The Designed Life

Welcome Aquarius season!Aquarius season of 2026 is framed as one of the most intense energetic hotspots of the year, marked by collective upheaval, systemic change, and powerful moments of unity and care. This is a season where disruption and innovation coexist—where old ways of thinking fracture while new ideas, identities, and collective visions begin to crystallize.At its core, this season initiates a decisive shift into a new era.Themes of the weeksWeek 1 (1.19-1.24) – a whole new world of communication, ideas, and thinkingWeek 2 (1.25-1.31) – action towards future evolutionWeek 3 (2.1-2.7) – a spotlight on our evolving identityWeek 4 (2.8-2.14) – lean in to the moments you have the inspiration and make them pleasurableWeek 5 (2.15-2.18) – the new era beginsTune in to hear more about how each of these weeks will unfold, and the energy you can tap into to help direct your own creative cycles.Key Dates:1.19 Sun enters Aquarius, Venus conjoins Pluto1.20 Mercury enters Aquarius (through Feb 6)1.21 Mercury cazimi1.22 Mercury conjunct Pluto1.23 Mars enters Aquarius (through March 2), Sun conjunct Pluto1.26 Neptune enters Aries, first time since 18621.27 Mars conjunct Pluto1.29 Mercury conjunct Venus2.1 Full Moon Leo 13º2.3 Uranus stations direct in Taurus2.6 Mercury enters Pisces (through April 14th)2.10 Venus enters Pisces (through March 6)2.11 Mercury enters pre-Rx shadow2.13 Saturn enters Aries2.16 Sun square Uranus, Mercury trine Jupiter Rx2.17 New Moon Eclipse in Aquarius 28º, Venus conjunct N Node2.18 Sun enters PiscesMentioned:Key astrology dates of 2026Year ahead astrology with Intuitively WildEps 032: Your Role in Cultivating FreedomConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

This week I chat with the content queen herself Xanthe Appleyard! Our conversation explores what it means to lead, create, and build sustainably – from a foundation of pleasure and self-trust. Xanthe shares the organic evolution of her “leisure ethic” – a values-based framework rooted in autonomy, integration, and choice.Although I wanted to explore all of Xanthe’s 12 principles, in 60 minutes we could only talk through only a handful. That said, this robust conversation offers so many reflections on auditing work for alignment, redefining pleasure in personal language, navigating hard conversations, and embracing conflict as intimacy, and how sustainable success emerges from integration rather than sacrifice.Grounded in Xanthe’s real-life transitions, she offers so much insight on a human-centered blueprint for building a life and business that honors the whole self.Connect with Xanthe:On instagram hereOn tiktok hereOn her podcast hereVia Social LifeAlso Mentioned:Samantha MacKinnonChelsea RiffeConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

In this new style of episode I'm sharing an overarching view of the astrological energetics of Q1 so that you can approach the first three months of the year with an broad sense of how the energy will flow.For each month I also share a creative practice, somatic practice, and meditation or reflection suggestion to support you in the month ahead – all are listed below for easy reference.My hope is that you utilize this episode to help you plan your quarters - in business, in family life, in your adventures, and everywhere!January Practices:Creative & Reflective:Milton Glaser 10 year visionFollow your inspiration but create flexibility around your ideasSomatic:Emphasize body care and remembering that you have a body to care for even though you have dreams you want to buildFebruary Practices:Creative & Reflective:Get experimental! If you always do things digitally, start with creating on paper. if you always write in a certain area of your home, try writing at a coffee shop. Try doing things in entirely different ways that usual and break out of your usual.Bring a notebook with you for all the ideas that are going to come through!Somatic:Channel your breath work practices such as box breathing, or this one-minute breath practice from me.Reflections:Observe yourself, where you feel pulled, and what you feel called to change and create.March Practices:Creative & Somatic:Water color or work with water and ink. Speak intentions into your water. Shower with the intention of clearing and cleansing more than just your body. Work with water in some capacity.Mediation:Visualize a wave of grade washing over the body with every breathConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

