Best Crystal Yates Podcasts (2024)

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The Magic of Enough with Amanda Yates Garcia 54:51

6d ago54:51

54:51

Amanda Yates Garcia (she/her) is a writer, witch, and the Oracle of Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, BRAVO, as well as a viral appearance on FOX. She has led rituals, classes and workshops on magic and witchcraft at UCLA, UC Irvine, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, …

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Healing the Queer Spirit with Jonathan Koe 55:13

4M ago55:13

55:13

Jonathan Koe is a queer astrologer, diviner, and alchemist of the subtle realm. Their work aims to empower fellow shapeshifters, visionaries and intuitives in remembering their essence, cultivating skills in being present with the ever-changing nature of reality, and weaving sincere, loving kinships with the world - even when the world has broken o…

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Sharing Magic on Our Hearts with Madre Jaguar 42:49

5M ago42:49

42:49

Madre Jaguar (she/they) is a Queer, Non-Binary Birth Doula, Oracle and Curandera of Mayan, Pipil, Nahual and Garifuna descent. Born in Los Angeles, CA to Salvadoran immigrants and raised in Mexico. Their practice is rooted in their ancestral heritage and indigenous traditions of Mexico and Central America. Episode Highlights We learn about Madre Ja…

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Queer Books Save Lives with J.P. Der Boghossian 43:47

5M ago43:47

43:47

J.P. DerBoghossian (he/they) is the founder of the Queer Armenian Library - the world's first library devoted to literature, film, and television by, about, and for Queer Armenians. He serves on the Board of the International Armenian Literary Alliance and is a past President of the Armenian Cultural Organization of Minnesota. He hosts the podcast …

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Just the Queer of Us with TanyaMarck Oviedo & Nick Venegoni 53:08

11M ago53:08

53:08

Join us for our season finale: Nick (he>they) + TanyaMarck (they/them) share about their queer story and connection. Episode Highlights We flow into and explore the potency of cultivating queer connections. We take a dip into queer spirituality. And finally we are honored to share and announce upcoming queer spirit offerings in 2024. Web links Foll…

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Exploring Queerness, Akashic Records + Tarot with Ruth Camillia 58:54

12M ago58:54

58:54

Ruth Camillia (they/she/ella) is a bilingual, bicultural, healing arts practitioner, reiki master, akashic records practitioner, and tarot reader. With maternal Indigenous roots from Los Altos de Jalisco, México, they integrate curanderismo and other ancestral practices into their daily life and work. As an intuitive and trauma-informed practitione…

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The Green Wisdom of Herbalism with Rekara Gage 45:06

1y ago45:06

45:06

*Audio Note: Volume and clarity varies during some parts of this interview. Rekara Gage (she/her) is an herbalist who focuses on the importance of ritual, safety and community when it comes to personal healing and growth. Her approach to wellness is based in food medicine and spirituality, emphasizing new ways to add plant medicine to the routines …

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Creating Dreams out of Chaos with Crystal Mason & Jason Wyman 1:00:34

1y ago1:00:34

1:00:34

Crystal Mason (they/them) is an artist, activist, dreamer, consultant and coach. They believe in the power of community and necessity of hope. Jason Wyman (they/them) is Queerly Complex. Using appreciative inquiry, deep listening, and creative conjuring, Wyman taps the Cosmic Mysteries in all to reveal moments of Chaos Poetry. They live, love, and …

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The Magic of Gender Exploration with Rae McDaniel 44:41

1+ y ago44:41

44:41

Rae McDaniel (they/them) is a non-binary speaker, author, therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, coach and Transgender Diversity & Inclusion Educator. Rae helps audiences gain the sheer audacity to be themselves in the world through play, pleasure, and possibility. Their book Gender Magic is a first-of-its-kind practical guide to achieving gender free…

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The Science, Magic & Folklore of Crystals with Nicholas Pearson 46:29

