Embracing Enough

In this episode, Dina unpacks the difference between trusting your intuition and making decisions based in your scared ego. She looks closer at what it takes to access that special kind of stillness to quiet the noise and step into your intuition. Understanding that it takes time to learn to trust your intution, once you get there, it's a game changer.

It's easy to get in a rut. Maybe you have goals but for some reason, you are not reaching for them. Maybe self-judgment is causing you to lower your expectations, or low self-worth is preventing you from making positive changes. Whatever the reason, no one likes to feel STUCK. Feeling stuck can go beyond how you're feeling...it can actually paralyze you in worry, leave you afraid to make a decision or change something in your life. In this episode, we talk about the reasons that tend to keep us stuck and how we wait for external change to happen.  But change doesn't happen to us, it comes from within us.

Hiding...we all do it to a certain degree. But why is this common problem something that so many of us subscribe to? The truth is that we all need to be seen. It’s part of what makes us human. When we don’t allow ourselves to be seen, we diminish our importance in this world. We undervalue ourselves. We hold ourselves back from greatness. We stifle our contributions. And it just doesn’t feel good. In this episode, Dina explores the reasons why we hide, what we are so afraid of, and what we should consider choosing instead.  

Resolutions can be broken. That's why this year I am focused on an intention that I want to lean on to keep me grounded. In this first episode of Season 2 of Embracing Enough, I unpack why I have chosen my intention for 2021: Letting Go. I unpack why I am choosing to ditch overwhelm and instead let go, have fun, and be more curious about what is unfolding.

On this final episode of Season 1 of Embracing Enough, Dina talks with her sister, Maria and her brother, Angelo about the messages they received as children and how it impacted their journey to feeling enough. From childhood memories to talking about hope for Angelo's daughter Sophia, the Scippa trio come together in laughter and reflection.  Join in for this special episode where three siblings pour into each other and reflect on how despite all of the confusing messages received along the way, they have always been able to come together to create joy with one another. 

It’s about time we kicked heteronormativity to the curb! Never heard of the term before? It’s the idea that binary gender identity and heterosexual orientation (meaning, there are only two sexual orientations and genders) are the norm. In this episode, we discuss with Kayani and Chett what their experiences have been when your identity doesn't align with heteronormativity. 

In this honest and brave discussion, we unpack the pressure of having to explain yourself - things like who you are attracted to, how you identify, and other insensitive, inappropriate questions. Certainly, there are a lot of labels. For many people, they are a way of identifying themselves and discovering their identities; while others choose to avoid labels altogether. Our conversation helps us uncover that no matter how you identify, there is nothing to prove when you completely accept the fullness and honesty of who you are at your core. 

Intimacy is a quality we normally associate with enduring relationships. However, in order to have these types of relationships in our own lives, we need to experience true closeness not only with another person, but with ourselves. In this episode, we untangle how worthiness, understanding, grace, and sometimes forgiveness, can help us create the intimacy we want in our relationships. Buckle up for a powerful discussion where we unpack what intimacy allows for from Tamara Lynn and Leslie Buttafly Soul Taylor - two seasoned facilitators and trainers who specialize in transformational coaching with an incredible organization, Momentum Education. They share their insight on the intimacy we create for ourselves, in our relationships, and what that means for the connection we cultivate in this world. 

We all feel the pressure to prove ourselves, but when is enough ENOUGH? In this episode, Dina will discuss her journey about the never-ending search for validation in the workplace. She reflects on how no matter how high she jumped, the only validation that mattered in the end was her own. To learn more about the course mentioned on the podcast, visit: https://www.bebetter-dobetter.com/ 

In a switch up of the usual Ask Me Anything episode, Dina chooses to share three strategies that you can employ today to embrace the body you are in. She also shares why while the conversation on body image has to stay top of mind, we also need to get beyond it because the real work lies ahead. 

Boudoir? (Gasp...I could never) But why not? Why do we need an excuse to celebrate ourselves? We get up close and personal with DC-based boudoir photographer, Julie Socher (IG: boudoirbyjuliesocher) about what boudoir photography is and isn't; how empowering it truly can be, and how beautiful images are captured given its vulnerable form of imagery. We debunk the myths and explore how boudoir photography not only offers a way to explore one's sensuality; but how it also offers the possibility to embrace one's very essence through a powerful journey of self-love and acceptance. Julie reads us in why she chose boudoir (and how boudoir really chose her) and the profound effect this experience has on a woman’s self-worth.