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In this special episode of the pod, Nina is joined by author, writer, storyteller, content creator, and small business owner Roxan McDonald. Roxan shares her story of how she became a writer and storyteller, her viral rise on TikTok, not being nice, where gratitude fits in her recovery and life, moving to a new country and we dive into Roxan's latest creation, the Spiritual AF Activity Book and Journal. You can find Roxan on the socials here and her new book here. You can find Passion Squared on the socials here and on the web here. Thank you so much for listening!  

Roxan McDonald joins me to share how spirituality can help with creative writing and how to live what she calls, “Spiritual AF” life. Roxan is another amazing human I found on TikTok and I am happy to share her work with you today!  For those new to Roxan, she is a writer, workshop facilitator, podcaster, and coach who has dedicated herself to helping people find their voice both on the page and in their lives. She currently leads writing groups and personal development retreats, and co-teaches with Ellen Bass at Esalen Institute and 1440 Multiversity. We cover: Roxan's meaning of spirituality is aligning self with thoughts, actions, beliefs, and values (7:25) Writing as a spiritual practice and how it can help your creativity as a writer (14:25) The transformative and therapeutic nature of writing (25:13) What is at the core of the spiritual creative overlap (33:40) Roxann has a playlist of videos on TikTok about not being nice. She shares her thoughts about women being nice and what she means when she says “Polite protects predators.” (38:12) http://andreaowen.com/469  

Today my guest is the talented, hilarious and beautiful human that is Roxan McDonald. It is impossible to capture all that she is in a bunch of job titles, but here goes. She's the creative force behind the IG and TikTok account @Spiritual_AF with over 140K followers, and co-host of the “Spiritual AF or Whatever” podcast. She's also a writing coach, meditation facilitator, educator and wears many many other hats.    Roxan shares her story of childhood abuse, trauma, addiction, her amazing transformation and how she's been able to stay sober since 1990. She shares publicly for the first time why she left AA after 31 years.    What I really needed was 3 hours to ask all my questions, but we do cover a lot of ground in this episode. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. So without further ado, please enjoy this episode with Roxan.   Connect with Roxan! Visit Website: https://www.spiritual-af.com/ Follow on Instagram/TicTok: @spiritual_af  Podcast: https://www.spiritual-af.com/spiritual-af-or-whatever-podcast Watch on YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNuRolkOZ7X8fCEFCDYd5tg     Lightning Round Answers:  Book recommendation:  The Feminine Face of God: The Unfolding of the Sacred in Women by Patricia Hopkins and Sherry Ruth Anderson   Favorite Quote:  Self Care Practice: What I wish I knew:  Just for fun: Subscribe So You Don't Miss New Episodes!   Listen On:   https://apple.co/30g6ALF   https://odaatchat.libsyn.com/spotify   https://bit.ly/3n0taNQ     Watch Full Episodes!   https://bit.ly/2UpR5Lo

How do you feel about the different publishing options out there? Do you feel confident or intimidated? As writers and creative entrepreneurs, we are told the traditional publishing route is the way to go if you want to be taken seriously in the writing world. Want to be a legitimate author? Go pitch yourself to one of the big five, they say...But what if we took all the ego and false beliefs out of the equation and instead focused on bringing our art to life while showing up authentically in our writing? Today's profound conversation is delivered by the inspiring Roxan McDonald. In this episode, Roxan and Lauren dive deep into the craft of writing. They chat about how the publishing world is changing and the immense opportunity this represents to new authors. Roxan also shares her beautiful definition of craft as well as her journey as a writer and influencer. Connect with Lauren and the show: Website - https://schoolforwriters.com/ Instagram - @laurenmariefleming & @schoolforwriters Head over to schoolforwriters.com/podcast/ to find all the resources and book recommendations mentioned in this episode!

Are you ready to get Spiritual AF? Roxan McDonald is here to make spirituality accessible and digestible for all! Together we explore:- Spirituality Is Not Your Personality - A Reasonable Response to Trauma: Addiction as Self-Preservation - Confronting Denial - Savior Complex - Spiritual Espionage & Access For All- Practicing Witchcraft & Manifestation - F*ck Outta Here Roxan is the absolute best, and I can't wait for you to hear today's show! Xoxo!Connect with LindseyFollow Spiritual AFGrab your Spiritual AF and Grateful AF Decks

