Masks, Sand Castles & Innate Health

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Mary Franklin-Smith. Mary is the founder of Light of Mind, which explores mental health in a novel way, and provides guidance to find your own inner light and to wake up to your wonder.

This week, Han and Mary start by discussing Mary's approach as a therapist, and her novel way of supporting clients as a whole rather than their current mental health struggles to uncover the treasures an individual holds inside.

Mary speaks about her experience as a drama therapist, and how she works with clients to use this to uncover the mask of their eating disorder and find their light within. Mary discusses her focus on innate health, rather than in health, and how this allows her to support clients to find their healthy flourishing identity.

We also discuss recovery, how this looks different for everyone, how moving into recovery feels uncomfortable but actually trusting your inner light will support you to find your true nature beneath all the masks you may have been holding in front of you.

To find out more about Mary and Light of Mind, you can visit https://www.lightofmind.co.uk or follow Mary @lightofmind12.

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