Soul Salon with Ayandastood
A podcast hosted by Ayanda, known as @ayandastood on TikTok and IG, exploring paradigm shifts, consciousness expansion, decolonization, and the belief that love, community, interdependence, joy, rest, and creativity are our birthright. The show aims to help listeners find their way home and features advice segments via voicemail submissions.
Episodes
This ONE THING keeps you PUSHING LOVE AWAY — the fix will SHOCK you | Nonny Maphoka Mbathane
If you've carried the belief that something about you will never be chosen or belong — this Soul Session is a love letter to your return to radical self-love. Today, we sit down with the wonderful Educator, Full Spectrum Doula, and fellow Curious Human — Nonny Maphoka Mbathane. She has walked through the wilderness of childhood grief, loss, and displacement, and emerged as a living testament to th
Your GREATNESS is about to TRIGGER the collective. Here's how.
If you've ever held yourself back from fully expressing who you are, if you've worried about triggering others with your truth, or if you've dimmed your light to make those around you feel more comfortable — this Soul Session is a love letter to your courage and your divine purpose. Today, we dive deep into a liberating and tender truth of the creative and spiritual path: your greatness is going t
Your Dreams Can't Find You When You're HIDING
If you've ever held yourself back from sharing your gifts, if you've waited for the "perfect moment" to speak up, or if you've struggled with the tension between wanting to be seen and fearing judgment — this Soul Session is a love letter to your courage and your divine right to take up space. Today, we dive deep into a powerful truth of the creative journey: your dreams are allergic to you hiding
You're a BEACON for the Collective. It's time to RECLAIM what's yours.
If you've ever felt like a dream you once held so clearly in your heart had slipped away, if you've repressed a calling because conditioning told you it wasn't practical or possible, or if you've delayed claiming what your soul has always known is yours — this Soul Session is a love letter to your reclamation and your divine destiny. Today, we dive deep into the sacred act of returning to a long-h
Your Words Stick Like HONEY 🍯
If you've ever silenced yourself before speaking, edited your magic down to make it more palatable, or waited for the "perfect moment" to share what's stirring inside you — this Soul Session is an invitation to remember the sacred, undeniable weight your words actually carry. Today, we dive deep into the truth that your voice is not ordinary. Your words are sticky. They linger. They land. And the
i’m BEGGING you to be x100000 PROUDER of yourself.
If you've ever felt like you're not doing enough, if you've been so focused on what you haven't yet accomplished that you've forgotten to celebrate how far you've come, or if you've struggled to honor the invisible healing work you're doing while pursuing your dreams — this Soul Session is a love letter to your becoming and your arrival. Today, we dive deep into an invitation that feels like comin
You are the EXACT medicine the collective needs right now.
If you've ever doubted whether your voice matters, if you've held back from sharing your gifts because you feared judgment or felt like your message wasn't getting through, if you've struggled with the gap between the vision you hold and the response you're receiving — this Soul Session is a love letter to your courage and your divine purpose. Today, we dive deep into a tender truth: you are the m
102: your dreams are ALLERGIC to you hiding
If you've ever held yourself back from pursuing your dreams because you feared judgment, if you've waited for the "perfect moment" to share your gifts, or if you've struggled with the tension between wanting to be seen and fearing what others might think — this Soul Session is a love letter to your courage and your becoming. Today, we dive deep into one of the most tender and confronting truths of
She Was Terrified To Speak — Now The World Listens Ft. Thapi Semenya
If you've ever felt afraid to share your story, held back from using your voice, or struggled with the fear of being seen — especially while living with a chronic condition or mental health challenges — this Soul Session is a love letter to your courage and your right to take up space. Today, we sit down with the extraordinary Thapi Semenya, a South African Diabetes & Non-Communicable Diseases (NC
101: The World Needs Your Medicine — Not Your Perfection
If you've ever held yourself back from sharing your gifts because you didn't feel "ready," if you've waited for the perfect moment to start, or if you've struggled with the weight of perfectionism blocking your creative expression — this Soul Session is a love letter to your courage and your becoming. Today, we dive deep into one of the most tender truths of the creative journey: perfectionism blo
Weeping Becomes a River Ft. Siphokazi Jonas
If you've ever felt disconnected from your cultural roots, struggled with linguistic loss, or carried shame around not being "fluent enough" in your mother tongue — this Soul Session is a love letter to your becoming. Today, we sit down with the extraordinary poet Siphokazi Jonas — South African poet, playwright, producer, and author. author of the stunning book Weeping Becomes a River, for a prof
The Universe is PREPARING you.
If you've ever asked yourself, "Why is it taking so long?" — whether it's your dream relationship, your creative breakthrough, your financial freedom, your healing journey, or the manifestation of any vision you hold so clearly in your heart — this Soul Session is a love letter to your patience, your trust, and your becoming. Today, we explore one of the most tender and frustrating tensions of the
The #1 Block for Big Dreamers isn't What You Think.
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Your body is a PORTAL, not a PROJECT | Tamara Josephine
[RE-RELEASE] If you've ever felt disconnected from your body, treated it like a project to perfect rather than a portal to divine wisdom, or held shame around movement and self-expression (all due to oppressive systems, conditioning, and trauma) — this Soul Session is a love letter to your body's inherent magic. Dance freedom coach Tamara Josephine guides us through a profound exploration of the s
Your body wants to take up SPACE. Here's how.
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Your SOUL has a UNIQUE ESSENCE they don't want you to SEE.
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If you've ever found yourself caught in the painful trap of social comparison, measuring your worth against someone else's success, or feeling like you're falling short because society's definition
if you struggle with social comparison, watch this.
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If you've ever found yourself scrolling through social media feeling like everyone else is winning while you're falling behind, if comparison has ever stolen your joy, dimmed your light, or made yo
Your inner child LONGS to be SEEN.
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If you've ever felt like something within you is longing to be witnessed, held, and truly seen — this Soul Session is for you. Today, we dive deep into one of the most tender truths of the soul journey: your
The Courage to be Seen Ft. Sno Maphosa
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If you've ever held yourself back from sharing your gifts, dimmed your light to stay small, or struggled with the fear of being seen — this Soul Session is for you. In today's Soul Session, we sit down with t
You are TOO DELICIOUS to HIDE your gifts (and the world is HUNGRY)
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If you've ever held back from sharing your gifts, dimmed your light, or questioned whether your voice truly matters — this Soul Session is for you. In today's episode, we explore a powerful truth:
you are the MEDICINE we seek URGENTLY
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If you've ever doubted your voice, questioned your ideas, or felt unworthy of taking up space — this Soul Session is for you. In today's Soul Session, we explore a profound truth: you are the medicine that the collective is seeking. You are the healing we ne
88: be a sanctuary for your EFFORT (not EXCELLENCE) 🦋
✨ Join the FREE Soul Vision Portal on Jan 15 & let’s clarify and call in y(our) most aligned and abundant 2026 together.In today's Soul Session, we explore the importance of becoming a sanctuary for our efforts rather than solely our excellence. We discuss the importance of re-parenting yourself to become a loving, nurturing space for your sacred unfolding — not just the shiny result you are seeki
87: SOULGASMIC 2026
✨ Join the FREE Soul Vision Portal on Jan 15 & tap into the unique power of a LIVE energy gathering to plant potent seeds for the year ahead.When you follow what uniquely, deeply, and authentically lights you up most, you honor the intelligent design of your life force energy and what you are here to create, experience, and GIVE to the world. In today's Soul Session, we tap into the frequency of (
86: Dance your way to Freedom Ft. Tamara Josephine
Tap into the profound wisdom of your body in today's Soul Session. Today, we welcome special guest Tamara Josephine, a dance wellness teacher and celebrant, for an intimate and poetic exploration of dance, movement, and the soul. Tamara shares her wisdom on the deep connection between body and spirit, the importance of joy and vitality, and the power of allowing oneself to take up space. From the
85: From Pain to Purpose Ft. Virginie Audrey
♥️ Please note that this episode includes brief discussion of suicide from minute 12:10 until 15:18. Please do listen with care and we are sending so much love and healing to you, soul sibling ♥️👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my FREE Soulful Visibility Guide now and step into the visibility you KNOW you deserve ✨.Join us in this heart-opening Soul Session of The Soul Sal
