An intimate, wide-ranging conversation with Jenn Rowe, spiritual medium, Reiki practitioner, and founder of Spirit Sound Reiki in Corvallis, Oregon.

What begins as stories of teenage recklessness and "intentionally naive" living evolves into profound explorations of:

• The dark night of the soul and cracking open
• Codependency, people-pleasing, and external validation
• Integrating shadows without shame... accepting the full messy puzzle of self
• Surrender, forgiveness, and curiosity as portals to joy and authenticity
• Spirit guides, channeling, ancient wisdom, Akashic records, and animal totems (bear, whale, wolverine, bees, ravens)
• Sound healing with crystal bowls, gongs, chimes, and the unique resonance of her Corvallis studio space
• Reiki, chakra balancing, and allowing ego to step aside for collective spirit energy

Jenn shares her journey from suppressing intuitive gifts in a religious upbringing to fully embodying mediumship, sound baths, and energy work... and now helping others remember their wholeness.

Michael reflects on his own session with her, including messages to slow down and unblock generational patterns between root and sacral chakras.

This episode is medicine for anyone tired of performing, hiding shadows, or chasing answers instead of living questions. Come exactly as you are... dark and your light.

Key Mentions & Links

• Spirit Sound Reiki studio (Corvallis, OR): https://spiritsoundreiki.com/
  • Book Reiki sessions, sound baths (Wednesdays 6:30–7:30pm donation-based drop-in), and events
• Instagram/Facebook: @SpiritSoundReiki
• Referenced: Akashic Records, Hermetic philosophy, Soma Breath (tangential via guest's breathwork interest), spirit animals (bear, whale, wolverine, bees, ravens), Book of the Dead,Touched by an Angel (nostalgic TV reference)
• Michael's session insights: journaling, slowing down manic energy, creativity unblocking

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In this honest and uplifting conversation, Cayse Lahrman shares how she’s learned to notice when she’s running on manic energy and consciously flip her switch before conversations or any moment that needs a different presence. From a chaotic “big life” filled with family trauma and 20 years at Home Depot to thriving as a multi-location manager at T&A Supply in the Pacific Northwest flooring world, she reveals the value of accountability, doing the real work, and learning to be okay when life finally feels good.

She opens up about conscious parenting with her daughter, choosing to bring lightness instead of sadness into every room, sitting in discomfort with her partner instead of shutting down and her vibrant art practice and cosplay creations as a form of meditation and joyful expression.

Follow Cayse on Instagram @ekc.creations

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In this spontaneous, open conversation on this is emotionart, host Michael Avery sits with Cindee Brown-Mills... keynote speaker at the Oregon Business Conference, Navy veteran, former corporate CFO, and founder of Breathe Alaska... for a heart-opening exploration of what happens when the ladder you’ve been climbing finally breaks you.

Cindee shares the moment she hit rock bottom: sitting on her kitchen floor, exhausted from decades of high-stakes finance roles, people-pleasing, and unexpressed grief, realizing she could no longer “tough it out.” And then a single online breathwork class cracked open decades of stored trauma, generational pain, and the constant sympathetic nervous system overload so many of us live in without even naming it.

Breath is the only body system we can consciously control, it works like a remote control for your nervous system that you can use at your desk (yes, even in corporate life) to shift from fight-or-flight to calm clarity in minutes

Cindee now guides triathletes, corporate teams, and seekers through retreats, workshops, and her signature 'Mindfulness in the Wilderness' experiences in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.

Whether you’re still climbing, quietly quitting, or just ready to rewrite the script, this episode is your invitation to pick up the remote and start regulating on purpose.

Guest Bio Cindy Brown Mills is the founder of Breathe Alaska and a certified Soma Breath instructor. After 20+ years in corporate finance and non-profits, she left burnout behind to teach breath as medicine for nervous system healing. She offers corporate workshops, athlete retreats, equine-assisted experiences, and intimate wilderness mindfulness journeys in Juneau, Alaska.

Connect & Experience

🌐 breathe-alaska.com

📸 Instagram & Facebook: @BreatheAlaska

💼 LinkedIn: Cindy Brown Mills

Book a discovery call or join an upcoming retreat/workshop, where spaces are intentionally small for deep transformation.

Original music by Buddy Anderson! Check out his portfolio website: aaronbuddyanderson.com

Here's my contact… I'd love to hear what you think!

Email: averycookgroup@gmail.com

Socials: @thisisemotionart

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