In this episode, I am joined by Kristen Sarabia (⁠⁠@nurtured.intuition⁠), an intuitive and energetic guide, educator, Human Design reader, and

In this conversation, Kristen gives us practical and compassionate ways that we can connect to and strengthen our intuition and how she, in her own life, has learned how to strengthen her own intuition.

We then go into one of the systems that we both have used to tune into our intuition: Human Design. Kristen introduces us to the 5 main Human Design types: Generators, Projectors, Manifesting Generators, Manifestors, and Reflectors. She explains how these all types utilize energy the most effectively and how all types can work together for the greater good of our world.

This is such an informative episode that you won't want to miss out on. We hope you enjoy it! :)

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Connect to Kristen by going to her ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠.⁠

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Have you ever had the thought in your life of, "If I just change this job, situation, relationship, location, etc, then [insert problem here] will go away?" 

We can all get trapped into thinking that our problems will go away the moment we move to a different location or change our external characteristics in some way. Unfortunately, this doesn't solve our problems because our inner work travels with us wherever we go. We are the common denominator in our life, no matter where we live or what we do for our job.

By doing the shadow work and facing our problems, we can then move beyond the limitations of our past wounds, core beliefs, unhealthy behaviors, and make decisions in our lives that represent the values important to our most authentic selves.

Wherever we go, our inner work and healing journey travels with us.❤️

In this episode, I discuss:

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In this episode, I am joined by Janae Medina (⁠@you_canhealyourlife), a certified health and life coach and founder of Livity Coaching, where she helps women improve their emotional and physical health so they can begin to heal their mother wound.

In this conversation, Janae opens up about how noticing her relationship with food in life was covering a deeper mother wound that shaped her beliefs and relationship with herself. Janae introduces us to what a mother wound is, how it can present in our lives through relationships & unconscious behaviors, how it compares to a father wound, and different ways that you can start to explore and heal your mother wound on your own healing journey.

I really enjoyed this conversation with Janae and I hope you will too! :)

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Connect to Janae through her ⁠Website⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠.

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Mental Health Disclaimer: If you or anyone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency, please dial 9-8-8 (in the USA) to talk to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area at any time (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). If you are located outside the United States, call your local emergency line immediately.

Join me in this short guided meditation for releasing tension, as inspired by Thích Nhất Hạnh. Please do not do this while driving or in any other situation where you are not feeling safe to do a guided meditation. 

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TRIGGER WARNING: contains explicit language and sensitive topics related to trauma.

In this episode, I am joined by Rory Sadoff (@rory_cassandra), a somatic practitioner and functional women’s health & life coach. Rory focuses on helping women learn how to nourish their minds, bodies, and souls as one big system that all intertwine. She provides clients with the support, tools, techniques, and exercises needed to radically shift their human experience, navigate the ins and outs of the world, and step into their most embodied selves.

In this conversation, Rory shares with us how she learned to cultivate trust and compassion with her body and how this process of somatic healing has helped her to make more conscious decisions in her life. We chat about so many things, like how to discern intuition versus fear, how to recognize who and what is helpful for your nervous system, and more. This episode is for you if you want to learn how to come home to your body's innate wisdom. 

I was so inspired by Rory's unapologetic authenticity and strength in letting her body guide the way forward in her healing journey. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

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Connect to Rory through her website and Instagram.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

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TRIGGER WARNING: contains a sensitive topic of abortion.

"Yoga has actually helped me realize that I would dissociate or intellectualize my feelings, because I didn't want to process it. And that was literally the first step to being vulnerable--you actually have real human feelings that you need to process and that you need to experience. And then it's okay to be in that." - Frances Belleza.

In this episode, I am joined by Frances Belleza (@francesbelleza), a yoga teacher based in San Francisco. She felt called to yoga after a tumultuous childhood led her to explore holistic healing. Her practice marries movement, sound, breathwork and devotion. She believes that everyone can tap into divine self through their mind, body, and soul. 

In this conversation, we both discuss what it's like to grow up as a first-generation BIPOC woman while navigating the stories and beliefs that have been carried within us from our cultural background and upbringing. Frances shares how her yoga practice has helped her learn how to be vulnerable in both sharing and sitting with uncomfortable feelings, and how this has helped her in her personal journey of self-discovery and healing. We both discuss what it feels like to start the journey of healing ancestral trauma and how forgiveness towards yourself and others can be a liberating, yet incredibly difficult, part of being a cycle breaker. 

