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Grab a cup of tea, prosecco, or whatever your beverage preference may be and join this prosecco laden episode as we re-count stories from “the other side.”

Chandra kicks off story time with something that happened as we were all gathering to record. Do you ever smell something that obviously is not physically around you? Well this happened to us. We smelled a strong coffee smell and we had not just ground our coffee beans or been to the local coffee shop. We were all trying to figure out what had happened, who knows, maybe Camille picked up a stray spirit hitch hiker who appreciated her amazing Prius MPG and loved a good gas station coffee.

Brenda recounts stories from her kids younger days. We had some crazy days ya’ll. Children typically are more open to spirit, both lower vibrational and high vibrating spirit. If your child comes to you telling you that they are seeing spirit, help them. Help them understand what is happening and how to protect their energy from things that don’t feel good for them. Sometimes things are just scary because you are a kid and things are actually scary because they are low vibrational energy. It is important that you give your children the tools to feel safe and protected. “Healing my own fear of spirit in turn helped my children to be released from that fear.” Brenda

Alexandra shares her encounter with a past life through a painting. She has started seeing blue orbs lately as well. For any of you listening, seeing blue orbs is one way that know that your intuition is opening up. Are they spirits or archangels? We don’t know but it seems to be a sure fire sign that you are opening your intuition. 

The main takeaway energy is that we, as life forms, have the ability to create our own boundaries and have the experiences that we want to have in this human body. There are many tools that you can use to protect your energy. One tip is surrounding yourself in white light and seeing anything outside of you bouncing off. You can always call in the protection of Archangel Michael, your guardian angels, or whatever you view has higher source energy. 

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Join the crew of Ohm-g Podcast as we discuss the origins of the word “witch” and how we identify and relate to it. 

Camille shares her fascination with witchcraft since she was a little girl. She always wanted to dress up as a witch for Halloween every year. The definition of the word witch means “the wise one.” 

Alexandra shares some history behind the word. A witch is neither male or female but is typically used when referring to a female. Rosalie shares some information about reference to a witch in the Bible. Witch also means clever or “to know”, so hence fortune telling has been attached to being a witch.

Brenda asks the question, “When did being a witch become so demonized?” In the 1500’s, let’s be honest, some man came up with a word that said all witches were performing a craft to inflict harm on others. Enter the witch hunt. They lumped all witches in one big group and burned them or tried to drown them. Camille blames the patriarchy and we all concur. 

There are so many ways that we create witchcraft every day. Praying could even be seen as a type of “craft.” Asking a higher being for help with something could also be seen as a craft to manifest XYZ. 

Brenda discusses how she was given a book called The Green Witch and how this book resonated with her. She has always connected with nature and animals. For her, the forest is her church and nature her religion. She shares that growing up in a religious home she had a negative emotion connected to the word witch and it has only been recently that she identifies herself as a witch. For her this means being in touch with nature and feeling connected with the earth. 

Alexandra makes a great point that if you are a spiritual person it doesn’t mean that you must be a witch. We are simply trying to de-funk and de-bunk the stigma around the word. She shares with the group the origins of the word heathen. It was first used to identify a person who did not believe the same as another group of persons. So say, to a Catholic, anyone outside of that religion would be a heathen. 

So, how do we come together and not create separation through a “word?” The key word is “respect.” Heck, if you think about it, Jesus was a warlock. He was a healer and he turned water into wine. He multiplied food to feed his followers. Finding ways that we can agree about anything really, to view something through someone else’s eyes, we can find common ground and create community. We may not see it all in the exact same way, but lets be honest folks, the world is not black and white. It is all shades of the spectrum and that is what we are here to experience, all of the colors of the spectrum. Be open to curiosity. If this word triggers you, get curious about it. Why does it create this in your mind or body? Is it an old story? Is it a previous lifetime? Get curious friends!

