Everyday Enchantment with Stacey Andon

Losing someone you love-- like your mother- can be a messy path of grieving that twists and turns even after the grief seems to dissolve into 'ordinary' life.

There is no one way to feel and experience this type of loss and it can be quite tender the last two months of the year during the holiday season.

4 years ago, both Stacey and her guest today, Belinda Smith, lost their mothers within a few weeks' of each other. They get together today to open up about the messiness of it then and now and share their unique experiences.

Listen in as they share about:

• messy emotional meltdowns that can come out of nowhere
• how the stages of grief are more like a tornado than a straight linear path
• how the holidays are changed as a result of such a significant loss
• how death affects your surrounding relationships in ways you didn't expect

Grief is a bumpy road full of hope and pain--- we honor yours and wrap you in love as you feel all the feels this season (may it be the holidays or not).

There's something that most people misunderstand about going no contact with a family member. And that is if somehow we just tried harder we could make it work. Because after all, it's your family.

For anyone who has made the difficult choice to go no contact with family, it can get even messier at the holidays (as most of the people around us don't get this boundary).

You know that moment-- when you look around at your life--- and you secretly admit to yourself "this doesn't feel right anymore" or maybe you question "is this really who I am & then cringe to yourself 'no, it's not''".

These moments-- where everything that we've created suddenly feels off--- can invite us into a very dark space of death and uncertainty. As beautiful and transcendent as these moments can be--- the messy middles of transformation can be some of the rockiest waters to navigate.

So many spiritual voices talk about the beauty of being reborn-- of shedding the selves that no longer serve us---- however, when it's happening -- it can feel like you've been dunked under dark murky waters without a breathe, without a path and you may wonder how you're really going to get yourself through to another side.

Today, Stacey welcomes Essence Turner who is no stranger to leaning in to the experiences of spiritual and metaphorical death on this planet. A powerful healer, Essence shares her biggest journeys with death and rebirth and offers insights that not only helped her along the way, but can serve as breadcrumbs on your own journey.

Listen in as Stacey and Essence talk about:

• the role of self-forgiveness in allowing yourself to change and let go (the most intense f-word out there)
• how death and rebirth have their own unique timelines (and how to interpret and work with them)
• the process of radical honesty (and processing feelings around your truths) that can lead the way forward
• the places during these transformations where you can get stuck (and what to do instead)

Let's stop making manifesting a complicated spiritual endeavor that only a few get quite right in this lifetime.

Instead, let's make it more simple and get to the point of our desires and preferences in ways that also make time for the practicality of being a human on this planet (i.e. I need a nap and a delicious dinner today).

Stacey cuts right to the point in today's episode. Want to have more impact around your desires--- part of what's got to go is letting go of the 'trying'. Trying to make things happen really never quite works nor does what she calls "spiritual coercion".

Stacey shares personal examples of her own manifesting journey including . . . connecting with her husband (who was dating someone else at the time she knew he was her person) and smaller things like wanting to see a life-long friend who hasn't been in touch.

Simplify your process and let the miracles come to you. Listen in as Stacey shares exactly how to do this as a soul-ful human.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive coach who wants to help each person find the beauty and joy of a soul-ful and human life. Learn how to ditch the striving and hustle for your own natural rhythms of being human and find the path that only you know how to create on this planet. We've been taught a lot of rules and put in a lot of boxes-- set yourself free, now (no waiting required).

"Be more authentic". "Come back into alignment". "Ground yourself". These edicts are all over the spiritual landscape these days and yet if we are being honest--- most of us aren't doing such a great job at being physically embodied. No judgment here--- pain, trauma, social conditioning, and other disruptions have caused much of our split and we struggle to find our way back.

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes acupuncturist, Dr. Colleen Curran, to dive into the deep end of authentic embodiment. Colleen's life work is to help more humans live in their bodies full time. It isn't as complicated as we think and also we may need to challenge some of what we've been taught along the way. Listen in as Stacey & Colleen get curious about:

• using energy vs. labels to identify areas in your body needing your attention
• making space for silence and exploration in Mother Nature as a healing modality
• discovering the sunrise and sunset as energetic bookmarks to our physical and energetic bodies
• reclaiming our own inner authority when it comes to embodiment (rather than relying on outside sources)

And as always, Stacey encourages you to find one thing that resonated today and let that simmer in your heart, letting go of the rest.

How often did you consult a friend, a book, the internet over the past week for an answer to a question you had? I have a feeling it was A LOT. In this era of unprecedented access to information, we are trained to search out expertise outside of ourselves on the daily. Someone, some book, some course, some science knows better than us--- but what is the cost to this endless loop of searching? Anxiety? Fatigue? A low-grade apprehension running through our days?

Listen in on how this desire to find the 'expert' outside of ourselves can derail our desire for joy, peace and freedom in our lives and what you can actually do about it ---- today.

Learn how to be the imperfect expert in your own life and reclaim the power you naturally have within you.

In today's episode, Stacey gets honest about:

• how we were taught to search out expertise in favor of our own truths (and how that can hurt us)
• how to break the cycle of this endless searching for the "answer" to our latest question, dilemma, challenge
• how our nervous systems and our bodies can be wise channels of truth (and how to access them)

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive coach who wants to help each person find the beauty and joy of a soul-ful and human life. Learn how to ditch the striving and hustle for your own natural rhythms of being human and find the path that only you know how to create on this planet. We've been taught a lot of rules and put in a lot of boxes-- set yourself free, now (no waiting required).

