The Mate Chronicles

She grew up in a haunted house, her mother hunts ghosts and she's spent her life navigating the mysterious space between intuition and the unexplained. 🧉
Today I'm sitting down with my dear friend, actress, screenwriter, and fellow magical soul Michelle Stratton, over strawberry hibiscus yerba mate. We talk about ghosts, synchronicities, telepathy and the fine line between believing in magic and losing ourselves in it.
From chilling childhood encounters with the paranormal to questioning whether the universe is sending us signs, we explore what it means to stay spiritually open while keeping our feet on the ground.
But this conversation is also about Hollywood dreams, the stories we feel called to tell, and the sacrifices we make chasing success. At what point does ambition stop serving us? Can we create meaningful art without sacrificing our peace, health, and happiness?
This is a conversation about trusting our intuition, finding purpose in uncertain times, and remembering that sometimes the simplest things like friendship, nature, a dog and a shared cup of mate, are what make life worth living.

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CREDITS:
  • Producers: Tiffany Scalia, Leo Klemm, Natasha Nua, Juan Rivera
  • Guest: Michelle Stratton
  • Videographer and BTS Pictures: Braulio Hernandez
  • Production Assistant: Isabella Putorti
  • Editor: Christian Arias
  • Special thanks to Jessica Acevedo & Luke Barr



What is The Mate Chronicles?

For multi-hyphenate Argentinian artist, Natasha Nua, yerba mate isn’t just an energy drink, it’s a ritual. A spark of soul connection, clarity, and conscious action. Join Natasha in her debut podcast, The Mate Chronicles, where she shares this magical drink with her inspiring guests: artists, changemakers, visionaries, and the beautifully chaotic humans shaping our world. Whether you discovered yerba mate through a canor grew up passing the gourd in South America, this podcast is your portal deeper.

Listeners join these conversations to explore the current times: art, AI, politics, climate change, spirituality, technology, business and what it truly means to stay conscious and inspired in chaotic times. Through honest dialogue, humor, ritual, and a bit of messiness, the show offers tools, perspectives, and grounded wisdom anyone can carry into their own life and creative journey. Because the world is wild, community is medicine, and sometimes we all just need a shared cup and a moment of inspiration to keep going.

We’re all figuring it out… one sip at a time.

For fans of: The Emerald, Telepathy Tapes, On Being with Krista Tippett, Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Michael Singer Podcast, and On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Topics: yerba mate, South American culture, yerba mate ritual, yerba mate benefits, plant medicine, Guaraní culture, animism, indigenous wisdom, spiritual wellness, belonging, immigrant identity, mindfulness, Latin culture, Argentine culture, flow states, plant consciousness