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A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of Persistence with Rosemary Deck, JD, and Julia OliveiraHave you ever seen the hashtag #MMIW ? Do you know what it means? Do you know why it matters?
In this episode I interview Julia Oliveira, the first dedicated Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Investigator in the state of California, and Rosemary Deck, JD, Chief Prosecutor for the Yurok Tribe, the largest tribe of Indigenous Peoples in the state of California.
Northern California, where the Yurok reside and where this podcast is recorded, has a disproportionately large number of missing persons cases, and a very large percentage of these cases - again, hugely disproportionate - a...
2023-04-271h 33
A Voice of Her OwnThe Relentless Pursuit of Perfection with Deva DavissonWhy do we worship perfection? What gives when we pursue it? Why do we compare ourselves and talk harshly to ourselves, and why do we always find ourselves lacking? What does perfectionism steal from us, and what can we do instead?
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in a perfectionism paralysis, or never given yourself the kudos you deserve, this episode is for you. You are enough.
In this episode I discuss:
The relationship between perfectionism, procrastination, and paralysis.
The nervous system response that perfectionism engenders.
The rise in perfectionist tendencies over the la...
2023-04-1336 min
A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of Embracing Discomfort with Jessica Ateman, LMFTJessica Ateman in her own words: Lady. Wife. Mother. Daughter. Sister. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Art Therapist. LatinX. Marathon Runner. But who am I really? Those are labels that others have used to describe me or to describe accomplishments at various points in my life. I am a human, seeking to grow and help others grow. I am a nomad at heart. I love experiencing - good and bad - very much the existentialist. I believe the only person you are racing to the finish line is the person you were yesterday and I live by that.
2023-04-061h 38
A Voice of Her OwnThe Fear of Happiness with Deva DavissonHave you ever had something really great happen, and then instead of blissing out, you found yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop?
Have you ever damped down your own feelings of joy for fear that there would be negative consequences?
It turns out, the fear of happiness is a real thing, and it has a name: Cherophobia, the aversion to happiness.
It has four strong predictors: an unhappy childhood, perfectionism, belief in black magic or karma, and loneliness.
Did you even realize you had a fear of happiness? I d...
2023-03-3040 min
A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of the Pause with Carrie SlackTrust me when I tell you that this is the most important episode I’ve ever recorded.
My goal is to empower women to agency, authority, and action, but agency comes first. Without agency, the rest is pretty much impossible. And you cannot have agency when you’re afraid.
Carrie Slack was the first person on my list of guests I wanted on the podcast. Carrie teaches Empowerment Self-Defense, a mix of martial arts, feminist theory, and practical techniques that in peer-reviewed studies has shown a 68% decrease in sexual assault in women who have completed the...
2023-03-161h 33
A Voice of Her OwnFinding Fierce with Deva DavissonWhy is women’s anger so taboo? What causes our deep discomfort with expressions of anger, and why do we continually repress it regardless of the physical and mental health consequences? Is there a way that anger could be our friend? How do we recognize it, and how do we keep from turning into an “ugly, crazy, rage monster” if we dare to let it out? And what would happen if we decided to find our own fierceness and use it on our own behalf?
In this episode, I discuss:
The difference between anger, rage, hate, passion...
2023-03-1141 min
A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of Trusting Your Lived Experience with Savanah McCartySavanah McCarty is a cowgirl, social worker, non-profit founder, ranch boss, and advocate for the responsible use of plant medicine to heal trauma and treat mental health issues.
The owner of S+S Stables Equine Center for Mental Health in Bozeman, MT, Savanah’s journey - from creating her dream job as founder and executive director of a successful non-profit equine therapy program in Northern California to dealing with debilitating depression and anxiety so intense she resigned and followed the call to move to the rugged heart of Montana, to healing from a devastating miscarriage and su...
2023-03-021h 38
A Voice of Her OwnArea 51: An Episode About the Mysterious Second Half of LifeIt’s a bird! It’s a plane! Oh, wait… it’s just my birthday.
Aging is so mysterious, isn’t it?
In this special birthday episode I discuss:
Why aging has more in common with Area 51 than you’d think (okay, this might be a stretch but it’s my birthday, so just go with it)
The way our psyche attaches to a certain conception of self at a particular age
The wisdom of each decade
The peace and acceptance of aging
The Area 51 metaphor: Aging is mysterious, dangerous, weaponized, full of uniden...
2023-02-2354 min
A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of Sourcing Your Own Value with Holly ScaglioneHolly in her own words: Holly Scaglione (she/her) holds a master's degree in social work and has over 20 years of service and leadership experience in the health and social services field, including teaching in the Social Work Graduate Program at Humboldt State University. She has Irish, English, French, German, Polish, and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and currently lives on unceded Wiyot Land.
Holly has been taught-from and moved by the spirit of the horse for as long as she can remember. She is a Certified Equine Guided Education (EGE) Coach and HeartMath Practitioner and serves on the...
2023-02-161h 14
A Voice of Her OwnThe Year of Saying No with Deva DavissonWhy do we complain about how busy we are but keep saying yes? What keeps us giving our time and energy away to everyone but ourselves? What would happen if we said no? How can we figure out what we should spend our precious time on, and what we should be brave enough to ditch?
This is an episode that springs out of a crisis of time, energy, and will in my own life, and what I began to understand as I looked back over the last two years and came to terms with my own addiction...
2023-02-0951 min
A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of Sexual and Relational Liberation with RachelRachel in her own words: Rachel lives with her husband and children on the shores of Lake Michigan on what is the land of the Anishinaabe People. She cares for a garden with her community of friends and neighbors, a practice that allows her to tend to her love for land and connection with others. She is exploring the concept of liberation in relationships by challenging the narrative that any particular relationship needs to look a certain way in order to fit the cultural norm. Her own practice of polyamory has informed the ways she understands intimacy and how...
2023-02-021h 25
A Voice of Her OwnThe Witch Wound with Deva DavissonHave you ever had an irrational response to being seen, like a controversial post or a photo you put on social media? Have you found yourself censoring your true feelings and opinions so you’re not singled out? Do you tone down your sexiness or strength for fear that you’ll be labeled or even shunned?
These are all modern manifestations of the witch wound, a term for the intergenerational trauma women carry from the atrocities of the witch trials of Europe and the American Colonies.
This is a deep episode that you might find some...
2023-01-2656 min
A Voice of Her OwnThe Power of Pleasure with Stacey RamsowerStacey Ramsower is a somatic sex educator, holistic perinatal consultant, and doctoral student in clinical psychology. Combining guided somatic awareness with ritual and ayurvedic wisdom, Stacey’s calling is to educate and empower women to ‘imagine inhabiting your body as a site of power, pleasure, and trustworthy wisdom.’
“Pleasure is the primary motivational force… Pleasure is the impulse for that capacity to create.”
This conversation was so powerful!
When we think of the most fundamental underlying belief that inhibits a woman’s agency and sense of self as an authority, we unearth the...
2023-01-191h 02
A Voice of Her OwnA Voice of Her OwnWelcome to A Voice of Her Own!
In this short episode, we explain what we're all about, and why we're worth a listen. Enjoy!
2022-12-3005 min