Ep #347 - Letting Go of Obsolete Thinking - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

We are now in the first week of February 2026, and I am focusing on the collective message of awakening your inner authority. We are still feeling the effects of the Chinese Year of the Snake as it comes to a close—and through this process, we are continuing to shed all that no longer serves us. This is important to pay attention to as we approach the Year of the Fire Horse. Here, I am referring to the Chinese New Year, which begins on February 17, 2026.

The Year of the Fire Horse represents fast, rapid timing, with life appearing to move quickly. Because of this, it’s essential to listen to your inner authority and pause before making choices or reacting to what is occurring outside of yourself.

I believe much of last year was about becoming aware of what no longer serves you—or the collective. As we approach the end of this phase, the Year of the Snake, I encourage you to notice what is showing up for you. Reflect on what no longer serves and allow yourself to let it go. Listen within to hear what is being communicated. This inner listening will help you step into the new and fully enter the Year of the Fire Horse.

We are now creating for ourselves and co-creating what we want to see in our lives. This begins within the guidance system that lives in the heart-space. We are at a place where we can claim our own authority. This is ancient wisdom. It is intuition. It resides within each of us and will guide you—if you listen.

Are you paying attention to it?

Do you want to continue obsolete thinking?

To keep doing what was, even when it no longer serves you?

We have been conditioned to listen to others, to outer authority—but the time has come to listen within. To listen to yourself. To go deep. To quiet the outside noise so you can hear the whispers within. I say: trust that voice. Trust yourself, and release the obsolete thinking that has kept you stuck.

This process requires exploration. Journaling may help. A meditative walk. Or simply going quiet and creating space to listen.

What is needed now is a higher frequency of love and energy to prevail. So I ask you: Are you functioning at a low frequency? Are you allowing outside sources to dictate how you function?

It is time to shift—to pay attention to what we are allowing to guide us—and to move from obsolete thinking and low-frequency energy into a state that embraces love, kindness, and higher-frequency awareness. This state becomes accessible when we listen to our inner authority, which lives within the heart-center.

Fear places a veil over what we can truly hear and see. That’s why it’s important not to make decisions from a place of fear. Fear does not serve you—or the collective.

My intention is to observe what is happening in the world without reacting from fear, but instead from an awakened inner authority. I invite you to come with me on this journey and learn how to tap into your own inner authority.

To learn more about my latest Light Leader Workshop, Awakening Your Inner Authority on the Zoom platform, please visit: SusanBurrell.com/light-leader-workshop-2026

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world, visit: SusanBurrell.com

Missed the interview I did with astrologer Kate Rose? To listen visit: EmpoweringChatsWithSusanBurrell.podbean.com/e/igniting-the-new/

Ep #346 - Igniting The New - An Interview with Astrologer, Kate Rose

I am thrilled to once again welcome Kate Rose—author and astrologer—back to Empowering Chats. In our first interview of 2026, Kate and I explore the astrology shaping the first part of the year.

At the time of this conversation, we were anticipating the Year of the Fire Horse, an energy represented by strong fire influence and inner authority—very much aligned with Aries energy and the call to trust our own inner knowing.

Together, we explore the question: How can we be of benefit to ourselves and to those around us? Do we follow the masses, or do we stand firmly in what is right and true according to Universal standards? A key theme throughout this conversation is learning how to truly trust yourself.

Kate also dives into the February astrology and what we can expect. A solar eclipse on February 17th coincides with the start of a Lunar New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse. Solar eclipses represent outer energy, and collectively this energy will follow us through most of this year. While intense at times, with a strong focus on external events we can expect greater unpredictability and more unexpected developments both personally and globally.

The Fire Horse brings movement and impulse, making it especially important to pause before making decisions—a point Kate emphasizes as essential for the year ahead.

Neptune’s shift from Pisces into Aries also signals powerful new beginnings. As this transition unfolds, painful truths—both individually and collectively—may come to light. While some of what emerges may be difficult to face, it is through awareness that real change and new choices become possible.

We also explored generational karma and the importance of honestly examining the energies we’ve long lived with. The Year of the Fire Horse offers a profound opportunity to heal not only personal history, but collective wounds as well.

As individuals, we are reminded that while we may care deeply about humanity and the larger world, our true power lies in tending to our own lives—the bubble we live in and the ripple we create. It’s not about changing another’s karma, but about staying balanced within ourselves and reconnecting to the joy, love, peace, and divine essence we each carry.

This year will bring movement, challenges, and moments of imbalance—but as Kate reminds us, it will also bring progress, growth, and powerful new beginnings.

To learn more about Kate Rose visit: WordsOfKateRose.com

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #345 - Follow Your Inner Authority - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

Wow! And so, another year begins. I could not wait to get out of 2025—it was a mishmash of so much: transformative, scary, exciting, happy, and sad.

I believe 2026 promises to be even more transformative. This year’s theme for Empowering Chats is “Follow Your Inner Authority.”

I am scaling back this year to two shows a month. I made this decision to create space in my schedule for writing my new book and for spending more time with my new granddaughter. There may be some months sprinkled with more than two podcasts, but generally, that is what you can expect from Empowering Chats in 2026.

And so, I begin by asking: What is Inner Authority? I believe it is time for us to take our power back by no longer sourcing out our authority to outside of ourselves. For me, this means shifting inward—listening to our inner voice and trusting our divine wisdom.

Each of us has the ability to listen to the divine wisdom we came into this lifetime with. We all carry a divine spark within us.

We access this divine wisdom by practicing deep listening and tuning in to what our heart is saying. This may require pausing during your day and checking in with yourself. I call this tapping into your intuition—following your gut. When you tune into your intuition, deep listening begins to take shape.

It also means being present with what you are hearing. Ask yourself: Are you allowing the flow of life and the whispers of that divine wisdom to speak to you? Or are you resisting those whispers out of fear, shame, or something else?

For me personally, listening fully to myself has brought a greater awareness of who I am and the truth of my being.

I believe that by following our inner authority, we open the door to more happiness, more creativity, more harmony and deeper connection with one another—because it is all fueled by a higher frequency of light and love.

To learn more about  me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

To check out my Substack visit: sburrell.substack.com

To check out my guided meditations and inspirational talks on InsightTimer: InsightTimer.com/susanburrell

EP #344 - Empowering Chats: The Next Chapter - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m looking closely at what needs to shift—and what I need to release—in order to continue my soul growth. I’ve been on a personal quest for most of my life, and hosting this podcast has been such a joy. It has connected me with amazing authors, spiritual teachers, and seekers who are doing their own inner work and sharing what they’ve learned. As I reflect on what’s next, my Team and I have been in conversations about how to shift what I am currently doing with Empowering Chats.

This year has been full of challenging opportunities, and I can feel the call to realign— to clear out the garbage that bogs me down.

Through this realignment, and with the help of my Team, I’ve realized that one thing I need to let go of is producing weekly podcast shows. And yet, I’m not ready to completely step away from Empowering Chats.

This podcast has allowed me to meet so many fascinating people and to truly engage with all of you. I’m currently considering shifting to a monthly show, or possibly creating two seasons a year, each with 5 to 10 episodes. It’s all still in motion, so I hope you’ll bear with me as we sort through the details.

Here’s what I do know: Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell will continue in some form. I still have more to explore in this arena, and when I know more I will share more, so please stay tuned.  I am not sure yet if I will be recording another episode the month of December, but I promise if I don’t I will be back in January with more details.

I’m hopeful that 2026 is going to be amazing. And as 2025 fades into the shadows, I know many of us are breathing a sigh of relief—I know I am.

I believe we are all here to evolve our souls. It’s time to step into our inner authority and welcome 2026 with open arms. Staying curious, moving through our days with wonder and flexibility—these are the things that will help us, help me, receive the gifts that are coming. And they will allow Empowering Chats to evolve in a way that serves not only me, but you, my loyal listeners.

I appreciate all of you—my listeners and social media followers. Please know how truly grateful I am for your support.

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

I also encourage you to subscribe to my Substack at: sburrell.substack.com

And if you need some inspiration or guided mediations to center and ground please consider following me on InsightTimer: InsightTimer.com/SusanBurrell

EP #343 - Embracing Harmony & Light - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

In this solo show I chat about the energetic change occurring in our world. Some of it is felt on a very personal level within our day to day lives and it is also being felt as a collective shift within all of Humanity.

I believe we’re moving through a big shift as humans, waking up in new ways and learning more about who we really are. We are becoming more aware of self and how we relate to each other. With awareness comes the knowledge that we can be the conduit of spirit––that energy of light and love that heals all things.

Many of us are being called to step forward as Light Leaders—not in a grand or dramatic way, but simply by showing up as our true selves. When we do that, we naturally share the kind of love, clarity, and kindness that helps heal and support ourselves and others.

Humanity is evolving into what it was always meant to be: A place of love, of compassion, of peace and of harmony. And this growth needs Light Leaders who listen to their intuition and trust their inner guidance and are willing to step forward and shine their light, even if it’s in small ways.

We’re being invited to reconnect—with each other, with the Earth, with all the beings around us, and with the wider universe we’re a part of.

As we step into 2026, we enter a year of fresh beginnings. A time when we can start to embody the potential we’ve felt inside for a long time. We’re stepping into something new together, right here on this planet we call home where we are living out our purpose.

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world I invite you to visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

EP #342 - Fragments & Wholeness - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

In this Empowering Chat, I share a few thoughts about the fragmented world we are currently living in right now. So many people are feeling scattered, broken, or just plain exhausted—by what’s happening nationally, globally, and even personally. I have been asking myself, “Who am I now?” My hope is to find resolution so that I can somehow rise above all these fragments and find a way to breathe a little more freely.

Perhaps you have been feeling it too—that sense of being shattered. And with that comes grief, astonishment, and a whole mix of emotions that can be tough to navigate. Maybe you too have caught yourself wondering, “Who am I now?” or even, “Am I supposed to be doing something different?”

Lately, I’ve noticed fragments of anger and even hatred surfacing in myself and around me. It’s not a comfortable place to be. I’ve been trying to find some common ground, but the polarity out there—the way families and friends are being pulled apart—can feel so heavy. Sometimes it feels like those broken pieces might never get put back together.

That’s why awareness of self—really listening within—feels more important than ever. I think so many of us are sinking into the quicksand of emotional despair and trying to find a way to rise above it. I truly believe that something as simple as intentional breathing can help. When we stop, breathe and create just a little space, we can start to look at the fragments inside us—and in that stillness we may start to recognize the fragments within that need care, compassion, and healing.

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

To explore my Substack Posts visit: sburrell.substack.com

EP #341 - Unlocking the Body's Wisdom - An interview with transformational healer and mentor, Ofer Niv

I begin this interview by acknowledging that the word Alchemy always catches my attention—and alchemy is certainly part of what my guest, Ofer Niv, embodies. I’m so honored and grateful to welcome Ofer to Empowering Chats. He is a transformational healer, mentor, and guide who specializes in shamanic energy work.

Ofer’s story began in Israel, where he was born and raised on a kibbutz in a family grounded in traditional values. He was encouraged to pursue education, earn a degree, and step into a productive role in society. He eventually married, and he and his wife moved to the U.S., where they’ve lived for the past 40 years.

Everything in his life shifted when Ofer was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He was told his life would be shortened and compromised, with no real solution. It was a grim and heavy moment—but the rebel in him chose a different path. Instead of giving in, he turned inward and began exploring his spiritual side. In 2011, a new perspective on life began to take shape, and his body started responding to the shift. Working with several healing masters, he experienced physical sensations—tingles—that signaled transformation. By 2020, he was off all medication and had overcome MS.

Ofer’s healing journey revealed to him that there is so much more available to us—beyond what the five senses can access.

Through his practice, Alchemical Flame, Ofer helps others connect with their higher selves by navigating the five mystical realms: Heart, Shadow, Magical, Divine, and Unseen. This work helps people unlock their innate healing potential, clear energetic blocks, and reconnect with their divine essence.

Ofer believes that true healing comes with the help of our spirit. We all carry an aspect of the Divine within us—and when we recognize that, we can tap into the spark that helps us heal ourselves and support others on their journey.

He offers live events on his website every other Wednesday at 11 AM PST. To experience one of his 30-minute free events, be sure to visit his site.

Ofer reminds us that every ending is also a new beginning.

To learn more about Ofer Niv and what he offers visit: AlchemicalFlame.com

To sign up for his FREE 30-minute Live Events visit: AlchemicalFlame.com/free-group-healing

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #340 - The Invincible Path - An interview with Author, Howard Falco

I know I might be starting to sound a little redundant here, but I gotta say it again, I just love what I do. I get to meet incredible people—people I truly admire—and I’m constantly learning and growing through these conversations.

Today, I’m so honored to welcome author and mindfulness coach, Howard Falco, to Empowering Chats.

I first discovered Howard through his book I Am. The moment I read it, I just knew—somewhere down the line—I’d get to meet him. And now… here we are.

Howard’s most recent book is entitled Invincible, and it's just as powerful.

He shared that the inspiration for I Am came through what he described as an expansion of consciousness—an experience so intense it felt like he was filled with thousands of volts of electricity. That’s how profound the process was for him. The book is a deep dive into self-understanding and self-awareness, bringing together a wealth of insight and wisdom.

Invincible came later, after Howard had spent years integrating and applying the principles from I Am, not only in his own life but also in his work with high-performing athletes and everyday individuals. This new book is all about cultivating an empowered mindset—showing us how to become invincible in our own minds.

Howard also explores our relationship with time. He explains that if we’re stuck in the past or constantly projecting into the future, we can only feel and experience. But real creation and transformation? That only happens in the present. The now is where our true power lies.

Through his work, Howard helps people recognize their inherent worth and embrace the joy that life has to offer. I want my listeners to know that you do have a choice—and that the Universe meets you exactly where you are, giving you what you’re ready for.

According to Howard, if you’re feeling stuck in suffering or weighed down by life’s challenges, there is a path forward. You can shift how you see yourself, raise your vibration, and in doing so, contribute to the elevation of collective consciousness. One more awakened, empowered person helps tilt the balance.

It’s vital to understand that you can choose to see yourself with more love, more joy, more happiness, and more peace.

Howard also offers practical tools you can begin using right now in your daily life.

Remember: at any moment, your life can change. Stay humble, take action—and watch the transformation unfold.

To learn more about Howard Falco visit: HowardFalco.com

To learn about his non-profit organization The8Wisdom visit: 8wisdom.org

To purchase Howard's Book, Invincible visit: Amazon.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #339 - Awakening The Music Within - An interview with International Latin / Jazz Musician, Freddie Ravel

I've been having a great pre-show chat with today’s guest, and I’m thrilled to welcome him to Empowering Chats. He's a world-renowned musician and transformational educator — Freddie Ravel.

I'm especially excited because Freddie will be performing in my hometown, Ventura, California, on November 8 for a special concert of his incredible music.

Freddie’s sound is a jazz-Latin fusion that gets your body in sync with rhythm and frequency — and that’s exactly what we’re diving into today: the power of music, especially Freddie’s.

As Freddie puts it, “Performance is a 2-way street — there’s a transmitter and a receiver. I start each show ready to give energy, but also to receive it. That feedback loop is love and light. Music is at its best when it’s shared.”

He also reminds us that one of the first things we learned as kids was the alphabet — through song. Music helps us remember, connect, and grow.

In our chat, we touched on music theory and the power of melody, harmony, and rhythm — all of which Freddie will bring to life on November 8.

He'll be performing at the Ventura Center for Spiritual Living, and if you're in Ventura County be sure to grab your tickets soon — this show is expected to sell out!

To purchase tickets to Freddie's Concert visit: Eventbrite.com

For more about Freddie visit: LifeInTune.com

To learn more about how I show up in this world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #338 - The Alchemy of Self-Love - An interview with Shamanic Healer and Energy Alchemist, Alex Urbina

Okay everyone, I am already excited and deeply intrigued about how this chat is going to unfold in this episode of Empowering Chats. I already have chills! I’m honored to welcome Alex Urbina to this powerful conversation. Alex is a Shamanic Healer and an Energy Alchemist.

Alex shares his incredible journey of becoming a shamanic healer.

At just 23, he attended a transformational training that opened his eyes shook him to his core. It also sparked the beginning of a new path: the discovery of his loving, authentic self. That’s when he realized that if he wanted to make a difference in the world, he had to start with himself.

What followed was a deep commitment to becoming the best version of himself—as a father, son, husband, and ultimately, as an authentic, truthful, and honest leader.

His path led him to transformational work with teenagers and eventually into conscious parenting workshops, a journey he walked for about 26 years. Then, when COVID hit he knew the time had come to pivot.

It was during this time that he began practicing deep meditation and connecting with his higher self, which ultimately guided him toward the path of shamanic healing. For the past five years, he’s been walking this path, fully in flow, trusting the guidance he receives.

Alex beautifully shares the challenge of dancing with the ego—learning to release it so that love, truth, and the highest good can take the lead. It’s in this surrender that clarity emerges and the path forward is illuminated.

He describes this state of flow as tapping into "the stream of remembrance"—a field of energy that reminds us of who we truly are.

Alex reminds us of the importance of remembering—so we can reconnect with our higher selves and tap into our intuition for guidance.

To learn more about Alex please visit: AlexUrbina.com

To learn more about how I show up in the worlds I invite you to visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

EP #337 - Vibration and Flow - An interview with author Christy Whitman

I’m so pleased to welcome author Christy Whitman to Empowering Chats!

In this episode, we dive into her latest book, The Flow Factor: How to Master Your Energy and Enter a State of Flow.

I asked Christy—“Is being in the flow really something we can access and choose?” And the answer is yes.

She explains that contrast is part of life. Sometimes things show up that we don’t want, and there are so many things that can pull us out of our flow. But “the flow” is always available to us.

Christy defines flow like this:

“Flow feels good. Flow feels easy and effortless. Being in the flow opens doors and makes us feel like we’re supported and provided for. Flow is what naturally occurs when we’re in alignment with the field of pure, positive, unlimited energy. It’s the result of operating in harmony with—not against—the energy stream that created you, me, every living thing, and that sustains entire worlds.”

So the question becomes: Are you allowing or resisting that stream?

It’s so easy to get triggered and fall into resistance. But Christy reminds us that our resistance is optional.

When we get stuck, we tend to push and try to control everything—which ironically puts us out of control. Instead, it’s about checking in with yourself. Yes, the world may feel chaotic, but ask yourself: In this very moment, am I okay?

Christy encourages us to pause, give ourselves a little hug, and say, I am okay.

We explore what it really means to release resistance and step into the flow. It starts with focus—asking ourselves, “What do I want right now?” That’s where our attention should go.

If you want peace, focus on peace. That’s how you tap into the flow and become a magnet for that vibration. That’s how we shift from survival mode to abundance, from lack to alignment—by tuning into our natural wavelength.

To learn more about Christy and purchase her book visit: ChristyAndTheCouncil.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #337 - The Transparent Life - An interview with Penney Peirce, Author and Visionary

This year has been all about bringing back guests who have truly meaningful insights to share. The frequencies in these conversations are high, and I believe just by listening, people can elevate their consciousness.

I’m thrilled to welcome Penney Peirce back to Empowering Chats. Penney is an author, a visionary, and someone who truly knows her stuff. I believe she’s ahead of her time. Her life’s work has been about becoming more aware, more in tune, and finding clarity—and she brings that depth to everything she shares.

In this soulful conversation, we explore what it really means to live a transparent life—one guided by light, love, and inner clarity. We talk about expanding human capacity, the power of vulnerability, and how letting go of identity can open us up to higher frequencies, acceleration, and soul energy.

This episode centers on the theme of “transparency,” which also happens to be the focus of Penney’s book, Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity, soon to be released in paperback.

Penney shares how the concept of transparency has been part of her life since her 20s. During a visit to Florida to see her mother, she received a powerful message through guidance. What came through was: “Penney, just be exposed. Don’t hide. Don’t try to protect yourself. Just be a clear space in the field of Florida—and anyone who can see you, will. And anyone who can’t, won’t.”

This message became a turning point for her—a download that set her on the path of transparency. Now, she’s deepening her exploration of it and sharing it with those who are ready to hear and see it.

Transparency is a frequency. Some people are aligned with it, and others may not be quite there yet—or may not be ready to see it.

We also dive into the role of intuition in cultivating inner transparency and learning to lead from that space.

Penney explains how we are transitioning from left-brain, analytical, fear-based thinking into a more integrated experience—activating the right brain and the whole brain. Intuition, she says, is our direct connection with the non-physical realms. It’s direct knowing.

She describes intuition as a partner to transparency—an intelligent, trustworthy guide. When you start trusting it, your life begins to blossom. You see through the veil and recognize that it’s working. It’s like having one foot in each world—the physical and the non-physical—at the same time.

Ultimately, when we allow ourselves to live transparently, all the good stuff inside us gets permission to shine. And when it shines, it becomes active in the world.

To listen to my February, 2025 Interview with Penney Peirce, "Vibrational Attunement visit: https://empoweringchatswithsusanburrell.podbean.com/VibrationalAttunement 

To learn more about Penney Peirce visit: PenneyPeirce.com

To explore books she has authored visit: PenneyPeirce.com/books/

To visit Penney's Substack Page: PenneyPeirce.substack.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #336 - Eclipse Season & Self-Care - An interview with Kate Rose, Astrologer and Author

I’m so grateful to welcome Kate Rose back to Empowering Chats! I'm thrilled she said yes to a return interview.

