Five Lemons Laughing
Five women on a spiritual journey together. Join Amanda, Drusilla, Melissa, Morgan and Penny, as they share their personal experiences of applying spiritual principles & practices in their daily lives... The lemons discuss their breakthroughs, breakdowns, insights, and challenges, always with lots of laughter & compassion. As authentic as it gets, these are the lemons making lemonade.
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Rage Without Collapse: Standing with Women in the Shadows
04/06/2026
Rage Without Collapse: Standing with Women in the Shadows
A note on what you're about to hear: We know the apparent contradiction. A Course in Miracles teaches us that love holds no grievances, that anger is never justified. And yet here we are—five spiritual women, grounded in ACIM, sitting with our rage. This episode doesn't resolve that tension. It lives in it. Because some truths require us to hold paradox: we can be devoted to forgiveness AND outraged by systemic harm. We can believe in the illusory nature of the world AND show up as witnesses to suffering. We can stay rooted in love AND refuse to spiritually bypass what's happening to women right now. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ In this episode, we move from thought to action—and sit with the tension between spiritual faith and the "real-world" exposure of violence against women. When the Epstein files drop, when Gisèle Pélicot's trial reshapes how we think about consent, when young men grow up in a culture that celebrates dominance—how do we, as spiritual women, show up? We're talking about the difference between spiritual bypassing and genuine presence. Between feeling powerless and realizing you have choices in your own sphere. Between rage that's justified and rage that consumes. Key Takeaways: 🍋 You have power in your choices—your money, your attention, your voice, your vote. 🍋 Standing up doesn't require changing the whole system. It requires changing what you participate in. 🍋 Collective healing starts with "let it begin with me." 🍋 Rage and love can coexist. Anger and grace are not opposites. 🍋 What you focus on multiplies. Choose wisely. Resources Mentioned: Gisèle Pélicot's trial, The Manosphere documentary, The Hundredth Monkey phenomenon, R. Kelly case, , 12-Step recovery Work with the Lemonettes: Amanda (Spiritual Counseling): Drusilla (Spiritual Counseling): Melissa (Business & Marketing Coaching): Morgan (Spiritual Counseling): lovelightmorgan.com / Penny (Performance Coaching):
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What Would Love Do? Showing Up as a Spiritual Student in a World on Fire
03/30/2026
What Would Love Do? Showing Up as a Spiritual Student in a World on Fire
"I need do nothing" — it's one of A Course in Miracles' most quoted teachings. But what does it actually mean when the world feels like it's cracking open? All five Lemonettes gather for an honest, grounded conversation about what spiritual students are really called to do right now. Meditate? March? Both? From vibrating love to voting with your pocketbook, this episode goes deep on inner work as world work. Every thought is a prayer. Where is yours pointing? Are we supposed to light a candle and scroll past the chaos? Or is love actually calling us to something more? In Episode 170, all five Lemonettes — Amanda, Drusilla, Melissa, Morgan, and Penny — come together for a timely and spiritually grounded conversation about what it means to show up as a spiritual student right now. The episode weaves together teachings from A Course in Miracles, Conversations with God, and David Hawkins to explore one of the Course's most abstract teachings: "I need do nothing." The conversation moves through personal shares on where each host feels Source nudging her — from Penny attending national marches and working her neighborhood, to Morgan feeling a quiet excitement as old systems come to light, to Melissa stepping off the political treadmill from abroad and cleaning up her side of the street, to Amanda learning, slowly and uncomfortably, to get comfortable with peace. Key threads: the holographic universe principle, the idea that every thought is a prayer, the epidemic of loneliness the ego feeds, and the reminder that one person vibrating love counterbalances 750,000 in fear. Let there be peace on earth — and let it begin with you.
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When Honesty Breaks Connection: Emotional Dumping vs. Emotional Honesty
03/23/2026
When Honesty Breaks Connection: Emotional Dumping vs. Emotional Honesty
Have you ever been completely honest — and somehow made things worse? In this episode, Amanda, Melissa, Penny, and Drusilla unpack the difference between emotional honesty and emotional dumping, and why "telling the truth" can sometimes break the very connection you're trying to protect. Drusilla shares a raw, real story about a life insurance dispute that turned into a full emotional dump — and what she learned on the other side. Real talk. Real growth. Real life. 🍋 Most of us were taught two options when it comes to our feelings: hold it all in, or let it all out. But neither of those actually creates connection — and sometimes, what feels like honesty is really unprocessed emotion spilling out all over the people we love most. In this episode of Five Lemons Laughing, Amanda, Melissa, Penny, and Drusilla explore one of the most important distinctions in relationships: emotional honesty vs. emotional dumping. Emotional honesty is sharing your experience calmly and clearly, staying connected to yourself in the delivery. Emotional dumping is when the feeling is so big, it just floods out — and as Penny says, it's like you "show up and throw up." Drusilla brings the receipts with a deeply honest story from her own marriage: a life insurance open enrollment conversation that turned into a full emotional dump, a betrayal trigger, and a vacation that started with some serious tension. She and the Lemonettes unpack what was actually underneath it all — old wounds, fear, the ego's insistence that boundaries are necessary — and how she and her husband recovered, faster and with less residue than ever before. Melissa reflects on letting go of defensive living and having real conversations without being attached to outcomes. Amanda shares how practicing the smaller uncomfortable conversations has built her foundation for the bigger ones. And Penny closes with her post-its: 📝 No matter what, everything's gonna be okay. 📝 There's no getting life wrong. 📝 Harvest the learning. 📝 Don't live defensively. This episode is a follow-up to Ep. 168 on Boundaries, Consequences & Punishment — and it's real life, messy, and exactly what it's supposed to be.
