In this fascinating and heart-led episode, Lisa is joined by Dr Meghan Barrett, a holistic veterinarian and sound therapy practitioner based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr Barrett shares her unique approach to animal healing, blending conventional veterinary medicine with holistic modalities and therapeutic music designed specifically for animals.

Dr Barrett discusses her journey from a background in aerial dance and music into holistic veterinary medicine, explaining how a serious neck injury became a catalyst for deeper exploration into whole-body healing. She unpacks the key differences between allopathic (conventional) veterinary care and holistic approaches, highlighting how Western medicine excels in acute situations, while holistic care focuses on long-term wellbeing, chronic conditions, and prevention.

The conversation explores how emotional health and physical health are deeply interconnected for animals, and why addressing both is essential for true healing. Dr Megan shares how she integrates rehabilitation, acupuncture, laser therapy, herbal medicine, and sound therapy into her practice, always slowing down to truly listen to what each animal needs.

A central focus of the episode is the powerful role of music in animal wellbeing. Dr Barrett explains how she creates custom soundscapes and original musical compositions using harp, flute, and ambient textures to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, reduce stress, and support healing. She discusses the importance of understanding animals’ unique hearing ranges, sensitivity to vibration and frequency, and why music for animals must be carefully edited to avoid sudden or overstimulating sounds.

Lisa and Dr Barrett share personal stories of animals responding visibly to music; from softened eyes and slower breathing to deep relaxation and emotional release. They also discuss how familiar music routines can help animals feel safe, particularly during times of anxiety, illness, or transition.

This episode offers a gentle yet insightful invitation to rethink how we care for animals, reminding us that healing can be supported not only through medicine, but through presence, environment, sound, and emotional connection.

SOCIALS:

https://www.drbarrettvet.com

https://www.museholisticvet.com

IG @drbarrettvet and @muse.holistic.vet

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2ZjzBYqBp_Z9JK0a8vRSQ

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083467832076

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-barrett-dvm/

https://www.tiktok.com/@drbarrettvet

In this expansive and heartfelt conversation, Lisa is joined by renowned animal communicator, teacher, and author Sandra Mendelson to explore the deeper layers of animal communication, energy exchange, and intuitive connection between humans and the animal world.

Sandra shares her unexpected journey into animal communication, which began in 2012 while working with horses. Without prior exposure to animal communication teachings, Sandra found herself receiving guidance and messages that led her to develop a direct, authentic way of listening to animals beyond words. This path eventually inspired her books and online classes, created in collaboration with animals themselves, offering humans a new way to connect with the animal kingdom.

Together, Lisa and Sandra discuss how animals communicate as energetic beings, and how human projections, unprocessed trauma, and emotional patterns often influence animal behaviour. Sandra explains how many behavioural issues in companion animals reflect unresolved emotional or physical challenges within their humans, and how healing can occur when those root causes are acknowledged, without blame or judgement.

The conversation expands into powerful observations of collective animal behaviour, including whales gathering across the globe and unusual shark activity near humans. These moments are explored as potential messages of urgency, wisdom, and planetary awareness, reminding us that animals act as channels for universal intelligence rather than isolated messengers.

Lisa and Sandra also share personal stories of intuitive encounters with animals; from horses and dogs to birds, reptiles, and even insects, highlighting how animals offer guidance, protection, humour, and healing when we are willing to listen with all our senses. They discuss the importance of shifting from dominance-based language toward gratitude, respect, and energetic presence when communicating with animals.

This episode invites listeners to reimagine animals not as possessions or problems to be managed, but as conscious co-inhabitants of the planet, offering wisdom, balance, and reflection during a time of global uncertainty.

SOCIALS:

https://www.sandramendelson.com/

FB: @sandra.l.mendelson

Insta: @sandra_mendelson/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sandraml/

In this deeply reflective conversation, Lisa is joined by astrologer and intuitive consultant Michelle Wollaston to explore how astrology, personal energy cycles, and human design can offer profound insight into our emotional wellbeing, life purpose, and major life transitions.

Michelle explains how a natal chart acts as a blueprint for understanding your unique energetic makeup, with planetary rulers and astrological houses influencing how you experience life. Together, they discuss the impact of astrological transits, moon phases, and significant milestones such as Saturn returns and Chiron returns, particularly during midlife, when many women are called into deeper reflection, healing, and self-awareness.

