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Threshold Moments is a podcast about people who follow their hearts to lead their most authentic lives. Along the way they cross over some thresholds in which it is clear that what once worked, no longer works. The next version is awaiting. The path is unknown, and safety structures fall away.

Once a week, you can expect to hear from incredible guests about the moments that forever changed them. They’ll share their messy middles, the things they can now laugh at in retrospect, the lessons they’ve learned along the way, and the freedom they’ve found by following the pull.

About Threshold Moments

You’ll hear about a variety of navigation tools:

No matter the tools, threshold moments tend to be ripe with heartbreak, excitement, fear, and possibility. Therefore this podcast is also about companionship, because being accompanied and witnessed on the way through can be the most essential layer of support our nervous system and psyches can receive during a time of uncertainty and reclamation.

I started this podcast because I deeply honor the full cycle of transformation, not just the sparkly ends. I think it’s inspiring. And, it lets us know we’re not alone on this journey home.

My hope is that you will feel that in your bones: You. Are. Not. Alone. You are in great company.

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Welcome, dear ones. Today I am resharing one of my favorite practices from 21 Days of Untapped Support — Right Distance.

Right distance is about transitioning from all-or-nothing thinking to nuanced choice. We can cultivate right distance in our relationships, our workplaces, our creative projects, and our online presence.

Join me as we explore—

  • How to release all-or-nothing thinking & play with the in-between
  • The relationship between right distance, right relationship & right timing
  • Examples of cultivating right distance with work, people & social media
  • How to find right distance when you end up in a misaligned position
  • “I wonder” prompts for new possibilities

And if you’d like more support in practicing right distance as you cultivate nervous system resilience, please join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can’t wait to support you in 2025.

 

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When we’re in a situation that feels bad, being able to find nuance and a sense of empowerment is so important.

But we also get to feel angry, we get to feel tired, we get to feel sad. And we get to forgive ourselves for not being the best parents or partners right now.

So this episode is an offering to you, dear listener. It’s an invitation to check in and prioritize a tiny moment of self-care.

And it’s a reminder that resourcing our nervous system can change how we relate to our kids, our communities, and everything going on in the world.

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This week on Threshold Moments we’re doing something a little different.

Instead of releasing a heartfelt interview with a brilliant, soul-centered guest, I’m sharing my own story and offering an introduction to the life-changing work of healing your nervous system.

For the first time, I’m speaking about how a painful back injury led me on a powerful healing journey toward doing so. much. less.

Eventually that guided me toward mind-body-spirit integration through yoga. And I built a very successful business… that I eventually dismantled as I moved through the sleepless portal of becoming a mother.

Now I’m excited to share my story and offer my first nervous system healing program.

I hope you’ll listen to this episode and stick around for our full fall series about nervous system resilience. Then join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can’t wait to support you in 2025.

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Happy Samhein, dear listeners! Today, I am excited to be re-sharing my conversation with Sarah Jenks.

Sarah is a parent, a partner, and a priestess. Last fall I invited her onto the podcast to talk about witches, autumnal traditions, how she discovered her unique path, and the importance of cultivating sacred feminine wisdom.

Join us in revisiting this heartfelt conversation about:

  • Sarah’s journey to her current work
  • How her marriage had to transform for her to be her true self
  • The history of the sacred feminine
  • Embracing the label of the witch
  • Samhein & Halloween traditions

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Welcome, dear listeners. Today I’m in conversation with seeress, shamanic practitioner, ceremonialist, writer, designer, and supporter of women in business, Kelly Rich.

Kelly is dedicated to helping people tap into their inner wisdom, own their intuition and do what they came here to do. She believes beauty is a portal to the divine and her love of holding healing spaces has drawn her to creating an online school, over a dozen retreats, hundreds of events and facilitating thousands of Soul Readings for clients all over the world.

Together we feel into the possibility of what it would be like to tune into our sensitivities and use them as superpowers. We also unpack how some coping mechanisms can be lifesaving until they’re not, and what happens when we strip them away.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • The threshold moment in Kelly’s childhood that taught her how to numb her emotions
  • What it felt like for Kelly to go through a shamanic death and to awaken to her true self
  • Why owning your intuition is not a pass for avoiding discomfort
  • The difference between knowledge and experience
  • A message for anyone looking to live in their purpose

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Welcome, dear listeners. Today on the show I’m joined by healer, ceremony facilitator, and retreat leader, Lola L’Amour.

Lola creates spaces where humans come home to themselves to reactivate their wild aliveness, reclaim their belonging, and touch into something both ordinary and extraordinary.

In this conversation, we unpack the threshold of an inconvenient “no” that pushed Lola into a drastically different life path by stripping away her identity. We also talk about the threshold from creation to destruction that often shows up in a woman’s journey through mid-life.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • What it means to take ownership of what truly nourishes us
  • The myth of “alignment” and how it can be a trap that we build for ourselves
  • How rock bottom moments teach us both who we are and who we are not
  • Why our pain doesn’t always need to be turned into medicine, even as healers
  • The liberating choice of relinquishing the desire to monetize all parts of our lives

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Welcome to Threshold Moments, dear listeners. Today I’m welcoming mother of three, mentor, speaker, and profound community guide, Therese Jornlin.

