In this episode of Meant for More, Mary Sarah sits down with Jackie Hagan Gross for a deeply personal conversation about body wisdom, boundaries, breaking generational patterns, choosing yourself, and learning to trust what your body and inner voice have been trying to tell you all along.

Jackie’s story has taken her through motherhood at a young age, a career in nursing, leaving an abusive marriage, navigating years of health challenges and autoimmune diagnoses, and ultimately beginning to see her body and her life through an entirely different lens.

One of the most powerful shifts in Jackie’s journey was beginning to consider that her body wasn’t betraying her.

It was communicating with her.

That realization opened the door to a much bigger conversation about stress, relationships, the nervous system, boundaries, and what can happen when we finally become willing to listen to ourselves.

Mary Sarah and Jackie talk about the courage it takes to break patterns that have existed for generations, the moment Jackie realized she wanted something different for herself and her daughter, and the importance of surrounding yourself with women who encourage you to become more fully who you are.

They also explore journaling, creativity, women’s circles, authenticity, feminine leadership, and the experiences that ultimately led Jackie toward her work with manual lymphatic drainage and the creation of Soma Flow.

At the heart of Jackie’s story is a beautiful reminder:

Your body is part of the conversation.

And sometimes choosing yourself begins simply by becoming quiet enough to hear what it’s been saying.

In this episode, we explore:

• Learning to listen to your body instead of fighting against it

• The relationship between stress, relationships, and well-being

• Jackie’s personal health journey and changing relationship with her body

• Breaking generational patterns

• Boundaries and learning to advocate for yourself

• Choosing yourself—even when it’s difficult

• Motherhood and the courage to create a different path

• The power of supportive women and community

• Journaling, creativity, and The Artist’s Way

• Authenticity and feminine leadership

• Discovering purpose through unexpected chapters of life

• Jackie’s path to manual lymphatic drainage and Soma Flow

If you’ve spent years overriding your own needs, questioning yourself, or feeling disconnected from your body, this conversation is an invitation to get curious.

What might change if you started listening?

Connect & Work with Jackie Hagan Gross

Learn more about Jackie, Soma Flow, and ways to work with her at:

http://www.somaflowdyt.glossgenius.com/

Work with Mary Sarah

Soma School by Mary Sarah Coaching is a virtual home for women’s health, movement, and lifelong education—bringing together science-backed practices with the deeper wisdom of learning to know and trust your own body.

Join Soma School and start your 7-day free trial at marysarahcoaching.com.

What if the parts of yourself you’ve spent years trying to change aren’t flaws at all—but clues to how you’re actually designed to live?

In this episode of Meant for More, I sit down with Lindsay for a beautiful conversation about Human Design, Emotional Polarity Technique (EPT), breathwork, boundaries, and what it means to truly listen to yourself.

Lindsay has spent more than 20 years in education and counseling, but alongside that traditional career, she has followed her curiosity into yoga, EPT, Human Design, breathwork, and other mind-body practices that have helped her better understand her energy, her body, and the path that feels uniquely hers.

We talk about how yoga first taught her to create boundaries and pay attention to what her body was telling her, how EPT opened another door into mind-body healing, and how discovering Human Design—specifically learning that she is a Projector—gave her language for patterns she had experienced throughout her life.

Rather than believing she needed to change who she was, she began learning how to honor the way she naturally moves through the world.

We also explore the balance between masculine structure and feminine flow, protecting your energy, making space for creativity and nature, finding community, and allowing yourself to continue growing and evolving—even when the people around you don’t fully understand your path.

At the heart of this conversation is a question that goes far beyond any one modality:

How well do you actually know yourself—and do you trust what you hear when you listen?

Because becoming more of yourself may not be about finding one perfect path. It may be about staying curious, learning your own rhythms, and trusting yourself enough to follow what feels true.

In this episode, we explore:

• Human Design and Lindsay’s experience as a Projector

• Emotional Polarity Technique (EPT) and the mind-body connection

• Yoga and breathwork as tools for self-awareness

• Listening to your body’s signals

• Setting boundaries and honoring your energy

• Masculine structure and feminine flow

• Following curiosity instead of a prescribed path

• Creativity, nature, and the importance of community

• Giving yourself permission to evolve

• Trusting your path even when others don’t understand it

If you’ve ever felt like the life, pace, or path that works for everyone else doesn’t quite fit you, this conversation is an invitation to become curious about what does.

You don’t have to be understood to be yourself.

