Becoming Lit AF

Teri Williams says she is simply someone who is doing her best to live her life. She is proudly 25 years sober and made some big shifts 25 years ago that let her to deepening her innate connection to spirit, intuition, energy work and a shamanic path.

Teri is also no-nonsense kind of gal. We talk openly about the courage and bravery it takes to shift away from the dogma and programming most of us have been taught throughout our lives and step into a different understanding, a new perspective and an alternate way of seeing the world.

Teri is a Shamanic Energy Practitioner as well as host of Soulful Living on Empower Radio who LOVES the sound of the drum. It reminds her heart is still beating and deepens her connection to the Universe.  She has 25 years’ experience in the healing arts and mysticism, assisting others in unleashing their potential within for overall good health and well-being. Her specialties include: Shamanic Drum Circles, Shamanic Energy sessions, Shamanic Journey Sessions, Soul Retrieval, Shamanic Rebirthing, Reiki, Meditation and Mindfulness practices as well as various specialty workshops.

“I USE MEDITATION! Meditation has been the single most significant practice of my life for over 25 years, beginning with a guided meditation and Shamanic teachings are the foundation for everything I do in this life! I meditate or practice a shamanic journey every day, even if only for a few minutes at a time. Most days, when the temperature is above 30 degrees, practice in the sunshine, somewhere in nature.  Having been clean and sober for more than 25 years, it’s good for my mental stability, my skin, my energy, and my soul. It gets me HIGH on life." ~Teri Williams

Find out more about Teri and how to connect with the work she is doing:

soulpractices.com
shamanicjourneypractice.com
Contact: [email protected]m
Creator of Shamanic Journey Practice 30-Day Guided Introduction to the Shamanic Journey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulPracticeswithTeri/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulpracticeswithteri/

Books mentioned in the podcast:
Everything is Here to Help You by Matt Kahn
Energy Codes by Dr. Sue Mortner

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Peter is a visionary and radical thought leader creating a new economic paradigm in the Canadian wilderness through the intentional community he is co-creating - https://www.visitzenith.org/   After creating a "successful" life by all typical measures, Peter found himself chipping away at the story he was sold about what success looks like. He slowly began to realize his values did not align with the life he had created. Little by little a new way of living, thinking and being emerged and from it, with the help of other like minded people they have laid the roots of an intentional community in the wilderness with a mountain view.

Peter and I talk life, the deep human lessons of relationships, why he believes everyone should have the right to inhabit beautiful land, be supported in all necessary ways and create meaningful connections.

Mostly, Peter wants to inspire others to live more consciously, to create a life in line with what human nature is truly about and to connect to one's own innate purpose. These are certainly ideas I can connect with!

Mentioned in the podcast:
The Ominvore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Food Inc.

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Wendy Luczak is the powerhouse owner of Doggie in the Window. She touts a title that is Detroit's First Doggy Day Care. 

Wendy talks about how she stumbled onto this path, her upbringing, growing up with 3 sisters and taking a risky leap of faith to get her to where she is today. 

Wendy openly talks about the challenges she has faced in learning and growing as a business owner, she talks about sacrifice and a deep commitment to helping her employees grow as people, make connections and push themselves beyond what's comfortable. 

Wendy is committed to making connections, networking her people and spending time with her tribe. For her, this is a spiritual practice that keeps her present, grounded and thriving. 

You'll wanna check her website:
https://ditw.net

Follow her on facebook to see all the fun the dogs have in her incredible facility. 
https://www.facebook.com/ditwmichigan/

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Carly Lozdoski guides me...and you as we dip our toes in to understanding astrology, moon cycles and more specifically new moons. As new moons come and go it is a great time to plant seeds of manifestation, who doesn't need assistance in manifesting... and getting out of our own way! 

I was personally blown away by my astrology reading with Carly a few weeks ago because of its accuracy and I want to keep learning more about why I feel all the feels as the moon, stars, and planets constantly realign. I think this all just powerful information for us each to have in our pockets to better understand ourselves and the world. 

I would love your feedback. What do you want to learn more about with regard to astrology? Send me messages on my website annfancy.com/podcast. Or send me a direct message on instagram, facebook or pop into the Becoming facebook page. Let's talk about it. 

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Megan Gunnell is a psychotherapist, writer, speaker and international retreat facilitator in private practice in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. After decades of working with individuals, groups and businesses Megan noticed a significant theme, so many people are simply surviving and have a deep desire to THRIVE. Megan isn't your typical therapist, she teaches more alternative or spiritual methods of connection in addition to her foundation in traditional therapy practices. 

Megan and I talk about her childhood and the roots that there were planted and created a stable foundation that allowed her to grow into a deep commitment to her personal path as a therapist and teacher and how she found her way into her own intuitive work.

Megan and I also chat about how to develop your intuition, how she personally uses shamanic journeying personally and with clients and the ways she marries science based therapy with deeply spiritual practices. 

Megan believes that life is meant to be lived to the fullest! That you deserve to feel energized, healthy, prosperous and confident.  She knows that a lot of people feel stretched to the max.  Trying to do so many things, they never feel in front of what they're in front of.  They find themselves feeling preoccupied, distracted, rushed, pressured and consequently emotionally drained and fatigued. (Read her mission in full on her new website: https://www.thrivingwellinstitute.com)

More here: https://www.megangunnell.com/about-me/

Follow her on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingwellinstitute/

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Carly Lozdoski is a budding astrologer and a serious truth-teller. She bravely tells her timely and personal experience of abortion at 19 years old, in college, while deeply entrenched in catholicism. This experience was life-altering for her and later became pivotal in her shift towards a renewed sense of spirituality, faith and what it is to be human. She has worked to cultivate deep soulful healing from her experience and is super open and frank about it all. 

