Made for This with Laurel Kassor: Astrology from Abstract to Impact

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Astrology doesn’t happen to you. It happens through you. And Made for This brings it to life—one birth chart, one story, one soul's arc at a time. Hosted by astrologer and Soul A.R.C. Astrology™ founder Laurel Kassor, Made for This: Astrology from Abstract to Impact pairs intimate conversations with live birth chart readings to explore the relationship between who we are, what we’ve lived through, and who we’re choosing to become next. Each episode, Laurel sits down with a passion driven practitioner, healer, educator, creative, entrepreneur, or wonderfully weird human and walks the wheel of their birth chart alongside them—tracing the patterns, plot points, tensions, talents, and transformations baked into their cosmic consciousness and reflected through their lived experience. Every guest is a living case study. Every life gives the chart fresh meaning. Using Laurel’s signature Soul A.R.C. framework—a practical approach rooted in astrological awareness, relational resonance, and conscious creation—each interview takes astrology out of the abstract and puts it where it belongs: in the context of an actual human life. And somewhere in the stories, readings, and revelations of another soul’s arc, you might just fill in a few plot holes of your own. Welcome to Orbit, Seekers.

  1. 3d ago

    EP21 Rewriting Reality: The Art of Becoming Your Own Hero with Sol St. Germaine

    What do the Hells Angels, a suspected kidnapper, and an Aries Sun, Moon & Mercury have in common? One woman whose survival instincts had been training for a moment like this her entire life. When hypnotherapist Sol St. Germaine encountered a woman she believed was being held against her will, she had to think fast, read the room, and put a lifetime of survival skills to the test. In this episode of Made for This, astrologer Laurel Kassor connects Sol's extraordinary experiences with her birth chart. Her Aries Sun, Moon & Mercury, Neptune on her Capricorn Ascendant, and Chiron in Cancer reveal a journey from hyper-independence and survival to conscious creation. By 16, Sol had lived in 26 homes, navigated a chaotic childhood, and learned that sometimes the safest thing she could do was just keep moving. From a life-altering psychedelic experience at 14 to hypnotherapy, shadow work, and a roadside encounter involving the Hells Angels, this live birth chart reading asks what it really means to become your own hero. In this episode, we explore: How Sol navigated a suspected kidnapping situation using hard-earned survival skills.Why her Aries Sun, Moon & Mercury illuminate independence, courage, and the hero's journey.How 26 childhood homes shaped her relationship with safety and freedom.What Neptune and Chiron reveal about hypnotherapy, emotional processing, and problem-solving.Why main character energy is about knowing yourself, not performing confidence.Episode Chapters00:00 — Meet Sol St. Germaine: Mother of Reality-Bending 02:21 — Main Character Energy & Hypnotherapy 06:09 — The Birth Chart as a Life Timeline 09:05 — Neptune Rising: Birth Regression Through Hypnosis 17:00 — Chiron in Cancer: Healing Through Skill 24:20 — Aries vs. Leo: Hero or Performer? 28:14 — Saturn & Hyper-Independence 38:03 — Mars in Aquarius: Water, Death & Freedom 45:00 — North Node: Freedom Through Perspective 49:20 — Sun in Aries: Childhood Trauma & Safety 1:07:10 — Mercury in Aries: Making Sense of Chaos 1:13:16 — Mushrooms at 14 1:15:22 — Ceres & Jupiter: Survival Becomes Skill 1:19:00 — “If I Keep Moving, I'll Be Safe” 1:26:55 — Chiron: Survival Skills Put to the Test 1:30:52 — The RV, a Suspected Kidnapper & the Hells Angels 1:40:55 — Helping Someone Else Find Freedom 1:47:54 — The Living Room & Transformation Your past may have taught you how to survive. But you decide what you create with everything you've learned. ABOUT SOLSol St. Germaine is a reality-bending hypnotherapist and mentor helping conscious leaders reclaim their main character energy and build lives rooted in authenticity, vitality, and choice. With 13+ years of experience, she combines hypnotherapy, transformational experiences, and inner work. She hosts The Living Room, a free community for personal transformation. Instagram: @sol.stgermaine | Website: https://magic.thelivingnarrative.com/waitlist ABOUT LAUREL KASSORLaurel Kassor is a professional astrologer and founder of Soul A.R.C. Astrology™. Through readings, teaching, and conversations, she connects birth charts with lived experience to help seekers understand where they've been and consciously shape who they're becoming. CONNECT WITH LAURELInstagram: @soularc_astrology | Threads: @astro_aries | Website: https://soularcastrology.com

