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Love Service WisdomRachael Spyker: Conscious Festivalling (#86)This episode is a reshare of my conversation with Rachael Spyker from her podcast Deconstruction titled Conscious Festivalling: Healing in the Psychedelic Playground. We explore these vibrant gatherings where music, movement, ceremony, and community weave together to create powerful containers for transformation.
These aren’t just parties; they’re modern-day rituals that reconnect us with our inner truth, the Earth, and each other. From ecstatic dance to sacred sound, conscious festivals offer a unique space to explore expanded states of awareness, deepen spiritual practice, and remember what it means to live in alignment with the soul. Let’s expl...2025-08-071h 09
It's Karmic | Astrology, Past Lives, and Soul Healing116. Emotional Alchemy and Feeling Whole Again with Psychotherapist Rachael SpykerWhat if the parts of you that feel broken… were actually the keys to your wholeness?This week on the It’s Karmic podcast, I sat down with my dear soul sister, psychotherapist and underworld guide Rachael Spyker, for a conversation that dives right into the 8th house terrain.Rachael Spyker is a psychotherapist, depth guide, and medicine woman who walks people into the underworld and back again, holding space for the parts they’ve had to abandon just to survive. In this episode, she shares her powerful story of growing up inside a religious cult...2025-06-271h 04Love Service WisdomRachael Spyker: The Commodification of the Sacred (#85)This episode is a reshare of my conversation with Rachael Spyker from her podcast Deconstruction titled The Commodification of the Sacred: Psychedelics, Activism and Feminine Reclamation. We recorded this in mid-March 2025. It was powerful and deeply insightful for me to share this time with Rachael and I hope you will enjoy as well!
Rachael is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in Kelowna, BC, Canada, with a passion for holistic healing and trauma-informed therapeutic modalities, including psychedelic somatic therapy, IFS and EMDR. She is committed to harnessing the therapeutic potential of medicines such as ketamine, cannabis, psilocybin, and MDMA t...2025-04-171h 24
How We Heal with Ryan PinkIntroduction to Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (with co-host Rachael Spyker)This episode is a deep dive into the controversial psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with Corban and today’s co-host, Rachel Spyker. They discuss the importance of having this conversation, the profoundly transformative effects of this medicines when used specifically and intentionally, with care and caution. These therapies can help reduce rigid thoughts, support us in moving into primary consciousness states, help us reflect on our relational templates, and aid us in becoming aware of our primary conscious awarenessThey touch on the dangers of this therapy when doing it with a practitioner who isn’t well-trained, when a stro...2024-08-2054 minHow We Heal with Ryan PinkHealing from Past Traumas and Building Resilience (Rachael Spyker)In this conversation, Ryan speaks with Rachael Spyker about healing from past traumas and building resilience. They discuss the importance of connecting with the body and being in right relationship with oneself and others. Rachael explains that being in right relationship with the body involves being aware of and attuned to the sensations and emotions experienced in the present moment. She emphasizes the need to honor the defenses of dissociation and gradually relearn how to connect with the body. Additionally, Rachael highlights the significance of accurate attunement and deep listening in building right relationships with others....2024-02-151h 01How We Heal with Ryan PinkTruth and Lies: The Power of a Story (Alice Finch)In this follow-up episode of How We Heal, Corban and co-host Rachael Spyker speak with Alice Finch as she bravely shares her personal story and explores the meaning surrounding a topic that we as a culture rarely discuss; yet, arguably do everyday: Lie. They also touch on themes such as acceptance and belonging, the motivation behind our lies, the vulnerability of our personal truth, and how the stories we tell ourselves and others can shape our identities and create impossible expectations. Alice is a storyteller, researcher, and retreat leader. She uses stories, myths, and fairytales as a w...2023-11-2939 minHow We Heal with Ryan PinkFairy Tales, Myths, and Transformation (Alice Finch)In this special episode of How We Heal, Corban is joined by co-host Rachael Spyker (a Registered Clinical Counsellor and founder of Alchemy Psychotherapy Services) as they have a conversation with the great Storyteller and Researcher Alice Finch. During this passionate conversation they discuss what it means to be a Storyteller and distinguish between our personal and collective stories, myths and fairy tales, and the way each of these uniquely help us journey within.Alice is a storyteller, researcher, and retreat leader. She uses stories, myths, and fairytales as a way to guide us back...2023-11-281h 04