The Sacred Reclamation Podcast

Support & Connect with Zan!

IG: @keytoolyfe https://www.instagram.com/keytoolyfe/ 

Bag Talk Volume 3: https://youtu.be/8kPCPbqChOk?si=SSJcW85rIutDmVWy 

Listen to Zan on Season 1  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7exzMqYiFHtl6KUBp0Kl25?si=881004b518854dc0  

This week I am welcoming back my dear friend Zan to the show. In this episode we talk about how our habits, practices, and energy compound over time and shape us into who we are today. Zan speaks about the power of your word and how integrating prayer and movement can exponentially increase your wellbeing. We talk about cycles that we repeat over and over again and how to have more compassion with ourselves when we somehow end up in a place or habit we swore we were done with. Zan is one of my favorite people to dive deep with. We hope you find some spirit medicine in our conversation and when you do, share it with someone you love! If you love this podcast, you can support us by leaving a rating/review wherever you listen. Peace & Love to you and yours. 

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The Apothecary is hibernating for the winter, but you can connect with me here:

IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands 

@sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation 

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We discuss: 

Herbs for liver support 

Decreeing, not asking

Defining wealth 

Expressions of strength 

Love loves loving itself 

How facing fear rewires your nervous system

Trust & confidence 

Remembering the future 

Desires & cycles 

Balancing growth & acceptance 

Soul contracts 

Integrating physical & spiritual through Bag Talk

Movement is medicine!!

Support & Connect with Arie!

IG: @mamaluvgrounds https://www.instagram.com/mamaluvgrounds/ 

In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down in person with Arie Hall! Arie is a devoted wife, mother, and wise woman in her community. In this conversation, we explore how motherhood, self-acceptance, reconnecting with God, and marriagehood have deeply transformed Arie into the woman she is today. She shares her stories around the challenges and growth that come with parenting and the significance of spirituality and community support. We discuss the conscious commitment and choices that long-term relationships require and the individual work that lies at the root of a healthy relationship. The wisdom that comes through at the end of the episode rings so true to my heart at this time in my life. Thank you for being here. If this conversation touched you in any way, share this episode with someone you love and rate the show, so that we can grow our community and continue sharing beautiful conversations! Peace & Blessings. 

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The Apothecary is hibernating for the winter, but you can connect with me here in the meantime:

IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands 

@sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation 

Youtube

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Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast?

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We discuss: 

Radical self acceptance in early motherhood 

How motherhood & marriage changes you

A father’s role in the family 

God’s role in the family 

The ripple effect of a healthy marriage 

Taking care of yourself for the sake of yourSELF

Shedding false layers

Balancing compassion and conviction 

God doesn't do bad things to us

The power of choosing

Drowning out the noise

Marriage tips for surviving the first year of parenthood 

Seeking mentorship & honest conversation about relationships 

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Intro Music by: Symmetry

Support & Connect with Mackenzie!

IG: @mack_onlife https://www.instagram.com/mack_onlife/

https://www.wombembracewellness.com/ 

https://ayumind.com/ 

Mackenzie Carmichael is an Ayurvedic practitioner living in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. In this episode, Mackenzie and I explore themes around healing, rooted in deep self-discovery, reverence, and connection. Mackenzie tells us about how she is practicing being with her inner child as an adult woman and allowing all of herself to be present all of the time. She shares some of her Ayurvedic wisdom with us as we discuss the importance of self-care and morning rituals. We share the same sentiment that being well must include the practice of attuning to and communicating with our bodies and the Earth. Enjoy the episode and don’t forget to share it with a loved one!! 

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We discuss: 

Being a channel 

Being with her inner child as an adult

Messages from the rattlesnake

Her journey to Ayurveda 

The elements & doshas

The grandmother effect 

Shame and embarrassment with her first bleed 

Attuning to our cycles 

How AI is going to bring us back to nature 

What is wealth?

