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Waking Up The Witch
Hosted by Taylar Pickett & Amber Weaver · EN
"Waking Up The Witch" is not just a podcast; it's a journey of self-discovery, spirituality, and embracing the mystical within our everyday lives. Hosted by Amber and Taylar, our show is a captivating storytelling experience that delves deep into the realms of spirituality, witchcraft, deconstructing religion, alternative medicine, and so much more. We invite you to explore the magical tapestry of existence with us, one episode at a time.
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Unlocking the Power Within: Embracing Authenticity, Sexuality, and Sacred Feminine Energy with Amber Renee
Feb 2701:37:50Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Amber Renee shares her inspiring journey of self-discovery, shedding shame, and reembodying her divine feminine. We delve into her personal stories of awakening, sexual healing, and embracing her authentic power as a witch, priestess, and leader. Tune in for raw insights on motherhood, spirituality, and how to reclaim your true self in a patriarchal world.In this episode:Amber’s early connection to the unseen realm and her experiences with sexuality from a young age.The shame and conditioning around sexuality, witchcraft, and divine feminine energy.How physical ailments like pelvic pain and bladder issues are intertwined with suppressed emotions and shame.The significance of archetypes like Kali, Lilith, and Mary Magdalene in reclaiming feminine power.The journey of awakening to dark feminine aspects such as rage, primal sexuality, and sovereignty.Practical ways to talk to children about consent, bodies, and sexuality from a young age.The importance of authentic vulnerability in business, relationships, and personal growth.Critique of societal conditioning that trains women to be likable and predefined roles for feminine expression.Amber’s current work with women leaders, taboo, and the erotic as a creative force.The potential for a shift towards a matriarchal society rooted in authenticity and embodied feminine power.This episode invites you to embrace your shadows, honor your sacred feminine, and step into sovereign power. Share with your community and awaken the collective consciousness!Follow Amber Renee on IG @theamberrenee and visit her website at missamberrenee.comSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media over on Instagram and TikTok @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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The Oldest Profession ~ Conversations on Sex Work, Witchcraft, and Liberation with Kaytlin Bailey
Feb 2001:19:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Taylar and Amber are joined by Kaytlin Bailey, a passionate sex worker rights advocate, stand up comedian, and notorious old pro. Kaytlin candidly shares personal stories, insights on policy, and her journey through activism for the oldest profession. Your Witches deep dive about the histories, myths, and realities of sex work and witchcraft, exploring their intersections, societal stigmas, and what it truly means to reclaim agency over one's body and story.In this episode:Kaytlin shares her origin story and the surreal experience of disclosing her sex work to her familyThe evolution of sex work laws from the 19th century to today, including Nevada's unique modelHow criminalization fosters violence and stigma, and examples from countries like New Zealand and BelgiumThe deep historical links between witches and sex workers, rooted in repression and rebellionStrategies for allies: how to create safe spaces and support sex worker advocacy endeavorsThe importance of storytelling, media, and community organizing in shifting societal perceptionsInsights on self-care practices from Kaytlin, including hydration, body work, and self-compassionA powerful card pull from the Tarot: The Empress — embodying divine feminine energy, power, and nurturingThis episode encourages a radical rethinking of societal narratives about sexuality and empowerment, reminding us that safety, consent, and community are the pathways to liberation. Let’s shed shame, embrace knowledge, and support those leading the charge.Follow Kaytlin on IG @kaytlinbailey | Follow Old Pros on IG @oldprosonline and visit her website at oldprosonline.org/You can listen to Kaytlin's podcast The Oldest Profession Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.Subscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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Embracing Your Inner Witch: A Conversation with Maritza Schäfer
Feb 1301:27:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we explore the profound journey of embracing spiritual practices, debunking societal misconceptions about witches, and the power of community and activism in shaping collective change. Our guest, Maritza Schäfer, shares her inspiring story from growing up in Chile to becoming a witch and activist in California, highlighting how spirituality and activism intertwine.In this episode:Maritza's childhood in Chile under a dictatorship and her early connection to witchcraftNavigating societal perceptions of witches in Latin America versus the USThe paradox of being deeply spiritual and scientifically trained, and how that shapes her worldviewThe importance of community, collective action, and helping others in activismHow embracing self-expression through witchcraft empowers personal and collective growthThe role of storytelling and consciousness in changing public opinion and dismantling societal illusionsPractical ways to reconnect with your innate magic and integrate it into everyday lifeThe activism and spiritual tools offered through Bruja SchoolThe significance of owning your full power as a witch and healer in challenging systems of oppressionThis episode merges spirituality, activism, and personal empowerment—aimed at inspiring you to recognize and own your magic while taking tangible steps toward collective justice.Follow Maritza on IG @maritza.a.schafer and visit her website at brujaschool.comSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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Embracing the Journey of Self-Discovery and Spiritual Growth with Stefanie Caponi
