Podcasts by Ancient Soul Modern Mind

The Great Transformation toward an Ancient Future with Ra Ma from 2023-01-10T16:39

In this episode, Erica interviews Ra Ma, creator of EarthSeed Temple Arts.  Erica and Ra Ma discuss Ra Ma’s experiences in the Great Pyramid, pilgrimag...

Facing Disappointment and Other Difficult Emotions with Fierce Compassion from 2022-12-08T18:44

In this episode, Erica shares about facing disappointment and feeling difficult emotions. Topics she mentions are: compassion, suffering, love, acceptance, rejection, disappointment, accepting “...

Meditation: Water from 2022-12-05T18:13

In this episode, Erica shares a water meditation that connects the listener to the waters of their body, the waters near their home, and a favorite body of water allowing for blessings to flow b...

Meditation: Earth, Fire, Tree from 2022-11-30T13:07

In this episode, Erica shares a nature meditation that connects the listener to the earth, the fire within, and to a guardian tree. This meditation was recorded last winter while teaching Mindfu...

Boundaries Allow Us to Be Ourselves with Keisha Holmes, LPC from 2022-11-23T19:59

In this episode, Erica interviews her dear friend, Keisha Holmes, licensed professional counselor (LPC). The talk about boundaries- what they are, how to figure out when we need them, and the qu...

Who Would You Be if You Were Free? from 2022-10-13T23:14

When the Mountain Speaks, The River Cries is a special segment of Ancient Soul, Modern Mind podcast offering a mixture of personal and folk story telling medicine. In this episode, Erica shares ...

The Treasures of Grief (When Grief Flows, Peace Grows) from 2022-10-06T17:31

When the Mountain Speaks, The River Cries is a special segment of this podcast offering a mixture of personal and folk story telling medicine. In this episode, Erica shares about her experiences...

Magical Support from the Tiniest Creatures from 2022-09-08T22:45:10

When the Mountain Speaks, The River Cries is a special segment of this podcast offering a mixture of personal and folk story telling medicine. In this episode, Erica shares about support from th...

[Solo Sesh] Becoming— What “It Takes a Village” Is Really Asking of Us from 2022-07-29T20:14:20

Erica offers storytelling medicine about a young girl name Rita who gathers with her village to initiate a new member into her clan. She also shares poetry and commentary about mutual support an...

Trailer: new Solo Segment - When the Mountain Speaks, the River Cries from 2022-07-27T11:00:33

Erica introduces a new solo storytelling segment called When the Mountain Speaks, the River Cries. In this new solo segment, Erica creates and shares stories from her personal life and co-create...

Announcement - We are Shapeshifting with Life’s Ebb and Flow from 2022-07-26T16:39:05

Erica announces that Genevieve will be on a sabbatical from the pod that could be temporary or permanent, depending on how life shapes and shifts. Erica will be introducing a new solo storytelli...

Earth Medicine— Trusting What You Can't See from 2022-07-05T20:54:07

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the practice of what Genevieve calls “being resourced”— trusting that what you need will arrive when you need it. (And how often it feels like it’s a...

Beyond Defenses— Getting to the Roots of Our Feelings from 2022-06-28T15:33:49

Season 3 is here! In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the practice of moving beyond self protection and defensiveness into feeling what we need to feel in any given moment. Shame, blame...

Healing the Inability to Receive from 2022-05-03T19:51:26

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the difficulty that so many of us experience receiving and how that is mirrored in our bodies when we won’t receive nourishment, support, or even love. ...

Hanging on to Hope from 2022-04-27T13:10:34

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the intensity of these times and how important it is to follow the inner urge to explore, play, be curious, and to grab ahold and hang on to hope whe...

Endings and Beginnings from 2022-03-15T15:53:21

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve tell the story of their new name, Ancient Soul Modern Mind. They also talk about how to pivot when life asks us to, how to respect the chapter that is closin...

Walking Your Path with "Militancy" from 2022-02-16T17:26:07

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss what it means to walk a medicine path with “militancy” as their elders before them have encouraged. It’s likely not the painful drudgery that you thi...

Living Life as an Initiation from 2022-02-10T15:33:28

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the transformative process of initiation and what happens when we look at our lives through the lens of initiatory experiences. Genevieve shares her ...

Coming Into Your Medicine, Purpose, and Gifts from 2022-01-27T16:44:10

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the the vital importance of coming into awareness of our purpose so that we can do what we came here to do. We all carry medicine and gifts to be del...

Assisting Spirits to the Otherside from 2022-01-22T02:41:41

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the sacred practice of assisting Spirits to the Otherside. They share their personal experiences with the diverse and complex topic. They also discuss h...

