Grief doesn’t ask for permission; it arrives, rearranges the room, and leaves us searching for proof that love still lives somewhere we can reach. We go deep into the quiet places where that proof often appears: a song at the exact moment you ask for help, a feather in an impossible spot, numbers repeating until you finally pay attention, and dreams that feel more like visits than sleep. Through intimate personal stories and moving listener experiences, we explore how signs, angels, and spiri...
The night is staging a luminous meeting: a December supermoon rising near perigee while the Pleiades whisper from just beside it. We lean into that rare pairing to explore how bright clarity and subtle mystery can coexist, and how that balance can help us close the year with softness instead of strain. Through simple sky timing, grounded astronomy, and a calm reflection you can try at a window or in your backyard, we turn stargazing into a steadying ritual for release and renewal. We start b...
We guide a gentle meditation to help empaths ground, release what isn’t theirs, and build a soft protective boundary that lets love in while easing harshness. Breath, body scanning, rooting, and sanctuary imagery restore calm and honor sensitivity as a gift. • reframe sensitivity as a compass and strength • breath and body softening to settle the nervous system • grounding with roots to feel supported and safe • golden light shield as a healthy boundary • releasing emotions and stories that ...
We guide a gentle, companion meditation for anyone carrying grief, especially during the holidays. Through breath, imagery, and affirmations, we create a safe space to honor love, release tension, and invite moments of peace without pressure. • safety notes and mindful listening guidance • breathwork to settle and soften • body scan to release stored tension • meeting grief in the heart space • garden and lantern imagery for remembrance • lighting a candle to honor a loved one • speaking uns...
When the world turns up the volume, sensitive souls hear every note. We open a candid, comforting space for empaths who feel everything—news cycles, room tension, the quiet ache in a stranger’s eyes—and need real tools to stay centered without shutting down. If your nervous system has been running hot, you’ll find language for what you’re carrying and simple practices that bring you home to yourself. We unpack the difference between everyday empathy and living as an empath, highlighting why ...
Plans stall, messages cross, tech wobbles—and your breath becomes the steady thread through it all. We created a gentle guided meditation that turns Mercury retrograde from a source of dread into a chance to pause, listen, and realign with your truth. Across nine mindful minutes, we move from breath and body awareness into grounded imagery, so you can trade resistance for clarity and regain a sense of timing that feels humane. We start with simple, safe cues to settle your nervous system, th...
Tired of blaming the stars for every glitch, delay, or awkward text? We’re rethinking Mercury retrograde as a sacred pause—a 20‑day window to move slower, see clearer, and make choices that actually fit. Rather than catastrophizing, we explore how to turn misfires into gentle course corrections with simple habits, grounded reflection, and a calm, steady pace. We start by demystifying what Mercury retrograde symbolizes for communication, travel, contracts, and tech—and why tone gets lost, fli...
What if you could step through a doorway of light, set down what you’ve been carrying, and come back holding your own wisdom? This guided meditation invites you to slow your breath, soften your body, and walk into a timeless landscape where peace feels tactile and real. We begin with a warm, golden body scan that loosens the feet, legs, shoulders, and jaw, helping your nervous system unwind without force. Then we cross into a horizon of sea and sky, a sacred place that meets you with safety, ...
What if your best chapter hasn’t happened yet? We open the door to a season of grace—those hard-won wisdom years where less becomes more, and meaning outshines momentum. This conversation moves from letting go of regret to embracing simple joys, from choosing boundaries to building soul-level connections that nourish rather than drain. We get practical with the comfort journal, a private, judgment-free space to anchor gratitude, release worry, and notice the small details that make a day fee...
Season two opens with a grounded promise: come as you are, and we’ll meet you with honest storytelling, intuitive wisdom, and practical tools that make healing feel possible on ordinary days. Donna—spiritual intuitive, retired evidential medium, hypnotherapist, and coach—shares the heart behind the show and how her own thresholds of loss, transformation, and reinvention shape a space where you can feel seen without having to perform strength. We map out what’s new and what stays true. ...
