Feeling underwhelmed by your own life? Holding tightly to something that no longer feels alive?

In this follow-up episode of the Initiations in Love podcast, Britta reads a passage from her spiritual memoir, "Initiations in Love," that speaks to how the extraordinary lives inside the ordinary, a truth that was revealed in the previous episode "Stop Waiting – and Follow What's Alive for You! with Jen Aly."

In that powerful interview, Jen shared how the sudden loss of a dear friend became a profound initiation, awakening her to the preciousness of being alive. A year later, she answered an even deeper call: releasing the identity, belongings, and home she had worked so hard to build in order to step into a nomadic life.

If you sense you're being invited into something new, or are ready to loosen your grip and see your life with fresh eyes, this episode will meet you right where you are.

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Resources and References

• Britta's Book- Initiations in Love

Show Notes

1:10 - Britta welcomes you to the podcast and reflects on the discussion, themes, and learnings from our previously released episode

5:40 - Britta introduces today's reading from the very end of the book: the closing passage titled "Everything is a Miracle." This passage speaks to Jen's discovery that the extraordinary lives inside the ordinary

7:11 - Britta gives a reading of today's chosen excerpt "Everything is a Miracle" from her book, Initiations in Love

15:57 - Britta asks processing questions to sense how you've been affected by the passage she read

16:36 - Britta invites you to grab paper and a writing utensil for journaling prompts

• Where in your life are you holding on, possibly too tightly, to an old vision, identity, or dream - even though life may be nudging you in a different direction?

• What recent challenge or "problem" might actually be life inviting you into greater aliveness, clarity, or alignment?

• When you consider that the extraordinary lives inside the ordinary, what small, everyday moments could feel more miraculous to you today?

• If you fully trusted the current flow of your life - even the parts you don't yet understand - what small step might you take next?

• Where have you experienced Grace protecting you, redirecting you, or guiding you in ways you only recognized later?

21:15 - Britta brings the episode to a close, thanking you for taking time to turn inward, and inviting you to say YES - not someday, but NOW!

Feeling stagnant? Looking to shift your mindset and bring light to the darkest of times? This episode of the Initiations in Love podcast is for you.

In today's episode, Britta sits down with Jen Aly, business coach, TEDx speaker, and creator of the Freedom & Flow Framework™. Together, they discuss the force of trying to make something happen that is not in flow, finding grace in the worst of times, and letting go of ideas to make room for new. Jen also reveals an epiphany that led her to live a nomadic lifestyle.

Tune in if you are ready to stop waiting and say yes to what's alive for you.

Jen Aly is a business coach and TEDx speaker who helps entrepreneurs design businesses—and lives—that truly support who they're becoming. Through her Freedom & Flow Framework™, she guides clients to rebuild their work and lifestyle around clarity, confidence, and freedom. After twelve years in Asheville, NC, Jen downsized her life and became nomadic—a journey that deepened her love for life itself. She supports others to navigate their own transitions, whether that's redesigning a business, exploring life abroad, or saying yes to a new chapter.

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Want more? Visit our WEBSITE, connect with Britta on FACEBOOK, and follow her on Instagram: @brittaeskey or @cortrainings. Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References

• Britta's Book- Initiations in Love

• Website: JenAlyCoaching.com

• Substack: JenAlyCoaching

• JenAlyCoaching.com/quiz

Show Notes

1:14 - Britta introduces special guest Jen Aly and shares the focus of this episode

2:32 - Jen recalls the epiphany she had while brushing her teeth that led her to pack up her stuff and live a nomadic lifestyle

7:02 - Jen and Britta discuss what Jen means when she says: "The worst thing had happened, and yet there was so much grace," and Britta mirrors it back to her in the Initiations in Love framework

15:12 - Jen shares her Calling to the nomadic lifestyle and the role of "trusting the flow" within that decision

24:51 - Jen recounts the grace she found in the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Helene on her community of Asheville, and what gifts emerged from the experience

33:22 - Jen addresses what it feels like not having one place where all of her belongings are

36:21 - Britta and Jen discuss Jen's recent experience with letting go of an idea she had, and the constant of accepting what is

39:03 - Jen divulges her best advice for those who are looking to downsize or become nomads

45:12 - Britta encourages listeners to reach out to Jen for support, as shebrings the episode to a close

Today's episode of the Initiations in Love podcast is a follow-up to our previous episode: "Coming from Love: The Urgent Call of Our Times with Miranda Macpherson." In that conversation, Miranda shared some of her own initiations, and how each one became a gateway into greater trust, deeper compassion, and what she calls Boundless Love.

