Spiritually Fierce the Podcast

Ricci-Jane Adams
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Interviews with spiritually fierce change agents from all over the world, combined with insights and teachings on all things intuitive intelligence from Dr Ricci-Jane Adams. Dr Ricci-Jane delivers everything you need to activate your own spiritual fierceness, and to develop a deep spiritual faith beyond the trinkets and superstitions of the new age. Each episode offers wisdom to increase your power to serve and to accelerate your path of awakening consciousness.

  1. 1d ago

    Laura Kosak - The Age of the Silicon Empath: How to Benefit from AI Without Losing What Matters

    Laura Kosak returns to the podcast on the eve of the launch of her book, The Age of the Silicon Empath: How to Benefit from AI Without Losing What Matters. In this episode, we discuss: The Concept of the "Silicon Empath", a term coined by Laura describing how AI offers a simulated form of empathy, balancing what the technology can and cannot perform.The Role of Mortality: True empathy and relational dynamics are grounded in the organic human body and the shared experience of mortality. Because AI faces no threat to life and does not die, it cannot truly experience or share human empathy.Idealised Relationships and RisksThe "Idealised Parent" Projection: Users of AI often project an "idealised parent" image onto AI—seeking an entity that is perpetually available, attentive, non-judgmental, and entirely focused on them.AI relationships are entirely one-sided; the machine asks for nothing in return and has no needs of its own.Therapeutic Potential: AI companions offer opportunities for personal support, growth, and self-reflection, making assistance accessible to those who cannot or do not need to see a human therapist. About Laura Laura Kosak is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of clinical experience. She holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from Alliant University and has completed rigorous postgraduate studies in the field.   Prior to opening her private practice in 2021, Laura served as an in-house therapist in several schools. She currently works with adults, couples, and families. She is an expert on the impact of AI use on individuals and their relationships. She offers psychotherapy and coaching in both English and Spanish.   Laura is certified in EMDR and Level 2 trained in IFS. She uses a blend of both, alongside multiple somatic practices, to help her clients release old beliefs and experiences to step into the lives they want. She authored a chapter on a spiritually-anchored approach to transformative healing in the edited book IFS-Informed EMDR Therapy: Collaborative and Creative Approaches.  Laura is the author of the forthcoming book Your Guide to AI Companions: Straight talk from a therapist.  Laura is a graduate of the Level 2 Trainer program. She employs the theory and practices she learned at the Institute to support her clients on their journeys. Laura lives with her husband in the hills of Southern Oregon, USA, surrounded by trees, birds, deer, and the occasional black bear.  She is the founder of Know ThySelf Counselling and her coaching practice The Crossliminal Way®. She writes on the intersection of AI and therapy at Crossliminal Minds (Substack: @laurakosak). Connect with Laura ⁠www.LauraKosak.com⁠. https://laurakosak.substack.com/p/therapy-is-not-the-1-use-of-ai?r=32h6dq  https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-kosak/

    Laura Kosak - The Age of the Silicon Empath: How to Benefit from AI Without Losing What Matters

  2. Sep 6

    Barbara Amrita - Creating Your Intuition Dictionary

    In this episode, I am joined by Barbara Amrita, an intuition coach based in Switzerland. In addition to being fluent in six languages, Barbara is dedicated to supporting people in developing their unique intuitive language. Barbara shares that for her, intuition is an innate guidance system that everyone is born with, though people are often trained out of it as they grow up in a world that values the rational mind. Barbara shares her most potent tools to increase access to intuition and guides us in a profound practice to open our intuitive capacities. In this episode, we discuss: Intuition vs. Spirituality: not all intuitives are necessarily spiritualEmbracing Humanness and Darkness: overcoming the idea that intuition is a bypass to our shadowsThe Dual Qualities of Intuition: In everyday life, intuition serves two main purposes: as a tool for decision-making and as an internal place of rest where one can find peace, home, and safety regardless of external circumstancesPlease note that the Institute does not endorse or use the term 'third world'. Instead, we encourage the use of more accurate and productive terms such as the Global Majority, the Global South or postcolonial countries. About Barbara Barbara Amrita Barco is a coach, mentor, holistic health practitioner and teacher with more than two decades of experience supporting people around the world to reconnect with themselves and live with greater balance, vitality and purpose. Her diverse background spans coaching, meditation, Kundalini yoga, Ayurveda, Reiki, transformational healing and astrology, alongside many years working as a teacher and educator. Having lived, worked and travelled across different countries and cultures, Barbara brings a deeply intuitive and holistic perspective to her work. Today, she is passionate about helping people rediscover their inner knowing, reconnect with their authentic selves and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives. Connect with Barbara https://barbarabarco.com/ https://www.facebook.com/balancewithbarbara/ https://www.instagram.com/balancewithbarbara/ About The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence®---------------------------------------------------The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence® is a global education provider for spiritually ambitious women who are ready to activate their intuition, embody their power, and lead transformational change in the world. Founded by Dr Ricci-Jane Adams, the Institute offers cutting-edge training in the Intuitive Intelligence® Method — a science-backed, spiritually fierce pathway to intuitive mastery.Our mission is to revolutionise spiritual leadership by teaching women how to become self-reliant, congruent, and unapologetically powerful teachers, guides, and practitioners. Through our signature programs, books, and masterclasses, we equip you with the tools to live from your Superconscious Intuition and serve with impact.Whether you're taking your first steps into intuitive development or you're a seasoned spiritual educator, we’re here to help you deepen your wisdom, strengthen your inner authority, and awaken your purpose.Explore Our Work:🌐 Website → htttps://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com📘 Superconscious Intuition Book → https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/booksConnect with Us:📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute/🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR1zCZK0ptirgQ0-P3SoRpA🎥 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@intuitive_intelligenceBecome fiercely intuitive. Teach from your truth. Lead a legacy.

    Barbara Amrita - Creating Your Intuition Dictionary

  3. Aug 23

    Geno La Placa - Inner Trust and Intergenerational Collaboration

    In this episode, I share a profound conversation with Geno La Placa, who has transformed some of life's most challenging experiences into a path of radical self-trust. Geno believes that a modern lifestyle offers instant gratification but can disconnect people from themselves, leading to a lack of self-trust. She discusses changing perceptions about life's challenges to cultivate inner trust and shares how neuroscience shows that humans can actively change their brain structures through choice and awareness. In this episode, we discuss: How self-trust allows women to collaborate with one another without feeling the need to compete or compare themselvesThat trust cannot be created without safety. Even though Geno'souter environment growing up in Guatemala during a civil war was dangerous, involving bombings and attempted kidnappings, she felt completely safe because of her family relationshipsGeno's intention with her coaching and speaking is to create the conditions of self-trust for those that she serves, even if they did not receive it in their early yearsShe shares the ways in which she has passed on this to her daughters who have created Teen Co-Lab to encourage mentorship and partnership in personal development for and by teenage girls Meet Geno Geno La Placa is a coach and mentor who guides high-achieving women through new seasons of life, helping them reconnect with presence, purpose and the version of themselves they are becoming. Born and raised in Guatemala, Geno later moved to the US and built a 20-year career in finance, including as a hedge fund CFO. Her journey through the corporate world, motherhood, the loss of her mother and her own personal transformation eventually led her to integrate two worlds: the mind and the Soul. Today, Geno’s work is grounded in presence, reconnection and trust. She helps women recognise the patterns they have inherited, break generational cycles and understand that every new season of life calls for a different version of them. Her work brings together depth and strategy while supporting women to find their own path forward. Connect with Geno https://genolaplaca.com/  https://www.instagram.com/bekindandpresent/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/genoveva-la-placa-79a7555/  http://www.thepresenceprocessjourney.com/  ---------------------------------------------------About The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence®---------------------------------------------------The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence® is a global education provider for spiritually ambitious women who are ready to activate their intuition, embody their power, and lead transformational change in the world. Founded by Dr Ricci-Jane Adams, the Institute offers cutting-edge training in the Intuitive Intelligence® Method — a science-backed, spiritually fierce pathway to intuitive mastery.Our mission is to revolutionise spiritual leadership by teaching women how to become self-reliant, congruent, and unapologetically powerful teachers, guides, and practitioners. Through our signature programs, books, and masterclasses, we equip you with the tools to live from your Superconscious Intuition and serve with impact.Whether you're taking your first steps into intuitive development or you're a seasoned spiritual educator, we’re here to help you deepen your wisdom, strengthen your inner authority, and awaken your purpose.Explore Our Work:🌐 Website → htttps://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com📘 Superconscious Intuition Book → https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/booksConnect with Us:📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute/🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR1zCZK0ptirgQ0-P3SoRpA🎥 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@intuitive_intelligenceBecome fiercely intuitive. Teach from your truth. Lead a legacy.

