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Lynda:
And the stay at home moms will actually probably relate to that. You’re doing all the things for everyone else and slowly, slowly, you’re not looking after yourself. You’ve had such profound spiritual experiences that have really rocked you to the core. During the year,

Guy:
you can either lose your shit or practice what you preach. I will never teach anything or speak of anything unless I fully understand it and embody it and live it myself to my best of my ability.

Guy:
hey everyone, guy here. Welcome to my Let It In podcast and we are doing something a bit different today. It’s literally the new year and I am joined by my princess herself. The better half of me, princess Linda, welcome.

Lynda:
Thanks for having me.

Guy:
I think it’s been like, I dunno, since, since three years you’ve been on the [00:01:00] podcast maybe even longer,

Lynda:
Ava, when Ava was little.

Guy:
Yeah, Ava was little and we’ve had a son since Ellis and, uh, we just turned two, two about a month ago. And I, I feel like you, you’re slowly coming out the Well we are, but more, more so you than, uh, than me, that’s for sure. Lovely to go. Beautiful to have a podcast. So we wanted to do something a bit different and just actually reflect upon 2025, moving into 2026, make it a bit more personal, get to know us a little bit, and.

There is a life outside the podcast ’cause it’s a very narrow lens at which people see things through. And, um, you, well first of all, thank you for being here. Thanks. Having me. The studio’s not quite set up either for in-person guests, so we’re, we’re kind of winging it a little bit.

Lynda:
I’ve got my leg on his leg. We’ve got the kids upstairs up.

Guy:
Yeah, exactly. So anyway, let’s, let’s reflect on 2025. I think in some ways it’s a challenge in year for everyone. Um, what, what’s been your biggest challenge?

Lynda:
Oh, there’s been heaps. It’s been a, I think it’s been a very tough year and I think a lot of, a lot of people have ex felt that as well. I think for me personally, we’ve been in the trenches of parenthood. Mm-hmm. Um, and there’s also just been some underlying currents of some themes, but I think what’s come up for me is, um. The rosacea. See, I’ve always had great skin, and it’s not just the physical for me. So I had this sudden onset of rosacea occur this year, which really caused me to, what is that?

Rosacea is like a, like a skin condition. And you can probably see here, um, like there’s a bit of a T-One situation going on, a bit of redness. Um, and it can be flared up by sunlight or by heat for some, and, you know. There’s many different drivers, which I won’t get into now, but I think the having this experience really caused me to, um, slow down a little bit and consider myself worthy enough to look after myself, if that makes sense.

And the stay home moms will actually probably relate to that, where you put everyone first and you just, this martyr in you, not everyone, but this martyr in you doing all the things for everyone else and slowly, slowly, you’re not looking after yourself or. You get to the point where it’s late at night and everyone does, no one needs you and you’re doing things that you shouldn’t, you know, isn’t great for your health.

Like doom scrolling on social media or staying up late and being exposed to blue light. So there’s, there’s been a lot of, for me, um, slowing down, prioritizing myself. Because I can’t run away, I can’t run away from this. Can I, can I say yes? Jump in as well, please

Guy:
while you’re talking, but tell people what you do because I think that’s why it’s been a lot for you as well, because of what you’re passionate about. What, how you, what you help others with. Yeah. And that inter interconnection around that.

Lynda:
Yes. So I’m a naturopath. Yeah, a nutritionist. And I specialize in the area of gut health, particularly things like IBS, sibo, you know, general gut dysfunction, emo, uh, which we won’t get into, but my area. What was the last one? Emo. What’s that? Intestinal anogen. Overground bullish.

Guy:
You what? I’m gonna live with

Lynda:
that. It’s, it’s very humbling to have this occur because there’s such a big connection between gut and skin. That’s right. Um, but I think for me, a lot of the drivers is emotional and that’s, that’s fantastic because it’s, it’s actually made me reflect on. Uh, to pause and to start reflecting on how I can connect with myself a little bit more, more

Guy:
so, yeah. And, and, and observation in your defense. Like, you know, we’ve been married 10 years and is it 10 years this year, isn’t it? Yeah. Yes. 2026. Wow. And, uh, you know, you’ve even been to three of our retreats and you’ve been on this, this spiritual aspect path a long time of obviously, which I’m front and foremost in what, where people see me at with our retreats and things like that. And just in observation, obviously the intensity of having, raising two young children. You know, we don’t have family around or support and things like that, so we’re constantly into juggling.

