I’m Jess, and I eat keto as a form of self-care. After keto transformed my physical and mental health, I knew I wanted to help other women to experience the same. I've been a weight loss coach since 2017, and I started this podcast on a mission to serve a larger audience with free helpful content pairing a keto diet with mindset and motivation coaching.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.For much of human history, Summer was a season of pilgrimage.The weather was right for journeying, and people would leave their homes to walk toward places of meaning, healing, prayer, and transformation.But pilgrimage isn't only about traveling long distances.It's about crossing a threshold.It's about stepping out of ordinary life long enough to remember what matters most.Press play to hear:Why pilgrimage was traditionally associated with SummerThe difference between a vacation and a pilgrimageWhy some of the most important pilgrimages happen close to homeHow Nature helps us remember who we areWhy many people are secretly longing for a threshold experienceHow to create a meaningful pilgrimage in your own lifeWhat if your real life isn't standing in the way of your pilgrimage?What if your real life is the path?Wherever your feet take you this Summer, may your path feel sacred and lead you closer to what really matters.How we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.Sign up for a free curiosity call here.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.Have you ever wanted something deeply but felt frustrated that your current reality couldn't quite support it yet?Maybe you want to be a more patient parent, grow your business, have healthier habits, stronger boundaries, or a more meaningful life.And maybe you've been judging yourself because your current capacity doesn't match your desire.Not every gap between desire and capacity is a problem to solve.Today I'm sharing 3 reasons for the gap between your capacity and desire, and which one you should do nothing about.Press play to hear:Why people often give up too soonThe difference between desire and capacityHow capacity grows through resourcing, not forceWhy perfectionism sabotages growthThe power of "Version 1.0"The relationship between Summer and sustainable expansionWhy some dreams require patience instead of pressureHow to honor your desire without fighting your current capacityWhy I used to think Summer shouldn't be a Season of restHow seasonal living changed my relationship with productivityHow we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.Sign up for a free curiosity call here.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.I made you a FREE companion guide for this episode! This FREE instant access PDF will give you 14 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate the Summer Solstice + 6 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this season. Litha marks the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, and it's a time when fertile energy is at its peak, and all around us, new life is rapidly growing. It celebrates the growing crops, the Sun, abundance, the beauty of Mother Earth, and the first day of Summer! Did you know?More commonly referred to as Midsummer's Night, Litha is believed to be a time when faerie folk pass into the human world at Twilight and offer blessings, and sometimes mischief. If you're familiar with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, this is a great example of the mischief the faeries do to interfere with humans just for fun.Even though the exact dates are June 19-23, we can celebrate this whole season. In this episode, you'll learn...the origins, history, and symbolism of Lithawhat Nature is modeling for us physically, spiritually, and energetically, and how we can align14 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Litha6 journal prompt themes to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this seasonOther episodes mentioned:-229. How to Rewrite and Rewild Your Relationship with Your Cycle - with Em Dewey -228. The 4 Feminine Archetypes - what's yours? -227. Using the superpowers of your menstrual & moon cycle to enjoy your life moreHow we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.Sign up for a free curiosity call here.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.What if the thing you keep calling "stuck" is actually devotion?Whether you're caring for children, aging parents, a partner, a community, or carrying the invisible emotional labor for everyone around you, it's easy to feel exhausted, resentful, overwhelmed, and trapped.But what if you're not trapped at all?What if you've chosen this chapter because it reflects your deepest values, your integrity, and the way Love wants to move through your Life?Press play to hear:The difference between feeling stuck and being devotedWhy caregiving can feel both meaningful and incredibly difficultThe hidden wound many women carry around the Mother archetypeHow we've been conditioned to equate Love with self-sacrificeWhy martyrdom is not the highest expression of the feminineSummer as a season of nourishment, ripening, and generosityHow Nature models sustainable caregiving and replenishmentThe difference between devotion and depletionHow to stay connected to yourself while loving others wellMy story caring for my father during the final chapter of his Life3 practical ways to resource yourself when Life is asking a lot from youThis episode is an invitation to see your Story differently.Your exhaustion isn't proof that you're failing. It's proof you need more resourcing.How we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.Sign up for a free curiosity call here.