To Hum is Human
Welcome! To Hum is Human is a podcast about tuning into your intuition to express your passionate purpose. New episodes are released on Fridays.I’m Donnabelle Casis, an artist, curator, and intuitive guide. Each episode, we explore what it means to listen deeply to that inner hum—the quiet knowing that connects us to who we really are.Through soulful conversations and personal reflections, we’ll uncover how intuition can transform how we live, create, and connect.If you’re ready to trust your inner voice and live with more clarity, meaning, and magic, you’re in the right place.Donn...
From Angels to Aging: Sophy Burnham on Living Fully
What if aging isn’t a decline, but an awakening?
In this luminous conversation, I sit down with Sophy Burnham, author of 17 books and a trailblazer in spiritual and creative inquiry. From A Book of Angels—the cultural phenomenon that reshaped how we talk about the unseen—to her recent work, The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old, Sophy invites us to rethink intuition, creativity, love, and what it truly means to live fully.
We explore how intuition guides us toward our passionate purpose, why creativity is a radical act of self-expression, and how th...
The Art of Action: Cultivating Confidence & Connection
What does it look like to take action in a way that’s embodied, intuitive, and true?
In this episode, I’m joined by Matt Shamey—Director of Strategic Planning at Strive, yoga teacher, runner, and community-focused leader—for a grounded conversation about movement as a pathway to confidence, resilience, and connection. Raised in western Massachusetts, where he now lives, Matt teaches power vinyasa yoga and spends his time running through woods and country roads with friends and teammates, using movement as a practice of presence and listening.
A Grinnell College graduate...
Trust, Intuition & the Call to Serve: A Conversation with Noelle Deane
In this episode, I sit down with Noelle Dean, owner of Connecting with Noelle. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist who followed an unexpected calling into intuitive mediumship. Our conversation explores the transformative power of intuition, the meaning of healing with honesty, and why integrity holds deep significance in spiritual work.
Noelle opens her heart as she shares her own story, including her experience with cancer, an initiation that reshaped her understanding of purpose, intuition, and the body’s quiet wisdom. We talk about navigating vulnerability—our own and others’—with care, the importan...
Illustrating Identity: Grace Lin on Culture, Purpose, and Imagination
What if the stories we read as children could help us truly see ourselves and others in a new light?
In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with Grace Lin, the award-winning author and illustrator behind Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, and so many other beloved works. Her accolades include a Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, the Children’s Literature Legacy Award, and recognition at the White House as a Champion of Change for her advocacy for div...
Food as Actionism: Seth Goldman on Changing Systems Bite by Bite
In this episode, we explore a powerful question: What if food could be more than just something we consume? What if it could become a tool for justice, a daily act of love, and a catalyst for systemic change?
If you’ve ever reached for Honest Tea, enjoyed PLNT Burger, or followed the rise of Beyond Meat, you’ve already encountered Seth Goldman’s vision. Seth is the Co-Founder of Honest Tea, Just Ice Tea, and PLNT Burger, Chair of the Board at Beyond Meat, and Chair of Miss...
Holistic Financial Planning - the Intersection of the Emotional and the Empirical
What if your money wasn’t just numbers on a screen, but a mirror of your values, your stories, and your dreams? In this new episode of To Hum is Human, I sit down with Lou Davis, Financial Planner & Advisor at Davis Financial Group, for a powerful conversation.
We explore the money stories we inherit from our families, culture, and lived experiences, and how those narratives shape the way we relate to abundance, security, and risk. Lou shares how combining data with deep empathy can actually soothe financial anxiety and bring real clarity, ma...
Roots and Rituals: Herbalism for the Modern Soul
In this episode, I speak with Shannon Mitchell of Shannon Mitchell Wellness, a folk herbalist, intuitive medium, writer, and contributing author of The Intuitive Entrepreneur: Deeper Connections for Soul-Driven Success with Deb DeCelle. 🌸
We explore the art of folk herbalism, the rhythm of seasonal living, and the sacred relationships we build with plants. Shannon shares her journey of listening to nature’s wisdom, how humor and writing can serve as medicine, and the importance of intuition in both healing and entrepreneurship.
