The Unruffled Podcast

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Molly Dunham. Molly is a California-based collage artist, writer and Mama, among so many other things. In this conversation, she shares that after putting down the alcohol, she’s able to follow the winding evolution that her creativity takes her with crystal clarity. If you want to follow her creative journey, including her current 100 Day Project, you can find her on Instagram @mollyddunham.

This week, Molly shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Pop music; (2) The Wild Unknown Archetype deck; and (3) A few friends who can jump in the deep end without small talk.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Tara Moorman (or Falki Heithdottir, her Norse name by which most friends know her). Tara is a healer of all kinds: a professional mental health counselor, a yoga teacher, and a breathwork and shamanic guide. They talk about spirituality in paganism and Norse mythology, the Runes and shamanic journeying, and her other-worldly wisdom and gentle guidance feel like just the voice needed in these times. To learn more about Tara, you can visit her website, https://ondhealingandcoaching.com/, like her professional page on Facebook at Tara Moorman, PHD or follow her on Instagram @falcon_and_acorn. 

This week, Tara shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Zentangle; (2) Journeying; (3) Nordic Ski Walking; and (4) Ritual Work for the World.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome back for the third time their friend and artist, Amanda Grace. They talk about expectations, disappointment, and resourcefulness in the time of a pandemic. Amanda’s unique ability to walk with collective fear and grief is just the voice needed when the world feels upside down. You can learn more about Amanda and her offerings at https://www.pilgrimsoul.ie/ or engage with her on Instagram @pilgrimsoul.ie.

This week, Amanda shares four items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Acknowledge the Spiral (permission to lose your shit); (2) Communicate + express yourself (morning pages or journal); (3) Slow it down + take it one day at a time; and (4) Routine.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra share what they are doing and what they are not doing during the Covid-19 quarantine. So many confessions and not all productive or even laudable, but they give themselves grace for being humans in recovery during this scary and unfamiliar time.

This week on the podcast, Sondra is sharing an interview she did with Holly Whitaker at Book People in Austin, Texas, where they discussed her new phenomenal book, Quit Like A Woman. To learn more about Holly and The Tempest, go to https://www.jointempest.com/ or buy her book at https://www.quitlikeawoman.com/.

This week, Tammi and Sondra do a quick check-in about things they cannot control, namely pandemic viruses. They talk about the things they are doing to help manage their emotions during trying times, sharing the message that no one has to drink.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are happy to welcome Leilani Clark. Leilani is a food and culture writer based in Northern California who contributed to the anthology All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger, and the Female Body with an essay about her experience getting sober entitled, “Last Drink”. They talk about motherhood, they talk about not drinking as a feminist act, and they talk about the challenges of being a food writer in wine country. To learn more about Leilani, visit her website http://leilaniclark.com/ or follow her on Twitter @leilclark.

This week, Leilani shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Dancing; (2) Writing; and (3) Connecting with Sober Women.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra catch up on the February events. They talk about burnout, they talk about visions, they talk about art shows, performance and Netflix. It was a dense month, but they made it.

This week Sondra and Tammi share three items from their Unruffled Toolboxes:

Sondra: (1) Meditation; (2) Bikram Yoga; and (3) Book: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas.

Tammi: (1) Mono-collaging w/ Vogue (2) Goop Lab on Netflix; and (3) The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck by Kim Krans.

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra are excited to share a conversation with Sharon Walters. Sharon is a London-based artist who creates hand-assembled collages that explore black identity and mainstream beauty standards. She is also an educator, part-time coordinator of community engagement programs at a London museum, a wife, mom and recently celebrated one year of sobriety. They talk about her work and how her creative life has opened up since quitting alcohol, they talk about how she creates her fragile but fierce pieces and the meaning behind the dichotomy of elements, and they talk about fashion. You can learn more about Sharon and see her dead gorgeous work at https://www.londonartist1.com/ and follow along on Instagram @london_artist1.

This week, Sharon shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Collage materials; (2) Find alcohol-free drinks that you like and drink from lovely glasses; and (3) Finding a support network of friends either online or in real life.

Tammi and Sondra are going to Florence and they want you to join them! This episode is all about the Unruffled European Retreat that they, with the help of Cody Degerness (Episode 132), have been working tirelessly on in the background the last couple of months. They talk about why a retreat, they talk about what they will do in this gorgeous setting, and they talk about who this retreat may be for: the sober woman who is ready to explore, who wants to engage their creative curiosity, who wants to step into all of the beauty that a sober life has to offer and to do so in a safe coven of other supportive, uplifting, harmonious women. They could not subdue their excitement any longer and are so thrilled to finally present this to their Unruffled audience.