Jeanna Kadlec (she/her) is a writer, astrologer, former lingerie boutique owner, and recovering academic. Her writing has appeared in ELLE, NYLON, O the Oprah Magazine, Allure, Catapult, Literary Hub, Autostraddle, and she's the creator of the New York Times-featured newsletter Astrology for Writers. A born and bred Midwesterner, she now lives in Brooklyn. HERETIC is her first book. In this episode, Eryn and Jeanna talk about: Jeanna’s journey with Christianity & deconstruction Grieving the loss of religion Not just replacing christianity with cut/copy/paste spirituality but actually figu ..read more

Welcome to Gemini season! In this episode, your host Eryn talks about the energy of Gemini season & does a collective tarot reading for us to feel into how this energy wants to move through us. We talk acceptance, control, honesty, & more. Poetry Magic class for ex-religious folks. Download the free breathwork meditation!  Connect on Instagram ..read more

Shohreh Davoodi (she/her) is a self-trust coach, writer, and the host of the Conjuring Up Courage podcast. She's dedicated to helping people move through self-doubt and shame so they can live their lives with intention and step into their motherf*cking magic.  In this episode, Eryn and Shohreh talk about: Shohreh’s journey over the pandemic including grieving and navigating huge transitions and changes Feeling fear and finding the courage to do the thing anyway The three pillars of self-trust Stepping into courage practices & the risk assessment of courage practices A reframe around ..read more

Welcome to Libra season! In this episode, your host Eryn does a collective Libra season tarot reading for us to feel into how this energy wants to move through us. We talk pleasure, truth, reciprocal relationship + more. Plus, she talks about being a self-employed witch! Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/libra-season-medicine-2021 Check out the free class: Attract Your Ideal Customers Without Doing All The Things. Listen to my interview with business witch Sarah M Chappell: Building a Business that Works for You, Your Values & Your Needs. Register for Erotic Poetry Writing Cl ..read more

Alissa (she/her) of Akasha Apothecary is a folk herbalist and facilitator. In this episode, Alissa and Eryn discuss: Alissa's journey with plants, healing & spirituality What the land is like by her right now Death, complete upheaval and ripping away all that is untrue Resisting death & gripping to untrue stories Life/death/rebirth cycles Opening to ancestral layers of loss Embodiment practices for staying with yourself Cultivating self trust How to know if you’re abandoning yourself The willow tree, compassion, and rage Cultivating safety in yourself to feel rage Integrating spiritua ..read more

Sarah (she/her) of Shadow Femme is a practitioner who blends together shadow work, astrology, and human design to help people own their full, authentic selves. She's a biracial queer femme who specifically loves working with cycle breakers and people who are navigating liminal identities.  In this episode, Sarah and Eryn talk about: Sarah’s journey with shadow work and how she’s gotten to this moment in her life What is shadow work? Her journey with queerness & sexuality & gender & shadow work I share about my journey with queerness too & what that has to do with shadow w ..read more

In this episode, Eryn shares a meditation for grief from their upcoming Religious Trauma Support Meditation Album, coming out on December 1st. Blog for this episode: https://www.living-open.com/blog/grief-meditation  Access the Religious Trauma Meditation Album! Register for Virtual Solstice Breathwork for Grief, a gathering of breathwork, journaling, sharing & ritual intended to support anyone who is working with grief during this time.  ..read more

Shrimp Teeth is a queer, kinky, polyam platform that encourages folks to reclaim and explore their sexuality and relationships. In this episode, Sam (she/they) and Eryn talk about: Their journey with queerness, poly, & kink Navigating fluidity and changing identities Different relationship structures and shifting between them Attachment & alternative relationship structures Communication in poly relationships Working through “shoulds” and frustration with yourself for not fitting into the shoulds Shifting identities and how we feel about labels! Getting into kink & healing through ..read more

Bex Mui, MEd, she/her, is a biracial, first generation, queer, lesbian advocate and equity consultant committed to the work of LGBTQ+ affirmation at the intersections of spirituality and sexual and mental wellness. A queer witch, energy worker, and spiritual organizer, Bex founded House Of Our Queer, a QTBIPOC-centered spiritual playspace where she shares affirmations for the queer and trans community. In this episode, Eryn and Bex talk about: Bex’s journey with religion, queerness, and spirituality Allowing ourselves to have expansive “yes and” spirituality after/beyond dogmatic religion Tak ..read more

Lauren (she/her) supports creative individuals with artistic blocks or wounds move through those barriers and into their authentic flow. In this episode, Eryn and Lauren talk about: Lauren’s journey with art, creativity, and spirituality Working through artistic wounds Taking the pressure off of making art Why we get blocked from feeling blocked from getting messy, creative and curious Making art under capitalism Feeding our creativity Creating an art practice that supports your mental health and connection to self and intuition ‘ Her big feelings coloring book Unlearning toxic new-age belief ..read more