1+ y ago46:29

46:29

Welcome to Season 6 of the show! Nicholas Pearson (he/him) has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for nearly 30 years. As one of the leading voices in crystal healing today, he offers a unique blend of science and spirituality alongside a grounded, practical approach to working with crystals. The author of several books, including …

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Season 6 is Coming Soon! 2:07

1+ y ago2:07

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Season 6 of the podcast will launch next week on Monday, March 27th, 2023. We're excited and grateful to share this season with TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) as a co-host on the show. You may remember them from the last episode of season 5 last year. We want to share about some of our online offerings… First Saturdays Online Meditation + Breath Wor…

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Breath & Spirit with TanyaMarck Oviedo 39:32

2y ago39:32

39:32

TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) identifies as a non binary, queer, native indigenous person of color who resides on Tongva + Kizh + Chumash land (colonially known as Long Beach, Ca). They currently are of service to their communities as a mentor + wellness facilitator. They are creator of Vamonos a healing arts practice rooted in and with well + bein…

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Bridging the Binaries with Brandi Stanley 30:44

2y ago30:44

30:44

Brandi Stanley (she/her) makes a living out of making connections—science and art, fermenting and theology, permaculture and social movements, neuroscience and dance. If creativity is the ability to connect the seemingly un-connectable, that’s the art she practices. In love with the space between things—the intersections and the paradoxes—she's con…

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Creating Change & Finding Ease with Kenji Oshima 31:29

2y ago31:29

31:29

Kenji Oshima is an Intrerfaith Spiritual Director, Community Dharma Teacher and Life Coach specializing in high functioning adults with ADHD. When not geeking out over Sci-Fi you’ll find him volunteering for QTAPI groups, reading at the beach, or finding ease in alternative health care. Episode Highlights Kenji shares how his diagnosis of adult ADH…

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Preserving Queer History with David Weissman 36:56

2y ago36:56

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David Weissman is a documentary filmmaker, public speaker and longtime activist. He is best known as producer of the films THE COCKETTES, WE WERE HERE, and CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS. David was also co-founder of QDoc—The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival. Episode Highlights David shares about how he became an accidental filmmaker while h…

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Drag & Spirituality with Bonnie Violet 35:08

2y ago35:08

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Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist, identity doula and digital chaplain; YouTuber, Twitcher & Host of A Queer Chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christian aunt, and At the Castro Country Club recovery podcast. Director …

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Reviving the Legacy of Queer Ancestors with Seth Eisen 43:19

2y ago43:19

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Seth Eisen is a San Francisco-based artist, writer, director, dramaturg, archivist, and educator who engages LGBTQIA+ history as a living, breathing dialogue by researching lost legacies. His transdisciplinary aesthetic combines physical theater, dance, ritual, puppetry, drag, circus, installation, and video art. Blurring the edge between art, rese…

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Mapping Sensitivities with Mike Iamele 40:50

2+ y ago40:50

40:50

For nearly a decade, Mike Iamele has helped hundreds of GBTQ+ men to integrate shame and figure out what they subconsciously do every time they’re successful –– through a process called Sacred Branding®. In 2014, Mike accidentally came out to millions when he wrote an article about falling in love with a man after identifying as straight––and 100,0…

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Soul Speaking & Spiritual Freedom with Coach K Josephs 30:31

2+ y ago30:31

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Kalyela J (she/her) is a Queer Spirituality Coach whose desire is to help the LGBTQ community experience love and peace with their spirituality and sexuality. She is considered a “Soulspeaker'' helping people heal their limiting beliefs so they can live into their purpose. Through first-hand experience she knows the journey and challenges that a Qu…

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Drama Therapy & Theatre as Activism with Anna Winget 31:07

2+ y ago31:07

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Anna Renée Winget (they/them - currently living on Tongva land) is an artist, activist, scholar and educator. They currently serve as Affiliated Scholar at the University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) where they are collaborating on Crossing Pride: a transnational digital healing storytelling project and archive by/ for/ with …

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Reconstructing Spiritual Practice with Mahrs Schoppman & Scott Sessions 48:12