Connect with the incredible Lindsay

Learn more about Lindsay’s work with Human Design, EPT, breathwork, and mind-body practices:

Website: www.lindsaykearns.com

Work with Mary Sarah

Ready to feel stronger, understand your body more deeply, and create a movement practice that supports the woman you are becoming?

Soma School is our virtual home for women’s health, movement, and lifelong education—bringing together science-backed practices with the deeper wisdom of learning to know and trust your own body.

Inside Soma, you’ll find strength training, Pilates, yoga, mobility, HIIT, breathwork, meditation, women’s health education, and seasonal practices designed to help you build strength, care for your body, and feel more connected to yourself.

Join Soma School and start your 7-day free trial at marysarahcoaching.com.

You can also learn more about one-on-one coaching, movement sessions, and working directly with Mary Sarah at marysarahcoaching.com.

Strength training isn’t just about building muscle—it’s one of the most powerful investments you can make in your future health.

In this episode of Meant for More: Conversations for the Woman’s Soul, Mary Sarah shares the science behind strength training for women and explains why so many traditional fitness recommendations weren’t originally designed around female physiology.

You’ll learn why preserving muscle matters for longevity, how resistance training supports bone density, metabolism, hormones, brain health, glucose regulation, and confidence, and the biggest mistakes women make when beginning a strength training program.

Whether you’re completely new to lifting weights or you’re ready to progress your training safely, this episode will help you better understand how to work with your body—not against it.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why strength training is essential for women’s long-term health

• The history of female physiology research in exercise science

• How muscle supports metabolism and blood sugar regulation

• Why resistance training builds stronger bones

• The connection between strength training, brain health, and longevity

• Common beginner mistakes that lead to injury or burnout

• How to safely progress your workouts

• Why proper programming matters for women in every season of life

If you’ve ever wondered where to start—or whether you’re doing the right kind of strength training—this episode is for you.

Work With Mary Sarah

Ready to stop working against your body and start working with it?

Soma School by Mary Sarah Coaching is an online movement and education home where women learn the science of female physiology through strength training, Pilates, pelvic floor, mobility, yoga, bone-building, perimenopause education, breath work, and restorative practices.

Inside Soma School you’ll find:

✨ Beginner-friendly strength training programs

✨ Pilates & mobility foundations

✨ Bone-building workouts

✨ Perimenopause education

✨ Self-paced courses

✨ Research-backed movement designed specifically for women

Learn more at marysarahcoaching.com

Follow along on YouTube for weekly movement classes and educational videos.

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Educational Disclaimer

The information shared in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult your physician or another qualified healthcare provider before beginning any exercise, nutrition, or wellness program, especially if you are pregnant, postpartum, managing a medical condition, or experiencing perimenopause or menopause. The views shared are designed to educate and empower women and are not a substitute for individualized medical care.

What if your menstrual cycle wasn’t something to push through—but a roadmap back to yourself?

In this deeply nourishing conversation, Mary Sarah sits down with women’s guide, sound healer, and womb practitioner Samantha Rose to explore the beautiful framework of the Inner Seasons—a way of understanding the menstrual cycle through the inner rhythms of a woman's nature.

Together, they discuss how each season offers unique gifts:

❄️ Inner Winter – Rest, reflection, surrender, and deep inner wisdom.

🌱 Inner Spring – Creativity, curiosity, new beginnings, and possibility.

☀️ Inner Summer – Confidence, connection, vitality, and bringing your gifts into the world.

🍂 Inner Autumn – Truth, discernment, boundaries, and letting go of what no longer serves.

Mary Sarah and Samantha also share honest conversations about building businesses, navigating motherhood, trusting the unseen seasons of life, and learning to honor the body’s natural rhythms instead of constantly striving to produce.

Whether you’re completely new to cycle awareness or looking to deepen your relationship with your body, this episode offers a gentle invitation to slow down, become more present, and discover the wisdom that has been within you all along.

In this episode you’ll learn:

What the Inner Seasons framework is

How each phase of the menstrual cycle influences energy, emotions, and creativity

Why honoring your body’s rhythms can reduce burnout and increase self-trust

Practical ways to begin tracking your cycle and noticing your own patterns

How this work supports authentic communication, self-love, and living in alignment

Resources Mentioned

Wild Power by Alexandra Pope & Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer

Connect with Samantha Rose

Website: https://www.samantharose.co.uk/

Connect with Mary Sarah

Website: https://www.marysarahcoaching.com

Instagram: @marysarahcoaching

YouTube: @MarySarahCoaching

Welcome to Meant for More: Conversations for the Soul, a podcast by Mary Sarah Coaching exploring embodiment, healing, movement, spirituality, women’s wisdom, and what it means to come home to yourself in the modern world — where science meets soul.

