Body Grieves, Spirit Calls

Pablo Cerdera is a Restorative Justice (RJ) Practitioner and Educator and serves as the Deputy Director of Restorative Practices at the University of Pennsylvania. They live on the Indigenous territory known as Lenapehoking, the traditional homelands of the Lenape or Delaware People, in what is now called West Philadelphia. They are committed to sharing the restorative approach and firmly believe ...

In this heart opening conversation with Ruthann Gagnon, we explore: What heart forward grief feels like What it means to respect the process of the the body and the gems we've gathered from the caves of grief How and why experiencing grief as an intelligent litmus test of the depth and safety of relationships Being sangry (sad + angry) about how grief is so feared in this culture How embodimen...

In this sweet conversation with my dear soul sister Morgan, we dive into: the holiness of holding something that’s painful the way that grief quiets the self and expands the senses and literal physiology the surrender that grief demands and the growth towards vulnerability, growth and connection to the collective suffering that this surrender allows when it is given the space to move the sisterly...

Enjoy this special Q&A episode, where I talk about the importance of ritual, the difference between grief and trauma in the body, the relationship between alcoholism and grief and more. I hope it feeds you. Thanks in advance for sharing, subscribing and leading reviews. It helps so much. If you are ready to step into your wholeness, not in spite of but because of your grief, my 1:1 Moving into...

Lillian Kemanis is an Artist and Registered Somatic Movement Educator & Therapist who’s work centers around cultivating self-discovery through somatic awareness, movement, and creativity.  She is aims to provide immersive, creative, fun, and dynamic learning environments for individual and group exploration. Her teachings are rooted in her dance-making, performance work, and somatic and spirit...

Tina is passionate about being a Ghost Helper: Teaching the Living to Help the Dead®. She wants to empower us all to help all ghosts: this is the compassion we will want for ourselves, by using The Crossing Over Prayer© on GhostHelpers.com and in “The Crossing Over Prayer Book©.” When a psychic only connects to a dead person, the ghost does not receive the critical assistance they desperately need...

Murielle Fellous was born and raised in France and lived twenty five years in the US where she raised 3 kids as a single mom. She coached women on relationships for years but when her kids became teenagers acting in self-destructive ways, she found herself in deep fear and depression. The experience was so painful and debilitating that she promised herself that she would do everything she could so...

What does it mean to mother without a mother? How does this particular grief impact the experience of mothering? In this conversation with clinical psychologist and coach Melissa Reilly, we explore the specific terrain of being a mother without a loving mom, including: -Melissa's long time experience of grief -how grief showed up for her when she was pregnant and postpartum (and how she didn&#...

As the Purposeful Action (Men)tor for the Awakened Man movement, Alain has been on a mission as the beacon for what it means to live an authentic life. For the past three decades, Alain has lived the highs of the Culinary Olympics to the lows of losing it all…almost twice. Today, Alain's purpose is to guide men to rediscover their life's mission starting with a purposeful action plan calle...

Ash Marshall-O'Dell is the Pranic Reiki™founder, a shaman, Dynamic Change Energy Facilitator, Certified Access Consciousness® Bars Practitioner, spiritual teacher and mentor, empath, psychic medium, certified personal coach, Light Worker, Reiki master & teacher, meditation facilitator, meditative artist, crystal therapist, master’s degree teacher, writer, and author of the book Light Bound: A...

If you have ever or are currently processing the grief associated with leaving a spiritual or cult like community, this episode is for you.  Meditation teacher and mentor Neil McKinlay generally walks us through his own grief journey following the experience of leaving his community and: ~ the way this has impacted his awareness of his life and the path he is meant to take ~the way his grief...

Kamariah Hopkins is a professional counselor in Illinois and Wisconsin. She is in her ninth year of clinical practice and loves walking with others during their mental health journey. Kamahria’s practice, Where Practical Meets Magical, is focused on the modern mystic wanting to work on authentic self, inner child connection and creative expression. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Integral and...

Former Emotional Hot Mess and World Class Awfulizer, Jennifer Moore supports other highly sensitive intuitive women to release empathic overwhelm and distress so they can access their inner wisdom and power. Jen brings over thirty years of experience to her work where she merges practicality, intuition & skill to offer insight, guidance & emotional freedom to those she serves.  Jen is...

Ifetayo ‘Ife’ is a clinical professional counselor, dance/movement therapist, artist, instructor and group fitness professional. She is also the proud owner of Ase (Ah-Shay) Counseling and Wellness, a private practice based in Chicago, IL. As a Chicago native Ife’s passion for dance and healing began within the African drum and dance community of Chicago. Ife went on to study a variety of other da...

This episode was recorded outside while I was on retreat-excuse/enjoy the organic background sounds :) Here are my thoughts on wholeness, what it means, and how embodiment, body connection and earth connection help us experience wholeness in the midst of learning how to carry grief after loss.  If you'd like to explore working with me 1:1, please read about and apply to my transformative Movi...

Amanda Kate is a Kinesiologist, an author and an archetypal life coach. She is also a spiritual Seeker and a truth teller whose inner Sage has an insatiable quest for knowledge, wisdom and new ways of becoming. In this profound episode, Amanda and I talk about: -Her and her grief as comfortable roommates. -the grief of internal deaths, passing through different phases of life, what could have been...

V.C. Pitt grew up in a small Southern town and is an owner of a successful medical billing company. She lives with her loving son, Roman, and challenging dog, Crystal. Her favorite places are the beach and mountains where she enjoys walking and connecting with nature. V.C. loves to watch live music shows in small venues or outdoor amphitheaters. It’s not unusual to find her at a metaphysical shop...

Ann Hince is a professional author, speaker and spiritual teacher.  We get into so much goodness in this episode, including: -Her experience of grief not living in her body anymore  -Her multiple traumas in childhood, including finding her mother dead at 19 -The cultural training to keep going and suppress after loss and trauma.  -The connection between digestive issues and suppress...

Lisa Sugarman is a mom, a parenting author, a nationally syndicated humor columnist, and a podcast host, creating content that helps empower parents, especially moms, by giving them permission to embrace their perfectly imperfectness. She’s also a survivor of suicide loss, losing her father Jim at age ten, and a member and ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. Lisa writes the syndicated opinion column&n...

Sandie Byrne is an Irish psychic medium who comes from generations of readers. Being born into these generations of readers allowed her to grow up with no barriers against, no inhibitions towards and no doubts about the existence of an afterlife and an ability to predict your life path. For years she has been sharing her abilities with people across many countries and continents, and people tend t...

Nicole Granati is a spiritual counselor, psychic minister and teacher focused on the relationship we, as spirit, have with our bodies. She is the owner of Spiritual Hello, where she guides people in recognizing and using their own abilities to heal, create and enjoy life. Spiritual Hello is a place for you to embrace and create with the power of your own energy and magic! Nicole offers readings, c...

In this episode, I share a personal story of body, grief and spirit and how the spirit led work I do is transforming.  I get into: -the power of mushroom medicine when used intentionally. -how pussy and womb connection is related to embodying our authentic truth.  -the connection between grief and pleasure. -how embodying grief increases our capacity to hold complexity without needing to choose. ...

Qiddist Ashé is a medicine woman and female health educator who holds space for transformation as we cultivate the inner and outer resources we need to live fully in our power. She is the founder and creatrix of The Womb Room, an online community for female health & spiritual sovereignty. Informed by her maternal lineage of Ethiopian midwives and her own work in authentic midwifery, functional...

Sabrina Rose Nelson is a writer, collage artist & herbalist exploring grief, lineage, nature, physical pain & the female body. She’s the witch behind Moonbeam Herbs, an apothecary & herbal practice dedicated to helping others harmonize their menstrual cycle, realign with their natural rhythms, & remember their magic through herbal healing & body literacy. She is deeply influenc...

Morenike and I get into so much goodness in this episode:  The value of not running away from grief triggers and the connection that has to her spirituality. The importance of not suppressing grief and where her capacity to hold the complexity of her grief comes from.  The role of art & creativity in processing her grief.  The power of softening into grief. She reminds us that o...