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
Nicole Peterhans
Chapter 23 ~ From Invisible to Visible: Losing Myself Under a Narcissistic Upbringing
Sharing thoughts on: 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.
Dr. Anthony E. Wilson
Chapter 1 ~ Following My Heart: Searching for My Truth in an Unaccepting Religion
Sharing thoughts on: 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.
Episode 4
Jos Smeets
Chapter 22 ~ Stay true to Yourself: Look Who’s Talking
Sharing thoughts on: The Spiritual Ego
We can say or claim all kinds of things, but are they really true for us?
“To say these things means nothing; to mean these words means everything”. Do we put flesh on these bones? Do we speak from the heart or from the mind?
As long as we believe in enemies, were are certainly not free. And when I say this I mean: seen from the deepest Reality.
On the human plane I DO see enemies (Trump, Putin etc.), but seen from the “soul level” we are all “divine”. So my “judgement” is relative, not absolute.
Lorree Appleby
Chapter 3 ~ The Risk of Living My Truth: Instead of Someone Else’s
Sharing thoughts on: The Art of Letting Go of Judgement & Disappointment
Judgment and disappointment are a normal part of life but what can we do to process our thoughts and feelings in a healthy way so we can accept the situation as it is? Let’s talk about it!
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.
Jos Smeets
My name is Jos Smeets (my pseudonym Yosiji) and I create meditative music, guided meditations, and videos, among other things. I have been involved with spirituality for about 45 years. It started with an interest in paranormal phenomena and now I am mainly focused on what you could call self-realisation.
I was born in Kerkrade, in the south of the Netherlands.
In my daily life I am a schoolteacher and a composer/video maker. Currently I am working with a number of people to explore how we could organise retreats and what form they could take. (Guided) meditation and my music will, of course, play an important role in this.
I have two websites:
http://yosijimusic.com/ (English and Dutch) and
https://www.verwondering-hetcollectief.nl/ (Dutch)
Here you can find links to music videos on YouTube.
Free music can be found at https://yosijimusic.bandcamp.com/
Lorree Appleby
Lorree Appleby is a certified Radical Living Master Coach, Inspirational Speaker, and Shamanic Healing Practitioner, illuminating your path to peace and loving self-acceptance.
Using three pillars of integration, Lorree guides the often burned-out, people-pleasers and perfectionists, like she was, to let go of overwhelm, judgment and resentment and Radically Forgive in a gentle and permanent way so they can heal their generational family patterns, claim their power and create a life they love by being real.
As an initiate of the MotherSpirit Priestess lineage, Lorree embodies her sacred feminine leadership skills to model a way of living based in love, sovereignty, compassion, and abundance.
Lorree finds joy in facilitating healing ceremonies and group workshops, and she is the creator of Soul Adventure™ Journey to the Real Me, a gamified soul-care practice to develop your intuitive connection with yourself in mind, body, and soul.
Website: www.ourpurposefuljourney.com
Soul Adventure Game: https://www.souladventuregame.com