A 2019 BMJ Quality & Safety Report found that over 12 million adults who seek outpatient medical care receive a misdiagnosis, or 1 out of 20 adult patients. Ambers guest Lyn Delmastro-Thomson is a mind-body medicine practitioner, author of the Amazon Best Seller, "You Are Not Your Diagnosis"; and the unfortunate recipient of a major medical misdiagnosis. Lyn was misdiagnosed with leukemia at the age of 25, and while struggling to get doctors to listen to her, she was also hit with the traged...
Mar 10, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Ambers guest, Gail Serna is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, intuition development teacher...and a breast cancer survivor. In this conversation we chat about her own spiritual and healing journey. Boy, what a journey this woman has been on personally and professionally! At one point during this conversation Gail brought up the fact that she used to hide who she was - a self professed "spiritual junkie". Through her journey of seeker to teacher, she gained the courage to came out to family ...
Mar 03, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 4
"Be willing. Be compassionate with yourself. Because compassion is where you're excepting yourself exactly as you are. Be willing to recognize and move forward with your healing." Join Amber and her guest Ash Marshall O'dell, author of "LIGHT BOUND: a Healer's Journey through Trauma, C PTSD, & Anxiety". Ash's story describes her experience with mental, physical, emotional, and sexual abused at a very young age (without great detail). Due to the traumas Ash experienced, she developed C-PTSD a...
Feb 24, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 3
"The reason so many people are in pain is they're not doing the emotional work to heal the wounds they've brought with them." ~ Laura Rowe Ambers friend and colleague, Laura Rowe shares her stories of healing and transformation. Starting when she was a child who stuttered, her marriage which ended in divorce, to meeting a mentor who literally changed her life...and more. Laura says those events made her who she is today and set her career path in motion. She became more compassionate, empathetic...
Feb 10, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to The Dragonfly Connection-formerly The Holistic Healing Connection. Amber is a mom, grandma, entrepreneur, adventurer, healer and helper who grew up with two mentally ill parents and a ton of dysfunction on a small island in Alaska. She loves sharing stories of her life experiences with others in candid ways to let them know they're not alone. Her passion is helping others and this podcast is just another avenue for that passion. In this first episode Amber shares her "why" behind the ...
Feb 03, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 1
"After 40, losing weight is really hard." "It's normal to gain weight as you age." "I can't lose weight no matter what." You've probably heard (or said) at least one of these in various forms. In this conversation with Lyn Delmastro-Thomson, we talk about all of these topics and why they don't have to be true for you. Lyn is a BodyTalk practitioner who has had her own struggles with weight loss. Once she began focusing on balancing her hormones and metabolism through this powerful energy techniq...
Feb 08, 2020•36 min•Ep. 39
Gail Serna is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, channel and Reiki practitioner. Gail's mission is to empower others to feel comfortable with their own intuitive guidance and trust the information they receive; helping make sound decisions leading to a more joyful life. This conversation is talking about all of that plus inevitable transitions and change that we all must face in life. Gail admits she wasn't always so spiritually and energetically "together". She turned to spirituality when h...
Feb 01, 2020•39 min•Ep. 38
When things are "off" in our brain function, disorder can manifest in so many different ways-anxiety, insomnia, depression, ADHD, and PTSD to name a few. We give our bodies a workout to improve its function, why not give our brains a workout? This is, essentially what Neurofeedback does. It's a (gentle) workout for your brain! Olga Ward is the owner of Beaverton Neurofeedback, in Beaveton, OR, and also a regular user of Neurofeedback. Olga and her husband provide therapeutic foster care to child...
Jan 25, 2020•38 min•Ep. 37
What is Integrative Medicine? Jen Owen breaks it down for us; along with the definition of a Nurse Practitioner. Jen is an Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner. She combines the best of modern, conventional medicine with the best of natural medicine. Jen believes in a true holistic approach to healthcare using whatever healing modality is best for each individual person. She is the owner of Flourish Integrative Medicine in Portland, OR; and the creator of The Sacred Terrain, offering Pelvic B...
Jan 18, 2020•41 min•Ep. 36
Belinda Farrell is a Certified Master Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, Huna Practitioner, and Reconnective Healing Practitioner, Belinda... and the author of Find Your Friggin Joy . In her book she shares her own journey from divorced mother of two at 40 years old, grieving the loss of her son to suicide; to learning how to "firewalk" with Tony Robbins and conquer her fears. These (18) firewalks led her to become a stunt car driver for film and TV for many years. She eventually suffered ...
