Women’s visibility, leadership, and building your platform— Danielle Davies talks with This Is It Network founder Cheldin Barlatt Rumer about how women can stop waiting to be invited to the table and start amplifying their voices.

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What does it actually mean for women to be seen—and who benefits when they are?

In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Cheldin Barlatt Rumer—founder and CEO of THIS IS IT NETWORK™, media executive, keynote speaker, and unapologetic champion for women who are done waiting for permission.

Cheldin has spent more than two decades building platforms that amplify women’s voices, stories, and leadership—from national media to global stages. Through THIS IS IT NETWORK™, she has created an ecosystem that connects women founders, creatives, executives, and change-makers to visibility, opportunity, and each other.

In this conversation, Cheldin speaks candidly about what visibility really costs, why women are so often taught to shrink, and how owning your voice is both a personal and political act. She shares the origin story of THIS IS IT NETWORK™, the lessons she’s learned as a woman leading in media and entrepreneurship, and why community—not perfection—is the real catalyst for impact.

This episode is a rally cry for women who know they have something to say—and are ready to stop whispering it.

Together, Danielle and Cheldin talk about:

🔥 Why visibility is a skill—and a responsibility

🎤 What women get wrong about “putting themselves out there”

🧠 How imposter syndrome shows up at every level (and why it never fully disappears)

📺 The creation of THIS IS IT NETWORK™ and the gap it was built to fill

🫶 Why women don’t need more motivation—they need infrastructure and access

📣 How media can be used as a tool for advocacy, not just exposure

💥 What it means to lead loudly without apology

🌱 Why community is the antidote to burnout, isolation, and self-doubt

👑 The difference between being visible and being valued

⚡ Why waiting to feel “ready” keeps women stuck

Cheldin’s work reminds us that confidence is not a prerequisite for leadership—it’s a byproduct of action. This conversation is for anyone who has ever minimized their voice, questioned their worth, or waited for someone else to open the door.

You don’t need permission. You need a platform—and the courage to stand on it.

🔑 Key Takeaways

Visibility is not vanity—it’s power.

You don’t overcome imposter syndrome; you outgrow it through action.

Women don’t lack ambition—they lack access and amplification.

Community accelerates courage.

Leadership doesn’t require perfection, polish, or permission.

Your voice matters because of who you are, not in spite of it.

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

THIS IS IT NETWORK™ → https://thisisittv.com/

Follow THIS IS IT NETWORK™ on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thisisittv/

Cheldin Rumer Barlatt on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheldinbarlatt/

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What happens when you give women five days away from their lives—with art supplies, gourmet meals, a river, a campfire, and zero pressure to be anything but themselves?

In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Lisa Field—founder and director of Lucky Star, a five-day creativity and whole-living sleepaway camp for women held every fall in the Texas Hill Country. Since 2012, Lisa has welcomed hundreds of women to Camp Waldemar, where they paint, weld, write, dance, felt, play guitar, eat, float in the river, and reconnect with who they are when no one needs a spreadsheet… or a snack.

What started as one woman’s longing for community has grown into a decade-strong creative ecosystem—one that has shaped careers, sparked friendships, inspired books and businesses, and reminded women that adventure doesn’t have an expiration date.

Lisa speaks with warmth, candor, and humor about creativity, midlife reinvention, the courage to show up alone, and the magic that happens when 100+ women trust their instincts and say yes to themselves.

Together, Danielle and Lisa talk about…

🌟 The moment Lisa realized women needed more than “a break”—they needed creative community

🏕️ How Lucky Star evolved from a daydream into a thriving annual camp

🫶 Why women struggle to give themselves permission to step away from their lives

🎒 What shifts in the first 24–48 hours when women arrive—nervous, excited, uncertain—and begin to exhale

🎨 Why creativity without pressure is transformational (and why it’s never about being “good”)

👯‍♀️ What happens when women of all ages—20s through 80s—learn side-by-side

🔥 Why women who show up solo are “the badasses of the group”

🎤 The story behind Lucky Star’s legendary Glee Club, welding classes, tamale making, and late-night campfire moments

💛 The power of Show & Tell night—laughter, tears, courage, connection, and being truly seen

🌈 How camp catalyzes reinvention: new businesses, books, collaborations, income streams, and creative awakenings

Lisa’s work is a testament to what happens when women gather, make things, share stories, and dare to choose themselves. This conversation is for anyone craving connection, creativity, and a reminder that it is absolutely not too late to reinvent, express, or expand.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Creativity is community—women have always bonded through making.

• Your life expands the moment you give yourself permission to step away from it.

• Being a beginner is power, not shame.

