Choosing HOPE in a world that feels loud

The Invisible Conditioning That Shapes Who We Become

“Money Conditioning, Identity, and Becoming Who You Choose to Be” In this beautifully honest and expansive episode, Gail and Sandra dive into the messy, magical terrain of identity, money conditioning, self-worth, and the invisible narratives that shape our lives. From haircuts and AI beauty filters to childhood conditioning, spiritual entrepreneurship, limiting beliefs, and the courage it takes to build a life outside the traditional system — this conversation is a full-body permission slip to question everything you’ve inherited and consciously choose who you want to become. You’ll hear: Why AI “beauty” filters are messing with our self-image The emotional and spiritual layers of hair, identity, and chemo recovery How childhood conditioning shapes your money ceiling Why “I am worthy of £10k a month” is such a triggering — and revealing — statement The difference between safety, sabotage, and self-protection Why spiritual entrepreneurs struggle to charge for their work How to expand your capacity to receive The power of affirmations, environment, and subconscious “filing cabinets” What the Moon + Nine of Cups tarot pull means for your next chapter Why the summer solstice energy is the perfect time to set new intentions This episode is a warm, wise, deeply relatable exploration of becoming — and it will leave you questioning your own inner narratives in the best possible way. Thanks for being here. Gail & Sandra. PS. here’s how you can work with us, listen or watch: ✨Book a 1:1 tarot reading with Sandra: https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot [https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot] ✨Book onto an online Embodiment Class with Gail: https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment [https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment] Find us on Tiktok: Sandra: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandraalogan Gail: https://www.tiktok.com/@gailjchisholm ☕ Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/thenotaboowoowooshow 💌 Join the Substack Community: https://gailsandra.substack.com/s/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show-podcast 🎧 Listen to The No Taboo Woo Woo Show on other platforms: Spotify: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoTabooWooWooShow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gailsandra.substack.com [https://gailsandra.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

What Happens When Life Cracks You Open

There are seasons in life where everything feels strangely tender. Not dramatic enough to explain easily.Not catastrophic enough for the world to pause.But enough that your inner landscape begins rearranging itself quietly beneath your feet. You start questioning things you once accepted automatically.The way you work.The way you rest.The people you give your energy to.The battles you keep fighting long after your soul has left the room. Last week’s New Moon in Taurus carried an energy that asks us to slow down long enough to notice what truly matters. Not performatively.Not intellectually.But honestly. Taurus energy is deeply connected to values, safety, stability, the body, and the foundations we build our lives upon. And sometimes the universe has a rather volcanic way of showing us where those foundations were built on obligation instead of truth. In this week’s episode of The No Taboo Woo Woo Show, we chat about Human Design Gate 38, often called the gate of the Nuanced Ninja. This isn’t the energy of fighting for the sake of fighting. It’s discernment. It asks: What is actually worth your life force? Because many of us are exhausted from fighting battles that were never truly ours. Fighting for approval.Fighting to prove ourselves.Fighting to maintain identities we’ve already outgrown.Fighting to keep everything looking “fine” while something inside us quietly wilts. Gate 38 reminds us that perseverance becomes powerful only when connected to meaning. Because, without meaning, struggle becomes depletion. With meaning, even difficult seasons can become transformational. And that distinction matters. Especially during seasons where life feels uncertain, grief enters the room, or our emotional foundations feel shaken. Both of us have learned through our own experiences that transformation rarely arrives dressed as inspiration. It often arrives as interruption. A diagnosis. A loss. Burnout. A relationship ending. A body changing. A moment where you suddenly realise you cannot continue living in disconnect from yourself. A parent dying. These moments crack open the architecture of our lives. Painful? Often. But revealing too because underneath the fear, there is usually a deeper invitation: to rebuild more truthfully. And sometimes that rebuilding begins with incredibly unglamorous things like resting properly, setting boundaries, grieving honestly, reconnecting with your body, questioning inherited beliefs, sitting in silence long enough to hear your own inner voice again. Tiny acts. Quiet revolutions. The kind that don’t always photograph well for Instagram but change your life nonetheless. If you’ve been feeling emotionally stretched lately, this is your reminder that not every season is designed for relentless forward motion. Some seasons are rooting seasons. The kind where your soul is growing underground before anything visible appears. And while that process can feel frustrating, lonely, or slow, it is still movement. Perhaps the question right now is not: “How do I push harder?” But: “What actually deserves my energy now?” That single question can change everything. If this resonates, you can listen to the full episode of The No Taboo Woo Woo Show where we dive deeper into Human Design, the New Moon, emotional foundations, grieving, how creativity can be an anchor for you and the usual tarot and astrology. And, Sandra is particularly open and vulnerable about her current journey with death and how she’s supporting a loved one through a terminal cancer diagnosis. We’d love to have you along. Please share what comes up for you. Thanks for being here, we’re so very grateful. Gail & Sandra 🌙✨ Book a 1:1 tarot reading with Sandra: https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot ✨Book onto an online Embodiment Class with Gail: https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment [https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment] Find us on Tiktok: Sandra: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandraalogan Gail: https://www.tiktok.com/@gailjchisholm ☕ Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/thenotaboowoowooshow 💌 Join the Substack Community: https://gailsandra.substack.com/s/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show-podcast 🎧 Listen to The No Taboo Woo Woo Show on other platforms: Spotify: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoTabooWooWooShow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gailsandra.substack.com [https://gailsandra.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