Do you love to follow astrology-- read your charts and watch the astrological weather? It can be fun and interesting; yet, somehow it doesn't always provide a practical road map for how to live your life or its purpose. That's where Human Design can come in ---- a language, a tool to support you in living out your purpose in a way that feels lit-up and amazing.

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes Jen Mallinger, a Human Design expert and reader, who wants to help all us co-create with the Universe in meaningful and joyful ways using our Human Design.

Listen in as Stacey and Jen chat about:

• what Human Design is (where it came from) and why you'd want to apply it to your own life
• the 5 types of Human Design and how you can use your type to live more aligned with your soul purpose
• how to work with our energy and strategy rather than force it (and how that opens us up to creating solutions with greater ease)

You're about to make a really important decision and you get this funny feeling that what you thought you should do isn't the 'right' thing anymore. You have this feeling in the pit of your stomach that is redirecting you --- in a direction that feels completely uncertain and possibly unexplainable. However, your body keeps nudging you toward this belief/action/message that you have no proof for.

Do you listen to it? How do you know if it's 'right'?

In today's episode, Stacey shares two stories in her own life around trusting her intuition when there was absolutely no proof that it was all going to work out or that it was 'right'.

Listen in as Stacey shares:

• real-life examples of following your instincts when it doesn't seem to make much sense
• how to confront your deepest fears and insecurities around trusting yourself
• learning how to date trust and build a beautiful relationship with it

Stacey reminds us that "when we find ourselves in uncertainty, it doesn't mean that we're lost. It doesn't mean that we don't have clarity. It means we are willing again to trust ourselves." As with each episode, focus on one thing that resonates and let the rest slip away. Enjoy that message meant for you and let it guide you as you trust it's meant.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive coach who wants to help each person find the beauty and joy of a soul-ful and human life. Learn how to ditch the striving and hustle for your own natural rhythms of being human and find the path that only you know how to create on this planet. We've been taught a lot of rules and put in a lot of boxes-- set yourself free, now (no waiting required).

We hear it all the time---- lead with your heart, and let the mind be of service. But what does that actually mean in real-human life? So many people wonder if they are "doing it right" and truthfully, it's a lot simpler than most spiritual gurus and experts would lead you to believe.

In today's episode, Stacey explores these questions with Aysin Karaduman, a holistic life coach committed to redefining the good life. The two of them take apart what it means to come back to the body and find your guidance by listening in to your heart in very practical terms.

Listen in as they share:

• why it's truly impossible to "get out of your head" and what you can do instead
• how the body holds truths that we sometimes ignore or miss (and how to access them)
• the basic needs that we're actually missing it and why it causes undo suffering
• a beautifully simple (and short) meditation to get yourself connected right now to your heart

As always, Stacey would love for you to find the one thing that resonated most today and let that simmer in your mind, body and spirit this week as you create your days.

Today's topic is a tender one with highly sensitive content around suicide and may be upsetting to some listeners.

4 years ago, Stacey's mother died by suicide. It was and wasn't a shock to Stacey-- however, it led to a very messy year of grieving that didn't really follow a specific path.

Not only did Stacey and her mother have a strained relationship, her death brought up years of childhood trauma and secrets around addiction and mental health.

Stacey shares her journey with her grief as well as how you can navigate the darker experiences of your life with great compassion and care to your truths and heart.

You too can break the shame cycles, the bypassing and supposed 'brokenness' that our lives have encountered in favor of breaking the rules of grieving, healing trauma and reclaiming the power of your own soul.

It is time to break the stigma of talking about the darkest of human experiences so we can create lasting change on this planet --- change that begins with truth and opens us to more of what seek--- freedom and peace.

Enchantment begins with the messiest of human experiences and makes space for it all.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

Ever find yourself yearning for a deeper connection with a friend or maybe even realizing you aren't as close with the people around you than you once thought? In a world that feels more disconnected than ever, it's time to turn our attention to the relationships around us--- using what we've learned about vulnerability and love to create something more meaningful than the models of friendships we grew up with.

In this episode, Stacey welcomes back Kelly Backert to get real about their friendship and how they navigate it together in a very open and honest way. Plus, what they've learned along the way that can help us nurture all relationships more authentically.

Listen in as they share about:

• navigating high school friendships that instilled an energy of competition that continued into adulthood
• the big life changes like divorce that brought about changes in friendships
• shifting from transactional friendships to ones that feel more open and honest
• leaning in to being uncomfortable and honest in a friendship
• the difference between belonging and fitting in (and how grounding into your own self is the key to nurturing your relationships)

More about Kelly: Kelly Backert is a Certified Personal Trainer and the owner of three fitness studios including Kore Bootcamps and Kore Barre & Yoga (Bel Air and Perry Hall). She is here to help us heal our relationships with food and body and find the place where we remember we are enough.

There is no diet or grueling exercise plan that needs to fix you---- Kelly will show you exactly how to do it differently. Kelly works with clients all over the country--- email her at kellysbootcamps@gmail.com for more information about her offerings and check out her websites: https://korebootcamps.com/ and https://www.korebarreyoga.com/

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

You know that moment when everything that felt certain a day go seems to melting down around you? You try to get yourself back on solid ground and nothing seems to be working. Most of us call these dark nights of the soul and even if you know what they are--- Stacey wants to share with you how you can move through with greater ease-- either now if you feel like that's the space you're in or in a future moment when they come crashing in around you.

