http://www.brugmansiacounseling.comenMental HealthCopyright Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCChttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ba05dcefdbedca13703c6ed8ef7946ea.jpghttp://www.brugmansiacounseling.comWed, 29 Oct 2025 11:02:17 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCceadams@brugmansiacounseling.comBrugmansias are flowers that bloom and only become most fragrant at night. The flower is also known as “Angels Trumpets”. Charla E. Adams, owner of Brugmansia Counseling Group PLLC chose Brugmansia’s name because she desires to help her clients...trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-26-the-art-of-receiving-letting-life-love-you-back--67851711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67851711Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:01:08 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode explores why receiving often feels harder than giving and how unworthiness, fear, or control can block our blessings. Learn how to open your heart, soften your body, and allow life’s love, support, and abundance to flow in freely.616falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-25-the-haunted-house--67854305https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67854305Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCStep inside The Haunted House, where we explore what it truly means to be haunted—by memories, grief, and unfinished stories. This episode unpacks how to face the shadows within and reclaim your inner home with courage and light.647falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-24-forbidden-pages-the-stories-we-re-afraid-to-write--68121138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68121138Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCForbidden Pages: The Stories We’re Afraid to Write explores the hidden chapters of our lives—the truths we silence, the emotions we bury, and the memories we avoid putting into words. In this episode, Charla E. Adams invites you to gently face the...587falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-23-burn-this-book-after-listening--68056335https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68056335Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode, “Burn This Book After Listening,” invites you into a sacred ritual of release—writing the words you’ve never dared to say and setting them free through fire. It’s about transmuting pain into power, truth into liberation, and letting the...556falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-22-the-three-things-you-re-scared-to-say--67953734https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67953734Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode uncovers the unspoken truths we hold inside—the pain we never name, the help we’re afraid to ask for, and the authentic self we hide from the world. Together, we’ll explore why these words feel so dangerous and how silence keeps them...607falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-21-lean-into-flow-trusting-life-after-control--67850830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67850830Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode explores the shift from gripping tightly to life through control to softening into trust and flow. Together, we’ll uncover how surrender can bring peace, alignment, and unexpected freedom when we release what we cannot hold.656falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-19-the-medicine-of-saying-no--67827128https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67827128Fri, 19 Sep 2025 23:16:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode reveals the healing power of saying NO, not as rejection. But as sacred protection. Discover how boundaries can become medicine for your body, mind, and soul.Creating space for what truly matters.716falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-20-aligned-yes-when-your-soul-and-boundaries-agree--67793727https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67793727Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:07:33 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode explores the difference between saying Yes out of obligation and saying Yes from deep alignment. Learn how to recognize the Yes that expands your soul, honors your boundaries, and leads you toward freedom.599falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-18-i-m-done--67604130https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67604130Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:00:09 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this soul-stirring episode titled "I'm Done," Charla E. Adams explores the sacred power of choosing yourself, drawing the line, and walking away from what no longer honors your spirit. It's a raw, healing conversation for anyone ready to end the...720falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-17-when-silence-breaks-finding-your-voice-after-hiding--67507739https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67507739Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode explores the journey of breaking silence and reclaiming the voice that’s been hidden by fear, shame, or survival. Together, we’ll practice gentle ways to speak truth, release old patterns, and rediscover the power of authentic expression.901falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unseen-weight-what-we-carry-but-rarely-speak--67427567https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67427567Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode explores the hidden burdens we silently carry—the griefs, roles, and unspoken struggles that weigh on our bodies and souls. Together, we’ll gently uncover, release, and even transform these unseen weights into seeds of healing and freedom.705falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-15-the-love-that-didn-t-happen-soul-ties-silence-and-sacred-goodbyes--67145312https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67145312Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:00:08 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this episode of The Brugmansia Podcast, we explore the tender terrain of soul connections that never fully bloomed—those loves that stirred something deep but never took root. Through reflection, release, and ritual, we honor the silent grief of...691falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-14-the-soft-life-is-sacred-healing-hustle-trauma-reclaiming-rest-as-resistance--67145195https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67145195Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this powerful solo episode, Charla E. Adams invites listeners to heal hustle trauma and embrace rest as a sacred, revolutionary act. Through truth-telling, nervous system wisdom, and soulful reflection, she guides you back to the softness your body...780falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-13-feeling-stuck-financially-when-the-money-doesn-t-match-the-effort--66751102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66751102Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode explores the deeper meaning behind feeling stuck, revealing it as a protective pause from the nervous system—not a personal failure. Charla guides listeners to see stuckness as a sacred space for grief, reflection, and rebirth, offering...557falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-12-and-then-it-was-too-late--66750171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66750171Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn “And Then It Was Too Late,” Charla E. Adams explores the ache of missed moments, unspoken truths, and delayed healing—reminding listeners that waiting often costs us pieces of ourselves.574falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-11-what-you-need-to-hear-the-raw-truth--66749071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66749071Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn “What You Need to Hear: The Raw Truth,” Charla E. Adams delivers a bold and compassionate message about the ways we hide behind fear, shrink to stay accepted, and betray ourselves for the comfort of others. This episode reminds listeners that true...562falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-10-ain-t-this-a-duck--66748552