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.Did you know I'm a twin?Growing up, we loved the TV show Sister, Sister. We always wished we could pull off the same twin-switch pranks as the characters on the show. Since we're fraternal twins, we could never fool anyone in person. But over the phone? That was another story. We tried and sometimes succeeded! We could trick some boys calling, at least for a little while, but the people closest to us could tell instantly who was who. Our unique voices gave us away.Press play hear:Why humans are naturally wired for vocal communicationWhat gets lost when communication becomes primarily text-basedThe surprising relationship between voice and nervous system regulationHow we can often tell someone isn't okay before they ever tell usWhy texting isn't always as efficient as we've been taught to believeHow much effort it takes to edit, filter, and manage written communicationHow technology is changing the way we relate to one anotherHow hearing another person's voice can help us feel seen, understood, and connectedThis episode is an invitation to remember that your voice carries so much more information than words. It carries emotion, relationship, history, presence, and medicine.And in a world where more and more of our lives are mediated through screens, perhaps one of the most healing and human things we can do is simply hear each other.Mentioned in this EpisodeBook: Do Nothing by Celeste HeadleeEp. 228 The 4 Feminine ArchetypesHow we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.Sign up for a free curiosity call here.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.What started as my daughter Elsie doing some innocent role-playing with ChatGPT eventually led to her crying and saying it was creepy. That experience opened the door to a much bigger conversation about Right Relationship with technology, attention, creativity, belonging, and what it means to stay human in an increasingly AI world.Press play to hear:why so many of our deepest human needs cannot be fully met through technologythe difference between support and substitutionwhat AI can do well and where it falls shorthow we often settle for "cheap substitutes" when we're actually craving something much deeperthe surprising history and meaning behind the phrase "left to our own devices"why attention is one of the most important resources we havehow to come into right relationship with technology instead of treating it as inherently good or badthe connection between technology, nervous system regulation, and belongingwhy asynchronous spaces and voice-noting can feel way more nourishing than texting or social mediaHow we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
☀️The Summer Sanctuary is now open! Join me June 24-Aug 14 in a protected wildlife preserve for your Natural Self.Most women I talk to don't actually hate their lives.They love their children.They love their partners.They care deeply about their work, their communities, and the lives they've built.The problem usually isn't that their priorities are completely wrong.The problem is that they're over-functioning and under-resourcing.Press play to hear:the difference between devotion and self-abandonmentwhy so many women are operating from depletion instead of Lovehow modern environments disconnect us from ourselveswhy most women do not need more self-improvementthe idea that healing often comes from changing conditions, not fixing yourselfcreating spaciousness inside fullnessstaying connected to yourself while caregiving, working, and loving deeplyHow we can walk together:Join the next women's circle, Summer Sanctuary, June 24-Aug 14.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
We can get so caught up in cycles of doubt, insecurity, overthinking, overanalyzing, analysis paralysis, second guessing, getting stuck, procrastinating, and all of these obstacles in our decision-making.And beginning to use a pendulum to ask anything—from the most simple and basic low-risk type of question, to making some of the biggest decisions of my life—has really freed me from all of those monkey mind games that used to set me back. And I'm on a mission to share that kind of freedom with others.In this episode, I'll be teaching us how divination was once a universal folk practice, why it's actually normal to consult your intuition (and quite abnormal not to), and how to use a pendulum (or any weighted necklace) to access clear yes/no guidance from your body, intuition, ancestors, or divine support team. We'll explore the science-backed connection between pendulum work and muscle testing, discuss who or what we might be channeling, and have hands-on practice together in real time. By the end, you'll have a grounded process for using a pendulum to make aligned decisions rooted in love, clarity, and intuition.Mentioned in this episode: ep 206 How To Use Intuitive ToolsAmelia Hruby and her podcast Off The GridSign up for my free Celtic Lunar Tree Calendar GuideSign up for a free curiosity call to get to know each other better before doing a reading or reiki togetherOr if you're ready, sign up for a pendulum & oracle card reading hereOr sign up for a reiki session hereHow we can walk together