In today's episode, Stacey shares:

• what exactly is a dark night of the soul
• how you can create more ease in the toughest of feelings or circumstances
• her own latest experience with a dark night and what she did to help herself when she was filled with despair

Listen in as Stacey gets honest, real and open about the things that we fear the most.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

Imagine this-- you've got a really big decision in front of you. You feel gripped at times with indecision--what really is the 'right' thing to do? You ask everyone you know-- you look at books, TED talks, social media and your friends to see what you probably should do. The rub comes in because that should doesn't feel that great. It feels like you have to--- you know like all those time your parents made you eat peas and carrots and you felt like you were gagging the whole way through (or maybe you had a dog/pet to help you out in those times, lols).

Listen in today as Stacey shares a simpler way to take your next step and quell that nagging indecision.

Start with an easy decision in front of you and practice using Stacey's strategies in a low-stakes kind of way.

In this episode, Stacey shares:

• How to let go a step that feels like a should in favor of the one you really want to choose
• A few real-life examples where following the rules can trip us up
• How to access a deep well of wisdom within you
• A few key questions to help you get clearer about what you want

And as always-- pull only ONE THING from listening or watching this podcast-- the thing that supports you in trusting yourself and your gifts.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

Calling all dog and animal lovers!! Not only are our amazing pets incredible life companions--- what if they are here to help us navigate our lives with greater ease through their healing gifts? Animal guides are everywhere including in your home and their invisible gifts are needed more than ever, as we learn how to receive their grounding energies as part of our healing journeys.

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes Erin Scott, an avid podcaster and breast cancer survivor, whose life was changed when she fell in love with her first dog. Erin shares her heartfelt story about how dogs helped her in her own healing journey and how they are important teachers to us all. Not only can they offer us lessons in unconditional love, they also may have some other special gifts to share.

Listen in as Stacey and Erin jam about:

• the role that animals play here on the planet during this world-wide shifting of energies
• Erin's reluctance about dogs (she didn't grow up with them) and how that shifted, especially during a very dark time for her
• what dogs can teach you about your own life purpose (they have their own service to do on this planet-- and they need our help at times)
• letting go of control and 'the plan' in order to be true to ourselves and how dogs teach us this on the daily

You saw the most interesting bumper sticker in front of you today and you wonder if it really was a message meant for you or just a weird coincidence. How do you really know what is a sign and what isn't in a world full of messages, signs and information everywhere we look?

In today's episode, Stacey shares an easy way to spot the signs in your everyday life --- by using the things around you that seem the weirdest. In fact the weirder the better she believes because when you stop and pause for something unusual-- you are already half way there in receiving the sign.

Listen in as Stacey shares:

• how to spot intuitive messages meant for you
• a few of the weird signs she's received that were spot on messages helping her get clear and grounded about important life decisions
• ideas for how to build your confidence around interpreting those signs specifically in a moment

And as always-- pull only ONE THING from listening or watching this podcast-- the thing that supports you in trusting yourself and your gifts.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

It's summer and we are in the height of diet and weight loss season. All those messages that we may have carried around in our heads since we were little that told us there was something wrong with our bodies and we just needed to lose some weight to fix it.

But what happens when your body doesn't comply? You try and try to lose weight and nothing happens.

On today's episode, Stacey shares her own experiences with being put on a diet at 8 years old and how that event began a lifelong journey with losing and gaining weight (which even included losing over 100 lbs at one point).

Listen in as she shares:

• how losing weight (or trying to reach any goal) can easily put you in a stressful quid pro quo relationship with yourself - and what to do when that happens
• a few simple ways that you can learn how to partner with your body today for more inner peace (no weight loss needed)
• a few atypical ways she uses to lose weight these days as an example of being more compassionate and loving to yourself

And as always-- pull only ONE THING from listening or watching this podcast-- the thing that supports you in trusting yourself and your gifts.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

You can't think your way through a feeling says today's podcast guest Dr. Dee Frayne. Ooh, how many of us have tried to do that?!!! Hands raised everywhere ;)

On today's episode, Stacey welcomes Dr. Dee Frayne to talk about this very practice--- how to feel our way through our emotions, why we'd want to, and exactly what that looks like when you're doing it on an ordinary Wednesday afternoon. Because our emotions are powerful messengers that we tend to overlook.

Listen in as Stacey and Dee talk about:

• the truth and messiness of being in life transitions and how to navigate them
• how to move into greater integrity with your emotions so you can do the work you're here to do on the planet
• using your feelings to let go of who you're trying to be in favor of what your heart knows it to be (in clear practical ways)

Welcome to Season 2 of the EE Podcast! Ever make listening and tapping in to your intuition a bit more complicated than it needs to be? Like you're asking for 500 signs because you just aren't sure. In today's episode, Stacey gets to heart of ease when tapping in to your intuition. Nothing complex or fancy-- simple, easy methods to being more in tune with yourself.

Listen in as she shares three ways that will get you started today:

• learn how in as little as 5 minutes-- to get your soul on speed dial
• ditch "what if I'm crazy?!" for a more trusting way of working with your nudges
• invite more fun into being playful and creative with your gifts

And as always-- pull only ONE THING from listening or watching this podcast-- the thing that supports you in trusting yourself and your gifts.

More about Stacey: Stacey is an intuitive (yup, psychic) coach and a channel for healing who wants to invite you to be part of the practical magic that is shifting this planet through messy, human-soulful love.

This time of year isn't just about other people. There can be time for you too. In fact, carving out your own sacred rituals, special moments and time for space and 'nothingness' is such a gift that feeds our hearts and bodies well into the new year.

In this episode, Stacey shares how to use ease and fun to create some of your own holiday magic---nothing too complicated and yet something deliciously joyful. 

Listen in as she shares some practical ideas for your merriment and inspires you to focus on what you've already created that makes meaning and connection for you as you close the year. 

