SWAN Power

Special Guest, Allison Fritchman, is a special educator, mental health advocate, parent, and partner to her love. Allison talks about how to own your mental health, how to balance what is said and what you believe, how to honor your feelings, and how to, as Brené Brown says, "walk in the wilderness.” Allison shares her personal story and discusses the value of self-care.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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Special guest, Dr. Bonnie Winfield talks about the value of expressive arts and shares how they literally saved her life.

Dr. Bonnie is an expressive arts facilitator and educator. She has been providing open studio and safe space for over thirty years. She has thirty years’ experience in higher education as a faculty member and administrator. Dr. Bonnie received her advanced degrees from Syracuse University and attended classes a...

Ecotherapy focuses on transforming human relationship to the natural world. By integrating art and nature, Cynthia Rodriguez is re-experiencing a personal connection with nature. Cynthia was born and raised in New York City where she attended the Highschool of Art & Design. She spent most of her youth around the art scene including Greenwich Village and Museum Mile. Since moving to Pennsylvania, she has established herself as a...

This episode was recorded during the first week of January, a time when many of us are coming down from the holiday high. Host Chris Singleheart and special guest Mike Brennan discuss how a daily dose of creativity can help alleviate post-holiday blues.

Brennan, M. (2023, January 7). Daily Creative Habit. mikebrennan.me. https://www.mikebrennan.me/dch

Duffy, T. (Ed.). The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. Routledge, The ...

Advent is a time of waiting, anticipating, expectation, and introspection. UN Fellow, Bob Chase, retired United Methodist pastor, Jim Todd, and host, Chris Singleheart reflect on personal stories of participating in this purposeful season. The experiences shared are laced with the advent themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. We need and crave these things in our lives, so set your distractions and worries aside as you listen to thi...

Advent is a time of waiting, anticipating, expectation, and introspection. UN Fellow, Bob Chase, retired United Methodist pastor, Jim Todd, and host, Chris Singleheart reflect on personal stories of participating in this purposeful season. The experiences shared are laced with the advent themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. We need and crave these things in our lives, so set your distractions and worries aside as you listen to thi...

Gratitude has altered the way Nancy Boyne sees the world and herself. Nancy’s lifework included learning consulting and corporate telecommunications. She now is a super-active retiree with a practice of recognizing and acknowledging the goodness in her life. Listen in as she takes you through her travels, her successes, her obstacles, and her challenges.

I highlight some of the many benefits of gratitude practices and offer some ad...

Special guest, Dennis Boyne, is the producer of SWAN Power, beginning with this episode. Among other qualities, a podcast producer should be skilled in storytelling and Dennis is no stranger to storytelling. He understands well our human need to engage in the creative process.

Dennis is a former member of Improvolution in New York, the past Artistic Director of Philemon Productions in New Jersey, and previous part Owner and Creativ...

In this inaugural episode, I launch the concept of SWAN Power, which explores the potential of spirituality, wellness, arts and nature. Each facet is introduced broadly as an inroad to a sound mind and body.

I also speak with Connor Moriarty of Reset Outdoors, a nature-based mental health service. Connor presents the THRIVE Compass, a useful tool to gauge our well-being, and tells how we can positively impact those outcomes by spen...