Willow Healing Matters Podcast

What happens when the life you planned disappears overnight?
At just 19 years old, Laura Bratton lost her sight after a rare eye disease gradually stole her vision. In this inspiring conversation with Catherine Crestani, Laura shares how she navigated grief, fear, identity loss, and uncertainty to build a life filled with courage, purpose, faith, and resilience.
Together they explore what it truly means to face life’s unexpected challenges, embrace change, and discover that our greatest obstacles can become the foundation of our greatest strength.
Whether you’re navigating loss, major life transitions, chronic illness, disability, or simply searching for hope during difficult seasons, this episode will remind you that courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s choosing to move forward anyway.
In this episode we discuss:
• Laura’s journey from sighted to blind• Coping with grief after life-changing loss• Finding courage during uncertainty• Rebuilding identity after trauma• Faith, resilience and personal growth• Living with gratitude despite adversity• Overcoming fear of the unknown• Purpose beyond disability• How challenges shape who we become• Hope for anyone facing life’s unexpected changes
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Introduction02:18 Laura’s diagnosis and losing her sight09:41 Processing grief and identity loss18:05 Learning to live independently27:36 Choosing courage over fear36:22 Faith through life’s hardest moments45:14 Gratitude and resilience53:08 Advice for anyone facing adversity59:42 Final reflections
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🎙️ About Laura Bratton
Laura Bratton is an international speaker, author of Harnessing Courage, and founder of Ubi Global. After losing her eyesight as a young adult, Laura transformed her experience into a powerful message of hope, resilience, gratitude, and courageous leadership. Today she empowers people around the world to overcome life’s greatest challenges with grit and grace.
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🌿 Connect with Catherine Crestani
Catherine Crestani is the host of Willow Healing Matters, an Inner Authority Guide, spiritual teacher, and founder of Willow Healing. Through grounded conversations and practical wisdom, she helps people reconnect with their inner authority, expand consciousness, and navigate life’s deepest transformations.
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Parasite cleansing is one of the most talked-about topics in natural health—but what does the evidence say, and why are so many people exploring it?
In this episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani sits down with Kim Rogers, founder of RogersHood Apothecary and creator of the viral ParaFy Parasite Cleanse, to discuss her personal journey through decades of chronic illness, Lyme disease, mold exposure, endometriosis, and feeling medically abandoned.
Kim shares how those experiences led her to become a passionate advocate for health sovereignty, encouraging people to ask questions, educate themselves, and take an active role in their wellbeing alongside qualified healthcare professionals.
Together, Catherine and Kim explore parasite cleansing, environmental toxins, chronic illness, mold toxicity, Lyme disease, gut health, detoxification, patient advocacy, and what it means to reclaim your own inner authority when navigating your health journey.
Please note: This conversation shares personal experiences and opinions and is intended for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional regarding your individual health needs.
🌿 In This Episode
00:00 Introduction01:42 Meet Kim Rogers06:35 Kim’s chronic illness journey13:10 Parasites and hidden health challenges22:45 Mold, Lyme disease & environmental toxins33:30 Why health sovereignty matters42:15 Becoming your own patient advocate51:40 Parasite cleansing explained1:02:10 Catherine’s reflections on inner authority1:08:45 Final thoughts
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Is Your Drinking Water Making You Sick? The Truth About Clean Water, Trauma & Healing | Heather Ann Ferri
Could the water you drink every day be affecting your health, nervous system, brain function, and emotional wellbeing?
In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani sits down with Heather Ann Ferri—Water Oracle, prophetic healer, transformational speaker, and Sacred Water Messenger—to explore why clean water is one of the most overlooked foundations of healing.
Together they discuss the connection between water quality, trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, environmental toxins, ancestral wisdom, consciousness, and holistic health.
Whether you’re interested in wellness, spirituality, clean living, or simply want to understand what’s really in your drinking water, this conversation will leave you questioning what you’ve always assumed about one of life’s most essential resources.
✨ In this episode you’ll discover:
💧 Why the quality of your drinking water matters more than you think
💧 The hidden impact of chlorine, fluoride, plastics and environmental contaminants
💧 How water affects the nervous system, brain health and emotional wellbeing
💧 The relationship between trauma healing and physical health
💧 Water consciousness, intention and the energetic properties of water
💧 Why investing in your health today may save years of illness tomorrow
💧 Practical first steps to improve your water quality
💧 How clean water supports your body, mind and spiritual connection
If you’ve ever wondered whether clean water could become one of the most important health choices you make, this episode is for you.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:39 – Meet Heather Ann Ferri
01:27 – How Heather discovered her calling through water
04:59 – What makes water different?
08:09 – What’s really in our tap water?
11:16 – Water memory and energetic healing
12:07 – Can better water improve health?
15:56 – PTSD, brain health and healing through water
18:05 – Water filtration myths explained
20:42 – Small changes anyone can make today
22:29 – Plastic bottles and hidden health risks
24:07 – Healing waters and forgotten history
28:03 – Can intention change water?
31:18 – Where spirituality and science meet
32:31 – Heather’s vision for the future of clean water
32:40 – Free resources, breathwork and Water Matters eBook
34:56 – Final reflections
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Explore Heather’s free breathwork courses, nervous system healing resources and Animal Wisdom Storytelling series.
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What if the life you’re longing for isn’t waiting somewhere “out there”—but is already trying to reach you through your intuition?
