A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

Jenny joins me on the podcast once again, this time to talk about the astrological significance and underpinning of generations. We speak about every generation from the Baby Boomers through to Gen Z, and give some context for how each can be viewed through the lens of astrology, karma and collective purpose. What does the Hero's Journey look like on a generation scale? What can we define as the collective shadow of a generation? How does each generation fit together thematically and what might we glean from their chronology? We also speak about the most recent, as of yet unnamed generation and provide some thoughts on what their journey may look like based on what's currently going on in the world. Find Jenny at AmaltheaAstrology.com and on Instagram Jenny's book recommendation: The Hades Moon by Judy Hall Songs featured: "Life Don't Last That Long" by Anders Osborne and "Star People" by George Michael Join the Lunar Circle and get access to special pricing through midnight, September 24th: anyakaats.com/lunarcircle How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

When I launched this podcast 3 years ago, I would have never been able to predict that this monumental 100th episode would be shared with my Mother. In fact, at the time, we weren’t even speaking to one another. This conversation tracks my own ancestral history from the life of my grandmother, to my mother, to me. We speak about family patterns, trauma, the mother wound, codependency, and the excruciatingly painful two years we spent apart from one another in 2017 & 2018. If you have a Mom, or a daughter, or want to reinvigorate your belief in hope, change and forgiveness, this conversation shouldn’t be missed. Thank you, Mom, for sharing this moment with me, and to Doren and Sherry for helping us in spirit, every step of the way. Also, a huge thank you to all of the wonderful, unimaginably beautiful humans that listen to this podcast. Here’s to many more… Find Cathy, my Mom at cathyarden.com Songs featured: "Change" by Tracy Chapman and "I Think I Understand" by Joni Mitchell Join the Lunar Circle and get access to special pricing (now extended!) through September 24th: anyakaats.com/lunarcircle How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Torie Feldman is an Ancestral Healing Guide and Women's Spiritual Mentor. In this conversation, we speak about what it means to heal intergenerational patterns and cycles, from both a biological and psychological point of view. We also talk about the difference between grounded and ungrounded spirituality, the reclamation of womanhood and feminine power, sacred sexuality and the archetypes of both maiden and mother.  Find Torie on Instagram and at SacredAncestry.com Torie's book recommendations: Jambalaya by Luisah Teish and It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn Songs featured: "Estrellas" and "Huracan" by Maria Jose Montijo Join the Lunar Circle and get access to special pricing (now extended!) through September 24th: anyakaats.com/lunarcircle How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Two-thirds of Kosmic Tonic join me on the podcast this week to discuss all things Venus. We unpack the mythology and multivalent archetype associated with this frequently misunderstood and oversimplified planet. We speak about desire, longing, and how love is consistently more complex than we give it credit for. We touch on projection, fantasy, what constitutes core, human needs, and make a case to de-pathologize pleasure. We also discuss our own Venus placements and the journey that all three of us have been on to understand ourselves through the lens of love and loss.  Find Eliza and Kestrel on Instagram and at KosmicTonic.com Songs featured: "Road to Venus" by Leif Vollebekk and "Healer in the Sky" by The Secret Sisters Join the Lunar Circle and get access to special pricing through September 10th: anyakaats.com/lunarcircle How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Tao, Chris and Anya have a three-way... conversation. Sitting in Tao's shipping container gallery in Yucca Valley, the three of us speak about the interwoven relationship between life, death, sex, pleasure, pain and creativity, and how the absence of death can directly correlate to an absence of eroticism. We question the hypocrisies of mainstream environmentalism, and whether individual action can influence collective change. We also speak about disagreement, the purpose of podcasts, and the art of conversation.  Find Tao on Instagram and listen to his podcast "Being in the World" on Youtube Find Chris at on Instagram, Twitter, and at chrisryanphd.com Songs featured: "Pure Imagination" by Dave Harrington Group and "Human" by Sevdaliza How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I talk about how I've been feeling and what I've been thinking about over this past summer. Namely, about the intersection of beauty and death. I speak about how as I get older, a lot of my optimism and my desire to find "purpose" and "meaning" has become supplanted with unavoidable grief, death and sorrow. I question whether believing that everything happens for a reason is really just a manic and delusional avoidance of truth, honesty and sadness. I explore whether pessimism equals complacency, and if we're kidding ourselves by thinking any one of us can make a palpable difference in the way we, as a species, operate in the world.  Song featured: "Mama" by Lola Kirke & Kelly Zutrau Join the Lunar Circle before September 2nd and get access to special, discounted pricing - anyakaats.com/lunarcircle How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Melayne is a Budokon Mixed Movement Athlete and founder of the Warrior Women Tribe. She is the VP of the Mixed Movement Arts System Budokon and Director of the Budokon Yoga Program and Teacher Training. We speak about movement as a tool for self-exploration and as an invitation to think about how we exist in the world as a whole. We touch on imposter syndrome, sexuality, non-monogamy, and unpack the warrior woman archetype, as well as the mother archetype. We also discuss community and how it acts as a mirror, plus how moving toward fear and risk provides us with an opportunity to grow.  Find Melayne on Instagram and at Budokon.com Melayne's book recommendations: Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha, Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel, Intimate Relationships by Stephen Wolinsky & Conscious Loving by Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks Songs featured: "Iluminar" by Porangui, Sumeru by Islandman and "Feeling Good" by Sofi Tukker How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Clementine Morrigan and Jay are the hosts of the podcast "Fucking Cancelled." We speak about the reality, danger and harm of what Clem & Jay have defined as "The Nexus" - Cancel Culture + Identitarianism + social media. Plus, we dive into how all of this relates to healing from trauma, 12 steps, and taking responsibility of our own lives. We touch on race, gender, privilege, power, economics, and a whole lot more.  Find Fucking Cancelled on Patreon, send them an email at fckingcancelled@gmaill.com, and find Clementine on Instagram and on Patreon.  Clementine & Jay's book recommendations: Terror, Love and Brainwashing by Alexandra Stein, Toward Freedom by Toure Reed, Ministry of the Future + The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher & Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber Songs featured: “I Won't Run From It” by Big Red Machine and “You Don't Know Me" by Ben Folds ft. Regina Spektor How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Tracy is a senior staff writer at Jezebel covering sex, gender, and feminism. She's also the author of "Want Me: A Sex Writer's Journey into the Heart of Desire". Tracy and I discuss what it was like growing up as a young person with access to porn, AOL sex chatrooms, and how we navigated the very confusing world of "sexual education." We cover desire, pleasure, masculinity and femininity, power dynamics, sexual self-awareness, or lack thereof, and more. Find Tracy at TracyClarkFlory.com and on Twitter. Tracy's book recommendation: Talk Dirty to Me by Sallie Tisdale and Love and Trouble by Claire Dederer. Songs featured: “Unravel Me” by Sabrina Claudio and “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Rachel was raised in a strict fundamentalist Christian household with rigid gender expectations. She was exposed to pedophilia, sexual violence and severe homophobia from a very young age. In the process of trying to find herself, Rachel became convinced that she could solve her mental health issues and her difficulties dating by taking cross-sex hormones and becoming a man. Rachel, who now identifies as a lesbian woman, shares openly about this process & why she decided to ultimately detransition. Rachel also explains what all of this has to do with internalized & culturally reinforced misogyny, unprocessed trauma, fundamentalist ideologies + widespread medical & psychological malpractice.  Find Rachel on Twitter. Watch Dysphoric on Youtube. Rachel's book recommendation: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk and Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships by Janja Lalich Songs featured: “Save Me” by Bleu and “Things Are Gonna Get Easier” by Low Motion Disco How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe