You know those people who knew they'd marry their partners from the very first moments they met them?

I've always been jealous of those people! The Commitment Phobe in me has fantasized about meeting "the one" and instantly knowing they're the person I'll spend the rest of my life with because it gives me a false gurantee that I'll be happy forever or that they won't abandon me.

My friend Ulrich is one of those people, and I loved having him on to the podcast to talk about his "love at first sight" experience, and how he believes love isn't something you find when you look for it.

Join us for a really beautiful conversation about love, heartbreak, marriage and attachment styles.

On today's episode my guest Jordan Mockingbird comes on to share some of the wisdom and insights he's learned about love and relationships through his own experiences and learnings as a practitioner of the shamanic healing arts.

Jordan dives deep into the initiatory path of love—not the romantic fantasy, but the raw, soul-forging fire that relationships can be when we see them as a spiritual ceremony. What if love is war—not against each other, but against the parts of ourselves that resist life, that hold on, that fear surrender?

We explore the idea of being devoured by karma, held by the Great Spirit, and purified through the alchemy of intimacy. To love is to invite the fire—and to stand in it willingly, with courage. This path requires an inner warrior or warrioress who’s not afraid to face the ancient patterns, the mating strategies, the memories buried in our bones.

When all of it rises—rage, grief, desire, fear—can we hold ourselves in the purge and remember: this is love too?

Jordan Mockingbird

Jordan is a plant medicine practitioner and storyteller specializing in sacred tobacco diets and ancestral healing. His work bridges shamanic traditions with modern men's work, offering unique tools for inner balance and growth

Sacred Tree Keepers Upcoming Experiences:

Full Moon Tobacco Ceremony // 4.12 // ATX
New Moon Tobacco Ceremony // 4.27 // ATX

Kneel to Rise
Coast Live Oak Sacred Tree Diet
5.17 - 5.25
Ojai, California

The Dark Mother
Silver Birch Sacred Tree Diet
6.7 - 6.15
Herefordshire, England

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In this episode, I sit down with my friend Veronica to talk about what she’s learned as she’s leaned into vulnerability with men.

She shares the highs—the moments where being more open has made love and connection feel so much freer—and the lows, when she’s had to check herself and face the parts of her that still resist being fully seen. We get into the real, sometimes messy, but ultimately beautiful process of unlearning old patterns and showing up as our most authentic selves in relationships.

If you’ve ever struggled with letting your guard down, and are on the ever-evolving path of bringing your truth and authentic expression into your relationships, you will resonate with this one!