Jan 11, 2020•41 min•Ep. 35
This episode was a previously recorded conversation between Amber and Mindy Totten, a holistic healing professional with a Craniosacral Therapy practice in North Carolina, and the creator of The Bodywork Project. It originally aired on her podcast Do It With Intention- a weekly podcast about marketing and all-things-related to the bodywork-business. She and Amber share a passion for helping people- helping them on their healing journey and on their business journey. If you've listened to any of ...
Jan 04, 2020•40 min•Ep. 34
Dafna Golan Carbone is a family holistic health practitioner using many different energy modalities to help moms and babies. "I see miracles in my office every single day."- Dafna Dafna help moms put their bodies back together after birth and maneuver through the ups and downs of motherhood. Her work with newborns and babies focuses on clearing birth trauma on all levels and creating the best foundation for the rest of their lives. But in our conversation today, we talk more about BodyTalk, Cran...
Dec 28, 2019•26 min•Ep. 32
Amber has been craving the feeling of being submerged in warm waters of a natural hot spring. So, she created this Hot Spring Meditation to help take herself and you to that place in your imagination. This is the perfect winter meditation to help relieve stress-making you feel warm, cozy and totally relaxed! Find a quiet place to settle and give yourself 9 minutes of uninterrupted self-care. Please do not listen to this meditation while driving or doing anything that requires your complete atten...
Dec 21, 2019•13 min•Ep. 33
Your "beautiful brain" is a term used by our guest, Mary Lou Rodriguez. Mary Lou is a trustworthy and passionate professional hypnotherapist. She is committed to healing our world, one client at a time. She thrives on being of service. Unlike many other therapists, Mary Lou customizes personalized affirmations for each client. She even extends the effectiveness of the sessions by assigning “homework” exercises. Using a variety of techniques, Mary Lou maximizes the impact of hypnosis. She believe...
Dec 14, 2019•35 min•Ep. 31
Ash Marshell-Odell is back for a second episode. This time we're breaking down the term "Lightwork". Did you know you have a "light tube" inside you? You'll learn all about this "tube" and all that lightwork can do for you. Ash specializes in helping busy women let go of pain and stress; and discover what’s needed to help them move forward in life. She does this through various healing methods (Lightwork, Reiki, and Crystals to name a few). Freedom from pain and stress is absolutely life changin...
Dec 07, 2019•40 min•Ep. 30
Vanessa Couto has been our guest in the past. In fact on our very first episode: Dragon Initiation-The Contrast Between Conventional and Holistic Healthcare In that episode Vanessa talks about a recent injury (that now has been resolved) and her experience with the two healthcare systems. It's one of our most popular episodes! In this one, she gets to school us on her passion-her expertise; Astrology. Vanessa is an archetypal astrologer, artist, coach and teacher. Her work focuses on helping oth...
Nov 30, 2019•57 min•Ep. 28
According to our guest, Constance Ao, they do exist; and she can help you connect with them for a deeper, fuller, lasting relationship. Constance is a Psychic Healer and Relationship Coach who helps heal broken hearts, clear energy blocks, and align women with deep self-love so they can have the best relationships possible! Constance shares some tips on manifesting that relationship, as well as her own healing journey and love story. It's a good one! She and Amber chat about cultivating consciou...
Nov 23, 2019•42 min•Ep. 29
Amber's chats with her virtual assistant Tiffany Groben- a huge supporter of holistic and alternative medicine; one of the many reasons Amber chooses Tiffany to help with this podcast and the HealingWaze mission! Tiffany says Holistic Healthcare is a game changer for her own well-being. She's a huge fan of all forms and talks about some of her favorites in this conversation, including bodywork, acupuncture, EFT, naturopathic medicine, and one of her very favorites- essential oils. Tiffany has ha...
Nov 02, 2019•53 min•Ep. 27
Listen to your intuition to find joy in life and business! This is a re-share from our most popular episode "Stop Doubting Yourself". "Work on being the happiest and healthiest version of you; because if you do that, everything else will fall into place." Ashley Rainsbarger is a certified health, life, and leadership coach. She is also training to become a Reiki Master practitioner. Ashley talks about how to discern your intuition from just thoughts, find the confidence to lead others when you'r...
Oct 26, 2019•43 min•Ep. 26
Find a comfy spot and relax with this guided meditation from Liisa Petrochi-Fenech; read by Amber. This short meditation includes visualization and breathing to help calm your nervous system, relieve stress, increase gratitude and ground you. Please don't listen to this episode while driving or operating machinery. Amber's voice is very hypnotic! If you'd like to learn more about Liisa and Amber visit VibeHealingArts.com If you're a woman in the Portland, Oregon area and would like to join their...
