Just For Women

In this interview Alissa interviews a bold and courageous thirty-five year old woman, Rachel Sarah who has been raising her daughter, without a husband, since Mae was born. Single motherhood is a growing trend among women and we get the inside track on how that kind of choice affects a woman’s life. No longer waiting to find “Mr. Right” women are taking charge of their lives and their desire to have children in very non-traditional ways. We talk with Rachel about her decision to have a baby with a man she knew wasn’t very stable and all that she has learned on her journey as a woman and a mother thus far. We talk about raising a “bi-racial” baby, the importance of sisterhood, the challenges of being single and raising a child, the benefits of being a single mother, and we get Rachel’s perspective on this growing trend called Lovership, that bridges the gap between dating and long-term relationships. Rachel also talks about research findings stating children who come from single-parent homes thrive just as well as academically as children in two-parent homes…interesting. And in some cases, children in unhealthy two-parent homes need more assistance and attention. In the last segment we get the benefit of hearing a few words from Rachel’s beautiful daughter Mae about life with her mom. A poignant and important interview to share with women, I hope all women everywhere will be inspired rise above social norms, societal judgment and reflexive prejudice to make choices they deem important as modern, dynamic women.

Alissa Kriteman interviews Zen DeBrucke, a young, hip, inspirational teacher, speaker and creator of an amazing body of knowledge called Power Manifestation. Zen’s work takes everything you have heard about The Secret and The Law of Attraction and gives it grounding and depth so you can REALLY produce powerful results in your life. Zen teaches us how to tap into our body’s knowledge to get to the deepest core of our desire and take action from that place of deep awareness. She breaks down for us the science of being a vibrational match to that which we desire and why this is an important piece to understanding how we can attract the LOVE, lovers, money, jobs, people, experiences, etc. we desire to have in our lives! She gives us deep insight into how our thoughts create our reality (unlike you have ever heard before) with real life examples from the modern dating scene. Learn how to use your power to attract to meet the kind of men you can build a life with. Using what Zen calls your Internal Guidance System the IGS she discusses how we can be guided to create the life of our dreams (the lives we are here to create) without relying on external processing or direction. Zen offers this simple, yet very powerful approach to using our emotions and feelings as indicators to making choices that will serve us best.

On this show we listen to Kate Winch, healer and Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner talk about how we can use EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to create the life of our dreams. EFT are techniques gaining popularity with the success of the book and movie THE SECRET because they help us focus on attracting what it is we WANT. These techniques help people erase old, debilitating Limiting Beliefs so they can be replaced with new, motivating, supportive beliefs so you can create the fabulous life you are here to live. This interview covers Kate’s diverse background and how she got into EFT. She explains what EFT’s are and how they can help you clear your past of beliefs by tapping on certain parts of your body to release stuck emotions. She explains that this process is an emotional version of acupuncture where we tap on our meridians (lines and points of energy on the human body) while speaking words. There is a free manual on emofree.com so you can get a full description of how these techniques work.

In this highly enlightening and inspiring interview with financial expert and inspirational speaker Barbara Stanny, we start to understand the unconscious habits and patterns that often leave us clueless about how to take care of ourselves financially. There was so much juicy information to cover with Barbara we created a two part series! In Part One we cover: ~ How handling your money situation helps you have a better sex life ~ How to deal with your money situation before a crisis happens to you ~ Addressing beliefs about “Prince Charming” coming to “rescue” us ~ Learn how it is not about HAVING money it is about MANAGING money ~ 3 easy steps that will help you change your habits around money ~ Discovering the Inner and Outer work of wealth ~ Lifting the “fog” and “veils” around taking care of ourselves financially In Part Two we cover: ~ The Imposter Syndrome ~ 7 realizations of Financial Enlightenment ~ The “feminine face” of power today ~ Alpha females and softening the fear-based bitch factor ~ Spiritual side of taking charge ~ Getting past the Discomfort Zone of Change Barbara gives us a powerful information and references like (Wife.org - Women’s Institute of Financial Education) to help get us on our way to accessing the incredible excitement, energy and POWER that come from us taking charge of our finances. Who knew it was SUCH and important piece?!

In this highly enlightening and inspiring interview with financial expert and inspirational speaker Barbara Stanny, we start to understand the unconscious habits and patterns that often leave us clueless about how to take care of ourselves financially. There was so much juicy information to cover with Barbara we created a two part series! In Part One we cover: ~ How handling your money situation helps you have a better sex life ~ How to deal with your money situation before a crisis happens to you ~ Addressing beliefs about “Prince Charming” coming to “rescue” us ~ Learn how it is not about HAVING money it is about MANAGING money ~ 3 easy steps that will help you change your habits around money ~ Discovering the Inner and Outer work of wealth ~ Lifting the “fog” and “veils” around taking care of ourselves financially In Part Two we cover: ~ The Imposter Syndrome ~ 7 realizations of Financial Enlightenment ~ The “feminine face” of power today ~ Alpha females and softening the fear-based bitch factor ~ Spiritual side of taking charge ~ Getting past the Discomfort Zone of Change Barbara gives us a powerful information and references like (Wife.org - Women’s Institute of Financial Education) to help get us on our way to accessing the incredible excitement, energy and POWER that come from us taking charge of our finances. Who knew it was SUCH and important piece?!

Having studied the past 100 years of dating, Diane Mapes takes us on a journey of how dating has changed over the past century, as well as how much it has surprisingly stayed the same. We have a lot more freedoms now as modern, dynamic women, but that doesn’t mean social dynamics are keeping pace with our inevitable, ever-increasing desire to find love in a "Post Dating World." In this interview Diane gives us a brief history of dating - what has changed, what is still the same after all these years, the stigmas women in particular have to deal with around being single especially in our 30’s and the impact that has on us. We discuss what still confounds people about dating and some new approaches to dating in today’s modern, cyber world. Also, I must say, if you are single and wanting to feel more connected, alive, in-sync with your fellow single sisters - please check out "Single State of the Union" an anthology of stories written by single women that will stir your heart, make you laugh, cry and hopefully inspire you to be FULLY YOU.

Chip August is one of the premiere educators on Love, Sexuality and Intimacy in America. He gives us a very candid and massively insightful interview about how love, sexuality, men and women have grown (or not!) in the past 40 years. As a part of my Summer of Love Anniversary Series, I wanted to investigate whether or not we ARE STILL crazy after all these years? Tune in to find out! In this deep interview with Chip, we explore the impact of the "free love" mentality of the 60’s and it’s effect on society today. Chip gives us in-depth perspective from his many years as a powerful workshop leader and intimacy coach into the issues and concerns Men of the 60’s and Men of Today have had to deal with and the spot they are in when it comes to understanding how to be effective with women.

Dr. Herb Goldberg is a professor, acclaimed author and psychologist. With his deep understanding and knowledge of man/woman relationships, he gives us the skinny on how the dynamic between men and women has changed little over the past 40 years, and how love and intimacy between men and women actually seem to be regressing. This is a very poignant interview with a very successful author and Psychologist about how we as women can educate and empower ourselves to not only HAVE relationships with men, but how to THRIVE in them. Please email me your comments or post a comment in the JFW blog!

In this interview we discuss some great concepts that can not only dramatically help women understand themselves better, but also help women understand men in whole new ways. We cover interesting topics such as: 1) Intention vs. Impact (impact is the REALITY...) 2) How women can become more empowered in relationship 3) Understanding the "Male Process" and how it will affect your life 4) Grasping the concept of "Fusion Craving" and how to avoid it 5) The challenge of the Sexually Empowered Woman An ocean of insightful information and ideas about the characteristics defining men and women and how we must learn to understand one another better, Dr. Goldberg offers a depth of wisdom that will open you to greater capacities for success with ALL the men in your life. Please email me your comments or post a comment in the JFW Blog. If you really like this interview, go to iTunes and write a 5-star review! Thanks!

In this exciting interview with New York Times best selling author and internationally acclaimed workshop leader, Debbie Ford, we get a taste of what it is like to identify aspects of our "Shadow," parts of ourselves that we don’t like or accept. Debbie does a mini-coaching session with Alissa to reveal aspects of her "Shadow" (yikes!) and describes an exercise from her best selling book Dark Side of the Light Chasers to help listeners identify and embrace their own disowned aspects of themselves. A candid and straight-forward coach and speaker, Debbie is very clear about the power available to us when we are able to love and embrace ALL aspects of ourselves in order to live more happy, fulfilled and "on-purpose" lives. Debbie and Alissa come up with a new mantra: Instead of NEGATE IT, EMBRACE IT! This is one interview you don’t want to miss with the internationally renowned Relationship Expert, Debbie Ford!