If you’ve ever bitten your tongue, masked your feelings, or shape-shifted to fit in, this episode might just hit home.

I’m sharing what happened when I stepped out of my comfort zone and into a New Moon gathering that involved forest bathing (aka Shinrin-Yoku), a sacred tea ceremony, and a moment that cracked something wide open in me.

Oh…and I cried in front of a bunch of strangers. And I didn’t apologize for it to make everyone comfortable. Big breakthrough for yours truly. 

This conversation is about what happens when we stop performing and start being ourselves so we can attract spaces that feel like home. I talk about healing, people pleasing, and being seen - not to mention the incredible miracles that appear when we show up exactly as we are in our messy, emotional, and wildly beautiful human selves. 

Here are the Highlights:

(4:03) Unraveling people-pleasing tendencies

(9:56) New Moon in Taurus and the healing powers of Forest Bathing

(17:54) My emotional breakdown and breakthrough 

(23:44) Being mirrors to one another & how our beliefs shape the perception from others

(26:57) Original Intelligence and signs from the great beyond  

(32:25) The power of intentional living 

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