    Geno La Placa - Inner Trust and Intergenerational Collaboration

  4. Aug 16

    Nila Matthews - Following Each Other Into Uncertainty: Part Two

    Nila Matthews returns to the podcast to continue our discussion of the rapid rise of AI and its implications. In this episode, we are focusing on the lack of regulation, the psychological manipulation inherent in technological adoption, and the need for personal agency and ethical guardrails. We consider how systemic bias and hidden agendas are built into AI systems within a patriarchal, Western, and profit-driven capitalist framework. Consequently, the data and algorithms reflect the inherent prejudices and biases of their creators, rather than operating as objective or innocent systems.In this episode, we discuss:- The Psychology of Conformity and Trust- Lack of Governance and Ethical Risks- The Necessity of Critical Thinking and Personal Guardrails- Capitalism and Lack of Corporate Responsibility- Maintaining Sovereignty, Community and Connection About Nila: Nila Matthews is the founder of Awakening Flow, a psychology-informed coach, Spiritual Director, published author, and award-winning product leader with more than 25 years' experience leading innovation and behavioural change in global technology organisations. She currently serves as a Senior Product Manager for AI and Machine Learning enterprise platforms, helping organisations navigate the opportunities and responsibilities of emerging technologies. Holding a recent Master's degree in Psychology and trained in Intuitive Intelligence®, Nila has also studied Applied Polyvagal Theory and yoga-informed trauma approaches with the Embody Lab, alongside training in nervous system regulation and applied trauma-informed yoga. Her work explores the intersection of neuroscience, creativity, consciousness, and ancient wisdom. Published in the anthology Conscious Awakening, Nila writes and speaks about creativity as a gateway to awakening, and how nervous system regulation can help us move beyond habitual thinking and access deeper states of intuition, flow, insight, and human potential. An unapologetic Harry Potter enthusiast, she believes stories, myths, and archetypes offer a powerful language for healing, meaning-making, and connection. Connect with Nila:⁠ https://awakeningflow.com/⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/nila_awakeningflow⁠---------------------------------------------------About The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence®---------------------------------------------------The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence® is a global education provider for spiritually ambitious women who are ready to activate their intuition, embody their power, and lead transformational change in the world. Founded by Dr Ricci-Jane Adams, the Institute offers cutting-edge training in the Intuitive Intelligence® Method — a science-backed, spiritually fierce pathway to intuitive mastery.Our mission is to revolutionise spiritual leadership by teaching women how to become self-reliant, congruent, and unapologetically powerful teachers, guides, and practitioners. Through our signature programs, books, and masterclasses, we equip you with the tools to live from your Superconscious Intuition and serve with impact.Whether you're taking your first steps into intuitive development or you're a seasoned spiritual educator, we’re here to help you deepen your wisdom, strengthen your inner authority, and awaken your purpose.Explore Our Work:🌐 Website → htttps://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com📘 Superconscious Intuition Book → https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/booksConnect with Us:📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute/🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR1zCZK0ptirgQ0-P3SoRpA🎥 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@intuitive_intelligenceBecome fiercely intuitive. Teach from your truth. Lead a legacy.

