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God I Love You! Podcast

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Join us - two mystical buddies who dropped the rules but kept the reverence as we talk our lives out loud. We explore spirituality, identity, motherhood, and midlife. Mostly we’re just asking ”what the hell are we doing” and seeing what sticks.

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  • The One On North Star

    The One On North Star
    Sep 8 2025
    Episode 4 - The One On North Star In Episode 4 of God I Love You, Devany and Meredith explore how a “North Star” isn’t a job title or a five-year plan—it’s an inner alignment that quietly pulls you toward what you truly love. Devany shares the paradigm-shifting question from her spiritual director—“What if you’re not a tool?”—and the unexpected aliveness that followed when she let go of productivity as purpose and returned to choir, harmony, and embodied flow. Through water and sky metaphors (rivers returning to the ocean, Polaris and precession), they name flow as those brief, luminous moments when body, heart, and spirit line up. They also get real about misalignment: Meredith reframes chronic plantar fasciitis as a painful but holy re-structuring—new growth needing new tissue. Together they land on a lived definition of purpose: notice what draws you, relax into it, and let alignment guide your next right step. Gentle Note — We use strong language at times—listen with care if little ears are around. Takeaways Purpose isn’t productivity; aliveness is a compass.Flow can be fleeting—seconds are enough.Your “North Star” lives inside you; alignment is remembered, not achieved.Misalignment is a teacher; re-alignment can be uncomfortable and physical.Ask what you truly love (not what you should love) and move one step toward it. Sound Bites “What if you’re not a tool?” “Flow is that millisecond when life feels so freaking cool to be human, and you know it.” “New growth needs a new place to land.” “Balance isn’t stillness—it’s the moment between movements.” “Your North Star is already in you; alignment is remembering.” Terms as We Understand Them Today *North Star An inner orientation toward what you truly love. Not a fixed role, but a felt alignment that quietly pulls you home—evolving as you do. *Flow Brief moments when body, heart, and spirit line up and life feels vividly present. Often seconds, not hours. *Attuning For us, attuning means slowing down enough to notice what is actually happening in the body, heart, and spirit—and then adjusting to meet it. Attuning isn’t about fixing or forcing; it’s a gentle responsiveness, like tuning an instrument to the right pitch. *Alignment / Misalignment Alignment feels like ease, dignity, and presence; misalignment feels tight, costly, or dysregulating. Misalignment isn’t failure—it’s feedback that often shows up physically. Teachers & Resources Mentioned Rumi – “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”Kahlil Gibran — Poem Fear “It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear… But there is no other way. The river can not go back. Nobody can go back. To go back is impossible in existence. The river needs to take the risk of entering the ocean because only then will fear disappear, because that’s where the river will know it’s not about disappearing into the ocean, but of becoming the ocean.” Centering Prayer (Thomas Keating; Cynthia Bourgeault’s teaching lineage referenced broadly) Jenna Zoe — Human Design — (brief mention re: voice/song and personal blueprint) A modern system blending ancient wisdom and science to map your energetic blueprint. 🔖 Note: These are our reflections-in-process. Engage directly with primary teachers and texts for the fullness of their work. Practices We Talk About Ask, “What do I truly love?” Let it be small and honest (choir, harmony, story, yoga). Detective of Aliveness: Notice where your body hums—people, places, practices. Body-Honoring During Realignment: Support structures (rest, footwear, stretching, therapy/pt) when change shows up as pain. Centering Prayer: Sit in silence; return to a sacred word; relax into Presence. 🌱 A Gentle Reminder What we share comes from our lived stories and spiritual practices. It isn’t medical, mental health, or legal advice—please use your own discernment and seek professional support if you need it. Some episodes touch tender topics; care for yourself as you listen. Take what resonates, leave the rest. Invitations Come Home to Your Center with Illumine Within — If you’re longing for support in stillness, quiet, and returning to deep self, Devany’s Centering Circles offer a guided space to practice. Each gathering includes somatic grounding, Centering Prayer, and reflective listening. Explore upcoming circles and resources at illuminewithin.com. Relax into energetic support with Hibernate Healing — Meredith offers energy healing, shamanic practices, and spiritual guidance to help you release, restore, and reconnect with your deepest self. Sessions available in-person (Austin, TX) or online. Visit sparklecirclehealing.com (rebrand in progress).
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    39 min
  • The One on Selfish

