Girlfriends with(out) Benefits

Episode Overview:This episode puts us smack dab in the middle of some major transitions, with Cass currently sitting in a room full of boxes and a moving truck on the horizon. Perfectly on-brand for today's topic of conversation and guest healer, Elisa Palma-Hancock. Big news! We're pitching Aligned Social to a major funding opportunity - results coming soon! Stay tuned and cross your fingers. The cards are talking us through our time to “play in the gray” and we know we are held regardless of the choices we make at the forks in the road. Things may not be what they seem, but you do you and keep your eye on the prize! Elisa has her sun in Leo, her moon in Scorpio and her rising in Sagittarius. Fire and water flow freely through her charts, something she's learned to flow with, rather than shy away from. Her deeper sense of purpose is powerful and subtle, ebbing and flowing deep beneath the surface. She has followed her intuition from coast to coast and all over the world, making a career out of it as an intuitive life coach and Akashic records reader. Her journey has allowed her a profound balance of healing and offering information depending on the situation and needs of those around her. Labels, modalities, and boxes cannot contain the spiritual assistance we receive as physical vessels. We connect to healers and build relationships based on energy and intuition, not their resumé. Our discussion of transition and transformation comes full circle as Elisa shares her dark night of the soul that propelled her to look into her own trauma. She was opened to what could be in just one night of self-recognition. We are so much more than our thoughts. Life began again and she felt called to act and help people find that light for themselves. Elisa is a true example of how healing yourself will help heal others in return. Shine the light. The spiritual forecast is clear: treat yourself well. Self-love and compassion are a solid foundation to start with. It is not selfish to be a whole human. You carry so much; get out there and make it count. Links:Elisa's FBElisa's WebsiteSoul-Centered Entrepreneur CommunityCourage: The Joy of Living Dangerously (Insights for a New Way of Living S. by OshoAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Much like labor, transition can be often painful” - Cass“Anyone following our progress would be like ‘that's a hot mess, you're doing it all wrong'” - Jade“Water has no shape, no form. You cannot contain water” - Elisa“That's how it all began. It took me back and brought me forward at the same time” - Elisa“This is the person that's going to help us right now to transition from where we are to where we want to be” - Elisa“It feels like… you never get out of the same shit… You feel like you're doing the things and nothing is happening. Please continue, because something finally clicks” - ElisaBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:Today's episode welcomes guest and girlfriend Erin Newman.Fair-minded and conflict-free, Erin's still got a mysterious edge we couldn't wait to dive into (it turns out it's a mystery to her, too)! Erin is ever-evolving, from a spiritual life and business coach to dropping the “coach” and embracing her role as a healer. She recognized a pattern in clients that was actually coming up for her: the loneliness within the ascension process. As we level up, old spaces and relationships just aren't cutting it anymore, but the elevator hasn't fully arrived at the next floor yet. Being conscious of the deconditioning and shedding of labels may be a lonely time, but Erin knows it won't always be that way. This reflects Cass' experiences lately as she lives in the elevator of ascension and people seem to come and go with each passing floor. She is being visited by the ghosts of her own energy healing and she shares the revolutionary solstice downloads she received as her own recent ascension: the world is being ripped apart. Cass knows it's going to get harder before it gets easier, as is often the case, but it's always worth it to level up over staying stuck in the muck.The conversation segues naturally into a roundtable on the ebb and flow of friendship. We've all experienced outgrowing friends and rising together with others, but judgment has no place in a true friendship. Kaylin shares her mama's wisdom about the evolution of friendship, stating, “Friendship is a conspiracy amongst people at the same life point.” We can either focus on the ways we differ or choose to embrace our connection points. We've been taught to present ourselves in ways that can be palatable for as many people as possible. We're resetting expectations of ourselves, others, and standards of television shows, old and new. Tune in for the full experience and we hope you feel a little less lonely on your journey today!Links:Erin's IGErin's FBErin's WebsiteRemove Subconscious Money BlocksAbundance MeditationGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I know the people are there. They're probably already in your life; you just haven't fully called them in yet” - Erin“I don't know if I'm holding onto what our friendship used to serve me or if you're actually one of my people and I need to hold onto but right now we're not going to talk as much” - Kaylin“You have all of these skeletons coming out of the closet and you're like ‘oh, did I really heal from that?... Does that still feel hot to touch? Does that still feel sensitive?'” - Cass“That's how I know if I'm around someone I want to be around is that sense of freedom I feel in their presence and a desire to give to them and exchange energy with them back and forth. Freedom, for sure” - Jade“Sometimes use an actual fire and go sit around a bonfire but if you don't, gather the whole family around and just relax together and stare at the flickering light” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:In today's episode, we jump right in and introduce our guest, the lovely Ariel Arnson! As a fan of our show, she had to be part of our quirky card pulls to kick things off. The Hip Hop Queens deck never fails to boost us up!Ariel is a hard worker and super tapped into Spirit. We were introduced through Jade as they've been on a healing journey together since January. In what we now call “Jade's month of personal development,” she connected with Ariel, a gifted and intuitive healer through RTT. Ariel helped tap into her need to own her words and the confidence to stand tall in her power. She explains her process and the basics of RTT (rapid transformational therapy), a relative of hypnotherapy. Past lives can occur even in this lifetime with the number of transformations we go through as human beings. Ariel's story spans several of these transformations and major life events that have shaped her to be who she is today. The Universe has nudged her toward alignment along the way, with synchronicities as clear as meeting her soulmate as he was dressed as Captain Obvious. You can't make this shit up. The more she surrendered, the more her path was laid out in front of her, and hypnotherapy allowed those final pieces to click into place.This episode was special in many ways. Between sharing Jade's personal soul healing in combination with Ariel's experience and continuing to heal our witchy wounds, it's always powerful to share the mic with fellow healers - apparently powerful enough to force a time-space continuum wrinkle. Tune in to witness the glitch that can't be explained! Hello Spirit, we see you. Thank you for joining us today!Links:IG: @ariels_cosmosAriel Arnson Rapid Transformational Therapist  & Clinical HypnotherapistSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I do have the gift of optimism, I do! I do!” - Jade“Cass says, ‘Fuck.'” - Kaylin“That's the conscious mind clouding [and] overriding the subconscious, the emotions, the intuition, the inner knowing, the soul connection” - Ariel“Make your adult self an advocate for your child self” - Ariel“...yelling up at the Universe, ‘where's my soulmate?!' Echoes back, ‘are you a mate to your soul?'” - Ariel“Your soul, your body resistance being like, ‘yes, but do you remember what it feels like to float in the infinite?' But your human self is like, ‘yeah but girl, we have to stay here'” - Ariel“That's not weird at all, that's beautiful! I want to know weird, freaky shit” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:Put the fucking phone down. Too much screen time is making you awkward and sad. Go talk to a live person. Or listen to a live podcast! Cass breaks the ice with her honesty about using her phone to disassociate a little too much lately, Kaylin pulls the most divinely aligned cards from her Hip-Hop Divas deck for each of us, and Jade leads us into the importance of today's guest as we embark on a journey to unblock the energetic flow. AGAIN.Cass is pulling out all the stops to get “unstuck.” We sit together through some pendulum work in today's episode, which is worth watching on our YouTube channel! Releasing the energy around our emotions can be a confusing and scary process but it's so much easier to walk through with your girlfriends by your side.Without further ado, allow us to introduce our latest guest, Emmy Mathis!Emmy comes to us with her own shamanic healing and spiritual knowledge. The parallels between her path and Cass' are endless, both having healed from a past of unnecessary pharmaceuticals and trauma. She shares her challenges around staying grounded in her body while helping others to do the same. Working together to move through trauma requires a genuinely symbiotic relationship, something Emmy has had the opportunity to learn over the past 7 years as she heals from a history of domestic abuse. She is an incredibly safe space for those who are unpacking and unlearning as they heal from the injustices life throws their way. Thank you to Emmy for stopping by to be vulnerable and share your story. We can learn so much from each other when we connect authentically. To dive even deeper, find us at any of the links below and we'll meet you back here next week!Links:Connect Directly with Emmy @ emmymathis@gmail.comAbout Emmy MathisBeing and Finding a Trauma-Informed Practitioner: A Donation-Based Roundtable DiscussionSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“There's no shortage of emotions that are stuck, so feel free. Here's a 6-hour podcast of all Cass' stuck emotions, enjoy!” - Cass“We want you to be kind to yourself because we are thinking kind thoughts about you all day” - Jade“I really like to talk about things I don't know how to do” - Emmy“I've definitely internalized some of the brokenness of the system, of what our expectations of me as a human in capitalism should be” - Emmy“I am phenomenal in bed… I'm actually a really good cook and my oral is off the charts” - Emmy“You have this special relationship with these people that you created, and you also have the shared experience as well. You can love and do better for them than you ever had” - Kaylin“Vulnerability can also mean our capacity to be wounded” - Emmy drops the micBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:Fluidity: go with the flow. The moments you're unsure where life will take you are precisely the ones that may hold beautiful experiences you didn't know you needed.Kaylin updates us on the successes of ice cream week: her son's stand sold out in less than an hour and he was rolling in the dough, a whole $15.75! Cass shares the joys of Canadian candy - who knew their KitKats were so delicious?! Is a family trip to Canada a vacation or not? Not.Jade is coming off of vacation mode with bits of work in between the bursts of outdoor family fun. So much beautiful transformation happening, inside and out!Now that we've got our little ducks in a row, let us introduce our guest for the week: Monique Sadarangani!Monique is a badass lawyer and single mama who has worked hard to put in the healing work and build the life she knows is meant for her. Through a variety of spiritual modalities, she has learned that it is never too late to overhaul your life. She shares not only her experiences with childhood wounds and staring the possibility of death in the face, but also explores the practices that have helped her find her way back from it all. Astrology and birth charts can be just the confirmation you need to kickstart your journey, but your own intuition will be your best guide. Buck the system, ignore what society tells you is “right,” and follow your gut to manifest your best life. The spiritual ascension journey is a long and winding road to health and happiness. Thank you to Monique for joining us as living proof that you are in full control of your destiny. Now get out there and take life by the reins! We'll see you back here next week!Links:Monique's InstagramMonique's FacebookEstate and Family LawyerFREE Astrology ReadingSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Cheese should be a happy experience, do we all agree?” - Cass“We're in this matrix of society and they're telling us what's right and what's wrong and how to do things and how to behave and how we can go about achieving things and what is not worthwhile and that is just not the case. You can achieve whatever you want” - Monique“It's not because they had some special talent. It's because they went after it” - Monique“I'm going to get better. This isn't the end for me” - Monique“It's an ever-evolving journey. Once you open your mind to it, it doesn't necessarily end” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We're shaking up our systems as summer schedules are in full effect! We're paddling hard to keep our heads above water so our personal updates will be scarce. Or so we think. We're excited for a summer of guest appearances to learn from various perspectives. The parallel timelines between the three of us are always a little wild, but we add a few more to the mix as we introduce our guest for the week: mindfulness and deep healing guide, Sydnie Mulcahy!Sydnie's astrological chart tells us she's lived a lot of lifetimes, amounting to her “go go go-getter” perfectionist attitude. She provides 1:1 coaching services and packages based on the individual needs of the client. Through yoga, meditations, and workshops combining it all, Sydnie loves helping people on their deeper healing journey. How did she get here? Even though the pressure from her fast-paced, high-stress, public relations career was already racking up excessive time and energy, she proceeded to take on grad school in the evenings and the pressure burned her right out. To heal herself and show herself the care she deserved, Sydnie dove into yoga and meditation. The more she connected with her spirit guides, the clearer the message became: keep going down this path to share it with other people. Now, she is able to balance a meaningful 9-5 and provide passionate, healing work to fulfill all sides of herself. Her passion for working with those just beginning their healing journeys becomes particularly interesting when they share religious views, leading to an interesting discussion on religion vs spirituality. Is there room for both in healing? Absolutely. Sydnie's healing services are for everyone and are meant to bring people together. The modalities she uses are based on individual needs, but chakras are her specialty, balancing the body, mind, and spirit. Listen in to hear what she says about our chakra needs and check out her website in the links below to book a session for yourself!There are so many parallels between Cass and Sydnie, we wouldn't be surprised if she becomes a shaman one day. Keep in touch to find out! Links:Sydnie's InstagramSydnie Mulcahy WellnessSydnie FacebookSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We're making it our bitch, so take that!” - Kaylin“I actually pride myself that I've caused three men in my life to get vasectomies” - Jade“At four, do you get a Purple Heart?” - Cass“I found that when I carved that space out for myself, I was really able to explore other ways that I could help other people by helping myself, so it was a win-win” - Sydnie“It was so amazing to watch their face shift from a polite confusion at the beginning to a deep understanding after the meditation” - Sydnie“I try to be the type of person I could have used at the beginning of my journey” - SydnieBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We're out here doing it! We don't know what we're doing, but we're doing it! In today's episode, we chat with dating coach and happiness documentarian Michelle Wax. In 2019, she had reached a place of external happiness but didn't feel the internal joy, so she trailblazed her own opportunity to seek fulfillment. Hopping in her Jeep Wrangler and charting a course across the country, Michelle visited all 50 states to interview people from all backgrounds and walks of life with one big question: how had they created fulfilling lives and created happiness on their terms? The result is her impactful documentary, American Happiness, out now on Amazon Prime! We could have talked about that trip alone all day (and we did!), but how does that connect to becoming a dating coach? She took the knowledge she had gained through her travels and initially applied it to high-level 1-hour workshops for businesses, but she craved going deeper with her clients. Michelle embraced the dating game and helps her clients answer big questions like, “What am I doing WRONG in relationships?” She shifts their mindset and belief systems to lead them to discover what they want, where are they today, and map out the efficient route to get there. Naturally, her tools trickle out to other areas of life, all boiling down to connection and empowerment. Kaylin pulled a card for Michelle before recording from her new favorite “Hip Hop Queens” deck, and we think Beyonce's “love” card sums things up nicely with romance, compassion, self-love, love of others, and love of life. Thank you for joining us, Michelle! In our own personal (or not-so-personal) updates, Jade shares her feelings about finding solid ground in her role - yay for upleveling communication! She's empowered by working a lot at the new bar, but maybe still recovering a bit from the long hours too. Kaylin's in shock at the sheer number of turkey meatballs her 6-year-old son can put away, doubling or tripling his food intake lately - hello growth spurt and excuse you, inflation! And Cass relies on Kaylin to provide her personal update for her, somehow forgetting the big news from the past week: she sold her house! It's been a while since we left off on a cliffhanger, but if you want the latest dish on Aligned, make sure to listen to the very end (and listen carefully…)!Links:Michelle's InstagramHigh Caliber Dating CoachAmerican HappinessQuotable Moments:“I tell all my rising virgo clients [that] you need a tattoo that says, ‘I'm doing better than I think I am' so you can see it at all times” - Jade“Really the biggest concept that resonated with me, and it's so simple, is that everything is gonna be okay and you'll be able to figure it out” - Michelle“Monroe shared with me, he said, ‘You know, Michelle, you have to know that you are protected on this earth until you've served your purpose'” - Michelle“[Happiness] is waking up and feeling the way you want to feel throughout the course of the day” - MichelleBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:At the end of last week's episode with special guest and healer Robin Thomas, we hinted that we were going to keep her around to work her energy healing magic on the three of us and even suggested we might share said magic with you… Well, we're following through! Buckle up for an extra long episode of realness as we share our raw session of healing between girlfriends!True to form, we were all going in blind to this process as it was unclear what exactly we needed to work on until we got deep up in it. Guided completely by spirit teams galore, this experience became a learning experience for all. After a powerful healing session comes a natural time to debrief. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear how the integration process has affected each of us! We love to lay it all out there for our listeners. Thank you for holding space for us to share with you!  Links:Phoenix Rising HealingsFierce Happy WomenPam Gregory YouTubeThe Next Step by Pam GregorySessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We're unwinding… Embroidery thread can sometimes get tangled into a knot. The more you pull, the tighter the knot gets… We're gonna untie the knot” - Robin“Can she do it? She can do it, but she's never done it before. Cool!” - Cass“Cass needs a leafblower” - Robin“There's no tool that comes to mind except for our own fingers” - Jade“When something comes up, it's up to deal with and heal” - Robin“Tell me you have religious trauma without telling me you have religious trauma. Jade will go first” - Cass“Am I doing this because I have to or am I doing this because I want to?” - Kaylin“If there's nothing broken and there's nothing to fix, how do I just be in this space?” - Robin“Angels can be dirty” - Jade“I'm not gonna stop dying” - Cass“A triangle without one of the parts is just a line” - Cass/Robin“Once you've drawn your sword, you've already lost” - Jade“Some of the things that I said were a surprise to me. What I saw and what I felt was not what I thought I would see or feel” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:You are giving your power away - you are a badass, act like it.You = tight ass. Loosen the fuck up - control freaks don't get laid. Aries energy… unite! In today's episode, we get the chance to sit down with fellow light worker and happiness coach Robin Thomas! Finding true happiness first requires getting to know your shadows, requiring a certain amount of bravery and fierceness. As the self-proclaimed rainbow sheep of her family, Robin has been on a journey of a lifetime, seeking healing for “what was wrong with her,” seeking “the fix.” Her natural enthusiasm has made her grateful for her upbringing because it led her here, healing ancestral and generational “this is the only way” energy through deep chakra and shadow work. In order to heal ourselves and the generations to come from this collective dark night and achieve the next level of consciousness, spiritual healers are working harder than ever to combat the darkness. Robin's work is naturally building a network of light workers to create what she is calling the “Fierce Happiness Institute” coming soon! Keep in touch with Robin at the links below - we certainly will be!This week's personal updates start with Mrs. Miller living her best life as “Madam of the Brothel” at a fun new bar, but feeling her age a little bit working with peers of her children. You should be so lucky to be served by such a babe!Kaylin is deep in the trenches of bringing Aligned Social into fruition, then immediately transitions to Mom mode. Where does she find her joy? 3 hours in her bathroom spent organizing and cleaning and painting to freshen up the space. Sure. This is why we love her!Cass is living in the in-between physically and energetically is taking its toll. She is working to readjust and redistribute her energetic investments to find the sweet spot. Between her living arrangements and her peace of mind, there's got to be some solid ground somewhere. The cards speak to us once more as we close things out: with colorful synchronicities left and right, conflict is all around but the camaraderie is sure to come. Happy healing!Links:Phoenix Rising HealingsFierce Happy WomenSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I love a good spanking” - Jade“I'm [investing] 140% but none of my other buckets are filled” - Cass“It sounds like you're starting a revolution rather than a company” - Cass“I think all of us are born with this innate happiness… and then life comes along and tells us who we're supposed to be… we get domesticated but… it's just a matter of finding out way back to it” - Robin“People need to understand that nothing ever happened to them, it happened for them” - Robin“Humanity is in this collective dark night of the soul” - Robin“There is room for everyone to be gifted. We can't help everyone if we try to help them all ourselves” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:“Be fucking grateful. Shit could be so much worse.” The perfect card kicks this episode off with a bang! We're feeling grateful for the struggles as well as the successes these days as we dive into our past lives together. The work we've done together over the centuries has all been leading up to this. We're building an ecosystem over an empire and blazing our own trail without a guidebook to follow, leaning on each other's strengths instead. The bumblebees are buzzing around Jade, inspiring a real-time dive into the symbolism. No surprise when it's spot on: seeking balance and harmony, while going after your dreams regardless of obstacles. She has turned her attention away from the night sky for the moment to get outside and enjoy the refreshing Wisconsin spring weather. She's taking care of business on a number of levels, in family and finances, and she's enjoying the sweet shifts that are coming her way. Gratitude indeed!Cass announces a major life update since our last podcast: in the past week, she has decided to sell her house, put it on the market, find a new place to live in stunning Savannah, rented one, and begun the process of closure in Maine, all while popping pain relievers galore to keep the dental disturbances at bay. It's certainly a humbling time to blow up your whole life. Kaylin's allergy testing saga continues with a pointless doctor appointment and two kids in tow. She's grateful to not be in an active allergy state, but there is a strange connection between pineapple and penicillin that she would love to get to the bottom of sooner than later. We end with a roast of pineapple-butt board shorts and a gentle reminder to “fuck fear.” Wishing you all a great day!Links:Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them by Louise L. Hay FREE Astrology ReadingSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“What damn professional has ever built a goddamn ecosystem” - Cass“If the meal doesn't take 30 hours to prepare, it's not a meal worth eating” - Kaylin “I've never put my finger on a bumblebee before” - Kaylin“If you're having fun, you're not moving backwards” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:DJ Cass starts this episode with “Pompeii” by Bastille, leading us down a rabbit hole of emotional triggers. The synchronicities between the three of us simply can't be ignored. Our charts may differ, but