Erika Behl is a coach based in Singapore. Originally from the US, she lived in Africa and Europe before eventually settling in Asia for the past 18 years. After spending almost two decades building a traditionally “successful” life, a breast cancer diagnosis in late 2017 catalysed a shift in her priorities. A year’s-long sabbatical, several attempts at starting a business, and a divorce later, she concedes that sometimes burning down what you don’t want is easier than finding what you do.

She writes for other deep-thinking independents, tells stories on stage, hosts the "Every Moment is a Choice" podcast, and will publish The Clear-Eyed Chemo Journal, a system for cancer patients to reclaim their agency, in 2026. Her work centres on approaches to writing one’s own path.

Join us as Erika shares:

• Her extraordinary and unusual journey as a young woman
• The shock of her cancer diagnosis at 40 years old with a young family
• Her coping strategies as an introvert and atheist
• The usefulness and also peril of ‘the cancer warrior’ persona
• Her subsequent full-blown breakdown after surviving cancer
• The devastating impact of not speaking her truth and the building pressure of wearing masks
• The power of choice and taking action
• How shopping around through therapy, meditation, somatic practices, connection and discovery paved the road to her recovery
• The rise of creativity through personal storytelling, writing, and podcasting
• How her journey led to helping others through coaching and her soon-to-be-released Cancer Journal: The Clear-Eyed Chemo Journal
• The seminal question - ‘Why not now?’

You can connect with Erika here:

Website

Linkedin

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I am so grateful for The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

Marilyn Choong is a Singapore-born author and seasoned marketer with a deep passion for storytelling. She began writing articles on gratitude, mindfulness, happiness, and resilience years ago, and her journey as an author deepened after a life-changing spiritual awakening following her mother’s passing, an experience that reshaped her understanding of grief and the enduring bonds beyond the physical world.

Her book, The Thin Veil Between Us (published July 2024), became a #1 Straits Times bestseller and reached #1 on Amazon Singapore in Mental & Spiritual Healing, Complementary Medicine, and Hot New Releases. She has been featured in The Straits Times and on live radio in Singapore, where she shared the story and insights behind her bestselling book.

Join us as Marilyn shares:

• Her beautiful close relationship with her mum
• The devastating loss of her mother in 2022 after a diagnosis of aggressive cancer
• The first signs of the presence of the spirit realm before her mother passed
• The unexpected return of her mum from the spirit realm during Marilyn’s deepest grief, initially through dreams visitations, and then in more direct and incredible ways
• How this contact was an initiation of an expansive journey into spirituality
• How the bonds of love endure after death, and the frequency of motherly love
• The non-linear, deeply personal stages of grief
• Her guidance on supporting others through loss and grief
• The importance of finding meaning in heartache as a pathway to resurrection
• How loss can lead to personal growth
• How writing her book gave her comfort and healing
• How loss has changed how she lives her life today - intentionally with deep gratitude
• Her guidance for listeners who are struggling with grief

To purchase Marilyn's book, visit: https://sg.shp.ee/GHEowDw

You may also find it at local bookstores such as Kinokuniya or Popular Bookstore.

For international orders via Amazon: https://a.co/d/5ACiktw

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Big love for The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

David Ratner grew up on the edge of Chicago, USA. He has worked as an actor, taxi driver, copy editor, bookseller, waiter, house painter, a long-time high school teacher, and a writer. He has lived in Boston, Paris, San Francisco, Dublin, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. He's an avid traveller, a hiker, a baseball coach, a Scoutmaster, a pie maker, a scuba diver, and more. He's been a resident of Singapore, with his wife, Allison, two sons, and their dog, Diggity, since 2014. David was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and told he had between 2 and 6 years to live. That was nearly 5 years ago, but he has no current plans to die, certainly not of cancer.

Join us as David shares:

• His incredible dance with death on several occasions, and the super-charged impact on his view of life and consciousness
• His unexpected diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer and the opening of an extraordinary exploration of spirituality and healing
• The importance of self-agency and perspective
• How sharing his experience on his blog aided his healing
• The role of love
• The main changes he made in his mindset and lifestyle for healing
• The potent combination of traditional and alternative approaches
• His refreshing attitude towards the inevitability of death

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Resource references:

Why Woo-Woo Works: The Surprising Science Behind Meditation, Reiki, Crystals, and Other Alternative Practices by PhD Hamilton, Dr David R. How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body by PhD Hamilton, Dr David R.

Radical Remission by Kelly A. Turner PhD

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by BRUCE H LIPTOn

Spirited: A Guide to Your Innate Spiritual Design to Transform Your Life by Danielle Van de Velde

Isabel Galliano - Cancer Coach

So grateful for The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole: www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu: Luanasuciu@gmail.com

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Kymberly Sng: kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

Laila Malone is currently in Grade 11 in high school. She was born in Dubai and moved to Singapore when she was very young, and has been living here for 14 years. When Laila was 8 years old, she was diagnosed with Leukemia – a huge experience for anyone, let alone an 8-year-old. She is now well and excited about finishing school and broadening her studies in the UK. Along the way, she has accumulated incredible practices and wisdom for resilience, healing and optimism. She is an inspiring young woman, destined for amazing things.

Join us as Laila shares:

• her road to recovery, physically, mentally and spiritually
• the importance of acceptance and non-judgement
• the role of creativity and books in her healing journey
• Why ritual is so important
• important guidance for families and young people on a cancer journey

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So Grateful for The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

Lana Terigi is a mother, coach, and intuitive guide based in Nairobi, Kenya, who supports women and individuals through grief and helps young people develop confidence, self-awareness, and emotional resilience

Lana’s journey into motherhood began with her first son, Luca, who passed away unexpectedly at 38 weeks, just before delivery. She held him once, and that moment profoundly reshaped her life - her understanding of love, grief, and resilience. Luca’s presence continues to guide her as a mother and as a coach, and his story is at the heart of the work she does today.

Across all her work, Lana guides people back to their inner truth and helps them find the quiet strength needed to move through life with courage, openness, and compassion.

Join us as Lana shares how her calling rose through the throws of grief; her heartbreaking shock of losing her first child, her coping and healing pathways, the felt presence of her child in spirit, the primal fear after loss, how fear and faith can coexist, the power of ritual, spiritual perspectives and journaling, the importance of remembering, the need to talk about baby loss, her current work coaching families and youth.

You can find out more about Lana here:

https://academic-life-coaching.com/

www.instagram.com/lana_academic.life.coach/

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So grateful for the Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

Born in Faridabad, North India, Surabhi Ahuja has been on a profound spiritual journey for almost ten years. Her awakening began through the experience of hypnobirthing with her first born, which opened her awareness to the power of the mind–body connection and her own energetic depth.

Much of her evolution since then has unfolded through her physical body. Experiences such as an ectopic pregnancy, hypothyroidism, chronic allergies, postpartum depression, debilitating sports injuries and a diagnosis of cancer in 2024, became catalysts for transformation rather than setbacks.

With each diagnosis, Surabhi chose not to accept the limited perspectives offered by family, society, or the medical system. Instead, she forged her own path—breaking norms and bridging the seen and unseen worlds.

Today, she is not defined by her cancer journey or any illness. She stands tall

Join us as Surabhi shares….

• How her spiritual journey expresses through her physical body
• Her very raw and real experience of being diagnosed with aggressive and advanced cancer
• Her process of regaining self-advocacy, and constantly choosing life, love and health.
• We talk about the best ways to support a loved one on a cancer journey (and what not to say),
• Surabhi’s beautiful conscious connection with the Divine and how she knows when the Divine is speaking with her
• Her go-to practices to stay grounded, in harmony and heal

Surabhi’s YouTube channel: Healing with Surabhi:

https://youtube.com/@healingwithsurabhi?si=jPVnCCUYHK_m-tEQ

Reading Surabhi recommends:

Biology of belief by Bruce Lipton

Dying to be me by Anita Moorjani

Radical Remission by Kelly A Turner

Power of now Eckhart Tolle

Untethered Soul by Micheal A Singer

And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!

I am so grateful for the The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

Sascha is an entrepreneur, engineer, and science enthusiast. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the National University of Singapore. With a broad interest in science, his career has been a symphony of innovation and interdisciplinary discovery.

In 2021 Sascha found himself at the lowest point he had ever been. It was a period of profound struggle, but amidst that darkness, he made a promise to himself: to find a way out, to document every step of that journey, and to share those insights openly.

Join us as we get to know this incredible human, his darkest hours and the choice he made for life, the steps he took to reinvent his inner landscape and become a beacon of light for others.

Sascha's links:

Book:

IG:

https://www.instagram.com/saa_chaa_chaa/

And if your spirit is stirred by these amazing conversations, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review - so more people can find their way to The Modern Crone. Thank you for tuning in!

So grateful for the The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

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Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com

Lucy Baldwin has spent her life exploring relationships, communication, and the human mind.

With a background in Cognitive Science and a love for spiritual and philosophical exploration, she co-teaches online courses on magic and shadow work and creates in-person transformational experiences.

Lucy is a mother of five, and she and her husband run a few different businesses together.

Lucy believes meaning comes from human connection and creating luminous beauty. Her mission is to help others find the intersection of beauty and joy.

Join is as Lucy shares her journey into the magical arts, through curious play and working with plant medicine; her beautiful explanations of planetary deities, invocation and evocation, and how we all can be witches; how magic synergises into her busy life as mum of five and tech start up CEO; what she is seeing with the healing of the witch wound in her communities and her direction in supporting the role of the priestess…and so much more.

You can find out more about Lucy here:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

So Grateful for the The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole:

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

Luanasuciu@gmail.com

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

maskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Studio and Reel production:

Kymberly Sng

kymberlysngcm@gmail.com