In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by Nadine Donselaar, Human Rights lawyer, Reiki and Kriya Yoga teacher, women’s mentor, and author of Your Journey to Consent: A Practical Guide to Understand, Prevent, and Heal from Sexual Violence. This conversation moves through the tender, layered intersections of consent, sexual violence, gender-based violence, holistic healing, human rights, privilege, and the everyday practice of being fully alive. Nadine brings such a unique lens to this work, blending her background in law and human rights with embodied healing practices like Reiki, womb work, meditation, ritual, and energy healing.

Together, we explore what it means to heal without turning healing into another endless self-improvement project. Nadine shares how her own experience with sexual violence, EMDR therapy, energy work, and writing her book shaped the way she supports women in reconnecting with their bodies, desires, boundaries, and inner truth. We talk about the difference between trying to become “better” and learning how to become more fully yourself — not as a new spiritual persona, but as a grounded, living, breathing human being in your real, everyday life.

At its heart, this episode is a conversation about choosing life after survival. It’s about laughing louder, dancing more freely, asking harder questions, healing in relationship, and remembering that personal liberation and collective care are deeply connected. If you’ve ever wondered how energy work, embodied healing, human rights, consent, and everyday aliveness all belong in the same conversation, this episode is for you.

In this episode, we explore:

• How Nadine’s personal experience with sexual violence shaped her path into healing, human rights law, Reiki, Kriya Yoga, womb work, and women’s mentorship
• The difference between healing as a path back to yourself and healing as another endless self-improvement project
• Why “becoming more of yourself” is often less about understanding everything and more about feeling, expressing, and living
• How trauma can live in the body, even after the mind has made sense of what happened
• The role of Reiki, energy healing, womb practices, meditation, ritual, and Kriya Yoga in reconnecting with the body
• What it means to choose aliveness, joy, desire, and beauty after seasons of survival
• The intersection of personal healing and collective responsibility
• The importance of knowing your values, standards, boundaries, and responsibilities as a practitioner or leader
• How colonialism, exploitation, lineage, and privilege show up in spiritual and wellness spaces
• How consent begins with understanding your own yes, no, and maybe
• The complexity of accountability, enablement, harm, repair, and community dynamics after sexual violence
• The power of women gathering, sharing stories, dancing, listening, and being witnessed
• How to begin again after a hard season with softness, honesty, support, and joy

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• Learn more about Nadine’s work: nadinedonselaar.com
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• Connect with Nadine on Instagram: @nadine.donselaar
• Follow Your Journey to Consent on Instagram: @your.journey.to.consent
• Read Nadine’s writing on Substack: A Blessing in Disguise

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In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m sharing what it feels like to finally experience identity integration after a long season of uncertainty, darkness, and personal unraveling. After months of navigating postpartum life, spiritual deconstruction, motherhood, business shifts, and the messy middle of becoming, I’m reflecting on the quiet but powerful “wins” that show us we are no longer just intellectually understanding our growth, but we are actually embodying it. This episode is a call forward for anyone who feels like they’re still in the cave, still questioning everything, or still wondering if the hard season will ever end.

We talk about what integration looks like in real life: decorating your home in a way that finally reflects your soul, letting yourself be seen, reclaiming self-expression after years of good girl conditioning, and choosing the full-color life instead of the safe, neutral version that once felt acceptable. From crystals on the dining room shelf to dreams of pink hair, tattoos, and wearing the shirt that feels just a little too bold, this episode explores the everyday ways we begin to stop hiding our truth and start living as the woman we have been becoming.

If you are in a season of transition, healing, deconstruction, or identity evolution, let this episode be a gentle but honest reminder: winter does not last forever. There will come a time when your truth no longer feels like something you have to hide. There will come a time when self-expression feels as natural as breathing. And there will come a time when you realize you are no longer choosing neutral; you are living, creating, believing, and becoming in full color.

