How do you get yourself unstuck? How can you move yourself forward when you can't see where you're going? How do you make a change when you don't know what you're doing? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on September 16, 2022—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Pema Chodron's quote from her book When Things Fall Apart https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/684222-things-falling-apart-is-a-kind-of-testing-and-also

Lael speaking about the difference between change and transition as Keynote at In Her Words conference Nov '2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du3T4RjAEMM

Have you ever questioned the stories you've been told about yourself—to understand how that story came to be or if it's true? Why do so many of us women stay in relationships that don't serve us or make us feel safe? What would it look like to disappoint another in order to be true to ourselves? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on September 19, 2025—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Read a web version of this email https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=2b44928ae11fb9384c4cf38708677c48.104&s=20e61b707bf3ce7e60dc496b08d0bb5a

Lael Love Notes https://shechanges.com/testimonials-1-on-1/

Lael's July '25 subscriber email referenced about gaslighting women https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=73278a4a86960eeb576a8fd4c9ec6997.103&s=68e915dad2a37bb667907b62d23e6b37&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=It%20s%20not%20mean%2C%20it%20s%20discerning&utm_campaign=New%20Moon%20Sept%20%2025%20-%20Being%20Discerning

Oriah Mountain Dream's poem The Invitation http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com

Lael's book Unscripted: A Woman's Living Prayer—look for the Front Row Seats chapter referenced in this episode to read more https://www.amazon.com/Unscripted-Womans-Lael-Couper-Jepson/dp/1518806228/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TMTJLFUTIVNP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bAS_6DPmXxkB5wqqSMceANcgS0HyW110ypB1dm3GIV0.Lat41QOeuITLW5lKmIqV3kcPp0f0huLwBkWoI_k0XvM&dib_tag=se&keywords=lael+couper+jepson&qid=1784301727&sprefix=lael+couper+jepson%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1

Taylor Swift's podcast interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2lX9XESvDE&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=It%20s%20not%20mean%2C%20it%20s%20discerning&utm_campaign=New%20Moon%20Sept%20%2025%20-%20Being%20Discerning

How do you know making something, investing in a dream or taking a leap of faith will be worth it? How do you hold the faith when you're scared, full of doubt, and feeling like you're crazy? What does it look like to honor your instincts instead of listen to your fears? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on June 26, 2026—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Read the web version of Lael's email https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=9fc3d7152ba9336a670e36d0ed79bc43.113&s=68e915dad2a37bb667907b62d23e6b37

Lael speaking at In Her Words conference in 2025 https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRCmyTOjlDv/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=If%20you%20build%20it%2C%20they%20will%20come&utm_campaign=June%20%2026%20-%20If%20you%20build%20it%20they%20will%20come

Lael's Homecoming women's retreat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xF08ZU3KKs

Lael's women's circles https://shechanges.com/groups/

Lael's SheSpeaks evening of women's storytelling (playlist)

From 2019 https://on.soundcloud.com/btW915lq61zYrltv56

From 2018 https://on.soundcloud.com/VX61LlQATZEbBgbDPZ

Field of Dreams scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95RYgkNNPvU&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=If%20you%20build%20it%2C%20they%20will%20come&utm_campaign=June%20%2026%20-%20If%20you%20build%20it%20they%20will%20come

Under the Tuscan Sun scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdJGMZDY0-8&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=If%20you%20build%20it%2C%20they%20will%20come&utm_campaign=June%20%2026%20-%20If%20you%20build%20it%20they%20will%20come

What's the real story about being creative that nobody talks about? What happens when our logical minds collide with our creative urges? How do our stories and beliefs about art, artists, and creativity get in the way of us offering more solutions, beauty, and medicine into the world? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on May 12, 2023—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Lael's two books https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Lael+Couper+jepson&crid=17K5UU6WH14TB&sprefix=lael+couper+jepson%2Caps%2C160&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Lael's storytelling and speaking https://www.laelspeaks.com

Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Lael's' group for men https://shechanges.com/the-men-i-know-group/

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's books—

All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for Climate Crisis

What If We Get It Right: Visions of Climate Futures

How do you manage that voice inside you that tells you you're too much? How do you resist the urge to make everyone else's comfort your top priority? What would it look like to honor your inconvenient truth and give voice to your honest experience—and trust that it's actually of service and not doing harm? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on July 28, 2023—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

To read the web version of Lael's email https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=d09bf41544a3365a46c9077ebb5e35c3.76&nosocial=1

Becoming, a memoir by Michelle Obama

Lael's In Her Words writing circle experience for women https://shechanges.com/in-her-words/

Japanese art of Kintsugi that showcases the cracks (imperfections) with gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi

How do you listen for your truth when the world is so damn loud? What does it look like to fight for change without contributing to the noise and violence? How do you stay grounded and whole when there are so many distractions and so much need? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on February 21, 2025—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

For map that Lael references, check out the web copy of her email below to see

Read a web copy of Lael's email here https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=6974ce5ac660610b44d9b9fed0ff9548.98&s=20e61b707bf3ce7e60dc496b08d0bb5a

