Stay Rooted with Astrid Heystee | The Art of Being a Sovereign Human in the Age of AI

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AI is moving faster than your nervous system can handle. Your mind says yes. Your body is paying the price. We are gaining speed. But what are we losing? Human Design Embodiment Coach and digital nomad Astrid Heystee bridges outer freedom and inner sovereignty in the age of AI. The Stay Rooted podcast brings a feminine voice in a world moving faster than our bodies were built for. She investigates conscious AI collaboration and nervous system regulation by using self-awareness tools like Human Design and embodiment practices so you can create your own permission slip to stay rooted and free.

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September 2, 2026Episode 10614 min

106. Let Your Body Lead: How to Use AI According to Your Human Design Authority

Are you using AI, or is AI using you? In this episode of Stay Rooted, Astrid shows how to use AI according to your Human Design inner authority, to let the body be part of the decision-making, especially as our mind get so stimulated with the fast paced output that AI sometimes create. As we go deeper into personal development, we learn we already have relationships with the parts of ourselves, our inner critic, our shadows, our past and future selves. Astrid, a Human Design Embodiment Coach, Reiki Practitioner, and Certified Living Your Design Guide, asks the next question directly: how do you work with AI knowing how you work? The answer she keeps landing back on is training your second brain or your ChatGPT or Claude memory your Human Design to personalize the way you and AI can work in a cooperative way. Especially when it comes to decision making as we can include our inner authority, the place in the body where our bodily decisions actually get's made. Underneath every type, this episode is about decision fatigue and sovereignty: not letting AI decide for you, but bringing your body back into a process the mind keeps trying to run alone. Astrid also shares she is quietly building something new, personal AI prompts built on your own Human Design, and is looking for beta testers curious enough to help her test it. (00:00:00) Welcome and Your Relationship With AI (00:02:07) Inner Authority Meets AI (00:02:39) Emotional Authority: Taking Your Time (00:03:54) Sacral Authority: Yes or No Prompts (00:05:28) Splenic Authority: Trust Your Instinct (00:06:44) Ego and Self Authority in AI (00:10:22) Mental and Reflector Authority (00:13:24) Your Invitation to Stay Rooted Resources mentioned Wispr Flow, a voice to text tool Astrid uses to speak her thoughts and get them reflected back to her. For my listeners: with this code you get a month of Wispr Flow Pro for free: https://wisprflow.ai/r?PALMTREEMO1 NotebookLM , is a tool Astrid uses to turn notes or spoken input into a reflective, multi voice audio conversation. If you are curious about becoming a beta tester for Astrid's Human Design x AI project, send a message to https://www.speakpipe.com/palmtreemoments If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to go deeper into your personal growth journey, I'd love to connect with you. Book a free matching call to explore working together: https://calendly.com/palmtreemoments/matching-call Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments Or explore more at: https://www.palmtreemoments.com/ And if you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a star rating or write a review, it really helps more people find this message for the ones who are ready to hear it!

