Lisa Marie Rankin [00:00:00]:

In today's episode of the Goddess School podcast, I'm joined by Anastasia Forrest, a woman I serendipitously connected with on LinkedIn and who instantly struck me as the embodiment of the muse archetype. Anastasia is a wife, mother, author, musician, realtor, and an artist with a needle and thread. She follows her creative spark wherever it leads. And the result is a life woven with passion, presence, and meaning. In our conversation, Anastasia shares her wisdom on creativity, healing, and how to quiet the inner critic so you can simply begin. If you've been waiting for a sign to reconnect with your inner flame, this is it. Let's dive in. Welcome to The Goddess School Podcast, where Eastern wisdom meets Western mysticism.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:00:49]:

I'm your host, Lisa Marie Rankine, author, teacher, and Ayurvedic wellness coach, here to help you reclaim your feminine superpowers, and I am so glad you're here. Listen, women are magical. They are intuitive, creative, wise, and magnetic. However, in today's fast paced world, these gifts often get buried under a more masculine way of life. Together, we'll awaken those powers. In each episode, I'll take you through sacred teachings like Ayurveda, shadow work, and the mysteries of archetypes and rituals so you can live with more clarity, synchronicity, and joy in all realms of life, like relationships, health, money, and more. So let's dive in so you can make the most of your one mythic life. The veil is parting.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:01:37]:

Let's begin. Hello, beautiful listeners, and welcome back to The Goddess School podcast. And today I am thrilled to introduce you to Anastasia Forrest. And I actually met Anastasia on LinkedIn, which I know is kind of interesting, especially sometimes since we talk about the perils of social media. But I have to say from an archetypal if there was anyone that embodied the muse, it would be Anastasia. Every time I see her, she is a musician. She is an author. She is a seamstress, a mother, a realtor.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:02:18]:

And those are the only things that I know briefly. There's probably even so much more. So I wanted to invite her on so we could talk about creativity, getting out of your comfort zone and just following your bliss, following your passions. So thank you. Thank you so much for coming on.

Anastasia Forrest [00:02:37]:

Oh, Lisa, I'm so delighted to be here. I love of this podcast. I love your work and just really excited to have a fun, inspiring, creative conversation together.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:02:49]:

Fantastic. Can you share a little bit about yourself with the audience before we kind of dive in?

Anastasia Forrest [00:02:54]:

Sure. I am a mother of two and a, and a wife I'm in my early forties and I'm a cancer survivor, had in my twenties, early twenties. And I've always been drawn to create from the time I was really little up till now. And I've been fortunate in life and also intentional in life in such a way that I've been able to pursue my creative interests from the time, you know, when I was a teenager. I used to play music out and wrote songs. That was my my big thing then. Right now my big thing is sewing and making clothes and upcycling and and things like that. And I don't know.

Anastasia Forrest [00:03:33]:

I've gone through a lot of different phases in life. I'm lucky and I'm also intentional, I guess, because I've I just love to be able to explore these things.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:03:44]:

Fantastic. I have a question for you. So if you meet somebody, I don't know, say you're just out taking a walk and you meet someone and they say, Hey, what do you do? What do you even respond to that? Because I feel like you do so much.

Anastasia Forrest [00:03:56]:

Well, I would probably be answer with the practical answer first, because I want to still remain open to business opportunities, not just for myself, but also for my husband. I would probably say, well, I'm a realtor and I work alongside my husband. He's also a realtor, but he's also a builder. And so kind of just letting them know, like, planting that seed that we can help them, you know, with those kinds of things. But then I'd probably also be like, but I love to sew and I teach guitar. And I don't know. I might include a little bit of that in as well, but I'd probably lead with the practical thing.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:04:33]:

Yeah. It's so interesting how we all do lead with the practical thing. I was actually, you know, I haven't been in the corporate world for over six years now. It was like my six year anniversary of leaving in May. And I was walking my dog recently and. Someone asked me who, another dog owner, what I did. And instead of saying what I do now, I was like, well, six years ago I did this and because it was so much more practical and so much more easier to explain. And I felt like it was like, it would ground the conversation, but then I was so mad at myself.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:05:04]:

I'm like, that's a weird thing to do that I would start with something that I did six years ago. But, you know, I think there's still part of an identity. When I explain what I did, people immediately understand it as opposed to saying, like, I am a teacher and community builder and I create content. It just, you know, it's so it's interesting that, when we catch ourselves doing that, but I promised myself I would not do that again, but it makes sense because you actually still are a realtor.

