🎙️ Episode Title:
Reclaiming Moxie: How Women Shrink—and How to Stop

🪷 Episode Summary:
In this empowering and insightful episode, Keri sits down with social entrepreneur, educator, and unapologetic change-maker Kristi Hemmer. Together, they explore what it means for women and girls to “shrink”—in classrooms, boardrooms, conversations, and everyday culture—and how to reclaim your voice, space, and inner fire. From redefining the word “sorry” to honoring the power of liminal spaces, this episode offers a vibrant reminder that your moxie isn’t something you outgrow—it’s something you grow into.

👤 About Kristi Hemmer:
Kristi Hemmer is the founder of the Academy for Women’s Empowerment (AWE) and author of Quit Being So Good. A former educator who left her six-figure job to backpack the world, Kristi now teaches unapologetic leadership to women and girls across the globe. Her mission is to disrupt outdated systems of power by helping people reclaim their voice, agency, and moxie.

✨ Topics We Explore:

The everyday ways girls and women “shrink” (and how to notice it)

Why saying “sorry” often means something different for women

The cultural pressure to be “nice” vs. the power of being kind

How voice inflection, laughter, and body language shape our presence

What it means to take up space energetically and emotionally

The freedom (and power) of liminal spaces and identity shifts

Reframing patriarchy, dismantling myths, and choosing solidarity

What “moxie” really means—and how to light torches for others

Creating safe spaces where women gather, lead, and rise

🔗 Links + Resources Mentioned:

Kristi Hemmer’s Website

Quit Being So Good by Kristi Hemmer

Montana Power Camp Info (check availability or join the waitlist)

Keri’s upcoming TEDx Talk (details coming soon)

Learn more about the Awaken Your Power podcast and community: [Your Link Here]

🙏 Call to Action:
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🎙️ Episode Title:
Menopause Is Not a Disease—It’s a Rite of Passage

🪷 Episode Summary:
In this fierce and freeing conversation, Keri is joined by veteran aromatherapist, coach, and wise woman Anna Denfeld to reclaim menopause as the sacred transformation it truly is. Together they dismantle toxic cultural narratives that treat menopause as a disease or a decline and instead frame it as a chrysalis moment—a profound shift into power, clarity, and elderhood. This episode is a call to arms (and hearts) for any woman who's tired of shrinking and ready to rise.

👤 About Anna Denfeld:
With over 35 years of experience as an aromatherapist, coach, and women's guide, Anna Denfeld is passionate about helping women reclaim their bodies, power, and truth. Post-menopause herself, Anna works with women to shift the narrative around aging—from fear and shame to strength and sovereignty. Her work weaves body wisdom, spiritual insight, and cultural critique into a grounded and liberating approach to transformation.

✨ Topics We Explore:

Why menopause is not the end, but the beginning of your Second Spring

The cultural programming that teaches women to disappear after 50

What the caterpillar and chrysalis can teach us about this life phase

Why shame is the most powerful tool used to control women

The myth of menopause as a “disease” (and who benefits from that narrative)

How to embrace aging without pathologizing it

The invisible labor of enduring and the toll it takes on our bodies

What it means to move from adulthood into true elderhood

Creating a society where postmenopausal women are leaders, not liabilities

🔗 Resources + Mentions:

Anna Dannfelt Facebook:

Book reference: Feminine Forever by Robert Wilson (and why it needs to be retired forever)

Related episode: The Power of Liminal Spaces with Keri

🌱 Call to Action:
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Welcome to the season 3 of Awaken Your Power. In a world that rewards fitting in and staying small, what does it really mean to step into your power? In this solo opening, I dig into the myths and misunderstandings about power that keep so many of us from living fully. Is power the same as control? Does it always corrupt? Is it just for a chosen few? Together, we’ll explore a very different kind of power—one rooted in agency, awareness, and alignment with our deepest values. This episode is both personal and cultural: it’s about reclaiming your own voice, and it’s about what happens when more of us rise up and bring that voice into the world. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why control and power are not the same thing—and how mistaking them keeps us small. The damaging cultural myths about power (like “power corrupts” and “it’s a zero-sum game”). How “fitting in” differs from true belonging, and why that difference matters for your authenticity. Why humility has been weaponized against women—and how to step beyond it. The kind of power that nurtures wisdom, resilience, and alignment, both in your life and in our world. Links & Resources Learn more about me and my work: www.kerimangis.com Connect on Instagram: @keri.mangis If this episode resonated, please share it with someone who’s ready to challenge the status quo. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you found value in this one, leave a review—it helps others find the show. And remember: awakening your power isn’t about control. It’s about agency, alignment, and stepping into the fullness of who you already are.

