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  • From Personal Recovery to Heart-Centered Parenting: Turning Sorrow Into Something Beautiful for the Family

    From Personal Recovery to Heart-Centered Parenting: Turning Sorrow Into Something Beautiful for the Family
    2025/11/21
    PART III - Through heartfelt reflection, spiritual insight, and practical everyday tools, this episode Nadia and Janice invites you to breathe into the mystery of life — to honor the finite and the infinite, the body and the soul, the tear and light behind it - ultimately turning sorrow into something beautiful for the whole family. Even with a deeper understanding about death, sorrow still visits. Loss still hurts. And too often, we carry shame for grieving, as if spiritual understanding should make us immune to pain. But grief does not mean we’ve forgotten our infinite nature — it means we have loved deeply. In this episode, Nadia and Janice share their past experiences navigating grief and shame and describe how they handle both differently today with their children, using them as bridges to deeper spiritual connection, providing TOOLS and TIPS to:~ Hold both truths — the ache of physical loss and the peace of eternal connection.~ Release shame around sorrow - honoring it as a sacred expression of love, not weakness.~ Transform fear of death into reverence for the continuity of spirit - tapping into the idea that time is not linear, all experiences are connected.~ Model authentic grieving for our children, family, and community — showing that emotion is not a flaw, but a part of divine wholeness enabling authentic, genuine connection. Nadia Davis, Esq. (Priya Bachan Kaur) is a mom in recovery, Award-Winning Author, Attorney, and Level II Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher with over 8 years experience helping people return to their inner truth. She now offers Sacred Therapy through individual and group sessions, incorporating ancient eastern practices and recovery tools for grounding, calming, and heart-centered living, healing trauma wounds, building self-compassion, connection, love, and empathy for others, to overcome fear, judgement, and shame-based based living. Janice J. Dowd, LMSW, is a mom in recovery, Licensed Master Social Worker, and Speaker with over 20 years experience in family therapy and addiction recovery, as well as Author of the newly released book, ReBuilding Relationships in Recovery, offering groundbreaking tools to heal family bonds after active addiction and alcoholism. FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 分
  • Go Inward...Today, not tomorrow, nor next week, or next year, now.

    Go Inward...Today, not tomorrow, nor next week, or next year, now.
    2025/11/14
    Are you ready to unlock the doors and COME HOME to a place WITHIN that has felt distant for a long time? A space that seems unreachable amidst thoughts and emotions seemingly pulling you away? Are you confused about why, how, and where to start on a personal journey of awakening? Ok, let's get you there, let's start. A home within is but a breath away. It already gently speaks to you in the heart-strings and gut intuitions you might be pushing away. In this episode, Nadia shares a relatable personal journey of finally making a decision to GO INWARD and listen to her heart and soul, reflecting on an important question about life - Why is it most of us wait, resist, or risk it all before we make that decision? What she discovered along the way reveals much about the workings of our mind and the development of "ego" during our earlier years, how a false sense of emptiness and separation are created, yet all the while there is an infinite love readily available to us from within. It's time to GO HOME friends! Don't wait till tomorrow, next week, or next year. Enter this holiday season with a new sense of purpose, wholeness, and joy. MANTRA FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ #holidayprep #goinward #comehome #gohome #awakening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 分
  • PART II - Transforming Death, Grief, and Shame Into Spiritual Connection for Our Children

    PART II - Transforming Death, Grief, and Shame Into Spiritual Connection for Our Children
    2025/11/07
    Please listen to last week's episode prior to this one. PART II - This conversation continues an invitation for us to look at physical death, not as an end, but as a doorway — an opening to the infinite spirit that has never truly left, both us and our children. Yet, even with this knowing, sorrow still visits. Loss still hurts. And too often, we carry shame for grieving, as if spiritual understanding should make us immune to pain. But grief does not mean we’ve forgotten our infinite nature — it means we have loved deeply.In this episode, Nadia and Janice explore how to navigate grief and shame BOTH as daughters AND parents, providing TOOLS and TIPS to:~ Hold both truths — the ache of physical loss and the peace of eternal connection.~ Release shame around sorrow - honoring it as a sacred expression of love, not weakness.~ Transform fear of death into reverence for the continuity of spirit - tapping into the idea that time is not linear, all experiences are connected.~ Model authentic grieving for our children and community — showing that emotion is not a flaw, but a part of divine wholeness enabling authentic, genuine connection.Through heartfelt reflection, spiritual insight, and practical every day tools, this episode invites you to breathe into the mystery of life — to honor the finite and the infinite, the body and the soul, the tear and the light behind it - as well as turn sorrow into something beautiful for the whole family. Nadia Davis (Priya Bachan Kaur) is a mom in recovery, Award-Winning Author, Attorney, and Level II Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher with over 8 years experience helping people return to their inner truth. She now offers Sacred Therapy through individual and group sessions, incorporating ancient eastern practices and recovery tools for grounding, calming, and heart-centered living, healing trauma wounds, building self-compassion, connection, love, and empathy for others, to overcome fear, judgement, and shame-based based living. Janice J. Dowd, LMSW, is a mom in recovery, Licensed Master Social Worker, and Speaker with over 20 years experience in family therapy and addiction recovery, as well as Author of the newly released book, ReBuilding Relationships in Recovery, offering groundbreaking tools to heal family bonds after active addiction and alcoholism. MANTRA Janice V. Johnson Dowd, MSSW, LMSW FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ #InfiniteLife #ProcessingSorrow #SpiritualHealing #HeartCenteredParenting #RecoveryJourney #ConsciousGrief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 分
  • PART I - Transforming Death, Sorrow, and Shame Into Spiritual Connection for Our Children

