Spiritual Friction: Heartfelt Conversations about Personal Healing and Transformation

About Spiritual Friction: Heartfelt Conversations about Personal Healing and Transformation

Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is a trauma-informed podcast offering heartfelt, reflective conversations about healing, trauma, spirituality, intuition, relationships, and what it means to be human. Hosted by Laurel LeMohn, trauma therapist and spiritual intuitive, the show explores the experiences that shape our internal worlds — from trauma, burnout, grief, and identity shifts to nervous system healing, self-trust, spiritual awakening, and the quiet work of coming back to yourself. These are conversations for people who experience the world deeply. Rather than rushing to fix, explain, or arrive at a tidy answer, Spiritual Friction makes room for curiosity. For the things we know before we have words for them. For the questions that don't always have easy answers. And for the stories, relationships, and experiences that change how we understand ourselves. Each episode invites you to listen inward, become curious about your own experience, and consider what your body, nervous system, intuition, and internal landscape may be trying to communicate. Because healing isn't always about becoming someone new. Sometimes it's about learning to trust what you've quietly known all along. If you're looking for honest conversations about trauma healing, nervous system regulation, spirituality, intuition, self-discovery, relationships, identity, and personal growth — you're welcome here. Stories held with care. Podcast Disclaimer Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is a storytelling and educational podcast. The content shared is not intended as medical, psychological, or mental health advice and does not establish a therapist-client, coach-client, or healthcare relationship. Listener discretion is advised, as some episodes may discuss sensitive topics. If you are in distress or experiencing a mental health crisis, please seek support from a qualified professional or local emergency services.

Publisher

Laurel LeMohn | Trauma Therapist & Spiritual Intuitive

Category

health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jan 2026

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Episode 21: Beyond Our Circumstances: Choosing Who We Want to Be with BE, Inventor of The Alinker

   Episode Summary What if our greatest achievement isn't what we accomplish, but who we choose to be? In this episode of Spiritual Friction, I'm joined by BE, inventor of The Alinker, author of Inventing BE, and a certified Bio-Tuning practitioner. BE has spent much of her life questioning the systems, expectations, and beliefs that shape how we see ourselves and one another. From developing The Alinker, a non-motorized walking bike without pedals, to building schools in Afghanistan, BE shares her experiences challenging conventional ways of thinking and exploring what it means to live with intention. Throughout our conversation, we explore identity beyond our circumstances, the power of our thoughts, and the importance of questioning what we've learned to accept as truth. BE also shares how her childhood experiences shaped her understanding of personal freedom and self-trust, including a remarkable story about her father teaching her to play chess and how those lessons resurfaced years later during an interrogation in Afghanistan. At the heart of our conversation is an invitation to reconsider the stories we've been told about ourselves and the possibilities that emerge when we begin