As It Goes Lydia Picoli

This is one of my favourite conversations to date. If you're a part of our community on Instagram, you've heard me talk about The Great Awakening - inviting you to rise into your role in The Great Awakening. But what does that mean? What is this Awakening?

We're exploring what is The Great Awakening occurring now, the restoration of the feminine, the role of chaos as symptoms of this shift, the birthright everyone has to this awakening, and 3 keys to awakening your own divine knowing as your embodied experience.



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(02:18) “All Truth passes through three stages”

(8:06) What serves this awakening and knowing

(14:40) The reclamation and restoration of the erotic and feminine life-force for embodied balance

(20:42) The role of chaos in the manifestation of the new earth

(25:34) The key: all have ears to hear and eyes to see & everything is an opportunity

(40:41) 3 keys to awakening your own divine knowing as your embodied experience

(56:04) The great awakening can’t be undone

As Mentioned:

041 // A Cultural Revolution is Here

The Awakened Brain by Dr. Lisa Miller

Many Lives, Many Masters

Thoughts Without a Thinker

RE SELF disciplines graphic



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We’re back, baby. Monday’s just got a whole lot better! This season is going to be the best yet… Why? Because I’m really going for it.

What better way to inaugurate the fullness of SZN 4 than with the contrast of judgment and love. 



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(01:21) The forgetting that feeds judgment 



(06:54) Judgment is learned separation; are we ready to choose a new way?



(11:55) The problem with the victim/oppressor paradigm that shapes our world and the solution



(19:21) The choice we can make to empower ourselves and the Good of Being 



(22:31) What we could do with our judgment instead



(28:55) It all comes back to love



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13 Indigenous Elders - Wisdom Weavers of the World



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This week's conversation is one full of hope and liberation because we're joined by Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang, co-founders of Light and creators of the Light phone.

As Light describes themselves, "Light is a radically different technology company. We design beautiful tools that respect and empower our users."

We discuss what life feels like when we reclaim our autonomy, attention, and intention by turning our phone back into a tool that works for us, rather than us being caught in cycles of addiction (because smartphones and apps are psychologically addictive and designed to be so). And gosh, is Light the complete opposite of that.

Whether you've been swearing to get a flip phone for the past five years (me) or you can't imagine life without your iPhone, this conversation full of tips and anecdotes is for you!

Come fall in love with what life can be like when you go Light.



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(01:54) Introductions, the story of the Light phone in response to the overwhelming presence of tech in our lives, the impeccable design-centered thought behind it and how objects inspire action



(10:02) Who’s going Light? What does changing your relationship with your phone look like to reclaim it as a tool that works for you, not that you are a slave to?



(18:55) The experience of “going light” and all the moments we can reclaim; it’s all intentionality & agency



(35:26) Response to Light Phone from investors in regards to doing tech with a radically different and ethical mission; what it’s like paving a new wave for technology 



(42:29) The vision for Light 



(44:19) Advice for anyone if your phone is a problem in your life & book recommendations 



(50:02) The skinny on going Light if you’re ready! 



As Mentioned:

The Light Phone II:  https://www.thelightphone.com/products  

Buxton School Goes Light: https://medium.com/the-light-phone/buxton-school-goes-light-9ab46f290a7b 

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport https://bookshop.org/p/books/digital-minimalism-choosing-a-focused-life-in-a-noisy-world-cal-newport/12081448?ean=9780525536512 

Deep Work by Cal Newport https://bookshop.org/p/books/deep-work-lib-e-rules-for-focused-success-in-a-distracted-world-cal-newport/12406220?ean=9781478909996 

Check out Light's Alliance of Big Tech message: https://www.allianceofbigtech.com/ & https://www.thelightphone.com/bigtech



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Today's conversation explores the ultimate question of "When do I walk away from something?" through Alex's graciousness to share her story with us. 

It is a powerful reflection on cultural ideas around "quitting" that are deeply ingrained in many of us - is choosing something new or different quitting? What is quitting? Why might our view of endings prevent us from letting go of what no longer serves us and stepping into what can?



What we learn through this journey is that walking away is a liberator and catalyst for growth and expansion. I don't call that quitting, I call that empowerment.   



Alex is a Liberal Studies student at NYU with a passion for mental, physical, and nutritional health in student athletes. Having been a student athlete, Alex understands the need for coaching to evolve. She plans to be that change. 

This conversation goes far beyond athletics and is an anecdote for all aspects of our lives and our pursuits. 