The conversation also explores emotional patterns linked to moon phases and zodiac signs, including how Scorpio moon energy can intensify emotions, intuition, and exhaustion—especially for water signs. Michelle shares practical guidance on setting boundaries, reducing external noise, and learning to listen to intuition rather than fear or societal expectations.

Moving beyond astrology alone, Michelle introduces human design and explains how understanding your personal design type, such as generator or projector, can transform how you approach work, relationships, and decision-making. She also shares how she creates personalised "Soul Maps" for clients using birth data, natal charts, and progressed moons to help navigate life purpose, karmic lessons, and current challenges.

The episode widens into an important discussion on women’s empowerment, power imbalances, and the silencing of survivor voices across industries. Lisa and Michelle speak candidly about systemic abuse, the role of fear and complicity, and the importance of education, self-worth, and awareness for future generations. Michelle also shares her work amplifying survivor voices through media and publishing platforms.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, tune inward, and reconnect with your personal rhythm, honouring both the cosmic cycles and the inner wisdom guiding your path.

SOCIALS:

www.michellewollaston.com

Facebook: @michelle.wollaston.7

Instagram: @michellewollaston

LinkedIn: michelle-wollaston

In this episode, continuing on from Episode 9, Lisa Aston Michael explores what healing looks like after family scapegoating, emotional harm, or ongoing hostility within the family system.

When harm comes from within the family, it can deeply impact self-trust, emotional safety, and nervous system regulation. Many people find themselves questioning their reality, carrying guilt for setting boundaries, or feeling isolated in an experience that is rarely spoken about.

This episode is a gentle, trauma-informed guide for anyone who has experienced family scapegoating, emotional abuse, or chronic conflict, including those navigating complex step-family or blended family dynamics.

We discuss:

• How to protect yourself when family harm is ongoing

• Why boundaries are an act of self-respect, not punishment

• When distance or estrangement may be necessary for healing

• The impact of chronic family stress on the nervous system

• Simple nervous system grounding and regulation practices

• How to separate your identity from family projections

• Reclaiming your sense of self, meaning, and belonging

• The role of chosen family in emotional healing

This episode is not about blame or confrontation.
It is about self-protection, clarity, nervous system repair, and reclaiming your inner authority.

You are invited to listen at your own pace, pause when needed, and return when it feels right.

🎧 Content note: This episode discusses emotional harm within families. Please prioritise your wellbeing while listening.

If you are experiencing family scapegoating, gaslighting, or other forms of emotional abuse, there are several confidential outlets that can provide support and resources. If you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services.

• 1800RESPECT (Australia): A 24-hour national sexual assault, family, and domestic violence counselling line.
• Lifeline (Australia): Provides 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention services for anyone experiencing emotional distress or a personal crisis.
• Kids Helpline (Australia): A free, confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25 years.

Content Warning:

Before we begin, a gentle content note for this episode.

This episode discusses emotional abuse, scapegoating, and psychological harm within families. While there is no graphic content, some listeners may find the themes activating. Please listen at your own pace and prioritise your emotional wellbeing.

If you have experienced family scapegoating, emotional abuse, or toxic family relationships, this episode offers validation, understanding, and a grounded path toward healing.

What happens when emotional abuse and scapegoating don’t come from strangers—but from within your own family?

In this deeply personal and trauma-informed podcast episode, Lisa Aston Michael explores the experience of being targeted, scapegoated, and emotionally harmed by a family member. She examines how intra-family hate mirrors the same psychological patterns found in collective hate crimes, operating quietly through projection, dehumanisation, and exclusion.

This episode offers compassionate insight into family emotional abuse, family scapegoating, and toxic family dynamics, with particular attention to blended and step-family systems.

Topics explored include:

• Intra-family hate and emotional abuse
• Family scapegoating and projection psychology
• Narcissistic and toxic family dynamics
• Emotional harm within step-families and blended families
• The Electra complex as an emotional rivalry framework (non-diagnostic)
• The nervous system impact of chronic family stress and betrayal
• Why family-based emotional abuse is so identity-shaking
• Healthy boundaries with family members
• Alternatives to forced forgiveness and reconciliation
• Healing from family trauma and reclaiming personal identity

This episode is not about blame or diagnosis. It is about naming harm, restoring clarity, and supporting healing for those experiencing family-based emotional abuse.