listening inward. What We Explore Identity beyond our bodies, circumstances, and experiences The inspiration behind The Alinker and its emphasis on dignity, movement, and connection Questioning authority, social expectations, and inherited beliefs How language influences the way we see ourselves and others Childhood experiences and the power of our thoughts BE's experiences building schools in Afghanistan Personal freedom, self-trust, and the choices available to us Creativity, sound, and BE's work as a neuroacoustic music composer Key Quotes “What is my achievement is who I choose to be.” “We are not a body with a problem.” “My customers are stubborn people.” “My thoughts are my thoughts. Nobody can take that away from me, ever.” Why This Conversation Matters So often, we define ourselves through our experiences, accomplishments, struggles, or the roles we've learned to occupy. But our circumstances are not the entirety of who we are. BE's story invites us to reconsider the labels, expectations, and beliefs we've accepted as truth and explore where we might have more choice than we previously realized. Curiosity creates choice. And choice creates change. About BE BE is an inventor, author, certified Bio-Tuning practitioner, and composer whose work explores identity, human dignity, creativity, and personal freedom. She is the inventor of The Alinker, a non-motorized walking bike without pedals, designed to support movement and connection while challenging conventional approaches to mobility. BE is also the author of Inventing BE, a memoir exploring her experiences and journey of becoming herself. Beyond her work as an inventor and author, BE creates neuroacoustic brain entrainment music under the name FLOWWOLF. Her seven-part composition combines sound, guided meditation, and storytelling to explore the relationship between the brain, nervous system, and our inner experience. Explore BE's work: Website: https://flowwolfbiotuning.com (https://flowwolfbiotuning.com) Instagram: @be_alink (https://www.instagram.com/be_alink/) About the Host Laurel LeMohn, MA, LMHC, is an integrative trauma therapist, spiritual intuitive, and medium. She is the founder of Redwood Coast Psychotherapy and SoulBody Wellness and host of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers. Through heartfelt conversations about healing, personal growth, spirituality, and transformation, Laurel explores the experiences that shape us, the stories we carry, and what it means to be human. Explore more episodes of Spiritual Friction: https://www.soulbodywellness.health (https://www.soulbodywellness.health) Redwood Coast Psychotherapy Laurel offers virtual trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults throughout California and Washington through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy. Her approach integrates somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, depth-oriented psychotherapy, and spirituality, creating space for greater self-understanding, connection, and self-trust. Learn more or schedule a consultation: https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com (https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com) Stories held with care. Disclaimer Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is an educational and storytelling podcast and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. The experiences and perspectives shared by guests are their own. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing emotional distress or are in crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or your local emergency services.