Jerry Tello speaking at Bioneers conference https://bioneers.org/jerry-tello-recovering-sacredness-zstf1911/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=This%20might%20help&utm_campaign=Feb%20%2025%20-%20This%20helped

Julia Louise Dreyfus podcast Wiser Than Me https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/id1678559416

Valarie Kaur's Revolutionary Love compass tool https://revolutionarylove.org/learn/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=This%20might%20help&utm_campaign=Feb%20%2025%20-%20This%20helped

Katie Couric Interviewing Heather Cox Richardson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-78R0monV4&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=This%20might%20help&utm_campaign=Feb%20%2025%20-%20This%20helped

Jess Craven's newsletter Chop Wood, Carry Water on Substack https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/about?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=This%20might%20help&utm_campaign=Feb%20%2025%20-%20This%20helped

Brooke Baldwin interview on her book Huddle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brooke-baldwin-do-you-need-a-huddle-to-break-free/id1750227241?i=1000763951354

Trisha Hersey's interview "No More Grind" on We Can Do Hard Things podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-can-do-hard-things/id1564530722?i=1000582486920

Susan Cain's TED talk on a blueprint for a quiet revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1SM9NxxmJo

What does it mean to be of service by making trouble—to be disruptive, to actively dismantle, to create inconvenience? Where might we be holding ourselves back because we think people can't "handle" us? Where are we waiting for permission, the "right" time, or to feel comfortable—when really we need to simply express our righteous rage to be of service? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on June 28, 2021—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Brittney Cooper—Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers her Superpower

Valarie Kaur—See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love

The Day Iceland Stood Still documentary trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3BLwtd1Z0k

How keep it real when you feel self-conscious and unsightly—especially in public? What's the difference between losing your sh*t and finding your inconvenient truth? How can we bring more grace to the moments when we access our full power, remember who we are, and speak our truth? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode. Listen in as she shares her email she sent to her community on June 10, 2022—and then riffs on how what she's learned and experienced since about how the themes from that email are even more relevant today.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Heather Perry—Telling her eel story at Tell Tale https://vimeo.com/188881928?turnstile=1.-0j5zQIfhdX7afigiwBDD223uwxZ3uLV6qcNCRdtD_cjRW8OXu-JmT_EvxSYC000EOfkz-iA1vibqFhvBGHNika6IZ3ArbyXkVLyfSnUtEu-EB1EIUrpTS3q43YV5eX_RoTUkSq_r8-GS41guDpL68_omAsd-4zR5x22Mrv8D1OI5x6RfCJ3u9NYUSe3ukZulxD4basa6s5n8GMT-WlzrzHtfryiD-b6NrjRfYYg59xqm6mLyduQGGDHWnoZn042-dleNAbU2ll-l7Iew2ABd24OOnNfdsoePFK0CjUWPjPPXTWCmHBOkgH6XRUV23HOdTADBE8qJdUQoevFfnWSp4E8QOjBaczolyXY0KJSVseBA1Hx0yS3miEwlckWjj0kOaEo88PJkvP92raCP2l_6RvGjkEOCwsOY-Wv2XMo__Hn8mVFwRMHCY0F57-GytBFjU6TBPkYNbxmIhWgjP172fuPqOt9yXHLTTrZ1zInEQnoS0DyBrkXAf6qz3iNccl9-rZLuLUPn_SGZf8tXiykWqX5RrBGpSzZdo7C5b2DLCCh2qPm4_dsi9swIXeiz3t0ZSU_PiSLD0Fkfz_-ga73SA.vJLw6-Je_J1SBtn-X0hINg.023cba0cfd41a4c2a027889dcf4558be66869332667aa7b3efd4f77635c995b2

How do you not lose hope when everything feels broken? How do you move forward with an open heart and clear eyes when it feels like we're moving backwards? What might it look like to fight with feminine assertion rather than succumb to dominant masculine aggression of our society? These are the themes Lael Couper Jepson explores with her SheChanges community in this episode.

FMI about Lael and her work: https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to her emails: https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Web version of Lael's email she read https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=698d51a19d8a121ce581499d7b701668.102&s=20e61b707bf3ce7e60dc496b08d0bb5a

Heroic Public Speaking Grad program https://www.heroicpublicspeaking.com

Don't Give Up (song) Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc

What does it look like to live while holding multiple truths? How do you stay engaged when every bone in your body wants to flee the scene? What does it look like for white women to hold each other accountable to have the hard conversations we need to have in these times? These are some of the threads Lael Couper Jepson explores with her community in this episode.

FMI about Lael and her work, check out https://shechanges.com

To become a subscriber to Lael's emails, check out https://shechanges.com/become-a-subscriber/

Resources referenced in this episode:

Brittney Cooper—Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers her Superpower

Valarie Kaur—See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love

Margaret Wheatley—Who Do We Choose to Be: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, and Restoring Sanity

My 7.23 subscriber email on being "too much" https://shechanges.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=d09bf41544a3365a46c9077ebb5e35c3.76&nosocial=1&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=how+to+stay+in+the+messy+middle+when+you+wanna+flee&utm_campaign=Aug+2023+-+How+to+Stay+in+the+Messy+Middle