GRACEPILLED with Hanna Williams

Hanna Williams
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exploring the infinitude of God by having conversations with people (God) about God within God (life).

  1. NOV 26

    Monica interviews me about my relationship w/ SOCIAL MEDIA

    SIGN UP FOR ATTENTION 101 (reclaim your agency for change)  sign up here Starts January 6th!  Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, conflict school, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) Connect with Monica Alanna  Instagram:  @rooted.relating (coaching/grief counseling) @magicksalt (handmade jewelry, art, writing) www.magicksalt.com In this episode, Monica interviews me about what it’s really like to live and work online as a creative & mentor. We talk about our digital duplicates, attention fatigue, curating our algorithms with intention, the tension between analog life vs. digital life, what it means to be authentic on social media, and how I think about creativity, boundaries, and running Gracepilled as a business. It’s an honest look at identity, influence, and staying human on the internet. Digital duplicates & online identity — how the internet forms a version of us, how others perceive that version, and how it affects real life.Attention, distraction & notification fatigue — the constant pull of screens, digital audits, and reclaiming focus.Analog vs. digital media — the sensory and emotional differences between reading physical books, using Kindles, and engaging offline.Creativity, authenticity & running an online business — how I create content, use data, navigate the algorithm, and balance privacy with visibility.Influence, boundaries & staying grounded online — curating your algorithm, resisting comparison culture, and choosing how you want to show up on the internet.

    1h 43m

  2. OCT 29

    reclaiming your attention in the digital age [w/ Monica Alanna]

    Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, conflict school, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) Connect with Monica Alanna  Instagram:  @rooted.relating (coaching/grief counseling) @magicksalt (handmade jewelry, art, writing) www.magicksalt.com Today’s episode is a conversation with my friend & colleague Monica Alanna about the strange and complicated world of digital spaces. We personify the platforms we use every day—Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube—as if they were people, each with their own archetype and flavor. We explore how these apps shape culture, attention, and even our sense of self, from the pull we all experience of wanting to peek at the comment section arguments to the addictive, casino-like design of social media apps that keep us emotionally hooked. Along the way, we talk about digital “duplicates,” cancel culture, distraction, and what it takes to build real boundaries with screens. It’s funny, it’s sharp, and it gets into the gray areas of how technology can be both a tool and a trap. I think you’ll leave this one reflecting on your own relationship with social media—and maybe even laughing about it too.

    1h 44m

  3. AUG 21

    learning to speak your soul’s language [w/ Ramon Parish]

    Connect with Ramon, my guest: instagram the drama of the planets [his book of poetry] Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, merch, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) In this episode of GRACEPILLED, I sit down with poet, philosopher, and teacher Ramon Parish (a.k.a. Uriel Jones), whose journey weaves together stargazing, philosophy, poetry, and spiritual practice. Ramon recently released his first poetry collection Drama of the Planets, and in this conversation, he shares the stories, influences, and practices that shaped both his art and his spiritual path. We talk about: How Ramon’s early stargazing experiences sparked a lifelong sense of spiritual purposeWhy he sees philosophy and poetry as core spiritual practicesThe influence of Rastafari, music, and mythology on his worldviewThe role of movement, meditation, and community in his spiritual growthBalancing tradition with adaptation in spirituality, and why conduct and justice matter just as much as consciousness

    1h 45m

  4. AUG 7

    jesus was a witch [w/ Rev. Cindy Pincus]

    Connect with Cindy: Instagram: @clairvoyantcounseling Website  Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, merch, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) Today’s guest is Reverend Cindy Pincus—minister, death doula, and someone who I now consider a spiritual comrade. We originally met at a First Friday art market in Denver when she walked straight up to my table and picked up my “Money + the Spiritual Path” zine. I remember thinking, this person has sparkles around them. And I was right. In this conversation, Cindy shares the wild, beautiful, and unexpected path that’s led her through Christian seminary, Indigenous ceremony, psychic training, and years of hospice and hospital chaplaincy. She speaks with rare clarity about death, grief, ministry, and spiritual courage—and about the surprising places her deepest convictions came from. (Spoiler: one involved a protest, a votive candle, and a head injury.) There were a few things said in this interview that blew my mind — I hope you love it! We cover: Cindy’s surprising journey from culturally Jewish roots to Christian ministryWhat it means to have a conversion experience in the modern worldHer years working with death—hospitals, hospice, and the spiritual wisdom of the dyingWhy she believes Jesus was psychic (and probably a witch)The beauty and power of not looking away from grief, endings, and the collapse of empire

    1h 48m

  5. JUL 24

    the creative muse is a feral cat [w/ Aiden Arata]

