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TNP74: Sacred Beekeeping with Nikiah Seeds

Bees! Some of my favourite beings! I’m so excited to give sacred beekeeping some airtime on the podcast today. My guest is Nikiah Seeds – another of my favourite beings! – who is a priestess, shamanic...

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May we all die knowing we will be grieved.

Today I am grieving. Just like I did yesterday, just like I probably will tomorrow. And today, I am also grieving the death of a specific someone. This specific someone was, like many people, uniquely...

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TNP75: Jennifer Jacquet Asks, Is Shame A Necessary Tool for Social Cooperation?

I have been thinking about shame for a couple of years now. Mostly, I have socially unacceptable thoughts about it. But since reading Jennifer Jacquet’s book, Is Shame Necessary? New Uses For An Old...

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TNP76: L’Erin Alta on Lineage + Legacy

It makes sense that a very unique and special person would have a very unique and special upbringing. Today’s guest, L’Erin Alta, is a soul guide, shadow diver, and spiritual teacher, and she gives a...

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Grief Is Heavy. Rage Is Dense.

It’s Monday so it’s time to write. I recently wrote about the death of a friend. Once again, it’s Monday and I’m writing about processing her death. I guess this is how we do it. Her death was so...

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A List of Reasons To Go On Quest

Over the years, I’ve heard people give many reasons for deciding to undertake a Wilderness Quest. Personally, I can think of a million. But I guess when you’re a hammer, everything’s a nail. I think...

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TNP77: Digging Deep with Forensic Archeologist Juliana K’abal Xok

When was the last time you spoke with a Mayanist? When did you last have a conversation where someone dropped the term “terra nullius”? Let’s talk about the Mayan calendar glyphs and the New Agers –...

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TNP78: Nina Hirlaender on the Uncommon Marriage of Celtic Shamanism and...

This is a delightful and animated conversation between two people who are, in many ways, kindred spirits. Nina Hirlaender is the founder of Dancing Spirit Tours, a company that leads sacred pilgrimage...

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TNP79: Layla Saad on Perspectives of a Black Muslim Woman on the Priestess Path

I’m so pleased to welcome Layla to the show, all the way from Doha, Qatar! Layla is a Black Muslim woman who has lived both in the West and the Middle East and has an interesting perspective on...

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Healing The Mother Wound: Care vs. Cure

This article is for all those who, by their own choice, are estranged from their mothers. I just want you to know that I understand, there’s no shame in your choice, and I’m with you. Confession: I...

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TNP80: Quest Q&A ~ Your Top 10 FAQs Answered By Ones Recently Returned From...

I’m so excited about this episode! It’s me with four dear souls who’ve recently returned from their 12-day Wilderness Quest experience. These are demigods, I’m telling you! They endured a tougher Quest...

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How Can I Say I Am A Mentor?

Today, I had a wonderful introductory call with a woman who thought she might want to do Mentoring with me. We had a very engaging get-to-know-you chat and nearing the end I invited her to ask me any...

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TNP81: Your Intuition Questions Answered ~The Numinous School Tutorial

If you’ve listened for a while, you know that this podcast is a complement to The Numinous School, my online intuition development program. And you’ll also know that registration only opens once a year...

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Portrait Of A Marriage. Yes, It’s Mine.

As is often the case for therapists and healing practitioners, we specialize in subject areas with which we have personal experience. We attract clients that are going through similar journeys as...

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How To Organize Your Course Content For Adult Learning

This article is for all those therapeutic and healing practitioners who want to deliver a workshop or create an online course but get overwhelmed with all of the information they want to share. You...

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Secure Attachment: What It Looks Like In Practice

Many of us haven’t had enough experience with secure attachment in relationships, so even though we might be clear on our attachment wounds, it’s difficult to envision, trust or embody something more...

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Good Enough Is Good Enough, For Now.

Once we start diving into the deeper end of learning about applied attachment principles, we can start to get a bit of a sinking feeling, casting our minds back to all the times we failed to be a...

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I Love You/Fuck Off: When Love Feels Dangerous

Half the work of healing attachment wounds is having the courage to see our own internal dilemma, the dilemma of “I want your love/I think you’re going to hurt me so fuck off.” Especially for people...

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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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