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Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More66. [BIRTH STORY] WITH TARA EVELYN - AN UNEXPECTED AND MAGICAL FAST HOME BIRTH FOR FIRST TIME MOM"Hi, I'm Tara Evelyn! In this episode, I share the story of how our daughter arrived in the most unexpected and magical way—through a fast and unplanned home birth that forever changed my relationship with my body and my sense of feminine power. As someone who often lives in her masculine energy, birth required me to soften, surrender, and step into a new version of womanhood. I open up about the challenges I didn’t expect—like breastfeeding—and how I believe preparing my body to be at its peak health actually surprised us with a...2025-05-141h 08Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More65. [WISE WOMAN] WITH BILLIE HARRIGAN - RESTORING SAFETY AND SANITY TO MODERN BIRTH PRACTICESBillie Harrigan is a fierce advocate for restoring safety and sanity to modern birth practices. She has served birthing families for about 40 years and has taught midwives and other birth practitioners in 125 countries. The technocratic birth services industry is out of control and needs a new approach with a different understanding of how humans arrive. To that end, Billie offers training in the knowledge and skills of traditional birth companionship. This is a role once held by the Canadian neighbour who had both common birth knowledge and developed birth skills but has been appropriated by the m...2025-05-071h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More64. [WISE WOMAN] WITH BEC OF OM BIRTHS - HOW TO USE YOGA TO PREPARE YOUR BODY, MIND, & SPIRIT FOR BIRTHBec Conant is a respected figure in Boston and New England for her expertise in prenatal care and yoga instruction spanning over two decades. Through her Om Births program, she empowers expecting individuals, guiding them through childbirth and easing their transition into parenthood. With advanced certifications in Prenatal Yoga, Pelvic Floor Yoga, Childbirth Education, HypnoBirthing®, and Spinning Babies®, Bec has supported over 300 births as a DONA International accredited birth coach. Recognized as an E-RYT 500 and RPYT by Yoga Alliance, she has honed her skills under esteemed mentors and holds a meditation teaching certificate from Dharma Mo...2025-04-301h 20Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More63. [BIRTH STORY] WITH TAYLOR - BIRTH CENTER TO UNASSISTED BIRTH - BRAIN CANCER DX AND BIRTH SHARE A COMMON THREAD - TAKE IT ONE MOMENT AT A TIMEToday's story medicine is a full spectrum share. Taylor had two beautiful natural births. Just three weeks postpartum with her second she almost died from complications of an undiagnosed brain tumor.Taylor is a friend and a member of my crunchy mom community here in Maine. She is a vibrant, loving, generous, spunky soul and I am so grateful to know her.She candidly shares about both the beautiful and the hard parts of life, birth, and facing a terminal prognosis. The moments in our lives when the veil...2025-04-271h 39Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More62. [WISE WOMAN] WITH KEMI BIRTHJOY JOHNSON - THE POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT PREGNANCY HOLDSKemi birthjoy johnson is an absolute powerhouse. She has crossed the threshold of menopause and absolutely sits on her wise woman throne. I am so thrilled to have her on to share her wisdom. She is presently a deregistered UK midwife serving women as a birthkeeper. Her embodied knowledge of two traumatic births, working as a death doula, then a midwife in the system, followed by the rite of passage that is menopause and deep inner work to clean out her vessel led her to an advanced position of foresight. Kemi knows the power & responsibility...2025-04-231h 15Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More61. [WISE MAN] WITH JASON OF RAISING FATHERS - PREPARING FOR THE SACRED ROLE OF FATHERHOODJason Seeman is a fatherhood guide, educator, and facilitator with over a decade of experience creating programs that have impacted over one million people globally.A devoted father of two and husband of 14+ years, Jason blends personal wisdom with professional expertise to guide men through the transformative journey into fatherhood.His career spans law, education, and leadership, including serving at Raising Fathers, The Rites of Passage Institute and The Man Cave. His work has equipped him with unparalleled insights into masculinity, identity, and community.Whether he’s helping men embrace the challenges of fa...2025-04-201h 25Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More60. [WISE WOMAN] WITH LEA OF @TRUSTING_LIFE_ AND WISE WOMEN DIARIES - OPENNESS IS THE NATURAL STATE OF THE FEMININELea is a passionate soul…. Passionate about many topics but especially the duality of human life: We are a human and a soul trying to traverse this life amongst our darkness and light. Wanting to become a mother for 11 years to no avail thus far, has ushered her to be in the darkness of the waiting, the void, the unknown, and becoming reborn a million times in the waiting of the unknown. The waiting, the void, is our invitation into soul evolution. What will we create? Who will we become? What values will we align with...2025-04-161h 16Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More59. [WISE WOMAN] WITH BRI MCCORKELL - INITIATIONS WITH GRACE & REMEMBRANCE OF WHAT IS TRUEBri and I explore gorgeous deep threads of wisdom for mothers and families in this episode.We recorded on April 1st just after the big eclipse portal. I had to release this one ahead of schedule as I share about some of my own recent initiations- some that are still in process.Bri held beautiful space for me and was able to reflect with such grace that I instantly remembered what was true: I am here to love well and embrace it all along my soul's evolution.Bri too shares about her fiery...2025-04-091h 13Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More58. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NIKKI - TWO FREE BIRTHS AND ONE EARLY BIRTH - EMBRACE YOUR POWER BY CONFRONTING FEARS & TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR CHOICESNikki is an incredible woman and mother. Her story hits every single aspect of embodying your power as a woman. I am still reveling that she was able to tell her tale and share nugget after nugget of deep wisdom while holding her sweet baby girl the entire time.You will hear her first born, Lachlann’s, free birth that happened in 2022. She labored for 12 hours during the day in a cabin home in the mountains of Montana. She beautifully describes the birth of The Mother as she moved through transition, the point where ev...2025-04-021h 49Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More57. [WISE WOMAN] WITH DR CORINA DUNLAP OF NATUROPATHIC BY DESIGN - HORMONES, OUR GUT, FERTILITY, & PERIMENOPAUSEDr. Corina Dunlap is a licensed naturopathic doctor (ND) and women’s health and hormone specialist. Specializing in the treatment of conditions that range from irregular periods to PMS, thyroid imbalances, endometriosis, pelvic pain, and symptoms of menopause, she is an internationally recognized expert in natural fertility optimization and women’s health at all stages of life. Dr. Dunlap is a clinician, researcher, educator, and speaker.What I love most about her is how simple she keeps the vast landscape when it comes to optimizing health. Give her Instagram a follow! You won't be disa...2025-03-261h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More56. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AUTHOR LYNSI EASTBURN OF HYPNOFERTILITY - PINK STARLIGHT SPIRIT BABIES, FERTILITY & THE 3 KEYS: MEDITATE, LISTEN, TRUSTAs the creator of HypnoFertility, Lynsi is the world’s established expert in the field of hypnosis to promote fertility. The author of three books on the subject, Lynsi personally receives patient referrals from several of the top fertility clinics in the United States. Patients are referred to her when other practitioners have run out of options, when medical treatments or repeated protocols that should work do not.Her innovative style effectively blends the worlds of science and spirit. Lynsi combines her insights and intuitions with a biopsychosocial approach to...2025-03-191h 21Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More55. [WISE WOMAN] WITH EMILY MADEN OF MAIDEN MEDICINE - THE SACRED SEXUAL SPLIT - RETURN TO PLEASURE & AGENCYThis episode might be my favorite. Emily and I could have talked for days. There are so many important topics to cover within her work.We touch on:The paper wall illusion separating our head and pelvis or the split between sacred and sexualThe endogenous spiritual journey into selfThe sacred emotional range of the feminineShame vs curiosityAn incredible guided visualization of our pelvic bowl and pleasure centersOxytocin circuitryHer birth experience"There is nothing between you and God- you don't need to be fixed""My name is Emily Maden.I am...2025-03-121h 16Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More54. [WISE WOMAN] WITH DR MELANIE JACKSON OF THE GREAT BIRTH REBELLION PODCAST - REBELLING AGAINST THE SYSTEM : THE WHAT, WHY & HOWAs I told Mel at the beginning of the episode, I am likely her greatest fan in the US. I send all of my clients to her podcast The Great Birth Rebellion. I am so honored to have her on the show.Dr Melanie Jackson (AKA Melanie The Midwife) loves to help midwives and women around the world better understand and apply the research relating to matrescence (the process of becoming a mother). She does this as the host of The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast, supporting and mentoring midwives, as well as educating mothers.Melanie h...2025-03-051h 25Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More53. [BIRTH STORY] WITH AMANA BE LOVE - HONORING DEATH & BIRTH - MEDICALIZED HOME BIRTH, INFANT LOSS, & FREE BIRTHAmana has gathered over 40 years in this earthly realm where she has been captivated by pregnancy, birth, death, mothering, sociology, culture, nature, nursing, midwifery, reiki & mediumship. Through her path of study, & exploration she has received degrees, certifications, traveled the world, attended many births & deaths, cultivated community, crafted ceremony, birthed her own babies & been initiated into the realms of death & grief. Amana has alchemized her personal and professional experiences into supportive 1:1 sistership offerings for women who are motivated to deepen their understanding of themselves. To explore the decisions they are making for their own lives, locating the...2025-02-261h 05Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More52. [WISE WOMAN] WITH MALIN & A LIFE UPDATE FROM ME - THE POWER OF SLOWING DOWNMy instagram followers and email list would know that my son was very ill recently. I take a few moments at the beginning of this episode to give a live update on our lives and my own soul evolution.I felt that Malin's episode would be the perfect compliment to last weeks episode with my counselor, Stephen Andrew, in light of my recent life events.The medicine of slowing down and leading with love is front and center for me right now. And probably you too!2025-02-191h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More51. [WISE MAN] WITH STEPHEN ANDREW - HOW WELL DO YOU LOVE?Stephen is an 'old man who drinks too much coffee' and my counselor. He has been a guiding light in our co-parenting journey for nearly a year. I couldn't not have him on the podcast.He is a heart activator, a wise elder, & a men's circle facilitator among his many, many other invaluable services to humanity. I implore you to listen deeply to our conversation and to connect with him online or in person if you have the opportunity."The individual is like a g...2025-02-121h 12Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More50. [BIRTH STORY] WITH PATRICK - FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSION - AWAKENED TO SOVEREIGNTYPatrick See is a digital artist raised in Brunswick, Maine. After high school, he moved to Chicago where he spent a decade living, first in film school and then working in various industries. Immediately upon graduating, he spent one year in New Orleans working on a medical advocacy documentary about thyroid disease before returning to Chicago. At that time he began his career as a live visual technician which he still does to this day.
He met McKenna at the end of 2019 and they were married in 2023, just about a year before their baby j...2025-02-051h 01Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More49. [BIRTH STORY] WITH MCKENNA - CHOOSING TO FREE BIRTH HER FIRST BORN - PART 1: MOM'S VERSION - THE MYSTICAL REALMS OF BIRTHMcKenna is from the southern shores of Lake Michigan and has spent the last year in Maine with her husband.
She is a witness and participant in life’s miraculous offerings. She has a reverence for energetic practices like yoga and qi gong. She is still in the process of bringing her own offerings into the physical realm. For now, she is enjoying the early days of motherhood with her first child who’s birth story is told in this episode.
If you would like to connect with her: mckennal...2025-02-051h 21Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More48. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AUTHOR LILY NICHOLS - REAL FOOD FOR CONCEPTION PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM - MYTH BUSTING AND PRACTICAL EVIDENCE BASED TIPSLily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based nutrition.
Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and sensible. She is the founder of the Institute for Prenatal Nutrition®, co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy, and the author of three books: Real Food for Fertility (co-authored with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), Real Food for Pregnancy, and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes.
Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and...2025-01-291h 22Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More47. [BIRTH STORY] WITH JESS SHINE OF THE MATRONA - MUSINGS OF A FORMER LABOR & DELIVERY NURSE TURNED BAD ASS FREE BIRTHERFirst and foremost Jess is a mother, and she loves mothers.
Jess was a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years. Her career was dramatically ended when she was fired, from the hospital, for following the law of informed consent.
Suddenly her second home felt like hell.
Since then she’s had 2 freebirths, became a homesteader on 50 acres in North Idaho, and joined forces with Whapio of The Matrona as the Director of Programs.
Jess loves sharing her wisdom with her community.
She wants her stories and experiences to start conv...2025-01-221h 28Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More46. [WISE WOMAN] WITH JANE HARDWICKE COLLINGS - PERIMENOPAUSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN - THE WISDOM OF THE CYCLES, RITES OF PASSAGE & SHAMANIC MIDWIFERYToday's guest has been on my dream guest list since the origin of my podcast. If you have been listening for any length of time you would have heard me quote or reference Jane Hardwicke Collings.
Jane is a Grandmother, a Keeper of Sacred Knowledge. She carries the lineage of Shamanic Midwifery from her teacher, Jeannine Parvati Baker.
I did not let the opportunity to speak with her about all things sacred pass me by.
We dive in to her school of Shamanic Womancraft, The Shamanic Dimensions of Pregnancy, The Wisdom of the...2025-01-151h 38Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More45. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NIX OF UNTAMED BIRTH - FROM A HEAVILY MEDICALIZED FIRST BIRTH TO A REDEMPTIVE JOYFUL AND FAST HOME BIRTH"I am a woman, badass home-birthing mother of 2 boys, sacred birth worker, yoga and pregnancy yoga teacher, mother’s circle facilitator, daughter, sister, friend…! Born in Cape Town, I now live in Bristol, UK.
I have experienced one heavily medicalised and traumatic birth in hospital with my first born Huxley and one EPIC redemptive, empowering, physiological home birth with my second born Billy.
My own personal birthing journey has ignited a burning passion in me to serve women within the birth space and it is my mission to help women remain sovereign and empowered in thei...2025-01-081h 35Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More44. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AUTHOR RUSLANA REMENNIKOVA - THE SCIENCE OF THE SOUL - WE ARE ALL WALKING MEDICINAL PIECES OF ARTRuslana and I met at Miranda's birth. If you listened to last week's episode you would have heard that story. The synchronicity of that feels powerful to me. Ru is an amazing human.
We talk about so much in this episode!
From the conception of the soul to gematria to meaningful coincidences to psychedelic sound frequencies to quantum physics to chromesthesia to palindromes...
We cover the science of the soul.
I hope you stick around until the end to hear her precious last words.
She has written her first...2025-01-011h 02Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More43. [BIRTH STORY] WITH CHRIS - FIRST TIME POPPA SUPPORTS A FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONMerry Christmas! I am gifting you our first birth story of Season 3.
