On the 3rd of January, Trump launched military strikes on Venezuela and captured President Maduro and his wife in violation of the UN charter and Venezuela's sovereignty. I believe this vastly increased the chances of WW3. For the first time, I went to bed wondering in what state I would find the world when I woke up the next day?

Why? Because up to now, for all its faults, the USA was considered a European ally and a force to fight Putin's nefarious ambitions. And for the first time, the USA has stopped being an ally. It has joined the ranks of Russia and Israel in the belligerent and lawless states.

In truth the energy of WW3 has been building steadily since February 2022 since Russia invaded Ukraine. And the energy of war has actually dominated the world for a very long time, over the energy of Peace. There have been 285 armed conflicts since 1946.

The energy of war is one of the energy drains that can affect us at the moment and one that we will be clearing during my five day challenge starting on the 26th of January 2026. So sign up for the challenge to be part of the movement for Peace.

This episode, however is here to show you that there is something we can do. Not only that, we have reached a tipping point where the energy of Peace is actually stronger than the energy of war and I want to invite you to do what you can to be part of this incredible movement full of hope.

To hear Barbara answer my question of whether we have reached a tipping point that will take us from destruction to salvation, click here.

I have decided to dedicate the whole month of January to energy, mostly because, self-centeredly, the Norther Hemisphere is in a season where we all feel our energies at low levels but also due to running my brand new free five-day challenge on the 26th of January.

For those of you who don't live in the UK, and specifically in England, a movement called Operation Raise the Colours was created in August 2025 that encouraged its members to attach the England flag to poles across neighbourhoods but also paint red crosses across roundabouts and zebra crossings. This naturally led to anti-immigration protests in particular in front of refugee hotels as well as harassment of communities, businesses and minorities. Sadly, the main political parties of the UK are supporting this movement, including our Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The reason I am talking about this on the podcast, other than to highlight the issues around this movement, is that these flags are actually energy vortices purposefully meant to hit people from minority backgrounds or people of colours in the solar plexus and create fear. It's basically like an injection of fear and hatred energy. I explain how this is possible but also the three steps I have taken to reclaim my power around it in the hope that it can help you reclaim your own power from the flags, if this has affected you, but also to help people reclaim their power from similar situations.

I have talked about energy vortices before, in particular about the energy of the news and politics, in EP 115. I think in this episode I go more in depth on these are created through our own thoughts (or as it stands the hateful thoughts of the people who use the flags for project their hatred).

I take this opportunity to mention my new weekly energy readings which I post on a Sunday night at 6 pm UK time and that you can find on all my social media platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram, but also on YouTube.

In my free five-day challenge mentioned above, I will teach you how to remove the hooks or energetic cords in your own energy field, so don't forget to find out more about it and sign up with this link.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter can be a trying period in the year where our energy levels are low. They are low due to the lack of sunshine and subsequent drop in vitamin D, but also because there is a tendency to stay indoor. Nature shows us we need to slow down.

In that context, Christmas arrives and uses up a ton of our energy, not just from the Planet's point of view, but our personal reserves of energy. It is not surprising that we can finish the year completely drained. However, the biggest drain of all is the energy vampires in our lives that hide in plain sight, often times in our families or bigger circle of relatives.

The reason I am so excited to dedicate an episode to helping you getting your energy back is that Energy is the first pillar of my EPIC framework. And I am running a free five day challenge by the same name starting on the 26th of January that I am inviting you to sign up for with this link.

I have done episodes about energy vampires previously on the podcast so I am going to list them if you want to go back to them:

• EP 08: Ghosts, Energy Vampires and Graveyards
• EP 104: How to deal with Energy Vampires

I grew up surrounded by energy vampires, starting with my Mum and my Grandmother. I am a bit of an expert on the topic because of that. I wish I wasn't, but I am.

In this episode I explain why people turn into energy vampires and describe the main four types of vampires you can come across so you can spot them. And during my five day challenge I will teach you how to spot them but also how to remove what they use to drain you.

Please share this episode with anyone you know who might benefit from listening to it.

Barbara With has been with us in a previous episode where she talked about world peace. Click here to check it out.

She comes back this December 2025 to give us predictions for 2026 from the collective of spirit guides that she calls the Party.

First of all, I asked Barbara is her collective would give us a word for the year, and they said "Authenticity".

I also asked what would be the biggest change that happens in 2026. I don't want to spoil it so you will have to listen to the episode. We then explored month by month what to expect.

I asked her how it all started and she said it was when a British tabloid newspaper wanted her to channel Princess Diana in the 90s. She shares how the twelve guides that are in the Party came one by one, although they worked with her under the guise of angels for many years. She also shares how Hitler is one of the 12. I found that particularly interesting because something similar happened to me. For years, my guides were anonymous angels. And one day, one came to the forefront. Maybe I needed to be ready to hear their name. Barbara feels the same. Hearing the names of our guides can take our egos for a ride.

Barbara shares a message from Jesus after I asked what is the one thing he wished everybody knew about his message.

Last, I asked Barbara how we can best prepare for 2026.

She is offering her 1-hour reading at 40% off. Go to https://barbarawith.com/readings/ pick a 1-hour reading and use the coupon code READING40.

To buy Barbara''s books, click here.

We have a returning guest: Chantal Vanhagen, who came to the podcast in EP 24 to talk about toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing.

Chantal's Mum died earlier this year as did a very dear friend of hers and I thought having a discussion with her around how grief can be exacerbated around Christmas would be a good idea. The first Christmas (if you celebrate Christmas obviously - feel free to use any other family gatherings in your own tradition) after a loved one has died can be the hardest time because you cannot help remembering that last Christmas that person was with you.

Christmas can magnify feelings like no other celebration. If you are happy, then you are probably likely to feel happier as you are surrounded by loved ones, but if you are not, particularly if you are dealing with the messy process of grief, then it's going to be a challenge.

But it's not just for people who have lost loved ones, you could be grieving not having had children and insensitive relatives might rub it in your face. Or, like Bridget Jones, you could be single in your thirties and feel like the odd one.

Grief hit me unexpectedly this Christmas as I witnessed the staff of a restaurant decorating a Christmas tree and unprocessed grief around the fact that my ex-husband never allowed me to decorate our Christmas tree in the twenty years we were together, depriving me of the joy of doing that with our two children when they were little. The grief was real and I sat and journaled on it.

Whatever your reason for grieving, Chantal and I offer lived experience, share stories and tips on how to cope with it. We also give tips for people who know people who are grieving and who might not know how to best support them.

To find out more about Chantal, find her on Facebook at Soothing conversations with Chantal.

In today's episode, I want to share six ways you can be kinder to the planet this Christmas. As with everything, what matters is progress not perfection. This was emphasised to me as I felt like an imposter joining the Green party in October as I am not vegan, not even vegetarian and I drive my son to college every day. Sometimes we don't do anything because we are not doing it perfectly and we think it's not going to make any difference. That is not true. Every small thing we do can make a huge difference, especially if everyone did.

There are six areas where you can make changes that will be kinder to the planet over Christmas:

1. Christmas tree
2. Presents
3. Wrapping
4. Lights (electricity)
5. Cards
6. Food

I encourage you to listen to the podcast for inspiration over what can be easily done to massively reduce your carbon footprint over Christmas, which is, for the average UK person, twenty two times bigger. We are talking a footprint of 500 Kg of CO2e per person whereas it is only 22 Kg on a regular day. Christmas sadly increases our waste massively through packaging, unwanted gifts and food waste. A staggering 5 million meals are wasted over Christmas.

The title of this episode is also a nudge to the fact I joined the UK Green party in October so it will definitely be the Greenest Christmas Ever for me. It is not the first time I talk about politics on the podcast. I have done so already in EP 43 Should you be involved in politics as a spiritual seeker. The reason it's important for me to mention this on a spiritual podcast is that I feel angelic energy around the leader of the Green party, Jack Polanski. So if you live in the UK and have not had a chance to hear this man talk, I encourage you to watch this YouTube video to get stared. He has restored my faith in politicians which says a lot given I had been disengaged from politics for nearly 45 years.

I have done an episode before on Spirituality and Politics that I encourage you to watch.

At the end of the episode I shared my three newsletters:

1. My business newsletter is for anyone who is an entrepreneur or works in a managerial position in corporate or for experts. If you sign up for it, you will receive a link to join my free one card readings in zoom. The next one is on the 18th of December at 1:30 pm UK time. I also do a weekly energy reading that you can find on Youtube where I pull a card from my Healing Burnout with the Angels brand new oracle deck. You can sign up with this link.
2. My author newsletter is for anyone who wants to know when my next book is out, learn about the behind the scenes of an author but also get notified when podcast episodes are released. When you sign up, you receive a free ebook called the Simple way to ask the Universe for help. You can sign up with this link.
3. My brand new energy newsletter will see you receiving energy tips every week as well as the link to join my free five-day challenge in January called Get Your Energy Back. You can sign up with this link.

I was in London the weekend of the 22nd of November and I went to see the Christmas lights on Regent Street. This made me wonder if people believe that angels only come to visit around Christmas time. This episode is the result of that thought.

Is it a yes or a no? In the episode I answer that question in depth. The short answer is yes and no.

Yes the angels definitely visit us around Christmas because that is when we think of them the most. It is our thoughts that call angels in. As we talk about angels, sing about them and feature them on cards, wrapping paper, etc, they are going to draw closer. The same is true of dark entities, so there is your warning.

In the episode, I list the top five Christmas films that feature angels but also talk about the series called Supernatural because coincidently, a few days before I decided to do this episode, an angel appeared for the first time in the series.

I also mention how hard Christmas can be when we don't feel jolly and especially when we have lost a loved one the year leading up to Christmas. Sometimes it can be hard for many years. Grief doesn't have a set deadline.

I also answered no to the question because they are not around us only around Christmas and I invite you to think about them often.

Previous episodes that talk about angels:

EP 18: Can lawyers be angels in disguise?

EP 47: How to work with angels?

EP 78: Five obstacles between you and your angels

EP 93: Angel numbers

If you would like to work with me and the angels, why not book a discovery call to see what we can do for you.

In today's episode, my guest and I explore the connection between high performance sports and spirituality. I have to admit that I didn't quite see the link when we discussed having her on the podcast but now that the episode is done, there was so much gold in it.

Stephanie Kakris is a High Performance Coach with a background in sports psychology, coaching but she brings a unique angle to her practice by integrating spiritual practices to help athletes be in the present moment and detach their self worth from the win. Her work with clients has highlighted that the most successful athletes are able to detach from the outcome and focus purely on the joy and the pursuit of perfection in their game or event.

She also points out that the spiritual world does not focus enough on the body and the physical aspect of our experience, which is a mistake. Over coming our physical limitations by thriving to be the best athlete we can is a path of self mastery just as much as other spiritual pursuits.

It is not healthy to have so much emphasis on the mind only and to live in our heads and everyone can benefit from moving more.

But we also had a conversation about achievement, goals and the meaning of life. Some athletes make the mistake of thinking that they life will end if they don't win a race or an event. And this can actually trip them up on their pursuit of success. Stephanie teaches these individuals how to get in the flow state. The only sustainable state that can help us break through the limits of our minds and often bodies too.

Join us in a conversation that turned out to be fascinating where even spirit guides were discussed.

To find out more about Stephanie, check her website. You can also reach her through Facebook.