Calling all dog lovers! In this resource-rich episode, I’m joined by clinical canine herbalist Rita Hogan, who brings over 20 years of experience helping dogs heal naturally. Her new book, The Herbal Dog: Holistic Canine Herbalism Applications and Practice , is a treasure trove of wisdom for anyone who wants their pup to thrive. Rita shares empowering, easy-to-apply tips for supporting your dog’s health using herbs, nutrition, and holistic care — and many of her insights are surprisingly helpful...
Jul 08, 2025•52 min•Season 7Ep. 13
In this episode of Lucid Cafe , I talk with financial advisor and author Elizabeth Husserl about her new book The Power of Enough: Finding Joy in Your Relationship with Money . We explore how our mindset around money shapes not only our finances, but also our sense of self-worth, well-being, and freedom. Elizabeth offers a refreshing alternative to the endless pursuit of more. She shares how stepping off the treadmill of comparison and accumulation can help us redefine wealth on our own terms — ...
Jun 18, 2025•48 min•Season 7Ep. 12
In this very special episode of Lucid Cafe , I celebrate the long-awaited release of my new book, Raven’s Daughter: The Story Keeper . After years of dreaming, writing, and behind-the-scenes work, publication day is finally here. Joining me is my brilliant and hilarious friend Claire Wheeler, who helps me unpack the story, themes, and inspiration behind the book. This is the first time I’m speaking about Raven’s Daughter out loud in any real depth, so it’s part book talk, part soul share — with ...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 11
In this episode, I sit down with the passionate Alanna Kaivalya to explore the lost — yet ever-present — power of the feminine. While modern women have more freedom than ever to shape our lives and careers, many of us still measure success through a masculine lens, chasing goals and strategies that don’t reflect our deepest desires. This conversation is not about rejecting the masculine, but about reclaiming the feminine — the intuitive, connective, and compassionate energy that too often gets s...
May 07, 2025•58 min•Season 7Ep. 10
In this episode we explore the magic of writing and the power of telling your story. My guest Nancy Slonim Aronie wants you to know that writing is not an exclusive club, that everyone has a really good story to tell. And usually not just one. In her new book Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay she writes “Essay writing is personal. Sharing what you think about a certain topic is risky. Especially if what you think is not what everyone else thinks.” Nancy Slonim Aronie is the founder of ...
Apr 17, 2025•48 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Does what goes around, really come back around? Do you reap what you sow? My guest Mordy Levine, who along with his coauthor, Lama Lhanang Rinpoche, recently released the book The Beginner’s Guide to Karma: How to Live with Less Negativity and More Peace. In this episode Mordy explains the role that the universal law of cause and effect, or karma, plays in our lives and how to use this understanding to create a positive path forward. “Learning about karma will help us understand why we are exper...
Apr 04, 2025•47 min•Season 7Ep. 8
This seems like one of the more important episodes I’ve released since the podcast started back in 2018. My guest Dr Janine Oliver is a clinical psychologist who has expertise in social media, reality TV, and critical thinking. In this episode we discuss her research, its implications and practical ways to take care of your amazingly resilient brain. Janine is a Cognitive Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker who, in addition to working with clients in her Philadelphia area practice, ...
Mar 15, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Have you ever wanted to create change? Or unapologetically chase your dreams? Yet for some reason you stop before you ever get started? Do you ever feel stretched in so many different directions that it feels like you’ve lost your creative spark? My guest Becca Powers wants to empower you to unleash your potential and become everything you were meant to be. In this episode we discuss her new book A Return to Radiance: The POWER Method to Ignite Your Soul and Unleash Your Potential and the creati...
Feb 20, 2025•51 min•Season 7Ep. 6
With all the external noise vying for our attention these days, it’s easy to forget that we have access to a wealth of wisdom within each of us and beyond. My guest Happy Ali shares easy techniques that work on every level of intuition starting with hunches, precognition, and dream analysis and building to direct communication with a multidimensional level of intelligence that is always available. Happy’s clear explanations and insightful guidance, combined with inspiring true stories from his o...
Jan 25, 2025•53 min•Season 7Ep. 5
This episode might surprise you. I had no idea until I spoke with my guest Bruce Fertman that the way we’ve unconsciously learned to walk is actually doing us a disservice. In fact, most of us are making it harder than it needs to be. In this episode we discuss Bruce and his coauthor Michael J. Gelb’s new book Walking Well: A New Approach for Experiencing Comfort and Vitality in Every Step ; a helpful guide that’s chock full of secrets, advice, and guidance on walking with pleasure, power, poise...
Jan 03, 2025•55 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Cacao is more than just a drink that many are sharing in their ceremonies; it is a Master Plant Medicine that, although not psychedelic, carries the power to open hearts, facilitate deep inner work, and foster a profound connection with the essence of life. My guest Judy Machado, founder of Goddess Temple Cacao, is following her passion to introduce people to the healing magic of Ceremonial Cacao. Judy spent a year and half Consulting for a bean-to-bar chocolate company. She became infatuated wi...
Dec 13, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Are you emotionally potty trained? My guest Rachel Kaplan is a licensed psychotherapist who created an accessible framework for self-care and personal transformation that she calls Emotional Potty Training™ (EPT). In this episode and in her new book Feel, Heal & Let That Sh*t Go , she shares her revolutionary call to action that will teach you precisely how to feel your emotions by moving them through your body as nature intended. Rachel Kaplan, MA, MFT, is a licensed psychotherapist with a ...
Nov 22, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 2
To kick off Season 7, I asked my friend Linda River Valente if - given the nature of these “interesting” times - she’d be willing to come back on the show and give us a taste of what we can expect in the coming months through the lens of astrology, as well as how to best navigate the challenges that she sees coming. Linda offers her clients a lifetime of collected, eclectic wisdom through her work as a seasoned astrologer, witch, holistic sexuality educator, tarot visionary, magic maker, and Bur...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 1
In this episode I speak with the very fun and engaging Samantha Bennett about how to tap into and explore the things that bring you joy in a way that’s reasonable and not at all intimidating. We discuss her latest book The 15-Minute Method: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done, which isn’t just about productivity hacks or working more efficiently. Instead, it asks us to adjust our outlook and realize an important truth: we don’t achieve more simply by doing more — we achieve more by do...
Aug 24, 2024•55 min•Season 6Ep. 13
What exactly is a Druid and what do they do? In this episode and in her new book Celtic Druidry: Rituals, Techniques, and Magical Practices , my guest Ellen Evert Hopman unravels some of the mysterious lore surrounding Druidism and shares how our contemporary understanding of this ancient practice is not really complete. Ellen Evert Hopman is the author of a number of books and has been a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990. She is a professional member of the American Her...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 12
Can working with Sacred Geometry help you unlock the secrets to your spiritual evolution? Gail and Gregory Hoag have been studying and working with Sacred Geometry for decades and in this episode highlight what they’ve learned and the tools they’ve created to help your personal evolutionary journey. We also discuss their new book Sacred Geometry: The Universal Language of Divine Alignment . The Hoags, revered leaders, speakers and teachers, are revealing how the universal patterns displayed in s...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 11
In 2016 Gail Lynn invented the Harmonic Egg®, a large wooden sacred geometric chamber that uses sound and light therapy with a resonant frequency to move and/or re-route blocked energy. In this episode we discuss the Harmonic Egg® - its design, how it works and the experience, as well as Gail’s book Unlocking the Ancient Secrets to Healing: Why science is looking to the past for the future of medicine. Gail is a renowned visionary, inventor and pioneer in the realm of frequency healing, celebrat...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 10
Developing your intuition can streamline your life and make it feel more magical. In this episode, I speak with Kim Chestney about her latest book The Illumination Code: 7 Keys to Unlock Your Quantum Intelligence, which looks at intuition through the lens of quantum physics. We take some deep dives into fun and intriguing territory in this conversation. Kim Chestney is the author of The Illumination Code , Radical Intuition , and The Psychic Workshop . As the founder of IntuitionLab and the CREA...
May 28, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Meredith Heller invites us to write as a path toward self-understanding and as a lifelong refuge of unwavering friendship with yourself. Meredith used the power of writing to heal and save her own life and in her latest book Writing By Heart she encourages us to do the same. I can’t imagine how anyone reading her book or listening to this episode would not feel moved to pick up a pen and start writing. Her no frills, rule breaking and creative approach to writing makes a process that’s typically...
May 03, 2024•58 min•Season 6Ep. 8
After an accident left Brandy Gillmore gravely disabled, she went from working in network engineering and operations to becoming the #1 rapid results healing expert. In this episode Brandy shares her relentless quest to discover how to completely heal herself and how she uses what she learned to help others heal. In this episode, Brandy discusses: How living with untreatable chronic pain led her to explore alternatives The power of our minds Biophotons and healing What she discovered on her jour...
Apr 12, 2024•45 min•Season 6Ep. 7
In this episode I chat with the host of the Supernormalized podcast CeeJay Barnaby about his spiritual journey, personal philosophies and powerful meditation practice. He also gives us an intimate glimpse into his inner world and a rather disturbing spiritual experience he had. Check out CeeJay’s podcast Supernormalized Email CeeJay: supernormalized@proton.me ________ “Gifts and Tools to Explore and Celebrate the Unseen Worlds” - The Lucid Path Boutique Lucid Cafe episodes by topic Listen to Luc...
Mar 21, 2024•57 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a condition that’s been controversial and misunderstood for decades. Dr Connie McReynolds appears to have gotten to the root cause of ADHD and the results of her research and clinical work may surprise you. In this episode Connie shares how she’s found a way to treat and correct the symptoms providing a breakthrough solution that’s consistently measurable and repeatable using Neurofeedback. Connie McReynolds is a licensed psychologist, professor, certi...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Join me and the host of the Supernormalized podcast CeeJay Barnaby for part one of our pod swap. This initial conversation focuses primarily on my shamanic experiences and how I use trance to engage in healing dreams on behalf of others. Part two, which will be released later this season, will focus on CeeJay and his otherworldly experiences, but you’ll get a taste of his experiences in today’s episode. Mighty intense! Check out CeeJay’s podcast Supernormalized Learn more about Wendy’s practice ...
Feb 02, 2024•53 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Corey Lyon Folsom is the author of the book Soul Statements: A Love Coach’s Guide to Successful Communication . In this episode we talk about communication and intimacy, the nature of soul statements and his work as a love coach. Corey suggests that “the goal is not to ‘fix’ any given interaction. It’s about living in an alive, embodied present.” After experiencing a spiritual soul-awakening, Corey was inspired to become a tantra teacher; and in 2012, he began his work as a relationship and inti...
Jan 08, 2024•49 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Sci fi and fantasy author Daryl Gregory describes his books as “psychological realism in the face of surrealism.” He tackles topics that I find fascinating like the nature of consciousness, free will, paranormal abilities, and the power of belief, specifically of the religious variety. And then when I learned that he doesn’t really believe in the things that he writes about, I was intrigued and eager to have a conversation with him. Happy to report that he was up for it! Daryl Gregory’s novels a...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 2
Jim Gale is on a mission to let as many people as possible know about the many benefits of planting a simple, low maintenance edible landscape in their yard or outdoor space. He founded Food Forest Abundance to empower individuals to create their own self-sustaining ecosystems, harnessing the abundant power of nature. A food forest is a diverse, perennial garden that mimics a forest ecosystem and patterns found in nature. Jim's deep love for nature has taken him on a remarkable journey through 3...
Nov 16, 2023•51 min•Season 6Ep. 1
My guest Jahan Khamsehzadeh is a fount of information on all things psilocybin. In this final episode of season 5, we discuss his book The Psilocybin Connection , the theory that psilocybin may have played a role in human evolution, and the promise of psilocybin assisted therapy. Jahan completed his dissertation on psychedelics in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Doctorate program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He earned his master's in Consciousness and Transformat...
Aug 09, 2023•55 min•Season 5Ep. 15
It was Vermont's turn for another catastrophic climate event because, as you know, climate change is a hoax (sarcastic face emoji). Last week the already saturated central corridor of Vermont received an additional 6-8 inches of rain over a 24 hour period. Hardest hit was the tiny capital city of Montpelier where I opened my wellness center 9 years ago. I love Montpelier. So many folks have reached out in the last week to check in on me. It’s been incredibly heartwarming. Thank you for that. I t...
Jul 18, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Stephanie Banks’ channeling journey began when her mother’s dementia made verbal communication impossible. She has since become a popular intuitive channel, mentor and guide teaching others how to access their own inner voice of wisdom. Connection and communication are common themes in all of Stephanie’s professional endeavors as a speech-language pathologist, birth doula, lactation consultant, infant massage instructor, and intuitive channel. She channels from the perspective of any soul curren...
Jul 07, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 13
In this episode we take a deep dive into the healing power of our dreams. My guest Edward Tick conducts original and groundbreaking healing work in the Ancient Greek tradition. In our conversation and in his latest book Soul Medicine: Healing Through Dreams, Oracles, Visions and Pilgrimage Edward breathes new life into these Ancient Greek healing practices. Edward Tick is a nonfiction writer and poet. He is a transformational healer, holistic psychotherapist, educator, consultant and internation...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 12
