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114 - Amber Lilyestrom: Little Big Beautiful Things25 Nov 202500:58:58

Today Amber Lilyestrom returns to Threshold Moments to share her new poetry collection Little Big Beautiful Things.

Amber is a globally recognized business mentor, a best selling author, a poet and a keynote speaker known for her groundbreaking work in business energetics and strategy. She's also one of my dear friends.

In this conversation, we explore:

  • How we're rewriting the rules in this season of our lives
  • Personal evolution through poetry
  • Reconnecting with your heart and living beyond the mind
  • Feeling rich in the simplicity of life
  • The timeless wisdom of rocks
  • How brave it can be to share our stories

Please enjoy this conversation, then buy a copy of Amber's book. I think it might be just what your spirit needs.

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113 - Deep Roots & Rich Soil: The Gift of Thresholds18 Nov 202500:14:54

Today's episode is for you if you're in the midst of a threshold and wondering how you'll make it through.

When certain parts of our identity are stripped away, we go into the fertile void. In that space, we may not be able to find the rhyme or reason why it's happening, but I promise that the darkness enriches us all the same.

Join me as I dip into the past decade of my practice and offer reflections on how to feels to be in the middle and make it to the other side. I also share thoughts on pausing and the future of this show.

Thank you for listening and for your heart.

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Bonus - Sovereignty and Sacred Interdependence Meditation19 Sep 202500:30:40

Today marks the final day of my free Opting Out of Urgency program (you can still catch the replays here).

To celebrate, I'm sharing a special bonus episode: a guided meditation on sovereignty and sacred interdependence.

Settle in, listen with your body, and enjoy this invitation to return to your center while remembering the web that holds us all.

If it lands, please consider joining me in Resourced — a 12-week journey to reclaim your pace, power, and relationships through nervous system re-patterning. We begin September 30th.

 

015 - Nitika Chopra: Community, Connection & Chronic Illness02 May 202301:03:22

Welcome, friends. Today I'm talking with Nitika Chopra about something over 130 million Americans struggle with — living with chronic illness.

Nitika is a certified life coach, wellness entrepreneur, founder of the Chronicon event, and a motivational lifestyle guru. It is her life's purpose to teach radical self-love and help people with chronic illnesses thrive.

In this conversation, we explore what it means to really live with chronic illness, Nitika's relationship with God, and even a bit about divorce.

Join us to learn about:

  • The emotional component and social challenges of chronic illness
  • How a connection with God helped Nitika through her toughest times
  • How Nitika's understanding of intuition changed through divorce
  • Managing your energy levels when you have a chronic illness
  • The frustration of feeling like you can't show happiness if you want to be believed
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014 - Mini Musings: Creating Conditions25 Apr 202300:32:25

Welcome, friends. In today's episode, I'm reflecting on creating the conditions for more easeful nervous system regulation and how we know that healing is happening.

I talk about the Activation Map by Peter Levine, which was updated into the "Three Directions Map," by Brigit Viskins to include looping. When activation occurs we may have the ability to distract and sooth back down to stabilization, the first direction. We may find ourselves looping in dysregulation, the second direction. Finally, there may be a possibility to go higher into activation without looping and come all the way down to the other side toward completion, integration, and extinction; this is the third direction.

Creating conditions can help support us to move through the entire process. Creating conditions and integrating these new patterns may happen in small pieces over time.

Join me as we explore our somatic experiences and the power of pause, choice, community, distance, self-care and boundary repair as conditions for well-being.

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013 - Tamika Schilbe Cole: The Truth About Truth Aches18 Apr 202301:00:32

Welcome, friends. Today we bring you Tamika Schilbe Cole for a discussion about her new book TruthAches: Everything You Need to Know About Speaking—and Living—Your Truth.

Tamika is an author, yoga instructor, and psychotherapist in private practice specializing in anxiety, trauma, betrayal, injury recovery, chronic illness, speaking difficult truths, spiritual support (multi-faith), and pandemic grief, loss, and trauma.

In this conversation, we explore the depths and shallows of truth aches—what they are, how they impact us and our relationships, and how we can live more embodied and honest lives.

Join us to learn about:

  • The work of improving our honesty
  • How speaking our truth is the gateway to deep intimacy in our relationships
  • How truth aches can be contagious
  • Striking when the iron is cold
  • Bee stings and liver function
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012 - Mini Musings: Off the Pedestal11 Apr 202300:22:28

Welcome, friends. In today's episode, I'm reflecting on the importance of taking our teachers and ourselves off the pedestal.

I talk about my experiences as a yoga teacher, the grief of realizing our gurus are fallible, and a lesson I heard from Elizabeth Lesser over 13 years ago— that we're all just bozos on the bus.

