Magic in the Muck

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Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass for Change is a transformational podcast that guides listeners through life’s messiest moments — grief, upheaval, uncertainty, and awakening — with grounded wisdom and soulful insight. Hosted by international facilitator, therapist, and best-selling author Jennifer Nagel, this show offers a compass for navigating personal and collective transformation with strength, presence, and purpose. Each episode invites listeners to uncover the hidden magic within life’s challenges — where growth, healing, and realignment often begin. Through honest storytelling, reflective practices, and illuminating conversations, the podcast blends experiential psychology, spiritual awareness, and body-based wisdom to help people live more consciously, compassionately, and courageously. Whether you’re in the thick of chaos or standing at the edge of something new, Magic in the Muck is your sanctuary for inspiration, clarity, and soulful direction.

  1. From Film to Connection: Cinematherapy, Parenting, and Thriving Together with Merissa Turner

    3D AGO

    From Film to Connection: Cinematherapy, Parenting, and Thriving Together with Merissa Turner

    What happens after a story opens something tender inside us — and there’s nowhere to land? In this deeply human conversation, filmmaker and somatic therapist Merissa Turner shares how cinematherapy, nervous system safety, and community support turn insight into real healing. Together, Jennifer and Merissa explore why healing was never meant to happen alone — and how Thrive.one is re-imagining a modern “village” where people are held, not just inspired. In this episode, we explore: Merissa’s path through attachment work (Gordon Neufeld), transpersonal psychology, somatic experiencing, and inherited trauma workThe moment Thrive was born: realizing that inspiring a film is powerful—but people need somewhere to land afterwardsWhat cinematherapy is, and what happens in the body when we see our truth reflected on screenWhy authenticity and vulnerability feel like relief in a productivity-driven worldThe “digital village” idea: healing together, across time zones, with real practices and real peopleThe magic in the muck: how painful chapters become the very source of service and leadership Closing reflection prompt: Where in your life are you craving more authenticity—and what is one small way you could step out of “production mode” this week and into real connection? Resources + links mentioned: www.thrive.one — create a free account to access events and communityTip: verification emails may land in junk mail—check there for your codeFilms available on Thrive.one: Skids and Real (free)Real companion resources: a masterclass series + workbook for deeper personal reflection and relationship patterns Featured Guest: Merissa Turner Merissa Turner is a therapist, filmmaker, and the co-founder of Thrive.one, a digital village devoted to healing, belonging, and the restoration of community. Her work is rooted in the understanding that healing happens through relationship — with ourselves, with each other, and with the living world. For more than five years, Merissa has been honoured to serve as part of the Sacred Circle Indigenous Wellness Mental Health team, working alongside community leaders to help shape a new model of healing grounded in culture, spirit, and collective care. Through this relationship, she has been welcomed into learning the ways, beliefs, and laws that guide and protect First Nations peoples — teachings that continue to inform her practice and deepen her commitment to community-led healing. Merissa’s path has also carried her into relationships with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, Africa, Peru, and Indonesia, where she has learned about reciprocity, kinship, and the sacred responsibilities we hold toward one another. She has walked beside residential school survivors and their families, witnessing the strength, truth, and tenderness that emerge when stories are held with care. As a filmmaker, Merissa explores the landscapes where psychology, spirit, and culture meet. Her upcoming

