Spirit Sherpa ~ Spiritual Growth for Spiritual Entrepreneurs

Why do some spiritual entrepreneurs continue to struggle financially even after years of personal growth, healing, and mindset work? In this Sacred Business Calibration, Kelle Sparta coaches a holistic entrepreneur through a persistent scarcity pattern that has repeatedly limited her business growth. Together they uncover the childhood experiences driving unconscious self-sabotage, explore why gui...

The spiritual world often encourages people to "raise their vibration," but what if that advice is actually reinforcing the very patterns you're trying to overcome? In this episode, Kelle Sparta explores why chasing a "high vibe" state can become another form of performative spirituality and explains where your energetic vibration truly comes from. Rather than relying on temporary techniques that...

In this rare full-length Sacred Business Calibration episode, Kelle Sparta sits down with Carlos Tanner, director of the Ayahuasca Foundation, to explore an ambitious new vision: creating a plant medicine-assisted recovery program for veterans struggling with PTSD and substance use disorder. Drawing from his own recovery journey and nearly two decades of experience with plant medicine education an...

Many spiritual practitioners, empaths, coaches, and highly sensitive people are reporting the same experience right now: old wounds, childhood trauma, emotional overwhelm, and long-buried patterns are suddenly rising to the surface. In this episode, Kelle Sparta explores why these collective energetic shifts may be triggering unresolved material, how trauma stored before language can emerge, and w...

Most spiritual practitioners spend years mastering healing modalities, certifications, and transformational tools—but still struggle to attract clients consistently. In this Sacred Business Calibration, Kelle Sparta works with healer Anastasia Papanikolaou to uncover the hidden blocks preventing spiritual practitioners from creating thriving businesses. Together they explore business containers, n...

Most spiritual practitioners create content without a clear discoverability strategy. Kelle Sparta did the same thing for years. Now, with more than 400 podcast episodes and the rise of AI-powered search, she's rebuilding her entire content ecosystem around SEO, keyword intent, and conversion strategy. In this behind-the-scenes episode, Kelle walks through her actual workflow, including how she us...

In this Sacred Business Calibration, Kelle Sparta sits down with acupuncturist and flower essence practitioner Bridget Lanza for a deep conversation about spiritual business growth, niching, visibility fears, and building a healing practice with focus. Bridget shares her passion for acupuncture, flower essences, human design, and helping empathic children and their families. But like many spiritua...

What happens when the people who dedicate their lives to healing others quietly stop caring for themselves? In this Sacred Business Calibration episode of the Spirit Sherpa podcast, Kelle Sparta works with licensed acupuncturist Lisa Nicholson on the intersection of healing work, emotional exhaustion, self-nurturance, trauma patterns, and sustainable practitioner growth. What begins as a conversat...

Why do so many skilled healers struggle to create stable income? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta talks with Ann Kelly about the business realities behind running a healing practice in 2026. This conversation goes far beyond generic “mindset” advice. They unpack the actual systems spiritual practitioners need to grow ethically and sustainably without manipulative marketin...

Why You’re Resisting Your Work (And What to Do About It) Why do smart, capable spiritual practitioners suddenly lose motivation for work they genuinely care about? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta unpacks the deeper realities behind resistance, procrastination, low energy, and emotional exhaustion in spiritual business and transformational work. Rather than treating resis...

Most healing businesses never become actual businesses. They become exhausting collections of disconnected offers, inconsistent income, and practitioners working themselves into the ground trying to hold everything together. In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta works with Anabel Tonkovic of Nuna Therapy to unpack the difference between running a healing practice and building...

What happens when your spiritual business stops working because you’ve outgrown the version of yourself that built it? In this Sacred Business Calibration episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta works with Heather Carroll, creator of the Emerald Soul Method, as she navigates a major spiritual business pivot after a sharp revenue decline. Heather is a somatic breathwork, movement, and ta...

What if your business isn’t stalled because your strategy is wrong… …but because your identity can’t yet hold the level you’re trying to reach? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta breaks down one of the most misunderstood problems spiritual entrepreneurs face: the difference between a strategy issue and an identity issue. Because sometimes your messaging really does need wor...

Why do so many spiritual entrepreneurs build funnels that technically work… but still fail to bring in clients? In this Sacred Business Calibration episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta works with Stacy Braiuca to uncover the deeper messaging and positioning problems hiding underneath a struggling lead funnel. What starts as a conversation about lead magnets and quiz funnels quickly t...

Why do so many spiritual practitioners struggle to sell high-ticket offers to cold audiences? In this Sacred Business Calibration episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta works with Dawn Gallahue of The Enlightened Dawn to uncover one of the biggest funnel mistakes spiritual entrepreneurs make: trying to sell deep transformation before trust has been built. Dawn is a holistic practitione...

Why do so many spiritual practitioners struggle financially even when they’re talented, experienced, and deeply committed to their work? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta explores the nervous system patterns, belief structures, and collective conditioning that quietly keep healers, coaches, and spiritual entrepreneurs trapped in scarcity. Kelle breaks down what she describ...

What happens when the business you built no longer feels aligned with the person you’re becoming? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta sits down with Marisa Adele, founder of Healing Point Therapeutics and Find Your Healers , for a live spiritual business energy review. After 15 years in practice, thousands of clients, and a respected reputation in the healing world, Marisa f...

What happens when a spiritual podcast outgrows beginner conversations? In this transition episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta announces a major shift in both the podcast and business direction: moving from a general spirituality-focused model into a practitioner-focused conversation centered on spiritual business, leadership, and sustainable impact. Kelle explains why the shift beca...

Why do emotional triggers keep firing even after years of conscious self-work? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta sits down with emotional health consultant April Adams to explore why logic alone rarely resolves deep emotional reactions, nervous system loops, or subconscious fear responses. April works primarily with people—especially women—who have already done extensive p...

Why do so many people stay trapped in stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and constant “do it mode” even after years of personal growth work? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta and Joshua Radewan return after Kelle’s Adventures in Energetics retreat in Boquete, Panama to unpack the hidden nervous system patterns keeping people stuck in chronic fight, flight, and freeze responses. K...

What if reality isn’t nearly as fixed as you think it is? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta and Joshua Radewan dive into one of the most mind-bending spiritual and metaphysical topics they’ve explored yet: timelines, parallel realities, Mandela Effects, and the possibility that consciousness may influence which version of reality you experience. The conversation explores h...

Not every spiritual activation, healing session, download, or guided meditation is automatically safe. In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta and Joshua Radewan tackle one of the most uncomfortable conversations in modern spirituality: the potential risks, ethical concerns, and energetic consequences surrounding spiritual activations and energy work. The conversation explores w...

What happens when spiritual practitioners forget that boundaries are part of the work? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta and Joshua Radewan explore one of the most important—and most ignored—skills in spiritual practice: boundaries. The conversation covers physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual boundaries with clients, spirit guides, deities, and even yourself. Kell...

What if the reason you still feel stuck isn’t because you need more healing… …but because you haven’t stopped long enough to integrate the healing you already did? In this episode of the Spirit Sherpa Podcast, Kelle Sparta and Joshua Radewan unpack one of the most overlooked parts of spiritual growth and personal transformation: integration. They explore why many people become addicted to constant...

Get Unstuck - Understanding and Overcoming Resistance Feeling stuck? Here’s the hard truth about why you’re actually blocked — and what to do about it. In this episode of Spirit Sherpa, co-hosts Kelle and Joshua, return to tackle the recurring challenge of feeling stuck, as suggested by a loyal listener, Elizabeth. The conversation explores personal anecdotes and actionable strategies for overcomi...