Conversations - Sarah Starrs, Period Coach for Parents
96 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEvery week Sarah Starrs interviews an inspiring women about the nitty gritty of how she lives with passion and purpose. We dive deep into our journeys, the obstacles we’ve overcome, what’s working for us, and what isn’t. We’re totally honest about what we’re learning, what our daily rituals look like, and what we’re struggling with. We don’t shy away from the hard stuff and we really go into it all: spirituality, personal development, magic, routines, career, friendship, relationships, sexuality, and so much more. This isn’t about preachy self-help or self-improvement. It’s about self-acceptance and talking about the things that matter to us. Formerly called Punk Rock Personal Development.
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TGGC #93: Accepting that change is hard and hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with Nicole Antoinette
September 08, 2017 05:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBNicole Antoinette is the host of the Real Talk Radio podcast, where people come together to talk about the wonderful mess of being human. A recovering self-help addict and former goal-setting coach, Nicole’s mission is to help people get to the heart of what’s true without judgement, and to explore how we can use grit and grace to close the gap between what we say we want and what we actually do. I loved talking with her about her decision to hike more than 400 miles of the Pacific Crest Trai...
TGGC #92: Going on an emotional tour with Bernadette Pleasant
August 25, 2017 05:00 - 43 minutes - 12.5 MBBernadette Pleasant is the creator of Femme, a fusion of sensual movement, dance, meditation, creative visualization and celebration of the feminine form. Femme! as designed, creates sacred, safe spaces for women to explore their femininity; to move in sensual ways, to explore and release emotions, to alter or release beliefs about themselves and to unapologetically love their bodies! Bernadette was such a fun person to talk with. We dove into why people live “half-assed emotional lives” (a...
TGGC #91: Separating your sense of self-worth from your work with Lulu Brud
August 11, 2017 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBLady Lu of the Wolves, aka Lulu Brud Zsebe, is an actress on Pretty Little Liars and the wild woman behind the brand OF THE WOLVES. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and pup. In her free time she's probably playing with plants, re-designing homes or running around in the desert. I loved talking to Lulu about her connection to wolves, how she balances the competing demands of Hollywood acting and her more spiritual work, separating your sense of self-worth from your work, and making co...
TGGC #90: Cultivating digital mindfulness and finding peace in the city with Clare Barry
July 28, 2017 05:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBClare Barry is a Londoner, writer and founder of Urban Curiosity - a creativity and wellness company that helps busy people slow down and see things differently. Clare writes about creativity and human connection in a digital world and London in the real one. She leads international retreats and Urban Curiosity Walkshops in her hometown; these two-hour sessions are are part digital detox, part creativity class - on foot. By changing her lifestyle after experiencing burn out, Clare fell back ...
TGGC #89: The magic of trauma-informed herbalism with Kirsten Hale
July 14, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBKirsten Hale is a trauma-informed herbalist and witch working to unspell the patterns of personal and collective trauma. She talks regularly to plants, makes potions and serves her kitties. She lives on the colonized territories of the Multnomah, Clackamas and other indigenous peoples in Portland, OR with two cats and a crow. We talk about what trauma really is, the ink between trauma and anti-oppression work, the link between trauma and anti-oppression work, and beginning your own relations...
TGGC #88: Why healing is valuable work with Shivani Seth
June 30, 2017 05:00 - 56 minutes - 25.5 MBShivani Seth is a South Asian American queer woman and the child of 1st generation immigrants from India. She’s a long-time writer, but a new publisher. I loved her article, Healing is Valuable Work and that’s the very topic we dive into in this episode. We chat about how she restructured her life after burn out, how we can come to be more generous with our definition of “work,” and the cultural beliefs we have to undo in order to see the true value of taking care of ourselves.
TGGC #87: Exploring BDSM and kink with Veronica Yahns
June 16, 2017 05:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBVeronica Yanhs is on a mission to empower women to unapologetically live their lives through kink and BDSM. To her, kink and BDSM are vessels that take people on a transformative journey to become their most confident, empowered, and enlightened self. She sat down to chat with me about the basics of what BDSM and kink are, what it looks like for her to live in a 24/7 dominant/submissive lifestyle, the myths about BDSM that she’d like to dispel, and the transformative power of BDSM and kink.