    29 min
  2. Listening to the Body: A Guided Pause to Settle and Arrive

    FEB 2

    Listening to the Body: A Guided Pause to Settle and Arrive

    This guided practice invites you to soften, slow down, and listen inward—without fixing or forcing. A simple, embodied pause to support integration, presence, and nervous-system settling. What You’ll Hear: A gentle invitation to pause and arrive, exactly where you areGuidance for listening to the body without judgment or pressureAn embodied way to notice what your body is carrying right nowSupport for offering yourself kindness, softness, or space—just enoughA subtle re-orientation back into your day, guided by inner knowing rather than effortA quiet reminder that even here, even now, there is something alive and meaningful Meet the Host: Jennifer Nagel Jennifer Nagel is a soul-centered counsellor, international facilitator, and best-selling author who has spent over two decades helping people navigate chaos, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create meaningful, authentic lives. Deeply rooted in the Satir Model and experiential approaches to transformation, Jennifer brings a grounded presence, sharp insight, and a deep trust in the resources of the human spirit. Her work spans continents and cultures — she has led programs and trainings in Canada, China, Kenya, Thailand, and Mexico, and currently serves as Director of Trainer Development with the Satir Institute of the Pacific. She is also senior faculty with the Banmen Satir China Management Centre. Jennifer is the author of Magic in the Muck: Finding Grace in Chaos, co-author of Virginia Satir’s Evolving Legacy, and founder and co-author of the collaborative books Therapists Are Human Too and The Healing Journey to Authenticity, created through book-writing retreats she co-facilitated in Mexico. Connect with the Host: Website: www.jennifernagelcounselling.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifernagel1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.nagel.566 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifernagelcounselling/ If you’re longing for a place to connect with others on a soul-aligned journey of healing, growth, and transformation — come join us in the Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass Community, our private Facebook group. It’s a welcoming space to explore the themes from the podcast, share your own magic-in-the-mess moments, and receive inspiration to navigate life’s changes with grace and soul. 💫 Click here to join the community https://www.facebook.com/groups/magicinthemuck And if you’d like to receive occasional updates about new podcast episodes, upcoming retreats, and other soulful offerings, you can sign up for the Magic in the Muck email list here: 📬 Sign up to...

    9 min
  3. When the Pause Is the Path: Listening to Your Body in a Full Season

    JAN 26

    When the Pause Is the Path: Listening to Your Body in a Full Season

    Life doesn’t always move on our timelines. In this short return episode, Jennifer reflects on the wisdom of pausing, listening to the body, and meeting full seasons of life with compassion rather than pressure. HighVibe Takeaways: Pauses aren’t failures or absences—they’re thresholds. Places where integration, re-orientation, and deeper listening can happen.Listening to the body isn’t about fixing or overriding—it’s about honoring the season you’re actually in.Guilt often shows up when old expectations collide with a new chapter. Compassion offers another way forward.You’re not behind, broken, or doing it wrong. The pause may be exactly where you need to be.Sometimes growth asks us to soften rather than strive. In the next episode, I’ll offer a short guided practice—an invitation to pause, settle, and listen to the body as it is, right now. Meet the Host: Jennifer Nagel Jennifer Nagel is a soul-centered counsellor, international facilitator, and best-selling author who has spent over two decades helping people navigate chaos, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create meaningful, authentic lives. Deeply rooted in the Satir Model and experiential approaches to transformation, Jennifer brings a grounded presence, sharp insight, and a deep trust in the resources of the human spirit. Her work spans continents and cultures — she has led programs and trainings in Canada, China, Kenya, Thailand, and Mexico, and currently serves as Director of Trainer Development with the Satir Institute of the Pacific. She is also senior faculty with the Banmen Satir China Management Centre. Jennifer is the author of Magic in the Muck: Finding Grace in Chaos, co-author of Virginia Satir’s Evolving Legacy, and founder and co-author of the collaborative books Therapists Are Human Too and The Healing Journey to Authenticity, created through book-writing retreats she co-facilitated in Mexico. Connect with the Host: Website: www.jennifernagelcounselling.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifernagel1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.nagel.566 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifernagelcounselling/ If you’re longing for a place to connect with others on a soul-aligned journey of healing, growth, and transformation — come join us in the Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass Community, our private Facebook group. It’s a welcoming space to explore the themes from the podcast, share your own magic-in-the-mess moments, and receive inspiration to navigate life’s changes with grace and soul. 💫 Click here to join the community https://www.facebook.com/groups/magicinthemuck And if you’d like to receive occasional updates about new podcast...

    7 min
  4. Unlocking Love-Inspired Leadership: The Magic in the Muck with Carolyn Cooper

    2025-12-15

    Unlocking Love-Inspired Leadership: The Magic in the Muck with Carolyn Cooper

    In this conversation with Carolyn Cooper, we explore what it truly means to lead from love rather than fear. Carolyn shares the deeper truths, courageous choices, and unexpected magic that shaped her AIM High system — inviting us to live above the line and meet life with presence, purpose, and an open heart. What You’ll Hear: Love-inspired leadership begins with truth. Not surface-level honesty — but the deeper Truth that rearranges everything when we finally stop running from it.Courage is the key that unlocks love. Nothing shifts until we choose courage over fear, even when the path is messy.The muck has its own magic. What we resist often carries the doorway to freedom, clarity, and unexpected grace.Living “above the line” is a daily practice. It’s a commitment to curiosity, congruence, and taking radical responsibility for our inner world.Self-care is not indulgent — it’s structural. Without it, love can’t lead and gratitude can’t take root.Presence creates the conditions for joy. When we breathe into this moment, life meets us with far more than we imagined. Resources Mentioned [Related Podcast Episode]https://love-inspired-leadership.captivate.fm/listen Featured Guest: Carolyn Cooper Carolyn Cooper is the visionary guide behind the AIM High System and Love Inspired Leadership Podcast. With four decades of expertise, she empowers leaders and visionaries to boldly unleash their authentic power. Her work ignites transformation, guiding others to let love lead, honour their truth, and create legacies with energy, purpose, and unapologetic courage. Choose love. Embrace the power of possibility. 21 Day Experience Link: Above the Line Living: 21 Day Journey https://www.theinspiredconnection.ca/21days Follow Carolyn: Website: https://www.theinspiredconnection.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredconnectioninc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredBusinessDevelopment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inspiredbusinessdevelopment/ Meet the Host: Jennifer Nagel Jennifer Nagel is a soul-centered counsellor, international facilitator, and best-selling author who has spent over two decades helping people navigate chaos, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create meaningful, authentic lives. Deeply rooted in the Satir Model and experiential approaches to transformation, Jennifer brings a grounded presence, sharp insight, and a deep trust in the resources of the human spirit. Her work spans continents and cultures — she has led programs and trainings in Canada, China, Kenya, Thailand, and...

    30 min
  5. Reclaiming Joy: Mindfulness Practices for Stress, Burnout, and Big Life Shifts with Dr. Diana Stephens

    2025-12-08

    Reclaiming Joy: Mindfulness Practices for Stress, Burnout, and Big Life Shifts with Dr. Diana Stephens

    In this conversation with Diana C. Stephens, PhD — holistic coach and founder of Mindful Job Alignment — we explore how mindfulness becomes a stabilizing compass during stressful life transitions. From career upheaval to everyday overwhelm, Diana offers grounded practices that help people shift from panic to clarity, reconnect with their values, and find joy even in chaotic seasons. This episode is an invitation to pause, breathe, and remember the calm that’s still available beneath the noise. What You’ll Hear: Why mindfulness is a powerful antidote to stress, anxiety, and career uncertaintyHow to reconnect with joy when everything feels chaoticPractical ways to navigate job loss, burnout, or big transitions with more easeThe role of values and inner resources in crafting an aligned next stepSimple mindfulness practices to help you settle your nervous systemA short guided exercise to bring you back into presence and calm Resources Mentioned Book a Discovery Call with Diana: https://calendly.com/dcmstephens/30-minute-discovery-call Simple Habits to Add Mindfulness in Your Week: https://mindfuljobalignment.com/simple-habits-to-add-mindfulness-in-your-week Featured Guest: Diana Stephens Diana Stephens, PhD, is a Holistic Coach and Founder of Mindful Job Alignment. She helps individuals who are unhappily employed or laid off with panic and anxiety learn how to craft a personal career action plan so they can conquer their fears, gain clarity, and understand how to find a job quickly! Whether you are a stressed entrepreneur or employee, she takes her clients from panic and anxiety to clarity and calm. Follow Diana: Website:  https://mindfuljobalignment.com/ Personal LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianacstephens/ Business LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-job-coaching Book a Discovery Call with Diana: https://calendly.com/dcmstephens/30-minute-discovery-call Simple Habits to Add Mindfulness in Your Week: https://mindfuljobalignment.com/simple-habits-to-add-mindfulness-in-your-week/ Meet the Host: Jennifer Nagel Jennifer Nagel is a soul-centered counsellor, international facilitator, and best-selling author who has spent over two decades helping people navigate chaos, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create meaningful, authentic lives. Deeply rooted in the Satir Model and experiential approaches to transformation, Jennifer brings a grounded presence, sharp insight, and a deep trust in the resources of the human spirit. Her work spans continents and cultures — she has led programs and trainings in Canada, China, Kenya, Thailand, and Mexico, and currently serves as Director of Trainer Development with the Satir Institute of the Pacific. She is also senior faculty with the Banmen Satir China Management Centre. Jennifer is the author of Magic in the Muck: Finding Grace in...