Kate is an astrologer and author, and she’s celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her book, Written in the Stars—such a beautiful milestone.

In this conversation, we explore Eclipse Season and how we can stay centered amidst all the shifts happening in the world.

Kate and I both agree on the power of quiet time—no technology, just stillness—to really tune into what we’re feeling in our bodies. When we’re disconnected from ourselves, we can become numb, and our vibration lowers. Kate emphasizes that taking intentional quiet time to realign is one of the most powerful ways to create positive change—for ourselves and for the collective.

Whatever you focus on most is what grows. So it’s worth asking: “What brings me joy?” What can I focus on that feels good? The more peace and joy we bring into our lives, the more we raise our vibration—and the more resilient we become to the energetic noise around us.

We also touched on alchemy and the upcoming Eclipse Season. At its core, alchemy is transformation—shifting one form into another. Kate put it beautifully:

“Think of alchemy as the worst possible things you’ve done, or that have been done to you—and alchemy is what allows you to transform that into your greatest gift.”

We often feel shame around our darkness, but true alchemy is about moving through it and discovering the gifts hidden inside.

Kate explained that Eclipse Season is a time of acceleration—it gives us the opportunity to complete one chapter and move into the next, sometimes in just a matter of weeks. She loves this season for the invitation it brings to surrender and release what no longer serves us.

Eclipses are magnified energy. It’s so important not to meet them with fear, but with curiosity and openness. This particular Eclipse Season brings opportunities to reclaim your joy and peace.

In moments of fear or uncertainty, return to positive affirmations and pay attention to your self-talk. Our thoughts shape our reality—and we have the power to choose and shift them.

To learn more about Kate Rose visit: WordsOfKateRose.com

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #335 - Navigating the Shift - An interview with Philip Young, a Spiritual Guide and Astrologer

Do you feel like you're in a strange "in-between" right now? Not where you were and not quite where you want to be?  Well you are not alone.

You are in for quite a ride, so buckle in and get ready for this Empowering Chat with my guest, Philip Young, a spiritual advisor and astrologer. We have an eye-opening, and at times overwhelming (in a good way), conversation about liminal space and this transitory time we are living through.

Philip describes liminal space as that “in-between” place where we are no longer where we were, but not yet where we are supposed to be. It’s a time of waiting, of transition . . . and there’s no shortcut through it. The work is in learning how to stay grounded, present and mindful as we navigate it.

Philip goes on to share that 2025 and 2026 will be especially challenging. His advice: ground yourself, release what no longer serves you, and get clear on your finances. This is a time for simplifying and strengthening your foundation.

We may not see stability until 2028. Right now, we’re living through the liminal space—and feeling it. Multiple timelines, competing realities… it’s a lot. And that sense of overwhelm? It doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. It means you’re awake to what’s happening.

If you’re wondering, Where do I fit into all of this?, you’re not alone. And if you’re not the one making policy, then chances are you’re the one being affected by it. The key is awareness—staying present, informed, and grounded in your daily life.

But this isn’t about doom and gloom. It’s about awareness. The most powerful thing you can do right now is take care of yourself and those you love. Find joy where you can. This is a transitory time—but it is temporary. Stay in the now. Trust the unwinding.

If you’ve been feeling the weight of everything happening in the world—and wondering how to stay steady—this conversation is for you.

To learn more about the work Philip Young does visit his website: BlackUnykorn.com

To learn more about how I show yo in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #334 - Transmuting Pain, Embracing Light - An interview with return guest, Caroline Oceana Ryan

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is Caroline Oceana Ryan. She’s a visionary, an author and a channeler.

This is Caroline’s second visit to Empowering Chats this year. Her earlier interview—linked in the show notes below—focused on creating a world that works for everyone. In this episode, we dive a bit deeper into our personal world, exploring how we’re affected by time.

I begin this interview by asking, Why does it feel like everything is falling apart and time is accelerating?

Caroline explains that this acceleration—and the chaos we’re witnessing—is happening because many of us are transmuting.

She shares, “I’m hearing what many are saying: ‘Can’t we just go back to the way things were?’ But when things change, the brain has to learn new ways of doing things. The brain prefers what’s familiar, what feels safe. But the truth is—there’s no going back.”

According to Caroline, the universe is evolving. A wave of light is moving through the cosmos, affecting every planet, every star system—including Earth.

Old pain may resurface as a way to move us to a higher realm. When this happens, she suggests calling the pain forward and noticing what image or information arises. Whatever shows up—whether it's past pain or feelings of neglect—is still within us, still affecting our spirit. This is a form of blockage. But the more we’re able to dialogue with that pain and release it, the more peace we’ll experience.

She also notes that amplifying trauma—whether from this life or a past life—doesn’t mean we have to relive it. But we do need to acknowledge it so we can release it.

Caroline encourages us to focus on the beauty, on the joy. Be outside in nature. Know that many light beings are blanketing the planet. A tremendous amount of light is pouring into the Earth right now.

We are all constantly becoming. Take pleasure in the beauty of the present moment. Remind yourself of the Divine Light that’s enveloping everything. Be kind to yourself.

Caroline says we are here to be joyful and to be our true selves—and I wholeheartedly believe that.

To learn more about Caroline visit: AscensionTimes.com

To access my previous interview with Caroline, from May 2025 visit: EmpoweringChatsWithSusanBurrell.podbean.com/Caroline-Oceana-Ryan

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #333 - Clearing the Ancestral Path - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

In this solo episode, which originally ran earlier this year, I explore how we inherit more than just physical traits from our family.

I believe we also carry  family stories, patterns, wounds and traumas that are passed down through generations. Those emotional imprints can shape our beliefs, behaviors and even block personal growth.

Fear, anger and feeling devalued are often handed down for generations until it is a part of our behaviors and beliefs that also can become part of the collective consciousness.  It is often why sustainable change is a challenge because we are unaware that we have become our ancestors.

In this solo podcast I explore ancestral lineage and how behaviors and norms are passed down from generation to generation in a way that it becomes the fabric of our existence and our family story.

When those wounds and beliefs are cleared it makes room for your inner gifts and allows for the release of what no longer serves you. 

"Ancestral Clearing" is gaining recognition and traction because I believe we as individuals, and as a collective, are ready to break the cycles that keep us small. We are ready to transform, to heal and to live a more empowered life.

Interested in diving deeper? Join me for a virtual Ancestral Clearing Workshop on Zoom:

September 16th and November 4th

6:00 – 7:30 PM PST

To Register and for more information visit: SusanBurrell.com/ancestral-healing-workshop

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #332 - Beyond the Hot Flash! An interview with Holistic Nutritional Coach, Diahana Barnes

I’m honored to welcome Diahana Barnes, a Holistic Nutritional Coach and a very dear friend, to Empowering Chats. Diahana is launching a virtual summit on August 4th entitled Beyond the Hot Flash: Real Talk, Real Solutions.

In this conversation, Diahana shares why she felt called to create this summit. She talks about being divinely guided—literally feeling the message drop into her heart—that this was something she had to do for women.

One of Diahana’s many gifts is bringing people together to create meaningful, impactful events. She did this while working in the corporate field, and now she brings that same talent to her private coaching practice.

Her heart kept saying, “I want to create something beyond the hot flash” That’s where the title came from—but the summit is about so much more than just what’s happening in our bodies. Diahana shares that it could be about becoming an empty nester, dreaming of travel, or just being sick of cooking and needing new inspiration.

That’s what sparked the idea for this virtual summit.

She also shared the need to talk about the physical changes and about hormones, nutrition and wellness, and that’s not where it ends. It was important to Diahana to also bring together experts that offer real insights and have honest, heart-to-heart conversations about what we as women are going through. It’s important to find real solutions to help us on this journey.

I am thrilled to share that I will be one of the experts offering advice and guidance on Diahana’s virtual summit.

I asked Diahana if there were one or two “a-ha” moments that stood out for her—anything new she learned in the process.

She said one was the message of “just go—just do it.”

Too often, she says, we come up with excuses for why we can’t do the thing our heart is calling us to do. Herself included.

The second a-ha she received was about the power of taking a daily sabbatical. It can be a 5, 10, or 30 minute pause—whatever works for you—but it’s important to take a moment for yourself it can be transformative. This intentional pause inspired her to start building those moments into her own life. As she put it, “Little micro-habits and indulgences can truly change your life for the better.”

For more details and information on how to register for Diahana’s Virtual Summit, Beyond the Hot Flash: Real Talk, Real Solutions visit: BeyondTheHotFlashSummit.com

To learn more about Diahana visit: DiahanaBarnes.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #331 - From Trauma to Triumph, an interview with podcaster, Caroline Rena

So here I am, ready to dive into another fascinating conversation. I am excited to welcome my guest, Caroline Rena.

In this chat Caroline, host of the podcast Awakening Soul Divinity, has an extraordinary story to share. It's a journey of transformation—from who she thought she was, or who she pretended to be, to the empowered woman she is today.

In this empowering conversation, Caroline opens up about her past, including her time in the military, and how she eventually tapped into her divine gifts, which are now at the heart of her life’s work.

Here’s a powerful excerpt from what Caroline shares in the episode:

"For me, I’ve come to recognize that, on some level, I chose this journey—and the military is part of that story. So is my childhood. I joined the military to make my father proud. I never saw combat, but my trauma came from working in the medical field within the military. That’s where I experienced military sexual trauma and harassment. My boss, my commander—they were part of that trauma. At the time, I didn’t have the self-confidence or self-esteem to stand up for myself."

She goes on to share how that trauma seeped into her personal life. And she also shares her story of the toxic relationship she had with her first husband, who turned out to be a narcissist.

Caroline emphasizes that healing isn’t just emotional—it’s physical too. She had to learn to reconnect with her body through practices like somatic healing in order to truly begin her recovery.

We also explored an important topic: what happens when we feel called to heal others. Caroline reminds us that the real work begins with healing ourselves. In fact, the only person you can truly heal is yourself. That healing has to start within. Only then can you begin to fully accept and love the people in your life.

To take a listen to Caroline Rena's Podcast visit: AwakeningSoulDivinity.com

To visit Caroline's website visit: CarolineRena.com

To learn more about Somatic Healing I invite you to listen to a podcast I did with Somatic Healer, Scott Clover: EmpoweringChatsWithSusanBurrell.podbean.com/e/revealing-the-hidden-layers/

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #330 - Not an Ending, A Beginning, an interview with author and spiritual practitioner, Nancy MacMillian

I know I say this every time—and yes, I’m probably being redundant—but I say it because it’s true. I get to welcome and have chats with so many incredible guests. And this guest, Nancy MacMillian is no exception.

She has written an amazing book, and I’m so excited to introduce her.

Nancy MacMillian is a gifted storyteller and someone who guides others through one of life’s most profound transitions: Dying. I’m honored to welcome her to Empowering Chats.

Nancy’s work focuses on death and dying, and her book, Call to the Far Side, explores how we can approach death with awareness and support our loved ones as they enter this unknown—and often miraculous—part of life.

She speaks truths that need to be heard, especially in the Western world, where death is often handled in sterile, clinical settings like ICUs, far from family and loved ones.

We talk about the use of medication in the dying process—recognizing that when there’s pain, medication is necessary—but what about when there isn’t? Nancy believes possibilities open up when we allow the body to do what it naturally knows how to do. Nancy discusses the endorphins released near death, and how we might honor the body’s own ability to bring peace and grace.

We also explore what it means to die with dignity, kindness, and love.

Nancy encourages open conversations about death with those closest to us. When we talk about it—ask questions, share thoughts—it can help us be better companions to those we love as they enter that journey. It help us -the care giver - be more present, not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually.

In her book, she also highlights the growing number of resources available today that didn’t exist before, such as Death Doulas, music therapy, massage, and other out-of-the-box options. Her book speaks to the cultural shift happening in how we view death in the West—and it’s a hopeful one.

Call to the Far Side reintroduces the idea that death can be beautiful. It’s not something to fear or push away. As Nancy so eloquently puts it, this is about bringing death back into our hearts and homes—and remembering that our dead are not gone; they’re just in the next room.

Being intentional and conscious about the dying process can be incredibly supportive—for those who are transitioning, and for those of us walking alongside them.

To learn more about Nancy MacMillian visit: NancyMacMillan.com

To Purchase her book, Call to the Far Side visit: NancyMacMillan.com/book

To view Nancy's Substack Page visit: NancyMacMillan.substack.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #329 - The Egoless Revolution, an interview with visionary author, Cynthia Rivard

I’m truly grateful to welcome visionary author Cynthia Rivard to Empowering Chats.

Her latest book, Hope for a New Era – Turning the Tide: Love & Leadership through Turbulent Times, is both timely and transformational. She has a powerful quote at the beginning of her book that reads:

“When we discover the beauty of new perspectives, our world opens up—we develop more compassion and experience more peace and love.”

Cynthia defines hope as faith in action. She emphasizes the importance of trusting deeply—and then taking meaningful steps. Through action, we create both hope and empowerment.

She speaks of spiritual awakening as the intentional development of inner knowing—allowing yourself to be guided by the divinity within.

She reminds us: Now is our time. We must co-create a better world, act as responsible stewards of the planet, and rise to the moment with courage.

Cynthia acknowledges how overwhelming it can feel—there’s so much that needs rebuilding, and it’s easy to get stuck. Her advice:

Tap into your divine wisdom and take one step at a time. She goes on to say, "Your impact doesn’t have to be global—what matters is what you can do within your sphere of influence . . . acts rooted in love and joy ripple outward."

She calls for unity of purpose, asking us to set aside ego and judgment to create real solutions. True progress, she says, requires diverse perspectives.

“If we all think alike, we stay stuck. Change is constant, but we must guide it—not passively let it happen to us.”

We both agree that understanding builds compassion—and compassion is what moves the world forward.

To learn more about Cynthia Rivard visit: CynthiaRivard.com

To purchase her book, Hope for a New Era, on Amazon: Amazon.com/Hope-for-a-New-Era

To learn more about her non-profit organization Global Rising Tide visit: GlobalRisingTide.org

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #328 - Recognizing Divine Intervention, an interview with Spiritual Teacher and Author, Karoleen Fober 

In this Empowering Chat episode, I'm joined by Karoleen Fober — a spiritual teacher and author of the book Opening to Divine Intervention.

The title of Karoleen’s book immediately caught my attention, especially the phrase Divine Intervention. For me, that’s the whisper, the message I’ve learned to listen for — and in this conversation, we dive into what that really means.

Karoleen shares her personal understanding of Divine Intervention, describing it as something hard to explain, yet undeniably real. To make sense of it, she’s broken it down into 15 different types, some of those include: miracles, divine pivotal moments, premonitions, dreams and manifestations.

We also explore the signs that often show up at major turning points in our lives — those “mini-miracles” that can’t easily be explained, but seem to arrive just when we need them most. These moments remind us we’re being divinely guided, supported by a force greater than ourselves.

Karoleen believes spiritual communication is our original language, and I share in her belief that it's time we embrace who we truly are: spiritual beings having a human experience. By accepting the Divine Spark within each of us, we open the door to greater peace, harmony, and balance — both individually and collectively.

This episode is an invitation to shift into a new system of living — one that’s open to infinite possibilities, deep guidance, and divine connection.

For more on Karoleen Fober visit: KaroleenFober.com

To purchase her book visit: Opening-To-Divine-Intervention-Book

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #327 - Re-Writing Your Soul Contract - A Solo Show with your Host, Susan Burrell

In this solo show, I begin by asking: How are we growing our soul?

I think it's time for us to recognize how deeply our ancestors have informed us—how, for generations, beliefs and patterns have been passed down through our family heritage. And maybe we’re still behaving in ways that no longer serve us.

I know we each carry a spark of divinity within and when we begin to align with the truth of who we are is when we begin to recognize opportunities that are meant for our highest good—opportunities that support our soul’s growth.

It’s important to stay aware. To check in with yourself. Are you truly satisfied with your life? Or is something asking to shift or change?

This is about soul growth—tuning in, being honest, and acknowledging where old spiritual vows or contracts may no longer serve us. For me, many of those old agreements have shifted. They no longer serve who I am today or who I am becoming.

As part of my own soul growth—and to support yours—I’ve started offering Ancestral Clearing Workshops. These short, guided sessions take place on Zoom, where I walk you through simple steps to help you identify and release inherited patterns or traditions that no longer serve you.

That’s why I’m exploring the idea of rewriting the contract—with your higher self.

As a bonus, I end this episode with a guided meditation called “Rewriting Your Soul Contract.” If you usually listen to my podcast while driving, I encourage you to set aside some quiet time or take a walk in nature to experience the meditation fully.

For more information about my Ancestral Workshops please visit: SusanBurrell.com/ancestral-healing-workshop

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #326 - Brave Action - An interview with  author James Twyman

Okay everybody you are in for an incredible experience in this episode of  Empowering Chats. I am thrilled and so honored to welcome my guest, author James Twyman. His latest book is called, I Don’t Know, Maybe, I Love You.

James is not only an author but also an Episcopal Franciscan priest and a lifelong follower of St. Francis. Here is what he has to say about what he wrote, “This book is meant to be a pause button, an opportunity to hold still and look at the big picture, what we really want in our lives and in the world. Taking a collective deep breath may not solve all the complex problems we face, but it might be a first step toward finding a solution to the dark and elusive issues of our era.”

James is calling people to step up, become de-polarizing agents and change the world one conversation at a time.

He has a Credo he lives by, that goes something like this; “I don’t care who you voted for –– come and walk with me. I don’t care who you support –– come and serve with me, there is nothing you can say that’s going to change the way I feel about you, so come and love with me.”

James and I both agree that we can be much more effective when we realize we all come from the same place. A place of love with an understanding that we are all human.

The question to ask ourselves, before entering into a divisive conflict or protest is; Are we coming together to be angry and prove our “rightness” or are we coming together peacefully because we want to unite and show we are here to listen and be open to solutions?

James emphasizes the need to de-polarize, hence his motivation to start the “De-Polarizing” movement. His goal is to unite and to come back together so we can focus on a higher goal, one that unites rather than separates.

To learn more about James Twyman: WorldPeacePulse.com

If you’d like to purchase his book, “I Don’t Know, Maybe, I Love You,” and learn more about the “De-Polarize Movement”: De-Polarize.com

To learn more about me and how I show up I the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #325 - Honoring Your Shadow Side - An interview with Jungian Therapist and author, Dr. Connie Zweig

Dr. Connie Zweig, Jungian Therapist and author is once again gracing the airwaves here on Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell. I am so honored to once again be in conversation with Connie. This time to discuss shadow work.

There is a resurgence of shadow work, but not for Connie, she has been doing this work since the 80s, before it became a “thing.”

Both Connie and I find it fascinating. People are struggling and cognitive therapy, for many, is proving to not be enough. People are looking for more and shadow work is becoming the spiritual component that is adding a much-needed layer to the conscious awareness that people are seeking.

Connie is excited to share that shadow work is reaching a new generation.  Young people are opening up to the unconscious side of themselves and ready to do the hard work.

Connie feels that we need to give permission for people to feel what they are feeling. There is a lot of rage right now circling our world, and it is showing up in both our personal lives and globally. So we have to ask the questions:

How much of that rage is rooted in projection?

In our childhood?

In our othering of others?

And how much of it is authentic anger?

Sometimes, the anger is good, because it can fuel action. By practicing shadow awareness, you can learn how to include whatever you have been excluding. Be more inclusive of yourself. Be in receivership. Focus on love and the positive qualities.

By going for the higher stage and choosing love and compassion, we can learn how to hold the differences and also hold the love.

To learn more about Dr. Connie Zweig: ConnieZweig.com

To check out her books and videos: ConnieZweig.com/booksvideos/

To follow her on Substack: Substack.com/@shadowwork1

To listen to her Podcast, Dr. Neil's Spiritual Awakening to Non-Duality, with her husband, Dr. Neil: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3336065.rss

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #324 - Astrology as a Tool for Self-Discovery - An Interview with astrologist and author, Catherine Gerdes

As many of you know I have been doing shadow work with clients as well as in my personal life. And my guest for this episode of Empowering Chats captures this same theme in her book, Astrology and Shadow Work. I am excited to welcome author and astrologist, Catherine Gerdes to this powerful chat.

When I opened Catherine’s book, I was caught by this aspect of combining shadow work with astrology.

According to Catherine we are all born with a cosmic blueprint which when followed or lived allows us to come back home to ourselves and connect to the essence of who we are.

In her book, Catherine presents a detailed exploration of the twelve sun signs and their shadow aspects. She guides us, the reader by showing us how to turn our birth chart into a practical road map for self-discovery.

Catherine and I have a fascinating chat about how astrology and shadow work can bridge the gap between your astrological wiring and your well-being.

To learn more about Catherine Gerdes visit: Catherine-Gerdes.com

To purchase her book Astrology and Shadow Work visit: Catherine-gerdes.com/books

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #323 - The Radiant Field of Love & Kindness - An Interview with modern mystic, Therese Tucker

I am so happy to welcome modern mystic and psychic guide, Therese Tucker to Empowering Chats once again. Therese joined me on Empowering Chats in 2024. I am grateful to have her back for another chat. I am welcoming back several guests this year who have graced my show in the past. With so much movement and transformation occurring in the world right now I am finding a revisit with many past guests to be refreshing as we assess current events.

