I had the wonderful chance to sit down with Hannah Custis (a fellow fairy tale/myth enthusiast) to discuss the fairy tale "The Frog King", which is the lesser known version of "The Princess and the Frog". 🐸 We talk about the cultural and societal perspectives of fairy tales, Jungian symbolism, and our own personal take on the fairy tale. ✨ We used WonderLit (a spectacular fairy tale/story course) on our own to delve deeper into this fairy tale. I mention it in the podcast, and as promised here is a link if you are interested: https://wonderlit.com/about-wonderlit/#about-courses I also mention 2 wonderful fairy tale collections: "Tatterhood and Other Tales" and "The Maid of the North" by Edith Johnston Phelps https://www.amazon.com/Tatterhood-Other-Tales-Johnston-Phelps/dp/0912670509 https://www.amazon.com/Maid-North-Feminist-Tales-Around/dp/0805006796/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1690855216&refinements=p_27%3AEthel+Johnston+Phelps&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Ethel+Johnston+Phelps And here is a link to the wonderful talk by Marina Warner (feminist fairy tale scholar), that we also mention in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zop-QPDlnFw Information to Hannah Custis's podcast will be updated here as soon as she publishes it! If you are interested in pursuing coaching with Dr. Katarina around burnout, chronic stress, life transitions, or more you can seek her out below: IG: @dr.katarinaguzman Website: www.forestpathmindbody.com Email: [email protected] Music Credits: Artists for Intro: Keys musician- @Adamt166! Drums musician- @_deMV_ Bass musician- @MadDuez Guitar musician- @ALiquidated Artists for Outro: Keys musician- @streetjobs_ Drums musician- @andrei13_ Bass musician- @nickbettelli Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This is a unique guided imagery meditation that will bring you on an adventure through a majestic hedge maze! 🌳 At the end of this maze you will be reunited with a purpose and sense of meaning that is very important to you, but somewhere along the way you were made to believe that it didn't matter or was useless. This meditation will allow you to reunite with this purpose and bring that meaning back with you into your waking life! ✨ If you are looking for a coach who is able to uncover root beliefs, narratives, and emotions that are blocking you from your authentic path, check out Dr. Katarina Guzman's work below and sign up for a FREE Discovery Call: Instagram- @dr.katarinaguzman Website- https://www.forestpathmindbody.com/ _____________________ Music Credits: Title: 10 minute meditation surrounded by water Publisher: Cory Lawrence Composer: Cory Lawrence

In this discussion I talk with friend and naturopathic doctor Mariko Spalding about the symptoms, contributing factors, and treatment approaches to PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). She is a licensed naturopathic doctor in the Seattle area who specializes in PCOS. **DISCLAIMER: Everything we talk about here is NOT medical advice! We acknowledge that every person is unique and if you have been diagnosed with PCOS or suspect you might have it, it is imperative that you find a doctor who can diagnose and treat you depending on your individual needs.** We also discuss environmental toxins and how we avoid certain products, tips for regulating glucose, and views on life coaching/therapy, but this is not meant to be a universal rule for everyone! Please listen to this podcast understanding that we are simply discussing our personal experiences and history, and should not automatically be applied to all listeners. EWG website for environmental toxin resources mentioned in our discussion: https://www.ewg.org/ Dr. Mariko Spalding is a wonderful naturopathic doctor and massage therapist who considers the mindbody and holistic approach when addressing PCOS in women. She can be reached at her website below: https://www.asternaturalmedicine.com/english/contact And here is more about her specific PCOS approach: https://www.asternaturalmedicine.com/english/my-pcos-treatment-approach If you are interested in pursuing coaching with Dr. Katarina around burnout, chronic stress, life transitions, or more you can seek her out below: IG: @dr.katarinaguzman Website: www.forestpathmindbody.com Email: [email protected] __________________________________ Music Credits: Artists for Intro: Keys musician- @Adamt166! Drums musician- @_deMV_ Bass musician- @MadDuez Guitar musician- @ALiquidated Artists for Outro: Keys musician- @streetjobs_ Drums musician- @andrei13_ Bass musician- @nickbettelli Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This gorgeous, guided meditation is designed for listening to right before sleep, 😴 so you can drift off as you are taken on an underwater adventure. You will meet mermaid friends, sea creatures, and explore a mermaid market. 🧜‍♀️ If you are an ocean lover, mermaid lover, or just want to relax and be calmed by ocean waves, this sleep meditation is for you! ____________________ Music Credits: Title: Beautiful Healing 30 Minutes (Spiritual Meditation Background Yoga) Composer: MPmedia