Today’s episode is a calm, heart-felt, beginner-friendly introduction to the chakras — not as something overwhelming or overly mystical, but as a beautiful framework for understanding the connection between the body, emotions, energy, patterns, and soul.

Think of this episode as a bite-sized appetizer or eagle-eye view of a deeper series to come. Springtime is the season of beginnings and this flirtatious energy of trying new things and exploring what's out there. This is one of those conversations to spark something new in your heart and soul. Together, we'll explore how the chakra system can become a supportive map, language, and tool for modern women navigating growth, healing, purpose, relationships, self-trust, and everyday life.

Inside this episode, we explore:

✨ Chakras as a framework for self-awareness

✨ The connection between body, emotions, and energy

✨ Why embodiment matters in modern life

✨ Using spiritual tools in a grounded, practical way

✨ How women can reconnect to intuition, strength, and inner wisdom

✨ Ancient women’s wisdom through the lens of modern female physiology

These conversations are for the woman that wants to connect to the corners of her own heart and soul, awaken her creative potential, and dance with her unique spirit in this lifetime. It’s about curiosity, connection, and remembering that healing and growth can begin with small, intentional moments.

More conversations, teachings, and practices integrating science and soul, female physiology and ancient women's wisdom in the episodes coming soon!

Explore programs, movement, and wellness offerings at:

www.marysarahcoaching.com

Watch on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/@MarySarahCoaching

In this episode, Mary Sarah sits down with globally admired teacher and healer, Samantha Rose for a deeply moving conversation on what it truly means to listen to your inner voice and trust the unfolding of your life.

Samantha shares her journey — beginning with her travels to Saudi Arabia, where she first began to reconnect with her body through nourishment, discovering how whole foods supported her energy, hormones, and menstrual cycle.

What began as a curiosity became a calling.

Through this exploration, Samantha was guided into the world of cycle wisdom and womb awareness, learning to listen to the natural rhythms of the body and the deeper intelligence within.

Her path then unfolded through profound transformation — including the heartbreaking loss of her father, stepping into motherhood as a solo mother, and continuing to hold space for women through her work rooted in healing, sisterhood, and self-trust.

Together, we explore:

✨ What it means to listen to your inner voice — even when life feels uncertain

✨ The wisdom of the menstrual cycle and reconnecting to your body

✨ How nourishment and whole foods can support hormonal health and energy

✨ Grief, motherhood, and the nonlinear path of healing

✨ The power of soul sisterhood and being mirrors for one another

✨ Living life as an ever-unfolding journey — not a fixed destination

This conversation is a reminder that your life is not meant to be linear — it is meant to be lived, felt, and trusted.

Like a rose, you are always unfolding.

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CONNECT WITH SAMANTHA

Explore Samantha’s work, offerings, and her book Dance with Life here:

👉 Samantha Rose — https://samantharose.co.uk

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CONNECT WITH THE HOST

Move, grow, and reconnect with your body through Mary Sarah Coaching:

👉 https://marysarahcoaching.com

👉 For workouts for Women's Physiology and all things mind, body soul, tune in to mini and full length classes on YouTube

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is intended for educational and self-reflection purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional regarding your health.

In this episode of Meant for More, Mary Sarah sits down with Jewels, conscious creation coach, author, and founder of the podcast Frequency Led. Jewels teaches ambitious, creative women how to manifest love, abundance, and aligned opportunities from frequency, not force.

We dive deep into her philosophy of heart-centered creation, including her strategies for unlocking your blueprint, closing your physical eyes to open your heart, and creating a life aligned with your deepest desires. Jewels shares her insights on calibrating your frequency to activate your heart, deactivate the hustle, and manifest everything you’ve been dreaming of — from love to business, aligned revenue streams, and magical experiences.

Whether you’re looking to create from potentiality, receive more love and abundance, or connect to your inner power, this conversation will leave you inspired, empowered, and ready to step into your most aligned life.

Explore Jewel’s work and offerings:

Book: Love Lasting Opening of Vital Energy

Mini-course: Align for Love

Guided meditations and somatic awareness tools

This episode is perfect for women who are ambitious, creative, and wildly capable, but want to reclaim their power and create without burnout, moving from hustle to heart.

Connect with Jewels:

Website: www.jewelcoaching.com

Podcast: Frequency Led

Book: LOVE: Lasting Opening of Vital Energy

Mini-courses, meditations, and so much more!