even when we're all at different life points, we've all had such similar emotions at the same time through our varied life experiences. Astrologically speaking, Scorpio has left Taurus - it's over! The next transit has Jupiter entering Taurus. When Jupiter was residing in Aries, we leaned on the energy expansion and growth, but Jupiter in Taurus is a time for looking at things practically, especially financially. It would be a disservice to ignore the Shaman Shit portion of things lately. Cass' dental saga isn't over yet! Because of her combative tongue and an imbalance of feminine/masculine energies, only one side of the surgery could be completed at the time, setting her up for some soul work with her girlfriends and a second surgery. How could teeth possibly connect to your soul? You'll have to listen in for the shamanic deep dive to find out!Without further ado, please welcome MEGAN MARINI:Megan's business is booming as a leadership coach for high-performing women who have complex trauma holding them back from their highest potential. Talking about the issue only gets you so far, and Megan's multiple modalities within mind/body medicine get to the root of the problem. She channels spirit and incorporates plant medicine to help her clients tap into their whole self. Listening to your intuition is key, and her current and upcoming tools guide women to trust themselves again. Innovation in the NFT space lights her up as well; being financially empowered is sexy! Badass women breaking rules turns her on - as it should. Utilizing technology to benefit humanity is the future. Check in with Megan at any of the links below to see how she's entering the digital transformation with her art and healing the women of the world! This podcast was never meant to be “small” and “tame,” and Megan was the perfect guest to embody the power and respect we want to project. The sisterhood is strong with this one. Links:Amma Human WellnessMegan MariniInstagram @amma_human_Aligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We are so much more elevated than we were and we have leveled up so much more than the last time this all went around” - Jade“When I looked back at those times and the [times] immediate following, those were some of the best years of my life” - Cass“It's nice to bring your whole self to the party” - Megan“It's not efficient to not listen [to your intuition]” - Megan“By disempowering our access to finances, it puts a bind on our energy. And fuck that” - Megan“You use whatever happy word you wanna use and if someone chooses to be offended, fuck them” - Kaylin“We need to be able to bridge what's coming in the future with spirit” - Jade“Toxic masculinity can't survive in a highly divine feminine environment” - CassBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We're introducing a new format to the podcast today and welcoming a guest for the first time in months! We couldn't be more pleased to have Morgan Balavage of Splendid Yoga join us to share her learned wisdom on the importance of asking for help on the path of most healing.But first, our personal updates converge as one this week because we get to see each other in person in just a few short hours! By the time this episode airs, we will have come together in Savannah, a trip initiated by a rather invasive dental procedure for Cass. Kaylin's job is to babysit while Jade's is to record the inevitable hilarity. It's also a great opportunity to reconnect and refresh their vision behind Aligned, bringing their friendship and business back into alignment in one fell swoop. MEET MORGAN:A sacral 4:6 human design similar to Jade and Cass and a go-getter generator like Kaylin, Morgan Balavage shares her experiences in learning how to help others and help herself by harnessing her divine feminine. Being asked for help is such an honor, and she allows others the same courtesy by asking for it when she needs a little support too. It took a “phoenix rising moment” 7 years ago to fully learn that lesson from the universe, but when she lost her job, her relationship, and sustained a serious ACL injury, she had to face the music. From energy to money, everything is an exchange; we are here to help one another.Morgan is now a successful spiritual entrepreneur, helping others build their spiritual businesses within patriarchal capitalism through her impactful yoga practice. Her next move will gradually take her from psychically loud LA to the peaceful desert. This latest venture fell into her lap when she spied a flyer on vacation that checked all the boxes: music venues and personal connection galore, a “creative shack” perfect for where she's at in her healing journey, and a climate much more suited to her personality. You can follow Morgan's story at any of the links below. Make sure to keep an eye out for her latest books!Links:Find Morgan on IGPassive Income for Spiritual EntrepreneursSplendid YogaSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialYouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We're embarking on an epic journey that will probably change the entire trajectory of everything that we're doing” - Cass“I'm capable to a fault. I can do it all on my own, just like so many women, but just because we can doesn't mean that's the path of most healing. Often the path of most healing is in asking for help” - Morgan “Your moon is your feminine, it's also your emotional body, it's who you are when your back's against the wall. And your moon is at the top of the chart which means it's there to be seen and to serve and you feel good when you're serving but that can so easily, as you guys are explaining, go awry” - Jade“Saying ‘no' means someone else gets to say ‘yes'” - MorganBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We're catching up as girlfriends in real time! Rather than repeating ourselves for the sake of the podcast, we're running this episode as we've always intended it: a live catch-up and therapy session.Cass kicks things off with a recent download to create not only a to-do list for herself, but one for the universe as well. Organizing the to-do list into those two sections allows her to take control over her action items and work in tandem with the universe to make shit happen. She's looking forward to enjoying the fun, flirty, feminine side of life again. Plant medicine is calling to Cass in a number of ways right now so she's sitting with how and when to take those journeys, solo and with her husband. Her inner “kitchen witch” is coming out in full force with lotions and tinctures galore! Apparently this is a hot topic with the youngin's over on TikTok so we might need to hop over there and clear things up. Jade's been busy setting her intentions for the month of May, her favorite spiritual ritual as of late. She's reaping the benefits of her mothering and shifting her mindset into magic and joy. She shares her tarot wisdom and the resulting exploration of self that follows.In Aligned Social news, Cass had a premonition that everything is going to look drastically different by June 1. Is it a team trip to visit Mama Aya (ayahuasca)? Is it major funding for the app? It could be any number of factors that blows this shit wide open. Stay tuned!We're all holding onto our potatoes through an unusual eclipse season, but luckily we have Jade and our favorite Chani app to get us through it. Kaylin's hot potatoes are manifesting in parenthood and things going a little batshit on the homefront. First-generation gentle parenting is definitely at play here! Jade can clearly see the chaos with her knowledge of everyone's unique birth charts, individually and in composite with one another. (Feel free to sign up for your own reading in the links below)The best of moms need a moment to vent and this week's episode ends with us roasting the idea of having children and general parenting. It feels good to end with a laugh!Links:FREE Astrology ReadingSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“It was a conversation as to like, we're giving you bigger assignments but you're not giving me bigger assignments as to what you want me to do” - Cass, via the universe“I like going out naked” - Cass“I think it's a great way to release burdens, too. As someone that just tries to carry all the things myself, that is absolutely a great practice to be like, ‘alright, I'm not gonna be responsible for this, I'm gonna give this to someone else. Universe, you can do it'” - Kaylin“It takes so much energy to reason with crazy and to keep your cool” - Kaylin“The book would basically be titled, ‘Everything I Did Wrong (and how you can do it wrong too)” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:In true Girlfriends With(out) Benefits fashion, we start with pulling cards that are too spot on not to share: “The world needs your power. Use your voice. Just don't use it for dumb shit.” Kaylin's pull is just as uplifting with bees and butterflies bringing joy and happiness. And Jade pulls the perfect card to encourage the team as they're met with opposing forces left and right. You can't make this shit up.Cass is rolling in the mud right now after an experience with a recent client that left her feeling all the feelings. Being a shaman in a human body is quite the dichotomy that's not always easy to navigate. Her astrology birth chart backs up the personal nature of her work, but the validation doesn't mean it doesn't sting.In the interest of shifting mindsets, Kaylin shares a personal marriage anecdote to highlight wisdom from her therapist. The frustration of a peanut butter spoon in the sink provides the opportunity to reframe situations in order to release the feeling of a personal attack. Another “banger” from Jade's astrology foresight: she advises you to hold onto your potatoes as we gear up for another eclipse season. These seeds have been planted since 2014, so any fixed energy is about to go crazy.Cards pop out again to wrap things up. “When all else fails you, be true to yourself, your vision, and your faith.” And of course, deep friendship. We're so glad you're here. Thanks for sitting with us again this week!Links:FREE Astrology Reading Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We have to be able to have our anxiety attacks and we have to say we did and no apologies necessary” - Jade“My work is heart, soul, full body… a 3-hour session takes 6-9 hours of work… how does one not take that personally?” - Cass“All of your work is personal. Everything you're involved in is so interwoven in you and your personal life and who you are that it almost seems like an impossible feat to take out the personal side of it and how personal those things feel to you” - Kaylin“I'm sure there are a slew of people that need the muddy Cass” - Cass“We all operate from wounds and we all operate from trauma sometimes and we all operate from ego sometimes” - Jade“My butterflies be spittin' truth today!” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We have a pink unicorn oracle deck serving as our intro this week: “Don't talk to anyone, don't look at anyone. You need some fucking time alone and you know why.” Let's jump right in!Astrology is a hot topic this week so we're starting there with some knowledge bombs from Jade. With two new moons in Aries this month (aka a Black Moon), there is some intense energy coming our way. Throw in a Mercury in retrograde and we are holding on for dear life. It's a great time to get super intentional.This segues nicely into Cass' personal updates, Shaman Shit, and Aligned updates, all at once. Having just gotten home from a trip to visit a client, the downloads were coming in hot about the future of the business. Aligned is happening, it's just slower than we'd like. Each time she questions her decisions, she “renews her vows” of what she knows is possible within digital wellness. A shamanic initiation was imminent, and she shares her experience of her own uplevel right alongside her client. The trip was to Salem, MA so naturally we had to look into the witch trials. This led to FINALLY discovering where Jade fits into Kaylin and Cass' past lives history. The sisterhood and the resulting goosebumps are very real. The narratives we carry from generation to generation can be heavy and we need to put some of them down.Something that came through the most this past week is that life doesn't have to be so hard. We don't have to kill ourselves working for what's meant for us. Enjoy a moment of levity and lightness as we cackle through some of life's more inappropriate moments and a trip to the zoo. In the powerpoint presentation of life, there are always more slides to add and a corresponding card to pull. Wishing our listeners a safe eclipse and retrograde season! Links:Rebel DeckFREE Astrology ReadingSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Put your order in with the universe” - Jade“Doing drugs once for 411 years” - Kaylin“It doesn't have to be difficult. It doesn't have to be worked for” - Cass“Wake up the snake that lives below the earth… well that's a really fucking weird thing to have to integrate” - Cass“There's still stuff that I'm worried about but it's no longer anxiety” - Cass“You did use the words ‘serpent' and ‘erection' in the same sentence just a few minute ago, I just wanna point that out” - Jade“She said ‘DIrection' but if you wanna hear ‘erection' that's good for you” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We haven't had a powwow in an eternity, which is unusual for us, so this episode is about to be an unpredictable wild ride… what else is new?Kaylin starts the personal updates with a to-do list a mile long, despite being mid-death cycle. Costco once again saved the day, yet another shameless plug for them on this podcast. (Still waiting for that sponsorship.) A stomach bug rocked her world this week. She cannot catch a break!Cass' calendar is jam packed with appointments and time spent in the car commuting. She's swimming upstream a little bit and looking to reprioritize and find the flow again, something that's especially difficult for manifestors (refer to our episode on human design) and as someone with her north node in Pisces. Jade and Kaylin lean in with astrology knowledge and support to lift her spirits back up. It's time for her to rest and let the other human designs on her team pick things up around her.John Doe enters the chat via text halfway through the episode (refer to episodes on our client experience from November). It often takes several months for a client to be ready for round 2 so we're glad to see him coming back around! Stay tuned for more shamanic adventures to come.Eclipse season is coming to end after beginning in November of 2021. For those with Taurus and Scorpio in their chart, that was a long time to be stuck in an emotional wave pool. Listen in to dive into the themes around what this means for you within the upcoming new moon and full moons. Lady Jade gets fancy with her metaphors and Cass leaves her body - we suggest a YouTube viewing for this one!Shaman Shit hit Kaylin the hardest this week with the literal shits. Purging for the collective is no joke, so she has officially decided she has no desire to be a shaman. Sorry, Cass!We are being roasted enough as a group, so we leave the roasting to marshmallows this week. Thanks for joining us! We can't wait to see what comes up next week. Links:Moving the Moon - Ceremony Part 1Moving the Moon - Ceremony Part 2Compassion vs. Universal LoveFREE Astrology ReadingSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I have a to-do list that needs to be to-done” - Kaylin“We have had so many moments both personally and together in Costco” - Jade“You're all spawned out” - Kaylin“[Jesus] may have done it with 12 but I need more! Do you see how fucked up this world is that you left? You could do with 12 what I need 320 to do. That's incremental growth” - CassBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:Kicking things off mid-card pull, we're being told to take a journey. For us, this could be metaphorical, but we're pretty sure it's a literal journey this time. Since when is Cass not on a physical trip these days anyway? She almost didn't make it back from her most recent one!Cass' personal updates pick back up where she left off last week, with ringing ears and a unique networking experience in LA. It was a carefully curated group of people, paving the way for a solid ratio of genuine connections. Sound familiar? Having these conversations help us grow Aligned Social even further with more understanding of each other. With Jade having been in a cult for many years of her life, our conversations around the church and faith can get a little off the rails. People do love to hear the stories about the cult days, but watching her navigate her faith has been just as fun! Sometimes, you have to choose the hard way.Aligned Social is hitting the road with a cross-country Future of Connection tour! Coming soon to a city near you (because the tour keeps growing), we are showing Aligned in action - curating connections and putting the social back in social media. We're pulling our ark together, in keeping with our faith analogy of the day.We wrap things up in a nice triangulation of D's: vitamin D, Claritin D, and actual D. Listen in to find out who's tripled down on the D!Links:FREE Astrology Reading Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I did 30 hours of networking in 2 days. If you do the math on that, I networked more than I slept” - Cass“A lot of they people who are most interested in the Aligned project have to do with trades. Like, blue collar, roll up your sleeves, get your hands dirty work… American values are deeply embedded into that tier of people” - Cass“How much money is left? Negative money” - Jade“Now I'm like, ‘get your fuckin shit together Cass, even the Lord rested'” - Jade“That's my favorite kind of spirit talk though” - Kaylin“My vision of you, Jade, during your church days… I should probably paint a picture of it because it is so vivid” - Kaylin“She's texting her husband, ‘the bartender was in a cult. I may not make it to the play'” - Jade“Little bit of Beyonce, a little bit of Jesus… basically the same thing, if we're being honest” - Kaylin“In case you've wondered where the line is, it's there” - CassBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:In this week's episode of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast, we come together from three different time zones once again. Even strewn across the US, how is it possible for all three of us to have a collective ear infection? That's some shaman shit right there.Based on where our pains are affecting us, Cass taps in to share where and how we are meant to level up our lives individually and collectively. For Kaylin and Cass, it's a step back to relaxation and to sit more in the feminine, but for Jade, it's a call to action and finding strength in her masculine.Cass' personal update starts in the funkiest little boutique hotel. A surprising stretch session naturally leads her to a connection (and disconnection) she didn't know she needed. With a big deal event happening later in the day, this episode functions as a bestie therapy sesh for Cass to process her feelings in real time. Soul work is hard work.Jade's just coming back from a relaxing long weekend away with her boo at a cabin in nature. The time away was the perfect time to reflect on her role within Aligned and how she shows up for the team moving forward. Spending time outside does the soul some good.Kaylin's also coming off of a trip to see family and feeling the resulting exhaustion from the past few weeks of chaos. She too had moments of nature that aligned with what Jade and Cass were seeing with butterflies and spiders galore. Gang's all here! Listen in to hear the importance of the butterfly magic.Shoutout to our male listeners! You certainly don't have to be a “girlfriend” to sit in with us. We have these conversations to share with anyone and everyone. Older white men do tend to gravitate toward working with Cass… just saying.This moves us right into our business portion, with shamanism and Aligned more connected than ever. Manifesting a UK trip soon… always more to come!We wrap things up with book recs and small-town hairstylist experiences. It's a small roast, but mostly love and appreciation for humans in all their glory. That's what this podcast is all about and we're so glad you take the time to join us!Links:FREE Astrology Reading Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We're taking our capacity and expanding it out and having to sit in the funk to make sure that what we're doing - is it really worth it? Are we really deserving of it? Are we ready to receive it?” - Cass“And by ‘podcast listeners,' she means herself because she can't wait for shit” - Kaylin“You will use old ways of making money in order to fund something new. And I was like, what is older than astrology and shamanism?” - Cass“If I really had to, I would sell thumb pics. I've got something special. I'm in the thumb club” - Kaylin“That's a full-on bang. I am not trying to do this life” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We're tapping into Spirit right away in today's episode, pulling a tarot card surrounding Cass' current ego death. Kaylin's pull is spot on, as usual, and Cass listens to the guidance to allow a man-made medication back into her life. Self-care manifests itself in many ways; is there enough time in the day?!Kaylin updates listeners on her allergic reactions from last week, still actively in an allergic reaction, but less itchy thanks to modern medicine. Watch this magically clear up as Aligned's wrinkles smooth out, especially in connection with the medication Cass was recently prescribed. Shaman Shit runs throughout this episode with a somewhat distasteful discussion of shamanic phlegm. The clearing process is digging down real deep to bring the real nastiness up to the surface.All of this connects back to where we're at with Aligned. Slogging through the shit with a lot of excitement on the horizon coming up soon. Trusting the process is getting harder, but the universe continues to show us we're doing the right thing and this is going to work. In the meantime, our shamama CEO is feeling the pressure. We are grateful for the wisdom to be gleaned from tarot, for each other when the going gets rough, and for you, our listeners, for sitting with us in the shit. Links:FREE Astrology Reading Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I feel like my dad: mushrooms in the morning and pills at night” - Cass“If you drop anything out of your basket, the net is there to just gently caress it and catch it for you” - Kaylin“I don't think that trust involves throwing” - Jade“We're living proof that there can be a bridge between wellness and technology” - Jade“It's not dying, it's just being cooked and slow-roasted” - CassBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We kick things off and dive right into the deep end smack dab in the middle of a death scene. Kaylin starts the personal updates, actively in the midst of an alarming allergic reaction. Literally feeling like death, she shifts her mindset to show gratitude for the experience and what it is doing for her rather than to her. Naturally, this leads to some Shaman Shit. The girlfriends have been dabbling with sananga, an enlightening plant med, sharing the experience together just the night before recording this episode. Each of them feel the effects differently, but it's Kaylin's itchy journey that kickstarted the group efforts to clear and heal some energy. Her description of being pressure-washed from the inside out is pretty accurate. As it cleanses you energetically, that energy needs to go somewhere, often manifesting in itself in less that comfortable ways.Jade's sananga journey got a little jiggy with it, sending love and shaking a tail feather, Kaylin's was heated with her whole body on fire, and Cass… felt normal. Sounds about right.Which brings us to some updates around Aligned. As we gain clearer perspective, we make more and more progress in the right direction, having conversations with the right people to help us make this platform happen. It hasn't always been an easy road, with condescension and general disrespect left and right. Ego and empathy can't coexist in our business. Who run the world? GIRLS. Step into that power with us and let's leave ego at the door at Aligned Social.Links:FREE Astrology Reading Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Once upon a time, in a land far, far, away, Kaylin's soul entered the first body she had ever been in. 2500 bodies later, she is clearing the shit from the said first body. The end.” - Cass“Know that what is appearing is leaving the body, and it needs to.” - Cass“You said, ‘your only job is just to send love,' and I was like ‘oh goody, I can do that!'” - Jade“That's why I keep calling you a warrior, because true warriors know when to actually battle and when to sit in it.” - Jade“I'm always saying ‘thank you for taking one for the team' and this time it's my turn to take one for the team.” - Kaylin“If it's a no, then we're one step closer to our yes… You weren't it and thank you for not wasting our time.” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:We have so many questions about the topless housekeeping market and so little time so we're diving right in! Planets are coming together in a new alignment and we are using this episode as our personal therapy session to explore the impending energy. Enjoy!Virgo energy is difficult for Jade to navigate. Their neat and tidiness makes it hard for them to be versatile and that really grates on her. She shares her insight into Saturn leaving Aquarius and moving into Pisces for a much-needed release of duty and responsibility. Cass is feeling celebratory, both from full moon vibes and the direction we're headed in as a collective. Her car downloads come hard and fast, as they do for many of us, but especially when on her way to a doctor appointment for anxiety. It's the end of a shitty era, and we're about to shake up the shitty snowglobe to make way for spiritual upleveling. That seems like something to celebrate!Aligned Social was born in a season of Saturn in Aquarius, a time of peace and enlightenment within the technology space. Fiery Aries is coming up next, so what does that look like for the next phase of Aligned? Big dick energy, warrior energy, taking our place at the table, and get out of our way. We are at our highest point of fighting for the under dog yet. Hold on tight, team!And finally, Kaylin's physicality is being tested right now with an adult ear infection. It turns out garlic and olive oil are a miracle cure, despite smelling like an Italian eatery that no one wants to eat at. Saturn's transists kept things short and sweet this week, wrapping things up with a little laughter. Thanks for listening!Links:FREE Astrology Reading Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Soul retrieval makes more than topless cleaning” - Cass“That's how I create abundance!” - Kaylin“A 28-day cycle is not an ‘era'” - Cass“Saturn wants the best for us. His job is to tell us ‘you're important on this planet, your work is important, how can you show up for other people in a way that brings peace and enlightenment'” - Jade“Jade gave me the full rundown of all the places she's inserted garlic and they've done good for her” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:Cass is pimping out her girlfriends, in past lives and today! She dives right in to explain how she's promoting Jade's astrology prowess to clients left and right. She is the ultimate networker!Kaylin and Cass' personal updates weave together this week because they got to reunite IRL over the weekend! When life throws you for a loop, you come together and have a great time. 4 adults, 4 kids, and 2 dogs made for some fun anecdotes, including an anxiety-ridden pup requiring shamanic healing of his own. Tune into the YouTube version to see the magic for yourself! Cass also makes her official announcement that she and the family are looking to move to Savannah, GA. They've gotten the ball rolling and are calling on the universe to pull the pieces together. Jade's updates are minimal this week, still in the midst of court systems and other necessary daily life. After years of claiming she would never homeschool her kids again, she has been forced to acknowledge that homeschooling is what might be best for her youngest son. It's funny how well that aligns with the rest of the girlfriends… There's no such thing as a coincidence with this group!Should we take Shaman Shit into a full blown Netflix special? The ideas are flowing, but they could be a little too controversial for the modern world. Listen in and let us know what you think!The journey to launching Aligned Social is starting to feel like going door-to-door for UNICEF. It's tough breaking into this digital space, and it's opened up a whole new world for funding possibilities. It may not be the most fun part of building an app that will uplevel the collective, but the universe is showing us we're headed in the right direction!As much as we claim to despise people, we have such a strong faith in humanity that it makes it easy to do what we do. We sure do appreciate our loyal listeners!Links:Aundi KolberFREE Astrology ReadingSessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I have decided that in a past life, I was a pimp, and I was a really fucking good one, and I sold Jade again today” - Cass“If I trigger you, that's more you than me, mmkay pumpkin?” - Kaylin“Did I get a prophetic dream? Maybe! Stay tuned to find out more!” - Cass“I'm empty-handed right now but I still am buying lobster ravioli and I know that I will be full” - Jade“I don't go up and down the center aisles. I feel like it's lower vibration there” - Cass“To speak my truth, I don't really go to stores anymore. I just get my shit delivered because I don't like people” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:Welcome back, girlfriends! We are even more spread out across the country this week with Cass spending some time in Georgia. The sign on the wall of their AirBnb really says it all: “this is the place.” You'll definitely want to tune in to today's episode to find out why she's there and what's coming up next!Cass' personal update is full of discomfort as she levels up in every way, work and play. She's following her path as she should, and it comes with growing pains. Luckily, she's got a great arsenal of tools to take care of herself in this new CEO space. She's not your typical 9-5 CEO and that can feel unsettling, even when she knows it's what's meant for her.Jade's personal updates are still fairly vague within the binds of the legal system, but she shares what she can, especially with her own feelings around it all. Gaining knowledge can be helpful to see the full picture, but can also feel really heavy as you're going through it. Kaylin chimes in with her own triggers of the week, spurred by her eldest kiddo who has picked up a thing or two at school. Her fiery Aries kicked in as well as some childhood trauma she hadn't resolved, sending her over the edge! Her husband is the “calm to her crazy” and brought her back down to earth to handle the situation correctly. Growth all around!This leads perfectly into what the fuck the planets are doing right now, making us feel some type of way. Venus and Aries are showing up in a big way, and Jade can't help but dive all the way in to explain the feisty dynamics here until March 16th. Buckle up! Shaman Shit affected the whole team this week, with a 4am wakeup call Monday morning! Everyone was up and sick as shit, which individually could mean anything, but when it's all three of them, the energy work is real. There was shit to do! In case we needed further confirmation, Cass' cockroach friends showed up to validate the work they're putting in. (Cockroaches as validation? Refer to our 21st episode in season 1 for a refresher on shamans and their bugs.)Moving into our Aligned business updates, shamanism and astrology play right into it, guiding our energy where it needs to be. Right now, that means MONEY baby! Aligned is seeking the funding we need to get the platform off the ground and it has been a challenging journey to break into this social media industry. Shaman downloads lit the fire and Jade and Kaylin have taken the list and run with it. We're making moves!And finally, we're roasting gyms today and “Sanitizer Marge.” Working out from home has never looked so good… (Link below to join the same team as Cass & Kaylin! Thanks to our girl Katie for getting us started on a consistent program!)Links:Team Bodi with Katie FREE Astrology ReadingAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“You killed my greeting committee!” - Cass“Last week, you were talking to rocks and this week, you're talking to the soul of the cockroach” - Jade“What fucking universe is that exciting in?!” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  “Why are they not recording this shit?!” Kaylin voices the question we've all been wondering and kicks off this week's episode smack dab in the middle of the girlfriends' astrological discussion. The Leo envy is real for Cass, who has a loaded 5th house. Jade gives a deeper explanation into the creativity and self-expression that can come from this combination. It can be a tricky situation with self-doubt galore.The personal updates begin with Cass, who is suddenly out of childcare for her two young girls. Being a stay at home mom is not an option, so she's had to get creative. And hey, big news, the family is considering a move to the south. The energetic shifts have affected the whole family. Funny how everything connects…Kaylin's update is one big plug for the dental industry. The dentist is her happy place and her toothbrush is the light of her life (link below). Things have gotten a little easier when it comes to parenting their oldest son through his struggle bus phase with some help from Jade's soothing meditative voice! Check out the short and sweet meditations of the PauseBreatheReflect app. If it works for a 5-year old, it can work for anyone!We flow naturally into Jade's life update as she is the newest meditation instructor on the PauseBreatheReflect app. Personally, she's working on planning a getaway in March, historically a gross time to be in Wisconsin. Torn between who to take and where to go, she's contemplating her options. This week in Shaman Shit, Cass shares her love for knowledge and growth as she worked through her reiki shamanism training. While some of the content served as good refreshers and reminders, there is always something new to learn, which can present itself in miraculous ways when you know what to look for. Social media disassociation and toxicity brings us right into our Aligned updates for the week. We gave a micro plug last time about the opportunity to join our beta, open to the first 500 applicants! Tying back into the attention-seeking Leo in her fifth house, Cass is working hard to provide the beta team with a “Founders Badge,” an idea from the unlikeliest of places. Join the beta at the Aligned website (link below)!Without an elegant ending, we showed up in all our glory for this week's episode! If you made it to the end, bless you for sticking with us! We love our listeners!Links:Pause Breathe ReflectChani AppOral B Toothbrush 7500Aligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“We can't pick up and generate unless we are inspired to do so, and we can't make ourself be inspired about anything” - Jade“It's the certain head that I use for it too, if you can withstand it. It's so good” - Kaylin “It's not like I have childcare anyways, so fuck it!” - Cass“When you know you need to do something, you can think of a million reasons why you shouldn't do it, and then sometimes you need to just do it” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  We super wish you could hear the fun we have behind the scenes before we push record sometimes. We're doing our best to bring it to you in real time while preserving the privacy of those we might be discussing. Bleeps may be in our future!Cass kicks off the personal updates with one big “that's what she said” joke from getting her face adjusted at her most recent chiropractic appointment. She was grateful to feel some relief on her sinus pressure even if the process itself wasn't the cutest. The self-care continued with a successful blood draw and further inappropriate jokes, which is basically our idea of a good time.Kaylin's happy veins earned her the next personal update spot. The sweater she was wearing for filming spurred quite the discussion of her organizational habits. Bins on bins on bins. February brings the hope for spring, but Kaylin is still feeling the chill where she is in NC. The other girlfriends roast her a bit for that one from their negative temps and winds in Maine and Wisconsin. And finally, Mom-life is coming at her from all angles, with her 5-year old manifestor keeping her on her toes! Those human designs come in handy when you're parenting big personalities (link below). Jade's update is a little more vague than usual as she is in the midst of a legal family matter, needing to keep details confidential. Her theme for January was “clearing,” and she put in the work to come out on the other side this month. Feeling energetic and settled, she's redefined her relationship with alcohol and is loving where she's at in that space, body, mind, and spirit. Shaman Shit this week introduces the concept of reiki shamanism, combining the call to tangibly move energy with her existing shamanic healing processes. Husband Tom gets a major shoutout this week for taking their girls for the weekend, allowing Cass to participate in the training and process as needed, which resulted in purchasing a few work-related stuffed animals in order to love on her inner child. Check out the Youtube video for a sneak peek of Flopsie the snake! Jade's astrology update expands upon her Instagram post on @toladigital, discussing the Chiron return for those born between 1968 and 1977. This is going to be a big year, bringing potential shame and inadequacy issues to the surface. She begs the listeners to get your birth chart read! So… EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY: Write a podcast review and receive a FREE 15-minute chart reading with the lovely Jade. (Can't find your birth time? No problem! Tarot and a general reading are still great options for your session!) The possibilities are endless - grab your friends and let's get closer than ever with a composite reading of your charts together! Submit a screenshot of your review to our form at www.girlfriendswithoutbenefits.com to make it official. We can't wait to meet you!Links:Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraMy Human DesignGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“My internal joke that I tell all the phlebotomists (which is not really appropriate) is that my parents used their veins so much that GBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  Welcome back, girlfriends!Jade jumps right in to kick things off with her hypnotic personal update. Undergoing hypnotism in a therapeutic space is a very real and raw experience. She shares her story and the process of integrating back into life as she knows it. Sheer exhaustion does not begin to cover the work of true healing. It can be humbling to realize we are never done putting in this work, which leads to a gorgeous exploration of anxiety spikes and valleys.Kaylin's deep knowledge of anxiety leads into her personal update having just gotten back from a relaxing trip to warm up with her family. Is it a vacation or a trip when you have two children? We call it a trip when there is constantly one tethered to the teat. (and we can thank Cass for that gem)Cass has had a minor existential crisis since our last episode, no big deal. As the leader of a company with a solid team gathering around her, she is enjoying watching it all come together and the resulting fun that comes with it! Her shaman work has reinspired the business side of things and how it all connects is pure joy… and maybe a little exhausting too. Cue the bone broth!As Cass briefly touched on in her personal update, Shaman Shit dives into the depths of being buried alive for the purpose of shamnic clearing. In a 6-foot deep hole, you have nothing but a small hole with a straw to breathe. From the sensory deprivation comes trust, connection to earth, and connection to Pachamama, all things to be celebrated in the ceremony of being dug back up. Written in the stars at the time of recording was some full moon energy and playing around with Uranus (pun absolutely intended). Jade explains the energy shifting around Saturn and Pluto, connecting back to shifts we felt in 2020. Saturn is moving into pisces while Pluto is moving into aquarius. These shifting signs will impact us collectively and individually depending on where they are in your chart. Prepare for some fuckery into 2024.Things with Aligned Social have accelerated! From the team behind it to the app itself to our growing group of beta users, the project is full steam ahead. Pieces are falling into place left and right, making what was once a (really) good idea into a reality. Speaking of our beta users, make sure to listen in to this portion of the podcast for the opportunity to become a founding member of Aligned Social! Our roast for the week is more of a promotion for our new version of TikTok @GFWOB! We've relaunched our social presence and are taking a break from Instagram, a forced break for Cass once she was kicked off the platform for sharing about Aligned and general spirituality. Coincidence? Follow us on all the things for the full picture! We're so glad to have you along for the ride!Links:Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“...Giving me permission to have the knowledge of all of those things but then the power to know what i want to do with it, without feeling frozen and stuck like I am a little girl again” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  We're a little loopy for today's episode of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast, and all for different reasons. We're all over the place, so strap in and best of luck following this delirious train of thought; we're off the rails!Spirit had a lot to say at an ungodly hour, forcing Cass up and out of bed by 3AM. The energy she has stored in her camel hump is running low these days. Jade's exhaustion comes from her fun shift the night before working a lively cribbage tournament at her local bar. Who knew cribbage could get so rowdy?! And Kaylin's fatigue is thanks to her 5-year old son, who decided at 3:33AM that it was time to get up and get ready for the day. Coincidence? We think not. There was work to do!As Kaylin so succinctly points out, there are two stories to tell in Shaman Shit this week: getting turned down and a trip to the chiropractor. One quick adjustment can kickstart the flow, forcing everything back into alignment. On the other hand, Healers and business don't always go hand in hand. Cass' experience finding her soul purpose has allowed her to guide others to do the same. Making money as a spiritual healer is a fine, divisive line, spurring a lively discussion about how to make room for all sorts of conversations without writing people off. There is a good amount of overlap between this mindset and Aligned Social. Not only will Aligned help with the collective mindset and sharing our gifts with others, but it will give everyone the opportunity to flourish and connect with their people. To be seen and to truly see others is a skill we can't wait to finetune. Aquarius season is in full swing, with several planets residing there right now. Jade fills us in on that energy and the experience of her first professional birth chart reading. She's given hundreds of readings for other people and thought it was time to sit on the other side of the table. Her session quickly turned frustrating when she realized there was still so much she doesn't know. Asteroids are a fun surprise to throw into the mix and she studied and learned as much as she could, ending up intimately connected to Ceres.Like we said, we're all over the place with this one, even going so far as to roast the cutest four-month old baby for looking like a buzzed frat boy (YouTube's got you covered on this one). Thank you for hanging out with us again this week! Check back in next Thursday for more adventures and the girl talk that follows. Links:Sessions with JadeShamanic Healing Session with CassandraAligned SocialGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“How can we party and drink while doing math?” - Jade“You spilled my reunion tea” - Kaylin“I really like just seeing people work in their gift, because I find that level inspirational” - Cass“I just started having lightbulbs and the head blowing up emoji thing happening” - Jade“And now I'm intimately BFFs with the asteroid” - Cass“She just quietly called us out” - KaylinBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  We're showing our ankles and talking about our unmentionables right off the bat this episode! We've never avoided the uncomfortable topics on this podcast or in our friendship and today's episode is no exception.Jade's life update includes her time spent recently with a Healer friend of hers, Kim. These sessions can be long and intense with lots to process after. One topic that resonated with Jade and has kept her thinking ever since is that of multiple dimensions. It can be a challenge to reintegrate back into the common world when we're doing the tough self-work.Kaylin has been in organization overdrive, preparing for the transitions to come and trying to control the controllables. She gives a little background into how teenage Kaylin lived, with insight into the “junk drawer” that was her bedroom. Her current junk drawer space could use a little work - homework to unpack at a later date!Cass explains the shit show that was her trip home. From last week's episode of alignment to the chaos of coming home, the downloads were coming through loud and clear: simplify, organize, and get ready. Naturally, this led to a lengthy discussion on the importance of multiple pairs of tweezers, something we can all relate to, and the energy that comes with intentional simplifying.This week's Shaman Shit follows up on last week's bank synchronicities. Cass spills the beans on what came of being called to visit a bank on her travels. The bank account portion of things might not have been the purpose, but she did meet an astrologer in the lobby and wound up enjoying an evening of spiritual ceremonies at his home. As a shaman does.In astrological news, we are finally out of retrograde! Move forward with those percolating thoughts. All that pausing you did during retrograde, it's now time to put it into action. The new moon is entering Aquarius, which gives us airy and collective thinking, but might also leave us feeling a little detached. Your feelings are valid! Watch the YouTube version of this episode to see Cass bounce with joy over the productivity to come. Which leads us perfectly into our updates behind Aligned Social (with a small detour along the way to roast an elderly dog.) The ever-triggering TRIGGER WARNING is getting an upgrade with our new social media platform, transitioning instead to be designated as “UC” - or “uncomfortable conversation/content.” How we use our words is important, and Aligned is committed to putting in the work to create a mentally healthy place to connect down to the last details.We love a deep and uncomfortable conversation. Thanks for sticking with us on this journey and we'll see you here next week!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I'm hoping the joke will hit the second time. If not, humor me.” - Cass“I don't fake laugh very well… or fake orgasm either.” - Jade“Roll around in it. Roll around in the truth, stop assigning things as ‘good' or ‘bad'... they just are” - Jade“I kinda feel like I need to roll around in what you just said” - Kaylin“Wait, hold on. There could be a purpose for four sets of tweezers, because not all tweezers could be considered equal.” - Kaylin“You triggered me by saying ‘trigger warning'” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  As we hinted in our last episode, Cass joins this week's episode from the west coast as she travels to meet potential CFOs. Her journey getting there included a surprise blast from the past and an education on the lifestyle of a Furry. With the exception of bad coffee, her experience left her energized and aligned.Kaylin's update includes exciting news about her upcoming Masters program and how it fits with the other factors in her life, including Aligned Social. Her next few years are locked and loaded!Between Jade's daughter heading back home and things with business ramping up, she has been exploring her role in many ways. She was called to clear herself from alcohol and has taken dry January seriously, relearning her relationship with alcohol from the inside out.Shaman Shit and Aligned Social updates were combined this week, with Cass wearing both hats at once. It's impossible for her to ignore the synchronicities she sees in her daily life, like driving by bank after bank on her business trip. Events unfold quickly when you trust the universe and your own intuition.Astrologically, there is a New Moon coming up on January 21st. What does a New Moon mean? Jade gives background information for this one in Aquarius and how to know what to focus on in the coming weeks. And Mercury and Mars are finally pulling themselves together, out of retrograde, and allowing us to pull ourselves together too. The planets are quite literally aligning.We end with a good roast… of whom or what, we still can't decide. The new year is off to a healthy and transformative start for us girlfriends. We appreciate being able to share our journey with you all - share your stories with us over on Instagram and YouTube!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube Channel10 Day Alcohol Detox Plan Drinking ebook Quotable Moments:“He pulls out his phone and shows me pictures of him as a grey tiger and he has a stuffed cookie called ‘Num' and goes into full detail” - Cass“Furry convention is not on your list of ‘that's interesting, tell me more'” - Jade“Did you ask if he wanted scritchies?” - Kaylin“The hardest day for me was day nine… I had to white knuckle from the time I woke up and I don't drink in the morning or the afternoon so I was like ‘what is going on?'” - Jade“Salsa's great, but I need you on a pole” - CassBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  Don't mind us, kicking things off with a Little Mermaid moment. Welcome to the 2nd episode of season 2 of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast. This time, we are bringing you all of our favorite gadgets and gizmos that we use on a daily basis! (Please find all links below)Cass in particular is a big fan of the tools that come along with basic self-care and shamanism. It becomes necessary to use her toolbox when the universe throws things at her left and right! Her update of the week includes some chaos, requiring some serious self-care. Kaylin's got some chaos of her own that needed her favorite gadgets to the rescue. Her eldest son is an energetic vomiter, in every sense of those words. She is able to listen to the message from universe and put it into action, announcing some big news for her own next steps!Jade shares her feelings around having her daughter in town, peeling back the layers of what it means to be a mom. Her daughters gifted her one of her favorite gizmos, a portable sound bath for relaxation that is essentially “yoga for the mind.” The Shaman Shit segment perfectly aligns with the project that consumes most of Cass' shaman brain these days: Aligned Social. Her search for a solid team has led her to meeting with two different and exciting candidates in the coming days, also exploring the astrology side of things in their charts. In this way, Cass, Kaylin, and Jade combine their special skills to make magic happen. Shaman Shit and business do go hand-in-hand.Find our favorite gadgets and gizmos below, and please share your favorites in the comments. We love to have our listeners join in on the discussion - thank you for following along!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelMassage Hook BelladonnaVomit Smell RemoverNow Tone TherapyBrainTap Tech By TolaClear BinsSomavedicTuning ForkTuning Fork SetHumidiferPortable SaunaQuotable Moments:“You haven't taken it since you were cut open all the way through” - Kaylin“It's like, the most fun thing to bring all three of my girls behind me like little gorgeous ducklings” - Jade“The more you say no, the more the universe says ‘oh yes you will'” - Kaylin“I'm sorry, my dick is huge right now” - Cass“As I said, I've never known anyone who actually uses her gadgets and gizmos as much as Cass” - JadeBONUS: as a reminder, we are still offering a FREE astrology reading with Jade! To enter, submit a review for the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast and contact us at our website to let us know where you submitted the review. We can't wait to meet you!

