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E48 | Jovan Sage | Death as Ally: Uncertainty, Fear, and the Tender Art of Surrender
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“When I think about death and dying, and how I want to die, it actually brings me closer to how I want to live.”
— Jovan Sage
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We continue the conversation by asking Jovan about ancestral healing and land practices, which you can find here.
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Jovan invites us into a radical reimagining of death—not as something to resist, but as an ally to walk with. Grounded...
E47 | David Bedrick | What’s It Like Being You?: Listening for Soul Beneath Shame and Suffering
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“Shame hides us from ourselves.”
— David Bedrick
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In this compassionate conversation, David invites us to see shame and suffering not as flaws to fix, but as doorways into deeper understanding. Drawing from decades of intimate therapeutic work, he illuminates how healing begins when we recognize and honour the intelligence within even our most difficult experiences.
Together, we explore the courage it takes to slow down amid the myriad pressures of modernity, to loosen...
E46 | Adi Cohen | Between Ruin and Renewal: Walking the Path of Love, Peace, and Resistance
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“There’s nothing to fight for but Love, as the essence of who we are.”
— Adi Cohen
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In this tender and unflinching conversation, Adi shares from the deep well of her lived experience as a woman of Syrian, Iranian, Iraqi, and Israeli descent—lineages shaped by exile, migration, and the generational longing for safety. Speaking from within wove...
E45 | Urana Jackson | Thresholds of Liberation: Rites, Relationality, and the Architecture of Change
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“A threshold is a symbol of change . . . The threshold becomes the entrance of that change, of that movement.”
— Urana Jackson
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This conversation with Urana unfolds as a rich inquiry into healing as an initiatory process—an embodied, relational, and sacred threshold crossing. Tracing the roots of her work with Safe House Seven, Urana reflects on the pivotal...
E44 | Robyn Watt | The Weave of Life: Dying to Live, Living to Love
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“Being in close proximity to death really enlivens the life force within us.”
— Robyn Watt
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This is a tender and intimate conversation recorded in the wake of Robyn’s recent journey with cancer—an experience that drew her into profound reverence for her earthen form and the animate force that weaves through all of creation. She reflects on how close proximity to death sharpens the clarity and immediacy of life and love, inviting us to consider death not as an...
E43 | Finnegan Tui | Echoes of the Old One: Following Songs Through Glowing Lights and Rolling Thunder
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“Make me a melody, Old One, make me sure, remind me I’m the animal who dances for the dawn. I think we’re fading, Old One, lost indoors. We give our lives to glowing lights, it’s lonely like you warned. So I’ll be leaving, Old One, I can’t stay. Are there others who hear thunder rolling in and run out in the rain?”
— Finnegan Tui
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Finnegan joins us for a soulful exploration of music as an artf...
E42 | Naila Francis | Companioning Grief: Trusting the Wild Wisdom of Sorrow
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“To companion our grief, and to let grief companion us, really opens us to a richer, deeper experience of what it means to be alive.”
— Naila Francis
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Naila Francis joins us for a tender and wide-ranging exploration of grief as both a personal and collective invitation into deeper aliveness. We begin by reflecting on her...
E41 | Marcia Bjornerud | Fathoming Deep Time: Belonging Within the Slow Story of Earth
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“Fathoming deep time is arguably geology’s single greatest contribution to humanity.”
— Marcia Bjornerud
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Marcia offers a wondrous window into deep time—a perspective that expands our sense of belonging within Earth’s long, layered story. As a geologist, she helps us see beyond the narrow bandwidth of the present into...
E40 | Francisca Santibanez | The Plants Remember: Ancestral Echoes of Earth’s Medicine
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“Plants have never forgotten what it means to be of the Earth.”
— Francisca Santibanez
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Francisca joins us for a deep dive into the intelligence of plants and the remembering they invite. From early childhood encounters with hibisc...
E39 | Peter Eugène Bennett | Soulful Masculinity: Grief, Play, and the Alchemy of Becoming
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“It’s the integration, the alchemy of that lead into gold.”
— Peter Eugène Bennet
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Peter joins us to explore the wild terrain of masculinity. Together, we reflect on how early models of masculinity shaped our lives—leaving wounds manifesting...
E38 | Bodhi Shola | The Art of Being: Beauty, Animacy, and the Gift of Life
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“Art is the ability to be present, observe, sense, feel, and be fully there.”