In this episode, I explore:

• What identity integration actually looks and feels like after a season of uncertainty, unraveling, and darkness
• Why integration is not just understanding something intellectually, but embodying it in your daily life, choices, home, voice, and self-expression
• Reflections from the Bloomfire retreat, including Reiki, Beltane ceremony, release rituals, sisterhood, and the power of being witnessed in your becoming
• The moment when a new truth stops feeling like borrowed language and starts feeling like something you can speak, live, and breathe with ease
• Reclaiming color, creativity, magic, and self-expression after years of good girl conditioning and fear of being judged
• The grief, rage, frustration, and healing that can surface when old versions of you would have dismissed your own needs
• How belief systems, religion, politics, family roles, and cultural expectations can become cages we no longer have to live inside
• The hope that comes from realizing winter does not last forever, and the hard season will not always feel so dark or disorienting
• The magic of doing identity evolution, spiritual deconstruction, and personal transformation inside supportive community
• A loving invitation to stop hiding your truth, stop choosing neutral, and begin living your own full-color life

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In this episode, I’m joined by Serena Arora, international bestselling author of Unbound: An Immigrant Daughter’s Journey of Reckoning, Unraveling Shame, and Reclaiming Her Worth, Ayurvedic health practitioner, yoga therapist of over 25 years, and retreat leader in Costa Rica. Serena’s work bridges ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, therapeutic yoga, nervous system resilience, and her own lived experience as the daughter of an Indian father and Chinese mother navigating cultural conditioning, belonging, shame, and self-worth.

Together, we explore what it means to become truly unbound from generational expectations, good daughter conditioning, immigrant guilt, and the deeply internalized belief that we must earn love, safety, or belonging by staying inside the box we were handed. Serena shares the powerful story behind her book, including the bound-footed fate of her maternal Chinese lineage and the ways women can still carry inherited restriction, fear, and self-abandonment long after the visible bindings are gone.

We also talk about burnout, chronic dysregulation, and the subtle ways women are taught to push harder instead of listening to the body’s whispers. Through the lens of Ayurveda and therapeutic yoga, Serena offers a grounded, practical, science-meets-soul approach to healing burnout, rebuilding resilience, and returning to the body as a place of wisdom, truth, and repair.

This conversation is a beautiful reminder that sustainable transformation does not come through force, perfection, or constant doing, but through alignment, daily rituals, nervous system support, and learning to pause.

In this episode, we explore:

• Serena’s journey as a mixed-race immigrant daughter born to an Indian father and Chinese mother
• The inspiration behind Serena’s book, Unbound, and why she felt called to tell the deeper story behind her life and work
• The emotional weight of carrying family expectations, cultural conditioning, shame, failure, and obligation like a backpack
• How “good daughter” conditioning can keep women trapped in lives that look successful on the outside but feel deeply misaligned on the inside
• What it looks like to honor your ancestors and family while still choosing a life that is honest, aligned, and truly your own
• The irony of using wellness, personal growth, spirituality, or self-improvement as another way to push, perform, and over-function
• Why true healing often begins when we stop trying to escape discomfort and learn how to sit with ourselves
• How Ayurveda and therapeutic yoga can support nervous system regulation, resilience, embodiment, and sustainable transformation
• The Ayurvedic idea of asking whether a person, food, habit, relationship, or choice contributes to the fabric of your wellbeing or depletes it
• The difference between pushing harder and building resilience through alignment, pause, rhythm, and feminine wisdom

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• Learn more about Serena’s work, retreats, offerings, and book at: www.serenaarora.com
• Instagram: @serena_arora

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In this episode, Rebuilding Self-Trust: Why Mindset Isn’t Enough–and What Actually Creates Change, we sit down with Self-Trust Coach, IFS Practitioner, and author Andrea Tessier to explore what it really takes to trust yourself again, especially when you’ve done all the mindset work and still find yourself second-guessing your decisions.

Together, we unpack the real reason self-trust feels so hard for so many high-capacity women, leaders, and entrepreneurs. From chronic self-doubt and people-pleasing to fear of making the wrong decision, Andrea explains how protective parts develop over time and how meeting those parts with curiosity and compassion can shift your internal landscape in powerful ways. This conversation goes beyond surface-level personal development and into the deeper work of emotional regulation, intuition, and embodied leadership.

