Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  What happens when a doctor of natural medicine explores the terrain of sexual energy as a path to healing? In this provocative and heart-opening conversation, Dr. Tina sits down with Dr. Amy Seiberlich, a naturopathic physician who now works as an Erotic Blueprint Coach, guiding clients back to wholeness through pleasure, embodiment, and erotic awareness. Together they explore:  How sexuality is not separate from health—but an essential part of it  The energetic fusion of masculine and feminine within every human  Why pleasure and erotic energy are vital for vitality, creativity, and healing  How trauma, shame, and suppression disconnect us from our natural life force—and how to reclaim it  The evolution from “fixing the body” to feeling the body Dr. Amy and Dr. Tina weave science and sensuality, reminding us that sexual energy is creative energy—the same force that powers reproduction, regeneration, and all of life itself.  Whole health must include sexual health, because to be human is to be sexual. Neither of you signed up for a sexless marriage. End low libido, deepen intimacy, and feel more empowered in your body and your relationship with Dr Amy Seiberlich, ND, a naturopathic doctor and intimacy coach, certified Erotic Blueprint (TM) coach. Her journey began walking the path of rigor and science--with a background in the military and naturopathic medical school as well the intuitive wisdom of the mystical, barefoot in the realm of soul. After decades of study and service, her own healing from a sexless marriage and navigating complex relationships, heartbreaks and holy remembering, she now walks a powerful third path.This merges all 3: science, mystical and eros. Dr. Amy helps countless others find joy, intimacy and eros once again. Her goal is to help men, women and couples find their own personal journey home to holistic health which includes sexual wellness. https://dramyseiberlich.com/ What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  In this episode of Your Healing Playground, Dr. Tina explores the sacred balance between structure and creativity, showing how these seemingly opposite forces are actually partners in wellness. Structure provides the container—the habits, the body, the rituals—that hold our life force. Creativity provides the spark—the energy, the emotion, the aliveness that animates it all. Together, they create the rhythm of a healthy nervous system and a fulfilling life. You’ll hear how:  Structure frees the mind by reducing decision fatigue and giving the body safety and predictability.  Creativity keeps energy flowing, emotions moving, and cells alive—like the hum of mitochondria or the spark of inspiration.  Lessons from lions, zebras, and nature reveal how adaptability and rest are key to regeneration.  Alternating between doing and being, control and surrender, action and rest, keeps your body and brain flexible, vital, and whole. Dr. Tina reminds us that wellness is a dance—between matter and energy, structure and spontaneity, left brain and right brain, survival and creation.  Structure is what lets your creativity take flight. Creativity is what keeps your structure alive.   What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  A conscious coach helping the next generation of businessmen consciously create and scale their business… In modern society— business can become synonymous with busy-ness. Without proper clarity and alignment to life goals and values, business may drain the individual’s life force rather than regenerate it. We live in a world where many people today feel disconnected. From nature. From their deeper selves. From a sense of meaning or spiritual presence. Beneath the pace of modern life, it is common to carry unseen tension, unprocessed emotions, or a quiet sense that something essential is missing. This isn’t just personal. It reflects something larger we are all part of. A collective drift from inner truth, from connection to the Earth, and from the sacred. What many are experiencing now is not just stress or confusion but a deeper longing to come home to themselves and to something greater. And this longing isn't limited to times of challenge or struggle. Many come to this path from a place of strength, clarity, or success, sensing that there is still something more. Through private coaching, advisory partnerships and leadership intensives, which can include plant medicine, Jared helps clients dissolve internal friction, realign their business models and decisions and step into clarity and next level leadership. When people have a new understanding of a different way to connect to self and to something higher than self—they can redirect their energies in business so that their business is more aligned with their spirit, their values and their soul’s purpose. Jared Lim is a strategic advisor and transformational coach for visionary entrepreneurs and executive leaders. He is the founder of Entrepreneur Awaken, where he helps high-performing founders dissolve internal friction, realign their models and decisions, and step into the clarity, alignment, and leadership their next level demands. His