Emily and Michelle welcome entrepreneur, author, and former wine shop owner Jeff Bender to the podcast. Jeff had been in hospitality and wine for several years before he switched careers creating gender neutral clothing for children as a response to his daughter's needs.

Jeff speaks openly about navigating society and how to protect his trans child in today's hyper-charged political environment.

They have a spirited discussion about the state of politics in the state of Missouri under its super-majority Republican rule for over 20 years.

Jeff talks about how his clothing line, the Lion and the Owl, was started. He wanted to be able to buy leggings for his trans child and it has blossomed from there. He wrote two books "Apparel has no Gender" and "Oh I Just Didn't Know. (11 thoughtful conversations for grandparents and grandchildren)."

They talk about how the fashion industry is shifting in sizing, clothing styles, and more to reflect gender fluidity in society. Jeff talks about their efforts in a new fashion category called "All Kids Plus".

Jeff closes out the discussion with this gem - "Shop for their personality and not their gender."

You can get connected with Jeff, his mission, and order his great books here - https://thelionandtheowl.com/

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Michelle and Emily welcome two-time Emmy award-winning news producer and filmmaker, Hollie Brubaker, to the podcast. After a brief discussion on what exactly is Lychee, they jump into a fascinating and engaging discussion about Hollie's short film, "But You'd Be a Great Mom!". Hollie shares her intimate, personal journey through fertility treatments to trying to become a foster parent, to accepting and embracing her life without children. They talk about how society perception of women as only being true, whole women when they have children.

They explore the pitfalls of medical science in infertility treatment and how people feel they HAVE to do it because it is available. Hollie shares a list of physical and emotional pains that people often experience during treatment and the pressure of it's all worth it because you have to do everything to have a baby.

They talk about the expectations society puts on women regarding having children and how scary it is to walk the path that differs from the expectations.

As Hollie says, "There is so much beauty in the world, that we get to be a part of in life and how dare we look at others and say I want that instead of looking at our own lives and relishing in what is beautiful about our lives."

They wrap the episode taking stock of what is beautiful in their lives. Send us an email of what you find beautiful in your life! [email protected]

You can find Hollie here - IG @holliewood801

Screening of the "But You'd Be a Great Mom" at the Ethical Society in St. Louis on August 6th, 2023.

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The discussion focuses on sex and the fact that you're never too old for great sex. Too many people think great sex is reserved only for the young. Dr. Becky Lynn debunks that myth and more in a humorous, non-judgmental, and approachable way. One of the many reasons we love having her on the podcast. Some highlights include: Vaginal Estrogen cream and supplementation, bladder health, medical biases and shaming, post menopausal sexual changes, the Emsella Chair, ways to exercise the vagina without requiring sexual penetration and so much more

Dr. Becky Lynn's medical practice is a boutique healthcare practice in St. Louis, Evora Women’s Health brings medical, wellness, and self-care experts together in one supportive space. https://evorawomen.com/

Great resources for your sexual journey no matter your age!

https://www.isswsh.org/

https://menopause.org/

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Emily and Michelle welcome Theresa Carrington, CEO of Ten by Three® - https://www.tenbythree.org/ - a not for profit organization reducing poverty in developing countries by using their unique Prosperity Wages® model to pay for artisan products. This exclusive patent pending financial model creates a cycle of entrepreneur driven growth resulting in permanent financial independence for the artisan.

Over a lovely bottle of Soir de Paris Emily and Michelle learn about Theresa's 20-year journey from leaving a very successful and lucrative career as an investigative journalist (she has over 10 Emmys!) to helping more than 8,000 artisan women in Africa graduate out of extreme poverty and start over 42,000 businesses. They talk about Conscious Capitalism, prosperity wages, the basket mafia, and supporting entrepreneurship around the world.

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Michelle and Emily welcome Deanna Danger - The Artistic Mystic Formerly known as Danger - to the podcast. They share a wonderful bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from Clos Henri Vineyard while discussing mindfulness, meditation, burlesque, empowerment, body positivity, how trauma informs our interactions in the world, patience, activism, divine rage, letting go, and agency. Deanna shares what it means to be an “Art Witch”. The discussion continues about choices, accepting mistakes, moving forward, and offering yourself grace. 

You can find out more about Deanna by visiting their website - https://www.deannadanger.com/ They offer weekly mindfulness sessions online and in-person.

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It's a joy to be back in the studio after a several months-long hiatus. Listen to what we've been up to as we share another delightful bottle of wine Chateau Guillot 2015 (a Craig Baker selection from our friends at the Wine Merchant). We call it "Sweater Weather Wine". We talk about endings and beginnings. We talk about making fresh starts and crafting our lives to match what we hold in our hearts. We talk about loss (have some tissues handy) and love and hope.

We're so glad to be back having in-depth intimate conversations helped along with our fantastic bottles of wine.

We wish all our American listeners a happy Thanksgiving!

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Special Announcement - We are back in the studio recording episodes and drinking great wine! Look for a full episode in November and more to come in December!

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