TGGC #86: The lowdown on acupuncture & dissecting the myths around fat and fertility with Nicola Salmon
June 02, 2017 05:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBNicola Salmon is a fertility coach, acupuncturist and naturopath. She was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome at 16 and told she would never have children. She made small tweaks to her health whilst she was training as an acupuncturist and having babies was easy for her. She’s passionate about helping other women get pregnant just as easily. We talk about what acupuncture is and how it works, the power of knowing our cycles, the myths that are perpetuated around fat and fertility, and a ...
TGGC #85: Balancing creativity alongside your day job with Kait Fowlie.
May 19, 2017 05:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBKait Fowlie is a Toronto-based writer who is interested in wellness and the writing process. Kait and I talk about balancing a day job and creative projects without working all the time, diving deep into journaling as tool for healing, and using archetypes to understand your present mindset and situation.
TGGC #84: Redefining cool and embodying empathy with Kerrin Smith
May 05, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBKerrin Smith is the founder of Cool & Thoughtful, an initiative to shift social values from hyper-individualism to empathy by redefining cool as generosity rather than rebellion. I’m completely obsesesed with this concept and had the most amazing conversation with Kerrin about how meditation can help us process our feelings, blending action & faith when it comes to reaching our goals, and what it looks like (and feels like) to redefine cool for ourselves.
TGGC #83: FAQ: finding your girl gang, managing your anxiety, & taking a break from writing
April 28, 2017 05:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBToday’s episode is a special FAQ episode with me again! It’s the last episode before I go on maternity leave but don’t worry - I’ve pre-recorded interviews and we’ll just be switching to publishing them every other week rather than weekly. I’ll be back to recording in the autumn. I’m talking about finding your girl gang, managing your anxiety, moving to a new city, why I haven’t been writing for the past month, what I’ve learned from pregnancy and a lot more.
TGGC #82: The healing power of playing with your inner child with Laura Jane Williams
April 21, 2017 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBLaura Jane Williams is the author of Amazon bestseller BECOMING: Sex, Second Chances, and Figuring Out Who the Hell I Am and forthcoming ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST: How rediscovering your inner child can make you calmer, happier, and solve your bullsh*t adult problems. She was Grazia's "single girl" columnist until February 2017, is Marie Claire's #BREAKFREE from fear ambassador, and has written about dating, lust and her feelings everywhere from The Guardian to RED to Buzzfeed, The Metro, Styli...
TGGC #81: Combining magic with business and finding your flow with Chris-Anne Donnelly
April 14, 2017 09:43 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBChris-Anne Donnelly spend her days creating sacred space and road-mapping potential, branding soulpreneurs and mixing an intoxicating blend of intuition and strategy. She's also the genius behind the Sacred Creator oracle deck - a favourite spiritual, entrepreneurial tool of mine. We had a beautiful conversation about setting firm boundaries around our time, combining work and magic, finding the flow within your day, and the evolution of her manifestation process.
TGGC #80: Taking a humane approach to personal growth with Sarah Kathleen Peck
April 07, 2017 09:23 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBSarah Kathleen Peck is a writer, teacher, and connector. She writes a popular newsletter about about personal development, behavior change, and leadership. She's currently writing a book called Startup Pregnant about how working in tech while pregnant opened her eyes to new ways of doing message. Sarah and I had a conversation that left me absolutely buzzing. We share some real talk about pregnancy and early motherhood. We also chat about the need for multiple ways of showing up for work and ...
TGGC #79: Staying politically connected with Amanda Duarte
March 31, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBAmanda Duarte! Amanda is the creator and host of the monthly show Dead Darlings, in which artists present work they’ve had to cut or abandon, at Judson Memorial Church in New York City. She co-created the meme and movement #PussyGrabsBack, is the co-host of the new Cafe.com podcast Girl Friday, and is a regular at comedy and storytelling events throughout NYC. Amanda and I do a fair bit of ranting about American politics in this episode but we also talk about what she’s learned about the crea...
TGGC #78: Getting clear on your values and living in integrity with Jenni Brown
March 24, 2017 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBJenni Brown is a Type A Creative and a Co-Founder of Prim'd Marketing, where she's the resident creative-brain // web & branding strategist helping business owners look and sound like the best version of themselves. We dive deep into the importance of living in integrity with our values, how to get really clear on what our values are, and staying in touch with them on a day-to-day basis.
