Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results!
Episode 18: Mind-Body-Spirit Healing with Dave Gaffney, Clinical Social Worker
Clinical social worker Dave Gaffney discusses mind-body-spirit techniques like hypnotherapy and biofeedback with Ruth E. Smith, highlighting their impact on chronic pain and overall well-being in this interview.
12 Jun 2025
Episode 17: Mind-Body-Spirit Healing with Ted Smith, Ruth's best friend and husband
Author Ruth E. Smith interviews Ted Smith about her new book, Without Boundaries, exploring how the mind, body, and spirit collaborate to optimize physical recovery using self-hypnosis.
5 Jun 2025
Mind-Body-Spirit Healing with Jeff Paschall, pastor of Journey Church
Pastor Jeff Paschall discusses mind-body-spirit healing from a faith-based perspective, referencing Bible scriptures that guide and encourage physical recovery in this interview with Ruth E. Smith.
29 May 2025
Episode 15: Mind-Body-Spirit Healing with Professional Opera Singer, Daryn Imani Nowlin
Professional opera singer Daryn Imani Nowlin discusses her experiences with mind-body-spirit healing and how it contributes to her success in this interview with Ruth E. Smith.
22 May 2025
Mind-Body-Spirit Healing with Dentist and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon w/ Dr. Brinks Austin
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Dr. Brinks Austin shares his personal and professional experiences so viewers will learn to value the mind-body-spirit connection in physical healing. As a surgeon, he is fully aware of his cooperative - yet limited - role in your healing process. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing #brinksaustin
15 May 2025
Optimize Your Healing #13 - w/ guest Russell Bruch
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Russell Bruch - successful, multi-sport athlete of Lamoni Community Schools and Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa - shares his personal experience with the mind-body-spirit connection to maintain his physical health and performance. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing #matthewbrownstein
8 May 2025
Optimize Your Healing - w/ guest JR Smith, Psychotherapist
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week's guest is JR Smith - psychotherapist - originally from Lamoni, Iowa and now living in Iowa City, Iowa. JR pulls from personal and professional experiences about how your mind and spirit must be considered in healing. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing
1 May 2025
Optimize Your Healing - w/ guest Ted Smith
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Ruth discusses Part II of her book, Without Boundaries. Her husband Ted assists to clarify the protocols for the four phases of healing. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing
24 Apr 2025
Optimize Your Healing - w/ Guest Matthew Brownstein
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Matthew Brownstein - founder and director of the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy - shares his mind-body-spirit perspective on physical healing. More specifically, he encourages your spiritual being to participate in the healing process. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries
17 Apr 2025
Optimize Your Healing - w/ guest Curtis Ray
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Curtis Ray will share his personal journey with physical healing after brain surgery. Curtis recognizes how his mind and spirit influences his body's healing process and potential. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing
10 Apr 2025
Optimize Your Healing #8 - w/ guest Adriaan Louw
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Adriaan Louw - physical therapist and pain scientist - will share how your mind influences your pain experience. As a top expert in this field, Adriaan will teach you what happens in your body with chronic, ongoing pain and how to find relief. You will find his message very practical and empowering! #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing #adriaanlouw
3 Apr 2025
Optimize Your Healing #7 - w/ guest Donna Smith
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Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Donna Smith - a Unity minister - returns to explain how she uses her spiritual self to assist in healing her own physical ailments. She offers practical takeaways as you move forward through your healing process.
#optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing
27 Mar 2025
Optimize Your Healing #6 - w/ guest Donna Smith
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Donna Smith - a Unitarian minister - will expand your perspective on how your spiritual self directly influences your healing. Regardless of your religious affiliation, you will likely relate to her message. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing
20 Mar 2025
Optimize Your Healing #5 - w/ Ted Smith
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week, Ruth's husband - Ted Smith - asks questions about Part I of her new book, WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: Optimizing Physical Recovery with Self-Hypnosis. In this discussion, self-hypnosis is introduced along with the basic principles of this practice: the 4 Powers. Ruth offers her knowledge and experience to best integrate the mind, body, and spirit in the healing process. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries
13 Mar 2025
Optimize Your Healing #4 - w/ guest Steve Leighton, Physical Therapist
7 Mar 2025
Optimize Your Healing #3 - w/ guest Kirk Bjorland
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! In this episode, guest Kirk Bjorland, originally from Lamoni, Iowa, takes us on his journey of battling and defeating cancer. Kirk recognizes how the mind and spirit must cooperate and engage with the body for optimal healing. Host, Ruth E. Smith, will ask the questions that matter to you. Her new book, Without Boundaries: Optimizing Physical Recovery with Self-Hypnosis, will serve as the backdrop to the show. Every show is designed to empower you to reach optimal healing. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing #cancersurvivor
27 Feb 2025
Optimize Your Healing #2 - w/ guest Matt Blakeley, Psychologist
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week's guest - Matt Blakeley, psychologist from Ashland, Oregon - will offer his professional experience and advice about optimal healing. He believes your mind and spirit must support your body's efforts. Host, Ruth E. Smith, will ask the questions that matter to you. Her new book, Without Boundaries: Optimizing Physical Recovery with Self-Hypnosis, will serve as the backdrop to the show. Every show is designed to empower you to reach optimal healing. #optimizeyourhealing #mindbodyspirit #ruthesmith #withoutboundaries #selfhypnosisandhealing
20 Feb 2025
Optimize Your Healing #1 - w/ guest Todd VanderHoogt
Welcome to Optimize Your Healing with author, physical therapist and clinical hypnotherapist Ruth E. Smith! Ruth knows that physical healing is much more than physical. Her show serves as an OPEN MIC platform for you to learn and discuss how the mind, body, and spirit must work together for best results! This week's guest, Todd VanderHoogt from Seattle Washington, will tell his story about life after a spinal cord injury. His direct and honest testimony will inspire you to keep moving forward through the most difficult parts of your recovery. Host, Ruth E. Smith, will ask the questions that matter to you. Her new book, Without Boundaries: Optimizing Physical Recovery with Self-Hypnosis, will serve as the backdrop to the show. Every show is designed to empower you to reach optimal healing. Grab a copy of Ruth's new book: https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/860192-without-boundaries
19 Feb 2025
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