The Serpentine Path

In this episode I share my conversation with a dear medicine brother, Omar David. Omar is a land steward who has been walking a plant medicine path for the past 8 years. He has dedicated his life to cultivating a sanctuary on his farm outside of Cali, Colombia in order to rebirth LIFE and bring people together who are committed to living well. In this episode we get into: The cultural shock of liv...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE!! In this extended episode with Christina we get into: The various factors that contributed to Christina’s exploration of a sexual and gender queer identity including a violent experience with an ex male partner, the participation in radical leftist spaces online and in-person, and her genuine desire to be a good “ally” to her gay and trans friends Her process of hea...

In today's episode I share my juicy, nuanced, and enlightening conversation with Christina Willis. Christina Willis is an Ancestral Astrologer who uses both the Kemetic and Sidereal zodiacs. Her work centers indigenous African cosmology and astronomy frameworks specifically from the Dogon, Kemetic, and Dagara lineages of west and north Africa, as well as the Jyotish tradition of India. Christi...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE ON SUBSTACK In this extended episode, Becca and I talk about: Becca’s beautiful experience in a recent women’s ceremony with the medicine of Huachuma, a grandfather spirit from the South American Andes The immature feminine (yin) nature of gossip, cattiness, and competition amongst women vs the mature feminine (yin) nature of relationship building and community tendi...

In this episode I share my conversation with a dear friend, sister, and fellow plant walker, Becca Loevy. Becca is a seeker and her primarily language is dance. Her desires are rooted in healthy nomadism, conscious community building, and finding pathways back to the land. She currently lives and works at Smokebrush, a community-based arts and agricultural organization in Manitou Springs, CO and t...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE ON SUBSTACK In this extended episode, Kasia and I discuss: Leaning towards what engages you while forming a new identity Navigating health journeys in the death/birth portal Allowing our spiritual paths + practices to grow and transform in order to meet the versions of ourselves that we are NOW Comparing the Bible with Buddhist texts and teachings around knowledge, t...

In today's episode I share my conversation with modern mystic, Kasia Stigglebout. Kasia is the founder of In Flow , a wellness brand helping women reconnect with their feminine rhythm through cyclical living. A former tech leader at Microsoft and TEDxSF, she now bridges ancient wisdom with modern wellness to help women unlock creativity without burnout. She also hosts The Other Way podcast, where...

In this extended episode we talk about how we all experience and embody yin and yang energies and the distortions (aka toxic masculine + feminine) that prevent us from being able to express these energies in a clean and reverent way. Qiddist and I both share about how we realigned with the realities of biological sex after exploring alternative gender identities and dogmatic gender rigidity that e...

In this week's episode I am honored to share my conversation with one of my teachers, Qiddist Ashé. Qiddist is a traditional midwife, alchemy educator, teacher of inside-out liberation, and co-founder of The Holy Well (previously known as The Womb Room). With a decade of experience in the world of female health and spiritual formation, she takes a deeply relational approach to facilitating transfo...

In this extended episode, Nicole shares about her process in resolving painful periods that landed her in the hospital on multiple occasions. We go deep into the shame around being a bleeding woman, the lack of reverence for our menstrual period, and the past life timeline healing work that can be done in order to find ease in our cycles. LISTEN TO THE FULL EXTENDED EPISODE CONNECT WITH NICOLE ⁠We...

On this week’s episode I welcome a friend, teacher, and fellow art witch/medicine woman, Nicole Granati. Nicole is a spiritual midwife, psychic minister, animal communicator and clairvoyant healer who helps people navigate the great in-betweens—whether that's birth, death, or stepping into a new chapter of life. With one foot in the mystical and the other firmly planted on Earth (probably barefoot...

In this extended episode with Ariel Robles we talk about the hierarchy between “master plant teachers” like ayahuasca, huachuma, psilocybin mushrooms and the gentle, more subtle, but equally impactful herbal allies that we can also carry in our medicine bag. We touch on the sensitivity and heightened state of nervous system receptivity that herbal teachers like chamomile, tulsi, and rose can intro...

In today's episode I share my conversation with a dear friend and medicine sister, Ariel Robles. Ariel is a Holistic Somatic Coach blending psychology, spirituality, and earth-based practices to guide deep transformation. With a background in clinical psychology, she integrates somatics, Source Code, and herbalism to help individuals shift unconscious patterns and embody their fullest potential. H...

In this extended episode, Christiana shares her painful but, unfortunately, very common story of gynecological abuse and medical negligence during an unmedicated cervical biopsy and how the abuse echoed through her body for years after the fact in the form of interstitial cystitis. I also share my own experience of gynecological rape and how it took me years to unravel the deep sense of betrayal t...

On today’s episode I share my soul soothing conversation with a dear medicine sister,  Christiana Eva . Christiana is a healing arts guide and psycho-spiritual integration practitioner, guiding people into deeper relationship with their body, soul, and earth. She is also a musician, student of the plants, and women’s health care practitioner. In this episode we touch on: Christiana’s multicultural...

In this extended episode, Allegra and I discuss our shifting feelings and perspectives around abortion rights and how we no longer fully align with either “political” camp. Allegra also shares about a profoundly transformative ceremony that she experienced at the Moon Dance where women were able to honor the life and death of their unborn children. LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE!⁠ Connect with All...

Today, I share my conversation with a dear friend, sister, and fellow mujer medicina, Allegra Preuss. Born and raised in Miami Beach, Allegra studied dance and journalism in NYC, searching for richer ways to merge creativity and service. Back in Miami, she began alchemizing her experiences into offerings like Jellyfish Jam, a movement medicine practice, and The Observation Deck, an oracle card dec...

In this exclusive extended episode I talk about how I accidentally got hired at Pro-Life pregnancy center the exact same week that I started my herbal abortion training in order to support pregnancy release outside of the medical system. I share about how illuminating and surprising the dual experience has been and how grateful I am to see all sides of the abortion conversation up close and person...

In this deeply personal and transformative conversation with my dear friend and sister, Anna del Amor, we share about our journeys of healing disordered eating patterns by breaking free from the rigidity of dogmatic veganism and embracing the life-giving vitality of animal foods for thriving female reproductive health. Reflecting on our time spent in indigenous communities, we discuss how ancestra...

In this extended episode, Anna and I talk about the grounding medicine of animal foods and how important it is to be nourishing our bodies after ceremonial work. The Serpentine Path Podcast The Serpentine Path Website

In this extended episode I talk about the romanticism of indigenous healing practices, the shamanic use of co-regulation, the isolationism of our current health paradigm, and the belief systems that are challenged and healed when we heal in community. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠...

In this episode I welcome the first guest to the podcast: Vincent, the man who has walked beside over the past 3 years of jungle life.  Together we talk about how Vincent began his path in the jungle, the process of navigating an indigenous culture as a foreigner, the benefits and dangers of choosing to sit in ceremony with the medicine of yagé (ayahuasca), and what it truly means to call oneself...

In this extended episode I share one of my favorite Samhain stories from when I visited the cemetery and met the guardian spirit of the dead. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE SERPENTINE PATH WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

PART TWO What does the body remember and how does it attempt to communicate to us? How trustworthy are our memories and how sure can we ever be of “the truth”? What impact does childhood sexual abuse have on an individual, a family constellation, a community, and a culture? How do we find our way to peace, trust, acceptance, forgiveness, and love once more? These are the questions that I have been...

In this extended episode I speak about the impact of pornography, casual sex, hook-up culture, and the lack of weight, value, and reverence that we offer to our sexual experiences in our modern culture. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE SERPENTINE PATH WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