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Why are so many of us lonely, even when we're surrounded by people? Therapist Lara Maurino Donahue MSW, LCSW , joins me to talk about the medicine of community, living in alignment, and slowing down in a world that never stops.

Lara shares how becoming a mom of three during lockdown left her drowning, and how finding a circle of women changed everything. We talk about why family and friends alone often aren't enough, why rest is a form of resistance, what it was like growing up with two therapist parents, and why you shouldn't keep your love hidden.

In this episode:

• How to tell when you're out of alignment, and how to find your way back
• What a community gives you that individual relationships can't (plus the carrot-in-the-soup analogy you won't forget)
• Making space for rest and a weekly Sabbath as a busy, working parent
• Meditation for beginners: what to do when sitting still feels hard
• Radical acceptance when you know something needs to change but you're not ready yet
• Holding both grief and joy, and why you can't have one without the other

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
• Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• A Course in Miracles
• Thich Nhat Hanh: "The next Buddha may very well be a community" (paraphrased)
• Blaise Pascal: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone"

Connect with Lara: https://laradonahue.com

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Welcome to a new chapter of Delightfully Dharmic! Keilani Mason welcomes her dear friend, fellow therapist, and new co-host, Tania Beaudoin, for a conversation about belonging, starting fresh, and finding people who make you feel more alive.

From navigating marriage after military retirement to making friends as an adult, Keilani and Tania explore the courage it takes to reach for connection. They share how small rituals can anchor us through change, why play deserves a place in everyday life, and what they love about watching their clients grow.

Along the way: enthusiastic sports-mom confessions, a little Bob’s Burgers energy, and a preview of their upcoming MDMA-assisted therapy training in an Italian castle—plus early hints at future men’s and couples retreats.

Two therapists, two messy humans, and a friendship at the heart of it all. Come laugh, reflect, and get to know your new co-host.

Stay kind. Stay curious.

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Have you ever looked around at a life you worked hard to build and wondered, “Why don’t I feel more like myself here?”

In this personal episode of Delightfully Dharmic, I share the ache that led my family to sell our home, let go of so much of what we owned, and move to Spain. It’s a conversation about choosing alignment: listening to your intuition, questioning what success means to you, and making room for both the excitement and the grief that come with big life changes.

We’ve just wrapped up at the Global Ayahuasca Forum, and with the busyness of this past week, this episode offers a personal pause between our last guest conversation and our upcoming episode with Tania.

Together, we explore:
• Why gratitude and a longing for change can coexist
• Moving through fear without waiting to feel completely ready
• Navigating big decisions and different readiness levels with your partner
• Letting go of possessions, people-pleasing, and familiar definitions of safety
• Creating space to hear what your own life is asking of you

You don’t have to move countries to choose alignment. Your next brave step might be an honest conversation, a boundary, or giving yourself permission to take a quiet longing seriously.

I’m still in the middle of this story, sharing the messy, beautiful, imperfect process of building a life that feels more like our own.

What is calling for your attention? Share your own small or big step toward alignment in the comments. For deeper support, explore a session with me or join the Delightfully Dharmic newsletter.

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What if healing isn’t about fixing separate symptoms, but learning to listen to the whole person?

In this episode of Delightfully Dharmic, Dr. Kristin Grayce McGary shares how her experience with chronic illness led her from conventional Western medicine into a deeply integrative approach to health. She and Vanessa explore embodiment, trauma, nervous-system regulation, functional blood chemistry, and the connection between physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Dr. McGary also discusses the grounding practices that shaped her recovery, including meditation, qigong, nature, parts work, sound healing, and ceremonial medicine. Together, they examine why protective patterns can keep us disconnected from our bodies, what laboratory results may reveal when viewed through a functional lens, and how science and spirituality can coexist in the healing process.

This expansive conversation is an invitation to become more curious about your body, more informed about your health, and more present with every part of yourself.

Topics include:

• What embodiment really means
• Dr. McGary’s journey through fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
• Trauma, dissociation, and the nervous system
• Functional blood chemistry and preventative health
• Meditation, qigong, and nature as grounding practices
• Parts work and reparenting the younger self
• Psychedelic and ceremonial medicine
• Sound healing, vibration, and spiritual awakening
• Bringing science and spirit into the same conversation

Listen in for a thought-provoking exploration of what it can mean to heal as a whole human being.

This episode shares personal experiences and perspectives for educational purposes and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice.

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Delightfully Dharmic is back. And it’s growing into something a little different. ♡

In this short welcome-back episode, Keilani shares what’s been happening behind the scenes, from moving her family across the world to Spain to reimagining what Delightfully Dharmic can become.

