The Serpentine Path

In this extended episode, Nicole shares about her process in resolving painful periods that landed her in the hospital on multiple occasions. We go deep into the shame around being a bleeding woman, the lack of reverence for our menstrual period, and the past life timeline healing work that can be done in order to find ease in our cycles. LISTEN TO THE FULL EXTENDED EPISODE CONNECT WITH NICOLE ⁠We...

On this week’s episode I welcome a friend, teacher, and fellow art witch/medicine woman, Nicole Granati. Nicole is a spiritual midwife, psychic minister, animal communicator and clairvoyant healer who helps people navigate the great in-betweens—whether that's birth, death, or stepping into a new chapter of life. With one foot in the mystical and the other firmly planted on Earth (probably barefoot...

In this extended episode with Ariel Robles we talk about the hierarchy between “master plant teachers” like ayahuasca, huachuma, psilocybin mushrooms and the gentle, more subtle, but equally impactful herbal allies that we can also carry in our medicine bag. We touch on the sensitivity and heightened state of nervous system receptivity that herbal teachers like chamomile, tulsi, and rose can intro...

In today's episode I share my conversation with a dear friend and medicine sister, Ariel Robles. Ariel is a Holistic Somatic Coach blending psychology, spirituality, and earth-based practices to guide deep transformation. With a background in clinical psychology, she integrates somatics, Source Code, and herbalism to help individuals shift unconscious patterns and embody their fullest potential. H...

In this extended episode, Christiana shares her painful but, unfortunately, very common story of gynecological abuse and medical negligence during an unmedicated cervical biopsy and how the abuse echoed through her body for years after the fact in the form of interstitial cystitis. I also share my own experience of gynecological rape and how it took me years to unravel the deep sense of betrayal t...

On today’s episode I share my soul soothing conversation with a dear medicine sister,  Christiana Eva . Christiana is a healing arts guide and psycho-spiritual integration practitioner, guiding people into deeper relationship with their body, soul, and earth. She is also a musician, student of the plants, and women’s health care practitioner. In this episode we touch on: Christiana’s multicultural...

In this extended episode, Allegra and I discuss our shifting feelings and perspectives around abortion rights and how we no longer fully align with either “political” camp. Allegra also shares about a profoundly transformative ceremony that she experienced at the Moon Dance where women were able to honor the life and death of their unborn children. LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE!⁠ Connect with All...

Today, I share my conversation with a dear friend, sister, and fellow mujer medicina, Allegra Preuss. Born and raised in Miami Beach, Allegra studied dance and journalism in NYC, searching for richer ways to merge creativity and service. Back in Miami, she began alchemizing her experiences into offerings like Jellyfish Jam, a movement medicine practice, and The Observation Deck, an oracle card dec...

In this exclusive extended episode I talk about how I accidentally got hired at Pro-Life pregnancy center the exact same week that I started my herbal abortion training in order to support pregnancy release outside of the medical system. I share about how illuminating and surprising the dual experience has been and how grateful I am to see all sides of the abortion conversation up close and person...

In this deeply personal and transformative conversation with my dear friend and sister, Anna del Amor, we share about our journeys of healing disordered eating patterns by breaking free from the rigidity of dogmatic veganism and embracing the life-giving vitality of animal foods for thriving female reproductive health. Reflecting on our time spent in indigenous communities, we discuss how ancestra...

In this extended episode, Anna and I talk about the grounding medicine of animal foods and how important it is to be nourishing our bodies after ceremonial work. The Serpentine Path Podcast The Serpentine Path Website

In this extended episode I talk about the romanticism of indigenous healing practices, the shamanic use of co-regulation, the isolationism of our current health paradigm, and the belief systems that are challenged and healed when we heal in community. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠...

In this episode I welcome the first guest to the podcast: Vincent, the man who has walked beside over the past 3 years of jungle life.  Together we talk about how Vincent began his path in the jungle, the process of navigating an indigenous culture as a foreigner, the benefits and dangers of choosing to sit in ceremony with the medicine of yagé (ayahuasca), and what it truly means to call oneself...

In this extended episode I share one of my favorite Samhain stories from when I visited the cemetery and met the guardian spirit of the dead. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE SERPENTINE PATH WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

PART TWO What does the body remember and how does it attempt to communicate to us? How trustworthy are our memories and how sure can we ever be of “the truth”? What impact does childhood sexual abuse have on an individual, a family constellation, a community, and a culture? How do we find our way to peace, trust, acceptance, forgiveness, and love once more? These are the questions that I have been...

In this extended episode I speak about the impact of pornography, casual sex, hook-up culture, and the lack of weight, value, and reverence that we offer to our sexual experiences in our modern culture. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE SERPENTINE PATH WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What does the body remember and how does it attempt to communicate to us? How trustworthy are our memories and how sure can we ever be of “the truth”? What impact does childhood sexual abuse have on an individual, a family constellation, a community, and a culture? How do we find our way to peace, trust, acceptance, forgiveness, and love once more? These are the questions that I have been asking m...

In this extended episode I talk about the differences that I’ve noticed in how Europeans and White Americans relate to our ancestors. I also share some suggestions for how White people of European descent can begin and/or deeper their relationship with their ancestors and open themselves up to the beautiful, intricate, challenging, and healing complexities of their lineage.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CLICK HERE TO S...

For the majority of my life I had an extremely fractured relationship with my ancestors. As a White American of European descent, I was cloaked in the guilt and shame that came with the reality of knowing that my ancestors had enslaved and committed genocide against entire continents of people. Thus, in my attempt to make things right, I did all that I could to learn about white privilege, white f...

In this extended episode I share about a few different stories: How I slowly gained the abuela’s trust with little cups of yogurt The abuela’s response when I asked her about midwifery and birth A precious and hilarious memory from one of my favorite days alongside abuelo and abuela How I received a mochila for my drum and protection bracelet from the abuela just days before she suddenly died ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I searched for a medicine woman for many, many years. A female elder who could guide me and orient me on my path. A healer, a teacher, a mentor who I could come to for advice and instruction. However, in my ignorance and arrogance, I was initially unable to truly recognize the medicine woman in front of me when she finally crossed my path. Abuela María was the purest embodiment of a true medicine...

In this extended episode I share a handful of stories about abuelos life, his work as a médico tradicional, his role as a defender of his territory, and a very special day that we shared together on his porch.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERPENTINE PATH PATREON TO ACCESS EXTENDED PODCAST EPISODES ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERINGS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ THE SERPENTINE PATH WEBSITE ⁠⁠⁠⁠

I was 25 years old when I first met Abuelo Querubín. It was a hot jungle evening in early March and he was relaxing on his porch, surrounded by his students, companions, and patients. Shyly, I presented him with the offerings that I had brought and did my best to introduce myself in my embarrassingly poor Spanish. What I know now that I did not know then was that this 108 year old man would very q...

In this extended episode I share about how I prepare and make space for rest and reflection during my monthly bleed as well as what tools I utilize (herbs, moon belt, creams, heating pads, etc) to support a healthy flow. I also offer advice to men who live with and/or are in a romantic relationship with women in order to better understand how they can best support the women in their lives through...

For the vast majority of my bleeding years I experienced my monthly menstruation as a painful and stress-inducing event that needed to be numbed, ignored, pushed through, and (in my birth control years) entirely shut down. As a consequence of being entirely disembodied from my menstruation and the hormonal matrix of my entire menstrual cycle, I experienced severe female reproductive health issues...