Renata describes how intuition and “knowing” became her compass, then walks us through the very human steps of becoming a practitioner: Donna Eden Energy Medicine training, Cindy Dale’s apprenticeship, and a shamanic awakening connected to Peru and Q’ero elders.

If you’ve ever wondered how energy medicine, Reiki, shamanism, and crystal healing can fit together, her story shows how one modality can prepare you for the next.

If you’re in a season of spiritual awakening and want a grounded map back to love, this conversation offers language, tools, and a steady reminder that healing can be gentler than the path that created the wound.

Learn more about Renata and her healing offerings HERE.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

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From there, we connect the dots to today’s EPA rollbacks, corporate influence, Texas Gulf Coast sacrifice zones, and the high-stakes difference between the U.S. model of proving harm and Europe’s precautionary principle. We also talk about reinvention: getting fired, earning an MFA in creative writing, and deciding what legacy really means when progress comes in waves.

If you care about civil rights history, environmental justice, women in the law, and what it takes to keep showing up, you’re going to love this episode of Wize Woman STORIES.

If you haven’t already, please subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

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Delia

If you care about women entrepreneurs, personal chef services, local food culture, and building a mission-driven small business, you’ll find practical detail here, not platitudes.

The hardest moments bring the biggest lessons: the market crash that wiped out most of her clients, COVID shutting down in-home cooking, the pressure of payroll, and the disciplined use of PPP to keep her team employed. We also talk about her next evolution, building a commercial kitchen, and launching a nonprofit vision that includes gleaning farm vegetables and making soup to give away. Terry reflects on aging, meditation, stress, and the steadier inner peace that comes from surviving the hills and valleys.

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And if you are local to the Triangle area in North Carolina, check out what the Food Fairy has to offer HERE.

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Delia

What begins as fear slowly turns into curiosity, and curiosity turns into layered photographs that reveal mandalas, circles that mirror the cycles we live through in our bodies, relationships, and inner lives.

As the mandalas take shape, I realize they aren’t just art. They become a mindfulness practice and a self-inquiry tool that helps make the invisible visible, especially the emotions that quietly “run” us.

In this episode, I share the framework that emerged from the work: challenges that hold our darker emotions, tools that represent our higher capacities like compassion and kindness, and actions that bridge the gap between where we are and where we want to be. I talk about the mind as a system, the familiar loop of thought to emotion to reaction, and the moment where we can choose something different.

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As I've been recording these conversations with myself and other women over the past year, something has become very clear. These stories are the voices of women who have lived, who have questioned, who have walked their own paths, and who have come through the pain and uncertainty of life with wisdom and a deep knowing.

And that feels important to name.

So from this point forward, STORIES becomes Wize Woman STORIES. Because what we're really listening to here is the wisdom that comes from living a life fully. And I'm honored to share these wize women's voices with you.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

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Anita models this with a radical trust: she doesn’t plan from A to B; she listens, jumps when life beckons, and lets purpose reveal itself through experience. It sounds unruly, yet it’s deeply coherent when viewed through awareness rather than achievement.

Her path moves through unlikely rooms, from a mirrored peep show in Amsterdam to an ashram kitchen to the beaches of Ibiza, yet the throughline is practice. She had no formal yoga teacher, no degrees, and no brand. She simply moved, read, breathed, and stayed curious.

During COVID, people began calling, sharing distress, seeking guidance. Anita didn’t set up a business funnel; she answered. Feedback told her the sharing helped. That quiet loop—listen, serve, confirm, repeat—became a living curriculum for her Wisdom Body.

Anita’s tools are physical, simple, and consistent: daily walking for hours, swimming, dancing, and an evolving yoga practice that adapts to time, season, and her body.

Her counsel to younger seekers is not a formula but a way of seeing: notice the storylines that generate pain, and change the input so the system can heal.

Like Ayurveda, improvement begins when the body-mind feels a bit better; the organism remembers how to restore itself.

Finally, Anita has, in her own words, built a quiet monastery from ordinary life. Ibiza’s split spirit—party and goddess—mirrors her inner landscape: joy on the dance floor and stillness in counsel. She shows that your wisdom body matures when you witness your life without harshness, connect dots across decades, and choose the next chapter with awake kindness.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

And for those of you inquiring about my photography exhibit, I invite you to view the online gallery. Our in-person opening is on March 8, 4-6 PM, and Muse Gallery is open 7 days a week for your viewing pleasure.

