My guest is James-Olivia Chu Hillman, one of my mentors and someone who has taught me SO MUCH about relating! // In this episode, I bare my heart to James-Olivia and they share their skills around holding non-judgmental space. // TW: We discuss an incident at my son's school where he threatened to bring a 6un to school and how well (sarcasm) that went over with the school authorities. // I struggle with knowing what type of accountability is "fair" and "right" to hold a young, neurodivergent chi...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 30
My guest today: Melanie Piazza, Founder of Family Village Coop About Melanie and Family Village Coop: Founder Melanie Hekkelman-Piazza came up with the idea for Family Village in response to raising an infant and 3 year-old while also caretaking her terminally ill mother (in a town she'd just moved to). Fueled by desperation, isolation and rage, she gathered like-minded mothers and set to work building the space of her dreams. Within six months, the doors were open and lives were being changed. ...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This was such a sweet, wise and rich conversation! My guest is: Thomas R Wilson is a professional Advocate, Writer, Consultant, Business Owner, and Sensory Friendly Event Specialist. His work is centered around an empathic and person-first mindset that works to empower and uplift community voices. His work is inspired by his own personal experiences within his life as a member of the Neuro-diverse and Mental Health community. We talked about: nuances of neurodiversity how I met Thomas, what I as...
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Today, I am speaking with the co-authors of an inspiring, visionary, culturally rich, and life-force activating picture book called Saturday Magic! Kenda Bell: Kenda Bell-Spruill, known as "Joy Factor Mama," is a living reminder of resilience, tenacity, and transformation. Her life tapestry, woven with threads of overcoming breast cancer, triumphing over stuttering, navigating single motherhood, and discovering marital bliss after 40, is a vibrant testament to the indomitable spirit within every...
Aug 24, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 27
I was so excited for this convo and I listened again while I produced this podcast - it’s sooo good, and a life-changing listen for teens, parents, and all people! Can’t wait to hear what you think! Lena McCain is the Founder of Interfaith Bridge Counseling, where she continues her support as the Clinical Director. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health: Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. Lena’s drive and passions lie in person...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 26
♡ Please take a moment to like, rate, review, comment, subscribe! ♡ In this episode I am so excited to talk with Erin and Mike of Pomegranate Coaching and Mediation. We touch on: ~how the "zipdrive of shame" and "the backpack of trauma" influence relational challenges ~anything can be weaponized in relationship, even self growth ~pragmatic tools for moving through conflict and improving inter-personal communication ~requests instead of demands and one important thing to tweak when making request...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 25
<3 Please leave a review, rating, subscribe + share! <3 In this episode I muse on: ~the medicine of the crescent lunar phase, persephone/the high priestess, normalizing + unshaming expansion + contraction cycles, especially with neurodiversity. ~contraction does not mean failure, conversely it is proof of expansion. ~contraction is for rest, recovery, energetic recuperation, and analysis, not for shame/self-doubt/quitting/permanent failure. ~expansion/contraction is actually a more generat...
May 25, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 24
What started out as Molly and I wanting to geek out and dig into T Swift’s latest album turned into an incredibly rich musing on love, relationships, what relationships do for us and to us, as well as how stories and storytelling can help with personal healing and wholeness. Molly is one of my favorite people to talk to because of how rich, deep and insightful our convos always are, so don’t miss this one, even if the title or description isn’t tugging you - that’s on me and my copywriting, it i...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this podcast, the Hierophant, Chiron, the Fives, all come together to talk about parenting wounds, hard parenting truths, and how the Hierophant/Chiron are archetypes/metaphors for the parent/the culture while the Fives symbolize the energetics/medicine of children, as well as the underbelly of parenting/what no one tells you about parenting. // Please leave a review, a rating, and/or email me your thoughts: celestyna@celestynawild.com! // Upcoming events: Truth Circle May 17 https://celestyn...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
There's A LOT here for parents (and honestly, everyone). I mix parenting, astrology, tarot in a swirl of insights, musings, pragmatic advice, perspective shifts, etc. Wild Child Creative Movement (Dragon + Warrior Yoga) in Denver: https://celestynawild.com/nd-affirming-dragon-warrior-yoga-for-kids Village Collaborative Parenting Center for Neuroaffirming Families: https://celestynawild.com/about-village Truth Circles (online): https://celestynawild.com/truth Work with me 1:1: https://celestynawi...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Teaching yoga to neurodiverse kids was a Chaos Wisdom School initiation. Lots of musings on chaos x parenting x kids x neurodivergence. My big realization: the biggest contributor to "chaos" is my *own* misattunement. The big takeaway: embrace chaos. If chaos feels uncomfortable, examine that for a while. Perhaps, an intrinsic part of being neuroaffirming is to be more curious about chaos. Links: Upcoming Events: https://celestynawild.com/upcoming-events Truth Circles: https://celestynawild.com/...
