In this episode, we have Sajah Popham back on the podcast! Sajah is author of Evolutionary Herbalism and the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, where he trains herbalists in a holistic system of plant medicine that encompasses clinical western herbalism, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and spagyric alchemy. You’ll learn what is vitalist herbalism and how it’s different from allopathic herbalism. And yes, it is possible to work with herbs in a NON-holistic way! Sajah gives examples of ...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 171
This week we are rebroadcasting episode 72 with Sajah Popham, Evolutionary Herbalism :: Tending To The Inner Cosmos With Holistic Plant Medicine, which was our top listened to podcast episode of 2019! It's a wonderful compliment to the free trainings he's offering right now, which you can access right here and learn more below: http://www.wildlyrooted.com/vitalist I also give you a sneak peek into a super special bonus I'm offering in partnership with Evolutionary Herbalism, plus we'll be contin...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 170
In this episode, we’re speaking with Penny Kelly, teacher, Naturopathic physician, researcher of consciousness, and writer and author of Robes: A Book of Coming Changes. In light of the recent events that occurred in the US Capitol, Venessa covers the “cosmic climate” in the introduction, providing a mini moon musing for this week’s new moon in Capricorn as well as other astrological influences at play. The overall theme: rebirth + rebellion. This interview with Penny is timely, as we collective...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 169
Welcome to 2021! Happy New Year Wild Ones :) In this New Year Akashic reading for January, we’re taken on a ride with riddles, illusory castles, plastic dreams and hall of mirrors. But what is real? In the intro, we go through the Best of 2020 on the Feed Your Wild podcast! You’ll hear the top 5 episodes of 2020 voted by you and your listenership. Then Venessa shares the channeled message from our guides in the Akashic Records [14:41]. The ultimate question is: Are we ready for the “Great Fall”?...
Jan 01, 2021•36 min•Ep. 168
This is the final episode of 2020! In the intro of this episode, Venessa shares her personal experience and soul work reflecting upon this past year, connecting with her 35+ year old braid of hair, and guides us through a mini moon musing of this week’s full moon in emotional Cancer. In this interview, we are speaking with Katie Emma, an astrology teacher and the founder of Temple of Cosmic Astrology School. We dive into The Great Conjunction - Katie gives us a full breakdown of what it is and w...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 167
Winter Solstice blessings <3 We are back with our seasonal check-in, ready to dive into this Winter Solstice and one of the biggest astrological events of our time called The Great Conjunction! As we enter this magical time of dark and rebirth… we’re reflecting upon our collective experience of rebirthing a new consciousness, and the Aquarian age. In this episode, we chat about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, the influence of Saturnian energy, and why it’s critical to honor your...
Dec 21, 2020•47 min•Ep. 166
In this solo/moon musing episode, we’re tuning into this Total Solar Eclipse New Moon in Sagittarius! Are you feeling the spark of change? With future oriented, freedom-loving, expansive Sagittarius energy abound, there is fresh abundant energy and a potent portal for new beginnings as we share this moment of personal and collective release and change. We cover how to best support yourself during this time, why hips don’t lie, navigating growing pains or “ascension symptoms,” and re-membering to...
Dec 14, 2020•45 min•Ep. 165
In this episode, we’re speaking with Nadine Artemis, beauty philosopher, aromacologist, and botanical muse, founder of Living Libations and author of her latest book Renegade Beauty: Reveal and Revive Your Natural Radiance and Holistic Dental Care . Nadine shares when the seeds of her business and soul work with Living Libations and her role as a plant alchemist & beauty philosopher were first planted You’ll learn what cosmoetics means and how we can bring in the confluence of the Cosmo, fro...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 164
In this Akashic reading for December, our guides illuminate the ouroboros journey, one of the oldest symbols of unification, regeneration, liberation, unity through death and rebirth. This is the energy we are riding, collectively. Join us in this channeling as we move through the unconscious void on a magic carpet ride. The message of December: “The disorientation is the beginning. It is a portal into a new world that has not been created yet... There is a most expansive opportunity for initiat...
Nov 30, 2020•32 min•Ep. 163
This week I had a pull to share this episode I had previously recorded with Chloe Slattery on her podcast The Mojo Mecca, with the Feed Your Wild audience. Chloe and I discuss: - My upbringing, Puerto Rican ancestry and traditions + the passing of my mother as a catalyst of change and a deepening into the world of nutrition and healing. - The Akashic Records: the 'cosmic database' that they are, what they can teach us, and how I work with them to help people in their healing processes. - Strengt...
