In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I read a beautiful poem I found called, "Hope" by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. I also share reflections on why I needed to find this poem today, how it is helping me in the process of writing my first book of poetry and how being someone who deeply feels is both incredibly challenging and profoundly important for my well-being. I share how fears, doubts and worries have been showing up about bringing this book into being and what I am doing to na...
Jul 11, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this deeply personal and tender episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I share the story of discovering I had Hashimoto’s—an autoimmune thyroid condition that marked the beginning of a powerful and unexpected healing journey. When I was first diagnosed, my lab results were the worst my doctor had seen. I was told I would need to be on thyroid medication for the rest of my life. And for many years, I followed that path, doing my best to manage my symptoms while carrying the weight of that...
Jun 22, 2025•27 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this heartfelt and soul-deep episode, I open up about my evolving relationship with movement and exercise after years of body shame, self-hate, and disordered eating. I share a tender personal story involving a powerful angelic encounter and a song that arrived like a divine signpost on my path. Through the lens of healing, I explore how the term Light Warrior is helping me reconnect with my body—not as something to control or fix, but as a sacred vessel of light, strength, and love. I also r...
May 11, 2025•21 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In today's episode, I share a profound personal experience of connecting with a young boy in spirit named "Owl-Led" while setting up to teach a Reiki class in my healing space which is in an old historic building. I feel called to share this experience and the emotional journey of understanding Owl-Led's story, reuniting him with his mom in Spirit, and learning to trust my body to tell me this was, in fact, a real experience. I reflect on the significance of these spiritual experiences in my lif...
Apr 27, 2025•27 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode, Emma Freeman delves into her personal struggles with identity and the significance of labels in her life. She reflects on how different titles have shaped her experiences, opened doors, and created emotional reactions that have become opportunities for self-reflection and inner growth. Emma shares her journey of exploring the power of language and identifiers as part of her spiritual practice. She invites listeners to consider their own experiences with labels and the growth tha...
Mar 11, 2025•11 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this conversation, Emma Freeman shares her journey of spiritual awakening and the powerful stream of intuitive guidance she has been receiving. Today she wanted to share a message she received about creativity and creative self-expression. The message emphasizes the importance of nurturing one's creative force, exploring artistic avenues that speak to each of us, and embracing the joy of creation. Through the channeled message, she provides insights and steps for individuals to reconnect with...
Feb 28, 2025•22 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing Podcast, Emma Freeman reflects on the new year, celebrating four years of sobriety and sharing insights from her personal journey. She discusses the growth of her intuitive gifts through her Reiki practice, the importance of navigating life without alcohol, and the practicality of spirituality in everyday life. Emma also shares her excitement for upcoming podcast episodes, creative classes and new Reiki offerings. Takeaways: -Celebrating four years of s...
Jan 19, 2025•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Today, on the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I'm sharing a beautiful poem that I read this morning called, "The Most Important Thing" by Julia Fehrenbacher. It touched my heart and I felt inspired to share it with you today. Deep Rooted Healing Podcast is hosted by Emma Freeman, an artist, writer, Reiki Master, Massage Therapist and teacher in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. She is sober, a Highly Sensitive Person and part of the LGBTQIA community. -You can learn more about Emma Freeman and what she create...
Nov 08, 2024•4 min•Season 1Ep. 43
It’s a lovely cloudy morning here in Wisconsin and I’m sitting at my little art table in my bedroom with coffee and the windows open that look out onto the woods around our house. I love these quiet mornings, this is the time when I sit and wander inside myself and with whatever inspires me in the moment. Today that is a sketchbook/art journal I wrote in two years ago that I picked up off my shelf the other day and started flipping through. I came across little sketches, creative ideas and thoug...
