In this raw, and nuanced, reckining filled episode, Shapeshifter returns from a short break and I speak about the noisy world we live in — and what it really means to find your role within it. From political flashpoints across the globe to the addictive hit of online outrage (takes one to know one), I share how easily we can get swept up in cycles that make us feel alive… while quietly distracting us from the deeper, harder work in our own homes and spirits.

This is not a call to disengage. It’s a call to discernment. To choosing where our fire truly belongs. And it’s a reminder that when the world grows louder, our roots can grow deeper. Anchored in the soil of legacy, spirit, and your calling.

In this episode we explore:

• The addictive dopamine of outrage and why it feels like action
• How world events outside the West (Nepal, Panama, Mozambique, Colombia) can shift our perspective
• Why online noise can mask unfinished inner work
• The grounding practice of rooting deeper when the world rattles
• Deepa Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystem Map and the roles of healer, disruptor, storyteller, weaver, and more
• Letting your purpose unfold in its own time (my journey with Ancestral Awakening)
• The gift of not forcing your calling to “pay the bills” — and what happens when you give it time
• A preview of Blood and Bones, my Día de los Muertos gathering with Eda, an Amazonian medicine woman

Resources & Mentions:
• Conversation with Eda, Medicine Woman Episode 17: This is not community help
• Deepa Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystem Map, find out more here
• Ancestral Awakening waitlist for 2026, join here

BLOOD & BONES day of the dead gathering with Eda, icaros, cacao and connection – join the waitlist here

It’s here!!! The Joy Witch Cacao is now available to buy, from El Salvador to the world!

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In this radiant, real, and sometimes ridiculous episode, I sit down with my luminous friend Franca—spirit-channel, clarity-weaver, queen of sequins and silence. We talk about what it really takes to speak your truth in public, the invisible risks of visibility, and the awkward tension between “I want to share this” and “What if I get cancelled?” (Spoiler alert: block and bless, darling.)

We cover everything from commenting on Instagram posts with actual courage, to the truth about menopause (hint: it’s not always a liberation parade), to channelling spirit in the kitchen with a pot of bean soup. It’s raw, deliciously witchy, and full of technicolour permission to be in the mess and the magic.

Franca shares her journey with HRT (and the surprising reconnection to spirit that followed), the birth of her alter-egos Queen and Chiquita, and how the art of being seen is always shapeshifting.

Whether you're someone who’s mid-transformation, hiding drafts in your reels folder, questioning the vibe of “wellness perfection,” or just here for the petty rage and the sequins—this one’s for you.

In this episode we explore:

• The art of sharing your voice without self-censorship
• Why we second guess our intuition
• Losing and reclaiming your spiritual connection in midlife
• Dancing in the dark as a portal to channelling
• Chiquita & Queen: Franca’s fierce, funny, illustrated alter-egos born from menopausal chaos
• What it really means to channel—and how to trust it, even if it feels made up
• Why creativity is a fun, messy, divine transmission (yes, even when the phone hits your face)

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🌿 Resources & Mentions:

• Franca’s website and her instagram – follow for on point biz and life guidance with a side of sass and glitter
• Africa Brooke’s book The Third Perspective
• The College of Psychic Studies website
• The Joy Witch’s substack

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Ancestral Awakening is open for applications, my most honest and transformative offering yet, opens this September. If you’re ready to go deep into your lineage, roots, and ancestral memory, so that you can build a spiritual spine (trust me, your business doesn’t need another funnel) there’s a spot for you in the circle.

JOIN HERE

It’s here!!! The Joy Witch Cacao is now available to buy, from El Salvador to the world!

Get your Mayan horoscope sign here

✨ Want more inspiration? Follow me on Instagram @carogomez_joywitch for deeper conversations on unconventional thinking, creativity, and spirituality!

Spread the joy! Did this episode leave you feeling empowered or inspired? Help others find the same magic by leaving a rating and review on your favourite podcast platform. Your feedback is like fuel for the show, and it helps others discover the power within themselves.

It’s not a ladder, it’s a spiral case! In today’s episode we have a layered, spiralling exploration of artistry, creative integrity, and the sacred economics (can economics be sacred!?) of living a life paid for by your gifts.

What do you call it when your work doesn’t fit into the boxes of “business” or “hobby”? When it’s too magical to be reduced to content, too alive to turn into a funnel, and yet—yes—you still want to be paid? And be paid well.

This is a love letter to the shapeshifters. To those who refuse to call themselves content creators, CEOs, or scalable machines. Who build altars and communities. Who trace their business model back to the ancestral fires, not marketing dashboards.

Join me as we explore:

• Calling vs. Content: Why your work is not content and why calling it that might make your body recoil.
• Redefining Success: How to live a life paid for by your gifts without turning your creativity into a machine.
• The Voice of Doubt: Giving space to the inner critic obsessed with metrics, funnels, and “doing it right”… and offering it a wise response. Yes, I’m literally shifting between voices and personas here!
• Sacred Trade: Why exchanging your magic for money isn’t sleazy, it’s part of your legacy.
• The Spiral Staircase Model: Building a life and body of work that grows inward, outward, and upward—at your own rhythm and in cycles that flow.

For the artists, mystics, witches, and misfits who:

• Feel allergic to strategy but still want to thrive
• Want to be profitable without selling their souls
• Have a “thing” that moves others, not because of a CTA but because it’s real, ancestral, and alive

This one is for you.

You don’t have to call yourself a CEO to be taken seriously.

Your work is sacred. And yes, it can pay your bills, feed your family, and buy you that ticket to the Orkney islands.

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🌿 Resources & Mentions:

• Rena's sacred scarves
• Episode 7 – Don’t Require Your Art to Pay Your Bills
• The Somatic School – Body-Oriented Coach Training (get in touch if you're curious)

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Coming soon: Ancestral Awakening, my most honest and transformative offering yet, opens this September. If you’re ready to go deep into your lineage, roots, and ancestral memory, there’s a spot for you in the circle.

Join the waitlist for Ancestral Awakening here

It’s here!!! The Joy Witch Cacao is now available to buy, from El Salvador to the world!

Get your Mayan horoscope sign here

✨ Want more inspiration? Follow me on Instagram @carogomez_joywitch for deeper conversations on unconventional thinking, creativity, and spirituality!

Spread the joy! Did this episode leave you feeling empowered or inspired? Help others find the same magic by leaving a rating and review on your favourite podcast platform. Your feedback is like fuel for the show, and it helps others discover the power within themselves.