Women.Words.Wisdom.

Why do women work for free? Why do we balk at paying our creative service providers? What do we gain or lose when we offer our services for free? Join me as I explore this topic and consider how we might end this practice. This is the first in a series of episodes exploring women and financial health.
Referenced in this episode is womenincommunity.com and the ourstoriestoday.com/blog/

Dating for the first time after an 18 year marriage and two kids. Good idea or not? You decide.

Barb Techel of www.JoyfulPaws.com offered me a complimentary oracle reading and I took her up on it, because why not? I thought you might be curious so we recorded the session and I'm sharing it here.  We have a new year upon us, so why not seek guidance?

Esther has been on a lifelong journey about what it really means for women to be nourished and our personal connection to food. She has over 35 years of experience about the art, science and magic of eating. Learn more about her work at www.alchemyofnourishment.com 

Renovating a vintage trailer, writing a children's book series and the gifts received from solo travel and adventure. The value of following our heart with passion projects and being open to where they might bring us!   Follow along with Lori @ www.lorihelke.com and on Instagram @beatricethelittlecamper

I riff on the uncertainty of 2020 and share my own ups and downs and how we can take care of ourselves despite this wacky year. We can't choose the circumstances, but we can choose how we respond. All of us are struggling. You are not alone.

Susie Lang's work as a photographer provides connection and voice to women over 60. Her subjects, which include well-known fashionistas, have told her "You just see me." We talk photography, Susie's project "women.60.plus."  the inspiration behind our work with women of a certain age, and how passion equals connection (and value) for our subjects. Follow Susie on Instagram at Women.60.Plus. and on her website at www.susielangphoto.com 

Kika and I speak about her latest book of poetry, "Occupied: Vienna is a Broken Man & Daughter of Hunger," which came to life as Kika  "foraged for her mother's memories" as her mother lost them to Alzheimer's to honor her mother. Her mother's childhood was in post-war Austria and a traumatic time of deep hunger. Kika reads two of her poems and we talk about what led her to write this collection, her creative process, the lingering trauma of post-war life on children, and how these works about a past time remain relevant today. 

Kika's language is delicious, her poetry vivid and rich, and readers will find themselves dropped into Austria after WW2. Her voice is powerful, unsentimental, and unwavering. "Occupied" will drop you deep inside the life of children, hungry and trying tragically to survive despite the war's ending.

Learn more about Kika and her work at www.kikadorsey.com  

Animals have the power to take us on a journey of love, healing and a deeper connection to ourselves. Join Barb Techel and I for a chat about the bond between us and our dogs, grief, caring for a disabled pet and the many signs we are given that can help us heal and grow if we open our hearts and minds.

Barb's latest memoir, "I'm Fine Just The Way I Am - Healing Emotional Pain Through the Wisdom of Animals and Oracles," was the impetus for this conversation. You can learn more about her work at www.joyfulpaws.com. Facebook: Joyful Paws, Instagram: BarbTechel

I share a behind-the-scenes look at my creative process and how I have learned to take risks and embrace the inevitable failures along the way. You can too.