Ease and Grow

In this episode, I’m joined for the THIRD time by our ~unofficial~ resident astrologer, Camille Michelle Gray. This time to chat about the wild and wacky current astrology we're living in: the Virgo/Pisces Eclipses, Mercury retrograde, Venus Retrograde, Neptune entering Aries, and how we can all care for ourselves in the midst of all of it. 

I love Camille's approach to astrology because she never harps on the doom and gloom, she gives us tools and shows us the path to extract whatever lesson the moment is teaching us. 

During our chat, we go over what eclipses are and the current eclipses affecting us, we dig into the 8th house (once again), she shares how to make the best use of mercury rx and venus rx, she goes over the upcoming astrology of the next 3 months leading up to summer and she generously goes through each rising sign and shares how each can plan to care for themselves through the themes of the current eclipses (which will be felt for the next 6 months!!).

We mentioned:

• Camille’s first episode: Ep. 4. Astrology 101 with Camille Michelle Gray
• Camille's second episode: Ep 19. Astrology 201
• Find your chart on astro.com, astro-charts.com or on Chani Nicholas
• Bella Lively - Inner Voice journaling
• Everything Happens for a Reason by Mira Kirshenbaum
  
  

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• camillemichellegray.com
• IG: @millymichelle
• G: @BrightlySika_
• Ease & Grow Website – www.brightlysika.com/ease-and-grow-podcast
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In this episode, I chat with Atim Bassey, LCSW-C, an amazing therapist and my real life cousin (lucky me!). 

We talk about her journey to becoming a therapist -- from case management to being a functional family therapist and now having her own private practice. How to know if your therapy relationship is working, What inspired her to recommend the book Codependent No More to me, the experience that taught me to be less passive aggressive, how to break a codependent cycle, and how to create healthy boundaries -- especially emotionally.

I hope this sheds light on any codependent patterns you may notice in yourself and gives you a first step to help liberate you from the pain it can cause.

We mention:

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
• The Codependency Recovery Plan: A 5-Step Guide to Understand, Accept, and Break Free from the Codependent Cycle by Krystal Mazzola Wood, LMFT

Connect with us:

• Atim's Psychology Today Page
• IG: @BrightlySika_
• Ease & Grow Website – www.brightlysika.com/ease-and-grow-podcast
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In this episode I share a recent experience, personal diary style, that brought me face to face with a personal pattern that I recognized was holding me back in 2024. I share my intention for 2025 and the words guiding me this year and breakdown of what key elements lead to a fulfilling life (in my humble opinion). Enjoy the show!

I mention:

• Self-Love in Full Bloom Girly Galentines Event in Alexandria VA on Feb 23
• Failing Forward by John Maxwell
• Secrets of Six-figure Women by Barbara Stanny
• Libby app
• Momentum Magic Group Coaching - feel free to sign up for the next cohort!

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• IG: @BrightlySika_
• Ease & Grow Website – www.brightlysika.com/ease-and-grow-podcast
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In this solo warm up episode, I share where I've been for the past couple of years. I'm excited to be back after some curveballs during my own Saturn Return!

I mentioned:

• Ep 19: Astrology 201 with Camille Michelle Gray 💫: Surviving your Saturn Return and the 12 Houses
• The Pattern App
• Momentum Magic Group Coaching Sign Up form - We start January 27th!
• New Instagram: @BrightlySika_
• Write into my advice column in this form!
• Get semi-monthly love notes in your inbox - Sign up for Bright Musings
  
  

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• IG: @BrightlySika_
• Ease & Grow Website – www.brightlysika.com/ease-and-grow-podcast
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In this episode, I’m joined again by our ~unofficial~ resident astrologer, Camille Gray, to chat about Saturn Returns and the 12 houses of astrology. Saturn Returns are times in our lives where we typically face significant change and transformation. 

During our chat, we cover the gamut of what a Saturn return is, how Saturn behaves in different kinds of charts, how to figure out the theme of your specific Saturn return, the themes of each of the 12 houses, what it means to have an empty house, and we answer listener questions! (Join the fun over on IG (@easeandgrowpod) if you ever want to submit questions for an upcoming episode) Full shownotes: https://rb.gy/vv5m1d

Camille also generously shares the details of her Saturn return in Capricorn which was highly transformational. With my Saturn in Aquarius, mine started in March of this year and goes direct in December. I’ll be sure to keep you posted on my transformations as they come!

We mentioned:

• Black Widow movie
• Episode 15: Balancing it all as a Multi-Passionate Creative with Yuan Q.
• Listen to Camille’s first episode: Ep. 4. Astrology 101 with Camille Michelle Gray
• Tarot meanings website: Psychic Revelations
• www.Saturnreturnstories.com
• Camille’s blog in Zora: Fortune Favors the Bold: Mars in Leo Predictions
• www.Zora.medium.com

Connect with us!

• camillemichellegray.com
• IG: @millymichelle
• Twitter: @millymichelle
• IG: @Easeandgrowpod
• Ease & Grow Website – www.brightlysika.com/ease-and-grow-podcast
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In this episode, I chat with Joyful Living Coach, Intuitive, Ayurvedic practitioner, and Capricorn sun, Pitta-Kapha dosha, Christine Miura. After having a wonderful Ayurvedic reading with her in May, I knew I had to have her on the show to share her wisdom. Full shownotes: https://rb.gy/jt2xv4

We discuss her background, how she learned about her intuitive gifts and discovered Ayurveda, and we run through the Dosha types and how they present themselves. We also discuss the importance of self-acceptance as a way to heal the collective, parenting styles and allowing children to express all of their emotions, the societal shift from masculine to the divine feminine, how to use food as medicine, the importance of connecting to our breath, and so much more! 

