Emerging Women: Grace and Fire

In this episode of the Emerging Women Podcast, we navigate a topic that's close to the heart of many women today: navigating burnout, stuckness, and overwhelm while not losing touch with our creative spark, inspiration, or innate feminine wisdom. Joined by LiYana Silver, acclaimed author of Feminine Genius, we explore the journey to waking up and harnessing the wisdom of being a woman. LiYana has been a past speaker at Emerging Women Live, where she set the house on fire with her Feminine Genius. In a world where burnout and overwhelm have become a harsh reality, LiYana offers enlightening perspectives on how to move beyond the status quo. Our discussion not only underlines the necessity for change but provides insights on actualizing that transformation by tapping into our inherent feminine wisdom. Listen in as we unlock the power of the divine feminine, explore innovative modes of connection, confront fears, and importantly, celebrate ourselves without succumbing to self-doubt and criticism. About our Guest: LiYana Silver is a coach, teacher, speaker, and the author of Feminine Genius, who helps women move through life and work's biggest challenges and become who they're meant to be. Her offerings include her mentorship program Meant To Be - which begins on June 7 2023! - and her online course Mining For Gold in a Dark Night of the Soul. She lives in Asheville, NC with her son. Insight from this episode: — How to leverage the power of our feminine genius — The power of the divine feminine — The essence of connection — Innovations by women — Practices to help women overcome fear — Why we need to celebrate ourselves as women Quotes from the show: “Feminine qualities in every human being, regardless of gender, regardless of sex, can deeply connect with another human being who is invested in that relationship.” — LiYana Silver, Emerging Women Podcast “The hard stuff is reading into nuance and being open enough to allow somebody to come in and contribute their genius so that together you thrive.” — Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast ​​“I appreciate that the kind of innovations we are seeing now and we will be seeing more of are often born out of us, as women.” — LiYana Silver, Emerging Women Podcast “The average man needs to feel 51% qualified to apply for a job, and the average woman needs to feel 95% qualified to apply for that same job.” — LiYana Silver, Emerging Women Podcast “Women are so capable of great creativity and we rarely give ourselves credit.” — LiYana Silver, Emerging Women Podcast “I fail, I miss the mark, I don't hit it out of the park just as much as anybody else, but now the huge shift is that I don't turn on myself when I do.” — LiYana Silver, Emerging Women Podcast Stay Connected: Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat LiYana Silver Website: https://liyanasilver.com/ Mentorship program: Meant To Be (starts June 7, 2023) Book: Feminine Genius Audiobook: Feminine Genius Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Jen Berlingo talks about her story, her thoughts on the midlife crisis, breaking away from social norms, and finding what serves and does not serve you in different stages of life. She also highlights staying true to yourself, dismantling social norms, admitting our own truths, and why we need support in our lives and finishes with insights about her book. About Our Guest Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR (she/her) is a midlife coach, a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado, a Nationally Registered Art Therapist, and a master-level Reiki practitioner. After two decades of midwifing hundreds of women through life's major transitions and experiencing her own passage through a fiery midlife portal, she was inspired to write Midlife Emergence to accompany other women in traversing their midlife journeys. Jen is also a visual artist who creates custom pieces for collectors worldwide and exhibits her fluid, abstract art locally in her beloved town of Boulder, Colorado. There, among the sunny foothills, Jen can be found making bottomless bowls of popcorn and snuggling on the couch with her unconventional family, her coven of close friends, and her Norwegian forest tabby rescues, Jinx and Juju. Insights from this episode: — Jen's thoughts on midlife crisis — The process of breaking down — Breaking and dismantling social norms — Finding what works for you — Staying authentic to yourself — Admitting our truths — Jen's relationship story — Why we need support — Details about her book Quotes from the show: “It's a decade that I think of as a space, between the first and second half of life. It's sort of this waiting room where we have an opportunity to architect the second act of life in a way we want it to be.” –Jen Berlingo, Emerging Women Podcast On reframing midlife crisis: “As an emergence of our more authentic self after we have the courage to maybe challenge or change or shed some of the social and familial and cultural conditioning that we might have played into in the first half of life.” –Jen Berlingo, Emerging Women Podcast “If you can go through it (the process of breaking down) consciously and really with support, I feel like it's such an opportunity to step more fully into yourself.” –Jen Berlingo, Emerging Women Podcast “The fact that the lack of expression of the fullness of my sexuality had gotten so internally loud and pretty painful for me as I entered midlife meant that I needed to explore this more.” –Jen Berlingo, Emerging Women Podcast “Making decisions from our own intuition can feel like a very lonely experience, and especially ones that are going to rock the boat, or norms or shake up systems that we put in place for ourselves (…) it takes a lot of courage to keep going in that.” –Jen Berlingo, Emerging Women Podcast “The things that make us feel alone are really what connects us to one another” –Jen Berlingo, Emerging Women Podcast “It's not possible for any living being to become whole or fully expressed, from flowers, animals, in isolation.” –Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast Stay Connected: Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Jen Berlingo Website: Jen Berlingo Facebook: Jen Berlingo, LPC, ATR Twitter: Jen Berlingo (@jenberlingo) LinkedIn: Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR Instagram: Jen Berlingo, LPC, ATR (@jenberlingo) TikTok: jen berlingo - midlife coach (@jenberlingo) Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Christine Walsh talks about money, helping entrepreneurs have a positive mindset, and changing our beliefs about money. She highlights her life during the 2008 financial crisis and rebuilding after losing her job and home. Delve into this episode to hear about her book ‘Be The Queen of Your Money', understand the psychology of money, be okay with failure, and have an abundance mentality. About Our Guest Christine Walsh is on a mission to empower women to make money on their own terms. She is inspired by seeing a future in which money is guided by flow, flexibility, inclusivity, and generative-ness (AKA the triple win): financial prosperity for biz owners and their teams, their customers and clients, and for the global collective). Insights from this episode: — How Christine joined business school — Helping people establish a mindset around money that allows them to grow — Her life during the 2008 financial crisis — The psychology of money — How to flourish in finances — How to change your beliefs about money — Helping women deal with money vulnerability — The art of being okay with failure — Developing an abundance mentality Quotes from the show: — “The philosophy that I like to bring to the table is not about getting more things, it's about actually improving the quality of our life as a whole.” –Christine Walsh Emerging Women Podcast — “We are all grappling with money stories that we've grown up with or have experiences that have happened in our lives, and we need a place for that voice to happen.” –Christine Walsh Emerging Women Podcast — “Flourishing in finances is our ability to listen, to receive, to be in a relationship in this entity called money.” –Christine Walsh Emerging Women Podcast — “There is a lot more fear and insecurity and unknown in the entrepreneurial world with women and money.” –Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Podcast — “I feel like as entrepreneurs we always wanna get clear and yet the real superpower is being able to be comfortable with fear and risk, and the unknown.” –Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Podcast — “When women are in charge of money, when they make money they distribute it to their community, those communities thrive.” –Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Podcast Stay Connected: Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Christine Walsh Website: Christine Walsh - Money Mindset Coach (christinemwalsh.com) Facebook: Christine Walsh Instagram: Christine Walsh (@christine.marie.walsh) LinkedIn: Christine Walsh Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary Although not everyone is able to digest radical honesty about racism, Saira Rao is here to talk about it in a courageous and raw way. In this episode, Chantal and Saira talk about racism and how white supremacy and saviorism are still a massive problem in a world where everyone is more racist than they would like to admit. They also talk about how Saira makes this situation visible through projects like her movie, Deconstructing Karen, her book, White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better and the discussion space Race To Dinner. About Our Guest Saira Rao is a co-founder and Creative Director of In This Together Media, a book packaging company of children's fiction with greater diversity in terms of gender, race, sexual orientation, and experience. She is the author of Chambermaid (Grove Press) and The Madlands (forthcoming). Previously, Saira was a television news producer in Washington D.C., and Miami; a policy associate at the Center for Educational Innovation at The Manhattan Institute; a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York City. Saira is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the New York University School of Law. Saira Rao (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018. She launched a movie named Deconstructing Karen at the same time she launched with Regina Jackson “White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better”. Saira co-founds Race To Dinner with Regina Jackson which is a space to discuss with radical honesty different topics that are not talked about enough in this patriarchal and racist society. Insights from this episode: —Saira's journey to being a self-constructed best seller author —Difficulties in achieving profit with Race To Dinner —Dealing with the reviews of Saira's book “White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better” —Applying for a job as a woman of color —Positive white identity —How can black women be in a community with non-black women —White saviorism —Saira's son and how he experiences racism in school —Black women in the technology industry —White supremacy as the status quo —Community building between white women —What is next in Saira's professional life Quotes from the show: “[About the book] This is deprogramming and it's painful, at first it is really painful, it's confusing” —Saira Rao, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About work situations where women of color are left aside] We've intentionally interviewed a bunch of black, indigenous, latina, and asian women in different professions to show it doesn't matter if you're a latina woman in Seattle or a black woman in Florida, it's the same” —Saira Rao, Emerging Women Podcast. “In order for us to do community, we need to stand strong in our claiming of our identity, whatever that means to us and that also means unraveling what we've been socialized to believe who we are” —Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “There is no perfection without white skin so I don't have a chance, Regina [Jackson] doesn't have a chance, so white skin is a necessary but insufficient component of perfectionism” —Saira Rao, Emerging Women Podcast. “If you all are competing with each other to be the thinnest, the prettiest, have the best hair, have the best looking husbands, have the smartest best looking children, have the best homes, how can you be in community with each other? ” —Saira Rao, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay connected: Saira Rao: Twitter: Saira Rao LinkedIn: Saira Rao Instagram: Saira Rao Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen

Episode Summary Every day is a chance to do it all over again. Every day is a second chance. In this episode of the Emerging Women Podcast, Chantal and Christy talk about failure, what she has learned from it, divine masculine and feminine, launching her book, ‘Oh God of Second Chances, Here I am Again', how she started her coaching business and the inspiration behind it, and her journey of self-discovery. About Our Guest Christy Belz has owned and operated a coaching and consulting practice for the past ten years. Her work aims to empower individuals and organizations to reach their greatest personal and professional aspirations. She provides tools for insight, coaching for conscious awareness, and consulting to support, grow, and develop leaders, and working with individuals and organizations across business and not-for-profit sectors. This process supports individuals, teams, and organizations to function at their most creative and highly effective abilities. Her practice has evolved from management and leadership roles in the non-profit, for-profit, and government sectors. She has worked with and for hospitals, universities, manufacturers, and governmental agencies, as well as local businesses, foundations, and non-profit organizations. She has held positions in marketing, sales, management, and entrepreneurship. In the field of direct social work, she did counseling, not-for-profit management, community organizing, and advocacy. Insights from this episode: — Launching her book ‘Oh God of Second Chances, Here I am Again.' —How she started her coaching business — Her self-discovery journey — Quitting her job and taking herself through college — Using courage to tell our stories — Christy's relationship with failure — Lessons from failure — Re-inventing yourself after failure — The divine masculine and divine feminine — Believing in ourselves and amplifying our movements in the future Quotes from the show: “This (courage) is something that I think we all need. It is super timely, and it never goes out of style, let's just put it that way, especially for women” —Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “I write about courage because, and this is something I admire about you Chantal, I think it takes great courage for us as women to tell our stories” —Christy Belz, Emerging Women Podcast. “For me it was really important to share my story and then empower others to share that. I do that in the Ted work that I do, but I love the idea of using courage to share a story from your heart” —Christy Belz, Emerging Women Podcast. “It seems to me for the long I have known you that you lead with the energy of ‘I am enough, of positive self-reflection'. You are very generous with others, it's like that's your superpower. You see potential in others, and I think that's what makes you a great curator for the TedX women events” —Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “Sometimes we really need to fall down, and fall hard, and the way to pick ourselves up is not to get the pump out (…), but sometimes it's to serve. And serving is like a natural way that allows us to see ourselves as a reflection of others” —Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “I was taught and I believe that if we are really in line with our desires and that if your heart is telling you to do something meaningful and you are not listening that, it's gonna create more havoc in your life” —Christy Belz, Emerging Women Podcast. “When you get clear about whatever it is that your heart is calling you and you trust, and you lean in towards that a little bit, the doors are gonna open” —Christy Belz, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay connected: Christy Belz: Website: Christy Belz LinkedIn: Christy Belz Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women