August 26, 2026Episode 1051 hr 2 min

105. Moving Abroad After 35: Cepee Tabibian from She Hit Refresh on Leaving the US to Build a Life in Europe

Have you ever dreamed of moving away from your current living environment? In this guest episode of Stay Rooted with Astrid Heystee, Cepee Tabibian joins Astrid to talk about moving abroad after 35, the fear that almost stopped her, and the community she built once she realized she was not alone in asking the question. Cepee still worried leaving the US to move to Europe was a crazy idea. She did it anyway, and now runs She Hit Refresh , a community of 14,000+ women doing the same. In this episode she tells Astrid what that leap really took. Cepee grew up in Houston, Texas, caught the travel bug on a high school exchange trip to the Netherlands, and knew Madrid was her place the moment she visited at 21, though it took until 35, with a stable career and a settled life, to actually move. She talks openly about the fear of being too old, friends who quietly questioned the decision, and the butterflies she felt the morning of her flight, and names what most people get wrong about moving abroad after 35. That this is only for the young, the wealthy, or people running from something rather than toward it. Her own experience became the seed for She Hit Refresh, now a community of 14,000+ women aged 30 and over navigating the same move. Astrid and Cepee talk through what helped her build real friendships after a lonelier first stretch, and the mindset that carried her through doubting whether to move back home. Partway through, Astrid reads Cepee's Human Design chart live as a working example. And they talk about travel and spinning your life into a new direction. They talk about travel safety and being street smart. And take a deep dive into why community is so important. Chapters (00:00:00) Meet Cepee Tabibian(00:01:13) Moving to Spain at 35(00:08:07) Why Travel Feels Like Freedom(00:16:00) Founding She Hit Refresh(00:20:04) The Hard Days of Expat Life(00:28:29) Human Design: The Open G Center(00:39:23) Human Design: The Defined Spleen(00:40:24) Human Design: Profile and Channels(00:58:41) Her Best Tip for Moving Abroad About Cepee Tabibian Cepee Tabibian founded She Hit Refresh, a community of 14,000+ women aged 30+ moving abroad, mainly from the US, Canada, and UK, to Europe. Born in Houston, Texas, she has lived in Spain for nine years. Website: ⁠www.shehitrefresh.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/shehitrefresh/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/SheHitRefresh⁠ Standing invitation This is an interactive podcast. Are you curious about AI, Travel, Time Freedom, the Location Independent Lifestyle, Human Design or another topic that resonated with you after listening to this podcast episode? Send me a voice note or question: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/palmtreemoments⁠ If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to go deeper into your personal growth journey, I'd love to connect with you. Book a free matching call to explore working together: ⁠https://calendly.com/palmtreemoments/matching-call⁠ Connect with me on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments⁠ Or explore more at: ⁠https://www.palmtreemoments.com/⁠ And if you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a star rating or write a review, it really helps more people find this message for the ones who are ready to hear it. Connect with Astrid Heystee Human Design Embodiment Coach, Reiki Practitioner, Certified Living Your Design Guide (IHDS.com). Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments⁠

August 19, 2026Episode 10412 min

104. Stay Rooted - Finding the Balance in Contradiction

Welcome to this new episode of the Stay Rooted Podcast. As we dive further into the world of AI, I want to address something that is very dear to my heart, and that is the reason why I renamed this podcast "Stay Rooted with Astrid Heystee". In the world where everything changes so fast, I think it's really important that we stay rooted within ourselves. I have spoken to so many people in the AI world, and I encountered that people are indeed experiencing AI burnouts. There's a lot of identity crisis and changed feelings of self-worth. And those are topics that I think become more and more important as AI evolves faster and faster and are impacting our lived experience, our jobs, and how tasks are done. I love AI, and it also terrifies me. Finding the balance in the contradiction and also finding the balance between the inner and the outer world that is what this podcast is about. Because something from the outside world can really affect us on the inside and can completely change our mood. On the other hand, something from our inside world can really affect something in the outer world, it can change the way how we think, behave and act because of how we feel on the inside. Human Design, as a personal development modality, is still very much a part of this podcast, even in this rebranded version, because Travel and Work with Human Design is now rebranded to Stay Rooted: The Art of Being a Sovereign Human in the Age of AI. In some conversations in the next episodes I will talk about AI and the fascinating world of AI, as I have dived quite deep into it the last couple months. Sometimes I will talk about esoteric topics or contemplate on the teachings of Human Design, Gene Keys or other topics and modalities that come into my field. And I still have conversations with digital nomads, with travelers, with people who I think are really interesting and have interesting life stories. This is where we don't talk about AI at all, and we just have a human conversation. Stay tuned for what is to come, and I am really excited to bring all this content to you. Happy that you're here, and thank you for continuing to listen to this podcast. Chapters (00:00:00) Welcome and the New Name (00:00:38) Balancing Inner and Outer World (00:02:48) Loving AI and Fearing AI (00:04:17) AI Burnout and Your Value (00:05:43) A Portfolio Career (00:06:44) What AI Is Trained On (00:09:12) What Is Coming Next (00:11:16) A Breathing Practice for Sovereignty This is an interactive podcast. Are you curious about AI, Travel, Time Freedom, Location Independent Lifestyle, Human Design or a whole other topic? Send me a voice note or question: https://www.speakpipe.com/palmtreemoments If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to go deeper into your personal growth journey, I'd love to connect with you. Book a free matching call to explore working together: https://calendly.com/palmtreemoments/matching-call Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments Or explore more at: https://www.palmtreemoments.com/ And if you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow the podcast and leave a star rating or write a review, it really helps more people find this message for the ones who are ready to hear it!