✨ This episode is a reminder that healing isn’t far away. It’...
Resonant Pathways: Music, Healing, and Human Connection
In this episode, we dive into the healing frequencies woven between sound, curiosity, and connection. I’m joined by musician, educator, and sound therapist Lacey Lewis, whose journey began as a curious child entranced by vibration, and evolved into a transformative career supporting students at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Together, we explore what happens when we shift from simply hearing music to listening with our whole nervous system. Lacey opens up about working with vibration in nontraditional ways, using binaural beats to influence brainwave states, and how humming can soothe th...
The Doula’s Doorway: Life, Death, and the Ancestors Who Walk With Us
In this episode, we step into one of the most sacred thresholds of the human experience. I’m joined by birth and death doula, spiritual entrepreneur, Reiki Master Teacher, gifted psychic medium, and space-holder LéVonta White, also known as L.N. White of Lighthouse Effect, LLC, for a conversation that gently unpacks what it means to arrive, to depart, and to honor everything in between.
Together, we explore the mirrored energies of birth and death, the importance of ancestral veneration, and how emotional presence shapes the way we support families during transitions. LéV...
Holding Space for Story: The Art and Craft of Directing
What happens when directing becomes an act of deep listening—where structure meets intuition, and storytelling becomes a form of connection and healing?
In this episode, I speak with Daniel Elihu Kramer, an award-winning director, writer, filmmaker, and educator whose work bridges art, leadership, and community. Daniel served as Producing Artistic Director of Chester Theatre Company from 2015 to 2022, where he brought national recognition to this small theater on the edge of the Berkshires. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Daniel also leads as the Grace Jarcho Ro...
Murals with a Pulse: Listening to the Heart of a Community
What if a wall could do more than hold paint—what if it could hold a heartbeat?
In this new episode of 'To Hum is Human,' I sit down with Britt Ruhe, Executive Director of Commonwealth Murals, to discuss how public art serves as a vessel for connection, identity, and memory. Britt shares how her family legacy led her into community art and why empowering local voices is essential to truly transformative murals.
We explore what it means to create art with a community rather than for it, and how in...
Wild Women, Wise Hands: Crafting Healing Through Generations
What if healing was something we could craft with our own two hands, rooted in love, lineage, and intention?
From hand-wrapped sage to moonlit rituals, from herbal magic to heartfelt community, Mischa Roy, Owner & CEO of Spill The Tea Sis Apothecary in Northampton, MA has spent over 25 years weaving together healing, artistry, and connection. As a Level 3 Reiki Master Teacher, Master Tea Blender, and lifelong student of the metaphysical arts, she’s built a beloved gathering place that’s part apothecary, part community hub, and entirely magical.
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The Sky Inside Us: Seeing Without Eyes
We often think of seeing as something we do with our eyes. But what if vision is something we sense, remember, or feel?
In this episode, I have an expansive conversation about the vast terrain of inner sight, ancestral knowing, and the subtle language of spirit with Kazemaru.
Kazemaru is a psychic medium, spiritual navigator, and lifelong student of the unseen. Her path has taken her from early mystical experiences to immersive training in India, Japan, and Hawai‘i, where she studied meditation, Japanese healing arts, Ho‘oponopono, and the wisdom of revered elder...
Healing Out Loud: Publishing as a Path to Purpose
What if sharing your story could spark healing—not just for you, but for others too? ✨
In this episode, I sit down with Laura Di Franco, CEO of Brave Healer Productions, to talk about the power of healing out loud. Laura shares her own journey from physical therapy to publishing, and how she helps authors turn their personal experiences into books that create connection and transformation.
We explore what it really takes to be vulnerable on the page, the ripple effect of sharing your truth, and how telling your story can beco...
