The Emberwing Collective Podcast is a gathering space for seekers, storytellers, and soul-adventurers ready to explore the liminal edges between psychology, spirituality, and myth.
Hosted by Kimberly Beer and Vicki Jurica, each episode blends mindful conversation with elemental wisdom, Gestalt awareness, and a dash of witchy wonder. We talk about masks and authenticity, ancestors and energy, tarot and transformation—always with humor, heart, and a deep respect for the mysteries that make us human.
If you’re a woman (or kindred spirit) who feels called to walk the in-between—where dragons, intuition, and neuroscience all speak the same language—come sit with us.
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Kimberly Beer
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health & fitness · religion & spirituality · society & culture
Mercury Retrograde – A Survival Guide for People Who Refuse to Panic
Mercury retrograde is coming… and we are not panicking.
In this episode of the Emberwing Collective Podcast, Kimberly and Vicki explore Mercury retrograde from two very different but complementary perspectives. Kimberly sees it as a powerful window for completion, closure, and clearing stuck energy. Vicki approaches it through mindfulness, neutrality, and the practice of witnessing disruption without overreacting.
Together, they unpack:
What Mercury retrograde actually is
Why communication and technology tend to go sideways
The difference between superstition and energy awareness
How unfinished business resurfaces for closure
Why old relationships reappear
When to sign contracts and when to double-check everything
How mindfulness stabilizes reactive seasons
What NOT to do during retrograde
The 2026 retrograde dates and what the water signs may amplify
This is not a fear-based episode. It is a grounded, psychologically informed conversation about cycles, awareness, boundaries, and completion.
Because awareness is useful. Fear is optional.
Listen in and navigate this retrograde season with clarity instead of chaos.
6 Feb 2026
From Embers to Motion: Navigating February’s Restless Energy
February is a threshold month.
Not winter. Not spring. Something in between.
In this episode of The Emberwing Collective, Kimberly Beer and Vicki Jurica explore why February often feels restless, emotional, and impatient—and how seasonal wisdom, nervous system awareness, and embodied practices help us understand what’s really happening.
We weave together the meaning of Imbolc, the arrival of Fire Horse energy, equine wisdom around movement and regulation, and the psychology of rising momentum. From tending small flames before speed arrives to learning how safety and boundaries support motion, this conversation offers a grounded way to move through February without burnout or suppression.
If you’ve felt energy building but aren’t sure how to work with it yet, this episode will help you recognize the season you’re in—and how to meet it with intention, awareness, and care.
23 Jan 2026
Focus & Intention: Living Magic in a Distracted World
What if focus isn’t about trying harder, and intention isn’t about forcing outcomes?
In this episode of the Emberwing Collective Podcast, Kim Beer and Vicki Jurica explore focus and intention through nervous system regulation, mindfulness, Gestalt principles, and lived experience. They discuss why safety and settling are prerequisites for clarity, how ritual and repetition build focus over time, and why animals and nature can act as allies when our systems are overwhelmed.
This is a grounded, honest conversation about applied consciousness, not spiritual bypassing or hustle culture. If you struggle with meditation, feel scattered by modern life, or want a more embodied approach to intention, this episode is for you.
✨ Topics include:
• Focus vs intention
• Nervous system safety and regulation
• Mindfulness and meditation as practice, not performance
• Gestalt contact and authority
• Candle rituals and symbolic anchors
• Learning from dogs, horses, and nature
9 Jan 2026
Manifestation and the Myth of “Just Believe Harder”
Manifestation isn’t about holding the universe hostage with affirmations. It’s about capacity, safety, and alignment at every level.
In this episode, Kim and Vicki explore why manifesting can turn painful when it becomes performative, how cultural expectations distort desire, and why your body must feel safe before expansion can occur. This conversation offers relief, perspective, and a gentler way forward for anyone who’s ever burned a vision board in frustration.
26 Dec 2025
Ancient Flames, Modern Healing: The Significance of Burning Bowls
In this end-of-year episode, Kimberly and Vicki explore the deep roots and modern power of Burning Bowl ceremonies. From ancient Celtic fire traditions to Japanese temple rituals, Hawaiian Huna, and Unity Church practices, they walk through why humans have turned to flame for transformation across millennia.
