Practical Shamanism

What if healing does not require you to forgive the people who hurt you? In this episode, I share why I do not believe forgiveness is always the goal, especially when it becomes a kind of spiritual bypass or pressure to...

Fear is often framed as something we should push through or conquer. But in practice, the relationship with fear is usually more nuanced. In this episode, I share reflections from a solo trip through southern Utah...

AKA- Sacred Gardens and Echo Chambers: What We're Building With Our Attention We're living in a time our ancestors couldn't have imagined—urban density, the internet, constant information, and a level of psychic...

After 25 years in practice, I've noticed something consistent: when I do soul retrieval work, the most common place to find entanglement is with parents. Sometimes it's literal soul part holding. Sometimes it's outdated...

In this episode, I explore what it really means to build resilient happiness in a world that constantly overstimulates our nervous system and pulls on our attention. I talk about the quirky mix of human animal and...

In this episode, I explore a question I've been sitting with lately: are we more affected by past life imprints or by ancestral patterns? Drawing on 25 years of shamanic practice, I talk about how past lives, ancestral...

I've launched a new side project I've been dreaming on for years: A Shamanic Experience . It's for those of us who feel the medicine of place — standing stones, hot springs, glaciers, deserts, and rivers — and want...

In this episode, I share my early May travels through Whitehorse and the Yukon—a journey filled with epic landscapes, mercurial weather, nourishing earth energy, and spacious moments of connection. I talk about wild...

In this episode, I explore what it means to live in a time when so many old souls and psychically sensitive people are incarnating at once. Many of us arrive with strong, natural gifts but little training, which can...

Have you ever found yourself replaying a frustrating conversation or worrying in advance about a routine appointment — even when everything eventually goes fine? In this episode, I explore how our brains are wired to...

In this episode, I'm sharing some personal field notes from a season when life has been undeniably complex. From navigating my mom's cancer diagnosis and treatments to unexpected travel hiccups, tech crises, and the...

In this episode of Practical Shamanism , I explore the concept of the personal economy —the energetic and practical ecosystem of your financial world—and how to work with it intentionally in times of collective...

Shift Your State in Seconds: Harnessing Your Inner Mastery! In this episode of Practical Shamanism , Katie Weatherup explores how we can harness our accumulated mastery with healing practices—like yoga, meditation, or...

In this episode, Katie Weatherup explores the deeper emotional and energetic roots of procrastination through a shamanic lens. Rather than offering surface-level hacks, she unpacks why we get stuck, what our resistance...

In this episode of Practical Shamanism , I share my deep affinity for rocks and crystals, exploring how they can serve as powerful energetic allies. While some practitioners connect deeply with plants or symbols, my...