Rosalie and Alexandra share how religion created their own holidays to cover up the pagan holidays. Did this trigger you? Alexandra thinks it is okay to be triggered, it helps us to notice something in ourselves that we may need to examine. Everyone is on their own timeline so give yourself and others grace in their process. Brenda asks that you try to get to the root of the trigger so you can understand yourself more. 

Alexandra: “Words are important, and also they are not.” Preach young sister. 

So, how do the crew identify themselves? Rosalie is a Bruja, Allie is straight up witch, Camille relates as a witch and is proud of it. Brenda relates as a Green Witch and Chandra relates most as a Crystal Witch. Alexandra identifies as a pagan and a witch.

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In this episode the Woo Crew welcomes special guest Ellie McFalls to talk about grief in a light hearted informative manner. Ellie is an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist with the Grief Recovery Program, Hypnotherapist and EFT (also known as tapping) Practitioner.

Brenda, Camille and Rosalie have had the pleasure of working with Ellie and will talk about their experiences and the benefits of her programs. 

Camille starts out with a general question, “What is grief?”

Ellie “Grief is anything you wanted to be different, better, or more. Think about it, anything in your life that didn’t turn out the way you wanted it to, I wish I could have done that better. We suffer over the loss of that.”  

Some people think grief is just suffering the loss of a loved one but it is so much more. Death of a person or pet, divorce (death of a relationship) emotional loss (empty nest, retirement) loss of youth. There is much more to grief.

We discuss the symptoms of grief. Most of us are familiar with crying and depression, but there can also be anger, hostility, sleeping all the time/not sleeping, being sick all the time. Being sick is a form of avoidance so that you don’t have to deal with the situation at hand. 

Camille tells how she first met Ellie and went through her Grief Recovery Method program. She relocated from Texas to the Triad of NC. She knew she had to deal with her grief after losing several family members in close proximity. She found Ellie’s card and put it in her purse and ignored it for a while. Upon visiting a local Woo Woo shop when someone opened the door a gust of wind blew the business cards on the counter all over the floor. One landed on Camille’s foot, it was Ellie’s card! She promptly called the next day and started her grief recovery.

Guilt is commonly associated with grief. Ellie shares that the definition of guilt is harming someone on purpose. It is intentional harm. She explains that we are using inaccurate terminology. Disappointed is a better descriptor, it takes the blame away from it. 

Alexandra asks a question about “survivor's guilt”. Brenda suggests changing it to survivors grief and Elile says changing it to survivors disappointment would be most accurate. Ellie says you had nothing to do with the person’s death, it was an accident but your subconscious takes it on as real. By changing the words from guilt to disappointment it gives it a whole new meaning and energy vibration.

Brenda talks about her Grief recovery sessions with Ellie and she says she was surprised by the person she needed to work on in her recovery. She said it was a person that she really loved and admired. Since she went through the program her relationship has shifted and she is able to be more open in convastions and they have been receptive to what she had to say. It has been a healing experience for Brenda. She has more compassion for people and where they are because of their life experiences.  

If you are dealing with grief (disappointment) about anything in your life please reach out to Ellie or do your own research on The Grief Recovery Method. It was truly transformative for the ones of us who have experienced it. It is a great method to have in your tool belt to use when life sends you another disappointment. It gives you the formula and then you just have to do the work. Cheers to us as we learn and grow together.

You can contact Ellie McFalls at Masteryworks Inc. [email protected] or http://www.masteryworksinc.com/

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Join the crew of Ohm-g Podcast along with our special guests Cecilia Dombrowski and Brittany Redeker as we discuss sobriety. Cecilia and Brittany share their story of what led them to sobriety. Brenda shares her insight of her own “Dry January” and we discuss the normalization of alcohol consumption. 

Brenda starts out the discussion about how she has been “trying dry” and how she has realized that she has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism to give her mind a break from thinking and her soul from feeling. 