Take a journey to a serene forest lake where the burdens of daily life dissolve into calm waters. This meditation creates a sacred space for you to release stress, anxiety, and the pressure to be "enough" through a powerful visualization technique. The practice begins with gentle breathing and a progressive relaxation that flows like a wave through your body. As tension melts away, you're guided along a path into a lush forest where sunlight filters through leaves, creating golden patterns o...
Escape into a world of tranquility with this gentle guided forest meditation, designed to help you release the burdens of everyday life and reconnect with your inner strength. The journey begins with a full-body relaxation sequence, inviting tension to melt away as you prepare to step onto a forest path where "the stress, the noise, the peer pressure, the pressure to keep up" remain outside. As you venture deeper into this peaceful sanctuary, you'll discover a calm lake that offers a p...
Sensitive souls and empaths can protect their energy and create sacred spaces that support healing and spiritual connection. This episode explores space clearing techniques and tools to help energy-sensitive people create environments that nourish rather than drain them. • Protecting your energy in challenging environments through grounding, visualization, and carrying small crystals • Understanding how spaces and objects hold emotional imprints that can affect sensitive people • Creating a ...
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt heaviness in the air, or found yourself inexplicably anxious in certain spaces? For empaths and sensitive souls who naturally absorb the energy around them, creating a sanctuary that supports rather than drains your energy isn't just nice—it's necessary. Sacred space isn't defined by how it looks, but by how it feels. It's that place where your shoulders drop, where the noise of the world softens, and you can simply be. Whether it's a coz...
Sacred space isn't just about a physical location—it's about creating a sanctuary where your nervous system can finally exhale amid life's chaos. When the external noise of news cycles, work demands, and family responsibilities collides with our internal chatter of anxiety and self-doubt, having a touchstone becomes essential for emotional regulation. The five sacred truths shared in this episode serve as guiding lights for creating meaningful sanctuaries. First, sacred space provides crucia...
A deeply personal reflection on what chronic illness and pain have taken—from physical abilities to long-held dreams—and the resilience, insight, and quiet strength that have emerged in their place. In this intimate episode of Healing Our Kindred Spirits, Donna shares the honest, unfiltered reality of living with chronic illness and chronic pain—not just the symptoms, but the social, emotional, and spiritual toll they take. From missed moments with loved ones to being dismisses, she sp...
Have you ever felt a mysterious pull when gazing at a full moon? That cosmic tug is more than just gravitational—it's an invitation to release, renew, and realign with your deepest truths. Welcome to a special episode recorded under the luminous glow of the full Strawberry Moon from my sacred place on Cape Cod beach. After years of being unable to visit this cherished spot due to health challenges, the universe aligned to bring me here on this perfect night. The synchronicity felt too powerf...
Healing Our Kindred Spirits podcast is evolving to provide deeper, more soulful content with expanded resources. We're building a comprehensive website to serve as your personal sanctuary of support with guided meditations, visualizations, journal prompts, and specialized tools aligned with each episode. • Creating a new website launching in late summer/early fall with resources to complement podcast episodes • Expanding topics to include spirituality, life transitions, chronic health, grief...
Have you ever been mocked for your spiritual beliefs, intuitive gifts, or the "quiet way you move through the world"? This deeply personal episode delves into the powerful journey of reclaiming your dignity when faced with judgment, particularly from those closest to us. When someone in our inner circle ridicules our authentic self, the pain cuts deeper than criticism from strangers. As empaths and sensitive souls, we often feel compelled to defend our beliefs, explain our choices, or shrink...
Grief has no measure when it comes to losing the animals who shared our lives and hearts. For many of us, they aren't just pets—they're family members, soul companions, and kindred spirits whose absence leaves a profound emptiness. Donna Gaudette opens her heart, sharing the raw pain of losing her beloved cats—Princess Fluffy Butt, who passed suddenly at just three years old, and Tinkerbell, her white blue-eyed companion of 21 years. These losses, though years apart, still resonate deeply. W...