This week's show is with Tania Elfersy. Tania Elfersy is the author of The Wiser Woman's Guide to Perimenopause and Menopause. She is a transformative coach, speaker and blogger, specializing in natural approaches to midlife women's health.

Tania has spent years researching what causes and what can relieve symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause. She became free of her own physical and emotional symptoms through insight alone.

Tania set up The Wiser Woman project in 2015 to help women transform their experience of midlife change. Through her coaching, writing and teaching, Tania focuses on connecting women to the innate brilliance of their bodies, having seen that healing occurs with ease when we relax into the divine intelligence within.

In this conversation, Lian and Tania explored the topic of the powerful rite of passage provided by menopause and peri-menopause, what’s in the way of women embracing it in that way, and the changes that Tania’s witnessed in the UK in particular recently.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below or share in our fb group.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Tania shared the recent changes she’s seen in the UK in particular, in which menopause is being increasingly pathologised and medicated as the norm, this flies in the face of the latest research that many other countries are aligning with

• The changes the menopause brings are an important rite of passage that initiates women into the elderhood - their wise woman, we need these wise women in our communities

• I loved Tania’s Medusa story, all of us have archetypes that can guide and support our embodiment and expression of what’s true for us

Resources and stuff that we spoke about:

• Tania’s Website: https://www.thewiserwoman.com/

• Follow her in Social Media:

  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tania.elfersy/

  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/4TheWiserWoman

Thank you for listening!

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Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with Morgan O. Smith. Morgan O. Smith is a renowned meditation instructor and spiritual teacher, who experienced a life-altering spiritual awakening in 2008 that led him to establish Yinnergy Meditation.

This initiative focuses on deep brainwave entrainment to foster emotional, mental, and spiritual growth. Yinnergy has been embraced by various institutions, including non-profits, schools, and healthcare centers, particularly in marginalized communities. Morgan's upcoming book, Bodhi in the Brain, explores the connection between meditation and neuroscience.

Honored with numerous accolades for his dedication, Morgan has collaborated with institutions such as the Institute of Noetic Sciences and has presented at prestigious conferences like the 37th Annual ICR Conference. He has also been featured on podcasts, including "Guru Viking" with Steve James.

Before his spiritual journey, Morgan enjoyed a successful career as a comedy writer, stand-up comedian, and television personality, most notably co-hosting the award-winning show "Buzz." Sharing the stage with famous comedians and appearing in various television shows, indie films, and documentaries, Morgan's insights even inspired Arian Herbert's book, "The God Behind The God.”

In this conversation, we explored Morgan’s journey to non-dual awakening, his fascinating work with brainwave entrainment and psychedelics, and the work he now does with young people.

I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Morgan’s story shows how life will take us on the journey for us, with synchronicities and seemingly random opportunities, and past skills leading the way

• I found Morgan’s experiments with different psychedelics and brain entrainment absolutely fascinating - a melding of ancient and modern technologies

• Whether you resonate with the use of psychedelics or brainwave entrainment or not, perhaps this episode will open up more possibilities for you to heal and awaken.

Resources and stuff that we spoke about:

• Follow Morgan O. Smith in Social Media:

  • Facebook: Morgan O. Smith

  • Instagram: @morgano.smith

  • Twitter: @myyinnergy

  • YouTube Channel: The Luminious Mind of Mo

  • LinkedIn: Morgan O. Smith

  • Website: Yinnergy Meditation

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Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with Rhonda McCrimmon. Rhonda McCrimmon is a Celtic Seer and Shaman from Scotland focusing on creating shamanic pathways for those who have been disconnected from their animist lineage and heritage.

Through her various free social media communities, ShamanTalk podcast, Spiritual Momentum Membership, Apprenticeship Program, online workshops, healing circles, and website, she has created a safe, clear doorway for thousands of people to reconnect with their indigenous Celtic roots & find creative shamanic ways to restore a consciously connected spiritual life.

Walking a shamanic path for nearly a decade, and more recently as the Founder & CEO of The Centre for Shamanism, Rhonda has featured in The Guardian and on BBC Radio 4, Nicky Campbell’s BBC Radio 5 podcast ‘Different’ and BBC 1 Sunday Live discussing shamanism. She follows her calling with single-minded determination, making shamanic practices accessible for all within an ethical, loving spiritual tribe.

In this conversation, Rhonda and I explored shamanism for the modern world, we focused specifically on British or Celtic shamanism, and her fascinating work with the ancient technology of the Three Cauldrons.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below or share in our fb group.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• True shamanism is based in our connection with the land we’re living on, so for those of us in the UK - where we don’t have the intact lineage in the same way as other places, even though we might benefit from learning from shamanic teachers and wisdom keepers from other places, ultimately nothing can replace learning directly from the spirits of the British land.

• The Three Cauldron power centres are found in the Head, the Heart and the Gut, and map to findings in scientific research and other methodologies.

• The Lower cauldron in the gut represents your sense of self and safety, when we’re born it’s upright and full of your lifeforce energy to sustain you through your life - it needs a loving, securely attachment to retain its power growing from childhood to adulthood. A loss of its power can happen via childhood trauma and can show up in fear, depression, and anxiety. Ways to heal it are shamanic healing, EDMR, breathwork and somatic work.

• The Mid Cauldron in the heart represents emotional intelligence. Issues here show up in triggers and tantrums, healing this cauldron can come via talking therapy, boundary work and shadow work.

• The Upper Cauldron in the Head represents wisdom, creativity and the higher self. Issues here can show up with blocks in creativity, inspiration and spirituality, working with the cauldron can come via faith, sacrifice and offerings.

• It is important that we begin with the Lower Cauldron work (or return to do it) as it’s where the life force comes from that will sustain us through the work of the other cauldrons.

Resources and stuff that we spoke about:

• Connect with Rhonda at her website, centreforshamanism.com

• Follow Rhonda on social media:

  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecentreforshamanism

  • Instagram: @centreforshamanism

  • Tiktok: @centreforshamanism

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Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with William Apple. William Apple is a Psychological and Spiritual Mentor, as well as a Psychodynamic Coach.

The Foundation of his Work is rooted in Carl Jung’s Concept of “Individuation”, and takes a new approach towards fostering a conscious relationship with that Process by quantifying a Depth Psychological and Psychoanalytic approach to the Inner Child as a Precursor to Shadow Work. He is Certified in CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, and Polyvagal Theory, and his Inner Child Work is strongly influenced by Alice Miller, D.W. Winnicott, Jacque Lacan, Marion Woodman, Magda Gerber, Bell Hooks, and many others.

In this conversation, William and I explored, Phantasy vs Fantasy, what is meant by each, how to know which you’re engaging in, and how to work with them consciously.

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What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Phantasy means the spectres of the past are being projected onto the world, whereas Fantasy means what we generally think of the word - conscious engagement of imagining things (and being honest and accountable about that).

• Once this distinction between the two types is clear, it allows us to see more clearly how we show up in the world, not just to others but to ourselves.

• We rarely see others for who they are, we see them for who we phantasise them to be. Projections are the non-verbal hopes, dreams and expectations of what we hope that world will be like so we can feel safe. The hopes, dreams and expectations are coming from the spectres of the past - which are unmet needs from childhood which are now being projected out onto others and the world.

• The work of consciously working with our phantasies means being accountable for them, without shame, blame and guilt.

• Reclaiming and remembering how to consciously fantasise with our active imagination, particularly with our projections, can be so healing and also fun!

Resources and stuff that we spoke about:

• William’s Website: Aion Psychodynamic Coaching

Thank you for listening!

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Lian and Jonathan