In the Taoist 5 Element System, the element of the Spring Season is called Nature (sometimes called Wood.) Our Nature is really about our gifts. We all have inherent gifts that we are born with that are meant for our own benefit (to enjoy!) and meant for others' benefit too (to serve.) I have a free Discover Your Spiritual Gifts class that complements this episode really well for you. Grab it here.Most of our problems in Life really do come down to not knowing ourselves, not loving ourselves, and not BEING ourselves. Why is it like that for so many of us?! It's definitely not your own fault. It's because of the culture and systems that we are born into, that are so disconnected now from this kind of truth.But I do believe we are coming Home, with so many more people individually awakening, but also a collective shift back into this. I think it's inevitable with the rise of AI that we will have a reawakening of what sets us apart as humans and spirits—our spiritual gifts. Today's episode is a recording of a client coaching call that I just know you're gonna relate to!If you feel disconnected from your gifts or like Fear (which btw ultimately does come from Love!) is getting in the way of you fully stepping into them, you're going to love this episode. How we can walk together
Your Attention Is Sacred starts THIS WEDNESDAY. Join me in a 10-day voice-note book club to reclaim your Attention and rewild your relationship with your phone, technology, and social media.What if your Attention isn't actually scarce?In this episode, I explore a different way of understanding Attention, not as something you're running out of, but as something you're in relationship with.We talk about why social media and modern technology can feel so overwhelming, what's actually happening in your nervous system, and the deeper truth that often gets missed:This is not a personal failure. The system itself changed.If you've been feeling distracted, overstimulated, or like your Time and energy aren't your own, this episode will help you understand why—and what might begin to shift when you relate to your Attention differently.Press play to hear:Why Attention might not actually be a limited resourceThe deeper meaning of attention as tending, not “paying”How the quality of your Attention shapes the quality of your LifeWhat your body might be telling you about your current relationship with your phone or social mediaWhy your nervous system feels overwhelmed in today's worldThe concept of “cruel optimism” and why trying harder isn't always the answerHow social media shifted from serving users → capturing attentionThe move from finite feeds → infinite scroll and why that mattersWhy it feels harder to focus now than it used toWhat it might look like to stop trying to keep up with everythingI'm currently hosting:Your Attention Is Sacred: a 10-Day Voice-Note Book ClubMay 6–15Fully asynchronous inside VoxerEach day, I'll share a short excerpt, a reflection, and a few questions. You can listen, respond, journal, or simply take it in.*You don't have to have read the book.*You don't have to change anything.This is a space to notice… and to come back into relationship with your own Attention.How we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
I made you a FREE companion guide for this episode! This FREE instant access (and pretty!) PDF will give you 13 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Beltane + 6 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this season. Download it now!Beltane marks the halfway point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. Beltane is a Celtic celebration of fire, fertility, rebirth, sexuality, and sensuality. It celebrates the union of the God and the Goddess, of masculine and feminine energies.DID YOU KNOW?The stories of Robin Hood and Cinderella seem to be based off the Beltane story of the union of the May Queen and the Green Man. Beltane is filled undeniably filled with sexuality and sensuality. The May Pole is a phallic symbol. To go A'Maying was to have a one night stand in the woods with a masked stranger in celebration of Beltane.In this episode, you'll learn...the origins, history, and symbolism of Beltanewhat Nature is modeling for us physically, spiritually, and energetically, and how we can align13 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Beltane6 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this seasonRelated episodes:-231. Discover your sexual archetype & consciously create your best sex life -229. How to Rewrite and Rewild Your Relationship with Your Cycle - with Em Dewey -228. The 4 Feminine Archetypes - what's yours? -227. Using the superpowers of your menstrual & moon cycle to enjoy your life moreI'm currently hosting:Your Attention Is Sacred: a 10-Day Voice-Note Book ClubMay 6–15Fully asynchronous inside VoxerEach day, I'll share a short excerpt, a reflection, and a few questions. You can listen, respond, journal, or simply take it in.*You don't have to have read the book.*You don't have to change anything.This is a space to notice… and to come back into relationship with your own Attention.How we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
In this episode, I share a disturbing dream that marked a turning point in my relationship with Attention, social media, and the systems we participate in.It's an exploration of the Magician archetype, the nature of illusion, and the subtle ways our Attention can be shaped, captured, and carried without us realizing it.This is a conversation about enchantment, awareness, and what it means to stay connected to yourself while moving through systems designed to captivate you. Press play to hear:My disturbing dream about illusion, surrender, and disorientationThe Magician archetype in Jungian psychology and what it representsHow Attention can be shaped, redirected, and influenced without conscious awarenessWhy illusion often feels good and why that mattersHow social media functions as a modern system of attention captureThe experience of being “inside the spell” and what it feels like to come back outWhat it means to be in Right Relationship with technologyAttention as a relationship, not just a resourceIllusion as a natural part of human experienceAwareness as the bridge between manipulation and masteryThe difference between being entranced vs empoweredThe practice of staying connected to yourself inside immersive systemsThe problem isn't illusion. The problem is forgetting that you're inside it.If this episode stayed with you, I'd love to hear what you're noticing. Leave a comment or reach out to me through my website.And if you know someone who has been questioning their relationship with their phone, social media, Attention, or presence, feel free to share this with them.I'm currently hosting:Your Attention Is Sacred: a 10-Day Voice-Note Book ClubMay 6–15Fully asynchronous inside VoxerEach day, I'll share a short excerpt, a reflection, and a few questions. You can listen, respond, journal, or simply take it in.