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
Life

Lynda:
tag teaming,

Guy:
tag teaming and everything. Mm-hmm. Um. Is, is a big part of that. And I, I think, like you said, it’s forced you to, to reflect on certain aspects. Because you are looking at those emotional components, the different aspects of what else could be causing these things as just opposed to the physical, right?

Lynda:
Yeah, absolutely. And you can’t, and thank you symptoms like this because you can’t run away from them. You can’t sort of just sweep it under the rug because you see it every day. As a naturopath, I, I am conscious that I’m, I’m now showing up to patients with this on my face, which I haven’t resolved yet, yet. No as getting, I got my glasses. It’s getting better. Um, for a number of reasons, it’s getting better, but you know, certainly my ego got involved where I was like, how, how am I gonna show up to patients if I haven’t resolved this yet?

But I did actually wanna ask you as well, what was your, what’s been some of your biggest challenges of 2025? But also I think what would be interesting for others to hear is that you’ve had such profound spiritual. If you wanna call it that, experiences that have really rocked you to the core during the year. Mm. So I would love to hear how you deal with that, being a parent, showing up as a facilitator, how you integrate that into your day to day. Because we d the integration space is very small. Sometimes you gotta find a way to weave it in as a parent because window, the window is very narrow, gets thrown back into the fire of being a dad and a husband and someone that I’m like Daniel. Help me with the dishes and that sort of stuff.

Guy:
Well, well, first of all, when you, when you speak about the, the big shifts or the profound experiences and things like that, it’s very easy to feel like that’s, um, I’m trying to find words. It’s not glamorous, it’s not pretty like there, there’s always, I’m, what I’ve found in. Yeah, that’s in the self is like, there’s, there’s, there’s always layers that are slowly, um, being taken away, which is allowing more of my expansive self to come through, if that makes sense. And it’s in that metamorphic of those shifts can be very challenging. I think I’ve walked the terrain long enough and done this for long enough to know how to.

Oh, here we go again. And actually be in that, that rite because they, they’re like mini rites of passages that we, we tend to move through. And as challenging as it is, having to come back into the real world instantly with the kids and having to deal with, you know, airless losing it or. Uh, you know, well, you know, just life itself, it’s actually in some ways really grounding. Yeah. And very, it takes me, actually takes me away from that noise and I have to be more in the moment. Um, because you can either, you can either lose your shit or practice what you preach. Yeah. And, and any given moment is an opportunity. So I think it’s almost like, I always go back to the gym analogy, but I’ve learned how to lift.

More weight with more reps over the years. ’cause my body’s conditioned to it. Y you know, I can be falling apart of the retreat and people won’t really pick up on it or see it. Well, I don’t think so anyway. But, you know, those layers are unfolding, but there’s a detachment from it where you, you really have to, because what else are you gonna do? You know, you, you have to show up 100%. And when you teach the things that we teach you, you. Y you know, the, I, I will never teach anything or speak of anything unless I, I fully understand it and embody it and live it myself to my best of my ability. So this, I, I’m not sure if that answers the question, but in, in all that, um, yeah, but it’s hard.

It, it, there’s no getting away from it. Sometimes I am knackered. Like remember when we, um, I had literally record an episode with Greg Braden. Uh, last week, I can’t remember. It’s a blur, but recently, and, and Greg’s the only person I’ll do this for, but I had to get up and record a 5:00 AM in the morning. Yeah. Yeah. It was so early. So for me, and I normally get up at five and do my, my. My meditation practice in the morning, but, so that means I was getting up at four and, but already I’d been unraveling out of a process. Those last couple of days. There was an intensity and then of all nights, Ava decides to lose it.

She was sleepwalking, screaming. Yeah. And I spent about two and a half hours literally comforting her back to sleep at two in the morning. I remember looking at the clock thinking it’s three o’clock, thinking, oh my god, my alarm’s gonna go off in a, in an hour to get ready for Greg. But you find a way through. And I, I got, and I told Greg what happened and he found it hilarious, was, you know, but also it just

Lynda:
goes back to you’re a human having a human experience, right? Yeah, exactly. So you, we’ve, we’ve chosen to be humans and so therefore, you know, you are working on yourself and things are unraveling and you are concerned by it, excited by it, you know, whatever. It might be elated, but you, you are naturally integrating it. Just by being a dad and being a wife and being the person that’s, you know, working or whatever it might be. But I, I think what’s really, what, what could be really interesting to hear is one, an example of one of those experience spiritual experiences, like what happened and how did you navigate it? Oh, there’s been many, there’s many, especially this year, I feel like it’s just up the ante.

