The Time of the Feminine - A Global Sisterhood Podcast

On Time of the Feminine's Season 2 Finale, Lauren and Shaina look back on their journey with The Global Sisterhood and how it has changed their lives, as well as updates on their own personal journeys. What we discuss: 01:02 - Introduction 04:39 – The Global Sisterhood 26:13 – The Medicine of Endings 31:04 – Entering the Void and Rebirth 39:17 – Shaina's Updates 41:52 – Lauren's Updates 43:34 – Embracing Different Kinds of Death 50:52 – Ending Notes 53:00 – Lauren and Shaina in Behalf of the Divine Mother Our End of an Era Sale: The Global Sisterhood Legacy bundle now available on:https://www.globalsisterhood.org/legacy To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood  @Laurenelizabethwalsh  @shainaconners    

In this podcast episode, Lauren and Shaina discuss how each of their lives has been transforming and what they are learning from the very nature of it. They discuss how challenge can be a great learning experience, and share several life experiences they each have had, and explored how much potential for growth their has been. They end the call with discussing the upcoming course hosted by the Global Sisterhood called The Spirit of Transformation. This a three week, guided spiritual container held by indigenous leaders and pioneers Hushahu Yawanawá and Kenewma Yawanawá. What we discuss: 01:02 – Introduction 04:13 – The Muck and Feeling Human 14:15 – Humming Your Heart, First Relationships, and Vulnerability 23:09 – Doing the Work and Sharing Pain 35:00 – Why Am I Broken? 42:30 – The Transformation Process 49:02 – Closing Notes You can learn more and sign up at: www.globalsisterhood.org/spirit-of-transformation    To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners Music created and produced by Samanta Ra @curandheirahealing and @guttinho https://www.instagram.com/curandeirahealing/ https://www.instagram.com/meninogutto/  

Our dreams are a form of communication; to get our attention and for us to actively tend to them. Whether it's a good dream or a bad one, our dreams want to tell us something we might not have listened to while we were awake. However, scary dreams tell us another thing. Maybe we haven't tended to them in some way for lack of resources to understand, while also trying to escape the difficulty in our lives in various ways, whether that looks like imbibing social media, other addictions, and various forms of escapism. But once we tend to our dreams that tend to us, we end up responding differently to the world around us. What do our dreams tell us and what are the insights and wisdom from the images we see in our dreams? Toko-pa, whose name was chosen from her parents from a book of poems called “Technicians of the Sacred” by Jerome Rothenberg, is a Canadian author, teacher, and dreamworker. She is known for her work in exploring the realms of dreams, creativity, and the human psyche. Through her writings and teachings, Toko-pa delves into the significance of dreaming, the healing power of storytelling, and the importance of embracing one's authentic self. She has authored books such as "Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home," and her website serves as a platform where she shares her insights, teachings, and workshops on these topics. What we discuss: 01:02 – Introducing Toko-pa 04:04 – Toko-pa's Journey 07:03 – Dreams and Experiences 12:39 – The Different Realms When We Sleep 18:15 – Understanding Our Dreams For Our Souls 30:00 – Dream Analysis on People, Animals, and Objects Around Us 37:14 – Lauren's Dream 43:24 – Toko-pa in Behalf of the Divine Mother / Opening Up The Veil   Learn more about Toko-pa through her: Website: http://toko-pa.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/tokopaturner Facebook: www.instagram.com/tokopa   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

What does it mean to be a truly disciplined person? HeatherAsh's journey started with her dedication to being focused and disciplined; a patriarchal mindset of being better and doing things right that perpetuated self-punishment. She eventually had to leave this life, rewire, and recognize that values such as softness and compassion could be at par with discipline. Her Warrior Goddess Training book was also born out of her journey of doing live circles, living in Asia, being influenced by Buddhism, and being influenced by don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Through her experiences of reconnecting with the Earth, the rhythms, and the goddess work, coupled with encountering don as her teacher and examining the inner workings of her stories, this all helped her understand the power of intent, focus, and discipline when these two aspects are combined. HeatherAsh Amara is the author of the bestselling Warrior Goddess series, host of the Warrior Goddess Revolution podcast, as well as master firewalker and activist. She is a land steward, philanthropist, and has spent almost 30 years dedicating her life and career to earth-based wisdom and mindfulness to ignite community change. She is working on her upcoming untitled book on dancing with contradictions.  What we discuss: 01:13 – Being a Disciplined Spiritual Devotee 04:34 – HeatherAsh's Journey 09:33 – Inner Structures and Containers 10:41 – The Warrior Goddess 14:34 – Regrets and Rewriting Your Journey 19:35 – HeatherAsh's Rebirthing 25:42 – The Next Chapter 27:04 – Embracing Suffering and Strengthening Light 37:21 – Stillness, Spaciousness, Silence 42:47 – Living Undefined and Regenerating 45:34 – Paradoxes, The Grand Design, and The One Truth 49:36 – The Space of Regeneration 52:36 – Closing Notes 53:41 – HeatherAsh in Behalf of the Divine Mother You can learn more from HeatherAsh on her websites: Website: www.warriorgoddess.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/warriorgoddessofficial/   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

