What happens when you retire from 22 years of cocktail waitressing, move to rural South Carolina, and realize you've never baked anything in your life? For Odette Ceriola Orola, it became the foundation of something extraordinary.

In this deeply authentic conversation, host Chloé sits down with Odette, the force behind Odette's Bakery & Wellness Supply Center in Seneca, South Carolina. From her first terrible blueberry muffin to building a thriving community destination that went from 28 followers to nearly 3,600 in less than a year, Odette's story is a masterclass in intentional transformation and trusting the process.

Key Moments

The Pivot Point - How one question from her partner Henry ("Why do you go to work and have to ask to be off?") sparked Odette to put in her two weeks notice without a plan

Building Anyway - Odette's philosophy: "Regardless of what's happening, whether you're angry, you're sad, you're not feeling well, you have no support, you feel like you've been defeated, build anyway"

The Power of Asking - "How can I turn my business into a tree?" - Odette's vision for creating something that benefits her entire community, not just herself

Learning at Any Age - From never having baked anything to selling out sourdough brownies every weekend, all while allowing ego to step aside

Manifesting Community - Opening with one table in 30-degree weather with no menu, no plan, just cinnamon rolls and trust

Quotable Moments

"Change always comes with chaos. So go with it. Go with it as much as you can."

"It's always your moment. Take a breath, get out of the back of your head and put it in the front, ground yourself."

"Ask good questions. Ask really, really good, detailed questions and be open to anything that comes to you that's gonna benefit you."

About the Guest

Odette Orola is the founder of Odette's Bakery & Wellness Supply Center in Seneca, South Carolina. After retiring from the cocktail industry, she taught herself to bake by watching The Great British Baking Show and built a thriving weekend destination known for sourdough baked goods (especially those famous brownies) and curated wellness products. She's also an avid poker player with her sights set on winning the World Series of Poker.

Find Odette's Bakery in Seneca, SC - open weekends, featuring rotating food vendors, dill pickle lemonade, and a community that feels like coming home.

Episode Theme: Perspective Shifts & Vision Season: Season [X] Guest: Odette Sirola Oola Location: Odette's Bakery & Wellness Supply Center, Seneca, SC

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In this deeply transformative conversation, Chloé sits down with healing facilitator Ana Pereira to explore the art and science of muscle testing, the nature of true healing, and what it means to become authentically yourself.

Key Topics Covered:

Muscle Testing Fundamentals

• The ARIRA framework: Ask, Receive, Interpret, Register, Apply
• Common mistakes beginners make and how to avoid them
• The importance of asking the right questions to the right "field"
• Why food is challenging to muscle test and how programming interferes

Redefining Healing

• Ana's definition of healing as deconstruction rather than fixing
• The concept of being "completely done with healing"
• Moving beyond victim consciousness while acknowledging real harm
• The surgical precision required for effective healing work

Algorithms & True Nature

• How detrimental "algorithms" and "selves" run automatically from childhood
• The difference between beneficial and harmful programming
• Changing congruencies to align with your authentic self
• Using statements as tools for integration

The Deep Work

• Why healing requires looking at "all the dark rooms" within yourself
• The relationship between love, truth, and authentic transformation
• Moving beyond spiritual bypassing toward genuine growth
• A live example of intuitive healing work in action

Connect with Ana: Email: ana@energywithanna.com Note: Ana's practice is currently full, but you can reach out as openings may become available.

This episode demonstrates how healing work can get "really deep, really fast" and offers practical tools for anyone interested in authentic self-discovery and precise healing methodologies.

Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of religious trauma and goes into deeper therapeutic territory toward the end.

In this season premiere, Chloé sits down with Dr. Samantha Slotnick, a behavioral optometrist who approaches vision care through the lens of trauma, safety, and whole-body integration. What started as a referral to address Chloé's persistent neck tension became a profound exploration of how our visual system reflects and reinforces our deepest patterns of protection and perception.

Dr. Slotnick shares her revolutionary approach that asks not "how clearly can you see?" but "how safe do you feel to see?" This conversation will challenge everything you thought you knew about eye care and open your eyes to the intricate connections between vision, trauma, and feeling safe in your own body.

