Full Heart Free Voice Podcast: reading inspiring books, one chapter at a time

This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 8 "Self-Preservation: Identifying leg traps, cages, and poisoned bait”.

Summary:

This chapter focuses on the very real consequences to heart, mind, and soul that can happen when we get stuck in the trap of living a life that looks like right on the outside but feels wrong on the inside. This chapter is for those of us who want to write, make art, sing, or do any kind of creativity at all, but have trouble doing these things because we worry what others will think. It’s for those of us who want to experience true fulfillment but reach for distractions instead. And it’s for those of us who really need to see the traps we’ve fallen into that are keeping us from our soul life, so we can break free from these traps.

In this episode we discuss:

• How to break free from a job that is killing your soul
• How to find your way back to your creative life
• How to claim your gifts even when people have criticized them

Resources mentioned in the episode

• The Crown Act
• Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck

Full Heart Free Voice links:

• Affiliate Shop (Clarissa Pinkola Estes Resources)
• Instagram

Emma's links:

• Emma's Website
• 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

Caitlin's links:

• Caitlin's Website
• Caitlin's Instagram
• Caitlin's Facebook Page

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Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé.

Fairy tale music. Keven MacLeod, found on YouTube Studio

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

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A few years ago we recorded a four part series on the wisdom the bees have to offer us each season. We love how these audios celebrate the life-death-life cycle, which Clarissa Pinkola Estes says is the essence of the Wild Woman. 

Having recently celebrated the Autumnal Equinox, we want to share our conversation on what the bees have to teach us about the transitional energies of autumn. 

In this episode you will learn about what honey bees are up to in the autumn and the wisdom and inspiration this has to offer us about finding time to rest, being fiercely protective of our restoration time, and honoring our natural creative cycles.

Resources mentioned in the episode

• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• How Full Is Your Honeycomb? Free Download
• Caitlin's Blog Post on Autumn in the Hive
• Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Full Heart Free Voice links:

• Audio Class Shop
• Instagram

Emma's links:

• Emma's Website
• 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

Caitlin's links:

• Caitlin's Website
• Caitlin's Instagram
• Caitlin's Facebook Page

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

Support the show

This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in your life. This month we are studying chapter 7 “Joyous Body: The Wild Flesh”.

In this chapter we learned how to celebrate our bodies, not as a sculpture to be formed into society's standards, but as a wise, knowing, multi-faceted being in their own right. This chapter teaches you how to flip the script on cultural narratives about women's bodies. In today's episode we read letters from listeners who share stories of times they flipped the script on their own body stories.

Resources mentioned in the episode

• 13th by Ava DuVernay
• Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, MPH
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• ginapuorro.com

Full Heart Free Voice links:

• Shop
• Podcast Community
• Instagram

Emma's links:

• Emma's Website
• 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

Caitlin's links:

• Caitlin's Website
• Caitlin's Instagram
• Caitlin's Facebook Page

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

Support the show

This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 7 “Joyous Body: The Wild Flesh”.

Summary:

This chapter focuses on learning how to see your body through a lens of celebration and joy, instead of the body shame many of us were taught in our cultures of origin. It is for those of us who grew up in cultures that defined what a right body was, and where that definition was so narrow only a very few ever fit into it. It is for those of us who have worked tirelessly to try to force our bodies into being the right body, and are now exhausted from this work that never has an end. And it is for those of us who are ready for a new way, who want to move past body shame and into body celebration and joy.

In this episode we discuss:

• How to see the body as a gift
• How to break free from toxic cultural beliefs about the body
• How to experience the body as a spiritual practice

Resources mentioned in the episode

• When We All Vote
• Perimenopause: The Savvy Sister's Guide to Hormone Harmony by Dr. Anna Garrett
• Bare by Susan Hyatt
• Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, MPH

Full Heart Free Voice links:

• Shop
• Instagram

Emma's links:

• Emma's Website
• 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

Caitlin's links:

• Caitlin's Website
• Caitlin's Instagram
• Caitlin's Facebook Page

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

Support the show

This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in your life. This month we are studying Chapter 6: “Finding Your Pack: belonging as blessing”.

In this chapter we learned about the initiation of moving from exile to belonging in your life by studying "The Ugly Duckling". With today's episode you will learn about the sacred reading practice, Lectio Divina, and how it can enrich your study of this story. 

All the Links

• Subscribe to Antiracism Daily
• Listen to Harry Potter and The Sacred Text
• For all the Lectio Divina steps read The Power of Ritual by Casper Ter Kuile
• Follow the Full Heart Free Voice Podcast Instagram
• Find out more about Emma at https://www.enchantedwriting.com/
• Sign up for Caitlin's Multipassionate Coaching
• Follow Caitlin on Instagram

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

Support the show

This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 6 “Finding One's Pack: belonging as blessing”.

Summary:

This chapter focuses on finding a sense of belonging when you have experienced rejection, abandonment, or a sense of exile in your life. In this reading Dr. Estes offers the story of "The Ugly Duckling", and she analyzes how this story shows the path to finding your pack and discovering belonging. In this episode Caitlin interviews Emma about her story from exile to belonging.

Resources mentioned:

• The Soul's Calling Academy
• Recovery 2.0
• Soberful

Black Lives Matter

This month we would love for you to participate in Rachel Cargle's The Great Unlearn.

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Let's Connect:

You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast 

How to Connect with Emma:

• https://www.enchantedwriting.com/
• 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

How to Connect with Caitlin:

• Caitlin's website: https://caitlinbosshart.com
• Caitlin's Instagram: @caitlin_bosshart 
• Caitlin's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caitlinbosshartlifecoaching/

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé.

Fairytale music: Kevin MacLeod

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Support the show

This is a special bonus episode that is the perfect compliment to studying the Life-Death-Life nature of Skeleton Woman! 

