Soul Loom

We plan our births. We plan our weddings. We plan everything — except the one thing that is guaranteed to happen to every single one of us.In this episode I sit down with Melissa Warren, a Reiki Master, Seichem Master, animal communicator and End of Life Doula based on the Central Coast of NSW, to talk about the role most people have never heard of but almost everyone will eventually need.We talk about what a death doula actually does, when you call one, and why having one in your corner can change everything — not just for the person dying, but for the family trying to hold it all together around them.We also talk about the conversations nobody is having but everyone should be — advanced care directives, voluntary assisted dying, what happens to your body after you die, and why there is absolutely no rush.This is not a morbid conversation. It is one of the most practical, compassionate and quietly revolutionary ones I have had on Soul Loom.If you have ever sat at a bedside, managed a death, or quietly wondered what you would do when the time comes — this episode is for you.Find MelissaMelissa's FacebookMelissa's Instagram

What happens when leadership stops being about pushing harder and starts coming from within?In this episode of Soul Loom, Michelle speaks with leadership mentor and speaker Jess Garay, whose work sits at the intersection of authorship, sovereignty, and capacity — supporting visionary women to return to their own rhythm and lead from within.With nearly two decades as a Registered Nurse working in cancer care and long-term care, Jess spent years in environments where life and death sat side by side. Those experiences shaped the way she now understands leadership, responsibility, and the importance of staying connected to your own inner compass.Today Jess blends Human Design, nervous system awareness, and practical leadership mentoring to help women reclaim authorship over their voice, vision, and capacity so they can lead with clarity and trust in their own timing.In this conversation we explore:• How Jess’s nursing career shaped her understanding of leadership and responsibility• What it means to lead from within instead of pushing through• The role of Human Design in decision making and leadership alignment• Why understanding your energetic rhythm changes the way you work and lead• How trusting your inner knowing can shift both your business and your lifeIf you’ve ever felt like the way you’re expected to lead doesn’t quite fit who you are, this conversation offers a different perspective — one rooted in rhythm, resonance, and self-trust.Websitehttps://jessgaray.comFree Business Clarity Blueprinthttps://jessgaray.comHuman Design Maphttps://jessgaray.comResonance Rising Podcast(Search Resonance Rising on your favourite podcast platform)Follow the podcast so new conversations land in your feed.If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need to hear it.Until next time, keep weaving your own threads of becoming.Connect with Jess GarayListen to Soul Loom

In this episode of Soul Loom, Michelle Wollaston speaks with David Trotter — founder of Awakened Magazine and curator of the Awakened Hearts anthology series — about what happens when the structure that shaped your identity no longer fits.After spending a decade in full-time Christian ministry, David experienced burnout, spiritual deconstruction, and a profound shift in belief. What followed was not rebellion, but inquiry. Not collapse, but expansion.Together, they explore:• Leaving organised religion and redefining faith• Spiritual awakening after evangelical Christianity• Deconstruction, doubt, and the courage to question• New age spirituality vs structured religion• Mediumship, channelling, breathwork and altered states• The tension between certainty and freedom• Why storytelling is essential for healing and transformation• How to recognise when your life phase is changingThis is a conversation about spiritual transition, identity shifts, and what it means to move from inherited belief into embodied truth.If you are questioning your faith, navigating religious deconstruction, exploring spirituality beyond dogma, or sensing that your old story no longer fits — this episode offers perspective, grounding, and permission.Michelle is a Life Directionist who helps people recognise their life phase and timing so they can move with clarity instead of uncertainty.Connect with David Trotter and explore Awakened Magazine in the links below.If this conversation resonates, follow Soul Loom and share it with someone who may be quietly questioning their own next chapter.Awakened MagazineDavid's Book and other informationLove Wins by Rob Bell

Our animals feel our energy long before we do. Their behaviour shifts, their emotions change, and their bodies respond to what’s happening in our inner world — often becoming the first external sign that something in our life needs attention.In this episode, I’m joined by psychic-medium and animal communicator Lisa Aston Michael, who explains how animals mirror our emotional and energetic state, why sudden behaviour changes are rarely random, and how our pets often act as intuitive messengers for what we’re not yet seeing in ourselves.Lisa shares her experience of connecting with an animal’s consciousness — both living and in spirit — and how their behaviour can reveal stress, conflict, grief, unspoken tension, or emotional overwhelm within the home. She also explains why animals take on our energy, what they’re trying to communicate through discomfort or disruption, and how we can learn to recognise these signs as part of our own wellbeing.If you’ve ever wondered why your animal suddenly hides, becomes reactive, withdraws, or clings more tightly to you, this conversation will help you understand the deeper energetic story behind it.In this episode:• How animals mirror our energy and emotional state• What behaviour changes can reveal about your internal world• Why animals sense discomfort before we do• How intuitive communication with pets works• The role animals play as healers, guardians, and energetic guidesA powerful reminder that our animals are not just companions — they are part of our intuitive landscape, reflecting what needs attention, healing, or change.Follow Soul Loom for more conversations on intuition, energy, and the lived experience of reconnection.Animal Communication and Psychic Development course

In this Soul Loom episode, Michelle sits down with Leonie Branson (formerly Leonie du Toit) — life coach, speaker, and author of Spiritual AI: Activating Authentic Intelligence and Host of Spiritual AI PodcastTogether they explore the powerful intersection of spirituality, intuition, and the inner technology we’re all born with. Leonie breaks down the difference between artificial intelligence and authentic intelligence, and how awareness + intuition form the true operating system of your human experience.This conversation dives into:What “authentic intelligence” actually isWhy intuition arrives fast — and how to recognise itHow awareness strengthens inner guidanceReal-life examples of intuitive intelligence at workWhy our inner technology matters more now than everThe practical steps to reconnect with your intuitive selfIf you’re navigating a transition, feeling disconnected from your inner knowing, or curious about the deeper layers of your spiritual intelligence, this episode will shift something in you.Find LeonieWebsite: leoniebranson.comFollow, share, and leave a review to support the show.New episodes weaving energy, insight, and lived experience — helping you come home to yourself, one conversation at a time.