In this follow-up episode, Britta reads a section from her spiritual memoir, Initiations in Love, called "The Examen Prayer," echoing Miranda's own evening review practice by sharing her own. Britta then guides listeners through a journaling exercise to help you process what you've heard and reflect on your own invitations to a greater Love.

This passage speaks directly to Miranda's evening review practice — that sacred moment at the end of the day when we turn toward all that has unfolded with loving awareness and humility

🎧If you've ever wondered how to identify opportunity and say "yes" to what calls you, this episode is for you.

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Looking to buy Britta's book Initiations in Love? Click here.

Want more? Visit our WEBSITE, connect with Britta on FACEBOOK, and follow her on Instagram: @brittaeskey or @cortrainings. Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References

• Britta's Book- Initiations in Love

Show Notes

1:10 - Britta welcomes you to the podcast and reflects on the discussion, themes, and learnings from our previously released episode

4:05 - Britta introduces today's reading from the third stage: The Transformation Cauldron - a chapter entitled "The Examen Prayer." This passage speaks directly to Miranda's evening review practice — that sacred moment at the end of the day when we turn toward all that has unfolded with loving awareness and humility

5:20 - Britta gives a reading of today's chosen excerpt "The Examen Prayer" from her book, Initiations in Love

13:18 - Britta asks processing questions to sense how you've been affected by the passage she read

14:14 - Britta invites you to grab paper and a writing utensil for journaling prompts

• What situation in your life might be carrying a Divine invitation, even if it feels uncomfortable or unclear?

• Where do you notice resistance to saying "yes"?

• When you reflect on your day, what moment stands out as an opportunity to come from Love rather than fear?

• How might you practice "ego relaxation" the next time you feel tight, reactive, or defensive?

• What helps you remember that Grace is already here - even in the middle of your challenges?

21:13 - Britta brings the episode to a close, encouraging us to walk with tenderness and courage, knowing that grace meets us when we dare to say "yes"

In today's episode of the Initiations in Love podcast, Britta sits down with Miranda Macpherson, author and contemporary spiritual teacher (as well as Britta's longtime teacher). Miranda begins the episode with a wonderful calling in for listeners, then recounts her strong experience with boundless love as a young person, and how it propelled her into spiritual life. Together, Britta and Miranda explore the ideas of boundless love, Divine Love, and non-dual love, saying YES to the invitations of life, and moving beyond self-awakening to community-awakening.

🎧 If you are feeling a call to courage in order to show up fully, show up in love, and say YES to the invitations of life, this episode is for you!

Miranda Macpherson is a contemporary spiritual teacher who has been guiding others into direct experience of the Sacred for over thirty years internationally. In her twenties she founded the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation in London, where she trained and ordained over 600 ministers and counsellors. Today, Miranda leads the Living Grace Global Sangha, leads retreats internationally, broadcasts extensively and serves as core faculty at The Shift Network, and advisor to the Association for Spiritual Integrity.

Miranda's books include The Way of Grace: the Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation, Boundless Love, Meditations on Boundless Love, and the Cultivating Grace Card Deck. Miranda is also a kirtan musician and singer with 2 mantra albums – Streams of Grace and The Heart of Being.

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Looking to buy Britta's book Initiations in Love? Click here.

Want more? Visit our WEBSITE, connect with Britta on FACEBOOK, and follow her on Instagram: @brittaeskey or @cortrainings. Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References

• Britta's Book- Initiations in Love

• www.mirandamacpherson.com
  
  

Show Notes

1:14 - Britta introduces special guest Miranda Macpherson and shares the focus of this episode

3:28 - Miranda calls us in as an audience to begin the episode

6:22 - Miranda recounts her strong experience with boundless love as a young person, and how it propelled her into spiritual life

17:43 - Miranda divulges what contributed to her saying YES to this Initiation - which you can use, too, when asked to rise to an occasion

28:26 - Miranda recalls the coming apart of her first marriage, and how she handled it from Love, learning to be present with her emotions without getting stuck

38:32 - Miranda shares that never has there been a fierce passage, in her experience, where something really amazing hasn't been forged in the fire of that passage

44:40 - Miranda argues that there is no waking up or liberation that doesn't include the awakening and well-being of others and shares check-in questions she asks herself

51:23 - Britta and Miranda discuss the fact that Love isn't always sweet as honey, and we need to look at ourselves honestly, but without cutting ourselves down in the process

58:44 - Miranda and Britta address dropping the knife of judgment, especially in this time, to approach things without hatred

1:01:40 - Miranda shares some words of wisdom for when people feel powerless and hatred towards "the other side"
1:05:47 - Britta brings the episode to a close

Have you ever wondered how to stay true to yourself and open to another? To behold a kind of Love that honors difference, deepens connection, and reminds us: we're not doing this alone. In this episode of the Initiations in Love podcast, Britta guides us to see that, in fact, there are always three of us: you, the other, and the presence of Grace that holds it all.

Reading "The Two Become One," a section from her spiritual memoir, Initiations in Love, Britta details her wedding ceremony and the coinciding realization that true union isn't the loss of individuality, but the discovery of a deeper belonging within it. She leads a journaling exercise to help process what you've heard and reflect on your own invitations to a greater Love.

This is a follow-up to our previous episode: "Me, You, and God - Walking the Spiritual Path as a Couple with David Frenette and Donna Zerner." In that conversation, we explored what it means to walk a spiritual path as a couple, where two souls who came to relationship later in life, each deeply rooted in their own journey with God, and yet willing to learn how to love all over again, together.

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If you liked this episode of Initiations in Love, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Looking to buy Britta's book Initiations in Love? Click here.

Want more? Visit our WEBSITE, connect with Britta on FACEBOOK, and follow her on Instagram: @brittaeskey or @cortrainings. Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References

• Britta's Book- Initiations in Love

Show Notes

1:10 - Britta welcomes you to the podcast and reflects on the discussion, themes, and learnings from our previously released episode

6:58 - Britta introduces today's reading from the fourth stage: The Emerging - a chapter entitled "The Two Become One." This passage describes her wedding ceremony, and how she realized that marriage is a sacrament and not a loss of individuality, but the discovery of a deeper belonging within it

8:56 - Britta gives a reading of today's chosen excerpt "The Two Become One" from her book, Initiations in Love

17:36 - Britta asks processing questions to sense how you've been affected by the passage she read

18:30 - Britta invites you to grab paper and a writing utensil for journaling prompts

• How does your own relationship invite you to grow closer to the Divine?

• In what ways might you be looking to another person to give you what only your relationship with God can fulfill?

• How might your connection deepen if you began to see every interaction as an opportunity to open more fully to Love?

• If you're in partnership: what would it look like for the "third presence," the Divine, to have a seat at the table in your relationship?

• If you're single: how are you cultivating that sacred inner marriage within yourself?

23:23 - Britta brings the episode to a close, encouraging us to remember there are always three of us - me, the other, and the Love that holds us both

Today's episode of the Initiations in Love podcast is a follow-up to our previous episode: "The Always & Already Here of the Spiritual Journey with Neelama Eyres." In that heartfelt conversation, Neelama shared with such depth and authenticity about the evolution of her relationship with God, and how spiritual growth often moves through unseen stages of development, mystery, and grace.

In this follow-up episode, Britta reads from her spiritual memoir, Initiations in Love, a chapter titled "Communion of Saints." This passage speaks to the invisible work of Grace that continues within the soul, especially in times when we feel disconnected, disoriented, or alone. There always is a lineage of mystics behind us, cheering us on, guiding us, and whispering, "Keep going. Grace is working, even here." Britta then offers a guided journaling practice to help you reflect on your own spiritual path and listen more deeply to the quiet invitations of Love.

🎧 If you're walking through doubt, a dry spell, or a dark night of the soul, this episode is a compassionate companion on your journey.

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If you liked this episode of Initiations in Love, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Looking to buy Britta's book Initiations in Love? Click here.

Want more? Visit our WEBSITE, connect with Britta on FACEBOOK, and follow her on Instagram: @brittaeskey or @cortrainings. Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References

• Britta's Book- Initiations in Love
  
  

Show Notes

1:10 - Britta welcomes you to the podcast and reflects on the discussion, themes, and learnings from our previously released episode

5:10 - Britta introduces today's reading from the third stage: The Transformation Cauldron - a chapter entitled "Communion of Saints." This passage speaks to the invisible work of Grace that is always unfolding within the soul, whether we feel it or not

6:58 - Britta gives a reading of today's chosen excerpt "Communion of Saints" from her book, Initiations in Love

19:15 - Britta asks processing questions to sense how you've been affected by the passage she read

19:51 - Britta invites you to grab paper and a writing utensil for journaling prompts

• When in your life have you felt like nothing was happening spiritually - only to realize later that something deeper was quietly transforming within you?

• What does "Grace" mean to you - not as a concept, but as an experience?

• Who are the "saints" or spiritual ancestors - living or long gone - who remind you of what's possible in Love?

• How does it feel to imagine that you are part of a great lineage of awakening souls, being guided and supported even when you can't see it?

• What helps you trust the process when you can't yet see the outcome?

24:04 - Britta brings the episode to a close - encouraging us to take a slow, conscious breath and feel the presence of all those who have walked this path before us