Welcome to Day 2 of our Fireside Gathering
Welcome to the Fireside Gathering with the authors of “I Didn’t become Selfish, I Became Harder to Manipulate”
The authors will be sharing a little more about their experiences, why they chose to participate in the book plus more hints, tips and guidance to support you to take back your own power.
In each episode Sara Jane will be joined by 2 of the authors for a supportive and informative conversation.
Episode 3
Episode 4
There’s No Comparison so Stop Looking
One of the most unique gifts we are given is our uniqueness. But it takes strength and courage to walk this path of authenticity. We actually stray from that path and we weaken our inner strength when we look outside of ourselves for comparison, confirmation validation, and even a sense of belonging that is subject to manipulation, and rooted in fear of isolation rather than the joy of contribution.
Bradford Tilden shares his personal journey of emerging as a uniquely resonating being and the lessons and insights he learned from his struggles.”
The Courageously Creative Neurodivergent
Each of us is a wonderfully weird and uniquely gifted hero, destined for greatness. The term “neurodiversity” first emerged from the passionate efforts of Judy Singer in the late 1990s to describe those whose brains function “differently” from the societal norm. When we learn to wholeheartedly love and accept ourselves and others, we discover limitless joy, peace, and contentment.
From Survival to Soul-Fullness: Reclaiming My Inner Child Through Post-Traumatic Resilience
Exploring the often-overlooked gift that can emerge from emotional trauma: post-traumatic resilience. Rooted in my lived experience growing up under the shadow of a narcissistic parent, I share how my journey of healing became a sacred reunion with my inner child—the intuitive, tender, and wise part of me that had been buried under years of people-pleasing and silence.
Rather than being defined by my past, I now see myself as an alchemist of it.
Spiritually Following the Wisdom of your Heart
Often, we are told by religion what to believe. Sometimes religion defines some of us as “good people” and others as “bad people”. With love and compassion as our guides, we can choose our beliefs and trust our inner spiritual voices. We can choose to embrace with love people the church might reject.
Our Speakers
Bradford Tilden
Bradford W. Tilden MM, CMT, UWT is a best-selling author, composer, pianist, angelic shaman, and master intuitive vibrational healer specializing in sound, Lemurian crystals, gemstones, and Universal White Time Healing. He’s one of the pioneering UWT gemstone and energy healing teachers in North America.
As a sacred sound ceremonialist, his music and live sound journeys are divinely orchestrated collaborations. Bradford vocally channels authentic angelic, galactic, and shamanic healing frequencies.
Access his music at https://bradfordwtilden.bandcamp.com
Bradford brings out the greatness in people through inspiration, education and activation of the mastery within.
Visit https://www.CrystalMusicHealing.com to learn more about all the remote healing services and products he offers, for music/sound healing commissions or to host a class. He’ll travel anywhere in the world to teach.
When he’s not hiking or visiting family on Cape Cod, you can find him playing the piano or talking to his crystals at home in Cheshire, CT.
Jean Voice Dart
Jean Voice Dart, MS, CATP, is a best-selling author, expressive arts specialist, certified expressive arts therapy practitioner, certified coach, and credentialed teacher.
She has experienced a lifetime of miraculous transformation with the creative arts, witnessing thousands and assisting hundreds of clients with emotional or physical challenges such as generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, TBI, coma, neuropathy, paraplegia, domestic or sexual violence and assault, autism, memory loss, chronic pain, aging, ADHD, speech disorders, stroke, hearing loss, blindness, depression, and more.
People working with Jean learn to feel, reveal, and heal by identifying buried emotions and rediscovering abandoned or neglected pathways to healing. Jean assists others through private sessions, group sessions, workshops, and classes, using tools to access creative imagination, embrace positive power, transform lives, and discover joy. She lives near the ocean with her husband, Matt, and their dog Pumpkin.
Nicole Peterhans
Nicole Peterhans is a Spiritual Coach and Energy Alignment practitioner with a unique ability to pick up on the vibrations and energies within, as well as the deeper implications of the mindset of her clients.
She is passionate about helping individuals tap into their inner potential and transform the limiting energies that sabotage their lives, and guide them back to balance, clarity and flow.
Her mission is to assist sensitive, empathic, and introverted women through their transformation from feeling empty and lost, to being confident and empowered, and allow themselves to believe in themselves, speak their truth, set healthy boundaries and be visible, and unconditionally themselves.
Website: https://www.nicolepeterhans.com
Dr. Anthony E. Wilson
Anthony E. Wilson, MD, was raised in rural central Massachusetts in a close Seventh-Day Adventist religious family. Anthony chose to pursue a career in medicine. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in 1990 and completed his Residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1993. After specializing in Primary Care and Hospital Medicine for over two decades, he completed his Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine at the Northshore and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 2015. His practice focused on inpatient Palliative Care at Milford Regional Medical Center until 2022.
While in medical school, he met his husband, Jay Sorgman, MD. Soon after, they married. They were together for 32 years until Jay died of Glioblastoma at the age of 58. Anthony has since retired from practicing medicine and has passionately shared what he has learned through writing about grief. He finds peace in spirituality, personal growth, positive psychology, and meditation. He loves hiking, traveling, personal growth retreats, piano playing, and activities with his mom, siblings, in-laws, and extended family.