Morning practices

Benefits of tongue scraping

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Intro Music by: Symmetry 

This is my most vulnerable story. I chose to share it here in this way because both me and the story are ready and willing to share. Our stories are our offerings to this world and each other. Like Aisha Badru sings in her song Rooted, "Your story is your offering. You are here for a reason." Maybe someone will see themselves in a piece of my story and they'll feel less alone. Maybe you can't relate, but it sparks compassion in your heart. Or maybe it inspires you to share your story too.It is healing to tell our stories, to loosen our grasp on the hardest things we've been through, and to accept the knowing that we are not alone. It is medicine for the storyteller and the story receiver. May you find medicine in my story, and may you join me in believing in something better. Peace & Love.

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Ways to support my work & mission at Sacred Reclamation:

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Intro Music by: Symmetry

Support & Connect with Dariya!

IG: @findingpolariswc https://www.instagram.com/findingpolariswc/ 

@konczhealthandperformance https://www.instagram.com/konczhealthandperformance/ 

website: www.findingpolaris.org 

https://www.youtube.com/@findingpolariswc 

Today on the show, we have Dariya Koncz from Finding Polaris. Finding Polaris is a wilderness skills and rites of passage non-profit located in northern Ontario. In this episode, Dariya and I discuss the importance of living a self-directed life, experiencing rites of passage, and nurturing our connection with nature. Dariya tells us what it's actually like living off-grid, a way of life that is often over-romanticized, although she does admit it most certainly comes with romantic moments!  We talk about the simplicity found in a healthy lifestyle and how we ourselves are bodies of water. Dariya is a true gem, and this episode is so special. Enjoy and SHARE THIS WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE!

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Shop Plant Medicine and check out our offerings

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We discuss: 

Dismantling the idea that we need to represent one archetype

Falling in love with nature as a child

Skipping graduation to hike the Pacific Crest Trail

Living a self-directed life 

Stripping away levels of comfort 

Starting Finding Polaris 

Death ceremonies 

Dariya’s fire walk 

Rites of passage

Living off grid in a 100 sqft bunkie

Be the creator, not the consumer

Go pee when you have to pee 

Practicing elimination communication with her daughter 

Wild & sacred water 

How changing the quality of your water can transform your health 

findaspring.org 

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Intro Music by: Symmetry

Support & Connect with Natalie!

IG: @moonbaby_magic  https://www.instagram.com/moonbaby_magic/ 

https://www.moonbabymagic.com/ 

Podcast: Moon Baby Magic 

https://open.spotify.com/show/2RSylwu6Di6tgc6cgwj4lq?si=eccf3047ac464c74 

This week is a fun and lighthearted conversation with one of my besties, Natalie Elliott. Natalie was on season 1, episode 6 to share all about her reclamation story, but today we are outing ourselves as closeted control freaks (at least I am) and talking about our journeys of softening in the places we were once rigid. After years of healing, we have both finally arrived at this place where we can just enjoy being human. Things get a little crazy as we spill our secrets around eating cookies and popcorn at the movie theater, and even enjoying a soda or a beer every now and then. *GASP* Come along for an episode filled with giggles as we explore themes like devotion vs discipline, rituals vs routines, modern beauty and hygiene standards, and sooo much more. Grab some popcorn and a soda and enjoy the episode! 

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We discuss: 

Is your daily routine serving you?

Hi men! 

Balancing structure and surrender

Natalie learned how to trust and let go at ecstatic dance 

I’m a closeted control freak 

Harvesting the fruits of life’s challenges 

Being open to endless possibilities 

Experiencing the fullness of life 

Rigid beliefs create separation and isolation 

Questioning beauty standards

Smelling like a human

Loosening up

Exploring our creative well 

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Intro Music by: Symmetry

In this episode, I share my personal journey of how I went from being depressed, unfulfilled, and unhappy, to falling in love with being alive, and how you can do the same for yourself. I talk about podcasting as a spiritual practice, the important role that people who have no clue what everyone is talking about play in society, and why we must reorient ourselves towards love and positivity and away from the ever-evolving and increasing stories of doom and horror. Listen til the end to receive a genuine, uplifting, and inspiring message from me. Spoiler: I believe in you, and you deserve to feel good about yourself and the world! I know you can do it! <3 Leave a comment & SHARE THIS EPISODE WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE! 

