Join us as we sit down to reflect on the last two conversations we had with Rebecca Bradshaw and Francis Weller, we got so much out of those talks we had to circle back around to dive in a little deeper.

We also talk about the ways we can reclaim ur power through what we buy, who we call and the little steps we all can take day to day.

We can not recommend the 5 Calls App strongly enough!! Use your voice, call your reps, take your power back!!

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Yay Francis is back!!! Join us as we sit down once more with psychotherapist, writer and grief activist Francis Weller. In this episode we talk about accessible, actionable steps we can take to feel less powerless, the importance of learning the language of grief, slowing down to the speed of the soul and so much more. As always we delve into these seemingly heavier topics with nothing but love and little humor along the way. We’re here to embrace it all.

You can find out more about Francis and his work here https://www.francisweller.net/about.html
And here’s a direct link to his book The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-wild-edge-of-sorrow-rituals-of-renewal-and-the-sacred-work-of-grief_francis-weller/9595941/item/10219403/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_new_condition_books_high_14637440387&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=545822390855&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADwY45jF6AJFJ7u83b3xyXOCGau__&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC9t3Y7P5FTDwqKliXpoLfKrm3zOJaJfKE1dHrTYlonYFZSmkQ8anwBoC3osQAvD_BwE#idiq=10219403&edition=8985871

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Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.suellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practices at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Join us for a heartfelt conversation with Rebecca Bradshaw inspired by her recently published book Down to Earth Dharma: Insight Meditation to Awaken the Heart. We get into the juicy topics of cultivating trust, the heart expanding beauty of vulnerability and reframing the thinking minds need for “control” and how that allows us to soften into enchantment.

You can Find out more about rebecca and her upcoming talks and retreats on her website www.rebeccabradshaw.org

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Feeling anxious? So are we! And according to Martha Beck PHD, everyone else is too. Our hope is that this episode is a balm to help ease the burn of anxiety that so many of us are feeling these days.

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Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.suellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practices at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Join us for a classic grandma story time. We’re recording on Sue Ellens brith anniversary (aka her daughter/Savannas mom’s birthday) so we thought it’d be fun to tell the story of her birth (and Savanna’s 20 years later). Every birth story is the story of a miracle, these ones just also happen to be a little out of the “usual.”

Savanna also had a beloved friend pass away, if you feel moved to offer any support to her family at this time please consider donating to her go fund me… https://gofund.me/a48d203d

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It’s scary times, take solace in your practices, in knowing that there’s love in the world and in the words of Frank Herbert “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”

LA Fires Mutual Aid Information:
Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Fire and Windstorm Resources and Aid Directory
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Podcasts/Books Referenced:
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom by Rick Hanson

LPN Deep Dives with Natalie Jean and Jackie Zebrowski
https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com/acotar

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To renew, to die and die and be reborn again and again, to reclaim, to be free and self reflect on all of it. What does it all mean… We share our thoughts on the matter and they may not matter but they also do. Listen in why don’t ya?

BBC article referenced was - The 8 Ways to Stay Happier This YEar, According to Science https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241231-eight-ways-to-stay-happier-this-year-according-to-science

Poetry shared from the book of poems There’s An Herb for That by Juniper Klatt, find them on Instagram @juniper.writes https://www.instagram.com/juniper.writes/

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In this week’s episode we’re talking about forgiveness. How much pressure we put on ourselves to be forgiving, when we can forgive generously, when it’s appropriate not to forgive and all the nuance in between.

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