Conscious Conversations

What happens when someone who spent years channeling galactic beings, angels, and ascended masters begins developing a relationship with Jesus?

In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with spiritual teacher and author Lorie Ladd to explore her unexpected journey from channeling and consciousness teachings to a deeply personal relationship with Jesus - one that didn't begin in a church or through organized religion.

Lorie shares her experience of no longer receiving the guidance she once relied on, how her relationship with Jesus began, and why she believes that experience changed everything she thought she understood about spirituality.

As someone who grew up Jewish and whose own spiritual awakening has had many twists and turns, I came into this conversation with a lottt of questions.

We explore Lorie's perspectives on the New Age movement, channeling, spiritual warfare, discernment, the Bible, and the difference between following Jesus and practicing Christianity. We also discuss whether someone can have a relationship with God without knowing Jesus, the role of plant medicine in spiritual awakening, and her concerns about our growing dependence on AI.

Throughout the conversation, Lorie shares her personal experiences and spiritual interpretations.

My intention is to explore these conversations openly, ask questions, and make space for different ways of understanding spirituality, faith, and the unknown.

I'd love to hear what resonates with you, what you question, and what your own experiences have taught you.

*CHAPTERS*

00:00 Why I Wanted to Have This Conversation

04:23 Lorie's Spiritual Journey and Work Today

10:14 Channeling, Galactic Beings & Spiritual Guides

14:13 When Lorie's Channeling Stopped

18:05 The Astral Realm and Spiritual Infiltration

20:42 Is Plant Medicine or Energy Healing "Demonic"?

26:13 Why Lorie Recommends Going Directly to God

31:10 Lorie's Message to the New Age Community

34:06 How Her Relationship with Jesus Began

40:44 Demons, Spiritual Warfare & Fear

43:43 Why Jesus Feels Different from Channeling

46:14 Can You Follow Jesus Without Christianity?

50:22 God, Jesus & Different Religions

53:39 Worshiping Jesus vs. Following Jesus

55:16 Do You Need Jesus to Be Saved?

1:03:40 Criticism from Christianity and New Age

1:08:02 Ayahuasca, Plant Medicine & Spiritual Awakening

1:10:10 The God Particle and Embodying God

1:19:12 Christ Consciousness vs. Experiencing God

1:20:06 AI, Spirituality & Our Dependence on Technology

1:23:45 Are We Entering a Spiritual Battle?

1:24:50 Lorie's Message to Humanity

1:30:27 Can You Experience God Without Jesus?

1:34:18 Where to Find Lorie

*CONNECT WITH LORIE LADD*

Instagram: / lorie_ladd

Website: https://www.lorieladd.com/

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What happens when someone who spent years channeling galactic beings, angels, and ascended masters begins developing a relationship with Jesus?

In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with spiritual teacher and author Lorie Ladd to explore her unexpected journey from channeling and consciousness teachings to a deeply personal relationship with Jesus - one that didn't begin in a church or through organized religion.

Lorie shares her experience of no longer receiving the guidance she once relied on, how her relationship with Jesus began, and why she believes that experience changed everything she thought she understood about spirituality.

As someone who grew up Jewish and whose own spiritual awakening has had many twists and turns, I came into this conversation with a lottt of questions.

We explore Lorie's perspectives on the New Age movement, channeling, spiritual warfare, discernment, the Bible, and the difference between following Jesus and practicing Christianity. We also discuss whether someone can have a relationship with God without knowing Jesus, the role of plant medicine in spiritual awakening, and her concerns about our growing dependence on AI.

Throughout the conversation, Lorie shares her personal experiences and spiritual interpretations.

My intention is to explore these conversations openly, ask questions, and make space for different ways of understanding spirituality, faith, and the unknown.

I'd love to hear what resonates with you, what you question, and what your own experiences have taught you.

*CHAPTERS*

00:00 Why I Wanted to Have This Conversation

04:23 Lorie's Spiritual Journey and Work Today

10:14 Channeling, Galactic Beings & Spiritual Guides

14:13 When Lorie's Channeling Stopped

18:05 The Astral Realm and Spiritual Infiltration

20:42 Is Plant Medicine or Energy Healing "Demonic"?