approach combines structured business strategy with deep inner work, using tools like Accelerated Evolution. Since 2012, Jared has been immersed in business building, leadership development, identity work, and spiritual integration. He has built companies, led high-performance sales teams, scaled operations, and supported founders through pivotal inflection points across both business and life. Jared is also the co-founder of Sacred Ways, a company that facilitates leadership development and authentic plant medicine retreats for individuals on a path of deep healing, expanded consciousness, and awakened leadership. Whether through business coaching, strategic advisory, or retreat facilitation, Jared helps people bridge business and transformation. So they can lead from alignment and build what truly matters. www.entrepreneurawaken.com & www.sacred-ways.com What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  The universe gives us lessons and experiences that likely are guidance, like a GPS, for how to guide us through life. For many years, the ancients had practices that reinforced these lessons. In modern times, we have quickly moved away from the structures and guidelines that were gifts from the universe and instead we have been schooled by man made structures and  educational systems. Like artificial foods and sweeteners, these newer systems drive our nervous systems further and further away from health and wellness. Prior to birth, we trust the universe to grow us from seed to fully formed baby and even to deliver us from the womb to life on earth as an infant. On the day of our birth as we emerge from darkness into light, the GPS navigation system is ALIVE, BREATHE, and CRY. Indeed with our transition and separation from mom, we quickly forget to trust the universe and notice we are small and helpless and REQUIRE emotions and connection to ensure our survival. Emotions become the tool to connect with our tribe to ensure collaboration and survival. Every morning as we arise from deep slumber, we recapitulate our birth--from darkness to light... and as we awake there is a cortisol rush which activates our survival sympathetic nervous system. It is up to us, to parent our inner infant and calm our nervous system with AWARENESS< BREATHING< AND CONNECTION to source, self, and safety. With this morning ABC practice, ideally we start our day calm, present, and fully breathing. Unfortunately too many, in modern times, have been retrained with school ABCs: always be comparing, always be competing, or always be churning. If this is how we start our day--we are behind the eight ball living in survival mode before our morning coffee. Attainment of peace and safety becomes that much more difficult. What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Life is your Personal PLAY. You choose the script & the actors, you direct it and produce it and even choose who supports your production. There can be multiple rewrites, revisions and productions, prequels and sequels. It's up to you to get CREATIVE as you experience and write and edit your play(your life). As you experience your life, your personal play, ideally, you remember that your one magical life is a gift from the universe to you, for you always, and you get to PLAY with this life. Life doesn't have to be a struggle.  Human civilization has survived through millenia through love and collaboration and creativity (love is even hidden in the word EVOLution).  The outdated paradigm of competition, comparison, conformity, & control is only one way to do life. In contrast, play as a means of resetting the nervous system is repeated over and over again in nature and we would do well to REMEMBER that just as children play, adults can and should PLAY too. In fact, the best ways to move through trauma, release stuck energy and to heal is somatically. To feel, to create, to imagine, to move and to connect with ourselves and others. So let's have an episode dedicated to ADULT PLAY!! What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Sarah will join us as we dress up and continue the conversation on healing through sexuality. Trauma and Healing both occur in the body--and we can use embodiment, sexuality, breath and play  to heal more completely What do you get when a Stylist meets Sexuality--a creatrix dedicated to you, ensuring you are always authentically you, clothed or not. When you meet your Eroticism, when you are in love with yourself and know who you are from the inside out, from the boardroom to the bedroom, the energy of who you are follows you everywhere. Sarah empowers people to embrace their sexuality and feel radiant from the inside and out, from dressed to undressed. Sarah brings you to life, not by using clothes to hide who you are, but actually by ensuring you know yourself, without the layers. And from this place of deep knowing-- you can play full out in all arenas. Life becomes your playground and you can bring your whole self to all your endeavors. A sexologist, a sex and intimacy coach--certified as Er0tic blueprint coach and VITA coach as well as  a flamenco dancer and professional stylist--she is so much more than a person to help you buy your wardrobe.   