The Cycle Breakers Podcast

In this honest conversation, Rachael sits down with Sheryl-Ann Carscadden (SAS) and Christine John, two Indigenous leaders who are reshaping how we understand harm, healing, and responsibility within our communities and workplaces.
Sheryl-Ann Carscadden (SAS) is the Founder and Owner of Sundance Source Consulting. With more than 30 years of experience, SAS works alongside Indigenous communities, industry leaders, and organizations to build relationships grounded in respect and shared purpose.
Christine John is the Founder & Principal Consultant of Owl Vision Strategies, bringing over 20 years of energy sector experience and a deep commitment to advancing reconciliation
Together, they explore the reality of lateral violence, how it stems from systemic and historical harm, and the subtle ways it continues to show up today through exclusion, competition, and silence. More importantly, they introduce the concept of lateral kindness, a deliberate practice of compassion, accountability, and conscious change.
This conversation moves beyond awareness and into action, asking what it really means to interrupt harmful patterns and become a cycle breaker in our own lives.
In this episode, we explore:
What lateral violence is and how it shows up in everyday spaces
The impact of colonial systems on relationships and community dynamics
The concept of "distortion of care" and how protection can turn into harm
Lateral kindness as an intentional practice, not just an idea
How to create safety, belonging, and accountability in workplaces and communities
 LINKS
Sheryl-Ann Carscadden's LinkedIn
Sheryl-Ann Carscadden's Website
Christine John's LinkedIn
Christine John's Website

Rachael's Website
Rachael's Instagram
Rachael's LinkedIn
The Cycle Breakers YouTube
The Freedom Method™️ Certification

In this solo episode, I share how somatic healing became the missing link in my trauma healing journey and why it's less about learning something new and more about remembering what our bodies already know.
After years of hearing "regulate your nervous system," I finally understood how trauma lives in the body and why mindset work alone wasn't enough. Through somatic practices, I was able to move out of survival mode, build emotional resilience, and create real, lasting change.
We also explore how this work connects to ancestral wisdom, especially within Indigenous communities, and why so many people are being called back to the body right now.
In This Episode:
Somatic healing for trauma and nervous system regulation
Why talk therapy and mindset work weren't enough
How trauma affects the brain and body
Expanding your window of tolerance and emotional capacity
Moving from survival mode to stability and growth
Somatics as ancestral remembrance and embodied healing
Links:
Rachael's Website
Rachael's Instagram
Rachael's LinkedIn
The Cycle Breakers YouTube
Freedom Method™️ Info Session April 23rd
The Freedom Method™️ Certification (we start May 13th)

In this conversation, Rachael sits down with Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza, a Mexicana/Chicana seer, medicine woman in the Q'ero Inca lineage, and former Counseling Psychology PhD and professor whose life took a profound turn from academia to ancestral healing.
She shares the life-altering moment that shifted her from a tenured academic career into ancestral medicine, and how chronic illness, loss, and surrender became the doorway to her true purpose. 
What unfolds in this episode is not just a story of personal transformation, but a powerful reflection on the systems we are taught to trust, and the cost of staying disconnected from our bodies, our spirit, and the Earth.
If you are navigating your own awakening, questioning the systems you were taught to trust, or feeling the pull toward something deeper this conversation will stay with you.

In this episode, we explore:
🕊️ The breaking point that led Doctora Rocío from academia to ancestral medicine 🕊️ What "decolonial shadow work" actually looks like in daily life 🕊️ The concept of colonial collusion and how it shapes modern living 🕊️ Reclaiming ancestral wisdom while living in a modern world 🕊️ The difference between transactional healing and relational, embodied practice

LINKS
Dra. Rocio Rosales Meza's Instagram
Dra. Rocio Rosales Meza's Website
Dra. Rocio Rosales Meza's Healer's Journey
Dra. Rocio Rosales Meza's Newsletter Sign up  
Rachael's Website
Rachael's Instagram
Rachael's LinkedIn
The Cycle Breakers YouTube
The Freedom Method™️ Certification (Spring 2026 cohort enrolling)
Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program

In this powerful conversation, Rachael sits down with Susan Aglukark - renowned Inuk Canadian singer-songwriter, Juno Award winner, and Officer of the Order of Canada - whose music has shaped the landscape of Indigenous storytelling in this country.
Best known for her iconic 1995 hit O Siem, Susan became the first Inuk performer to reach the Top 10 in Canada. But beyond her accolades - including the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement and the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award - this conversation centers on the woman behind the music.
Together, they explore how her career unfolded unexpectedly, the loneliness and lack of belonging that shaped her early life, and the deeper layers of healing, identity, and responsibility that came with becoming a voice for so many. Drawing from her memoir Kihiani, Susan shares what it means to move from survival into self-discovery, and how creativity became a pathway back to herself.
In this episode we explore: 
How Susan Aglukark's music career unfolded unexpectedly and what guided her path, including the impact of O Siem
The impact of trauma, loneliness, and not belonging and how it lived in her body
The shift from survival mode into intentional healing and self-awareness
Writing, journaling, and creativity as tools for processing, expression, and release
Confidence vs. arrogance and staying grounded while navigating visibility and responsibility
Rediscovering joy through art, and what it means to return to yourself
LINKS
Susan's Website
Arctic Rose Foundation Website
Kihiani: A Memoir of Healing
Susan's Instagram
Rachael's Website
Rachael's Instagram
Rachael's LinkedIn
The Cycle Breakers YouTube
The Freedom Method™️ Certification
Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders 
Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program 
Podcast Studio: Jilani Place
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In this solo episode, I share a deeply personal & vulnerable reflection on my journey with humility - from navigating many a ego death / rock bottoms in the past few years & being repeatedly humbled in ways that reshaped how I lead, live, and relate to myself. This is an honest conversation about what it actually means to walk in integrity, let go of needing to prove yourself, and lead in a good way.
In this episode, I cover:
🧡 Being initiated into the Seven Sacred Teachings and why humility challenged me most
🧡 The ego, survival patterns, and blindspots I couldn't see before
🧡 The breakdowns that forced me to face myself and let go of the mask
🧡 What humility really is (and releasing the need to prove or perform)
🧡 Leading from honesty, groundedness, and connection to Creator
LINKS
Rachael's Website
Rachael's Instagram
Rachael's LinkedIn
The Cycle Breakers YouTube
The Freedom Method™️ Certification
Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders 
Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program 
Podcast Studio: Jilani Place