Witchy Shit by Design with Michaela Gaffen Stone

Michaela Gaffen Stone
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A fun, spiky podcast where we poke at dogma, question the “shoulds,” and get honest about what’s actually happening. Not fluffy. Not performative. Definitely not here to follow the rules. Hey, you want to do some witchy shit? Join us!

  1. 5h ago

    Healing the Spirit Within — Shamanism, Self-Trust & Remembering Who You Are with Jeff "Ren" Hansford

    What if healing isn't about fixing what's broken, but remembering the powerful, connected being you've always been? Michaela welcomes Jeff “Ren” Hansford, shamanic practitioner, healer, teacher, and founder of The Spirit Within Us, for a conversation about healing, authenticity, spiritual awakening, and finding your own path. Fresh from spending four days together immersed in Medicine Wheel teachings, Michaela and Ren explore what happens when you step away from the noise, reconnect with yourself, and start questioning the stories you've been carrying. From Reiki and energy work to shamanic journeys, channeling, and the wisdom of nature, they explore the many ways we can reconnect with ourselves—without needing to follow someone else's spiritual rulebook. And yes, there's a whole conversation about dandelions. Because sometimes the most unapologetic teacher is growing right through the concrete. In This EpisodeFrom corporate life to shamanic healing: How Ren's personal awakening led him away from the corporate world and into teaching, healing, and spiritual community.The Medicine Wheel & authentic living: What Michaela and Ren experienced during their four days together, and how stepping away from everyday distractions creates space for presence and connection.Healing the stories we carry: Why awareness can be a powerful first step in recognizing old patterns, processing experiences, and changing the meaning we attach to our past.Reiki, energy work & spiritual exploration: How Ren incorporates traditional Usui Reiki, Integrated Energy Therapy, angelic symbolism, and shamanic practices into his work—and why spiritual language doesn't have to become another rulebook.Finding your own spiritual path: Why different teachers, traditions, and approaches can coexist without one being the only right way, and how curiosity can help you discover what resonates.Nature as a teacher: What children, plants, and Michaela's beloved dandelions can teach us about connection, resilience, and being unapologetically ourselves.Memorable Quotes“Awareness from zero to awareness can sometimes be half of the journey.” - Jeff "Ren" Hansford “There are so many different paths to one place.” - Jeff "Ren" Hansford “Nature and the natural world, those elements and wild places, if you will, like that's authenticity in its truest form.” - Jeff "Ren" Hansford “Weeds are only plants that we didn't intend to be there.” - Michaela Gaffen Stone About Jeff “Ren” HansfordJeff “Ren” Hansford is a shamanic practitioner, spiritual healer, and teacher whose work through The Spirit Within Us focuses on personal transformation, energetic healing, and spiritual connection. Drawing on Medicine Wheel teachings, Reiki, Integrated Energy Therapy, and shamanic practices, Ren helps people explore their healing journeys while honoring their individual beliefs and experiences. He also facilitates spiritual communities, including a Starseed support group, and continues to develop teaching programs and collaborative healing experiences. Connect with Jeff “Ren” Hansfordhttps://thespiritwithinus.co/ To connect with Michaela and learn what discovering self trust can do for you: Witchyshitbydesign.com michaela@witchyshitbydesign.com Michaela is also the co-host of the Journey Into The Heart Of The Primordial podcast.

    Healing the Spirit Within — Shamanism, Self-Trust & Remembering Who You Are with Jeff "Ren" Hansford

  2. 5d ago

    Find Your Wild Through Transformation — The Fierce Women of Celtic Myth with Mark H. Williams