I hope this teaches you something new about yourself and how to better relate to the people in your life!

We mention: 

• Ayurveda (Idiot’s Guides) by Sahara Rose
• Episode 13: Call a Friend with Eliza Rodrigs
• Find out your Ayurvedic Dosha type (Banyan Botanical quiz)
• Man's Eternal Quest by Parmahansa Yogananda 
• Metaphysical meditations by Parmahansa Yogananda

Connect with us:

• [email protected]  
• Facebook: Christine Miura
• Instagram: @miurachristine
• @Easeandgrowpod
• Ease & Grow Website
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In this episode, I sit at the mic solo to chat friendship lessons and tips! I share about some of my early friendship experiences and traumas, I share the biggest lessons I've learned, and give you all tips for maintaining a healthy friendship. I also share the results from an instagram poll I did all about friendship when I announced the ✨Call a Friend✨ series. Full shownotes: https://rb.gy/deagn7

Mentioned:

• Most recent Call a Friend, Episode 16: Aysia Woods on leaning into ease, her cozy self-care routine, and all things friendship
• Episode 6: Love in the Time of Quarantine with Kimberly Cabot
• The Blessing of Open Hands by Shasta Nelson (SO GOOD)
• Brene Brown: Article about the stories we tell ourselves
• Personal IG: @Sikadee

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• @Easeandgrowpod
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• Ease & Grow Website
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"I realized that sometimes you just have to ditch the plan ." In today's installment of Call a Friend, I sit down with my dear friend, Aysia Woods who is an entrepreneur, anthropologist, and founder of the corporate events consultancy, Events by AW.  Full shownotes: https://rb.gy/vcursa

Tune in to hear us discuss how she's finding ease lately, her cozy routine that she leans on when she's feeling stressed, and the book that pushed her to embrace her worldliness as a black traveler

We also of course get into friendship stuff! We touch on our diverse cultural upbringings and how they shaped our approach to friendship, her tips for making friends as an adult, how to deepen existing friendships, and how to deal with envy in our friendships. I also share a bit about how we met and how the events she hosted were my saving grace during a rock bottom period of my life. 

I hope this  gives you some takeaways you can apply in your friendships. 

Mentioned:

• Shadow & Bone on Netflix
• Love Simon on Hulu
• What we can all Learn from LGBTQ Pride - Medium article
• Detroit Chopra podcast with Elton Anderson jr.
• Top Boy on Netflix
• J. Cole’s new album: The Off Season
• Song I added to my playlist: my life with 21 Savage
• The Big Sea by Langston Hughes
• Hard conversations episode: 8. Spotting our Sneaky Self-Sabotage Patterns
• The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Event Creation E-book by Events by AW

Connect with us!

• www.Aysiawoods.com
• www.Eventsbyaw.com
• @EventsbyAW
• @Easeandgrowpod
• Ease & Grow Website
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In this episode, I chat with podcaster, YouTuber, and Etsy shop owner, Yuan Q., of Hello Twenties podcast, all about being a multi-passionate creative. We talk about how she manages her time and energy with all of her projects while working a full time job.  This is a great episode if you have some creative ideas but don't have the courage or time to go after them. 🌸 Full shownotes: https://rb.gy/0janu5 

We Mention:

• Shadow and Bone on Netflix 
• The Vibe Room magazine – My article with Yuan is in Issue 7
•  Oprah’s book “What Happened To You”
• @AliceBowCreates
• The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha
• Side Hustle Pro Podcast: 3 Tips for Batch Scheduling Your Content & Your Life
•  Fave YouTubers: Leeor Alexandra, Isabel Palacios, Jenn Im, Jay Shetty, Katy Bellotte, and Graham Stephan
• Fave podcasts: On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Mindvalley podcast, Goal Digger with Jenna Kutcher, The Good Life with Stevie & Sazan, Thick and Thin with Katy Bellotte
• Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
• Insight Timer
• Fave books: Atomic Habits by James Clear and 25 Lies Twentysomethings Need To Stop Believing by Paul Angone

Connect with us!

• Yuan's Personal IG: @yuanxqiu
• Hello Twenties! IG: @hellotwentiespodcast
• One To Make IG: @onetomake
• Yuan's Youtube Channel
• Hello Twenties Podcast website
• @Easeandgrowpod
• Ease & Grow Website
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"Just because I think it doesn't make it true." In this solo episode, I come to you raw and freshly in the emotions of being triggered. I share some insights into how I reframed my mindset to feel better and caught the childhood core wound story that it was rooted in (the enneagram 9 core wound). I share insight into my little "T" traumas, unconscious patterns, my approach to therapy, holistic mind-body health and tips for feeling your feelings (not just intellectualizing them). Most importantly, I encourage you to have compassion for yourself. Full show notes: https://rb.gy/kc813b 

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! 💕

Mentioned: 

• Give us your feedback on the podcast! (if you’ve listened to at least 4 episodes)
• Call a Friend series intro
• Call a Friend episode 1 with Eliza Rodrigs
• Armchair Expert episode with Daniel Goleman (author of Emotional Intelligence)
• Dr. Nicole Lepara, @theholisticpsychologist
• Loveland Therapy Fund
• Mosaic MSC
• Bling Empire on Netflix

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• Insta: @Easeandgrowpod
• Pod Suggestion Box – let me know what you want to hear!
• Ease & Grow home: Website

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