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In episode #169, host Michelle Wong shares her experience with herbal apprenticeship training so far, especially her relationship with the plant, Stinging Nettle. Michelle tells the story of how she got schooled by Nettle, before training even officially started, as well as communicating with plants and why it's important. Mentioned in this episode: 1) New Menopausal Years by Susun S. Weed 2) Online Breathwork Group: "Breathwork for Rootedness" on Wed April 22nd, 2026 at 7pm PT. Join us to honor and celebrate Earth Day! All details + registration HERE. Enjoy listening! == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, plant wisdom, intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! - Email updates: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU - Substack: https://substack.com/@michellewongxo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In this episode, Michelle, a novice backpacker, shares her backpacking adventures on the Bogachiel Trail in the Olympic Peninsula with her partner (who is a very experienced hiker and backpacker). This 30mile backpacking trip was supposed to be nice, relaxing, mostly easeful downhill along the Bogachiel River. But it turned out to be an unexpected, grueling, trip laden with challenges. Tune in as Michelle tells the story, and how to not always trust reviews. Some photos from the trip are in Michelle's substack - view it here: https://michellewongxo.substack.com/publish/post/191932449 == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! - Email updates: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU - Substack: https://substack.com/@michellewongxo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In this episode, Vanessa Couto shares her unexpected journey with romance novels and how they helped her with grief and burnout. We discussed the different layers of healing that this often dismissed genre brings to our own lives and the potential of healing the collective. Discover the different sub-genres of romance novels and what's compelling with each of them beyond the plot. You'll leave this episode wanting to pick up a romance novel of your own and experience healing with pleasure beyond the plot. Some recommended romance books: 1) Emily Henry's Book Lovers 2) S E Wendel's Halfing 3) Callie Hart's Quicksilver Follow Vanessa: 1) Website: vanessacouto.com 2) IG: @vanessacouto.stories 3) Substack: https://vanessacouto.substack.com/ About Vanessa: Vanessa Couto guides people through life's thresholds using depth psychology, archetypal astrology, and the wisdom of story. A Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with an MA in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, she draws on decades of studying how myth and psyche illuminate transformation. Through her podcast Romancing the Threshold and her writing on liminality, she explores how we navigate life's passages with curiosity rather than certainty. Her practice emerged from her own journey through multiple thresholds and years of dedicated study in archetypal frameworks. Recently, she's discovered romance novels as unexpected medicine—finding in these dismissed stories precise maps for desire and sovereignty. She hosts For Your Pleasure, a book club excavating romance's archetypal patterns, and is launching intensive programs using the romance arc as transformational curriculum. Based in Portland, Oregon, Vanessa works with clients navigating their own crossings—those sensing something essential wants to emerge. Her approach honors both the psychological depth and cosmic timing of transformation, meeting each threshold as sacred passage rather than problem to solve. Her own understanding continues to deepen through lived experience, which means she meets clients as a fellow traveler, not someone claiming to have mapped every territory. == About the host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be unapologetically in full relationship with themselves. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, intuition, self-care, and feminine leadership practices in her work with clients. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! - Email updates: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU - Substack: https://substack.com/@michellewongxo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In episode 166, Michelle interviews guest, Jonathan Hadas Edwards, LAc, on his journey of divination, working with the IChing, acupuncture, and what drew him to Vedic Astrology. We dive deep into how he started working with divination, how he integrates the IChing with his acupuncture patients, what a good acupuncture session looks like, scents and the sacred. His Wayfinding offerings, and his work with his wife, in the Heartward Sanctuary www.heartwardsanctuary.org  About Jonathan H Edwards, LAc. Jonathan H Edwards, LAc. is an acupuncturist, herbalist and perpetual student of wisdom traditions. He holds a Bachelors in Religious Studies (Swarthmore College) and dual Masters in East Asian Medicine (NUNM) and