Sacred Sundays

What if the chaos you survived was never the obstacle to your gifts, but the very thing that forged them?In this conversation with Darrell Greenwood, author of the multidimensional storybook Lantern on the Longship, we explore what it means to be a highly sensitive person moving through a world that rarely makes room for that. Darrell shares his journey from a childhood wired for feeling everything, through years of unconscious coping, into a committed healing path anchored in breathwork, nature, and the courage to go into the darkness and come back with something to offer. We talk about the body as a library, the stories stored in our chest long before we have words for them, and what becomes available when we finally stop running from what we feel.Our conversation moves into quantum physics, multidimensionality, emotional regulation, and the quiet revolution of choosing love over victimhood when the pressure is at its highest. Darrell speaks to the clean slate that greets us every morning, the medicine of bare feet in the grass, and why discipline reframed through imagination becomes something we want rather than something we endure. He also reflects on what it means to do your inner work not just for yourself but for the entire lineage behind you and the collective ahead.Sit down. Close your eyes. Let the breath find its way into the belly and the heart. That is the key. It has always been with you.Guest Name: Darrell Greenwood https://www.rootedwithlove.net/IG: https://www.instagram.com/rootedwithlove_workshops/Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

What if everything you've been calling depression is actually a signal, and the system designed to guide you home has been inside you all along?In this conversation with Barry Samson, social entrepreneur, writer, and founder of the Depression Confessions, we explore what happens when we stop being afraid of emotional pain and start getting curious about it. Barry shares his own journey from a suicidal teenager to someone who has spent decades building relational containers where nothing is too hot to handle. We talk about the river of distress, why conventional therapeutic responses so often miss the mark, and what becomes possible when a group of people simply refuse to be frightened of what someone is carrying.Our conversation moves into the nervous system as our most sophisticated navigational tool, and why the check engine light we keep taping over is the very thing trying to lead us back to ourselves. Barry speaks to the power of pods, small groups of people committed to honest presence with one another, and why dysregulation resolves not through years of individual therapy but through the simple, ancient medicine of being truly witnessed. We also explore the emotional life we were designed to live, and why the path out of the river isn't complicated once we stop treating our own depths as something to manage and start treating them as something to follow.Your emotional pain is not the enemy.It is trying to tell you something important.Get curious. Let it lead you home.Guest Name: Barry Samson barryjsamson@gmail.comCheck out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

What if the thing standing between us and collective healing is simply how much of our heart we're willing to let out?In this conversation with Jeff Thompson, Psychodramatist, clinical director, and longtime friend, we wander into the field Rumi wrote about, the one that exists beyond right and wrong, and explore what becomes possible when we meet each other there. Jeff shares the essence of psychodrama, a modality that blends therapy and theatre to help people enact the experiences their bodies never got to have, and why Bessel Van der Kolk calls it his number one healing modality for trauma. We talk about inner healing intelligence, the unmet needs that drive so much of human suffering, and what it looks like when a group of people organically moves toward someone who is hurting.Our conversation stretches further into the unknown, into psychedelic experience, past lives, the beginning of the universe, and the question of what might actually happen if enough of us stopped contracting in the face of fear and chose to expand instead. Jeff reflects on creativity beyond what has ever been imagined, not as an abstract idea but as a lived intention, and what it might mean for each of us to trust that our unique presence here sparks something the world has never seen before. We also pause long enough for a seven-year-old to offer a few words to the adult in the room.Ask yourself the question. How do I connect with the sacred? Your answer is already there.Guest Name: jeff thompson http://www.30minsession.comCheck out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

What if the instrument you were always meant to play has been waiting for you, and all it asks is that you slow down enough to hear it?In this conversation with Terry Mack, the heart behind Peaceful Spirit Flutes, we explore the quiet but profound world of the Native American style flute and the way it calls people home to themselves. Terry shares how a single Christmas gift completely redirected her life, and how twenty years of connecting people to flutes has taught her more about listening than anything else ever has. We talk about what it means to be musically wounded, the moment a beginner gets their first beautiful sound out of an instrument, and why the flute has a way of finding the people who need it most.Our conversation moves into the deeper medicine of sound, breath, and the trees themselves. Terry speaks to the healing that happens when we stop trying to play the right notes and simply let what's inside us move through. Whether it's grief, anger, or a voice that was silenced long ago, the flute offers a space with no judgment, only release. We also explore resilience, creativity, and the courage it takes to stop comparing and start expressing, because your inner song doesn't need to sound like anyone else's.Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is step outside. Look up. Find the beauty hiding in plain sight. And just breathe with the trees.Guest Name: Terry Mack http://www.peacefulspiritflutes.com/http://www.livinglifecreatively.ca/IG: https://www.instagram.com/terry.m.mack.1/Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