https://sarahward.co/ *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Last week we talked about feel good, place your order, place your order, feel good. This is NOT about spiritual bypass or avoiding BIG emotions. Emotions are your birthright. Pleasure is your birthright. So how can we feel all our emotions and FIND pleasure in ALL our emotions?? Unconditional love for yourself means you are entitled to truly go back to feeling good no matter what is happening around you.  You get to be the eye of the storm—that’s the center of the hurricane—when all is chaos around you, when you may lose everything, when life is absolutely NOT going the way you want it to—we may feel loads of negative emotions, we may feel that the energy and life are being sucked out of us. We may feel that there is no freaking way we can feel good, much less truly experience JOY.  And yet.... And yet.... No one is allowed to make you feel bad WITHOUT your consent, and that includes you. In this episode, we will talk about and experience EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY. Because your magical superpower as a human is that you ALWAYS have the right, and YOU POSSESS the ability to transfigure and transmute your emotions. Join me today on a MAGICAL carpet ride as we talk about and DEMONSTRATE some tools of alchemy. What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Pleasure is critical to a well lived magical life. One of my mentors, Emily Fletcher, who teaches ZIVA meditation and ZIVA magic, reminds us of the importance of visualization and somatization of our innermost dreams and desires and simultaneously the necessity of vibrating high enough to attract our dreams. What she reminds us: is that feeling good, no matter what, but without spiritual bypass, is essential to magnetizing our dream fulfillment. Living a pleasure-filled life is possible for all of us, but it requires us to continue to play at life and move back to that pleasure-filled state. Again, if life is really lived in the NOW, in this moment right now—then all that really is, is only RIGHT NOW and we can make a decision, right now, that right now - I am going to feel good. With this tool, life is so much less of a struggle and instead a PLAYGROUND for new discoveries, always.  Lets learn how to bring more pleasure into your life! What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Life is a box of surprises! In this episode, we step into the world of Mayte Garcia: a world where magic and fairytales really do come true. And yet, we learn that even in all fairytales, there is drama and heartache and pain. Life and healing are about how you approach your story, how you resonate and dance with the highs and lows of life. Nothing is ever perfect: humaning includes pleasure and pain. Everybody's magical carpet ride of life includes times when it feels like the carpet is being pulled away from you and we must learn to trust that the universe never abandons us, even when we feel completely lost and untethered. Her life as a dancer began at age 3; by 12 she was a professional and by age 16 she entered the musical world of PRINCE. One by one, her life has been punctuated by surprises both positive and negative. From a fairy tale romance with a celebrity to tragedy and despair after the loss of her son just days after his birth. Her life has been a roller coaster but no matter the ups or downs, she has survived, even when she thought she could not. Her saviours came in different boxes: from a furry puppy, to healing words, to an email that led to the magical and easy adoption of her daughter.  From ballet and belly dancing to writing and performing, she is proof that the human spirit and body has incredible resilience. Listen to her story and support her in her mission, and PRINCE's, to give back and bring more love to the world, one step at a time. Mayte Garcia is a world-renowned dancer, actress and internationally best selling author. Mayte is a talented entertainer and triple threat that can act, sing and dance – finding success on all fronts. Mayte’s success is evidenced by a drive and work ethic that goes all the way back to her childhood. Born in Alabama to parents of Puerto Rican descent, Mayte grew up all over the United States and in Germany (due to her father’s career in the military), and spent her summers in Puerto Rico with her extended family. A dancer from when she was basically out of the womb, Mayte began classical ballet and belly dancing at the age of just three years old. Inspired by her mother who was a professional bellydancer, Mayte became the world’s youngest professional belly dancer at the tender age of 8. She was even featured on the popular show, “That’s Incredible.” While still in Germany, Mayte went to a Prince concert with her family. At the concert, her mother and father noticed that his song “Thieves in the Temple” had a very Arabic vibe to it. Mayte’s mother told her to send Prince a tape of her belly dancing to his song to show him her talents. Although she laughed off her mother’s suggestion, she eventually obliged. At another Prince concert just a week later, Mayte’s mother convinced some