Where the Body Leads: Movement, Mastery & Inner Knowing
What if your most reliable intuition doesn’t speak in thoughts at all, but in movement, breath, and stance?
Intuition isn’t just in your head. It’s in your body. In this conversation with William “Bill” Tuman, 5th-degree black belt & head instructor at River Valley Taekwondo, we explore how disciplined movement becomes a doorway to inner guidance. Bill shares three decades of Jidokwan Taekwondo wisdom: how repetition builds real-time instinct, why calm is the strongest stance in conflict, and how mastery is less about domination and more about presence. From dojang practice to daily l...
Microbial Muse: Painting from the Quiet Intelligence of Nature
What if the smallest life forms—bacteria, roots, spores—could teach us how to listen, how to heal, how to create?
In this powerful episode, I speak with Caribbean American visual artist Malaika Ross, whose work bridges soil science, plant wisdom, and the sacred beauty of the Black female form. Raised on the island of St. Croix, Malaika grew up learning plant-based healing in her grandmother’s garden and later studied soil microbiology before turning to painting as a form of storytelling.
In 2023, following a breast cancer diagnosis, her practice transformed again—birthing The Visi...
Navigating Change: How Intuition Helps You Adapt
What happens when logic meets spirit—and your intuition points the way?
In this energizing episode, I sit down with Nicole Pope, a former Fortune 500 executive turned Akashic & shamanic evidential medium, to explore how intuition helps us navigate change—from career pivots and leadership calls to parenting intuitive children and healing old stories.
We discuss corporate systems versus soul systems, the Akashic Records as “Google for your soul,” why aligned choices feel calm (not loud), and shamanic tools for grounding, cord-cutting, and clearing blocks. Through it all, Nicole reminds us that intuition isn’t guesswor...
The Collective Hum: Art, Ancestry & Building Cultural Community
What happens when we listen not just to the world around us, but to the myths, memories, and sacred messes within?
In this moving episode, I sit down with Chicano/Indigenous poet, visual artist, and cultural organizer Jason Montgomery to explore how intuition weaves through his creative practice, community work, and personal healing. From co-founding the BIPOC-led 50 Arrow Gallery and Attack Bear Press to serving as Poet Laureate of Easthampton, Jason’s journey is one of reclamation, resistance, and radical belonging.
We talk about recovery, parenthood, punk spirituality, and the power of creating sp...
The Hum of Connection: Intuition and Relationships
What if your relationships could be guided by something deeper than logic? What if intuition was the quiet thread weaving connection, clarity, and healing?
In this soulful conversation, I sit down with the incredible Julie Speetjens—Reiki Master Teacher, psychic medium, spiritual mentor at Soaring Heart Energies, and creator of Soul Journey Sundays—to explore how tuning into your inner hum can transform the way you love, grieve, trust, and relate. We talk about how intuition shows up in our everyday relationships, what the unseen “energy” between people really means, and how we can begin to rebui...
The Currency of Connection: Philanthropy, Local Business & Meaningful Impact
What does it really mean to create value in a community? The kind that’s rooted in relationships, generosity, and care, not just the bottom line.
In this conversation, I sit down with Tara Brewster, Vice President of Business Development and Director of Philanthropy at Greenfield Savings Bank, a powerhouse fundraiser, small business advocate, and host of the Western Mass Business Show on WHMP.
We discuss aligning the heart with strategy, why local business and philanthropy are inseparable, and how authentic connection can spark meaningful impact across an entire region.
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From Complexity to Clarity: Tending the Body Through Intuition and Energy Work
What if pain isn’t just something to fix, but something to understand? What if the body, in all its complexity, is trying to speak to us through sensation, fatigue, and even injury?
In this illuminating conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Adam Brady, a physical therapist, bodyworker, and founder of Tend Bodyworks, to explore the powerful shift that occurs when we stop treating the body like a machine to be fixed and start listening to it as a wise guide.
We dive into Adam’s healing journey from a devastating wrestl...