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   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 20: Embodiment, Alignment, & Becoming More of Yourself — with Dr. Tina Vitolo

   Community & Support If you’ve been listening to Spiritual Friction and wishing you had a place to have conversations like these, I’d love to invite you to join us. The SoulBody Healing Circle is a monthly online gathering for genuine conversations that go deeper than the surface—with room for healing, relationships, spirituality, identity, and what it means to be human. You can learn more and join our email community through SoulBody Wellness (https://www.soulbodywellness.health/community). Episode Summary What if becoming more aligned with yourself didn’t require becoming someone new? What if it is actually a process of becoming more of who you already are? In this episode of Spiritual Friction, I sit down with Dr. Tina Vitolo, a licensed clinical social worker and doctor of social work who has spent nearly two decades in the mental health field. Tina is also the founder of The Black Sheep Therapist and the The Innovative Practitioner Accelerator®, communities created for therapists looking for another way to exist within their profession. Our conversation moves through spirituality, clinical work, intuition, burnout, visibility, professional expectations, inner child healing, and the courage it can take to trust a path that doesn’t look like everyone else’s. Tina shares how turning inward and becoming curious changed her relationship with herself: “The more I kind of turned into myself and just was curious, the more I became this version of me that I’m really proud of.” We also talk about Tina’s spirituality and the intuitive experiences that began early in her life. She takes us back to her first interaction with what she describes as her spiritual team at eight years old—an experience in which she suddenly felt as though she had walked into a wall and heard: “Run now.” Rather than separating her spirituality from the rest of who she is, Tina has learned to make room for the many parts of herself. That same process of integration has shaped the way she approaches her work, her relationships, and her own healing. We talk candidly about what happens when the systems we enter no longer feel aligned with who we are becoming, the fear that can come with choosing something different, and why change doesn’t always require one enormous leap. Sometimes it happens through “one manageable, uncomfortable step at a time.” Tina also shares what she has learned about allowing herself to ebb and flow rather than forcing her life or spiritual practice to look like anyone else’s. “I don’t want something I think is beautiful to be now seen as something I’m failing at.” And sometimes alignment means recognizing when it is time to stop pushing altogether. As Tina puts it: “Putting it down does not mean you failed. Putting it down means that you’re pivoting.” This is a conversation about becoming more ourselves, trusting what we know, questioning the systems and expectations we’ve inherited, and finding the courage to follow the breadcrumbs toward a life that feels more aligned. In This Episode, We Explore: What alignment can look like when it becomes something we embody rather than achieve Tina’s first spiritual experience at eight years old Intuition, spirituality, and learning to trust what we experience Becoming more of ourselves through curiosity rather than external validation Being both a clinician and a deeply spiritual person Burnout and questioning conventional paths within the mental health field Visibility, criticism, cyberbullying, and the vulnerability of being seen Inner child healing and responding differently to younger parts of ourselves Giving ourselves permission to ebb and flow Why spiritual practices don’t have to look like anyone else’s Taking one manageable, uncomfortable step at a time Comparison and learning to tend what we have already built Knowing when to keep going—and when putting something down may actually be a pivot Following the breadcrumbs even when the path doesn’t completely make sense yet Key Quotes “The more I kind of turned into myself and just was curious, the more I became this version of me that I’m really proud of.” “My first interaction with my spiritual team was when I was eight.” “I did one manageable, uncomfortable step at a time, and then they added up, and then here the fuck I am.” “I give myself permission to ebb and flow.” “I don’t want something I think is beautiful to be now seen as something I’m failing at.” “Putting it down does not mean you failed. Putting it down means that you’re pivoting.” About Dr. Tina Vitolo Dr. Tina Vitolo is a licensed clinical social worker and doctor of social work who has spent nearly two decades in the mental health field. In 2022, she founded The Black Sheep Therapist and the Innovative Practitioner Accelerator®, creating spaces for therapists who are questioning traditional professional expectations and looking for ways to build careers that feel more sustainable, authentic, and aligned with who they are. Her work makes room for conversations about spirituality, intuition, identity, entrepreneurship, visibility, and what can become possible when clinicians give themselves permission to find another way. Connect with Tina: Website: https://theblacksheepguide.com (https://theblacksheepguide.com) Instagram: @the_blacksheep_therapist About Your Host Laurel LeMohn is an integrative trauma therapist, founder of Redwood Coast Psychotherapy and SoulBody Wellness, and host of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers. Her work explores trauma, nervous system regulation, embodiment, self-trust, spirituality, relationships, and the stories we have come to believe about ourselves. Across therapy, community, and storytelling, Laurel creates spaces for deeper thinkers and feelers who have spent years searching for language, understanding, and connection. SoulBody Wellness: https://www.soulbodywellness.health (https://www.soulbodywellness.health/) Redwood Coast Psychotherapy If you’re looking for a space to explore trauma, relationships, self-trust, identity, or the patterns that keep showing up in your life, Redwood Coast Psychotherapy offers virtual therapy for adults in California and Washington. Learn more or schedule a consultation through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy. (https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com/)

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   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 19: It Does Get Better. But Slowly: Inner Child Healing, Shame, and the Journey Back to Self — with David Deane Haskell