You’re Not Being Judged as Much as You Think

From Self-Doubt to Self-Power: Stop Dimming Your Light What if the thing holding you back… isn’t other people at all? In this deeply honest and wildly relatable episode of The No Taboo Woo Woo Show, Gail and Sandra take you from sweetie-fuelled chat to powerful self-reflection on confidence, authenticity, and the fear of being judged. They explore: ✨ Why we still seek external validation (even when we know better) ✨ The discomfort of owning your “woo woo” side in a conventional world ✨ How your inner critic quietly sabotages your confidence ✨ The truth about embodiment, self-trust, and personal power ✨ Why inner work is the foundation of EVERYTHING ✨ Letting go of past versions of yourself (and the grief that comes with it) Plus… a powerful conversation around body confidence, self-acceptance, and the subtle ways we hide ourselves. This episode is your reminder: You’re not here to convince anyone. You’re here to be yourself. 💫 Expect laughter, truth bombs, tarot wisdom (hello Queen of Wands energy), and the kind of conversation that stays with you long after it ends.  Where are you seeking external validation?  What can you do to validate yourself? 🔮 Want a personal reading with Sandra? Book a 1:1 tarot reading with Sandra: https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot [https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot] ✨Book onto an online Embodiment Class with Gail: https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment [https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment] ☕ Support the podcast: If you’d like to keep us fuelled for future episodes, you can buy us a coffee or donate below (always appreciated, never expected). buymeacoffee.com/thenotaboowoowooshow 💌 Join the Substack Community: https://gailsandra.substack.com/s/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show-podcast [https://gailsandra.substack.com/s/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show-podcast] 🎧 Listen to The No Taboo Woo Woo Show on other platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show/id1815983078 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show/id1815983078] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZBvA3fwx500tdnSG2bFM3?si=fc9baa5ccb0f4668 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZBvA3fwx500tdnSG2bFM3?si=fc9baa5ccb0f4668] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoTabooWooWooShow [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoTabooWooWooShow] 📌 Don’t forget to: 👍 Like 💬 Comment 🔔 Subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gailsandra.substack.com [https://gailsandra.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

