We’re moving from the Year of the Snake into the Year of the Horse, and in this episode we unpack what that actually means without the internet panic. This conversation breaks down Lunar New Year, eclipse energy, and the numerological 1 year in a grounded, human way — and explains how these cycles act as mirrors, not mandates. The real question isn’t “What massive change should I make?” It’s whether you’re building your life from alignment or from endurance.

In this episode:

• The buzzwords flying around right now: solar eclipse, Lunar New Year, portal energy, massive shifts
• Why these cycles are mirrors, not magic spells
• What Lunar New Year actually is (second new moon after the winter solstice)
• Why January doesn’t feel like “new year energy” for everyone
• New moon symbolism: planting seeds and new beginnings
• Chinese zodiac vs Western zodiac — same archetypal concept, different scale
• Moving from Snake (shedding, strategic movement, internal transformation) to Horse (motion, freedom, forward momentum)
• What a solar eclipse actually is
• Aquarius themes
• What a numerological 1 year means (initiation, identity, new beginnings)
• Why a 1 year doesn’t require you to burn your life down
• Alignment vs endurance mode
• How to tell if your nervous system feels safe in the life you’re building
• Signs you’re functioning in endurance (high functioning, pushing through, chronic bracing, “I’m fine”)
• Why Horse energy amplifies the direction you’re already pointed in
• Regulation first. Movement second.

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In this episode, I answer the question I get asked by almost every client: “Why me?” Instead of diving into more facts, we talk about the cost of not listening to your body and how symptoms can be escalation, not betrayal. This is a conversation about root instability, sacral suppression, chronic stress, shrinking yourself to stay loved, and how to start reflecting on what your body might be asking for before it has to scream.

In this episode:

• A client with intense hip pain asking “Why me?”
• Why that question cannot be answered by me
• The cost of not listening to your body
• “Your body always tries to communicate quietly first”
• Pain, burnout, anxiety, and illness as escalation
• Root chakra and instability
• Sacral chakra: creativity, sexuality, identity, emotional flow
• Chronic stress and HPA axis dysregulation
• Relational stress and nervous system threat
• A 3-step reflection roadmap

Summit takeaway: “What is my body asking for right now — before it has to yell?”

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This episode was originally meant to explore protection versus expansion in your energetic body. But as the world feels increasingly unstable — politically, socially, and morally — that conversation needed to widen.

In this episode of The Summit Effect, we talk about what it means to lead from love instead of fear. Not as a spiritual bypass. Not as toxic positivity. But as an embodied, regulated, human response to collective darkness.

This is not a right-versus-left conversation. It is a human one.
All people are equal — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or where they were born. That is not up for debate here.

This episode explores how fear-based systems stay in power, why protection can become contraction, and how embodied love, nervous system regulation, and community are the antidote — personally, locally, and collectively.

In this episode, we cover:

• Protection vs expansion in energy and nervous systems
• Why hiding your energy doesn’t make you safer
• “With light comes darkness” and how this concept is often misunderstood
• The dark photon theory explained
• Why darkness is about regulation, not morality
• Fear-based leadership and nervous system dysregulation
• Spiritual bypassing
• Love as a regulated, embodied biological state
• Why hate cannot be healed with more hate
• Canada’s relationship with the United States and moral accountability
• How Canadians can hold leadership accountable without burnout
• Why community is the most powerful form of protection
• Showing up locally, consistently, and imperfectly

Canadian Resources for Accountability & Engagement

Contact Your Member of Parliament

Find your MP and their contact information here:
🔗 https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en

(Use this to email or call your MP and ask where they stand on human rights, immigration, and Canada’s international alliances.)

Canada’s Foreign Policy & Diplomatic Stance

Track Canada’s official positions, statements, and international actions through:
🔗 https://www.international.gc.ca
Global Affairs Canada

Immigration, Asylum, and Refugee Policy

Follow policies related to immigration, asylum seekers, and refugee resettlement via:
🔗 https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Human Rights Oversight in Canada

Learn about Canada’s human rights obligations and enforcement through:
🔗 https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca
Canadian Human Rights Commission

Sexual Violence, Power, and Accountability

Support organizations advocating for survivors and systemic change:

• Canadian Women’s Foundation
  🔗 https://canadianwomen.org
  Canadian Women’s Foundation
• Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
  🔗 https://leaf.ca
  Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund