When Rhodie passed it didn’t teach me the meaning of life but it did profoundly change my attitude. How lucky am I to be here for all of it, including the laundry.

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"... and yet all I could see was my failure..."  "it was the most selfish act I could do to save the sanctity of myself..."  "... it can really be traumatic to put yourself first..." 

Charlie Beswick shares the incredible impact of her own self talk and empowers people to break through their own limiting beliefs.
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A return to indigenous wisdom for the global transformation that is coming.

How does indigenous wisdom relate to our challenges in the modern world? What can we learn from ancient cultures, and how can we more wisely seek our own transformation?

We can see the shift already occurring in our own lives as many people are choosing to own less, simplify their lives, adopt new spiritual practices, and give attention to what is most fulfilling, such as spending more time with family or retreating into nature.

In 2020, Maren Montalbano wrote and produced a one-woman show about her personal story involving romance novels and sexual abuse called The Bodice Ripper Project.

In the process Maren realized there was still suffering, so she went in deep. When she performed, the physical act of singing such raw material with her audience, was deeply healing on a cellular level.

It was an incredible journey to her inner world and as the performance ended, she left behind her on the stage, a big heap of emotional baggage.

BIO

Maren Montalbano is an opera singer, business coach, and writer, whose voice appears on 3 GRAMMY Award-winning albums. She premiered The Bodice Ripper Project as an interactive digital performance at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. That show, along with the accompanying podcast of the same name, became an exploration of sexuality, feminism, and the journey to self-empowerment through the lens of romance novels.

https://marenmontalbano.com

https://bodiceripperproject.com

Inspired by a passage I read from "Grow a New Body" written by Alberto Villaldo, it bears repeating that as humans we are a symphony of the masculine and feminine energies.

When we enslave ourselves with one only, refusing to allow the  other, we don't experience harmony within ourselves and in our lives.

Lis Cashin’s life was devastated when, at just 13 years old, she accidentally killed a friend in a school sports day event.

In this episode, Lis explains what it took to live with her involvement in the tragedy that took her childhood friend and ultimately reclaim her life.

Bio

Lis Cashin is an award-winning author, TEDx and global speaker, and passionate mental health, wellbeing, and people development consultant. With an inspirational mental health journey of her own, Lis delivers mental health awareness and workplace wellbeing consultancy and trainings to empower organizations to develop mentally healthy cultures that increase employee engagement and productivity and in which everyone thrives. She also delivers keynote talks and is on speaker panels to challenge the stigma around mental health.

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TEDx: Mental health awakening: Suffering is Surmountable | Lis Cashin | TEDxNorwichED - YouTube

An introduction to trailblazer Dr. Nicole Lepera who brings psychology out from behind closed doors and into the online space with her 3.8 million followers.

A brief discussion on the combination of psychology, polyvagal theory, epigenetics and conscious awareness to strengthen mental health and heal your suffering.

How mean can you be to your body?

Several years back, Nicole Ayers realized she wasn't okay. She was experiencing rampant thoughts and having nightmares, and old wounds she thought she had buried were reappearing.

This led Nicole on a journey of self-discovery only to find that she didn't like myself very much, especially her body.

She was horrified by how cruel she was to her body and now, with two daughters (ages twelve and ten), she couldn’t allow her body-shaming be the model for how they might relate to their bodies.

Nicole set herself on a mission to be a better role model for her girls and she did this through, of all things, writing letters. She started a daily journaling practice of writing love notes to her body and all its parts.

The transformation was liberating and was the tool that silenced the voice of shame.

Bio: Self-love sage and author Nicole C. Ayers is a dynamic and engaging speaker who gets real, raw and vulnerable about her personal journey to finally loving herself. And all her body parts. She’s a strong voice for female empowerment and the freedom it brings. Nicole’s speaking style is just like a warm embrace, pulling people in and leave with transformative tools to get to know themselves.

Nicole is the award-winning author of Love Notes to My Body, recognized as one of 2020’s best life-changing books, and its two body-positive companion books. She’s been invited by local and national media to speak about the importance of body acceptance and where she encourages everyone to disrupt the narrative that tells them they are not enough. And that their bodies are not beautiful.

Contact Info:

Website: https://nicolecayers.com/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @nicolecayers

Phone: 704-451-8489

Links to three women whose bodies of work are significant to me:

Elizabeth Dialto, Wild Soul Movement: https://wildsoulmovement.com/

Taryn Brumfitt, The Body Image Movement: https://bodyimagemovement.com/

Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/

If we can change the way that we think about death in our lifetime we might be able to remove the fear of death in our END time. And for where I am at now in my death, dying and grief contemplation I know for sure that I don’t want to handle the business of death until I first embody the belief that dead is not gone forever, but gone from form. And that the love endures.

At 21, Carrie Grossman traveled to India where she was introduced to Kirtan (call and response mantra chanting). The beauty of the practice inspired her to sing, but due to shyness and self-doubt, 10 years went by before the music within her emerged.  It wasn’t until a difficult life period, when someone gifted her with a harmonium that she began to play music and write songs.

In this episode we are led by Carrie Grossman, in a mantra meditation, Ra Ma Da Sa, used for healing in the Kundalini yoga tradition.

Carrie Grossman (Dayashila), is a devotional singer, composer, and lifelong student of the mystical traditions. For over 20 years, she has studied the art of sacred sound, guiding people into the sublime realms of the heart through her concerts, workshops, and retreats. With a warm, approachable style, Carrie weaves together music and mantra, meditation, healing modalities, and wisdom teachings to nourish and inspire seekers from all walks of life. Her acclaimed albums include Soma-Bandhu: Friend of the Moon, The Ram Sessions, and Pranam. You can find her creations on iTunes, Spotify, and the popular meditation app, Insight Timer.

https://www.carriegmusic.com/

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