The Deeper Call

Welcome back to The Deeper Call podcast. It has been a month since our last episode. And I want to take a moment to let you know that I am putting the podcast on hold, as I've had some health issues surfacing that I need to tend to. In other seasons of my life, I would have overrun my body's need for rest and kept working on this project to the detriment of the podcast and my health. But at this t...

Welcome to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by speaker, dialect coach, and best-selling author, Samara Bay . I read Samara’s book, Permission to Speak , when I was launching this podcast, and it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that it radically shifted how I show up here. So today on the show, Samara joins me to explore how to sound like ourselves, why we need inner permission to...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m honored to be in conversation with Paige Appel, the co-founder of two of my favorite spaces in LA and online, Riverbank and Midland . Together we explore what it means to be “authentic” in our inner and outer lives. And we tenderly discuss how getting in touch with ourselves can require shedding relationships that no longer align with who we’re...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. Today I’m joined by mindfulness, meditation and Nonviolent Communication teacher Oren Jay Sofer . Together we discuss the power of courage, attention, and forgiveness as we explore the 26 qualities for personal and societal transformation that he shares in his recent book, Your Heart Was Made for This . I also share a story about a challenging moment with my son th...

Welcome to season two of The Deeper Call, dear listener. Today, I’m inviting you into my vulnerable, heartfelt conversation with Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist, Dr. Sahar Martinez. Together we share many tender, emotional moments as we explore how Internal Family Systems work can heal ourselves and our families. Join us to hear more about — Learning to embrace grief Understanding the condi...

Welcome to the season one finale of The Deeper Call. When I launched this show, I wanted to it be about being moved to tears, moved to heal, moved to connect, moved to take action, and moved to remember that we are interconnected. Join me today as I reflect on the episodes from this season and share my favorite insights and personal take-aways from each conversation. I also offer a guided forgiven...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I feel so nourished to be in conversation with author, bodyworker, doula, sand Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Kimberly Ann Johnson. Together we explore the deep wisdom of the body, the power of orienting our attention, and the importance of healing ourselves and supporting each other. Join us to hear more about — Healing more by pushing less Th...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m excited to be in conversation with interdisciplinary artist, designer, and New York Times Bestselling Author, Justina Blakeney. Justina is a prolific creator, perhaps best known for her work as founder of Jungalow. Together we explore the practice of consistency, the roots of visionary work, and how Justina learned to listen to her body. Join u...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by energetic business coach, mother, and creator of the Life-First Business Method, Naomi Powell. Together we explore how we respond to life’s invitations with ease and openness, while navigating the major transitions that come with parenthood, partnership, and loss. Join us to hear more about — Protecting our energy online Cultivating m...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I feel such joy to be in conversation with flower essence practitioner and researcher, Cynthia Athina Kemp Scherer. Cynthia has been making flower essences for decades as the founder of Desert Alchemy. She has created formulas for me and my family, and I am always awed by the depth and breadth of her practice. Together we explore the power of co-cr...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by acclaimed writer and podcaster Elise Loehnen, who recently released the transformational New York Times bestselling book, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good . Together we have a thoughtful, heartfelt, questions-over-answers conversation unpacking our personal and cultural narratives around e...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m excited to be joined by Zabie Yamasaki, a widely-renowned, trauma-informed yoga teacher and well-being educator. Together we explore the multi-faceted ways we care for ourselves in our lifelong healing processes, and how that healing ripples out to our children, our parents, and our friends. Join us to hear more about — Preventative self-care T...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by meditative astrologer Danielle Beinstein for a tender conversation about our ever-evolving relationships to nature, our bodies, and our lives. Together, Danielle and I dive deep into the ways nature invites us home as we (re)discover more genuine practices for our daily lives & intimate relationships. Join us to hear more about — The...

Welcome to The Deeper Call. Today I’m sharing my first solo episode to celebrate the publication of my book, Permission to Rest . I believe that rest is a regenerative practice and a revolutionary act. It’s also a crucial step toward healing our relationships, our communities, and our planet. Tune in to hear why I wrote this book about rest, how I’ve developed my rest toolkit, and what to do when...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m excited to be in conversation with best-selling author, podcaster, and creator of popular newsletter The Hyphen, Emma Gannon. Together we share how we’re releasing traditional ideas of success and reorienting our lives around rest, ease, and joy. Join us to hear more about— Emma’s experience of healing from burnout Cultivating creative rituals...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by Tracee Stanley, author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest and the forthcoming The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are. Together we explore how to deepen our questions, our rest rituals, and our relationships with our ancestors. Join us to hear more about — Cultivating truth amidst distraction Prac...

Welcome back to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m excited to be in conversation with Bonnie Wright, an English actress, filmmaker, and environmental activist who is well known for her role as Ginny Weasley and now also as the author of Go Gently: Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet . Together we explore how to gently grow our capacity for climate activism by cultivating a hopef...

Welcome to The Deeper Call. In today’s episode, I’m joined by my dear friend and soul family, Lacy Phillips, who you might know as a global manifestation expert and the founder of To Be Magnetic™. Together, Lacy and I bring our deep friendship and a few heartfelt tears to the show. We dive into the joy and challenges of parenting, our years of learning to be present and attuned, and the power of c...

Welcome to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Deepika Chopra, OPTIMISM DOCTOR®, Visual Imagery & Media Expert, and founder of Things Are Looking Up™. Together we release the idea that optimism requires positivity, and we revise our recipes for joy to include resiliency, curiosity and hope. Join us for a conversation about simple practices for tending to ourselves, our families, an...

Welcome to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m honored to be in conversation with Lama Rod Owens, a Black Buddhist Southern Queen, and an international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Together we explore how to choose liberation with our emotions, our bodies, our minds, and our world. And we hold space for what arises when we make tim...

Welcome to The Deeper Call. In this episode, I’m joined by Lisa Olivera, a writer, mother, and creative who shares work centered around radical acceptance, cultivating compassion, and integrating our stories and full humanity. Together we dive deep into the intermingling of pleasure, grief, and joy, and we ask what it means to live a full life even when we don’t always believe that we’re enough. J...

Welcome to The Deeper Call, a podcast hosted by breathwork teacher, author, and parent Ashley Neese. This show is intended to be a place of refuge where together we can learn, heal, laugh, dream, and open our hearts to the whisperings of our inner callings.  Each week we'll explore new ideas and topics to help contextualize our experiences as feeling and breathing interconnected beings.  Join us a...