    20 min
  6. Intuition or Old Pattern? How to Decode Your Body’s Signals

    2025-12-01

    Intuition or Old Pattern? How to Decode Your Body’s Signals

    Is your body trying to guide you — or protect you from something that isn’t actually happening anymore? Jennifer breaks down the somatic difference between intuition, intuitive alerts, and old protective patterns. With grounded personal stories and an accessible guided exercise, this episode gives you a practical way to decode your body’s language and build deeper self-trust. What You’ll Hear: How intuition shows up in two different waysWhat old patterns feel like in the bodyA simple framework for decoding internal signalsGuided practice: sensing clarity vs chaos Meet the Host: Jennifer Nagel Jennifer Nagel is a soul-centered counsellor, international facilitator, and best-selling author who has spent over two decades helping people navigate chaos, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create meaningful, authentic lives. Deeply rooted in the Satir Model and experiential approaches to transformation, Jennifer brings a grounded presence, sharp insight, and a deep trust in the resources of the human spirit. Her work spans continents and cultures — she has led programs and trainings in Canada, China, Kenya, Thailand, and Mexico, and currently serves as Director of Trainer Development with the Satir Institute of the Pacific. She is also senior faculty with the Banmen Satir China Management Centre. Jennifer is the author of Magic in the Muck: Finding Grace in Chaos, co-author of Virginia Satir’s Evolving Legacy, and founder and co-author of the collaborative books Therapists Are Human Too and The Healing Journey to Authenticity, created through book-writing retreats she co-facilitated in Mexico. Connect with the Host: Website: www.jennifernagelcounselling.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifernagel1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.nagel.566 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifernagelcounselling/ If you’re longing for a place to connect with others on a soul-aligned journey of healing, growth, and transformation — come join us in the Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass Community, our private Facebook group. It’s a welcoming space to explore the themes from the podcast, share your own magic-in-the-mess moments, and receive inspiration to navigate life’s changes with grace and soul. 💫 Click here to join the community https://www.facebook.com/groups/magicinthemuck And if you’d like to receive occasional updates about new podcast episodes, upcoming retreats, and other soulful offerings, you can sign up for the Magic in the Muck email list here: 📬 Sign up to stay connected (subscribepage.io/REMTuN) Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass for Change is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Jennifer’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you…...

    16 min
  7. Before the Body Yells: Learning to Hear the First Whisper

    2025-11-24

    Before the Body Yells: Learning to Hear the First Whisper

    In this gentle solo episode, Jennifer explores the subtle signals your body sends long before stress becomes overwhelming. Learn how to recognize the first whisper — the micro-hold of breath, the tiny contraction, the quiet internal flinch — and reconnect with your inner compass through simple, compassionate awareness. Takeaways Your body whispers before it ever yells.Small cues are early invitations to pause and listen.Paying attention sooner softens patterns and builds self-compassion. Meet the Host: Jennifer Nagel Jennifer Nagel is a soul-centered counsellor, international facilitator, and best-selling author who has spent over two decades helping people navigate chaos, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create meaningful, authentic lives. Deeply rooted in the Satir Model and experiential approaches to transformation, Jennifer brings a grounded presence, sharp insight, and a deep trust in the resources of the human spirit. Her work spans continents and cultures — she has led programs and trainings in Canada, China, Kenya, Thailand, and Mexico, and currently serves as Director of Trainer Development with the Satir Institute of the Pacific. She is also senior faculty with the Banmen Satir China Management Centre. Jennifer is the author of Magic in the Muck: Finding Grace in Chaos, co-author of Virginia Satir’s Evolving Legacy, and founder and co-author of the collaborative books Therapists Are Human Too and The Healing Journey to Authenticity, created through book-writing retreats she co-facilitated in Mexico. Connect with the Host: Website: www.jennifernagelcounselling.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifernagel1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.nagel.566 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifernagelcounselling/ If you’re longing for a place to connect with others on a soul-aligned journey of healing, growth, and transformation — come join us in the Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass Community, our private Facebook group. It’s a welcoming space to explore the themes from the podcast, share your own magic-in-the-mess moments, and receive inspiration to navigate life’s changes with grace and soul. 💫 Click here to join the community https://www.facebook.com/groups/magicinthemuck And if you’d like to receive occasional updates about new podcast episodes, upcoming retreats, and other soulful offerings, you can sign up for the Magic in the Muck email list here: 📬 Sign up to stay connected (subscribepage.io/REMTuN) Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass for Change is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network. Check out Jennifer’s Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

