The Modern Crone

Danielle Van de Velde
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  • SPIRITUALITY

The Modern Crone podcast explores story, insights and experiences from my life as a spiritual teacher, energy healer, seer and medium. In each season of The Modern Crone, I bring the real-deal magic-makers to the table to chat about their lives, bridging the worlds of the visible and invisible, spirit and matter. I share my own stories of people, pilgrimage and paranormal, with the intent of redefining what it is to live a modern spiritual life.Real people, real stories and a whole lot of mind-blowing, spirit-stirring conversations. I hope it inspires!

  1. The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with David Ratner

    FEB 8

    The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with David Ratner

    David Ratner grew up on the edge of Chicago, USA. He has worked as an actor, taxi driver, copy editor, bookseller, waiter, house painter, a long-time high school teacher, and a writer. He has lived in Boston, Paris, San Francisco, Dublin, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. He's an avid traveller, a hiker, a baseball coach, a Scoutmaster, a pie maker, a scuba diver, and more. He's been a resident of Singapore, with his wife, Allison, two sons, and their dog, Diggity, since 2014. David was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and told he had between 2 and 6 years to live. That was nearly 5 years ago, but he has no current plans to die, certainly not of cancer.  Join us as David shares: His incredible dance with death on several occasions, and the super-charged impact on his view of life and consciousnessHis unexpected diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer and the opening of an extraordinary exploration of spirituality and healingThe importance of self-agency and perspectiveHow sharing his experience on his blog aided his healingThe role of loveThe main changes he made in his mindset and lifestyle for healingThe potent combination of traditional and alternative approachesHis refreshing attitude towards the inevitability of death And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!  Resource references: Why Woo-Woo Works: The Surprising Science Behind Meditation, Reiki, Crystals, and Other Alternative Practices by PhD Hamilton, Dr David R. How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body by PhD Hamilton, Dr David R.  Radical Remission by Kelly A. Turner PhD Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn  The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by BRUCE H LIPTOn  Spirited: A Guide to Your Innate Spiritual Design to Transform Your Life by Danielle Van de Velde Isabel Galliano - Cancer Coach So grateful for The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu: Luanasuciu@gmail.com Studio and Reel production: Kymberly Sng: kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    52 min
  2. The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Laila Malone

    JAN 23

    The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Laila Malone

    Laila Malone is currently in Grade 11 in high school. She was born in Dubai and moved to Singapore when she was very young, and has been living here for 14 years. When Laila was 8 years old, she was diagnosed with Leukemia – a huge experience for anyone, let alone an 8-year-old. She is now well and excited about finishing school and broadening her studies in the UK. Along the way, she has accumulated incredible practices and wisdom for resilience, healing and optimism. She is an inspiring young woman, destined for amazing things. Join us as Laila shares: her road to recovery, physically, mentally and spirituallythe importance of acceptance and non-judgementthe role of creativity and books in her healing journeyWhy ritual is so importantimportant guidance for families and young people on a cancer journeyAnd if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!      So Grateful for The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Studio and Reel production: Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    39 min
  3. The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Lana Terigi

    JAN 10

    The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Lana Terigi

    Lana Terigi is a mother, coach, and intuitive guide based in Nairobi, Kenya, who supports women and individuals through grief and helps young people develop confidence, self-awareness, and emotional resilience Lana’s journey into motherhood began with her first son, Luca, who passed away unexpectedly at 38 weeks, just before delivery. She held him once, and that moment profoundly reshaped her life - her understanding of love, grief, and resilience. Luca’s presence continues to guide her as a mother and as a coach, and his story is at the heart of the work she does today. Across all her work, Lana guides people back to their inner truth and helps them find the quiet strength needed to move through life with courage, openness, and compassion. Join us as Lana shares how her calling rose through the throws of grief; her heartbreaking shock of losing her first child, her coping and healing pathways, the felt presence of her child in spirit, the primal fear after loss, how fear and faith can coexist, the power of ritual, spiritual perspectives and journaling, the importance of remembering, the need to talk about baby loss, her current work coaching families and youth. You can find out more about Lana here: https://academic-life-coaching.com/ www.instagram.com/lana_academic.life.coach/ And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!  So grateful for the Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Studio and Reel production: Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    34 min
  4. The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Surabhi Ahuja

