Pleasure is so freaking hard to reach for even on a good day. Right now, during the pandemic, it can feel impossible. Which means, of course, that there is a tremendous payoff, if we can manage to do it. In this episode, I talk about 4 ways to

What the f*ck is Spiritual Striptease?

Apr 16th, 2021 18m 14s

Spiritual Striptease is a movement practice that I created over the last 20 years and that I love to teach. In this episode, I talk about the 3 things that Spiritual Striptease is, the typical experience of a SS event, what makes it different f

What kind of mother are you?

Mar 30th, 2021 19m 48s

When a woman becomes a mother, she can fall under the tyranny of all of the rules, assumptions, constrictions and expectations of what a mother is and what she does. What happens when a woman doesn't fit the narrow mold of "mother"? What happen

The decision on whether motherhood will MAKE us...or BREAK us

Mar 16th, 2021 30m 5s

In this episode, I talk about the first few years of motherhood when I felt like a steamroller of domesticity was going to roll over me and flatten me forever...and that my back was against the wall and I was fighting for my life. It was in the

7 Survival Tools for Queens during the pandemic

Mar 1st, 2021 41m 12s

If you're like me, you have been scouring the universe for ways to survive this time. For ways to beat it, fight it, surrender to it, accept it, resist it, make your way through, THRIVE AND FLOURISH!, stay positive, stay realistic, stay.....you

Relationships - building juice or building walls?

Feb 16th, 2021 33m 55s

Like most of us, the relationships in my family have been the biggest source of frustration, rage, heartbreak and challenge...as well as the biggest place of growth for me. Man 'o' man, it has been hard work to maintain being friendly, patient,

Superpowers and defaulting programming over how we use them

Feb 8th, 2021 28m 16s

This is a topic that really fascinates me. In this episode, I talk about the superpowers (capabilities/abilities) that we forge inside of motherhood (through blood, sweat and tears) and how we use them. Question; what if we said "no" to the ide

The Body, Impulses and Aliveness

Feb 2nd, 2021 26m 33s

Lots of things have happened inside our bodies this past year. All that has gone on has shaped our energies, our sensuality, our sexuality, the way our body moves and stands. I've been quite obsessed with the body over the last 10 years and wan

Becoming a Mistress of Time - being more in charge of your time

Jan 26th, 2021 34m 9s

Somehow I ended up being really good at time management. For a lone wolf, wild maverick, I love a good "to do" list and using a timer for everything! It's weird. In this episode, I share the 3 ways to get more time for whatever you want it for,

Erotic energy, "the wheel" and other yummy stuff

Jan 19th, 2021 23m 25s

In this episode, I talk about when I realized that I didn't want to leave my sexuality in the hands of my partner (in my case, a husband) and had to ask the question, now what? This conversation (with myself) is really interesting and I can't w

Re-Introduction of the "Holding The Fire Of Motherhood" and plans for 2021

Jan 12th, 2021 15m 31s

What a year. In this episode, I talk about why I started this podcast (it was part of a challenge...), WHO this podcast is for and what I intend to do with it this year. I'm going to be interviewing other WWC (Women With Children) NOT the exper

Positive feels about 2020, NOT BACK TO NORMAL and thank you, Brene Brown

Jan 5th, 2021 29m 44s

I just had to share my thoughts in a rare moment of positivity about NOW sparked by a podcast episode with Brene Brown. And re-thinking what it really means when I have heard and said myself, "when things get back to normal..." without realizin

How I'm digesting 2020

Dec 30th, 2020 31m 50s

Wowzah. What a year. I wanted to share how I'm digesting 2020 to spark some ideas if you haven't done it yet. If you have, maybe we are TWINSIES and we have some of the same Hard/Awesome categories. At any rate, celebrating all you did this yea

What happens when I HIT BURNOUT

Dec 7th, 2020 42m 3s

This is such a BIG topic. For one thing, we have a hard time sharing our struggles. There is a whole bunch of fear, judgement, shame and angst around admitting that we are STUCK AS FUCK, bitter, burnt out, depleted, out of control, uber-emotion

Creativity In Motherhood

Nov 30th, 2020 18m 9s

Perhaps forever, the creative mother - the artist, the creator, the entrepreneur - has struggled with staking her claim to time, energy and attention to her work. Instead of unapologetically deciding on how her day/week/life will look like, wit

Mothers & Daughters. Ugh. Yay!

Nov 23rd, 2020 21m 15s

I have a daughter and a son. They both are incredibly powerful for my overall growth. They dig deep and they take me high. There is a particular relationship that I have with my daughter that I am talking about today. Is there something unique

TOOL TIME! Moving out of RESENTMENT - 3 STEPS!

Nov 17th, 2020 28m 23s

This is the first time I'm teaching this training on resentment and I've earned my stripes on this one, just like you have! It's a killer. We deserve better. We desire more. And it's all possible. Let's do this! Put on your Big Girl panties, yo

The killer that is RESENTMENT

Nov 10th, 2020 18m 53s

Oh mama. I've been deep in resentment; for a few years intensely. I had to fight to get out of it and it wasn't easy. But I realized how much it took from me, my relationship and my kids. This is time to strap on our Crowns, Queens, because thi

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

Nov 3rd, 2020 16m 41s

I was reminded recently (again) about how important this question is...and how infrequently we ask it. Things to ponder: what are we doing if we don't know what we want? What guides our life? Are we abandoning what WE want and instead, doing wh

TOOL TIME! Self-Care Triage!!

Oct 28th, 2020 22m 55s

This is an amazing tool that I developed after (many times) hitting the wall and crashing (overwhelm and exhaustion) and thinking, "Huh. I did NOT see that coming!". It's brings in math and a visual way of looking at what our output is in an ar

Constantly pivoting to keep ourselves well-nourished

Oct 27th, 2020 20m 5s

In this episode, I talk about something that we usually miss doing...and it can get us into depletion and overwhelm really quickly. When anything changes in our lives - school ends or begins, holidays end or begin, schedules shift for anyone in

If the Queen doesn't rise, the Queendom dies...

Oct 21st, 2020 20m

I just kinda want to let the episode title speak for this one...except to say we talk what rising means, finding your Queen's crown, setting a ceiling for your family and what happens in your body when you put a crown on. BOOM.--- Send in a

NINJA TRICK! Ask the question; "What would be the hardest thing for me to do right now?"

Oct 19th, 2020 10m 10s

This is a question that I've played with before and twice over the last 2 days so IT'S A SIGN!!! This is both one of the most powerful and most annoying questions to ask inside a place of stuck, paralysis and swampiness...it can be a way of tur

Are you a Stress Shamer, like me?! If so, we're friends!!!

Oct 18th, 2020 14m 29s

In this episode, I talk about my current itchy rash which comes when I am stressed. I talk about my "old" story of what undeniable signs of stress meant to me, what it means now, the reason that context is important, how being stressed isn't a

Vulnerability in relationships

Oct 16th, 2020 21m 38s

In this episode, I share things I've experienced and learned by being vulnerable in relationships and some BIG ideas around the WHY, WHEN and HOW of being vulnerable. To all my mamas out there who have tenderly protected hearts, you are so so o