Welcome to the Embody Your Soul podcast. Your host, Alexandra Shelly, also known as The Modern Medium, invites you to get comfy and talk about how we can connect to our True Self, our divine calling, in order to embody your soul, through spiritual connection and best practices. Topics will include her work in Psychic Mediumship, Reiki, Channeling, spiritual modalities, Intuition, all while embracing the messiness of existence. Alexandra welcomes guests of various industry expertise and chang ...
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The Paris Review Podcast returns with a new season, featuring the best interviews, fiction, essays, and poetry from America’s most legendary literary quarterly, brought to life in sound. Join us for intimate conversations with Sharon Olds and Olga Tokarczuk; fiction by Rivers Solomon, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Zach Williams; poems by Terrance Hayes and Maggie Millner; nonfiction by Robert Glück, Jean Garnett, and Sean Thor Conroe; and performances by George Takei, Lena Waithe, and many others ...
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Trailer: The Paris Review presents "Personals," a new audio series
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0:59“Personals” is a new audio series from The Paris Review, featuring writers reading first-person essays. Featuring essays from Ottessa Moshfegh, Mihret Sibhat, Joseph Earl Thomas, Lisa Carver, and J.D. Daniels. The series is produced by Sophie Haigney, Lori Dorr, Olivia Kan-Sperling, John DeLore, and Helena de Groot. Many thanks to our sponsor: MUBI…
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EP 104: What spirit signs are actually asking of you...
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42:48Signs from spirit are one of the main drivers for what brings clients to me, or really, to many psychics and psychic mediums. They're a beautiful way to communicate with the universe, spirit guides, loved ones and your intuition. However, we can lose sight quite easily of what they actually are meant for. Here, I break down what spirit messages are…
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EP 103: Post-divorce glow up, body love & the joy of evolution w/ Author, Mentor & Facilitator, Krista Williams
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58:43The girl is backkk!!!!!! In this episode, Krista and I catch up, talk about her post-divorce glow up, the synergy of body love and spiritual evolution, as well as dive into the joys of evolution--what it takes to evolve, what it means to evolve, as well as how her new book can be your new guide. Krista Williams is the co-host of the world-renowned …
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EP 102: Why connecting with spirit at first can feel really overwhelming & how to do it in a way that's grounding, healing & supportive
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27:34Phewwwww connecting with spirit at first can feel crazy. This is because we are not used to the energy, which this amount of energy & unfamiliarity with energy can feel overwhelming. I talk about how it's overwhelming & how you can begin connecting in a way that's grounding, healing & deeply supportive! I discuss... what spirit energy is what spiri…
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EP 101: From divorce to stepping her queen era through the dating portal w/ Mentor & Writer, Josefine Appel
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1:04:05This episode is MAGIC! If you're down bad during a break up or in your dating experience, this is the episode for you. Josefine Appell is a mentor for feminine baddies who seek to discover their innate power and purpose through sensuality, feminine embodiment and returning to the your authentic self. She is also a licensed holistic nutritionist! In…
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EP 100: Allow me to re-introduce myself: who I am, my mission, what sets me a part & we'll get along if...
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45:56The 100th episode holy CRAP. It's been a gorgeous 3 years with this podcast. It's been a jam. She's been steadily becoming something wonderful, with my humble community. I thank you dearly xoxo In this episode, I'm re-introducing myself. I'm sharing the evolution of my practice, what I'm obsessed with as a practitioner, what it's like to work with …
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EP 099: Being a Sex Witch, slut shaming & sex magick w/ Sex Witch, Author & Columnist, Gaby Herstik
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50:33Gaby's bio: Welcome to the bewitching world of Gabriela Herstik, a renowned author and modern witch who blends the erotic and esoteric. With over a decade of experience, Gabriela empowers others through her bestselling books, classes, and podcast. Her work, including titles like “Inner Witch”, “Sacred Sex” and “Goddess Energy,” offers accessible ma…
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EP 098: The practice that has changed my life--helped me heal attachment wounds, manifest, step deeper into my creativity, feel even more embodied, the list goes on... Sex Magick
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38:24Sex Magick is seriously, a practice that has absolutely transformed my life. I'm so eager to share this magic with you all. In this episode, I discuss: What sex magick is How it influences my entire life How to live a sex magick life What my practice looks like How you can make your practice look like HEAD TO MY WEBSITE HERE FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM …
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EP 097: All about Tantra & sacred sexuality w/ Tantra Practitioner, Faciliator & Author, Leola Watkins
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52:22Leola is a Pleasure Priestess & the best-selling author of Sacred Sex Ed, inspiring others to see an integration of sexuality and spirituality. She guides individuals and couples in discovering how life-force energy moves in the body; and more importantly, how to harness this inner-power for a pleasure-filled life that begins with our most intimate…
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EP 096: This is for you if you want to start trusting your intution. Here are 3 important aspects of intuition & how to decode it.
