Host Tammi welcomes Dr. Pamela Maynard to Straight Outta Savannah to discuss how science-backed mindfulness, contemplative practice, and “sacred horse medicine” support emotionally exhausted midlife women in regulating their nervous systems, navigating life transitions, and reconnecting to purpose. Pam shares returning to her family farm to care for her terminally ill father and, on the day of his funeral, putting down her soulmate horse—an experience that deepened her path with horse medicine as an energetic, metaphorical teacher not limited to equine-assisted therapy. Tammi reflects on reinventing herself each decade and the midlife shift. Together they explore choosing intuition over authority, horses as mirrors, healthy boundaries through the “sacred no,” and reclaiming self beyond roles, emphasizing self-regulation, presence, and permission for women to prioritize themselves.

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Here is a little about my guest: Pamela L. Maynard, PhD guides spiritually aligned women navigating the sacred threshold of midlife. Drawing on contemplative practices, mindfulness, and the seven pillars of sacred horse medicine, Dr. Pamela helps women break free from feeling stuck, stagnant, and confined so they can start living with soul-led confidence and unapologetically step into their next chapter of life with no regrets.Through her lived experience holistically rehabilitating horses others had given up on, and her deep study of trauma-informed care, nervous system regulation, and somatic resonance, this approach allows us to remember how to be in right relationship—with our inner bodies and intuition.Horses are powerful spiritual teachers, mirrors of our inner state, and allies in healing, awakening, and conscious presence. This work invites people out of force and fixing, and into listening, attunement, and embodied truth—guided by the subtle, intelligent wisdom horses offer when we learn to listen beyond words.

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00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:16 Midlife Awakening and Horse Medicine

01:23 Reinvention Stories and Shifts

02:59 Loss on the Farm Sparks a Path

04:11 What Sacred Horse Medicine Means

04:51 Sage and Spiritual Connection

06:08 Choosing Intuition Over Authority

08:27 The Sacred No and Boundaries

09:42 Reclaiming Self Beyond Roles

11:23 Nervous System Regulation Lessons

13:17 Teaching Self Care to Younger Women

14:44 Why This Work Matters Closing

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In this fifth solo episode of Straight Outta Savannah where the magic happens, the host explores why the same relationship dynamics and self-abandoning moments keep repeating, reframing them as learned responses formed to feel loved, safe, and like you belong.

She explains how patterns can show up as people-pleasing, keeping the peace, over giving, overexplaining, or overstaying, and how they don’t just shape behavior but identity—until you don’t know who you are without the

role. Breaking a pattern feels threatening because familiar feels safe, even when it hurts, and changing it may mean discomfort, disappointment, or being misunderstood.

The shift begins with awareness, noticing the moment you usually abandon yourself and choosing differently, one intentional interruption at a time. She invites listeners into pattern mapping sessions to uncover the root and support spiritual authority and midlife reinvention.

Thank you for exploring this mystical and transformative journey with us on “Straight Outta Savannah,” where we discuss spiritual authority and midlife reinvention. For collaboration inquiries, my contact details are available in the show notes.

Website: Intuitivetammi.love

Email: [email protected]

00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup

00:29 Why Patterns Repeat

01:07 Patterns Are Learned

01:54 How Patterns Show Up

02:43 When Patterns Become Identity

03:37 Why You Stay Stuck

04:30 Break the Pattern With Awareness

05:53 Invitation and Pattern Mapping

06:48 Closing and How to Connect

In this episode of Straight Outta Savannah, Tammi interviews psychic, medium, and medical intuitive Tracy Turner, who shares that she has communicated with God and those on “the other side” since early childhood—including a kindergarten experience involving her grandfather’s passing—and describes growing up in a family that denied her gifts.

Tracy discusses her Jewish upbringing, being discouraged by a rabbi from pursuing leadership roles because she was a girl, and her belief that faith can be expressed through many traditions. She explains her work as accessing the “Library of Souls” (Akashic Records), reading past lives, identifying patterns and choices, and helping clients move from trauma and victimhood into empowerment, including perspectives on addiction and relationships.