— Bodhi Shola
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Bodhi Shola joins us to explore the essence of artistry and beauty, sharing how creativity emerges from deep presence with Life. Drawing from her own creative journe...
E37 | Georgia Peck | Where Body and Earth Merge: Health as a Living Dialogue
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“The symptoms we experience are a communication.”
— Georgia Peck
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Georgia joins us for a journey into the heart of health, revealing how true wellness is rooted in connection—both within ourselves and with the world around us. Drawing from her own healing journey, she shares insights...
E36 | Zoe Kian | Radical Resonance: Dancing with Presence, Power, & the Vital Pulse at Our Core
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“We are instruments of resonance.”
— Zoe Kian
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Zoe Kian joins us for a journey into the resonant spaces between silence, sound, and soul. We begin with a creative reflection on Goethe’s insight—that we see in the world what we carry in our hearts—and unfold i...
E35 | Aaron Johnson | Roots of Liberation: Remembering and Rewilding Together
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“What does it mean to be close? What does it mean to put your hands on the Earth and to let the Earth be on you, recognizing how much we are the Earth?”
— Aaron Johnson
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Aaron Johnson shares powerful insights from his journey of embracing tender...
E34 | Azra Bertrand | Our Bodies Are Biomantic: On the Magic, Mystery, & Medicine of Being Alive
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“Our body is made of magic, with incredible powers of regenerative healing and intuitive wisdom.”
— Azra Bertrand
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Azra begins by sharing about his time alone in the Alaskan wilderness as a young man—how it awakened his primal senses and reshaped his path, connecting him to Earth...
E33 | Toko-pa Turner | Dreaming with Earth: On Courtship, Shadow, & the Imaginal Realm
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“Without dreams we could not survive, and although it is possible to get by without remembering our dreams, a life guided and shaped by dreaming is a life that follows the innate knowing of the Earth itself.”
— Toko-pa Turner
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Toko-pa opens a doorway into the deep i...
E32 | Nadia Ramo | Listening to the Living World: Plants, Perception, & the Heart of Healing
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“For me, the practice is to just sit and have council with the Earth.”
— Nadia Ramo
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Nadia Ramo invites us into the living ecosystem of her healing arts practice—one rooted in reciprocity, embodied listening, and a sincere relationship with the more-than-human world. Through her words, a...
E31 | Wahinkpe Topa | From Rock to Wind: Kinship, Courage & Living with Heart
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“What we’re looking at here is a way of being on this planet, in this universe, that recognizes our deep interconnectedness with everything in nature and gives respect to the sentience of everything, from a rock to an ant to the wind.”
— Wahinkpe Topa
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Interlude: Weaving the Threads of a Year
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“As I reflect on this past year, I’m struck by the gifts that have emerged—not only through conversations with remarkable guests, but also in the quieter, more intimate corners of my own heart. It’s been a year of deep remembering—of stretching into new territories of thought, feeling, and connection, and of surrendering to the questions.”
— Tei Taiyarï
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E30 | Jordi Lydia | A Radical Remedy: Reclaiming Evolution in Communion with Life
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“Reclaiming evolution is a submission to Life, a submission to the will that is greater than our own.”
— Jordi Lydia
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In this conversation with Jordi, we explore reclaiming evolution—not as a march of linear ‘progress’ towards ‘perfection’, but as a revitalizing of deep-time presence and an embodied relationship with Life’s intelligence. She invites us into the vitality of unlearning, surrendering to a will greater than our own, and metabolizing grief in ways that nourish renewal.
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E29 | Joe Brewer | Regenerating Earth: Collapse, Complexity, Economics, & Education
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“We need to restore Earth systems patterns and relationships through bioregional organizing.”
— Joe Brewer
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Together with Joe, we explore the true meaning of collapse—not as an apocalyptic endpoint but as a transformation of stability, a shift in patterns. Joe invites us to move beyond fear and recognize that everyone alive today was born into an ongoing collapse. We discuss...
E28 | Samuel Adams | Re-Wilding Masculinity: Permission, Responsibility, & Winter’s Wisdom
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“The wild man gives himself permission.”
— Samuel Adams
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This episode explores the heart of masculine wildness, the intelligence of the feminine, and the sacred dance between integrity and flow. Samuel shares his personal journey of re-wilding, embracing his femininity as a pathway to authentic masculinity. Together, we examine the immense challenges and opportunities men face in this era, touching on themes...
