The Madelyn Moon Show

Episode 289: A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Joseph Pearlman is an acting and performance coach for Hollywood celebrities, musicians, and comedians—he helps his clients launch their careers and reach Oscar potential on set. Joseph also coaches presenters for all the major award ceremonies, including the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Golden Globes, and Independent Spirit Awards. 

Some of his clients include Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Amy Adams, HBO, AMC, TED Talks, Ridley Scott (Scott Free Productions), Sian Clifford (Emmy nominated for Fleabag), Iliza Shlesinger, Eugene Simon (Game of Thrones), Skylar Grey (five-time Grammy nominee), Sherri Shepherd (The View), Alex MacNicoll (Transparent, 13 Reasons Why), Leon Logothetis (The Kindness Diaries), Michael Welch (The Twilight Saga), Julian Sands (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Cameron Douglas, and many others. 

In addition to his work with performers, Joseph helps world leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians, executives, and other industry leaders develop charismatic confidence, within seconds, for maximum impact on their audiences. Joseph had the pleasure of coaching Dr. Joanne Liu throughout her campaign to be the first person to win two terms as International President of Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Joanne has been on the front lines of epidemics like the Ebola crisis in West Africa. 

Joseph Pearlman is also a contributor at USC’S Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), McGill University’s International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) executive program, TED, United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Joseph is a regular contributor to Inc. Magazine and Backstage Magazine. 

Joseph Pearlman Acting Academy was voted “Best Acting Studio” in Los Angeles by Backstage Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Joseph’s work with actors was also recently recognized by The Huffington Post’s national cinema, theatre, and art critic James Scarborough, and he was named one of the industry’s “Top Ten Acting Gurus.”

Show notes:

• How acting is so much similar to embodiment work.
• You don’t have to sacrifice everything to be an actor.
• How to determine what will set you apart as a coach or an actor.
• Am I too old to be an actor?
• "You are so much more powerful at creating your path of an actor than what you think."
• The limiting beliefs and stories that actors tell themselves
• “If it feels good, do it.”
• The fear-based herd mentality actor info that’s prevalent.
• Personality is 90% of the performance.
• “Show people what they didn’t know what they wanted yet.”  
• Acting is you under the influence of the character.
• The mistake actors make is, "how am I supposed to play this character?"
• No character or scene description is something you ever have to obey.
• The markers of "good" acting:
  • If it’s not fun, it’s not working
  • It's effortless
  • Creating Impact 
  • You feel like you
• Joseph Pearlman's thoughts about having managers/representation. 
• Why Madelyn felt the burden of scarcity in the actor world.
• Must-read book: You're on an Airplane by Parker Posey https://amzn.to/2vqid37

Episode 288: Madelyn Moon reveals how to stop withholding and instead tenderly share your truth and heart with someone so that it is meant with love and understanding. Often times when we have something to share that hurts us, we clam up and withhold the information because we don't want to hurt the other person. If we do decide to express our truth, we often become defensive and quickly blame the other for causing us pain. However, there is another way — a much more tender, self-expressing, beautiful way that will get our point across much more gently for both parties involved. Madelyn explains how a recent situation in her life allowed her to exercise this unfoldment with more love and truth than ever before.

Show notes:

• Why Madelyn is making investments in her creativity.
• "Money is a currency—it is a current. When you spend it, you open up a door for it to come back."
  
• How to believe that the universe wants you to succeed.
• Your “belief leaps.”
• Joy is something you can experience at any time....even through heartbreak.
• How to stop withholding your truth.
• What does “withholding” mean?
• Madelyn’s personal example with withholding information from her partner.
• What is the line between expressing something for the betterment of the relationship and hurting the relationship?
• "There is a way to share your heart that is not blaming/shaming someone, but revealing the truth of your heart."
• 3 Stages of Communication Podcast Episode Here: https://maddymoon.com/david-deida/
• Revealing is a gift to your masculine partner.
• If you feel hurt by something he’s doing unconsciously and you refuse to tell him, you will continue to be hurt and the world will hurt as well. 
• We train people how to treat us. 
• Your oracle is a gift so stop withholding. 
• Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg https://amzn.to/2FLvTaS
• The specific phrase to let someone know how they hurt your heart. 
• How to take responsibility for not revealing this before.
• A woman who can deeply trust is a woman who is in her feminine. A woman who is in her feminine is a woman who is bringing deep pleasure and joy to the world. 

