Menopause isn’t a decline—it’s an initiation into your most powerful self.

Mary Thompson joins Lisa Marie Rankin to share Ayurvedic perspectives on the forest dweller phase, perimenopause, and the deeper psychospiritual invitations of midlife. With decades of experience, Mary offers empowering insight into how symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, and anxiety aren’t problems to fix but sacred messengers calling us into alignment.

They explore feminine aging through the lens of Ayurveda, reframe hormonal shifts as opportunities for vitality, and emphasize how shifting our identity and lifestyle can bring deeper joy, strength, and spiritual awakening. Midlife becomes a path to power when we treat ourselves as the radiant goddesses we are.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Ayurveda for menopause
• perimenopause support
• midlife transformation
• forest dweller phase
• feminine aging

Connect with Mary:

https://www.marythompsonayurveda.com/

https://theayurvedicapproach.com/

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

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From NBC newsrooms to sacred ceremony, Elizabeth Brett shares her powerful journey of awakening as a modern-day priestess.

In this soulful conversation, Elizabeth Brett reveals how leaving a high-profile career led her to uncover deep spiritual truths and sacred feminine wisdom. Through practices rooted in divine feminine archetypes, embodiment, and inner alchemy, she now guides women to remember their intuitive magic and live more sovereign, fulfilling lives. From ritual with children to redefining power in relationships, her journey is a testimony to the transformational power of sacred remembrance.

Elizabeth reminds us that sovereignty isn't isolation—it's deep alignment with our soul's wisdom. Her story offers a powerful invitation to live with authenticity, creativity, and spiritual depth.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Divine feminine archetypes
• Modern day Priestess
• Joseph Campbell
• Power vs. Sovereignty
• Feminine Energy

Connect with Elizabeth:

https://www.elizabethbrett.com/

Modern Sovereignty Summit:

https://www.elizabethbrett.com/live-launch

Soul Code Quiz:

www.elizabethbrett.com/quiz

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

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What if being the villain is exactly what your soul has been craving?

When women deny their darker impulses—rage, desire, ruthlessness—they often lose access to their deepest power. This episode invites you to reclaim the “dark queen” archetype, shedding the mask of the pleasing princess and exploring myths, modern stories, and lived experience to illuminate what happens when we unlock the full spectrum of feminine power. Through guided reflection, storytelling, and sacred teachings, you'll discover why embracing the villain may be the most sacred act of self-love.

Reclaiming your inner dark queen isn’t about destruction—it’s about discernment, sovereignty, and wholeness. Because to be the hero of your own mythic life, you may need to be the villain in someone else's.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Dark Queen Archetype
• Carl Jung
• Jungian Psychology
• Mythic Life
• Spiritual Awakening
• Divine Feminine

Resources Mentioned:

Dark Queen Active Imagination on Substack: https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/p/awaken-your-dark-queen

Episode 8 - Embracing Outlaw Energies with Lisa Marchiano: https://www.lisamarierankin.com/podcast-1/episode/242f0d75/8-embracing-outlaw-energies-with-lisa-marchiano

The Vital Spark by Lisa Marchiano: https://a.co/d/2ccQ9Dj

The Reclaimed Woman by Dr. Kelly Brogan: https://a.co/d/d0WuMzR

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Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

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Can a trauma therapist become a witch and still help people heal? Jodi Spencer proves that not only is it possible—it might be the missing piece.

Psychotherapist turned crossroads witch, Jodi Spencer blends Southern folk magic, shadow work, and ancestral reverence into a potent healing path rooted in divine feminine mysticism. She shares her journey of leaving traditional therapy behind to answer a soul-deep call, exploring how trauma healing through EMDR and somatic practices can only take us so far—and where witchcraft, archetypal embodiment, and spiritual sovereignty come in to carry us the rest of the way. Lisa and Jodi chat about navigating the descent into the underworld, reclaiming your authentic self, and the importance of not staying stuck in the shadow.