E27 | La Huaira | Making Beautiful Ruins: Artistry as Ceremony, Medicine, & Revolution
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“I feel that my exhalation is my artistry; it’s how I give back to this life.”
— Huaira
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In this intimate and soulful conversation, Huaira shares the essence of her artistry, exploring what it means to live in devotion to creativity, self, and Earth. Together, we journey through the beautiful terrain of her life, touching on the joys and challenges of answe...
E26 | Kalah Hill | Reclaiming Pleasure: Liberation, Love, & the Vitality of Eros
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“Pleasure is an impeccable power source.”
— Kalah Hill
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In this evocative and transformative conversation, Kalah invites us to explore the vital force of pleasure—its power to heal, liberate, and connect. We speak of freedom, love, and erotic healing as Kalah shares some of her journey of reclaiming agency, choice, and responsibility in the realms of intimacy and desire.
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E25 | Patrick, Murray & Thomas | Peace is the Path: Men’s Prayer for Peace
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“There is no path to Peace. Peace is the path.”
— Gandhi
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In this humble and reflective conversation, Patrick, Murray, Thomas, and I explore what it means to cultivate peace, especially as men, amidst these beautifully troubled times. We share personal stories of peace, discuss the conscious choice to embody peace, and delve into how story, beauty, artistry, and the warrior within...
E24 | Darcia Narvaez | Our Need for Nestedness: Nurturing Children and Community the Natural Way
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“We all need nestedness throughout life.”
— Darcia Narvaez
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Drawing from her personal experiences, research, and insights, Darcia invites us to rethink relationship, reimagine kinship, and rediscover child-rearing through an ecological lens. We discuss her research on “the evolved nest” and how it can inspire more balanced, harmonious ways of living and growing together.
We explore the layers of nestedness...
E23 | Simon Yugler | Psychedelics, Myth, & Soul: Otherworldly Healing & Cultural Repair
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"Psychedelic literally means ‘soul-revealing,’ a necessary distinction that sets our compass squarely in the direction of this inner domain."
— Simon Yugler
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In this episode, Simon and I explore the evolving landscape of the so-called "psychedelic renaissance," delving into the soul-revealing potential of these powerful medicines and the importance of approaching them with respect, reverence, and an initiatory approach. We discuss the da...
E22 | Seth Kaufmann | Reclaiming the Multidimensional Self: Embodying Wholeness in a Fragmented World
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"I am a firm believer that we are all whole. Every single one of us is already whole."
— Seth Kaufmann
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We begin by discussing the concept of the “multidimensional self”. Seth contrasts our authentic, soulful essence with the “relative self,” the persona we construct through our names, personalities, roles, and experiences. In a world that often encourages us to seek fulfillmen...
E21 | Ganga Devi Braun | Realizing Regenerative Culture: The Dance of Entropy and Syntropy
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"Regeneration is about the dance of entropy and syntropy."
— Ganga Devi Braun
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Ganga invites us into a timely conversation about regeneration, resilience, and reconnecting with our deep selves. Reflecting on her childhood in hurricane-prone Florida, she shares how these natural disasters revealed the power of community solidarity and the human spirit's connective potential. Raised in an inter-spiritual ashram, Ganga developed a...
E20 | Seth Hughes | You Are From Here: Weaving Stories of Wild Belonging
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"I can create and weave stories around Belonging because I know the theme of 'lacking Belonging.'"
— Seth Hughes
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This episode is threaded with the theme of Belonging and its profound influence on Seth's life. He shares some of his journey of re-discovering his connection to the land, a revelation that underscores the painful depth of modern disconnection and diplacement. Se...
E19 | Manda Scott | Ghost-lines of Tomorrow: Echoes of Collapse and Seeds of Renewal
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"I believe that humanity does yearn to find that sense of purpose—Being, Becoming, Belonging—we need to be connected to something that feels utterly real and bigger. And I would suggest that is the Web of Life."
— Manda Scott
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We begin this conversation with Manda sharing her guiding narratives, emphasizing humanity's need to reconnect with the Web of Life. She di...
E18 | Joshua Wright | A Revolution of Spirit: Environmental Activism Rooted in Love and Land
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“Not turning away is the first step towards action.”
— Joshua Wright
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Joshua shares some of his journey as a young environmental activist, reflecting on how his early travels around the world ignited a deep passion for protecting the Earth. Along the way, he created Eden’s Last Chance, a film documenting his search for grounded solutions to the environmental polycrisis, featuring interviews with climate scientists and frontline activists.
