Empowered Expression

Q+A TIMESTAMPS ~ 2:30 - Q1: “Do you think there are direct benefits to bodybuilders in yoga and Pilates type practices?” 6:50 - Mobility training resources 8:19 - Going down the rabbit hole of end range loading, loaded stretching and other mobility training techniques 19:51 - Food for thought on loading joints across all of their “positional possibilities” 23:25 - Q2: “Is it important to switch up your gym routine and how often?” 24:05 - Training variation and its importance in training longevity 26:22 - Wisdom from humans still active in their 50s and beyond 34:00 - Good rule of thumb for balancing routine and variety in the gym 34:50 - Q3: “I'm a cardio athlete and not seeing progress in the gym. How do I build muscle without killing my cardio gains?” 36:46 - Why strength training is beneficial to all athletes 40:43 - Hypertrophy training and endurance athletes 42:22 - If you're not seeing gym progress, this is likely why 43:47 - Q4: “What's your favorite form of preworkout? natural or not?”

It's official - this is the longest Co-Create episode to date. We did it gang, we found something we're passionate enough about that we can both dive into it for nearly two whole hours!? You and I are officially obsessed

“when we turn our next goal or our next desire to something meaningful, something truly life-altering from the inside, heart opening… when we do that then the circle [of life] emerges and we realize that it's been there all along.” - Andrea Menard IN THIS EPISODE… What is rematriation and why is it so important for our future? Circular living and circular thinking The beautiful side of fear Inclusivity as a trait of the Sacred Feminine WELCOME ANDREA MENARD Andrea Menard is an accomplished Métis singer/songwriter, actor, speaker, wellness trainer, and the founder of the Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge. As seen in USA Today, Andrea is an influencer in feminine leadership and was named one of WXN Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner in 2020. An advocate for rematriation and reconciliation, Andrea helps all-gendered people to reclaim and embody the qualities of the Sacred Feminine. She is also the author of the Seeds from the Sacred Feminine Wisdom Cards, (Mango Publishing) which contains 52 gentle, land-based teachings and beautiful paintings by Metis painter, Leah Dorion. One of the co-stars of the new hit CTV series, Sullivan's Crossing, Andrea is a five-time Gemini-nominated actress, a 16-time music award winner, and was named ACTRA National's “Woman of the Year” for 2021. She has released 5 award-winning albums, including her latest Michif language album, a symphony show, 2 television programs, and her TEDx Talk called “Silent No More” has reached almost 200,000 views. Andrea  has performed for royalty, prime ministers, governor-generals, residential school survivors, families of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, and even sang her song “Peace” to the world's NATO generals.  Born in Manitoba, Andrea is a proud member of the Metis Nation of Canada. Her Metis family originates from St. Laurent, Manitoba. Andrea currently lives in the unceded traditional territory of the Squamish, Tsleil Waututh, and Musqueam peoples, also known as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. CONNECT WITH ANDREA WEBSITE: www.andreamenard.com LINKEDIN: @andreamenard TWITTER: @andreamenard FACEBOOK: @andreamenardmusic INSTAGRAM: @andreamenardmusic YOUTUBE: @andreamenardmusic iTUNES: @andreamenard SPOTIFY: @andreamenard SOUNDCLOUD: @andreamenard BANDCAMP: @andreamenard EMAIL: admin@andreamenard.com RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~ ANDREA'S SEEDS FROM THE SACRED FEMININE WISDOM CARDS THE SACRED FEMININE LEARNING LOUNGE HOLY HIIT!? THANKS FOR LISTENING! Head to iTunes and leave a review for the podcast! It really helps the podcast out and would mean the world to me