    The One on Selfish
    Aug 22 2025
    Episode 3 — The One On Selfish In Episode 3 of God I Love You, Meredith and Devany reframe the old “selfish woman” trope by exploring what it means to live self-full. They reflect on how women’s needs have long been mislabeled as “preferences,” and how meeting those needs with dignity changes the quality of our love, creativity, and presence. Through the metaphors of plants and water, they explore thriving as creating the right conditions rather than chasing external checklists. Along the way, they wrestle with how cultural patterns shape our relationship with needs, how fear can act like a contraceptive to our becoming, and how hunger offers a compass back to true choice and aliveness. This conversation is tender, grounding, and at times disruptive — a permission slip to stop performing love and begin listening inward with kindness. Gentle Note - We use strong language at times—listen with care if little ears are around. Takeaways People-pleasing often comes from fear and cultural conditioning, not love.Women’s needs have been mislabeled as “preferences” for far too long.Thriving isn’t about chasing external checklists — it’s about creating the right conditions for growth.Living self-full changes the quality of your love, creativity, and presence.Hunger can be a compass back to choice and aliveness. Sound Bites “A woman who becomes self-full — who honors her needs, who listens inward — she does not disappear, she disrupts.” “Other people’s fear is a contraceptive. It blocks the birth of your own becoming.” “Women’s needs have been called preferences for far too long.” “When we feed ourselves, we are able to feed others.” “If I take my own needs seriously, I’m declaring that I matter.” Terms as We Understand Them Today Sovereign When we talk about being sovereign, we think about the small, everyday moments where we’ve learned to honor ourselves. Saying no when our bodies whisper “not now.” Saying yes to something that feels deeply right, even if it surprises people. For us, sovereignty isn’t about dominance or standing apart — it’s when body, heart, and spirit move in the same direction. Our understanding of sovereignty has been deeply shaped by decolonial teachers who remind us that honoring our needs and voices resists the systems that taught us to override them. Self-Full We use the word self-full as a reframe of “selfish.” To live self-full is to honor and meet our own needs, tending to ourselves with dignity and care. When we choose to be self-full, we don’t disappear — we disrupt. Teachers & Resources Mentioned Our reflections on sovereignty and needs are shaped by the wisdom of teachers who’ve gone before us: Marisa Guadalupe (Sacred Cycle Mentorship) —A year-long journey in self-compassion, weaving Indigenous wisdom, somatic practice, and community support to embody balance and deepen self-trust. 📧 somaticmarisa@gmail.com Instagram: @luminosa_marisa Christine Gutierrez, I Am Diosa — reclaiming sovereignty as sacred power. Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza — naming and honoring needs as a decolonial act. Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands — embodied practices for healing trauma. Kelsey Blackwell, Decolonizing the Body — where we explore what it means for white bodies to join a narrative greater than our own, recognizing the harm, violence, and oppression we’ve inherited, divesting from dominance, and stepping into collective healing through embodied repair. Richard Rohr, Breathing Underwater Thomas Keating — Teachings on Centering Prayer and the “programs for happiness” Cynthia Bourgeault, Centering Prayer & Inner AwakeningThe Wild & Sacred Feminine Deck 🔖 Note: What we share here are our reflections and learnings in process. We encourage you to engage directly with the work of teachers like Marisa Guadalupe, Kelsey Blackwell, Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza, Resmaa Menakem, and Christine Gutierrez for their full wisdom and guidance. Practices We Talk About Centering Prayer — Sitting in silence and returning to Presence.Ask “What do I need right now?” — A quick body check-in (cold → sweater, hungry → snack) as a way of staying present and resourced.Host Yourself — Tend to your own body and spirit as part of the care you offer others, not as something separate or secondary.Discern Desire vs. Numbing (from Kelsey Blackwell’s Decolonizing the Body) — Asking, “Am I choosing this, or is it choosing me?” around alcohol, food, media, or habits—reclaiming true desire instead of numbing. 🌱 A Gentle Reminder What we share here comes from our own stories, experiences, and spiritual practices. It isn’t medical, mental health, or legal advice — please use your own discernment and seek professional support if you need it. Some episodes may touch on tender topics; take care of yourself as you listen. Take what resonates, and leave the rest. Invitations: Come Home to Your Center ...
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    41 min
  • The One on Water

