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Currents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast4.8 The Future of Feminism is Maternal - And It Has Always Been That Way by Carolina AllenCarolina Allen shares the op-ed she wrote for the Deseret News, Published May 10, 2025. https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/05/10/what-is-maternal-feminism/ including some parts that were not included in the published article.
“Creating life is not only about giving birth, however miraculous that truly is. And when we say ‘maternal,’ we are not only referring to women with children. We’re also speaking of a maternal way of being — a capacity to see and fill needs, to nurture, and to lead with fierce compassion. This includes women who mother communities, mentor youth, and tend to their neighbors — all intention...2025-05-2813 minCurrents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast4.7 Free Women From the Narrative: Erica Komisar and Madeleine Wallin Speak Up About Honoring their Maternal InstinctsCarolina Allen discusses motherhood with Erica Komisar, LCSW and Madeline Wallin from FEFAF and Haro
“Free women. Free women from feeling terrorized and imprisoned by the narrative that unless they are a hard driving career woman, making lots of money competing with men out in the world, that they have no value. Free women, and give them permission to embrace instincts that they feel, but society doesn’t give them permission to feel.” - Erica Komisar
“How can we talk about the future of the world if we can’t talk about, and es...2025-05-1632 minCurrents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast4.7 A Shower of Love: A Discussion with Diane and Alina FisherShannon is joined by Big Ocean Women members Diane and Alina Fisher to discuss promoting life culture in the womb, the home, and our ecological environment.
The WAVE that Diane and Alina run throws baby showers for women who have unplanned pregnancies.
Connect with us at our Virtual Wave Meeting. Find out more at bigoceanwomen.org
“Some people believe motherhood starts when you have the baby. Motherhood starts when you get pregnant.” - Shannon Russell
“Something that I hope is something we give is no judgment and more love. I hope that’s...2025-04-2648 minCurrents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast4.2 From Survival to Purpose; Karola De Cuesta's Journey of Faith and FreedomDana and Shannon are joined by Karola de la Cuesta, whose story is told in the book, Faith, Love, and Human Trafficking: The Story of Karola de la Cuesta by Raquel Caspi. They discuss Karola’s experiences and how faith has helped her to heal and become an advocate for survivors and human rights. Karola expresses that it is vital to be aware, as parents and friends, of signs of abuse, and to also be the safe place where our loved ones can turn to to be believed and helped, no matter what.
Links to pur...2025-01-2947 minCurrents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast3.8 On the Grounds with Grace Raje: Exploring the UN's Disconnected Dialogue and the Gap Between Rhetoric and RealityIn this episode of Currents, special guest Grace Rajay, who heads up the global strategy committee at Big Ocean Women, discusses her experiences attending the UN hosted Nairobi Civil Society Conference and the upcoming Summit of the Future.
The conversation delves into the true happenings at the UN, the relevance of grassroots perspectives, and the importance of self-reliance and family-oriented solutions.
00:00 Introduction of Grace Rajay and Her Role
01:20 Contrasts Between Textbook UN and Real UN
02:22 Youth Engagement and UN 2.0
04:34 Restructuring and Rebranding the UN
06:55 Documents and Compacts f...2024-09-1348 minCurrents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast2.27 Carolina Allen and Kim Landeen Discuss the Model of Powerful ImpactCarol and Kim discuss the Model of Powerful Impact.
Powerful Impact is the idea that we can make the greatest impact when we prioritize and allow for a natural flow of energy to do its thing, essentially. We have outlined three very key ways that we can do that and will discuss it through the month, “…but the very first one, the greatest and deepest and most profound kind of impact we can make is when we are filled, when we are impacted ourselves, by the source of all energy itself, which is God. So it’s...2023-12-0130 minCurrents: the Big Ocean Women Podcast1.11—Michelle Meline on celebrating womanhood, parenting adult children, and Practicing JoyMichelle Meline is the mother of six children and grandmother to 2. She has been involved in PTA, Boosters for the Performing Arts, bake sales, little league, girls softball, school plays, and endless hours of homework with her children. She even built a five story pagoda entirely out of food storage, once!
She wants women everywhere to know that they are all gifted and uniquely talented and they possess abilities to love and nurture goodness in every facet of life. She hopes everyone will practice peace, choose joy, believe in goodness, never give up and keep being amazing! Favo...2021-08-1138 min
Articles of Faith Archives - FAIRArticles of Faith podcast: Big Ocean Women – Interview with Carolina AllenCarolina Allen is a Brazilian native and US immigrant. She is a 2nd generation member of the church. A Philosophy major from U of U. She is now happily married to Dr. Kawika Allen, a professor of counseling psychology at BYU.
Her UN bio stayed that she Speaks, English, Spanish, Portuguese. She has an interracial family with 5 kid. She Loves community and family, homeschooling, sports, the outdoors, and is a soccer player and avid Brazil fan. The bio concludes with stating that she is an activist and grass roots founder. In this episode Carolina talks about her...2015-03-0235 minInterfaith Dialogue Archives - FAIRArticles of Faith podcast: Big Ocean Women – Interview with Carolina AllenCarolina Allen is a Brazilian native and US immigrant. She is a 2nd generation member of the church. A Philosophy major from U of U. She is now happily married to Dr. Kawika Allen, a professor of counseling psychology at BYU.
Her UN bio stayed that she Speaks, English, Spanish, Portuguese. She has an interracial family with 5 kid. She Loves community and family, homeschooling, sports, the outdoors, and is a soccer player and avid Brazil fan. The bio concludes with stating that she is an activist and grass roots founder. In this episode Carolina talks about her...2015-03-0235 minMarriage Archives | FAIRArticles of Faith podcast: Big Ocean Women – Interview with Carolina AllenCarolina Allen is a Brazilian native and US immigrant. She is a 2nd generation member of the church. A Philosophy major from U of U. She is now happily married to Dr. Kawika Allen, a professor of counseling psychology at BYU.
Her UN bio stayed that she Speaks, English, Spanish, Portuguese. She has an interracial family with 5 kid. She Loves community and family, homeschooling, sports, the outdoors, and is a soccer player and avid Brazil fan. The bio concludes with stating that she is an activist and grass roots founder. In this episode Carolina talks about her...2015-03-0235 min