S6 E2: Queer Inclusivity

In this episode, anti-diet yoga & fitness coach Billie Smith and I chat about why queer inclusivity matters and share about our Queer Inclusivity Workshop now available online to work through at your own pace.    You can sign up on Billie's website directly, or at groundedhere.com/events   Other mentions in the episode:  Foundations to Fruition with Tristan Katz and Brook Monaghan HavAnna Cafe (where I was when Billie and I planned to collaborate)

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Steph Plant and I chat about grief, collective and individual healing, the power of song, and our call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Listen in for deep wisdom from this musician and Montessori teacher as she reminds of our our true nature and our capacity to live full and beautiful lives. (Photo of Steph by Marie Esara) Links mentioned in the show: Groundedhere.com Jamiewymanband.com Michellecassandrajohnson.com Scott Blossom: doctorblossom.com Native_land.ca Rebekah Dawn https://www.instagram.com/mulberrymudd/ and https://www.facebook.com/MulberryMudd/  Steph Plant on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steph.plant/?hl=en Steph teaches at Metro East Montessori School: https://metroeastmontessori.com/  Steph Plant's Reflection Song on YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Op3nuZR5B3c    QUOTES "It feels easy to feel discouraged, but the truth is I don't feel hopeless, because I really do believe [we are] forcing out a very strong light frequency through the darkness." - Steph Plant "The desire of my heart is to be able to share a deep hope, a deep peace, and a deep love, that we can embody, and then choose to send and share, and let that fly out to wherever it is that our soul wants to carry it to. I feel very far from the scene geographically, but I feel very close to the scene spiritually and emotionally. My heart is with the Palestinian people. My guts are with the Palestinian people. My cries and my songs are with the Palestinian people." - Steph Plant "I wish for grace and I wish for mercy and I wish for a ceasefire and I wish for an end to the occupation." -Steph Plant "Collectively the more that we can step into our personal power - and our personal love and our personal truth and our personal peace - the less important our fear will be to us and that's really the only thing we actually have control over - is our own internal experience and how we respond to our external experiences." - Steph Plant "Let this grief and this rage radicalize me towards more compassion and courage." - Roza https://www.instagram.com/yallaroza  "There is risk, but without doing it you're risking never having the intimacy that you could have with that community or the power you could feel in actually making a change." - Andrea Catherine Bachman  

Andrea chats with Intuitive Life Coach, Pavitra Gurumurthi. Pavitra and I explore the difference between letting go and trusting ourselves through major life transitions.   Pavitra's work is encompassed in one phrase "Walking the Path of Tenderized Authority," where she guides highly sensitive women to recognize the gifts held in their deeply empathic and feminine nature so they feel empowered to embrace a quiet confident approach to achieving their personal goals with ease. Part of this work includes embodied astrological readings that are therapeutic in nature. She has a unique way of marrying the wisdom of the cosmos with the innate wisdom held in the body and integrating free will and destiny in this lifetime. Check out her story & her work in this interview and at the following links: Website: https://www.pavitraguru.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavitragurumurthi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pavitra.gurumurthi/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenderauthority In this episode we talk about: - Gentleness in Major life transitions - Self-trust - Healthy boundaries - Financial Stability & Equity - Honoring our needs Links Mentioned: - George Kao - Scott Blossom

Efia Sulter is a mindset and manifestation coach who is on a mission to teach ambitious women how to confidently manifest their desires, stop playing small and live their EXTRAORDINARY lives. Check out her story & her work in this interview and at her website AND podcast: https://www.efiasulter.com/ https://anchor.fm/themanifestedit In this episode we talk about: - seasonal change (including how to make a perfect cup of tea) - how our love and understanding of self changes with the seasons of life - mental health and self-advocacy - navigating crossroads - conscious manifestation - the power of a good friendship - solo travel - anxiety ​ - race and gender representation in podcasting Book Mentioned: https://pemachodronfoundation.org/product/comfortable-with-uncertainty-book/ Chai Recipe: groundedhere.com/tea 