Nov 16, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 162
In this episode, we’re speaking with Human Design guide & Empowerment coach Jas the Moon Mother. You’ll learn about Human Design, what it is, and how Jas was called to this incredible system through her own existential questions about her purpose and identity. Jas does a full breakdown of each type, strategy, authority, profile (and what these are!) - and Jas says focusing on these four things will be the catalyst for the deepest transformation in your life! Jas has advice for how to begin w...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 161
In this Akashic reading for November, our guides share glimpses of our own Awakening, the importance of bringing our attention to our inner realms, and re-membering the powerful Love available to each of us. This message feels like a continuation of October’s reading - this time focusing on tools of grounding our carnal and energy bodies and how to tend to our Anxiety in times of chaos and challenge, so that we may rise to our destiny. An excerpt from Our Guides: “No matter what step you take, y...
Oct 31, 2020•41 min•Ep. 160
This week we are rebroadcasting our episode with Jessica Lanyadoo on Navigating The Stars And Talking To Dead People: Astrology + Mediumship, originally aired in August of 2018. This episode is just in time for Samhain, Halloween and El Día de los Muertos where the veil between the physical world and the spirit world wear thin! This episode also synchronistically aired two years ago during Mercury Retrograde as well :) Since the original airing, Jessica has created her own amazing twice weekly a...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 159
In this conversation, we’re speaking with Erika Rose Santoro, a multidimensional artist, liberator and teacher of transformation and self-healing. As a visionary leadership guide, intuitive energy alchemist & creative strategist, she puts ancient forces to work for modern strategies. For 20 years, Erika operated as a Creative Business Partner and trusted advisor to Grammy-winning recording artist Alicia Keys. In this episode, we continue the themes of sovereignty and liberation through the l...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 158
As our world has shifted, so many of folx have experienced a major impact on their emotional and mental well-being. This conversation with Dr. Jodie Skillicorn, a holistic psychiatrist who believes strongly in the body’s innate healing powers, is important for these times when depression and anxiety are on the rise. In this episode, we discuss psychiatric medication including antidepressants, the research history behind them, debunking myths and why it's important to understand the landscape and...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 157
In this Akashic reading for October, we go from child’s play to the lush green jungle floors, accessing the wisdom from deep beneath our feet. Our guides provide an invitation to a radical awakening process, enlivening all of our senses, and clearing the slate so that we may navigate our Selves thru hardship and darkness with more grace and connection. While our eyes may tell a different story, we’re reminded to stay connected to the Truth within our hearts. An excerpt from Our Guides: “May you ...
Oct 01, 2020•54 min•Ep. 156
Today we’re speaking with my good friend Ashley Burnett, women’s leadership coach, dancer, women’s circle + retreat facilitator and earth-based ritualist. We had Ashley on the podcast before and she came into my life at a time when I was really in need of clarity and expansion in stepping into my soul path and business. 2020 has been a rollercoaster and a crucible for so many - forcing us to get clear on what it is we are here to do, how we show up, and reassess our life path and goals. If you f...
Sep 28, 2020•56 min•Ep. 155
Fall Equinox blessings <3 We are back with our seasonal quarterly check-in, this time feeling into the energetics and themes of this Fall Equinox, Mars retrograde, and Full Moon in Aries. So. Much. Fire! As we continue our journey with the global pandemic, sociopolitical shakiness, and wildfires raging… we’re reflecting upon the sacredness of Breath as a theme, as we connect all the ways oppression renders us breathless. In this episode, we touch on current astro insights, the fires raging wi...
Sep 21, 2020•57 min•Ep. 154
Today we’re speaking with Michelle C. Johnson, author, yoga teacher, healer, social worker, dismantling racism trainer, activist, and grief-worker, whose book Skill In Action has been helping me answer the question: How we can truly support ourselves to be able to step up in the most expansive and aligned way in our roles within the collective dismantling process? Michelle’s book is a gift for these times - incredibly insightful & affirming, particularly right now, as more folx awaken to the...
Sep 07, 2020•55 min•Ep. 153
In this Akashic reading for September, our guides share insights about the new generation of beings ushering into this reality, their gifts of quantum discernment, and ability to move us into collective liberation. Our invitation is to step up as loving guardians and compassionate space holders stewarding from a place of alignment and non-attachment. I also share some moon musing insights for this upcoming full moon in Pisces Sept 1/2, including dreamscape plant allies and ways to support our wa...
