123: Inspire Health Podcast with Dr Jason Loken - Episode 123123: Inspire Health Podcast with Dr Jason Loken - Episode 123
UK Health Radio Podcast
Kathy O’Brien talks with Dr Jason Loken about healing from extreme trauma through spiritual connection, everyday practices and reclaimed free thought. The conversation touches on grief, family relationships, mind control, and how simple choices can support deep personal recovery.
18:42•29 Mar 2026
Align with the Divine: Kathy O’Brien on Healing, Free Thought and Everyday Joy
Episode Overview
- Healing, according to Kathy O’Brien, follows the same core process for everyone: opening brain pathways, reclaiming free thought and aligning with an inner spiritual source.
- Simple actions like unplugging from devices, spending time in nature and playing with pets can help restore balance and deepen a sense of connection.
- Past trauma is described as experience, not identity; who someone truly is remains intact beneath what has happened to them.
- Recognising how fear and media patterns influence behaviour can soften conflict within families and highlight that concern for each other often sits beneath disagreements.
- Creative expression, such as poetry, can support clear thinking and emotional processing during intense grief or vulnerability.
“What happens to us in life isn’t who we are. Who we are is still within.”
What remarkable journeys have people faced head-on against addiction and deep trauma? This conversation on UK Health Radio’s Inspire Health Podcast centres on Kathy O’Brien as she shares how aligning with what she calls the “divine within” has helped her heal from extreme abuse and mind control. Hosted by Dr Jason Loken, the chat has a gentle, conversational feel, yet it goes straight to the heart of recovery.
Kathy explains that, in her view, healing follows the same core process for everyone, regardless of how severe their trauma has been: “It begins with opening neuron pathways in the brain, reclaiming free thought, free will, soul expression, aligning with the divine within, living life’s purpose.” If you’ve ever felt like your past defines you, you’ll probably pause at her reminder that “what happens to us in life isn’t who we are.
Who we are is still within.” You’ll hear Kathy talk about simple, very human practices that keep her grounded: getting outside, switching off devices, walking with her dog, and making time to “play harder than we work.” She and her daughter Kelly focus on everyday joys—like cooking dinner together—rather than replaying the pain of lost years, using their past as a filter for understanding current global events instead of being trapped by it.
Kathy also shares how poetry helped her process grief after the death of her partner Mark, keeping her clarity of thought at a time when she felt vulnerable and aware that “grief is a time when people’s suggestibility heightens.” Throughout, she points to knowledge and self-awareness as defences against manipulation, and to love and understanding as keys to healing divided families.
If you’re curious about spiritual approaches to trauma, or you’re just craving reassurance that deep healing is possible, this episode might get you asking: what would it look like for you to reclaim your own free thought and reconnect with who you really are?
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