In This Episode:

The Revolutionary Approach to Vision Care

• Why Dr. Slotnick considers herself a "medium" using optometric knowledge
• How behavioral optometry differs radically from traditional eye exams
• The concept of prescribing for potential rather than perfect clarity

Vision as a Safety System

• How trauma shapes our visual field and movement patterns
• Why some people unconsciously limit their peripheral vision
• The connection between high ACE scores and visual processing

The Sternocleidomastoid Connection

• How neck tension relates to visual engagement with the environment
• Why this muscle is crucial for survival and environmental scanning
• The link between head positioning and feeling safe to see

Beyond 20/20 Vision

• Why "perfect" prescriptions can sometimes cause more problems
• How weaker prescriptions can reduce headaches and eye strain
• The concept of visual "graph paper" between your two eyes

The Integration Journey

• How vision therapy works like "marriage counseling for wayward eyes"
• The connection to counter-strain therapy and somatic release
• Building networks of trauma-informed practitioners

Key Quotes

"The purpose of this lens for you—it's not to see more clearly. It's for you to feel safe so that you can see what you're ready to see."

"How we move through space is very much informed by the world we perceive, and how we manage our emotions in our inner world tends to inform whether we feel safe to move openly, or whether we are on alert."

"I cannot write the prescription that I measure for a person and expect them to make progress. If I want to move you towards a space in the future, I need to write a new potential for you."

Connect with Dr. Slotnick:

• Website: drslotnick.com

Resources Mentioned

• PRI (Postural Restoration Institute) - Mentioned as background for understanding body asymmetries
• Neil Hallinan - PRI practitioner who referred Chloé
• Dr. Miho Urasaka - Physical therapist specializing in counter-strain therapy

Takeaways for Your Journey

1. Question Your Vision Care: Traditional eye exams may not address how your visual system integrates with your whole-body experience
2. Consider Your Safety System: Notice how stress and hypervigilance might be affecting your visual field and peripheral awareness
3. Explore Body Connections: Persistent physical tension (like neck pain) might have visual or sensory components
4. Seek Integrated Care: Look for practitioners who consider trauma, nervous system regulation, and whole-body patterns
5. Trust Your Process: Sometimes "perfect" isn't the goal—feeling safe and integrated matters more than technical perfection

Stay tuned for upcoming episodes this season where we'll continue exploring the many ways we can shift our vision & persepctive.

If you've ever felt trapped in a "successful" life that doesn't feel like yours, this conversation will be your wake-up call. Anna Robinson shares the raw, transformative journey of dismantling a mind-led existence to build a life that actually serves your soul.

You'll walk away with:

• Permission to question everything you thought you "should" want
• Tools for distinguishing between heart wisdom and mental chatter
• A deeper understanding of why feeling your pain is the gateway to joy
• Practical ways to use ritual and writing as healing anchors

🔥 The Heart of the Conversation

Anna doesn't just talk about transformation—she's lived it. After a pivotal moment on a park bench, she made the radical choice to leave her marriage, home, and career to rebuild from a place of authentic truth. This isn't another "follow your bliss" story—it's a masterclass in the courage required to feel everything and choose yourself anyway.

Core Themes:

• The Great Unraveling: How a single moment of clarity can shatter everything you thought you knew
• Heart vs. Mind Leadership: Why our culture's obsession with mental solutions keeps us stuck
• Sacred Rebellion: Choosing truth over comfort, even when it looks "crazy" to others
• Embodied Healing: Moving beyond spiritual bypassing into real, felt transformation

🎯 Key Insights

On the 7-Year Cycle Mystery: Anna reveals both the spiritual and scientific truth behind cellular regeneration—every seven years, you literally become a new person. This isn't metaphor; it's biology meeting soul wisdom.

On Why "Love and Light" Isn't Enough: "We cannot selectively numb. If we avoid our pain, we also avoid our joy." Anna dismantles the toxic positivity that keeps us spiritually immature.

On Tea as Medicine: This isn't about tea ceremony—it's about creating sacred containers for your nervous system to remember safety and presence.

On Writing as Spiritual Practice: Journaling becomes a direct channel to truth when you stop trying to "figure it out" and start letting wisdom move through you.

