Coming Home to Yourself | Reiki • Sound Healing • Stillness with Patti Block

What does it mean to come home to yourself?

In this episode of the Goddesses of Social Work Podcast, I welcome Patti Block, Reiki Master, Vibrational Sound Therapist, and founder of Zen Body Waves in Montgomery, Alabama.

Patti is also my Reiki teacher, so this conversation holds a special place in my heart.

Together, we explore Reiki, sound healing, the importance of stillness, and the ways we can reconnect with ourselves amid the demands of everyday life.

For social workers and other helping professionals who spend so much time holding space for others, this conversation offers an invitation to consider what it means to create that same space for ourselves.

Whether you're familiar with energy healing or simply curious, I invite you to listen with an open mind and consider what coming home to yourself might mean in your own life.

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Patti and I are coming together in January 2027 to offer Reiki Level I and II training through Illuminated Expressions, LLC, an approved Alabama Board of Social Work continuing education provider.

Alabama social workers can earn continuing education credit through this training.

Learn more and register: https://www.zenbodywaves.com/zen-body-waves-upcoming-events/reiki-level-1-2

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Zen Body Waves — hello@zenbodywaves.com

About the Goddesses of Social Work Podcast

A space for authentic conversations about social work, healing, creativity, identity, personal growth, and the experiences that shape our lives.

Thank you for listening, and remember that there is room for all of who you are.

In Part Two of my conversation with Mary Clark, LCSW, we continue our discussion of healing by exploring the complementary and holistic practices that have become part of both Mary’s personal journey and her work as a social worker.

Mary shares how practices such as movement, time in nature, meditation, yoga, massage, and other mind-body approaches have expanded the way she thinks about healing and wellness. We talk about what it can look like to care for the whole person, the relationship between our bodies and our emotional lives, and the ways Mary’s own experiences continue to shape the social worker she is becoming.

Mary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Alabama and Florida, a Licensed Massage Therapist, and is currently training to become a yoga instructor. She is also a former member of the Goddesses of Social Work supervision community.

If you haven’t listened to Part One, “PTSD, Recovery & Healing,” I encourage you to begin there to hear Mary share more about her experience with PTSD, recovery, spirituality, and the ongoing work of healing.

Thank you, Mary, for trusting me with your story and for coming back to the Goddess community to share where your journey has taken you.

Goddesses of Social Work Podcast Hosted by Renita Ray Davis, LCSW-S/PIP

What happens when the social worker becomes the person who needs support?

In Part One of this conversation, I sit down with former Goddess supervisee Mary Clark, LICSW, to talk about her journey into social work and the personal healing journey that changed the way she understands herself, her profession, and the meaning of recovery.

Mary shares openly about her experience with PTSD, seeking treatment, and learning that healing is not necessarily about arriving neatly on the “other side.” We talk about the ongoing and intentional work of recovery, the role of spirituality after trauma, and what it means to be a mental health professional who also needs, and deserves, care.

Our conversation also explores something we don't always talk about enough in this profession: social workers are human, too. We can have training, clinical knowledge, and experience supporting others and still encounter moments in our own lives that require us to reach for support.

This is Part One of my conversation with Mary. In Part Two, we continue by exploring the complementary and holistic practices that have become part of her healing and professional journey, including movement, meditation, yoga, massage, and her growing vision for women's wellness.

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