Breathe Love & Magic Podcast

Soul mates are souls you choose to have a close and important relationship with before you’re born. A soul mate might be a romantic partner, a close friend or a family member, and you likely have several.

Some soul mate relationships last a lifetime. Others run their course, and a few end and then find their way back together later. This post will help you sort out which path you’re on and how to make peace with your choice.

A Soul Mate Story & Past Life Reading

Have you ever had a soul...

Does your home support your lifestyle? It does when it reflects who you really are and has space for how you want to live. For a lifestyle house check it against the eight areas of life: romance, finance, health, environment, career, fun and leisure, spirituality, and family and friends.

You might not need a move or a makeover. Sometimes a single corner with a candle, a journal, and a place to meditate is enough to shift how your home feels.

I explored this fascinating concept with realtor and author Kim Costa. She created the Wheel...

About 2,600 years ago, God’s female counterpart was stricken from official religious life in ancient Israel and buried deep. But she has a name, and it’s been found on ancient shards of pottery. Here’s who she was, how she disappeared, and how she kept showing up, in the Bible and in my own life.

What Is the Divine Feminine?

Feminine energy is collaborative, warm, nurturing, and compassionate. It’s about being in the flow, moving with life’s natural rhythms, and creativity. Also included is trusting your intuition, that innate and divine gift everyone h...

AI headlines making you anxious? Try four ways to keep calm, regulate your nervous system and take your finger off the panic button today.

When Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher, quit his Silicon Valley job at Anthropic on September 8th, he said AI could end us all by the close of this decade.

Yikes, that’s scary. If you’re tired of these AI shock-and-horror headlines and want to know how to respond and keep calm, here are four ways that actually work, plus my honest, intuitive take that I want to share.

Why...

Flower essences represent the spirit of the plant, offering a safe and effective method for emotional healing and self-discovery. They can help you gently navigate life’s transitions, ease anxiety, calm a restless nervous system, and deepen your self-trust.

How Colleen Came to Work with Flower Essences

Colleen Schaffer has been passionately curious about flowers and plants since she was a little girl. She recently left a 20-year career in corporate real estate to work with flowers, plants, and offer energy healing full time.

While looking at my intuitive Edge website to prepare fo...

Recently, I came to realize, the archway in my Midlife Magic logo isn’t just a pretty design element. It’s actually a portal and the opening to midlife magic itself. So, I decided to find out what would happen if I walked through it in a meditative journey.

That’s the beauty of a guided journey. You close your eyes, you set an intention, and you let your imagination and your inner wisdom take you somewhere that your everyday thinking mind would never go on its own.

I’ve done this work for years, but two...

I asked the clouds to disperse and about twenty minutes later to my amazement, they did. Manifesting sunshine actually worked!

This story might make you wonder what’s actually possible when you stop complaining about your circumstances and start asking for what you do want. There’s a much bigger application for what I learned that can help you live the life you want.

My Beach Day Started With a Dilemma

My friend wanted to go to a specific beach that required a town sticker. I didn’t have one. Getting that sticker meant...

Wondering about the lunar eclipse meaning as it relates to the August full moon in Pisces? Late night on August 27 and into the wee hours of August 28, we had a full moon and a deep lunar eclipse.

If you’ve been hearing that this is intense or life-changing, relax. Here’s what’s actually happening in the sky and how to use this moment in a calm, practical way without drama or dire predictions.

What Happened in the Sky

The lunar eclipse and the full moon are just one event, happening within a couple...

Intuitive Medicine is all about what your body is trying to tell you. When you experience discomfort, fatigue, tension, pain or other symptoms, what if those sensations are giving you clues about what is happening emotionally and energetically in your body and life?

That’s the fascinating perspective explored in this episode with Medical Intuitive Christine Lang. We talked about medical intuition, energy, stress, overwhelm, grounding, protecting yourself from other people’s energy, and learning to listen more closely to your own inner wisdom.

Get Christine’s Free Gift –  a special meditation to learn how to unders...

Have you ever had a surprising incident that made you stop and think…was that really a coincidence? Or was someone from the other side sending you a message?

Communication with the Other Side

Maybe you thought about someone who passed away, and then something happened that was a direct reflection of them. Perhaps you found a coin in an unexpected place, heard a song at exactly the right moment, or noticed a symbol, number, animal, or other little sign that felt strangely personal.

Could these moments actually be messages from your loved on...

