Sophie is a writer based in the Hudson Valley, who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling and ecology. In this vulnerable and personal discussion, John and Sophie reflect on initiations. Traditionally, initiations mark passage between life stages. Yet if we are continuously passing through lessons changes, are a few ceremonies spaced throughout one’s life enough? Sophie offers other perspectives on the topic, drawing from an affinity with the patterns of the natural...

On our inaugural episode of the Thresholds Podcast, I interview Leah Abramson on the eve of her mutli-disciplinary live-show, Songs for a Lost Pod - weaving Ancestral Healing and Orca Whale magic - relating the plight of the Orca whale with her own journey of Ancestral recovery.  We had a wonderful conversation - enjoy! Songs For a Lost Pod is a multi-disciplinary show that combines scientific research, orca vocalizations turned into beats, and the impacts of intergenerational trauma on...