Cinder and Salt

Your emotions are the trigger. Your body is the key. Stop outsourcing your pain and illness to people who don’t even know you. Welcome back to Cinder & Salt ! In this final installment of our three-part series on safety, hosts Kristy Sturdivant and Candace Bethel shift the focus from the mind right into the physical body. Because let's face it—you are a human being, not just a brain walkin...

Chiron has shifted from Aries into Taurus, launching a powerful 3-month transit that is shaking up the collective energy. In this episode, Kristy Sturdivant and Candace Bethel break down exactly what this major cosmic shift means for you—and why it’s the ultimate opportunity to heal the wounded masculine energy and step into the divine feminine. We dive deep into the history of this transit (inclu...

In part two of our Safety Series, we are diving deep into the world of emotional safety . If you’ve been feeling stuck in your head, looping in the same negative thought patterns, or feeling completely disconnected from your physical self, this episode is your invitation to drop out of the mind and into the body. We treat uncomfortable feelings like anger, shame, or guilt as things to ignore, but...

Are you trapped in a loop of repeating the same relationship patterns or hitting the same roadblocks in your business? In this episode of Cinder & Salt , Kristy Sturdivant and Candace Bethel pull back the curtain on the concept of safety, kicking off a special three-part series. Today, we are diving deep into the very first layer: Psychological Safety —and why you have to establish it in your...

Are your lack of emotional boundaries ruining your life? In this episode of Cinder & Salt , Kristy Sturdivant and Candace Bethel are unpacking the uncomfortable reality of emotional boundaries—why we avoid them, why we desperately need them, and how ignoring them is sabotaging our well-being. From people-pleasing and the fear of isolation to the literal physical toll that a lack of boundaries...

Hop back on the emotional train with us! In this episode, we are asking the tough question: Are we just mad at ourselves? Emotions are complex, intertwined, and often feel like a massive puzzle to untangle. We are breaking down the basics of how to tell if an emotion is truly yours or if you're holding onto someone else's foreign energy. Dive into the mechanics of Human Design as we contra...

Is emotional expression a tool for connection or a weapon for control? Kristy and Candace dive into the shadow side of the Human Design Solar Plexus to explore how both defined and undefined centers can unconsciously weaponize emotions in relationships. IN THIS EPISODE: THE SHADOW OF DEFINITION: How those with a defined Solar Plexus can use their "wave" to dominate the emotional climate...

Are you feeling your own emotions, or are you a mirror for everyone else’s? Kristy and Candace dive into the Human Design "Solar Plexus" center to explore the mechanical difference between having defined vs. undefined emotional energy. IN THIS EPISODE: THE EMOTIONAL WAVE: Understanding the chemical process of the defined Solar Plexus and why there is no "truth in the now". THE...

Are you an island, or a ripple? Candace & Kristy explore the invisible power of your energy field and how your internal thoughts actively shape the world around you. IN THIS EPISODE: THE RIPPLE EFFECT: Why your private thoughts about yourself are never truly private. HEALING THE LINEAGE: How personal trauma work impacts generations past and future. THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIRROR: Why children reflect...

What are you actually putting your energy toward? Candace and Kristy pull back the curtain on the word "worship," moving beyond traditional religious boundaries to explore how our upbringing and current habits shape our spiritual devotion. IN THIS EPISODE: REDEFINING WORSHIP: Shifting from kneeling before statues to "communing" with energy. RELIGIOUS TRAUMA: Kristy opens up abo...

Where the "Burn" of the human experience meets the "Salt" of universal truth. Hosted by Candace Bethel– Intuitive Guide · Embodied Initiator and Kristy Sturdivant—Alignment CartographerCinder & Salt is a deep-dive exploration into the mechanics of the universe and the intelligence of the human body. We bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and embodied reality. We merge Uni...