Dr. Lauren Jordan graduated from Logan University in 2018 after completing her Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Following a number of years where she was working for a high-level clinic in Troy, Missouri, she and her husband Dean decided to come back home to central Illinois where they were both raised. Bloomington is now home again and where Lauren and Dean are raising their little boy, Jeremy.Dr. Jordan utilizes manual chiropractic adjustment...

In todays episode Sheila and Doug speak with Sr Cecelia Ann Loomer from Treehouse Ministries. She is an expert on dreams and the value dreams have in our lives. We talked to Sr Cecelia about symbolism and interpretation of dreams and about the history of dreams in our Catholic faith. We hope you enjoy todays conversation as much as we did! https://www.instagram.com/@thewaymindbodyspirithttps://www.treehouseministry.org

This week Doug, Sheila and Fr Mitch discuss the celebration of the week of prayer for Christian Unity through the Catholic Church. They discuss religion with the root meaning to connect again, should be the path to connection. They discuss ways we can connect through faith and the ways that our modern world makes connection difficult. They talk about the roadblocks to unity such as self consciousness (self centeredness), scapegoating and fear. Doug laments about the ch...

In today’s episode we talk to Dr Rebecca Furlano, functional medicine practitioner. Dr Rebecca talks to us about the functional medicine perspective for treatment of anxiety and depression. We discuss the damaging stigma surrounding mental illness and feelings in general. There is a strong need for all of us to come into a deep understanding of our own weaknesses, woundedness and shame triggers in order to live authenticity and treat one another well. Dr Rebecca talks...

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Today’s episode was a long time coming! Sheila Doug and Fr Mitch start by completely dodging the question; “Where have you been for the last 6 months?” Life has been difficult for the whole world and we do not pretend to have all the answers, but we are willing to get together and talk about the questions. Over the last six months we’ve experienced spiritual dryness, sickness and the heartbreak of losing close loved ones. We’ve also started businesses and planned retreats. W...

Today’s episode is a talk from the last Day on the Way retreat. We explore the many things that obstruct the path of today’s saints causing us to get stuck in the 3 Cs of competition comparison and conformity. Getting stuck in these patterns of thought speech and action cause many of us to unwittingly spend our lives wasting time and energy without growing in wisdom and love. We find ourselves exhausted and feeling that we are not enough even though we are striving constantly. Hope you...

Doug is a 2x heavyweight mixed martial arts champ, K-1 vet, and S-1 vet and certified through Sakasem Kanthawong in Muay Thai. In today’s episode we had the extreme pleasure of speaking with his mentor Danny Hoskins. Danny is a black belt, teacher, or holder of knowledge in martial arts forms from all over the world including Ireland, Thailand, Russia, Italy, Scandinavia, Argentina, Brazil, The Philippines, and Native America. He spoke with us about the childhood trauma that event...

In this weeks episode we had the privilege of talking with Fr Mike Lydon about the healing power of art. We discussed the ways that our hearts are truly lifted up to God and our neighbors through art. We talked about the healing and restorative power of expressing ourselves through writing, and various other art forms. We enjoyed talking about a few of Fr Mike’s favorite poems pictures and many of his favorite classic rock artists. We discussed the power art ha...

In today's episode we talk to Lisa Eaton, clinical social worker for over 30 years. Lisa talks about the gift of therapy in the healing journey and the road blocks to healing. We discuss the lighter side of shadow work and the absolute normalcy of woundedness. We also talk about the differences between traditional talk therapy, healing work and the sacrament of confession. If you struggle with depression anxiety or addiction and are at all skeptical of therapy, ...