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Tracy shares her near-death experiences and her view of heaven as love and stillness without time and describes “hell” as living here on earth or the suspension between earth and heaven for those who end their life before their “contract” is complete. She also recounts her corporate finance career as a young single mother while doing nightly readings, later touring in hotel ballrooms, and her focus on exposing frauds and charlatans in the psychic industry while defending ethical paid spiritual work and giving back through free community offerings.

Tracy outlines her grief work helping people connect with loved ones who have passed, and both women discuss self-love, receiving support, manifesting through intention-setting letters and a “God box,” and the importance of women empowering women. During the conversation, Tracy spontaneously gives Tammy an intuitive reading about past-life themes tied to the sea, family bonds, and spiritual vows, and offers Tammy a personal session, which Tammy accepts. Tracy shares how to connect with her at tracyyturner.com, mentions her free “Wisdom Wednesday” show at 7 PM Eastern on Facebook and Instagram, and notes she provides gift certificates to nonprofits for fundraising. The episode closes with Tracy’s answer to what she would change in the world: restoring kindness, which she says leads to love.

Here is a little bit about my guest in her own words and where you can connect with her: I’m a 5 decade old professional psychic/ medium and medical intuitive. Was born in Ct and moved to San Diego where I lived 40 yrs now in Southwest Florida. Been gifted since birth thought everyone had Gods calling. I do my work through God and prayer and looks at the books of your past lives . I also speak with those who have ascended and the ability to see in your soul and body. My specialty is grief counseling as well. I do a free live show on instagram weds night 7 pm est . My sessions are in person, video or phone . Several awards won locally and nationally. Used to tour . Clients are global. Also a public speaker

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Website : Tracy-Turner.com

Instagram : Tracyturnerpsychicmedium

LinkedIn : Tracyturnerpsychicmedium

[email protected]

00:00 Meet Tracy Turner: Psychic, Medium & Medical Intuitive

00:49 Early Childhood Awakening: Hearing Grandpa & the First Spirit Message

01:32 Family Pushback & Growing Up ‘Different’

02:19 Synagogue, the Rabbi Conversation & Finding Her Own Faith Path

04:42 Library of Souls, Past Lives & What a Psychic Actually Does

07:44 Trauma, Addiction & Reclaiming Your Power

09:05 Heaven, Hell & Near-Death Experiences (Dying Four Times)

10:59 Corporate Life by Day, Readings by Night: Single Mom Hustle

12:29 Calling Out Psychic Scams & Why Spiritual Work Isn’t Free

15:55 Grief Work: Helping People Connect After Loss

17:49 Love, Self-Worth & Manifesting the Right Partner

23:08 Host’s Calling: Healing Legacy, Women’s Power & Being a Channel

31:22 Seeing Death Up Close: Hospice Visits & Psychic Fear

32:02 Grandma’s Premonition: The Surprise Pregnancy & “Gift to the World” Son

33:02 Past-Life Messages: The Sea, Family Bonds & Balancing Masculine/Feminine

35:04 Unplanned Reading On-Air + How to Book Tracy (Website, Wisdom Wednesday)

37:56 Learning to Receive: Worthiness, Compliments & Self-Love After 500 Pounds

42:05 Standards in Love: Not Settling, Knowing Your Value & Calling in the Right Partner

50:34 Faith, Gifts & the Dark Side of the Industry: Charlatans, Ego, and Money

53:41 Final Question: Kindness as the Change the World Needs + Closing Plugs

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In my fourth solo episode, I delve into a transformative experience many women encounter, particularly during midlife. This experience, often mislabeled as a “midlife crisis,” is something I have observed among countless women, and it’s both mystical and profound. It’s an awakening—a quiet yet undeniable shift. Allow me to guide you through this journey.

The Awakening

For many women, there comes a moment when the life they’ve meticulously built feels foreign. Questions emerge unbidden: “Why does this life seem like it belongs to someone else?” “Why am I tired of always being the strong one?” These moments are not signs of brokenness but rather indicators of a transition. As I’ve seen in my work, this transformation occurs through three stages, forming what I call the Midlife Identity Map.