Episode Summary In this episode, Acharya and Chantal talk about collective feminine sovereignty and what it means for women and the world in general. Acharya talks about her mom and how she shaped her into who she is, into finding her ‘roar' and how her book is an ode to her. Acharya talks about three goddesses and how they guide one into the true divine. Finally, she talks about getting our roar back and connecting with the divine and encourages women not to be afraid when they have lost their way.  About Our Guest Acharya Shunya is a truth-teller who facilitates authenticity, self-remembrance, and divine feminine pathways to awakening. She has a podcast, Shadow to Self, and is also the author of two bestselling books, Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom, and Sovereign Self. Her newest book is coming out in September 2022 by Sounds True,  Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful. In this book, Acharya Shunya honors her progressive Vedic roots while breaking the shackles of tradition to bring modern-day women an inclusive, feminist spirituality. Insight from this episode: — What is being asked of women in divinity — How to be a master of your own senses — What it means to have a feminine collective that is sovereign — How to take advantage of what you have to your benefit — How the goddesses can catalyze the feminine rising — Insights on how Acharya found a way to access all her power — Insights on how to own your voice and get the ‘roar' back Quotes from the show: “The classic Hindu spirituality, the spirituality that I represent: Teach and embody is about that higher state of consciousness” – Acharya Shunya, Emerging Women Podcast. “I just feel like there is an invitation for all of us; If there are thousands of goddesses, there is one that's gonna be right for us in probably every moment or face of our lives” – Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “There is divinity in everything, in the corpse, in the lovemaking, in the meditating yogi, so why should we box it?”– Acharya Shunya, Emerging Women Podcast. “Consciousness is not stagnant, we are evolving and consciousness is evolving with us” – Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “To survive and to thrive in this universe, we need our power, and we need to figure out whether it is an unconscious power, conscious power, or even superconscious power by connecting with the divine entity” – Acharya Shunya, Emerging Women Podcast. “It's only when you are powerful that you can bring pleasure, cultivate joy and happiness and prosperity in your life ” – Acharya Shunya, Emerging Women Podcast. “The roar is really owning your own voice” – Acharya Shunya, Emerging Women Podcast. “If your goal is to be generous, then you've got to be smart about it or you will have nothing left”  – Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “You are a giver of pleasure, and you deserve pleasure, and you cannot give pleasure if you don't receive pleasure, if you don't open yourself up for pleasure” – Acharya Shunya, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay Connected: Acharya Shunya Website: Acharya Shunya Facebook: Acharya Shunya Twitter: Acharya Shunya Instagram:@acharyashunya Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Chantal and Janna talk about the ways in which energy is a tool to grow our souls, but yet a misunderstood one, as few people dedicate enough time to understand it as a whole. Janna talks about her journey as an Energy Medicine Specialist since the mid 90's when there was a lot of stigma towards applying non-orthodox methods, such as energy, to cure traditional diseases such as cancer. Janna tells us a little bit about the different energy systems of our body, how these can explain different attitudes and how you can connect with your purest version of yourself. About Our Guest Janna Moll is the founder of Energy Medicine Specialists (EMS), an organization offering beginner to advanced coursework in the field of energy medicine. Janna teaches and presents internationally. EMS exists to educate and support the most highly trained and ethical practitioners in the Energy Medicine field. Janna has been involved with energy-based healing modalities since 1994, and has written all levels of the educational curriculum of EMS. She has been a consultant on NCCA accreditation for energy disciplines and has served on Ethics, Curriculum and Certification boards/committees. Insight from this episode: What led Janna to get a master in nursing How Janna started with a masters in nursing to being an energy practitioner How the Energy healing field has changed since the mid 90's How Janna's receptivity has evolved over time What modalities does Janna incorporate for energy healing The importance of understanding the energy systems in the body What is a Blueprint The importance of knowing we are our own gods The influence of the patriarchal world Insights on the human energy field shrinking How to be more you Quotes from the show: “[About psychotherapy] I actually left it at the time because I felt like it was designed to keep people sick: tell me again how that person abused you, tell me again how you felt when that happened to you, and it seem to dredge it on and on”– Janna Moll, Emerging Women Podcast. “You don't know what it is to heal, you're willing to do the healing but you need someone who has enough background that they can put the key in the lock and say: try this”– Janna Moll, Emerging Women Podcast. “The deeper you go into personal growth work the more you are faced with the fact that you are the decidor, you are the judge who put that contract in place, you are the keeper of the contracts and if you have a contract that is no longer serving you or that's getting in your way, you can rewrite it”– Janna Moll, Emerging Women Podcast. “We live in a social system that rewards the masculine and we know, we have learned as women that the only way we are accepted or effective is if we use the masculine ourselves, but our strength lies in the femenine and we have to be able to bridge those two”– Janna Moll, Emerging Women Podcast. “An empath is someone who feels their world, they interact with the world through their emotional field…they have learned from a very young age that if they send their energy field out further from the body then they get information about the world that they're in”– Janna Moll, Emerging Women Podcast. Janna Moll Blog: https://www.energymedicinespecialists.com/blog Facebook: Janna Moll Instagram: Janna Moll Youtube: Janna Moll Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Chantal speaks with Mirabai Starr to discuss how reclaiming feminine wisdom will help us dismantle patriarchal structures and possibly even save us. They chat about the two sides of the wild and dark feminine: one that is loving-kindness and compassion and the other that's unbridled chaos. Mirabai also talks about how her greatest task is to translate mysticism to an inclusive language that men, women and all genders can have access to. She mentions how she first connected with mysticism, how she has nurtured it throughout her life, and how she helps people transcend and find their best way of living in this chaotic world that is urging for a feminine way to approach chaos. About Our Guest Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. Her latest book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics, was named one of the “Best Books of 2019”. She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.  Insight from this episode: — How did her interest in mysticism begin and evolved? — How is her approach to mysticism inclusive? — The cracking of patriarchy — What longing is really about and how to reclaim it — What the feminine spirituality is and its importance in the society — How to connect with the sacred through difficult experiences — How Mirabai has navigated through difficult situations — How transcendence is beyond embodiment — How not to demonize the ego Quotes from the show: “What I feel is my task in this life, at least for now, at least in this moment in time, is reclaiming that femenine way of connecting to spirit, the sacred, to each other ”– Mirabai Starr, Emerging Women Podcast.  “[About femenine attributes that should be reclaimed] Love and kindness, mercy, compassion, connection, lifting each other up, honoring and adoring”– Mirabai Starr, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About mysticism] You're making that choice to interpret and bring alive a certain kind of spirituality that I think has been demonized by the great spiritual traditions”– Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About going through difficult situations] No matter what your experience of loss is, whether it's been traumatic or lets say more ordinary, there is no reason to rush into meaning, to try to use it as an opening to God or spirit or anything else”– Mirabai Starr, Emerging Women Podcast. “When we cultivate certain kinds of spiritual practices, like meditation, we can nurture the soil from which these spontaneous mystical experiences might more easily flower”– Mirabai Starr, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About women] We have been raised to be oriented, to fit in and to be hyper aware of others, and what we're finding out is that there's such a mountain to climb for women to have their voices heard in places of power, and we need to hear those voices to change culture, to change the current power paradigm, to dismantle the patriarchy”– Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay Connected: Mirabai Starr Website: https://www.mirabaistarr.com/ Facebook: Mirabai Starr Twitter: Mirabai Starr Instagram: Mirabai Starr Youtube: Mirabai Starr Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Chantal and Tosha talk about how to enter in harmony with the divine flow and receive not necessarily what you want at the time you want it, but what the universe has specially reserved for you. In this episode, Tosha talks about the main message behind her book and how it really is a guide not only for money, but for every aspect of life, and how this mental state helped her manifest her actual partner. She emphasizes on how to unplug from the mental state of constant survival and competitiveness and be more open to the Divine Energy to align with the good things that the universe has reserved to you. About Our Guest Tosha Silver graduated from Yale with a degree in English Literature but along the way she fell madly in love with yogic philosophy. For the past 30 years she's taught people around the world ways to align with inner love. She's the author of Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender. She lives near San Francisco, where she runs an online school called “Living Outrageous Openness" with ongoing support to those who truly want to live these beautiful, ancient practices. You can also join her on Facebook by liking her author page where she often writes. She particularly enjoys finding fresh, funny ways to embrace the divine, while avoiding conventional jargon and cliches at all cost. Insight from this episode: What the term “it's not my money” in Tosha's book means What the divine source is The art of letting go How to make yourself available to the divine source How to give up the burden of your desires How to unplug the mental state of competitiveness How to be more open to what the divine source has for you How did Tosha initiate a forum How to be more receptive to the divine flow Quotes from the show: “[About being open to the divine source] It has nothing to do with just laying in bed hoping that, you know, you're calling in a miracle and somebody is coming to rescue you, what really happens is that the desires are offered rather than fixated upon or obsessed over or striven for”– Tosha Silver, Emerging Women Podcast. “Because you're suddenly open to how the universe wants to provide, and sometimes isn't only through money; the purpose of the book isn't to gain abundance, is to learn how to become abundance which is entirely different, and so once you're doing that, you're really saying there's no external thing which is the source of my security”– Tosha Silver, Emerging Women Podcast. “The divine knows the time of the blooming, that's all I know, for some people it might be just a few weeks…It's that you're opening to the process of the blooming as oppose to insisting when it needs to occur”– Tosha Silver, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About Tosha's process of opening to the divine source] Okay divine I trust you, guide me, I know you're bringing me on a path to wholeness so that then I can receive, in your timing, what's meant to be”– Tosha Silver, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay Connected: Tosha Silver Website: https://toshasilver.com/ Facebook: Tosha Silver Instagram: Tosha Silver Twitter: Tosha Silver Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Chantal and Shanna talk about what it means to be a manifestation coach and an intuitive healer nowadays, as we live in a world where people are looking for a more meaningful life that helps them fulfill their deepest desires. Shanna helps people to align and vibrate with higher frequencies that help them attract their goals not only in their private life, but in the corporate too. In this episode, she describes how she connected with her gift since she was a kid and how everyone, by being more sensitive to their environment, can do the same. She also talks about how she deals with past trauma of her clients, and how she perceives through her son the whole new skill sets that younger generations have to offer to the corporate world. About Our Guest Shanna is the Founder of The Soul Frequency. She is an intuitive healer, celebrity manifestation coach, and expert in leading purpose-driven individuals in the rediscovery and development of their core soul mission. Shanna is leading the conversation about the possibilities and the practices for raising one's frequency and creating a life founded on truth and alignment. She authored the #1 Best Selling Book: The Soul Frequency: Your Healthy, Awakened and Authentic Life, is the host of The Show Frequency Show Podcast, and is a speaker and consultant to executives of Fortune 500 companies, celebrities, influencers, and fashion industry experts. Shanna believes that if you want more for your life, there is more out there for you. She has made it her life's work to help thousands of people discover what more looks like for them. Insight from this episode: — What The Soul Frequency is — How Shanna managed her gift when she was a kid — How people find “The Soul Frequency” — How Shanna aligns people with a higher frequency so that they can achieve their deepest purpose and desires — How Shanna deals with past traumas — How to be more sensitive to the quantum world and its frequencies to access our gift — How Shanna's sensitivity helps her perceive energy — What are the different experiences of Shanna's clients — What are the skill sets of the future — The abilities that the new generations have to offer to the society — How the future is going to look for the younger generations Quotes from the show: “What people want is to know why and how they belong and what their gift is and how they can live a life of meaning”– Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “I have this very tridimensional business experience under my belt and then I have this incredible ability to see what someone came for in this lifetime and how to amplify that and how to align their whole life to kind of why they're here ”– Shanna Lee, Emerging Women Podcast. “We all have our own gifts and they show up in a unique way just like you're a unique person, if we don't have access to them it's just because there's lots of layers that keep us from seeing, so as you embark on work like this [aligning with higher frequency] you're gonna be peeling back those layers”– Shanna Lee, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About her 9 year old son] His generation understands that everybody comes with a specialty, so he does what he does well, he doesn't feel he needs to learn everything else because he believes like: I've come for a purpose and the other people that round out this idea or corporation came for their purpose''– Shanna Lee, Emerging Women Podcast. “Acknowledging who each person is as a soul and not necessarily who we want them to be, but who they came to be is so valuable”– Shanna Lee, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay Connected: Shanna Lee Website: https://thesoulfrequency.com/ Facebook: The Soul Frequency VIP Instagram: Shanna Lee Youtube: Shanna Lee Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW

Episode Summary In this episode, Chantal and Brenda talk about how to convert our experiences into an opportunity to evolve as a human being, and not letting trauma define who we are. Brenda encourages people to have a creative response to trauma by relating skillfully not only with your body, but also with your fear to grow from spaces, people and situations that do not fit you anymore. She talks about body awareness, how to relate skillfully with fear, and how to acknowledge your feelings in order to progressively unburden yourself from past trauma and be able to focus on your present, and reclaim who you have the potential to be. About Our Guest Health psychologist, author, seminar leader, teacher of yoga and meditation. Research in Transformative Experience involving Learning, Healing and Growth. Graduate studies at Columbia University and Yale University; post-graduate studies at Harvard University Medical School. The study of meditation and yoga in South Asia and India, have further informed her work as a health professional for over 30 years. Her research and experience in private practice provided the foundation for her new book, Post-Traumatic Growth: Thriving in the Face of Adversity, a compelling evidence-based study of emotional healing and transformational growth, and a practical blueprint for moving from crisis to flourishing in 7 stages. Insight from this episode: —How Brenda defines trauma —Why Covid-19 represents a source of trauma for many people —How does body awareness help dealing with trauma —How to relate with fear in a more skilfully way —How difficult situations help you evolve —How to acknowledge your feelings and let go of them —Why does psychoanalysis focus more on analysis and not vision —How does unburdening help you shift the focus of your trauma Quotes from the show: “[About using trauma in your favor] Just sheer suffering without a vision and without a blueprint from where you could go with it, it does not serve you, it just wears you down”– Brenda Ungerland, Emerging Women Podcast. “If we are seekers it involves being open to wisdom that comes from every imaginable direction, there's a great democracy to wisdom, it can come from the most random places, it can come from anywhere”– Brenda Ungerland, Emerging Women Podcast. “Healing and recovery is only one phase, it's not the whole story, it's a necessary step but nothing more than that”– Brenda Ungerland, Emerging Women Podcast. “You're happy not because you took a course on let's get happy, you're happier because you are unburdened”– Brenda Ungerland, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay Connected: Brenda Ungerland Website: https://www.brendaungerland.com/ LinkedIn: Brenda Ungerland Facebook: Brenda Ungerland Instagram: Brenda Ungerland Pinterest: Brenda Ungerland Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Episode Summary In this episode, Chantal and Hiro go over how to function skillfully and effectively along the entire continuum of frequency that surrounds us as bioenergetic beings and especially nowadays with the presence of technological frequencies. Hiro encourages people to live in a more conscious and slow way by recognizing that by being embedded in an ecosystem of energy, we are in a deep relationship with everything, whether it is living or not. Finally, she tells us that taking into account this conscious mode of living, we need to enter in resonance with our business values and purpose in order to serve the community the right way. About Our Guest Hiro Boga was born in Bombay but she lives on an island in British Columbia, Canada. Business artist, mentor and soul alchemist; and a collaborative creative partner, who serves your genius and business, so both can flourish. Hiro offers multidimensional skills and wisdom gleaned from decades of experience with thousands of clients — many of whom work with her for years because they find such deep value in her self-study programs and private mentoring partnership. Insight from this episode: —How we are exposed to a whole ecosystem of frequencies as bioenergetic beings —How the technological frequencies affect our energetic system and bodies —Ways to expand your consciousness by being on a receptive mode —How to relate correctly, as an entrepreneur, to your creativity —How to resonate with your business in order to understand its real value and purpose —How as human beings we are in relationship with everything around us Quotes from the show: “It's funny how the pace of technology has overwritten the pace of our bodies”– Hiro Boga, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About the receptive mode] The act of choosing is the act of exercising your power, it's saying yes this, no that”– Hiro Boga, Emerging Women Podcast. “Creativity is part of our souls DNA, so creativity is not off there somewhere, is not something you pursue and is constantly running away from you”– Hiro Boga, Emerging Women Podcast. “[About recognizing that your business is an independent being] You don't need to identify...how it resonates with your values and desires but with the values and desires of your business itself”– Hiro Boga, Emerging Women Podcast. “Ultimately, you have to trust that if you do what is in front of you then the next step will reveal itself and the next step after that”– Hiro Boga, Emerging Women Podcast. Stay Connected: Hiro Boga Website: https://hiroboga.com/ Facebook: Hiro Boga Twitter: HiroBoga Instagram: Hiro Boga Book: To Be Soul, Do Soul Exclusive Bonus for the Emerging Women Community! Chantal Pierrat Twitter: @chantalpierrat LinkedIn: Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Website: https://emergingwomen.com/ Twitter: @emergingW Facebook: @EmergingWomen Instagram: @emergingW LinkedIn: Emerging Women Youtube: Emerging Women Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.