members of the New Power Generation (NPG) to give the video to Prince. Ten minutes later, Mayte was asked backstage by Prince, and for two years, they kept in touch. Finally, when Mayte turned 18, Prince asked her to be a part of the NPG. From 1992 to 1996, she was a featured dancer and background singer with Prince and the NPG. As such, she appeared in several music videos, as well as performing on tours, award shows, national and international television shows, and more. In 2017 as the world was mourning the loss of Prince, Mayte released her memoirs of that time in her life - “The Most Beautiful: My Life With Prince.” The heartfelt and touching autobiography soared to the top of several best seller lists and has been translated into several languages. Soon after the book was released, Mayte – noticing that many in the musical community were still grieving, decided to go back to her belly dancing roots to help people move through their pain. She developed a belly dancing class – the “Shimmy, Sweat and Smile with Mayte” experience. When not dancing, teaching, acting or writing – Mayte’s other passion is animal rescue.  As Mayte says “Keep Moving…Keep Learning….and Keep Loving!” https://mayte.com/ https://live4lovecharities.org/ mayterescue.com https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Most-Beautiful-Audiobook/B01N6VFQII?source_code=AUDORWS0718179KY7 *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Surfing between my 2 brains - juggling my inner critic and inner best friend. For years, living with myself vacillated between a daily celebration of life and a trip to a torture chamber disguised as a palace. All children are trying to survive in an unpredictable world where all the rules are not yet known.  I am unconditional love, joy and never-ending play--always have been, always will be. I love to move my body, to learn new things, to befriend strangers, human and furry, and celebrate breathing and aliveness. I have unbounded energy that I couldn't contain AND sugar and spice and everything nice living in a dress with lace and frills was NOT my version of fun. Give me a tshirt and shorts and let me play in the mud or climb the trees or race around the yard playing tag. Years before Title 9 was law, this way of being baffled my parents and my teachers and I felt I couldn't fully be me. I became an amazing chameleon, fitting in everywhere but never really feeling I belonged anywhere.  My inner judge disguised herself well. Whereas my inner best friend loved me so much, always wanting me to be better and better. The purpose of life was to improve yourself daily - trying to be the PERFECT version of me, but PERFECTION is impossible, and so it’s a staircase that leads nowhere but to disappointment. When you are raised to be a brain on a stick, you can’t escape into your body. Learning to reprogram my operating system, I can now befriend myself by spending time in my body rather than my logical brain. Like a chiropractic adjustment, this readjusted my nervous system. Today I will share some of these fabulous mental fitness tools! What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  In today's episode Dr Tina chats with Justine Reiss. We discuss how the PAUSE during the PANDEMIC, was her PIVOT point to realign her body and her PURPOSE. She took the time to PAUSE to revisit her past, using her present self to re-understand childhood as well as her marriage and her bout with breast cancer. Looking through her life from her new lens of spirituality, it was like she put on a new set of glasses. She gained clarity of vision and changed her life to realign with a deeper version of herself. And now she wants to help others manifest this in their life. Justine remembers a time when her voice was small and hidden behind the scenes. She fell in love with acting as a child but something kept her from stepping up and out. Years of voice over acting honed her craft but still she was unmoored. After her bout with breast cancer as well the infamous pandemic pause, she emerged more empowered and more willing to take the stage. Moving in front of the camera, she now positions herself as a purpose driven woman and role model, empowering others to find their authentic voice, to step up and speak out. Whether she is in Los Angeles or around the world in Africa, she is dedicated to empowering and supporting women.  Justine Reiss is a multi-award-winning voiceover artist, bestselling author and Laughterworx Facilitator who teaches VO talent and C-suite CEOs to infuse emotional tone into their words - bringing presence learned from Justin Michael Williams to every performance and red carpet interview. With her voice heard in myriad commercials for brands like Mitsubishi and Starbucks and her cast role on Dining Divas CA spotlighting purpose-filled causes across Southern California, she ignites the voice, helping other step out of fear into possibility. A proud mom of two adult sons and globe-trotting humanitarian, Justine empowers African micro-funded women with menstrual equity solutions while continuing to inspire us all to reclaim our authentic voice. *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Portals to