What if the patterns, fears, and emotions you’re carrying didn’t begin in this lifetime?Michelle Wollaston speaks with Kylie King — hypnotherapist, author, publisher, and founder of the Australian Ladies in Business Initiative (ALIBI) — about the fascinating world of past-life regression and how exploring our soul’s history can reveal what’s ready to heal.Book a session with KylieKylie King WebsiteKylie King CoursesKylie's facebook Australian Women in Business Initiative ALIBI

What really happens in the sky during midlife — and how does it shape the changes we feel on Earth?In this Soul Loom conversation, Michelle Wollaston and evolutionary astrologer Georgina Sierra explore the Pluto square, Neptune square, Uranus opposition, and Chiron return — the major transits that guide us from nurturer to matriarch.Learn how understanding your midlife astrology can turn confusion into clarity, resistance into flow, and reveal why this stage of life is a sacred initiation rather than a crisis.Georgina Sierra AstrologySydney Astrology Schoolmichelle wollaston

Ever feel like you've lost yourself in the chaos of caregiving, expectations, and midlife reinvention? In this soul-stirring episode, Victoria sits down with Michelle Wollaston—a spiritual mentor, coach, and woman who knows what it means to disappear into roles… and fight her way back to truth.Michelle shares her deeply personal story of what it looked like to quietly unravel while trying to hold everything together, and how she rebuilt her life with clarity, confidence, and compassion. If you’ve ever felt like midlife was breaking you, Michelle’s here to remind you: you’re not broken—you’re remembering.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:✨ The hidden chaos of midlife identity loss✨ How Michelle broke the cycle of self-abandonment✨ The spiritual practices that helped her rebuild confidence✨ Why discomfort is a sign you’re evolving, not failing✨ A powerful reminder that it’s never too late to come home to yourselfConnect with Michelle:🔗 Website: 📥 Free Resource: 📞 Book a Call:

Many people think astrology is about vague horoscopes or mystical predictions. But your natal chart is actually a practical map — an energetic architecture you were born with. In this episode of Soul Loom, Michelle Wollaston explores what your natal chart really shows: your Sun (core essence), Moon (emotional landscape), Rising sign (outer lens), personal planets, outer planets, nodes, and asteroids. We’ll trace how leaders, priestesses, and even financial markets have used astrology across history, and why your chart isn’t a cage — it’s a compass. Book a Sacred Rememberance Session and recieve your Soul Map reportwww.michellewollaston.com

Is it Discomfort or a Sign? Understanding Your Inner Guidance SystemIn this soulful and insightful episode, I’m joined by Michelle Wollaston — writer, spiritual advocate, and host of The Soul Loom Podcast. Michelle brings a deep and compassionate approach to helping women who’ve spent years over-functioning in roles, relationships, or workplaces that left them feeling invisible. Through her unique blend of grounded coaching and soul-level wisdom, she guides women back to their intuition, voice, and vitality — without spiritual bypassing or burnout.We dive into the concept of the Comfort Meter — Michelle’s way of helping people understand that discomfort is often your intuition trying to speak. Whether it shows up as a subtle whisper or a loud wake-up call, these feelings are often signs from your body, soul, or the universe that something isn’t aligned. We explore how fear, especially the fear of change, can cloud our clarity and how taking small empowered steps can help you move from anxiety into trust. Michelle shares practical tools for tuning in, including reflection prompts, boundary-setting, and learning to recognize patterns that keep repeating until we finally listen.This conversation is all about learning to trust your inner signals — not just in the big, obvious moments, but in the small, quiet nudges too. Michelle reminds us that everything we need is already within us — and that imperfect action, intuitive awareness, and self-compassion are powerful tools for transformation.The book Michelle mentioned:"Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype"by Clarissa Pinkola Estes"Anything that is meant to happen for you, will happen for you seamlessly. And if they don't happen perfectly and there are bumps in the road, what is the bump for? There is usually always a pattern to the bumps." - Michelle WollastonSacred Rememberance Session with Michelle normally A$247 – enter code at checkout STEPHUP $47 discount Free guides for woman who feel like they’ve lost themselves in the life they built https://www.michellewollaston.com/stephup-come-home-to-the-woman-within Grab a copy of Michelle’s book Embrace Spirituality and Enhance Your Human Experience

Every awakening journey needs a foundation. In this episode, Michelle outlines four simple but powerful practices — grounding, cleansing, protection, and gratitude — that support you through the turbulence of midlife and the call to remember yourself. Plus, I’ve created a free 7-day program with short daily meditations to help you integrate these practices step by step. By the end of the week, you’ll have your own set of spiritual anchors you can return to anytime. Embrace Spirituality and Enhance Your Human ExperienceWebsite

This episode is a little different. I was recently interviewed by David Trotter for the Awakened Podcast, part of my journey as an Executive Contributor for Awakened Magazine and an upcoming author in the second Awakened Hearts book, due out at the end of 2025.We covered a lot in this conversation — what it really means to awaken (and how it often looks nothing like the love-and-light version we’re sold), the importance of living in spiritual integrity, and how to stay visible and rooted as a soul-led woman in a world that often misunderstands you.If you've ever wrestled with your truth, felt unseen in your work, or questioned whether your voice really matters — this one’s for you.Let it land where it needs to.www.michellewollaston.comAwakened MagazineCome Home to the Woman Within Resource