• Adventure doesn’t belong to youth; it belongs to anyone who refuses to put themselves on a shelf.

• Women need spaces where they’re welcomed as they are—introverts, extroverts, hug-averse, or hug-seeking.

• Reinvention often begins with one small yes.

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

Lucky Star Art Camp → https://luckystarartcamp.com/

Follow Lucky Star on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/luckystarartcamp/

Camp Waldemar → https://waldemar.com/

Mandy Rowden (Glee Club & Season 2 guest) → https://girlguitar.com/

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What does it mean for women to stay visible, powerful, joyful, and fully alive as they age?

In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Pamela Redmond—novelist, Substack writer, creator of Nameberry, and author of Younger (the book that inspired the hit TV series). Now 72, Pamela has reinvented herself yet again…this time stepping onstage with Old Woman Naked, a one-woman show that explores aging, embodiment, shame, liberation, and the stories women carry in our bodies.

From cultural invisibility to the reinvention required in midlife and beyond, Pamela speaks with humor, clarity, and radical honesty about what it really means to age in a female body—and to finally claim it as your own.

Together, Danielle and Pamela talk about

💥 Why older women are culturally invisible—and why that invisibility can become a source of power

🧍‍♀️ What compelled Pamela to create Old Woman Naked and why emotional nakedness is scarier than the physical

📚 How Younger and her Substack, Jubilarian, both trace the same thread of reinvention

🖼️ Pamela’s search for depictions of older naked women in art (and what she discovered at the Met)

🧠 Why reinvention requires being “comfortable with being uncomfortable”

🔥 The liberation of aging out of the male gaze

👩‍🎤 What performing for the first time at 72 taught her about courage, creativity, and aging on her own terms

💬 The parts of our lives we think are shameful—and what happens when we finally tell those stories out loud

Pamela’s honesty is a masterclass in reinvention, resilience, and refusing to fade into the background. This conversation is for any woman who’s ever wondered if her most powerful, creative, meaningful years might actually be ahead of her.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Aging can feel like freedom—a shedding of comparison, standards, and the male gaze.
• Reinvention requires discomfort; being a beginner is part of the process.
• Emotional nakedness is often scarier than physical vulnerability.
• Joy itself can be an act of resistance, especially in turbulent times.
• Women’s stories—especially the ones we think we can’t tell—are where our real power lives.

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

Pamela’s Substack, Jubilarian → https://jubilarian.substack.com/

Follow Pamela on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thepamelaredmond/

Nameberry → https://nameberry.com/

Pamela’s Oprah Daily essay →https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a68006018/pamela-redmond-old-woman-naked-show/

🎭 Old Woman Naked (updates & performances) → https://pamelaredmondsatran.com/new-books/

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We talk about the gender wage gap like it’s a single number.

But what if that number is actually a map — one that reveals why women earn less, where inequity hides, and how we can change it?

In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Alex Gailey—finance data researcher, journalist, and one of the country’s clearest voices on the real factors shaping women’s financial lives.

From pay inequity to the motherhood penalty to the myth of “just negotiate harder,” Alex breaks down the systemic forces behind the numbers—and what they mean for women navigating work, money, and power today.

Together, Danielle and Alex talk about:

💥 What the gender wage gap actually measures and what it doesn’t

💬 Why “equal pay for equal work” isn’t the whole story

📊 How race, age, caregiving, and career breaks widen the gap

💼 Why companies still rely on opaque salary structures

🧠 The emotional and psychological toll of being underpaid

📈 How data can fuel advocacy, policy change, and women’s financial agency

Alex translates complicated data into human realities—helping women understand what they’re up against and what leverage they actually have.

Her work is a reminder that numbers don’t just describe inequality…they expose it.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• The wage gap isn’t a single number—it’s a collection of overlapping inequities.

• Transparency is one of the strongest tools for closing the gap.

• Women aren’t paid less because they “choose lower-paying jobs”—they’re funneled into them.

• Career breaks, caregiving, and bias compound over time in ways data makes impossible to ignore.

• Understanding the numbers is a form of power—it allows women to negotiate, advocate, and build differently.
  

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Follow Alex on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgailey/

Alex’s reporting and research → https://www.bankrate.com/authors/alex-gailey/

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We often talk about parenting like it should exist in a bubble—lunchboxes, bedtime routines, school calendars. But as Renee Niemann makes clear, parenting doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Parenting is a political act.

In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with writer and creator Renee Niemann, known for Fake Adult Mom and her new project, Resist Like a Mother. Renee explains the moment motherhood and resistance collided for her—when she realized she could no longer “go about life as normal” while raising kids through rising political extremism, cruelty, and instability.