    Nila Matthews - Following Each Other Into Uncertainty: Part Two

  5. Aug 9

    Dr Ricci-Jane Adams - Intuitive Intelligence as a Strategy of Decolonisation

    In this episode, I share more about my PhD thesis, and my 30+ years as a practitioner and philosopher of decolonisation. Beginning in the 90's during my Theatre degree, I studied Augusto Boal, Ntozake Shange, Maria Irene Fornes, and progressive feminist and postcolonial approaches to critique Western dominant ideologies. My doctorate took this further, exploring the form of magical realism as a public site for a political discourse of decolonisation and the cultural mediation of binaries: self and other, margin and centre, life and death, Western and non-Western, pragmatic and spiritual. In this episode I share: magical realism as a strategy of decolonisationIntuitive Intelligence as applied spirituality How correction of perception is the thread running through all of my workMy 30+ years as a postcolonial feminist philosopherWhy the Institute's intuition development is part of a decolonial strategy👇 Links Below 👇Seeing in Unordinary Ways Thesis link:https://hdl.handle.net/11343/39592 🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: How To Be An Exceptional Spiritual Teacher→ https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/teaching/masterclass-powerful-teacher🎓 Masterclass Series: Teaching With Power→ https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/teach-with-power-masterclass-series🔮 Discover Your Dominant Intuition Style→ https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/intuition/dominant-intuition-style#IntuitiveTeaching #IntuitiveIntelligence #SpiritualLeadership #AwakenIntuition #Intuition---------------------------------------------------About The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence®---------------------------------------------------The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence® is a global education provider for spiritually ambitious women who are ready to activate their intuition, embody their power, and lead transformational change in the world. Founded by Dr Ricci-Jane Adams, the Institute offers cutting-edge training in the Intuitive Intelligence® Method — a science-backed, spiritually fierce pathway to intuitive mastery.Our mission is to revolutionise spiritual leadership by teaching women how to become self-reliant, congruent, and unapologetically powerful teachers, guides, and practitioners. Through our signature programs, books, and masterclasses, we equip you with the tools to live from your Superconscious Intuition and serve with impact.Whether you're taking your first steps into intuitive development or you're a seasoned spiritual educator, we’re here to help you deepen your wisdom, strengthen your inner authority, and awaken your purpose.Explore Our Work:🌐 Website → htttps://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com📘 Superconscious Intuition Book → https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/booksConnect with Us:📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute/🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR1zCZK0ptirgQ0-P3SoRpA🎥 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@intuitive_intelligenceBecome fiercely intuitive. Teach from your truth. Lead a legacy.

    Dr Ricci-Jane Adams - Intuitive Intelligence as a Strategy of Decolonisation

  6. Jul 26

    Laura Kosak - AI and the Therapist

    In this episode of Spiritually Fierce, I speak with Laura Kosak, a licensed marriage and family therapist and author of the forthcoming book Your Guide to AI Companions: Straight Talk from a Therapist. We explore the rapidly emerging intersection of AI and therapy, asking whether AI can truly support emotional wellbeing, what it can and cannot safely do, and how it is already reshaping relationships, spiritual life, and mental health. Drawing on over a decade of clinical experience, Laura shares real-world client stories, explains what therapy actually is, and offers a nuanced view of AI as a tool that can sometimes help but can never replace a therapist or a spiritually grounded guide. In this episode: The conversation ranges from sentience, consciousness, and the unified field, toThe risks of people outsourcing big life decisions to AI, to The urgent need for education and guardrails—especially for teens—so that AI companions don’t quietly become unexamined authorities in our emotional and spiritual lives. Laura also introduces the intention behind her book: to restore user agency, offer ethical, practical prompts, and teach people how to think with AI rather than be led by it. About Laura Laura Kosak is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of clinical experience. She holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from Alliant University and has completed rigorous postgraduate studies in the field.   Prior to opening her private practice in 2021, Laura served as an in-house therapist in several schools. She currently works with adults, couples, and families. She is an expert on the impact of AI use on individuals and their relationships. She offers psychotherapy and coaching in both English and Spanish.   Laura is certified in EMDR and Level 2 trained in IFS. She uses a blend of both, alongside multiple somatic practices, to help her clients release old beliefs and experiences to step into the lives they want. She authored a chapter on a spiritually-anchored approach to transformative healing in the edited book IFS-Informed EMDR Therapy: Collaborative and Creative Approaches.  Laura is the author of the forthcoming book Your Guide to AI Companions: Straight talk from a therapist.  Laura is a graduate of the Level 2 Trainer program. She employs the theory and practices she learned at the Institute to support her clients on their journeys. Laura lives with her husband in the hills of Southern Oregon, USA, surrounded by trees, birds, deer, and the occasional black bear.  She is the founder of Know ThySelf Counselling and her coaching practice The Crossliminal Way®. She writes on the intersection of AI and therapy at Crossliminal Minds (Substack: @laurakosak). Connect with Laura www.LauraKosak.com. https://laurakosak.substack.com/p/therapy-is-not-the-1-use-of-ai?r=32h6dq https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-kosak/

