When Pain Becomes the Portal: Exploring trauma, healing, and the awakening of higher consciousness

Healing from Long Covid

In this episode, we learn from Shakti Durga how Ignite Your Spirit Energy Healing can be very effective for people suffering from “long covid.” She describes what makes the COVID-19 virus different energetically than other viruses and bacteria, giving detail as to how it shows up throughout the body’s energy centers. In addition, a part of the episode is an interview of Mystery School member Patricia, who shares that she suffered tremendously from long covid, but received energy healing and her health shifted quite drastically. If you suffer from long covid or low energy and want to give Ignite Your Spirit therapy a try, visit www.igniteyourspirit.com to learn more.

Why do you feel comfortable Judging others?

It is interesting that we go through life from the time we are born until the time we die being told not to judge others, that passing judgement is “wrong” and yet so many people still pass judgment on others and feel they have the right to do so.

What is Wrong with Being Sexual?

What if your sexuality was never something to suppress… but something sacred to reclaim? In this deeply honest and liberating episode of Skin and Soul Beyond the Pale, Gwenm sits down with sex and relationship coach, sacred sexuality educator, and author Maria Merloni for a powerful conversation on erotic healing, body acceptance, tantra, intimacy, shame, and the profound wisdom of the human body. Maria shares her unconventional journey from therapist to exotic dancer to sacred sexuality teacher - and how stripping became an unexpected doorway into empowerment, authenticity, and spiritual purpose. Together, Gwenm and Maria unravel cultural shame around sex, the double standards placed on women’s bodies, and the ways both men and women disconnect from their erotic life force.

183. Worth Manifesto

Some conversations require you to stop being polite about what you actually believe. This is one of them. In the capstone of this series on courage, Leah names without apology, without softening, without curating for any audience  the five things she has come to believe about worth after twenty-plus years of doing this work. Not the things in the books. Not the things other people have said. The things that have survived contact with thousands of conversations, hundreds of breakdowns, and her own slow, hard return to herself. Then, in the second half of the episode, she offers The Practice ...a single, daily ritual built from those five beliefs. Three questions. No notebook required. No framework to memorize. A way of moving through your life that you can carry from this episode into the rest of your years. The Manifesto is the stance. The Practice is the floor you stand on. This is the closing of the Courage series. The five episodes that came before it built the conversation. This one delivers the keepsake. In this episode: • The five beliefs about worth that have survived everything • Why a manifesto matters and why most of us have never written one • The Practice: three quiet questions to carry into the rest of your life • How to live the manifesto without performing it • The closing of the Courage series and what comes next

The June-Jupiter Energetic Upgrade

Live Call in  800-930-2819Spiritually, solar flares are viewed as powerful catalysts for awakening and energetic recalibration. On May 28, 2026, this solar energy acts as a cosmic mirror, drawing suppressed emotions and old patterns to the surface for release, while also thinning the veil for deeper spiritual downloads and clarity.  Spiritual Themes for This Cycle * Emotional Purging: High-frequency solar energy can accelerate the release of unresolved feelings and buried resentments. It is a time for acknowledging what hurts and choosing to heal rather than hide. * Heightened Sensitivity: You may feel "wired but tired," with disrupted sleep, vivid dreams, or increased empathy. The nervous system is receiving extra stimulation, making grounding crucial. * Energetic Upgrades: Seen as a push toward evolution, this period can facilitate a rise in consciousness, enhanced intuition, and connection with your higher self. * Numerological Alignment: Falling on the 28th, May 28 carries an introspective "7" vibration that forces hidden truths into the open so you can clear the air.