This episode explores what healing means beyond the idea of fixing what is broken. Dr. Misty Rhoads, a somatic practitioner and EIU public health professor, is joined by undergraduate public health student Hazel Norris to examine healing through personal, ancestral, and collective lenses. Beginning with a brief grounding meditation, listeners are invited to reconnect with the present moment and notice how awareness of the body can create a sense of safety and calm.

Through a thoughtful conversation, this episode reframes healing as an ongoing relationship with our experiences rather than a destination. Drawing on somatic practices and insights from public health and epigenetics, it highlights how nervous system awareness, intergenerational patterns, and community environments shape well-being, offering a more compassionate and sustainable a ...