TGGC #77: Debunking sex myths and considering activism as self-care with Rachel Hills.
March 17, 2017 06:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBRachel Hills is a New York-based journalist, activist and author of THE SEX MYTH. She is interested in the space where the personal meets the political, or what she calls "the politics of everyday life.” We’re talking about the toxic myths that are perpetuated about sex and sexuality, not judging ourselves based on our sex drive, being more open about sex, and activism as a form of self-care.
TGGC #76: How to bullet journal for productivity and personal growth with Kara Benz of Boho Berry
March 10, 2017 06:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBKara Benz is the artist and author behind Boho Berry, where she inspires her readers to lead a more centered, fulfilled, and inspired life. Kara also runs a successful sticker shop on Etsy - Boho Berry Paperie, and is currently creating her very first handwriting course. We sat down to talk all things bullet journal! What the system is, her daily routine with her bullet journal, how to start one - even if you’re not artistic, and how her life has changed as a result of this system.
TGGC #75: Doing the work is the "secret" of being creative with Mara Wilson
March 03, 2017 06:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBYou might recognize Mara Wilson from her roles in Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th Street. She’s recently released a memoir called Where Am I Now? and we sat down to chat about the creative process, managing mental health issues, and our obsessions with teen dramas.
TGGC #74: Following your flow and rekindling your creativity with Claire Baker
February 24, 2017 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBClaire Baker is an amazing women's coach and writer. Through her popular blog, eBooks, online courses and live workshops, Claire teaches self-care, creative rekindling, how to live life aligned with your menstrual cycle and being kind to yourself and the world. Claire believes in less stress and more flow and knows that working with our natural rhythms is 'the missing key' when it comes to women's wellness. She’ll have you throwing out the scales, booking the flight, launching the blog – and ...
TGGC #73: Cultivating slowness and a desire for less with Erin Loechner
February 17, 2017 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBToday’s interview is with Erin Loechner. Erin has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade on her website Design for Mankind and she’s now released an incredible book called Chasing Slow. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and their toddler strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese. Erin is one of the friendliest, most open people I’ve ever spoken to and I loved chatting with her about minimalism, slowing down our lives, finding our...
TGGC #72: FAQ: Spirituality, rituals, time management, writing, & moving to a new city
February 10, 2017 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this special FAQ episode I answer your questions about anything and everything! The topics range from spirituality, rituals, and routines to writing, activism, and moving to a new city. I hope it will give you a chance to get to know me better and learn something new in the process.
TGGC #71: Recognizing your intuitive voice & getting clear on what you believe with Vix Maxwell
February 03, 2017 09:26 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBVix Maxwell is an intuitive Tarot + Angel Card Reader + Fairyologist certified by Doreen Virtue, Holy Fire Reiki Level II, Celtic Reiki Mystic Master, Headmistress of Woo Woo School and the creator of New Age Hipster. Phew - that’s a mouthful, innit? That’s because Vix is one awesome lady! Sent here on a divine mission to kick open the musty old spiritual wardrobe, she is all about bringing the new age into the now by making spirituality accessible to whoever wants in! We had a conversatio...
TGGC #70: Creative cycles and using our voices with Lucy Pearce
January 27, 2017 11:11 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBLucy Pearce is the author of numerous life-changing non-fiction books for women, including: Burning Woman, The Rainbow Way and Moon Time, all #1 Amazon bestsellers. Lucy’s work is dedicated to supporting women’s empowered, embodied expression. She is the founder of Womancraft Publishing. Lucy and I had a really deep conversation about creative cycles, living in tune with our own rhythms, the beauty of working from bed, the difficulty of expressing our voices as women, and what it means to be ...
TGGC #69: Navigating authenticity versus curation online with Sara Tasker
January 20, 2017 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBSara Tasker runs the blog Me and Orla. She's a stylist, photographer, writer, and Instagram coach. We're talking about finding community (and making friends! online), curation vs. authenticity online, how Instagram has changed her life, and how she balances motherhood and chronic illness with her work.