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When Setting a Boundary Feels Like Being Mean — Untangling Boundaries, Consequences & Punishment
03/16/2026
When Setting a Boundary Feels Like Being Mean — Untangling Boundaries, Consequences & Punishment
Boundaries, consequences, punishment — they're not the same thing, and mixing them up costs us. The Lemonettes untangle all three through real stories, ACIM, and a question: What would love do? Have you ever set a boundary and immediately felt guilty? Or let someone face their own consequences and wondered if you were being too harsh? That confusion is exactly where this episode lives. In Part 2 of their boundaries conversation, the Lemonettes get honest about the difference between protecting yourself and punishing someone else — and how easy it is to blur those lines without realizing it. Amanda walks through a live example with her 1,000-pound horse. Melissa reflects on how years of people-pleasing eventually turned into punishment. Drusilla shares what it's like to be in a relationship where trust has grown so deep that the very concept of "boundaries" has started to dissolve. And Morgan draws on A Course in Miracles and Conversations with God to offer a reframe that might change how you see every difficult relationship moment: is this boundary coming from fear, or from knowing who you are? The episode closes with a question that's both simple and impossible: What would love do here? This is a real conversation — messy, nuanced, and honest. No easy answers. Just five women figuring it out together. Resources mentioned: , , , Your transformation is our greatest joy. Keep coming back — we love you.
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Why Nobody Feels Heard (And the One Thing That Changes Everything)
03/09/2026
Why Nobody Feels Heard (And the One Thing That Changes Everything)
We all want it. To be seen. To be heard. To have someone look at us and say, "I get it. I see you. And I'm not here to fix you." In this episode, Amanda, Melissa, Morgan, and Penny dive into one of the most fundamental human longings — and what happens when it goes unmet. Sparked by a real-life neighborhood conflict that ended in a lawsuit, the conversation opens into something much bigger: the punishment loops we run in our closest relationships, the power of one person to shift an entire room, and why true healing is always an inside job. You'll hear about the ho'oponopono prayer in action, a moving story from Elizabeth Gilbert, a deep look at The Queen's Code, and one of the most honest conversations about marriage, resentment, and what it actually means to let someone off the hook. Resources: lessonsonlove.org | The Queen's Code by Allison Armstrong | A Course in Miracles | Ho'oponopono Prayer Your transformation is our greatest joy. Keep coming back — we love you. 🍋
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Love is the Answer: Returning to Love in Relationships, Conflict & Everyday Life with Adam Guzman-Poole
03/04/2026
Love is the Answer: Returning to Love in Relationships, Conflict & Everyday Life with Adam Guzman-Poole
This episode, the Lemonettes go deep on love with special guest Adam Guzman-Poole — holistic counselor, coach, and author of Lessons on Love: Sacred Stories on Relationships, Balance, and Becoming Your Authentic Self. We explore what it means to return to love — not just in romance, but in how we treat ourselves, our communities, and even our most difficult people. Adam shares the Indigenous medicine wheel as a framework for whole-self care, the Tonglen practice for transforming conflict through compassion, and a moving story from his book called "Lean On Me" — about a drunk stranger on a plane and the miracle that unfolded when Adam chose love over frustration. Resources: lessonsonlove.org | Tonglen (Pema Chödrön) | Viktor Frankl | Stephen Covey | Thich Nhat Hanh
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Trusting the Pace of Your Path: You’re Not Behind
02/23/2026
Trusting the Pace of Your Path: You’re Not Behind
Ever feel like you should be further along by now? In this heartfelt and hilarious episode, the Lemonettes explore that nagging inner voice that says you’re behind — in your healing, your relationships, or your spiritual growth. Through personal stories (including a postponed live event, a loaner car meltdown, and an Ulta checkout saga), we unpack: • The difference between preference and attachment • Why expectations create suffering • How we judge our spiritual reactions • The “second arrow” of self-blame • The power of surrender and acceptance • Why laughter might be your most underrated spiritual tool Plus, we end with a 1-minute laughter challenge you can try today. Your transformation is our greatest joy. And here’s your reminder: You are not behind.
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You Already Know What to Do — So What’s Stopping You?
02/16/2026
You Already Know What to Do — So What’s Stopping You?