Instead, Jacky lays out simple, humane ways to begin: feet on the floor, breath in the belly, listening to birds, and mindful walking for restless bodies.

From trauma and addiction recovery to years of Zen training, Jacky’s path shows how small, steady choices shape the mind’s climate. We talk about modern distractions—phones, social feeds, and outrage cycles—that pour other people’s thoughts into our heads. Then we get practical: exercise before extra meds, watch how alcohol and sugar hijack mood, and use retreat lessons at home by stacking supportive conditions.

Clarity isn’t just calm; it’s energy returning when mental noise drops.

A highlight is our deep look at self‑compassion. Jacky shares midbrain‑first practices that actually soothe: hand on heart, warmth, a shawl, tea, softening the jaw, and gentle touch. These gestures teach safety from the body up, so the mind can follow.

You’ll leave with a grounded playbook: meet yourself where you are, curate the conditions you can control, and practice short, repeatable moments of presence.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

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Instead of pushing harder, Lynn shows how to feel chakras as real sensations, set clear boundaries in busy spaces, and stabilize your system so screens and noise don’t hijack your mind.

Lynn’s path has taken her from reflexology to Shin Tai Shiatsu, and now Light Body Activation, which offers a grounded framework for working with the energy body without mystification.

She explains how a quiet nasal breath drops you into parasympathetic calm, while slow, precise movement lights up proprioception and reveals the “outer body” as a semi-permeable field you can strengthen or soften on purpose.

Lynn walks us through a practical heart-centered reset that dissolves power struggles in minutes by adjusting the solar plexus and awakening the higher heart. From there, she opens a thoughtful window into telepathy as imagery-based, high-frequency communication that favors clarity over control.

Our conversation culminates in “world work”: broadcasting coherent heart energy into the global information grid and aligning with the soul body to make wiser choices and lead a steadier life.

If you’re curious about sensing your energy body, creating healthy boundaries, and cultivating calm without caffeine, this conversation is a gentle masterclass. Explore Lynn and Saul Goodman’s guided processes and classes at Shin Tai International to take the work deeper.

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In service to your highest good,

Delia

Marcia traces her journey from rigorous ballet technique—where beauty can mask strain—to structural integration, a method that reorganizes connective tissue so the body aligns with gravity and returns to fluid, effortless motion.

Together, we unpack the five bodies—physical, energy, mental, wisdom, and divine—and how change in one layer ripples through the rest. Marcia shares vivid examples of clients who release old wrapping, then rediscover creativity, clarity, or the courage to make life shifts.

We talk about aging with curiosity, building strength without re-tightening fascia, and replacing ego-driven goals with a listening practice she calls the “Department of the Interior.”

You’ll hear practical ways to begin: somatic movement classes, structural integration (Rolfing, Soma), and simple developmental patterns that reset coordination in minutes.

If you’ve pushed through pain in yoga, sports, or daily life, this conversation offers a gentler path. Learn how intention organizes the nervous system, why hydration and fascial health matter, and how breath anchors the subtle bodies. The result isn’t perfection; it’s a grounded ease that feels like coming home.

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In service to your highest good,

Delia

I’ve intentionally connected this fascinating interview with my upcoming series of classes on Learn It Live. Beginning on February 6 at 12:00 PM EST, I will be LIVE with Your Physical Body (recording will be available), where we will take a deep dive into the grounding force for all your bodies and activities. Easy to enroll HERE.

A sacred ritual does not demand perfection; it simply asks for your presence. That simple shift runs through every story I share in this episode, from my traditional New Year’s Day gathering to a friend’s costume party that never repeats its theme. Rituals turn the threshold of a year into a lived doorway where memory is digested, gratitude is named, and intention is chosen with care.

While resolutions tend to push, rituals invite. They gather your senses, reference your past, and remind you that change travels better when you carry reverence.

Throwing the I Ching each January offers a lens on the year’s energy. Choosing a word after meditation gives a North Star. Cooking Hoppin’ John and cornbread nods to luck through food. Cleaning closets, inboxes, and calendars moves out stale weight.