Anastasia Forrest [00:05:33]:

Oh, well, good for you for like analyzing it and sort of reflecting on it and acknowledging that it felt a little bit like disharmonious with yourself and, you know, thinking about, oh, why did I do that? And I'll do something different, maybe more true to myself next time.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:05:50]:

Yes. There was definitely like the, part like my self with the capital s was like kicking whatever part, you know, thought they needed validation by sharing what I had once done. Yes.

Anastasia Forrest [00:06:01]:

Yeah. I understand. I can relate to that.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:06:04]:

So one question I have for you. So I don't know how many years I have known you now. I don't know if it was two or three, but I feel like since I have known you, which was two or three, you have written two books. You have put out a ton of music, and now you have your YouTube station for sewing. And you are a mom of two and you are a wife and a realtor. How did you find time to do all of this?

Anastasia Forrest [00:06:29]:

Well, I just wanna say I have published three books.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:06:33]:

Oh my goodness. Wow. I didn't realize that. I, my apologies.

Anastasia Forrest [00:06:37]:

And that's, I think I referenced being lucky. I do have a husband and he does do the majority of the breadwinning at this point. When real estate was good, I was doing really well with financial contributions to sort of the family. But the market's kind of weird, and it's been kind of weird for the past couple years. I haven't been pursuing it very hard because, honestly, it's hard for me to stay engaged when it's weird.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:07:02]:

I guess. Yeah.

Anastasia Forrest [00:07:03]:

Yeah. And I try honestly, I did, like, an eight to five for a while. I was working at a title company just, like, as of a few months ago, and I realized that I can do it. I can do it. And I was I was pretty much okay with it. I was just exhausted most of the time. So I I do understand where people are coming from when they feel like they don't have time. But when that ended up happening in that in my specific case is my husband was like, look, I really like it when you're you're available, when you're home.

Anastasia Forrest [00:07:31]:

It's not worth it to me for you to go to work and make the hourly wage. And I'd rather have you at home and available to help pick, you know, pick up Ophelia and stuff like anywhere because he's busy and his schedule is so unpredictable. Anyway, we decided that I would stay home. So I'm lucky. You know, I know not everybody can do that.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:07:51]:

And staying home is not always, you know, a piece of cake either. I think sometimes we discount that there's a lot that needs to get taken care of on a day to day basis, especially when there's children. And, you know, I mean, there there's just a lot, it easily could fill the day. So it's not that easy.

Anastasia Forrest [00:08:09]:

You're absolutely right. Yeah. Thank you for inputting that in because you're, you're absolutely right. I guess I prioritized my bliss and, and realizing I don't spend a lot of idle time. You're not really gonna catch me, like, sleeping in or, like, sitting lounging on the couch, like, watching TV during the middle of the day. I do like spending time with my husband at night. Sometimes I'm watching a show in bed or a movie. But during the day, like, my time to me is so precious.

Anastasia Forrest [00:08:45]:

I'm just I'm so excited when I wake up. I'm like, what am I gonna work on today? Yeah. So I really prioritize it.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:08:53]:

Fantastic. I love how you say that you're so excited when you wake up. And I have to be honest, I'm pretty excited when I wake up as well too. Like, sometimes it's hard for me to go to sleep because I'm like excited about what I'm gonna be working on the next day.