*You don't have to have read the book.*You don't have to change anything.This is a space to notice… and to come back into relationship with your own Attention.How we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
I didn't decide all at once to change my relationship with social media.It happened slowly.In this episode, I'm sharing the story of how things started to feel different for me—how something that once felt connective and alive began to feel extractive, overwhelming, and out of alignment. I talk about the moment where something really clicked, the questions that changed everything, and how I began experimenting instead of forcing a drastic change.This is a conversation about Attention, Time, and what it means to come back into Right Relationship with the systems we participate in.If you've been feeling like your attention is scattered, your time isn't your own, or you're trying to win inside a game you don't even want to be playing anymore… you're not alone.Press play to hear:What it felt like when social media stopped feeling reciprocalThe subtle ways Attention can feel like it's being taken instead of chosenThe concept of “unpaid labor” just to maintain your experience online The moment I realized something was not in Right RelationshipWhy I didn't quit social media—and what I did insteadThe small, experimental shifts that changed everythingWhy deeper connection, not more content, was what I was actually craving, and how I UPGRADED instead of deprived myselfHow voice notes and asynchronous connection became more meaningful for meThe question that reframed my entire relationship with time: What could I do with those same 12 hours a week if I put them somewhere else? As you listen, you might notice:What has shifted in your own relationship with social media over time?And what are you actually craving when you reach for it?Mentioned in this episode:Untamed by Glennon DoyleAmelia Hruby's work + podcast Off the GridI'm currently hosting:Your Attention Is Sacred: a 10-Day Voice-Note Book ClubMay 6–15Fully asynchronous inside VoxerEach day, I'll share a short excerpt, a reflection, and a few questions. You can listen, respond, journal, or simply take it in.*You don't have to have read the book.*You don't have to change anything.This is a space to notice… and to come back into relationship with your own Attention.How we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
If the Earth were a Person, how would you describe what they are like, and how would you describe your relationship with them?I was brought up in a religion that taught me that nature is something separate from us and subservient to us.It's alive in a sense, but definitely not conscious. I was taught that it's impersonal, and it definitely didn't have a soul or spirit.It's beautiful, sure, but it's mainly a utility that exists to resource humans. It's here to be the support system and backdrop to the most important existence of humans.Basically, it's inanimate.But in the last couple of years, especially after my first psychedelic experience, I see things completely differently.Throughout most of human history, human beings believed in animism, and it doesn't contradict religion (or, it doesn't have to.)Animism is the belief that everything in Nature is alive and has a spirit or consciousness—not just humans and animals, but also trees, rivers, rocks, mountains, and even weather systems.It's one of the oldest belief systems in the world and is found in many Indigenous and earth-based traditions.Animism teaches that the world is made up of relationships - that we're in constant dialogue with the more-than-human world, and that everything is interconnected and deserving of respect.Press play to learn: myths and creation stories about the Earth being personal and relationalpractical and magical ways to be more connected with Nature - to receive physical and mental health benefits and also to receive messages from your Intuitionhow to see Nature as a mirror for what's happening in our inner world through its cycles of growth and restHow we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
I saw Michelle's profile on LinkedIn one day and literally just felt drawn to connect with her. I messaged her promising I wasn't selling anything, just that I thought it was so cool she is an intuitive therapist from Massachusetts (where I'm from too!) and that we have a lot in common.Then I pretty quickly after that saw that she was starting her own podcast and was looking for guests and I volunteered, and I was her very first guest! We have talked mainly about the soul of weight loss and healing from body objectification, things we are both very passionate about, but we also have in common that we are both reiki practitioners!This is our first time talking about it together and I wanted to have her come teach inside the Wild Wellness Women's Circle, and also have her community and my community (that's you!) get to hear this replay!Michelle has a fully booked therapy practice, she has an amazing top-rated podcast called “Into the Work: Therapy for Empaths