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Episode 287: Debra Silverman is part astrologer, part psychologist, part comedian, and ALL REAL. She helps people turn on their own inner observer, to see the things they say and do in a totally objective way. Debra has been in private practice for over 40 years. She uses astrology and her own system called the The 4 Elements (or 4E for short) as tools to help people step into their power. Debra’s mothering approach to understanding and empowering people from all walks of life has earned her international fame and admiration. She has written a book, magazine columns, hosted a radio show and has a YouTube channel with over 7 million views. She is dedicated to creating community and working for the children. Debra believes the future is arriving and none of us can do it alone. She is an expert in embracing the feminine, and her ultimate dream is to revolutionize therapy by teaching therapists how to provide custom treatment to their clients. Debra believes in the power of listening. When we are silent - both with ourselves and each other - the messages that are trying to come through us can be given a voice, and we can all start walking our authentic and powerful path. She splits her time between Kauai and Boulder, Colorado where she enjoys talking to the beautiful flowers, daily swims and spending time with friends and family. 

Show notes:

• Astrology is 5,000 years old.
• “You don’t have to believe in astrology; it believes in you. It doesn’t matter if you believe in it."
• What pisses Debra off about astrology.
• “There’s no divorce in heaven. You are stuck with you across all time.”
• The interesting and quirky part of Debra’s chart and her personality.
• The history of astrology and how it helped men make major decisions back in the day.
• The interesting aspects of Madelyn’s chart.
• Debra’s online school - Meet the Planets: http://maddymoon.com/appliedastrology
• Debra's specific prayer that she uses daily for “womanifesting.”
• How Debra finds pleasure in her body daily.
• How to keep astrology simple and the most important planet to look for.
• The “YumYum factor” as medicine and why the vibrancy of life is so important for her. 
• Ask yourself: “where’s pleasure leading me to today?”
• The Piscean Age vs the Aquarius Age and what it means for us today.
• How to get the joy factor back in your life.
• “Everything changes when you start putting consciousness on the smallest thing that gives you pleasure.”
• Why Debra resonates with being a spoiled brat and why she's okay with that.
• The Missing Element: https://amzn.to/2sSQoQi
• Must-read book: The Afterlight of Billy Fingers by Annie Kagan https://amzn.to/2sYL25X
• The Star Community: https://www.thestarcommunity.com/

Connect with Debra:

• Website: www.debrasilvermanastrology.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/debrasilvermanastrology
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/debrasilverman_astrology
• Sign up for Debra's FREE 3-part video training series called Meet the Planets: http://maddymoon.com/appliedastrology

Episode 286: Marya Stark is an award-winning vocalist, composer, producer, performer, and multi-instrumentalist. She is a storyteller, bard, poet, and muse. When she is not on stage or deep in her craft, Marya offers her medicine as a Musical Midwife, supporting the Archetypal Embodiment Journey of her students. Marya Stark is a mentor in the art of voice and songwriting, working with those passionate about refining their unique sound and bringing it to life. Steeped in the alchemical arts of womb clearing, she currently leads her 'Voice Of My Womb' vocal enrichment workshop series globally and online. Marya Stark is a chaser of waterfalls, and rememberer of the songs of the Sapphire.

