The Numinous Podcast
About the show
The Numinous Podcast is a show about intuition, spirituality and the mystery of life. The host, Carmen Spagnola, is an intersectional witch and clinical hypnotherapist who has smart, soulful conversations with interesting people. The lineup is diverse, the topics are eclectic, and the people are down-to-earth (mostly).
What fans say about the podcast
Struck treasure!
Thrilled to have found you! Just listened to Alexandra Stein's episode (brilliant!) and have been following the rabbit hole into your world. Love your work.
— Lauren WallettWow
"The Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand" was one of the most powerful and eye opening podcast episodes I've yet listen to. Thank you!
— thelittleflowerpetalAmazing
I've listened to a loot of podcasts and never felt compelled to leave a review. Something about this podcast sparks something in your soul. Educational and inspiring, and really allows you to look inwards towards your own inner truth. Great job!
— TillsszsHighly recommended.
Hands down the most interesting podcast for spiritual explorers.
— Frith BThank you!
Yesterday I listened to three of your podcasts while I made drums. The sound was perfect and it made my afternoon even more fulfilling than if I had been working in silence.
— Nikiah S.I've learned so much from this podcast.
There a quiet force and a loud authenticity to every episode. If my awareness was a prism, this podcast was the light that shone through (and into) so many colourful insights. And my favourite part – she's not afraid to address the difficult issues.
— DilshadI have listened to every episode.
There is a relaxed quality within nicely structured conversation that struck me from the beginning. I feel less alone listening to the topics and folks Carmen brings forward. I learn about things I didn't even know existed, or more deeply about things I'm already exploring.
— Christi JTimely, interesting, reassuring, thoughtful, layered.
Her experience with attachment types, somatic work, trauma, hypnotherapy, intuition, mythology, and ecology inform her interview style, allowing her to ask questions that serve the podcast listener and guest alike. The topics Carmen covers are like a tall glass of water I didn't know I needed. Her podcasts make me feel validated, heard and attended to...Carmen leads the way in pertinent social movements with her territorial acknowledgements, interviews with marginalized groups, and discussions on privilege, leading to my fragility, my power, and my power to grow simultaneously.
— ShannonZoiaImbued with Spirit
The guests and Carmen always meet me at my deepest levels and help show me how to remember myself and find my way. The Numinous Podcast is a precious gift.
— AsterieleniAbout the Hosts
Carmen Spagnola
Host
Carmen Spagnola is a Somatic Trauma Recovery Practitioner (Dynamic Attachment Re-Patterning), Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Wilderness Guide, and creator of The Numinous School, an online intuition development and spiritual support program. Her show, The Numinous Podcast, has been #1 in three categories in iTunes including "Society & Culture", "Personal Journals" and "Religion & Spirituality".
Ruben Anderson
Rubenation Contributor
Ruben Anderson is a Behaviour Change consultant and sustainable systems analyst with a background in zero waste and Industrial Design, and is married to Carmen Spagnola. Occasionally Ruben makes an appearance in the latter half of an episode to ruminate with Carmen about the show topic and offer thoughts that might help the listener process and integrate the material. He also has a soothing, silky smooth voice that gives good radio.
Start with these episodes
TNP61: Healing the Abandonment Wound {Special Mini-Series Part 1 of 3}
A therapist I once worked with said it best:
Abandonment is the gap between what you need and what you get.
Abandonment arouses the primal fear of infancy and childhood, that of being …
TNP121- Alexandra Stein on Disorganized Attachment in Cults Totalitarian Regimes
How do you know if you're in a cult? And, how does an open society confront propaganda, brainwashing, and the rise of fascism? That's the …
TNP127 Moon Magic with Sarah Gottesdiener
Sarah Faith Gottesdiener is an artist, tarot reader and educator, and witch. She is also the creator of the very popular Many Moons journals and …
TNP64: Learning To See In The Dark
This special episode is a recording of an hour-long keynote address I gave in the fall of 2016. The title of the talk is, "Learning To See In The Dark: Reclaiming Our Power, Transforming …
TNP118 Patti Elledge on the Neurobiology of Attachment, Grieving Together, and Mobilizing Outrage
Patti Elledge is a Trauma Healing Specialist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with a private practice in Asheville, NC. She's my supervisor and mentor and I'm here to tell the world: I …
TNP116 Matthew Remski on Attachment High Demand Communities and Yogas Culture Of Abuse 1
In this episode, I'm thrilled to talk with Matthew Remski about how one finds oneself in a cult, how to get out, and what high demand groups have to …
TNP98 Priestess Shaman Mystic Scapegoat with Sarah Kerr
Sarah Kerr, PhD, is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. I've connected with Sarah and her work a number of times and was keen to follow up …
TNP119 John Michael Greer on the Long Descent
Welcome back to the show for the sixth time, peak oil expert and author, John Michael Greer. In this episode, we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of John's seminal book, The Long …
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