Guy:
Yeah. Well I think, I think I actually feel if. People genuinely lean into this. Work in this topic that we talk about and are willing to actually start to explore the expansions of the heart and expansions of the, the concepts of higher self and embodying that more. And, and actually there’s, you know, the body holds information and there’s, within that information, there’s stuck energy, which can be reflected as trauma. It’s like, you know, I love the saying the issue is in the tissue. Like it, it’s in there and through that revealing. But I, I truly believe that if you have a constant, consistent practice and you consistently lean in, the body is always reorganizing itself and it’s getting ready, prepared. To for, for the next layer to be removed. And some of those, when the, when you really start to get in tune with yourself, they can be really big and expansive.

Lynda:
So give us an example. So I’m

Guy:
setting up the example because if it happened three years ago, I, it wouldn’t have happened because. Um, my body just wasn’t ready for it yet, but I, yeah, but ba basically I dropped into Petras process at the, at the retreat earlier this year. ’cause there were three of us facilitating. And now, and then I can just let go. And I remember going into the intention, feeling something that needs to be removed and I felt. Once something got activated within my, my solar plexus and I could feel it throbbing as an energy was moving and I remember even it feeling very, the energy feeling actually very dark and heavy, and I could then feel my thought patterns.

Going really strange, like these are not even my thoughts. Why the hell am I thinking of this? Almost as if there’d been a murder or a killing or something really dark and horrific and. It started to, to, to, the insight was starting to come that it was ancestral, but my body had been carrying this my whole life, and it was ready to, to release, but the release was so potent that I, I went outside and I was literally vomiting. Um, but it was just energy and I couldn’t stop. And I’ve, I’ve been, I’ll give a shout out to San Ching, who is a taoist master. He is, I been on the podcast a few times. We’ve really connected. He’s such a great, great guy. And, uh, he’s been giving me certain practices to, to help nurture these things through the year.

And it’s amazing when you start getting into. The body and the nooks and crannies, what is it actually holding? What are we willing to release? And it’s not going anymore. And what excites me from that is that you can really start to feel the fabric of life, that, that energy, that pulse, that, that, that. I believe gives rise to everything actually entwined with your body and with your organs. And it changes the game. Like your, your resonance is literally starting to change from the inside out and you’re emitting a different frequency and you’re not really then stuck in so much. Like, you know, when I reflect back on myself 10 years ago to who I am now, I’m just not that person in any shape or form.

You know, and allocate their mind. And that’s where it gets exciting. But it’s, it’s having to lean in and trust the process and ensure that you have good people around you that can support you when needed and that you can talk to. I mean, we are very lucky. We have each other and we, we, we get each other, you know, so. Those, those things, um, can be scary but exciting at the same time. Once you get knocked, once you go through it enough, you, you tend to the terrain even though it’s new, can feel familiar in some ways.

Lynda:
And I guess what I’m hearing as well, that it’s like the practices are important, but also I think there’s an element of having to let go as well. Like you, you do the practices, you show up for the practices, you read the thing. This is not just what you are doing. You read the self-help thing, you, you know, do all that sort of stuff to support yourself. But then there’s an element of just having to let it go. And in that letting go is the mm-hmm. Integration, you know, it’s like the, you let go of the doing and you just allow what is unknown and for you to come your way as well. Absolutely. So, because I can relate to the doing I’m, I am a doer, I am disciplined, I get things done, all that sort of stuff. But I think also to the detriment. Of not allowing and letting go.

And, and through that process of not being very much the doer and not letting go and just welcoming and allowing, um, I lose the presence and the joy and the connection to self. And so I think that’s, that’s been the biggest thing for me this year. Reconnecting to that. Simplifying a little bit and, and letting go a little bit and prioritizing myself and remembering who I am outside of being the wife and the the parent. You know, so there’s no mistake that this is kind of, this is kind of happening, but I wanted to ask you as well, like how do we support each other? Like how do you feel like I support you when you are having these experiences? ’cause sometimes, well you just, a, sometimes I probate

Guy:
you just say get on with it.