You say, “I just don’t know what to do.” But if you’re honest… you kind of do. In this episode, we explore the space between clarity and action — and the fear that shows up the moment we’re invited to move. Together, we unpack the ego’s need to measure impact and revisit a powerful ACIM truth: there are no levels — no big or small acts of service. This episode centers around one grounding mantra: “This moment is my life.” What if your purpose isn’t somewhere else? What if it’s here? 🍋 Work with the Lemonettes: Want to go deeper? Each of the Lemonettes offers coaching, healing work, or spiritual mentoring. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling | amandasnyder123@gmail.com Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling | calendly.com/lovelightmorgan | morgan@lovelightmorgan.com Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling | djtalley@comcast.net Melissa Dugan – Business Coaching | melissa@dugan2.com Penny – Performance Coaching | coachpenny@me.com
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Returning to the Zero Point: Staying Grounded When the World Feels Out of Control
02/09/2026
Returning to the Zero Point: Staying Grounded When the World Feels Out of Control
This episode dives deep into what we call the “zero point”—the pause before fear takes over, and the sacred space where we can realign with love. Morgan, Drusilla, and Amanda open up about what it feels like in their bodies when they’re activated, and how they gently return to center using breathwork, Ho’oponopono, and the Byron Katie method. They also reflect on how collective events can stir personal unrest, and how acceptance, surrender, and spiritual trust are powerful pathways back to peace. 🍋 Work with the Lemonettes: Want to go deeper? Each of the Lemonettes offers coaching, healing work, or spiritual mentoring. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling | amandasnyder123@gmail.com Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling | calendly.com/lovelightmorgan | morgan@lovelightmorgan.com Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling | djtalley@comcast.net Melissa Dugan – Business Coaching | melissa@dugan2.com Penny – Performance Coaching | coachpenny@me.com
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Stop Letting Fear Define You: How to Reclaim Your True Identity
02/02/2026
Stop Letting Fear Define You: How to Reclaim Your True Identity
What if the stories you’ve believed about yourself for years aren’t actually true? In this episode of Five Lemons Laughing, we explore how fear-based narratives get mistaken for identity. From proving yourself to feeling unsupported, we share personal stories and spiritual insights (including A Course in Miracles) to help you recognize what’s real. We talk about the difference between emotions that move through you versus those that define you, and how awareness can shift the entire pattern. This one is honest, soulful, and full of love. Press play and start reclaiming your truth. 💛 Subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts 🧡 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook @FiveLemonsLaughing 🍋 Work with the Lemonettes: Want to go deeper? Each of the Lemonettes offers coaching, healing work, or spiritual mentoring. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life: 📺 Watch on YouTube: 🔗 Learn more: fivelemonslaughing.com
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Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Finding Power in Stillness and Surrender
01/26/2026
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Finding Power in Stillness and Surrender
What if doing less is the key to living more? In this episode, the Lemonettes invite you into a conversation about stillness—why it’s hard, why it matters, and how it opens the door to real healing. Inspired by A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and spiritual teachers like Jennifer Hadley, they share honest stories of what arises when we finally stop doing and start being. You’ll hear tools for working with the nervous system, releasing fear, and cultivating a deeper connection to inner wisdom. Whether you’re new to meditation or just tired of spiritual hustle culture, this conversation is a warm reminder: you are enough, even in stillness. In this episode: How fear keeps us in motion to avoid discomfort What ACIM says about healing at the cause level, not the symptom Kundalini and Yoga Nidra practices for grounding The difference between efforting and surrender Creative tricks for calming the mind and body Penny’s post-it wisdom: “Be the visionary of your own life” Mentioned: 💛 If this episode moved you, we’d love it if you subscribed and left a quick review—it helps more spiritual seekers find our show. 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Want to go deeper? Each of the Lemonettes offers coaching, healing work, or spiritual mentoring. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Willingness Over Fear: The First Step Toward Real Healing
01/19/2026
Willingness Over Fear: The First Step Toward Real Healing
What if fear is still running your life — but it sounds like “being responsible”? In this powerful episode, Melissa shares how perfectionism, performance, and a deep fear of abandonment shaped her life for decades — and how she began to unhook from that pattern with just a little willingness. You’ll hear raw, relatable stories, ACIM insights, and the small-but-mighty mindset shifts that open the door to real healing. 🌱 Themes we explore: Why “being responsible” might be fear in disguise How A Course in Miracles invites us to interrupt old patterns Melissa’s healing journey around perfectionism and fear of abandonment How to recognize and soften fear-based operating systems The miracle of choosing to see it differently Mentioned in this episode: Lesson 28: “Above all else I want to see things differently” If this episode resonates with you, we’d be so grateful if you’d leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it helps more listeners find us, and helps the message reach those who need it. Let’s stay connected! Follow us on Instagram or Facebook to keep the conversation going. @FiveLemonsLaughing Thank you for being here with us. Keep listening, keep laughing, and keep leaning into the light. And remember, your transformation is our greatest joy. 📘 ACIM References Lesson 28: “Above all else I want to see things differently” ACIM principle: “A little willingness is all that’s required.” 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Want to go deeper? Each of the Lemonettes offers coaching, healing work, or spiritual mentoring. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Do Less in 2026: Practicing Surrender, Love, and Radical Acceptance
01/12/2026
Do Less in 2026: Practicing Surrender, Love, and Radical Acceptance
What if your transformation didn’t require doing more—but doing less, with more intention? In this heartfelt Season 4 opener, the Lemonettes return to the mic to reflect on what they’re choosing to practice in 2026—not as resolutions to achieve, but as intentions to live into. This episode is rich with honest stories, sacred humor, and spiritual insight as Amanda, Drusilla, Penny, Morgan, and Melissa share what’s real for them as the year begins. You’ll hear reflections on: Radical self-acceptance as a daily spiritual practice Choosing surrender (again and again) instead of control Nervous system regulation as the foundation of peace Leading with love in business, friendship, and life Practical resets when the ego pulls us off course Why doing less might actually be the most courageous thing we do this year ✨ Episode Practice: Ask yourself: What do I want to practice, not perfect, in 2026? What usually knocks me off course—and what’s my reset? What would courage have me do this year? We invite you to take this on as a gentle Lemon Lab experiment: Pick one intention, one reset, and one courageous act to begin the year with clarity and grace. ✅ Show Notes / Resources Mentioned: Practices: meditation, journaling, sacred pauses, affirmations (“I am enough”, “I need do nothing”) 🎧 Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and leave a review to help more listeners like you find this podcast!