The holidays can be a time of great joy-- but let's be honest-- there's usually some disappointment in there too. Maybe we'd rather skip over that part-- where we feel disappointed or we disappoint others---however, there is some hidden magic in feeling and honoring what is true for us in a moment.

In this episode, Stacey gets real and honest about managing disappointment during this time of year. Your default may to think positive thoughts and focus on what is working--- however this can quickly be a recipe to bypass our emotions and forget how much compassion and grace we have within us that is ready at the quick to support us in any moment. 

Listen in to find out how to lean in the imperfect moments we all have (try on 20 outfits for a holiday party anyone?) and how to feel more ease and peace even when you are challenging other people's opinions and expectations of you.

Now is the time to be more loving to ourselves and make up some new guidelines for how we can embrace the imperfections and messiness of the close of a year and have some rockin' fun too. 

It's that time of year when the crunch of time, money and peace creep into that long to-do list of gifts to buy and we can wind up feeling like we'd just rather get it over with it than add one more bit of stress or pressure to our already jam-packed days. 

In this episode, Stacey helps you to simplify your list and your focus while bringing more ease and flow back into the process. If you are still hunting for that perfect gift, Stacey will not only offer you several practical ideas for the people you love, she's got some ideas that create meaning and connection for those people who hold a special place in your heart. 

Listen as you get not only practical wisdom for making your gift-giving experience more fun this year--- but some ideas to help ease your mind along the way. 

It's so easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted thinking about the holiday season--- from gift giving, to decorations, to family events-- there can be a lot of to handle. 

However, what if you started the season with 2 simple practices to help you move through the last 2 months of the year with greater ease? Think more time for you and what you want while simultaneously creating something special. 

Well, that's exactly where Stacey wants you to begin this year. 

In this episode, Stacey walks you through 2 simple practices that will support you in creating what you want while pressing that big beautiful easy button. Sure, not everything will go as planned-- but with the answers to these questions, you will have a roadmap for yourself.

Listen in as Stacey shares how you can set a holiday intention and make the future you a lot more comfortable by doing a few things today.

You know that moment when everything's working really well and then the flow just stops? What's the first thing you do--- try harder? Figure out what the problem is and how you can fix it? 

So often, instead of turning toward our intuition and what we know within ourselves--- we start first with fixing and forcing. 

In today's episode, Stacey shares how this very situation happened to her recently with this podcast and what she did instead of just making herself work through it. Something quite unexpected happened-- and it lead to so much more ease and clarity. 

Listen in and learn how to: 

• honor what you really want to be doing vs. what you think you should be doing
• celebrate the ordinary moments as a way to expand their magic 
• allow for more rest as a tool of productivity (yes, rest can create more of the success you seek) 
• sync back in with your own intuition easily like connecting with Bluetooth  
• navigate discomfort around being brave enough to do it your way 

Thank you so much for being a part of Season 1 of Everyday Enchantment!!! If you have been enjoying this podcast, please leave us a question or review. 

COMING SOON: A holiday-themed mini-season of episodes geared to help you navigate the holiday season with more ease and rest. 

What is the one thing that most creatives and small business owners can agree on? That finances are the least fun part of their business. Most entrepreneurs and creatives would do anything before spending time looking at their numbers and wrapping their head around what it all means. 

However, what if you could be in a more creative relationship with all the numbers of your business? What if in fact the numbers are part of the art and story of your work in the world?  

Enter today's guest, Brianne Grebil. This is exactly one of her superpowers. Her background in finance paired with her passion to help creatives feel less stressed, intimidated and avoidant around numbers gives her a unique perspective to offer all small business owners. Brianne wants us all to know that "You can, you can at any point in time reform a new and interesting relationship with money". 

In today's episode, listen in as she shares with you the 'how'.  

How to: 

• unlearn what you think you know about finances
• develop a new, lighter approach to your relationship with your finances
• understand not every program and approach is a good fit for you 
• approach your finances with less cringe and more curiosity 

Take the first step to enjoying a new relationship with your money and find out more about Brianne's work below. 

"ANYTHING can be enhanced with a little enchantment. Homes, wardrobes, eyeliner, credit card - YOU are your own magic wand. You've just gotta get more deliberate about where you point that thing" says Jacqueline Gates, today's guest on Everyday Enchantment. 

What happens when a leading lady and actress tries her hand at network marketing and it just doesn't work out the way she imagined it would? Well, if you are Jacqueline Gates--- you declare the "Great Quitting" and decide instead to find work in the world that is aligned with your superpowers-- rather than trying to fix in some one else's box. What happens next? Listen in to this episode to find out.

Plus, Stacey and Jacqueline dish about how to: 

• craft a life you love with greater ease and synchronicity (that isn't about hustling, exhaustion or sacrifice) 
• access messages seemingly out of nowhere that you are on the 'right' path 
• reclaim the direction of your life rather than watching things unfold and wishing they'd be different
• attend to your home as a powerful tool to create your deepest desires 
• become the leading lady of a life you really want to star in; learn how to wield your own magic wand in life 

For years, Michelle (a working mom and thriving physician) thought the answer to better managing the busyness of her life was fixing herself. Get up earlier, read more parenting books, get more organized. However, the more she tried-- the more burnout she experienced and the less it did to solve what was underneath it all--- that she was tired of putting on a happy face and fighting what most call 'the good fight'. 

In today's episode, Stacey and Michelle get honest about the toll that busyness takes on our mental health and our overall well-being. That even though we think there's an endpoint where it will get better, it never seems to. We just feel like we are drowning in our own lives, while feeling pressured to look like we've got it all figured out and have our shit together. 

