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Holistic wellness services for mind, body, and spirit, with Jed Shlackman, LMHC, M.S. Ed. Jed assists those looking to transform their lives and improve their health, using natural and holistic healing therapies. Jed is a certified hypnotherapist, Reiki master, and licensed mental health counselor. FL Lic. # MH 5806.

Achieve higher consciousness and at the same time clear your trauma and release addiction by addressing 12 attributes and eliminating your blocks to harmony with these mind/body/spirit. Learn your origin with regression and past life work under hypnosis.

    Welcome to Life Is Healing, where we specialize in naturopathy and allow the body to heal itself. “Holistic rather than conventional medicine will gradually become the mainstream health plan of choice in the 21st century” – Dr. Isom, N.D. Naturopathy is a field of alternative medicine that utilizes non-invasive natural therapies, without the use of surgery or drugs. Natural therapies  include the use of herbs, nutrition, therapeutic healing exercises, Naturopathy is a field of alternative medicine that utilizes non-invasive natural therapies, without the use of surgery or drugs, to facilitate optimal health or to overcome challenges that can lead to failing health. Natural therapies can include the use of herbs, nutrition, therapeutic healing exercises, vitamins, whole food supplements, body detox, weight management, energy healing methods, pain relief, and stress reduction. Treating the body as a whole, restoring homeostasis (metabolic balance), while addressing the cause and not just the symptoms, is the ultimate goal of holistic medicine. Naturopathy is a science and way of life which will help those who want to help themselves naturally, by being proactive rather than passively reactive to their healing process. Dr. Isom’s approach to healing and rejuvenation focuses upon the cultivation of vital […]

        Welcome to Life Is Healing, where we specialize in naturopathy and allow the body to heal itself. “Holistic rather than conventional medicine will gradually become the mainstream health plan of choice in the 21st century” – Dr. Isom, N.D. Naturopathy is a field of alternative medicine that utilizes non-invasive natural therapies, without the use of surgery or drugs. Natural therapies include the use of herbs, nutrition, therapeutic healing exercises. Naturopathy is a field of alternative medicine that utilizes non-invasive natural therapies, without the use of surgery or drugs, to facilitate optimal health or to overcome challenges that can lead to failing health. Natural therapies can include the use of herbs, nutrition, therapeutic healing exercises, vitamins, whole food supplements, body detox, weight management, energy healing methods, pain relief, and stress reduction. Treating the body as a whole, restoring homeostasis (metabolic balance), while addressing the cause and not just the symptoms, is the ultimate goal of holistic medicine. Naturopathy is a science and way of life which will help those who want to help themselves naturally, by being proactive rather than passively reactive to their healing process. Dr. Isom’s approach to healing and rejuvenation focuses upon the cultivation […]

Chaille DeFaria- Professional Behavioral Coach Are you or your child suffering from hair pulling, chronic skin picking, nail biting or any other BFRB, Body Focused Repetitive Behavior? Anxiety is an increasing epidemic in our culture leaving so many to suffer alone and in shame. BFRB’s can be even more challenging and frustrating if OCD, ADD or ADHD, Tourette’s, Body Dysmorphia or any other issues are in the mix. There is help. I work with adults, young adults and families in and outside of the United States via FaceTime and Skype. For more information about me please visit my website: chailledefaria.com. CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) ACC (Associate Certified Coach) CNTC (Certified NeuroScience Coach) Brené Brown (Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator -Candidate) TLC Board of Directors Member www.bfrb.org As a hair puller since the age of 15 and now in remission, I know the shame and suffering often attached to this disorder. As I have learned on my journey of trying everything from CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), HRT (Habit Reversal Training) and ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy), we can’t change a behavior unless we understand how it addresses our anxiety. Though Trichotillomania and Dermatillomania are complex and carry a genetic component, shifting our awareness and gaining […]

Feelings don’t come out of the blue, some are triggered by our thoughts, and many of the triggers are set into our neurology in childhood.  To change the triggers we start by getting the information so you know which part of the mind is triggering the reaction.  Once you know where the triggers are coming from you can choose tools to change the unwanted ones.   Four secrets to changing unwanted triggers: Secret 1: Know which part of the mind is triggering the emotion. The mind is made up of two different parts. 1. The conscious part: The images and thoughts you are aware of. 2. The unconscious part: The stored programs and repressed memories that are stored in the unconscious (subconscious) part of the mind. Secret 2: Use body sensations to find triggers. 1. Notice where you feel the emotion in your body. 2. The next time you feel sad, angry, worry, depressed or anxious: a. Close your eyes and take a deep breath and release.  Do this three times. b. Take a moment and scan your body – from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. c. As you scan your body simply notice where you feel tension, anger, […]

Kristina Cole, FDN-P is a certified holistic health coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner. Kristina specializes in uncovering the hidden stressors that create many of the chronic illnesses challenging people today. 

    How do I help you cultivate ‘direct knowing’?   I say in the welcome on my website: There are two aspects that define our experience. The first is Essence – aptitudes, talents, temperament, the intrinsic qualities that make up my uniqueness. This is the area of matters of the Soul, of the Who-I-Am, the ever-unfolding Self. Access to this information is direct, intuitive, felt. The second is Ego: those thoughts and skills that we learn in order to survive. Where matters of essence are part of the eternal, the skills of ego respect the time-space continuum. Where matters of Essence are intrinsic, the skills of ego must be practiced and developed.   We can process ego matters through usual conversation, usual thinking.   Matters of Essence? How do we tap into, cultivate our awareness of, and relationship to, the ‘intrinsic’?  This is the realm of non-ordinary states of consciousness.  The more common understanding of meditation is the sitting practice of stilling the mind, and this alone can open that access. However in psycho-spiritual work, and in the vast field of meditative and wisdom traditions, there are infinite ways to tap into that state of consciousness, e.g. guided meditations, […]

It can take a couple of tries to find the right connection with a therapist, but don’t be discouraged.  I specialize in working with adults who have been in therapy before and are ready to give it another try. I might be the right therapist for you… If you want to stop repeating the old patterns of the past. If you want to understand yourself and people in your life better. If you had a “good childhood” and still can’t figure out why you’re struggling as an adult. If you feel like you’re highly sensitive or “wired differently” than other people. If you’ve been in therapy before, without the lasting results you want. Why not reach out?  I would love to hear from you. I may be in your insurance network!  Please visit my website for more information about me and my practice.  

We receive a lot of messaging throughout our lives about who we “should” be or what is “wrong” with us. This messaging can creep into the stories we develop around who we are. These stories can place a lot of pressure to conform to ideas or expectations that do not feel true or attainable. Using perspectives and modalities in mindfulness, internal family systems, dialectical behavioral therapy, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral, narrative and complex trauma techniques, we can work on getting to a place that feels true to you.  A coworker said to me, “I like working with you because I don’t have to be worried about being myself or feel like I’m being judged.” In working with you, I hope you can feel the same level of comfort in being whoever you are. I encourage conversations about differences and identities that do not fit into dominant culture. Thank you for taking this step and allowing me to honor and support you on this journey. After more than a decade in the fashion industry, my experiences volunteering at The Zen Hospice Project prompted me to go back to school and complete my MSW at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. While […]