Ever wonder why this song sings about 6 different birds then is broken up with “Five golden rings” before it goes on to describing the last 5 days of performances by people? Was the author really talking about actual gold rings?

Hello! It’s Christmas Eve, and today I share 5 things I have learned that help me step into my power! This podcast was inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas song, and during this episode, I share the history behind that song.

Listen in to hear some of the theories floating around and why evidence actually points to “five golden rings” being about another bird! After doing the research, I was inspired to dig in and uncover my five golden rings!

The 5 rings of my “step into your power” rock circle.

The power to say no

The power to say yes

Accepting other’s disapproval

Deconstructing the lies

Unapologetically claiming your space

Maybe this Christmas, you step into your power. The very best gift, in my experience, isn’t the birth of some “god-child” - it’s the gift of choice. The freedom to choose what feels most honoring to you. And what better time to gift this to yourself than during the “season of giving”?

Check out this blog to read the full story behind the “ring-necked pheasant” theory!

https://blog.nature.org/2024/12/01/the-5-golden-rings-they-might-be-pheasants/

I had some feelings today. My son left to go back to Hawaii after a ten-day visit. So I took an official “sad day” to allow myself time to just feel. It’s been good. Really good. And I realized in the midst of it, I was actually accomplishing something really important.

Join me today as I talk about what I believe to be the best way to change the world.

We all want to have an impact. We all want to feel like we made a difference. Well, you can. It’s not as hard as it sounds. And it doesn’t have to involve ever even leaving your own home. ;)

Listen all the way to the end for a special reading of a poem I wrote today!

This is a question I was asked recently by a young person in their 20’s. Today I take this overwhelming, huge question and break it down into what felt manageable to me.

It’s not unusual for humans to ask themselves some version of this question many times over the course of their life. We all want to feel like we offer value to this world and know that our life is important and purposeful.

However, from my experience, I find that living a life filled with meaning doesn’t have to involve a complicated, exhausting search. There is no magic answer - but there is an answer.

What are the ways that make life worth living to you?

Listen to today’s episode as I share what brings meaning to my life and a simple way you can discover your own meaningful moments!

This week, my amazing partner Jenna takes the lead on the podcast and interviews me about my documentary, which is coming out in January 2026!

I share the heart behind it all by answering these questions:

• What led me to decide to make this documentary?

• What do I hope to accomplish through it?

• What do I worry about when sharing my story?

• What is the most important lesson I have learned through the process?

• Three words to describe what this documentary means to me

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Today I talk about a very important lesson my ankle taught me and how I am applying it to my life.

I discuss how the things that bring us support and healing can eventually limit us from reaching our full potential and how to know when it's time to take off the brace.

You will learn the method that I have found effective for my healing journey that comes simply from these three things:

Awareness

Release

Trust

Stay till the end to hear the Pat Parelli phrase that has helped me over the years in not only my horsemanship journey but my personal life as well!

It’s so easy to see what we have yet to accomplish and forget to celebrate how far we have come. Our culture has ingrained so many toxic ways of thinking into our minds that most of the time, we don’t even realize that we are in autopilot mode and buying into these lies. Instead of being aware of our journey, we rush around living in constant stress with an unending To-Do List.

Maybe this isn’t your experience. But for those of us who have spent most of our lives believing we needed to prove our value, life can feel like trying to catch a train that refuses to slow down. It’s certainly no way to spend our precious one life.

It’s time for us to remember.

It’s time for us to slow down and realize that we get to choose how we live.

It’s time for us to realize that we already fucking won.

It’s time to celebrate ourselves!

Please share this episode with someone you think needs this reminder!

I have spent most of my life trying to be as selfless as possible. The very word selfish still sends me into a bit of a panic.

This is what religious trauma can do to you.

Join me today as I unpack the word “self-centered”.

You will learn:

• The meaning of the word and when it was first used in our language

• What was happening in England during 1645

• The similarities between then and now

• The history of “Agreement of the People”

• My theory of why that word came into existence during that time

• An essay I wrote about the enlightenment I received after doing the research for this podcast

• Why I want to be a “Leveller” and an “Agitators”

Check out this simple website to learn more!

https://kids.kiddle.co/An_Agreement_of_the_People

Join me and my hardcore partner Jenna as we laugh and share about our recent 43.4 mile cycling adventure and all the wild experiences we had along the way!

Being new to gravel biking, and brand new to bike packing, it quickly became evident that we had no clue what we were getting ourselves into.

But it was still a blast! We made the best of it, laughed our asses off in between exhaustion and freezing to death. ;)

If you aren't living life adventurously, you aren't fucking living!