26:13 Why Lorie Recommends Going Directly to God

31:10 Lorie's Message to the New Age Community

34:06 How Her Relationship with Jesus Began

40:44 Demons, Spiritual Warfare & Fear

43:43 Why Jesus Feels Different from Channeling

46:14 Can You Follow Jesus Without Christianity?

50:22 God, Jesus & Different Religions

53:39 Worshiping Jesus vs. Following Jesus

55:16 Do You Need Jesus to Be Saved?

1:03:40 Criticism from Christianity and New Age

1:08:02 Ayahuasca, Plant Medicine & Spiritual Awakening

1:10:10 The God Particle and Embodying God

1:19:12 Christ Consciousness vs. Experiencing God

1:20:06 AI, Spirituality & Our Dependence on Technology

1:23:45 Are We Entering a Spiritual Battle?

1:24:50 Lorie's Message to Humanity

1:30:27 Can You Experience God Without Jesus?

1:34:18 Where to Find Lorie

*CONNECT WITH LORIE LADD*

Instagram: / lorie_ladd

Website: https://www.lorieladd.com/

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Instagram: / yourconsciousconcierge

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What happens when people decide who you are before you’ve even had the chance to become yourself?

In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Louis Pisano, someone I’ve known since middle school, to hear the parts of his story I never fully knew. Louis grew up carrying a family name that came with a reputation — yet went on to become a straight-A student, class president, homecoming king, and prom king while privately navigating family chaos, addiction, financial instability, and abandonment.

We talk about breaking generational patterns, forgiveness, addiction, heartbreak, therapy, discipline, finding his way back to God, and what it means to choose a different path than the one you may have felt destined to follow. Ultimately, this is a conversation about allowing your past to shape you without letting it define you.

Louis’ message is simple: your circumstances may influence where you start, but the decisions you make and the actions you take determine where you go from there.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome + how Lana and Louis know each other
02:48 Who Louis is today
04:00 The moment he realized, “It’s going to be 100% on me”
07:24 Growing up in family chaos + living in a motel
12:26 Having his family struggles become public
15:01 Anger, judgment + learning to forgive his parents
22:19 Choosing a different path than his family
26:51 When personal development entered his life
30:37 Alcohol, college setbacks + hitting a breaking point
34:27 Losing the future he thought he was about to have
37:17 Moving out of the victim mindset
42:01 The breakup that changed everything
49:31 How heartbreak reopened his abandonment wounds
50:36 Becoming a different man after the relationship
53:15 Finding the good inside painful experiences
1:01:41 Discipline + creating The 30 Minute Morning
1:03:24 His next book, The Path to Peace
1:04:46 What he would tell someone who feels the odds are against them

This one is for anyone who feels like the odds are stacked against them, like everyone else had an easier start, or like their past has already decided their future.

CONNECT WITH LOUIS:
Instagram: @louis_pisano

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Botox might be one of the most polarizing cosmetic treatments right now.

Ask one expert and they’ll tell you it’s one of the most studied cosmetic treatments in the world and can be used safely when administered correctly.

Ask another in the holistic world, and they’ll tell you we’re injecting a neurotoxin into our faces without fully understanding the potential long-term or downstream effects.

So I kept asking myself, how can two worlds look at the exact same treatment and come to such different conclusions?

For over a year, I’ve wanted to put those perspectives in the same room.

And that’s exactly what we did.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Manolis Manolakakis, an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon and Facial Cosmetic Surgeon, and Shelly Marshall, a former nurse injector and Founder of Beauty Shamans.

I wanted to understand how two people with so much firsthand experience in this space could see the same treatment so differently — and dig deeper into why their conclusions are so different.

This isn’t a debate. It isn’t about choosing sides. And this episode isn’t here to tell you what to do.

It’s an invitation to hear two very different perspectives, ask better questions, and ultimately make your own informed decision.