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20:51Listen wherever you get your podcasts! FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM HERE HEAD TO MY WEBSITE HERE FOLLOW ME ON SUBSTACK HERE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INTUITIVE PATH? EMAIL ME AT [email protected] Alexandra Marie Shelly
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EP 095: A deep dive into your authenticuty w/ Human Design Practitioner & Podcast Host, Nicole Guena
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1:22:13This is the perfect episode if you want a deeper dive into human design. This will help you understand the gates, which are unique and interchangeable within each profile. Nicole Guena is a Certified Level 1 & 2 Jenna Zoe Human Design practitioner, who is obsessed with helping you understand your authentic blueprint. She has this incredible warmth …
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EP 094: Timeline shifts, tapping into "future self," & making authentic decisions w/ Shamanic Practitioner & Author, Leilani
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1:00:42Ah! It’s a threads love story.. I found this gorgeous queen on threads through her INSANE post on timelines, and the rest is history. Leilani Mañulu is a modern shaman, author, podcaster, and speaker/storyteller specializing in activating Earth Angel leaders into their soul-led purposes. In this episode we talk about: undestanding timelines timelin…
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EP 093: My dating portal; what I'm doing different, what I'm learning, how I'm navigating triggers, all the goods.
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29:10I like to call this my dating portal, because it's my initiation into meeting my soulmate. I know the process is triggering and uncomfortable at times, but I want to do everything I can to also squeeze every drop out of this process. In this episode, I talk about: Why I'm in the 'dating portal' Soulmate union (EP 089) How I'm handling when triggers…
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EP 092: The Return of Rachel White, The Skeptic Shaman: spiritual integrity, how to spot & not be a "culty" spiritual practitioner
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1:04:48Rachel White is back baby!!! In this episode, we talk about: Safe practitioners Culty practitioners Spiritual integrity Spirituality should feel good When spiritual practices are unsafe How do to know if you feel safe with a practitioner Rachel White Bio: Rachel isn’t your typical shaman—she’s a former corporate powerhouse turned spiritual guide fo…
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EP 091: Feel confident in trusting your intuitive vessel, aka, the body. Introducing The Intuitive Path.
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19:37The Intuitive Path is a 6-month container that helps you feel safety within your body, in order to trust your intuition. Our bodies are divine, intuitive vessels, and it is our birthright to unlock this. The more safety and trust you feel within your body, the more confident and connected you are to your intuition. This container includes: psychic …
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EP 090: Tap into your delicious, divine feminine energy w/ Feminine Energy & Polarity Mentor, Trinity Searle
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56:29Yay! Hello everyone and welcome to this incredible episode. I'm so excited for you all to meet Trinity. She is an aspiring masculine/feminine polarity mentor with a passion for helping women tap into their divine feminine and learn how to cultivate polarity in relationships in today's world. We came across each other on socials, I just fell in love…
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EP 089: What is SacredUnion, how to know if you are meant for it, understand karmic bonds vs. soulmate bonds & what it takes to connect with your soulmate w/ Matchmaker, Theta Healer & Soulmate Guide w ...
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58:12Have you been manifesting, mantra-ing to the MAX to connect with your soulmate?! Okay this is your episode and this is your GIRL. Isabella Beham is a Matchmaker, Soulmate Guide and Theta Healer. She is hear to activate the divine codes within us, and lead us back to our sovereignty and our soulmate. In this episode, we talk about: What is sacred un…
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EP 088: 7 reasons why your bad days are some of your best days.