As she shares early in the episode:

“When I say parenting is a political act… there is no way that I can go about life as normal. Business as usual stops. But I still have to parent.”

Renee speaks candidly about explaining authoritarianism to her kids, teaching age-appropriate truth, and raising children who refuse to shrink. She recounts the moment her daughter was told she “didn’t belong” at an academic event—and how, instead of staying small, she self-advocated so effectively that the boy who dismissed her ended up issuing a written apology.

Together, Danielle and Renee discuss:

💥 Why “business as usual” is impossible while parenting in today’s world

💬 How Renee introduces big topics like injustice, inequality, and authoritarianism to her kids in age-appropriate ways

🔥 Why she believes mothers are raising the next generation of “little resistors”

👶 The emotional load of explaining a chaotic world while still figuring out dinner

⚖️ How she makes decisions about safety, boundaries, and who her kids spend time with—including her controversial but deeply principled rule: “My kids don’t go to Trump supporters’ houses… It’s not punitive. I just don’t respect their judgment.”

❤️ What it means to raise children who don’t shrink themselves, even when it’s uncomfortable

Renee’s story is a reminder that motherhood isn’t passive. It shapes culture, community, and the future. And for many women, telling the truth—even when it’s frightening—is a form of care.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• “Parenting is a political act.” Raising children with conscience, courage, and clarity shapes the world they will inherit.

• Kids see everything. They watch how we respond to injustice, fear, and uncertainty — and they learn from it.

• Mothers are often the first to notice what’s broken — and the ones most motivated to fix it.

• Telling the truth is not harmful; dishonesty is. Even when the truth is scary, Renee believes kids deserve honesty “with reasons why.”

• Resistance doesn’t have to be loud. Sometimes it's simply refusing to shrink.
  

🔗 Links Mentioned

• Resist Like a Mother Substack → https://www.resistlikeamother.com/
  

• Renee on Instagram → @resistlikeamother
  

• Fake Adult Mom → @fakeadultmom
  

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We talk about “unexplained infertility” like it’s a dead end. But what if it’s actually a starting point—one that sparks innovation, agency, and a new way forward for millions of women?

In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche, the scientist and founder behind PherDal Fertility Science, creator of the first and only FDA-cleared, sterile, at-home insemination kit.

After being told she had unexplained infertility—and handed a loan application instead of a treatment plan—Jennifer refused to accept “there’s nothing we can do” as an answer. Drawing on her background in bioinformatics and her determination to take control of her own body, she designed the prototype that would eventually become PherDal—a life-changing innovation that’s helped dozens of families conceive safely, affordably, and on their own terms.

Together, Danielle and Jen talk about:

💥 The moment Jen decided to take fertility science into her own hands.

💬 How a $10,000 clinical procedure inspired a $199 at-home alternative.

⚗️ Why women’s health research lags decades behind—and how bias still shows up in medicine.

💪 What happens when women stop waiting for permission to solve their own problems.

❤️ How purpose and spite can both be powerful motivators for change.

Jennifer’s story is proof that innovation doesn’t always start in a lab—it starts with a woman who refuses to give up.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• “Unexplained” isn’t the end of the story—it’s the beginning of innovation.

• Women’s health deserves data, funding, and respect equal to every other field of medicine.

• Sometimes the best ideas come from lived experience, not credentials.

• When women design solutions for women, the world changes.
  

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

PherDal Fertility Science → https://www.pherdal.com

Follow Dr. Jenn on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pherdalfertilityscience

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We’re told women can “have it all.” But no one tells us what that really costs—or how to do it without burning out.

In this powerful episode of Roar, Danielle Davies sits down with Gifty Enright—author of Octopus on a Treadmill, TEDx speaker, and global expert on women’s wellbeing at work—to talk about why so many women are exhausted, overextended, and quietly falling apart behind their polished lives.

After years of chasing success and balance, Gifty hit a wall. Burnout forced her to rebuild everything—from her habits and mindset to her sense of self. Now she teaches women how to stop merely surviving and start living intentionally.

Together, Danielle and Gifty explore how women can set boundaries, release guilt, share the load, and redefine “having it all” so it finally works for you, not against you.

💥 The lie of “doing it all” and what to do instead

💬 How to build boundaries that actually stick

⚡ The connection between burnout, perimenopause, and self-worth

💪 Why saying “no” can be the most loving thing you do

❤️ How equitable living helps women thrive at work and at home

If you’ve ever felt like you’re drowning in “having it all,” this episode is your permission slip to rewrite the rules.

🔑 Key Takeaways from This Episode

📘 Octopus on a Treadmill by Gifty Enright → https://giftyenright.com

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Alex Robboy on Desire, Shame, and Reclaiming Pleasure

We talk about self-care, balance, and burnout—but not about sex.

