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Tend HER Wild Podcast episodes

May 01199. Jaime Ehrenberg: Listen to the Land
In today’s episode we speak with Jaime Ehrenberg, an intuitive and spiritual guide whose gift is listening to and communicating with the land. We have an eye opening conversation about what we can all do to energetically care for our own back yard, and the healing that can ripple out when we do this.
We talk about:
Jaime’s early years being raised by a single Dad, her draw toward environmentalism and education, and the winding career path that led her to what she is now doing.
When Jaime and Betsy met at a rewilding retreat in Spain, and Betsy’s first impression of Jaime.
How the retreat in Spain unlocked a new awareness in Jaime that she was meant to intuitively work with the land.
The 80 acres in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains that Jaime and her husband Christina bought that they named Idylwild, and their plans to create a healing retreat/temple space.
The way the land first began to speak to Jaime, and it’s revelatory message that it needed Jaime’s help to clear the toxic masculine energy on the land from the years of extraction and misuse by previous owners.
What Jaime has learned about communing with the land, and how one of the most powerful things we can do is to look at everything, notice all the details of nature and speak to the land about the beauty you observe.
Bio: Jaime Ehrenberg is an Intuitive, Embodiment & Spiritual guide trained as a priestess, reiki, and embodiment coach. Her work bridges somatic awareness, intuitive guidance, and energetic attunement—creating a sacred space where body, mind, and spirit can come into coherence. With over 25 years of experience in group leadership and transformational spaces, she weaves structure and intuition into every container she holds. Jaime holds a Master’s degree in Education and an undergraduate degree in Environmental Education, grounding her spiritual work in a foundation of facilitation, pedagogy, and deep reverence for the natural world.
Jaime’s website: https://idylwildretreatstn.com
Other Episodes You Might Like:
Episode 166: Dropping Into Radiant Rest with Tracee Stanley
Episode 115: Dr Arielle Schwartz: Awakening the Spiritual Heart
Episode 105: Kate O’Donnell: Ayurveda for Women’s Health
Episode 90: Michaela Boehm: The Wild Woman’s Way to Embodiment
Episode 66: Therapy Anyone?
Episode 27: Connecting to Our True Selves with Narrative Therapist, Andrea Wilson
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to do coaching work with Kate or mind-body psychotherapy with Betsy?
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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45 min
April 24198. Juliana Hauser: We Are All Sexual Beings
In today’s episode we speak with Dr. Juliana Hauser whose work is about holistic sexuality. She talks today about how sex saved her life multiple times, and the importance of understanding how sexuality is intricately connected to all areas of our life. We loved how Dr. Juliana balances openness and vulnerability with grounded theory and research. We definitely learned new things in this conversation!
We talk about:
Dr Juliana’s childhood as a wild, free spirited child who loved to hang from trees that then shifted in middle school when she began to follow rules and move toward achievement.
Her short stint as an actress in LA and the seminal moment when she had to seduce someone in an acting class that revealed to her the disconnect she had with her own sexuality and a newfound drive to understand this.
How our culture fears sexually confident women.
The 9 pillars of holistic sexuality that Dr Juliana created through her research and the importance of exploring who you are as a sexual being.
The pillar of pleasure, using our 5 senses, our fears of pleasure and why she talks about self-pleasure vs masturbation.
The pillar of desire, and how desire, or vitality as she often defines it, can often came back even when we think it is completely gone in our lives.
Bio: Dr Juliana Hauser is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has a Phd in Counseling Education. Her mission is to connect people with their essence – their truest self – through uncovering, demystifying, and reclaiming their unique sexuality. She is here to evolve sexual education so we can enter the final frontier of personal development. Her recent book, “A New Position on Sex: A Guide to Greater Sexual Confidence, Pleasure and Authenticity” has been called “a liberating and evidence-informed path forward” and a “must read for anyone longing to bring more truth, vitality, and presence into the erotic life”.