June 10, 2026Episode 10317 min

103. AI Is Moving Faster Than Your Nervous System Can Handle: Welcome to Stay Rooted

After 3 years of podcasting and 102 episodes, this podcast has a new name! Stay Rooted with Astrid Heystee was born from a question I could not stop thinking about: "Are you using AI, or is AI using you? We are gaining speed. But what are we losing?" When I started this podcast in 2023 as Travel and Work with Human Design, the name made complete sense. I am a Human Design Embodiment Coach, traveling the world, working location-independently, using Human Design to navigate freedom in every dimension. But somewhere along the way the show became something bigger. The inner world took over from the outer world. Nervous system regulation, stress reduction, the art of slowing down, these became just as important as location freedom and financial independence. And then AI arrived. Fast. I started experimenting. I fell into AI rabbit holes. And loved the thrill rides of the dopamine hits. I could do things with AI that I didn't have time for working with a team. I coined a term for it: AI magical time. Time collapsed between input and output. That experience of dopamine, speed, and wonder when you realize you can build something in five minutes that used to take months. It is real. It is exciting. And it comes with a cost nobody is talking about from the inside. Yet the output overwhelm was real! My nervous system cannot keep up. We are the first generation that is adventuring in a new frontier. Develop a relationship with AI. Because the world is changing fast and AI is changing our perception of the world. AI is moving faster than your nervous system can handle. Your mind says yes. Your body is paying the price. That line became the spine of this show. I was witnessing it everywhere, in myself, in the digital nomad community, in entrepreneurs losing the thread back to their own bodies in the process. This is not a podcast about AI fear. It is not tech hype. It is lived experience from someone building AI systems while fiercely protecting her own nervous system, creativity, and humanity. If you have been listening to the podcast since the beginning, thank you! You are not losing anything. Human Design, travel stories, honest conversations about freedom, it is all still here. Your feed stays intact. All 102 episodes exactly where you left them. What is coming: new solo episodes, guest conversations, and a short retreat period before the new season begins. I am going to stay rooted in my offline life and I am going to have conversations within the Digital Nomad Community. And by the end of this summer Season 5 kicks off fully! Welcome to the Stay Rooted podcast! 00:00 Welcome and the new name00:33 Why the old name no longer fit01:48 The inner world evolution02:22 AI arrived and the question that changed everything03:08 AI magical time — the excitement and the cost05:41 What I witnessed in the digital nomad community07:11 What this show is and is not08:01 The line that became the spine of the show08:29 Who I am11:31 Conscious AI collaboration13:11 What stays the same15:05 What is coming next15:36 Going offline — and why that is exactly what this show is about16:55 Stay rooted --- I would love to hear how you are navigating your relationship with AI! Send me your voice note on SpeakPipe! https://www.speakpipe.com/palmtreemoments If this episode resonated with you and you are ready to go deeper, I would love to connect with you. ✨ Explore more at: https://www.astridheystee.com ✨ Book a free matching call to explore working together: https: //calendly.com/palmtreemoments/matching-call ✨ Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments ✨ Join the Mirror of Magnificence women's circle: h ttps://palmtreemoments.samcart.com/products/mirror-of-magnificence-community ✨ Or explore more at: https://www.palmtreemoments.com And if you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast and leave a star rating or written review. It really helps more people find this message who are ready to hear it.

May 27, 2026Episode 1027 min

102. Travel planning for the Future version of you

Travel planning… it always takes more time than you like or want. But in that process, are you actually considering the future version of you? Or not? In this episode of the Travel and Work with Human Design podcast, we explore the connection between travel planning, nervous system regulation, and decision-making. I share my thoughts on red-eye flights, energy management while traveling, and how small travel decisions can completely shape your experience once you arrive. We also talk about using AI as a supportive tool in the travel planning process without giving away your own authority or intuition. Because sometimes the real question is not “What’s the cheapest or fastest option?” but “How do I want to feel when I get there?” If you’re a frequent traveler, digital nomad, or someone trying to travel in a more intentional and sustainable way, this episode will give you a new perspective on how you plan your next trip. If this episode resonated with you and you’re ready to go deeper into your personal growth journey, I’d love to connect with you. ✨ Book a free matching call to explore working together: https://calendly.com/palmtreemoments/matching-call ✨ Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments ✨ Join the Mirror of Magnificence women’s circle: https://palmtreemoments.samcart.com/products/mirror-of-magnificence-community ✨ Or explore more at: https://www.palmtreemoments.com/ And if you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a star rating or write review, it really helps more people find this message for the ones who are ready to hear it!