Aaron asks our guests to share with us what led them to choose sobriety. Cecilia has been sober for over 500 days and she can’t imagine drinking again. Brittany shared that as a teenager she didn’t understand how being an empath affected her. Alcohol was a way for her to not have to feel her feelings and the feelings of everyone around her. Brittany is almost 6 years sober so kudos to her for that! As you will hear from the discussion they had very different reasons for becoming sober. We appreciate their honesty and vulnerability in sharing their stories with us and with all of you listening.

Aaron asks our guests what tools they use to help them deal with cravings or just in general to deal with life when things become overwhelming. Cecilia feeds herself with positive words about her will power and inner strength. She uses “growing thoughts” to keep her vibration high because she believes that any kind of substance abuse lowers your vibration. A good therapist is a life saver as well. Shout out to Ms. Wanda. She also uses a technique called “Play the Tape.” She plays out the scenario of what it would look like if she did have that drink. This helps her to let go of the desire to have a drink. She says what she is actually missing is the ritual of having the nice glass, pouring the wine, and relaxing. Aaron had an “aha” moment that we see having a glass of wine as “self-care.” Brittany says that she hangs with a very sober crowd. Her connection with nature helps to keep her balanced as well. Growing plants and bringing mostly dead plants back to life has helped her to feel connected to our beautiful Mother Earth. Praying to Mother Earth and especially the moon keeps her centered. When she needs extra help she will reach out to her sponsor or someone else in her support system. She shares that living her life sober has not been easy, she is forced to look at herself and do her own shadow work. With sobriety comes a lot of self-awareness. 

Next our guests share insight on how we can support others who are choosing a life of sobriety. Cecilia shares a funny story and wishes people would know how to react. Her pet peeve is to be introduced as the “sober friend.” She says there are so many other things that people might know about her and her sobriety isn’t on the top of the list. It is just a part of her and doesn’t define who she is. Brittany asks that people just have empathy. You don’t have to understand why someone makes the decision to be sober, just respect it and be a support to their journey. 

Brenda shares that people may feel uncomfortable with others' sobriety because they have to look at their own relationship with alcohol. 

Parting advice: Reach out on social media or AA. There is a ton of support on social media where you can share your story and create a support system. For those supporting friends with substance abuse issues know that they will not have success until they decide to do it for themselves.

**If you wish to connect with Cecilia Dombrowski and see all of the wonderful all natural products she creates such as local elderberry syrup (made with local honey), handmade soaps, tea blends, Dead Sea mineral exfoliants, and more then please connect with her @wildrootsbotanicals_nc on Instagram.

“Everybody believes that they are the exceptions to the rules, and then we become the rules examples are made of.” Brittany Redeker

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Camile introduces the topic is friendship, how we vibe high and low. The group talks about current, past, and future friendships. Brenda says “Family is what we make it. Sometimes it’s more friends than family.” 

Alexandra notes the saying “Blood is thicker than water” comes from a phrase in Latin that means “the blood of made friendships is thicker than the water of the womb” and Brenda agrees 150 million%.

Brenda opens the conversation about how friendships change over the years. Friendships come and go and sometimes people come in or leave depending on where you are in your spiritual journey. She said for her personally, her friendships come in little groupings: childhood, high school, her early mom days were friendless for the most part. After her divorce she had friends who were also divorced. Then she started to collect her tribe as she went along on her spiritual journey. When the pandemic started she began to lose some friends. Camille suggests that the line of connection to some people often stretch and bounce back. She goes on to say that during the pandemic it was harder to see your friends and you had to make a bigger effort to see them.

Aaron comments on something Brenda said earlier about phasing out friendships or a natural fizzing out of friendships during the pandemic. He feels that our friendship as a group solidified during the pandemic because we were taking inventory of the things that were important to us while we were at home. We had to make an effort to keep in touch with people and some friendships fell by the wayside. I only wish them love and light and success. If you have been in a relationship with someone and that friendship no longer works, it’s okay to have a friendship break up

Camille says” that is what Facebook is for, to make sure you are successful and happy.” for a chuckle.

