Who Put Us In Charge

Annie and River have been spending over four years recording their podcast from various locations like their basement, closet, car, bed, and a fort made of chairs and a tye dye tapestry. Today River is in her self-made fort, while Annie is in the basement playroom. Inspired by other podcasters, we've continued to record, edit and post "sloppy, dirty, whatever". In this episode, we offer a few tips...

Can time collapse? Does it control you or do you control it? Today we discuss the mystical nature of time and how it alters in different situations. We also talk about the yoga of service and loving devotion. Bakti yoga. How can we apply the principles of Bakti to our work and our lives? River talks about how young people are pulling away from organized religion and how they are probably feeling u...

Let's get vulnerable and trust it's okay. Today Annie shares a story about being held and cared for by three women at the salon and how that impacted her. River cries at work in front of her students. There is no direction for our talk today, just sharing about life, being real, and being seen when we need it most. We also talk about self care and what we are doing to help our nervous systems. We...

So... after talking for a while about nothing (well, about flocking with our tribe in RVs, spiritual bypassing, how social media prevents closeness, and dharma), we came across a discovery! And some homework for all of us! If you feel like you don't know if you are on your right path, or WHAT your Dharma is, you are in the right place sister. Today, we discover that we have MANY different selves,...

Today we talk about everything!  Being alone but not lonely—and finding ways to nourish ourselves in a time when there will soon be AI Companions giving you (fake!) attention and empathy.  We talk about finding the pause between seasons, activities, moments and breath.  Also—Annie discusses nomadic lifestyles and how humans are seeking real connection and community.   Some highlights: Sapians by Y...

It's 2026. What's your purpose? Have you found it?  Get to it! screams your inner voice.  But—how? Is it supposed to be this hard if it's your divine path? Forget divine, if it's just YOUR PATH?  Today, we discuss hard work, unconscious resistance (River recording her audiobook), the comparison trap and just going BELLY UP, like a flipped beetle. (I'm done, is where we are.) And THEN WHAT? Themes...

The spiritual world (on Earth) feels competitive sometimes, but is it? We each have our own karma, life (and past lives), gifts, goals and life plan. How do we stay present with our own karma when everyone is telling you to manifest your dream life? We discuss the power of presence in a world of suffering and obvious karmic outcomes. Just because we are feeling afraid or sad or full of anxiety, it...

How do we keep moving through fear when it's taking over? We can either get stuck or do that thing we want to do—regardless of fear, other people's beliefs, our own beliefs, and the things pulling us down. We discuss the agreement: "Be impeccable with your word" from Don Miguel Ruiz's book, The Four Agreements . How can we plant seeds in people's lives by choosing our words and thoughts mindfully?...

How can I be more authentic?  How do I stay true to myself & also true to spirit? Today we talk more about “A Little Bit Of Angels” by Elaine Clayton, and we share how angels are giving us messages and also bringing us a sense of peace. River talks about Not Knowing, and the importance of this.  What it means and how A Course in Miracles describes it. And then we discuss choice.  How can we Not Kn...

Angel messages and true guidance . How can we trust we're being guided? Are there angels around us? Can they help us? Annie and River discuss the book, A Little Bit of Angels , by Elaine Clayton, as they process their life and how they can open up to guidance in whatever form it takes. There are tears, there are answers, and then Annie says, "it's like my soul had a chill." They play around with a...

We enter our lives hoping for the best. But what about that one choice that took us down a different road... and the regrets that followed? If we undid it, would we be happier? Or would we be living a life that wasn't really ours? Annie and River discuss Matt Haig's  novel, The Midnight Library , and what they learned from it. Regrets, choices, new choices, more regrets, and a life that turned out...

Guidance. It's all about the right guidance. Or is it? Annie and River talk about this and more, and then they remember that they have to have faith when nothing makes sense.  Today we explore how to have grace with ourselves when we don't know which way to go. Annie talks about a new favorite book, The Midnight Library , and River talks about how she has so many regrets already while "attempting"...