Episode Overview:  Happy New Year and welcome to season 2 of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast! With a new year comes a new format, and we are so excited to bring you more of what you asked for: US! Starting with personal life updates, Jade shares her experience reuniting with her daughter after four and a half years, Kaylin gives insight into family and the holidays all while still freshly postpartum, and Cass has just resurfaced from a three-week up-leveling stomach flu. Energetically, there's a lot to unpack!Shaman shit is going to be featured more predominantly in its own segment this season, as well. Based on the month she's just had, Cass goes into the aggressive effects of her energetic healing not only on herself, but her healer sisters and friends around her. The girls also share more details about their business project with Aligned Social. The future of social media is coming… And finally, Jade explores what's up in astrology with a forecast of what's to come in the following weeks and months. Mercury is back in retrograde and it comes with some big feelings!Check in with the girlfriends as they process through life's ups and downs. We're so glad to have you back for season 2.Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I should one day just take a screenshot of my search history for you guys… ‘Does the stomach flu only happen on the weekends?' No, no it does not” - Cass“There's probably, I don't know, 20% of me that's like ‘am I just going to massively fucked over by the universe?' And there's 80% of me that's like ‘okay, I'm held'” - Cass“It feels like we're having some big ‘WHEE!'s right now” - Kaylin“Mercury is in the microwave” - Cass“The purpose of a retrograde is literally to pause, reflect, and look back as opposed to making big moves” - Jade“You could use a glory hole” - Jade

