Mystical Sisterhood

Learning how to trust yourself is the thread running through 200 episodes of Mystical Sisterhood®, and Maureen Spielman is celebrating this milestone with you. In this solo episode, Maureen takes note of the moments of the journey, including the day you begin something new and wherever you are standing today. If you have ever doubted your voice, replayed what you said, or waited to feel ready before you create, you are not alone, sister. That in-between space is where your intuition gets stronger.

Maureen Spielman is a Spiritual Life Coach trained in Spiritual Psychology who launched Mystical Sisterhood® in January 2023 after taking a podcast class with Cathy Heller. She shares what nearly four years of weekly episodes taught her about finding your voice when you never liked the sound of it, following the joy that makes you feel alive, honoring your seasons of rest, and replacing self-judgment with compassion and unconditional love of self. You will hear why she values trust and allowance over download numbers, why community is the future, and how calling in support changes everything. Trust yourself, trust your process, and trust what wants to come through you.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to trust yourself, your process, and what wants to be said, the core lesson Maureen Spielman takes from 200 episodes of Mystical Sisterhood® and from starting before she felt ready.
• Finding your voice when you never liked the sound of it, and why Maureen believes every voice carries resonance, vibration, and a message only you can share.
• Why following your joy is a signpost, and how noticing what makes you feel alive, in your work, your circles, or a hobby, shows you how to trust yourself and where you are being led.
• How to replace self-judgment and the inner critic with self-compassion, since so many critical voices are internalized from sources that were never truly you.
• Honoring the seasons of rest without guilt, and why calling in support and community, instead of competition, helps you create what you are meant to create.

We talk about:

00:00 Celebrating 200 episodes of Mystical Sisterhood

02:15 Taking a podcast class and launching in 2023

05:12 Becoming a seeker and finding healing teachings

08:03 Facing fear and putting yourself out there

09:23 How do you find your voice if you never liked it

11:48 Following the joy that makes you feel alive

13:42 Why trust matters more than download numbers

16:26 How to trust yourself, your process, and your intuition

18:49 Honoring the seasons of rest and rejuvenation

19:34 Replacing self-judgment with self-compassion

22:24 Why community and support are the future

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies
• Volt Productions/Simona Costantini

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. Maureen supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

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Midlife is more than a physical change; its full of spiritual passages as well. It is a sacred portal, the autumn of your life, when you are invited to let the leaves fall and keep only what matters. If you have spent decades pouring yourself out for your children, your family, and your work, you may feel a pull to slow down and not know why. Maybe you keep seeing 11:11, a butterfly lands at your feet, or a gentle voice suggests something new and you talk yourself out of it. Those are not coincidences, sister. They are invitations.

In episode 199 of Mystical Sisterhood®, host Maureen Spielman welcomes back Heather Hanson, an intuitive, wisdom keeper, and founder of Creative Sage Cottage and The Wheel at Quiet Creek in Michigan. Heather shares how Dancing the Medicine Wheel in Sedona led her to spend two years building her own four-ring stone wheel, woven with the elements, the Major Arcana of the Rider-Waite Tarot, and the Hebrew alphabet. You will learn her Stacking the Sacred practice, how to live by the Wheel of the Year, why the new moon is for intentions and the full moon is for release, and how to tell a season of learning from a season of teaching. It is all sacred. All you have to do is say yes and pay attention.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The spiritual meaning of menopause, and why Heather Hanson calls your 50s the autumn of your life, a season to let the leaves fall and stop carrying weight you no longer need.
• Why menopause is a spiritual passage into the crone stage, and how gathering with other women helps you know you are not alone with menopause brain and every other change.
• Stacking the Sacred, Heather’s practice of collecting every small sign that crosses your path on purpose, instead of stacking evidence that the universe is against you.
• Why it is all sacred or none of it is, and what poison ivy, its antidote, and the hidden star inside a cottonwood branch reveal about divine design.
• How to live by the Wheel of the Year, from planting intention seeds in the dark of January to using fallen birch bark as prayer paper in spring.
• How to work with the moon cycle: set your intention on the new moon, then use the full moon to look at what you have avoided and release it.
• How to tell the voice of spirit from the habitual voice of ego, and how knowing whether you are in a season of learning or teaching means you can stop working so hard.

