ARC*Hive Podcast

In this inspiring kickoff to Season 2 of the ARC*Hive Podcast, host Amy Rost reflects on her transformational experience attending ROI (Return on Intention)—a powerful event designed for women in business who are ready to step into their full potential. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that magic happens when we show up as our most authentic selves. Amy shares insights on what it means to lead, connect, and grow in community with other bold, values-driven women. From standing in your fear to embracing the unknown, this episode will leave you feeling empowered and ready to take up space in your own life and business. 💛 Whether you're launching something new, pivoting directions, or craving deeper alignment, this episode will resonate deeply. 🎧 What You'll Learn: What really happens when women support women in business The transformational power of showing up, even when you're scared Why community and connection are non-negotiable for growth The ROI of vulnerability, courage, and aligned leadership What’s coming in Season 2 of the ARC*Hive — and how to be part of it 🐝 Connect With Us: 💬 Share your biggest takeaway from this episode using #ARCHiveSeason2 🎉 Want to join the movement? Stay connected at [yourwebsitehere.com] 📲 Follow Amy on Instagram [@yourhandle] for more behind-the-scenes moments 🎙️ Let’s rise together. Your ARC is still unfolding.

🎧 Bonus Episode: What If It’s Better Than You Ever Imagined? — Lessons from ROI In This Episode: What happens when you walk straight into the fear—and find something better than you ever imagined? In this powerful bonus episode of The ARCHive Podcast*, host Amy Rost reflects on her transformational experience at ROI (Return on Investment)—a leadership and growth event that changed everything. Amy shares the raw truth of what it means to get uncomfortable, show up as your most authentic self, and lean into the power of community like never before. Whether you’re navigating change, feeling stuck in your story, or searching for your people, this episode is a reminder that you don’t have to do it alone. 🔍 What You’ll Learn: 💡 What happens when you step outside your comfort zone 🌱 The power of vulnerability and authentic connection 🐝 Why community is the missing piece in our personal and professional growth 🔥 How to follow aligned fear—and why it might lead to your greatest expansion 🤝 Why your network is one of your greatest growth tools ✨ A gentle nudge to trust your next chapter and say yes to your unfolding 🛠️ Practical Takeaways: Journal prompt: What’s one fear you’ve been avoiding—and what if facing it could change everything? Take action: Reach out to someone you admire. Build your hive. Step back: Let go of needing to know how it ends. Just start. 📲 Connect + Share: If this episode moved you, share it with a friend who needs a reminder that their next chapter could be better than they ever imagined. Tag @amyarost or use #ARC.Hive.Podcast and #BetterThanImagined, so we can cheer you on. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite platform. Episode Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-rost-arcpilates/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/arc.pilates Instagram: https://instagram.com/arc/hive/podcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ARCPilates.ca Website: https://www.arcpilates.ca Newsletter sign up: Email: [email protected] Watch the podcast on YouTube

Season One of The ARCHive Podcast was filled with wisdom, vulnerability, and community. Now, it's time to look back, integrate, and move forward.*

In this special bonus episode, host Amy Rost reflects on the show's first season, highlighting powerful takeaways from each guest, personal lessons from behind the mic, and what’s coming next for this growing hive of connection, movement, and transformation.

Whether you’re a longtime listener or just joining the hive, this is your invitation to pause, reflect, and celebrate how far we’ve come together.

🧠 In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

✅ A meaningful takeaway from every ARCHive guest in Season One
✅ Reflections on how real conversations create real change
✅ What Amy has learned about leadership, healing, and showing up
✅ A sneak peek at what’s coming next for The ARCHive Podcast*
✅ A journaling prompt to help you reflect on your own arc

🌟 Season One Guest Highlights Include:

🌀 Carrie Miller Scamzny – Sound healing & nervous system regulation
🌀 Shelli Hopkins – Reinventing life through mindset and coaching
🌀 Jill Novak – Living in alignment with your dharma
🌀 Carmen Christensen – Building confidence from self-love
🌀 Jillian Gable – Creativity as a tool for healing
🌀 Susannah Steers – Movement as connection and assessment
🌀 Claire Sparrow – Pelvic floor health and empowered leadership

Each guest brought honesty, clarity, and heart—and this episode weaves their stories together into one powerful season of growth and belonging.

✨ Your Call to Action:

💬 Share your favourite episode or takeaway using #SeasonOneReflections
📝 Journal on this: “What arc have I been walking this season—and what’s the next chapter I’m stepping into?”
📲 Subscribe, leave a review, and tag @arcpilates to let Amy know you’re part of the hive

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite platform.

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Can a single movement spark change in a life, a friendship, or a community?
In this uplifting and powerful solo episode of The ARC*Hive Podcast, host Amy Rost explores the deep and inspiring ways that movement creates ripple effects of connection, transformation, and healing—not just in our bodies but also in our relationships, communities, and the world around us.

