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In this soulful and expansive episode, Adina and Roberta sit down with internationally recognized spiritual medium and author Cheryl Bradley to explore her journey of guiding others to trust their own intuitive gifts.Cheryl shares how her mediumistic abilities have been present since childhood and how she embraced her path, eventually stepping into her work as a professional medium and teacher. She opens up about the creation of her book A Spirit’s Journey, offering a deeper understanding of the soul’s path—from the spirit realm to human experience and back again.Together, they explore the many ways intuition speaks through us, diving into the different “clairs” and how each person can access these natural abilities. Cheryl encourages listeners to trust what they feel, notice the subtle signs around them, and remain open to communication from spirit in everyday life.This episode is an invitation to soften, to listen inward, and to trust that guidance is always available when we’re willing to receive it.What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Cheryl’s journey into mediumship and spiritual work  The inspiration and teachings behind A Spirit’s Journey Understanding the “clairs” and intuitive abilities  How to recognize signs and messages from spirit  Trusting your inner knowing and following what feels "light" A live mediumship reading and messages from loved ones  Spiritual guidance for navigating life’s challenges with loveAbout Cheryl:Cheryl Bradley is an internationally recognized spiritual medium, teacher, speaker, and host of the If It’s Light, It’s Right™ podcast. For over a decade, she has helped people strengthen their intuition and deepen their connection with Spirit. Cheryl is the author of A Spirit’s Journey, a book exploring the soul’s path from the Other Side through the human experience and ultimately returning home.Learn more at www.cherylbradley.comInstagram @cherylbradleymediumSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this moving and empowering episode, Adina sits down with survivor, advocate, and community health worker Whitley English to explore her journey of surviving a near-fatal assault and transforming that experience into a life of service, advocacy, and healing.Whitley shares the realities of navigating the justice system, including the challenges she faced in securing protection and the resilience it took to continue fighting for herself. She speaks candidly about how her lived experience became the foundation for her work supporting others impacted by domestic violence and systemic barriers.They explore Whitley’s work as the founder of WNC GEMS, where she serves as a bridge connecting individuals to essential resources like housing, healthcare, and education—while also addressing social determinants of health through a holistic, community-centered approach.The conversation expands into spiritual wellness, ancestral healing, and the role of ritual in daily life. Whitley shares her practices with sacred oils, chakra balancing, sound healing, and biofield tuning, offering insight into how spirituality and embodiment can support deep healing and self-regulation.Adina and Whitley also discuss advocacy, community care, raising conscious children, and the importance of creating safe spaces for healing—including for those working to unlearn cycles of harm.This episode is a powerful reminder that healing is not linear, advocacy is deeply personal, and transformation is always possible.What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Whitley’s survival story and journey through the legal system  Turning trauma into advocacy and community impact  The creation and mission of WNC GEMS  Social determinants of health and resource accessibility  Spiritual practices for grounding, healing, and empowerment  Sacred oils, chakra work, and sound healing  Ancestral healing traditions  Supporting survivors and addressing cycles of violence Resources Mentioned:thesoulinstitute.cobeckysbiofieldtuning.comConnect with Whitley: wncgems.orgIG/TikTok: @wncgemsFB: WNC GEMS Creative Healing ArtsSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina and Roberta speak with intuitively guided healer Reyah Devi Light about energy healing for both animals and humans. Drawing on her 13-year background as a veterinary technician, Reyah shares how she works with chakras, subtle bodies, and energetic imbalances—often within the shared field between pets and their owners.They explore how animal communication happens through images, sensations, and intuitive knowing, and how pets often reflect and support their humans’ emotional states. Real-life examples highlight how behavioral issues, fears, and life transitions can be better understood through energetic connection.The conversation also touches on grief and pet loss, with Reyah offering a compassionate perspective on staying connected to animals after death and supporting emotional healing.Reyah shares simple ways to begin developing intuition, emphasizing heart-centered awareness and trust in subtle impressions.Reyah Devi Light is an intuitive energy healer and spiritual guide devoted to supporting deep healing, clarity, and transformation for both humans and their beloved animals. She offers both in-person sessions in Asheville and remote sessions, working with animals (living and passed) and people seeking emotional and energetic healing.healingenergiesofasheville.comSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina sits down with salvaged metal artist/figurative painter, Mark Schieferstein for a grounded and inspiring conversation about creativity, sustainability, and forging an artistic path on your own terms.Mark shares his evolution from painter to jewelry maker, revealing how his work with salvaged and repurposed materials became both a creative calling and a practical livelihood. Drawing from a childhood shaped by resourcefulness—where discarded objects were seen as potential rather than waste—he developed a process of transforming industrial remnants into wearable art.Together, they explore the philosophy behind his work: the beauty of reuse, the challenge of working within constraints, and the quiet alchemy of turning what’s been cast off into something meaningful and alive again. Mark offers insight into his creative process, from sourcing materials at scrapyards to refining his designs over time, blending raw elements with thoughtful craftsmanship.The conversation also touches on the realities of being a working artist—navigating rejection, shifting mediums, and finding balance between creative fulfillment and financial sustainability. Mark reflects on his journey through formal art education, his move to Asheville, and how the local landscape and community shaped his direction.At its heart, this episode is about accessibility, resilience, and the belief that art should be part of everyday life—not reserved for galleries, but available, wearable, and woven into the fabric of our daily experience.Listener Takeaway:Creativity doesn’t require pristine materials or perfect conditions. With curiosity and intention, even what’s been discarded can be transformed into something meaningful. This episode is a reminder that art, like life, is often about working with what’s in front of you—and finding beauty in the process.skrapmonkey.comart-fetish.comIG: @skrapmonkeySupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Roberta is joined by spatial alchemist and designer Olga Naiman for a rich and expansive conversation on transforming our homes into spaces of healing, alignment, and personal evolution.Olga shares her journey from a 25-year editorial career to developing her unique methodology of “spatial alchemy” - a practice that blends psychology, alchemy, and spiritual frameworks. Drawing inspiration from Carl Jung, she explains how our environments can be designed to support who we are becoming, not just who we’ve been.A central thread of the conversation explores how our homes reflect unconscious patterns and how intentional shifts through symbolism, ritual, and everyday objects can support deep personal transformation. Olga introduces the concept of “dissolving” rather than simply decluttering, inviting a more meaningful process of release and renewal. They also discuss how small, thoughtful changes can create powerful, energetic shifts without the need for major redesigns.Together, they reflect on identity transitions, letting go, and how creating a conscious relationship with our space can help us move through life with greater clarity and alignment.Topics CoveredSpatial alchemy and designing for your future selfThe intersection of psychology, symbolism, and interior designHow environments reflect unconscious patterns“Dissolving” vs. decluttering and identity transformationRitual practices for letting go and personal evolutionAligning everyday objects with intention and energyThresholds, entryways, and nervous system regulationSeeing your home through new eyes and uncovering hidden patternsOlga Naiman is the founder of Spatial Alchemy and author of "Spatial Alchemy: Design Your Home to Transform Your Life" (Artisan, 2025). She is a Soviet refugee turned designer and 25-year editorial veteran at House Beautiful, Elle Décor, and Domino. Olga developed a methodology that bridges interior design with psychology, alchemy, and Kabbalistic frameworks — teaching people to design their homes for their Future Self rather than their past patterns. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Elle Decor, and Oprah Daily. She lives and works in the Hudson Valley, NY.www.theSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina and Roberta explore the lingering effects of Mercury retrograde in Pisces and the energetic shift into April’s fiery astrological landscape. Reflecting on personal challenges—from technology breakdowns to emotional intensity—they unpack the collective themes shaping this moment and offer insight into how to move through it with awareness and intention.The conversation centers around April’s tarot archetype, the Queen of Swords (Thoth deck), and her call toward clarity, truth, and discernment. Adina connects this energy to the dismantling of patriarchal conditioning and the reclamation of inner authority, weaving in parallels to fierce feminine archetypes like Kali. Together, they examine the shedding of masks, the courage to face reality, and the importance of balancing intellect with emotional depth.Roberta provides a grounded overview of April’s key astrological transits, including increased Aries energy, a potent Mercury–Mars–Saturn conjunction, and the influence of Venus moving through Taurus and later into Gemini. They discuss how these shifts may manifest as heightened tension, impulsivity, or conflict—while also offering opportunities for growth, honesty, and renewed vitality.The episode closes with a look ahead to May’s energy and a reminder of the strength found in integration, resilience, and community support.Topics Covered:Mercury retrograde aftermath and post-shadow effectsVenus in Taurus: grounding, relational ease, and embodimentThe Queen of Swords as an archetype of clarity and truthPatriarchal deconstruction and reclaiming inner authorityAries season: fire, initiation, and emotional intensityKey April transits: New Moon, planetary conjunctions, and potential conflictAstrology as a tool for self-awareness and reflectionResources Mentioned:The Pattern App (for tracking personal astrological transits)Listener Takeaway:This is a time to stay rooted in truth, practice discernment, and navigate intensity with both courage and compassion. As the fire of Aries burns, the invitation is not to react impulsively—but to respond with clarity, integrity, and heart.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina and Roberta sit down with former Blue Hour host, somatic guide and soul initiate Joshua Zamrin to explore the profound intelligence of the body as a pathway to healing, wholeness, and spiritual integration.Joshua shares his approach to embodiment work through elemental exploration—guiding clients to connect with the body as a benevolent, intuitive force capable of processing trauma and revealing deep inner truth. He introduces the Genius Frequency Methodologies, a body-based system that uses breathwork, sensation, and energetic mapping to build safety and regulation within the nervous system.The conversation dives into the limitations of traditional talk therapy and the power of somatic practices to access clarity beyond the analytical mind. Joshua describes how the body can act as an oracle—offering immediate feedback, insight, and direction when we learn how to listen.Together, they explore: What it truly means to embody “wholeness”  The role of the nervous system in spiritual development  How elemental forces map onto the body and psyche  Sensation as a teacher and portal to purpose  The difference between intellectual understanding and lived integration  Why safety in the body is foundational for deep healing This episode is an invitation to shift from thinking your way through healing… to feeling your way home.Joshua is a soul initiator and somatic guide whose medicine lies in supporting people to descend into their bodies, meet their shadows, and express the gifts of their sensitivities. His presence awakens in others the remembrance of how to feel, reclaim lost parts, and step more fully into their power and self-authorship- co-creating an outer reality reflecting authenticity, aliveness, and soul alignment.Joshua’s medicine weaves shamanic wisdom and mysticism with evidence-based modalities, drawing upon over a decade of embodied initiations and certifications in the realms of wellness, healing arts, somatics, and the alchemy of soul-guided wholeness.soulbodywholeness.lifeIG: soulbodywholenessSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Welcome to Season 11! In this episode, Adina and Roberta to explore what it means to be a modern mystic. Together they discuss how ancient spiritual traditions are being rediscovered and why curiosity, discernment, and personal experience remain essential on any spiritual path.The conversation moves through a wide landscape of mystical practice—from astrology and archetypal work to intuition, ritual, and the liminal spaces where insight emerges. Adina and Roberta reflect on the importance of honoring traditional lineages while also allowing spiritual practices to evolve and blend in our interconnected modern culture.They explore the challenges of navigating spiritual authority in an era of AI, influencers, and online teachings, emphasizing the need to recognize the humanity and imperfections of teachers while maintaining personal sovereignty and discernment.They discuss the role of intuition, imagination, and altered states of awareness and how these capacities are often misunderstood in modern culture.In this episode, we explore:What it means to be a modern mysticReviving ancient spiritual traditions in contemporary lifeMaintaining discernment with spiritual teachers and communitiesThe role of intuition, imagination, and liminal states in mystical practiceArchetypes, attunement, and symbolic language in spiritual workWestern vs. sidereal astrology and the precession of the equinoxesAstrological magic, talismans, and everyday ritualBalancing masculine and feminine energies in spiritual evolutionSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode of Blue Hour, Adina and Roberta explore the astrological and energetic landscape of March, guided by the wisdom of the Queen of Cups. Together, they unpack the emotional depth of Pisces season, the fiery shift into Aries, and the powerful undercurrents of eclipse season.March invites us into deep emotional awareness, intuitive reflection, and compassionate connection — but also asks us to stay grounded as collective tensions rise.✨ In This Episode🔮 Tarot for the Month: Queen of CupsEmotional depth, intuition, and inner listeningThe balance between empathy and emotional overwhelmCreative practices for processing feelings (art, music, connection)How watery Pisces energy amplifies this card’s themes🌊 Pisces Season → 🔥 Aries SeasonNavigating fantasy vs. realityBalancing fluidity with stabilityPreparing for a surge of action-oriented Aries energy☿ Mercury Retrograde ReflectionsCommunication and tech slowdownsWhy this is a time for introspection rather than big launchesRevisiting, reviewing, recalibrating🌑 Eclipse Season InsightsWhy eclipses bring beginnings and endingsThe energetic impact of the February 17 Solar Eclipse in AquariusThe March 3 Lunar Eclipse in Virgo and its themes of boundaries and clarityWhy not to overcommit or over-declutter during eclipse portals🪐 Saturn–Neptune & Breaking IllusionsDisillusionment as a necessary awakeningPolitical and social realities coming into sharper focusThe potential for compassionate structural change🔥 Collective Rage & Emotional ReleaseRising irritability and tension in 2025Processing feminine rage in healthy waysBreathwork, primal screaming, fire circles, creative expressionImagining a more collaborative future🌙 Dream Work as GuidanceWhy dreams intensify during eclipse seasonTracking dreams through journaling and tarotUsing therapy, writing, and ritual to decode subconscious messagesSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this deeply moving conversation, death doula and trauma-informed grief worker, Melissa Seligman, shares her lifelong relationship with death, grief, and healing. Melissa speaks with honesty and tenderness about the realities of grief that often go unacknowledged.The conversation explores the complexities of suicide and sudden grief, the limitations of language, and the profound healing power of presence. We discuss trauma-informed care, Indigenous healing practices, and what it truly means to support someone in the aftermath of profound loss—without rushing, fixing, or pathologizing grief.This episode is an offering for anyone who has experienced suicide loss, supports others through grief, or longs for a more humane, heart-centered way of being with death.In This Episode, We ExploreMelissa’s personal journey with death, trauma, and lossThe complexities of suicide grief Challenges in responding to suicide lossThe importance of presence when words fall shortThe intersection of trauma and griefSelf-care for caregivers and grief supportersIndigenous healing practices, ceremony, and somatic healingAllowing rage, anger, and all emotions in the grief processConnection as medicine for trauma and isolationAbout MelissaMelissa is a death doula and trauma-informed grief worker specializing in traumatic, sudden, and suicide deaths. Her work is rooted in Indigenous practices, ceremony, and unconditional presence. She supports individuals and families worldwide, with a particular focus on military life, trauma, and grief.Melissa is the author of The Day After He Left for Iraq and the founder of Her War Her Voice, amplifying the lived experiences of military families.Resources & Linksherwarhervoice.comThe Day After he Left for IraqEmail: [email protected]; [email protected] NoteThis episode includes discussions of suicide, trauma, and grief. Listener discretion is advised, and care is encouraged.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina and Roberta explore the Prince of Disks from the Thoth Tarot as a guiding archetype for the intense and unstable energies of February.Beginning with the card itself, they unpack themes of manifestation, determination, reliability, and sacred perseverance. They reflect on January’s guiding card, the Princess of Swords, and its themes of rebellion, clarity, and confronting injustice. February’s Prince of Disks energy, by contrast, asks for patience, embodiment, and commitment to long-term purpose.The conversation then widens into the astrological energies of February, including a powerful eclipse. They discuss major transits—including Saturn conjunct Neptune, Mercury retrograde in Pisces, and their implications for personal and collective experience.The episode closes with a practical and compassionate focus on nervous system regulation. Adina and Roberta emphasize grounding practices as a first line of support during chaotic times—caring for the body, prioritizing rest, co-regulation, and staying connected to nature.This episode is an invitation to slow down, stay rooted, and trust the deeper process unfolding beneath the surface.In This Episode, You’ll Hear:The Prince of Disks as February’s guiding archetypeWhy grounding and determination matter during chaotic timesReflections on January’s Princess of Swords energyInsights into February’s eclipse season and major transitsSaturn–Neptune, Mercury retrograde, and creative expressionNervous system regulation tools for astrologically intense periodsPerfect for listeners interested in tarot, astrology, embodiment, nervous system care, and navigating collective upheaval with intention.