Witches Being Witches

Lucy Quick is a life and sobriety coach, committed to empowering women through examining their relationships with alcohol and overdrinking. Lucy is the co-founder of Thrivalist Sobriety, and dedicates her days to helping sober-curious women all around the world build deep and loving connections with themselves. This eye-opening, judgment-free episode really prompted us to reflect on our own relati...

Solstice” (Latin: “solstitium”) means sun-stopping. The Solstice has long been considered a magical time. On the Solstice, the veil between worlds is said to be thin, and it becomes easier to connect with nature spirits and the healing energies of the planet. In this episode, we cover: – The changes that happen to the Earth’s energetic grid or ley lines at Solstice. – How the Ley Lines link to the...

Jessica Reis is a Death Doula, Shadow Empath and Life Coach. Jess believes that our grief is meant to be shared, nurtured, loved and witnessed, and that grief, loss and death are sacred. Jess has made it her life’s work to create safe, inclusive, and healing spaces, both for those close to death and their loved ones. *Content warning: this episode deals with some themes of sexual abuse and suicide...

Instant gratification is the desire to experience pleasure or fulfilment without delay or deferment. Basically, it’s about getting what you want when you want it; and you want it now. In this episode, we cover: – What the marshmallow test can teach us – The over-reliance on instant gratification behaviours, and how this is changing our brains, distracting us from more meaningful pursuits – How thi...

Alina is a cognitive coach and sensuality mentor, dedicated to helping her clients to attract and sustain their ideal relationships by stepping fully into their feminine and trusting their intuition. This juicy episode is full of Alina’s practical, empowering advice. And we get surprisingly witchy, too! In this episode, we cover: – Alina’s ‘quest of the self’ – navigating relationships and soul co...

In this episode, our very own Emily takes us on a deep dive into the Pill. Originally a groundbreaking tool for both female empowerment and contraception in the 1960s, Emily shines a light on how the Pill works and the many myths surrounding it, in order to reclaim true empowerment through the power of informed decision-making. In this episode: – Why Emily and Tarra believe it’s so important to ra...

A Saturn return is when this slow-moving planet takes around 29.5 years to return – its impact is felt into your early 30s. There’s a second and (and possibly a third) Saturn return between age 57-60. This is a period of your life where, if there’s a mismatch between who you are on a soul level and the way you live your life, you’re likely to experience difficulties until you come into alignment a...

Jenna Black is a wealth coach, energy healer and soul activator. Jenna has a modern spiritual take on wealth and abundance. Her mission is to help women to remember their divine power, claim their identity as a Money Queen™, and expand their empire with higher wealth and deeper purpose. In this episode, we chat about: – Jenna’s Saturn Return, and how this experience was key in her journey of remem...

In this episode, Em and Tarra have a deep conversation about the power of the words we use, and how to use affirmations as a modern-day witchcraft practice. We’re mixing up the format of the podcast a little bit this year, and so we kickstart this episode with a cosmic and life update for our fellow witches! We’d love your feedback on what you’d like to hear more of on Witches Being Witches – come...

For this episode, we were joined by New York-based aura stylist and embodiment coach, Susanna Merrick. Susanna is an intuitive aura reader, wardrobe stylist, and founder of Aura Wear NYC. With her holistic approach to energy through aesthetics, and utilising the healing powers of colour, Susanna holds space for and works with women to manifest and create their dream lives. In this episode, we chat...

Meghan is a creative space artist and consultant, who believes that our internal reality is reflected in our external space. She empowers her clients to create, activate, and clear out their spaces, infusing principles of Feng Shui and intuition. Based in LA, and working with clients all over the world, Meghan’s approach is modern, inspiring, and yet practical. We covered in this episode: – How Me...

In this episode, we hope to inspire you to pause and reflect as the Year comes to a close, and as we celebrate Solstice. Together, Em and Tarra explore: – The celebration, acknowledgement, and importance of Solstice – How to work with the Solstice energy, whether you’re in the Southern Hemisphere or Northern Hemisphere – Reflecting personally on our own years; our biggest shifts, challenges, and l...