Aug 29, 2024•12 min
In this episode, Emma Freeman reflects on her first year in private practice as a Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner and 8 lessons she has learned. Her practice is in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and is called Deep Rooted Healing. Emma Freeman is an artist, poet, teacher, Massage Therapist and Reiki Master. Her business is called Deep Rooted Healing. She offers on-demand and in-person art and creative classes and retreats, in-person bodywork sessions and distance Reiki sessions. You can learn mor...
Aug 21, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Today Emma Freeman opens up about her eating disorder story and the recovery process she has been in for years. She also shares how learning massage therapy has helped deepen and heal her relationship to her body in empowering ways. Emma Freeman is an artist, writer, teacher, Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner based in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Have a story you'd like to share after listening to this episode? You can contact Emma through her website, www.deep-rooted-healing.com or at emma@dee...
Aug 13, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Summary Emma Freeman shares reflections on the power of retreats to replenish the creative spirit, drawing from her recent experience at a creative retreat at Snow Farm New England Craft in Williamsburg, Massachusetts organized by Ali Manning and her team from Vintage Page Designs. She discusses the restorative and inspiring nature of the retreat, the activities, realizations, and the impact on her creative journey and business. Takeaways -Retreats provide a restorative and inspiring environment...
May 28, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Summary Emma shares her personal experiences with Reiki, from her training to her sessions with clients. She discusses the healing effects of Reiki, her intuitive experiences during sessions, and the impact on her clients. She also highlights the scientific research supporting Reiki and invites others to share their experiences. Takeaways Reiki is a gentle hands-on energy healing technique that promotes balance and harmony in the body. Intuitive experiences during Reiki sessions can provide insi...
Feb 28, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In today's episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, Emma shares some reflections on the transition she is in the middle of at the moment from identifying as a visual artist and moving into identifying as a healing artist and all of the stickiness that is coming up. She also shares a new poem she wrote called, "Standing in a New Doorway". ----- Emma Freeman is an artist, writer, poet, teacher Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Master. She teaches art and writing classes, workshops and retrea...
Sep 14, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I talk about why I bury some of my fabric meditation books in the earth for 30 days and then dig them back up. I share how my intuition has guided me in different moments with this process, the serendipity of learning about the Tibetan Buddhist practice of earth terma, or "hidden treasures" that are buried in the earth for others to discover and learn spiritual wisdom from and how that connects to the burying book process. I also share what the...
Apr 07, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I share some insights and thoughts I'm having about artists being mediums who channel subtle energies, similar to intuitive or psychic mediums. ----- Emma Freeman is an artist, writer, poet, Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner. She teaches online art and writing classes at www.deep-rooted-healing.com. She is a sober and a highly sensitive person. She lives in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Online creative classes: www.deep-rooted-healing....
Jan 23, 2023•16 min
In this episode of The Deep Rooted Healing Podcast, I talk with the amazing Chantal Wolf, a Canadian poet, painter and author of the new book called "Painted Words: Poetry, Art & Parkinson's. We talk about her creative journey and her healing journey, being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and how that shifted her art journey, how poetry arrived in her life and how it has been healing for her and she reads some of her beautiful poems. You can buy a copy of the book here: https://books.frie...
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I interview Alana Garrigues, She is an artist, poet and community leader and space holder. She runs Within, a beautiful, deep online community for artists and makers that Daphne Cohn began. In this conversation, we explore what holding space means to each of us, what goes into it, and the magic that can emerge from being held by our art and by being held in spaces with other creatives. You can see Alana's artwork and writing on her website: www...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I talk with the amazing artist, Zak Foster who is an improv quilter, textile artist, community builder and deep, wonderfully insightful and wise human. We go on a journey together to explore what holding space means to each of us in this moment as artists and creative community leaders. You can find Zak's online community, The Quilty Nook here: www.zakfoster.com/quiltynook Zak's website with his incredible burial quilts, memory quilts and other...
Oct 13, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I share a poem I wrote called, "The Light Keeper" in the hope that it will be healing or inspiring to someone out there. Poetry has become medicine to me, both writing it and reading it. I hope to share some of that medicine with more people. You can read the poem here: https://deep-rooted-healing.com/poetry. Emma Freeman is an artist, writer, Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner. She teaches online art and writing classes at www.d...