As we close out we raise our glasses in honor of our friendship around the table and the relationships we are creating with our listeners. In classic Aaron fashion he took us out with a flourish “to our witches and warlocks at home, thank you for joining us today. We are so glad you are here. Thank you for being a friend and give all your friends a big hug. Cheers”

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We introduce Part 2 of The Kids Are Alright as we welcome back our special guests Lauryn, Corrine, Lena, and Mr. Jacob.

On this episode we get down to nitty gritty of the subjects that effect these girls specifically but for teens in general. Corrine feels like there is a lot of peer pressure around how you dress and what you do. Lena says she feels pressure about getting assignments completed. Lauryn says that she used to feel peer pressure about her clothes as she is finding her own sense of style.

We spoke on the awareness of bullying and how we can switch up the narrative by seeing the bully as a person who is hurting on some level. How it can be hurtful and also hard to speak up for yourself in the moment.

Mr. Luck has been teaching for 3 years now. He was not trained as a traditional teacher. He has created the cultural arts program at their school that is based on his life experience as well as prior work experience.

Lauryn feels like the biggest challenge for kids her age right now is how to interact with each other and socialize. Corrine says that social media is the biggest challenge for her personally. She feels like she wouldn’t have any friends if she didn’t have social media. Lena said that during lockdown she stopped using Snapchat and she actually lost friends because she wasn’t connecting on social media.

Mr. Jacob is happy that he has the opportunity to allow kids to have a space to explore their creative side. Mr. Jacob talks about his experiences at their age. He discusses the peer pressure that he felt from his father to be a football player but that he was also really interested in the band. The peer pressures from his middle school days was finding your clique.

The girls discuss their favorite books and why they made an impact.

Brenda asked Lena if she could do anything what would it be? She wants to travel the world and be a photographer, as a side note, don’t we all! Corrine wants to be a teacher! Her mother and grandmother both are and she wants to follow in their footsteps. She wants to help people by teaching them things. She also wants to help with the environment. Lauryn wants to do something to help the planet. Maybe a park ranger, biologist, and a writer. Mr. Jacob wanted to be a music teacher when he was their age. Then he wanted to be a culinary artist which evolved into acting, then teaching. He says when he grows up he wants to be a therapist, specifically a school counselor. Brenda wanted to be a horse jockey.

Mr. Jacob talks about the challenges of teaching during Covid restrictions. Of course we had to discuss TikTok challenges again. Hopefully that is the end of the ridiculous TikTok challenges.

Brenda asks the girls what makes them really happy. Corrine says rain, she love the smell of rain, she also loves coffee, and she loves to write poems. Lena loves hanging out with her friends because they make her laugh. Lauryn loves the rain too! She likes to do self-care when she is feeling down. Mr. Jacob says his family and his fiancé make him happy. He also loves to travel. Brenda says that hanging out with her friends makes her happy. She also loves traveling but who doesn’t?

Corrine ends the show on one of her poems: ends us on a sad note. This girl is deep. She says that no one is okay and we are reminded every day when we look in the mirror.

“When parents pull out the “disappointment” card, that’s when things get real.” Corrine

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Join The Crew and our special guest Lisa Lucario-Greene as we celebrate Yule together! Gather around the table with your favorite beverage as we discuss Yule traditions. 

Alexandra shares the pagan traditions and she shows the similarity between old pagan traditions and Christian traditions such as putting a tree in your house. Putting garland also is a pagan tradition! Who knew?! Odin is also known as the Long Bearded God, perhaps that is where Santa comes from? It was also a time of fertility for women and was dedicated to women and women’s rituals. Can we all get a “down with the patriarchy” on that one! Just another example of how women’s voices have been suppressed over time. 

Brenda lived in Sweden for a couple of years and she shares Christmas traditions and how “Santa” comes on Christmas Eve and hands out the gifts to the children. 

The Crew shares their own family traditions, how Chandra and Camille like to dress up as Krampus on Christmas and scare the neighborhood children. Just kidding, they don’t actually do that but I wouldn’t put it past them.  