May 20, 2026Episode 10113 min

101. Why Your Dreams Aren’t Working (And the Pain You’re Avoiding)

What if the real question isn’t “what do you want in life”… but “what are you actually willing to struggle for?” In this episode, I invite you to look at challenges, pain, and personal growth through a completely different lens. Using the powerful metaphor of the cow and the buffalo, you’ll discover how your approach to discomfort directly shapes your reality and your results. If you’ve been feeling stuck, caught in comparison, or waiting for things to finally “click,” this episode will help you shift your perspective, reconnect with your resilience, and take ownership of the path you’re on one intentional step at a time. If this episode resonated with you and you’re ready to go deeper into your personal growth journey, I’d love to connect with you. ✨ Book a free matching call to explore working together: https://calendly.com/palmtreemoments/matching-call ✨ Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palmtree.moments ✨ Join the Mirror of Magnificence women’s circle: https://palmtreemoments.samcart.com/products/mirror-of-magnificence-community ✨ Or explore more at: https://www.palmtreemoments.com/ And if you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a star rating or write review, it really helps more people find this message for the ones who are ready to hear it!

May 14, 2026Episode 10010 min

100. From Stuck to Energized: A Human Design Perspective on Clarity & Momentum

Welcome to a very special celebration episode of the Travel and Work with Human Design podcast... episode 100 ✨🥹 Honestly, reaching 100 episodes feels surreal! When I started this podcast, I never could have imagined how many beautiful conversations, breakthroughs, lessons, travels, synchronicities, and beautiful connections would unfold through this space. Like my interviews with Andrea Gomez for example from the Nourishing Witch . And today, I just want to take a moment to celebrate this journey with you because you have been part of it too. In this deeply personal milestone episode I’m sharing what shifted internally after moving through what I call the “generator plateau” phase. You know those seasons where nothing seems wrong, but nothing really moves either? Where excitement fades into uncertainty and your mind starts questioning everything? And then suddenly... clarity returns.Your energy shifts.You feel alive again. This episode is about the moment clarity returns. The moment your energy shifts. The moment you reconnect with yourself, your sacral response, and your direction again. We explore Human Design, emotional momentum, individual circuitry, decision-making, and the powerful realization that sometimes your external reality does not need to change for you to feel deeply alive again. And because this is episode 100, I wanted to celebrate with you in a way that feels joyful and uplifting 💛 So I created a special Happy Vibes playlist filled with songs that help me shift my mood, reconnect to my energy, and feel fully alive again. ✨ Happy Vibes Playlist: Spotify Astrid’s Happy Vibes Playlist In this episode I also mention the Generator plateau and I recorded podcast episode 081 about that before: 👉 Listen on Spotify If this episode resonated with you and you are ready to go deeper into your alignment, I would love to invite you into my world. ✨ Explore more and download your Human Design chart on my website www.palmtreemoments.com/chart ✨ Come hang out with me on Instagram for daily insights, reflections, and inspiration @palmtree.moments ✨ And if you feel called to explore your unique design on a deeper level, you can book a matching call with me to see how we can work together Matching Call I cannot wait to connect with you and support you on your journey back to yourself 🤍 Thank you for listening, supporting, sharing, and growing alongside me through these 100 episodes. There is still so much magic, wisdom, adventure, and expansion ahead, and I’m so grateful you’re here for the journey 🤍 Greetings, Astrid Heystee Human Design Embodiment Coach

