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Welcome back! I’m excited to share my latest conversation with spiritual mentor Jessica Bowes. The universe recently reconnected us for a new free collaboration we’ve been working on called, “The Consciousness of Wealth” ~ you can sign up for it right here. I wanted to have Jessica on the show so you could learn more about her background and amazing gifts as a channeler, seer, highly intuitive, sensitive and empathic person. Years ago she received a specific practice from the angels that she now uses to support her clients and people around the world to energetically align with their desires. We talk about money miracles, health challenges, love, spiritual growth, how manifestation actually works (and why it sometimes doesn’t) and more… In this episode we discussed: Stay in Touch with Jessica: WebsiteInstagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: WebsiteInstagram Jessica is passionate about guiding others on the spiritual path of self-mastery while living a modern world. As the creator of The Luminous Method, a manifestation practice for co-creating your soul’s desires, she helps others transform their lives by unleashing the Divine within and energetically aligning with their desires.

After developing a condition where she began to have an allergic reaction to almost everything she ate, Sena knew something had to change. She had been living a health-focused lifestyle for years after leaving a job at Google and finding the heart medicine of cacao. But years later she would discover her days of drinking cacao, using plant medicines and eating a more vegetarian diet were no longer supporting her body’s needs. By chance, she won an instagram contest for a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and learned she was very depleted in certain key minerals our bodies need to thrive. Through changing her diet and supplementing with minerals, Sena began to see all the ways her current life were not supporting her true needs. She bravely left her fiancee, and soon moved from Northern California to her home town in St. Paul, Minnesota. I love watching my friends evolve and grow, and after witnessing Sena’s transformation to become radiantly nourished, I knew I wanted to hear the whole story. It turns out what may have worked in our 20’s is not always sustainable into our 30’s and beyond… In this episode we discussed: To learn more about Sena’s evolution, listen to our previous episode here Stay in Touch with Sena: WebsiteInstagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: WebsiteInstagram Sena Maria supports women to embrace a nourished, resilient and radiantly healthy state. She uses Mineral Nutritional Balancing to rebuild our mineral heritage and get to the root of our health issues. She believes that we are only as healthy as our cells and by supporting our bodies ability to create energy and eliminate toxins efficiently, we can return to the simple, natural joy of being alive. Sena’s degree in Psychology, career at Google and her subsequent studies of yoga, energy healing, shamanism, plant medicine, tools for building emotional capacity and integration, and Mineral Nutritional Balancing have led her to sit with many questions about what humanity may need at this time to heal from trauma + toxins, strengthen our families and create mineral-rich generations to come. She offers a woman-centric approach to healing with Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis utilizing it as a tool for deepening connection with one's self.

Jane Mayer and I are back to answer the questions we received from you all in February! We also get to hear about Jane’s updates at the end of her pregnancy, her move to Alabama to be closer to family, what the third trimester has been like, and how she’s being changed. Hear Jane's full story in our previous podcast, episode 133. In this episode we discussed: EFT Tapping Links in this episode: To ask a question to us on Rising Women Leaders send a voicemail or text to ‪(707) 559-8346‬ Womb Awakening book Alliance Avalonia on instagram Stay in Touch with Jane: Website Instagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram

Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the next cohort of the Way of the Priestess. Richard will be one of our guest teachers When I first discovered that when everyone is talking about “Full moon in Leo” the actual moon in the sky is most often in the constellation of Cancer my mouth dropped! How could this be? Ever since I was a kid I loved looking at the stars and astronomy was one of my favorite subjects in school. I’ve always asked questions like, “Why are we here? Where did we come from, and what’s the point of all of this?” So many of these questions have begun to be answered through my study of Vedic Astrology, the ancient form of astrology from India. In Vedic astrology, our chart is a printout of our karma, the lessons our soul came to experience in this life. We bring with us our beneficial and challenging karmas to be lived out and worked through. Our soul has different reasons for incarnating - for example Dharma, Artha (Money, and how we earn it), Kama (Passion, desire) and Moksha (liberation). I’ve been wowed again and again by the accuracy of Vedic Astrology, to predict dates and beneficial phases. Richard has helped me choose dates to buy a car, beneficial times to marry, has predicted certain moves I’ve had, and so much more. This episode has been a long time coming! I’ve been referencing what I’ve learned in Vedic astrology more and more in the episodes, so I wanted to sit down with guest expert, Vedic Astrologer Richard Powell. Richard has been a dear friend and teacher of mine since I began studying with him during the beginning of the pandemic. In this episode we discussed: The differences between Western and Eastern or “Vedic” astrology The “Four Aims of Life” (Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha) and why our souls choose to incarnate The 12 constellations, what planets they are ruled by and what are their unique energies Each of the planets and their energies Phases of life ruled by the planets and how to find out what phase of life you are in The nodes of the moon: Ketu and Rahu: And our experiences from these life phases Links in this Episode: View your unique chart: https://deva.guru/ - exact birth time does make a difference so be sure to check your birth certificate Your “sign” in vedic astrology will be the number in the top center diamond (1-12) in the chart Your “phase of life” will be the planet listed in the “Viṁśottarī Daśā” section underneath the chart Stay in Touch with Richard: Richard’s Vedic Astrology Course Begins February 19th Website - Book 1-1 Vedic readings Instagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram -- Richard is a NAMA-certified Doctor of Āyurveda. He is a graduate of the Āyurvedic Institute and has studied extensively under Dr. Vasant Lad in the US and India. He furthered his Ayurveda and Vedic philosophy studies under Dr. Ashwin Shastry of Arogya Niketana in Karnataka, India. Upon returning to the United States, Richard pursued advanced classical Ayurvedic studies in a clinical setting at the Arogya Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under Kashyapa Fisher for an additional four years. Since 2018, he has been employed at the Ayurvedic Center of Vermont where he gives consultations, teaches, and gives treatments. Complimenting his extensive education in Āyurveda, Richard has been studying and teaching yoga for over 20 years and is an ERYT-500. He is an avid student of Sanskrit, Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), and Vedic philosophy. After a chance meeting with Hart DeFouw he decided to study in that lineage, most prominently under Penny Farrow, with whom he still studies. In addition to his studies in the Vedic sciences, Richard is a Reiki Master and is an avid practitioner of Aikido, the Japanese martial art. His passion for earth healing meets his devoted studies in physical, mental, and spiritual health as he was formerly a permaculture designer and educator and founded the nonprofit Orlando Permaculture in Orlando, Florida. Richard...

Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the next cohort of the Way of the Priestess. We begin March 22, 2024, and Richard will be one of our guest teachers When I first discovered that when everyone is talking about “Full moon in Leo” the actual moon in the sky is most often in the constellation of Cancer my mouth dropped! How could this be? Ever since I was a kid I loved looking at the stars and astronomy was one of my favorite subjects in school. I’ve always asked questions like, “Why are we here? Where did we come from, and what’s the point of all of this?” So many of these questions have begun to be answered through my study of Vedic Astrology, the ancient form of astrology from India. In Vedic astrology, our chart is a printout of our karma, the lessons our soul came to experience in this life. We bring with us our beneficial and challenging karmas to be lived out and worked through. Our soul has different reasons for incarnating - for example Dharma, Artha (Money, and how we earn it), Kama (Passion, desire) and Moksha (liberation). I’ve been wowed again and again by the accuracy of Vedic Astrology, to predict dates and beneficial phases. Richard has helped me choose dates to buy a car, beneficial times to marry, has predicted certain moves I’ve had, and so much more. This episode has been a long time coming! I’ve been referencing what I’ve learned in Vedic astrology more and more in the episodes, so I wanted to sit down with guest expert, Vedic Astrologer Richard Powell. Richard has been a dear friend and teacher of mine since I began studying with him during the beginning of the pandemic. In this episode we discussed: The differences between Western and Eastern or “Vedic” astrology The “Four Aims of Life” (Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha) and why our souls choose to incarnate The 12 constellations, what planets they are ruled by and what are their unique energies Each of the planets and their energies Phases of life ruled by the planets and how to find out what phase of life you are in The nodes of the moon: Ketu and Rahu: And our experiences from these life phases Links in this Episode: View your unique chart: https://deva.guru/ - exact birth time does make a difference so be sure to check your birth certificate Your “sign” in vedic astrology will be the number in the top center diamond (1-12) in the chart Your “phase of life” will be the planet listed in the “Viṁśottarī Daśā” section underneath the chart Stay in Touch with Richard: Richard’s Vedic Astrology Course Begins February 19th Website - Book 1-1 Vedic readings Instagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram -- Richard is a NAMA-certified Doctor of Āyurveda. He is a graduate of the Āyurvedic Institute and has studied extensively under Dr. Vasant Lad in the US and India. He furthered his Ayurveda and Vedic philosophy studies under Dr. Ashwin Shastry of Arogya Niketana in Karnataka, India. Upon returning to the United States, Richard pursued advanced classical Ayurvedic studies in a clinical setting at the Arogya Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under Kashyapa Fisher for an additional four years. Since 2018, he has been employed at the Ayurvedic Center of Vermont where he gives consultations, teaches, and gives treatments. Complimenting his extensive education in Āyurveda, Richard has been studying and teaching yoga for over 20 years and is an ERYT-500. He is an avid student of Sanskrit, Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), and Vedic philosophy. After a chance meeting with Hart DeFouw he decided to study in that lineage, most prominently under Penny Farrow, with whom he still studies. In addition to his studies in the Vedic sciences, Richard is a Reiki Master and is an avid practitioner of Aikido, the Japanese martial art. His passion for earth healing meets his devoted studies in physical, mental, and spiritual health as he was formerly a permaculture designer and educator and founded the nonprofit Orlando Permaculture...

I’m back to podcasting! I know it’s been about 8 months since my last episode and I have missed you all. I have just been navigating the reality of being ia new mother, having more limited time now, amidst navigating the identity shifts and transformations of becoming a mother. I’m so excited to share my conversation with Jane, a true voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. You may remember Jane from earlier episodes: episode 118 - Navigating Change and the Power of Listening, and episode 128 where I shared the story of my daughter’s birth. Jane and I have also had these parallel paths, like the passing of birds in the sky, she moved to kauai the month I was getting ready to leave, being pregnant and desiring to be closer to family. And now, Jane being halfway through her pregnancy is deciding the same. In this episode we discussed: Trusting our intuition Being open to the twists and turns and mystery of life Gender reveals and navigating surprise and difficult emotions Jane’s unsuccessful journey with IVF in a previous marriage and the journey of natural conception and pregnancy years later Jane’s decision to leave Kauai Our stories of miscarriage from this past year Vedic astrology insights and life transitions Stay in Touch with Jane: Website Instagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Jane Mayer is a medicine woman, creative, doula, and guide to the unseen realms, who delights in supporting humans and Earth in coming fully alive. Alongside supporting private clients, she writes, records and performs music, and guides a school for creativity and awakening. A keeper of song and a lover of mythos, her practice is borne of the weaving of indigenous medicine from Peru, Hawaii and Ireland, the Christian mysticism of her home in the deep South, and a depth of knowledge in the nervous system, subtle body, womb healing, and the somatic experience of awakening. She holds deep trust in the wild intelligence of nature to guide all of Creation, and orients others to their deeper nature and innate gifts with sound, myth, dreams, plant, energy medicine and somatic integration. She is devoted to the heart of all things, sacred union, and the liberation of all beings. To learn more, visit iamjanemayer.com.