84: discomfort is the portal
👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my FREE Soulful Visibility Guide now and step into the visibility you KNOW you deserve ✨: https://ayandastood.com/What discomfort are you avoiding in this exact moment? Learn how facing discomfort can lead to profound transformation and enable you to manifest your creative dreams and calling. Join us as we celebrate the courage to grow thro
83: creative fear as a womb — not a wall
🥳🎉 This was my FIRST YouTube LIVE 🥳🎉 I will be writing about this experience on my newsletter — learn about it when you sign up to get the Soulful Visibility Guide: https://ayandastood.com/Whether it's the fear of being seen, judged, criticized — the fear of starting, the fear of failing — we all carry immense fears that hold us back from being in our fullest power, purpose, and alignment. Today's
82: why is it taking so long?
In this Soul Session, we are in the void. We reflect on waiting for dreams and healing to materialize, and emphasize the importance of patience, divine timing, and embracing the uncertainty rooted in our ancestral resilience. Our discussion spans societal conditioning, colonial influences on our relationship with time, and the need to trust a larger cosmic rhythm. Ending with a message of uncondit
81: your visibility is destiny
😍🫂 If you are seeking a soul-led creative community to take aligned action on your creative dreams with, join SoulCraft now. Join before November 1 🎨💜 Hello, soul sibling! Welcome back to the Soul Salon 😍🥰🫂 In today's Soul Session, we confront the power of soulful visibility. By exploring the interconnectedness of individual and collective desires, we tap into the importance of being seen and sh
80: you are the perfect gift
Soul sibling, I have missed you! 🥰🥺 In today's Soul Session, we delve deep into the importance of recognizing, honoring, and sharing your unique gifts and divine contribution with the world in the way you feel most called. What if you are a thoughtfully crafted gift, specifically designed to resonate with all those who are destined to receive you? Social conditioning, oppression, and trauma cause
79: (un)conditional love
💥 You're ready to align your daily actions to your HIGHEST visions. But how? Join my LIVE workshop, the Dream to Reality Portal, NEXT WEEK, on Wed, July 2 — where I'll share my Rise Rooted System and invite each of us to take action LIVE TOGETHER on the call. Early Bird ends this Friday.In today's Soul Session, we dive into the concept of unconditional love and its spiritual and healing powers, on
78: 👁️ the power of y(our) vision
Hello, soul sibling! 😍🥰 In today's Soul Session, we delve into the profound power of vision and its role in manifesting possibilities and bridging the spiritual and material realms. Explore how visions attract the wisdom, support, and people necessary to bring them to life, and reflect on the ways YOU are a vision for others. We explore how imagination challenges existing systems, leaning on the w
77: cultivate y(our) gifts ✨
In today's Soul Session, we discuss the collectivist understanding of Soulful Visibility, and we tap into the vibration of who we, the collective, get to become through you being seen. You are a powerful alchemist, divinely held and supported. You have these gifts for a reason, and your desire to be lovingly witnessed is sacred. It's all unfolding for you and through you, soul sibling! 👉🏾 Your fea
76: aligned action creates magnetic attraction 🧲
Welcome, divine soul! In today's Soul Session, discover the profound concept of natural magnetism and refusing to dim your light or conform. Learn the importance of taking aligned actions that resonate with your highest possibilities and dreams, and how such actions magnetically attract the juiciest opportunities, people, and MAGIC into your life. By cultivating unconditional self-love and embraci
75: energetic partnership
Hello soul siblings! In today's Soul Session, we explore the concept of energetic partnership and divine co-creation. Learn how our interactions with life are shaped by the vibrations we feel we are worthy of experiencing. 👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get your FREE Soulful Visibility GuideTap into the importance of self-acceptance in evolving our frequency. Discover the
74: creative devotion ✨
