It's Not You, It's Me

"Love addiction" is a term that is being used a lot now, but what does it mean? Do you have it? In this episode, trauma therapist, Laura Giles shares her take on it and gives some tips on how to deal with this issue. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Join the FREE Surviving to Thriving Tribe  - a sanctuary where earthling...

The sacred wheel is an amazing teaching tool that can help everyone learn how to live in sync with nature and themselves. So what is spring teaching us now? What should we pay attention to? Tune in and find out! I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Join the FREE Surviving to Thriving Tribe  - a sanctuary where earthlings can...

ALL life is holistic. Even addiction treatment. In this episode, Laura Giles shares what addiction looks like through the lens of the sacred wheel. Tune in. Could this be why your addiction treatment isn't working? Maybe your thinking and approach could change! I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Tip Jar- show your support Join...

There is a lot of talk about being in your body, but who knows how to be embodied? What the heck does that even mean? When the mind, body, emotions, will, and spirit are balanced, we are truly embodied and fully human. What a wonderful experience. Not sure what that feels like? Tune in. I'll point you in the direction of how to capture that for yourself. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an...

We are in liminal space! Liminal space is a pause between places. It's the meantime. Things can be unpredictable and scary here because they are undefined. If you want some suggestions on how to get through, tune in. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Tip Jar- show your support Join the FREE It's Not You, It's Me Tribe  -...

The Lover and Warrior archetypes are the guardians of Winter. They help us to move through rough spaces and deal with conflict. Tune in to see how you can learn from the Warrior and Lover so you can cultivate them within and support them within the community. You will need them as you move through the sacred wheel, so don't miss out! I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  ...

Attracting abundance is a hot topic! If you're not successful with it, maybe it's because you haven't thought of these six things! I have helped many people double and even triple their income. In this episode, I will share what I have learned as a result. Consider this and you will find more success. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get...

I love questions! This one is "how do I use the sacred wheel as a learning tool." In this episode, Laura Giles talks about how you can learn from nature, what to look for, and how to work with something that is always changing. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Join the FREE Surviving to Thriving Tribe  - a sanctuary wher...

We are in an epidemic of lost people and grown people who haven't crossed the threshold into adulthood. In this podcast, Laura Giles shares how initiations and rites of passage are the way out of this epidemic. It's not too late to find your way and become the person you know that you can be. Tune in and see how. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all....

We just passed the halfway mark for winter. My Promise of Spring purification got me thinking about the importance of purification. In this episode of Surviving to Thriving, I share tons of tips on how to do that through earth, air, fire, and water. I also share two easy yet powerful rituals you can do every day to let the light shine in and start each day amazing. For help getting your Smart Mete...

There are only two choices: love or fear. Every time you choose fear, you deny who you are. We are love. All of us. In today's episode, Laura Giles shares how love shows up in all the elements so that you can spot those challenges when they show up, then love your way through. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Tip Jar- show yo...

Having a sense of belonging means the difference between having a happy, meaningful life and a superficial, hopeless one. But how do you cultivate that without a sense of your roots? In this podcast, Laura Giles shares many ways you can begin to create deep, meaningful roots today. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Join the FR...

How do you decide what is right and wrong? Is there a rule book? In this podcast, Laura Giles gives you a natural spiritual tool that can help you feel more confident in your path forward. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Join the FREE Surviving to Thriving Tribe  - Participate in Our Events Surviving to Thriving on YouT...

On the journey between Surviving to Thriving, most of us face the choice between happiness and making money. In today's episode, award winning filmmaker Noah Pescara shares what his journey looked like and how he uses what life throws at him to keep going to the finish line. Be sure to click the guest bio link to find out more about Noah Pescara and to find the links to his films. Other Resources...

What happens after letting go? Have you ever thought about that? Well, there is a whole life to live. In this podcast Laura Giles shares: What comes after letting go? What to do during the "dark night of the soul." Why you don't have to settle for coping with life rather than living your life. What the season of "Me" looks like What the season of "We" looks like How moving through the wheel of lif...

Want to make 2023 your year? Lose the anxiety. Laura Giles is going to give you two skills and three techniques that make this possible. And bonus! They work for pain, too. It's so easy anyone can do it in seconds. So why wouldn't you learn? Additionally, this podcast covers: The two main reasons why people can't/won't succeed (so you can move around them). What people who hold on to anxiety becau...

So you want to start living seasonally and think the winter solstice is a great time to start? I couldn't agree more! Nature gives us a play book on how to do just that - if only we know how to read the signs. In this episode we explore: Why is the winter solstice significant? What's gender got to do with it? What activities are in harmony with the season? What foods will are good for living seaso...

Are the holidays getting you down? Is it a drag year after year? Let this be the last time you feel this way. It's time to move from victim to survivor. In this episode we explore: What is a abuse? Step 1 - cultivate awareness Step 2 - it's not your fault. Forgive yourself Step 3 - take radical responsibility to learn something different Step 4 - step into your power and take action Sammy Rangel's...

Do you have a sure fire hack that inspires you and blows you wide open spiritually? I do. It's spiritual travel. Spiritual travel always renews me, teaches me, and sometimes shoves my face into what I don't want to see so I can get unstuck. In this episode we explore: How spiritual travel can help you let go What to do once you've let go Find out if my secret can be your secret too, and get on the...

There's a whole lot of talk in self-help circles about speaking your truth, not playing small, and being seen, but what does that really mean? What if I told you that the power of seeing and being seen can change your life? Would you do it? Tune in this week and explore that idea with me. In this episode we explore: What does it mean to be seen? How being seen helps you How being seen benefits oth...

Did you know that gratitude is one of the hallmarks of happy people? If you are not feeling it, and don't see anything to be grateful for, tune in. Maybe we can let that go today and open your heart to forgiveness and love. I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Tip Jar- show your support Join the FREE It's Not You, It's Me Tribe &...

Curious about what it's like to let go? We talk about how easy it can be to let go. Laura Giles says you can even do that without having to tell your story - or even know what your story is! Now, you can hear about it from people who have done it.    I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to them all.   Get Involved Join the FREE Surviving to Thrivi...

The TV series, Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story has highlighted how evil can flourish and touch the lives of so many innocents. But why? What's the purpose of evil? What can we learn from this horrible tragedy? HIGHLIGHTS: What creates someone like Jeffery Dahmer? What is the divine purpose of evil? Where do each of us draw the line? I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment. &nbsp...

If you are not seeking to reveal your shadow, you're choosing unconsciousness. So how do you see what is hidden inside? Tune in and I will show you that what we call "hidden" is often hiding in plain sight. HIGHLIGHTS: What is our shadow? What does radical honesty have to do with it? How do non-traumatic shadows impact us? I want to hear from you!  Leave me an audio comment.  I listen to...

"Who am I?" That's the $64,000 question, isn't it? Do you know? How can you live authentically and on purpose if you don't have the answer to that question? In today's episode, Laura Giles explores that question and gives you insight that may help you guide your footsteps forward. HIGHLIGHTS: What you are not. What you are meant to do. How you are meant to do it. I want to hear from you!  Lea...