Today is August 8th, the peak of the Lion’s Gate Portal. This is a powerful energetic gateway inviting you to reconnect with your own inner wisdom, release what no longer serves you, and align with the life your soul calls for.

It’s a time to open yourself to new possibilities and I recommend opening to the magic that’s all around you.

To celebrate this day, I’m sharing my own story of how my soul called to me about magic.

The Word Is Magic

It began with a single w...

Have you ever wondered if trees could communicate what would they say? I know…it sounds a little unusual. But this week I decided to find out.

I gave myself a challenge – I spent time with six different trees, asked each one if it was willing to communicate with me. Then, I listened. What happened next surprised even me. I’ve talked to plants, but never to trees.

Whether you believe I was talking to trees, tapping into my intuition, or simply letting nature inspire me, I invite you to keep an open mind. Let’s see wh...

Inner compassion is the foundation for how you treat yourself and everyone else. It’s how your energy enters a room and is felt before you say a word. In this podcast episode, Meg Reilly talks about extending the same kindness to yourself that you’d offer a good friend.

Building Inner Compassion

The podcast interview started even though I forgot hit record. When we finished, my heart sank as I realized that mistake meant there was no recording. We had to start over.

My first reaction was to feel embarrassed and unprofessional. What...

Magic was never scary to me. That’s why finding out I was afraid of it caught me completely off guard and left me spinning.

For years I’d been working with magic without calling it that.  I wrote little songs for myself, repeated like chants, to help me manifest a newspaper column, my husband, and plenty of smaller things along the way.

I didn’t think of it as magic but as a way to focus my energy. However, once my magic coach pointed out what I was actually doing, an old fear surfaced right a...

Why You’re Suddenly Noticing Small Signs the Universe Has Your Back

Tiny miracles are the small, easy-to-miss moments of grace that show up in an ordinary day. This might include a stranger’s kindness, a found coin, a text that arrives at exactly the right moment. Noticing them changes how supported life feels, even though nothing about your circumstances has actually changed.

I didn’t go looking for this. It started with a compliment from a stranger, then a quarter on the ground, then a phone call I’d been hoping for. None of it was e...

What if your heart isn’t shut down to love at all? What if it’s being protected by something you can’t see?

If you’re a midlife woman wondering why you can’t find love, the answer isn’t always about the wrong partner or bad timing. It may be an invisible heart wall. You might have an energetic protection set up that’s kept you emotionally safe for years, but is now the very thing keeping you lonely.

You’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Maybe even worked with an energy healer or...

There’s no way self-care for women is one-size-fits-all. The good news is that your astrology chart maps out what actually works best for you.

Astrologer Danielle M. Nugent joined the Breathe, Love & Magic podcast to reframe astrology as a wellness tool rather than a fortune-telling device. She explains how your zodiac sign and corresponding element point to the specific practices that ground, restore, and recharge you.

What Does Self-Care for Women Look Like with Astrology?

Danielle’s approach relies on your zodiac sign. Instead of looking for predictions, she asks what a pers...

Some days just suck and that’s okay. Here’s what you can do about it with simple these mood elevators.

There will be times when a bad mood hangs around. Maybe something triggered you. It could be a cloudy day when you counted on sunshine. Or you might feel crummy or no reason at all. You just feel off.

[Join me at the Intuition Cafe – the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays every month from 10 -11am ET for just $11/session.]

Feeling Dysregulated

A lot of people describe this as feeling dysregulated, which includ...

You ask AI what’s the best brand of supplement, how to handle a tricky conversation, or whether to take the job. But what about your own inner wisdom? When was the last time you paused and asked yourself first?

I’m not picking on AI or telling you not to use it. However, it’s important to tune into your inner wisdom, so it doesn’t slip into the background from lack of use. It’s like use it or lose it baby.

Why We’re Outsourcing More Decisions Than Ever

People have always...

It’s gardening season again! Have you ever considered talking to plants and wondered if they’d respond? That’s what you’ll discover in this post – surprising messages and insights from the plants in my garden.

I’m not one of those people who can’t wait to get my hands in the dirt. I don’t love digging holes or weeding. I do enjoy planting small seedlings and flowers because that goes quickly and you see fast results. Hey, that’s who I am. I love fast results!

But there’s another reason I look forward to ga...