She also introduces a pretty important addition: therapist and longtime friend Tania Beaudoin is joining Keilani as co-host.

Moving forward, Delightfully Dharmic is becoming less about having one particular kind of conversation and more about following the questions we can’t seem to stop asking.

Psychology and spirituality. Relationships and healing. Psychedelics and integration. Ancient wisdom and modern life. Science and mystery. Parenthood, partnership, identity, transition, and what it actually looks like to build a life that feels like your own.

Keilani and Tania will be joined regularly by their husbands and co-hosts, former touring musician and serial entrepreneur Zac Mason and retired Navy SEAL John Beaudoin, bringing their own experiences, questions, perspectives, and a healthy dose of mischief to the conversation.

There will be guests. There will be deeper conversations. There will probably be some disagreement. And we definitely don't expect to figure it all out.

That’s sort of the point.

Welcome to the next chapter of Delightfully Dharmic.

Keep wondering, keep becoming, and we’ll see you next time. ♡

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What happens after the breakthrough?

In the Season 4 premiere of Delightfully Dharmic, Keilani sits down with clinical psychologist, lecturer, and Integration Circle founder Dr. Ido Cohen for a fascinating conversation about psychedelic integration, Jungian psychology, mystical experiences, spirituality, and what it actually takes to create lasting transformation.

Because having a profound experience and being transformed by that experience aren't necessarily the same thing.

Ido shares his own journey from an intensely curious child drawn to psychology and spirituality, through Buddhism, India, Jung, ayahuasca, and eventually his work helping people navigate psychedelic and psychospiritual integration.

Together, Keilani and Ido explore what happens when we return to ordinary life after extraordinary experiences, why community matters so deeply, and how quickly an insight can disappear when it collides with work, family, culture, fear, and our natural tendency to return to what is familiar.

They also explore the numinous - those moments when something beyond our ordinary understanding seems to break through—and why those experiences don't have to happen on psychedelics to profoundly alter the way we understand ourselves.

The conversation moves through psychedelic experiences, mystical encounters, Jungian thought, curiosity, professional identity, spirituality in therapy, cultural resistance, personal transformation, and the sometimes messy process of figuring out what an experience is actually asking of us.

At the heart of the episode is one question:

How do we take the experiences that crack us open and actually let them change the way we live?

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I'm in a season of deep transition—rebranding the podcast, growing my team, and navigating big changes at home and in my business. In this short episode, I share a heartfelt update about where I’m at, what’s coming, and why I’m taking a brief pause to return with more intention, creativity, and alignment. Thank you for being on this journey with me.

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Welcome to the first episode of the transition to Delightfully Dharmic!

Can Astrology Make Therapy Deeper? | Interview with Dr. Stacy Dicker, Author of Psychstrology

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Stacy Dicker—a licensed clinical psychologist and the author of Psychstrology—to explore how astrology can deepen self-awareness, support emotional healing, and transform relationships. With over 20 years of experience in psychotherapy and a passion for archetypal insight, Dr. Dicker blends the rigor of psychology with the symbolism of astrology to help clients and readers grow toward balance and wholeness.

We talk about her journey from traditional clinical work into intuitive, cosmic frameworks, how she uses astrology in her private practice, and what it means to integrate the light and shadow within. Whether you're a therapist, a seeker, or just curious about how the stars can guide your inner work—this episode is for you.

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What happens when your life changes in an instant—and your reflection no longer matches who you used to be?
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Danette Burzlaff-Haag, a trauma survivor, award-winning speaker, RN, mindset coach, and the first severely scarred woman to win a state beauty pageant title as Mrs. Colorado 2021. At just 10 years old, Danette survived a devastating house explosion that left her with third-degree burns over 70% of her body. But what could have broken her became the catalyst for an extraordinary journey of healing, faith, and redefining beauty.
Danette shares her inspiring path from pain to purpose—how she found strength in her scars, built a life of deep service, and now helps others do the same through her nonprofit work with first responders and her memoir Beauty From Ashes.
Whether you're navigating your own wounds or supporting someone through theirs, this conversation is a reminder that courage isn’t the absence of pain—it’s choosing to rise with it.

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Keilani and James dive into the chaos, comedy, and cross-country logistics of James’s big move to Tennessee. From last-minute packing disasters to U-Haul adventures and emotional goodbyes, nothing is off the table. The duo unpacks what it’s like to leave behind the known, take a leap of faith, and start fresh in the South.

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