Today Michelle and Wallis are joined by wonderful North Node member, prolific creative, and whip-smart entrepreneur Dr. Liz Bahr, to muse on managing a creative life with a neurodivergent/squiggly brained diagnosis.Liz is a writer, creative expression facilitator, adjunct professor, clinical mentor,  consultant, entrepreneur, and Doctor of Occupational Therapy. She holds a Doctorate from Boston University and a Master of Science from NYU, 500-hour yoga teacher, and specializes in working with ND people and populations — Sensory Processing Issues, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and ADHD. She’s the founder of Pegasus Wellness, and The Magic Word, a podcast about science, creativity, and storytelling (the first season is out this spring!).Follow along with Liz on IG and Twitter.We muse on: How to identify sensory processing and sensory wellness preferences and which environmental accommodations to seek  Being diagnosed at various ages and what this does for your learning and development  How to identify when getting help for a specific diagnosis is helpful  Strategies for planning and externalizing your thoughts when dealing with ADHD and executive dysfunction  The practice of “junk journaling” for psychic release for squiggly brained creatives  Strategies for coping with overwhelm and getting out of our heads and back into our bodiesResources for further exploration: Your sensory health matters. Here's why | TED Talk The double empathy problem Sensory processing as it's own condition More info about neurodiversity Executive functioning and ADHD The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years OT who discusses sensory processing issues on TikTok SPD in Adults | STAR Institute has programs for people with sensory issues Austin Kleon’s workJoin our free community of intuitives and creators here!This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds Studios--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to episode three in our month-long series on what we like to call our guide to your latest SOS, or Spiritual Operating Systems.Today, Michelle is back on the pod waxing poetic about how she’s developed a personal spiritual operating system, and how you can build your own, with just a few guiding principles to get you started.Referenced: Join our free community of intuitives and creators here! This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds Studios Our detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journal Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more!⁠--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Continuing on our theme of spiritual and squiggly brained operating systems this month, we’re chatting with Pia Beck of Curate Well Co. about the ins and outs of running her business with a squiggly (or neuro-divergent) brain. Pia graciously speaks about her experience of receiving an OCD diagnosis, and how this has changed her understanding of herself as an entrepreneur, running several businesses.After a career in people operations in the tech and startup worlds, Pia started Curate Well Co. Today, Curate Well Co. helps brands change narratives and redefine norms in industries that are desperately calling for something different.Follow along with Pia and her ventures at @curatewellco @piabeck_ @consideredsb.coFind out more about working with CWco. on a consulting or configuration capacity here and follow the journey of their sister company, Considered. Considered is a micro, mobile coffee concept serving up espresso drinks — curbside — out of a vintage VW bus in Santa Barbara, California.Referenced: Join our free community of intuitives and creators here! This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds Studio Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more!⁠--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Twelfth House! This month we’re reflecting on what’s in our spiritual and squiggly brained SOS kits.Throughout January we’ll be musing on how to soothe our psyches and our souls, when in spiritual crisis, and sharing what we turn towards when going through spiritual growth spurts. We’ll also be dissecting with the team and featured guests how to work with, instead of against, our neuro-divergent, squiggly brained ways of being.On today’s episode, Michelle, Janelle, and Wallis join in discussion to share their most treasured resources and habits for dealing with dark nights of the soul of the past and what’s in their toolkits as of late.We’re musing on big Q’s like… How do we know if we’re in a spiritual growth spurt? What were the integral resources which helped you get through your darkest night of the soul? What’s in our SOS toolkit now?Check out our ShopMy page for the list of resources mentioned in the episode here.Join our free community of intuitives and creators here!Our detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journal--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Join us for part two of our mini series, Holiday Survival Kit,  where we’re pausing to speak with Kelley Bonner about spotting the signs of burn out before you find yourself smack dab in the middle of a joyless, burnout-holiday-hoagie.Kelley Bonner is a culture strategist, an award winning podcaster, and founder of Burn Bright Consulting. Kelley transforms workplaces by reducing burnout and bias, resulting in increased innovation and inclusion. She provides a framework for leaders and individuals to understand the symptoms of burnout and how to solve them at their core, using intuition as a primary guide. Follow Kelley on IG & Twitter  to keep up to date with the release of Season 2 of her podcast, Black Girl Burnout, launching January 23rd. Resources mentioned:Experience Open for 30 days free here! The Fabulous AppHappy Not PerfectJoin us in the free Holisticism Hub hereOur detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journal--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to a lil’ two part heavy hitter series we are calling “Holiday Survival Kit”. This time of year is, duh, full of cheer and all, but it can also be a very stressful and pressure filled season.That’s why as part one in this series, we’re taking the way back machine, and serving up our top five most downloaded and shared episodes of the year, which will hopefully help to soothe and/or distract you from some of the harder parts of the holiday season.Episodes featured: Note to Self: I Will Create, Not Procrastinate Squiggly Brains, Money, and the B-Word Monetizing Everything is Killing You and Your Business Using Deep Work and Human Design to Find Your Flow-State Extend Your Intuitive Mind and Overcome ProcrastinationExperience Open for 30 days free here!Join our free community of intuitives and creators here!Our detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journal--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