If you're resonating with Anna's story, you're likely in your own season of questioning. This episode isn't just entertainment—it's a transmission. Let it remind you that:

• Your dissatisfaction with "having it all" isn't ungrateful—it's your soul calling you home
• The path of the heart requires courage, not just good intentions
• True healing happens in relationship, not isolation
• You don't need to have it all figured out to take the next right step

🎧 Listen & Connect

Available on: [Spotify] • [Apple Podcasts] • [YouTube]

Want to go deeper? Watch Anna's full Rooted Ceremony on YouTube

Connect with Anna Robinson: Instagram

💌 A Personal Note

If you're feeling the call to live more authentically, start small. One honest conversation. One moment of choosing truth over comfort. One practice that honors your soul's wisdom.

The path of the heart isn't easy, but as Anna shows us, it's the only path that leads home.

What resonated most with you from this episode? Share your insights in the comments or tag us in your stories—I love hearing how these conversations land in your world.

Guest: Dorie Chauncy, Health Coach & Rooted Summit Guide

Episode Overview

What happens when your boundaries crumble & you find yourself repeating old patterns? In this vulnerable & powerful conversation, Chloé & health coach Dorie explore the intersection of boundaries, sexual healing, & true body wisdom. From dating disasters to breakthrough healing modalities, this episode offers hope & practical tools for anyone struggling to feel safe and sovereign in their own skin.

Perfect for: Anyone healing from sexual trauma, those struggling with boundaries in relationships, people feeling disconnected from their bodies, & anyone curious about the deeper emotional layers of health & wellness.

Memorable Quotes

"When you're treating your body well, it's easier to look at the underlying emotions behind our actions."

"If you do all the healing modalities but still don't feel at home in your body, you've missed the point."

"My wishy-washy boundaries were reflected back to me in his actions."

"Most people come to me to lose weight, & most of the time it's emotional and spiritual weight that's actually needing to be shed."

🎯 Core Topics Covered:

Personal Healing Stories:

• Chloé's vulnerable sharing about moving to NC & boundary violations
• The pattern of hearing what we want to hear in relationships
• How boundary issues show up in dating and intimate relationships
• The journey from sexual numbness back to embodied pleasure

Trauma & Healing Modalities:

• Working with cutting-edge physical & neurological trauma treatments
• Understanding "coherence" patterns from childhood sexual trauma
• The role of somatic practices in healing sexual trauma
• Pelvic floor work & its connection to emotional healing

Practical Body Wisdom:

• Using crystal wands for pelvic floor release and healing
• The relationship between emotional safety and sexual expression

Health Coaching Philosophy:

• Why emotional & spiritual weight often underlies physical weight
• Starting with what's important to you vs. biohacking overwhelm
• Building sustainable health practices through small, consistent choices
• The importance of protein & functional movement

About Dorie's Work

Dorie Chauncy is a health coach who understands that true wellness goes far beyond diet and exercise. She works with clients to uncover the emotional & spiritual layers beneath physical symptoms, helping them build sustainable health practices that honor their whole being. Her approach combines practical nutrition & movement guidance with deep emotional and somatic awareness.

Connect with Dorie

• Website: rebalancebydorie.com
• Instagram: @rebalancebydorie
• Workshop: Available through the Rooted Summit (www.rootedsummit.love)

Trigger Warning & Support

This episode contains discussions of sexual trauma, boundary violations, and intimate healing work. If you're triggered by any content, please reach out to a trusted friend, therapist, or crisis support line. Healing is possible, and you don't have to do it alone.

About The BEAM&Flow Podcast

Join host Chloé for raw, honest conversations about the messy, beautiful journey of coming home to yourself. Each episode offers vulnerable sharing, practical tools, & the reminder that you're not alone in your healing.

Subscribe to never miss these important conversations & share with someone who needs to hear that healing is possible.

Guest: Devorah Brinkerhoff, Creator of Soul Portraits

A powerful conversation about rebellion, creativity, and the journey from internal warfare to artistic healing.

Episode Overview

What happens when a lifelong fighter learns to stop battling herself? In this deeply moving conversation, Devorah Brinkerhoff shares her transformation from seeking validation through others to creating art that heals both herself and her clients. Through her unique Soul Portrait process, she's discovered how creativity can become our greatest witness and teacher.

Perfect for: Artists seeking deeper purpose, anyone struggling with internal conflict, creative souls looking to transform pain into beauty, and those curious about art as a healing modality.

