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TNP82: The Eclipse, The Gleaners, And Ruben and I

This is a gentle little episode. It’s just a recording of me and my husband, Ruben, musing about appropriate rituals for the upcoming solar eclipse. The conversation meanders to ecological costs, the...

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TNP83: The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture: A Conversation...

My guest today is a literature professor who writes a blog called Dating Tips For The Feminist Man, under the pen name “Nora Samaran”. Last year, she wrote an article that went viral, changed my life,...

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Learning To See In The Dark: Reclaiming Our Power, Transforming Our World...

This article is the transcript of a lecture I delivered in September 2016 at the Women’s Health & Fitness Summit presented by Bellyfit. You can listen to it as a podcast here. * It’s been said that...

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TNP84: Honouring Ancestors with Rachael Rice

Rachael Rice is an artist, teacher, musician, truth-teller, and whistle-blower amongst many, many other things. In this intimate conversation, we talk about the death of her mother and how it affected...

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TNP85: Thérèse Cator on Shadow Alchemy + Life As Ceremony

Thérèse Cator is a Spiritual Leadership Coach + Teacher, Shadow Alchemist, and Soul Artist and comes from a lineage of healers, spiritual teachers, intuitives, artists and activists. She was born in a...

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TNP86: Channelling Change with Jenn Richardson

“Not everyone can be saved, but everyone is worth loving.” Jenn is a queer feminist poet and yoga instructor and banshee-at-large, a fascinating person to know and observe as she moves through the...

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TNP87: Tada Hozumi on the Body, Shame and Money

Tada Hozumi is an activist, body-centred therapist, street dancer and radical entrepreneur. His passion is helping social justice communities cultivate allyships founded in the principles of healthy...

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TNP88: Monique Gray Smith is Speaking Truth

  I’m so pleased to be speaking with Monique today about her new book, Speaking Our Truth: A Journey Of Reconciliation. You can purchase all of Monique’s books for children online at Orca Books. Learn...

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TNP89: Journey of the Psychopomp with Cat Webb

Classically speaking, a psychopomp is a deity or supernatural being who would guide the souls of the dead to their resting place in the afterlife. In modern parlance, a psychopomp acts as “an...

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TNP90: The Celtic Golden Dawn with John Michael Greer

Are you ready for a deep dive into mystery schools, Druidry, the Kabbala, the Tree of Life, the Gnostics, and geomancy? What?? All in one conversation? YES! This conversation is an incredible treat....

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TNP91: Emelia Symington Fedy Is Trying To Be good

Buckle up for a wild conversation that explores the highs and lows of spiritual self-help, addiction, parenting, trauma, relationships, bereavement and motherhood. Emelia Symington Fedy is an artist...

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TNP92: Dreamwork and Belonging with Toko-pa Turner

I’m thrilled to welcome esteemed dreamwork practitioner, Toko-pa Turner to the podcast today! Although we live relatively close to each other and have several friends in common, this is our first ever...

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TNP93: Queer Nature with Pinar and So

This interview featuring Pinar and So Sinopoulos-Lloyd holds a special place in my heart; it’s not often I meet people who speak my mind so clearly. I love them and the work they’re doing with Queer...

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TNP94: Mapping Reclamation with Rachael Maddox

Rachael Maddox is a trauma resolution educator, coach and guide. In this conversation, she shares with us her Map of Reclamation and a generous amount of psychobiological and theoretical information...

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TNP95: Preparing for Quest with Ashley + Patricia

Quest is only a few months away! Who’s joining us? I’m in conversation with two of the 2018 Questers, Ashley + Patricia, talking about the ins-and-outs of this rite of passage. Ashley asks some great...

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TNP96: The Secret Of The Temple With John Michael Greer

In this episode, we’re talking with popular guest, John Michael Greer, about his book, The Secret of the Temple: Earth Energies, Sacred Geometry, and the Lost Keys of Freemasonry. He explains how...

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TNP97: Ancestry, Funerals and Writing at 4:30am with Leesa Renee Hall

Leesa Renee Hall is a speaker, writer and tech industry veteran. I first became aware of Leesa’s work when she introduced me to the notion of the “Like” fast and social media algorithms that are...

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TNP98: Priestess, Shaman, Mystic, Scapegoat, with Sarah Kerr

Sarah Kerr, PhD, is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. I’ve connected with Sarah and her work a number of times and was keen to follow up with her regarding a lecture she gave on the...

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On Fear Of Bears and Attachment Style {Or, Failing To Notice We Have A...

I was out for dinner with friends this week and the subject of my Quest came up. My girlfriend said the reason she’s too afraid to come is because of bears. She said she’s talked to several others...

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TNP99: John Michael Greer on Monsters + Magical Beings

Yes, Monsters. Today’s topic is on the fringe of the mainstream which is ironic considering so many people have ghost stories and tales of strange and bewildering encounters with mysterious phenomena....

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TNP100! Cocktail Pairings For Your Listening Pleasure

Holy moly! One hundred episodes. I am indulging quite a bit with this episode; I offer you nothing new here except some tasty cocktail recipes. The recording quality here may be unrefined but the...

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TNP101: Plantcestral Medicine with Layla Kristy Feghali

Let’s talk about talking to plants. Like, really being in relationship with the plant realm. My guest today is Layla Kristy Feghali, of River Rose Apothecary. I was drawn to seek out Layla as a guest...

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TNP102: Sarah Selecky + Radiant Shimmering Light

Sarah Selecky is the author of This Cake Is for The Party, a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, arguably Canada’s highest literary award. The New York Times called her stories “utterly...

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TNP103: Witchcraft + Parenting Wisdom with Beth & John Threlfall

This is a long-overdue episode. Two of my city’s most interesting residents live right next door and we’ve finally had a chance to sit down for a proper interview! An artist and mother, Beth Threlfall...

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TNP104: Magical Cookery + Ecofeminism with Danielle Prohom Olson

I’m delighted to share with you this vibrant, passionate and also at times very tender conversation I had with Danielle Prohom Olson of Gather. Danielle is a wildcrafter and herbalist, and Gather is...

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TNP105: Tending The Threshold with Tannur Shewrightz Ali

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP106: Tending The Threshold with Aftab Erfan

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP107: Tending The Threshold with Aaron Ortega

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP108: Tending The Threshold with Donnie Maclurcan

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP109: Tending The Threshold with Rachael Rice + Bec Stupak

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP110: Tending The Threshold with Desiree Adaway

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP111: Tending The Threshold with Bayo Akomolafe

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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TNP112: Tending The Threshold with Holly Truhlar

Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge...

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Beyond Hope: Leaning into Pandora’s Legacy

  This article is a transcript of a speech I delivered in May 2018, at the Tending The Threshold event in Ashland, Oregon. For more musings about humanity’s plight to address large-scale cooperation...

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TNP113: Daniel Foor on Animism

In this episode, I’m speaking with author, teacher, animist and family therapist, Dr.Daniel Foor. I specifically wanted to ask him about an animist’s approach to food, killing, climate change and...

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TNP114: Jessie Hemphill on Indigenizing Urban Design + Collapse Awareness

I’m delighted to welcome Jessie Hemphill back to the show to talk about Indigenizing Urban Design and also what we can learn about collapse and crisis preparedness from an Indigenous perspective. I’m...

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TNP115: Solara Goldwynn on Edible Landscapes, Sustainability + Climate Dread

My guest today is gardener, landscape designer, teacher of permaculture, and business owner, Solara Goldwynn, of Hatchet & Seed. Known for bringing lush, edible landscapes to forgotten private...

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TNP116: Matthew Remski on Attachment, High Demand Communities + Yoga’s...

In this episode, I’m thrilled to talk with Matthew Remski about how one finds oneself in a cult, how to get out, and what high demand groups have to do with social justice, climate change and collapse....

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TNP117: Monique Gray Smith on the What, Why + How of Territorial...

My guest today is author, speaker and consultant, Monique Gary Smith. We’re talking about Territorial Acknowledgements, a small act of Reconciliation that is spreading beyond the borders of our...

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TNP118: Patti Elledge on the Neurobiology of Attachment, Grieving Together +...

Patti Elledge is a Trauma Healing Specialist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with a private practice in Asheville, NC. She’s my supervisor and mentor and I’m here to tell the world: I love her...

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TNP119: John Michael Greer on The Long Descent: A User’s Guide To The End Of...

Welcome back to the show for the sixth time, peak oil expert and author, John Michael Greer. In this episode, we’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of John’s seminal book, The Long Descent: A User’s...

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TNP120: Tiffany Śwxeloselwet Joseph on Adaptation

I’m delighted to welcome back to the podcast, Tiffany Śwxeloselwet Joseph, to talk adapting to catastrophic collapse. Tiffany tells us stories about bees, salmon, orcas and humans, and her main...

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TNP121: Alexandra Stein on Disorganized Attachment in Cults + Totalitarian...

How do you know if you’re in a cult? And, how does an open society confront propaganda, brainwashing, and the rise of fascism? That’s the undercurrent of this conversation with noted cultic studies...

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TNP122: Pashta MaryMoon on Accompanying the Dying, Hospice Singing, and...

Pashta MaryMoon is a death doula, a Wiccan, a Quaker, and a longtime fan of Jesus. In fact, before we get to our conversation on death and dying, Pashta gives us a revealing tour of her early...

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TNP123: Sarah Kerr on Being a Death Doula and Coping With Loss When a Pet or...

The most incredible thing happened during the taping of this episode. Precisely what I was asking Sarah advice around happened…to her. This episode is dedicated to Sarah’s deceased cat, Luna, and all...

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TNP124: Elizabeth Brown on Dowsing + Causative Diagnosis for Optimal Health

Elizabeth Brown is a master dowser and author of DOWSING: The Ultimate Guide For The 21st Century. Her storied career includes the co-founding and running of a geopathic stress consultancy, she has...

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TNP125: Stephanie Papik on Inuit Tattoos and Cultural Reclamation

Stephanie Papik is an indigenous Inuit woman, experienced facilitator and program manager, current Director of Indigenous Relations and Stakeholder Engagement for a division of the government of...

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Do I Work With Couples? Yes And No.

Note: I am referring to heterosexual cisgendered couples in this article because that’s where my experience lies. Not exclusively or on purpose, but so far that’s just who comes to my door. After...

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TNP126: Controlled Remote Viewing with Lori Lambert Williams

I’m thrilled to be speaking with Lori Lambert Williams today about Controlled Remote Viewing – a protocol to access the subconscious and determine information about any location, person, or thing...

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TNP127: Moon Magic with Sarah Gottesdiener

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener is an artist, tarot reader and educator, and witch. She is also the creator of the very popular Many Moons journals and Moonbeaming program. Sarah is also co-host of the...

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