  2. Oct 26

    EP20 Free Will or Free Love: Building a Family Rooted in Self-Acceptance with Luna Claudio

    What happens when your family embraces free love, but your own choices come with conditions? In this birth chart reading, relationship astrologer Luna Claudio and Laurel explore how Venus in Pisces in the 6th house reflects a lifelong practice of learning to love consciously—and making it safe to choose yourself. Luna is a mother, creative, and the heart behind Love by Design Astrology, where she helps people understand how they relate, attach, and connect. Her story holds a revealing contradiction: witnessing romantic affection and growing up around polyamory didn’t automatically give her freedom over her belongings, body, or future. Through Soul A.R.C. Astrology™, Laurel connects Pluto in Scorpio opposite Mercury in Taurus with childhood experiences and feeling unable to speak up. Uranus in Capricorn opposite her Cancer placements provides context for a sudden move, navigating two languages, and searching for belonging. Later, her Mars–Moon conjunction opens a conversation about bodily autonomy and the consequences of making her own decisions. From childhood peer counseling to motherhood, emergency dispatch, and relationship astrology, Luna’s life reveals an ongoing practice of listening, translating, and connecting. Together, she and Laurel explore how understanding your own needs can change the way you participate in love—before you ever open a synastry chart. In this episode, we explore: Venus in Pisces in the 6th house: romantic ideals and relational practice.Pluto opposite Mercury: possessions, boundaries, and speaking up.Capricorn–Cancer oppositions: cultural identity, family rules, and belonging.Motherhood, bodily autonomy, and choosing yourself.Synastry, self-understanding, and building conscious relationships.CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Luna Claudio of Love by Design Astrology 01:36 Loving consciously begins with understanding yourself 03:52 Synastry, projection, and relationship compatibility 07:25 Reading life’s plot points: the developmental age method 08:32 Pluto opposite Mercury: possessions and speaking up 23:51 Family hierarchies, microaggressions, and mixed messages 26:20 Venus in Pisces: romantic ideals and practicing love 32:43 Uranus opposite Cancer placements: moving and cultural belonging 46:05 Neptune in Capricorn: family support and peer counseling 54:08 First love, church, and conflicting relationship rules 59:38 Saturn and Mars: losing access to creative expression 1:08:38 Mars conjunct Moon: bodily autonomy and family conflict 1:18:17 Venus in the 6th house: motherhood, work, and relating 1:31:18 How motherhood sparked Luna’s astrology journey 1:34:12 Taurus Sun in the 7th: partnership and shared stability 1:39:03 Polyamory, communication, and practicing astrology at home 1:45:12 Connecting with Luna and her upcoming app 1:46:29 Readings, resources, and staying in orbit ABOUT THE GUEST Luna Claudio is a relationship astrologer, mother, creative, and the heart behind Love by Design Astrology. She helps people understand how they relate, attach, and connect so they can interrupt repeating patterns and love more consciously. CONNECT WITH LUNA Instagram & Threads: @earth.to.luna Website: https://earth2luna0420.substack.com ABOUT LAUREL KASSOR Laurel Kassor is a professional astrologer and the neurodivine visionary behind Soul A.R.C. Astrology™. Through readings, teaching, and intimate conversations, she connects constellations with lived experience to help seekers make sense of where they’ve been, understand who they are, and consciously craft who they’re becoming. CONNECT WITH LAUREL Threads: @astro_aries Website: https://soularcastrology.com

  3. Oct 19

    EP19 Putting SPIRIT into Spiritual Practice: Why the Industry Needs a Revolution with Desiree Diaz

