The Modern Crone

As I wrap up Season 8 of The Modern Crone podcast, I realise that the stories of my incredible guests…have changed me!  Not only because of their courage, resilience and sheer willpower… Not only because of the powerful testaments their experiences give on the strength of the human spirit… Not only because they remind us that ‘hardship’ and ‘challenge’ are relative… But because they have expanded...

Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nicole Voltolina is compassionate, creative, always levelling up, living life with intention, with a big heart and a love for creating memorable moments. She is a successful small-business owner of a restaurant, a boutique, and a bar in the French Quarter. Her favourite thing in life is going on adventures. On February 10, 2019, Nicole was unknowingly exp...

Nina is a 31-year-old third-culture kid based in Singapore. Originally from Denmark, with a touch of German heritage, she grew up across Southeast Asia, mostly in Singapore. She left at 18 to study sustainable development at the University of Edinburgh and then went on to work for the United Nations in Geneva. In 2021, she returned to Singapore to join her family’s industrial group as the fourth g...

Bradley Montag is an interior designer based in Sydney, Australia.  Prior to finding his way into the creative world, Bradley spent more than a decade in trial and error through various studies at university, including architecture, psychology, and, finally, law.  After pursuing a career in corporate law, Bradley could no longer ignore the pain that it was causing him and turned inward to find som...

Juliet Stannard is British and spent her childhood living in the UK, Germany, Hong Kong and Canada as her father was in the British Military. She started work and moved to Singapore in 1993 with her then-husband, via a short stint in HK. Juliet has worked in the Singapore Real Estate Industry for 26 years, and is now one of the Directors and owners of Citiprop – a very well-established agency on t...

Amy Kelly is a life coach, mentor, and host of the Dream Big With Amy podcast, supporting women in coming home to themselves after heartbreak, burnout, and big life transitions. Her work is rooted in nervous system safety, self-trust, and embodied power, helping women move from survival mode into grounded, self-led lives. Through her coaching and programs, Amy guides women to release old patterns...

Wachuka, born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, lives in a small mountain town, Nanyuki, where the slower rhythms of nature have become central to her personal healing and spiritual journey. Wachuka is the co-founder of Ikigai Nairobi, a nature and wellness-focused co-working company that creates inspiring spaces that reimagine work, community and wellbeing.  After contracting Covid in 2020 and develo...

Erika Behl is a coach based in Singapore.  Originally from the US, she lived in Africa and Europe before eventually settling in Asia for the past 18 years.   After spending almost two decades building a traditionally “successful” life, a breast cancer diagnosis in late 2017 catalysed a shift in her priorities.   A year’s-long sabbatical, several attempts at starting a business, and a divorce later...

Marilyn Choong is a Singapore-born author and seasoned marketer with a deep passion for storytelling. She began writing articles on gratitude, mindfulness, happiness, and resilience years ago, and her journey as an author deepened after a life-changing spiritual awakening following her mother’s passing, an experience that reshaped her understanding of grief and the enduring bonds beyond the physic...

David Ratner grew up on the edge of Chicago, USA. He has worked as an actor, taxi driver, copy editor, bookseller, waiter, house painter, a long-time high school teacher, and a writer. He has lived in Boston, Paris, San Francisco, Dublin, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. He's an avid traveller, a hiker, a baseball coach, a Scoutmaster, a pie maker, a scuba diver, and more. He's been a resident o...

Laila Malone is currently in Grade 11 in high school. She was born in Dubai and moved to Singapore when she was very young, and has been living here for 14 years. When Laila was 8 years old, she was diagnosed with Leukemia – a huge experience for anyone, let alone an 8-year-old. She is now well and excited about finishing school and broadening her studies in the UK. Along the way, she has accumula...

Lana Terigi is a mother, coach, and intuitive guide based in Nairobi, Kenya, who supports women and individuals through grief and helps young people develop confidence, self-awareness, and emotional resilience Lana’s journey into motherhood began with her first son, Luca, who passed away unexpectedly at 38 weeks, just before delivery. She held him once, and that moment profoundly reshaped her life...

Born in Faridabad, North India, Surabhi Ahuja has been on a profound spiritual journey for almost ten years. Her awakening began through the experience of hypnobirthing with her first born, which opened her awareness to the power of the mind–body connection and her own energetic depth.  Much of her evolution since then has unfolded through her physical body. Experiences such as an ectopic pregnanc...

