Grounding Journey - Soulful Chats for Midlife and Beyond

Curious about fair trade and how it benefits the world? When done correctly, it cultivates a world where creativity, skill, and craftsmanship flourish harmoniously alongside ethical business practices. In this episode, Kelly Weinberger, the brilliant mind behind WorldFinds, shares the inspiring narrative behind this fair trade business. She'll talk about her journey championing for small businesse...

How do you define adore? Heck, forget defining it. Do you adore yourself and allow others to adore you? Lisa Schrader joins us to share insights on learning to adore yourself first, so you can open up to receiving love from others. We chat about why self-adoration is difficult for many people and how to shift your perspective to make space for others' adoration. This isn't about ego - it's about a...

We all go through phases in life, but often the spiritual stages of women are simplified into maiden, mother, and crone. However, author LiYana Silver suggests there is a forgotten fourth phase between mother and crone that holds great power - the Queen stage. In this episode, LiYana returns to build on her previous appearance from earlier this year (ep 109) to delve deeper into this empowering ye...

How do you embrace growth, and what resources do you rely on?  In this episode, we dive into the journey of personal growth. Over the past few months, we've explored life's seasons, changes, and cycles. Today, I'll share the tools, resources, and friendships that have been my guiding lights during this year of self-discovery and evolution. It's my hope that by sharing my experience, strength, and...

We're delving into the intriguing concept of listening to your soul. Do you hear its whispers, or is it more like a faint murmur? Join us as we embark on a journey to uncover the profound wisdom hidden within our souls. We'll talk about navigating the messy, uncertain terrain of soul-listening. Sometimes, the answers are crystal clear; other times, they're elusive and uncertain. Originally aired i...

Do you find stress eating leads to guilt and diets that result in binge eating? You're not alone—my guest this week, Ariana Zurita, gets it, too. Together, we explore the world of Intuitive Eating—a refreshing perspective that guides us toward body positivity and mindful nourishment. Tune in as we discuss the shift from diet culture to embracing body positivity and worthiness. We'll share insights...

Healing and self-growth can be challenging, but add to it the healing work our ancestors are calling us to do and it can become confusing. It's our time in history that we get to make the choice that our ancestors were never given. I had a powerful and soul-shifting road trip recently where I FINALLY understood what was mine to do. It started with an excellent audiobook, a good cry, and apologizin...

When it comes to surrender are you stricken with fear over the thought of giving up control? Does the thought of surrender cause you to break out in hives? Knee deep in the transitions, cycles and changes conversations in recent episodes I thought an important part of the process is to talk about surrender. I want to help you see that surrender is not giving up, it's finding a place of freedom. Th...

How do you classify fear? Do you even notice that it's running your life at times? I've been feeling lots of fear which led me to ask why fear keeps showing up for me and how I can make fear my friend instead of foe—today's episode results from several months of deep retrospectives and working through my stuff. I hope that the answers I found will spur you forward into a new relationship with fear...

Is menopause one of those words and times you dread because you heard your mother talk about it when you were younger? Today's conversation is to help you break the stereotype and help you see that menopause is no longer something to dread. Cindi Buenzli Gertz calls herself a midlife midwife and helps women to rebirth themselves. So whether you're rebirthing your marriage through empty nest or are...

Breaking the norm of women's life cycles of the maiden, the mother, and the crone is LiYana Silver, who is redefining the phases of womanhood to be the maiden, the mother, the queen, and the wise elder. Join me in today's conversation with the author of Feminine Genius to chat about how we can change the perception of women in a generation to no longer be at war with ourselves, our bodies and our...

We're talking cycles and honoring the Sacred this month, and I found it a must to have Jennie King back to share about cycle medicine - using essential oils and different cycles in life, heck the convo goes deeper than just oils and teaches you. We talk about recognizing and honoring the cycles you'll experience in life. Since first chatting with Jennie in the summer of 2022, what she taught me ha...

