2 MAY 2024 · In this episode, Kat explores the dark and light sides of every human, more commonly known as ego and intuition. She defines the ego and intuition in practical terms and discusses how we experience each in everyday life. Kat talks about the dangers of overidentifying with the ego OR the intuition, and explains why heart/brain coherence is so powerful.

18 APR 2024 · In this episode, Kat will talk about the problems with labeling people "crazy" and why she no longer views that word in a negative light. She will reveal the surprisingly high cost of living an inauthentic life: dis-ease. Kat will also share "Ten Things Your Mental Health Professional or Religious Leader Won't Tell You That Might Save Your Life."

11 APR 2024 · Kat will talk about the many reasons traditional mental health treatments such as talk therapy and pharmaceuticals are inadequate to address complex PTSD. She will discuss why negative experiences with practitioners in multiple different treatment settings were so detrimental to her recovery. Kat will introduce an alternative view of mental illness widely accepted by African cultures: that those suffering are "healers trying to emerge."

28 MAR 2024 · Kat talks about all of the misdiagnoses she received as her mental health worsened to the point of crisis and why the diagnosis of Complex PTSD was shocking–and life saving. She explores the differences between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the lesser known and understood Complex PTSD. Kat explains the landmark Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and its surprising conclusions that trauma is a public health crisis.

21 MAR 2024 · Kat shares how technical errors and perceived flaws and mistakes in the first two episodes are helping to remind her of a very important lesson: that perfection is a myth—and a trauma response. She will discuss how her beliefs around perfectionism were formed in childhood, and the harmful impact it had on her adult life and mental health. Kat will talk about how releasing the need to be perfect has allowed her to be real.

14 MAR 2024 · Join Kat and her guest, Lisa Jean-Francois, as they discuss the enormous challenges that parenting presents when your own childhood was traumatic. Kat and Lisa will also talk about autism, BPD and other forms of neurodiversity from their own personal experiences. Lastly, Kat and Lisa will teach the main tenets of conscious parenting, and address the most common pushback Lisa receives as a Black conscious parenting expert and social media influencer.

7 MAR 2024 · Kat opens up about her personal battle with severe mental health issues and suicidal ideation and explains why she left a career in physical therapy to focus on complex trauma and suicide prevention. She exposes the troubling truth about the steady rise of suicide and "deaths of despair" in the United States, and offers insight into why this problem continues to worsen as well as practical steps we can take to combat it. Website: https://katschwarz.com Instagram:@compassionatehealingservices Email: kat@chsyoga.com