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Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

351 — How Storytelling Heals the Soul With Nancy Mellon

Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

Paul Chek

Religion & Spirituality, Wellness, Society & Culture, Plant Medicine, Relationships, Alternative Health, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Paul Chek, Spirituality, Sexuality, Holistic Health, Health & Fitness, Personal Development

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 171 minutes

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Summary

The stories we tell each other and ourselves have a very profound effect on our ability to sooth, heal and nurture ourselves. Nancy Mellon, a pioneer in healing and therapeutic storytelling and author of the landmark book, Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth to Awaken the Body’s Energies, shares her life lessons, the moment she discovered Rudolf Steiner and how myth plays a critical role in our lives this week on Spirit Gym. Find out more about Nancy and her work at her Healing Story website. S...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Spirit Jim. What if your body was telling stories and you just never learned how to listen to what it was telling you?

0:09.1

Today's guest is Nancy Mellon. She's a pioneer in therapeutic storytelling and the brilliant author of

0:16.4

Body Eloquence, a book that Paul ranks very highly and refers to frequently.

0:22.8

At 84 years young, Nancy brings to this episode a lifetime of insight from her explorations

0:29.3

in colour therapy and rhythm to her profound connection with myth, imagination and soul healing.

0:36.1

In this conversation, Nancy and Paul dive into the mysterious

0:39.8

ways our stories shape our health, how imagination can become a medicine, and what ancient

0:46.5

myths can teach us about our modern bodies. You'll hear about real-life healing stories,

0:52.7

including one that helped reverse facial paralysis,

0:56.7

and discover how language, rhythm, and the breath of storytelling can unlock pathways to true

1:03.4

transformation. What Nancy shares today might just change how you see your body, your past,

1:10.3

and your power to heal. If you enjoy this

1:13.0

episode, we invite you to explore the deeper levels of connection and conversation available in

1:19.3

the Spirit Gym membership community. Go to MySpiritgym.com for details. Before we start,

1:26.5

we'd just like to say thank you for listening,

1:29.2

as this podcast would not be possible without you, our subscribers and followers. We'd also like to

1:35.5

thank our premier sponsors, Organify by optimizers, Paleo Valley and Wild Pastures, and our new

1:43.3

sponsor, Correct Life. You'll hear the special

1:46.4

offers and discounts from our sponsors throughout this episode, or you can visit the show notes page

1:52.1

at Paulcheck.com forward slash podcast. Well, hello, everybody. As you heard from Penny's intro, today we are visiting with Nancy Mellon.

2:07.9

And I cannot share how excited I am to share Nancy with you. Nancy's book, Body Eloquences.

2:14.5

Of the 5,000 plus books in my library, I tell people it's in the top three of all

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