Guest: Tabitha “Tabby” Cain — owner of Still Water Floatation + BeLightful Healing; co-founder of One Community Now

In this episode we explore:

* The catalyst that initiates so many awakenings: a relational rupture and the question, “Who am I now?”

* Tabby’s first “yes” (a free Donna Eden energy masterclass) and the moment she realized she could feel what others were carrying

* Why practice doesn’t make perfect—practice builds confidence

* How to share intuitive information with care: planting seeds vs. forcing outcomes

* The difference between monetizing fear and offering true support

* Business as a support structure, not a personality type—and why you don’t have to do it alone

* Roanoke Valley’s growing holistic ecosystem (and why it can still feel scattered)

* Stillness as medicine: float tanks, sensory reduction, and being alone with your own mind

* A grounded take on “love and light”: polarity, neutrality, and becoming the watcher

* The ripple effect: how inner healing changes your entire circle

Tabitha Cain’s work:

* Still Water Floatation (Roanoke Valley) — float therapy + Fire & Ice (infrared sauna/red light + cold plunge)

* BeLightful Healing — energy work + integrative modalities

* One Community Now — healing arts + education community; creators of the Roanoke Valley Holistic Expo + HolistiCon

🎵 Music credit:Intro and outro music: Madre Ayahuasca by ArkawaUsed with permission. More at arkawamusic.com

🌐 And as always, visit www.goddessintraining.online for more tools to support your intuitive journey.

In this episode of Goddess in Training, I’m joined by Mónica Fernandes, writer of The Goddess Journal and creator of The Goddess Method, a framework for women rebuilding after divorce. We talk about heartbreak recovery, identity loss, nervous system “noise,” and why healing can’t be rushed—only honored. Monica shares her concept of a healing ladder (baby steps), why self-care isn’t selfish—it’s strategy, and how reclaiming your relationship with money can become one of the most liberating parts of the journey.

In this conversation, we explore:

* Why divorce can feel like a loss of identity (and why that’s normal)

* The “bathroom floor” moments—and how to meet them with compassion

* Mónica’s healing ladder: small steps that rebuild the self without overwhelm

* Aphrodite, the divine feminine, and self-care as a strategic act of devotion

* Loneliness, stigma, and why people don’t always know how to show up

* The financial aftershocks of divorce—and the empowerment on the other side

* Why time is your friend (even when you want a fast-forward button)

* The role of sisterhood: soul sisters, therapy, and finding support that holds you

Connect with Mónica:

* Substack: The Goddess Journal

* Waitlist for The Goddess Method

🎵 Music credit:Intro and outro music: Madre Ayahuasca by ArkawaUsed with permission. More at arkawamusic.com

🌐 And as always, visit www.goddessintraining.online for more tools to support your intuitive journey.

Guest: Cynthia Abulafia — yoga therapist, educator, and author of Embodying the Goddess: How to Awaken Curiosity and Reverence on the Spiritual Path (out January 20, 2026)

Connect with Cynthia: Website | Substack | Instagram | YouTube

What we cover

* Why Cynthia believes “transcendence bias” is one of the core spiritual issues of our time

* Kundalini as spiritual reorientation (and why it can feel intense, disruptive, and physical)

* A simple, clarifying map: expand, contract, pause

* The “four layers of reality” (and how getting stuck in any layer creates imbalance)

* What Cynthia calls the divine feminine: the capacity to hold the whole symphony without preference

* Why the goal isn’t “enlightenment” but process, reverence, and integration

* Devotion as a path that includes the full range of human emotion—without beige-washing reality

* Why Cynthia names the Goddess in plain English as curiosity + reverence

🎵 Music credit:Intro and outro music: Madre Ayahuasca by ArkawaUsed with permission. More at arkawamusic.com

🌐 And as always, visit www.goddessintraining.online for more tools to support your intuitive journey.

Favorite moments / timestamps (approx.)

* 00:50 Cynthia’s origin story: yoga, goddess traditions, and lifelong kundalini awakenings

* 02:15 “This is the core spiritual question of our time” — embodiment, Earth, and disconnection

* 04:31 Expand / contract / pause — and why most traditions fixate on the pause

* 07:37 The four layers: matter → thought/emotion → intuition → void

* 15:47 Kundalini defined (and why the billboard version doesn’t tell the whole story)

* 20:45 My psilocybin “river of consciousness” story + the post-opening sensitivity

* 23:31 The “transcendence hangover” and what helps

* 24:10 Tantra’s frame story: the Goddess as love moving into form and limitation

* 46:14 Devotion, reverence, and the full range of emotions

* 54:28 Cynthia’s book release date + why “curiosity and reverence” matters