In this episode, we sit down with Renee, the witch and coach behind Sagittarian Tarot and Coaching, for a deeply honest an empowering conversation about finding your inner power — and why it took turning 40 and moving to Scotland to unlock it.

Renee grew up in a small, isolated town in eastern Washington state, surrounded by Baptist churches and Mormon communities. Despite always feeling spiritually curious, she spent decades searching for belonging through traditional religion — first in a liberal Christian church, then the Baha'i Faith — before a chance encounter with a news podcast in Glasgow in 2018 changed everything. That episode, about the rise of modern witchcraft, planted a seed that would transform her life.

But Renee's journey wasn't a straight line. She navigated a painful divorce, the loss of her mother to brain cancer, depression, and losing her teaching job — all during her Saturn return. Rather than collapsing, she sold everything and moved to Taiwan, where she met her now-husband of nearly 15 years. Life then took them from Hawaii to Scotland, where Renee finally found her home — and her calling.

Renee is quick to challenge the Harry Potter image of witchcraft. For her, magic isn't about spells and cauldrons — it's about inner work. Meditation, journaling, shadow work, and learning to trust your own intuition are at the heart of her practice. She describes how witchcraft gave her the courage to stop settling for "fine," start her own business, and step fully into herself. We also explore the bigger picture: why women's power has been suppressed for centuries, from the witch trials right here in Scotland to the fact that women couldn't hold their own credit cards until just decades ago. Renee makes the case that empowering women to love themselves isn't selfish — it's how we build a more caring, connected society for everyone.

Whether you're curious about witchcraft or simply looking for permission to trust yourself more, this episode is for you.

Do you want to bring more empowering magical energy into your life? Grab Renee's free guide 78 Empowering Tarot Affirmations to help you learn how each card can make your life more awesome.

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What if the key to transforming your life had been available to you all along — and you just hadn't given yourself permission to access it?

Tarot Reader and Spiritual Coach Renee shares a deeply personal story: a time when her self-talk was relentlessly critical, when she'd convinced herself that a "fine" life was all she deserved. That changed when she stumbled across a podcast episode about the rise of modern witchcraft — and nothing has been the same since.

Renee opens up about how she went from self-described "logical, rational person" to a practicing witch, and the exact moment the seed was planted (spoiler: her husband saw it coming). She reflects on how witchcraft helped her recognise that she was the one keeping herself stuck, and why seeing it through the lens of authors, professors, and intellectuals was the gateway she needed. At the heart of it all is a simple but radical idea: the power of intention, energy, and deciding you deserve better.

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Do you want to bring more empowering magical energy into your life? Grab Renee's free guide 78 Empowering Tarot Affirmations to help you learn how each card can make your life more awesome.

Follow Renee: https://www.instagram.com/renee_awesomeon20/

Or contact: https://sagittariantarot.com/

Join the revolution of Scotland's Women, a podcast celebrating the voices and experiences of women from all across Scotland. Each episode features inspiring, honest and unfiltered conversations with women from all walks of life - sharing their journeys, challenges, triumphs and perspectives.

These are real stories of women shaping modern Scotland - leaders, creators, dreamers and change makers - offering insight, advice and inspiration to listeners everywhere. Whether you're looking for empowerment, wisdom, or simply a connection to authentic stories, this podcast reminds us that every woman has a voice!

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What does it really mean to turn pain into power? In this episode, you'll discover how to transform your deepest struggles into your greatest strength. Whether you're dealing with trauma, toxic relationships, body confidence issues, or simply feeling lost and unheard, Soma's story will show you that healing is not only possible but within your reach.

In this deeply moving episode, Soma shares her journey from arranged marriage at 19 to becoming an entrepreneur who helps women transform their pain into power. Through raw honesty, she discusses navigating eating disorders, isolation, depression, and ultimately finding the strength to escape with nothing but a black bag of clothes and her two young sons.

Soma opens up about the cultural pressures she faced as a South Asian woman in Scotland, the loneliness of not fitting in anywhere, and how motherhood ignited the rebel within her. She explains her unique approach to healing through somatics, emotional freedom therapy, and reconnecting with her ancestral wisdom through Ayurveda and the Vedas.

This conversation explores the difference between victimhood and survival stories, how unprocessed trauma manifests in the body, and finding freedom and identity after decades of people-pleasing. Soma works with women to alchemize their pain, whether it's anger, body confidence issues, sexual trauma, or toxic relationships, by helping them complete emotional cycles stored in the body and move through limiting beliefs. She teaches women to trust their gut, say no without guilt, and stop putting everyone else's needs before their own. Her mission is to show women they're not alone and that there's always a way out, always a solution, and always someone who understands.

Soma's message is clear: healing is possible, you're not alone, and every woman deserves to rise.

Connect with Soma:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacred.sasi111/

Email: @sacredholistics

Join the revolution of Scotland's Women, a podcast celebrating the voices and experiences of women from all across Scotland. Each episode features inspiring, honest and unfiltered conversations with women from all walks of life - sharing their journeys, challenges, triumphs and perspectives.

These are real stories of women shaping modern Scotland - leaders, creators, dreamers and change makers - offering insight, advice and inspiration to listeners everywhere. Whether you're looking for empowerment, wisdom, or simply a connection to authentic stories, this podcast reminds us that every woman has a voice!

Visit our website and get in touch: https://scotlandswomen.com/

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