Feb 601:36:49Tap to summarizeIn this heartfelt episode, Stefanie Caponi shares her transformative journey from childhood moves to becoming a renowned astrologer, tarot reader, and author. Dive deep into her story of resilience, shadow work, and embracing the magic within to create a life aligned with true authenticity and purpose.In this episode:Stefanie recounts her early childhood experiences and the significance of moving during formative yearsHow her intuitive side and Catholic upbringing blended into her spiritual awakeningHer journey into tarot, art, and building a successful deck and book empireLessons learned from relationship challenges, motherhood, and spiritual rebirthsPractical insights on trusting the universe, surrendering control, and the power of communityVisualize success with a collective card pull for 2026 and what energetics we are stepping intoStefanie emphasizes that everyone's journey involves spirals—moments of chaos leading to awakening. Her story encourages trusting the process, honoring cycles, and knowing that your unfolding is precisely aligned with your highest good. Whether exploring tarot, astrology, or motherhood, her insights serve as a reminder that transformation is a continuous, sacred dance.Follow Stefanie on IG @moonvoidtarot and visit her website at moonvoidtarot.comSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨TikTok & Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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Hot Witch Universe with Sadie Olson
Jan 3001:40:28Tap to summarizeThis week on Waking Up The Witch, Amber and Taylar sit down with Sadie Olson for a juicy, joy-filled conversation about confidence, magic, and letting your inner witch have some fun.Sadie shares her journey from growing up Catholic to fully embracing her identity as a witch and psychic medium—one shaped by travel, healing, and deep trust in divine timing. From sacred sites across the globe to the everyday rituals that anchor her, this episode is an invitation to loosen your grip, follow your intuition, and let play be part of your spiritual practice.We talk manifestation, nervous system regulation, business confidence, and what Sadie calls “spiritual puberty”—that moment when your soul outgrows the old rules and asks for more. This conversation is full of practical tools, honest reflections, and a reminder that joy is not a distraction from the work… it is the work.✨ Themes We ExploreGrowing up Catholic and questioning spiritual identityBlending energy work, intuition, and natural healingTravel as initiation: Bali, India, Korea & beyondStepping into witchcraft and mediumshipManifestation tools like scripting, EFT tapping, and intuition activationConfidence, vulnerability, and showing up onlineBuilding community through Hot Witch UniversityRegulating the nervous system while expanding beliefEmbracing big dreams, playfulness, and divine timingFollow Sadie on IG @iamsadieolson and visit her website at hotwitchuniverse.comSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨TikTok & Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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Barbra Banner on Embracing Psychic Abilities Later in Life
Jan 2301:13:34Tap to summarizeWhat if connecting with Spirit was less fear… and more fun?This week on Waking Up The Witch, we’re joined by Barbra Banner, a psychic evidential trance medium who said yes to her gifts later in life—and never looked back. Barbra shares how Spirit shows up through laughter, love, and unmistakable signs, reminding us that the veil is thinner (and friendlier) than we think.We talk about reincarnation, soul evolution, and the healing that happens when messages from loved ones come through exactly when we need them. This episode is full of warmth, humor, and those "did that just happen?" moments that make you question everything you thought you knew about the afterlife.If you’ve ever felt watched over, received a sign you couldn’t explain, or sensed a loved one nearby—this one’s for you. 🌙✨Follow Barbra on IG @bannermedium13 and TikTok @barbrabanner13 and visit her website at bannermedium.comSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨TikTok & Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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Resilience and Healing: Danielle Crease's Journey
