In this final episode of 2025, I’m sharing one of the journal rituals that completely changed my life - one I’ve used every year since 2020 to turn breakdowns into breakthroughs and goals into embodiment. We’ll explore: The deceptively simple monthly journal practice that created my dream lifeHow to reflect, integrate, and embody lessons to quantum leap in 2026My top 4 lessons from 2025 and how I’m turning them into action next yearWhy self-trust, momentum, and pleasure-based stru...

What if your exhaustion, emotional chaos, or food struggles weren’t just about habits—but about energy? In this mystical and soul-stirring episode of Embodied Writing Warrior, Kayla welcomes witch and clairvoyant Empress Sparkle to explore the deeper dimensions of healing: soul work, energy cleansing, emotional forgiveness, and even food as a carrier of energetic imprint. We talk about: Why self-forgiveness must come before forgiving othersHow unhealed trauma lives in your soul and not just y...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by embodiment guide and author Cecile Raynor, who brings over 30 years of experience in helping people reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies. Cecile shares how a pivotal moment during her first pregnancy woke her up to a deeper understanding of embodiment—and how that moment transformed not only her career, but her entire life. We explore: Why being “in your body” isn’t the same as being guided by your body intelligenceHow most fitness and yoga cues still co...

In this soul-stirring two-part conversation, Kayla sits down with Elisha Light Angel: a bodyworker, podcaster, and spiritual seeker whose healing journey is nothing short of luminous. Together, they explore the deep roots of disordered eating, authoritarian upbringing, and the relentless search for freedom inside the body. Elisha shares how Qigong, ecstatic dance, and slow breathwork helped her reconnect with her body after years of bulimia. She talks about the importance of environment, play...

In today’s episode, Kayla is joined by Chanin—a 57-year-old mystic, psychic, and alchemistic oracle who helps women heal emotionally, energetically, and somatically through powerful intuitive practices. Together they explore: How energy healing helped Chanin move from fear to joyThe deeper meaning of left vs. right side body painWhy menopause is a spiritual initiation for many womenHealing the throat chakra and reclaiming your voiceReconnecting with the body through forgiveness, gratitude &am...

In this powerful episode, Kayla sits down with therapist and coach Danielle Z to explore the often-blurry line between therapy and coaching, and how both can support deep transformation. They dive into Internal Family Systems (IFS), survival mode vs. success, core values, and how to shift from reactive autopilot into conscious, purpose-driven living. You’ll learn the signs you might be stuck in survival mode and how to start regulating your nervous system, reconnecting with your core self, an...

If you’ve ever said, “I’m doing everything right and it should be working,” or collapsed into an “I don’t even care anymore” moment, you’re not alone. And contrary to what diet culture, hustle culture, or even your inner overachiever might say—the solution isn’t more effort. It’s grief. In this soul-deep solo episode of the Embodied Writing Warrior Podcast, Kayla explores the emotional roadblock that keeps so many ambitious women stuck in food fixation, burnout, and self-doubt. Sh...

In this powerful and raw conversation, Kayla interviews author Adriene Caldwell about her extraordinary journey from childhood trauma, abuse, addiction and suicidal ideation — through to resilience, writing her memoir Unbroken Life Outside the Lines, motherhood, and hope. Adriene gets candid about the years she was both victim and villain in her own story, why she refused to sugar‑coat anything, and how she now uses her voice to show others a way out. Content & trigger warning: This episo...

What happens when you let go of the scale after decades of daily weigh-ins? For Kayla MacDonald, it became a powerful 7-week experiment in self-trust, discernment, and detaching her worth from a number. In this emotionally rich episode, she breaks down the double bind between diet culture and body positivity, and why both extremes can keep women stuck. You’ll learn: The truth about tracking: how it can be neutral, healing, or harmful, depending on your intentionWhy Elizabeth Benton’s quote, “...

In today’s episode, we're joined by dark romance author Felsi Cyanide Sun, whose story is one of radical authenticity, creative courage, and a deeply personal relationship with a loving, non-judgmental God. Most of our guests share experiences with religious trauma or complicated spiritual histories—and so do many of our listeners. But what makes this conversation unique is the way Felsi connects with God and Jesus completely outside of traditional religious structures. Her faith is rooted in...