In this powerful episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is joined by Christine J. Gold, empath empowerment speaker, mentor, author, and creator of The Clarity Code™, for a deeply honest conversation about spiritual awakening, self-trust, healing, boundaries, and breaking free from the patterns that keep us stuck.
Together they explore why so many empaths struggle with people-pleasing and self-sabotage, how nervous system regulation changes everything, and why your intuition is one of the greatest gifts you can learn to trust.
Whether you’re navigating a spiritual awakening, recovering from burnout, healing childhood patterns, or simply searching for greater clarity and purpose, this conversation offers grounded wisdom and practical insights to help you reconnect with your own inner authority.
In this episode you’ll discover:
✔️ How to trust your intuition with confidence✔️ Why self-sabotage keeps repeating (and how to stop it)✔️ Healing after burnout and toxic workplaces✔️ The connection between your nervous system and intuition✔️ Why empaths struggle with boundaries and people-pleasing✔️ Spiritual awakening after life’s biggest challenges✔️ The importance of healthy relationships and energetic boundaries✔️ Why healing is a lifelong journey—not a destination✔️ How to reconnect with your authentic self and purpose
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction01:01 Meet Christine J. Gold01:50 From corporate burnout to spiritual awakening05:00 Why so many people awakened after 202006:00 Nervous system regulation and trusting your body08:45 Why your intuition already knows the answer10:10 Christine’s book Intuition Saved My Life12:20 Why science is finally catching up to spirituality14:20 Spiritual bypassing and authentic healing17:20 Healthy boundaries for empaths19:00 People pleasing and reclaiming your power22:00 Family dynamics and energetic boundaries25:00 Recognising energetic vampires27:30 Escaping the hamster wheel of life28:20 Healing, forgiveness and your soul’s purpose30:45 Final message: Don’t die with your music still inside you
About Christine J. Gold
Christine Gold is an Empath Empowerment Speaker, mentor, and creator of The Clarity Code™, where she helps empaths and purpose-driven leaders break free from self-sabotage and step into clarity, confidence, and soul-aligned leadership.
She is the host of the Heart Led Soul Fed Podcast, author of Intuition Saved My Life, and creator of The Empath’s Journey Oracle Deck. Christine blends trauma-informed practices, intuitive guidance, and her own lived experience of transformation to inspire audiences around the world.
Connect with Christine
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Host of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is an Inner Authority Guide, spiritual teacher, author, and founder of Willow Healing Matters.
Through her work, Catherine helps people reconnect with their inner authority, expand consciousness, trust their intuition, and navigate spiritual awakening with grounded wisdom.
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Can someone with dyslexia go from a first-grade reading level to transforming the way reading is taught?
In this fascinating episode of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani sits down with Russell Van Brocklen, New York State Senate-funded dyslexia researcher and founder of DyslexiaClasses.com, to explore an evidence-based approach that is challenging traditional methods of teaching dyslexia, reading, writing, and literacy.
Russell shares his extraordinary personal journey—from being evaluated at a first-grade reading and writing level while attending college to developing a word-analysis-first instructional method inspired by Yale neuroimaging research by Dr. Sally Shaywitz. Together, Catherine and Russell discuss why motivation matters, how special interests can unlock learning, why many students struggle within traditional education systems, and what parents and educators can do differently to support neurodivergent learners.
Whether you’re a parent of a struggling reader, a teacher, homeschool educator, speech pathologist, psychologist, or simply curious about dyslexia and learning differences, this episode offers practical insights that challenge conventional thinking.
In this episode you’ll discover:
✔ Russell’s remarkable dyslexia journey✔ Why traditional reading instruction doesn’t work for everyone✔ How motivation transforms learning outcomes✔ Teaching from the specific to the general✔ The importance of a child’s interests and strengths✔ Supporting students with dyslexia, ADHD and neurodiversity✔ How writing can strengthen reading development✔ Executive functioning and learning✔ The future of education in an AI world✔ Why curiosity may be the greatest learning tool of all
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction00:40 Meet Russell Van Brocklen02:15 From first-grade reading level to researcher05:00 Why motivation changes everything08:00 Teaching dyslexic brains differently11:00 The Mary Poppins learning exercise17:00 Building vocabulary through writing19:30 Typing vs handwriting for dyslexia23:30 Supporting struggling readers25:30 Finding a child’s motivation28:00 Can this method help every learner?30:30 Rethinking education and neurodiversity32:20 Preparing students for the AI future33:20 If Russell could change education…33:45 Where to learn more
🌿 Connect with Russell Van Brocklen
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Russell Van Brocklen is a New York State Senate-funded dyslexia researcher and founder of DyslexiaClasses.com. Evaluated at a first-grade reading and writing level in college, he developed a word-analysis-first instructional method grounded in Yale neuroimaging research by Dr. Sally Shaywitz. His work has helped highly motivated students make remarkable gains in reading and writing, and he is the co-author of If You Write, You Will Read. Through his courses and interviews, Russell shares practical, evidence-based strategies that parents and educators can apply immediately.
🌿 Connect with Catherine Crestani
Host of Willow Healing Matters, Catherine Crestani is an Inner Authority Guide, spiritual teacher, author, and founder of Willow Healing Matters. Through her work, Catherine helps people reconnect with their inner authority, expand consciousness, and navigate spiritual awakening with grounded wisdom.
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