Happy Hour For The Spiritually Curious Podcast

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Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious is a podcast for thoughtful seekers who want more than spiritual soundbites. Hosted by Dr. Sandra Marie, nurse, clinician, and lifelong questioner, this show explores the intersection of spirituality, psychology, healing, and real-world human experience. After years working in healthcare while studying spiritual traditions and energy practices, Sandra saw a gap. Too often, spirituality became abstract, performative, or disconnected from daily life. What was missing were honest conversations,  ones that honor curiosity without dogma and explore practices that can be lived in real relationships, real bodies, and real uncertainty. Each episode invites grounded dialogue about consciousness, trauma, intuition, burnout, sovereignty, and personal transformation. Whether you are just beginning your spiritual journey or recalibrating it, this podcast is a space for inquiry, discernment, and integration.

  1. 6D AGO

    The Hidden Struggles of Emotionally Over-Responsible Women

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! If you’re the kind of woman who can “handle everything” the fixer, the achiever, the one who keeps it together, this episode is for you. In this conversation, Tracy Doyle (author, resilience expert, and creator of the Aurora Method) shares what burnout really looks like beneath the surface: not just exhaustion, but disconnection from self, emotional implosion/explosion, and the quiet belief that you must earn belonging through over-giving. We talk about the patterns that keep high-functioning women stuck, why awareness isn’t enough, and what actually creates change: daily practice, nervous system regulation in real life, and learning to shift the beliefs that drive the “always responsible” identity. In This Episode, You’ll Learn Why success doesn’t always equal fulfillment (and what that disconnect is signaling)How emotionally over-responsible women drift into self-abandonmentThe real burnout progression: stress → overwhelm → conflict → implosion/explosionWhy insight alone doesn’t change behavior (and what does)Tracy’s “reaction cascade” + how beliefs trigger emotional patternsHow daily practices create nervous system regulation and relational repairWhat it means to reclaim internal authority emotionally, not just intellectuallyThe difference between breakthrough moments and sustainable changePractical ways to stop over-functioning and rebuild connection to your voiceLinks:  Tracy Doyle  Website: https://www.tracydoyle.life Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    37 min

  2. FEB 10 · BONUS

    Laughter Is Medicine: Joy as a Nervous System Reset

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! What if laughter isn’t a break from healing… but part of the healing itself? In this uplifting and surprisingly practical conversation, Dr. Sandra Marie welcomes intuitive reader and teacher Melissa Abell to explore how humor, play, and spiritual lightness help regulate the body, restore perspective, and reconnect us with a sense of safety. While so much growth work focuses on effort, processing, and fixing what’s wrong, Melissa opens another doorway, one available in ordinary moments, shared smiles, absurd mishaps, and even deliberate practice. Together they bridge neuroscience, trauma recovery, intuitive guidance, and lived experience to ask: 👉 What if joy is not a reward at the end of the journey?  👉 What if it’s fuel for the path itself? You’ll hear stories of “pre-emptive joy,” the biology of laughter, how connection changes our state, and why many therapists believe trauma healing is impossible without moments of play. The episode closes with a gentle, guided 90-second nervous system reset you can return to anytime. ✨ In this conversation: Why laughter immediately shifts us into the present momentWhat happens in the body during humor and connectionThe role of shared laughter in co-regulationHow children naturally access vitality through playBuilding a personal “laughter library”Why joy can prepare us for difficult experiencesThe difference between supportive lightness and avoidanceHow humor shows up in caregiving, emergency settings, and hospiceLaughter as a fast track to alignmentSimple ways to weave more ease into daily lifeEnjoy this The Art of Nervous System Care Summit replay. Connect with Melissa email:  soulawakeningsession@gmail.com Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    56 min

