The Moon in astrology represents your emotional body, subconscious mind, instincts, and need for safety—yet it's often the most misunderstood part of the chart.

In this episode of Collective Guidance, host Charla Goodnight welcomes OPA-certified astrologer Celeste Brooks for a deep, grounded, and illuminating conversation about the astrology of the Moon.

This episode explores:

• The difference between Sun signs and Moon signs
• How the Moon governs emotions, habits, and reactivity
• Moon signs through the elements (Fire, Earth, Air, Water)
• Family dynamics, parenting, and the Moon
• Natal Moon phases and karmic patterns
• Eclipse seasons and collective change
• Practical ways to work with your Moon for emotional regulation
  
  

Celeste brings decades of experience, clarity, and compassion to astrology—making this episode both accessible and deeply transformative.

🌙 Guest: Celeste Brooks
OPA-Certified Astrologer | Teacher | Podcast Host

🔗 Celeste's Website:
👉 https://www.astrologybyceleste.com/

🎧 Listen to Celeste's podcast https://celestialinsightspodcast.podbean.com/ wherever you stream podcasts.

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So many women are walking around thinking:

"I should want more sex…
I should feel turned on…
Something must be wrong with me…"

But what if your body isn't malfunctioning?

What if it's protecting you?

In this episode of Collective Guidance, Charla Goodnight shares a powerful nervous-system truth:

Desire doesn't disappear because you're broken — it disappears when safety is missing.

• Why pressure shuts down pleasure instantly
• How chronic stress and burnout suppress libido
• The hidden role of resentment in intimacy
• Emotional unsafety and nervous system protection
• Trauma, microtrauma, and body shutdown responses
• Perimenopause, hormones, and why pleasure is still possible
• Signs your body isn't regulated during intimacy
• Micro-safety practices to rebuild trust and connection
• Sensuality as the path back home to your body
• How self-trust opens the door to desire again

Your body opens when it is met — not when it is pushed.

Desire returns when safety becomes the foundation.

Place one hand on your heart, one on your lower belly.
Breathe slowly and ask:

"What would feel safe for me today?"

Whatever the answer is… let it be enough.

Charla is now opening her 1:1 coaching container, including:

• Nervous system regulation
• Embodiment + sensual healing
• Fitness + nutrition support
• Meditation
• WhatsApp access for deeper guidance

Thank you for listening.

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For many women over 40, intimacy begins to change — desire may fade, pleasure can feel distant, and sex may start to feel more like performance than connection.

In this episode of Collective Guidance, Charla Goodnight is joined by Michelle Lea, trauma-informed somatic practitioner and tantra teacher, for a deeply honest conversation about sex, embodiment, nervous system healing, and reclaiming sensuality in midlife.

This episode is not about fixing yourself — it's about remembering how to feel alive again.

• Why libido often shifts after 40
• The nervous system's role in desire and intimacy
• How stress, burnout, and cortisol impact sensuality
• Tantra as presence, not performance
• Healing trauma stored in the body
• Breathwork, spinal movement, and somatic practices for pleasure
• Why safety is the foundation of intimacy
• Redefining sex on your own terms in midlife
• Solo sensuality and reconnecting with your body"
• Desire isn't something you chase — it's something you allow."
• "Your nervous system is highly intelligent and always communicating."
• "Tantra is about weaving consciousness into presence."
  
  

Michelle Lea is the founder of New You Naples and creator of Lea Activation, blending somatic movement, breathwork, spinal activation, and trauma-informed practices to help women reconnect with vitality, inner knowing, and pleasure.

Want to connect with or work with Michelle

https://www.instagram.com/michellelea.nuyou/?hl=en

https://nuyounaples.com/events/

https://www.youtube.com/@MichelleLEA-org

The Balanced Life Experience is now open for enrollment.

This isn't a program that asks you to do more — it's an invitation to come back to yourself.

Inside, we explore movement, nervous system support, meditation, and nourishment as pathways to deep connection with your body — not control over it.
It's a space to slow down, soften the noise, and finally build a rhythm that feels like yours.

If you've been craving a gentler way to feel strong, steady, and whole — The Balanced Life Experience was made for you.

You can learn more and join us!
Trust your timing. If your body says yes, I'd love to walk with you. Here is a link with all the information: https://collectiveguidance.com/balanced-life

🌐 Website: https://collectiveguidance.com/
📩 Email: charla@collectiveguidance.com
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Awakening doesn't always feel peaceful.
Sometimes it feels like grief.
Sometimes it feels like confusion.
Sometimes it feels like anxiety…

In this deeply grounding episode of Collective Guidance, Charla explores one of the most common questions women are asking right now:

Is this anxiety… or is it spiritual awakening?

You'll learn how to recognize the difference between fear-based nervous system activation and truth-based transformation, and why your body often speaks first when your soul is evolving.

This episode is for anyone experiencing:

• heightened sensitivity
• emotional exhaustion
• identity collapse
• discomfort in old environments
• deep inner questioning
• the feeling that your old life no longer fits

Charla reminds you:
You are not broken.
You are not behind.
You are being led home.

✨ Awakening isn't about becoming someone new — it's about remembering who you were before you learned how to disappear.

