What if your creativity wasn’t something to monetize, but a sacred part of your healing and joy?

Lisa Marie Rankin is joined by multi-passionate artist Anastasia Forrest—author, musician, seamstress, and mother—for a soul-stirring conversation on following your bliss, making peace with the inner critic, and protecting your creative spark in a noisy world. Together they explore the muse archetype, creation over consumption, and the power of feminine energy in reclaiming a vibrant, intentional life.

Through playful stories and spiritual insights, this episode invites listeners to awaken their own artistic journey, trust their intuition, and remember that creativity is a divine birthright—not a side hustle.

Topics discussed in this episode:

creativity muse archetype

motherhood and creating

passion projects

artistic journey

YouTube sewing channel

Connect with Anastasia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiaforrest/

https://www.anastasiaforrest.com/

http://instagram.com/realtoranastasi

https://www.facebook.com/realtoranastasi

https://soundcloud.com/anastasiaforrest

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Your body isn’t betraying you—it’s inviting you into a deeper relationship with yourself.

Ayurvedic teacher and menopause guide Mary Thompson returns for part two of this soulful, practical conversation with Lisa Marie Rankin to explore the real root causes of hot flashes, low libido, weight gain, and stress in midlife. With deep reverence for the body’s wisdom and clear insights from Ayurveda, Mary offers tangible practices like hydration strategies, hormone-friendly lifestyle shifts, and a reimagining of sensuality and self-care as sacred acts.

From aloe juice to daily rituals, this is your roadmap to aging vibrantly, staying juicy, and honoring the transitions with grace. The divine feminine thrives not by resisting change, but by aligning with its deeper rhythms.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Ayurveda for menopause

hot flashes relief

low libido in midlife

menopause weight gain

women’s hormone health

Listen to Part 1 with Mary Thompson:

https://www.lisamarierankin.com/podcast-1/episode/23368346/35-midlife-transformation-and-holistic-menopause-with-mary-thompson

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Mentioned in this episode:

Enlivened Mystery School

Enlivened

You’re never too old to begin again—and Tara Stoughtenborough is living proof.

At 83, Tara shares her incredible journey of launching a PR firm at 49, publishing over 60 romance novels in her 60s, and enrolling in Ayurveda school at 80. She embodies the sacred archetypes of maiden, mother, and crone with enthusiasm, wisdom, and an ever-curious heart. Lisa Marie Rankin and Tara explore feminine magic, radical responsibility, trusting the unknown, and the power of enthusiasm as divine energy.

Tara’s story reminds us that creative reinvention is available at every stage of life. Whether you're starting over or starting something new, the path is always open when you lead with intuition and trust in a benevolent universe.

Topics discussed in this episode:

feminine superpowers

Ayuerveda school

maiden mother crone archetype

high-tech marketing

personal reinvention

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Mentioned in this episode:

Enlivened Mystery School

Enlivened