How many times do you think we said INTENTION in this episode? 😂

We're talking all about setting intentions, dreaming big, talking desires, making changes and vision boards. We discuss the process of bringing things from your subconscious into your consciousness.

Intention Setting workshop with Mal - The Cosmic Hearth by Malyssa

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In this episode we are talking about one of our favourite topics - self-care! We could literally talk all day about this, so enjoy this one hour episode and come and chat to us on Instagram about your self-care journey or what you'd like to bring into your self-care practice.

Of course, we make it witchy - pulling in tools like oracle cards, essential oils and crystals, to help us find the magic in the mundane. We are big advocates for simple self-care that you can do alongside motherhood, work and life.

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This is a special episode where we’re exploring the theme of self-worth and worthiness within the space of a circle - we invite you to join us and sit in circle to tune into yourself and feel the power of women’s circles. We chat about worthiness, guide you through a beautiful meditation (that had Sarah in tears!), share with you an oracle card intuitive reading and invite you to share your words with us.

Timestamps

3:30 we are inherently worthy

6:15 circle opens

8:13 self-worth check in

10:45 meditation

24:28 oracle card intuitive reading

40:19 journalling time & sharing circle 

49:28 your space to share

51:13 circle closes

The cards pulled for this circle were: 

From Moon Goddess Oracle - Devana (Protection)

From Work Your Light Oracle:

(Past) Trust the Niggle - What is the niggling feeling trying to tell you?

(Present) Boundaries - Where do you need to establish better boundaries?

(Future) Play - Have fun, celebrate, don’t be so serious

(Future) Trust Your Path - If you knew you were supported, what would you do?

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We’d love to hear from you after this episode and what your reflections are here - our DM’s are always open xx Sarah & Mal

Come and join us for a beautiful guided ritual to honour Imbolc.

This sabbat is all about new beginnings, setting intentions and goals - dreaming big! So bring your journal as we guide you through a meditation to discover what seeds you want to plant.

Sending Imbolc blessings to you, dear one

Sarah and Mal xx

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This episode is about the next sabbat in the wheel of the year - Imbolc. It is the first of 4 cross-quarter solar festivals and marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.

This part in the wheel of the year is all about setting intentions and planting seeds - with full permission to dream big and ask yourself "what could be possible, what do I desire?"

This episode Mal pulled the card 4 of Pentacles from her Tarot deck - check our Instagram to see the beautiful image of this card.

Once you've listened to this episode, please then go ahead and listen to the bonus ritual where you can be guided through a beautiful meditation to help you with setting intentions.

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This one flows on from episode 5 all about The Should's and here we dive deep into guilt and shame. This is a bit of a heavier episode and we share our own experiences with guilt, shame, anger, rage, anxiety and depression, as well as perfectionism, comparison and not feeling good enough. We also chat openly about struggles in this area with things like housework, baby sleep, breastfeeding and food for our kids.

We chat through how you can start to peel back the layers and catch yourself in the spirals of shame and how to prevent guilt from becoming consuming.

The oracle card pulled for this episode was Broken Branches (from the Witching Hour deck). This card was our invitation to let go of all the heaviness and heartache that guilt and shame can weigh heavily on us.

47:00mins - Building shame resilience (from Brene Brown)

"Shame dies through connection"

48:30 - prompts to explore your guilt or shame

49:30 - getting a bit witchy to explore these themes and the shadow work

56:00 - tapping into sensory stuff to help move through these themes

If you are struggling with this, please know that we see you and you are not alone. Below are some links to support services if you are experiencing mental health troubles, or need someone to talk this through with (we have both been there) - remember that you don't need to be at a crisis point to seek help.

Beyond Blue - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

PANDA - https://panda.org.au/articles/what-happens-when-i-call-the-panda-helpline/

In this episode we are talking about the "should's" - all the things we think we "should" be or do - the social norms, arbitrary rules, external expectations. We chat about some of our experiences in how trying to live up to unrealistic expectations has impacted us and how we've navigated coming back to ourselves and our inner authority and values.

We touch on the Perfect Mother Myth and how motherhood often triggers a lot of us and how we've navigated the Should's of being a mum.

We also talk about our experiences of rage and anger, mental health struggles and will expand more on these spirals in the next episode about shame and guilt.

The oracle card pull for this episode was the Green Tree Frog (from the Wild Wisdom Australia deck) - giving us the themes of transformation and change and permission to allow our truth to be constantly evolving. "I embrace change for my highest good".

Actionables

54:10mins - we share some prompts, practices and advice for you to take a small action in questioning and challenging the should's

55:00 prompts to reflect on

56:30 some ideas on finding someone to work through these themes with

1:04:10 some tips for what to do if you're struggling with this - judging yourself, putting pressure on yourself or telling yourself you're not good enough

1:10:00 checking in with yourself

1:12:18 self-compassion

Dr Sophie Brock (Motherhood Studies Sociologist) - https://www.instagram.com/drsophiebrock/

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Come and join us for a beautiful guided ritual to honour the Winter Solstice, or Yule.

Get cozy and warm, bring your journal and anything else you feel called to bring to create your ritual space (such as crystals, oracle or tarot cards, essential oils).

Let us guide you through a guided visualisation meditation to tap into the wintery energy of this sabbat. Use the prompts to go deeper, or do your own card pull.

Sending our beautiful Yule blessings to you

Sarah and Mal xx

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In this episode we talk about the first sabbat of the turn in the Wheel of the Year - the Winter Solstice, or Yule.

We chat about the themes that Yule brings up and how we might feel as we enter Winter (think cozy winter, Christmas vibes). We give you some ideas for how to honour yourself in this season or how to celebrate Yule (especially for us in the Southern Hemisphere when it doesn't line up with Christmas like it does in the Northern Hemisphere).

We mention how tuning in with the seasons and cycles can help us make sense of things like seasonal affect or mood disorders and what we do to take care of ourselves.

After you've listened to this episode, check out the BONUS episode which is a beautiful guided Winter Solstice ritual for you to sink into this first sabbat.

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