Connect with Mary Sarah:

Website: www.marysarahcoaching.com

YouTube: Mary Sarah Coaching

Podcast: Meant for More with Mary Sarah // Conversations or the Woman's Soul

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In this episode, Mary Sarah sits down with Gabby B. for a deeply grounding conversation on what it truly means to live sustainably and holistically — not just for a season, but for a lifetime.

Drawing from Gabby’s course and teachings, we explore how sustainability begins within.

Together, we talk about:

✨ What it really means to live holistically in your everyday life

✨ Sustainable mindset shifts that support long-term wellbeing

✨ The role of gratitude in creating resilience and clarity

✨ Simple self-regulation tools to support your nervous system

✨ How to follow your life’s purpose in a way that feels nourishing, not draining

✨ Building a life that supports your energy, values, and longevity

This episode is for anyone who wants to stop burning out, stop forcing growth, and start creating a life that feels life-giving, aligned, and sustainable for years to come.

Because your purpose isn’t meant to exhaust you — it’s meant to support you.

CONNECT WITH GABBY on Instagram.

CONNECT WITH THE HOST

Explore embodied movement, inner alignment, and sustainable strength with Mary Sarah O’Shea:

👉 Website: Mary Sarah Coaching — https://marysarahcoaching.com

👉 YouTube: Mary Sarah Coaching

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#PurposeDrivenLife #SelfRegulationTools #GratitudePractice #HolisticWellness

#SustainableWellbeing #AlignedLiving #LifeByDesign #InnerSustainability

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In this episode, Mary Sarah is joined by Claire Arbuckle for a deeply expansive conversation on the energetics of the masculine and feminine — and how understanding these energies can radically change the way you live, lead, and love yourself.

Together, we explore:

✨ What masculine and feminine energy really mean (beyond stereotypes)

✨ How these energetics show up in your body, relationships, work, and self-worth

✨ Learning to work with your natural energetic blueprint instead of against it

✨ How inner balance allows you to thrive, expand, and step into your fullest potential

✨ Falling in love with yourself through embodiment, awareness, and self-trust

This conversation is for the woman who knows she’s meant for more — more alignment, more ease, more authenticity — and is ready to live from a place that feels deeply true to who she is.

If you’ve been craving expansion without burnout, confidence without force, and growth that feels nourishing rather than exhausting, this episode is for you.

CONNECT WITH CLAIRE

Learn more about Claire’s work, teachings, and offerings at:

👉 Claire Ellie - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUMnGn7RkCLpi5s24D-iS1w

Instagram - Claire__ellie

CONNECT WITH THE HOST

Explore movement, embodiment, and soulful strength with Mary Sarah O’Shea:

👉 Website: Mary Sarah Coaching — https://marysarahcoaching.com

👉 YouTube: Mary Sarah Coaching

#MasculineAndFeminine #Energetics #EmbodimentWork #SelfAlignment #PersonalExpansion #FeminineEnergy #MasculineEnergy #SelfLeadership #InnerBalance #WomenAwakening #EmbodiedWisdom #SelfTrust #PersonalGrowthJourney #MarySarahCoaching #ClaireArbuckle #PodcastForWomen #ModernSpirituality #HealingAndGrowth

In this episode, Mary Sarah sits down with Kelly McAndrews to explore the powerful healing modality known as Emotion Code — and how the body stores unprocessed emotions long after the mind has moved on.

We dive into:

✨ What the Emotion Code is and where it comes from and Kelly's success stories

✨ How emotions become trapped in the subconscious and body

✨ Why stored emotions can keep us stuck, disconnected, or “in our own way”

✨ How releasing emotional baggage creates more ease, clarity, and authenticity

✨ What it means to reclaim your power by reconnecting to your body’s wisdom

Our bodies remember what our minds try to forget — and when we gently unlock and release what’s been held beneath the surface, we create space to live, move, and lead as our most authentic selves.

This conversation is for anyone who feels called to heal without force, to grow without struggle, and to finally get out of their own way so life can flow with more freedom and alignment.

CONNECT WITH KELLY

Learn more about Kelly’s work, sessions, and offerings at:

👉 Kelly McAndrews — https://kellymcandrews.com

CONNECT WITH MARY SARAH

Explore embodied strength, healing, and self-trust with Mary Sarah O’Shea:

👉 Website: Mary Sarah Coaching — https://marysarahcoaching.com

👉 YouTube: Mary Sarah Coaching on YouTube