This Fall I participated in a weekly new parent-baby group in Sebastopol, CA with Kerry Ingram. I met Kerry years ago when she found one of my self-care guide downloads and invited me to be a wise woman to visit her mom and baby groups. I remember thinking I would love to join something like that to meet other mothers and babies if I ever had a child one day… and about six years later it happened! Kerry has been supporting new mothers, babies and families for the past decade in CA and now is sharing her curriculum to create a ripple effect of sharing more of these nourishing postpartum groups around the world. Care for the next generation really does start with the mother, and the more we can surround families with support in early postpartum the easier it will be to interrupt harmful narratives and create networks of love, care and support when we need it most. In this episode we discussed: Kerry’s experience postpartum: the surprises, challenges and ways she found the support she needed How community support impacts early parenting and is culture-making by creating space to see and interrupt harmful narratives How to be a village tender and step into leadership for new parents in your community The “Early Parenting Villains” and how these systems, for example, ‘consumerism’ ‘diet culture’ or ‘patriarchy’ come up so often in new motherhood, how to identify them and ways to shift our relationship with them Self-care in postpartum, asking for help and building community Links in this episode: Kerry’s Course: Village Tenders Postpartum Community Care Course Stay in Touch with Kerry: IG: @villagetenders FB: Community Supported Postpartum Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Patreon Kerry Ingram is the founder of Community Supported Postpartum whose mission is to build ecosystems of care one community at a time. She contributes to this vision by teaching folks all over the world how to step into the role of Village Tender by creating local parent and baby groups that get parents out of isolation and into a web of support and care. Kerry is a parent (both biological and foster), an early childhood educator (20 years), a postpartum doula, with additional education in women and gender studies (SUNY Oswego), and maternal mental health care (PSI). She has been facilitating local parent and baby groups for over 10 years and teaches others around the world to step into leadership with her Village Tenders Postpartum Community Care course, curriculum and business framework.

It’s an honor to have Becca Piastrelli back on Rising Women Leaders. It’s been a few years (and a lot of transformation) since our last conversation (episode 10!). We’ve both transitioned from maiden to mother, and our lives and businesses have transformed along with us. In this conversation we share the real, the raw, and the beautiful of being initiated into mothers: Becca shares of her journey of the last 2.5 years after birthing her daughter, her journey with delayed postpartum depression (and rage) at 18 months, how she has done her best to recreate the village we all long for, what it looks like to untangle from patriarchy and letting go the need to always do more, and how we can honor and ritualize the powerful rite of passage of shifting from maiden to mother. Stay in Touch with Becca: Becca’s bookBecca's websiteinstagram.com/beccapiastrellibelongingpodcast.com Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: WebsiteInstagramPatreon Current Offerings with Meredith: 1:1 Coaching & MentorshipWomb Healing Becca Piastrelli is the author of Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community & the Self and is the host of the Belonging podcast. She teaches and speaks on the nature of belonging and runs retreats to help women reconnect with their rooted sense of self. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area (soon to be Hudson Valley, NY) with her husband, child, two cats, and five chickens, where she gardens, cooks, mothers, and gathers with the ebb and flow of the seasons.

Enrollment is now open for the Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. It’s an honor to have Renee Linnell back on Rising Women Leaders! In Renee’s latest book, Still on Fire, she shares stories of magic, miracles, travel and romance… from traveling over 50 countries, love affairs with men half her age, being rescued by angels, getting stranded at 22,000 feet in the Himalayas, Renee takes us on a wild adventure in her book, sharing soul-soothing wisdom she gained along the way. Where her first book, The Burn Zone was an exploration of what happens when we don't listen to our Inner Guidance, Still on Fire is an exposition of what happens when we do. May this conversation support you to remember who you truly are and reignite a passion for being alive on Earth at this time. “Freedom, I have discovered, is letting go and jumping into the stream of life. Being willing to be uncomfortable and trusting that divine choreography will a​l​ways lead us to the next right unfolding. It is looking for the good in everything we gaze upon or stumble upon… finding the miracles in each moment instead of the grievances.” In this episode we discussed: How Renee shifted her mindset from victim to warrior What is soul sickness? and how to realign with your soul’s truth How to survive as a sensitive being on this planet Renee’s wild and powerful stories of magic, travel, romance and miracles Why we need to shine our light and how to navigate losing people in our life who can’t resonate at the same frequency How to let go of people pleasing and caring so much of what others think of us What finding our power really means Listening to our intuition - and tips to realign with love and freedom when fear or self-doubt appears Links in this episode: Renee’s previous Rising Women Leaders episode 068: Your Difference is Your Destiny Buy the book: Still on Fire or The Burn Zone Stay in Touch with Renee: Website Facebook Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Patreon Renee Linnell is a serial entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded five companies and has an MBA from New York University; before that she was a model and professional dancer. Having an unorthodox childhood and being surrounded by death at a young age led her on a spiritual quest that took her all over the world, culminating in her ordination as a Buddhist monk (by a bi-polar guru with delusions of grandeur so she’s not 100% sure the ordination counts.) What began as writing for catharsis in 2013—as she struggled to regain her sanity after being brainwashed in a Buddhist cult—turned into her first memoir, The Burn Zone: A Memoir (She Writes Press, 2018). Still on Fire is the sequel. Her mission is to remind people Who They Truly Are and to reignite their passion for being alive. For more information, please visit https://reneelinnell.com