May 6, 2026Episode 9910 min

099. Human Design Outer Planets Explained: Money, Awakening & Deep Transformation (Part 4)

Welcome back to the Planets in Human Design series ✨ This is Part 4 of the Planets in Human Design series. If you haven’t listened to the previous parts of the planet series yet, I highly recommend starting there so you can fully understand how all the planets work together in your chart. In this episode, we are diving into the outer planets in your Human Design chart: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. These planets reflect the bigger forces that shape your life, from expansion and money to discipline, awakening, spirituality, and deep transformation. While the inner planets show your personal energy, the outer planets reveal where you are being stretched, challenged, and guided on a collective level. They give you insight into your long term growth, your life lessons, and the transformation you are here to experience. If you are ready to zoom out and understand the deeper forces influencing your Human Design, this episode brings the entire planet series together. If this episode resonated with you and you are ready to go deeper into your alignment, I would love to invite you into my world. ✨ Explore more and download your Human Design chart on my website ⁠⁠www.palmtreemoments.com/chart⁠⁠ And if this episode sparks your curiosity about money, alignment, and how your design influences your relationship with abundance, I want to invite you into my Hexagon of Freedom coaching program . Inside this program, we explore the connection between your Human Design, your money mindset, and the patterns that may be holding you back from creating more freedom in your life. It’s a space where we bring together practical tools and deeper self-awareness so you can start making aligned decisions and build a life that truly feels like yours. If that resonates with you, you can find more details on my website: https://www.palmtreemoments.com/hexagon-of-freedom-coaching-program/ ✨ Come hang out with me on Instagram for daily insights, reflections, and inspiration ⁠⁠@palmtree.moments⁠⁠ ✨ And if you feel called to explore your unique design on a deeper level, you can book a ⁠⁠matching call⁠⁠ with me to see how we can work together I cannot wait to connect with you and support you on your journey back to yourself 🤍 Greetings, Astrid Heystee Human Design Embodiment Coach.

April 29, 2026Episode 988 min

098. The Inner Planets in Human Design: Motivation, Communication, Values & Courage (Part 3)

Welcome back to the Planets in Human Design series ✨ This is Part 3 of the Planets in Human Design series. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 and Part 2 yet, I highly recommend starting there so you can fully understand how all the planets work together in your chart. In this third episode, we’re diving into the inner planets in your Human Design chart: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars . These planets reveal how your energy moves through life — from your inner motivation and emotional drive (Moon) to your communication and expression (Mercury) , your values and decision-making compass (Venus) , and your courage, growth, and action-taking (Mars) . If you want to better understand what drives you, how you express yourself, and how to align your actions with your design, this episode will give you powerful insights to explore your chart on a deeper level. If this episode resonated with you and you are ready to go deeper into your alignment, I would love to invite you into my world. ✨ Explore more and download your Human Design chart on my website ⁠⁠www.palmtreemoments.com/chart⁠⁠ ✨ Come hang out with me on Instagram for daily insights, reflections, and inspiration ⁠⁠@palmtree.moments⁠⁠ ✨ And if you feel called to explore your unique design on a deeper level, you can book a ⁠⁠matching call⁠⁠ with me to see how we can work together I cannot wait to connect with you and support you on your journey back to yourself 🤍 Greetings, Astrid Heystee Human Design Embodiment Coach.

April 21, 2026Episode 978 min

097. Human Design Planets Series (Part 2): Sun, Earth & Your Incarnation Cross

This episode is Part 2 of the Planets in Human Design series , where we explore the deeper meaning of the Sun and Earth in your Human Design chart . Your podcast host Astrid breaks down how your Personality Sun represents your core essence and life’s work , while your Earth provides grounding, stability, and balance . Together, these placements form part of your Incarnation Cross , revealing your life purpose and the energy you’re here to embody. You’ll also discover how the Gene Keys and Human Design gates connect to these placements, giving you a powerful framework for self-discovery, personal growth, and alignment. If you’re curious about: Human Design Sun meaning Human Design Earth meaning Incarnation Cross Human Design Gene Keys and Human Design gates Finding your purpose through Human Design …this episode will guide you deeper into your chart. If this episode resonated with you and you are ready to go deeper into your alignment, I would love to invite you into my world. ✨ Explore more and download your Human Design chart on my website ⁠www.palmtreemoments.com/chart⁠ ✨ Come hang out with me on Instagram for daily insights, reflections, and inspiration ⁠@palmtree.moments⁠ ✨ And if you feel called to explore your unique design on a deeper level, you can book a ⁠matching call⁠ with me to see how we can work together I cannot wait to connect with you and support you on your journey back to yourself 🤍 Greetings, Astrid Heystee Human Design Embodiment Coach.