Whether you’re a leader, business owner, parent, or simply someone in a season of transition, this conversation will help you understand why mindset alone isn’t enough and what actually creates lasting change when it comes to self-trust, decision-making, intuition, and personal growth.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why self-trust is the foundational skill beneath confident decision-making, healthy relationships, leadership, and personal growth
• The limitations of mindset work alone—and why lasting change requires deeper inner work, emotional awareness, and nervous system regulation
• How Internal Family Systems (IFS) and parts work help you understand the protective patterns that drive overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-doubt
• The real reason so many high-achieving women struggle with analysis paralysis and second-guessing themselves, even when they “know better”
• The connection between self-trust, emotional safety, and nervous system regulation, and why feeling safe in your body is essential for making aligned decisions
• How to recognize and navigate threshold moments—those seasons of transition when your old identity or way of living no longer fits
• The difference between intellectual understanding and embodied change—and why you can’t think your way into self-trust
• How protective coping strategies like overachievement, shutdown, control, and avoidance develop—and how parts work helps you respond to them with curiosity instead of judgment
• Why rebuilding self-trust is not a one-time breakthrough, but an ongoing practice of listening to your intuition and honoring your inner voice

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• Instagram: @andreatessiercoaching
• YouTube: @IFScoachAndrea
• Website: andreatessier.com

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• Episode 192 | Emily Gets Interviewed: Sacred Rage, Self-Trust & Leadership in the Collective Awakening
• Andrea's Book: The Self Trust Journal: Gain the Clarity and Confidence to Trust Yourself in Life, Love, and Work
• Sign up here to get the inside scoop to my book writing journey!
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Episode 200 is here, and I can’t think of a more fitting person to join me than my husband, Andrew. When the podcast hit 100 episodes back in 2024, Andrew came on for a conversation about marriage, parenting, personal growth, and the life we were building together. Now, 100 episodes later, we’re revisiting that conversation through the lens of everything that has changed since then: a whole new baby, a new podcast name, a much more colorful house, a lot more trees planted, and a wild amount of personal, spiritual, and identity-level evolution.

In this episode, Andrew and I talk honestly about the deconstruction journeys we have each been on over the last few years — separately, simultaneously, and eventually together. We get into Andrew’s experience being raised in a very black-and-white, fundamentalist Christian environment, the conversations that started poking holes in what he had always been taught, and what it felt like when the “house of cards” of certainty began to fall. We also talk about my own experience with religious deconstruction, spiritual awakening, reclaiming my voice, and the fear that came with letting my work become more honest, more expansive, and more fully aligned.

This conversation is also about marriage in the middle of massive identity evolution. What happens when one or both people in a relationship start questioning the beliefs, roles, rules, expectations, and “truths” they were handed? What does support look like when you don’t necessarily understand or agree with everything your partner is exploring? How do you keep choosing each other when so much is changing? Andrew shares his perspective on what it has been like to witness my Wild & Waking journey, what has shifted in our parenting, and why support doesn’t always have to mean shared belief.

We also, because obviously, wander into farming, ancestral healing, Reiki, spirituality, four-kid chaos, the way men can apparently live with everything being on fire, and the deep generational ties between land, work, family, and identity. It’s tender, funny, honest, and very us — a conversation about marriage, religious deconstruction, spiritual growth, farming, parenting, and the ongoing wild work of becoming who we really are.