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Timestamps





2:08 Alex’s introduction and journey of giving her all to be a student athlete during COVID, how it became toxic, and when she finally asked herself “is this what i want?”



31:33 Walking away and what Alex learned from and what does it mean to “quit” something and how our culture validates a toxic work mentality with no balance



40:47 After she closed the chapter, Alex had an “identity crisis” - no sense of who she was or what she liked without it and reaching out for support and coming to see its important to move on from certain phases of our lives



49:54 how this applies to so much and looking at it through the lens of my eating disorder recovery and transitions; “not turning back is really important for your growth and being uncomfortable is just so important to learn more about yourself” - Alex 



55:32 Alex’s passion to bring awareness to this topic, how our adversity gives us gifts, and why it’s so important to talk about all aspects of life, not just the light



1:11:46 where we find ourselves today with burnout culture and singular pursuits and how this applies to all we do thru the example of building RE SELF and being open about taking about my experience in an abusive relationship 



1:22:45 where Alex finds herself today after this and being a freshman and having courage to create space to discover and be open to the unknown 





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Alex’s speech  



The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson (the first woman to translate this epic poem)



Resource - Embracing Endings RECALIBRATE Guide



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We're getting real in today's conversation (as if we don't in every conversation) with Jovan Sage. It is the epitome of the mycelial network and transformation metaphor that runs throughout our chat about change, growth, healing, birth, death, sex, and celibacy.

Guaranteed: perspective shifting and cultural myth busting.

Jovan is a facilitator and teacher who guides people back to themselves. Her work centers on fertility, sex, death, and the magick of transformation(s). Jovan’s many lifetimes in her 4 decades on earth fascinatingly weave a tapestry of reproductive doula care, to energetic and herbal medicine, meditation, breathwork, grief and loss support as well as her past as a farmer-restauranteur and in social justice and organization.

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Timestamps

03:31 Introductions and the self as a connected being

06:54 Jovan’s journey to this authentic groundedness and how we become who we are meant to be

21:39 Jovan’s background in farming, food justice, and the roots of american agriculture then how COVID called her to service through her gifts

30:35 The role of healers in our community web and COVID opening the collective to a more expansive way of being well together

44:56 The interconnection of fertility, birth, death, miscarriage and abortion

01:05:04 The realness of life - blood, bone, ash, love, and light - the cycles of life is transformation, esp. the reality of being a parent

01:21:26 How do i be a good ancestor? and the different world we live in today, how we can make it better and work smarter, not harder

01:34:31 Celibacy and its transformation in healing and clarity, and our relationship to our own pleasure



As Mentioned:

Sage's Circle 

Are You a Bezos



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Ever wonder why we live the way we do? The cost it comes at to our well-being, connections, and Mother Earth? Maybe it's time to evolve the way we live to improve our holistic well-being and society. And Vaughn's got more than a few ideas; he's a man with a big plan (and sold baby steps for us to take today). 

I sat down with Vaughn to discuss the role of housing in conscious living and how he's changing housing through the work of the company he founded, Unoma Haus. Unoma Haus is a property technology company that builds smart modular spaces for eco-conscious consumers to live and work more sustainably.



Revolutionize the way you live with Unoma Haus!

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Timestamps

(03:18) Introduction to Unoma Haus, Vaughn’s journey to “alternative” dwellings - “why can’t home be wherever you are," housing as a community builder

(12:27) Unoma Haus’ inspiring vision when it comes to the future of housing

(18:57) Looping back to the influence of Vaughn's grandfather’s & minimalism

(20:35) Solving problems ourselves = self-esteem and respect ; the obvious solutions we’ve yet to enact

(39:16) The excitement of solving the root of problems and investing in social good ventures; social capitalism and the role of politics in change

(49:49) Vaughn gives us two tips on how to embrace the benefits of living in a tiny house today

(59:32) Shifting back to circular systems and economies

(1:01:22) Vaughn's book recommendations

(1:07:36) Vaughn’s advice for social entrepreneurs or someone with an idea to make the world a better place



As Mentioned

RE SELF as a noun and verb

As It Goes 022 // Life Without Social Media

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

Set Boundaries, Find Peace A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Business Made Simple by Donald Miller

Thank You For Arguing, What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs

The Definitive Book Of Body Language by Allan and Barbara Pease

Finding One: Finding one's self amidst societal norms, digital life, and pursuing goals by Vaughn Dabney



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