Lisa and Laurea discuss why being trauma-informed matters in everyday interactions and professional settings, especially in how words, tone, and touch can affect people dealing with stress or pain. They reflect on Hayden Panettiere’s death and what has been shared about her struggles, using it to consider how little we often know about what others are facing and why compassion matters.

They also share examples from their own lives, including medical scares, family loss, and insensitive comments, and talk about how people may be carrying private hardship even when it is not visible. They also discuss trauma in healing spaces such as yoga, chiropractic care, and therapy, and close by returning to the idea of asking whether something is kind, true, and necessary before saying it.

HIGHLIGHTS:

2:13 Trauma-Informed Sensitivity

5:30 Hidden Struggles Everywhere

8:07 Practitioner Awareness Matters

10:42 Hayden Panettiere Reflections

12:23 Private Trauma, Public Grace

16:54 Holding Space for Others

20:47 Kind, True, Necessary

25:11 Questions That Intrude

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Music by Alana Jordan

Guest Shannon Hugman discusses her work as an author, astrologer, yoga teacher, and retreat host, and says her focus is helping people trust their intuition and understand their connection to the universe. She describes how astrology first made sense to her, and explains her view that astrology describes energy patterns rather than determining a person’s choices.

The conversation covers free will, horoscopes, the moon, full moons, and eclipses. Shannon says the moon is tied to emotional undercurrents, full moons can reveal what is emerging, and eclipses are stronger moments associated with alignment and surrender.

She also talks about her books, including Dear Stardust and The Moon Cycles and Me Journal. She describes Dear Stardust as a story about self-worth, body positivity, periods, and the moon cycle, and says it is planned as the first book in a trilogy about daughter, mother, and grandmother relationships.

HIGHLIGHTS:

1:48 Astrology Chose Her

4:30 Free Will and Forecasts

14:42 Moon, Full Moons, and Eclipses

27:44 Dear Stardust and the Journal

35:17 Stardust Trilogy Revealed

connect with Shannon

website: http://www.shannonhugman.com

substack: http://shannonhugman.substack.com

Dear Stardust: Embark on an uplifting, coming-of-age journey with twelve-year-old Sunny as she learns to trust her body and find her voice in a world that feels out of orbit.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/838391/dear-stardust-by-shannon-hugman/9789370897953

Moon Cycles and Me Journal: A soulful, year-long companion that beautifully maps the four phases of your body (Menstruation, Follicular, Ovulation, and Luteal) to the cycles of the moon to build deep body awareness and meaningful self-care rituals.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/840896/moon-cycles-and-me-journal-by-shannon-hugman/9789370890817

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Music by Alana Jordan

Lisa and Laurea talk about the 'Sunday scaries', or the feeling of dread that appears on Sundays before returning to school or work. They share how this anxiety has shown up differently for them over time, including connections to childhood stress, work transitions, and re-entry after weekends or vacations.

They also discuss how school and work can create similar pressures through fixed schedules and limited control over basic needs. They finish by talking about ways to cope, such as checking in with what we need, spending time with safe people, and preparing small tasks ahead of Monday, while noting that the experience can affect both children and adults.

HIGHLIGHTS:

1:37 Sunday Scaries Explained

3:35 Childhood Dread Roots

4:38 Workday Anxiety

7:18 School, Work, and Control

8:52 The Body-On-Schedule Problem

11:39 Re-entry After Fun

15:39 Coping With Overwhelm

21:56 Comfort in Safe Spaces

24:29 The Family System Gap

26:11 Finding Meaning in Dread

28:33 Values and Small Fixes

30:24 Helping Kids Feel Safe

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Music by Alana Jordan

In this episode Lisa and Laurea continue their conversation with 'Stevie' about leaving an abusive marriage and the steps that helped her begin rebuilding her life. She talks about the day her and her children moved out, including the police intervening while she packed their things.

'Stevie' discusses the financial conflict that followed the separation and divorce, including accusations that the loss of money was her fault and reflects on the lesson that trusting a spouse is not a personal failing if that trust is betrayed.