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Why this Botox conversation matters
06:54 – Meet the guests: Two very different perspectives on Botox
10:24 – My personal Botox journey
12:46 – What Botox actually is + medical vs. cosmetic uses
17:42 – How Botox became so normalized
23:15 – Who should actually be injecting Botox?
28:27 – Informed consent & responsibility in the Botox industry
31:11 – The toxin debate: Is Botox actually more dangerous than we are being told?
40:59 – The possible downstream effects of Botox
48:27 – What are women really searching for?
50:43 – Why Shelly stopped injecting Botox
58:44 – The psychology behind cosmetic procedures
1:01:39 – Can Botox actually be empowering?
1:05:42 – Can Botox, face yoga & holistic beauty coexist?
1:10:38 – Why are we so afraid of aging?
1:21:14 – Final thoughts: bridging both worlds

Wherever you currently stand on Botox, I hope this conversation encourages you to stay curious, ask better questions, and make decisions that feel informed and aligned for you.

I’d love to hear your biggest takeaway — or whether anything in this conversation changed the way you think about Botox — in the comments.

CONNECT WITH THE GUESTS

Dr. Manolis Manolakakis
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon + Facial Cosmetic Surgeon
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drmanolakakis/
Website: https://advanced-facialsurgery.com/

Shelly Marshall
Founder, Beauty Shamans
IG: https://www.instagram.com/beautyshamans/
Website: https://www.beautyshamans.com/pages/our-story

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🎙️ Conscious Conversations with LanaRose explores the many perspectives within health, wellness, and spirituality. This podcast is rooted in curiosity, nuance, and the belief that no one person, modality, or philosophy holds the whole truth.

On a mission for personal truth, I invite you to explore these conversations with me.

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Danny Morel, spiritual guide, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of a global awakening community of over 3.5 million people.

Together, we discuss the global awakening happening right now on planet Earth — and why millions of people are starting to ask deeper questions about the lives they’ve built, the beliefs they inherited, the success they chased, the relationships they accepted, and the versions of themselves they were told they had to become.

But awakening is not always light, easy, or glamorous.

Sometimes the search for healing can become another place to lose yourself.

Danny and I explore how to wake up without getting lost in the sauce. How to learn from teachers without putting them on pedestals. How to explore spirituality, plant medicine, God, religion, nature, and transformation without outsourcing your power. And how to move from simply knowing the language of healing into actually embodying it.

Danny also shares his own awakening story, including the loss of his mother, questioning religion, leaving behind external validation, facing his ego, and the moments that forced him to choose truth over the life he had been programmed to live.

We also get into the guru complex, spiritual discernment, the rise and fall of spiritual teachers, the shift we are seeing from plant medicine spaces back toward religion, Danny’s perspective on Jesus and God, personal truth, universal truth, and the commercialization of spirituality.

My hope is that this episode invites you deeper into your own truth as you navigate the world of spirituality, healing, religion, awakening, and transformation.

But above all, I hope it invites you to keep asking deeper questions.

CHAPTERS

00:10 — The Dark Side of Spiritual Awakening
17:38 — Gurus, False Teachers & Outsourcing Your Power
40:18 — God, Religion, Jesus & Plant Medicine
1:10:02 — Selling Spirituality vs Living the Work

TOPICS WE COVER

What spiritual awakening actually means
Why so many people are waking up right now
The danger of outsourcing your power to gurus, teachers, healers, or communities
How to spot false spiritual leadership
Danny’s personal awakening story
Grief, death, and the questions that wake us up
Fear, courage, and questioning the life you built
Spiritual Ego
New Age spirituality vs religion
The shift from plant medicine back toward religion
Danny’s perspective on God, Jesus, religion, and truth
Plant medicine, ayahuasca, Jesus, and personal discernment
The commercialization of spirituality
Charging for your gifts without losing integrity
Selling spirituality vs living the work

CONNECT WITH DANNY MOREL
Instagram: @dannymorel [https://www.instagram.com/p/C5vwD4luRE1/]
Want to plug into Danny's World and unsure where to start? [https://join.dannymorel.com/intake?src=lanarose]
Attend Danny's Awaken Event: [https://dannymorel.com/awaken/] Code: LANA26

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Conscious Conversations explores the many pathways up the mountain in health, wellness, and spirituality. Each episode brings deeper questions, multiple perspectives, and honest conversations for those seeking discernment and self-trust on their journey.

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, Lana sits down with Amanda Baudier, an integrated spiritual teacher, entrepreneur mentor, and former managing partner at Tao Group, to explore the journey from New York nightlife, celebrity access, and high-achievement burnout into spiritual integration, embodiment, and purpose.

