You’re never too old to begin again—and Tara Stoughtenborough is living proof.

At 83, Tara shares her incredible journey of launching a PR firm at 49, publishing over 60 romance novels in her 60s, and enrolling in Ayurveda school at 80. She embodies the sacred archetypes of maiden, mother, and crone with enthusiasm, wisdom, and an ever-curious heart. Lisa Marie Rankin and Tara explore feminine magic, radical responsibility, trusting the unknown, and the power of enthusiasm as divine energy.

Tara’s story reminds us that creative reinvention is available at every stage of life. Whether you're starting over or starting something new, the path is always open when you lead with intuition and trust in a benevolent universe.

Topics discussed in this episode:

feminine superpowers

Ayuerveda school

maiden mother crone archetype

high-tech marketing

personal reinvention

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Mentioned in this episode:

Enlivened Mystery School

Enlivened

What if healing didn’t have to be hard—but could be hot, playful, and full of fantasy?

Lisa Marie Rankin and intimacy coach Amy Everhart dive deep into the deconstruction of purity culture, how people pleasing becomes a subtle form of control, and the unexpected power of romantasy and smut to open new portals of healing. With humor, wisdom, and unapologetic joy, Amy shares how embracing desire, shadow work, and fantasy heroines helped her—and now her clients—step into deeper self-connection and feminine sovereignty.

Their conversation challenges the norms of self-help culture, critiques the marketing of pain, and invites us to reclaim pleasure, archetypes, and the divine feminine as tools of resistance and rebirth. Healing, it turns out, doesn’t have to feel like therapy—it can feel like shadow daddies and shared group chats named "Put Your Hands on the Headboard."

Topics discussed in this episode:

purity culture

people pleasing

patriarchy

feminine power

trauma-informed

Connect with Amy Everhart:

@irrepressible.by.amy - https://www.instagram.com/irrepressible.by.amy/

Article on POHOTH: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGD2fw9OPQH/

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Mentioned in this episode:

Enlivened Mystery School

Enlivened

What if your next chapter began with letting go of everything you thought you were supposed to be?

Emily Reuschel joins Lisa Marie Rankin to explore what it truly means to reclaim your power, pivot from burnout, and awaken your soul’s calling. Through honest storytelling and deep wisdom, they discuss how self-help culture can both empower and mislead, why embracing play and creativity through romantacy books is healing, and how radical self-trust leads to transformation.

We invite you to embrace your feminine wisdom, loosen the grip of societal expectations, and explore what's next with curiosity, courage, and color.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• feminine empowerment
• personal growth journey
• romantacy books
• life transitions
• burnout recovery

Connect with Emily Reuschel:

https://emilyreuschel.com/

https://www.instagram.com/emilyreuschel/

Connect with Lisa:

Substack: This Enchanted Life - https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/

Program: Enlivened: An Archetypal Life Lab - https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Book: The Goddess Solution

Instagram: @lisamarierankin - https://www.instagram.com/lisamarie.rankin/

Website: lisamarierankin.com - https://www.lisamarierankin.com/

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Menopause isn’t a decline—it’s an initiation into your most powerful self.

Mary Thompson joins Lisa Marie Rankin to share Ayurvedic perspectives on the forest dweller phase, perimenopause, and the deeper psychospiritual invitations of midlife. With decades of experience, Mary offers empowering insight into how symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, and anxiety aren’t problems to fix but sacred messengers calling us into alignment.

They explore feminine aging through the lens of Ayurveda, reframe hormonal shifts as opportunities for vitality, and emphasize how shifting our identity and lifestyle can bring deeper joy, strength, and spiritual awakening. Midlife becomes a path to power when we treat ourselves as the radiant goddesses we are.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Ayurveda for menopause
• perimenopause support
• midlife transformation
• forest dweller phase
• feminine aging

Connect with Mary:

https://www.marythompsonayurveda.com/

https://theayurvedicapproach.com/

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Guided Book Study

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From NBC newsrooms to sacred ceremony, Elizabeth Brett shares her powerful journey of awakening as a modern-day priestess.

In this soulful conversation, Elizabeth Brett reveals how leaving a high-profile career led her to uncover deep spiritual truths and sacred feminine wisdom. Through practices rooted in divine feminine archetypes, embodiment, and inner alchemy, she now guides women to remember their intuitive magic and live more sovereign, fulfilling lives. From ritual with children to redefining power in relationships, her journey is a testimony to the transformational power of sacred remembrance.