We talk about:

00:00 Welcome back to Mystical Sisterhood with Heather Hanson

05:02 Dancing the Medicine Wheel in Sedona

07:11 Building The Wheel at Quiet Creek in Michigan

12:56 Is it all sacred or none of it

16:47 Teshuva and the practice of stacking the sacred

20:11 The cottonwood star and signs from the universe

29:51 What is the spiritual meaning of menopause

35:09 Menopause brain, the crone stage, and women gathering

39:59 How do you hear the voice of spirit

42:43 Living in alignment with the Wheel of the Year

45:59 New moon intentions and full moon release

54:25 Seasons of learning and seasons of teaching

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Heather

• Website: https://thecreativesagellc.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecreativesagecottage

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

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The divine masculine and divine feminine are two expressions of one Creator, and according to Valerie Wood, they were never meant to compete. On episode 198 of Mystical Sisterhood®, Valerie shares how The Father energy arrived during an energy healing session in September 2024 with three words: let me in. If you are the strong one, the one who gives and gives as a daughter, mother, wife, or friend, this conversation is for you. When you stay stuck in the giving loop, you get tired, then burnt out, then resentful. That is not a flaw in you. It is a polarity asking for harmony.

Maureen Spielman, a Spiritual Life Coach trained in Spiritual Psychology, welcomes back Valerie Wood, an intuitive, angel channel, and medium who has channeled Archangel Michael for two decades. Valerie explains why the Mother and Father speak of harmony, not balance, and how the Vesica Pisces, two circles overlapping, shows the space where giving and receiving meet. Then she channels the Divine Father and Divine Mother live. You will hear a simple daily acknowledgement practice, why a love letter to yourself counts as receiving, and the reminder at the heart of it all: the giver is not required to give. It chooses to give.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Divine masculine and divine feminine, and why the Mother and Father describe Creator as one circle that duplicates into both energies so we can understand source through polarity.
• Harmony versus balance, and why the Mother and Father say you do not need a 50/50 split between giving and receiving, just a fluid return to harmony with your own spirit.
• The giving loop, and how to spot when service has turned into exhaustion, burnout, resentment, and sarcasm, so you know it is time to slide into receiving.
• How to receive when you are a natural giver, from a walk, a dance break, or ordering dinner in to writing a love letter to yourself and actually taking in the words.
• The I and the we, and why harmony starts within you, then ripples out through your children, your community, and the collective consciousness.
• Why the Divine Father does not judge, and how to meet your own judgment with grace when you only took five minutes to receive instead of a whole day.
• How the divine masculine and divine feminine are integrating right now, with women stepping into their divine masculine and younger men embracing empathy and caregiving.

We talk about:

00:00 Channeling the Mother and Father energies with Valerie Wood

03:38 Embodied sisterhood and the I and the we

05:12 The energy session where The Father said let me in

11:30 Why Valerie resisted the Divine Father energy

16:12 Divine masculine and divine feminine shoulder to shoulder

17:10 Are the Mother and Father the same as God

20:04 A year to acclimate to a higher vibration

25:28 Harmony versus balance and the giving loop

32:36 Why is the divine masculine coming forward now

38:59 The Divine Father channeled live on giving and receiving

48:36 The Divine Mother on new ways to receive

54:17 Why the giver is not required to give

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Valerie

• Website: https://www.valeriewood.net
• Website: https://valerie-wood.com
• Sign up for Valerie's email list to get her new workbook, Intuition Versus Fear, when it releases.

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

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Invisible woman syndrome is the belief that women fade from view as they age, and Maureen Spielman is witnessing the opposite. On episode 197 of Mystical Sisterhood®, Maureen explores women and visibility across every age and stage, from your 20s to your 70s. If you have ever felt unseen at work, in your family, or in your own body, you are not alone, and you are not stuck there. Women everywhere are speaking up, creating, healing, and refusing to shrink. This is not just a moment. It is a movement.