Check out Dr. Juliana’s book: A New Position on Sex: A Guide to Greater Sexual Confidence, Pleasure, and Authenticity
Dr. Juliana’s Website: https://dr-juliana.com
Join Dr. Juliana at Omega Institute: “The Embodied Yes Retreat: A Transformational Guide to Holistic Sexuality” May 22-25
Other Episodes about Embodiment You Might Like:
Episode 166: Dropping Into Radiant Rest with Tracee Stanley
Episode 115: Dr Arielle Schwartz: Awakening the Spiritual Heart
Episode 105: Kate O’Donnell: Ayurveda for Women’s Health
Episode 90: Michaela Boehm: The Wild Woman’s Way to Embodiment
Episode 66: Therapy Anyone?
Episode 27: Connecting to Our True Selves with Narrative Therapist, Andrea Wilson
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to do coaching work with Kate or mind-body psychotherapy with Betsy?
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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1 hr 1 min
April 17197. Connecting To & Healing Your Inner Child
Today we explore the concept of the inner child, or the parts of self from childhood that may be subconsciously influencing our life as an adult. The inner child carries both positive traits like creativity and playfulness, as well as negative unresolved traumas, fears, or unmet needs. Today’s conversation ends with a guided inner child exercise with Dr. Betsy.
What We Cover in This Episode:
The common question of why dredge up memories or feelings from childhood when it is in the past.
Whether it is necessary to work with inner child if you have few memories from that time period or if you had a “relatively” happy childhood.
The major signs that your inner child is in the driver’s seat.
The 7 inner child archetypes: The Caretaker, The Overachiever, The Underachiever, The Rescuer/Protector, The Life of the Party, The Yes Person, The Hero Worshipper.
A tool for reparenting yourself.
A guided inner child exploration with Dr. Betsy to help you observe and understand your inner child pattern.
If you want more Content on Inner Child Check Out Dr. Betsy’s Wisdom Wednesday: https://youtu.be/JrzFUIj0b5A
Other Episodes with Therapeutic Content You Might Like:
Episode 177: Are You Dysregulated?
Episode 174: Codependent No More
Episode 161: Intergenerational Trauma
Episode 124: Shadow Work
Episode 72: The Power of Hypnosis: Debunking Myths and Understanding How it Work
Episode 66: Therapy Anyone?
Episode 51: Dreams: Tap Into the Power
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to do coaching work with Kate or mind-body psychotherapy with Betsy?
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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40 min
April 10196. Seasoned Wisdom Live
In this special live episode of the Tend HER Wild Podcast, recorded at the James Theatre with the Water Bearer Collective, four remarkable women share stories and insights gathered across decades of life. Together they reflect on courage, friendship, aging, and the power of crone wisdom—showing how experience deepens our capacity to lead, love, and keep evolving.
Guests
Marcia Akin – Educator and Psychotherapist
Connie Benton Wolfe – Social Entrepreneur and Innovative Leader
Peg Burke – Former University of Iowa professor and former president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Lark Birdsong – First women’s basketball coach at the University of Iowa, leader, artist, and lifelong learner
Marcia Akin & Connie Benton Wolfe
Early Years & Self-Discovery
Both Marcia and Connie describe themselves as shy girls who eventually stepped beyond their comfort zones to share their gifts. Marcia reflects on the influence of strong Quaker women and pursuing advanced degrees in education and social work. Connie recalls being excluded from a school play because of her shyness, but credits her grandmother’s encouragement to trust herself and stay open to life’s unfolding path.
Courage
Marcia shares how her colon cancer diagnosis at 49—after losing her father to the same disease—revealed the strength of family and community support. Connie believes courage begins with trusting your gifts and allowing them to be visible, noting that courage grows when women support one another.
Love & Friendship
Both women emphasize the importance of lifelong women’s friendships. Marcia speaks about the grounding power of love and humor, while Connie offers simple wisdom: never abandon your women friends for a partner.
