Welcome to the very first episode of The Cosmic Heartline Podcast. In this episode, I remember my why for becoming a shamanic animal death doula - the life, death, and gifts of my beloved border collie, Bey. --- Website: https://www.cosmicheartline.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/

My friend Lori Halliday joins me today on the pod. She is a deeply intuitive person, the founder and executive director of Horse & Heart Ranch, and a deeply embodied individual. In this episode we talk about the presence of care in life and death, and she shares about two beloved mares who are now in the cosmos, Maya and Pearl. Picture of Lori by Tricia Morgenson ---- Lori can be found at: https://www.horseandheart.org https://www.instagram.com/wisehorsewoman/ https://www.instagram.com/horseandheartranch/

Before we dive further into this pod, I had to take a moment and reflect on the energy of language. How we speak to ourselves, our animals, and those around us has a very real and direct impact on our physical, energetic, and spiritual bodies. ---- https://www.cosmicheartline.com https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568415760240

I'm joined by my friend and mentor Dr. Tracy Rainwaters on the pod today! Tracy is a shaman, animal communicator, and equine chiropractor. We speak of our cosmic origins and connections, our animals as soul family, and she shares about the very recent and sudden death of her beloved dog, Soonie. This will not be the last time you hear Tracy on this pod, but it is the first, and I am so grateful to have her here! --- Tracy can be found: https://www.tracyrainwaters.com https://www.instagram.com/dr.rainwaters/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyFkI-tad8Hm9Vyn4cypCVw https://www.facebook.com/dr.rainwatersdc

In this episode, I remember Lady Bey Harlee - an incredible spirit I was fortunate to steward and learn from in the last 6 years of her life. -- Website: https://www.cosmicheartline.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/

On this episode I'm joined by my friend and horsemanship coach, Michelle Knapp. She joins me in a powerful conversation reflecting on her experience growing up with death being freely talked about and embraced, her own relationship with death, and how she holds space for those around her in the death transition of their animals. Michelle can be found: Website: https://www.knapphorsemanship.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knapphorsemanship/ ----- Cosmic Heartline: https://www.cosmicheartline.com https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/

In this episode, I'm joined by Elsa Janney to share the story of her recent experience of a medical crisis with her beloved dog, Fillin. This was a conversation I was so excited to have, I forgot to do my usual intro question and warm up with Elsa, so that comes at the end! We dive right in and Elsa takes us through the incredible journey she and Fillin recently walked together. Connect with Elsa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elsamjanney/ ----- https://www.cosmicheartline.com https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/

My friend and colleague, Lockie Phillips, joins me on the pod today. Our conversation was truly a balm to my spirit -- it twists and turns and meanders as conversations between friends will, but the through-line of centering kinship with horses in their golden years is the root of all we speak about. Lockie can be found: ⁠https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/emotional.horsemanship/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/emotional.horsemanship⁠ ---- Cosmic Heartline: ⁠https://www.cosmicheartline.com⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/⁠

Today I am joined by Poppy Peach, a trauma-informed, consent based horse trainer, evolving animal communicator, and overall great human! We talk about the nervous system and how it processes trauma and grief, our shared awe with the process of animal communication, and how to help support the nervous system in times of trauma and grief. Poppy can be found in Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/howtospeakhorse/ ----- For more from Cosmic Heartline: Website: https://www.cosmicheartline.com/services Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_heartline/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568415760240

I'm joined by my friend, spiritual business coach, and overall great human, Kat HoSoo Lee, for this week's episode. She shares about the life and death of her boy Carbon, and we reflect on what it means to bring Dignity to the forefront - in life, and in death. Connect with Kat: https://www.instagram.com/kat.hosoo.lee/ ---- Cosmic Heartline: https://bit.ly/cosmic_heartline

I'll be back with Season 2 in mid-July. Take care, y'all. Thanks for joining me here. ---- For more info and to book services: https://www.cosmicheartline.com/

Welcome back to Season 2! This first episode back is a bit of a ramble through some reflections on Liminal Space -- the experience we often find ourselves in while navigating a grief portal. I hope you enjoy! Next week we'll have our first guest of season 2, plus the BRAND NEW pod theme song will be debuted! I can't wait to share it with you all. ---- All things Cosmic Heartline: http://bit.ly/4ljTwsE

In today's episode, I am thrilled to debut the new theme song for the Cosmic Heartline Podcast. Heart Wide Open was written, produced, and performed by Jay Troop. Find Jay Troop on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YofhmJEVgcdAKKKFVQqLi?si=UAg_ekTiTUSqdzYnn3KQlQ Then, we dive into a conversation with Mariana Nagy-Reis, an animal communicator and soul mentor! Thank you, Mariana, for joining me on the pod. https://www.instagram.com/alchemy_queen_/ https://alchemyqueen.ca ---- For all things Cosmic Heartline and to book sessions, go to: linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

In what is probably my most rambly podcast yet, I reflect on Time in the death process - our relationship with it, the role it can play, the weight we can choose to give it (or lay down). These thoughts are far from polished, but I decided to publish this episode anyway: inviting you all in to my own personal process with grief and the death process. Perhaps, if nothing else, it reminds us all that it's never neat and tidy, but a process of flow, trust, and diving deep within. --- For all things Cosmic Heartline: linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

