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I'm so excited to share with you episode 22 of the WitchHunt podcast: “Yo no soy una bruja” — a conversation with plant-witch, kitchen-witch and a Spanish Witch's granddaughter, Angela Accomando.

Ever wonder what it might have been like to be raised by a Witchy grandma?

Well grab your headset and get ready to hear some hilariously witchy speaking-to-the-dead-at-family-dinner-parties stories from our beloved New York plant witch, Angela Accomando.

Angela was raised in New York City by her Spanish grandmother — a clandestine witch who, while insisting on secrecy more broadly, practiced healing magic with her family and all those who asked.

Angela denied her feminine witchy side until she began to unravel how the patriarchy manifested inside of her through her work with Dr. Valerie Rein. It was only after understanding Patriarchy Stress Disorder (amazon.ca link to book here) that she allowed herself to embrace the magic she grew up with.

This episode offers a lot of laughs as Angela takes us into her childhood through story. It also speaks to the truth around how patriarchy-induced trauma has kept, and continues to keep women from honoring their witchy side for thousands of years. It also highlights how women of past generations have navigated the patriarchy in a way that keeps them safe, without denying their truth and power.

A witchy episode for this witchy season — Enjoy!

x

Alex

P.S. As we step into the Autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re beginning to embrace that Squirrel like energy of digging things up, and harvesting here at the WitchHunt podcast. As I dive into what feels superfluous and what feels ripe and nourishing in my world, and in the podcast, I’d love to learn what you, beautiful listener want more of, and less of. To gather your insight, I’ve created a super simple 3-minute survey

>> CLICK HERE TO FILL SURVEY<<

Help me make this podcast even more amazing by sharing how it lands for you. With thanks xx

More About Angela: You can find Angela Accomando's kitchen and plant magic at https://haloandhornscatering.com — her aptly named catering company in NYC & Hudson Valley. And her book will be coming out in November!

Welcome to episode 21 of the WitchHunt podcast, where I introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Sheila Botelho in our conversation around Spiritual Rebellion: Exploring Christ, the Feminine & Grief Alchemy.

Sheila is a Self Care Strategist who guides female entrepreneurs into having a greater impact without burning out. She offers online wellness programs and conscious-living guidance. And also offers much incredible wisdom in her podcast Connect with Sheila Botelho. Sheila’s a woman with magic that will help you get past limiting beliefs and overwhelm, and step towards what lights you up.

In this episode Sheila’s curious and loving nature shines. She shares her journey pealing back the layers of her Christian faith, and how this has helped her break social rules, trust herself, and embrace her own inner rebel spirituality.

She also tells us how over time, she’s learned to alchemize the grief and pain emerging from the losses of her dear ones into a passion for living life fully, for living into her purpose, for connecting and loving.

Sheila’s positive life-loving energy is contagious and I know you’re going to be spellbound, just as I was by this incredible healer and Medicine Woman.

Enjoy!

Alex

P.S. As we step into the Autumn, here in the Northern Hemisphere we’re beginning to embrace that Squirrel like energy of digging things up, and harvesting here at the WitchHunt podcast. As I dive into what feels superfluous and what feels ripe and nourishing in my world, and in the podcast, I’d love to learn what you, beautiful listener want more of, and less of. To gather your insight, I’ve created a super simple 3-minute survey which is linked up in the show notes. Help me make this podcast even more amazing by sharing how it lands for you by clicking HERE.

More about Sheila & her magic

Sheila Botelho is a Self Care Strategist. She gives female entrepreneurs tools and strategies to make an impact in their life, business, relationships and the world – without burning out. Sheila has been in the wellness space for more than 26 years.

After losing her sister to cancer in 2013, she saw a need for women to tune in to how they’re truly feeling and prioritize their self-care. She founded sheilabotelho.com, where she runs online and group wellness programs and does 1:1 coaching with female entrepreneurs.

As the host of the Connect with Sheila Botelho Podcast, Sheila shares inspiring interviews, solo chats, and Q&A sessions to enrich your journey for more satisfaction in your health, business, and relationships. Listen here.

Sheila also has a beautiful presence on social media — @sheilaabotelho

Oh! And watch for Sheila's upcoming wellness app. Click here to learn more about that.

