Erica Thibodeaux is a Winona, MN-based licensed professional counselor, meditation teacher, ritual facilitator, mom, and overall amazing human being. She is the brave soul who agreed to be my first guest as I pivot the focus of this podcast to be about celebrating life's twists and turns and the lessons learned along the way by interviewing different people and hearing bits of their life stories. 

Erica also hosts an amazing podcast called We Are The Medicine. Listen to episodes and read more about her work on her website: https://www.ericathibodeaux.com/podcast.html

In this episode we talk about some awesome things that you might want to know more about: 

Malidoma Patrice Somé - West African Elder, world-renowned author and teacher, came to the West to share the ancient wisdom, technologies and practices which have supported his people for thousands of years. www.malidoma.com

Peace Corps - https://www.peacecorps.gov/

Dan Millman & The Peaceful Warrior's Way - https://www.peacefulwarrior.com/

Human Design - https://www.jovianarchive.com/

Less of an episode, and more of an explanation about how I've decided to shift gears with this podcast. 

Everything's going to be okay - a podcast to celebrate life's twists and turns and the lessons learned along the way. 

I initially started this podcast in March 2020, when the pandemic was just unfolding in Minnesota. I had recently left a job and was hopeful about the upcoming changes I would experience. Now, a year and three rambling episodes later, I want to pivot. I've been feeling very inspired by conversations and connections with those closest to me that have kept me going over the last year. I realized that's what my focus is going to be.

I'd like to invite you to join me as I invite guests onto my podcast and into conversation to hear about the various twists and turns their lives have taken and what they've learned along the way. They often say that hindsight is 20/20 or we can't connect the dots in our lives until we look back on them. And as someone who has often felt unsure what direction my life was headed in, it's always been a source of comfort to hear stories of how others got to where they are today. 

My hope is that these interviews and stories shared in conversation will bring you all comfort too, wherever you're at in your life journey. 

I truly believe that everything's going to be okay, and it doesn't have to be right now. 

My first shot at making a podcast! Thoughts about life as it currently is happening, my process, things I’m doing to stay sane, and many short pauses. 

Things you should look up: Saturn Return! (And what it means for you) 

Other podcasts I reference: Embodied Astrology with Renee Sills, We Are The Medicine, and Call Your Girlfriend. 

Instagram accounts to follow: @the.holistic.psychologist & @nedratawwab 

My art Instagram accounts: @insite_dance & @sydswanphotography