Lift OneSelf -Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ronica Jacobs (Dr. Ro) transforms our understanding of resilience, challenging the notion that it means pushing through hardship without showing emotion or asking for help. She shares her journey from defining resilience as toughness to recognizing it as self-awareness and knowing when to seek support. • Resilience is unique to each person and manifests differently depending o...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling emotionally numb? You're not alone. Many of us have become "smart, sad zombies" - we can analyze our feelings and name our patterns, but we can't actually process emotions or break free from emotional numbness. In this episode, we explore why intellectual understanding doesn't equal emotional healing, and how to stop avoiding your feelings through...

Send us Fan Mail Ever notice how good it feels to dream about that business you'll start, that trip you'll take, or that project you'll finally finish? There's a reason for that intoxicating rush – your brain is literally throwing you a chemical party. Dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and norepinephrine flood your system, creating a natural high that feels amazing... but often...

Send us Fan Mail What's that thing you've been saying you're "almost ready" to do? The one you've researched to death, planned perfectly, talked about endlessly—but somehow never actually started? That hesitation isn't what you think. You're not waiting to feel ready—you're waiting for permission. Permission to take up space, want what you want, and tru...

Send us Fan Mail September brings contradictory emotions that coexist within us—the relief of returning routines alongside the grief of what or who is missing. Our ability to simultaneously hold joy and sorrow, gratitude and grief isn't confusion or weakness, but rather the fullness of being human. In this episode: The paradox of September: school routines returning while feeling the emptines...

Send us Fan Mail We explore the radical act of emotional integration—feeling everything without shame in a world that tells you to 'stay positive.' Your tears are not a sign you're doing life wrong, your anger is not evidence you're broken, and your grief doesn't mean you lack faith. Joy can exist alongside pain—it's not about bypassing darkness but learning to dance...

Send us Fan Mail THE MOMENT YOU CAN'T OUTRUN YOURSELF ANYMORE There comes a point when the armor you built to survive starts suffocating you. When the 3 AM ceiling stares become unavoidable conversations with yourself. When your body finally says: "We can't keep running." This is that moment—raw, unfiltered, and absolutely necessary. In this episode, we dive into: The 3 AM reck...

Send us Fan Mail We explore the profound realization that the gap between saying "I'm fine" and feeling like you're falling apart isn't weakness—it's extraordinary strength. Through a moving story about a client who sat with her dying mother for 18 hours straight, we discover how we often mislabel our deepest strengths as inadequacies. • The way we automatically respo...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling burnt out, inflamed, or stuck in survival mode? In this transformative episode, herbalist Jane Barlow Christensen reveals how everyday plants can become your most powerful allies for stress relief and nervous system healing. Growing up as one of 14 children with a medicinal botanist father, Jane learned plant medicine from childhood—but like many of us, she strayed from na...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when rock and roll rebellion meets spiritual awakening? Drummer Clementine Moss reveals her remarkable journey of merging two seemingly opposite worlds — pounding Led Zeppelin drum solos by night and guiding others as a Buddhist spiritual counselor by day. As the powerhouse drummer for Zepperella, Clementine channels John Bonham’s thunderous energy on stage. Offstage,...

Send us Fan Mail Exhausted? Overwhelmed? Pretending you're fine when you're not? This isn't another "think positive" podcast. This is for when everything feels like too much and you're tired of performing okay. In this raw, unfiltered solo episode, NatNat gets real about what's actually happening right now. No toxic positivity. No forced gratitude. No pressure to...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like the world's chaos is threatening to overwhelm you? You're not alone. In this heartfelt conversation with Ed Garrity, who has spent three decades helping people navigate life's transitions, we explore what it truly means to find clarity and confidence amid uncertainty. The constant pull between past regrets and future anxieties leaves many of us strugg...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like you were supposed to have all the answers as a parent, only to realize your children have plans of their own? That’s exactly where Carrie Lingenfelter found herself, despite her background as a teacher and speech therapist. In this raw, honest conversation, Carrie opens up about her journey from perfectionist parenting to embracing the beautiful, unpredicta...