In this honest, funny, and deeply grounded conversation, certified sex therapist Alex Caroline Robboy, founder of The Center for Growth, joins Danielle Davies to talk about desire, shame, and reclaiming pleasure.

With decades of experience helping women and couples navigate intimacy, Alex breaks down what great sex actually means—and why it’s less about performance and more about connection.

Together, they explore the realities of female sexuality, from perimenopause and libido changes to communication, curiosity, and rediscovering joy in your own body.

Together, Danielle and Alex talk about:

💥 The 60/40 rule—and why great sex starts with putting yourself first.

💬 How shame and silence disconnect women from their own bodies.

⚡ Why “chemical sex” isn’t about performance, it’s about connection.

💪 How perimenopause and libido changes affect sex—and why grace matters more than libido.

❤️ Why intentionality, communication, and curiosity are the real keys to pleasure.

If you’ve ever wondered where your desire went—or if it’s even okay to want more—this episode will help you find your way back.

🔑 Key Takeaways from This Episode

• The best sex is 60% about you—because pleasure is contagious.
  

• Communication isn’t just verbal; it’s sensory and responsive.
  

• Your drive never disappears—it just changes form.
  

• Prioritizing pleasure is an act of self-respect, not indulgence.
  

• Growth comes from trying one new thing at a time.
  

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The Center for Growth → https://www.thecenterforgrowth.com

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We talk about “midlife crises” like they’re collapses. But what if they’re actually invitations?

In this episode of Roar, Sharon Kenney Rudy—Vedic astrologer, meditation teacher, and transformational coach—joins Danielle to talk about the moment so many women reach and quietly wonder: “Is this all there is?”

Through her work in women’s studies, social advocacy, and programs like Return to Radiance and Reclaim Your Magic, Sharon has spent decades helping women reconnect to their power through what she calls the alchemy of midlife.

She believes transformation isn’t about reinvention—it’s about remembrance. By blending ancient wisdom, archetypal psychology, and real-world habits, Sharon helps women move from burnout to aliveness, from overwhelm to ease.

Together, Danielle and Sharon talk about:

💥 The “WTF moment” of midlife and why it’s often the start of awakening.

💬 How community becomes the missing piece in transformation.

⚡ Simple Ayurvedic practices that ground the body and calm the mind.

💪 What it means to bring practical magic into everyday life.

❤️ Why the second half of life is rich with potency, possibility, and joy.

Sharon’s story reminds us that the path forward isn’t about doing more—it’s about becoming more of who we already are.

🔑 Key Takeaways from This Episode

• Midlife isn’t a collapse—it’s an awakening.

• Community is the missing ingredient in transformation.

• Ancient wisdom offers modern women tangible ways to heal.

• You don’t need to reinvent yourself to feel alive—you just need to remember who you are.
  

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

Sharon Kenney Rudy → https://tigerpriestess.com/

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We don’t talk enough about what happens after birth. The stitches, the shame, the silence. The way your body changes—and how the world expects you to just carry on.

In this unflinching episode of Roar, Stephanie Thompson, founder of Bravemumma and author of The Day My Vagina Broke, joins Danielle to talk about what happens when women stop protecting the narrative and start telling the truth.

After a traumatic birth injury left her with lifelong complications, Stephanie made a choice: she could hide her experience—or she could use it to help other women feel less alone. Through her book, her podcast, and her advocacy work, she’s challenged the silence surrounding childbirth trauma and pelvic health, while helping women reclaim ownership of their bodies and their recovery stories.

Together, Danielle and Stephanie talk about:

💥 The physical and emotional aftermath of birth injuries—and the lack of information women receive.

💬 Why shame keeps women from seeking the help they need. ⚡ How medical systems fail to prepare women for the realities of childbirth recovery.

💪 What it takes to turn pain into purpose—and find humor and hope along the way.

❤️ How honesty and community can transform even the most isolating experiences.

Stephanie’s story is not easy—but it’s necessary. She’s giving language to what too many women are taught to endure silently, and proving that vulnerability is a form of strength.

🔑 Key Takeaways from This Episode

• Birth injuries are more common than we think—and silence keeps them invisible.
  

• Healing is physical and emotional.
  

• When women share their stories, stigma loses power.
  

• Advocacy often begins with one person refusing to be quiet about their pain.
  

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

Bravemumma → http://www.bravemumma.com

Stephanie’s book → The Day My Vagina Broke: https://www.amazon.com/Day-My-Vagina-Broke-childbirth/dp/1925921344

Follow Bravemumma on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bravemumma

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