In this episode we interview Dawn Gatward (@dawngatward IG) - Mystic, Astrologer & Writer to share her wisdom and insight into the new year and how to use your astrological chart as a guide to tapping into your souls purpose. 

She breaks down what your sun, moon and rising sign mean for your personality, how a star chart is categorized and how you can utilized your south and north nodes to see what you've mastered and what's calling you forth in this life. 

Angela share's a bit on her experience working with Dawn and Nichole asks some really great questions for those who are new to astrology. 

If you're curious about basic astrology and how it can assist you and how your chart can inspire your next steps in the coming year, your going to love this episode! 

The Power of Surrender & Trust: A Summer Recap.

• Tall Order of Trust - Angela discusses her experience of leaning into trust during times of uncertainty and travel.
• Angela shares her prayer for safe travels, the barriers, the lessons, and the renewed trust in herself, people and travel. 
• The understanding that being barricaded from travel was protective, in allowing for spending time with a loved one prior to them passing. A renewed trust in intuition. And a much needed return to the states at a lower cost and more intentional time and space with family and friends. 

• Healing Girl Summer - Nicole recounts the mindset shifts, powerful energetics, and connection to loved ones assisting in powerful healing of chronic physical symptoms. 
• The importance of letting go of a victim mindset and leaning into faith in God and in herself and her body's innate ability to heal and be well. 
• Summer was also about learning to grieve. Learning to witness her own grief, and learning to work through it via somatic practices. 
• Slow and steady, not pushing, and allowing ease.

***Biggest summer takeaway*** 

A beautiful reminder to trust that it’s all working out even when it seemingly is falling apart.  

In this very special episode in honor of Pride Month, Angela shares her experience of being bisexual and the common misconceptions she faces within this identity.

Bisexual by definition according to Websters dictionary is the quality or characteristic of being sexually attracted not exclusively to people of one particular gender.

Angela explains each persons experience of bisexuality is unique unto themselves and can fall under an umbrella of identities:

-Pansexual
-Fluid
-Queer
-Polysexual
-Omnisexual
-Homoflexible

She share several misconceptions of which she's personally experienced and how it's affected her life and how difficult and frustrating it can be to have to come out over and over again due to Bi-erasure.

This is  heart felt share through Angela's personal experience being bi and is no way a declaration of everyone's experience but rather insight into the many challenges bisexual people face.

Wishing everyone within the LGBTQA+ community as well as those still not ready or unable to come out a very happy Pride.

The more open and compassionate communication we have with one another the more we can come together.

Resources
https://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/bisexuality.pdf

In today's episode we are hoping to create not only mental health awareness but awareness for chronic illness and how each of these can impact one another. 


Nicole and Angela share their own personal experiences and ways in which they have navigated difficult times related to both physical and mental health challenges. 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
1-800-273-8255

Search for a therapist by insurance type, specialty, location, etc.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-mental-health-nimh

Today's episode focuses on cortex based interventions. What they are and why it's beneficial to use them. Neuroplasticity is discussed, along with the nervous system and how utilizing various approaches and interventions benefit us and our healing. 

Parts work is discussed as a way in which to utilize self talk and a top down approach. 

Forgiveness is also addressed today and radical acceptance.

Today's episode is a conversation on social media and it's uses, upsides, downsides, and all the in between. 

This episode is meant to be a conversation piece and not a one-sided debate as to whether social media impacts individuals in a positive or negative way. 

As we discuss in many of the episodes, it's important to be curious when deciding how we want to spend our time, resources, and energy. For those of us who consider ourselves to be highly sensitive people or empaths, sensory of any type can be overwhelming which is what inspired this episode today. 

Hopefully you are able to walk way with some good talking points and curiosity around how social media impacts you both positively and perhaps negatively as well.