*Time stamps are available below so you can jump ahead to your sign.*2026 is a pivotal year that piggy backs on so much of the change that was seeded in 2025.For all of us we’re going to be experiencing a ramping up in our communication, a willful desire to be wholly our weird, wild, rebellious, and contrarian selves, and ultimately we’ll be ending the year having shed many protective layers to our identity and expression – allowing ourselves to be more fully seen.This is a year that will require courage from all of us, but we’ll be up for the challenge – we’re ready.Wishing you an expansive 2026 friend!Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:03:50 Aries Rising00:23:00 Taurus Rising00:42:28 Gemini Rising01:04:38 Cancer Rising01:25:56 Leo Rising01:47:00 Virgo Rising02:10:20 Libra Rising02:33:05 Scorpio Rising02:57:58 Sagittarius Rising03:21:10 Capricorn Rising03:44:35 Aquarius Rising04:08:48 Pisces Rising04:31:46 Wrap UpBook an astrology reading with meRead about all the major dates of 2026Connect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

January offers us a chance to balance our relationships to our bodies and felt experience with our work and our desire to turn ideas into reality.The Full Moon in Cancer 13º on January 3rd is very concerned with our relationship to our felt experience. There’s an opportunities to look back on the last 6 months and year to assess how our relationships to our bodies, nourishment, and collective care have shifted and evolved.The New Moon in Capricorn 28º on January 18º is a unique one in that Mars and Mercury are conjoined in the sky at the same time. This is a poignant moment that offers us a great deal of clarity of direction as well as our sense of purpose. Just be sure not to overdo your intentions – remember that your body and self-care are just as necessary and important as the dreams you’re striving towards.Reminder that select astrology readings with me are $99 through the end of the year – ⁠⁠book yours here!Mentioned:2026 Key Astrological Dates SubstackConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

Welcome Winter and Capricorn season!This season is here to help us get deliberate and purposeful with our energy, our ambitions, and what how we plan to work with 2026.We wrap up the end of the year and we start the year with a sense of the familiar. There’s a pull towards the past – past ways of operating, building, old dreams and ambitions. There’s a feeling that what worked before must work again – but deep down we know that’s not true.This season helps us to tie up the final chapters of the books we’ve been writing the past few years (if not decades), and prepares us for the radical changes that 2026 has in store.Themes of the weeksWeek 1 (12.21-12.27) – stillness and tending to what motivates our creative visions for the long haulWeek 2 (12.28-1.3) – following up our creativity with conversations, tender activations, and big ideas for the futureWeek 3 (1.4-1.10) – running hot and coldWeek 4 (1.11-1.17) – tough love and hard work paying offWeek 5 (1.18-1.19) – breaking up the hard earthTune in to hear more about how each of these weeks will unfold, and the energy you can tap into to help direct your own creative cycles.Reminder that select astrology readings with me are $99 through the end of the year – ⁠book yours here!Key Dates:12.21 Sun enters Capricorn, Venus square Saturn, Jupiter Rx square Chiron Rx12.24 Venus enters Capricorn (through Jan 17, 2026)1.1 Mercury enters Capricorn (through Jan 20)1.3 Full Moon Cancer 13º1.6 Venus conjunct Sun1.7 Venus conjunct Mars1.9 Sun conjunct Mars, Venus opposes Jupiter Rx1.10 Sun & Mars oppose Jupiter Rx1.17 Venus enters Aquarius (through Feb 10), Sun trines Uranus Rx1.18 Mercury conjunct Mars, New Moon Capricorn 28ºSun enters AquariusMentioned:How to work with every moon substackKnow your moon know your comfort zone substackConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

Brand strategist and wonderfully inspiring Ylani Estwick joins me today for a conversation about building from an intuitive and heart-center vision, and cultivating motivation by leaning in to your purpose.Ylani shares her journey of transitioning from a decade-long copywriting career into a more intuitive, purpose-led business rooted in authenticity and inner alignment. She discusses how personal identity, curiosity, and the courage to change one’s mind deeply shape the entrepreneurial path. Together, we explore what it means to build a brand that is a living expression of one’s essence, and how to navigate the fog of stuck-ness with clarity, momentum, and audacious self-trust.Connect with Ylani via her:90 min Anchor SessionsWebsite // Instagram // Substack // ThreadsConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

