Toxic Silence: Finding Health Through Authenticity.

What if the patterns you’ve spent your life trying to “fix” are actually doorways back to who you truly are?In this episode, I’m joined by Human Design expert, master coach, and host of the globally recognised Human Design Podcast, Emma Dunwoody. Known for making Human Design and the Gene Keys practical, accessible, and deeply transformative, Emma bridges ancient wisdom systems with modern psychology to help people live in alignment with their authentic nature.Together, we explore how conditioning shapes our emotional responses, decision-making, and sense of self — and how systems like Human Design and the Gene Keys can support a return to inner authority, clarity, and embodied truth.This is a grounded, spacious conversation about healing beyond self-improvement, and learning to trust the intelligence already living within the body.In this episode, we explore:What Human Design really is — and how it differs from personality typingHow the Gene Keys reveal the path from shadow to gift through awareness and compassionThe impact of conditioning on our nervous system, emotions, and life choicesWhy embodiment is essential for real transformationHow to make aligned decisions without overthinkingMoving out of “who you were shaped to be” and into authentic self-expressionPractical ways to begin living your design in everyday lifeAbout Emma DunwoodyEmma Dunwoody is a Human Design expert, master coach, author, and the host of the Human Design Podcast. She is the creator of Transformational Human Design, an approach that weaves Human Design, the Gene Keys, and modern psychology to support emotional healing, aligned decision-making, and purpose-led living.Resources & LinksThe Human Design Podcast: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/the-human-design-podcastLearn more about Emma’s work: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/Toxic Silence Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UsNwZQP74SbTAsin5aXr9?si=aghjj7ybRK6QqrEt35dHPw Follow Toxic Silence on Social MediaInsta https://www.instagram.com/janellapurcell2 FB https://www.facebook.com/JanellaPurcell

In this episode of Toxic Silence, we explore one of the most surprising and intimate relationships in the body:the connection between the Heart and the tongue.In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Heart “opens to the tongue,” governing speech, truth-telling, and the Shen — the light of spirit that animates us. And modern science is now confirming what the classics have always known: nearly half of the body’s bitter taste receptors are not on the tongue… but on the human heart.Together we explore:Why bitter is the elemental flavour of the HeartHow the tongue reveals the emotional state of the ShenWhat bitterness means emotionally, energetically, and physiologicallyHow grief, joy, anxiety, or suppression change someone’s voice and toneWhy patients are shocked when they realise their tongue has been telling their heart’s storyHow modern genetics is validating ancient Chinese wisdomThis episode bridges ancient lineage and modern science to help you understand:your Heart has been speaking through your tongue all along.My Guest today is Dr. Maz Roginski. A Doctor of Chinese Medicine and an expert in Qi, the life-force energy that animates every system of the body. Drawing from 13 years of clinical experience, she blends classical Chinese Medicine with modern science to create precise, embodied rituals that restore vitality, radiance and inner coherence. Her work treats the whole system — nervous system, hormones, digestion, body, mind and soul — through the lens of Qi.Having rebuilt her own health through the practices she now teaches, Maz guides clients through profound whole-system resets that reignite clarity, resilience and aliveness. Her mission is simple: to help people return to their life force and remember themselves as part of the great flow of nature.LinksWEBSITE http://drmaz.earthPOD - Balanced Natural HealthApple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/balanced-natural-health-with-dr-maz/id1490364806Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7oqV2zCD7rr9PGJGJDv2ke?si=c6d5f13b0eb64267IG, YT, Telegram - drmaz_qiFB - drmaz.qiToxic Silence Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UsNwZQP74SbTAsin5aXr9?si=3aqbjsx3TeGouLn-U9a7og&nd=1&dlsi=4c8ffc5d2ad24cdd 