In this Soul Session, we dive into the concept of devotion and how it contrasts with discipline. We explore how discipline has been weaponized against us and how shifting towards devotion can bring a sense of softness and nourishment. We discuss embodying values versus simply desiring them, and reflect on what we are truly devoted to in our lives. Join me for a heartfelt exploration of how devotio
73: choose connection over perfection 🥰
In today's Soul Session, we explore the profound power of choosing connection over perfection. We delve into how perfectionism can stifle not only our true expression but also our ability to connect with ourselves and others. Discover the significance of reaching out, embracing imperfections, and cultivating genuine connections through our (im)perfect creativity. Let's surrender perfectionism and
72: how to alchemize creative envy
Hello soul siblings! 🦋 Perfectionism tried to stop this from ever reaching you and very nearly succeeded! I recorded this many weeks ago and felt it wasn't good enough! AND HERE WE ARE! Loving reminder to share y(our) art in the name of radical generosity, acceptance, and the loving, magical ripple effects unfolding beyond your current understanding. I am sending all my love to you, soul sibling!
71: it's already happening ✨
Soul sibling, this is your loving reminder, that whatever you are calling in is not "going to happen" — it's ALL already happening, becoming, unfolding for and through you. Keep being, keep going, keep shining! ✨ This Soul Snack is here to give you an oomph of energy to take forth on your day as we co-create the worlds we wish to see! I hope you enjoy today's Soul Session, made with love! 🦋 👉🏾 You
70: you are an instrument of love 🎷
Hello divine soul! Today we affirm YOU as and each of us as instruments of love. What if: love wants to speak and express through you? To sing, dance, cook, feel, heal, and grow through you, through us?👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my FREE Soulful Visibility Guide now and step into the visibility you KNOW you deserve ✨: https://ayandastood.com/In today's Soul Session, w
69: fear of making 'mistakes'
The fear of making mistakes blocks our collective expression, by design. In today's Soul Session, we dive into deeply-rooted childhood fears of getting things wrong and how these stop us from what we are here to express and embody in this life.👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get your FREE Soulful Visibility GuideBy embracing the inevitability of making mistakes and reframing
68: this quote on fear changed me forever ✨
👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get my FREE Soulful Visibility Guide now and step into the visibility you KNOW you deserve ✨.We all let fear stop us from pursuing what feels true to us. In this energizing Soul Session, I share a quote that fundamentally changed how I think about fear forever.We delve deep into the power of recognizing and embracing our fears, and how this a
67: neutralizing the fear of judgment
👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back. Get myFREE Soulful Visibility Guide now.The fear of judgment can be punishing, and it holds many of us back from expressing our gifts and magic and truth. In today's Soul Session, we explore how neutralizing judgment can re-align you with your truth, power, and purpose. Learn to transcend the limitations imposed by others' opinions and step bol
66: create through fear 🐉
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This finds you ready to accept fear and radically enter Creator Mode — because the Dragon of fear guards the Treasure of y(our) dreams... 🐉
In today’s Soul Sessions we explore the profound connection between fear and destiny through an insightful reflection on a memorable episode
65: what you need to know as a visionary
Today, we explore the profound journey of the visionary — those who are a bridge to the next paradigm.
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This Soul Session delves deep into the importance of not just having a vision but the patience and perseverance to hold onto it for long periods of time.
It emphasizes the necessity of embracing both t
64: fear is a portal to your dreams 🪞
Today we are stepping through the PORTAL of transformation that is the Fear of Being Seen. You will connect with your manifestation/dream/desire — all for the purpose of collective healing and expansion. If you fear being seen, this Soul Session of the Soul Salon Podcast will help you alchemize fear into courageous action. Your vision sent you this, I hope you enjoy it!