The Inner Hum and Your Creativity
This week, I’m joined by a truly visionary guest who’s transforming how we think about conflict, creativity, and intuition. Gabrielle Hartley, Esq., is a pioneer in family law and innovative dispute resolution. She’s the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Better Parenting Plan, where she’s leading the development of Virtual Gabby—an AI-powered online mediator designed to help parents craft fair, affordable parenting plans with ease and compassion.
Driven by a bold vision for expanding access to justice, Gabrielle is harnessing technology to transform how families navigate separation...
Intuitive Leadership: Leading with Heart and Vision
What does it mean to lead not just from the head, but from the heart? To follow not only plans, but the pulse of something deeper, your intuition?
This week, I sit down with Executive Director Cassandra Holden, a visionary leader and culture weaver who is stewarding BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity — a sacred and historic arts space in Florence, Massachusetts — into its next chapter of justice, beauty, and collective transformation.
We explore what it means to truly listen to the soul of a place, to lead a community with radical care...
Living with Purpose: Intuition as Your Guide to a Meaningful Life
This week, I’m thrilled to welcome the powerhouse that is Deb Drummond in our latest episode.
Deb is a heart-forward entrepreneur, a mentor to thousands, and a trailblazer in the health and wellness world. She’s built seven international companies, launched the Mission Accepted movement and media platform, and continues to show up, stand up, and speak up for women stepping into their purpose.
In this episode, we talk about creativity, clarity, entrepreneurship, the role of intuition in decision-making, and the first small step you can take toward that dream you’ve been ho...
The Intuitive Mind: Using Your Gut Feelings to Navigate the World
Ever had a gut feeling you couldn’t ignore? A quiet nudge you followed, even when it didn’t make “logical” sense? This episode is all about trusting that inner compass we too often overlook.
Joining me is the dynamic Mark Guglielmo—artist, storyteller, and former rapper known as Vesuveo, who performed alongside Eminem and KRS-One. His path through hip-hop, visual art, and community work is fueled by a powerful inner compass: intuition.
In this episode, we explore how creativity and instinct collide, what it really means to trust your gut when the stakes are...
The Hum of Nature: Reconnecting with the Earth to Awaken Your Intuition
What if the Earth is speaking and your intuition is the way you understand its language?
In this grounding conversation, I sit down with intuitive life coach and psychic medium Michele Cutler of Walk the Path Within to explore how nature holds the keys to our inner knowing. We trace her journey from conservation biology to spiritual mentorship and reflect on how the natural world can guide us back to ourselves.
From honoring the rhythms of the seasons to embracing self-care as a spiritual practice, this episode is a gentle call...
The Sound of Purpose: Discovering Your True Path Through Your Inner Hum
What if sound isn’t something we listen to, but something we live inside?
In this immersive conversation, I sit down with composer and filmmaker Jake Meginsky to explore how intuition, deep listening, and embodied experience shape a creative life. We talk about the physicality of sound, the pressures and revelations of filmmaking, and the lasting impact of his mentorship with legendary percussionist Milford Graves.
Whether you’re a musician, dancer, or simply tuning into your own inner frequency, this episode is an invitation to trust what can’t always...
The Hum of Creativity: Finding Your Flow
What if creativity isn’t about striving, but listening?
In this expansive conversation, I sit down with artist and creative force Cicely Carew to explore the deep currents of intuition, presence, and emotional energy in the creative process. We talk about her powerful exhibition BeLOVEd at the Fuller Craft Museum, the healing role of soundscapes, and what it means to create from a place of rest, resonance, and remembrance.
Whether you’re an artist, seeker, or someone learning to trust your flow, this episode is a vibrant reminder that your...
Healing with Heart: A Vet’s Intuitive Approach to Animal Care
What if healing animals isn’t just science, but soul work?
In this heart-opening conversation, I sit down with Dr. Tim Budris—veterinarian, yogi, and deeply intuitive healer—to explore the unseen threads that connect us to our animal companions.
