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In this episode, I sit down with Karen Pawley, a health coach and spiritual guide who has navigated tremendous personal and professional transitions. Karen shares her insights on personal growth through grace, learning, and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of allowing oneself to experience the full range of emotions. We delve into the concepts of embodiment, Human Design, and the non-linear journey of healing and self-reclamation.
Join us as we explore Karen's incredible journey, from her expedited move from South Africa to the Bay Area during the COVID-19 pandemic, to her deep reflections on identity, spirituality, and creating safe spaces for growth. Discover how Karen integrates her knowledge of Human Design, somatic practices, and holistic health to guide others on their own transformative paths.
Visit Karen's website, health2healing.com, to learn more about her work, and prepare to be inspired by this heartfelt and enlightening conversation. Grab your Human Design chart from Karen here.
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00:00 Embrace self through remembrance, surrender, and healing.
05:53 Quick marriage decision due to family availability.
07:18 Struggling to feel fully at home.
10:23 Spiritual journey influenced by family connections.
13:41 Street network connected me with coaching clients.
19:07 Journey of choices shaping personal and business alignment.
23:07 Discovering passion for wine and human design.
25:23 Be yourself; embrace life's cycles and experiences.
29:54 Finding life's fit through puzzles and spirituality.
31:46 Healing is non-linear, interconnected, like DNA strands.
34:48 Trust the journey: let body lead way.
38:18 Embracing childhood imagination and spiritual awakening.
44:08 Use what resonates; integrate information for growth.
47:20 Permission to realign and integrate self-awareness.
49:40 Grace in learning, confidence, gratitude, tech, service.
52:28 Embrace all emotions and identities fully.
In this deeply introspective episode of the Stefanie Joseph Podcast, I share a raw and vulnerable journey through a period of profound personal and spiritual despair. I reflect on how global tragedies have left me emotionally drained and spiritually disconnected, pushing me into a metaphorical "death of self." I open up about my attempts to seek solace through meditation, journaling, and spiritual conversations, only to realize I needed to navigate this period alone. This solo passage, culminated in a transformative Vedic astrology reading that validated her experiences of loss and signaled the end of a 17-year life cycle.
Emerging from this phase, Stefanie likens her experience to a rebirth, mourning the loss of past inspirations and professional pursuits while setting her sights on new beginnings. She embraces the necessity of honoring life's cycles and transitions, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability and adaptability. As part of her personal evolution, I am going all in on the Reclamation movement, inviting individuals to shed societal masks and rediscover their true selves. Through candid reflections on her entrepreneurial challenges and the profound loss of her sister, I commit to fostering a community centered on remembrance and acceptance, all while continuing her dedication to collective liberation and spiritual awakening.
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Join the upcoming RECLAMATION Group program, starting on November 7th.
Vedic Astrology reading by Sai Ganesh Nagpal,
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00:00 Solo episode: life updates, cycles, Reclamation program.
05:54 Reflecting on impactful experiences and realizations.
09:16 Global despair and seeking joy amidst suffering.
12:19 October 7th: Personal awakening about Palestinian resistance.
13:16 Personal awakening about Palestine through Vedic astrology.
18:49 Pursue what excites you; explore personal truths.
23:03 Embracing authenticity and alignment in new job.
23:54 Advocate for personal reclamation and self-rediscovery.
29:43 Embracing uncertainty and potential with excitement.
32:05 Intent: Embody reclamation; invitation for everyone's journey.
34:12 Blocking noise, embracing inner knowing feels right.
Welcome back to the Stefanie Joseph Podcast! In today's enriching episode, we're diving deep into the transformative power of love and the spiritual journey of cacao ceremonies. Our special guest, Shandell Pino, shares her profound insights on the importance of receiving love as generously as we give it. Together, Shandell and I explore the heart-opening properties of cacao, detailing both the logistical and spiritual aspects of Shandell's cacao ceremonies. We discuss the personal and collective healing benefits, the significance of self-love, and the practicalities of integrating these rituals into daily life.
