From Stroke to Spiritual Awakening and Purpose

Summary

Podcast Summary: Living Your Legacy

Episode: From Stroke to Spiritual Awakening and Purpose
Host: Rudy Mawer (episode hosted by Kira Brinton)
Guest: Michelle Warnica
Date: May 15, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features a candid and heartfelt conversation with Michelle Warnica, a spiritual coach, transformational healer, and founder of Mariposa House of Metamorphosis retreat center in Mexico. Hosted by Kira Brinton (on behalf of Rudy Mawer), the episode explores Michelle's journey through profound personal transformation, ignited by spiritual awakenings and life-altering events. Listeners are given an inside look at Michelle’s path from struggling with health and finances to channelling her gifts, writing a unique book, and helping women over 55 reconnect with their purpose.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Michelle’s Spiritual Awakening and the Sacred Island

• Entry into Spiritual Work

  • Michelle shares that her path began in earnest in 2020, when she started hearing voices and channeling messages. Seeking guidance, she connected with Kira after seeing her speak about spiritual practices and daily alignment.

    “That was when I started hearing voices and I started channeling… my information was coming in randomly. And so I'm like, I really need to find someone that can help me with this gift and to use it to manage it so that I can really figure this thing out.” — Michelle, [02:37]

• Experience on the Sacred Island Retreat

  • Michelle describes the retreat facilitated by Kira Brinton as a turning point — likening the island to “a living portal” that unlocked new spiritual gifts and accelerated her transformation.

    “It was like a living portal. Like, something really opened up for me there, and I haven't been the same since... it accelerated the path I was already on.” — Michelle, [03:53]

  • She also found meaningful community, forming deep friendships with other participants.

    “Yeah, I met two women that I feel like are my best friends there… And we all kind of do the same thing, but in such different ways, that's unique for us.” — Michelle, [04:09]

2. Following Intuitive Guidance

• Decision Making by Divine Timing
  • Michelle discusses how she follows guidance on when to act, including when to attend retreats or start new projects.

    “I do only what I'm guided to do... When you announced April, then I heard, it’s time... And then I heard the name [of the book]. And at first, I thought it was kind of crazy, but I have to tell you, every time I tell someone that name, just their whole facial expression changes.” — Michelle, [04:49]

  • Kira highlights the feeling of relief and recognition that comes with the truth of spiritual messages:

    “That's what I feel every time you say that name, like there's... an understanding.” — Kira, [05:33]

3. Writing and Channeling the Book

• Book Genesis and Spiritual Transmission

  • Michelle’s forthcoming channeled book is titled “Being Human When You're From Another Planet.” She describes it as a transmission meant for those who feel otherworldly or out of place in the world.

    “The book is called 'Being human when you're from another planet.' Oh. And, you know, it's a channeled book... every time I tell someone that name, just their whole facial expression changes.” — Michelle, [04:49]

• The Channeling Experience

  • When asked who she channels, Michelle admits it’s not always clear. Sometimes it’s distinct figures (like Joan of Arc, Kali), but often it's “source, my multidimensional self and some galactic beings and ancient beings.”

    “I just hear all the time. And so sometimes I clearly know that's Joan of Arc, that's Kali. But sometimes I don't, and a lot of times I don't.” — Michelle, [06:13-06:29]

• Creating Altars for Transformation

  • Inspired by her retreat experience, Michelle created three sacred altars at home: one each for her book, her body, and her finances. This daily ritual sparked profound change, although often in unexpected ways.

    “I was guided, when I got home, to make three altars. One for the book, one for my body, and one for my finances… And then the body. And my intention was to heal my body… And then when I got home, I heard, your body is now healed. And I'm like, are you sure? Because I still can't eat. And they're like, it’s healed. You’re just sensitive. You can't eat like other people.” — Michelle, [06:44-07:41]

4. Navigating Transformation in Body and Finances

• Michelle describes a dramatic shift that occurred both physically and financially as a result of her spiritual practices — forcing her to re-evaluate and make “really big changes” in her life.

  “There was something that happened where, like, my body and around finances just kind of blew up one day… everything just shifted, and I had to make really big changes in my life in both areas.” — Michelle, [07:51-07:59]

• Self-reflection illuminated how her morning declarations (spoken at her altars) may have catalyzed this transformation.

  “Sometimes we don't realize how powerful we are. And so I have the altar, and then I have my galactic being on there… Let me look at these declarations and see what I was asking for.” — Michelle, [08:14]

5. Embracing Identity as the High Priestess

• Michelle relates a tarot reading where the High Priestess card appeared, symbolizing her role both as a channel and as the author living out the book’s wisdom.

  “That also came up, that that is an aspect of me that is writing the book through me and living the book through me as this High Priestess.” — Michelle, [08:35]

6. Kira’s Reflection

• Kira expresses gratitude and honor for being part of Michelle’s journey, both as a spiritual companion and as her publisher.

  “It is such an honor to sit with you on the island, to be your publisher and to bring this to the Earth.” — Kira, [08:55]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Community & Authenticity

  “We're in the same writing pod, and... we all kind of do the same thing, but in such different ways. That's unique for us.” — Michelle, [04:12]

• On Transformation

  “Let me look at these declarations and see what I was asking for... Sometimes we don't realize how powerful we are.” — Michelle, [08:13]

• On the Power of Naming and Recognition

  “Every time I tell someone that name, just their whole facial expression changes.” — Michelle, [05:25]

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Key Timestamps

• [02:37] Michelle discusses the start of her spiritual calling and search for guidance
• [03:53] Michelle describes her transformation on the sacred island retreat
• [04:49] Introduction and significance of her channeled book, “Being Human When You're From Another Planet”
• [06:13] Michelle explains her experience as a trans medium and gives insight into the channeled sources
• [06:44] The creation and impact of altars for body, book, and finances
• [07:51] Realizations and shifts in body and finances
• [08:35] Encounters with the “High Priestess” identity
• [08:55] Kira’s reflections on Michelle’s journey and impact

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Final Thoughts

This episode of Living Your Legacy serves as an intimate account of awakening, courage, and the sometimes-mysterious path of living one’s purpose. Through Michelle Warnica’s story, listeners learn not only about the transformative power of spiritual guidance and community, but also about the importance of surrender, trust, and declaring one’s truth — even, and especially, when the outcomes look different than expected.

Transcript

[Kira Brinton]

You were like the center of so much of the island. Like, people just were like, have you met Michelle? Do you know her gifts? Like, it was so cool to see that. How was it for you on the island?

[Michelle Warnicka]

It was like a living portal. Like, something really opened up for me there, and I haven't been the same since.

[Narrator]

Michelle Warnicka is a spiritual coach, transformational healer, and retreat founder and the creator of Mariposa House of Metamorphosis, a sacred retreat space in Mexico dedicated to helping women over 55 reconnect with their purpose and authentic selves.

[Michelle Warnicka]

There was something that happened where around my body and around finances that just kind of blew up one day, like a couple weeks ago where everything just shifted and I had to make really big changes in my life in both areas. Yeah. And then I realized

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[Michelle Warnicka]

Please.

[Kira Brinton]

Welcome back to my season of Legacy makers. I'm Kira Brinton, and today I'm so excited to introduce to you Michelle Warnica. Michelle, we're here.

[Michelle Warnicka]

I know. I can't believe it. Me neither.

[Kira Brinton]

You came all the way from Mexico to Miami. This has been on the books for.

[Michelle Warnicka]

For months.

[Kira Brinton]

How does it feel to have recorded your episode?

[Michelle Warnicka]

It kind of feels like unbelievable, really. You know, and that it's really happened. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I live in Southern Mexico, so I'm not like in Cantoon or one of those places. I live in the mountains.

[Kira Brinton]

Oh, my gosh. How long did it take you to get here?

[Michelle Warnicka]

I got up at 3. My taxi picked me up at 5, and I got here around 8.

[Kira Brinton]

Wow. That's a day. Yeah, that's a day.

[Michelle Warnicka]

8pm Wow. I slept really hard.

[Kira Brinton]

Well, I'm so happy you're here. I'm so happy to share you with the world on one of our joae seasons. You've been in my world for a while. When did we start working together?

[Michelle Warnicka]

2020. That was when I started hearing voices and I started channeling and I was starting to do my work, but my information was coming in randomly. And so I'm like, I really need to find someone that can help me with this gift and to use it to manage it so that I can really Figure this thing out. And then, like, a week later, I saw you on a summit, and you're like, yeah, basically, I have five kids. And so I sit with God every morning, and God tells me, gives me three things that I need to do because that's all I have time for. I'm like, okay, she's perfect.

[Kira Brinton]

Not much has changed.

[Michelle Warnicka]

I love this.