Sheila lives near Toronto, Canada with her husband and their two teenage sons. 

Hello and welcome to episode 20 of the WitchHunt podcast!

In this episode I introduce you to Jennifer Morris, a leader in the community and priestess of the Witch and Pagan Network. Jen is a Witch of pagan tradition who has identified as a witch since 1972 when, on her way to her grandmother’s house, she picked up a book called “How to cast spells”.

She tells us how, despite keeping her craft in the closet until the age of 50, breadcrumbs (or pebbles, as she calls them) kept coming her way eventually leading her to a position of leadership within a pagan coven.

She tells us about the roll martial arts and tarot played in her “awakening” (my word, not hers) and offers beautiful definition of ritual, as well as unraveling the difference between high (ceremonial) and folk magic. But above all, the theme that weaves its way through this episode is of freedom and diversity, and how both are embraced by “the craft”.

I know you’ll appreciate Jen’s experience and her nuggets of wisdom in this episode.

Enjoy! 

xx

Alex

More About Jen and how to find her MAGIC 🪄

Jennifer Morris is a leader in the community and priestess of the Witch and Pagan Network. A practicing witch since childhood, she is the creator behind Jennifer Morris: Crafting Your Magical Life on Patreon. She brings quality programs to educate and advance the craft in order to help the community connect, learn, and grow.

Contact name Jennifer Morris email address: [email protected]

website https://www.patreon.com/JenniferMorrisMagical

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferMorrisMagical/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/morrismagical

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

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jennmorrismagical

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJG6YDxVgALIfcgfIReJ4gA

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

Welcome to episode 19 of the WitchHunt podcast — our final episode of season 3.

In this episode I’m absolutely DELIGHTED to introduce you to Susan DeVriend, a reiki master, witch, medium, psychic and perhaps best described as heart whispering mystic.

Susan is a word witch and together we dive deep into a conversation about the power of words, as well as how us magical women come to embody words that have been past villanized.

We talk about the dance of deconstruction and reconstruction, of both their meaning and the stories behind them. Susan tells us her story through this dance with the words: mystic, healer, witch, psychic, medium and now Priestess. She talks about what it is to be a psychic. We also talk about the sister wound, deep dive into what reiki is and how it works and thew itchiness of coaching.

This is an episode jam packed with magical goodness and I know you’ll LOVE it!

Enjoy!

xx

Alex

P.S. If you're also a sensitive mum soulpreneur but have been struggling to break past $1,500/ month then I have something for you. In Simple & Sacred, my intimate business incubator for witchy mum business owners, I teach business strategy, energetic and mindset witch wound healing work to help women like you grow your business to $2.5k using a simple & sacred AND SCALABLE business model that works. Send me a message on [email protected] to schedule a chat — no icky sales, just me learning about you and your biz and vice versa. At the time of this airing, I’ve got 1 spot left at introductory pricing. We start end of August! 

You can learn more about Susan and her magic 👇

Instagram @heartwhisperingmystic or email her directly at: [email protected]. Her website is: Heartwhisperingmystic.com

Hello and welcome to episode 5 of season 3 — our 18th episode of the WitchHunt podcast!

What are some of the first words you associate with the word witch? If the words pagan or wicca or maybe even druidism come up for you, and you want to dive more into these as concepts and practices, then this episode is for you. Because in this episode we speak, for the first time, with a Witch who lives the Wicca and Pagan traditions.

Raeven Arwen, also known as Ketsia Elizabeth, shares how she began her journey of putting words to her witchy experience at the age of 13. She talks about the being and doing dance of Pagan and Wicca tradition, more recently exploring a more artistic approach to her witchcraft, through Druidism.

Raeven is a multi-passionate witch, who also happens to be an engineer. She talks about embracing her Celtic roots and we have a fascinating chat about the links between paganism, developing a reverent relationship with the Earth, environmentalism, food justice and agriculture. And how all of this feels like a new regenerative way forward for our species.

This is a fascinating episode with another fascinating woman.

