The Other Way

Join me in today's episode as we explore the profound teachings of Buddhism on navigating loss, grief, and uncertainty, especially in the wake of environmental disasters. I sit down with renowned zen mindfulness teacher and author, Deborah Eden Tull, who shares her harrowing experience of losing her home and nearly her life during Hurricane Helene. Eden reflects on the concept of impermanence, the power of community, and the balance between gentle and fierce compassion. We delve into the collective challenges we're facing and how to find stability and love in the midst of chaos. Whether you're dealing with personal transitions or simply seeking wisdom, this conversation is a beacon of hope and resilience.

About Eden:

Deborah Eden Tull, founder of the nonprofit Mindful Living Revolution, is Zen meditation/mindfulness teacher, author, and spiritual activist. She spent seven years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery, and has been immersed in sustainable communities for 25 years. Eden’s teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness, non-duality, mindful inquiry, and an unwavering commitment to personal transformation. She teaches dharma intertwined with post-patriarchal thought and practices, resting upon a lived knowledge of our unity with the more than human world. She also facilitates The Work That Reconnects, as created by Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy. Eden has been practicing meditation for the past 30 years and teaching for over 20 years. Her books include Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown (Shambhala 2022), Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connection with Our Self, Each Other, and Our Planet (Wisdom 2018), and The Natural Kitchen: Your Guide to the Sustainable Food Revolution (Process Media 2011). She offers retreats, workshops, leadership trainings, and consultations internationally.

To connect with Eden:

IG: mindfullivingrevolution

FB:⁠ deborahedentull⁠

www.deborahedentull.com

https://www.deborahedentull.com/retreats

https://www.deborahedentull.com/luminous-darkness

https://www.deborahedentull.com/relationalmindfulness

https://www.deborahedentull.com/the-natural-kitchen

https://www.deborahedentull.com/the-heart-of-listening-2026

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-eden-and-mark-rebuild-after-helene

On today’s episode we covered:

• MJ’s journey from osteopathy graduate school to launching the Being Method

• The importance of “leaning into” vs “away from” our feelings

• Tools for navigating anxiety, depression, and all the difficult emotions

• The power of breathwork: why not all breathwork is considered equal and what The Being Method teaches differently

• Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, and Apnea breathwork techniques

• MJ’s spiritual practice and The power of surrender

• MJ’s new book! “How to Cry”

About MJ:

MJ Renshaw is an energy healer, medium, breathwork facilitator, and the founder of The Being Method. Formerly an Osteopath, she left her career to pursue her passion for blending science and spirituality into a transformative course. She believes everyone is meant to live authentically and is dedicated to inspiring others to follow their dreams.

Through The Being Method, MJ built a thriving business, created passive income to support motherhood and travel, met the love of her life, ended generational trauma, and embraced true abundance. Year after year, students of the course experience profound transformations, proving that anything is possible.

To Connect with MJ:

IG: beingmethodbreathwork

Referenced:

Breath: the New Science of a Lost Art by James Nester

The Multi-Orgasmic Man By Douglas Arava and Mantak Chia

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Today I'm speaking with Dr. Anna Sitkoff, a naturopathic doctor and founder of Lucidum Medicinals. We dive into her journey balancing motherhood, founding a supplement company, and running a private practice. Dr. Anna shares her research on medicinal mushrooms and offers insights into their myriad health benefits, including immune support, hormone regulation, and more. Discover practical tips on integrating mushrooms into your daily routine and learn what to look for in high-quality supplements. Whether you're curious about mushrooms for their healing properties or just beginning your wellness journey, this episode is packed with valuable information!

About Dr. Anna:

Anna Sitkoff is a licensed naturopathic doctor and medicinal mushroom expert with over a decade of experience, blending clinical practice with laboratory research and hands-on experience. As Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Lucidum Medicinals, she formulates evidence-based mushroom supplements designed to support immune, lung, and nervous system health, using only bioavailable fruiting body extracts for maximum efficacy. Anna’s extensive clinical experience, combined with her commitment to educating practitioners and patients on the therapeutic benefits of mushrooms, has earned her recognition as a leading expert in the field. She is the author of the Medicinal Mushrooms chapter in The Textbook of Natural Medicine and has published research in the Journal of Immunology. She frequently speaks on topics related to functional medicine, women’s health, and evidence-based herbalism. Anna's experience as a new mother has deepened her commitment to addressing fertility and postpartum challenges, while her dedication to research and patient care drives her mission to empower others with effective, evidence-based natural therapies.

To Connect with Dr. Anna:

IG: drannasitkoff 

www.drannasitkoff.com

www.Lucidummedicinals.com

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On Today’s episode we cover:

• Understanding anxiety and our anxious thoughts

• Why understanding the “root” of your anxiety isn’t really that important

• What are values and how they are crucial for creating change in our life

• The power of “acceptance” and how it is different than apathy

• Why “thinking positive” may be doing more harm than you think

• Panic attacks + cognitive fusion 101

  
  

About Dr. Chad:

Chad LeJeune, PhD is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of San Francisco. He is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, and has been a practitioner of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy since its inception 30+ years ago.

In addition to his self-help titles, Dr. LeJeune has published a novel and a collection of short stories. He has studied architectural history at Oxford University, and as a member of The Society of Architectural Historians, leads architecture tours across San Francisco.

To Connect with Dr. Chad:

www.anxietyhappens.com

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We’re diving deep into The Way of Yinwith the amazing Kris González.