Join me as we release our heroes and come back to ourselves, so we can embrace paradox and step into the whole story.

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011 - Jackie Gallo: The Audacity to Follow the Pull04 Apr 202300:55:03

Welcome, friends. Today we bring you Jackie Gallo.

Jackie has walked many paths. All of them have something to do with filling a gap between a very system-based protocol and a more human-based exploration. Currently, Jackie is the Director of Education at Roots, a place-based micro school that she created during the pandemic and continues to expand on every year.

In this conversation, we explore the thresholds of giving birth, starting businesses, and being fully vulnerable in our relationships.

Join us to learn about:

  • Jackie's journey moving to Maine to become a midwife
  • How to step into being vulnerable and witnessing each other
  • Remembering our resource-rich communities
  • Where Jackie's business ideas come from
  • How she transitioned from renting a yoga space to running a school
  • Having the audacity to ask for support (link in bio to make a $5 donation or more if the spirit moves you)
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010 - Mini Musings: Preparation28 Mar 202300:32:31

Hello, everyone! Today, I will be talking about the Five Point Sequence, with a focus on the first point: Preparation.

How does your past inform how you currently build preparation into your life? 

In this episode, I talk about the power of having a coherent preparation pattern, and how through somatic work we can go back on the timeline (timeline repair) and update and rewire patterning toward something that feels supportive and cohesive.

In the end, I share my inquiry around biohacking for longevity.  What is hyper-preparation (over-efforting control and forgetting to live life while you have it now), and what is coherent preparation? To support these thoughts I offer two poems, one by Max Ehrmann and the other by David Whyte.

 

In this episode you'll learn:

• [02:10] The Five Point Sequence by Ray Castellino and used in Alchemical Alignment

• [05:40] Building Preparation into life

• [10:33] Trauma physiology and preparation.

• [15:03] Doing timeline repair to rewire and update patterns in the nervous system.

• [17:10] Is biohacking for longevity hyper preparation or just preparation?

• [21:44] Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann.

• [25:34] What to Remember When Waking, by David Whyte.

• [30:26] Takeaways from this episode.

 

Quotes:

  • "Not just thinking that I should be able to go from one thing to the next thing to the next. Preparation might even be a pause, 'I'm going to take a pause. I'm going to notice my resources before I walk into that room, I'm going to notice my feet on the ground. I'm gonna broaden my surroundings. I'm going to notice my breath...'" -Sarah Tacy [07:40] 

  • "So if as a child, you felt unsafe when one shot when one parent came home, you probably became a pro at reading the room." -Sarah Tacy [14:00]

  • "When we get wrinkles, we get grays, and as our bodies become less agile, these are steps towards our big let go." – Bryan Kest [18:27]
  • "The more of the reserve we have, the better off we are." – Peter Attia [19:01]

  • "You are a child of the universe." – Max Ehrmann [24:10]

  •  "What you can plan is too small for you to live." – David Whyte [26:43]

 

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009 - Linda Sivertsen: Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts21 Mar 202301:03:55

Hello, everyone! Today, we bring you Linda Sivertsen.

Linda and I talk about finding our own way to do the things we're pulled to do, trusting in our visions, and feeling the ache. Linda also gets into having grown children, her journey out of Hollywood, growing through motherhood, and the mission to save the wild horses.

Let's dive in!

Linda Sivertsen is an award-winning author; a New York Times bestselling co-author, TEDWomen talker (on the topic of Time Debt), and former ghostwriter who midwife's books at her popular writing retreats in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. She's the co-creator of Your Big Beautiful Book Plan with Danielle LaPorte, and The Beautiful Writers Group.

 

 In this episode you'll learn:

  • [05:45] Feeling the ache.
  • [08:56] Following our own paths.
  • [10:16] Trusting the visions.
  • [17:47] When somebody reflects your dream back to you.
  • [22:39] Leaving Hollywood to live off the grid.
  • [28:21] Having grown children.
  • [33:01] Grandkids.
  • [39:51] The creative's frustration.
  • [44:46] Meeting Martha Beck.
  • [49:46] Her father's blessing.
  • [53:32] Creating a support system.
  • [54:45] Allowing ourselves to make errors.
  • [58:58] Saving the horses.

 

Quotes

  • "There's no right way to do it." – Linda Sivertsen [10:11]
  • "Your writing is for something bigger." – Linda Sivertsen [20:40]
  • "Whatever your dream is, it will find you." – Linda Sivertsen [25:43]
  • "Friends don't let their friends create alone." – Linda Sivertsen [54:13]

 

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008 - Mini Musings: Can We Both Exist?14 Mar 202300:15:54

Hello, everyone! Today I will be talking about creation and destruction, as we unpack the question — Where is there health within this pairing and where is there dysfunction? 