Enjoy!

xx

Alex

P,S. I’m currently accepting applications from sensitive, witchy mum who are ready to give their dreams priority by bringing them to life as soul-led business owners. If you’re dreaming of starting your own business, or feeling stuck at a revenue plateau of around $1000-1.5K/ month then I have something for you. Simple & Sacred, my Intimate Business Incubator for SMSs, is where I offer high touch support both in terms of business strategy and marketing, And in terms of visibility, money, and selling mindset (and energetics) support. Send me an email <[email protected]> or a message via Instagram @thewitchhuntpodcast if this resonates and we can chat — no sales, just a simple conversation to explore whether what I have feels like a good fit for your biz dream.

Here are the links Raevyn referred to during our chat, plus more about her and how to find her:

Conversation Links:

Book - A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180930.Wicca

Good place to start learning about Druidism - https://druidry.org/ Book - The Awen Alone by Joanna van der Hoeven - https://druidry.org/resources/the-awen-alone-walking-the-path-of-the-solitary-druid-by-joanna-van-der-hoeven

YouTube channel for videos on witches - https://www.youtube.com/user/MsJulieCarol

Oracle deck with the art that inspired me - Everday Witch Oracle by Deborah Blake & Elisabeth Alba - https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738760322

Food Justice movement info - https://foodprint.org/issues/food-justice/ (this site is a place to start but there is much more to be found)

Starhawks Earth Activist Online Website - https://earthactivisttraining.org/

Starhawks Earth Activist Online Community - https://online.earthactivisttraining.org/

Ketsia Elizabeth is a diversely passionate coach, artist, writer, speaker, singer/songwriter, teacher, engineer, community leader & designer. She is the proud founder of the online community Wild Heart Haven, that is built to support wild-hearted souls as they awaken their potential, connect to community, and build lives that support their most joyful authentic selves. Through her membership she also offers group coaching journeys, courses, and other pop up events throughout the year, as well as 1-1 coaching containers that give space for her clients to heal, grow, and realize their full potential. If you are looking to start your own online community, or your own courses, Ketsia also offers online community design services and community leader coaching. She is passionate about community & connection, music, art, regenerative studies, regenerative business & money mindset, food justice, sex positivity, mental health awareness & healing, mindfulness, yoga, LGBTQ+ rights, gothic culture, paganism, animals, nature, and the incredible power & need for love of all kinds. This free-spirited flower child also goes by her pagan name Raevyn Arwen, and owns an online shop of mystical creations called The Raven Woods Parlour. She has been on the pagan path for over 20 years, finding community, inspiration, healing, and self-growth throughout her journey. Above all she wants to help create a world where everyone feels safe, supported, and free enough to be their most joyful authentic selves, to heal, to grow, and to create lives that truly light them up. She is a strong believer in the magic of inspiration, motivation, and community. She uses all of her passions, education, and experience to create truly transformational spaces that are anchored in love, hope, and joy.

Ways to find her:

www.wild-heart-haven.com

www.ketsiaelizabeth.com

www.theravenwoodsparlour.com

Email: [email protected]

I’m so excited to introduce to you, a dear friend of mine, Catherine Middlebrooks.

In this episode, Catherine shares with us the significant role that the pelvis plays in our lives. We talk tapping, neuroscience and charlatans. We also dive into Catherine’s “awakening” (my term), which occurred as a full body download during her family’s RV adventure around the U.S.

This episode is light in tone, yet profound in topic. I know you’ll love it, and Catherine too. Enjoy “Power of the Pelvis: A Super Fun Chat with Yogini & Healer, Catherine Middlebrooks”

Enjoy!

xx

Alex

P.S. I love how Catherine describes the work of magical women as having this common thread that involves casting their ego agendas aside, and surrendering to their soul mission. If this resonates with you, I'm accepting applications for my Intimate Business Incubator designed specifically for Witchy Sensitive Mums, If you’re a sensitive mum and soul-led business owner struggling somewhere around $1000/ month and are ready to make $2.5k/ month in your soul-led business, using a simple and scalable method — all without sacrificing being present for your children, let’s hop on a call and map out how my new 4-month business incubator, Sacred & Simple, could work for you. Here's your scheduling link: https://calendly.com/sacredliving/soulpreneurincubator  The next 2 women to join will get a $500 discount. 

More About Catherine: Catherine is a certified yoga instructor, postpartum corrective exercise specialist, mom, wife, and founder of brb yoga.  She’s helped thousands of women rebuild their post-baby bodies so they can get back to the activities they love, and most recently discovered the power of energy healing for the pelvis. You can find her at: https://brbyoga.com/energy-work/

Welcome to episode 2 of season 3 of the WitchHunt Podcast!