Some Wize Women choose the opposite path: no rigid vows, just tending daily life with quiet consistency.

There is talk of fasting, of sound bowls and laughter, of writing lists and building bucket lists, for honoring grief with movement and breath. Each practice, when done with attention, becomes a ritual: a small ceremony that joins body, mind, and spirit at a precise moment in time.

Finally, there are stories worth telling, and with humor, to relax and laugh.

The year will still surprise you. It will not always go your way. Goals will be forgotten, and if you’re like me, you’ll wander off-road seeking the unknown, only to return richer for the experience.

Rituals do not guarantee outcomes, but they do shape the way you bring your intentions to life. Cross the line with presence. Carry less noise and more honesty. That is how time becomes sacred, and change becomes real.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

Just a reminder that I will be teaching a Free class on Learn It Live this Friday, January 9, at 12:00 PM EST. I hope you will join me.

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What Deb and I discovered when looking back on a year of conversations about women’s lives, health, and daily choices was one thing: balance. A balance you can live with, one that lets you fall out and find your footing again.

We took a look back at our Warrior years and the difference between what she experienced and my personal journey. There were even a few revelations that still have me processing. The journey from warrior years into wize woman brings its own language, and we interrogated that language so it actually served us. What does warrior mean if you avoid conflict? What does wisdom mean if it never acts?

Keeping to the theme of balance, we kept returning to a practical center: how food shapes brain chemistry, how media diets shape our mental body, and how rituals like prayer and mindfulness give us room to choose again. In a noisy world, the simplest tools often work best because they are repeatable, personal, and conscious.

The rebrand from Five Body Wisdom to STORIES was a big shift. Nonetheless, each episode continues as a map to your Five Bodies: physical, energy, mental, wisdom, and Divine.

Become a subscriber, and a world of stories and tools for understanding your Five Bodies becomes available. I hope you’ll join me, and together we can unravel what it is to be human in this most interesting time of planetary and human evolution.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

And big news for 2026, I will be back teaching on the Learn It Live platform beginning with the New Year’s Symposium. What will I be sharing with you all? Your Five Bodies and the stories they tell about your life. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Dear Friends,

I wanted to reach out with a quick update. With the holiday season in full swing and my work schedule shifting, my editing time has been more limited than usual. Instead of rushing to publish, I’m taking a small, intentional pause.

The good news?

I’m putting the finishing touches on a special year-in-review episode that highlights the most meaningful moments and teachings from this past year, all woven together with the wize insights shared by my guest, Debra Fernandez. You will remember her from the “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Taken” episode.

Our recent interview is a beautiful reflection on the conversations that shaped 2025, and I want to give it the time and attention it deserves.

I’ll be releasing this episode next week.

Thank you for your patience and your presence. These pauses remind us to honor our rhythm, especially during busy seasons. I’m grateful to walk this path with you.

In service to your highest good.

Delia

P.S. If you’ve been revisiting any episodes from this year, I’d love to hear which ones stayed with you the most. You can find them all HERE on my Substack page.

Menopause isn’t a diagnosis to endure; it’s a transition you can understand and navigate with confidence. In this episode, I sit down with functional medicine nutritionist ERIN PAREKH to unpack the fundamental biology behind hot flashes, weight changes, and brain fog—and why replacing guesswork with lab data is the fastest path to relief.

From defining perimenopause to clarifying what “menopause is one day” actually means, we connect the measurable shifts in hormones to the lived experience women feel every day.

Erin shares a practical framework that starts with foundations: stabilize blood sugar, build and protect muscle, and support digestion so your body can clear hormones efficiently. We dig into the estrobolome and why constipation, low fiber, and narrow diets can recirculate estrogen and fuel symptoms.

You’ll learn how to build plant diversity into your week, leverage fermented foods over one-size probiotic pills, and use component cooking to assemble nourishing meals in minutes.

We also talk frankly about alcohol, sugar, and refined carbohydrates, including how a short stint with a continuous glucose monitor can uncover personal triggers that standard advice misses.

So, get comfortable, pour yourself a cup of herbal tea, and join me for this enlightening interview.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

Mandalas for 2026

“Twelve months, twelve intentions, one mindful journey.”