and Seekers,” she's a reiki practitioner, AND she teaches others to become reiki practitioners. She teaches transformative classes online and holds group healing ceremonies too.Press play to hear this 90-minute interactive session women's circle gathering, featuring Michelle's expertise on:How do you understand how Reiki works — physiologically, energetically, magically, or even from a quantum physics perspective?What role does the placebo effect plays in Reiki sessions?How to reconcile Reiki with any other belief systems in your life, like religious upbringing?How does Reiki help tame our inner critic?What is an Empath and why might they particularly need Reiki for both physical and emotional issues?How to know whether you need talk therapy, Reiki, or both?Advice for anyone curious about becoming a Reiki practitioner?Mentioned in this episode:FREE Discover Your Spiritual Gifts classInvite Your Intuition Distance Reiki Sessions with mePrevious episodes 185 and 230 with MichelleHow we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
Today is April Fool's Day, and instead of talking about pranks or jokes, we're exploring the deeper archetypal meaning of the Fool.In this episode, I'm weaving together the archetype of Fool from the Tarot, the Maiden from feminine archetypal work, and the lived experience of Spring as a Season of not knowing, beginning, and becoming.Because what if the part of you that doesn't have it all figured out yet IS NOT A PROBLEM?We're also talking about:What it means to be in an initiation, especially when the old way no longer fitsWhy entering the Unknown isn't a mistake, but part of the pathHow re-enchantment with Nature can guide you back into trust, instinct, and what feels AliveThis episode is for you if:You feel like you're in-between—no longer where you were, but not quite where you're goingYou're questioning old patterns, but don't have clear answers yetYou feel Resistance, Curiosity, or a pull toward something you can't fully explainYou've been hard on yourself for not having it figured out yetMentioned in this episode:A Wild New Work podcast by Megan Leatherman and her episode Answering the Fool's CallThe Living Myth podcastWomen Who Run With The Wolves book by Clarissa Pinkola EstesGuided Oracle Card & Pendulum ReadingBreakthrough Week Voxer Coaching (Limited Time Discount): use code SPRING through Sun 4/5 to save 50%!Invite Your Intuition Distance Reiki SessionHow we can walk together:Join the next gathering of the Wild Wellness Women's Circle. More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Grab any of my Free Resources here.
I've been thinking a lot about how quickly we're taught to leave something the moment it feels off.Burn it down. Pivot. Start over.In the Celtic Lunar Tree Calendar, we're in the Connection Full Moon this Wednesday, April 1. It's about how alignment doesn't always come from making a big move. Sometimes it comes from staying long enough to understand what's actually out of alignment, and letting it come back into right relationship.That doesn't mean you stay forever.It means you don't let fear, force, or shame make the decision for you.For anyone navigating tension, transition, or "something's shifting but I can't name it yet," I made a free moon guide for you.
We are at a really exciting time in history where western science is finally developing the technology to explain and “prove” what ancient wisdom has taught for thousands of years. One of those things is the concept that the heart is the center of who we are (NOT the brain.)Our hearts and our brains both produce electromagnetic frequencies. In fact, we are electrical beings, and this is how most communication inside our bodies works. Our nervous system is built on electromagnetic frequencies, as is our mental health, our hormonal health, our connection to Nature (example: grounding), and as it turns out… … so is our Intuition.It's ALL signaling, electrical signaling. The electromagnetic frequency of our heart can be measured, as well as our brain's, and it turns out that the emf of the heart is 3x bigger than the brain!Our heart starts beating in the womb at 5 weeks old, but our brain waves don't start until month 7. The emf of our heart extends out about 3 feet beyond our physical bodies, providing a scientific explanation of our aura, and an explanation for how we can pick up on the “vibes” of others in a room without even speaking. The HeartMath Institute has been studying the emf of the heart and observed SIGNIFICANT measurable differences in different emotional states. When we are in more of a positive or “high vibe” emotion, the heart signaling reaches a beautiful state of coherence. We will then be able to RESONATE with other people and experiences available in the electromagnetic field around us that are a match for our own frequency. This explains the saying, “We don't get what we want. We get what we ARE.” It also becomes very CLEAR to us what does NOT match, what does not vibe, part of how our Intuition serves us.HeartMath also proved through a series of experiments that our heart detects information BEFORE our brains do…AND the heart signals a response in our bodies and emotional states even before we are cognitively aware. Press play on this episode to hear HeartMath Instructor Andrea Trank tell us about all this and more!Mentioned in this episode:ep. 272 Rewild Your FrequencyHow we can walk together:Learn about our next women's circle gatherings here.More of a one-on-one person? I love that too! Learn more here.Join my email community by signing up for any of my free resources.Let's connect on Instagram or Facebook!Sign up for a Free Curiosity Call to have a zero-pressure sweet and helpful conversation with me, a real human who cares.