Sascha is an entrepreneur, engineer, and science enthusiast. He holds a Ph. D. in Engineering from the National University of Singapore. With a broad interest in science, his career has been a symphony of innovation and interdisciplinary discovery.  In 2021 Sascha found himself at the lowest point he had ever been. It was a period of profound struggle, but amidst that darkness, he made a promise t...

Lucy Baldwin has spent her life exploring relationships, communication, and the human mind. With a background in Cognitive Science and a love for spiritual and philosophical exploration, she co-teaches online courses on magic and shadow work and creates in-person transformational experiences. Lucy is a mother of five, and she and her husband run a few different businesses together. Lucy believes m...

Bethan Christopher is a UK based illustrator known for her vibrant,  nature-inspired art. Her work draws on the botanical world, a lifelong  study of creative esotericism and her ancestral lineage of Norse and  Indian spirituality. She is the internationally published author of  Rebel Beauty For Teens, the women's body-love bible Grow Your Own  Gorgeousness and founder of Bopha School, a proj...

Angell Deer is an ordained minister, mystic, medicine man, teacher, permaculturist, beekeeper, and lover of all forms of life. He has dedicated his life to remembering, learning, and teaching ancient wisdom through the lineages of Andean Cosmology and Norse Shamanism. His passion is to weave words and stories, people and places, darkness and light, wounds and love, the ancient and the modern. Ange...

G is a Scottish witch, folk magic practitioner, and the voice behind @thatglasgowwitch on IG, where she shares wisdom on Scottish folk magic, creating your own Wheel of the Year, herbal traditions, and seasonal rituals.  With over 25 years of practice, she weaves ancient practices into modern life, helping others reconnect with nature’s cycles and the magic of everyday moments. A passionate advoca...

Laura Tempest Zakroff (she/they) is a professional artist, author, performer, and Modern Traditional Witch based in New England.  Laura is the author of several bestselling Llewellyn books including Weave the Liminal, Sigil Witchery, Visual Alchemy, and Anatomy of a Witch, as well as the artist and author of the Sigil Witchery Oracle , Anatomy of a Witch Oracle , The Liminal Spirits Oracle.   Laur...

Marina Kalkum is an Intuitive Artist and Tarot Reader originally from El Paso, Texas. Her nomadic journey has taken her through Santa Fe, Bonn, Zurich, New York City, Singapore, and currently back to Switzerland. Influenced by her Mexican and Italian roots, Marina’s work reflects a vibrant fusion of diverse cultural and life experiences, often incorporating magical elements. Join us as Marina shar...

Elwynn Green is a generational witch from England. He is the fourth in line from a family of mediums and witches and is known by most for his abilities in divination and spiritual work.  Prior to The Antlered Crown, Elwynn was an archaeologist studying Northern European prehistory and digging at sites in and around the UK.  Elwynn also enjoys teaching others through his social media outlets and Pa...

Born in Singapore, Rae Lee enjoys the city-state’s melting pot of food hubs and cultural diversity. She is passionate about uplifting communities in need and driving collaboration for meaningful social impact. Rae brings with her over two decades of experience in the social service and philanthropy sectors. In her current role as Executive Director at International Justice Mission, Singapore and S...

With 15 years of corporate leadership experience and currently Senior Workplace Leader at LinkedIn, Sara has developed a deep understanding of personal branding and professional development. Her journey with LinkedIn has been transformative; with her insider knowledge, she’s leveraged the platform to connect with influential professionals, build a strong network, and access career-changing opportu...

Cynthia Koh, is one of Singapore’s most acclaimed actresses with 32 years of captivating performances in over 78 drama series. Not just a versatile powerhouse on screen, she’s also a certified Bach flower remedy practitioner and sound therapist . With her deep insights into sound's healing powers, Cynthia crafts transformative experiences that nurture the soul. Join us as Cynthia shares her f...

Random Cool People I Know with, Yun Chen Join us as Yun patches in from her family home in China to share with us her journey to Singapore as a young teenager via a scholarship, and then chooses Singapore as her home. Hear about her fabulous ability to redefine herself, through mastering each role she has taken and attracting sponsorship from her employers. Yun shares with us the importance of det...