The Raising Sage Spiritual Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Meranda Squires. We explore her path into this work, from being introduced to meditation at a young age, to traveling to India, and the years of practice that now shape how she holds space through The Lotus Centre. There’s a groundedness to the way she shares that comes from lived experience.
This conversation moves through self-inquiry as a practice you return to, coming back to your direct experience and allowing what’s there to be seen more clearly over time. We talk about dyad work and how it supports that process through presence, witnessing, and honest reflection.
She also speaks about the ego in a real and relatable way. The voice that questions your worth, pushes you to do more, or tells you you’re not enough. Rather than trying to get rid of it, we explore what it means to become aware of it, to recognize the patterns, and to choose not to move from that place.
We move into karma yoga, service, devotion, and what it looks like to walk a spiritual path in your everyday life. How this work shows up in your relationships, your choices, and the way you meet yourself.
This is a grounded and honest conversation for anyone who feels drawn to deeper self-understanding and a more direct relationship with themselves.
Learn more about Meranda and her work at www.thelotuscentre.ca

In this episode, I sit down with intuitive visionary artist Dominique Hurley for a conversation on creativity, intuition, and what it means to allow something to move through you.
We explore the different ways her work comes to life, from intuitive painting, where she begins without a plan and allows each layer to reveal what wants to emerge, to visionary pieces that come through as flashes of imagery or feeling that she then translates onto the canvas.
Dominique shares how she experiences her art as something that comes through her, not from her, and what it looks like to trust that process in real time.
We also talk about her newest collection and the pace of inspiration, what it feels like when ideas arrive faster than you can physically create, and the shift from feeling pressure to keep up, into allowing the work to unfold in its own timing.
There’s a deeper thread woven throughout the conversation around readiness, how her paintings tend to find people at specific moments in their lives, and what people come to discover within themselves when they spend time with her work.
Dominique also shares about her intuitive painting process, which she has made accessible through free resources on her website for anyone who feels called to explore their own creativity in this way.
This conversation is an invitation to reconnect with your intuition, trust what you’re receiving, and allow it to take shape in a way that feels true for you.
Explore Dominique’s work and free resources: www.dominiquehurley.com

In this episode of the Raising Sage Spiritual Podcast, Jessica sits down with Sonia Byrne, founder of Mindful Leadership for Success, for a grounded conversation about conscious leadership, spiritual development, and bringing deeper awareness into professional spaces.
Sonia shares insights from her work supporting leadership teams and boards across the Canadian corporate and non-profit sectors, and reflects on what it means to lead with presence, perception, and perspective in environments that often prioritize certainty and performance.
Together they explore the challenges of integrating inner awareness with external leadership roles, navigating skepticism, trusting the unfolding of your path, and the courage it takes to stop hiding your gifts.
Mindful Leadership for Success consultant, Sonia Byrne, has helped leadership teams and boards in the Canadian corporate and non-profit sectors since 2009. She is known for her mindful approach to facilitating retreats, developing strategic plans and for her guidance in succession planning and other operational activities.
Through her consulting firm, Sonia Byrne & Associates, her work has led her to live and work in settings across Canada, the USA, Mexico, the UK, Europe, and the Middle East North Africa region. Sonia holds great enthusiasm for helping individuals and teams untangle the puzzle of communication, perception, and perspective.
Sonia is also hosting an upcoming retreat in St. John’s, and listeners of this episode are invited to save $100 when registering. You can learn more about Sonia’s work, her upcoming retreat, and her leadership offerings at:
www.soniabyrne.com
This episode is for anyone navigating the space between inner awareness and external leadership, and for those learning how to integrate their gifts without abandoning the worlds they already move within.

In this episode of the Raising Sage Spiritual Podcast, Jess sits down with Meg of The Megawatt Collective to share the heart behind their upcoming offering — Roots + Wings: A Creative Connection Playshop for children and caregivers.
Together they explore the inspiration for this unique family-centered event and the deeper “why” behind it:
✨ The power of art and creativity as tools for co-regulation and connection
✨ The need for more inclusive, family-friendly spiritual spaces
✨ How energy work, mindfulness, and play nurture presence for both children and caregivers
✨ The balance of grounding and freedom — giving our families both roots and wings
This conversation is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and remember that our children are not obstacles to our spiritual growth — they are often our greatest teachers.
🎨 Roots + Wings: A Creative Connection Playshop
📅 Saturday, January 25 | 10 AM – 12 PM
📍 The Lantern, St. John’s
💫 $88 per caregiver–child duo | $20 per additional child
To register or learn more, message Jessica (@raisingsagespiritual) or Meghan (@the.meg.megdalene).
Because the most meaningful moments are the ones we create together. 🕊️
#rootsandwings #raisingsagespiritual #megawattcollective #familywellness #creativeconnection #mindfulparenting #coregulation #stjohnsevents

