Whorrific

Morgan La Feuille
Whorrific

The Queer Witch is a podcast that explores the intersection between queerness and witchcraft. Join host Anna Joy for solo episodes & interviews with queer witches.

Episodes

  1. Interrogating the Coaching Industry with Cara Kovacs

    JAN 28

    Interrogating the Coaching Industry with Cara Kovacs

    Welcome to the Whorrific Podcast, where we delve into internal systems and their connections to oppression, particularly in alternative employment and sex work. Today, we're excited to have our first guest, Cara Kovacs from Cara Kovacs Coaching.  Cara is a business coach specializing in progressive leadership with a focus on social impact initiatives. She guides clients in ethical selling strategies and the development of non-hierarchical team structures. Cara, who identifies as queer, polyamorous, a witch, and someone with type 2 diabetes, actively challenges societal norms through her platform.  In this episode, Cara and Morgan revisit the coaching industry in response to Morgan's previous solo episode on MLMs and the coaching industry in 2023 ( https://www.morganlafeuille.com/whorrific-feed/2023/7/12/episode-4-mlms-and-the-coaching-industry-part-2-of-a-jupiter-in-taurus-series ). They explore topics such as alternative employment, the lack of regulation in coaching, and the resulting risks of unqualified practitioners, inappropriate care, power imbalances, and cult-like organizations.  Cara introduces us to the work of Emily Ann Brant, an indigenous coach who argues that coaching, as a modern industry, has lost touch with its ancient roots.  The conversation delves into Cara's journey to becoming a coach. After pursuing a degree in psychology and realizing the inadequate starting salaries in the field, she discovered the coaching industry. Despite finding success, Cara also became aware of the dangers discussed earlier. She opens up about divesting from a coach she worked with for years after recognizing their abusive dynamic.      Check out Cara’s work and join the final night of her free 3-part class series Tuesday, January 30th at 4pm PST/7pm EST you can find the details on her instagram!  https://www.carakovacs.com/  Instagram @carakovacscoaching  Cara's podcast Business Witch: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-witch/id1679466699    Emily Ann Brant: https://www.emilyannebrant.com/  https://www.instagram.com/emilyannebrant      Support Gaza locally and abroad!  Resources for organizing in Burlington Vermont:  https://www.instagram.com/vermontcpl/  https://www.instagram.com/uvm.sjp  How to donate E-sims to Gaza  https://gazaesims.com/    Contact information for Morgan Lafeuille:  www.morganlafeuille.com  Instagram @morganlafeuille  Email: morgan@morganlafeuille.com

    1h 14m
  2. Emotional Skills for Activism

    10/28/2023

    Emotional Skills for Activism

    Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tB3SQIDPx_o   Disclaimer: Morgan Lafeuille is not a licensed mental health practitioner  Welcome to another episode of Whorific. In this episode, Morgan shares specific techniques and viewpoints that help them navigate their triggers and emotional boundaries so that they can show up sustainably as an ally, specifically in the context of supporting Palestine’s current and ongoing struggle against colonization and genocide.     3 ways to help Palestinians right now:  1) do not look away  2) boycott brands that support Israel  3) contact your elected officials especially if you are a US citizen and demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza  links  -palestinian journalists I follow  https://www.tiktok.com/@anat_international?_t=8gbDskMH4Os&_r=1  https://www.tiktok.com/@melekelbatta?_t=8gbDtBYvZIA&_r=1  https://www.tiktok.com/@byplestia?_t=8gbDynVkbiF&_r=1    -bds boycott list  https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott    -resistbot  https://resist.bot/  -bimbotheory’s podcast drunk church  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drunk-church/id1633726351  -ghost of a podcast  https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/ghost-of-a-podcast      Morgan Lafeuille’s contact info:  Support Whorrific on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/morganlafeuille  Morgan’s website: www.morganlafeuille.com  Contact Morgan via email at morgan@morganlafeuille.com  Find them on instagram at @morganlafeuille            timestamps      Show starts at 2:00  -Morgan shares their urge to discuss the emotional boundaries they’ve developed to support them in showing up sustainably as an activist *especially as a white person*     -they want to address the conversation around *especially white* Westerners not looking away from Palestine while also wanting to log off or “take a mental health break”     -the people of Palestine are facing a media blackout caused by the Israeli government, which makes the call for witnesses from the United States and globally not just about emotions but a call to action as allies.     -to choose whether or not to come online during these times is a privilege, and that must be acknowledged when processing any feelings of guilt, overwhelm, etc.     7:45 Someone across the world who you’ve never met asking for help is not making you feel guilty. Your personal schema of meaning and coping mechanisms are what’s making you feel guilty, and the good news is you have control over that.     8:30 how to deal with these feelings and take control? sit with and validate them.     9:15 you will do yourself and others favors when you release the attachment to how others are judging your actions    11:20- deal with these feelings in an intentional and closed container ideally with a therapist     12:00 Ask yourself these questions: why am I afraid? Why am I taking this personally?    12:50- taking care of my emotions doesn’t mean logging off, remaining neutral or disengaging. It means feeling my feelings and allowing myself the space to have my full trauma response so that I can show up again tomorrow.    16:00 by taking responsibility for our emotions, we can process them in a way that is supportive and safe to the other people around us    23:00 three ways you can support the Palestinian people, an in depth discussion of boycotting, witnessing, and contacting representatives.