Elizabeth reminds us that sovereignty isn't isolation—it's deep alignment with our soul's wisdom. Her story offers a powerful invitation to live with authenticity, creativity, and spiritual depth.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Divine feminine archetypes
• Modern day Priestess
• Joseph Campbell
• Power vs. Sovereignty
• Feminine Energy

Connect with Elizabeth:

https://www.elizabethbrett.com/

Modern Sovereignty Summit:

https://www.elizabethbrett.com/live-launch

Soul Code Quiz:

www.elizabethbrett.com/quiz

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Guided Book Study

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What if being the villain is exactly what your soul has been craving?

When women deny their darker impulses—rage, desire, ruthlessness—they often lose access to their deepest power. This episode invites you to reclaim the “dark queen” archetype, shedding the mask of the pleasing princess and exploring myths, modern stories, and lived experience to illuminate what happens when we unlock the full spectrum of feminine power. Through guided reflection, storytelling, and sacred teachings, you'll discover why embracing the villain may be the most sacred act of self-love.

Reclaiming your inner dark queen isn’t about destruction—it’s about discernment, sovereignty, and wholeness. Because to be the hero of your own mythic life, you may need to be the villain in someone else's.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Dark Queen Archetype
• Carl Jung
• Jungian Psychology
• Mythic Life
• Spiritual Awakening
• Divine Feminine

Resources Mentioned:

Dark Queen Active Imagination on Substack: https://lisamarierankin.substack.com/p/awaken-your-dark-queen

Episode 8 - Embracing Outlaw Energies with Lisa Marchiano: https://www.lisamarierankin.com/podcast-1/episode/242f0d75/8-embracing-outlaw-energies-with-lisa-marchiano

The Vital Spark by Lisa Marchiano: https://a.co/d/2ccQ9Dj

The Reclaimed Woman by Dr. Kelly Brogan: https://a.co/d/d0WuMzR

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Guided Book Study

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Can a trauma therapist become a witch and still help people heal? Jodi Spencer proves that not only is it possible—it might be the missing piece.

Psychotherapist turned crossroads witch, Jodi Spencer blends Southern folk magic, shadow work, and ancestral reverence into a potent healing path rooted in divine feminine mysticism. She shares her journey of leaving traditional therapy behind to answer a soul-deep call, exploring how trauma healing through EMDR and somatic practices can only take us so far—and where witchcraft, archetypal embodiment, and spiritual sovereignty come in to carry us the rest of the way. Lisa and Jodi chat about navigating the descent into the underworld, reclaiming your authentic self, and the importance of not staying stuck in the shadow.

This rich conversation covers witch archetypes, nervous system wisdom, and how reclaiming ancestral and magical tools leads to post-traumatic growth and spiritual rebirth. The result? A beautiful roadmap to remember who you are and rise into your mythic life.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• trauma therapy
• witchcraft
• spiritual alchemy
• dark Goddesses
• Psychotherapy
• underworld journey

Connect with Jodi Spencer:

https://www.jodiaspencer.com/

Instagram: @jodi_a_spencer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/templeofthegoddessjodispencer

Temple of the Goddess Mystery School: https://temple-of-the-goddess.mn.co/admin/landing-page

Sacred Circle Coven: https://sacred-circle-coven.mn.co/landing

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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What if the most powerful spiritual teachers aren’t the ones in the spotlight—but the ones quietly embodying their truth?

Author and poet Arundhati Subramaniam joins Lisa to explore the wisdom woven through her book Women Who Wear Only Themselves. Together, they reflect on stories of four Indian women walking unique spiritual paths—unconcerned with fame, documentation, or performative gestures. These women show us what it means to listen deeply, embrace radical receptivity, and live from a place of inner authority.

This conversation invites us to reclaim spiritual sovereignty, honor the sacred in the everyday, and remember that the divine is already within.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Women Mystics
• Spiritual Embodiment
• Radical Receptivity
• Poetry and Spirituality
• Sacred Feminine Leadership

Connect with Arundhati Subramaniam:

https://arundhathisubramaniam.com/

IG: @arundhathisubramaniam

Women Who Wear Only Themselves on Amazon

Connect with Lisa

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

Book: The Goddess Solution

Join Lisa's Divine Feminine Mystery School

Read A Court of Thorns and Roses with a fantastic group of women and me in Enlivened.

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/getenlivened

Read Women Who Run With the Wolves in Lisa's Book Club

https://programs.lisamarierankin.com/bookclub

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