THE EMPOWERED SOUL Podcast | Spiritual Growth & Soulful Conversations

Marcela MC Mama Bird
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The Empowered Soul Podcast is a warm, grounded companion for the everyday journey of being human — exploring spirituality, personal growth, healing, and remembering who we are beneath the noise of everyday life. Through heartfelt conversations, guided meditations, prayers, music, and spoken-word poetry, we explore the beautiful meeting place between spirituality and ordinary life — motherhood, grief, creativity, astrology, numerology, conscious living, nervous system healing, and learning to trust our own unique path. Whether you're a mystical mama, spiritual seeker, creative soul, or simply someone longing to slow down, heal, and reconnect with yourself, I hope these conversations feel like sharing a cup of tea with a friend. Hosted by Marcela, artistically known as MC Mama Bird — a mama, artist, writer, yoga and meditation teacher with over 20 years of experience, Reiki practitioner, and currently training in Past Life and Between Lives Soul Regression — each episode is shared from lived experience, honoring both the beauty and the challenges of being human. ✨ New episodes are released monthly, with occasional bonus meditations, prayers, and reflections whenever inspiration calls. There's no right place to begin. Simply choose the episode that speaks to the season you're living. Listen intuitively. Your soul knows where to begin. Welcome to the flock.  ✨ Explore all my offerings, Shop, events, music, writings, and more: healtruelove.com/links

  1. Oct 2

    S1E57: How Do We Begin a New Chapter When We Don’t Have the Whole Map? | Following the Breadcrumbs as the Next Sacred Step with October Numerology & Libra

    Send us Fan Mail What if you don't need to know the whole path? What if you only need to recognize the next sacred step? In this end-of-month reflection, I explore the transition from September's energy of release and completion into the powerful new-beginning energy of October 2026. Through numerology, Libra, lived experience, and the teachings that have been shaping my own year, we explore what it means to trust what we know before we can see the whole picture, and to become available for what is emerging. October carries the energy of 10/1, while 2026 also reduces to 10/1, creating what we discover as a powerful double 1 portal, alongside the relational, intuitive and heart-centered energy of the 2. Together, these themes open a conversation about courage, intuition, compassion, sacred leadership, relationships, receiving, joy, and beginning again. Then we move into Libra and the beautiful invitation to return, choose, balance, beautify and receive.  ✨ What happens when joy becomes a state of consciousness rather than something we wait to feel once everything is resolved?  ✨ What happens when we practice staying with the good instead of immediately moving past it?  ✨ And what if receiving is a muscle we can gently strengthen? I also share personal reflections from our September, including a recent family trip to California and the experience of lovingly releasing old judgments and grief while becoming more available for beauty, connection and new creation. I reflect on how the Tending the Garden Within journaling kits were born and how following those creative breadcrumbs taught me about creating, listening, receiving feedback, and allowing the next step to reveal itself. In this episode, we explore: ✨ October 2026 numerology and the double 1 portal / 2 energy ✨ New beginnings, courage and sacred leadership ✨ Intuition, relationships, compassion and opening the heart ✨ Libra, joy, balance, beauty and learning to receive ✨ Letting go without erasing the past ✨ Following the breadcrumbs instead of needing the whole map ✨ The difference between self-doubt and the voice of the soul ✨ Becoming available for what is emerging ✨ A guided meditation with reflection: “Your next sacred step.” ✨ The movement from 2025's completion energy into 2026's new beginnings and toward 2027's 11/2 energy This episode is for you if you're standing at the edge of something new, releasing an old chapter, feeling a quiet soul nudge, questioning what's next, or simply wanting to reconnect with your own inner knowing. You don't have to know the entire path. Maybe you just need enough trust to take the next step. And maybe the next page is already waiting for you.  Keep blooming exactly as you are, and who you are becoming. 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for future soulful episodes.Rate & review to help others discover the podcast.Share with someone who may need encouragement.Support the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/With love & gratitude.  Thank you for walking this journey with me, 🪶MC Mama Bird  Resources: 💫 https://healtruelove.com/breathe-brew-renew/ — Join me Nov. 14th for gentle Empowered Soul Yoga + coffee + connection. 💫 https://healtruelove.com/shop/ — Explore my seasonal beautiful journaling soul kits called Tending The Garden Within. 💫 https://healtruelove.com/links — Explore all things MC Mama Bird: our social media, website, all my resources and schools, newsletter sign-up, offerings, and more, all in one heart-centered space. 💫 https://healtruelove.com/events/ — Come see our Sept. 6th Yoga in the Park gathering and the beautiful community and people that are part of this unfolding. 💫 Special thanks to Verclub, DanaMusic, White_Records, RelaxingTime, Starostin for your gorgeous music on Pixabay. Support the show