    What if the women we were taught to see as dangerous, disobedient, or destructive were never the villains of the story? Michaela welcomes back author, teacher, and modern mystic Mark H. Williams for a journey into Celtic mythology and the complicated, powerful women found within it. Because many of these stories were written down later through a Christian lens, Michaela and Mark explore what may have been changed, softened, demonized, or simply lost along the way. celtic-influence-with-mark-h-wi… Through Ceridwen, Rhiannon, Blodeuwedd, Arianrhod, and the Morrigan, they uncover stories of wildness, sovereignty, punishment, identity, and transformation—and what these ancient women might still have to teach us about breaking free from the roles we were given. In This Episode Why calling every powerful Celtic female figure a “goddess” can oversimplify stories that have already passed through centuries of reinterpretation.How Ceridwen's story challenges our belief that we can control who someone becomes—and why transformation rarely looks the way we planned. celtic-influence-with-mark-h-wi…What Rhiannon reveals about dignity, wildness, and surviving a narrative someone else has placed on you. celtic-influence-with-mark-h-wi…Why Blodeuwedd's story looks very different when we ask what happens when a woman created for someone else's needs develops desires of her own. celtic-influence-with-mark-h-wi…How these stories repeatedly connect breaking free from imposed roles with transformation, sovereignty, and returning to the wild. celtic-influence-with-mark-h-wi…Why the Morrigan is far more complex than simply a goddess of war—and how she can embody both darkness and the light found within it.Memorable Quotes “No one can control her now.” - Mark H. Williams“She brings light to the darkness, but sometimes she is the darkness.” - Mark H. Williams“Rewilding through transformation. That is a thing.” - Michaela Gaffen StoneAbout Mark H. Williams Mark H. Williams is an author, teacher, and modern mystic whose work explores mythology, mysticism, spirituality, and ancient stories without flattening their contradictions. His Welsh ancestry and spiritual path led him into the study of Welsh traditions and the powerful female figures found within them. This is Mark's third appearance on Witchy Sh!t By Design. Connect with Mark YouTube: Circle of the Dark Mother Facebook Group: Circle of the Dark Mother Books: Search Mark H. Williams on Amazon Website: CirculusMatrum.com To connect with Michaela and learn what discovering self trust can do for you: Witchyshitbydesign.com michaela@witchyshitbydesign.com Michaela is also the co-host of the Journey Into The Heart Of The Primordial podcast.

    Find Your Wild Through Transformation — The Fierce Women of Celtic Myth with Mark H. Williams

  3. Oct 23

    Digging Through the Shit — Rage, Forgiveness & Finding the Lesson with Ann Klossing

    What if the thing that feels like everything falling apart is actually asking you to stop rebuilding with pieces that no longer belong? Michaela sits down with Ann Klossing, author, spiritual mentor, channel, and self-proclaimed witch, for a raw conversation about trauma, rage, forgiveness, spiritual growth, and the stories we carry long after an experience is over. Ann shares how a disappointing business launch brought old patterns of self-blame rushing back—and ultimately forced her to question why she was trying to rebuild her future from beliefs she'd already outgrown. From bitch letters to God and raspberry patches to spiritual discernment and self-forgiveness, they explore what can happen when you stop fighting the mess and start asking what it has to teach you. Content Note: This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, depression, and past suicidal thoughts. In This Episode How old stories of blame, worthiness, and failure can come roaring back when something doesn't go according to plan.Why anger doesn't have to be suppressed—and how rage can become energy for release, reflection, and aligned action.Ann's raspberry-patch lesson: sometimes abundance requires cutting away what's dead instead of rebuilding with broken pieces.Why not getting what you wanted doesn't automatically mean something went wrong—and how quickly we can make an outcome mean something about who we are.Forgiveness, self-forgiveness, and Ann's personal spiritual framework for making meaning of painful experiences without continuing to relive them.Why healing doesn't have to happen alone—and the importance of discernment when choosing the people who accompany you on your spiritual path. Memorable Quotes “It's okay to be angry. It's what you're gonna do with it and how long are you gonna stay there?” - Ann Klossing“Why are you trying to build something out of shit that's broken?” - Ann Klossing“Within shit… there are valuable nutrients in there that will make my raspberry patch flourish.” - Ann Klossing“When you cut away all the extra and the things that you think are necessary, what's left can then be more abundant.” - Michaela Gaffen StoneAbout Ann Klossing Ann Klossing is an author, spiritual mentor, channel, and witch whose work explores healing, forgiveness, spirituality, and personal transformation. Her work includes one-on-one sessions, mentorships, masterclasses, and spiritual teachings rooted in her own evolving journey. Connect with Ann Website: AnnKlossing.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1056741905121717 To connect with Michaela and learn what discovering self trust can do for you: Witchyshitbydesign.com michaela@witchyshitbydesign.com Michaela is also the co-host of the Journey Into The Heart Of The Primordial podcast.

