Awaken The Rebel

Today's show is all about Abby Wambach, a US Olympic Gold Medalist and her #1 New York Times Bestseller book titled, "Wolfpack." She is a beast (in all the right ways) and has much to say about women taking the lead and empowering each other.

In this episode you will hear:

• How Abbey's insights into taking the f#*ing ball as a woman and what that means for you

• Why you should not be afraid to say, "Give me the F#*ing Ball" at the top of your proverbial lungs

• How having your own wolfpack of women can lead towards teaching each other assertiveness as a whole

Questions from Shereen:

"Where in your life are you avoiding demanding what you deserve, where can you take back the ball? Where in your life are you giving up too much power?

"After you have thought a little about where you can take back the F#*ing ball, will you email me and let me know? I want to hear about it, that would make my day!"

E-mail me directly at [email protected]

Quotes:

"I just want to thank you for being here, because there is just something about doing this podcast that is really feeling so soul satiating and so good, it's just making me feel like my soul has a home."

"Right now is a time where people are listening to women more than ever."

"My whole thing is Awaken the Rebel, which invites people to be a little bit bad and see where that takes them in the direction of their highest good and the highest good of those around them"

"This idea of fuck little red riding hood, let's be the wolf and ALSO let's run in packs just really gets me juiced up."

"I gotta be honest, hearing that story was a pivotal story for me, because I felt really confronted in my life. There are places where I am still wanting to people please or sort of vote for harmony and forego my own needs."

"It has become this signature sentence we (my personal woman wolfpack) just throw around (Give me the F#*ing Ball)"

Resources:

Find out more about Abby Wambach on Wikipedia

Episode where Abby tells her story about "Give me the F#*ing Ball"

Find Abby Wambach's book and listen to it on Audible on Amazon - Wolfpack

www.awakentherebel.com (take the quiz – What Kind of Rebel are You?)

Today's show is all about the taboo conversation of what it's like to deal with losing a loved one. My dad died when I was 17 and I've been wanting to talk about that experience ever since. So, when Sharzad started to share on social media that her mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer I knew we had to talk.

I am SO geeked out excited to have her on the show! You will hear about my creepy girl crush in the episode lol, but my stalker ass aside she is really such a gem. Truly entertaining, hilarious and delightful yet so real, vulnerable and honest about the fact that the struggle is real. She's such a breath of fresh air in real life and on the interwebs.

*Since this episode was recorded her mom has passed away, and we will likely record another one in a few months to talk about how she feels.

In this episode you will hear:

-Sharzad's story about her amazing mother who was diagnosed with terminal cancer

-How she has learned to cope with that news

-My story about how my dad died when I was 17

-A conversation we all desperately need because death is a part of life that we can't avoid

-A colon cancer joke that you will either love or will make you hate us both immediately

-Sharzad's tips for dealing with death

Quotes:

"She's dying the way she lived, full of people and love and energy and happiness." Sharzad Kiadeh

"This has truly taught me to focus on the present." Sharzad Kiadeh

"I have had so many more honest conversations with people ever since this diagnosis." Sharzad Kiadeh

"I have made so many things in my life more intentional like the time with my kids or my mom." Sharzad Kiadeh

"If you are going through a really rough time finding something that is fulfilling to your personal life and gets you up every day to go live your life is going to be the thing that makes or breaks you." Sharzad Kiadeh

"Finding my purpose and my sense of fulfillment came from a lot of soul searching." Sharzad Kiadeh

"If I have something that I work towards every day then I'll be happy, and I can have something to get up and live for." Sharzad Kiadeh

"My mom is so woke about death that I have to be too." Sharzad Kiadeh

Resources:

https://www.instagram.com/sharzadkiadeh/

Sharzad's youtube video with her mom on life and death

Many Lives Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss

Deepak Chopra on Spotify

Baba Ram Dass on Death

www.awakentherebel.com (take the quiz – What Kind of Rebel are You?)

Today's show is all about relationships in the context of living an extraordinary life. Do they make you happier or is that just a myth? We talk about some researched based information about what makes people happy, healthy and have longevity. As well as how the relationship itself needs the most honest version of yourself to truly thrive.

In this episode you will hear:

-Research based information on if relationships make you happy or not

-How being honest can support you carving out an extraordinary life

-How honesty is paramount when it comes to having a healthy relationship

Questions from Shereen:

"Do you tend to be easy going at our own expense?"

Quotes:

"If your relationship is based on the premise that they get what they want at your expense, then that's not a healthy relationship." Shereen Thor

"Sometimes you have to fight for what you want in your relationships on behalf of the health of all involved." Shereen Thor

"If you keep shrinking inside your relationship, then you're the one killing the relationship and you're the one killing yourself." Shereen Thor

"Relationships are only healthy if both parties are arising as unique, true to themselves and finding ways to meet in the middle." Shereen Thor

Resources:

https://www.bluezones.com/

www.awakentherebel.com (take the quiz – What Kind of Rebel are You?)

Today's show is all about how my friend Laurel House did just that. She went from obsessing over boys in the third grade to becoming a full-fledged dating coach. We get a peek into her journey from being an entertainment professional, to a publicist, to realizing she just didn't like to be told what to do lol (sounds like us rebels haha) so she naturally decided to work for herself. She is a total treat to listen to from love advice to blow jobs, this is one you won't want to miss.

In this episode you will hear:

- How Laurel paved her path from employee to entrepreneur

- How you can turn your obsessions into your passion-based business

- How to get better at anything (even blow jobs yassss)

Questions:

"What do you obsess over? Would anyone give you money to do something like that?" Laurel House

Quotes:

"If you hate people telling you what to do, you may be wired as an entrepreneur." Shereen Thor

"Anyone who wants more than they currently have start thinking about what you're good at and what you know." Laurel House

"Translate areas of potential weakness into potential strengths, this is being confidently vulnerable." Laurel House

"So many people say that you have to have a specific path, and I don't know if I believe that." Laurel House

"Think about what's going to make you feel safe [when it comes to making the transition to entrepreneurship]." Laurel House

"If you shut down in fear, then try your best not to get yourself in a fearful position." Laurel House

"Go at it from all directions and figure out what makes you thrive so that you can have the confidence to succeed." Laurel House

"Stop saying I'm going to try, and just start doing it." Laurel House

"Grab entrepreneurship by the balls." Shereen Thor

Resources:

https://www.manwhisperer.com/

Today's show is all about creativity and how it lights you up. We live in an "adult" culture where we don't allow creativity to have much of a place because it doesn't necessarily produce a "result." We explore how creativity can breathe life into your LIFE and therefore it can in fact create tangible results.

In this episode you will hear:

-How creativity can breathe life and energy into your soul

-How creativity can help you decompress without a screen

-How a sense of play can do wonders for your hot bod

Questions from Shereen:

"What are the places in your life that you want to be creative?" Shereen Thor

Quotes:

"Playing the Ukulele makes me feel so giddy and alive and ridiculous." Shereen Thor

"We have overly dutiful lives. Do something that makes you feel fun, that gives you a sense of play, that gives you time and space for your soul to create and feel alive. Because that sense of aliveness will run rampant and make you so much better as a husband, wife, parent, entrepreneur, employee, artist…" Shereen Thor

"Don't blow off your creative desires. Your creativity is your soul's way of breathing life into your existence and feeling alive." Shereen Thor

"The more you blow off your creativity you are telling your soul, 'sorry bro you don't get to be alive right now.'" Shereen Thor

"We are losing that sense of play in our crazy task oriented Western Culture."

Resources:

www.awakentherebel.com (take the quiz – What Kind of Rebel are You?)

Today's show is all about how to live a non-traditional life. Sometimes if we don't fulfill American Dream we can feel like we are a failure, but what if that's not the path for us? What do we do when we have dissatisfaction with the norm? What do we do to resolve that dissatisfaction?

In this episode you will hear:

-How Cindy did not trust my rebel ass for a while in the beginning lol

-How do you create the right definition of success for YOU

-What does it mean when you don't fit in in high school?

-What do you do when you have that moment of, "Is this ALL THERE IS to life?"

-How art helps you connect to your soul.

-How you can create a judgement free zone.

-How fun can support your life purpose.

-What is a Tiny House (and is that a possible road to your unique life of freedom)?

Questions from Cindy:

"What do you really want in your life?" Cindy Andrews

"Are you dissatisfied in your current job or your marriage or a friendship? Do you need to change something in your life?" Cindy Andrews

Quotes:

"Sometimes you can feel lost even if you don't look lost to the outside world." Shereen Thor

"There's always a way." Cindy Andrews

"Take time to connect to your creativity, it's so valuable." Cindy Andrews

"Having a coach is like having a partner in life strategy." Shereen Thor

"Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakens." Carl Jung

"Stop asking for permission." Shereen Thor

"Coaching has helped me get unstuck, there have been so many times where I hung up the phone and felt a renewed excitement." Cindy Andrews

Resources:

https://cindyandrews.tumblr.com/

https://www.facebook.com/connectoncanvas/

www.awakentherebel.com (take the quiz – What Kind of Rebel are You?)

Today's show is about the top 3 tactics people use to avoid emotion in today's day and age. It's natural to want to avoid pain, but joy and pain are two sides of the same coin, so how does that effect your life when you choose to avoid one side of that coin?

In this episode you will hear:

- How avoiding emotions actually effects our ability to experience joy.