Aging & Wisdom
Marcia reflects that turning 80 has deepened her self-understanding and reminds us that growth never stops. Connie, who spent much of her career working in aging communities, continues to advocate for dignity and meaningful engagement for older adults.
Rapid Reflections
One truth about life: Marcia – Love relentlessly. | Connie – Start fresh every day.
Stop worrying about: Marcia – Tomorrow. | Connie – Naysayers.
Start doing earlier: Marcia – Listen to your body. | Connie – Understand money.
Word for this season: Marcia – Deepening | Connie – Perplexing
Still curious about: Marcia – People’s stories | Connie – Younger generations
Peg Burke & Lark Birdsong
Early Years
Peg grew up in rural Kentucky during the Great Depression, walking or riding a mule to school and facing limited opportunities for women. Lark moved frequently during childhood and grew up adventurous and energetic.
Pioneers in Women’s Sports
Peg discovered physical education in college after receiving a small scholarship—an opportunity that shaped her lifelong advocacy for women in athletics.
Lark was recruited by pioneering athletic director Christine Grant to help coach the first women’s basketball team at the University of Iowa, where early teams had no uniforms or locker rooms.
Courage & Justice
Peg shares how witnessing inequality in women’s sports fueled her activism, emphasizing that once you see injustice, you cannot ignore it. Lark describes courage through personal challenges like adopting her daughter from Peru and completing endurance cycling events such as Race Across America.
Friendship & Collective Power
Peg describes women’s friendships as “a fire with three logs—it burns stronger together.” Lifelong collaboration among women leaders helped expand opportunities for future generations.
Rapid Reflections
One truth about life: Peg – Life is full of surprises. | Lark – Align what you think, say, and do.
Stop worrying about: Peg – Appearance | Lark – Worry itself
Start doing earlier: Peg – Be yourself | Lark – Build wealth and friendships
Word for this season: Peg – Independence | Lark – Scarce
Still curious about: Peg – Everything | Lark – Glass art and government balance
Key Takeaway
Seasoned Wisdom reminds us that aging is not an ending but a deepening. Through courage, friendship, curiosity, and advocacy, these women show how wisdom grows richer when shared across generations.
Home
waterbearercollective.com
Other episodes you might enjoy:
Episode 53: Exploring the Three Phases of Womanhood
Episode 129: Dr. Sharon Blackie – Hagitude
Episode 117:Roxanne Erdahl – Passion & Purpose
Episode 179: Heroine’s Journey: Descent to the Goddess
Episode 150: Healing the 3 Feminine Wounds
Episode 143: Dropping Into Radiant Rest (Tracee Stanley)
Episode 163: Rage as Teacher
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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1 hr 7 min
April 03195. Radical Wellness with Sarah Van Cleve
Sarah Van Cleve is a somatic practitioner, facilitator, death doula, mother, gardener, devoted life-lover, and future ancestor. She is the founder of Soul House Wellness, where she weaves together yoga, sound healing, somatic practice, and leadership development to support people in reconnecting with their bodies and their truth.
A self-described Black radical and professional agitator, Sarah’s work is rooted in a deep commitment to social justice, accessibility, and the kind of healing that tells the truth. Through her work, she creates spaces where people can find safety within themselves, tend to what is honest, and practice more courageous ways of being in community.
In this conversation, Sarah shares how her early life experiences shaped her understanding of identity, belonging, and community.
Adopted and raised as a biracial child in a loving white family and predominantly white environment, she reflects on the complexities of navigating identity, proximity to whiteness, and the ways those experiences and micro aggression shaped her path toward embodied healing and justice-centered wellness work.
Sarah also speaks about the importance of creating intentional spaces for people of color in wellness, including her work with Return (formerly Yoga for People of Color), and why race, power, and community must be part of the conversation if healing spaces are to be truly inclusive.
Together, we explore what wellness spaces often miss, the ongoing practice of unlearning, and what it means to build communities that are brave enough to tell the truth.