Lynda:
I don’t always say just get on with it. Um,

Guy:
I’m teasing you because I do

Lynda:
feel like sometimes it’s, it is unrelatable. Absolutely. A lot of the times it’s unrelatable. ’cause it’s not anything that I’m. Or have experienced, um, ’cause because you, it’s, you’re very sensitive to, I don’t know if that’s the right word for it. Sensitive to, to ums. I don’t wanna say spirit, but you know what I mean. Like you’re open to those things at the moment. So things are coming in and your body’s doing things that is outta your control. Mm. And it’s not something that I relate to at this point in my life. Um, so often I feel like I don’t do enough. ’cause I can listen to what you say, but you’ll obviously have to have other outlets that may like. Said Sam, that, that have gone through. Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, she keeps

Guy:
calling you, Sam. Sam know if you’re listening, know that has gone through similar

Lynda:
things or their own experiences that, that that can be the person that’s like, yeah, man, like this is, go with it and, you know, to, to kind of lessen a bit of the fear or the concerns or, Hey, what’s it, what do you feel like it’s gonna look like on the other end sort of thing. So I feel like you kind of, I can. Be there to a degree. Yeah. But, but it, but I can’t be there to a relatable degree. But,

Guy:
but, but no words are needed because Yes, because of what we have and what is created. It’s, it’s almost like it’s the, the foundation of everything, the, the, the container that we have as a unit. Me, you, and the, the two kids, and the bond and the love that’s shed. And you know, obviously there’s, we, we, we. Safety, but up against each other than that. But that, that, it’s always there. It’s unquestionable. And even though since especially having a second child, our, our moments are more fleeting. Yes. Where we can actually even do this.

Like who knows what the kids are doing out there right now. Right. We’re, we we’re just thought we’d give it a crack sweating smile. So I’m thinking what are they doing? But um, yeah, so, so from that perspective. You get it and you understand it. And like I said, you’ve actually done three of our retreats at the beginning when we, when we, me, Matt, and Petra started. You’ve been there. You you get it. You understand it and you know, it’s,

Lynda:
and I, I think I, but, but

Guy:
I’m not, but, but you always ask me what I need as well. Well, yeah. Especially before a retreat. After a retreat. How, how do we make things work so then I can be the best version of myself?

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
For the family. So there’s always that, that support and vice versa. Right. You know, you are coming, coming, you know, coming out now back into practice. Yeah. By the way, she won’t say it, but she’s opening up a clinic more. Yeah. And she works remotely as well through 2026. So if you got gut health problems, I promise you,

Lynda:
especially, and I do forget to mention constipation, it’s a big deal for people. It’s a

Guy:
big, it’s a big deal.

Lynda:
Um,

Guy:
but it’s a big problem.

Lynda:
Yeah, it is a big problem. Absolutely. It’s a big problem that detoxing people don’t like talking about.

Guy:
Anyway,

Lynda:
finish up. Yeah. Sorry. We know

Guy:
we’re talking enough shit now, huh?

Lynda:
But, but like, it, it, um, oh, there’s so many things I feel like I need a notepad to, to jog my memory. Um. Yeah. But I do, I must say before I met you, I was very much the, the explorer of self and, and you know, like searching for something and all very much interested in the spirit. I mean, I, one of our first dates was I took you to the Kundalini, um, oh yeah, yoga. The yoga, whatever it was. But it was, it was just, you know, that, that wouldn’t be, just to know that the, and so there’s a part of me that feels quite envious, also very happy for you, but quite envious that you get to explore that.

And then, you know, like as, as my role as this, like, stay home mom. Um, I’m the one that’s like. Mostly, I mean, you are here with us a lot, thankfully. You, you get to work from home. But I’m the one mostly that’s like taking them to activities and packing their lunches and having to be responsible. And so kind of my time has been eight 30 at night and then I haven’t been filling it with the reconnection to self has been like doom scrolling or being on my computer working.

Um. So there’s a, there’s a part of me that’s like, ugh, yearning to, to get back to my version of what that is that you are experiencing. And, and I think this is all part of it, but yes, I was, I’ve still been in practice. I didn’t close the doors, but I kind of, um, was doing it very loosely around your schedule, the kids, kids schedule. And so that the idea is this year. To up the ante, open up the, um, books a little bit more. Obviously I’ll still have my youngest that I’ll be looking after, but it’s, I’m definitely gonna have a lot more space to do what I love most and that support people through all sorts of gaps function.

