Healing Conversations - a One Mission Podcast
Healing Conversations is a podcast for people who find themselves on a healing journey, who need help and want to hear stories of those who have walked before them. Healing Conversations is presented by One Mission, a childhood cancer charity that does whatever it takes to get kids through cancer treatment. Hosted by Ashley Haseotes, One Mission founder, author of TheUnspoken, Reiki Master and Meditation Coach.
Episodes
Guest names: Melissa McGovern & Lynn McJohnson
In this episode:
- Lynn and Melissa both met Ashley while volunteering at One Mission helping kids get through cancer.
- As a same-sex couple who had tried to have children on their own only to find that this wasn’t their path, they decided to adopt. They attended classes for prospective parents at their local library in their home state of Connecticut to learn more about the adoptio...
Guest Name: Carly Tobin
In this episode:
- Carly was diagnosed with Wilms tumor at a young age. The beginning of her journey was surrounded with surgeries and hospital stays while she tried to maintain some degree of normalcy in her childhood.
- Carly worked hard to maintain her friendships and connection to her dance team during the time she spent in the hospital. Her team would show their support by calling her after practice, and s...
Guest Name: Mandy Goldman
In this episode:
- Mandy is the mother of her son Mateo, a 2x Cancer survivor who was diagnosed at age 8
- How your social circle changes after diagnosis and how to “keep your cool” while dealing with the impact of cancer in your family
- Finding healing and release through Reiki and sound baths
- Adding yourself to the bone marrow registry as a potential match for transplant candidates
- Having faith that g...
Guest Name: Sam Saperstein
- Sam and Ashley met through One Mission; Sam had previously volunteered for the Buzz Off and her father had been the auctioneer for a One Mission Gala event. Sam was happily married in 2017 and she and her husband welcomed their son Mason into the world on March 16, 2020.
- Mason was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome: a cranial facial syndrome that affects people’s facial features, and how those features...
- Ashley Brown is the Founder and CEO of Selfless Love Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that leverages resources, expertise, and proven solutions to improve the child welfare system, creating opportunities for more foster youth to find their forever families and thrive in adulthood.
- Ashley was put up for adoption as a baby, and through elementary...
Guest Name: Abby Pastyrnak
In this Episode:
- Abby Pastyrnak is the Managing Director at One Mission. She has been with One Mission since before her two separate cancer diagnoses, and in today’s episode she shares her story.
- Abby describes her journey of her diagnosis. Her initial diagnosis was a shock, and after regrouping she took on a positive mental attitude that gave her the confidence to look forward.
- She learned the news of he...
Guest Name: Kemberly Mauricio
In this episode:
- Kemberly and Michael are parents to a child who, at age 13, told them that they would like to transition from male to female. Amidst the shock, Kemberly responds with compassion and puts in her own words, “I don’t understand this; I love you; I have a lot to learn, and I’m here for you.”
- Kemberly shares her support for her child while still taking a conservative approach through talki...
- Chris discusses his healing journey and recalls his decision to get sober as a young man. After a noticing a pattern of what he described as, “a negative loop of bad decisions,” he decided to make a change by the age of 20.
- Hitting the reset button in life while the environment around you might not match that trajectory. Maintaining your focus on o...
Guest Name: Jim DeSimone
In this episode:
- Jim recalls the difficult experiences that led to him self-medicating with alcohol - a history of anxiety since childhood, and an eventual divorce in his adult life. He noticed abnormal patterns in his drinking and sought help through Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Jim describes how the 12-steps of AA have helped him regain control over his life, and his personal relationships. Taking a personal in...
Guest Name: Kristen Benjamin
In this episode:
- Kristen recalls the diagnosis of her daughter Paisley in 2018, spending 44 days in the hospital during initial treatment
- Paisley's condition taking a turn for the worse at the beginning of treatment, while simultaneously learning that Paisley's father passed away
- Kristen's story of healing through the devastation of being a single mom raising a child w...
Once he found his learning style and type of intelligence, Eric received his masters degree in special education and later received his Ed.S. in Special Education Administration from Simmons College.
Guest name: Kelley Bernard
In this episode:
- Kelley is a Pediatric Oncology Nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital who had her own journey with childhood cancer after being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2007 at age 15.
- Spent over 170 days in the first year of treatment and experienced numerous side effects and medications throughout.
- An aware 15 year old’s perspective of the seriousness of your diagnosis and ...
Guest name: Holly Patnaude
In this episode:
- Holly’s son Sam was diagnosed at the age of 7 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and T-Cell.
- Holly recalls the process of her sons diagnosis - a cough leading to an ER visit, being briefed by doctors on the diagnosis, and the shock of hearing this news as a parent
- “Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give to yourself in the initial traumatic experience?”
- Taking adva...
Guest Name: Pamela Esty
Pamela's first introduction to yoga was in the 1970's through a lovely phys-ed teacher who offered a class for "girls who really disliked gym class"! She took what she had learned home to her numerous siblings who patiently practiced with her. She came to classes later in life after having been led to practice by her oldest child who was then practicing in NY. Her first teacher w...
Guest name: Chris Mingace
Attorney Christopher H. Mingace has practiced law in the state of Massachusetts for the past 25 years, helping families navigate the complex legal world in which we live. Attorney Mingace began his career as a solo practitioner helping families in the areas of personal injury, business formation, bankruptcy, family law, criminal law, real estate transactions and basic wills and trusts. Clients hav...
Adam Bortolussi is the Founder and President of Bortolussi Wealth Management, Inc. He began his career at as an Intern with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in 2003, in 2004 he joined Morgan Stanley as a Financial Advisor. In 2006 Adam left to join a team of Financial Advisors at UBS Financial Services and has since worked at Merrill as an Investment Specialist and Columbia Management as a Regional Sales Director. Adam founded Bortolus...
Guest Name: Carlie Gonzalez
Carlie was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma (bone cancer) in October 2015. After seeing her doctor upon experiencing shoulder pain, a CT-scan revealed a tumor, and she was sent to Boston Children’s ER for an MRI and biopsy. Carlie's treatment has included surgery and chemotherapy. She completed treatment in spring 2016. She used music and singing and her positive spirit to beat the disease.
Carlie, a gr...
Guest Name: Rob Wergin
Rob Wergin is a sacred conduit for the Divine Energies of pure light and unconditional love, a healer, and a personal transformation coach. It is Rob’s intention to be a portal of the highest light as it creates transformation for your highest good. He brings forth your Divine Light and Love and allows the miracles of the Source to come forth. It is imperative that you have a positive mindset, believe in your ...
Guest Name: Robert Yauckoes
Robert is an expert acupuncturist and herbalist who earned his Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM) at the New England School of Acupuncture at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS).
Robert strongly believes that Chinese medicine can greatly help a myriad of conditions and can be used proactively to achieve greater levels of health and wellbeing. Robert founded Acupun...
We are happy to offer this Bonus Meditation from Episode 1 with Anna Holtzman!
Guest Name: Anna Holtzman
Anna Holtzman is a Chronic Pain Recovery Therapist and Coach. For years she struggled with chronic pain (migraines) and as the pain kept getting bigger, she felt her life getting smaller. Since learning the mind-body method and getting her life back from chronic pain, Anna has made it her mission to help others get their...
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