This year on Health Raisers, we are talking about healthy relationships. This episode is a re-release from my previous podcast, The YOGI MD Podcast. My guest is Steve Ritter, CEO of Team Clock Institute, Author, Leadership Coach, and Workplace Culture Consultant. We explore his book, The 4 Stages of a Team: How Teams Thrive… and What to Do When They Don't. You might think this is an episode about the workplace, but the principles apply to every team in our lives—family, neighborhood, faith communities, book clubs, and more. We discuss how understanding team dynamics can strengthen all of our relationships. And stay tuned—Steve returns next month to discuss his new book, "Living in Sync: How We Engage With The World," where we'll learn to better understand ourselves and how we interact with our environments to build healthier relationships.

🎙️ Original Podcast Music by Nadine Kelly (drums and vocals) and Tim Buell; Produced by Tim Buell

❤️ Sponsored by Infusco Coffee Roasters, Mak Salon and Spa, and Fernwood Botanical Garden.

Hello, Wise Women! Today, my guest is Robbie Swale. Robbie is an executive coach, author, and podcaster whose work focuses on supporting leaders in complex, multi-faceted roles. Alongside his work with leaders and entrepreneurs, he has led coaching, training, and facilitation for organizations including Deutsche Bank, 64 Million Artists, Moonpig, and the University of Edinburgh. He hosts The Coach’s Journey Podcast and The 12-Minute Method Podcast and is the author of The 12-Minute Method series, including How to Start When You’re Stuck and How to Create the Conditions for Great Work. His latest book is The Power to Choose: Finding Calm and Connection in a Complex World.

What We Learn

💡 Harnessing the power to choose to operate from our higher selves.

🧠 How becoming aware of our stories and beliefs creates space to respond instead of react.

👩‍⚕️ How personal crises can be gifts to shed old beliefs, leading to growth.

🤝 What shifts in our relationships when we experiment with “What if everyone is doing their best?” and meet others with compassion.

🔍 Why “Curiosity is the antidote to contraction” and how curiosity moves us from victim to creator.

💔 The art of lovingly letting go in relationships—and how choice, self-honesty, grief, and self-compassion all support healthier connections.

More About Robbie

Learn more about Robbie HERE or HERE.

He is the creator of The Meaningful Productivity Blueprint, available for free.

Buy the 12-Minute Method Books

Buy The Power to Choose

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🎙️ Original Podcast Music by Nadine Kelly (drums and vocals) and Tim Buell; Produced by Tim Buell

❤️ Sponsored by Infusco Coffee Roasters, Mak Salon and Spa, and Fernwood Botanical Garden.

Happy New Year, Wise Women, and welcome to another episode of Health Raisers! Today’s guest is Michelle Smith, LPC, LMHC, LCMHC, a licensed online therapist. The topic of the conversation is intergenerational trauma - recognizing, accepting, and adapting to it.

What We Learn

✨ What intergenerational trauma actually is

🧭 When it’s okay to detach

🌉 Balancing elders’ respect and boundaries

🧠 Survival mode vs. thriving mode

💔 Guilt vs. shame in healing

💡And much more!

More About Michelle

Michelle practices in Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon, and is dedicated to guiding clients through the healing process with compassion and authenticity. She uses a trauma-informed, eclectic, client-centered approach integrating EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, Intensive Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Group Therapy to support clients navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and more. Michelle’s virtual services focus on safely processing pain while rewiring subconscious patterns and shifting negative core beliefs so clients feel real relief and lasting change, often within just a few sessions. She also leads virtual therapy groups on grief and loss, trauma recovery, relationship loss and separation, motherhood transitions, and introduction to clinical hypnosis, offering community and connection along the healing journey. You can find her at www.michellesmithlmhc.com and on Instagram: @michellesmithlmhc.

🎙️ Original Podcast Music by Nadine Kelly (drums and vocals) and Tim Buell; Produced by Tim Buell

❤️ Sponsored by Infusco Coffee Roasters, Mak Salon and Spa, and Fernwood Botanical Garden.