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, we’re joined by ecopsychologist Ash Lounsbury for a rich and wide-ranging conversation on ecotherapy, bird divination, and remembering our relationship with the natural world.Ash shares her personal journey into ecotherapy, including how nature-based practices supported her own healing. We explore her current work guiding individuals and communities in nature connection practices, ritual, and bird divination.A central thread of the conversation is bird divination--a mindful, oracular practice that helps you tune into your inner wisdom. Together, we reflect on our own meaningful encounters with birds and the wisdom they offer through sound, behavior, and presence. Ash emphasizes shifting from identification toward listening, witnessing, and relationship, and how these practices can help us reconnect with nature. Topics CoveredEcotherapy and nature-based healingSupporting trauma-informed relationships with natureBird divination as personal and communal practiceSeasonal workshops, community circles, and individual offeringsBird apprenticeship and learning from local speciesSymbolism and lived experience with birds Listening vs. identifying in nature connectionResources MentionedThe Merlin AppAsh Lounsbury is an ecopsychologist and enrolled citizen of the Wahzhazhe (Osage) Nation. Ash holds a non-clinical Master's in Ecopsychology from Naropa University and Level 1 and 2 certificates in ecotherapy from the Earthbody Institute. Her graduate research culminated in a dissertation on the intersection of ancient bird divination and contemporary ecotherapeutic modalities. Ash sometimes writes about myth, ecohealing, queerness, and birds.With over a decade of meditation experience, she's had the honor to support Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield's virtual meditation community members. In 2025, she co-founded Earthwild Ecology Club where she co-facilitates virtual ecopsychological workshops.wakeecohealing.comEarthwilld Ecology ClubIG: @wake.ecohealingSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, we sit down with Nina Kawar, sculptor and jeweler, to explore her powerful artistic and spiritual journey. Nina shares how her path with clay began during a difficult period in her life, ultimately leading her to pursue art with a focus on healing, resilience, and spiritual transformation. Nina shares how creativity became a lifeline and a form of devotion. Clay and natural materials became tools for listening inward, trusting intuition, and grounding higher realms into physical form.Together, we discuss jewelry as conduits for healing, intuitive collaboration with materials, and the importance of art as spiritual support during times of collective intensity. Topics CoveredArt as healing and spiritual practiceResilience through loss and transformationThe beauty of imperfectionSpiritual evolution and intuitive creationMetaphysical tools Jewelry as talismans and healing objectsNina Kawar is a sculptor and jeweler who is intrigued by the human condition, healing, and consciousness. Inspired by nature and its elements, each piece in her collections speaks to the ebb and flow in embodying her creative energy and life’s cycles. Her fine art sculptures explore her curiosity for patterns, perspectives, and evolution; while her copper electroformed jewelry are healing tools created to assist others on their journey.Her work is grounded in an interdisciplinary exploration of psychology, biology, and metaphysics. She began her artistic journey in San Diego and earned a BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. She later discovered her passion for porcelain at Clemson University, where she received a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics.She currently shares her work through her business, Pure Ritual, based in Asheville, North Carolina. After the recent loss of her ceramic studio in Hurricane Helene, she is navigating the next phase of rebuilding her sculptural practice. Her ever-evolving work reflects a personal journey of transformation and the ongoing process of coming home.ninakawar.compure-ritual.comIG: @ninakawar, @pure_ritualSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Grief doesn’t always come from death alone—it also lives in lost futures, changing identities, and lives that unfold differently than we imagined. In this episode, Adina and Roberta explore the many forms of grief that accompany major life transitions and the importance of allowing ourselves to truly feel them.Roberta shares her deeply personal journey of navigating multiple layers of loss at once: her partner’s gender transition, fertility struggles, and her father’s terminal cancer diagnosis. Adina reflects on her own experience of delayed grief after her brother’s death and the cost of not giving herself permission to slow down and mourn. Together, they discuss how cultural discomfort around grief often leads to silence, judgment, or unhelpful questions—and why compassion matters more than fixing.The conversation expands to include intangible grief, spiritual surrender, and the alchemical process of transformation that can emerge when pain is honored rather than avoided. From faith and therapy to nature rituals, dreams, and community support, Adina and Roberta explore what it means to move through grief with self-compassion and trust in life’s unfolding.In this episode, we explore:Grief caused by unexpected life changes and unfulfilled futuresNavigating loss alongside gender transition and relationship endingsCultural misunderstandings around grief, death, and mourningIntangible grief, self-blame, and the loss of imagined identitiesFaith, therapy, and self-compassion as tools for healingSurrendering control and trusting life’s unpredictable pathPain as a catalyst for soul growth and transformationDeath work, shadow work, and community-based healingLetting go of who we once were to make space for who we are becomingThis episode offers a gentle, honest space for anyone moving through grief—whether visible or unseen—and a reminder that you don’t have to push through pain alone.Resource Mentioned:The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis WellerSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Adina and Roberta reflect on the year ahead through tarot, astrology, and personal intention. They share their hopes for 2026, introduce a community tarot pull, and explore the energetic themes shaping January and beyond. From fierce feminine archetypes to planetary movements and retrogrades, this episode offers grounded guidance for navigating personal and collective change.In this episode:January’s tarot card: the Princess of SwordsFeminine strength, rebellion, and karmic cause & effectJanuary 2026 astrology & the Capricorn stelliumMars in Capricorn for planning and steady progressVenus retrograde themes2026 Tarot Card: AdjustmentThe astrological influences of luminaries, personal, and outer planets✨ Reflect on how these energies are showing up in your life as we move into 2026!Resources Mentioned:Thoth TarotFinancial Sorcery by Jason MillerSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

What if your body could be read like tea leaves, divining valuable insight into the past, the future, and even across timelines? What if your body served as a benevolent guide on your soul's journey?In this compelling conversation, Adina and Roberta welcome Physical Therapist Ruth Pike-Elliot to the show. Ruth describes her physical therapy practice, which integrates mind, body and spirit. Her unique approach to healing blends evidence based methods with intuitive insight and Akashic record reading. The conversation explores integrative healing paradigms, including osteopathic manual therapy and bodywork, heart-brain coherence, and the shortfalls of the traditional medical model. It also dives into practical tools for emotional and physical growth, homework to sustain change, and what it means to view the body as a wise, benevolent guide. This episode highlights the bridge between emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of healing through personal stories and practical insights.What You’ll Learn:How heart-brain coherence can deepen healing accessTechniques for releasing physical stress linked to traumaThe importance of homework between therapeutic sessionsThe value of viewing the body as an ally, not an obstaclePractical steps toward embodied and spiritual healingRuth Pike-Elliot, MPT, LMBT is a physical therapist and holistic healer. She has studied with the Barral Institute, Herman and Wallace Institute, APTA, Summit Education group, The Akashic Alliance, Tami Lynn Kent for Holistic Pelvic Care™,and the Birth Healing Institute. She presented at the South East Wise Women’s Herbal Conference, Midsouth Women’s Herbal Conference, AB tech, Asheville School of Massage and Yoga and for Asheville birth workers.Ruth's Website: ashevilleholisticpt.comSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Blue Hour launches its 10th season with a warm, reflective, and delightfully magical conversation. Adina introduces the season and welcomes home witch and professional organizer Roberta Anderson as the new co-host. Together they revisit Roberta’s previous guest appearance, explore her unique blend of feng shui, magical practice, and astrology, and set the tone for a season rooted in curiosity, honesty, and personal transformation.This episode includes sneak peeks of upcoming content, astrology insights for late December, playful conversation prompts, travel dreams, concert stories, magical hypotheticals, and a heartfelt reflection on admiration and growth.Tune in to find out:One of Roberta's worst traits (or her achilles heel)One of the saddest movies Adina has ever seenWhat a "fluffening" isA memorable concert moment (an act of god!)Desired magical powersResources & MentionsBook: In the Absence of the Ordinary – Frances WellerConversation Prompts: datenightquestions.comAdina's Playlists: firebirdcreative.me/playlistsSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this reflective episode, Adina and Joshua explore the ever-shifting nature of life — and how embracing impermanence allows us to live with more grace, freedom, and authenticity. Through personal stories, spiritual insight, and grounded reflection, they unpack what it really means to let go, surrender to change, and find peace in the unknown.Why this is Joshua's final episode and what's next for him.How clinging often amplifies suffering.Fear of loss drives attachment — whether to people, situations, or outcomes.True surrender opens the door to infinite possibility and creativity.