What we cover:

• The Way of Yin as a lifestyle
• The power of cycles in 5 element east asian medicine
• Elemental cycles in our lives, nature, and our menstrual cycles as women
• Menopause as a “second spring”
• Why our Jing Essence is key to our longevity according to East Asian Medicine
• The 3 golden moments to replenish our “jing” essence
• Menstruation, postpartum, menopause: what they all have in common
• The power of impermanence and honoring transitions; philosophically and practically

About Kris:

Kris is a mother, partner, Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and practitioner of the Nourishing Life Tradition (養生 yǎng shēng). She bridges the wellness gap in reproductive health by drawing on timeless wisdom. Kris helps you to feel more connected with your body, cycles, and rhythms.
Whether you’re experiencing your first period, optimizing menstrual health and fertility, navigating postpartum, transitioning through perimenopause, or embracing menopause, Kris guides you with ease and grace, always leaning on nature’s wisdom.

To connect with Kris:

IG: thewayofyin

www.thewayofyin.com

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In this episode, we’re kicking off our 2025 winter and spring season with a special guest, Michelle Agudelo, a fertility awareness and menstrual educator and Founder ofHaus of Flow. 

On Today’s episode we cover:

• Cycle syncing: what is it, the Four “season” of our cycles, and tangible advice for how to connect to our cycles

• The hidden potential of our energy: how harnessing our cycles can help make us more creative, productive, and successful

• Michelle’s own story and how she applied cycle syncing while working in Silicon Valley at LinkedIn AND Shopify

• Tips for how to align your movement routine with your cycle + why we need to stop doing HIIT in our luteal phases!

www.haus-of-flow.com

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Washington post article referenced: 

https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/news-events/all-news/faculty-news/women-s-brains-change-across-the-menstrual-cycle.html

The Other Way – 2025 Winter + Spring Kickoff! 🎙️✨

We’re back! In this first episode of the season, I’m sharing:

• A behind-the-scenes look at my solo silent meditation retreat
• The emotional highs and lows of deep inner work
• Lessons on panic, breakthroughs, and growth
• Thoughts on social media and its impact post-retreat
• What’s coming up this season on The Other Way

+ SO MUCH MORE!

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Hello everyone and welcome to the Season Finale of another year of The Other Way podcast. I’m hopping on to wrap up the year with a solo podcast. 

Today we’ll be covering:

- A life update: my mom, fertility, work, and more

- How I’m setting intentions for 2025: values over goals, my 2025 vision board

- Lessons from 2024

- The power of my spiritual practice and what that will look like in 2025

- Some rapid fire Q&A

As discussed in the episode, here are some resources I mentioned:

Identifying your values exercise

My vision board for 2025 and beyond (no set end date here)

As the year comes to a close, I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. This podcast for me is more than just a platform for female wisdom but a community.  I started The Other Way as a space for inspiration and connection during a time of deep personal transition. After leaving a decade-long career in tech to pursue a doctorate in Chinese Medicine, I found myself recovering from burnout, chronic endometriosis, and autoimmune flares. Though I identified as a high achiever on paper, I felt unmoored—disconnected from my body, feminine intuition, purpose, and spiritual path.

This podcast grew out of my desire to reconnect with my authenticity and cultivate a deeper sense of alignment. Through conversations with inspiring humans, researchers, spiritual teachers, and more, I’ve discovered wisdom and tools that have profoundly shaped my journey - and continue to do so. I am so grateful to each of you for tuning in and for all your wonderful feedback.

Happy Holidays and see you in the New Year!

In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into ancestral wisdom and holistic motherhood with Krista Tarantino. Together, we'll explore time-honored traditions, modern insights, and transformative approaches to motherhood, postpartum care, and breastfeeding.

We'll cover:

+ SO MUCH MORE!

About Krista:

Krista is an experienced Registered Nurse specializing in postpartum wellness and she is International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with a BA in Social and Behavioral Sciences. She is also a certified Innate Postpartum Care Provider which is care from the perspective of traditional teachings of midwifery, woven together with the modern sciences of Epigenetics, Pre and Perinatal Psychology, the Primal Continuum, Psychoneuroimmunology, Woman-Centered Physiology and Anatomy, Somatic Psychology and Neurobiology. Through her years of experience working in Mother/Baby care in multiple hospitals throughout California, she has witnessed the power women have at the most vulnerable time of their lives. Krista’s experience of watching and working with women giving birth to new life, feeling love and loss, and embracing the highs and lows of the transition into motherhood, she has identified that these these rights of passage that happen in women are powerful and deserve acknowledgment. Birth is so much more than the physical act of birth - a powerful emotional and spiritual shift takes place and when a child is born, so is a mother. Krista is honored to walk with women through these shifts and has been moved to encourage her patients to embrace them openly and fully. These transformational experiences have opened her eyes to the importance of conscious health care and postpartum wellness. Teaching women to find guidance through informed choice, community, and within themselves has become her mission. She believes that when women are educated and empowered, our wellness can be an intuitive art. Krista loves making herbal infusions, spending time in nature, being in the ocean, traveling, meditating and teaching women about connecting to our natural cycles and traditional postpartum healing modalities.

IG: earthmilkmoon

www.earthmilkmoon.com
www.thesolarroad.org

In today’s episode, we’re joined by Simone Stolzoff, author of “The Good Enough Job”. Simone brings incredible insight into redefining our relationship with work and finding balance in a culture obsessed with productivity.

+ SO MUCH MORE!

About Simone:

To connect with Simone:

⁠simonestolzoff.com ⁠

⁠articlebookclub.substack.com ⁠

IG: ⁠thepizza_bagel