    Digging Through the Shit — Rage, Forgiveness & Finding the Lesson with Ann Klossing

  4. Oct 16

    Spiritual Renegades — Trust Yourself, Break the Rules & Do It Your Way with Jennifer Urezzio

    What if your spiritual practice isn't supposed to look like anyone else's? Michaela sits down with Jennifer Urezzio, Master Intuitive, author, podcaster, and founder of Soul Language, for a conversation about trusting your own connection instead of following someone else's spiritual rulebook. Jennifer describes a spiritual renegade as someone willing to investigate, question, tear things apart, and rebuild a spiritual life that is uniquely theirs. From money and energetic boundaries to gurus, individuality, and the stories we create about ourselves, they explore what changes when you stop looking outside yourself for the answers—and start recognizing that you are already whole. In This Episode What it means to be a spiritual renegade and why your connection to spirituality doesn't need to look like anyone else's.How Jennifer developed Soul Language as a way to make our connection with our essential nature more tangible and usable.Money, spiritual work, and why both undercharging and believing a massive price tag proves your value can miss the point.Why being empathic doesn't mean you have to carry everyone else's energy—and the importance of knowing what's actually yours to process.The problem with spiritual superiority, labels, and guru culture—and why a practice has to fit you if it's going to create lasting change.Why individuality can feel threatening, and what happens when you stop following the external formula long enough to ask what you actually want. Memorable Quotes “All of our pain is pretty the same. It's kind of boring. Our connection is what's highly unique.” - Jennifer Urezzio“We can only process what is ours to process.” - Jennifer Urezzio“If they knew they were whole and complete, what would they be and what would they do today?” - Jennifer Urezzio“The part that's missing is you.” - Michaela Gaffen StoneAbout Jennifer Urezzio Jennifer Urezzio is a Master Intuitive, author, podcaster, and creator of Soul Language. Drawing on her background in marketing and PR alongside decades of entrepreneurship, she helps people connect with their essential nature and bring their spirituality, voice, work, and everyday lives into greater alignment. Connect with Jennifer Website: SoulLanguage.us Instagram: soullanguagefounder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulLanguage/ To connect with Michaela and learn what discovering self trust can do for you: Witchyshitbydesign.com michaela@witchyshitbydesign.com Michaela is also the co-host of the Journey Into The Heart Of The Primordial podcast.

    Spiritual Renegades — Trust Yourself, Break the Rules & Do It Your Way with Jennifer Urezzio

  5. Oct 9

    Let Your Freak Flag Fly — Sales, Self-Trust & Doing Business Your Way with Jennie Bellinger

    What if being successful in business didn't require pushy sales tactics, following someone else's rulebook, or hiding the parts of yourself that don't fit the mold? Michaela sits down with sales strategist, podcast monetization expert, and coach Jennie Bellinger for a conversation about selling without the ick, trusting yourself, and building a business that actually feels like you. Jennie shares how her journey from teacher to direct sales leader to coach taught her that great sales aren't about convincing people—they're about connection, service, and creating an experience people actually want to be part of. And, naturally, things get witchy. Jennie opens up about stepping out of the “witchy closet,” trusting her intuition, tarot, intention work, and why she's finally ready to let her freak flag fly. In This Episode Why sales is a learnable skill—and how years of bad sales experiences teach us to fear becoming “that salesperson.”How Jennie built success by focusing on service, experience, and helping people get what they actually wanted.Why coaching, growth, and self-development aren't one-and-done—and the importance of having someone who can see the things you're too close to see yourself.How consistently showing up shapes the way people experience you in business, relationships, and life.Why Jennie's witchy practice is less about following rules and more about intention, intuition, energy, tarot, and trusting what feels right.What happens when you stop hiding the parts of yourself other people might find weird—and start letting your freak flag fly.Memorable Quotes “Let your freak flag fly, people.” - Jennie B“I start with what I can control, which is me.” - Jennie B“I am who I am. I've hit my f**k it era.” - Jennie B“If there's no rule book, you're on the right track.” - Michaela Gaffen StoneAbout Jennie B Jennie Bellinger is a sales strategist, Certified Professional Coach, and podcast monetization expert who helps people make money without becoming someone they can't stand. Her work combines sales, coaching, connection, and plenty of personality—with no interest in doing business according to someone else's rules. Connect with Jennie Website: BadassPodcastMastery.com Watch Jennie's FREE 8 Ways to Monetize Webinar Here To connect with Michaela and learn what discovering self trust can do for you: Witchyshitbydesign.com michaela@witchyshitbydesign.com Michaela is also the co-host of the Journey Into The Heart Of The Primordial podcast.

