I am lit up from the inside-out with excitement to share today’s interview and guest, Karma Aja Daigle. In her words, Karma is an oracle, energy healer and spiritual teacher living suburban bliss in Fairfield County Connecticut with her favorite spiritual guides - three charismatic kids, two charming chihuahuas and a kindhearted husband.

Now, you may be asking yourself what is an oracle? -- Or perhaps just what it is in the context of our healing journey as this podcast is intended to be focused. In fact, her titles and the beginning part of our interview may bring up a host of questions, because the spiritual side of healing is a broad and non-linear topic that can be difficult to nail down.

Don’t worry… we’ve got you covered. Once we lay the framework in our discussion, we ground each piece so that deep understanding can be cultivated. Karma is an incredibly gifted healer and teacher that can expand the awareness and expression - really, the consciousness - of just about any topic from physical health to leadership. In today’s interview, we discuss the cornerstone of loving relationships, how to be in right relationship with big parts of our identity, and embodying the love that our bodies deserve.

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Today’s interview is a special one. I have the privilege to share with you the heart-and-soul voice of one of my favorite yoga teachers, Lisa Daugherty. She shares her experience of saying yes to the callings of her wild soul; growing through life and love; not being afraid to have breath and sound behind her voice; the medicine of yoga; and the courage to trust with a compassionate heart. This is a very human-to-human, heart-to-heart conversation.

Lisa has enjoyed practicing and teaching yoga in and around central Indiana since 2002. Grounded in a deep connection to the earth, her teachings are rooted in creativity, wisdom and grace, earned over the years, by mothering four daughters, discipline, hard work, good friends, patience, and years of working as a doula to empower women through pregnancy and birth. She has contributed to numerous 200 hour yoga teacher training programs; and was twice the technical editor and video model for Yoga for Dummies, by Larry Payne. She can often be found in the woods, or on her bike, and hanging out with friends and family, laughing, singing, playing, planning, creating and sitting. She teaches many weekly yoga classes and workshops throughout the Indianapolis area; and also does private yoga instruction and Thai massage. In her classes, you can expect to hear a story or poem, maybe sing or be sung to, practice in a focused environment for the sincere cultivation of conscious breathing, mindful movements, rooted in yoga poses and somatic movement practices that strengthen and stabilize the body and mind, with deep respect for her students well being.

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I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share today’s guest, Kelli Jenkins, with you. She is one of my favorite magical humans. Together, we jam on the magic of manifesting and the radical reality of tarot - what it is, why it’s a brilliant tool for insight, and how to approach it for meaningful results. For anyone who’s already into either or both of those things, you’re gonna love this episode. For anyone who’s skeptical or unsure about those things, I invite you to keep an open mind and dive in anyway. We speak of both in very grounded, pragmatic terms. While she and I can go way out into the woo, we wanted this offering to be open to all no matter your background or comfort level.

Kelli is a freelance designer and the owner of Spellsisters, a group of badass women who read tarot together to help bring clarity to people’s lives. Spellsisters aims to make “witchiness” approachable for people who are new to tarot, astrology, and all things metaphysical. Kelli is passionate about creating a community where it’s okay to be at square one. She aims to cultivate a space where it’s safe to seek healing through the ancient practices that many of us intuitively know deep down, but have forgotten after generations of hiding our strengths in the shadows and keeping them quiet. For fun, Kelli likes to stretch her creative energy by making potions, concocting tea blends, and infusing candles with reiki and intention, which you can find of her website. You can also find information about how to book some time with her and the other Spellsisters, and they hope to see you soon.

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Today is part two of our interview with Mary-Margaret Sweeney, founder of seek&summon. We dove in deep from the moment we sat down together. We explored a number of soulful and necessary topics like owning our individual expression, demystifying trauma, honoring shame, being mindful of our own privilege and holding space for others, and unfolding our own healing path. And in fact, we spoke at such length that we are splitting the conversation into two episodes.

Let’s get all up in Part 2 which focuses on finding wholeheartedness in our human expression, de-mystifying trauma and the permission to be yourself. We breakdown common myths and perceptions around trauma, shame, and the human experience. We discuss the power of self-disclosing with intention and give light to the grace of healing and growth.