Therese has been on the spiritual path since the age of fourteen when a traumatic event entered her life and opened her up to what is beyond ordinary living.

In this conversation, we explore Therese’s many thresholds in finding her heart, her voice, her truth, and her power. Therese also guides us through why death is not an ending but a great teacher that creates the compost for the life we are meant to live.

This is an episode that you’ll want to listen to more than once. Tune in to learn more about:

  • Embracing death as a natural part of life’s continuous cycle
  • What it means to reclaim the wisdom of the female body
  • The importance of supportive circles, particularly the empowering energy generated by women gathering
  • Why communal grieving is a necessity for deeper healing
  • Creating safe spaces for women’s personal development

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Welcome to Threshold Moments. Today I’m in conversation with musician, guide, and documentary filmmaker, East Forest. Since 2008, he has used music to guide listeners through modern journeys of deep introspection.

Together we discuss his new film Music for Mushrooms, an 82-minute narrative feature film that’s an ode to the transformative potential of art and introspection in a world that is aching for healing and connection.

Listen to hear us explore:

  • Holding the duality of the mundane and the profound
  • Treating “life as our curriculum” and how that perspective transforms resistance
  • The ways that music can be a language of the psychedelic space
  • How the “engine of forgetting” allows us to remember all of who we are

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Welcome back to Threshold Moments. Today I’m sharing an inspiring conversation with father of two and founder of We Society, Kareem Manuel.

Kareem is the host of the We. Are the Ones Podcast in which he talks to thought leaders, influencers, political leaders, and culture makers to find out what sparked them to bring people together around a common goal or agenda.

Together we talk about the many thresholds of change that Kareem has purposefully initiated in his life and how he came to the philosophy that we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We also unpack how Kareem’s upbringing in purity culture was something he needed to overcome in order to become a conscious father.

Tune in to hear us explore:

  • The out-of-body experience that catalyzed Kareem’s desire for self-change
  • Why it’s important to honor the clarity of “not this”
  • What it looked and felt like for Kareem to change the pattern from familiar to optimal
  • Kareem’s “Courage Jacket” and how it transformed his relationship with anxiety
  • How parenting more consciously has been a spiritual awakening for Kareem and his children

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Welcome to Threshold Moments. Today I’m excited to be back in conversation with somatic relational psychotherapist and author of Healing the Wounds of Childhood and Culture, Dr. Don St. John.

I first spoke with Dr. Don St. John in episode 68 where we discussed healing trauma, breaking patterns, and the many thresholds of Don’s 82 years of life.

This week we’re reconnecting to dive deeper into the chapter of his book that centers on the heart and how to tend to our hearts as we move through thresholds in our lives.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • The intelligence of the heart and the blood it pumps through our bodies
  • Ways we can connect more deeply to our hearts on a day-to-day basis
  • How the state of our heart impacts those around us
  • Everyday practices we can put into place to feel more connected with our hearts

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Welcome, dear listeners. This week on Threshold Moments, we’re welcoming entrepreneur, keynote speaker, feminist, coach, and author, Andrea Isabelle Lucas.

Andrea is devoted to helping women stand up for themselves and take radical responsibility for their own happiness. Her gift is knowing how to take the next best step, one step at a time. Today, she shares that gift with us.

Together we talk about how surviving domestic violence was the catalyst for Andrea for taking full ownership over her life and choices. We also discuss about micro-moments and why it’s key to honor even the smallest step forward.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • What it means to “own your life”
  • The importance of honoring what your nervous system can handle when setting goals
  • Why taking baby steps is an essential practice for making meaningful change
  • Embodied experiences and why it takes your whole system to achieve transformation
  • What it means to leave a legacy

 

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Welcome, dear listeners. Today I’m welcoming the visionary, deep-hearted, Nisha Moodley.

Nisha is an integrative leadership coach, the founder of Global Sisterhood Day, and a mother. As a mixed race woman with a background in health and executive coaching, intergenerational and energy healing and community building, Nisha has a unique understanding of the ecology of leadership and the ability to catalyze deepen growth for her clients.

In this conversation, we explore how in her years of holding councils for woman, Nisha has learned to celebrate difference and transmute conflict.

We also dive into the misconception that a woman’s mid-life is where she should begin to slow down and “be quiet” — and we explore what we have the power to do instead.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • How to cultivate safe spaces that aren’t conflict-avoidant
  • The meaning of “Eros” and how it relates to how we experience our lives
  • Why it’s essential that we honor the ripeness in a woman’s mid-life
  • Trusting our inner voices even if what they’re saying is unexpected
  • The power of widening our field of support to our environment and ancestors

If you enjoy this episode, I invite you to explore Nisha’s new course, Ripe: Awakening the Wise, Erotic Power of Midlife, which she’s co-teaching with our last guest Ginny Muir this September.

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