    PART I - Transforming Death, Sorrow, and Shame Into Spiritual Connection for Our Children
    2025/10/31
    It's Halloween! As deathly beings decorate yards and creepy creatures run afar, death seems scary, frightening, gory, so very hard. But isn't death something so much more? There is a truth that transcends death — the awareness that life itself is infinite. Our essence cannot perish. It calls us to remember who we are beneath the physical form — timeless beings walking through temporary experiences, TOGETHER, right here, right now. Yet even with this knowing, sorrow still visits. Loss still hurts. And too often, parents carry shame for grieving, as if spiritual understanding should make us immune to pain. So the question becomes: How do we balance managing our own sorrow and still be there for our kids during their grieving process? Remember: Grief does not mean we’ve forgotten our infinite nature, as shame would have us believe — it means we have loved deeply, lived fully, and are actually life itself. In this episode, Host Nadia Davis, Mother of three sons, Author, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Attorney, and Intuitive Coach, and Janice J. Dowd, LMSW, Mother of four, Licensed Social Worker, Author, and Speaker, explore how to: ~ Hold both truths — the ache of physical loss and the peace of eternal connection.~ Release shame around sorrow, honoring it as a sacred expression of love, not weakness.~ Transform fear of death into reverence for the continuity of spirit.~ Model authentic grieving for our children and community — showing that emotion is not a flaw, but part of divine wholeness. * PLUS, TIPS you can use as a parent in recovery TODAY, without skipping a beat of this beautiful life, right here, right now, always! Nadia and Janice share personal stories of grief and loss, what it was like before recovery, and what it is like today using recovery tools throughout the grieving process, which empowers their children to ban shame and connect to their infinite nature. Through heartfelt reflection and spiritual insight, this episode invites you to breathe into the mystery — to honor the finite and the infinite, the body and the soul, the tear and the light behind it. MANTRA Janice J. Dowd, LMSW FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ #Akaal #InfiniteLife #ProcessingSorrow #SpiritualHealing #HeartCenteredParenting #RecoveryJourney #ConsciousGrief #PodcastAnnouncement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分
  • Releasing Shame, Raising With Heart

    Releasing Shame, Raising With Heart
    2025/10/24
    Why would a parent in recovery want to look deeper into shame and inner healing? Because the tools we’ve worked so hard to build in recovery—awareness, acceptance, honesty — CAN become some of the greatest gifts we offer our children. But the truth is, the same patterns of shame that once shaped our survival can still quietly reappear in the tender moments of parenting, affecting our ability to guide and nurture our children. But when they do, they ALSO offer us an invitation - not to judge ourselves - but to move deeper into love and connection. This episode is an invitation to move from inherited shame toward authentic connection, guiding our children not from fear or perfection, but from a grounded, open heart. What if the moments that trigger shame in parenting are actually invitations to heal the parts of ourselves still longing to be loved? Learn how to build a true sense of home within your own heart—through breath, stillness, calm, and presence—so you can parent from peace, not pressure. FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ #parenting #empoweredparenting #parentsinrecovery #generationaltrauma #inherited #authenticity #connection #shame #innerhealing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 分
  • From Personal Recovery to Heart-Centered Parenting

