The Tarot Diagnosis

This week’s episode is a break from tarot heavy content and instead taking a step into the world of astrology – specifically the role of the moon and our moon sign. I’m joined by astrologer and psychic medium Alexander Kriech who shares his wisdom and experience with us and guides us through the importance of the moon and what it means for each of us. Alex sheds light on how the moon can represent more than repression, shadows, and deep emotions – but also our relationship with our mother. So, this episode is timely on the heels of the “Healing the Mother Wound” episode. Alexander Kriech an Astrologer and Psychic Medium located in Denver, Colorado. He has been working professionally in the spirituality field since 2015.  He is passionate about helping you get clarity, insight, and healing with his no-B.S. approach and practical, grounded energy. When he's not staring at the night sky or recording a podcast, I can usually be found playing Dungeons and Dragons, hiking and enjoying nature, at a Drag show, or taking a nap with his cats.  You can out more about my work at his website www.dogstaroracle.com, or connect with him on TikTok and Instagram at @DogStarOracle.  You can also listen to his podcast "To The Stars! An Astrology and Intuition Podcast" on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Deep Resonance Sound⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

It is so nice to be back recording some episodes. This has been a weird month for me - you probably noticed episodes have been inconsistent and I’ve been rather quiet on social media. Unfortunately, I was insanely sick for nearly three weeks, but I’m finally coming out the other side and experiencing some glimpses of energy again. This week, I explore generational trauma, focusing on the Mother Wound. I discuss how trauma can impact us unintentionally and through the concept of epigenetics. Using The Star archetype, I navigate hope, resilience, and healing in strained parental relationships, drawing from my own experiences. I examine four avenues of the mother wound, represented by the reversed queens. To heal, I advocate for self-compassion and inner child work, aligning The Star with each reversed queen and their corresponding page. I touch on how acknowledging societal factors in motherhood and advocating for breaking the cycle of inherited trauma is vital if we’re going to heal the mother wound. My hope is this episode brings you clarity and comfort. Deck Used: Erenberg Tarot If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of⁠⁠ ⁠Deep Resonance Sound⁠⁠⁠ Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I am joined by fellow therapist Emilea Richardson from Sparrow Therapy and we work to navigate the intricate terrain of perfectionism and overcontrol, while discussing how Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) and tarot insights can illuminate our path towards greater self-acceptance and authentic living. Remember, the journey towards embracing imperfection and letting go is not about achieving perfection but about finding harmony amidst life's challenges.  Throughout this episode, Emilea touches on how her Evangelical history informs her practice as a psychotherapist and tarot enthusiast as well. You can learn more about her work on Instagram.Decks Used: Tarot Vintage and Modern Witch   Have you heard the news?! The first official Tarot Diagnosis spread book is now available! Purchase a hard copy of "Tarot & Self-Discovery: A Therapeutic journey with over 200 Spreads" ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Want a digital version instead? Download it ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of⁠⁠ ⁠Deep Resonance Sound⁠⁠⁠ Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, we’re holding space for Tower moments. I explore the concept of coping with Tower moments - tips to process your own Tower moments and how to support others who may be experiencing a difficult time. Listeners will get a glimpse into what it’s like using tarot with a therapy client as I share a real therapeutic example of using my “Coping with Tower Moments” spread in session with a client.  Throughout the episode, I explore the ways the Nine of Swords, Five of Cups, and the Death card show up during Tower moments.  Deck Used: Tridevia by Calmoura If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of⁠ ⁠Deep Resonance Sound⁠⁠ Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m exploring the world of Attachment Theory through the lens of tarot! I start off anchoring us with The Devil archetype and then lead us on a journey into Anxious, Avoidant, Disorganized, and Secure attachment styles. To explore these concepts, I spend time working with The Moon, Nine of Swords, Four of Cups, Eight of Cups, Queen of Swords, Two of Cups, Six of Pentacles and then the Six, Seven, Eight, and Nine of Wands. So, it’s a very card heavy episode! Please keep in mind this is a general, introductory overview of different attachment styles. There is so much depth and reasoning that goes into why we lean more towards one style over another, which I will explore in future episodes. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of ⁠Deep Resonance Sound⁠ Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on⁠⁠ ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠⁠⁠, I’m stepping into the world of social media tarot readers with Annie Buell aka Moonlight Medium who you might know from TikTok (check them out here).  We’ve all been scrolling and come across some questionable readings before. Annie was noticing an alarming amount of these on TikTok and started two series to help educate folks on “Terrible Tarot” and “Trustworthy Tarot.”  Together we get real about social media tarot readings, exploring peoples’ intentions, how to spot red AND green flags, as well as the importance of autonomy and knowing if you’re in the right mental and emotional space to be receiving messages from folks on social media. Don’t worry - there is plenty of laughter and even a few moments of reminiscing on the old “chain email” and “MySpace bulletin” days! Remember those? *cringe* Eventually Annie and I start pulling cards and the messages and interpretations of tarot do not hold back. I can’t wait for you all to listen in! Learn more about Annie and their offerings here. Have you heard the news?! The first official Tarot Diagnosis spread book is now available! Purchase a hard copy of "Tarot & Self-Discovery: A Therapeutic journey with over 200 Spreads" ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Want a digital version instead? Download it ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of ⁠Deep Resonance Sound⁠ Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