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2026 Collective Tarot Reading & Spiritual Themes with Lorri
01/05/2026
2026 Collective Tarot Reading & Spiritual Themes with Lorri
In this soulful and intuitive episode, Amanda, Penny, Drusilla and Melissa are joined by their dear friend and gifted intuitive guide, Lorri Gifford, for a collective tarot reading and spiritual forecast for 2026. Blending Tarot, A Course in Miracles, and deep spiritual insight, Lorri shares powerful messages about the year ahead — helping us ground into truth, release what no longer serves, and respond to emotional triggers with love instead of fear. 🌱 We explore: The energy of The Fool & The Magician in 2026 The key themes of the year: mutual support, inner grounding, and radical honesty How to use tarot as a tool for healing, not fear A beautiful “Gateway Spread” you can use to step into the new year A spontaneous live reading that wowed the Lemonettes This episode is an invitation to rewrite your story through love and walk into 2026 with clarity, intention, and trust in your own inner wisdom. ✨ The cards don’t hold the answers — you do. Let this conversation guide you back to your heart. 🔗 Links & Resources: 🌐 Lorri’s Website: 📩 Email to request Free Gateway Spread PDF 💛 Monthly Tarot Workshops with Lorri: $19, small group, soulful guidance 💬 Let’s Stay Connected: 💬 Did something in this episode light something up for you? We’d love to hear it — come share your reflections with us on Instagram , or drop a comment if you’re listening on a platform that allows it. ✨ Want more heart-led, soulful conversations like this? Follow the podcast and make sure new episodes find their way to you each week. 🔮 Curious to explore your own 2026 themes? Visit to book a session or download her free Gateway Spread PDF. 🌟 If this conversation brought you insight, encouragement, or laughter, leaving a quick review helps others find our show — and it means the world to us. 💛 As always: Your transformation is our greatest joy.
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The Sacred Art of Giving and Receiving: A Love-Filled Holiday Reflection
12/22/2025
The Sacred Art of Giving and Receiving: A Love-Filled Holiday Reflection
Receiving isn’t selfish—it’s a sacred YES to love. In this deep and funny holiday conversation, the Lemonettes explore the true energy of giving and why receiving with an open heart just might be the key to joy, gratitude, and abundance. Is it really better to give than to receive? In this soul-nourishing episode of Five Lemons Laughing, the Lemonettes dive deep into the sacred exchange of giving and receiving—especially during the pressure-filled holiday season. Amanda, Penny, Drusilla, and Morgan reflect on how obligation and people-pleasing can distort the energy of generosity, and why receiving with an open heart is a spiritual act of love. You’ll hear: Real-life stories about awkward gifts, love languages, and holiday guilt A reframe of receiving as a form of allowing abundance The energetic truth behind giving with a clean vibration The wisdom of “Don’t block the blessing”—and what it means to receive with grace How gratitude amplifies love in every exchange This episode will leave you with laughter, tears, and a few powerful shifts in how you relate to the season—and yourself. ✨ Featured Topics: Giving from love vs. giving from pressure Receiving as a spiritual practice Transmuting awkward or unwanted gifts with grace Abundance mindset and clean energetic exchanges A Course in Miracles insights on worthiness and love Mentioned in this episode:
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Trapped in FOG? How Fear, Obligation & Guilt Keep You Stuck in Toxic Relationships
12/15/2025
Trapped in FOG? How Fear, Obligation & Guilt Keep You Stuck in Toxic Relationships
Ever feel stuck in a relationship that leaves you anxious, exhausted, or guilty for wanting out? You may be in the FOG — Fear, Obligation, and Guilt. In this heart-opening conversation, the Lemonettes (Amanda, Penny, Drusilla, and Melissa — with love to Morgan, who’s out this week) unpack what it really means to be in a toxic relationship, and how to move through it without blaming, fixing, or abandoning yourself. Drawing from personal stories, spiritual practices, and insights from A Course in Miracles and Calling in the One by Catherine Woodward Thomas, we explore: How fear, obligation, and guilt sneak into friendships, family dynamics, and romantic partnerships Why self-forgiveness is the secret to reclaiming your power What it means to release relationships with love, not judgment How healing your internal story changes who and what you attract The truth about boundaries, projection, and emotional safety Whether you’re evaluating a difficult friendship, navigating family dynamics over the holidays, or just feeling the need to “clear the fog,” this episode offers guidance, laughter, and spiritual truth. ✨ You don’t have to stay stuck. Peace is not cruelty — it’s clarity. 🔗 Resources Mentioned in the Episode: 💌 Subscribe to Five Lemons Laughing on your favorite podcast app 🌟 Leave a rating & review — it helps more listeners find our show 🧡 Share this episode with a friend who may be in the FOG 💬 Join us on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube @FiveLemonsLaughing to share your reflections 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think: How to Get Off the Mental Hamster Wheel
