Higher Self with Carina Devi

In this final episode of the season, we explore motherhood as a profound spiritual and mythic journey - one that cracks us open, reshapes our identity, and calls us into deeper presence -  not unlike the Hero’s Journey and ancient rites of passage.  From the unraveling of identity to the depths of our shadows and the emergence of a wiser, more embodied self, motherhood invites us into profound tra...

In this episode of The Inner Work of Motherhood, we explore what happens when a mother’s nervous system becomes overloaded: the overstimulation, anger, irritability, and wanting to disappear. You’ll learn how sensory overwhelm shows up in the body, why anger and reactivity are actually protective responses, and how to gently guide your body and mind back into balance.  Through somatic tools, mindf...

Motherhood holds some of the brightest, most magical moments of our lives - ecstatic joy, oceanic love, and the kind of wonder that makes time stand still. But in the busyness of our day to day lives, it’s all too easy to lose sight of these moments. Between the endless tasks of feeding, cleaning, and planning, joy can feel like a distant memory rather than a daily reality. In this episode, we exp...

In Part 2 of Overwhelm In Motherhood, we explore the freeze response - the nervous system state where overwhelm lives - and that can leave mothers feeling shut down, numb, or paralyzed. While freeze can feel like a place of shame or failure, it’s also a clear message from our body - we just have to learn to listen to what she’s saying. This episode dives into the nervous system and looks at what’s...

In this episode, we explore the hidden factors that contribute to overwhelm: chronic fatigue and sleep deprivation, the mental load of remembering and managing countless details, the role that estrogen plays, sensitivity to the world around us, and the unique challenges of high needs children. We’ll also reflect on the realities of doing this work largely alone in modern motherhood, why overwhelm...

In this episode, we explore what it means to stay connected to your creativity in the midst of motherhood. Whether you feel creatively blocked, disconnected from your sense of self, or you’re simply longing to feel inspired again, this conversation is here to remind you that creativity is not separate from mothering - it is a vital part of it. You’ll hear reflections on how creativity can be a lif...

Why does motherhood so often feel overwhelming, lonely, and heavier than we ever imagined? In this opening episode of The Inner Work of Motherhood , we explore the roots of the modern maternal struggle: the loss of the village, the unrealistic expectations of the “Good Mother,” and the cultural pressures that leave women doing the work of many, often in isolation.  We’ll explore the need for cultu...

This first season is a deep dive into the emotional, spiritual, and somatic terrain of mothering. The identity shifts, nervous system regulation (and all that disrupts it), the healing, grief, joy, rage, and bliss of this beautiful, wild journey that each mother must navigate in her own way. This is for the mothers who are called to do the deep work - raising their children consciously while comin...

In this soul-stirring episode, we journey beyond the Easter we know today and into the ancient, feminine roots. Long before chocolate eggs and Sunday services, cultures around the world honored the Earth's reawakening in alignment with Goddess traditions - Eostre, Ishtar, Inanna, and hundreds of others - who embodied life itself, renewal, fertility, the sacred power of the body, and the great...

Welcome the Spring season and true New Year with this short guided meditation (pulled from our most recent Spring Equinox episode). We’ll take a few minutes to ground and settle, connect without breath and sense of proprioception. Then we’ll turn our attention toward Winter. Are there any loose ends to tie up? Anything that arose during the season that still needs our attention?  Finally, we’ll tu...

As the wheel of the year turns, the Spring Equinox arrives as a powerful portal—inviting us to step out of winter’s reflection, dreaming, and fortification, and into early Spring’s integration, release, and ultimately, inspired action. In this episode, we explore the profound energetic shift of this sacred threshold. •Closing the door of Winter and walking forward into a new season •The shift from...

In this episode, we answer the question “Do I even have spirit guides? How do I hear them?” We explore different ways to connect with the chorus of unseen support behind us, including intuitive walks, oracle cards, QHHT, and simple energetic cleansing techniques. I share my experiences with learning to channel, discerning the difference between intuition and fear, and some of the experiences I’ve...