Miranda and Chris were gracious enough to both come on and tell their version of this incredible birth story. So this is a two-parter - Mom's Version & Dad's Version.
The birth of Elek is extra special to me because I was present for it as Miranda's Sacred Birth Worker.
I had the privilege of walking alongside this family in pregnancy and she totally humbled me. She gave me the gift of witnessing...2024-12-2552 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More42. [BIRTH STORY] WITH MIRANDA - FIRST TIME MOM FREE BIRTHS WITH COMPLETE TRUST AND SURRENDER (LIKE A PRO) - PART 1: MOM'S VERSIONMerry Christmas! I am gifting you our first birth story of Season 3.
Miranda and Chris were gracious enough to both come on and tell their version of this incredible birth story. So this is a two-parter - Mom's Version & Dad's Version.
The birth of Elek is extra special to me because I was present for it as Miranda's Sacred Birth Worker.
I had the privilege of walking alongside this family in pregnancy and she totally humbled me. She gave me the gift of witnessing...2024-12-251h 02Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More41. SEASON 3! INTRODUCING MY COURSE: SO YOU WANT A HOME BIRTH? + BONUS: Module 1 Lesson 1: The Herstory of Birth; Why doesn’t every healthy mom-to-be have a home birth?It has been a deeply transformational and rich break between seasons here on Soul Evolution. I finished my course!! I am delighted to offer you a COMPLETE guide to an empowering, physiological birth: So You Want a Home Birth?
I have included Module 1 Lesson 1 of my course 'So You Want a Home Birth?' in this episode.
Use discount code IWANTAHOMEBIRTH until 1/31/25 to save over 70$ at www.birthadvocate.me/course
A few new offerings I have include:
A monthly Virtual Village Circle...2024-12-1832 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More40. [WISE WOMAN] WITH GINA MUNDY - CHILDBIRTH ATTORNEY & BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF A PARENTS GUIDE TO A SAFER CHILDBIRTHGina Mundy is an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery.
Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby.
Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth.
In this episode we talk about the importance of in...2024-09-091h 10Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More39. [BIRTH STORY] WITH GWEN - EMPOWERED CESAREAN - HOW INFORMED CHOICE + SURRENDER CHANGES EVERYTHINGGwen is a mom of a 6, 5 and 1 year old living in Washington State after recently traveling the US in their RV and before that living in Australia.
She has a honors undergraduate degree in Sociology, a Masters in teaching, and a Spiritual Psychology coach & trauma specialist certification.
Gwen is the CEO and owner of her business, Connecting Conscious Collective, and is very passionate about supporting mothers to fully step into their power and create their intuitive desires.
Gwen had two very traumatic birth experiences which were the cataly...2024-09-0259 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More38. [WISE WOMAN] WITH LINDA OF SPIRIT AND BIRTH - DE-REGISTERED MIDWIFE NOW SERVING SOVEREIGN BIRTHLinda is an Australian birthkeeper dedicated to undisturbed birth.
Her journey into the world of childbirth began in Hawaii in 2008, where she served as a homebirth midwife's assistant. She later became a doula and a mother to two daughters.
After returning to Australia in 2013, Linda immersed herself in Kundalini Yoga and pursued a Bachelor's degree in Midwifery.
She worked as a registered midwife in a hospital for three years but eventually realized that the environment did not align with her core values. Physiological birth is not...2024-08-2651 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More37. [BIRTH STORY] WITH RACHEL OGG - 42+1 WEEKS & A FAST HOME BIRTH - THE POWER OF SURRENDERToday I am bringing you my friend, Rachel. Rachel shares generously about her first pregnancy experience that ended in a miscarriage at 9 weeks.
Through that experience she learned how to get clear with her intentions, tap back into herself, and how to nourish and take care of her body.
When her and her husband consciously conceived their son, Brighton, she was clear that she wanted a natural birth at home.
She faced all of her fears head on and found complete surrender as she en...2024-08-1957 min
Bullhorns and BullseyesEpisode 36: The Power of Customer Segmentation, with Emily BielakWhat is customer segmentation and why is it so critical to a brand’s ability to attract and retain loyal and enthusiastic customers or clients? Tom and Curtis welcome Emily Bielak, Director at market research consulting firm The Martec Group, to explain the basics…then delve into sophisticated approaches to understanding and serving your various customer cohorts. If you’re still thinking of your audience as a monolithic “customer base,” you’re missing out on opportunities that can really drive the bottom line!
Takeaways:
Companies that focus on brand strategy in addition to lead generat...2024-08-1341 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More36. [WISE WOMAN] WITH MARIA-LISA HöCKER - HUMAN DESIGN - AUTHENTIC SELF EMBODIMENTMaria is a mentorship sister of mine and a true inspiration when it comes to living an authentic life.
Listen how we weave the "experiment" of human design as a permission slip to decondition our minds and bodies to live more in alignment with our unique expression of self as it ebbs and flows throughout our lifespan.
In her own words:
"I have seen so many people mind blown during readings. Human Design honestly doesn't tell us a lot of surprising things. Often times it is the aw...2024-08-121h 31
Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More35. [BONUS EPISODE] MY BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY - A CANDID CONVERSATION IN HONOR OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK WITH DIANA OF WHOLEHEARTEDLY WELLMy online Village sister and friend, Diana, asked if she could interview me about my breastfeeding journey. Of course I said yes! It was timely as our journey just concluded after 22 months of boob-on-demand.
With transparency I share about Kian's lip and tongue tie, using a nipple shield for the first 6 weeks, engorgement, body shame, and the not-so-often talked about shocking experience when breasts go from a sexual organ to feeding machines and how to integrate this new expansion.
Honestly, I barely scratch the surface with our journey but i...2024-08-0657 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More34. [BIRTH STORY] WITH EMMA - HOSPITAL INDUCTION TO HOME BIRTH X2 - SHOULDER DYSTOCIA, MENTAL HEALTH & THE POWER OF COMMUNITYEmma has three incredible birth stories to share with you. Her first was a hospital induction that narrowly escaped the full cascade of interventions. Her second a humbling redemptive home birth and her third a home birth with a possible shoulder dystocia. Her midwife used her expertise and calm demeanor to resolve this quickly and Emma was able to welcome her baby into her body without outside intervention.
In her own words:
"I'm a wife and a mother to 3 beautiful babies, and new to homeschooling.
I'm a nurse taking a...2024-08-051h 05Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More33. [BIRTH STORY] WITH MELANIE MONACO OF THE SELF LOVE LIFESTYLE - HOME BIRTH TRANSFER - EVERY BIRTH IS SACREDMelanie has a lot of story medicine to share with you today. In her own words:
"Through my birth story, I hope to help others see the sacred medicine even in the most difficult experiences."
"If you have a deep scar, that is a door." - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "The wound is the place where the Light enters you." Rumi
Melanie is dedicated to helping individuals cultivate unconditional self-love through wellness, spiritual, and psychological practices, including archetypal psychology, divine feminine ceremony, and energy...2024-07-291h 23Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More32. [BIRTH STORY] WITH ALEXXIS OF AMARA EARTH BIRTH - FREE BIRTH - “WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN IS CRUCIAL TO THE HEALING OF THE WORLD”In this episode you will hear Alexxis tell the free birth story of her first born son, Noah.
