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This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Buddhist Nun, Ethnobotanist, and Founder of Divine Master Alchemy and the Acācea Foundation, Ven. Pema Dolma (Acacea Lewis).Ven. Pema Dolma is an ordained Getsul (Novice) Vajrayana.For over a decade, she has explored the intersections of high‑dose psilocybin practice, cultural anthropology, and Vajrayana Buddhism, studying with teachers such as Baba Kilindi Iyi and Lama Mike Crowley.Her research and teaching have included the study and ceremonial application of sacred medicines such as Psilocybin containing mushrooms, Amanita Muscaria, Bufo alvarius, San Pedro, Kambo, and many other ethnobotanicals (psychedelic and non-psychedelic) with a focus on their role in cultural, medical and spiritual development all over the world.Pema is presently preparing for a long‑term silent retreat while continuing to share her insights through select lectures and collaborations.Tune in and share all of your questions and comments about Psychedelics and Buddhism on our

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Globally Recognized Thought Leader, #1 International Bestselling Author, and Visionary Founder, Teresa de Grosbois.Teresa is the visionary founder of the Evolutionary Business Council and the Vista Mundo Intentional Community in Costa Rica. With a profound commitment to conscious living and the power of authentic connection, Teresa has dedicated her life's work to creating spaces and frameworks that empower individuals to thrive in harmony with themselves, each other, and the natural world.For years, Teresa cultivated a significant international presence through her personal brand, becoming a sought-after speaker and mentor in the realms of influence, leadership, and personal development. Her work has touched countless lives, guiding individuals to unlock their potential and live more purposeful lives.Are you seeking a life brimming with ease, joy, and profound purpose? This week on The Conscious Consultant Hour, we invite you to explore Vista Mund

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Educator, TEDx speaker, and Author, Courtney Fae Long, MSW, LC, CHt.Courtney is a leading-edge Sexuality Educator, TEDx speaker, and Author who has been teaching for 25+ years. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) and certificates in Sexuality Education and Sex Therapy from the University of Michigan.She offers an online school and retreats through her website, and you can watch her TEDx talk “Money and Sex: The Surprising Connection” online.Courtney brings a fresh and empowering perspective to two of society’s most taboo topics, money and sex, revealing how our relationship with one often mirrors our relationship with the other. Through decades of working with individuals and couples, she’s uncovered deep emotional, psychological, and even spiritual patterns that keep people stuck in shame, scarcity, or silence.In this episode, we explore how healing our beliefs around worthiness, pleasure, and receiving can ripple into every area of life,

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes former Professional Baseball Player, Nonprofit Leader, Attorney, and Nationally Recognized Advocate for Ethical Non-Monogamy, Leon Feingold.Leon has gained widespread attention for his TEDxBushwick talk on polyamory, where he shared his personal journey and challenged societal norms around love, intimacy, and relationship structures. His talk has inspired thousands to explore polyamory with greater compassion, honesty, and emotional intelligence.Leon is the co-founder of polyamory support group Open Love NY and House of Good Deeds, a nonprofit dedicated to Altruism through mutual aid, sustainability, and community empowerment. His work recently earned him the title of New Yorker of the Week by NY1 for using love and generosity to build a kinder world.Currently, Leon is writing a book that blends philosophy, personal narrative, and practical guidance on polyamory, compersion, and inclusive relationship ethics. The book is slated for release in Valentine

This week on The Conscious Consultant Hour, we’re exploring a subtle but powerful force that often shapes our inner world without us even realizing it. Idealism.While it might seem noble to hold high ideals, for ourselves, others, or the world, idealism can sometimes take us out of the present moment and into a version of reality that doesn’t exist. When we cling to how things should be, we often suffer from the gap between that vision and what actually is in reality.Idealizing people, relationships, or outcomes can disconnect us from our intuition and cause us to miss the deeper wisdom available in real-life situations. Whether it’s expecting a partner to act a certain way, believing that we must live up to an impossible spiritual or professional standard, or feeling crushed when the world doesn’t meet our ideals, the result is often disappointment, frustration, and a subtle form of self-rejection and self-judgment.In this episode, we’ll uncover how to recognize idealism when it shows up, how to gently come