    S1E57: How Do We Begin a New Chapter When We Don’t Have the Whole Map? | Following the Breadcrumbs as the Next Sacred Step with October Numerology & Libra

  2. Aug 31

    S1E56: What If You Already Knew the Answer? | Synchronicity, Alignment, Virgo & the Courage to Begin Again

    Send us Fan Mail What if you already knew the answer? What if the synchronicities appearing in your life aren't asking you to become someone else, but inviting you to slow down, pay attention, and notice what is already speaking within and around you? In this episode, I explore synchronicity, intuition, spiritual alignment, the September energy of numerology's number 1, Virgo season, discernment, and the courage to begin again. Through a very unexpected Michael Jackson synchronicity, a powerful dream, a tiny dried calendula flower, and the cosmic symbolism of a lunar eclipse, I explore what can happen when we become more attentive to the mysterious dialogue between our inner world and the world around us. What if alignment isn't always about adding more? What if sometimes the most powerful beginning comes through editing, subtraction, and making space for what is truly ours? Drawing from Virgo's invitation to refine and discern, and the number 1's themes of new beginnings, individuality, courage, self-trust, and forward movement, we explore the question: What are you ready to release, what are you ready to begin, and what is asking for your attention now? I also reflect on the evolving relationship between teacher and student, the wisdom of sitting within the circle rather than above it, and the importance of remaining a lifelong student while sharing what we are actually living and learning. You'll be invited to consider your own synchronicities, boundaries, desires, habits, dreams, and energy, and to ask yourself what deserves a clear no, a maybe, or a wholehearted heck yes. The episode closes with a gentle experiential meditation, “The Red Pen & The First Seed,” inviting you into your own inner garden to lovingly release what no longer belongs and plant one small seed for the beginning that is ready to emerge. Perhaps you don't need to become someone new. Perhaps you simply need to make room for what is already true. 🌿 What are you noticing?  🌱 What are you ready to begin?  ✨ What are you ready to release?  💛 And what little seed is quietly waiting for you to tend it? 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for future soulful episodes.Rate & review to help others discover the podcast.Share with someone who may enjoy this episode.Support the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/With love & gratitude.  Thank you for walking this journey with me, 🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere Resources: 💫 https://healtruelove.com/links — Explore all things MC Mama Bird: our social media, website, newsletter sign-up, offerings, and more, all in one heart-centered space. 💫  https://healtruelove.com/soul-seeds/  — Discover Soul Seeds, a growing collection of gentle seasonal reflections inspired by nature, yoga, the soul, and the beautiful ordinary.  💫 If you'd like to explore these themes on Virgo and the power of numerology 1 more deeply, you may also enjoy these earlier episodes of The Empowered Soul Podcast: • Episode 12: Virgo Season  • Episode 14: Numerology 1 💫 Special thanks to Verclub_Music and Leberch for your beautiful music on Pixabay. Support the show

    S1E56: What If You Already Knew the Answer? | Synchronicity, Alignment, Virgo & the Courage to Begin Again

  3. Jul 30

    S1E55: What If You Were Never Behind? | Leo Season, Numerology & Trusting Your Soul — Part II

