Spirit Gumbo with CQ

Michelle Laferriere

Spirit Gumbo with CQ is where spirituality meets real talk. From Tarot truths to witchy side-eye, CQ blends personal stories, spiritual practices, and a touch of humor to help you find your own path with clarity and confidence. This is a space for seekers, healers, and the spiritually curious — a place to laugh, reflect, and stir more magic into your everyday life. No gatekeeping, no fluff — just soulful Spirit Gumbo served with intention. Connect with CQ on social media: Facebook: The Raven’s FeatherInstagram: @spiritgumbowithcqX (formerly Twitter): @spiritgumbocqTikTok: @spiritgumbowithcqYouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQBrought to you by The Raven’s Feather. For bookings, readings, and more, visit theravensfeather.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. May 26

    Awakened Not Woke

    ✨ Not everyone is meant to see what you see when you see it… and that doesn’t mean they’re wrong. In this Season 2 finale of Spirit Gumbo with CQ, CQ explores what it means to be awakened without living activated — and why discernment matters when your eyes are open, but not everyone around you is seeing the same patterns. Through personal storytelling, grounded reflection, humor, and a little bit of spiritual side-eye, this episode looks at the difference between being “woke” and being awakened, the role of discernment, and how personal truth, lived experience, validation, and emotional regulation all shape the way we move through the world. From questioning official narratives and noticing patterns in media to navigating everyday debates around feelings, facts, and truth, CQ unpacks what happens when awareness becomes emotional — and why seeing clearly doesn’t mean forcing everyone else to see things your way. With a little spice, some strong language, and a lot of heart, this is a conversation about staying awake without becoming consumed, honoring your truth without demanding validation, and learning how to let people walk their own path while you walk yours with wisdom. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – Not Your Job, Not Your Quest Storytime with CQ – You Can’t Un-Open Your Eyes Main Theme – Awake Without Activation Tarot Truth Bomb Spirit Side-Eye – People Are Gonna People ✨ If you’ve been seeing patterns, questioning narratives, feeling frustrated that others don’t see what you see, or learning how to hold your truth without handing it to everyone else like homework, this episode is a reminder that being awakened isn’t about being louder — it’s about being grounded, discerning, compassionate, and wise. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min

  2. Apr 29

    Cognitive Dissonance

    ✨ Not everything that challenges you is meant to break you… sometimes it’s meant to wake you up. In this episode, CQ explores cognitive dissonance — how conflicting beliefs, shifting narratives, and uncomfortable truths can create confusion, tension, and emotional overwhelm. Through grounded reflection, historical context, and personal storytelling, this episode looks at how questioning what we’ve been told can challenge our sense of reality — and why that discomfort isn’t something to fear, but something to understand. From the influence of public figures and belief shifts to the patterns seen throughout history, CQ unpacks how narratives are formed, dismissed, and often revisited over time. This episode explores how labeling, ridicule, and group thinking can shape perception, and how learning to sit with discomfort can lead to deeper awareness, discernment, and self-trust. With a little humor, some strong language, and a lot of heart, this is a conversation about staying grounded in your own knowing, questioning what doesn’t sit right, and learning how to navigate a world full of noise without losing yourself in the process. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – Dissonance or Disconnection? Storytime with CQ – When Influence Starts Getting Questioned Main Theme – A History of Confusion Tarot Truth Bomb Spirit Side-Eye – Let’s Stop Calling People Crazy for Questioning the Narrative ✨ If you’ve been questioning what you’re seeing, feeling overwhelmed by conflicting information, or trying to make sense of it all without losing your footing, this episode is a reminder that you don’t need all the answers — you just need to stay curious, grounded, and true to yourself. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  3. Apr 1

    Ripple of Change

    ✨ Real change doesn’t always begin with a loud moment. Sometimes, it starts with one quiet choice. In this episode, CQ explores how fear-based narratives, division, and overgeneralization can keep us feeling powerless, reactive, and disconnected from our own agency. Through grounded reflection, personal storytelling, and honest conversation, this episode looks at how change begins on the individual level — in the way we think, question, regulate, and choose how we show up in the world around us. From childhood fears about the end of the world to a real-life snowstorm that became a lesson in community, CQ unpacks how hopelessness, black-and-white thinking, and group reactivity can pull us away from our own power. This episode explores how personal agency is built, why nuance matters, and how real change doesn’t need to be loud, chaotic, or performative to be meaningful. With a little humor, some strong language, and a lot of heart, this is a conversation about reclaiming your voice, questioning the narratives around you, and remembering that even the smallest ripple can still change the water. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – One Love, One Heart Storytime with CQ – Snowstorms & The End Main Theme – One Person Can Make a Difference Tarot Truth Bomb Spirit Side-Eye – Performative Posting Isn’t Helping, Karen ✨ If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the world, disconnected from your own power, or unsure whether one person can really make a difference, this episode is a reminder that change begins closer to home than we think. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  4. Mar 10

    Gremlins In The Head

    Some of the most powerful voices shaping our lives are the ones we carry inside our own heads. In this episode, CQ explores negative self-talk and the “gremlin voices” that quietly shape how we see ourselves, respond to stress, and interpret the world around us. From childhood experiences and cultural messaging to the brain’s natural negative bias, this is an honest conversation about how these inner narratives form — and how awareness helps us begin to rewrite them. Through lived experience, humor, and grounded reflection, CQ shares her own journey of recognizing the gremlin voice, understanding how negative spirals develop, and learning to interrupt those patterns with compassion and intention. This episode explores how the brain learns from negative experiences, why those thoughts can feel so convincing, and why changing them takes time, patience, and practice. This is a conversation about reclaiming the narrative inside your own mind — not by pretending everything is positive, but by noticing the voices we’ve inherited and choosing which ones deserve to stay. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – I Have a Gremlin Problem Storytime with CQ – Your Gremlin or Mine? Main Theme – Rewriting the Voices We Inherited Tarot Truth Bomb – What Are My Voices Saying? Spirit Side-Eye – The Inner Mean Girl ✨ If you’ve ever caught yourself speaking to yourself in ways you’d never speak to someone you love, this episode offers awareness, humor, and practical tools to help interrupt the gremlin loop and start changing the conversation. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  5. Feb 24

