The Suffering, the Strength, and the Light, with Jimmy T. Martin

If I was able to go back in time and describe to 2012 Natalie what the next fifteen years were going to look like, both personally and collectively, my chin would have fallen all the way to the floor. You will have a life-alternating spiritual experience, Donald Trump will be president, aliens are real, and the twists and turns your life is about to take might be too much for you to process all in one sitting. Reconnecting with old friends has a way of bringing up these kinds of thoughts. Jimmy T. Martin is one of these old friends, and the paths we’ve both been fated to walk since our fresh-faced, 20-something days have be far from easy. In this episode, Jimmy opens up about losing his beautiful wife to cancer at 29 years old, grappling with losing the will to live, reencountering her during an experience with DMT, finding love again, and all that the hardships have to offer when you look back at your life and realize the true power and meaning of what it is to surrender. Jimmy’s Bio & Links: Jimmy T. Martin has been in the business of visibility since 2009. He’s the CEO of LSEO, a performance marketing and AI search agency in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he helps brands get found and cited by AI. Before that, he pioneered the world’s first cool temperature fitness studio with Brrrn in New York City, and the Brrrn Board workout that broke out during the pandemic. Through his consultancy, Mayamo Jimmy, he’s written and directed for billboards, commercials, streaming TV, and advised award winning brands. He’s appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and has been featured in New York Times and Bloomberg. You can also find his writing on Substack at Soar Loser linked below, where he is building better language for living through loss. He’s a proud father and loving husband, and finished speaking in the 3rd person now. SubstackLinkedIn InstagramNatalies Bio & Links:SubstackWebsiteEtsyIG - @sidhe.channelled.artMy Story, Part IMy Story, Part IITales from the Truth Seekers Podcastavailable on Spotify, Apple, & SubstackAfter walking through the world as somewhat of a cynic for many years, Natalie found herself deeply humbled by a quite sudden and profound state of “non-ego” in 2014. This 48-hour period initiated her into a life-long spiritual journey. While on this path, Natalie has discovered that unique, first-hand, spiritual experience can threaten rigid belief systems of religious, secular, and New Age people alike. Because of this, she is dedicated to empowering people to look withinfor the security they seek and to release complete dependency on blind belief or external systems to guide them. Over the past ten years Natalie has been certified in MindfulSchools, Reiki Level 2, and has graduated from the Spiritual Guidance Mentorship program at Atlantic University. Natalie is also an ordained Avalon Rose Priestess through the Avalon Rose Chapel in Glastonbury, England. Her current advocacy centers around creating educational content to help people extract harmful ideology from truly spiritual and compassionate practices.In the muggle world, Natalie is an actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, director, and playwright. She holds a B.A. in musical theatre performance, an M.A. in theatre education, was a high school theatre director for seven years, and is passionate about the connection between spirituality, mental health, and the arts, and the powerful healing effects that they can have, especially for disadvantaged youth. Get full access to Sidhe (SHē) at nataliesidhe.substack.com/subscribe