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As we continue this season's mentorship series, this conversation with one of my current mentors was as potent as I had imagined. Carmen Spagnola has been a support, guide, teacher and esteemed colleague for over 12 years, and I have benefitted greatly from her depth of presence, attunement, clarity and nuance. She has spent time with my mares Diva and Raven, and has recently, and excitingly, become the steward of two geldings. Her love and care for horses (and humans) spills forth in this conversation and in her many offerings.  In this conversation, we unpacked the concept of attachment theory, and specifically how secure attachment in any relationship can be facilitated by understanding and prioritizing contact nutrition, essentially nourishing ourselves and others through presence, attunement, co-regulation, safe touch, and empathy. How we interact with our horses, as fellow mammals, and their nervous systems, impacts the quality of our relational experince, and their sense of feeling safe, secure, and soothed. There are so many nuggets of goodness in this hour and it reminded me once again why I am so grateful to have Carmen in my life! Grab a tea, some chocolate, a shedding comb, or a manure fork, and enjoy this sweet chat.  Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist and kitchen witch. Carmen has taught intuition development and earth-based spirituality to hundreds in her online mystery school, The Numinous School, from 2013 - 2021, as well as retreats and workshops. Carmen's work cross-pollinates themes of attachment, animism, myth and justice, supported by extensive training, certification, supervision and mentorship. Carmen has hosted The Numinous Podcast since 2014. She is author of Spells for the Apocalype: Practical Magic for Turbulent TImes (2025) and The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year (2022). Website: https://www.carmenspagnola.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmenspagnola/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscarmenspagnola Podcast: https://crspagnola.podbean.com/

Use this link to send us thoughts or questions!The Weaving the Future Podcast aims to foster conversation and tangible insights on how we can live and work in ways that are aligned, sacred, equitable and joyful. Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is author of Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times (2025) and The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year (2022). Carmen is host of The Numinous Podcast, and founder of The Numinous Network, an online learning and support portal for people healing from trauma through a cross-pollination of somatics, attachment, and nature-based spirituality. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil. Her work is an invitation to re-enchantment, soul nourishment, and a deeper and more animistic relationship to the natural world. She provides frameworks and skills to create cultures of collective care in precarious times.Carmen is a big proponent of “Collapse Awareness”, particularly living a deeply satisfying life in the face of chaotic times. An overarching question we dive into in this episode is exploring whether there is a tension between being “collapsitarian” perspectives and the work of weaving change within existing systems, and the place for hope or vision within that.We also dive into what it is like for both her and I to be living right now, where we are situated and what we are grappling with right now. This includes some discussion on how to draw on Carmen's brand new book Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times. She describes this book as a trauma-informed witchcraft book that is gift book sized, which can feel like holding hands with someone who is in sync with what is happening in the collective. Carmen requested that we release this episode on Feb 10 at 3:13pm, which is the lunar return of the book's publication date – so like a mini month-long birthday cycle! A few links to things we discuss during this episode:Collapse in a Nutshell - Podcast episode summarizing collapse topics: https://open.spotify.com/episode/27Strj0h1T5WK19XAVAmit?si=ecb124efd98941c7 Practicing new worlds, a book Carmen includes in her book club: https://www.akpress.org/practicing-new-worlds-ebook.html An article discussing the three key types of activism (along with this author's proposal for a rebalancing of the different types: https://medium.com/world-summit/imbalanced-spheres-of-activism-and-the-great-turning-that-needs-to-get-turning-50316017d575 

In today's episode, I am joined by Carmen Spagnola - a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She first appeared on the Belonging podcast two years ago for the release of her first book. Now, she's back to celebrate her second book coming out: ‘Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times', which offers practical tools for navigating turbulent times and emphasizes the importance of community and resilience in the face of overwhelming challenges. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil. Her work is an invitation to re-enchantment, soul nourishment, and a deeper and more animistic relationship to the natural world.In our conversation, we reflect on the significant life changes we both have experienced in this past two years. We re-explore the concept of collapse and its emotional and psychological impacts on individuals and communities. We discuss the importance of surrendering to change, cultivating satisfaction in the present and the art of navigating grief and beauty in life's challenges.Tune in to hear more from us on:How dealing with collapse and trauma recovery is both an individual and a communal journeyPractical tools for navigating collapse, change and crisesThe challenges of communal living and regenerative farmingHow poignance blends pain and beauty together, and enriches our livesDystopian narratives and media and what they can teach us about our current societal structuresReimagining our relationship with plastics and sustainabilityGardening as a reflection of empire and reciprocityViewing aging as a beautiful process instead of a lossResources + LinksCarmen Spagnola's new book ‘ Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times'Episode #107 of the Belonging podcast with Carmen, ‘Feeding & Healing Ourselves Amidst Collapse'Carmen's first book ‘The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year'Carmen's podcast The Numinous Podcast, and her platform The Numinous NetworkMy book, Root and Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community, and the SelfConnect with me on Instagram @beccapiastrelliTimestamps[00:00] Introduction: Life Changes and New Beginnings [20:29] Understanding Collapse and Its Impacts [24:36] Navigating the Apocalypse: Tools and Practices [37:48] Surrendering to Change: Cultivating Resilience[40:25] Acknowledging Poignance: Between Pain and Beauty [42:44] Dystopian Narratives: Reflections on Society and Collapse [48:22] Reimagining the Future: Plastics and Sustainability [50:06] Regenerative Farming in the Eye of Collapse and Gardening as a Reflection of Empire

Hello beautiful ones! The Becoming Podcast is returning after a somewhat unplanned hiatus, brought to you by Getting Pneumonia A Week After Launching My Book! But here we are again, and I couldn't be more delighted to be welcoming Carmen Spagnola as my first guest of 2025.  Carmen has been a friend, colleague and teacher of mine for many years now, and she has just released her latest book, Spells for the Apocalypse:  Practical Magic for Turbulent Times, and, given the events of the past few weeks in our world, the timing of this important work couldn't be more auspicious. Before I dive in, let me tell you a little bit about Carmen: Carmen teaches about animism, folk magic, witchcraft, ritual and ancestral knowledge related to land and seasons.  She cross-pollinates somatics, attachment, collapse awareness, intersectional feminism, and kinship with the More Than Human in her work as a trauma resolution practitioner.  Carmen is the author of The Spirited Kitchen:  Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, which teaches folklore and spellcraft for the solstices, equinoxes, and half-way points between, based on her training in culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu Paris.  Carmen's professional study includes extensive training in hypnotherapy, interpersonal neurobiology, somatic psychology, mood and personality disorder support, and client-centred assistance for neurodivergent adults, youth, and their caregivers.  She is constantly researching current promising practices to provide psychoemotional care and nervous system reconditioning support for people with chronic or episodic disability, with special attention to autoimmunity, dysautonomia, and long COVID.  She holds provider certifications for Dynamic Attachment Re-Patterning, The Safe and Sound Protocol, Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercise, The Resilience Toolkit, and Clinical Hypnotherapy.  Her spiritual healing repertoire includes numerous certificates spanning a twenty-five year exploration of trance work, regression therapy, energy work, shamanistic practices, systemic constellations, divination, herbalism, kitchen witchery, cultural conservation and ancestral veneration practices, and wilderness quest. Here's some of what we talk about in this episode: What is collapse – both personal and collective.  Carmen beautifully names the thing that we all know, now, in our bones, to be true. The power of ritual to soothe, mobilize and transform us when there's nothing else you can *do* in the face of predicament and chaos How Carmen's new book, Spells for the Apocalypse, supports us to feel more skillful, resourced and resilient in times of personal and collective collapse The "gift and the task" of Carmen's personal Quest experience – aka, the promise it would kill her to break How Carmen is coping with grief and rage these days.  This is the question Carmen asks everyone on her podcast, the Numinous Podcast, and I was really keen to turn her own question back to her.  As she always does, even in the deeply challenging times she's experiencing right now, Carmen models how we might work with grief and rage in meaningful and supportive ways. Carmen and I talk about so, so much more, including our shared experiences of going on Quest, the rituals I did during my own personal time of collapse, what happens when an animist moves to a different ecosystem, and more. I hope you love listening to this episode with Carmen as much as I loved recording it with her!