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Sound Healer, Energy Healer, and Spiritual Coach, Nattacia Satie.As a multi-dimensional Voice Channeler and divinely activated Sound & Energy Healer of more than 30 years, Nattacia empowers Spiritual Visionaries and Entrepreneurs, who have a vision burning inside they know they’re meant to create for the world - but feel held back by fear - to Step out of Hiding and Bring that Vision to Life.Four decades ago, she had a profound mystical experience that activated her Hands and Voice as healing gifts. She then spent over a decade apprenticing under a renowned New York City trance channeler.Nattacia overcame severe childhood trauma with years of inner healing work, and spent over two decades holding hundreds of Self-Empowerment, Power Voice and Healing Workshops in New York City, helping hundreds reclaim their voices and transform their lives.In 1997, Nattacia was led to create the first incarnation of "Unleash Your Splendor! Sound & Energy He

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker, International Trainer, and Professional Coach, Jackie Woodside.Jackie is the founder of the Conscious Living Podcast and the Conscious Living Summit. She is also the executive producer of the upcoming films, "Money Vibe” (Fall 2025 release) based on her bestselling book by the same name, and “TheFrequency of Miracles” based on her Curriculum for Conscious Living work. She has been featured on television shows with Jack Canfield and Don Miguel Ruiz, and educational summits with Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsh, Michael Beckwith, and Daniel Siegel. Her expertise is widely sought after as a teacher and speaker.Tune in and share all of your questions and comments about how to create miracles in your own life on our YouTube livestream or on our Facebook page.www.JackieWoodside.comhttps://amzn.to/3ZTPnDEhttps://amzn.to/4ktsuzfSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donatio

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Internationally Known Astrologer Author, Columnist, Entrepreneur, Publisher, and Pioneer of the Internet, Susan Miller.Susan is the founder and editor of AstrologyZone.com, created in 1995. Her site is considered an authority in the field of Western astrology and is read avidly by 13 million unique readers.Susan’s warmth, compassionate, philosophical style, as well as her accurate, comprehensive, and insightful reporting of current planetary trends has made Susan a true astrology star.Susan is the author of 17 astrology books, as well as the popular “The Year Ahead” astrology calendars series which she self-publishes and have become collectables.Susan also writes monthly columns for Vogue Japan, Vogue China, W South Korea, and Amica Italy. Susan’s latest book, “The Next 200 Years” she discusses the critical conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that occurred in December 2020 and that will radically change life as we know it in decades to come.Tune in and s

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Research Scientist, Sound Healer, and Author, Ruslana Remennikova.Ruslana is a former research scientist for the Fortune 100-ranked company ThermoFisher Scientific where she worked with vaccine sciences.In a 2016 leap of faith for a more meaningful life, she left the world of corporate science to later open a sound medicine practice while writing her first book.She is the founder of Songbird Science, a research company exploring the intersection of frequency, consciousness, and wellness. Her sound medicine practice has integrated into VCU/MCV healthcare system, where it continues to promote holistic healing and well-being.In her book, Activating Our 12-Stranded DNA: Secrets of Dodecahedral DNA for Completing Our Human Evolution, three-time Ironman, music artist, sound practitioner, and scientist Ruslana Remennikova reveals how, through vibration and intention, you can shapeshift DNA from the standard double helix to its 12-stranded, dodecahedral form,

This week on The Conscious Consultant Hour, we explore a topic that feels more important than ever - finding peace and calm in the midst of city life.With the constant hum of traffic, crowded sidewalks, and the endless digital noise, it can feel like true stillness is out of reach. But nature isn’t just something we find in remote forests or mountaintops, it exists all around us, even in the heart of the city. This episode is all about discovering your own “urban oasis” and learning to reconnect with the natural world wherever you are.We'll talk about the science behind why time in nature so effectively reduces stress, and how even short, simple moments with greenery can help reset your nervous system.From local parks and community gardens to tree-lined streets and window plants, I’ll share practical ways to incorporate nature into your daily routine. You'll also hear about ancient practices like Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), and how to adapt them to city living for more calm, clarity, and presence.W

