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Be My ValentineAlyonka & the unknown worldIn this episode, I’m joined by my best friend Alyonka Larionov - an amazing personal coach who specialises in conversation, connection and community. Just 2 best friends talking about identity, relationships and the fear of the unknown. We hope you enjoy! Follow Alyonka on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_alyonkahttps://www.instagram.com/coach.alyonkaThis episode contains discussions around eating disorders, disordered eating behaviours, body image and addiction. Listener discretion is advised.
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IN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaIGOR LARIONOV II | On Accepting the Journey, Turning -'s into +'s & the Last Name | No. 32Igor is my brother. He is a professional athlete. An ice hockey player to be exact. He is 21 years old and currently finds himself in a stage of change and transition. Except, unlike most of us (myself included), Igor is prepared for the Unknown. In fact, he’s excited for it, seeing it as an opportunity to create something special. He is not a wallower, not a stagnant force of nature complacent in the cards he’s been dealt — difficult ones including injuries and setbacks which have made his climb to the top that more difficult. He knows he is, and fo...
2020-03-0200 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaDON'T Call It A Comeback | Season 2 | No. 31The only thing you need to know is that we’re back (kind of) from our time away, and that Season Two of ‘IN THE UNKNOWN’ is available for your listening pleasure.
2020-03-0100 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaANDREW KIPPEN | On Hypnotherapy, the Subconscious, Social Constructs, + Energetic Beings | No. 29Andrew Kippen came into my life at just the opportune moment in time. I was in the middle of my New York stint in the summer of 2018, trying to figure out why all things that were easy in the past suddenly felt like a mountain I was never going to climb. The keyword you should be paying attention to here is: trying. Trying, aka, going against the energy of the Universe, which as I’ve learned and continue to learn, never gets us anywhere. In fact, it only gets us further from our Truth.
Andrew’s name came up during a co...
2018-12-2300 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaLAUREN HARKNESS | On Sexuality in Modern Times, Communicating Intimacy, + Controversy of #MeToo | 28HERE's the known.
I first encountered Lauren Harkness at a beautiful space in Brooklyn, New York while in attendance for a Conscious Sexuality Workshop produced by the Goddess Institute. On brand with my personal workshops - IN THE UNKNOWN - I had no idea what to expect. I arrived open and willing to listen and to learn.
I have always been skeptical of sexuality in the form it takes in a female’s body because I had to learn about through personal trial and error, and without much education and/or guidance. Sex had always been a controversial topic in my...
2018-10-2300 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaDAN DOTY | On EQ, Finding Oneself + One’s Purpose, the Physics of Human Connection + Building EVRYMAN | 27This connection is another one of those timing is everything and patience is a virtue. I first heard of Dan Doty indirectly via (once again) Jesse Israel, when mentioning a men’s retreat he’d attended called EVRYMAN. At first, I was connected to it’s co-founder, Sascha Lewis, with whom I met in person last fall. I made a note in my notebook that I’d like to continue this conversation with a potential collaboration in mind. Almost a year later, I attended a MediClub in Brooklyn. There I was grouped with four strangers to discuss a prompted topic. I exchan...
2018-10-0700 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaSHAUNDA BROWN | On Conscious Sexuality, Spiritual Partners + Goddess Institute | No. 26HERE'S THE KNOWN.
I was introduced to Shaunda Brown via email by Jesse Israel. He suggested we meet, record a podcast, or at the very least attend each other’s workshops. Somewhere within the message, there was probably a hidden (intentional) current for friendship but it did not need to be said. It just happened. After a few email exchanges, I attended Shaunda’s first Goddess Institute event on Conscious Sexuality. Goddess is her baby. It’s the thing she’s been manifesting, growing and birthing. I walked into a transformed space in Brooklyn, NY and took my seat on a fuzzy...
2018-09-2200 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaA | On Staying in the Discomfort, Trusting the Process + In The Unknown | #1Many of you send me dm's, emails + texts asking in depth questions about IN THE UNKNOWN and most of the things that I write about on my blog and instagram. I am always happy to answer, however, sometimes it becomes overwhelming because I simply do not have enough time to get to everyone. So, what I've decided to do is to add to my pod a series called 'A' where I do just that: answer your questions.
For the first episode I fill you in on why I've changed the name of my business into IN THE UNKNOWN, I give...
2018-08-3000 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaDECLAN MICHAEL LAIRD | Actor + Mental Health Advocate | No. 20Declan's an interesting character. In that, he's an actor, so by default he's a character. He can switch in and out of accents. He plays different roles. Different careers. Different, well, characters.
“Growing up I always loved movies - loved movies. I saw them as an escape, probably because when I went to the cinema and I was watching a movie, your mind shuts off for two hours and you’re not thinking about anything else and I used to see it as an escape. I used to watch the movies and think, I could do that! I could act like...
2018-03-3000 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaLEAH VERNON | Model, Speaker, Writer, Muslim Feminist + Body-Positive Activist | No. 17Sometimes, life brings in people when you least expect them and they become the exact person that you need most. That is Leah V for me.
We met at a diner in Detroit. Rose's Fine Food. I grabbed us a table. It was in the early stages of my Recovery from my Eating Disorder and so I sat nervously glancing through the decadence that was the menu. Pancakes. Bacon. Eggs. All of it looked good. None of it I could have. Yogurt, I thought. I'll just do yogurt. Leah came shortly thereafter. "Thanks for checking on the bathroom situation. I...
2018-02-2100 minIN THE UNKNOWN with AlyonkaTARA LIPINSKI | Olympic Figure Skater + Broadcaster | No. 15As of late, Tara Lipinski has been making the rounds talking about her incredible Olympic Gold Medal Winning moment on pretty much every national television morning show possible. The reason? She's heading to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games as a host for NBC. This is Tara 2.0. Or, maybe it's 3.0. Could be 4.0. Point is: this woman is never one to shy away from a momentous opportunity to start a new chapter in her life. Wildly aware of when to step away from something which no longer serves, unlike most, Tara sprints into the Unknown, ready to conquer any road...
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