Words of Love with Dr Dwayne

SummaryDr. Kimberly Gillens, a recently graduated OB-GYN resident, discusses her struggles with temperament and finding the right words to express herself. She recognizes the need to change and align how she shows up with how she wants to show up. Dr. Dwayne encourages her to give herself grace and acknowledges her growth and achievements. They discuss the importance of perception

Moms can find all kinds of information and recommendations on how to care for their newborns. But there’s something about new motherhood that not many sources are talking about, and my guest Tessia Watson is trying to bridge the gap.Tessia is an author, spiritual teacher, and devoted mom of two boys with wisdom infused from her multicultural upbringing. Her life’s work is advoc

Think that veterans, refugees, and abuse victims are the only ones who experience trauma with far-reaching, ongoing effects on their lives?Trauma isn’t just for those who have experienced things like PTSD or domestic violence. Trauma-related experiences exist for the majority of us–70% of the masses, according to my guest Dr. Helen Sairany. She’s a coach, speaker, author, and

Healers aren’t without their own wounds to work through. But even in the process of doing so, they can actively work to assist and guide others in healing themselves...as long as they’re willing to offer it.My guest Brittanie Van Zant has something to offer people in search of something more in their healing journey. She’s a trained historian, holistic healer, and student of

While individual spiritual paths might have similarities to each other, everyone still walks on a spiritual path that’s uniquely their own. My guest Troy Hadeed has traveled the world in his. As a yoga teacher and spiritualist, he sees the way for humanity’s conscious evolution through the lens of love. He embodies this himself by trying to live up to the name of love (which is

When you see or hear of a child being abused, your instinctive reaction is one of condemnation, right? We see abusive dynamics play out and hurt untold numbers of people on a national scale. Yet unlike with an abused child, too many in this country not only tolerate it but condone it.Highlighting this issue is long overdue and my guest Phillis Leavitt is bravely taking it on. She�

Most people living outside places like Tulsa, OK have a certain assumption about the visibility of queer people here…and not a flattering one. So it might surprise you to know that it’s teeming with artists in the queer community. And as someone who grew up here, my guest Chris Vanndy is leading the charge as a creative and community leader to make their work visible.In this ep

What do you think when you hear the word “guru”? For many people, nothing flattering comes to mind.Sanal Bhanu Rajan used to get hung up on the term, recognizing that people don’t like those who proclaim themselves as such. Regardless of the descriptive term anyone wants to use to describe what he does, he’s a spiritual teacher and thought leader who prefers to focus on hel

Do you feel trapped in a cycle of anxiety, trepidation, and always feeling like you’re just waiting for the next shoe to drop? You’re inside an invisible spiritual prison--energetically stuck, burned out, and unfulfilled.After 20 years of working in an organizational psychology career, Gabrielle Pimstone found herself desperately unhappy in the job. She knew she had to be chang

If your two-years-ago self could see you now, how surprised would they be? I’ve come a long way in two years, and now I couldn’t imagine my life now back then. But the substance of my growth and evolution–the foundation, if you will–is faith, and how people tend to misuse or misunderstand it, either.In this episode of the Words of Love podcast, you’ll learn why faith is t