Alexxis is a radical birth keeper, herbalist, and artist in Sedona, Arizona. During the freebirth of her son, the lack of feminine presence lead to her realizing that women supporting women isn’t just important, it is crucial to the healing of this world.
When labor started she found herself feeling shocked and it took some time to finally lean in to the sensations.
She tells ho...2024-07-221h 01Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More31. [WISE WOMAN] WITH AMANDA OF PEARL HOLISTIC HEALTH - CRACKED OPEN THROUGH MOTHERHOOD & THE ART OF CRANIOSACRAL THERAPYIn this episode Amanda will share about her embodied wisdom as a Pelvic Floor OT, Craniosacral Therapist (CST) & Mother.
We touch on several very important topics including:
Getting to the root cause of the dis-ease in our bodies, what a NO looks and feels like in our bodies and why its crucial to honor that.
We deep dive into what CST is and why it is a benefical modality for processing trauma stored in the body including the polyvagal therory.
We talk a...2024-07-1555 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More30. [WISE MAN] WITH RUDY GONSIOR - HERO'S JOURNEY TO CONSCIOUS MASCULINITYBuckle up as you are about to embark on the hero's journey with my soul-sister Danika's soon to be husband, Rudy.
We cover so much ground in this episode. I brought Rudy on because in the short amount of time that I've known him we have been able to drop into my favorite kind of conversations, those about soul evolution.
More specifically: what it means to be a conscious man in today's world, men's rites of passage, death and rebirth, emotional intelligence, and self-responsibility.
We touch on Rudy's family lineage, the different archetypal r...2024-07-081h 53Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More29. [BIRTH STORY] WITH DEVIN KING JONES - THE GIFT OF A HEALING MOTHER-LED NATURAL LABOR AFTER AN INDUCTION & PREECLAMPSIADevin King Jones is an International Coach, speaker and village tender. She is the creator of the award-winning program, Sacred: 7 Pillars of Self-Love.
She is also an advocate for maternal and family rights and shares her personal experience of multi-generational living as a way to “bring back the village.”
She lives in a multi-family “village” in southern california with her husband, 2 children and 8 other family members—sharing in co-parenting, land stewardship and business.
After experiencing preeclampsia and an induction in her first birth, Devin was determined to have a healthy pregnancy and redemptive birth in h...2024-07-011h 14Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More28. [WISE WOMAN] WITH ANNA THE SPIRITUAL MIDWITCH OF SACRED BIRTH INTERNATIONAL - DISPELLING MYTHS FOR FIRST TIME MOMS WANTING A NATURAL BIRTH EXPERIENCEI am honored to bring you this week's guest, my mentor, Anna the spiritual midwich. This episode is to encourage first-time moms to lean into a natural birth experience.
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We dispel myths propagated within our culture by exploring Herstory, the origins of the medicalization of birth, the truth about mortality rates, c-sections, healthy stress for your baby during labor, biomechanics and the positioning of your baby, how to bridge the gap and reprogram your subconscious mind, the importance of birth imprints and the impeccable truth that peace o...2024-06-241h 22
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine podcastIsrael’s New Air War in the West Bank Killing Rising Number of Palestinian ChildrenJournalist Catherine Cartier: Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank Killing Rising Number of Palestinian ChildrenExxonKnews reporter Emily Sanders: Fossil Fuel Industry Working to Further Criminalize Climate Protests Against Oil and Gas ProjectsFree Speech for People Co-founder and President John Bonifaz: SCOTUS Scandals and Blatant Corruption Demand Urgent ReformBob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary• Myanmar's military regime losing control along border• World's top banks greenwashing role in Amazon destruction• Catholic bishops apologize for church role in Indian schools...2024-06-1929 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More27. [BIRTH STORY] WITH BEN - HOME BIRTH TO FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSION - LIBERTY BEGINS AT BIRTHI am super excited to bring you the 4th "Dad's Version" of a birth story. Happy Father's Day!! Ben's words below say all that needs to be said for an intro:
"The epiphanies I received after witnessing the unassisted birth of my son run deep. To birth a life free from malpractices, or even observation is subversive to the system.
The implications of unassisted birth are practical, profound, and my wife is an anointed Goddess for doing it all on her own. She says birth is no big deal.
At the same time...2024-06-1752 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More26. [BIRTH STORY] WITH SAMI - HOME BIRTH TO FREE BIRTH - PART 1: MOM'S VERSION - OBSERVATION IS THE FIRST INTERVENTIONSami shares with us her two totally different birth experiences: Her first a 72 hour long home birth surrounded by her partner, dear friend, photographer, and two midwives and her second that was barely witnessed by even her partner after just a few hours of fast labor.
Sami references Yolande Norris-Clark's book Portal. (Highly recommended reading) She was gifted the opportunity to choose the path or fear or trust and she chose trust. The ripple effect of this is evident now in the way she leads her life.
Sami is a mother and a wife. She...2024-06-171h 26Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More25. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NABI OF AWAYU HEALING - FREE BIRTH - LESSON: VOICE RECLAMATION25. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NABI OF AWAYU HEALING - FREE BIRTH - LESSON: VOICE RECLAMATION
This is a powerful and vulnerable share from Nabi Angulo about her first-time-mama free birth experience.
She shares about her biggest lesson: Voice Reclamation.
There are many nuggets of wisdom within her story. Where we choose to birth and who we choose to birth with are the two biggest decisions we get to make leading up to the ceremony of birth.
I hope you gain a lot of insight from her share!
Nabi De is a...2024-06-101h 04Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More24. [WISE WOMAN] WITH ANGELA "WILD WOLF ANGEL" OF EMERALD EAGLE HOLISTICS - WOMB TO TOMB - THE DEATH PORTAL - OUR LAST RITEToday we are talking about the Death Portal and how it mirrors the Birth Portal in every stage: Separation, Liminality, Transition, and Emergence. Death is our last Rite. It is imperative that we cover this topic on Soul Evolution podcast.
Angela is a certified Shamanic Practitioner and truly embodies her spirit name, “Wild Wolf Angel”.
She is on a lifelong mission to walk softly while honoring and giving voice to the wild woman within: she who runs with the wolves and cycles with the moon.
She is particularly adept at walking between worlds – Spirit...2024-06-031h 20Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More23. [WISE WOMAN] WITH MOLLY CALDWELL - DEEP DIVE INTO FERTILITY AWARENESS - THE FOUR SEASONS OF OUR WOMB CYCLEMolly lives in central Maine where she studies and tends to the cycles of life through her practice of fertility awareness, growing flowers and food, herbalism, and being in relationship to the earth.
She is deeply committed to supporting women to see themselves through each unique phase of the womb-bearing continuum, and especially believes in fertility awareness as a foundational tool for honoring and relating with our bodies.
Molly sees herself as part of a movement that is remembering the old ways of being.
She believes our willingness and ability to witness and care...2024-05-271h 26Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More22. [WISE WOMAN] WITH KARMA OF PRIMAL WOMAN - DEEP DIVE INTO WOMB REMEMBRANCE & WOMEN'S RITES OF PASSAGEKarma supports and honours women as a Matròn, which is a Haitian Traditional Midwife, in Costa Rica and British Columbia, Canada.
