What if saying “yes” to yourself could turn knowledge into wisdom? In this heart-opening episode, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and author Lori Pappas joins Autumn to share how surviving childhood trauma, leading an international nonprofit in Ethiopia, and decades of reflection led her to The Magic of Yes—a personal model for inner peace.
Lori walks us through her DREAM framework—Desire, Reflect, Explore, Acknowledge, Mantra—and applies it live to spiritual wellness. You’ll hear how small rituals (like holding a smooth river rock at night or greeting the day with “May I meet this moment with ease”) can reconnect you to presence, and why taking responsibility for your choices is the quiet superpower behind lasting change. We also explore grounding practices in nature, releasing inherited emotional baggage, and building community that nourishes growth.
Learn more about Lori’s work, her book The Magic of Yes: Embrace the Wise Woman Within, and join her Wise Woman Sisterhood on Facebook via loripappas.com. Subscribe to her Substack newsletter Sticky Thoughts for stories of extraordinary, ordinary women. Connect with her on Instagram @loripappas_ and @magicofyes.
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