You Might Be Jumping to Conclusions

Stop Jumping to Conclusions: The Tarot Message You Didn’t Know You Needed If you’ve ever made a snap decision… spiraled in your head… or convinced yourself of something without the full picture — this episode is going to land. In today’s No Taboo Woo Woo Show, we start with spring energy, nostalgic chats about CDs (yes, really), and the madness of subscription culture… before diving into a powerful tarot message around fast thinking, assumptions, and trusting your intuition over your inner noise. The Knight of Crystals (Swords) brings a big question: 👉 Are you moving forward with clarity… or reacting too quickly? We explore: - Why we jump to conclusions (and how it quietly holds us back) - The balance between intuition vs overthinking - How current astrology may be amplifying impulsive energy - The power of stepping outside your routine to shift perspective - Why tarot is one of the best tools for self-awareness (not prediction) Plus, we pull additional cards that hint at choice, movement, and getting out of your head… with a little nudge toward trusting yourself more than your fears. There’s laughter, real-life tangents, and a reminder that growth doesn’t have to be perfect… just intentional. ✨ If this resonates, we’d LOVE to hear from you in the comments: Where might you be jumping to conclusions in your life right now? 🔮 Want a personal reading with Sandra? Book a 1:1 tarot reading with Sandra: https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot [https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot] ✨Book onto an online Embodiment Class with Gail: https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment [https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment] ☕ Support the podcast: If you’d like to keep us fueled for future episodes, you can buy us a coffee or donate below (always appreciated, never expected). buymeacoffee.com/thenotaboowoowooshow 📌 Don’t forget to: 👍 Like 💬 Comment 🔔 Subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gailsandra.substack.com [https://gailsandra.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Choosing HOPE in a world that feels loud

Choosing Hope in a World That Feels Loud There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much… It comes from feeling pulled into everything. The noise. The opinions. The conflict. The pressure to care about all of it, respond to all of it, fix all of it. This episode is a gentle but powerful reminder: you don’t have to pick up every stick that’s being swung around you. Through this week’s tarot pull, we explore the contrast between chaos and hope. The Five of Wands arrives like background noise, a clash of energy, opinions, expectations. It asks: Do you actually want to be part of this? Because just beyond it sits The Star - quiet, steady, and unwavering, offering something radically different: hope. renewal. a softer way forward. The Choice Isn’t Outside You What became clear in this conversation is that the real work isn’t about controlling what’s happening in the world. It’s about choosing: - where your energy goes; - what you engage with; and - how you come back to yourself Sometimes that looks like stepping back.Sometimes it looks like moving your body, shaking off what’s stuck, or simply breathing deeper. And sometimes… it looks like doing something purely because it lights you up...not because it’s productivenot because it makes moneybut because it feels like you. 🔥 From Conflict to Creation We also explore the tension that comes with building something meaningful. That moment where you think: “Is anyone even listening?” And the quiet truth underneath it: keep going anyway. Not everything needs to be seen immediately to matter.Not everything needs validation to be valuable. Sometimes the smallest spark, the “little leaf”, is the thing that grows into something far bigger than you imagined. 🌍 Grounding in a World That Feels Unsteady With cards like Justice and the Knight of Pentacles, the message deepens: There is imbalance.There is change happening.But your power lies in how you respond. Come back to: - your routines - your body - nature - your breath - your own inner rhythm Because while the world shifts… you get to choose how rooted you are within it. ✨ The Invitation What if you didn’t need to fight so hard?What if hope wasn’t naive, but necessary?What if the most powerful thing you could do right now… was come back to yourself? 💬 Reflection for you: What are you currently being pulled into that you don’t actually want to engage with? What would choosing hope look like for you right now? What’s the “little leaf” in your life that needs your attention? --  Book a 1:1 tarot reading with Sandra: https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot [https://www.sandralogan.co.uk/tarot] ✨Book onto an online Embodiment Class with Gail: https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment [https://subscribepage.io/unstuck_embodiment] Find us on Tiktok: Sandra: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandraalogan [https://www.tiktok.com/@sandraalogan] Gail: https://www.tiktok.com/@gailjchisholm [https://www.tiktok.com/@gailjchisholm] ☕ Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/thenotaboowoowooshow 💌 Join the Substack Community: https://gailsandra.substack.com/s/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show-podcast [https://gailsandra.substack.com/s/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show-podcast] 🎧 Listen to The No Taboo Woo Woo Show on other platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show/id1815983078 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-no-taboo-woo-woo-show/id1815983078] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZBvA3fwx500tdnSG2bFM3?si=fc9baa5ccb0f4668 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZBvA3fwx500tdnSG2bFM3?si=fc9baa5ccb0f4668] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoTabooWooWooShow [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNoTabooWooWooShow] Thanks for joining us 💕 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gailsandra.substack.com [https://gailsandra.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]