Dr. Tracy Rainwaters returns to the pod! She joins me in conversation as we reflect on the evolution of the death process. Tracy became integral to the unfolding of Phoenix's death transition, and she joins me in sharing how Phoenix's energy and communication evolved as she approached the threshold of her death. Tracy shares some more of her own reflections in the wake of the unexpected death of her beloved dog Soonie, and we also speak of grief, surrendering to the process, and the personal journeys we've each had as a result of our individual grief processes. ---- Tracy Rainwaters: https://tracyrainwaters.com Cosmic Heartline: http://bit.ly/41X1Rvb

Welcome back (again) to season 2 of the podcast! After an unplanned hiatus, I am so happy to be resuming season 2 of The Cosmic Heartline Podcast. Cosmic Heartline launched into the public space on February 12, 2025. Since then, a lot has happened. The journey has been different than I expected, but, of course, it has been exactly what it needed to be. Join me as I reflect a bit on what the past year has been, and share the energy that is this medicine and the work of Cosmic Heartline as we anchor back into this space. ----- Cosmic Heartline: https://www.cosmicheartline.com

This is a very special episode to me as I am joined by my big brother, Jay. We talk about the different walks of grief we can experience in this life, particularly those after the traumatic and unexpected deaths of friends. The Sharp End Podcast, Ep 54: A Tribute to Fiona: https://open.spotify.com/episode/30SHNubAmn4fqzTdkJOkgQ?si=9f6d950bdfcc4e42 Find Jay on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YofhmJEVgcdAKKKFVQqLi?si=O3kGR1RvQzCl0tG9ADblZA --- https://linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

This week's episode is short and sweet. Recorded while I was traveling in Ireland, I reflect on the overwhelming awe that is immediately felt when looking up at the vast, dark cosmos, and remember that there is so much we have yet to truly understand. ---- https://linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

In today's episode of the pod, I'm joined by dear friend and colleague, Kat HoSoo Lee. We talk about all things transformation and transmutation, reflecting particularly on the energy of the Fire Horse and what the energy of Fire will bring to the year ahead. This conversation is a little different than most of the ones here on the pod so far, but it is one of my favorites. --- The Interbeing Magazine: https://www.interbeingmag.com/ Cosmic Heartline: https://www.cosmicheartline.com/

Symbols hold great meaning for us, and they can take an especially important role during our journeys with grief. What symbols mean the most to you? Do they help you feel grounded, calm, or something else? Join me for a brief reflection on the power of symbols and their pertinent role during our walks with grief. --- Cosmic Heartline: https://www.cosmicheartline.com/

Elsa is back, and we continue a conversation we started on her podcast in the fall of 2025, reflecting on the quantum power of patience. Patience is present with us through many transitions in life -- from growth and transformation, to grief and death. --- Find Elsa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elsamjanney/ Our Episode on Elsa's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tF0kvIMZGOgjxscBzTUoz?si=b0575fff995c43e7 Cosmic Heartline: http://cosmicheartline.com

Join me as I share the biggest lesson my beloved cat, Silas, has taught me - how to love deeply while holding with open hands. How to find a sense of surrender, release, and trust in the unknown. Especially in the moments it feels most challenging. Cited poetry: "In Blackwater Woods," Mary Oliver Daily Haiku, Tyler Knott Gregson --- https://linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

Today I'm joined by the wonderful Alexa Linton! We reflect on anticipatory grief, what we can do to better prepare ourselves (especially as horse owners) for the inevitable, and how advanced planning can actually soften the waves of grief. --- Alexa Linton is a life-long horse lover, Equine Sport Therapist of 20 years, host of the Whole Horse Podcast, now in it’s 8th season, facilitator, author, and creator of the Whole Horse Apprenticeship, a 6 month equine wellness immersion program, and most recently, Outside the Box Equine, an educational hub for species-specific horse keeping. Her vision is to support a change worldwide in horse keeping practices towards more species-specific care, ethically informed training and riding, and a more collaborative approach to being with and sharing our lives with horses. She lives with her partner Patrick, her three horses, two dogs, and cat on a 5 acre property in the Cowichan Valley where she has built an ever-evolving paddock paradise track system for her herd, Diva, Raven and Gwynna. Her vision is to build a horse-keeping demonstration site implementing species-specific elements that work for the Pacific Northwest, to inspire horse owners and equine practitioners in skill-building workshops, and immersive retreats to shift their horse spaces by showing what is possible. Learn more at www.outsidetheboxequine.com ---- https://linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

What is your relationship with death? Join me as I reflect on what I believe are two of the biggest ways we as humans disconnect ourselves from the nature of death, and how our animals help invite us back into relationship with death. ---- https://linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

This week I'm joined by Nica Quinn. Nica is a wonderfully talented artist, and the person who brought the energy of Cosmic Heartline into visual form. We talk about the alchemy of creativity, navigating through death of past versions of self, and the importance of community. Connect with Nica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nica_draws_nature/ Nica's Website: https://nicadrawsnature.com ------- https://linktr.ee/cosmic_heartline

This episode is a solo episode with a bit of ASMR mixed in, as I recorded these thoughts while sitting in the grass with my mare Sky as she grazed. I speak about a common phrase I hear a lot - "This is so hard to do" - and reflect on the power of our resilience to lean in to really hard things. ------ https://www.cosmicheartline.com