Guy:
No, it’s exciting. It’s exciting. Yeah. I excited. And it’s, and it’s, it’s always like, I, because I always, I’m trying to interweave this message into my podcast because, you know, I released David Clements. Uh, podcast yesterday morning. Oh.

Lynda:
Which is, I love it. If you haven’t listened to it yet, please do. Was

Guy:
a physicist, but, but you know, he’s talking about earth’s activation. Alien, spaceships, bloody, all sorts of, but in a very grounded way. He does this so beautifully. He’s a very intelligent man and, and his words carry a lot of weight when he shares things and, and what he makes sense. But the point is, is that I’m trying to interweave. So I’ll have conversations like that and then they’ll. Blow up on YouTube and get, you know, probably a hundred thousand views or whatever. So there’s a lot of people obviously craving this information, but let’s not forget the, the physical aspects either. Like health is a very passionate topic of mine and I’m fortunate, oh, he

Lynda:
is. Very, very keen on your health, which is, look, I’m grateful for.

Guy:
I know, and it, and it’s something that I always try and infuse and encourage people because my view is the, the, the more we look after our vehicle, our body, our temple, the, the, this very thing that allows us to experience life, the more we explore that, nurture that, and, um, treat it really well, the more we’re gonna feel. Expansive connected anyway, in those current moments and being married to you, you know, you’ve taught me so much around the importance of, of gut health and inflammation and starting to look at the, the different things, like it’s a, it’s, it’s just a mind bend. The depth of where that can open up, which that’s why I’m resisting to asking a question, because once you start going, I’m like, oh, oh no. And I, and I didn’t wanna make this

Lynda:
podcast about that. I, I think it’s really, I knows, I think it’s also very important for people to get to know you, the facilitator behind the scenes. But, um.

Guy:
Oh, that’s nice.

Lynda:
I did want to, um, ask you though, because the me again Yeah. Because you’re very interested in your health, which is fantastic, and you know, I, I do suggest a lot of things and, and right now we’ve got you on a protocol which, which you was quite resistant to No. Doing. Yes. Because I had to ask you to do some things that aren’t necessarily on the broad. Scheme of things, if that’s a way to say it. Um, bad foods to avoid, or not that there’s a bad or a good, but you know, for your makeup, we were adjusting the way that you were eating, which were, you were quite attached to and resistant to.

But um, yeah, but I do, I do congratulate you that you, like you got there and you listening to me and it, we can kind of, and I think that’s what’s really interesting is that you can. Confront me with the way that I’m being emotionally or my behavior, and I’ll be like, initially don’t want to hear it, but then it, it sits with me and it lands eventually and I’m like, oh, he’s bloody right. Or I look at it, um, more deeply and I think the same sort of happens with you where I’ll be kind of like, we really should look about. We really might address, like, let’s address that. Let’s give it a crack. You never know. We can kind of retest to see what those parameters look like. Like a dog

Guy:
with a bone once you get going, but, but

Lynda:
once you there, you’re like very diligent and very,

Guy:
but I think no, it’s, and it’s funny how the resistance things comes in, but in reflection, particularly between us too, but one of the, one of the biggest, I. Quick side story. One of the biggest resistances I kind of went, which makes complete sense. Looking back thinking, what the fuck was I thinking was when you did, um, you did the low talk course about

Lynda:
Oh, with Alex Stewart. With

Guy:
Alex Stewart. Was it five years ago, six years ago? I can’t remember what it was. And then you just became militant. It was like. Everything once, you

Lynda:
know, you know, that

Guy:
had a, that had a chemical of some sort in It was gone.

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
And it was just like, shit, where, where’s it gone? What, what’s hap what’s happened there? You know? And then where’s my nephew? And then we start using, um, soaps that don’t clean anything and everything. But, but, but what happened was, was pheno and I, and I like, those are the, as a man, those are the things that I would kind of go like, no, I get it. I understand it, but yeah, I’ll, I’ll, I’ll do that in another few. And then you, you know, you’ve done it, you’ve just, just stripped everything out. And I was like, oh my God. But then, but then a few months later. Once you then go to somebody else’s house or something gets introduced, you realize how much those chemicals are affecting us and actually going in like in us.