Oct 19, 2019•10 min•Ep. 25
Have you ever come across someone who looks put together on the outside but, you know is a hot mess inside? Is that you? Able to pull it together for appearances sake, but never really feeling whole or connected inside? Our guest today, Tabatha Bird Weaver blends talk therapy methods, energy healing and chakra work for a total holistic healthcare experience. Tabatha is a dually licensed psychotherapist and founder of Breathe Healing Arts Center in Newberg, OR. Tabatha has earned memberships &...
Oct 12, 2019•51 min•Ep. 24
Ash Marshall-O'dell has a passion and that passion it helping others get into the state of "flow". Flow is that feeling when everything is just going really well, really right-it feels easy, joyful and light. Who wouldn't want that... always?!? Ash is a Reiki Master and Teacher as well as an intuitive channel. Her background is in teaching so she loves to educate others on all of her favorite healing modalities- Reiki, Crystal Healing, Essential Oils, and Aura readings. In this episode you'll le...
Oct 05, 2019•45 min•Ep. 23
Why is Amber so passionate about holistic healthcare? What is HealingWaze all about? You'll get the answers to these questions and learn why she's on a mission to help normalize holistic healthcare and help other healing professionals succeed. In this episode the tables are turned and Amber is interviewed by Vanessa Couto, Astrologer, Artist, and Teacher. They talk holistic healthcare, conventional medicine, and business. Learn more about Ambers mission at HealingWaze.com And, check out all the ...
Sep 28, 2019•56 min•Ep. 22
The Opioid crisis has effected Amber and her family in very profound ways; and in this episode you'll find out why it's one of her soapbox issues. Her family is not alone! According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), every day more than 130 people in the US die after overdosing on opioids. In the late 1990's, pharmaceutical companies told the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioids for pain relief, and healthcare providers began to prescribe the...
Sep 21, 2019•27 min•Ep. 21
"Find a rock. Pick it up." That's Liisa's motto. Call them what you want; Crystals... Stones... Rocks... They're all the same-minerals from the earth that have very powerful healing properties. Liisa Fenech-Petrocchi is a Reiki Practitioner, Energy Healer and teacher. Not only does she use crystals to help her clients clear, ground and reset-she uses them religiously for herself and her family. Anxiety? Insomnia? Icky Energy? Crystals and their natural partner, essential oils, work wonders for p...
Sep 14, 2019•41 min•Ep. 20
This episode blows the lid off of Amber's personal struggles with mental illness and will hopefully help you or someone you love get over the shame associated with mental illness and get help. A couple months ago, after years of trauma and stress, an incident with her adult son put her over the edge of sanity, and made her question everything. Amber has danced with depression and anxiety most of her life. Yet, she is truly a positive and hopeful person. But, maintaining or bringing in back isn't...
Sep 07, 2019•18 min•Ep. 19
We're talking about abdominal adhesions and belly health with LMT Isabel Spradlin, and it sounds like almost everyone has them or will develop them over time. Isabel explains what adhesions are and how working to correct them can help treat digestive issues, endometriosis pain, menstrual discomforts, and so much more! Adhesions can be caused by surgery, but also from daily life (repetitive movement or stress), dehydration, blunt force trauma and pregnancy. It sounds as if almost everyone could u...
Aug 31, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 18
Amber is truly a holistic health crusader-starting with her personal life and parenting methods. This episode is a conversation between Amber and her eight year old daughter, Daphne. You'll get a kids perspective on eating healthy, taking care of the earth, sleep, relaxation, exercise and more. Daphne, like her mom, knows the importance of self care and relaxation. She says. "You need to relax some days! If you don't relax, it doesn't feel good." Great advice, Daphne. If you're a parent, you nee...
Aug 24, 2019•30 min•Ep. 17
What is an empath? What are common challenges most empaths face? HealingWaze Team member, empath, spiritual teacher, and intuitive healer Laura Rowe's passion is helping other empaths thrive. In this discussion she breaks down characteristics of an empath, boundaries, and tools to thrive as a highly sensitive person. Boundaries are a big focus in this chat, because they're really important, not only for your health, but also the health of those you're interacting with. "You can be boundaried and...
Aug 17, 2019•53 min•Ep. 16
What is energy work? When you're in a crowded place do you feel overwhelmed? It's not your imagination- it's energy overload! In our 3rd and final episode from our "Ask A Healing Pro" live series, Lyn is chatting with Darcy Molloy an energy worker, Healing Channel and Soul Evolutionary. Darcy and Lyn chat about managing your energy. They break down meridians, chakras, aura and other parts of the human energy field; and most importantly- ways to correct and heal them. Darcy explains that energy w...
Aug 10, 2019•33 min•Ep. 15