Episode Overview:  It's episode 53. If you've been with the girlfriends for long enough, you won't be surprised by how we start this episode… nipples, nipples, and more nipples. It's come full circle from the first episodes to the last of 2023, ending on a high-beam note.From nipples into festivus and Seinfeld, the girlfriends highlight the best of the best of a girly chit-chat as well as what's to come for the podcast and their business. Listen in to hear all the juicy details and how they plan to enhance this podcast for you, the listener!Spoiler alert: there's an authentic moment of life happening in the midst of this podcast that might be fun to catch on YouTube. Link below.Wrapping up 2022 always gets us excited for 2023. We hope you'll join us for season 2 of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits podcast - we're so glad to have you as part of the tribe!Links:The Story of FestivusGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Jade, see, I know my nipples!” - Cass“It is festivus season, so if you have grievances to air, please give them to us.” - Kaylin“I tried to hide it, and you can only hide so much. All of a sudden, this little hand like pops up and he was like, ‘Oh, baby!'” - Kaylin“At one point, I was on the toilet literally dying and got a text message like, ‘I'd really like to work with you, I think it's time, I haven't talked to you in two years.' Of course! [fake vomit]” - Cass“We're mind, body, and spirit. It's something that I have especially learned how to do, in large part thanks to you, Cass, is not ignore the spiritual piece along with the physical” - Jade“I'm getting cashmere pants, you guys. For sure.” - Jade