Amanda shares how she went from a working-class childhood in Maryland to Columbia University, then into the center of New York nightlife — planning parties for names like Beyoncé, Prince, and Leonardo DiCaprio. From the outside, it looked like the dream life: Tao, Lavo, Marquee, Beauty & Essex, celebrities, private planes, and access. But underneath the glamour was overwork, clout addiction, and a deeper question of worth, belonging, and identity.

At 28, Amanda’s body forced her to stop when a routine checkup revealed a severe, life-threatening heart arrhythmia that required an ablation. What she later understood as not just a physical injury, but a “soul injury,” became the beginning of her deeper healing path — one that led her into Reiki, yoga, meditation, somatic work, shamanic practice, and ultimately her work helping others integrate spirituality into real life.

Together, Lana and Amanda talk about the shadow side of success, the cost of chasing access and status, why the glitter isnt always gold, what it means to live a “double life” between ambition and spirituality, and why becoming who you really are does not always follow a clean, linear path.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever built a life that looked good from the outside, but started to feel misaligned on the inside.

Topics covered

New York nightlife, Tao Group, celebrity culture, burnout, heart surgery, spiritual awakening, soul loss, nervous system healing, somatic work, ambition, purpose, reinvention, late blooming, integration, and becoming.

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, Lana Rose sits down with artist and songwriter Maxx Nies for a deeply personal conversation about childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and turning pain into purpose through music.

Maxx shares how her body was showing signs long before the memories came back and what the long road of healing has actually looked like.This conversation explores what trauma can look like in real life: body symptoms, obsessive behaviors, emotional shutdown, suicidal thoughts, recovery, and what the path forward can look like for someone who has gone through this.

Maxx also speaks about how she transformed her story into art, including the music that helped her take her power back.

Topics in this episode:
-childhood trauma and sexual abuse
-how trauma lives in the body
-OCD and depression
-body-based symptoms
-nervous system dysregulation
-repressed memory and remembering later in life
-healing music as therapy turning pain into purpose

Listen to Maxx Nies:
[https://www.itsmaxxmusic.com/]
[https://open.spotify.com/track/7zsNH4PLtqtz5z18U3yTgt?si=1c01ff021aea416e&nd=1&dlsi=eb5f365e6c9a4031]

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Eric Nies, OG star of MTV’s The Real World (the very first season in NYC), host of The Grind (the #1 show on TV in the ’90s), and my lifelong friend and childhood neighbor pulls back the curtain on the cost of fame, the hidden shadows of Hollywood, and the awakening that changed his life.

We explore:
✨ The light and dark of fame
— The wild and fun moments of 90s Hollywood
— The darker truths: casting couches, sexual abuse, emotional manipulation, and power dynamics still lurking beneath the surface

✨ The illusion of celebrity + identity
— The emotional and spiritual cost of early fame
— Why so many public figures experience breakdowns
— Why Eric walked away — and the deep spiritual work that followed

✨ What awakening looks like now
— His journey toward truth, presence, and soul liberation
— What the “New Earth” is asking of us
— How we return to ourselves in a world built on illusion

Eric has been speaking this truth for 20+ years of what is really going on behind the scenes and the world is finally ready to hear and receive it. Buckle up your seat belt for this one, because it’s not just a story TBH it’s a reckoning, a revelation, and a call to wake up to the world around us.

🌐 To enter his world: Eric Nies
Instagram: IamEricNies333

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**FYI it looks like we are cutting each other off a lot -- we are not lol the tracks just didn't load properly. **

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In this very unfiltered and very honest episode, Conscious Concierge sits down with spiritual mentor and trauma-informed guide Zack Alexander to explore what no one wants to talk about out loud which is - the shadow side of the wellness and new age spiritual world.

You know you can always trust your girl to GO THERE! We talk about the misuse of spiritual authority, the danger of untrained “healers,” spiritual psychosis, chronic illness as initiation, and the quiet unraveling of the guru complex.
Together, we ask:

What really makes someone qualified to hold trauma?

Why are so many spiritual spaces secretly bypassing the very emotions they claim to heal?

How do we build an ethical, grounded wellness industry rooted in truth and safety not performance?

Zack shares his raw story of walking away from a top law school, surviving a four-year mystery illness, navigating a destabilizing spiritual awakening and ultimately becoming the kind of guide he wished he had.

