In this episode, I sit down with Sophia for a conversation that moves from light, playful moments… into some very real and grounded explorations of truth, the body, and what it actually means to be in relationship—with ourselves and with others.

We talk about:

– Learning how to speak your needs clearly (and what it takes to get there)

– The difference between complaining vs. being proactive in your life

– How honesty creates real trust and connection

– What happens in the body when we feel shame, feedback, or discomfort

– The role of the nervous system, fascia, and the “gut feeling” in how we relate

– Breathwork, energy sensitivity, and experiencing the body as something much more alive than we’re taught

Sophia shares her path of going “full send” into truth-telling—what that disrupted, what it created, and how it shaped the way she moves through relationships today.

This conversation weaves between grounded science, lived experience, and the more subtle layers of being human—without trying to land on one “right” answer.

It’s honest.

It’s a little messy.

And it’s very real.

If you’ve ever felt the tension between what’s true for you…

and what feels safe to say—

this one will meet you there.

Referenced — Michael McMahon at movingmountaininstitute.com, Meredith Woods at meredithwoods.com, and A World Appears by Michael Pollan

To work with Sophia MacMillan, LMT, you can go to Mobility Project Physical Therapy’s website mobilityprojectpt.com.

Reach out to me at onehappylife@moonmountainhealing.com if you would like to be supported in breathwork or shadow work. Available online and in person.

People don’t need more thinking.

That’s something I find myself coming back to again and again—in my own life, and in the work I do with others.

Thinking is useful. It helps us make sense of things, organize our lives, and navigate the world.

But it can also keep us stuck.

Looping the same patterns.Rehearsing the same stories.Trying to solve something that doesn’t actually live in the mind.

What begins to open things up is learning how to feel.

To slow down enough to notice what’s happening in the body.

The tightness in the chest.The contraction in the belly.The subtle signals that are always there, waiting to be met.

Because when we bring awareness into the body, something shifts.

New information becomes available—sensations, memories, images—things that don’t always make sense right away, but are deeply connected to what we’re moving through.

This is where the work gets real.

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If you feel called to explore this more deeply, I offer breathwork and shadow work sessions to support you in this process.

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In this episode, I sit down with Katie Rose for a real, honest conversation about what it actually looks like to meet ourselves in the deeper layers of healing.

This is Katie Rose’s first time on a podcast, and what unfolds is not a performance — it’s a lived, embodied exploration.

We move through her experience with chronic sleep challenges that lasted for years, the hormonal imbalances that surfaced, and the deeper layers of childhood trauma that were quietly living underneath it all. Not as something to fix, but as something that needed to be met, listened to, and given space.

There’s a powerful thread here around anger — not as something to suppress, but as a life force. A signal. A boundary. A movement of energy that, when allowed, can actually support healing.

Katie Rose shares about the courage it took to speak her truth in her family, and how that moment became a turning point — not because it “solved everything,” but because it shifted her relationship to herself.

We talk about somatic experiencing, resourcing, and what it means to actually feel grounded in your body — not as an idea, but as something lived and practiced over time.

There’s also an honest look at resistance, fear, and the reality of doing this work while also holding space for others. The balance of being human and being in a role of support.

Toward the end, Katie Rose shares about her group mentorship, The Thriving Path, and how learning to trust flow — instead of controlling everything — continues to stretch and shape her.

This conversation isn’t about arriving somewhere.

It’s about learning how to be with what’s here.

The messy parts.The powerful parts.The parts that are still unfolding.

Check out Katie Rose’s website vibrant-way.com to learn more about her and her offerings.

If something in this conversation resonates with you…if you’re noticing there’s more beneath the surface that wants to be felt, explored, and understood…

I offer 1:1 shadow work sessions and breathwork experiencesto support you in connecting with your body, your emotions, and the deeper layers of yourself.

You can reach out to me directly,or explore more at moonmountainhealing.com

This isn’t about shaming anyone for disowning emotions.We all do it.But what I’ve noticed in my own journey—and in the work with others—is this reclamation of feeling… the whole gamut of it.And the energies of life demands to be felt.The more we resist, the more insidious the effects can become.I’m serious when I say how important it is to consciously move our emotions.“Let it go,” they say—but that, of course, isn't easy.Because to let go of what’s arising in the present moment, we have to go within and meet what’s still being held from the past.And that’s a deeply visceral experience—not just a mental one.In my work, we’re somatically based.We learn there’s a lot more happening beneath the surface—much of which relates to that underlying sense of unease.I needed a lot of support accessing this when I first began.And I still do at times.If you feel called to turn inward—to discover the core of what you’re feeling and who you are in relationship to all life has to offer—Then reach out.Let's do this together.moonmountainhealing.com

In this episode, I sit down with Nathan for a real, alive conversation that moves between play, depth, and honest reflection on what it means to be human.

We explore this idea of “becoming more human” — not as something to achieve or perfect, but as something we allow ourselves to soften into. The messy parts. The uncertain parts. The parts that still feel, still react, still don’t have it all figured out.

Along the way, we play with this idea of a “10,000 point human scale” — a lighthearted but surprisingly revealing way of looking at growth. Not as a finish line, but as an ongoing unfolding… where being more human doesn’t mean being perfect, but actually allowing more of your full experience to be here.