In this episode we discuss:
How adoption shaped Sarah’s understanding of identity, belonging, loss, and connection
Growing up biracial in a predominantly white family and community
Her reunion with her 8 biological siblings
The difference between safety and belonging in wellness spaces
Why Sarah created healing spaces specifically for people of color
What wellness culture often misses when it ignores race, community, and power
The role of somatic practice in healing and embodied leadership
What Sarah, Betsy and Kate are currently unlearning in their lives and work
This conversation invites us to consider how healing is not only personal, but collective—and how creating spaces rooted in honesty, embodiment, and justice can open the door to deeper belonging for all.
Where listeners can find Sarah
@soulhouse_wellness
www.soulhousewellnessllc.com
Breathing Room Yoga- weekly classes
Return (Yoga for POC) monthly in both Cedar Rapids and soon Des Moines
Register for her upcoming workshop at Heartland Yoga on April 12th https://heartlandyoga.com/radical-wellness-august-16th-1130/
Episode 188 Lotus, Liberation, and Expanding Masculinity
Episode 187 Love and Solidarity: Stories from Minneapolis
Episode 163 Rage as Teacher
Episode 124 Shadow Work
Episode 131 Life Quakes.
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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55 min
March 27194. Sasha Boros & The Water Bearer Collective
We sit down today with return guest Sasha Boros to talk about her newly inspired collaboration with women called The Water Bearer Collective. When we last spoke to Sasha in Episode 29, she was leaving a marriage and adjusting to all the transformational shifts in her life this ending brought. She spoke of a dream she had back in 2020 about women, empowerment, and the importance of women being healthy so they can be the change the world needs. Today we talked about the manifestation of Sasha’s dream.
What We Cover in This Episode:
Sasha’s adjustment period post divorce.
The seeding of a dream to bring women together and the 5 years that passed until she was ready to birth it thanks to a nudge from Kate.
The women who make up the Water Bearer Collective and the gifts each of them bring.
The vision for this collective and their desire to empower women.
The first event that the Water Bearer Collective offered and how it sold it!
An upcoming event that the Water Bearer Collective is co-hosting with the Tend Her Wild podcast called Seasoned Wisdom on April 1.
Seasoned Wisdom:
Date: April 1st, 11am – 1pm
Come soak up the wisdom that only comes from age…A signature event of the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with the Tend HER Wild Podcast.
Join the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with Tend HER Wild Podcast hosts Dr. Betsy Rippentrop and Kate Moreland, for a special live podcast event, “Seasoned Wisdom.” This intimate and powerful conversation will feature 4 legendary older women who are overflowing with unapologetic authenticity, hard-won insight, and deep self-trust and wisdom that only comes with age.
Event Details:
This event will be held at the James Theatre, Iowa City on April 1st from 11am – 1pm. A light lunch will be served and time to network will follow the recording.
REGISTER HERE
Water Bearer Collective: https://waterbearercollective.com
Other Episodes You Might Like About Female Empowerment:
Episode 29: How to Champion Ourselves: A Conversation with UI Tennis Coach Sasha Schmid
Episode 65: Suzi Lula: Permission to Thrive
Episode 103: Lyz Lenz: This American Ex-Wife
Episode 107: Jocelyn Davis: Insubordinate
Episode 129: Dr Sharon Blackie: Hagitude
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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36 min
March 20193. Healing Through Ketamine Therapy with Megan Carnahan
In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Megan shares her journey from a highly sensitive child who learned to shut parts of herself down—to a therapist helping others reconnect with their inner intelligence for healing.
We explore how early life experiences shaped her path, the moment yoga reawakened her sensitivity, and how her work has evolved to include innovative therapeutic modalities like ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
This episode offers a grounded, nuanced look at both the promise and responsibility of working with ketamine in mental health care—along with powerful reflections on healing, integration, and the wisdom within.
