By Dr. Gertrude Lyons
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In this episode, I speak with author and inter-spiritual teacher Mirabai Starr about writing as a spiritual practice, the mysticism around us, and her evolving relationship with religion.
Mirabai’s latest book, Ordinary Mysticism, describes how to feel more holy and present in everyday life. Her work speaks to people’s spiritual yearnings without religious hierarchies by translating mysticism for all. Mirabai and I share some of our most transcendental, mystical experiences, particularly with the Divine Mother. We explore the fascinating lives of the mystics St. Teresa of Ávila and Julian of Norwich and discuss how we can integrate the lessons of their lives into the modern world. Mirabai shares a beautiful lesson she learned from her mother about not modeling self-sacrifice and the role of self-care in nourishing others.
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In this solo episode, I’m broadcasting from Mexico to speak about the nourishment of gratitude, birthday reflections, and contemplating duality.
Birthdays are a wonderful time for reflection. With my birthday just past, I’ve been meditating on expecting delight. In this episode, I discuss the truly transcendent, transformative effects of being in gratitude for as long as you can. This birthday has also got me thinking about the blessing of being born on 11/11 and all I have birthed in the last year. As I prepare for my book to be released, I share how I’ve tried to imbue my writing with the place and space from which I was writing into it. The year ahead holds a lot of excitement, too, and I share what I’m looking forward to. Above all, I am currently in a state of feeling overcome by gratitude in the best of ways. I go into the deep energetics of gratitude, the different ways to create your gratitude practice, and the infinite beauty possible when a collective taps into this miraculous energy.
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In this episode, I speak with Jessica Zweig, an author and feminine business and branding coach, about building a business after burnout, her latest book, The Light Work, and the importance of healing.
Through the dark, we find the light. Jessica shares the bumpy path that led her from depression and burnout to selling her business and writing her latest book, The Light Work. She introduces the Pleidians, the 12 chakras, and her process of spiritual awakening that began on a trip to Egypt. Today she coaches female entrepreneurs and leads her team in a deeply feminine way. Jessica is truly an expert at blending business and branding with feminine codes. We touch upon the divine importance of female friendships and the sublime impact that healing yourself can have on the world. Jessica imparts the beautiful reminder that in all areas of life, the only way through the hard stuff is through it.
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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Dominica McBride, a community psychologist and founder of the Become Center. She shares how her family’s trauma has impacted her, the mission of the Become Center, and the importance of self-care for effective mothering.
Dr. McBride shares how her mother's resilience and the impact of her grandmother's traumatic experiences in Haiti have inextricably shaped her present. We discuss how to know which mother codes to keep and which to work on. Today, she runs the Become Center, an organization dedicated to creating thriving communities. Dr. McBride discusses Become's initiatives, including the Courage to Love program, which supports black mothers and babies by combating racism's adverse effects through community-led interventions and mother mentoring. Dr. McBride emphasizes the importance of culturally responsive evaluation and the need for individual and community healing to foster resilient and loving communities. Evaluation isn’t something to fear but to welcome as a tool for learning and growth.
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In this episode, I speak with Heather Hester, the Founder of Chrysalis Mama, about how she has mothered two LGBTQIA+ teens, how best to support our children, and how to prioritize love.
Heather shares that her journey as a Founder began when her son Connor came out as LGBTQIA+. She then realized she did not have the tools to support him. In learning the importance of expressing unconditional love to her children, she encourages parents to educate themselves, prioritize their child’s mental health, and ensure their child’s school environment is affirming.
She offers practical tips for parents of LGBTQIA+ teens for when they come out and how to provide continued support along their journey. She acknowledges some of the mistakes she made along the way, too. Her journey has involved breaking cycles from her conservative upbringing and learning to trust her inner voice. She reflects on the importance of stepping into who we are meant to be as mothers and the need to break free from societal expectations.
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In this episode, I speak with Jamie Engelhardt, a brand strategist and mother of three, about solo parenting, breaking generational mother codes, and embracing queerness.
Jamie shares where she’s at on the rollercoaster ride of parenthood, holding many types of tension and opposites at once, and what she sees as some of the most significant generational differences in how she was raised compared to this generation. There’s a lot to learn in recognizing that our children’s childhood isn’t the one we grew up in.
Jamies recalls a healing experience in Mexico where women from her lineage revealed to her in a vision that she is at her most free when mothering herself and her children. We discuss how she is actively rewriting the mother codes in her family and breaking generational cycles. Some of those new codes include expressing love to her children, coming out as queer, and living deeply in her authenticity.
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In this solo episode, Dr. Gertrude walks into the dark. She challenges common fears around the dark, explores the dark wisdom of the feminine, and honors the dark as a season of growth.
As the nights grow longer in the Northern Hemisphere, Dr. Gertrude embraces the change in light. She explores how much of the Western world has come to vilify the dark and shroud the unknown as evil. She shares her personal journey with darkness and debunks outdated myths. Across cultures, these seasons are essential for accessing a different part of the self.
Dr. Gertrude emphasizes the importance of balancing light and dark, like yin and yang. The darkness of the womb, ever-present in the feminine, contains potent knowledge for healing and growth. Society's overemphasis on light, or masculine, characteristics has led to imbalances. The perpetual availability of light doesn’t always serve us. Sometimes, the darkness holds the answers.
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In this episode, I speak with Amri Kibbler, the co-founder and Chief Community Officer of Hello Mamas and HeyMama, about cancer’s lessons, the value of motherhood, and crafting new mothering narratives.
Amri’s community, Hello Mamas, has impacted over 400 million moms worldwide. She shares her career journey from content creator to community organizer. Her cancer diagnosis was the first time she really explored self-care and self-exploration, an experience she calls both the best and worst thing to ever happen to her. This eventually led her to found HeyMama, an organization centered around mental and physical self-care for moms.
We then discuss how, in our culture of isolation, it’s more important than ever that women and mothers don’t settle for unfulfilling company but find groups that are truly replenishing and satisfying. Prioritizing meaningful relationships is a beautiful thing to experience and model for our children. Amri leaves us with her wisdom about creating value-aligned communities and mothering oneself.
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In this episode, I speak with Faith Laux, a somatic sex and relationship coach, about the taboo and misconceptions around kink, normalizing conversations about sexuality, and pleasure as a healing modality.
Think you know what kink is? How about your erotic language? Faith beautifully defines the spectrum of kink, its powers to heal and powers to pleasure. We discuss the relationship between embracing kink and doing shadow work. She then shares the most foundational piece of having great sex. Consent, safety, and communication truly play an unnegotiable role in ecstatic experiences.
Faith explains what good kink and good parenting have in common and an exercise for teaching our children to deeply understand the importance of consent. She then explains that the ability to give and receive pleasure is ultimately about accessing a flow state. She blends kink and pleasure into a healing modality which she offers through her coaching and Kink Curious workshop.
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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jessica Lederhausen, a dentist and public health advocate, about how she is rewriting her mother and grandmother codes, embodying her values, and publishing her recent book, Oral.
Jessica’s journey of mothering is distinctly different from the norm. She embraces being different from what’s expected of a “normal” mom and imparts the importance of maintaining personal values to her children. Even as a grandmother, she fully embodies the role of grandmother that works for her, which isn’t the same as the stereotypical spoiling-the-grandchildren one!
Jessica shares how she navigated the differing mother codes of Sweden and the U.S. We discuss what it’s like to grow up in a culture that doesn’t outwardly discuss values but picks them up by the behavior of the people around you. We then discuss her latest book, Oral, and the accompanying course she recently launched, each a significant birth in her life!
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