   Community & Support If you’ve been listening to Spiritual Friction and wishing you had a place to have conversations like these, I’d love to invite you to join us. The SoulBody Healing Circle is a monthly online gathering for genuine conversations that go deeper than the surface—with room for healing, relationships, spirituality, identity, and what it means to be human. You can learn more and join our email community through SoulBody Wellness. (https://www.soulbodywellness.health/community) Episode Summary “It does get better. But slowly.” For more than 40 years, author David Deane Haskell carried profound grief and unearned shame surrounding his mother's death by suicide when he was a child. He tried to escape what he was carrying through addiction, relationships, creativity, and simply trying to keep going. But underneath it all were younger parts of himself that had never stopped carrying loneliness, fear, rejection, and shame. In this episode of Spiritual Friction, David shares his journey through addiction recovery, codependency, inner child healing, spirituality, and learning to relate differently to the parts of himself he once tried to avoid. David describes the different younger parts he has encountered through his healing—the lonely boy, the runaways, and the nine-year-old he calls the “shame shocked boy.” Rather than treating these experiences as something to simply “let go,” he began turning toward them with curiosity, compassion, and care. We also explore the importance of community and being witnessed. For David, connecting with others who understood addiction and codependency offered something he hadn't found elsewhere: the realization that he wasn't alone. “Oh, you feel like that too? Oh, my God.” Together, we talk about why healing doesn't always happen through one breakthrough, how codependency can become intertwined with identity and self-worth, what it means to build a relationship with our inner child, and why some of the smallest acts of self-care can matter when we're struggling simply to make it through the day. David also shares the spiritual awakening he experienced on a beach in Japan after years of addiction and self-destructive behavior. Looking out at the horizon, he was struck by the realization that he had survived—and that he was grateful to still be alive. “I’m here. I’m alive, and I’m glad I’m alive.” This is a conversation about childhood trauma, inner child healing, toxic shame, codependency, addiction, spirituality, loneliness, belonging, and the slow journey back to Self. In This Episode, We Explore: Carrying childhood grief and unearned shame into adulthood Inner child healing and the parts of ourselves that become frozen in earlier experiences Loneliness, rejection, and the need to feel understood Addiction, codependency, and using relationships to feel safe Why familiar relationships can be difficult to leave even when they are no longer healthy Community, peer support, and the experience of realizing “I’m not alone” Why healing may take years rather than one dramatic breakthrough Self-worth beyond what we can do for other people Spiritual awakening, meditation, and discovering something larger than ourselves Self-care as a practice rather than a quick fix Vulnerability and the fear of allowing other people to see our stories Healing through storytelling and being witnessed Finding our way back to ourselves Key Quotes “There wasn’t any singular moment. It’s been a years-long process.” “It does get better. But slowly. And it is beautiful in its own way, but that doesn’t make the pain any less painful.” “Oh, I’m not alone. Oh, you feel like that too? Oh, my God.” “I’m here. I’m alive, and I’m glad I’m alive.” “Don’t give up on yourself.” About David Deane Haskell David Deane Haskell is the author of six books, including Wounded Angels, a deeply personal account of his inner child healing journey. After decades of struggling with trauma, grief, addiction, codependency, and unearned shame surrounding his mother's death, David began documenting his healing in real time. What began as deeply personal inner child work eventually became Wounded Angels. David is also a musician and fiction writer, and his creative life has become intertwined with the healing and transformation he continues to experience. In this conversation, he describes his work not as a prescription for how someone else should heal, but as an honest record of what healing has felt like for him. Connect with David: Website: https://daviddeanehaskell.com (https://daviddeanehaskell.com) Wounded Angels: https://books2read.com/woundedangels (https://books2read.com/woundedangels) About Your Host Laurel LeMohn is an integrative trauma therapist, founder of Redwood Coast Psychotherapy and SoulBody Wellness, and host of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers. Her work explores trauma, nervous system regulation, embodiment, self-trust, spirituality, relationships, and the stories we have come to believe about ourselves. Across therapy, community, and storytelling, Laurel creates spaces for deeper thinkers and feelers who have spent years searching for language, understanding, and connection. SoulBody Wellness: https://www.soulbodywellness.health (https://www.soulbodywellness.health/) Redwood Coast Psychotherapy If you’re looking for a space to explore trauma, relationships, self-trust, identity, or the patterns that keep showing up in your life, Redwood Coast Psychotherapy offers virtual therapy for adults in California and Washington. Learn more or schedule a consultation through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy. (https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com) A Note About This Conversation This episode includes discussion of childhood trauma, addiction, depression, suicide, suicidal thoughts, and the death of a parent by suicide. Please listen with care and take whatever space you need. Spiritual Friction is a storytelling and educational podcast. The experiences and perspectives shared by guests are their own and are not intended as medical, psychological, or mental-health advice. If you are experiencing a mental-health crisis or thinking about suicide in the United States, call or text 9-8-8 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Stories held with care.

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