We'd love to hear from you! 💛
If you have a story to share, a question for the show, or just want to connect, reach out anytime:

🌐 Website: https://collectiveguidance.com/
📩 Email: charla@collectiveguidance.com
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectiveguidancepodcast/?hl=en
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/collective-guidance-with-charla-goodnight/id1841118592
📺 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CollectiveGuidancePodcast

The Balanced Life Experience is now open for enrollment.

This isn't a program that asks you to do more — it's an invitation to come back to yourself.

Inside, we explore movement, nervous system support, meditation, and nourishment as pathways to deep connection with your body — not control over it.
It's a space to slow down, soften the noise, and finally build a rhythm that feels like yours.

If you've been craving a gentler way to feel strong, steady, and whole — The Balanced Life Experience was made for you.

You can learn more and join us!
Trust your timing. If your body says yes, I'd love to walk with you. Here is a link with all the information: https://collectiveguidance.com/balanced-life

In this powerful episode of Collective Guidance, Charla Goodnight sits down with John Burgos, creator and host of Beyond the Ordinary, to explore what it really means to live beyond the box society placed around us. John shares how awakening often begins when we can no longer deny our sensitivity, how limiting beliefs shape the "container" we create our lives from, and why anxiety can be a sign that something deeper is trying to emerge within you.

Together, they dive into spiritual awakening in real life—while still managing relationships, responsibilities, and the nervous system in a constantly overstimulated world. John offers grounded wisdom on intuition, presence, nervous system regulation, and learning how to trust the truth that's rising inside you… even if it feels "weird."

• What "Beyond the Ordinary" really means as a way of living
• How limiting beliefs create a life container that keeps you stuck
• Why sensitivity is not weakness—it's a superpower
• What spiritual awakening looks like in relationships and everyday life
• Why collective anxiety is rising and what it means energetically
• How technology impacts the nervous system and attention patterns
• A simple breath + body practice to return to presence
• The #1 invitation from John: Dare to be weird and be fully you

• "We are powerful beings. We're amazing creators."
• "A limiting belief creates a limited container where we create our worlds from."
• "Everything in this world is spiritual… how could it not be?"
• "Please dare to be weird. Dare to hear the things you're capable of hearing."

#JohnBurgosWebsite https://johnburgos.co/
#JohnBurgosInstagram https://www.instagram.com/johnburgosofficial/?hl=en
#BeyondTheOrdinaryShow https://beyondtheordinaryshow.com/

Thank you so much for watching! If today's episode resonated with you and you'd like to connect, we'd love to hear from you.

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Episode 38 – Your Smile Is Medicine: How Facial Expression Regulates Your Nervous System & Energy

In this episode, Charla Goodnight unpacks the deeper truth behind smiling—not as forced positivity, but as a powerful nervous system and energetic regulation tool.

Emotion is frequency, and your body is constantly broadcasting signals of safety or threat through posture, breath, facial expression, and tone. This conversation bridges science and soul, helping listeners understand how small shifts in the body—especially the face—can create real emotional and physiological change.

• Why emotion is a frequency—and how it lives in the body
• How facial tension keeps the nervous system in vigilance
• The difference between forced positivity and embodied softening
• Why smiling can help with stress recovery, digestion, sleep, and resilience
• How one regulated nervous system can shift the energy of a room
• Why many of us aren't "aging"—we're holding tension as identity
  
  

• A gentle smile practice for nervous system downshifting
• A 3-step process for softening without bypassing emotions
• A 60-second frequency reset you can use before conversations, meetings, or transitions
• Simple check-ins to release jaw, eye, and facial tension

This episode is especially supportive for women who've spent years in survival mode while still showing up for everyone else—and are ready to reclaim their energy without abandoning their truth.

✨ Your smile is not a requirement. Your regulated presence is a gift.

If this episode supported you, share it with someone who could use a little more softness and safety right now.

We'd love to hear from you! 💛
If you have a story to share, a question for the show, or just want to connect, reach out anytime:

🌐 Website: https://collectiveguidance.com/
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What if aging well wasn't about fighting time… but supporting your body—especially your energy and nervous system?

In this episode of Collective Guidance, Charla sits down with Jen Rice, a dermatology PA-C with 20+ years of experience and training in regenerative medicine, to explore the real reasons skin changes during perimenopause and menopause—and what actually helps.

Together, they talk about the connection between stress, inflammation, hormones, and skin health, plus the surprising science behind something as simple as smiling. Jen also breaks down regenerative therapies like exosomes in a way that's easy to understand, and shares how her work has evolved from surface treatments to true, inside-out healing.

✨ Aging gets to feel lighter, wiser, and more radiant.

• Why skin changes so dramatically in perimenopause + menopause
• Estrogen decline, collagen loss, hydration changes & slower repair
• The hidden role of cortisol sensitivity and inflammation
• Why traditional "surface treatments" often aren't enough
• Stress-related symptoms that show up on the skin (rosacea, eczema, flushing, breakouts)
• The science of smiling: dopamine, serotonin, and nervous system regulation
• How breathwork supports healing, skin health, and longevity
• What exosomes are (and how they differ from stem cells)
• Exosomes in skincare + microneedling: what's real vs hype
• Jen's conscious healing philosophy + the Conscious Healing Project

If you loved this episode, please like, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who wants to feel radiant as they age.

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