Be sure to follow Shandell on social media to find out when the next 20 day Cacao Experience will be held.
Follow Shandell on Instagram: Inner Light Academy
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00:00 Reclamation journey podcast: self, life, death, rebirth.
06:09 Felt called to daily 30-day cacao ritual.
08:52 Embrace self-love to enrich community connections.
10:07 Honoring the spirit and process of medicine.
13:54 Journey with medicine: heart-opening, transformative, supported experience.
18:45 cacao-guided self-love through working with energies.
22:18 Oneness and sharing insights in community space.
25:24 Available for support, sharing energies, understanding daily.
27:10 20-day journey: Midway check-in, final celebration.
30:11 Understanding self-awareness reveals hidden love areas.
35:58 Struggled showing love; recently embraced receiving love.
37:57 Exploring limitless possibilities of love through ayahuasca.
40:28 Sign up for waitlist; experience cacao's essence.
44:36 Morning rituals created intentional connection time.
46:31 Podcast and cacao transformative life experience.
Welcome back to the Stefanie Joseph Podcast! In this special comeback episode, Stefanie dives deep into her transformative summer journey, which she calls a "death of self."
After taking a hiatus, Stefanie returns to share the profound lessons and realizations she has uncovered about cycles of death and rebirth. She talks candidly about her experiences with grief, particularly the loss of her sister Jen, and how it has fundamentally reshaped her understanding of life's transitions.
Stefanie also introduces her new program, Reclamation, a movement aimed at guiding individuals toward rediscovering and embracing their true selves. Tune in as Stefanie explores themes of surrender, listening to one's inner voice, and the significance of personal and collective healing. This episode is sure to inspire anyone on a path of self-discovery and transformation. Join us for a heartfelt and illuminating conversation.
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00:00 Embracing cycle's end, finding rest and reset.
04:54 Transitioning involves letting parts of ourselves go.
08:09 Group program, individual coaching with clarity moments.
13:19 Transformational surrender with animals; new relationship program.
16:12 Embracing change and inner self-discovery journey.
17:20 Reclamation: Remembering and embracing your whole self.
23:17 Six-week program starts the 17th, $73/month.
23:53 One-on-one healing program for personal growth.
In today's episode, I welcome back a past guest and dear friend, Danielle Petro to the show. We dive into the transformative power of being present and recognizing life's signs and synchronicities, sharing heartfelt personal stories illustrating how presence and awareness have guided them through challenging moments, offering profound insights and inspiration.
Emphasizing the importance of curiosity and introspection, they explore how recognizing signs can serve as meaningful markers in our lives, especially during times of grief. We passionately discuss how these signs—whether a feather, a bee, or a praying mantis—can bring magic and joy when we choose to be open and present.
We also invite you to our upcoming workshop on September 16th, "Signs of the Soul." With an interactive and playful approach, the workshop invites you to deepen your spiritual awareness and connection.
Join us in this inspiring episode and take the first step towards embracing the signs around you. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your life's journey with presence and awareness!
Register for the workshop here, only $55.
Follow Danielle on Instagram: Danielle Marie
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In today's episode, we dive deep into the world of ketamine therapy and energy integration with my incredible guests, Shandell Pino and Nathan Unkefer. They share their expertise on how ketamine can help rebuild neural pathways, allowing individuals to break free from negative thoughts and emotions. We discussed the importance of proper preparation, support, and integration for a truly transformative experience. Nate, an ER doctor turned ketamine provider, addressed the physical and emotional safety concerns, while Shandell emphasized the energy work and integration aspects of the journey.
Together, they're offering a holistic approach to ketamine therapy, with individual and group sessions available. If you're looking for a path to self-discovery, healing, and reconnecting with your authentic self, this episode is a must-listen. Check out the full conversation and learn more about their upcoming six-week group experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to unlock your potential and embark on a life-changing journey! Learn more here.