In this episode, we explore:

• Celebrating 200 episodes of the podcast and what has changed since Andrew joined me for episode 100 back in 2024
• The evolution from Gather in Growth to Wild & Waking and how that shift reflects a much deeper personal and spiritual journey
• What it has looked like for both of us to go through religious deconstruction, spiritual awakening, and identity evolution at the same time, but not always together
• What it felt like for me to reclaim my voice, stop holding back, and allow my work to become more honest, bold, and fully aligned
• The fear of being misunderstood in a small town, rural community, or traditional environment when your beliefs and identity begin to evolve
• How the Wild & Waking journey mirrors the process of unraveling old conditioning, remembering who you are, reclaiming your voice, and rising into a more embodied life
• What marriage can look like when one or both partners begin to change, question, expand, and evolve
• How to talk to a partner when you’re exploring new ideas, changing old beliefs, or entering a personal growth journey they may not fully understand
• How generational patterns around farming, work, worth, time, land, and family continue to shape identity
• Andrew’s experience with ancestral healing and the surprising connections between farming, lineage, energy, and inherited beliefs
• Why growth often begins by asking: Is this belief still true for me, or was it simply handed to me?
• The messy, funny, tender reality of becoming new versions of ourselves while building a marriage, raising children, and living on the farm
• What it means to keep choosing each other through deconstruction, spiritual growth, identity shifts, and the wild work of becoming

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• Episode 100 | A Chat with My Husband Andrew: Farming, Marriage, Fatherhood, and Growth
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In this episode, Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Womb: Cycles, Conception, and Coming Back to Your Body, we dive into a conversation that so many women are quietly craving—how to reconnect with your body, understand your menstrual cycle, and trust the wisdom that lives within you. For generations, women have been taught to manage symptoms, push through pain, and outsource their health decisions without ever learning how their bodies actually work. But a shift is happening. More women are beginning to question traditional approaches to menstrual health, fertility, and hormone balance and are searching for deeper, root-cause healing that honors both the physical body and the energetic and emotional layers that influence women’s health.

Holly shares her personal journey from being diagnosed with early menopause in her mid-thirties to discovering a completely different way of relating to her body through cycle awareness, womb healing, and intuitive energy work. As a self-described womb witch and psychic, her work blends body literacy, somatic healing, and spiritual connection—guiding women into deeper relationship with their womb space through meditation, energetic clearing, and intuitive guidance. Together, we explore what it means to move beyond symptom management and into true body awareness—learning to listen to your cycle, understand hormonal changes, and work with your body’s natural rhythms instead of against them.

We also open the door to a powerful and deeply spiritual conversation about fertility, conception, and the role of energetics in preparing the body to welcome new life. Holly shares how she uses her psychic and intuitive gifts to connect with the womb space, support women in clearing stored trauma and energetic blocks, and even communicate with the souls of children preparing to come earthside. As more women are choosing to have children later in life, there is growing curiosity about how emotional healing, nervous system regulation, spiritual connection, and cycle awareness can support fertility and reproductive health. This conversation explores the idea that conception is not only physical—but emotional, energetic, and deeply intuitive.

At its core, this episode is about reclaiming ownership of your body, your intuition, and your power. Whether you are navigating irregular cycles, struggling with fertility, exploring your spiritual gifts, preparing for pregnancy, or simply feeling disconnected from your body, this conversation offers a reminder that healing doesn’t always start with another prescription or supplement—it often begins with awareness, curiosity, and a willingness to listen. When women reconnect to their bodies, their intuition, and their womb space, they step into a deeper level of trust, sovereignty, and alignment with the life they are meant to create.

In this episode, we explore:

• The growing shift in how women are questioning conventional approaches to menstrual health, fertility, and hormone balance—and seeking deeper, root-cause healing that addresses the body, mind, and nervous system
• How working with the natural rhythms of the menstrual cycle—often described as inner seasons like spring, summer, autumn, and winter—can help women better understand their energy, emotions, and physical symptoms
• The role of stored trauma, stress, shame, and emotional experiences in physical symptoms like anxiety, skin issues, cysts, and hormonal disruptions, and how somatic and energetic healing can support whole-body wellness
• What happens inside a womb healing session, including guided meditation, energetic clearing, and reconnecting to the womb space in a safe, intentional, and intuitive way
• A powerful conversation about fertility, conception, and preparing the body—physically, emotionally, and energetically—to welcome new life
• The idea that more women are choosing to have children later in life and how emotional maturity, life experience, and self-awareness can shape the conception and parenting journey
• Holly’s perspective on connecting with the souls of children preparing to come earthside and supporting women through the spiritual and energetic dimensions of pregnancy and motherhood
• Practical ways to begin reconnecting to your body and cycle, including slowing down, tracking your energy, journaling daily body awareness, and using the phases of the moon as a rhythm when you are not cycling