Elayne highlights how she got into her work by attending a Momentum workshop that completely transformed her life. By posting positive messages on her social media pages, she was able to reach women entrepreneurs. She encourages women to seek support, and not only when in crisis. While on the entrepreneurial journey, people get so fixated on the goal that they forget to enjoy the moment's joy. She recommends that it is important to talk to people about the journey and take care of oneself. It is important to seek help and not only when we are in crisis. Have a list of people, resources, or organizations that you might reach out to for help or people to put your product in front of the right audience. About Our Guest Elayne Fluker is a media entrepreneur, and host of the Support is Sexy podcast for women entrepreneurs and the CEO of Chic Rebellion Media. Chic Rebellion Media is a firm that is built on the notion of women supporting women, particularly along the entrepreneurial journey. She has interviewed more than 500 women entrepreneurs from different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences on her podcast. She has a book, “Get Over 'I Got It': How to Stop Playing Superwoman, Get Support, and Remember That Having It All Doesn't Mean Doing It All Alone.” Insights from the Podcast — Unlearn that support does not necessarily mean that someone is in crisis. Also, support should be an ongoing process. We should not wait until we are in crisis to seek support. — Understand how important it is to give yourself time to fall back and reflect. Assess the season you are in and what is set to bloom without forcing it or making it happen. You will discover that some things that are not as important as you thought they were. — Discover how H.E.L.P must be used in the art of asking for support H- Having it all does not mean doing it all alone E- Ask Empowering questions L- Let go of the how and leave the question P- Believe in the Possibilities — Insights on how to have an empowered ask through the 5Rs 1- Be Ready when you show up 2- Reason: why is it important to you or the other person? 3- Receipts: what have you done? What are you doing? What is your value? 4- Why are you making the Request: be very direct because the other party does not know what you want, and it will not magically show up 5- Show Reciprocity: be ready to give and receive Quotes from the show: “We need to stop associating support with a crisis. This is a thought and behavior that we need to unlearn” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast. “Do not miss out on the joy of this moment. Remember why you started and the intention. It is easy for us to get distracted, just fall back and remember why you started your journey and take care of yourself ” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast. “If you knew how, you would have done it already. It will happen when we leave the questions that we do not have answers to” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast. “All the movements in the world were based on belief possibilities. All the things that are magical in this country all started with a belief” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast. “An exceptional life is a life of low probability. If we get caught in what's probable, we will not believe in the possibilities” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast. “To adopt a possibility mindset, one needs to think of what's possible and not what's probable. This makes one open to the magic that is out there and one that is available. Believing in possibilities opens one up” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast. “Success does not mean that we have to toil or be drained. Imagine the impact of success that has to be resourced and filed with ease and grace. It does not have to involve being away from family” –Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Podcast. “Success is what happens when you close the gap between reality and possibility” –Elayne Fluker, Emerging Women Podcast.

In this episode, Kristin and Chantal go over self-compassion and why it is important. She encourages people, especially women, to claim their power, which is within us. She wants people to unlearn that self-compassion is not a weakness but a motivator to be more resilient. If people want to get more things done, they should be more self-compassionate. Additionally, Kristin mentions the most effective way to deal with our inner critic is to befriend it so that it is not distractive. Finally, she closes off the podcast with a guided meditation on a Fierce Friend Practice. This is a guided visualization that creates an image where one can call upon their fierce friend, who combines fierceness with tenderness and strength with love. About Our Guest Kristin Neff is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin's department of educational psychology. She is the author of “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself” and co-written the “Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive”. She also has a new book called “Fierce Self Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness To Speak Up, Claim Their Power, And Thrive.” She has also written numerous academic articles on self-compassion. Insight from this episode: —Learn to say no to others and yes to ourselves. This allows us to include ourselves in the circle of compassion and prioritize our needs to avoid drowning. —If anger is harnessed, it can alleviate suffering and be used for a good cause. Anger helps one to focus and lets people know that there is a problem. For example, the Me Too Movement and Black Lives Matter all started because people were angry. —Self-compassion gives us the strength to open the pain without being overwhelmed. It is the ability to hold pain with love. It also allows us not to be consumed by things but rather to infuse them and figure them out. It decreases stress, depression, and anxiety. —People have a dimensional view of self-compassion: it is a weak thing because it has traditionally been viewed as a gender role. However, self-compassion is important because it allows us to heal and not to be overwhelmed. —Research shows that self-compassion is a powerful coping mechanism. People should stop viewing it as a sign of weakness. Quotes from the show: “Even though compassion is part of the female gender role, women have less self-compassion towards themselves than men do. This is because women are socialized to be self-sacrificing, and their compassion is allowed to go outward, i.e., they can help their spouses, children, etc.”–Kristin Neff, Emerging Women Podcast. “Don't do things for people to like you; it's not sustainable. People will not like you anyway. However, with self-compassion, you do not require other people's approval; this is because you can approve of yourself”–Kristin Neff, Emerging Women Podcast. “Women are more compassionate to others and not themselves. Tenderness towards self is not intuitive, which is why women are very aggressive towards themselves”–Chantal Pierrat, Emerging Women Podcast. “Sometimes, to alleviate our suffering, we need to accept ourselves and be open to what is and change something about ourselves. We need to be brave, courageous enough to make a change in our lives”–Kristin Neff, Emerging Women Podcast. “Some people look at self-compassion as weak because it has mostly been associated with women (who have had less power in society than men)”–Kristin Neff, Emerging Women Podcast. “We need a balance between tenderness and fierceness. If we have too much tenderness and acceptance without enough fierceness, then we will become complacent, and if we are angry and fierce, we are just adding to the problem”–Kristin Neff, Emerging Women Podcast. “We feel valuable when we are loved. Let us make our happiness not dependent on our relationship. We don't need someone else to be more worthy and whole”–Kristin Neff,

