Love Is The Author

Jaymee & Lacee close out the year with Sam Harris impressions and conscientious objections to societal norms. Lacee births the phrase "counter-conditioning" to describe the act of defying multigenerational habitual patterns, and Jaymee drops a few postmodern-Buddhist freestyle rants. The couple also figure out on air whether the LITA podcast will continue with the upcoming return of the Mystical/Cynical podcast in January 2022. So get ready to slow the fuck down for an hour as we painstakingly remove the splinters and claws of samsara, one homegrown realization at a time. We would additionally like to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thank you for your attention this past year, and for making our conversations a valued part of your life.

In this divine feminine charged episode w/ Jaymee's partner & manager Lacee, the two break down how to spiritualize PMS, how sex can evolve in healthy relationship, the importance of assertiveness as well as apology, and what part meditation plays in maintaining overall health and happiness.

Jaymee and Austin spend an additional hour answering questions and addressing topics presented by listeners.

Austin White was a former client of Jaymee's in 2017. Leaving behind a trail of destruction fueled by addiction and long-standing emotional wounds, Austin serendipitously entered the treatment center Jaymee co-founded after leading police on a high speed pursuit in Santa Barbara while in a manic state. They instantly began an unbelievable journey of healing and spiritual growth that led to Austin becoming Jaymee's predecessor at the center where they originally met and did their profound work together. Austin vulnerably shares his dramatic and heartwarming story of spiritual awakening with us all, so much so that you can hear his voice tremble.

Jaymee hosts Brandon Boyd—frontman of the iconic band Incubus, painter, surfer, lifelong spiritual explorer and new father —for a playful and thoughtful conversation about creative morality and the toll of success after decades in the spotlight. Brandon reflects on the strange miracle of a band of friends from California growing into one of the most beloved rock groups of their generation, while somehow managing to keep their sense of humor, experimentation, and inner life intact. Jaymee and Brandon explore the process of songwriting while driving, the sacrifice the muse asks of its receiver, the divine paradox hidden within truths, forging your own spiritual path, the wisdom we earn through what we wouldn’t wish upon ourselves, and the ideal beauty of being a new father at 50. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter. RECORDED ON LOCATION: Topa Institute in Ojai SOUND MIXED: Chris FallerOPENING SONG: “Ganstaleen” by JJ RAM (Jaymee)CLOSING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music. COVER PHOTO: Devin J. DilmoreInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @brandonboyd / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee is thrilled to share this two-hour conversation with YouTuber Dakota Wint. With his channel Dakota of Earth nearing the one-million subscriber mark, Dakota reflects on his unlikely entry into the spiritual path—from once being an argumentative atheist encouraged by the writings of Christopher Hitchens, to becoming a devout man of God enthusiastically exploring the sacredness of a multitude of spiritual traditions  the sacred to the profane. He speaks openly about the Krishna devotee who mentored him before tragically taking his own life, what it was like being stranded in Peru for three months at the onset of the pandemic at an ayahuasca retreat, and the deeper reckonings that followed. Throughout the conversation, Dakota offers moments of honest self-reflection that remind us the screen is just another mirror.One of Jaymee’s favorite conversations to date—with a fascinating, seemingly fearless spiritual journalist reporting from the front lines of the incomprehensible.LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIXED: Chris FallerOPENING MUSIC: 'Tripura Sundari' by EARTHTONES MUSICCLOSING MUSIC: 'Gangstaleen' by JJ RAMInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship OPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music. CLOSING SONG: “Ganstaleen” by JJ RAM SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

In this expansive double-issue episode, Jaymee welcomes back the wandering mystic known as Jesus Christ, or "Jesus Eveningstar Aurum Aquarian" from his time in the spiritual cult The Source Family. What unfolds is a hilarious, reality-bending exploration of mysticism, spiritual experimentation, communal living in the heart of 1970s spiritual counterculture, and the long arc of awakening in the subtler initiations of everyday life. In the second half of this special, Jaymee is joined by his extraterrestrial friend "(no first name) Aurora", who describes her experience of inhabiting a 27 year old human form formerly known as Debbie. Aurora shares her teachings on energetic sovereignty: a practice she calls the Flying Rainbow Lasagne— which is a dance designed to help individuals navigate and protect themselves from the harms and dangers of an increasingly unorganic, technological world.Provocative, unusual, and undeniably sincere, this double feature explores the edges of belief while returning again and again to the same question: What does it mean to live from love, no matter the story we inhabit?LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIXED: Austin Lee GozaOPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music. CLOSING SONG: “Ganstaleen” by JJ RAM (J. Carpenter)Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

Mary Wright is an American painter and founder of the Wright Way Organic Resource Center in the Santa Monica Mountains, sacred land where her and her late husband, organic architect Eric Lloyd Wright lived, stewarded and offered to the public for ceremonial and teaching purposes for over 4 decades. Jaymee co-facilitated weekly sweat lodge ceremonies with shaman Miguel Rivera at Wright Way from 2014-2017, and this interview with Mary, recorded on Valentine's Day was a sort of homecoming for Jaymee, who views Mary as a saint. Recently her husband Eric passed away, and the home they shared was destroyed in the 2025 Malibu Fires. This conversation is a meditation on non-attachment, heartfelt resilience, the importance and truth of nature, and the abundant attitude of gratitude. Mary's Art At Tara's Gallery: https://shorturl.at/O4DXmLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIXED: Austin Lee GozaOPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music. CLOSING SONG: “Gangstaleen” by JJ RAM (J. Carpenter) Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

Multidisciplinary artist and creator of The Wild Unknown Tarot series Kim Krans makes her fifth appearance on the podcast, engaging in a non-ordinary conversation with Jaymee on creativity, high-risk joy, artistic discipline, the multiverse of symbolism, art as a spiritual practice, the rhythm of the self, and the secret loving architecture of boxing. Plus a fun round of marry/fuck/kill’s, mantras, muses, meanderings, Michael Jackson and more. KIM KRANS WEB: www.kimkrans.comLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, and curated by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIX: Chris FallerOPENING SONG: “Ocean Of Beauty” by Earthtones Music. CLOSING SONG: “Idle Hour” by Michael Morgan Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.comRAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee is joined by Doug Bihlmaier—fashion icon and mythical creative force at Ralph Lauren for over 5 decades, for a luminary conversation with one of the forefathers of vintage on the Icons of his youth, the ingredients of cool, and the arc of his longtime friendship and creative collaboration w Ralph Lauren. Plus the one fashion trend he can't pull off no matter how hard he tries, and why you should never give up on a garment. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIX: Chris FallerOPENING SONG: "Tripura Sundari" by Earthtones Music. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

Samuel Bercholz—legendary founder and editor-in-chief of Shambhala Publications— returns for his 10th appearance on the podcast, dropping pearls of wisdom like he has holes in his pockets, bridging past conversations with a breathtaking round of new secrets and truths. This is a conversation on sex, lies, and power on the road to enlightenment, within one of the most accomplished Buddhist communities in the world.LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. OPENING SONG: "Tripura Sundari" by Earthtones Music. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

In this episode of Love Is The Author, Jaymee welcomes Ganesh Das—host and producer of Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield on the Be Here Now Network— as well as a kirtan walla, artist and gnarly goofy footed skateboarder. Ganesh Das is also a big fan of Love Is The Author, and this past year, entered into weekly Spiritual Mentorship sessions with Jaymee to process core wounds and develop new spiritual practices designed to meet his emotional needs. In this episode, they share all the gory details of "feeling grief", healing wounds, and the miracle of blessing what's broken. Plus tons of sugar and hilarity to help the plant medicine go down. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIX: Chris FallerOPENING SONG: "Tripura Sundari" by Earthtones Music. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @thesloppybhakti / @unconventionalgardener

In this episode of Love Is The Author, Jaymee interviews Gregory Rogove - musician, composer, and longtime drummer for Devendra Banhart. Greg is also known for playing with Brandon Boyd, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Seal, Rodrigo Amarante, and his favorite music project of all time: Megapuss (with Devendra and Fabrizio Moretti from The Strokes). He also won a Latin Grammy for producing Natalia Lafourcade’s album Mujer Divina: Homenaje a Agustín Lara. The guy simply knows how to service a song. Jaymee and Gregory have a wide ranging conversation that moves fluidly between rhythm, devotion, family and the unseen emotional currents that guide a creative life.  LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @gregoryrogove / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee and his partner/manager Lacee Dilmore are back with another YAWN & LOKO themed episode, a two hour window into their unique relationship as romantic partners, mental health professionals, business partners, and devout spiritual practitioners. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited by Jaymee Carpenter. OPENING MUSIC: Ben CarpenterCLOSING MUSIC: Jaymee CarpenterOPENING NARRATION: Max KroneInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener

Elena Brower is a bestselling author, international yoga and meditation teacher and the host of the acclaimed Practice You podcast. Her new book, Hold Nothing published by Shambhala Publications in late 2025 has been incredibly successful, celebrated generously by the spiritual elite, iconic authors and lay practitioners alike. Jaymee and Elena meet for the first time and sparks fly discussing the link between Elliott Smith and Frank Ocean, the non-substantiality of praise and blame, the root causes and conditions of addiction, how to cultivate true joy without aggression, and the psychedelic dimension of Zen.ELENA BROWER WEB: www.elenabrower.comLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. SOUND MIX: Chris Faller'STREET MONK' - a docu-series on Jaymee's life as a spiritual practitioner, is now available on YouTube: ⁠www.youtu.be/ss6XCuODqow⁠Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @elenabrower / @unconventionalgardener

Wayne Carpenter is Jaymee's father, a New York born singer/songwriter who lived and breathed music from his earliest life. Wayne developed himself as a performer and writer while attending prestigious music colleges before chasing his dreams on the West Coast in the early 1970's pursuing a record deal with his band (which included Jaymee's mother). But a twist of fate and a mouth to feed (Jaymee's birth) redirected Wayne's life into a new career, as an executive of the biggest record store chain in America (The Wherehouse) during the Southern California record store explosion of the late 1970's & 80's. This podcast features a highly entertaining journalistic behind the scenes account of both the golden age of the recording industry and the birth of record store culture, as well as an uncommon conversation between a Jaymee and his father, who makes his first guest appearance on the podcast. 'STREET MONK' - a docu-series on Jaymee's life as a spiritual practitioner, is now available on YouTube: ⁠www.youtu.be/ss6XCuODqow⁠LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: BOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES ⁠⁠www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠YERBA MADRE ⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠⁠TOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS ⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠INDIAN LODGE ROAD ⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠VALLEY OF THE MOON vintage in OJAITHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠FAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Chance Feimster aka "Da Snake Mon" is a naturalist guide and wildlife expert from North Carolina who’s been a devout fan of Jaymee's podcasts for the past 5 years. Earlier this year the two began working together in weekly Spritual Mentorship sessions online and a close bond formed between them. Chance decided to travel across the country to meet Jaymee and Lacee in person for the first time to spend the week in Ojai, CA, creating the quintessential interactive podcast experience for himself. In this beautifully tender, highly entertaining and completely unplanned episode, you’ll also learn interesting facts about animals, insects, plant life, and Jason Segel, plus a road map of how to begin seeing the external world as an extension of oneself.www.loveistheauthor.comLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE www.yerbamadre.comBOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES www.bossanovasoap.comTOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS www.raumgoods.comINDIAN LODGE ROAD www.indianlodgeroad.comTHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @da_snake_mon / @unconventionalgardener

Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok Rinpoche is a Vajrayana Buddhist Master at the Odiyana Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, and one of Jaymee’s root guru’s in Tibetan Buddhism. At 18 months of age he was recognized as the reincarnation of an important teacher by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, and was raised since childhood to fulfill his incarnation. He is a beautifully tender and peaceful man, who speaks with simplicity, humor, and the lightest touch imaginable. On this, his fourth and most profound conversation with Jaymee on the podcast, teacher and student discuss Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, the true nature of mind, the mechanisms of karma and the exponential heart of devotion.www.loveistheauthor.comLITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. ODIYANA CHARITABLE SOCIETY: www.odiyanacs.orgInterested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: YERBA MADRE www.yerbamadre.comBOSSANOVA SOAP & CANDLES www.bossanovasoap.comTOTALLY BLOWN ⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠RAUM GOODS www.raumgoods.comINDIAN LODGE ROAD www.indianlodgeroad.comTHiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Chuck Testa is owner/operator of Ojai Valley Taxidermy and easily the most recognizable taxidermist in the world, due largely to his viral internet commercial created by YouTubers Rhett and Link for their docu-series Commercial Kings. Besides a healthy exploration of the origins and ethics of taxidermy, Jaymee and Chuck engage in a meaningful conversation about the importance of engaging in open-minded conversation with people you don’t agree with. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @ojai_valley_taxidermy / @unconventionalgardener

Jamie Kilstein has been a working comedian for decades, exploring the vast spectrum of highest highs and the lowest of lows both personally and professionally. After hearing his story you may feel that’s putting it lightly. But remarkably, Jamie has survived the gauntlet of his own mistakes and the rollercoaster of showbiz with the genuine heart of enthusiasm for what he’s learned along the way, grateful to be alive simply to tell the tale another day, to practice kindness towards himself and others, and make strangers laugh. You’ll learn what it was like being mentored by Robin Williams, who saved Jamie’s life, and what it’s been like navigating Jamie’s continuing mental health since Robin’s passing. LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation,or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcastFAN CONTACT: lacee@loveistheauthor.comON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @thejamiekilstein / @unconventionalgardener