She works with women in all seasons of life —from womb to tomb, supporting all stages of the Female and Primal Continuums
Karma offers her fullest devotion when working with women who want to begin walking the Path of Womb Remembrance so she may be their grounded anchor as they spiral deeper into the void of their womb’s wisdom
And she is also t...2024-05-271h 05
Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More21. [BIRTH STORY] WITH LINDSEY - PHYSIOLOGICAL HOSPITAL BIRTH TO FREE BIRTHKicking off Season TWO!! This episode is SO good from start to finish. It is packed with embodied women's wisdom.
“I’m Lindsey, a mother of two little girls living on the seacoast of New Hampshire with my husband, cats and our Great Pyrenees mix. I am an herbalist, gardener, and worked as a chef for many years, and then as a garden designer/landscaper before becoming a stay at home mom.
I’m sharing the stories of my two births- one at the hospital, and the other a freebirth at home with ju...2024-05-201h 52Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More20. [BIRTH STORY] WITH REGINA OF THE CELESTIAL WOMB - HOME BIRTH TO FREE BIRTHRegina is an energy and birth worker that specializes in Astrology, Human Design, physiological birth and holistic postpartum care.
She is the founder of The Celestial Womb, a container created to help women reconnect with their inner source and re-align.
Before founding The Celestial Womb, she spent a decade in the corporate legal business world focusing on legal technology, solutions, research and business sales.
Regina discovered birth work first by becoming a doula, and her love of birth only deepened after supporting many women and having her own children.
After her first chil...2024-05-131h 14Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More19. [WISE WOMAN] WITH JACQUE GEORGE OF MATRU-PREMA BIRTHJoin me for a candid conversation between two nurses turned doulas who LOVE advocacy and Women-led birth.
In this episode my guest will touch on her journey with IVF and a medicalized birth experience during COVID times. This birth motivated her to "bridge the gap" and help inform other Mama's-to-be about their options.
We dive in to physiological birth, free birth, & attending births in the hospital. Lastly, we touch in on the state of our maternity care system and the impact of the lack of resources in small rural areas and what we can do...2024-05-061h 24Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More18. [WISE WOMEN] WITH ALICIA & MEREDITH OF INTENTIONAL BIRTH - PHYSIOLOGY FIRST, SELF RESPONSIBILITY & ADVOCACY EXPLAINEDJoin us for a conversation all about physiological birth, self responsibility, and advocacy.
Alicia & Meredith believe:
"That birth isn't just about babies. It's about mothers, fathers, and families being born.
That a positive, gentle birth is every human's birthright.
That partners are an integral part of birth.
That a "physiology first" approach to birth is the most scientific approach.
That women deserve the best information and then: full autonomy in decision-making, supported by trusting, loving care."
@intentional.birthhttps://www.intentionalbirth.co/
...2024-05-061h 19Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More17. MY "RESUME" & THE SACRED BIRTH WORKER MENTORSHIPIn this episode I tell you a little bit more about me and the culmination of my education and life experiences that led me to the birth world with such an all consuming soul passion. I deep dive on The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship with Anna. Perhaps you are feeling a soul calling to the birth world too?
More information on The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship with Anna the Spiritual Midwitch can be found here.
Use code EMILY for a special discount off of her offerings.
The At a Glance page on my webs...2024-04-2917 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More16. MY BIRTH STORY - KIAN ASHER IS BORNIn this bonus episode I read to you the story of Kian's birth on September 11, 2022; My initiation into Motherhood.
I have recorded my birth story on numerous podcasts which I will link below if you are curious. Each time I tell it there are more layers and nuances. I continue to learn and be humbled by this experience, this Rite of Passage. The version I read today was written about 6 months after he was born and holds a beautiful frequency.
I hope you find value, inspirartion, and encouragement for your own soul evolution.
...2024-04-2929 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More15. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KRISTEN NAGLE OF WARRIOR MAMA & GLOBAL FRONTLINE NURSES - HOSPITAL TO FREE BIRTHKristen, like me, was a nurse that used her voice to speak out against the coercion and unprecedented mandates and lockdowns that began in 2020.
She went from a self proclaimed fully indoctrinated neonatal intensive care nurse believing homebirth should be illegal to a free birthing sovereign woman of faith.
Her story is that of a heroine. Each of her children's births brought her a new layer of soul evolution and is now the framework for her offering: Warrior Mama.
Join us as she tells about her first fully medicalized hospital birth, second hospital...2024-04-291h 15Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More14. [BIRTH STORY] WITH AARON CLOUTIER - FREE BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONJoin us for a first time dad's free birth story.
"My birth name given by my parents is Aaron David Cloutier and I am so excited to have finally become a dad myself at the age of 52. Better late than never.
I grew up with many brothers and sisters who have mostly all become mom's and dad's themselves so I guess I felt a family expectation as well.
I believe I will bring a unique perspective to the pregnancy and birthing recollection not only because of my age and...2024-04-221h 00Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More13. [BIRTH STORY] WITH ANNA BLASH - FREE BIRTH - PART 1: MAMA'S VERSIONJoin us for a first time Mama's free birth story.
“I’m Anna, a native Floridian, now residing in Maine, the place where long winters have weathered my speedy nature into more balanced tides… I’m learning to slow down and root into this beautiful rugged landscape I have come to call home since 2017.
The birth of my first child in January 2023 was an experience that brought to fruition a lifetime of spiritual practice, study of natural medicines and my aspirations to truly believe in our body’s innate intelligenc...2024-04-221h 09Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More12. [BIRTH STORY] WITH FATIMA OF BIRTHING GODDESS - HOME BIRTH & FREE BIRTHJoin us for a home birth to free birth story with Fatima.
Fatima is a mother of two beautiful children who are the reason she pursued her passion to work in the birthing space.
After having two empowering births at home she felt the call to help pregnant women which led her to become a transformational birth coach.
She brings her experience as a Mother’s Blessing facilitator and prenatal yoga teacher into her practice.
She strives to empower women to embrace their unique birth experiences and cultivate a sense of co...2024-04-151h 04Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More11. [BIRTH STORY] WITH DIANA FORSELL OF HEALING BIRTH PODCAST - HEALING FROM BIRTH TRAUMAToday's episode focuses on healing from birth trauma. Birth debriefing, like all of my offerings, is a very individually tailored experience. Integrating your birth experience is multilayered.
Do you need one? In my opinion, every woman should take the opportunity to tell her experience in its totality, without interruption or judgment, as soon as she feels ready. Birth is a sacred rite of passage. No matter what does or doesn’t happen, it changes who you are multidimensionally. It is normal to need safe space and plenty of time to integrate what you experienced.
Today's gue...2024-04-0851 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More10. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KATIE STROUD OF INSTINCTIVELY WOMBAN - FROM HOSPITAL TO FREE BIRTHFrom a hospital birth to free birth - Listen to Katie tell her tale...
"I’m Katie, a sovereign mother of 2 boys living in central Maine. After having my first son, my life completely shifted and I began transforming into the woman this life has set out for me to be. I felt like my eyes opened up for the first time, to the lies and utter chaos I grew up believing about the world and “systems” around me.
Everyday, I’m doing the work to better myself as a woman, mother, and wife, but I am far...2024-04-011h 27Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More9. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NATE COLPITTS - FROM A HOSPITAL TO A HOME BIRTH EXPERIENCE - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONThis is part 2 of a two part series where we get to hear mom and dad's version of a birth story. Listen to Nate tell about his initial hospital birth experience at the age of 19 to the recent home birth of his daughter.
