A Year Ago Today

Three years ago today... Marlowe Holden met her person, and despite her resistance to being in a relationship, she fell hard.

In this episode, Tyla and Marlowe talk about what it means to be in RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with ourselves and others. We explore how we can walk the line of PERSONAL SOVEREIGNTY and AUTHENTIC SELF-EXPRESSION while also respecting the privacy of those with whom we've been lucky enough to share our experience.

We talk about the HARD WORK of being in deep commitment with another human and the REALITY of what it's like when one or both people in a partnership are going through a GROWTH SPURT.

This is a brilliant, beautiful conversation about what it means to love ourselves above all else and what an incredible gift it is to discover a relationship in which you're not only allowed but ENCOURAGED to be who you truly are.

Also in this episode, Tyla shares the story of how she and Matt came to be together (and how hard they've worked to stay together!), with more honesty than ever before, talking about how it all began, the times it's almost ended, and everything in between.

In this intimate recording, I share a lot around my fear of visibility, including discussing how I've upper-limited myself in the past when I've started to get too visible and where I believe my fear of visibility comes from. Spoiler: it comes from being sexually aggressed toward as a child by an adult male relative, and YES, I talk very openly about that experience here.

In this podcast, I mention the book The Big Leap, by Gay Hendricks, which is totally great if you haven't read it.

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Tyla and sound engineer, Alex Francis, discuss this week's episode featuring Francie Webb, The Milkin Mama.

In this convo, Tyla and Alex mostly talk about SURRENDER...a major theme in this week's episode and in life.

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Three years ago today… Francie Webb did the impossible thing: birthing her second baby by herself. She’d planned a home birth with a powerful support team, and yet, when the time came, things happened so fast that she was thrust into this primal experience totally on her own, and it ultimately changed everything about her life and the way she sees herself.

Tyla and sound engineer, Alex Francis, discuss this week's episode with Crystal Pawlus.

In this convo, Tyla shares her amazement that Alex thought he wouldn't have much to share around this episode and dives deep into what it brought up for here. There's a lot of talk about boobs, and also some talk about what it means to lean into discomfort for the sake of our own growth.

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You can also follow Tyla @tylafowler on insta and keep up with what Alex has got going on by following his improv troupe, The Bunker Dogs! They're @Bunkerdogsimprov on FB and @thebunkerdogs on Twitter.

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A year ago today...Crystal boarded a plane, initiating her first ever separation from her two-year-old son.

In this episode, we talk about motherhood; breastfeeding and weaning; pregnancy; energetic practices for communicating with children; BOOBS; inborn senses; the over-medicalization of birth; taboo around the female body; the importance of self-care, especially for mothers; the dynamic between the masculine and feminine, as it replies to relationships both with our children and with our partners; and so much more!

If you'd like listen to the episode with Katelyn Edgar referenced in this podcast, you can find that here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-33-each-sisterhood-holds-its-own-magic/id1114212444?i=1000380672622&mt=2

Learn more about Crystal by visiting her website, www.crystalpawlus.com.

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In this week's Monday Night Raw, Tyla shares her experience of shifting the narrative around what it means when we don't show up for our commitments in the way we think we "should."

Topics covered: fear of visibility, reframing the story we're telling about our lives, allowing space for the creative process, calling in the structure we require to support our creation, and the phantom pressure we place on ourselves when it comes to how we show up in the world.

In this segment, Tyla also speaks to the topic of this week's upcoming episode about weaning and considers why the topic of weaning is so relevant to all of our lives. We begin to look at weaning in the context of mindless consumption of soothing/numbing substances and weaning ourselves off of relationships/patterns that are no longer serving us.

Lastly, we invite you once more to consider contributing to the Radically Sacred Retreat being brought to life by producer and former co-host Sally Mercedes. To learn more visit www.sallymercedes.com/radically-sacred-retreat.html and make a contribution at www.paypal.me/sallymercedes -- every little bit helps!

Email us your experiences listening to the podcast at [email protected] and follow us on social media! We're @ayearagopodcast on both Insta and FB. You can also follow Tyla on instagram @tylafowler.

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Tyla and sound editor, Alex Francis, discuss this week's episode, and we get a chance to hear how Alex – freshly in a relationship after a long stretch of bachelorhood – resonates with Adam's story.

Follow Alex's improv troupe The Bunker Dogs! They're @Bunkerdogsimprov on FB and @thebunkerdogs on Twitter. And if you're in Winston Salem, NC, go see their shows!

Email us your experiences listening to the podcast at [email protected] and follow us on social media! We're @ayearagopodcast on both insta and FB. You can also follow Tyla on instagram @tylafowler

Please share this podcast far and wide and rate/review on iTunes. The more you circulate this energy, the more you receive from this experience, and the more love there is for everybody!

A Year Ago Today...Adam Pearce agreed to a divorce, ending a 13-year romantic partnership.

We explore how we frame our tiredness, the beauty of a measured approach when it comes to grief, and how amazing it feels to let go of the narratives that are keeping us stuck. The expression of desire and what it can look like when growing in the direction of our desires means letting go of the things, people, and belief systems we previously used to anchor our identity. Sense of self. How to use feeling in the body to live in the experience of the present moment (especially during really big life transitions). We get into how good it feels when the people around you reflect back generously and with love... in support of who you are choosing to be. Gestalt therapy. Technology. Capitalism. The list goes on and on... Dive in with us.

Follow Adam on twitter @adamdpearce and @pearcead on instagram.

Email us your experiences listening to the podcast at [email protected] and follow us on social media! We're @ayearagopodcast on both insta and FB. You can also follow Tyla on instagram @tylafowler.

Please share this podcast far and wide and rate/review on iTunes. The more you circulate this energy, the more you receive from this experience, and the more love there is for everybody!

SUPPORT the Radically Sacred Retreat with a monetary gift by visiting www.paypal.me/sallymercedes and LEARN MORE at www.sallymercedes.com/radically-sacred-retreat.html

Oh, AND the Alanis song Sally mentions in the outro is "Utopia." Great song. We love Alanis.

In this week's Monday Night Raw, Tyla shares her experience around coming to a place of deeper commitment in her life with A Year Ago Today and opens up around what that experience has activated for her--specifically around boundary setting and the pursuit of her desires. She also invites listeners to open up around their own experience and requests support for the Radically Sacred Retreat, a vision currently being brought to life by Sally Mercedes (this show's treasured producer and former co-host). If you'd like to be part of Sally's vision to provide radical healing opportunity for women of color, please donate at www.paypal.me/sallymercedes or visit www.sallymercedes.com to learn more.