This is actually an excerpt from a now-retired course I used to have called Intro to Tarot. You'll get all the backstory of that in this episode, but the main content here is about the history of the Tarot going all the way back to a syncretic figure called "Hermes Trismegistus" who was not a singular person but rather a collective of writing by powerful magi, like how Homer is not actually one writer but ratherthe combined works of several bards over centuries...It's mysterious and fascinating and I hope you enjoy this sweet lil artifact from my archive! Stay tuned for part two on the proliferation of decks across the globe and through the ages, from the Sola Busca deck of the Renaissance to the icon and groundbreaking Rider Waite Smith, to today's artist-driven marketplace of Post Modern decks! Subscribe to this podcast to get that episode automatically in your podcast player. Thanks to folks who write helpful honest reviews! They help the right listeners find a sense of belonging and resonance - I super appreciate you taking the time to write a few words.

We can sense how chaotic, disconnected, and troubled our world is, and many of us feel the need for sturdier skills to help us be with these times. In this conversation with trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch Carmen Spagnola, we explore the poignancy of being alive right now as well as the frameworks and practices that can help us metabolize what's happening and find the deliciousness that's available. About Carmen: Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She has hosted The Numinous Podcast since 2014. She's the author of The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, and founder of The Numinous Network, an online learning and support portal for people healing from trauma through a cross-pollination of somatics, attachment, and nature-based spirituality. Ways to connect with Carmen: The Spirited Kitchen: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781682686676 www.carmenspagnola.com www.numinouspodcast.com Insta: @carmenspagnola TikTok: @itscarmenspagnola If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman You can learn more about Megan and her work at: https://awildnewwork.com/

How do you take care of yourself when things are hard? This week, we are revisiting our episode "How to be a Person," which we originally released in July 2022. We offer some musings and (a little bit of) concrete advice about how to get through difficult periods. You can find Carmen Spagnola's work here: https://www.carmenspagnola.com You can find Tracy Lynn's movement classes here: https://www.tracylynnmovement.com You can find How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis here: https://www.strugglecare.com/book *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

Let's talk about fascism today, friends. Why is it important? Because in collapse, authoritarianism always increases. Of course we don't like strong man dictators, military coups, or religious fundamentalism – we hate all the different forms authoritarianism takes. But the especially chilling thing about fascism is that doesn't just happen in the political sphere; it happens at the dinner table. Average people live under authoritarianism, often for generations, without it altering their daily reality much at all. The power struggles of dictators and regime changes might hardly make a difference. But fascism uses the populace and populist movements as part of its social control.  Fascism goes deeper and far beyond fear and military might to secure its stranglehold.  This episode is an excerpt from my online course, Collapse 101, which is accessed as part of my monthly membership subscription program, The Numinous Network. We have a Collapse 101 class lecture, followed by an AMA a week later, almost every month. In this session, I'm sharing about the hallmarks of fascism so we can be alert to some of the sneaky ways it wends itself into our lives.   Referenced in this episode: TNP161 Collapse in a Nutshell TNP193 How Much Is Enough In Collapse? with Carmen & Ruben The Rewilding Podcast with Peter Michael Bower, ep. 30: Collapse Care with Carmen Spagnola End Times/New Times: Numinous Podcast Episode Round-Up for Collapse Recommended Reading: Ecofascism: Lessons from the German Experience, by Janet Biehl and Peter Staudenmaier, published under the title, "Fascist Ecology: The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents" (1996) On the Rise of the Right-Wing Mass Movements, (2014) The Undying Appeal of White Nationalism: Neofascism is the cultural, Artistic, and Ecological Movements (2014) The Return of Fascism in Contemporary Capitalism (2014) Economic Collapse and the Rise of Fascism, 1920-1933, A People's History of Modern Europe (2016) The Pagan and Occult Fascist Connection and How To Fix It, by Amy Hale (2019)   Note the difference in tone regarding America in just one year in the following three articles: Fascism Is Spreading — And It's a Sign of Civilizational Collapse, Umair Haque (2022) How Many Collapsing Societies Does It Take to Teach the Same Lesson?, Umair Haque (2023) America's Battle To Save Its Democracy From Trumpism, Umair Haque (2023)  Alternatively... If you want to end on a more upbeat note, here's a classic: Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein or Punching Nazis: Spiritual or No? by me, Carmen Spagnola

Content Note: At the end of this episode, I mention "ritual scarification" – this material may remind people of the ritual abuse mentioned in a fairly recent television broadcast, The Vow, a show about the NXIVM cult. I am not talking about that. I am referring to a cultural practice of scarification, quite common with peoples of darker skin, and other instances where scarification is woven into society, (for instance, some LGBTQ+ communities and other examples). In this 200th episode of The Numinous Podcast (

This week, we transition from talk of The Tower to cooperation dilemmas — like public health crises and climate change — that impact our nervous systems. ****As we transition into the summer season, it's time to thaw our collective freeze, creating a safe space for us all to grow again!Our special guest is Carmen Spagnola, a chef turned trauma recovery practitioner and kitchen witch. Carmen leads listeners in a grounding technique and shows us how conscious collapse awareness can help us settle our anxiety, even as we respond to problems that don't have solutions.Carmen hosts The Numinous Podcast and created The Numinous Network, a supportive online community that offers courses on trauma recovery and somatic practices. Carmen also teaches readers to absorb magic through food in her book “The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year.”Sign up for June 2023 Clear Channels Workshops here.Get 13% off Clear Channels using CODE: podcastlove.Sign up for Sarah's Protection Magic Workshop.Support our Patreon here.Visit our shop.Follow Sarah on Instagram.Buy The Moon Book.Sign up for our newsletter.