the parasympathetic state and healing - pleasure, purpose, pause, and play. So how do we heal… Healing happens when we activate our parasympathetic nervous system. It all starts with safety. What does safety in your body feel like? When we are safe, the heart rate is usually low, but the variability between beats (or HRV) is high. The breath rate is slow, and there is a comfortable rhythm between breaths, usually with longer exhales. How to actively access this state varies from individual to individual: breath work, meditation, yoga, movement, touch, water, music, even gentle restraint, ensuring the right environment are all portals in. Sometimes somatic therapy or guided psychospiritual practices can help us access this state Once we reach this place of groundedness, energy can be released from struggle & resistance. It's like a recharging of our battery packs, energy is now free to move, problems dissolve with new thinking, clarity of purpose can arrive, creativity and activation of pleasure and play as well as service and flow becomes a new norm. What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  From Alienation and Addiction to PRESENCE and COMMUNITY—Sage Robinson is on a mission to eradicate the American epidemic of drug addiction that starts in childhood. Bouncing back from losses due to addiction - not just surviving the grief, but changing the planet one human at a time. Addiction to drugs is but one addiction of our modern age, but it may be the most deadly—killing so many young people before they are able to heal from the pain that caused the addiction in the first place. Accidents are the #1 killer in young adults, suicide is #2, drug overdose has skyrocketed since 2020 with overdosing now the #3 killer of teens and adolescents, usually from FENTANYL—a synthetic opiate made for anesthesia purposes. Sage Robinson is on a mission to change this trajectory. Well acquainted with drug and alcohol addiction, she has been sober for many years. In fact, she is a masterful life coach who is active in the recovery community helping people transcend their childhood traumas and heal their inner psyche through psychospiritual techniques. As much as she loves the one on one healings with adults, she is on a mission to HALT the growing disconnection so prevalent in American youth. To PREVENT this epidemic, her new nonprofit: nobodyplansondying.org is dedicated to ROOT CAUSE Healing by getting into schools to help our young teens learn how to NOT disconnect, how NOT to distract, and how to NOT fall into the path of experimentation or checking out. What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  It’s killing us. It tries to kill me—daily! And I have learned to befriend it, rather than compete with it. Competition with myself or others hijacks our nervous system and promotes illness. And in today’s age of social media and the information explosion—it can become a daily struggle — SOCIAL MEDIA magnifies comparison, and with it rising rates of anxiety, depression (especially in our younger years). Chronic illness is on the rise as is many diseases that heretofore were adult only diseases and now they are presenting in our youth and young adulthood — SOCIAL MEDIA also magnifies the information explosion—there is so much out there. Weeding through it all to find truths can be overwhelming and can really negatively affect our nervous system. We will dive into this—and play with opposites. How can we hold our inner judge and our inner best friend simultaneously? How can we “compete” to be the best version of ourselves AND simultaneously remember collaboration and interdependence is really our secret sauce? How can one individual make a difference in the world, or even just make one decision and ensure they are doing life RIGHT? What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Healing yourself from Crohn's disease? What is an autoimmune disease and how do you get it? What happens when you hear "you have a serious, life threatening illness", especially when you are so young, and how do you choose your path to healing?   When faced with scary illnesses, most people go to their doctors & follow the Western medicine path--how does one learn there are other avenues, other roads to healing?   Alexander J Fox will discuss how illness was pivotal in his transformation from sick patient to his own healer. Not only does the body keep the score but the body is a healing machine-- how did you not only find your instruction manual but learn to decipher and read it so that you could repair your own body? Alexander J. Fox was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2015. His world turned upside down.  Severe anxiety and depression consumed him. Nothing brought him joy, not even being with the love of his life. Alexander lost weight, self confidence, the will to enjoy life and even the love of his  life. He lost so much, all that remained were feelings of shame, guilt, and despair. Then, in 2018, something life-changing happened. While traveling across Europe and the US, he experienced a Spiritual Remembrance. Walking the streets of Scotland, he found himself on a familiar path, a place he knew from a dream. It was here that Alexander began exploring spirituality and energy healing. This journey led him to Reiki, Yoga, Breathwork, Mindset Coaching, Sound Healing, Psychic Mediumship, and other practices—tools that helped him break through personal barriers. Alexander's struggles had given him purpose and a new found passion to help others.  