  3. FEB 4

    Erotic Mysticism: How Pleasure Expands Consciousness & Sovereignty

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! What if pleasure isn’t a distraction from your spiritual path, but a doorway into deeper consciousness?  In this episode of Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious, Dr. Sandra Marie is joined by erotic mystic and author Sharon Marie Scott for a grounded, thoughtful conversation on embodiment, pleasure literacy, and the intelligence of the body. Together, they explore how aliveness, sensation, and desire can become tools for spiritual growth, integration, sovereignty, and self-trust without bypassing, discernment, or nervous system regulation. This episode invites listeners to reconsider pleasure not as indulgence, but as a form of spiritual intelligence and embodied wisdom. Key Topics Covered Pleasure as a pathway to spiritual mastery and consciousnessThe difference between pleasure and the “relief of suffering”Shadow work vs. pleasure alchemyPleasure literacy and listening to the body as an oracleNervous system regulation and capacity for sensationSovereignty, power, and embodiment in spiritual and erotic spacesIntegration after peak experiencesDesire, myth-making, and the cultural narrative around pleasureReceiving, abundance, and the capacity for joyAbout This Episode In this conversation, Sharon Marie Scott shares her perspective on what she calls the Pleasure Renaissance a cultural shift toward restoring pleasure, embodiment, and Eros as valid and essential dimensions of spiritual life. Rather than framing desire as something to transcend or control, Sharon invites listeners to explore how sensation, aliveness, and the erotic body can become portals to intuition, integration, and personal sovereignty. Dr. Sandra Marie brings the conversation into grounded territory, exploring nervous system regulation, discernment, integration, and the ethics of working with embodied and initiatory practices. This episode is for anyone who is spiritually curious, embodied, or exploring the intersection of intuition, healing, and consciousness, especially those sensing that the body itself holds wisdom we’ve been taught to ignore. Connect with Sharon Website: https://sharonmariescott.com Substack: Life Turned On Instagram / TikTok / YouTube: @LifeTurnedOn Facebook Group: Life Turned On Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    38 min

  4. JAN 22

    The Shocking Truth About Consciousness, Spirituality, and Energy Healing

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! Are you ready to unlock the hidden power of consciousness, spirituality, and energy healing? In this episode of Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious Podcast, I sit down with the brilliant Dr. Sharnael Wolverton-Sehon, an expert in energy work, quantum healing, and spiritual transformation.  With the growing awareness of consciousness, spirituality, and energy healing, more and more people are awakening to the realization that we are energetic beings. Studies show that over 80% of people now believe in some form of energy healing, and the global alternative medicine market is expected to reach $296.3 billion by 2027!  Dr. Sharnael shares her groundbreaking insights into how energy work influences our well-being, why spirituality and science are not separate, and how our biofield holds the key to healing. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, this episode will shake your understanding of what’s possible in the realms of consciousness, spirituality, and energy healing.   Topics Covered: The SCIENCE behind energy healing The connection between spirituality and quantum physics How to tap into your consciousness for rapid healing Why mainstream medicine doesn’t want you to know about energy work The ancient secrets of spirituality and energy medicine How to break free from the programming keeping you stuck in low-frequency states The shocking impact of energy imbalances on your health The one thing blocking your consciousness from expanding  Learn more about Dr. Sharnael Wolverton-Sehon here: 👉 Visit Dr. Sharnael’s Website Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    41 min

  5. JAN 13

    The Woman Behind the Mic — A Conversation with Dr. Sandra Marie

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! In this milestone 100th episode of Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious, the tables are turned as host Dr. Sandra Marie steps into the guest seat. Interviewed by longtime friend and collaborator Connie, this conversation offers listeners a rare, honest look at the woman behind the mic and the journey that shaped the podcast over its first four seasons. Together, they reflect on how curiosity, listening, and comfort with not knowing have evolved through 100 conversations exploring spirituality, consciousness, and lived experience. Dr. Sandra Marie shares how hosting the podcast has shifted the way she listens, why silence has become just as important as dialogue, and how staying grounded in authenticity has remained central to the show’s purpose. The episode also includes a lighthearted rapid-fire segment, giving listeners a glimpse into Sandra’s everyday life, rituals, quirks, and comforts—alongside reflections on what she hopes Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious continues to offer as it moves into Season 5. This episode is both a celebration and a reset—honoring what has been built while gently opening the door to what’s next. Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    28 min

  6. 12/16/2025

    Stop Forcing Your Life — Align with Your Soul Season and Everything Changes

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! Your Soul Has Seasons: Stop Forcing, Start Aligning What if the exhaustion, overwhelm, or creative blocks you’ve been feeling aren’t personal failures…but signs that you’re living out of rhythm with your natural energy cycle? In today’s episode of Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious, Dr. Sandra Marie and Katherine Troyer explore the transformative idea that humans are seasonal beings  emotionally, energetically, creatively, and spiritually. When you understand your inner seasons, life begins to feel less like a battle and more like a flow. This conversation helps you recognize your personal rhythm, honor your internal cycles, and stop forcing productivity in seasons designed for rest, reflection, creation, or expansion.  In This Episode You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why your energy is cyclical not constant ✔️ How to identify whether you’re in an inner winter, spring, summer, or fall ✔️ The connection between burnout and ignoring your natural energy patterns ✔️ How creativity increases when you stop pushing and start listening ✔️ How emotional, physical, and intuitive cues shift seasonally ✔️ The importance of balancing masculine and feminine energies in daily life ✔️ How home energetics influence your internal state ✔️ What aligned action looks like in each inner season Why This Conversation Matters Modern culture pushes constant productivity but your body, intuition, and nervous system operate in waves, cycles, and seasons. When you learn to recognize the season you’re actually in: • your nervous system relaxes • your clarity returns • your creativity expands • your relationships feel easier • your life feels aligned instead of pressured Seasonal self-awareness is one of the most powerful tools for emotional wellbeing and intuitive living. ✨ Connect With Katherine Troyer Website: myhomeenergetics.com Instagram/TikTok: @katherinetroyer 💛 If this conversation spoke to you… Be sure to follow, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs permission to slow down, reset, or step into their own season of renewal. You’re allowed to live at the pace of your soul. You’re allowed to honor the season you’re in. Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    23 min