In this podcast episode, Kate Shepherd interviews Carmen Spagnola, a trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and author of Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year.Carmen shares how her love for food and hospitality, coupled with her healing journey, led her to write a book that goes beyond recipes. She discusses attachment styles, trauma, and how to start the healing process.Carmen also shares accessible rituals we can do at home to deepen our own healing process and connect with our ancestors. One of the key concepts she talks about is contact nutrition, which can help us heal and shift our attachment styles to allow us to be more open to joy and fulfillment in life.The episode invites listeners to step into a deeper level of themselves through food, ritual, self-love, curiosity, and making themselves available to receive magic and love. Some of the key highlights of the episode are:Carmen's background and how she started writing Spirited KitchenAttachment styles and how they can be changedContact nutrition and how it can help us heal and shift our attachment stylesAccessible rituals we can do at home to deepen our own healing process and connect with our ancestorsGet out your tissues and your journals and prepare your heart to grow at least a full size listening to this conversation.

In this special edition recording, the amazing Carmen Spagnola, host of The Numinous Podcast, interviews me about my new book, Entering Hekate's Cave, which provides the reader with trauma-sensitive and spiritually-oriented healing practices rooted in the symbolism of Hekate's Cave and some of her many attributes. Listen to The Numinous Podcast. Watch this episode with CC and searchable transcript HERE. https://keepingherkeys.com/ethics

Carmen Spagnola, Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef and trauma recovery practitioner, shares recipes and rituals for the Pagan Wheel of the Year. Carmen's work cross-pollinates themes of attachment, animism, myth and justice, supported by extensive training, certification, supervision and mentorship. Each month, she leads dozens of classes and somatic practice sessions in her membership community, The Numinous Network. Carmen has led workshops in Canada, the US, Sweden and Finland, and hosted The Numinous Podcast since 2014.

As someone who's personally spent years exploring what it looks like to have a deeply meaningful and authentic spiritual practice, the work of today's guest Carmen Spagnola has been such a gift to me. Whether through her book, podcast, courses or community, Carmen shows up as a powerful leader and guide who supports others to deepen their spiritual practices, heal, connect with nature, and truly just show up as their best selves, both in their lives and in the world. If you've ever yearned for a deeper connection to spirituality or craved a life with more ritual, ceremony and magic, this episode is for you!IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Defining witchcraft and what it means to blend activism and animismNavigating crisis in a way that supports ourselves and the worldThe role ancestral healing can play in your personal growth and evolutionDeveloping authentic relationships with deities and spiritual guidesWays to support yourself if you struggle with seasonal depressionMORE ABOUT CARMEN:Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch.  She is author of The Spirited Kitchen:  Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year,  host of The Numinous Podcast,  and founder of The Numinous Network, an online learning and support portal for people healing from trauma through a cross-pollination of somatics, attachment, and nature-based spirituality. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil.  Her work is an invitation to re-enchantment, soul nourishment, and a deeper and more animistic relationship to the natural world. She provides frameworks and skills to create cultures of collective care in precarious times. STAY CONNECTED WITH CARMEN:Website: carmenspagnola.comInstagram: @carmenspagnola and @thespiritedkitchenTikTok: @itscarmenspagnolaFacebook: Numinous Network MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer®  coach and feng shui expert who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.Gina's passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values.To learn more about how 1:1 coaching could support YOU to follow your spark, book a free Consult Call at www.ginacasbarro.com.  STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:Website: https://ginacasbarro.comInstagram: @gina_casbarroTOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-toolsMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

Carmen Spagnola is a wilderness guide, podcast host, Le Cordon Bleu-trained Chef, rose and vegetable gardener, collapse-aware coach, and witch of no particular affiliation.In this episode, we discuss the ongoing saga of her 300+ lb. TikTok-famous pumpkin and explore the term “collapse” as it relates to being collapse aware as an individual and as a collective.We wind through her journey from being a latchkey kid to attending Le Cordon Bleu in France to working on mega yachts — learning the depths of hospitality and writing her new cookbook, Spirited Kitchen. We also explore the practice of feeding memory as a way to connect with and honor our ancestors, even if they weren't always the most honorable.Together, Carmen and I look at the large, societal problems that inevitably cause grief. And Carmen shares ways to soothe ourselves and move out of a freeze state in the face of such big issues and feelings.More from CarmenThe Spirited Kitchen CookbookThe Numinous NetworkYuletide WorkshopCarmen's Instagram @carmenspagnolaCarmen's TikTok @itscarmenspagnola

This is a mini-episode where I talk about the two fundamentals that I believe are required in someone's practice for them to be a witch: animism and activism. If these two things aren't present in someone's craft, I am dubious. They are playing around. They are not being serious. I would not claim them as a peer or fellow practitioner of witchcraft. Learn more about Witches New Year. Pre-order The Spirited Kitchen.

So far this year we've explored podcast themes on mental health, spirituality and creativity, and recently self-care. This week's guest, Carmen Spagnola can speak on all three topics. She joins me for an enlightening conversation about spirituality, witchcraft, and developing intuition as forms of self-care. Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is the author of The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, host of The Numinous Podcast, and founder of The Numinous Network. We cover: The collective consciousness of witchcraft, being an animist, and what it means to be a feminist witch (7:55) Folk magic: how it is incorporated and ‘woven into everyday life' (13:28) Nature-based spirituality, wilderness quests, and rites of passage (25:50) How to develop intuition from a trauma-informed attachment perspective (36:36) http://andreaowen.com/475  

How do we balance hope and despair, expansion and collapse, survival and rest?In today's episode, Carmen Spagnola joins me to discuss how she cultivates a small and delicious life in the face of collapse. Together we explore the realities of not being able to meet all our needs, what happens when we're under-resourced (and what happens when we're ecologically resourced), and the paradigm shifts we need around needs.Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil. Her work is an invitation to re-enchantment, soul nourishment, and a deeper and more animistic relationship to the natural world. She provides frameworks and skills to create cultures of collective care in precarious times.Tune in to hear more about…Sitting with your needs when they can't be metFinding hope & feeling despair in our collapsing worldTaking care of ourselves in survival momentsAttachment theory and how we approach our needsRecognizing yourself as part of an ecosystemHang with Carmen...Find Carmen on InstagramVisit Carmen's websiteListen to Carmen's podcast, The Numinous PodcastBuy Carmen's book, The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the YearLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Courses, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.Your needs matter.

