Mediocre Mystic

Storytelling Podcasts

Hey Y'all! Grace here. If you, like me, have survived fundamentalism, I welcome you to this wholly irreverent space. A sanctuary of sorts for those of us who have broken free from all kinds of toxic, high-demand groups. Often in the process of deconstruction, we find ourselves left with a void held for the casseroles and the cobblers. You know, the dishes dropped off on our doorstep during challenging times as an expression of care and belonging. As we build this community, I look forward to satisfying that longing by writing new recipes together and gathering each episode to break digital bread. Wrestling with and reveling in our reconstruction, we explore many perspectives, sharing stories from all walks of life - creating functional beauty and discovering practical magic right in the midst of the messy, the muddled, and the mundane. Join us as we unashamedly and unabashedly cherry-pick ancient and modern practices to find out what works best for you and me in our daily lives. On this podcast, I invite you to reconsider both mediocrity (and the way it makes the world go ‘round) and spirituality (and the way it works in mysterious ways). To help others find us and let us know what kind of content you enjoy most, please take a moment to subscribe, follow, rate, and review Mediocre Mystic as you tune in on Apple, Spotify, Substack, YouTube, or wherever you find your podcasts. Mediocre Mystic is proud to partner with a network of interspiritual and aspiritual practitioners as featured contributors. Mindful Maraschino episodes highlight practices from YOU. These collaborations make for a rich feed to explore practices that are doable and miraculously sustainable for you.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Storytelling Podcasts

Description:

Hey Y'all! Grace here. If you, like me, have survived fundamentalism, I welcome you to this wholly irreverent space. A sanctuary of sorts for those of us who have broken free from all kinds of toxic, high-demand groups. Often in the process of deconstruction, we find ourselves left with a void held for the casseroles and the cobblers. You know, the dishes dropped off on our doorstep during challenging times as an expression of care and belonging. As we build this community, I look forward to satisfying that longing by writing new recipes together and gathering each episode to break digital bread. Wrestling with and reveling in our reconstruction, we explore many perspectives, sharing stories from all walks of life - creating functional beauty and discovering practical magic right in the midst of the messy, the muddled, and the mundane. Join us as we unashamedly and unabashedly cherry-pick ancient and modern practices to find out what works best for you and me in our daily lives. On this podcast, I invite you to reconsider both mediocrity (and the way it makes the world go ‘round) and spirituality (and the way it works in mysterious ways). To help others find us and let us know what kind of content you enjoy most, please take a moment to subscribe, follow, rate, and review Mediocre Mystic as you tune in on Apple, Spotify, Substack, YouTube, or wherever you find your podcasts. Mediocre Mystic is proud to partner with a network of interspiritual and aspiritual practitioners as featured contributors. Mindful Maraschino episodes highlight practices from YOU. These collaborations make for a rich feed to explore practices that are doable and miraculously sustainable for you.

Language:

English

Website:

http://funshiftpod.com/

Email:

funshiftpod@gmail.com

Episodes

Lunar Aligned: Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse 2026 Oracle Reading

2/17/2026

Duration:00:32:52

Lunar Aligned: Summer 2025 Oracle Reading

7/24/2025

Duration:00:22:27

Design Flaw - The 1st IBLP Principle of Design

7/10/2025

On this episode I'm beginning this series of my story with the Institute in Basic Life Principles or IBLP - which you may recognize from the Amazon documentary featuring the Duggar family from TLC's 19 Kids and Counting. They may have been on a reality tv show, but this is my story of how these teachings played out in my day to day real life. This is the Principle 1 episode in a series arc on the 7 principles of Bill Gothard. Referenced in this Episode: Shiny Happy People SEND US A TEXT Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Leave Us A Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic: Web | Email | Substack | X Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | Substack | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:12:30

Not So Shiny. Not So Happy. The Duggars & The Downers - My Story with Bill Gothard & The IBLP

4/30/2025

On this episode I'm presenting the prologue of my story with the Institute in Basic Life Principles or IBLP - which you may recognize from the Amazon documentary featuring the Duggar family from TLC's 19 Kids and Counting. They may have been on a reality tv show, but this is my story of how these teachings played out in my day to day real life. This is the introduction episode to a series arc on the 7 principles of Bill Gothard. Referenced in this Episode: Shiny Happy People Life of Reason | George Santayana SEND US A TEXT Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Leave Us A Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic: Web | Email | Substack | X Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | Substack | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:08:25

Lunar Aligned: Happy Lunar New Year! - Tarot Reading for the Year of the Snake 2025

1/29/2025

Meliea of Lunar Aligned brings us a reading for the Lunar New Year 2025. The year of the Snake represents growth, flexibility, and tolerance. Amidst the heaviness of the year's beginning there is hope, and with these tools we can find the balance between being a doormat or a steamroller. With the Chariot as our guide, Meliea encourages us to put our energy into what we're for more than what we're against to move things forward. If you'd like to join Meliea for regular readings and inspiration for cyclical living, send her an email her and she'll send you a link to her Voxer channel. Referenced: Fairy Deck | Radleigh Valentine Interact with Lunar Aligned via: Email | Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok Contact Us Support the show Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Text or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via: Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:07:30

Trailer: Welcome to Mediocre Mystic

1/29/2025

Welcome to Mediocre Mystic - the podcast where we invite you to reconsider both mediocrity and the way it makes the world go ‘round, and spirituality and the way it works in mysterious ways. If you have survived fundamentalism, welcome to this wholly irreverent space. A sanctuary of sorts, for those of us who have broken free from all kinds of toxic high demand groups. Wrestling with our deconstruction and reveling in our reconstruction, we explore many perspectives sharing stories from all walks of life. Creating functional beauty and discovering practical magic right in the midst of the messy, the muddled, and the mundane. Join us, as we unashamedly and unabashedly cherry pick ancient and modern practices, to find out what works best for us in our daily lives. As we build this community, we look forward to gathering each episode and breaking digital bread together. Mediocre Mystic (Grace) is proud to partner with Lunar Aligned and Quieted Mind. Meliea Black of Lunar Aligned shares intuitive tarot and oracle readings. James Buckley of Quieted Mind offers guided meditation and dharma talks. Mindful Maraschino episodes feature practices from YOU. These collaborations make for a rich feed full of practices to cherry pick what works best for you - one or all! Contact Us Support the show Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Text or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via: Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:01:17

Trailer: Welcome to Mediocre Mystic

1/1/2025

Duration:00:01:35

Sleep Like Starfish with Rachelle Atkins

12/10/2024

On this episode, special guest Rachelle Atkins, is sharing stories from her memoir with us, and excerpts from her new book Sleep like Starfish. Sleep like Starfish chronicles how a couch-surfing, disassociated teenage high school dropout with debilitating chronic illness, a constant loop of intrusive thoughts, and a haunting abandonment wound goes on to marry an underage musician with a fake ID and become a loving, responsible mother of two who graduates from college with high honors. Rachelle Atkins not only examines the way childhood traumas manifest in the physical body, but also how a child who feels like "a body with no skin" can become a woman who lives with a middle-finger faith, believing that she is seen and held by something bigger than her tiny human self, even when her anxiety rumbles and her body acts like a traitor. Holding the tension between the bad that was and the good that is and can be, this memoir is a turnabout tale of discovering self-worth and learning to heal a dysregulated nervous system by coming to terms with a traumatic past, imparting levity whenever possible, and cultivating a deep sense of belief. Interact with Rachelle Atkins via: Instagram | Facebook Buy Sleep Like Starfish via: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Google Books | Park Road Books Contact Us Support the show Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Text or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via: Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:43:57

Resilience Is Your Birthright with Meliea Black - October 2024 Tarot Reading

11/3/2024

Duration:00:13:18

Inside Out with Meliea Black - September 2024 Tarot Reading

9/12/2024

Duration:00:14:45

Quieted Mind: Bringing Back Warmth to the Room

9/11/2024

Duration:00:07:43

Mindful Maraschino: The Practice of Yogic Energy with Mandi Brown

9/10/2024

On this episode we're pausing to ponder the particular seed of truth on the topic of yogic energy - cherry picked by Mandi Brown. I invite YOU, cherry cobbler congregants, to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665. Tell me about one of your own favorite practices - pretty please with a cherry on top! Interact with Mandi Brown via: Web | Instagram | Facebook Contact Us Support the show Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Text or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via: Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:06:20

Making Friends with the Giant with Meliea Black - August 2024 Tarot Reading

9/8/2024

Duration:00:12:09

Mindful Maraschino: The Practice of Intentional Intuition with Meliea Black

8/8/2024

On this episode we're pausing to ponder the particular seed of truth on the topic of trusting our own intuition through the practice of intention - cherry picked by Meliea Black. I invite YOU, cherry cobbler congregants, to drop me a voicemail or a text at 980.355.9665. Tell me about one of your own favorite practices - pretty please with a cherry on top! Referenced: The Traitors | Martha Beck Interact with Lunar Aligned via: Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok Contact Us Support the show Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Text or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via: Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:08:38

Taking Our Thoughts On A Walk with James Buckley - Meditation

8/8/2024

Duration:00:05:22

It is What You Say AND How You Say it with Meliea Black - July 2024 Oracle Reading

7/31/2024

Duration:00:07:25

Normal Really is Just a Setting on Your Dryer with James Buckley - Dharma Talk

7/5/2024

Duration:00:06:44

What Would Bubba Sue (AKA The Cat in Black / The Boy Named Sue) Do? with Meliea Black - June 2024 Oracle Reading

7/5/2024

Join me as we reflect on Meliea's 2024 June reading of the Inspiration card from the Soul Trees deck. I share about a recent trip I took for inspiration and all of the obstacles in it's path. The hero of the story was my biggest inspiration - the one and only Bubba Sue, my manx cat. Listen to how he helped me push through to find my creative sweet spot. Referenced: Soul Trees and Soul Seeds Oracles | Allyson Williams Yee Interact with Lunar Aligned via: Web | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok Contact Us Support the show Support the Show | Buy Me a Coffee Text or Voicemail | 980.355.9665 Interact with Mediocre Mystic via: Web | Email |Instagram | X Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube Subscribe & Follow | Rate & Review Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music by '86 Aerostar | Logo by Bizri Creative Group

Duration:00:08:21

Quieted Mind: Return to the Breath

7/5/2024

Duration:00:07:24

Let it Go, Y'all with Meliea Black - May 2024 Oracle Reading

7/5/2024

Duration:00:08:01