Today, he feels confident, grateful, and blessed. Since 2022, through the FOX WELLNESS DEN, Alexander haas inspired and shared his spiritual gifts with thousands of people from all walks of life, across 6 continents, 15 countries, and 33 US states. https://www.thefoxwellnessden.com/ *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Why personalized medicine and healing needs to be adjusted for you. Not too much, not too little, just the right amount.   Life is like a see-saw with ups and downs, ins and outs, past and future. You live at the intersection: the center of the venn diagram of your life.   AND your venn diagram is unique to you: Even identical twins are unique in microbiome and experiences -- DNA is the same but what about body sensations, emotions, thoughts and stories.   LET'S talk about balance and coming back to center and how this can help us optimize our health. - mind and story - emotion and feeling - body and illness - energy and connection What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  WHO: What story gets written/rewritten? WHAT: When does journaling morph into a novel or a memoir? WHEN: Writing about past, present or future? WHY:How does the "screen" help people heal? HOW:Choosing the media: nonfiction vs fiction, comedy or tragedy, written or acted, accompaniment with sounds/music. Michele Palermo is the creator, writer, director and producer of Middlehood, an award-winning half-hour INDEPENDENT television comedy-drama that captures the comedic yet poignant experiences of middle age and being an “adult child” of aging parents with raging siblings. The first 8-episode season is now available on Amazon Prime Video, Plex TV and is coming soon to YouTube TV, Xumo and others. A published and award-winning writer, Michele has developed network television projects alongside industry luminaries such as Peter Horton and David E. Kelley. Her television work includes The Mansion for Lifetime, an upstairs/downstairs dramedy set in a Governor’s mansion and the classic teen favorite Boy Meets World on ABC. Michele has also written, produced, and directed two acclaimed independent feature films: Ladies in Waiting (based on her play) and the mockumentary Unreel: A True Hollywood Story. In addition, she created the award-winning web series Chapin Circle.  Michele’s international background spans her upbringing in both Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Rome, Italy. Fluent in Italian and French, she holds an M.A. in International Communication from American University and was once recruited by the CIA (she respectfully declined). Michele’s diverse professional journey includes four years as Chief of Staff and Speechwriter for Virginia First Lady Lisa Collis and a unique stint in research for Martha Stewart. She is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of the Arts, where she teaches television writing. Michele Palermo Creator l Writer l Director l Producer MIDDLEHOOD Now Streaming on AMAZON PRIME https://tinyurl.com/middlehood  https://watch.plex.tv/show/middlehood www.middlehood.tv 310.413.7576 (she/her/hers) What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  HOLISTIC healing means we treat and help the WHOLE human heal. What does that even mean?? For me, that requires a new interpretation of what it means to be human. In this episode, I will dive deep into the myriad ways that I have re-imagined what being a human means and how and why wholistic root cause healing is critical. We will discuss: Are we human or humanoid? (lets remember our microbiome) Are we one body or 4? Mind body, physical body, heart (emotional) body, energy body. Are we energy or matter? Both. Are we spirits having a human existence or humans who are spiritually inclined? We are symmetrical except for our PINEAL gland—what is the significance of that? What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  Can you do this? Or that? Can you too become your own stunt woman or stunt man??   Join me as I interview Laura Lee Connery, stuntwoman and holistic healer. Yes, a real life WonderWoman.   Ironically the noun and adjective for STUNT implies the need for great skill and mastery while the verb STUNT means to prevent the growth or development of something reaching its limit. This paradox can be played with as we investigate the hero's journey. We live in a civilization that praises mastery, growth, and full development of a skill -- it's all about learning and training and doing something often enough and with enough precision to become a master. And yet, spending so much time DOING may stunt our own inner game -- the game of the human BEING, the game of deep connection to self, to others, to love, and to freedom - to BE the human we were meant to be. That latter game may actually be a returning to the original soul, returning to our own inner child, pure and un-jaded, before civilization and life happenstance uploaded all its apps, limiting beliefs and a way to indoctrinate us to conform to societal rules and behaviors.   