Jan 1601:26:29Tap to summarizeThis week on Waking Up The Witch, Amber and Taylar sit down with the powerful Danielle Crease, a personal trainer and breathwork coach whose story is rooted in survival, embodiment, and radical self-trust.Danielle shares her journey from a challenging childhood in Miami to a life-altering near-death experience caused by a boating accident—an initiation that cracked her open and reshaped everything she thought she knew about herself, her body, and her purpose. She speaks candidly about navigating depression, reclaiming her strength, and learning how breath, movement, and community became her medicine.Together, we explore what it means to honor the body as a sacred vessel, to feel the full spectrum of human emotion without bypassing, and to rebuild a sense of safety and power from the inside out. This episode is a reminder that healing isn’t linear—and that sometimes our greatest awakenings come from the moments that almost break us.✨ Themes We ExploreSurviving a near-death experience and spiritual awakeningGrowing up in Miami and navigating early adversityDepression, embodiment, and nervous system healingBreathwork and movement as portals to empowermentThe role of community in recovery and growthSelf-care as an embodied, lived practiceEmbracing grief, joy, and everything in betweenRedefining strength after traumaTurning pain into purposeFollow Danielle on IG @embodiedbydcfit and visit her website at www.strengthbeyondcircumstance.comSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨TikTok & Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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Waking Up The Blue Collar Astrologer: From Skateboarding to the Stars with Mike Mayes
Jan 901:18:41Tap to summarizeThis week on Waking Up The Witch, Amber and Taylar welcome Mike Mayes, also known as the Blue Collar Astrologer, for a raw and real conversation about authenticity, astrology, and carving your own path.Mike shares stories from his upbringing in Louisville, Kentucky—shaped by contrasting parental influences, punk rock energy, skate culture, and a father involved in a motorcycle gang. His early life was anything but conventional, and those experiences became the fuel for a winding journey through skateboarding, acting, stand-up comedy, and eventually, astrology.We talk about what it means to live truthfully, even when the road looks nothing like what you were taught to expect. Mike opens up about how astrology became a tool for self-understanding and healing, offering insight into Chiron, personal wounds, and the power of aligning with who you actually are—not who the world told you to be.This episode is an invitation to embrace your weird, your wisdom, and your wild path—and to trust that every detour is part of the map.✨ Themes We ExploreGrowing up in Louisville with layered family dynamicsPunk rock, skate culture, and shaping identityNavigating a non-linear life pathFrom acting and comedy to astrologyAuthenticity as a spiritual practiceAstrology as a tool for growth and healingChiron, wounds, and wisdomEmbracing your unique callingAligning with your true selfFollow Mike on IG @bluecollarastrologer and TikTok @astrologermikemayes and visit his website at astro-mike-mayes.web.appSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨TikTok & Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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BONUS EP: Happy New Year, Witches!!
Jan 700:51:14Tap to summarizeIn this unedited episode, Taylar & Amber reflect on the past year, sharing personal highs and lows, business achievements, and future goals. The conversation touches on the challenges of balancing personal life with business, the joy of community support, and the excitement of upcoming projects. They also discuss the importance of authenticity, the impact of planetary shifts, and the significance of small victories in both personal and professional realms.Connect with us on Patreon.com/wakinupthewitch and jump into the conversations! We look forward to creating more magic together in 2026 🥳
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Jessi Utley: Balancing Life, Love, and Nursing
Dec 1201:06:36Tap to summarizeThis week on Waking Up The Witch, we sit down with the one of Taylar's bestie - Jessi Utley, whose life story is woven with resilience, compassion, and a whole lot of heart. From growing up in Illinois to stepping into her calling as a nurse practitioner, Jessi takes us on a journey through the moments that shaped her including the messy, the magical, and everything in between.She opens up about navigating her parents’ divorce, the surprising discovery of a half-brother later in life, and the ways family dynamics carved both challenges and strength into her path. Jessi’s decision to pursue nursing came from her deep desire to care for others, and she shares what it’s really like to work in urgent care, hospice, and inside the homes of the people she serves.We also explore her relationship with music, self-care, and the inner work required to stay grounded while holding space for others. This conversation is full of tender honesty, personal growth, and reflections on love, support, and the complexities of being human.✨ Themes We ExploreGrowing up in Illinois and navigating shifting family dynamicsThe emotional impact of divorce and discovering a half-siblingFinding purpose through nursing and caregivingLessons from urgent care, hospice work, and home visitsHow music, self-care, and connection support her wellbeingThe dance between personal growth and professional responsibilityCreating healthy relationships and honoring what truly mattersThe importance of family support and community careSubscribe to "Waking Up the Witch" for more mystical tales and enlightening conversations.You can WATCH this episode on our Waking Up The Witch YouTube channel 👀Connect with us on social media, and don't forget to leave a magical review! 🧙♀️✨TikTok & Instagram @wakingupthewitchSupport the Podcast:- Patreon : patreon.com/wakingupthewitchThank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and rate our podcast wherever you're listening now and share it with your friends. Your support helps us continue to bring you inspiring stories and witchy magic.
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