Part 1: Yoga & Retreat 'Cult'ure Red FlagsThis week I'm joined by Sybil Nance to discuss the ins and outs of yoga wellness 'cult'ure. Sybil and I met back in 2019 when we were both active in the same online yoga community and have reunited for this timely convo. In part one of a two-part dialogue, Sybil & I discuss her trauma-informed background and experience hosting yoga retreats, as well as a number of red flags we've both...
Part 2: Charisma, Kool-Aid, & Going 'All-In'We're back with Part 2 of our convo with Maria Skinner!In this episode, we're challenging what the wellness world taught us about leadership. We discuss the difference between teaching and performing... and take a critical look at how they are often confused.Then, the conversation goes all sorts of places: Charisma, culty hierarchies & the illusion of advancement "Are you in or are you out?" -...
In this week's bonus episode, Tracy & I are deconstructing dogma with our dear friend Maria Skinner! Maria is a former teacher and trainer with 'the Org', and were more than a little excited to sit down and hear from her. It was a jam-packed convo, so it's gonna roll out in two parts.Part 1: Transparency or TMI? - Healthy Boundaries in LeadershipMaria came to us with a burning 'cult'ure series question. When it comes to healthy leadership......
If you listened to this week's release on the main feed (Ep.53), you'll understand why I'm so excited to have Monica back for a Patreon bonus episode. Monica is a former Org teacher and a long-time friend of the podcast. I keep inviting her back because she's so full of heart, and she continually finds ways to wrap words around the unspeakable; her hard-earned insights move me - deeply.In this follow-up convo, we ask ourselves a big question:...
One year ago, Monica Welty shared her story with TDP listeners on the pod - see Ep.29 Grief & Gratitude - and now she’s back for another heart-to-heart about moving on after loss. Candice opens the episode with a commentary on spiritual bypassing, and then Monica joins her to share recent insights she’s been having in her own process of cult recovery. Monica spent a decade training at ‘the Org’ in addition to other new age wellness...