Willow Healing Matters Podcast

She was a logical engineer who didn’t believe in anything spiritual…Until heartbreak pushed her to the edge—and something answered back.
In this episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani sits down with Gail Behrend—author, speaker, and energy healer—to explore the moment that shattered her reality and opened her to a profound spiritual awakening.
After discovering her partner’s betrayal, Gail spiralled into despair—until she experienced a powerful encounter with what she describes as unconditional, intelligent love that changed everything.
What followed was a complete transformation—from skeptic to seeker, engineer to energy healer—and a 30+ year journey helping others understand one powerful truth:
👉 Energy is real—and learning to work with it can change your life.
In this episode, we explore:✨ What a spiritual awakening really feels like (beyond the surface)✨ How trauma can open the door to deeper consciousness✨ The truth about energy, emotions, and personal power✨ Parallel lives, soul memories & multidimensional awareness✨ Why emotional triggers are guidance—not something to suppress✨ How to shift out of victimhood and take ownership of your energy
Gail is the co-author of Energy Is Real! A Practical Guide for Managing Personal Energy in Daily Life, a grounded and practical guide to understanding your energy and creating real change.
This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt like there’s more to life than what you can see—or you’re ready to start working with your energy in a real, practical way.
CONNECT WITH GAIL🔗
https://energyisreal.com
CONNECT WITH CATHERINE CRESTANI🎙 Podcast: Willow Healing Matters📩 Substack / Articles: willowhealing.substack.com📸 Instagram: instagram.com/willowhealingsh🌐 Website / Offers: willowhealing.org 📚 My novel My Virtual Obsession available now on Amazon https://amzn.asia/d/05TUizuY Get your Creation Cacao here - https://creationcacao.com.au/collections/powerful-ceremonial-cacao-at-a-reasonable-price?sca_ref=8943091.vyvJxtUKl7h
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction01:40 The heartbreak that triggered awakening07:49 The moment everything changed10:25 Multidimensional consciousness & parallel lives18:53 Soul memories & déjà vu21:23 Healing emotional wounds26:22 Leaving engineering for a spiritual path31:23 Soul lessons, trauma & compassion36:24 Practical energy tools40:09 Emotional triggers as guidance42:37 Ending victimhood43:49 Where to find Gail
#SpiritualAwakening #EnergyIsReal #EnergyHealing #SpiritualJourney #AwakeningStory #Consciousness #Multidimensional #ParallelLives #SoulAwakening #PastLifeHealing #EmotionalHealing #TraumaHealing #SelfHealing #PersonalTransformation #EnergyWork #Metaphysics #SpiritualPodcast #WillowHealingMatters #GailBehrend #CatherineCrestani


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What if everything you’ve been taught about your limits… isn’t true?
In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters, host Catherine Crestani is joined by intuitive healer and quantum consciousness facilitator Sallyann Joy for a deeply expansive conversation on healing, awakening, and remembering who you truly are.
Together, we explore quantum consciousness, energy healing, heart-led living, and the profound truth that you are far more powerful than you’ve ever been told.
If you’ve been feeling the call to awaken, step into your purpose, or reconnect with your inner wisdom—this conversation is for you.
✨ In this episode, we explore:
* Quantum consciousness and how it works
* Healing with light and energy
* Spiritual awakening and “remembering” your true self
* Empowerment beyond trauma, conditioning, and limitation
* Tools for empaths and sensitive souls
* Heart coherence and living from love
* The ripple effect of your energy in the world
🌿 About Sallyann JoySallyann Joy supports empaths, sensitive souls, and seekers to return to the truth of who they really are—beyond fear, conditioning, and limitation.
Her work is intuitive, energetic, and heart-led, combining her experience as a:
* Quantum & Universal Consciousness Facilitator
* Qualified Counsellor
* Reiki Master
* Meditation Teacher
* Energy Healing Practitioner
She also offers 1:1 healing journeys and Circles of Light—free, heart-led gatherings to connect, meditate, and expand consciousness.
🔗 Connect with Sallyann Joy:Website:
https://www.sallyannjoy.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044954834177Instagram: Elevating Consciousness
📖 Book: RISE – A Journey of Love and Healing
💫 FREE OFFERING – Circles of LightJoin Sallyann’s free fortnightly gatherings to connect heart-to-heart, expand your energy, and remember your true essence. All are welcome. Register to join here - https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LYMMpRp0QBa-4YPRZnltPg
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#SpiritualAwakening #QuantumHealing #Consciousness #EnergyHealing #Empath #SelfHealing #SpiritualGrowth #LightWorker #Awaken #InnerPower #HealingJourney #WillowHealing #Podcast
🌿 Connect with Catherine Crestani:Host of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is an inner authority guide, spiritual teacher, and founder of Willow Healing Matters. Through her work, Catherine supports people in reconnecting with their inner authority, expanding consciousness, and navigating spiritual awakening with grounded wisdom.
Follow Catherine here:
Website: https://willowhealing.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/willowhealingsh
YouTube: https://youtube.com/willowhealingsh
Substack: https://willowhealing.substack.com📖 Book: https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/my-virtual-obsession-catherine-crestani#review
🌿 Support Your Energy & Go Deeper with Willow Healing Matters
Thank you so much for listening to our podcast 💛
☕ Ceremonial cacao Catherine personally uses
Perfect for meditation, ritual, grounding, and heart-led practices discussed in this episode
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📖 My Book Obsession — Catherine Crestani’s virtual book club & reader space mybookobsession.substack.com