Today I had a magical discussion with Bella Combest about the Heroine’s Journey, paths of self transformation, AND the Dark Feminine!! 🧚‍♀️  Bella is a trauma-informed transformation coach and shadow guide. She works in the world of archetypes and alchemy - where chaos becomes a tool for creation and destruction births new life. Bella specializes in helping women awaken their fierce feminine and answer their greatest calling. We had so much fun discussing our personal connection with the Heroine’s Journey and Dark Feminine Archetypes, myths and stories connected with these concepts, as well as how it can be applied to real life. ✨  Join us and please reach out with any thoughts, connections, and inquiries! Book resources mentioned in the podcast: “The Heroine’s Journey” by Maureen Murdock “Maiden to Mother” by Sarah Durham Wilson  “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” by Joseph Campbell Dark Feminine archetypes and examples: Sorceress- Ursula Siren- sirens in “The Odyssey” The Destroyer- Jean Gray (X-Men) If you are interested in learning more about Bella Combest, her services, The Heroine’s Journey program, and her amazing group community, you can seek this out below: IG: @heroinesportal  Website: www.heroinesportal.com FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shadowworkforwomen If you are interested in pursuing coaching with Dr. Katarina around burnout, chronic stress, life transitions, or more you can seek her out below: IG: @dr.katarinaguzman Website: www.forestpathmindbody.com Email: [email protected] __________________________________ Music Credits: Artists for Intro: Keys musician- @Adamt166! Drums musician- @_deMV_ Bass musician- @MadDuez Guitar musician- @ALiquidated Artists for Outro: Keys musician- @streetjobs_ Drums musician- @andrei13_ Bass musician- @nickbettelli Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This meditation brings you to a room in your imagination which symbolizes an aspect of your life you'd like to work with today. The conscious aspects of this part of you will be revealed, as well as one Shadow aspect (unconscious) that is heavily influencing your life. ✨ Through this guided imagery exercise, you will be able to integrate this Shadow part and transform the room that represents an aspect of your life. This is not an original meditation script. With permission I have used a script created by CreativeMind. https://creativemindcoach.com/ If you are interested in this work and are looking for a life coach who is able to uncover root beliefs, narratives, and emotions that are blocking you from your authentic path, check out Dr. Katarina Guzman's work below and sign up for a FREE Discovery Call: Instagram- @dr.katarinaguzman Website- https://www.forestpathmindbody.com/ _____________________ Music Credits: Title: 30 minute meditation in nature Publisher: Cory Lawrence Composer: Cory Lawrence

This meditation brings you to a magical forest that will ground you into it's safe space so you can express and hold these emotions of feeling lost, hopeless, sad, and defeated. We often unconsciously push these feelings away because we don't feel safe with them. Yet when we suppress them, they tend to fester and gain even more energy. By allowing them to be expressed without taking over, and providing space and compassion for them, we give them permission to pass through. ✨ At the end of this meditation you will receive a message from your innermost Self. One of support, grace, and love. 💜 If you are looking for a counselor/coach who is able to uncover root beliefs, narratives, and emotions that are blocking you from your authentic path, check out Dr. Katarina Guzman's work below and sign up for a FREE Discovery Call: Instagram- @dr.katarinaguzman Website- https://www.forestpathmindbody.com/ Title: Beautiful Healing 30 Minutes (Spiritual Meditation Background Yoga) Composer: MPmedia

I chat with Francis Martinez, ND to talk about the Polyvagal Theory, regulating our Nervous System, Somatic Therapy, integrating essential parts of ourselves, past conditioning, and more! As promised in the video, here are Brene Brown's 3 characteristics of play: 1. Time spent without purpose 2. Something you don’t want to end, lose track of time 3. You lose that hyper sense of self consciousness Information to reach Dr. Martinez if you are interested in her work! Bio- Dr. Francis is a Naturopathic Doctor and Counselor who focuses on helping adult women heal who are going through life transitions, dealing with difficult coping mechanisms such as anxiety, want to process past traumas, and heal past generational traumas in order to become the best versions of themselves. Her work focuses on using trauma-informed tools such as nervous system regulation and somatic therapy. Instagram- @dr.francismartinez Website- https://healwithdrfrancis.com/ Information to reach Dr. Guzman if you are interested in her work! Instagram- @dr.katarinaguzman Website- https://www.forestpathmindbody.com/ __________ Music Credits: Artists for Intro: Keys musician- @Adamt166! Drums musician- @_deMV_ Bass musician- @MadDuez Guitar musician- @ALiquidated Artists for Outro: Keys musician- @streetjobs_ Drums musician- @andrei13_ Bass musician- @nickbettelli Guitar musician- @MadDuez

This meditation first walks you through a grounding breathwork routine to prepare you for working with possibly uncomfortable emotions. **It might be helpful to do this meditation after working with a therapist or coach on a particular place in your life where you feel a lot of resentment and bitterness building up.** This meditation will give you an opportunity to work through a buildup of resentment and bitterness in your life. You will dialogue and connect with this part of you in order to understand it and free the attachment you have to it. ✨ If you would like to pursue more in-depth work from a Jungian and mindbody perspective, you can contact me through my website or email below and we can set up a free Discovery Call: [email protected] https://www.forestpathmindbody.com/ Give yourself plenty of time to journal, reflect, and process whatever comes up during this meditation! ❤️ ______________________ Music Credits: Title: 30 Minute Meditation in Nature Publisher: Cory Lawrence Composer: Cory Lawrence Title: Calming Sea Sounds From: Pond5

In this podcast episode I discuss the fairy tale "Catherine and Her Destiny" with Michelle Tocher (storyteller, author, and producer). We had a wonderful time mulling over themes of patience, the necessity of pursuing as you're waiting, the natural process of growing up, coming to terms with suffering in life, among other topics! We welcome you to explore this story on your own as well by reading one of the retellings (link below) and working with it through "The Story Tour", which you can find on the WonderLit website link below. ✨ Happy Fairy Tale Foraging!! 🧚 Link to WonderLit (fairy tale courses): https://wonderlit.com/ Link to Michelle Tocher's website where you can access her books: *My absolute favorites are "The Tower Princess", "The May Queen", and "Brave Work" https://michelletocher.com/ Link to the story "Catherine and Her Destiny": https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/145/the-pink-fairy-book/4824/catherine-and-her-destiny/ Link to Dr Katarina Guzman's website for more resources and to schedule a free Discovery Call if you are interested in Jungian Coaching and the Burnout Recovery Program: https://www.forestpathmindbody.com/ ___________________________ Music Credits: Artists for Intro: Keys musician- @Adamt166! Drums musician- @_deMV_ Bass musician- @MadDuez Guitar musician- @ALiquidated Artists for Outro: Keys musician- @streetjobs_ Drums musician- @andrei13_ Bass musician- @nickbettelli Guitar musician- @MadDuez