The June 2026 planetary parade happens on June 17th, when five planets align in the night sky in a formation visible to the naked eye. No equipment needed, just a clear horizon and a few minutes after sunset. It’s a genuinely rare sight.

But if you’re a woman in midlife, this particular planetary parade carries a resonance beyond astronomy. Each of the five planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) symbolize a quality your inner authority needs. That includes clear thinking, self-worth, courage, expanded vision, and the wisdom only lived experience can build.

That last...

Something shifts in midlife that’s hard to explain until it happens to you. You start noticing signs and catch on to the meaning of synchronicities faster and more often.

For example, it might be song lyrics that answer the question on your mind. A person you randomly think about suddenly texts. The book that suddenly falls off the shelf has a message in the title.

You might see repeating symbols, angel numbers, or get tiny nudges. Sometimes you encounter strange timing that feels too precise to dismiss. That’s not a bunch of coincidences.

You’re ready to throw in the towel, but you feel torn. You think, “I want to quit” but that seems terrible. What does that say about you if you just walk away? Torturous thoughts creep in like leaving is a huge sign of weakness. Or that you don’t have what it takes to stick with something.

But what if that urge to walk away isn’t a weakness at all? What if it’s your inner wisdom trying to get your attention?

Quitter Is the Wrong Label

Labeling yourself a quitter might not be...

Have you been looking at your life lately wondering why things feel off or out of sorts? Blame it on May’s astrology.

Thankfully, things are basically fine on the surface. Yet underneath, there’s a strange feeling that’s subtle and even a little disconnected.

May’s Astrology

The things you used to rely on don’t feel the same anymore. Your routines and even your goals feel a bit out of sync. It’s as if parts of your life belong to a version of you that isn’t working anymore.

You’re p...

What is glamour magic? It’s the practice of consciously working with your own presence, so your most aligned, authentic self comes forward more clearly and consistently. Rooted in Celtic folklore, the Fae were said to cast glamours to alter perception.

However, the modern glamour practice I’m going to talk about is not about illusion. This is about being intentional to create alignment between who you are and how you show up in the world.

What Is Glamour Magic?

The word glamour carries a shimmer to it, something just beneath the surface of o...

Not every magical moment feels good, but you can always find magic in it. Some of the most powerful lessons and course corrections in life show up disguised as disappointments, embarrassments, and situations that leave you wondering what the point of any of it was.

After decades of doing intuitive work and living a spiritually guided life, I can tell you with certainty that the magic is always there. Sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper before you can see it.

Lesson #1: You Always Have Choices

For my 40th birthday I...

Can Anyone Improve Intuition?

If you’re looking to better connect with your inner knowing and improve intuition, you may have wondered whether it’s a gift reserved for a select few or something available to everyone. What I’ve learned after years, is that it’s more accessible than you believe. You simply need to practice, a little courage, and a willingness to trust what you receive.

Group Energy Makes Intuition Stronger

Over the weekend I participated in a reading circle. There were five women, and one by one we each asked a questi...

Have you been feeling emotionally drained, because so many people are wanting your help? They want to talk about their life and problems or actually hope you can do something to improve their situation.

The Problem with Helping

For many spiritually aware women, you are also empathic, which means you can feel a person’s distress. That adds to the emotional exhaustion. You care deeply, you want to listen and support the people in your life, but where does it end? You need time for your own life and self-care.

Here’s the shif...

While it may seem the world is in chaos, that energy can also transform your life with surprising positive outcomes.

The World Feels Chaotic

Right now the world feels crazy. The news is relentless and social media is a mess. Conversations that used to feel easy have gotten complicated. If you’re checking your phone and feeling drained before you’ve even had your morning coffee, you’re in good company.

But here’s what I want you to consider: What if all this chaos isn’t just something to survive? What if it’s actua...

I sat down with Dina Berrin, an intuitive guide, tarot reader, certified life coach, and  author  for this totally delightful conversation about inner wisdom on the Breathe Love & Magic podcast interview.

Get her Free Gift, the Tarot Coach Approach here.

How to Lift the Dark Cloud

Let’s just say it. Right now, the world feels heavy. A lot of people are avoiding the news and holding onto a low-grade anxiety that can’t be clearly identified.

You know that image of Pig-Pen from the Peanuts cartoons? He walked around with a litt...

The astrology is unusually supportive of Midlife Magic, as the waxing crescent moon conjuncts the 7 Sisters of Pleiades on March 22nd! This is wonderful for spiritually aware women over 50 who are ready to reconnect with their inner wisdom and move into a more aligned and magical way of living.