    At 13, she dreamed of buildings collapsing, ash-covered streets, and people running for their lives—half a world away. Seven days later, the Twin Towers fell. Now, three decades into her spiritual practice, she's calling for a different kind of collapse: the dismantling of a spiritual industry where visibility is mistaken for mastery and performance has replaced practice. Meet Desiree Diaz, witch, conjurer, spiritual mentor, and founder of Sacred Wise Magick. In this episode of Made for This, she joins Laurel Kassor for a live Soul A.R.C. Astrology™ birth chart reading exploring ancestral wisdom, extraordinary intuitive experiences, and the road to spiritual mastery. Through Desiree's Sagittarius fourth-house placements, Laurel explores family, belonging, ancestral connections, and early spiritual development. Desiree shares stories of learning tarot from her mother, discovering witchcraft in Italy, and experiencing vivid dreams—including one she recalls having before September 11, 2001. The reading also explores Ceres conjunct Venus in Capricorn and its waning quincunx to Chiron in Gemini in the tenth house, connecting Desiree's experiences with the skills, knowledge, and professional authority she's spent decades developing. Together, they confront a contradiction: inexperienced practitioners rushing to offer spiritual services while seasoned practitioners hesitate to become visible. Because maybe the spiritual revolution doesn't need more people claiming authority. Maybe it needs more people who've actually earned it. In this episode, we explore: Spiritual industry reform, integrity, and authentic leadershipSagittarius fourth-house placements, ancestry, and spiritual upbringingPluto in Scorpio, childhood experiences, and developmental astrologyCeres conjunct Venus and the alchemy of spiritual practiceChiron in Gemini in the tenth house: skill development, mastery, and authorityCHAPTERS 00:00 — Meet Desiree Diaz: Witch, Conjurer & Spiritual Mentor 01:57 — Why the Spiritual Industry Needs a Revolution 03:55 — Spiritual Mastery, Visibility & Feeling Safe to Expand 06:10 — Developmental Astrology & the Lunar Nodes 14:14 — Pluto in Scorpio: Childhood & Transformation 27:00 — Sagittarius Fourth House: Family, Belonging & Beliefs 30:43 — Learning Tarot, Witchcraft & Ancestral Wisdom in Italy 31:52 — Ancestral Connections, Dreams & Spiritual Experiences 33:06 — Dreaming of the Twin Towers Before 9/11 43:09 — Ceres Conjunct Venus in Capricorn: Desire & Resources 45:07 — Chiron & the Waning Quincunx: Alchemy & Refinement 46:20 — Plant Spirits, Spell Oils & Developing Her Craft 47:24 — A Near-Death Experience at Seventeen 1:01:19 — Chiron: Skill Development & Spiritual Mastery 1:29:43 — Ancient Wisdom & Spiritual Industry Integrity 1:30:34 — Claiming Her Calling & Sacred Wise Magick 1:33:02 — Business Channeling & Spiritual Mentorship 1:34:35 — Connecting the Life Story: What You Were Made For ABOUT DESIREE Desiree Diaz is a witch, conjurer, spiritual mentor, and founder of Sacred Wise Magick. Featured in Forbes, Glamour, Elle, and Dazed, Desiree supports practitioners and business owners through business channeling and mentorship, emphasizing integrity, mastery, and a meaningful relationship with their craft. Instagram & Threads: @sacredwisemagick Website: https://bio.sacredwisemagick.com ABOUT LAUREL KASSOR Laurel Kassor is a professional astrologer and the neurodivine visionary behind Soul A.R.C. Astrology™. Threads: @astro_aries Website: www.soularcastrology.com/madeforthis

