{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What if You Could Actually Heal? Alex Bynum on trauma, spirituality, and becoming yourself.","description":"For many people, healing means learning to manage pain. But what if healing meant something more? This week on Real Women's Work, I sit down with Spiritual Guide and Healer in the Lineage of King Solomon (listen in to see why this matters) and founder of Empowering Path, Alex Bynum, for a thoughtful conversation about spirituality, trauma, purpose, and what it means to become more fully yourself. Alex shares her own journey from struggling with bulimia and feeling stuck in her early twenties to discovering a path that completely changed the direction of her life. We talk about skepticism, ancient healing traditions, entrepreneurship, and why she believes people are far more capable of healing than most of us have been led to believe. Whether you're deeply spiritual, simply curious, or even skeptical, this conversation explores universal questions about identity, authenticity, and the search for peace. In this episode we discuss:   What energy healing actually is\u2014and what it isn't Why spirituality and religion aren't necessarily the same thing  Alex's journey through trauma, illness, and recovery The difference between managing wounds and healing them Why so many of us lose ourselves trying to be who we're &quot;supposed&quot; to be  Building a business around work that's difficult to explain The surprising thing Alex has learned after working with hundreds of people  What healing has taught her about compassion  Connect with Alex: Empowering Path www.empoweringpath.com On Instagram ","author_name":"Real Women's Work Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.realwomenswork.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42271295\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204754345"}