One of my goals for 2026 is to live more in alignment with my energetic cycles and rhythms, and to detach from the linearity we so often prescribe to. So if that is my goal, this December is my introduction to actually living into that belief and way of being.In this episode I discuss some of the themes that have been coming into clarity around my work, the way I operate, the fears my business and work-ethic are rooted in, and what I plan to do to align myself with the vision I'm holding for the year ahead – including taking a break on a few aspects of my business.My invitation for everyone during this time to cultivate some space - even just a little - to assess where and how your energy is being distributed and whether or not that output/production is reciprocal.Connect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

We've almost reached the end of 2025 friends! A year that's truly felt like 20 in 1, but are we really that excited to get into the wildness that will be 2026?The lunations of the month are right on theme with the rest of the energy that surrounds them.The Full Moon in Gemini on December 4th is illuminating all the distracting rabbit holes you might finding yourself going down, and asking you – what threads are you following that actually align with the bigger dream?Then, the New Moon in Sagittarius on December 19th, just before the Winter Solstice is asking us to get very clear about our energetic and intuitive capacities, as well as the boundaries we create to help ourselves stay true to our energy. It's month that will absolutely be mentally and spiritually stimulating, and will hopefully leave us with more clarity of direction that when we entered.Reminder that select astrology readings with me are $99 through the end of the year – ⁠book yours here!Connect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

Welcome Sagittarius season!If last season was all about deepening into your intuition, getting really clear about where you needed to heal, and what needed to be released/integrated – this season is all about reformulating our beliefs around what we want to pursue and how we want to take action in alignment with our values. This will be very loud until Mercury moves out of it's post-Rx shadow on 12.16 and the New Moon in Sagittarius on 12.19.Themes of the weeksWeek 1 (11.21-11.22) – Reviewing past limitations and expansionsWeek 2 (11.23-11.29) – Practical clarity around intuitive, emotional, and relational transformationsWeek 3 (11.30-12.6) – What action have you taken to embody your true nature in community?Week 4 (12.7-12.13) –Spiritual ClarityWeek 5 (12.14-12.21) – Practicality vs our dreamsTune in to hear more about how each of these weeks will unfold, and the energy you can tap into to help direct your own creative cycles.Reminder that select astrology readings with me are $99 through the end of the year – book yours here!Key Dates:11.21 Sun enters Sagittarius11.25 Mercury Rx conjunct Venus11.28 Saturn direct 25° Pisces11.29 Mercury direct 20° Scorpio, Venus opposition Uranus11.30 Venus trine Neptune then enters Sagittarius (through 12.24)12.04 Full Moon - Gemini 13°12.08 Mars square Saturn12.10 Neptune direct 29° Pisces, Mercury opposition Uranus Rx12.11 Mercury trine Neptune then enters Sagittarius (through Jan 1, 2026)12.14 Mars square Neptune12.15 Mars enters Capricorn (through Jan 20, 2026)12.19 New Moon - Sagittarius 28°12.21 Venus square SaturnConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

Monica Monfre is a long time friend, teacher, dancer, and BRCA1 positive genetic mutation holder. In this episode we talk through how she navigated the loss of her sister to breast cancer, and how that experience has shaped her life since – inevitably discovering her own predisposition to ovarian cancer.You might hear me learning in real time what some of the terms Monica is uses to describe the experiences of breast and ovarian cancer are, and that's the point of this conversation – to become more familiar with the language of our reproductive health and to reduce the stigmas that go along with things like cancer, menopause, hormone therapy, etc.Overall this is a conversation about the agency you have over your body and health, the wisdom of our bodies and following our intuition - especially when it comes to preventative care - and the importance of naming your identity, and sharing about your health experiences.Connect with Monica on Threads / InstagramMentioned:Monica’s interview in The New York TimesThe BreastiesThe Breast of UsEps 042: How to work with all phases of the moonConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

The phases of the moon have been observed in awe and wonder for centuries. In this episode I discuss each of the 8 main phases, and how they're overlayed onto our days, months, years, eras in life, and even in the stages of our gardens (literal and figurative). This episode also acts as a framework for folks who are interested in working more intuitively with the monthly lunar cycles as a framework for energetic peaks, ebbs and flows.Book a reading with me to understand your natal moon – $99 through the end of 2025Corresponding Substack articles:How to Work with Every MoonKnow your moon - know your comfort zone (and how to stretch beyond it)Mysteries of The Dark Moon by Demetra GeorgeConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

Hello November!! These lunations of this month are fortifying and cathartic.The Full Moon in Taurus on November 5th is BEAUTIFUL and deeply fulfilling and rejuvenating and it wants you to RECEIVE.The New Moon in Scorpio on November 20th is conjunct Mercury retrograde and wants us to uncover the deeper narratives that are holding us back from our desired evolutions.It's a beautiful month of lunations to work with and be fully present to – tune in to learn more about how to work with these energies and how they'll likely be showing up in your own life.Connect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

Welcome Scorpio season!The witchiest season of the year is here friends, and in these new few weeks ahead we have so much planetary support guiding us into flow, release, cathartic clearing, and deep integration and healing. Bc I'm actually very excited about this season, I start the episode describing which area of life Scorpio season will likely be activating for you.I'm also trying something new and giving a theme to each week:Week 1 (10.22-10.26) – submerging into the watersWeek 2 (10.27-11.2) – permission to get big with your weirdnessWeek 3 (11.3-11.9) – busy getting shit done and loving all of itWeek 4 (11.10-11.16) –slow your horsesWeek 5 (11.17-11.22) – end of year review comes earlyTune in to hear more about how each of these weeks will unfold, and the energy you can tap into to help direct your own creative cycles.Reminder that Constellations Scorpio Season is $111 through 10.28!! Our first call is on Halloween 10.31, and if you're desiring community, support, and alignment through these murky waters ahead – we got you. Join us!Key Dates:10.23 Sun enters Scorpio10.24 Mercury trine Jupiter & Saturn Rx10.28 Mars trine Jupiter & Saturn Rx10.29 Mercury trine Neptune Rx, enters Sagittarius, then opposes Uranus Rx11.02 Venus square Jupiter11.04 Mars enters Sagittarius11.04 Mars trine Neptune Rx, opposes Uranus Rx11.05 Full Moon - Taurus 13°11.06 Venus enters Scorpio11.08 Uranus Rx re-enters Taurus11.09 Mercury Rx through 11.2911.11 Jupiter Rx through 03.11.2611.12 Mercury Rx conjunct Mars11.17 Sun trine Jupiter & Saturn11.19 Mercury Rx re-enters Scorpio, trines Neptune, then opposes Uranus Rx11.20 New Moon - Scorpio 28°, Sun conjunct Mercury Rx (cazimi)11.21 Sun opposition Uranus11.22 Mercury Rx trine Saturn Rx & Jupiter Rx11.22 Sun enters SagittariusMentioned:ConstellationsUranus in Gemini substackConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

Welcome to a very special episode! My incredible and inspirational mom, Joan Maloney, joins me to share a little of her backstory – the journey it took for her to get from small town book worm, to receptionist/delivery driver, to thriving business woman with a highly successful graphic design studio. In this episode she shares stories about her resiliency – from navigating sexual harassment, to starting a business in the midst of physical recovery from back to back car accidents, to running a studio while parenting a young daughter. She was doing it all before we knew how to crawl, and she blazed a trail for all of us to walk down – must more easily that she did.I hope you enjoy this little window into her life and our relationship, and be sure to check out her forthcoming book!Mentioned:Studio 318Eps 005: Work-life BalanceConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