Stage One: The Conditioned Identity

The journey typically begins with what I term the “conditioned identity.” This is an identity crafted unknowingly through societal and familial expectations. From a young age, women learn to be agreeable, supportive, and responsible. They are taught to manage not just their emotions but also those of others, smoothing over tensions and being the anchor during life’s storms. While these skills create a dependable facade, they also come at a cost. Women who build their lives around staying strong often abandon small parts of themselves, prioritizing harmony over honesty. Over time, this can lead to an identity that seems constricting.

Stage Two: The Disruption

The second phase is the “disruption,” often mischaracterized as a midlife crisis. However, I see it as a profound transformation. The body begins to resist the identity forged for survival. Women often sense a fatigue that rest can’t cure, or a resentment where patience used to be. These feelings prompt uncomfortable inquiries about the life they assumed was theirs. This is a pivotal stage, where a powerful question arises: “If I stopped performing who I’ve been, who would I actually be?”

Stage Three: Identity Reclamation

The final stage is the “identity reclamation,” marking the beginning of true transformation. Reclamation isn’t about reinvention; it’s about peeling away layers of adaptation that no longer serve. Women in this stage make different choices. They speak honestly, enforce boundaries without justification, and trust their intuition. It’s a quiet revolution, a reclamation of self.

The woman who emerges is not hardened but clear. She knows her worth, her voice, and, most importantly, she claims her life as her own.

If any of this resonates with your own experience, I want to assure you: you are not in crisis. You’re navigating an identity correction. The version of you that weathered the first part of life may not be suited to lead the next chapter—and that’s not failing; it’s evolving.

For those seeking guidance through this transformative process, I offer Sacred Listening Sessions to explore life-shaping patterns and reconnect with personal authority. Additionally, my monthly Permission Revoked Workshop delves deeper into living authentically, free from the need to seek permission.

If these words echo your inner voice, know this: you are not lost. You are simply remembering who you are. Thank you for joining this conversation. Until next time, may you continue to awaken and evolve.

In this third solo episode of Straight Outta Savannah, the host reframes midlife as an identity correction rather than a crisis, explaining how many women spend years living as the “good wife,” “accommodating employee,” or “peacekeeper” until the hidden cost—self-abandonment—creates internal misalignment.

She describes how the body signals this truth through fatigue, tightness, resentment, or the realization that life no longer feels like one’s own, and argues that the real path forward isn’t dramatic reinvention but quiet reclamation: removing layers of adaptation and asking where you silenced, shrank, or abandoned yourself to maintain harmony.

She offers examples like speaking truth, setting boundaries, and raising rates, and closes by inviting listeners to sacred listening sessions and her monthly “Permission Revoked” workshop.

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast

00:36 Midlife Identity Shift

01:52 The Cost of Self Abandonment

03:08 Body Signals Misalignment

04:39 Reinvention vs Reclamation

07:00 Quiet Ways to Reclaim

08:09 Invitation and Support

09:18 Final Reclamation Reminder

On Straight Outta Savannah, host Tammi (Intuitive Tammi) interviews Amanda Goldman Petri (“AGP”), who shares her path from an abusive childhood and poverty to surviving being hit by a minivan, brain surgery for a rare brain tumor, and building an online business that made millions—before burning it down to go to law school, move toward politics, and someday run for Congress.

AGP describes how support systems, shifting perspective, and simply seeing what’s possible through other people’s examples helped her believe she could change her life, and she emphasizes that healing can take time but is still possible. She discusses near-death and spiritual experiences after brain surgery, including lessons about connection, love, and forgiveness, and how those experiences helped her stop caring what others think and trust that love exists around her. The conversation weaves in themes of leadership-based parenting, resilience (“just keep swimming”), finding destiny by returning to what lights you up (school), and using hardships as lessons. GP shares her current work: her business Good and Paid, and her TikTok content helping people—especially minorities—excel on the LSAT (she scored in the 99th percentile). She explains stepping back from divisive social media and choosing a different path to impact through law and politics, and she closes with a vision for a more peaceful, pluralistic world that begins with less divisive, more loving leadership. The episode notes where to find the show (Substack, YouTube, Apple/Google podcas

ts) and that it will air on a Friday at 5:11 PM, likely in March.