We're back! From a mini vacay! With menstrual expert and advocate for holistic cyclical living, Lisa Jara. Join us for a nourishing conversation about the cycles of our lives, what we can learn from menstrual cycles about navigating change and much more. MEET LISA JARA ~ Lisa Jara is a menstrual health agent of change, helping women and menstruating folks to not dread "that time of the month", but holistically address the deeper causes of menstrual health challenges like PMS, PMDD, painful periods, endometriosis or PCOS, so they have a happy, healthy period and can navigate challenging life transitions with unshakable trust in themselves and their body. CONNECT WITH LISA On the web: https://lisa-jara.com Sign up to get her Soul Mail! https://lisa-jara.com/en/soul-mail-sign-up Find her on the gram: https://www.instagram.com/_lisajara On the Facebooks: https://www.facebook.com/its.lisa.jara LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jara And YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3IUe0ROGTtuw8r3Pmwz9Q FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~ Why generalized advice about what to eat during each menstrual phase doesn't always work Letting the cycles of our lives move at their natural pace Creating space for choice in the midst of our shitty human experiences Learning from our resistance to life RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~ SIGN UP FOR A HOLY HIIT CLASS! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HAPPY PLACE CHALLENGE! GODDESS WISDOM MADE EASY BY TANISHKA BRENE BROWN'S MAGICAL WORK DAVID BEDRICK, UNSHAME YOUR LIFE THE WAR OF ART BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~ 0:00 - 10:00 ish: Meet Lisa! Join us for the Happy Place Challenge starting July 10th!  Lisa's hot take on what it means to live cyclically Cyclical living alongside our existing obligations  10 - 20:00 ish: Why generalized advice about what to eat during each menstrual phase doesn't always work Why coming to trust the body is a whole damn process

Ever wondered how we, as a society, got to our modern day idea of what it means to be "feminine?" Hayley Shapley is here to break it down for us. As an award-winning journalist and author, Hayley guides us through a brief history of strong women and how we've found ourselves with our modern ideas about "femininity" and muscularity in women. Tune in to get taken to school with me

Today's episode is such an incredible honor to put out into the world - fam, meet Lauren LoGrasso

Just you + me + the microphone today, friends!

Tune in for an episode with Chris Skipper on navigating change, embracing the unknown, and the deep joy that comes with serving others! Chris is a personal trainer, spin instructor and wonderful human being.   MEET CHRIS SKIPPER ~ Chris is an ISSA certified personal trainer with Iron Will Gym. He's currently spearheading a new spin program at Iron Will Gym and also teaches spin classes at the University of Virginia. After his own journey of fitness that transformed him from 400 lbs + addicted to substances to living a vibrant, thriving life - he's now passionate about helping others live their own vibrant, thriving lives.   CONNECT WITH CHRIS On the web: https://www.skipintofitnesscoaching.com/ On Instagram: @skipintofitnesscoaching On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-skipper-9122a119a On Facebook: as Chris Skipper   FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~ Choosing not to fight your own come up Participating in our own dreams

Tune in for an episode with Toni Jackson on training, body image, and finding purpose and meaning through helping others

Meet Katherine - an expert in inclusive innovation and wizard of thriving with physical and neurodiversities!

Join me in talking with Hilary Truong, founder of Hilary Mae and Co! We have an AMAZING conversation about the mother-daughter relationship. How and why this critical relationship can get so sticky, what we can do about it, and how society-at-large shapes the mother-daughter relationship. All women everywhere - listen

Join me in talking with Honie Ann Peacock of Hon's Healthy Kitchen! We talk about the interconnectedness of food, soil, microbes, and everything else

WELCOME TO A NEW SERIES ON THE POD!!