Apr 07, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Kari Burch (she/they) is an AuDHD neuroaffirming occupational therapist and life coach on a mission to help people merge the lives they've created with their newly understood brains and needs. https://www.facebook.com/dr.kari.burch/ instagram.com/boundarybish https://kariburch.podia.com/ We cover so much in this episode, all the way down to menstrual cycle tracking, health insurance, worst case scenarios, moving back in with parents, and tips for setting boundaries at work. Learn more about Coco...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 19
I work 1:1 with parents, couples, and midlife journeyers in a therapeutic coaching capacity. My unique approach is called Deep Change Work and draws on numerous neuro-therapeutic and coaching lineages all of which I have professional training or certification in. Deep Change Work identifies limiting or unhelpful patterns and blind spots in how we perceive ourselves, others, and the world and updates them in a deep way, not just consciously and cognitively, but in the lower brain, the body, and t...
Sep 25, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Live unedited coaching sessions are intimate conversations between Celestyna and clients around anything the client wants to work through. I have the deepest gratitude for these beautiful folks who allow me to publish and post these conversations. If you are interested in receiving a gifted extended coaching session in exchange for allowing me to use the audio/video for podcast episodes, please fill out the form on my website - there are limited spaces available. https://celestynawild.com/coachi...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Live unedited coaching sessions are intimate conversations between Celestyna and clients around anything the client wants to work through. I have the deepest gratitude for these beautiful folks who allow me to publish and post these conversations. If you are interested in receiving a pro bono extended coaching session in exchange for allowing me to use the audio/video for podcast episodes, please fill out the form on my website - there are limited spaces available. Airing these conversations all...
Jun 24, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 16
No Fear Astrology was founded because Abigail Craig wanted a place for others to be able to learn, understand, and talk about astrology without fear. You can find her on her website and blog, nofearastrology.com. If her work has helped you understand astrology better, please consider signing up for her exclusive newsletter for premium content. You can currently find more of her work on The Mountain Astrologer blog, AstroApp, and more. Abby and I discuss: - the inconjuncts - the quincunx and the ...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 15
On Episode 14 (sorry for the long episode release hiatus! I was in a very intensive training from Jan-March!) I am thrilled to share my conversation with Sarah Corbett of Rowan and Sage. Sarah piqued my interest with the term "astroherbalism" and with a mention of how tracking her lunar cycles improved her health. (The book she recommended to me is Body Astrology by Claire Gallagher ) Sarah Corbett (she/her) is a Clinical Herbalist, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Certified Intuitive Eating Co...
Apr 21, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
*Highly* recommend this episode for anyone who is a professional practitioner - coach or astrologer! If you are, this is a must-listen! Karen Hawkwood, equally well-known as KJ Sassypants, has business cards with the title "Ocean Floor Meets Night Sky." There really isn't anything that captures her essence better than that! KJ was born fascinated with why humans are the way they are and that only grew with time. She discovered astrology at age 15, leading to 40 years of self-study, 2 years in St...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
I'm reconvening with John Townley, and we're talking about A LOT. We're discussing a concept called Seriality (which inspired Jung's idea of Synchronicity) as a good starting point for a physical basis for astrology. We talk about secondary progressions as a fractal form of the natal chart, we talk about the composite as a description of the power dynamics between the two people in relationship. We touch on time, temporal inertia and temporal dimensions, epigenetics, Plato, Jung, a guy called Ka...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 12
I took a break over the holidays but I’m excited for episode 11 of the podcast! I’m speaking with Dr. Perry again, whom I love and find so fascinating and brilliant and kind. Glenn Perry, Ph.D. , is an astrologer and licensed psychotherapist in Melbourne, FL, USA. In addition to private practice, Dr. Perry is currently director and lead faculty at the Academy of AstroPsychology , an online school that offers a two-year Diploma Program. Glenn has written nine books, including An Introduction to A...