This Soul Session aims to
63: you fear what you crave: to be seen. it's time.
Our journey on the fear of being seen continues! Today we discuss stepping out of your protective shell and embracing your fullest expression. Delve into "overcoming" fears of visibility, childhood wounds, and societal pressures that lead us to hide and dim our light — the same light that is our only hope for healing and transforming the world.
👉🏾 Your fear of being seen is DONE holding you back
62: channeled message from your dreams✨
Here is a gift for you, a channeled message from your dream in times of challenge or doubt, when action and vision are not aligned. Soul sibling, y(our) dream is dreaming of you. What you're calling in is calling you in!
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61: what if if gets to be easy? 🌻
You deserve the ease you’ve been unconsciously rejecting or denying as possible.
In this Soul Session, we explore how social conditioning often overshadows our natural gifts and the possibility of finding joy and ease in creation.
From childhood passions to adult aspirations, we discuss the importance of feeling worthy of ease and support in our daily lives and creative pursuits.
Join us in
60: mosaic mindset
Perfectionists, gather! In today's Soul Session (#60!!! 🥳) I share a mindset shift that can change the game for creating and unblocking your creative flow: the Mosaic Mindset.
Instead of placing all the pressure on your individual creations, the Mosaic Mindset invites you to zoom out and see your work as part of a larger, beautiful whole, allowing you to build up a beautiful archive of work, and
59: you're not behind, you're divine. ✨
It's December and many of us can feel BEHIND at this time of year. (At any time of year, actually! May this message find you at the most aligned time 🦋) We can feel like we haven't done enough and channel this feeling of unworthiness into all the things we hope to get done next year... but you deserve so much more radiant, radical love than that. If you feel behind in any way, consider this a love
58: the spiritual role of multi-passionates
Multi-passionates, gather! this soul session is all about the spiritual role of the multi-passionate... a love letter to my fellow multi-passionates. keep trusting that voice inside you, even when it makes sense to NO ONE (many times, including yourself!) i hope you enjoy this soul session, made with love!🌻🥰🤗
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57: fear of being seen, meet the Invitation Mindset
hello soul sibling! wherever you desire to be seen, there will be fear... online, on stages, in classrooms, hosting events, speaking up in meetings or calls... the fear of being seen is all over our human experience, because it is the fear of judgment, social rejection, isolation, humiliation... in today's soul session we continue our discussion on visibility blocks and a mindset shift to help you
56: you are a gift to be shared, not hidden. 💛
A quick, loving reminder of the power of y(our) voice, art, perspective! Divine & magical being, I hope you enjoy this soul snack!
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56: fear is a portal from ego to soul ✨
hello soul sibling! in today's Soul Session, i start off by sharing how nervous i felt recording it. we discuss how fear can be a portal from the ego to the soul, and why unconditional love can be a cozy home to return to when we feel stuck in perfectionism, fear, embarrassment, or self-doubt.
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55: you haven't missed the train, the train misses you.
precious being, if you feel it's TOO LATE this soul session was handmade for you.
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a reminder to never minimize what you are bringing and embodying and how we cannot wait to experience your magic on the train you feel too late to catch. shame and ageist timelines and a culture obsessed with doing t
54: manifest with the law of polarity.
My love, your dreams have sent you this message to remind you to surrender to the full experience of their pursuit. And since the collective is dreaming through you, we all ask this of you: to hold the polarity of your dreams.
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We do not get to experience the beauty of a dream without the challenges
53: love yourself enough to fail 🌻💛
babes, the IRONY of this soul session is my inner critic is telling me it is not good enough to share. that i should record it again (and the illusion is that I wouldn't find fault with that version, as well).
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so in SHARING this transmission i am also embodying it, which, I think, is rather deliciou
52: fear of being seen | 3 powerful shifts to support you.
in today's soul session, i share three powerful shifts to overcome the fear of being seen & the fear of judgement. we get into radically accepting the truth, integrating our own judgement, seeing beyond the Critic, and creating the world we wish to see. I introduce my method, Soulful Visibility, and share a personal story of a challenge I had making this episode...