In this episode of the Emerging Women Podcast, Chantal is joined by Shine Leadership founder Carley Hauck to discuss Carley's new book and how to lead consciously and inclusively at work and in the world. Carley talks about what it means to shine in a world that can seem dark at times. As we shine as leaders, we can show others a way forward to a flourishing workplace and planet. Find out how Carley Hauck does it in this episode of the Emerging Women Podcast.  About Chantal Pierrat Chantal Pierrat is Founder & CEO of Emerging Women, a global network of brilliant women creating new leadership paradigms and supporting the rise of leaders across all sectors of society. Chantal is a celebrated podcast host, speaker, thought leader, coach, and entrepreneur dedicated to advancing conscious leadership and helping women be seen, heard and lead from the truth of who they are. Her ideas have been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, The Street and more. Emerging Women has graduated thousands of women (and men) from peer mentoring and sponsorship programs sponsored by such Fortune 500/100 organizations as HP, Inc., Halliburton, Oracle Corp. and more.  About Carley Hauck Carley Hauck is founder of Shine Leadership and is an author, leadership consultant, learning architect, Stanford Instructor, and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to lead consciously from the inside and re-envision a workplace and world that prioritizes people and planet first. As a leadership expert, she partners with some of the top organizations in the world helping enhance cultures of high performance, collaboration, trust, and belonging. Her new book Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World is available now! Insight from this episode: Benefits of conscious and inclusive leadership and how to foster it.  Reasons we must be open and learn from each other in our changing, diversifying world.  Tips for leading from a whole and balanced place and having a positive ripple effect on others.  Why you might want to tell your team members and others at work you love them.   Quotes from the show: “In order to bring the greatest potential in ourselves, in our workplaces, and our world, sometimes we have to shine the light on the dark, on the things that are not always so pleasant, on the systems, and structures, or behaviors frankly, that need to shift that need to change. That requires that we do it with a certain skill, with a certain cultivation, and ways of being that allows us to do that from a place of love and truth.” –Carley Hauck Emerging Women Podcast “You don't have to be given that title [of leader]. We can all be leaders, and I actually feel like that's call right now. What is that thing that you want to be the change for? What is that thing that you're feeling a fire in your belly about? Or passion about? Or you recognize, this isn't right?” –Carley Hauck Emerging Women Podcast “Conscious and inclusive leaders have this stronger sense of purpose. They understand that leadership is about serving. And they're also really wanting to support more soulfulness in organizations. They're not all about more is better, faster because we know that leads to burnout. Is there a more feminine way that's balanced with the masculine?” –Carley Hauck Emerging Women Podcast “Some of the complexities of our world-- a lot of them-- we need everybody. We need everyone, especially when we look at some of these large problems that impact everyone. That requires a much more diverse group of people with different thoughts, different experiences, different perspectives, different educations and knowledge.” –Carley Hauck Emerging Women Podcast “If I'm a burned out leader, and I'm not balanced and whole on the inside, I'm not using certain resources, skills to really lead from a more balanced, healthy place, that's going to have a ripple effect with my team members, with the culture at work.

In this episode of the Emerging Women Podcast find out how Christine Kane, author of the new book The Soul Sourced Entrepreneur and former singer/songwriter, successfully marries the hard realities of business with the spiritual growth and development that comes from being an entrepreneur. Christine shares what it takes to reinvent yourself and use your energy to create success and work you love. Hear about how to feel more connected to your soul's purpose in this episode of the Emerging Women Podcast.  About Chantal Pierrat Chantal Pierrat is Founder & CEO of Emerging Women, a global network of brilliant women creating new leadership paradigms and supporting the rise of leaders across all sectors of society. Chantal is a celebrated podcast host, speaker, thought leader, coach, and entrepreneur dedicated to advancing conscious leadership and helping women be seen, heard and lead from the truth of who they are. Her ideas have been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, The Street and more. Emerging Women has graduated thousands of women (and men) from peer mentoring and sponsorship programs sponsored by such Fortune 500/100 organizations as HP, Inc., Halliburton, Oracle Corp. and more.  About Christine Kane Christine Kane is Founder and CEO of Uplevel YOU. For 10 years, she's trained creative, quickstart, idea-driven, purpose-based (and sometimes chaotic) entrepreneurs and freelancers on how to optimize and Uplevel their marketing, sales, systems, teams, and their own personal energy. Before building Uplevel YOU, Christine spent 15 years in a successful career as a popular songwriter and performer. Christine's new book The Soul Sourced Entrepreneur: An Unconventional Success Plan for the Highly Creative, Secretly Sensitive, and Wildly Ambitious is available now!  Insight from this episode: Strategies for walking through uncertainty and moving forward even when the path is not clear. Details on different types of intentions you can set and tips on how to navigate decisions.  Advice for listeners who have the “fire of emergence” within them but don't know the first steps.  How to move away from the “golden handcuffs” of an old identity towards something more soul sourced. Benefits of avoiding the drain of unmade decisions.  Quotes from the show: On reinvention: “If you're using intention and if you're really following your guidance-- your intuition-- it doesn't feel like reinvention at the time. Half the time it feels like total chaos. Am I reinventing myself or is everything falling apart here? But you have to keep following that calling and going through open doors.” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “Clarity is overrated.” –Chantal Pierrat Emerging Women Podcast “Being clear on what you know about yourself and where your delights are is one thing. But I think we have this mistaken view of clarity as I know exactly how this is going to end… for most of us, we're just winging it.” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “I was so in tuned with what everyone else thought of me that it was hard for me to even acknowledge how unhappy I was in [my corporate job].” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “A lot of us are really scared to look at that divine messaging, the divine connection, because it may take us in a more uncomfortable direction. And looking deep within is uncomfortable.” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “For three years, people thought I was a complete and utter loser, and I had to walk through that fire… nobody could see the growth that was going on.” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “We learn intuition by doing things” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “Our power is everywhere. We think it's this Wonder Woman sort of a vibe, and it's not. It is so subtle, and it requires this real relentless honesty with ourselves about why we're doing what we're doing.” –Christine Kane Emerging Women Podcast “We have this addiction in our world that every decision ...

Do you ever worry that your biggest financial downfall is never thinking big enough? Are you worried that fear is actually what’s holding you back from financial freedom? Do you wonder — deep down — that you don’t actually want to get smart about money?  Join Chantal Pierrat in conversation with Barbara Huson (formerly Stanny), a best-selling author, financial consultant, TV presenter, published writer for national publications, former journalist, and revered expert in the field of money and wealth.  We’re all plagued by mental roadblocks that deter us from our financial, energetic, and spiritual goals. And for us to truly emerge as powerful, impactful women, we need to get clear and creative with our money. In order to bust through those roadblocks, we need to address them on cognitive, spiritual, and neurological levels. It’s not enough to know why we aren’t getting smart about money — we need to know it deep in our bones and rewire our brains to catch up with our deepest desires.  Barbara starts the podcast with her financial backstory (spoiler: while Barbara’s story is unique to her own life, its themes are ones most women are all-too familiar with). She talks about how she knew virtually nothing about money as a young single mother of three, and she opens up about her own fears about money, managing finances, and one of her biggest challenges so far: being instead of doing.  If you’re ready to take control of your finances, make more money, and uncover your deepest fears about what’s holding you back, tune in to this month’s Emerging Women Podcast, featuring financial consultant, Barbara Huson.  Podcast Resources Rewire for Wealth: Three Steps Any Woman Can Take to Program Her Brain for Financial Success Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money Sacred Success: A Course in Financial Miracles Emerging Women Powerboost with Barbara Huson: REWIRE for Wealth, Well-Being, and Really, Whatever Else You Want (March 3)

We marvel at the mind-blowing experiences that our guests share with us and our newest guest, author, poet, activist, and former aid worker, Natasha Scripture, is no exception. In this compelling, heartfelt, and deeply moving discussion, Scripture guides us through highlights of her newest book, Man Fast: A Memoir, where she abandons the societal norm of “coupling up” and takes a hiatus from dating in order to not only find herself, but to truly identify her life purpose. Reeling from grief over the loss of her father, frustrated over failed relationships, and needing to go deeper within herself, Scripture embarks on daring and challenging adventures in her ultimate quest for meaning. Don’t miss this engaging podcast interview between Chantal and Natasha Scripture! This one will have you thinking, appreciating, and possibly planning; the world is out there and our soul is right here—for us to explore, discover, and love.

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m your host, Chantal Pierrat. Today’s guest is my longtime friend Dara McKinley. Dara is a thought leader in the divine feminine, an entrepreneur, and a modern spiritual guide in the art of forgiveness. She holds a graduate degree from Naropa University in Boulder and formerly ran a successful private counseling practice. Twelve years ago, Dara suffered a painful betrayal by a business partner that left her questioning herself. She asked the Divine Mother for answers and received an answer that simply said: Forgive. At first, she was reluctant. But she began to research the art of forgiveness, ultimately developing a finely-tuned practice of forgiveness that allowed her to reclaim her personal power. And, she says ... you can learn how to forgive, too. “I define forgiveness as a spiritual experience that heals betrayal,” Dara says in today's podcast. (7:00) What’s more, she says, mastering the art of forgiveness is key to unlocking your divine feminine power. “Some not-so-obvious indicators that you may be in need of forgiveness are being very judgmental of others, being very judgmental of yourself, insomnia that has you worried in the middle of the night, and chronic anxiety.” (7:21) Dara advises doing the “wince test.” “Think of something in your life that when people bring it up or you think about it – just makes you wince inside,” she says. This is the area where you need to explore forgiveness. Here are some fantastic quotes from my podcast interview with Dara: “Forgiveness is not a tool; it’s foundational. Because the path to the feminine rise is going to involve loss and failure.” (10:08) “The transformational process of forgiveness leaves you in such a stronger place than you ever could have imagined.” (10:45) “The definition of betrayal is when someone or something you trusted fails you.” (16:08) “Now, I use the word betrayal in my course to talk about anything that would benefit from forgiveness even if what failed you was yourself.” (16:41) “Forgiveness is a function of universal love, and universal love operates even when there is no understanding and no empathy, universal love can still be accessed and applied.” (22:26) “One of my big goals with this work is to evolve and create a working definition for forgiveness from pardoning offenses and ceasing anger to forgiveness is a spiritual experience that heals betrayal, that heals when what you trusted ... fails.” (24:24) “If forgiveness has your back then you’re invincible because no matter where you trip and fall and stumble, you’re going to be able to move forward in a really quick way.” (33:15)   In today’s podcast, Dara and I talk about one of the most challenging opportunities: self-forgiveness. “Sometimes you need to forgive the aspect of yourself that gives you a hard time.” (8:37) It never occurred to me when we started talking about this that the thing that I would pick to test this course would be myself. When I realized I was going to forgive myself, I feel like I struck gold. Self-forgiveness goes way beyond having compassion for oneself. It is: A clearing out of what is holding us back. And an act of surrender and a letting go of that which does not serve us. Self-forgiveness is an all-powerful gateway to personal power. It takes openness, empathy, vulnerability, and receptivity – all inherently feminine strengths. The truth is: We all have someone or something to forgive – perhaps even ourselves. It’s not just about forgiveness. It’s about healing ourselves, others and the planet. And creating a future where empathy, vulnerability, and true feminine strength reign supreme. It’s all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so let’s jump right into this unique and fascinating conversation. Welcome to “Forgiveness and Feminine Power” with my friend Da...