Dec 30, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Omg episode 10! John Townley has a lot to say and I could listen to his stories all day. John Townley is best known as the astrologer who popularized the composite chart, a tool that's become indispensable when doing relationship astrology. We have a second episode coming up that's a more technical astrology episode where we discuss the composite, but this episode is STORIES + MEMORIES. We discuss John's childhood, his parents, learning to read on a boat, studying music with the Rev. Gary Davis,...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Today, I release a conversation I had with Dr. Kari Burch . Kari is someone I have so much admiration and love for - her social media soothes and uplifts me, and her consistent messaging around self compassion is truly unique. In relistening to it, I fell in love with our convo all over again! We talk: Body messaging Family messaging Self compassion Anger Shame Quitting a dream job Self regulation tips Learning sabbaticals I learned a lot from Kari and I hope you enjoy this deep, heartfelt, inte...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Glenn Perry, Ph.D. , is an astrologer and licensed psychotherapist in Melbourne, FL, USA. In addition to private practice, Dr. Perry is currently director and lead faculty at the Academy of AstroPsychology, an online school that offers a two-year Diploma Program. Glenn has written nine books, including An Introduction to AstroPsychology , and served twenty years as Board member, ethics chair, and research advisor for the International Society of Astrological Research (ISAR). He lectures internat...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Erin Hansbrough is a therapeutic yoga teacher and personal coach from Albuquerque, NM. Erin particularly loves working with queer and polyamorous folks, using somatic tools as well as conscious communication and self-reflection practices to help clients courageously build a life of authenticity and love. In the episode Erin mentions RADAR which is a relationship check-in tool. More info on that here: https://www.multiamory.com/radar To learn more about Erin or work with her: www.erinyogaandcoach...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Kristen King, MBA, MPS, is a sweary life and business coach for womxn and femme folx who want to give fewer fucks. Her clients are sick and tired of having to be so freaking perfect all the time, and Kristen helps them reclaim their fucks so they can use them for the shit they actually care about — instead of spending all their time trying to be “good girls” and living up to other people’s expectations. She's on a mission to help 10,000 womxn fall in love with themselves and their lives in the n...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jodie and her family are learning through traveling - after years of prep, they are going abroad FULL-TIME. I wanted to get more info on the how and the why and participate vicariously in the adventure. Enjoy our conversation! Jodie St. Clair is a master crafter, traveler, homeschool mom, above-the-knee amputee, photographer and video editor. She feels passionately about showing the ins and outs of traveling and parenting as an amputee. She is in charge of dreaming big for the St. Clair family, ...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 5
EPISODE 4: Are there astrological signatures in natal charts that indicate potential eating disorders? Yes...but be careful using astrology to "predict" an eating disorder. Celestyna uses her own chart as an example, and discusses planets, planetary combos, signs, and houses through the lens of eating disorders. Celestyna also shares some of her own personal eating disorder story and healing journey. Surf and Stars News: I have added a pay-what-you-can option to *all* offerings - email surfstars...
Sep 13, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
EPISODE 3: Dominique is an Astrologer, wife, and mother with over 20 years of study, client work, teaching, and personal experience living and parenting with astrology. Practicing what she calls Nurturing Astrology, a blend of Western Tropical Astrology with an intuitive, psychological, and evolutionary twist, she assists women, mothers and families to know themselves better through their astrology charts and feel more liberated and empowered in their lives. Dominique is a woman after my own hea...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
EPISODE 2: Introduction to Jupiter's Complexity - this isn't just a planet of blessings and luck - there's so much more to Jupiter. In this episode we explore some of Jupiter's more complex and shadowy dimensions. I offer Astroanalysis Adventures - this is a fusion of modern, psychological astrology, depth analysis, and life coaching. If you are feeling stuck, lost, incomplete, confused, afraid, or burned out, it is a great way to renew life force, momentum, vision, enchantment, and inspiration....
Sep 07, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2
TOPIC: PARENTING Addressing a dissonance in Gentle/Respectful Parenting: letting our kids have and express all the big feelings but judging/self-shaming when we have and express a "big feeling" as an adult. Work with me! I'm a parenting and life coach - I am currently taking clients. Schedule a consult here: https://www.surfstarssocial.club/consult Learn more about my work: https://www.surfstarssocial.club/ Sign up for my mailing list: https://www.surfstarssocial.club/email IG: https://www.insta...
Jun 07, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