Here is a little about my guest: Amanda Goldman-Petri, also known as “AGP”, is a survivor of poverty, child abuse, teen pregnancy, and two different experiences of near death. As a valedictorian, winner of congressional nominations, graduate of Johns Hopkins University with 5 degrees, and placement in the 99th percentile of the LSAT, she is an academic genius. Having reached $10K months, 6-figure years, multiple 6-figure years, and having made millions of dollars in business, she’s a marketing genius too. Amanda’s genius has been featured on major media outlets such as Fast Company, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Small Business Trendsetters, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Worth Magazine, International Business Times (and more). She was even named one of the Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 by Influencive Magazine and by The Tampa Bay Business Journal. Amanda is committed to helping others achieve the same level of success (or more!) as she has received in this world. Here she is… Ready to help!

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For business reasons:

https://www.goodandpaid.com

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https://www.tiktok.com/@amandagoldmanpetrilaw\

00:00 Welcome to Straight Outta Savannah + Meet Amanda “GP”

00:49 Becoming a Warrior: Pain, Resilience & Support Systems

02:18 Seeing What’s Possible: From Hopkins to $10K Offers

04:08 Sharing Your Story So Others Ask for Help

06:01 Healing Takes Time: The Minivan Accident & Relearning Safety

07:21 Fear in Business & Big Dreams: From Six Figures to Millions

10:20 Brain Surgery, Heaven Moments & Feeling Spiritually Connected

14:32 “It’s Here”: Communication, Purpose & Taking the Mission into Law/Politics

16:41 Just Keep Swimming: A Literal Near-Drowning Lesson

18:04 Choosing Your Parents & Learning Forgiveness After Psychosis

20:03 Forgiveness, family roots & the “butterfly effect”

21:06 Keep swimming—shifting perspective and giving yourself grace

22:05 Stop caring what people think: the freedom of self-acceptance

23:22 Parenting as leadership: raising kids to think for themselves

26:04 The M&M dating lesson + love, marriage, and learning from hardship

28:32 Destiny, flow state & finding your way back to school

30:09 Utopia, peaceful leadership & escaping social media divisiveness

34:28 Using your gifts: law school, LSAT success & helping minorities win

36:11 Final send-off: where to follow, Substack/YouTube, and closing thanks

In this third solo episode of Straight Outta Savannah, the host reframes midlife for women as an identity correction rather than a crisis, describing it as the moment the body stops tolerating the roles the mind once agreed to—good wife, accommodating employee, peacemaker—identities built through adaptation that often conceal self-abandonment.

She explains how misalignment shows up as fatigue, tightness, resentment, or the realization that a carefully built life no longer feels like one’s own. Instead of chasing reinvention through new jobs or relationships, she emphasizes identity reclamation: stripping away protective layers and asking where you silenced, shrank, or abandoned yourself to maintain harmony.

Reclamation can be quiet—speaking truth, setting boundaries, raising rates—and is framed as correction and a return to self, supported through sacred listening sessions and the Permission Revoked workshop.

00:00 Welcome and Mission

00:36 Midlife Identity Shift

01:52 Polite Self Abandonment

03:08 Body Signals Misalignment

04:39 Reinvention vs Reclamation

07:00 Quiet Ways to Reclaim

08:09 Invitation and Next Steps

09:18 Closing Reminder

In this episode of ‘Straight Outta Savannah,’ Tammy welcomes Joanna Ti to explore her transformative journey from a 12-year career in electrical engineering to becoming an advocate for love, happiness, and authentic living. Joanna candidly shares her struggle with balancing masculine and feminine energies while working in the ‘good old boy’ network of Houston’s oil and gas industry. Her wake-up call in 2001 led her to embrace feminine energy, leave her corporate job in 2003, and dedicate her life to helping others navigate similar challenges. The conversation covers themes like the hustle culture, the importance of self-compassion, and the need for men and women to rediscover their true selves through somatic and embodiment practices. Joanna also discusses the power of living authentically, the physical and emotional toll of ignoring one’s true nature, and the incredible changes that come from self-awareness and emotional safety.