“The wheel of life always turns” — fulfillment and growth are cyclical companions.How facing fear and resistance to change becomes a spiritual practice.The impact of “small-t” and complex trauma — the subtle forms of wounding we often overlook.How ancestral and past-life patterns may echo through present experience.The power of self-compassion: meeting yourself exactly where you are.Cultivating connection with something greater — the key to navigating change.Synchronicities as affirmations that you’re aligned with your path.Presence as the gateway to both healing and growth.Life as an ever-evolving canvas, not a problem to solve.Challenges reframed as portals for expansion and self-discovery.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode SummaryIn this inspiring episode Adina welcomes Danielle Sangita Rottenberg to chat about holistic wellbeing. Danielle is a holistic wellness coach, massage therapist, yoga teacher, intuitive energy worker, Ayurvedic practitioner, and spiritual guide. After a time serving through nonprofit work, Danielle turned to yoga to find balance and healing — a decision that transformed her life. Danielle shares how her own healing journey inspired her work helping others integrate mind, body, and spirit through customized healing modalities. Together, Adina and Danielle explore the intersections of body work, energy work, and spiritual practices, offering  insight into how ancient wisdom can support modern wellbeing.TopicsReleasing the need for external validation and embracing true self-expression.Insights from Ayurveda to sustain physical and emotional well-being.Integrating Reiki, shamanic practices, and ancestral healing for multidimensional wellness.How Danielle helps clients tune into their inner guidance and intuitive awareness.Creating safe, sacred spaces where healing unfolds through trust and presence.Danielle’s approach to intuitive massage.The importance of energetic hygiene and spiritual practice to maintain clear boundaries as a healer.Resources MentionedAyurveda InstituteDr. David FrawleyCate StillmanDanielle Sangita Rottenberg is a holistic health coach, healer, and educator passionate about helping others live in alignment with their authentic selves. She integrates diverse modalities — including Ayurveda, Reiki, energy work, intuitive counseling, and bodywork — to support physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Danielle has co-authored Amazon bestsellers in the Activate Your Life series (Volumes 2 & 3) and recently launched Re-Activate Your Life, supporting women nonprofit leaders in achieving greater harmony and fulfillment.Connect with Danielle via MassageBookSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this inspiring episode, Adina chats with Severn Eaton about his journey from a career in the arts to end-of-life care. Severn opens up about sobriety, spiritual awakening, and creative transformation, offering wisdom on how healing, art, and service intertwine. Severn reflects on how psychedelic and meditative practices helped him shed self-limiting beliefs and embrace a new way of living and creating. Key TopicsFrom Art to End-of-Life Care: How Severn’s creative background informed his calling as a death doulaThe Sacredness of Death: Lessons learned from being present with his mother during her final daysPsychedelics, Sobriety, and Spiritual Growth: How healing practices led to clarity and compassionCeremony and Presence: The role of music, silence, and beauty in end-of-life careEmbracing Creativity and Impermanence: How art and death both invite surrender and transformationUnity in Diversity: Honoring all spiritual and secular perspectives at the end of life.Balancing the Material and the Spiritual: Finding wholeness in a world that often prioritizes achievement over beingSevern’s story is a powerful reminder that creativity, compassion, and consciousness are inseparable threads in the tapestry of life and death. His journey invites us all to live more fully, love more deeply, and meet death—our own and others’—as a sacred, natural transition.Severn Eaton is a death doula, artist, teacher, father, and friend, raised in North Carolina, recently returned to Asheville from New York City. His background is primarily in visual arts, with a BFA from ASU and MFA from UNC-CH. His professional work has varied from studio practice, galleries and museums to building and academic positions. Recent turns have led him to in-depth studies in psychedelic therapies, dream studies and end of life care. He completed the Death Doula Program at the Center for Conscious Living and Dying in Swannanoa, NC. All of these practices are culminating in a unique way of serving a higher purpose in finding peace through working in healing arts and creative communities. Severn's Instagram: @severnsommervilleeatonSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this personal and expansive conversation, Adina chats with Monica LeBlanc about transition, trust, and spiritual awakening. Monica—a licensed therapist, coach, and writer based in Asheville—opens up about stepping away from traditional models of work and embracing a more intuitive, unconventional path.They explore Monica’s personal and professional path, including awakening to her spiritual and extra-sensory gifts. With warmth and vulnerability, Monica shares moments from her childhood, powerful therapeutic encounters, and her ongoing process of embracing her psychic abilities.This episode is a rich exploration of how we heal ourselves, trust the unknown, and make space for new dimensions of identity to emerge.Topics Covered:Letting go of "masculine energy" in career transitionsThe intersection of therapy and spiritualityDiscovering mediumship and psychic giftsDifferentiating intuition, empathy, and spiritual messagesHonoring consent in spiritual workFamily healing through spirit communicationLearning to trust your experiences without external validationMonica Leblanc is a therapist, coach, freelance writer and enneagram teacher. Based out of Asheville, NC, she sees clients who are navigating boundaries and limits with their family of origin. She uses a combination of IFS, the enneagram, experiential modalities and DARE to help recovering people pleasers alchemize their pain into purpose and meaning and create alignment in their choices. Monica spends time with her clients in sessions or intensives to help generate shifts where they feel stuck. Monica teaches the enneagram in the embodiment tradition which is a lineage based in body energetics and utilizing awareness of our enneagram pattern for personal growth and alignment. She teaches public workshops, offers corporate retreats, and has online courses. Monica was also the premier therapeutic writing contributor to Deepak Chopra’s online magazine, Chopa Global. She contributed topics including but not limited to boundaries, grief, and working with ancestral trauma. She is currently blogging and working on various writing projects. Monica's website: monica-leblanc.comSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode of Blue Hour, Adina and Joshua explore how we relate—to family, friends, acquaintances, strangers. We discuss and how to meet triggers, dissolve spiritual superiority, and cultivate authentic compassion. This is an invitation to recognize the divine—light and dark—in one another, in ourselves, and in every facet of the living world.Listen if you’re curious about: polarity and division, shadow work without bypass, family-of-origin dynamics, spiritual ego, nervous-system capacity, and practical ways to transmute judgment into love.Key Themes & TakeawaysThe outer mirrors the inner. Our judgments and contractions are invitations to tend the “garden” within.Be with what is. Loving presence precedes wise action; fixing without presence is more resistance.Relational dojos. Family and everyday encounters are where our practice is tested and integrated.Parts belong. Don’t throw your parts “off the bus.” Give them a seat, a role, and your compassion.Spiritual ego watch. Hierarchies of “more evolved” keep us separate; boundaries don’t require superiority.All our relations. Relationship isn’t only human; honor the living field—stones, trees, clouds, machines—as sacred expression.Resources & MentionsHo‘oponopono prayeZero Limits by Dr. Joe Vitale Tonglen meditationMatt Kahn on “Know Thyself” podcast (spiritual ego & meeting all as God) Ubuntu (African concept of interbeing) Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Joshua and Adina sit down with men’s sexuality coach Rob Kancler. Together, they explore how modern conditioning distorts sexuality—and how slowing down, regulating the nervous system, and returning to integrity can unlock profound intimacy, pleasure, and personal growth. Rob shares insights from 20+ years of research and practice spanning sexology, neuroscience, trauma healing, ancient traditions, and lived experience. The conversation moves from porn-shaped expectations and goal-chasing to embodied presence, attunement, and what Rob calls giving yourself space to have a real experience. You will hear why “climax-or-bust” impacts connection, how authentic sexuality spills over into every area of life, and practical first steps for men who want to lead with responsibility and heart.Guest: Rob Kancler, founder of Bedroom Genius and creator of Men of Substance and the Higher Sex Operating SystemCore themes: integrity over performance, intimacy vs. cultural programming, nervous system regulation, slowing down, presence, responsibility, addiction patterns, and life-wide impactPractical takeaways: Slow the pace dramatically to meet the moment and your partner’s bodyBuild nervous system awareness and body intelligence before techniqueShift from performance to enjoyment and deep listeningExplore without pressure toward peak orgasm or ejaculationTake responsibility for your sexual well-being instead of projecting or blamingWho it’s for: Especially powerful for men in hetero relationships, and valuable for anyone seeking more authentic connection and fulfillmentQuotes to remember:“What many call sexuality is sexual energy moving through a fear-based nervous system toward release.”“Integrity is wholeness—being in right relationship with who we really are.”“When sex aligns with our nature, benefits cascade into every area of life.”Rob's website: robkancler.comRob's Instagram: @robkanclerSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