So I started this podcast with Therese with the question: Where are we now in regards to the state of the world? As a mystic and an intuitive guide​ Therese has a lot to share. She is also a creative being who creates artwork and jewelry. She embodies what it means to be creative and how to show up and share your gifts with the world.

In this chat Therese and I talk about how time has sped up and how a different energy experience is being felt on a global level and also on a personal level.

We both recognize that there is a higher timeline at work here. One that is partly determined by our own inner compass of connection or lack of connection.  Therese goes on to define the 2 world-timelines which represent the polarization between love, oneness and service or fear and anger.

Together we explore what it means to express love through the simple and small actions, understanding that sometimes the most loving act you can do ​at any given moment is to offer a smile, a hug​ or encouraging word or two.

It takes little effort to move the needle towards love and kindness. It starts with you and the moment you are in at any given time. Be present to yourself and it will radiate out to those you touch in your life.

Start by checking in with yourself​. Ask yourself​, what can you effect right now? How ​am I doing today? and if there is something that shows up for you then ​have compassion for yourself, particularly if you are the one in need.  Therese says it's always important to start with yourself.

To learn more about Therese Tucker visit: BlytheStarlight.com

For more information about her Karma Cards visit her YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/blythestarlight

To listen to my previous podcast interview with Therese Tucker: EmpoweringChatsWithSusanBurrell.podbean.com/e/leading-with-light/

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #322 - A World that Works for Everyone - An Interview with channeler and medium, Caroline Oceana Ryan

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is with a channeler and medium whom I had the pleasure of interviewing in 2023. I am honored to once again welcome Caroline Oceana Ryan to Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell.

I have been following her for a while and I am excited to engage in a chat with her once again. In this chat we explore what is occurring in our country at the present.

As a channeler, Caroline is able to go between her guides and what is dropping in for her and what is occurring, and communicate it to us in a way that we can understand.

Caroline explains that the old paradigm that states we have to suffer in order to grow spiritually is not true anymore. We can release struggle.

We are waking up to the change. And Caroline states that many aware and sensitive people are noticing the toxic and wounded masculinity we have lived under for years is shifting and is ending. And there is no reason for the struggle any longer. We are here to experience joy and peace.

The light pouring into the planet is shining on all that needs to be illuminated so transformation can begin. The age of peace and prosperity is upon us.

What it means, according to Caroline is this: That which no longer serves the whole of humanity and the earth is breaking down. That is why we are seeing all of this chaos and disorder and general madness.

The question we must ask ourselves through this transition is: How can we accept the other, the one(s) we think are perpetrators so that we are not continually fueling division? According to Caroline, everything is becoming more heart based.

To learn more about Caroline and the work she does visit: AscensionTimes.com

To explore her books, including the latest one, The Spirit of The Dragon Times visit: AscensionTimes.com/spirit-of-the-dragon-tribes

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #321 - Trust What You Feel - An Interview with author and podcaster, Sherianna Boyle

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is an author and fellow podcaster that I have had on my show at least twice. I am thrilled to once again welcome Sherianna Boyle to Empowering Chats.  Sherianna has a new book out called, Just Ask Spirit. 

In the opening pages of her book, she states this, “In the human world depending on our perceptions we experience emotions either as a gain or loss of energy . . . The challenge is that when we lose energy by denying, ignoring or reacting to emotions the memory of who we truly are – a spiritual being in a human body – dissipates, in other words emotional stress prevents us from knowing and connecting to our soul’s purpose.”

According to Sherianna we are all conduits of spirit. Our human experience includes learning to experience emotions on a level that allows those emotions to flow through us. Blocking them is not the answer to growth or spiritual healing.

Sherianna says when life feels frightening or uncertain, just ask Spirit!

In this chat we dive into her book and explore what that might look like. Including the exploration of our own intuitive gifts to discover the relationship between mental health and spirituality and how emotions and Spirit, working together offer infinite resources to higher wisdom clarity, love, our purpose and so much more.

It takes practice and trust. Trusting yourself and listening to your gut.

To learn more about Sherianna and all that she offers, visit her website: SheriannaBoyle.com

To purchase her book, Just Ask Spirit visit: SheriannaBoyle.com/Books

To listen to her podcast "Just Ask Spirit visit: Just-Ask-Spirit-Podcast

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #320 - Ancestral Clearing & Shadow Work - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

In this solo episode I am focus​ing on shadow work and what it means to experience an Ancestral Clearing. This is a topic I have been exploring in my personal life for some time and most recently in my podcast with various guests.

This process for me has been interesting, fascinating and very powerful.

When I first started this journey it was with the intent to clear away the belief that I was not valued or worthy.

I am bringing this up now because what is occurring in the world right now is this eruption of hidden aspects. The shadows, if you will, are being illuminated within individuals and societies – we call it the shadow side because it is usually hidden from view.

Many of us began to hide aspects of ourselves at a young age. I believe fear, anger, feeling devalued are handed down for generations until it is a part of our behaviors and beliefs that become part of the collective consciousness.  It is often why sustainable change is a challenge because we are unaware that we have become our ancestors and diminished our power of free choice.  Clearing the oaths, vows and beliefs that have been passed down can make room for new behaviors and development of our inner gifts.

Ancestral Clearing is helpful and can create freedom for yourself and for future generations.

If you are curious about your shadow parts and how to clear them through your ancestral line then please join me for a virtual Ancestral Clearing Session or Sessions. I will be offering a series of 4 sessions with the first one coming up on Tuesday, May 6 on Zoom.

To learn more please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com/ancestral-healing-workshop

EP #319 - The Truth of Who We Are - An Interview with spiritual teacher, author and shaman, Jonathan Hammond

This episode with my guest, Jonathan Hammond is so powerful I can’t wait to share it. It is chock full of wisdoms, insights and practical tools for understanding our shadow and the truth of who we are.

This is Jonathan’s second visit to Empowering Chats and I am so grateful to once again welcome him back for another amazing chat. He is a spiritual teacher, a Shaman and an author.

In this conversation we dive deep into what is occurring globally on Mother Earth and how we as individuals are responding. Many of us are walking in fear and anger and allowing our shadow side to lead us through these unfortunate and scary times.

The work Jonathan does and what he shares in this episode illuminates more clearly what the purpose of doing shadow work is and how it can benefit us. He explains that Soul Retrieval is part of this new growth that is occurring now on our planet. As a healer he also shares that shamanic healing is about putting something back that was lost, or releasing something that no longer serves us and therefore should no longer be a part of us.

He goes on to say that many of us, including light leaders and light workers need reminding that shadow work can be addressed lovingly and recognized for what it is without it “overtaking” our light.

Here is how Jonathan puts it: If You are of the light, the darkness doesn’t overtake you it pushes you toward more light.

The more that light leaders and people of empathy who care to make a difference, are clear on what they are here to do, the more we can all lead with love, taking care to stay detached from the ugly occurring outside of us.

It is about sitting back to observe the whole picture and waiting to respond. Jonathan says it’s about walking our path of love and emulating for others how it is done until they see it and then decide to join us on this path.

Jonathan and I both discussed what we can do to stay focused on our light and the truth of who we are.

To learn more about Jonathan and the work he does please visit: MindBodySpiritMaui.com

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #318 - Divine Messengers - An Interview with author, Margaret Ann Lembo

I am happy and honored to welcome Margaret Ann Lembo to Empowering Chats.  In this interview we discuss Archangels and Saints. And more specifically how the vibe of angels can help us get through life’s challenges.

Margaret Ann Lembo is an award-winning author, aromatherapist and the owner of The Crystal Garden. She has also produced 7 Oracle Affirmation Decks.

In this powerful chat we dive into her latest book, The Essential Guide to Archangels and Saints.

According to Margaret, angels are energy. And archangels specifically are loving forces that are here to assist us in life.

Margaret began giving “Angel Talks” in the early 90s and from there evolved into writing about angels and exploring how they interweave into our lives.

Her book includes a comprehensive list of more than sixty archangels and saints with detailed profiles to help you easily find the specific spiritual beings that align with your needs. She provides you, the reader, a way to connect with your guides so that their wisdom can assist you along your life’s path.

Margaret feels that by working with the energy of the archangels and saints, you can deepen your connection to self and the Divine and thereby experience a more meaningful life here on earth.

To learn more about Margaret visit her website: MargaretAnnLembo.com

To purchase her book, visit: MargaretAnnLembo.com/the-essential-guide-to-archangels-and-saints/

To visit her Crystal Shop, follow this link: TheCrystalGarden.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #317 - The Gift of Shadow Work - An Interview featuring Shaman, Granddaughter Crow

I am honored to welcome Granddaughter Crow to Empowering Chats. Granddaughter Crow is a member of the Navajo Nation and a Shaman. She is also the author of Shamanism and Your Shadow.

In this chat we dive into the meaning of symbols, spirit animals and ancient wisdoms. Our main focus and the main theme in her book revolves around shadow work.

Granddaughter Crow walks us through the path of using spirit animals as guides to help us get to know our inner selves as well as our shadow side. According to Granddaughter Crow, working with our shadow side is a sacred practice and it does not have to be “scary” or “dark” as it is sometimes portrayed in our culture.

It is about recognizing the unseen and hidden aspects of the self. When the shadow is illuminated is when the gifts are also shown.

According to Granddaughter Crow working with our shadow is a sacred practice that can help us to re-balance and trust.  She likens it to the opening of a lotus flower which has many layers and sometimes the layers only appear when we are ready to accept and embrace our shadow.

To learn more about Granddaughter Crow and listen to her podcast visit: GranddaughterCrow.com

To learn check out her YouTube Channel visit: YouTube.com/@GranddaughterCrow

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #316 - Creative Legacy - A Solo Show featuring your host, Susan Burrell

As we enter into the month of April and Spring I am pausing and sharing my thoughts about our theme for the month of April. Legacy. What is a legacy? And what about us is unique and often noticed by our friends and family? How are we remembered when we are gone?  Many of us have our own ideas about what a legacy is or can be and l will touch on those ideas in this episode.

What I am also exploring and sharing in this podcast is the idea of what it means to leave behind a "Creative Legacy." 

I love my job because I get to interview so many fascinating people and many of them are authors.  I interviewed a poet and author last year, Jim Ellis about his newly released book, Breadcrumbs, Volume 2, Poems & Prose Found Along the Sacred Path.

Jim's insights about his life, the life of those that touched him and his universal message are all beautifully expressed in his book through beautiful prose and poetry. It is uplifting and engaging, and like the Hansel and Gretel fairytale, the analogy here is that breadcrumbs shall be left along the path so that there is a clear trail back to what you left behind or what you are meant to find.

Jim passed away earlier this year and I am dedicating this episode of Empowering Chats to his memory and the creative legacy his left behind.

To listen to my previous interview with Jim where we talk about his book please visit: https://empoweringchatswithsusanburrell.podbean.com/e/5-10-24-jim-ellis-susan-burrell/

To purchase Jim's book, Breadcrumbs, Volume 2 visit Amazon: https://a.co/d/fVKNB20

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP. #315 - Reclaiming Our Magic, an interview with Witchpreneur and podcaster, Julie Foucht

I am thrilled to welcome Julie Foucht back to Empowering Chats for another in depth chat about the work she does including the magic of women and how we can reclaim our voice.

In this chat we discuss "witch wounds" and how, as a collective, we can raise our vibration. And through collaboration circles we can co-create new rules of behavior in both business and personal relationships.  

According to Julie, for many years we played the game of patriarchy. In this game when a man has power it is celebrated. If we have male witches they are revered, brilliant healers. In this game women are made to serve men. For much of that time when the feminine came into this game we said "okay we'll serve." But the times are changing and women are ready to create a new game. 

Julie believes the Patriarchy is shoving back saying they want new rules and they want to play this "new" game together. And yet they are also fighting this new way of being because there are no rules and what we are seeing is bullying tactics and lower vibration energy.

Both Julie and I believe we are here right now to integrate our shadow pieces and go back to our wholeness. It's about bringing the shadow side into the light and recognizing it for what it is. There is a part of us that wants to control what people do because we think our way is the "right" way.

And so how do we reintegrate those shadow parts of ourselves in a way that it changes the way the world operates? That is the work I believe we are all here to do.

To learn more about Julie visit: JulieFoucht.com

To learn more about her new group, "Witchpreneur Sisterhood" and how to get involved visit:  JulieFoucht.com/witchpreneursistermind

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

For more information and to sign-up for my Ancestral Clearing Workshop visit:  SusanBurrell.com/ancestral-healing-workshop

EP. #314 - All that is Possible, an interview with Astrologer and Author, Kate Rose

I am delighted to welcome Kate Rose back for an encore chat about her book, Written in the Stars.

In this episode we touch on the Astrology for this year of 2025 and we also talk about Twin Flames and what they represent in relationship to our individuality and in partnership with someone else. And it’s not what you think.

Ultimately what Kate and I explore is the time in space we are currently occupying and how we are all being affected.  I believe we are all here to be open-hearted and we are here to learn about how to give and receive love.

The month of March is particularly intense and transformative. Venus, the love planet is in retrograde for most of this month. Through the early part of the month many of us will be dealing with issues we haven’t wanted to face but can no longer ignore. When Venus comes out of retrograde and begins a forward movement we too will feel the energy shift and be ready to look forward. March 27th ends Venus in retrograde.

This time in the collective is important, it is a time for us to collectively understand the oneness of the all.

As Kate so aptly put it, “As long as we are seeking power, we will not be able to seek the truth.”

To access Kate’s book, “Written in the Stars” visit: WordsOfKateRose.com/bookskaterose

To learn more about Kate visit: WordsOfKateRose.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP. #313 - Ancestral Healing, a solo show with your host Susan Burrell

Fear, anger and feeling devalued are often handed down for generations until it is a part of our behaviors and beliefs that also can become part of the collective consciousness.  It is often why sustainable change is a challenge because we are unaware that we have become our ancestors.

Clearing the oaths, vows and beliefs that have been passed down through the generations can make room for new behaviors and development of our inner gifts.

In this solo podcast I explore ancestral lineage and how behaviors and norms are passed down from generation to generation in a way that it becomes the fabric of our existence and our family story.

When those wounds and beliefs are cleared it makes room for the development of your inner gifts and allows for the release of what no longer serves you. 

To learn more about my one-day workshop, "Ancestral Clearing" taking place in Ventura, California on April 6, 2025 please follow this link:

SusanBurrell.com/ancestral-healing-workshop

To learn more about how I show up in the world check out my website: SusanBurrell.com

EP. #312 - Keeping It Real, an interview with channeler and medium, Michelle Carpenter.

I am honored to welcome Michelle Carpenter to Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell. Michelle is a Spiritual Medium and a Channeler.

In this powerful chat we learn her story of trauma from a very young age and how she navigated that trauma by dis-associating from it.

As she reached her thirties, she began to investigate her life and her choices. It took a lot of hard work through counseling and facing her way of being in the world for her to heal.

Michelle recognizes that language is important, however just as important if not more so, is learning to speak from the heart. Michelle says heart to heart language means you show up with compassion and love and that is how we all get connected.

Learning to laugh through trauma or laugh at past experiences can also be very healing.  Sometimes having a sense of humor is how we get through traumatic experiences.

Michelle is the direct channel for the Council of 8, Angelic beings of light. They are here to guide humanity in sharing Truth and Love.

Michelle and I also talked about humanity and learning to tune in to each other. Surrendering and letting go is perhaps the best path to walk in this year of 2025 where so much change is occurring at a rapid pace.

To learn more about Michelle please visit her website: MichCarpenter.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP. #311 - Dynamic Neutrality, A solo show and guided meditation with your host, Susan Burrell

I think it is time to quiet the inner critic. Not easy to do and something I think we could all benefit from.

As a light leader I am inviting all light leaders to explore their inner landscape and learn more about what it means to be a light leader.

In this podcast I chat about my upcoming Light Leader, Soul Growth Workshop and what it means to be a light leader and to grow your soul.

This Empowering Chat also features a guided meditation. As I prepared for this show and this meditation the phrase, “Dynamic Neutrality” dropped into my mind.

For me being dynamic, means something is in constant motion or always changing and moving. A dynamic flow of energy. I believe the infinite is always growing by means of us. If I am growing my soul, then the oneness of all is also growing.

So how does that compare to neutrality? I believe neutrality is that place where we find peace within. A detached sort of peace that brings calm.

Almost like being on the balance beam where you find the perfect balance so that you can move forward and not fall off.

To learn more about my upcoming Light Leader, Soul Growth Workshop visit: SusanBurrell.com/light-leader-workshop-2025

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP. #310 - Vibrational Attunement, An Interview with author and intuitive empath, Penney Peirce.

I know I say this all the time but I am going to say it again. I am so blessed and lucky to have the job that I have and be on the leading edge of conversations with people doing the work and spreading their wisdom out in the world.In this episode of Empowering Chats, I have a heartfelt conversation with author and intuitive empath, Penney Peirce.

Our topic is Frequency and Vibration.

Penney is celebrating the 15-year anniversary of her book, Frequency, The Power of Personal Vibration. The book has been reissued with additional chapters and a new intro.

This is one of her best-selling books with an ever-popular subject. She believes, people are starting to get it and are understanding and knowing that we all vibrate at different levels. Our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies all have their own vibration. And the key is to reach attunement with all of these frequencies.

The planet also has it’s own vibrational frequency and many people on earth are beginning to become aware of this as well. The attunement happens in waves for many of us.

The key to accessing our frequency is to quiet the thinking brain, that side of ourselves that tries to create order and make sense of what is occurring in our physical plane. The body knows what to do and how to adapt to the frequency, we need to listen to that.

What really opens us according to Penney is to release the need for attention and identity and to allow yourself to be available and exposed so that the people and experiences you need to grow will find you. You draw what you need toward you and that’s how it happens. Trust and letting go is a big part of this growth process.

To learn more about Penney Pierce and to access all of her books visit: PenneyPeirce.com

Penney is also on the Substack Platform, under the title of Transformation Queen, see her writing at: SubStack.com/@transformationqueen

To learn more about I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #309 - Igniting Soul Growth - A Solo Show with Your Host, Susan Burrell

Join me for this solo show where I chat about the Journey of Soul Growth. I tap into the idea of opulence. And what that can call forth for you, including freedom, opportunity, flow of source and the high frequency of love.

So how do we grow our soul? It requires a focused energy of courage, enthusiasm, using inspiration to know what your inner guidance system is trying to tell you. 

When we get challenges in our daily lives that seem insurmountable, that is a time for your soul to grow. The opportunity to grow on a deep inner level is always available to us.  Once you commit to really knowing yourself and you begin to pay attention and listen then the growth can begin. And it does not always occur in small increments; sometimes it can be a sudden burst of energy and growth.

The opportunity for Soul Growth is vast.

Are you ready to receive? For me 2025 is all about focusing within. Taking the journey of soul growth, of oneness and soul value. I encourage all of you to become consciously aware of what you are putting your focus on.

I believe it is important that we lift up and raise up our frequency by turning towards light and love. I believe that is why we are here.

To learn more about my upcoming Light Leader Soul Growth Workshop and to Register please visit: SusanBurrell.com/light-leader-workshop-2025

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #308 - A Wave of Peace - An Interview with Peace Messenger, David Wick

What an amazing time in history we are experiencing.  I don't know about you guys but there are days I am unsure how to respond to all the chaos and unrest in the world and then on other days I am fascinated and so grateful for the people doing the hard work and bringing light to the world. 

Here on Empowering Chats I get to meet and interview those people I call Light Leaders who are here to spread love, light and hope to everyone they meet. I am honored to welcome David Wick to Empowering Chats.

David calls himself a messenger of peace. And he walks the talk. He serves on the Council of Directors for the non-profit organization, Pathways to Peace. They are an international Peace-building, educational and consulting organization whose main goal is to foster Peace-builders and Peace-building activities in order to create a Culture of Peace. 

In this chat David and I dive into the significance of individual and collective peace-building, riding the PeaceWave and taking part in the Peace Movement through the "Peace everyday at Noon," practice.

I believe we can never work too hard in bringing light and peace to our inner world and then shining out to the greater world. The work David and others are doing to this end is inspiring.

To learn more about David Wick and the Pathways to Peace visit: PathwaysToPeace.org

To learn more about the Peace 2030 Movement visit: Peace2030.earth

For more information about the Noetic Organization visit: Noetic.org

For more information about the United Nations International Day of Peace visit: UN.org/en/observances/international-day-peace

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #308 - Moving Through Life with  Peace & Grace - An Interview with teacher of Practical Spirituality, Selena Maitreya

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is author and teacher of Practical Spirituality, Selina Maitreya. After a traumatic car accident Selina began to receive messages from her guides and channel messages that led to her writing a book, entitled, “Raise Your Frequency, Transform Your Life.”

Her book is a hands-on guide to cultivating a more conscious and spiritually present life. She talks about how moving from a low frequency to a high frequency is necessary in order to shift from negativity to a loving response. Being in awareness is the first step.

According to Selina it is all about noticing where we are at during any point in our daily life as we walk through our days. What we put our attention on grows. Through transformative practices we can become empowered to change any difficult situation into a tool to create peace.

In this chat we explore ways to respond to daily stress with the highest knowing so that transformation can occur and peace and love can become the way of response.