This rich conversation covers witch archetypes, nervous system wisdom, and how reclaiming ancestral and magical tools leads to post-traumatic growth and spiritual rebirth. The result? A beautiful roadmap to remember who you are and rise into your mythic life.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• trauma therapy
• witchcraft
• spiritual alchemy
• dark Goddesses
• Psychotherapy
• underworld journey

Connect with Jodi Spencer:

https://www.jodiaspencer.com/

Instagram: @jodi_a_spencer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/templeofthegoddessjodispencer

Temple of the Goddess Mystery School: https://temple-of-the-goddess.mn.co/admin/landing-page

Sacred Circle Coven: https://sacred-circle-coven.mn.co/landing

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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What if the most powerful spiritual teachers aren’t the ones in the spotlight—but the ones quietly embodying their truth?

Author and poet Arundhati Subramaniam joins Lisa to explore the wisdom woven through her book Women Who Wear Only Themselves. Together, they reflect on stories of four Indian women walking unique spiritual paths—unconcerned with fame, documentation, or performative gestures. These women show us what it means to listen deeply, embrace radical receptivity, and live from a place of inner authority.

This conversation invites us to reclaim spiritual sovereignty, honor the sacred in the everyday, and remember that the divine is already within.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Women Mystics
• Spiritual Embodiment
• Radical Receptivity
• Poetry and Spirituality
• Sacred Feminine Leadership

Connect with Arundhati Subramaniam:

https://arundhathisubramaniam.com/

IG: @arundhathisubramaniam

Women Who Wear Only Themselves on Amazon

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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Your jealousy, fear, and judgment aren’t flaws—they’re secret pathways to your power.

Discover how leaning into the parts of yourself you’ve been taught to suppress can unlock your creativity, authenticity, and feminine magic. Lisa explores the concept of the shadow, offering a fresh perspective on recognizing and animating these hidden aspects through playful expression and self-awareness. From poetic texts to dramatic monologues, she shows how honoring your entire range of emotions can lead to deeper intimacy, clarity, and connection.

You were never meant to be flawless—you were meant to be whole. Let your shadow lead and watch your mythic life unfold.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Shadow work
• conscious mind
• triggers and patterns
• self-awareness
• Goddess Archetypes
• Divine Feminine

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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What if you’re not broken, but simply human?

Lisa is offering a powerful and honest reflection on the shadow side of self-help and coaching culture. Challenging the idea that we are all in need of fixing.

Through personal stories and examples, she exposes how our obsession with healing and self-diagnosis—often fueled by social media and coaching industry marketing—can keep us trapped in a cycle of self-analysis and disempowerment. Instead, she invites us to reimagine healing as living fully, embracing joy, beauty, and imagination as gateways to true transformation.

Rather than being a constant self-improvement project, you are already whole and deeply wise. It’s time to stop fixing and start creating the life your soul came here to live.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Self Help
• Coaching
• Anxiety
• Overstimulated World
• ADD/ADHD
• Neuroplasticity
• Imagination

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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What if the secret to true abundance wasn’t found in chasing more, but in embracing what already exists within you?

Through the lens of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, this episode explores the four aims of a meaningful life—material wealth (Artha), pleasure (Kama), purpose (Dharma), and spiritual freedom (Moksha). Listen in as Lisa guides us through how cultivating inner abundance, pleasure, purpose, and liberation leads to a truly fulfilling life. She unpacks how to align with the energy of Lakshmi by honoring both your desires and your current blessings, encouraging practices like gratitude, generosity, and presence.

By rebalancing these four sacred pillars, you shift from a mindset of scarcity to one of grace and ease. This is where real wealth lives—and where the goddess within is fully awakened.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Inner wealth
• Lakshmi
• Ayurveda
• Abundance
• Artha
• Kama
• Dharma
• Moksha
• Life’s Purpose
• Divine Feminine Archetypes

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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