S7E2: 🌕♒️Memos w/ Friends: Tending Ourselves and Each Other with Spaciousness and Creativity w/ Carmen Spagnola {Mercury Retrograde}

(This episode is a collection of voice memos that took place from June 30th through July 21st.  That’s right witches, the timeline of these conversations is perfectly sandwiched by Mercury going retrograde, give a day or two on each end.  It feels significant to mention that June 30th was the day that Carmen’s beloved dog Mona became an ancestor)   In this episode, Kristyn presents a suggestion for discussion topics honoring Mercury’s retrograde and Carmen responds that she does not have capacity to engage as she is tending her grief over the death of her canine companion, Mona.  We reflect on how important it is to honor ourselves when our capacity is low and how we as friends can honor the push and pull of conflicting needs and desires.    Kristyn shares her shorthand she uses with her friends- “tell me to f*** off” and a song that she and her partner Kevin wrote inspired by Carmen’s podcast about Mona’s life and the rituals performed after her death.   Season 7 is a collection of voice memos between Kristyn and Carmen in the lead up to the release of Carmen’s book, How to Connect: Build Strong Bonds and Deep Connections Through Contact Nutrition (No Matter Your Attachment Style, Trauma History, or Neurotype) and the incremental release of Kristyn’s Empyrean Fanfic “Feral Diaries.”   The intention of this season is to document the transition of a relationship from a mentor/mentee and provider/client to friend. In it, we commit to practicing secure attachment through an exchange of voice memos during a time when we are both releasing written works into the world.  You can listen to the previous episode, Episode 1 here.   Carmen’s previous appearances on Stoner Story Witch include: Season 1 of Severance, Season 2 of Severance, and Heated Rivalry Season 1.    Preorder Carmen’s Book   Follow the podcast on Substack & Instagram! —--------------------------------------------- Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode: Join Kristyn and Carmen on Carmen Spagnola’s online Numinous Network  Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams   As always:---------------------------------- Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song: Hadestown by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” and Orpheus’ Song “Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams   Shout out for the artistic assistance of: Matt Schubbe (Logo) Kevin Carlow (Music)