Show notes:

• Why we’re feeling blocked from our creative outlet and what to do about it.
• 2020 as a year of creativity.
• What is music therapy?
• “When we’re involved in a musical process, our entire brain comes online. When we’re engaged in the creative music process, all of us is turned on. We’re designed to process music in a way that puts us all together.” - Marya Stark 
• What do you think we’re healing when we’re doing ancestral work and womb wisdom clearing?
• The importance of connecting to the song of our female bodies. 
• The deep polarization with the masculine and feminine.
• How as women do we call forth the masculine to be guided and led?
• “The great work that women get to do is deeply steep in this womb clearing because that’s what clears our energetic signature of resentments, misalignments around our own voice and boundaries.” - Marya Stark
• How does one do the womb clearing if they don’t know what happened in their feminine lineage?
• How she creates personal, creative space for herself.
• The power behind her stay-at-home retreats — how she conducts these retreats and the significance of resetting her body.
• How to create a psychic, spiritual, psychological boundary.
• The commonalities within our menstrual cycles and hormones.
• The Optimized Woman https://amzn.to/2ZMMTXv by Miranda Gray.
• The more we rest during the time that we bleed, the more we set ourselves up for success for the month to come.”
• Must-read book: The Smell of Rain on Dust https://amzn.to/2szAv13 by Martín Prechtel.

Connect with Marya:

• Website: www.marya-stark.com
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lntMaVHOro0wJYMYHco9d?si=4LT0hSR7S3mOeCC-w3mopg
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryastark/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryastarkmusic

Episode 285: Mikaal Bates’ mission is the evolution of Masculine Consciousness across the Planet in our lifetime. He loves helping Men, Women and everyone in between find creative and lasting ways to cut through Resistance to find True Purpose & Deepest Love. He travels the world in partnership as a Transformational Coach, Leader of Men’s Work, Workshop & Rites of Passage Facilitator, Ritual Creator, and Curator of Ecstatic Experience.

Show notes:

• What is Mikaal Bates currently musing about?
• How do men listen to their intuition more?
• How Mikaal keeps meditation from feeling overwhelming.
• Energetic agility with Justin Patrick Pierce: http://www.justinpatrickpierce.com/
• The gift of the feminine is it keeps things fresh—it keeps things from being robotic. In the moment, the feminine always wants more."
• Polyamory vs monogamy.
• Why Mikaal decided to explore polyamorous relationships. 
• The difference between Polyamory and open relationships.
• Why he doesn’t identify with the term 'polyamorous.'
• "Honesty and real time is the medicine for a nurturing, valuable relationship with a real chance of longevity."
• The gifts and lessons that came from his polyamorous relationships.
• "Compersion" - the opposite of jealousy.
• What are some boundaries that people often cross in polygamy?
• "Sex is not just for pleasure—it’s a vehicle for enlightenment. The body of the female is a tool for enlightenment."
• Madelyn’s current relationship and the status that she’s most comfortable with.
• "We always attract our reciprocal."
• Why Mikaal has decided to be monogamous for now. 
• Londin Angel Winters' podcast: https://maddymoon.com/londin-angel-winters/
• Must-read books: The Way of the Superior Man https://amzn.to/2PWFUI4 by David Deida; Iron John https://amzn.to/2ZrF9tQ by Robert Bly, 12 Rules for Life https://amzn.to/2smd8rt by Jordan Peterson, The Awakened Women's Guide to Everlasting Love https://amzn.to/2t3EvGV by Londin Angel Winters, Stealing Fire https://amzn.to/2sd8g8c by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal.

Connect with Mikaal:

• • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikaal.bates
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikaal_bates/
  • Website: https://www.mikaalbates.com/

Episode 284: In this episode, Madelyn Moon leads you through a sacred embodiment practice for deep pleasure and release. Many of us are walking around all day completely disconnected—chest tight or caved, poor posture, drifting off into space, completely in our head. This embodiment practice will help you connect to Mama Earth, to yourself, to your pleasure. 

Madelyn’s pleasurable embodiment practice is as simple as getting on your mat for a few minutes each day. It’s through this exact pleasure practice that Madelyn is able to feel the most and to heal the most. Her daily healing practice was more helpful for her than therapy, so she’s delighted to share it with you today.