Creative Writing (Warren Wilson College). Originally from New York City, Jonathan lived and studied in India and Nepal on a Fulbright Fellowship in 2008-9. While in Nepal he had a course-altering encounter with last-of-his-lineage Ayurvedic physician Keshab Laal, which inspired him to pursue traditional medicine seriously. Jonathan now lives at Heartward Sanctuary, an animist church org he co-founded with his wife, Julia Hartsell, in the North Carolina piedmont. Connect w/ Jonathan: Websites:www.jonathanhadasedwards.com https://www.kalamandala.com/ Substack: seedsfromtheworldtree.substack.com == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible. She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics (TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU - Substack: https://substack.com/@michellewongxo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

Welcome back to the Sacred Emergence Podcast! After a 2-year hiatus, Michelle Wong returns with news and updates on her life + what to expect from this podcast moving forward. == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Let's Stay Connected! - Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU - Substack: https://substack.com/@michellewongxo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In this episode, Michelle Wong shares her most recent adventures with healing her nervous system. She touches upon speaking up for herself, being gentle with the inner critic, and doing the uncomfortable work. Resources mentioned: 1) Call of the Wild by Kimberly Ann Johnson 2) David Bedbrick on IG - Unshaming 3) Electric: A VIP Breathwork Experience 4) Virtual Group Breathwork: The Electric Self - Sunday, March 31st, 2024 -- Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In this in between season episode, Michelle Wong shares her journey of the spiritual support she received that helped her land her job after months of frustration and searching from being part of the lay off wave that's sweeping across tech companies. Resources mentioned: 0) I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi 1) The Way of the Rose by Clark Strand + Perdita Finn 2) Join me for January's virtual group Breathwork: For the Feminine. Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible. She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics (TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In this episode, Morgan Sachs, creator of The Healing Mind™ app, shares with me her journey of how she shifted from her corporate job to become an energy healer and psychic. We dove deep into the following topics: How Morgan became an intuitive healer Light language How Morgan developed her psychic abilities How to activate our intuition and strengthen it Why our imagination is powerful Past lives Honoring our creativity Her approach on energetic boundaries Human design: projector energy and leaning into our design The HealingMind App Connect with Morgan: 1. Website: www.morgan-sachs.com 2. IG: ⁠https://instagram.com/morgansachs__ 3. FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealingmindapp Morgan Sachs (sounds like "socks") is a quantum energy healer, psychic and creator of The Healing Mind™ app. With over 15 years of experience with energetics, Morgan helps people manifest what they truly desire in life through healing subconscious energy blocks (both individual and collective) and expanding their unique energetic frequency. The Healing Mind™ app started as a way for her clients to receive energy tune-ups in between sessions but has since rippled outward to serve a wider audience. == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkQueen, is a dreamer, initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She holds space for humans to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

And Season 5 is a wrap! Tune into this episode to learn how to stay connected during the 'break', grab any offerings while they're still on sale. And remember to go gentle with yourself. Resources: 1) SPACIOUS December Holiday Edition 2) Breathwork for Possibilities 12/17/23 at 4pm PT 3) HD Play 4) Join the email community: ⁠http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU⁠ Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible. She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

Feminine Depth Coach, Corinne Micklar Kaye shares her experience of working with Michelle Wong inside the HD Play container. Corinne is also a Human Design teacher + practitioner. Hear first hand on her experience. We cover: 1) The work Corinne does 2) Where Corinne was before HD Play 3) How HD Play was impactful for her Resources: 1) HD Play - on sale through Dec 31st, 2023. 2) Corinne's Instagram == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In the 2nd part of the Men's Panel, the conversation with Marcos Del Valle and Teddy Johnson continues. We cover: - Provider, money, status - Paying for dates - Money + expectations - Awareness + sensitivity towards your partner - Money dynamics in relationships - What teachings / conditioning are we passing onto our children - Romantic partnerships that start as friendships first? - Consent + safety - Arousal when there's consent - Sex: "What is it supposed to be?" Resources: 1) Marco's substack: ⁠https://marcosdelvalle.substack.com/⁠ 2) "Breathwork for Clarity" w/ Michelle Wong on Sunday 11/19. Details ⁠HERE⁠. 