She Grabs The Mic

If someone asked you to state your life purpose in one little sentence, what would you say?

"What's my purpose" is a question that billions of people have searched for lifetimes to understand. And, 'purpose' is one of the most Googled searches in the world. 

This week, I'm shaking things up in an effort to crack the code on this deep mystery. 
I'm inviting you to adopt a new mindset about your purpose so you can stop searching for it and start living it. 

In this episode, I explain why so many of us struggle with understanding our purpose. 
I break down three words: purpose, authenticity, and success to make this big existential question much easier for you to answer. 

You'll learn: 
How to live your purpose 
Three micro-coaching questions that will help you shift your mindset about your purpose to experience more joy, optimism, contentment, and freedom in your life

It's my sincere hope that this view of purpose will elevate your mind, fill your heart, and leave you better as you and your amazing self head out to meet the world today.

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This week, we're talking with Eleanor Claire Johnson about the existential topic of consciousness which the National Library of Medicine defines as "a neural capacity for objectivity that is especially pronounced in humans." Consciousness is on the radar of scientists, spiritual leaders, and researchers who are exploring its potential to exponentially transform our world.

Eleanor is a phenomenally inspiring  woman who has lived many extraordinary lives. As an artist, filmmaker, and activist for global peace she has dedicated her life to elevating consciousness, ending war, and creating peace through her individual and collective bodies of work. 

She has a rich history of opening doors for herself and other women with unbridled determination. She had a private audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama. and with J. Edgar Hoover to talk with him about joining the FBI. Eleanor has challenged the boundaries of gender, and dedicated her life to peace from developing the wisdom we can derive from going within.

 During this episode, Eleanor shares her deep sageness  on what she calls "the great teacher",  "the birth of people",  and the great awakening in humanity that was predicted by mystics and is happening on our planet for the first time in human history. 

Eleanor shares  her lived perspective on compassion, presence, and finding commonalities across cultures in elevating consciousness. And, she ignites inspiration as she talks about the source of deep hope she holds for humanity even in the midst of the challenges and breakdowns in global society that we are facing.
 
We explore:
The various realms of war
Mindfulness and personal reactivity
Developing a creative relationship to non-violence
The power of prayer, ritual, faith, and spirituality
Consciousness, growth, and human potential

At the end of the episode, Eleanor shares three pieces of wisdom to help every woman elevate their consciousness and step into the power they have to change the world. 

What now?
Connect with Eleanor through email: [email protected]

Listen to Eleanor's wildly popular podcast collaboration:
Enemies From War to Wisdom:, with Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D  
On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enemies-from-war-to-wisdom/id1462686484

I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for every soul out there who is working in the field of consciousness in pursuit of amplifying its power in our world.   

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"No bleeding. No breeding." This week, we're talking about how to flip your menopause mindset from dried up and old to fierce and sexy so you can squeeze every ounce of joy from what my guest this week cleverly calls "The Half Time Show."

Dr. Heather Bartos is here to share her relatable wisdom as one of the nation's top five menopause experts- according to Oprah and Maria Shriver.  Dr. Heather's work has been featured in major women's publications like Glamour, Shape, Women’s Health, and Cosmo for good reason. She's intelligent, fierce as hell, and a leading voice in women's health.

In addition to being one of the nations top menopause experts, she's also a Momma, Reiki Master, energy healer, speaker, and the big brain behind Menopause Rocks.
Dr. Heather is sounding the alarm  to disrupt everything we’ve been taught about menopause, perimenopause and post menopause.

Our conversation feels like hanging out with your funny, and real as hell besties who give you the straight skinny on a subject that's been sorely neglected for too damn long.

Dr. Heather talks about the She Grabs The Mic career choice she made at 50 and dedicate her life to improving healthcare for women over 40. With her fabulously unfiltered candor, she speaks to the U.S. societal narratives that have undervalued women 40+ and screwed with our self image, what's missing in mainstream women's health medicine, her efforts to make gyno. information more accessible and equitable for women, and the game changing power of mindset in menopause.

