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Threshold Moments is a podcast about people who follow their hearts to lead their most authentic lives. Along the way they will cross over some thresholds in which it is clear that what once worked, no longer works. The next version is awaiting. The path is unknown, and safety structures will fall away.
Once a week, you can expect to hear from incredible guests about the moments that forever changed them. They'll share their messy middles, the things they can now laugh at in retrospect, the lessons they've learned along the way, and the freedom they've found by following the pull.
You'll hear about a variety of navigation tools:
Some of my guests rely on breathing, fitness, or hot/cold therapy.
Some track the moon, their menstrual cycles, their mind set, or sensations in their bodies.
Others attune to nature, their spiritual team, and/or dreams.
Others use psychedelic medicine and or psychotherapy.
No matter the tools, threshold moments tend to be ripe w/ heartbreak, excitement, fear, and possibility. Therefore this podcast is also about companionship because being accompanied and witnessed on the way through can be the most essential layer of support our nervous system and psyches can receive during a time of uncertainty and reclamation.
I started this podcast because I deeply honor the full cycle or transformation, not just the sparkly ends. I think it's inspiring. And, it lets us know we're not alone on this journey home.
My hope is that you will feel that in your bones: you. Are. not. Alone. You are in great company.
Once a week, you can expect to hear from incredible guests about the moments that forever changed them. They'll share their messy middles, the things they can now laugh at in retrospect, the lessons they've learned along the way, and the freedom they've found by following the pull.
You'll hear about a variety of navigation tools:
Some of my guests rely on breathing, fitness, or hot/cold therapy.
Some track the moon, their menstrual cycles, their mind set, or sensations in their bodies.
Others attune to nature, their spiritual team, and/or dreams.
Others use psychedelic medicine and or psychotherapy.
No matter the tools, threshold moments tend to be ripe w/ heartbreak, excitement, fear, and possibility. Therefore this podcast is also about companionship because being accompanied and witnessed on the way through can be the most essential layer of support our nervous system and psyches can receive during a time of uncertainty and reclamation.
I started this podcast because I deeply honor the full cycle or transformation, not just the sparkly ends. I think it's inspiring. And, it lets us know we're not alone on this journey home.
My hope is that you will feel that in your bones: you. Are. not. Alone. You are in great company.
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Today Amber Lilyestrom returns to Threshold Moments to share her new poetry collection Little Big Beautiful Things. Amber is a globally recognized business mentor, a best selling author, a poet and a keynote speaker known for her groundbreaking work in business energetics and strategy. She's also one of my dear friends. In this conversation, we explore: How we're rewriting the rules in this season of our lives Personal evolution through poetry Reconnecting with your heart and living beyond the mind Feeling rich in the simplicity of life The timeless wisdom of rocks How brave it can be to share our stories Please enjoy this conversation, then buy a copy of Amber's book. I think it might be just what your spirit needs. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah's email list Connect with Amber Buy Amber's books Visit Amber's website Listen to her first appearance on Threshold Moments Follow Amber on Instagram @amberlilyestrom
Today's episode is for you if you're in the midst of a threshold and wondering how you'll make it through. When certain parts of our identity are stripped away, we go into the fertile void. In that space, we may not be able to find the rhyme or reason why it's happening, but I promise that the darkness enriches us all the same. Join me as I dip into the past decade of my practice and offer reflections on how to feels to be in the middle and make it to the other side. I also share thoughts on pausing and the future of this show. Thank you for listening and for your heart. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah's email list
I once heard from a teacher that awe might be one of the first reflexes we have as babies: eyes wide, breath held in wonder, taking in the world for the very first time. I haven't found a study to prove it, but it feels true—the impulse to point, to name, to exclaim, "Look at that! And that over there!" The small hand tugging toward something marvelous, seemingly ordinary, yet entirely new. Where trauma narrows our world, awe expands it. It brings our breath into the back body, our perspective into wholeness. Awe is an invitation to pause and ask: is there anything ordinary that for a moment I could honor as extraordinary? In this episode, I share a personal story where I embraced awe and how it changed my perspective on everyday life. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah's email list
Many of my clients come to me craving calm — slower mornings, quieter children, less chaos in their day-to-day. That sense of peace is a beautiful goal, but I also like to remind them: calm alone isn't the full picture of nervous system regulation. In this episode, we explore the pendulum between safety and activation — how to embrace life's natural rhythms, rather than resist them. I also offer reframes for resonance, aliveness, and the tidal waves of life. Tune in for an invitation to get curious about living in range. Life isn't just about calm. That's only one stop on the journey. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah's email list
This week, Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons is here to prepare us for the threshold of career transitions and retirement. Elizabeth is a retirement transition expert, lawyer, and the author of Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement. With over two decades of experience in professional development and career transitions, Elizabeth supports high achievers as they navigate the emotional and practical terrain of retirement. We discuss: The joys and challenges of Elizabeth's high-powered corporate career How it really feels to quit your job and stay home with your kids Human doing vs human being How to live your way into the answer Sabbaticals and embracing seasonality in our lives How to release time scarcity Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Elizabeth Visit the Encoraco website Buy her book, Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement
So many of us crave expansion — more capacity, more visibility, more money, more love. But expansion without contraction is like inhaling without exhaling. It's not sustainable. In this episode, I explore why growth requires both — the up-wave and the down-wave. And I offer the acronym PRISM as a guide for cycling between them. Tune in for support building capacity and riding big waves. Then join the waitlist for Resourced.
