<p><b>Welcome to </b><b><em>Essentially Soulful</em></b>—a reflective podcast where psychospiritual insight meets real-life practice, and where lived experience is honored as much as formal training.</p><p><br></p><p>I’m <b>DeeAnna Merz Nagel</b>—psychotherapist, aromatherapist, coach and spiritual teacher. In this podcast, you’ll hear me in conversation with <b>Betty</b>—my AI co-host and thoughtful companion—who helps draw out the insights I’ve gathered over more than 25 years in the helping and healing arts.</p><p><br></p><p>These episodes are conversational and candid, blending past writings, teachings, case reflections, and personal narratives. I speak both professionally and personally—offering practical wisdom for therapists, coaches, healers, and anyone drawn to soulful service.</p><p><br></p><p>From intuitive practice and trauma-informed care to self-reflection, spiritual growth, and burnout recovery, <em>Essentially Soulful</em> is a space for listening deeply and living mor