One of the most fascinating points in our conversation, is when Dr. Heather shares her cross cultural research. She shares the disparity between U.S. mindset and the countries who treasure post menopausal women and how those societal differences impact the way women 40+ feel, live, and contribute.

Whether you're a woman in your 20's and 30's or a woman 40+, you'll walk away with fresh insights that will empower you. And, you'll get three game changing tips from Dr. Heather that will help you understand why menopause is a big ass celebration and a time in your life where we you are free to be your most fierce, unapologetic, and sexy self.

Visit Dr. Heather's website to learn more about her work, her Menopause Mastermind, and her free monthly Menopause Monday series:
https://heatherbartosmd.com/menopause-rocks/

Interested in becoming a patient? Learn more about Dr. Heather's medical practice
Be A Great Woman: https://www.beagreatwoman.com/

Follow Dr. Heather across her social platforms: @drheatherbartos

Resources Mentioned:
Tough Titties By Laura Bell Gray

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Don't buy into the hype that you're helpless, small, or the world is going to shit. Media is a business. Well architected messages of chaos and impending doom are being served up to us 24/7 through the screens we put in our bedrooms, family rooms, kitchens, offices, and pockets. We’re hyper saturated by the business of news and this saturation is contributing to our mental health crisis and our epidemic levels of stress.

But chaos, stress, and overwhelm don't have to be our reality.  We can create the world we want and we can thrive.

This week, we're talking about how to find calm in the chaos, ditch the overwhelm, stress, trust your wisdom, and take charge of your reality with three scientifically proven "power tools" that are available to you right now: mindfulness, intuition, and mirror neurons.

We'll talk about the innate power we have as human beings and how activating our power gives us agency to be well and live well.

You'll learn:
How and why these three "power tools" will be put you back in the driver's seat of your reality as we navigate AI, war, climate change, and a host of humanitarian crises

Three micro-coaching practices to help you actualize these power tools and your human potential in your own life

How to elevate your individual consciousness, mental health, physical health, and the way you experience life

The scientifically proven power we hold to raise our collective consciousness and change our world, one amazing human at a time.

We’re in charge of our reality, Amazing Ones. Don’t ever forget it. ❤️

Resources cited:
Intuitive Intelligence, Self- regulation, and Lifting Consciousness: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010961/

Mirror Neuron: The Unit of Imitative Mind and Its Clinical Applicability:
https://journals.lww.com/njca/fulltext/2023/12020/mirror_neuron__the_unit_of_imitative_mind_and_its.1.aspx

Immense gratitude to Jon Kabat-Zinn for his immense body of work in the field of mindfulness. https://jonkabat-zinn.com/

BIG thanks to @SherylCrow for her fabulous quote that created a thought seed for this episode. 

An abundance of deep gratitude for all of the researchers who are contributing to the body of work around intuitive intelligence, neuroscience, and collective consciousness.

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

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If you're exercising to beat the band, and getting lack luster results, the answer isn't doing more. According to Women's Fitness Expert Jana Barrett, it's rethinking the way you're exercising. Whether you're a part time jogger or a hardcore athlete, this episode will teach you how to exercise in concert with your Goddess body, feel more powerful, and get better results.

This week, Jana  joins us to connect us with why traditional training and exercise is sabotaging women and what we can do to reap more benefit, be our healthiest selves, and live our very best lives.

Jana is turning the traditional notions of exercise and the industry on its ear by helping athletic women over 40 years young, transition from workouts that leaves us broken, burned out or bored, into training that honors our bodies, biology, age, and stage of life. She's got a wealth of knowledge and she's simply awesome.

Jana talks about the fitness industry that's geared towards men, the lack of awareness coaches have about what the female body needs to perform at its best, and what she's doing to help women like us reclaim our bodies by training like women.

You'll learn:
Jana's She Grabs the Mic story of pivoting from a full-time Mom to a surfer and fitness expert empowering women to be their best.

Why your exercise and workout routines are failing you.

The upside of training with your hormones instead of against them.

How to train in concert with your magical Goddess biology to improve PMS rage, avoid injury, and achieve better results at every age and stage of life.

