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It's so good to be back with you again! In this episode, we have a real talk about the grief and anger resulting from the American election while also figuring out how to move forward. It's important to be honest with yourself and allow space for your feelings right now. AND it's important for YOU to take care of YOU, focus on what you can control, connect with people around you and purposely create joy (don't dare let them take it away!) We are all gutted that we have so much more work still to do, it seems inhumanely cruel because it is. But like those who successfully fought to remove Brazil's right-wing fascist president, Bolsonaro, we can use their slogan, “Ninguém solta a mão de ninguém” which translates to “No one let go of anyone's hand”, we are in this together. No matter how badly they try to separate us! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Sisterhood: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com

In this episode we talk about Spring as the season of letting go, cleaning out the old and making space for the new. Letting go is a rarely easy thing to do and yet it's universal to the human experience. So, let's talk about letting go, labyrinths and more! Also in this episode we have a special treat for you, the thoughtful and wise Jane Doull reads out her “Letting go” intro and blessing for us! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Sisterhood: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com

Hello 2024! Also, how dare you sneak up on me like this. With both feet now in the new year, it's a great opportunity to ask ourselves what we want out of 2024. It's important to take a moment and ask ourselves what our heart's desires and goals are for this year. If we don't take the time to ask ourselves it's so easy to get swallowed up into other things like work, family drama, parenting responsibilities, etc. The world asks a lot of women, and we often oblige. And because of this we need to make a special effort to figure out what we want so that we can work towards it. We need to take a pause, go inward and ask. Otherwise, we are not the main character in our own stories. We are a supporting character to other people's stories. And girlfriend, you deserve to be the main character in the story of YOU. Fortunately, to help you gain clarity and perspective for this year I have a FREE worksheet for you. Super simple. Super helpful. Go ahead, give yourself the gift of ASKING YOURSELF WHAT YOU WANT. And then write it down. This is a great tool for focusing our priorities and better understanding ourselves. Here's the link to the worksheet: https://strongwomenco.com/product/swc-2024-worksheet Also, here's the link to the Connect + Reflect Workbook for processing all that 2023 was: https://strongwomenco.com/product/reflectionworkbook/ For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Sisterhood: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Slow Burn” by Kacey Musgraves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7cmWkBoz4

Hello again beautiful pod squad! We're back after the summer break and so excited to talk to you about becoming WHOLE. What a concept, right? How do we do that? Well, one way is to integrate the different versions of ourselves we carry around. We may hide away or ignore parts of ourselves, but those parts are still there and they require love and acceptance, too. They are all a part of YOU and all of you deserves love and compassion. So, come gather up all the parts of yourself you've ever left elsewhere and remember your glorious wholeness! Repeat after me (filling your name in the blank): I am here. I am whole. I am ________________ For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: ‘We Are Integration' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbJXgz4QAs

In this episode Kelly talks about how the mothering and nurturing we do makes the world go ‘round. She talks about how being a nurturing leader and mothering are synonyms, even if we have a complicated relationship with the word Mother. She talks about the fears she had about becoming a mother and why self-mothering (or being your own inner-mom) is so important. She also tells the interesting origin story of Mother's Day and the badass, feminist organizer, Julia Ward Howe, who started the special day as an effort to bring women together in the name of world peace. Just wait until you hear the Mother's Day Proclamation of 1870! And we end with a super cute feature song that you *may* want to share with a loved one. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Mom” but Meghan Trainor ft. Kelli Trainor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1VbOQPxpSU

It's true. You are. You are doing *so* much better than you think you are. Unfortunately, Women rarely have an accurate view of ourselves (thanks, patriarchy!). Too often, we exaggerate personal setbacks and minimize our accomplishments. It can be easier to remember the critiques and negative stuff than the positive compliments. So, this is a podcast to help you realize that you are actually - and honestly - doing well, great even. Especially considering all you've been through. And how do I know that you've been through a lot? Well, we're women. We brave so much. We endure and survive and soldier on. We keep lives and families and movements going. We are the glue that holds whole worlds together. Take a deep breath, you are doing so much better than you think you are.

In this season of rebirth and awakening, many of us are feeling the call to return to ourselves, return to who we truly are. Most of us have been distracted and over-stimulated from the uncertainty and chaos that were the last three years but now, as we peak our heads outside the cave of winter, we are curious and hungry to get back to ourselves. Returning to ourselves means remembering who we were before the world taught us who to be (and who *not* to be). This is a great time to take inventory of our lives and look at what brings us joy and makes us feel “like ourselves”. It's also a great time to acknowledge what makes you *YOU* and what makes you amazing and unique. What makes you feel strong and healthy? Who do you want to be this year? How could you insert more joy and pleasure into your life to bring yourself *back* from the underworld/otherworld? We discuss this plus more in our latest episode and we finish off with the perfect song to help us come Home to ourselves! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Back To Myself” - Erica Jennings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8QpdbCt30Y

It's our first episode of 2023! Let's talk about fables, stories and journeys to the underworld and back. Listen in to hear about the importance of the journey, including the magic in the “darkness”. Kelly talks about Inanna, Persephone, Alice in Wonderland and Dorothy in Oz - all women on important journeys for wisdom, power and their souls. There is so much to learn and grow from when it comes to “the journey”. There's much to accept and be grateful for, even the hard stuff that sculpts us into evolved versions of ourselves. Acceptance and gratitude, our theme and mantra for 2023. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “New Day” by Alison Wonderland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMAh4ExhXm4