I hope you enjoy today's soul s
51: multi-passionates: be confusing.
MULTI-PASSIONATES, ASSEMBLE! if you want to do a LOT of different things, but you fear confusing other people, this is your sign: BE CONFUSING! This is a continuation of a TikTok I posted. We are RECLAIMING the state of confusion from this colonially imagined, logic-obsessed world. are you coming?!
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50: fear of success, awe, & reclaiming our power.
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49: comparison is (not) the thief of joy
“comparison is the thief of joy” they say, a quote originally from Former US President Theodore Roosevelt (random!). but what does the idea that we just "shouldn't" compare ourselves to each other ignore, and in turn, normalize? find out in this soul session and learn:
How this idea can reproduce individualism
How we are made to glorify our own alienation
What another way of seeing comparison
48: Palestine & the words I'm reaching for — Part 2
Hi my loves, this is the second and final part of my mini-series uplifting the work of abolitionist scientist Dr Ayesha Khan who writes the most beautiful, informative, revolutionary Cosmic Anarchy Substack. If you haven't already, be sure to catch Part 1 on Spotify here and on Apple here. Again, I am reaching imperfectly — for Palestine, for you, for this work.
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47: Palestine & the words I’m reaching for — Part 1
hello soul siblings 🥰, I have MISSED YOU! 🫶🏾 as we bear witness to genocide and support and uplift the student and other protests in response, today I want to share and amplify the work of the WONDER-MAGIC-FUL Dr Ayesha Khan who writes the beautiful, informative, revolutionary Cosmic Anarchy Substack, which I am entirely obsessed with. I am sharing their work imperfectly, reaching for these words
46: you have these gifts for a reason 💛
If you are feeling unmotivated or uninspired, if you are stuck minimizing and hiding from your natural gifts, this episode is for YOU. You have these gifts for a REASON.
This episode will get you fired up, calling you back into your power and ACTIVATING you to be brave in the face of the fear we all experience as we face our goals and dreams. You are someone’s cheat code.
You are here to UNLOC
45: there'll always be more to say 🌻💛 | perfectionism & creativity
hi precious beings! if you're battling with perfectionism, this episode is for you. earth angel, consider this your permission slip to declare your unfinished work FINISHED because completion is a myth maybe?! find out... i love you all, thank you thank you for being here!
I hope you enjoy today’s soul session. stay tuned for more, and share it with a friend 💛
ADVICE COLUMN:
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44: the collective is dreaming through you.
if you dream of writing, there are people dreaming of reading you.
if you dream of singing, there are people dreaming of hearing you.
if you dream of being seen, there are people dreaming of seeing you.
if you dream of teaching, there are students dreaming of being taught by you.
your dreams are dreaming you back. even more: the collective is dreaming THROUGH YOU. Question for you: Who might be d
43: become the energy you crave (or envy)
today i bring you a bite size dose of ENERGY I recorded in December but felt wasn't "good enough" at the time. in honor of breaking up with perfectionism, i bring you this offering. let's call it a SOUL SNACK if you will.
topics include: envying someone's success, listening to yourself, embodying what you seek, and the energetic messages of the universe. i love you, sunshines & soul siblings!
