A passionate activist; Alyse Nelson is the Co-founder and CEO of Vital Voices, an organization that works with women leaders to develop training programs and international forums in over 120 counties. It offers a space for women to be heard and invests in women to improve the world. Prior to her work with Vital Voices, Alyse served as deputy director of the Vital Voices Global Democracy Initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Her position aided former First Lady Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s commitment to promote the advancement of women as a U.S. foreign policy objective. She is the author of the book "The Power of Women Leading Change around the world".

During this podcast we talk a lot about what its like to build an organization helping women, the hurdles and successes and how Alyse has mobilized resources for world tragedies such as the excavation of the endangered girls in Afghanistan and the Ukraine. We hear how she has enlisted the help of Diane Von Furstenberg , Hilary Clinton and of course Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the ultimate Supreme Court feminist icon! (I was lucky enough to meet her at a Vital Voices event just before she passed!). On this show you will also learn how to support our sisters in the Ukraine.

Ashley Judd is an author, award winning actor, feminist and social justice humanitarian. She is a Leader of the #MeToo movement and a founding member of Times Up. She has been working internationally, with NGO’S, grass roots organizations, governments, and supranational bodies since 2004.  Her paper, Gender Violence, Law and Social Justice won the Dean’s Scholar Award at Harvard Law School. Her book, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, detailing her visits to grassroots programs in 13 countries, is a New York Times bestseller.

Ashley and I have traveled the world together, meeting with survivors, at risk youth, trafficked girls, doctors, presidents and the many heros working in the trenches to serve the world's marginalized. During this 2 part podcast we dive deep into some of those experiences, the exposure of Harvey Weinstein, her more recent experiences in the Congo, her life changing tragic accident and of course we talk about her personal journey of finding sexual wellness after sexual trauma.

Dr Tamika Cross is a board certified OB/GYN who graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science. After attending medical school at Meharry Medical College, Dr. Cross completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas McGovern Medical School. Dr. Cross has received several awards for her dedication to her community including United States Congressional Recognition and being named Becker Hospital Review Top 60 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. 

After being discriminated against on a Delta flight herself (who didn't believe she was a doctor!) she went on to write a book "This is what a doctor looks like". We hear her story and talk about the disparities in healthcare for minorities.  

Dr. Kelly Casperson is very untypical board-certified practicing urologist interested in the power of the mind and science to change our views of sexuality. After many years in practice she had a life changing patient that made her curious to learn everything she could about female sexual wellness. She went on to form her very successful podcast "You are not Broken"

Dr Casperson now has a certification through the Life Coach School and the North American Menopause Society, she now combines her medical knowledge with mind-work to help women with surgical precision.

We talk about helping women to understand their anatomy and normal sexual functions to have the best love lives ever, especially through menopause and other challenging periods of life.

Internet and technology entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, is the founder of Wikipedia and co-founder of the privately owned Wikia, Inc. including its entertainment media brand, Fandom. Jimmy was named in Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ for his role in creating Wikipedia. We talk all things fem tech, including parenting our girls, access to informational technology, impacting the world, hustling at Davos as YGLs and yes...we say the word vagina! 

Dr Cara Natterson is a paediatrician and award-winning author of the books Guy Stuff, The Body Book for Boys, Decoding Boys, Guy Stuff Feelings and so many more. We talk about everything you need to know about talking to your tween and teen boy about puberty, masturbation, unwanted erections and how to bring up a boy who respects girls and women. Tip, boys start puberty as early as 9 or 10 years old, so study up parents! We will be giving you help with what products you need for your young boys.

Dr Sophia Yen is the CEO and co-founder of https://www.pandiahealth.com/?Invite=BodyAgency first and only birth control delivery company founded and led by women and led by a doctor‬—Following her passions for making women's lives better, Sophia pivoted from a career as a physician to be an entrepreneur and advocate, launching several corporate and non-profit initiatives focused on women’s reproductive health and empowerment. She is also a clinical associate professor in adolescent medicine. We talk about all aspects of contraception, how to get it and what are the myths, such as weight gain. We smash the taboos and hear from a very relatable and ridiculously cool physician on all the dos and don'ts of contraception. 

Dr. Laurie Mintz is a sexuality therapist and professor at The University of Florida, where she teaches the Psychology of Human Sexuality. Her latest book, the sex-positive Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters and How to Get It, focuses on female sexual pleasure. Mintz has authored more than fifty research articles in academic journals, as well as A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex. 

We talk about the fact we have been thinking about sex all wrong. Mainstream media, movies, and porn have taught us that sex = penis + vagina, and everything else is just secondary. Standard penetration is how men most reliably achieve orgasm. The problem is, women don’t orgasm this way. Yup it’s that podcast and it’s the best!! You will definitely learn something. We did. 

My friend and fellow YGL (World Economic Forum Young Global Leader), Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi American women's rights activist, writer, and public speaker. She is the Founder of Women for Women, author of several books, and host of Through Her Eyes with Yahoo News and #Me Too, Now What? and her latest venture the podcast "Refined". We talk about her upbringing with her “uncle” notorious dictator Saddam Hussain, and her own personal sexual abuse as a vulnerable Muslim teenager forced into an abusive marriage. We muse about our similar pathways to becoming founders, immensely passionate about lifting up women and often feeling like imposters in our power fueled circles. Zaineb has more recently found peace in herself and found her chi and most recently has been fiercely advocating for our girls in Afghanistan. A true unstoppable inspiration.