Selina will be hosting a 1-Day workshop and book reading in March in San Diego.

To learn more about the workshop visit: PracticalSpiritualityWithSelina.com/book-readings-workshops/

For more about Selina Maitreya and her book visit: PracticalSpiritualityWithSelina.com

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #307 - The Whistle-Stop Tour of Stoicism - An Interview with podcaster and author, Tanner Campbell

I am honored and excited to have Tanner Campbell on Empowering Chats and tease out the question of, “What is Stoicism?” Which also happens to be the title of the book he co-authored with Kai Whiting.

This year’s overarching theme for Empowering Chats is Soul Growth.  And this podcast interview with Tanner I think is a wonderful way to kick off 2025.

To me Tanner’s book is like the “cliff notes” version of stoicism.  The book illustrates an easy introduction to stoicism that is understandable, corrects stereotypes and defines it appropriately, rescuing it from the social media calamities circulating on the web.

To me stoicism feels like the cornerstone for humanity.

Stoicism is defined as An ancient Greek philosophy that is also a full and complete life philosophy.

The word stoic has undergone an odd transformation over time. Today, it is used to describe someone who is indifferent to pleasure or pain. In ancient times, however, a Stoic was a member of a philosophical school whose original members gathered in Athens at a painted colonnade — or stoa in Greek. The modern meaning of the word, for many, refers to stoic as cold and inhumane. In reality, Stoicism is a humanistic philosophy designed to help its practitioners find an inner peace that cannot be shaken or influenced by outer events.

The practice of stoicism is not about being right and the other person being wrong. It is a practice of questioning and it requires the individual to take responsibility for their life, their actions and then to look inward for answers.

Tanner also has his own podcast entitled, Practical Stoicism where he prompts his listeners to ask themselves daily questions so as to get the process going of living a stoic life.  To listen to his podcast visit: StoicismPod.com

To purchase his book "What is Stoicism?" visit: WhatIsStoicismBook.com

To learn more about Tanner's co-author, Kai Whiting visit: StoicKai.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #306 - Natural Magic - An Interview with shamanic practitioner, Jonathan Hammond

I am honored and thrilled to welcome shamanic practitioner and author of, “The Shaman’s Mind” Jonathan Hammond to Empowering Chats.

Jonathan does not readily identify with the title of “shaman” ; he prefers natural healer. Nature plays a big part in his life. It (nature) is the teacher and the co-creator, and according to Jonathan we have a lot to learn from nature.

Our chat focuses on ancient wisdom that has surrounded shamans and the way they look at the world – which is universal to many of us. The basic belief is that our thoughts do create our reality.

Jonathan talks about the practice of living your life as though you are “walking a shamanic path” within your current environment. This is where natural magic occurs. It is about self-advocacy, and knowing you are growing and evolving because you are part of one grand organism. We all are. The external world (nature) is in support of you and others.

When living life from that perspective you open yourself up to all that is presented to you​.

Jonathan believes that our road back to ourselves is the love of home and the love of the feminine. This is where we live, where ​our true soul resides. I echo these sentiments.

In this powerful chat Jonathan and I touch on many wisdoms including that ​we have choice ​and it often leads to life, growth and evolution.

To learn more about Jonathan Hammond visit: MindBodySpiritMaui.com

For more information on his book, The Shaman's Mind, visit: MindBodySpiritMaui.com/the-shamans-mind/

To learn more about  how I show up on the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #305 - Soul Growth - A solo show with your host, Susan Burrell 

As I sat to contemplate this year and get ready for 2025 I realized I was trying too hard to get excited about this year of 2025. And I also recognized that I am holding pieces of fear. Pieces that I intend to look at closely to better understand why this is showing up.

And so here is what we are looking at for Empowering Chats for this year. Soul Growth. These two words kept dropping into my body as I was preparing for this year.  So, Soul Growth is our overarching theme for Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell for the year of 2025. I feel this is so spot on for both my personal life and for my podcast.

I believe that life and nature have a way of illuminating those things we need to pay attention to in our life. For me dragonflies are a sign of transformation. As I prepared for this podcast and for my intention for 2025​, dragonflies began to show up for me. So pay attention to them. I think they will show up as a guidance system ​and as a way to lead us into transformation.

Transforming from the inside out requires that we continue to do our deep inner work. Meditating, walking in nature, journaling, taking creative classes or reading an inspiring book are all ways for us to dig deep and explore our inner landscape. And something that works for me is to continue to ask myself, Who am I now? I encourage you to do the same.

The inner work requires us to listen to our heart and choose to be more awake and lead from a place of light and love.

The fear, the anger, the being critical of others is really about what we are feeling inside of ourselves. So, I gotta ask – What are you afraid of? What is showing up for you? Are you afraid of what is showing up? 

What if you fully embody the love that you are? Perhaps by doing so, the judgement, the critical eye we focus on outside of ourselves, will begin to diminish. What if instead we looked within to discern where those dark pockets are? And then we forgive ourselves.

Part of Soul Growth is all about forgiveness. It must start with us first​, with The Individual. If every individual did this inner work, then the outside world becomes a better place. All the chaos and stuff we are having reactions to will begin to diminish and transform – just like the dragonfly.

To learn more about how I show up in the world I invite you to visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #304 - A Story of Hope for This Holiday Season - featuring an interview with veteran and inspirational speaker, Jason Morgan

As I close out 2024 my team and I have been talking about our theme for 2025. And we have landed on Soul Growth as our overarching message for this upcoming year.

I am bringing this up now because my team and I decided to replay a show I recorded in 2021 with veteran, inspirational speaker and author Jason Morgan. His story is all about soul growth and facing life challenges with a "can do" attitude. Jason was injured in the line of duty and came home a paraplegic. 

During his recovery, Jason was introduced to the non-profit organization Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) and it became a life-saver for him. With their help he was paired with a service dog to assist him in living an independent life. His first canine companion service dog, Napal, is the one featured in his book, A Dog Called Hope.

I strongly encourage you to listen to the words of this very special man and his story or courage, hope and inspiration.

In June of 1999, Jason Morgan was deployed to South America on a counter narcotics mission. His life was changed forever in the remote area of Ecuador when during an altercation with drug traffickers, his driver lost control of their SUV causing it to launch off the road into a steep ravine. Jason was ejected from the car and suffered a crushed spine. He was left for dead, drowning with his face submerged in swampy water, but then a miracle occurred. An American missionary working on radio towers in the area came upon the scene and saved Jason’s life.

Two months later Jason awoke from a coma with no immediate recollection of what had happened. He was told by doctors it was a miracle he had survived. However, as a result of his extensive injuries he was also told he would never walk again.

Jason has since developed a special creed to offer hope to others who have been tragically injured: “I’ve tried to live my life by offering hope and renewed strength to those who have suffered a tragic injury or disability. Life may not be better or worse, but it will be different and I want to show them by example that you can live a productive life. And a life of purpose no matter what condition you’re in. You need to focus on your ability, not your disability.”

Today, Jason Morgan continues to use his story to motivate groups and individuals. Discussions are now underway for the book to become a major motion picture.  Jason remarried on April 24, 2021 and has five boys. Jason, Kim and his dog, Yago now reside in Nevada, Texas.

To learn more about Jason Morgan visit his website: ssgtjasonmorgan.com

To order his book, A Dog Called Hope visit: barnesandnoble.com

To learn more about A Dog Called Hope visit: ssgtjasonmorgan.com/a-dog-called-hope-my-book

To listen to past podcasts and learn about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #303 - Endings & Beginnings - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

This is my last episode of Empowering Chats for 2024. Every year the time seems to be floating past faster and faster.  As my team and I close out another year of podcasting I am contemplating endings and beginnings, and so it felt appropriate to tackle that subject in this podcast.

How do we anticipate endings and beginnings? Is it with joyful anticipation or with trepidation? Does it depend on what is ending or beginning? How often do you find yourself resisting the end or the beginning of something coming toward you?

This grand life we are living is always in flux and flowing in many different directions. And on a daily basis we are hit with endings and beginnings, some so small they go unnoticed. It's the big changes that throw most of us off balance. So when I am aware of a big change coming my way, whether it's an ending to something or the beginning of something new, I often ask myself, "What is it that I need to know?" And then I go silent and listen for the answer.

The answer by the way is not always a clearly spelled out response. In order to "hear" what I need to know it requires going into my heart space. We live in a dynamic universe filled with so much potential and so much love. And it's all there for us to lean into and explore with curiosity and wonder.

I challenge you during this season of giving to go within. Into your heart space to listen to what it is you need to know. The gift of oneness is there for all of us to take a hold of and learn from.

As Empowering Chats closes out 2024 and welcomes in 2025 (an ending and a beginning) I am excited to share that our theme for Empowering Chats for next year will be "Soul Growth." Are you ready to explore more of who you are and how you want to show up in the world? Let's do this together.

To listen to previous podcasts about the gifts of giving visit:

https://empoweringchatswithsusanburrell.podbean.com/e/12123-solo-ep/

https://empoweringchatswithsusanburrell.podbean.com/e/the-season-of-gratitude/

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #302 - Who Are You Now? - A featured interview with Susan Burrell on The Building Confidence Podcast with host, Amanda Hennessey

This show was recorded in 2020. I was honored to be invited by host Amanda Hennessey to be on her podcast, Building Confidence and it felt like perfect timing to repurpose this show for Empowering Chats. 

In this podcast I share about letting go of resentment, what becoming consciously aware looks like, and the highs and lows of being an empath. 

I also open up about the intense challenges I faced during and after my divorce, and how I learned to build my own confidence back up. I had to dig deep into my inner strength and power, learn to trust myself and others, and create a new rewarding life dedicated to helping others. 

And I elaborate on masculine vs. feminine energy, and how the world is experiencing a Divine Feminine Energy, which forces each of us to take stock of our lives, and re-evaluate our priorities, values and goals. 

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

To learn more about Amanda Hennessey and check out her podcast visit: https://buildingconfidence.libsyn.com/episode-31-who-am-i-now

Ep #301 - Believe - An Interview with Author Liliane Fortna

I am so honored to welcome author Liliane Fortna back to Empowering Chats. Lilane is here to chat about her children’s book, The Four Santas.

It is an uplifting story infused with beautiful energy.

As a visionary, Liliane is able to see and feel the wonder of life and its beautiful treasures.  In this enchanting story she invites her readers to explore life’s hidden magic. Her goal is to bring positive stories to people, especially children. It’s about love and extending love as a gift, and about accepting each other with admiration for the differences we hold.

Young Charlie is at the center of this magical story which celebrates the Christmas Season with a heartwarming new take on Santa Claus. It is perfect for children ages 5-10.

Liliane had a tough childhood that did not include the celebration of Christmas and when her son was born, she made a vow to that he would only know Christmas as a time of love, joy and inclusion. The Four Santas is the first of several tales she intends to publish that are about the magical creatures of the holiday season.

To learn more about Liliane Fortna visit: LilianeFortna.com

To purchase her children’s book, The Four Santas visit: LilianeFortna.com/the4santas

To learn more about her book, Winks from Above visit:WinksFromAbove.com/

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #300 - Leading with Light - An interview with Therese Tucker a Modern Mystic 

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is Therese Tucker.  Therese is a Modern Mystic with many gifts.  In this chat we tap into several topics including how the role of modern leadership is changing.

We both agree that we must always lead with light and love. This new way of leading, in my estimation, has to lean into the light. I believe this is the only way to reach our highest potential.

This powerful chat with Therese sheds light on how we as individuals can make changes in our day to day lives that will resonate out to the world. On a micro and macro level.

Therese is also an author and an energy practitioner. Her book is entitled, “Confidence of Magic.” Her passion is helping people to activate their intuition and develop their self-trust. When doubt creeps in is when we can begin to sabotage ourselves.

This is where “tough” love and reinforcement that we can do the hard things comes into play. Therese shares her thoughts regarding the cycles our souls experience here on earth so that we can grow our souls and learn the lessons we are here to learn.

The gems shared in this interview are amazing and worth leaning into – it ​may even take a second and third listen to absorb all that we unwrap in our chat.

To learn more about Therese Tucker and the work she does visit: BlytheStarlight.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #299 - Speaking Your Truth - An interview with Kate Rose an author and astrologer 

Welcome listeners to another Empowering Chat with Susan Burrell. This episode had me cooing and ahh-ing everywhere.

I am delighted to introduce my guest, author and astrologer, Kate Rose. Her latest book is entitled, Written in the Stars, The Astrology of Soulmate, Karmic and Twin Flame Relationships.

Kate calls herself a Spiritual Astrologer. She points out that the difference between what she does and what a trained astrologer does lies within the reading itself. When she does a reading, she digs up what is lying underneath the obvious. Like our childhood wounds, our successes and challenges and our family ties.

She looks at the entire life, at the person’s relationships, she goes deeper by asking, Why are you on this path?

Kate uses her heart, her hands and her mind to channel the message and to find the truth that the client is seeking, which she says is the whole point of the journey.

The Preface of Kate’s book opens with a letter to the reader. I was personally really caught, in a good way, by this letter, which reads in part: “You have never given up hope. You have never let your internal light become extinguished no matter how deep the darkness that you walked through. You have become a warrior in these moments, not just for love but for the truth. You know within the fabric of your being that you are meant for more, that love exists, and just because you have not had love work out in the past that does not mean it cannot happen in the future.”

Kate’s overall message is one of trust. And trusting yourself to feel what is occurring and allow for those feelings to show up.

Her book is insightful, beautifully written and offers empowering affirmations to help on the road of self-discovery.

To learn more about Kate and the work she does visit: WordsOfKateRose.com

To purchase her Book, Written in the Stars: WordsOfKateRose.com/bookskaterose

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #298 - The Golden Ray of Light - A Solo Show, featuring a guided meditation by your host, Susan Burrell

With the 2024 election days away I feel called to lead you, my listeners, on a grounding meditation to allow for peace and love to occupy our collective space.  Before I began the recording, I pulled two of my affirmation cards.

The first one stated: I am courageous and strong. And the second one stated: I am one with life. I am safe at all times. The world is safe and friendly. I am at peace with life.

I am always amazed when I do this practice because the exact right message always seems to show up. So, perhaps the world does not feel so safe and friendly right now particularly with so much fear swirling around but I do believe in a safe and friendly world.

And so, I invite you to listen to this guided meditation and allow your whole being to take in the words, the underlying messages and the love that is being communicated through the air waves.

As light leaders I believe we are here to hold a high frequency of love and to elevate our own conscious awareness so that by doing so we also elevate the conscious awareness of our planet. We are all connected.

To learn more about me and how I chose to show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #297 - The Return of the Archetypes - An Interview Co-Authors, Amit Goswami & Valentina Onisor

I am honored to welcome a colleague and former teacher of mine when I was studying for my Masters Program, Amit Goswami. He joins me for this Empowering Chat along with Valentina Onisor. Together they have co-authored a book called, The Return of the Archetypes.

In this powerful chat we look at what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose. According to both Amit and Valentina, our job is to balance the positive and the negative. We live in an era of quick fixes, information overload and consumerism. This is all part of the human condition.

There are steps we can take to become aware of the obstacles that we are up against. Amit and Valentina’s book sheds light on the work we can do to discover our mission in this life. And tapping into the archetypes is one tool available to all of us. It’s about allowing and seeing how those archetypes embody the divine attributes. Attributes like, love, understanding, integrity, kindness, etc. The more we can cultivate the divine virtues and values in our life is when things can begin to change.

Valentina feels that one of the best places to start is with The Enneagram, a personality theory that classifies people into nine personality types based on their core motivation, desires and fears. By understanding your personality and the filters in which you view life you can then become aware and have access to all parts of yourself, including your soul.

The ultimate power resides in the heart. It takes courage to tap into that power and allow that to show up for you and to lead from that space.

To learn more about Amit Goswami visit: AmitGoswami.org

To purchase the book on Amazon visit: https://a.co/d/jkT601h

To listen to previous interviews I had with Amit Goswami please visit: EmpoweringChatsWithSusanBurrell.podbean.com/e/susan-chats-with-dr-amit-goswami-about-quantum-activism/ 

and from my Radio Show, Living Your Inspired Life: https://youtu.be/4Pepecs8IFo?feature=shared 

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #296 - Hope in the Uncertainty - An Interview with Medium, Hollister Rand 

I am so excited to share this fun and insightful conversation of Empowering Chats with my guest Hollister Rand.

All of my circuits are lit up. Hollister is a medium and the author of, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Afterlife but were Afraid to Ask.”

In this chat, Hollister and I dive into interesting topics and this new state of awareness of how we live, not only here but in the afterlife.

 I received Hollister’s book as a gift from one of my students and after reading it I knew I had to have her on Empowering Chats.

She describes the difference between Mediums and Psychics as follows: Mediums and Psychics can often get the same kinds of information but the source is different. Psychics get their information from people, places and things here on this earth plan. Whereas Mediums connect with spirits, spirit guides, angels, pets and those that have passed on to the other side.

Hollister believes that more of our ancestors are making themselves known to people now because we are reaching out more and doing the ask. And having organizations like Ancestry.com and 23 and Me gives us the tools we need to reach out. And for this reason, Hollister believes tribes and more ancestors are showing up in the spirit world and making themselves known to loved ones on earth’s plane.

Hollister also shares that when you are aligned with spirit you don’t have to figure out your life. The strategy for your life changes. Her direct quote is to “Live in confidence of the next step.” It’s not about knowing it’s about having the confidence to take the next step.

Hope lies in the uncertainty. This is a direct message that Hollister received from spirit.  This is where the best can happen by allowing the possibilities to present themselves and not limiting ourselves by our own self-doubt.

Hollister calls this place of all possibilities “The Place of No Fragments.” And I’d like to share a quote from her book that supports the place of no fragments:

“A place where everything fits together, where it all makes sense, where we not only see the big picture but are also an integral part of it. Sounds as though this oneness is what spirits want to share with us. One puzzle piece at a time.”

Ultimately Hollister feels that love is the answer. We have heard it so many times. And this is a love that we are only beginning to understand, the love of self. Because only from that spring of self-love can we spread love to everyone else on this planet.

To learn more about Hollister Rand visit: HollisterRand.com

To purchase her book on Amazon, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Afterlife visit: https://a.co/d/9lgNwRl

To help you get in touch with your Spirit Guides I invite you to listen to my guided meditation entitled, “Meeting Your Spirit Guides” by following this link: InsightTimer.com/SusanBurrell/guided-meditations/meeting-your-spirit-guide

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #295 - The Freedom to Vote - A solo show with your host, Susan Burrell

As the date nears for us as a nation to vote I felt compelled to share my thoughts on Empowering Chats. I normally only do one solo show a month. This month you get a bonus.

I believe we are at a pivotal point in our history. Both in our country and globally. I am grateful to be living through these incredible times. And I strongly believe that we can find truth and guidance through The Declaration of Independence, regardless of which side of the political spectrum you find yourself in.

We are all in charge of our own choice(s). We must pay attention to our inner divinity within. When we become consciously aware is when we can reach for the higher vision that our founding fathers had for our country. They were all visionaries, looking for a way to support a democracy of equality, freedom and justice for all. When we focus on the highest of principles, including happiness and well-being, then we can begin to actualize a high frequency of love for all. I truly believe this.

And so, ask yourself: Are you accessing a high frequency of love for all? Or are you mucking about in a low-frequency of fear that is manifesting as anger?

Take a listen to how you answer and if need be, consider pivoting toward the power of light and love for the highest good of all.

And exercise your right and your freedom to vote. Our founding fathers worked hard in creating The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States so that all Americans would be granted the same freedoms.

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #294 - The Power of the Mind - featuring an interview with author and teacher, Joseph Selbie

The power of the mind is endless and far-reaching at times. Yet we as humans don't always believe we have the power to alter our health conditions. 

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats, Joseph Selbie believes we do have the tools we need to tackle dis-ease and have unlimited self-healing.

Joseph is an author and a teacher, and he is here today to explore this subject with me.

Joseph’s latest book is entitled: The Physics of Miraculous Healing, How Emotion, Mind and Spirit Enable Unlimited Self-Healing.

In this powerful chat we dive into the idea of unlimited healing and the science behind it.

Joseph explains that this is more about physics than modern medicine. Modern medicine is limited in the model it uses to diagnose health.  Whereas modern day physics is more energy-centered and energy-based.

It’s about learning ways to shift our beliefs so that we are focusing on our health – the positivity of our health in a way that feels correct for us, for the individual.

Joseph believes we possess 3 powerful tools that we can tap into: Emotions, Beliefs and the ability to connect to something higher. These 3 powers are the key to improving our health.

He also suggests spending more time with people who are positive. And reading and researching your condition. Especially important to read about others who overcame their condition. The common denominator among many survivors of cancer or terminal conditions is that they switched their beliefs.

Meditation is also very important. By meditating you can help yourself get in touch with who you really are and listen to what your body is saying to you.

Practice and patience with these tools and daily actions helps build momentum and shift beliefs to the positive. 

To learn more about Joseph Selbie visit: PhysicsAndGod.com

To purchase The Physics of Miraculous Healing on Amazon visit: https://a.co/d/aVGqNqb

To learn more about how I show-up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #293 - Humanity's Growth Spurt! - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

Welcome to the month of October 2024. Seriously, where does the time go?  Hard to believe we are entering the last quarter of the year.

