Spiritual Growth & Wine: Exploring Self-Discovery, Transformation & Wine Conversations
Denise Marsh is the author of "Do It For Your Selfie", a transformational retreat leader, self-friendship and inner healing guide, as well as a certified wine specialist. Combining her expertise in spiritual growth with her passion for wine, Denise specializes in guiding people through their transformation journey using wine as a unique tool for self-discovery and connection. Spiritual Growth & Wine is the podcast for anyone looking to step deeper into their spiritual journey while learning about wine in a meaningful and enriching way. Whether you're seeking personal growth, healing, or just want to explore how wine can enhance your self-awareness, you’ve come to the right place. This show will provide valuable insights for people who are on a path of spiritual evolution, personal growth, and those who love wine. If you’re ready to embrace your transformation, deepen your connection with yourself, and learn how wine can be a part of that process, this podcast is for you. In each episode, we’ll dive into topics that inspire self-reflection, promote spiritual growth, and offer practical guidance for your personal journey. We’ll also explore the connection between wine and transformation, allowing you to savor both the moments of self-discovery and a glass of wine in hand. Some episodes will feature a specific wine that aligns with the theme or purpose of the conversation, enhancing the experience and offering unique insights into how wine mirrors our personal growth and spiritual journeys. Whether it's a bold red or a crisp white, the wine is thoughtfully chosen to complement the discussion, helping you savor both the transformation and the sip. This show will answer questions like: How does the wine-making process mirror the journey of spiritual growth and transformation? How can I embrace vulnerability as part of my healing and self-discovery process? How can I shift my mindset and embrace true self-love without feeling overwhelmed or pressured? 4. How can I balance spiritual growth with everyday life in a fun, approachable way? 5. How can I use the practice of mindfulness and presence in wine tasting to support my own growth? 6. What are the unspoken connections between the process of wine aging and personal evolution? This podcast isn’t your typical wine show, and there is no snooty wine jargon here! It’s about fun, unique perspectives that combine spiritual exploration with a glass of wine in hand. While some episodes feature expert guests from both the spiritual and wine worlds, most will be solo episodes, where I’ll share my personal insights, tools, and stories to help you grow and evolve on your own journey. Tune in each week for episodes that inspire you to grow, heal, and savor life’s journey sip by sip.
Episodes
Not every year in winemaking is a celebrated vintage, and not every season of your life will feel like a highlight reel. Some years bring drought, storms, or unexpected setbacks. Others align beautifully, producing fruit that’s rich and full of promise.
In this episode of Spiritual Growth & Wine, Denise explores what it means to walk through the “off-vintage” years of life without losing hope, and why tho...
Most people plan their lives around pressure, expectations, or what others want. But your highest self plans differently... with clarity, alignment, and vision.
In this episode of Spiritual Growth & Wine, Denise shares how to stop scheduling your life from habit or fear and start planning it from the future you’re becoming. You’ll discover how to reframe your calendar, your commitments, and even your ener...
Most people plan their days from habit, pressure, or whatever screams the loudest. But your highest and best self plans from alignment and choosing what moves the needle, protects your energy, and supports the life you actually want. In this quick sip, I’ll share how asking one simple question shifted my entire week, and how you can start planning like your best self today.
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Faith sounds gorgeous on paper… until it starts costing you things you didn’t plan on giving up, such as comfort, certainty, approval, and even pieces of yourself you thought you needed to survive.
In this episode of Spiritual Growth & Wine, we’re talking about what I call "The Faith Stage". That raw, behind-the-scenes season where you move forward without proof, without guarantees,...
Welcome to A Minute to Decant. A quick and powerful hit of perspective with your host Denise Marsh, author, transformational retreat host, and certified wine specialist. Today’s message: You’re asking for the next level, but are you really ready to walk in faith when it’s dark, messy, and deeply uncomfortable?
Make sure to come back to this podcast on Monday, where we dive even deeper into this conversa...
You asked for peace, confidence, clarity, alignment. Beautiful! But are you ready to give what those asks require?
In this episode of Spiritual Growth & Wine, we’re uncorking the real reason your prayers, intentions, and manifestations come with resistance, and why that’s not punishment, it’s preparation.
We’re talking about:
-The sacred exchange behind every powerful ask
-Wh...
You’re calling in something new...deeper peace, bigger love, next-level purpose. But have you paused to ask what it’s going to call back from you?
Every desire is an invitation.
But every invitation asks for something in return.
It might ask for your time.
Your consistency.
Your boundaries.
Your courage to let go of what doesn’t match the very thing you’re asking for.
