Is Mercury in retrograde or is it Pluto? Buckle up for some squirrely, but powerful, moments of dialogue between Katie and Gen as they gear up for MTM week! It feels like the Friday before summer vacation energy, and hits like a therapeutic night with the girls.
Katie and Gen bounce from discussing our parasympathetic
system and how the way we perceive stress can influence its impact on us. To talking about the power of our thoughts and coming back to ourselves in the present moment. What does it mean to live as the healed person we are and how do we find growth in rest? Neurology, sound bowls, a mini lesson in pronunciation, and a reminder to not take ourselves too seriously.
We can’t wait to see you in person this Saturday for our 4th annual Motivation Through Movement!
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We are honored to welcome back to the podcast one of this year's skill builders at MTM, Tedi Serge. Tedi exudes a wealth of wisdom (get out your note taking utensils for this one) as she opens up about how the last 6 months have changed her life towards feeling the best she's ever felt. What happens when we hit the pause button and hold more space for ourselves? When we listen more and stop giving power to our excuses? Tedi opens up about her sobriety and elaborates on her view on manifestation and how to take action to attract. She also explains how there is truth in our identity and how to create intentional internal dialogue to guide us towards a more fulfilling life. It's a jammed packed episode that will leave you eager to hear more from Tedi and her sister Sonya at this year's Motivation Through Movement on Saturday May 18th. Signup to reserve your spot below!
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We welcome our Movement Leader for this year's Motivation Through Movement, Claire Richardson as our guest on this week's podcast. Through fashion school, music festivals, a lavender farm, solo traveling the world, and her passion for yoga, Claire has found space to honor herself and her sense of independence. We chat through her experience of reconnecting with self and how she is working to create balance in her life. As well as where her inspiration for her yoga classes comes from. With a profound love for wellness, adventure, music, people, and community, she creates fun and inclusive spaces for all individuals to come together and experience the joy of movement and mindfulness. Join Claire on the mat, Saturday May 18th at JUMP Boise for a journey of self-discovery, community connection, inclusion and positive vibes.
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Get a sneak peak behind the scenes and what to expect from Motivation Through Movement as we introduce this year's keynote speaker and meditation guide. Lauren shares her experience from being a part of the last three year's MTMs and what she's most looking forward to this year. Looking for a space to tune inwards, form deep connections with self and others, and feel empowered from the inside out? You're invite in on the fun! Reserve your ticket below and we can't wait to see you there!
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Motivation Through Movement (MTM) Tickets Signup
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Allow us to introduce to you our first movement leader for this year’s Motivation Through Movement, “Embrace Your Power”. We are not short on energy as we welcome the founder/owner of CULTURE, Tina P back to the pod.
Former collegiate athlete and nurse turned boxing and group fitness enthusiast, Tina P found her new passion after hanging up her basketball shoes and leaving her former career as a nurse. Tina's passion lies in empowering others to unleash their potential, both physically and mentally fostering a community bound by empowerment.
Tina shares her wellness journey and what it means to creating her dream. She also gives us a little breakdown on “Boxing 101” in preparation for “EmpowHER Boxing” class she’ll be teaching at this year’s MTM. Expect lots of laughter, banter, and empowerment from this powerhouse of a Womeness!
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The Tina P IG
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Books from today’s episode:
Traction by Gino Wickman
Licensed therapist, nature lover and founder of The Mind Wild, Makayla Fisher, joins the podcast today for a conversation around the human experience of joy, suffering, happiness, survival, compassion, shame, and what it means to be human.
In her private practice, she works with brain based techniques including compassion and mindfulness practices to promote healing and growth for helping professionals, individuals in caregiving roles, as well as adults facing anxiety, trauma, grief and life transitions. We discuss our purpose, the challenges of being human, how to start learning what we don’t know, reconnecting with ourselves, self-compassion, as well as the role of the parasympathetic system. There really is no way to sum up the depth of this conversation around the human experience, you’ll have to tune in to receive all the nuggets of knowledge Makayla offers our community!