On this episode of the Rewilding Podcast, I converse with Carmen Spagnola about the necessary self and community care that comes with the realization that we are living in a collapse. Carmen works at the intersection of somatics, trauma recovery, attachment, and mysticism. Her approach to collapse – navigating the converging emergencies of large scale cooperation dilemmas – weaves Wendell Berry sensibilities with Octavia Butler realities. Her book The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, comes out in the fall of 2022. Notes:Carmen's Social MediaCarmen's WebsiteThe Spirited Kitchen BookUtne Reader/Geez Magazine: Preparing for a Beautiful EndIshmael by Daniel QuinnPeak OilTruth and Reconciliation CommissionThe Oil DrumJohn Michael GreenSharon AstykCarolyn Baker: Love in a Time of Apocalypse & Conscious CollapsingThe Collapse of Civilization May Have Already BegunWilderness First ResponderPeter LevineStephen PorgesBelievers by Lisa WellsThe “Collapse” of Cooperative Hohokam Irrigation in the Lower Salt River ValleySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/petermichaelbauer)

What is "collapse awareness"? How do we navigate collapse without losing our joy? What skills are needed in times of prolonged periods of overwhelming stress? This episode is an overview and recap of a topic I've talked about every year (multiple times) since the start of this show in 2014. Here, once again, is my annual report on the state of collapse. Find a round-up of past collapse episodes here.  Preparing For A Beautiful End, Geez Magazine (Winter 2014), Utne Reader (Summer 2015) The Numinous Network The Spirited Kitchen

On this month's podcast, I had the great pleasure of connecting with Carmen Spagnola.  I first learned of Carmen's work quite a few years ago now, and since then have taken a number of her programs.  I value her as a teacher and guide also exploring what it means to traverse rites of passage and other initiatory experiences, as well as a fellow multipotentialite who sees the throughlines and patterns between seemingly unrelated things and, in so doing, brings us ideas and concepts that are inspiring and new. Here's a little more about Carmen: she works at the intersection of attachment, somatic attunement, and personal/collective trauma. People find her because something is collapsing within or around them – their relationship, self-identity, ecosystem, or something else. Carmen is a trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, attachment support worker and teacher, podcast host since 2014, Wilderness Quest guide, Le Cordon Bleu (Paris)-trained chef, rose and vegetable gardener, witch of no particular affiliation, and animist, among other things. She has taught intuition development workshops since 2011, including her popular year-long program, The Numinous School, which ran for 7 years online. Her courses, workshops, and live classes are now found all in one place in The Numinous Network. Her book, The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year,will be released on October 18, 2022, by Countryman Press | W.W.Norton. In this episode, Carmen shares with us the catalyzing moment that brought her to her knees – and to the way she lives and shows up in the world, as well as in her work, today.  She talks about how she followed her childhood spiritual curiosity into learning about and supporting people from a rites of passage lens through ritual and initations.  Carmen shares with us the Four Shields of Human Development model of transformation that she uses as a framework for this work.  Then she dives into a Quest story that beautifully illustrates how this framework shows up in people's lived experiences.  We finish our conversation with Carmen sharing a bit about her upcoming cookbook, which I literally •cannot wait• to have on my shelf! I loved this thoughtful, rich and meandering conversation with Carmen and I hope you do too!

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome Holly Truhlar to the show: grief therapist, writer, facilitator, threshold tender, and guardian of a dachshund, mule, and donkey… among many other roles and talents! Together, we discuss grief, animals, Hecate, initiation, the moon, and so much more. For more on Holly: https://www.hollytruhlar.com/For more on Jasmine, Kestrel, and Eliza: www.kosmictonic.comFor more on the books or topics we mentioned:The podcast Glitch Bottle ft. Jack Grayle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=karq7jUvsLwThe Hades Moon by Judy HallThe Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis WellerThe Threshold Community hosted by Holly Truhlar and Carmen Spagnola - https://www.thethresholdcommunity.com/Climbing Grief Fund - https://americanalpineclub.org/grieffundRaw Grief - Collapse Care - https://www.hollytruhlar.com/raw-grief/ 

Kirah is joined by ET Shipley & Kirstin Wu to finish out the houses series on the 6th & 12th houses. Here's a note from Erin about this episode: “Hi all, Erin (ET), here. I want to give listeners a heads up that I used some ableist language in our discussion. I was referencing 12th-house topics linked to mental illness. With care for listeners in mind, Kirah had those words edited out of our talk. I am working on being more precise and wielding language (astrological and otherwise), with more social awareness. My deep apologies to anyone affected by my lack of care and consciousness in conversation. If you want to know more, have a look at https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html (this link) that Kirstin Wu sent to us in the wake of this rich discussion. Thanks for being with us as we all practice tools of transformative justice.” Erin Tack Shipley is a liberation-centered astrologer. She works to help people see themselves clearly and affirm your purpose, without burning out or abusing wellness tools. Erin provides astrological guidance to socially-conscious individuals through 1:1 counseling, written content, and live workshops. Over the last decade she has worked as an advocate, educator and capacity-builder within multiple intersectional feminist organizations, learning first-hand the challenges that pervade social justice environments. Erin writes about the intersection of wellness and justice because she understands how vital the relationship between them is for liberation - and how often that relationship turns toxic. Most of her clients are bad-ass activists navigating burnout or compassionate healers who are seeking to be more mindful of their capacity to do harm. Erin believes that people doing de-colonial work should have solid support and that wellness leaders should conduct their practices with conscious integrity. She understands that being well and being free are inherently linked - and we need both to belong and affect change for a better world. Erin lives and works on unceded and occupied Native Popeloutchom (Amah Mutsun), Awaswas and Ohlone Land (also known as Santa Cruz, California). Her work is deeply influenced by my peers and colleagues as well as living healers, educators and activists such as Rachael Rice, Toi Smith, Carmen Spagnola, Bayo Akomolafe, adrienne maree brown, Eryn Wise, Jen Lemen, Joanna Macy, Donna Haraway and Layli Maparyan. She is currently working on an astrological research project to help clients and astrologers alike better navigate the impact of environmental and systemic collapse. In this research she is paying special attention to cadent houses and spaces in the chart on the declining side of the angles. My orientation is firmly rooted in Traditional and Hellenistic Astrology with the goal of ultimately developing a technique designed to support people in moments of enormous urgency. She will likely open a second round of research consults in the summer of this year. https://www.etshipley.com/ (https://www.etshipley.com) https://instagram.com/etshipley (https://instagram.com/etshipley) https://twitter.com/etshipley (https://twitter.com/etshipley) Kirstin Wu is an astrologer, writer, tarot reader and student of plants. They believe in building collective resilience and disrupting systems of power through nurturing relationships with human and non-human kin. Their practice aims to hold spaces of care to help others - especially those who are marginalised - root into their complexity and agency, towards a more intimate connection with life.  https://www.instagram.com/kirstin_yzw/ (https://www.instagram.com/kirstin_yzw/) https://twitter.com/immaterialnerd (https://twitter.com/immaterialnerd) Kirah Tabourn is an astrologer, author, and educator passionate about increasing intersectionality and accessibility within the astrology community. She is the founder of NFLUX, an astrology & culture magazine that... Support this podcast

This special episode includes a 30 minute trancework exercise. I stack 4 different spiritual hygiene exercises, one after the other, to connect with earth, water, air and fire. This episode is a complement to my Yuletide Stocking Stuffer program. Inspiration for some of the techniques in this exercise come from: • Diane Poole Heller (Competent Protector terminology and trauma-informed pedagogy) • Philip Shepherd's Radical Wholeness work • Laura Day, intuitive coach • Dara Silverman and Amanda Ream, Somatics For White Racial Justice Organizers • The Strozzi Institute • generative somatics And of course my nearly decade-long experience as a Clinical Hypnotherapist. Hope you enjoy it and find something in there of use to you!