Whether you’ve experienced a moment when movement connected you to someone else or you’re just beginning your journey, this episode celebrates how small steps can lead to big, beautiful change.

💫 In This Episode, You'll Learn:

✅ The science behind why moving together builds trust and emotional connection
✅ Real-life stories of how movement created lasting bonds and inspired others to start their own healing journey
✅ Why community-based movement amplifies our well-being
✅ How to start your ripple effect with simple, actionable ideas
✅ The heart of what makes the ARCHive* community so powerful

💛 Featured Stories Include:

A Pilates client who overcame a significant challenge and inspired an entire class to commit to their own strength

A community class that turned strangers into lifelong friends

A movement-based project that brought awareness and hope to a local cause

These stories remind us that movement is more than exercise—it’s an act of courage, connection, and contribution.

🐝 Take Action & Join the Ripple:

✨ Reflect: How can you create a ripple in your life?  How would you feel?                 

✨ Share your story with us using #ARCHiveRipple
✨ Invite a friend to move with you—walk, dance, breathe, or stretch
✨ Support or volunteer for a movement-based community initiative

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast app.

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What if pelvic health wasn’t something to hide—but something to heal, empower, and celebrate?

In this powerful and enlightening episode of The ARC*Hive Podcast, host Amy Rost sits down with Claire Sparrow—Second Generation Pilates Teacher, Polestar Educator, bestselling author, and founder of the Whole Body Pelvic Health Method.

Claire brings over 25 years of expertise in Pilates, movement science, and women's health. She shares her transformational journey from professional dance injuries to restoring her own pelvic organ prolapse, and how that experience sparked her mission to help thousands of women reclaim their bodies, confidence, and vitality—naturally.

This conversation is packed with wisdom, energy, and permission to talk openly about what so many women struggle with in silence.

🧠 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✅ The importance of understanding and supporting pelvic floor health

✅ How to build a community around sensitive or often-avoided topics

✅ The power of healing within a supportive community environment

✅ Leading with clarity and authenticity to foster deeper connections

✅ Claire’s approach to creating safe spaces for growth, education, and empowerment

✨ About Claire Sparrow:

Claire is a Second Generation Pilates Teacher, international educator, and author of HOPE For Your Pelvic Floor. Through her studio, online membership, and global workshops, she’s helped thousands of women transform their relationship with their pelvic health. Claire is also the founder of Hosted by Movement Education and Director of Chapel Allerton Pilates in Leeds.

Her work blends biomechanics, fascia, biotensegrity, lived experience as a mother of three, and a belief that every woman deserves access to accurate, empowering pelvic health education.

📣 Your Call to Action:

✨ Know someone who needs this episode? Forward it with love

💛 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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🌐 Website: www.wholebodypelvichealth.co.uk

📧 Email: [email protected]

📱 Instagram: @clairesparrowpilates | @hopeforyourpelvicfloor

👥 Facebook Groups: Pelvic Floor Exercises Reinvented Claire Sparrow Pilates

Feeling the stir of something new—but not sure what comes next?

In this gentle and empowering solo episode of The ARCHive Podcast*, we explore what it means to be in a season of transition, uncertainty, and growth. Sometimes we rush the outcome, but the real magic is in the unfolding.

Join Amy Rost as she reflects on:

🔹 The discomfort (and power) of being in between

🔹 How to trust yourself when the next steps feel unclear

🔹 Why transformation takes time—and why your journey doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s

🔹 The symbolism of the ARC + the HIVE, and how community holds you as you grow

🔹 A beautiful journaling prompt to help you step into your next chapter with intention

This episode is for the women navigating transition, waiting for clarity, or quietly evolving in ways the world can’t yet see.

🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts

📲 Reflect with us using #MyNextArc or #ARCPlusHive and tag @arcpilates to share your journey

#TheARCHivePodcast #NextChapter #PersonalTransformation #SelfDiscovery #WomenSupportingWomen #MindsetShift #PersonalGrowthPodcast #FindYourHive #StrongerTogether #HonorYourArc #TrustTheProcess