Resources from today’s episode:
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/makayla-fisher-boise-id/1082909
Where to find us:
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Books from today’s episode:
The Trauma of Everyday Life - Mark Epstein
[12:15 PM] Gen Nutting
Thinking About Food Differently with Stacia Zirpolo - Founder of The Mylk Box
Stacia Zirpolo joins us on the podcast this week to have a conversation around her business, The Mylk Box and thinking about food differently. As a non-dairy Milk shop, Stacia shares more about how their nut milks are made and a glimpse into what running a business as a family looks like.
We learn about what brought her awareness into non-dairy milk and gluten free foods, as well as the importance of transparency in food and why clean ingredients matter. Our conversation expands into the trickle effect of clean ingredients with our body, mind, and communities. And Stacia teaches us the benefits and different ways to implement nut milk into our diets. Meet Stacia and see why we are raving about The Mylk Box during her community “Spring Market” on Saturday April 13th. Mention this podcast for a complimentary small smoothie with The Mylk Box.
Resources from today’s episode:
@Womeness_Community
Womeness Website
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Books from today’s episode:
The Untethered Soul
Womeness Hour eagerly welcomes Isabelle Jenkins to the community! Womeness intern and Junior at BSU, Isabelle, is currently studying business administration with a nonprofit management minor and certificate. Her creative passions and future plans to start a nonprofit led her to finding Womeness Community, and on this week’s podcast she shares the inside scoop on the culture surrounding the Womeness team.
Isabelle opens up about what she’s learned about herself through this experience, the heartwarming impact her mom has had on her life, and keeps the Womeness Team in the know with the latest 411 with the college crew these days. Stay around for a lightening round of 3 in 5 with the Womeness team!
If you’re a sloth, I’m a sloth…or something like that. It’s Spring Equinox and the squirrels are on the loose! Katie and Gen invite you to join them as they chat about all things Spring Equinox and share how they are embracing seasons of change. A time that encourages welcoming new beginnings, connection with nature, and restoration and renewal, leave this conversation with ideas on how to create your own unique Spring Equinox rituals.
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No flushed gems here! You’re getting the real real as we invite meditation guru and medium in training, Lauren Lee, back to the pod for a part 2 segment on energy reading and mindfulness. Grab your bevy of choice, take off your bra, and kick off this week’s episode with some “rants and raves” before diving into a deeper discussion on energy and mindfulness.
Lauren, Katie, and Gen start off with a recap of their girls night out. And Lauren gets candid as she opens up more about her “okay fine” era as she shares about her mediumship course. The three of them discuss the judgement and skepticism around energy and intuitive readings and where our fears come from around the dark and the unknown. Leave this conversation understanding how to use mindfulness as a tool to lead from a space of loving compassion, lean into reading energy and setting boundaries, and how to transition your meditation practice from guided to self-guided. Tune in until the end for a fun intuitive exercise you can practice with friends around noticing and sensing energy.
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It’s a FriYAY kinda day when Lauren Lee graces the pod with her magical self and this week we are here to pump you UP! Don’t take us too serious, or do, as we do our best to chat pop culture amidst the “out of the loop era” we are in. It doesn’t take long before we dive into the deep end of all things energy, intuition, and a smattering of Spice Girls.
Lauren opens up about her intuitive reading experiences including what led her to being curious about reading energy and where she currently is with her energy reading journey. As a meditation guru, she also shares how to listen and lean into our intuition, how to show up our truest selves, and gives guidance on processing and releasing emotions including grief and loss. Leave understanding how to cure a vulny hangover and how to cleanse your own energy when you feel emotionally overloaded. Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
What age did you start to become aware of your body image and what is your relationship like with your body today? Katie and Gen open up about their body image (and being in the thick of extending compassion and being gracious with the bodies they have) and open a whole can of body image conversation. From inverted nipples, hairy toes, bleached body hair, and tummy trainer bands, this is a fully transparent dialogue around societal pressures to conform to a certain image and the impact that has around how we perceive our bodies and the things we put them through to look a certain way.