In this episode, I also explore the relationship of existence and exile within groups and how group ecosystems create opportunities for healthy dynamic mutual growth and dynamic mutual destruction. 
 
And the inquiry at the end is about finding our sovereignty while being a part of an ecosystem. 
 
 
In this episode you'll learn:

    • [02:30] Creation and Destruction.
    • [03:00] Disempowerment Triangle: Victim, Perpetrator, and Savior
    • [03:34] Slow health for creation and destruction.
    • [04:01] Medium health for creation and destruction.
    • [05:09] Fast health for creation and destruction.
    • [05:39] Existence.
    • [08:08] Sharing in groups & group dynamics.
    • [10:25] Taking the path of sovereignty. The path to sovereignty is to exist no matter another's response to us.
    • [12:23] The Empowerment Triangle. 
    • [13:15] It's no longer an all or nothing. There's a sustainable middle place.

 

Quotes:

  • "As we grow more into our authentic selves, and as we grow in our capacity to be stable as somebody says something or does something that might normally exile us, we are growing in our capacity to be in this tension field.  We can exist even as somebody else is having hard feelings that might be towards us, something about our very existence that might trigger them. We have the capacity to exist anyway. And that this is part of the path of sovereignty." – Sarah 
  • "Destruction doesn't have to be of my whole self, it does not have to be of my existence, but it can be of parts of myself that could be updated." – Sarah 
  • "We are working to be our sovereign selves in the face of great difficulty in which another person is not working on their awakening. We choose to do so anyway." -Sarah

 

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007 - Kate Northrup: A New Way of Living07 Mar 202301:05:06

Today, I'm joined by Kate Northrup to talk about the threshold from ambitious, entrepreneurial women to becoming new moms.

In our conversation, Kate shares how her priorities shifted across that threshold, from big productions to small sacred community. 

We also talk about the metaphorical winters in life - those times when ideas stop flowing. And we ask, how can we bundle ourselves up to relax into winter, instead of going into trauma physiology?

Finally, we go into her most recent successful and sustainable work of relaxed money.

Kate is highly intelligent, empathetic, kind, and has a great sense of humor. I know you'll love her as much as I do. Enjoy!

 

In this episode you'll learn:

  • [08:50] How motherhood became a threshold.
  • [14:34] Katy's winter season.
  • [21:10] Our cover crops.
  • [26:32] Setting up layers of postpartum support.
  • [36:46] Moving to Miami.
  • [44:54] Allowing ourselves to take space.
  • [51:14] We are all one, similar, and nothing alike.
  • [53:12] Relaxed Money.

 

Quotes

  • "The most important thing in this transition was community." – Sarah Tacy [12:32]
  • "Set up more help than you think you need." Kate Northrup and Sarah Jenks [29:03]
  • "The abundance isn't what makes us feel safe or valuable or secure or expansive. What does make you feel expansive?" – Kate Northrup [61:38]

 

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006 - Mini Musings: The Seasonal Qualities of Life28 Feb 202300:15:34
Hello, everyone!    Today's episode challenges the message that consistent production or having fun, exciting news to share year-round is normal.     Hearing about seasonal energy may normalize how you are feeling instead of how you think you should feel. Since we ourselves are nature, it makes sense that we too will experience energies that reflect the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.   This episode serves as a layer of integration for episode two where I spoke about the Cycles of Awareness map, and acts as preparation for episode seven with Kate Northrup as we speak quite a lot about how to prepare for and be in winter energy.

 

In this episode you'll learn:

  • [01:43] Let's start with Spring.
  • [03:12] The Summer of our lives.
  • [06:25] Fall: Saying no and preparing for Winter.
  • [09:32] Winter: The Fertile Void.
  • [10:11] Having things to fall back on.
  • [12:21] Leaning into the season.

 

Quotes

  • "We are nature." - Sarah Tacy [04:21]
  • "There was a before, and there will be an after." - Sarah Tacy [12:00]

 

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104 - Ginny Gill: From Urgency to Devotion16 Sep 202500:58:45

Today on Threshold Moments, I'm joined by my good friend Ginny Gill.

Ginny is a gifted breathwork practitioner, professional space-holder, and veterinary oncologist. She also moves through life as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, forever learner—and most recently, as a participant in my Resourced program.

In our conversation, Ginny opens up about how life transitions, especially divorce, have shaped her relationship with her body and her inner knowing. Together, we talk about what it means to release urgency, honor your capacity, and stay devoted to what truly matters.

