Threshold Moments – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome, dear listeners. Today I’m delighted to welcome my friend Jennifer Racioppi back to the podcast.

Jennifer is a speaker, coach, astrologer, and the author of Cosmic Health. In this conversation, we commune with the stars to learn what the forecast for 2025 will look and feel like, as Jen weaves her understanding of life into her astrological insights.

We also explore the concept of "shame-based ambition," where one's drive is fueled by the need to prove worth through constant outward accomplishment, and discuss why taking slow action from a heart-centered place is more nourishing for your nervous system.

Tune in to learn more about:

• How Mars retrograde will impact our transition from 2024 to 2025
• Attending to our needs without relying on external achievements
• The critical role of community support in navigating emotional traps
• Balancing fiscal responsibilities with self-care
• Why slowing down is almost always the answer

Let’s start of 2025 small doable steps. Join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can’t wait to support you.

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Mentioned in the Episode:

• 051 - Jennifer Racioppi: Resilience and Self-Liberation

Happy holidays, dear listeners. Today’s episode is a gift to everyone who’s parenting through the holidays.

Whether you’re parenting your children, yourself, or even your parents, this episode is a reminder that you’re not alone in the stress of this season. I also offer a few small doable things you can do to support your family in moving through the upcoming weeks feeling safe, calm, and joyful.

I hope you’ll tune in for a half-hour of nervous system support during this busy time. Then click here to learn more about my four-month Nervous System Healing program for moms who want to bring more magic into their lives and homes. We begin in January. Join us.

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Welcome to Threshold Moments, dear listeners. Today I’m welcoming mother of three, mentor, speaker, and profound community guide, Therese Jornlin.

Therese has been on the spiritual path since the age of fourteen when a traumatic event entered her life and opened her up to what is beyond ordinary living.

In this conversation, we explore Therese’s many thresholds in finding her heart, her voice, her truth, and her power. Therese also guides us through why death is not an ending but a great teacher that creates the compost for the life we are meant to live.

This is an episode that you’ll want to listen to more than once. Tune in to learn more about:

• Embracing death as a natural part of life's continuous cycle
• What it means to reclaim the wisdom of the female body
• The importance of supportive circles, particularly the empowering energy generated by women gathering
• Why communal grieving is a necessity for deeper healing
• Creating safe spaces for women's personal development

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• The Sacred Human in the Sacred Valley Retreat (limited spots available!)
• Join Therese’s program: Women Awake

Welcome to Threshold Moments. Today I’m in conversation with musician, guide, and documentary filmmaker, East Forest. Since 2008, he has used music to guide listeners through modern journeys of deep introspection.

Together we discuss his new film Music for Mushrooms, an 82-minute narrative feature film that’s an ode to the transformative potential of art and introspection in a world that is aching for healing and connection.

Listen to hear us explore:

• Holding the duality of the mundane and the profound
• Treating “life as our curriculum” and how that perspective transforms resistance
• The ways that music can be a language of the psychedelic space
• How the “engine of forgetting” allows us to remember all of who we are

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Welcome back to Threshold Moments. Today I’m sharing an inspiring conversation with father of two and founder of We Society, Kareem Manuel.

Kareem is the host of the We. Are the Ones Podcast in which he talks to thought leaders, influencers, political leaders, and culture makers to find out what sparked them to bring people together around a common goal or agenda.

Together we talk about the many thresholds of change that Kareem has purposefully initiated in his life and how he came to the philosophy that we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We also unpack how Kareem’s upbringing in purity culture was something he needed to overcome in order to become a conscious father.

Tune in to hear us explore:

• The out-of-body experience that catalyzed Kareem’s desire for self-change
• Why it’s important to honor the clarity of “not this”
• What it looked and felt like for Kareem to change the pattern from familiar to optimal
• Kareem’s “Courage Jacket” and how it transformed his relationship with anxiety
• How parenting more consciously has been a spiritual awakening for Kareem and his children

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Welcome to Threshold Moments. Today I’m excited to be back in conversation with somatic relational psychotherapist and author of Healing the Wounds of Childhood and Culture, Dr. Don St. John.

I first spoke with Dr. Don St. John in episode 68 where we discussed healing trauma, breaking patterns, and the many thresholds of Don’s 82 years of life.

This week we’re reconnecting to dive deeper into the chapter of his book that centers on the heart and how to tend to our hearts as we move through thresholds in our lives.

Tune in to learn more about:

• The intelligence of the heart and the blood it pumps through our bodies
• Ways we can connect more deeply to our hearts on a day-to-day basis
• How the state of our heart impacts those around us
• Everyday practices we can put into place to feel more connected with our hearts

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Welcome, dear listeners. This week on Threshold Moments, we’re welcoming entrepreneur, keynote speaker, feminist, coach, and author, Andrea Isabelle Lucas.

Andrea is devoted to helping women stand up for themselves and take radical responsibility for their own happiness. Her gift is knowing how to take the next best step, one step at a time. Today, she shares that gift with us.

Together we talk about how surviving domestic violence was the catalyst for Andrea for taking full ownership over her life and choices. We also discuss about micro-moments and why it’s key to honor even the smallest step forward.

Tune in to learn more about:

• What it means to “own your life”
• The importance of honoring what your nervous system can handle when setting goals
• Why taking baby steps is an essential practice for making meaningful change
• Embodied experiences and why it takes your whole system to achieve transformation
• What it means to leave a legacy

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Welcome, dear listeners. Today I’m welcoming the visionary, deep-hearted, Nisha Moodley.

Nisha is an integrative leadership coach, the founder of Global Sisterhood Day, and a mother. As a mixed race woman with a background in health and executive coaching, intergenerational and energy healing and community building, Nisha has a unique understanding of the ecology of leadership and the ability to catalyze deepen growth for her clients.

In this conversation, we explore how in her years of holding councils for woman, Nisha has learned to celebrate difference and transmute conflict.

We also dive into the misconception that a woman’s mid-life is where she should begin to slow down and “be quiet” — and we explore what we have the power to do instead.

Tune in to learn more about:

• How to cultivate safe spaces that aren’t conflict-avoidant
• The meaning of “Eros” and how it relates to how we experience our lives
• Why it’s essential that we honor the ripeness in a woman’s mid-life
• Trusting our inner voices even if what they’re saying is unexpected
• The power of widening our field of support to our environment and ancestors

If you enjoy this episode, I invite you to explore Nisha’s new course, Ripe: Awakening the Wise, Erotic Power of Midlife, which she’s co-teaching with our last guest Ginny Muir this September.

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Welcome back to Threshold Moments! This week I’m joined by Ginny Muir who was the co-leader of the Scotland trip I just shared in my Summer Adventure Series.

Ginny is a highly sought-after ceremonial facilitator, and she’s here to talk about ritual, wellness, and the rich ripeness that is possible in midlife.

If you’re interested in learning how your life might be filled with safer relationships that have more aliveness, eroticism, pleasure and vitality, then listen in as we discuss:

• The balance of curation and letting go
• Dancing with the eros of life
• Ginny’s story of finding herself
• Why you have to be honest to get what you want
• Letting your soul sit in the driver’s seat
• How to heal in relationship

And if you love what Ginny shares, you can explore her upcoming program RIPE which she’s co-hosting with Nisha Moodley this fall.

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Today we conclude our Summer Adventure Series.

Join me on bike trails and boat rides that teach us beautiful lessons about cheering yourself on, trusting your judgment, and finding your way.

Thank you so much for joining me in this month of adventure. If you enjoyed it, please leave the podcast a 5-star rating and review anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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