Episode Overview:  The girlfriends love to leave you hanging! This episode picks up where they left off in the middle of debriefing their recent experience with their client's intensive healing session. Cass and Jade go above and beyond in order to heal their clients, including moving the moon itself. While Cass works her shamanic magic and sees what needs to be done, Jade was there to literally move the energy of the moon, working together to achieve healing and wholeness. The second night of the ceremony came with many stories to share. The flow of their relationship truly allows them to serve people quite literally however they may need. (Please note that the usage of plant medicine is not for recreational purposes, but to heal.)You won't want to miss this epic conclusion to the John Doe healing intensive debrief! Keep the conversation going in the comments - let's heal together. Links:Interested in working with us yourself?Sweet Talker - GalantisGirlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Cass looked at me at one point in the ceremony and we had a print of his chart sitting on the table and she said, ‘I'm gonna need you to move that moon from here to here, below that line.' Did you even know what you were asking?” - Jade“It's almost like, ‘scalpal!' Like she's in surgery and she like needed something and then you just handed it to her as she asked for it and then it was done.” - Kaylin“Well I'm going to take advantage of this because I love a BOGO.” - Cass“I was very tapped into how he was feeling physically, which is not really a place I wanted to be. He kind of bothered me in some of his toxic masculine traits…” - Jade“We were calling in his Divine Feminine and giving permission for that toxic masculine to go away” - Jade“It wasn't toxic masculinity, it was wounded masculinity” - Cass“Who do you think was just in charge, asshole? What do you think just happened?” - Cass

Episode Overview:  This 51st episode of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits goes behind the scenes into the spiritually whole program we lead with other healing partners. Shamanistic healing takes preparation and integration before, during, and after, for both client and healer, making these ceremonies and sessions rather intensive. To protect the identity of the client we worked with, we'll call him John Doe, but otherwise we open up to share the ins and outs of the work that we do in the spiritual realm. John was seeking healing and open to the work, so it wasn't always pretty and pleasant. This is where it becomes a magical, symbiotic relationship between healers and clients.Listen in to the journey of healing from the healer's side of things and let us know what stood out for you! Did anything surprise you? Links:Interested in working with us yourself?Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I'm gonna damn it to hell with its proper name!” - Cass“She's in her woo state but she's still gonna be dropping some F bombs” - Kaylin“Jade said it was the most ayahuasca mushroom ceremony that she has ever done in her life” - Cass“I feel like that was a really important part of the journey is that we went with him” - Jade“He didn't want to believe what he knew was happening” - Jade“He was like ‘absolutely not, that smell is making me sick.' I'm like ‘no, it's fucking not, the divine feminine is making you sick, like calm down'” - Cass