  7. 12/09/2025

    Love vs Fear: The Battle Shaping Our Future

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! What if love isn’t something you feel… but something you generate even in a world that feels divided, chaotic, and overwhelmed? In today’s powerful episode, Dr. Sandra Marie sits down with transformational teacher and former Landmark Worldwide senior leader David Cunningham, author of Your Love Does Matter, to explore what it really means to live as love not just talk about it. David shares the extraordinary story of how a single childhood moment awakened his soul, how trauma and rejection nearly shut it down, and how a lifetime of transformational work eventually brought him back to his purpose: 👉 To help humanity remember how to BE love everywhere, with everyone, even in systems built on fear. We explore: ✨ The moment he realized love had to become the center of his work ✨ Why being “right” is destroying relationships, families, and nations ✨ How childhood trauma, queerness, and spiritual awakening shaped his mission ✨ The Love Footprint a revolutionary model for daily living and leadership ✨ How love shows up in politics, policy, and collective healing ✨ What it really means to forgive (it’s not what you think) ✨ How to expand your love footprint TODAY even if you feel shut down ✨ Why fear is the real enemy…and how love dismantles it And the big one ⬇️ 🔥 The Love Goes to the Capitol Project a bold, unprecedented initiative to infuse American political culture with compassion, dignity, and humanity. This episode is a bridge between: spirituality and real-world leadership trauma and sovereignty individual awakening and systemic change If you’ve been asking: How do we bring love into a world that doesn’t feel loving? How do we stop being controlled by fear? How do I live as love when people are difficult, dismissive, or hurtful? How can spirituality meet activism without losing integrity? .....this conversation will land deeply. Links David Cunningham: https://www.yourlovedoesmatter.com Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    51 min

  8. 11/11/2025

    From Mystical to Practical: Clair Senses & Soul Parenting

    Text us, We would love to her from YOU! In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Sandra Marie sits down with Bette Freedson, LCSW, clinical social worker, intuitive guide, and author of Soul Mother’s Wisdom, Other Realms, Other Ways, and Passageways, to explore how intuition, psychology, and soulful living intertwine. Together they uncover what it really means to trust your inner science, how to recognize your natural clair senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, knowing), and why intuition isn’t “woo”, it’s wisdom encoded in your body and mind. Bette shares her ACE Method (Accept • Cultivate • Explore), the link between intuition and grief, and how parents can model intuitive trust while staying grounded in practical, no-blame, no-shame parenting. Perfect for therapists, parents, empaths, and anyone ready to bridge the mystical with the practical. Key Topics The six clair senses and how to recognize your strongest oneHow to tell intuition from anxiety or projectionThe ACE Method to develop reliable inner guidanceWhy grief can expand intuitive awarenessSoul-wise parenting: boundaries, calm discipline, and connectionBridging science, hypnosis, and spirituality in healingPractical ways clinicians can integrate intuition ethicallyFeatured Guest Bette Freedson, LCSW Clinical social worker, intuitive guide, author, and teacher of the Psychic Studio and Stress Management Through Psychic Development. Website: www.bettefreedson.com email: bjfreedson@gmail.com Support the show Please subscribe and follow the show to get updates on new releases. Kindly asking to share with friends who may enjoy or benefit. Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious WildSoulsGathering.com Embrace YOUR Wild Soul! https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgathering https://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurious https://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatherings https://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatherings https://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

    55 min
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Happy Hour for the Spiritually Curious is a podcast for thoughtful seekers who want more than spiritual soundbites. Hosted by Dr. Sandra Marie, nurse, clinician, and lifelong questioner, this show explores the intersection of spirituality, psychology, healing, and real-world human experience. After years working in healthcare while studying spiritual traditions and energy practices, Sandra saw a gap. Too often, spirituality became abstract, performative, or disconnected from daily life. What was missing were honest conversations,  ones that honor curiosity without dogma and explore practices that can be lived in real relationships, real bodies, and real uncertainty. Each episode invites grounded dialogue about consciousness, trauma, intuition, burnout, sovereignty, and personal transformation. Whether you are just beginning your spiritual journey or recalibrating it, this podcast is a space for inquiry, discernment, and integration.

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