Do you have a daily experience of inner peace? What about a daily practice of self-care? My guest today argues a daily spiritual practice is essential for women in these stressful contemporary times.  Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast. Today my guest is Snatam Kaur. Snatam is a musician with a voice of an angel. She transforms traditional Sikh chants of India into nectar for the soul in our troubled times. She is also a yogi, author, and teacher. Her 2016 book titled >Original Light; the Morning Practice of Kundalini Yoga encourages women to create a personal daily spiritual practice. Snatam was raised in the Sikh and Kundalini Yoga tradition with revered spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan. She has taught and shared Naad Yoga and Kundalini Yoga and meditation through her concerts, recorded music and workshops for the past 20 years. Snatam says that through a daily practice or "soul work" women can experience joy, energy, health, and connection with others and the Divine. Snatam advises all women to weave into their lives a regular experience of inner peace – and gives us a roadmap for how to wake up and how to integrate our energy into society on a daily basis. In today’s episode, Snatam and I spoke about: The one question every woman must ask themselves today. The importance of a daily spiritual practice of self-love, self-care, purification, and acceptance. The connection between our body, mind, and soul. The power of sacred recitation, yoga, and chanting to heal worry, stress and anxiety.   We dive into those topics and more! Here is my conversation “Original Light” with Snatam Kaur.  

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Today we are talking to the first-ever male interviewed on our podcast: Mike Robbins.  And to quote Salt-N-Pepa: What a man! Mike is a well-respected author, thought leader and speaker in our community. His fourth book, Bring Your Whole Self to Work, advocates a corporate cultural paradigm shift toward vulnerability -- to both improve employee engagement and boost the bottom line. Our mission at Emerging Women is not only to increase women’s leadership, but also to create a new workplace cultural paradigm that ushers in a more humane, feminine ethos of collaboration, empathy, and compassion. And Mike Robbins is a leading voice on that front. During our podcast interview, Mike and Chantal explore an essential question: What if the workplace was not just a place to develop your career, but a destination for personal transformation? In his latest book, Mike says that vulnerability -- allowing ourselves to be genuinely seen -- is the secret sauce to creating human trust and connections. Stemming from those connections is a feeling of “psychological safety” that leads to better performance, outcomes and success. Mike is a sought-after speaker with corporate clients including Google, Microsoft, and Gap, Inc. to name a few. Mike is a former professional baseball player who studied race and ethnicity at Stanford University. Growing up in Oakland, California, he was the only white player in his high school baseball league. Now Mike says he is no longer shy about speaking up on topics of race and gender. In this episode, Mike and Chantal explore ... what if the workplace was not just a place to develop your career, but a destination for personal transformation? We discuss how a more feminine approach to business with collaboration, creativity, and connection – can translate into bottom-line success. And we delve into the link between a team’s success and their feeling of psychological safety at work. We also talk about what to say when tears come at work.  Here is our compelling conversation, “Bring Your Whole Self to Work” with an absolute gem of a guy: Mike Robbins.

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Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m your host, Chantal Pierrat. Today’s guest is Sera Beak, who finished graduate school at Harvard studying comparative world religion and rapidly gained traction as what The New York Times called “a new role-model” for her generation. She was much in-demand as a speaker, author, and teacher for young modern women who she felt had been left out of the world’s wisdom traditions, when, as she puts it, “the universe slapped her to the ground.” She realized the importance of finding and embodying her Soul, which we talk about in this podcast, and one of the things I most admire about Sera is that she walked away from all the lucrative offers and life in the spotlight in order to pursue her truth, so that she could more deeply contribute to this world. Now her long-awaited third book, Redvelations, has just come out, and she joined me to discuss the difference between your divine soul and your human soul, and how one can guide you to complete the other. We also talk about the epidemic of soul loss, and how the body is truly the way home. So get ready to get open - we delve into some pretty uncharted territory as far as space and time are concerned. It’s all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so let’s jump right into this unique and fascinating conversation. Welcome to “Redvelations” with Sera Beak.

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Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and today we have a podcast from a very special guest who raised the roof at our last Emerging Women Live event with her powerful song-writing, story-telling and movement-making. Today’s guest is MILCK, aka Connie Lim, the artist behind the goosebump-inducing anthem “Quiet,” which captured the nation, and the world, when she premiered it with a live chorus in flashmob form at the 2017 Women’s March. Her song has since gone viral reaching over 15 million listeners all around the world. In this episode, MILCK shares her lifelong journey from people-pleaser to truth-teller, and how she has personally worked her edge and overcome challenges to finally feel comfortable expressing the truth of who she is to the world. We hear first-hand how she came to organize an incredibly impactful moment-turned-movement, rather than succumb to industry pressures to monetize the release of the single. And hear MILCK’s perspective on how speaking out can play a healing role in transforming shame and self-blame, both for self and for others. It’s all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so let’s dive in and hear it from the singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and choir-builder herself. Welcome to “Can’t Keep Quiet” with MILCK.

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Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and today’s guests are Elle Luna, artist and author of The Crossroads of Should and Must, and psychotherapist Susie Herrick. Elle recalls hearing David Whyte say, “There comes a time when you no longer want to be a part of the conversation that diminishes you.” To help women who are coming to the same realization, Elle and Susie have just put out the beautiful book Your Story is Your Power - Free Your Feminine Voice. Today we’ll discuss insights and exercises from the book, including how we can identify the parts of our stories that are keeping us from our own bests interests as women, how personality typing (attention: Enneagram lovers!) can give us signposts as we uncover our true voice, and how the special, impactful magic that radiates around a woman working her edge can lead to a better future for all. Ready to tap into the feminine to ignite transformation, internally and externally? It's all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so let’s dive in and go deep. Welcome to “Your Story is Your Power” with Elle Luna and Susie Herrick.

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and today’s guest has such a cool perspective on leadership and authenticity. Jackee Holder is an executive and leadership coach, who helps high-level business people access the parts of themselves that live below the surface through journaling so that they have increased access to their own resilience, visioning, restorative care, and other strengths. As the author of 49 Ways to Write Yourself Well, Jackee has many practices to share. Does journaling ever feel like homework to you? Jackee teaches us some ways to entice your muse to come play instead of giving her more boxes to check. She’ll share snapshots from her own multi-faceted, multi-media journaling practice for inspiration. And we’ll talk about the special power of trees to help us drop into something deeper with ourselves and each other. This episode is all about expression and connection. It's the mainstay of the Emerging Women ethos, so let’s get to it! Welcome to “Healing Through Writing” with Jackee Holder.

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and today’s guest is Amy Baglan, Founder and CEO of MeetMindful, the dating app for conscious and meaningful connections. There’s a tendency in current culture to let the digital world act as a scoreboard for our worth as human beings. I myself may be guilty of letting the number of likes dictate my mood on occasion. Amy believes it’s important for tech leaders to upend that tendency by facilitating quality connections rather than quantities of connections. In our conversation, Amy connects the dots that made her an entrepreneur on a mission to evolve the dating industry. We’ll talk about what it means to look for “mindful connection” or a “conscious partner,” and the benefits of practicing intimacy beyond the context of romantic relationship. She even shares how she’s changed the way she dates lately - which she believes will call in a much bigger love than she would have found before she shifted her perspective. This episode is about to get real about mindful connection. It's all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so let’s dive in and go deep. Welcome to “MeetMindful” with Amy Baglan. {Press PLAY above}   This episode is brought to you by our friends at MeetMindful. MeetMindful is revolutionizing the way we meet and connect with others in daily life by inspiring people to make meaningful connections every day, both on and offline. Maybe you’re looking for long-term love with a partner who shares your core values. Perhaps you just want to meet a new like-minded friend to grab a coffee with on Saturday afternoon. The bottom line? You’re looking for people to connect with, people who get you. If you’re interested in meeting like-minded people, welcome to your new community. Visit MeetMindful today to start your free trial.    

