Exploring New Beginning

On the cusp of the Equinox and stirrings of spring, Stephanie and Megan explore the topic of new beginnings. After a year of lockdowns and now with the world slowly reopening, we talk about what it means to truly begin again. We discuss why letting go of expectations and staying in the moment is an important part of the process. We discuss the different ways we may fear change and how to look for inspiration. We discuss how the Aries influence this month is propelling us forward and how the Ace cards of the Tarot can help us better understand new beginnings.

Exploring Love

With an eye towards Valentine's Day, Stephanie and Megan explore the theme of love, noting how love has so many facets and ways of expression. They talk about love as a verb, and how it can invite action and participation in engaging with others. Megan offers both the Lovers and Empress cards of the Tarot as archetypes of love, and how each represents a different aspect of love and the possibility for transformation. They discuss how the planet Venus in our astrological chart represents how we engage and attract love into our lives, with an overview of Venus's expression in the four elements (air, fire, water, and earth signs). They end their conversation with a reminder and intention to: Open our hearts to love. 

Exploring Pivoting

With the Saturn/Uranus Square highlighting the astrological landscape in 2021 and inviting us to be adaptive, flexible, and open to re-invention, we chose pivoting to be our focus for this month’s conversation, one that we had with Amanda Carter Gomes, editor/founder of the online publication The Fold. We spoke about how the current times have called us all to be light on our feet and to alter our course, sometimes out of necessity and other times out of a desire to change up our lives. Amanda shared numerous stories of women who pivoted and re-directed their lives, expanding the path they carve in unique and pioneering ways. We spoke about how pivoting takes courage and yet how sometimes we may shift things up too prematurely because we lack the patience and endurance to stick with our route. The topic of pivoting is so juicy and timely, and we invite you to listen in and be inspired.

Exploring Nourishment

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan invite life coach and nutrition expert Lisa Levine to join us in a conversation about nourishment. Our discussion begins by exploring the definition of nourishment and how it encompasses not only the food we eat but the different ways in which we sustain ourselves. (One of the themes we return to again and again is how a balanced life includes nourishing ourselves body, mind, and spirit.) Lisa talks about self-compassion as the first step in true nourishment, and why giving ourselves permission to feed our needs is a beautiful thing! We talk about conscious eating as a way of being present to our desires, and how creating ritual is an important part of the process. From taking long walks with friends to cooking favorite family recipes and more, we share some of the nourishment strategies we’re undertaking this holiday season.

Exploring Healing

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan invite healer and yoga teacher trainer Josephine Edmondson to join them in a conversation about healing. Our poignant discussions have us connect to the subtleties of true healing, and how we’re currently collectively re-evaluating what healing actually means. We explore a host of topics including ancestral grief, the importance of being in relationship with rage and anger, and how to be with the overwhelm of emotions that may arise when you allow yourself to be vulnerable. With her heart-centered soulful perspectives, Josephine also shares with us the power of breathwork, one of the practices at the center of her healing practice.

Exploring Anger

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan dig into the theme of anger, what is often an uncomfortable subject for many of us! We explore the deeper nuances of this emotion, and how it is so prevalent in our world today. We discuss the current planetary landscape, notably how with action planet Mars currently retrograde, it’s adding fuel to our frustration about getting things done. We also talk about how anger may be related to the feeling of not being in control as well as something that covers up our grief. We explore the negative stigma often associated with anger, and why it is important to take ownership of your anger in a healthy way. We discuss dealing with your personal trigger points, and staying conscious to your deeper needs. And, through our dialogues, we discover how compassion may be the balance point for finding our way through anger.

Exploring Endurance

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan explore the theme of endurance, given how we’re all seeking ways to find stamina and inner strength in these challenging times. From their homes in Seattle, they recorded this episode as the West Coast fires were raging and smoke filled the air, adding to the seemingly relentless vibe of 2020 that has many of us asking "How much can we endure?” They discuss the value of embracing change, finding courage and a new sense of self in all that is happening, and remembering that this moment in our lives is not a sprint but a marathon. They speak about connecting to your values and discovering what you deem to be essential and enduring, and how, at the end of the day, what truly endures is love.

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Exploring Creativity

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan explore the theme of creativity, and how the creative process is an essential part of human nature. They discuss why it’s important to share your unique gifts with the world, noting that you don’t have to be an “artist" to be creative. They share insights from their own creative processes, including how they structure their daily creative lives, deal with deadlines, and find inspiration to get their work out into the world. Additionally, they offer ideas for moving through creative blocks and how to further welcome the gift of creativity into your life.

Exploring Shadows

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan explore the theme of shadows, the parts of ourselves we often deny, yet whose integration is essential for well-being. They discuss how the current astrological landscape is ripe with the opportunity to unearth our individual and collective shadow energies and how doing so can empower us in our personal lives as well as how we engage in the world. They dig into the meaning of shadow from a psychological perspective, including with Stephanie discussing how dreamwork is a means of exploring our unconscious fears. Megan discusses the Devil card of the Tarot, as an archetype for making friends with our dark side and finding empowerment through compassion.

Exploring Home

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan explore the many aspects of home, a subject currently on so many people’s minds. They discuss how our connection with our homes is being transformed due to the last few months of quarantining. They also talk about how we may be feeling a shifting relationship to our homeland/nation given everything that is currently arising. Together they realize that the way to find stability in a time of instability is to come back to the home that lives within each of us, that place in which the deepest and wisest parts of ourselves reside.

Exploring the Unknown

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan have a conversation about the unknown, sharing perspectives on how to gain more clarity to navigate this time of great uncertainty. They discuss how being in the here and now is integral for forging our way forward. They talk about the power of intuition to ground us and the value of going within as a tool for finding deeper guidance. Additionally, they explore how instead of just seeing the unknown as yielding fear, that it can connect us to unlimited possibility and the freedom to reinvent ourselves.

Exploring Loss

In this episode, Stephanie and Megan have a conversation about the theme of loss, something that everyone can relate to right now. Sharing insights and personal experiences, they offer perspectives to help you navigate the intense feelings that may be arising for you. Whether it’s through discussing Rumi, flower essences, the power of prayer, the planet Pluto, or fostering compassion, their discussion will provide you with both comfort and inspiration.