Gen and Katie also chat about ways to reform our relationship with our body, food, exercise, and media pressure. As well as what we can do do to collaboratively raise a generation around compassion and self-love towards body image.
This is the one body we experience life with, let’s make friends with it. A reminder that your story matters! Want to share yours with our community? Email hello@womenesscommunity.com to have your voice be heard on a future episode of The Womeness Podcast.
This week we elaborate on the science behind manifestation and how to turn your visions from a dream into your reality. We’re not just talking vision boards and crystals, though those certainly have an important space here. We’re talking about stepping forward and taking action on those goals and visions of yours. In true Womeness fashion, we’re walking you through step by step processes our team has used in their manifestation practices. What questions can you ask yourself to get specific about what you want in this life and how to show up in this world? How do we come into a higher version of ourself? And what does it mean to change our neuroplasticity to enhance our belief system about self?
Set aside some quiet time for you and your ideas, grab your Womeness pen and journal, and get ready to spend some time acknowledging what you want and reclaiming your deservingness. It’s time to get serious about manifestation Womeness!
Have you spent time lately thinking about how you want to show up in the world? Whether it be through journaling, conversation, dreaming, or vision curation, you’ve likely implemented some form of manifestation for how you want to show up in this life.
Gen and Katie share their viewpoints on Manifestation, including their beliefs around it, where it has shown up for them in their lives, and what they are currently manifesting.
Manifestation goes beyond wishing for something though. Gen and Katie break down what they believe to be the recipe behind manifestation including the science, spirituality, intentions, self-awareness, and reclaiming our self-worth. Stay tuned for part 2 where Katie and Gen elaborate on questions to ask yourself when getting particular about what you want and how to be intentional with manifestation.
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Happy Galentine’s WEEK from your Womeness Community! We’re extending a day dedicated to celebrating friendships with the nearest and raddest ladies in your life to a full week as we chat all things friendship. PS. Thank you Donna Meagle for making such a day a thing.
Gen and Katie chat through the evolution of friendships including tips for forming meaningful relationships, why creating and maintaining friendships can be challenging as adults, the average life span on friendships and the health benefits of connection. And buckle up, because they get a little feelsy and vulny chatting through their personal evolution and lessons learned in friendships.
What we really want to know are who will Katie recruit on her team when the zombie apocalypse hits? And would you go or have you gone to counseling with a friend? We’re keeping it real, and walking the line of not “too” serious with out community on this week’s celebration of all the Womeness relationships in your life.
Oh the ladies of the Womeness Podcast are in full no filter mode and giving no fudges on this week’s episode. If you can’t be yourself with the Womeness Community, where can you be? Gen and Katie don’t hold back on the real deals going on in their lives and invite you in for a little QT as they share what is “in” and what is “out” for them during this funky season of their lives. To name a few: In - self-compassion, gut health, braids, and mid-afternoon naps. Out - judgement of self, cold sores, yeast infections, ego, and hustle culture.
They also open up about their beliefs and perspective around mother nature’s season of slowing down amidst a number of micro topics and questions. Why do we associate “doing nothing” with being lazy or complacent? Where does our hustle culture mindset came from and how do we make choices that feel authentic to us? As well as the art and significance behind doing nothing, getting out of fight or flight to access our creative juices, and the surprising (or convincing) benefits of allowing ourselves to find the opposite of busyness in presence. If life feels a bit hectic or you’re in a season of feeling overwhelmed, Katie and Gen invite you to kick back and take it easy with them on this episode of the Womeness Podcast.