Welcome back to Threshold Moments. Today I'm joined by Siri Baruc Thornton for a heartfelt conversation about what it means to allow ourselves to be fully human while we heal. Siri is a healing artist, retreat producer, and founder of sage + blush wellness. With over 30 years of experience in Reiki, Akashic Record reading, and Transformational Breathwork, she helps creatives, visionaries, and leaders expand their capacity to feel good: body, mind, and soul. Together, we explore: Receiving the same medicine we offer others The power and tenderness of co-regulation Siri's unique upbringing in an ashram The quiet rewards of Reiki attunement Midlife as a time to embrace boundaries Lessons from Siri's years in Hollywood The evolving rhythms of long-term love Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Siri 🌿 Website: sageandblushwellness.com 🎙️ Podcast: The Authentic Creative 📸 Instagram: @siribaructhornton 📩 Contact: siri@sageandblushwellness.com
"Everything can be used as a portal inward and into the infinite. When we begin to get curious and lean in, providence meets us right there and the veil lifts." Dr. Maura Moynihan is a chiropractor, cranial sacral practitioner, and Revelation Breathwork teacher. She coaches women to consciously create the next chapter of their life — using everything that they are dealing with as an invitation inward where the wisdom resides. In this conversation, we discuss: The sacred vulnerability of friendship Staying with fear and discomfort Finding new ways to pray Receiving care through co-creatorship The surprising things that breathwork can unlock Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Maura Visit her website Follow Maura on Instagram @drmauramoynihan Subscribe to her Substack newsletter
We live in a culture obsessed with big leaps and overnight success. But real transformation doesn't come from dramatic shifts. That's because: Small steps are not a consolation prize. They're the bridge between stuckness and possibility. In this episode, we explore why small steps matter and how they create the foundation for meaningful, sustainable change. Tune in, then join me in Resourced — a 12-week journey to reclaim your pace, power, and relationships through nervous system re-patterning. We begin September 30th. I hope you'll be with us. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for Resourced
Today, I'm sharing reflections from alumni of my group program, Resourced. Hear from Joy, Viktória, Katie, Colleen, and Ginny — five women who joined me last fall to reclaim their pace, power, and relationships through nervous system re-patterning. Along the way, I share mini musings on how to transform your life with simple, 10-minute practices and daily invitations to pause, feel, resource yourself, and choose what's next. The next cohort of Resourced begins September 30th. Together, we'll spend 12 weeks creating the foundation for your sustainable liberation, boundaries, sovereignty, aligned connection, and joy. Learn more and join us. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for Resourced
Today on Threshold Moments, I'm joined by my good friend Ginny Gill. Ginny is a gifted breathwork practitioner, professional space-holder, and veterinary oncologist. She also moves through life as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, forever learner—and most recently, as a participant in my Resourced program. In our conversation, Ginny opens up about how life transitions, especially divorce, have shaped her relationship with her body and her inner knowing. Together, we talk about what it means to release urgency, honor your capacity, and stay devoted to what truly matters. Hear us explore: How divorce helped Ginny tune into her body's wisdom Practices for building inner trust The questions that guided her toward slowing down What we've learned from sabbaticals, group dynamics, and FOMO How Resourced taught Ginny the power of devotion ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency Connect with Sarah Subscribe to Sarah's email list Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Ginny Visit Ginny's website Follow Ginny on Instagram @ginnygillbreath
Welcome back to Threshold Moments. In this mini musing, I reflect on what it takes to step out of urgency culture and into a pace that feels more grounded and alive. Together, we'll explore stories and tools for shifting from "all or nothing" thinking into resonant pacing, finding the sacred third, and making relational choices that honor our truth. Tune in to hear: Why urgency feels real (and how it keeps us stuck) Resonant pacing as an alternative to hustle Finding new options when it feels like there are none How slowing down can change our relationships Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support . ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
Today I'm welcoming back my friend Ginny Muir for a conversation about what it really takes to step out of urgency culture. After a big life transition and international move, Ginny discovered how to slow her pace, honor her capacity, and build a life rooted in presence. If you've been craving more spaciousness in your days, this episode offers both inspiration and practical wisdom for releasing urgency and finding your own rhythm — no matter how hectic your life may feel. Join us in slowing down and opting out of urgency this fall. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Ginny Muir Follow Ginny on Instagram @ginnymuir Subscribe to Ginny's newsletter Listen to Ginny's past episode of Threshold Moments: The Ripeness of Midlife ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
Have you ever wondered what might happen if you abandoned the endless expectations and tasks on your to-do list? In this week's episode, I explore what it really means to release urgency, honor our capacity, and create space for others to show up for us. Together, we'll look at: Why releasing the pressure to do everything can open the door to unexpected support How stepping back from a project can actually expand your reach Why tending to your own needs and pleasure makes your giving more sustainable and abundant If you've been feeling the weight of "holding it all together," this episode is an invitation to pause, soften, and consider: What could I set down, even just for now? . Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support . ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
