This Spiritual Fix

In this second part of The Father Wound series, Kristina and Anna discuss how the Father Wound shows up in our day to day lives. Last week we discussed how the Father Wound feels in the emotional body, today we discuss how it looks in the physical and mental bodies. Also discussed today: Roe vs Wade, domestic violence, narcissist abuse, and Wendy Byrde. Links: Shitty Boys Meet Greatest Father Ever...

In this episode, Kristina and Anna discuss the personal and spiritual Father Wound. The Father archetype provides the child with identity, value, and power. When the Father denies his gifts, the wound shows up as a betrayal and misguidance (self-rejection & self-sabotage). This is an important conversation to digest, for anyone who has felt betrayed or misguided by their personal father, or th...

If you are on the journey of self-discovery, you may find yourself asking, "am I the asshole?" When are your feelings and reactions a by-product of your shadows and wounds? When are your feelings and reactions a sign to make boundaries? This episode features Stephanie Joplin, host of the Luxury Dropout Podcast. Stephanie is featured as a co-host, today, and not an interviewee. Also discuss...

Today on This Spiritual Fix , we are talking about near-death experiences or NDEs. Anna gives an overview of the history and characteristics of NDEs, as well as her own near-drowning experience. Kristina interviews Joyce Anastasia. Joyce Anastasia is a renown author and intuit who has come close to dying three times. Joyce offers unique intuitive advisory readings for people. As Anna and Kristina...

In this episode, Kristina covers the six bodies, as revealed to her for the past five years. Enjoy this reflective conversation between friends discussing the challenges and rewards of keeping integrity within our physical, emotional and mental bodies. Kristina explains how the six bodies can work together to promote harmony, health, and more "productive" execution of life experiences. Lin...

Do you struggle with eating healthier? Have you ever wondered if changing your diet could improve a chronic condition? In today's episode Anna gives a review of the 90 day course, WildFit , taught by Eric Edmeades, a nutritional expert who has spent time eating and foraging with matriarchal cultures. Today, Anna discusses the six different hungers, as taught in the WildFit course, and how unde...

The Art of War is a two thousand year old treatise on war, written By Sun Tzu in China in the 6th Century BCE. As a timeless reference point for military strategy and planning, it is not limited to politics alone. We can use the knowledge from this timeless classic to triumph over our greatest enemies. In today's episode, Kristina leads, and she examines how one may use The Art of War to confr...

Jeff Brown is an author, director, and spiritual rebel who sheds light on the very real and destructive consequences of spiritual bypass. He demands that we recognize how striving to ascend can keep us from being grounded in our beautiful and raw humanity. This interview has shifted so much in Anna & Kristina’s lives. We hope listening to it shifts yours. Links: Jeff Brown’s Website Books by J...

In today’s episode Anna and Kristina revisit Internal Family Systems work, but with a deeper appreciation and understanding for how deep this shadow work process can be. Anna discusses how IFS seems to have cured her PMDD, and Kristina discusses how IFS keeps her emotionally regulated throughout the day. If you love shadow work, this episode is not to be missed. Links : No Bad Parts , By Dr Richar...

There are healthy and unhealthy ways we detach ourselves from reality. In this episode two spiritual seekers discuss pathological and enlightening ways we step away from the challenges of life. What do you do? Why do you do it? If you have a question for us, email this.spiritual.fix@gmail.com. "Nothing is neither good or bad, but stuck is stuck." - Author Unknown Links: Spiritual Bypassing...

Anna and Kristina are graced today with the presence of Jay Fields, a leading expert in intimacy and self-growth through hacking the autonomic nervous system. In this episode you will learn the fundamentals of a regulated and dysregulated nervous system. Most importantly you will learn the tools you need to become unstuck when you find yourself trapped in fight, flight, fawn, or freeze responses....

If kink had nothing to do with your sexuality, but rather with how much you let life turn you on — how kinky are you? How kinky are you willing to let yourself be? In this episode two best friends discuss how to dissolve one’s resistance to life with pleasure . They discuss the merging philosophies of Internal Family Systems and Existential Kink to help you gain more access to radical self-accepta...