    12/27/2025

    The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Surabhi Ahuja

    Born in Faridabad, North India, Surabhi Ahuja has been on a profound spiritual journey for almost ten years. Her awakening began through the experience of hypnobirthing with her first born, which opened her awareness to the power of the mind–body connection and her own energetic depth.  Much of her evolution since then has unfolded through her physical body. Experiences such as an ectopic pregnancy, hypothyroidism, chronic allergies, postpartum depression, debilitating sports injuries and a diagnosis of cancer in 2024, became catalysts for transformation rather than setbacks.   With each diagnosis, Surabhi chose not to accept the limited perspectives offered by family, society, or the medical system. Instead, she forged her own path—breaking norms and bridging the seen and unseen worlds. Today, she is not defined by her cancer journey or any illness. She stands tall Join us as Surabhi shares…. How her spiritual journey expresses through her physical bodyHer very raw and real experience of being diagnosed with aggressive and advanced cancerHer process of regaining self-advocacy, and constantly choosing life, love and health. We talk about the best ways to support a loved one on a cancer journey (and what not to say), Surabhi’s beautiful conscious connection with the Divine and how she knows when the Divine is speaking with herHer go-to practices to stay grounded, in harmony and healSurabhi’s YouTube channel: Healing with Surabhi: https://youtube.com/@healingwithsurabhi?si=jPVnCCUYHK_m-tEQ Reading Surabhi recommends: Biology of belief by Bruce Lipton  Dying to be me by Anita Moorjani Radical Remission by Kelly A Turner Power of now Eckhart Tolle Untethered Soul by Micheal A Singer And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!    I am so grateful for the The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Studio and Reel production: Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    1h 1m
  5. The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Sascha Pierre Heussler

    12/14/2025

    The Modern Crone: Season 8: Resurrection with Sascha Pierre Heussler

    Sascha is an entrepreneur, engineer, and science enthusiast. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the National University of Singapore. With a broad interest in science, his career has been a symphony of innovation and interdisciplinary discovery.  In 2021 Sascha found himself at the lowest point he had ever been. It was a period of profound struggle, but amidst that darkness, he made a promise to himself: to find a way out, to document every step of that journey, and to share those insights openly.  Join us as we get to know this incredible human, his darkest hours and the choice he made for life, the steps he took to reinvent his inner landscape and become a beacon of light for others. Sascha's links: Book: Light Up Your Darkness & Be The Hero Of Your Own Story: A Story Of Personal Transformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/saa_chaa_chaa/ And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!      So grateful for the The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Studio and Reel production: Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    50 min
  6. The Modern Crone: Season 7: The 21st Century Witch with Lucy Baldwin

    09/06/2025

    The Modern Crone: Season 7: The 21st Century Witch with Lucy Baldwin

    Lucy Baldwin has spent her life exploring relationships, communication, and the human mind. With a background in Cognitive Science and a love for spiritual and philosophical exploration, she co-teaches online courses on magic and shadow work and creates in-person transformational experiences. Lucy is a mother of five, and she and her husband run a few different businesses together. Lucy believes meaning comes from human connection and creating luminous beauty. Her mission is to help others find the intersection of beauty and joy. Join is as Lucy shares her journey into the magical arts, through curious play and working with plant medicine; her beautiful explanations of planetary deities, invocation and evocation, and how we all can be witches; how magic synergises into her busy life as mum of five and tech start up CEO; what she is seeing with the healing of the witch wound in her communities and her direction in supporting the role of the priestess…and so much more. You can find out more about Lucy here: Website Instagram Facebook So Grateful for the The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Studio and Reel production: Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    51 min
  7. The Modern Crone: Season 7: The 21st Century Witch with Bethan Christopher