3) Payment for "Breathwork for Clarity" can be applied to ⁠"SPACIOUS December edition"⁠ == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In Part 1 of the 2nd Men's Panel in the Men's Series, we hear from Teddy Johnson and Marcos Del Valle, who share their experiences as men, growing up in the US. We covered: - Vulnerability and men - Talking about feelings + expectations - Having women as allies/friends - Martial arts + confidence - Intuition + decision making - Respect + pecking order - Need for stronger father figures - Crying in public - The gender spectrum, gender roles - Polarity - Heroism in men and women Resources: 1) Marco's substack: https://marcosdelvalle.substack.com/ 2) "Breathwork for Clarity" w/ Michelle Wong on Sunday 11/19. Details HERE. 3) Payment for "Breathwork for Clarity" can be applied to "SPACIOUS December edition" == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible. She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In this solo episode, Michelle shares the "state of the union" and the creative faucet that's been coming through. She touches upon: Entrepreneurial journey + courage vs confidence Standing up for your business Belief in self + business Why she decided to include ads in guest interviews The story + why behind SPACIOUS; breathwork, and HD Play Plus, the free meditation on being supported + personal power Resources shared: 1) Info on virtual group "Breathwork for Clarity" on Sunday 11/19 at 4pm PT 2) SPACIOUS - December Edition 3) HD Play All on special pricing! 4) Grab your FREE "I AM Supported / Personal Power" meditation here == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible. She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In the 3rd interview of the Men's Series, Aaron Dornsmith, Architect, shares his own journey and realizations of moving from the "nice guy" to embodying a mature masculine. We covered: - Male bashing - The "nice guy" syndrome - The insincerity behind the "nice guy" - Embracing the physical aspects of masculinity - Expectations of men, particularly around emotions - Handling emotions differently as men - Understanding the stoic masculine - Emotional maturity and communicating with women - Holding space for the feminine and being complementary to her strength - What men desire from women - Gaining a woman's approval - Polarity between a man and woman - Stability of a man - Taking criticism from a woman - Discernment vs immature masculine - Sense of ownership and taking personal responsibility as a man - How men can grow - Importance of having a healthy father figure Aaron Dornsmith is a practicing architect who has interests in photography, philosophy, myths, and metaphysics. He enjoys investigating what is meaning and why the modern world feels like it is lacking. More specifically, he has been questioning what it means to grow up as a man in today's society, trying to learn from the lessons of the past and discerning what is needed and why. Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible. She mentors women to be in full relationship with themselves, unapologetically. She uniquely blends breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com

In the 2nd episode of the men's series, we have a men's panel, where I speak with software engineers James Hart and Mike Pack on masculinity. We covered: - How do each of the men associate with masculinity? - Their experience growing up with being "a man" - Breaking free of the default masculine identity - Masculinity - what does that even mean? - Environment influences - Fighting against classical image of gender norms - How does one define a man? - Projection of expectations - De-stigmatizing therapy / mental health + masculinity - What makes something toxic? - Corporate structure in America - Mentoring women in the workplace Resources 1) Connect w/ Mike Pack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepackdev/ 2) Connect w/ James Hart: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hjameshart/ 3) Virtual Group "Breathwork for Abundance" on Sunday Nov 19th at 4pm PT Join us HERE. == Host: Michelle Wong, #BreathworkGuide, #CourageCatalyst #SpaceHolder is an initiator, visionary, and author of Set Your  Own Sail: Fire Your Alarm Clock and Awaken to What's Possible.  She mentors people to be in full relationship with themselves unapologetically. She uniquely blends Breathwork, Human Design, Beliefetics(TM), Rapid Relief Technique (TM), intuition + self-care, and feminine leadership practices. Download your free: ⁠"I Am Supported" meditation HERE⁠. Let's Stay Connected! -Instagram (⁠@michellewong.xo⁠) -Facebook (⁠http://www.facebook.com/michellewongcatalyst⁠) -Email community: http://eepurl.com/dLB9qU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellewongxo.substack.com