Episode Title: The Power of Liminal Spaces

Host: Keri Mangis

Main Topics:

Understanding Liminal Spaces:

Cultural Context and Historical Insight:

Transformation in Personal and Collective Spheres:

Navigating Liminal Spaces:

Conclusion:

Dear Power Source subscribers,

It has been a long, busy, hot summer so far! My newsletter has surely fallen down on the list of priorities!

However, I have remained busy. I’ve been writing articles for Spirituality & Health Magazine, which you can check out here.

I’m also writing two columns for The Edge Magazine, one on personal transformation, and the other on simple tips and tricks. Please check those out as well!

Finally, I spent June and July recording my audiobook for Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness!!

I recorded it myself, in my little cupboard under the stairs, and now it is going to a professional mixer to make it sound as good as possible.

As you may remember, my book was officially published in 2020, so it has been two years since I’ve really dug into it at this level. Reading it word for word after this long was quite an adventure, and, as you might imagine, I found plenty of things I would change! But, eh, that is the life of a writer! I also had a couple of other realizations along the journey as well, and it is those realizations I share in the introductory audio attached.

The final Audiobook will be available in late August/early September. I can’t wait to have it out in the world, and as Power Source subscribers, you’ll be the first to know!

Of course, you may also purchase a print or ebook copy of the book on my website (signed!) or on Amazon! If you’d like to support our independent bookstores, my book is available in several around Minnesota and North Dakota. My website contains that information as well.

We are living in a time of immense confusion, pain, and disconnect. When there are horrors in every direction, it overwhelms us, and can cause us to feel like there’s nothing we can do. It can lull us into numbness.

Hopelessness is a dangerous emotion. It’s very easy to get caught in a cycle of cynicism, fear, and bitterness. Yet, we are called to pull ourselves out of those cycles. We are called to greater things.

“The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.”

Malala Yousafzai

Seeing all the pain in the world also has a tendency to make us ignore or dismiss our own pain. It’s hard, for instance, to focus on healing the pain of a lost relationship when so many overseas are losing their lives or their families.

Yet, the one thing that connects us all as human beings is our pain. It is through our pain, and the emotions they create, that we can connect and heal.

In this audio, I share the ancient practice of Tonglen—a Tibetan word that means “to give and receive.” It is a powerful practice that should be practiced with care, deep intention, and self-love.

I invite you to this practice, with all your pains, and all your emotions. I invite you to connect in a time of division, and feel in a time in which so many are choosing numbness.

You are stronger than you know. You can, one pain at a time, help to heal the world.

Dear Power Source Subscribers:

You didn’t think I’d give you a morning meditation without also offering an evening meditation, did you? 🙃

Bookend your days with these two guided meditations, and notice the shifts in your mindset, well-being, and even productivity.

Namaste,

Keri

Of all the good habits you can put into place, taking just a few moments in the morning to get grounded and set your intentions can make all the difference between a day where you always feel a step behind and a day when you feel unstoppable.

This AM meditation is just 11 minutes. I encourage you to bookmark this email and get into the routine of playing it each morning. (For paid Substack members, this meditation will be available on your VIP page for easy access.)

Happy morning!

An overview of the three primary stages of alchemical transformation.

In times of uncertainty, the most important thing we can do for ourselves is be kind.

In this brief 10 minute audio, I offer three Metta phrases to help you find peace, safety, acceptance, and compassion in a shifting, changing world.

Take some time to listen, and then start practicing repeating these phrases as you move through your days.

Namaste,