2+ y ago48:12

48:12

Mahrs Schoppman, born and raised in California, is a queer & trans somatic psychotherapist with a private practice based out of his home office in Occidental, California. He specializes in working with the queer community and with those who live with the embodied traumatic impacts of growing up in an oppressive religious environment. He is passiona…

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The Dynamic Cosmos & Black Trans Liberation with Ni’Ja Whitson 33:08

2+ y ago33:08

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Ni’Ja Whitson is a multi award-winning Queer Trans NB artist and futurist, a wound and medicine worker, noted by Brooklyn Magazine as a culture influencer. They are a United States Artist Fellow, Creative Capital and two-time "Bessie" Awardee who engages transdisciplinarity through a critical intersection of the sacred and conceptual in Black, Quee…

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Storytelling in Wobbly Times with Eli Ramer 33:41

2+ y ago33:41

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Eli Ramer, who writes under the name Andrew Ramer, is the author of several books of interest to gay/queer readers, including "Queering the Text" and "Two Flutes Playing," which author and journalist Mark Thompson (who interviewed Ramer in his book "Gay Soul") called "a gay classic." Ramer will be talking about his new book, "Two Hearts Dancing." H…

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Daily Magic for Peace with Colleen Thomas 0:54

2+ y ago0:54

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Daily Magic for Peace offers a quick and simple way to focus your intentions, prayers, and actions toward healing the crisis in Ukraine. By gathering one or two items and joining the circle, you will help send positive energy to counterbalance injustice, anger, and fear. Music by Terry Hughes. https://ever-changing.net/daily-magic Listen here on Ap…

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Creative Practices for Authenticity & Equity with Dianna Grayer & Sheridan Gold 37:41

2+ y ago37:41

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Sheridan Gold is a retired Special Ed teacher of at-risk youth, and is currently very involved with creating art, and playing and performing music. She enjoys her days with her wife Dianna, their dog Sweet Pea, and their 13 chickens, and teaching hand drumming to seniors. Dianna Grayer has been a Marriage Family Therapist for the last 25 years. She…

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Kung Fu as a Path of Liberation & Empowerment with Sifu DeVante Love 35:16

2+ y ago35:16

35:16

Sifu DeVante Love is a Gay Olympic Martial Artist, QTBIPOC Counselor, Wellness Coach, and Spiritual Teacher who has over a decade of experience guiding thousands of folks across the world who have felt weighed down by their trauma, anxiety, stress, or cultural expectations. They are the Founder of Healing Kung Fu, an online queer and BIPOC friendly…

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NEW YEAR, SAME US 33:46

2+ y ago33:46

33:46

On this episode of Is That Like a Thing, all four of us are zoom zoomin’ (we’re talking via zoom because #covidquarantining lol). Today we are talk about our goals for 2022, Crystal totally calls it on Magen and Cory’s most favorite date night activity, we talk about our favorite instagram posts and why we wrote them and how well we think we did on…

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BE A CAR WORSHIP LEADER (WORSHIP PART 3) 43:34

2+ y ago43:34

43:34

Our friend David joins us for part 3 and our final worship conversation! We talk about worship and how we cooperate with worship and even with the Holy Spirit. We also discussed things like our expectations (The expectations we should have a bar selves and if one another) when we worship and why we should be worshiping In our car. :) “God longs to …

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STRANGELY DIM (WORSHIP PART 2) 43:56

3y ago43:56

43:56

In this episode we talk with David Gentiles (our producer Emily Gentiles husband!!) about our favorite things: worship! David has deep roots in worship as well as a fresh perspective on how our theology informs our worship. Dig deeper as we talk about corporate worship and personal worship experiences! Scripture References: 1 Peter 2:9 Romans 12:1 …

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COUNTRY MUSIC AND KLTY (WORSHIP PART 1) 28:21

3y ago28:21

28:21

On this episode of Is That Like a Thing, we are introducing a three-part series on worship! We share about what worship means to us along with sharing personal and transformative experiences we have each had with worship. We talk about sacrifice and obedience, surrender and trust. If you love worship or just want to know more about worship, this ep…