"At 19, my fatherhood journey began. Inside a hospital, my healthy son from a previous relationship was born. Right away I knew that the only way I could be a good father was to be happy and healthy.
Passionate, about health and my own self discovery, my desire to learn...2024-03-251h 12Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More8. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KIRSTEN ZITKUS - FIRST TIME MOM HOME BIRTH - PART 1: MAMA'S VERSIONThis is part 1 of a two part series where we get to hear both mom and dad's version of a birth story. This is an incredible first time home birth experience with all of the components of a big empowering rite of passage.
"My path has always led me toward living in tune with nature. Leaning into what has felt most natural to me has guided me to some crazy places. Most recently living completely off grid on a mountain in Maine.
I wouldn’t call myself a homesteader, just a girl wh...2024-03-251h 40
Blueprint For ClosersMaking Money from Real Estate Without Owning PropertyIn this episode, Emily Santangelo, an art dealer, broker, and consultant, shares her journey in the art world and the connection between real estate and art investment. She discusses her transition from owning a gallery to becoming a consultant, working with real estate developers to incorporate art into their projects. Emily emphasizes on the fact that art plays a significant role in the hospitality industry, enhancing the overall experience for guests and attracting high-end clientele.Chapters01:25 Emily's Path to the Art World06:46 Working with Real Estate Developers08:42 Art in Hotels...2024-03-2144 minSoul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More7. [WISE WOMAN] WITH GAYLE ECKEY OF STONE MOUNTAIN MIDWIFE - INTERVIEWING A MIDWIFE WHEN SEEKING A PHYSIOLOGICAL & INSTINCTUAL BIRTHThis is a special episode for two reasons, first I am bringing you Gayle. Gayle is a local midwife here in southern maine. A midwife that I myself would consider hiring if I became pregnant again.
Her bio reads:
I am a keeper of secrets.
A space holder, a quietude creator.
Maybe a sister, mother or best friend.
I am safe arms to fall into.
Sharer of knowledge & curator of intentions.
A wiper of tears, holder of hands, hearts & souls.
I am a m...2024-03-181h 11
Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More5: [BIRTH STORY] WITH BRITNEY BECKSTRAND - FIRST TIME MOM HOME BIRTH - PART 1: MAMA'S VERSIONThis is part 1 of a two part series where I bring you both Mama and Dad's version of a birth story! Tune in to episode 6 to hear Dad's version.
Britney shares about her first born homebirth story and all of the preparation leading up to it. So many nuggets of wisdom tucked in this one!
Britney is a woman of many passions.
She currently teaches yoga and meditation. She is a devoted mother, tending to her daughter and the dozens of plants throughout her...2024-03-111h 45Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More6. [BIRTH STORY] WITH NATE MORGAN - HOME BIRTH - PART 2: DAD'S VERSIONI am so excited to bring you the first "DAD'S VERSION" of a birth story. This is part 2 of a two part series. Listen to Ep. 5. Part 1 - MAMA'S VERSION with Nate's partner Britney if you haven't yet already. Their little girl, Pari, chose two incredible humans to be her parents!
Nate will share about his experience supporting a woman in pregnancy, labor, birthing at home and their sacred postpartum all for the first time. He also speaks about the inner work that prepared him to become a father.
This is one...2024-03-111h 43Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More4. [WISE WOMAN] WITH DR LAUREN OF RUNE ACUPUNCTUREWith an approach described as a merging of medicine and mysticism, she weaves her extensive formal education in Traditional Chinese & Allopathic Medicine with her passion for the metaphysical realm of healing to cultivate self-discovery, self-compassion, and sovereignty in her clients’ lives.
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Dr. Lauren is devoted to helping others navigate the unknowns they face through life’s inevitable changes and challenges. From shades of trauma, loss, and relentless stress to the effects of injury, illness, or living with chronic pain, her care instills you with resilience while inviting you to remember how capable you are of becoming your body’s wi...2024-03-041h 06
The Game of RassilonGoR Live!: The Year without a DoctorIt’s the annual Gallifrey One live show, but something’s missing: The Doctor! Join GM Riley Silverman, Bunsen (Michael Nixon), Red the Fraggle (special guest Emily Blake), Sweetums (Dan Peck), Jamie McCrimmon (special guest Rebecca McGlynn) and Fozzie Bear (Ben Paddon) to reassemble the Doctor through the power of holiday magic.
We have a Patreon! Support the show and receive access to exclusive content at patreon.com/rassilonpod
Editing: Ben Paddon.
Theme arrangement: Daphne Sakellarides.
Recorded live at Gallifrey One: Miracle on 34th Street on February 17th, 2024.
Follow us on soci...2024-02-281h 12Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More3. [BIRTH STORY] WITH LINDSEY MARTEL OF TRUE BIRTH MAINE - REDEMPTIVE HOME BIRTH"Hi, I’m Lindsey. I’m a stay at home wife and mom to 3 beautiful little boys, an aspiring homesteader and a holistic pregnancy and birth coach living in southern Maine. My sovereign living journey began after a traumatic hospital birth with my first son, and has continued over the past 5 years with two powerful home births, most recently in December of 2023.
I also worked as a nurse for almost a decade, and despite truly loving my profession, I made the difficult decision to walk away in the fall of 2021, as a result of medical mandates. This deci...2024-02-261h 23Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More2. [BIRTH STORY] WITH KATHARINE JANE - VAGINAL BREECH AFTER CSECKatharine generously shares about her first born baby girl that was born still. She goes on to have a planned C-sec for a breech presentation of her second baby. For her third baby she fully claimed her birth experience and went on to have a vaginal breech birth.
"I am Katharine, mom to Frankie and Willa and wife to Walt.
We live in an off grid hand built house in midcoast, ME where we homeschool our daughters and run our own businesses!
I am a jeweler and owner of an...2024-02-191h 15Soul Evolution: Embodied Women’s Wisdom, Birth Stories and More1. INTROSTART HERE! Welcome to Soul Evolution, a place where we dive deep to reclaim our Rites of Passage with a big dose of birth story medicine & intentionally curious conversations with embodied wisdom keepers & a sprinkle of polarity as we will hold space for our men from time to time too.
I hope you find nourishment for your soul here.
We will be talking all things Women as we enter this new age; An age that is more aligned with our cycles, hearts, souls, nature, & community.
It is time to claim responsibility for our l...2024-02-1716 min
Parks and PalsEp 43 - Disneyland Paris with Emily (Je suis allergique aux noix)Bonjour from the most magical place in Europe! This week, we are joined by Emily (@openuponaemily_) to discuss the wonders of Disneyland Paris, top tips, and all of our favouites. Expect delicious delicacies, attraction adaptations and travel tips galore!2024-01-2346 min
The WOMEN Podcast19 (EN) An Inspiring Homebirth Story // EMILY NIXON, THE BIRTH ADVOCATEI am so so happy you are here!