So happy to be back! And I LOVE diving into the topic of this episode: yin energy, yule time and the holy days around the winter solstice. This time of year has ancient roots of rejoicing, feasting and being together. So many modern holiday (meaning “holy day'') traditions are based in pagan or nature-centered spirituality and they are beautiful to acknowledge and celebrate. This is the special time of year where we can really “lean in” to the divine feminine, the warm and nurturing things that bring us hope for the future. It's a wonderful time of year to carve out time for ourselves to be still, introspective and grateful. Happiest holidays to all our amazing listeners around the world! 2022 had many lessons, challenges and gifts. If you would like to reflect, process, absorb and integrate those important lessons and experiences here's our FREE “Connect + Reflect: 2022 workbook”: https://strongwomenco.com/product/reflectionworkbook Here's the link to the Girl God book, “Songs of Solstice”: https://thegirlgod.blogspot.com/2022/11/about-songs-of-solstice.html Featured song: “Solstice Carole” by Wyrd Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T0i4akX5a8 For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

Part of owning and embodying our power is by owning the energy we create and transmit to the outside world (and to ourselves). By taking responsibility for the energy we bring, we are acknowledging the power we have, while consciously creating the lives and futures we want. We are not mere victims of life's circumstances. We are powerful agents of our own lives. We create and attract what we “put out there”. Don't you think it's time we owned the energy we put out into the world? Well, let's do this! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Karma” by Taylor Swift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1imWezhl2T0 Link to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's TedTalk "My stroke of insight": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU

There's a whirlwind of chaos going on out there and it can be so easy to get swept away into it. It's time that we prioritize our own peace. It's time that we purposefully sought out peace for yourselves. It's time that we *created* more peace in our lives. And there are so many ways to do it! What brings you peace? What allows you to slow down and catch your breath? What nourishes you and helps you feel grounded and whole? We talk about all this and much more in this episode! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Queen Of Peace” by Nalini Blossom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPD9ZCiiYk Nalini Blossom's website: https://www.naliniblossom.com/

I'm back from summer holidays and ready to give you your podcast dose of encouragement, support and sisterly love. If you are feeling a little lost lately, you are NOT alone. The whole world is in a state of transition as we stare down the barrels of so many unknowns. It's OK to feel a little (or a lot) lost right now. It's normal, even. And I'm here to remind you that you are strong and powerful, even when you feel lost. PLUS, feeling lost is part of our heroine's journey. Or as Christina Feldman explains in her fantastic book, “The Quest of the Warrior Woman”, a “season of discontent” is part of our warrior process. We are growing, evolving and figuring out how to use our power for GOOD. No woman is an island. So glad to be back with you! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Solsbury Hill” performed by Jodi Martin, written by Peter Gabriel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQbz9SoZZdk

It's here! Your Summer Jams for Strong Women 2022 is here! This is a list designed to help you feel good about yourself. It's designed to help you feel powerful in your woman-self. And it's designed to help you feel happy, encouraged and inspired. Turn it on when you are about to go for a walk, a drive or when you are to clean, chop, cook, chill, sip or chat with friends. This list is perfect for feeling powerful and fun in the sun. So, go ahead and have a listen. Here's the list, enjoy and share! Special - Lizzo Irrelevant - P!ink Known - Phillippa Hanah and Lily Jo Grown Woman - Beyoncé Forgive Yourself - Em Beihold Me and My Girls - Selena Gomez Not your Barbie girl - Ava Max March March - The Chicks Woman Up - Meghan Trainor You need to calm down - Taylor Swift Lost Woman - Ani Difranco Revolution - Coco Love Alcorn Happy Summer! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

What a week, right? What year is this even? How do I process all that's happening in the world? We cover that and much more in our latest episode. There are plenty of reasons to become radicalized - to hold views in opposition to the current political, social, or religious status quo. We have SO many systems that are not working for us. It's time we challenge these systems by speaking up - using our voices AND our actions. It's time we practise radical self-acceptance, radical self-love, radical compassion and radical self-worth. It's time we acknowledge that we've been radicalized and now we are ready for the next steps. Come on ladies, let's get in formation. And dayum, we need to stop the roll back on human rights, including women's personhood and sovereignty. Featured song: “Lost Woman” by Ani Di Franco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbNRA9JVMQM To listen to our Strong Women Co playlist “Abortion is Healthcare” here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3mdtXmDpBOb1dbZhJQt1u3?si=d43ad00efd4d47cb For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

It's time for a little healing, letting go and all that other good stuff. In this episode we talk about why women find it so hard to forgive themselves and why we punish ourselves for past perceived mistakes. We also talk about the magic of forgiving ourselves and creating room for our better, happier future. We even finish the episode with a tiny, easy exercise in realtime to help you forgive yourself a little more. You and your bright future deserve it. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2nnJ2Znt_4

