The Illuminated Woman

I've had so many beautiful comments and email exchanges about the topic of my little miniseries about finding your unique healing path, and some great questions have come up. One question in particular has been a theme that I wanted to delve more deeply into in this short episode. What does it mean to embody your healing? In this episode I talk about what it means to truly embody your healing...

Do you ever look at others who are on a healing journey and wonder why they seem to be further along, enjoying life, not stuck or struggling like you are? What are they doing that you aren't? Do they have some "secret" that you don't know about? I've wondered all those things at various points on my healing journey, and I was curious to discover the answers. In this week&a...

Do you ever wonder why some people seem to have a more difficult time healing from trauma and loss than others? Maybe you're one of them. Others seem to heal at a more rapid rate and/or turn their pain into something meaningful.  And yet, we all seem to take a step or two back at various points along our healing journeys. After being thrown back a few steps myself this year, I started looking...

The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse happening on October 28, 2023 is going to pack a punch, but this episode will assist you in understanding and navigating all of it! This is the last Eclipse in the recent Taurus-Scorpio cycle, so it's all about surrendering to whatever is ready to be completed. In this episode, I'll share the planets and energies that are affecting this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse...

The energies in the cosmos are intense right now, and with that comes so much opportunity for healing! In this week's episode, I break it all down and share how you can work with these energies, and I share some powerful and potent journal questions. What Libra brings to this eclipse The role of the South Node and its karmic impact Why we shouldn't be afraid of an eclipse How Mercury and...

Welcome to Libra season! My Moon is in Libra, my brother is a Libra Sun, and my best friend of 50 years is a Libra Sun. Let's just say I'm very familiar with this energy! Navigating my own grief journey filled with pain I didn't know was possible, and working with other women walking similar paths, I've come to realize that far too often we get stuck in the pain and turn our ba...

The energy has felt very heavy recently, but we might feel some relief as we head into a new Season! In a few days we have a New Moon in Virgo, Mercury is about to go direct again, Venus went direct a few days ago,  Jupiter just went Retrograde, and we're on the brink of the Autumnal Equinox (or the Spring Equinox for those in the Southern Hemisphere). That's a lot of shifting energies,...

As we head into the proverbial dog days of Summer, the Sun just entered the healing sign of Virgo, Mercury is Retrograde, and there's a Super Full Blue Moon in Pisces coming up. That's a lot of cosmic energy, and it all holds so much healing potential, if we're willing to let the Full Moon illuminate the dark places we often don't want to look into. But if we don't, we&apo...

What do authenticity and integrity have to do with the New Moon in Leo? Listen in to find out how you can move forward on your healing journey by integrating these values in your life, whether you do it during this New Moon or anytime. So many people are living out of alignment with their values and Soul path. We all do it, but by becoming aware of how it shows up in your life helps you shift back...

There's a lot happening in the cosmos right now, and it's lighting me up! I hope that after listening to this episode, you'll work with some or all of it to help you on your healing journey. There are so many misconceptions about retrogrades, yet they always hold possibilities for healing. And the Super Full Moon in Aquarius, during Venus retrograde, is ready to shine a light on eve...

Can you bring both passion and balance into your life when you're on a healing journey? In this Cosmic Connection episode, we're talking about using the energies of the New Moon in Cancer and the movement of the Lunar Nodes (or Nodes of Fate) from Taurus and Scorpio into Aries and Libra. This movement is a big deal. If you don't know what the Lunar Nodes are, listen in as I explain...

In 2010, Suzanne Falter left her 25 year marriage, moved from upstate New York to San Francisco, and experienced major life changes. The most traumatic was the sudden death of her 22-year old daughter, Teal, in 2012. Suzanne then went on a journey to heal and to become a healer with Teal's help from Spirit.  This conversation will inspire you on your own healing journey. We talked about: How...

I'm back with a brand new episode to help you navigate the energies of Cancer Season and the upcoming Full Moon in Capricorn. The Solstices a week ago were a celebration of Light in the Northern Hemisphere and a descent into the Dark Night of the Soul in the Southern Hemisphere. We also stepped into Cancer Season, which brings with it the watery, emotional feels and opportunities for healing...