[Kira Brinton]

I still sit with God every morning, ask God what I need to do. But I love our path together. And our most recent path was that you came to the sacred island with me. And I loved watching you on the sacred island. You were such, like. I feel like you were like a nucleus. Like, you were like, the center of so much of the island. Like, people just were like, have you met Michelle? Do you know her gifts? Like, it was so cool to see that. How was it for you on the island?

[Michelle Warnicka]

It was like a living portal. Like, something really opened up for me there, and I haven't been the same since. I. Then it accelerated the path I was already on. Yeah. And, yeah, I met two women that I feel like are my best friends there. You know, we're in the same writing pod, and. And we are all kind of do the same thing, but in such different ways. That's unique for us. Yeah.

[Kira Brinton]

And what's interesting is my life has been on hyperdrive ever since I led my first retreat at the island back September. Like, you've watched it. It is, like, gone, like, crack mode. And there is something about that island that unlocks our gifts in a way that, like, we just were in a momentum flow ever since. And. And I love the book that came through for you. Why don't you talk a little bit about this book?

[Michelle Warnicka]

The book is called Being human when you're from another planet. Oh. And. And, you know, it's a channeled book. And. And so I'm like you. I do only what I'm guided to do. So, you know, when you first went to the island in September, I had already had Terra II Akan on the books. I already had Egypt on the books. And that was October, November, and your island was September. And I heard, not yet. And then when I heard. When you announced April, and then I heard, it's time, and I'm like, really?

[Kira Brinton]

Are you sure?

[Michelle Warnicka]

And they said, yep, it's time. And then I heard the name, and I was like, at first I thought it was kind of crazy, but I have to tell you, every time I tell someone that name, just their whole facial expression change changes.

[Kira Brinton]

It's like a relief. That's What I feel every time you say that name, like there's like a right. Like an understanding.

[Michelle Warnicka]

Yeah. Like I'm not the only one. Yeah. It's a. It's a transmission in itself.

[Kira Brinton]

It is. It is.

[Michelle Warnicka]

Yes. And so it was interesting because I was in the park the other day, and I ran into this woman that I know. She's. Her and her partner own an art studio in town. Yeah. And I was telling her about the book that I'm writing, this book. And I told her about the title, and she goes, oh, that's so interesting. She said, who are you channeling? And I was like, no one's ever asked me that. Yeah. And I don't really. I just. I'm a trans medium, so I just hear all the time. And so I sometimes. I clearly know that's Joan of Arc. That's Kali. Yeah. But sometimes I don't, and a lot of times I don't. So I went home and that next morning in sacred space, you know, because I asked questions in the morning. Tell me who it is I'm channeling on this book. Yeah. And I heard, you know, source, my multidimensional self and the. Some galactic beings and ancient beings. And so I have a writing altar. That was the other thing from the island. I was guided, when I got home to make three altars. One for the book, one for my body, and one for my finances. And then the body. And my intention was to heal my body when I was there at the island, because I had a lot of body issues since I've been on this journey. And then when I got home, I heard, your body is now healed. And I'm like, are you sure? Because I still can't eat. And they're like, it's healed. You're just sensitive. You can't eat like other people. And I'm like, well, this isn't the way I envisioned it. And they're like, that's. That's the way we work. Yeah. So then there was something that happened where, like, my body. Around my body and around finances that just kind of blew up one day, like, a couple weeks ago, where everything just shifted. And I had to make really big changes in my life in both areas.

[Kira Brinton]

Yeah.

[Michelle Warnicka]

And then I realized, oh, my God, I have these altars, and I've been making declarations around them every single morning. So I. Let me look at these declarations and see what I was asking for.

[Kira Brinton]

What we spent. Speak, we bring.

[Michelle Warnicka]

Yes. And I wasn't thinking. Sometimes we don't realize how powerful we are. And so I have the altar and then I have my galactic being on there. And then I also have I had a reading in May where the high priestess came up and the card is this older woman and she's sitting on this chair in this, you know, old like 18th century outfit and she has a book like right here. And then the reader is like that's you once you write the book. So that also came up that that is an aspect of me that is writing the book through me and living the book through me as this high priestess.

[Kira Brinton]

Well, it is such an honor to sit with you on the island, to be your publisher and to bring this to the Earth. And I'm so excited for everyone to watch your episode on Legacy Makers. So thank you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for being here and thank you guys for being here as well. And I'm so excited for you to watch her episode.