Next week in Episode 10, continuing on from this episode, Lisa covers "Healing from Family Scapegoating".

** If you are experiencing family scapegoating, gaslighting, or other forms of emotional abuse, are are two confidential outlets within Australia that can provide support and resources:

1800RESPECT (Australia): A 24-hour national sexual assault, family, and domestic violence counselling line.

Lifeline (Australia): Provides 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention services for anyone experiencing emotional distress or a personal crisis.

Kids Helpline (Australia): A free, confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25 years.

In this powerful and eye-opening episode of Enlightened Connections, Lisa sits down with psycho-spiritual coach and soul purpose guide Karen AnTara for a deep dive into the realms of subconscious programming, past life healing, spiritual discernment, and the journey of authentic awakening.

Karen shares her remarkable evolution from energy healer and medium to a practitioner specialising in subconscious re-patterning through Rapid Transformational Therapy. She reveals how spiritual conditioning, cult-like programming, and “false light” influences keep people stuck — and how true healing begins in the mind before it can be embodied in the soul.

Together, Lisa and Karen explore:
* How limiting beliefs form and how hypnosis reveals their true origins
* Past life regression stories — and how old timelines shape current fears
* Why feelings of unworthiness persist even in successful people
* The ascension cycle and activating higher levels of consciousness
* The truth about working with non-human entities — and why discernment matters
* The difference between genuine intuition and fear-based conditioning
* Why shadow work and inner child healing are essential for soul purpose
* Karen’s Transcendence Path program and her unique 4-phase method for deep soul alignment

This conversation spans the mystical, the psychological, and the deeply practical, offering profound wisdom for anyone seeking clarity, purpose, and a more empowered spiritual path.

Website: www.karenantara.org

FB: https://facebook.com/karenantara/

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@KarenAnTara

Substack: https://substack.com/@karenantara

The Transcendence Path: https://karenturpin.kartra.com/page/TranscendencePathIntro

In this episode of Enlightened Connections, I sit down with Evidential Medium Karina to explore the many layers of spirit communication, from the early intuitive experiences that shaped her path, to the discipline, learning, and dedication required to work evidentially with Spirit.

Karina shares the differences between psychic readings and mediumship, how she handles clients seeking specific loved ones, and her belief around when spirit can communicate after passing. Together they discuss the evolution and growing acceptance of mediumship, how information from Spirit can sometimes surprise even the sitter, and what it truly means to hold space ethically, compassionately and evidentially.

This conversation offers insight into the heart of mediumship; the healing, the responsibility, the sacred connection, and the power of communication from beyond.

You can reach Karina at:

www.karinamedium.com

Facebook and Instagram: KarinaIntuitiveMedium

TikTok: Karina Hemby

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In this episode, I sit down with Kate Solisti to explore her remarkable journey as an animal communicator. From her childhood experiences sensing the world differently to the profound connection she felt with her beloved cat Dusty, Kate shares how her intuition and empathic abilities guided her path toward understanding and connecting with animals on a heart-to-heart level.

We dive into the evolution of her gift, from early challenges and skepticism, to embracing her intuitive nature through therapy, clinical practice, and spiritual development. Kate reflects on how she perceives the messages animals share, the importance of listening deeply, and how these connections can guide humans toward greater self-awareness and healing.

Throughout our conversation, Kate also emphasises the vital role of presence, meditation, and love in cultivating meaningful relationships with animals. She shares heartfelt stories of the animals she’s worked with, illustrating how their intelligence, empathy, and sentience offer profound lessons for us all.

Whether you’re an aspiring communicator, a pet lover, or simply curious about the unseen bonds we share with animals, this episode offers insight, inspiration, and a gentle reminder of the deep, loving connections possible between humans and the animal kingdom.

If you’ve ever wondered how real animal communication works, what separates grounded intuition from fantasy, and why ethics matter now more than ever — this episode is for you.

You can reach Kate at:

www.katesolisti.com

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