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• Instagram: @wombwitchholly
• Threads: @wombwitchholly
• Womb Room Podcast
• Womb Healing Session
• The Cycle Code Free Masterclass

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In this episode, Making It Without Losing It: Holding Ambition, Success, Motherhood, Joy, and the Pressure to Do It All, I sit down with bestselling author and entrepreneur Jess Ekstrom to talk about what success really looks like in a world that never seems to slow down. Together, we unpack the tension so many women feel between ambition and inner peace, and why hustle culture often convinces us to delay joy until we’ve finally “made it.” Jess shares the inspiration behind her new book, Making It Without Losing It, and invites us to challenge the idea that productivity, performance, and constant striving are the only paths to fulfillment.

Throughout our conversation, we explore the hidden cost of chasing success at the expense of our well-being, and why burnout, overwhelm, and anxiety are not personal failures, but signals that something in our lives may be out of alignment. Jess introduces the powerful concept of an “Arrived Mindset,” the belief that you are already enough right now, not someday after the next milestone or achievement. We talk about redefining motivation, finding sustainable success, and learning how to stay driven without sacrificing your mental health, relationships, or sense of joy.

At the heart of this episode is a simple but radical idea: success doesn’t have to come at the cost of your well-being. You can chase meaningful goals, cultivate motivation, and build a thriving life while honoring your nervous system, your relationships, and your own definition of fulfillment. This conversation is an invitation to rethink hustle culture, release perfectionism, and embrace a version of success that includes joy, presence, and peace, right here, right now.

In this episode, we explore:

• What it really looks like to build a business, grow a career, and raise children at the same time—and the honest tension of trying to be present at home while still pursuing meaningful work
• How motherhood changes your relationship to productivity, time, and expectations—and why success often has to be redefined in each new season of life
• The shift from hustle culture and constant striving toward a more sustainable version of ambition—one that protects your mental health and allows room for joy
• Why success is not a fixed destination—and how your definition of “making it” naturally evolves as your priorities, family, and responsibilities change
• The powerful question Jess often asks to clarify motivation: Would you still chase this dream if no one knew it was you?
• The core idea behind Jess’s Arrived Mindset—the belief that you are already enough right now, and that fulfillment doesn’t have to wait until the next milestone
• How speaking and storytelling can become powerful tools to grow a business, expand your platform, and share your message with greater impact
• The reality that parenting, leadership, and entrepreneurship all require a constant balance between comfort and growth—and how doing hard things builds resilience
• What it looks like to let your children see your humanity—including the hard days and imperfect moments—and why modeling perseverance matters more than perfection

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• Instagram: @jess_ekstrom
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• TikTok: @jessekstrom
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• Mic Drop Workshop
• Making It Without Losing It

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In this episode, Raising Kids Who Can Think for Themselves: How We Teach Discernment, Belief, and Self-Trust, I’m sharing a conversation that has been coming up again and again inside my Coven, and likely in your home too. What does it look like to raise children while your own beliefs are evolving? When you’re asking bigger questions, challenging old assumptions, and learning to trust yourself in new ways, how do you guide your kids through those same conversations without handing them a rigid set of answers?

We’re raising kids in a world where information is constant, opinions are loud, and certainty is often presented as the safest path. But my goal isn’t to raise children who simply follow rules or repeat what they’ve been told. I want to raise kids who can think critically, ask thoughtful questions, listen to their inner knowing, and move through life with confidence—even when the people around them believe something different. This episode is about the small, everyday ways we build that kind of discernment and self-trust from the inside out.

I share the exact phrases we use in our home when big topics come up—religion, politics, friendships, identity, and everything in between. You’ll hear how we approach conversations with curiosity instead of fear, how we create space for different perspectives, and why teaching kids how to think matters more than telling them what to believe. Because the goal isn’t control. The goal is capacity, the ability to navigate complexity with wisdom, compassion, and a strong sense of self.