    Surviving to Thriving

    Some of the most powerful forces shaping our lives are the words we repeat without noticing. In this episode, CQ explores survival language and how words like need, urgency, and pressure quietly shape our nervous system, our sense of worth, and the choices we believe are available to us. From cultural “rat race” messaging to personal definitions of success, this is an honest conversation about what happens when survival becomes the default — and how awareness can begin to loosen its grip. Through lived experience, gentle humor, and grounded reflection, this episode unpacks the difference between surviving and thriving, how urgency hijacks language, and why giving ourselves permission to dream isn’t frivolous — it’s regulating. This is a conversation about reframing — not to bypass reality, but to soften it. About shifting from reaction to response, from endurance to choice, and from pressure to presence. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – Surviving the Rat Race Storytime with CQ – Out of Survival into Success Main Theme – Breaking the Survival Script Tarot Truth Bomb ✨ If you’ve ever felt stuck in urgency, overwhelmed by expectations, or unsure how to move forward without burning out, this episode offers compassion, clarity, and a gentler way to listen to yourself. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  6. Feb 17

    Drama Queen Bodies

    Some struggles don’t show up on the surface — they live quietly in the body. In this episode, CQ explores what it means to live with invisible illness and a body that doesn’t always behave the way the world expects it to. From chronic flares and exhaustion to grief, self-talk, and learning new language for capacity, this is an honest conversation about navigating life in a dramatic body with compassion instead of shame. Through lived experience, humor, and reflection, this episode unpacks how invisible illnesses affect both visible and unseen parts of the body, why self-blame often takes root, and how understanding can shift the way we listen to — and care for — ourselves. This is a conversation about permission — permission to rest, to adapt, to change the rules, and to meet your body where it is instead of where you think it should be. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – Some Bodies Choose Violence Storytime with CQ – When My Body Changed the Rules Spirit Side-Eye – Ma’am, We Had Plans ✨ If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, exhausted, or frustrated by a body that feels unpredictable or loud, this episode offers compassion, humor, and the reminder that you are not broken — you’re listening. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  7. Feb 3

    Energy Vampires & Leaks Pt 3

    Some energy drains don’t come from people — they come from constant connection. In this episode, CQ explores digital energy leaks — how fear-driven information, 24/7 connectivity, and the expectation of constant access quietly override intuition and drain our nervous systems. Through personal reflection, lived experience, and grounded spiritual insight, this episode unpacks how technology amplifies fear, how access gets mistaken for entitlement, and why digital boundaries are essential for regulation, clarity, and peace. This is a conversation about awareness — learning when to engage, when to pause, and how to protect your energy without disconnecting from your humanity. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – Digital Boundaries Storytime with CQ – When Fear Replaced Intuition Main Theme – Digital Awareness Tarot Truth Bomb Spirit Side-Eye – Scroll on By ✨ If you’ve been feeling anxious, overstimulated, or depleted by constant connectivity, this episode offers grounding, perspective, and permission to slow it all the way down. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  8. Jan 27

    Energy Vampires & Leaks Pt 2

    Some people don’t drain you with drama — they drain you with attention. In this episode, CQ explores energy aura vampires — the ones who don’t need your emotions, but quietly siphon your energy through proximity, comparison, fixation, and unguarded access. Through personal stories, grounded spiritual insight, and a powerful tree-rooted teaching, this episode unpacks how oversharing creates energetic leaks, why admiration without boundaries still drains, and how to protect your vibe without hardening your heart. This is a conversation about energetic maturity — learning when to share, when to let things simmer, and how to grow without leaking your magic everywhere you go. ⚠️ Listener note: This episode contains explicit language. Included Segments: Gumbo Bite – Ice, Ice, Maybe? Storytime with CQ – The Secret Is Letting Things Simmer Main Theme – Your Vibe, Your Flow Tarot Truth Drop Closing Reflection – Be the Tree ✨ If you’ve been feeling drained without knowing why, this episode offers clarity, grounding, and permission to protect your energy with wisdom. 🌐 Connect with me: Website: TheRavensFeather.ca Instagram: @spiritgumbowithcq TikTok: @spiritgumbowithcq Facebook: The Raven’s Feather YouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
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Spirit Gumbo with CQ is where spirituality meets real talk. From Tarot truths to witchy side-eye, CQ blends personal stories, spiritual practices, and a touch of humor to help you find your own path with clarity and confidence. This is a space for seekers, healers, and the spiritually curious — a place to laugh, reflect, and stir more magic into your everyday life. No gatekeeping, no fluff — just soulful Spirit Gumbo served with intention. Connect with CQ on social media: Facebook: The Raven’s FeatherInstagram: @spiritgumbowithcqX (formerly Twitter): @spiritgumbocqTikTok: @spiritgumbowithcqYouTube: Spirit Gumbo with CQBrought to you by The Raven’s Feather. For bookings, readings, and more, visit theravensfeather.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Michelle Laferriere
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Michelle Laferriere
  • Show Website
    Spirit Gumbo with CQ