Carly found herself very pregnant, very successful, and very wounded in her car outside a liquor shop in the middle of Detroit, it was in these moments that her life transformed, her personal experience of the divine shifted and her true healing began. Carly is now the mother of 2 earthbound children and fitness fanatic and an astrologer. She is now on a path that feels more deeply in alignment with who she is. She is walking the walk and helping others to anchor to the their own divine truth and take charge of their path. 

You can connect with Carly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlyonthedaily/ or on facebook at Carly Lozdoski.

We reference this podcast with Lori Lipten:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/241685/1067435-lori-lipten-divine-wisdom-truth-telling-laughter-and-the-life-of-a-shamanic-medium

Terms you might want to look up: Indigos, Starseeds, Chiron, North Node, Akashic (or listen to above podcast), Rainbow Warriors, 5D or 5th dimension, consciousness shift. 

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Brooke Miller is the creator and founder of Honey: Space for Mothers. She is a mother and wife. She is the daughter of powerful entrepreneurs, the grand-daughter of a holocaust survivor and she herself is a survivor of two brain tumors. Those labels are not what defines her, perhaps they are simply a few of the building blocks that gave her the foundation to take the risk and create Honey. 

She admits that the idea kept her up at night while she was still in the earlier years of mothering her two daughters. As a therapist and a mother she saw a desperate need to create a supportive, nonjudgemental space for mothers (and fathers). From her website: https://www.honeyformoms.com

Our Goal:
Is to hold the space for you as you settle into and navigate the beautiful mess that is motherhood. In all it’s raw magic, sleepless nights, elated moments and those of utter defeat. We’re here to fiercely support you every step of the way. Some think it’s a radical idea. To us it’s just the right thing to do.

Brooke talks openly about her earlier formative years, her experiences in learning how to create a successful business born from a good idea and how she has transformed herself in to a businesswoman despite her reluctance and inexperience. 

Together we touch on so many aspects of living a more meaningful, wakeful and purposeful life through. 

Follow Honey + Brooke:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/honeyformoms/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeyformoms/

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Purpose. It can be exciting and illuminating for some of us, and for others it feels illusive, misleading and empty. So often we are lead to believe that our purpose is this divine revelation, a destination and place to arrive it, often purpose is simply in the micro-moments of your life that you choose you. 

Purpose is an unraveling, a dissolution of the fog that clouds your vision. In listening to the expansion and contraction of your being, you learn to decipher between ego, outside noise and your own intuition. 

Does everyone have a huge overarching purpose to become the next Oprah, Bill Gates, or Brene Brown? No. For many of us purpose is a steady stream of micro-choices that lead us to find deep alignment within our soul. 

Your purpose is to evolve, grow, heal and expand. How do you do that? What does that even look like? What does it feel like? 

I reference an awesome book by neuroscientist Dr. Joe Dispenza called: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Habit-Being-Yourself-Create/dp/1401938094

I also referenced the podcast with Lori Lipten here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/241685/1067435-lori-lipten-divine-wisdom-truth-telling-laughter-and-the-life-of-a-shamanic-medium

In all of us the song that keeps playing in my head...Sheryl Crow, "Every Day is a Winding Road." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khrx-zrG460

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Lori Lipten is pure magic. In our conversation together, she shares so vulnerably about the painful journey that led her to her incredible work as a Shamanic Medium. Calling her a medium doesn't do her justice and her work, knowledge and loving character transcends all labels I can come up with. She is a gifted teacher, a generous soul and someone I feel grateful to know.

Here is a glimpse inside in her own words: "When I was 8 years old, I knew my soul’s purpose. I even announced it to my 3rd grade class during an assignment that asked us to state “what we wanted to be when we grew up”. Without realizing its implications at the time. I announced that I had “come to the earth to teach the world to love more”. My words flowed from youthful innocence and soul knowing.

From as far back as I can remember, I could see into the multiple dimensions of this universe and sense people’s souls. I had vivid past life recall and a deep affinity to leaders who were living their soul’s mission to bring healing change to our world. I knew too many people were suffering and I yearned to be a part of healing that at the core and guiding others into a true alignment with love."

Lori shares her gifts with the world many ways. You can schedule readings, soul-retrievals, workshops and so much more by clicking on her site. 

www.lorilipten.com

She shares wisdom and inspiration daily on her FB page. I highly recommend you follow her there, or twitter. 
https://www.facebook.com/loriliptenmedium/
https://twitter.com/llipten

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A conversation with Kacee Must is the founder of Citizen Yoga. In the five years since she opened the first Citizen Yoga studio she has worked tirelessly to hold steady to her original vision, an alignment based yoga studio that was rooted in a deep sense of mutual support, respect and community. 

What you might not know about Kacee is that she traveled the world in her twenties in an effort to train herself to be more independent. She described herself like a lost puppy and was deeply craving meaning, understanding and a bigger picture perspective on this seemingly meaningless thing called life.  Her sister's suicide brought her back home, for a while and was a major catalyst in her eventual decision to open a yoga studio. 

Kacee is open, honest and forthcoming as she looks back retrospectively at all the seemingly random and meaningless interactions, moments and experiences that now fit together perfectly to create the beautiful mosaic of her life and her dedication to contribute goodness in the world. 

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