    The One on Water
    Aug 17 2025

    In Episode 2 of God I Love You, Meredith and Devany explore the antidote to burnout: watering self. They unpack what “water” means—both literally and as a metaphor for the life-giving essentials that sustain us as women. Desire becomes a compass back to life, guiding us toward true nourishment instead of numbing.

    Through personal stories—from hammock naps and garden watering to basement dance parties and high-art resets—they show how tending your “favorites list,” listening to your body, and learning to host yourself can bring you back into flow. Along the way, they name the shame that creeps in when we rest, the danger of “overwatering” ourselves with what drains, and how to trust that what you want, wants you.

    Takeaways
    • Water is both universal and particular — everyone needs it, but your “water” will be unique to you.
    • Desire is a compass — what you truly want points toward what will nourish you.
    • Your body is your first brain — listening to it feels like love.
    • Favorites lists save you — they make it easier to resource yourself when you’re stressed or depleted.
    • What you want, wants you — your desires are not selfish; they’re part of how you were made.
    Sound Bites:
    • “Our bodies innately know how to draw nourishment, metabolize, heal, transform — and do it again.”
    • “Water is both universal and particular.”
    • “Host yourself with the same pleasure you give to others.”
    • “What you want, wants you.”
    Resources Mentioned
    • Emotional Labor — Rose Hackman (quoted concept: women act on gender roles, not individual characteristics)
    • Wild Geese (poem) — Mary Oliver (quote: “let the soft animal of your body love what it loves”)
    • Sacred Cycle Mentorship — Marisa Guadalupe - A year-long journey into self-compassion and authentic living, blending Indigenous knowledge of the four directions, sacred elements, and the medicine wheel with modern nervous system education, somatic practices, and community support. Through monthly pláticas, integration groups, curated readings, and seasonal rituals, participants learn to live authentically, embody balance, and navigate life’s cycles with compassion and self-trust. 📧 somaticmarisa@gmail.com Instagram: @luminosa_marisa
    • Centering Prayer & Inner Awakening — Cynthia Bourgeault- Explores the mystical and psychological dimensions of Centering Prayer and the interplay of body, mind, and heart.

    Practices Mentioned

    • Favorites List — Tracking simple pleasures that uniquely restore you.
    • Front-Loading — Giving yourself grounding and nourishment on the front end, so you meet the moment with more presence, steadiness, and choice.
    • Hosting Yourself — Offering yourself the same care and beauty you give others.
    • Beauty & Art — Engaging nature, movement, or creativity to move emotions through.
    • ​​Pendulum Practice — Using a pendulum (or even something simple like string + weight) to access yes/no clarity when the body feels foggy or disconnected. See how here.
    Invitations:

    Come Home to Your Center with Illumine Within — If you’re longing for support in stillness, quiet, and returning to deep self, Devany’s Centering Circles offer a guided space to practice. Each gathering includes somatic grounding, Centering Prayer, and reflective conversation and listening. Explore upcoming circles and resources at illuminewithin.com.

    Relax into energetic support with Hibernate Healing — Step into a sanctuary where your body, spirit, and heart are met with care. Meredith offers energy healing, shamanic practices, and spiritual guidance to help you release, restore, and reconnect with your deepest self.

    Whether you need deep rest, emotional reset, or spiritual clarity, sessions available in-person (Austin, TX) or online. Visit and book at www.sparklecirclehealing.com until the rebrand is complete!
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    50 min
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