Holistic Therapy ATL

11/16/2025

"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded, it's a relationship between equals." ~Pema

This Pema Chödrön quote has been the foundation of my relationship to being a trusted supportive witness on the healing journey with so many people. This next year I will begin a journey that is more in alignment with my nature. I will be pursuing a certificate in coaching that will enable me to share compassion with more people around the world without the same power structures and energy that is inherent in the "therapist and client" dynamic. This will differ from my Georgia and Vermont LCSW offerings. While I will remain licensed there for now, the coaching will dive into greater depths of self work surrounding consciousness, ego work, generational trauma healing, soul/essence exploration, innate intelligence and quantum healing. It is impossible for me to ignore the interconnectedness of our emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical selves. My pursuit of the post masters transpersonal (spiritual) coaching psychology certificate through the Alef Trust will challenge me to grow further into this interconnectedness and grow deeper spiritually before growing and expanding in my offerings to journey with others in their healing.

In the words of Patch Adams- "Each person here is a patient, a doctor, a nurse"

•Everyone is a patient because every person needs some form of help, whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

•Everyone is a healer/doctor/nurse/guide because every person is capable of caring for someone else, even through simple actions like listening, assisting, sharing energy, joining with, cooking, cleaning, or offering comfort.

Together we heal.

Personal note- Notice the bent glasses in my picture? My child crushed them just hours before this picture was taken. This imperfection would have brought up unpleasant emotions in me years ago, now it externally visibly shows the ever present reality of my relationship with my beloved child. We all choose how we engage with and respond to our experiences. We are the creators of our reality. Let's create.

07/27/2025

Are we "sleepwalking" or is this a physical representation of the spiritual phenomena of the "veil being thin?"

Theta brainwaves are considered the gateway to the subconscious mind. This can also be reached in deep relaxation and meditation.

Theta brainwaves have been called "the waves of healing."

11/24/2023

09/29/2023

As a therapist with a deep passion for grief work, I am constantly amazed by the healing that takes place through the services provided by The Dinner Party organization. I have never asked my therapy community to donate to a cause. I am today. If this organization closes it will not only hurt the hundreds of people who are grieving currently accessing their services but the hundreds of thousands of people who are grieving who will be denied the healing in the future from their services. Grief community is vital to the wellness of our society. Grief community is a form of healing a therapist cannot provide in individual therapy. Grieving people need community.

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04/12/2023

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03/20/2022

As the days get brighter I get more and more excited for self care with my hands in the soil.

Every year I try to tell myself I don't have seasonal affective disorder. Yet every year about 2 weeks into spring light and temperatures I have a renewing burst of energy that feels like I threw a 75 pound wet coat off my shoulders. My friends that is the physical and emotional weight of seasonal depression. And even I don't like accepting that it's my annual experience. It comes on so gradually and it isn't until I've released the weight of it that I become aware of how heavy it truly has been.

Hoping everyone feels lighter and healthier with lots of extra time in the sunshine this month.

Happy Ostara- Spring Equinox 2022!

Pictured- sunflowers on my farm a few years ago captured by the talented

02/20/2022

This came out of my mouth a few weeks ago and it has resonated so deeply within me that I had to share it here.

So many people including myself wish our progress was linear- a steady incline in the direction of our goals. Unfortunately, the majority of the time when I must pull back- in the opposite direction of my goal- I forget that like the arrow I am about to be propelled forward. If only every time I feel an unpleasant emotion while being drawn back and down I would remember to relish in the moment with a deep, steady, strong knowing that I am about to launch in the direction of my dreams because of this time.

I hope we all find comfort and trust in our respective journeys.

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Warmly,
Hanna Rodgers, LCSW

12/25/2021

Sending my love to everyone this season and every season!

Hold your loved ones close. This life is precious and sometimes fragile. Grief during the holidays is exceptionally heartbreaking. May your love for each other shine bright like a reliable guide to bring your loved ones home. We are indivisible.

Love,
Hanna

10/08/2021

When you choose to please someone else over yourself you are sabotaging the trust you have with yourself. You are actively telling yourself that you matter less to yourself than other people matter to you. No one else will ever have your back like you do. No one.

We cannot control the thoughts or feelings other people will have about us. No amount of people pleasing can make people like or love you.

So stand up for yourself. Use your voice with authenticity.

"SPEAK YOUR TRUTH EVEN IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES!!!" ~Maggie Kuhn

I was raised by amazing advocates who stood up for what was right in their careers even if it made them unpopular. We must do the same. At the end of the day we go to bed and wake up each day as a culmination of all our actions and inactions. No one is responsible for our behavior except ourselves. What will you do with this amazing life?

Love,
Hanna









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09/11/2020

You deserve to be the center of your own attention.... what do I mean by that? ....You can continue putting the stuff you don't want to deal with in boxes on the side so you can keep pushing forward in life but I promise you, those boxes don't just go away. The boxes sit like a heaviness in your heart that will cause all sorts of symptoms in your life (that you don't think are connected), until you unpack your boxes and deal with what's inside. Denial and avoidance are unhealthy. Being overwhelmed by small things is a sign of too many boxes that need to be addressed, and until you do, your unpleasant feelings will just continue to slowly get worse.

I wrote this 5 years ago... and it is still just as true to me today as it was 5 years ago.

We deserve to be the center of our own attention so that we pause and look within and address the things inside that need addressing.

Make change happen!