Aug 31, 2020•50 min•Ep. 152
In this solo/moon musing episode, I get fired up and emotional as I share my perspective on this new moon in Leo, the state of the world, and our role in it. I share the major lessons I learned from my recent (and humbling) canker sore outbreak, the energetic influences of this new moon, the heart-gut connection and the power of fire (our agni) to transmute the pain and muck into medicine. This powerful and fiery new moon in Leo inspires us to burn perennially, without burning up or burning out,...
Aug 17, 2020•53 min•Ep. 151
We’re speaking with Allison Post, Integrative Medicine Health Coach and Somatic Educator. Her latest book, co-authored with her husband, is The Gut Wellness Guide: The Power of Breath, Touch, and Awareness to Reduce Stress, Aid Digestion, and Reclaim Whole-Body Health . In this conversation, Allison shares some of the challenging traumas and health crises that led her to a healing path, the world of holistic healing, breathwork, somatic touch and the gut. Allison shares about her concept of “...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 150
In this Akashic reading for August, our guides share about the stirring felt deep within that is here to guide us: tuning into the whispers of the land, of the wind, of our own vibrational patterns shifting and how to move into dynamic coherence thru instinct and intuition. I also share some moon musing insights for this upcoming full moon in Aquarius August 3rd. Click here for full show notes : http://www.wildlyrooted.com/fywpodcast/august2020akashic If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired ...
Aug 01, 2020•33 min•Ep. 149
In this episode, we’re speaking with Reed Davis, Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT), is an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine, and Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN). Reed shares about how he got into the world of holistic health and functional testing, we cover what is functional lab testing - how it differs from conventional lab testing, and what you need to know before you go into the doctor's office. We lo...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 148
Happy New Moon! In this solo episode, I cover insights on this second new moon in Cancer, connections to the sacred waters & power within, and my personal story of re-vitalizing my solar plexus center, digestion, and personal power! Ruled by the moon, Cancer is connected to evolution and growth in regenerative ways - in our bodies, Cancer rules the transformative organs of our stomach & womb... I share 3 lessons I’ve learned in tending to my gut for personal transformation, thoughts on b...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 147
If you haven’t heard of Kidest OM, I have found her books to be incredibly insightful, affirming and practical - particularly right now, as more folx awaken to the ways we can dismantle and decondition oppressive programs & begin healing the injustices of the imposed systems as individuals and as a collective community. Her book Unshakeable You: How to Self-Regulate During Life’s Challenging Moments offers you reminders on just a few of the neurological, physiological, and energetic skills a...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 146
This is an epic interview with Isabel Friend, International Water Advocate, public speaker, Reiki master, & teacher. Today we are talking all about Sacred Water. I was so excited when I came across Isabel's work, as Water has been showing up in my Akashic Record readings often, and one of the things that has very clear to me when I'm working with clients, particularly when I open up their Records around their health, is that there is an epidemic of dehydration... The topic of this episode is...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 145
In this Akashic reading for July, our guides share about our “sacred elixir” - the internal nectar each of us holds that feeds the enduring spirit facing unrelenting burden and sorrow. This is the essence of hope, the rivers of blessed change, the spring of vitality. We are guided on why it is critical to tend to our internal wellspring and sacred elixir, and ways to support this precious re-Source within you. As we approach a tipping point, our guides urge us to take stock of the vestiges that ...
Jul 01, 2020•27 min•Ep. 144
Summer Solstice blessings <3 We are back with our seasonal quarterly check-in, this time feeling into the energetics and themes of this Summer Solstice, solar eclipse, and New Moon in Cancer - all happening amidst a pandemic and a collective resurgence and revolution catalyzed by Black Lives Matter and the fight for justice. No biggie... Fire and water are very much alive in the hearts and bellies of so many across the globe right now, fueled by the alignment of our stars. In this episode, we...
Jun 20, 2020•50 min•Ep. 143
I am really excited to have one of my personal favorite podcasters, we have Natalie Ross on the show today. Natalie used to be the podcast hostess with the mostess of the Dream Freedom Beauty podcast and now has a podcast called Earth Speak as well as a beautiful Collective along with that podcast. Today she is telling us all about it and what Earth Speak means to her. We did a sweet podcast exchange so I will also be on her Earth Speak podcast as a guest - I'll be sure to share that out when it...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 142