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I discuss: 

6 deep breaths 1:36 - 3:50

Life update

What I’m reading 

Podcasting as a spiritual practice 

When podcasting is awkward- the awkward side of podcasting 

Intentional ignorance 

Why is murder polarizing?

Be the Light 

Reorienting towards utopia and away from dystopia

The external reflects the internal 

Start with self love 

A list of 20 things you love to do 

You just have to begin 

Take a different route to work

Clean up your consumption

Am I willing to shift?

Work 1:1 with me

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Intro Music by: @symmetry

Support & Connect with Amana!

https://www.amanabelove.com

IG: @AmanaBeLove  https://www.instagram.com/amanabelove/

Youtube @AmanaBeLove https://www.youtube.com/@amanabelove

Podcast:  The Heart of the Soul with Amana https://open.spotify.com/show/6ljFiZ4fgTqhdU9bG4DRFJ?si=c1a4d24310134a5c  

Wow. This episode with Amana Be Love is a powerful one. Amana is truly a beacon of wisdom grounded by her experiences in life, death, birth, and grief. She is someone I look up to greatly and I feel so honored to have had the opportunity to interview her and hear her stories. We cover A LOT in these two hours, Amana shares her initiation and journey through motherhood, she graces us with all of her birth stories, including those stories of her babies who are not currently Earthside, and how she continues to mother them in spirit. Amana’s story is one of love, loss, death, grief, birth, rebirth, and rejoice. All the while, she continues walking this sacred spiral of life, gathering the medicine and the women along her way. What a blessing to be on the planet at the same time as this wonderful woman! 

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We discuss: 

How we met

Meditation 2:30 - 9:44

The importance of women-only spaces

Her conception & being born

Being guided by spirit to share her voice

How our womb time impacts us

Love 

What happens when we aren’t in these bodies?

Death

Questioning what a “lifetime” is

Witnessing her first love, Bjorn, die

Her initiation into Motherhood

Stop saying everything happens for a reason

Her beautiful homebirth stories 

Choosing a family birth for her daughter’s birth

Amana’s wisdom for first-time mothers

The power of looking inside yourself for answers 

And SO MUCH more 

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Intro Music by: Symmetry

Support & Connect with Reilly! 

www.birthasyouare.com 

This week I sit down with my friend Reilly Campbell and we talk about her life path that is deeply rooted in love. Reilly is a home-maker, a nanny, and a big sister in her family and in her community in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she leads a women’s circle. Join us as we discuss what is real in today’s world, mothers and babies, the importance of community and ceremony, and so much more.  

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We discuss: 

How we met

Meditation 2:17-10:17 

Manifesting her dream postpartum bedroom

The most important work

What is real?

The difference between boys and men 

The magic of storytelling

Reclaiming life as sacred 

Honoring women & mothers 

The power of being seen

Closing of the bones

Creating beautiful spaces 

How environment affects energy

Setting up for a restful postpartum

Healing our menstrual cycles 

Reuniting with our essence 

The constant shifting of womanhood 

Alchemizing emotions

External & internal algorithms 

It's all Love 

Play as a daily practice

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Intro Music by: Symmetry

This week is a solo episode as we move into another round of interviews and stories (season 2?). I start with a little life update and then rant about many topics such as sobriety, entrepreneurship, trust, self-discovery, intentional living, and unlearning. I hope you enjoy the episode and find a little nugget of inspiration to tuck in your front pocket. Love you! 

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I discuss: 

I'm back! 

Meditation 2:36- 10:46

Life update

Old Florida

What we do to Earth, we do to ourselves

A better way

Slow & simple living

Entrepreneurship 

Planting seeds

Creativity is so important

Sobriety 

Falling in love with myself

Unlearning & relearning

We’re oppressing each other…oops

The world needs more love

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Intro Music by: @Symmetry (@symmetry_music_)