Episode Overview:  Our latest Guest After Dark joins us on the heels of our most recent episode about Jade escaping her cult. Nikki joins us in the circle today as one of Jade's closest friends from her cult life, a friendship that has thankfully continued into the real world. Coming from such small cohorts within their school systems, Nikki and Jade were kindred spirits as the girls who were just a little bit “too much.” Getting into trouble left and right and bonding over the spanking that occurred bonded these two for life! Their shared experiences and the things that make them different were the perfect storm for a strong friendship. Trauma will do that to people.Listen in to see how difficult it is for a shaman to sit still during a conversation this riddled with all types of trauma. This one might be a good one to pop over to YouTube to watch live; there's something special about girlfriends joining together to heal! Join us!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelBadass Poem by cwpoetQuotable Moments:“That is wild that you got spanked for just having a voice” - Kaylin“Anytime we were louder, anytime we were extra, anytime we weren't toeing the party line, anytime we weren't fitting into the mold, and neither of us do that very well so we were always in trouble” - Jade“I know growing up in kind of like a backstory of trauma, you don't realize what's not normal until you realize… what's not normal” - Cass“You guys are all procreators right?” - Nikki“I'm a manifestor, not a procreator” - Cass “Spanking is lazy parenting. It's literally just saying, ‘I can't think of anything else to do to help you through your emotional crisis except to scare you and harm you'” - Nikki“There was a straw if you will that broke the camel's back, which, that's such a horrible phrase, I feel so bad for the camel” - Nikki“I feel like everybody was in on trying to keep me as feminine as possible. I had to wear a dress a week” - Nikki“I decided to kind of rebirth myself and just love who I loved and do whatever and just kind of like allow myself to be” - Nikki

Episode Overview:  We've alluded to this podcast episode a number of times… The topic of Jade's cult has come up many times in the past 48 episodes, and it's finally time for her to share her story of escaping the cult. It's been a journey for Jade to get to a space where she can talk about this, due to the layers of complexity and phases of joining and removing. From her recognition and memories of growing up in the cult to the catalyst that lit her fire to leave for good, this very special episode explores the emotional intracacies of it all, no holds barred.Buckle up and settle in for the wild ride that is Jade's cult-life experience. Did we miss any aspects you still have questions about? Let us know! Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelInside the Church That Preaches ‘Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand' by Sarah StankorbQuotable Moments:“Have I though? Have I escaped the cult yet?” - Jade“I almost see it as like chunks of you actually physically removing, and then like mentally/emotionally removing, and then like spiritually removing” - Cass“So pouring into your kids and husband, so pouring out of your cup should simultaneously pour into your cup? If you're a genius and you study science, you should understand that you can't pour in and out at the same time from the same location” - Kaylin“A girl is supposed to go in and not be seen, a boy is supposed to be seen and be called out” - Jade “There's written rules and there's unwritten rules and everybody kind of knows how to follow them” - Jade“It was not a labia, it was a fucking shoulder” - Cass“It's the people that are lost, people that don't have a home, that don't have a home, that are floating… that are drawn to that. And he knows that, which is why he capitalizes on that” - Kaylin

Episode Overview:  ‘Tis the season to talk about the elephant in the room… Family dynamics. Biological, blended, nuclear, adopted, whatever the case may be, we all have a family history that comes with pressure points. The girlfriends explore those dynamics with something for everyone in this 48th episode!Listen in to learn about what the holidays look like for the girlfriends. Who's avoiding family drama and keeping things small, and who's got their doors wide open with family coming in and out through a revolving door? Let us know what the season looks like for you and your family. We love to hear from you, especially this time of year!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“That realization and all of the stuff and the drama that's happened in my family and in my life in the last couple of months have given me this fresh perspective on… just thankfulness for family even when it's hard” - Jade“That's literally the only thing we eat all day on Christmas Day. We have it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's the only thing! And sometimes there's so much we eat it the next day too!” - Kaylin“We go Christmas stegosaurus hunting and we try to find as many Christmas stegosauruses as possible” - Cass

Episode Overview:  Work work work work work… The girlfriends are discussing the different levels of spiritual work to be done on a daily basis and the burnout that can come from it. In their business, the roles and responsibilities can vary from minute to minute, requiring a changing of hats at every turn. It can be exhausting to bounce between realms in just one day. Cass expresses her own challenges with the choppiness of this flow, and the girls validate one another on the hard work that is putting in the spiritual work.Finding your flow state where you do your best work is a skill in itself. Check in with the girlfriends today to hear their unique flow states and how to tap into yours!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“If I'm in my flow state of getting shit done, I can literally leave my body at any time and start channeling shit” - Kaylin“I have to very cognitively and intentionally cut myself off” - Cass“If I'm awake, I'm relating to you and I am tapped into you” - Jade“I have the need to complete and so unfortunately/fortunately, to my own demise, I will do things until it's completed” - Kaylin“I can't assume that they're thinking about this the same way I am” - Jade

Episode Overview:  The girlfriends are getting sexy in today's conversation with their latest Guest After Dark: Ariel Szabo! A self-proclaimed “edge-walker,” Ariel explores varied states of consciousness in different chapters of her life in a search for deep and true connection. She's the perfect person to join the girlfriends with her knowledge and passion for all things plant med, sex work, and falling on your face along the way.Her journey has allowed her to transmute her challenges into serving others to provide true connection for others. Her embodied self-love ritual is just the tip of the iceberg of the mindful work to be done within her trauma-informed sexual recovery practices. Join us for this R-rated episode that is definitely best experienced after dark! Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelStarting Your Embodied Self-Love RitualAriel's website: Scared Moon FlowerThe Wheel of Consent by Betty MartinAriel's Instagram @sacredmoonflowerQuotable Moments:“When I first got into sex work, I was really trying to find connection from a place of disempowerment, so it was not possible, and it led me to a lot more disconnection and to a lot of trauma and falling flat on my face all the time, over and over” - Ariel“Pleasure work is so often grief work” - Ariel“That's a lot of work!” - Jade“I have had a lot of sex on Mother Ayahuasca, but not in this physical realm” - Ariel“No one can fuck me like I can fuck myself” - Ariel“If people actually were able to tap into their root and sacral chakra, into that divine sexual, into that divine creator/creatrix person energy, that consciousness naturally raises” - Cass“The fact that it is so taboo of a subject to talk about and there's this shame around it within our culture, it only hurts us. No one is better off because of it” - Kaylin

Episode Overview:  True to the nature of this show, the girlfriends are jumping into a taboo topic in this episode: sister wives! They alluded to this topic at the end of their previous episode, so it was only right to dive all the way in and “go there,” sharing a little more about the dynamic of their recent getaway and how it felt to be sister wives for a week!While the concept of sister wives may sound like the solution of all solutions, there are natural hiccups that would cause big problems. We know these things logically, but the girlfriends explore every angle in this lively discussion. From logistics to energy and the woo, they cover it all!Could we take bits and pieces from true sister wives and make our own version of sisterhood that works as a symbiotic relationship? Listen in and let us know your thoughts! Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“In my current relationship, you better not get in that fuckin' bed unless I'm in it, too!” - Jade“We would always turn up the music and have a drink and just like move around… My boob fell out once…” - Jade“Kaylin's boob was out with intention, Jade's boob was out just for fun.” - Cass“You have to create these spaces where you can take time away or it won't work.” - Kaylin

Episode Overview:  The girlfriends just got back from a weeklong trip (read: not a vacation) together and they spill all the tea in this episode! Nothing went according to plan and the results were equal parts stressful and hilarious. If nothing else, they ended up with some really good stories. From a hurricane to the sheer amount of food and beverages consumed over a week, the effect was one big team-building exercise in doing life together, for better or worse. Their spreadsheet of intentions for the week went out the window each day as new obstacles popped up left and right but everyone took it in stride and banded together. Listen in to this episode for a wild ride of a “work week!” Sister wives, here we come!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelAirbnb ReviewQuotable Moments:“We be hydrated” - Jade“We have sister wives, and then Tom coined ‘bro on the go' for the guys too” - Cass“Like yes, there were these cute little mossy pads that you could step on, but then also there was just like a layer of leaves that you weren't really sure what was lurking below…” - Kaylin“It was like a massive team-building activity” - Cass

Episode Overview:  In past episodes, the girlfriends have alluded to the work that they do together outside of this podcast. Tonight, they gather with the remaining two members of their executive team and share the project they're working diligently on in their desire to heal the world: Aligned Social.This very special Guests After Dark episode features Tom Shuck & Munjal Thakar, joining the girlfriends in person at their recent work retreat. As they filmed this episode literally after dark, listen in to see if you can hear the sounds of Florida in the background or the clink of a wine glass as they sit around the table and share the passion behind Aligned Social.Aligned Social is a brand new social media app that's focused on people over profit, improving mental health, and creating true and authentic connections all over the world. As the concept of social media crashes and burns around us, this team is ahead of the curve and has created the future of social media in an effort to heal the largest population possible. How is Aligned Social doing things differently? Press play to find out and join the girlfriends in their latest venture!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelAligned SocialQuotable Moments:“I would venture to guess that nowhere within Western civilization or civilization for that matter, anyone would ever talk to anybody else face to face the way that they do in this online space” - Tom“These are pre-vetted companies who are actually doing good in the world, who actually care about impact more than income” - Cass“Less than a really cheap beer, a really marginal cup of coffee, or an okay kombucha” - Cass“Use the platform for a few months, and make friends and connections, and then get off of it. We're not trying to make you addicted. Of course we'd love to have you on the platform for as long as it serves you, but if the platform isn't serving you and you feel like you've gotten all that you can out of it, by all means, don't stay” - Kaylin“We are open about sharing our differences of opinions and we all agree that it has enriched our lives and we know that it can be done on a bigger scale” - Jade“Where else are you going to find a platform that's gonna support and facilitate your personal journey. Whether that's personal growth, spiritual growth, your journey of healing, what have you. It's pretty amazing what the potential of this platform can be” - Munjal

Episode Overview:  We're picking up where we left off in our last episode with a legitimate ZULU moment. This episode goes into detail about the initiations the girlfriends are going through in life right now, starting with Kaylin's hasty exit last episode. Life comes at us fast, and with a newborn and 5-year old, there's no telling what could happen at any given moment. This time, it happened to be some stitches in the face for the 5-year old. ARGH! The details leading up to the chaos are definitely worth a listen! From stitches to RSV, to Jade's experience with her own son, to Cass' start of 2022, these initiations are coming hard and fast just as the girlfriends are about to get together on an important business trip. We're coming together at the right time and we won't let anything get in our way! We laugh through it all because we know it's all going to work itself out as it should. Listen in to this important conversation about what an initiation is and how it applies to the hands the girls are being dealt right now. Upleveling isn't always easy, but it's always worth it in the end. Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“It feels so right for us to be coming together, even though it shouldn't… there is this magnet pulling us towards getting together” - Kaylin“We use this podcast as therapy if we're being totally honest” - Cass“Get ready, everything's going to change” - Jade “The breaks have been cut in our car. We have no choice but to just go” - Kaylin“We are Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock collectively” - Jade“Your ecosystem terrifies the hell out of me” - Jade“If I'm driving, we're crashing” - Cass“It sounds liike an excuse to buy more socks and underwear” - CassSPOILER ALERT: Writing these show notes after our work trip, it's important to note that the “water” and “thunder” cards came to fruition in the form of a hurricane. No big deal.