  4. Oct 12

    EP18 Learning Safety - Literally: Making Sense of Mixed Messages with Brit Dias

    What happens when you crave closeness—but feeling safe makes you want to run? For astrologer and witch Brit Dias of Pluto and Patchouli, understanding her attachment patterns meant examining how she learned to survive, care for others, and relate to her own body. In this episode of Made for This, Laurel Kassor blends intimate storytelling with a live birth chart reading using Soul A.R.C. Astrology™. Viv’s Gemini Moon in the second house, Moon Yod, and Ceres in Cancer bring childhood caregiving, conflicting expectations, and the search for stability into focus. Together, they explore astrology and attachment styles through Brit's experiences of being misunderstood as a neurodivergent child, anticipating everyone else’s needs, navigating grief and chronic illness, and learning to stay in a relationship where safety feels unfamiliar. In this episode, we explore: Gemini Moon in the second house and the mixed messages of inconsistent childhood care.The Moon Yod involving Pluto and her Capricorn planets, connecting early experiences with recurring relationship patterns.Neurodivergence, being misunderstood at school, and finding her own ways to learn and communicate.Ceres in Cancer, chronic illness, and a changing relationship with her body.The Chiron–Pluto trine and how hard-earned understanding informs her work as an astrologer.Chapters: 00:00 Meet Brit: Astrologer, Witch & Founder of Pluto and Patchouli 02:39 Soul A.R.C. Astrology & the Developmental Age Method 03:24 Gemini Moon in the Second House: Childhood Care & Safety 13:03 “I Felt Like a Toy”: Conflicting Caretakers & Mixed Messages 14:15 The Moon Yod: Pluto, Capricorn Planets & Emotional Pressure 24:19 Ceres in Cancer: Childhood Grief & Losing a Safe Person 35:04 Autism, ADHD & Being Misunderstood at School 44:02 Chiron in the Third House: Finding Peace Without Speaking 49:02 The Chiron–Pluto Trine: Practical Processes of Transformation 58:06 Leo South Node: Being Seen & Becoming the Caretaker 1:05:40 Attachment Patterns & Anticipating Everyone Else’s Needs 1:08:57 Mars in Scorpio in the Sixth House: Relationships & Self-Help 1:19:49 Discovering Astrology & Finding Her Specialty 1:22:59 Astrology Training & Never Feeling Qualified Enough 1:29:45 Chronic Illness, Body Changes & Relationships 1:36:45 Seventh House Astrology: Your Relationship with Yourself 1:38:06 Why Safe Love Can Feel Unfamiliar 1:42:05 Pluto and Patchouli & Building an Astrology Collective 1:47:59 Where to Find Brit & Stay in Orbit About Viv Dias Viv Dias is the astrologer and witch behind Pluto and Patchouli, bridging the mundane and the mystical through evolutionary and relationship astrology, energy work, and nervous system regulation. Her work helps clients explore what’s beneath the surface, understand their patterns, and participate in their own transformation. Connect with Brit: Instagram & Threads: @plutoandpatchouli Readings, resources & more: zaap.bio/plutoandpatchouli About Laurel Kassor Laurel Kassor is a professional astrologer and founder of Soul A.R.C. Astrology™. Through birth chart readings and teachings, she connects astrological patterns with lived experience to help seekers make sense of where they’ve been, understand who they are, and consciously participate in who they’re becoming. Connect with Laurel: Threads: @astro_aries Birth chart readings, offerings & resources: soularcastrology.com

  5. Oct 5

    EP17 ‘Rewilding’ After a Life of Masking: Taking the Vow of Radical Self Acceptance with Bobbi Sol