This is a soul-touching episode that I’m calling Ushering in the New Earth: An illuminating chat with New Earth Angel and Architect, and Priestess of Embodied Pleasure, Sara Yamtich

In this episode, Sara shares her fascinating story of remembering her way back into priestesshood, including many of the breadcrumbs she now knows led her exactly to where she needs to be. She shares her story of being raised in Southern-Baptist town in Missouri and how, without having the words to describe what she was doing at the time, she not only questioned the patriarchy but began to honor the feminine, exploring the spiritual and subconscious realms at a young age.

Sara also tells us about her sacred and ceremonial relationship with plant medicine, and shares one of the most beautiful and inspiring morning wake-your-feminine-divine-up rituals which I know I want to integrate into our life.

Sara’s become a dear Sister to me, and since this recording I’ve witnessed her leave Costa Rica to pursue the sacred arts of Priestesshood — first in Hawaii, and by the time this is released, she’ll have gone back to Chavin de Juantar in Peru. Sara’s also partnered up with two other magical souls, Clint Brown and Amanda Johnson, to create Awaken Village — a community of visionaries, entrepreneurs and change-makers — who are ready to come into community with fellow paradigm shifters. You can learn more about Awaken Village at join.awakenvillage.com.

Sara’s energy is contagious and you’re going to love getting to know her in this episode.

Enjoy!

x

Alex

P.S. Sara’s soulpreneurial path is inspiring! She shows us that mothers can have a full, beautiful, dynamic, and fulfilling life without giving up being present for our children. If you’re a sensitive mum and soul-led business owner struggling somewhere around $1000/ month and are ready to make $2.5k/ month in your soul-led business, using a simple and scalable method — all without sacrificing being present for your children, let’s hop on a call and map out how my new 4-month business incubator, Sacred & Simple, could work for you. Here's your scheduling link: https://calendly.com/sacredliving/soulpreneurincubator

More about Sara:

Sara Yamtich is the founder and Awaken Village (see above) and CEO of Conscious Conversion (formerly Resonate with Sara), a holistic multi-media marketing agency supporting soulful thought leaders and spiritual entrepreneurs. With a Masters in Social Work, a background that spans federal policy analysis and life coaching, and a ton of digital marketing experience, Sara takes professionalism, team management, and client care to a whole new level. Her work isn’t just about marketing strategy (though she rocks at that); it’s about helping clients resonate deeply with their audience so they can transform the planet and give voice to the new paradigm. In fact, Sara makes marketing (and everything else she does) a damn-near spiritual experience.

Sara, a single mom, lives in Costa Rica with her 7-year-old son, Indy.

You can find Sara at:

Conscious Conversion: https://www.consciousconversion.com

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

Awaken Village: https://join.awakenvillage.com

Welcome to the 15th episode — episode 1 of season 3, of the WitchHunt podcast!

This is a beautiful conversation with Lisbeth Savard — a Sistership Circle certified facilitator who specializes in Moon energy and feminine archetypes in her women’s circle. Lisbeth holds sacred circles that allow women to be seen, heard and celebrated in a safe and supported space that ultimately facilitates deep healing.

In this episode we talk about the sacred power of circles for women today. Lisbeth shares the 4 guidelines required to hold this divine masculine container that allows for the feminine to flow and heal. She also offers a beautiful description of lunar and feminine archetype energetics, using a delicious garden analogy and shares how she honors these cyclical phases in the design of her sacred daily practices.

What I most love is her deep connection to the magic of her ancestral lineage and her story of opening herself up more and more to the empowered magical woman she is.

Get ready to meet the lunar and garden witch, sacred sisterhood circle holder and gentle warrior for the Divine Feminine Rising!

Settle in with your favorite cup of tea, or ice tea if you’re in the northern hemisphere, and enjoy!

xx

Alex

P.S. In this episode, I invite listeners to learn more about cyclical living by downloading my free Guide to Cyclical Living here: https://alexandrahughes.com/thecycle

And, if you're a sensitive mama soulpreneur feeling financially stuck in your soul-led business, I invite you to head on over to my upcoming ZERO COST training: How Sensitive Mamas Can Reach $2.5K/month in their Soul-Led Business, without missing pickups or school plays. We go LIVE on June 29 at 10am, under the new moon (and a replay will be made available to those registered for a limited time).

