The Natural Transitions Institute Podcast

Holly J. Pruett is a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™️, Community Death Educator, Home Funeral Guide, and Death Doula.Holly keeps returning to the idea that she never had a master plan and instead followed “stepping stones,” with rituals and ceremonies functioning like cairns that help us not lose our way in life’s landscape. She notes that she did not grow up with much ritual or ceremony, yet looking back she can see defining moments that served as wayfinding points, especially at inflection points in her work life. This sense of ritual-as-wayfinding shapes how she understands celebrancy as a blend of planning mind and intuitive mind: structure, analysis, and hard skills in dialogue with a softer, intuitive listening for evolving meaning in people’s stories. Enjoy this conversation, inspired by the incredible depth and wisdom of Life-Cycle celebrant and death-care guide.Holly J Pruett.Holly's website: https://hollyjpruett.com/NTI Connecting Our Community Series: https://www.naturaltransitions.org/offers/MYzVwprX/checkoutChapters:

Kristin Roderick -The Spirit That Moves Me, Life-Cycle Celebrant, ceremonialist and fibre artist, explains how she uses folk stories & fairytales as sacred containers for personal growth, and how they can illuminate universal truths. From postpartum struggles to menopause, fairy tales become a mirror and a map, helping us reframe challenges as part of a shared human journey.Kristin’s work isn’t just about one moment; it’s about allowing space for grief, change, and renewal through co-created ceremonies and storytelling. Whether it’s a community circle or a private ritual, Kristin emphasizes that the transformation lies in the process—sometimes fleeting, sometimes years long—all woven together with community and conscious reflection.If authenticity and community matter to you, this might be the insight you needed today.https://www.kristenroderick.com/https:// www.instagram.com/thespiritthatmovesme/Chapters:Introduction to Kristin Roderick (0:57)Journey to Becoming a Life Cycle Celebrant (1:29)The Role of Research and Storytelling (3:35)Understanding Life Cycle Celebrancy (8:18)The Power of Fairy Tales and Archetypes (15:40)Community and Ceremony (27:16)Navigating Transitions and Grief (31:03)Self-Care and Personal Practices (36:14)Conclusion and Resources (43:00)

Ever wondered how ritual can help you show up more fully for life — and then carry that energy into your everyday world?Enjoy this beautiful conversation with Brooke Arnold-Rochette (Victoria, BC) about how ritual can deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. She shares how reconnecting with roots on a biodynamic farm in France ignited her lifelong quest to balance reverence and reciprocity through ritual — whether big ceremonies or daily acts of intention.Ritual isn’t just a moment, it’s a way of being in ongoing relationship with the natural world, community, and ourselves. It’s about tending the clay of our lives so it shapes into something meaningful — with constant care and attention.How can everyday tending and ritual become your vehicle for growth?Brooke's website: fireandhoney.ca/www.instagram.com/fireandhoneyceremonies/Tending the Writer's Flame: tendingthewritersflame.com/ #EcoPsychology #RitualPractice #InnerAlchemy #CeremonyEveryday #WildMindJourney #lifecyclecelebrant