We hit record in the middle of a real check-in, and what unfolded was an unfiltered, soul-led conversation about shifting from hustle to harmony, and from hyper-productivity to presence.Joshua shares the breakdown that moved him out of hyper-yang doing and into tea-at-sunrise stillness. Adina reflects on embodiment, sacred service, and why meditation isn’t about “clearing your mind” but about learning to witness with compassion.Together, we explore what it means to feel without the story, how somatic healing rewires us from the bottom up, and why living a “no regrets” life—rooted in responsibility and intention—is the deepest act of self-love.This is an episode for entrepreneurs, seekers, and anyone craving a more integrated, soul-led way of being.From time-blocking every minute to courting spontaneity, shamanism, and magicMorning anchors: tea ceremony, meditation as witnessing, presence before actionSomatics first: gentle breath + micro-movement to unlock emotion without the mindThe myth of “I don’t have time” and questioning limiting beliefs with compassionFeeling vs. thinking: how our mental stories about our feelings create suffering“No regrets” w/ the caveat of responsibility: intention, integrity, and clean accountabilityRelationships, failure, and learning by fire—what balance FEELS like (not looks like)Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode DescriptionIn this powerful episode, Joshua and Adina talk with Success Coach Erica Carrico about her transformation from corporate burnout to building a multi-million dollar soul-aligned business. Erica's story demonstrates the life-changing power of remembering your true self.Despite doing all the "right" things, Erica wasn't fulfilled. Then, at age 36, life delivered a powerful wake-up call: a kidney cancer diagnosis. Through this experience, she received the spiritual download that became her catalyst for transformation—leaving her job, ending her marriage, moving states, and starting her coaching business from a hospital bed.In this episode, Erica shares her methodology for helping others discover their purpose. Now working with coaches and healers worldwide, Erica emphasizes that successful purpose-driven businesses must come from authentic passion. Key insights:Authenticity over templates: Finding your unique approachMaintaining focus: Avoiding comparison and staying true to your medicineSurrender and trust: Being a vessel rather than forcing outcomesKey TakeawaysYour pain can become your purpose through healing workSuccess comes from being more yourself, not copying othersWe all have original medicine that the world needsBuilding a business from the heart is necessary for sustainable successWhether you're stuck in an unfulfilling career or seeking to live more authentically, Erica shows that with courage and inner trust, transformation is possible.Connect with Erica at ericacarrico.com or @ericalyncarricoSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Description: We didn’t plan it this way—but it was perfect. Season 9 begins with Josh and Adina pressing “record” right in the middle of a personal check-in, and what unfolded was a raw, unfiltered entry into the heart of this season’s theme: the dance of the masculine and feminine.This spontaneous, alive conversation invites you into the sacred tension between structure and flow, logic and intuition, doing and being.🌀 In this episode, we explore:What it means to let go of rigid strategies and allow the feminine to lead with slowness, receptivity, and intuitionHow to integrate the masculine as structure and protection—without dominance or burnoutThe cultural fears around the feminine: sensitivity, slowness, the unknownHow relationships, conflict, and sexuality can become portals for healing and wholenessStories, dreams, and archetypes that reveal the beauty of embracing both darkness and lightThis was one of our most organic and alive recordings yet—a real-time reflection of the balance we were speaking to. It’s a deep breath, an invitation to slow down, and a call to listen differently.Let this be your initiation into Season 9—a sacred space where presence, honesty, and integration light the fire we gather around.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary:In this candid and illuminating conversation, Joshua and Adina sit down with Ann Russo, psychotherapist, educator, and founder of AMR Therapy, to explore the deep intersections of sexuality, spirituality, mental health, and social justice. Drawing from her own non-traditional upbringing and an MA in theology, Ann shares her pioneering work in religious trauma treatment and her passion for creating inclusive spaces for healing. Together, they unpack themes of liberation from spiritual abuse, embracing authentic identity, and navigating the complexities of intimacy and self-expression.Topics Covered:Healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuseQueer identity, non-monogamy, and sexual empowermentDismantling stigma at the intersection of sexuality and spiritualityThe importance of inclusive mental health careCreating space for authenticity and self-liberationHow personal healing ripples into cultural transformationBuilding compassionate frameworks for clinicians and clientsReclaiming wholeness through education, advocacy, and communityGuest:Ann Russo Psychotherapist • Educator • Founder of AMR Therapy • Creator of the Religious Trauma Treatment ModelAnn Russo is a psychotherapist, educator, and founder of AMR Therapy. Raised in a diverse, non-traditional household, she brings lived expertise, radical compassion, and unapologetic education into every space she enters. With an MA in theology and deep roots in social justice, Ann specializes in religious trauma, queer identity, non-monogamy, sexual empowerment, and inclusive mental health. She developed the Religious Trauma Treatment Model to empower both clients and clinicians in the healing process.Website: amrtherapy.com; annrusso.orgResource Mentioned:Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda JetháSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary:In this brave and expansive conversation, Adina sits down with Rev. DiAnna Ritola to explore her powerful journey from a life defined by external expectations to one rooted in intuition, embodiment, and spiritual authenticity. Together, they unpack themes of womanhood, self-care, spirituality, aging, and feminine empowerment through all life stages, including menstruation, motherhood, and menopause.Topics Covered:Breaking free from prescribed roles and expectationsListening to the body’s signals and reclaiming joyLiving in integrity with personal truthReligious imprints and the path to authentic spiritualityThe value of ritual and ceremony for honoring and celebrating life transitionsEmbracing menopausal wisdom, rage, and transformationReimagining beauty, aging, and feminine identityTapping into ancestral, communal, and natural wisdomGuest:DiAnna Ritola Interfaith Minister • Dianic Wiccan Priestess • Somatic Healer • Spiritual Counselor• AuthorRev. DiAnna Ritola is an Interfaith Minister and a Dianic Wiccan priestess. She is the owner of True North Healing Sanctuary in Worthington, MA. There she hosts retreats and workshops, offers energy and somatic healing practices, virtual and in-person spiritual counseling for trauma, intimate relationships, and sexuality, and rituals to honor life events and passages. She is the author of the book, Mismatched Luggage: Unpacking Your Sexual Baggage for Your Spiritual Journey. DiAnna and her wife, Michele Fitzsimmons, split their time between Worthington and Flushing, Queens, NYC.True North Healing Sanctuary is a place to find rest, rejuvenation, and spiritual counseling. Offering EMDR, plant medicine journeys, transpersonal counseling, Reiki and Jin Shin Jyutsu energy healing. Focusing on women's full-spectrum health and well-being with an emphasis on sexuality, relationships, and the way all our lives are impacted and informed by our hormonal cycles.Website: DiAnnaRitola.comFacebook: Rev. DiAnna RitolaInstagram: @rev_diResources & Mentions:TheSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary: In this episode, Joshua sits down with intimacy and relationship coach Rachael Lioness for a deep conversation on embodied intimacy, conscious relationship, and erotic truth. Rachael shares her path and practice of helping individuals and couples break free from shame and societal conditioning around sexuality. She invites us to return to a grounded, sacred connection with our bodies, desires, and truth. Together, they explore The true essence of tantra as a spiritual pathHow trauma and conditioning impact intimacyThe role of embodiment and presence in cultivating sacred connectionHow to reclaim your erotic intelligence and deepen relational authenticityTools for healing through love, shadow work, and somatic awareness.Whether you're navigating relationship challenges, awakening your sensuality, or curious about the deeper dimensions of intimacy, this episode offers powerful insights and practical wisdom.Guest Info: Rachel Lioness Intimacy, Conscious Relating, Sacred Sexuality, Erotic LiberationRachael is a Certified VITA Intimacy and Relationship Coach, trauma-informed Tantric Facilitator and Somatic Practitioner. She supports individuals and couples to build healthy, conscious partnerships through releasing shame and conditioning around intimacy and sexuality. She facilitates grounded, integrated awakening and transformation of mind, body, spirit, heart and sexuality to find your deepest truth and highest alignment. Rachael bridges science and spirituality/mysticism and professionalism/esoteric and earthly wisdom. She shares the medicine of Love, Truth and Erotic Liberation through online coaching and at international workshops, festivals and retreats.Website: www.rachaellioness.com Instagram: @rachael_lioness Facebook: Rachael LionessSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary:In this episode, Joshua and Adina sit down with life coach and author Jules Kuroda for a rich, heartfelt conversation about the deeper currents of human experience, personal development, and spiritual awakening.Jules shares her unique journey—from working in refugee resettlement to entering the corporate world, and ultimately becoming a coach and author. We explore how seemingly disparate life chapters weave into a cohesive calling, and how trauma, identity, and cultural experience can all contribute to inner resilience and wisdom.At the heart of the conversation is Jules’ book, The N8 Self, a groundbreaking framework for understanding our spiritual landscape as clearly as we might explore our thoughts or emotions. It’s a beautiful bridge for those interested in personal development, but feel turned off or disconnected from the language often used in spirituality or religion. This episode invites listeners to step into a more embodied and expansive sense of self- beyond limiting beliefs, emotional patterns, and external roles.Topics Covered:How life’s unexpected detours often point to our deepest callingsHow working with trauma survivors transformed Jules’ view of peace and purposeHow the corporate world can raise surprising soul-level questionsWhat’s missing in most personal development models- and how Jules’ framework bridges that gapWhat The “N8 Self” is and how to connect with it through spiritual inquiryThe 8 Principals of The N8 SelfJules Kuroda is a "corporate hippie and wanderer" who's life's passion is helping people get past the ideas they have of themselves to unlock more fulfillment. She aims to bring more joy and understanding into the world. She serves as a guide to others on their journeys to cultivate more meaning and purpose in life.Learn more at n8self.comFollow Jules on Instagram @n8coachSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode SummaryIn this deep and spiritually rich conversation, Joshua and Adina welcome Lindsay Sappington to the show. Lindsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, and certified breathwork therapist. Her trauma-informed approach and spiritual insight offer a unique perspective on healing complex emotional and psychological wounds. In this episode, they explore the therapeutic power of hypnotherapy, trauma healing, and spiritual integration, including Lindsay’s experiences with Internal Family Systems (IFS), ayahuasca, and working with entity attachments. Listen to hear Lindsay facilitate IFS with Joshua and Adina's strange childhood phobia.Topics CoveredLindsay’s Journey: From occult interests to advanced clinical hypnotherapyTrauma Work & IFS: Hypnosis to Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapyTreating Phobias: How trance states help resolve deep-seated fearsSpirituality in Therapy: The soul's role in healing Unattached Burdens: What entity attachments are and how Lindsay works with themLindsay Sappington is a dedicated and spiritually attuned Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 17 years of experience in clinical practice. In 2004, she began her training to become an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Release Therapist (breath work) through The Wellness Institute in Issaquah, WA. She has been in higher levels of spiritual training since 2005 and brings this vibrational element into her practice with clients through past life regressions, soul retrieval, womb healing/clearing, and helping others deeply connect to their own Soul Essence. She also has other specialized training in Internal Family Systems, RoHun Therapies through Delphi University, Subtle Energy Systems, Mind/Body Healing, and other holistic healing modalities.  Connect with LindsayWebsite: sacredheartmedicine.netPractice: Available for clients in North Carolina and elsewhereSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary:In this heartfelt and deeply personal conversation, Adina and Joshua chat with Clare Duplace, Grief Tender, End of Life Doula, Mentor, Trainer and Storykeeper. Clare shares her journey through grief following the loss of her mother, revealing the cultural illiteracy many face around death and emotional pain. Together, they explore how grief can be a profound teacher. They reflect on the importance of presence and permission, the value of ritual and ceremony, and the power of simply being with grief—without rushing to fix or explain it.Key Topics Covered:The absence of grief literacy in modern cultureHow grief can lead to emotional and spiritual growthThe importance of presence over platitudesReflections on suicide, family dynamics, and ancestral healingNavigating anticipatory grief and guiltIndigenous and nature-based approaches to mourningThe transformative potential of personal and communal grief practicesConnect with Clare:The Center for Conscious Living and DyingResources:The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis WellerCompanioning the Bereaved by Alan WolfeltBearing the Unbearable by Joanne CacciatoreThe Grieving Brain and the Grieving Body by Mary Francis O'ConnerLove and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger by Lama Rod OwensThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal RinpocheThis episode is for anyone navigating grief—whether recent or distant, personal or collective. It's also for those who support others in loss, and anyone curious about how grief can become a bridge between generations, cultures, and inner transformation.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary:In this soulful and inspiring conversation, Adina welcomes Roberta Anderson, a professional home organizer and Feng Shui consultant, to explore the deep connection between our inner worlds and the spaces we inhabit.Topics Covered:Roberta’s Organizing Journey: From "messy person" to Registered Nurse to entrepreneurAstrology + Organizing: Using astrological insights to tailor organizing styles to the individualHome as a Mirror: How our living spaces reflect our subconscious and emotional patternsFeng Shui Foundations: The energy of the land, the significance of the front door, and intuitive home assessmentsNeurodivergence and Gentle Systems: Why shame-free, compassionate approaches matter in organizingTools & Techniques: The Pomodoro method, energetic cleansing, and mindfulness practicesCreating Sacred Space: Designing for rest, intimacy, and connection with natureDream Work: How to create space that nourishes dreams and promotes restful sleepEnergy Hygiene Tips: Clearing corners, calming chaos, and setting energetic boundaries at homeResources & Mentions:Pomodoro Technique Feng ShuiKonMari MethodConnect with Roberta:Instagram: thehomewitchWebsite: organizefengshui.comVirtual and In Person Sessions: Available by appointmentSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Episode Summary:In this grounded and heartfelt conversation, Joshua welcomes Julian Bermudez—trauma-informed guide and integration therapist. Together they explore the deeper dimensions of healing, embodiment, and soulful living.Topics Discussed:Authenticity and Adaptation: How survival strategies formed in childhood often lead to spiritual disconnection later in life.Trauma-Informed Presence: Julian shares how attunement, co-regulation, and slowness are central to his work with clients.Deconstructing Performance: A conversation on how striving and self-improvement can become barriers to real healing.The Body as Portal: Using somatic awareness to come back into truth and connection.Integration and Wholeness: Supporting others to metabolize experience and trust their own wisdom.Poetry and Soul Language: Touching on the power of poetry as a way to name the ineffable, including references to John O’Donohue.Real Ritual: The value of simple, intentional practices rooted in presence rather than production.Resources Mentioned:To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’DonohueThe Four Agreements by Don Miguel RuizJulian Bermudez is a therapist, guide, and companion on the path of healing. He works closely with people navigating trauma, identity, and the integration of psychedelic experiences—helping them reconnect with the deep, unshakable truth of who they are. His work is not conventional. It doesn’t revolve around diagnoses or protocols. Instead, it’s rooted in presence, deep listening, and the belief that healing is a return to our natural state of being: connected, present, and whole. Through somatic work, meditation, and honest self-inquiry, Julian helps people soften the survival patterns that once protected them—but now keep them stuck. He offers a grounded, intuitive approach that bridges modern therapeutic insight with timeless human wisdom. His mission is simple: to preserve and nurture the human experience. In a world that often pulls us away from our aliveness, Julian helps clients come back to themselves, to each other, and to the world around them. His work isn’t just about feeling better—it’s about recovering what it means to be human.Julian's weSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Welcome to Season 8 of Blue Hour.  