This week’s episode rounds out our series on what it means to "be seen" in multiple facets of our lives, while we attempt to self-actualize in these human suits and engage in our sacred work.In this episode, Michelle is on the mic with Heather J. Kent a registered psychotherapist and trauma recovery specialist. She is the co-author of the newly released book, Wellness Wisdom, and the #1 Amazon bestselling author of the books Heal From Your Narcissist Ex and I Left My Toxic Relationship – Now What?Michelle and Heather speak about:  The pros and cons of transitioning from a group practice to running a solo practice How to forge friendship and maintain strong friendships while being a writer and solopreneur What are the signs of the covert narcissism vs. grandiose narcissism and how do you spot them? Running a practice with animal-assisted therapy, and how they can help patients heal from PTSD Is it possible to be in a healthy, loving relationship with a narcissist?Check out Heather’s book, Heal from Your Narcissistic Ex: The Ultimate Guide to Finding Safety and SanityFREE Workshop! Designing Your Personal Operating System: Monday Hour OneFREE Workshop! Building a Squiggly-Brained Proof Operating System: Second BrainClick here for more information about our upcoming Notion for Magical Baddies: Systems Spells courseJoin us in The Cusp here and the free Holisticism Hub hereOur detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journal--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

Continuing our series on the complexities of what it means to be seen, we’re speaking with mindset coach Topside Vandenbosch. Topsie helps clients crush negative thought patterns and behaviors using emotional intelligence strategies and helps business owners do the inner work required to aid them in leap frogging to the next phase of their journey. Find out more about working with Topsie here, follow along with Topsie on IG, and check out her podcast episode here.Join the free Holisticism Hub hereOur detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journalListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, Pocket Casts, and RadioPublicTranscripts of all episodes can be found here.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

This month on the Twelfth House we’re hanging it all out, as we riff on the idea of being seen. Whether it’s showing up on social as our multidimensional, squiggly brained selves, or pivoting our businesses entirely to align with our future visions of what’s possible.Today our guest is Kim Saira. Kim Saira is a movement healer, breath work & joy coach, and community care activist. Join Kim Saira's waitlist for Authentically U 3.0 Waitlist here!In this episode, we muse on: Being a woman of color in predominantly white wellness spaces and what it means to honor your sacred rage Overcoming burnout as an activist and creating new boundaries in order to return to your work  What is sacred anger? How Kim schedules time to connect with and feel her sacred angerClick here to subscribe and listen to the full episodes of the Twelfth House+Sign-up and join Notion for Magical Baddies: Digital Altars here now!Join our free community of intuitives and creators!Our detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journalThis podcast is edited by Softer Sounds Studio! Check ‘em out.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.comWelcome to a mini preview of the Twelfth House+ — our subscribers-only bonus podcast channel.This is our uncut, unfiltered podcast feed where we'll be dropping exclusive episodes each month featuring Michelle, Wallis, Team Holisticism, and (occasional) guests to discuss what’s on our minds, in our hearts, and whatever you'd like to see us put our scuba gear on and deep dive into.This week we're talking intimately about what it's been like for Michelle to be pregnant while running Holisticism and how she's been thinking about and planning for maternity leave.We answer all your questions and we also get into: The Spirit Baby book and what Michelle took from it Michelle's spirit baby reading vs. the results How Michelle and Ethan went about getting pregnant The pressures and fears associated with “geriatric pregnancy” “Baby fever” Planning for raising young kids while running your business After-birth care, doulas, closing of the bones ceremony Much more!Click here to subscribe and listen to the full episodes of the Twelfth House+*********** Sign-up and join Notion for Magical Baddies: Digital Altars here now! Join our free community of intuitives and creators! Our detailed show notes can be found @ www.holisticism.com/journal This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds Studio! Check ‘em out.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twelfthhouse/support