<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Lissa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reclaim your magic, heal your soul with Sacred Thyme]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:17:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beautifully and painfully human.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is so deeply ingrained within us as women no matter how much work we think we’ve done  is this underlying shadow. Call it the sisterhood wound, call it internalised misogyny, call it whatever you want… but it sits under our skin like a bruise we can’t stop hitting. Every time we think we’ve healed it, it shows up again. Same wound, different costume. This is the part that guts me, even the women doing the work, the ones who preach it, teach it, live it even we hit that same wound over...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/beautifully-and-painfully-human</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6938c3610b27bc7cafc7efc0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:48:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ache to Belong… and the Shadows We Drag With Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something I’ve been wrestling with. A trigger I’ve felt rising, pulsing like heat under skin.  It’s… the ache of longing, of wanting to belong but not knowing where the hell to stand without overstepping. I am a Pākehā woman. I am doing the work, of decolonising not just my mind, but the energy I carry when I walk into sacred spaces. Lately I’ve been sitting with a deeper, more uncomfortable truth. That  ache to belong  can sometimes become a coloniser of its own. There’s a hunger...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/the-ache-to-belong-and-the-shadows-we-drag-with-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fd6d6fdc39b5e10eadd80b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:50:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief Has Teeth (And I Let It Bite Me)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been in a little grief bubble of late, not gonna lie. My little mate passed months ago. It feels like both a lifetime and a second ago. The days blur, and there are moments where I forget when I still go looking for the fat little snoring sausage, expecting to see him sprawled out , freight train sound of his snore echoing throughout the backyard then it hits me, like a goddamn freight train to the heart. He’s not here any more- still months later it pulls at my heart. I’ve known grief...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/grief-has-teeth-and-i-let-it-bite-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fd6816a51f8a92928ab88d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:21:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Love Letter to the Misunderstood Mystics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I’ve been watching something that sits heavy in my heart, that a wave of people who once walked a spiritual path, who spoke of energy, intuition, and divine connection, now turning around and calling it all “evil” in their new path of finding Jesus.   I’ve seen creators, coaches, and even friends who once shared messages of empowerment, healing, and magic suddenly denounce it all in the name of God, and while everyone is free to follow what feels true, it’s the need to demonize the...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/a-love-letter-to-the-misunderstood-mystics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68faddf2be1c9042a116e994</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:10:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[~The Baby Who Grew Me~]]></title><description><![CDATA[(This is a small expert out of my book im in the midst of writing. Felt the urge to share) A conversation while at an early morning gym...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/~the-baby-who-grew-me~</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688b09fba1ccd6aa398ba847</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 06:20:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confronting Witchcraft Judgement: A Personal Spell for Sovereignty]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is still fear around the word Witch. Not because it means evil, but because it means power without permission . It means devotion...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/confronting-witchcraft-judgement-a-personal-spell-for-sovereignty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68870e4e6ab2534c7b09da52</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:56:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you know what I truly love about writing? It’s the way something deep within your being can pour out through your fingertips and shape...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/why-i-write</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68759b36e7aaf23c1035cc7a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:13:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Not Confuse Sacred Plant Medicine with Hypnosis Tactics(A loving call out to the spiritual copy paste crowd)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reason I’m writing so deeply about this sacred plant medicine is because, over the years, I’ve watched its popularity grow and its...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/let-s-not-confuse-sacred-plant-medicine-with-hypnosis-tactics-a-loving-call-out-to-the-spiritual-cop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6875863649b18336a6061663</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:39:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embodiment Isn’t a Free-for-All: Why Your ‘Feeling’ Isn’t Always Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a rising trend out there especially in the unregulated spaces of the healing, coaching, and spiritual industries where blanket...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/embodiment-isn-t-a-free-for-all-why-your-feeling-isn-t-always-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6874872449b18336a60364a4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:35:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Winter Solstice x Matariki ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I sit here, contemplating the sacred convergence of the Winter Solstice and Matariki, I feel something stirring. A sense of hope for...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/winter-solstice-x-matariki</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686d5ad3f04dc635589af5b5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:53:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY JOURNERY AS A SCRIBE]]></title><description><![CDATA[I fucking love my journey with the pen or maybe these days, it’s more like the tippity tap of the keyboard. Either way, it’s sacred.  It...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/my-journery-as-a-scribe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c81316e4eab811800cb5d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 02:27:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fierce Devotion to Earth Work, Integrity &#38; Humility]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a part of me that wants to scream. And I know that scream doesn’t come from bitterness or judgement. It comes from devotion.  A...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/a-fierce-devotion-to-earth-work-integrity-humility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682a574b0b7f5042f1df28e7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 22:01:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whataboutism, Triggers, and the Sacred Pause: A Call to Deeper Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something I’ve been witnessing a lot lately in conversations online, in circles, even within sacred communities. It’s a sneaky...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/whataboutism-triggers-and-the-sacred-pause-a-call-to-deeper-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68216f8f345cfad74141c7aa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 03:49:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4/4/25     Feisty Mode Activated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe it’s my luteal phase talking. Maybe it’s the pain I’m marinating in lately. Maybe it’s the cosmic shitstorm of things not quite...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/feisty-mode-activated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ef25523fadf65d1e287b02</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[24/3/25  LAUGHTER—IS IT THE BEST MEDICINE OR A SPELL?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your laugh is more than just a sound it’s a spell, a weapon, a release, a call to the wild. It doesn’t just express joy; it reveals, it...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/laughter-is-it-the-best-medicine-or-a-spell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e0f0cb6800077ef7f21bc6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:43:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[28/02/2025    The Unravelling: A Bufo Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through the sacred medicine of Bufo, I was stripped bare. No illusions, no masks, no stories to hide behind only truth. It did not ask...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/28-02-2025-the-unravelling-a-bufo-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c60134f617d0d8a28a5789</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:22:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/12/2024   You are not your darkness, but you are just not the light either]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was younger, I was always called moody. Angry. “Dark.” I carried those words like wounds, believing they meant something was wrong...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/you-are-not-your-darkness-but-you-are-just-not-the-light-either</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c5fed620aaa3f73f2f4636</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:14:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[30/08/2023 Who Am I Underneath It All?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an old piece I wrote a couple of years ago. My journey has continued. I listened to a podcast this week that hit me like a...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/30-08-2023-who-am-i-underneath-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c5075d49864d64bb208f5f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:40:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1/03/25   Meeting Myself for Coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Met My Younger Self for Coffee I spotted her before she saw me wild hair, fierce eyes, and a stubborn set to her jaw, like she was...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/1-03-25-meeting-myself-for-coffee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c5050b8133de5f9b63ca78</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:25:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[24/02/2025        What does Surrender even mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This question keeps rising like smoke from an unseen fire, curling into my mind over and over again. Surrender.  And not in the way of...]]></description><link>https://lissawhiteman.wixsite.com/lissa/post/24-02-2025-what-does-surrender-even-mean</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c50318b89c8a50fa897120</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/312646_583017a7f4444eaeb59facc862615436~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lissawhiteman</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>