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Alchemy of Heartache in Artistic Expression

Decem­ber 17, 2023
Episode 1
 john Cre­ativ­i­ty, Emo­tion­al Growth, Grief & Shaman­ism, Shaman­ic Heal­ings 31 min 0 Com­ments

In our lat­est episode, we talk with Kathy Glea­son from “As I Live and Grieve” about the rela­tion­ship between grief and cre­ativ­i­ty. We explore how his­tor­i­cal peri­ods, from the…

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Psychopomp bench

Exploring the Sacred Journey of Souls: Insights into Psychopomp, Shamanism, and Healing Grief

Decem­ber 18, 2023
Episode 2
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Psy­chopomp, Shaman­ic Heal­ings 34:29 0 Com­ments

Have you ever pon­dered the unseen jour­ney that souls may embark upon after death? Cather­ine Grey Hugh­es, a teacher and trau­mat­ic prac­ti­tion­er with pro­found insights into the sacred prac­tice…

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abstract image purple flowers and man

Shamanic Quest for Wholeness: Embracing Soul Retrieval and the Healing Power of Nature

Decem­ber 19, 2023
Episode 3
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Grief & Shaman­ism, Shaman­ic Heal­ings, Soul Work, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 34.47 MIN 1 Com­ment

Under­stand­ing Soul Loss and Recov­ery in Mod­ern Times Have you ever felt like a piece of you was miss­ing, spir­it­ed away by life’s trau­mas? Elaine Egidio, a sage in…

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Village woman

Celebrating Elder Women’s Wisdom in Our Modern World

Decem­ber 20, 2023
Episode 4
 john Ances­tral Insights & Wis­dom, Crone Wis­dom, Grief & Shaman­ism 32.09 MIN Com­ments Off on Cel­e­brat­ing Elder Women’s Wis­dom in Our Mod­ern World

When Mora File, a teacher and heal­er with a back­ground in shaman­ic prac­tices, joined us, she shared valu­able insights about the stages of wom­an­hood. She spoke about the tran­si­tion…

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Old growth forest

Healing Canopies: Stories from the Forest

Jan­u­ary 23, 2024
Episode 5
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Nature & Envi­ron­ment 35.20 Com­ments Off on Heal­ing Canopies: Sto­ries from the For­est

Per­son­al Reflec­tions and Insights on For­est Ther­a­py Walks Feel the puls­ing heart­beat of the earth and the whis­per of leaves as Bren­da Mar­tin, a for­est ther­a­py guide, leads us…

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Where Have The Men Gone?

Feb­ru­ary 24, 2024
Episode 6
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Soul Work 40.19 Min 0 Com­ments

Explor­ing Men’s Grief and Spir­i­tu­al Growth This com­pelling episode delves into the sel­­dom-dis­­­cussed realm of men’s grief and the cul­tur­al silence around their emo­tion­al expres­sions. Our guest, Carl Rabke,…

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Spiritual healing

Healing Harmony: Uniting Shamanic Spiritual Healing and Clinical Therapy for Trauma Recovery

March 5, 2024
Episode 7
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Shaman­ic Heal­ings, Soul Work 46 MIN 0 Com­ments

Over­com­ing Obsta­cles to Unite Spir­i­tu­al and Psy­cho­log­i­cal Approach­es for Deep Heal­ing Sub­scribe to our Light Through Shad­ows newslet­ter In this episode of our pod­cast, we delve into the trans­for­ma­tive…

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life after loss, building resilience

Life After Loss, Crafting a Narrative of Resilience

March 18, 2024
Episode 8
 john Cre­ativ­i­ty, Emo­tion­al Growth, Soul Work 37 MIN 0 Com­ments

Have you ever expe­ri­enced a moment that reshaped your exis­tence? Meet Ash­mee­ta Mad­hav, a paragon of resilience in the after­math of loss. She shares her trans­for­ma­tive jour­ney through grief…

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Nature's Embrace in Overcoming Grief and Loss

Nature’s Embrace in Overcoming Grief and Loss

April 10, 2024
Episode 9
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Nature & Envi­ron­ment, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 50 MIN 0 Com­ments

Grief usu­al­ly treads a soli­tary path but dis­cov­ers a sur­pris­ing ally in nature. We exam­ine the trans­for­ma­tive effect of the Black-Eyed Susan, a flower that reframes our trau­ma and…

