Casual Ecstasy with Katie Barbaro

Casual Ecstasy is a podcast where we dive into the deepest truest parts of ourselves in a fun, casual way. Katie Barbaro (life coach, comedian, author, silliness enthusiast) will guide you through a variety of topics, including but not limited to mental health resilience, traveling as a medium of self-discovery, creative expansion, and death with a variety of inspiring guests. Ecstasy guaranteed or your money back! This podcast was previously called “Showing Up Messy”—a deep dive into the messy parts of the creative process and life, which Katie discussed with guest comedians, musicians and artists while navigating her own fears and blocks in the creative process of making this podcast! To connect with Katie, you can find her on her website at katiebarbaro.com or on instagram @katiebarb. Thank you for being here!

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3. Light Beings With Amnesia With Joshua Pánczér

Join me and my boyfriend, Joshua Pánczér, on our living room floor as we dive into the nuances of expanding our capacity to hold the intensity of our experience. We explore the relationship between the inner masculine and inner feminine, the inner child and inner parent, and we also talk about farting a lot. For a deeper dive into my journey of discovering casual ecstasy through eating disorder recovery, you can order my book “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom” at www.thefedupbook.com...

Aug 11, 2021•55 min

2. Becoming Deeply Honest with Pema Salem

Let’s dive into the deep end of human consciousness with Aisha Pema Salem. This conversation took place in March of 2021 at Nari Sanctuary on the Danish island of Møn. Pema talks about sinking deep into the feminine to truly be with the joy of grief and anger, and being courageous enough to become deeply honest. Pema invites us to remember the knowledge that has always been within us, and to stabilize in this remembrance. You can find out more about Aisha Pema and how to work with her at www.Ais...

Aug 06, 2021•1 hr

1. Welcome to Casual Ecstasy

In this episode, Katie dives into her journey through disordered eating and addiction and explores how they were a portal to discovering the deeper truths of life she had been avoiding. For a deeper dive into Katie’s recovery journey, you can pre-order her book “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom” at www.thefedupbook.com and follow her on Instagram at @TheFedUpBook.

Aug 04, 2021•20 min

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