Hear us explore:

  • How divorce helped Ginny tune into her body's wisdom
  • Practices for building inner trust
  • The questions that guided her toward slowing down
  • What we've learned from sabbaticals, group dynamics, and FOMO
  • How Resourced taught Ginny the power of devotion

⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency

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005 - Ted King: "The King of the Road Less Traveled" on the Tour de France & Maple Syrup21 Feb 202301:26:36

Hello, everyone! Today, we bring you Ted King. We talk about Ted's journey into cycling, the genetics of a good cyclist, and lessons he has learned from his parents. Ted also gets into how he stays optimistic, the decision to go into retirement, and sipping on Maple Syrup.

Let's dive in!

Ted King took a fast track into pro cycling. Just three years post-college he was the number one ranked American in the North American Pro Circuit. He went on to race as a Professional World Tour cyclist for the next seven years (competing in the Tour de France twice).

Ted King is now an ambassador and competitor for the sport of gravel cycling. He hosts a pair of events with Rooted Vermont and King Challenge. He is the founder of Untapped Athletic Fuel, coaches a handful of cyclists, writes a popular blog, and is the Host of King of the Ride. Ted is on the board of organizations like Mountain Bike Afghanistan.

 

In this episode you'll learn:

  • [04:54] A bit about Ted.
  • [13:28] Why Ted decided to get into cycling.
  • [17:04] What makes a good cyclist?
  • [23:07] Ted's lessons from his dad.
  • [26:03] Impressions from Ted's mom.
  • [33:41] Did Ted ever not know the next step forward?
  • [38:20] Living in other countries.
  • [43:37] Ted's wild adventures with the Tour de France
  • [48:55] Staying optimistic through injuries.
  • [57:31] Ted's Vermont Maple Syrup.
  • [65:37] Heading into retirement.
  • [73:44] Keeping up the lifestyle after having kids.
  • [76:49] Taking trips with the family.

 

Quotes

  • "Some people are born in a way in which they're always looking for the opportunities." – Sarah Tacy [21:03]
  • "It might be risky but go for it." – Ted King [25:36]
  • "I don't live with regrets." – Ted King [54:15]
  • "Luck is rewarded to hard workers." – Ted King [71:51]
  • "Being out of your comfort zone is also a really good place to be." – Ted King [81:51]

 

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004 - Mini Musings: The Gatekeeper to New Possibilities14 Feb 202300:25:44

Hello, everyone! Today, I will be talking about the power of curiosity, the possibilities from wondering, and manifestation. I also get into creating possibilities in the new year, how our words and thoughts make a difference, and clarity in non-attachment.

In this episode you'll learn:

  • [00:56] What's interesting about reticular formation.
  • [03:27] Staying curious.
  • [08:19] "I wonder…"
  • [11:14] Manifestation.
  • [14:06] Our words and thoughts matter.
  • [21:24] New year, new possibilities.

 

Quotes:

  • "Just because we're curious about something, we might see it more often, even if it's always been there." – Sarah [04:51]
  • "Show me or surprise and delight me." – Brigit Viksnins [07:39]
  • "Asking the questions will allow us to see possibilities that we would never have seen before." - Sarah [09:20]
  • "The clarity of our thoughts can have a huge impact." – Sarah [21:05]
  • "The soul loves the space for curiosity." – Sarah [24:26]

 

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003 - Amber Lilyestrom: If the Dream is in You, It's for You07 Feb 202301:01:20

Hello, everyone! Today, we bring you Amber Lilyestrom. We talk about the beauty of our past experiences, the importance of self-care, and practicing mindfulness. Amber also gets into the power of words, the celebration of slowing down, and we hear some profound thoughts from Amber's book, Paddle Home.

Let's dive in!

Amber Lilyestrom is a business mentor, branding expert, author, and speaker. Her work has been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Mind Valley and Working Mother Magazine. She is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast and author of Master Your Money Mind and Paddle Home.

Amber helps coaches & creatives help more people and make more money by changing the way they think and show up in their businesses. Her expertise as a branding coach supports her clients in positioning themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders in their fields. Her transformational mindset work sets her apart in an industry focused on a strategy-first, inner-work-later approach.

Amber spent 10 years working in collegiate athletics marketing before launching her business. She managed the University of New Hampshire Wildcats brand, where she taught sports marketing and mentored student interns. She was recognized as one of the top sports marketing professionals in the nation before she left to launch her company in 2014.

 

In this episode you'll learn:

  • [07:36] The beauty of the past.
  • [17:13] Self-care.
  • [30:49] Amber's fertility treatment.
  • [35:01] The power of mindfulness.
  • [40:15] Celebrating Slow.
  • [49:08] Divine timing.
  • [54:28] We're not alone.
  • [57:27] Paddle Home.

 

Quotes:

  • "There's great power behind being curious and asking the questions of the things that are unknown." [15:42] - Sarah Tacy
  • "Self-care is the basis for communal care." [17:16] - Darden
  • "We can practice loving others until we love ourselves." [20:22] - Danielle Laporte
  • "You can't use the mirror if you're going to use the mirror as a weapon against yourself." [25:45] - Amber Lilyestrom
  • "You need to take the time that you need to get there, and you'll get there on time." [47:35] - Amber Lilyestrom
  • "If it's not going to matter in 5 years, then it doesn't have to matter now." [51:11] - Unknown

 

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002 - Mini Musings: The Map that Inspired Threshold Moments07 Feb 202300:21:16

In this Mini Musings episode I share with you the map that inspired Threshold Moments. The Cycle of Awareness map was created by Don and Amba Stapleton PhD. I share this map at the beginning of most of my trainings because I find it highly orienting.

When I feel lost, this map helps me see where I've been, where I am and where I'm going. If only it could let me know how long I'll be in any one stage! Maybe grab an astrologer for that?

I hope this is as helpful to you as it is to me.

Peace and blessings,

Sarah

 

The Cycle of Awareness is usually drawn in a circle 🙂

    1. Normal: Every day life
    2. Challenge Interrupts Balance: This can be a split second in which life changes such as a diagnosis, an accident, or disruptive information. It can also be something that is incrementally changing so you don't notice the change. You may start to feel agitated in your every day life and you may not be able to pin point why. One morning you may look in the at your partner, your job or yourself and feel like you're looking at a stranger. You may feel a pull toward another life or a big leap even though it would mean destroying your current life structure. This is a Threshold.
    3. Confusion and Chaos: You try to live life as you did before but it's just not working. You try to flex your muscles to control outcomes, but your whole being feels out of alignment. You try using the tools you've always used but they're not working. This place is about max effort and with a negative return. This is the place the ego tries to block the soul's journey and cling on to what it knows.
    4. *The Fertile Void: This is the place of surrender. It's the dark night of the soul. It's the place in which you feel powerless and can't make sense of what's going on yet. Most people feel lost in this place. You can't see the silver lining yet. In the unknown so many outcomes are possible. *Fertile Void was coined by Gestalt therapist Fritz Perls.
    5. Inner Resources: Insight and Inspiration: You start to see possibilities that you could not see before. Because you have shed layers, because you have let go of old securities, because you've been wide open to signs and insights, you can see what wasn't visible before. You begin to gain more energy.
    6. Integration: You begin building a new life with your new understandings.
    7. Evolution into a New State of Being: You are now living a life that feels highly aligned with your soul. There's a sense of authenticity, maybe even pride for the journey it took to get here.
    8. Normal: Your evolved state becomes your normal state and inevitably the cycle begins again with new lessons and life experiences.

 

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001 - Michael Leary - The Power of Your North Star07 Feb 202301:03:31

Hello, everyone! Today, we bring you Michael Leary. We talk about the earliest pivotal moments in his life, the importance of creating a North Star of where you want to go, and how to parent with past trauma. We also talk about morning rituals, getting enough sleep to start the day, and making small changes to achieve happiness.

Michael Leary is a husband, father, trainer, and dog-dad to Griff (the best dog in the world). Through his training, Michael allows others to live with purpose, joy, and satisfaction.

Drawing from his own dark past experiences, Michael is able to empathize and meet others where they're at in their journeys and help them to build the life that they desire.

In this episode you'll learn:

  • [06:17] Michael's earliest pivotal moments.
  • [16:28] Creating the North Star.
  • [23:00] Looking at the bigger picture.
  • [29:45] Parenting with past trauma.
  • [44:38] Michael's morning ritual and sleep.
  • [51:02] Taking bite-sized steps to happiness.

 

Quotes:

  • "You can do hard things while being immensely kind to yourself." [19:43] - Michael Leary
  • "If life's crumbling around you, it's a tall order to ask yourself to perform well in the gym." [23:18] - Michael Leary
  • "The healing work is to know that it's okay to ask for help." [42:09] - Sarah Tacy
  • "Nothing's really guaranteed." [56:03] - Michael Leary
  • "The soul thrives on the unknown." [59:36] - Sarah Tacy

 

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Welcome to the Threshold Moments Podcast17 Jan 202300:02:53

Hello, welcome. I'm Sarah Tacy and this is Threshold Moments, a podcast where guests and I share stories about the process of updating into truer versions of ourselves. The path is unknown and the pull feels real. Together, we share our grief, laughter, love and life-saving tools. Join us.