How do you find the strength, the fortitude, the emotional resilience to keep moving forward in life after trauma or loss? This week's guest, Dahlya Brown Shook provides tips and insights from her vast background. Listen in as we discuss: How Dahlya’s journey led her from being an artist to occupational therapist to becoming a medical intuitive Her long path through the Western medical model...

Have you heard of the Butterfly Effect? In this solo episode, I talk about the Butterfly Effect and how it impacts our healing and our lineage. What is the Butterfly Effect? What science has proven through epigenetics A powerful question to ask yourself about your healing Why you not doing your healing work is selfish from a lower octave standpoint What flew around as I was setting up to record -...

NOTE: Please know that we do talk of suicide in this episode, so be gentle with yourself when listening. Suzanne Anderson was living the happiest phase of her life when tragedy struck in January of 2013.  Her beloved husband, David, had chosen to end his life. With it, life as Suzanne knew it ended as well.  Suzanne is vulnerable and authentic in our conversation. She's the author of the soon...

My guest this week is an incredible woman I’m honored to call a colleague and a friend. Colleen Faltot is an Energetic Weight Loss Coach. She’s in recovery from a disordered relationship with her body and with food, as well as from debilitating anxiety. She’s coached hundreds of people to heal their relationship with food and their bodies. She was guided to create a new age approach to weight loss...

It feels sooooo good to be back after my month off in April! However, my break was nothing that I envisioned. But listening to my intuition and taking a break in April may just have saved my sanity and my life. Listen in to hear what I'm doing to navigate being in the messy middle of a life crisis and how you can use the same things when you find yourself in the messy middle of a life crisis....

How do you nourish yourself? Do you know the difference between self-care and self-love? In this week's episode, I share my journey with subconsciously starving myself, and the difference between self-care and self-love. I also discuss the why behind much of the subconscious ways we fail to nourish ourselves. Be sure to join me for the free workshop I'm leading on Tuesday, April 4, 2023...

It seems that the Universe really, really wants us to wake up and pay attention right now. Two weeks ago Saturn moved into Pisces. A few days ago we celebrated the return of Spring (or Fall) with the Equinox and a new cycle with the beginning of Aries Season. And, that's not all the Universe has for us. The day this episode is released, March 23, 2023 (3/23/23 - who can make that up?!) marks...

New beginnings. New energies. New seasons. It's the beginning of a new astrological year, a new cycle. How can we use the fresh new energies of Spring (or Fall depending where you are) on our healing journeys? In this episode, I take you through a process to help you take the dreams and visions you created during Pisces season and begin implementing them and taking the steps to turn them into...

I've wanted to have a conversation around the science of trauma and healing, and I found the perfect guest for it! Dr. Amy Hoyt  experienced trauma at a very young age. She built a career around the study and research of trauma, forgiveness and agency. We packed a lot in this fascinating conversation,! The experience she had at 8 years old that changed the trajectory of her entire life How on...

There is so much going on this month in the Universe with some big planets changing signs - and they all give us new opportunities for healing. In this episode I cover: What Mercury moving into Pisces means for all of us How to use sound, frequency and vibration as healing tools Why this is an opportune time to suspend reality on what we think is possible The shift the planet Saturn is making toda...

Christine McAlister is a powerhouse in the media and podcasting world. She’s a multifaceted woman who went from broadcasting at the Olympics to being featured in Inc., Business Insider, and being a guest on over 100 podcasts. She also hosts her own podcast Podcast Guesting For Profit, now with her amazing co-host Nicole Janton. Aside from all the outer success and accolades, she’s also a Mom, and...

The Sun has officially moved in the dreamy, intuitive sign of Pisces and we're about to experience the New Moon in Pisces, so let's start dreaming! Do you "downsize" your dreams? Many of us do, and it's time to change that. We can't move forward on our healing journeys, actively co-creating our lives unless we dream big. And Pisces season is the time to do that. It&ap...