12/08/2025
Don’t Believe Everything You Think: How to Get Off the Mental Hamster Wheel
Are your thoughts keeping you up at night? This week on Five Lemons Laughing, we explore how to get off the “mental hamster wheel” of overthinking and self-judgment — and reclaim your peace. Inspired by Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen, the Lemonettes share practical tools like the 90-second reset, the power of pausing, and how awareness is the first step to freedom. ✨ Key Takeaways: Thoughts are neutral — it’s our thinking that causes suffering. The 90-second rule can help emotions pass naturally. You can detach from the “bullet train” of rumination through simple awareness. Spiritual surrender and presence are powerful tools for peace. Ask yourself: “Is it true… or is it trauma?” 📚 Resources Mentioned: 🔔 Connect with Us: 🌐 Visit us at fivelemonslaughing.com 📲 Follow on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube: @fivelemonslaughing 💬 Leave a review and share this episode with a friend 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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The Restaurant Moment That Made Me Question My Spiritual Progress
11/29/2025
The Restaurant Moment That Made Me Question My Spiritual Progress
A real-life restaurant moment triggered a full-on spiritual spiral — and sparked a deep conversation among the Lemonettes about peace, ego, people-pleasing, and how to gently come back to yourself when you think you’ve “failed” spiritually. What happens when your nervous system spikes in public — and all your spiritual tools seem to go out the window? In this episode, Morgan shares a vulnerable story about being confronted by a restaurant hostess and how that seemingly small moment sent her into a spiral of guilt, self-doubt, and spiritual second-guessing. You'll hear us unpack how to: 💛 Tell the difference between surrender and self-abandonment 🌀 Recognize when ego hijacks your spiritual practice 🌱 Reclaim your voice and your peace 🧠 Use visualization to gently rewire emotional reactions 🙏 Forgive yourself and others with honesty and compassion We talk about: Nervous system dysregulation in real time “The shoulds” that sneak into spiritual practice The blurry line between speaking up and overreacting Choosing peace without bypassing pain If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I spiritually regressing?” or felt ashamed after reacting in a moment of stress — this episode will meet you right there, with love and honesty. 📚 Referenced Resources: A modified Serenity Prayer Show Us Some Love! Subscribe and leave a review — it helps more seekers find this podcast! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. @FiveLemonsLaughing 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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I’m Happy for You… Kinda: When Comparison Steals Your Peace
11/21/2025
I’m Happy for You… Kinda: When Comparison Steals Your Peace
Why her success triggered me — and what I did about it. We’re getting honest about the sneaky ways comparison shows up—when someone else’s glow dims your vibe. From jealousy to self-judgment to spiritual guilt, this episode explores how to shift from despair to peace using real-life stories, spiritual tools, and self-forgiveness. Have you ever secretly felt small in someone else’s glow? Maybe you’ve thought: “It should’ve been me.” Or felt a flicker of relief when someone else hit a bump in the road. Yep. Us too. In this raw and revealing episode, the Lemonettes share real-life moments of “compare and despair” — from jealousy in a class, to resentment in recovery, to a sneaky flash of schadenfreude at a friend’s misfortune. We talk about: What comparison really reveals about our inner world Why it hurts so much (and how fast it can spiral) The power of turning it over to Spirit Forgiveness, emotional validation, and practical spiritual tools How to stop judging your insides by someone else’s outsides Whether you’re doing A Course in Miracles or just trying to keep your heart open in a world of curated highlight reels, this conversation is a balm. 🛠️ Spiritual tools we share in this episode: The “Sweetheart Practice” for emotional healing Forgiveness as a path to peace (especially with yourself) ACIM Lesson 309: “Projection is a mirror, not a fact” Mindset reframes for jealousy, self-criticism, and fear of not being enough How to genuinely bless what others have — and claim it for yourself 💛 Favorite quote: “Despair is just a signal that I’m out of alignment with Love.”
