2025 had surprises. Some were beautiful. Some were… OUCH!!!

In this episode, Laura and Tim reflect on what this year revealed, what actually worked, what didn’t, and the patterns that kept showing up until they finally landed.

We talk about learning to catch triggers sooner, listening without fixing, setting boundaries without guilt, and why “just because I can doesn’t mean I should” became a turning point. You’ll also hear how a solo trip to Portugal became a powerful moment of trust, freedom, and identity shift, plus what it looked like to choose “us” over fix-it energy when life got loud.

Then we look ahead to 2026 with a theme of movement and momentum, and Laura’s word for the year: reap - receiving what you’ve planted and letting it be enough.

We close with a reflection and prayer for anyone moving from shedding into what’s next.

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🎨 Artwork Credit: Mural featured in the video by E. Guenthner

🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

In the final episode of 2025 - and the closing chapter of Season One - Laura and Krissi welcome Danielle for a deeply honest conversation about grief as initiation, shedding old identities, and finding the courage to come home to ourselves.

Framed by 2025 as the year of shedding - the Year of the Snake, a time of dissolving illusions and accelerated transformation - this episode follows Danielle’s descent after losing her best friend, Jessi. Her grief cracked her open, stripping away the identities she had built, revealing long-ignored truths, and initiating her into a profound rebirth.

Together, the three explore:

✨ How grief becomes one of life’s greatest initiators
✨ What it feels like to walk through a “dark night of the soul”
✨ The micro-moments that rebuild self-trust after a lifetime of over giving
✨ Recognizing the whispers of intuition beneath the noise of survival
✨ What happens when saying “no” disrupts old patterns
✨ Choosing yourself even when others label it selfish
✨ Leaving marriages, careers, and identities that no longer fit
✨ Leaping into the unknown before you can see the destination
✨ The magic that unfolds when you finally listen to your inner knowing

Danielle shares how the two years following Jessi’s death led her to leave a 20-year aesthetics career, a long-term relationship, and an outdated version of herself - ultimately stepping into a life aligned with her truth, her healing, and her calling.

Laura closes the season with a blessing for anyone standing at the threshold of their own rebirth, honoring all we’ve shed, survived, remembered, and softened into during this transformative year.

Learn more about Danielle’s work at https://healwithdaniellemarie.com

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🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
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⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

Hormones and the holidays🦃… what could possibly go wrong?

In this episode of Selah: A Deep Pause, Laura and Krissi get honest about what happens when midlife hormone shifts collide with family traditions, expectations, and “be pleasant and fine” energy.

Laura shares the story of returning from a three-and-a-half-week honeymoon cocoon feeling soft, grounded, and in love, only to crash hard once “real life” and old stressors rushed back in. From itchy armpits to night peeing to zero give-a-shit for poor Tim, she realizes her body is not just reacting, it is telling the truth.

Together they explore:

💫 How perimenopause and menopause change the way stress lands in the body

💫 Why family holidays can feel like a contract you never consciously signed

💫 The grief of outgrowing old roles, and the freedom that comes when you finally say “enough”

💫 The difference between true gratitude and self-abandonment

💫 How choosing to pause, rest, and listen can quietly rewrite patterns for the next generation

If you have ever pulled up to a holiday gathering with a casserole in your lap and a knot in your throat, this conversation is your permission slip to do it differently.

At the end, Krissi offers three practical invitations for this season:

1. Create a “no list” before the holiday and choose at least one thing you are not doing this year.
2. Build in one simple body anchor like stepping outside for a breath, feeling the sun on your face, or putting a hand on your heart before you say yes.
3. Reclaim one ritual as your own so the day includes you, not just your roles.

May this episode be a balm for the part of you that is tired of performing and ready to belong to yourself first.

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🎨 Artwork Credit: Mural featured in the video by E. Guenthner

🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

Where does judgment live in your body — your jaw, your chest, that whisper of “I should have known better”?

In this week’s episode, Laura and Krissi explore what it means to see our mistakes as medicine — not proof that we’ve failed, but invitations to soften, reflect, and reconnect. Because let’s be honest… we’ve all had those “I would never” moments that turned into “until I did.”

Together we unpack what it looks like to:
💭 pause the shame spiral and find grace again
💗 hold ourselves (and each other) with compassion when things get messy
✨ remember that even here — we are still worthy of love

Take a deep pause with us. Mistakes as Medicine is an invitation to breathe, reflect, and begin again.

💫 If this episode meets you where you are, share it with someone who needs a little grace today.