If you’re raising kids in a tight-knit community, navigating belief differences within your family, or doing your own deep inner work while trying to parent with intention, this conversation will feel familiar. You don’t have to have all the answers. You just have to create space for questions, for growth, and for the steady practice of trusting yourself and teaching your kids to do the same.

In this episode, I explore:

• Why raising children who can think for themselves is one of the most important leadership skills we can model as parents
• How many parents are navigating their own evolving beliefs—and what it looks like to raise kids in the middle of that growth and identity shift
• The simple but powerful phrases we use in our home to encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and independent decision-making
• How teaching discernment helps children build confidence, emotional resilience, and the ability to trust their inner voice
• Why the goal isn’t to control what our kids believe—but to equip them with the tools to evaluate information and make thoughtful choices
• How to have conversations about big topics like religion, politics, spirituality, and values in ways that foster open dialogue instead of fear or shame
• The importance of helping children understand that different people believe different things—and how to stay grounded in their own values while maintaining relationships
• What it looks like to raise kids in communities where belief systems, political views, and worldviews may differ from your own
• How to respond when children hear confusing or conflicting messages from friends, teachers, extended family, or media
• Why learning to ask better questions is more powerful than memorizing the “right” answers
• How to teach kids to listen to their bodies, recognize gut feelings, and develop strong self-trust from an early age
• The role of curiosity, empathy, and perspective-taking in raising emotionally intelligent and open-minded children
• Why belief systems should evolve over time—and how modeling growth and learning helps children feel safe to change their minds
• How everyday conversations about friendships, interests, and differences can become opportunities to practice discernment and self-awareness
• The long-term impact of raising sovereign, confident kids who know how to think critically and navigate a complex world with courage and compassion

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In this episode, Let It Be Easy: Healing Money Splinters, Self-Worth, and the Fear of Going First, I sit down with money mentor and author Dr. Ezzie Spencer for a powerful conversation about what happens when success stops responding to effort, and starts asking for something deeper. Together, we explore the hidden patterns that shape our relationship with money, work, and worth, and why so many capable, driven women still feel stuck, burned out, or afraid to take their next big step in business or life.

Ezzie introduces the concept of money splinters, small but deeply embedded emotional wounds that can quietly influence our financial decisions, leadership capacity, pricing, visibility, and willingness to receive. We talk about how these subconscious patterns often show up as overworking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or hesitation to raise rates, launch something new, or trust our own authority. Instead of assuming there’s something wrong with us, this conversation invites a more compassionate perspective: what if the resistance we feel is actually a form of self-protection, not self-sabotage?

At the heart of this conversation is a powerful message about courage and self-trust. Whether you’re building a business, stepping into leadership, changing careers, or simply sensing that your current way of working is no longer sustainable, this episode is an invitation to release outdated rules about productivity, worthiness, and achievement, and to embrace a new model of success rooted in intuition, personal power, and aligned action. Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do is go first… and let it be easier than you thought possible.

In this episode, we explore:

• What money splinters are and how unresolved emotional wounds, past experiences, and inherited beliefs can quietly shape your relationship with money, success, and financial security
• Why so many high-achieving women, entrepreneurs, and leaders feel stuck, burned out, or anxious about money, even when they are capable, hardworking, and deeply committed to their goals
• The difference between self-sabotage and self-protection, and how fear, procrastination, and hesitation are often signals that your nervous system is trying to keep you safe during seasons of growth
• How people-pleasing, perfectionism, and overworking can block financial abundance, business growth, and opportunities to receive support, clients, and income
• The three core channels—power, love, and peace—and how imbalances in personal power, self-worth, and inner peace can create invisible ceilings in business, career advancement, and financial growth
• Why the question “Who am I to do this?” is often a sign of a self-worth or visibility block, especially when stepping into leadership, raising rates, or pursuing a new opportunity
• How fear and uncertainty often show up right before a breakthrough, promotion, business expansion, or major life transition—and why that discomfort can be a sign you’re on the edge of growth
• How comparing yourself to past versions of yourself can create unnecessary pressure, guilt, and burnout during changing seasons of motherhood, business, and personal development
• Why success can feel lonely at higher levels of leadership and visibility—and how finding aligned community and support systems can help sustain long-term growth
• Practical ways to create more ease, alignment, and financial flow in your life and business without sacrificing ambition, impact, or income potential
• The mindset shift from hustle and survival mode to receiving, trust, and sustainable success, especially for women navigating career transitions, entrepreneurship, or identity evolution

