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Pleasure is every woman’s birthright. This is an invitation to light that spark within you and reclaim the parts of yourself that have been lost and forgotten. To light that spark the world told you to dim. The spark that aches to burn brightly. As women, we’ve lost that spark and with it, our connection to pleasure. In the Illuminated Woman podcast, we’ll explore how we’ve dimmed our light, how we’ve lost our feminine essence and connection to pleasure, and how we can reignite that spark so ...
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In this episode, we're diving into the profound journey of what to do when your entire identity is being dismantled. Join me as we explore the importance of embracing your emotions, breathing through the chaos, grieving the loss of who you once were, and surrendering to the unfolding process. This episode is an invitation to get curious about who y…
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In this episode, we're diving deep into a topic that has recently gained popularity but has also raised some eyebrows among serious astrologers and spiritual seekers: the Lion's Gate Portal. Join me as we bust some myths and uncover the truth behind this phenomenon. The origins of the Lion's Gate myth The truth about the alleged alignment of the Su…
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When I began my online business journey over a decade ago, I got caught up in following people who appeared to have all the answers. I thought they knew more than I did. And while they did have more knowledge and experience in certain areas than I did, many of them wanted to be put on a pedestal, like an object to be adored and admired. There are s…
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How do you begin your morning? My morning ritual is a non-negotiable. In this episode, I share my daily rituals and some of the products I use. It’s taken me years to create a lifestyle that works for my body AND my Soul, and one that keeps my nervous system more balanced than at any other point in my life. In this episode I share: The downside of …
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Do you have a morning ritual? If you do, does it nourish your body and your Soul? In this episode, I share the importance of creating a nourishing morning ritual. The way we begin our day creates the foundation for our day. Most of us jump out of bed and dive right into our day - whether it's getting kids up and off to school, checking your email a…
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As we evolve into The Illuminated Woman, we're going to dive into common thoughts, ideas, and beliefs, both current and historical, and turn them on their heads. Get ready, because this is a spicy one! Challenging Popular Beliefs: Why it's essential to question the mainstream and share our unique perspectives. The Fear of Standing Out: How fear of …
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It's time to dive into what the cosmos has in store for us during the 3rd quarter of 2024. We're heading into Retrograde Season and the beginning of the next Eclipse season, so there's a lot to look forward to! We have 6 planets going retrograde this quarter: Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Mercury and Pluto. Each one calls us to reflect on differ…
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As i mentioned in the trailer, this name was a stretch for me. And yet, I knew it was the right name when it came to me. In this short episode I'll share with you exactly who The Illuminated Woman is. I anticipate you'll see yourself in her. Find me on Instagram and let me know if you see yourself as an Illuminated Woman, or if you're curious and f…
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Join me in this short preview of the brand new version of the podcast, The Illuminated Woman. I'll share a little about the change and what you can expect as we begin this new. journey together. We'll continue to focus on healing from trauma and loss - and so much more! It's time we stop dimming our lights as women and start illuminating the wildne…
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Welcome to the first full episode of The Illuminated Woman! I wanted to kick this off by doing something different, so I invited my brilliant mentor, Vika Bradford, to come on and interview me. You'll get a behind-the-scenes peek into why I shifted the podcast from Grief With Grace to The Illuminated Woman. My desire is that The Illuminated Woman w…
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This episode has been brewing inside of me for several months, and it's finally time to release it. They say the only thing constant in life is change, and that's certainly been my experience. In this episode, I share the journey of the Grief With Grace Podcast, and why it's time to bring it to completion. Did I just say that? Yes, I did. It's very…
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I have a fabulous guest on today’s episode. I connected with Vanja Banks through my karmic astrology mentor and past guest on the podcast, Vika Bradford. As Vanja says, she’s a healer who brings the cosmos down to Earth. (Be sure to read to the bottom because Vanja is offering my listeners some very generous discounts on her products and services 💖…
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If you've ever looked at your birth chart, it can be overwhelming with all the symbols, colors, and lines! And yet, everything on it has deep significance for us, including when we're on a healing journey. I've talked in many episodes about the Full Moons and New Moons in various signs. I've talked about the planets in various signs. But there's an…
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You are in for a real treat with today's guest, Stephen Panus. He's a husband, father, bereaved father, and so much more. He wrote an amazing book that comes out on April 16, 2024, "Walk On." This is not your typical story of child loss. Stephen shares bits of his son, Jake's, tragic passing in August 2020, but he also weaves in the story of how he…
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Are you ready? We're on the brink of one of the biggest cosmic events of the year, the Total New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries. It offers so many possibilities, and in this episode I highlight the many gifts this fated event is bringing to us. Why this New Moon Solar Eclipse brings even more new possibilities than other New Moons What we're being ask…
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It's time for the 2nd Quarter Energy Forecast, and we have some potent energy coming our way! Listen in to learn what to expect energetically, and how to use the energies of the second quarter of 2024 on your healing journey. ✨ When we'll experience the first Retrograde of 2024 ✨ What Retrogrades really mean, and how we can use them in our healing …