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Standing in Your Power | Ep. 4: How to Live Like You Mean It (Even When You’re Not “Ready”)
11/16/2025
Standing in Your Power | Ep. 4: How to Live Like You Mean It (Even When You’re Not “Ready”)
Episode 4: The Becoming – Standing in Your Power Series Finale In this rich, soul-stirring conversation, we’re wrapping up our Standing in Your Power series with a deep dive into the becoming—what it means to live like you mean it, right now, without waiting to feel perfect, ready, or fully healed. The Lemonettes share honest reflections and powerful metaphors—from falling off horses to stepping into spiritual authority—on what it looks like to claim your power while still being a work in progress. 🌟 In This Episode: Choosing presence over perfection Living courageously through fear Rewriting old stories of not-enoughness Embracing your power without needing to be “ready” How to stop shrinking and start shining 💬 You’ll hear: Amanda’s story about healing fear through her horse, Carson Penny’s self-love power practice Drusilla’s insights on anxiety and judgment Melissa’s post-it wisdom: “Show up without fear” Morgan’s reminder that your inheritance of power is already yours 📚 Resources Mentioned: 💛 Like what you heard? Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who’s learning to own her power. 💬 Tell us: What does living like YOU mean it look like today? 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life: 📲 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook @FiveLemonsLaughing
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Standing in Your Power | Ep. 3 Claim Your Story: Stepping Into the Role You Were Born to Play
11/10/2025
Standing in Your Power | Ep. 3 Claim Your Story: Stepping Into the Role You Were Born to Play
Standing in Your Power | Ep. 3 Claim Your Story: Stepping Into the Role You Were Born to Play Claiming authorship of your life — what role are you choosing to play? You’re the main character and the author. In part 3 of our “Standing in Your Power” series, we explore how to rewrite your story, drop old labels, and choose truth over fear. Plus: tools for emotional resilience, witnessing, and spiritual authorship. “You are the character… and the author.” In this heart-opening episode of Five Lemons Laughing, the Lemonettes return for part 3 of our “Standing in Your Power” series. This week, we explore what it means to consciously claim authorship of your story — not the one someone else handed you, but the one your soul is here to live. We ask the big questions: What role are you playing in your life story — and is it the one you want? What old scripts or labels no longer serve you? How does owning your story change how you show up every day? ✨ You’ll hear vulnerable stories of shifting from victimhood to empowerment, letting go of attachments to outcome, and choosing peace over performance. ✨ We dive into spiritual tools like emotional awareness, the witness perspective, and declaring what is not your story. ✨ We remind each other — and you — that the pen is in your hands. What you write next is up to you. Whether you identify as the heroine, the light of the world, or the joyful shaman, this episode invites you to own your identity, your power, and your path.
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Standing in Your Power | Ep 2: Letting Go of “Not Enough” – Healing Worthiness & Remembering Your Wholeness
11/02/2025
Standing in Your Power | Ep 2: Letting Go of “Not Enough” – Healing Worthiness & Remembering Your Wholeness
In Episode 2 of our Standing in Your Power series, we explore the deeply rooted belief that we’re not enough—and how to release it with love, awareness, and spiritual practice. If you’ve ever struggled with shame, self-doubt, or striving to prove your worth, this conversation is for you. 💛 🌟 Welcome back to Five Lemons Laughing! This is Episode 2 of our 4-part series: Standing in Your Power — conversations about releasing the stories that keep us small and stepping boldly into our truth. In this powerful episode, Penny, Melissa, and Morgan explore the inner narrative that whispers “I’m not enough.” With honesty, humor, and spiritual insight, they reveal how shame shows up in sneaky ways — and how to meet it with presence, compassion, and courage. Together, we’ll examine: The ego’s “specialness” trap (thanks, A Course in Miracles) How busyness, perfectionism & overachieving mask unworthiness Ways we seek worth through relationships, productivity, and approval Using emotion as guidance — not as evidence something’s wrong The power of awareness to dissolve harmful beliefs Meditation, resistance, and showing up for ourselves Remembering that you need do nothing to earn love 💛 🔁 This episode is both gentle and fierce — a call to stop apologizing for your brilliance and to claim your wholeness now. 🧠 Quotes & Insights We Love: “Shame says there’s something wrong with me. But I know the Truth with a capital T.” “The ego wants to be special—even if it means being especially bad.” “Awareness is curative. What we’re not aware of will keep running the show.” “You are already enough. You just forgot.” 📚 Resources Mentioned: “Awareness is curative” – Jennifer Hadley Al-Anon spiritual recovery insights 🙌 Join the Conversation ✅ Subscribe & follow for more real, spirit-led episodes 💬 What’s one belief you’re ready to release? Leave us a review or message on social 📲 Instagram & Facebook: 🌿 Work with the Lemonettes: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Standing in Your Power: Releasing the Victim Story and Reclaiming Your Inner Strength
10/26/2025
Standing in Your Power: Releasing the Victim Story and Reclaiming Your Inner Strength