The overall theme for 2024 is BE Potential. And the specific theme for October is: Ascension / Accessibility / Adventure.

As I began to meditate and explore what I would share in this podcast random words began to drop into my psyche. 

Words like: Become and Discombobulated. And because I like to know the dictionary description of a word(s) I had to look up Discombobulate. Here’s what I found. It's American slang. It means, confused, upset, disconnected, disorder. 

And I realized that has been my experience for most of 2024. I have felt out of sorts and disconnected. And at times it has been very uncomfortable.  It reminds me of what we go through physically when we experience a “growth spurt.”

And this can also be applied to our emotional and spiritual growth.

Sometimes chaos and rapid feelings of change ensue that make us feel off balance – similar to a growth spurt.

I believe the entire planet is going through a growth spurt. A consciousness growth spurt. Similar to what we go through as children when we are moving from our childhood age to our adolescent age. It includes getting confused, being disconnected and feeling exhausted. These are all ascension symptoms.

This is a good thing. I chose to see it as good growth despite the appearance of “negative” symptoms.  These feelings are an indication that we need to step back, observe and see what is showing up for us individually and for the whole planet.

I have made a conscious choice to be Gob-smacked. Another word that dropped in. It means: Astounded, astonished. And I believe it comes from a high frequency of love.  We can shift our perspective and see everything through the eyes of love by being gob-smacked.

I am committed to BEING. And to become what I am meant to be.

I invite you to listen to your inner guidance. Become gob-smacked in your daily living. What is it that is wanting to be expressed now?

Perhaps you too are experiencing a growth spurt.

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com/

Ep #292 - Radical Empowerment - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

This latest episode of Empowering Chats is a recording of a show I recently pulled from my archives. It first ran in 2018, the year I launched my podcast, Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell.

I feel, actually no, I know that the words I shared back then still have relevance today. Perhaps more so, that is why I chose to re-run this show now.

In this chat I talk about unlocking the power we carry within. And about having the courage to look at those pieces of ourselves that we don't like. Places many of us don’t want to look at. I know I don't like looking at them. It can be dark, murky and a little scary.

And yet in life it is important to investigate those dark spots. And embrace all that we are. I call this Radical Empowerment.

It’s really about embracing all the parts of ourselves. The good. The not so good. The parts you like and don’t like. It’s about integrating all of the parts that make up who we are.

And about recognizing that we are all divine sparks of light. And when we don’t feel good about ourselves that light dims. And sometimes the outer pressure is where we look to get validation. To get grounded or empowered.  But that is not where true empowerment comes from.

I believe true empowerment comes from the heart space. Not from our mind. By stepping into this journey from a heart-centered space, I find it easier to make a connection with myself and with others in my life.

Anytime is the right time to dive deep and investigate our inner landscape. And as the season of summer fades and the fall/winter season approaches I feel now is especially perfect timing for us to go within and excavate what no longer serves us and embrace all that we are.

To learn more about how I show up in the world I invite you to visit my website: SusanBurrell.com 

Ep# 291 - Rays of Hope - An Interview with author, Hope Ives Mauran

Hope Ives Mauran joins me for the latest episode of Empowering Chats. Hope is the author of “Love’s New Earth: Awakening to our Collective True Nature as Love." As I began this interview, I could feel all of my inner circuits on fire. I was tingling all over.

Her book is all about bringing Love to the New Earth.

I began by asking Hope to explain what the New Earth means to her? She explained it like this: It is a higher frequency Earth. An Earth where humanity is standing in an awareness of knowing who they are beyond the body. As consciousness itself. And Community, Compassion, Kindness are some of our primary values.

The book begins with the awareness that we exist in a field of love. It is there for us always. And it is there to support us and remind us that Love is always the way.

Hope also includes a section in the book about "The Rays of Hope," which are here to help anchor the new Earth.

This particular section has a listing of teachers, tools, organizations, companies and ideas that are inspiring. These ideas of  "Love’s New Earth" keep us grounded in reality. It is there so readers can come on board and be a part of this creative path of creating a new earth. This list is there to give readers a place to start.

This is the grand experiment. Exploring new ways of living, of uplifting humanity. Our challenge is to not resist change but instead to stay curious and find ways of creating a new paradigm.

Hope shared this direct quote from the book, “We are creating a new earth paradigm for the highest and best good of all concerned.”

Lead with Love.

To learn more about Hope Ives Mauran and her book, "Love's New Earth" visit: https://www.freedomsart.com/

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

EP #290 - Unshakably Well - An Interview with author and psychotherapist, Rachel Kaplan

I truly love my job. I get to meet so many interesting and fascinating people.  I am thrilled to welcome Rachel Kaplan to Empowering Chats. Rachel is a psychotherapist and the author of “Feel, Heal & Let That Shit Go.”

At the tender age of 14 Rachel experienced great trauma when the boy she fell in love with took his life. In her words, she became dead inside and did not know how to process her grief and trauma so she shifted into her very active brain, ignoring her emotions. Then at the age of 16 she started therapy but did not reach full -fledged healing until she reached 18. That is when she knew she wanted to be a therapist.

It took her until she hit 37 before she felt like her baseline of self-love was enough. And this was after she had already been a therapist for 10 years.

Rachel wrote this book in order to help others work through the necessary pieces that can make the difference between compensating for their emotional wounds and learning how to break that cycle and get to a place of well-being, so that they have a baseline of self-love.

In Rachel’s words, “I did this book because I didn’t want this to take others as long as it took me.” 

There is such a difference between feeling unshakably well and looking okay. Rachel feels there is a lack of understanding in the therapy world and most people at best are managing a part of themselves that feels very unlovable.

According to Rachel, emotions are clusters of sensations that signal something to us, but no one really taught us how to work with those and how to let the emotions flow through our body. We were conditioned out of our feelings. And many of us eat, smoke, go shopping, distract ourselves or find other ways to not deal with our pain and our emotions.

Life is for living and it includes feeling your emotions and allowing them to pass through you so you can process and move on.

To learn more about Rachel visit: TheFeelingsMovement.com

To pre-order her book,  “Feel, Heal & Let That Shit Go," which will be released on October 15, 2024 please visit: TheFeelingsMovement.com/book

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com 

EP #289 - Radical Innovation - A Solo Show with your Host, Susan Burrell

This month’s theme is Innovation, which means to introduce something new / make changes in something established.

Through the chaos of what is occurring in the world around us I believe we are being introduced to something new. We are being asked to listen to what else is out there and we are being challenged by what has been established.

I believe this is all happening for a reason. We need to pay attention because through this heightened awareness we are being called to align to a higher frequency.

So ask you, where are you holding resistance? Perhaps in your body? Perhaps you are blocking energy that needs to be released and perhaps it is in relation to something you are resisting?

Are you being asked from within, from your higher self to innovate or create a new way of managing your life? Perhaps your problems, or responsibilities or the way you view what is occurring around you needs to shift.

Consider introducing something new. For several years now I have been using oracle cards as a way of tapping into my intuition. And the cards I use are called Sacred Rebel Cards by Alana Fairchild. If you’ve never worked with oracle cards, I strongly recommend this deck.

Consider this. You are your own authority. You can lean into your own inner wisdom. If you find you are asking others for their opinion, or seeking answers outside of yourself then maybe, just maybe it is time to shift to your own radical innovative self and lean into your own way of being.

I am personally choosing to accept the shock of the new. I am stepping into a new journey, a new path of being healthier, happier and experiencing more freedom. Where in your life can you innovate? Shift? Change? Grow?

Ask and see what happens. Thank you for listening.

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: https://www.susanburrell.com/about-susan

To purchase or learn more about Alana Fairchild's Oracle Cards, The Sacred Rebels visit: https://www.alanafairchild.com/oracle-deck/the-sacred-rebels-oracle-new-edition/

Ep #288 - Empowered & Reckless Love - A Re-airing of a solo show from October of 2021 with your host Susan Burrell

I was recently perusing my library of podcasts and exploring some of my past shows and I came across this one, which is entitled, "Empowered & Reckless Love."  Much of what I share in this podcast still holds true today. Perhaps even more so. I feel this message is timeless and many years from now it will still hold true for me, and perhaps for you too.

In this chat I talk about loving yourself and going deep into the well of your being to accept yourself exactly as you are.

This show first aired in October of 2021.  

In this solo episode of Empowering Chats entitled, Empowered and Reckless Love, I question what it means to have low esteem and how we can find our way to empowerment by recklessly exploring the love we carry inside of ourselves. I think it’s about emptying out all the love we carry inside so that we can be filled again with love. While preparing for this episode I leaned into the Rumi poem, “Love is Reckless, Not Reason.”  And my book Live An Empowered Life, a 30-Day Journey, can be a good resource to help you fill your well of goodness with that empowered and reckless love.

The Rumi Poem – Love is Reckless Not Reason

Reason seeks profit. 

Love comes on strong, consuming herself, unabashed. 

Yet in the midst of suffering, 

Love proceeds like a millstone, 

Hard surfaced and straight forward. 

Having dies to self-interest,

she risks everything and asks for nothing.

Love gambles away every gift God bestows.

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

For more about my book, Live An Empowered Life, A 30-Day Journey Book visit: SusanBurrell.com/book

Ep# 287 - What is Your Soul Contract? An Interview with Akashic Records Reader and Mentor Nimesh Radia.

We are sitting in an extraordinary place in time and history. There is so much information flooding the planet.

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is Nimesh Radia. He is a seasoned spiritual coach and mentor dedicated to helping people unlock their true potential and live a purposeful life. He does this by using the Akashic Records to gain insight into your personal journey.

We had a fascinating and enlightening conversation. So, what are the Akashic Records? It is a record of everything your soul has been through. Past life, present life, future life. And according to Nimish we all have access to these records.

Nimesh is a trained Akashic Record Reader with over 25 years of mentoring experience. He channels messages that are specific to an individual and these messages come through the Akashic Records and an individual’s spirit guides. 

It is clear that what comes through with Nimesh as your guide is what needs to be heard at that moment in your life. Nimesh is the vessel – he is not there to filter the message, simply to deliver it. And many are not ready to hear what comes through. He informs his clients that it takes work to become aware of that which no longer serves us and work to learn how to release it and allow our light to shine.

For those that are ready to step into this journey it can be transformative and help you to connect to your innate gifts and purpose. Unlocking your fullest potential.

To learn more about Nimesh Radia and the work he does visit: SpiritualJourney.life

To listen to his podcast visit: SpiritualJourney.life/podcast/

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #286 - A Most Extraordinary Life. An Interview with author and energy healer, Liliane Fortna.

I am so honored and thrilled to welcome Liliane Fortna to Empowering Chats. Liliane is the author of the book, Winks from Above, Opening up to Signs and Synchronicities to Receive Little Miracles Each Day.

We jumped right into this chat exploring where the signs and synchronicities come from. Liliane says they are all around us. Always. Which I believe too. However even though the signs are there we often don’t see them.

Why? Because as Liliane puts it, we aren’t always paying attention or we become blocked. It’s about accessing our intuition and seeing beyond the veil, where the archangels reside, where our ancestors reside and where our spirit guides reside.

As humans I believe we always want to feel safe. And in seeking that safety we find ways to block ourselves from that which brings on fear or the unknown. According to Liliane, by doing that we make the veil thicker and bigger to the point that we cannot see those little miracles occurring daily in our lives. She calls these miracles winks from above, hence the name of her book.

She feels we all have the ability to see beyond the veil, and in her book, she talks about ways we can get that insight back. It’s about tapping into our childlike wonder about the world and all the magic it has to offer. As children we possessed that ability but as we get older and conditioned by society, our family and our peers we tend to lose it.  But it’s never really gone. We still possess it but it’s been blocked or buried.

In her book, Liliane offers readers insights and practical tools to help them navigate life’s challenges with grace and wisdom.

Liliane Fortna is an award-winning author, an energy healer and a spiritual teacher. She is grounded in the transformational work that she does and uses her knowledge and wisdom to impact the lives of those around her in a positive way.

To learn more about Liliane Fortna visit: WinksFromAbove.com/about

To purchase her book, "Winks From Above," visit Amazon: https://a.co/d/9FZWs3P

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep. #285 - Time to Tune Up & Tune In - A Solo Show with Susan Burrell

Tenacity is the theme for the month of August. There are many words to define what tenacity means. Including, courage, persistence, determination, grit and so many more.

In this solo episode I explore what tenacity means for me personally and globally for all of us. I believe we are all being called to experience and feel Tenacity on a deep, deep level.

The month of August promises to be energetically raucous as we enter into a new moon cycle. August will also host Mercury in Retrograde for most of the month. And we are also in the Lion’s Gate Portal which is a very powerful time of vibrational alignment.

I believe we are all aligning to a higher frequency of Love. It is time for us to listen deeply to each other, to our inner authority and to tune up and tune in to all that is occurring within our own hearts.

Our brilliance, our light and our love, is lifting all of humanity to a higher frequency.

It is time to listen to the wisdom of your heart and lead with that wisdom.

For more on Mercury in Retrograde visit: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-does-mercury-in-retrograde-mean

For more on the Lions Gate visit Sarah Hall’s YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/Uy8ROQyvffw?feature=shared

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep- #284 - The Magic of a Witchpreneur - An Interview with Julie Foucht.

I am delighted and honored to welcome Julie Foucht to Empowering Chats. Julie calls herself a Witchpreneur and hosts a podcast called, The Art of Feminine Business.

In 2000, Julie Foucht left a 20-year abusive relationship feeling lost and broken. As a partner in her husband’s construction company, she left both her marriage and her income. She had stayed because she believed she couldn’t make enough money to support her 4 children, but was determined to find a way to create the life she dreamed of.

She dove into personal development and started her study of the Energy of Money.

She quickly realized that her purpose on the planet was to get more money in the hands of more women.

Her business has been through many irrorations in the last 20 plus years. It started as: Life Tools Training, then morphed to Kick-Ass Biz Coaching and finally landed on The Art of Feminine Marketing and the Art of Feminine Business.

In this realm she is more than a life coach she is a game-changer.

Julie and her team work with women using the language of honoring the divine feminine and honoring the higher way of doing things. She encourages women to tap into their magic and use the unique tools and gifts they carry.

And as part of that magic, she has been offering her Feminine Business Magic Summer Lecture Series for the last couple of years. This year’s Magic Summer Series is set for August 12-16. And I am happy to share that I will be a featured speaker, with a team of other experts, as part of this series.

To learn more about the Feminine Business Magic Summer Lecture Series visit: JulieFoucht.com/fbm-summer-lecture/

To learn more about Julie Foucht visit: JulieFoucht.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit:SusanBurrell.com

Ep#283 – Transcend into Your Light - A Solo Show with Susan Burrell

This episode of Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell is a rebroadcast of a solo show that ran in September of 2023. And I have chosen to re-air to illuminate once again the message of living a life of creative and imagined possibilities and leading with light.  With all of the fear and uncertainty coming at us I think it’s important to remind ourselves of all the love and light that exists despite what appears on the surface.

And so, join me in discovering how you can lead with your light and how your imagination and creativity can help you achieve your potential.

I open up this episode by asking the following questions:

• What does it mean to imagine all possibilities for our lives?
• Can we resolve difficulties using our imagination? 

I explore what it means to bring Imagination into our daily lives. And all the possibilities available to us when we step into imagining all that we can be. Are you ready to step into all that you can be? And imagine all the possibilities? 

Allow me to share with you how you can imagine all possibilities. I believe it is about releasing and embracing all that you are. Release and share your special gifts with the universe and then embrace all that comes back to you. Do this and you may be surprised at what shows up for you.

I believe there are different ways of being in the world. And it is high time we trust ourselves and follow the divine spark of life that we all carry within.

So let's explore together a new way to access our imagination so that we can resolve conflicts and lead from a place of collaboration, love and compassion.

And if you are ready to be more and step into developing your gifts as a Light Leader, I invite you to check out my upcoming workshop, Are You a Light Leader? The Deeper Journey. Registration closes on July 28th.

To learn more visit: SusanBurrell.com/light-leader-workshop-2024

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #282 - What Is Your Soul Blueprint? An interview with author, Kris Franken

I am thrilled to welcome my stellar guest, Kris Franken to Empowering Chats. She is an author, mentor and healer. Her latest book is entitled, Wildhearted Purpose. Embrace Your Unique Calling and the Unmapped Path of Authenticity.

This interview first aired on Empowering Chats in May of 2023. And fits in well with this month’s theme, Elevate. In fact, chapter one of Kris’s book opens with the following quote:  

“It is in our nature as humans to seek happiness and pleasure in our lives. When this is healthy and balanced these inner states are clear indicators that we’re connected to our truth, but without meaning we lose our balance and sense of purpose, as you initiate your vision, meaning will bring depth into the picture as pleasure brings elevation.”

According to Kris, balance and meaning brings us into our truth and can help elevate us to new heights . This is a powerful statement and a theme that flows throughout Kris’s book, Wildhearted Purpose.

The idea for this book and its title came to Kris years ago. When it first appeared for her, she found it glowing bright and it spoke to her. So much so that years later it became the title for this book. She finds that it’s connected to the heart and it expresses everything about what she does. When she began mentoring people, she encouraged people to go into their own wilderness and discover their wildness.

She gave herself permission to be wild and messy.

For Kris “wild-ing” is living in the wildness of nature. It’s finding the balance. Often, she feels we take the word “meaning” as feeling too strong and dark. Kris feels it is really about finding love and playfulness, and balancing the giving and the receiving. It’s tricky but doable to find your "meaning" in your life.

The book was written as a permission slip to everyone to do exactly what your heart wants to do. And that was her intention in writing this book.

As a rebel, Kris does not follow a map. She resists structure and people or society telling her what she “should” do. And in her quest for balance, she found her wild and playful side and follows her own drumbeat. And thus encourages her readers, her audience to do the same.

To learn more about Kris Franken please visit her website at: KrisFranken.com

To explore her book, Wildhearted Purpose visit: KrisFranken.com/books

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#281 - Messages of Hope, an interview with co-interviewer, John Thomas about the book, Channeled Messages of Hope.

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats, is John Thomas. He is part of  collective that has written a book called, Channeled Messages of Hope. This book was channeled by souls whom when embodied on this earth did some amazing work.  And now their messages of hope are being channeled from the unseen side and shared in this book.

I am honored to welcome John Thomas. In this chat, John shares how Channeled Messages of Hope came to be. His wife Caroline, was called to work with Sam Clemens, a channeler. He and Caroline have been friends for a long time. Caroline realized she could be the interviewer of the channeled souls that were coming through Sam. Together they figured out they could channel the high vibrational messages.

And so, a plan was made to channel the souls of those that have crossed over to deliver messages of hope to earth about climate change and environmental policies. But is it more than that. This book also delivers messages of hope about gun violence, mental illness and so much of what is occurring on planet earth. These messages of hope are here to help humanity understand and deal with the crisis occurring on Mother Earth.

There is a powerful quote that appears in the book that reads as follows, “The state of the planet is a reflection of how we are treating each other. The state of the planet is not in accordance with peace at this time because the people are not in accordance with peace at this time. The lesson is that we must look at our reflection in the mirror and we must see that we are doing this to ourselves. The planet is reflecting what we are doing because we are not treating each other with equality and kindness and we are not living in peace and the planet is reflecting this.” This quote came through from Mahatma Gandhi and was channeled as one of the many messages that make up this book. The message is profound and I believe it inspires us all to follow a higher plan to heal each other and the planet.

To learn more about the book and the authors visit: ChanneledMessagesOfHope.com/hear-the-souls-speak/

To purchase the book on Amazon visit: https://a.co/d/09DtwCur

Ep#280 - Reaching Toward Your Higher Wisdom. An interview with author, channeler and spiritual growth counselor, Caroline Oceana Ryan

Personal note to all of the listeners of Empowering Chats: This episode will elevate you to a new way of seeing and perhaps living your life.  I know I have been elevated through this conversation with my guest, Caroline Oceana Ryan. Caroline is an author, a channeler and an Ascension Teacher. She speaks truth to me and I think she will speak truth to many of you as well.

According to Caroline, we are entering into a whole new field of possibilities and potential, and it all has to do with our predominant vibration. And how we chose to live with our personal vibration.

We are being forced to look inward, to wake up to what is showing up in our lives. Many of us are being challenged to change or shift the way we have been living. And sometimes it feels like the overwhelming push to negative response has increased.

Many of us are also experiencing the detoxing of the body which can illuminate a transition occurring. This is often a sign of the letting go of old toxicity and our body releasing what no longer serves us.  This is part of the move from 3D living to 5D living.  It is important during this time of transition to give yourself time to rest.

Caroline and I also talked about how much of our lives is based on our predominant vibration. This is important to know because how we choose to live in our predominant vibration can dictate how our life unfolds. Do we feel balanced in our vibration? Are we allowing too much of the negative vibration that exists in our world to bleed into our space? Quiet meditation can help us get in touch with our inner voice and our inner truth.  Taking 2 or 3 minutes to breathe and vibrate to a higher level can help. Inner-reflection is also encouraged.

Infuse your thinking with love as you reach toward your highest potential and higher wisdom. It all comes down to the highest vibration of love and acceptance. With love in your life all the good will ripple out to humanity.

To learn more about Caroline Oceana Ryan visit: AscensionTimes.com

To explore the many book Caroline has written visit: AscensionTimes.com/books

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#279 - Elevate and Rise Up, A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

As we enter into the month of June, 2024 I am reminded of our theme for the year, Potential and also of our theme for this month. Elevate.