Listen in as both Stacey and Michelle talk about their personal experiences with losing a family member to suicide and how these experiences have made mental health and well-being for women at the forefront of their work in the world. 

Walk away from today's episode with some practical ways to: 

• ask for help before it feels like you are drowning in overwhelm
• prioritize your self-care even when it feels selfish 
• live a more truthful life as a working mom or over-worked woman 
• stop the cycle of trying to fix yourself as the solution 

Have you ever quickly walked past a mirror in a store because you don't want to see the body looking back at you? For almost every woman on the planet, that is a yes more often than not. We see our flaws, our body's shortcomings and we wage quiet wars against ourselves--- in the mirrors, naked in our beds, even as far as how we walk and live in the world around us. 

The feelings of shame became an endless loop of not-enough, not quite 'right' or just a little bit more to go (to get to 'perfect'). It zaps our energy, our voices, our work in the world. Because each time we go inward to judge and shame ourselves, we lose a little bit more of the magic that makes us who we are. 

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes Loralee Dodson, a certified life & health coach who helps folks learn to be friends with their body and use it’s wisdom to partner together, rather than stay stuck in the spiral of shame thinking they've just got to 'fix themselves' and then it'll be all right. 

Listen in as they jam about:

• being perceived as beautiful and fit (while secretly inside feeling distressed and un-healthy)
• ditching the idea that there is a 'right' way to take care and nurture your body (what happens when your body won't do what you want it to) 
• how to make peace with your body instead of trying to fix her 
• what the should-shame cycle is all about and how you can navigate yourself through it with ease
• simple techniques to come back into your body, no matter where you are (something so simple you can do while waiting in line at the grocery store)
• how to disrupt the mind in order to create change with the part of you that defaults to body-shaming   

If you are tired of trying another diet, punishing yourself at the gym, and listening to the constant stream of judgment coming from outside and inside your worlds-- this podcast episode is for you. 

As highly sensitive and creative humans in the world, we can sense and feel a lot of anxiety in our daily lives. Sometimes it can overwhelm us, isolate us and even frighten us. Many of us reach for things ---- food, alcohol, sex, shopping, social media-- to disconnect from the anxiety we feel. 

Yet--- these distractions don't usually last for too long or really help us uncover what is underneath of our discomfort. 

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes author and mental health advocate, Lindsey Pope. Lindsey shares with us how she discovered the healing power of creativity as a way to work with her anxiety. Lindsey reveals how being authentic and true to her own story taught her to trust her own knowings above all else --- which has led, not only to Lindsey's expanded relationship with herself-- but a new children's book that helps children feel heard and understood in their own experiences. 

Stacey and Lindsey chat about how:  

• turning toward creativity can be a healing channel and outlet for big emotions such as anxiety 
• expressing our creativity creates a place for us to come back in to our own bodies, our own experiences and lean in to the truth of our lives in a way that helps boost our overall well-being
• to stay true to your own story even if other people disagree with it 
• space can be a channel for creativity, intuition and healing and what to do with fear when it pops its mean head up 

Listen in as they get honest about living a big emotional life ---- staying true to oneself in the process-- and get inspired to expand your own intuitive and creative gifts with this planet. 

There are moments that we all encounter that lead us to a fork in the road---- places where we could go left, right or maybe even stay the course and keep on down the lane. However these moments arrive, they actually are easier to navigate than we've been taught to believe.

What if you had an invisible roadmap already accessible to you? Stacey believes we all do-- and she's going to share with you how to access it and use it to make your next decision without the pressure that normally accompanies such moments. 

In this episode, join Stacey as she 

• offers simple ideas for getting clear (and confident) about what direction you want to head in next
• reveals how these forks aren't always the struggle we've made them out to be
• shares how to honor your heart when you want to go one way and everyone else's is wanting you to go the exact opposite 
• explains how you can ease your mind even if you make the 'wrong' choice 

Leave the podcast with some practical next steps for your next decision. 

"Your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to live an enchanted life" says Karen Anderson, today's guest, and a leading expert of how best to navigate challenging mother-daughter relationships.

In today's episode, Stacey and Karen talk about: 

• their own relationships with their mothers and how they learned to find peace even in the messiest of places 
• the role we each have in finding peace, regardless of whether you ever speak to your mom again or not 
• the impact trauma has had on our mother's generation & what it reveals about how to heal our relationships 
• the importance of the body's signals in deepening our understanding of ourselves and our mothers 
• a few simple ways to use the body's cues to soothe ourselves in any situation 

Join us for this honest discussion about healing, peace and joy through these difficult mother-daughter relationships. Even if you don't have a difficult relationship with your mother--- learn how to navigate any tricky relationship you may have through the insights in this conversation. 

In today's episode, Stacey welcomes author and writing coach and facilitator, Jen Violi, to the podcast to talk about her new writing programs -- that use each element of Mother Nature to support writers, creatives and artists dive deeper into their craft and find their way into new pieces, stories and energies that are alive all around us. 

Stacey and Jen meander through a delicious conversation about: 

• the life energy of our stories and how they can be informed by the elements of Mother Nature
• how Mother Nature is a conduit for our awakenings
• how to let everything (pain, joy, a mountain) be a portal to wonder and awe 
• the relationship the elements have with each other and what they can teach us about being in relationship 
• how we can shift our inner value toward process over product/end goal  
• a tool for moving away from all the hustle energy that drains creatives (which is everyone)   

Creating is the lifeline of a human life. We create each and everyday---- in practical ways like how we put together the clothes on our bodies and the food in our mouths, to more magical expressions like writing, painting, song-writing/singing, jewelry-making.....the muse of the heart, so to speak. 

