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Barbara is a generational intuitive, teacher, and transformational coach.  Growing up in a small fishing village on the coast of North Carolina, Barbara discovered her gift of clairvoyance at a very young age. Adolescent trauma catapulted her into fully embracing her intuitive abilities in the pursuit of self-healing and launched her career as a transformational life coach.

Barbara has studied strategic life coaching through the Priority  Academy and is a graduate of  “Free The She” a Berkeley Psychic Institute affiliate with certifications in Advanced Intuitive Development and Intuitive Teacher Training. Barbara has also educated herself in the Human Design System through rigorous self-study and is Red Tent Certified under Star of Ishtara.

Over the past 8 years she has worked with clients from all around the world. Her offerings have included private coaching, intuitive sessions, women’s circles, retreats, and various workshops (in person and virtual). 

When she’s not working she is spending time with her husband and fur baby. She enjoys hiking, swimming in the ocean or in her pool, traveling, and of course hibachi. 

Connect with Barbara
https://www.barbarabrinkleywhitford.com/

Journaling Prompt
What are some of your idiosyncrasies? How can you view them as gifts? 

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
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For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

Stephanie Washburn is a ceramic artist who found her passion for clay while enrolled in the studio art program at Radford University, where she graduated in 2015 with a BFA in ceramics. In the fall of 2016, shortly after moving to Wilmington, North Carolina, Celestial Surf Studio was established. 

Celestial Surf Studio is an extension of Stephanie as an individual. All of the inspiration and musings she gathers from the natural world around her are transformed to function. The mystique and charm of the local landscape, allure of crystal formations, and astronomic cycles all influence the pieces created. 

Connect with Stephanie
Celestial Surf Studio

Journaling Prompts
What are some of your re-occuring dreams? What do you think they mean? If you're up for the magical challenge, maybe keep a dream journal as Stephanie mentions in the episode and see what unfolds.

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
www.madreandthemuse.com

For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

Sarah Rohrman is a social worker, behavioral health educator, and trauma survivor advocate who runs her own Life Coaching business.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Sarah received a bachelor’s degree in social work, a master’s degree in community health education and became a registered yoga teacher. 

 Sarah’s tagline for her coaching business is “I can’t change your life, but you can.” She strongly believes empowerment comes from within and she gently guides her clients to dig deep within themselves to unapologetically create their own path toward healing, tap into their inner power to fully transform their life, and embody their personal confidence.

Connect with Sarah
www.sarahrohrman.com

Journaling Prompts
Setting boundaries creates clarity. What are your boundaries?

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
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For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

As the Director of Science, Research and Academic Partnerships for Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. as well as the Executive Director, Bonnie Monteleone is a researcher who has collected plastic marine samples globally including four of the five main ocean gyres, the Caribbean, and has extended this work to Pyramid Lake, outside of Reno, Nevada.  Monteleone completed her first field study exploration in the North Atlantic Gyre in July 2009 in collaboration with  Maureen Conte, PhD. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS). In the fall of 2009, Monteleone accompanied Algalita Marine Research Foundation’s 10-year resampling of the North Pacific Gyre, quantifying the rate of plastic marine debris growth to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, sampling a transect of 3,460 nautical miles (nm).

In 2010, she continued her North Atlantic study resampling the same region in the North Atlantic. In fall of 2010, she joined 5 Gyres Institute in a first ever South Atlantic transect sampling for pelagic marine debris traveling 4,270 nm from Brazil to South Africa. In 2012, Monteleone collected samples from the South Pacific as part of the film project, A Plastic Ocean. To date, she has five years of data sets from the North Atlantic. A total of 217 surface samples were collected from all four oceans. Monteleone collaborates with Charles Moore, founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF), Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummings, co-founders of 5 Gyres Institute, Dr. William J. Cooper, University of California Irvine (UCI), and Dr. Maureen Conte, BIOS.  In 2012, Bonnie Monteleone and Paul Lorenzo co-founded the 501c3 Plastic Ocean Project, Inc.

Monteleone also works in the Environmental Studies Department at UNC Wilmington as an Adjunct Instructor teaching a Plastic Marine Debris Field Studies course and manages a lab working with student Directed Independent Studies (DIS) research. Research projects vary from fieldwork collecting beach samples to lab analysis looking at plastic leachates, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) uptakes, and plastic ingestion by marine organisms. She collaborates with Drs. Pamela Seaton, Brooks Avery, Susanne Brander, and Alison Taylor at UNCW.

Bonnie is also an accomplished artist, turning some of the plastic she collects on her voyages into modern artistic masterpieces. This work story boards her research and has become a traveling art exhibit  - What goes around comes around.  She received the Conservation Communicator of the Year 2017, Governor’s Award, Cape Fear YWCA Woman of the Year - Environmental Award 2018, and nominated for the Cape Fear Woman of Achievement award 2018. She is a member of the Sierra Club Marine Team and on the NC Wildlife Federation's Board of Directors.

Connect with Bonnie
https://www.plasticoceanproject.org

Journaling Prompts
What are some ways that you can reduce/eliminate your use of plastics in everyday life? Make a list. Then, start. You CAN be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
www.madreandthemuse.com

For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

This episode is all about cheese.....vegan cheese. I'm talking with Ashley John, founder of Kind Cultures, a Wilmington- based vegan cheese company. We talk about how she got inspired to start her business, what it's like to be a plant-based parent, and her journey with veganism. 

If you live in the Wilmington area, be sure to swing by Tidal Creek Co-Op to scoop up a batch (or two) of Kind Cultures. 

