Have you ever wished you could have instant access to a warm-hearted guru who could help make you more aware of what your body needs emotionally, physically and spiritually? Now you can, thanks to Jacquelyn Fletcher’s Heartwood Treehouse podcast.
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Submit Your Return Story

Now it’s your turn to share your voice! And Here’s My Return Story is a new segment on the Heartwood TreeHouse Podcast. I’m looking for brave souls who want to tell a story about a return. 

You see, self-mastery is all about The Return. We learn to return to the breath in a mindfulness class. We learn to return to life after stress and burnout.We learn to return to the desk after rejection and failure. We learn to return to an open heart, after it’s been broken. We learn to return to our feet after we’ve been knocked down by tragedy, chronic illness, or hardship. 

My friends, self-mastery is all about the return. So if you have a story about a time when you had to return, and want to talk about it on my show, submit your story for consideration here.

LATEST EPISODES

#66: Listen Up and Calm Down for Healthcare Heroes

#66: Listen Up and Calm Down for Healthcare Heroes

In this short episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson invites you to do a mindful listening exercise to help you calm your amaygdala and help your body and mind relax. P.S. Are you enjoying the show? Please leave a review on iTunes. It really helps those who need to...

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Episode #65: Your Covid-19 Care Plan for Healthcare Heroes

Episode #65: Your Covid-19 Care Plan for Healthcare Heroes

When you're freaking out, stressed out, ready to give out, this hands on embodied practice can help you self-soothe in moments. Host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson leads you through this simple exercise to help you take a short and needed break in the midst of chaos. P.S....

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Episode #64: Gratitude for Healthcare Heroes

Episode #64: Gratitude for Healthcare Heroes

Did you know a gratidude practice can actually change your nervous system? Yep. In this short message for Healthcare Heroes, host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson explains. P.S. Are you enjoying the show? Please leave a review on iTunes. It really helps those who need to...

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Episode #63: Breathing Exercise for Healthcare Heroes

Episode #63: Breathing Exercise for Healthcare Heroes

In this special episode you'll learn a very simple breathing exercise to help your body relax during times of great stress, anxiety, or fear. P.S. Are you enjoying the show? Please leave a review on iTunes. It really helps those who need to listen to find the show....

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Episode #62: Foundational Practices for Healthcare Heroes

Episode #62: Foundational Practices for Healthcare Heroes

In this special series, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson provides short episodes to comfort and support our nation's healthcare heroes. And if you don't work in healthcare, these inspirational talks will help you work with acute stress, too. We're all in this together. P.S....

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And Here’s My Return Story with Aransas Savas

And Here’s My Return Story with Aransas Savas

A return story in which Aransas Savas talks about how she finally came to love and respect her thighs. Don't miss her inspiring story that includes a harrowing car accident, a marathon-running 90-year-old grandmother, and qualifying for the Boston Marathon after...

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Episode #60: Releasing Judgement

Episode #60: Releasing Judgement

When things are challenging, we tend to isolate ourselves, because we think we're the only ones that have suffered in that way. We're embarrassed. We don't want to be a burden on other people. We judge ourselves. And yet, community is what helps us and heals us. In...

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And Here’s My Return Story with Sheila O’Connor

And Here’s My Return Story with Sheila O’Connor

A return story in which author Sheila O'Connor describes uncovering the story of her maternal grandmother who was incarcerated in the 1930s for being pregnant. This harrowing tale is told in O'Connor's powerful new novel Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts and...

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Episode #59: Caring for Your Community

Episode #59: Caring for Your Community

Humans were not made to live in isolation. We are at our best when in community. In this week's episode, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson considers the idea that community may be the most important thing we've got and shares a powerful way you can build yours. P.S. Are you...

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Episode #58: Emotions as Teachers

Episode #58: Emotions as Teachers

Emotions developed in humans because they’re a warning system that help us survive. And when they’re banned, you can be sure they’re operating anyway, but without consciousness, which can cause all kinds of chaos. In today's episode host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson...

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