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Follow Nathan on Instagram: Guided Katamine
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00:00 Ketamine: anesthetic turned psychedelic mental health treatment.
04:58 Western medicine doctor embraces ketamine's spiritual effects.
08:06 Excited to help people through home-based support.
13:44 Ketamine creates new neural pathways in brain.
17:45 Building new neural pathways through positive integration.
19:06 Reflecting on and integrating psychedelic experiences.
22:22 Realization of intense experience changed subsequent treatments.
25:25 Curating personal playlists and guiding through ketamine.
31:26 Ketamine treatment shows lasting mental health benefits.
32:41 Integration of healing modalities crucial for sustainable change.
38:31 Quick fixes mask societal wounds, healing required.
42:44 Addressing fears of medical safety and emotions.
44:05 Emotional and physical protection in healing work.
In this episode, I invited my friend and past guest Lisa Dugger to engage in a discussion about pursuing passion, finding joy, and navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship. Lisa shares her journey of becoming a life coach, which began with a desire to inspire others through writing and blogging and how she's in a space to return back to what inspired to share her story in the first place.
Meet Lisa: Welcome you to One Inspires, my space where we empower individuals to take control of their lives and choose a path that truly reflects who they are. As the founder and life coach, I'm passionate about helping others discover their inner wisdom and make mindful decisions about what's next. As someone who's learned to listen to my own body and intuition, I know firsthand how liberating it is to let go of perfectionism and embrace our true selves. That's why I'm dedicated to guiding others in creating a life that aligns with their deepest desires and values. Check out her website at One Inspires, especially her blog where she's sharing her journey.
Follow Lisa on Facebook: Lisa Dugger
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00:00 Creating space for real life conversations and stories.
04:43 Studying human design inspiration changed my life.
08:35 Corporate learning workshops inspired pursuit of teaching.
10:18 Entrepreneur realizes coaching didn't align with values.
15:39 Soulful entrepreneur navigates challenges, reconsiders mastermind.
19:02 Passionate about work and embracing life's challenges.
20:24 Experience, project management, coaching, human design, questioning.
25:05 Presence leads to abundance in various forms.
26:47 Seeking inspiration for meaningful activities while working.
32:22 Questioning spiritual encounters and finding reassurance.
35:14 Writing to inspire and share experiences joyfully.
36:45 Connecting to spirit guides for more playfulness.
40:26 Avoid complaints, notice their effects on body.
44:05 Importance of surrender and curiosity for generators.
46:45 Embracing gene key, connecting, and shifting perspectives.
I am honored that my dear friend Allison Adams joined me for a candid conversation on death, hospitals, the merging of future and current selfs and so much. more. Allison was a huge support for me when I was supporting Jen in her coma for 5 weeks.
I asked Allison to join me in a conversation to share about our unique connection and what she witnessed during this life changing time for me.
Meet Allison: Hi, I'm Allison. I work under a big creative umbrella. Allison is a gifted artist with her ongoing art project about on the many inspiring women of history—paintings, podcasts, and biographies called Groundbreaking Girls. She is also a Gene Keys Guide and an astrology and tarot enthusiast. You can learn more about Allison on her website.
Follow Allison on Instagram: Groundbreaking Girls or Allison Adams
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00:00 Reflecting on past, present, and future selves.
07:25 Navigating personal growth and co-parenting with higher self.
10:16 Amazing to witness conscious mind in shock.
18:04 Being in that sacred space with you.
25:03 Father supported through gene key language during trauma.
30:21 Friend's slow death led to spiritual experiences.
31:56 Understanding the communication between the living and departed.
37:42 Sacred shamanic path and walking into death.
45:32 Remembering using spirit's guidance after someone passes.
49:36 Preparing sister for experiencing voices, leaving legacy.
