On last week's solo episode, when I pulled the Empress of Pleasure card from my W.I.T.C.H Oracle deck, I stated that I'd need to do an episode based on that fabulous card. And indeed, I have delivered. I wanted to explore further this concept of Pleasure being our Teacher, rather than Fear or Hurt & Pain.

On this solo episode, I share some personal life updates and then dive into one of my favorite topics (and experiences) PLEASURE!. I offer my thoughts on the various ways we can experience pleasure, the important distinction between pleasure and joy, that ancient stigma around pleasure, and the benefits of incorporating more of it in our lives. Then I get into some Themes of 2025 that I've seen emerge and share a card that I pulled on Monday's Full Moon that illuminated this message of getting Back to the Basics!

* Women Waken Wednesdays will be held weekly on Wednesdays at 6pm PST starting on February 1st! This is a virtual Women's group I'm holding for my beautiful listeners. i would love for you to join! Please contact me (IG or Email) for Zoom info!

W.I.T.C.H, Woman. In. Total. Control. of Herself. The Oracle Deck by Angi Sullins and Silas Toball, https://angisullins.com/witch-oracle-deck/

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It's remarkable how life can change in an instant. Something unexpected & perhaps unwanted can significantly alter our current circumstances. It is out of our control and leaves us asking, what do i do now? My guest this week, Nick Prefontaine, has a remarkable story of facing such a life altering event and made the choice the respond to it with an incredibly positive and even humorous attitude. Nick Prefontaine is a 3x best-selling author and was named a top motivationalspeaker of 2022 in Yahoo Finance. He’s aSpeaker, Founder and CEO of CommonGoal. At 14, Nick suffered a life-threatening snowboarding accident. His parents were told he probably wouldn't ever walk, talk or eat on his own again. He did.

On this week's guest episode Nick shares his heroic survival story of sustaining a life threatening injury, going into a coma, and then proceeding to run out of the hospital upon an incredible recovery. Nick embraces being able to share the more Spiritual side of his story including his near death experience and the strong intuition he had which helped him survive and to have a remarkably speedy and progressed recovery when he was originally told me might never speak or walk again. He brings a levity to otherwise tragic experiences and is no doubt a great inspiration to others.

About Nick:

In his talks, Nick shares the same system that helped him run out of the hospital. He teaches the audience how they too can apply this same system to their lives to make it through any trauma, crisis or life challenge. Using the S.T.E.P.system he is able to lead clients through their trauma. Once they make it through, that is where their limitless potential lies. Nick’s been featured in BrainzMedia, Swaay and AuthorityMagazine.

Learn more about Nick and his work here:
WEBSITE: WWW.NICKPREFONTAINE.COM
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PHONE: +1 401-371-9235

It's a New Year and with it come a whole new slew of twist and turns and challenges to make you question everything you thought was healed and resolved within you. Woohoo! What a fun ride this life is, eh?! The good news is that life dolling out these hurdles means you're Soul is on a path of growth and evolution. You're ready to level up which almost always comes down to accepting yourself as you are, even when you feel faced with perceived failure or disappointment.

On this week's solo episode, I offer you all the gentle reminder that you are a Divine Feminine, continuous work in progress and deserve the utmost respect and grace for yourself as you navigate the twists and turns of this year. There will be times when you feel like you didn't show up how you would have liked, that's OK. There will be times when you respond in a way that feels yucky and like regression, that's Ok. All along you're still growing and evolving and learning. I share some personal anecdotes, both recent and from years path, that illustrate experiences of doubting and questioning myself and how I've come to understand these moments. I also offer the idea that just because we deviate from what we consider to be our highest, most aligned expression doesn't mean you're not progressing on your path. Or that you don't have beautiful wisdom, support, guidance and kindness to share with others.

W.I.T.C.H, Woman. In. Total. Control. of Herself. The Oracle Deck by Angi Sullins and Silas Toball, https://angisullins.com/witch-oracle-deck/

Join the Women Waken Community on Instagram Here: https://tinyurl.com/522duz2c

Feel free to reach out to me to see how we can work together and send your questions, feedback, and requests for future solo episodes here:
Whitney Walker, LMFT
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www.WomenWaken.com
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Whitney@WomenWaken.com
IG: @Womenwaken