In this episode, I’m joined by therapist, healer, and community builder Colette Dalton for a rich, heart-opening conversation on tarot, intuition, queer joy, and what it means to come back to yourself. Together, we explore how tarot can support us in moments of burnout, uncertainty, and transition—and how it can gently guide us back to our own inner wisdom. What We Explore in This Episode A shared tarot pull exploring burnout, energy, and new opportunities How we use tarot as a reflective and intuitive tool The difference between intuition and anxiety Queer identity, joy as resistance, and healing in community Building affirming, magical spaces like the Queer Joy Coven About Our Guest: Colette Dalton, LCSW Colette Dalton is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and the creator of the Queer Joy Summit and Queer Creativity Summit. As a queer practitioner, Colette is especially passionate about creating affirming, expansive spaces where people can explore identity, healing, and self-expression without pressure to conform. Her work centers on the belief that joy, creativity, and connection are not luxuries—they’re essential parts of the healing process. Through her offerings, Colette invites people to reconnect with themselves, trust their intuition, and move toward lives that feel more aligned, spacious, and fully their own. You can learn more about Colette here: Website: colettedalton.com IG and Threads: @colettedalton Join the Queer Joy Coven Work With Me! I’ve launched a new tarot offering space: 🔮 The Hallowed High Priestess This is the home for my tarot readings, and one of my intentions this year is to complete 100 tarot readings. If you’d like to get a reading, I’d love to connect! 🌙 Support the Podcast 🌙 My newsletter (events, musings, life updates) Guest inquiry form Patreon episode blogs (cards, spreads, links, prompts) And if you want to support the show in a tangible way: Patreon members can get stickers, livestream access, polls, and more, including higher-tier perks like a one-time personalized 5-card reading. 💜 Tarot in the Therapy Room A big part of our conversation centers around something I know a lot of people struggle with: How do I tell the difference between intuition and anxiety? Intuition tends to feel grounded. It’s often quieter, more embodied, like a steady knowing or a clear nudge. Anxiety, on the other hand, feels fast, spiraling, and overwhelming. It lives more in my head, while intuition feels like it comes from somewhere deeper. From there, we expand into community, identity, and healing. Colette shares about creating the Queer Joy Coven, and we talk about how joy itself can be an act of resistance, especially for queer and marginalized folks. Something that really stays with me from this conversation is the idea that: Joy isn’t separate from healing. It’s part of it. And community—safe, affirming, values-aligned community—is often where that healing becomes possible. Tarot Pull from the Episode Colette’s Pull for Camille - Page of Swords From Light Seer’s Tarot Themes: curiosity, ideas, mental movement, and balancing possibilities Colette referenced these queer friendly decks: Fifth Spirit Tarot- trans individual Tarot for You and Me Pride Tarot- collaborative deck Numinous Tarot Camille’s Pull for Colette - Four of Cups Reversed from The Sasuraibito Tarot This combination feels like an invitation to gently come back to life. To stay open. To stay curious. Themes: re-engagement, emerging from emotional withdrawal, noticing new opportunities Reflection Prompts: What opportunities might I be overlooking right now? Where am I trying to hold everything together instead of grounding myself? What would it look like to follow curiosity instead of pressure? What small step could help me re-engage today?
