The Brain Dump

Welcome to The Brain Dump with Sandy Boone. This is THE podcast for healers who need a space to take care of themselves.

Podcasting since 2026 • 29 episodes

The Brain Dump

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A Therapist's Reflection on Dolly Parton and Human Dignity

Imagine being born in a room with no electricity and becoming the light that no one wanted extinguished.Dolly Parton died on August 25th, 2026, at 80 years old. And in a country that can barely agree on the weather, virtually everyone st...

September 03, 2026 • 12:13

What Pharmaceutical Research Taught Me About the Power of the Therapeutic Relationship | Episode 28

Before Sandy was a therapist, she spent 12 years in pharmaceutical research.And it was there — not in graduate school, not in a textbook — that she first witnessed the most powerful healing mechanism she has ever encountered.Not t...

August 27, 2026 • 12:16

The Neurological Truth About Joy — And Why Burned Out Healers Can't Access It | Episode 27

A little girl decided on her own — in her own time — that she felt safe enough to stay the night.No pressure. No nudging. Just a small, quiet, completely unscheduled moment of genuine connection.Sandy calls that Vitamin J. Vitamin...

August 20, 2026 • 13:08

Why Talk Therapy Alone Isn't Enough: The Physiological Gap | Episode 26

There is a man Sandy knows peripherally who has been to counselor after counselor. In person, telehealth, retreats, multiple modalities, multiple clinicians, multiple genuine attempts to shift something that keeps repeating in his life.A...

August 13, 2026 • 11:39

Slow Is Fast: What Somatic Experiencing Actually Teaches You About Feeling Safe | Episode 25

This week Sandy received her SEP — her somatic experiencing practitioner certification.Four years of training. Hundreds of hours of consultation. Personal work that goes places you don't always expect it to go.She is pausing to na...

August 06, 2026 • 14:06

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