After a 20-month hiatus to focus on pregnancy, birth, and mothering a new baby, I’m so excited to share this space with you once again. I share some of my inner process as it relates to channeling creativity within the limitations of motherhood and the future of this podcast.  I talk about what is perhaps the most momentous astrological transits of our lifetime, Pluto in Aquarius, and share with y...

In this episode, I tell the story of my son's wonderful home birth. I go into detail of every stage of the journey: what I found easy, the challenges I faced and how I got through them, what surprised me, what I loved, it's spiritual nature, and more. If you're looking for a good, happy birth story that also keeps it real, this is it. Here's what you'll hear: 0:00 - Previe...

In this 2-Part episode, I begin telling the story of my son's painless, pleasurable, joyful, transcendent home birth. I believe that every good birth story starts with the conception and pregnancy story. In this episode, I share the details surrounding his conception and birth, which wasn't nearly as wonderful as his birth. While I loved being pregnant, my personal life was falling apart...

The first trimester of pregnancy is often a time of profound emotions, consuming symptoms, and big life changes, all hidden from the world by a veil of secrecy. In this episode, four women share their stories of their first trimester: the wide array of emotions, how it enhanced their spiritual life, impacted their relationships, boosted their belief in themselves, and much more. In this episode yo...

Weepiness and unrestrained emotional sensitivity are hallmarks of pregnancy and early postpartum. In this episode, we explore what's behind this vulnerability, the purpose it serves at different stages of mothering, and how we can embrace it as a feminine gift, rather than viewing it as an uncomfortable inconvenience. In this episode you'll hear: 00:00 - The opening of the heart 03:55 -...

After hibernating for the Winter, Higher Self is back with regular episodes... and a twist! Listen to hear about all that we've been up to since last year. In this episode you'll hear how the podcast is changing, all about the new baby, what happened to the Higher Self Sanctuary, navigating body image in pregnancy, and more! 00:45 - We're Back! 04:06 - How it all started 05:50 - Hon...

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Sagittarius season is upon us, so let's dive into this misunderstood sign. You'll learn the mythology behind the sign, it's shadows and strengths, along with how you can use this energy in your own life. Send me a text! You can share thoughts on the episode, ask a question, or just say Hi! In between episodes you can find me on Instagram and   Tik Tok .

Anxiety is important communication from our body. Healing chronic anxiety starts with learning how to listen. In this episode, I share my journey of learning to listen to my body and how that process was instrumental in healing the debilitating anxiety I suffered from for years. If you're looking for tools to manage anxiety, I invite you to check out my flagship program, Alchemize Your Anxiet...

If you are any flavor of neurodivergent, you know the struggle of trying to assimilate to a society that doesn't understand you. You likely dream of a world where your unique brains, skills, and gifts are embraced and celebrated, rather than misunderstood, ridiculed, or unrecognized. This is for you. Send me a text! You can share thoughts on the episode, ask a question, or just say Hi! In bet...

In this episode, a listener asks about the nature of duality. Carina breaks down the ideas of duality and non-duality, shares how trauma impacts our perspective of these concepts, and why spiritual hierarchy related to these concepts (and others) misses the point. Send me a text! You can share thoughts on the episode, ask a question, or just say Hi! In between episodes you can find me on Instagram...

We all experience our Saturn Return between ages 27-30 and it gets a bad rap for being a time when our life falls apart and everything goes awry. But if we truly understand the purpose of the Saturn Return, how it works and how we can embrace it - we'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to say yes to our destiny and who we really came here to be. Join the Higher Self Daily Podcast Email L...

Apocalyptic movies have likely played a part in condition us to believe that natural disasters, political divides, and an increasingly unstable-world are all signs of end times. But what if it's just the end of the old way, and the beginning of something new, sustainable, and breathtakingly beautiful? In this episode, I encourage you to hold the vision of the world you want to live in, to giv...