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What if the life you desire isn’t something you chase—but something you become?
In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters, host Catherine Crestani is joined by spiritual author, oracle, and empowerment coach Karina La Puma to explore the path of embodied radiance, manifestation, and awakening your true self.
Together, they dive into the Goddess–Warrior–Hero journey, revealing how to move from resistance and disconnection into alignment, intuition, and magnetic creation.
🔮 In this episode, you’ll discover:
* The truth about manifestation (and what most people get wrong)
* What it means to embody your Radiant Self
* The balance of divine feminine & masculine energy
* How the Law of Sufficiency unlocks abundance
* Practical steps from the Toolkit for Awakening
* How to trust your intuition (with a live tarot reading!)
* The hidden patterns blocking your growth—and how to shift them
This conversation is a deep invitation to reconnect with your soul, release limitation, and step fully into your power.
✨ You are not here to chase your life… you are here to become it.
🌿 Connect with Karina La Puma:Website:
https://klapuma.com
Soul Source:
https://soul-source.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/karina_la_pumaFacebook: https://facebook.com/AuthorKarinaLaPuma
🎁 Karina’s FREE Gift: 10 Transformative Steps to Create Fulfilment & Flow (available via her website)
💫 About Willow Healing Matters:A podcast exploring spirituality, healing, consciousness, and personal transformation—bringing you conversations that awaken, empower, and reconnect you to your inner authority.
📌 Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:20 What is the SoulSource Radiance System?05:00 The Goddess–Warrior–Hero Path10:00 Manifestation & Magnetic Creation16:00 The Law of Sufficiency Explained22:00 Intuition, Tarot & Inner Guidance30:00 Live Tarot Reading33:00 Final Message & Transformation
👍 If this resonated, please like, subscribe & share—it helps these messages reach those who need them most.
#SpiritualAwakening #Manifestation #TarotReading #SelfLoveJourney #PersonalTransformation #SpiritualGrowth #LawOfAttraction #Intuition #Empowerment #HealingJourney
Connect with Catherine Crestani
Host of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is an inner authority guide, spiritual teacher, and founder of Willow Healing Matters. Through her work, Catherine supports people in reconnecting with their inner authority, expanding consciousness, and navigating spiritual awakening with grounded wisdom.
Follow Catherine here:
Website: https://willowhealing.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/willowhealingsh
YouTube: https://youtube.com/willowhealingsh
Substack: https://willowhealing.substack.com
🌿 Support Your Energy & Go Deeper with Willow Healing Matters
Thank you so much for listening to our podcast 💛
☕ Ceremonial cacao Catherine personally uses
Perfect for meditation, ritual, grounding, and heart-led practices discussed in this episode
👉 Get here https://creationcacao.com.au/collections/powerful-ceremonial-cacao-at-a-reasonable-price?sca_ref=8943091.vyvJxtUKl7hPurchase My Virtual Obsession here https://amzn.asia/d/03U1DRlt or go deeper into the story on mybookobsession.substack.com