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Yoga, Dharma & Social Justice with Jacoby Ballard 35:31

3y ago35:31

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Jacoby Ballard is a yoga and Buddhism teacher with over 20 years of experience, working at the intersection of social justice, trauma and embodied practice. He has taught in prisons, schools, hospitals, recovery centers, offices, co-led a yoga teacher training, and co-founded a worker-owned cooperative healing justice center in Brooklyn. His first …

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SEASONS 32:10

3y ago32:10

32:10

Seasons are changing! It’s happening with the weather and The girls are noticing new seasons in their own lives as well. Maybe you’re feeling the same way? And with new seasons come new questions. Trying to figure out what the Lord is saying and what he is NOT saying is hard! Magen, Becky, Crystal and Emily talk and laugh about it.…

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Creating the Black Queer Tarot with Kendrick Daye 24:49

3y ago24:49

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Kendrick Daye is a multi-media collage artist and the creator of the Black Queer Tarot. Originally from Coconut Grove, Florida, he is now setting up art camp in Harlem, NY. His diverse approaches to making art include art direction, bespoke design, music, and most notably collage - both digital and analog. Kendrick aims to create work that imagines…

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The Religion of Love & Poetry with David Nazario 30:08

3y ago30:08

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First and foremost, David Nazario is a human, spirit, brother, lover and friend. Secondly, he is a writer, speaker, and educator. David released his first book, "Make Love Your Religion: How To Put Love First & Succeed at Doing What You Love" in 2018, and his second book, "Poems Written In The Bathtub While Cumming Out" released Winter 2021. Episod…

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WE’RE BACK! 44:57

3y ago44:57

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Season 2 is officially here and we couldn’t be more excited! Today it’s just Magen, Crystal, Becky and Emily in the studio catching up. We laugh, like we laugh so hard Magen is banging the desk at one point (haha oops!). We hope you enjoy and laugh along with us!By Becky Leach, Crystal Yates, Magen Thurman

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Writing Mirrors Life with Matthew Clark Davison 31:21

3y ago31:21

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Matthew Clark Davison is the author of Doubting Thomas (Amble Press in 2021) and creator of The Lab :: Writing Classes with MCD. His textbook The Lab, Experiments in Writing Across Genre, co-authored by bestselling writer Alice LaPlante, will be published by W.W. Norton in 2022. His prose has been recently anthologized in Empty The Pews (Epiphany P…

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Dream Yoga & Vibrational Alchemy with O Zotique 32:39

3y ago32:39

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O (they/them) is a yogi and priestess committed to helping themselves and others release attachment to fear and vibrate at a radiant frequency of embodiment and joy. O is a healer and artist working internationally in the media of social practice, vibration, yoga, dreamwork and reiki. Their dissertation with the State U of NY centers around flow ps…

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Painting & Poetry: Art as Medicine with Keone Wales 33:44

3y ago33:44

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Keone is a queer, a heretic and a fool, here to help shift the paradigm and welcome the higher dimensions through play and joy. They bring dreams and visions for the collective through their paintings, poetry and story telling. For them, it’s all about energy; helping nurture our energetic connections with plants, trees and other beings. And also h…

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THE GANG IS BACK 48:38

3y ago48:38

48:38

On this episode of Is That Like a Thing, all four of us are back in a room together for the first time since May!! We are so excited to have our sister, Crystal, back with us as we wrap up Season One of the podcast. We didn’t know how this episode was going to end up, but we talk suffering and conquering our giants. Crystal shares her journey from …

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Music as Medicine with Kerem Brule 39:06

3y ago39:06

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Kerem Brule is a self-taught musician who has continued to experiment and evolve creatively in search of her own authentic musical expression. Kerem is an electronic music producer, sound healer, drum circler, singer-songwriter and even… a rapper! She is a lover of improvisational layering of rhythm, harmony and melody, and along the way has discov…

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THE ENNEAGRAM AND GRIEF (MALLORY PART 2) 52:40