    What happens when you learn early that being fully yourself might cost you your safety, belonging, or love? In this episode of Made for This, Laurel Kassor walks the birth chart of clinical mental health counselor Bobbi Sol for a raw conversation about queer identity, evangelical Christianity, neurodivergence, military service, masking, chosen family, and reclaiming the parts of yourself you once learned to hide. As Laurel explores Bobbi’s Cancer Sun, Pisces Moon, and Leo Rising chart, they trace the astrology beneath those repeating patterns. Bobbi shares how growing up queer, deeply spiritual, and neurodivergent in a Southern Baptist and evangelical environment taught them to read the room, adapt, peacekeep, and become what the environment required. Today, Bobbi works with queer and neurodivergent clients through a philosophy they call rewilding: reclaiming the parts of ourselves that have been demonized, ostracized, othered, or buried for survival. In this episode: How Bobbi’s childhood taught them to read the room, adapt their voice, peacekeep, and create safety through relationshipWhat Ceres in Libra and Mercury and Chiron in Cancer reveal about belonging, family, communication, and early survival strategiesHow Pluto in Scorpio in the fourth house square Jupiter in Leo reflects the collision between family, religion, queerness, and the desire to be fully seenComing out as a teenager, refusing to fit the mold, and unexpectedly finding queer chosen family inside a Christian summer campHow Saturn in Aquarius in the sixth house shows up through military service, authority, rigid systems, body expectations, health, work, and survivalWhy joining the military recreated the same masking strategies Bobbi had developed in childhoodHow Bobbi’s Pisces Moon connects to partnership, emotional safety, and the relationships that became anchors during periods of depression and transitionComing out socially and professionally as nonbinary and trans, becoming a mental health counselor, and beginning a PhD focused on changing the systems they now work withinTimestamps: 00:00 Meet Bobbi Sol: Cancer Sun, Pisces Moon, Leo Rising 01:25 Rewilding Queer & Neurodivergent Identity 03:44 Bobbi’s Birth Chart & Formative Plot Points 21:30 Childhood Survival, Family & Learning to Adapt 32:47 Pluto in Scorpio: Religion, Family & Queer Identity 36:35 The Moment Bobbi Learned Being Queer Wasn’t Safe 48:45 Coming Out & Reclaiming Self-Expression 54:05 Finding Queer Belonging at Christian Summer Camp 01:05:58 Saturn in Aquarius & Entering the “Real World” 01:06:31 Joining the Military During Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 01:13:22 Military Culture, Queerness & Losing Their Voice 01:16:44 The Same Survival Story, Different System 01:17:03 “The Mask Glued to My Face” 01:24:15 Pisces Moon: Love & Partnership as an Anchor 01:26:23 Coming Out Again as Nonbinary & Trans About Bobbi Sol Bobbi Sol is a clinical mental health counselor serving queer and neurodivergent communities. Their work centers on rewilding—helping people reclaim the parts of themselves that have been othered, suppressed, or shaped by survival. Drawing from narrative therapy and personal mythology, Bobbi helps clients reconnect with identity, belonging, and a more authentic way of being. Connect with Bobbi Sol: @uncorkedwitch Listen to Y’all What the F*ck: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yall-what-the-fu-k/id1889184251 Connect with Laurel Kassor Website: soularcastrology.com/madeforthis Threads: @astro_aries

  6. Sep 28

    EP16 Solid in the Chaos: Ceres, Somatic Healing & Attachment Repair with Sam Johnson

    What happens when the survival strategies that once protected you start getting in the way of the life, relationships, and business you want to build? In this episode of Made for This, Laurel Kassor walks the birth chart of somatic business and relationship coach Sam Johnson, founder of The Alchemy of Truth, for a raw conversation about attachment, grief, self-trust, nervous system healing, and becoming solid in the chaos. Sam shares how early experiences of loss, instability, and relational rupture shaped her path toward somatic healing—and how she eventually turned that lived wisdom into work supporting high-achieving leaders, founders, and women who are ready to stop overfunctioning and start living with more intimacy, impact, and embodiment. As Laurel explores Sam’s chart, they unpack the themes beneath her Virgo Sun, Aries Moon, and Capricorn Rising: refinement, resilience, control, relationship patterns, existential fear, and the deep work of transforming pain into purpose. If you’re drawn to somatics, attachment healing, astrology, personal development, trauma-informed leadership, or building a business that actually feels good in your body—this one is for you. ✨ In this episode: Why Sam's earliest experiences of security, nourishment, and care left a lasting imprint on her nervous systemHow body-based trauma work helped her stop looping in therapy and start actually completing the story her system was holdingThe connection between death fear, control, and the need to make life feel predictable when it never wasWhat Sam’s Aries Moon and Mars reveal about urgency, protection, and navigating chaosThe role of Pisces, Neptune, and the twelfth-house themes of grief, faith, surrender, and the unknownHow Chiron and sixth-house themes connect to healing practices, refinement, and making meaning through serviceWhy her relationship with religion, identity, and truth changed so dramatically in her teensHow her salon, relationships, and periods of chaos became turning points that eventually led her into refined, high-touch coaching workTimestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Astrology and Somatic Coaching 05:47 The Developmental Age Method in Astrology 08:26 Understanding Ceres and Its Influence 13:57 Exploring Early Developmental Experiences 28:25 The Impact of Loss and Caregiving 40:08 Navigating Death and Transformation 41:10 The Alchemy of Truth and Personal Beliefs 43:35 Jupiter's Influence on Beliefs and Identity 50:00 Chiron's Role in Healing and Refinement 01:02:06 Exploring Relationships and Dismantling Beliefs 01:11:23 Mastery Through Experience and Transformation About Sam Johnson Sam is a somatic business and relationship coach and founder of The Alchemy of Truth. Drawing from somatic experiencing, early developmental trauma work and attachment repair, Sam helps clients move beyond simply understanding their patterns and towards experiencing meaningful change in the body. Connect with Sam Johnson: @SomaticallySam https://alchemyoftruth.kartra.com/page/primalalchemyretreat  Connect with Laurel Kassor Laurel is the founder of Soul Arc Astrology and host of Made for This, where she blends astrology, embodiment, and soul-led strategy to reveal the deeper blueprint behind your life. Website: https://soularcastrology.com  Instagram: @soularc_astrology Threads: @astro_aries Subscribe for astrology, soul-led business, self-inquiry, and conversations for practitioners, creatives, and curious cosmic humans.

