Honor Your Spark

A brief solo pod musing/ranting about biohacking, human doing vs. human being, productivity, and self-care.

My guest this week is Dr. Allison Devers, a conventional-turned-functional physician who is currently working on a book about the power of accessing the subconscious to expand the potential for healing. After spending the last 6 days straight with her, I can validate first-hand that Allison is a total badass, and I'm grateful to now call her a soul sister. For full show notes, head to www.wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-13 .

If you've been listening to the show, you know that I'm getting increasingly interested in the tarot as a tool for self reflection and accessing intuitive guidance. I've touched on the tarot with guests in previous episodes, but this is the first all-out-tarot episode, and I couldn't have picked a better guest for it. Krystal of Power Femme Tarot (@powerfemmetarot on Instagram) is a New Orleans-based queer femme witch, professional tarot reader, and with a PhD in Gender Studies, is a college professor in her muggle life. Krystal is offering WTFP listeners 10% off tarot readings through the end of 2018, and she has so many unique spreads she has created — I will be doing my first reading with her soon and will be sure to report back! The discount code is in the episode, and be sure to check out the full show notes because this one is chock full of awesome resources.

Tierra B is a yoga teacher and boss babe entrepreneur hailing from District Heights, Maryland. I was fortunate to meet her recently when she came to Nashville for a Prison Yoga Project training here, and was immediately drawn to her presence. Tierra recently left a career in law enforcement to pursue her passion full-time, and in our conversation we talk about how that transition came about, the perks and struggles of entrepreneur life, and how easy it is to get sucked into the pressures in our consumer culture when what matters a lot more to her is spending time under the sun every day. You can find Tierra on Instagram at @yogi.tb — for show notes, visit www.wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-10 .

A short-and-sweet solo episode talking about a handful of truth bombs, or as I'm calling them, "fucking miracles." Listen to find out what the hell a "spiritual helicopter" is!

Y’all are about to be shook when you hear that my guest for this episode is, wait for it… a YOGA TEACHER. Why yes, I *am* hilarious since 4 of my first 6 guests have been yoga teachers — but, hallooo, so much more than only that, and each one a gem in her own right. This week’s guest is Emmy Singer, founder of Inner Light Yoga studio and one of my biggest inspirations and teachers in the yoga world. Like a few of my other guests so far, Emmy is a fellow Nashvillian —and unbeknownst (isn't that a fucking great word? hah) to me until we recorded, originally hails from upstate New York very near last week’s guest, Sarah Jane Chapman (www.wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-07). Hello, small world! In this episode, Emmy and I talk about: - the winding path that landed her in Nashville, where she and her husband Lee opened up the city’s first music-based yoga studio, Inner Light Yoga (where I am so fortunate to get to be a part of the team) - the importance of healers and teachers of all kinds being REAL as opposed to trying to seem like you have all the answers - our shared curiosity about astrology, tarot, past life regression, and dreams, with some tips for beginning your own dream analysis - how she views union of opposites as a framework for living — stillness and movement, connection and solitude, hustle and heart - simple practices for opening up a little more to kindness, compassion, and non-judgment - our musings on the law of attraction, the pieces that make most sense to us, and where we see its limitations For full show notes, head over to www.wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-08 . And if you dig this episode, it would mean so much if you'd share it with a friend or on your socials, and rating/review on iTunes (www.bit.ly/WTFP-review) helps more people find it!

I recently had the privilege of interviewing Sarah Jane Chapman, a massage therapist, yoga teacher, and heart-of-gold human who I am lucky to call a friend. In the conversation, Sarah Jane and I delved into: \* why she believes “yoga always wins” and how her personal practice and teaching have evolved \* how getting diagnosed with diabetes further complicated her eating disorder \* the practice that was most transformational in healing her mindset from toxic diet culture \* spending time in nature, gardening, sustainable farming, and seasonal eating as ways of connecting with spirituality and honoring our interconnectedness with the earth \* making the tarot relevant and useful in day-to-day life And just an audio heads up — on the morning we were recording, Sarah Jane was having some laptop issues so used her phone for the recording, so there were a few vibrations in the second half of the interview, but not too bad. About Sarah Jane Chapman Sarah Jane Chapman was born in Upstate New York where she would spend her days climbing trees and laying in the grass. She started practicing yoga at age 14, which helped her through some of the most difficult times of her life. In 2012, she traveled to Rishikesh, India where she became certified in Hatha Yoga, and shortly thereafter moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Wanting to offer more to students and expand her knowledge of the body, Sarah Jane attended the Mind Body Institute in 2015 to begin her work as a massage therapist. She now offers a plethora of body work and Reiki, as well as astrology and tarot readings. Sarah Jane lives in east Nashville with her husband and pitbull, still climbing trees and laying in the grass. You can find her on instagram @ sarahjanechap. For full show notes including resources and other stuff we mention in the show, head to www.wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-07 .