Are we ready to rise up? To reach above our “normal” level?

I believe it is time for us to Expand and continue our 2024 journey into our potential and elevate our inner consciousness.

The idea of being elevated and rising up to a new level brings me joy. I believe many of us are being called into our full potential and are rising to the challenge.

We are in a new era of moving from a 3-D living experience of materialism to an elevated level of what is being called 5-D living. Yes, we are still on this planet and grounded in Mother Earth but I believe we are also in an elevated space of consciousness.

We are being given a new opening, a new way of being. And yes, old patterns are breaking up and falling apart. We are experiencing and seeing what looks like chaos. And it is chaos, it feels crazy at times, but I believe those old patterns must dissolve in order to illuminate the path for a new way of being.

Let’s rise above the “normal” level and elevate the connection to others, to ourselves, to self-love and to our self-compassion. This elevation will allow us to continue building the bridge which will usher us into the new age that we are living. And we will enter into the expansion of 5-Dimensional existence.

Now is the time of expansion, of exploring elevated ideas. Stay tuned for an inspiring month of interesting and fascinating guests as we continue down this path of excavating and elevating our potential.

Ep#278 - Art as A Mindfulness Practice, An Interview with Artist and Sound Healer, Lida Martin

I am thrilled to welcome my dear friend Lida Martin to Empowering Chats. I first met Lida Martin many years ago at one of her art shows where she was displaying her watercolor paintings.

Lida is a watercolor artist and she is passionate about life and creative expression. She strives to live her life from a mindful place, giving herself the freedom and the time to explore and nurture those things that bring her joy.

In this inspiring chat we dip into ways we can all access our own exceptional creativity.

Lida talks about how we are all artists on the inside – the trick is allowing ourselves to be like children and to play freely with our talent, without allowing the inner critic to judge all that we do.

Easier said than done – but according to Lida it is possible. It’s about turning off the chatter, being curious and giving ourselves permission to exhibit our own unique artistry. 

According to Lida when life overwhelms it is often the best time to step into your art or a mindful artful practice. She highly recommends Julia Cameron’s book “The Artist’s Way.” It’s about breaking through all of your barriers. And tapping into your desire to move and be curious about what could show up for you.

When you are overwhelmed with life sometimes creative practice is all it takes to push you towards resolution of some kind.  A mindful practice like gardening, painting, writing, crafting can be a wonderful way to release tension and get yourself unstuck.

Lida talks about this practice as stepping into your "Non-Ordinary" reality. One where you can release tension, get yourself unstuck and give yourself enough self-care for the creative process to take over.

Lida is also a certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor and a Sound Healer. And she teaches Visioning and Vision Board Classes. If you are local to Ventura County and are interested in taking a look at some of the creative classes that Lida offers please reach out to me directly and I will put you in touch with her.

I can be contacted at: info@susanburell.com

For more information about The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron visit: https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity/

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#277 - Finding Beauty in Times of Crisis, An Interview with artist and practitioner of psychology, Dr. Laura Basha

I am thrilled to welcome artist, and practitioner of psychology, Dr. Laura Basha to Empowering Chats.

This is Laura’s second visit to my podcast. We had such a lovely connection the first time around that I just had to have her back.

In this transcendent and inspirational conversation, we talked about Beauty.

Beauty in the time of global crisis. We are in a transition point in human consciousness.

Laura believes, and I agree with her that the awakening of our collective humanity is all about being present to all of what is occurring. It is about seeing the good, the bad and the ugly. And doing this without judgment. And Laura believes it is doable. This is where the real work begins.

The creative process became the gateway for Laura to become more peaceful and to experience freedom from the fearful thoughts and conditions she was living.

Laura’s childhood was challenging so she turned to art as a way to heal and to access inner peace and freedom from suffering. 

As an artist I asked Laura to share how we, traditional non-artist types, can develop our own creativity or a practice that incorporates art that is unique to our individuality.

According to Laura, living is and can be art. She says it is “The Art of Living,” and we all have access to it. And there is beauty in that alone. Beauty is a perceptual vantage point from which to perceive life.

Laura says the real challenge is to disengage from our thinking so we can be present and listen for what we don’t know.

It really is the answer to everything we are looking for. And we all have access to it. But it becomes obscured with judgements and our own belief systems that many of us are so addicted to. So much so that we don’t see what is directly in front of us.

It takes awareness and it takes deep listening.

To learn more about Laura the work she is doing please visit: WhiteBirdRising.com

To purchase Laura's latest book, All is Chosen: https://a.co/d/8mrlZRR

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#276 - Steward of Inspiration, An Interview with Poet, James Anthony Ellis

Welcome everyone to Empowering Chats. In this episode we have a fun and inspirational conversation with poet, James Anthony Ellis.  I entered into this chat with the curiosity of an enthusiastic young child opening a present.  In this case the present is Jim’s latest book entitled, Breadcrumbs Volume 2: Poems and Prose Found Along the Sacred Path.  

Jim is a writer, a documentarian and a poet.

I opened this chat by asking Jim, Why Poetry? You came from a journalism background so when or how did poetry become part of your self-expression?

He responded by saying that he had recently asked himself that same question. The first poem he remembers writing was at the age of 10. And it was entitled, “The Clock of My Life.”  And it was Jim’s first experience of having a big discovery moment where he responded to what he had written with a resounding, “Whoa look at that!” And this is where the unveiling of something bigger than him came through. And he had no idea it was even there and yet he now knew he had access to it.

It turns out his grandfather was also a poet. Neither of his parents were writers but later in life, Jim discovered the small books of poetry written by his grandfather. And they made a big impression on him.

The inspiration is still pouring through Jim and he has gotten into a rhythm with it. Oftentimes it comes to him through a simple phrase spoken by him or someone else which then ignites a light or a flame within which needs to be expressed. Many times, within a 10 or 15 minute span Jim finds he is able to translate what he heard into a beautiful poem or into prose.

Jim says he feels like he is the steward of the message. As though the muse is speaking through him.

What is exciting for Jim is to share what comes through. Share the breadcrumbs so to speak.

Jim wrote volume 1 of Breadcrumbs in 2012. That volume was all about leaving behind clues and treasures that he had gathered in his life. Volume 2 is a journey he is asking his readers to take along with him. It starts at the most “perfect place,” the beginning of life, and then it takes you through the challenges, the joys, the sorrows, and the euphoric highs that occur in all of our lives. Then he guides you to come full circle. Back to that perfect place. He wrote it for other people so that they could follow and receive the breadcrumbs and find their way back home.

See what whispers into your heart when you crack open "Breadcrumbs, Volume 2." It’s a gift you can give yourself.

During our conversation, a couple of concepts arose. One was Jim catching the phrase “a life without cross outs” and commenting “that sounds like a poem that I can send to you later.” The other was Jim seeing me as “a gentle bird.” Both ideas were inspirations that ultimately and swiftly became full-length pieces of prose. I've included the links below to those beautiful pieces written by Jim.

The Gentle Bird: 

FromTheHeadOfJim.logspot.com/2024/04/the-gentle-bird.html

A Life Without Cross Outs:

JimEllis.Substack.com/p/a-life-without-cross-outs

To get your very own copy of Breadcrumbs Volume 2 visit: LegacyProductions.org/breadcrumbs-vol-2/

To learn more about Jim Ellis visit: LegacyProductions.org

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#275 - Transcend Into Your Talent - A Solo Show with your Host Susan Burrell

This is the year of BE Potential on Empowering Chats. 2024 is all about reaching for and accessing our Potential. And for the month of May we will be exploring the “T” in Potential. Talent. Our collective talent and our individual talent.

How do we transcend and explore our many talents? How do we choose to live our life in community and individually? I encourage you to take a listen to this episode and explore with me where your talents might lie. You may be surprised to see what comes up. I encourage you to stay curious and allow yourself to transcend to your higher potential. 

This place I am talking about requires deep listening and transcending beyond our own ego to allow for the essence of our being to show up. And doing something  artistic could be a way of opening a door to our gifts, our talents. It’s all about going within and listening and then having the courage to put action behind those thoughts.

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep# 274 - Healing Through Integration, An Interview with Holistic healer and and Author Judy Tsafrir

When I picked up this book, by the amazing and profound Judy Tsafrir, I was immediately taken by the title, Sacred Psychiatry.

Judy is a holistic healer with a private psychiatry and psychoanalysis practice in Newton, Massachusetts. She is on the leading edge of consciousness and I am so grateful to have her here to share her story and her book with Empowering Chats.

I opened this interview by asking Judy the questions: Why this title? How did it come about? Because personally, I have never seen psychiatry as sacred.

Judy responded to my question by stating that traditional psychiatry is not sacred, it is conventionally practiced. It has completely lost touch with the part of that word “psyche” which has to do with our soul. She goes on to share that modern medicine has also lost the connection to the psyche and the soul. It is now based on scientific materialism and has no sense of the sacred. And the role that the sacred plays in healing.

Her book opens with several quotes including one by the Greek philosopher, Plotinus where he states in part “all things depend on each other. Everything breathes together.”  As Judy states, we cannot sparse out the mind from the body and the spirit.

The point of the book she says is to illuminate that conventional psychiatry doesn’t encompass the sacred.

Judy shares how in the conventional approach to psychiatry most often patients are prescribed medication to deal with depression or anxiety, which only addresses the symptom not the root cause. She has the belief that the more we heal ourselves and access the help of our ancestors it also has a profound impact on our descendants.

Judy advocates for an individual to take responsibility for their health and become self-responsible. And in her book, she gives tools and insights to how the healing can come about. 

This is a time of tremendous change which is why this time on our planet is so difficult. We truly are entering a brand-new world. And part of this shift involves the individual and the collective and because we are all connected it is felt on all levels.

Judy's book explores the power of the sacred to promote healing, which is especially crucial in our current climate of widespread fear and disconnection.

To learn more about Judy Tsafrir visit: JudyTsafrirMD.com/

To purchase Judy's book visit: JudyTsafrirMDAuthor.com

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep# 273 - The Inner Frontier, An Interview with Intuitive Teacher and Author Kim Chestney

I am so excited to welcome Kim Chestney to Empowering Chats once again. She first graced the airwaves with me back in 2021. Kim is an intuitive teacher and an author.

Her latest book, The Illumination Code, Discover the Magic of the Universe is chock full of information about quantum intelligence and how we can get back into tapping into our intuition. It is set-up in a way that is easy to follow. Kim also outlines the 7 keys to unlock your quantum intelligence.

Kim talks about the invisible field of energy that we cannot see but can most definitely feel – it is what connects all of us. This field is accessible to us through our intuition. This invisible energy that holds these codes can only be read and understood through our intuition.  Our thinking minds cannot make sense of it, it must be felt through the pathways of our intuition.

Kim and I  both understand that the new frontier is really the inner frontier. It’s the shift of understanding that the wisdom we are seeking is only going to come from within us. This is especially true when we realize what we are capable of.

The Illumination Code presents seven keys to help you unlock your inner dimension so you can access expanded states of awareness that exist beyond the limits of the rational mind. Kim’s book guides you in gaining profound insights to discover the true power of your own inner wisdom.

The book is simple in its approach. It is presented with the language of quantum physics and yet it is not technical.  I so appreciated Kim’s easy and clean approach to how we can access the magic that we all carry inside. Her down-to-earth approach and the engaging exercises she provides in the book makes it easy to expand the intuitive nature we all carry inside.

Kim also started the Intuition Lab which offers leading-edge trainings with a modern-day approach to human intuitive ability, as a way to help people expand and develop their intuition.  She offers programs and workshops through her Intuition Lab to help people gain clarity and reconnect to their deepest self and learn to access their intuition.

To learn more about Kim Chestney visit: KimChestney.com

To purchase her book, The Illumination Code visit: KimChestney.com/bookshop

To learn more about the Intuition Lab visit: intuition-lab.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep# 272 - Restoring Balance in Our Lives - An Interview with Healer and Author, Dr. Christopher Macklin

We are in for a wild ride everyone. I have an amazing light leader and incredible man by the name of Dr. Christopher Macklin on Empowering Chats today.  He is a healer and an author. His most recent book is called “Centering the Mind.”

Christopher’s book came out in 2019 right before lock down and the pandemic. I remember praying and hoping that people would take this time of lockdown to look within and change their lives. And instead, we came out of this pandemic with more chronic stress and it is now creating havoc.

Christopher recognized that the lockdown created so much separation with family, with society and it has divided people greatly. A lot of anger has been created as well.

It is apparent the collective energy is affecting all of us. Christopher explains how as individuals and as a collective society we must become aware of the energy we are feeling. We must learn to identify our personal energy as separate from the energy of the collective.

Christopher shared a story about his life from 2007 when he went bankrupt and his marriage dissolved. He was living in an apartment and went from having millions of pounds to having nothing. He turned to God and literally said: “Ok God this isn’t funny. I worked all my life and now what?” And the answer he received was something along the lines of “Because the time is now.”  From there Christopher went on an amazing journey and he discovered his healing gifts, which he has brought to many, many people.

Through his life experiences he has learned how we create dis-ease in our bodies by the stress we are living with. And many times we don’t address the stress or the negative emotions so they get bottled up and show up as dis-ease.

Christopher and I had a truly magical connection and a very powerful chat.

He conducts 2 free global healing meditations weekly as well as his one-on-one healing sessions.  All are welcome to participate in the new protocol to remove health challenges, anxiety, Lyme/Morgellons/AIDS/HIV and experience Christopher's work. 

To learn more about Christopher visit: https://www.globalenlightenmentproject.com/christopher-macklin-staff

To participate in the free global healing meditations visit: https://www.globalenlightenmentproject.com/vision-mission

To Purchase Christopher's book, "Centering the Mind: Healing Stress, Anxiety, Depression, ADD, OCD & PTSD" visit: GlobalEnlightenmentProject.com/centering-the-mind

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep# 271 - Observe From A Higher Awareness - A Solo Show with your Host, Susan Burrell

Our theme for April is Observant. When I looked up Observant (as I often do when I am going to chat about a specific theme) here’s one definition that came up: Adhering to a particular law or ritual.

When you are observant you are adhering to. Like a philosophy, an idea, a ritual. Adhering to me feels like you’re stuck, or glued to something, even when it doesn’t feel correct.

When my team and I came up with the theme for the year and consequently for each month and Observant showed up, so did other words like: openness, overflowing and opportunity. I feel like being observant also brings us an opportunity to witness, to be more, and to also shift our perspective.

I am also using this phrase to reflect and “see” what is going on internally as well.

The observer within oneself – observe your emotions are they moving through you. Or are you finding that your emotions are stuck on constant repeat?

I feel with all the movement of our planets and particularly with both the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse occurring this month we have an opportunity to shift even more. These eclipses I believe are change agents, showing up so that we can move, observe and change our internal landscape to better serve us in life. And we have the opportunity to aim for our highest potential. We must be observant and lift our awareness so that we can see the whole perspective that is accessible to us all.

I believe this is where our intuition will expand and our wisdom will enlighten and grow.

I also believe this is a way of ushering in a new way of being in Humanity, being in connection, being in touch with our human kindness and love. And it has to start with us.

To listen learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep# 270 - Students Share Their Love and Rave - An Inspiring Chat with Some of My Students

The theme for Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell for the year of 2024 is BE Potential.  And each month we are focusing on a different aspect of rising to your Potential. For the month of March, we are focusing on what it means to reach for your potential. Some of the keywords that support this theme include, power, purpose and recognizing our own worth.

And so, in this episode I talk about acceptance of who we are and how we show up in the world. For me personally, 2024 has been a remarkable year so far. I have stepped back into teaching classes and it has been profound for me as a teacher. I feel I am stepping into my full potential as a Master Teacher.

My Intention when I teach is to create sustainable transformation so that when people go out into their world they have the skill sets and tools they need in order stay centered and continue on their path of transformation.  I always try to create a very safe container for students to feel grounded in their sharing and in their transformation.

In the first quarter of 2024, I offered a Light Leader 5-Day workshop and I am now getting ready to offer a 6-week class entitled, “Energy in Motion.”

I invited 3 of my students, who are all beautiful shining lights, to share their experience of taking a class with me.

These women graciously said yes to my invitation. Much of what they shared touched me deeply, and included the following.

From Karen: “I have opened up so I can now move into an unknown direction and be at purpose with what is going on now in the world . . . and doing the exercises in the workshop has given me the courage to really face myself.”

From Laurie: “I’ve been on a journey these last 5 years that have been very transformative for me. And it has been hard for me to accept the unknown, to allow and trust myself.  The activities in Susan’s class allowed me to embrace all of it and trust it. And most importantly to be authentically me. This has been a hugely impactful experience for me that I would not trade for anything.”

From Lynn: “My first class with you Susan was in 2022 and I came into the class a skeptic. By the end of the class, I learned to open up to all possibilities and to connect with other souls. Your class was a gift to me. I put trust in you, as our teacher and it taught me to trust myself and to trust in the Universe.”

I am grateful for all of my students and for Karen, Laurie and Lynn’s courage to share their insights today on Empowering Chats.

Thank you for listening.

To learn more about the classes and workshops I offer please visit: SusanBurrell.com/workshops&classes

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#269 - The Opulence Infusion - An Interview with Spiritual Mentor and Author, Jennifer Ruth Russell

I am so grateful to introduce and welcome Jennifer Ruth Russell to Empowering Chats. I have known Jennifer for many, many, years and I am thrilled that she’s here to have an empowering chat with me. 

Jennifer wears many hats. She is a Singer / Songwriter, a Spiritual Mentor and an Author. She is also the creator of the Angels of Abundance Ascension Academy.

Her newest book is called, Opulence Infusion, A New Faith Currency, which was inspired by a calling she got directly from Mother Mary.  It changed her life.  Opulence Infusion is the latest book in the series of books she has written in deep connection with Mother Mary.

Jennifer shares her thoughts on ascension explaining that in her understanding it is about coming into true oneness with the Divine. And reaching our true potential and ascending into our highest vibration while still walking our journey on earth.

I asked Jennifer how her book Opulence Infusion came about and why now? It came about, she said, as a response to the many years she had lived with the struggle of making money and her perception of limited supply. She was working with the “I Am” presence through the work of St. Germaine. And she clearly heard one day, “Why don’t you just precipitate pure gold, be the alchemist, create it out of pure nothing.” She was challenged by this request so much so that ultimately, she knew she had to rise to the challenge and so she began working with St. Germaine. However, the precipitating of gold did not sit in harmony with her or the energy our physical world has around gold so an internal shift took place that allowed for the creation of a faith currency. Which Jennifer explains is an easy, simple message of “All of our needs are met all of the time. Anytime, every time.”

It’s a feminine energy – where abundance flows.

Her Angels of Abundance Ascension Academy follows this same simple message. Jennifer designed the Academy to help students open up to their true wealth and abundance, by connecting with the Ascended Masters, the Angels, and the Elementals to help develop sacred gifts, while connecting with the support of a like-minded family.

We all have many tools available to us and according to Jennifer it is time to shift into the next golden age which is the Aquarian age.

To learn more about Jennifer and explore her books and her music visit: JenniferRuthRussell.com

To Purchase Opulence Infusion, The New Faith Currency visit: JennifeRruthRussell.com/books

Jennifer has also offered a free gift to our listeners. To unlock your Opulence Light Codes visit: AngelsOfAbundanceAscensionAcademy.com/

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#268 - Changing Lives - An Interview with Activist Dawn Manske

I had an Empowering Chat with this incredible individual in May of 2022 and I think it’s time to re-air this interview.

If you missed this the first time around or even if you heard it when it first aired, I encourage you to listen again.  I am honored to welcome Dawn Manske, activist and CEO of Made For Freedom to Empowering Chats. Her story of courage and innovation is awe-inspiring.  You may need Kleenex by your side as you listen to her journey of how her innovative social company came to be. Made For Freedom, uses fashion to empower victims of sex trafficking and other marginalized situations.

The 10 years Dawn spent in China teaching English helped her to understand the unbalance produced by the devaluation of the girl child. This was her first exposure to poverty levels she had never seen before. In 2007 she viewed a documentary about sex trafficking that deeply affected her. She desperately wanted to see this horror and injustice come to an end but she had no idea what could be done from her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

Dawn shares her story of how her dream to help rescue and restore girls being victimized started with a pair of pants. Made For Freedom arose as the number of compliments she received from complete strangers about her super-comfortable fisherman pants, (purchased in Thailand) soared. It was stories like these and others that compelled Dawn to make the following pledge, “If there is any way I can help girls like this by selling pants, I will sell pants.”

That pledge marked the beginning of Made for Freedom, and Dawn hasn’t looked back since. She partners with centers that are located in the United States and abroad to sell products made by the survivors of human trafficking. It is a win-win situation. The women and girls are given dignified employment with skills that empower them to walk away from their former life and create a beautiful new life with a purpose.

Together, with her partners, they are all committed to doing everything in their power to help women around the world know that we are all Made for Freedom.

To learn more about Made For Freedom and to purchase their products visit: MadeForFreedom.com

To learn more about Dawn Manske visit: MadeForFreedom.com/our-story

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#267 - The Healing of Trauma, An Interview with Efu Nyaki, a healer and author of "Healing Trauma Through Family Constellations and Somatic Experiencing."

The theme for this month of March is all about Potential. Our Potential. And exploring what that might look like in our lives.

I am thrilled to welcome Efu Nyaki to this episode to discuss the healing of trauma. Efu is a healer and the author of Healing Trauma Through Family Constellations and Somatic Experiencing.

So what is Family Constellations and why is this important in the healing of trauma? Efu describes it as a new modality that is well known to our ancestors. It is an approach that looks at problems with a systemic view. It means that when resolving conflicts within the family (or organization, community, etc.) the whole system must be looked at. In the case of a family system, the family is seen as a whole and solutions are sought through movements of the soul/spirit, as a living and active being. This type of therapy connects the family with all ancestors to get to the root of the problem and reveal the patterns that show up in families from generation to generation.  

Efu also touches on Somatic Healing in her book. This type of therapy helps with the healing of trauma through body awareness. Efu goes on to explain that through balance of the body the person can experience healing. When this occurs many times it also removes the need to get revenge against the person(s) they feel did them harm.

Until balance is reached conflict and tragedies will continue to show up.

Much of this healing involves going into the body to release the anger or rage that is being carried. So often people feel they can go into the head or the mind to “talk” their way out of the imbalance. That doesn’t work. The body needs to be engaged and needs to feel the movement and release of the energy. 

We shared a powerful and enlightening chat. Efu also shared some of her story about growing up on the slope of mountain Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Here is where she gained the essence and vital healing energy from her ancestors so she could do the work she does and share it with the world.

To learn more about Efu Nyaki please visit her website at: HealingTraumaWell.com

To purchase her book, Healing Trauma Through Family Constellations and Somatic Experiencing, visit: Amazon.com

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #265 - Exploring The Frontiers of Your POTENTIAL - A Solo Show with your Host, Susan Burrell

As we enter into the month of March I am exploring the theme of “Potential” which is our theme for Empowering Chats for the month. And of course, I had to look up the word. Here are some dictionary definitions of Potential: Possible as opposed to actual. Capable of becoming or considered a worthwhile possibility.

I recently taught a workshop entitled, “Are You A Light Leader?” And in this class, we talked about the frontier of our boundaries. The boundaries being the stable thing of our awareness of what we are willing to do or not do. And I believe our boundaries can also be an extension to the frontier of where we are willing to go. Sometimes I think we need to move a bit through this fluid state of living and extend our boundaries.

Think about what it means to move into a new frontier, to move beyond what was. I believe POTENTIAL is not about the outward incentive of, for example, “I need to become the CEO of my company.”  I believe our POTENTIAL is an inner journey of excavation and exploration.

I believe we are in a constant dynamic motion and interaction with the quantum field. And if that is so, which I believe it is, then our POTENTIAL isn’t about what is out there in the physical realm but rather about the deeper, inner and intuitive expression of our inner world. And this for me means paying close attention to our intuition.

Our container of POTENTIAL begins and grows from within, from the inner connection of what I call Source Energy. And we all have access to Source Energy.

If you are resonating with what is being shared here I invite you to check out my upcoming classes for Light Leaders and other workshops I will be offering this year. My workshops / classes will push you to your frontier of POTENTIAL and introduce you to the possibilities of what lies within your inner landscape.

I am eager to share the interviews I have had with this month’s guests. Many of them are phenomenal authors doing existential work. They are doing work that I believe we are all being called to do. So be sure to stay tuned.

To learn more about my upcoming workshop, Energy in Action visit: SusanBurrell.com/workshops

To learn more about how show up in the world visit my website: SusanBurrell.com/

Ep #264 - You Are Enough – An Interview with author and love activist, Scott Stabile

What a joy it is to welcome, author and love activist, Scott Stabile to Empowering Chats, The first thing that caught me was the title of Scott’s book: Enough As You Are. That alone says so much.

Scott shared that the title came about as a way to show that love and you are always enough. No matter where you currently sit in your life you are always enough as you are.

Scott is a love activist and sees love as the most powerful force we have to work with. Love is the umbrella term he uses to encompass kindness, empathy, compassion and all the other words and things we do to give and receive love.  Scott believes it is the one energy that can actually create healing in the world.

Scott and I also shared a conversation about our relationship with self. It is an everlasting one, it is our foundation and the more we come into wholeness with ourselves the more we will be able to offer that to those we come in contact with. It is active work to love yourself and to recognize you are enough. Scott says this many times over regardless of the path you are on to remember that at any given moment we are enough.

Ask yourself: Who do I want to be within the face of the world I am seeing? Scott's answer is to always stand in love, be in love. There are many things we cannot control but we can control how we are showing up.

To learn more about Scott Stabile visit: ScottStabile.com

To purchase Scott's book, Enough As You Are, visit: https://www.newworldlibrary.com/New-Releases/ENOUGH-AS-YOU-ARE

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #263 Boost Your Energy - An Interview with Intuitive Energy Healer, Dr. Mary Sanders.

We are continuing our theme of Eternal for the month of February. And so with that I also want to include the embracing of the Eternal and welcome my guest, Dr. Mary Sanders.

Dr. Mary is an Intuitive Energy Healer and is stunning in her vibrancy. We shared a deep, Empowering Chat about the Energy Patterns that we hold and how that manifests in our lives. Much of what manifests is our soul’s essence, it is the original blueprint we came into this planet with.

Dr. Mary works with her own wisdom and intuition acquired in energy to help women over 40 bounce back from burnout. She is a doctor of Chiropractic with an emphasis in Functional Nutrition. She also has a Certification in Positive Psychology. It is through the integration of all of her practical experience and life experience that she is able to help others heal themselves.

The pathway of Dr. Mary’s work is to ground the discordant energy.

She recognizes that we are always doing the best we can with the tools that we have. And learning how to be self-compassionate, although hard for many of us, is one way to heal.

Dr. Mary and her co-facilitator, Cathleen Wasielewski are hosting the Embody Your Soul Retreat in March. It is for yoga enthusiasts and meditators. Interested in hearing more visit: https://www.drmarysanders.com/embody-your-soul-retreat-1

Mary is also offering a free gift for my listeners. To access her guide on how to boost your energy centers visit her website at: DrMarySanders.com

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep #262 - Open To Life - An Interview with author, Emily Thiroux Thrett.

This Episode of Empowering Chats is about grief. And this month’s theme is “Eternal.” I intentionally placed this interview under this theme.  I believe that all of us have an eternal essence, an eternal soul and an eternal energy that stays in the hearts of those we come in contact with even when we have left our physical bodies.

My guest, Emily Thiroux Threatt is here to talk about grief and how to find our happiness within the folds of losing someone close to us. Her latest book is called, The Grief and Happiness Handbook, which is also a guidebook.  This handbook has exercises to help guide you out of your grief.

Emily lost 2 wonderful husbands who ironically both died of the same thing. After losing her first husband who was sick for 2 years, she never thought she’d marry again but then she met Ron, her second husband.

He was a new thought minister and together they practiced living in the moment. And after his diagnosis she thought that practice of living in the moment was going to make all the difference in the world. And in some ways, it did help her, when he transitioned, but in other ways not so much. 

For a time, she found herself quite lost with no motivation to do much of anything but watch TV. Then she began to journal and found that writing grounded her. The more she wrote the more she found it grounding.

What she realized is that when one is grieving, they often get stuck and are not sure where to go. Everything looks and feels different. She found that she needed guidance on where to go next. And this experience of writing, creating grief cards and slowly re-emerging into daily life is how she began to heal.

She took what she learned and began to work with others in her community who were navigating grief and encouraged people to come up with intentions that would serve them directly. Sometimes they are simple intentions like “today I am going to eat healthy.”

Emily says as divine beings we can embrace both grief and happiness as they do not have to directly oppose each other.

The one thing people who are grieving should know is to take care of themselves and remember to ask for help. This is especially important in the early stages of grief. Watch and observe what you are doing. Be with people, go outside and allow yourself to be happy and around people you love. Do not hide.

Emily also founded the non-profit, The Grief and Happiness Alliance where she offers weekly classes and meetings. She lives in Maui, Hawaii and also has a link where you can offer donations to the victims of the Maui fire so that her handbook can be available for anyone directly affected by the fire.

To learn more about Emily visit: LovingAndLivingYourWayThroughGrief.com

To purchase her book visit: LovingAndLivingYourWayThroughGrief.com/books/

To learn more about the Grief and Happiness Alliance visit: GriefAndHappiness.com

To support the Maui Effort visit: GriefAndHappiness.com/maui-grief-relief

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

EP #261 - Embracing the Eternal, A solo show with your host, Susan Burrell

In this episode of "Empowering Chats" we investigate what it means to be eternal. What does it mean to embrace eternality?

You all know me so well by now so you know I always like to give the dictionary definition of the special word I am focusing on. This month that word is "Eternal." And many of the guests that I will be interviewing this month will be around the theme of eternality.

So here goes. Eternal is defined as: Without beginning or end. Lasting forever. Occurring again and again. Enduring. Endless. Unchanged by Time.

Ask yourself, what if I could embrace my eternal spirit? What if I could live my potential from that eternal spirit? From that space where there is no beginning or end.

This is a large concept to take in. What does eternal actually mean to you? Does it mean living a very long life? Eternity is life infinity. It is infinite. That is where I believe potential lives. In the infinite.

When I know that I am aligned with divine spirit and my eternal soul -- and the beingness of my whole self, then life gets that much sweeter. For me it’s all about embracing the eternal aspect of myself. And staying in a space of wonder and curiosity.

I want to invite you to tap into your potential and explore more of who you are. If you are interested in having some guidance through this process, I encourage you to check out my book, "Live An Empowered Life, A 30-Day Journey." It is full of inspirational quotes and journaling prompts with interactive exercises to get you moving toward your full potential and embracing all that you are.

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

To purchase my book, "Live An Empowered Life, A 30-Day Journey Book," visit: SusanBurrell.com/book

EP #260 - The Healing Path for Adoptees, An Interview with Author and Podcast Host, Michelle Madrid.

Welcome to this episode of Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell. I have a very special guest today. Her name is Michelle Madrid and she has recently penned a book called, Let Us Be Greater: A Gentle Guided Path to Healing for Adoptees.

In her book, Michelle documents her own story of being an International Adoptee who was born in the UK to an English Mom and a Spanish Father. Her biological mom was married with 3 kids. Michelle was the product of her mother’s affair with a Spanish man, her biological father. Ultimately Michelle was placed in foster care in the UK when she was about 8 weeks old. She was eventually adopted by an American Family when she reached her young toddler years.

Michelle’s journey to learn how to deal with being an adoptee began when she was in college. She explored her relationship with her biological mom who would often dispense advice like, “C’mon time for you to get a stiff upper lip and move on.” OR advice from her adopted mother sounded something like this, “Just be grateful I saved you from a very hard space it's time for you to just move forward.”

Her life path guided her to seek answers and ways to help others who may have had similar experiences as an adopted child. Michelle has learned that the complex emotions and psychological turmoil of adoption — including feelings of anger, distrust, confusion, and unworthiness — are best healed through identification, exploration and understanding.

Written with compassion and authenticity, her book Let Us Be Greater helps adoptees and their families feel heard, seen, and understood as they work to build open, fulfilling and healthy relationships.

Michelle offers many healing practices for adoptees throughout the book. It is filled with exercises to help adoptees work through their challenges in order to tap into their authentic self. It is also a great resource for families that are considering adoption.

To learn more about Michelle Madrid visit: TheMichelleMadrid.com/

To purchase her book, "Let Us Be Greater" visit: TheMichelleMadrid.com/book-let-us-be-greater

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

EP #259 - Thriving with Cancer, An Interview with Jan Adrian, author and Executive Director of the non-profit, Healing Journeys.

I am not only honored but so grateful to have Jan Adrian as a guest once again on Empowering Chats. I last interviewed Jan about 2 years ago and since that time she has written a memoir entitled, Coloring Outside the Lines, Surviving and Thriving with Cancer for 30+ Years. 

In this powerful chat Jan shares her life journey about living with cancer for over 30 years and how she came to understand and accept that she was never going to "beat" the cancer. She learned to accept her diagnosis and the many times it continued to show up in her body, even though her initial response was usually, "Oh S**T" she always found her way to the silver lining.

Jan never intended to write a book, she felt there were too many books already written about cancer. However, after much prodding from her friends and those she worked with at her non-profit, Healing Journeys, she realized there had never been a book written from the point of view of living and thriving with cancer. So she decided she would write her memoir with cancer as the focal point.

Jan's book is both inspiring and informative. It is not just about cancer but about resilience, trusting your intuition and your body.  She shares stories from her childhood, including one that began at the young age of 16 when she was diagnosed with an unknown disease. The doctors could not pinpoint what was causing her symptoms or why she was so ill.  She was eventually seen by a chiropractor who primarily used diet to help her body heal.

In her book, Jan describes the many strategies she used for healing, and how she learned that everything that washed up on her beach could be used for the growth of her soul.

To purchase Coloring Outside the Lines and learn more about Jan visit: HealingJourneys.org/coloring-outside-the-lines-surviving-and-thriving-with-cancer-for-30-years-by-jan-adrian/

Her book can also be purchased on Amazon.

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit my website at: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#258 - Time for Brave Action, An Interview with Leadership Coach, Clara Chorley

I am honored to welcome, author and career and leadership development coach, Clara Chorley to Empowering Chats. We jumped right into this chat with a new way of defining bravery. And then pulling apart how to access it in our everyday life.

Clara defines bravery by first stating what it is not. It is not what is portrayed in the movies, like the Indian Jones character fighting his enemies in the jungles of South America or the warrior with his sword going off to war to battle the “bad” guys. It is not any of those things but rather something more subtle and powerful.

According to Clara true bravery is very personal and can be very complicated. It is personal because only you can know where it is you need to be brave. It is not what society deems to be brave but rather what your inner voice is calling you to be brave about. It is that ever powerful inner knowing of what you need to do to shift, change or enhance your life.

This sort of bravery requires you to go after the things you really want, not what others are telling you is important or what society deems you need to have or go after, but rather investigating what brings you joy. And it may take both vulnerability and bravery to access that which is calling to you.

People that do more brave things have been shown to heal faster. There have been clinical studies done on this subject. There has also been research surrounding how being braver in your life can also extend your life.

It is all about moving bravely toward who we want to be and what we want to include in our lives. And this includes reaching for your fullest potential and bringing joy into your life.

To learn more about Clara Chorley please visit: ClarityUnlimited.com

To tap into your FREE Clarity Coaching Gift please message Clara directly through her Linkedin page: www.linkedin.com/in/clara-chorley Be sure to mention "Clarity Coaching Gift" and that you heard about this on my podcast Empowering Chats. She is offering these for only a limited time.

To Learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#257 - Reaching For Your Highest Potential, A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell.

Welcome to 2024. I am excited to jump start 2024 and share with all of you what my team and I came up with for our theme this year. As we were brainstorming at the end of 2023 the word potential kept bouncing around in my head.

And so that is how we came to settle on: BE Potential as the theme for Empowering Chats for 2024. The definition of Potential is as follows: Capable of being or becoming. Other words that showed in the definition included: Inherent, hidden, budding future, unrealized and undeveloped.

So as you enter this new year I invite you to take a few minutes or more, maybe 15 or 20 to sit in the quiet and listen. If you journal, have that handy as well. And ask yourself:

• What is my potential?
• Am I living it?  
• OR Is it undeveloped?
• Or hidden?
• Does it feel safe or daunting to step into my potential?

For me personally, I believe that becoming my full potential takes a lot of bravery and courage. And yet as I develop my potential, I feel more bountiful and more expansive.  2023 for me was about expanding . . . and now it’s about expanding into my full potential. Again, I invite you to do the same. To explore your inner landscape and see all the possibilities laid out for you.

I think it’s really about reaching for that high frequency of love. Growing into your potential is necessary for our individual growth and for the greater good of humanity.

It can be a wonderful adventure where you can access your abilities and become more aware of who you are.

So again, as I welcome in the new year of 2024 I encourage you to join me on this journey and make Empowering Chats a regular part of your podcast listening. I hope to inspire and encourage you to stay curious and expand into your potential.

Ep#256 - From Cradle to Career - An interview with Nadine Templer, Senior Director of Volunteer Programs for the non-profit, HOPE Worldwide.

This is the month of giving and every year in December I like to focus on ways we can give to others in our life that do not necessarily involve material gifts. One of the ways I do this is by including discussions and interviews with people who are involved in the nonprofit world. So in that vein I am honored to introduce Nadine Templer, the Senior Director of Volunteer Programs for the non-profit, HOPE Worldwide. This organization has been around since the 1990s.  It has been serving people since the AIDs epidemic in South Africa.

They are an international organization that serves many people all over the world. 

Nadine lives in Nepal and works specifically to impact the people of Nepal. For the last 30 years HOPE worldwide has run a sustainable educational program for the poor and under-served children of Nepal. The school teaches the children that are the poorest of the poor. Many of these children come from families that have migrated from the Himalayas and the villages of Nepal. Many of these families come to Kathmandu in search of work and their children do not go to school. Those are the children that are enrolled in the school. It is an elementary school that goes from preschool to the 5th grade. The classes are small and the children are fed 2 meals a day. Nadine shared that the children are very energetic and eager to learn. Over half of the staff are graduates of the school and the perfect fit for this school as they understand the background and the life these children are living.

Many of the kids are provided with scholarships so they can continue their education and most importantly HOPE worldwide follows through with this kids until they get to University and get a job.

Nadine had this to say, “We are very proud of the sustainable practice we have created. We do that by engaging with the child until they are in a career. We like to live by the saying, From Cradle to Career."

I shared with Nadine how this practice for me comes down to how “one person” can lift up others – all it takes is one person to begin the change and make a difference.

Anyone who wishes to give to this program specifically can do so through the HOPE worldwide website and they can give directly to the Nepal program by specifying that when they donate.

It’s all about learning how your gift can help others and volunteering is also another way to find joy.  And the lessons we can learn from the many communities around the world are endless.

To learn more about HOPE Worldwide or to donate please visit: Hopeww.org

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep.# 255 - The Gift of Giving - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell

Another year has come and gone. Hard to believe.  As many of you know the theme for this year was, and still is “BE Expansive.” I hope through the many shows we presented this year you have all found ways to expand your minds and tap into your willingness to explore new frontiers and be present with the truth of who you are. Personally, I think that’s a gift that you can give directly to yourself.

And speaking of gifts. December is also the month of giving or as I like to say it, “The gift of giving” because when you give to yourself you are also giving to others and when you give to others you are giving to yourself.

For the past few years my team and I have gotten together to give assistance to others by way of donating to non-profit organizations. It has been a powerful process for me and for my team to know we are giving to organizations that can assist others.

Some of the organizations that I continue to support include: Canine Companions, Planned Parenthood, ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and International Rescue Committee.

I am calling to all of you to look inside your heart and think about giving in order to help someone you may never meet. There are many non-profit organizations to explore that likely fit into something you’d like to donate to. By giving in this way, I believe we create ripples of love that go out into humanity while also being a way of being of service to others.

I hope you give the gift of love not just to yourself but to others as well this season.

And if you are looking for additional ways to bring calm to your inner landscape as you navigate the busy holidays, I invite you to explore my guided meditations on Insight Timer which can easily be accessed via my website.

If you need a special gift for someone in your life who may be struggling with finding their purpose, I highly recommend my book, “Live An Empowered Life, A 30-Day Journey Book,” also found on my website. It is accompanied by videos and journal prompts to assist and guide you through this 30-Day Journey.

To learn more about the non-profits I mentioned in the show please visit:

GriefAndHappiness.com

aspca.org

PlannedParenthood.org

Canine.org

rescue.org

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

To access my guided meditations, visit: InsightTimer.com/SusanBurrell

To purchase my book or my affirmation cards please visit: SusanBurrell.com/book

Ep.# 254 Communicating with Your Pets. An Interview with Joan Ranquet.

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is Joan Ranquet. She has a unique niche in life. She is an animal communicator, an educator, a TEDx Speaker and the author of Emotional Freedom Technique for Animals and their Humans, Creating a Harmonious Relationship through Tapping.

I love this book. It is organized and easy to follow. Joan clearly spells out how EFT techniques can be applied to your pets.

I asked Joan to explain what EFT is and how she translated it into working with animals. Joan started out as an animal communicator. And what she found was that EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique, worked for her when dealing with high emotions and so she felt it could also be used to help animals. Joan describes EFT as: Tapping with your fingers on a series of acupuncture points which are connected to meridians in your body. And those meridians are connected to organ systems and in Chinese Medicine they believe each organ holds an emotional value. The points we focus on are calming emotional points.

One of the aspects of this human / animal relationship that Joan touches on in her book is the way we humans see life through a “human” lens whereas animals see it differently and yet we think our pets see the world in the same way.

The more we know about our pets and how they need to function in their world the better we will be as owners. One of Joan’s goals is to have her book available at shelters where new pet owners can utilize EFT or tapping to help their pet acclimate to a new life. Many shelter animals have been abused or neglected and consequently may have behavioral issues that can be addressed with tapping. 

The tapping technique works similarly for pets as it does for humans insofar as tapping on the same meridian points. The difference is that the pet owner is doing the tapping on the animal and using a reassuring voice coupled with loving affirmations.  This technique has proven to make a difference.

