When Life Has Milestones but No Rituals with Carissa Schumacher

What helps us move through life's biggest transitions without losing ourselves?In this episode, Ailey sits down with Carissa Schumacher, a neuroscience trained forensic psychic medium and sacred ceremony facilitator, to explore what it means to navigate change with the body, rather than simply endure it. Together, they reflect on why major life transitions can leave a lasting imprint and how healing becomes possible when we are witnessed through them.Carissa shares how her own experiences with illness, sensitivity, and trauma shaped her understanding of embodiment. The conversation explores the relationship between the physical and the spiritual, offering a grounded perspective on what it means to care for both without losing sight of either.At the heart of the episode is the role of ritual and community. Ailey and Carissa consider what happens when life's thresholds go unnamed, and why grief, loss, and transformation are often easier to carry when they are acknowledged rather than endured alone.If you are moving through change or searching for a deeper way to understand life's transitions, this conversation offers a thoughtful place to begin.In this episode:2:26 Meet Carissa Schumacher5:44 A Gentle Content Note6:20 Hope, Essence, And Stewardship17:11 Childhood Sight Of Spirit23:07 Building Boundaries With Intuition27:49 First Period Without A Rite36:11 Why Rites Of Passage Heal41:53 Everyday Thresholds You Might Miss51:12 Purification, Grief, And Channel Work1:01:08 Liminality, Language, And Listener Next StepsLearn more about Ailey Jolie:Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerSign up: InBodyMethodEmail: [email protected] follow along with the In This Body podcast:Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: [email protected]