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When the Guide Betrays You: Healing from Advisor Trust | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the profound and often overlooked trauma of professional betrayal, offering a compassionate guide for those who…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Your Boss Rewrites Reality: Processing the Anger of Workplace Gaslighting | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice addresses the specific psychological toll of workplace gaslighting, offering a compassionate guide for employees who feel…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Your Sibling’s Joy Feels Like a Knife: Navigating Envy in Estrangement | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the complex, often shameful emotion of sibling envy during familial estrangement. Host Mariah Hardy addresses the…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Quiet Guilt of Leaving Home: Navigating Life Away From Aging Parents | The Healing Practice
Navigating the quiet guilt of leaving home for aging parents is a profound emotional transition that many adults face but rarely discuss openly. This episode…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
How to Tolerate the Discomfort of Not Being Right | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the profound psychological discomfort of realizing you have been wrong. This is not just…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Your Reality Is Denied: Healing from Gaslighting by Loved Ones | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice addresses the profound psychological impact of gaslighting by loved ones, offering a compassionate guide for individuals…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Is It Anger or Fear? Recognizing the Emotion Behind Your Rage | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy explores the complex relationship between anger and fear, helping listeners recognize that rage is…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Beauty of Scars: Why Healing Isn't About Erasure | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Tia Monroe explores the profound truth that healing is not about erasing past trauma or returning to a pre-wound…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Navigating Healthcare Alone: Finding Strength in the System | The Healing Practice
Navigating the healthcare system alone can feel like standing in a labyrinth without a map, especially when you are clutching a clipboard and feeling exposed…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Dread of the Doorbell: Finding Gentle Courage for Social Re-entry | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the profound anxiety and physical dread that often accompany social re-entry after periods of…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Why You Pull Away When Life Gets Good: The Fear of Happiness | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy explores the counterintuitive phenomenon of why you might pull away or feel anxious when life…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Weight of Pretending: Unmasking Neurodivergence Daily | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy explores the profound exhaustion of masking and how to begin unmasking neurodivergence. This guide…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Your Body Keeps the Score: Decoding Somatic Stress Signals | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the profound connection between emotional trauma and physical symptoms, drawing on…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Letting Go of the You Who Didn't Make It | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the profound and often overlooked grief associated with personal growth: mourning the versions of ourselves that…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Friends Become Mothers: Navigating Envy, Grief, and New Bonds | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the complex and often unspoken emotions that arise when a close friend becomes a mother…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Scars Are Proof You Survived: Embracing Imperfect Healing | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy challenges the pervasive cultural myth that true healing requires erasing the past and returning to…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Exhaustion of Being Your Culture’s Translator | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Mariah Hardy explores the profound emotional exhaustion experienced by individuals who feel compelled to…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Anxiety Masquerades as High-Functioning Success | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the deceptive nature of high-functioning anxiety, a condition where individuals mask deep…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Terrifying Beauty of Being Truly Seen | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Tia Monroe explores the profound psychological tension between the desire to be truly known and the terror of…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Quiet Power of No: Stop Explaining Your Boundaries | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the quiet power of saying 'no' without offering explanations or justifications. This guide…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Why Your Friends Ghosted You & How to Stop Bleeding Over It | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the complex emotional landscape of friendship abandonment and ghosting, offering a compassionate guide for anyone…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Let It Be: Why You Don't Need To Fix Your Feelings Right Now | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the concept of radical acceptance and emotional resilience, challenging the modern obsession…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The First Apartment Anxiety: Why Empty Rooms Feel So Heavy | The Healing Practice
Are you experiencing first apartment anxiety and feeling overwhelmed by the silence of living alone for the first time? This episode of The Healing Practice…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Exhaustion of Masking: Reclaiming Your Authentic Self | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the profound and often invisible exhaustion caused by 'masking'—the act of suppressing…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
The Guilt of Joy: How to Enjoy Life When the World is Breaking | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Fainche Sharp explores the complex and often isolating experience of 'guilt of joy.' This phenomenon occurs when…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
When Platonic Soulmates Drift: Navigating the Quiet Goodbye | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the complex, often unspoken grief of losing a platonic soulmate. Host Tia Monroe addresses the quiet erosion of…
- The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth
Watching Your Sibling Struggle: The Quiet Grief of Loving Addiction | The Healing Practice
This episode of The Healing Practice explores the profound and often unspoken grief experienced by siblings who love someone struggling with addiction. Host…