It was an honor to sit down for this heart opening conversation with a personal mentor and friend, Porsha Beed. It was just before the pandemic when I first met Porsha in a song circle in Sebastopol, CA. I was touched by the songs her and co-founder Aaron Johnson shared with our group and how effortlessly they brought us into our hearts. I attended their daylong anti-racism workshop and went on to work privately with Porsha to move through my own grief around racism, look at my own blind spots as a white woman with privilege and come into deeper alignment with how I show up for my work, friends and larger community. I think a lot of white people do end up (sadly) avoiding relationships with people of other races because of the shame and guilt that often arises. When we focus on the fear and guilt, we take the focus away from truly getting to know and caring for person of another race. Porsha is here and reaching for us to heal this divide. May this conversation open a door for us all to look within, to heal, and to create a better future for all the generations to come. In this episode we discussed: Approaching anti-racism work through song and building relationships Healing and tending to grief Letting go of perfectionism and embracing willingness Spirituality and love at the center of anti-racism and social justice movements Healing shame to let down barriers and form true relationships Stories of healing from Porsha’s work The importance of self-forgiveness All about Porsha’s upcoming deep dive series, “Can You Hear Me?” (Links below) How Porsha overcomes fear and doubt and anchors back into her roots and reasons behind this work A beautiful song to remember our connection to spirit Links in this episode: Join Porsha for one of her upcoming deep dives: Song Power Hour with Songleader Lyndsey Scott ( September 28 5-6pm PT): https://fb.me/e/1KfDTZtFL Can you Hear me deep dive 1( October 1, 12-2 pm PT): https://fb.me/e/3QDkZhoMP Can You Feel Me? deep dive 2 (October 7, 5-7pm PT): https://fb.me/e/20vk01lUX Can You Hold Me? deep dive 3 (October 15, 12-2pm PT): https://fb.me/e/2JJSm0kRv Stay in Touch with Porsha: You can connect with Porsha, register for her offerings and learn more about her work at info.canyouhearme@gmail.com Instagram: @porshabeed Facebook: porshabeed Holistic Resistance - https://www.holisticresistance.com Grief to Action - https://www.grieftoaction.com Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Patreon Porsha Beed (she/her) is a co-founder of Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action. Porsha is a practitioner of love, grief work, and deep heart/soul work. She is a mentor, love prophet, poet, spiritual healer and facilitator who pulls from a spiritual ancestral lineage and the earth as guides to support and hold her as she works towards a vision of healing work that aids in the dismantling of racism and oppression. She weaves her African heritage and queer experiences into seeds that she sows in her authentic creative expressions through facilitation, ritual practices, poetry, and song.