In this episode, we explore the archetype of Persephone (née Kore, or maiden), who transforms from ingenue to Queen of the Underworld. There are layers to this story: onion skins of complexity and different takes, depending on the teller. Persephone is also an asteroid you can find in your natal chart, perhaps pointing to a place of vulnerability and curiosity for what lies beyond.At the end of this episode, we answer an audience question on how our personal Pluto placements interact with the US Pluto placement, as America enters its Pluto return. Our thoughts on this question lead into a conversation about race and racism.We hope you enjoy! Thanks for tuning in, and remember to rate us with some stars and "subscribe" so you don't miss an episode. For more on Jasmine and Eliza, or to book a reading, head to http://www.kosmictonic.com.For more on Kestrel: http://www.kestrelneathawk.comTo watch this episode or another on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkeiGLa_ZG9h8gqSvE1eAgFor further information:Carmen Spagnola's Numinous Podcast 64: "Learning to See in the Dark"Charlene Spretnak's Lost Goddesses of Early GreeceJean Shinoda Bolen's Goddesses in EverywomanThe Long Journey Home: Re-visioning the Myth of Demeter and Persephone for Our Time, edited by Christine Downing (We would post link to these books, but we encourage you to find them instead at your local independent bookstore.)

Key Takeaways include: Remembering Lilith Creating our substantial body of work Living to our edges Rest as part of our natural cycle The Creative Process as iterative  Attachment theory  Spiritual abandonment  Releasing Shame    For more follow @carmenspagnola (all the links mentioned are in her bio) 

Erin Tack Shipley is a liberation-centered astrologer. She works to help you see yourself clearly and affirm your purpose, without burning out or abusing wellness tools. For over 3 years Erin has provided astrological guidance to socially-conscious individuals through 1:1 counseling, written content, and live workshops. Over the last decade she has worked as an advocate, educator and capacity-builder within multiple intersectional feminist organizations, learning first-hand the challenges that pervade social justice environments. Erin writes about the intersection of wellness and justice because she understands how vital the relationship between them is for liberation - and how often that relationship turns toxic. Most of her clients are bad-ass activists navigating burnout or compassionate healers who are seeking to be more mindful of their capacity to do harm. Erin believes that people who work in justice should have solid support and that wellness leaders should conduct their work with conscious integrity. She understands that being well and being free are inherently linked - and we need both to belong and affect change for a better world. Erin lives and works on unceded and occupied Native Karkin-Ohlone and Chochenyo Land (also known as Oakland, California). Her work is deeply influenced by her peers and colleagues as well as living healers, educators and activists such as Bayo Akomolafe, adrienne marie brown, Eryn Wise, Rachael Rice, Toi Smith, Carmen Spagnola, Jen Lemen, Joanna Macy, Donna Haraway and Layli Maparyan. Native Land App can be downloaded on the apple and android stores I believe or accessed via this website: https://native-land.ca Sogorea Te' Land Trust is the Urban Indigenous Women-led organization in the Bay Area that I recommend anyone check out. I also suggest people look for Indigenous-led groups and organizations wherever they live. adrienne maree brown's most recent blog post on callout culture: http://adriennemareebrown.net/2020/07/17/unthinkable-thoughts-call-out-culture-in-the-age-of-covid-19/ For the Wild Podcast episode 138 "The Bureau of Linguistical Reality” with Heidi Quante and Alicia Escott, which discusses the relationship between language and plants: https://forthewild.world/listen/the-bureau-of-linguistical-reality-on-seeding-new-language-138 For the Wild Podcast episode 193 “Rowen White on Seed Rematriation and Fertile Resistance": https://forthewild.world/listen/rowen-m-white-on-seed-rematriation-and-fertile-resistance-193 My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem is the book on deconditioning racialized trauma in the body

Truth, Spirit, Justice and Healing - meet Carmen Spagnola who offers spiritual assistance for discerning seekers. In this episode she shares a Lilith story I'd never heard before and we both cried!  Archetypes are powerful sources of creative inspiration and the Dark Goddess / woman is one of all my all time favorite forces to draw from.  Click here for Learning To See In The Dark: Reclaiming Our Power, Transforming Our World Through The Dark Woman Archetype and start with this podcast series: eps 61, 62, 63 of Carmen's here  https://www.carmenspagnola.com/

This episode discusses attachment styles in people in relationships. I pulled excerpts from an awesome article written by Carmen Spagnola. It can be found here: https://medium.com/@carmenspagnola/portrait-of-a-marriage-yes-its-mine-b824784820f7 also check out Thais Gibson on YouTube, her channel is here and extremely in depth and works with each attachment style to start healing and help to understand other styles and how to interact and have relationships with them: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQ4lSaKRap5HyrpitrTOhQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etherplace/support

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. *** Bayo Akomolafe (Ph.D.) is a renegade academic, lecturer, speaker, and proud diaper-changer. Bayo curates an earth-wide organization, The Emergence Network, for the re-calibration of our ability to respond to the civilizational crisis--a project framed within a feminist ethos and inspired by indigenous cosmologies. He considers this a shared art--exploring the edges of the intelligible, dancing with posthumanist ideas, and dabbling in the mysteries of quantum mechanics. In short, Bayo has given up his longing for the "end-time" and is learning to live in the "mean time." In the middle, where we must live with confusion and make do with partial answers. He speaks and teaches about his experiences around the world, and then returns to his adopted home in Chennai, India - "where the occasional whiff of cow dung dancing in the air is another invitation to explore the vitality of a world that is never still and always surprising." Bayo has authored two books, ‘We Will Tell Our Own Story!' and ‘These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home.'  http://bayoakomolafe.net

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. *** Holly Truhlar, MA, JD, is a grief practitioner, ritualist, and community builder. She has a Masters degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and a law degree from the University of Denver. Combining her experience in justice work and relational psychology, she created an intellectual, emotional, sociological, and spiritual approach to activism called Radical Attunement Work (RAW). Her writing and workshops dance with the topics of planetary grief, cultural trauma, oppression and inequality, restructuring power, environmental justice, conscious collapse, and subversion of the dominant system. She's deeply committed to transforming our culture of exploitation into communities of care. http://hollytruhlar.com