Send us Fan Mail Do you find yourself being "too clingy" in relationships? Or maybe you're with someone who shuts down emotionally? You're not broken – you just have an attachment style. In this eye-opening conversation with certified attachment practitioner Bev Middleman, discover why your relationships keep following the same exhausting patterns and how to finally break free....

Send us Fan Mail Healing isn't just about breakthroughs and transformations; it's about showing up when your nervous system is exhausted. We explore what inner work really means when it's not aesthetic, curated, or packaged for social media. • The glamorization of inner work versus its rugged reality • How our bodies store what our minds try to override • Why silence becomes a shiel...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you have all the external markers of success but feel profoundly unhappy? Heather Stewart faced this reality as a senior director of finance with the degree, the job, and the lifestyle that society deemed successful—yet something was missing. In a courageous act of self-reclamation, she quit her corporate position, ended her marriage, sold her house, and embarked...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever achieved everything you thought you wanted — yet still felt empty inside? In this raw and transformative conversation, Kevin Palmieri, founder of the globally ranked Next Level University podcast, reveals the dark side of self-improvement and the missing link to true fulfillment. At the peak of external success — earning six figures, dating a model, preparing for a b...

Send us Fan Mail Meditation isn't about escaping reality—it's about fully inhabiting it. In this soul-nourishing conversation with Swami Nityananda, we explore what it truly means to ground ourselves and return to our essential nature through mindfulness practices. Have you ever noticed how we tend to live "from the neck up," caught in analytical thinking while disconnected fro...

Send us Fan Mail What if the signs you've been desperately seeking are already here—just not in the form you expected? We scan the horizon for burning bushes and divine interventions while our bodies whisper truths we're afraid to hear. We beg for green lights when the closed doors are actually protecting what's next. We mistake our exhaustion for failure when it's our nervous...

Send us Fan Mail A cancer diagnosis at 34 changed everything for fashion designer Shruti Sethi. What began as a devastating health crisis transformed into a profound journey of self-discovery that completely reshaped her understanding of healing, purpose, and self-love. When doctors told Shruti she had Hodgkin's lymphoma, she found herself asking deeper questions than her medical team was pre...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever caught yourself silencing your own truth out of fear? That moment when you realize you've been performing authenticity instead of truly living it? After nearly doubling my podcast downloads when I began sharing more personally, I discovered something unsettling – even in my "authentic" sharing, I was still measuring my words, still asking "Will th...

Send us Fan Mail In this rare and intimate episode, host NatNat steps into deep vulnerability— becoming the client in a live Akashic Record reading with energy healer Bree Dela Cruz. What unfolds is a powerful journey through past lives, ancestral gifts, and the unspoken fears that keep us playing small. Bree reveals Nat's past life as a solitary mountain climber—a mirror to her current spiri...

Send us Fan Mail In this soul-stirring episode, I’m joined by Viv—an intuitive tarot reader and astrologer from Lagos, Nigeria—for a live reading that unveils deep truths about transformation, spiritual alignment, and reclaiming your inner authority. We begin with a grounding mindful moment before diving into a tarot spread that speaks directly to those navigating upheaval: ✨ The Star reminds us...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever caught yourself whispering about a moment of joy, as if it were a guilty confession during these challenging times? "I had a good day. I went dancing. I laughed till my stomach hurt." And then that familiar shame creeps in—how dare you feel light when the world feels so heavy? This episode confronts a profound truth many of us struggle with: feeling good is...

Send us Fan Mail How Do We Find Joy After Death? A Conversation on Grief, Parenting, and the Return of Happiness This profound episode of Lift One Self with host NatNat welcomes grief advocate Marie Alessi, who faced unimaginable heartbreak when her husband suddenly passed in 2018 while she was raising two young sons. Rather than accepting grief as a life sentence or a hole that never heals, Marie...