Episode 130: Gina Clover - Our Lady of the Apocalypse

June 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

aliveness, animist, apocalypse, back to nature, church, climate change. capitalism, climate grief, consumer culture, ecocide, gender discrimination law suit, grief, healing, hudson valley, intelligence, law suit, money culture, mother archetype, nature, our lady of the apocalypse, prepping, prostitute archetype, rites of passage, selling your soul, singing your song, society, spirituality, substack, survival

In this episode, Monica speaks to Gina Clover about her work; anticapitalism, and ecological re-enchantment.

Episode 114: Amanda Star Kingsley - Speaking Light into Abortion

February 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 secs

abortion, amanda star kingsley, evangelical trauma, feminist life coach, grief, guilt after abortion, inner wisdom, isolation, miscarriage, multiple abortions, planned parenthood, pregnant, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-human, pro-life, rage, religious trauma, shame after abortion, survive, thrive after abortion, unwanted pregnancy

In this episode, Monica talks to Amanda Star Kingsley about surviving and thriving after abortion.

Episode 86: Sarah Durham Wilson - Heartbreak as a Rite of Passage

August 4th, 2021  |  1 hr 39 secs

death mother, feminine maturity, goddess, grief, maiden archetype, maiden to mother, matrix, mother archetype, mother spirit, mother up, mythology, patriarchal conditioning, patriarchy, rites of passage, sounds true, thank goddess, trance, writing

Episode 83: Bethany Harvey - Dipped In It

July 14th, 2021  |  56 mins 53 secs

artist, bee’s wax, best selling author, death, difficult emotions, dipped in it, divorce, drowning, grace, gratitude, gratitude practice, grief, grieving loss, heartbreak, loss, loss of a father, new york times best seller, normalizing emotions, postpartum depression, struggling, transgender, trauma, waldorf education, well of grief, writer, writing after grief, writing emotions, writing odyssey

Monica talks to Bethany about grief, gratitude, and the spectrum of emotion that came to be known when her father died.

Episode 82: Sarah MacLaughlin - Raising Humans With Heart

July 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 46 secs

accountability and kids, aces score, aces too high, brene brown, children and parents, conscious parenting, dysregulation, empty nest, grief, guiding our children, loving our children, modeling self love, pandemic parenting, parent, parenting, parenting anxiety, parenting children to be kind, parenting expert, parenting tips, parenting toddlers, parents and kids, relational skills, sarah maclaughlin, single dads, single moms, single parents, special needs kids, telling the truth, transparency

In this episode, Monica speaks to Sarah MacLaughlin about her new book "Raising Humans With Heart: Not a How-To Manual"

Episode 80: Kathy Karn - For the Grace of Elephants & What They Can Teach Us About LOVE

June 23rd, 2021  |  49 mins 31 secs

a room of one’s own, africa, africa magic, african safari, african savannah, animal medicine, big tusker, big tusker tim, cheetah, connection, conservation, death, elephant herd, elephants, giraffes, grief, grieving, kathy karn photography, kenya, loss, love, matriarch, mother, ontario, passion, photography, prop plane, rite of passage, rural kenya, virginia wolff, wildlife photography

In this episode, Monica speaks to Kathy Karn about the grace of elephants and what they can teach us about love.

Episode 67: Carole Marie Downing - Tune to Joy

March 24th, 2021  |  52 mins 8 secs

attunement, chord, chorus, discord, grief, happy people hum, harmony, healing, humanity, humming, instrument, losing a partner, music, music as healing, out of sync, performative, podcast, rockstar, self expression, singing, singing coach, singing your song, song, trauma, trust, ukulele, voice, widow, wisdom

In this episode, Monica talks to Carol Marie Downing about attunement and why singing is healing for the soul.

Episode 52: Sage Polaris - Work, Life, Love

December 2nd, 2020  |  52 mins 36 secs

anxiety, client launch, copy that converts, copy writing, entrepreneur, grief, loss, mothering, north star, online courses, online marketing, oppression, pandemic parenting, patriarchy, patriarchy stress disorder, privilege, profitable launch, resonance, self love, soul of money, unapologetic, valerie ryan, values, wisdom

In this episode, Monica interviews Sage Polaris about self-love and the work-life balance.