Take the Forest Path Podcast

I had the wonderful chance to sit down with Hannah Custis (a fellow fairy tale/myth enthusiast) to discuss the fairy tale "The Frog King", which is the lesser known version of "The Princess and the Frog". 🐸

We talk about the cultural and societal perspectives of fairy tales, Jungian symbolism, and our own personal take on the fairy tale. ✨

We used WonderLit (a spectacular fairy tale/story course) on our own to delve deeper into this fairy tale. I mention it in the podcast, and as promised here is a link if you are interested:

https://wonderlit.com/about-wonderlit/#about-courses

I also mention 2 wonderful fairy tale collections:

"Tatterhood and Other Tales" and "The Maid of the North" by Edith Johnston Phelps

https://www.amazon.com/Tatterhood-Other-Tales-Johnston-Phelps/dp/0912670509

https://www.amazon.com/Maid-North-Feminist-Tales-Around/dp/0805006796/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1690855216&refinements=p_27%3AEthel+Johnston+Phelps&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Ethel+Johnston+Phelps

And here is a link to the wonderful talk by Marina Warner (feminist fairy tale scholar), that we also mention in the podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zop-QPDlnFw

Information to Hannah Custis's podcast will be updated here as soon as she publishes it!

Music Credits:

Artists for Intro:

Keys musician- @Adamt166!

Drums musician- @_deMV_

Bass musician- @MadDuez

Guitar musician- @ALiquidated

Artists for Outro:

Keys musician- @streetjobs_

Drums musician- @andrei13_

Bass musician- @nickbettelli

Guitar musician- @MadDuez

We're back!! I'm sorry for not preparing anyone for my long absence- to be honest it was sort of news to me too. :) But I've decided after a very long break to bring more unique meditations and new material to all you listeners soon!

Please feel free to connect at [email protected] if you have requests or just want to share your experience.

I am currently in a transition with my career, so my website isn't up. But if there are changes on the horizon in that realm I will be sure to make an announcement.

In Health and Adventure,

Dr. Katarina Guzman

This is a unique guided imagery meditation that will bring you on an adventure through a majestic hedge maze! 🌳

At the end of this maze you will be reunited with a purpose and sense of meaning that is very important to you, but somewhere along the way you were made to believe that it didn't matter or was useless.

This meditation will allow you to reunite with this purpose and bring that meaning back with you into your waking life! ✨

Music Credits:

Title: 10 minute meditation surrounded by water

Publisher: Cory Lawrence

Composer: Cory Lawrence

In this discussion I talk with friend and naturopathic doctor Mariko Spalding about the symptoms, contributing factors, and treatment approaches to PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). She is a licensed naturopathic doctor in the Seattle area who specializes in PCOS.

**DISCLAIMER: Everything we talk about here is NOT medical advice! We acknowledge that every person is unique and if you have been diagnosed with PCOS or suspect you might have it, it is imperative that you find a doctor who can diagnose and treat you depending on your individual needs.**

We also discuss environmental toxins and how we avoid certain products, tips for regulating glucose, and views on life coaching/therapy, but this is not meant to be a universal rule for everyone! Please listen to this podcast understanding that we are simply discussing our personal experiences and history, and should not automatically be applied to all listeners.

EWG website for environmental toxin resources mentioned in our discussion:

https://www.ewg.org/

Dr. Mariko Spalding is a wonderful naturopathic doctor and massage therapist who considers the mindbody and holistic approach when addressing PCOS in women. She can be reached at her website below:

https://www.asternaturalmedicine.com/english/contact

And here is more about her specific PCOS approach:

https://www.asternaturalmedicine.com/english/my-pcos-treatment-approach

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Music Credits:

Artists for Intro:

Keys musician- @Adamt166!

Drums musician- @_deMV_

Bass musician- @MadDuez

Guitar musician- @ALiquidated

Artists for Outro:

Keys musician- @streetjobs_

Drums musician- @andrei13_

Bass musician- @nickbettelli

Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This gorgeous, guided meditation is designed for listening to right before sleep, 😴 so you can drift off as you are taken on an underwater adventure.

You will meet mermaid friends, sea creatures, and explore a mermaid market. 🧜‍♀️

If you are an ocean lover, mermaid lover, or just want to relax and be calmed by ocean waves, this sleep meditation is for you!