Francesca is a spiritual healer who utilises the modalities of counselling, vibrational medicine, and shamanic and quantum energy healing. She is also the founder of The Rose Essences – a range of vibrational remedies assisting in the soul’s ascension process. Francesca believes healing requires looking at the whole person; including the emotional, psychological, spiritual, and physical aspects. T...

Tammy Guest is a business mentor, naturopath, entrepreneur, speaker, author, mother, helicopter pilot and freedom-seeker. Her mission is to amplify the mindset, lifestyle, and possibilities for change-makers so they can go and activate change for their clients, themselves, and the world. Em describes Tammy as the ‘pin-up woman for naturopaths in business’, because of her affinity for working with...

Cat Skreiner is an energetic business strategist and Human Design guide who works with heart-centred leaders and entrepreneurs seeking to embody their unique energetic design to achieve more ease, flow, and abundance in their personal and professional lives. In this episode, Cat speaks with us about how to lean into your human design type to embrace energetic alignment. We cover: – The energetic H...

For this episode, we’re joined by our very own Tarra Lee: Vedic Astrologer, Cosmic Witch, and Ayurvedic Consultant. In this episode, Tarra shares her journey with Jyotish (Vedic Astrology), and how this tool has allowed her to see the bigger picture of healing. In these modern times, Tarra believes it is easy for us to lose our way, and Jyotish, known as ‘the science of light’, can help shine the...

Chiara is a high-level mentor & women’s empowerment coach, creating life-altering personal, romantic and financial independence, through her rebellious, bold standard. Chiara believes a woman who is empowered to step into the biggest, brightest, and boldest version of herself is completely unstoppable. In this episode, Chiara talks to us about how to bring your purpose into the light and see its i...

For this episode, we’re joined by our very own Emily Bathgate: qualified naturopath, holistic skin witch, and founder of natural skin & lifestyle brand The Purist Collection. Emily is devoted to helping women reclaim their radiance, and achieve healthy skin (and even healthier self-esteem!), naturally. Emily’s mission is to empower women suffering from skin conditions like acne to get to the root...

Loren is a human consciousness and mindset expert, and life purpose alchemist. Her background is as a serial entrepreneur, lawyer, and human behavioural specialist. Loren’s mission is to give you the tools to discover your purpose, master your mindset, raise your consciousness, and help you to manifest an incredible life, business, and career.   In this episode, Loren talks to us about seeing your...

In this episode, we attempt to delicately navigate the topics of religion and the patriarchy in our deep dive into the dark history of witches, and how this history has created a wound within the feminine collective. We offer some practical ways you can reclaim and embody the witch archetype to step back into your full power. – Our definition of the word ‘witch’ – Why we believe women were so fear...

Dr. Saida Désilets, Ph. D, is an international advocate for conscious, integrated sexuality through the understanding of our Erotic Genius. Saida is the world-leading authority in the Jade Egg practice, and founder of the Désilets Method: a system that creates more pleasure, sexual aliveness, and deep self-love. She was a co-contributor to the best-selling books of Dr. Christiane Northrup and Dr....

In this episode, we discuss gut health from a combined naturopathic and ayurvedic perspective. Together, Em and Tarra explore: – The 3 major functions of your gut. – The science of your microbe composition, its diversity, and its uniqueness. – The gut-brain connection, and how modern science is only just catching up to alternative healing modalities in recognising its importance. – How digestive i...

Rachel is a Kinesiologist and Mindset Coach with 8 years’ experience in supporting anxious women to heal their past, and their body and mind, so they can get out of their own way and create a life beyond their wildest dreams. Using a combination of energy healing methods including Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), Root Cause Therapy, Life Coaching and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Rachel ha...

In today’s episode, we discuss the empowerment that comes with harnessing self-love and self-care. – We dispel the modern misconception of what the phrases ‘self-love’ and ‘self-care’ mean. – Why as holistic health practitioners, self-love is a central aspect in healing. – In Ayurveda, disease is often caused by a lack of love, including a lack of caring for oneself and one’s physical body. – We d...

Growing up in the mountains in Utah instilled Mariah K Lyons with a deep understanding of the human body’s intimate relationship with the Earth. Having healed herself from several debilitating autoimmune illnesses following her professional dance career, using her knowledge of grounding Earth medicine and her own intuition, her mission now is to assist others in finding balance and wholeness throu...