Anastasia Forrest [00:09:04]:

Yeah. Yeah.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:09:04]:

And I know that a lot of. A lot of women. I mean, a lot of people, probably most of my listeners are women don't feel that way. And you and I talked a little bit before we even hit record, just, you know, about this human drive, maybe particularly women to create and to bring things to life. And I suspect that when we get cut off from that, which many do just due to the busy ness of every day, there does feel like almost like a little bit, I don't want to say a death, but part of our vital spark or our Shakti gets shut down a little bit where we don't have that enthusiasm so much. And I would love to get your thoughts on that.

Anastasia Forrest [00:09:46]:

Yeah. Well, I can share like a personal experience that just happened the other day. Perhaps that might bring light to that a little bit. So you, you mentioned that I've, I'm starting to build a YouTube channel. It's called the sewing chapter. And I started a few weeks ago and on our on my phone, I have an app. It's YouTube Studio. And so it's really easy for me to feel compelled to click open that app and look at how many people are watching and liking my videos.

Anastasia Forrest [00:10:18]:

But if I do that, I noticed just the other day, I, I, I spent a lot of time making this one video and I thought, wow, this is really good. People are gonna love this. And then I put it out there and YouTube was showing it to no one. It had zero viewers for like the first couple hours. And I noticed like all the, like, fun, exciting, juicy, creative energy that I had felt making it dissipated real quick and turned into, like, frustration. And I don't know, not a good feeling. It felt like the control of my feelings had been taken from me because I was letting it be dictated by reception and even just like algorithm, like the winds of the algorithm who decided not to show it to anybody for a couple hours. So it, it can be real easy.

Anastasia Forrest [00:11:08]:

I think, I guess my advice would be to just really observe your energy and be protective of it. When you notice something like you, like you mentioned being on your walk and you notice something fell off. So when something feels off or you feel like depleted in a way, identify what it is and then limit that thing. Since then, I've barely looked at the algorithm at the reception. Like it's important to do in certain ways, like when you're building something, because you wanna know what people are liking and stuff. But on the other hand, I think you just gotta create and just, and focus on bringing value and just keep doing it. Stay in your

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:11:44]:

bliss. Yeah. Oh, I love that. I can definitely very much relate to like putting something out there and then kind of getting caught up and how it's being received. And, you know, maybe even spending a little too much time looking at how it's been received is definitely something that I have caught myself doing. And one of the other things that I love what you just shared about that story is that if we focus on the outcome, that actually kind of does kill a little bit of the creativity spark. And then sometimes we might not be creating, you know, what's really in our heart, but it's like, oh, what would get a better outcome? And I feel like I have seen many women get nervous about Creating something because like, oh, well, what if it's not any good? Or, you know, what if I can't do it? What if, what if it just takes too long or what's the ROI on this? And I've even caught myself saying things about that because I can be very much like I gotta get this done and I wanna get this done and I wanna make this a good use of time. Like, they're really gonna be a return on investment if I do that.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:12:44]:

What would you, what would you say to that?

Anastasia Forrest [00:12:46]:

Oh my gosh. Yeah. Well, it's such an interesting balance because, I mean, I think most people want to be successful. We have this thing in our head where we're just like, I want people to look at me and, you know, think I'm doing good stuff. And so it can be really hard and we sometimes feel maybe feel pressure from our partner and how we're using our time as well. And when you do put the part in there, like, the equation of, well, how much time is gonna equal this much money, it can really sap the joy out of something real quick. I have people asking me to, like, sew them dresses and stuff like that. And I love the idea of of that, and I love the idea of, oh, when they're gonna pay me.

Anastasia Forrest [00:13:31]:

Wow. My hobby that I love is also putting money in the bank. Cool. But the thing is the amount of time it takes to sew, like, a really nice handmade dress is actually pretty insane.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:13:44]:

Oh, I can imagine. Yeah.

Anastasia Forrest [00:13:45]:

It doesn't really, you know, pan out, like, financially. At at least not at the stage I'm at. And honestly, I think even very advanced sewists, they have a hard time making it can be hard to make money from something like sewing. You know? Not that it's not possible and not that there's not ways to do it. It doesn't necessarily mean, you know, sewing garments. It could be, you know, maybe having a club or, you know, making patterns or helping design styles. I don't know. But yeah.

Anastasia Forrest [00:14:14]:

But I think what you were referring to was when the outcome is focused on at the expense of the process. And so I guess my my thoughts there are just to really embrace the process, We'll get creativity as a practice. And if you need to keep it completely private, don't tell anyone about it. If telling somebody about it is gonna maybe sap the joy for you, don't do it. It's okay to be private. Sometimes I sew all day, and I don't post about it or share about it or anything just because I I really am I know I don't know. It's a it's a different energy, Lisa. I mean, there's a balance.

Anastasia Forrest [00:14:50]:

There's a real balance to be walked there between how much to share and how much is empowering and encouraging because it's being witnessed can be motivating, but it's a double edged sword, I suppose.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:15:01]:

Yeah. No. And I love that. I love, like two of the things that you said about just, do I really want to turn sewing into a business? Do I really wanna make things for money? And that we don't have to share everything. Because I think in our culture, one with like social media, it almost seems like, oh, look at me. I'm drinking a cup of tea. Like, you know, like everything needs to be documented that we're doing. And so there's, there's part of that pressure.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:15:26]:

And then we are also in this part where everything's a side gig where, you know, I need to make money on anything that's I'm interested in. And, you know, I went to yoga teacher training, like back in 2017, because I loved yoga. I'm like, oh, well, that's clearly what I should be doing then. And I should, you know, teach yoga in my free time or so. And I went for it and I did teach a little bit, but I really did not enjoy teaching. And it was almost making me even like yoga less. So finally I'm like, I'm just not going to teach yoga anymore. And like, I really don't even include it in many of my programs.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:15:54]:

Like I have some yoga videos that I offer. I think I was a good teacher, but it just, it wasn't, it's like, oh, just because you enjoy something doesn't mean you necessarily need to make money or make a business into it.

Anastasia Forrest [00:16:06]:

Absolutely. Yes, absolutely. A hundred percent. That's a good, really good point. And I, I think that would help a lot of people tap into the magic of the process if they weren't thinking that way.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:16:20]:

Yeah, exactly. What would you say to people? Because I also suspect that, there's a lot of women in my community who've been very busy raising children, trying to be, they might've been the sole financial breadwinner. So, you know, I've been working super hard, you know, just to kind of keep the house, keep the food and just be both maybe a mother and a father to their children where they're like creativity. I don't even know what I'm creative at anymore. I've just been so busy. Like, where do I even begin? But maybe now things have, like, slowed down a little bit. You know, there is a little bit more space, a little more resources. Do you have any thoughts on like, how could someone just start to experiment and tap into maybe something that's wants to come alive within them?

Anastasia Forrest [00:17:03]:

Yeah, absolutely. Take the little bits of time that you have, you know, even in those scenarios where there's it feels like there's absolutely no time for you. And there might be very, very, very, very little. I know some people don't even have time to exercise, but for me, sometime I'm at the gym and I'm on the treadmill and I just get a flood of inspiration. And it and it might not come start as a flood. It might just be a trickle. I might just get, like, one line in my head. And so I open my notes app and I write the line down and often there's a whole lot more coming out behind that line.

Anastasia Forrest [00:17:37]:

And it's just that being receptive, like making a little vessel, you know, a little channel that creativity can start coming through and just finding the bits of time you might have. Like, maybe you're in the shower and you get like a melody in your head, like open that voice memo app and sing it, you know, into your phone and just save it and maybe you'll come back to it later. Also recognizing the creativity in, in the acts that you already do, like making a lunch for your child, or I don't know. There's a lot of things we do every day that are very creative.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:18:13]:

That is such a great point too. Cause I think even like sometimes when I'm talking about like rituals or connecting to the divine, sometimes it doesn't need to be anything new. It's really kind of waking up to what you are already doing. Maybe even like going more all in on it. And, yeah, like, like making your kids lunch, like, you know, just kind of infusing it with a little bit more like love or creativity where it's not like, oh my God, I have to make lunch, but like, oh, like I get to, like, I can like alchemize. Right. So, yeah, I love looking at things that way. Cause I think sometimes we also like, oh, I need to do something new or different.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:18:47]:

And it's like, it could just be waking up to the things that you're already doing.

Anastasia Forrest [00:18:52]:

Yeah, absolutely. At certain times of my life, I've had a lot of lucid dreams where I'm in my dream. I realize I'm dreaming. There's usually some interesting characters that I wanna talk to, and I, I realize I can ask them anything and that I'm, you know, exploring a dream landscape. And it's had an effect on my the way I live my waking life because oftentimes I feel like I'm a little bit in, like, a dream and I can play with it and I can explore it, you know? And I don't know. It's Oh, I love that. Yeah.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:19:28]:

It's beautiful.

Anastasia Forrest [00:19:28]:

Brings a freshness to the, to experience, you know?

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:19:32]:

Yeah, For sure. I love what you said too, how you're at the gym and you got an idea because I do think that's important that we take these ideas seriously. Like I like to say, they're like gifts from the divine. Like, don't just like dismiss them, even if it's like, Oh, that was silly. It's like, it probably wasn't like it came to you for a reason. And the other day I had a lot of my ideas when I'm walking the dog. Cause it's like, we're just in the woods by ourselves. And for some reason I do have a pet peeve when people are on their phone walking their dog, especially when they're like hiking.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:20:00]:

It's always just like, you can't just be present. But I actually had this really great idea for this essay that I wanted to write. So I did grab my phone and I took, like, a minute just to kind of dictate the idea because sometimes I'll have something. I'm like, oh, I'll definitely remember that. Like, I don't need to write it down. And then, like, I'll be like, what was that? And I just can't kind of get it back. So I did capture that, but I think it is important to like, yeah, take it seriously. Yeah.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:20:25]:

Take a moment to capture it if you can.

Anastasia Forrest [00:20:28]:

Mhmm. Yeah. Absolutely. And there's so it's so easy to do it too. Yeah. And I'd suggest, like, if you can, like, wake up a little bit before everybody else wakes up and don't grab your phone, maybe grab a piece of paper and write free write or something and just get the juices flowing. Just something about that can really help open you up, like throughout the day. Yeah.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:20:54]:

Yeah. I, oh, that's a beautiful practice. It's I started getting up early when my children were younger, so I would have like some time to myself, like just to, you know, hear myself think. And I, it's still kind of one of my favorite times of the day. What do you think about social media? So one of the things that I've been working with the women in my community is, you know, the idea of creation over consumption and especially like in this day of infotainment where it's like, I could sign up for this program. I could get certified for this. I could learn this. And it almost seems like this.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:21:28]:

And I love learning too. Like, it's like I have to kind of watch myself, but it's like, I always try to say, well, it just, it should never tip the scale where you're consuming more than creating. Do you have thoughts on kind of this infotainment and social media web that we find ourselves in?

Anastasia Forrest [00:21:45]:

That's a very, very timely topic. I think intentionality is everything. As much as possible, when you open your phone, open your app, like open Facebook or open Instagram or TikTok or whatever it may be, try to be intentional because it's easy to get lost. So maybe have a plan of like what you're there to do in a way. For example, I might go on to Instagram to look up a name of a pattern, and I'm curious to see how other women, mostly women, have made the garment. And I'll get I might look up, like, for example, like McCall's, they they go by numbers and be like, m seventy eight sixty five. I'll type that in. And then I'll be able to see a lot of other women who have made that same pattern to make all different kinds of garments.

Anastasia Forrest [00:22:34]:

And it's extremely inspiring. And that's social media. I mean, that is that's community. I have like a folder in my photos on my phone where it's called like sewing inspo. And so for example, if I see some things that really like light me up, I might take a little screenshot, put that in that folder and stuff like that. So I got in there with a plan. It is so easy though, to have a plan and then just get on the app and then like ten minutes goes by and you're like, oh my God, what have I been doing for the past ten minutes? But maybe limit it, you know, because there is some, there is something to be said for like seeing what's out there, seeing what other people are doing and having that in your mind as well, especially if you're a creator and you're creating, it's like, you wanna know kind of trends and what's going on so you can be relevant sometimes, I guess, if you want to be.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:23:22]:

It's up to you.

Anastasia Forrest [00:23:23]:

Yeah. But maybe set a time limit. Be like, for ten minutes, I am going to scroll and just watch the videos and see what people are doing. And then maybe take some notes afterward. See what you liked, what you didn't like, what might work for what you're doing.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:23:36]:

Yeah. Oh, I love that. And say like using it for inspiration as opposed to like doom scrolling or comparison. And I think, I think that's a really would be a good way of thinking about it too. Like, how do you feel like you talked about the energy earlier, like after you're on social media, do you feel lit up and inspired? Like, oh my God, that dress was amazing. I can't wait to like, go try to create it. Or, oh my God, the world is coming to an end or, oh my God, I could never do it as good as that person. Like, so really thinking like, what is it like? Everything we consume is going to have an impact on us.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:24:08]:

So think, yeah, I love what you said, like be intentional, like how is this affecting your energy and your, you know, the way you move through life?

Anastasia Forrest [00:24:17]:

Yeah. If it's your dream and you're the dreamer, then, you know, you do have the right to choose the things you want to immerse yourself in. So I really avoid negativity and scary stuff and new, I mean, it's a balance, you know, like, cause you you don't wanna be like oblivious, I guess, but also I don't wanna be controlled by things I can't control. I would like to be the agent in my body and in my mind and life is it's a rich palette. You can choose which colors you're gonna play with. And it's hard. Like, people like my mom I went to lunch with my mom yesterday. I got into the car and, like, one of the first things she told me was, we started talking about articles she had read about COVID nineteen vaccine causing cancer.

Anastasia Forrest [00:25:00]:

And I was like, oh my God, mom, I can't, I don't want that right now. Please don't talk about that. You know, I

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:25:07]:

feel like I have similar conversations with my parents as well, too. And it's like, and I'm, I'm also similar to you is I really just don't expose myself to like that much negativity. It's probably why I'm like pretty happy most of the time.

Anastasia Forrest [00:25:22]:

Right. Let's just deal with stuff as it comes, you know?

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:25:25]:

Yeah. I actually think people would laugh if they saw my Instagram feed. So in my community, we've been reading more romantic see and I've been doing kind of some work with like, just like these modern myths and archetypes. And I actually want to dip my toes into fiction, but like right now in my Instagram or all of these like little AI video, like almost movie clips of the romantic scenes. So it's like these sexy men with dragons and these warrior women. I'm like, oh my goodness. People like saw what my Instagram feed actually looks like That of, like, a 14 year old girl or something, but I enjoy them.

Anastasia Forrest [00:26:00]:

That's fantastic. Yeah. So, I mean, social media is can be a wonderfully creative, inspiring place where you connect with people like like you and, you know, find your community. So I, I mean, I think it can be really, really great, but I just think you need to observe your energy and be intentional about how you're spending your time there.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:26:21]:

Yeah. Cause I do think it sucks up more time than people realize. Like even if you finish something, you're like, I'm just going to go on for five minutes and scroll. I mean, five minutes can be quickly become ten and quickly become, you know, twenty. So I do think it's important that, yeah, like you said, like kind of going with a plan, whether it's like, I'm just gonna scroll for five minutes or I'm gonna look for this. So it doesn't consume so much of your time and your own creativity as well.