Podcast episode of 'The Natural Birth Podcast' in which Emily shares her birth story right after the birth:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uKFG657s2zlxg69SdFgtS?si=JenOhLRcSwGy26hxxxZw7g
Emily's Instagram: @birth.advocate
Her website: www.birthadvocate.me
My Instagram: @untamingthefeminine
My website: www.marialisahoecker.com
So much love to you.2024-01-211h 53
Decoding Healthcare InnovationThe Shift in Healthcare Innovation Towards Globalization with Emily Reiser of TMC InnovationIn this episode you will discover: What’s driving healthcare’s shift toward globalization How companies can learn from the world around themWhat big thing international healthcare companies are grappling with Why it is crucial to demonstrate ROI Key Takeaways: There’s a shift in healthcare innovation towards globalization. This can be seen from the changing requirements in Europe and how UK companies consider engaging a bigger market. Healthcare companies have to keep an eye on what they can learn from what’s...2023-04-1936 min
The Leap To LeadHow to set yourself up to get the most from lifeLife doesn’t always go to plan. Things change and we have to adapt to those changes, sometimes more often than we would like! But instead of freaking out about the changes or wallowing in not knowing what to do next, follow these steps to set yourself up to get the most out of your life.
The Ultimate You Audio Summit is live 13-24 February and it’s completely FREE!
https://www.theleaptolead.com/summit
This summit has practical tips and tricks to help you get the most from your life. Topics included in the...2023-02-1306 min
Anti-Social StudiesUS History Episode 21: The 1970s or, "If an entire decade was a middle child..."It's 1968. White middle-class Americans are tired. They’re tired of everyone complaining - it’s “systemic racism” this and “unjust war” that. Can’t we all just be happy? Isn’t it time we all just calmed down and got back to work? It’s time for some tough love and Nixon is the man to drag us out of the 1960s kicking and screaming…Today’s episode is all about the 1970s or “If an entire decade were the middle child.” This is Anti-Social Studies; I’m Emily Glankler: settle in and let’s go back in time…2023-01-2047 min
One For The Honey Podcast3. Creating an ethical and authentic brand in your lingerie w/Kate NixonEver wondered how to create an ethical business that aligns with your personal values? Join me today, as I chat with Kate Nixon, director and creator of Kat The Label. An Australian and internationally renowned Intimates and Lingerie brand, ethically and sustainably curated to reduce impact on people and the environment. Amazing huh?! Kate's vision is to empower those wearing her designs to feel "fiercely feminine" and confident in beautiful lingerie everyday! We dive in with Kate around her challanges faced through the process of starting her business, copycats and the importance of self-reflection in business. 2022-10-1033 min
Second Act ActorsEP 27: Emily Nixon: Actor & Filmmaker ***TRIGGER WARNING**** Sexual harassment, eating disorders, bullying, hazing First act actor Emily Nixon chats with me this week. Emily always wanted to be an actor and was able to make her dreams come true as today she’s working as an actor, writer and director, with experience on screen with TV shows such as Umbrella Academy. Emily and I take a deep dive into what theatre school was like for her. She experienced harassment, bullying and a lot of hypercritical feedback from the teachers and saw many of her fello...2022-07-2258 min
Quiet Waters PodcastEp 36: Help! The 9-Year Search to Find the Correct Diagnosis for Our Daughter with Carol HancockTreatment for a mental health condition begins with the correct diagnosis. At age 9, Emily’s mental health issues surfaced. Acutely aware of her physical/mental/ emotional symptoms, her parents sought professional help for their daughter. Emily’s condition was complex, and some of the medical experts were helpful and others not. Carol shares her heart-wrenching nine-year journey to find the right medical professionals to help Emily and finally provide a correct diagnosis and course of treatment for their daughter. Carol Hancock is a wife, a mother of two beautiful young women, and the grandmother of two young boys. ...2022-07-1556 min
Sojourn: Viejo San Juan, Puerto RicoNatalie Nixon & Bruce KraskowFounder of Figure 8 Thinking Natalie Nixon talks about the connections between Philly and Puerto Rico with Educator and Philly native Bruce Kraskow, who moved to Puerto Rico years ago to study translation and has been there ever since! 2022-03-2528 min
Sojourn: Viejo San Juan, Puerto RicoNatalie Nixon & Annalicia GeeterNatalie Nixon, Founder of Figure 8 Thinking, and Design Thinking Strategist/ Social Impact Entrepreneur Annalicia Geeter sit down just the two of them. Natalie asks Annalicia about her journey, background, and the wonder that Puerto Rico inspires. 2022-03-2534 min
PurposeEpisode 1 The "What If's" Of Life with Cathy NixonCathy Nixon is currently the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Alumni and Community Relations, while she also serves as the department's Senior Woman Administrator at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT.
In this episode, Cathy explains the role of Jesus Christ in the "what if's" of life and His healing power in helping us recognize our eternal perspective and purpose. 2022-02-2230 min
Decoding Healthcare Innovation#7: Innovation Insights from the Largest Medical Center in the World, Texas Medical Center (with Tom Luby and Emily Reiser of TMC Innovations) What you’ll get out of this episodeIn this episode, co-host Carrie Nixon talks to startup veteran and Director of TMC Innovations, Tom Luby, PhD., and Emily Reiser, PhD, Senior Manager of Community Engagement, about how the largest medical center in the world looks at the innovation ecosystem and the future of healthcare.In this episode you’ll discover:What the ecosystem of innovation looks like at TMC Innovations;How TMC Innovations helps startups via accelerators, resources, and their venture fund;How they’ve seen health system partners work with digita...2021-08-2623 min
The Pop Culture PapersExploring Class Dynamic in Gilmore Girls (With Julia Darling!)Today, we are discussing Gilmore Girls with special guest, Julia Darling! Through her Communication Theory paper, we talk about the questionable economy of Stars Hollow, the struggle between Emily and Lorelai as a class war, and why Rory should probably date outside of the three guys she knew between 18 and 22 (or be alone! That's cool too.)You can find Julia's work here:Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsJuliaDarlingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsJuliaDarling/Darling Live Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darling.live/Books: https://smile.amazon.com/s?i...2021-04-1535 min
Good News Everyone!Title IX Marks the SpotPatsy Takemoto Mink served in the US Congress as the first woman of color elected to the US House of Representatives representing Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. She fought relentlessly for the integrity of the democratic process, civil rights, women's rights, economic justice, civil liberties, and peace. Patsy came before the Senate for its hearing on the Supreme Court nominee George Harrold Carswell. George was a southern judge and President Richard Nixon’s second attempt to appoint a Supreme Court justice. Patsy successfully stopped the nomination. Nixon’s third nominee was midwestern Republican Harry Blackmun. Harry was confirmed and ...2021-01-261h 25
The Mother/Daughter ManualBreast to Breast (with Emily Lloyd-Saini)Sweaty, over heating and breast to breast. Felicity is not one for the hot weather, it was a tough task to get her to focus. The ladies are joined by the lovely Actress and Comedian, Emily Lloyd-Saini (Catastrophe, Code 404, Horrible Histories). Listen to Emily discuss becoming a Mum in a few weeks and how her pregnancy has affected her work. Hosts Felicity Montagu & Olivia Nixon. Produced by Luke Nixon. Music by George Montagu. Artwork by Ali Wylie.@TheMDmanual (twitter.) @motherdaughtermanual (insta.) @snippernixon (twitter.) @snippernixon (insta.) 2020-07-0100 min
Off ScriptOff Script Episode 13, or “Eleanor Roosevelt says you should listen.”In which Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes discuss the Netflix series Hollywood and dig deep into the camp confection that is Ryan Murphy’s filmography.