A quick reminder that the holidays call for gifts you can share with a sense of joy and purpose. The 2026 Mindful Mandala Calendar is that perfect gift! I’ve also created a limited edition series of 12 Mandala Talismans, one for each month of the year. Future, Love, Creativity, Happiness, Breathe, Gratitude, Healing, Retreat, Trust, Possibility, Mindfulness, and Joy. Designed to align with the rhythm of the seasons, these talismans serve as gentle reminders to pause, reflect, and reconnect with your inner wisdom.

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This episode challenges that script through three intertwined stories: a health coach who rejected a lifelong protocol and rebuilt her thyroid health through food and lifestyle; a young woman wrestling with fibromyalgia and symptom-by-symptom care; and a clinician who guides clients toward prevention through nutrition, lab insights, and community support.

The shared thread is simple but radical: the body is designed to work well when given what it needs, and our choices can tilt us away from the revolving door of chronic care and toward resilience.

Convenience food is engineered for bliss points, not for health, and social norms celebrate sugar-laden desserts while downplaying their consequences, such as insulin resistance, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome.

The broader message is not blame, but clarity. Chronic disease is common, but normalizing it has erased urgency and possibility.

When we honor the body’s design—whole foods, movement, sleep, relationships, purpose—we reduce inflammation, stabilize blood sugar, support the microbiome, and expand our margin for stress and aging.

That doesn’t guarantee a pain-free life, yet it shifts odds and restores dignity. Whether you’re facing autoimmunity, fibro, arthritis, or quiet lab drift toward metabolic risk, start with one decisive change: prepare whole food meals.

Track what changes. Layer in movement you enjoy. Seek practitioners who measure progress, not just prescribe. Agency is not a cure-all, but it is a compass.

In service to your highest good,

Delia

NEWS UPDATE:

As I continue exploring the many ways modern life shapes our physical, emotional, and spiritual health, I’ll also be sharing deeper insights in the Five Body Wisdom email—exclusive to paid subscribers.

These writings will expand the conversation, offering ways to nourish and balance all of your five bodies: physical, energy, mental, wisdom, and divine.

Beginning next week, I’ll explore alternative practices and mindful approaches that help restore harmony where imbalance or dis-ease begins.

The information is yours to practice, and if you like what you are reading, please share my work with others. Together, in community, we can affect positive, healthy change in the world.

From Cy Twombly’s polarizing scribbles to Coppola’s self-financed audacity and Fosse’s iconic style forged from physical limits, the conversation maps how boundaries can sharpen voice rather than stifle it.

We also delve into AI as a creative tool: what constitutes authorship, why process still matters, and how friction can be part of meaning. Aging and curiosity also take center stage, as we discuss vigilance, practice, and why many people rediscover aliveness through simple making, such as painting, clay, or song, well beyond their careers.

The throughline is clear: intention directs the work, constraints shape it, and honesty gives it life. If you’ve felt stuck at the blank page, this episode offers a way forward—set a small constraint, get present, and ask what wants to emerge through the boundary.

If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs creative courage, and leave a review to help more listeners find STORIES. Your insights and reflections keep this conversation alive.

You’ll hear how a choreographer treats stuck moments as puzzles to flip and reframe, why a former performer fell in love with pastel during a trance-like afternoon, and how a painter chases beauty, connection, and freedom without letting perfection steal the joy.

Along the way, I step into a vivid Tampa memory where a spontaneous photoshoot involving a Navy destroyer becomes a lesson in reading the room, working the moment, and capturing the shot without losing the story.

These women’s stories highlight how saying no to one dream can lead to building another, and how the same creative spark can design classes, gardens, and spaces that transform people's lives.

Mentorship threads through it all: the kind that names difference as a strength and invites a student to follow a path before it has a name. This episode honors the Wize Women who built their own studios, learned new crafts, and taught, by example, that a creative life is the biggest canvas you’ll ever work on.

These conversations reveal a clear truth: creativity is a mindset that can be practiced anywhere—whether in an art studio, kitchen, classroom, or in conversation.

Replace “Is it good or bad?” with “Is it authentic?” Trade perfection for persistence. Use curiosity to unstick problems. And remember that voice isn’t found by waiting; it’s grown by making.

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