Madison Morrigan is a 5x international award winning life coach, host of the award winning Everything Belongs Podcast, a speaker and writer. Centered on sovereignty, sacred self-responsibility and full expression, Madison coaches visionary humans as they shed layers of old programming keeping them small and finally come home to power, worth and wholeness. Madison has her degree in interpersonal communication with an emphasis in psychology from Missouri State University, has a certificate in conflict resolution, meditation and legal mediation, practices using NLP, hypnosis and is proudly Certified BYCA Coach. CONNECT WITH MADISON On the web: madisonmorrigan.com On Instagram: @madisonmorrigan   FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~ some of my favorite lines of conversation that came up in this episode: a regulated nervous system is sometimes a ‘boring' nervous system simple pleasures in life as a sustainable source of feel good chemicals getting joy from our food living our liberation, not someone else's RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~ LAUREN PHILLIPS - ARTIST AND BADASS THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL DUNCAN TRUSSELL FAMILY HOUR ALL ABOUT LOVE BY BELL HOOKS DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~ 0:00 - 10:00 ish: welcome back to co-create! and meeting Madison the phenomenon of hustling for our wholeness what it means to Madison to live our liberation orienting our lives to the beautiful parts of being human 10 - 20:00 ish: the value of the full emotional spectrum walking beside shame rather than being driven by it a regulated nervous system is sometimes a ‘boring' nervous system media's dramatization of success vs. the reality of it 20 - 30:00 ish: ‘boring' relationships might just be sustainable relationships :) getting our dopamine from meaningful things in our lives simple pleasures in life as a sustainable source of feel good chemicals getting joy from food 30 - 40:00 ish: having a meaningful relationship with our food understanding what drives us and lights us up and using it to create meaning listening to our bodies and giving our body the things they love tea culture, coffee and psilocybin microdosing 40 - 50:00 ish: Caroline's favorite podcast and Netflix show

Honestly the thing I hear from EVERY single new client in our first session is that the gym doesn't feel like their happy place. It can be an intimidating place full of sweaty humans grunting and making pain faces. But something magical thing happens once you're able to build confidence in the gym - it becomes one of your favorite places to be. And THAT is the key to a sustainable, joyful, fun-filled fitness habit

Dear God - maybe my most favorite conversation ever

Why reckoning with our own mortality can lead to a wonderful life, the incredible power of living with intention, navigating change and SO much more

Self care, mental health, navigating life, and the power of spaciousness in our lives! Come hang with me + Cheryl Robison, co-owner + co-founder of JBird Supply Coffee Roasters for a conversation that feels like one big bear hug

For full show notes + resources head to carolineaddington.com/blog

Our first community interview featuring the one and only Jeff Alexander! Tune in to hear us jam out on parenting, physical challenge + the power of discomfort, dream yoga, Burning Man + more

Enjoy this solocast + for full show notes and resources head to carolineaddington.com

isode, Katie Casimir shares her love for jiu jitsu and everything it can teach us about living a good life!

Join me and Natalie Medina in this episode of Co-create to learn about the energetics of food + weight loss, gut intelligence, emotional eating and relearning how to eat enough on the daily. For full show notes and resources, head to carolineaddington.com/blog

Ever wanted to train with a barbell but feel intimidated? Curious how much strength training vs. cardio training will help you get the results you want? Only have 30 minutes for the gym and tryna be efficient as f*ck? Tune in to this Q+A episode to get those burning questions answered and more ;) For full show notes + resources, head to the episode webpage at carolineaddington.com/blog

Oh man, ngl I really love this episode. I hope you do too. It's a heart-to-heart about the psychological benefits of embracing adversity, discomfort, pain, and our own mortality. Sound dark? It's anything but. Tune in and let it inspire you to go live a meaningful life

What if pleasure and mindfulness could be the driving force behind changing our eating habits? What if the answer to a nourishing relationship with food wasn't “effortful self control”, but was actually embracing the joy and pleasure of eating? Great news, that's totally a thing and it's what this podcast geeks out on. Tune in and enjoy

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For full episode notes, resources and references, head to carolineaddington.com/blog!

For full show notes, resources + references head to the episode webpage!

