She Rises (The Original)

Conductor and coach Yury Ilinov explains the tricky concept of "palatalization", the "softening" of consonants in Russian, as part of our mini-series on Russian Lyric Diction!

Actress and playwright Tina Alexis Allen's audacious memoir, HIDING OUT: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives (Dey Street Books, On Sale: 2/20/2018, ISBN: 9780062565679) unravels her privileged suburban upbringing as shaped by her formidable father—a man whose deep Catholic faith and dedication to his large family hid his true nature and a life defined by deep secrets and dangerous lies.  Imagine it—the moment many closeted young adults dread—when your stern, devoutly Catholic father discovers you are gay.

The youngest of thirteen children, Tina Alexis Allen grew up in 1980s suburban Maryland in a house ruled by her father, Sir John, an imposing, British-born authoritarian who had been knighted by the Pope. Sir John supported his large family running a successful travel agency that specialized in religious tours to the Holy Land and the Vatican for pious Catholics. But his daughter, Tina, was no sweet and innocent Catholic girl. A smart-mouthed high school basketball prodigy, she harbored a painful secret: she was attracted to girls. When Tina was eighteen her father uncovered the truth about her sexuality. But instead of dragging her to confession or the family priest, her father simply took her hand and said, "I buried my lover, Omar, in the war" making Tina his unlikely confidant and creating a clandestine bond that would evolve into become a web of secrets and lies.

On this episode of She Rises, host Giovanna Capozza interviews Tina Alexis Allen.

Tina explains why she chose to write her book now, and details her “she rises” moment.

Once she understood herself, Tina was able to write and perform shows about herself.

Tina is the youngest of 13 kids and grew up in a devoutly Catholic home.

Tina explains her coming out to her father and her father’s big revelation.

Giovanna and Tina discuss how relationships changed between Tina and her family when her dad became her confidant.

There were more secrets going on in her family life that were not apparent to her.

Tina’s father was travelling to Russia in the 1950’s and she starts to put the pieces together.

Tina is still waiting for her father’s information to get released to the Secret Archives of the papacy.

Tina talks about her writing process and how it unravelled.

We have an obligation to see our parents as human beings.

The point of the book is to give the reader a sense of freedom to put a mirror up to their own life.

Tina talks about where she is now with her relationship to her faith.

Tweetable Quotes:

I asked myself “If I could be anything, what would I be?” and I gave myself permission to answer.

Keeping secrets is intense, you’re hiding beneath the pressure of not being who you really are.

Yes, we can see mistakes and learn from them, but it’s not our place to judge.

Resources Mentioned:

GiovannaCapozza.com

Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives - book by Tina Alexis Allen

While the podcast is on vacation for the summer, we wanted to bring you something special--a short series of Diction Tips on Russian Lyric Diction! In this third installment, conductor and coach Yury Ilinov explains the concepts of "ekanye" and "ikanye", the reduction of certain vowels in unstressed syllables.

On this episode of She Rises, host Giovanna Capozza recaps her thoughts on the No-Man Diet, and how she experienced “No-Manorexia.”

Giovanna recaps the episode of She Rises where she interviews Kendra Cunov.

The No-Man Diet allows you to take a break from relationships and see what your patterns are.

When Giovanna’s mom passed away she started to ask, “who’s going to love me now?”

Giovanna realized that she had toxic love addiction.

There’s a pendulum with relationships, you might experience “no-manorexia.”

The mission of coming into sacred femininity, you need to be cautious of blocking out opportunity for relationship.

Being closed off to relationships changed her levels of creativity and inspiration in business.

When we close down feminine energy, that turns into lack of receptivity.

Why being off balance could cause you to miss out on life.

How to use the She Rises podcast as a conversation starter.

Feminine and masculine energy applies to any sexual orientation.

Ask yourself how these principles apply to business or even non-romantic relationships.

Tweetable Quotes:

One of the primary questions I answer in my upcoming book is, “who’s going to love me now?”

When you make the commitment to find self reliance, you still need to be open and vulnerable to the masculine.

When we close down feminine energy, that turns into lack of receptivity.

Resources Mentioned:

GiovannaCapozza.com

While the podcast is on vacation for the summer, we wanted to bring you something special--a short series of Diction Tips on Russian Lyric Diction! In the second installment, conductor and coach Yury Ilinov explains the concepts of "akanye" and "okanye".

Founder of Fierce Grace: Practices of Embodied Wholeness for Women, Kendra Cunov has been studying, facilitating, and (most importantly) practicing Authentic Relating, Embodiment Practices & Deep Intimacy Work for the last fifteen years.  Kendra has worked with thousands of men, women & couples in the areas of embodiment, intimacy, communication & full self-expression. She co-founded Authentic World, as well as The Embodied Relationship & Intimacy Training Salon, and pioneered some of the most cutting edge relation work on the planet.

Kendra has consulted for companies such as Genentech & is currently on staff for 4PC, an elite mastermind for the top 4% of coaches in the world.  She works with organizations & leaders, as well as men, women & couples, who know that presence, truth, connection & integrity are our truest access points to success - in business & in love.  www.kendracunov.com

On this episode of She Rises, host Giovanna Capozza interviews Kendra Cunov, the founder of Fierce Grace, co-founder of Authentic World and the Embodied Relationship and Training Salon. She works with organizations, leaders, men, women and couples who know that presence, truth, connection, and integrity are our truest access points to success in business and love. Kendra and Giovanna discuss the No-Man Diet.

