The Illuminated Woman

This week I had the honor of speaking with a woman I got to know in a certification course we took a year ago. Julia Lemke and I had an instant connection and are excited to announce a joint venture we’re doing on 2/23/23 - and it’s completely complimentary! Listen in to learn more, and to hear our conversation where we talked about: How our confidence in our psychic abilities deepened when we did...

Ah February, the month of love, right? If you're like most women, you easily give love to others in your life. We've been taught that it's selfless to put others before ourselves. But when you're healing from trauma and loss, that can really sabotage our healing. In this episode, I share some insights and deep journaling questions that can help you cultivate a new level of self...

Feeling a little rebellious? Crave freedom in life? Never quite feel like you fit in? That's the Aquarius energy in you! We all have it and we're all affected by it, just like with all the signs of the Zodiac. Aquarius loves to innovate. It's the visionary. And, it's iconic. As we step into Aquarius Season and the New Moon in Aquarius is upon us, in this episode I share more of...

The ancient art of yoga has become very popular in Western society over the past few decades. It's one of the things that helped create the foundation I had when my son left this life in 2019. In this week's episode, I have a lovely conversation with Deb Althoff, a yoga instructor in Tempe, Arizona. Deb teaches classes in person and online, including a class I've taken, Yoga For Gri...

I was inspired to do a short episode as I was sitting in my car waiting for my grandson this morning. I wasn't sure the audio quality would be great on my phone, but voila!  I know many of us feel the heaviness of the holidays when we're healing from trauma and loss. But this year it was particularly heavy thanks to Mars being retrograde since late October. Mars is the planet of things l...

Goals? Resolutions? Intentions? We seem to begin a new year filled with hope and possibility, but it quickly fades. In this episode, I offer you the #1 question to ask yourself as we begin yet another New Year. You can use this question as your guiding light as we work our way through the year. HINT: You can do this anytime throughout the year so no matter when you come across this episode, you ca...

Welcome to the last episode for 2022! There is a lot going on energetically between now and the end of the year, and I break it down in this episode. What the Solstice means depending on which Hemisphere you're in A ritual you can do for each Hemisphere How the New Moon in Capricorn is affecting, and being affected by, the Solstice energies The movement Jupiter just made that affects us this...

Tomorrow's Full Moon In Gemini is the last Full Moon of 2022 - so it's kind of a big deal! In this episode,  we'll talk about some of the opportunities this Full Moon and a few other important cosmic events bring to us: How astrology is like a jigsaw puzzle The energies that Gemini brings to this particular Full Moon What the "twins" Gemini represent really mean How Mars (...

Each month on my Facebook page, I do an energy reading for the upcoming month using using oracle cards. I thought it would be different to turn the reading for December 2022 into a podcast episode. I hope you enjoy this! The first card represents the theme for the month, and the other 4 cards all represent other energies or places of focus for the month. To view the cards, go to my Facebook page ,...

Are you living by default, simply going through the motions and accepting whatever happens in life? Most people do, and I was one of them - until I wasn't willing to settle anymore. In this episode, I share one of the main ways I completely shifted my life after leaving my marriage in 2008. I didn't realize it on a conscious level, but I co-created my life in a very specific way, and I s...

We are on the brink of the last Total Lunar Eclipse we'll experience until March of 2025 - this is a big deal! But there's more going on right now that amplify the energies available to us. Listen in as I share: Why you may be feeling "off" right now When you'll be able to observe the actual total Lunar Eclipse What I invite you to do during the time of the total Lunar Ecl...

Scorpio Season, Eclipse Season, it's Witchy Season! And that means there's a lot of potent energy and endless opportunities for healing and transformation. In this week's episode, I break it all down and share how you can work with these potent energies on your healing journey. How to use the upper octaves of Scorpio during this time The lower octaves of Scorpio to watch for - both...

Olivia Myles was a young mother with two little boys when the unimaginable happened in 2007. Her little 2 year old son, Josiah, drown. Olivia had to continue being a wife as well as a Mom to her 3-year-old son. It can be very enticing to stay stuck in our stories and feel sorry for ourselves, pulling others into our stories with us.  But Olivia finally had enough of that, and once she did, her rea...

