Interviews with Innocence

My name is Marla Hughes. I have worked with children my entire life. I have a Master's degree in Exercise Physiology. I have worked in the pediatric transplant unit at UCSF Hospital in San Francisco, teaching children about exercise, good nutrition and relaxation. I also worked at the Center for Attitudinal Healing with its founder, Dr. Gerald Jampolsky, using art and music therapy to help young children who had life threatening diseases or who had a parent or loved one who was severely ill. My greatest teachers, however, have been my children. I have never experienced a love that deep or profound. I created this podcast because I am intrigued by how children can help us reconnect with our spiritual selves. I believe the young are our teachers; after all they are the masters of living in the moment, enjoying the messiness of life and curious about the universe in all it's dimensions. They are not concerned with ego or comparisons. These young souls enter life with driblets of

Interviews with Innocence is a religion podcast hosted by Innocence, with 252 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #253

  Episode 253 - When Spirit Holds Us: Healing, Compassion, and the Passing of My Beloved Pet Daisy with Brooke Grove

  Mar 13, 202645 minS0

  <p >In this deeply meaningful episode of Interviews with Innocence, we welcome Brooke Grove—a complex trauma survivor-thriver, near-death experiencer, former psychotherapist, author, and multidisciplinary integrative healer working in co-creation with Spirit.</p> <p >Brooke's journey bridges both the scientific and spiritual worlds. With advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology, Marital and Family Therapy, and Clinical Art Therapy, she spent years working within traditional psychotherapy before being called into a more expansive path of healing that integrates consciousness, energy medicine, and spiritual guidance.</p> <p >Her work today draws from an extraordinary range of training and experience, including Shamanic Energy Medicine, Qu...

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  Episode #252

  Episode 252 - Seven Days in the Desert: A Psychic, a Mine Shaft, and a Missing Dog with Eric and Laurie Kirkland

  Feb 26, 202629 minS0

  <p >In this unforgettable episode of Interviews with Innocence, Marla sits down with Laurie and Eric Kirkland to share a story that feels almost cinematic in its intensity — and yet, every word is true.</p> <p >Forty years ago, while camping in the Calico Mountains, Laurie and Eric's beloved dog Jesse vanished without a trace. What followed was a week of heartbreak, relentless searching, radio ads, flyers, and a 500 dollar reward.</p> <p >And then… a psychic entered the story.</p> <p >What she revealed would guide them to a shocking discovery — including a mysterious collapsed mine shaft, a "big green...

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  Episode #251

  Episode 251 - How Astrology Helps Us Remember Who We Are with Stevie Calista

  Dec 4, 202545 minS0

  <p >In this inspiring episode of Interviews with Innocence, Marla sits down with Stevie Calista—an astrologer, artist, intuitive channel, and founder of Farmhouse Moon. Stevie brings a grounded, heart-led approach to astrology, blending ancient teachings with intuition, spiritual insight, and compassionate guidance.</p> <p >Stevie believes our birth chart is a soul map—a blueprint of the lessons, gifts, and karmic patterns we carry into this lifetime. Through her work, she helps people remember who they truly are beneath conditioning, expectations, and fear, and invites them back into alignment with their deepest truth.</p> <p >Together, Marla and Stevie explo...

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  Episode #250

  Episode 250: Bridging Heaven and Earth: Lessons in Healing and Spirit with Nic Whitem

  Oct 14, 202545 minS0

  <p >In this heart-opening conversation, Marla reconnects with Nic Whitem, a lifelong healer and spiritual teacher who has dedicated his later years to preserving the wisdom of Silver Birch — one of the most beloved voices in modern spiritual philosophy.</p> <p >Nic shares how his journey from the fast-paced world of international finance to running a holistic retreat in the UK was guided by the Spirit World itself. His story is one of trust, surrender, and rediscovering purpose through service to others.</p> <p >Together, Nic and Marla explore how Silver Birch's timeless teachings—rooted in love, compassion, and truth—offer...

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  Episode #249

  Episode 249 - Horse Powered Reading: Teaching Kids to Love Reading with Horses with Michele Pikel

  Sep 20, 202544 minS0

  <p >What if learning to read could be playful, joyful, and even involve horses? 🐴✨</p> <p >In this inspiring episode of Interviews with Innocence, I welcome Michele Pickel, PhD, Emeriti Professor of Education at Concordia University-St. Paul and the creator of Horse Powered Reading®. After more than two decades training teachers and teaching children from PreK–12, Michele developed a groundbreaking equine-assisted learning program that engages the mind, body, and emotions to help struggling readers thrive.</p> <p >Horse Powered Reading® uses interactive games and activities with horses to bring reading skills to life. Students build confidence, improve literacy, and experience the joy o...

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