Show notes:

• This episode is a taste of the Feminine Spirit School. You can sign up HERE.
• “Because I go so deep into the darkness, so much space is created for the light. The deeper you go, the freer you are with the thing that’s been repressed."
• Why doing work with your Feminine will bring you more abundance.
• Sometimes the best phase to say is: “I’m sorry. I'm scared. I care for you.”
• When you combine all the sounds (moaning, crying, wailing, screaming, lion’s breath) - you clear out the channel to be able to communicate.
• Going into the angrier pieces of your life allows space for the loving things to be said. 
• Why Madelyn doesn’t believe in spiritual bypassing. 
• What can you tighten in order to get into a state of relaxation?
• How to set up the container for your embodiment practice
• Madelyn's beloved Spotify playlist - "Soft Love" HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6X9kntjp5dsa3LTp5gnFOd?si=USxN6uQqTYaaIy_DkpFEAA

Connect with Maddy:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonfitness/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madelynmoon/
• Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-musings-podcast/id866031519?mt=2
• Download my Four Favourite Feminine Embodiment Practices: https://maddymoon.com/freegift

Episode 283: Dominick Quartuccio is an international speaker, executive coach to high-performing men and women in burnout-rich environments. Dominick is an outspoken leader of men doing inner work and co-hosts The Great Man Within Podcast, a high-performing man’s guide to personal development…which ironically has an audience 50% comprised of women. His live event series, The Discerning Dick: Sexual Wisdom for the Modern Man https://www.doinnerwork.com/discerning-dick also attracts an audience of 50% women…who want to support men doing inner work in their sexual lives. He is the author of Design Your Future, 3 Steps to Stop Drifting and Take Command of Your Life http://geni.us/designyourfuture. Dominick Quartuccio runs both men’s retreats https://www.doinnerwork.com/retreats and women’s retreats https://vimeo.com/368040703/23c528b2aa for those looking to intentionally design the next decade of their lives. Dominick’s work has been featured in the NY Times, NPR’s All Things Considered and on the TEDx stage https://www.ted.com/talks/dominick_quartuccio_the_bold_journey_women_want_men_to_take.

Show notes:

• We don’t want to close our hearts. We don’t want to nag. We don’t want to complain. We don’t thrive in states of chronic closure. Madelyn's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qH9UbnRhA/  
• “If a man cannot stand up to her, he cannot stand up for her—and she will feel that.” - Dominick Quartuccio
• “I believe that women are so entirely equal in all value that nothing is taken from us if we choose to surrender to man—not by someone who is unconscious, or in an unsafe container, but by the chosen man.”
• Why Dominick's romantic partners have been calling for his “dark side.”
• "Women want to feel your open heart, but they don’t want a soft man. When you just open your heart and not become the conscious warrior, then she loses respect for you— maybe she still loves you, she just doesn’t want to fuck you."
• The trend with women stepping into more of their feelings.
• Who Dominick works with: men who are “publicly decorated and privately confused” and women who are successful in male-dominated businesses.
• The Feminine spirit school is open now - early bird is still available: https://maddymoon.teachable.com/p/feminine-spirit-school
• Ways that women create their mental toughness and how to surrender.
• 5 practices to make you a mentally tougher man podcast episode HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5-practices-to-make-you-mentally-tougher-man-dominick/id986223478?i=1000456418279
• When to know when you’re at one end of the extreme with your masculine/feminine energy.
• To bring the balance back, really feel into what is and just listen.
• How to know the difference between intuition and resistance of doing the work.
• Any time we set a goal, it’s the feeling that we’re after.
• If you’re not clear on your feeling with what you’re going after, the very thing that you’re going after may leave you feeling empty.
• “Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure.” (Masculine without the Feminine is the failure.)
• Domicki’s 1-week experiment.
• Men’s survey - the things that drive men crazy.
• The importance of revealing pleasure without any words.