    Let Your Freak Flag Fly — Sales, Self-Trust & Doing Business Your Way with Jennie Bellinger

  6. Oct 7

    Magical Awakenings — Trusting the Signs & Creating Change with Dan Liss

    What if the signs, synchronicities, and unexpected turns in your life aren't random—but invitations to see things differently? Michaela sits down with Dan Liss of Magical Awakenings to explore a spiritual journey that began with a tarot deck in the 1970s and grew to include Reiki, dream interpretation, past-life work, numerology, shamanic journeying, and sound healing. Dan never planned on becoming a reader or healer—he planned on becoming a writer. Following his curiosity, however, opened one door after another. Together, they explore how spiritual tools can help us recognize patterns, see new possibilities, reconnect with parts of ourselves we've been taught to dismiss, and remember that we're ultimately the ones with the power to create change. In This Episode How Dan's career as a professional writer unexpectedly led him into the metaphysical world and eventually became his life's work.Tarot, numerology, dreams, past-life work, Reiki, sound healing, and shamanic journeying—and how different tools can offer different ways of seeing what's happening in your life.Why readings don't have to tell you what to do; sometimes they simply help you see another option or confirm something you already know.How childhood conditioning can close the door on talents and instincts that were already ours—and what happens when we give ourselves permission to reopen it.Why growth isn't “one and done,” and how stopping after one breakthrough can mean sitting down at the first bench instead of continuing down the path.The power of sound, listening, language, drumming, chanting, and the idea that “words are spells.”Why thinking outside the box can help you recognize that you have more choices—and more power to change your life—than you realized. Memorable Quotes “I think we're always students and teachers.” - Dan Liss“I didn't say I wanted to grow up to be a reader or a healer. I said I want to grow up to be a writer. And I was, but then it led me here.” - Dan Liss“You have the power to make things happen.” - Dan Liss“Words are spells. Spells are words.” - Michaela Gaffen StoneAbout Dan Liss Dan Liss is the practitioner behind Magical Awakenings in Longmont, Colorado. His work includes tarot and other readings, Reiki and sound healing, dream interpretation, past-life work, numerology, and shamanic journeying. He also offers an apprenticeship program for those interested in developing their own professional healing or reading practice. Connect with Dan Website: MagicalAwakenings.com Email: pandan49@msn.com To connect with Michaela and learn what discovering self trust can do for you: Witchyshitbydesign.com michaela@witchyshitbydesign.com Michaela is also the co-host of the Journey Into The Heart Of The Primordial podcast.

    Magical Awakenings — Trusting the Signs & Creating Change with Dan Liss

  7. Sep 25

    The Path to Self — Power, Pleasure & Coming Home to Your Body with Lady Sapphira & Lorna Gale