If Mothers Ran the World There Would Be No War In this episode designed to empower and encourage, Kelly talks about what it would mean if mothers ran the world. We look at cultures where women and mothers traditionally lead and talk about how after making, growing and keeping alive another human, you are less likely to send a child to war. We talk about the power of women to “break the script” of the status quo and how it's time that people with pro-social, pro-future, pro-collective good perspectives were catapulted into decision-making and leadership positions. Quotes mentioned in the episode: “I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.” - E. M. Forster I do honestly think that if women were running the world there would be more investment in peace, because basically as women we do not want to see our children killed. Maybe I am completely idealistic, but until we see women in equal positions of power in the world, I just think that we are doomed.” - Meryl Streep “If men cannot get along without the shedding of blood and putting the knife to the throat of a brother, let them no longer set themselves up as guides and rulers but confess their self-evident insufficiency and turn the management of affairs over to the mothers who will temper their justice with love and enthrone mercy on the highways.” - Mary Elizabeth Lease For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “In These Arms, A Prayer for All Beings” by Jennifer Berezan and Friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQDtK4YeZng

For our 4th year in a row I am so excited to share with you our International Women's Day Special hosted by our treasured host and moderator, Sarojini! We talk about the matriarchy of Jamaica, wrestling with your own feminisms today, dismantling the patriarchy, the empowering practice of dismantling our limiting beliefs while anchoring ourselves into our woman/goddess power + more! And as a special intro for IWD, my daughter Violet joins me to wish you Happy International Women's Day in her own special way. Stand in your power, sister. Happy IWD! Very special thanks to our organizer Sarojini Ramnarine-Lang (Creator/Producer/Host) and my fellow panelists Didan Ashanta - Founder of Resilient Foreigner, Renata Lang - Diversity Officer/Organizer and Barb Walsh - Advisor, Black Centric Programming, Association For New Canadians. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs: https://strongwomenco.com

I was so glad to chat with Elaine Dunphy about the revolution of joy and the beauty of connecting to our bodies. Elaine teaches classes of beautiful moving meditations called NIA. And who couldn't use more tools to add joy, health and happiness to our lives? PLUS, I have great news that she's giving us all a FREE CLASS in the Strong Women Co Tribe! Let's make more joy in our lives! As Elaine explains it, “As adults we are somehow of the belief that there is no time for bringing out our inner child to play anymore - Nia is an outlet to let that happen. Nia invites you to step away from your everyday schedule and take one hour just for you to dance and move your body. The neat part is that if you have two left feet, Nia is a perfect class for you - this is about moving your body YOUR way. The result is stress free movement of your body done to uplifting music that leaves you feeling relaxed and refreshed. Elaine's personal mantra is JOY – finding it in her life and sharing it with others and creating joy through movement sharing the Nia Philosophy with her students.” It's time we focused on ourselves a little more. Let's do this! To join our FREE online Tribe AND sign up for Elaine's FREE CLASS: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe (If you have any issues with this, email kelly@strongwomenco.com) For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com For more information – you can find Elaine on Facebook at Nia on the Rock https://www.facebook.com/Nia-on-the-Rock-105412776933066 Elaine's website is www.findyourjoywithelaine.com Featured song: “Revolution” by Coco Love Alcorn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZfHWQ10NTw

In this episode, we talk a little about the year that was 2021 and then dive into the REAL reason most of us have any nice feelings or memories of Christmas: strong women. It's women who organize the festive events, synchronize schedules, buy the majority of thoughtful presents and bake almost all the cookies. Women make Christmas. Really, women make the nicest parts of life. So, this time of year celebrate yourself and all the women in your life that make life BETTER! We finish off the episode with a special live recording of one of the most beautiful songs to ever celebrate a woman, Ave Maria recorded in Sint-Janskathedraal in Den Bosch. Free workbook link: To get your FREE Connect + Reflect 2021 Mini-workbook, designed to help you process and digest all we've experienced this year, click here: https://strongwomenco.com/product/reflectionworkbook/ For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Featured song: “Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)” sang by the Onze Lieve Vrouw van Den Bosch choir

And we are back! Woohoo! In this episode we talk about how women can set themselves up to win so that they can save (and be!) themselves! There's a lie we've been told: it's that we need something or someone outside of ourselves to save us. No, ma'am. The ONLY one that can save you, heal you and protect you is YOU. There's a freedom and power that comes from realizing that you have everything you will ever need inside you. So, be your own hero, set yourself up to win. Be that princess who saves herself! Be the Queen who reigns confidently over her queendom. You are a GROWN WOMAN, you can do WHATEVER you want! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Grown Woman” by Beyoncé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MjxWn5W9M

The word “strong” used to be exclusively associated with physical strength but recently we've begun to realize that true strength is of the emotional and psychological variety. In this episode I walk you through some easy tools to better understand your own strength and resilience. I also offer theories as to why women, as a group, are so very strong. It's important to know your own strength and be reminded of your own power. Recognizing that you are a Strong Woman is still a revolutionary act in a world that teaches you to hide your strength. Let's celebrate our fortitude and adaptability - let's celebrate our strength and resilience! Featured song: “Known” - Phippa Hanna + Lily-Jo PHILIPPA HANNA - LILY JO 'KNOWN' - Official Lyric Video For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