Rosalie share her traditions coming from New Mexico. She shares the tradition of Las Posadas. In this tradition the children act out the parts of Mary and Joseph, the community gathers and they go through the Christmas story. The tradition of Luminarias, this would have been done with stacked wood fires by their homes and these would be used to keep the community members warm as they walked around for Los Posadas. Brenda shares that Sweden has a similar tradition but using snow ball pyramids with a candle in the pyramid. Rosalie shared all of the traditional foods that had all of our mouths watering.  

Lisa shares her traditions with us. Her great grandparents came from Sicily. Christmas Eve is was a full spread of Italian food and then off to midnight Mass. On Christmas Day they would celebrate the “American” way. Lisa is hosting her family this year and she is going full blown Italian with her cuisine. She is in the middle of writing a book about her “Big Crazy Italian Family” and it is making her really want to relive the past.  

Chandra shares that she and her husband like to get up and make a big southern breakfast and then open presents together.  

Alexandra shares her family tradition of getting up for coffee and hot chocolate and then opening presents together. They always go to the movies together as a family on Christmas day. They also celebrate “Boxing Day” with friends to share the holidays with their created family. 

Aaron has a pressing question for the viewers. “What in the heck is fruitcake weather?” Camille thinks it is a doorstop. Brenda and Ro love fruitcake. We are a table divided by fruitcake! Feel free to weigh in on your thoughts about this seasonal delight. Is it a love/love, hate/hate, or hate to love kind of situation? 

We would love to know traditions from our listeners in other countries! 

Aaron discusses his childhood traditions as well as his current traditions for him and his husband. Since they are both teachers they like to celebrate on the first day that they are free from school by opening presents with their 3 dogs. We also celebrate Aaron’s birthday! 

So, no matter how you define family we hope that you were all feeling the love from our “crazy family” to each of you. 

“Viva Evolution” Camille 

“I really think that is what this time of year is about. Community and re-kindling lost friendships and welcoming new things into your life.” Alexandra 

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Are the kids alright?

Aaron is joined by Mr. Jacobs another teacher, along with some of their students. Being a teenager has always been a time of highs and lows. Today’s kids are dealing with the challenges of an always “on” world and a pandemic.

The crew is checking into see how they are really doing.

Here’s what they shared about themselves. Lauren loves to read, Lena enjoys watching movies, Corine likes to be the center of attention.

Tik Tok was the first topic of discussion. The popular social media site has started a “wave” of pranks. Essentially students are sharing videos of themselves vandalizing their school by taking the soap dispenser in the school restroom.

What would you tell your fifth-grade self?

The kids are finishing up 8th grade and going to high school next year. They have some sound wisdom and suggestions that apply to lots of situations.

Mr. Jacobs is the cool teacher! He shares that it’s okay to not know who you are and give yourself time to grow into the person you want to be. Aaron shares how this happened for him as well.

Brenda asks how the girls deal with and manage stress. Again, they share insightful responses. Clearly these kids know a thing or two about staying in the moment.

Don’t miss the poetry!

That opened up a conversation about self-expression. Mr. Jacobs talked about allowing his students the opportunity to express themselves and have conversations. Aaron also talked about how the need for community is a bigger than ever after all the COVID restrictions.

He also explained that he wants his class to be a safe space. He provides a way for students to write about what’s on their mind in a safe, confidential way. Even though he sees his students each day, it’s just a small part of their life. He acknowledged that some students need a way to let someone else know what is happening.

Rosalie made necklaces for everyone! Hear how each stone has specific properties. She shared that touching a stone when you are feeling stressed reminds us that there is support that is always with us.

No is a complete sentence.

Aaron reminds us that it’s okay to say no and have boundaries. That’s advice that all of us can use.

Everyone agreed that feeling heard is important. The kids shared that some of their teachers talk to them with a condescending tone and some make a connection. They talk about the pressure to get good grades, and do a great job on every assignment.