This week, the kind of energy that helps you release what no longer fits and begin listening to yourself again is especially strong. The stars are aligned for growth and movement right now in exciting ways!

Register for the Midlife Magic Masterclass
Friday 3/20 @2pm ET...

What do you do when you have a bad reading or have bad dreams? You can change them! Find out the easy fix in this episode of Breathe Love & Magic

Maybe someone told you something that felt off in a reading that stuck in your head for years. The reader might have said, “You’ll never meet the right partner,” or “You’ll always struggle with money.”

Gee, thanks for that notion. Argghhhh!

Feeling lost in midlife?
Register for the Free Midlife Magic Masterclass
3/20 @2pm ET or 3/21 @11am ET
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Imagine growing up in a world where energy was real, spirit was part of the conversation, and healing was something passed down through generations. That was my guest, Barbara Savin’s world.

In this episode, Barbara shares the powerful influence of her two grandmothers and how they shaped the path she walks today. One was a natural healer. The other lived a life of service. Between the two of them, Barbara absorbed something rare – a deep knowing that life is more than what you can see.

From Brooklyn to Spiritual Awakening

Raised in Broo...

Have you ever had a moment where, for a split second, you remembered who you really are? That’s the divine spark. Not your “to-do list self”, nor the roles you play, but the part of you that feels ancient, luminous, and plugged into everything?

I just had one of those flashes, so let me tell you the story.

The Divine Spark

People use the word spark in all kinds of ways such as energy, life force, soul fire. Many meditations invite you to picture a divine spark in the heart. Recently I found...

February has been so crazy! With this annular solar eclipse, it feels like all hell is breaking loose. Here’s what’s happening astrologically.

Is Everyone Panicking?

My phone has been busy with texts, voice mails and calls where friends and clients are panicking and some wanted to run something by me. It’s not light stuff. It’s relationship strain, career panic, health worries, friendship fractures, spiritual doubt, or tech meltdowns.

What the heck is happening? I thought this was going to be a good year with movement and the power to create?<...

Has your intuition ever kept you out of harm’s way? Mine did last week. And it reminded me how powerful our inner wisdom really is.

The Power of Intuition and Mindset Shifts

Today, I want to share two recent experiences. One is about a powerful mindset shift that surprised me. The other is about an intuitive message that quite possibly kept me from being injured.

Both are examples of what I call Midlife Magic. Using energy, mindset, spiritual tools, and intuition to move through life with awareness and choice.

There ar...

Do you wonder about your past lives and how they might be impacting your life today? That’s what the Akashic Records are all about and my guest, Mary Madeiras explains everything beautifully.

Mary is an Advanced Akashic Records Practitioner, author, and three-time Emmy award-winning television director. Yes, that combination is as interesting as it sounds. Her background provides a rare way of translating big spiritual ideas into language that makes sense.

What Are the Akashic Records?

Mary explains the Akashic Records in a way that people immediately get. They’re not some dist...

Reaching the age of 50 isn’t when the magic fades, but when you encounter the midlife magic and inner wisdom that brings you greater peace and joy. Those small signs, strange coincidences, and odd little nudges you’ve been noticing are life trying to get your attention!

Slow Down to See the Magic

This is something I’ve been noticing more and more, both in my own life and in conversations with women like you. It’s subtle and often hard to name, yet once you begin to sense it, something shifts. Life starts to feel a l...

Today, I’m talking about the element of fire. This is the third episode in my series on the elements. Last fall, I explored water and wind, what they represent and how to work with them in everyday life.

The Element of Fire

When I say fire, I mean the flames that warm you, cook your food, clear land, and forge metal. Fire is one of the few elements that feels instantly familiar and deeply mysterious at the same time.

You’ve sat in front of a fire and felt its heat. You’ve pro...

What does abracadabra mean? You’ve heard magicians in tuxedos say it, as well as children with magic wands. Maybe even in a Disney movie!

It feels magical even if you’ve never stopped to ask why. It’s playful, mysterious, and seems to appear at the exact moment something changes.

Today, I’m not talking about stage tricks or fairy tales. This is an invitation to reclaim the magic in words. Abracadabra was meant to heal and to shift energy, and offers a powerful doorway back to something ancient and surprisingly scientific.

If you’ve...