Resources from today’s episode:
@Womeness_Community
Womeness Website
Womeness Events
Books from today’s episode:
Do Nothing: How To Break Away From Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee
The Art of Doing Nothing: Simple Ways to Make Time for Yourself by Véronique Vienne
We are grateful to welcome the creator behind the Alcohol Tipping Point, Deb Masner, with a conversation around the cascade effect of changing our drinking habits and how to practice “not drinking”. Deb creates a space where others can take a look at their relationship with alcohol through the lens of compassion and non-judgement and feel inspired to take one step at a time towards change. We cram a lot of in a short period of time as we discuss rewriting dopamine habits, taking out the shame and stigma around alcohol and addiction, why people struggle to quit drinking (and the resources Deb provides that can help), and how the body and mind are capable of change. Deb also shares what she learned about herself when she quit alcohol and why this is the decade of discovery for her. Stay for the entirety of this conversation and leave with a full cup of motivation and empowerment to create the change you seek in your life.
Resources from today’s episode:
Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint
Free resources:
100 Questions to Change Your Drinking
Dry Guide
10 Day Break
10dayholiday Mocktail Recipe Book
@Womeness_Community
Womeness Website
Womeness Events
Books from today’s episode:
This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
The Accidental Soberista by Kate Gunn
The Sober Diaires by Clare Pooley
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
We continue our Sober Curious Series with an honest conversation around self-worth, mommy wine culture, and mental health. Sarah is the breath of fresh air we all need (and the QUEEN of sourdough chocolate chip cookies) and feels like a friend you can open up to about anything. Celebrating 3+ years of sobriety, Sarah shares what it’s like living with someone who is on their sobriety journey, how she got to the realization she had a problem with alcohol, and shares tools and resources that have helped her stay the course with sobriety. We also chat about the anxiety behind alcohol, how to have a conversation with a loved one who you believe may be struggling with alcohol, and how self-worth is the root of our behaviors. Sarah leaves us with a full mic drop with her authentic words of wisdom and inviting message for anyone who may be reflecting on their relationship with alcohol.
Womeness has created this program to support our community and create a safe space to hold vulnerable conversations.
As with anything that regards your health and well-being, we encourage you to seek professional guidance if you do sense you have a problem with alcohol or substance use.
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Instagram: instagram.com/shes.scripty
Atomic Habits - James Clear
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It's our 4th annual kick off of "Sober Curious" and we're inviting our community to join us for the next few weeks as we explore our relationship with alcohol and the spectrum of sobriety. We have a team of incredibly talented individuals who have been working together to bring this program to our community, including resources on discussing the sober curious movement, how to navigate every day life sober including how to enjoy a night out on the town without alcoholic beverages, how to unwind and cope with stress & anxiety through alternatives to substances and alcohol, and which local bars & restaurants offer menus that include mocktails.
You'll also get to hear stories from women in our community about their sobriety and navigating their relationship with alcohol as well as experts in the field of health and wellness and how alcohol influences our mind, body, and overall well-being.
Womeness has created this program to support our community and create a safe space to hold vulnerable conversations.
As with anything that regards your health and well-being, we encourage you to seek professional guidance if you do sense you have a problem with alcohol or substance use.
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We are elated to welcome the "Soup Lady", Jess Lewis, to the Womeness Podcast as we dive deep into the gut for our conversation on physical wellness. With 70% of our immune cells taking up residence in our gut, gut health plays a tremendous role in how we show up in our day to day lives, including our relationships, careers, and overall wellbeing. Jess gives us a surface level breakdown on the role our gut plays, then answers the nitty gritty details of gut healing including how to make taking care of our gut easy in a modern age world of overly complicated diets, fads and outdated information. Jess brings us back to basics talking about the origins of our biological needs and describes how our ancestors needs are relevant to modern day needs as well. She also shares how being born in the Philippines influences her cooking and the way she shows love through food.
We get to learn about The Good Food Farmacy's mission to provide holistic healing by using food as medicine and Jess shares what she is manifesting for the future of Good Food, and you better believe we are going to be first in line! Check out our newsletter for additional resources and conversation around all the 8 Pillars of Wellness.
Resources from today’s episode:
Instagram | Facebook: @thegoodfoodfarmacy
Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr.Natasha Campbell McBride - The Yellow GAPS Book.
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