The Alchemical Path
The Alchemical Path is a podcast for therapists, healers, and seekers exploring the soul of transformation. Hosted by Elizabeth Mann, MSW, LICSW, Reiki Master, each episode dives into creative, unconventional, and sacred approaches to healing—blending science with spirit, intuition with practice, and story with alchemy. If you’re curious about what’s possible beyond traditional therapy, this is your invitation to walk the path of becoming.
Redefining Success: Spiritual Awakening and Manifestation with Brandy Walker
In this episode, Elizabeth Mann hosts therapist and spiritual coach Brandi Walker, who specializes in aiding sensitive individuals to move from mere survival to a thriving state. With a practice that fuses energy work, art therapy, and spiritual guidance, Brandi shares her unique approach to therapy. Her personal journey, marked by a nonlinear path from early motherhood to expanding a successful group practice, exemplifies perseverance and growth. Listeners are introduced to the concepts of sensitivity as a superpower, and the transformative power of deep, intuitive therapy as a vehicle for unlocking one's spiritual potential.
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Unveiling the Magic of Yoga Therapy with Kanjana Hartshorne
In this episode of The Alchemical Path, host Elizabeth Mann welcomes Kanjana Hartshorn, a certified yoga therapist and Reiki master, who shares her journey from traditional cognitive therapy to a more embodied healing approach. Kanjana discusses the integration of yoga therapy with traditional therapy, emphasizing the importance of addressing both cognitive and somatic aspects of healing. The conversation explores the difference between yoga teachers and yoga therapists, highlighting the extensive training involved in becoming a yoga therapist and the specialized practices that cater to specific mental and physical health needs.
Kanjana Hartshorne, LCSW, C-IAYT, Reiki Master, CCFP...
Merging Shadow and Soul with Stephanie Brumfield
In this episode of The Alchemical Path, host Elizabeth Mann interviews Stephanie Brumfield, a spiritual depth psychotherapist and therapeutic astrologer. Stephanie delves into her journey of integrating clinical work with spiritual practices, providing a safe space for clients navigating profound life transformations. By merging shadow and soul, she helps individuals embrace their true selves and heal ancestral wounds. Through depth psychology, archetypal astrology, and energy alchemy, Stephanie's work touches on authenticity and individuation, inspiring her clients to stop masking and come home to themselves.
Stephanie Brumfield, LCSW (she/her) is a Spiritual Depth Psychotherapist, Therapeutic Astrologer, and...
Surrender to the Life Force and Watch How You Transform with Adriana Attento
In this episode of 'The Alchemical Path', host Elizabeth Mann converses with Adriana Attento, a depth psychology guide and transpersonal practitioner. Adriana shares her fascinating journey of self-discovery, which began with meditation and a life-changing sea voyage. She discusses how she helps individuals explore their unconscious minds and find their deeper purpose through the lens of depth psychology. Adriana emphasizes the importance of understanding the psycho-spiritual journey and the role of writing in unlocking inner wisdom. Her story encourages listeners to courageously share their unique contributions to global transformation.
Adriana Attento (she/her) is the President & CEO...
Healing Beyond Survival and Integrated Trauma Recovery with Dana Strickland
In this episode of The Alchemical Path, host Elizabeth Mann welcomes Dana Strickland, a licensed professional counselor specializing in trauma healing. Dana shares her journey from serving in the military to becoming a guiding force in therapeutic practice. She discusses her integrative approach that combines EMDR, brain spotting, and energetic practices to help clients move beyond trauma. Dana's story is one of transformation, highlighting the importance of working with the body and understanding trauma through a holistic lens. Join us as we delve into Dana's unique perspective on healing and personal growth.