Episode Overview:  What goes on in the mind of a shaman? Our 41st episode explores this topic in depth with a behind the scenes look into Cass' brain. Being able to see the highest potential timeline of individuals and the collective is a wild ride and not as black and white as you might imagine.A shaman can see and absorb multiple potential timelines for people. It can be a path based on whether you take great care of yourself or if you're neglecting your purpose. Cass' goal is to help people progress and grow as an individual, moving from one timeline to the next quicker than if you had worked on your own. She'll ease you in, but she'll also rip you wide open based on what she sees and hears.The lessons to be learned through working with a shaman are unlimited. Tap into this episode to learn more about the experience of a shaman and the trust it requires from her clients. Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelThe Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.Quotable Moments:“Are you ever curious about what goes on in the mind of a shaman? I'm not. I'm actually kind of over that topic. So thanks for listening and we'll catch you on the next episode” - Cass“I can see that HPT, the highest potential, and some people I'm not really meant to give them what that looks like because it would be so far out of the realm of possibilities for them to even conceptualize what that would look like for them” - Cass“You have high road and low road options at every step and those are highlighted with transits that occur… If you meet those lessons and pay attention then you can live the back half of your life with this joy and peace” - Jade“You are gonna answer this and you're gonna answer this in the right way and you're gonna to surrender to this” - Kaylin“I'm listening to the things you're not saying” - Cass“I can also highly relate to that. If I'm working with a person and I'm reading their birth chart, they, to me, become the most beautiful human being on the planet, but if I weren't working with them, I might not necessarily like them. But if I'm working with them, all I can see is potential” - Jade

Episode Overview:  Have you ever wanted to just stop everything and quit? We understand these feelings are temporary, but the struggle is very real sometimes. How do we not burnout while trying to burn down current structures? In this episode, the girlfriends dive into knowing when to give your energy and when to take a step back. For these friends and business partners, they've decided to come up with a safe word for when they need a timeout. It's not always easy to put into words how you're feeling when you have reached your threshold, so it's understood when the girls say “ZULU” that they're out and the others can hold space for them. Some of us burnout quicker than others due to our human designs and that's okay.Listen in to see how they came up with their safe word and how they use it differently. The human experience is complicated but these friends love each other through it all with these practices in place. Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Well, reverse cowgirl came up but we realized that is unfortunately said ar too often for it to be the safe word” - Kaylin“One day, Jade's gonna be like ‘Lulu!” and we're gonna be like ‘oh my God Jade, what do you need?!' and she'll be like ‘I need this dog to stop shitting in my living room!'” - Cass“Sometimes we have to tell you, ZULU Kaylin, you can't work anymore” - Jade“...If you have that many people in a shared space, the odds that you will need a safe word are fairly high, and so I hope that we all feel comfortable enough to use it when we feel it or when we need it” - Kaylin“Cass likes to say ‘your underwear drawer is empty' and I'm like ‘you're goddamn right it's empty'” - Jade

Episode Overview:  In the latest “Guests After Dark” series of the Girlfriends with(out) Benefits podcast, the girlfriends introduce the newest member of their tribe, baby Kennedy! Kaylin recently birthed the most precious tiny human, and if you've never checked out our YouTube channel, now is the time so you can see his sweet cheeks for yourself!Kennedy gets his own “after dark” episode because as we all well know, babies have no time clock. Mama and baby are on their own schedule right now, and while baby K can't share his side of things, Kaylin is popping by to discuss the birth process, in all its redemptive glory. All three girlfriends have gone through this process and the multiple perspectives are fascinating. There are similarities and differences between each birth story. Dive in to this juicy episode that will leave you doubled over with laughter (not contractions). Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“My small army of births… they were all different” - Jade“I could try to put three days of birth into two or three minutes” - Kaylin“I kinda go to this very primal state when I'm in labor. It's like an out of body experience, is the only way I can describe it. There's no space or room for emotions or feelings in that. It's very much like ‘I have one job to do right now'” - Kaylin“My biggest fear having another baby was that I would have another baby in the NICU… It's part of why I didn't have a second one right away” - Kaylin“I did see the project through to completion though, so that gives me joy that he waited for me to do that” - Kaylin“How come when I yawn, no one goes ‘oh look, she just yawned'?!” - Cass

Episode Overview:  In this episode of the Girlfriends with(out) Benefits podcast, the girlfriends discuss the dark scaries that can come with parenting. Jade has some serious shit hitting the fan within her family and the girlfriends are gathered around her to sit with her through it. What does that look like?How do we handle it when shit really hits the fan? The best advice the girls can give is to hold space, for others and for yourself. What's hitting the fan for Jade and her family is happening to her, yes, but it's not about her and therefore not her story to tell. How close we are to the center of the issue affects us differently. Cass and Kaylin show up as her biggest supporters, supporting her when she has nothing left for herself with the majority of her energy aimed towards supporting her son. This episode explores the darkness that can bring us down and how to cope when it's darker than we have ever known before. It's an honest episode with a brief moment of levity within the sanctuary that is Costco, something we can all relate to. Grab your tissues for this one and sit with the girlfriends in the midst of the shit. We're going through it all together.Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelCostcoQuotable Moments:“You are only as happy as your least happy child”“How are you able to hold space for yourself when you're that connected to the shit that is hitting the proverbial fan?” - Kaylin“You are able to say really powerful and true things that feel right inside my body, things I've already thought too, that bring me immense amounts of comfort” - Jade“Neither of you scare easily or at all” - Jade“Every child is a whole completely new journey and I have so many firsts with my youngest and my son… he's just teaching me how to be human in a completely different way, and it's a lot” - Jade“Costco is the most healing sanctuary out there” - Cass“Sometimes there's no way through it but through it” - Jade“If you guys are going through the through, we're with you” - Cass

Episode Overview:  This 37th episode of the Girlfriends with(out) Benefits podcast is potentially one of the most significant episodes to date because the girls are discussing something near and dear to Cass' shamanic healing heart: ayahuasca. Mama Aya, as she is affectionately called, is mama bear energy at its best. After recording this episode once already, the girlfriends broke their cardinal rule of not rerecording. Mama Aya came to Cass after the original recording session and told her they had done her wrong. It was worth the rerecord.Cassandra has a special relationship with Mama Aya, channeling her through her shamanic healing work and even referring to her as her best friend. This episode goes deep into their relationship, from first being called to how she utilizes her healing properties today. Plant medicine is a topic these girls could discuss all day from their varying perspectives and passions. Settle in and enjoy this spirited episode!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“Once you have sat with Mama Aya, she is part of you.” - Jade“There's people who try to force it and I truly feel like those are the people who have a harder time experiencing it, or they're doing it for the wrong reasons, or they're doing it for kind of what I like to call ‘righteous partying.' They're like “I'm going to go get high with integrity.”” - Cass“Jesus, Jade! You went from marijuana to acid?!... What a gateway!” - Kaylin“I need to know myself better. I need to know what I want and I want to do this and I am in a safe place.” - Jade“The whole journey of plant medicine is to get the soul back to reincarnate in the body” - Cass“You're gonna get what you need, you're not gonna get what you might want or think you might want” - Cass“It takes any kind of trigger you might have and completely erases it. But you have to face it and you have to accept it during your ceremony or ceremonies before it takes it away” - Kaylin

Episode Overview:  In this very special episode of the Guests After Dark series of the podcast, the BOYS get to join in on the fun! The girls invited their main squeezes (insert your own happy word here) into the mix for a fun look into their relationship dynamics. The partners get a front row seat into these feisty ladies and the development of their business and friendship. There are various states of relationships to dive into here and the love runs deep throughout. Tune in to hear from the partners' perspectives! Laugh along with the group as they lay it all out there to share themselves with their listeners.Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I get the unadulterated, unedited, just raw experience of it” - Tom “When everyone was just gathered around the table for hours on end and I'm like can we break for dinner? Can I get a snack time? Is there any opportunity for recreation?” - Anthony“When she wants you, when she wants to cuddle with you, she wants to cuddle. And when she doesn't want you to touch her, she'll let you know. And it's pretty much on her terms” - Eric“We didn't really date… He was just supposed to be a friend WITH benefits! That was all that was supposed to be” - Jade“Right now, we do have a ten-month old that is teething and I gotta say, we will probably be implementing some shamanic activities to get through this upcoming weekend” - Tom“Tom gets freaked out when things work and when things happen” - Cass (“Nonchalant eeyore, he would be freaked out when things happen” - Kaylin)“He sent me a screenshot of a bank statement and it had a bunch of repeating numbers and he was like ‘this has to mean something' and I was like ‘sure does'” - Kaylin“Now, Cass, you have Tom on record saying all these things that you bring to the marriage. I'm like man, if y'all ever go to divorce court, it's like PLAY IT BACK, run the tape!” - Anthony

Episode Overview:  It's the “Dirty 30” episode of the Girlfriends With(out) Benefits and the girls are getting down and DIRTY for sure! This episode is very much rated R, talking about turning Big Dick Energy into Tight Pussy Energy. That alone should tell you where the episode is going to go.From physical tightness (kegels anyone?) to the energy that comes from being a pure badass, the girls go “there.” How does a penis become a cock? Is there a spectrum of pussy? There is not a single minute of this episode that is not equal parts explicit and hilarious. Prepare to laugh along with the girls as you listen to today's episode. She's a doozy! We hope you've done your kegels. (Have faith that Jade does learn how to say that word correctly around 9 minutes in.)This might be the episode to watch on our YouTube channel. Link below!Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelKegel exercisesQuotable Moments:“It was not that pure. She did not just go ‘tight pussy energy.' We were like ‘wet pussy energy?' No… ‘Deep pussy energy?' No. What is the adjective for this pussy?!” - Cass“And you can still have that energy after pumping out a few babies, because you just do those kegels baby, just do those kegels” - Jade … “I can speak from experience, it is not looser after you have a baby. That is a false lie.” - Kaylin“If we're being dirty and you want the short, dirty answer, I just imagine what it's like to have… a cock in there that you really want to stay and you just, like, hold onto it” - Jade“I just feel like not every penis deserves to be called a cock” - Jade“Maybe Jade does kegels with her clit” - Cass“You know that your pussy is iconic and that no one would give it away for free” - Kaylin

Episode Overview:  In this group of girlfriends, Cassandra is the so-called “messenger,” the one among them who says the things that other people wish they could say but might be afraid to do so. Cass is not afraid to say those things, especially as the badass shaman she is. She receives so many downloads and messages to share, there's no way she could or SHOULD keep those in. And so she shares.These downloads can come from Spirit, but also from the other intuitives the girlfriends work with, together and apart. Sometimes, the information received isn't easy to hear, but these friends approach it with the understanding that they “don't shoot the messenger.” Listen in as Cass shares what her download process is like from Spirit and how the girls work together to flesh out the details. Individually, they're powerful. Together, they're unstoppable. Links:Girlfriends with(out) Benefits YouTube ChannelQuotable Moments:“I have this abandonment piece, that like, yes, I'll be fine without you, but I really want you to love me and I really don't want you to hate me for what it is I'm about to say” - Cass“That's why we're doing this podcast. If anything, it's a therapy session for us” - Cass“I have to be willing to do my job, which is to create tension if that's what needs to be created. That's hard for me because I'm sick of doing it but it's my job in this life” - Jade“My mind's eye right now has this visual of Jade reverse-cowgirling anyone that she's ever fucked with and so that's where I'm gonna be” - Kaylin