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. ***   Desiree Adaway is a Principal of The Adaway Group, a minority and woman owned consulting firm that brings together multi-racial teams to work on projects related to racial equity and social justice. With over 20 years experience creating, leading and managing international, multicultural teams through major organizational changes in over 40 countries, she is uniquely qualified to partner with talented leaders to successfully navigate through integrations, reorganizations, and all stages of organizational evolution. She works from an intersectional perspective, which believes that organizations thrive when they build cultures that are inclusive of wide ranging ethnic, racial, gender, sexual, religious, and national identities and abilities. http://desireeadaway.com

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. ***   Rachael Rice is a full-time artist, musician, writer, educator and death doula. Her work lies at the crossroads of grief, radical togetherness, creative expression, death, learning, and magic. Her background is in critical pedagogy and constructivist theory where she specialized in differentiated instruction and educating for democracy with concentrations in Art and English. She spent over 20 years in the classroom as a certified, licensed public school art teacher, as well as in after-school and out-of-school community-based arts programs that serve primarily at-risk youth, folks with disabilities and low-income communities. She also worked in the social enterprise non-profit startup world implementing systems to support communities our current systems have failed.  http://rachaelrice.com   Bec Stupak is an artist, musician and videographer who's work is based on visioning, magic, ritual and ecstatic play. Her focus has been on depicting liminal spaces and transporting the viewer into the non-ordinary through the experience of her work. She was a Deitch Projects artist, exhibited at the Whitney Biennial and has been a primary member of the Joshua Light Show. Most recently she has been exploring expressions of gratitude and the experience of ceremony through a series of drawings that are transformed into wearable prayers. http://www.becstupak.com

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. *** Donnie Maclurcan, PhD, is an author and social entrepreneur. He is passionate about all things not-for-profit. Originally from Australia, he moved to the U.S. in 2013, from where he runs the Post Growth Institute, exploring how we accelerate the shift to a thriving, prosperous society within ecological limits. As a consultant, Donnie has helped more than 400 not-for-profit projects start, scale and sustain their work, while his own initiatives include developing: Free Money Day, the Post Growth Alliance, the (En)Rich List, the Offers and Needs Market process, Cascades Hub, and Project Australia. Affiliate Professor of Social Science at Southern Oregon University, Donnie holds a Ph.D. in social science, with his research having explored nanotechnology's implications for global inequality. He is currently completing his third book: How on Earth: Our future is not for profit. https://www.postgrowth.org

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. *** Aaron Ortega is a Pacific Northwest Native who has spent 25 years facilitating educational and experiential forums for the reclamation, preservation, and integration of Indigenous insights. Ortega is one of the founding members of 'Inside Circle', the recent subject of the award winning documentary 'The Work', a film about the benefits of skilled confrontational inquiry for men within a maximum security prison. Aaron co-created cross-cultural rites of passage with Dallas Chief Eagle for the 'All Nations Training Center.' Recently, he has been offering consultations, special one-day events, and a two day 'movement' course for Women, 'Way of the Luminous Warrior'. He lives in Southern Oregon.

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. *** Aftab Erfan, PhD,  is a scholar-practitioner working in the areas of community engagement, conflict resolution, strategic planning, intercultural diversity, and leadership development for social transformation. Her facilitation approach is based in various methodologies including Deep Democracy, the Art of Hosting and Harvesting, Theory U, Action Inquiry and the Expressive Arts field. She is often called in as a facilitator when there is a large degree of complexity, when there are divisive issues within a group, or when a group simply needs help to connect on a deeper level. She has facilitated large group decision-making and conflict resolution in high-stakes situations, including in the Middle East. http://wholepicturethinking.com

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times. The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes: Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali Conflict Engagement and Resolution practitioner, Aftab Erfan Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Desiree Adaway Clinical Psychologist and Author, Bayo Akomolafe Social Entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan Artist and Death Doula, Rachael Rice Educator, facilitator and Indigenous rights activist, Aaron Ortega Videographer and artist, Bec Stupak Therapist, ritualist and conference founder, Holly Truhlar And myself, Carmen Spagnola. *** Tannur “Shewrightz” Ali is the emcee and story weaver for our conference. She's a poet, workshop facilitator and vessel of divine flow. She has been featured in every region of the country, as well as in Europe, stunning audiences with the insightful power of her words and voice. Tannur's "Dancing Between Realms National Tour" visited 25 cities throughout the U.S. during 2016-17. The tour came on the heels of her winning the 2016 International Poetry Slam in Bled, Slovenia. A prolific writer and relationship-builder, Tannur uses her poetry and poetic spirit as a force for engaging creative energy and power, and as a rallying cry to build artistic and civic community. https://www.shewrightz.com *** https://tendingthethreshold.com

Sometimes you just need a winding conversation…one with really no start and end (other than we only had an hour scheduled). Throw in Rachael Rice and you have one magical, radical, whimsical, intriguing, inspiring, and challenging conversation WE COVER THE GAMUT…LITERALLY…LIKE CRADLE TO GRAVE. We start off talking about art and snowflakes and how BAD I am at art and we throw in some exotic marshmallow making and then Rachael agrees to be my surrogate crafty mom…WHA?!?!?!?!?! (Little does she know I fully plan on taking her up on this when I’m trying to think of a crafty project with my daughter). We end up talking about our abusive dads and how it impacts our parenting (and truthfully, scares us), why we think people should be judged, cultural appropriation and how it relates to/impacts Rachael’s artwork, disability advocacy and the importance of evolving our language, sitting in the uncomfortable, her work as a death doula (this stuff is f a s c i n a t i n g), and our anesthetized culture which OF COURSE has people eating Tide Pods. Listen in, take notes, ask yourself (and others) some hard questions and come say HI to RACHAEL and ME on Insta to continue the conversation. FAVORITE MOMENTS To see boho-laced dreamcatchers manufactured overseas so that I can make money…? Fuck that. No way…that’s not why I’m on this planet. Can white people just unplug from the internet for a minute and let the non-dominant folks have the floor….throw them some money and just say, “Thanks.”? I’m trying to direct my rage….I’ve appropriated the anger of oppressed folks and I need to remember…what’s mine? There’s ableism in demanding everyone to memorize and learn concepts our culture doesn’t actually educate us on…at all! It’s staggering the amount of care taken to protect children from the reality of the world…the way that life is. Death for me, crosses the level of comfortability in the uncomfortable and I think it’s because I’ve wanted my dad dead for most of my life and that makes me feel like a shitty person. Parts of us are meant to be broken – that brokenness is part of how we know ourselves to be human. PEOPLE + RESOURCES MENTIONED Illana Burk of YOUR LIFE’S WORKSHOP The END of Rachael’s DreamCatcher career Rachael’s conversation with Carmen Spagnola of NUMINOUS PODCAST Rachael’s writings about the WHITE LADY FINDING HERSELF (NOTE: Rachael and I both identify as WHILFTS). MEET RACHAEL I am a full-time artist, writer, and educator. My work lies at the crossroads of creative expression, community, justice, teaching, healing and magic. My background is in critical pedagogy + constructivist theory where I specialized in differentiated instruction and educating for democracy with concentrations in Art and English. I have spent over 20 years in the classroom as a certified, licensed public school art teacher, as well as in after-school and out-of-school community-based arts programs that serve primarily at-risk youth, folks with disabilities and low-income communities. In a subsequent professional iteration, I spent some years in the social enterprise non-profit startup world where I worked to implement systems to support communities where our current systems have failed. This included things like innovative repurposing of industrial surplus, outreach, development + fundraising, and starting alternative + complementary currency supported approaches to health care. Learn more about Rachael at WWW.RACHAELRICE.COM. WEBSITE ∆ INSTAGRAM ∆ PATREON ∆ FACEBOOK ∆ ETSY