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What if your emotions, health, and life path could be understood through colour?
In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani sits down with Omanisa Ross, a Naturopath and Aura Therapist with over 30 years of experience helping people reconnect with their energy, emotions, and inner power.
Based in Darwin, Australia, Omanisa has the rare ability to recognise over 100 different aura colours (mind-body states)—using this insight to guide clients toward healing, clarity, and emotional self-regulation.
✨ In this episode, you’ll discover:
* What an aura really is (and how it affects your life)
* How aura colours reflect your emotional and physical state
* The connection between energy, nature, and healing
* How to regulate your emotions through somatic awareness
* Why combining naturopathy + energy work creates deeper transformation
* How to reconnect with your inner self and reclaim your personal power
Omanisa shares how her journey began in her teens, evolving through Reiki, healing work, and decades of practice into a unique system that blends colour therapy, plant medicine, and emotional intelligence.
Her work helps clients feel:💫 Lighter and brighter💫 Calmer and more grounded💫 Emotionally aware and empowered
🌿 Connect with Omanisa Ross
🌐 Website: https://omanisa.com/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/16pSKZcyGS/?mibextid=wwXIfr📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omanisa?igsh=MTMzYTN0dGs4bm5mNg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
📢 Call to Action
If this episode resonated with you, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with someone ready to reconnect with their inner authority 🌿
🌿 Support Your Energy & Go Deeper with Willow Healing Matters
Thank you so much for listening to our podcast 💛
☕ Ceremonial cacao Catherine personally uses
Perfect for meditation, ritual, grounding, and heart-led practices discussed in this episode
👉 Get here https://creationcacao.com.au/collections/powerful-ceremonial-cacao-at-a-reasonable-price?sca_ref=8943091.vyvJxtUKl7h📘 My Virtual Obsession - available on e-book platforms, Amazon and our website https://willowhealing.org/my-virtual-obsession
Connect with Catherine Crestani
Host of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is an inner authority guide, spiritual teacher, and founder of Willow Healing Matters. Through her work, Catherine supports people in reconnecting with their inner authority, expanding consciousness, and navigating spiritual awakening with grounded wisdom.
Follow Catherine here:
Website: https://willowhealing.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/willowhealingsh
YouTube: https://youtube.com/willowhealingsh
Substack: https://willowhealing.substack.com
#aura #aurareading #auracolors #energyhealing #energywork #spiritualawakening #chakras #chakrahealing #intuitivehealing #spiritualgrowth #willowhealingmatters #podcastlife #spiritualpodcast #healingpodcast #catherinecrestani #omanisaross


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What if binge eating isn’t a lack of willpower—but a pattern your brain has learned?
In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters, Amber Abila shares how she overcame binge eating, food obsession, and years of struggling with food by rewiring her brain through habit psychology.
We dive into:✨ Why dieting and restriction actually trigger binge eating✨ What “food noise” really is and how to quiet it✨ How modern processed foods hijack your brain and cravings✨ The habit loop behind overeating (and how to break it)✨ Practical tools to stop a binge in the moment✨ How to feel normal and in control around food again
Amber also shares her personal journey from calorie tracking and bulimia to becoming a confident eater—and how you can do the same.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles of overeating, guilt, or “starting again tomorrow,” this episode will help you understand that nothing is broken—and change is absolutely possible.
Connect with Amber Abila
Website: https://theconfidenteater.org/
🎁Free gift! Get instant access to Amber’s guided audio to “Stop a Binge Before it Starts” ⁠HERE⁠! https://www.theconfidenteater.org/urge 💚Podcast: https://www.theconfidenteater.org/podcast 💚Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconfidenteater_/ 💚Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@amberabila 💚Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amber.abila.77/ 💚Free Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/532434625387487/?mibextid=c7yyfP
#BingeEatingRecovery#FoodNoise#StopOvereating#IntuitiveEating#HealingWithFood
🌿 About Willow Healing Matters
Hosted by Catherine Crestani, this podcast explores healing, inner authority, and reclaiming your power across mind, body, and soul.
📣 Call to Action
If this episode resonated, make sure to like, subscribe, and share with someone who needs this reminder—you are not alone, and you can change.
🌿 Support Your Energy & Go Deeper with Willow Healing Matters
Thank you so much for listening to our podcast 💛
☕ Ceremonial cacao Catherine personally uses
Perfect for meditation, ritual, grounding, and heart-led practices discussed in this episode
👉 Get here https://creationcacao.com.au/collections/powerful-ceremonial-cacao-at-a-reasonable-price?sca_ref=8943091.vyvJxtUKl7h
📖 My Book Obsession — Catherine Crestani’s virtual book club & reader space
A slow, reflective way of engaging with stories, intimacy, and consciousness
It is home to Catherine’s novel My Virtual Obsession—
a psychological exploration of intimacy, loneliness, desire, and the blurred edges between technology and connection.
✨ The full book is now available, with ongoing reflections and reader discussions inside My Book Obsession
🔗 Start here: https://mybookobsession.substack.com
🛍️ Books, e-books, courses & offerings:
👉 https://www.willowhealing.org
Substack: https://willowhealing.substack.com
Instagram: @willowhealingsh
📧 Contact us: hello@willowhealing.org


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