How to Turn Stress into Sacred Comedy (Yes, Even During the Holidays) If you’re feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or like you're about to have a breakdown over something as simple as a cat on your blanket, you’re not alone. And better yet? You’re not broken. You’re just in need of a little Drama Queen alchemy. In this episode of the Embodied Writing Warrior Podcast, Kayla shares her three-step process for transforming inner chaos and chronic stress into something magical, and hilarious.&nb...

Why do so many women enjoy M/M fan fiction and adult films? In this candid, nuanced, and wildly validating episode, Kayla sits down with professor, researcher, and fanfic writer Lucy Neville to explore her groundbreaking research into women’s desire, queer culture, and sexual healing through male/male erotic content. Together, they discuss shame, kink, the community power of fandom, and what slash fiction reveals about identity, gender fluidity, trauma, and taboo. Whether you’re a fic reader,...

If you’ve ever felt like food had power over you, or like your cravings ran the show, this episode is going to change your world. In Episode 208 of the Embodied Writing Warrior Podcast, Kayla explores how the Kinky Erotic Blueprint—yes, even in the realm of eating—can rewire decades of power struggles, emotional eating, and shame. Kayla shares her personal journey of going from feeling helpless around food to realizing that helplessness was a chosen role in a deeper power game. Through the le...

Vanessa Grace returns to the podcast for a powerful deep dive into womb healing, yoni steaming, and divine feminine embodiment. From transforming her office into a temple to channeling Mary Magdalene, this episode explores the magic, mystery, and healing power of the sacred womb. She reveals the literal portal to divinity within the womb—and how this energetic center connects directly to the heart via a golden thread. We explore pelvic steaming as an ancient, globally-practiced healing method...

What if consistency didn’t feel like a chore... but like foreplay? In this episode of the Embodied Writing Warrior Podcast, Kayla MacDonald invites you into an entirely new paradigm—one where emotional eating, food obsession, and chronic inconsistency are healed not with shame or discipline, but with desire. Drawing from Jaiya’s Erotic Blueprint™ framework, Kayla breaks down how your unique erotic wiring can be the key to sustainable food freedom. Whether you're a Sensualist craving romance a...

In this sensual, science-backed, and deeply supportive conversation, Kayla welcomes Diane to the Embodied Writing Warrior podcast to explore the intimate intersections of food freedom, body confidence, and sexual empowerment. Diane—author of Want to Want It and founder of HaveHotSex.com —shares powerful insights on how women can reclaim their pleasure, presence, and desire in long-term relationships. You’ll learn: The three pillars of libido (physical, personal, and relational)What mismatched...

What if your most magnetic, consistent, and embodied self wasn’t buried under layers of self-discipline and diet plans—but buried beneath shame, suppression, and sexual disconnection? In this sultry Scorpio Season episode, Kayla unpacks how turn on, sexual energy, and self-lust became the most potent tools in her food freedom journey. 🍓 You’ll hear the shift from problem-solving to creation—a permission slip to ditch fixing and start desiring. 🔥 She’ll reveal why recla...

If you've ever felt like showing up, selling your work, or claiming your voice felt unsafe, you're not alone. In this heart-expanding episode, Indigo Marigold shares how she went from overgiving artist to powerful business mentor for high-ticket service providers—without selling out, shrinking down, or burning out. We dive deep into her Liberation Ladder framework (Embody → Clarify → Calibrate), why somatic safety is the secret to authentic visibility, and how nervous system regulation unlock...

This one’s a liberation spell for the “too much” women. You know who you are: too emotional, too intense, too ambitious, too tender, too driven, too sensitive… too everything. In this intimate, raw, and wildly affirming episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the exact practices and inner frameworks that helped me rewrite the “too much” wound—using AI, fantasy, and why-choose romance. You’ll hear: Why reverse harem stories are actual medicine for the women who’ve been told to shrink.Two powe...

In this powerful and soul-stirring conversation, Kayla welcomes Bernadette from the Unleashing Potentials Podcast to share her journey of resilience, creativity, and healing. Born and raised in Haiti and later adopted into Canada, Bernadette opens up about the childhood trauma that shaped her early years, her hospitalization for schizophrenia, and how art, storytelling, and podcasting became her path to transformation. Together, Kayla and Bernadette explore: The stigma around mental health an...