Jul 24, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I share my love of the Japanese wabi sabi aesthetic philosophy, what it is, the history of it within Japanese Zen Buddhism, what some of the beautiful aspects or qualities of it are and how I explore them within my art making. I hope it inspires you to invite more simplicity, spaciousness, silence, stillness, spontaneity, presence, wonder and beauty into your creativity and art making. This is about creating art as a meditation practice and as ...
Jun 22, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I read a few poems I have gathered about darkness and light, offer prompts and reflect on what the solstice has meant to me this year. I started a new collaborative art project called The Buried Earth Book Project that is free for anyone in the world to join, which you can learn more about on my website: www.deep-rooted-healing.com . Happy Solstice to you! ----- Emma Freeman is an artist, writer, Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitione...
Dec 22, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I talk about my the spiritual and deeply healing process of writing poetry over the last year, what I am learning from it, and share some of my deeply personal poems with prompts so you can write with them if you want to. Writing poetry has become a deep listening practice in silence and slowness and not knowing. It is mysterious and fascinating to me, how the words collect and assemble themselves into something that speaks so profoundly to wha...
Nov 24, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I talk about my new writing practice that has become a writing as meditation practice and is incredible healing and powerful for me. I share some reflections on my relationship to writing throughout my life and how it has been opening and expanding lately. I also talk about the gift of prompts to open the doorway to our imaginations and how I have been living that through different workshops I have been part of and that I have lead. Then, I rea...
Aug 29, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I open up about my relationship to contemplation within my art practice and my life and how it has helped me and continues to help me heal deeply and find a rich, more meaningful relationship to myself, to my art making, to other humans and creatures and to nature. I read a poem by Mary Oliver called, "Today" and a poem by John O'Donohue called "For the Unknown Self." I share how through contemplation I created a self-guided visual meditation t...
Jun 08, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week on the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I open up about my decision to become sober after 20 years of drinking alcohol. I share my vulnerable story about it, how it impacted me over those many years, why I would use it, why I decided to stop, all of the intense inner resistance I met when I started to look at my relationship to it and what gifts have been coming through the clarity within my art practice and my life. Recovery Dharma is a sobriety group that focuses on Buddhist teachings. h...
May 24, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this episode, I talk with the incredible fiber artist, Cheryl Janis based in Taos, New Mexico. Cheryl is a deep spiritual being and an empath and she shares her experience going through a dark night of the soul period, how her spirituality connects to her fiber practice, her love for animals and how she makes conscious choices in her art practice to support companies that create ethical fibers like Love Fest Fibers and Yarn Yarn, we talk about the energy around money as an artist and doing en...
May 11, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I share how I discovered I am a highly sensitive person, what that means, how it has shown up in my life and my art practice. I talk about Dr. Elaine Aron's book, The Highly Sensitive Person which changed my life. I also mention a class I took with Myree Morsi , a spiritual healer and trauma therapist who taught a class on being a highly sensitive person. ----- Emma Freeman is an artist, writer, Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner...
Apr 26, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I open up about my spiritual awakening, healing journey, dark night of the soul experiences that happened over 5 years. I share how those deep experiences shifted my art practice in profound ways. I talk about discovering all kinds of uncomfortable things during this process including attachment styles (I was avoidant to a T), emotional regulation, distress tolerance, highly sensitive people, anger and different emotions and my relationship to ...
Feb 28, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode of the Deep Rooted Healing podcast, I talk about my love of textiles and fibers and all of the different ways I have explored them within my life and my art practice. I share my favorite materials and books on textiles and fibers that I love. Etsy Shops I buy supplies from: -I get many of my Japanese sashiko and Kogin embroidery threads here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/kimonomomo -I get beautiful handmade papers from around the world from this shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/torne...
Feb 14, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 21