103 - Opting Out of Urgency09 Sep 202500:29:40

Welcome back to Threshold Moments. In this mini musing, I reflect on what it takes to step out of urgency culture and into a pace that feels more grounded and alive.

Together, we'll explore stories and tools for shifting from "all or nothing" thinking into resonant pacing, finding the sacred third, and making relational choices that honor our truth. Tune in to hear:

  • Why urgency feels real (and how it keeps us stuck)
  • Resonant pacing as an alternative to hustle
  • Finding new options when it feels like there are none
  • How slowing down can change our relationships
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⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency

102 - Ginny Muir: How to Slow the Pace of Your Life02 Sep 202500:34:10

Today I'm welcoming back my friend Ginny Muir for a conversation about what it really takes to step out of urgency culture.

After a big life transition and international move, Ginny discovered how to slow her pace, honor her capacity, and build a life rooted in presence.

If you've been craving more spaciousness in your days, this episode offers both inspiration and practical wisdom for releasing urgency and finding your own rhythm — no matter how hectic your life may feel.

Join us in slowing down and opting out of urgency this fall.

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⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency

101 - The Space Between Doing it All and Chaos26 Aug 202500:20:40

Have you ever wondered what might happen if you abandoned the endless expectations and tasks on your to-do list?

In this week's episode, I explore what it really means to release urgency, honor our capacity, and create space for others to show up for us.

Together, we'll look at:

  • Why releasing the pressure to do everything can open the door to unexpected support
  • How stepping back from a project can actually expand your reach
  • Why tending to your own needs and pleasure makes your giving more sustainable and abundant

If you've been feeling the weight of "holding it all together," this episode is an invitation to pause, soften, and consider: What could I set down, even just for now?

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⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency

100 - Tele Darden: Aligned Timing and Tools for Thresholds19 Aug 202500:58:01

Tele Darden is a somatic coach, teacher, and facilitator with an international reach who supports visionary practitioners to bring their most authentic, embodied medicine into the world. She's been in practice since 2007, accumulating thousands of hours of body work and holding space as a coach.

I first got to cohabitate a space with Tele when I was training with Brigit Viksnins of Alchemical Alignment. Tele's presence was so grounding, so intuitive, and so wise. She is a living example of her belief that well-resourced practitioners can become wellsprings of healing for all that seek them.

I'm thrilled to invite Tele to Threshold Moments. Please enjoy this conversation where we explore:

  • Aligned timing and moving slowly
  • Cultivating presence while moving fast
  • Why Tele returned to school after being a teacher for a decades
  • Hitting the "is this it?" moment in mid-life
  • What to do when things feel stable but stale
  • Centering devotion in hard times

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099 - What is the Nervous System?12 Aug 202500:34:51

"What happens when we meet the body where it is with safety, presence, and layered support?"

In this episode, I'm offering a grounded, relational explanation of what the nervous system is — not just in scientific terms, but in terms you can really feel.

Tune in as we explore:

  • 3:40 The science of the nervous system
  • 7:10 Polyvagal theory
  • 14:00 Regulation vs overwhelm
  • 20:45 How the body keeps the score
  • 22:00 Dysregulation and outdated patterns
  • 30:00 Softening your protective mechanisms
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098 - Amina AlTai: Cultivating Regenerative Ambition05 Aug 202500:51:11

In a world that praises endless achievement and self-sacrifice, Amina AlTai has emerged as a voice of profound clarity, showing us that ambition can be regenerative instead of extractive, rooted in community rather than supremacy culture.

Her work calls us to remember that our nervous systems, relationships, and self-worth are often tangled in how we pursue success. She teaches us to recognize the traps of toxic ambition as well as how to build something more sustainable, dignified, and truly life-giving.

Today we welcome Amina AlTai back to the podcast to discuss her new book The Ambition Trap. Tune in her to hear us discuss:

  • How supremacy culture upholds hustle culture
  • Global High Intensity Activation and syndromal physiology
  • The power of speaking slowly
  • Ways to build momentum and choose urgency intentionally
  • Healthy ambition vs Painful ambition
  • Learning to speak out with layers of support
  • Codependency, boundaries, and reclaiming agency
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097 - Jennifer Racioppi: Your 2025 Astrology Outlook27 Dec 202401:13:28

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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096 - Parenting through the Holidays17 Dec 202400:31:22

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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112 - Awe is the Love Language of the Nervous System11 Nov 202500:14:54

I once heard from a teacher that awe might be one of the first reflexes we have as babies: eyes wide, breath held in wonder, taking in the world for the very first time.

