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Conditioning to Consciousness explores the journey from inherited conditioning to embodied awareness — honoring personal healing as a catalyst for collective transformation. It’s for those peeling back layers of stress, people-pleasing, burnout, and self-silencing — and learning how to reclaim autonomy, self-trust, and purpose in a world shaped by systems that keep us disconnected from our bodies and intuition.
Hosted by Jess Callahan, this podcast blends thoughtful conversations with experts and change-makers alongside solo episodes informed by personal healing, post-graduate studies in transpersonal psychology and consciousness, and years of study in nervous system regulation, intuition, astrology, and somatic awareness.
Each episode connects back to five core pillars of healing and awakening:
- Nervous system regulation
- Deconditioning the mind
- Reconnecting with intuition
- Self-discovery
- Integration and embodiment
Rather than bypassing hard truths, Conditioning to Consciousness approaches healing through compassion, curiosity, and grounded awareness — recognizing that personal healing ripples outward into collective change. When even a small percentage of people elevate their consciousness, the world around them begins to shift.
This podcast is for cycle-breakers, system-seers, creatives, and deep feelers who are doing the real work — not to fix themselves, but to remember who they are beneath everything they learned to survive.
Just because the systems are broken doesn’t mean we have to be.
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This podcast has evolved and was formerly published under the name The Becoming You Project.
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Send a text In this episode of Conditioning to Consciousness, I’m joined by Dr. Elizabeth Philipose, a scholar, spiritual guide, and longtime educator whose work lives at the intersection of systems theory, feminism, spirituality, and collective healing. Together, we explore the hidden architecture of power—the systems of capitalism, patriarchy, racism, colonialism, and scarcity thinking that quietly shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to one another, and how we understand what’s possib...
Send a text This episode is about choosing curiosity over comfort. In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Amy McDonald to name the system of white supremacy directly, explore how it was built and maintained through U.S. history, and talk about what it looks like to begin deconstructing it in ourselves and our communities. The opening acknowledges an important truth: this is a conversation between two white women, speaking from one perspective. That’s not a disclaimer to...
Send a text In this episode of Conditioning to Consciousness, Jess is joined by returning guest Danielle Polgar, an astrological advisor with over 20 years of study and 13 years of therapeutic client work, to break down the major astrology transits happening right now — and why so many of us feel like we’re living inside a collective “system upgrade.” While natal chart astrology can help you understand your personal patterns and soul curriculum, this conversation focuses on current transits, ...
Send us a text In this episode of Conditioning to Consciousness, we explore patriarchy not as a political talking point or a blame narrative, but as a hidden operating system or a script running beneath the surface of our lives that shapes how safe we feel to speak, lead, rest, succeed, and be seen. This conversation is an invitation to look more deeply at how systemic conditioning lives not just "out there" — but inside the nervous system, the subconscious, and the body. I’m joined by ...
Send us a text Creativity is something we often see "reserved" for the talented. Otherwise it's seen as indulgent, frivolous, even wasted time. In this episode, we gently dismantle that myth. I’m joined by writer and creative guide Allegra Chapman for a rich, grounding conversation about creativity as a nervous-system practice, a form of self-care, and a path back to self-connection. We explore why so many people believe they’re “not creative,” how early experiences — especially in the ...
Send us a text It's all just heavy right now. And unstable. Chaotic. Overwhelming. It's hard to keep up with everything that's happening. For a lot of people, the easiest response is to shut down -- not because we don't care, but because caring feels like too much. But that's the point -- the shut down, the apathy. When we check out, harmful systems advance. This episode takes a grounded approach to the hidden cost of not speaking up -- what it does to the body and nervous s...
Send us a text In a world that feels heavy, chaotic, and — at times — genuinely unreal, it’s easy to swing between two extremes: doom-spiraling until your nervous system shuts down… or trying to “love-and-light” your way through realities your body knows are not okay. This episode lives in the middle path. I sat down with Kelly Stegman (aka The Boho Witchery) for a conversation about spiritual activism — the meeting place between inner work and real-world change. Kelly’s approach to witchcraf...
Send us a text In this episode of Conditioning to Consciousness, we’re talking about something a lot of women feel… but rarely say out loud: rage—the kind that builds quietly under “I’m fine,” behind the smile, and beneath years of self-betrayal, suppression, and over-functioning. The episode starts with a quiet reflection on the importance of feeling it all at a time when there's a lot of unrest and discontent building across the U.S. Then, I’m joined by Simone Sylvester, a practitioner and ...