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Music Credits:

Title: Beautiful Healing 30 Minutes (Spiritual Meditation Background Yoga)

Composer: MPmedia

Today I had a magical discussion with Bella Combest about the Heroine’s Journey, paths of self transformation, AND the Dark Feminine!! 🧚‍♀️ 

Bella is a trauma-informed transformation coach and shadow guide. She works in the world of archetypes and alchemy - where chaos becomes a tool for creation and destruction births new life. Bella specializes in helping women awaken their fierce feminine and answer their greatest calling.

We had so much fun discussing our personal connection with the Heroine’s Journey and Dark Feminine Archetypes, myths and stories connected with these concepts, as well as how it can be applied to real life. ✨ 

Join us and please reach out with any thoughts, connections, and inquiries!

Book resources mentioned in the podcast:

“The Heroine’s Journey” by Maureen Murdock

“Maiden to Mother” by Sarah Durham Wilson 

“The Hero with a Thousand Faces” by Joseph Campbell

Dark Feminine archetypes and examples:

Sorceress- Ursula

Siren- sirens in “The Odyssey”

The Destroyer- Jean Gray (X-Men)

If you are interested in learning more about Bella Combest, her services, The Heroine’s Journey program, and her amazing group community, you can seek this out below:

IG: @heroinesportal 

Website: www.heroinesportal.com

FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shadowworkforwomen

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Music Credits:

Artists for Intro:

Keys musician- @Adamt166!

Drums musician- @_deMV_

Bass musician- @MadDuez

Guitar musician- @ALiquidated

Artists for Outro:

Keys musician- @streetjobs_

Drums musician- @andrei13_

Bass musician- @nickbettelli

Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This meditation brings you to a room in your imagination which symbolizes an aspect of your life you'd like to work with today. The conscious aspects of this part of you will be revealed, as well as one Shadow aspect (unconscious) that is heavily influencing your life. ✨

Through this guided imagery exercise, you will be able to integrate this Shadow part and transform the room that represents an aspect of your life.

This is not an original meditation script. With permission I have used a script created by CreativeMind. https://creativemindcoach.com/

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Music Credits:

Title: 30 minute meditation in nature

Publisher: Cory Lawrence

Composer: Cory Lawrence

This meditation brings you to a magical forest that will ground you into it's safe space so you can express and hold these emotions of feeling lost, hopeless, sad, and defeated.

We often unconsciously push these feelings away because we don't feel safe with them. Yet when we suppress them, they tend to fester and gain even more energy. By allowing them to be expressed without taking over, and providing space and compassion for them, we give them permission to pass through. ✨

At the end of this meditation you will receive a message from your innermost Self. One of support, grace, and love. 💜

Music:

Title: Beautiful Healing 30 Minutes (Spiritual Meditation Background Yoga)

Composer: MPmedia

I chat with Francis Martinez, ND to talk about the Polyvagal Theory, regulating our Nervous System, Somatic Therapy, integrating essential parts of ourselves, past conditioning, and more!

As promised in the video, here are Brene Brown's 3 characteristics of play:

1. Time spent without purpose

2. Something you don’t want to end, lose track of time

3. You lose that hyper sense of self consciousness

Information to reach Dr. Martinez if you are interested in her work!

Bio- Dr. Francis is a Naturopathic Doctor and Counselor who focuses on helping adult women heal who are going through life transitions, dealing with difficult coping mechanisms such as anxiety, want to process past traumas, and heal past generational traumas in order to become the best versions of themselves. Her work focuses on using trauma-informed tools such as nervous system regulation and somatic therapy.

Instagram- @dr.francismartinez

Website- https://healwithdrfrancis.com/

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Music Credits:

Artists for Intro:

Keys musician- @Adamt166!

Drums musician- @_deMV_

Bass musician- @MadDuez

Guitar musician- @ALiquidated

Artists for Outro:

Keys musician- @streetjobs_

Drums musician- @andrei13_

Bass musician- @nickbettelli

Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This meditation first walks you through a grounding breathwork routine to prepare you for working with possibly uncomfortable emotions.

**It might be helpful to do this meditation after working with a therapist or coach on a particular place in your life where you feel a lot of resentment and bitterness building up.**

This meditation will give you an opportunity to work through a buildup of resentment and bitterness in your life. You will dialogue and connect with this part of you in order to understand it and free the attachment you have to it. ✨

Give yourself plenty of time to journal, reflect, and process whatever comes up during this meditation! ❤️

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Music Credits:

Title: 30 Minute Meditation in Nature

Publisher: Cory Lawrence

Composer: Cory Lawrence

Title: Calming Sea Sounds

From: Pond5