In this short but powerful ...
You keep saying you’re stuck, but what if the real issue is that you’re scared of starting over without the title, the applause, or the easy explanations?
Maybe you’re:
-Switching careers and wondering what people will say
-Dating again after a breakup, divorce, or long season of healing
-Pivoting your business or lifestyle in a way that no longer makes sense to your old circle
This episode is for the pers...
You say you’re stuck, but what if you’re not?
What if you’re just scared of being seen in your restart?
Starting a new job after being the boss.
Moving into a smaller space when your old one told a “bigger” story.
Re-entering the dating world after heartbreak, healing, or time off from love.
You’re not behind. You’re not broken.
You’re just in the chapter where the brave choice looks a lot like...
You didn’t go looking for this connection.
But now you’re thinking about them constantly.
Fantasizing. Checking your phone. Trying to stay grounded, but craving them like a vintage that hit too hard, too fast.
This episode isn’t about judgment.
It’s about what happens when soul chemistry collides with spiritual growth, and temptation becomes too real to ignore.
You’re not broken. You’re not off...
Right when your clarity sharpens and your standards rise, guess who shows up?Temptation. Dressed in memories, wearing your favorite scent, and flashing that smile.
In this Minute to Decant, we’re calling it what it is: not a sign of weakness, but a checkpoint.
Are you done repeating old cycles, or just bored enough to flirt with what you already outgrew? A bold sip of truth in ...
There’s a lot going on in the world, and yes, it’s heavy. However, some of that fear you’re carrying isn’t about the world at all. It’s about what you’ve been avoiding inside your own life. In this episode, we’re getting real about how fear feels productive, but often becomes a smokescreen that keeps you from facing your next right move.
You’ll hear me talk about:
-Why fear feels easier than res...
What’s this “A Minute to Decant” thing?
Think of it as a quick mid-week reality check—under two minutes, straight to the point, zero fluff.
This mini-episode will hit home if…
- Your favorite excuse is “I just don’t have time.”
- You keep putting off the call, the workout, the dream, the declutter.
- You know scrolling isn’t the problem—avoiding is.
In these 90 seconds you’ll hear
- Why “no time” usually means...
You ask for a sign, and the sign shows up… But instead of receiving it, you question it. You second-guess it. You ask for another.
This episode is for you if:
- You keep saying you’re waiting for a “sign,” but you’re secretly afraid of what it might ask you to do
- You want a deeper relationship with your intuition, God, Spirit, the Universe, or your healthy ancestors—but you’re stuck in doubt
This episode is for you if…
You’ve built a life that looks good on the outside—but deep down, you still don’t fully trust yourself.
You’re craving more—more truth, more depth, more you—but vulnerability still feels like a risk you’re not sure you’re allowed to take.
You’ve done the work, read the books… and yet self-doubt still lingers like background noise.
Here’s the truth:
Self-trust do...
You’re not here to be everything to everyone.
And you’re definitely not here to let people snack on your energy like it’s a bottomless brunch.
In this episode, we’re talking energy boundaries—and how to stop overgiving, overexplaining, and overextending yourself in the name of being kind, helpful, or “available.” Because your peace is a sacred resource. And it’s time to start treating it like one.
I’m sha...
It’s my birthday week—and I’m sharing five truths that deepened in me over the past year.
These aren’t things I just learned. They’re truths I’ve grown into—subtly, steadily, and in ways that have reshaped how I move, trust, and live.
This isn’t just a reflection to reflect. I’m sharing because I know one or more of these may land exactly where you are right now.
Whether you're in a season of expansion, st...
In this very special episode of Spiritual Growth & Wine, I sit down with the powerhouse trio behind the upcoming Wine Retreat in Champagne, France, happening September 15-20, 2025 with Erin Haag, Giancarlo Chapoutier, and Matt Quinones—for my very first guest interview on the podcast.
We dive into how this retreat came to life, what it really means to experience wine from the inside, and how each of them ...
Somewhere along the way, growth got marketed like a lifestyle brand.
If you're not posting your latest breakthrough, journaling five pages before sunrise, meditating with crystals, or sipping mushroom tea under a full moon… are you even growing?
And when you're not doing all those things? It’s easy to feel like you’re failing. Like you're "behind" or "doing it wrong."
But...
Have you ever walked back into a familiar place and realized… you’re not the same person who once lived there? In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing what it was like returning to Memphis after seven years to visit my father and stepmom—for the first time since my brother passed away.
This conversation isn’t just about grief. It’s about what happens when memories, healing, and growth all show up in the ...
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