Here is a little about my guest and where to connect with her: Joanna Shakti, The Soul Love™ Mentor and founder of Ecstatic Intimacy, ™ is smart, sexy, and a little bit spicy. You can’t miss her passion and warm playful style that both entertains and inspires. No other person on the planet possesses the experience, expertise and ability to transform lives in quite the way Joanna does. She, artfully and professionally, mixes masculine-feminine dynamics, leadership training, spiritual awakening, engineering, and even Tantra, along with a whole lot of love, to lead singles and couples who hunger for deeper love and more intimate pleasure to find and create soul-to-soul relationships.

Links to her social media, website and ways to connect with her.

Website: https://ecstaticintimacy.com/

Facebook: facebook.com/EcstaticIntimacy

Instagram: instagram.com/joanna.shakti

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@DateCamp

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joannashakti

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/joannashakti/

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction

00:34 Joanna’s Journey: From Engineering to Awakening

01:32 Understanding Masculine and Feminine Energies

03:25 The Impact of Hustle Culture on Women

04:45 Personal Transformations and Relationships

06:16 The Importance of Authenticity and Rest

10:11 Embracing Somatic Work and Embodiment

21:31 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

Unlocking the Power of Feng Shui: An Enlightening Conversation with Moni Castaneda

In this episode of ‘Straight Outta Savannah: Where the Magic Happens,’ host Tammi welcomes Moni Castaneda, a Feng Shui consultant, speaker, and author. Moni shares her journey from studying architecture in Ecuador to becoming a Feng Shui expert in the United States. She explains the principles of Feng Shui, how it harmonizes living spaces, and its profound impact on happiness and life quality. Throughout the discussion, Moni delves into her creation, the ‘Nine Steps to Feng Shui® System,’ which adapts ancient practices to modern homes to create beautiful, nurturing, and functional living environments. Tammy and Moni also explore personal anecdotes illustrating Feng Shui’s transformative power, highlighting how our homes reflect and influence our inner lives.

A little more about my guest: Moni Castaneda is a Feng Shui consultant, speaker and author. She can help you decorate and organize your home so it radiates beauty, attracts positive energy, and brings good fortune. Moni uses a method she created called the Nine Steps to Feng Shui® System, which blends ancient East Asian spatial concepts with modern architectural design principles. When you apply this process to your place, step by step, you turn your home into a dream home. The result of working with Moni is a life filled with joy in a home that makes you proud.

Links to her social media, website and ways to connect with her.

Website: https://ninestepstofengshui.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/fengshuiforusgroup/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/fengshuiforus/TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@fengshuiforusPinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/fengshuiforus/YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/c/MoniCastanedaLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fengshuiforus/

00:00 Introduction to Moni Castaneda

00:36 Moni’s Journey from Architecture to Feng Shui

02:15 Understanding Feng Shui

03:42 Applying Feng Shui Principles

04:32 Personal Experiences with Feng Shui

07:32 Feng Shui and Home Environment

19:23 Moni’s Personal Story and Feng Shui Practice

24:34 Client Transformations and Success Stories

30:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

In her first solo episode in a long time, the host of Straight Outta Savannah names and dismantles “polite self-abandonment”—the habit of shrinking needs, silencing truth, and over giving to keep the peace while disappearing inside your own life.

She shares how she ignored intuition, minimized her needs, avoided conflict, and carried emotional weight that wasn’t hers, all while calling it being supportive and strong.

Declaring the cost too high—clarity, energy, identity, and destiny—she chooses alignment over approval, truth over politeness, and self-respect over self-erasure, inviting listeners to draw the same line.

She calls women who are done negotiating with themselves to join her Remembered community and her March workshop, “Permission Revoked,” and encourages listeners to like, share, subscribe, and download to spread the message.

00:00 Welcome Back Solo

00:50 Polite Self Abandonment

02:14 How It Shows Up

03:55 The Hidden Cost

04:37 Choose Alignment

05:36 Join The Remembered

06:25 Workshop And Subscribe