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Raising Frequencies: Intuition, Presence, and the Vibrations of Healing with Christine Kotlarski
Christine Kotlarski, a licensed clinical social worker and Reiki Master, shares her journey of integrating traditional therapy with metaphysical practices in her holistic approach. As founder of High Note Counseling in Florida, she emphasizes the importance of vibration and energy in healing. Christine talks about her transition from medical social work to becoming a sole practitioner and the pivotal experiences that shaped her path. She highlights the significance of intuition and the art of being present with clients, blending therapeutic theories with energy work to help individuals reclaim their authentic selves.
Christine Kotlarski, LCSW (she/her/hers...
Transforming Grief: The Alchemical Journey with Liz Hides
In this episode of The Alchemical Path, Elizabeth Mann interviews Liz Hides, a holistic grief and loss specialist. With a career spanning over three decades, Liz shares her personal journey through multiple family losses and how they inspired her calling in grief work. Her unique approach integrates energy healing, spiritual practices, and traditional therapy methods, particularly focusing on traumatic and sudden deaths. This conversation illuminates the resilience that can follow grief, as Liz emphasizes the transformative power of showing up fully to the process.
Liz Hides (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker, Wholistic Grief and Loss...
Trusting the Body: Emotional Release & Nervous System Healing with NET, CRA & CEW with Amber Bowers
In this rich and grounding conversation, Liz sits down with Amber Bowers, Holistic Mental Health Counselor, Wellness Coach, and Certified NET Practitioner. Amber’s work centers around helping clients heal not just emotionally or mentally, but systemically — addressing the subconscious, the body, the energy field, and the emotional roots of physical symptoms.
With years of experience treating trauma and eating disorders, Amber brings a deeply integrative lens to healing. Through modalities like Neuro Emotional Technique, CRA, CEW, homeopathy, and holistic wellness practices, Amber empowers clients to uncover unconscious factors that influence their health and to release patterns shaped by unresolved stress and trauma.
Together they explore:
💫 How trauma and stress...
Somatic Trauma Release & Subconscious Rewiring with Brandi Rahim
In this deeply embodied conversation, Liz sits down with Brandi Rahim, a Somatic Therapist and Intuitive Healer who specializes in helping men and women release trauma from the body and rewire the subconscious mind.
Brandi’s work bridges clinical insight with intuitive knowing, combining somatic therapy, energy healing, tarot, and mind-body-soul coaching to help clients stop repeating trauma-based patterns and reclaim their lives. Her approach is gentle, spiritual, and profoundly transformational — guiding people back to safety, connection, and self-trust.
Together, Liz and Brandi explore:
💫 What it means to heal trauma on a cellular level
💫 How subconscious rewiring helps break old patterns and beliefs
💫 The role of so...
Releasing the Hold: Holistic Recovery and Renewal with Victoria Gore
In this illuminating episode, Liz sits down with Victoria Gore, the CEO of Holistic Recovery Services and a Licensed Master Addiction Counselor, whose work is transforming the way we understand addiction, recovery, and healing.
Victoria specializes in helping individuals release the energetic and emotional attachments that keep them bound to patterns of addiction. Her mind-body-spirit approach to recovery emphasizes connection, compassion, and self-empowerment — guiding clients to move beyond symptoms and into sustainable wholeness.
With over a decade of experience, Victoria also works with therapists in burnout, offering her Mental Fitness for Therapists in Burnout program — a po...
Root Cause Healing: Integrating Mind, Body & Spirit with Emma Donovan
In this inspiring and expansive conversation, Liz sits down with Emily “Emma” Donovan, a therapist, spiritual counselor, and functional nutritionist who’s reshaping how we understand mental health and emotional well-being.
As the founder of The Holistic & Functional Psychology Institute and a practitioner at Alternative Therapy STL, Emma helps women — and the clinicians who serve them — move beyond symptom management to address the root causes of emotional, mental, and physical challenges.
Her integrative approach blends functional nutrition, spirituality, and holistic psychology, weaving together science and soul to create lasting change from the inside out.
Together...
Psychedelic Pathways to Healing: Embodiment, Recovery, and Awakening with Dr. Heidi Dalzell
In this expansive and heart-centered conversation, Liz sits down with Dr. Heidi Dalzell, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and pioneer in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Dalzell brings a compassionate, integrative approach to healing — one that honors the intersections of mind, body, and spirit.