I haven't found a study to prove it, but it feels true—the impulse to point, to name, to exclaim, "Look at that! And that over there!" The small hand tugging toward something marvelous, seemingly ordinary, yet entirely new.

Where trauma narrows our world, awe expands it. It brings our breath into the back body, our perspective into wholeness.

Awe is an invitation to pause and ask: is there anything ordinary that for a moment I could honor as extraordinary?

In this episode, I share a personal story where I embraced awe and how it changed my perspective on everyday life.

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095 - The Power of Curiosity in Nervous System Healing10 Dec 202400:32:15

Welcome, dear listeners. Today, we continue our exploration of nervous system healing with a lesson on the reticular activating system (RAS) and the power of curiosity.

It's important to tend to the RAS, because it helps us break limiting beliefs by learning to ask better questions and manifest new possibilities. And we can learn to engage the RAS by crafting "show me" statements and embracing the power of wonder and awe.

These are practices we'll explore in this 30-minute episode and that I'll be teaching in-depth in my upcoming 12-week program, Resourced.

I hope you'll tune in then click here to learn more about this 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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094 - Your Body is Your No-BS GPS03 Dec 202400:33:24

Your body knows exactly what you need. But it can be hard to hear what it's saying and to heed its wisdom and warnings.

So in today's episode, I'm sharing practicals tools for embracing your body as your "no-BS GPS" and creating the layers of support you need to know the direction your soul wants to go and to find the capacity and courage to follow it.

If you're craving a more authentic, pleasurable, easeful life, please tune in to this episode and then join me in Resourced, my four-month Nervous System Healing program for moms who want to bring more magic into their lives and homes.

Resourced begins in January. I can't wait to support you in 2025.

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093 - Small Doable Pieces26 Nov 202400:18:17

Welcome back to Threshold Moments. Today we're continuing our exploration of nervous system resilience with the transformative power small doable pieces.

Sometimes when we feel overwhelmed or find ourselves in a trauma response, we slip into all-or-nothing thinking. But typically all we need to do is take one step forward to create nourishing momentum.

Brigit Viksnins calls this "small doable pieces." And in this episode, I share how this practice works and a few ways that small doable pieces have transformed my business, my parenting, and my life.

So if you've ever felt overwhelmed, underwater, or unable to move forward, I hope you'll tune in to learn:

  • The interplay between the nervous system and trauma responses
  • How all-or-nothing thinking can leave us stuck in a freeze state
  • The medicine we find in small doable pieces
  • How to de-stack hard habit & patterns
  • Why I choose to speak slowly & how it helps

Because, when we take small doable steps over time, it can change the way we feel, the way we think, and what we believe.

And if you'd like to practice small doable pieces together, please join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can't wait to support you in 2025.

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092 - Right Distance: Moving Toward Empowered Choice19 Nov 202400:23:53

Welcome, dear ones. Today I am resharing one of my favorite practices from 21 Days of Untapped Support — Right Distance.

Right distance is about transitioning from all-or-nothing thinking to nuanced choice. We can cultivate right distance in our relationships, our workplaces, our creative projects, and our online presence.

Join me as we explore—

  • How to release all-or-nothing thinking & play with the in-between
  • The relationship between right distance, right relationship & right timing
  • Examples of cultivating right distance with work, people & social media
  • How to find right distance when you end up in a misaligned position
  • "I wonder" prompts for new possibilities

And if you'd like more support in practicing right distance as you cultivate nervous system resilience, please join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can't wait to support you in 2025.

 

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091 - Post-Election Self-Care12 Nov 202400:20:00

When we're in a situation that feels bad, being able to find nuance and a sense of empowerment is so important.

But we also get to feel angry, we get to feel tired, we get to feel sad. And we get to forgive ourselves for not being the best parents or partners right now.

So this episode is an offering to you, dear listener. It's an invitation to check in and prioritize a tiny moment of self-care.

And it's a reminder that resourcing our nervous system can change how we relate to our kids, our communities, and everything going on in the world.

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090 - Resourced: How to Cultivate Nervous System Resilience05 Nov 202400:27:52

This week on Threshold Moments we're doing something a little different.

Instead of releasing a heartfelt interview with a brilliant, soul-centered guest, I'm sharing my own story and offering an introduction to the life-changing work of healing your nervous system.

For the first time, I'm speaking about how a painful back injury led me on a powerful healing journey toward doing so. much. less.

Eventually that guided me toward mind-body-spirit integration through yoga. And I built a very successful business… that I eventually dismantled as I moved through the sleepless portal of becoming a mother.

Now I'm excited to share my story and offer my first nervous system healing program.

I hope you'll listen to this episode and stick around for our full fall series about nervous system resilience. Then join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can't wait to support you in 2025.