  7. Sep 21

    EP15 Escaping the Trauma Factory: How to Change Your Frequency After Hard Resets with Brie Rhiannon

    Brie Rhiannon fell off a bathroom counter at three months old, got her first concussion, and her first house Saturn in Capricorn said that was only the first lesson in hard knocks. Now this second-generation astrologer & self-described transformation specialist shows you how to change your frequency, out loud, in one sentence. Laurel Kassor, host of Made for This, sits down with Brie Rhiannon, whose path has taken her from child acting and fashion to aerospace, renewable energy, tarot, and spiritual work. What begins as a conversation about birth charts becomes a deeper exploration of transformation, trauma, frequency, and what happens when we stop apologizing for the way we’re wired. Laurel and Brie challenge the old playbook and explore why astrology’s real power comes from evolving with new knowledge—and using it as a practical tool for understanding yourself, your patterns, and your life. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why Brie calls herself a transformation specialistHow engineering, physics, and astrology became part of the same worldviewWhy she sees the birth chart as a factory-default setting—not a life sentenceHow childhood concussions, performance pressure, and health crises shaped her pathThe relationship between trauma, polarity, and nervous-system regulationWhy one-size-fits-all spirituality and meditation don’t work for everyoneHow frequency practices can support greater calm, clarity, and self-trustHow astrology can help us recognize patterns without limiting our potential Laurel traces key turning points in Brie’s life through astrology, connecting medical trauma, theater training, mental-health challenges, career pivots, heartbreak, and her return to spiritual practice CHART RESONANCE We look specifically at Brie's Scorpio stellium in the 10th, Saturn in Capricorn, Mars retrograde in Gemini & a Cancer Moon opposite Uranus to understand how a life of hard resets isn't a blockage, but a blueprint for frequency work. CHAPTERS 00:00 From Aerospace to Astrology: Meet Brie Rhiannon 05:38 Growing Up With an Astrologer Mom 12:24 Why You Can't Alchemize What You Don't Understand 20:18 Saturn in Capricorn & the Developmental Age Method 29:14 Becoming a Theater Kid at Age Four 35:56 The Stage Accident Before Her 17th Birthday 40:26 An Eating Disorder After a Concussion 45:28 Mars Retrograde & the Pillar 6 Urge to Fix Everything 50:23 Neptune in the 12th House & the Black Flood 55:57 Getting Honest About Bipolar & Finding Stability 1:00:01 Ceres in Libra: Why Safety Feels All-or-Nothing 1:11:42 Climate Change Awakening & Career Pivot 1:17:16 Jupiter in Leo: Bali & Returning to Spirituality 1:23:45 The Birthright Spiritual Woman & Her Wizard Dad 1:27:06 Chiron in Cancer: Intuitive Tools Her Family Taught Her 1:29:04 How to Change Your Frequency (Out Loud) 1:32:34 Why Meditation Doesn't Work for Every Chart 1:34:33 Work With Brie: Workbooks, Sessions & Energy Work ABOUT BRIE RHIANNON Brie Rhiannon is a transformation specialist, spiritual practitioner & second-generation astrologer who turns physics & engineering principles into tools for understanding your own energy. She offers 1:1 sessions, energy work & digital workbooks. Website: https://brierhiannonrecords.com/ Threads: @brierhiannon Connect with Laurel Support the Show → soularcastrology.com/madeforthis

  8. Sep 14

    EP14 Peeling Back Layers: Breaking Down (and Through) Seasons of Over-Giving with Mackenzie Gelina