TGGC #68: The truth about grief with Kristen Rogers Anderson
January 13, 2017 09:00 - 64.5 MBKristen Rogers Anderson wants to help people feel good by entertaining them and inspiring "me too!" moments. She's the co-host of the Book Club Schmook Club podcast and her true crime YouTube show, Guilty Party, launches this month. Kristen recently wrote an article about the positive sides of grief that she unexpectedly experienced after her family suffered a horrible tragedy. We talked about dealing with death, the importance of allowing yourself to grieve - and what that means, and how t...
TGGC #67: Finding your voice as an artist & experiencing a deeper sexuality with Alexandra Roxo
January 06, 2017 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBAlexandra Roxo is an intuitive coach, writer, filmmaker and public speaker living in LA. Her film work has garnered millions of hits online and been featured in press from Vogue to the Times. She recently co-founded Moon Club a monthly subscription based mentorship and coaching program. In this episode we talk about her journey to finding her voice as an artist, translating our feelings of overwhelm into activism, and balancing our spiritual and sexual lives.
TGGC #66: Navigating chronic illness and building a business sustainably with Kelsey Cronkhite
December 16, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBKelsey Cronkhite is the Founder and Creative Director at Pinegate Road — a brand strategy agency that specializes in helping creative businesses find their foundation, and build that out beautifully in all that they do. She personally loves bringing the hand-made and hand-lettered into the digital environment. From hand-lettering on websites, to torn paper and shadows, she believes that bringing more of what we love in our tangible lives to our online brands helps us connect with our audience...
TGGC #65: Spiritual healing tools & creating a relationship with the tarot with Tamara aka Wolf Sister
December 09, 2016 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBTamara (aka Wolf Sister) is a Shaman, Reiki master, supernatural potion maker and Tarot reader. I’m always so impressed with her grounded approach to personal development and spirituality and it’s such a pleasure to get to share her with you on the show. We talked about her own journey with anxiety and depression, her shaman studies in Bali, how to get started with a tarot practice, and how she balances her business as a healer with her job as a hair dresser.
TGGC #64: Writing a birthday list & making better financial decisions with Sarah von Bargen
December 02, 2016 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBSarah Von Bargen is a writer and teacher who believes that everyone and everything is interesting. She helps her people live easier, more intentional, more interesting lives through courses, articles, and incredibly doable suggestions. We had a really fun chat about so many things, including her thoughts on the recent US presidential election, writing a new things list, a simple trick for being more productive, and how we can stop making regrettable purchases once and for all.
TGGC #63: Harnessing creativity, HSPs in the city, & preparing for the new year with Susannah Conway
November 25, 2016 06:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBSusannah Conway is the author of This I Know: Notes on Unraveling the Heart and LONDONTOWN: A Photographic Tour of the City’s Delights, and co-author of Instant Love: How to Make Magic and Memories with Polaroids. Through her writing and online courses, she helps people reconnect to their true selves through creativity. I’m so excited to share our conversation, where we sat down to chat about harnessing creativity, the healing power of journalling, thriving as an HSP in a big city, and her ri...
TGGC #62: Learning to trust your body & remembering your essence with Rochelle Schieck
November 18, 2016 06:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBRochelle Schieck is the founder of Qoya. Since its inception in 2009, she has trained hundreds of Qoya teachers, taught thousands of Qoya movement classes, and led dozens of retreats in the most sacred places on earth with one intention in mind: to remember, and to help others do the same. Her work has been featured in outlets like New York Magazine, Oprah.com, The Telegraph, and Psychology Today. Qoya has come up on the podcast many times and it’s had a profound impact on my life, so I’m rea...
TGGC #61: Raising your self-worth to increase your net worth with Nancy Levin
November 11, 2016 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBNancy Levin is the author of Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth, Jump … And Your Life Will Appear, Writing For My Life. She’s a Master Integrative Coach and the creator of the Jump Coaching and Worthy Coaching Programs, working with clients – privately and in groups – to live in alignment with their own truth and desires. She was the Event Director at Hay House for 12 years and hosts her own weekly call-in show Jump Start Your Life on Hay House Radio. Nancy and I will be tal...