Karen Castilon and I connected over two years ago through the common experience of losing our sons to Fentanyl poisoning. She was a guest in Episode 17 where she shared Josh’s story, and the power of art and creativity in healing. She’s the first guest I’ve brought back for a second time, and our intention is that this conversation will open your curiosity about the role perfectionism plays in our...

If you missed Part 1 of my interview with Vika Bradford, be sure to listen to Episode 117 before this one so you have all of her wisdom from Part 1. In Part 2, Vika shares more about some of the many things our natal chart can reveal to us, especially related to trauma and loss we may experience over the course of our lives. The choice we have to make about our karmic lessons as humans  The concep...

You may have heard of Soul Contracts, but did you know that you also have a Soul Signature? My guest today is a beautiful Soul who shares the journey that led her from depression and suicidal thoughts at a very young age (pre-teenage years) to healing  and understanding layers of herself through her Soul Signature. Vika Bradford is an energy healer, astrology practitioner, yoga teacher, and cosmic...

The planet Mars moved into the Zodiac sign of Gemini on August 20, 2022, and it will stay there until March 25, 2023. What does that mean on our healing journeys? Tune into this bonus episode to find out!  Mars is the planet of action, motivation, and inspiration. Gemini loves to learn and communicate. This powerful duo brings us a beautiful opportunity to take big, bold leaps in our healing. If y...

What do you do when you keep repeating the same patterns over and over again? Some people never realize they're doing it, so they keep repeating them - and then wonder why their lives aren't what they want. Others, like my guest on this episode, stop, pause, and look at their part in the patterns. And then they do the deep healing work. Christine Jewell realized she repeated patterns in...

PTSD is a term some people throw around lightly. I studied it in depth when I majored in Psychology in college. Many people associate it with the after affects of war, but it can happen to people who have suffered other traumas as well, including sexual trauma and unexpected  loss. One is not "better" or "worse" than another. PTSD can present in many different ways. This week&a...

Every loss is hard... indescribably hard. Zoya Bokhoor experienced the loss of her beloved husband, and two years later, her precious son.  She found herself and her purpose through the tragedy and heartbreak. In this episode we talked about: The gift she looks for since her son’s passing Her journey from growing up in Tehran, Iran to the United States Her first husband’s sudden illness and passin...

The energies are shifting and becoming a bit more calm and peaceful. That means it's a perfect time to go inward and do some deeper healing and reflecting. And that's exactly what I'm covering in this week's podcast episode. Why I'm taking a month-long pause with the podcast (but don't worry - I'll be back with fresh new episodes the first Tuesday in August!) Wha...

Today marks Episode 111 of the Grief With Grace Podcast, and it will be live on the day of the Summer Solstice (or the Winter Solstice if you're in the Southern Hemisphere). Do you feel that energy change when the seasons change?  Why Episode 111 holds special meaning for me What the Sun moving into the sign of Cancer means energetically for us What to do instead of resisting emotions that ma...

This week's Super Full Moon in Sagittarius invites us to examine our lives and our healing journey, where we are and where we want to go, from a new perspective. Listen in and hear: What comfort has to do with this Full Moon - and how it affects our healing journey Why your thoughts may be swirling right now - and what to do with that energy How Mercury is going to affect all of this - and ho...

So many women are turning to ceremonies and rituals in ways we haven't for centuries. This week's guest and her sister have created a beautiful company to support anyone looking for a unique way to honor a loved one in Spirit, whether the loss is recent or long past. Jess Wertz, and her sister Amanda Wertz McClellan founded Spirit Vessel. Jess and I had a magical conversation and covered...

Ahh.... can you feel the shift? With the current New Moon in Gemini, we have officially completed the recent Eclipse Season. The energies have been very intense, but Gemini is here to lighten things up for us. NOTE: If you're listening to this after the New Moon in Gemini in May 2022, most of what I share in this episode is relevant at any time. In this episode I share: Mercury Retrograde is...