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23:37Our bad days are our good days. And this is not to bypass the pain you are going through. This is not to say, YAY YOUR DEVASTATION IS AMAZING, or to say you deserve it. What I hope with this episode is that you see the beauty in you and the beauty that comes from it. In this episode I talk about: You recognize your resilience Your learn more about …
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EP 087: Here's why you may not be feeling spirit as strongly & what to do about it.
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20:32In this episode I discuss: 4 reasons why you may not be feeling spirit as strongly What it means and what to do about it Other episodes I recommend! EP 041 EP 037 -- Ways to feel supported by me HERE Follow me on Instagram HEREBy Alexandra Marie Shelly
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EP 086: 14 signs you feel emotionally unsafe in a romantic relationship (what I've learned so far & when they're objectively a good person).
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45:12This episode was very much inspired and requested by a few audience members. I posted this threads, and it went viral! I knew I had to dive deeper and expand on this topic. In this episode, I talk about: what does it mean to feel emotionally safe? how do you know you feel emotionally unsafe with someone? how to trust your intuition practices for mo…
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EP 085: Become your most magnetic self no matter what w/ Life + Energy Coach, CiiCii
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57:00I can't EVEN!! CiiCii is right now one of my all time favorite practitioners. She is a Life & Energy Coach and newly published author of her book, Show Up As Her. I have been following her for over a year, and I have saved almost every single one of her videos. I read her book IMMEDIATELY after my breakup (April 2024), and I have been listening to …
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Welcome to another series of EPIC DOWNLOAD, where I share a beautiful download in a bite-sized, potent episode. This one is all about relationships--with others and with yourself--and another perspective on how to become more discerning with who we decide to nurture. CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM HERE BOOK A SESSION WITH ME HERE…
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EP 083: Increasing your capacity for love, debunking 'toxic masculinity, the 'initiated man,' how to call in & create a conscious union w/ Dating + Relationship Coach, Sam Morris
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1:08:21Sam Gibbs Morris is a Masculine Mentor, and a Dating + Relationship Coach. You can simply tell by the way he speaks to his work and philosophy that he loves what he does. In this episode, we talk about: What role pain plays in our life The more we can have a capacity for pain, the more capacity we have for love Debunking 'toxic masculinity' What is…
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hello. welcome to my new, fun, short series called Epic Download. These are short episodes where I share epic downloads from spirit--from my Threads, from the shower, a walk, a drive, working out--may these hit you where you need it xoxo (that sounds funny lol but keeping it!) This download is perfect for you if you feel... Anxious about your manif…
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EP 081: This is your top priority when developing your intuition & spiritual gifts
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23:18No matter WHERE you're at, who you are... this is crucial. I really didn't understand how important practicing this technique was until I have 1) developed a steady meditation practice 2) read this book, Rewire Your Mind by Dr. Shauna Shapiro. In this episode, I discuss: Why self-compassion is so important What happens to our brain when we practice…
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EP 080: The advantage of a beginner's mindset, ABC's of manifestation, building new neural pathways, entrepreneurship + spirituality w/ Business Coach & NLP Practitioner, Lauren Marie
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58:03Lauren Marie is a certified Business Coach, NLP practitioner and Reiki Practitioner. She is obsessed with helping brand-spanking new entrepreneurs begin their journey, find clarity, build confidence and achieve their goals. In this episode, we talk about: *Entrepreneur mindset *The advantage of starting from the beginning *Your beginning does not d…
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EP 079: 6ish lessons from most recent heartbreak
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51:37Here are some lessons from my most recent heartbreak. I hope this episode resonates with you. This explores the facets of: Self worth Trusting spirit and how to build trust with yourself Love as a feeling and love as a frequency Stop obsessing over them Rely on yourself and have spirit be your mentors Let me support you: MY WEBSITE MY INSTAGRAM…
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EP 078: Everything you need to understand about soul friendships w/ Hosts of Your Spiritual Besties podcast, Rashida & Lauren
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55:25Rashida and Lauren are the soul-bestie hosts of Your Spiritual Besties podcast. And this episode isn't hiding anything from you--this is all about Soul friendships... How do you know you've made a soul friend? How can I begin to call in my soul friend/community? Staying consistent and devoted Handling conflict and or disagreements Why they are vita…