TGGC #60: Finding your SuperConditions and Making Decisions That Feel Good with Dyana Valentine
November 04, 2016 08:39 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBDyana Valentine is not for the faint of heart. She’s spent 13+ years teaching leaders to listen to themselves and complete seemingly impossible projects—we’re talking major brand overhauls, six-figure product launches, full-fledged manuscripts. She serves up straight-from-the-hip advice in online magazines and columns all over the ‘net. In a past life, she was an idiot-savant microsurgery tech, worked for the Olympic Games organizing committee, and was personally approached by the FBI with a ...
TGGC #59: The surprising new science that will transform your sex life with Emily Nagoski
October 28, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBEmily Nagoski is the New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life. She has a PhD in Health Behavior with a doctoral concentration in human sexuality from Indiana University (IU), and a master’s degree (also from IU) in Counseling, with a clinical internship at the Kinsey Institute Sexual Health Clinic. She has been a sex educator for over twenty years. Come As You Are absolutely changed my life and my relationship to my sex...
TGGC #58: The intersection of beauty and feminism with Alexis Wolfer
October 21, 2016 08:15 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAlexis Wolfer is the founder and editor-in-chief of the empowering online women’s lifestyle magazine, TheBeautyBean.com. She's a well-known beauty and lifestyle expert, as seen on the Today Show, E! News, The Doctors, and more; and the author of two books: “The Recipe For Radiance: Discover Beauty’s Best-Kept Secrets In Your Kitchen” and “Radiant Bride: The Beauty, Diet, Fitness, And Fashion Plan For Your Big Day.” I was fascinated to talk with Alexis about the importance of natural beauty...
TGGC #57: Thriving with high sensitivity & the truth about burn out with Caroline van Kimmenade
October 14, 2016 07:45 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBCaroline van Kimmenade teaches Highly Sensitive People how to work with their sensitivity instead of fighting it, so that they stay open and caring, feel lighter and can effectively make use of their sensitivity instead of being burdened by it. We talk about what it means to be a highly sensitive person, the benefits and challenges, learning the language of your sensitivity, as well as our own experiences of burn out and what our healing journeys looked like.
TGGC #56: Dismantling the societal trauma of patriarchy, witches, & reclaiming our SHE Power with Lisa Lister
October 07, 2016 20:31 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBCrowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine, Lisa Lister is an advocate of the FULL female experience. She’s a writer, a menstrual maven and creatrix of the SHE Flow system – yoga, women’s wisdom and menstrual health + ‘down-there’ care practices – dedicated to helping women crack their lady code, reconnect with their body wisdom + love their lady landscape. We sat down to talk about the societal trauma caused by patriarchy, reclaiming our SHE power, dancing between devoti...
TGGC #55: Understanding the five elements for greater health and healing with Amy Kuretsky
September 30, 2016 05:00 - 53 minutes - 51.9 MBAmy Kuretsky is a health coach for creatives, licensed acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and woo-woo as fuck. She helps busy bosses fuel their hustle by honoring their health and their bodies, and helping them heal their digestion. She started following this path after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease - an autoimmune disease of the gut - over 10 years ago and using natural healing therapies to heal her own digestion and become her healthiest self ever. We talked about her journey of heali...
TGGC #54: From Voice Thief to Voice Freedom with Gail Schock.
September 23, 2016 05:00 - 59 minutes - 56.8 MBGail Shock aka G Love is a Love Revolutionary, a Quantum Meditation Teacher, Coach, Writer and Energy Magician. We talked a lot about what that mega job title even means, the crises that ended up being her soul cures, the new ritual, Gail is using to celebrate the small, wonderful things that happen throughout her daily life, her beautiful spiritual beliefs, living from a place of self-acceptance rather than self-improvement, following the whispers of the feminine throughout our lives, and th...
TGGC #53: The power of self-awareness & setting boundaries online with Emma Gannon.
September 16, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBEmma Gannon is an author, blogger, and marketer, and she recently released her first book Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew Up Online with Ebury Publishing. She was one of the first bloggers I started following when I decided to move to London. I love her charming but no-nonsense take on life and her adventures in this city are always exciting to read about. I'm thrilled to say that you can look forward to hearing from her in an upcoming episode of the podcast! When Emma announced that she was publ...
TGGC #52: Creating abundance by honouring the lunar cycles with Ezzie Spencer.