How much of the bible, the gospel, and Christianity do we truly understand, especially through feminine aspects and feminine perspectives? Is there really such thing as “sin”? Can we and should we love our oppressor? In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer unpacks and answers burning questions about the religion and its gospels. From telling the story of Mary Magdalene, and how it shifted to Martha and Mary to the true meaning of sin and compassion according to the gospel, she aims to help and heal by bringing awareness to the true meaning of Christianity and accepting and revering the feminine perspective.  Dr. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is an American biblical scholar who concentrates on textual studies concerning Mary Magdalene, the Gospel of John, and the Nag Hammadi corpus. Before joining the academe, she was a singer/songwriter professionally known as Libbie Schrader and is currently an Assistant Professor of New Testament at Villanova University.  What we discuss: 02:17 – Dr. Schrader Polczer and The Oppressed Feminine 14:46 – From Mary to Martha 23:38 – Mary, Martha, and Mary Magdalene 25:15 – When Were the Gospels Written? 32:34 – “There is no such thing as sin” 35:24 – What Drives Dr. Schrader Polczer 40:01 – The True Meaning of Christianity  48:12 – Dealing With Critics 51:55 – Mary Magdalene Suppressed 52:59 – What If The World Revered the Feminine? 59:19 – What's Next For Dr. Schrader Polczer 1:01:04 – Other Traditions, Cultures, and Religions 1:09:30 – Love for the Oppressor 1:11:53 – Laying Yourself Down and Having Compassion 1:17:35 – Dr. Schrader Polczer in Behalf of the Divine Mother To learn more from Elizabeth Schrader: Website: www.elizabethschrader.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/libbieschrader   https://religionnews.com/2019/07/19/scribes-tried-to-blot-her-out-now-a-scholar-is-trying-to-recover-the-real-mary-magdalene/ https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/was-mary-magdalene-really-magdala-two-scholars-examine-evidence   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

How do we transform the fear that lives deep within us? How do we heal the divide between peoples, nations, and cultures? In this episode, Lauren flies solo sharing intimate thoughts from her heart about the nature of fear, how to transform the mindsets of scarcity, and how we can solve seemly unsolvable problems, from the wisdom of the heart.   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Jonah tells their journey of being born as a female, not liking the things they were supposed to have interest in and never feeling socially welcome spending time with girls. On a broader social scale, they just wanted to be comfortable as a kid. Their early childhood was couched in nature, going to the country and running around in gym shorts. This led them to a journey of advocating for girls and their freedom to do whatever they wanted without gender norms as well as their life's work of being a modern trans mystic and artist devoted to Jonah is an interdisciplinary transgender artist who studies queer theory, trans-feminist theory, and psychoanalytic theory. They makes rosaries and is a modern trans mystic, visual artist, abstract comic, devotional poet, student of medicine, among many others. They are our first transgender guest and we couldn't be more excited to have them on the podcast. What we discuss: 02:23 – Introducing Jonah 05:02 – Jonah's Story 11:02 – Growing Up 17:55 – Treating Boy Bodies and Girl Bodies Differently 20:09 – Body Dysmorphia and Trauma 24:22 – The Process of Taking Hormones 27:27 – The Medicine and Energies 29:51 – Changing of the Body 33:29 – The Miracle of Jonah's Name 36:30 – The Christian Tradition 41:57 – Divine Androgyny 47:25 – Spirits, Aliens, and the Extraterrestrial World 50:30 – Ignorance Towards the LGBTQIA+ Community 54:53 – Surgeries for Young Children 57:44 – Liberation and Magic in the Pain of Surgery 1:00:41 – Why Did the Creator Create Trans People? 1:04:21 – The Fun Stuff 1:06:53 – Jonah in Behalf of the Divine Mother 1:08:25 – Where to Find Jonah 1:09:42 – Bonus Content   You can find Jonah at his official website, Patreon, and on Instagram.   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