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Hollywood in the late 1940s: Glitz and glamour, big studios and tiny waists, beautiful women, handsome men - and racism, sexism, and homophobia in spades.
That’s the basic gist of Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series Hollywood, an impeccably elegant period piece about a group of beautiful young aspiring actors and filmmakers in the post-war US who face all kinds of ingrained societal hurdles as they fight to rea...2020-05-2541 minOff ScriptEpisode 12, or “The podcast on the front lawn halfway down Dominion Rd”In which content-hungry fangirls Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes discuss the almost entirely delightful covid-19 phenomenon of candid celebrity videos - not commissioned, not paid, not sponcon - just famous people being themselves and bringing a little joy to the world.
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Have you ever imagined what it would be like if one of your favourite musicians played a private concert just for you? Or one of the best shows of all time reunited and sent you a special one-off episode? Or an actor you adore and no you don’t have daddy issues made you a ne...2020-05-1632 minOff ScriptEpisode 11, or “Shlubby Off Script is the best Off Script”In which sci-fi fan Kylie Klein-Nixon and her somewhat willing protege Emily Brookes delight over Taika Waititi joining the Star Wars universe, talk about the high and low points of that and other franchises and - finally - rank the Chrises.
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Can we make Taika Waititi New Zealander of the Year again? Fresh off winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Jojo Rabbit, and with his second Thor film in the works, it’s been announced that the Kiwi filmmaker will co-write and direct a Star Wars movie.
There are already some who ar...2020-05-0938 minOff ScriptEpisode 10 or, "When IS it OK to blow up a head?"In which former teenage social outcasts Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes debut their new, snappier, single-topic (with lots of tangents) podding style with a discussion of Netflix’s new dramedy about teenage social outcasts, I Am Not Okay With This.
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If you took all of our favourite teen-focused films and TV shows - your Buffys, your Freaks and Geeks, Stranger Things, the entire John Hughes canon, what have you - and put them in a venn diagram, the point where they converge would be the Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This, a seven-parter (Em...2020-04-2735 minOff ScriptEpisode 9, or "Pod casts never say die."In which lifelong fangirls Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes discuss the films, music and books that set them on the path to becoming the trivia-loving, Vulture-reading, pop culture-podding, unfit-for-outside-company obsessives they are today.
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We have dug deep and uncovered our pop culture roots. They are in the 1980s.
This week, we go back to where it all began: our very first pop culture loves, the films, the music and the books that they would like to pass on to the next generation.
Turns out the 80s were a formative decade for us...2020-04-191h 02Off ScriptEpisode 8, or “I’m a twee motherfucker”In which self-isolating pop culture fiends Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes get on the phone and share their dream line up of lockdown activities.
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine… Well, we feel like we have coronavirus symptoms, but we probably don’t. Still, best stay inside anyway, hm?
With lockdown suddenly a real possibility (it’s Kylie’s dream and Emily’s nightmare) we’re thinking about what you could do with all that enforced time at home.
You could get creative! Lear...2020-03-2446 minOff ScriptEpisode 7, or “More floofy than floppy.”In which your friendly neighbourhood fangirls, Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes, break out the tissues and dive deep into the movies that we love even though they love to ruin us. It’s SAD ROMANCE week!
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Oh joyous day - it’s the one where Emily gets to legitimately talk about Timothee Chalamet!
Last week we discussed romantic comedies, movies that exist solely to make you feel warm and fuzzy and full of belief in the existence of true love, movies in which the guy always gets the girl (only very occasionally does a gu...2020-03-071h 04Off ScriptEpisode 6, or “He loves her for her jujj”In which journalists and pop culture fanatics Kylie Klein-Nixon and Emily Brookes discuss their picks for romantic comedies that will make you believe in love.
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It’s Valentines Day, which for a lucky few among us means roses, chocolates, and romance. For the rest of us, Kylie and Emily are here with their picks for the best romantic comedies to make you believe in love again.
Romantic comedy is a sprawling and uneven genre rife with bad scripts, boringly predictable plots, unbelievable relationships and icky gender politics. Luckily, between us we’ve seen near...2020-02-1449 minOff ScriptOff Script, episode 5, or “OK Boomer: Hollywood edition”In which journalists and pop culture fanatics Kylie Klein Nixon and Emily Brookes tear into one of The Hollywood Reporter’s most beloved Oscars traditions.
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Every year, one of the Oscar events Kylie looks forward to is the Hollywood Reporter’s Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot, where an anonymous Academy voter dishes on how they approached the vote that year.
It’s often a bit of an eye opener and usually a bit of a laugh. Part of the fun is in trying to guess who the secret voter is.
But this y...2020-02-0932 minOff ScriptIt's here! Episode 4, or “Hotter than a Hemsworth? Really?”In which journalists and pop culture fanatic Kylie Klein Nixon and Emily Brookes talk about the first ever season of The Bachelorette NZ.
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Love is a many splendored thing! So splendored, you have become a TV star to find it these days. This week we try to answer the question the entire nation is asking: If someone as awesome as the first Kiwi Bachelorette, Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster, can’t find love in a mansion stocked with the nation’s most eligible bachelors… what hope for humanity?
Also in this episode: Kylie pretends she’s not mu...2020-02-0138 minOff ScriptEpisode 3, or “Bury me in my white fringed leather jacket.”It's here! Episode 3, or “Bury me in my white fringed leather jacket.”
In which journalists and pop culture fanatics Kylie Klein Nixon and Emily Brookes talk about one of our all time favourite movies, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Just because.
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Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and talk about your favourite films on your pop culture podcast, you might never do it.
That’s the basic rationale behind us devoting an entire episode to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, John Hughes’ 1986 masterpiece about a high school senior who just wants to...2020-01-2438 minOff ScriptEpisode 2, or “Teenagers think about sex a lot.”In which journalists and pop culture fanatics Kylie Klein Nixon and Emily Brookes talk about three Netflix series: Cringy-hilarious comedy Sex Education, whose second season drops today, new rage-inducing docuseries Sex, Explained, and Big Mouth - just because it’s great.
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Let’s talk about sex, babies.
That came out wrong. Let’s talk about sex, consenting adults!
Gillian Anderson. Ammiright? That woman just gets better and better in every way and right now the best way to experience her is by watching the Netflix series Sex Education. On Off Script this week we tal...2020-01-1728 minOff ScriptEpisode 1, or “We’ve seen enough old white Catholic dudes”In which Journalists Kylie Klein Nixon and Emily Brookes discuss Golden Globes shockers, Bafta clangers, our predictions for the Oscar nominations and how much Hollywood loves itself.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s a winter wonderland! (If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere.) The lights have been hung, the new fancy clothes have been donned, the gifts have been… donated by luxury brands.
IT’S AWARDS SEASON!
On this week’s podcast we discuss the first major Hollywood event thereof, the Golden Globes, which delivered a few surprise...2020-01-1042 min
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The Story Behind1949-1950: Harry Truman through Marilyn Monroe (WDSTF Series)If you’re hearing this episode around the time it comes out, it means I’m taking some time off after the birth of my son. I’ve recorded these ahead of time and most likely will not be available on social media for the next few weeks, but you’ll still get The Story Behind twice a week if you’re subscribed to the podcast. Consider this series to be like a substitute teacher. We won’t go as in-depth as in previous episodes, but we’ll briefly touch of a number of different topics in each episode...2017-04-1709 min