Standing in Your Power: Releasing the Victim Story and Reclaiming Your Inner StrengthHow to drop the “poor me” story, embrace accountability, and step into your Divine Power. Welcome to Five Lemons Laughing! 🍋💛 In this powerful first episode of our new 4-part series, Standing in Your Power, Penny, Drusilla, Morgan, and Melissa open up about what it means to release the victim story and reclaim your light. The conversation flows with humor, honesty, and deep spiritual truth. Together, the Lemonettes explore how to: ✨ Recognize when you’re slipping into the “poor me” story ✨ Shift from reaction to reflection ✨ Let go of control and trust Divine Guidance ✨ Step into accountability, the gateway to freedom You’ll hear raw personal stories about marriage, fear, and surrender… and the wisdom that comes from choosing love over defensiveness. Mentioned in this Episode: Inner child healing & journaling for self-awareness ✨ Stay Connected 💛 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts 💛 Leave us a review. It helps other seekers find the show! 💛 Follow on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @FiveLemonsLaughing 💛 💛 Work with the Lemonettes 1:1 Ready to deepen your practice, heal old patterns, or connect more fully with your inner wisdom? Each of the Lemonettes offers personal coaching, spiritual counseling, and intuitive mentorship. Explore our services: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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It’s Their God Too: Staying Grounded When the World Feels Outrageous
10/19/2025
It’s Their God Too: Staying Grounded When the World Feels Outrageous
Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? In this soul-nourishing conversation, Drusilla and Penny explore how to stay spiritually grounded amid political chaos, mass shootings, media noise, and cultural division. From A Course in Miracles to the AA Promises, they unpack what it really means to stay in peace without tuning out, and how to navigate the world with compassion and discernment. 🎧 Topics Include: – How to protect your peace in uncertain times – “It’s their God too” and the radical idea of shared divinity – Letting go of fear and embracing trust – What Kali Yuga means for spiritual seekers 💛 Resources: 👉 Subscribe & leave a review if this episode speaks to your soul. Your transformation is our greatest joy! 📣 Connect with the Lemonettes Ready for deeper support on your spiritual journey? 🌼 Explore our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fivelemonslaughing 📸 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: @FiveLemonsLaughing 📝 Subscribe & leave a review. It really helps! 💛 Work with the Lemonettes 1:1 Ready to deepen your practice, heal old patterns, or connect more fully with your inner wisdom? Each of the Lemonettes offers personal coaching, spiritual counseling, and intuitive mentorship. Explore our services: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Practicing What We Preach: Feeling It All Without Falling Apart
10/07/2025
Practicing What We Preach: Feeling It All Without Falling Apart
What does it really mean to practice what we preach, especially when life gets messy? In this raw and beautiful episode, the Lemonettes go beyond the spiritual buzzwords and share real moments of grief, triggers, boundary-setting, and radical emotional honesty. Amanda opens up about the sudden loss of her beloved horse, River — and what it meant to let the tidal waves of emotion come without pushing them away. Morgan and Penny share real-life stories of conflict and growth, and how spiritual practice helped them stay grounded and empowered, rather than reactive or victimized. 💛 This episode is a testament to doing the work, showing up fully human, and allowing love to lead even when it’s hard. 🌱 What We Talk About: Grieving a sudden loss with grace and presence Letting go of victim energy in everyday conflict Using spiritual tools like Ho’oponopono and ACIM in real-time Why choosing your support circle matters during emotional moments The difference between sympathy and pity and why it matters 🔗 Resources & Mentions: , Lesson 268: “Let all things be exactly as they are.” 📣 Connect with the Lemonettes Ready for deeper support on your spiritual journey? 🌼 Explore our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fivelemonslaughing 📸 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: @FiveLemonsLaughing 📝 Subscribe & leave a review. It really helps! 💛 Work with the Lemonettes 1:1 Ready to deepen your practice, heal old patterns, or connect more fully with your inner wisdom? Each of the Lemonettes offers personal coaching, spiritual counseling, and intuitive mentorship. Explore our services: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Unconditional Love Through Meditation & Prayer | How to Quiet the Mind & Follow Divine Guidance
09/30/2025
Unconditional Love Through Meditation & Prayer | How to Quiet the Mind & Follow Divine Guidance
What if unconditional love was your default setting? In this soulful episode of Five Lemons Laughing, Amanda, Morgan, and Penny share how meditation and prayer help them return to love, quiet the mind, and receive Divine Guidance. 🌿 You’ll hear a live prayer and guided meditation, honest conversations about resisting stillness, creative ways to meditate (even if you're not a “sit-still” person), and reflections on The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer. 🧘♀️ Whether you're new to spiritual practice or deep in your journey, this episode offers loving support and simple tools to help you stay connected to Source — and show up with more presence, compassion, and grace. In this episode: Guided prayer & meditation Why meditation isn't always easy — and why that's okay Walking meditations, Kundalini yoga, mantra counting Real talk about spiritual overwhelm + “tool hoarding” Tips to start or deepen your practice How prayer opens the heart to divine love & guidance Mentioned Resources: Box Breathing, Walking Meditations, Kundalini Yoga Work with the Lemonettes 1:1 Ready to deepen your practice, heal old patterns, or connect more fully with your inner wisdom? Each of the Lemonettes offers personal coaching, spiritual counseling, and intuitive mentorship. 💛 Explore our services: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life: 💌 We’d love to hear from you! Subscribe to the show Leave a review (it helps others find us!) Share this episode with someone who could use more peace and presence today 🙏 Your transformation is our greatest joy.