Graciela Moore is an ICF Certified Coach, Hope Expert, Licensed Sales Professional, HSP (highly sensitive person), and codependent in recovery. If you're struggling to find hope, Graciela recommends asking yourself, "Who do you know? Who do you trust? And is their hop cup filled?... so you can borrow form it!" Listen to learn more about Borrowed Hope, and lots of other kinds of hope! Learn more about Graciela at  SoMCoaching.com or follow her on Instagram: instagram.com/songofmyself.ig    

Join our chat about how an online directory of holistic practitioners can be utilized to build community for practitioners and clients alike. . Kate Maslowski is a sales and business development veteran of the marketing technology space. She is leveraging her personal experience on her own wellness journey and her passion for connecting people to helping them find their ideal holistic healthcare practitioners and doctors. Using her 15 years of experience in this field, she created Holistic Health Collaborative to help you on your journey to wellness. HHC is a searchable directory of Holistic practitioners and doctors. Whether you're seeking a practitioner to help alleviate chronic back pain, an unexplained bout of fatigue, or improve your overall health, this database is designed to match you with your ideal holistic health specialists. . https://www.about.holistichealthcollab.com/our-team https://www.instagram.com/holistichealthcollab/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/631818471033522   

Annie Moussu is a certified EFT Tapping Master Practitioner who helps people overcome blocks to confidence, success and healthy relationships. She's a first-generation Vietnamese-American, living in western France. Her struggles with low self-esteem, perfectionism and toxic relationships spurred her healing process and spiritual awakening. Now as an EFT Master Practitioner, Annie is passionate about helping others navigate their mind, heart, body and soul to create a better world. Join us as we share our personal journeys with EFT (Annie) and Ayurveda (Andrea) and how they have invited us to settle into our abundance selves and potential. Links: Miles4Migrants: https://miles4migrants.org/ Wold Medicine Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wolfmedicinemagic George Kao: https://www.georgekao.com/ Blog article about EFT (free pdf with tapping points): https://hushyourmind.com/what-is-emotional-freedom-techniques/ EFT Group (I'll be there on 9/9!): https://hushyourmind.com/eft-tapping-group/ Website: https://hushyourmind.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hush.yourmind/  

Join me as Yoga teacher, beautycounter representative and digital content creator, Holly Wielkoszewski, and I discuss our shared core value of SUSTAINABILITY and how it is a guidepost for running our businesses with integrity. We talk about the role story-telling (the story we tell ourselves, and our ability to rewrite our stories) plays in our healing. Sustainability touching on so many topics in our conversation including antiracism, hustle culture, & make up, just to name a few. Learn more about Holly at http://hollyfromthebigsky.com/ Michelle Cassandra Johnson: michellecjohnson.com At Home in Your Body: groundedhere.com/yourbody Instagram: @fearlessselflove @groundedhere Email: [email protected]

This episode, while recorded last summer, is so timely with Amber's reminders of the values of discovery, play, and connecting with ourselves and what we love. Best to you as you navigate all the changes of our world and yourself while prioritizing what matters most! Favorite Quotes: "Wherever you go, there you are." -Anonymous "The greatest joy and the greatest inward journey that we can experience is going to come from doing the things that we love." -Amber Sears "Secrecy is where all the guilt and shame is." - Amber Sears "What cracked my shell was sharing." - Amber Sears "Dance is the ultimate freedom and ultimate connection to yourself." -Amber Sears Links Mentioned: Amber's Website, Epic Self Amber on Instagram  Amber's husband, JP Sears -  Ultra Spiritual Red Ants Pants Music Festival   Meet Amber: Amber Sears is a business & transformation coach deeply dedicated to helping women heal, awaken and transform from the inside out. She specializes in 1:1 coaching, group coaching programs, retreats and teacher training programs that empower women to rise higher than they thought possible.