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Susun interviews Angie Banicki after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. For 15 years, Angie Banicki navigated Hollywood's most high-stakes rooms—representing A-list celebrities, orchestrating premieres, and shaping narratives for major studios. What began as curiosity became a calling and lifestyle that is all about living with awareness and intention. In 2015, She became known as Hollywood's go-to tarot reader – inspiring the entertainment world and opening the minds of the biggest skeptics. The cards revealed what she'd always sensed: a gift for seeing beneath surfaces, for translating the whispers of the soul into clarity and direction. Today, Angie brings the same presence she once held in boardrooms to sacred space—serving visionaries, creatives, and executives ready to align with their highest path. Her readings blend intuitive wisdom with sound healing, creating experiences that resonate long after the session ends. Although Angie prefers to be known as a messenger for divine guidance and channel of sound for her clients, she is highly sought after by brands such as Netflix, Dior, Jimmy Choo, and celebrities who wish to provide their guests with a memorable event experience.

Susun interviews Trista Haggerty after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Co-founder and director of the Earth Mentoring Institute, Trista has spent the past 30 years studying initiation and ancient rites of passage. She specializes in working with groups and individuals supporting them to develop inner awareness and a whole human experience. She is the founder of Sacred Mountain Tours where she guides people to sacred sites throughout the world. Trista also offers online programs under the name of The Living Grail. Trista is an herbalist and certified aromatherapist. This work along with shamanism and energy medicine provides her clients and students with a profound healing experience. She is also a mother of three, avid gardener, knitter and enjoys tending to her animals. For more information on Trista's healing work, visit her website at tristahaggerty.com

Susun interviews Dr. Zabina Bhasin after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Dr. Zabina "Dr. Zee" Bhasin is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, youth advocate, and founder of Listen to the KidZ. She has spent her career working at the intersection of mental health, education, and youth empowerment — translating the voices of young people into action for the adults and institutions responsible for their futures. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox, ABC, NBC, in Vogue, Entrepreneur, and across national media. She consults with schools, corporations, and civic organizations on youth-centered strategy, and is building a movement to permanently embed young people as co-governors in the systems that shape their lives.

Susun interviews Jackie Auter after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. 50 years studying and teaching community Gardening, foraging, backyard herbalist. My joy is co-creating Wild Tea Party. My service, Happy Feet Reflexology and Oracle readings .

Susun interviews Donna Redman and Cynthia Duffy after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Donna Redman is the founder and president of The Secret Genius Project. Her research into the origins of creativity and self-expression revealed irrefutable evidence of our connection between art, science, and nature. Her investigation in multiple fields of study ranging from philosophy to quantum physics, art therapy to mathematics made it clear we are all part of the systems, patterns, and formulas encompassed in the natural world. The Secret Genius Project addresses subjects in health, wealth, relationships, spirituality, creativity and other interests. She collaborates with subject matter experts in various subjects to deliver programs and continuing education online and in person, in the Secret Genius Series. The Secret Genius of Sensory Processing is being delivered in collaboration with Cindy Duffy, occupational therapist. Cindy Duffy is an occupational therapist with over 40 years of experience serving communities throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. Throughout her career, Cindy has maintained a deep passion for sensory processing and is known for her intuitive and highly refined ability to interpret sensory processing nuances and complexities with precision. She has spent more than 20 years working with both children and adults in public education and has extensive clinical experience with geriatric populations, including Alzheimer’s groups, as well as physical medicine and rehabilitation. Cindy also designed and implemented a comprehensive OT treatment and intervention program addressing alcohol and drug recovery, serving both inmate populations and pediatric clients. As the former director of a private agency, she oversaw speech and occupational therapy services. She is currently in private practice, continuing her commitment to supporting individuals across the lifespan.

Susun interviews Candace Hunter after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Candace Hunter is an artist and herbalist working in the Pacific Northwest. She focuses mainly on fiber and plants as a gateway to deeper healing and the Spiritual Realm. For Candace, Art is Medicine and Nature is the Pharmacy. She sees the potential for the most meaningful connection to one's self and the Divine through the natural world. Her favorite way to tap into the connection is through play. You can see her art at The New Zone Gallery in downtown Eugene, Oregon or on her website, Candacehunter.com. You can find her writing at The Practical Herbalist.com or on Substack @thepracticalherbalist.

Susun interviews Dr. Jennifer Lisa Vest after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Jennifer Lisa Vest, Ph.D. is a Medical Intuitive, Author, Philosopher, and Teacher. She is also a public speaker whose areas of expertise include: healing and psychic arts, Native American philosophy and history, African philosophy, Feminist discourse, Indigenous and Caribbean ceremonies, intersectionality, and feminist theory. She is the author of "The Ethical Psychic: A Beginner's Guide to Healing with Integrity, Avoiding Unethical Encounters, and Using Your Gifts for Good," and of "Sovereign Wisdom: Generating Native American Philosophy From Indigenous Cultures," released in July, 2024. She is a trained medium, a trained firekeeper, a certified QHHT Past Life Regression Practitioner, and a certified Usui Reiki Master. She has a Ph.D. in Indigenous Philosophy from UC Berkeley and a B.A. in Physics from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. She was a Philosophy professor at two universities. Because of her unique qualifications, combining academic and traditional training, Dr. Vest has an unparalleled approach to healing and teaching that is intuitive, logical, and scientific. Dr. Vest teaches a variety of classes in the healing arts including: Indigenous Medical intuition, Akashic Records, Mediumship, and others. Her podcast, Journal of a Medical Intuitive can be found everywhere.