This isn’t another love & light interview LOL. This is a very deeply and uncomfortably honest look at the ins and outs of the new age spiritual healing sphere.

WE COVER:

The collapse of the “Instagram Guru” paradigm
When healing turns performative and how to tell the difference
Spiritual psychosis and the dark side of awakening
The failures of both mainstream AND alternative medicine
How illness can initiate your path — if you let it
Why we need structure, regulation & accountability in the healing/spiritual world ASAP
Building community over hierarchy in the healing space
If you're navigating your own awakening, stepping into healing work, or questioning the spiritual space altogether - this conversation will meet you there.

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Dr. Nadine Macaluso also known as Dr Nae, was the real-life inspiration for the character played by Margot Robbie ex wife of Jordan Belford in The Wolf of Wall Street - the Martin Scorsese film that grossed nearly $400M and became one of the most iconic depictions of money, excess, and power in modern cinema.

But behind the glamorization of wealth and toxic love was a very real woman living through addiction, betrayal, emotional abuse, and trauma bonds while raising two children.

Nadine’s story wasn’t told in the movie.
But she’s telling it now and not just for herself.

After surviving years of abuse, she went on to get her PHD, become a licensed psychotherapist, trauma bond expert, author of Run Like Hell, and community facilitator helping thousands of women heal from the exact patterns she lived through.

In this episode, we talk about:

What really happened behind the scenes of The Wolf of Wall Street from her perspective

What it felt like to have her life turned into a movie - without her voice

How she finally left Jordan Belfort and started over from scratch

Why she refused to take “blood money” and built a new life on her own terms

How trauma bonds actually work - and why smart, capable women get trapped in them

The myth of codependency, and what no one tells you about abuse recovery

How to tell the difference between chemistry and chaos - and recognize safe, healthy love

Why she wrote Run Like Hell and started a healing community for women everywhere

If you have gone through something deeply challenging, traumatizing, or painful this one if for you. My hope is that it inspires you too to take the pain and do something with it.

📚 Grab her book Run Like Hell → https://www.amazon.com/Run-Like-Hell-Therapists-Recognizing/dp/B0CD3CL12G

💻 Join her healing community → https://course.drnae.com/trauma-bond-recovery-course-e

📲 Follow her on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/therealdrnadine

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Bed bound at 17 with 20 diagnoses, Ava Young shares her powerful journey from chronic illness to full-body healing, motherhood, and an unexpected love story.

After years of trying to find answers, Ava was introduced to cellular detox specialist and Chiropractor Dr. Pompa and began exploring a deeper root-cause approach to healing.

After finding a variety of glaring but lesser known root causes Ava finally got her life back and Through the healing process, Ava met the love of her life! Fast forward to today, Dr. Pompa isn’t just the practitioner who helped her get her life back... he’s now also her father-in-law.

This story warms my heart and an amazing reminder to anyone who feels like hope is lost that healing IS possible.

🔍 Topics we explore:
• Being bedbound at 17 and navigating 20 complex diagnoses
• What Ava tried before discovering a root-cause path
• How hidden dental issues impacted her health
• The emotional + physical process of rebuilding her body
• Finding love during healing (and how Dr. Pompa became family)
• What it meant to become a mother so shortly after illness
• Her advice for anyone feeling stuck, scared, or alone in their healing

Where to Find Me:
➤ Conscious Concierge | LanaRose
Real healing starts with the right support.
Conscious Concierge is a referral + consultation platform connecting you with curated practitioners, retreats, and modalities that fit your needs — emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
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Where to Find Ava:
➤ Pompa Program | Ava Young
From full-body illness to full-body healing.
Ava now shares her story to support others navigating chronic illness, identity loss, and finding purpose through pain.
→ [https://www.instagram.com/ava.lanelle]
→ [https://pompaprogram.com/]

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Today on Conscious Conversations: The Man Behind Grill Guy, Kevin Spies!

We’re sitting down with my hilarious friend Kevin better known online as @grillguy, the viral content creator with over 400k followers and a true talent for turning everyday life into comedy.

But there’s way more to his story than just laughs and dad jokes.

From bartending in NYC and teaching high school, to surviving an unexpected cancer diagnosis, and accidentally becoming a full-time content creator - Kevin’s story is one for the books.