In this episode we talk with the famous + talented author + trailblazer, Patricia Lynn Reilly about women-affirming actions, words and realities. We talk about reclaiming our lives, images and bodies as our own while dismantling the patriarchy, one revolutionary act at a time. Patricia Lynn brings her beautiful work to us to highlight the power of personal sovereignty in a society that pressures us to look perpetually young while ignoring (silencing?) the challenges and triumphs of our years. How is it that “aging naturally” is still revolutionary for women while men gain status and power as they age? Strong women, it is time we thought about aging differently. It's time we honoured and celebrated the accumulation of our years and wisdom! Patricia Lynn Reilly, M.Div.. Books • A God who Looks Like Me: Discovering a Woman-Affirming Spirituality (Ballantine Books) • Be Full of Yourself: The Journey from Self-Criticism to Self-Celebration (OWC) • Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself: Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness (Conari Press) • I Promise Myself: Making a Commitment to Yourself and Your Dreams (Conari Press) • Words Made Flesh: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose (OWC) • A Deeper Wisdom: The 12 Steps from a Woman's Perspective (Reissued by Girl God Books) • Love Your Body Regardless: From Body-Judgment to Body-Acceptance (Reissued by Girl God Books) For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Featured song: *Returning* by Jennifer Berezan

Here's just the songs for your listening pleasure: Women Empowerment Jams - Summer 2021 Imagine a woman (1999) by Patricia Lynn Reilly I am enough (2020) by Daphne Willis Cover Me in Sunshine (2021) by P!nk + Willow Sage Hart Try (2014) by Dolly Parton I'm a Woman (2018) by Whissell You Say (2018) by Lauren Daigle Woman (O Mama) (2015) by Joy Williams Make It Happen (1991) by Mariah Carey A Better Son/Daughter (2002) by Rilo Kiley Her (2020) by Alanis Morissette We Shall Overcome (1963) by Joan Beaz 1.) You are not alone. 2.) You are definitely enough. 3.) You are a powerful goddess. Music is healing. Enjoy yourself! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

Special Episode: Women Empowerment Jams - Summer 2021 Here's the empowerment playlist you've been looking for this summer! I've taken all our featured songs of the year, picked out the most motivational and fun, and then put them in a flow to help you on your journey of healing and growing on your path through womanhood this summer! This playlist is designed for you to listen to as you pop in your headphones and go for a walk, as you embark on a road trip or as you greet your friends for a visit with tea or wine. It's designed to take you on a journey, to help you see yourself better and to remind you of these three things: 1.) You are not alone. 2.) You are definitely enough. 3.) You are a powerful goddess. Music is healing. Enjoy yourself! Women Empowerment Jams - Summer 2021 Imagine a woman (1999) by Patricia Lynn Reilly I am enough (2020) by Daphne Willis Cover Me in Sunshine (2021) by P!nk + Willow Sage Hart Try (2014) by Dolly Parton I'm a Woman (2018) by Whissell You Say (2018) by Lauren Daigle Woman (O Mama) (2015) by Joy Williams Make It Happen (1991) by Mariah Carey A Better Son/Daughter (2002) by Rilo Kiley Her (2020) by Alanis Morissette We Shall Overcome (1963) by Joan Beaz For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe

When we hear other women's journeys of healing it helps us make sense of our own. In my most honest and raw podcast yet I talk about a big part of my own healing journey and where I am with it now. Healing isn't something you do just once and it's done. Healing takes time to unfold. And the layers, oh my the non-linear layers. Sometimes things come up in your healing journey that you thought were over, that you thought were healed. But then they pop back up begging for further light, healing and love. It's important to acknowledge that you haven't gone backwards. And it's ok to be re-triggered sometimes. Why? Because: Healing is NOT linear or simple or straightforward or even obvious. To be honest, I felt VERY vulnerable as I recorded this episode. I had to keep reminding myself that storytelling is healing. That the personal is political. And that making (and sharing) this podcast episode is part of my own healing journey. So, if you are listening to this show it means I put on my “big girl” pants and decided that my story was worth telling. Walk the walk, right? Not just talk the talk. Let's do this! Let's normalize sharing our healing journeys. Let's refuse the isolation silos that the patriarchy puts us in. Let's support each other in our healing journeys. Thanks for bearing witness to part of my healing story. I'd love to hear yours! Listening to one another's experiences is one of the most curative things we can do. No woman is an island. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Featured song: “You Say” by Lauren Daigle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZvKJl1kK8g

Happy Pride! One is not born, but rather becomes a woman. “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman” is a quote by Simone de Beauvoir in her 1949 book, in which she discusses the treatment of women throughout history. This quote is a great reminder that becoming a woman is a process for us all, including our trans sisters. In this episode I talk with Rhea Rollmann, the award-winning journalist, writer and radio producer/podcaster based in Newfoundland, Canada. Rhea is a brilliant and thoughtful woman who shares part of her story of transition, “coming out” and the beauty of rediscovering oneself. We talk about gender identity, normalizing the inevitability of individual transformation and the freedom of being who you truly are. We also speak about the importance of Pride and how we can prioritize “joy” in our lives (and our social activism). To Rhea: A special thank you to you for sharing your experiences and wisdom with us. And as my station Program Manager, without you, the Strong Women Power (half) Hour would NOT be where it is today. Mad love! Xo Happy Pride everyone! “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman” merch mentioned in the show: https://strongwomenco.com/product/one-is-not-born-but-rather-becomes-a-woman-tote-bag/ https://strongwomenco.com/product/one-is-not-born-but-rather-becomes-a-woman-enamel-mug/ https://strongwomenco.com/product/one-is-not-born-but-rather-becomes-a-woman-backpack-made-in-the-usa-shipping-included/ For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe

There's a common theme that keeps coming up lately. Women keep saying, “I just want to feel like myself again.” These last 16+ months have left many of us aching for us to just “feel like ourselves”, whatever that may be. We remember a version of ourselves that wasn't so depleted and wary from dealing with the pandemic. Many of us remember a version of ourselves that wasn't so burnt out and had more energy. It makes sense that we long for that sense of self as many of us are beginning to think about what “life after the pandemic” may look like. We've changed and grown. We've faced fears and stresses beyond our imaginations. And we will be stronger and more resilient for it. And yes, it's hard. All (re)birth is. In this episode Kelly helps you to start “feeling like yourself” again through real-life tips you can use. Get to know your wiser, stronger self. She's pretty kick-ass. And this week's feature song is a soulful women's anthem for the ages. “Woman (Oh Mama)” by Joy Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55sY1WqGyMY Suggested book mentioned: Buddha's Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe

There’s something undeniable about the power of an eclipse. Ancient peoples would look up at them in awe similarly to the way we do now. Eclipses are about shedding the old skin, letting go of old patterns and creating space for the new. They are about healing and growing. They are a wonderful time to reflect, go inward and we have extra tools to help you get through this next powerful eclipse season! In this pod we have Astrologer Jennifer Collins on to help us understand the astrology, emotions and realities around the upcoming eclipse season. Also, we have created a special Lunar Eclipse Kit and playlist to aid you on your journey of discovery and healing. Let’s connect to our ancient women ways. Let’s honour ourselves and our journeys. Let’s choose to live consciously and purposefully as we learn to connect to our woman power! Happy Eclipse season everyone! Link for our digital Lunar Eclipse kit (personal ritual, worksheets, journal prompts, affirmations and playlist): https://strongwomenco.com/product/lunar-eclipse-kit/ Spotify Lunar Eclipse playlist: https://tinyurl.com/SWCeclipseSONGS For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe

Every try, every ounce of effort counts in this game called life. Trying MATTERS. And in current times when we may be feeling “effort fatigue” due to all the extra energy, work and time even simple tasks take, it’s nice to be reminded that all the effort, energy and TRYING matters. It’s accumulative and it’s the only way anything ever gets done, really. Research-wise, effort matters even more than ability or talent! Your perseverance matters. Your grit matters. Showing up matters. Make sure to celebrate your endurance and resilience. You deserve it. We are going through one of the weirdest times in history. Let’s focus on our “wins” and honour our efforts thus far. Featured song: “Try” by Dolly Parton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGuC8BrOoaA For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

There’s a lie that is told and repeated to keep us small and it is that we are somehow not enough. It’s the underlying belief rotted in so much negative thinking, sadness and even illness. But we are here to tell you (or remind you, because we all need reminding sometimes) that you are ABSOLUTELY enough. And that trying your best is, of course, enough. And maybe with our little visual meditation you may feel it in your bones a little more. Knowing that you are enough is peace. And you deserve peace. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Feature song: “I Am Enough” by Daphne Willis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm-E33zgxXQ

This is the time for new beginnings. We’ve faced so many endings in the last year but like the ancient trilogy of the Goddess teaches us, there is birth, death and rebirth. And this is REBIRTH time. There is hope! There is light at the end of this tunnel! Some of us thrive in times of change and others struggle with finding our footing amid the “newness” of things. Whatever camp you are in, our host Kelly gives you five ways to turn endings into new beginnings with minimal pain and maximum joy. Vive la révolution! Remember: You are strong and capable. You are growing and healing. We are birthing a whole new world, together. And we were made for these times. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “New Beginning” by Tracy Chapman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72PkUgZ651k

What we all need right now is to be extra kind and gentle with ourselves. It’s been a long, strange and confusing year. It can be tempting to critique ourselves or to try to rush back to some kind of “normal” but what we really need is patience, encouragement and support. The good news? In *this* story, the princess saves HERSELF. But to do that she must be nice to herself. She must listen to herself. And she must value her own voice and needs. It’s time to turn up the self-compassion and increase the positive self-talk. It’s time to be nice to yourself. You got this! You are here. You are whole. You are a strong woman. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “I am a Woman” by Whissell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J24xRNhGz_g

It’s International Women’s Day - woohoo! And we have a special treat in store to mark this day of celebration, recognition and empowerment - it’s a show full of smart, nurturing real-life passionate wisdom from a diverse group of strong international women! We are so thrilled to partner with Sarojini of Caribbean Connections again for this fun and invigorating conversation with women change-makers, knowledge-sharers and community leaders. It’s guaranteed to help “fill up" your cup! We have: Sarojini Ramnarine-Lang - Radio Producer/Host Theresa Uchechi Ezeuko - CEO, Fastide Productions Enaya Ahmed - Political Science student and activist Renata Lang - Business Diversity Officer Kelly Hickey - Director of Strong Women Co For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Lioness on the Rise” by Queen Ifrica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38ucJKBk9m8

