Villains aren’t just obstacles; they’re invitations to deeper self-awareness and power.

Lisa Marie Rankin explores how the antagonists in our lives can be mirrors, energy vampires, or initiators, offering powerful lessons in shadow work, boundaries, and feminine sovereignty. Drawing from Jungian psychology, mythic frameworks, and romantasy archetypes, she guides listeners to stop reacting and start responding with purpose and poise.

Rather than fighting every battle, we’re reminded to protect our energy, claim our story, and train like the heroine we’re becoming.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• shadow work
• antagonist
• Jungian psychology
• archetypes
• feminine wisdom
• mythic life

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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What if your shadow was the source of your superpower?

This conversation reimagines the dragon not as a beast to conquer, but as a powerful ally in feminine transformation. Lisa explores how modern romantasy heroines like Daenerys Targaryen and Violet Sorrengail bond with their dragons to awaken hidden gifts, access shadow magic, and claim sacred feminine power. Drawing on Jungian psychology, myth, and archetypes, she invites listeners to consider what it truly means to become dragon worthy.

By turning inward and integrating repressed instincts like rage, desire, and creative fire, women reclaim their full selves. The dragon becomes a symbol of strength, sovereignty, and soul-aligned courage, reminding us we don’t need to slay anything, only ride it home.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• dragon symbolism
• feminine power
• heroine's journey
• Jungian psychology
• shadow work
• divine feminine
• romantasy

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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What if your creativity wasn’t something to monetize, but a sacred part of your healing and joy?

Lisa Marie Rankin is joined by multi-passionate artist Anastasia Forrest—author, musician, seamstress, and mother—for a soul-stirring conversation on following your bliss, making peace with the inner critic, and protecting your creative spark in a noisy world. Together they explore the muse archetype, creation over consumption, and the power of feminine energy in reclaiming a vibrant, intentional life.

Through playful stories and spiritual insights, this episode invites listeners to awaken their own artistic journey, trust their intuition, and remember that creativity is a divine birthright—not a side hustle.

Topics discussed in this episode:

creativity muse archetype

motherhood and creating

passion projects

artistic journey

YouTube sewing channel

Connect with Anastasia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiaforrest/

https://www.anastasiaforrest.com/

http://instagram.com/realtoranastasi

https://www.facebook.com/realtoranastasi

https://soundcloud.com/anastasiaforrest

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Your body isn’t betraying you—it’s inviting you into a deeper relationship with yourself.

Ayurvedic teacher and menopause guide Mary Thompson returns for part two of this soulful, practical conversation with Lisa Marie Rankin to explore the real root causes of hot flashes, low libido, weight gain, and stress in midlife. With deep reverence for the body’s wisdom and clear insights from Ayurveda, Mary offers tangible practices like hydration strategies, hormone-friendly lifestyle shifts, and a reimagining of sensuality and self-care as sacred acts.

From aloe juice to daily rituals, this is your roadmap to aging vibrantly, staying juicy, and honoring the transitions with grace. The divine feminine thrives not by resisting change, but by aligning with its deeper rhythms.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Ayurveda for menopause

hot flashes relief

low libido in midlife

menopause weight gain

women’s hormone health

Listen to Part 1 with Mary Thompson:

https://www.lisamarierankin.com/podcast-1/episode/23368346/35-midlife-transformation-and-holistic-menopause-with-mary-thompson

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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You’re never too old to begin again—and Tara Stoughtenborough is living proof.

At 83, Tara shares her incredible journey of launching a PR firm at 49, publishing over 60 romance novels in her 60s, and enrolling in Ayurveda school at 80. She embodies the sacred archetypes of maiden, mother, and crone with enthusiasm, wisdom, and an ever-curious heart. Lisa Marie Rankin and Tara explore feminine magic, radical responsibility, trusting the unknown, and the power of enthusiasm as divine energy.

Tara’s story reminds us that creative reinvention is available at every stage of life. Whether you're starting over or starting something new, the path is always open when you lead with intuition and trust in a benevolent universe.

Topics discussed in this episode:

feminine superpowers

Ayuerveda school

maiden mother crone archetype

high-tech marketing

personal reinvention

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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What if healing didn’t have to be hard—but could be hot, playful, and full of fantasy?

Lisa Marie Rankin and intimacy coach Amy Everhart dive deep into the deconstruction of purity culture, how people pleasing becomes a subtle form of control, and the unexpected power of romantasy and smut to open new portals of healing. With humor, wisdom, and unapologetic joy, Amy shares how embracing desire, shadow work, and fantasy heroines helped her—and now her clients—step into deeper self-connection and feminine sovereignty.

Their conversation challenges the norms of self-help culture, critiques the marketing of pain, and invites us to reclaim pleasure, archetypes, and the divine feminine as tools of resistance and rebirth. Healing, it turns out, doesn’t have to feel like therapy—it can feel like shadow daddies and shared group chats named "Put Your Hands on the Headboard."

Topics discussed in this episode:

purity culture

people pleasing

patriarchy

feminine power

trauma-informed

Connect with Amy Everhart:

@irrepressible.by.amy - https://www.instagram.com/irrepressible.by.amy/

Article on POHOTH: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGD2fw9OPQH/

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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What if your next chapter began with letting go of everything you thought you were supposed to be?

Emily Reuschel joins Lisa Marie Rankin to explore what it truly means to reclaim your power, pivot from burnout, and awaken your soul’s calling. Through honest storytelling and deep wisdom, they discuss how self-help culture can both empower and mislead, why embracing play and creativity through romantacy books is healing, and how radical self-trust leads to transformation.

We invite you to embrace your feminine wisdom, loosen the grip of societal expectations, and explore what's next with curiosity, courage, and color.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• feminine empowerment
• personal growth journey
• romantacy books
• life transitions
• burnout recovery

Connect with Emily Reuschel:

https://emilyreuschel.com/

https://www.instagram.com/emilyreuschel/

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Menopause isn’t a decline—it’s an initiation into your most powerful self.

Mary Thompson joins Lisa Marie Rankin to share Ayurvedic perspectives on the forest dweller phase, perimenopause, and the deeper psychospiritual invitations of midlife. With decades of experience, Mary offers empowering insight into how symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, and anxiety aren’t problems to fix but sacred messengers calling us into alignment.

They explore feminine aging through the lens of Ayurveda, reframe hormonal shifts as opportunities for vitality, and emphasize how shifting our identity and lifestyle can bring deeper joy, strength, and spiritual awakening. Midlife becomes a path to power when we treat ourselves as the radiant goddesses we are.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Ayurveda for menopause
• perimenopause support
• midlife transformation
• forest dweller phase
• feminine aging

Connect with Mary:

https://www.marythompsonayurveda.com/

https://theayurvedicapproach.com/

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

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