Let's talk about shame. This is a concept that has been popularized in recent years and it seems that the cultural conclusion is that there is no place for shame in our growth. So I brought in Carmen Spagnola and Rachael Rice to share their thoughts on shame and what it could look like to use shame as a tool for healing and community building.   To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guests, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/7.   If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community.   Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thais   Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Connect with me for Spiritual Coaching and Programs: www.Tinaconroy.com As a native New Yorker, the idea of a "Quest" pretty much scared the Big Apple pants off me. Me all alone in nature, connecting to spirit and no room service? Ok, I am half kidding, I'm not that bad. I loved this conversation with Carmen. It opened my eyes to true transformation and not just for me but what I would bring back to my collective community. Perhaps a "Quest" is in my future? Is it in yours? Carmen Spagnola is a professional intuitive who helps spiritual seekers connect to their soul using intuitive readings, somatic hypnotherapy, and wilderness retreats. She is an international speaker and trainer, and founder of The Numinous School of Intuition. Carmen also offers online courses on the topics of the Tarot as well as healing the money wound. Part researcher, part practitioner, Carmen takes a multi-disciplinary approach to spiritual development. Her style draws on depth psychology, attachment theory, the work of Joseph Campbell, Quakerism, intersectional feminism, and brain science. Her wilderness quests are a modern day rite of passage for people seeking initiation into the mysteries of birth, death, and regeneration. www.carmenspagnola.com

  Today's Guest I'm excited to introduce today's guest, Carmen Spagnola. I recently discovered Carmen after I posted my first marketing rant on Facebook, asking for examples of people who approach online marketing in a truly different way. Christian Marie Herron, who you may remember from episode 11 on this show, recommended that I check out Carmen's website. I did, and I was hooked: I subscribed to her podcast, and I thoroughly investigated her wilderness retreat, which are exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for. In this episode, we talk about nature as therapist, and how getting out in nature can help you get the right mindset for your business. As you know, I'm a big fan of getting outdoors, so this is a fun topic for me. About Carmen Carmen Spagnola is a professional intuitive who helps conscious entrepreneurs make better decisions, quicker. She shows spiritual seekers how to connect their soul to their work using intuitive readings, past life regression and hypnotherapy. She is an international speaker and trainer, and founder of The Numinous School of Intuition. Part researcher, part practitioner, Carmen takes a multi-disciplinary approach to spiritual development. Her style draws on depth psychology, the work of Joseph Campbell, Quakerism, feminist and aboriginal spirituality, as well as developments in brain science and healing. She has studied with Dr.Brian Weiss, Dr.Jonni Gray, Judee Gee, and is certified by the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association of America, as well as the Association of Registered Canadian Hypnotherapists. Carmen is co-author of the Amazon #1 bestselling book, (in 6 categories), Succeeding Against All Odds; a rising-above- it-all anthology of stories featuring business luminaries such as “We Are the World” producer, Ken Kragen, and eWomen Network’s Sandra Yancey. Though not all her clients are self-employed, each is busy working to make the world a better place, starting with themselves. Listen to this episode    What You’ll Learn Why Carmen ruthlessly pruned her email list down to just 500 people Where Spirit is found, and why nature and thresholds are two very important places to connect How getting out in nature helps us reconnect to seasonal rhythms How to recognize your own rhythm, and what you need The different types of rituals and ceremonies you can do out in nature Why it's so important to get away to reconnect to the truth of who you are Inspiring Women Judee Gee  Kelly Diels  Thing We Discussed Intuition: Awakening Your Inner Guide, by Judee Gee The Numinous Podcast  The Numinous School of Intuition Connect with Carmen Website Facebook Twitter How to Subscribe Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher Help Spread the Word If you enjoyed this episode, please head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating and a review! You can also subscribe, so you'll never miss an episode.  

My guest today is Carmen Spagnola from carmenspagnola.com. Carmen is a clinical hypnotherapist and entrepreneur who has two online courses, The Numinous School and True Prosperity. In this episode, Carmen shares how she bounced back from bankruptcy and depression to create a successful online business. Enjoy! In This Episode, You'll Learn:• How bankruptcy inspired her to change her approach to entrepreneurship• How she merged her spiritual and working self online• How a shift in perspective allowed her to follow her intuition and quit her job• How she merged her spiritual and working self online• Why it’s important to ask your fans what they want• How she’s working to eliminate anxiety around money• The two launch approaches she used with each course• Why she decided to use Teachery for her course instead of Wordpress LMS plugins• The first thing to think about before you create your course• How the Critical Impact Rating helps you organize your course content• The Five Moments in your online course and what they mean for your content• Two aspects of learning that most people never consider Links Mentioned in This Episode:• Carmen's website• Carmen’s two online courses, The Numinous School and True Prosperity• Teachery • The Numinous Podcast Thanks for Listening!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving an honest review for The Zen Courses Show on iTunes! Ratings and reviews boost ratings & help new listeners find the show. I read every review and I'd love to read yours.  And, finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. If you have an Android phone, you can subscribe on Stitcher. Lastly, I want to give a huge THANK YOU to Carmen for sharing her spirit and expertise on The Zen Courses Show!

Trusting your pendulum: this week I seek advice from a veteran spiritual bookstore owner and also give three tips for getting more accurate information from this practical and useful tool. The book I suggest in this episode is called The Pendulum Bridge to Infinite Knowing by Dale W. Olson. He also has pendulum chart books.