You’ll hear how burning rituals support the nervous system, create psychological closure, invite somatic release, and help you step consciously across the threshold into a new year. They share stories, science, and several variations on the ritual — from the classic method, to the Two-Paper New Year version, to timeline releases and ash anointing.
If you’re ready to let go of what you won’t carry into the next year, make space for what’s coming, and understand the deeper logic behind the ritual, this episode will light the way.
12 Dec 2025
The Wisdom in the Dark: Shadow Work for the Winter Season
In this episode of the Emberwing Collective Podcast, Kimberly and Vicki explore the ancient, psychological, and deeply personal practice of shadow work. As we approach the darkest days of the year, this is the perfect season to turn inward, recognize the parts of ourselves we’ve exiled, and begin the gentle, powerful work of integration.
We talk about the roots of shadow work across cultures, the different types of shadows (repressed, projected, golden, ancestral, collective), and how the Emberwing elemental paths help guide the process. We also introduce a Golden Shadow Reflection Practice that invites you to reclaim your brilliance in a safe, grounded way.
This episode is a warm, honest invitation to meet the parts of yourself you’ve hidden and welcome them back home.
28 Nov 2025
The Texture of Gratitude: Presence, Pressure, and the Moments That Hold Us
In this episode, Kimberly and Vicki peel back the layers of gratitude, exploring the difference between polite thankfulness and true embodied gratefulness. From ancestral patterns to holiday pressure to the small moments that stop time, this conversation invites you back into a deeper, more honest connection with the world around you.
• There is a meaningful difference between being thankful (external, polite, fleeting) and being grateful (internal, embodied, sustaining).
• Many of us were taught to “be grateful for scraps,” which can minimize real experiences or pain.
• Gratitude journals can help shift attention but can also become intellectual exercises instead of embodied practices.
• Embodied gratitude often shows up in small, vivid, sensory moments where time seems to pause.
• Childhood patterns and family dynamics heavily influence how we experience holidays and gratitude as adults.
• Simmer pots can be a simple, powerful ritual for cultivating presence and appreciation.
• Friendsgiving and intentional community can offer deeper connection than traditional family gatherings.
• Gratitude is not a one-season practice; it’s a daily relational rhythm with life.
• Honoring the labor, lineage, and energy behind food and traditions can deepen the experience.
• Authenticity and self-care matter during the holidays, especially when navigating complex family systems.
14 Nov 2025
Cutting the Cord: A Pathway to Clarity and Compassion
Cord cutting isn’t just a concept—it’s an embodied experience. In this episode, Kimberly and Vicki open up about the moments that pushed them toward releasing long-held attachments and how ceremony, symbolism, and mindful intention changed everything. Listeners walk away with clarity, compassion, and tools to begin their own release work.
Links referenced in this episode:
emberwingcollective.com (https://emberwingcollective.com)
1 Nov 2025
The Profoundness of Holding Conversations with Ancestors
We talk about ancestors in a way that’s close to the skin: the stories we know, the ones we’re still piecing together, and how those stories live in our bodies. Kim shares what it was like to face a hysterectomy and make meaning from a long line of women’s experiences; we look at adoption, belonging, and the mixed emotions that come with both. Together we explore simple ways to connect with where we come from—journaling family memories, visiting a gravesite, adding a photo to an altar, baking a recipe that carries someone’s love forward—and how to decide what we keep and what we gently lay down. This is an episode about healing through honesty, gratitude, and the quiet courage to start a new chapter for those who come after us.
17 Oct 2025
Unmasked: Costumes, Parts of Self, and Permission
On our very first Emberwing Collective episode, Kimberly and Vicki slip past the lipstick-and-lashes “confidence mask” to explore the deeper magic of who we are—and who we were told to be. Through stories that range from corporate “secretary voice” to small-town Halloweens, charm school, and the day a mother chose to cross over on Samhain, we talk candidly about the masks women wear: the wife costume, the confident woman mask, the heroine's cape we may not have asked for but picked up anyway. With a blend of mindfulness, Gestalt, and hypnotic “parts of self” work, we offer gentle ways to notice when a mask protects—and when it pinches.
13 Oct 2025
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