54 - The One About Writing the Love Letter of Your Life - with Kristin Hallett

Four years ago at forest school, Krysta met a woman she describes as a "magical forest nymph”. Someone who hunts, tans hides in the old ways, and can build almost anything from birch bark. This week, Lena comes to share her wisdom on the show. It's a wandering, intimate conversation between two friends who found each other on the land: how ancestral skills get passed down and nearly lost, why birch is "the first tree" and the reason Lena believes she wouldn't be here without it, and how ret...

I'm back... and not on schedule, because I'm done living by schedules. I came back when I got the call. This episode is the story of what I've been birthing in the portal: The Oracle, an app that reads your astrology, human design, and gene keys into one thing: A clear map of what you're here to create in this lifetime. I talk about how it came through during continuing hardship, the trip that took me back to a place I lived ten years ago, and the strange medicine of building something tender...

I took a little over a month off releasing episodes because my nervous system has needed rest. And honestly, I’m done pretending we’re meant to live like slaves to the algorithms. In this season finale, I share a personal update about burnout, integration, and why I’m shifting the format of the podcast moving forward (less pressure, more intention, more truth). I also share what’s changing inside Patreon, why I’m moving toward more solo episodes, and a seed that’s been forming in my field: a ...

In this profoundly validating and deeply personal episode, Krysta Francoeur sits down with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, a licensed marriage and family therapist and former wife of Jordan Belfort (the infamous Wolf of Wall Street), to unpack the insidious dynamics of narcissistic abuse and trauma bonding. Together, they explore: The psychological mechanics behind trauma bonds and why they’re so addictiveHow narcissistic abuse impacts the nervous systemThe difference between overt and covert narcissism...

In this powerful conversation, Krysta sits down with Alana Joy Newton, former nurse turned psychotherapist and reconnection guide, to explore what it really means to come home to your body after years of disconnection. Together they dive into illness as initiation, dark nights of the soul, nervous system repair, and how trauma, sensitivity, and spirituality are woven through the human experience. Alana shares her journey from medical trauma and burnout to finding deep meaning through her diag...