Laura Lee was an X-games athlete and world class stunt woman who then became a master of Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy and NLP. Not just an athlete, she utilized the power of the mind to achieve a high level of physical skill and win world stunt awards. After 25 years  of intense physicality and numerous concussions , her body started to speak to her. Her nervous system was fried and the only tool she had to calm herself then was alcohol. Finally her last big concussion knocked some sense into her and she began to utilize her above modalities as well as add new tools for deeper healing, not just to become the best stunt woman, but the become her best version of herself. The universe spoke, (well maybe screamed) and this time she listened. In fact, it literally was Plant-Medicine, AYAHUASCA, which got her attention first. This led her to Medical Qigong (Chinese Shamanism), this ancient healing art taught her how to use the power of the mind to heal, not just to perform. From there, she added meditation, Yoga, and a brand new lifestyle that accompanied these more eastern traditions. Like magic, this calmed her nervous system and allowed her to begin to truly listen to her body and meet its needs. Meditation showed her how to become aware of her thoughts but even more importantly, allow them to be present and then flow through. Presently, she is a master coach in training with Accelerated Evolution academy -- their numerous tools are like shovels that allow her to dig for and then excavate and release her limiting beliefs. She can now celebrate that she is truly a healer -- she has found my soul's calling and continues to walk this more authentic path. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496726/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/

Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith  When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Western medicine has so totally monopolized our mindset, that we have begun to believe:  1) that if you don’t go to the doctor yearly you will get sick, as if the visits are what prevent real illness &  2) that medicines and surgery are the only options to fix disease.  Yet with the plethora of drugs that we now have and the incredible advances in surgery and surgical devices in the last century—we don’t have less disease, but rather exponentially an increase in chronic physical and mental illness.   Western allopathic medicine has been my home and my career for my entire life, I appreciate and welcome and celebrate the evolving science that continues to help us make sense of the human body.  But I am here to speak the praises of INTEGRATIVE AND ROOT cause medicine which utilizes a multitude of healing techniques.  Today we will talk again about the intersection of  your erotic blueprint and choosing healing tools that work for YOUR Nervous system—because pleasure and activating your parasympathetic nervous system is essential to your healing. What Am I – Children’s Book   Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith   https://tinakoopersmith.com/what-am-i-childrens-book/   ~ More About Your Healing Playground with Dr. Tina Koopersmith ~  Dr. Tina Koopersmith has practiced Western medicine for over 30 years. But she is so much more than a physician. An integrative medicine and fertility specialist, she is a transformational healer and coach who not only brings life to her patients but reminds them that it is their responsibility and, in their power, to bring themselves back to vibrancy and vitality. Root cause healing starts with energy, emotions, communication—between your cells and your soul. As a speaker-coach-author as well as mother, nonconformist, and recovering perfectionist, she is dedicated to modifying our health care system from one focused on illness and sickness to one devoted to prevention and wellness. She reminds us all that love, play, pleasure and purpose are the secret ingredients to wellness. She starts with the premise we all have the same parts and very similar DNA, and yet we all have different experiences and imprinting. Our unique signature means we are all wired to access safety and pleasure in a slightly different fashion; this diversity is to be praised and celebrated. When our body feels safe, we can move from our “childhood” survival stress mode to our “Wise Sage Self”. Healing, recovery and regeneration thrive only when we stop resisting what is and celebrate all of life with acceptance of the NOW. Health and Wellness is nourished with empathy, compassion innovation and connection—a total integration of the mind body, the heart body, the physical body and the energetic. ALL are worthy of self-care, self-acceptance and self-love. To learn more: play.womensreproduction.com and info@womensreproduction.com To get more of Your Healing Playground with Dr Tina Koopersmith, be sure to visit the archives page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/your-healing-playground-dr-tina-koopersmith/