Velvets Edge

Kelly talks to psychologically and neuroscience MSC turned author, Matt Zemon, about the journey of psychedelics as medicine. Kelly talks about her personal journey with psilocybin, how and why she did it and what she got out of it.Matt gives clarity on the impact of psychedelics on the brain compared to anti depressants/other western medicines. The duo also talk about current government regulations and debates. Matt gives his take on why psychedelics are “the greatest way to get to know yourself.” Socials: @matt.zemonWebsite: https://www.mattzemon.com/Book: Psychedelics For Everyone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly and Chip reveal the word of the month that will guide all of the guests and themes of February. They talk about why they picked this month during what is typically labeled "the month of love" and also what it means on a broader scale culturally.  “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.” - Mahatma Ghandi    Question to ponder through this month's podcast: What area of your life can let go of what you think you know and stay open to expansion?  Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Master Astrologer and coach, Marvin Wilkerson, joins Kelly on the first of February to discuss Kelly’s new feelings on relationships. Marv gives his spiritual perspective on the real purpose of soulmates, Kelly’s explains her new recent revelations about the focus on relationships in our culture and more on love. The two discuss the intellectual, unemotional Aquarian energy and the impact of that energy on our relationships. Marv also breaks down the reason that having faith in something unseen will be more important than the security we’ve attached ourselves to previously in the upcoming months. They also discuss the upcoming full moon energy.    “Every time we try and fight a negative feeling, all that does is intensify it.”    Website: astromarv.com  Email: marvin@astromarv.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Kelly and Chip sort through your feedback for the podcast this month and discuss how the themes continued to show up in their lives with purpose and daring. They each gave their monthly way that their word inspired change and growth in their lives. Kelly reads some of your words for the year. Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Self Care is such a buzz word in our culture, but it's often associated with random quick fixes that only temporarily give us a fix. In this episode, Kelly talks to Taylor Elyse Morrison, founder and author of Inner Workout, about ways to start having a self-care conversation with yourself, even if it makes you want to cringe. Taylor shares the 5-dimensions of well being and explains how we have mostly focused on the physical up until this point in our culture. She gives tips on learning how to do an inner workout and learn to sit with yourself and also talks about the importance of having a purpose and connection to something bigger than us.  Website: innerworkout.co Book: Inner Workout book  Socials:@taylorelysemorrison  @innerworkoutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly & Chip talk to psychotherapist and author, Terri Cole, about what may be their most "daring" and "purposeful" challenge this year....learning to set and hold boundaries. Terri's book, Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free gives easy changes and action steps that you can take in your life to change the way you relate to others, your career or just your own life in general and start living a truly authentic life that you love. She gives listeners three specific tips on how to set a boundary that have both Kelly and Chip taking notes and explains how to be a clear communicator. "It all starts with - I'd like to make a simple request..." She is also giving Velvet's Edge listeners a FREE gift with her Boundaries and Codependency Guide Here: boundaryboss.me/velvet "People get codepency all wrong, I have clients who are the most high functioning, self sufficient people who shake their heads no when I tell them what they are dealing with is codependency. They simp

With this month's words "Dare" & "Purpose" in mind, Kelly revisits a conversation she had with iconic fashion designer, Norma Kamali. Norma Kamali is one google search away from loads of outward success stories- from Farrah Fawcett's classic red swimsuit, to the "Carrie" dress on Sex and the City- her designs have catapulted a career in fashion for over 50 years. However, in true Velvet's Edge form, those stories of her successes as well as failures launched a much deeper conversation about true life purpose, finding your soulmate and the lessons in the ups and downs of life."I found my soulmate at 65," Norma Kamali tells Kelly. "And I simply wasn't ready for him before that. From failed marriages to childhood happenings, I had a lot to sort out within myself." Ms. Kamali laughs when Kelly says "I'm about to turn 40 and I had this mentality at first, like, my life is done. It's over!" and rebuddles "that's hilarious. You are just getting started." Kamali tells her stories of being broke while having her d

Description: With the magnitude of press surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry opening up publicly, Kelly and Chip decide that it would be impossible to ignore discussions around these stories. However, instead of simply weighing in on their opinions about the happenings, the duo uses their words of the year, dare and purpose, to discuss both sides of what is happening. They each speak to why these stories tie into their words and how the experience is inspiring to live daringly and with purpose, whether you agree with Harry and Meghan or not.  Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly talks to LCSW, Yahoo's #1 relationship expert and author of MANifesting Love: A Step by Step Guide to Attracting the Love That is Meant For You, Jaime Bronstein, about the simple ways to attract the love you want. Jaime speaks about the top ways she sees clients block themselves from finding the relationships of their dreams and how our outside experiences reflect our inner reality. "If we are disconnected from ourselves, feeling bad and living life believing we are unworthy of love, the universe will honor exactly that. Through the law of attraction, it will bring us partners who validate that we are not worthy of love, because that is what we believe about ourselves. That's the message we are sending." Jaime puts the words of the month (dare, purpose) into practice and talks about dating apps strengths and struggles and how to use them to your benefit, as well as overcoming any fear you may feel when it comes to dating, putting yourself out there or relationships.  Pre-order Jaime's Book before the re