    From Personal Recovery to Heart-Centered Parenting
    2025/10/18
    What if the path to becoming the parent you always wished you had starts not with learning new parenting techniques—but with going inward?In our latest episode, we dive deep into a transformative truth: sobriety isn’t the finish line—it’s the starting point of returning to your truest self. It’s where the real work begins. And that work leads to something powerful: parenting from the heart.From Survival Mode to Self-DiscoveryWhen we strip away the coping mechanisms, the numbing, and the patterns we inherited unconsciously, what’s left is raw, unfiltered presence. That can feel scary at first. But it’s also where healing and real connection begins.In this episode, we explore: • How sobriety opens the door to rediscovering your inner truth • Why healing your inner child is essential—not optional—on the parenting journey • The difference between parenting from shame, fear, and control versus parenting from love, acceptance, and freedom • What it means to be a heart-centered parent who leads with presence, authenticity, empathy, and emotional attunement • Why being “in tune” with yourself makes you naturally more in tune with your children • The myth of perfection in parenting—and how showing up authentically is the true gift The Inner Child ConnectionHealing your inner child isn’t just about reflecting on past wounds—it’s about recognizing where those unmet needs still live inside you. When we don’t tend to those parts of ourselves, they unconsciously show up in how we parent: through reactivity, fear, emotional distance, or overcompensation.But when we turn toward to our own pain with compassion, we change the game.You’ll hear real stories, insights, and practical guidance on how to: • Reconnect with the parts of you that needed love, safety, and validation • Create space to feel without judgment, gain tools to regulate yourself that in turn result in teaching regulation to your children • Break generational patterns with awareness, not shame • Become the safe space for your child because you’ve learned to be that for yourselfSobriety: The Beginning, Not the EndSobriety is a bold and brave first step. But it’s not the peak of the mountain—it’s the trailhead. Once the numbing is gone, your true self begins to surface. That self may feel unfamiliar at first. Vulnerable. Sensitive. Real.But it’s also the most available, grounded, and powerful version of you—the version your child most needs.Tune In If…~ You’re sober (or sober curious) and wondering what’s next. ~ You're overwhelmed with practical wreckage and don't know where to start.~ You’re a parent trying to do it differently than it was done for you.~ You feel like there’s more to healing than just “not drinking.”~ You want to lead with love, not fear.~ You’re ready to come home to yourself—and raise your child from that place. ~ You're ready to build a sense of "home" within the family, where safety, calm, and acceptance thrive, regardless of separation, divorce, or custody-challenges. This episode is a permission slip to stop performing, stop perfecting, and start returning to the truth of who you really are. Your child doesn’t need you to be perfect—they need YOU to be PRESENT. And presence starts with you. Take-Away MANTRA Janice J. Dowd, LMSW FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ #parentsinrecovery #mothersinrecovery #fathersinrecovery #healingrelationships #healingchildren #generationaltrauma #familysystems #familyhealing #familyrelationships #family #stopperforming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 分
  • Awake Awhile, with Guest Priya Jain, Seventh Chakra Institute of Spiritual Sciences

    Awake Awhile, with Guest Priya Jain, Seventh Chakra Institute of Spiritual Sciences
    2025/10/03
    Ever feel a "hole" in your heart? a disconnect from others, life, purpose? The mind feels the pain of disconnection to one's own heart and, thus, gives us many reasons not to be, and even more reasons not to hear it speak. But the heart is the space of complete acceptance of what is. It offers refuge from the mind, and all its chains and bonds we often attempt to escape, in various forms and ways. The heart gently offers us a home. In this episode, Nadia and Priya Jain, Founder of Seventh Chakra Institute of Spiritual Sciences, explore the journey of waking one's sleeping heart, sharing their insights and lessons learned along their personal paths to wholeness, freedom, and finding a source of infinite love within, as described in poem titled "Awake Awhile," written by Hafiz. FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW #awakeawhile #awakening #spiritualjourney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • Reparenting Your Inner-Child to Become A Better Parent, with Guest Janice J. Dowd, LMSW

    Reparenting Your Inner-Child to Become A Better Parent, with Guest Janice J. Dowd, LMSW
    2025/09/26
    As parents in recovery, we have the unique opportunity to end the cycle of trauma for generations to come. Recovery for us has always meant more than reaching physical sobriety alone, more than mental stability on its face. Recovery for us also means healing our inner childhood wounds and freeing ourselves of false beliefs that once harmed us. With sobriety and stability we GET learn how to reparent ourselves. Reparenting is the process of creating a sense of "home within" one's own heart for your inner-child. It is learning how to give your inner child the nurturing, support, and emotional safety that may have been lacking as a child, healing past wounds, addressing unmet needs, and developing a stronger, more balanced sense of self in the present. This in turn leads to stronger, healthier, and healed family relationships across the board. One person's trauma and/or addiction recovery incredibly opens the door to manifesting generations of healing throughout the entire family. In this episode, Nadia and Janice V. Johnson Dowd, LMSW, Author of "Re-Building Relationships in Recovery," share their experience, strength, and hope as mother's empowering their recovery and relationships with their children and elderly parent through inner child healing, as well as the current challenges and blessings of heart-centered parenting. BOOKS: Home is Within You, A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery, How to Connect With Family and Friends After Active Alcoholism/Addiction JANICE JOHNSON DOWD FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET⁠ EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY⁠ ⁠YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery)⁠ ⁠GIVE BACK⁠ ⁠FOLLOW⁠ #parentsinrecovery #innerchildhealing #reparenting #yourinnerchild #repairingrelationships #parenting #soberparents #mothersinrecovery #fathersinrecovery #empoweredrecovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 分