    30 min
  3. 07/13/2023

    Jupiter in taurus Part 2: MLMs and the Coaching Industry

    Have you listened to episode 1 of Morgan's Jupiter in Taurus series here on the Whorrific Podcast? Here is a link   https://sites.libsyn.com/120973/jupiter-in-taurus-part-i-economic-breakdown    This episode is a more personal discussion about the changes in Morgan’s identity as an entrepreneur because of life challenges and personal encounters with mlms    Morgan discusses how Jupiter in Taurus affected them in the last month: The ways their life has changed since creating the last episode of this Jupiter in Taurus series, having moved into a new home, reflections upon how their living circumstances have changed from being homeless to now     Here is a link to the tiktok from Mallorysthoughts that inspired this episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@mallorysthoughts/video/7231997328553561350?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7164193771650025006    Here is a link to a video exploring MLMs and what they are:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBw3IsQsf4c&t=27s    Morgan discusses what coaching is by their own definition then continues with:  -reflecting on their current transition from surviving to thriving, how they ended up in this place, and what it feels like to be in that transition  -The trigger for this episode was a TikTok mallorysthoughts who is a creator that discusses pyramid schemes and compares the new age coaching industry to the mlm industry   -how Morgan experiencing acute trauma and homelessness during their career as an independent consultant or “coach” brought them to interrogate their understanding and relationship to the ethics of the coaching industry   -How Morgan was attracted to coaching as a person with a marketable skill (psychic mediumship) who also is disabled and not capable of full-time work in a traditional workplace   -how Morgan’s experiences in the coaching industry led them to feel uncomfortable with it as someone who is anti capitalist and was beginning to learn more about systems of oppression  -how Morgan met “Cheryl” the life coach/pyramid scheme member who Morgan hired to help them succeed in running my business full-time and how Cheryl actually helped Morgan succeed, then reeled them in to join Young Living, a MLM pyramid scheme   Morgan reflects on the journey they have gone through as a full time self-employed psychic consultant of almost 5 years and how the coaching industry has played both a supportive and destructive role in that journey  Morgan shares their current views on the coaching industry as a member of it  Want to work with Morgan La Feuille in their capacity as a psychic coach? Use code PODCAST for 25% off your first psychic consultation at this link     https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=15122990    You can contact Morgan at morgan@annajoyhealing.com

    36 min
  4. Episode 2: Harm Reduction

    11/10/2022

    Episode 2: Harm Reduction

    Content warning for this episode: substance use, alcohol use, self-harm    Contact Morgan La Feuille  Via instagram @morganlafeuille  Via email annajoy@annajoyhealing.com  Or visit their website www.annajoyhealing.com to learn more about services they provide    Welcome to Episode 2 of Whorrific. This episode is a crash course in harm reduction, plus Morgan’s personal experiences with it and how their relationship to alcohol in particular has changed over the years.    Section 1: Learn about harm reduction. Morgan shares the basic history of harm reduction in the United States including the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s and Indigenous Harm Reduction.     Sources:    https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-017-0178-6    http://www.icad-cisd.com/pdf/Publications/Indigenous-Harm-Reduction-Policy-Brief.pdf    Section 2: Morgan shares their personal experiences with harm reduction while enjoying a spiked seltzer. They discuss moving from complete abstinence from alcohol to intentionally using it sometimes to cope, self-medicate and/or have fun.   They discuss how harm reduction is extremely personal. What works for me may not work for you. Blaming substances for problems in their relationships didn’t do anything to improve those relationships or their quality of life. The problem isn’t substances, it’s our traumatizing society.   Morgan shares several misconceptions they held about alcohol and how they feel about them now, including: it’s not us , it’s alcohol.

    32 min
5
out of 5
78 Ratings

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The Queer Witch is a podcast that explores the intersection between queerness and witchcraft. Join host Anna Joy for solo episodes & interviews with queer witches.

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