My friend Anoush and I came together to talk about astrology and her being a new mom to baby Mia, but the conversation took a surprising turn! We ended up talking about biology, astronomy (and if astrology is a science or not), and philosophy.

As deep as those topics can get, we kept things light by giggling every five minutes because we can’t take life too seriously, right?

While Anoush went through almost all the most major of changes in the past two years (having a baby, getting married, getting a new job), she has navigated it all with grace and a sense of humor.

Anoush has a whopping 6 placements in Leo...but she doesn’t resonate with traditional “Leo” characteristics! We talk through this, as well as the damage that stereotyping by sun sign can do both for others and ourselves.

Tune in if you’ve ever felt like you don’t resonate with a part of your chart and to dispel all those silly astrological stereotypes that we so often can peg ourselves in.

So it's good to know that the reason why I'm constantly changing, it's maybe not a bad thing, but it's more of like what I need to break a cycle. I think that's really cool - Anoush Gostanian

Anoush and I also chat about:

• Is astrology a science?
• Navigating periods of big life changes (getting married, having babies, starting new jobs, etc.)
• The dangers of astrological stereotyping
• Should we look at charts for babies or kids?
• Why are Scorpio and Leo so often stereotyped?
• What it’s like when you don’t resonate with a prominent sign in your chart
• What it’s like to have six Leo placements in your chart
• What it’s like to have almost all fixed energy in your chart (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) but also always seeking change
• Identifying the teachers in our lives (even when they’re our kids)
• The idea that we choose our charts and the lessons that we’re meant to learn in this lifetime
• Deciding if you want to move past relationships that aren’t working or put in the energy to work with them
• How we are responsible for how we react to any situation
• Holding grudges
• The life changing and mind blowing experience of becoming a new mom
• Using astrology to see where you need to break a cycle
• Modern-day philosophy and how it’s represented by Sagittarius and the 9th House
• The crossover between philosophy and astrology
• Astrology as your personal philosophy about yourself and your life

Where to find Anoush:

Instagram @einush

The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

PEOPLE AND RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Sophie’s World