Manifestation Coach Courtney Sprung joins Jessica for a conversation on Uranus entering Gemini, Neptune in Aries, AI, authenticity, boundaries, and staying centered in a rapidly changing world.

Together, they explore the acceleration of technology, shifting creative landscapes, nervous system regulation, and the growing desire for what feels genuine and human. Jessica reflects on Uranus in Gemini as an invitation to stay curious rather than collapsing into reactive “either/or” thinking, while learning to hold multiple truths at once.

The conversation moves through AI “gaslighting,” social media filters, manifestation, shadow work, self-publishing, energetic boundaries, and the subtle art of slowing down enough to actually be present.

Topics include:

* Uranus in Gemini and the rapid rise of AI

* Curiosity vs. polarization

* Neptune in Aries and performative authenticity

* Creative work in a changing technological landscape

* Internal vs. external boundaries

* Nervous system regulation and slowing down

* Human design, emotional processing, and self-trust

* Finding center in a fragmented world

Enjoy!

Courtney Sprung is a tarot reader, healer, and manifesting coach dedicated to helping people unlock their inner wisdom and step into their most aligned life. Through intuitive readings, energy healing, manifestation practices, astrology, and shadow work, she guides clients toward greater clarity, healing, self-trust, and confidence in creating the reality they desire. Courtney is also passionate about building community through women’s gatherings, retreats, and transformative conversations.

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Jessica Shepherd is a Honolulu-based astrologer, intuitive guide, and the author of five books, including A Love Alchemist’s Notebook. She is the host of the Soft Human Voice podcast and its companion newsletter, Soft Human Words, where she also shares qigong and embodiment practices through Soft Human Movement. Her work explores sensitivity, intuition, emotional honesty, and the power of returning to oneself.

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Produced by Noah Tetzner.

Bestselling author and Joy School founder Lisa McCourt joins Jessica for a deeply compassionate conversation on self-trust, soul wisdom, and redefining joy beyond surface happiness. Together, they explore major life transitions, intuition versus logic, unconditional love, parenting, emotional healing, activism, and the practices that help us return to ourselves when life feels overwhelming. Lisa shares insights from her decades of work teaching joy as a full-spectrum embrace of the human experience, offering grounded tools for greater compassion, resilience, and inner peace. This episode is an invitation to remember that joy is not the absence of hardship, but the loving presence we bring to all of it.

Guest Bio:Lisa McCourt is the author of Free Your Joy and other books on love and joy, with over 9 million copies sold worldwide. She is the creator of the Joy Vibe Tune-Up modality and founder of Joy School, where she has spent over two decades teaching the principles of joy. Her bestselling children’s book I Love You Stinky Face, praised by Publishers Weekly as a “modern classic,” reflects her enduring impact. She also offers nondenominational ceremonies for life’s meaningful transitions and is currently expanding her work into New York’s Hudson Valley.Website: lisamccourt.comInstagram: @lisamccourtjoy

Host Bio:Jessica Shepherd is an astrologer, intuitive guide, and author of five books, including A Love Alchemist’s Notebook. She is the host of Soft Human Voice and writes the companion Substack newsletter Soft Human Words, where she explores sensitivity, self-trust, embodiment, and intuitive living. Based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Jessica’s work helps others reconnect with their inner wisdom and cultivate calm, clarity, and meaningful transformation.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jessicashepherd_/Websites: jessicashepherd.com | moonkissd.comSubstack: jessicashepherd.substack.com

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Bonnie Buckner, PhD, founder of the International Institute for Dreaming and Imagery, guides us into dreaming as a living language rooted in the body and asks: What if your dreams weren’t random—but precise, intelligent messages leading you toward change?

In this conversation, Jessica and Bonnie move beyond traditional dream interpretation and into a more dynamic, participatory approach—one where images are not decoded from a distance, but entered, felt, and transformed from within. Dreams are not static symbols, but living processes that reflect your current state and invite you into deeper relationship with yourself.

They explore how nightmares often signal imbalance rather than danger, and how, when engaged directly, they can become powerful gateways to resolution, creativity, and healing. Bonnie shares how working with imagery in the waking state can shift internal patterns, restore coherence in the nervous system, and open intuitive channels that extend beyond sleep.

At the heart of this episode is a reorientation: dreaming is not something that happens to you—it is something you are already participating in. When you begin to work with it consciously, it becomes a powerful tool for transformation.

If you’ve ever felt there is something deeper speaking through your dreams—or wondered how to truly engage with that language—this conversation is for you.

Guest Bio

Bonnie Buckner, PhD, is the founder and CEO of the International Institute for Dreaming and Imagery and the author of The Secret Mind: Unlock the Power of Dreams to Transform Your Life. She also serves as program lead for George Washington University’s One Humanity Leadership Coaching Certification, where she integrates dreaming and imagery into leadership development.

Her work draws from an ancient lineage of embodied dream practices, supporting individuals and organizations in accessing deeper intelligence, creativity, and transformation through imagery.

Learn more:bonniebuckner.cominstitutefordreamingandimagery.com

Host Bio

Jessica Shepherd is a writer, astrologer, and intuitive guide based in Honolulu, and the author of five books, including A Love Alchemist’s Notebook. Her work explores sensitivity, embodiment, and the deeper intelligence that emerges when we return to ourselves.

Through her writing, podcast, and companion Substack Soft Human Words, she creates spaces for reflection, emotional clarity, and inner transformation—blending intuition, wisdom, and energetics into grounded, resonant insight.

Learn more:https://www.instagram.com/_jessicashepherd_/jessicashepherd.commoonkissd.com

Credits

Produced by Noah Tetzner