The Serpentine Path

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE HERE!!! In this extended episode with Briana Georjae we get into: Understanding an indigenous and spiritually intact perspective of paranoia, hallucinations, and psychosis How plant medicines can create breaks in the psyche and what integration support is required in order to reweave the fragmented parts of ourselves back together again The amount of PHYSICAL safety...

In this tenderly psychedelic episode I share my conversation with a dear sister and fellow traveler of the cosmos, Briana Georjae. Briana serves from the critical need to preserve and foster the innate intelligence of women’s bodies. Within a traditional, intuitive and woman-led container, she offers herbal consultations, holistic womb care, psychedelic integration and doula services. In this epis...

In this beautiful and heartfelt episode I share my conversation with Aries powerhouse,  Marissa Baumgartner.  Marissa is the founder of Native Women's Wellness Movement LLC and descends from the Young Chief lineage of the Cayuse peoples. Marissa's work centers around inter-generational healing and restoring women's work, with an emphasis in Indigenous communities. As an  INNATE Postpar...

Happy 1st birthday to my baby, The Serpentine Path Podcast! I am so blessed to be the mother of this project ❤️ In this bonus episode I reflect on all of the magic that has been birthed over the past year of the podcast. I share about how the show came to be, how it's transformed, and how I see things evolving in the future. Huge THANK YOU to all of my guests, listeners, and supporters!!!!! I cann...

In today’s episode I share my conversation with a dear sister, Aleja Grajeda. Aleja, a Colorado native, lives in Albuquerque, NM. She is a mother, small business owner, community herbalist, reiki practitioner, doula, and certified INNATE Postpartum Care provider. She also provides folk healing services to her community when called to do so. In this episode we get into: Aleja’s role as a necessary...

In today’s episode I share my conversation with the uncancellable, unfuckwithable, unbreakable  Clementine Morrigan . Clementine is a writer, zinester, podcaster, and literary punk based in Montreal, Canada. She is well known for her unflinching approach to deep and difficult topics including (but not limited to) surviving incest and other forms of trauma, trauma informed polyamory, bisexual women...

In today's solo episode I go deep into my beautiful, intense, insane, and highly non-recommended path with the medicine of yagé (aka the Colombian brew of ayahuasca). After sitting in hundreds of ceremonies over the past 4+ years, living in the jungle full-time for 1.5 years, and seeing all sides--the good, the bad, and the ugly--of this medicine, I have quite a few thoughts that I feel can be sup...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE HERE!!! In this extended episode Ashanti shares a beautiful family constellations meditation that supports our capacity to be able to say "YES TO WHAT IS" with difficult moments in our lives. Listen to the full episode over on substack CONNECT WITH ASHANTI ⁠Website⁠ CONNECT WITH CLAIRE + THE PODCAST ⁠My Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Book a 1:1 Consultation⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Substack: Extended Episo...

In this episode I share my beautiful, life-giving conversation with Ashanti Cervantes. Ashanti is a facilitator of Family Constellations who helps people unravel inherited patterns and return to the truth of who they are. With a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and a rich background in parts work, relational communication, attachment theory, and masculine/feminine polarity, she brings a dee...

In this mini bonus episode I share one of my most insane time traveling, shape shifting, dimension hopping stories from my deep dark days in New York City. Shout out to the cosmic nightclub bouncer who got me back on track! CONNECT WITH CLAIRE + THE PODCAST My Website⁠ ⁠Book a 1:1 Consultation⁠ ⁠Substack: Extended Episodes + Writing⁠ ⁠Instagram

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE HERE!!! In this extended episode with Aya Maria we get into: How birth control impacts our ability to choose a partner that is both biologically and spiritually aligned with us The biological and psycho-spiritual transformations that have to occur throughout a fertility journey in order to call life forth The man’s impact on fertility and a woman’s overall womb healt...

In this week's episode I share my conversation with one of my teachers, Aya Maria Maldonado. Aya Maria, mother, professional autonomous midwife, perinatal educator, and artist, is in service to the creative reproductive continuum—supporting people to remember themselves as extensions of raw natural power and as the ultimate authority over their sexual and reproductive health. She offers full-spect...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE HERE! In this extended episode, Leo and I get into: What happens when men and women get stuck in their juvenile masculine stage of development How this lack of spiritual development leads into unhealthy and distorted expressions of sexuality The preconception journey for women and men and all of the energetic clarity that must take place, particularly around sexualit...

Today I share my conversation with a dear friend and companion on the plant medicine path, Leo van Veenendaal. Leo is an engineer, author of  ‘The Iboga Experience’ , and student of medicinal plants. He was initiated into Iboga in Gabon and now continues his plant studies in Peru, where he is building a retreat center and off-grid, regenerative farm in the Andes. In this episode we get into: Leo’s...

In this episode I share my conversation with one of my teachers, Rachelle Seliga. Rachelle is a devoted Mother and Midwife whose work is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift - where our innate wisdom, personal authority and the sanctity of Life are honored and centered. Her legacy work is INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training, which teaches the global postpartum tradition of "Phy...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE ON SUBSTACK!! In this extended episode Omar and I get into: The power of tobacco medicine The importance of utilizing discernment when choosing to work with teachers and elders Maintaining clear thoughts and a calm mind while in a practice of prayer Staying aware of what illusions and fears we are co-creating and magnifying in our own minds How do honor our spiritual...

In this episode I share my conversation with a dear medicine brother, Omar David. Omar is a land steward who has been walking a plant medicine path for the past 8 years. He has dedicated his life to cultivating a sanctuary on his farm outside of Cali, Colombia in order to rebirth LIFE and bring people together who are committed to living well. In this episode we get into: The cultural shock of liv...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE!! In this extended episode with Christina we get into: The various factors that contributed to Christina’s exploration of a sexual and gender queer identity including a violent experience with an ex male partner, the participation in radical leftist spaces online and in-person, and her genuine desire to be a good “ally” to her gay and trans friends Her process of hea...

In today's episode I share my juicy, nuanced, and enlightening conversation with Christina Willis. Christina Willis is an Ancestral Astrologer who uses both the Kemetic and Sidereal zodiacs. Her work centers indigenous African cosmology and astronomy frameworks specifically from the Dogon, Kemetic, and Dagara lineages of west and north Africa, as well as the Jyotish tradition of India. Christi...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE ON SUBSTACK In this extended episode, Becca and I talk about: Becca’s beautiful experience in a recent women’s ceremony with the medicine of Huachuma, a grandfather spirit from the South American Andes The immature feminine (yin) nature of gossip, cattiness, and competition amongst women vs the mature feminine (yin) nature of relationship building and community tendi...

In this episode I share my conversation with a dear friend, sister, and fellow plant walker, Becca Loevy. Becca is a seeker and her primarily language is dance. Her desires are rooted in healthy nomadism, conscious community building, and finding pathways back to the land. She currently lives and works at Smokebrush, a community-based arts and agricultural organization in Manitou Springs, CO and t...

LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE ON SUBSTACK In this extended episode, Kasia and I discuss: Leaning towards what engages you while forming a new identity Navigating health journeys in the death/birth portal Allowing our spiritual paths + practices to grow and transform in order to meet the versions of ourselves that we are NOW Comparing the Bible with Buddhist texts and teachings around knowledge, t...

In today's episode I share my conversation with modern mystic, Kasia Stigglebout. Kasia is the founder of In Flow , a wellness brand helping women reconnect with their feminine rhythm through cyclical living. A former tech leader at Microsoft and TEDxSF, she now bridges ancient wisdom with modern wellness to help women unlock creativity without burnout. She also hosts The Other Way podcast, where...

In this extended episode we talk about how we all experience and embody yin and yang energies and the distortions (aka toxic masculine + feminine) that prevent us from being able to express these energies in a clean and reverent way. Qiddist and I both share about how we realigned with the realities of biological sex after exploring alternative gender identities and dogmatic gender rigidity that e...

In this week's episode I am honored to share my conversation with one of my teachers, Qiddist Ashé. Qiddist is a traditional midwife, alchemy educator, teacher of inside-out liberation, and co-founder of The Holy Well (previously known as The Womb Room). With a decade of experience in the world of female health and spiritual formation, she takes a deeply relational approach to facilitating transfo...