Today's podcast is the latest installment in my ongoing series of ponderous mind melds with the wise and profound Julie Piatt — aka SriMati — my wife and in-house spiritual guru.

For those new to the show, Julie is the bestselling author of three vegan cookbooks as well as an accomplished yogi, healer, musician, mom to four and host of the Divine Throughline podcast, where she muses metaphysical on living a life divine.

This is an open exchange that explores a number a themes:

* Recalibration in the aftermath of an extended period of creative output;

* Self-care and the growth that occurs when we hit pause;

* Navigating financial hardship;

* Practices to amplify creativity and authenticity

* The importance of owning your path

* Julie's unique morning routine

* Healthy relationships and the broken prince-princess paradigm

* The lost art & power of ceremony and ritual; and

* how my sleeping in a tent impacts our marriage and intimacy

I sincerely hope you enjoy the offering.

Peace + Plants,

Rich