    13 min
  8. Your Body Remembers: How Stress, Trauma & Healing Move Through Generations with Anastacia Lundholm

    2025-11-17

    Your Body Remembers: How Stress, Trauma & Healing Move Through Generations with Anastacia Lundholm

    In this intimate conversation, Jennifer sits down with body-mind practitioner Anastacia Lundholm to explore what it really means to come home to yourself through your body. Anastacia shares how subtle sensations become “flags” and then megaphones when we don’t listen, how generational patterns are carried in our nervous system, and why connecting with the body is essential for congruence and choice. She also offers a gentle guided practice to help you ground in gravity, soften tension, and begin a kinder relationship with your own body. What You’ll Hear: The body carries generational stories. Tension, anxiety, and even illness can repeat across family lines when unresolved stress echoes through the nervous system.Patterns are inherited — and interruptible. Healing in one person today can shift what the next generation receives, no matter your family structure.Somatic awareness builds congruence. Slowing down, noticing sensations, and grounding in gravity help you access choice instead of automatic reactions.Your body’s messages start small. Subtle sensations turn into louder signals when ignored — not as punishment, but as guidance.A simple touch-and-breath practice can create immediate change. Anastacia leads a grounding process that softens tension and reconnects you with safety and presence.Self-compassion is essential. Body wisdom comes in pieces, not all at once. Patience and gentleness create the conditions for real insight. Featured Guest: Anastacia Lundholm Anastacia Metcalf Lundholm started 27 years ago as a wellness educator, teaching and celebrating the body’s rhythms in growth and transformation. Her work has taken her to 17 countries in North America, Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. Twenty years ago Anastacia added the Satir Model to her theoretical framework. She is a trainer in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy online and in person, blending in her experience with the body and its energy. She created SISM, Somatically Informed Use of the Satir Model, which she has been teaching in Asia for several years, and next year in Canada. This work prepares counselors and helping professionals to integrate body awareness and experiential exploration into their work. In 2024 her chapter Bodymind Wisdom in Satir’s Model was published in Virginia Satir’s Evolving Legacy- Transformative Therapy with a Bodymind Connection, along with her poem I am Your Body. In the same year, her chapter Finding a Deeper Presence in the Jungles of Peru was published in The Healing Journey to Authenticity- Stories of Compassion, Courage and Connection. Anastacia brings the insights of the Satir Model and the body-centered personal growth to others in many formats. Her professional development programs enhance our awareness of one's own internal wisdom and the internal wisdom of our clients’ and give us new options to deepen our practice, regardless of what technique we offer. Her goal is to enhance everyone’s ability to interact with their clients towards self-responsibility, congruence and transformation. Her one-on-one coaching services help clients return to themselves and discover inner resources to achieve their goals with increased congruence and inner clarity. Follow Anastacia Lundholm: Website: [link]https://bodymindfulwellness.com LinkedIn: a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastacia-lundholm/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    38 min
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Magic in the Muck: A Soul’s Compass for Change is a transformational podcast that guides listeners through life’s messiest moments — grief, upheaval, uncertainty, and awakening — with grounded wisdom and soulful insight. Hosted by international facilitator, therapist, and best-selling author Jennifer Nagel, this show offers a compass for navigating personal and collective transformation with strength, presence, and purpose. Each episode invites listeners to uncover the hidden magic within life’s challenges — where growth, healing, and realignment often begin. Through honest storytelling, reflective practices, and illuminating conversations, the podcast blends experiential psychology, spiritual awareness, and body-based wisdom to help people live more consciously, compassionately, and courageously. Whether you’re in the thick of chaos or standing at the edge of something new, Magic in the Muck is your sanctuary for inspiration, clarity, and soulful direction.

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