There’s a thread here around the desire to be “done” — to be healed, to be clear, to arrive somewhere — and the quiet realization that maybe the path isn’t about getting there at all.

Maybe it’s about learning how to be here.

We move through reflections on:

* Letting go of perfection and the pressure to “arrive”

* What “doing the work” actually means — and how it can become a weapon or a doorway

* The role of teachers, mentors, and learning to trust your own inner authority

* Accountability, self-awareness, and the felt sense of embodiment

* Sitting with not knowing, instead of reaching to escape it

There are moments of laughter, moments of pause, and moments where something deeper comes through — the kind of conversation that doesn’t try to perform, but instead lets itself unfold naturally.

At the core of it all:

You don’t need fixing.You don’t need to become someone else.

This is about learning how to be with yourself as you are—feeling what’s here,staying present,and living from a more honest, connected place.

In this episode of the Loving Forward Podcast, I sit down with my dear brother Arin for a heartfelt and wide-ranging conversation about shadow work, somatic awareness, and what it truly means to grow as a human being.

Aaron and I first connected through the Heart of Shadow program with Luke Adler and Jason Lange, and through that work we discovered a shared passion for exploring the deeper layers of the human experience. In this conversation we reflect on that journey and what continues to unfold through it.

We talk about the importance of reconnecting with the body in a world that encourages us to live almost entirely in the mind. So often we try to think our way through life, but the body is constantly offering us information, guidance, and truth if we are willing to listen.

We also explore the role of shadow work in becoming more whole — not as a path toward perfection, but as a practice of becoming more aware, more honest, and more compassionate with ourselves. The work is not about fixing who we are. It’s about unveiling the truth of who we are.

Throughout the conversation we reflect on the tension between striving to grow and learning to appreciate the stage of the journey we are currently in. The path of this work asks us to continually meet ourselves where we are — even when that place is uncertain, uncomfortable, or humbling.

Ultimately, we come back again and again to the heart of the matter:the more we learn to meet our own shadows with awareness and compassion, the more capacity we develop to meet the world — and each other — with Love.

This is a conversation about the process of becoming more human, more present, and more connected to the life that is already here.

If you feel called to explore this kind of work more deeply, you can connect with me below.

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Email:onehappylife@moonmountainhealing.com

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In this episode, I sit down with Dustin for a deep and honest exploration of men’s work, shadow integration, and what it means to move toward wholeness.

We begin with some light conversation and laughter, but before long we move into meaningful territory. We talk about how the younger parts of ourselves — even our three-year-old selves — continue shaping our relationships and behaviors today. We explore the difference between personal power and institutional power, and how many of the patterns we live inside of are ones we learned long ago and repeat until they are finally brought into Love and awareness.

Dustin shares about his recent experience at Heart of Shadow, including a powerful moment where he connected with his three-year-old self in a way he hadn’t before. From there we reflect on what it means to be sensitive people in this world — and how empathy and sensitivity, which can sometimes feel like burdens, are actually deep sources of strength and guidance.

We also talk openly about intimate relationships — the caregiver and receiver dynamic, how we often attract partners that mirror the parts of ourselves that need attention or healing, and the important distinction between feeling shame about something we’ve done versus believing that we are shame itself.

A big part of the conversation centers around men’s groups and why they can be such powerful spaces. When men are truly witnessed without judgment, something begins to soften. Many men experience, sometimes for the first time in decades, what it feels like to be seen, heard, and allowed to feel.

Throughout the conversation we return to something I believe deeply: healing isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about remembering yourself. It’s about turning toward the parts that were abandoned, bringing them back into relationship, and learning to meet the shadow with curiosity and compassion rather than resistance.

We also touch on the larger picture — how consciousness seems to be expanding, how the work we do now ripples into future generations, and how so often the only way forward is to move directly through what we’ve been avoiding.

If you feel called to explore this kind of work more deeply, you can connect with me below.

Work with me:moonmountainhealing.com

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Email:onehappylife@moonmountainhealing.com

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In this deeply honest and vulnerable conversation, I sit down with Joe — a Eugene-based human, cyclist, and aspiring physical therapy assistant — to explore the transformative power of meeting life’s hardest moments with courage and honesty.

Joe shares his journey through homelessness in Portland, speaking openly about living in a tent, navigating the city without resources, and the profound challenge of asking for help. He reflects on the shame he carried around both his housing situation and struggles with addiction, and how creating distance from these experiences allowed him to eventually speak about them with clarity and compassion.

Our conversation weaves through substance use, festival culture, survival strategies, and the protective parts we develop in childhood — including Joe’s “fox spirit,” a part that learned to hide in order to stay safe. Together, we explore somatic healing, parts work, and the ongoing practice of trusting the process, even when we cannot yet see the path ahead.

What emerges is a raw and compassionate dialogue about contrast, resilience, and the messy, non-linear path of healing. From discussing mold in cars to exploring Internal Family Systems and embodied awareness, this episode is for anyone who has ever felt stuck, ashamed, or uncertain about whether change is possible.

This is a conversation about meeting ourselves honestly… and continuing to love forward.

Topics explored: homelessness, addiction recovery, shame, somatic healing, parts work, animal spirit medicine, surrender, resilience, and the practice of trusting life.

Stay Connected & Support the Work

If this conversation resonated with you and you’d like to stay connected, you can find my offerings, events, and writing at:

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Thank you for listening… and for continuing to love forward.