In this soulful episode titled “Ain’t This a Duck,” Charla E. Adams uses a phrase from her husband’s grandmother to explore those shocking, disappointing moments in life that are really just patterns we’ve ignored for too long. Through truth-telling and gentle reflection, she invites listeners to stop making excuses, trust their inner knowing, and see these moments as divine disruptions.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66748552Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCC2-Sentence Summary: In this soulful episode titled “Ain’t This a Duck,” Charla E. Adams uses a phrase from her husband’s grandmother to explore those shocking, disappointing moments in life that are really just patterns we’ve ignored for too long....
In this soulful episode titled “Ain’t This a Duck,” Charla E. Adams uses a phrase from her husband’s grandmother to explore those shocking, disappointing moments in life that are really just patterns we’ve ignored for too long. Through truth-telling and gentle reflection, she invites listeners to stop making excuses, trust their inner knowing, and see these moments as divine disruptions.]]>621falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-9-he-drew-the-dream--66747550https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66747550Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this heartfelt episode, Charla Adams shares a powerful story about her son Connor, who visited a dream home and then confidently drew their family living in it—demonstrating the pure, fearless vision of a child.496falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-8-life-changing-truths-people-never-disclose--66261714https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66261714Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this raw and tender episode, Charla E. Adams gives voice to the quiet truths so many carry but really speak.545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-7-the-truth-about-parent-guilt-healing-the-weight-we-carry--66261240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66261240Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this deeply compassionate episode, Charla E. Adams unpacks the quiet, heavy ache of parent guilt - the kind that lingers beneath even the most loving intentions.548falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-6-when-forever-breaks-processing-hurt-deception-manipulation--66261042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66261042Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this soul-stirring episode, Charla E. Adams, holds space for the quiet devastation of betrayal - especially when it comes from someone you never thought would hurt you.578falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-5-five-hidden-blocks-to-abundance-that-you-didn-t-know-were-there--66260788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66260788Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this insightful episode, Charla E. Adams, explores 5 hidden ways we unknowingly block abundance - not through mindset alone, but through the body and nervous system.655falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-4-from-why-me-to-what-now--65955870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65955870Wed, 28 May 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThrough her deeply personal story, Charla shares how to transition from 'victimhood' to wisdom utilizing a transformative method.846falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-3-a-pot-of-gumbo--65818730https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65818730Wed, 21 May 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla takes you back to her New Orleans, Louisiana roots. Sharing how Gumbo has deep ties to healing.488falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-2-sorry-for-existing-the-guilt-of-being-first--65818702https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65818702Wed, 14 May 2025 11:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla uncovers the invisible weights we often don’t have words to describe.698falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-1-the-secret-to-solid-boundaries--65818688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65818688Wed, 07 May 2025 11:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this episode, Charla reveals the secret to building successful boundaries.453falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-1-finale-the-gift-of-the-birch-tree--63670211https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63670211Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla ends her first season by discussing the beautiful and symbolic topic shown to us through the Birch Tree.485falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/personal-psychodynamic-psychology--63670119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63670119Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCIn this episode, Charla guides listeners to a better understanding of Personal Psychodynamic Psychology.464falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tantra-improving-your-connection-between-you-and-your-partner--63669653https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63669653Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla explores the often misunderstood topic of Tantra and how it can improve the connection within your intimate relationships.789truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ego-versus-willingness--63669503https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63669503Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla explores the interplay between Ego and Willingness and how they impact our lives.478falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/embracing-change-getting-older-and-adjusting-to-new-limits--63669411https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63669411Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla discusses the life challenge and natural process of getting older, the lessons we can learn along the way, and how we can navigate this process with grace.560falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harnessing-your-supernatural-wellness-a-guide-for-an-in-home-sacred-spiritual-healing-garden--63668887https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63668887Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla introduces her new book and explores the transformative concept of creating your very own Sacred Spiritual Healing Garden in the comfort of your home.720falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hypnotherapy-psychodrama-and-breathwork--63377146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63377146Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode unravels what hypnotherapy, Psychdrama, and breathwork involves and how they can benefit your mental and emotional well-being. Special guests: Lisa Ruane and Zachariah Crooks.863falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/navigating-mental-health-challenges-with-our-youth--62353416https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62353416Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla introduces her book, " Beautifully Tye-ing the Pieces Together." Additionally, Charla and her son discuss tools and techniques that will successfully help youth with their mental health struggles.735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/embracing-the-new-year-while-staying-true-to-yourself--62264285https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62264285Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:01:07 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExploring how you can embrace the new year while staying true to your core identity.475falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-butterfly-effect--62264190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62264190Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCA discussion of how small changes can lead to significant transformations.545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beautiful-holistic-gifts--62264067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62264067Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExploring Gifts you can give to others or to treat yourself in order to promote mental wellness.607falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healing-from-maternal-relationships-finding-balance-and-growth--63223107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63223107Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode will explore healing from maternal relationships while also exploring insights and strategies for finding balance and growth.723falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bodywork--62819167https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62819167Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCDiscussion on how bodywork can benefit your physical and emotional health835falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maintaining-martial-bliss-even-when-faced-with-difficulties-4-of-4--61263356https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61263356Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla Adams and her guest, Terrance Adams, continue their discussion on successful strategies that can be used to sustain and strengthen intimate relationships.868falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maintaining-martial-bliss-even-when-faced-with-difficulties-3-of-4--61262429https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61262429Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla Adams and her guest, Terrance Adams, continue their discussion on successful strategies that can be used to sustain and strengthen intimate relationships.880falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maintaining-martial-bliss-even-when-faced-with-difficulties-2-of-4--61258316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61258316Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:01:06 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla Adams and her guest, Terrance Adams, continue their discussion on successful strategies that can be used to sustain and strengthen intimate relationships.899falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maintaining-martial-bliss-even-when-faced-with-difficulties-1-of-4--61258287https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61258287Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCCharla Adams and her guest, Terrance Adams, discuss successful strategies that can be used to sustain and strengthen your intimate relationship.881falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-much-stronger-than-a-spell--62352545https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62352545Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCDiscussion on how a spell is not needed in order to create change in your life. There are tools and practices that can be much stronger than a spell.483falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healing-from-paternal-relationships--62352790https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62352790Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode will provide valuable insights and strategies for finding balance and growth when healing from paternal relationships.692falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gaslighting--61391352https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61391352Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExploring the meaning of gaslighting and discussing who typically engages in this harmful behavior.639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/avoiding-doing-the-work--61187107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61187107Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:01:02 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExplore why we avoid tasks and how to overcome this behavior.725falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sadness-and-depression--61200160https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61200160Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExploring the difference between sadness and depression. Additionally, how to navigate the healing process if you're dealing with depression.675falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vulnerability-and-shadow-work--61170767https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61170767Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode will offer insights into how vulnerability and shadow work can lead to profound change in your life800falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-to-do-when-you-feel-someone-has-wronged-you--61139164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61139164Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExploring practical steps for handling situations with grace and resilience when you feel you were wronged.612falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emdr-versus-eft--61138789https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61138789Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:01:02 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCExploring how each technique works, their benefits, and how they differ.901falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-barriers-to-abundant-blessings--61138229https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61138229Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCHow to transform barriers into abundant blessings774falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feeling-unsupported-lack-of-friends--61138208https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61138208Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:01:01 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCDiscussion on how to cope with feelings of being unsupported and struggling with a lack of friends715falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-podcast-stress-management--61102821https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61102821Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:59:46 +0000Charla Adams, J.D., LPC, NCCThis episode will introduce the podcast and discuss strategies for managing stress.638falsefull