Ep 56 | Past Life Regression and Spirit Guides: Insight, Illusion or Something Else? with Certified Hypnotist and Author Karen Kubicko

What if some of your strongest fears, habits, or even relationships didn’t start in this lifetime?

Today we are #LiveintheHive with Karen Kubicko, a past life regressionist who helps clients access deeply immersive experiences that feel like memories from another time. For some, it’s healing. For others, it raises big questions about consciousness and identity.

Karen is a psychic intuitive, Reiki Master, past life regression expert, certified hypnotist, instructor, and author of Life Is Just Another Class—One Soul’s Journey through Past Life Regression, an account of 16 of her own past lives and Making True Love—Healing Relationship Patterns Through Past Life Regression which explores common root causes of relationship issues, and provides insight on how to heal these patterns.

Today’s spirited conversation invites curiosity more than conclusions - we’re leaning right into the edge of what we think we know about ourselves. Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or somewhere in between, this conversation lives right on that edge.

Takeaways and lessons:

• How does your soul incarnate?
• Karen gives an overview of the vastness of the soul as it incarnates and becomes grounded in the earth experience/consciousness.
• Karen shares her childhood connections across the veil and interaction with spirit guides.
• She tells the story of one of her Near-Death Experiences (NDE) – an emergency C-section birth of her second child.
• She was compelled to explore metaphysics more deeply and discovered the work of Dr. Brian Weiss, with whom she went on to study.
• How is the power of forgiveness crucial to this work?
• Karen breaks down your spiritual “team” – spirit guides and passed-over loved ones.
• For those who experience themselves as non-binary, may there be a deeper understanding of being both male + female?
• The quantum healing experienced through this work heals not only yourself, but it ripples out to ancestors.
• Her first book explores how to access your own past lives. Her second book explores healing relationship patterns and root causes through past life regression.
• All this and SO much more…

Find Karen:

https://www.karenkubicko.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@KarenKubicko

Find Sandra:

www.SandraBargman.com

https://www.youtube.com/@sandraamazon

@SandraBargman

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Hello Hive!

Happy birthday to me!

It’s April 15th, Income Tax Day, and my mother always told me I was a great return on my birthday.

It’s also World Art Day!

Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for humans around the globe, playing an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity and courageous conversations.

And ART is RESISTANCE! What better day to release my next episode, one that celebrates creativity, identity, and the power of artistic expression and storytelling.

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with former Silicon Valley Tech CEO, musician, and non-binary trans advocate, Michele Bettencourt - for a courageous conversation on the evolution of IDENTITY.

Easily one of my most favorite conversations. Michele’s willingness to share her provocative story openly, along with her articulate, salty and, intriguing story-telling, kept me rapt, laughing heartily, and deeply moved. I know you will be, too.

With over a thirty-five-year career in Silicon Valley, Michele Bettencourt served as CEO and Director of multiple private and public companies, including Imperva and Coverity. She is the founder of the Michele Bettencourt Foundation which promotes fair employment for transgender individuals.

Michele is a singer/songwriter/musician who, in 2018, dropped her debut album, Vampire Time, which features such esteemed collaborators as Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Rod Stewart), Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), and Russ McKinnon (Barry Manilow, Tower of Power).

Vampire Time examines the paradoxes of contemporary life—how people can feel both connected and distant, certain yet uncertain, and visible yet misunderstood, real human experiences on the edge between ordinary life and moments of transformation.

Life Lessons through these stories:

It’s okay to evolve. Understanding yourself is a journey, not a one-time decision.

Be kind. Respecting and accepting others helps create a more compassionate and inclusive world.

Creative expression can be a powerful way to share truth and process identity.

In Vampire Time, the White House is upside down. In real time, too.

Live by the personal mantra, “My Life. My rules.”

You can usually tell when people are being kind.

Cross dressing is the gateway drug to transitioning.

Be an ambassador.

Believe in accidental journeys.

Become a “meanderthal.”

Parental passing grants permission and release.

What makes a transition “successful” is how you’re treated.

Trans people in bathrooms. Women say the nicest things in bathrooms. Make someone’s day and call them she if that’s what they want. The ripple effect will change humanity.

It’s hard to hate someone up close.

Thank you, Michele.

Remember, the edge is where you come alive.

Find Michele + Vampire Time:

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/michele-bettencourt-and-vampire-time/1831583691

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd9ZrZBQw3QAmC2k1SjKdsg

https://www.samdevorah.org/board

Find Sandra:

SandraBargman.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabargman/

https://createmagicatwork.net/meet-the-team

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Happy April Fools Day!

April 1st is a day for surprises. Far more than a prank day— The Day of the Fool is a ritual threshold.

What better day to launch The Edge of Everyday podcast on Magic Thread Media?

April Fools’ Day belongs to the archetype of The Fool—the one who steps forward without a map, who trusts curiosity over certainty, and who begins the journey before knowing where it leads. T

The "truth" of the fool is a paradox...

• A step into uncertainty
• A break from rigid thinking
• Permission to see the world differently

The Fool is the only archetype who can move freely between worlds —logic and intuition, ordinary and extraordinary. The Fool is an Edgewalker.

And THAT is exactly what a conversation exploring “the edge of everyday” promises to do. Walk between worlds. It's what we've been doing for over 120 episodes.

I started #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast in October 2021 at TalkRadio.NYC. I then moved to Buzzsprout in 2024. Shows from TalkRadio.NYC are on my YouTube Channel. All the shows from Buzzsprout are now here on Magic Thread Media.

Hosting this podcast has changed my life immeasurably. It is through hosting that I met Amy Lynn Durham, and because of our spectacular relationship, I've (and The Edge of Everyday) landed at Magic Thread Media.

And I'm so grateful.

So pour a drink with me and let's have toast to creating magic, exploring edges, holding courageous conversations, and celebrating my joy in becoming a part of the Magic Thread Media Team!

Remember...the Edge is where YOU come alive.

Find me:

www.SandraBargman.com

@SandraBargman

https://www.youtube.com/@sandraamazon

#TheEdgeofEveryday #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast #MagicThreadMedia #LiveInTheHive

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“Ferocious Compassion requires that I find the courage to speak my truth, to find the courage to be disliked, to find the courage to turn and face confrontation. Ferocious Compassion guides me to choose authenticity over approval. It allows me the freedom to assert myself, to be vulnerable, to express, not suppress my true emotions and intentions.” - Author, Sandra Bargman

Today we are #LiveInTheHive with award-winning author, book mentor, editor, leadership coach, and my friend, Cynthia Gregory. The above quote is from, FEROCIOUS COMPASSION, my chapter in the newly released and much anticipated book, LOVE NOTES from the Soul 2.0: Stories of Compassion and Healing, curated and edited by Cynthia. We had Cynthia on as a guest last October to celebrate the release of Love Notes 2.0 (Ep 42) and we’re thrilled to welcome her back to dig in a bit deeper. Cynthia’s motto is: “Allow your story to take up space in the world.” And I’m thrilled that my thought concept, Ferocious Compassion, is taking up space in the world!

The power of storytelling and the power of finding and sharing your VOICE in the world is at the heart of every aspect of Cynthias work. Sound familiar? No surprise that from the moment I met her, I was completely drawn to Cynthia and her soulful and creative work. Which is why I gave her a resounding YES when she asked me to become a contributing author to LOVE NOTES 2.0. There is a total of 27 stories in this book, an exquisitely curated and edited collection by Cynthia, each one a LOVE NOTE.

And what could be better than sharing and celebrating love notes today, as we start Valentines Day weekend?

We touch on…

• The power of sharing your VOICE and reconnecting to the courage of storytelling.
• Is Ferocious Compassion controversial? Is political? The politicization of human rights.
• The genesis of the phrase, “ferocious compassion.”
• The radical act of telling your truth. Truth-telling = More stories.
• People-pleasing is a trauma response.
• In these challenging times, stories become MORE important in our lives.
• The conflicting stories of the USA – we have 2 distinctly different narratives of “who” is an American.
• The inspiration for the creation of the Love Notes Anthologies. Following your creative instincts and trusting the process!
• Work on Love Notes 3.0 has begun

RISE + WRITE, A SOULFUL SUMMER WRITERS RETREAT | HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK

Led by Cynthia Gregory and Sandra Bargman | Create, mine, write, speak, and craft your story.

Friday, July 31 - Sunday, August 2 | For more details and registration: www.coachcynthiagregory.com

Love Notes 2.0 Book Signing Event | The Olive Free Library in West Shokan, New York

Thursday, July 30th @ 5:30 pm

Join Editor Cynthia Gregory and Contributing Authors Sandra Bargman + Sarah Olivieri for readings, discussion and Q&A. https://www.olivefreelibrary.org/

Cynthia Gregory is an award-winning writer and author of Journaling as Sacred Practice: an Act Of Extreme Bravery, What Is Possible From Here, and the LOVE NOTES Anthologies. She was also editor of the California Writers Club, Redwood Writers’ Annual Anthology: ON FIRE (2023).

Full bio, resources, coaching and events:

www,CoachCynthiaGregory.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorycynthia/

Connect with your host Sandra Bargman:

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Today we are #LIVEInTheHIVE with Brian Gorman, maverick leadership coach and author of Leading into the Age of Wisdom: Reimagining the Future of Work.

Brian writes: “When hierarchies falter, networks and circles emerge. When loyalty contracts dissolve, people seek belonging and purpose. When change accelerates, organizations must cultivate adaptability and rhythm. When technology grows powerful, the human role shifts from doing the work of machines to bringing discernment, empathy, and wisdom into the system.”

What are the implications for corporations and organizations? And from a larger perspective, democracy and patriarchy?

As Klaus Schwab writes in The Fourth Industrial Evolution, “The changes are so profound that, from the perspective of human history, there has never been a time of greater promise or greater peril.”

Is our dystopian view that AI is replacing human-kind true or false?

Which beliefs, habits, or assumptions about leadership may need to be unlearned or reframed for me to become an Age of Wisdom leader?

We touch on….

• We are at a tipping point with AI that requires making clear decisive decisions to choose the ultimate path upon which humanity will embark, recognizing that we’re on the verge of the equivalent of the Industrial Revolution.
• AI has made human intelligence obsolete, but humans possess WISDOM, Wisdom guides our decisions in how we utilize AI.
• Hierarchy assumes wisdom rests in the top tier, when in fact everyone has wisdom or the potential for wisdom.
• Brian shares 2 stories of well-known corporations discovering that wisdom from the C-suite is no longer sufficient.
• Democracy itself (and all patriarchal systems) requires the overlay of these same skill sets as leaders moving into The Age of Wisdom.
• Decentralizing decision making from the top doesn’t slow systems down.
• What are wisdom circles? How do we respond to crisis? And what will be the impact of our decisions over the next 7 generations?
• Work is not done through time, it’s done through energy. How do we build physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energy?
• Circle, rather than linear, philosophy>>> Interconnectedness.
• All this and so much more.

Full bio, book, wisdom circle events, and resources:

• https://transforminglives.coach/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangorman07030/

Connect with your host Sandra Bargman:

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"Young People Are Acts of Nature, But Beautiful Old People Are Works of Art" - Dr. Marion

Today we are #LiveInTheHive in Dr. Marion Somers, award-winning and nationally recognized Geriatric Care Specialist, professor, and author of the book, Eldercare Made Easier: Ten Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One.

From the moment I met Dr. Marion, I’ve been captivated by her passion for the elderly, for the death and dying process, and for LIFE! We’ve had many poignant conversations about her life and work, and I’m thrilled to share this extraordinary 85-year-old force-of-nature on #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast.

(Full disclosure: As you know, we don’t edit on #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast – we prefer the adventure of being #LiveInTheHive! However, we had some technical problems with our recording, and a bit of editing was necessary on this one.)

In this episode, we touch on…

• What type of person is drawn to stay present to the aging, death, and dying process?
• Marion shares the story of growing up in Harlem, gravitating to the elders in her community and discovering her love of storytelling.
• The power of deep listening.
• How has eldercare changed over the years?
• Technology has separated and isolated all of us, but particularly the aging.
• Discover ways to engage in eldercare, both as an elder and as a caregiver.
• What is important to those who are transitioning.
• The power of planning a funeral with the person who is in transition.
• What does it mean to grieve well?
• A brief review of her exhaustive and resource rich book on eldercare.

For over four decades, Doctor Marion has provided care for more than 2,000 elderly clients while she owned and operated a thriving Geriatric Care Management practice. As a leading expert on elder care issues, topics, and solutions, she’s been featured on The Today Show, Eyewitness News, in The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, and on a host of national radio programs.

Contact Dr. Marion HERE.

Buy Book HERE.

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Happy New Year Everyone! Goodbye 2025 and hello 2026. I have high hopes for 2026. We can all agree 2025 has been quite an insane roller coaster of a ride, to put it mildly.

A Universal 1 Year (2026) is a threshold. It begins a new nine-year story not only for the world, but for each of us. If you imagine the past nine years as a chapter – from 2017 to 2025 – the 1 Year is the moment the next chapter title appears.

The page is blank. The pen is in your hand.

The themes of a 1 Year revolve around emergence: new beginnings, self-leadership, instinct and courage.

And in Chinese Lunar tradition, 2026 is The Year of the Crimson Fire Horse. This year is celebrated for its dynamic energy, symbolizing passion, change, and transformation. Horses represent strength, freedom, and spirited perseverance, and the element of fire magnifies these qualities.

The theme for 2026 is CLEAR. It’s about acceleration. breakthrough and integration.

It is time to step forward with COURAGE!

I share a reading of ‘We Were Made for These Times’ by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

“My Esteemed Ones –

Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of affairs in our world now. Ours is a time of almost daily astonishment and often righteous rage over the latest degradations of what matters most to civilized, visionary people. You are right in your assessments.

The luster and hubris some have aspired to while endorsing acts so heinous against children, elders, everyday people, the poor, the unguarded, the helpless, is breathtaking.

Yet, I urge you, ask you, gentle you, to please not spend your spirit dry by bewailing these difficult times. Especially do not lose hope. Most particularly because, the fact is that we were made for these times.”

Wishing our listeners, guests, and everyone who contributes to and uplifts #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast a very Happy New Year!

#TheEdgeofEveryday #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast #HappyNewYear2026 #WeWereMadeforTheseTimes

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