What if the way you feel after an interaction is telling you everything you need to know?In this conversation with Nanaimo-based psychic life and business coach Bonita Hodgson, we explore the hidden language of energy that flows through our relationships. Bonita shares a simple but powerful visualization exercise that reveals where our energy is being invested, where it is being drained, and how we can begin reclaiming it.Our discussion moves into the deeper work of boundaries, conditioning, and why real change happens from the inside out. When we begin honouring our own energy and walking the path that is truly ours, the people and situations around us often shift in response.We also explore shadow work, inner child integration, and what it actually means to fall back in love with yourself. According to Bonita, the parts of us we were taught to hide may hold the very wisdom and power we’ve been searching for.Sometimes the path forward begins by acknowledging something simple.Your energy is yours to steward.And when you reclaim it, life begins to reorganize around who you truly are.Bonita Hodgson: https://bonitapsychiccoach.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/bonitahodgsonpsychic/IG: https://www.instagram.com/bonitahodgsonpsychicnanaimo/Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Ross Tayler sits with healer and mind-body therapist Germana Rovinelli to explore the deep layers of subconscious healing, trauma, and the lifelong journey of reclaiming self-worth.Together they reflect on early survival patterns, the impact of growing up in toxic environments, and how unhealed childhood wounds quietly shape adult relationships, addiction, people-pleasing, and burnout. Germana shares from lived experience, speaking candidly about breaking generational cycles, learning to feel safe in the body, and releasing the belief that we must sacrifice ourselves to be loved.This episode is a powerful invitation to slow down, listen inward, and gently reconnect with the inner child that still holds both pain and magic. A conversation about responsibility without self-betrayal, healing without urgency, and learning to hold ourselves with compassion, dignity, and care.Germana Rovinelli:http://hypno4health.cahttp://ablebodyconsulting.com Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Ross Tayler sits down with Paul Stewart to explore curiosity as a lived practice rather than a passing trait.Paul shares how simple mantras have shaped his inner life, his work as an entrepreneur, and his relationship to creativity in an increasingly fast paced, tech driven world. Together they reflect on the tension between doing and being, and the quiet wisdom that emerges when we allow curiosity to lead instead of urgency.This episode is an invitation to soften the grip of productivity, reconnect with presence, and remember that curiosity can be a doorway to authenticity, connection, and a more humane way of living and creating.Paul Stewart: https://www.curiositykilledtheking.com/Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Dominique Ceara, breathwork and somatic healing guide, shares how breath becomes a pathway from pain into freedom.We explore the simplicity and power of turning inward, using breath as an always-available tool for self-regulation, emotional balance, and grounding. Dominique offers a gentle breath practice and reflects on how even a few conscious minutes can shift our inner state and restore a sense of calm.This episode is an invitation to pause, come home to your breath, and remember that support and steadiness are closer than you think.Dominique Ceara:www.dominiqueceara.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/dominiqueceara/Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Sara Troy shares her path of self-discovery and the unfolding of her spiritual gifts alongside the very human challenges that shaped her growth.We explore self-care for empaths, the role of fear as a catalyst for transformation, and the tension between human expectation and spiritual truth. Sara reflects on collective change, the rise of the divine feminine, and the healing intelligence of nature as a guide back to purpose and authenticity.This episode is an invitation to meet your struggles with compassion, listen for your inner wisdom, and remember that your becoming is not separate from the good you’re here to offer the world.Sara Troy:Website: www.selfdiscoverywisdom.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/selfdiscoverymedia_Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Brandy Cox, integrative counselor and spiritual medium, shares her path toward the sacred through connection, community, and embodied awareness.We explore the nervous system as a gateway to healing, the role of somatic therapy in integrating spiritual gifts, and how experiences with energy work can open deeper layers of intuition and inner wisdom. Brandy reflects on learning to trust the body and the quiet signals that guide us in everyday life.This episode is an invitation to listen to your gut, honour your body’s intelligence, and recognize the sacred as something woven into daily experience rather than set apart from it.Brandy Cox:https://brandycox.janeapp.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/therapy.with.brandy/Check out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Lee Shanks shares her journey of awakening and her devotion to supporting those who are newly stepping into their intuitive and spiritual paths.We explore the importance of community, trusting intuition, and the ongoing relationship with loved ones in spirit. Lee speaks to the role of lightworkers in this time and offers grounded reflections on navigating spiritual development with care, discernment, and self-trust.This episode is an invitation to honour your own awakening, stay connected rather than isolated, and walk your unique path with curiosity and confidence.Lee Shanks:https://www.leeshanks.com/IG: http://instagram.com/IntuitiveLeeCheck out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays conversation, Eva Grodt shares her journey into the metaphysical world and the creation of Shift in Action, a community rooted in spiritual growth and healing.We explore the importance of community, self-discovery, and the return to inner peace through presence and gratitude. Eva reflects on the human experience, the lessons that emerge through challenge, and how worry can be reframed as a form of prayer. The conversation is lightened by laughter, reminding us that joy and healing often walk together.This episode is an invitation to soften your grip, meet life with curiosity, and remember that transformation doesn’t always arrive through effort, but often through presence and connection.Eva Grodt:evagrodt@telus.nethttps://www.facebook.com/ShiftinActionCheck out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/

In this Sacred Sundays episode, Aldous Littlebird, also known as the Nicotine Nun, shares her journey from deep depression into a life shaped by peace, humour, and spiritual presence.We explore the healing role of laughter, the choice to turn toward light even in dark moments, and the way personal experience becomes a powerful teacher in mental and emotional wellness. Aldous speaks to spirituality not as an escape, but as a lived, embodied relationship with life and nature.This conversation is an invitation to soften, smile where you can, and remember that the sacred often meets us through simplicity, humour, and choosing peace one moment at a time.Connect with Aldous:aldouslittlebird@gmail.comCheck out Ross Tayler's work at https://www.rosstayler.com/