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What if the key to healing isn’t just movement, but the way we connect to ourselves through it? In this episode of The ARC*Hive Podcast, host Amy Rost is joined by Susannah Steers, Integrated Movement Specialist and founder of Moving Spirit Pilates, for a powerful conversation about the wisdom of the body, the importance of embodied connection, and how movement can be a pathway to transformation. From her early days as a dancer in Montreal to becoming a respected voice in the Pilates and movement world, Susannah shares how her own healing led to a lifelong passion for helping others discover freedom, strength, and self-awareness through movement. This episode offers insights for Pilates teachers, movement professionals, and anyone curious about how body, mind, and community intersect. 🧠 In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✅ How Susannah discovered Pilates through personal injury and healing ✅ Why movement is more than exercise—it’s a tool for self-trust and integration ✅ How to cultivate connection between practitioners and clients for deeper outcomes ✅ The importance of community, curiosity, and continued learning in wellness spaces 🌿 About Susannah Steers: Susannah Steers is a Pilates and Integrated Movement Specialist, and owner of Moving Spirit Pilates in North Vancouver, where the motto is “You matter. How you move matters.” Through movement teaching, speaking, and facilitating workshops and retreats, she supports people in creating movement practices that promote fitness and wellbeing from the inside out. Susannah loves creating community and building bridges of support to elevate our experiences of living in the world. She is the host of the Heart of Motion podcast and co-host of the Small Conversations for a Better World podcast as a way to share knowledge, inspiration, and experiences around all aspects of movement and health. 📝 Your Call to Action: ✨ Reflect on this: “Where am I being invited to move with more presence?” ✨ Share your thoughts or favorite takeaway using #EmbodiedARC or #ARCHive and tag @arc.hive.podcast ✨ Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share this episode with someone who believes in the power of mindful movement. 🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Episode Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-rost-arcpilates/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/arc.pilates Instagram: https://instagram.com/arc/hive/podcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ARCPilates.ca Website: https://www.arcpilates.ca Newsletter sign up: Email: [email protected] Watch the podcast on YouTube Connect with Sue Steers: Website:https://movingspirit.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themovingspirit/# Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themovingspirit/ - @themovingspirit Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-BaE3hSmxszaKKCsjuGdUA @movingspirit2077 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/small-conversations-for-a-better-world-podcast/id1493076721

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances, but the story you’ve been telling yourself about them?

In this solo episode of The ARCHive Podcast*, Amy explores the inner narratives we all carry—those subtle (or loud) thoughts that quietly guide how we appear in the world.

From “I’m not ready” to “I have to do it all alone,” these stories often feel like the truth. But here’s the powerful truth: they’re not facts but patterns. And patterns can be rewritten.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✅ The difference between a belief and the truth

✅ Why your internal dialogue matters more than you think

✅ How subconscious stories create invisible limits

✅ Tools to help you reframe self-talk and shift into aligned action

✅ A simple journaling exercise to re-author your limiting beliefs

This episode invites you to pick up the pen and become the author of your next chapter.

🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts

📲 Share your takeaway using #RewriteMyArc #ARCHive and tag @arc.hive.podcast to continue the conversation.

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In this episode of The ARC*Hive Podcast, we’re joined by Jillian Gable, artist, creative guide, and founder of The Creative Haven—an art and wellness studio in Cochrane, Alberta.

Jillian shares her inspiring journey of using creativity as a healing tool, and how she now helps others reconnect with their inner artist, regulate their nervous systems, and create meaningful community through expressive practice.

If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’m not creative,” this episode will lovingly challenge that belief and show you why creativity isn’t about talent—it’s about connection, curiosity, and self-discovery.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

🎨 How creativity supports mental wellness and nervous system regulation

🎨 Why creative expression is essential for self-awareness and personal growth

🎨 The story behind The Creative Haven and its impact on the Cochrane community

🎨 How to overcome perfectionism and embrace the power of showing up to create

🎨 Why curiosity, connection, and acceptance are the foundation of a fulfilling creative life

Jillian’s passion for empowering others to embrace their creativity—regardless of skill level—is a powerful reminder that healing and transformation can start with a paintbrush, a journal, or simply giving yourself permission to try.

Your Call to Action:

✨ Try a 10-minute creative activity today—no pressure, just play!

✨ Share your reflections or creations with us using #CreativeARC or #ARCPlusHive

✨ Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast to support these inspiring conversations

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Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate? You’re not alone.

In this episode of The ARC*Hive Podcast, we're getting real about the constant balancing act many women face—caregiving, family, business, and the never-ending to-do list—and how self-care often falls to the bottom (or off) the list.

This conversation is a gentle but honest invitation to pause and ask:
What do I need, and how can I make space for it—even in a full season?

🍯 How to recognize the signs of burnout before it takes over
🍯 Why “doing it all” is a myth—and what balance really looks like
🍯 The power of community in keeping you accountable to your well-being
🍯 Real-life strategies to create breathing room in a packed schedule
🍯 How to reconnect with yourself through small, meaningful acts of care

Whether you’re in the thick of caregiving, running a business, or simply trying to stay afloat—this episode is your reminder that you matter too.

✨ Ask yourself: “What’s one thing I can let go of this week to make space for me?”
✨ Take a small action—rest, reflect, breathe—and share your intention using #ARCPlusHive
✨ Tag a friend who needs this message today

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform and let’s keep the conversation going.

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