In today's episode, Lauren and Shaina explore the shadow and light of wanting to “be special.” From where they are from in the United States, they both share they have felt the desire to be noticed, seen, and to be recognized for having a special gift. They explore where this comes from a cultural and religious perspective and dissect some of the gifts and shadows within this desire. They discuss what it means to be “special” and if that desire is even a good one. As we come into the Rise of the Feminine - will individuality and specialty support our world or will collective belonging offer a better outcome for us all? What we discuss: 01:15 – Wanting to Be Special in Spiritual Communities 02:45 – Wanting to Be Special: Where Did It Come From? 09:45 – Having Nuanced and Difficult Conversations 13:07 – Wanting to Feel Special 20:09 – Identifying Worth 30:10 – Sebastian the Spiritual Teacher and the Healing Bomb 33:46 – Facilitation Tips 34:29 – Closing Notes   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

What did Araba's journey to reclamation look like? Her journey to reconnecting with her roots was intertwined with her mental health journey as she struggled with depression and anxiety during her early to mid-20s. However, she finally eventually found her way to therapy after years of resistance which, for communities of color, is not widely talked about, accepted, or seen as part of life. Her journey to healing had been attached to her identity which, going into therapy, would serve as the foundation for her book. From understanding her Ghanian heritage and eventually grieving the loss of her grandmother, this had led her to reconnect with her culture as well as beginning her spiritual journey to healing. Araba is a healer, cultural curator, DJ and award-winning writer interested in the preservation of African past and the reimagining of African future. She lives and teaches African-centred wellness, a practice rooted in African wisdom that promotes the wellbeing and empowerment of the global Black community. She is the author of the book “Return to Source: Unlock the Power of African-Centered Wellness” and you can buy her book on Amazon and everywhere they sell books.   What we discuss: 01:11 – Introducing Araba 03:19 – Writing “Return to Source: Unlock the Power of African-Centered Wellness” 07:32 – Araba's Journey of Reclamation 15:21 – Women's Mental Illness and Disconnection from the Soul 18:07 – Araba's Journey Through India and Ghana 27:32 – There's No Perfection in Spirituality 31:39 – White Lens in Spirituality and the Capitalistic System 33:53 – How Araba's Book Came About 43:00 – White Culture and Losing the Art of Transmission 45:48 – Learning from Ancestors 47:50 – Araba's Magic 49:02 – The Process of Channeling 56:07 – Reading a Passage from “Return to Source” 1:01:02 – Araba in Behalf of the Divine Mother 1:04:35 – Closing Notes To learn more about Araba: Website: http://arabaoa.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/araba.oa To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org Sign up for Moon School a 29-day meditation journey beginning on the New Moon on June 17: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/moon-school   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Indigenous people live in direct connection with nature, gifting them powerful spiritual practices, and magic if you will!, that have empowered their communities, way of life, and ultimately, their identity. Today's guest is Angelique Txivã, who has been living with the Yawanawa tribe for the past 10 years and now shares the tribe's mission of bringing the magic and teachings of the forest into the hearts of humanity. In this episode, we discuss her first-hand experience of profound spiritual awakening and healing, living among the Yawanawa. We talk about dietas, healing ceremonies, nature's medicine, Ayuhuasca, what it means to be healed and how creating a deep bond with the forest can truly change one's life. What we discuss: 01:01 – Moon School: 29-Day Lunar Makeover 03:10 – Introducing Angelique 05:42 – Angelique and Lauren's Time Together in the Amazon 09:56 – Who Was Angelique? 15:19 – Receiving Healing 17:50 – Angelique's Desire to Learn for the Past 10 Years 21:00 – Angelique's Mission and Self-Healing 23:50 – The Mission of the Spirit of the Forest 25:13 – Cultural History and Resurgence of the Yawanawa 29:42 – The Sacred Knowledge, Studies, and Medicine 38:05 – Songs and Prayers 41:19 – Ayahuasca and Uni 44:38 – Ancient Traditions 51:55 – Closing Notes   If you wish to learn more from the Yawanawa visit their website on www.spiritoftheforest.co. Beginning on June 12, Join “An Encounter with the Spiritual Force” a 1-month virtual indigenous-led diet, a deep dive to encounter the healing force of the forest through Yawanawá spirituality & ancestrality. More information on www.spiritoftheforest.co   Websites Teachings of the Yawanawa:  www.spiritoftheforest.co Txiva's / Angelique's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_txiva_/F   To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.orgSign up for Moon School a 29-day meditation journey beginning on the New Moon on June 17: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/moon-school   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood  @Laurenelizabethwalsh  @shainaconners  