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Welcome to Eclipse Season! Eclipses have so much potential for healing, if we're aware of the possibilities and the energies of each specific Eclipse. In this episode, I share what's possible with the upcoming Full Moon Lunar Eclipse happening in the sign of Libra. ✨ The myth we need to bust around eclipses ✨ What Eclipses really are ✨ Which energi…
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NOTE: I apologize for the quality of the recording. My Internet connection wasn't great during parts of it, but I promise you'll receive the fullness of the message in spite of the tech issues! Do you feel the shift in energy? If you're highly sensitive like I am, you're definitely feeling it. There's always so much energy from the Universe affecti…
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It's time for the last lunar event of the current astrological year, and it's one for tapping into our dreams and desires, creating the template of our lives for the upcoming astrological year. Just as people tend to do in December of each year, the New Moon in Pisces offers us the opportunity to unlock our dreams for the upcoming year of our lives…
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Fasten your seatbelts and place your trays in their upright and locked position - we are entering Eclipse Season! Yes, the portal to the first Eclipse Season of 2024 has opened, and there's a lot of potent energy right now. In this episode, I break it all down: What the Full Moon in Virgo illuminates for us The Archetype and energies of Virgo Why t…
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This episode of Grief With Grace is magical, mystical, and holds so much power, all brought through my amazing friend, Haumea Hanakahi. Haumea was a guest in Episodes 96 and 97, so be sure to listen to those after this one for more of her wisdom and insights. We did have a couple of tech glitches during the interview, but we discussed the deeper me…
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After an unexpected (and unplanned!) break throughout most of January (I explain why in this episode), I'm excited to be back right in time for the New Moon in Aquarius, the first New Moon since my friend, Pluto, moved into Aquarius. While I was on my unexpected hiatus, I received a couple of really good questions from listeners that I wanted to sh…
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We're more than two weeks into the new year, and people have already given up on their Resolutions - if they even set them to begin with. Can you relate? That used to be me. Until I created a different way of stepping into a New Year. In this episode, I share what I do instead of setting Resolutions, and how you can, too. I also share why resolutio…
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The first New Moon of 2024 is upon us - and it calls for something different than other New Moons! In this episode I explain why, and why this is the time to create your 2024 vision and intentions. I also share: How the planet Pluto is making this New Moon different, and powerful How Capricorn helps us build our legacy How Saturn influences this Ne…
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I'm excited to share something new I'm going to do in 2024. I'm going to do quarterly highlights of what's coming up in the cosmos for the upcoming quarter. This episode will focus on the first quarter of 2024. Near the end of March I'll do another one for the second quarter of 2024, and so on. I hope these episodes will help you deepen your unders…
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Here we are, at the dawn of a brand new year, at least as far as the Gregorian calendar goes. Each week on my Facebook page I do a Monday Messages card reading. On the first of each month, I do a card reading for that particular month. For this month, I did a card reading for 2024. Each card represents a theme or focus. I thought it would be nice t…
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As the end of another (calendar) year draws to a close, my invitation to you is to ask yourself "How will I choose to complete this year"? How you choose to do anything sets the tone for what's to come. In this episode, I share how I'll be spending the rest of this year - and why. And I invite you to consider how you'll choose to spend the rest of …
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I've had so many beautiful comments and email exchanges about the topic of my little miniseries about finding your unique healing path, and some great questions have come up. One question in particular has been a theme that I wanted to delve more deeply into in this short episode. What does it mean to embody your healing? In this episode I talk abo…
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Do you ever look at others who are on a healing journey and wonder why they seem to be further along, enjoying life, not stuck or struggling like you are? What are they doing that you aren't? Do they have some "secret" that you don't know about? I've wondered all those things at various points on my healing journey, and I was curious to discover th…
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Do you ever wonder why some people seem to have a more difficult time healing from trauma and loss than others? Maybe you're one of them. Others seem to heal at a more rapid rate and/or turn their pain into something meaningful. And yet, we all seem to take a step or two back at various points along our healing journeys. After being thrown back a f…
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The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse happening on October 28, 2023 is going to pack a punch, but this episode will assist you in understanding and navigating all of it! This is the last Eclipse in the recent Taurus-Scorpio cycle, so it's all about surrendering to whatever is ready to be completed. In this episode, I'll share the planets and energies that ar…
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The energies in the cosmos are intense right now, and with that comes so much opportunity for healing! In this week's episode, I break it all down and share how you can work with these energies, and I share some powerful and potent journal questions. What Libra brings to this eclipse The role of the South Node and its karmic impact Why we shouldn't…
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Welcome to Libra season! My Moon is in Libra, my brother is a Libra Sun, and my best friend of 50 years is a Libra Sun. Let's just say I'm very familiar with this energy! Navigating my own grief journey filled with pain I didn't know was possible, and working with other women walking similar paths, I've come to realize that far too often we get stu…