This episode opens Season 2 of the podcast with a conversation that moves through voice, sound, discernment, and truth as lived experience rather than concept.
Jessica and Kat explore how authenticity functions as protection, how speaking from truth naturally organizes the field around us, and why clarity can feel activating or triggering in environments where self-expression has been restricted. The conversation touches on resonance, energetic boundaries, self-reflective love, and the subtle ways the body responds when something true is spoken.
The episode closes with a powerful transmission shared by Kat. A moment meant to be felt rather than understood. One that invites the listener into resonance, balance, and remembrance beyond words.
As the year turns, this episode marks a shift in the direction of the podcast. Season 2 will hold more space for collective questions, social realities, and conversations that ask us to listen more deeply to ourselves, each other, and the world we are moving through together.
Listen with your body.Let what resonates stay.
IG: @kat_kahulani

In this episode, Jess sits down with poet, musician, and Sisterhood of Mū council member Sunni Leilani for a deeply heartfelt conversation about voice, spiritual practice, creativity, and the courage to live in alignment with who you truly are.
Sunni shares pieces of her journey — practicing Buddhism in her early twenties, rising in silence, ringing her bell to open space, honoring the rituals that keep her grounded, and letting her background shape the way she creates. Together they explore embodiment, intuitive expression, spiritual hygiene, and why leadership becomes effortless when you choose to fully include yourself in your own life.
This is an episode about remembering your voice, trusting your path, and allowing your presence to teach through example.

In this heart-centered episode, Jess is joined by Jacqueline Kennedy of Lilac Wellness, who shares her journey from decades in cardiac care to a profound calling in spiritual and energy healing. Jacqueline opens up about her transformation into an Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) practitioner, working with nine angels to help clients release emotional blockages and reconnect with their inner light.
She introduces her angelic framework for soul healing — CPR: Caring, Practice, and Reclaiming — and how it helped her resuscitate her own spiritual heart after years of self-abandonment. The conversation dives deep into themes of self-love, intuition, sacred daily practices, and the healing power of surrender. If you're curious about working with angels, energy, or your own soul’s voice — this one’s for you.
Learn more about Jaqueline’s work and connect through her website: https://lilacwellnessmbs.wixsite.com/my-site

In this episode of the Raising Sage Spiritual Podcast, Jess welcomes Rachel Roberts — internationally best-selling author, founder of the Wisdom School Wolf Woman Rising, flower essence coach, and sacred dance teacher.
Rachel shares her journey of weaving mythology, goddess archetypes, and earth wisdom into everyday life, and how her own path has been shaped by both ancestral landscapes and personal courage. From the vibrational medicine of flower essences to the symbolism of wolves and the paradox of light and dark, Rachel offers insights into what it means to live authentically while facing judgment and expectation.
Jess and Rachel explore themes of embodiment, spirituality in the ordinary, and the power of reclaiming the wild, untamed parts of ourselves. This is a conversation about courage, creativity, and remembering our connection to both story and spirit.
Connect with Rachel
IG: @wolfwomanrising
Website: https://wolfwomanrising.com

In this powerful and heart-centered episode, we welcome Giseli — a consciousness mentor, energy worker, and holistic therapist — as she shares her spiritual journey guided by the sacred element of water.
From a life-changing childhood experience of telepathic communication and light realms to her present-day water activations around the world, Giseli invites us into a deeper understanding of what it means to live in alignment with nature, love, and truth.
She opens up about the painful yet empowering path of non-attachment — from releasing physical possessions to choosing her spiritual mission over staying close to her children. Through it all, Giseli has remained devoted to listening to the voice of water, trusting divine timing, and embracing emotions as portals to healing.
We also explore:
Water as a guide for consciousness and healing
Letting go of societal expectations and emotional attachments
Spiritual motherhood and trusting your path
The role of affirmations in rewiring the mind and shifting energy
Environmental awareness and the sacred simplicity of water
This episode is a gentle, powerful invitation to remember who you are, reconnect with the Earth, and let love lead the way.
🌊 Come back to your essence. Let the water speak. 🌈
IG: saltysoul13

In this luminous and soul-stirring episode of the Raising Sage Spiritual Podcast, host Jess welcomes Anela Laahui Kahulani (@kat_kahulani)—artist, grandmother, water guardian, and the radiant force behind the Lighthouse Portal. Joining from her home on Maui, Kat opens up about her deeply personal and cosmic spiritual awakening, which was catalyzed by a seemingly mundane yet life-altering moment: breaking her arm while sun-gazing.
From that breaking point, Kat embarked on a healing journey of remembering—of self, purpose, and power. She shares how her spiritual gifts, like weaving light, receiving Hawaiian water chants (aloha mele), and lightning-assisted energy clearings, emerged through connection with nature, ceremony, and inner stillness. The conversation flows from mystic visions of turtles and whales to profound lessons in self-love, grief alchemy, and being unapologetically “strange” in a programmed world.
Kat's storytelling is vibrant, grounded, and completely unfiltered. Interweaving ancient Hawaiian wisdom with real-life transformation. Whether you're just stepping into spirituality or searching for deeper remembrance, this episode is a radiant, heart-opening offering.