She also goes on to share about fighting for home equity, protecting her job, and eventually buying a home on her own. Through therapy she learned about “negative intimacy” in high-conflict co-parenting and how she used the 'Gray Rock Method' to avoid being drawn into emotional conflict.

Most importantly, she talks about the support that helped her and her children recover, including therapy, friends, family, journaling, and online mental health resources. 'Stevie' also talked about dating again, realizing that she could trust again and how her relationship with her current husband, 'Chuck' evolved.

Finally, she shares about becoming a professional pilot in midlife, and the importance of trusting our intuition, staying rooted in self-belief, and knowing that it is possible to rebuild after abuse.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:11 Healing After Abuse

2:03 Leaving the House

3:45 Financial Betrayal

7:18 Gray Rock Strategy

12:22 Rebuilding Self

14:38 New Love, New Boundaries

17:52 Phoenix Rising

22:38 Trusting Your Intuition

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Music by Alana Jordan

Lisa and Laurea welcome 'Stevie' to the show to share her story of marital abuse in the first of a two-part series. She tells of a relationship that began in high school and later became a marriage with children, which at first felt supportive but eventually involved hidden contact with other women, denial, and repeated efforts to hold the family together.

'Stevie' also describes financial abuse, including hidden spending, gambling, loans, tax debt, drained retirement savings, and tools used to conceal the damage.

They talk about the impact on the children and the escalating intimidation at home, including moving into the basement of the family home, finding cameras in the house, and being verbally abused and watched. The story continues in next week's episode, where the discussion will be about healing and rebuilding life after abuse.

HIGHLIGHTS:

2:42 High School Love Story

7:19 Doubts and Secrets

9:47 Tax Debt Uncovered

14:01 Retirement Money Missing

18:12 Fake Accounts Exposed

21:00 Innocent Spouse Relief

23:00 Children’s College Fund

26:02 Hidden Cameras at Home

27:51 Basement Isolation

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Music by Alana Jordan

Laurea and Lisa discuss the power of words and the idea that language carries energy and reflect on how words can affect ourselves and other people, and why being intentional with what we say matters.

Laurea shares a story about Debra Poneman’s near-death experience as an example of how words can influence a person’s state. They use that story to illustrate the impact of spoken language. (link to Debra's YouTube channel in show notes).

They also talk about the challenge of being honest without slipping into toxic positivity and how to acknowledge difficult emotions while still avoiding language that deepens negativity, and note that it can be hard when we are verbally processing something difficult in real time.

A major part of the conversation focuses on observing thoughts and emotions instead of being fully absorbed by them. Lisa describes this as stepping into the role of the observer, which can create distance from distress and help support a more balanced mindset. They also mention the need for therapy, regulation, and community support in harder situations.

Then they connect the discussion to NLP and Laurea gives a personal example about dancing. A comment from childhood became a belief of “I can’t dance,” and they show how repeated language can reinforce a limitation. They give examples about how reframing words, such as adding “yet” or replacing absolutes like “never” and “always,” can shift that belief.

Finally, they discuss inner speech, the written word, and examples involving water, plants, and music to show that energy is present in many forms. They close by returning to the idea that our words, beliefs, and actions shape what we experience.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:30 Power in Words

2:32 Debra Poneman’s Story

8:40 Balancing Honesty and Positivity

17:13 NLP and Self-Talk

23:00 Spoken and Silent Words

24:11 Water, Plants, and Sound

26:37 Be Impeccable With Your Word

28:32 Beware of Absolutes

31:02 Choosing Ease and Power

mentioned in episode

Debra Poneman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YestoSuccess

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Music by Alana Jordan

In this episode Lisa and Laurea discuss maitri, or metta, as a Buddhist practice of loving kindness and unconditional positive regard toward ourselves and others.

They talk about how to extend kindness even in conflict, while still keeping boundaries, and reflect on the effects of hatred, resentment, ego, and the sense that we are separate from others.

They also focus on self-compassion and the challenge of judging ourselves more harshly than others.

The episode ends with a guided metta meditation that moves from an acquaintance to someone we care about, then to someone we are in conflict with, ourselves, and finally all beings.