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Professor, Pastor, and Author, Douglas M. Gillette.Douglas Gillette, has a master of religious studies degree from the University of Chicago and a master of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary. He taught in the Emeritus Program at Oakton College for nearly two decades as well as served as a pastor, pastoral counselor, and a Jungian-influenced life guide.The bestselling author of several books, including King, Warrior, Magician, Lover coauthored with Robert Moore. His latest book is Soul Making - The Realization of the Mystical Life.Through his own story of spiritual self-realization, Douglas explores the paradox that lies at the heart of the quest for union with the Divine. Those of us on the mystical path are each working on our souls to better reflect their Divine nature, yet we are already reflections of the Divine. To help you embrace this paradox, Douglas provides mythic stories of soul development and intuition from Maya and Pyt

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Speaker, Blogger, and Author, Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.Dr. Orsborn is a true pioneer in the conscious aging movement. With over 35 best-selling books under her belt, appearances on Oprah and The Today Show, and decades of thought leadership, Carol brings a profound, uplifting perspective on growing older that you won't want to miss.Dr. Orsborn will be sharing insights from her upcoming book, Spiritual Aging: Weekly Reflections for Embracing Life, set to release this December. Known for her soulful, empowering voice, she invites us to see aging not as decline, but as a powerful, spiritual unfolding, a message that promises to inspire people of every age.Through her work curating Fierce with Age: The Archives of Boomer Wisdom and founding Sage-ing International, Carol has created spaces for people to reimagine what it means to live fully and fiercely as we grow older. Her approach is rich, wise, and surprisingly refreshing, even if aging isn’t usually on

Welcome back to another special episode of The Conscious Consultant Hour. Join us this week as we dive deep into the topic of sadness, and how we can use it to help us live more fully.Sadness is something we often try to avoid, push away, or cover up. It can feel heavy and uncomfortable, and many of us have been taught that feeling sad means something is wrong with us. But sadness, like all emotions, has a purpose. It's not here to punish us but to reveal something important.When we give ourselves permission to feel our sadness, rather than resisting it, we open the door to deeper healing and a more honest connection with ourselves.Instead of seeing sadness as a problem to fix, what if we saw it as an invitation? Sadness invites us to slow down, to listen more carefully to the parts of ourselves that are hurting or longing for attention. It reminds us that we care deeply, that we have dreams, hopes, and connections that matter to us. By honoring our sadness instead of numbing it, we begin to build trust w

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Psychedelic Researcher and Author, Wade Richardson.Wade is a psychonaut with more than 15 years of experience participating in and facilitating hundreds of psychedelics sessions.His latest book is The Psychedelic Mindmeld, Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness. In this guide to psychedelic mindmelding, Wade shows how, with the aid of psychedelics, sharing consciousness is possible.He presents techniques for entering and maintaining a psychedelic mindmeld and looks at safe set and setting for psychedelic telepathic work, including preparations, finding the right partner, and potential challenges.Tune in and share all of your questions and comments around the ideas of telepathy and psychedelics on our YouTube livestream or on our Facebook page.https://amzn.to/3RWAHPMSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Host, Founder, CEO, and Author, Laurie Seymour.Laurie is the host of Wisdom Talk Radio, an Executive Mentor, international trainer, speaker, and Certified Master Trainer.  She is also the founder and CEO of The Baca Institute and the author of the soon-to-be-published Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source.She has dedicated her life to showing you how to reliably connect with your energetic creative intelligence (Source), dissolving old patterns of difficulty, struggle, and self-sabotage, so that you claim the full use of your Creative Intelligence.Over twenty-five years ago, Laurie was honored to receive the stewardship of a special energetic technology, Turaya Touch© and Turaya Meditation©, that activates your inner connection with Source, raising your vibration (which changes everything) andgiving you the ability to create through your connection with the infinite quantum field of potential.Laurie is the creator of the Quantum Connecti