What We Cover in This Episode:
Megan’s early years as a highly sensitive child—and how she learned to suppress parts of herself
Her role as a “conflict manager” in childhood and early signs of becoming a therapist
How yoga, years ago, reawakened her emotional and intuitive sensitivity
Her path into becoming a therapist and how her practice has evolved
The integration of ketamine into her psychotherapeutic work
Ketamine & Mental Health:
How ketamine is used therapeutically to treat depression and other mental health challenges
The science behind ketamine—how it opens new neural pathways in the brain
Its historical use as an anesthetic, particularly in reducing anxiety and suppressing memory
Megan’s personal experience using ketamine as part of her own healing and spiritual exploration
A Thoughtful Approach to Ketamine Therapy:
Why psychotherapy-led ketamine work is essential (vs. clinic-only experiences)
The importance of support, intention, and integration in the healing process
How ketamine can help people reconnect with their inner intelligence
Important Considerations & Risks:
The dangers of unmonitored or improperly guided ketamine use
Who may not be a good candidate (including those with high blood pressure or a family history of bipolar disorder due to potential manic activation)
Why ketamine is not a “magic bullet,” but one tool within a broader healing journey
Healing doesn’t come from outside of us—it comes from reconnecting with what’s already within. With the right support, intention, and care, powerful tools like ketamine can help illuminate that path.
Other Episodes:
Hypnosis episode (Ep. 72)
Unraveling to Heal (Ep. 164
Are You Dysregulated? (Ep. 177)
Contact information:
https://www.innatepathway.com
https://www.instagram.com/carnahan_counseling/
Resources:
“How to Change your Mind” Michael Pollan
Seasoned Wisdom:
Date: April 1st, 11am – 1pm
Come soak up the wisdom that only comes from age…A signature event of the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with the Tend HER Wild Podcast.
Join the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with Tend HER Wild Podcast hosts Dr. Betsy Rippentrop and Kate Moreland, for a special live podcast event, “Seasoned Wisdom.” This intimate and powerful conversation will feature 4 legendary older women who are overflowing with unapologetic authenticity, hard-won insight, and deep self-trust and wisdom that only comes with age.
Event Details:
This event will be held at the James Theatre, Iowa City on April 1st from 11am – 1pm. A light lunch will be served and time to network will follow the recording.
REGISTER HERE
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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39 min
March 13192. Anne Marie Nest-Pinero & Kristin Marrs: Performance Art that Educates About Infertility & Miscarriage
Today is an update on 2 of our brilliant guests and the powerful art they are putting out into the world. In episode 128 we interviewed Kristin Marrs and Anne Marie Nest about a theatre/dance piece they created called Chalk, which is about both of their journeys through miscarriage and infertility. These amazing women have been busy in the last year because they developed the piece into a full length show that opened in Denver last weekend, and will open in Iowa City for 4 shows at the James next weekend, March 21-24. Tickets can be found at http://www.thejamesic.com.
In today’s episode we:
Hear about how Anne Marie & Kristin met during their challenges with infertility and multiple miscarriages, and how this eventually led to creative collaboration and birthing of a new piece of art.
The process of creating this piece, and the magic of how it all came together when they set the intention of “this can be easy”.
Ancestral patterning, and stories of women that came before Anne Marie and Kristin that had challenges with child bearing.
The infertility journey that both women experienced, including all the ups and downs, the limits of the medical system, and the deep, hidden grief and shame.
Why the topic of infertility and miscarriage has been so “silenced” in our culture.
Why we need these stories more than ever in our current political arena when so many women are having challenges receiving the health care they need.