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S4E12 | Concerning the Future of Souls, by Joy Williams
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17:53The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Joy Williams reads entries from “Concerning the Future of Souls” (issue no. 247, Spring 2024), a collection of stories following Azrael, the angel of death and transporter of souls. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed and sound-designed by John DeLore. Our t…
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EP 077: Understand embodiment work, sex magik & NEVER deny your pleasure EVER again w/ Embodiment & Womb Practitioner Kayla Teofla Rose
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1:26:24Kayla is NOT ONLY MY SOUL SIS, but an Embodiment & Womb Practitioner. She is also Yoga Teacher Certified, Pilates Instructor, Psychic Medium, and is currently undergoing a 40-day Cacao Sadhana to facilitate Cacao Ceremonies. Be simply being her friend, learning from her has changed my practice and my life dramatically. I am eternally grateful for h…
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In Zach Williams’s “Trial Run” (issue no. 239, Spring 2022), an employee is subjected to two coworkers’ conspiracy theories when their office is targeted by an anonymous white supremacist hacker. The story is read by Michael Chernus, Danny Mastrogiorgio, and Gabriel Marin. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed …
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EP 076: Life changing insights from my session with my psychiatrist on the body + spirit, control & fear mongering
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48:10Hello!!! Goodness it's been a minute since I've done an episode. This was a deeply connected, channeled episode that I really just allowed my energy and Source to take over. I'm someone who receives support from Modern Medicine, and it can somewhat be a contradiction to the work I do, what I stand for, and the industry I'm in. However, I don't see …
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“We were thirteen and conspiratorial and what was said is now out of reach.” Jim Fletcher reads Peter Orner’s “Foley’s Pond” (issue no. 202, Fall 2012), a quietly devastating short story about the effects of a tragic accident on a boy and his community. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed and sound-designed b…
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S4E9 | “The Victim” by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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30:05The legendary actor George Takei reads one of the oldest stories in the Review’s archive. Published by the magazine in 1957, “The Victim” is Ivan Morris’s English translation of the Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki’s 1910 literary debut. This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed and sound-designed by John DeLore…
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EP 075: Energy of karma, importance of soul contracts, getting real about ghosts, how to achieve a juicy frequency & SO MUCH MORE w/ Psychic Medium, Sean Collyns
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1:04:54Sean Collyns everyone! I'm a Medium, Psychic, Teacher & New Paradigm leader. I like to infuse as much joy, fun & magic into everything that I do because if there is anything that the Spirit World taught me, it’s that life was never meant to be so serious! My approach is heart & Soul centred, serving from a place of love, authenticity, compassion & …
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EP 074: What I'm really starting to understand about manifestation
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28:30This is the first year I'm consciously manifesting and actively calling in manifestations. I've been kind of doing it sporadically, and realizing, "Oh, I did that!" But now that I am deep, deep in the spiritual work and I can really understand the nature of co-creation, I have been actively manifesting for about 1.5-2 years. Lemme tell you, it's no…
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Sean Thor Conroe shares entries from “The Walk Book”—his meticulous, funny travelogue about his 2014 attempt to walk across the United States—including some rain-soaked field recordings. This episode was produced by Helena de Groot and John DeLore, and was sound-designed by Helena de Groot. Our theme song this season is “Shadow,” composed and perfo…
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EP 073: Your attachment style is not your personality & here's how you can feel more liberated from it w/ Attachment Coach + Podcast Host, Sarah Cohan
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1:06:18Sarah Cohan is an attachment coach and the hilarious host of the Lit AF Relationships podcast. She offers one-on-one coaching to folks that struggle with people pleasing and vulnerability to create loving and secure relationships where they feel supported. In this episode, we talk about: What are attachment styles How to know which attachment style…
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The Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk discusses the souls of animals, discovering feminism, and her home in the village of Krajanów where she was once neighbors with “three different translators of William Blake in an excerpt from her Art of Fiction interview with Marta Figlerowicz. This episode was produced and sound-designed by Joh…