Whether you’re a fan of his skits, curious about what it really takes to grow online, or interested in the behind the scenes of content creation - this episode is for you.

In this episode, we explore:
--The wild NYC years and Kevins time bartending at the infamous BlueHaven and teaching
--The cancer diagnosis that changed everything and what it taught him
--How “Grill Guy” was born
--The real behind-the-scenes of content creation the real pros and cons
--Kevins advice for anyone considering the creator path

⏱️ Episode Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Conscious Conversations + Grill Guy
1:45 – How Kevin and Lana Met (NYC Blue Haven Days)
5:30 – Teaching by Day, Bartending by Night
13:00 – The Cancer Diagnosis: How It Unfolded
22:00 – The Mental Shift: What Illness Came to Teach Him
27:10 – Facing Mortality & Appreciating Life
32:45 – The Birth of Grill Guy
37:15 – Behind the Scenes of Being a Content Creator
44:10 – Final Reflections
46:00 – Outro: Where to Find Kevin + What Conscious Concierge Is

🎥 Filmed on-site at Golf Cave in Holmdel, NJ — huge thanks to our sponsor for hosting us!
🎥Production by All Shore Entertainment

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, Brandon Epstein—former athlete and Mental Performance Coach—joins us to explore what it takes to go from good to great. Brandon works with high achievers across the board, including professional athletes, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and more, using mental performance tools and strategies that unlock their highest potential. Brandon was recently featured on Joe Rogans podcast.

We also dive into:
✨ His journey of becoming a mental performance coach
✨ The mindset blocks most high achievers most commonly face
✨ How fear plays a role in almost every high achievers mental blocks
✨ The choice between moving from force or alignment—and the difference between these two methods
✨ The identity shift that needs to happen to go from good to great

We take a deep dive into the mindset of high performers and how to create a life of alignment, fulfillment, and success.

For more information on your options in the world of coaching or health and wellness please reach out to Conscious Concierge.

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For years, birth control has been marketed as freedom, a solution, a fix. But what if we were never told the full story?

In this episode, I sit down with Kathrine, functional nutritionist with a background in psychology, exercise science, and women’s health (and in her former life a division 1 swimming coach) to talk about what we wish we knew about birth control before taking it.

We cover:
The hidden history of birth control and how it was developed

Why so many women are prescribed the pill for non-contraceptive reasons (cramps, acne, irregular cycles) and what’s really happening

The trade-offs—does birth control give women freedom, or does it come with consequences we weren’t told about?

The mental and emotional shifts that can happen on birth control, including how it changes who we’re attracted to

The gut-hormone connection: how birth control impacts our microbiome, thyroid, and nutrient levels

Natural alternatives: fertility awareness, cycle syncing, and what’s actually effective

This is a must-listen for any woman wanting to make an informed choice about her body. No shame, no judgment—just real talk and the information we all deserve to have.

Looking for support on how to come off? Please reach out to Your Conscious Concierge for guidance on holistic health and wellness.

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Music is Medicine w/ Nilo Del Monte | Conscious Conversations Ep 17

This is a conversation and topic I’ve been wanting to have for a long time as music is such a massive part of our society all over the world.

I sat down with Nilo Del Monte, a Cuban-born conscious artist with over 123,000 monthly listeners globally, to explore the healing power of music and sound. His story, his artistry, and his words all reflect a deeper truth—that music is more than entertainment… it’s medicine.

We touch on many powerful themes around how sound affects the subconscious—and why the music we choose to listen to really matters.

We explore:
✨ Nilo’s powerful journey from Cuba to the U.S. and how it shaped his path
✨ His evolution from mainstream music to conscious artist
✨ What it really means to be a conscious artist in today’s world
✨ Why the mainstream industry glorifies pain, toxicity, and sadness in music
✨ The vibrational power of sound and how it programs the subconscious
✨ His creative process—and how we’re all artists in our own way
✨ His upcoming projects and the deeper mission behind his work
And more!

This episode was such a beautiful reminder that music isn’t just background noise or entertainment. It’s energy. It’s frequency. It’s vibration.

Our subconscious is being programmed all the time—through what we listen to, what we consume, what we allow in.