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• Instagram: @ezziespencer
• Website: www.ezziespencer.com
• Take the Money Splinter Quiz: Discover your unique money pattern and the hidden beliefs shaping your financial decisions
• Explore the Lunar Abundance Book & Resources: A practical guide to working with natural cycles, abundance, and aligned wealth creation

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In this behind-the-scenes solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m inviting you into a very real moment in my life — the night before stepping onto a stage to deliver a keynote to hundreds of women in agriculture. Instead of standing in front of a mirror or typing out a perfectly polished speech, I did what felt most natural to me, I hit record. What started as a way to practice turned into a powerful reflection on the message I feel called to share — not just from the stage, but in every space where women are ready to rise into deeper alignment with themselves.

At the heart of this conversation is a truth I’ve witnessed again and again in my own life and in the lives of the women I work with: you can check all the boxes, build a beautiful life, and still feel disconnected from yourself. For years, I lived in that tension — doing everything “right” on paper while quietly wondering why fulfillment still felt just out of reach. This episode explores the turning point that changed everything for me and the realization that the foundation beneath the life we’re building isn’t our achievements, our roles, or our productivity. It’s our relationship with ourselves.

Whether you’re standing on the edge of a big transition, feeling the nudge that something in your life is ready to change, or simply craving a deeper connection to who you really are, this episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and take one small step toward the woman you’re becoming. Because the ripple effect of that decision to nurture the relationship with yourself has the power to transform not only your life, but your family, your work, your community, and your legacy.

This conversation is raw, real, and recorded in the in-between, proof that sometimes the most meaningful growth happens not in perfectly prepared moments, but in the courage to show up exactly as you are.

In this episode, I explore:

• The behind-the-scenes story of how I “life hacked” my keynote preparation by recording this solo episode — and why trusting your natural way of doing things can be more powerful than forcing perfection
• What it really feels like to check all the boxes — career, family, farm, success — and still experience burnout, disconnection, or a quiet sense that something is missing
• How many high-achieving women, especially women in agriculture and leadership roles, lose connection to themselves while trying to meet expectations and carry the weight of everyone else
• Why the foundation of a fulfilling life, strong leadership, and meaningful impact starts with the relationship you have with yourself
• The turning point that sparked my personal growth journey in 2019 — and the realization that external success doesn’t guarantee inner alignment or happiness
• How personal development tools like the Enneagram, therapy, Human Design, and self-reflection can help you build self-awareness and reconnect with your authentic identity
• What it means to truly know yourself — including your strengths, values, desires, and who you are outside of your roles, responsibilities, and job titles
• The deeper definition of self-love — learning to accept and care for all parts of yourself, not just the polished, productive, or socially rewarded versions
• Why perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the “good girl” conditioning keep women stuck in cycles of self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and overachievement
• How life challenges, health struggles, and hard seasons can become powerful invitations for healing, resilience, and emotional growth
• What it looks like to rebuild self-trust after years of outsourcing your power to expectations, authority figures, or societal norms
• The role of intuition, inner knowing, and body awareness in making confident decisions and leading from a place of alignment
• Why nurturing your relationship with yourself is not selfish — it’s essential for healthy relationships, strong families, thriving businesses, and sustainable leadership
• How small, courageous steps toward personal growth create ripple effects that impact your work, community, and legacy
• A simple but powerful reflection question to carry with you: What is one step toward the woman you’re becoming?

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