I’m thrilled to be sharing this episode describing the pillars of what living a Designed Life means - the practices, processes, perspectives, etc. For so many years I’ve been operating with these pillars in my life and they’ve been infused into my work, but only recently did they fully coalesce into these principles. The main 3 that operate in a cycle are:​It starts with you – reclamation​Know what you’re choosing – alignment​Water what you want to grow – cultivationThis cycle is then supported by 4 secondary pillars, each connected to a different element:​ do hard things with great self-care – earth​ time is what you make it – air​ it’s all beauty – fire​ everything has a ripple effect – waterI describe in detail what each of these pillars mean and what they look like in action so you can understand your own life through the lens of Design.Mentioned​Svādhyāya​The Mysteries of the Dark Moon​Xanthe Appleyard / Leisure Ethic​Kaitlyn Kessler​Identity Evolution Workbook​Jess Ellen Astrology​On Being interview with Matthew Sanford​Ep 019: Unity Consciousness​Jane Goodall’s last words

How often do we carve out time, to then only use it by succumbing to distraction or squandering it with petty little projects? How often do we arrive at a moment of spaciousness only to then not feel capable of immersing ourselves fully into it?In this episode I layout my schedule for the two weeks I'll be on a solo self-guided retreat – the projects I plan to work on, the books I plan to read, and the activities I plan to enjoy.I recorded this episode at 10pm the night before I flew out because I was having a lot of creative blocks around what I wanted to share this week and it took me awhile to arrive on this topic. But as I was journalling (in an attempt to stay up all night to get to the airport at 4am) the idea of sharing how I'll be using my time during this solo experience felt timely and relevant.So also please know that it's not the most structured and cohesive eps I've ever recorded!I'd love to what resonated for you from anything I shared here, and can't wait to update you on how the trip unfolds!Mentioned:Constellations Scorpio SeasonThe Mysteries of the Dark MoonEssbe JewelryRead the connected Substack to this episodeConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

It may not be eclipse season anymore but these lunations are definitely serving spicy! The Aries Full Moon on October 6th will bring something fiery to the surface that requires your healing and attention. What in your relationships have you potentially be avoiding? Then the New Moon in Libra on October 21st feels like a day to commit to all the ways you want to show up with love, compassion, and responsible reciprocity. What are you ready to seed with regards to how you give your affection?Tune in for soooo much energetic guidance, tons of reflections, and lots of suggestions for how to productively and practically apply this energy.Mentioned:Eps 037: How to Navigate FearBonus eps: Autumn EquinoxSolar Series Libra SeasonLearned helplessnessNon violent communication practiceEps 002: Self forgiveness Self forgiveness meditationConstellations Scorpio SeasonConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

Today marks the start of Fall here in the northern hemisphere, and in honor of the energetic pivot point, I'm sharing the audio accompaniment to my Autumn Equinox substack post. You can follow along with the article, and unlock the ritual for the Equinox if you are not a paid subscriber.Listen/read for insights on the energy of the Equinox, along with the astrology of the moment, and reflection questions for how to explore and root into this energy for yourself.Wishing you all a beautiful Equinox!Connect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠

We're coming off of eclipse season and yeah - it's time to get organized! If you felt like the last month took everything up in the air, flailed it around, and dropped it in whole new places - don't worry, because this next season is here to help you lean into harmony, justice, balance, coherence, and connections to bring everything back into order.We have several planets in strong placements this month too, which means that the work and progress we've been striving for is about to get a big boost of momentum. Overall, I'm excited for this month, and I hope you are too – it'll be packed with great community vibes, really cathartic experiences, lots of focused motivation, and generally some charged energy.Mentioned:Constellations Scorpio season coming soonDeepening into Spirit w. Lindsay FauntleroyDiana Rose Harper astrologerNon-Violent Communication PracticeKey dates:09.22 Mars enters scorpio through Nov. 4th, Sun enters Libra10.06 Mercury enters Scorpio through Oct 29th, Full Moon - Aries 14°10.13 Venus enters Libra through Nov 6th, Pluto stations direct 1º Aquarius10.20 Mercury conjunct Mars in Scorpio 19º10.21 New Moon - Libra 28°, Mercury enters pre-retrograde shadow10.22 Neptune Rx re-enters Pisces through Jan 26, Sun enters ScorpioConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASTROLOGY READINGS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LIFE COACHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PINTEREST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