In this episode Kelly offers up some real world suggestions on how to focus on the good stuff going on in your world. We all know these are trying times but there are things we can do to get grounded and clarify the meaningful stuff while letting the less important things fall away. We can bring those treasured joys to the forefront of our mind and day. As Trooper taught us, the sun can’t shine everyday but we are here for a good time. And hopefully a long time, too! And this week’s feature song by P!nk and her daughter Willow Sage is really beautiful and perfect for this time we think you will love. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Podcast mentioned: Stephanie Miller’s Happy Hour podcast - episode 146: Nadya Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot + Laurie Garrett https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/nadya-tolokonnikova-from-pussy-riot-laurie-garrett/id1367662813?i=1000507922264&l=en Feature song: “Cover me with Sunshine” by P!nk & Willow Sage Hart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGZhMIXH62M

Wow, we have normalized so much hard stuff in the last year. And if you’ve been feeling pressure to be OK, despite the chaos and change swirling around, you are NOT alone. In this pod and radio show we encourage and support our listeners to feel and be whatever they are right now. It’s powerful and healing to be honest with ourselves as we face these times of massive uncertainty and ongoing stress. It’s wonderful to accept yourself for where you are and your feelings for what they are. Your future self is thanking you for all the hard stuff you are going through right now. Give yourself some love AND a pat on the back. You are feeling and healing the whole world as you do the work on yourself. Thank you for all you do and are doing to make it through. And sometimes simply existing is ENOUGH. Our featured song from Sinéad O'Connor will remind you that you have a healing room inside of you. What a relief, right? For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: The Healing Room by Sinéad O'Connor I have a universe inside me Where I can go and spirit guides me There I can ask oh any question I get the answers if I listen I have a healing room inside me The loving healers there they feed me They make me happy with their laughter They kiss and tell me I'm their daughter I'm their daughter They say You have a little voice inside you It doesn't matter who you think you may be You're not free if you don't know me If you don't know me See I'm not the lie that lives outside you And it doesn't matter what You think you believe You're not free if you don't know me If you don't know me See I am the universe inside you You come to me and I will guide you And make you happy with laughter I joy in seeing you're my daughter You're my daughter So believe you're not free if you don't know me If you don't know me

Living in hope is ALWAYS better than living in fear. And despite the rocky start to the year, most of us are SO ready for more optimism and faith right now. There’s a shift occurring. And even if the last year has caused us to be extra cautious, there is a growing desire to do better and be better. But what shall be? The question can be as paralyzing as it is wondrous. However, if we approach it with hope and confidence in our hearts, if we remember how truly powerful and resilient we are (individually and collectively), then we can create the better world that is aching to be born. We are part of the solution. We shall overcome. Reminder: We were made for these times. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “We Shall Overcome” sang by Joan Baez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5M7588IZ4c Outro: “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNFAICB8vxw

In this star-studded pod we have all our special podcast guests of 2020 here to share the lessons each of them has learned from this epic year. There’s so much to process, absorb and digest about 2020 and there’s huge value in sharing our life lessons with one another. Listen in to hear some beautiful people sharing, connecting and hoping for a better future as they talk with our host Kelly about things like learning how to prioritize our precious energy and time, the beauty of slowing down, the magic of staying put, histories of yule, the new world being born in 2021, how capitalism is failing us and much more. Happiest New Year to our wonderful and loyal listeners! We hope this year brings good health and peace to us all! FREE 2020 Reflection Workbook: https://strongwomenco.com/product/reflectionworkbook/ Follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Our guests (in order): Kathy Moulton of The Kalila Community (Milan, Italy) Sarojini Lang, Radio Show DJ (Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada) Regina Wright, Shaman & Women’s Wisdom circle leader (St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada) Amy Tasukada, International best-selling author (Dallas, Texas, USA) Justin Dawe, Feminist Dad (Netherlands) Kathy’s Kalila Community website: https://kalilacommunity.com/ Regina’s website: http://www.reginamwright.com/ Amy’s links (website and her latest book!): https://www.amytasukada.com/ The Proletariat calendar mentioned: https://stephaniemcmillan.org/product/desk-calendar-365-daily-affirmations-for-revolutionary-proletarian-militants/ We’ve survived 2020 and lived to tell about it! Yay!

We made it! We are going to survive 2020 and live to tell about it! This time of year is usually meant to be slower and more reflective as we celebrate life and all we’ve learned but *this year* there’s even more to process that usual. We all need to take some time to digest and absorb what this year has been, what we’ve experienced, what it has felt like and what it all means to us. Individually and collectively we’ve all learned and grown A LOT. Taking time to integrate that knowledge and lived experience is helpful and wise. And, of course, we can’t forget to celebrate all the good stuff, too. Rest, reflect and rejoice. We are stronger and more aware than ever! Happiest holidays to our wonderful listeners! We wish you joy, love and rest this holiday season! Happiest New Year, too! Rock on! Link to sign up for our FREE Connect + Reflect Workshop and Workbook: https://strongwomenco.com/product/reflectionworkshop/ Playlist: Hyrrs Kick the Balls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTfm8pP5poI&list=PLtCzeKj96GeGluECqURYbpMoRtw_YL1h-&index=8&t=0s Good Queen Wenceslas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1Lyg-KL1I&list=PLtCzeKj96GeGluECqURYbpMoRtw_YL1h-&index=5 Stereotypes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcL-7W5N7as&list=PLtCzeKj96GeGluECqURYbpMoRtw_YL1h-&index=1 Equal Salary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVoKBRJ2Y0&list=PLtCzeKj96GeGluECqURYbpMoRtw_YL1h-&index=3 Oh Sexism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xvB2MrdkXc&list=PLtCzeKj96GeGluECqURYbpMoRtw_YL1h-&index=2 Solstice Evergreen by Spiral Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wENAJLy68nI Winter Solstice Song by Lisa Thiel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W4KDMMbnLk Santa Claus is Pagan too by Emerald Rose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8i0ypSqBxE For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe

One of the best ways you can help yourself in times of stress and uncertainty (like 2020!) is to focus on what you *can* control, instead of what you can’t. People of all ages are burning out from the intensity and strain of this year. Mental health issues are on the rise everywhere. But there is good news: You have the power to focus (or refocus) your attention. YOU say what gets your time and energy. And in this episode Kelly offers up some support and helpful tips on how to focus on the things that are in the locus of your control and how to be choosy with what gets your precious time, energy and attention. You are much more powerful than you realize. Make good choices for yourself and you’ll be fine. This is a marathon, not a sprint. We are going to survive this year! Show links: Click this for our Strong Women Co shop where we sell eco-friendly and empowering gifts from our signature Goddess bracelets to *NEW* beautiful Artemis Hoodies - $10 off this week with the code “ArtemisLives” - and more {mention you heard about your order from this podcast and you’ll get a goddessy/divine feminine EXTRA surprise with your order!}: https://strongwomenco.com/shop/ To get the full write up on the Goddess bracelets click here: https://strongwomenco.com/goddess-bracelets/ For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe

You are a child of the Universe and everything is unfolding exactly as it should - what a relief, right? That’s the main theme of this episode of the Strong Women Power Half-hour! In this challenging time of uncertainty it is powerful to be reminded of our power to help ourselves be grounded, reassured and whole. After everything this year has brought we are more tired and weary than usual but that makes this the perfect time to feed ourselves supportive and nourishing things. Listen to this episode to increase the peace in your heart and stability in your mind. Oh, and Kelly throws in some real life examples of the Divine Feminine, too! You are doing great. Trust in yourself. You are doing hard things and you are still alive and kicking! And if you are ever swimming in doubt, confusion or anxiety repeat these affirmations to yourself (from the Mother of Affirmations, Louis Hay): All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe. Life only makes sense in hindsight. Have faith in yourself. You are doing the best you can and that’s ENOUGH. Everything in perfect time. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: Desiderata by Max Erhmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X8YnCq6UME

What is the Divine Feminine and why do folks keep talking about it “rising”? In this episode I, your host Kelly, talk with my Shaman and soul-sister Regina Wright about the Divine Feminine, women’s spirituality, human history and more. Is the Divine Feminine only found in women? What's the difference between the Divine Feminine and Goddesses? Join us as we talk about female energy, Goddesses around the world, women’s leadership and the shift in consciousness that’s occurring. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Regina’s website: http://www.reginamwright.com/ Resources Regina mentions for more info on the Divine Feminine: https://www.facebook.com/thegirlgod/ http://www.thegirlgod.com/ https://www.facebook.com/glastonburygoddesstemple

We are back! Wohoo! And we have another round of motivation and useful advice to help you be your strongest, happiest and healthiest self! Our host Kelly gets real about your dreams and how to move you closer to them. Little steps add up and you are a POWERFUL being. Why not be more conscious of the power you have? Why not set yourself up for success (how ever you define it)? You can make ANYTHING happen. You are a Goddess. Listen to be reminded of the manifestor and creator you are. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Make It Happen” by Mariah Carey

This is a special episode of the Strong Women Power Half-hour! No woman is an island, as we always say, and in this episode our host Kelly reaches out to other women for words of empowerment, encouragement, acknowledgement, healing and truth. In a well-rounded and diverse montage of some of the best blurbs, speeches and poetry on the internet, we get to recharge, practice self-love and explore what it means to be an empowered modern woman. We are delighted to be able to highlight fellow women and the work they do to change the world for the BETTER! Ready to be empowered? Listen, subscribe and SHARE with anyone who could use encouragement and support! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Work featured in this pod: 2018: The year women fought back | The best feminist speeches of the year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtfsfsBNgiw&t=21s “Dear Young Woman”: a poem of empowerment by Britta B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUToRtRkaY&t=104s Imagine A Woman by Patricia Lynn Reilly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C4zDxOdLY8&t=33s

It is important to give your inner child love, support and reassurance, in “normal” times. But it is especially true when we’ve all been so shocked and challenged by world events out of our control. By connecting to and listening to your inner child you can help to heal yourself while stepping into your full adult being. In this episode, Kelly helps you to identify what your inner child can sound like and how to build a stronger relationship of integrity and trust with yourself. There’s even a mini-meditation to help you on your inner child journey! And we close with a beautiful song by Kimya Dawson that’s guaranteed to warm your heart. Go ahead, connect to that “little you”. She’s full of wisdom and wonder. And every bit of work you do to hear and heal your inner child, helps heal the world. For real. That’s how it’s done. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “You Are My Baby (unreleased)” by Kimya Dawson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqe3o-LYvCY