Joan’s whole goal is to help animals be their better self and we as pet owners can help support that. Joan has several books out that all speak to animal lovers and how we can learn to better communicate with our pets and be loving, supportive pet owners.

To learn more about Joan Ranquet please visit her website at: JoanRanquet.com

To purchase her book, Emotional Freedom Technique for Animals and their Humans, visit: Innertraditions.com/books/emotional-freedom-technique-for-animals-and-their-humans

To learn more about how I show up in the world visit:SusanBurrell.com

Ep.#253 - The Hidden Layers of Intertilty. An Interview with Maria Novotny and Robin Silbergeid

I am honored to welcome Maria Novotny and Robin Silbergeid to Empowering Chats. I am thrilled to have these two women on my show today. They have a powerful story to share and one that appears in the book entitled, Infertilities, A Curation.

These two women, along with Elizabeth Horn put this book together as a result of their shared experiences around infertility. It all started with Elizabeth co-finding the ART of Infertility, for which she has curated thirty exhibits since its inception in 2014. Maria is the co-director of The ART of Infertility. This exhibit was the recipient of the 2018 Hope Award for Innovation given by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association for its work communicating patient experiences through arts programming. And Robin is a writer, a teacher and a scholar who has led many writing workshops and professional conference panels on topics related to infertility. These 3 women collaborated in getting this book put together to highlight how the use of visual art, poetry and creative non-fiction could and did have a hand in helping people from all walks of life heal from the diagnosis of infertility.

I started this empowering chat by quoting the opening passage in the book, Infertilities, A Curation. 

It goes like this, Infertility begins slowly, quietly with questions and uncertainty . . . and infertility begins with a growing awareness that making a family won’t be easy. It Won’t happen after a month or 3 or maybe even a year. Infertility begins with the choice to have a child. Infertility begins in the doctor’s office with tests and diagnostics codes. Infertility begins with sex. Infertility begins with asking a friend to donate sperm. Infertility begins with the arrival of blood each month . . . with a new cycle . . . with optimism and possibility . . . a first attempt at IVF . . . each treatment cycle can work or not.

The written and visual art in this book presents emotional beginnings with individuals wrestling with the diagnosis of infertility and what it means to build family in various contexts.

It's an emotional process. And both Maria and Robin shared what it is like to live with infertility and what it means for those women or men, or single “want to be parents” who identify as transgender or LGBTQ to get this diagnosis.

This book boldly illustrates how creativity can help people heal.

One review states, in part, “This daring collection harnesses the power of the arts to dismantle isolation and stigma, letting the light shine through to reveal the hidden layers of the infertility experience.”

I am so humbled and grateful for the work these amazing women have done individually and collectively to bring this topic to the forefront. The healing use of art and creative writing has been a gift for those suffering from infertility. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has been a support for someone suffering with infertility or if you yourself have had a firsthand experience with this diagnosis, know that you are not alone.

To purchase the book visit: Wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/infertilities-curation

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep. #252 - A Roadmap Through Trauma, an Interview with Mary Firestone.

Emotions is the theme for this month. And I am always fascinated to find out who is going to fit into this theme and what I am going to learn.

And for this episode of Empowering Chats, I am honored to introduce Mary Firestone. Mary is an inspirational speaker and an author. Mary is the author of, Trusting the Dawn, How to Choose Freedom and Joy after Trauma. I met Mary at a winery in California when I was personally dealing with my own trauma. And her book spoke to me.

It took us a bit to get here – but after I met her, I knew I just had to have her on my podcast.

Here's her personal story. This is an excerpt from the introduction to her book: It was more than 5 hours before I was rescued from my bathroom countertop where I huddled wet and pregnant . . . I was shaking from the cold and fear from being trapped by millions of gallons of mud . . . for much of that time I thought my husband and 4-year-old son had been swept away in the mudslide . . . I thought my life was over . . . I watched this river of mud crumple a neighbor’s house and hurtle it down the hill away from me . . . On my right the majority of my house had twisted backwards and washed away . . . not only was my living room gone, but my panic surpassed anything I had ever known when I realized the window looking back at me was my 4-year-old son's bedroom and I thought he was in it.

Mary’s personal story of surviving this trauma is what led her to write this book. This mudslide occurred in early 2018, right after the Thomas Fire raged through much of Southern California in late 2017. The land was barren from the fire and ripe for mudslides which occurred when torrential non-stop rain hit many of the coastal cities including Santa Barbara and Montecito.

And so, I led the interview by asking Mary the question, How can trauma be a gift? Mary explains that for her the gift came in the form of her intellectual thinking brain going on hiatus so her body could get in touch with what she identifies as the Divine, recognizing that some people call this their higher self or The Universe. She saw this as a gift because it allowed her to tap into recognizing her fragileness and the beauty of being human. Being human, according to Mary, means we get to experience not just the joy and love that comes with our human life but also have an appreciation and a connection to that higher frequency because of the trauma some of us experience.

And this experience is what led Mary to research how others who had lived through trauma learned to overcome and compost the trauma so that they too came out the other end with more light, more joy and more understanding of what it means to be human.

Mary’s book is not just full of research but tools we can all use to overcome trauma and recognize when we are taking the label of “victimhood” and using it as a crutch to stay stuck. Mary shares stories of other victims who survived extreme trauma and did not become lifelong victims. Mary talks about healing from the inside out so we can tap into our inner landscape for healing.

Mary offers many well researched facts, and experienced information about how to heal from trauma. Whether you are dealing with your own trauma or dealing with the traumatizing events going on in the world, there is something here we can all learn from. So even if you think you don’t need to know about trauma or heal from it – on some level we are all touched by it.

In closing Mary shared the following: You are not alone. This book can be your companion. There is so much hope and avenue for you to find joy and re-ignite your light. Don’t give-up. Seek your solution and take care of yourself, love yourself and you will heal.

To learn more about Mary Firestone and to purchase her book please visit: MaryFirestone.co

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website at: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#251 - The Power of Emotions - A Solo Show with host, Susan Burrell

We are now in November. Can you believe it? And our theme for this year of 2023 is BE Expansive. The final letter of “expansive” is the letter “E” representing our focused theme for this month which is “Emotions.”

As many of you know I like to look up the formal definition of words and this is no different. So here goes, the dictionary defines “Emotion” as: A strong agitation of the feeling actuated by experiencing love, fear, hate etc. and often accompanied by physiological changes like heart rate or breathing.

And so, I ask you, how do you deal with emotions? How do you live your life without being emotionally reactive? I think many of us are emotionally reactive and often do react without thinking about the why. Or even taking the time to process the emotion that caused the reaction in the first place.

I believe inner investigation must come first, before we react. This is not easy to do and something I am now consciously working on. I now take the time to pause and investigate my inner landscape to identify what it is I am feeling and what the emotion is trying to tell me. And that goes for whatever emotions I am feeling. It can be fear, anxiety or love and happiness.

For me it is about checking in with myself to see what is lying beneath the emotion. So, for example if I am angry, I check in to see if that emotion is really a reaction to fear or to something else that might be going on. And once I identify what is really going on I can make a conscious choice to respond with love.

Love is the highest emotion and only with love can we overcome all the other stuff going on with our emotions. And sometimes it takes work to reach for the higher frequency of love. Believe me it is much easier to lean into fear or anger then to rise above it and reach for love, and yet it really is what will heal whatever else is going on.

I have used many tools, including meditation, journaling, walking in nature to help me process my emotional angst. If you are looking for ways to get through some of your emotional challenges, find what works for you and begin to make some changes.

If you are interested in stepping into this journey, I highly recommend my book, “Live An Empowered Life, A 30-Day Journey Book.” I offer journaling prompts, affirmations and guided meditations to inspire you.  It's a guided workbook that can help you grow and expand your inner world and your wisdom. I lived it and what I share in the book are those practices that helped me gain wisdom and self-empowerment.

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

To learn more about my book, or to purchase, “Live An Empowered Life,” visit: SusanBurrell.com/book

Ep#250 - Dissolving Patterns of Limitation - An Interview with artist, psychologist and author, Laura Basha.

I know I say this all the time - but I can't help it - I so love my job and the people I get to meet and interview on Empowering Chats.  And this interview is no exception.

In this episode I welcome Laura Basha. She wears many hats. Not only is she a psychologist, she is also an amazing artist and the author of, "The Inward Outlook."

There is so much offered in her book. Spiritual principles, core values and space for your own personal notes at the end of each chapter.

I started the interview by asking Laura to share what led her to write this book.

She said her book is a synopsis of her life’s work and that it took decades of self-practice before she could write it.  This body of work encompasses all she has done in her personal life and also the work she has done with clients over the last 40 years. So much of this work was her own dissolving of  patterns of limitations she had placed on herself. She had to recognize them and then be willing to dissolve them in order to become more authentic.  And then of course she also had to be willing to put herself out there and be vulnerable.

Laura goes on to explain how the simple act and design of being human is both a gift and a challenge. We are creative sparks of the divine. Laura feels it is important to learn how to keep our peace of mind while living in the face of everyday life experiences, including all that we are confronted with in the world. And we can learn to dissolve many of our own self-imposed limitations. Our own peace can transcend to all those we come in contact with.

Laura also offers sections for notes at the end of each chapter as well as journaling prompts to help the reader become more aware of where they are in their life journey.

To learn more about Laura please visit her website at: WhiteBirdRising.com

To purchase The Inward Outlook visit: WhiteBirdRising.com/inward-outlook-book/

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website at: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#249- The Battle of Our Ego and Our Soul- An Interview with Intuitive and Author, Sue Frederick.

My guest for this empowering chat is Sue Frederick. She is an author, a spiritual coach an intuitive and an ordained Unity Minister.

In this empowering chat, Sue shares her story of holding her husband as he died in her arms when she was 29. It changed her life forever, sending her on a deep spiritual journey.

Those questions took her on a journey of studying Buddhism, Hinduism and learning about Numerology.  She now helps clients through their spiritual journeys.

Those questions took her on a journey of studying Buddhism, Hinduism and learning about Numerology, and eventually she become a Unity Minister. She now help clients through their spiritual journeys.

Her latest book is called, “Through a Divine Lens, Practices to Quiet Your Ego and Align with Your Soul.”

Sue illuminates the soul path in her book through personal stories and client stories. She also offers tools we can all use to access our soul’s purpose.

Sue believes that spiritual awakening is possible through the Divine Lens. And the battle of our Ego versus our  Soul is at the center of our growth and our learning.

The old way of thinking claims we can change the world by convincing others that we have the right ideas. It is an "us" versus "them" mentality. It doesn’t work. Perhaps at one time it did, however we have now come to realize that is not the lesson on the table. It has to start with us, with me, with you.

Sue shared how she had to learn that no matter what somebody believes she has to see the soul in that person. Or said another way:” I have to see the All-good, all God universe in every person I come in contact with. I have to remember to “love on them.” And that is so hard to do in these very difficult times we are living in.

According to Sue, when we look at life through the Ego lens, (which resides in the human mind) we often forget we have a soul too, one that is here to guide us through the higher frequency of love – and that cannot be achieved when the human ego is engaged. The ego is all about self-preservation and keeping us safe through the tough challenges we humans face. And our society preaches fear, getting ahead, competition and so on, anything to stay ahead and stay safe. It doesn’t work. All that does is amp our anxiety, our fears and our need to control everything around us.

And now we are achieving at a whole new level of consciousness and growth. Now we can get beyond the ego, beyond the mind, to the heart space. We have to be heartfelt soul beings who see everybody here as beautiful souls. Some are walking a troubled path and some are walking with pure love in their heart. And we all have to help each other stay in the light and always walk toward love.

Meditation, mindfulness practices and journaling can help us to get in touch with our soul so that we can quiet the ego and allow the soul to lead. We all have this accessible to us, but it takes work and intention to access our souls and let love lead the way.

"Through a Divine Lens," outlines much of this and helps us to access those parts of ourselves that are meant to lead in light and love.

To learn more about Sue Frederick please visit: CareerIntuitive.org/about-sue-frederick

To Purchase "Through a Divine Lens" visit: CareerIntuitive.org

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#248- Touching the Hidden Nature of Realtiy - An Interview with Spiritual Philosopher and Author, Peter Canova

I am thrilled to welcome author and spiritual philosopher Peter Canova. In this episode of Empowering Chats we dive into Peter’s latest book, “Quantum Spirituality.”

Peter shares his story about being in his twenties and having spiritual experiences that opened up a flood gate from him where he experienced being absorbed by a bright light the connection of the all. The knowing that we are all one and we are all connected.

This experience changed the course of Peter’s life. And he began to write a trilogy of fictional books that tapped into mysticism and themes of spirituality. This process of writing fiction eventually led him to quantum physics and the overlapping of quantum physics and science with ancient spiritualism.

Peter goes on to explain that it comes down to 3 overarching themes. Light, Energy and Matter. He continued to write and investigate which led him to make a gradual transfer to quantum theories which eventually led to this book.

Peter’s goal in writing this book is to lead his readers to have a personal experience with this higher knowledge. Experiential knowledge is where he is trying to help people get to. This is where Peter believes that people can have these extraordinary personal experiences with consciousness. And it has the potential to manifest in many different dimensions.  When people reach these heightened states of consciousness, they can have insightful breakthroughs.

He also touched on the principles of meditation and how that can be folded into your practice.

Peter’s goal was to write a book that would appeal to both the intellectual left-brain psyche as well as the more creative right-brain attributes that we all carry within.

To learn more about Peter Canova please visit: PeterCanova.com

To order his book visit: www.amazon.com/Quantum-Spirituality-Mysticism-Connecting-Consciousness/dp/1591434637

To learn more about how I show up in the world please visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#247- The Vast Possibilites - A Solo Show with your host, Susan Burrell.

This has been an interesting year – especially for me. I can’t believe it’s October already. I have been on an inner journey of expansion for most of this year. In fact, our theme for this year is “BE Expansive.”  And when my Team and I pick the theme we never quite know where it is going to take us. Well I gotta say it’s been a wild ride this year filled with many challenges but also with inspiring “aha” moments too.

When I set the intention to be expansive it was also with the knowing that I wanted to make more connections and find new perspectives on how I view my life. And so, I ask you to also reflect on what has shown up for you during this path of expansiveness?

The theme for October is Vast or Vastness. Vast is defined as, “A very great area.” Words used to describe vast or vastness include: Intense. Boundless. Endless. Extensive. Sweeping.

What struck me about vastness was the idea of an empty vessel. The open expansiveness of what an empty vessel could hold. And it’s really not empty as it holds, what I believe is Consciousness or God or Source, whatever you want to call it. It goes by so many names. And this space is constantly contracting and expanding.

Focusing on the vastness or the largeness of consciousness and energy space can be overwhelming. I know I have felt overwhelmed at times and I have had to work hard to not fall into the negative polarization of standing in one belief system. A belief system that I believe is no longer functional.

I believe we are entering into expansion because the old way of doing things is shifting. The old belief system is falling apart. We are entering into a new soul growth as a planet and as humanity, and in this growth everything is changing. That is how we co-create.

Those that are committed to this transformation, which I believe are the light leaders are here to show us the change and to lead the way to a new humanity. I believe love is the high frequency that will change the topography of where we live. Forgiveness and gratitude are tools we can use to attain this high frequency of love. I believe that this kind of love will fill the vastness and become the vessel of possibility that is offered to each and every one of us.

Will you join me in being a light leader? Embrace love as the change agent?

If you are feeling stuck and need a nudge to get moving I highly recommend my book, “Live an Empowered Life: A 30-Day Journey.”  It’s a workbook filled with journaling prompts, inspirational quotes and affirmations – all put together to get you thinking about how you can empower your life and make conscious choices that will inspire you from within.

To learn more about how I show up in the world I invite you to visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

To purchase my book, "Live An Empowered Life: A 30-Day Journey" please visit: SusanBurrell.com/book

Ep#246 - Archangel Alchemy - An Interview with Author and Channeler, Alexandra Wenman.

I am revisiting this Empowering Chat I had with Alexandra Wenman. She is a channeler, an author, a teacher and so much more. This chat is powerful and I think deserves another listen. Or perhaps you missed it the first time around so here it is again. Enjoy.

Alexandra Wenman is the author of “Archangel Alchemy Healing.” We had an amazing and energetic connection and conversation surrounding the work she does.

This interview took place at the tail-end of 2022 just before the Christmas Holiday and the impact of this powerful chat is still so timely and ready to be re-shared.

Alexandra’s journey and awakening began at birth. Her mother was told she would be a still-born. Alexandra was yanked into the world by forceps and then flat-lined and had to resuscitated by the doctors.

From an early age Alexandra has been able to feel, see and sense spirit and angels.  Alchemy has been a part of her for most of her life, she just didn’t realize what she was meant to do with it. She was however aware of her gift of channeling. For many years what she wrote came to her with no understanding of how it would all come together. Then around 2011 she began to channel a higher-beings, identified as “The Higher Galactic Counsel of Life.”

The message she received was for her to move toward exploring spiritual alchemy and so this book. “Archangel Alchemy Healing,” is really a 12 or 13 year project that has been channeled through her.

Alexandra explains that alchemy is an ancient wisdom process. From a historical standpoint it started ages ago when a chemist or alchemist worked to turn lead into gold. But alchemy is not just about changing the physical form of something tangible but also changing the being, the human being to get in touch with the spirit within that is having this “human” experience here on earth.

According to Alexandra the first step to alchemy healing is feeling and identifying where blockages exists within your body.

Alexandra explains it is all about understanding that nature and all of reality are a part of who we are and something to be loved and embraced and learned from - rather than something to be feared or to run away from. When we understand this statement than the whole world can becomes a glorious playground rather than something to be feared, and a true alchemist understands this.  We are a part of everything nothing is separate from you.

Alexandra also has a YouTube channel and an oracle angel deck that supports her book.

There is so much to learn and share about this process and the work Alexandra Wenman is doing. To learn more please visit her website at: AlexandraWenman.com

To purchase her book: AlexandraWenman.com/shop

To view some of her YouTube videos visit:

YouTube.com/channel/UCddFn-Z7GP9r4g61N2sKmew

To learn more about how I show up in the world I invite you to visit my website: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#245 - The Transformative Inner Journey - An Interview with Somatic Energy Healer, Cheryl Pallant

My guest for this episode of Empowering Chats is Cheryl Pallant. Cheryl is a somatic energy healer and an author. Our chat centered around the multiple levels of Healing.

She is the author of "Ecosomatics: Embodiment Practices for a World in Search of Healing.”

In her book introduction, she talks about a shift in consciousness. And she shares her thoughts about learning how to trust first and then reaching out into the grander world.

We both agreed that we are always at choice for our own personal healing and how we show up in the world. We also explored subtle energy and how being tuned in makes much of this healing energy accessible to us.

Cheryl believes it’s about learning to say yes to yourself. It’s about saying yes and then exploring what that looks like for you. Many of us get into the habit of putting ourselves down. And when we disown parts of who we are, we limit who we are. We limit our abilities.

In this book, Cheryl encourages people to come out as who they are. And to feel the edge of all of who we are – even if it’s fear that is showing up, because only then can transformation begin.  We often get messages from the earth and from our body when things are off balance and it’s important that we pay attention to that. When this happens it presents an opportunity for us to expand into our body and listen to the whispers of the earth. Only then can we move into healing and transforming.

According to Cheryl, ecosomatics is about connection to all. Connecting to the earth and to nature. It’s about re-evaluating and seeing what is more healthy for all of us. The interconnection to all is important to pay attention to.

It's about waking up to what is occurring around us. And to allow the light energy to heal and do its job. Cheryl's wish is for love to take center-stage. She encourages self-love and self-compassion, in other words be a better friend to yourself. 

To learn more about Cheryl Pallant visit: CherylPallant.com

To Purchase Cheryl's book visit: CherylPallant.com/writing/ecosomatics/

To learn more about me and how I show up in the world please visit: SusanBurrell.com

Ep#244 - Free Up Your Energy - An Encore Interview with Author, Sherianna Boyle

I had such an amazing chat with author Sherianna Boyle earlier this year that I have asked her back for an encore appearance.

Since our last interview I have been working on Sherianna's book, Energy in Action. And through this process I realized there was more to say on the topic – hence I wanted to have another conversation with her.

I started this interview by asking Sherianna, why energy has to be in action?  According to Sherianna, energy and action go hand in hand. Energy is emotion. And when we focus on emotions and moving the energy of our emotions we can heighten our intuition.

Sherianna explained that when we detox our emotions it’s really about detoxing our reactions, not our emotions. The process that she outlines in her book allows for the energy to flow out of us. And according to Sherianna we may find, as she did, that through this process our intuition gets heightened.

We also tapped into manifestation and how our emotions and freeing up our energy can help us to manifest our desires. Energy is often thought of as happening outside of us – and the old way of manifesting asks us to put our energy and focus on that thing that we want, most often it’s a material thing, like a new car, a promotion, etc. Sherianna points out that that is also the space where re-activity hangs out. So, all of sudden we can find ourselves in this area of reaction to, or possibly having anxiety about wanting this something to appear in our life and also doubting it will but still trying to manifest it.

When we find ourselves in this space often times the intensity surrounding that thing we want –could be a sign that we are in reactivity, and this could override our intent to manifest. It’s important that we not ignore what is coming up.  It can be heady, however here’s where we need to pay attention and do cleansing work.