    Send us Fan Mail What if you were never behind? What if every challenge, every season, every dream, and every sacred detour has quietly been preparing you to become the person your soul has always known you could be? In this heartfelt episode of The Empowered Soul Podcast, I reflect on the journey of becoming our authentic selves through self-awareness, healing, courage, and learning to trust our own unique path. Inspired by the teachings of Byron Katie and my mentor, Cathy Heller, through the lens of Leo season, numerology, and my own lived experience as a mother, yoga teacher, and lifelong student of the soul, we'll explore how questioning old stories, choosing intentional words, embracing each season of life, and reconnecting with our Higher Self can gently guide us back home to ourselves. Together we'll reflect on: • Becoming your authentic self • Trusting your intuition and Higher Self • Healing your inner child with compassion • Letting go of perfectionism and comparison • Motherhood, purpose, and honoring life's seasons • Emotional healing and nervous system resilience • Leo season, courage, and authentic expression • Creating a soul-aligned life with greater joy and abundance The episode concludes with a gentle guided meditation to help you integrate these reflections and reconnect with the quiet wisdom already living within you. If you've been questioning your path, feeling behind, or longing to reconnect with your purpose, I hope this conversation reminds you that nothing is missing. Perhaps nothing has been missing at all. Perhaps your soul has been quietly guiding you — one season, one challenge, and one sacred step at a time. 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for future soulful episodes.Rate & review to help others discover the podcast.Share with someone who may enjoy this episode.Support the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/With love & gratitude.  Thank you for walking this journey with me, 🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere Resources: 💫 https://healtruelove.com/links — Explore all things MC Mama Bird: our social media, website, newsletter sign-up, offerings, and more, all in one heart-centered space. 💫 https://healtruelove.com/resources/  To explore all my teachers, mentors, & resources. 💫 If you'd like to explore these themes more deeply, you may also enjoy these earlier episodes of The Empowered Soul Podcast: • Episode 9: Leo Season & the Power of 8 • Episode 12: Virgo Season & the Power of 9 • Episode 23: A Cathy-Inspired Morning Practice • Episode 24: A Cathy-Inspired Evening Practice 💫 https://healtruelove.com/soulregression/  Discover how Soul Regression can support healing, self-discovery, and your soul's journey. 💫 Special thanks to Clavier Music, Petrushkasound, IamthatIam888, Siarhei_Korbut, Aktasok on Pixabay for your beautiful music. Support the show

    S1E55: What If You Were Never Behind? | Leo Season, Numerology & Trusting Your Soul — Part II

  4. Jul 28

    S1E54: What If Life Has Been Speaking to You All Along? | Sacred Detours & Trusting Your Season — Part I

    Send us Fan Mail Sometimes life asks us to slow down before it asks us to move forward. What if the pauses, pivots, and unexpected detours in your life aren't interruptions— but part of the path itself? In this heartfelt first part of Episode 54, I reflect on the lessons of Mercury Retrograde, motherhood, belonging, creativity, healing, and learning to trust life's natural rhythms.  Together we explore sacred detours, Soul Regression, gardening as a metaphor for growth, honoring the season we're in, and the quiet courage it takes to share our gifts with the world. Whether you're navigating change, questioning your direction, or learning to trust your own timing, this episode is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and discover the wisdom that life may already be offering you. Topics: healing, spirituality, mindfulness, astrology, Mercury Retrograde, belonging, motherhood, yoga, creativity, Soul Regression, personal growth, trusting your season. 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for future soulful episodes.Rate & review to help others discover the podcast.Share with someone who may enjoy the journey.Support the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/ With love & gratitude. Thank you for walking this journey with me, 🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere Resources: 💫 https://healtruelove.com/  Our website has blossomed! Come explore, look around, and let us know what resonates with you. We'd love to hear your thoughts. 💫 https://healtruelove.com/soulregression/  Discover what it is, why it fascinates me, and how it can support healing, self-discovery, and your soul's journey. 💫 https://www.instagram.com/healtruelove/ Let's stay connected between episodes. Follow along for everyday reflections, behind-the-scenes moments, inspiration, and a few extra MC Mama Bird adventures. 💫 https://www.facebook.com/spearfishfamilyyoga/ Join our community! Stay up to date on our free Community Yoga in the Park, local gatherings, and special events. 💫 Special thanks to SigmaMusicArt and GrandProject on Pixabay for your beautiful music. Support the show

    S1E54: What If Life Has Been Speaking to You All Along? | Sacred Detours & Trusting Your Season — Part I

  5. Jun 28

    S1E53: What If the Journey Begins When You Come Home? | Integration, Cancer Season & Soul Purpose — Part II

    Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the most meaningful part of a journey doesn't happen while we're away — it begins when we return home. Returning home after a transformative pilgrimage through England's sacred sites, in this Part 2 from our two parts series, I reflect on our journey through Cornwall, Tintagel Castle, the legends of King Arthur, and the beautiful seaside town of St Ives while exploring the deeper lessons that emerged through Summer Solstice, the June 7 vibration, Cancer season, spiritual integration, creativity, soul purpose, and the quiet ways our lives continue unfolding long after the journey ends. Together we reflect on spiritual integration, intuition, healing, creative expression, celebrating one year of The Empowered Soul Podcast, and how pilgrimage often begins its deepest work only after we return home. Topics: Cornwall, Tintagel Castle, St Ives, King Arthur Legends, Summer Solstice, Numerology 7, Cancer Season, Spiritual Integration, England Pilgrimage, Sacred Sites, Creative Expression, Soul Purpose, Intuition, Higher Self, Healing Journey. 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for future soulful episodes.Rate & review to help others discover the podcast.Share with someone who may enjoy the journey.Support the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/With love & gratitude.  Thank you for walking this journey with me, 🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere 💫 Your Home Base: https://healtruelove.com/links Explore my website, podcast, music, offerings, social media with travel photos and updates, and Blog travel reflections— all gathered in one heart-centered space. 💫 More Resources:  https://healtruelove.com/resources/ 💫 The Baby Cave Series album on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mcmamabird/sets/the-baby-cave-series 💫 The Baby Cave Series album on my website: https://healtruelove.com/music/ 💫 Special thanks to Medieval_Horizons, Onetent, & Dominique_Garnier on Pixabay for your beautiful music. Support the show

    S1E53: What If the Journey Begins When You Come Home? | Integration, Cancer Season & Soul Purpose — Part II

  6. Jun 26

    S1E52: How Do You Trust the Journey Before You Can See the Path? | England, Sacred Sites & Pilgrimage — Part I

    Send us Fan Mail Sometimes faith asks us to take the first step long before we can see where the road will lead. In Part 1 of this two-part series, I share our family's long-awaited pilgrimage through England's sacred sites — from the challenges of preparing for an international adventure with a young child to the wonder of London, Brighton, Avebury, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, and beyond. Together we reflect on trust, surrender, spiritual signs, motherhood, healing, and the unseen support that often carries us through life's biggest leaps of faith. Along the way, we explore how saying "yes" to the journey can open doors to unexpected growth, connection, and transformation. Whether you're preparing for a meaningful journey, navigating a season of uncertainty, or learning to trust life one step at a time, I hope this episode reminds you that the path often reveals itself as we begin walking. Topics: Sacred Sites • England Travel • Sacred Travel • London with a Toddler • Brighton Beach • Avebury Stone Circles • Stonehenge • Glastonbury • Spiritual Journey • Family Travel • Trust • Healing • Spiritual Signs • Motherhood • Pilgrimage 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for future soulful episodes.Rate & review to help others discover the podcast.Share with someone who may enjoy the journey.Support the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/With love & gratitude.  Thank you for walking this journey with me, 🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere 💫 Your Home Base: https://healtruelove.com/links Explore my website, podcast, music, offerings, social media with travel photos and updates, and Blog travel reflections— all gathered in one heart-centered space. 💫 More Resources:  https://healtruelove.com/resources/ 💫 Special thanks to Luminouspresence, Onlineaielements, Papulina, & Medieval_Horizons on Pixabay for your beautiful music. Support the show

    S1E52: How Do You Trust the Journey Before You Can See the Path? | England, Sacred Sites & Pilgrimage — Part I

  7. Jun 9

    S1E51: A 4-Minute Reset Meditation | Calm Your Mind, Reset Your Energy & Begin Again