    Connect with Aiden, my guest:  Instagram: @aidenarata https://aidenarata.com/ YOU HAVE A NEW MEMORY (her book!) Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, merch, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) Today I’m joined by writer, poet, and internet oracle Aiden Arata. You might know her from her dreamy, timely memes, her prose that cuts through the screen of your phone, or her completely surreal yet relatable guided meditation reels on instagram. Aiden’s new book of essays, YOU HAVE A NEW MEMORY, came out just two days ago—and I haven’t read it yet, but I can’t wait to. I can only imagine that it will feel like a voice memo from a highly perceptive friend, sent from the edge of a spiritual breakthrough that happened alongside the produce rack at the grocery store. In this conversation, we talk about the dread that surrounds creative work, the porousness required for both art and intuition, and what happens when you accidentally end up at a 14-hour-a-day solitary retreat in France. We also get into spiritual hysteria, memes as mystical artifacts, and the healing power of finally feeling seen. This one’s funny, strange, and full of surprisingly delicious nuggets of gold. I hope you love it. we cover: – the dread that creeps in around creative work, especially writing, and how the language of the internet (short, catchy, algorithm-friendly) can distort your voice and make deep work feel impossible – the porousness required for both creativity and spirituality—and how curating your sense impressions can be a way of clearing space for awe, intuition, and your own mind to come back online – the shift from trying to use spirituality to fix yourself, to actually having a relationship with yourself—and how that changed everything (with the help of therapy, trauma work, and a more compassionate view of mental health) – Catholic roots, spiritual hysteria, gold + gore aesthetics, and the unexpected joy of accidentally ending up in a 14-hour-a-day silent monastery retreat in France – what the internet can be (divine connection through memes, shared humanity), and also what it is becoming (a pipeline for paranoia, commodified enlightenment, and people falling in love with chatbots)

    1h 51m

  6. JUL 17

    astrology as a tool of multimodal compassion [w/ Diana Rose]

    Connect with Diana, my guest:  Instagram: @ddamascenaa patreon.com/ddamascenaa ddamascenaa.com Connect with me, Hanna, your host: Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, merch, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) In this episode, I talk with Diana Rose about what it means to truly human. We start with a beautiful story she shares about choosing connection instead of isolation while navigating complex grief, and how that reflects the deeper healing work she’s done—work that’s allowed her to stay in relationship, even when things are hard. We also talk about the dream of village life and what it means to be supported by a web of people who are in mutual care with one another. Diana shares how her spiritual worldview formed outside of formal tradition, what led her to astrology, and how she uses it as a tool to help people release internalized “shoulds” and understand their own nature with more compassion.

    2h 1m

  7. JUL 3

    running a spiritual business without selling your soul [w/ Rami Abu-Sitta]

    Connect with Rami:  Instagram: @ramidreams ramidreams.com (booking, live programs, etc) Enrollment for Rami's school ends July 8th Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, merch, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled We cover: The emotional and existential challenges of running a spiritual business, including the unexpected inner work around self-worth, shame, and the discomfort of marketing one's offerings with integrity.Authenticity in leadership and marketing, especially the importance of being your full self (including humor, messiness, and vulnerability) in your public presence so clients meet the real you—not just a shiny persona.The delicate dance of sharing personal process online, exploring how to discern when something is "cooked" enough to serve others, versus when it’s still raw and may unconsciously ask your audience to hold you.Projections, pedestals, and the myth of the perfect spiritual guide, including how to recognize golden shadow and navigate others’ expectations without fragmenting your identity or hiding your humanity.The spiritual necessity of creative expression, especially in the digital age—seeing Instagram and social media as modern landfills where we can still perform sacred service, wake people up, and keep the river of spirit flowing through us.

    2h 8m

  8. JUN 26

    soul repair, ancestral reclamation & the art of the invisible [w/ Yumi Sakugawa]

    Connect with Yumi, my guest: Instagram: @yumisakugawa Website Affirmation deck Connect with me, Hanna, your host:  Instagram: @grace.pilled hannawilliams.com (bookings, merch, etc) patreon.com/gracepilled (join as a free member to get access to a collection of talks!) In this episode of Gracepilled, I sit down with interdisciplinary artist and author Yumi Sakugawa (she/they) to trace the spiraling, unexpected path of her spiritual life—from childhood flashes of psychic imagery and goth teenage atheism to meditation, soul retrieval, and ancestral reclamation. Yumi is the author of beloved illustrated books like There Is No Right Way to Meditate and Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Believer, and exhibitions at the Smithsonian and the Japanese American National Museum. But today we go beyond Yumi’s amazing career accomplishments and explore their inner world. We talk about a recent health scare that became a surprisingly spiritual wake-up call, and how discipline, fueled by the powers of Virgo, interacts with creative ritual. We talk about their dark night of the soul experience teaching english in Japan, finding meditation through Eckhart Tolle and David Lynch, and how grief led her deeper into ancestral connection with her Okinawan roots. Yumi also shares the story of a traumatic ayahuasca ceremony—something she’s never spoken about publicly before—and the long, slow, embodied healing that followed. And, full disclosure, in telling this story and discussing it, neither of us are suggesting there is anything wrong with plant medicine or ayahuasca, we are simply exploring what that was like, and some potential aspects of modern Ayahuasca usage that aren’t so commonly discussed. We cover:  Spiritual emergence through crisis: Yumi shares how a painful post-college experience teaching abroad in Japan led them to meditation, marking the beginning of their spiritual path.Creative discipline as ritual: She talks about her workshop “Discipline is Pleasure” and how creative practice, health routines, and spirituality all benefit from intentional containers of time and attention.Lineage, colonization, and ancestral reclamation: They reflect on visiting their paternal homeland of Okinawa and how it catalyzed a deeper connection to their ancestral roots and the region’s spiritual and political history.Ayahuasca, trauma, and healing: Yumi opens up—publicly for the first time—about a devastating ayahuasca experience, soul fragmentation, and the long arc of recovery supported by their community and energetic healing.Art, intuition, and the evolution of purpose: She reflects on how her creative journey has shifted from needing to prove herself to trusting intuition, play, and her unique voice.

    1h 55m
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