    Laura Kosak - AI and the Therapist

  7. Jul 5

    Kim Newing - The Sacred Fire of the Perimenopause Initiation

    Three years ago, Kim Newing stepped away from a successful spiritual service as the portal of perimenopause opened in her life. Brain fog, sleeplessness, night sweats and loss of confidence - a list so many in perimenopause understand too well- invited a radical choice to step away from the path of service. But what was awakened by learning to sit in the fire of transformation was a deeper, more authentic sense of Self. As Kim returns to spiritual teaching for the first time in three years, she shares the profound gifts this time has brought to her work. In this episode, we discuss: This phase in a woman's life is an opportunity for a “return to self”—stripping away false identities and roles to reconnect with inner divinity and authentic desire. Teaching women to trust that their intuition is already innate within them - in truth, there is nothing to learn. Nearly every core problem women have can be traced to a damaged relationship with self. Perimenopause as a powerful but misunderstood death and rebirth cycle within one lifetime. Meet Kim Kim Newing is a Spiritual Mentor, Intuitive Guide, Embodiment Trainer and affiliate teacher for the Institute of Intuitive Intelligence. She is also a mother, lifelong student, lover of dance, gentle rule breaker, crystal enthusiast and a professional believer in the wisdom, intuition and magic of women. For more than 20 years, Kim has helped women rebuild self-trust by reconnecting with their intuition and regulating their nervous systems. Her work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, spirituality and embodied psychology, supporting women to move beyond anxious overthinking, emotional overwhelm and self-doubt so they can make clear, aligned decisions and create lives they deeply love. A Senior Insight Timer teacher with more than 26,000 students and over 1.5 million meditation downloads, Kim is known for translating profound spiritual teachings into practical tools women can immediately apply in everyday life. Drawing from meditation, breathwork, A Course in Miracles and somatic practices, she teaches that intuition isn't something we find—it's something we remember when the noise of fear begins to settle. Known for her calm presence, grounded wisdom and refreshingly authentic style, Kim creates spaces where women strengthen their spiritual self-esteem, reconnect with their inner knowing and discover they already carry the wisdom they've been searching for. Connect with Kim https://www.instagram.com/mamagoddess_/  Resources https://www.mamagoddess.com.au/soul-expansion-training https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/third-level

    Kim Newing - The Sacred Fire of the Perimenopause Initiation

  8. Jun 28

    Nila Matthews - The "And Both" Nature of AI: Part One

    This week, our podcast features the brilliant Nila Matthews, an expert in AI and product leadership, regarding the psychological, spiritual, and societal implications of artificial intelligence. This episode is Part One, because we simply cannot fit all the many and varied aspects of AI, our humanity and divinity into one episode. In Part One, Nila and RJ discuss: Productivity and Innovation Psychological and Neurological Impacts Cognitive Atrophy Neurological Changes caused by AI The Relational Shift in our use of technology The danger of Anthropomorphism The "familiarity bias" where users trust the technology too much. The danger of AI as a therapist, the number one use of AI in 2026 Protecting Human Agency and Uniqueness Maintaining our Sovereignty The Role of Play and Creativity as a protective tool to combat the dangers of AI About Nila: Nila Matthews is the founder of Awakening Flow, a psychology-informed coach, Spiritual Director, published author, and award-winning product leader with more than 25 years' experience leading innovation and behavioural change in global technology organisations. She currently serves as a Senior Product Manager for AI and Machine Learning enterprise platforms, helping organisations navigate the opportunities and responsibilities of emerging technologies. Holding a recent Master's degree in Psychology and trained in Intuitive Intelligence®, Nila has also studied Applied Polyvagal Theory and yoga-informed trauma approaches with the Embody Lab, alongside training in nervous system regulation and applied trauma-informed yoga. Her work explores the intersection of neuroscience, creativity, consciousness, and ancient wisdom. Published in the anthology Conscious Awakening, Nila writes and speaks about creativity as a gateway to awakening, and how nervous system regulation can help us move beyond habitual thinking and access deeper states of intuition, flow, insight, and human potential. An unapologetic Harry Potter enthusiast, she believes stories, myths, and archetypes offer a powerful language for healing, meaning-making, and connection. Connect with Nila: https://awakeningflow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nila_awakeningflow Resources discussed in the episode: The book: BJ Fogg - Tiny Habits. https://amzn.eu/d/065ty9UZ My last AI  newsletter:  https://awakeningflow.com/blog/threshold-moments-amp-the-relationship-we-didnt-see-coming AI ethics as the wrong question:  https://awakeningflow.com/blog/from-is-ai-unethical-to-a-more-dangerous-question-the-line-between-assistance-and-surrendernbsp PROGRAM - The Third Level: https://www.instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/third-level

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Interviews with spiritually fierce change agents from all over the world, combined with insights and teachings on all things intuitive intelligence from Dr Ricci-Jane Adams. Dr Ricci-Jane delivers everything you need to activate your own spiritual fierceness, and to develop a deep spiritual faith beyond the trinkets and superstitions of the new age. Each episode offers wisdom to increase your power to serve and to accelerate your path of awakening consciousness.

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