Some of us have pushed that quiet inner voice so far down we've forgotten it was ever there. But what if intuition isn't something you're born with or without, what if it's something you can practice, develop, and lean into right now, in the middle of your everyday life?

In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Cheryl Murphy, evidential medium, clairvoyant healer, ordained minister, certified hypnotherapist, and intuitive facilitator. The conversation moves from the practical to the profound, covering how intuition works, why curiosity is one of the most powerful tools we have, what a real mediumship reading feels like, and why connecting with our loved ones in spirit is less scary and more healing than most of us ever imagined. Vanessa also shares her own deeply personal experience with her first-ever reading and why it changed her.

What You'll Learn:

✅ What intuition actually is and how to start developing it, even if you've never thought of yourself as intuitive

✅ Simple everyday practices to begin strengthening your intuitive voice starting today

✅ How Cheryl's work as an evidential medium connects to mindful living and present-moment awareness

✅ What to expect from a reading, and what Vanessa experienced in her very first one

✅ How self-care, grounding, and energy boundaries work for healers, and what we can all take from that

Guest:

Cheryl Murphy - www.mediumcheryl.com

Instagram: @mediumcheryl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediumCheryl

Chapters:

00:00 Intuition Is Innate
00:38 Podcast Intro And Guest
02:34 What Intuition Really Means
04:39 Easy Ways To Practice
07:39 When The Gift Clicked
09:11 Mediumship And Other Abilities
10:27 Pets Telepathy And Signs
12:13 Synchronicity And Gratitude
16:21 Facing Skeptics And Fear
22:47 Mindfulness Opens Intuition
24:28 Self Care And Boundaries
27:11 Connection Compassion And Grace
28:50 Where To Find Cheryl
29:51 Guided Reflection And Wrap Up

Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

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There is a version of productivity that looks impressive on a spreadsheet and exhausts you before you even start. If you've ever downloaded a free resource, opened it, and immediately felt worse about your own life... this one is for you.

In this episode we talk about one of the sneakiest ways we undermine ourselves: letting the wrong voices become the loudest ones. Not just on social media, but inside our own heads.

What You'll Learn:

✅ Why "good advice" isn't the same as advice that was built for your actual life, your season, and your invisible load

✅ How slow morning content, detailed lead magnets, and productivity frameworks can quietly create guilt rather than relief, and what to do instead

✅ The difference between receiving inspiration from someone and letting someone who doesn't know your life tell you how to run your life

✅ Why over-planning is sometimes just a beautiful way to stay stuck, and how to recognize when that's happening

✅ How to trust yourself as the expert on your own life, your own kids, and your own capacity, without checking it against someone else's blueprint

Chapters:

00:00 Advice That Misses Moms
01:05 The Lead Magnet Overwhelm
03:06 Filter Advice By Reality
03:30 Slow Mornings And Guilt
05:11 Whose Voices Get Loud
06:25 Choose Contextual Support
08:23 Planning As Procrastination
09:37 You Need Permission Not Templates
10:43 Trust Your Inner Authority
11:06 Let Go Of чуж Standards
12:05 Wrap Up And Next Steps

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What does it look like when a community invests in its own future? In this special Podcasthon episode, Vanessa sits down with Dr. Angela Vargas - licensed psychologist and inaugural Futuro Fund board member - to share the story behind the Latino Mental Health Association of New Jersey's scholarship program that is changing the trajectory for the next generation of Latinx mental health professionals.

From a small group of psychologists meeting in a basement 27 years ago to a two-day annual conference, a growing gala, and now a formalized scholarship fund — LMHANJ has become a cornerstone of Latino mental health representation in New Jersey. Through the Futuro Fund, they've awarded $4,000 and now $5,000 scholarships to graduate students committed to giving back to their communities.

You'll also hear directly from scholarship recipient Yareimy Patrocinio, a first-generation MSW student and daughter of Mexican immigrants, on what this scholarship means for her path forward.

In this episode:

• The 27-year evolution of LMHANJ — from psychologists-only to a multi-disciplinary, rebranded association
• How the Futuro Fund was born out of the inaugural gala — and why it's growing
• Why mentorship and emotional support matter just as much as financial aid
• How students can connect to LMHANJ and build a professional network before they even graduate
• What it means to be a first-gen professional investing in the next generation

🔗 Learn more about the Latino Mental Health Association of NJ → https://www.latinomentalhealthnj.com/futurofund

💛 Donate to the Futuro Fund → https://www.latinomentalhealthnj.com/futurofund

📲 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/lmha.nj/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/latino-mental-health-association-of-new-jersey

Guest Angela P. Vargas, PhD, Founder of Via Psychology

https://www.viapsychology.com/

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