This week I sat down with dear friend Jane Mayer to share the story of my daughter's birth. She was born March 15, 2022 at our home in Boulder, Colorado. In this story I share about everything from unexpected emotions during pregnancy, what I did to prepare for birth, practices to help baby be in the most optimal position for labor, the story of the birth itself as well as lessons from the first six weeks postpartum. After spending years preparing for motherhood and holding space for women to heal their womb and their own birth stories it's such an honor to share our birth story with you today. Links in this episode: Jane's previous podcast episodeSacred Birthing book Barbara's Sacred Birthing SchoolSpinning Babies classWomb Healing Sessions with Meredith Live Womb Healing Ceremony June 12th Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: WebsiteInstagramPatreon

As I am about to cross the threshold into motherhood, I sat down to speak with mother, ceremonialist, and birthkeeper Gabriella Cerince. (You can also listen to our last episode from 2020 on Ceremony, Seasons, & the Modern Witch right here). Gabriella shares her birth story (with her now 6-month old daughter,) and the fine line one walks between fear, trust & intuition in the process, and how she was invited to set boundaries both during and after birth as she stepped into her new role as Mother. Gabriella has great reverence for mothers, women and mothers-to-be and is working towards a world where our direct line of connection to our mothers and Earth mother can be healed and tended to. This conversation reminds of connecting to our innate power as women as we walk through potent initiations in a full-spectrum life… “Birth works… the more we can get out of the way, the better…” In this episode we discussed: Gabriella’s home birth story The initiations & mysteries of pregnancy What Gabriella is learning through motherhood How Birth is an opportunity to heal our lineages and the World How Gabriella is navigating her Mother Wound as a new mother You can also find this episode on Apple podcasts and Spotify. Stay in Touch with Gabriella: Website Instagram Mother Root online course Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Patreon Gabriella is a Mother, Ceremonialist, Sovereign Birthkeeper, Freebirth Advocate, and has been initiated into the Temple of Diana as a Dianic Witch. She serves women throughout the childbearing year with an open heart, ready to bring the Village to those in need. She lives in the forests of Oregon with her husband, tending the land and raising their 5 month old daughter. Together, they hold Seasonal celebrations on their property with their local community. Gabriella leads Women's Circles, Red Tents, Village Prenatals, Blood Rites, Mother Blessings, Birth Circles, and Online Courses in the name of the Goddess, Ancestral Healing, and Womb Sovereignty. She is passionate about bringing women back to the Goddess, nourishing women's health, innate power, and protecting female spaces.

After hearing Morgan’s story of choosing to donate and redistribute 100% of her inherited family wealth, I knew I wanted to speak with her. In this conversation we discuss what it’s like to face the shadows of our ancestral lineages, ask deeper questions of what our family’s part was in injustices in our country and how we can use that knowledge to atone and repair. Morgan is one of thousands of young people feeling called to redistribute inherited wealth back into the hands of indigenous and black people and organizations across the country… Her story calls us to consider that maybe true happiness is really found when we focus on others’ happiness rather than just our own… In this episode we discuss: Morgan’s privileged upbringing and calling to activism early in life The inner journey navigating shame, guilt, and anger after learning about some of her ancestor’s involvement in slavery, moving indigenous people off their land, and fossil fuel investments - the very= The story of how Morgan began redistributing 100% of her inherited wealth and 50% of her earned income How to navigate resistance that may come up when redistributing funds How to begin the journey of looking into your own ancestral past The fears Morgan faced around being public with this work What Morgan has learned about true happiness A letter to her descendants and vision for a healed world Stay in Touch with Morgan: Coaching & Cohorts for Ancestral Repair & Redistribution: morganhcurtis.com Have money to give this season? Here are some of Morgan’s suggestions on where to begin: Ekvn Yefolecv an intentional Indigenous ecovillage community returning to their ancestral homelands in what’s known as Alabama, to reclaim and revive language, ecology, cosmology and tradition. Canticle Farm an urban farm, educational center, and intentional community, located in East Oakland, CA on Lisjan Ohlone territory. In particular, the Sister Water House of Restorative Justice at Canticle Farm is home to formerly-incarcerated Black elders and movement leaders. #Case4Reparations Fund at Liberated Capital is an example of how to cede decision making power by funding the movement for reparations through campaigns and organizations chosen by a group of Black and Indigenous leaders. Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Patreon Guided by the call to transmute the legacy of her colonizer and enslaver ancestors, Morgan is dedicated to working with her fellow people with wealth and class privilege towards redistribution, atonement, and repair of ancestral harms. As a facilitator, money coach, organizer and ritualist, she works to catalyze the healing of relationships with self, family, ancestors, community, and the land, enabling the surrender of power and control so that resources can flow towards racial, environmental, and economic justice. She is in the process of redistributing 100% of her inherited wealth and 50% of her income to primarily Black- and Indigenous-led organizing and land projects. Morgan is a resident of Canticle Farm, a multi-racial, inter-faith, cross-class, intergenerational intentional community in Lisjan Ohlone territory (Oakland, CA). She is currently a Masters of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, focused on racial justice and healing. You can learn more at her website: morganhcurtis.com.

