My experience in the Maiden to Mother rite of passage My first pregnancy & birth was a beautiful, challenging, and transformative rite of passage & spiritual experience. At times I felt frustrated + alone searching for advice. But not just any run-of-the-mill unsolicited advice or projections people so freely give to pregnant women….ick. So I became my own Wise Woman … Read More
The wrong way to work with the law of attraction
There are so many misconceptions and oversimplifications of working with the Quantum, Manifesting, and the Law of Attraction. I’m sharing a distinction that will shift perspectives on how to work with this quantum law of the universe and co-create your life with the Divine within you. This is one example why these ways were traditionally kept under wraps in the … Read More
Episode 30: Evolving Consciousness with Sarita Sol
I felt honored and excited to interview Sarita Sol for the Rise Collective Podcast because she is so much FUN! I got to spend a week on her beautiful land in France a few years ago while studying the Lyceum with Ariella Daly from Episode 11. Since then, I have been a big fan of Sarita’s extensive collection of meditations … Read More
How to *actually* make the world a “better place”
Most people think that altruism is the ultimate way to contribute and “make the world a better place.” I see so many people getting into some kind of service profession because they want to “help people.” But this could actually hurt you and the very people you want to help. I understand why so many people want to be altruistic … Read More
How I arrived on the Medicine Path
I arrived on the Medicine Path in 2011 after I was raped. I was twenty-three and was consequently blindsided by confusion, shame, depression, somatic dissociation, and disconnection from my intuition. Thankfully, Great Spirit guided me to find my way to a group of sisters. They were willing to help me pick myself up by my bootstraps and begin my healing. … Read More
Episode 27: Hoop Teachings with Sweet Medicine
Today Sweet Medicine Nation is joining us to share about the Hoop Teachings of her lineage. Haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rise-collective-podcast/id1252328415
Lack of time is a myth
Most people think that they don’t have time for what they want to do, but lack of time is a myth.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I understand why it’s easy to buy in to the idea that there’s not enough time. Everyone says it and we live in a culture that’s constantly busy. It’s easy to put self care at the bottom of your list … Read More
How big tech is making us into a hypocrites and what to do about it
Early last year a friend pointed out a way in which I was being a hypocrite. I agreed with her. The conversation led me to a self exploration process that helped me uncover a treasure trove of additional hypocrisies that I had previously unintentionally ignored because they were painful and challenging to reconcile. (I’m working on writing about that whole … Read More
Don’t make a new year’s resolution. Do this instead…
Most people think that January 1st is the time to make a new year’s resolution, set their goals and intentions for the year, and have total clarity on what the year ahead “should” look like. But that might be the biggest myth when it comes to “goal setting” or “productivity.” I understand how it’s easy to follow that doctrine. Everyone … Read More
Wise women choose alternative paths
It’s a rare person who is not conditioned by society. Most internalize what we are told throughout our lives: We are not good enough. We need makeup to be pretty. We need a certain face, a certain body, a certain job, a certain amount of money in the bank to be good enough. There’s nothing wrong with any of those … Read More