    Most people learn to overgive before they learn to trust themselves. Mackenzie Gelina shares how yoga, shamanic healing, and seasonal astrology became the path back to her voice after grief, people pleasing, and years of feeling unsafe in her own body. Astrologer Laurel Kassor sits down with the founder of Big Love Studio for a conversation that turns personal history into a roadmap for self-trust. Mackenzie opens up about the practices that helped her untangle energetic cords, reconnect with her intuition, and build a business around helping women stop silencing themselves. You’ll discover: How Mackenzie’s Libra Moon reflects themes of emotional safety, relationship, acceptance, and overgivingThe Saturn–Neptune conjunction in her fifth house square her Moon, and the tension between creative surrender and needing structure to feel safeThe “fix it” tension between her Libra Moon and Taurus MercuryWhy Ceres conjunct Venus in Taurus became such a literal signature for textiles, comfort, beauty, food, and material resourcesHow the mat can become a mirror for meeting yourself with more honesty and less judgmentWhy shamanic healing can uncover what is blocking your expression on an energetic levelThe surprising way grief, redirection, and intuition shaped Mackenzie’s pathHow seasonal astrology can help you understand your own cycles and make clearer choicesWhy structure, safety, and self-expression are more connected than you think Laurel also brings her signature astrological lens to Mackenzie’s chart, tracing the patterns behind early experiences of danger, voice suppression, and the lifelong need for clear rules, grounding, and agency. The conversation reveals how formative moments can echo for decades, and how healing asks you to reclaim choice where it was once taken away. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt too much, too loud, too sensitive, or too unsure of their place. It’s also for the practitioners, creatives, and spiritual seekers who want a deeper understanding of how astrology, embodiment, and energy work can support real transformation. Mackenzie shares how those lessons now live inside Big Love Studio, where she offers seasonal astrology, shamanic healing sessions, and gentle yoga practices designed to help people feel more at home in themselves. If you’re craving a conversation that is equal parts insight, resonance, and soul-deep permission, this one will stay with you. Get in Mackenzie’s Orbit: @biglovestudio | http://biglovestudio.com/  Get in Laurel’s Orbit: @astro_aries | soularcastrology.com/madeforthis Chapters 00:00 Meet Mackenzie Gelina: Shamanic Healing, Yoga & Astrology 00:52 From People-Pleasing to Shamanic Healing 04:35 Yoga, Discomfort & Learning to Trust Yourself 07:22 Reading Mackenzie’s Birth Chart 12:22 How Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Patterns 14:03 The Childhood Drowning Experience That Resurfaced Years Later 21:17 Childhood Trauma, Emotional Safety & Self-Expression 31:31 Libra Moon, Emotional Comfort & Overgiving 34:36 Pluto, Authority & Being Told She Was “Too Much” 48:55 Relationships, Identity & Learning to Choose Yourself 59:43 Finding Her Voice Through Art, Astrology & Self-Advocacy 01:18:55 Grief, Life, Death & Rebirth Cycles 01:25:13 Truth, Self-Trust & Shamanic Healing 01:29:49 Breaking the Rules of People-Pleasing 01:35:08 The Ever-Evolving Journey of Becoming Yourself

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Astrology doesn’t happen to you. It happens through you. And Made for This brings it to life—one birth chart, one story, one soul's arc at a time. Hosted by astrologer and Soul A.R.C. Astrology™ founder Laurel Kassor, Made for This: Astrology from Abstract to Impact pairs intimate conversations with live birth chart readings to explore the relationship between who we are, what we’ve lived through, and who we’re choosing to become next. Each episode, Laurel sits down with a passion driven practitioner, healer, educator, creative, entrepreneur, or wonderfully weird human and walks the wheel of their birth chart alongside them—tracing the patterns, plot points, tensions, talents, and transformations baked into their cosmic consciousness and reflected through their lived experience. Every guest is a living case study. Every life gives the chart fresh meaning. Using Laurel’s signature Soul A.R.C. framework—a practical approach rooted in astrological awareness, relational resonance, and conscious creation—each interview takes astrology out of the abstract and puts it where it belongs: in the context of an actual human life. And somewhere in the stories, readings, and revelations of another soul’s arc, you might just fill in a few plot holes of your own. Welcome to Orbit, Seekers.

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