Y'ALL. Get ready to hold onto your f-ing hats, because my guest on the pod this week is the fiercely loving and vibrant Karen Kenney. I have so many things I want to say about Karen and what she shared on this episode, but rather than you sit here and read this, just listen and hear it for yourself! The time during our conversation FLEW by, and even though this is a longer episode, I think you'll feel the same way. Enjoy, and if you find value in it, please share with a friend who would benefit from hearing this, and/or on your socials! And to review the podcast so more peeps can find it, just head over to http://bit.ly/WTFP-review , and thank you so much for your support! For full show notes including resources referenced during the episode, visit www.wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-06 . About Karen Kenney (www.karenkenney.com) Karen Kenney is a writer, speaker, and the founder of Fearless Flow Mentoring. She’s been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for 25+ years and a certified yoga teacher since 2001. KK is known for her storytelling, her sense of humor and her “down-to-earth” approach to spirituality. Karen helps people let go of their old stories of suffering and victimization so they can write a new kick-ass story from that inner place of power, forgiveness and Spirit. She leads transformational retreats at the renowned Omega Institute in NY and in the New England area. Karen’s currently at work on her memoir and her podcast, Wicked Hard  is also in development.

You guys. Last weekend, I watched a movie that left my jaw on. the. FLOOR. Afterwards I said that watching it felt like someone had reached into my chest, ripped out my heart, and gave it a giant hug. So many tears, but not necessarily sad ones. My friend Annie watched the same film over the weekend, and we both felt so passionate about it that we got together and had a juicy conversation about feelings, unconditional worth, education, mindfulness, yoga, and more. The movie was the recently released documentary about Mr. Rogers, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" directed by Morgan Neville. I urge you to listen to this episode whether you have seen the film yet or not (it's a documentary y'all, spoilers are not a thing), because the topics we get into (and a few clips we listen to) transcend the film itself or even Fred Rogers himself. (Though I do absolutely recommend that you go watch it as soon as you possibly can.) "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is especially poignant right now, because our country really needs to ask ourselves what Fred Rogers (or Ghandi, or Jesus, or Mother Teresa) would do. And I guaran-damn-tee you, right now he'd be doing a LOT to put a stop to the insane separation and detention of immigrant families and children. And each of us can afford a little time and/or cash to do our part, too. So let this serve as yet another reminder of the need for your voice and your support right now, and visit https://togetherrising.org/ or http://bit.ly/RAICESbondfund and reach out to your representatives to let it be known that you will not stand for this completely unnecessary cruelty. "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.” -- Fred Rogers About Annie Diomedes (according to yours truly) My guest for this episode, Annie Diomedes, is a fellow Nashvillian hailing from the midwest who teaches yoga and piano to kids. She is also an all-around Renaissance woman who can make you a killer playlist, bake you a fluffy loaf of homemade bread, and crochet you a blanket to keep you warm. You can keep up with her on the gram at instagram.com/anniediomedes. Show notes for this this episode are available at http://wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-04 , so head there to find a link to the film's trailer, and any of the other stuff we mention in the episode. If you enjoyed the episode, be a badass and share it with a friend, and don't forget to head to http://bit.ly/WTFP-review if you want to leave a review for the show so more peeps can find it!

If you enjoy that feeling of vacillating between laughing out loud and sinking into profound thoughts like 20 times within a single hour, episode 3 with Laura Long is for you.  Laura is a therapist for women and couples in the Greenville, SC area, and chief badass (my words, not hers) at Your Badass Therapy Practice, where she helps other therapists shine their lights even brighter.  On the episode, Laura and I get into: -how she developed a sense of radical authenticity -the lens through which she interprets her faith / spirituality -why things like tarot and astrology kiiind of frighten her -the 'x factor' of what makes feeling tiny/insignificant a positive experience rather than a nihilistic, depressing one -connection with the natural world -what fascinates her about relationships -...and how we're all still figuring this shit out as we go along -why we're both obsessed with the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" -how she cultivated the culture and space to step back and watch her tribe thrive For full show notes on all the stuff we reference during the episode, head over to http://wonderwelltherapy.com/blog/wtfp-03 . Enjoy listening, and if you dig it, please share with a frand and leave a review on iTunes (http://bit.ly/WTFP-review ... ugh, one of these days Apple will update the cover art)! \