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
And like, you know, all the hormone disruptions got to. So all those things that you talk about constantly and it’s just like mind blowing. And for me that was where I think I was resistant, but really stood out. Yeah. You know?

Lynda:
And doesn’t having kids make you even more fierce? With those things. ’cause I think, you know, we get big time, we might get presents that are like plastic bath toys and I’m like, there is no way knowing what I know, that I’m actually gonna be using these plastic bath toys. Like no, what? I’m just not doing it to my children. Um, being endocrine disruptors and everything I know, but

Guy:
you know what, you know, you know what you don’t know. And we, we are kind of older parents. Totally. And I, I look at that, which is a blessing and a curse. We’re vintage,

Lynda:
we’re vintage parents. Yeah.

Guy:
Fine wine parents, but, um, but which I love at the same time, because I’m definitely wiser than I was when I’m 30. Totally. You know, and I’m, I I, our kids will grow up. They’ll either hate us or love us for it, you know, in, in 15, 20 years time. Um, time will tell. But

Lynda:
I think it’s interesting as a woman though, being an older. Parent like I, I don’t feel 47, whatever that feels like. But there’s also that phase that you’re, the other phase that you’re in that second puberty where it’s like perimenopause, menopause, all that sort of stuff. But you’ve got. Young kids and you’re Mm. You know, it’s like, it’s an interesting, interesting place to be, which I hope maybe I can write about when I, I’m on the other end of it all, but, but

Guy:
looping it all the way back to saying how you support and everything else. That, you know, the way you challenge and vice versa. And it’s always done from a place of care and love and, you know, I think it’s, it’s fantastic. And there’s, when, when you have a, when we can have a, something dynamic like that, that. That allows us to grow. And even though we grow at our own pace, it forces us in some ways to, to keep checking ourselves, reflecting and looking at that. Because at the end of the day, it’s actually wondering what’s best for us, wondering what’s best for our family and, and you know, and the people in our circle. Right. That’s was, it boils down to, at the end of the day and, and it’s great. I love it. Yeah.

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
Does that feel like a complete podcast? Is there anything, I don’t

Lynda:
know, did you learn anything? Was that useful? Um, is there anything? Let me think. ’cause I had some questions. This is, this is how we are different. Oh no, come on. This is how we are different. ’cause I like to be prepared and write the questions and send it through to the person and kind of mull over those answers. Um, whereas you can, which is just ’cause we’ve both got a podcast, but. I will do the research and we’ll be, well, your

Guy:
podcast is very different. It very different. Very different. But you are just, it needs to be just

Lynda:
relaxed and confident where you can just show up and it’ll just be what it is and it’s always really great and the way that it should be, whereas I kind of. I’d love to be that way, but I have to be prepared ’cause that’s what relaxes me. Yeah. Yeah. You’re talking about

Guy:
very technical, different things where mine’s more

Lynda:
potentially, but still Of course I think that that there’s like, which is why I kind of listened to you say on those, um, when you have those spiritual experiences and then you had Greg Braden the next day and then you had Ava who had a nightmare or yet to tend to her in the nighttime. That, for me is as hairy as that sounds and as like. Really, um, not great for your mental health to show up like that to a podcast. There’s an el element of me that goes, oh, if that had happened to me, I would’ve been probably a bit more relaxed. ’cause you’re just like, I’m here. I’m just, there’s no anxiety around it. I’m showing up. I’m tired. I’m just like, ah, okay. You know, so there’s, yeah. Anyways, there was a reason to that and I just, I dunno, but, but

Guy:
even with all that, what I’ve found is. At the end of the day, no matter who’s on the other end of the podcast or who you meet in person, and you know, I’ve rubbed shoulders of some amazing people. People are just people.

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
And, and the more you just yourself to them, like, I just tell ’em Oh, totally. You know, like, it’s amazing.

Lynda:
Absolutely. And then

Guy:
it’s, it takes that pressure off. If I’m, if I’m knackered, my brain’s not working, I’ll tell them before we hit record.

Lynda:
But it’s more from my aspect, I kind of go. Is is, are they, are we talking about something different? Is the person on the other end that’s listening, going to of course get an education of some sort or take one piece of information away that they can action in their life. And so I feel like for me, I need a structure. I need to plan it so it, all of those things are crossed off.

Guy:
Yeah.