3y ago52:40

52:40

On this episode of Is That Like a Thing, we’re back talking with Mallory Freidreck about how we can use the Enneagram to grapple with our grief in healthier ways. If you’ve listened to the podcast before, you know how much we LOVE this self-awareness tool and today we want to talk about how we use it just like that - as a TOOL. You will hear us say…

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Spilling the Tea with Minoritea Report 36:14

3y ago36:14

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Minoritea Report is a weekly BIPOC Gay Podcast. Join Yo' AunTeas Kerel, Dawon, and Jerrell as they catch up & spill tea about the Black & POC LGBTQIA+ experience, relationships, politics, sports, and pop culture! Episode Highlights We learn how the hosts met and why they decided to start their podcast, Minoritea Report. They talk about the importan…

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THE ENNEAGRAM (MALLORY PART 1) 50:28

3y ago50:28

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On this episode of Is That Like a Thing, we’re talking all things Enneagram! If you’ve listened to the podcast before, you know how much we LOVE this self-awareness tool and today we want to talk about how we use it just like that - as a TOOL. You will hear us say things like, “The enneagram is not the gospel” or “the enneagram is not what does the…

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Erotic by Nature with Darshana Avila 28:44

3y ago28:44

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"We are erotic by nature." This is the core belief underlying all that Darshana Avila offers as an Erotic Wholeness coach and guide. Supporting folx to establish a deeply felt sense of pleasure and ease in their bodies and relationships is her joy. Guiding folx to reconsider the stories they've been told about who they ought to be and what it takes…

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GETTING OUT OF THE GROOVE...LITERALLY (JAMIE PART 2) 38:04

3+ y ago38:04

38:04

On this episode of Is That Like a Thing podcast, we are focused in on mental health PART 2, and specifically areas many of us struggle with: negative thoughts. We asked for help talking through this topic with one of Becky’s friends that also happens to be a mental health professional! Jamie Jaubert is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor i…

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Representation Matters: Being Queer & Disabled with Anthony Michael Lopez 37:29

3+ y ago37:29

37:29

Anthony Michael Lopez is a queer, disabled actor known for his appearances on Broad City, Homeland, and the feature film “Mapplethorpe” starring Matt Smith. He recently shared the stage with Daniel Craig, David Oyelowo, and Rachel Brosnahan in New York Theatre Workshop’s production of “Othello.” Anthony’s new streaming miniseries “desert in” - prem…

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Shamanic Practice and Healing Justice with Richael Faithful 36:10

3+ y ago36:10

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Richael Faithful is a multidisclipinary folk healing artist, healing justice strategist, complex conversation facilitator, community lawyer and creative. Working from the shamanic tradition of conjure, they focus on the interactions of generational healing, practical ritual, and magic and death doulaship. Episode Highlights: Richael shares their pa…

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SOMETIMES WE NEED TO SIT IN A CAVE (JAMIE PART 1) 38:42

3+ y ago38:42

38:42

On this episode of Is That Like a Thing podcast, we are focused in on mental health, and specifically areas many of us struggle with: Anxiety and depression. We asked for help talking through this topic with one of Becky’s friends that also happens to be a mental health professional! Jamie Jaubert is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in …

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Ritual, Ceremony & Rites of Passage with Colleen Thomas 36:37

3+ y ago36:37

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Colleen Thomas is a ritual artist and independent audio producer. Her podcast, Shame Piñata, focuses on creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Episode Highlights Colleen shares about her podcast Shame Pinata, and how it focuses on creating rites of passage for real life transitions. We discuss the importance of ritual as a container a…

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WAITING (PART 2) 29:23

3+ y ago29:23

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On this episode of Is That Like a Thing podcast, we continue to hear from our producer, Emily Gentiles, on her season of waiting. Her new book, Trying, is now available for purchase on Amazon. Make sure you stay until the end for a special time of prayer. Would you like more information? Follow us on facebook, twitter and Instagram! @isthatlikeathi…

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