Episode 18 kicks off our Social Work Outside the Status Quo series, recorded live from the NASW National Conference in Chicago. Professor Ace is joined by special guest MT and Alicia Stettler, LCSW from the Big Island of Hawai‘i, for a wide-ranging conversation on healing, family, and therapeutic practice.

Topics include yoga as a parenting tool, transforming energy in relationships, the Circle of Self framework, food and mental health, vicarious trauma, and pain reprocessing therapy. Alicia shares practical strategies for emotional regulation, burnout prevention, and working with chronic pain through neuroplasticity.

This episode is for anyone exploring mental health, parenting, and care work grounded in real life.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro and Theme

02:20 – Welcome to the Conference

03:56 – Incorporating Yoga into Family Life

07:57 – Navigating Conflict with Calmness

11:58 – Transforming Energy in Relationships

13:55 – Dealing with Resistance

20:20 – The Circle of Self Framework

38:47 – The Importance of Movement in Life

44:08 – Navigating Depression and Mental Health

49:15 – Understanding Trauma and Healing

54:08 – Vicarious Trauma and Empathy

59:35 – Gratitude and Connection to Nature

1:00:39 – Food, Mood, and Wellbeing

1:09:55 – Embracing Change and Resilience

1:10:38 – Honesty in Nutrition and Parenting

1:11:59 – Understanding Childhood Reactions

1:13:32 – Raising Nutritional Revolutionaries

1:14:23 – Introduction to Pain Reprocessing Therapy

1:15:44 – The Psychology of Chronic Pain

1:17:21 – Neuroplasticity and Pain Management

1:18:17 – Mapping Pain and Sensations

1:20:45 – Integrating Emotional and Physical Healing

1:22:54 – Exploring Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

1:24:50 – Collaborative Approaches to Pain Management

1:26:19 – The Interconnection of Physical and Emotional Pain

1:26:46 – Final Thoughts on Pain Reprocessing Therapy

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