This podcast was originally recorded on the Amber Dolan Bath Show. Amber has been a past client of mine, and it was an honor to sit down with her and her partner Jacob to talk all about love and relationships. You’re invited to join Michael and I for a 2 hour online workshop…Love & Relationship Alchemy Join us to Learn: 9 Ways of Being to Create Thriving Relationships Our Top 3 Communication Techniques to Diffuse Conflict and Create Deeper Intimacy Intimacy Practices To Create a Foundation of Unconditional Love, Freedom and Connection How to Balance Sovereignty and Interdependence in Relationships Links in this episode: Love & Relationship Alchemy Online WorkshopAmber’s PodcastAmber’s WebsiteMichael's Music Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: WebsiteInstagramPatreon

Welcome to a new season of Rising Women Leaders! In this episode I share: Links in this episode: EFT Practitioner TrainingEFT Webinar + ReplayKauai Sacred Birthing School Books: Sacred BirthingIna May’s Guide to ChildbirthSpirit Babies Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: WebsiteInstagramPatreon

The timing of this conversation couldn’t have been more perfect. After living eight months on the island of Kauai and deepening my connection to the Earth and plant spirit world, I had the opportunity to sit down with writer, teacher, and earth intuitive, Asia Suler. I had just had my first dream of the island after returning to the mainland, where I greeted the ocean and it greeted me back with a big splash on my hand. I could truly feel the sentience of the plants and the land in the dream that I had been in such close relationship with. Have you ever experienced anything like this? Feeling the aliveness of everything around you? Communicating with the unseen realms? In this episode Asia shares her own journey of communication with the Earth and spirits of the plants. She shares about their message of self-compassion and how they work through us on behalf of our evolvement and healing. In this episode we discussed: What is earth intuition? Asia’s journey of healing chronic pain through the Earth’s wisdom Intuitive plant medicine Mugwort and Rose medicine Finding self-compassion and the true meaning of self-love How to navigate being an empath and the world opening back up after shelter-in-place Asia’s journey of intuitive entrepreneurship and the permission she gave herself in her writing that changed everything & opened her to her people Writing a book! The fears she has overcome to be where she is today Stay in Touch with Asia: Website: www.asiasuler.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/asiasuler Facebook: www.facebook.com/asiasuler YouTube: www.youtube.com/asiasuler Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram Asia Suler is a writer, teacher and ecological philosopher who lives in the folds of the Blue Ridge mountains. She is the creator and concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries— an Appalachian-grown company that offers handcrafted herbal medicines and online education. Asia’s work— which is a unique combination of herbalism, animism, ancestral healing and earth-centered mysticism— is rooted in the belief that self-compassion is a force of ecological healing. Her forthcoming book of nature writing will be available in 2022 through North Atlantic Books.

