Ep 95: Reclaiming the Witch — The Witch Wound, the Wheel of the Year & Re-Enchanting Everyday Life w/ Eileen March

What if the part of you that's been hardest to trust is actually the part that was most dangerous to those in power? Kelsey sits down with Eileen March—midwife turned energy healer, spiritual coach, and self-described witch—for one of the most grounded and historically rich conversations on Reclamation. Eileen's journey began in a marriage that left no room for magic, moved through COVID burnout as a frontline essential worker, and cracked open through a life coaching program she signed up for just to have something to do on her days off. What she found on the other side of all of that was a path back to the land, to her Celtic ancestry, to the Wheel of the Year. This conversation covers real history and real healing. Eileen walks us through the witch trials with care and context, explaining why the wounds they left didn't stay in the past — they live in the way women distrust each other, the way we silence ourselves before anyone can silence us, and the way good girl conditioning runs so deep we forget it's even there. She also offers something rarer: a way back in that doesn't require a cauldron or a spell book. Just curiosity, a cup of tea, and permission to start where you are. Here you'll learn: - How Eileen went from self-described atheist to midwife to witch—and why the path wound through burnout, a life coaching program, and a spring equinox she couldn't stop thinking about - What the word witch actually means before the patriarchy got hold of it and why reclaiming it is part of healing something much older than any of us - The real history of the witch trials, how they were designed to break social cohesion among women, and why anyone with European ancestry is carrying that wound in their body right now - What the sister wound is, how it shows up in the way women relate to each other today, and why competition between women was literally a survival strategy - How good girl syndrome and the habit of saying "I don't know" when asked what we want are direct legacies of centuries of women being silenced - The Wheel of the Year as a path back to the land and seasonal wisdom — and how even the simplest observation of it can start to shift something - Simple everyday practices that are already witchcraft: stirring intentions into your morning tea, standing barefoot in the grass, finding the magic in the moments that are already happening - Why you don't have to add anything to your day to re-enchant your life—and what micro rituals actually look like in a full, busy, very human life - How the hysteria narrative is still running today, just with different language The awakening woman listening to this has probably already felt the pull toward the land, the seasons, and something older than the world she was handed. This conversation gives that pull a name, a history, and a very gentle door to walk through. **Connect with Eileen March:** - Unleash Your Inner Witch- Doors Open August 25th - Autumn Equinox Wheel of The Year Ceremony - Grab your free Witch Wound Healing Activation - Connect with Eileen on Instagram: @iameileenmarch - Follow Eileen on Insight Timer:(https://insighttimer.com/iameileenmarch\\) - Subscribe to Eileen on Substack: https://wisewildwomanhearth.substack.com/ - Email to get in touch: [eileen@myluminouslife.ca](mailto:eileen@myluminouslife.ca) **Books mentioned:** - *If Women Rose Rooted* by Sharon Blackie — Find it here - *How to Kill a Witch* — Link - *The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good* by Elise Loenan —Find it here - *Steal Like an Artist* by Austin Kleon — Link **Connect with Kelsey + the Reclamation community:** → Join Remembrance Rising Waitlist — Here - Book a Reading with Kelsey — Here - Instagram: @kelseyandersonintuitive - YouTube: @KelseyAndersonIntuitive - Join us for VeilFall- Four Day Immersive Women’s Retreat on the cusp of Samhain Themes: witch wound, the wheel of the year, Celtic ancestry, witch trials, sister wound, good girl syndrome, re-enchantment, self-trust, decolonizing, everyday magic, divine feminine, spiritual awakening, midwifery, burnout, reclamation