Susun interviews Kirsten Shockey after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Kirsten K. Shockey is the author of award-winning Homebrewed Vinegar, coauthor, with Christopher Shockey, of award-winning The Big Book of Cidermaking; award-winning Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments; Fiery Ferments; and best-selling Fermented Vegetables, now available in the 10th anniversary edition. She can be found writing about life and fermentation at fermentingchange.substack from her home in the mountains of southern Oregon. She is a co-founder of The Fermentation School a women-owned and women-led benefits corporation supporting the voices of independent educators to empower learning and build culture.

Susun interviews Dr. Tiffany Stanley after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Dr. Tiffany Stanley is a licensed psychotherapist and sex therapist helping women and couples reclaim desire, intimacy, and self-trust. Tiffany is a Nationally and Internationally Board Certified and Licensed Psychotherapist and Supervisor, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and holds a Doctorate in Clinical Sexologist, specializing in sexual therapy and generalized psychotherapy for adult women, men and couples.

Susun interviews Kooch Daniels after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Kooch Daniels is a professional intuitive, graphologist, and life coach who uses mystical tools to enhance conscious awareness and improve understanding of life. She offers readings and personal consultations to assist clients in unlocking their highest potentials and clarifying their paths to success. Kooch's work is rooted in the belief that by viewing oneself in relation to worries and fears, one can become tethered to the negative and possess a living Nirvanic essence. Her philosophy includes the idea that if we see ourselves as a reflection of the divine, we can find happiness and a limitless potential. Kooch's approach is to explore the past, present, and future to answer specific questions and provide a safe haven for mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. Kooch Daniels has an MA in psychology and over four decades of experience teaching tarot, astrology, chakras, and transformational practices. She’s the author of numerous books including “Stars, Cards, and Stones: Exploring Cosmic Connections between Astrology, Tarot, and Runestones” and “Mystic Spirit Tarot Playbook: The 22 Major Arcana & Development of Your Third Eye.”

Susun interviews Lorraine Besser after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Lorraine Besser, PhD is the Pardon Tillinghast Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College, expert in the philosophy and psychology of the good life, and author of the popular book The Art of the Interesting: What we miss in our pursuit of the good life and how to cultivate it. An internationally recognized scholar, she has published dozens of professional journal articles on contemporary and historical moral psychology and two academic books (The Philosophy of Happiness: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Eudaimonic Ethics: The Philosophy and Psychology of Living Well). Her popular writing has been featured in Psychology Today, The Institute for Art and Ideas, The Conversation, and Aeon.

Susun interviews Marilyn Mercado after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Marilyn Mercado is a passionate teacher, coach, and guide whose life’s work bridges movement, mindfulness, and creative healing. A graduate of the University of Hawaii, Marilyn has spent over 15 years teaching Ballroom and Latin dancing, and enjoying Hula as a joyful expression of fitness and culture. Her wellness journey began in her 20s with a simple but powerful intention: to grow stronger and healthier with age. This led to a lifelong practice of yoga, which evolved into multiple certifications and a deep dedication to both teaching and learning. Marilyn has spent over two decades teaching dance, fitness, creative movement, and study skills to children and adults. In recent years, Marilyn expanded her offerings to include Health and Life Coaching, earning certifications that allow her to guide people through challenges in health, career, relationships, and life purpose. She also received her Art Medicine Certification, which she beautifully weaves into her coaching to support emotional healing and self-expression through creativity. She is a Dreambuilder Coach, helping people through the process of building their dreams. A lifelong learner and creator, Marilyn is now a published author. Her teaching and coaching style is infused with playfulness, intuition, creativity, and compassion. Marilyn’s mission is to help others remember their wholeness and walk the path of self-discovery with grace, strength, and joy—through movement, mindfulness, and the power of sacred space.

Susun interviews Nina Simons after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:Nina Simons is Co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, and leads its Everywoman's Leadership program. Throughout her career spanning the nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust and leadership development. She loves convening – for mutual mentorship and shedding conditioning, and to explore methods and practices for reinventing leadership, reclaiming our whole selves, connecting across differences and co-creating communities of belonging. Nina co-edited (with Anneke Campbell) Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart, and authored Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership with an accompanying discussion guide and embodied practices, which won Nautilus awards in the categories of Women in the 21st Century and Social Change & Social Justice. She's also a contributor to the anthology Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women's Voices. All three are being used to ignite liberatory learning in individuals, circles and classrooms.