I always hated January and February. To me they felt like the most depressing months of the year. Christmas was over, and now we just had to survive until March.I hated Winter, until I learned how to Winter well.Things have deeply changed for me in the last few years, and today I want to share with you the 3 biggest needle movers that have changed me from a Winter hater to a Winter lover.Mentioned in this episode:- Ep 271 How to Rewild Your Light- Join our Letters from Love women's circle Feb 18-27, entirely asynchronous & onlineLet's Connect on Instagram or Facebook!
I made you a FREE companion guide for this episode. This FREE instant access PDF will give you 13 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate + 12 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this season.I love honoring the Wheel of the Year with others by gathering together to celebrate how Nature is modeling wisdom for us in each season & aligning ourselves with it.This turn in the Wheel of the Year is Imbolc (pronounced Imolk, from the Celtic phrase "in the belly" referring to the lamb's pregnant bellies this time of year.)We are finally moving out of Winter hibernation and awakening to Spring! This is the time for Spring cleaning, planting our seeds (literally and metaphorically), connecting to our playful and adventurous inner Maiden archetype, and setting goals for what we want to create this year.Imbolc is an ancient Celtic winter fire festival honoring the return of the sun and the goddess Brigid. In more recent times, we have celebrated it in religion as St. Brigid's Day or Candlemas, and even secularly as Groundhog Day.Press play to hear:- the origins and history of Imbolc, Brigid, St. Brigid, and even the weather predictions of Groundhog Day what Nature is modeling for us physically, spiritually, and energetically, and how we can align- 13 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Imbolc- 12 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this season Let's Go Deeper:Enroll in Rewild Your Wellness (lifetime access online course)FREE Masterclass: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Skip the resolutions and feel how you want to feel NOW with my Free Desire MapSign up for a FREE 1:1 coaching curiosity callLet's Connect!InstagramFacebook
What if your body isn't fighting you but Intelligently communicating with you? What if problems aren't enemies to be avoided but portals meant to help us? What if the answer isn't to reduce our stress but to expand our capacity and make ourselves more resourced for it? "Healing through nourishment" and "nourishment as the solution for everything" is a topic I'm constantly discussing with my clients that brings such relief, hope, ease, and resourcing to them, and I want to share it with you today too.You'll learn:why approach goals are always more effective than avoid goalshow we can "crowd out" unwanted habits and behaviors with nourishmenttraditional models of healing: the scientific view vs. the heroic view vs. the nourishment viewhow problems are actually allies, helpers, and portals for our transformationhow nourishment helps us with sickness, stress, sadness, and moreeasy, accessible ways to nourish our body, mind, and spiritwhat to do if you feel like you don't have the time, money, or access to nourish yourselfMentioned in this episode:Ep 102 Clean Pain, Dirty PainEp 270 Rewild Your NutritionEp 271 Rewild Your Light (Light As Nutrition)Enroll in Rewild Your Wellness (lifetime access online course)FREE Masterclass: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Skip the resolutions and feel how you want to feel NOW with my Free Desire MapSign up for a FREE 1:1 coaching curiosity callLet's Connect!InstagramFacebook
I made you a FREE companion guide for this episode that'll take you through every prompt I mention, so you don't have to press pause, remember, or write them down. This FREE Google doc allows you to type out your responses to each question right inside and save it as a resource for anytime in the future. New Year, New Woo is about giving ourselves permission to this year, for the first time, or to even more so, explore our growth edge of woo woo (wherever you may currently be on the woo woo spectrum) and explore, expand, and TRUST our Intuition. In this episode, I'm taking you through 9 journal/discussion prompts all about assessing your current connections to your Intuition, and 9 more all about exploring and expanding even more into your Intuition.I'm also giving you MY personal answers, so this is a fun way to get to know me better too!Mentioned in this episode:Enroll in Rewild Your Wellness (lifetime access online course)FREE Masterclass: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Skip the resolutions and feel how you want to feel NOW with my Free Desire MapSign up for a FREE 1:1 coaching curiosity callLet's Connect!InstagramFacebook
