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11/25/2025

🌟 New Podcast Episode Alert 🌟
I’m so excited to share my conversation with Hogan in this week’s episode of The Guest Host Series on The Trauma Therapist ProjectThe Trauma Therapist Podcast 🌱
Claire is a deeply intuitive storyteller and energy worker whose journey into healing began with Sound Reiki and blossomed into Theta Healing. Since 2020, she has been guiding people into alignment with their highest, most divine selves through imagination, archetypes, and deep intuitive listening
In our chat we dive into
How energy work and quantum healing actually work
Using metaphor and imagination as tools for spiritual transformation
Why working with your multidimensional self can be a gateway to growth
If you are curious about spiritual transformation, healing at a quantum level, or want to tune into a deeply creative conversation, this one is for you
👉 Listen to the full episode here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-guest-host-seris-christina-p-kantzavelos-interviews-claire-hogan-healing-at-the-quantum-level-a-conversation-with-theta-healer-clai--68677987

Claire Hogan is an ever-curious storyteller with a vivid imagination. Her deepest passion lies in spiritual transformation and the mystery of personal growth.He

11/25/2025

I was quoted in a recent article by ADHDWorking discussing why adults with ADHD face higher rates of bullying at work
“In systems that prioritise sameness and predictability, those strengths are often overlooked or misunderstood.”
“ADHD affects things like memory, time perception, and focus. These differences are often misunderstood as being disorganised or unreliable, rather than being recognised as different but valid and natural ways of processing the world.”
— Christina P. Kantzavelos, LCSW
Workplaces that understand and value ADHD allow people to thrive instead of punishing differences. Thank you to ADHDWorking for featuring me, and shout out to ADHD UK, ADHD Foundation, and ADHD Girls for supporting neurodivergent professionals every day.
💡 Discussion:
Have you ever been misjudged at work because of the way your brain works? How did you handle it? Comment below and let’s build a supportive conversation.
Read the full article here:

Introduction I have written before, what workplace bullying experienced by people with ADHD may look like, that it can be […]

11/25/2025

I am honored that Business Insider and Jordan Pandy featured my story.
Leaving California to rebuild my health was one of the hardest and most important decisions of my life.
After years of Lyme disease, POTS, mast cell issues, and medical trauma, I needed an environment that supported real healing. First the desert in Joshua Tree gave me a clean and mold free space to stabilize. Later Portugal became the place where my nervous system could finally exhale and where my life began opening again in beautiful ways.
Thank you for sharing my journey and for helping bring more awareness to what people with complex chronic illness actually need in order to heal.
Read the full story here
https://www.businessinsider.com/left-california-better-healthcare-portugal-cheaper-2025-11

Therapist Christina Kantzavelos moved from California to Portugal. Healthcare there is cheaper, even when she pays out of pocket.

11/25/2025

I just read a powerful story in Business Insider Investor's Business Dailywritten by about someone who left California for Portugal for better and more affordable healthcare. 🇵🇹❤️
As someone who deeply values holistic wellness and trauma-informed living, this really resonated with me. Healthcare systems shape so much more than physical health. They influence our choices, our stress levels, and our overall quality of life.
If you are curious about how geography and health intersect or have been dreaming about a wellness-centered move, this is worth the read.
https://www.businessinsider.com/left-california-better-healthcare-portugal-cheaper-2025-11

Therapist Christina Kantzavelos moved from California to Portugal. Healthcare there is cheaper, even when she pays out of pocket.

11/21/2025

🎁 Holiday Gift Guide + Special Discount! 🎁
Hey friends! The holidays are coming, and I’m excited to share three beautifully curated gift guides for everyone on your list — plus my 30% off holiday discount with code BEGINYOURHOLIDAYWITH30.
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✨ Bonus: Grab a Begin Within Daily Health and Wellness Journal — perfect for gifting or starting the new year with intention: https://www.beginwithintoday.com/journal
Use code BEGINYOURHOLIDAYWITH30 at checkout to get 30% off your journal.

BEGIN WITHIN - A DAILY HEALING JOURNAL (AVAILABLE INTERNATIONALLY)Copyrighted MaterialBegin Within is a daily healing and wellness journal for those living life with chronic illness, mental illness, or other health-related challenges. This journal allows you to document everything from your vitals t...

11/20/2025

Grief is just proof you let life into you 🩵 From the book, I’ve been melting into. Thank you, sister 🙏

11/17/2025

Anyone else? 🙋‍♀️

10/25/2025

✨ An immersive workshop into your Human Design with practical tools you can actually apply in daily life!

So excited to be teaming up with to bring this powerful experience to life.

🗓️ Join us on November 20th at 11am PST/ 2 PM EST

You’ll walk away with more clarity, compassion, and a personalized plan to stop fighting your body and start working with it.

💫 Head to the link in bio to reserve your spot today!



P.S. If you’d like to learn even more, checkout the podcast ep we did for podcast !

10/24/2025

✨ An immersive workshop into your Human Design with practical tools you can actually apply in daily life!

So excited to be teaming up with to bring this powerful experience to life.

🗓️ Join us on November 20th at 11am PST/ 2 PM EST

You’ll walk away with more clarity, compassion, and a personalized plan to stop fighting your body and start working with it.

💫 Head to the link in bio to reserve your spot today!

10/24/2025

🌿 This Body is a Wonder✨✨✨🙏 Thank you for this month’s beautiful reminders to breathe, smile, and befriend the body.

This month’s Inspiration from the International Plum Village Community reminds us that healing and happiness begin in the body. I took screenshots of my favorite parts.

🕊️ As Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, “Without effort, your body is both working and relaxed.” RIP.

Sister Tue Nghiem reminds us that “The body is a wonder. It is within this body that everything is possible.
Healing is possible. Transformation is possible. Happiness is possible.
Awakening is possible. How many of us really dislike our body? Yeah, I see some hands. But this is an invitation for us to really go back and breathe, smile, and accept our body as it is, no matter what it is. It’s a wonder to still have our senses intact and to be able to experience the world through our senses. That’s a wonder. The body is a vessel to help us enter the present moment and touch the present moment deeply.”

Through mindful breathing, gentle movements, and total relaxation, we return home to ourselves.
We remember that our body is not something to fix or fight, but a vessel for presence, compassion, and peace.

10/23/2025

🌿 This Body is a Wonder✨✨✨

This month’s Inspiration from the International Plum Village Community reminds us that healing and happiness begin in the body. I took screenshots of my favorite parts.

🕊️ As Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, “Without effort, your body is both working and relaxed.” RIP.

Sister Tue Nghiem reminds us that “The body is a wonder. It is within this body that everything is possible.
Healing is possible. Transformation is possible. Happiness is possible.
Awakening is possible. How many of us really dislike our body? Yeah, I see some hands. But this is an invitation for us to really go back and breathe, smile, and accept our body as it is, no matter what it is. It’s a wonder to still have our senses intact and to be able to experience the world through our senses. That’s a wonder. The body is a vessel to help us enter the present moment and touch the present moment deeply.”

Through mindful breathing, gentle movements, and total relaxation, we return home to ourselves.
We remember that our body is not something to fix or fight, but a vessel for presence, compassion, and peace.

🙏 Thank you for this month’s beautiful reminders to breathe, smile, and befriend the body.

10/23/2025

An immersive workshop into your Human Design with practical applications for your daily life! So excited to be teaming up with to bring this incredible workshop to life.

Join us on November 20th at 11am PST

You’ll walk away with clarity, compassion, and a personalized plan to stop fighting your body and start working with it.

Head to the link in bio to reserve your spot today!