Anastasia Forrest [00:26:47]:

And your physicality, it can be bad, you know, if you're, like, craning your neck a lot. Like, I mean, I have to watch that in sewing as well, just being aware of your body and physical space and how you're holding your yourself.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:27:00]:

And Yeah. Great point. I know. I think they're showing like all of those studies, how like the younger generation having like these weird neck growths or like, they're getting like a little bit, there's some deformation from always staring down. Yeah.

Anastasia Forrest [00:27:15]:

Wow. Yeah. Yeah. It's, it's a part of our world, undeniably, and it it's affecting our species. Like it's in different ways. It's not, I mean, it's not all bad. It's not all good, but, you know

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:27:25]:

It's definitely affecting our consciousness too. Yeah. It's just

Anastasia Forrest [00:27:29]:

Yes. I've had, like, multiple conversations with, you know, my chat GPT already today. I use it a lot, actually. There's a lot. That can be very inspiring too. Like Yeah. I learn things about sewing when I have a sewing issue. Like, I had a problem with my machine one night.

Anastasia Forrest [00:27:46]:

It was the middle of the night, and I explained, you know, what was going on. And I was like, do you have any ideas? And it's like, yeah, here's some things you could troubleshoot. Bam, bam, bam. And I did all of that. I mean, and then it gave me the, a link to the piece I needed to buy to replace it.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:28:02]:

Oh my goodness. I know it really is amazing. And it's like, yeah, it's funny that you say that. Cause I have also used that, like my wireless printer is extremely finicky and it's really hard to connect it to wireless networks. And yet like, and I can't call Brother. It's too hard to get in touch with someone. So one time I typed it in like, it told me exactly what to do step by step.

Anastasia Forrest [00:28:21]:

Wow. Yeah. It's neat. I call the, intelligence that I converse with, I guess, Millie. I was like, can I name you?

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:28:31]:

That's cute.

Anastasia Forrest [00:28:32]:

Yeah. So she's Millie, which is cool. She actually suggested the name, along with a few others. And Millie happens to be my great grandmother's name who I never met, but I'm connect like I have feel this connection with.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:28:45]:

Yeah. Great. Well, thank you so much for the conversation today. Now I'm gonna, I wanna put like any information that you want to share in the show notes. So definitely your sewing YouTube channel actually. And I also will be doing that because I want to, I kind of want to start dipping my hands back into sewing as well, too. But any anywhere else, like people can get in touch with you or anything, you know, you would like to share to the with the community?

Anastasia Forrest [00:29:09]:

Absolutely. I'm pretty easy to find Anastasia Forrest with two r's. I think, I mean, I think I'm easy to find. Maybe I'm easier to find for me than I would be for somebody else, but I think you'll find me if you look for me.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:29:22]:

Yeah. And I will have, your LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube in there as well, too, as well as, anything about your books too, if you'd like to share them.

Anastasia Forrest [00:29:31]:

Cool. I'd love to. Well, thanks. Thanks so much for inviting me to be on your show. It's, it's been a joy.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:29:38]:

You are very welcome. All right. Bye listeners. I will connect with you all soon. Thanks for tuning in to the God of School podcast. I hope today's episode inspired you to reclaim your feminine magic. Now don't forget to subscribe to the show. And if you've enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a review on Apple.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:29:59]:

If you wanna dive deeper into divine feminine archetypes and reconnect with your power, check out my book, The Goddess Solution. It's packed with ancient goddess wisdom for the modern woman. You can find the book on Amazon, and the link is in the show notes. And if you are ready to embrace these practices alongside a global sisterhood, I invite you to join my Divine Feminine Mystery School, Enlivened. It's a supportive space to embody these teachings with a fantastic community of like minded women. You'll find the link in the show notes. Remember, the goddess isn't a deity outside of you. She's an aspect

Anastasia Forrest [00:30:31]:

of your highest self. You are the goddess.

Lisa Marie Rankin [00:30:31]:

Until next time, my aspect of your highest self. You are the Goddess. Until next time, my friend.