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and today’s guest is Cate Montana, who loves to refer to herself in the 3rd person, as you’ll see, because she’s all about exploring the E words: enlightenment, ego, and what it means to be a woman in a “skin-suit” searching for transpersonal consciousness. You’re going to love this conversation if, like me, you love Eckhart Tolle, want to be one with the universe, but have kids or a business and can’t just sit on a bench for months at a time trying to let your human self dissolve completely. There’s a middle ground, says Cate Montana, author of The E Word. She’s here to share what she’s learned after years of meditation and study, and give us techniques, tips, and insights into moving beyond our stories and opening up to the truth of who we really are. This episode is about to get real about awakening, self-improvement, and expanded ego. It's all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so get let’s dive in and go deep. Welcome to “The E Word” with Cate Montana.

Today’s guest is Reshma Saujani, a lawyer and activist whose desire to be of public service led her on an unlikely path: from an unsuccessful bid for US Congress to founding Girls Who Code, a thriving non-profit and social movement that equips over 40,000 girls nationwide with the skills to pursue 21st century opportunities they may not have thought were available to them. We talk about why it’s so important to build resilience in girls, and how they largely put their skills to use for community good. We talk about how to fight sexism in tech companies, and how to promote diversity in the workplace beyond quotas. And Reshma shares her insights for passionate women who seek to gain influence and power for public good. This episode is about to get real about colossal failure and its potential to take us places we never imagined. It's all a part of the Emerging Women ethos, so get let’s dive in and go deep. Welcome to “Brave Not Perfect” with Reshma Saujani. {Press PLAY above} This episode is brought to you by our friends at MeetMindful. MeetMindful is revolutionizing the way we meet and connect with others in daily life by inspiring people to make meaningful connections every day, both on and offline. Maybe you’re looking for long-term love with a partner who shares your core values. Perhaps you just want to meet a new like-minded friend to grab a coffee with on Saturday afternoon. The bottom line? You’re looking for people to connect with, people who get you. If you’re interested in meeting like-minded people, welcome to your new community. Visit MeetMindful today to start your free trial.

Today my guest is Danielle LaPorte. You may know her from her #truthbombs, which bring millions of visitors to her site each month. Or from her bestselling books The Desire Map and The Firestarter Sessions. Her multi-million dollar company is run by 5 women (and one lucky guy, she says), and this year she’s released a new bestselling book - White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping it Real On Your Spiritual Path—From One Seeker to Another - to help the self-helpers amongst us see when we’re bypassing our feelings, or falling for well-branded dogma. In this podcast we talk about all the readings, healers, workshops, juices, therapists, weekend retreats and more she’s experimented with, and whether it was all worth it. We talk about what it means to have spiritual maturity, and the importance of self-acceptance, morality, and creative agency. We get into forgiveness, ego, her new take on desire, and the science of surrender. And it is juicy, people. Seekers - you’re going to want to hear this one. Let’s dive in. Welcome to White Hot Truth with the passionate Danielle LaPorte. {Press play above}   This episode is brought to you by our friends at MeetMindful. MeetMindful is revolutionizing the way we meet and connect with others in daily life by inspiring people to make meaningful connections every day, both on and offline. Maybe you’re looking for long-term love with a partner who shares your core values. Perhaps you just want to meet a new like-minded friend to grab a coffee with on Saturday afternoon. The bottom line? You’re looking for people to connect with, people who get you. If you're interested in meeting like-minded people, welcome to your new community. Visit MeetMindful today to start your free trial.

Today my guest is LiYana Silver, teacher, coach, speaker, and author of Feminine Genius: The Provocative Path to Waking Up and Turning On the Wisdom of Being a Woman. LiYana Silver mentors women to unlock their Feminine Genius using intuition (before reasoning), feeling (before thinking), receiving (before giving), sensuality (before willpower), pleasure (before restriction), and collaboration (before competition). In today’s podcast, we unpack the term feminine genius through the combined lenses of spirituality and science, specifically quantum physics. We talk about how to trust in the “death” part of the death and rebirth cycle, and how to express your authentic self without dying from your emotions. We’ll also hear why LiYana says women are like lightbulbs… can you guess why? I am thrilled that LiYana will be joining us again at Emerging Women Live 2017 in Denver, CO. I hope you will be there, too, either in person or via free livestream - sign up here. This episode is brought to you by our friends at MeetMindful. MeetMindful is revolutionizing the way we meet and connect with others in daily life by inspiring people to make meaningful connections every day, both on and offline. Maybe you’re looking for long-term love with a partner who shares your core values. Perhaps you just want to meet a new like-minded friend to grab a coffee with on Saturday afternoon. The bottom line? You’re looking for people to connect with, people who get you. If you're interested in meeting like-minded people, welcome to your new community. Visit MeetMindful today to start your free trial.

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and my guest is Lisa Wimberger, founder of the Neurosculpting Institute. Lisa researched neuroscience and created the practice of neurosculpting to heal herself from a trauma you have to hear to believe (it starts with being struck by lightning and gets weirder from there). Since then she’s brought the practices and process of self-directed neuroplasticity to help everyone from street police to working professionals down-regulate negative patterns of chronic or traumatic stress. Today we talk about: why the brain makes patterns and scripts how neurosculpting can help you renegotiate patterns that no longer serve you fear and free will how to make memory an expansive fuel instead of a limiting cage two simple practices to get your brain and body communicating as they work together to repattern your stress response Lisa will be hosting the workshop “Neurosculpting for Leadership in the Zone” at Emerging Women Live 2017 in Denver, CO. I hope you can join us!

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Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and my guest is Rachael O’Meara who is starting a movement - the Power of Pause. Rachael was a constant achiever who took on a stretchy position at Google which led to a lot of negative feedback: physically, emotionally, and from others. Rachael authored the book Pause: Harnessing the Life Changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break after she made the intentional decision to get more in line with her true self instead of beating herself up trying to force a life that was no longer working. In today’s podcast we discuss burnout as a blessing, failure as feedback, and how to recognize signs that you need a pause. Rachael shares specific ways to pause and how to check in with yourself when presented with conflicting options so you stay true to your deep yearnings. And we learn about TASERing - a practice Rachael developed to help us mentally floss our brains of limiting false beliefs. I’m glad you’re taking this pause in your day to tune in to our conversation “Pause” with go-getter turned power pauser, Rachael O’Meara.

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Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, and my guest is Esther Perel, here to talk to us about the always-compelling topic of intimate relationships. Esther’s new podcast Where Should We Begin? in collaboration with Audible.com is striking a chord - it hit #3 on the charts, up there with This American Life - by taking conversations once reserved for the psychotherapist’s office and making them a part of public discourse. In this way, Esther is giving us the language we need to discuss the multitude of possibilities and options that exist for creating a thriving relationship in modern times. When speaking to a couple, she invites them to consider the vast array of factors - both internal and external - that effect relationship. Desire and sexuality, yes, but also culture, class, longing, betrayal, unemployment, infertility, romanticism, illness, fear, death - all of life’s big issues are discussed openly and honestly to see what they have to teach us about the human heart. We’re just scratching the surface of this endlessly juicy subject today, so Esther will be speaking at our annual event Emerging Women Live 2017 to delve deeper into the conundrums and complexities of relationship. I hope you’ll join us in October, and let’s start laying the groundwork now with “The Real Real of Relationships” with the dynamic and prolific Esther Perel.

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and my guest is advocate and social entrepreneur Jennifer Brown. Jennifer grew up in a conservative culture, and in college took a women’s studies class that completely flipped the script for her. She became active in social justice, driven by a desire to make positive change. While getting her masters in operatic singing, she literally lost her voice. She realized she was still meant to use her voice - not as a singer, but on behalf of others, working to help them find their own. She got a masters in change management and has recently written the book Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & the Will to Change. Today we’re talking about the inevitability of change, the prices people pay for being different, and how workplaces of the future can address humanitarian and social equality issues as we move through these turbulent times. Let’s dig into this fascinating and necessary conversation, “The Power of Inclusion” with diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown.

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Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast, where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and today we’re talking MONEY, honey! Amanda Steinberg, founder of DailyWorth and WorthFM, has some juicy tidbits to share to help us flip the script around our finances so we can create wealth for ourselves (and the world) with clarity and confidence. Amanda launched Daily Worth in 2009 to bring a fresh voice and outsider’s perspective to personal finance, and we discuss what led her to launch the women-centric investment platform WorthFM towards the end of this podcast. Oprah selected her for the exclusive SuperSoul 100, and Forbes named her one of 21 New American Money Masters. Her new book, Worth It, tackles the issues around women and money because guess what, people: in the next 15 years women are going to inherit two-thirds of the 40 trillion dollars moving from Baby Boomers to the two generations below. A “perfect storm of opportunity” is coming, and Amanda wants to make sure we’re ready for it. Whether you’re budget-averse or a fiscal hoarder, Amanda’s big-picture strategy of focusing on your net worth, knowing your Money Type, and identifying your roots and wings will have you breathing a sigh of relief as you roll up your sleeves and dig in to this money stuff. Let’s hear it from the amazing money guru herself, Amanda Steinberg, with this week’s conversations: Worth It. Just press the play button above! Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!