Maureen Spielman is a Spiritual Life Coach trained in Spiritual Psychology and the host of Mystical Sisterhood®, where she has interviewed nearly 150 guests. In this solo episode, she shares four ways women are becoming more visible right now: vocal visibility, creative visibility, emotional and internal visibility, and visibility in aging. You will hear why Julia Louis-Dreyfus's podcast Wiser Than Me struck a chord with so many listeners, why self-care is no longer seen as selfish, and what Maureen means by embodied sisterhood. She also reflects on her mother's story and the healing tools her generation never had. You are visible. You are bright. There is room for all of us.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Invisible woman syndrome, and why Maureen Spielman sees women stepping forward instead of shrinking, whether you are in your 20s, your later 50s, or well beyond.
• Vocal visibility, including how women are using their voices on podcasts, in their relationships, and through writing on platforms like Substack to say what they truly want.
• Creative visibility, and why claiming authorship of your own body of work, from a product to a women's group to a podcast, is a powerful way to be seen.
• Emotional and internal visibility, and how inner child work, reparenting, and understanding your nervous system help you release old roles like the people pleaser and the over-giver.
• Visibility in aging, and why women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s are moving past invisible woman syndrome by rejecting the cultural push to fade, without trying to act younger.
• Embodied sisterhood, Maureen's name for women showing up for one another in supportive and loving ways, and the simple action you can take today to practice it.

We talk about:

00:00 Why women are more visible than ever

02:36 What is embodied sisterhood

05:05 The Invisibility of Older Women article that sparked this episode

08:47 Showing up in a story you never expected

09:32 Is invisible woman syndrome only about aging

11:13 Vocal visibility on podcasts, in relationships, and on Substack

12:52 Creative visibility and owning your body of work

14:05 Emotional visibility and doing the deeper inner work

16:55 Visibility in aging and resisting the cultural push to fade

18:40 What my mother's story taught me about healing

21:42 How do you feel seen after imposter syndrome and self-doubt

24:12 Embodied sisterhood and telling a woman what you see in her

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Please consult a qualified provider for your specific needs. Full disclaimer at maureenspielman.com.

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In this episode of the Mystical Sisterhood podcast, Alicia Isaacs Howes, Valerie Wood, and Heather Hansen join me to explore the intricacies of spirituality, healing, and trust. We get into the fascinating world of human and mystic recollections, and discuss our journeys toward enlightenment.

Several topics are discussed during the roundtable discussion, from the importance of discerning truth from fiction to navigating our past and future spiritual lives. We delve into the importance of collaboration instead of competition and the roles they each play in the collective spiritual ascension.

The guests collectively affirm the importance of utilizing curiosity as a medium to navigate complicated feelings. Duality, wonder, and faith become recurring themes. It's a conversation that guards the mystery of the divine and nourishes listeners with the wonders of spirituality.

The guests share a common belief - the importance of self-discovery and faith. Valerie emphasizes the power of transformation, aligning our desires with the greater good and involving others in our growth process. Likewise, Heather asserts that the conception of mystic lies in incorporating the Divine into our everyday lives, thus realizing oneself as a channel or conduit for the divine connection.

As our unique lives intertwine in this collective consciousness, the roundtable participants conclude that we must hold both our individual experiences and our shared societal ones. This paradox of existence is what allows us to resonate with the concept of ‘mystical sisterhood,’ an acknowledgment of both the collective and the individual's power.

We offer a simple yet profound take-home: the power in your authenticity and in standing firm amidst societal norms. It encourages listeners to embrace the discomfort of growth, believing that the process, no matter how grueling, is liberating.

We help you embrace and understand the realms of spirituality, healing, and trust, teaching us that we are all interlaced together, threading our unique stories of spiritual explorations, and knitting ourselves into a tapestry of mystical sisterhood.

We talk about:

0:00 Intro

0:45 Introducing the Mystics: Stories of Healing and Magic

2:44 Exploring the Mystical: Definitions and Personal Journeys

7:25 Embracing the Unknown: The Power of Curiosity and Faith

14:05 The Collective Energy: Why Now is the Time for Unity

17:24 The Shift Towards Collaboration and Support

24:56 Discernment and Authority: Navigating Personal and Collective Growth

31:13 Exploring Ancestral Healing and Its Ripple Effects

33:27 The Impact of Healing Across Time and Generations

40:18 Embracing Our Power and Overcoming Fear

42:50 Finding Safety and Trust in New Beginnings

52:43 The Journey of Self-Discovery and Trust

1:03:24 Closing Thoughts: Embracing Joy and Collective Peace

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Alicia, Heather and Valerie

• Alicia Isaacs Howes: https://www.yoursoulstory.com/
• Heather Hanson: https://thecreativesagellc.com/
• Valerie Wood: https://valerie-wood.com/

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Please consult a qualified provider for your specific needs. Full disclaimer at maureenspielman.com.