Bios:
Iowa native Kristin Marrs is a dancer, choreographer, and movement teacher. She is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Iowa Department of Dance, where she teaches a wide variety of courses across the dance and somatic curriculum. She is also a certified Alexander Technique teacher, and has a private studio in Iowa City where she works with students of all ages and abilities in improving alignment, breathing, postural tone, and ease of movement. She is a proud mama of two kids. www.kristinmarrs.com
Anne Marie Nest-Pinero met Kristin at the University of Iowa while she was professor of voice and speech in the Theater Department. Prior to her career in academia, Anne Marie was a professional actor, working primarily in regional theaters and Shakespeare Festivals. Anne Marie now works as an executive coach and communications consultant for the Fortune 500 and AM Law 200. She is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, trained mediator through Columbia University, and certified CTI coach. www.annemarienest.com
Past Episodes You Might Like About Women’s Health, Medical Systems & Well-Being
Episode 122: Nina Lohman: The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Pain
Episode 105: Kate O’Donnell: Ayurveda for Women’s Health
Episode 99: Cate Stillman: The Witch’s Cancer Journal
Episode 88: Sam Ferm-LeClere: Healing with Chronic Illness
Episode 37: Can We Trust Other Women and Their Bodily Autonomy
Seasoned Wisdom
Date: April 1st, 11am – 1pm
Come soak up the wisdom that only comes from age…A signature event of the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with the Tend HER Wild Podcast.
Join the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with Tend HER Wild Podcast hosts Dr. Betsy Rippentrop and Kate Moreland, for a special live podcast event, “Seasoned Wisdom.” This intimate and powerful conversation will feature 4 legendary older women who are overflowing with unapologetic authenticity, hard-won insight, and deep self-trust and wisdom that only comes with age.
Event Details:
This event will be held at the James Theatre, Iowa City on April 1st from 11am – 1pm. A light lunch will be served and time to network will follow the recording.
REGISTER HERE
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
Source
1 hr 5 min
March 06 191. Our Favorite Quotes (and Why They Matter)
Words have a way of finding us exactly when we need them. In this episode, we share 22 quotes that have inspired, grounded, and guided us through different seasons of life.
This conversation was sparked by a listener who asked us: What are the quotes you return to again and again? So we gathered the words that have stayed with us—and the meaning behind them.
We’d love to know: what quotes have shaped your life?
Quotes:
“The women I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong and they handled it. They handled it a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.” -Elizabeth Gilbert
“The more scared we are of a work or calling , the more sure we can be that we have to do it. Resistance is experienced as fear. The degree of fear equates to the strength of resistance. Therefore the more fear we feel about a specific enterprise the more certain we can be that enterprise is important to us and the growth of our soul. “ Stephen Pressfield from “War of Art”
“The wound is the place where the light enters you. “ Rumi
“Love is the most powerful force in the world. If people tell you the opposite of love is fear, it is not so. Love just is. Love has no opposite, it’s the answer to everything, everything. Where there is disharmony, wherever there’s pain, whoever there’s hunger or wherever there is sorrow. Just send love. Not only to humanity, but to all of life. To the rivers, the oceans, the forest, to the animals the birds, the bees to air you breathe. To the whole cosmos because you are part of the one, we are all part of the one. There is no separation. “
-Delores Cannon
“Let your heart break, so your spirit doesn’t.” – Andrea Gibson
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act , just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.” -Rainer Maria Rilke “Letters to a Young Poet”
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you do, but they will never forget the way you made them feel”. Maya Angelou
“To strive for perfection is to kill love, because perfection does not recognize humanity.” -Marianne Woodman
“How to do the thing you are afraid to do. Grab fears by the hand, grab hope by the hand and start walking.” -Cleo Wade
“Nothing has as strong of influence psychologically on your environment, and especially on your children, than the un-lived life of the parent.” Carl Yung
“Of course I’ve changed darling, I’ve grown.” -Cleo Wade
“Aging is no accident. It is necessary to the human condition, intended by the soul. We become more characteristic of who we are simply by lasting into later years; the older we become, the more our true natures emerge. Thus the final years have a very important purpose: the fulfillment and confirmation of one’s character.” – James Hillman
“You are the sky, everything else is the weather.” – Pema
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I’m only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? -Hillel
“The best thing to hold onto in life, is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Your new life is going to cost you your old one.
