What does it mean to be human? To navigate a Soul? To learn to heal from Life & its experiences? How can we come to be fully present in our bodies and trust ourselves and our paths? These are question that my guest this week, Kyla Gagnon, is deeply acquainted with. She is a strong advocate for Feminine empowerment and inner strength combined with peace. She wants women to speak all the way up about anything +
everything & to know what safety in their body feels like, safety in partnership feels like and safety in FULLY living feels like. Kyla aims to inspire women to disengage from mediocre and step into their wildness.

On this Guest episode Kyla tells us about her journey work as a trauma release breathwork facilitator and empowerment coach for women.
We discuss her mission to help 1,000,000 women reclaim their power and amplify their lives and how we can all be apart of this mission. She shares about how After a 15 year career as a fitness coach, competitor, model and writer, yoga instructor and retreat leader SOMETHING ws
missing. There was a DEPTH I was craving, and fitness felt limiting and superficial. I found Breathwork in 2019 and everything changed for me , literally overnight. The depth I was seeking was within ME and it took a breathwork journey to open this up for me. I burnt my business to the ground and dove head first into somatics, trauma training and breathwork. Now 6 years later I am HOME, and get to support others in finding this magic within them everyday.

BIO:

Kyla Gagnon is a somatic Breathwork facilitator and embodiment and empowerment coach for women. She is also a retreat host, and the host of Reclaimed, the podcast. A podcast dedicated to supporting women in reclaiming their power. Kyla's work is rooted in trauma informed nervous system regulation and emotional regulation through a somatic lens (body based vs mind based).

She is the founder of Breathe With Kyla, a somatics and BREATHWORK membership for women, and School Of Breath Medicine a breathwork and somatics teacher training program. After 16 years in the fitness industry, it became crystal clear that there had to be something more, something deeper and it’s been through conscious connected Breathwork that she has found this depth both within herself and within her clients. It was an immediate and intuitive knowing that this was the direction to take, and after one session she began the process of closing her business of 16 years and stepping fully into somatics and Breathwork.

LINKS:

Breathe With Kyla Masterclass Membership. ( use code PODCAST) for 15% off

School Of Breath Medicine January 2026

I'm back again with another NEW solo episode and I plan to keep them coming! Today I want to share a little more about the grief & loss experience, some insights into Virgo season, a head up for the approaching Eclipse season, and some thoughts on letting things kill you. Yes. To welcome experiences that lead to an internal death; death meaning ending, transformation, passing over into a new experience. That what you feel almost killed you may have actually just killed the part of you that would tolerate the experience that hurt you. And isn't that a gift?

I hope this episode offers some guidance and helpful insight! If you have any requests for topics of future episodes please reach out and let me know!

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whoknewhealing.com
IG: @who_knew_healing

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Every single Woman in this World deserves to feel beautiful. Because they are, truly! Yet so often we question whether we really can be sensual, sexy, attractive, stunning, a bombshell! Which is important to know because confidence comes from knowing your OWN unique gifts and inner Goddess. That's where Boudair can help! Boudoir is a sensual photoshoot for the everyday woman. It will leave you feeling confident and beautiful so you can celebrate your body, relationships, and life! Getting to feel confident and look gorgeous, what could be better?

My guest this week is the Queen of Boudair, Liz Hansen. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Liz began her own boudair photography studio in 2018 and hasn't looked back since. Liz shares about her journey to boudair and how a boudoir photoshoot can help to build self assurance. Together we discuss why nude activities (in the right context) can help women find power & freedom and we have way too much fun talking about all things body embrace & acceptance, the gifts that keep on giving, and owning the heck out of YOUR unique sexiness. Liz shares her love for boudair & how beautiful portraits empower women to gain confidence and recognize their own beauty. She has been a professional photographer since 2011 and truly believes that boudoir is for everyone, regardless of age, size or shape.

Bio:

Liz Hansen is the owner and photographer at Chicago Boudoir Photography, a boutique studio that empowers women to feel confident in their bodies, relationships and lives. Liz opened her commercial studio in 2018 and has since photographed more than 2,000 women. She has been featured on the TEDx stage, on National Public Radio and with the Association of International Boudoir Photographers. Liz holds a BA in Art and an MA in Education. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two teenage daughters.

Website:

https://chicago-boudoir.com/

Social Media links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicagoboudoir

VIP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/VIPChicago

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicago.boudoir/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagoboudoir

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-hansen-9aab35173/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChicagoBoudoirPhotography

Free e-book:

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Hello to me Beautiful Listeners!...it's been awhile,

After 2 months of a grief fueled disconnect, I finally felt ready this week to sit down and share the story of my sweet angel pup Audrey's departure from this World in a solo episode for you all. It's been a rough couple of months yet there have certainly been some sweet moments and beautiful rainbows between the storms. I also share about heart warming visits with friends and family and renewing and cleansing adventures. There have been more tears than I knew I had and a roller coaster of feelings, yet I'm back and ready to share and get back to what I love most. Thank you all for your patience and for sticking around and supporting the show as I navigate through a very challenging year. Yet, of course, with challenge comes growth, strength, & grit and I'm all for that! So I keep my Soul pup in my heart and her spirit by my side and keep on keeping on even with a broken heart.