    What happens when you stop looking outside yourself for permission to be who you are? Michaela welcomes Lady Sapphira and Lorna Gale for an unapologetic conversation about sexuality, embodiment, identity, judgment, feminine power, and finding your way back to yourself. From BDSM and somatic work to sexual awakening, gender, spirituality, and the roles we're taught to play, they explore what becomes possible when shame and expectation stop running the show. In This EpisodeSexuality, embodiment & power: How reconnecting with the body—including the parts we've been taught to hide or feel shame about—can become a path toward greater self-knowledge and empowerment.Identity beyond the labels: Exploring gender, sexuality, motherhood, professional titles, and the other roles we mistake for who we actually are.Creating a path back to self: Lady Sapphira and Lorna discuss Conscious Coven, feminine and masculine energies, ritual, BDSM, somatic practices, and their evolving work helping women reclaim their power.Key TakeawaysYour roles aren't your identity. Mother, wife, professional, man, woman, caregiver—these may describe pieces of your human experience, but they don't capture the entirety of who you are.Embodiment goes beyond talking about change. Somatic practices, breathwork, ritual, consent work, and other physical experiences can help us connect what we intellectually understand with what we actually feel in our bodies.There isn't one path to becoming yourself. The path can move, change direction, branch off, or reveal something completely unexpected. The goal isn't fitting yourself into another container—it's developing the awareness to choose your own way forward.Memorable Quotes“We are here in the physical on Earth to have a human experience. And we are very much spiritual beings.” - Lady Sapphira“It’s a coming back, a remembering to self.” - Lady Sapphira“That which is hidden is actually often where our truth and where our power is really hidden.” - Lorna Gale“You are more than what you see.” - Michaela Gaffen Stone About Lady Sapphira and Lorna:Lady Sapphira is a Dominatrix, somatic educator, and speaker whose work explores feminine power, embodiment, consent, ritual, and energetic leadership. Through conversations around desire, boundaries, surrender, and authentic expression, she encourages a deeper and more grounded understanding of power, trust, and feminine sovereignty beyond stereotypes or performance. Lorna Gale Lorna Gale is a somatic sexologist, spiritual mentor, energy healer, and Sex and Spirit Alchemist of the Feminine-Led Life. She supports women in reclaiming their bodies, voices, desire, power, and inner authority through embodiment, consent, sexuality, trauma healing, and spiritual awakening. Her work invites women to stop exiling the parts of themselves they were taught to shame or fear, and instead return to the wholeness, truth, and sacred leadership already living within them. Connect with Lady Sapphira & LornaConscious Coven: ConsciousCoven@gmail.com Lady Sapphira: LadySapphira.com In-Person Training: ClandestineChambers.com

    The Path to Self — Power, Pleasure & Coming Home to Your Body with Lady Sapphira & Lorna Gale

  8. Sep 18

    What Else Is Possible? Healing, Connection & Coming Back to Yourself with Dr. Ivory Raye

    What if the difficult seasons of your life aren't obstacles to escape—but invitations to discover what else is possible? Michaela sits down with naturopathic doctor, energy healer, and Medicine Wheel facilitator Dr. Ivory Raye for a conversation about healing beyond the physical body. They explore our disconnection from nature, the stories we create from past experiences, learning to receive support, trusting your own internal guidance, and why true healing often requires looking beneath the symptom. In This EpisodeHealing beyond the physical: Why physical symptoms may be only one piece of the puzzle and how emotions, beliefs, stress, connection, and personal history can influence our experience of health.Curiosity, connection & self-trust: Moving from “Why is this happening to me?” toward “What else is possible?” and learning to listen to your own internal guidance.The Medicine Wheel: Ivory explains the journey through the South, West, and North and how the work can help release old stories, explore identity, heal past wounds, and reconnect with the present moment.Key TakeawaysCuriosity creates possibilities. When we stop immediately judging difficult experiences and become curious about them instead, we create space to see choices and opportunities we couldn't see before.Healing requires both giving and receiving. Being the strong, capable person who takes care of everyone else can become its own imbalance. Support, community, and allowing yourself to receive are part of healing too.Your story isn't your identity. The things that happened to you, the roles you hold, and the labels you've collected may be part of your experience—but they don't define the totality of who you are.Your internal guidance matters. Ivory encourages people to listen to outside information without automatically surrendering their authority to it. Healing can involve learning to trust what your own body and inner navigation system are telling you.Memorable Quotes“True healing is being supported and held.” - Dr. Ivory Raye“We forget that we are a part of nature.” - Dr. Ivory Raye“Your story can simply be something that happened.” - Dr. Ivory Raye“If you are curious, you cannot be judgmental at the same time.” - Michaela Gaffen StoneAbout Dr. Ivory RayeDr. Ivory Raye is a naturopathic doctor, energy healer, and Medicine Wheel facilitator whose work brings together physical health, emotional and energetic healing, connection, and personal transformation. After beginning her career in international business and accounting, the loss of her younger sister and her own unanswered health challenges eventually led Ivory toward naturopathic medicine. Her path later expanded into energy work and Medicine Wheel practices, which she now incorporates into her work with individuals and groups. Connect with IvoryPhone: 719-201-5589

    What Else Is Possible? Healing, Connection & Coming Back to Yourself with Dr. Ivory Raye
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A fun, spiky podcast where we poke at dogma, question the “shoulds,” and get honest about what’s actually happening. Not fluffy. Not performative. Definitely not here to follow the rules. Hey, you want to do some witchy shit? Join us!

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