If you’ve ever felt like your body turned against you somewhere in your 40s or 50s and no one had real answers... this episode is for you.

I sat down with Dr. Shivani Gupta, PhD, Ayurvedic practitioner, founder of Fusionary Formulas, and author of The Inflammation Code (Hay House) for one of the most illuminating conversations we have had on Fire and Soul. We went deep on what is really happening in midlife, why inflammation is the root of so much of what we are experiencing, and how a 5,000 year old system of wisdom is giving us answers that modern medicine is just now catching up to.

Dr. Shivani grew up in Houston, spent her childhood sick and cycling through antibiotics, and eventually made her way to Ayurvedic healing centers across India in search of answers. What she found changed everything, and now she has dedicated her life to bringing that wisdom to the West in a way that is accessible, practical, and deeply grounding.

This conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

In this episode we cover:

What inflammation actually is (acute vs. chronic) and why most of us are walking around with a low grade forest fire burning underneath the surface

The term Dr. Shivani coined that stopped me in my tracks: mental inflammation, and why no amount of green juice will save you if you are not addressing this piece first

The three Elemental Design types from Ayurveda (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) and how knowing yours changes everything from what you eat to how you exercise to why hot yoga might actually be working against you

Why Pitta women in menopause need to stop choosing the hottest, hardest, most intense option and what cooling actually looks like in practice

The gut microbiome and why the antibiotics so many of us took as kids may have set the stage for what we are experiencing now in midlife

How circadian rhythm, copper tongue scraping, super spices, and a simple cup of tea can become the foundation of a sustainable reset

The 14 day Inflammation Reset inside the book and where to start for free if you are not ready to dive in all the way

How Human Design, Gene Keys, Vedic astrology, and Ayurveda can layer together into a dashboard of self understanding unlike anything else available to us right now

And the reminder that moved me most: we are sovereign in our health. We have always had more power than we were told.

If this episode finds you in the thick of it, know this: what you are experiencing is real. It has a name. It has roots. And there is a path through it that does not require you to suffer in silence or white knuckle your way to the other side.

This is exactly the kind of conversation Fire and Soul exists for.

Resources Mentioned:

The Inflammation Code by Dr. Shivani Gupta >> drshivani.com

Elemental Design Quiz (discover your Ayurvedic constitution) >> drshivani.com

Free 7 Day Inflammation Detox >> 7dayinflammationdetox.com

Get Quiet by Elaine Glass (Hay House) >> https://elaineglass.com/book

Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta:

Website >> drshivani.com

Instagram >> https://www.instagram.com/dr.shivanigupta

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With so much love,

Michelle

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There's a version of this conversation happening everywhere right now. Most of it feels inflated. Or incomplete. This one isn't.

Eight years of Fire and Soul. This is the first time I've opened this door.

I brought on Tiffany Hurd of Golden Rule. She's spent over a decade inside this work. The way she speaks about these medicines stopped me the moment I heard her.

This conversation has lived behind closed doors for a long time. Private conversations. Personal experiences. Careful discernment around what gets shared.

Because this space requires that level of care.

It's nuanced. It's powerful. It's subtle. And it's often misunderstood.

We go into what these medicines actually are. How people are really using them. Where things get blurry. Where things get irresponsible. And what it looks like to approach this work with discernment.

What microdosing actually is beyond the surface conversation. The difference between medicines people tend to group together. Why dosing, rhythm, and intention shape the entire experience. Where the line gets crossed without people realizing it. What happens when this work is rushed. And what begins to open when it's approached with respect.

No performance. Just grounded truth. Real experience. Clear language.

If this is something you've been drawn toward, questioning, or exploring...

Listen in.

And if you’re ready to explore these medicines with more clarity and support, you can learn more about Tiffany’s work and Golden Rule here.

Show Resources

Connect with Michelle

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/michellesorro/

Sacred Space Stewardship is Open: https://www.sacredspacestewardship.com/

Website: https://www.michelle-sorro.com/

Connect with Golden Rule

Explore Golden Rule

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/goldenrulemushrooms/

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/goldenrulemicrodose/

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What if money isn't something to chase, control, or fear, but a mirror of how deeply you're willing to remember who you are?

This conversation with Elizabeth Ralph is one I will return to again and again.

Elizabeth is the founder of The Spiritual Investor, host of The Spiritual Investor Podcast, and the guide behind a rapidly growing global movement that is reframing wealth, investing, and financial freedom through a lens most people were never taught: energy, consciousness, and self-expression.

But this episode goes far beyond money.

What unfolded here felt like a transmission about sacred remembrance.

We explore what happens when you stop treating money as something separate from love, truth, or spiritual growth, and instead recognize it as an energetic reflection of your identity, your standards, and your willingness to choose the life that is calling you forward.

If you've ever felt the tension between the spiritual path and the material world... If you've wondered how wealth and awakening actually coexist... Or if you're standing on the edge of a bigger life and can hear the old fears whispering...

this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

I first discovered Elizabeth through the brilliant Luke Storey's podcast, The Life Stylist, and I remember listening to their conversation three times in two days because no one was talking about money like this.

Her perspective is precise, embodied, and deeply liberating.

And in this episode, we go even deeper.

We talk about the moment Elizabeth chose to redefine freedom on her own terms. Why certainty, not strategy, is the real foundation of wealth. How effortless action emerges when your identity expands. Why spiritual people often unconsciously block money. And why the deepest work may simply be learning to drop the past in real time.

Something Elizabeth shared that I am still sitting with:

The version of you three months from now who is already living in the expanded place believes in it just as much as you believe in your current reality.

There is no more evidence for one than the other. There never was.

Which means the only thing that changes everything is what you choose to believe right now.

At the heart of it all is something deceptively simple.

Money is not separate from love.

And when you begin to live from that truth, everything changes.

In this episode, we explore

• Elizabeth's radical definition of money and why she sees money as love
• The kangaroo on a beach in Australia that sparked the question that changed her life
• Why certainty is the real currency behind wealth creation
• How identity expansion naturally changes the way money flows into your life
• The difference between efficiency and true effortless action
• Why spiritual people often unconsciously block money while doing everything "right"
• How investing can become an act of empowerment rather than fear
• The energetic shift that happens when you choose first and let reality catch up
• Why being seen and truly seeing others may be the real source of abundance
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Resources + Links

Explore Elizabeth's work and learn more about The Spiritual Investor Mastermind: https://thespiritualinvestor.com

Listen to The Spiritual Investor Podcast: https://thespiritualinvestor.com/podcast

Listen to the episode that first introduced me to Elizabeth on The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey: The Spiritual Investor Episode →https://www.lukestorey.com/lifestylistpodcast/619

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