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Beyond the Story: How to Stop Playing Small and Step Into Your Power
09/22/2025
Beyond the Story: How to Stop Playing Small and Step Into Your Power
What story are you still telling that’s keeping you small? In this powerful episode of Five Lemons Laughing, Melissa, Penny, and Drusilla get real about the stories we carry — stories about who we are, what we’ve survived, and what we believe is possible. Sometimes these stories comfort us. But other times? They trap us. Together, we explore: How to recognize when you're stuck in an old narrative Why we keep replaying the same roles in relationships The power of awareness, compassion, and courage in rewriting your story Tools to lovingly move beyond survival into authentic self-expression We share personal experiences, spiritual insights, and heartfelt truths that invite you to step fully into your divine power. Because your past may shape you — but it doesn't define your future. 💛 Let’s rise together. 🔗 Resources Mentioned "Calling in The One” Coaching by Katherine Woodward Thomas 👉 Subscribe, share, and leave a review to support the show! 💬 DM us or comment: What story are YOU ready to let go of? 🔔 Don’t miss our upcoming Standing in Your Power mini-series — subscribe today! 💼 Work With the Lemonettes (Coaching) Looking for 1-on-1 spiritual support or transformational coaching? Each of our hosts offers unique healing modalities and mentorship. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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The Courage to Be Seen: How Vulnerability Leads to True Connection & Self-Love
09/16/2025
The Courage to Be Seen: How Vulnerability Leads to True Connection & Self-Love
"We all want to be loved… but are we willing to be truly seen?" In this soulful episode of Five Lemons Laughing, the Lemonettes (Amanda, Drusilla, Melissa, and Penny) explore what it really means to show up authentically — and why it feels so terrifying. From emotional intimacy and spiritual safety to childhood masks, perfectionism, and people-pleasing, the conversation gets real about the courage it takes to be your true self in relationships, family, and even public spaces. This episode covers: Why vulnerability feels like walking into a room naked 😳 How childhood conditioning shapes our fear of rejection Perfectionism, rebellion, and the masks we wear to feel worthy Building emotional safety in marriage, family, and friendship Real-life stories of spiritual growth and transformation Tools for growing self-trust, inner confidence, and radical acceptance Resources mentioned: ✨ Whether you’re healing your heart, deepening your relationships, or walking your spiritual path, this conversation invites you into safety, softness, and transformation. ✨ 💛 Your transformation is our greatest joy. Want to go deeper on your journey? Each of the Lemonettes offers private coaching and spiritual guidance to support your healing, growth, and authentic expression. Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life: Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for weekly wisdom and real-talk. 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and leave a review to help more women find our show.
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Quieting the Inner Critic: Healing Self-Talk & Ego Voices
09/08/2025
Quieting the Inner Critic: Healing Self-Talk & Ego Voices
What’s the voice in your head saying—and can you trust it? In this heart-opening episode, Amanda and Morgan dive deep into the inner narratives that shape our lives, especially the critical, judgmental, or future-obsessed voices that often go unchecked. From fantasy thinking and self-comparison to people-pleasing and “spiritual failure” thoughts, this conversation invites you to become more aware of your mental patterns and gently shift them, one loving thought at a time. ✨ Topics we explore: How the ego disguises itself as your inner voice Rewriting the script of self-judgment and comparison Recognizing when you're “future fantasizing” or stuck in past regrets Using spiritual practices to reclaim your peace Tools from A Course in Miracles and Jennifer Hadley The power of awareness, willingness, and choosing again This episode is for the spiritually curious woman who’s ready to stop believing every thought she thinks—and start creating a more peaceful inner world. 🧘 Resources Mentioned: 💛 Work with the Lemonettes – 1-on-1 Support for Your Journey: Amanda Snyder – Spiritual Counseling Book a discovery call or email: Morgan Turner – Spiritual Counseling Visit or email: Drusilla Talley – Spiritual Counseling Email: Melissa Dugan – Business & Marketing Coaching For soul-led entrepreneurs: Penny – Performance Coaching Become a leader in your life:
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Can You Be Right and Be in Love? Ego, Manipulation & True Connection
09/01/2025
Can You Be Right and Be in Love? Ego, Manipulation & True Connection
In this week’s episode of Five Lemons Laughing, Amanda, Morgan, and Melissa explore a question that touches every relationship: 👉 Can you be right and still be in Love (with a capital L)? The ego loves to win, to fix, and to control. But intimacy isn’t something you can win or manipulate. Together, we dive into the subtle ways ego sneaks into our marriages, friendships, and even our spiritual communities—often disguised as caretaking, peacemaking, or “being the more evolved one.” You’ll hear: Real-life stories of ego showing up in marriage and family dynamics The difference between love (small "l") and Love (big "L") How “spiritual ego” blocks intimacy and connection Tools and practices: A Course in Miracles responsibility principle, Byron Katie’s turnarounds, Ho’oponopono prayer, and kundalini yoga The power of self-love and awareness to shift from conditional to unconditional relationships ✨ Key takeaway: Awareness is curative. When we notice ego’s manipulations, we open the door to deeper connection, authentic love, and healing. 🔗 Resources Mentioned 🙌 Support Five Lemons Laughing Subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Share this episode with a friend who’s navigating ego and intimacy. Follow us on Instagram & Facebook for daily inspiration: https://www.instagram.com/fivelemonslaughing/ https://www.facebook.com/fivelemonslaughing Learn more about working with Amanda, Drusilla, Melissa, Morgan, and Penny: https://fivelemonslaughing.com/about-us Where does your ego sneak into your relationships—and how do you recognize it?
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