What is irreverent growth? How do you get help for mental health when you aren't a part of the "just be positive and say affirmations" crowd? How do you find your peeps that will go deep with you and not be afraid of catching "negative cooties"? What does it look like to be irreverent and be conscious?Join our guests, Sarah Buino and Roxan McDonald, with our host Kristin Walker for a funny and profound discussion about all of the above!Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF is a therapist, teacher, speaker and the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. She is a licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions counselor, and Certified Daring WayTM facilitator. She holds a masters degree from Loyola University in Chicago and specializes in shame, substance use disorders, and trauma. She has trained in a variety of therapy modalities including: NARM (neuro-affective relational model), sensorimotor psychotherapy, comprehensive energy psychology, psychodrama/experiential therapy, and shame-resilience. She uses each of these modalities as a framework to support resilience within her clients and create a space for self-knowledge and growth.Over the last decade, Sarah has gained experience in the social work field by supporting adolescents, adults, and families struggling with the difficulties of addiction. In 2014, Head/Heart Therapy was born and it quickly grew to be a successful well-respected group practice in Chicago.Sarah became part of Loyola University’s School of Social Work adjunct faculty in 2015 and Fordham University’s adjunct faculty in 2019. She is committed to supporting the newest generation of social workers to become passionate about and competent in working with substance use disorders.Sarah is also the host of a podcast called Conversations with a Wounded Healer, which examines the parallel path of healing self, while supporting our clients. She’s interviewed prominent guests such as Lissa Rankin, Chris Grosso, Hillary McBride, and Sera Beak.In 2017, Sarah was honored by NASW’s Illinois Chapter by being recognized as an Emerging Leader. The Emerging Leader is an “early” career social worker who has demonstrated exemplary leadership, expertise, and dedication to the profession in the state of Illinois, whose contributions enhance practice knowledge and/or the capacity of the profession and the human service to obtain resources and influence. Other awards include the Humility Award (2014) from Sierra Tucson’s Gratitude for Giving event as well as the Rising Star Award (2018) from the Illinois Association of Addiction Professionals.Sarah has always valued authenticity as a critical component of whole-hearted living. Since hearing Dr. Brené Brown speak in the winter of 2009, she has been sharing the concepts of shame-resilience, authenticity, and vulnerability with her clients. She completed training with Brené Brown’s team in 2013 and is a Certified Daring WayTM facilitator (CDWF).Sarah is also knowledgeable about the benefits of various adjunct techniques for wellbeing, and is a certified Reiki Master. Reiki is a form of energy healing that encourages the release of oxytocin to reduce pain and increase the body’s ability to repair itself mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.In her spare time, Sarah is a musician and sings in musical groups around the Chicagoland area. She’s passionate about being the best version of herself and commits to a daily meditation and spiritual practice. She also loves tattoos and changing her hair cut and color often.www.headhearttherapy.comRoxan McDonald has dedicated herself to helping people find their voice both on the page and in their lives. She currently leads writing groups in Santa Cruz, Carmel, and Monterey. Roxan co-teaches with Ellen Bass at Esalen Institute. For fourteen years she was on the management team of two alternative high schools focused on serving at-risk youth. Roxan taught creative writing, poetry, and memoir writing in alternative schools and produced eleven anthologies of student writing. She has studied with Ellen Bass, Marcy Allencraig, Joseph Stroud, Barbara Bloom, Jessica Brown, and Andy Courturier. She is an alum of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, Breadloaf Sicily and is a member of Cheryl Strayed's Writers Camp. Roxan won the Mary Lonnberg Smith Award in poetry and her short stories, memoir excerpts, and poetry have been published in The Porter Gulch Review. She won the Eshleman Scholarship for the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley. Roxan received an honorable mention in nonfiction for the San Miguel de Allende Writers' Conference Writing Contest for an excerpt from her memoir. Roxan holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Education from California Institute of Integral Studies and an MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific University.www.roxannemcdonald.com

Kindness matters when it comes to life, relationships, and how we speak to ourselves. Like Roxan says, " anything else ain't shit" and I agree.  Roxan McDonald is a writer, teacher, and creator behind the spiritual_af Instagram account and today we talk about the importance of kindness in all areas of our life.   What you'll learn (or why you should care): • The importance of passion, safety, and kindness to founding great relationships • How to use attraction to cultivate all sorts of relationships  • The concept that you are loveable, no matter what   Where to find Roxan McDonald: Website https://www.roxanmcdonald.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiritual_af/ Spiritual AF... or Whatever podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-af-or-whatever/id1478665758   Resources and Links Eat to Love book by Jenna Hollenstein book https://amzn.to/36fpYqs Jenna Hollenstein on The Love Drive Podcast https://thelovedrive.com/relational-self-awareness/   Learn more about The Love Drive Website https://thelovedrive.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive Newsletter https://thelovedrive.com/newsletter Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thelovedriveshow/   Become a Contributing Lovebird Support The Love Drive here https://thelovedrive.com/join/

Roxan McDonald is a writer, teacher, workshop facilitator, coach, and public speaker. She holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Education from California Institute of Integral Studies. (She still doesn’t quite understand what “integral” means so please don’t ask.) In 2019 she earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific University. She currently leads writing and personal development retreats and co-teaches with poet Ellen Bass at 1440 Multiversity and Esalen Institute. Roxan is the author of the inspirational decks Spiritual AF and Grateful AF published by Knock Knock Inc. Roxan is the creator of the wildly popular Instagram accounts @Spiritual_AF and @WritersResource For more of Roxan: Website: https://www.roxanmcdonald.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writersresource/ Spiritual_af:https://www.instagram.com/spiritual_af/ To become a patron and help this program continue producing Mood Altering Substance, go to www.patreon.com/hellohuman and pledge any amount. For more of us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellohumans.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellohumans.co/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelloHumans_co And if you’d like to buy us a coffee (or burrito) once a month to help us keep going, you can become a patron by going to https://www.patreon.com/hellohuman and making a pledge of any amount.