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The funhouse of an abusive, manipulative, or Narcissistic relationship can leave you very disoriented when you finally find your way out. The amount of trauma there is to process can feel stifling and the endless questions may bombard you. What was the extent of their lies? Was any of it true? Did they ever really love me? Why do I still have feelings for this person who hurt me so badly? Sometimes you just need some help to get out of the woods. This is where my guest this week, Bre Wolta, comes in. Bre is a Relationship Clarity Coach who is passionate about helping women heal from the mindf*ck of narcissistic relationships so that they can rebuild their confidence and securely attach in future healthy relationships.

On this guest episode, Bre shares about her own toxic relationship healing journey, and her ability to hold safe space allows her to walk alongside clients as they build trust and rekindle the most important relationship of all: the one they have with themselves. Bre explains why she is so passionate about helping women heal from the narcissistic mindf*ck & the 3 elements she believes we need to fully heal the narcissistic wound and allow us to securely attach in all of our relationships with friends, lovers, and family. We both explore our personal past dealing with deceitful partners and how we are all capable of reclaiming our light and belief in true, safe, healthy love.

Bre Wolta, EFT and The Clearing Work™ Certified Practitioner, is a Relationship Clarity Coach who helps Women heal and move into their highest experience in healthy relationships.

Podcast: Heartbreak to Wholeness: Untangle the Mindf*ck of Narcissistic Relationships
IG: @lucid.living.with.bre
Website: www.brewolta.com

* THROW BACK EPISODE from the Summer of 2023, enjoy!*

A few weekends ago I traveled to the Oregon coast and received a wave of a message from the remarkable Pacific Ocean. The ocean roared in all of its glory as I sat on a rock at the shore. I felt its power and could hear it urging me, "don't hold back!" It yelled, "Give all of yourself to this life, give it everything you've got!" These messages continued and flowed through me, the emphasis to allow yourself to come through as your full, authentic, Divine Feminine self and let your creative abilities come forth into the World with all your might. To not restrain your true self or unique gifts. Whew! It was powerful and inspiring.

In this episode I talk more about this experience and how it can lead to releasing codependent attachments to what other people think or do and following your own brilliance. I also share about heeding the call. Keeping yourself open to the call of the Universe and your Soul to travel somewhere, call someone, attend an event, do something spontaneous, head to the coast or the woods. Whatever it might be, the World around us is always speaking to us and offering guidance and wisdom, are you listening?

Feel free to reach out to me to see how we can work together and send your questions, feedback, and requests for future solo episodes here:
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The human body is a miraculous thing. Most incredible is the fact that we only know a small fragment of what it is capable of and it's potential. Specifically when it comes to genomes and our DNA. This week's guest, Ruslana Remennikova, has dedicated her life to this fascinating exploration of human potential & evolution. Ruslana is the author of the book, Activating Our 12-Stranded DNA: Secrets of Dodecahedral DNA for Completing Our Human Evolution. She is also a scientist, sound healer, and artist.

On this guest episode, Ruslana shares some fascinating insights into mysterious and exciting realms of where Science meets Spirituality. She explains what first sparked the idea for Activating Our 12-Stranded DNA, describes the idea of 12-stranded DNA & why it's important, and what the special frequencies are that seem to “speak” to our DNA. She also speaks on how sound and intention work together when it comes to awakening our DNA, what the connection is between water, DNA, and consciousness, and how activating our DNA can support healing—both emotionally and physically.

Social media: www.ruslanaremennikova.com

@ruslana.remennikova (Instagram) and Facebook

Bio: Ruslana Remennikova is a scientist, sound healer, and artist, and the author of Activating Our 12-Stranded DNA: Secrets of Dodecahedral DNA for Completing Our Human Evolution (Inner Traditions, Park Street Press, 2025)

* HEY THERE LOVELY LISTENERS! I'm on the road for a few weeks so enjoy this throw back from last Summer! It's still a relevant theme however because we have indeed entered into a Mercury Retrograde period in real time!*

How is Mercury Retrograde treating everyone? In case it's hitting you with some confusion in your relationship or life situations and you're all up in your head then this episode is for you. After venting to a dear friend about some current, concerning energies in my life she offered very sage advice, "just let it ride". And I realized she was absolutely right. Which made me realize how perfect that guidance is for MR. That take-a-pause and watch-and-wait energy that allows for greater clarity before making a decision. It also brought the Temperance tarot card to mind so I share about that as well.

On this Divine Feminine solo episode I offer some encouragement to embrace the Temperance card energy at this time and to not rush into any decisions, keeping one foot on solid ground and the other in the water of emotions. Giving pause to consider all factors and also just to realize that as the river flows, new waters come through that may give you a different experience than you thought. Remember you can never have the same experience twice, it will always be a little different because you are different now. There are no "wrong" decisions so take a breath and give yourself grace.

IG: @retroplex_

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