    Send us Fan Mail Sometimes all we need is four quiet minutes to come back to ourselves. This gentle guided meditation is designed to help you clear your mind, reconnect with your heart, regulate your nervous system, and return to the present moment with greater clarity, peace, and intention. With no intro or outro, this meditation can be replayed throughout the day—whether you're beginning your morning, resetting between tasks, preparing for creative work, or unwinding before bed. Together we'll gently:  • Release mental and emotional clutter  • Reconnect with your heart and inner guidance  • Align your energy and chakra system  • Enter a conscious relationship with the Field / Source  • Return to your day feeling grounded, focused, and renewed This is the same simple reset I personally return to throughout the day whenever I need to pause, breathe, and begin again. ✨ Perfect for:  • Morning intention setting  • Midday nervous system resets  • Creative focus  • Evening reflection  • Daily meditation practice There is no intro or outro, making it easy to loop as many times as you'd like. May this become one of the gentle anchors you return to again and again. 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for soulful new releasesRate & review to help others find usShare with someone who may need itSupport the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/With love & gratitude,  🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere 💫 Your Home Base: www.HealTrueLove.com/links — Explore all things MC Mama Bird: our social media, website, offerings, and more, all in one heart-centered space. 💫 Thanks to Mint Music via Pixabay. Support the show

    S1E51: A 4-Minute Reset Meditation | Calm Your Mind, Reset Your Energy & Begin Again

  8. May 29 ·  Bonus

    S1E50: A Song for My Mom | Healing Through Grief, Remembering Love Beyond Goodbye

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome, beautiful soul. Episode 50 is one of the most personal offerings I've shared on The Empowered Soul Podcast. Written in honor of my mom during the sacred month of May—a season that holds both Mother's Day and her birthday—this song came through me during a quiet moment of love, grief, and connection. If you listened to Episode 48, you may remember the original freestyle version. This recording is a gently refined expression of that same moment—still tender, still heartfelt, simply offered with a little more space for the music to carry what words sometimes cannot. As a full-time mom, lifelong student, and creator, I record these offerings from home, in the ordinary moments between family life, motherhood, and daily devotion. This isn't a polished studio production—it is simply an offering from my heart. And sometimes, those are the moments that feel the most real. Whether you are remembering a parent, a loved one, a friend, or anyone whose love continues to live within you, I hope this song creates a gentle space to pause, remember, and feel the quiet ways love remains with us. May it bring comfort, healing, and a reminder that love continues beyond what our eyes can see. 🎵 Explore more original music by MC Mama Bird: 🎵 Listen to the Baby Cave Series on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mcmamabird/sets/the-baby-cave-series 📺 Browse my YouTube Music Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSoGxI4v2KlglMu1p7yh16I8WCYH8Nr0d 🌿 Learn more about my music and creative journey: healtruelove.com/music 💫 If this episode resonates: Follow the show for soulful new releasesRate & review to help others find usShare with someone who may need itSupport the show → https://healtruelove.com/support/ With love & gratitude,  🪶MC Mama Bird  Rooted in Mama Love, Blossoming Everywhere 💫 Your Home Base: www.HealTrueLove.com/links — Explore all things MC Mama Bird: our social media, website, offerings, and more, all in one heart-centered space. 💫 Special thanks to Beat Kosong for the “I Love You” beat used in my mom’s song. Licensed purchase on May 2, 2026 (Order #020526-7296580). 💫 Thanks also to AtlasAudio for the beautiful song via Pixabay. Support the show

    S1E50: A Song for My Mom | Healing Through Grief, Remembering Love Beyond Goodbye
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The Empowered Soul Podcast is a warm, grounded companion for the everyday journey of being human — exploring spirituality, personal growth, healing, and remembering who we are beneath the noise of everyday life. Through heartfelt conversations, guided meditations, prayers, music, and spoken-word poetry, we explore the beautiful meeting place between spirituality and ordinary life — motherhood, grief, creativity, astrology, numerology, conscious living, nervous system healing, and learning to trust our own unique path. Whether you're a mystical mama, spiritual seeker, creative soul, or simply someone longing to slow down, heal, and reconnect with yourself, I hope these conversations feel like sharing a cup of tea with a friend. Hosted by Marcela, artistically known as MC Mama Bird — a mama, artist, writer, yoga and meditation teacher with over 20 years of experience, Reiki practitioner, and currently training in Past Life and Between Lives Soul Regression — each episode is shared from lived experience, honoring both the beauty and the challenges of being human. ✨ New episodes are released monthly, with occasional bonus meditations, prayers, and reflections whenever inspiration calls. There's no right place to begin. Simply choose the episode that speaks to the season you're living. Listen intuitively. Your soul knows where to begin. Welcome to the flock.  ✨ Explore all my offerings, Shop, events, music, writings, and more: healtruelove.com/links

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