57:28 Belief, spirituality, growth, connection, faith, transformation, religion
59:43 Normalize feelings, create supportive, shame-free world vision.
01:03:51 Preserving stories from the election for women.
I'm so grateful that my dear friend, Danielle Petro joining me on the podcast to share her story of losing her best friend and how she's finding purpose through her death, while honoring the grief that comes with such a large loss.
Meet Danielle: Danielle is currently reinventing herself. She is living in the liminal space between what was and what is to become. After 20 years in the health and wellness industry serving her clients as a medical aesthetician, she made the brave choice to honor the whispers of her soul and say goodbye to a beautiful career. This decision was not easy, in fact it was agonizing. What once was her passion, was no longer. She is honoring her decision to take the leap of faith, stepping fully into the unknown and into the truest version of herself. Danielle is a healer, a mother, an alchemist, wisdom seeker and intuitive. She has a deep desire to help others step into their own power, create magic and allow for seamless transformations of their own.
Follow Danielle on Instagram: Danielle Petro
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00:00 Attracted to Jan and gene keys through a different podcast.
05:21 In 2020, a friend's illness changed everything.
07:44 A fork in the road, followed soul.
09:37 Jen and Jesse passed away in 2022.
14:13 Embracing and processing grief in society norms.
17:07 Gaining strength and wisdom in loss.
21:24 Deaths prepared and honored, beautiful, love legacy.
25:03 Embracing strength while honoring vulnerability and abandonment.
26:53 Embracing femininity, tenderness, and the lessons of death.
29:50 Ego silenced, leap of faith bravely taken.
32:29 Grief leads to bold living with inner honor.
37:55 Once in darkness, now embracing light fully.
40:27 Love story: learning to love and accept myself.
44:39 Help others transition through life's tough moments.
45:37 Supporting others through the chaos of life.
48:43 Grateful conversation about navigating transitions and growth.
51:55 Gratitude expressed for assistance and support.
I'm back from a little hiatus as I explored St. Lucia, the beautiful home of my family. And I couldn't imagine a better episode to come back to.
Please welcome Camille Leak, a DEI Practitioner as we talk about building capacity for differences. I have personally worked with Camille in somatic work exploring how my body was responding to a racial incident with my son. I also have learned so much from Camille in my time in the Holistic Life Navigation community.
Meet Camille: Camille Leak (she/her) has been a DEI Manager at two Fortune 200 enterprises. In this role, Camille helps lead the company's efforts to foster a culture of inclusion by recommending and implementing DEI related programming, including Employee Resource Groups, Mentoring Programs, Communication Strategies and Learning & Development curricula.
Prior to becoming a DEI Manager, Camille spent over ten years providing consumer & marketplace insights, with a focus on helping companies identify ways to remain authentically relevant to an increasingly diverse marketplace.
Additionally, I am the Community Manager of Holistic Life Navigation, a company and community that serves to support people as they release stress and trauma by listening to their bodies. I got into trauma healing, facilitation and community management because I love asking people questions that help them reach that “a-ha!” moment.
Check out her website at Real Talk Brave Spaces
Follow Camille on Instagram: Camille Leak
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00:00 Supportive mom embraces somatic therapy for son.
04:21 Transitioned from market research to diversity role.
07:32 Advocated for diversity in consumer and employees.
10:23 Inclusion requires listening, curiosity, and self-awareness.
15:58 Reflect on marginalization, address personal biases honestly.
17:20 Embracing diversity with Yoda's wise guidance.
23:27 Questioning disassociation in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
25:52 Stay connected to diverse communities through media.
29:36 Support for elderly Asian community, engage with empathy.
32:19 Curiosity and self-awareness lead to challenging biases.
35:28 Expanding capacity for difference helps conflict resolution.
37:19 Expanding ways of living and finding joy.
40:55 Setting boundaries, handling microaggressions, and defensive reactions.
43:51 Non-judgmental support and encouragement for personal growth.
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