PASSAGES: The Podcast

THE PASSAGE OF: Being Human AF with Melanie Peralta

On this deep dive we are sitting alongside an incredible womxn, creator, artist and above all – one real a$$ humxn, Melanie Peralta on the journey of being “ Humxn AF" and the liberation that comes from releasing expectations.

In this passage, we also dove into:

Looking at others and ourselves as humans instead of looking at the “unmet” expectations.
Growing from creating un-conscious music to creating conscious music through the awakening of becoming a mother.
In the moments where you want to give up, it’s the moments in which you get to remember you get to birth something new.
Shedding the layers of trauma in order to have a clear vision of how to lead a way for women as mothers and powerful creators.

Ready to dive in?

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THE PASSAGE OF: Becoming a Wombmxn with Cassandra Arias

A passage experienced by womxn all over the world. This one is for the daughters of the moon, carriers of the womb and creators of life.

For centuries the sacredness of this rite passage has been kept by incredible guides and earth medicine womxn such as our guest for today’s deep dive, Cassandra Arias.

On today’s Passage we are diving into none other than the rite of passage of a woman's menstrual cycle, the rituals, the wisdom and awakening that arises through this initiation into womanhood.

We also delved into:

Her journey as an earth medicine womxn reclaiming the sacredness of our menstrual cycle.
How to embrace the cycle and phases of the moon as it directly influences and relates to our own menstruation cycles and phases.
Rituals and wisdom to better understand and connect to this feminine power.

And many insights in between.

Here we go!

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THE PASSAGE OF: Breaking Captivity with Leslie Medley

This one is for the wild ones!

For the ones with the bold desires and follow the callings of their heart into the great adventure of self realization outside of the status quo.

A dear friend of mine, humxn, sacred rebel, wild flower and leader born into captivity, coming to life adopted by a loving and traditionally religious family, Leslie Medley shares how she grew up feeling the need to hide and suppress her wild, unique and creative nature and breaking the chains of “captivity”.

On this deep dive, we talk about:

Her journey growing up with physical, neurological challenges and challenges that came from being a wild heart in a loving, yet limiting religious household.
Breaking through “following suit” in order to fit in and be accepted by her new family.
The awakening passage of the passing of her adopted parents and starting to pave her own path.
Navigating gratitude for the present and simultaneously giving herself permission to follow the calling of her heart that said “this isn't it”.
Breaking the mold of “ being too much” and embracing the sacred rebel and wild womxn inside.
After a life of seeking liberation and “running away” she chose liberation to now look like taking a seat and deepening her roots. and so much more!

Ready to untame?

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THE PASSAGE OF: Full Spectrum Liberation with Aimee Batuski

One of the constant themes I see in each passage walked is that there is a new level of liberation that is lived and felt in each one -- Haven’t you noticed?

Each passage truly shapes and prepares us for what’s to come and, in turn, makes us stronger and equipped to receive the blessings and wisdom on the other side.

In this episode, I am honored to share a special passage that delves into multiple aspects of what it looks like to set ourselves free, each time a little more.

In this Passage we dive deep with an incredible womxn, leader, sister, guide, and so much more, Aimee Batuski. I previously shared my story of liberation with her on her podcast, and I knew I had to have her come and share her passage with us.

Here's a peak on what we dive deep on:

Claiming liberation and deeply rooted love through the experience of heartbreak
From avoiding the “messy” parts of healing and transformation to it becoming a source of liberation and empowerment.
Setting herself free in spaces and emotions she felt needed to be hidden and oppressed to owning them as her feminine power and amplifying intimacy in her relationships.
Discovering the gifts of being “ down” such as a new level of processing emotions. Awakening new tools, accessing a new level of power and the ability to be vulnerable and ask for help. And so much more!

May the wisdom and truth shared on this be a source of awareness, liberation and empowerment in your path.

Here we go!

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THE PASSAGE OF: Survival to Surrender with Sam Cartagena

I welcome you into The Passage of: Surviving to Surrender

On this PASSAGE we are diving in with none other than Sam Cartagena, as she shares her passage on going from Survival to Surrender.

At the start of a new decade in her life she shares about leaving the narrative of suffering to survive and embracing the act of surrender in order to thrive.

On this Passage we dove into:

Questioning that if her “job” or her doing is not what defines her value, what would?
Releasing the guilt of doing what she loves, when she wants and not seeing anyone else in her life doing so.
From giving her power away to her jobs, relationships etc - Sam talks about owning her power by cultivating her intuition through prayer, meditation and deep listening to the voice of her intuition vs. the voice of her ego.

I even brought in a little suspense and shared a personal story that was a passage of me trusting my own intuition.

Let's dive in!

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THE PASSAGE OF: Choosing Life with Candy Wheeler

This passage is a deep one alongside a womxn who has impacted my journey the second she stepped into my life, a true warrior mind, body and heart. On this deep dive with Candy Wheeler, as she shares The PASSAGE of: Choosing life.

In the face of disbelief, she chooses to live her life as a testament of gratitude for the gifts she has been given and is here to share with you beyond the surface on topics like:

Overcoming feelings of unfulfillment and following the desire to start living her life in a new way.
The journey of being a powerful creator of one’s life and making a powerful impact in the world.
Addressing the distinction of what is comfortable and what is safe, and how to differentiate the two so that you don't resist the opportunities to grow.
Her journey of returning to her creative power and essence from leading business coach to writer, leadership mentor and spoken word artist.
What it looked like for her to give herself and life a chance.

And so much more - every part of this passage is filled with wisdom and insights that allow you to acknowledge the incredible humxn and powerful creator you are.

All that while honoring every breath and step in your past, present and upcoming passage.

Ready?

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THE PASSAGE OF: Superior (Hu)Man with Jose Alejandro

They say that one of the longest journeys is the one from the mind to the heart and in today’s PASSAGE inspired by the book “The Way of the Superior Man” by David Deida our guest Jose Rodriguez speaks on his life long journey from mindless doing to intentional impact. On this episode Jose also shares with us:

How the relationship of his parents shaped him and guided him to deep healing and some of the most transformational rites of passages in leadership of self, others and in relationships.
Testing the edges simply to prove himself to expanding his edges in order to serve.
Navigating the intentional and unintentional passages we grow through in order to be shaped and reminded of who we get to be in this world.
The liberation that comes from dropping the mask and declaring “ I have no idea, and I need help” and letting love in.
His breakthrough of going to a vision quest into the desert, sitting with the discomfort of having nothing to grip onto to himself and choosing the death of his ego that feared being alone.

There is so much goodness in this one, not just for the masculine, or feminine, but as full spectrum humxn beings.

Excited to dive into this one with you.

Onto the next intentional edge.

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THE PASSAGE OF: In Body Love with Paola Ucelo

You see, as early as I can remember, it was my mission to be good enough to let myself be seen and embrace the beauty that I am beyond all the layers I used to hide under. On this PASSAGE of: In Body Love

I take you into a deep dive of my journey of embodiment, love and appreciation of all that I am – In this body, and in this vessel I get to call home.
What it looks like to focus less on trying to fix who I am and what I look like and more on embracing who I am without all the things we thought I needed in order to be worthy enough to be seen.
The journey of loving my body, learning to release the societal expectations of what it looked like to be worthy and beautiful and adore the colors, curves and every edge of the body I've been given.
From hiding behind clothes, people, makeup, achievements, identities and coming to embrace the womxn underneath it all.

At the end of the day, underneath the desire to share the gift of empowerment is the desire to share the gift of being me and for you to see in many ways, the gift it is to simply be all of YOU.

May you remember how enough, how beautiful and how worthy you are – here.

Let’s dive in.

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THE PASSAGE OF: Love over Fear with Sabi Kerr

An embodiment of love herself, our speaker today from a young age has overcome the challenges that asked her to “choose one path” and she continuously chooses her own and takes us into the passage of love over fear.

“LOVE IS WHAT WE WERE BORN WITH FEAR IS WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED HERE"

Facing the questions of “ do I follow the status quo? Or do I follow my creative heart and study dance?” She chose both and shared with us how this was an act of love of choosing ALL of her.
Coming into the conscious awareness to get to choose what the next step will be.
Coming out of a long relationship. Self abandoning, people pleasing to return to love with herself, her independence and into her full expressions.
How to stop looking for your purpose and start following your curiosity and extending love into the parts of ourselves that are in fear.

Ready for some LOVE medicine?

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THE PASSAGE OF: Returning Home with Kaley Isabella

PASSAGES would not be here if it wasn’t for this woman continuing to guide me home to myself and the authentic vision I had for this portal. She is a powerful artist and wealthy business woman. She shares so many incredible passages that have brought her home into herself, that will support and guide you embracing the greatness that is your own authentic expression.

In this passage, we cover:

How fear can show up as resistance to our greatness and cultivating trust to expect the best on the "other side".
The fruits that come from moments of isolation she shared “get alone to get along”.
Everything you’ve learned that you think you’ll need to throw away, don't! You get to bring it with you as wisdom.
Overcoming the fear of commodifying our God given gifts.
Forgetting about the label of who you are and dive into what you have to offer that’s authentic to you.
Acknowledging part of ourselves and our journey that you may be compartmentalizing, thinking you need to leave them behind and seeing how they get to come with you.

Bring all of you home.

Take a breath,

And enter the portal.

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THE PASSAGE OF: Radical Acceptance with Lotus Sky

This is a special one alongside my partner in life, in service and love.

Her story is powerful and the wisdom packed in this episode is nothing short of multidimensional, deeply insightful and inspirational just like her.

This story is not just about radical acceptance.

It’s about liberation, from all expectations

Radical expression.

And cultivating a level of trust without hesitation.

And of course, it came from a journey of a lotus rising from the mud type of transformation.

A journey of being groomed to seek and prove to be nothing short of perfection.

To hold a reputation and avoid, at cost - any level of descrimination.

Inside feeling different and misunderstood caused her so much frustration.

And so in this journey, becoming her own shero and deepened connection To the earth and great spirit, became her salvation.

She now paints the world with the beauty and rainbow vibration.

To always honor herself and her growth, is forever her declaration.

In The PASSAGE of: Radical Acceptance, we delve into:

The many layers in which acceptance has opened the doors of worthiness and liberation on her path.
The journey of creating success in order to prove herself worthy, important and valuable in the world and relationships to dropping the costume and performance and letting the person behind the mask bloom.
Self Mastery as the Path of Love itself.
Coming into radical acceptance not as a resignation but rather a source of deep healing and transformation. And so much more!

Without exaggeration, this passage is soul FULL of raw goodness and wisdom.

It’s an honor to share with you.

Take a breath,

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THE PASSAGE OF: Vocal Expression with Nina Grae

Have you considered how things could shift for you if you were fully activated in your vocal expression? Freedom to share yourself with the world without hesitation and feeling fully empowered in that?

Time and time again, I am reminded of the power that is our voice – the codes, the power it has to shift our lives, heal our bodies and impact the life of those who surround us by the way we choose to express ourselves, vocally.

Today, we are diving in with Nina Grae, and on this PASSAGE she shares:

Crossing over the threshold of stepping out of a preconceived notion of what it meant to be alive and a “stand up citizen” into the calling of her soul.
Reaching the point where the life she was living no longer fit, living beyond her means in SF and being too tired to turn away from the expression of her inner voice.
Overcoming the fear of putting a voice to a new reality to utilizing vocal expression to create a vision to live into.
The importance of bringing our awareness to fuel our responsibility to be of service and an example to the world.

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THE PASSAGE OF: Becoming the (Art)ist with Paola

On this first Passage share with you one of my most transformative journeys within and my hope is that as I share about this vulnerable process and what came from creating from the core my being you, see yourself in this story and walk away knowing how much you, too deserve to be fully expressed in all that you are, all that you’ve been and empowered in all that you get to be, from the inside out.

In this passage, I dive into:

The pivotal time when I had nowhere else to go but run into my own arms - here is where I met myself in a new way and found healing through writing poetry.
A Rite of Passage in isolation that took me from resisting my own love to opening up and starting to create visual art.
Moving to the most isolated island in the world and learning to no longer need to be in pain to create, but rather learning to create from a deep level of love and passion to inspire and empower.

And so much more.

Take a breath,

And enter the portal.

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