Tele Darden is a somatic coach, teacher, and facilitator with an international reach who supports visionary practitioners to bring their most authentic, embodied medicine into the world. She's been in practice since 2007, accumulating thousands of hours of body work and holding space as a coach. I first got to cohabitate a space with Tele when I was training with Brigit Viksnins of Alchemical Alignment. Tele's presence was so grounding, so intuitive, and so wise. She is a living example of her belief that well-resourced practitioners can become wellsprings of healing for all that seek them. I'm thrilled to invite Tele to Threshold Moments. Please enjoy this conversation where we explore: Aligned timing and moving slowly Cultivating presence while moving fast Why Tele returned to school after being a teacher for a decades Hitting the "is this it?" moment in mid-life What to do when things feel stable but stale Centering devotion in hard times . Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Tele Visit Tele's website Explore Values Rising Learn more about Alchemical Alignment . ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
"What happens when we meet the body where it is with safety, presence, and layered support?" In this episode, I'm offering a grounded, relational explanation of what the nervous system is — not just in scientific terms, but in terms you can really feel. Tune in as we explore: 3:40 The science of the nervous system 7:10 Polyvagal theory 14:00 Regulation vs overwhelm 20:45 How the body keeps the score 22:00 Dysregulation and outdated patterns 30:00 Softening your protective mechanisms . Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support . ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
In a world that praises endless achievement and self-sacrifice, Amina AlTai has emerged as a voice of profound clarity, showing us that ambition can be regenerative instead of extractive, rooted in community rather than supremacy culture. Her work calls us to remember that our nervous systems, relationships, and self-worth are often tangled in how we pursue success. She teaches us to recognize the traps of toxic ambition as well as how to build something more sustainable, dignified, and truly life-giving. Today we welcome Amina AlTai back to the podcast to discuss her new book The Ambition Trap. Tune in her to hear us discuss: How supremacy culture upholds hustle culture Global High Intensity Activation and syndromal physiology The power of speaking slowly Ways to build momentum and choose urgency intentionally Healthy ambition vs Painful ambition Learning to speak out with layers of support Codependency, boundaries, and reclaiming agency Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Amina Buy Amina's book The Ambition Trap Visit Amina's Website Listen to Amina's Podcast Amina Change Your Life Follow Amina on Instagram ⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 16-19. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
Welcome, dear listeners. Today I'm delighted to welcome my friend Jennifer Racioppi back to the podcast. Jennifer is a speaker, coach, astrologer, and the author of Cosmic Health. In this conversation, we commune with the stars to learn what the forecast for 2025 will look and feel like, as Jen weaves her understanding of life into her astrological insights. We also explore the concept of "shame-based ambition," where one's drive is fueled by the need to prove worth through constant outward accomplishment, and discuss why taking slow action from a heart-centered place is more nourishing for your nervous system. Tune in to learn more about: How Mars retrograde will impact our transition from 2024 to 2025 Attending to our needs without relying on external achievements The critical role of community support in navigating emotional traps Balancing fiscal responsibilities with self-care Why slowing down is almost always the answer Let's start of 2025 small doable steps. Join me in Resourced, my four-month program that begins in January. I can't wait to support you. Connect with Sarah: Follow Sarah on Instagram Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah for 21 Days of Untapped Support Connect with Jennifer: Visit Jennifer's Website Read Jennifer's Book Cosmic Health Follow Jennifer on Instagram Mentioned in the Episode: 051 - Jennifer Racioppi: Resilience and Self-Liberation
Happy holidays, dear listeners. Today's episode is a gift to everyone who's parenting through the holidays. Whether you're parenting your children, yourself, or even your parents, this episode is a reminder that you're not alone in the stress of this season. I also offer a few small doable things you can do to support your family in moving through the upcoming weeks feeling safe, calm, and joyful. I hope you'll tune in for a half-hour of nervous system support during this busy time. Then click here to learn more about my four-month Nervous System Healing program for moms who want to bring more magic into their lives and homes. We begin in January. Join us. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Visit Sarah's website Learn more about Resourced
Welcome, dear listeners. Today, we continue our exploration of nervous system healing with a lesson on the reticular activating system (RAS) and the power of curiosity. It's important to tend to the RAS, because it helps us break limiting beliefs by learning to ask better questions and manifest new possibilities. And we can learn to engage the RAS by crafting "show me" statements and embracing the power of wonder and awe. These are practices we'll explore in this 30-minute episode and that I'll be teaching in-depth in my upcoming 12-week program, Resourced. I hope you'll tune in then click here to learn more about this four-month Nervous System Healing program for moms who want to bring more magic into their lives and homes. We begin in January. Join us. Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram Visit Sarah's website Learn more about Resourced
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This entire episode resonated so much with me. Ginny just described much of my life experiences within sharing her own. oh my gosh, I'm simply grateful to hear of her experience and her sharing so outwardly and vividly, the experiences she has had in life. love, love this episode! Thanks for sharing, Sarah and Ginny!