We talk about the power of empathy in veterinary care, how animals reflect our emotional states, and the vital role intuition plays in tending not just to symptoms, but to the full spectrum of well-being, both theirs and ours.
Whether you’re an animal lover, a healer, or someone learning to trust yo...
Tuning Into Your Body: Intuition Beyond the Mind
What if your body isn’t just something you live in, but something that lives through you?
In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Jennifer Polins, dancer, choreographer, educator, and founder of the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought. Together, we explore the quiet power of movement as a form of healing, creativity, inquiry, and intuition.
Jen shares how dance can be a space for transformation and truth-telling—one that invites us to listen through sensation, not just thought. From the choreography of daily life to the stillness between steps, th...
The Intuitive Classroom: Harnessing Insight to Shape Student-Centered and Real-World Learning
What if classrooms were built on intuition, curiosity, and trust?
In this episode, I sit down with Jeromie Whalen, a passionate educator at Northampton High School, reimagining what learning can be. We explore his unconventional path into teaching, the impact of technology in the classroom, and how intuitive, real-world learning empowers students to find and use their voices.
Jeromie shares his approach to creating engaging, student-driven experiences, such as the innovative The Transcript program, while offering honest insights into what it takes to build a safe, authentic, and collaborative learning space. From community e...
The Role of Intuition in Decision-Making
Featuring: Beth McElhiney, owner of the magical vintage shop Wonderland in Easthampton.
Step into a world where objects tell stories and intuition leads the way.
In this episode, I sit down with Beth to explore how she uses her inner wisdom to guide the curation of her vintage collection—from choosing pieces that "click" to sensing the energy they carry. We talk risk-taking, storytelling through objects, and the powerful pull between people and the pieces meant for them.
Whether you're a vintage lover, a creative entrepreneur, or someone cu...
The Hum of Creativity: Finding Your Flow
What does it mean to create from a place of deep inner alignment? How do we tap into that sacred space where healing and inspiration meet?
This week, I’m joined by Brett Bevell — renowned Reiki Master Teacher, poet, performance artist, and author of Energy Healing for Everyone, Reiki for Spiritual Healing, and many more. Brett is a leader in the field of digital energy healing, having first introduced the concept in his 2013 book New Reiki Software for Divine Living. Today, his innovative healing work continues to reach a global audience through the Soulvana App by <...
Intuition in Action: Stories of Inspired Impact
In this episode, I sit down with Monte Belmonte, a longtime Western Massachusetts radio host, producer, and community activist, to explore how intuition, creativity, and compassion fuel collective impact.
From Monte’s March to his Campout for Cancer Connection to his work at NEPM’s The Fabulous 413, Monte shows how following your inner call can uplift an entire community.
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The Sound of Purpose: How to Discover Your True Calling
What does purpose sound like?
Meet Michi Wiancko—an accomplished violinist and Juilliard graduate, an imaginative composer, devoted educator, and Artistic Director at the groundbreaking Antenna Cloud Farm. In this inspiring episode, Michi shares her journey from concerto debuts with the LA and NY Philharmonics to creating music for Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, among others. She shares how intuition, creativity, and community have shaped her evolving path—and why purpose isn’t someth...
Overcoming Doubt: Trusting Yourself in Times of Uncertainty
In this debut episode of To Hum is Human, I talk with legendary tennis player and coach Judy Dixon about overcoming doubt, trusting intuition, and staying grounded in high-pressure moments—on and off the court.
From Wimbledon to Title IX, Judy shares powerful insights on resilience, self-belief, and listening to your inner voice at any age.
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Introduction
Welcome to To Hum is Human—a podcast about tuning into your intuition and awakening your passionate purpose.
I’m Donnabelle Casis—artist, curator, and intuitive guide. Each week, we explore what it means to listen deeply to that inner hum—the quiet knowing that connects us to who we really are.
Through soulful conversations and personal reflections, we’ll uncover how intuition can transform the way we live, create, and connect.
If you’re ready to trust your inner voice and live with more clarity, meaning, and magic, y...
