Love Is The Author

Jaymee Carpenter
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Love is the Author is a heart-centered podcast that explores the power of love, human connection, and authenticity in shaping our lives. Hosted by Jaymee Carpenter, a seasoned mental health professional and spiritual mentor, this podcast invites listeners on a journey of self-discovery and personal transformation, interviewing a wide range of multidisciplinary artists and spiritual teachers from around the world.

  1. Episode 140 - Brandon Boyd

    1D AGO

    Episode 140 - Brandon Boyd

    Jaymee hosts Brandon Boyd—frontman of the iconic band Incubus, painter, surfer, lifelong spiritual explorer and new father —for a playful and thoughtful conversation about creative morality and the toll of success after decades in the spotlight. Brandon reflects on the strange miracle of a band of friends from California growing into one of the most beloved rock groups of their generation, while somehow managing to keep their sense of humor, experimentation, and inner life intact. Jaymee and Brandon explore the process of songwriting while driving, the sacrifice the muse asks of its receiver, the divine paradox hidden within truths, forging your own spiritual path, the wisdom we earn through what we wouldn’t wish upon ourselves, and the ideal beauty of being a new father at 50.  LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  RECORDED ON LOCATION: Topa Institute in Ojai  SOUND MIXED: Chris Faller OPENING SONG: “Ganstaleen” by JJ RAM (Jaymee) CLOSING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music.  COVER PHOTO: Devin J. Dilmore Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @brandonboyd / @unconventionalgardener

    1h 26m
  2. Episode 139 - Dakota Wint

    FEB 24

    Episode 139 - Dakota Wint

    Jaymee is thrilled to share this two-hour conversation with YouTuber Dakota Wint. With his channel Dakota of Earth nearing the one-million subscriber mark, Dakota reflects on his unlikely entry into the spiritual path—from once being an argumentative atheist encouraged by the writings of Christopher Hitchens, to becoming a devout man of God enthusiastically exploring the sacredness of a multitude of spiritual traditions  the sacred to the profane.  He speaks openly about the Krishna devotee who mentored him before tragically taking his own life, what it was like being stranded in Peru for three months at the onset of the pandemic at an ayahuasca retreat, and the deeper reckonings that followed. Throughout the conversation, Dakota offers moments of honest self-reflection that remind us the screen is just another mirror. One of Jaymee’s favorite conversations to date—with a fascinating, seemingly fearless spiritual journalist reporting from the front lines of the incomprehensible. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  SOUND MIXED: Chris Faller OPENING MUSIC: 'Tripura Sundari' by EARTHTONES MUSIC CLOSING MUSIC: 'Gangstaleen' by JJ RAM Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  OPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music.  CLOSING SONG: “Ganstaleen” by JJ RAM  SPONSORS:  YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

    2h 3m
  3. Episode 138 - Jesus Christ / (no first name) Aurora

    FEB 21

    Episode 138 - Jesus Christ / (no first name) Aurora

    In this expansive double-issue episode, Jaymee welcomes back the wandering mystic known as Jesus Christ, or "Jesus Eveningstar Aurum Aquarian" from his time in the spiritual cult The Source Family. What unfolds is a hilarious, reality-bending exploration of mysticism, spiritual experimentation, communal living in the heart of 1970s spiritual counterculture, and the long arc of awakening in the subtler initiations of everyday life. In the second half of this special, Jaymee is joined by his extraterrestrial friend "(no first name) Aurora", who describes her experience of inhabiting a 27 year old human form formerly known as Debbie. Aurora shares her teachings on energetic sovereignty: a practice she calls the Flying Rainbow Lasagne— which is a dance designed to help individuals navigate and protect themselves from the harms and dangers of an increasingly unorganic, technological world. Provocative, unusual, and undeniably sincere, this double feature explores the edges of belief while returning again and again to the same question: What does it mean to live from love, no matter the story we inhabit? LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  SOUND MIXED: Austin Lee Goza OPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music.  CLOSING SONG: “Ganstaleen” by JJ RAM (J. Carpenter) Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