The choice is always ours. And conversations like this one are a reminder of just how powerful that choice can be.

🎧 Connect with Nilo:
Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/nilodelmonte/]
Website → [https://nilodelmonte.com]

🎧 Connect with Conscious Concierge:
Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/yourconsciousconcierge/]
Website → [https://yourconsciousconcierge.com]

As always, for personalized guidance on your path—whether it’s modalities, practitioners, or experiences—feel free to reach out.

XO,
Your Conscious Concierge

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Asha Nayaswami, a lifelong disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and spiritual director at Ananda Palo Alto.​

We delve into profound topics such as the nature of death, the journey of the soul, and the cultivation of unwavering faith. Asha shares insights from her decades of spiritual practice, offering perspectives that bridge ancient wisdom with contemporary understanding.​

​Topics we explore:​
Asha's personal spiritual journey and early influences
Understanding death and the afterlife from a yogic perspective
The role of consciousness in our spiritual evolution
Navigating faith amidst modern challenges
The impact of spiritual teachings on daily life​

​About Asha Nayaswami:​

Asha Nayaswami has been a dedicated spiritual teacher for over four decades, closely working with Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda. Her teachings are rooted in the principles of Kriya Yoga and aim to make spiritual concepts accessible and practical for everyday life. Through her talks, writings, and guidance, Asha has touched the lives of thousands worldwide.

🎧 Connect with Asha:
Website → [https://ashajoy.org]
YouTube → [https://www.youtube.com/@UCbhx4CyACzMAmZNHfmSAKEw
Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/innerlifewith_asha/]

Join us in this enlightening conversation that challenges perceptions and invites a deeper understanding of life's most profound questions.

As always, to learn about your options and what is best for you or next for you on your path reach out to Conscious Concierge.

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In Episode 19 of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Krista Williams—co-founder of the Almost 30 Podcast, one of the top wellness and spirituality podcasts in the world.

Krista is a podcast host, writer, speaker, coach, retreat facilitator, and for many of us, a voice that has guided our healing, awakening, and becoming over the last decade.

In this episode, we talk about:
– The power of your voice and becoming fully expressed
– What it actually means to step into your power and why it has more to do with alignment than performance
– Krista's Fully Expressed Retreat and learnings we both gained from it
– Navigating being vulnerable even when you are an authority figure
– Grief, identity deaths, and finding trust in the unknown
-- Embracing uncertainty and allowing it to feel like an adventure
– Krista's Saturn Return story and what prompted her to write the book when she did

If you’re navigating a career shift, relationship change, identity death - or simply feel like you’re in the in-between - this conversation is for you.

🎧 Connect with Krista:
Website → [https://www.itskrista.co]
Almost 30 Podcast → [https://www.almost30.com]
Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/itskrista/]
Buy the Book → [https://www.amazon.com/Almost-Definitive-Guide-Decade-Beyond/dp/1401978319]

As always, to learn about your options and what is best for you or next for you on your wellness path reach out:

💫 Connect with Conscious Concierge:
Website → https://www.yourconsciousconcierge.com
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yourconsciousconcierge
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@YourConsciousConcierge

XO,

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Episode 20 of Conscious Conversations.
I sit down with Lindsey Simcik - co-creator of the infamous Almost 30 Podcast, new author of Almost 30: A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love for the Next Decade and Beyond, and someone who’s felt like a big sister and mentor to me.

We explore what it means to navigate the in-between seasons, the space between the old you and the new one, and the beauty of trusting what’s unfolding. Lindsey opens up about her Saturn Return, the identity shifts of motherhood, and how life often invites us to release the timelines we once clung to.

Her new book, Almost 30, is a love letter to that messy, beautiful evolution of your 20s and 30s. A must-read for anyone finding their way through transition, and a reflection of the transformation she’s lived through herself.