Send us a text What happens when you walk away from everything you’ve ever known - your family, your culture, your religion - and have to rebuild your life… twice? In this episode, I sit down with Emily Adams, a speaker, coach, and creator of a new human design for leadership platform, to talk about her extraordinary journey from growing up in the Amish community to becoming a powerful, grounded leader in the worlds of business, energy, and self-trust. Emily shares how leaving the Amish at 17...
Send us a text January is often framed as a fresh start — a time for productivity, goal setting, and pushing forward. But biologically, emotionally, and energetically, we’re still in winter. This episode of Conditioning to Consciousness offers a collective “weather report” for January and explores the real cost of ignoring seasonal rhythms in favor of constant output. Drawing on natural cycles, nervous system awareness, and lived experience, this solo episode reframes January as a time for in...
Send us a text I didn’t expect to release another episode before the end of the year, but sometimes clarity arrives when we least expect it. This episode was recorded in one of those moments — after yoga, sitting in my car, via voice note — when something just clicked. In this episode, I’m sharing an honest reflection on the evolution of The Becoming You Project and where my heart — and this work — are leading as we move into 2026. We explore the art of becoming as an ongoing, cyclical proces...
Send us a text The Wisdom That Lives in the Winter Solstice and Nature’s Cycles In this final episode of the year, we explore the quiet wisdom of winter—and what the winter solstice can teach us about rest, release, and the natural rhythms we’ve forgotten how to trust. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, a powerful turning point where light begins its slow return. Rather than signaling immediate growth, this moment invites us inward—into reflection, nervo...
Send us a text What does it really mean to do shadow work in a world that feels like it’s on fire? In this episode, I sit down with Christine Zaroura to explore what happens when we stop running from the dark and start listening to it. Christine shares her story of grief, spiritual awakening, and what she calls becoming a “bridge builder” — someone who can feel the darkness, name the systems that keep us small, and still choose to live rooted in the dark, shining in the light. We explore how ...
Send us a text In this conversation, Jess sits down with astrologer and transformational counselor Danielle Polgar to explore how astrology can help us remember who we are, why we’re here, and how to move through big life transitions with more grace. They begin with Danielle's story: secretly discovering astrology at 12 in a Christian bookstore, hiding her fascination from her religious community, and eventually leaving the church to claim a more expansive spiritual path. From there, astrolog...
Send us a text This time of year can feel so different for all of us — joyful, chaotic, happy, heavy, introspective, playful, hard. Or maybe it feels like a little bit of all of this — all at once. As parents, caregivers, partners, creators, business owners -- whatever roles you're playing — the holidays undoubtedly take a lot out of each of us. If you’re already juggling the mental load, the emotional load, the planning, the prepping, the hosting, and the everything-in-between… this ep...
Send us a text In this episode, Jess sits down with somatic healing practitioner Alyssa Cohen to explore how the body holds our stories, how chronic pain forms, and why healing has to begin from within. Alyssa shares her journey from intense chronic illness and a life-altering concussion to discovering the transformational impact of somatic healing, inner child work, meditation, and nervous system regulation. Together, Jess and Alyssa unpack why so many women hit a breaking point - often afte...
Send us a text In this solo episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess explores what it truly means to “raise your frequency” — beyond the buzzwords. You’ll learn the science and soul behind living at a higher vibration and how it impacts your everyday life, relationships, creativity, and sense of purpose. We'll break down the 7 Gateways to Higher Frequency — practical entry points that help you shift from chaos to coherence, stress to peace, and disconnection to flow. You’ll discover how the ...
Send us a text Just pop in your headphones and you'll be in the zone in no time! Enjoy this bonus “episode” of The Becoming You Project — a full hour of 528 Hz focus frequency for the next time you need to shift into deep clarity and effortless productivity. This is my go-to focus tool, especially as an ADHD entrepreneur. Whether I’m working from my home office or tucked into a noisy coffee shop, this track helps me instantly harmonize my energy — quieting the noise, centering my mind, ...
Send us a text From Gut Feeling to Guiding Force - In this episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess sits down with Rebecca Koegel (The Heart Led Revolution) -- a former big-firm attorney who walked away from the “perfect” career to follow her inner knowing. Together, they unpack what intuition is, where it comes from, and how to access it in real life (not just on a meditation cushion). You’ll learn how the body speaks first and why nervous system regulation and emotional intelligence are th...
Send us a text In this solo episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess shares an honest reflection on what it means to choose love in a divided world — and how awakening isn’t just a personal process, but a collective one. Through a story about a simple act of kindness in a school lunchroom, Jess explores how empathy, awareness, and courage can ripple outward to create meaningful change. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that becoming isn’t only about finding yourself — it’s about recognizi...
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