In this episode, we dive into the real world of hypnotherapy — far from stage tricks or swinging watches, and back to its ancient roots in the healing temples of Egypt and Greece. Modern hypnotherapy, shaped by Mesmer, Braid and Erickson, blends psychology, neuroscience and the art of working safely with the subconscious.Hypnotherapy isn’t about losing control — it’s about reclaiming it.By guiding us into a natural, focused state of awareness, it opens the doorway to the subconscious, where trauma imprints, fear patterns and old conditioning often live. From here, gentle suggestion, imagery and deep relaxation help the brain form new pathways, release old stories and restore emotional freedom.We explore:What hypnotherapy truly is (and isn’t)How it supports trauma healingWhy the subconscious is key to lasting changeThe science of re-patterning protective responsesReconnecting with the original, authentic self beneath conditioningThis conversation is about integration, nervous system repair and reshaping your life from truth, not trauma.BA Psych, Dip LS HypLucas Olmos is a trauma-informed Clinical Hypnotherapist and co-founder of Awakening Purpose, where he helps clients across the world release subconscious imprints, rewire protective patterns and return to who they really are.Links:Website: https://awakeningpurpose.com.au/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@awakening_purposeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/awakening_purpose?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Guest: Lucas Olmos

In today’s episode, we journey into the sacred sound traditions of mantra and kirtan — two ancient practices that use the voice as a vehicle for healing, devotion, and transformation.Mantra — from the Sanskrit roots “man” (to think) and “tra” (to liberate) — means “a tool of the mind that leads to freedom.” It’s the rhythmic repetition of sacred sound or vibration to calm the mind and awaken consciousness.Kirtan, on the other hand, is the call-and-response chanting of mantras, often accompanied by music. It’s communal, heart-opening, and designed to dissolve separation — bringing us into union through sound.To help us explore these profound sound medicines, I’m joined by Carmella Baynie — a renowned musician, kirtan leader, and teacher of mantra and sound healing. Through her decades of study in classical Indian music, yoga, and the voice as a spiritual instrument, Carmella has guided many on the path of awakening through sound. Carmella will share her insights on how using the voice can help us process emotional pain, reclaim confidence, and rediscover joy in self-expression. And for those new to chanting, she offers gentle ways to begin this practice at home — without needing to “sound perfect” or know the meaning of every word.So take a breath, soften your heart, and listen deeply — because as Carmella reminds us, when we touch sound, we touch creation.LinksInstagram: www.instagram.com/carmella_baynie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zdw8PQMG9SGHdT1vR8cVS?si=Ujd1c7HCTwa0pQ_hXA-lPA&nd=1&dlsi=dd44763bed554574Website: https://www.voiceconnectionsforlife.com.au/

Healing doesn’t always require effort — sometimes it begins in stillness. A simple gesture, a soft breath, the willingness to bring awareness to the places we’ve abandoned. In this episode of Toxic Silence, we’re exploring the body’s most ancient language — the quiet gestures, shapes, and postures through which emotion speaks when words fall away. This is the essence of Kriya, of Mudra, of movement as medicine.So many of us carry the residue of unspoken experience — the tension in a jaw that never got to shout, the collapsed chest of someone who learned to stay small, the throat that still fears being heard. Our bodies remember what our minds try to forget.When we shape our hands into a Mudra, when we sit and breathe into a posture, we’re not forcing anything open. We’re creating space — a quiet invitation for energy to circulate again, for emotion to move, for life to return to the places that have gone numb.My guest today is Rachel Zinman, an internationally renowned yoga teacher, author, and musician based in Byron Bay. With over 35 years of teaching experience, Rachel’s love of mudras — sacred gestures that restore balance and calm — infuses her work with depth, stillness, and grace. Through her classes, writing, and music, she guides others to experience yoga as a living path toward harmony and awareness.instagram.com/rachelyogiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@RachelZinmanYogaWebsite: https://rachelzinmanyoga.com/Toxic Silence Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UsNwZQP74SbTAsin5aXr9?si=8N7qlTIgTGSKhHBDrIoGtg