You know those moments where you come face to face with the reality of how little you can actually control? The moments where you can feel the intense pressure of all the things you’ve tried to hold together and accept and make sense of... just before the tension reaches max capacity and it all overflows the edges, spilling  onto the floor all around you?   Last week was that week for me. Let me explain.

Episode 28: The Power of Our Always-Brokenness & A Farewell For Now

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Welcome to INHABIT! I am so happy to bring you this deep, raw, juicy conversation with Monique Ruffin Monique is the host of Rise Radio (listen at 12radio.com)a mama, a powerful life coach, a professional writer/blogger, and a tremendously gifted astrologer.  Today Monique and I are exploring healing the relationships we have with our mothers, fathers, and our ancestors in order to give ourselves and our families the gifts of forgiveness and freedom.  I highly encourage you to check out the incredible courses Monique has created! I will be in the Finding Our Fathers course beginning June 6th, 2018 and I would love to have you join us!   In this episode: * The beginning of Monique's exploration into her own motherhood, and the journey of her mother, and her grandmother to gain deeper understanding of her own experience * What it means to see our parents as people, who have their own journeys * There are tremendous possibilities that open up when we release the storieswe have about our parents and the circumstances of our childhood * The energy of our parents is literally within us and we cannot escape it. To hold onto negative beliefs and feelings toward our parents is to be at war with ourselves * The science of how the experiences of our mothers are transmitted through our cells into multiple generations * The judgements we formed about our mothers become the judgements we make about all women * The judgments we formed about our fathers become the judgements we make about all men * The practicality of forgiveness as a gateway to FREEDOM * What we believe about our mother is what we believe about god * When we can identify what we believe, we can shift it * What we believe about our mothers is intrinsically linked to the type of mothers we are, the relationships we have with other women, and the relationships we have with our own bodies * To heal the relationship we have with the archetype of the Mother at the level of the heart and soul, we will heal the relationship we have to one another, to the Earth, and to life itself * Our cultural awakening to our intrinsic power as creative beings * Healing the shame we carry around the wrongs of our ancestors and choosing to forgive them   CONNECT WITH MONIQUE Email Monique at moniquecruffin@gmail.com  Finding Our Mothers: Healing the Original Wound Course Finding Our Fathers Course Moon Manifestation Astrology Intensive   Follow IN{HABIT} Podcast on Facebook, thru my Instagram! Also on twitter now @INHABITPodcast! This show is about YOU, and for YOU, the women of the world and I love hearing from you! How did this episode remind you of your own life?Share your stories and experiences in the comments below, or email me at inhabitpodcast@monicaballard.com.   Hey! Want to read awesome books full of wisdom, science, and inspiration to up-level your Radical Self-Care? Sweet! Join the IN{HABIT} Book of the Month Club and receive monthly book recommendations straight to your email. Plus, I'll be doing book club reviews via fb live in our IN{HABIT} Community Facebook group, and I would love to see you there! xo, monica

Ep 44: Finding Our Mothers, Finding Our Fathers, Finding Ourselves with Monique Ruffin

 Welcome to INHABIT! If you listen to the show, you know I love to cook! So when I saw that Emma Frisch had a new cookbook coming out I jumped on the chance to invite her to speak to us on the show! Emma is Emma Frisch is the cofounder and culinary director of Firelight Camps, a glamping destination in the U.S., featured in Vogue, Travel Channel, Wall Street Journal, Bon Appetit and Martha Stewart. She was a top finalist on Food Network Star season 10 and has developed over 500 original recipes and cooking videos on her food blog, www.emmafrisch.com. Emma and her husband co-founded La Buena Onda, a boutique hotel and restaurant in Nicaragua. She's also a mom, super down-to-earth, authentic, and an inspiring badass entrepeneur and passionista! I hope you enjoy our conversation about the everyday magic of food: creating it, cooking it, and sharing it! And do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Emma's new cookbook! Fresh, delicious, easy recipes that you can cook outside in nature, or in your kitchen.   In this episode: * How Emma got started playing with food and creating recipes * Emma's path to realizing the power of food to keep us well * How Emma takes care of herself while creating, running a business, momming and more * The beauty in the ritual and ceremony of food * How Emma created Feast by Firelight and fell in love with cooking outdoors * Emma's thoughts on how to create a healthy, loving relationship with food   CONNECT WITH EMMA COOKBOOK  Feast by Firelight BLOG www.emmafrisch.com,  GLAMPING www.firelightcamps.com CONNECT Facebook | Instagram   Follow IN{HABIT} Podcast on Facebook, thru my Instagram! Also on twitter now @INHABITPodcast! This show is about YOU, and for YOU, the women of the world and I love hearing from you! How did this episode remind you of your own life?Share your stories and experiences in the comments below, or email me at inhabitpodcast@monicaballard.com.   Hey! Want to read awesome books full of wisdom, science, and inspiration to up-level your Radical Self-Care? Sweet! Join the IN{HABIT} Book of the Month Club and receive monthly book recommendations straight to your email. Plus, I'll be doing book club reviews via fb live in our IN{HABIT} Community Facebook group, and I would love to see you there! xo, monica