Honoring Dagara Elder, Malidoma Somé from 2021-12-26T05:41:42

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve honor the transition of their dear Elder, Malidoma Patrice Somé. It’s difficult to describe in words what this loss has meant to countless people around the ...

Codependency and the Holidays (Solo w Erica) from 2021-12-12T18:00

In this episode, Erica offers three tips to navigating the holidays (and all seasons) when we are in the process of healing codependency. Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on iTunes. Listen

The Stories We Tell Ourselves from 2021-12-11T21:24:32

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the stories we tell ourselves. Where do they come from? Do they serve us? What to do when they don’t.  Listen

The Death of a Relationship with Someone Still Living from 2021-12-08T17:27:55

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the painful process of allowing relationships to die and the possibilities that emerge in the dying process.  Listen

Ancestral Wisdom: Connect with Your Ancestors from 2021-09-21T02:17:55

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve revisit the most important topic of all.  How and why we connect, honor, and receive wisdom from our Ancestors. Listen

Lose Your Mind to Find Your Senses from 2021-08-30T17:14:41

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve delve into the wonderful world of sensation, intuition, and knowing. They discuss how finding your senses often requires us to compassionately move into a re...

Restoring our Lost or Hidden Child Parts from 2021-08-18T19:48:08

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the process of discovering, healing, and returning lost, hidden, and missing younger parts of ourselves. So often we hide a part of ourselves away in...

Integration for Sensitive People from 2021-08-04T18:13:03

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the process of integrating back into community after healing. They discuss the need for isolation and why we can’t get stuck there. We need each othe...

Healing the Mother Wound from 2021-06-27T17:23:06

In this solo episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about everyone’s birth rite relationship to the Earth and how our connection to Earth is deep medicine for healing the mother wound. ...

15. Mental Health, Ritual,&Whole Bodied Healing - Part 1 from 2021-05-27T19:41:45

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the problem with mental health treatment in America, how it’s not a lack of mental health support (spoiler, it’s systemic breakdown and a need for di...

The Process of Transformation from 2021-03-18T17:27:47

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss their process for transformation and how to navigate the uncertainty of it.

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The Power of Silence and the Gifts that Emerge from 2021-03-01T19:23:40

In this episode, Erica and Genevieve discuss the power of being silent, in body and mind, and the gifts that can emerge when we give ourselves permission to be quiet, and sometimes, do nothing.<...

Through the Darkness, Into the Light - Part 2 from 2021-02-05T20:07:19

We have exciting news! Genevieve Folkedal is now co-host to We Are the Medicine. In this discussion, Genevieve and Erica follow up on their last discussion and go further into why dehumanizing t...

Through the Darkness, Into the Light with Genevieve Folkedal of Folklore Energy from 2021-01-20T03:43:48

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, and Genevieve Folkedal of Folklore Energy have a come together in...

The Sacred Act of Following Your Own Truth with Genevieve Folkedal of Folklore Energy from 2020-11-27T23:06:12

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, and Genevieve Folkedal of Folklore Energy have a come together in...

Coyote Wisdom - The medicine of thinking upside down, backwards, and opposite from 2020-11-24T20:00:52

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about questioning the status quo and our own conditioning....

Sacred Spaces, Creating Altars, and Making Offerings from 2020-11-08T05:18:44

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about the art of creating sacred space. She dives into the...

What are we really hungry for? Feeding our Senses and Trusting our Knowing from 2020-10-01T17:23:04

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about the hungers we all experience. She dives into the ri...

Pain as a Sacred Teacher, The Wisdom of Discomfort, Vision Quest, Initiation, Stepping into Life from 2020-04-06T03:43:42

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about transformation and alchemy that come from stepping t...

Paradigm Shifts into the Feminine and the Deep Healing Wisdom of Nature from 2020-04-03T03:20:28

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. 

In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about the paradigm shifts that are happening, the ...

Parent's Role and Responsibility in Children's Mental Health from 2020-02-25T17:04:46

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. 

In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about the parents’ role and responsibility in thei...

Tree Medicine, Making Offerings, Getting Ourselves Rooted from 2020-01-26T00:11:07

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. 

In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about the wisdom of trees, making offerings, and g...

Wisdom of Water - Being in the Flow from 2019-09-02T03:53:19

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. 

In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about the element of water, it’s wisdom, and how b...

Ancestral Wisdom from 2019-08-06T03:38:19

We are the Medicine is a place where we share ancient stories for modern times. 

In this episode, host Erica Thibodeaux, MS, LPC, shares about connecting, honoring, and receiving wisdom fr...