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The energy has felt very heavy recently, but we might feel some relief as we head into a new Season! In a few days we have a New Moon in Virgo, Mercury is about to go direct again, Venus went direct a few days ago, Jupiter just went Retrograde, and we're on the brink of the Autumnal Equinox (or the Spring Equinox for those in the Southern Hemispher…
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As we head into the proverbial dog days of Summer, the Sun just entered the healing sign of Virgo, Mercury is Retrograde, and there's a Super Full Blue Moon in Pisces coming up. That's a lot of cosmic energy, and it all holds so much healing potential, if we're willing to let the Full Moon illuminate the dark places we often don't want to look into…
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What do authenticity and integrity have to do with the New Moon in Leo? Listen in to find out how you can move forward on your healing journey by integrating these values in your life, whether you do it during this New Moon or anytime. So many people are living out of alignment with their values and Soul path. We all do it, but by becoming aware of…
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There's a lot happening in the cosmos right now, and it's lighting me up! I hope that after listening to this episode, you'll work with some or all of it to help you on your healing journey. There are so many misconceptions about retrogrades, yet they always hold possibilities for healing. And the Super Full Moon in Aquarius, during Venus retrograd…
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Can you bring both passion and balance into your life when you're on a healing journey? In this Cosmic Connection episode, we're talking about using the energies of the New Moon in Cancer and the movement of the Lunar Nodes (or Nodes of Fate) from Taurus and Scorpio into Aries and Libra. This movement is a big deal. If you don't know what the Lunar…
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In 2010, Suzanne Falter left her 25 year marriage, moved from upstate New York to San Francisco, and experienced major life changes. The most traumatic was the sudden death of her 22-year old daughter, Teal, in 2012. Suzanne then went on a journey to heal and to become a healer with Teal's help from Spirit. This conversation will inspire you on you…
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I'm back with a brand new episode to help you navigate the energies of Cancer Season and the upcoming Full Moon in Capricorn. The Solstices a week ago were a celebration of Light in the Northern Hemisphere and a descent into the Dark Night of the Soul in the Southern Hemisphere. We also stepped into Cancer Season, which brings with it the watery, e…
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How do you find the strength, the fortitude, the emotional resilience to keep moving forward in life after trauma or loss? This week's guest, Dahlya Brown Shook provides tips and insights from her vast background. Listen in as we discuss: How Dahlya’s journey led her from being an artist to occupational therapist to becoming a medical intuitive Her…
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Have you heard of the Butterfly Effect? In this solo episode, I talk about the Butterfly Effect and how it impacts our healing and our lineage. What is the Butterfly Effect? What science has proven through epigenetics A powerful question to ask yourself about your healing Why you not doing your healing work is selfish from a lower octave standpoint…
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NOTE: Please know that we do talk of suicide in this episode, so be gentle with yourself when listening. Suzanne Anderson was living the happiest phase of her life when tragedy struck in January of 2013. Her beloved husband, David, had chosen to end his life. With it, life as Suzanne knew it ended as well. Suzanne is vulnerable and authentic in our…
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My guest this week is an incredible woman I’m honored to call a colleague and a friend. Colleen Faltot is an Energetic Weight Loss Coach. She’s in recovery from a disordered relationship with her body and with food, as well as from debilitating anxiety. She’s coached hundreds of people to heal their relationship with food and their bodies. She was …
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It feels sooooo good to be back after my month off in April! However, my break was nothing that I envisioned. But listening to my intuition and taking a break in April may just have saved my sanity and my life. Listen in to hear what I'm doing to navigate being in the messy middle of a life crisis and how you can use the same things when you find y…
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How do you nourish yourself? Do you know the difference between self-care and self-love? In this week's episode, I share my journey with subconsciously starving myself, and the difference between self-care and self-love. I also discuss the why behind much of the subconscious ways we fail to nourish ourselves. Be sure to join me for the free worksho…
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It seems that the Universe really, really wants us to wake up and pay attention right now. Two weeks ago Saturn moved into Pisces. A few days ago we celebrated the return of Spring (or Fall) with the Equinox and a new cycle with the beginning of Aries Season. And, that's not all the Universe has for us. The day this episode is released, March 23, 2…
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New beginnings. New energies. New seasons. It's the beginning of a new astrological year, a new cycle. How can we use the fresh new energies of Spring (or Fall depending where you are) on our healing journeys? In this episode, I take you through a process to help you take the dreams and visions you created during Pisces season and begin implementin…
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I've wanted to have a conversation around the science of trauma and healing, and I found the perfect guest for it! Dr. Amy Hoyt experienced trauma at a very young age. She built a career around the study and research of trauma, forgiveness and agency. We packed a lot in this fascinating conversation,! The experience she had at 8 years old that chan…
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There is so much going on this month in the Universe with some big planets changing signs - and they all give us new opportunities for healing. In this episode I cover: What Mercury moving into Pisces means for all of us How to use sound, frequency and vibration as healing tools Why this is an opportune time to suspend reality on what we think is p…
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