A few years ago we recorded a four part series on the wisdom the bees have to offer us each season. We love how these audios celebrate the life-death-life cycle, which Clarissa Pinkola Estes says is the essence of the Wild Woman. 

Having recently celebrated the Summer Solstice, we want to share our conversation on what the bees have to teach us about the productive energies of summer. 

In this episode you will learn about what bees are up to in the summertime and the wisdom and inspiration this has to offer us about expressing our true selves, the importance of self care when life becomes busy and hectic, and more.

Try this at home: 

• Listen to the “Inner Hive Meditation for Embracing Stillness” in episode 6
• Choose one piece of wisdom from the bees that resonated with you and journal about it. 

Read these books to learn more about bees:

• Natural Beekeeping by Ross Conrad
• The Shamanic Way of the Bee by Simon Buxton
• The Beekeeper's Bible uses by Richard Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch

Black Lives Matter

This month we would love for you to sign up for ACLU's newsletter with actions you can take to progress antiracist policies and ideas at action.aclu.org.

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Let's Connect:

You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast 

How to Connect with Emma:

• Find out more about Emma at https://www.enchantedwriting.com/
• Download Emma's free guide: 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

How to Connect with Caitlin:

• Find out more about Caitlin and schedule a free consultation at: https://caitlinbosshart.com/
• Follow Caitlin on Instagram: @caitlin_bosshart 
• Follow Caitlin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caitlinbosshartlifecoaching/

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Support the show

This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in your life. This month we are studying Chapter 5: “Hunting: When the heart is a lonely hunter”.

In this chapter we learned about the Life-Death-Life Cycle, where you pay attention to what needs to be released from your life and what needs to be invited in.

With today's exercise you'll walk through a guided movement meditation practice to help you flow with your own natural life-death-life cycle. 

• You will set an intention for what wants to be released and what wants to be invited in.
• You will practice yoga postures and breath work to help you work with your intention.

Episode Download 

You can download the PDF of all the steps for this practice, including photos, here

Black Lives Matter

The month we would love for you to check out and do Layla F. Saad's workbook, Me and White Supremacy.

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Let's Connect:

You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast 

How to Connect with Emma:

• Find out more about Emma at https://www.enchantedwriting.com/
• Download Emma's free guide: 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

How to Connect with Caitlin:

• Find out more about Caitlin and schedule a free consultation at: https://caitlinbosshart.com/
• Follow Caitlin on Instagram: @caitlin_bosshart 
• Follow Caitlin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caitlinbosshartlifecoaching/

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

Support the show

This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 5 “Hunting: When the heart is a lonely hunter”.

Podcast Episode Summary:

This chapter is about understanding committed love, not as something where only pleasure is allowed, only good times, only increase, but where the Life-Death-Life cycle is honored. It is about understanding there are times of closeness, connection, and plenty and also times where you feel farther apart or where aspects of your relationship need to be released so something new can come into being.

In this reading Dr. Estes offers the story of "Skeleton Woman", and she analyzes how this story represents the phases of love in long term relationships. In the episode, Emma interviews Caitlin about her relationship, and Caitlin tells us personal stories about how each of the phases of love have been represented in her marriage.

We would love to know:

• How does the theme of this chapter help you live with a full heart and a free voice?
• What is one quote from this chapter that stood out to you that you would like to explore more?
• What is one nugget you want to take away with you?

Black Lives Matter

The month we would love for you to listen to the following Ted Talk Playlist to enhance your antiracism education: Talks to help you understand racism in America.

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast player!**

Let's Connect:

You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast 

How to Connect with Emma:

• Find out more about Emma at https://www.enchantedwriting.com/
• Download Emma's free guide: 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

How to Connect with Caitlin:

• Find out more about Caitlin and schedule a free consultation at: https://caitlinbosshart.com/
• Follow Caitlin on Instagram: @caitlin_bosshart 
• Follow Caitlin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caitlinbosshartlifecoaching/

Attributions:

Theme music: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Support the show

This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme. This month we are studying Chapter 4: “The Mate: Union with the Other”.

With this exercise you will combine everything we've learned so far. You'll turn to your intuition to rate a relationship on the scale of Thriving Relationships (Manawee) to Negative Relationships (Bluebeard). Then you'll seek your intuition to determine the level of closeness you intuitively know you want to have with this person.

Episode Download 

You can download the PDF of all the steps for this practice here.

Other Resources Mentioned

• Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck
• How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• Google Doc of Resources for Abusive Relationships

Credit

Thank you so much to the work of Martha Beck, and her Life Coach Training, where Caitlin and Emma learned the original practices this work is derived from.

Let's Connect

Follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast

**If you loved this episode, please subscribe, share and leave us a review**. 

How to Connect with Emma

• Find out more about Emma at https://www.enchantedwriting.com/
• Download Emma's free guide: 3 Habits to Calm Your Fear and Get You Writing

How to Connect with Caitlin

• Find out more about Caitlin and schedule a free consultation at: https://caitlinbosshart.com/
• Follow Caitlin on Instagram: @caitlin_bosshart 
• Follow Caitlin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caitlinbosshartlifecoaching/

Attributions

Theme music: A special thank you to these incredible artists, who created the music featured in our podcast: Wally Ingram, Stevie Blacke and Tom Freund. You heard portions of their tracks “Shine a Light” and “Udu ULove” from their record Spadé. 

Original cover art created by: Caitlin Bosshart

*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links*

Disclaimer

This episode is not a replacement for therapy, mental health care, or any medical treatments you may need. You are completely responsible for your health and well-being. You are fully responsible for the decisions and actions you take with regard to your life and affairs. This podcast does not create a coach-client relationship between you and the hosts of the show.

Support the show