Key Themes & Insights

🔥 The Rebel's Journey

• Breaking free from societal messaging and conditioning
• How rebellion can be both destructive and transformative
• The exhausting cycle of fighting against yourself
• Learning to channel rebellious energy into creative expression

🪞 From External Validation to Inner Knowing

• The trap of seeking identity through others' reflections
• Moving through the world with unconscious fear
• Recognizing when you've placed the burden of your joy on other people
• The journey to owning your authentic expression

🌑 Navigating the Dark Night of the Soul

• What to do when it feels like "there's no way out"
• The power of having a witness who holds space without trying to fix
• How creativity became Devorah's witness and salvation
• The truth that experiencing deep darkness opens you to exquisite light

🎨 Creativity as Medicine

• How art became a "release valve" for fanning the soul's ember
• The shift from gallery art to healing-focused creative work
• Soul Portraits as a process of self-discovery and transformation
• Working with clay and earth as spiritual practice

🌳 The Hero's Journey in Art

• The tension between having something huge to express and limited space
• How commissioned work can become personal transformation
• Art as a bridge between the seen and unseen worlds

Memorable Quotes

"Creativity was the release valve that allowed me to fan the ember of my soul. The act of creativity became my witness."

"If you experience the depths of your own darkness, you are capable of experiencing the opposite—exquisite beauty and light."

"It takes a witness to hold space without any kind of convincing."

About Soul Portraits

Soul Portraits are Devorah's unique artistic process that goes beyond traditional portraiture to capture the essence, energy, and spiritual nature of each person. Through personal artifacts, paint, and intuitive creation, these portraits become healing journeys for both creator and subject—transforming art from decoration into medicine.

Resources & Links

Connect with Devorah:

• Website: soulportrait.art
• Instagram: @devorahbrinkerhoff

Mentioned in Episode:

• The Rooted Summit (https://rootedsummit.love)

About The BEAM&Flow Podcast

Join host Chloé Cofresí for conversations that explore the intersection of body wisdom, energy awareness, and conscious living. Each episode offers practical tools and inspiring stories to help you live more authentically and consciously, creating a life that feels like Summer Camp.

Subscribe to never miss an episode and share with someone who needs to hear Devorah's powerful story of transformation through creativity.

What happens when you stop “shoulding” your life away and start following your embodied YES? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Erica Long—energy healer, bodyworker, and Rooted Summit Guide—to explore what it really means to get Rooted in your truth.

We talk about how the idea for the Rooted Summit came through us (not just from us), how Theta Healing differs from traditional meditation, and what it’s like to be led by the feminine and masculine voices of the body.

Erica shares:

Her journey of trusting divine timing and inner authority

Tangible tips for integrating Theta into your day-to-day life

The sacred (and messy) behind-the-scenes of building the Rooted Summit

✨ Whether you're deep in your own healing, or just curious about what "embodiment" actually means—this convo is grounding, expansive, and full of aha’s.

👉 Come get Rooted with us. The Summit opens June 22.

https://rootedsummit.love/

https://purepotentialenergetics.com/

https://www.instagram.com/purepotentialenergetics/

You’re not stiff. You’re not lazy. You’re stuck—in patterns, tension, and survival mode.

In this 24-minute episode, I guide you into the world of movement as medicine—not to burn calories, but to return to yourself. We talk about the real reasons your body aches, resists, or shuts down—and how conscious movement unlocks healing, flow, and presence.

You’ll hear:

• 🌀 Why traditional workouts often miss the point (and what to do instead)
• 🧠 How movement shifts emotion, not just muscle
• 💃 The difference between mechanical movement and soul-led flow
• 🔑 What your body might be trying to say when it’s stiff, sore, or tired

This episode is a love note to your flesh. To your rhythm. To your need to move—not for the world’s approval, but for your own liberation.

🎧 Tune in and come back to your body—not through force, but through feeling.

💫 Who This Episode Is For

• Anyone feeling stuck, stiff, or disconnected from their body
• People healing from body shame, burnout, or emotional suppression
• Creatives, caregivers, and empaths craving reconnection
• Listeners who want to move not to perform, but to feel
• Women rediscovering pleasure and presence through embodied living

✨ Ready to move from stuck to sovereign? DM me “MOVEMENT” @beam.and.flow and I’ll send you a free somatic video practice to get started.