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What if you are far more creative than you have ever allowed yourself to believe?

In this solo episode of Mystical Sisterhood®, Maureen Spielman explores how childhood experiences, comparison, family roles, school environments, and early criticism can shape the stories we carry about our creativity. When we are told, directly or indirectly, that we are not artistic, talented, intelligent, or imaginative, those labels can quietly follow us into adulthood.

But those old beliefs do not have to write the rest of our story.

Maureen shares her experience of joining a watercolor class in her late 50s after spending much of her life believing she was not an artist. From confronting her inner critic to displaying her work beside more experienced painters, the class became a living experiment in self-acceptance, creative courage, and allowing something to be valuable simply because it came from her.

She also reflects on the artistic legacy of her father, who began painting around age 70, and the deeper meaning of using the art supplies he left behind. His willingness to keep exploring, creating, and beginning again became a reminder that creativity has no expiration date.

This conversation invites you to question the identities you inherited, recognize the many ways creativity already moves through your life, and follow the interests calling you forward. Whether your expression takes the form of painting, cooking, movement, conversation, entrepreneurship, relationships, or something entirely your own, it matters.

You do not need to be the best in the room. You only need to give yourself permission to enter it.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How childhood conditioning can shape your creative identity
• Why believing “I’m not creative” may be an inherited story rather than the truth
• How comparison and criticism create lasting artistic wounds
• Why creativity includes far more than traditional art forms
• How midlife can become a season of reclamation, reinvention, and rebirth
• What Maureen discovered after joining her first watercolor class
• How creative spaces can help you notice and transform your inner critic
• Why self-acceptance changes the experience of trying something unfamiliar
• What Maureen learned from her father beginning to paint around age 70
• How hands-on creativity can help us reconnect beyond phones and technology
• Why making your own rules creates room for authentic self-expression
• How intuition can guide you toward the next version of yourself

We talk about:

00:00 Are you more creative than you believe?

01:24 Reclaiming creativity and identity in midlife

02:29 Looking beyond the stories of your past

03:44 Rediscovering your innate creativity, intelligence, and intuition

05:10 Why we are craving creativity beyond our screens

06:33 Maureen’s decision to begin watercolor painting

07:08 How comparison can create artistic wounds

09:08 The college creation that reinforced “I’m not an artist”

11:15 Questioning the identities and labels we inherited

12:44 Beginning again and creating at any age

13:31 Honouring her father through his art supplies

15:00 Entering the watercolor classroom with a new mindset

16:03 Responding differently to the inner critic

17:02 Learning to receive feedback without abandoning yourself

18:34 Why being a beginner can rewrite your story

20:00 Creating a life you love through daily expression

21:01 Questions to awaken your creativity and intuition

22:18 Making your own rules and colouring outside the lines

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Please consult a qualified provider for your specific needs. Full disclaimer at maureenspielman.com.

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What if getting your hair done could support something deeper than changing how you look?

In this episode of Mystical Sisterhood®, Maureen Spielman welcomes visionary hair artist Jade Atia to explore holistic hairdressing, ceremonial haircuts, kundalini activation, and the connection between beauty, energy, and consciousness.

After more than 26 years in the hair industry, Jade began transforming the traditional salon experience into a sacred, intentional space. Through Crown Alchemy and Shekinah Temple, she integrates natural hair care, crystal comb rituals, tuning forks, vibroacoustic sound therapy, intuitive consultations, and energetic practices designed to help clients slow down, reconnect with themselves, and honour meaningful transitions.

Jade also shares the deeply personal journey behind her work. Following years of motherhood, business growth, relentless responsibility, and five renovations in two and a half years, her body finally asked her to stop. What initially felt like a breakdown became a breaking open, leading her toward nervous system support, somatic healing, spiritual awakening, and eventually, kundalini activation.