Winter is not the time for New Year's Resolutions—if that looks like taking action right now because we're "supposed to" even though we don't have the energy for it. Statistics prove that Winter is not a Natural time to take massive action—23% of people give up on their resolutions within the first week and 88% by the second week.Winter is, however, a very Natural time to attune to what Love is asking of you, to nourish yourself and let it root down into you, and to let your energy pool inside of you as it will naturally pick back up with the returning Light over the next 6 weeks.This is the Natural time to rest and dream, to reimagine your life, to recreate yourself from the inside out. Nature is doing a lot of growth right now, but it's largely invisible, happening in the dark of the soil. This is what's Natural for us to do right now too, and this episode will help you to do that.Whether you're listening to this episode at the 2026 New Year or in the future, remember... You really do have permission to renegotiate the terms of your life and to reinvent your life, or any section of it, at any time.In this episode, you'll learn:how to know when it's time to reinvent 5 questions that walk you through the steps to reinvent your life at any timeI made you a FREE companion guide for this episode so you don't have to try to remember all 5 questions and rewind or pause to write them down. This FREE Google doc allows you to type out your journal responses to each question right inside and save it as a resource for anytime in the future. Mentioned in this episode:Enroll in Rewild Your Wellness (lifetime access online course)FREE Masterclass: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Skip the resolutions and feel how you want to feel NOW with my Free Desire MapSign up for a FREE 1:1 coaching curiosity callLet's Connect!InstagramFacebook
My favorite holiday movie is The Holiday - you know the one with Kate Winslet and hunky Jude Law? You don't have to have already seen the movie The Holiday, but we're going to be exploring the major themes of it together, exploring how we can step into being the leading lady of our own lives, like:- finding gumption- facing fears- breaking patterns- changing your atmosphere- setting boundaries- speaking up- letting go- knowing your values- finding a supportive tribeMentioned in this episode:Enroll in Rewild Your Wellness (lifetime access online course)FREE Masterclass: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Sign up for a FREE 1:1 coaching curiosity callMore Free Resources For This SeasonYou Did More Than You Think: Free Self-Gratitude Prompts To Close Your Year. Perfect for self-reflection—or with others on holiday car rides or dinner table talks. Do them all at once, pick one a day, or whatever feels joyful & regenerative for you!Skip the resolutions and feel how you want to feel NOW with my Free Desire MapLet's Connect!InstagramFacebook
In this Winter conversation, I'm joined by Christian Rasmussen, founder of Amentara (formerly MN Nice Botanicals), whose work with Amanita muscaria has impacted thousands of people around the world. If you've followed my podcast for a while, you know I rarely bring guests on—even though I receive constant pitches. I said an instant yes to this interview because I already knew Christian's work, and I've actually been purchasing Amanita from his website for the last few years. His company was recommended to me originally by Amanita Dreamer, whose research guided my earliest explorations with this mushroom.Amanita muscaria—also known as fly-agaric—is the “other” psychedelic mushroom. It is legal, ancient, and culturally famous (yes, the Mario mushroom emoji
This replay of our Wild Wellness Women's Circle seasonal gathering explores Yule as a sacred turning point—a time when we emerge from darkness, not with pressure or performance, but with reverence, rest, and meaning-making.We honored the season of winter as a time of clarity, healing, and vision. We centered slowness, sovereignty, and sacred reflection instead of rigid resolutions.
This episode is a recording of our recent women's circle gathering on Sacred Wintering and the Twelve Holy Nights, and it was truly beautiful—deep, grounded, accessible, and full of wisdom for the season we're entering.For centuries across European, Germanic, and Christian-mystic lineages, the Twelve Holy Nights have marked a threshold in time: the Year Between Years. These nights begin on December 25 and carry us through January 6, honoring the liminal space when the sun's return becomes visible and intuition feels naturally heightened.I invited Lisa Jara to teach with me, because she guides this practice every year with a devotion and clarity I deeply respect. Lisa and I first connected through a membership of intuitive and anti-capitalist entrepreneurs, and our friendship grew quickly through long WhatsApp voice notes about the people we serve, the work we love, and the ways cyclicality shapes our lives. I've practiced the Twelve Holy Nights on my own for the last two years—well, actually, with my husband and daughter and I love that it can be done with others!—and it has become one of my favorite ways to enter Winter with intention rather than resistance.Inside this session, we explored:What it means to like our lives, including how we can learn to like WinterHow to proactively surrender to Winter instead of waiting for a “forced winter” through burnout, grief, or crisisWhy so many of us stopped naturally wintering—and how capitalism shaped thatHow Winter restores self-trust and reconnects us with our inner wisdomA generous teaching from Lisa on the cosmology, history, and practice of the Twelve Holy NightsHow each Holy Night mirrors a month of the coming yearHow to work with dreams, symbols, signs, and synchronicitiesAn imaginative visioning practice to help you enter the season more intentionallyThis conversation is for anyone longing for slowness, clarity, ritual, or a more embodied relationship with Winter. It's also for anyone who wants to practice the Twelve Holy Nights this year in a simple, grounded, and meaningful way.Links Mentioned in the Episode
SIGN UP to join us live or catch the replay of our FREE women's circle on Thurs 12/4 at 1 pm ET: The 12 Holy Nights: How Sacred Wintering Reconnects Us with The Body & NatureI made you a FREE companion guide for this episode! This FREE instant access PDF will give you 10 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Yule + 12 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this season. Download it now!---Yule marks the Winter Solstice and is typically a 12 day celebration filled with gratitude and generosity, starting on Dec 21 and going through the end of December.It's a celebration of the rebirth of the Light, after we pass the shortest day and longest night of the year. It's a time where winter is modeling sacred rest, stillness, reflection, and resilience.Because of the discrepancy between the lunar calendar (354 days) and the solar calendar (365.25 days), lunar-based cultures consider these "extra 12 days" to be mythic time, time outside of time, where the ordinary rules of life are suspended and the veil between worlds is thin.Did you know? The idea that Santa Claus has shamanic roots tied to psychedelics comes from interpretations of Siberian and Arctic shamanic traditions. This theory proposes that many elements of the Santa Claus story—his appearance, behavior, and even the flying reindeer—may be influenced by shamanic practices, particularly those involving the Amanita muscaria mushroom.Even though the exact date is December 21, we can celebrate this whole season.In this episode, you'll learn...the origins, history, and symbolism of Yulewhat Nature is modeling for us physically, spiritually, and energetically, and how we can align 10 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Yule12 journal prompt themes to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this seasonRelated/Mentioned in this episodeEp 271: Rewild Your Light (Light as Nutrition)When Santa was a Shaman bookFeel how you want to feel NOW with my Free Desire MapLet's Go Deeper TogetherJoin the Wild Wellness Women's Circle (monthly membership)Enroll in Rewild Your Wellness (lifetime access online course)Learn more about one-on-one coachingLet's Connect!InstagramFacebook
As we near the end of the year, it's easy to focus on the goals we didn't meet or the dreams that haven't yet come true. But what if we paused to witness what did happen? What if we looked at this year—and ourselves—through the eyes of love?This episode is a recording of our Self-Gratitude Circle, a beautiful live gathering inside the Wild Wellness Women's Circle where we reflected not only on peak achievements but on persistence, resilience, and the subtle moments of growth that often go unnoticed.Inside, we explore:Why our brains fixate on our gaps—the distance between where we are now and where we want to be—instead of our gains—the distance between where we are now and where we used to beHow withholding praise from ourselves actually stunts real growthWhat to do with the grief of unfulfilled goalsHow to identify our Very Good Reasons for the things we did not do this yearWays to honor the Intelligence behind resistance, pause, and restWhat it looks like to truly celebrate your inner PersistenceAnd a guided practice to uncover all the things you did this year that you forgot aboutThis circle isn't just for listening—it's for feeling, remembering, and honoring the fullness of your year.
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