Have you been facing big changes in your life? Feeling a sense of dread over the seasons in your life? Or have you been feeling the end of a cycle but still need to figure out what the new is bringing? Me too! I felt very inspired by this year's Spring Equinox to start looking at the cycles we move through, the changes we face, and the seasons of our lives, both actual and metaphorically. This epi...

All prayers matter, and they weave a net around you. That's what Karen Hager said to me the first time we spoke about prayer. Such simple words rolled around in my soul for weeks, inspiring my days and thoughts until we had our recording call. Our conversation was longer than my average podcast, yet time stood still while we talked. When we talk prayer, we're not speaking of the kind you repeat wo...

What's your favorite word? No, not your favorite cuss word, but your favorite word that stirs something in your soul. What word connects you with your soul, purpose, and essence? Grace does that for me. It awakens the same emotions that the word Sacred does for me. It's the kind of word I feel deep in my soul when contemplating it.  While some quotes will tell you that forgiveness is the greatest...

How do you open your heart when you've been hurt? When your heart is shut down, closed off, and unavailable. How do you love when you're afraid to open up and get hurt again? I'm dedicating this episode to my younger self — the 20-something me who wanted to live with a big heart but was afraid. She was in love with the idea of being in love. Then she fell in love, and she got hurt. She didn't know...

My dear friend, I wanted to check in with you today and ask — How's your heart? Does the question have you take a deep breath and smile, thinking about all the good and gratitude you feel in life? Or maybe the question sent you into tears because your personal life has so much going on that you can't even think about the big picture of what's happening in the world, but that tears you up inside to...

Do you feel gentle whispers or see spirits and doubt that it's real? Maybe you think it's your imagination, or you're losing your mind. So many of us have experiences like these, especially as a child, and don't know what to do with them, so we begin to ignore them.  When my guest, Karen Docherty, had the same childhood experiences, she knew it was something more than her imagination. Age taught h...

After hibernating for a few months, I'm excited to be back with you and I've got insight into the magic that hibernating can offer, plus new plans and updates to share! I'm happy to be back with you! Thanks for staying with me through my winter break! Be sure you subscribe to Grounding Journey Podcast to all the episodes or visit my website - https://Groundingjourneypodcast.com⁣ ⁣ IG  https://www....

Peter Wohlleben has done the research to show that trees have feelings and families just like we do. So it's no wonder that Stephanie wanted to chat about the ahas and interesting facts she has learned about trees and nature through reading The Hidden Life of trees over the last few years. Listen in to the conversation that inspired me to buy this book for a few friends for Christmas. Be sure you...

Do you connect as an empath or a highly sensitive person? If you're listening to this podcast, whether you realize it, you are one or both. There's not an either-or. In this conversation, there's lots of meandering through powerful topics such as the varieties of empaths, the love of all thing nature, what radical self-care looks like, and how through nurturing your soul, you learn to trust yourse...

Life and things always have a way of unfolding. it's important not to forget that there's a lesson in the unfolding even when we can't see it at the moment. In this epsiode, Karla Perez looks back through her journey with the big C in 2018 and finding her way to wellness. She shares that her mindset to let go and release all that no longer serves her led to her acceptance. The layers she shed and...

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you were willing to fight for it? To give it your all? How did it turn out? Did it ever manifest as you thought it would? As a wrap to our Dreams into Play series, I wanted to visit the conversation about fighting for what you want and how that thinking can actually block you from your highest good. So while you're all inspired to live the life of your...

There's an art to manifesting your dreams. It takes alignment, action, and trust... lots and lots of trust. In my conversation with Melissa Giller, host of Life With Soul, The Podcast, we dig into what it looks like to step into a new life where you wake up and begin to focus on your spiritual wellness. We chat about how your body speaks to you, along with one of the essential steps to manifesting...

Starting something new doesn't mean failure or sucess, it's more like being in flow with life. Flowing into a new iteration or next level of growth for you. Chelsea Fournier jokingly calls herself the Queen of starting over and is here to share all the ins and outs of evolving and growing with your passion and purpose. Chelsea shares how she knew it was time for something new because she realized...