The most important aspects of fitness for women over 40 to focus on and why.

Three fierce micro-coaching tips you can incorporate today to start becoming the strongest and healthiest version of yourself.

Coach Jana is ready to help you realize your most healthy and powerful body no matter where you are in the world.
Visit her website to learn about her virtual training offerings:
https://www.jana-barrett.com/

Download Jana's free guide "How to Train With Your Hormones"
https://www.jana-barrett.com/ww-guide

Say yes to yourself with Jana's free six day mobility challenge:
https://www.jana-barrett.com/moveflowchallenge

Join Jana's FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/jana.barrett.1804/

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If you're thinking about reinventing your career or your life, this episode will fire your soul and warm your heart. This week, my Mom, "Peaches" Pat Gray, is sharing her wisdom around both, from her lived experience. 

Allow me to set the stage. 
My Mom, "Peaches", is a stone cold sassy badass. 
She was the quintessential Enjoli woman of the 70's, with Farrah Fawcett looks, bringing home the bacon and fryin' it up in the pan. She ran marathons, raised three little girls on her own, and gained the respect of everyone she encountered when she launched her ambitious career in medicine. 

Peaches talks with us about her entrepreneurial spirit that helped her earn cash, survive tough times, and reinvent her life after age 45.

She talks with us about breaking barriers as a woman and earning a position as a well respected  practitioner in an elite all male urology practice. She reflects on the importance of understanding her worth and advocating with confidence for equal pay and equal opportunity. 

Peaches shares even more inspiration as she talks about her pivot point (her She Grabs The Mic moment) that took place in her late 40’s. It was the year she courageously chose to leave the safety and comfort of her well paying career at Duke to take a leap and start from scratch in a new town with little more than fierce talent, vision and determination.

My Mom candidly talks about the challenges so many women over 45 face: the expense of kids in college, no guarantee that what you build will work out, and a big dream she couldn't shake if she tried.

She shares what she's most proud of as she rewinds back to the years of her bold choice to reinvent herself and her career. 

She connects us with the role courage, determination, self love, strength, and planning played in her story. 

Finally, my Mom reflects on the life changing power of finding joy in your work. 

By the end of this episode, you'll walk away with wisdom from my Mom that will remind you of this one very important truth.  If you can see it, you can make it real.

Her golden thread throughout our conversation is loving what you do leads to an affirming and fulfilling life. 

You deserve to live your best life. We all do babe. 🔥

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Monkey mind? Stressed to the max?  Analysis paralysis? I see you!
 Indecision? Worry?  Sleepless nights?  You're not alone. 
You're caught in something that I call 'the swirl." 

This week, my goal is to help you get out  of the swirl so you step into the agency you have to live your life with more clarity, peace, and confidence.
Getting out if essential because, as my good friend Robin says, "You can't create when you're in the swirl."

In this episode, I break down four of the personality categories that tend to be the 'swirliest' based on my experience with the women I love, know, and coach. 

Chances are pretty darn good that you'll see yourself in one of more of these categories. And, when you do, know this. That's a big step forward!

By the end of the episode, you will:

1. Have a clearer understanding of what's keeping you in 'the swirl.'

2. Learn (3) micro-coaching steps you can start practicing in your own life, right now, if getting out of the swirl and on with your life is important for you.

3. Have a foundation that will empower you to step into the agency you have to  improve your mental, physical, and emotional health- and your overall quality of life.

Other resources mentioned in this episode:
Tuning Into Your Body and Mind:
 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tuning-into-your-body-and-mind-optimizing-the/id1709538824?i=1000631742204

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM

Have you ever faced something so challenging you thought it just might break you? If so, know this. You are not alone. This week, we’re talking with a woman who faced that level of challenge, rose, rooted in hope, and dedicated her life to empowering others. 

Meet Irma Goosen, an immigrant success advocate, TEDx speaker, engineer, author, Mom, and a champion for immigration reform.  She is a fiercely kind and accomplished woman who crushed fear and created her best life after legally immigrating- not once, but twice.

