Lucid Cafe

I love stories of healing. Especially stories we can all relate to, like this one. In this episode I speak with Connie Andonian, a long-time shamanic client of mine who was eager to share her healing story on the podcast. Connie, a self-described "open book," tells the story of how, after her marriage failed 10 years ago, she found herself in the midst of a "dark night of the soul" experience, while trying to be a single mother to her 5-year-old son. In this candid conversation Connie talks

Clare was very generous to come on the podcast and give us a glimpse into her life and work. She shares the story of how she went from waitressing to helping women going through chemotherapy look and feel beautiful. Clare is the makeover queen, and is damn good portrait photographer. She also talked about how she used her makeover skills to help her autistic son overcome his shyness by transforming him into a different famous person or character for school every day.Just spending five

In this episode Rachel Cooke talks about her unusual journey from marine biologist to US Diplomat...and how she's exactly where she wants to be in her career. She shares why she's suited for work in the foreign service and how the transient lifestyle keeps her from getting bored. Rachel discusses why she was drawn to serve in war-torn countries like Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. She also gives us a window into other cultures and the gifts she's received as a result of immersing herself in

We cover a lot of ground in this conversation. Nina Thompson talks about the birth, and death, of The Wake Up to Dying Project, which uses the power of story to explore death, dying, and life. Nina shares her perspective on why we tend to avoid the topic of death and how, in doing so, we're actually doing ourselves a disservice. Nina talks about the now thriving Death Positive Movement and how this is changing the way we talk about death. Nina and I share how death has touched and changed