This conversation is an invitation to move beyond rushing, trust the visions arriving through you, and allow your next chapter to unfold in its own divine timing.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why Jade believes beauty begins within rather than with outward appearance
• How burnout and a personal breakdown became an initiation into deeper healing
• What Jade experienced during her kundalini awakening
• How somatic practices and nervous system support helped her begin rebuilding
• What happens during a ceremonial haircut and crown activation
• How crystal combs, tuning forks, touch, flowers, and sound frequencies can become part of a hair ritual
• Why cutting your hair can symbolize release, transformation, and a new rite of passage
• How hair colour may reflect the energy or qualities you are ready to embody
• Why hairstylists can become emotionally and energetically depleted by their work
• How energetic boundaries may help stylists recognize what belongs to them

We talk about:

00:00 Can a salon visit become a deeply healing experience?

03:36 Jade’s connection to nature, creativity, and the Divine Mother

06:14 Finding freedom and purpose through hairdressing

08:00 Creating a low-tox home salon while becoming a mother

11:59 The vision for bringing hair, beauty, and wellness together

17:02 The workload that led to Jade’s breakdown and initiation

25:07 Recalibrating her nervous system after burnout

28:04 The spiritual opening that became a kundalini awakening

32:50 Bringing ritual, sound, and energy work into hair services

34:32 How a ceremonial haircut honours transformation

36:30 Why salon appointments can become intentional self-care

39:26 The energetic meaning Jade associates with hair colour

41:17 Understanding higher heart consciousness

43:49 Why hairstylists need energetic awareness and boundaries

47:24 Trusting your vision and allowing divine timing to lead

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Jade

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/shekinah._.temple
• Website: https://www.shekinahtemple.com.au/

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Please consult a qualified provider for your specific needs. Full disclaimer at maureenspielman.com.

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In this episode of the Mystical Sisterhood® podcast, we hear the profound insights of Sand Symes, a trauma expert and executive mentor. Sand is renowned as the founder of the global Ancestral Breathwork Journeys™ and the creator of The Pivot™, a neuroscience-rooted methodology designed to help high-performing women lead from regulation rather than reactivity. With over 40 years of experience, Sand has helped thousands reclaim their ancestral power and heal trauma through somatics, ritual, and trauma science.

A central theme in the podcast was the concept of separation – from oneself, from others, and from nature. Sand explained how historical and cultural shifts have led to a loss of connection, particularly among women, who have often been conditioned to not trust or support each other. This disconnection is rooted in patterns passed down through generations, but it is within our power to begin healing these divisions.

Sand emphasized the power of breathwork as a tool for healing and reconnecting with our ancestral roots. Through methodical breathing practices, individuals can release somatic tension stored in the body and access deeper layers of consciousness. Sand's breathwork sessions, held monthly and open to all, provide a community space where women can explore these practices safely and intentionally.

As consciousness rises, we have the unique opportunity to break free from generational cycles of trauma and embrace a future of healing and resilience. By doing this work for ourselves, we inadvertently pave the way for future generations, transforming the narratives that have bound us in the past.

We talk about:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 03:15 The Power of Women's Circles
• 08:41 Understanding Separation and Consciousness
• 16:51 Healing Through Plant Medicine
• 20:22 Generational Trauma and Patterns
• 24:29 Navigating Authority and Authenticity
• 37:40 The Rise of Consciousness and Generational Healing
• 38:55 Women's Autonomy and Ancestral Trauma
• 40:18 The Power of Yoga and Emotional Release
• 41:56 Breaking Generational Patterns
• 42:35 The Importance of Self-Healing
• 47:37 Somatic Exercises for Nervous System Regulation
• 49:57 Connecting with Ancestral Wisdom
• 55:40 Practical Examples of Generational Healing
• 59:43 Invitation to Ancestral Breathwork Sessions
• 01:02:10 Final Thoughts and Parting Wisdom

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Mystical Sisterhood® Rising: https://www.maureenspielman.com/mysticalsisterhoodrising
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies
• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Episode 124: Creating an Empowered Life: The Journey of Courage, Intuition, and Transformation with Geno La Placa

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Soul Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Sand:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandsymes
• Website: https://www.sandsymes.com/
• Ancestral Breathwork Sessions

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

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What if aging had less to do with how you look and everything to do with who you are becoming?