The flow of life-- the ups and downs of everyday-- can be a source of inspiration for artists and and yet there are times when we feel uninspired, blah or even blocked. How do we re-ignite that spark so our art flows again? 

Plus, if you are someone who loves to create and also are a highly sensitive person, there is the question of balancing your needs with your desires to share your gifts with the world. I often ask myself, "how do I navigate sharing my gifts while honoring my desire for rest, solitude and space to be?".

In today's episode, we are going to explore these two very interesting questions. 

Stacey is excited to welcome Julie Ellyn, the creator of a very successful on-line jewelry business called Julie Ellyn Designs. Julie shares with us how she nurtures her creative process, makes space for her own natural rhythms and even what she does when she finds herself in less-than-inspired moments. 

So today--- get a little jolt of inspiration that you can use in this moment and for moments to come when you want a little spark. Plus, learn what to do when you need more alone time and want to connect back to the artist and creator within; Stacey and Julie will share with you some simple ways how. 

If you'd like to step out beyond your comfort zone this Fall, join Stacey in her new group program, Fall in Love with Your Intuition. A program that starts mid-September and runs through early December, with group calls every 3 weeks throughout. If you are feeling ready to step more fully into your calling and would love the support of amazing women-- this is the program for you. Email Stacey at stacey@staceyandon.com to apply.

More about Julie: Julie Ellyn is the owner, creator and artist of Julie Ellyn Designs, an online business that features feminine and gemstone designs for an affordable price. Julie's pieces have been featured in movies and TV shows like This is Us and The Vampire Diaries. Julie encourages us all to shop local and handmade, supporting artists and creators everywhere. Check out her beautiful designs and products @ https://www.julieellyndesigns.com/. 

It's easy to do--- get your brain on autopilot. Drive the same way to work everyday, park in the same spot (even get mad when someone's in 'your spot') and just live life day-in and day-out very similarly. Although it's comforting to know what you're going to do next, many times we miss the joy and fun in the present moment because we don't deviate from the plan we've already set in motion. 

You may even notice that being on autopilot (while it works wonders for making life simpler) can sometimes feel like you're in a funk, bored with the routines you've created. 

In today's episode, Stacey shares some simple and fun ways to bust out of brain autopilot mode and mix it up to get your whole body experiencing the present moment. She shares how you can invite more adventure and newness into life as a way to re-connect to the parts of you that access joy, wonder and the awe of presence. 

Tired of the same ol', same ol'---- play with the games Stacey shares and see how an ordinary moment may become quite magical when you are willing to stretch yourself out beyond your comfort zone. 

For most of my life, people have been telling me I'm too sensitive, too emotional, too connected to the world around me. And yet, as I got older I realized that those parts of me were directly tied to my intuitive gifts. Gifts that showed up when I was very young and gifts that the people around me didn't understand. For  much of my earlier life, I kept those gifts a secret (using them only in safe spaces with myself or a few close loved ones). 

In today's episode, I share when I first started reading energy and how my family responded to that revelation (I was quite young-- under 10). And how you too can re-connect to those gifts you've had since you were born even if you don't remember yourself back then. It's ok-- you can tap into your talents right now in this moment. 

We all walk the planet with intuition---most of us haven't ever intentionally used it. Instead, we feel it, sense it sometimes and follow it in moments when it doesn't want to be ignored. However, how do you become more clear in what it is and how to use it? Today, Stacey's going to share with you some practical ways to be more intentional and aware of your gifts and how to expand it just like you would a new exercise to strengthen a muscle you rarely think about it. 

Because once you start strengthening your intuition-- you'll find it is a portal to more clarity, more ease and a whole lot more FUN in your life.

Are you a self-proclaimed planner? A lover of knowing exactly what to do and when. The person everyone else relies on to have the perfect next steps already in mind before things get weird, fun or disastrous. 

Planning is such a part of the fabric of doing our lives right. And doing a lot. 

If you left it up to chance, you're afraid life just wouldn't work out the way you want. 

In today's episode, Stacey questions how holding on so tight to those plans may actually interfere with easy access to your own magic and the enchantment the Universe wants to share with you. How planning may be something else entirely that is lingering from our past experiences and beliefs. No judgment here--- planning has kept us safe for a good part of our lives.

Ready to step out a bit past the edges of your comfort zone? Where fun, ease and magic are waiting with their bells on?! Learn how in today's episode, without making it too complicated or too scary. 

Right outside our windows, our doorsteps and our inner lives is the vast wonderland of Mother Nature. Some of us are drawn to it like oxygen in our bodies and others are more cautious and curious about how the wilderness can be a part of our daily life & enchantment practices. 

In this episode, Stacey sits down with Ray DePaola to explore what it means to have an intentional relationship with Mother Nature, to create spiritual practices that support how we want to live and how animals are just waiting to share their wisdom with us, if we ask.

Both Stacey and Ray share their own practical experience with creating rituals, practices and even beliefs around the type of life they want to experience -- including what hasn't worked so well either and why. 

Get curious about how you can expand your relationship with yourself, the outdoors, the animals-- the life force around us -- in this conversation about how to actually do it (the truth about how we can get in our own way sometimes) and the benefits of letting the beauty of the world speak directly to our souls. 

Most of us weren't raised or taught to make space for all the uncomfortable feelings we may encounter in our daily lives, in a way that nurtures our well-being rather than undercuts it. Maybe you allow yourself to be mad once in a while but generally you try to keep it positive. 