Irma draws from her personal experience to empower other people taking the same journey. Her goals are to create a more inclusive, accepting, and compassionate world where every person can thrive, no matter where they are born.

Irma sheds new light on legal immigration as she talks about the experience of children who immigrate with their families. She shares the 'why' for her work with women who have immigrated and the ways support, empowerment, and love change their lives and our world.

Most importantly, Irma shares the beautiful possibilities that are here for us to realize by embracing our new 'super culture' as we live alongside people from all over the world. 

You will learn: 
Irma's powerful story of fearfully living in South Africa with a gun by her side surviving day by day. 
Her hope of being accepted as she courageously boarded an airplane bound for the U.S.  with two suitcases and her baby girl. 
How shifting her mindset was essential in moving from fear to courage and the hope that powers her life.
Irma's three micro-coaching tips to live your life with more courage and hope. 

As we get ready to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, I am beyond grateful that this amazing woman joined She Grabs The Mic to share her inspiring story.

To all of my sisters around the world, this one's for you.  I'm sending you BIG love! ❤️

Watch Irma's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zMHiihyGqI
Visit her website: https://www.irmagoosen.com/

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

Listen to their newest album, on Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wCfpSR2D4QXDgJJIxuglM

What’s possible? 
This is my absolute favorite question ever! The answer, Amazing Ones, is absolutely freakin' everything! Everything is possible. 

My goal is to connect you with the truth of these words by the end of this episode.

And to do that, this week, we’re talking about the "big M"- manifestation.  A word that’s been wrongfully relegated to the land of woo-woo, hippie fluff.  

In reality, manifestation is a skill, practice, and mind blowing personal power that most of us are never taught, much less taught to actualize in our lives. 
I'm here to change that.

I will help you understand what manifestation actually is so you can embody it . 
I will help you understand how it can help you create the life you want. 
 I will help you disrupt the negative cycles that are present in your life to help you get out of "the swirl" and into manifestation mode. 

I'll teach you about the mindset, language, and flow of  energy that fuels this skill, practice, and personal mega  power.
I'll connect you with the three basic rules  of manifestation so you apply them to every facet of your life- from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

And, you'll walk away with three of my game changing micro-coaching tips so you can start manifesting your dreams, goals and change your life today, if it's important for you.

You deserve to be happy, healthy and live your very best life. We all do babe. 

Resources mentioned:
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Barbara Bizou's Vision Experience

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BIG, heartfelt gratitude to @Requisit for their original music that's featured on this podcast. 

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This week, Andrea Balboni, Sex, Love and Relationships Coach, is back to pick up right where we left off  in Episode 19.  The topic? Feeling good and alive from the bottom up.

Connecting with our bodies is essential when it comes to discovering our best lives and claiming ourselves as women. Andrea and I talk about connecting with our bodies, the voice of our vaginas, and the one thing Gen Z and Gen X women can let go of to grab the mic, supercharge our sex lives, and step into our amazing selves.

Andrea describes "feeling good from the bottom up" as "body first"- listening and trusting the wisdom of your body. 

Andrea will connect you with how to:

Get out of thinking mode and drop into "body first."

Understand and overcome the blockers that are preventing you from experiencing pleasure

Start building trust and safety with your body

Tune into the subtle messages your body is sending you to become connected with what it's telling you, relieve pain, live healthier, and understand what you need- whether you're a woman with young children or a woman on the other side of menopause

Discern a full yes from a full no to experience a more fulfilling and healthy sex life

And...
You'll walk away with three practical tips that will help you feel more alive from the bottom up and get on the same intimacy page with your partner- every day.

Episode money quote:
" Letting go of the need to be something other than who you intrinsically are."

If you missed part 1 of our conversation, you can tune in and catch up here: https://colebakerbagwell.com/nourishing-sex-love-relationships-with-andrea-balboni-part-1/

To experience more sexual pleasure during menopause, download Andrea's free e-book here: https://www.lushcoaching.com/menopause-and-sex

Other important references:
Dr. Christine Northrup: https://www.drnorthrup.com/category/health/womens-wisdom/menopause/

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