You can join here: https://www.alexandrahughes.com/freetraining

Hope to see you there!

A little more about Lisbeth and her work

Lisbeth Savard is a Sistership Circle certified facilitator who specializes in Moon energy and feminine archetypes in her women’s circles, so that women can be seen, heard and celebrated in a safe and supported space that allows deep healing. Having discovered and experienced the magic of women’s circles in 2017 at her first women’s retreat, she was instantly hooked and pursued her own training in 2018 so that she could share this beautiful gift with her community. Women who experience Lisbeth’s circles for the first time come back for more after having experienced the deep transformation that circle provides. Lisbeth’s group is called Women’s Wisdom Moon Circles where she holds space for the women in her circles. You can find her Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenswisdommooncircles/

Book a chat over on her scheduling page: https://bookme.name/lisbethsavard/connection-call

She also hangs out on Instagram at @lisbeths27 https://www.instagram.com/lisbeths27/

In this POP UP behind-the-scenes episode of the WitchHunt podcast, Alex shares the top 3 mistakes she made that kept her passion-led business circling in financial stagnation (i.e., at $1.5K/ month-ish) for YEARS.

She walks us through the invisible, unconscious beliefs and thinking patterns that not only kept her from reaching solid, consistent, SUSTAINABLE revenue goals for 7 years. And she also speaks to how these were all ego-driven, serving the purpose of keeping us witchy mamas safe from success (and all that might involve). We're talking witchwounds, friends!

Come listen and take stock. Are you a sensitive mama soulpreneur feeling financially stuck in your biz,? Do these mistakes resonate? Reach out over on the Gram — @Alex_inessence or @thewitchhuntpodcast and let Alex know.

Then click the link below to join her ZERO COST training: How Sensitive Mamas Can Reach $2.5K/month in their Soul-Led Business, without missing pickups or school plays. We go LIVE on June 29 at 10am, under the new moon.

You can join here: https://www.alexandrahughes.com/freetraining

Hope to see you there!

Alex

Welcome to Episode 5 of season 2, our 13th episode of the WitchHunt podcast!

It’s called: “ Get Quiet, Listen & Trust: the magical story of how one woman healed her way into her power, with Smadar Lorie, Medicine Woman and Stone Whisperer." 

This episode tells the inspiring story of a woman who found her magic after a seemingly minor car accident left her with an invisible, undiagnosed condition. We learn how she gave up on conventional medicine, and learned to ask questions, get quiet, listen and trust. And how this mantra — get quiet, listen and trust —  has since become Smadar’s modus operandi. 

It’s a tale telling us how things — however mysterious and painful — do happen for us, for a reason. 

Smadar also tells us about how, as a child, she felt deep connections with stones, experiencing them as friends. She tells us of the magic of water and how she energetically infuses water to create healing elixirs.   

Smadar’s story (and voice!) are healing.   

In addition to one of the most beautiful definitions highlighting the common thread  magical women share, she also shares her wisdom around the witch wound in an uncut  post script conversation that we recorded! Listen to the end in order not to miss this sweet uncut chat.

I could listen to (and chat with) Smadar until the cows come home, and I know you’ll delight in her soothing energy, too.

Enjoy!

Alex

Have a question or comment about this episode or anything else? Connect with Alex on Social! on Instagram @alex_inessence or @thewitchhuntpodcast, or via Email [email protected].

We'd also love a review on Apple Podcasts, head over and let us know what you think!

More about Smadar and Her Medicine

Smadar is co-creator of Song of Stones. As a crystal whisperer, she listens to the song of stones, sharing their messages and connecting people with the crystals who are singing just for them. A highly sensitive soul and empath herself, she is dedicated to empowering other HSPs to heal themselves with the help of the Stone People, Star Song crystal elixirs, the ORB experience, and one-on-one spiritual mentorship. She reminds sensitive souls how to awaken their magic and inner healer.

You can contact Smadar at www.songofstones.com

You are invited to sign up to receive her 7 Rainbow Crystal Blessings at https://songofstones.activehosted.com/f/1