I'm here to say that without feeling all of our emotions-- which is a daily practice-- we may be cutting ourselves off from fully living our life's purpose. We may not be accessing all of the spiritual enchantment that comes with being a soul in a human body. 

So, how do you feel a feeling? In this episode, Stacey has some simple strategies to get you into your body and into the emotion--- without having to over-analyze why it's happening or what to do about it.

Emotions are pulses, energy waves-- like being in the ocean on calm days and stormy ones in a way where you build trust with yourself no matter the conditions. 

Listen in as Stacey walks you through (without being too heavy or serious) how to meet your emotions exactly where they are today. 

More about Stacey: Stacey offers spiritual mentoring for quietly ambitious coaches and leaders who seek to hone their gifts, step more fully into their calling, and have a global impact with their work. Sign up for a session or program through her website at staceyandon.com 

Do you consider yourself creative? Some people would answer YES and others would probably say DEFINITELY NOT. But what if these labels and ideas of what creativity is -- and who has it--- have not served us well and in fact, aren't even true? Maybe you've gotten to a place in your life where you've taken up gardening, started making new recipes in your kitchen or dabbled in writing out some poems or stories because you couldn't not do it any longer. 

Creativity is the language of the soul-- and we've all got it. It may just look different in all of us-- and that's where a lot of the fun is hiding. The place where intuition gets to be front and center in our expression instead of our head's intent. 

In today's episode, Stacey jams with novelist and creative Amy Bernstein about how we can reclaim those creative parts of us and do it in a way where we let go of the rules and have more fun experimenting. 

Stacey and Amy explore what it means to find your creative center & express it-- especially for those of us seeking to explore this side of ourselves in mid-life and later.

More about Amy: Amy writes novels, plays, poems and hybrid forms of fiction that explore the intersection of politics and culture. Some of her work is realistic, some is experimental. Throughout her life, she has done many things, all of them involving writing-- including being a journalist, speechwriter, communications director, and grant-writing trainer.

Amy's books include The Potrero Complex, The Nighthawkers, Dreams of Song Times, and Fran, The Second Time Around. She's also a certified nonfiction book coach.

It's easy in today's world to be overwhelmed, over-committed and thus, over-stressed. I was the person who would plop into bed at night thoroughly wiped from the day and yet toss and turn my way through a crappy night's sleep. It was as if I could never turn my head off. My mind would swirl and I'd feel like my days were endless repeats of the same stressful hamster wheel.  

In today's episode, I share with you some simple steps for helping you reduce the stress and overwhelm and find the place where you can exhale a deep long breath. With a few small ideas, you can invite more peace and ease into your day. Imagine getting in your car to an appointment with plenty of time.... putting on your favorite music and enjoying a slower pace of getting where you want to go. It's not only possible, I know you can create that for yourself (or whatever calm looks and feels like for you). 

If you are human on the planet-- you've probably had some struggles with your relationship with food and body. The pressure to be good-- to do life right by being thin, to be as close to perfect as possible has taken so much time, energy and focus with little to show for the results-- except burnout, frustration and a continual belief that maybe if we just did our food stuff better, we'd finally arrive at the perfect relationship with our bodies. 

Today, I want you to meet Renae. Renae spent most of her life trying to fix her relationship with food. She spent thousands of dollars, consumed so many things that she didn't like, and used up A BILLION HOURS on fixing that could have been used on sharing her magic with the world.

Renae did discover how to have a beautiful relationship with her body, however, it did not come from the perfect diet, the perfect life or some version of herself that she had to constrain. She found peace, freedom and so much FUN through developing trust with herself. Yup, it may not sound sexy--- but learning how to trust herself was the most impactful thing she did to change her life, save her thousands of dollars on diets and programs she didn't need and to give her the time and space to make an impact on this world with her magical gifts. 

Find out how Renae did it-- and what ideas she has for you right now in this moment that can help you do the same. Enchantment isn't found out there somewhere --- you'll find it always when you come back home to yourself, in messy and imperfect ways.  

While I was going through my divorce, I found a lot of space for fantasy-- imagining some perfect life for myself out in the future. Which included a hot fling with a man I saw each night at the gym (mind you, I NEVER spoke to him in real life). However, the energy I used to fuel this fantasy seemed to be a type of protection for the big emotions I was experiencing going through so much change, loss and growth. Instead of judging myself, I learned a lot from this fictional relationship---- breadcrumbs for magic in REAL LIFE. Along with, compassion for the parts of us that are super-uncomfortable in the messy middles of our transformations. 

Listen in to this episode as I share this story and what I learned--- taking your own bites of inspiration for how your fantasies could be clues to expanding your own enchantment right now, no waiting required! Rather than beat yourself up for why the present moment isn't the HOT FLING you dream about.....find the space for self-compassion, expanded awareness and something quite HOT in your now. 

Throughout my life's journey, I'm come across so many coaches, healers and spiritual leaders who've been the outcast in their families of origin. They experienced trauma, abuse and toxic patterns that they tried to fix or be okay with--- to the determent of their spirit, their sensitivities and the quality of their lives. They felt like they never fit in- and yet they tried to make it work. Maybe this is you. You've hid family secrets for years-- you've navigated very messy family relationships and you've done a lot of self-work to do your own healing. But still, family members want to pull you back in to the things you know are no longer good for you.

In today's episode, Stacey and Kelly get very truthful and real about these type of toxic family relationships and how to navigate them with more truth, self-care and boundaries. It's not always easy to be the disruptor in the family-- the one who is ready to step away in order to break these patterns-- and yet, both Stacey and Kelly want you to know-- you can do it. They both share personal stories to remind you that you aren't alone and how they've practiced these boundaries in their own lives to give you ideas for how to follow your own intuitive self-care. 