What does it mean to be connected to a Love Consciousness? We discuss The Age of the Heart and Into The Wild , two books that spoke to us recently. Connection with others, embracing loneliness, and getting to the root of sadness... these things are important topics today. We also talk about Annie spending money to nourish herself, and  how The Artist's Way is helping her. Her current lesson TELLS...

Annie starts the podcast out telling big sister River to stop bossing her around. River laughs it off and leads them into a beautiful meditation that embraces all of the Mothers. Annie imagines she is sitting around a big bonfire, joined by hundreds of Mothers. They are releasing life's woes into the fire. River is inspired to share a story about recent synchronicities when she swaps books on an f...

Can happiness be attained by pure determination and grit, or is it just a state of mind? Is suffering always a part of the path to our dreams or is it a roadblock?  We discuss the heartfelt movie, The Pursuit of Happiness (starring Will Smith), and reflect on hidden (limiting) beliefs, both personally and culturally. This leads to a story about River attending naked yoga... Have you ever tried nak...

One moment in your day does not paint the whole picture of who you are. Hard moments and big emotions come up in our daily lives. Can you have self compassion when you say something you later regret? Can you release guilt and find your voice when challenged by toddlers, teens, adults, when you just need to be heard? Does it help to speak their language?  Are children constantly teaching us and all...

Seven-year-olds rock. They are living life fear-less- ly . Today we talk about how we may be stuck in a lower chakra (with reference to Joe Dispenza) and hidden beliefs and how they are always what keep us from freedom, love, living our dreams, and feeling peace.  River talks about what she notices in her classroom when kids shift from age seven to eight, and Annie shares what she's learning about...

What does it mean to follow your heart? Do hidden beliefs prevent you from achieving your dreams? In this episode, we talk about unconscious resistance and how it shows up. Sometimes our deepest dreams and desires seem to flush up unconscious fear and resistance that may look like road blocks, or enormous boulders, blocking our way. Annie and River share their experience with this, as they talk ab...

What if you leave this world and discover the only thing good you did was that random act of kindness? That ONE encouraging thing you said or did, at just the right time?  In this episode, River shares how hard it was to own her feelings when she felt love for another man while she was married, and at the same time, not feel shameful for having those feelings. She also shares the lesson(s) she lea...

What is hypnotherapy? Annie talks about her session and what she discovered. She was left remembering how important it is to nurture her spirit, soul and being. We discuss being in the flow versus being bold, writing just to write, and remembering the energy we embrace is what we are. Who we are is how we feel. How we feel is what moves us and attracts things to us. In this episode, Annie and Rive...

River shares how hard it was to walk away from a financially secure situation (being a stay-at-home mom), and Annie shares how hard it was to go back to work with leaky boobs.  What does it mean to be a mom in today's world?   Today we discuss how: Moms can follow their instincts and empower each other To honor motherhood—our animal instinct to protect our children Women are creative, nurturing an...

Are we all lost and confused? Should we run towards fear to heal it or stay blissfully naive? Does google have any answers to life's biggest questions? (Maybe?) Today Annie decides to google spiritual awakening where she finds a post on quara.com.  There are only more questions as they hear the struggles of others online. Are we trying to control too much? Are we all lost and confused? Are we real...

Did you know River was a pom-pom in high school? And she is also a graceful skier? Annie is a snowboarder who wears baggy pants, by the way.  Why does this matter? It doesn't. It is a sprinkle of random information that you learn about us today.  Today we discuss perception of ourselves and others, and the splintered soul—which we can perhaps gather up again in an adorable basket.  Should we add p...

Why are some people manifesting all of their desires while others are experiencing struggle and fear? In this episode we share our own blocks while offering simple reminders about the purpose of living, loving and  giving ourselves (and others) compassion. Life isn't always easy. Sometimes you just need to sit with the pain and let things be just the way they are.  You may realize there is a bigge...

Who really is in charge? Is it us? Our mind? Is it a higher being? Our higher self? The divine universe? We discuss what may be covered in the podcast: Motherhood, spirituality, the hard side of life, mysticism, rainbows and unicorns.