Welcome to the Emerging Women podcast where we hear from brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and I’ve got one word for you today. PUSSY. Say it with me. Pussy. Or just whisper it if you’ve got headphones on in public. Pussy. Does it make you smile? Do you feel a little badass? Then you’ll love today’s conversation with teacher, author and icon Regena Thomashauer, who’s made it her mission to elevate the pussy to the true seat of feminine power that it is. Her new book is called Pussy: A Reclamation, and it is on fire. It thrills me to say that you can now read the word Pussy at the top of the New York Times bestsellers list! Regena and I talk about why today’s culture needs women to engage with the “full gale-force winds” of their sensual and sexual energy. We discuss how and why women got so disconnected from their sensual power, and how to reconnect with a few of Regena’s favorite practices. As Regena says, “We don’t have to be victimized by living in a patriarchal culture. We can create the solutions with this divine, magnificent, body that is woman.” So without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s Emerging Women podcast “Pussy Power” with Mama Gena, Regena Thomashauer. Just press the play button above! Don't miss an episode: Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes.

Welcome to the Emerging Women Grace and Fire podcast where we hear from the brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and I want to know who out there is working with fear? If your hand didn’t shoot up, call me now, because I feel like fear is a universal reality among women who are playing big, creating change, and dedicated to living a life of personal truth. If it’s not in the stresses of work, of stepping into our leadership, of owning our true selves, it’s in the fear-fraught news and media coverage of global events. It affects our choices, our decisions, and more than anything I created Emerging Women so that we can all know that we have to face fear to grow, but we don’t have to face it alone. That’s why I’m so excited to have New York Times bestselling author and next-generation thought leader Gabby Bernstein on our podcast. She has written a book so timely - just its title makes me breathe a huge sigh of relief. The Universe Has Your Back is Gabby’s fifth book, and one she says she wrote just as much for herself as for her readers. Today we talk about what she calls “her shittiest year,” and how she embodied the practices in her book to heal herself through it. She shares a few of those practices with us, including a powerful “reset button” called Forgiving the Thought and her 2 “go-to” steps for releasing fear-based blocks and becoming a joy magnet. Humility, connection, authenticity - it’s all here. So get ready to become your own alchemist and transform fear into faith with the fierce and fabulous Gabby Bernstein. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!

Welcome to Emerging Women’s Grace & Fire podcast where we hear from the brilliant women leaders creating big change in the world. I’m Chantal Pierrat, your host, and I can’t wait to dive in to this week’s conversation with the fabulous Janet Mock, author of Redefining Realness and host of the weekly culture show SoPOPular! on MSNBC. Janet and I talk about her story as a “blueprint for life” for a young black trans person of color, how she defines courage, and what’s inherently bizarre about binary gender norms. We consider the power of “discussing things we pretend we’re too smart to like,” like trashy tv shows and celebrity gossip. And Janet just nails it down when I ask her what vision she has for those of us who are no longer willing to compromise what we know to be true on the inside in order to maintain the mask we put on for survival. Hells yes. Let’s get to it - this week’s Grace & Fire podcast “Redefining Realness” with the brilliant and beautiful Janet Mock. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!

I am feeling my full Warrior energy after speaking with Glennon Doyle Melton. She is the bestselling author of Carry On, Warrior and founder of Momastery.com, and her new book Love Warrior launches in just a few weeks and without a doubt will be yet another best-seller. Her writing is simultaneously hilarious and vulnerable - full of raw, unabashed realness on everything from addiction to motherhood to marital infidelity. And though “she writes simply as a way to survive,” she says, her words are powerful and resonate with readers who have found themselves “on the bathroom floor” in their own ways. I love that she’s also a fierce movement-maker, full of outward action to help people in need. Glennon is the creator of Together Rising, a non-profit organization that has raised over four million dollars for families around the world through its Love Flash Mobs, which have revolutionized online giving. Glennon and I talk about: “Being Underneath” and the dangers of treating pain like a hot potato The benefits of a tender, feminine faith that isn’t rule-bound The feeling of being evicted from your whole life, and what comes next How society colors the way we are able to give and receive love How to view women as warriors rather than helpers   Let’s dive in to this week’s conversation “Love Warrior” with the self-proclaimed Recovering Everything: Glennon Doyle Melton. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes.

I recently learned a new word that I LOVE: moonshot. It sounds so feminine, but with this deep undercurrent of disruption of the status quo. Inspired by President Kennedy’s massive efforts to put a man on the moon, a “moonshot” is a barely achievable initiative that demands extraordinary effort and teamwork to achieve. It’s an initiative that’s definitely not possible with “business as usual” - you have to completely transform ways of working and collaboration and performance in order to make it happen. And the most exciting part? The widespread effects of a moonshot are often world-changing in a way no one could have imagined. Kate Purmal and Lisa Goldman are wildly accomplished leaders who have many decades of moonshot experience between them. They’ve led, guided and inspired companies from Apple to Match.com through successful moonshot launches, and have brought that expertise to bear in their new book The Moonshot Effect: Disrupting Business as Usual, a step-by-step “How To” for moonshot projects, and also just an indispensable guide to leadership in general. I had the pleasure of talking to Kate and Lisa to help us wrap our heads around the catalyzing topic of . We covered: The Moonshot Effect and its radical ability to galvanize people into action around a world-changing idea The stages, timeline and ripple effect of a moonshot Two crucial practices of bold, outrageous visionaries Tips for sourcing power from your body and language The difference between being humble and being a courageous Hero-Maker   So let’s dive in to this week’s conversation “Moonshot” with chronic game-changers Kate Purmal and Lisa Goldman. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!

Today my guest is Marianne Williamson, the internationally acclaimed spiritual author and lecturer. Six of her eleven published books have been New York Times Best Sellers. Four of these have been #1. The mega best-seller A Return to Love contains the famous paragraph, beginning “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” The depth of this sentiment is staggering, especially for women. Marianne founded Project Angel Food, a meals-on- wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. She also co-founded the Peace Alliance, and serves on the Board of Directors of the RESULTS organization, working to end the worst ravages of hunger and poverty throughout the world. Her weekly lectures in New York City are available via Livestream on her website Marianne.com, where you will also find loads of other amazing content. In Marianne’s recent book: Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment she argues that we—as a culture and as individuals—have learned to avoid facing pain. By doing so, we are neglecting the spiritual work of healing. In this episode, Marianne and I spoke about: The age we are living in: “Age of the Choir” How Depression is addressed in our culture and the transformative power of the Dark Night of the Soul The barrage of meaninglessness that literally “bruises the Spirit” occurring in our world today, and how it is essential to heal the spirit on our journey toward wholeness How miracles are actually thoughts and how to navigate our emotions Forgiveness, and how it can be a bridge between our inner work and what we create in the world.   After we recorded this podcast, Marianne wanted me to pass along the important message to anybody taking medication for depression, mental illness or other pain:  Marianne strongly recommends that should you desire to alter your medication, or get off them altogether, that you do so under the strict supervision and consultation of your doctor.  Here is my conversation “Tears to Triumph” with the fabulous torch-bearer of Spirituality: Marianne Williamson. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!

Today my guest is Tosha Silver. For the past 30 years she has taught people around the world ways to align with Inner Love. Tosha Silver runs an online school called, “Living Outrageous Openness: Think Like a Goddess." This school offers an ongoing way to support those who truly want to live these beautiful, ancient practices. She’s the author of Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead and the recently released Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender and the Audio Program, Embrace the Divine: Meditations on Spiritual Surrender. Tosha was a featured presenter at Emerging Women Live 2016. In today’s episode, Tosha and I spoke about: Her journey and how she has become immersed in the work of the Divine How the ‘everyday/mundane’ coupled with the Divine are actually the same thing The distinction between mindfulness and being led by the Divine The idea of ‘Surrender’ versus will, and how they can mean the same thing Being receptive and identifying the signs of what the Divine is trying to tell us Finally, we talked about how the Divine can shape your vision for the future   Here is my conversation “Outrageous Openness” with the wonderfully divine: Tosha Silver. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!

Today my guest is Sara Avant Stover, a teacher of feminine spirituality and empowerment, and bestselling author & founder of The Way of the Happy Woman. Sara graduated from Columbia University’s all-women’s school, Barnard College. After a cancer scare in her early twenties, Sara moved to Thailand, where she lived for ten years and embarked on a decade-long healing and spiritual odyssey throughout Asia. She has since gone on to uplift tens of thousands of women worldwide. A pioneer in contemporary women’s work, she’s the creator of the world’s first Women’s Yoga Teacher Training, Reversing Our “Curse,” and The SHE School. Her new book: The Book of SHE: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power celebrates all that it means to be a woman, from mythological underpinnings to the cycles of our day-to-day lives. In today’s episode, Sara and I spoke about: Rhythm – it’s significance and power for women The Heroine’s Journey vs. The Hero’s Journey Her 5 steps of the Heroine’s Journey Archetypes and the importance of the Crone Learning how to navigate through “darkness” and how to “Turn on Your Brights” The Homecoming   Here is my  conversation “Living the Heroine’s Journey” with the wise and powerful Sara Avant Stover. Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes. And please be sure to rate us while you're there!