Lynda:
You know? So what was your biggest challenge this year and what are you gonna welcome in? What do you want to welcome in 2026?

Guy:
Well, the biggest challenge by far, the biggest challenge for me, it felt like one big initiation. I’ve gotta be honest.

Lynda:
Yes, it was huge.

Guy:
Um, and like when I reflect back, there’s at least four or five points where. There, there was that real contraction and then leaning into the next expansion from it. So from a, a metaphysical aspect, like it’s hard to put into words, you know? Um, integrate. Integrate, because people see the podcast, they see the retreats, they see us out in the workshops, and you’re only seeing one end. Nobody sees what goes on as a business and the back end of what? Me, myself, Matt. Petra, yeah. Coordinate. And then with the beautiful Shea and Lee and, and you know, the team and the Philippines that are helping us as well. Like there’s a whole thing that’s going on.

Lynda:
Yeah.

Guy:
To, to make it as, as smooth as possible. And, and in times you just gotta laugh because it’s like out there. Like business owners, hats off to anyone that has their own company, their own business, and, and is not only doing that, but wanting to do good in the world with their values and integrity in place and, and sticking to that no matter what. Yeah. And it’s, it’s, it’s tough. It’s tough. So the point is, is that we decided to put new systems in, um, this year, which still haven’t finished yet, which was a big financial risk, a big, and it’s, that’s been squeezing us as well. Like, oh my gosh. You know, and then so there’s all that stuff that’s going on, but then you turn up and then you’re in your zone of genius when you’re facilitating.

But nobody sees all those, those other things, you know? And being. Being a dad, being a parent, you know, and the like, kids, well, they, they squeeze you. They definitely do.

Lynda:
But before you get into what you wanna welcome in though, I did wanna ask you, I think it might be useful for others, like if, if others are feeling like they’re experiencing some awakenings or some messy spiritual experiences or things coming in, what do you wanna say to them? How can they integrate it? What do you wanna say? Oh. Even beyond, well, it is

Guy:
hard without knowing the individual, but something that just came to mind was, um, the, I can’t remember. Oh, bless you. I can’t remember your name. I’m sorry. She was, um, checked living in the uk and, um, she came to a Croatia retreat and she was, her, her gifts were clearly activating and coming online and she was falling apart, absolutely falling apart, and it was terrifying her. And the question I asked her was. Would you rather your life moving forward knowing that this is possible and that you can lean into these gifts? Or if I took all these gifts that are coming online away from you to right now? So you could go back to your own life? Is that what you would rather? Mm-hmm. And instantly her mindset shifted. Yeah. To like, oh my God, I’m

Lynda:
ready to, I’m ready to go through the mess. I’m ready.

Guy:
I’m ready for it. So they are the things that I remind myself because the body can react differently. So your heart is long. If it’s something more, your mind might be in the line with your heart, everything. But the body is like resisting. And the body is, is, is a, you know, has its own unique intelligence. And it can be contradicting ’cause it doesn’t feel safe. And, and the moment we, we start to understand that we can start to get everything, the heart, the mind in alignment with the body, and then we start to live a life that allows that body to feel safe enough to let it go.

Because at the end of the day when things move. It’s just energy. Yeah, it is just energy. It’s just information. But of course we have meaning imposed upon it. We have the, the, the, the story, everything that’s intertwined with it, the identity. Once all those things intertwined, that’s where the re the true resistance. But if we can start to separate those out and give us, and we need space to do that. Yeah. We need to slow down. We, we gotta stop. Not forcing it, wanting it to just go away and ask, what can I learn from this? Where’s the lesson in this? Can I be with this? Yeah. And when you do the, everything starts shifting.

But you know, it, I, I truly believe that we’re living in a particular time in history where, you know, globally planetary, everything is squeezing us for us to lean into that expansive self. And the, the more we, we. Accept it. And the more we lean into it as opposed to run away and resist it, the more, the more we, we make peace with it and things accelerate. Mm-hmm. But it’s a dance. You know? It’s a dance. ’cause obviously

Lynda:
it’s uncomfortable at the time. I’m sure. I’ve heard you say a few times, oh, I don’t know if I want this. Totally. And then again, you probably talk to yourself. Yeah. And say, okay, well do I want to go back to. Or do I want to move forward with what’s coming in and, and what a privilege. Yeah. And as

Guy:
simple as it sounds, but really leaning into gratitude is massive and it’s over, over said, overused, overworked over journaled. But actually, you know, but feeling into it and act and taking moments to count your blessings. And really feeling it. Like I, you know, every morning I, I see all of you in my meditation and I feel into you and I Oh, that’s

Lynda:
nice.

