Um, I have the biggest mother wound ever and I know many other women do too. When you have a mother wound, it affects you deeply. Thats why I invited my friend and teacher, Nicole Casteel, for some girl talk about healing our mother wounds and the crazy, spiral journey it so often involves. Fun times... !
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Nicole Casteel is a classically trained vocalist, transformational guide, and medicine musician. With a Master's in Opera Performance from Texas Tech University, Nicole spent years in classical voice before a profound awakening set her on a different path. Struggling with anxiety, depression, and disconnection, she began a decade-long journey into the healing arts—studying breathwork, sound healing, shamanic practice, and ceremonial traditions with teachers from around the world. She now helps women reconnect with their bodies, intuition, and inner knowing through sound ceremonies, breathwork, and one-on-one healing sessions. https://www.nicolecasteel.com/
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Episode Highlights
03:00 – Classical opera training & losing the joy of music
04:00 – Singing to her father through his death transition
08:00 – Saturn return, depression & disconnection from self
12:00 – First ayahuasca ceremony & the call to sound healing
13:00 – Healing as a spiral path, not a straight line
15:00 – What ayahuasca teaches: ancestral healing & the mother wound
21:00 – Receiving songs from ancestors & the gift of sound medicine
25:00 – Song from the land: \"Heartbeat of the Mother\"
28:00 – Reconnecting with the earth & animism
32:00 – Self-trust, intuition & how we get disconnected
37:00 – The power of listening & healing the mother wound
40:00 – Finding your inner voice & knowing when it's truth
45:00 – Pregnancy, intuition & the divine feminine awakening
47:00 – Embodiment: learning to feel your feelings
50:00 – Breathing into the pelvic floor & Tami Lynn Kent's work
53:00 – Healing from trauma & reclaiming your power
55:00 – Integrating the victim archetype
57:00 – The role of ritual & ceremony in healing
1:02:00 – The power of prayer & calling things forth
1:07:00 – How to start connecting with your spirituality
1:10:00 – Following an inner calling: Nicole's story of moving home
1:14:00 – Closing: walking your medicine path
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