Hey everyone!  I’m travelling this week, but you can hear me on the amazing Carmen Spagnola’s the Numinous Podcast! Direct Link to Carmen’s site: http://www.carmenspagnola.com/2014/09/tnp30-kate-sitka-on-intuitive-communication-with-the-animal-kingdom/ Direct Link for iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/tnp30-kate-sitka-on-intuitive/id852171726?i=319090988&mt=2 Love you all! Kate Sitka is an Animal Communicator and Spirit Medium in Tofino, BC.  http://tofinopsychic.com      

Episode 10 The Numinous Podcast with Carmen Spagnola is a show about Intuition & Spirituality, featuring interesting conversations with everyday folks about the mystery of life. The Numinous School is a self-paced online intuition development program for people who want their self-awareness to make a difference in the world. On this week's show, I'm delighted to welcome the founder of the eWomen Network, Sandra Yancey. I asked Sandra about reconnecting to her centre when she's running a massively successful business. Sandra shared the intimate story of the series of tragedies that finally culminated in a life-changing moment at her mother's bedside as she lay there, at the threshold of death. It's a touching conversation. In 2000 from a room above the garage of her Dallas, Texas suburban home -- with limited entrepreneurial experience -- Sandra boot-strapped her way to create one of the largest and most decorated business networking organizations in North America. Today eWomenNetwork is a multi-million dollar enterprise in six countries with 118 chapters that helps thousands of women grow their businesses. The organization produces over 1,000 women's business events each year, including one of the largest 4-day International Women's Business Conference in North America. Recognized by the International Alliance for Women as one of the world's 100 Top Difference Makers and by CNN as an American Hero, the eWomenNetwork Foundation she created has awarded cash grants to 94 non-profit organizations and scholarships to 132 emerging female leaders of tomorrow. If you live in North America, very likely, there's an eWomen network chapter near you. If you're a woman in business, you should really look into membership especially if you hate networking. I have found their very structured Accelerated Networking process gives me something to focus on and do at the events so I'm not just standing there holding up the wall all night. It's how I built my in-person business and forged the deepest friendships of my life. You may not be as lucky as me (the Victoria chapter is particularly wonderful) but isn't it at least worth a look? Follow Sandra on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get up close and personal - she really does engage with her tribe which has now swelled to about half a million members.

Episode 9 The Numinous Podcast with Carmen Spagnola is a show about Intuition & Spirituality, featuring interesting conversations with everyday folks about the mystery of life. The Numinous School is a self-paced online intuition development program for people who want their self-awareness to make a difference in the world. This week, my guest is my very own teacher, Dr.Jonni Gray.  After seeing Jonni as a client, I ended up training with her in past life regression. In this conversation, I ask Jonni about the role of meditation in her work, and we talk about the tendency of some spiritual paths to create a hierarchy of realms. Jonni gives her take on the nature of the spiritual realms based her her nearly three decades of experience as a spiritual counsellor and channeler. Jonni has helped tens of thousands of individuals source the answers to their questions of purpose,  passion, deeper connection with self, others, work, Soul, and the Universe.  When describing her work to people, she says, "I'm not a shrink, but an expander." You can expand along with Jonni with her wonderful meditation downloads. I'm telling you: she gives the best voice in the business! She also tweets every morning and it's a great way to focus your alignment for the day. And of course Facebook is a great way to show your love or engage with Jonni if you enjoyed the show or have follow up questions.

Quick Episode Summary: Intro - Rob's not here! :13 Promo 1: Hablando De Tecnologia 2:45 On the Libsyn blog 3:15 Promo 2: Resurrection Revealed 5:16 How to get featured on The Feed and an introduction to Jessica Kupferman 5:45 Cory Huff from Creative Insurgents 9:00 Derrick Duplesy from Purpose Rockstar 9:20 Promo 3: Slumberland 10:11 Elsie and Jessica chat about podcast branding 10:41 Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Hablando De Tecnologia Resurrection Revealed Slumberland Cory Huff from Creative Insurgents Derrick Duplesy from Purpose Rockstar Newest Articles on the Libsyn Blog and Podcasting Links Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: Dennis Has A Podcast Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: CybrCast The Rode SmartLav Podcast Branding Question Links and Mentions by Jessica and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Lady Business Radio Podcasting School For Women @TheJParkinson says “@libsyn I have more of a statement. Make sure your website and social media URL's are reasonably short, memorable and consistent!” @TheMoneyPlanSOS asks whether you should use the word podcast in your title and whether you should use the image of a microphone in your artwork. DHAP would really love to have all the answers Tanya from Single Bliss asks: what are the top three things that a new podcast should focus on in regards to branding and is it better to do your own intro/outro or outsource? Kathleen Kelly from Special Mouse asks a question about the legalities of having a Disney podcast. Oh my. All you Disney podcasters you must chime in! Carmen Spagnola from The Numinous Podcast asks about Calls To Action in podcasts and which ones work and which ones don't. Stacy Harris from Hit The Mic asks about the importance if consistency not in the visual but in the sound like the music and outros and how the show is structured. Erik Johnson: The Podcast Coach - Episode 17 Create Your Podcast Brand Ariana Rabinovitch from Yoga & Beyond asks whether or not changing the name of her podcast is cool or not. Mel Avila from Raising Playful Tots asks about changing long standing show music. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!

Quick Episode Summary: Intro - Rob's not here! :13 Promo 1: Hablando De Tecnologia 2:45 On the Libsyn blog 3:15 Promo 2: Resurrection Revealed 5:16 How to get featured on The Feed and an introduction to Jessica Kupferman 5:45 Cory Huff from Creative Insurgents 9:00 Derrick Duplesy from Purpose Rockstar 9:20 Promo 3: Slumberland 10:11 Elsie and Jessica chat about podcast branding 10:41 Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Hablando De Tecnologia Resurrection Revealed Slumberland Cory Huff from Creative Insurgents Derrick Duplesy from Purpose Rockstar Newest Articles on the Libsyn Blog and Podcasting Links Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: Dennis Has A Podcast Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: CybrCast The Rode SmartLav Podcast Branding Question Links and Mentions by Jessica and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Lady Business Radio Podcasting School For Women @TheJParkinson says “@libsyn I have more of a statement. Make sure your website and social media URL's are reasonably short, memorable and consistent!” @TheMoneyPlanSOS asks whether you should use the word podcast in your title and whether you should use the image of a microphone in your artwork. DHAP would really love to have all the answers Tanya from Single Bliss asks: what are the top three things that a new podcast should focus on in regards to branding and is it better to do your own intro/outro or outsource? Kathleen Kelly from Special Mouse asks a question about the legalities of having a Disney podcast. Oh my. All you Disney podcasters you must chime in! Carmen Spagnola from The Numinous Podcast asks about Calls To Action in podcasts and which ones work and which ones don't. Stacy Harris from Hit The Mic asks about the importance if consistency not in the visual but in the sound like the music and outros and how the show is structured. Erik Johnson: The Podcast Coach - Episode 17 Create Your Podcast Brand Ariana Rabinovitch from Yoga & Beyond asks whether or not changing the name of her podcast is cool or not. Mel Avila from Raising Playful Tots asks about changing long standing show music. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!