DIY PRACTICE SUPPORT
Here’s a few simple, powerful healing practices you can use on your own. Each of these also comes with a subscription to my newsletter.
3 Simple Practices to Love Yourself and Feel Better Anytime, Anywhere with a bonus audio How To Get Self-Help Tools To Actually Work For You
Rapid Reset for Instability a quick, two-minute audio to help you reset when the world around you feels uncertain.
A Simple Ritual to End Your Work Day, brief audio guidance on a simple ritual for releasing work and transitioning to personal life. Particularly useful if you work with people in a professional helping role and struggle with sponging up other people’s energy and/or taking their stories home with you.
For Moms Wanting to Feel More Centered and Grounded in Their Own Inner Well-Being, a twenty-minute audio originally recorded at a national conference for newer moms.
PODCAST INTERVIEWS
THE INTEGRITY CHALLENGE OF BEING HUMAN AND A THERAPIST
“We can’t spend day in and day out holding space for others, and expect to always be ‘ok’ ourselves. How do we live through our own ‘dark nights of the soul’ while still being of service to others? Tune in to this Light Up The Couch podcast interview/CEU course featuring Julia Aziz, LCSW-S, OIM, in a thoughtful conversation about the phenomenon of the unhealed healer. This interview gently and graciously discusses what needs to happen to keep ourselves regulated and present when we’re facilitating therapy with a tank half-empty (or fully empty).” Listen as a regular podcast interview on any of the usual platforms, or take it as a CEU course if you’re a mental health professional.
RELEASING NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND THE ART OF SURRENDER: INTERVIEW WITH DR. WENDY BRUTON
For anyone needing support navigating difficult emotions. Feel empowered to shift your inner state, and discover the freedom of surrender.
SELF-HEALING, SPIRITUALITY, AND A NEW MODEL OF SUPPORTING OTHERS
An interview for therapists and anyone asking the bigger questions about being of service and healing ourselves.
A CONVERSATION ON GRIEF & LOSS
NextQuest Podcast interview covering topics such as death and dying, ambiguous loss, and the grief that comes with change. You’ll also hear more about my story in becoming a therapist as well as the learning that came from working as an interfaith hospice chaplain.
DEALING WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME
Listen to the audio of a conversation on imposter syndrome between myself and Mark Silver, MDiv., business consultant and teacher. Especially for mental health and healthcare professionals running their own private practices, the ideas shared here can help you ease the pressure and reorient in a new, more confident way.
INTEGRATING RITUAL AND SACRED TIME INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE
This podcast interview was designed for mental health professionals interested in ritual, ceremony, and the integration of a spiritual perspective into clinical work. We explore ways to honor both big and small transitions with intention, presence, and meaning-without imposing any particular beliefs or practices. With a strong emphasis on discernment and cultural humility, this podcast (also available as a CEU course) empowers clinicians to hold a deeper space for human experience.
THE HEALTHY HEALER INTERVIEW WITH DR. FRED MOSS
For those interested in hearing a bit more about how I work and take care of myself.
ARTICLES
All articles can be found on the blog, but here are some themes of common interest:
On Perfectionism, People Pleasing, and Imposter Syndrome
On Anger, Anxiety, Despair, Worry, Fear, and All Difficult Emotions
On Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
On Grief
On Navigating Change and Uncertainty
On Relationships and Interpersonal Struggles
On Letting Go
For Those Working in Mental Health, Healthcare, or other Helping Professions
LIVE WORKSHOPS
BRING A LITTLE LIGHT: SONG, DANCE,& INTERFAITH PRAYER
FREE VIRTUAL GATHERINGS with special guest Rosalva de las Flores
Throughout the ages and across cultures, in dark times and in light, people have gathered around fires for song, dance, and prayer. We are in a new world now, but what nourishes and fortifies the human spirit hasn’t changed. Whoever you are, wherever you come from, if you come with heart and respect for others, you are welcome here.
Julia Aziz, LCSW-S, OIM 