This episode is for anyone in the in-between:
– Between who you were and who you're becoming
– Between old timelines and divine timing
– Between being who you thought you had to be and who you really are
– Between the life you had planned and the one that's unfolding

👇 Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
01:22 – How Almost 30 started
05:14 – Learning to be loved without performing
08:30 – A relationship ending that became a catalyst for healing
12:46 – Her Saturn Return story and inspiration for the book
16:10 – Spiritual healing during COVID
21:42 – Letting go of who she thought she had to be
28:00 – Being seen while going through it
35:25 – Motherhood and redefining self-worth
37:45 – Finding purpose beyond achievement
41:50 – Releasing timelines and trusting life
48:03 – Navigating the unknown
52:12 – For anyone in the in-between
55:30 – Her next chapter
58:14 – Releasing the pressure to have it all together

👇 Connect with Lindsey:
📘 Almost 30: The Definitive Guide to the Decade and Beyond → [Amazon link]
🎧 Almost 30 Podcast → https://www.almost30.com
📱 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/lindseysimcik

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Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yourconsciousconcierge
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@YourConsciousConcierge

#Almost30 #LindseySimcik #SaturnReturn #IdentityShift #MotherhoodJourney #ConsciousConversations #PersonalGrowth

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In Episode 21 of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Nico Canon — mentor, guide, and co-founder of Ayahuasca Colombia — to explore some of the deepest questions on the spiritual path.

We talk about:

What spiritual awakening truly means (beyond the glamorized idea)

The terror and beauty of shedding old identities

What grounded spirituality looks like in daily life

How desire can blur into entitlement — especially for men with power, status, or money

The role of romantic relationships as mirrors for our own healing

If you’ve ever wondered:
👉 Why awakening can feel like everything is falling apart
👉 How to stop chasing peak experiences and embody what you’ve learned
👉 Why integration is the real work
👉 Or how relationships reflect the places we still have to grow

This conversation is for you.

✨ Watch the full episode and comment your thoughts!

Timestamps:
00:00 — Introduction + why this platform exists
03:00 — Nico's work: Ayahuasca, breathwork, and coaching
06:50 — His personal awakening: success, emptiness, and hitting rock bottom
16:00 — What is spiritual awakening really?
21:30 — The terror of awakening + identity “deaths”
28:00 — Why we’re spiritual orphans + the need for lineage and integration
37:00 — Is it worth it? And what grounded spirituality looks like
45:00 — The trap of chasing peak experiences vs. living the work
53:30 — Romantic relationships as mirrors + the Aubrey Marcus reflection
55:30 — When desire turns into entitlement: men, power, and wanting vs. needing
1:05:00 — What our romantic partners are really here to teach us
1:12:00 — Closing thoughts + where to connect

👇 Connect with Nico:
IG: @nicocanon_
Ayahuasca Colombia: https://ayahuasca.colombia.com

👇 Connect with me:
Website: https://www.yourconsciousconcierge.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourconsciousconcierge

#ConsciousConversations #NicoCanon #SpiritualAwakening #GroundedSpirituality #AyahuascaJourney #IntegrationWork #SpiritualGrowth #MenAndPower #Relationships

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There’s a common misconception in the spiritual and wellness world that when something is “aligned,” it should feel easy, effortless, and flowy. But what if true alignment sometimes does require grit, discomfort, and hard work.

In this episode, I sit down with Cecilie Stabell - mentor, author, sound alchemist, podcast host, and speaker to explore the deeper truths about alignment, intuition, nervous system capacity, and the courage it takes to walk a path that stretches you.

We dive into:
00:00 – Welcome + intro
01:37 – Cecilie’s story: from illness to expansion
08:22 – The misconception that alignment always feels good
12:48 – Flow vs. resistance: discerning what’s “right”
17:55 – How to tell the difference between fear and intuition
24:14 – Why discomfort can be a sign of growth
31:00 – The role of nervous system capacity in manifestation
36:15 – Walking away from what no longer fits — even when it’s “good”
42:10 – Reclaiming your truth and trusting the process
50:45 – Cecilie’s definition of alignment
56:00 – Final reflections

✨ If you've ever questioned your path or purpose when it gets too hard, this one is for you.

Connect with Cecilie:
📸 Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cecilie.stabell/?hl=en&utm_source=chatgpt.com]
🌐 Website: [https://ceciliestabell.com/the-book?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divinely-driven-quantum-leap-through-manifestation/id1680315259

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📸 Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/yourconsciousconcierge/]
🌐 Website: [https://www.yourconsciousconcierge.com/]

#SpiritualAwakening #Alignment #NervousSystemHealing #ConsciousConversations #HealingJourney #Somatics #Purpose #Embodiment

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