Guest Introduction: This is Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast episode 32. I’m Cindy MacMillan and today’s guest is Angie Clark.

Welcome to Exploring the Seasons of Life, a podcast for women with a big heart on a spiritual journey. Each week, join Cindy MacMillan as she interviews coaches, spiritual explorers and celebrants from all walks of life about beginnings, endings and the messy bits in-between. Self-love, well-being, and mindset are at the heart of our conversations because once you change the inside, the outside will begin to change as well.

My guest today is Angie Clark, owner of Essential Elements Wellness in downtown Melbourne, Florida. Angie is an Intuitive Healer, Life Coach, and Spiritual Guide. She incorporates multiple healing modalities for a custom session with each client every visit. Just as you are in a different place each day in all aspects of your life - each session alters to meet your needs. Each session is unique and just for you.

Welcome to the podcast, Angie.

Here’s a glimpse of our conversation: 1:45 - Angie: Exploring the Seasons of Life is pretty much what my entire life path and my business are about. It's about finding the tools and resources that you need to find it through the challenges, to create positive experiences, and to live the best of what we call life.

2:37 - Angie: So I kind of work with my clients wherever they are, some are at the beginning of their journey and trying to figure out just the basics of what they need, who they are, where they want to go, and others are much more experienced.

4:18 – Angie: First steps are to honestly sit back and kind of identify what you're feeling? Why does it matter? None of those outside forces really matter. You need to identify how you're feeling what you want to experience. Just very basic, you know, self-awareness.

6:29 – Angie: We are going to go with just the basics, so we're not going to deal with anything that's situational. One of the main components to starting any of your mornings, we're going to start with clearing and protection. So, some basic crystals that you can use for those for the clearing part, Selenite is a great stone to help with any clearing. So if you're doing meditation practice, or a little bit of prayer work every morning or a little bit of yoga, some people use them for chakra work, then Selenite is a great stone, Clear Quartz is a great stone. Then we'll look at some protection, there's so many that you can use, most people know about Black Tourmaline, I do not like to recommend Black Tourmaline, unless you balance it with either the Selenite or the Clear Quartz, because it can be so overly protective that it actually shuts down positive information also.

8:12 Cindy: If we could just go in a little bit deeper and talk about grief and loss, what crystal would you recommend for grief and loss?

10:15 Angie: Charoite is a healer stone, it is one it's purple and got some dark inclusions, it's a very pretty stone, it is a healer stone. Carnelian can get rid of anxiety. So when we're dealing with that kind of energy Carnelian can help you get rid of the shaky, the unstable, the inability to get grounded, and fear; a lot of grief and loss is based in the energy of fear.

16:43 Angie: When I wear Tanzanite, my thoughts are clear. I jokingly call it the “get yourself together” stone because that's what it does; it helps to streamline thoughts and helps to pull those energies together so that you stay focused.

18:51 Angie: A lot of what we teach is really about the tools and based around the tools that are in the shop. Because if you don't understand how to use them, then it's difficult to know what you need. As I said, we also do readings, personal sessions, all of those individual services myself and my team. If you also look at our Meet Our Staff page on Essential Elements Wellness there's a list of all of us that work out of the shop and also booking links that you can go and check out what we do.

You can find Angie Clark at: Website | Instagram | Facebook Thank you for listening to this week's episode of Exploring the Seasons of Life and my conversation with Angie Clark, owner of Essential Elements Wellness.

I found it fascinating to hear about the different crystals and their properties. What I took away from our conversation was the power of giving ourselves permission to choose the crystal that is right for us and being confident in our intuitive guidance.

I totally resonated with Angie’s comments about being in the energy of deserving. This reminded me of a podcast I had listened to recently and the host said, “despite the pain you may be experiencing, you are enough, you are worthy, and you are loved.”

Are you ready for Grief and Loss Coaching? The very first step is scheduling a Discovery Session, which is simply a FREE 30-minute heart to heart conversation, where we will talk about your grief journey and get to know each other a bit and make sure we have the right chemistry to work together. Next, we will explore how coaching can give you the tools and the support you need to help you face your sadness, reconnect with your life, and find a way forward. You don’t have to do it alone.

You can reach me via the website CynthiaMacMillan.com or email me at Cindy@CynthiaMacMillan.com.

Until next time. Live inspired!

If you enjoyed this conversation with Angie Clark, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Hard Conversations + Solace in Nature with Sarah McInerney

Peruvian Trained Shaman and Medicine Woman, Shannon Davis

Putting More Love Into The World With Zita Christian

From Software Engineer to Clinical Hypnotherapist with Lori Burke