Connect with Dominick:

• Website: https://www.doinnerwork.com/
• Podcast: https://www.doinnerwork.com/podcast
• https://www.instagram.com/dominickq/Instagram: 

Episode 282: Madelyn Moon discusses how to gently reveal the feminine so you can create and embody all the juicy relationships that you desire. Madelyn discloses how to do this using humor, tenderness, and her favorite, sexuality. The feminine must learn how to reveal her energy and emotions in a way that’s connected to her heart. Revealing your feminine and embodying more heartfelt energy allows the masculine to go deeper, leading to the polarized relationship that so many yearn for. 

This episode also discusses the power of setting ground rules and boundaries. It’s important during this busy time of year to have your practices to help you move through the chaotic energy and just chill the f*ck out. Madelyn reminds you to sit with your thoughts, energy and emotions, and become comfortable with the ebb and flow of this time of year.

Show notes:

• “Revealing your feminine is having an outward and inward demonstration of your emotional current moment to moment.”
• Feel it in your body first if you want to feel more of your feminine. Touch your yoni; touch your breasts to create more femininity. 
• The most powerful movements that will help to reveal the feminine. 
• Why do we want to reveal our feminine?
• “If you turn off your grief, you also turn off our joy.”
• Stop robbing people from their own joy of doing something for you. 
• Your ability to feel things is of service to the masculine in the world.
• The deeper you go into your feminine, the more he’ll go into his masculine.
• “Husband” your feminine. 
• “The feminine must learn how to reveal her energy/emotions in a way that’s connected to her heart.”
• Rather than complaining and using words, use embodiment—use sounds.
• 3 stages of communication with David Deida episode HERE. 
• Revealing your feminine involves humor, tenderness, sexuality.
• "If you want to be in a polarized relationship, be willing to do something out of the box, out of the name of love."
• Be the one to open first when you really want to close.
• Use less words. We can get more of what we want without using words.
• Giving what we so desperately want is the best way for him to give you what you want.
• Why Madelyn no longer uses sarcasm. 
• Remain unattached completely. 
• Reveal your feminine joy.
• There’s no glory in being a martyr. 
• Notice if you set him up to fail before you give him a chance
• Notice how he shows up as a reflection of you - “out feminine him”
• Hold the pose - do it more and more and more.

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Episode 281: Jillian Richardson is committed to creating connection and community by organizing places where people feel seen, heard, and valued. As a professional community builder, public speaker, and writer, Jillian is most known for being the founder of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter with the mission of reducing loneliness in New York City and eventually the world. She's been sending it out every Monday morning for three years, helping thousands of people build connection to both place and each other. In addition to her successful career in community consulting and event design, Jillian Richardson has just released her first book and #1 Amazon new release, Unlonely Planet.

Show notes:

• Feminine Spirit School - Create Your Own Feminine Flow, Fire and Freedom HERE
• How did the Joy List get started?
• The impact that Donald Trump getting elected had on the Joy List.
• The average American has 1 close friend.
• 75% of Americans are not satisfied with their friends that they do have.
• “I think we don’t have the skills anymore to have deep relationships. We lack the skills it takes to form deep relationships.”
• Most people are hungry for a deep connection.
• Why we normally give more emphasis to our romantic relationships than friendships.
• Soul friend - “Anam Cara”
• We treat friendships as our secondary values when really they need to be first. 
• Friendships can be just as triggering as our romantic relationships.
• The signs of a really special relationship.
• “Hair and nail” friends
• “When you’re not doing the inner work, the friendship (container) isn’t clear.” 
• Way #1: Let people publically know what you’re looking for.
• Way #2: Let people know if you want to be in a deep relationship with them. 
• “Consistency is key when it comes to deepening friendships and that requires vulnerability for asking for consistency in the first place.”
• How do you approach someone who you’re interested in being friends with?
• Way #3: Volunteer
• Way #4: find spaces where you can share with strangers.
• The balance between authenticity and protecting your energy.
• Way #5: enter generational spaces
• Jillian’s ideal 4-hour event.
• What Jillian wants more of in life.
• Must-read book: Death Over Dinner by Michael Hebb and Anam Cara by John Donahue

Connect with Jillian:

• Website
• Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World
• Facebook
• Instagram - Joy List
• Instagram - Jillian