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🎨 Artwork Credit: Mural featured in the video by E. Guenthner

🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

In this episode, Laura and Krissi sit down with Laura’s longtime friend, Dr. Michelle Cox — a physician, veteran, and regenerative medicine practitioner who also works with psychedelics and breathwork. 🌿

What starts as a “let’s just see where this goes” kind of chat turns into a deep, funny, and refreshingly honest conversation about rupture and repair, anger as wisdom, and the power of saying no when something doesn’t feel right. 💬🔥

The three explore what it means to reclaim your agency, honor your emotions, and trust your own intuition — whether that’s in healing work, relationships, or midlife reinvention. They also talk about pleasure, play, and life-force energy, because healing doesn’t always have to be heavy. 💗✨

It’s real, raw, a little wild, and full of reminders that you already hold the medicine you’re looking for. 🌕

🎙 Guest: Dr. Michelle Cox

🌀 Content note: Adult language and open discussion of mental health and psychedelics.

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🎨 Artwork Credit: Mural featured in the video by E. Guenthner

🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

What happens when “success” looks perfect on paper but feels empty inside?

In this heart-forward episode of Selah: A Deep Pause, Laura and Krissi sit with dear friend Samantha Guthrie to explore the moment she said “enough.” Together, they unpack the patterns that keep high-achievers on autopilot—people-pleasing, overworking, and equating worth with output—and the brave practice of pausing long enough to choose yourself. 🌿

Samantha shares her journey from running a nationwide business in full hustle mode (aka the “soul-crusher”) to realigning her life with authenticity, creativity, and faith. We talk childhood origins of overachievement, why comfort can keep us stuck, and how community mirrors back new possibilities. You’ll hear practical ways to shift your inner dialogue (hello, “erase, erase” 🧠✨), break tiny habits to make big change, and soften into a life that actually feels good.

In this episode, we explore:

• How childhood approval loops fuel adult hustle 🔁
• Autopilot vs. awareness—and simple pattern interrupts 🚦
• Choosing yourself when you don’t yet know “what’s next” 🧭
• Finding the courage to let go (jobs, roles, identities) 🕊️
• Boundaries, receiving support, and being seen 👀
• Measuring life by how it feels—not just the spreadsheet 📊❤️
• Community as catalyst: witnessing others to expand your own “possible” 🤝

Laura closes with a grounding blessing, The Seed—an invitation to honor the part of you that hustled while planting new seeds of softness, authenticity, and enoughness. 🌱

💌 Connect with Sam
Follow Samantha Guthrie on Instagram: @samanthaguthrieiam
Learn more about her work: www.thesamanthaguthrie.com

✨ If you’re navigating overwhelm, burnout, or a quiet tug toward change, this conversation is your gentle nudge to pause, breathe, and remember: real success isn’t in the doing—it’s in the being. 💫

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🎨 Artwork Credit: Mural featured in the video by E. Guenthner

🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

Community is beautiful… and messy. Wherever humans gather, there will be difference, tension, and sometimes rupture. In this episode, Laura and Krissi dive into the uncomfortable but transformative space of conflict in community.

Together they explore:
✨ Why conflict is not failure, but a sign of life and care
✨ The myth of “perfect” community vs. authentic connection
✨ How old patterns of control, avoidance, and needing to be right show up in conflict
✨ The wounds women carry around being pitted against each other - and the healing possible when we choose repair over retreat
✨ Simple somatic practices to stay present with conflict in your body instead of spinning out in your head

Conflict isn’t something to run from. It can be sacred tension, fertile ground for trust, compassion, and deeper belonging.

Laura closes with a guided reflection and blessing to help you sit with what conflict stirs in you, and to lean into the possibility of repair.

Take a pause with us.

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🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.

In our last episode, Laura shared the moment she felt truly heard. Today (In Part 2 of our listening and repair series), Tim is back to tell his side - what changed in the quiet, how listening with his whole body replaced the urge to fix, and how that single pivot reshaped their marriage, parenting, and community.

We explore:

• Willingness over winning: dropping the agenda and the mask.
• Nine days apart: learning to listen to self before listening to a partner.
• Rupture & repair year one: catching patterns faster (hours, not days).
• The doorway to intimacy: why being heard makes vulnerability possible.
• Practical prompts to start hard conversations without “fixing.”

✨ Quote we sit with: “To really listen is to lean in softly with a willingness to be changed by what you hear.”

Try this: Laura closes with a guided practice to notice where distance lives in your body and take one breath-step closer — no fixing required.

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🎙️ Host: Laura Deir
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🎨 Artwork Credit: Mural featured in the video by E. Guenthner

🎵 Music Credit
“Dreamcatcher” by Onycs Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artist: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNQ6vKZ5ogEZ0tM2TvxLhQA
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/gUgyfUIhGQc

⚖️ Disclaimer: The conversations in this episode reflect personal experiences and opinions. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or legal advice. Psychedelic substances are not legal in all areas and may carry risks. Always consult qualified professionals and honor your local laws and your own readiness before exploring any healing modality discussed.