    08/24/2025

    The Modern Crone: Season 7: The 21st Century Witch with Bethan Christopher

    Bethan Christopher is a UK based illustrator known for her vibrant,  nature-inspired art. Her work draws on the botanical world, a lifelong  study of creative esotericism and her ancestral lineage of Norse and  Indian spirituality. She is the internationally published author of  Rebel Beauty For Teens, the women's body-love bible Grow Your Own  Gorgeousness and founder of Bopha School, a project that provides clean  water, menstrual hygiene education and reusable sanitary products to  school children in the poorest provinces of Cambodia.    Join us as Bethan shares: Her happy and magical upbringing in the wilderness of the Isle of WhiteHow finding a ‘hag stone’ initiated her witchcraft as a girlThe important role that her father played in exploring how story and land weave together and esoteric writingsThe felt presence of her ancestors and lineagesThe essential relationship with land and nature for magicHer beautiful way to work magic for herself and her clientsHer connection with the warrior witch Queen, Boudicca of the first century CEThe critical role of artists and creatives in these times, and the spell-craft of her writing and artHer incredible personal development program development and coaching to help recovering addicts and young women, and how magic and coaching are linked, and so much more.  You can find out more about Bethan here: Website Instagram The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Production: Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    57 min
  8. The Modern Crone: Season 7: The 21st Century Witch with Angell Deer

    08/10/2025

    The Modern Crone: Season 7: The 21st Century Witch with Angell Deer

    Angell Deer is an ordained minister, mystic, medicine man, teacher, permaculturist, beekeeper, and lover of all forms of life. He has dedicated his life to remembering, learning, and teaching ancient wisdom through the lineages of Andean Cosmology and Norse Shamanism. His passion is to weave words and stories, people and places, darkness and light, wounds and love, the ancient and the modern. Angell has also trained as a Veterinarian, Medicine Man, Breathwork Practitioner, Reiki Master, Meditation Teacher, Herbalist, He is the founder of the New York Bee Sanctuary a national non-profit advocating for the preservation of bees & pollinators. He was an advisor for 5 years to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). He has spoken in front of global audiences at the French Davos forum, the French embassy in New York, as the nominee for Entrepreneur of the year by Ernst & Young, at Harvard Business School, Parson School of Design in NYC, awarded the NYC Venture Fellow for best entrepreneur in New York City by mayor Bloomberg, and was recognized as “Earth Rockstar” in 2022 at the Global Concert for Earth. Join us as Angell shares… His journey from hugely successful tech start-ups and corporate world, to a life of mysticism and meaning How Shamanism opened his heart to an old familiar feeling of magic  His lineage of healing and boyhood in the French wilderness How he created The Sanctuary in the Catskill Mountains through restoring the original ancient forest His beautiful intimate reciprocity with the land and botanical realm The primary question for all of us on earth – what is my collective mission? The essential tension between the darkness and light of the world that births service Story, music and foods as the easiest and most profound ways to connect with our ancestors  And so much more…. You can find out more about Angell here: Sacred Paths website Facebook IG The Modern Crone team - Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ Luanasuciu@gmail.com  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios maskmusicstudios@outlook.com Podcast Production Kymberly Sng kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

    51 min
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About

The Modern Crone podcast explores story, insights and experiences from my life as a spiritual teacher, energy healer, seer and medium. In each season of The Modern Crone, I bring the real-deal magic-makers to the table to chat about their lives, bridging the worlds of the visible and invisible, spirit and matter. I share my own stories of people, pilgrimage and paranormal, with the intent of redefining what it is to live a modern spiritual life.Real people, real stories and a whole lot of mind-blowing, spirit-stirring conversations. I hope it inspires!

Information

  • Creator
    Danielle Van de Velde
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Modern Crone
  • Show Website
    The Modern Crone

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