Kendra provides a synopsis of what the No-Man Diet is and how it came to be.

Kendra discusses the awarenesses that led her to complete her own No-Man Diet.

There are two camps of women when it comes to facing a period of not dating.

Learn why there’s a difference between making a conscious choice not to date and not dating because of a lack of opportunity.

Discover the two pieces that commonly come up during the No-Man Diet.

Learn how to assess whether you could benefit from a relationship detox.

Kendra and Giovanna discuss how you may be turning all of your partners into the same kind of person unconsciously.

We create spaces in our lives that are known and comfortable, even when they’re not what we want.

Why removing the thing you desire makes it more possible in the long run.

Learn what people can hope to gain from the No-Man Diet.

Doing the no-man diet in an effort to have your dream relationship kind of defeats the purpose.

How your relationships with women might change and strengthen throughout the No-Man Diet process.

Tweetable Quotes:

When we have massive resistance to giving anything up, it points back to addiction.

You’ll keep drawing into our life what you have an affinity for.

People who truly take the No-Man diet on usually find the partner of their dreams soon afterward.

Resources Mentioned:

GiovannaCapozza.com

KendraCunov.com

While the podcast is on vacation for the summer, we wanted to bring you something special--a short series of Diction Tips on Russian Lyric Diction! In the first installment, conductor and coach Yury Ilinov compares the 'и' [i] and 'ы' [ɨ] vowels, and gives us some exercises to practice [ɨ]!

LA native Monique DeBose is an award-winning, multi-talented playwright and Jazz-R&B-pop singer/songwriter, who has toured and entertained audiences throughout Europe, India and Asia.  Her third album–The Sovereign One–is scheduled for release in Fall 2018. A leading vocal improvisationalist (having studied under Rhiannon and Joey Blake of the renowned Bobby McFerrin Voicestra), Monique now leads an international community of over 500 vocal artists throughout the United States and Europe. Inspired by her experience of of what it means to be half African American, half Irish American, she wrote the funny, heart-warming and disruptive one-woman show Mulatto Math: Summing Up The Race Equation in America to initiate conversation and heal race relations in America. She tours around the country, performing the show and facilitating workshops on identity, race and belonging.

Monique facilitates experiential workshops as well as individual coaching for people ready to live a fully expressed life. She holds a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology and a BA in Mathematics from UC Berkeley. Monique calls LA home, is married to a Brit and is raising two compassionate, culturally intelligent boys.

www.MoniqueDeBose.com

www.MoniqueDeBose.com/creation (for a June 15-17, 2018 workshop for women)

www.MulattoMath.com

www.MoniqueDeBoseMusic.com

On this episode of She Rises, host Giovanna Capozza interviews Monique Debose, LA native, award winning multi talented playwright, and jazz R&B pop singer-songwriter who has tour across India and Asia. She now leads an international community of over 500 vocal artists across the U.S. and Europe.

Monique discusses how she wanted to be seen growing up and came to realize she wasn’t showing up.

Monique talks about what happened between growing up and becoming a successful playwright and jazz singer.

We are often living lives of quiet dissatisfaction with is a tiny death to the soul every day.

You have to keep taking steps forward even when it feels painful and raw.

You can live so much in your own world that you forget what people see on the outside.

You don’t need to spend your time fitting into something that is not you.

One of Monique’s super powers is being observant.

If you’re not belonging somewhere, is it because it’s not the place for your soul’s journey?

Monique talks about bridge culture and how two polarities come together.

Answer who you are in the world to activate the parts inside that need to be awoken.

Monique talks about the value of community and sisterhood when taking the time for yourself.

Learn how to explore deeper layers of self-expression.

Tweetable Quotes:

Things happen in their perfect timing.

I cannot not express, my life literally and figuratively depends on it.

Michelangelo didn’t carve David, he just removed what was holding it back from its full potential.

Resources Mentioned:

GiovannaCapozza.com

moniquedebose.com/creation

On this episode of She Rises, Host Giovanna Capozza speaks with Sandra Elia, certified food addiction counselor, CTI certified wellness coach, radio show host, and vice-chair for Toronto chapter of Canadian Obesity Network.

Our brains are being constantly transformed and programmed and are prone to addiction.

Sandra used food to feel numb and escape and it made it the darkest time of her life.

Sandra and Giovanna talk about how to assess whether you’re a food addict or not.

Our food system is being engineered to be addictive.

Food hits all three neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin and endorphins, most drugs only hit endorphins.

The two biggest recovery tools can be exercise and meditation.

There’s a spectrum with food addicts, then in a different class are emotional eaters, how do you know the difference?

Food addiction touches four parts of our brain – learn how to know the difference between the two.

Sandra explains “food pushers” and how to deal with them.

There are no downsides to eliminating ultra-processed foods.

See food as food and see the rest of the junk as chemically engineered food-like substances.

Start an unconditional love affair with yourself.

Tweetable Quotes

When you try to stomp out sadness, depression, loneliness, you also stomp out joy, happiness and feeling.

Today the food industry is pouring billions of dollars to make sure food is highly addictive.

We can only control our behaviors, we can never control the number on the scale.

My weight is none of my business.

Everybody flourishes in an environment that is gentle, kind, and encouraging.

Resources Mentioned

She Rises Website

Sandraelia.com – Sandra’s site, get 5-steps to succeeding right away.