As part of our series on the second chakra, today we explore art & creation. Our guest is Isadora Stowe, a multi-media visual artist and professor who lives and works along the border of Mexico, Texas, & New Mexico. Her artwork focuses on psychological landscapes. That is, how we all use our identity and memories to construct internal places. This conversation is an interesting perspective...

This podcast is a serial and today we open the new season with a discussion of all things related to the second chakra. What is the second chakra? How does this chakra build upon the foundation you have laid in previous seasons? Today’s episode is an invitation for you, dear listener, to understand and harmonize your second chakra. That means dive into, head first, the complexities of the personal...

Happy Mother’s Day! We welcome Maya Vorderstrasse to the show to discuss motherhood and mental health. Maya is an instagram sensation who shares her struggles, joy, and journey with other mothers or soon-to-be mothers. She has enjoyed magazine features by Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Us Weekly as well as countless other media outlets. Discussed today are the seldom spoken-of stressors of motherhood: th...

We are taking a break between seasons three and four, but still providing our listeners with some bonus material. This episode was recorded on April 27, 2021 as part of our eight-episode primal wound series. In this fifth episode in our eight part series on the Primal Wounds, our cohosts explore the final primal wound, the wound of Humiliation. Have you ever experienced the feelings of shame and u...

We are taking a break between seasons three and four, but airing our favorite episodes of all time. This is Kristina's pick, which originally aired in Season Two, as Episode 12 on August 24, 2021.It is the final part of the drama triangle series. Feel free to go back to season two to hear the entire five part series. August 24 How has stepping back from the drama triangle changed your life? In...

We are taking a break between seasons three and four, but airing our favorite episodes of all time. This is Anna's pick, which originally aired in Season One, as Episode 14 on March 30, 2021.It is the first part of the primal wound series. Feel free to go back to season one to hear the entire eight part series. Kristina and Anna, together, lead this episode about how forgiveness not only sets...

What do we all seek and what do we all fear? Intimacy. This week’s episode concludes season three, and dives into the topic of what does it mean to be intimate with ourselves, our friends, our family, our beloveds. We hope you have enjoyed learning about the Root Chakra this season. We aired twenty-one episodes on its related topics, like the divine masculine & feminine, sexual arousal & b...

This bonus is unlike anything we have recorded to date. We demonstrate for our listeners a real shadow-work process (Internal Family Systems) and Agape process (channelling). Kristina and Anna take turns leading each other through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) dialogue, where the internal parts resisting the Divine come up to the surface. Then, these two best friends take turns channelling diff...

In today’s episode Kristina leads, discussing the book “No Bad Parts” which challenges the “mono-mind” theory. The book's author, Dr Schwartz proposes that we are not singular beings, we have many parts, and they live inside us. He says, “these parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as an internal family within us—and the key to health and happiness is to honor, un...

You f*cking deserve to be loved is the theme for today’s episode. Society may have taught you that you don’t deserve to be in a happy, loving, relationship. And maybe you believe it because of your childhood traumas, gender identity, sexual preferences, general misunderstandings, or neurodivergence. We’re here to change your mind. Also discussed today: seven questions to ask yourself, four differe...

Meet past-life author and psychic, Ainslie MacLeod. His guides say our soul has only one life, with many physical comings and goings. On today’s episode Ainslie explains how you can decode your personal strengths, weaknesses, and destiny by understanding where you are on your soul journey. He also gives our hosts, Anna & Kristina, a glimpse of their past lives. To learn more about Ainslie’s wo...

Do you hate turtlenecks? Can you entertain the possibility that this aversion comes from the past? Maybe you were hung or guillotined in a previous life. Countless people who have experienced past-life regressions (or readings) report enhancements to their quality of life — both emotionally and physically. Next week we interview the renown past life psychic, Ainslie Macleod, and in preparation of...

In today’s episode, Anna leads, discussing another book of John Gray, PhD, author of “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” In “Mars and Venus in the Bedroom,” Gray dives deeper into the nuances of sexual behavior, psychology, and performance. Are quickies “allowed” in your relationship? How well do you communicate in bed? Is the way to a man’s heart really through sex? What are the secrets to...