There is a such radical vulnerability and courage in this episode and I am honored to have been a part of it. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

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Connect to Frances through her Website and Instagram. 

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

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TRIGGER WARNING: contains explicit language and heavier themes regarding mental health.

"Sometimes things have to fall apart in order to be rebuilt into something stronger."

Hi there, friend, and Happy Pisces season! It's been a bit since I've recorded a solo episode and I wanted to update you on what has been going on in my life. In the last month or so, I've entered into what many may call "A Dark Night of the Soul" or a "spiritual crisis/emergency". It has felt like a journey into my inner darkness where my shadows, wounded Inner Child, and deepest fears live. I've never had to face my fears head-on like I have been pushed into doing right now. While it has been incredibly uncomfortable, challenging, and downright f****** terrifying at times, I feel like I am not the same person I was before (and in a good way). 

Topics include:

• what a Dark Night of the Soul can feel like and how this is an incredibly transformative experience to have on your spiritual journey
• the importance of enDARKenment (in addition to enLIGHTenment) as a way of meeting your soul in a deep and vulnerable way
• how I have had to develop stronger self-trust to stay grounded during this turbulent time in addition to cultivating deeper trust with the Universe/my Higher Power
• my recent study of Joseph Campbell and "the hero/heroine's journey" and how this has brought me so much comfort & validation that what I am experiencing is a necessary part of my evolution
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...and more. There is a lot packed in this episode! I go into what lessons I have learned and what I feel like this means for my life moving forward.

If you are also experiencing something similar in your own life right now, I want to remind you that you are not alone. This pain and this suffering that you are experiencing right now will not last forever. You are not crazy. You will be okay. Everything is aligning for your betterment. You are not alone in this.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

1. Book: It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
2. Hero/Heroine's Journey Documentary: Finding Joe

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Welcome to The Discovering Your Soul Podcast with me, Nina! I'm here to remind you that you are not alone in your healing and self-discovery journey.  There is light in even the darkest seasons of life and by sharing our stories and listening to the stories of others, we collectively heal our planet and one another. Thank you for being here, my friend, and for including me in your journey of discovering your soul.

Themes: Dating, Relationships, Romance, Attachment, Core Values, Healing, Inner Work, Self-Awareness, Self-Discovery

In this episode, I am joined by Emyli Lovz, the Head Coach and Co-Founder of EmLovz, a coaching program for men that helps them find a loving, healthy, and happy relationship that lasts. In this conversation, Emyli and I go into the importance of building relational self-awareness while dating and how valuable it is to become aware of what attachment style you may have developed from childhood. *It's important to note that attachment styles are fluid and dynamic as we move through life!* Emyli shares the method that helped her personally heal her avoidant attachment style and shares with listeners how to identify when you meet potential partners for a healthy long-term relationship. Emyli and I then talk about what our attraction to either a a 'slow burner vs firecracker' can tell us about any unresolved healing we may need to do. I enjoyed this conversation with Emyli and hope you will too!

This episode invites you to explore the following questions:

You can connect to Emyli by going to her:

Website: https://www.emlovz.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emlovz

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Themes: Spirituality, Healing, Values, Science, Empathy, Collective, Community, Trauma, Individualism, Pandemic, Self-Compassion, Reflection, Self-Discovery

In this solo episode, I am processing (literally on the spot with you) how my spiritual path has evolved over the years. As someone that lives at the intersection between spirituality and science, I reflect on how both of these worlds are, at the end of the day, about a sense of community, protecting others, and working together to help heal the planet. I reflect on when I needed to focus the most on my individual healing on my spiritual journey and when I felt I wanted to share my energy to help others in the world (like I feel in this current moment). I ask listeners to reflect on what values are most important to them on their spiritual journeys and to explore where their values are most embodied and in which areas their values could be incorporated more. I think it's a wonderful time, with the end of 2022 approaching, to practice self-compassion as we reflect on what energy and what values we want to bring into 2023. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the episode!

This episode invites you to explore the following questions:

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