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089 - Sarah Jenks: Sacred Ceremonies for Women & Witches29 Oct 202400:54:01

Happy Samhein, dear listeners! Today, I am excited to be re-sharing my conversation with Sarah Jenks.

Sarah is a parent, a partner, and a priestess. Last fall I invited her onto the podcast to talk about witches, autumnal traditions, how she discovered her unique path, and the importance of cultivating sacred feminine wisdom.

Join us in revisiting this heartfelt conversation about:

  • Sarah's journey to her current work
  • How her marriage had to transform for her to be her true self
  • The history of the sacred feminine
  • Embracing the label of the witch
  • Samhein & Halloween traditions
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088 - Kelly Rich: Sensitivities as Superpowers22 Oct 202400:57:07

Welcome, dear listeners. Today I'm in conversation with seeress, shamanic practitioner, ceremonialist, writer, designer, and supporter of women in business, Kelly Rich.

Kelly is dedicated to helping people tap into their inner wisdom, own their intuition and do what they came here to do. She believes beauty is a portal to the divine and her love of holding healing spaces has drawn her to creating an online school, over a dozen retreats, hundreds of events and facilitating thousands of Soul Readings for clients all over the world.

Together we feel into the possibility of what it would be like to tune into our sensitivities and use them as superpowers. We also unpack how some coping mechanisms can be lifesaving until they're not, and what happens when we strip them away.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • The threshold moment in Kelly's childhood that taught her how to numb her emotions
  • What it felt like for Kelly to go through a shamanic death and to awaken to her true self
  • Why owning your intuition is not a pass for avoiding discomfort
  • The difference between knowledge and experience
  • A message for anyone looking to live in their purpose

 

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086 - Therese Jornlin: Taking Care of Your Birth08 Oct 202400:59:46

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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085 - East Forest: Transforming Consciousness Through Music01 Oct 202400:34:14

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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111 - I Want Calm! (or do I?)04 Nov 202500:24:30

Many of my clients come to me craving calm — slower mornings, quieter children, less chaos in their day-to-day.

That sense of peace is a beautiful goal, but I also like to remind them: calm alone isn't the full picture of nervous system regulation.

In this episode, we explore the pendulum between safety and activation — how to embrace life's natural rhythms, rather than resist them. I also offer reframes for resonance, aliveness, and the tidal waves of life.

Tune in for an invitation to get curious about living in range. Life isn't just about calm. That's only one stop on the journey.

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084 - Kareem Manuel: From Familiar to Optimal24 Sep 202400:58:58

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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083 - Dr. Don St. John: Awakening Through the Heart17 Sep 202400:48:31

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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082 - Andrea Isabelle Lucas: Owning Your Life Story10 Sep 202400:59:04

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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081 - Nisha Moodley: Awakening the Power of Midlife27 Aug 202401:07:07

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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080 - Ginny Muir: The Ripeness of Midlife06 Aug 202401:15:57

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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079 - Adventure Series: Ending Close to Home01 Aug 202400:15:48

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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078 - Adventure Series: The Next Right Step [Bermuda]30 Jul 202400:12:29

This week we continue our Summer Adventure Series and travel to Bermuda, where we'll release either/or thinking and celebrate the magic of saying yes.

Tune in as I adventure to this island in the Atlantic, and join me in exploring the joys of friendship, interdependence, and taking the next right step.

There's one more episode in our Summer Adventure Series coming soon. Subscribe wherever you listen to be notified.

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077 - Adventure Series: The Unseen [Scotland 5/5]25 Jul 202400:22:19

Today we complete the Scotland section of our Summer of Adventure.

Tune in as I retrace the five steps of preparation, beginning, middle, end, and integration. Then join me as I reflect on the ways my trip to Scotland effected me and what it means to see with your heart.

Thank you joining me on my adventures this month. Subscribe wherever you listen to be notified.

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076 - Adventure Series: Say Goodbye [Scotland 4/5]23 Jul 202400:36:33

Today in our Adventure Series, we reach the end of my journey in Scotland.

Tune in for a discussion of daytime skinny-dipping, wild witchcraft, mycelial themes, saying goodbye, and the realities of going back home.

Join me as I complete this ancestral adventure, and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to hear the full series.

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075 - Adventure Series: Ceremony [Scotland 3/5]18 Jul 202400:33:45

Today we continue my adventures in Scotland and make it through the middle of the journey.

This part of the journey brings the myth of the selkie, the magical ceremonies I took part in, and the many lessons that emerged along the way — including reflections on the state of this show.

Join me on this adventure, and make sure you subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, so you don't miss an episode.

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