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EP 072: Unlocking the truth about financial trauma & true abundance w/ Financial-Trauma Coach, Sorina Maria
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1:02:55Sorina is an unconventional voice for financial and emotional liberation who is here to challenge inefficient paradigms of personal transformation. Her avant-garde work has demonstrated time and time again miraculous efficiency, helping people find true transformation in their emotional and financial wellbeing within months of implementation. In th…
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“We needed erotic touch to tell us what we were.” Robert Glück reads from About Ed, a memoir about his relationship with his former partner Ed Aulerich-Sugai. The performance is paired with excerpts from his Art of Fiction interview with Lucy Ives. This episode was produced by Helena de Groot and John DeLore, and was mixed and sound-designed by Hel…
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EP 071: Finding peace, identity & joy with chronic pain w/ hosts of the Wounded Healers podcast, Janessa & Amy
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1:00:29Janessa and Amy, both faced the diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in their early 20s. Their paths crossed at a wellness retreat, where their shared wounds led to the birth of the Wounded Healers Podcast. Together, they strive to carve out a haven where others grappling with health challenges can find solace and understanding. To help empower them &…
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“Nothing reifies a romance like proximate disaster.” Seated at her kitchen table, Jean Garnett reads her essay “Scenes from an Open Marriage” and chats with the Review’s deputy editor, Lidija Haas, and senior producer of the podcast, Helena de Groot. This episode was produced, sound-designed, and mixed by Helena de Groot. Our theme song this season…
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EP 070: What I did not expect when becoming a psychic medium
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36:02Stories I was told and the images I've created in my head as to what it would be like to be a psychic medium DID not add up or even come remotely close to my experience (or actually, maybe a couple...) today. In this episode, I get candid and real about what I did not expect when I become a psychic medium. I go into topics of: Body image Unlocking …
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“The only colors we’re going to use will be blacker than most blacks. Mm-kay.” Terrance Hayes reads his poem, “Bob Ross Paints Your Portrait.” An homage to the iconic host of the PBS show The Joy of Painting, and an exploration of Blackness: “deep-space black, black-hole black … lampblack and ink black, boot black and blackjack and blacker.” This e…
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EP 069: The subtle signs you may be missing, building awareness for Spirit & key techniques for a successful practice w/ Mediumship Mentor & Author, Rory Walkom
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53:20Rory Walkom is a Certified Medium, Intuitive Development Teacher and author of “11 Lessons from My Dead Dad”. Based out of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Rory runs The Medium School - an online mediumship and spiritual development school. The school's philosophy is that we are all innately capable of connecting to our intuition and those in spirit. Af…
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EP 068: 5 of my favorite teachings from world-renowned Psychic Mediums & one from my 8th science teacher
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22:25Beautiful teachings from world-renowned psychic mediums, and, an unforgettable lesson from my 8th science professor. These are lessons and teachings I think about daily, I actively implement in my own practices and with clients/students/mentees. DISCOVERY HOW TO WORK WITH ME HERE FOLLOW ME ON IG HERE BOOK A 1:1 DISCOVERY CALL MEET YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE…
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EP 067: Their joint spiritual awakening story & intuitive partnership, complimentary gifts + energies, fundamental practices for developing Mediums w/ Psychic Medium Teachers, Mentors & Healers, Nathaniel ...
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56:52AH! Happy Thanksgiving and I am SO excited for this weeks episode. The warmth these two embody and this episode holds is deeply aligned. Kelly is a profoundly gifted Trance Mediumship Practitioner, Intuitive Guide and Vocal Coach. Nathaniel is a Psychic Medium Mentor, who holds extensive training in Meditation, which allows him to help developing i…
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The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Sharon Olds discusses sex, religion, and writing poems that "women were definitely not supposed to write,” in an excerpt from her Art of Poetry interview with Jessica Laser. Olds also reads three of her poems: “Sisters of Sexual Treasure” (issue no. 74, Fall–Winter 1978), “True Love,” and “The Easel.” This episode wa…
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A stealth poetry reading inside a bustling IKEA. Poet Maggie Millner reads her own poem (Issue no. 239, Spring 2022), as well as two more from the archive: Toi Dericotte’s “Bird” (Issue No. 124, Fall 1992) and Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Death” (Issue No. 82, Winter 1981). This episode was produced by Helena de Groot and John DeLore, and was sound-design…
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