If you want to catch up on Part 1 of our interview, we introduced Mary-Margaret and shared a lot about who she is and her scope of business and expertise. We explored the many layers of our sexualness, personal power and expression, and the necessity and potency of being witnessed and connected in community. If you haven’t had the chance to join in on that convo, check out Episode 002 - The Potency of Authenticity & Necessity of Being Witnessed in Community.

Mary-Margaret has a masters in social work, is a certified yoga teacher, and is a member of my #BAGG (my bad-ass girl gang for those of you not up on current cultural slang). seek&summon's mission is to seek evolution, integrity, and wholeness at the community level by summoning our inner teacher at the personal level. An experienced trainer and facilitator with over a decade of experience, Mary-Margaret creates trainings concerning sexuality and healthy relationship education, the influence of trauma on our continued lived experiences, self-care and trauma stewardship, cultural competency, and she facilitates retreats. Her yoga classes range from all levels vinyasa flow to introspective yin yoga to meditation and breath work. Mary-Margaret also works as a consultant to entities seeking to assess the culture, morale, and self-care of their employees, and provides guidance and assessment to those launching or revamping a sexual health curriculum.

In short, she’s a counselor and sexual health and self-care educator who believes in the value of connection, authenticity, and providing safe space to unpack and heal our own stories.

For more information, go to http://realgeniuslife.com/podcast.

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In this potent discussion with spiritual belief and mindset coach, Stephanie Goudreault, we dive into the real roots of anxiety, the stakes of change and expanding your mindset, and the untapped potency of millenials. Stephanie also shares a simple yet powerful tool for resolving anxiety and honoring who we are and how we feel. In short, this conversation offers a deep and resonant ‘why’ for how we change the world simply by choosing to be ourselves - and why it is a necessary choice.

Stephanie is a brilliant coach. She believes that anxious thoughts, limiting beliefs and irrational fears are not life sentences. She is transforming the millennial generation’s mindsets by giving the right tools and the right steps to help them let go of old disempowering belief patterns.

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Today’s interview is with Mary-Margaret Sweeney, founder of seek&summon. We dove in deep from the moment we sat down together. We explored a number of soulful and necessary topics like owning our individual expression, demystifying trauma, honoring shame, being mindful of our own privilege and holding space for others, and unfolding our own healing path. And in fact, we spoke at such length that we are splitting the conversation into two episodes.

In Part 1 of our interview, we explored the many layers of our sexualness, personal power and expression, and the necessity and potency of being witnessed and connected in community.

Stay tuned for Part 2 which will focus on trauma and shame. We breakdown common myths and perceptions and give light to the grace of healing and growth.

Mary-Margaret has a masters in social work, is a certified yoga teacher, and is a member of my #BAGG (my bad-ass girl gang for those of you not up on current cultural slang). seek&summon's mission is to seek evolution, integrity, and wholeness at the community level by summoning our inner teacher at the personal level. An experienced trainer and facilitator with over a decade of experience, Mary-Margaret creates trainings concerning sexuality and healthy relationship education, the influence of trauma on our continued lived experiences, self-care and trauma stewardship, cultural competency, and she facilitates retreats. Her yoga classes range from all levels vinyasa flow to introspective yin yoga to meditation and breath work. Mary-Margaret also works as a consultant to entities seeking to assess the culture, morale, and self-care of their employees, and provides guidance and assessment to those launching or revamping a sexual health curriculum.

In short, she’s a counselor and sexual health and self-care educator who believes in the value of connection, authenticity, and providing safe space to unpack and heal our own stories.

For more information, go to http://realgeniuslife.com/podcast.

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Welcome to the first episode of the Real Genius Life Podcast! Let’s dive in… This show is an offering to tap into the potency of your intention and purpose. Find your deep resonant ‘why’. You’ll learn from host Karen Kirchman about how to use these tools as a foundation for your life as well as what to expect, anticipate, and tune into with this podcast. Finally, there is a grounding meditation as a gift to you. For more information, go to http://realgeniuslife.com/podcast.

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