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Melding Minds and Mysteries: Discover the Benefits of Integrating Psychology with Shamanic Healing

April 23, 2024
Episode 10
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Shaman­ic Heal­ings 41 MIN 0 Com­ments

Merg­ing Minds and Spir­its An insight­ful dia­logue between host, John Moir and his guest, Diane Puch­bauer dis­cussing the inte­gra­tion of psy­chol­o­gy, shaman­ism, and the pro­found impact of hors­es on…

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Discover the Sacred in Your City: Insights from a Manhattan Shaman

May 7, 2024
Episode 11
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Grief & Shaman­ism, Nature & Envi­ron­ment 39 MIN 0 Com­ments

In this enlight­en­ing episode, a native New York­er and urban shaman, shares his deeply per­son­al jour­ney into shaman­ism sparked by a sig­nif­i­cant loss in 1996. He recounts how a…

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Create a Spiritual Journey Beyond Traditional Beliefs

May 17, 2024
Episode 12
 john Soul Work, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 33.35 2 Com­ments

This episode is not just a nar­ra­tive of per­son­al redemp­tion but also a bea­con of hope for any­one seek­ing to over­come their own life’s chal­lenges through spir­i­tu­al­i­ty.

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Healing Narcissistic Wounds: Exploring Recovery

July 15, 2024
Episode 13
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Grief & Shaman­ism, Shaman­ic Heal­ings, The Urban Grief Shamans 22.23 0 Com­ments

Explore the com­plex­i­ties of Nar­cis­sis­tic Per­son­al­i­ty Dis­or­der (NPD) with Alex Solomon, who reveals that NPD is bet­ter under­stood as a trau­ma dis­or­der orig­i­nat­ing from adverse child­hood expe­ri­ences. Clin­i­cal­ly diag­nosed…

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Transforming PTSD into Compassionate Healing

Navigating Trauma: Journey from EMT to Chaplain

July 29, 2024
Episode 14
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 39.46 0 Com­ments

What hap­pens when a life marked by epilep­sy and emer­gency med­ical work col­lides with a spir­i­tu­al call­ing? This week, we wel­come Chris Wasko, a com­pas­sion­ate hos­pi­tal chap­lain and for­mer…

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Grief, Healing, and the Spirit Realm: A Shamanic Perspective

August 23, 2024
Episode 15
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 39:10 0 Com­ments

Have you ever won­dered what lies beyond the gold­en por­tal of light often described in near-death expe­ri­ences? Our guest offers an inti­mate account of their own near-death expe­ri­ence, which…

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Rediscovering Self Through Earth and Spirit

Octo­ber 16, 2024
Episode 16
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Nature & Envi­ron­ment, Soul Work 42.22 0 Com­ments

Bet­ti shares her jour­ney of reclaim­ing lost parts of her­self, over­com­ing deep despair, and dis­cov­er­ing the trans­for­ma­tive pow­er of shaman­ic heal­ing and com­mu­ni­ty rit­u­als.

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Gifts from the Herd

Jan­u­ary 21, 2025
Episode 17
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Nature & Envi­ron­ment, Soul Work, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 46.1 0 Com­ments

Ded­i­ca­tion:This episode is ded­i­cat­ed to all mil­i­tary mem­bers, vet­er­ans, first respon­ders, emer­gency room physi­cians, nurs­es, and hos­pi­tal secu­ri­ty teams. Your courage, resilience, and ser­vice are deeply hon­ored. In this…

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A Canine Companion, A Spiritual Light

Feb­ru­ary 23, 2025
Episode 18
 john Grief & Shaman­ism, Nature & Envi­ron­ment, Soul Work, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 38.24 0 Com­ments

In this episode, I sit with a remark­able guest who shares her trans­for­ma­tive jour­ney through trau­ma, heal­ing, and spir­i­tu­al awak­en­ing. Dis­cov­er how the love of her beloved dog, Gus,…

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A Woman’s Spiritual Awakening Through Loss

April 10, 2025
Episode 19
 john Emo­tion­al Growth, Soul Work, Spir­i­tu­al Insights 49.09 0 Com­ments

What hap­pens when the life you’ve metic­u­lous­ly built sud­den­ly feels like it belongs to some­one else? This is the ques­tion at the heart of our pro­found con­ver­sa­tion with Kel­ly…

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