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The podcast is back from a self-care summer vacay! Kicking things off with a life update & an exciting announcement… we're undergoing a big pivot

In this episode, Mary Grace Allerdice shares her views on remembering that our jobs are not our purpose, relearning how to be motivated by curiosity and desire, cultivating the courage to belief in more beautiful futures and zooming out from the day-to-day in order to ask the beautiful questions. Enjoy! For the full show notes and links to resources mentioned, head to the episode webpage

Welcome to another beautiful episode of Co-create! Today we're talking to Akashic Records reader Ahna Hendrix about relationships, creativity, embracing the ups and downs of life, and trusting our path when it doesn't make much sense. This is a great episode if you want to tune into something soulful, fully human, and deeply poetic. For links, resources + the full show notes, head to the episode website at carolineaddington.com/blog

Make a cup of tea, cozy up + press play on this soul warming episode with Nicole Walter of Auluminate Reiki

In this episode, we're talking with Tenae Stewart aka the Witch of Lupine Hollow. She's helping us see Mercury retrograde season through a completely new lens so that we can make the most out of an otherwise disorienting time! We talk astrology, herbs, archetypes and so much more. Kick back + enjoy

Reflections on grief, falling in love with life, and the great mystery of being alive. Enjoy! For full show notes + links, head to the episode website

In this episode, join myself + Susan Moe of Ascended Presence to talk about energetic sovereignty

In this episode, we're talking to cosmic rainbow dolphin Solasta McIntyre Ethridge!

A lil mini episode reflecting on the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction happening April 12th 2022

In this episode, we're talking to the luxurious Mary Grace Allerdice about astrology, alignment and deep, rooted, holistic wealth. This is one of my favorite episodes of all time. We touch on deep aspects of what it means to be humans in these bodies and how we can experience the richness + fullness of our human lives. Enjoy enjoy enjoy ~ For the full episode show notes, links + all the things, head to the episode website

In this shorty, I'm busting up a lil money myth [or a really big one actually

In this episode, Sam Burgos + I talk all things ritual + routine from a place of deep self love and self honor. Sam is a master of balancing the masculine and feminine energies when it comes to the idea of discipline, self love + self nourishing routines. If you're ready to rethink discipline, this podcast is for you. For the full show notes + all the resources and links, head to the episode website!

Tune into this episode to learn all about the dream world, how we can connect with our ancestors and do ancestral work in our dreams, herbs to support our dream work and SO much more. This episode features the compassionate and magical Sabrina Rose Nelson, an herbalist, artist and womb wellness guide. For a full episode breakdown + all the links, head to the episode website!

What tf is the human biofield and what does it mean to tune the human biofield? Great questions! Today's guest, Dr. Betty Hernandez-Tupta explains all

In this episode, I share what slow seasons are and why they're so incredibly beneficial in life + business, lessons learned from *unsuccessful* attempts at slow seasons in the past, and how to slow season well so that you're rejuvenated for your next chapter of growth. For the full show notes + links, head to the episode website!

An episode for both the psychedelic curious and seasoned psychonauts! Bijou the Mushroom Mamasita shares in this episode about all things psilocybin, consciously approaching psychedelic therapy, the future of the psychedelic industry + feminine business practices. For more information about Bijou + resources from this episode, head to the episode website!

A candid, behind-the-scenes share on new directions in the podcast and online. In this episode I share a behind-the-scenes perspective on both the decision to evolve the podcast and leave Instagram and how the two are interrelated. Enjoy! Want to hop on the newsletter? Head to carolineaddington.com to sign up!  

This conversation is a beautiful, brilliant and discerning look at Instagram and what it means to be a content creator in the age of virality. Today's guest is Johanna Renoth, political theorist and Instagram researcher. Learn more about the episode and Johanna's work at the episode website.

Short little mini episode sharing a conversation from yesterday about re-imagining money “blocks” Tune in to hear a perspective on why our money “blocks” aren't necessary about money. And that it's not so much “what we learned from parents about money” that matters most when we're changing our views and understandings of money. Wanna join us in Peaceful Money? Here's the link to come hang ~ https://bit.ly/36iNdV9

Woah boy. Y'all requested it and here it is. A slightly unhinged episode

How to move from scarcity to abundance in your money relationship, the *real* frequency of abundance, what traditional money mindset is missing when it talks about setting goals and casting your vision. A soulful jam session on all things money