Announcement: This is the last week to book a call for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com/priestess I can’t believe almost seven years has passed since I first met Kit Maloney at a weekend retreat for creative entrepreneurs with Sarah Jenks and Nisha Moodley. Since then Kit has had several businesses, from focusing on female pleasure and orgasm to helping women connect with their womb and heal their relationship to their menstrual cycle. Kit is an inspiration when it comes to following one’s intuition to take creative entrepreneurial risks. Kit now runs Kitara, a company in devotion to sharing safe and easy, in-home yoni steaming. They offer beautiful steam seats, organic herbs, consultations, community & more. With her unique blend of feminism, creativity, and determination, Kit is on a venture to spread love and healing to women everywhere. In this episode we discussed: Yoni Steaming + connecting people to their body and wombspace as a way of better understanding their intuition and access the depths of their healing Kit’s story growing up in academia and shifting from achievement productivity focused masculine world to integrating feminine lifestyle shifts into her life Why brown blood sometimes release at the beginning of a cycle and how to cleanse old blood through yoni steaming The best time to steam The big fears Kit had to overcome to follow a path of creative entrepreneurship Kit’s wisdom on stepping into a more purposeful and fulfilling life How we can use our intuition to inform our business decisions and endeavors Use our discount code “RisingLove” for$10 off any yoni steam seat you purchase from Kitara Stay in Touch with Kit: Website Instagram Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Website Instagram For twenty years Kit Maloney has been an activist, academic, and entrepreneur committed to channeling her passion for gender equity into a celebration of women and yoni bodied folks embodied health and healing. She’s earned a Masters degree in Gender and Social Policy from the London School of Economics and has been featured widely in the media, including Glamour, Self, and Bustle. She is also the founder of O’actually & The Pleasure Pledge, two ventures honoring female sexual pleasure (and orgasms!) for safety, healing, and empowerment. Marie Claire named Kit an "Amazing Woman" for her work celebrating women's sexuality.

Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. It’s an honor to welcome Mama Jenn to our podcast episode today! Jenn has been a client and participant in this past year’s Way of the Priestess program. She shares her story of healing her heart after a difficult break up, rediscovering her connection to Source and finding her gifts as an intuitive guide and reiki healer. We also talk more about her experience in the program, connection with the other women, finding her voice and shifting her relationship to how she loves, honors and nourishes herself. In this episode we discussed: Jenn’s story of healing after heartbreak and finding her gifts and purpose as a healer Jenn’s experience participating in the Way of the Priestess Program Connecting with female archetypes Deepening our connection to Source Choosing love, ourselves, and self-care amidst challenges Listening to the wisdom of our bodies Connecting more deeply with the plant world Stay in Touch with Jennifer: Instagram Email: mamajenn@moondiosa.com Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Book a free 45 min call with Meredith Instagram Website Facebook Group Patreon Jennifer Segovia is a massage therapist, holistic health and energy medicine practioner, who supports women on their healing journey. She empowers women to return to their own creative life and the embodiment of their true power. Her purpose is to remind women of their connection to their innate feminine nature. She uses various holistic approaches such as Reiki, Shamanism, Chinese medicine, Chakra therapy, Crystal therapy, Women’s Spirituality, breathwork, meditation and other intuitive modalities. Her creative process is an act of loving devotion to the divine. She lives courageously as she answers to the call of her own wild song… and by sharing her own story she encourages others to listen for theirs. Blending compassion and a loving spirit, she offers her work as a medium to create, healing and awaken the heart and soul of humanity. She currently lives in Aledo, Texas and offers soul sessions, private coaching, online Reiki certification programs, retreats, workshops, and women's circles.

Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. It’s an honor to welcome you to a guided journey with the singing bowls and the harmonium. I’ve been bringing these intuitive sound journeys to my clients this month over zoom and thought, “This is really what the world needs right now.” So much healing is able to take place when we simply drop into presence and relax the nervous system. So create a nourishing space for yourself to lie down, balance the chakras, cleanse the aura, call your energy back and form a field of protection. Crystal tones alchemy bowls lay the backdrop for this time to relax, let go and unwind. Release stress from every day and find presence with each breath. If you’re interested in purchasing Crystal Tones Alchemy Bowls, be in touch with Deva Munay. Stay in Touch with Us: InstagramWebsite

There's an intense amount of pressure we can put on ourselves to achieve, to do, and be productive. How can we know when it's ok to rest? Even in spiritual communities, it's so easy to get stuck in the cycle of constant productivity, as if our self-worth was dependent on it. How do we break the cycle? In this episode Meredith Rom shares a channeled message from source to remind you that you're not here to be a machine. You're a human with feelings and depth. Take ten minutes to let go into the abyss and remember who you came here to be. Stay in Touch with us: InstagramWebsite