Ever feel like you don't belong, even when you've earned your seat at the table? As an Athabascan woman who led executive organizations and rebuilt her career across three countries, Jen knows what impostor syndrome feels like when you're operating in systems never designed for you.

In this episode, she shares the real story of facing persistent self-doubt as an Indigenous woman in predominantly white spaces, why research shows women of color experience impostor syndrome at dramatically higher rates, and the practical tools I use daily when that voice tries to tell her she doesn't belong.

This is not about fixing yourself. This is about understanding that impostor syndrome is a natural response to structural inequality, not individual inadequacy.

Keywords: impostor syndrome women, women in leadership, Indigenous women, women of color, structural inequality, working mothers, self-doubt, perfectionism, career development, professional women, racialized impostor phenomenon

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Meet Duncan, a Scottish spiritual healer and medium who became Jen's mentor. This conversation goes deep into authentic mediumship, working with spirit guides, and what it really means to hold your power.

Working with Duncan changed the trajectory of Jen's spiritual journey. Before meeting him, she was drowning in imposter syndrome, questioning every intuitive hit, every reading, every healing. Duncan showed her that holding your power isn't about being perfect or knowing everything. It's about trusting spirit, doing the work with integrity, and showing up with love & light.

If you're walking this path alone, know that your people are coming. Spirit is always working behind the scenes, connecting you with the mentors, guides, and soul friends you need exactly when you need them.

This work isn't for everyone, and that's okay. But if you feel called to it, if something in this conversation lit you up or made you feel less alone, that's spirit tapping you on the shoulder. Pay attention to it.

Recorded in summer 2024, this episode was held back while Jen worked through crippling imposter syndrome. Now she's ready to honor Duncan's profound impact and share what he taught her about trust, boundaries, and stepping into spiritual work with integrity.

If you've felt alone in your gifts or wondered what real mediumship looks like, this one's for you.

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Got spirit?

In this episode, I explore how to reconnect with the intuition you were born with but may have been taught to ignore. Learn practical techniques for connecting with spirit through meditation, grounding practices, ancestral memory, and energy work. Discover why protection matters in spiritual practice and how to create a sacred space that honors both universal methods and Indigenous traditions. This is about remembering the connection that's always been there.

Topics Covered:

• Reconnecting to your intuition as Spirit's way of protecting and guiding you
• Indigenous practices, including smudging, medicine wheel work, and drum journeys that carry ancestral memory
• Essential protection practices for safe spirit communication and creating sacred space

Key Takeaways:

Spirit connection isn't something you earn through perfection. It's something you remember through presence. By slowing down, returning to yourself, honoring your ancestors, and building simple daily practices, you create the channel for spirit to guide you. Whether through meditation, drum circles, grounding in nature, or energy work, the path back to spirit is a path back to yourself. Your work now is not to create the connection. It's to remember it's always been there.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction06:15 - Why we lose connection and how to get it back09:30 - Slowing down as the doorway to spirit13:00 - Returning to yourself as spiritual rebellion16:45 - Universal practices: meditation with intention19:20 - Prayer and journaling as spiritual practice22:30 - Grounding techniques that bring you back to earth25:00 - Cultural practices that carry ancestral memory28:15 - Smudging, medicine wheel, and shamanic practices32:00 - Honoring your roots vs. appropriation35:30 - Spirit lives in ancestral memory and your bones39:45 - Drum journeys and the heartbeat of Mother Earth43:20 - Protection: why it matters when you open the door47:00 - Creating sacred space before spirit work51:15 - Staying grounded during communication54:30 - How to close sessions properly (non-optional)57:00 - Red flags and when to stop59:30 - Connection as daily practice, not a lightning moment63:00 - Grounding walks, medicine wheel, plant reverence67:15 - Living your spirituality in everyday presence74:30 - Community as transformation and communal doorways78:00 - Surrender and letting spirit lead81:15 - Following the pull, that's your spirit saying remember84:00 - Recap: how we connect with spirit87:00 - Closing thoughts

Keywords:

spiritual connection, intuition, ancestral wisdom, Indigenous practices, Native American traditions, meditation, grounding techniques, energy work, drumming, spirit communication, medicine wheel, smudging, sacred space, spiritual protection, drum journeys, slow living, ancestral healing, spiritual practice, inner knowing, sixth sense, shamanic practices, shamanism, breathwork, Creator, Mother Earth, lineage work, cultural reverence, daily rituals, presence, community healing, surrender, ancestral memory, plant medicine, cacao ceremony, moon rituals, sage, sweetgrass, palo santo, vision quests, sweat lodge, ceremonial practice, white light protection, grounding walks, journaling practice, prayer, spirituality