-How writing can help you cultivate honesty with yourself that will support you in sifting through emotions you typically avoid.

-How getting in touch with those uncomfortable emotions can guide you towards a life your soul truly craves.

Coaching Questions from Shereen:

"In your life, is there a place where you are not allowing your true emotions to surface?"

"If I was a genie in a bottle, and I could grant you 3 wishes what would they be?"

Quotes:

"When you push pain away, you also push away joy." -Shereen Thor

"If you take care of your soul, your soul will take care of you." -Shereen Thor

"You will have mastery in your life when you are willing to get uncomfortably honest with yourself." -Shereen Thor

"Fully let go of the things in your life that don't nourish your soul." -Shereen Thor

"Just say yes to yourself." Shereen Thor

"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls." Joseph Campbell

"When you make yourself happy you raise your vibe and the vibe of others, it's a service to humanity." Shereen Thor

Resources:

Women Food & God by Geneen Roth

www.awakentherebel.com (take the quiz – What Kind of Rebel are You?)

Our guest for today is one of my best friends, and I am so excited to share her with you! She is so special in so many ways and when you listen, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

We discuss her story of going from dancer to spiritual mentor to storytelling specialist. She is an expert at taking off the mask, getting out of your head and getting into your heart.

We discuss the breakdown of the patriarchy & how women are coming into themselves more to be the actual truth of themselves rather than just a one-dimensional character. It's SO fun to share her with you, enjoy!

In this episode you will hear:

-About Christina's journey from ballet dancer, to stripper to a fully self-actualized woman

-How she found her power, connected to her body, found healing and finally realized the dream of writing her one woman show Dirty Me Divine to fulfill her soul's purpose

-About Greek Mythology - the idea of Dharma and how that can help you get clear on your soul's true path verses defaulting into society's agenda

Insights & Quotes:

"Art opens up our imagination." Christina Dunbar

"If you want to change your life, you have to change your state." Tony Robbins

"Do the thing that expands you." Christina Dunbar

"Do the things that activate your imagination, go play." Christina Dunbar

"You're an artist because you are expressing the song in your soul." Christina Dunbar

"Your soul isn't thinking in numbers and statistics; it's feeling its way through." Christina Dunbar

"You can't avoid your Dharma." -Shereen

"It's not about how you get to that thing, it's about who you need to become to allow that thing to come in?" -Kyle Cease

"Let it be okay to be playful and illogical and unreasonable sometimes." -Shereen

Resources:

www.ChristinaDunbar.com

The Book of Dharma: Making Enlightened Choices by Simon Haas

Today's show is all about setting boundaries and how that relates to empowerment personally and professionally. Leadership requires boundary setting which can be hard when you like to be liked.

So, we explore what this means and how it can affect us when we don't stand in our truth.

In this episode you will hear:

-About Shereen's super anonymous top secret executive coaching client who is dealing with frustrating politics within an organization

- A discussion on stepping into your power and how that can be uncomfortable at times

-How you can draw boundaries to gain more energy, life and cultivate leadership in your professional and personal life

Coaching Questions from Shereen (for you):

"Where are the places in your life where you are NOT setting boundaries?"

"Where in your life are you letting people get away with things at your own expense?"

Quotes:

"My hope for you is that you're able to rock it in all these areas of your life without taking away from your truth."

"When we stand in our truth, we are the most empowered high vibe version of ourselves."

Resources: www.awakentherebel.com (What Kind of Rebel are You? - take the quiz)

You are gonna thank me today for introducing you to one of my favorite rebels, Kevin Hansford, the founder of Bold Without Apology coaching. Kevin is real and raw and challenges clients with "in your face" truth. This cop turned coach loves to break it down and get real about life, love, and everything in between.

Sometimes it takes the pain to understand what it really means to be connected to someone. - Kevin Hansford

What you'll hear in this episode:

• How Kevin heard and responded to the rebel call
• A snapshot of Kevin: "a real dude and regular guy who wants to connect"
• In career and in personal life, it ALL boils down to relationships
• As a cop, Kevin felt the disconnect and the WANT for love and connection
• How to "live in the gray" and be in the discomfort and uncertainty
• Words to inspire: "Acknowledge your fears, humanize your mistakes, understand what you deserve, and let it be."
• Don't rush the process, but trust what the process gives you
• Why you have to communicate, understand, and navigate the conflict
• Learn to sit with the conflict in your relationship and talk it out
• How to "discover diamonds"
• Being responsible for MY feelings
• The creative energy that's blossoming next for Kevin and BWA
• BWA: real-life coaching from real people who genuinely SEE YOU
• Kevin's parting words: "You were f***ing born a winner! Remind yourself that you are bold without apology, step into it, and grow!"

Links: www.boldwithoutapology.com