🎙️ Episode Summary

In this powerful Spirit Posse Solo episode, Carrie takes us onto the American Birkebeiner's Kortelopet, an 18-mile cross-country ski race through the Northwoods of Wisconsin, and into a much deeper story about grief, loss, spiritual connection, intuition, manifestation, & signs from the other side.

During this year's race, Carrie finds herself 15 miles into an exhausting & challenging course & facing a difficult stretch of frozen lake. Yet instead of feeling the fear she expected, she experiences an unexpected sense of calm and protection. That moment takes her back to 2018, when a tragic car accident sent Carrie & her husband Scott into the Wisconsin River. Carrie survived; Scott did not.

After his death, Carrie intuitively signed up for her first Kortelopet in 2019—even though she didn't own skis & barely knew what she was signing up for. Over the years, the race became much more than an endurance event. It became a spiritual ritual and a way of staying connected to the people she loves who have passed away.

On the trail, Carrie calls on her late father for strength on the flats, draws on the memory & spiritual presence of a dear friend on the climbs, & asks Scott to protect her on the downhills. She explores the deeply personal question many people experiencing grief have asked: Are our loved ones really communicating with us, or are we creating the connection in our own minds because we need it?

For Carrie, the answer can be both.

The conversation explores how grief and trauma can change us, how movement & endurance can become spiritual practices, & how signs, synchronicities, angel numbers, intuition, manifestation, & spiritual connection can help us navigate loss.

Carrie also shares how journaling, visualization, & mentally rehearsing an experience as though it has already happened can help create confidence & calm—connecting the practice of athletic visualization with manifestation and future-focused mental rehearsal.

Whether you are navigating grief, looking for signs from a loved one who has passed, exploring spiritual guides & synchronicities, or simply curious about the mysterious ways we experience connection, this episode offers a deeply personal reflection on loss, healing, courage, faith, & the possibility that the people we love are still cheering us on. ❤️

✨ IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER

• Grief, loss & healing after the death of a loved one

• Feeling connected to loved ones who have passed away

• Synchronicity & angel numbers, including 11:11

• Manifestation, visualization & mental rehearsal

• How movement, endurance, & physical challenges can support emotional and spiritual healing

• The evolving journey from needing protection to trusting yourself

📚 RESOURCES & SPIRITUAL CONCEPTS MENTIONED

🎿 American Birkebeiner & Kortelopet is a 18-mile cross-country ski race on the Birkie Trail from the Cable area to downtown Hayward, WI.

🧠 Sports Visualization & Mental Rehearsal is a technique used by athletes to mentally rehearse an upcoming performance. Carrie connects this practice to manifestation by imagining an experience as though it has already happened, helping create a sense of confidence, calm, and familiarity.

👼 Spirit Guides are believed to be spiritual beings or sources of guidance that help support a person's life journey. Carrie discusses experiencing guidance & protection through her connection with loved ones who have passed.

🔮 Signs & Synchronicities Meaningful coincidences or unexpected events that are interpreted as spiritual signs, messages, or reminders of connection.

🔢 Angel Number 11:11 Repeating numbers such as 11:11 are often interpreted in spiritual & numerological traditions as signs of awareness, alignment, or spiritual connection.

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In this inspiring episode of Spirit Posse, Kim, Carrie, Jennifer, and Monique welcome internationally recognized spiritual teacher, life coach, bestselling author, intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, and You-est You Podcast host, Julie Reisler for a heartfelt conversation about spiritual awakening, trusting your intuition and becoming your authentic self.

Julie shares her deeply personal spiritual journey, revealing how learning to listen to the quiet whispers of her intuition led her through a profound life transformation. She opens up about the wake-up call that inspired her to release fear, embrace vulnerability, feel her emotions instead of avoiding them, and courageously create a life aligned with her soul's purpose.

Together, the posse and Julie explore how intuition is available to everyone, how to recognize divine guidance, and why reconnecting with your higher self is the key to living with greater joy, purpose, authenticity, and inner peace. They discuss worthiness, people-pleasing, personal transformations, spiritual growth, and how following your inner wisdom can completely change the direction of your life.

Whether you're experiencing a spiritual awakening, searching for your life purpose, learning to trust yourself, or hoping to strengthen your intuition, this conversation offers practical wisdom, inspiration, and encouragement to help you become the person you were always meant to be.

