Poison Honey Podcast

Understanding Your Inner Mammal Brain

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:22:40 GMT

Retired professor Loretta Graziano shares her journey from social anxiety to understanding the mammalian brain that drives human behavior. After decades of research into animal behavior and neuroscience, she reveals how our emotions are controlled by ancient brain systems, why happy chemicals aren't designed to be on all the time, and how we can rewire our brains for better relationships and personal satisfaction.

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Managing Grief and Finding Peace in Loss

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:20:47 GMT

Writer and poet Cyndee Dhalai shares profound insights on grief and loss after facing multiple losses including illness, widowhood, and death of loved ones. She challenges conventional wisdom about grief stages, explaining why we "manage" rather than "heal" from loss. Cindy offers practical strategies for honoring memories while creating space for continued living, and explores love as the most courageous act we can perform.

"Pieces of Me: Touch My Soul" by Cyndee Dhalai "Grief is Price you pay for Love, Run into the fire Discover Me in the ashes" by Faialian

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Business Partners in Love and Life

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:19:05 GMT

Business coaches Sharon and Hank Yuloff help overwhelmed entrepreneurs as their "easy button." Sharon shares her background as a child abuse survivor and how it informs their coaching approach, while Hank tells how his mother's Thanksgiving question launched their business. They discuss working with your spouse, why perfectionism is often a trauma response, and building a thriving business while maintaining their relationship.

Connect with Sharon and Hank Yuloff: Website: howtogettherefaster.com (for free consultation) Books: "Partners in Everything" and other business resources

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Purpose

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:16:39 GMT

Dr. Nicole Bradford, founder of Maintain the Flame, shares her powerful journey from conformity to authenticity. She opens up about breaking free from family expectations, standing up for her values, and creating healthy boundaries as an adult. Nicole introduces her transformative MAINTAIN method - eight strategies for designing the life you desire.

Connect with Dr. Nicole Bradford: Website: maintaintheflame.net Book: "My Soul is Not for Sale" (Available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble)

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Magical Awakening

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:05:00 GMT

Britton and Carolee as they share their incredible transformation from sixth-generation Mormons to world-traveling spiritual seekers. After hitting rock bottom with infidelity and betrayal trauma, they discovered that traditional church healing methods weren't working. A single mushroom ceremony changed everything, opening their eyes to the indoctrination they'd never seen before.

Their story is one of courage, shadow work, and choosing themselves over cultural programming. They sold everything, traveled the world with their four children, and discovered astrology, manifestation, and ritual moon work. From Utah to Bali to Egypt, their 18-month pilgrimage led them to Colorado where they now help others break free from limiting beliefs.

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Emotional Intelligence

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:52:47 GMT

In this deeply personal conversation, Bill shares his transformative journey from childhood abandonment trauma through three failed marriages to finally finding lasting love at 16+ years and counting.

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Perseverance

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:45:38 GMT

What would you do if you lost everything at your most vulnerable moment? Wendy Alexander faced this reality when her abusive relationship ended while she was four months pregnant. With no money, massive debt, and a baby coming, she had to completely rebuild her life from scratch.

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Self-Relationship, White Supremacy, and the Myth of Perfection

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:42:49 GMT

In this thought-provoking episode of Poison Honey podcast, Christina returns to explore the powerful concept of self-relationship and how it connects to larger systems of oppression. We discuss how being in healthy relationship with ourselves challenges hierarchical structures that demand perfectionism and domination. Christina shares insights about trusting our intuition despite cultural conditioning to override our bodily wisdom, and how white supremacy manifests in our relationships with ourselves and others. We examine how shame cycles prevent authentic healing, the importance of being with imperfection, and why developing self-trust is revolutionary. This conversation weaves together personal healing practices with broader social justice perspectives, revealing how cultivating genuine self-relationship dismantles oppressive systems from the inside out. Whether you're interested in personal growth, social justice, or understanding the connections between individual healing and collective liberation, this episode offers valuable insights.

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Cults to Unicorns

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:36:55 GMT

In this vulnerable episode of Poison Honey podcast, I speak with Christina about her extraordinary journey from growing up in radical religious groups to finding her authentic self. Christina shares her experience of joining a Bible college community that gradually transformed into a cult-like environment, complete with public humiliation rituals and shunning of members who questioned leadership. Christina details her powerful story of slowly reconnecting with her body, intuition, and true self after years of disconnection. We explore how physical practices like hula became gateways to healing, the process of deconstructing faith, and how the question "What if I believe in unicorns?" became a powerful metaphor for challenging imposed belief systems. This conversation touches on spiritual deconstruction, finding freedom from religious trauma, and the importance of creating your own path.

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Death Positivity

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:33:15 GMT

In this episode of Poison Honey podcast, I chat with mental health advocate Mama Foxfire about death positivity - a concept that encourages open discussions about mortality. We explore why society avoids talking about death, how having a death plan empowers us, and why acknowledging our mortality can inspire us to live more fully. Mama Foxfire shares insights from her unique perspective, having grown up with a grandfather who was both a funeral director and preacher. We also discuss the connection between mental health awareness and death positivity, how different cultural celebrations of death can be healing, and practical steps you can take to prepare for end-of-life decisions. This conversation isn't morbid - it's about embracing our full human experience and finding peace with the inevitable.

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Boundaries

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:17:32 GMT

The concept of boundaries is a delicate one. We as human beings strive to find a balance between our need for connections and autonomy, but it can be difficult to do so harmoniously. Creating boundaries that are clear yet respect the individual needs of ourselves and others can positively affect our mental well-being while navigating many aspects and relationships in life. In this episode I talk to Nadia about recent heartbreaks and setting boundaries.

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Body Image

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:48:21 GMT

In recent years, we have seen in increase in discussion around our bodies and how our perception thereof impacts our mental health. The image we have of our bodies is shaped early on and is influenced by how we think other perceive us based on messages we internalize. Join Abigail and I, as we discuss our experience with our body image.

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Identity

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:11:24 GMT

There's so many parts that make up one's identity. In the first episode of season 2, I discuss identity with Aruban artist, Justin Croes. Both of us being from Caribbean islands that have a long history of colonization by the Dutch. Join us in the discourse about the different elements that make up our individual and cultural identity. ⁠

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Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:00:00 GMT

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths (WHO, 2022). Terry Tucker tells us about the history of Cancer in his family, and how he learned to live with it by perusing purpose.

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Abortion

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:00:00 GMT

Episode 3 of Poison Honey Podcast. Abortion, the termination of pregnancies. Kelsey Walker tells us about her experience with abortion. What is life like after having an abortion? How important are support systems for women in this situation? of Poison Honey Podcast.

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Self-doubt

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:00:00 GMT

Self doubt is a mental habit that causes us to question our own judgment. It causes uncertainty and it generally makes you delay a relevant action, because of concerns for mistakes or missed opportunities. Join Jevon Wooden and I, as we discuss self-doubt. Where does it come from? How can grow more confident?

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Childhood Trauma

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:00:00 GMT

Episode 1 of Poison Honey Podcast. We will be discussing our childhood more specifically our childhood traumas. Something that all of us, at some level have experienced and are dealing with as adult. Childhood trauma can come from a place of neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse. but it can also be that we witness these types of abuse, in parents, siblings, or maybe other loved ones in our environments. Join my friend Corliën and I as we discuss our childhood traumas. At what point that we recognize we are traumatized? And how did we then proceed to deal with that? How, did we go through that healing process?

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