Heidi specializes in trauma, eating disorder recovery, EMDR, and psychedelic-assisted therapies including ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA. She is a graduate of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, certified in Ketamine- and Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy, and MAPS-trained in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy. Through Journey Clinical, she mentors other therapists as they begin to integrate these powerful mo...
From Darkness to Direction: The Alchemy of Suicide Resilience
In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Liz sits down with Sam Pow, a therapist and clinical supervisor whose work reimagines how we think about suicidality, resilience, and healing.
Sam’s philosophy of Suicide Resilience invites us to view suicidal thoughts not as something to fear or suppress, but as a message from within — a call to create a life that truly feels worth living. Through compassion, curiosity, and authenticity, Sam helps clients navigate identity struggles, existential questions, and emotional pain, guiding them toward transformation and meaning.
Together, Liz and Sam explore:
💫 The concept...
Healing Across Lifetimes: Hypnosis, Past Life Regression, and Soul Integration with Alena of Celebrate Every Step
In this transformative episode of The Alchemical Path, Liz sits down with Alena of Celebrate Every Step — a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Certified National Guild of Hypnotists Instructor — to explore the profound connection between psychology and spirituality.
With over 20 years of experience, Alena has guided countless clients through the process of hypnotic healing, past life regression, and soul-level transformation, helping them release trauma, reclaim self-love, and reconnect with their spiritual essence.
Together, Liz and Alena dive into:
The power of hypnosis and regression work to access the subconscious and uncover deep heal...Bridging Science and Spirit: Reiki-Assisted Therapy with Jodi Silverman
In this episode of The Alchemical Path, I’m joined by Jodi Silverman, LCSW, a psychotherapist and Reiki practitioner who bridges the worlds of traditional therapy and energy healing. Jodi shares her personal journey into Reiki, how she integrates it into her therapeutic work, and why creating safe, sacred space is essential for transformation.
We talk about the importance of tending to both the nervous system and the spirit in the healing process, and how embracing energy work allows us to move beyond the limits of conventional therapy.
This conversation is an invitation to...
Integrating Yoga into Therapy: Creating Community and Confidence with Chris McDonald
In this episode, I’m joined by Chris McDonald — Holistic Therapist, Yogi, Meditation Teacher, Author, and founder of The Yoga in Therapy Collective. Chris empowers therapists to integrate yoga and somatic practices into their clinical work in ways that are ethical, grounded, and deeply supportive for both therapist and client.
We talk about:
How yoga and somatic practices can transform the therapy experienceWhy community and support are essential for therapistsThe barriers many therapists face when weaving yoga into sessions — and how to move past them with confidenceChris’s vision for creating sustainable, supportive spaces where therapists can thri...The Alchemical Path Begins: Healing, Humanity, and Honoring the Messy Middle
This podcast was born from a hunger for depth—a space where therapy and transformation don’t have to fit inside the box of clinical perfectionism, and where healing can be messy, spiritual, intuitive, and deeply human.
In this solo episode, I share some of my personal journey:
The early years of being a therapist and feeling the limits of the systemThe unexpected spiritual awakening that set everything in motionHow Reiki and energy work cracked open new ways of understanding myself—and my clientsWhy I created The Alchemical Path as a space to challenge the norms and in...Transforming the Raw into the Golden
The Alchemical Path podcast, hosted by therapist Elizabeth Mann, invites listeners to explore healing beyond conventional boundaries. Each week, Elizabeth engages in soulful conversations with therapists, healers, and visionaries, examining transformative approaches that blend science with spirituality. This podcast offers insights into integrating traditional practices with intuitive wisdom and celebrates the raw, messy aspects of healing. It's a space for practitioners, seekers, and anyone on a journey of self-discovery to deepen their understanding of personal transformation through nature, somatics, and creative healing rituals.
