My guest today, Elisa Goodkind is the mother of the mother-daughter duo team, StyleLikeU & The What's Underneath Project.

StyleLikeU is "a platform for radically honest docu-style videos that give voice to role models who stand proudly outside of norms and are comfortable in their skin."

Elisa is a child of the Woodstock Era, moving through her youth during one of the most pivotal cultural revolutions in our modern history.

She is a product of unity and the desire to transcend; race, gender, sexuality and class - this philosophy is very much at the core of StyleLikeU.

Having started as a stylist in the fashion industry during the 80's and early 90's Elisa felt the loss of what fashion used to be - political and controversial statements within self expression and art.

In this Part I of this episode we talk about and go through the journey from her youth to the birth of StyleLikeU - It is an incredible and candid interview!

Welcome to Season Two of the Muses of Bella Podcast.

To step into this season I am bringing back the first guest I had on the show, Evolutionary Astrologer, Hypnotist, Abundance Mindset Coach - Daisy Clementine Douglas. Who, side note also happens to be my cousin.

How do you step into your power?

So much of our conversation revolved around what it is to empower yourself. The personal, emotional journey you take to step into being the master of your own free will. We talk about moving out of the Piscean Age and into the age of Aquarius. Coming into the space of being your own teacher and guru. For Daisy, she is always sure to come back and weave in the influence of Astrology and our connection to the cosmos as a guiding light within this journey -

“Whatever is happening above is happening down here. It’s not like the planets are moving us around like pieces on a chess board. No. Whatever is happening in the cosmos is already happening down here. Whatever is happening down here is already happening up there. We are not separate from it, we are not separate from Astrology. We are not separate from our chart - your chart is who you are, it is a reflection of your energetic blueprint that has millions of ways of manifesting in the world, based on your freedom of choice and your free will.”

Welcome to Season Two of the Muses of Bella Podcast.

To step into this season I am bringing back the first guest I had on the show, Evolutionary Astrologer, Hypnotist, Abundance Mindset Coach - Daisy Clementine Douglas. Who, side note also happens to be my cousin.

How do you step into your power?

So much of our conversation revolved around what it is to empower yourself. The personal, emotional journey you take to step into being the master of your own free will. We talk about moving out of the Piscean Age and into the age of Aquarius. Coming into the space of being your own teacher and guru. For Daisy, she is always sure to come back and weave in the influence of Astrology and our connection to the cosmos as a guiding light within this journey -

“Whatever is happening above is happening down here. It’s not like the planets are moving us around like pieces on a chess board. No. Whatever is happening in the cosmos is already happening down here. Whatever is happening down here is already happening up there. We are not separate from it, we are not separate from Astrology. We are not separate from our chart - your chart is who you are, it is a reflection of your energetic blueprint that has millions of ways of manifesting in the world, based on your freedom of choice and your free will.”

I am really excited, today I have quite an unusual episode for you in fact today's episode is like a lecture. My guest today is Vitto Kray he is a dear friend of mine from childhood and as well Vitto is my first male guest on the show. Muses of Bella is a platform that is dedicated to women's storytelling but it is also important for me to open this platform to all walks of life and so I am very honored to have Vitto as my first male guest. Vitto is an Evolutionary Astrologer and a Family Constellation Therapist. Vitto began his spiritual and insightful emotional journey at a young age where he was searching and looking peace and realization within the self. I definitely set out on this interview to be hearing about Vitto's life story but as I always love to let these conversations flow organically, Vitto began to talk about astrology and he was just dipping into the most beautiful space and saying the most incredible things. And so what we talk about in this episode is the twelve astrological archetypes. Vitto gives explanations in such depths of the archetypes. This processing of hearing helped me connect the dots in seeing how each archetype is representative of the stages that we go through within the psyche and subconscious. Vitto says that astrology has been a tool for him to continue to learn, more about himself and more about the people around him. Astrology keeps you in a space where you can be a student forever which I think is really cool.

I am really excited, today I have quite an unusual episode for you in fact today's episode is like a lecture. My guest today is Vitto Kray he is a dear friend of mine from childhood and as well Vitto is my first male guest on the show. Muses of Bella is a platform that is dedicated to women's storytelling but it is also important for me to open this platform to all walks of life and so I am very honored to have Vitto as my first male guest. Vitto is an Evolutionary Astrologer and a Family Constellation Therapist. Vitto began his spiritual and insightful emotional journey at a young age where he was searching and looking peace and realization within the self. I definitely set out on this interview to be hearing about Vitto's life story but as I always love to let these conversations flow organically, Vitto began to talk about astrology and he was just dipping into the most beautiful space and saying the most incredible things. And so what we talk about in this episode is the twelve astrological archetypes. Vitto gives explanations in such depths of the archetypes. This processing of hearing helped me connect the dots in seeing how each archetype is representative of the stages that we go through within the psyche and subconscious. Vitto says that astrology has been a tool for him to continue to learn, more about himself and more about the people around him. Astrology keeps you in a space where you can be a student forever which I think is really cool.

My guest today is Bella Harrison. I am so excited to be sharing this interview with you, Bella is one of my dearest friends, definitely a soul sister in this lifetime. We have known each other for just over a decade. I have been trying to interview her for the past few years and it was in complete synchronistic and beautiful alignment in the timing of this interview. This interview absolutely blew my mind. I went through and listened to it a few times myself, I was taking notes. Bellas knowledge and insight into the work she does is extraordinary in my eyes. She is a Somatic Sex Coach and it’s really wild because as I said I’ve known Bella for just about ten years now and it’s incredible to see and witness her transformation. She is one of the most unique and genuine people I have come across in my life. The way that she owns herself is so inspiring - I say in the interview that she has a very strong sensual and sexual presence to her and it was one of the main things that drew me to her and fascinated me about her, from the very beginning. And it makes sense that her work is in the realm of sensuality, sexuality and embodiment of both these elements. She even says that she feels that sexuality is something she has explored in many many life times and it’s something that just comes very much innately to her and you truly feel this when you are around her.

There are so many things that we talk about in this episode. We speak about shadow, what is shadow, what is shadow work. We talk about what it is to come from the heart space and to relate to people from the heart space. We talk about what it really means to be ’doing the work’. Essentially what it is to really move out of victim and victimhood, to really take responsibility for yourself and ultimately what does it mean to come into your sovereignty.

My guest today is someone who I met through one of my best friends, Daisy Ramli, who has been doing these incredible Indonesian food pop ups in New York City over the last few years, called Sayang. I had the pleasure of joining Daisy on a shoot that she was doing for Sayang where we filmed a group of Indonesian expats living in New York, having lunch at Upi Jaya which is an Indonesian restaurant in Queens. The subject matter was a discussion of what it means to be Indonesian and the experience of having lived in New York as an expat. I have to say I am always so excited when I meet someone from back home over here because it’s a fairly rare thing. And it’s also a rare thing in life that you meet people and have an instant connection with them which is what I had with my guest today, Melati Diran. I find Melati to be someone that is very self reflective and empathetic, it seems to just be engrained as part of her nature and as such a young woman I think she has a very honest way of making sense of the world that is fairly wise. Melati moved to New York from Jakarta at the age of seventeen and although originally a fine artist, she stumbled into design and is now a product designer for Glossier. When I asked Melati about what it was that she loved about design this was the answer she gave me; that it teaches you to be an empathetic person. Most of the time when you’re designing you are scarcely designing for yourself. You are using creativity to solve problems and share stories and to be able to do that successfully you need to understand the art of being in somebody else shoes. And so I found that this interview was one of the more abstract conversations that I’ve had. Melati was so beautifully vulnerable and open and really gave us insight into her internal world.

My guest today is definitely one of the coolest women that I have ever met and that is Dr. Piper Grant. It’s interesting because I sort of knew of Piper before I knew her well as a friend. We both grew up in the same place, we both grew up in Bali and I knew her from a distance initially because she was an older girl, she ran in a different social circle but as the years went on we have developed a really lovely friendship and I have to say it’s just so wonderful to be around her. She has such a kind open heart, she has a zest for life, she has so much passion and part of the reason why I love to be in conversation with her in general is because of her openness and the work that she does. She is a sex therapist and a sex addiction specialist, so you can imagine I was pretty stoked to interview her for the Muses of Bella series. I have to say some of you may be wondering becuase I was wondering myself exactly what the work of a sex therapist entails and - side note, I think the work that Piper does, it’s very crucial work that needs to be done in the world because it’s work that’s very much needed. It’s so important becuase it is work within helping people heal sexual wounding and sexual trauma. Piper helps her clients to restore themselves to a place of integrity, to finding vibrancy within a relationship. And for Piper this work goes far beyond her professional training. It is work that she has had a calling to for as long as she can remember and it is work that is intrinsic to her very being. Piper is interested in the strong role that sexuality plays in our lives and how it influences our feelings of personal well-being. And I have to say what Piper offers is not only an excellence in therapeutic training because she’s fairly accomplished. She attended UCSB, UCLA and AIU on top of many other trainings but what Piper offers is a beautiful weaving-in of holistic and alternative medicine modalities. I think what makes Piper particularly special is in part due to her upbringing. She grew up for part of her childhood in Bali and what’s so special about Bali is that is gives to you a healing of the mind, body and spirit and this is intrinsically interwoven in the culture of the Balinese. And having been a child growing up in Bali myself, you do get this innate understanding of healing becuase you are witness to the power of natural and mystic practices within wellness. And this is something that makes Piper very very unique in her offerings.

My guest today is Dr. Karuna Sabnani, she is the founder of Karuna Naturopathic health care and has been a practicing naturopath for over fifteen years… Karuna brings in Ayurvedic principles as well as her own natural wisdom to the personalized health regimes and cleanses that she designs specific to her patients lifestyle and needs. I find that Karuna is rather creative and due to the deep wisdom she holds stemming from her personal spiritual practice, this allows her to take the holistic approach for her patients to a whole other level. In particular congruence and integration are at the core of her healing philosophy… An excerpt below from Karuna’s wellness statement.

“Most of us do not know, and yet it is the most important question we can ask ourselves. Beauty and health are about that exploration of who we are, and how we can bring that exploration out as the art of our lives. Living holistically means being able to be yourself completely. Our patterns, behaviors, food preferences, body type, haircut, radiance of our skin and style are all reflections of how we feel inside. Health and beauty comes naturally when all of who you are is integrated, from what you eat, to what you wear. It’s about congruence; learning who you are and expressing it, inside and out, skin to bones. It’s powerful to feel good and look good. Get this down and you will glow.”

My guest today is someone very special to me. She is one of my soul sisters in this life time and actually she has been like a little sister to me and that is my cousin Daisy. Daisy is a really remarkable person, she’s one of those people in life that, she has an idea or has a passion and not only does she execute it but she does so perfectly and she also brings her own sort of quirkiness to it and this is something that I really admire about her…