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Worrier to Warrior - Podcast

Worrier to Warrior

Lisa Dumas is a somatic therapist passionate about educating adults and teens about calming anxiety and compassionately attending to mental health challenges in self and community. Join her each week as she shares stories, skills and conversations to help you soothe an anxious mind and body and remember you’re stronger than you think you are.

Personal Growth Anxiety Self-Improvement Mental Health Inspiration Motherhood Spirituality Meditation Health & Fitness Education
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
50 minutes
Episodes
77
Years Active
2019 - 2022
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Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself

Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself

Long-time nurse, business owner and yoga/Ayurveda educator Aimee Pruitt is back on the pod sharing how to create boundaries and burnout resistance when caring for others as a career or as a parent or…

00:40:57  |   Thu 25 Aug 2022
Loving an Anxious Human with Cliff Dumas

Loving an Anxious Human with Cliff Dumas

Who better to speak about what it’s like to love someone who has struggled with their mental health than Lisa’s long-time partner, Cliff Dumas. Listen to hear how Cliff discovered the truth of Lisa’s…

00:46:03  |   Fri 19 Aug 2022
The Helpers Need Help with Aimee Pruitt

The Helpers Need Help with Aimee Pruitt

After personally encountering nurses sharing stories of their degraded mental health due to the staggering pressure they’ve experienced throughout the last 2.5 years, Lisa talks to her former co-host…

00:52:32  |   Fri 20 May 2022
Don’t Sweep It Under the Rug

Don’t Sweep It Under the Rug

Yessica Avencena is a psychotherapist and the founder and CEO of Aspire Behavioural Health clinics and MindfulYou healing centers in California’s Central Valley. Yessica and Lisa discuss the mental h…

00:55:21  |   Fri 13 May 2022
Holding Yourself and Others Through Worry and Anxiety

Holding Yourself and Others Through Worry and Anxiety

This week Lisa shares tools for feeling grounded and how important it is to ground ourselves while supporting others. She offers more information about holding space for loved ones struggling with an…

00:37:07  |   Thu 07 Oct 2021
Protecting and Sustaining Energy

Protecting and Sustaining Energy

For us “worriers”, a lot of energy can be directed toward navigating our anxious inner dialogues and attempting to protect ourselves from the uncomfortable symptoms of anxiety. Cultivating a more pea…

00:27:14  |   Thu 30 Sep 2021
Nature Therapy

Nature Therapy

Lisa has been treating herself as she would a yoga therapy client by prescribing herself some tools to support bouts of lower mood and exhaustion related to big life transitions. Time in nature is a …

00:31:17  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
Acceptance and Letting Go

Acceptance and Letting Go

Lisa is in her third week living in an empty nest and shares how she and her husband are working with acceptance to find peace as parents. She offers some inspirations on the art of letting go and di…

00:38:30  |   Thu 16 Sep 2021
Flowing with Change and Emotion

Flowing with Change and Emotion

This week Lisa shares about the reality of saying goodbye to her daughter as she launches to college in Scotland and how to relate with more than one emotion at a time. She offers some inspiration an…

00:35:36  |   Thu 09 Sep 2021
Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Autoimmune Conditions

Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Autoimmune Conditions

Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Autoimmune Conditions with Susan Frankovich 

 

This week features an interview with one of Lisa’s colleagues, Yoga Therapist Susan Frankovich. Lisa and Susan explain the di…

01:03:39  |   Tue 13 Jul 2021
Speak it Out Loud and Savour the Sweetness

Speak it Out Loud and Savour the Sweetness

This week Lisa shares the many ways her life changed over quarantine and the inspirations that supported her through a cross-border move, disenchantment with the wellness industry and a newfound purp…

00:51:56  |   Tue 06 Jul 2021
Celebration, Anger and Feeling it All

Celebration, Anger and Feeling it All

Our first brand new episode in a year chronicles Aimee’s experience as a new business owner and a nurse navigating the pandemic and the practices that helped her along the way. 

 

Join us for a Radiant…

00:46:23  |   Tue 29 Jun 2021
We're back (almost). BONUS Solstice episode!

We're back (almost). BONUS Solstice episode!

On this episode:

One year ago, Aimee and Lisa stepped away from the podcast, not knowing when they would return, because who could make a plan in 2020? Aimee had to prioritize her work as an experienc…

01:16:39  |   Sun 20 Jun 2021
Burnout, Addiction and Connection

Burnout, Addiction and Connection

On this episode:

From an Ayurvedic perspective, the beginning of summer signals the start of “pitta” season, a time of year related to the element of fire. For those of us with already “fiery” natures…

00:49:25  |   Thu 25 Jun 2020
Keep Going

Keep Going

On this episode:

In the midst of worldwide protests to end systemic racism, white people are being called to acknowledge and dismantle our biases and take actions that can sustain change toward equali…

00:24:04  |   Thu 18 Jun 2020
Being Intentional in the Unknown

Being Intentional in the Unknown

After a pause from the podcast, Aimee and Lisa are back with a conversation about processing the collective challenges we’ve been facing. They share how celebration and joy can exist alongside worry …

00:57:51  |   Fri 29 May 2020
Grounding in Uncertainty

Grounding in Uncertainty

This week Aimee and Lisa acknowledge the challenge to remain steady amidst the ever-changing news and regulations announced to battle the spread of COVID-19. They share what’s coming up for them, wha…

00:52:00  |   Mon 13 Apr 2020
A Healing Practice for Anxious Times

A Healing Practice for Anxious Times

While Aimee is called to use her skills as a registered nurse in Columbus, Ohio, Lisa hosts solo and offers a practice she hopes will be helpful. 

 

There’s a lot of information out there about the ben…

00:28:51  |   Fri 03 Apr 2020
Family, Relationships and Emotions While Staying at Home with Counsellor Susan Guttridge

Family, Relationships and Emotions While Staying at Home with Counsellor Susan Guttridge

This week we talk to Masters Level Counselor and EMDR Facilitator Susan Guttridge about how to process our own varied emotions and reactions to social distancing while being in close proximity to tho…

01:04:57  |   Fri 27 Mar 2020
Right Action, Right Now

Right Action, Right Now

As a registered nurse for the last 25 years, host Aimee Pruitt is on the front lines of our current health crisis in her home state of Ohio. She’s feeling strongly about the actions that we are takin…

00:43:18  |   Fri 20 Mar 2020
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