Rachel Weisel joins Betsy for this colorful episode. Rachel is the author of a "flower cookbook," where she shares 45 recipes for making floral bouquets using Trader Joe's flowers. 'Beautiful Bouquets with Trader Joe's Flowers' is a book she recently designed and wrote, inspired by her wildly popular Instagram account, @happy_arranging. With Betsy's first job being in a flower shop and a lifelong love for cut blooms, they talk all things flowers in this episode.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

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Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Rachel Weisel:

Website: https://www.happyarranging.com/

Book Link

Instagram: @happy_arranging

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Betsy is joined by Cecily Mak to dive into their shared experience of living "undimmed," that is, a life as clear as possible. The title of Cecily’s book and podcast, Undimmed holds a guide for anyone looking to live with greater clarity, heightened awareness, and with less noise from substances.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Cecily Mak:

https://www.cecilymak.com/about

Instagram: @clearlifejourney

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Exploring the inner world is a comfort zone for both Betsy and her guest for this episode, musician East Forest. They delve into the creative process involved in inquiry and introspection, bringing us along through their discussion of philosophy, spirituality, and how creativity factors into the journey.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact East Forest:

Instagram: @eastforest

Facebook: @EastForestMusic

Website: eastforest.org

https://eastforest.org/music-for-mushrooms

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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In light of the traditions and rituals that come with closing a year, Betsy shares an interactive episode. Grab a journal or paper and pen and try one of the three exercises she offers listeners. Betsy talks through a fire ritual (apropos!), selecting words for the year, and shares a piece she wrote the day in December on which she recorded this episode and springboard prompts from this work. You are a writer, too! Begin again, here, with us, by firelight.

Link to Betsy's Poem from the Episode

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Stephanie Greene is a yoga teacher, writer, healer, and guide. She joins Betsy for this episode to share about her custom Inner Territory training and her writing. Through her teaching, she blends the world she has reformed and revised since finding a pivot that took her life in a totally new (and healing) direction. She generously offers what she has learned about change, living in the present, and the body to all paths that intersect with her "maplines.”

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Stephanie Greene:

Website: lovestephaniegreene.com

Instagram: @lovestephaniegreene

Substack: https://lovestephaniegreene.substack.com/

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Elena Brower joins Betsy to discuss her new book, Hold Nothing, a contemplative guide to letting go, forgiveness, and presence. Elena shares personal stories of ritual and transformation, inviting listeners to release old narratives and meet life’s transitions with stillness. The conversation centers on surrender as strength and learning to “hold nothing” so we can hold everything with more grace. This conversation is a reflective, tender exploration of how awareness and acceptance can lead to deeper peace and authenticity.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Elena Brower:

Website: https://elenabrower.com

Instagram: @elenabrower

Facebook: @elenabrower

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Zoe Larson joins Betsy as the next coversation in the Teen Writers Series. Zoe is a force in her age of becoming! A curious thespian, fashion designer, artist of multi-media and writer, she passionately expresses herself through many forms and avenues. Zoe provides us with a fresh dose of self-assuredness and vulnerability in only the way she can. Called an "icon" by her classmates, her one-of-a-kind way of being calls all of us to do and be a version of ourselves we feel most true.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Betsy is joined by Paul Gorski, educator, author, and founder of the Equity Literacy Institute, to explore what it means to engage in activism within education. Paul shares insights on how educators can move beyond performative equity work to create real systemic change in schools. Betsy and Paul also talk about his forays into other forms of writing, from personal reflection to poetry, and how these different outlets inform and deepen his approach to social justice and advocacy.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Paul Gorski:

Website: www.paulgorski.org

Instagram: @paulcgorski

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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Betsy welcomes writer Aaron Nelson who shares how he immerses himself in self-discovery and creative expression. Aaron emphasizes the nurturing aspects of exploring inner landscapes and the importance of authentic self-expression.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Aaron Nelson:

Instagram @aaronpnelson

Substack @aaronpnelson

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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By Firelight is one year old! In this special anniversary episode, host Betsy Delzer welcomes back her first guest, Jen Brady, for recollections and celebrations. Jen and Betsy share what they've written in the past year and learned in the time lapsed.

Host: Betsy Delzer

Producers: Jamie Gale and Betsy Delzer

Music: LagitoMusic and Pond5

Contact Betsy Delzer:

Instagram @byfirelight

Contact Jen Brady:

www.jenbradypoet.com

Instagram: @jenbradypoet

By Firelight is a Lit Path Studios Production.

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