September 09, 2016 20:01 - 56 minutes - 54.9 MBEzzie Spencer trained as a lawyer and has a PhD in women’s wellbeing. She cares about, and works to further, women’s emotional, financial and spiritual wellbeing. As the creator of Lunar Abundance™ – a lunar-inspired self-care practice, Ezzie helps thousands of women around the world cultivate self-worth, confidence and feminine flow in a playful and feminine way. In this episode you’ll hear Ezzie’s unique perspective on what each phase of the moon can offer us and how tracking the lunar cy...
TGGC #51: The magic of our menstrual cycles & creating happy hormones with Bianca Osbourne
September 02, 2016 05:00 - 52 minutes - 50.8 MBBianca Osbourne is a menstrual and fertility coach for energetic women, like you, who are ready to love their cycle and step into their feminine power. It’s her mission to help women balance their hormones, regulate their cycle, and create a vibrant, effervescent life that they love. We sat down to talk about her journey, of course, but also how we can reclaim our health and stop looking for answers outside of ourselves. You’ll hear us dive into talking about many of the most common reproduct...
TGGC #50: The healing power of journaling with Katie Dalebout.
August 26, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThrough her blog, podcasts, videos, and courses, millennial blogger, speaker, and podcast host Katie Dalebout curates inspired wisdom that guides people to go deep and sift through the thoughts clouding their minds. She’s the author of the Amazon best-selling book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling. She helps people develop a positive image of their bodies by embracing their creativity and personality outside of their physicality and she’s on a mission to share journaling tools that inv...
TGGC #49: Overcoming massive obstacles and smashing your goals with Kylie Travers
August 19, 2016 05:00 - 43 minutes - 43.1 MBKylie Travers has gone from homeless single mother of two because of domestic violence to multiple international award winning CEO, author, speaker and advocate for ending domestic violence and homelessness. She is passionate about helping others turn their obstacles into opportunities, change their mindset, smash their goals and achieve a life they never though possible. We sat down to talk about the mindsets and tools she used to overcome massive obstacles and rebuild her life. We dive dee...
TGGC #48: Devotion to spiritual practice & finding your soul's calling with Rebecca Campbell.
August 12, 2016 05:00 - 57 minutes - 55.5 MBRebecca Campbell is a best selling author, inspirational motivational speaker, spiritual teacher, grounded spiritual mentor and practical intuitive guide. She's the author of Light is the New Black and her forthcoming book, Rise Sister Rise. We had a really amazing chat about the power of devotion to your spiritual practice, exactly what HER practice looks like, creating from a space of feminine flow, and the role of the shadow when you’re trying to work your light.
TGGC #47: Releasing expectations and harnessing the power of intention with Makenna Johnston.
August 05, 2016 20:20 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBMakenna Johnston is a business coach, author of The Intention Generation and her and her wife recently bought Julia Child's home in the South of France, which they're turning into a cooking school and yoga retreat centre. Whether through writing, speaking, or creating her work’s cornerstone is the notion that intention trumps expectation and that input matters far more than extraction. The results? Alignment & Presence. (Things the world could use more of). We dove deep into Makenna’s journey...
TGGC #46: Finding peace within the hustle & bustle of city life with Xochi Balfour
July 29, 2016 05:00 - 46 minutes - 45.9 MBXochi Belafour is a blogger and a nutritionist-in-training who combines diet, natural healing, and various methods of spiritual inquiry to guide her readers and clients in cultivating more balance and harmony within and without. I’m in love with her beautiful book that has the same name as her blog (The Naturalista!), both of which are full of delicious recipes, natural beauty tutorials, and practices for mindful living. In our interview Xochi talks about how she slows down and lives mindfull...
TGGC #45: Finding magic in routines, sexual healing, & “me too!” moments with Sarah Starrs
July 22, 2016 05:00 - 54 minutes - 53 MBIn a reversal of roles, Ebonie Allard puts the questions to host Sarah Starrs. They talk in-depth about my daily routines and rituals, the benefits of my meditation practice, finding magic rather than monotony in our daily rituals, my journey with sexual shame and what I’ve been doing to heal and release that, why I’m making these changes with the podcast, the importance of sisterhood, and so much more.