    2h 39m
  4. Episode 137 - Mary Wright

    FEB 16

    Episode 137 - Mary Wright

    Mary Wright is an American painter and founder of the Wright Way Organic Resource Center in the Santa Monica Mountains, sacred land where her and her late husband, organic architect Eric Lloyd Wright lived, stewarded and offered to the public for ceremonial and teaching purposes for over 4 decades. Jaymee co-facilitated weekly sweat lodge ceremonies with shaman Miguel Rivera at Wright Way from 2014-2017, and this interview with Mary, recorded on Valentine's Day was a sort of homecoming for Jaymee, who views Mary as a saint. Recently her husband Eric passed away, and the home they shared was destroyed in the 2025 Malibu Fires. This conversation is a meditation on non-attachment, heartfelt resilience, the importance and truth of nature, and the abundant attitude of gratitude.  Mary's Art At Tara's Gallery: https://shorturl.at/O4DXm LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  SOUND MIXED: Austin Lee Goza OPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music.  CLOSING SONG: “Gangstaleen” by JJ RAM (J. Carpenter)  Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

    38 min
  5. Episode 136 - Kim Krans 5th

    FEB 5

    Episode 136 - Kim Krans 5th

    Multidisciplinary artist and creator of The Wild Unknown Tarot series Kim Krans makes her fifth appearance on the podcast, engaging in a non-ordinary conversation with Jaymee on creativity, high-risk joy, artistic discipline, the multiverse of symbolism, art as a spiritual practice, the rhythm of the self, and the secret loving architecture of boxing. Plus a fun round of marry/f**k/kill’s, mantras, muses, meanderings, Michael Jackson and more. KIM KRANS WEB: www.kimkrans.com LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and curated by Jaymee Carpenter.  SOUND MIX: Chris Faller OPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music.  CLOSING SONG: “Idle Hour” by Michael Morgan  Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠ BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠ THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

    1h 8m
  6. Episode 135 - Doug Bihlmaier

    JAN 26

    Episode 135 - Doug Bihlmaier

    Jaymee is joined by Doug Bihlmaier—fashion icon and mythical creative force at Ralph Lauren for over 5 decades, for a luminary conversation with one of the forefathers of vintage on the Icons of his youth, the ingredients of cool, and the arc of his longtime friendship and creative collaboration w Ralph Lauren. Plus the one fashion trend he can't pull off no matter how hard he tries, and why you should never give up on a garment.  LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter.  SOUND MIX: Chris Faller OPENING SONG: "Tripura Sundari" by Earthtones Music.  Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠ BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠ YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠ THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

    1h 4m
  7. Episode 134 - TEN TIMERS CLUB: Samuel Bercholz

    JAN 20

    Episode 134 - TEN TIMERS CLUB: Samuel Bercholz

    Samuel Bercholz—legendary founder and editor-in-chief of Shambhala Publications— returns for his 10th appearance on the podcast, dropping pearls of wisdom like he has holes in his pockets, bridging past conversations with a breathtaking round of new secrets and truths. This is a conversation on sex, lies, and power on the road to enlightenment, within one of the most accomplished Buddhist communities in the world. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter.  OPENING SONG: "Tripura Sundari" by Earthtones Music.  Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠ YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠ VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAI THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

    1h 31m
  8. Episode 133 - Ganesh Das

    JAN 16

    Episode 133 - Ganesh Das

    In this episode of Love Is The Author, Jaymee welcomes Ganesh Das—host and producer of Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield on the Be Here Now Network— as well as a kirtan walla, artist and gnarly goofy footed skateboarder. Ganesh Das is also a big fan of Love Is The Author, and this past year, entered into weekly Spiritual Mentorship sessions with Jaymee to process core wounds and develop new spiritual practices designed to meet his emotional needs. In this episode, they share all the gory details of "feeling grief", healing wounds, and the miracle of blessing what's broken. Plus tons of sugar and hilarity to help the plant medicine go down.  LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter.  SOUND MIX: Chris Faller OPENING SONG: "Tripura Sundari" by Earthtones Music.  Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship  SPONSORS:  BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠ YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠⁠ TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠ INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠ VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAI THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:  ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠ FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @thesloppybhakti / @unconventionalgardener

    1h 17m
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Love is the Author is a heart-centered podcast that explores the power of love, human connection, and authenticity in shaping our lives. Hosted by Jaymee Carpenter, a seasoned mental health professional and spiritual mentor, this podcast invites listeners on a journey of self-discovery and personal transformation, interviewing a wide range of multidisciplinary artists and spiritual teachers from around the world.

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  • Creator
    Jaymee Carpenter
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    141
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jaymee Carpenter
  • Show Website
    Love Is The Author

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