In this opening episode, Joshua Zamrin and Adina Arden-Cooper sit down for an unfiltered conversation that offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the depth, trust, and relational field that holds their work together.This episode isn’t polished or scripted. It’s a real conversation--spacious, authentic, and grounded in presence. Joshua and Adina explore the subtle, often invisible architecture of soul-aligned co-creation, and the importance of staying attuned to what’s true in the moment.They also share a look ahead at what’s unfolding this season—diving into the themes, questions, and edges that will guide upcoming episodes. Season 8 will explore the deeper layers of sacred purpose, creative leadership, embodied expression, and the initiatory path of becoming.Together, they reflect on:The inner dynamics of building something in partnershipThe necessity of slowing down to listen for what wants to emergeHow safety, trust, and honesty shape the depth of the workWhat it means to be in right relationship with the unknownA preview of the juicy themes this season will exploreWhether you hold space for others or are deep in your own becoming, this episode offers an intimate look at the real work behind soul-led leadership, purpose, and presence.Mentioned in this episode: purposeiscalling.lifeSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:Would you say you're spiritual but not religious? If so, do you regularly engage in spiritual practices or do you struggle to know how to connect with the divine? In this meaningful and intimate episode, Adina and Joshua discuss modern spirituality and how if differs from religion. They focus on personal growth and the value of connecting with the divine in everyday life. They share a bit about their individual journeys and explore ways to weave the sacred into the mundane. What You'll Learn:Ways traditional religious practices fall shortFacets of authentic spiritual connection vs spiritual bypassingWays to acknowledge the sacred in everyday lifeThe value of embodiment in sacred practiceTopics Discussed:The Smoky Mirror: Beginning with the story from The Four Agreements, Adina and Joshua explore the concept of obscured divine light.Spirituality vs. Religion: Personal experiences as the foundation for awakening.Christ Consciousness & Buddha Nature: Spiritual paths beyond dogma.Personal Awakenings: From Judaism to Buddhism, from fitness to psychedelics—how individual journeys shape our inner landscapes.Grief as a Portal to Growth: Surrendering to emotional breakdowns as a necessary path to expansion.Daily Practices for Connection: The power of morning rituals, presence, and reclaiming playfulness.Spiritual Safety & Regulation: How nervous system safety supports deeper spiritual exploration.Ritual & Ceremony: Ways to engage in regular sacred practices.Memorable Quotes:"The intensity of the suffering correlates with the depth of the expansion.""Spirituality isn’t just studied—it’s embodied."Resources Mentioned:The Four Agreements by Don Miguel RuizSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:In this rich and soul-stirring episode, Adina and Joshua address the challenges of living in a time of chaos and cruelty. Their conversation begins with the powerful tale of Durga and Mahishasura, illustrating the eternal triumph of fierce compassion over chaos. The relevance of the story to modern times guides a conversation that explores the value of studying ancient myths and stories, the significance of imagination and how working with archetypes can be a powerful tool for growth and healing. Adina and Joshua share their strategies for coping with collective trauma and offer suggestions for listeners. This episode is a call to honor ancient wisdom, trust the spiral of your healing, and stay rooted in love even when navigating darkness. It’s for the seekers, the storytellers, and the soulfully curious.What You'll Learn:Strategies for nervous system regulationTips for healing through stories and archetypesHow a worms eye view can be limitingStrategies for gaining perspectiveTopics Discussed:🌍 Mythology in a global context, animal symbolism and shamanic parallels🧠 Imagination as a tool for reality-shaping and spiritual resilience🌱 Self-awareness, empowerment, and the role of love in dark times🤝 Respecting autonomy and cultivating compassion, even amid disagreement🕉️ Invoking archetypes for divine alignment and personal transformation🌀 Coping with chaos through somatic practices, spiritual insight, and energy work🔄 Embracing nonlinear healing and the mastery that emerges from itResources Mentioned:Bhagavad GitaMatt KahnTune in to align with an energy of love— and remember the divine power that lives in all things.JoshuaSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:In this heartfelt conversation, Adina and Joshua explore what it means to cultivate trust, intimacy, and authentic communication in a society designed to keep us separate and afraid. Drawing connections between personal trauma, societal programming, and the soul's longing for connection, they dive into themes like projection, self-trust, spiritual faith, communication as a sacred art, and the impact of early relational wounds.They reflect on the tension between personal responsibility and communal care, the role of presence in healing, and how to reclaim our birthright of wholeness amidst chaos.This episode is an invitation to examine the ways mistrust is woven into our cultural fabric — and how, through self-awareness, soul-rooted communication, and courageous love, we can begin to weave a new story.What You'll Learn:How scarcity, sensationalism, and societal fragmentation erode trustThe role of self-reflection, healing, and personal growth in relationshipsThe importance of trust in spirit and a higher power in fostering self-trustHow self-awareness transforms communication and connectionCommunication toolsTopics Discussed:Societal issues: scarcity, competition, and hyper-individualismThe role of media in shaping collective emotionsNavigating projections, entitlement, and victim storiesSelf-reflection, childhood trauma, and relationship dynamicsHealing relational wounds through mindfulness and parts workPersonalizing pain and navigating mental health narrativesBuilding self-awareness and expressing needs in relationshipsTrusting in spirit and sacred reciprocityAre people fundamentally good or bad? A soulful inquiryNotable Quotes:"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." — William Shakespeare"Relationships aren't about lasting forever — they're about growth and intimaSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Have you ever watched the sunrise? Have you ever sat immersed in the surreal light of the blue hour–the time between times–the delicate pause between night and day or day and night? The space between the inhale and the exhale of the Great Goddess– Pachamama, Gaia, Papatūānuku, Terra Mater… Mother Earth....So begins this episode of Blue Hour.Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:Join Adina and Joshua as they honor the Earth and emphasize the importance of living in harmony with nature. Their conversation explores how humanity became increasingly disconnected from the natural world over time and identifies ways to develop a deeper connection with reverence and respect.Topics Discussed:- Sacred reciprocity in nature and human relationships- Technology's impact on our relationship with nature- Personal growth through nature experiences- Animal guides and spiritual encounters- Conscious relationship with the natural worldJoshua Zamrin is a nomadic soul guide, somatic life coach, and sacred purpose mentor, deeply immersed in the realms of embodiment, shamanic wisdom, and mythopoetic exploration. With a background in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and compassionate communication, he weaves together ancient and modern practices to help others reconnect with their deepest truth. His work is rooted in rites of passage, initiation, and the sacred journey of becoming, drawing inspiration from indigenous traditions, soul-centered psychology, and the raw wisdom of nature.Soul Body Wholeness InstagramSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:Join us for a transformative exploration of our relationship with money through a spiritual lens. In this episode, Joshua and Adina dive deep into the intersection of spirituality and finances, examining how we can heal our money wounds and create a more sacred connection with abundance.Topics Discussed:The spiritual-material split and why it mattersExploring family money patterns and intergenerational traumaUnderstanding influences on our financial beliefsPractical steps for healing your relationship with moneySomatic practices for expanding financial capacityResources Mentioned:Overcoming Underearning by Barbara StannyJoshua Zamrin is a nomadic soul guide, somatic life coach, and sacred purpose mentor, deeply immersed in the realms of embodiment, shamanic wisdom, and mythopoetic exploration. With a background in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and compassionate communication, he weaves together ancient and modern practices to help others reconnect with their deepest truth. His work is rooted in rites of passage, initiation, and the sacred journey of becoming, drawing inspiration from indigenous traditions, soul-centered psychology, and the raw wisdom of nature.Soul Body Wholeness InstagramSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:Continuing their conversation about reclaiming connection, Adina and Joshua discussed the importance of community and the challenges of living in a hyper-individualistic society, with a focus on personal experiences and the impact of childhood experiences on personal development. They also explored the concept of competition between men, the importance of energy and vulnerability in relationships, and the role of community in processing grief and supporting individuals during significant life transitions. Joshua Zamrin is a nomadic soul guide, somatic life coach, and sacred purpose mentor, deeply immersed in the realms of embodiment, shamanic wisdom, and mythopoetic exploration. With a background in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and compassionate communication, he weaves together ancient and modern practices to help others reconnect with their deepest truth. His work is rooted in rites of passage, initiation, and the sacred journey of becoming, drawing inspiration from indigenous traditions, soul-centered psychology, and the raw wisdom of nature.Soul Body Wholeness InstagramSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:Adina and Joshua continue their exploration of how to cultivate wellness within a profoundly sick society with a conversation about interdependence vs hyper individuality. They discussed the importance of reclaiming connection in a fragmented world, and the impact of societal emphasis on individualism. They also explored the challenges of vulnerability and authenticity in social interactions, the influence of capitalism and other dominant social structures, and the importance of self-discovery and reconnecting with nature and spirit. The conversation ended with acknowledgment of the paradox of needing community to develop a healthy sense of self while needing to know oneself in order to feel comfortable in community. Joshua Zamrin is a nomadic soul guide, somatic life coach, and sacred purpose mentor, deeply immersed in the realms of embodiment, shamanic wisdom, and mythopoetic exploration. With