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Astrologer and Author, Steven Forrest.Steven is the author of seventeen books, including The Inner Sky, Yesterday’s Sky, The Book(s) of Fire, Earth, Air and Water, and The Endless Sky. His work has been translated into a dozen languages and he has traveled worldwide to teach his brand of choice-centered evolutionary astrology – an integrative system that  marries grounded humanistic psychology and ancient metaphysics, placing them in the context of free will and personal responsibility.Currently Steven and his team teach online at the Forrest Center for Evolutionary Astrology. In 2018 he won the coveted Regulus Award for astrological education at the United Astrology Congress.Steven believes that Evolutionary Astrology is a celebration of human freedom, choice and imagination. He says that it is your “fate” only to face certain questions and certain possibilities in this lifetime. Beyond that, there is no use for the word. Skilled evolutionary astrolog

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Writer, Professor, and Researcher, Rick Strassman, M.D.Dr. Rick Strassman is an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. From 1990 to 1995 he performed the first new human research with psychedelic drugs in the United States in more than 20 years, studying the powerful naturally occurring compound DMT as well as psilocybin.He is the author of several popular books on the topic of psychedelics, including DMT: The Spirit Molecule, The Psychedelic Handbook, and DMT and the Soul of Prophecy.In his most recent book, My Altered States, Dr. Strassman analyses dozens of episodes of altered consciousness that occurred during, or are intimately tied to, his life between birth and young adulthood. Just as significant as the ecstatic blissful experiences are the uncensored and, at times, painfully unvarnished narratives of less elevated ones.Tune in and share all of your questions and comments about psychedelic

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Writer, Teacher, and Mama Iachak, Martha Travers, Ph.D.Dr. Travers apprenticed with the Ecuadorian Kichwa elder Taita Alberto Taxo for 22 years, and spent 10 years visiting the indigenous Kichwa tribe in the Andes.She holds a doctorate in English literature from the University of Michigan and teaches contemplative practices at the University of Michigan, at the GilChrist Retreat Center, and at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park.In her latest book, Shamanic Teachings of the Condor, she presents Taita Alberto’s teachings as if you were one of his shamanic apprentices. She reveals the ancient mystical traditions of the Andes, traditions saved by the elders specifically for these times. These traditions of healing invite human beings to return to intimacy with Nature and the natural world, through initiating conversations with the elements including the fifth, spiritual element, the Ushai.She also writes about the delicate dance of the Eagle (the

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Speaker, Artist, Writer and Medicine Woman, Tricia Eastman.Tricia Eastman, a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of nonprofit Ancestral Heart, bridges worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training.A renowned speaker, artist, and writer, Eastman has been privileged to engage with audiences at Stanford University’s d.school and the World Economic Forum and on GAIA TV’s Psychedelica.Eastman has curated transformative retreats worldwide with plant medicines as well as facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Her wellness retreat center, Hu Azores, is scheduled to open in 2025.In her latest book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation she presents a deep dive into the world of psychedelic initiation and ancestral wisdom. Tricia demonstrates the power of plant medicine and psy

Welcome back to another special episode of The Conscious Consultant Hour. Join us this week as we dive deep into the topic of the meaning we make from the stories we tell ourselves.So much of who we are—how we move through the world, the choices we make, the patterns we live into—comes from the stories we carry, not just in our minds but in our bodies.Some of these stories feel open, allowing us to move the way we want and just be ourselves. Others feel constrictive, like knots deep inside us, shaping how we hold ourselves, how we breathe, and how we relate to life itself.Somewhere along the way, we took our painful experiences and made meaning out of them. “I am not enough,” “I must be strong.” “Love is not safe,” “I will always be alone.” These meanings became woven into our nervous system, into the very fabric of who we are and how we exist. But the truth is these stories are not permanent. Wounds can soften and heal. Meaning can change and shift. And when it does, we don’t just think differently—we feel d