Universal Empress Podcast

Self Love and Food | Interview with Turner Francis-Snellgrove

In this deeply nourishing episode of Self Love Is A Practice, host Nadine McNeil sits down with her cousin and plant-based culinary artist  Turner Francis-Snellgrove  — founder of Cocoa Yoga and Boho Vegano — for a conversation that moves from the kitchen to the soul and back again.  Turner shares her decades-long journey from debilitating food sensitivities and chronic eczema, to discovering a life-changing truth: that what we feed ourselves is one of the most profound expressions of self-love.  She walks us through the moment a Burger King milkshake brought her to her knees, the London dinner conversation that changed her relationship with dairy, and how — while still working her corporate banking job — she quietly built a coconut yogurt brand from scratch in Dubai.  That's the move from JOB to JOY. Together, Nadine and Turner explore:  🌿 Why there is no cookie-cutter approach to nourishing your body  🌿 The ancestral wisdom of "returning to the foods indigenous to you"  🌿 How food presentation is an act of self-respect  🌿 Label literacy — and why your "chocolate bar" might actually be a sugar bar  🌿 Three practical tips for building a loving relationship with what you eat  🌿 Why food, movement, and mindfulness are inseparable  This episode is timed perfectly with the New Moon in Pisces and the Spring Equinox — the season of new beginnings, clearing out, and planting seeds in fresh soil.  ✨ "Pay the farmer now — or the doctor later."  Whether you're just beginning your wellness journey or you're deep in the practice, this conversation will leave you looking at your next meal with fresh eyes — and a fuller heart.  🔗 Connect with Turner Francis-Snellgrove : Boho Vegano | Plant-Based Desserts & Workshops [https://www.instagram.com/bohovegano?igsh=MzZhYjFjdWJuaWZq&utm_source=qr [https://www.instagram.com/bohovegano?igsh=MzZhYjFjdWJuaWZq&utm_source=qr]] 🔗 Connect with Nadine: Universal Empress | Self-Love Coach & Wisdom Mentor [https://universalempress.com/ [https://universalempress.com/]]

#14 Self Love and Forgiveness

In this powerful episode of "Self-Love is a Practice," Nadine McNeil (Universal Empress) tackles one of the most confronting aspects of personal development: self-forgiveness. Learn why forgiveness is never about the other person, discover the most transformative definition of self-forgiveness you'll ever hear, and get practical tools to release resentment and reclaim your freedom. What You'll Learn: *  The radical definition: Self-forgiveness is relinquishing the hope that things were different. *  Why forgiveness is ALWAYS about you, never about the other person. * How unforgiveness keeps you trapped (the "poison you swallow" metaphor) *  The truth about hurt people hurting people—and breaking the cycle. * Why your feelings are true even when they're not facts. *  The Ho'oponopono Hawaiian prayer for forgiveness practice. * Practical steps to begin forgiving yourself and others. * Why someone else is probably ruminating about something YOU did to them. * How the body remembers trauma from childhood. (even when your mind forgets) When you stop wishing the past was different, you create space for acceptance. Acceptance doesn't mean you're a pushover or will allow yourself to be hurt again—it means you're finally free to move forward.  The Uncomfortable Truth: No one intentionally sets out to hurt others (unless they're psychopathic). We're all human, carrying unconscious wounds, unintentionally hurting people while being hurt ourselves. The cycle only breaks when you do your own healing work.  This episode is a gentle yet powerful invitation to stop carrying the weight of unforgiveness and finally set yourself free. About Nadine McNeil (Universal Empress): Nadine McNeil is a transformational life coach dedicated to helping people cultivate radical self-love. Through her "Self-Love is a Practice" series, she provides practical, confronting, and deeply healing guidance for reclaiming your power, releasing trauma, and transforming your life one breath at a time.  Website: https://universalempress.com/ [https://universalempress.com/] My Book: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Love-Practice-Playbook-tools-ebook/dp/B0C57WCRXT [https://www.amazon.com/Self-Love-Practice-Playbook-tools-ebook/dp/B0C57WCRXT] Store: https://universalempress.com/store [https://universalempress.com/store] Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/universal-empress-podcast/id1846822661 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/universal-empress-podcast/id1846822661] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1t6LxXi6w5BLn26TM81GlF?si=e2cb40f6f8d6473a&nd=1&dlsi=c1a0b16489204d62 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1t6LxXi6w5BLn26TM81GlF?si=e2cb40f6f8d6473a&nd=1&dlsi=c1a0b16489204d62]