Ginger Fatale (aka Kristen Crowe) is a licensed clinical counselor, board-certified dance movement therapist, and the founder of Soul on Fire Dance, a burlesque studio that helps adults reconnect with their bodies through movement, confidence, and community. In this episode of Powerful Ladies, Kara and Ginger dive into how somatic therapy and dance can heal what talk therapy alone can’t. They explore the power of embodied confidence, how to build safe, inclusive spaces, and what it really means to step into your voice as a change maker, entrepreneur, and self-made woman. This is a powerful conversation about leadership, creativity, redefining success, and being real-on stage, in business, and in life.

(1:49) Why Movement is a Key to Healing Trauma

(4:15) The Difference Between Talk Therapy and Dance Therapy

(6:00) Centering Queer and BIPOC Communities in Mental Health

(8:00) What Trauma-Informed Dance Spaces Really Offer

(10:30) Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn - And How to Recognize Them

(13:15) From Therapist to Burlesque Studio Founder

(15:00) Owning a Business and Leading with Purpoe

(17:45) Finding Your Voice and Standing Firm in Your Vision

(20:00) Creating Community Through Dance and Performance

(23:30) Redefining What It Means to Be Powerful

(25:45) Honest Communication vs. Sugarcoating

(30:00) Building Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Creative Spaces

The Powerful Ladies podcast, hosted by business coach and strategist Kara Duffy features candid conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, athletes, chefs, writers, scientists, and more. Every Wednesday, new episodes explore what it means to lead with purpose, create with intention, and define success on your own terms.

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