HIGHLIGHTS:

2:01 Loving Kindness Defined

6:21 Boundaries With Compassion

9:33 Near-Death Insights on Kindness

12:18 Collective Energy Matters

15:30 Kindness Over Everything

18:22 Earth School and Suffering

21:08 Buddhism and Non-attachment

26:06 Grace for Ourselves

31:19 Metta Meditation Practice

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Music by Alana Jordan

This episode Lisa and Laurea talk about the clairsenses, or psychic senses, and how they can show up differently for each person. They explain that these abilities are natural, can be strengthened with practice, and often become clearer when we trust the information we receive.

They start with clairvoyance, which they describe as clear seeing and talk about receiving visions, images, symbols, colors, and energy, and note that this can happen in different ways for different people. They also share that some people may not recognize this ability at first because they expect it to look a certain way.

Then they cover claircognizance and clairsentience. Claircognizance is described as a clear sense of knowing, while clairsentience is a sense of feeling or sensing energy and emotions in the body. Lisa shares that asking whether a feeling or impression is ours can help us tell the difference between our own energy and something coming from outside us.

Next, they talk about clairaudience, or clear hearing. Laurea shares examples such as hearing voices, music, knocking, footsteps, or phrases that seem to come in suddenly. They also mention that this can include hearing information internally, as thoughts or words that arrive very quickly, especially when receiving guidance or channeling.

They finish with clairgustance, clairalience, and clairtangency. Clairgustance is clear tasting, clairalience is clear smelling, and clairtangency is receiving information through touch or contact with objects. Lisa and Laurea each give examples of smelling familiar scents, sensing energy in objects, and reacting to a presence attached to furniture or other items.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:51 Introducing the Clair senses

6:19 Clairvoyance: Seeing Clearly

9:17 Claircognizance and Inner Knowing

11:36 Clairsentience: Feeling Energy

13:40 Clairaudience: Hearing Messages

22:29 Clairgustance and Clairalience

26:26 Clairtangency and Energy in Objects

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Music by Alana Jordan

In this episode Lisa and Laurea discuss the subconscious mind and how it differs from the unconscious mind comparing the mind to an iceberg and describe the subconscious as just below awareness and the unconscious as more deeply hidden.

They talk about what each part holds and how it functions. Laurea explains the subconscious contains memories, habits, and learned skills, while the unconscious holds repressed desires, instincts, and forgotten traumas. She further explains how these layers can guide daily decisions, automatic behaviors, and hidden reactions.

Then they focus on the subconscious as a gatekeeper in healing work and explain that it can protect us from things we are not ready to access, but that this protection does not always serve us. They discuss triggers, fears, phobias, and relationship reactivity as examples of patterns that may be difficult to trace.

Lisa and Laurea also talk about readiness and consent in healing practices. They explain that no one can be forced into this work and that some modalities require willingness and openness to be effective. Both give examples from belief work and Reiki, including moments when connection is blocked or when a client is skeptical.

Finally, they discuss safety, pacing, and the role of the practitioner, explaining that change happens at the speed of safety and that it helps to create a calm, nonjudgmental space. Lisa also connects this to yoga, describing it as a moving meditation that can open energy channels and sometimes bring up emotion or insight.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:34 Subconscious vs Unconscious

3:34 Gatekeeper of Healing

9:13 Readiness to Heal

13:16 Reiki and Resistance

17:34 Safety in Change

21:57 Holding Compassionate Space

25:04 Yoga and Inner Shifts

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Produced by Line Brunet, Podcast Maven

Music by Alana Jordan

Lisa and Laurea talk about why small talk can feel draining and why superficial conversation can be unsatisfying when we want deeper connection.

They explore how our experience of energy, stimulation, and nervous system sensitivity has changed over time, making loud or crowded environments harder to tolerate and quiet time more appealing.

They also discuss the balance between meaningful spiritual conversation and simple everyday connection, along with the boundaries, visualizations, and breathing practices they use when they feel overwhelmed.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:33 Small Talk and Energy Boundaries

3:55 Deep Conversations Only

6:59 Humanness Needs Balance

11:46 Crowds, Noise, and Energy

14:23 The Bubblegum Bubble

18:30 Family Roles and Conditioning

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Produced by Line Brunet, Podcast Maven

Music by Alana Jordan