Kelly and Chip start the new year with their tradition of assigning a word of the year to set the intention. They discuss why they do this instead of doing New Year's resolutions: "Resolution setting has an old frequency and comes from a place of lack." They both discuss how they saw last year's words play out in their lives and how the vibe has completely shifted moving forward into a new year.  Chip also reveals that he has met someone....   Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With so much change happening in our world the past few years, Master Astrologer, Marvin Wilkerson joins Kelly to discuss the way feminine energy will impact and rebuild our future. Marv explains that feminine energy is inside each of us, both men and women, and how the suppression of that energy built the world of the past and how the future depends on understanding and embracing that energy. "We can't go back, so we've got to move forward in a new way." Kelly and Marv discuss the handling of football player, Damar Hamlin's injury during Monday Night Football was the perfect example of our cultures shift into feminine over masculine energy and how the compassion and empathy that was embraced is a part of that. Marv breaks down "Asteroid Goddesses" that are both mythological and astrological and how that energy applies to each of our astrology charts, reminding listeners that an astrology chart is the map of your life. Marv explains that our sun signs, which is the typical pop culture reference to astrology,

Many of you may know singer/songwriter, Blessing Offor, as the outstanding vocalist who sang so strongly he had all four judges turn their chairs around. Although his talent is something only dreams are made of, it's his sroty of hardship and then his positive outlook on life that makes him the magnetic human that he is. Blessing was born without vision in his left eye and lost vision in his right eye in an accident as a young boy. To most, this would be a tragedy hard to recover from, for Blessing it was his call to channel that hardship into purpose. "If you told me I had the chance to do that moment (losing vision in his right eye) all over again, I would say, where do I stand? I would do it exactly as it happened, because that moment is the moment that shaped me into who I am today." Blessing talks about the one question he asks himself when he is having a hard time or bad day/moment: "We put so much energy into what's wrong, like the traffic, and what I know is that it's never really about the traffic. T

Dr. Ingrid Clayton joins Kelly to discuss what healing from complex trauma looks like. She describes what trauma responses look like and explains that many people confuse these responses with thinking “that’s just the way I am.” Dr. Clayton explains narcissistic abuse in ways that are easy to digest and also breaks down why it is so important for survivors to feel heard.Book: Believing MeSocials: @ingridclaytonphdWebsite: ingridclayton.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly and Chip talk to intimacy expert, Susan Bratton, on all things intimacy and sex. Kelly inquires about why sex is the one area of our lives that we don't put the growth work into like we do everything else. Chip discovers new questions about sexual soulmates. Susan also talks about her own journey from being unsatisfied sexually in her marriage and finally speaking up to her husband and choosing intimacy over divorce. She gives tips on taking the sexual growth step solo or with your partner to keep evolving sexually. The purpose of this conversation is to normalize a topic that has become so "taboo" to discuss yet is a fixture in every person's day to day life. Susan teaches that there is beauty in learning together, even if it is a bit uncomfortable first. Socials: @susanbrattonWebsite: susanbratton.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly talks to Better Than Ezra frontman, Kevin Griffin, about evolving and growing in order to maintain a long lasting and fulfilling career. The lead singer has not only created a successful songwriting and solo career, but also is cofounder of Pilgrimage Festival in Nashville, has published hits for Morgan Wallen and is working on his first book. The two native Louisianian’s also talk about snorting probiotics to get by eating Cajun food, wild younger days, how traumatic experiences impact your decisions and Kevin covers Dave Matthew’s to give Kelly a new theme song.Socials: @kevinmgriffin@wearebetterthanezraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly and Chip discuss new beginnings and fresh starts in the form of organization with celebrity organizer, Ria Safford. Ria has worked with clients like Jen Atkin, Chrissy Teigan, Paris Hilton and more and really started the game 10 days after giving birth to her third child! She talks about being a messy person turned organizer and gives tangible tips for people not wired for organization or born natural organizers. This fun filled conversation is full of laughs and pandemic recovery talks too!Socials: @riorganizeWebsite: riorganize.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly’s dad, Rex, comes on the podcast to talk about his journey from alcoholism to sobriety. He talks about what his relationship with alcohol looked like including years without drinking at all, the self sabotage that was a part of his disease and the relationships that he was on the brink of losing. “Alcohol was the most important thing to me. Period. I couldn’t imagine my life without drinking.” He also talks about finding his greatest life in his sobriety and the greatest gift being the relationships he is able to have because of it. And the moment he relates to finding freedom with a therapist: “I had to go all around the world, just to get across the street….but then the therapist said to me, ‘yeah, but you got across the street.’” Resources: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Americanaddictioncenters.com Great article from Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/articles/2019/05/31/what-being-sober-has-meant-to-me/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly and Chip talk about their peaks and valleys of 2022 and Chip reads a story that changed both of their perspectives on the holidays this year. Kelly reads listener emails.  Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Master Astrologer, Marvin Wilkerson, joins Kelly to talk through the transitions and things to expect in 2023. "You are your own authority. This year is all about letting go of the mob mentality." "It's time to dump the ghost of the past. We've got to let go of what was and move forward into the new."  Email: marvin@astromarv.com Website: astromarv.com  Hypnosis: blhypnosis.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Kelly and Chip discuss the end of the year and what’s to come on the VE Podcast. They also sing, wrap and make one request.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.