Happy Full Moon and welcome to your Full Moon ritual! Right now, the full moon is big, voluptuous, vibrant, and robust in the sky. Her force is summoning the waters of our subconscious up to the surface to be examined. This is a time where energy is heightened, psychic awareness is increased, and our dreams can be more vivid. The lore and beliefs surrounding the full moon vary across different cultures and traditions. Throughout history, the full moon has often been associated with mysticism, magic, and various supernatural phenomena. A few common beliefs and explanations for why people may feel different during the full moon include increased energy, lunar influence on water, and symbolisms of illumination. Join us as we celebrate the full moon through the full moon ritual here at the Time of the Feminine.   What we discuss: 01:02 – Full Moon Ritual 01:42 – The Full Moon 05:04 – The Ritual 31:00 – Conclusion   Sign up for Moon School a 29-day meditation journey beginning on the New Moon on June 17: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/moon-school   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners    

Makhosi Himi Gogo Thule is a devoted sangoma, diviner, prayer warrior, and healer. Sangoma is a Zulu term for a seer who brings forth messages from their ancestors to help or serve their community. This gift is a calling & a responsibility rooted in indigenous cultural knowledge. Makhosi's work acts as a bridge into shamanic ceremonial traditions from her lived cultural experiences guided by the elevated ancestors of her lineages from Burkina Faso, South Africa, & Ancient Kemet. Her healing practice is rooted in ancient African cosmologies, initiations & spiritual traditions that elevate our consciousness to return harmony within our inner and outer nature. She walks the path of a wisdom keeper devoted to preserving and honoring the ancestral way of healing.Makhosi details her initiation, where In the Ubungoma tradition is called Ukuthwasa and is a process of cleansing, releasing, death, and rebirth. Similar with the monk path, there are protocols throughout the day that need to be fulfilled, such as dressing up in certain colors, working with plant medicines and different cleanses, and doing prayers, dances, and songs of the tradition. This opens the dreaming tradition wherein you move through this process of cleansing that opens your dreams, lets you see your ancestors who give you instructions, and show you things about yourself that you need to see and understand in order to move on to the next phase of your life. There's no final date; when you're shown and the elders see that you're seeing what you're supposed to be seeing at that moment, then you pass through the next gate or space and graduate. However, for Makhosi, there's no such thing as graduation and that life itself is an initiation.   What we discuss: 01:08 – Introducing Makhosi03:39 – The Time of the Feminine for Makhosi06:26 – Remembrance09:19 – Truth for Makhosi12:03 – Inspiration to Keep Going15:19 – Makhosi's Initiation18:15 – Dreams and the Dreamworld20:54 – Difficulty in Dreaming23:51 – Elders in Society28:41 – The Makhosi Foundation32:59 – Makhosi Embodied37:08 – The Truth and Truly Listening40:51 – Healing in Our Culture44:57 – The Healing of Togetherness49:18 – Helping Others Free Themselves51:46 – Motherhood1:00:05 – Makhosi in Behalf of the Great Mother To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   Sign up for Moon School a 29-day meditation journey beginning on the New Moon on June 17: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/moon-school   Learn more from Makhosi:   Websites:https://www.makhosistarmother.comhttps://www.makhosifoundation.org   Instagram: http://instagram.com/makhosi_starmother Ancestral Dreams, Omens & Prophecies Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ld3jfqdgiBstAKO89nwNF   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