Hear the great conversation about grades verses effort. These kids are smart! Anyone can relate to putting forward our best effort knowing it may not always mean the highest grade or evaluation by others.

The episode wraps up with the Camille provides astrology overviews of the students. This is so powerful!

These kids really are alright!

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This episode is a GPS to your spirit guides!

How do you know if you have guides?

Is there a difference between my guardian angel and my spirit guides?

Can I communicate with my guides?

They are talking about all of it.

If this is new to you, don’t fret. They explain the concept and also talk about how traditional religious principles, like the holy spirit mentioned in the bible, are all connected.

Camille talks about her non-sexual soulmates. Do you have people in your life that may not be in the day to day, but you can always connect with? People are in our life for a reason. Some are just here for a season, and others are meant to be part of our journey for life.

Aaron shares a personal story about finding his guide/s and how it appeared to him. One of the ways to connect with your guides is through guided meditations. It creates a space and a place for them to communicate with you.

Chandra mentions that not everyone will “see” their guides the way that Aaron does. If that’s you, you aren’t wrong. You will likely get your messages another way. She explains how she communicates with her guides even though she doesn’t see them.

Alexandra shares her nervousness when she began learning these concepts. That’s also okay!

The way you interact with your guides, is the way that feels right to you in the moment. It may not always be the same. As you grow, and change, your guides will as well. Intention is also key. Your guides get to know you and your intentions.

Hear the discussion around different ways guides appear. The crew believe that their guides have had a human experience in the past, and understand the world we live in.

Brenda shares how she feels connected to angels. Hear how she calls on angels and ascended beings. She also pulls a card for each person in the group! One of these messages will also resonate with you too.

Cards can be a way to help you connect with your guides. You can use the cards to help confirm a message, or as a way to get an answer to something specific.

Communicating with your guides via cards or meditation are two ways to do things. They also talk about trusting your intuition. We often know what we know and then we start wondering if we can trust it. Answer; you can!

The group shares how messages show up for them and how they have learned to trust when they arrive. They remind us that some lessons aren’t about what is, but what isn’t. Your guides can help you with clarity. When you get clear about what you don’t want, it’s then easier to see clearly what you do want.

Clarity and certainty help you guides help you. Chandra reminds us that we don’t need to know the “how”. We can trust that the path will unfold as well need.

Final thoughts: You guides are always helping and working towards your best interest. Trust and know that. It doesn’t mean that disappointment or difficult things won’t happen. It does mean that they are there helping you on the journey.

Resources:

Keepers of the Light Oracle Cards

Made to do This

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Today’s topic is a good one!

Camille starts with her haunted house story. No really. She has photographic proof! She had a reading and got an earful about “the colonel” who used to live in her home. You’ve got to hear how he shows up.

Brenda has her own ghost story. When she was a child, she had a frightening experience that was so strong, she knows it caused her to shut down her intuition. Later in life, she opened back up to those gifts.

Alexandra explains how she connects with her intuition. She reminds us that it’s important to trust what you see and/or feel. Thank spirit for your messages and remember to trust yourself.

Chandra explains that here guides communicate with her through a knowing and sometimes via external sources. Hear how she ask for and received a guide to help her during a business trip. Can you relate?

Aaron sees with his intuitive eye, it’s more a feeling rather than vision. His story is about the spirit he saw in a vacation home. He outlines multiple sightings. Does this ever happen in your life? Psst . . . he also has photographic evidence.

Rosalie shares her story of astral projection. Many moms may recognize her spirit experience. She also details a hypnosis session that she had and how energy and spirit showed up for her. It involves a past-life experience that she was able to release.

Remember, everyone does not have the gift of clairvoyance. That doesn’t mean you are not intuitive; it means you have a different gift.

Do these experiences resonate with you? When you heard them, were you reminded of a similar happening from your life? Do you have a story? Reach out and let the crew know!

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