126 - Therese Jornlin: What Happens When You Stop Protecting Yourself From Life

In this deeply reflective conversation, Sarah Tacy sits down with Therese Jornlin to explore a life shaped by threshold moments—those irreversible openings that change how reality is perceived and lived. Therese shares her early experiences of profound awakening following the sudden death of her father at age 15, describing a piercing sense of love, continuity, and the dissolution of fear around death. From there, her life unfolds as a series of inner calls that eventually lead her to Calcutta at age 21, where she lives and serves alongside the Missionaries of Charity. In Calcutta, Therese encounters the raw edges of human suffering and devotion—an experience that strips away narrative, identity, and mental certainty. What remains is presence, service, and an embodied confrontation with what it means to be alive in a world of profound disparity. Together, Sarah and Therese explore: The difference between "seeing truth" and integrating it into daily life What happens when identity and narrative structures collapse The role of the body as an intelligence system and guide Coherence, collective fields, and the power of shared intention The feminine principle, "the Mother," as creative source and organizing intelligence Why simplicity, practice, and presence matter more than conceptual understanding How service becomes a form of spiritual stabilization This episode weaves together mysticism and embodiment, service and systems, collapse and coherence—returning again and again to one central thread: learning by living. If today's episode resonates, go back and listen to witness the earlier threshold where this journey began. 086 - Therese Jornlin: Taking Care Of Your Birth About the Guest Therese Jornlin is a holistic health educator, transformational coach, and therapeutic bodywork practitioner with more than 35 years of experience exploring the connection between body, energy, spirit, and matter. Guided by extensive study, global travel, and deep personal practice, she integrates teachings from both Eastern and Western traditions to support embodied empowerment, self-healing, and meaningful connection with others and the earth. She holds a BA from Duke University and an MA from Loyola University, along with numerous certifications in therapeutic modalities including massage therapy, craniosacral work, Reiki, Zero Balancing, Svastha Yoga, QiGong, and integrative wellness programs. Influenced early by service with Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity and later by advanced studies in yoga and women's embodiment, Therese developed the transformational program Women Awake, focused on healing and empowering individuals and communities. A devoted mother of three, her experience as a single parent deeply informs her compassionate, practical, and heart-centered approach to teaching and healing. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah's email list If this episode resonated and you're wanting deeper support, come join us inside Juice — Sarah's monthly membership where we practice this work together in real time. This is a space to build capacity, stay connected, and integrate what you're learning—week by week. Connect with Therese Visit Therese's Website Follow Therese on Instagram Return to the Womb of the Mother Retreat