In this conversation, Joshua and Tei...
E17 | Tim Matz | Embodied Reverie: Embracing Our Carnal Role in this Wild World
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"You start to live close to nature; you start to move toward your habitat. Then it becomes natural to live from the heart."
— Tim Matz
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In this carnal conversation, Tim shares his journey toward cultivating a heart-centred awareness in how he moves, lives, and loves. He reflects on how living close to the land and immersing himself in the wilderness have served as transformative initiatory processes, stripping away the noise and distractions of civilization to reveal a cl...
E16 | Dajé Alōh | Essence is Forever: Descent to Soul, Creative Emergence, & Visionary Liberation
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"The descent turns on the inner gaze; it turns on our seeing."
— Dajé Alōh
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We open this deeply reflective episode with Dajé sharing how her move to New Mexico and the powerful ‘desert medicine’ of the land have shaped her in recent years. Together, we explore the energies of both Coyote and Wolf, examining their contrasting influences and the interplay between masculine and feminine polarities. Dajé offers profound insights on reclaiming creative emergence and Vision in a culture o...
E15 | Iain McIntosh | From Dilapidation to Revelation: Journeying from Plato’s Cave to Pluto’s Cove
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“Stories never end; they just continue, evolve, and become something new.”
— Iain McIntosh
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In this thought-provoking episode, Iain invites us on a transformative journey from Plato’s Cave to Pluto’s Cove. Beginning by introducing a dream-inspired analogy of a dilapidated theme park, he questions the deeper significance of this ‘broken-down’ setting and its metaphorical implications for our collective experience at this time. Iain reflects on the evolving nature of stories and underscores the importance of asking, “What happens nex...
E14 | Vincent Stanzione | Stories of Soul & Sustenance: Exploring the Mythic Dreamscape of the Popol Wuj
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“Myth is a map of being.”
— Vincent Stanzione
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In this episode, we accompany Vincent as he traces his journey from childhood curiosity to his dedicated study of the ancient K’iche’ Maya text, the Popol Wuj. Vincent reveals the vital connections between place, language, myth, and culture, showing how Indigenous storytelling and wisdom is essential for reclaiming our humanity. We explore the rich mythic narratives of the Popol Wuj, gaining insights into the lives and landscapes of maize-grow...
E13 | Alena Natalia | Reviving Earth’s Lineage: Wandering, Belonging, & The Wild Feminine
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“We are all indigenous to Earth. We all belong to this lineage.”
— Alena Natalia
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In this grounding conversation, Alena guides us through some of her rich life experiences and insights, from her childhood in Soviet Moscow and summers in the wilds of Massachusetts to her travels across 75 countries seeking diverse teachers and teachings. Her early encounters with nature and an extraordinary experience at age 14 sparked her wandering quest for a deeper understanding of reality. Alena shares valuable insigh...
E12 | Eric Haas | Wisdom of the Ancients: Reconnecting with Primal Nature
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“Persistence hunting is the apex of human engagement with the natural world.”
— Eric Haas
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Join us as we explore Eric’s journey through self-discovery, fatherhood, and service. He shares how caring for his son deepened his self-awareness and challenged the idea of being a ‘strong independent individual.’ Eric recounts his transformative path from travel and wilderness experiences to studying psychology, eventually leading to his time in the Kalahari Desert learning persistence hunting with the San people. Eric emphasises t...
E11 | Oak Mountain | Presence and Truth: Honing the Art of Meaningful Communication
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“Presence is the portal to truth.”
— Oak Mountain
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This constructive conversation with Oak explores the transformative force of presence in communication and how it is a gateway to truth within ourselves and in our relationships. We navigate the subtle interplay between spoken words and unspoken gestures, alongside practical strategies for cultivating present moment awareness. Oak highlights how presence enhances focus, deepens intimacy, and fosters mutual understanding. Throughout the episode, we probe the nuances of compassionate communication and mindfu...
E10 | Katie Gray | From Me to We: Cultivating Collective Care Through Trauma Healing
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“We have been programmed, trained, and encouraged not to care because it is not logical. The answer is to go back into our hearts.”
— Katie Gray
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We begin this episode by reflecting on the belief that we "deserve to suffer" and its impact on our lives, leading us to explore the nature and pervasiveness of trauma. Our guest, Katie, introduces her trauma resolution and healing methodology, The Empowered Heart, and shares insights on courageously deepening our connection to the...