In this solo episode of Mystical Sisterhood®, Maureen Spielman explores how to embrace aging by shifting the focus from outer appearance to inner wisdom. She examines the beauty standards and cultural messages many women absorb from a young age, including comments about weight, wrinkles, clothing, and “looking good for your age.”

Maureen also reflects on the life experiences that have shaped her own wisdom, from raising children and navigating breast cancer to losing both of her parents. She invites you to consider what your most challenging chapters have taught you, which patterns you are ready to release, and how you want to define aging on your own terms.

This episode is a compassionate invitation to celebrate how you have grown, honour the experiences written across your life, and give your inner wisdom the weight it deserves.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to embrace aging without measuring your worth by your appearance
• Why seemingly positive comments about looking young can carry deeper messages
• How beauty standards influence the way women experience aging
• Why awareness helps you separate your truth from cultural conditioning
• How difficult life experiences can become sources of wisdom
• What Maureen learned through motherhood, breast cancer, and losing her parents
• How to recognize the difference between what you once valued and what matters now
• Why aging can become an ally instead of an enemy
• How enlightening conversations support personal growth and connection
• A simple reflection practice for appreciating who you are becoming

We talk about:

00:00 What if aging is about who you are becoming?

01:17 The hidden message behind “Live your accomplishments, not your lines”

03:41 Why women want to be seen beyond their appearance

05:00 Measuring age through wisdom instead of wrinkles

06:11 How media and beauty standards shaped generations of women

10:28 The deeper human desire to be seen for who we truly are

11:07 When aging becomes an ally instead of an enemy

13:07 The experiences that awakened Maureen’s inner wisdom

15:27 What have your defining life experiences taught you?

18:42 Seeing your lines as evidence of a life fully felt

22:21 Creating your own recipe for wisdom and well-being

27:55 A simple practice for valuing who you are becoming

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Please consult a qualified provider for your specific needs. Full disclaimer at maureenspielman.com.

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What if your birth chart could reveal the places where you are most likely to thrive, find love, or grow your career?

In this episode of Mystical Sisterhood®, Maureen Spielman welcomes Hellenistic astrologer Helena Woods to explore astrocartography and locational astrology. Helena explains how planetary lines, relocation charts, and astrological timing can reveal the different energies a location may activate in your life.

They also discuss Helena’s journey from hiding her spiritual work to building a thriving astrology business, why authentic self-expression helps your people find you, and how to trust the places, passions, and opportunities calling you forward.

Whether you are considering a move, planning a trip, or seeking your next chapter, this conversation offers a fascinating new way to find your right place at the right time.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• What locational astrology is and how it differs from astrocartography
• How your birth chart can reveal supportive places to live, work, travel, or study
• Why astrocartography lines can feel especially intense within approximately 100 miles
• How Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and relationship lines can activate different life experiences
• Why the right location may affect love, career visibility, creativity, and belonging
• How relocation charts add important context beyond the lines on an astrocartography map
• Why timing matters when planning a move, trip, launch, or meaningful experience
• How Helena turned her passion for astrology into a full-time business
• Why leading with your personality gives your work room to evolve
• How play, self-expression, and strong boundaries help you share your gifts more freely

We talk about:

00:00 Can astrology reveal where you are meant to thrive?

02:55 What locational astrology and astrocartography actually mean

06:02 Why nearby cities can carry completely different energy

08:16 How Helena discovered the astrology of place

15:07 Finding love and career opportunities through locational astrology

18:07 Combining the right place with the right astrological timing

21:21 Coming “out of the broom closet” and sharing astrology publicly

28:02 Why your personality should lead your business

30:00 How different places activate new chapters of your life

38:17 Building a more collaborative and accessible astrology community

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
• Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies

About the Host:

Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.

Connect with Helena

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mshelenawoods
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mshelenawoods
• Website: https://helenawoods.com/

Connect with Maureen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhood
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list
• Website: https://www.maureenspielman.com
• Email Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements

Thanks for listening! If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it.

Have thoughts or questions? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Please consult a qualified provider for your specific needs. Full disclaimer at maureenspielman.com.

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