Wow. This year has been one wild ride. Collectively we have each been on our own journeys of facing our deepest fears (including the unknown) and we are still HERE. In this episode Kelly talks about the realities of 2020 through the lenses of the creation/destruction Goddesses Kali and Pelé while acknowledging how anxiety and depression creeps in at times of uncertainty and exhaustion. Kelly encourages you to ask for help and to give your past (and present) self some love for surviving this whole thing thus far. We include some journal prompts to help unload your subconscious and create more space for all that’s coming and wrap it up with a song that captures the whole vibe of the episode. Be kind to yourself. You are doing great. Now make sure to tell yourself that. Journal prompts: 1. These last few months have caused me to feel: 2. I am proud of myself for: 3. If there was anywhere in my life where I need help, it's: Use these prompts to help empty your subconscious and honour your journey. This year has been one wild ride. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song “A Better Son/Daughter” by Rilo Kiley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0sy7y54XAE

Wohoo! Our third annual Strong Women Power Half-hour summer playlist is here! Each song has been specifically chosen to help you feel supported and empowered while grooving along your path! This playlist is designed for you to just press play as you go for a walk, drive, cook supper, BBQ or party! Listen up to the stories and melodies which are all about empowering, validating and energizing YOU. We hope you are enjoying summer. There is so much to enjoy. Are you ready to rock out and feel powerful? Well, here you go! Playlist songs: Can’t stop, won’t stop. Ooh Child - Beth Orton Highwomen - The Highwomen Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell Gaslighter - The Chicks You’ve Got the Love - Florence and the Machine March March - The Chicks Grown - Chloe x Halle Titanium - David Guette ft. Sia Dance Money - Tones and I Raising Hell - Kesha As promised, here’s the video link with the babies for “Dance Monkey” the Vi loves so much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg5D73E7Zqw&t=9s For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

It’s summer and that means time to listen to our annual Strong Women Power Half-hour summer playlist while enjoying this glorious season! Listen up as we share a few pieces of womanly advice while helping you remember the fun of SUMMER. You are doing great. Make sure to tell yourself that. And don’t be afraid to ask for help. This summer is a real doozy! Get ready for your summer playlist (it’s our next podcast episode - out NOW for you listening please!) Make sure to share and subscribe! We hope your summer is going GREAT. And if not, music always makes things better :) Take care of you, stay safe and don’t forget to dance your butt off! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com

Yes, you read that title right - you are a freaking rockstar. You are dealing with so much. You are doing great as you navigate through uncharted waters. And this is a podcast devoted to helping and empowering you RIGHT NOW. You are kicking butt and taking names at a very difficult time. You are being challenged unlike before. You are handling so much. Isn’t it time you gave yourself a little love, compassion and positive psychology? Sure, you were made for these times but we can all use a little extra support and encouragement. This was made for YOU. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Check out our website for our programs and kits: https://strongwomenco.com Featured song: “Suddenly I See” by KT Tunstall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AEoUa0Hlso

No matter what, we need to create a livable life for ourselves. And even amid the chaos, we CAN create a livable life. There will always be stressors and distractions but we DESERVE a livable life with joy, rest, creativity and connectivity. Start with what you have control over (and let go of the things you don’t). You deserve all the good things. You deserve happiness and peace. So make *that* life for yourself as best you can. Covid realities have intensified our stresses, making it all that much more important to focus on the good things we have and increasing the joy whenever possible. Start small. Everything is just baby steps anyway. You can do this. You are the master creator of your life. For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Featured song: “The Next Right Thing” sang by Kristen Bell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6g1yQV0dIY

Happy Feminist Father’s Day! In this episode we have a special treat for you! Our host and Women’s Empowerment Specialist, Kelly, interviews her husband about what it means to him to be a feminist dad! They talk about social justice, racial justice, misogyny, gender bending, toxic masculinity, sexism in the workplace, protesting together and raising an empowered and conscientious warrior girl. And the featured song is *chef’s kiss* for the topic. We really think you are gonna like this one! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Featured song: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Growing Up (Sloane's Song) feat. Ed Sheeran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mhtJduoCZ0

We are in a time for transformation and change, individually and collectively. We are refusing to accept racial injustices anymore. We are opening our eyes to the systems that no longer serve us. We are angry, exhausted and determined to create a better world. We are evolving. Relationships are ending and the truth is bubbling up. It is time for us to say ENOUGH to the injustices, police brutality and violence. It is time for us to LISTEN to the experiences of our black and brown sisters and brothers. It is time to eradicate racism for the archaic, cruel, unjust underlying, all-encompassing system that it is. We can do it. We must do it. We are DOING it. Let’s keep going! For daily inspiration and motivation follow Strong Women Co on facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCo www.instagram.com/strongwomenco To join our FREE online Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/SWCTribe Link to Kimberly Jones’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llci8MVh8J4 Link to Kimberly Jones’ book, “I'm Not Dying with You Tonight” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43352274-i-m-not-dying-with-you-tonight