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42: what if the opposite is true?
if you are a worst case scenario thinker/feeler/(anti-)dreamer, this soul session✨ is for you. let's unpack why it's time to let go of assuming the worst — not only in terms of what's possible, but also in our relationships and friendships.
in this soul session, i share examples of times when i assumed the worst and the exact opposite happened. i invite us to ask ourselves this question the NEXT
41: pro-mote your work
if you find it cringe or challenging to promote your own work, this soul session will SPEAK to you. today we completely REFRAME AND RECLAIM promotion, breaking it down to its roots and paradigm shifting our understanding. connected to nature and service. In this episode you will learn:
Why self-promotion feels so uncomfy
How we can reframe “pro-motion” by breaking it down
Why pro-motion is k
40: the fear of success
today's soul session is a spiritual perspective on why you fear your own success.
if you're like me, you are both drawn to and repelled by your dreams. they are at once enticing and terrifying. in today’s soul session we explore a paradoxical fear that many of us face whenever we confront our dreams and desires. but in the typical style of this podcast, we are going to unfold a deep and spiralli
39: the wisdom of feeling lost
in today’s episode we talk about the deep state of consciousness that being LOST entails, rather than the inferior state it represents in the western imagination. I frame this in terms of colonial consciousness which privileges "clarity, direction, Knowing, confidence" vs. the deeper truth of the universe, nature, and indigenous consciousness, which embrace chaos, magic, cyclical time, and humilit
38: how to overcome the fear of being CRINGE on social media
we are becoming FEAR ALCHEMISTS in 2024. hi darlings! in this episode I am giving a MasterClass on moving through and BEYOND the fear of being cringe/embarrassing/shameful online. this is a deep wound that many of us carry: fear of being cancelled, ridiculed, dragged, rejected, or criticized. it stops us from sharing ourselves, promoting our work, art, and services, and opening ourselves up to the
37: inviting ease and pleasure into the creative process
in this episode we are calling in ease, flow, pleasure, and love in the experience of creating, rather than as a reward. i talk about releasing the tension i've been carrying, the love i am feeling from all of YOU, the magical masterclass experience I had this Sunday with some of you, and end off with reflective questions that can assist us as we create with more pleasure and ease in 2024.
36: celebrate your soul’s garden, just as it is
in this episode we honor the garden of your soul AS IT IS rather than focusing on the seeds you will plant this year. we remember you’re whole as you are. you’re complete as you are. you're divine as you are.
i expand on this metaphor, inviting you to reflect on the different seeds, plants, flowers, trees, and beings within your soul’s garden and the role you play in that of other people. I also
35: awakening to possibility 🌻
today’s episode is all about embracing POSSIBILITY as an abundant energy that can unlock itself even further. possibility, and moving through the world with the openness, expansiveness and abundance mindset it invites us into, is a beautiful self-fulfilling prophecy. unfortunately, impossibility works the same way.
i discuss some of the ways the energy of possibility has affected my friendships, a
34: beauty as alienation from the self 👽
if toxic, eurocentric beauty standards won’t let you rest: this episode is for you. i made a tiktok (620K views) about this idea in June that people resonated with, and so I decided to make an episode about it. let’s unpack how Beauty is a form of alienation from ourselves — and from each other. i hope you enjoy this episode, made with love. 🤎
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33: 7 reasons why you're irreducible (Ask ChatGPT✨)
many of us feel plagued by a deep-seated unworthiness ingrained in us by society and culture. at a fundamental level, we are convinced there is a lot wrong with us. part of this suffering comes from a society that reduces us to the level of its own distorted and violent view of reality, rooted in colonial and capitalist imaginations.
in today's part 2 of our conversation on our infinite worth and
32: you are irreducible: why you are an infinite, interconnected, cosmic being and cannot be reduced to ANYTHING
we all face a deep unworthiness and are convinced there is something (or a lot) fundamentally wrong with us. this episode unpacks why you can’t be reduced to any one given aspect of your being or experience, or what society projects onto you and you in turn internalize as your own (eg, Beauty according to the colonial paradigm). you are infinite, complex, and multi-dimensional. you are love. you a
31: the paradox of being sensitive — part 1: creativity 📝🎥🎨🥹
if you’ve ever felt that the same sensitivity that makes you drawn to creative work also makes you TERRIFIED of starting, finishing or sharing yours — this episode is for you.
the irony of this episode is more than i can express to you — throughout this process i faced so much shame, fear and avoidance (particularly in the editing phase). i feel there’s so much more to say and so much i wish i ha