Ep 43: For the Love of Real, Simple, Delicious Food with Emma Frisch

Welcome to INHABIT! Today I am incredibly excited and honored to introduce you to one of my own teachers; a powerful and inspiring force of nature, Dr. Saida Desilets. Dr. Saida Désilets wants to live in a world filled with ignited, sexually sovereign women living expressed and fulfilling lives. Join us for this deep, juicy exploration of healing trauma we've experienced individually and collectively as a culture. I will put a trigger warning on this episode too, even tho we are not discussing negative details- it is still very sensitive subject matter and I encourage you to come in with an open heart and notice anything that elicits a reaction within you. As always, please let me know how this episode lands with you and your biggest takeaways!    In this episode: * How Dr. Saida discovered the Sovereignty within every woman * Saida's personal journey to becoming a leader for women's psycho-sexual health * An exploration of the #metoo movement * Saida shares how to continue the healing momentum of #metoo * Saida speaks to feeling broken or damaged * Saida's invitation to put our feet on the Earth and allow ourselves spaciousness on our human journey   CONNECT WITH SAIDA Register for Dr. Saidas upcoming webinar here: myreclamation.com saidadesilets.com Check out courses, books, and group offerings from Dr. Saida   BOOKS FEATURING DR. SAIDA  Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D  The Secret Pleasures of Menopause by Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D.  The Multiorgasmic Woman by Dr. Rachel Abrams  Bodywise by Dr. Rachel Abrams   Follow IN{HABIT} Podcast on Facebook, thru my Instagram! Also on twitter now @INHABITPodcast! This show is about YOU, and for YOU, the women of the world and I love hearing from you! How did this episode remind you of your own life?Share your stories and experiences in the comments below, or email me at inhabitpodcast@monicaballard.com.   Hey! Want to read awesome books full of wisdom, science, and inspiration to up-level your Radical Self-Care? Sweet! Join the IN{HABIT} Book of the Month Club and receive monthly book recommendations straight to your email. Plus, I'll be doing book club reviews via fb live in our IN{HABIT} Community Facebook group, and I would love to see you there! xo, monica

Ep 42: #metoo, Healing Trauma, and Reclamation of Our Sovereignty

Welcome to INHABIT! Today's show is deeply inspiring and loaded with powerful insight. I really hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Our guest today is Mason Aid. Mason is a consultant/educator for businesses and organizations to help them achieve greater LGBTQ inclusivity. Mason has a powerful story of moving from self-hatred to self-love and acceptance. Their self-acceptance & love has blossomed into creating connections and inclusiveness as a lifestyle and now a business. I would love to hear the biggest insight you get from today's show! Comment in the show notes or email me at inhabitpodcast@monicaballard.com.   In this episode: *Mason's initial struggle with mental health as sparked by bullying * Mason realizing at 19 that they were gay * How the seed for their business was planted and started to grow * Mason's realization that their parents had long been accepting and supportive even before they realized it * Mason's realization that when someone comes out, their family comes out too, and it comes with it's own challenges for the family * Why Mason thinks we're all a little bit in the closet * Mason's experience of finding and cultivating deep true love * The lessons Mason has gained from parenthood * Mason's deep understanding of the difference in standards for men and women * Mason's experience in being excommunicated from their church, and later being welcomed by a inclusive and loving church/faith community   CONNECT WITH MASON themasonaid.com Connect with Mason on Facebook Connect with Mason on Instagram   RESOURCES autostraddle.com Founded in March 2009 by Riese Bernard and Alexandra Vega and still run by a dedicated team of passionate weirdos, Autostraddle is an intelligent, hilarious & provocative voice and a progressively feminist online community for multiple generations of kickass lesbian, bisexual & otherwise inclined ladies (and their friends). Autostraddle is a serious labor of love that started out as a group of friends wanting to start a revolution and is now the world’s most popular lesbian website, with over one million unique visitors and 3.5 million views per month.    www.glsen.org GLSEN (pronounced "glisten") was founded in 1990 by a small, but dedicated group of teachers in Massachusetts who came together to improve an education system that too frequently allows its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students to be bullied, discriminated against, or fall through the cracks.  Over 25 years later, that small group has grown into the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for LGBTQ students.   Follow IN{HABIT} Podcast on Facebook, thru my Instagram! Also on twitter now @INHABITPodcast! This show is about YOU, and for YOU, the women of the world and I love hearing from you! How did this episode remind you of your own life! Share your stories and experiences in the comments below, or email me at inhabitpodcast@monicaballard.com.   Hey! Want to read awesome books full of wisdom, science, and inspiration to up-level your Radical Self-Care? Sweet! Join the IN{HABIT} Book of the Month Club and receive monthly book recommendations straight to your email. Plus, I'll be doing book club reviews via fb live in our IN{HABIT} Community Facebook group, and I would love to see you there! xo, monica  

Ep 41: The Redemptive Power of Inclusion with Mason Aid

Today's show sounds like a long and winding conversation between friends, but really it's an invitation to step into the ring of action in your life. Today's guest is the wonderful Jen Vertanen of the 'Going There with Jen Vertanen' Podcast. Jen is a coach by day, a podcaster by night, aa mama, wife, and a Loneliness Expert.  Join us for this exploration of why we might want to go looking for failure, and why failure and loneliness go hand in hand. I would really love to hear your most powerful insight from the show! Shoot me an email at inhabitpodcast@monicaballard.com. I will respond to every email I receive. In honor of the Spring Equinox I am offering Soul Strategy sessions until March 25th, 2018. Email me at monica@monicaballard.com to request a session or to find out more.   In this episode: * Why you want to "fail early and fail often" * Why Jen connects failure to loneliness * The story of Jen coming out about her loneliness * Jen's concept that we keep peeling back the layers * When is good enough, GOOD ENOUGH? * Why asking the question, "What if there was no outcome?" can be a motivator to take authentic action * When Jen's gut feeling was wrong and how it led her to deep transformative growth * Jen's realization that she was having conversations with her husband in her head * Progress is more important than the possibility of being rejected * People love to be a part of another person's story * Jen's calling to start deep conversations around loneliness * The shame linked with loneliness * If you don't share your stories and gifts, you are withholding from the people in the world who would have the chance to enjoy them *Unraveling the strands of loneliness

Episode 28: The Power of Our Always-Brokenness & A Farewell For Now

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