Guy:
And I, but I, am

Lynda:
I the angry one?

Guy:
No. And I, but, but, but when you feel into that essence, that love, it opens everything up and it inspires you to why you are doing that. And, and you know, so I know I appreciate Some people might not have that. That connection or they’re not in the, that same family position or whatever, but there’s always something. Yeah. There’s always something that you can feel into. And they’re the things, they’re the threads that, that, uh, propel us forward. And if we nurture that, the body responds, the mind responds, the heart responds. It really does start to influence and make a difference. And, uh, it it’s a non-negotiable. Yeah. And so, 2026, let’s tie it up. We, we blow. We’re blowing out here. The kids have probably trashed the house. I can feel, I can

Lynda:
hear them. Thinking around,

Guy:
uh, where do you wanna lean into 2026?

Lynda:
I, I honestly, I, I’m trying to think of a word for this here, and I keep coming up. I’m, I’m not quite certain yet, but I do want to be the radiant version of myself. I want to be radiant. I want to have joy again. You know? Um. You know, I feel like the stresses of this year has taken, ripped, robbed us of the joy a little bit. So, um, I wanna welcome in a bit more joy and I just kind of want to show up as a person. Yeah. That’s, I know he is within me, you know, the, the, the person that is, you know, that I wanna be, if that makes sense.

You know, I need to journal this down. I, I haven’t had the space to do this. Is this off the cuff? Not totally. So I’m actually regurgitating to you guys. But those, I think this year there was just a lot of, there was a lot of victim mentality. So that’s what I know what I wanna get rid of the victim mentality, um, and, you know, welcome a bit more joy and, and radiance and, um, yeah. Yeah.

Guy:
Beautiful.

Lynda:
Yeah. Help more people.

Guy:
Yeah. Well, where can people go to find you if they want to get the gut sorted?

Lynda:
Well, they can come and find me on linda grich.com. And also I have a podcast, love and Guts. I, I’ll put a

Guy:
link in there, YouTube. And you got a podcast, love and Guts. Yeah. Yes. Often. How often are you gonna podcast now?

Lynda:
Well, I was doing it once a week, but now it’s kind of

Guy:
like, then

Lynda:
we

Guy:
had children

Lynda:
once a month. I’m gonna up the ante on that as well. But there’s, there’s a big bank of, um, episodes, probably over 300. Not like you, but Wow. Over 300 that you can learn from. Lots of it is centered around gut, but you know, that extends to everywhere, doesn’t it? Brain, skin, mental health. You will, you will find lots of, um, content. How’d you say your maid name again? My maiden name? Yeah. Griparic Lynda Griparic.

Guy:
Well, well there’ll be a link in the show notes to all of that as well. Yes. So that’s how you can, farm me can Amazing. Yeah,

Lynda:
on all the socials as well. So I’m a bit more active on Insta. If you wanna, if you have a question and, and if you regular,

Guy:
listen to my podcast. I tell you every week where you can find me. But, uh, hopefully we’ll meet you in person. Someday we’ll be in Bali. Lynda will be there as well. Yes. Um, so Bali’s gonna be end of June, uh, retreat this year. That’ll be the next one. ’cause the others are sold out

Lynda:
and you can, you’re getting out of saying what you wanna welcome in.

Guy:
Oh,

Lynda:
you forgot. Ease in

Guy:
abundance.

Lynda:
Yeah,

Guy:
ease in a and a and a finished system for living flow.

Lynda:
A finished system. Yeah. Thank, let’s hope. Well, so far, the last two days I’m excited. Yeah. I’ve proven to be quite inspired. So, you know, keep fingers crossed, it just keeps going down that trajectory for a little bit longer. Yeah, for all of us.

Guy:
Yeah. Beautiful. Well, as always, if you are watching this on YouTube, any, any like shares, subscribing, always helps Get these conversations out, you and of course, let us know where you are in the world, uh, listening to this from and, uh, in the comments below, and if you got something out of it anyway. Beautiful. Thanks for having me. You’re welcome everyone, everyone.

Lynda:
Happy New Year.