Welcome back to a new year of The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast! This week I’m exploring the symbolism of the Temperance archetype while also finding where it intersects with the Strength card - as it’s the card of 2024. Throughout the episode, I draw parallels between Temperance and psychological concepts like self-regulation, radical acceptance, and change, which we see in therapeutic modalities such as ACT and DBT. I discover that rather than merely advocating for balance, Temperance emphasizes the integration of conflicting emotions and thoughts to achieve inner harmony. Eventually this leads to a discussion on the implications of the Strength card, highlighting the importance of self-compassion and navigating the both/and space rather than falling into if/then thinking. Have you heard the news?! The first official Tarot Diagnosis spread book is now available! Purchase a hard copy of "Tarot & Self-Discovery: A Therapeutic journey with over 200 Spreads" ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Want a digital version instead? Download it ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Tarot Diagnosis on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on⁠ ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠⁠, I’m pulling cards and offering a raw and vulnerable glimpse into what this last year has been like personally and professionally. From surgery, to a farewell - I touch on everything that has made this year what it was through the lens of Death as our anchor. The World, 8 of Cups, and King of Pentacles emerge first as reflections of the year and have me reflecting on the departure of my former co-host. Then the Wheel of Fortune, Two of Swords, and Three of Cups arrive to help me explore the energy of 2024. These cards get me thinking about the beginnings and endings of relationships (both with ourselves and others) and leave me wondering what relationships need to be tended to and which relationships may have run their course.  I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your endless support and encouragement this past year. It wasn’t the easiest year, but it was wildly fulfilling in so many ways. So, I invite you to pull cards alongside me as I reflect on 2023 and then look forward to 2024. Have you heard the news?! The first official Tarot Diagnosis spread book is now available! Purchase a hard copy of "Tarot & Self-Discovery: A Therapeutic journey with over 200 Spreads" ⁠here⁠. Want a digital version instead? Download it ⁠here⁠. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I’m joined by Cami Ostman - a former Internal Family Systems therapist who has journeyed away from organized religion, into tarot and therapy, and now into storytelling.   Cami vulnerably explores her experience of entering and exiting a fundamental religion, how pivotal tarot has been in her personal healing journey, and how she has transitioned from one healing profession into another. Throughout the episode, we talk about Eight of Wands, Ten of Pentacles, Page of Swords, Ten of Cups, Six of Swords, and The Magician. Even now, writing out those cards I feel like they make such perfect sense for this conversation on the different versions of ourselves and the various lives we will inevitably live. Learn more about Cami and The Narrative Project here. Have you heard the news?! The first official Tarot Diagnosis spread book is now available! Purchase a hard copy of "Tarot & Self-Discovery: A Therapeutic journey with over 200 Spreads" here. Want a digital version instead? Download it here. If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? We’re always interested in hearing your suggestions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium! ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠⁠, Theresa Reed (aka @thetarotlady) joins me to discuss life’s most difficult moments and her new latest book “The Cards You’re Dealt - How To Deal When Life Gets Real.” Our conversation explores grief, loss, tragedy, and the role tarot can play in helping us to navigate life's difficulties.  Theresa and I touch on societal pressures, why we often neglect certain types of grief beyond death, and we challenge toxic positivity and our societal discomfort with acknowledging mortality. We spend some time discussing the importance of breaking the silence around unrecognized grief and the significance of creating space for open conversations. We open the episode with the Seven of Swords and Two of Wands, and Theresa makes a powerful connection between our two cards. Theresa's book, "The Cards You're Dealt," is praised for its acknowledgment of various forms of grief experienced in everyday life, not just related to death. It emphasizes the need for curiosity about our emotions and internal worlds, allowing individuals to navigate unexpected waves of grief more effectively - all with the help of tarot. Learn more about “The Cards You’re Dealt” by visiting Theresa’s website here: www.TheTarotLady.com If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, one of the best and easiest ways to support the podcast is by giving a review on whatever platform you listen on. It really is a HUGE help and allows more people to see our podcast! Have a topic you’d like to hear about? I’m always interested in hearing your suggestions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to submit a topic! Don't forget to subscribe to the email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies, as well as access to the exclusive membership community The Symposium! ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheTarotDiagnosis⁠⁠⁠⁠ Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound Contact: DeepResonanceSound@gmail.com Music by Timmoor from Pixabay