The Spiritually Curious Therapist
The Spiritually Curious Therapist is a podcast exploring the intersection of nervous system science, mental health, spirituality, and healing.
Hosted by Jodi Silverman, LCSW, this show is for therapists, healers, and curious humans who sense that true healing happens below the level of insight alone. Through thoughtful conversations and solo reflections, we explore trauma, chronic pain and illness, altered states, regulation, meaning-making, and what it really takes to help the nervous system feel safe enough to change.
This is a space for grounded mysticism, where evidence-based practice meets soul-level wisdom, and where healing is approached with curiosity, compassion, and respect for the body’s innate intelligence.
Whether you’re a clinician expanding beyond talk therapy or someone on your own healing path, this podcast invites you to listen differently — to symptoms, to stories, and to what’s asking to be integrated.
Episodes
50 episodes
When the Body Speaks: Decoding Symptoms Through Mind, Body, and Energy with Denise Schonwald
In this episode, I sit down with Denise Schonwald, a nurse, mental health counselor, and author whose work bridges physical health, emotional healing, and spiritual awareness.We start with Denise’s journey, from 20 years as a critical ca...
Biohacking and the Soul: Strength, Trauma, and Spiritual Bodybuilding with Nahum Vizakis
This is one of those conversations that stays with you.In this episode, I sit down with Nahum Vizakis—combat veteran, bodybuilder, and healer—whose journey spans trauma, identity loss, nervous system overwhelm, and a deep dive into both ...
Psychodrama, Sand Tray & Tarot: Embodied Healing Beyond the Talking Cure with Karen Carnabucci, LCSW-TEP
What happens when we stop talking about our inner world and start stepping into it? This week, I sit down with Karen Carnabucci, LCSW-TEP, therapist, trainer, and founder of the Lancaster School of Psychodrama, to explore the ...
The Breath as a Pathway: From Regulation to Transformation with Blakey Hastings
In this episode, I’m joined once again by Blakey Hastings - a mystic, yogi, and somatic practitioner whose work beautifully bridges the body, breath, and spiritual embodiment.If you heard our first conversation on craniosacral therapy, y...
Notice What You Notice: Curiosity, the Goddess, and the Intelligence of the Heart with Cynthia Abulafia
In this deeply expansive and grounding conversation, I sit down with author, educator, and yoga therapist Cynthia Abulafia to explore what it truly means to come home to the heart.Cynthia’s work bridges sacred texts, embodiment pr...
Widening Your Window of Tolerance: How the Nervous System Learns Safety - Solo Episode
In this solo episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I explore one of the most important concepts in nervous system healing: the window of tolerance. I realized it's something I don't talk about enough and wit...
When the Nervous System is Stuck: Neurodivergince, Chronic Illness & the Path Back to Regulation with Micah Saviet, MSW, LCSW-C, NBC-HWC
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with therapist, coach, and researcher Micah Saviet, MSW, LCSW-C, NBC-HWC to explore the powerful intersection of nervous system regulation, Neurodivergence, tra...
Embodiment Is Spiritual: The Story Beneath My Work
For years, I’ve spoken about spirituality, nervous system regulation, somatics, Reiki, and embodiment.But I’ve never shared the story underneath all of it....because I didn't know it existed.This episode is not my credentials....
Just Because It’s Normal Doesn’t Mean It’s Natural: Ayurveda, Digestion & the Path Back to Balance
In this conversation, I sit down with therapist and Ayurvedic student Kara Mifflin to explore a powerful idea:Just because something is common… doesn’t mean it’s natural.So many of us accept chronic stress, fatigue, digesti...
Grounded Mysticism & Neuroplastic Healing: Trance, Safety, and the Nervous System with Juliana Sloane
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I am joined by Juliana Sloane, a Buddhist teacher, hypnotherapist, and depth-oriented healer who blends ancient wisdom traditions with modern neuroscience and client-centered...
Integrating Nervous System, Somatic & Energy Work in Therapy — A Conversation with Kanjana Hartshorne
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with fellow psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, and holistic educator Kanjana Hartshorne for a deeply grounded and expansive conversation about what it truly mean...
When Symptoms Speak: Homeopathy, Safety, and the Intelligence of the Body
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I’m joined by Lauren Messina, a board-certified classical homeopath whose mission is healing generations one family at a time.Lauren shares her deeply persona...
Power Stories & the Medicine of Myth: Finding Soul Safety Through Storytelling with April Isaacs
In this deeply poetic conversation, I sit down with writer, photographer, and intuitive storyteller April Isaacs, creator of Power Story Tarot Readings and author of The Ecstatic Wanderer. From years spent living nomadi...
Presence Over Perfection: Remembering the Healer Within
What happens when the healer becomes the one who needs healing?In this moving and illuminating conversation, I sit down with Amy Marohn, a spiritual hypnotherapist, channel, and former rehabilitation professional whose own “myster...
Healing the Primal Wound: Intuition, Energy, and Self-Care with Tammy Waldron
In this inspiring conversation, I sit down with Tammy Waldron, founder of Towanda Wellbeing and the RISE Intuitive Healing Arts Center. Tammy shares her powerful story of being adopted at five days old, the lifelong impact of her primal wound, ...
Embodied Freedom: A Holistic Path to Awakening the Authentic Self from Trauma Bonds with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Nadine Macaluso (“Dr. Nae”)—therapist, author, and survivor—to explore the complex reality of trauma bonds and the pathways to healing. Drawing on her personal s...
Walking Into the Room Like You Belong: Integrating Holistic Practices into Therapy with LeNaya Smith Crawford, LMFT
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with the inspiring LeNaya Smith Crawford, licensed therapist, holistic educator, business mentor, sound healer, and founder of the Holistic Therapist Academy.<...
Holding Space for Soul-Level Shifts: Beyond Talk, Into Energy and Awakening with Joseph Drumheller
In this expansive and heartfelt episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Joseph Drumheller, clinical hypnotherapist, spiritual teacher, and founder of JDH Academy. With over 30 years of experience and a rich...
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Chris Hancock on Transpersonal IFS, Divine Guidance & Soul-Led Therapy
What happens when a seasoned therapist reaches the edge of burnout—and instead of quitting, answers the call of his soul?In this deeply heartfelt episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I sit down with Chris Hancock, LCSW,...
Exploring Neurodiversity in Therapy: Communication, Connection & Healing (Part 2)
In this episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I’m joined once again by the wise and compassionate Ayla Ault for part two of our conversation on supporting neurodivergent clients—particularly those who are late-diagnosed and hig...
Listening Within: The Somatic and Spiritual Medicine of Sound with Paula Scatolini
In this soulful episode of The Spiritually Curious Therapist, I’m joined by the wise and grounded Paula Scatoloni, a teacher of Somatics, Psychology, Spirituality, and Sound, with over two decades of experience integrating modern scien...
The Intuitive Soul of Neurodivergence: A Holistic Conversation with Ayla Ault (Part 1)
We’re kicking off Season 3 with an episode that’s as insightful as it is soul-stirring. I’m joined by Ayla Ault, a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with neurodivergent clients —...
Is Psychotherapeutic Reiki Right for You? What We’ve Learned from Teaching Therapists to Integrate Reiki
Welcome back to The Spiritually Curious Therapist! In today’s deeply enriching episode, I’m joined by my dear friend and colleague, Elizabeth “Liz” Hides, as we dive into the heart of Psychotherapeutic Reiki—what it is, h...
Exploring Healing through Somatics and Sound: An Insightful Conversation with Carol Ann Brayley, the SSP Yoda
In this episode of the Spiritually Curious Therapist podcast, I interview Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP, an internationally recognized expert in delivering the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP). Carol Ann disc...
Heart and Soul Recovery: Healing Relational Trauma from Within Episode 4
In this final episode of a 4 part series I discuss the journey of healing from relational trauma and rebuilding self-trust. I highlight the invisible wounds of emotional neglect and soul fragmentation, explain how trauma affects sel...