It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense
of direction.
It’s going to cost you relationships and friends.
It’s going to cost you being liked and understood.
It doesn’t matter.
The people who are meant for you are going to meet you
on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort
zone around the things that actually move you forward.
Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of
being understood, you’re going to be seen.
All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you
no longer are.” – Brianna Wiest
“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn
“She knows that she’ll get her butt kicked if she chooses aliveness , her light will blind others, her darkness will not let her fit in, her success will provoke conflict, her ways of healing will be judged, her enemies will want her to cower, and fear will do it’s best to take her down. So she draws a circle around herself and keeps opening up, because aliveness is freedom. She’s embracing the risk to bypass the ordinary and she’s exactly what the world needs right now.”
-Tanya Markul She Book
“Strong back, soft front, wild heart.” – Joan Hallifax / Brene’ Brown
Past Episodes You Might Like with Kate & Betsy:
Episode 100: The Upper Limit: Living In Your Full Potential
Episode 80: Self Compassion: The Secret Sauce of Life
Episode 153: Connecting to Soul as a Path to Abundance
Episode 55: Boundaries & Self Sabotage
LIVE PODCAST EVENT
Seasoned Wisdom
Date: April 1st, 11am – 1pm
Come soak up the wisdom that only comes from age…A signature event of the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with the Tend HER Wild Podcast.
Join the Water Bearer Collective in partnership with Tend HER Wild Podcast hosts Dr. Betsy Rippentrop and Kate Moreland, for a special live podcast event, “Seasoned Wisdom.” This intimate and powerful conversation will feature 4 legendary older women who are overflowing with unapologetic authenticity, hard-won insight, and deep self-trust and wisdom that only comes with age.
Event Details:
This event will be held at the James Theatre, Iowa City on April 1st from 11am – 1pm. A light lunch will be served and time to network will follow the recording.
REGISTER HERE
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here!
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45 min
February 27190. “The Be A Light Project” for Suicide Prevention & Brain Health with Elizabeth Marner
Kate and Betsy speak with Elizabeth Marner, the founder and CEO of “The Be A Light Project” for brain health and suicide prevention for rural communities. Her nonprofit was born out of personal pain following her son’s suicide attempt and their frustrations getting the help he needed.
In today’s Episode we discuss:
Elizabeth’s experience of growing up and continuing to live in a rural small town.
Elizabeth’s painful story of her son’s suicide attempt, and his struggle getting help in a rural community.
Elizabeth’s own mental health journey.
How her son Mason feels about her work.
Her passion for rural communities, blue collar workers, and her deep desire to change the culture of how such communities view mental health.
Elizabeth’s Book “EmpowerHER”.
Podcast Elizabeth Recorded for the book: https://youtu.be/xiHuVKJ3tTI?si=nuXIXoSM4cEpMvg9
Elizabeth’s Nonprofit: https://www.bealightproject.org/our-mission
Documentary that Elizabeth and her son Appear In: https://mtyc.co/zzxq0f
Past Episodes about Mental Health that you Might Enjoy:
Episode 177: Are You Dysregulated?
Episode 170: Renee Zukin: Everyday I’m Brave
Episode 167: Dr. Jackie Kamradt: Being A Mother is the Best Thing for my OCD
Episode 164: Christina Woods: Unraveling to Heal
Episode 161: Intergenerational Trauma
Episode 133: Domestic Abuse: Wisdom From A Survivor, Dr. Lauren Welter
Today’s Episode sponsored by:
The Local Hub (https://thelocalhub-ic.com/)
Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/)
Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/)
Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/)
Want to go on retreat?
Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 11-18 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you connect with your inner healer using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and creativity? At this retreat, broadway director Kristin Hanggi is joining to lead on the power of creativity to move us through our collective and personal anxiety. All the details here! Here is the episode with Kristin – 154. The Multi-Hyphenate Wonder that is Kristin Hanggi
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50 min

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