Connect with Ashley
www.kindculturesvegan.com

Journaling Prompts
What does the word compassion mean to you? How can you practice compassion to yourself?

https://www.ilovevegan.com/resources/ 

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
www.madreandthemuse.com

For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

On this episode, I am talking with my friend, Maria Borghoff. Her and I met several years ago in the local yoga community. I've attended as well as co-hosted workshops with Maria, and always feel super inspired after being in her presence. 

Maria has studied with master teachers of Integral Yoga, Qigong, Tibetan Buddhism, Ayurveda, Reiki, Classical Music, Death Support, Mental Health Advocacy, and Social Work. 

As the director of Rhythm Art & Yoga School, Maria provides personal and professional mentorship through yoga teacher training and healing artist residency. Maria works with beginner students, established teachers, emerging artists, and licensed therapists. She spends her time singing, writing, dancing, making music, and creating art. Maria’s melodic voice is deeply relaxing, ancient, and “other-worldly,” and students describe her teaching style as intelligent, intuitive, healing, uplifting, compassionate, grounded, thought-provoking, and inclusive.

During our conversation, Maria and I talk about goddess psychology, the concepts of harmony and dissonance, the rhythms of life and the earth, and so much more. 

Connect with Maria
https://www.rhythmartyoga.com

Journaling Prompts
What are some relationships in which you experience harmony? Why? Are there any relationships that you experience dissonant harmony? Why? How do these different types of harmonies feel in your body? Can you relate them to colors, textures, or sounds? 

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
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For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

Coco Reedy is the artist and owner of YaYa and Company, located in Wilmington, NC. She specializes in beadweaving, resin pouring, and art therapy.

Coco’s work explores traditional craft and modern art practices, paying homage to her Native American heritage. Coco pulls from the deepest corners of her soul and creates functional art that she hopes you can see yourself through.

In this episode, our conversation revolves around:
*moving through an abusive relations and learning to practice self love- channeled thru art
*how her ancestors set a beautiful example of what true resiliency looks like
*honoring inclusion and embracing dichotomies within ourselves of light and dark

Connect with Coco
www.yayacompany.com
Instagram

Journaling Prompts
Coco and I talk about how she was inspired by her Native American ancestors. Today, write about your ancestors.  Or....a fun twist on this prompt could be- embody being the ancestor and write to a future generation telling them about the things that are a part of your daily life.

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
www.madreandthemuse.com

For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

On this episode, I have the honor of connecting with a friend from high school, Sam Holcombe. He and I were in the Ensemble Theater Company from 1998-2000 and shared the stage many times. In addition to being an incredible actor, Sam has a passion for hiking with thousands of sauntering miles under his belt. During our conversation, Sam tells stories from the trail revolving around the compassion of strangers, the clarity that comes from being in nature, how a smile can be a powerful and protective "weapon" of peace, and so much more.

This episode is dedicated to Daniel Seaman, mine and Sam's high school theater teacher who shared the gifts of love and laughter with everyone he met. 

Connect with Sam
www.sammertimesaunters.com
https://www.instagram.com/sammertimesaunters/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmf0pM4DO73Alg1KJ4-X7Bg

Fundraiser
https://pledgeit.org/recovery-fund-for-dustin

Journaling Prompts
In this episode, Sam talks about how after walking for a few days, his mind becomes more clear and he enters into a meditative state where he can truly be in the present moment. This reminds me of a technique called "The Morning Pages" from "The Artist's Way". Basically, you write anything that comes to mind in stream of consciousness writing for a set number of pages or time. Just let it all flow out as tangled as your thoughts may be. After practicing this technique, it really clears the mind and frees up space for new ideas and present moment awareness. For details on this process, check out https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/. 

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
www.madreandthemuse.com

For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

Sadie completed her 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teaching Certification with Sacred Seed in Costa Rica, and relocated from NYC to Nashville in 2014.  In non-Covid times, Sadie is a touring singer-songwriter who leads women’s circles, kirtan, and healing yoga workshops along the way.  Sadie has continuing education in Yoga For Trauma with Off the Mat, Into the World and is a certified Y12SR Leader under the guidance of founder Niki Meyers.  Her classes are a gentle, empowering, and often playful space to come home to the body and regulate the nervous system. She is currently offering virtual donation-based yoga and live-streamed music and is participating in a #100daysproject on Patreon. Follow @sadiehartmusic on all social platforms. 

J O U R N A L  P R O M P T :
What role has music played in your life?

L I N K S :
Sadie Hart Music

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Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
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For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.

Emily Stark is a mama of 2 and owner of Marketable Mama Career Services+ Blog. Marketable Mama leverages years of motivating career counseling, current resume trends, and effective job search strategies to successfully support women to flourish in their career. Emily boosts return-to-work moms and working moms to find and land their dream job while honoring the importance of work/life balance.

Marketable Mama’s services include:
-resume revamp
-cover letter creation
-LinkedIn optimization
-interview preparation

She has worked as a career counselor in higher ed and outplacement serving hundreds of clients with a majority of them landing sought-after positions within 3 months. Marketable Mama offers monthly donation-based services to support mamas in need while channeling proceeds to influential charities.

J O U R N A L   P R O M P T :
Just like we talked about on the episode.....what's your take on the question : Vinyl vs. Digital Music?

L I N K S :
https://www.marketable-mama.com
https://www.instagram.com/marketablemama/
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Support the show

Thanks for listening and for your friendship.

Interested in taking a yoga teacher training, working with me as your Ayurveda Health Counselor, or going on an upcoming retreat? Check out the Madre & The Muse website for details.
www.madreandthemuse.com

For info about the Tulum retreat, please visit http://www.inlightenretreattulum.com.