Dan is a forager, herbalist, teacher and van dweller. In this conversation we talk about plants from nearly every angle imaginable. We discuss the parallels between nature, ourselves and the cosmos, the importance of community, nature’s role in grief work, herbalism as a form of medicine, the fate of our species and how we can harness progress and evolution in a positive way to create a better future for ourselves and the planet.

Dan’s Book Recommendation: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Song featured: “No River” by Esmé Patterson

Find Dan at www.returntonature.us or on Instagram @returntonature

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Stephanie is a nutritionist, podcast host, writer & coach who helps women get to the root of their food and health issues. Stephanie and I have a candid conversation about the lies we tell ourselves when it comes to our health, the shadow side of the health & wellness industry and discuss what it truly means to be “healthy”. We touch on trauma, restrictive eating, body image issues, living authentically and so much more.

Find Stephanie at www.stephaniedodier.com, on Instagram (@stephdodier) and her Podcast – The Beyond the Food Show

Stephanie’s book recommendation: Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon

Song featured: “Suéltalo” by Hermanos Gutierrez

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Decided to start scattering in a few solo shows answering questions from listeners. This week I answer questions around how to align our life with our beliefs, if there is value in depression and whether or not I want to be a mother.

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Song featured: “Into the Wild” by Langhorne Slim

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This week I had the honor of chatting with Mark Groves, a Human Connection Specialist, emotional translator, writer, speaker and coach. Mark and I talk about the ins and outs of relationships and he gives some no-BS advice about how we can grow out of unhealthy, toxic patterns, get more in touch with ourself and our needs and move into a space of healthy, interdependent relationships (both romantic and otherwise).

We touch on codependency, childhood trauma, boundaries, self-reliance vs. interdependence and so much more.

Find Mark on Instagram @createthelove or at www.markgroves.tv

Mark’s Book Recommendations: Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller and Loving Bravely by Dr. Alexandra Solomon

Song featured: “Into the Deep” by Galactic feat. Macy Gray

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Bethany Webster is a writer, transformational coach, international speaker and what you could call a midwife of the heart.

Bethany and I dissect the Mother Wound and delve into its practical manifestations for mothers, daughters and anyone raised in a patriarchal society that views mothers as all bad or all good. We discuss the nuanced and taboo process of coming to terms with our own mother wound including grief, anger and dissolving toxic relationships.

Learn more about Bethany and her work – www.motherwound.com

Bethany’s Book Recommendations: The Hungry Self by Kim Chernin, The Emotionally Absent Mother by Jasmin Lee Cori and Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich

Song featured: “Into the Ether” by Leif Vollebekk

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Ashleigh is a magnificent human with an incredible story. From surviving childhood trauma to being in prison to raising her two daughters on her own, there are few people that inspire me more. Ashleigh and I discuss the nature of criminality, what it’s like to be a woman in prison, the role of childhood trauma in shaping our lives and much more.

Find Ashleigh on Instagram – @mediocritymurderer

Ashleigh’s book recommendation: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander & Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton

Song featured: “Increasing Obviousness” by Hang Massive

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One of my favorite episodes thus far. Bobby Gill works at The Savory Institute, an organization dedicated to educating farmers and ranchers on the healthiest & most holistic way to manage their land leading to carbon sequestration, drought resilience, food security, and financially viable communities.

We talk not just about regenerative agriculture, but also about nuance & the nature of human change and progress.

Find Bobby on Instagram – @b0bby.gill

Learn more about the Savory Institute by going to savory.global or on Instagram – @savoryinstitute

Bobby’s book recommendation: Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth by Charles Massey 

Song featured: “Every Age” José González

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Kiona and I have an exceptionally wide-ranging conversation about travel, cultural appropriation, race, activism, trauma and so much more.

Frustrated by conventional, mainstream travel writing, Kiona decided to tell a different story. Through her own travel experiences and by curating content with differing perspectives based on color, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and country of origin, Kiona encourages her readers to use travel as an enriching experience for both the traveler and the native people, culture and land they are visiting.

Find Kiona on Instagram – @hownottotravellikeabasicbitch or at HowNotToTravelLikeABasicBitch.com

Kiona’s book recommendation: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Song featured: “Les Temps Ont Changé” by Amadou & Miriam

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This week I speak to Kevin Garcia about the intersection of religion, sexuality, gender, magic and so many other seemingly oppositional concepts, but which he weaves together so beautifully and seamlessly.

We talk about what it means to have faith, the church’s place in religion, the relationship between God & our intuition, the reason for suffering, how God feels about polyamory and so, so much more.

Kevin is a speaker, creative, musician, content creator and worship artist based in Atlanta, GA. After coming out in the fall of 2015 as a gay Christian, Kevin has reached thousands of individuals across the globe with his blog, theKevinGarcia.com, his podcast, “A Tiny Revolution,” on his YouTube channel where he unpacks theology and addresses life as a queer person of faith, and through speaking engagements at churches, universities, and festivals.  Kevin also works with The Reformation Project, an LGBTQ direction action organization with a mission to make the global church more inclusive for queer people. He is presently a candidate for a Masters of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA.

Kevin’s book recommendation: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Song featured: “Empire” by Meeka Kates

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On this episode I speak with Timothy Halloran, an evolutionary astrologer, about the astrological significance of the millennial generation.

We talk about generations through the lens of Pluto and what specific qualities are unique to millennials. We speak of trauma, grief, generational suffering and millennials’ propensity toward apocalyptic mindsets – constantly sabotaging safety and stability in exchange for unstable and traumatic circumstances.

Tim and I discuss what millennials can do to best use our life experience and heal the world by healing ourselves.

Where to find Timothy:

www.rasalilahealing.com

Youtube – Rasa Lila Healing

Timothy’s book recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita, Tao Te Ching & books by Jeffrey Wolf Green.

Song featured: “Funeral Singers” by Sylvan Esso & Collections of Colonies of Bees

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