In this episode we interview Roxan McDonald who is a writer and the hilarious mastermind behind the popular @Spiritual_AF Instagram page. You aren't going to want to miss this one.  To support the show & gain access to exclusive content please visit www.patreon.com/hilarioushumanitarianspod     PR: Chrissie@HilariousHumanitariansPod 

Roxan McDonald is a writer, teacher, workshop facilitator, coach, public speaker, and creator of @spiritual_af. She currently leads writing and personal development retreats and co-teaches with poet Ellen Bass, author of The Courage to Heal, at 1440 Multiversity and Esalen Institute.   Roxan is the author of the inspirational decks Spiritual AF and Grateful AF published by Knock Knock Inc, where she brings her own wit and unique style to gratitude and self-help. Her short stories, memoir excerpts, and poetry have been published in The Porter Gulch Review.   Roxan got sober when she was fifteen years old and currently has 28 years of recovery. She was in the inaugural class of the world’s first and longest running clean and sober high school (this was fascinating to hear about!), and after graduating, Roxan went on to become the director of the school. She spent fourteen years working on the front lines of addiction and trauma recovery. If you deal with addiction, vices, or unproductive obsessive behavior, there are serious gems for you in this episode.   I was humbled and floored hearing her talk about her own addiction and recovery – the gratitude she has for her vices was amazing and birthed an entirely new perspective (for me) around relapses and the psychology of addiction.   She shares an incredibly touching story about her near-death experience on a river – there’s way more to it, but I’ll just leave it at that for now. It had me nearly speechless so I don’t want to ruin it or do it an injustice by spoiling any part of it.   Connect with me: IG/Twitter: @ashrothstein www.ashleyrothstein.com Think you would be a good fit for the podcast? Send me an email with your story. ashrothpodcast@gmail.com   Connect with Roxan: IG: @spiritual_af Facebook: Spiritual AF Upcoming speaking event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-space-4-grace-womens-storytelling-event-tickets-60088417073 Upcoming retreat: https://mexchicretreats.regfox.com/spirtual-af Her decks: https://knockknockstuff.com/pages/search-results-page?q=af+decks

Guest: Roxan McDonald Age: 44 years Location: Bay Area, California Bio: Roxan McDonald is a writer, workshop facilitator, and coach. After fourteen years working on the front lines of addiction, trauma recovery and gang diversion Roxan quit the nonprofit world to dedicate herself to full-time writing and spreading her brand of edgy, playful, often irreverent spirituality and personal development. She launched the Instagram account @Spiritual_AF in 2013 which has gone on to gain over 79K devoted followers. In March 2019 Roxan and Knock Knock Publishing will release two decks of cards offering hundreds of ways for people to either be grateful AF or spiritual AF. Roxan is currently finishing a memoir about her own trauma recovery and battle with addiction. The World Needs More Of: 1. Ferocious gratitude. 2. Playfulness. 3. Self-help without the self-helpy-ness. Wow Factor: A nun once told me that "Wow." is the most pure prayer we can say. Wow reminds me to marvel at the beauty of the world and the creatures in it. Wow helps me be present and not back away from moments that seem inexplicably and unfairly difficult. Wow reminds me that I can be surprised by joy and beautiful just as easily as I can be surprised by chaos and heartbreak. The wow prayer has kept me right-sized over a lifetime of roller coaster ups and downs. Favorite Color: Grey Make Sure To Visit: 1. https://www.roxanmcdonald.com 2. https://www.instagram.com/spiritual_af/

The Indie Spiritualist gets Spiritual_AF with writer Roxan McDonald as they talk about childhood trauma, getting sober, and getting real with spirituality.

The lady, the legend behind my favorite meme account and yours, Roxan Mcdonald of Spiritual_AF is here to share her recovery journey. Roxan takes us through her experience of getting sober at 15 and how that impacted her life. She is an accomplished writer, master of memes and is now sharing her wisdom through her spiritual AF personal development retreats. 

Roxan McDonald has dedicated herself to helping people find their voice both on the page and in their lives. She currently leads writing groups in Santa Cruz, Carmel, and Monterey. Roxan co-teaches with Ellen Bass at Esalen Institute. For fourteen years she was on the management team of two alternative high schools focused on serving at risk youth. Roxan taught creative writing, poetry and memoir writing in alternative schools and produced eleven anthologies of student writing. She’s also the force behind @spiritual_AF on Instagram. Roxan and Sarah discuss the healing power of silly videos and spirituality of poop jokes, starting with your “why” and making it a practice to check your ego every day. Let’s be friends! ~Sarah You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi