So You Wanna Be A Witch

Amber Magnolia Hill of Aquarian Dawn was one of my first herb world girl crushes. Her honesty and transparency about her life and her business have been a model for me in the online marketing space, and I am so grateful that she took time to speak with me for this episode.

Amber is an herbalist, educator, mother, and writer who addresses topics like women’s health and grief head-on. I stand in awe of her healthy boundaries (her email autoresponder is EPIC and makes me hope I can be that confident someday) and her growing product line. In this episode, we jump into running a business while being a mother, story and myth as medicine, and being unemployable.

There is some serious St. John’s Wort fangirling, eloquent words from Amber on our collective yearning for ancestral knowledge, and a potentially polarizing discussion of nutrition and veganism. So fun! Check it out below or on the podcasting platform of your choice.

Note: This was a mountain-to-mountain recording and we definitely had some internet-related tech issues. I’ve edited where possible, but in the interest of keeping Amber’s message intact, there are some kind of wacky sounds. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy the crazy noises of rural internet!

Show Notes

Connect with Amber (and download her amazing herbal body oiling ebook):
Website
Instagram
Facebook

Amber mentioned two of her mentors, Kami McBride and Kathi Kevill, and the marketing resources of Brendon Burchard and DigitalMarketer.com.

Music: bensound.com

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Anais of Mystical Mandrake Root has her hands deep in a variety of tools from astrology and tarot to past life regression and crystals. These form the umbrella of her practice, which focuses on self-empowerment so that clients can have the knowledge they need to navigate their lives and purpose. We dive into past lives and how they affect Anais today, how learning astrology freed her from limiting beliefs, telling clients that your work is not the right fit for them, and the magic of part-time jobs. And carrier pigeons, just because.

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Show Notes

Connect with Anais:
Instagram
Facebook

Anais teaches at Flower Power in New York City.

Music by Bensound.

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Sometimes you find someone’s work and just spiral into a fangirldom so deep you’re afraid you’ll never escape! That’s how I felt when I discovered Ren in an online marketing group. I was thrilled to see another business-minded witch, and dove right into her free eight week Spiritwork course. Ren’s work has felt like a real homecoming for me; I’ve long pushed aside more traditional witchcraft due to being ostracized as a child, and Ren’s dogma-free approach to skills like trance and ritual has been so freeing for me both personally and professionally.

Ren is a Spiritworker. Not sure what that means? Well, give the episode a listen! For Ren, Spiritwork is a natural extension of an animist world view, and when her witchy skills started to seep into her massage practice, a new business was born. Ren shares about discovering she is a witch, growing into that path, and now creating online apprenticeships to help others learn the tools of Spiritwork. Ren also offers some tips on how to work with one of the most difficult spirits of all: money.

There is plenty of witchy cackling, talk of goats and Pokemon, and much, much more. This episode is a touch NSFW so be an adult and listen at your own risk. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes so more folks can learn about Ren’s magic.

Show Notes

Connect with Ren:
Website
Instagram
Pinterest
Facebook

Don’t miss Ren’s FREE eight week Intro to Spiritwork course. This has changed my life and my practice.

Ren has worked with The Green Man in Los Angeles for many years.

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This episode is so deeply special to me. Lindsay Mack of Wild Soul Healing has been a teacher, mentor, and friend since the very beginning of my tentative steps into seeking a spiritual way of living. I met Lindsay through Maha Rose (sensing a theme, dear listeners? That is one heck of a special place) where she introduced me to Soul Tarot. I had never really understood tarot before, and thanks to Lindsay it has become the foundation of both my personal and professional life.

Lindsay is a joyful survivor of abuse and PTSD, and has built a thriving business offering intuitive counseling and teaching tarot. In this episode, Lindsay describes her spiral path to entrepreneurship through throwing away the traditional marketing advice and learning to be true to herself.

We also discuss the sacred path of pizza. Seriously, this episode is not to be missed.

Show Notes

Connect with Lindsay Mack:
Website
Instagram

In this episode Lindsay discussed the books Healing Wise by Susan Weed and Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

Lindsay also mentioned rockstar healer Liza Fenster who was a guest on So You Wanna Be A Witch. Check out her episode here.

Music: bensound.com

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I remember the first time I met Liza Fenster. We were at an event and she swiftly crossed the room to talk to me, saying that we had some interests in common (namely sobriety and tarot) and should connect. The vim and vigor with which she approached me has become a core part of how I think about Liza; she is full of energy and forward momentum, embracing the tough lessons of her life and swiftly transforming them into ways to help her community. In this episode, Liza shares her story and path. We discuss time spent in ditches and time spent in service, what it’s like to be a new mom after 30 hours in drug-free labor, and how spirit keeps offering us the invitation to follow our path even if we ignore it the first few (or fifty!) times. 

Listen here or on the platform of your choice. If you enjoy the show, please rate and comment on iTunes so we can continue to reach and serve our community!

Show Notes

Connect with Liza Fenster:
Website
Instagram

Liza mentioned our mutual teacher and mentor (and future podcast guest) Lindsay Mack who you can find here.

I shared some insight from my business coach, Sarajane Case.

Music: bensound.com

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Elyssa Jakim is an intuitive healer, Reiki Master, and all-around Goddess. In this episode she leads us through her journey from Harvard to professional acting to healership. I know Elyssa from my muggle days when I managed a wineshop where Elyssa worked. I was grateful for her friendship then, and even more so when it came time for me to explore my path to the woo side because Elyssa was well on her way and I was able to follow in her footsteps. Elyssa’s watery faerie magic is palpable in this episode. Jump on in, the water is fine!

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Show Notes

Connect with the luminous Elyssa Jakim:
website
Instagram

Elyssa mentioned Luke Simon, who recently ran a rad abundance course and co-founded Maha Rose in Brooklyn.

Music: bensound.com

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Gabrielle Gray is one of those people who just radiates light. I had the immense pleasure of working alongside her at Maha Rose in Brooklyn, and she really activated my relationship to Reiki and energy work through her passion (and a pretty amazing healing session!). Gabby has had a windy road to finding her path as a Certified Health Coach and Reiki practitioner, and I am so glad that she joined me to share about the beautiful ways that life leads us where we need to be.

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I’m joined in the first episode of So You Wanna Be A Witch by the brilliant maker and doer Erica Recto. I met Erica in a delightfully Brooklyn way where I saw her in a shop and stalked her and garnered an invitation to her studio. We became fast friends. Erica has been a mentor for me in the small business world, and in this episode we dig into her ancestral inspiration, where she finds her strength, and how to cultivate trust in yourself and your business. This episode is brought to you by Erica’s initial willingness to ignore the fact that I totally creeped on her!

Check out Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer to read the story that I butcher in this episode.

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Welcome to So You Wanna Be A Witch, the podcast for soul-centered entrepreneurs and the people who love them! In this introductory episode I share why I’m starting a podcast, what you can expect, and how it got this name. Our next (and first official) episode will follow the primary format of a meandering conversation about spirituality, business, and general silliness. Stay tuned, dear ones!

If you prefer, you can access the podcast on iTunes or Google Play. If you enjoy this introduction please subscribe and leave a review! It would mean the world to me.

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