I Ching Mashup with Michele and Lisa

Have you ever had one of those realizations that makes you think... How did I not see this before? Maybe it's a relationship pattern. A way you've been shrinking yourself. The need to keep everyone happy. A story you've been carrying about something that happened years ago. And suddenly, you can see it. Which sounds wonderful—until the next thought arrives: Why did it take me this long? This week...

What are you waiting for? Seriously. The right time? More money? Less uncertainty? Permission? A sign? Someone—or something—to finally make it all feel safe enough? This week, Michele came into our conversation with a question we couldn't leave alone. Because sometimes waiting is wisdom. But sometimes... waiting is just fear wearing a really convincing disguise. So we asked the I Ching: What do yo...

What if the change we're waiting for isn't coming for us? What if it's coming through us? We pulled this conversation from the I Ching Mashup vault, recorded back in January 2026—before this podcast had even officially become a podcast. And listening to it now feels a little... interesting. At the time, Michele and Lisa were noticing something. So many traditions, teachers, cycles and conversation...

What if you've gotten really, really good at winning a prize you don't even want? You know the one. You get everything done. You handle the problem. You answer the call. You figure it out. You show up. You keep going. And your grand prize? You're exhausted. This week, Michele and Lisa realized we've been asking the wrong question. Maybe it isn't How do I get everything done? Maybe it's: Why am I s...

What if the life you're trying so hard to manage isn't asking you to try harder? What if some of the things you've accepted as just the way life is … aren't? We say we're busy. We say we don't have time. We say, This is what I have to do. But do we? And here's where it gets interesting: At what point does a pattern become an identity? This week, Michele and Lisa welcome Deb DermyerLamb into the ma...

What if we've gotten something completely backward? Why can one frightening thought hijack an entire afternoon, while possibility needs a five-year plan, three signs from the universe, and preferably a notarized letter before we'll believe it? And when did we decide fear was the more reliable narrator? Michele brought a deceptively simple question into this week's I Ching Mashup : If shadow can se...

What if getting what you've been asking for isn't the end of the manifestation story? What if it's actually the beginning? In our last conversation, we explored the opportunities we might be missing—the possibilities that arrive differently than expected and are easy to overlook when we're too attached to how we think life should unfold. This week on I Ching Mashup , another question began tugging...

What if the opportunity you've been asking for is already here… and you almost missed it because it didn't arrive the way you expected? After several weeks of some pretty deep conversations, we were ready for a little fun. There was a lot moving around us—literally. Storms had just swept through Michele's area, trees were down, debris was everywhere, and we found ourselves talking about what happe...

What if the greatest obstacle to creating the life you want isn't a lack of time… …but the constant pressure to stay busy? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa realize they're both caught in the same pattern. Even though we teach about alignment, intention, and creating space for what matters most, we found ourselves pulled into the very busyness we encourage others to question. So...

What if the most compassionate thing you can do for someone else… is first take care of yourself? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa reflect on something many of us struggle with the desire to help everyone around us while quietly running ourselves empty. As we watched people in our own lives navigating grief, burnout, major life transitions, and emotional upheaval, a deeper ques...

Have you ever started a new chapter expecting momentum… only to feel like everything suddenly slowed down? That's exactly where we found ourselves. After months of hearing that the energy of the Fire Horse would bring movement, visibility, and forward progress, life seemed to do the opposite. Delays. Technical glitches. Unexpected interruptions. Plans changing at the last minute. So instead of pus...

What happens when you stop trying to hold everything together and begin trusting the wisdom already living inside you? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Lisa and Michele welcome Feng Shui consultant Brooke Ballan into a warm, honest conversation about feminine energy, self-trust, healthy boundaries, and what it means to guide others without losing yourself in the process. Brooke shares how her o...

What if the greatest transformation happening right now isn't "out there" in the world—but within each of us? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa explore a timely question inspired by a rare astrological configuration known as the Barbault Basket —a planetary alignment associated with collective shifts, emerging systems, and new ways of organizing human life. Rather than predictin...

What if the most important preparation for the future isn't knowing exactly what's coming—but becoming the kind of person who can meet it with clarity, courage, and calm? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa explore a question inspired by conversations surrounding emerging global, energetic, and natural shifts: What positive emerging pattern are we being invited to notice, and how...

What if the quality of your life is shaped by something far more ordinary—and far more powerful—than you realize? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa continue exploring the ideas behind Creating Your Best Life Algorithm by asking the I Ching a timely question: How do the inputs we allow into our lives shape our inner state, our choices, and ultimately the reality we experience? To...

What if the moments that challenge you most aren't interruptions to your path—but invitations to deepen it? In this reflective episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa begin where they always do: with an unrecorded conversation that wanders through science, spirituality, everyday life, and the curious patterns that seem to connect everything. From those seemingly unrelated threads, a single qu...

What if you could see the version of yourself, you're becoming before you've fully grown into it? In this inspiring episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa welcome creative visionary and Higher Self imagery artist Cheryl Geonanga for a conversation about identity, embodiment, intuition, and the power of seeing yourself through a new lens. Cheryl shares her unique approach to creating transfor...

Have you ever felt like you're remembering something important about yourself? Not learning something new—but reconnecting with something that has always been there beneath the noise, expectations, and conditioning of everyday life. In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Lisa Alban and Michele McTeague welcome back special guest Melissa Scannell for a rich and heartfelt conversation about awakening,...

What if your life is operating on an algorithm—and you're the one training it? In this episode of I Ching Mashup , Lisa and Michele explore a powerful idea that emerged during their I Ching reading: We are constantly creating the algorithm of our own experience. Every thought, focus, habit, belief, media choice, relationship, and energetic investment teaches our personal algorithm what to deliver...

In this powerful conversation, Lisa and Michele are joined by psychedelic-assisted therapist Melissa Scannell to explore a question many people are feeling right now: What happens when the old ways of navigating life no longer fit, but the new path hasn't fully revealed itself yet? Together, they dive into the energetic transition into the Fire Horse year, the shift from seeking external validatio...

What does it mean when repeating numbers, synchronicities, energetic patterns, and strange “coincidences” start showing up everywhere in your life? In this deeply relatable and unexpectedly funny episode of I Ching Mashup , Michele and Lisa explore the growing awareness so many people are experiencing right now around signs, timing, intuition, and energetic alignment. Fresh off their live I Ching...

What happens when your brain has too many tabs open — emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and literally? In this candid and deeply relatable episode, Michele and Lisa explore the collective feeling of overwhelm that so many people are navigating right now. Between nonstop news cycles, personal responsibilities, digital distraction, and the pressure to stay “on” all the time, it can become difficul...