More about Kelly: Kelly Backert is a Certified Personal Trainer and the owner of both Kore Bootcamps and Kore Barre & Yoga. She is here to help us heal our relationships with food and body and find the place where we remember we are enough. There is no diet or grueling exercise plan that needs to fix you---- Kelly will show you exactly how to do it differently. Kelly works with clients all over the country--- email her at kellysbootcamps@gmail.com for more information about her offerings and check out her websites: https://korebootcamps.com/ and https://www.korebarreyoga.com/

More about Stacey: Stacey is a Master Life Coach & Intuitive who works with coaches, healers & entrepreneurs. Ditch trying to figure your life out-- your client's lives out---- and find the easier way forward. As a life and business coach, she teaches you how to be the change agent you know you are inside by coming back in to your own set of intuitive superpowers (oh yes, this is so much fun!!). 

At what point do you know when it is time to make a big change in your life? A divorce, a marriage, a new job, a new city. Those types of life events can un-rattle even the calmest of us and make us wonder whether we are making the 'right' decision. Have you ever found yourself going back and forth--- trying to decide but wondering how you actually know it's right for you? Sleepless nights, anxious days--- there is a way  to connect with the powerful decision maker within you. 

In today's episode, Stacey shares a personal story about her first marriage and when she knew it was time to get divorced. It was messy-- like all human things are--- but she offers several strategies for how you can meet the fear you are feeling and get clear about what is in your heart. Our brains are going to have lots of resistance to making any type of change and Stacey has some real-life simple ways to meet yourself in that moment-- without letting your head lead the way. 

Maybe you aren't thinking about a huge life change right now--- even still, these tips can help you make decisions with more clarity and ease today, with whatever is in your life. 

More about Stacey: Stacey is a Master Life Coach & Intuitive who helps people create lives that they can’t wait to wake up to. The kind of life you don't want to hit the snooze button for. Discover how you can ditch the overworking, hustle and exhaustion-- and create more fun doing the things you actually care about. Easier decisions, more clarity in the direction of your life, and more ease in making magical shit happen. 

What do you do when you feel trapped? Stuck in a situation, relationship, job or moment that just doesn't feel like you anymore. It happens to all of us. In little and big moments-- maybe we feel like the choices we made years ago no longer fit us and yet we don't know exactly how to untangle ourselves from their consequences.  For years, Stacey tried doing more to fix her stuckness (spoiler alert, it didn't work out so well). 

In this episode, Stacey gets real about getting herself unstuck from messy places-- like her first marriage. She offers you questions and approaches that you can use right now in your own life. One thing she loves to remind herself -- it's not about doing it a certain way--- but reconnecting with the power of choice. Finding the way forward asks us to look again at the choices we've made and remember we do have the ability to choose again (she'll share some ideas for what happens when those new choices aren't so popular). 

Plus, you've got a 10-year from now self who has a lot to offer you about this period of stuckness--- listen in to find out how to access this future self and their inner clarity. 

What happens when you are a smart, savvy and badass person in the world who is equally interested and nervous about the intuitive nudges you've felt most of your life. How do you safely learn how to turn your intuition into your hidden superpowers? In Stacey's world, you begin by meeting yourself where you are and taking a small safe step to explore what is already inside of you. 

In today's episode, Stacey talks to the incredible entrepreneur Esperanza Lebron who worked with Stacey to open up to her spiritual side. Together they talk about how impactful it's been to Esperanza's healing, self-trust and the expansion of her everyday magic in both business and personal life. Listen in to Esperanza share real life examples of how she embraced her skepticism in ways that allowed for safe space for all sorts of enchantment to come through. 

Ever get stuck in a long-ass line that feels like you're waiting FOREVER??? Sometimes that feels like my life when I'm waiting for something to fun to happen. That even though I want fun and summer and life to be easier--- it gets bogged down with all sorts of obligation, expectations and shoulds. And by the time something FUN does come--- I'm tired, frustrated and not feeling so enchanted. 

In this episode, Stacey is going to share a tool that helps you FAST PASS (just like those rides at your fav theme parks) to the FUN. To cut out all the extraneous heaviness that keeps you from connecting to an easier, more enchanting daily life.  

Learn how to use this tool this summer (and forever onward) to help you skip, delete and redo the way your daily life unfolds. Because we aren't meant to be waiting to earn the rewards--- instead, we are here to let them lead. 

Enjoy your summer with greater ease with this FAST PASS tool and let the FUN be your leader instead of a boring, long and tedious to-do list. 

When was the last time you tried on a bathing suit and said to yourself "WOW, I LOOK & FEEL AMAZING"? My guess is that for most of us that isn't the first thing that comes out of our mouths about our bodies, especially in summertime. Most of us gravitate to some very mean self-talk, thinking that is the way to motivate ourselves into getting the body we want. Get real with yourself-- that isn't working so well is it? Consider instead finding the place where you felt more ease and peace in your body-- the one you have right now. 

Well, that's exactly what we are going to be sharing with you in today's episode with Amy English. Amy joins Stacey to talk in real terms how we befriend the body we have-- and not just pretend it's all good when it's not. Part of this process, is what Amy calls "turning down the volume on your Inner A$$hole". Amy gets honest about how all the fighting and self-hatred is the first part of changing your relationship with yourself and thus also with the world around you (including your relationship with food). 

If you want to learn some practical steps for having more love for yourself--this is the episode for you.