Health, Wellness & Parenting in a Neurodiverse World with Deb Mackay

Show Notes

Title: Deb Mackay and Melissa Hiemann discuss the various aspects of health, wellness, and parenting, particularly in relation to neurodiversity.

Summary

Deb's journey to healing and supporting others

Deb shares how her experience with her three children diagnosed on the autism spectrum led her to explore alternative healing modalities beyond traditional therapies. She discovered the importance of addressing the nervous system and taking a whole-body approach to wellness. This journey ultimately transformed Deb's own life and inspired her to help others, particularly women and parents, through her work in root cause therapy, somatic processing, and nutrition.

The limitations of diagnostic labels and the need for holistic care

Deb discusses her concerns about the overuse of diagnostic labels, particularly for neurodevelopmental conditions like autism. She believes that many children are misunderstood and mislabeled due to a lack of understanding about the role of the nervous system, environment, trauma, and other underlying factors. Deb advocates for a more comprehensive, integrative approach that looks at the whole person rather than just treating symptoms.

Incorporating scent, spirituality, and somatic practices

Deb explains how she integrates the use of scent, her Christian faith, and somatic practices in her work. She discusses the powerful way that scent can bypass the conscious mind and access the subconscious, helping to create "glimmers" of safety and comfort. Deb also shares how her spiritual beliefs have deepened through her healing journey and how she helps Christian women address limiting beliefs through practices like breath work, prayer, and tapping.

Generational healing and breaking cycles

Deb emphasises the importance of doing inner work to break generational patterns and cycles, both for herself and for the children and families she supports. She shares how her own healing journey has allowed her to respond to her children and parenting situations with more compassion, presence, and flexibility, modelling the change she wants to see.

Upcoming programs and resources

Deb provides an overview of the various programs and resources available through her Soul Roots Therapy practice, including self-paced and live courses, as well as specialised offerings for Christian women and parents of neurodiverse children. She encourages listeners to explore the options that best suit their needs.

Recap and closing thoughts

Deb and Melissa conclude the conversation by emphasizing the importance of allowing the healing process to unfold naturally, without forcing it. Deb encourages listeners to focus on building the foundational skills and capacity to sit with themselves, as the rewards and transformations that follow can be profound and lasting.

Bio

Deb Mackay is the founder of Soulroots Therapy, where she helps women worldwide reconnect with themselves and heal on every level body, mind, and spirit grounded in her Christian faith. As a Root-Cause Therapy Practitioner, Somatic Embodied-Processing Facilitator, Natural Perfumer, and Psychiatric Nutrition Coach, Deb takes a whole-body approach that embraces the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit.

She blends the power of scent with somatic practices, frequency medicine, and nutritional support to help break generational cycles, release limiting beliefs, and build lasting emotional and spiritual resilience rooted in Christ.

You can connect with Deb here;

Website - https://www.soulrootstherapy.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soulrootstherapy

Courses mentioned - Renew your mind https://www.soulrootstherapy.com/renewingyourmind, Scent somatics, https://www.soulrootstherapy.com/scents-somatics

Embodied Processing - https://www.thecentreforhealing.com/embodied-processing

Root-Cause Therapy - https://www.thecentreforhealing.com/root-cause-therapy-certification-1