✨ In This Episode You'll Discover

• Becoming your authentic self

• What a spiritual awakening feels like

• Learning to hear the quiet whispers of your soul

• Why feeling your emotions is essential for healing

• How to overcome fear and people-pleasing

• How to trust your intuition and recognize inner guidance

• Living your soul's purpose with greater intention

• Developing your natural intuitive gifts

• The connection between worthiness, self-love, and spiritual growth

• How following your intuition can transform your life

📚 Books, Teachers & Spiritual Concepts Mentioned

Julie Reisler juliereisler.com

International intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, life coach, bestselling author, founder of the Intuitive Life Design Academy, Georgetown University faculty member, and host of the You-est You Podcast, Julie's work helps people strengthen their intuition, reconnect with their higher self, and create lives aligned with their soul's purpose.

Julie has interviewed and collaborated with many respected voices in spirituality, consciousness, neuroscience, and personal growth, including:

• Mel Robbins
• Laura Lynne Jackson
• Gregg Braden
• Suzanne Giesemann
• Marianne Williamson
• Dr. Bruce Lipton
• Sara Landon

Spiritual Gifts Discussed

• Clairaudience (Clear Hearing)

• Clairvoyance (Clear Seeing)

• Clairsentience (Clear Feeling)

• Intuition

• Higher Self

• Spiritual Awakening

• Divine Guidance

• Authentic Living

• Soul Purpose

• Worthiness

• Personal Transformation

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In this wholehearted episode of Spirit Posse, Carrie, Jennifer, Kim, and Monique explore how to stay connected to your spiritual practices when life feels busy, stressful, and overwhelming. The conversation begins with a touching story about receiving signs from loved ones who have passed and expands into a discussion about mindfulness, nature, gratitude, and the small spiritual practices that can help us feel more present and connected each day. The posse reflects on the importance of slowing down, spending time in nature, observing the beauty around us, and finding moments of peace amidst life's demands. They discuss how shifting our perspective can transform relationships, reduce conflict, and help us respond to life's challenges with greater awareness and compassion.

They also explore Newton's Third Law: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. While this principle applies to the physical world, the posse reflects on how we don't always have to respond to life with the same energy we receive. We can learn to pause, become aware of our choices, and choose how to respond rather than react. As we grow spiritually, we begin to realize that we have the power to shift our perception, and sometimes that shift is the miracle itself—when nothing around us changes, but we change. Through mindfulness, awareness, and conscious choice, we can break old patterns of automatic reaction and create a more peaceful, intentional way of living.

The group also explores the spiritual concept of soul contracts & the lessons we learn from one another through these agreements. They discuss the belief that souls make agreements before birth to encounter specific people, relationships, & life experiences that support growth and evolution. These contracts may bring love, joy, challenges, loss, forgiveness, or healing. From this perspective, even the people who push our buttons or create difficulties in our lives may be helping us learn important soul lessons. The posse reflects on how viewing relationships through this spiritual lens can help us find deeper meaning, compassion, and understanding in both the joyful and challenging experiences of life.

Whether you're navigating a challenging season, looking to strengthen your spiritual practice, or simply searching for more peace in your everyday life, this episode offers powerful reminders that spirituality can be found in the simplest moments.

📚 BOOKS, TEACHERS & SPIRITUAL CONCEPTS MENTIONED

Gabby (Gabrielle) Bernstein is an American motivational speaker, life coach, and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Hailed by Oprah Winfrey as being a next generation thought leader.

Emmett Fox - Referenced for his timeless spiritual essays and practical spiritual wisdom.

The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger - A powerful memoir about resilience, forgiveness, freedom, and choosing how we respond to life's challenges.

The "Empty Boat Theory" (or Mindset) is an ancient Daoist parable that teaches emotional resilience by reframing how we perceive conflict. It suggests our anger stems from the belief that others intend to harm us, but most daily frictions are unintentional—like bumping into an "empty boat" drifting on the lake.

Soul Contracts In spirituality, a soul contract is a pre-birth agreement your soul makes with other souls, spirit guides, and the universe. It acts as a spiritual blueprint mapping out the key relationships, life themes, and challenges you will experience in your current lifetime to help your soul evolve.

The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle - A spiritual classic that teaches the transformative power of living fully in the present moment.

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle - A spiritual book exploring ego, consciousness, presence, and awakening to a higher state of awareness.

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