a background in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and compassionate communication, he weaves together ancient and modern practices to help others reconnect with their deepest truth. His work is rooted in rites of passage, initiation, and the sacred journey of becoming, drawing inspiration from indigenous traditions, soul-centered psychology, and the raw wisdom of nature.Soul Body Wholeness InstagramSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Season 7 is inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.Episode Summary:In this episode, Adina and Joshua descend into the rich, mysterious terrain of shadow work, exploring the underworld of the psyche where our deepest wounds and greatest gifts reside. Together, they unravel the essence of shadow work, tracing its roots to Carl Jung and beyond, and discuss how it serves as a portal to self-awareness, healing, and transformation. Through personal stories and reflections, they illuminate the ways in which pain, shame, and discomfort are not obstacles but sacred invitations to uncover the hidden treasures of the soul.What You'll Learn:Tools for Shadow WorkThe Spiral of HealingHow shadow work transforms suffering into wisdomTopics Discussed:The Nature of Shadow WorkThe Role of Shame and FearHow the collective chaos of our times mirrors personal wounds and traumas.Why sitting with discomfort is a sacred rebellionAdina and Joshua remind us that shadow work is not just about confronting darkness but about discovering the gifts hidden within it. They explore how the process of walking the underworld—whether through personal suffering, ancestral healing, or collective chaos—can lead to profound transformation. Whether you are new to shadow work or a seasoned seeker, this episode offers a mythopoetic lens on the beauty and necessity of embracing the full spectrum of the human experience.Joshua Zamrin is a nomadic soul guide, somatic life coach, and sacred purpose mentor, deeply immersed in the realms of embodiment, shamanic wisdom, and mythopoetic exploration. With a background in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and compassionate communication, he weaves together ancient and modern practices to help others reconnect with their deepest truth. His work is rooted in rites of passage, initiation, and the sacred journey of becoming, drawing inspiration from indigenous traditions, soul-centered psychology, and the raw wisdom of nature.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Welcome to Season 7! This season is dedicated to exploring how we can cultivate true wellness in a  sick society during profoundly chaotic times—not just for ourselves, but in service to something greater.Inspired by the powerful quote by Krishnamurti: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society," we're diving into the deep work of healing—not just as self-care, but as a path to purpose, dharma, and collective transformation.In this episode, hosts Adina Arden-Cooper and Joshua Zamrin set the tone for this season’s journey by exploring key themes such as the limitations of modern wellness culture, the shift from ego-centric healing to soul-aligned living, and the powerful role of embodiment in navigating today’s world.They begin by acknowledging how modern wellness culture often remains trapped in an egocentric paradigm—focused on individual optimization, personal health hacks, and self-improvement. While these practices can be valuable, they are extremely limited and at least, in part, a by product of our Western consumerist culture. The bigger question to be asking is:What happens when we expand our sense of wellness beyond the small self?Through soulful dialogue, personal reflection, and embodied wisdom, Joshua and Adina explore how true well-being is not just about feeling good in isolation but aligning with a deeper calling, a purpose that connects us to the whole.Together, Adina and Joshua discuss:✅ The shift from self-focused healing to soul-aligned living✅ Why true wellness requires us to remember our interconnection with nature, spirit, and each other✅ How our individual soul purpose and dharma naturally emerge when we do the hard work of true Self-exploration instead of surface-level wellness hacks✅ The mythopoetic and ancestral perspectives on healing—not as a personal journey, but a sacred responsibility✅ How nervous system regulation, embodiment, and ritual can help us navigate a world that feels chaotic and out of balanceJoin us as we begin this exploration of what it means to thrive—not just in body, but in soul, in relationship, and in service to the greater whole.Joshua ZamriSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this final episode of season 6 of Blue Hour, Adina welcomes Dr. Zack Kampf back to the show to discuss nightmares. Why do they happen? What do they mean? Are they portents of doom or merely the psyche's way of processing stress?During this conversation Zack and Adina discussed the significance of dreams, particularly those related to collective trauma and experiences, and how they can reflect the psyche's attempt to heal. They also explored the importance of building a relationship with one's unconscious mind, the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and emotional health, and the impact of collective upheaval on health and well-being. Mentioned in this episode:The Myth of Normal by Gabor MateDaniel SchmachtenbergerZachary Kampf, MSW, LCSW, PhD, is a musician and Jungian psychotherapist. His research interests include the mind-body problem, archetypal cosmology, and the rhythms of the collective psyche as expressed in film and pop culture.Zack's Website: www.zackkampf.comBlue Hour will return for Season 7 on March 18, 2025. Thanks for listening and tune in again then!Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina chats with artist Robyn Roth.Robyn is a visual artist and tattoo artist. As such, she has devoted her life to exploring the intersections of art and the human experience. She studied Fine Art, specializing in painting, illustration, and printmaking. Robyn showcases her artistic journey under the name "Nomadical," a title that reflects deep inspiration drawn from the cyclical nature of the universe and the interplay between religious ideologies and humanity.The conversation touched on a variety of topics including tattoos, themes of inspiration such as religion, death, love and feminism, as well as the current state of society and the artist’s role in it. Mentioned in this episode: Medée (Medea) by Alphonse MuchaGhostCompassionate Satanism by Lilith StarrReclamation is the piece of Robyn's Adina referencedRobyn currently works as a tattoo artist in Northern Kentucky. She also creates original artwork, which she offers in a variety of formats and occasionally accepts commissions for art pieces that resonate with her style and subject matter. I encourage you to visit her website to find out more about her work.Nomadical Art WebsiteNomadical Art InstagramNomadical Art FacebookSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

Most people have some familiarity with yoga but very few understand that it's part of a comprehensive practice that includes much more than how you move your body.In this episode, Adina chats with yoga instructor Jenn Pynch. Jenn has been teaching yoga for over twenty years. She’s studied yoga and pilates for 30 years and remains a dedicated student in the traditions of Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga. During their conversation, Adina and Jenn discussedThe value of proper instructionThe value of understanding lineage and traditionThe 8 limbs of yogaYoga for trauma and anxietyResources Mentioned:Light On Yoga by B.K.S. IyengarLight On Pranayama by B.K.S. IyengarThe Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliRocket YogaVini YogaSpecializing in movement for athletes and yoga for all abilities, Jenn teaches an alignment based and anatomically focused practice. Developed for injury prevention and restoring the body post-game and after travel, her workshops and classes have been featured at several camps, colleges and festivals. Jenn is honored to have worked with the NCAA, NBA, NFL and Burton, for both on and off season strength and conditioning sessions.Jenn currently offers group and private instruction in person. Her intention is to share the skills & tools that have inspired and changed her own life- mind, body and spirit. Jenn believes that each practitioner requires a personal approach that involves curiosity, investigation, determination and practical application.visit earthaligned.com to find out more!Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina welcomes Joshua Zamrin back to the show (their original conversation, titled Rising to Soul Purpose aired on 9/24/24). Adina has invited Joshua to participate more regularly on the show so she wanted to get to know him better and to give listeners a chance to do the same. Adina and Joshua engaged in a wide-ranging conversation that touched on their individual journeys and growth. They shared personal stories and insights, and explored topics such as music, movies, and goals for the future. Throughout the conversation, they touched on themes of authenticity, vulnerability, and overcoming fears.Listen to join the cultivation of relationship and connection.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode, Adina acknowledges that many people may be feeling unsettled or upset right now. She offers some advice for getting through it as well as some suggestions (requests even) for what NOT to do. It's more important than ever that we stick together and look out for one another.Please reach out if you want to share what you're doing to shine some light in the world.Resources Mentioned:How to Fact CheckHow to Identify Fake News10 Most Unbiased News Sources & Channels to Follow in 2025Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui

In this episode Adina shares her experiences with meditation, diving into her recent training in Transcendental Meditation. The result wasn't exactly what was expected. Mentioned in this episode:The Dangerous Old Woman by Clarissa Pinkola EstesTranscendental MeditationFiona Apple- Across the Universe (Official Video)Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind by Dr. Richard Maurice BuckeSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui