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In this episode, Cat Greenleaf shares her journey from sobriety to healing, showing how giving up alcohol unlocked opportunities she never imagined. From working with prisoners to using water as a healing tool, this conversation explores transformation, connection, and finding purpose.

In this Episode:

00:00: Rebranding the Podcast: A New Beginning

04:27: Sensitivity and Addiction: A Personal Journey

07:01: The Role of Celebrity in Sobriety

09:31: Media Influence on Addiction and Recovery

15:12: Guilt, Shame, and the Path to Healing

18:18: The Impact of Living by the Water

27:52: Healing by the Water

30:42: Creating Restorative Housing

33:53: Reflections on Personal Growth

39:25: Navigating Career Transitions

44:50: Understanding Incarceration and Recovery

Here’s how to connect with Cat Greenleaf:

Website: www.soberness.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobernesspodcast/

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What if healing hasn’t worked because you’ve been forcing it?

For years, sensitive bodies have been told to push harder, optimize more, and override their signals in the name of “discipline” and “protocols.” But in 2026, that approach is no longer effective — biologically, neurologically, or energetically.

This episode marks the beginning of The Year of Inner Healing.

A shift away from effort-based healing…
And toward coherence, cellular intelligence, and deep listening.

In this episode, we explore why sensitive bodies feel changes first, how the body functions as an electromagnetic system, and why modalities like biomagnetic resonance reveal a deeper biological truth: healing doesn’t come from force — it comes from alignment.

If you’re exhausted from “trying to heal,” this episode is your permission slip to stop overriding your body and start working with it.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

• Why sensitive nervous systems resist effort-based healing
  
  
  
• How the body communicates through electromagnetic signals
  
  
  
• What biomagnetic resonance actually restores
  
  
  
• How cellular memory stores unresolved experiences
  
  
  
• Why coherence now matters more than discipline
  
  
  
• How to begin inner healing without adding more protocols

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges)
  
  
  
• HeartMath Institute research on coherence
  
  
  
• Emerging research on bioelectromagnetics
  
  
  
• Somatic & nervous system regulation practices
  
  
  
• Biomagnetic therapy frameworks (general principles)
  
  
  

(No medical claims. This episode is educational and experiential.)

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Welcome to Cosmic Body Shenanigans, the podcast (and channel) where science meets spirit — and body sensitivity becomes a cosmic superpower.

Wondering why your body feels so much, why emotional energy feels so loud, and why you feel everything in the cosmos so HARD? You’re not crazy - you’re tuned in.

Hosted by Amanda Smith, former NASA engineer turned medical intuitive, Cosmic Body Shenanigans explores the fascinating intersection of energy sensitivity, intuition, and science-based self-discovery.

Each episode dives into topics like:
✨ body wisdom and nervous system regulation
🔮 energy healing, intuition, and consciousness
🧬 quantum biology, frequency, and subtle energies
💫 balancing science, spirituality, and humor in daily life

Here, we bridge the woo and the real-deal, with grounded insight, laughter, and a little cosmic mischief — all to help you understand your body, trust your sensitivity, and live in alignment with your unique energy.

🔔 Subscribe if you’re ready to explore the mystery of your sensitive body — and discover the cosmic intelligence within it.

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In this episode, we explore what the Star of Bethlehem actually was, according to astronomy, ancient astrology, and the embodied intuition of highly sensitive people throughout history. We break down three major celestial events around 3–2 BCE, why the Magi were able to interpret them, and how cosmic alignment still affects your body and intuition today.

✨ What You’ll Learn

• The three biggest cosmic events around the time of Jesus’ birth
• Why ancient mystics “read” the sky like a sacred text
• How planetary alignments impact sensitive bodies
• Why only certain people felt called to follow the star
• How to recognize cosmic alignment in your own life now

✨ Research Resources

• “Star of Bethlehem” research by astronomer Michael Molnar https://www.vaticanobservatory.org/education/the-star-of-bethlehem-the-legacy-of-the-magi/
• Sky simulations using Stellarium: https://stellarium-labs.com/stellarium-mobile-plus/
• NASA historical planetary data archives https://pds.nasa.gov/
• Star of Bethlehem documentary (2009) https://bethlehemstar.com/
  

Articles on planet and star patterns https://astronomy.gatech.edu/Observatory/Star_of_Bethlehem_2020.pdf,

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/mercury-jupiter-bright-star-regulus-form-skywatching-trio-n406241

https://factsandfaith.com/was-jupiter-as-part-of-a-series-of-extraordinary-astronomical-events-occurring-in-3-b-c-2-b-c-the-christmas-star/

https://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Astronomy-Cosmology/S&CB%2010-93Humphreys.html

https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/11456/has-the-conjunction-between-venus-jupiter-and-regulus-only-occurred-twice-in-2

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Three-consecutive-conjunctions-of-Jupiter-and-Regulus-and-the-following-conjunction-of_fig3_357044883

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Sensitive bodies feel the Winter Solstice more intensely than almost any other cosmic shift — but most people override it without even realizing it.

In this episode, we explore what happens inside highly attuned, intuitive nervous systems during the longest night of the year — and why your body reacts so strongly to this turning point in the light cycle.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why the Solstice is the most universal celebration in human history
✨ What ancient cultures understood about darkness that modern life ignores
✨ The real science behind seasonal shifts — and where science still falls short
✨ The four physiological changes your sensitive system goes through every December
✨ A simple but powerful Sensitive Body Solstice Reset to align with the return of the light

If you’ve ever felt exhausted, intuitive, emotional, or “different” this week of the year… you’re not imagining it.
Your body is attuned.
This episode will show you how to work with the dark instead of pushing past it.

In this Episode:

00:00 Understanding the Winter Solstice and Sensitivity

05:15 The science behind the Solstice

08:15 The Science and Spirituality of Darkness

09:00 Somatic Ritual for the Solstice

✨ For deeper inner work & cosmic attunement:
Join the Journey Inward end-of-year experience — available inside the Monthly Memberships at bodywhisperhealing.com/services.

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If you wake up overwhelmed, overstimulated, or already absorbing the emotions of everyone around you… this episode is your reset.

Amanda shares the five free morning practices she personally uses before 8 AM to regulate her nervous system, align her energy, and stay grounded as an intuitive, athlete, engineer, and mother.

These practices blend the best of both worlds:
— Science: circadian biology, HRV, vagal tone, nitric oxide, lymphatic flow
— Spirit: energy field alignment, dawn portals, gratitude frequency, aura clearing

In this episode:
• The sunrise ritual that balances cortisol + clears your energetic field
• Amanda’s morning prayer (and why it instantly increases HRV)
• How to use your HRV score without letting it rule your day
• The breath practice that changes your biochemistry in 30 seconds
• Why a simple body scrub is both lymphatic therapy and aura cleansing

Free tools mentioned:
• Episode 13 – The 3 Breaths Practice
• Oxygen Advantage Book
• Oxygen Advantage App
• Welltory App

Paid Tools mentioned:
• Maria Yraceburu’s Calendar
• Morpheus Training System
• Whoop
• Oura Ring
• Apple Watch
• Garmin Watch
• Polar Strap

Work with Amanda:
• Body Scan Sessions
• Intuitive Coaching
• Free Resources

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Sensitive bodies absorb everything — tension, emotions, unspoken expectations, and the collective holiday chaos. If your nervous system has ever gone into overdrive at a family dinner or crowded store… this episode is for you.

Amanda shares The Tongue Press, a 30-second nervous system interrupt that stops you from absorbing other people’s emotions and helps you stay present in your body.

It’s simple, subtle, grounding — and it might even make you giggle.
Perfect for intuitive, highly-tuned women navigating the holidays with kids, family dynamics, packed schedules, and energetic overwhelm.

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This week on The Gutsy Chick Podcast, Amanda unpacks the real history of Thanksgiving — from the 1621 Wampanoag–colonist feast to the presidents who turned it into a national ritual of unity.

Discover how the holiday’s meaning shifted from survival to myth, from prayer to consumerism — and how we can reclaim gratitude as truth-telling medicine today.

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Thanks & Attribution

This episode draws on historical research about Thanksgiving’s evolution — including presidential proclamations, educational practices, and Indigenous perspectives.

Key sources consulted:

• George Washington Papers / Mount Vernon (Washington’s 1789 Proclamation)
• The American Presidency Project / Presidency.ucsb.edu (Evolution of Thanksgiving Proclamations)
• National Park Service (Lincoln & Thanksgiving history)
• U.S. National Archives Prologue blog (Thanksgiving as a federal holiday)
• Gilder-Lerhman Institute essay on Thanksgiving history
• Smithsonian Magazine feature on Thanksgiving myths & school pageants
• Time Magazine article on changing Thanksgiving lessons in U.S. schools
• Plimoth Patuxet Museums (Wampanoag-perspectives)
• National Museum of the American Indian / Paula Peters essay
• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe website

We acknowledge the history we are unpacking is rooted in the ancestral lands of the Wampanoag people. We honor their continuing presence, resilience, and their voices today.

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