So much of the stories we tell of who we are have been told by men who have a certain view of the inevitability of patriarchy as the only system that we know throughout the world, ascribing an inevitability about it that is inaccurate and untrue. There have been multiple theories on how the patriarchy emerged in society and ultimately, we'll never completely know as it predates written records. However, a Lithuanian archaeologist by the name of Marija Gimbutas theorized that in the Paleolithic period when the Judeo-Christian patriarchy emerged, a group of Kurgans who are warring men came down from the steps of Russia. At a time of ecological and environmental movement, these primarily warring men came and enslaved people, women, children, marking the start of patriarchy. Marija was destroyed by this theory but was proven to be correct years later. For Elise, she sees that there's a standard of perfection, especially for people like Marija. Men and women are constantly in debates about nature and culture, conflating the two and creating these ideas about what it truly means to be a man or a woman. With anthropologists, they can be either right or wrong about history but for Elise, we cannot move forward without having these conversations. Elise Loehnen is an American author, editor, and content strategist, best known for her work as the Chief Content Officer at Goop, a wellness and lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow. Prior to joining Goop, Elise worked as a writer and editor for a variety of publications, including Glamour, Conde Nast Traveler, and Oprah.com. She has also authored several books, including The Juice Cleanse Reset Diet and The Joy of Doing Nothing. Loehnen is known for her expertise in the wellness and lifestyle space and has spoken on a variety of topics related to health, beauty, and personal development. Elise's new book, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good, is ready for pre-order and will be available by May 23, 2023. What we discuss: 01:30 – Introducing Elise02:43 – Freeing the Authentic Voice04:25 – Fuck the Patriarchy?06:48 – Has There Ever Been a Matriarchy?08:14 – Elise's Painful Initiation14:53 – A Brief History in Patriarchy22:39 – What are the Seven Deadly Sins?35:22 – Wisdom from the Seven Deadly Sins, 42:14 – How to Not Be the Good Girl in Society48:41 – Minimum Wage and Universal Basic Income53:45 – Elise's Guidance for Women1:00:38 – Elise in Behalf of the Great Mother   Learn more from Elise, visit: https://www.eliseloehnen.com/ To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free! Sign up for Moon School a 29-day meditation journey beginning on the New Moon on June 17: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/moon-school   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

As a holocaust survivor, Riane has witnessed both enormous violence, but also spiritual courage. It's not the courage that we are thought to think of, but the courage to stand up against injustice under love. Her experiences led her to ask questions that we are all asking today: does it have to be this way? Especially when we have such an enormous capacity for caring, consciousness, and creativity. Through her experience, humans were told that we are bad and that we must be rigidly controlled from the top; to instill a fear of God. We have not been told what to build to move to a more caring, sensitive, sustainable, and equitable place. Riane developed new categories through observation and research and what became clear is that for millennia, in our prehistory, humans' cultural direction is in the direction of the configuration of the partnership system, such as gender partnership and gender equity which are important pillars and components of that partnership system. For Riane, we are now in a time of reclamation and a tipping point, but the issue is which way will it tip? Riane Eisler, JD, PhD(h), is the recipient of many honors, such as the Distinguished Peace Leadership Award earlier given to the Dalai Lama, and internationally known for her groundbreaking contributions as a systems scientist, futurist, and cultural historian. She is author of many books, including The Chalice and the Blade, now in its 57th US printing and 27 foreign editions, The Real Wealth of Nations, hailed by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu as "a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking," and Nurturing Our Humanity, Oxford University Press, 2019, co-authored with Douglas P. Fry.   Eisler's innovative whole-systems research offers new perspectives and practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future. Eisler is President of the Center for Partnership Systems, which provides practical applications of her work, and Editor in Chief of the online Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies published at the University of Minnesota. She keynotes conferences worldwide, has taught at many universities, has written hundreds of articles and contributions to both scholarly and popular books, pioneered the application of human rights standards to women and children, has addressed the UN General Assembly, and consults to businesses and governments on the partnership model introduced by her work. For more information, see www.rianeeisler.com and www.centerforpartnership.org.   What we discuss: 03:30 – Introducing Riane 04:38 – The Time of the Feminine for Riane 07:43 – The Framework of Domination Systems 13:35 – Shame of the Feminine and Extractive Earth Culture 19:22 – Rian's Healing Journey 25:44 – The Value System for a New Economic Model 34:28 – The Awakening 41:49 – The Four Cornerstones 45:13 – Keystone of The Partnership Society 50:24 – A Woman's Worth 54:42 – Being in Partnership 1:04:12 – Riane in Behalf of the Divine Mother 1:07:02 – Courses on The Four Cornerstones Learn more from Riane: www.rianeeisler.comwww.centerforpartnership.org   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

The reputation that fairytales have received over the past years precedes itself, which is precisely what made Michelle fall in love with it. She loved the rich imaginary of it all and as she started to also tell more and more of these fairytales, she found her voice changing and herself moving into this interior landscape that was rich in imagery and in human experience. So many of these stories start with wounds, descents, and struggles, like reflective mirrors where she could see her experience in these stories. As she delved deeper into fairytale, the morse she realized that all around the world, people have told these kinds of stories and that there are similar patterns across countries and continents. These stories are all coming out of a human experience; we are all part of one human experience and these stories precisely reflect our shared human experiences. Michelle Tocher has been writing and telling warm, poignant, and humane stories often from a woman's perspective. She is the author of the celebrated book “How to Ride a Dragon: Women With Breast Cancer Tell Their Stories”. She has recently published the lauded “The Tower Princess” as well as her new play “The Departure Train”. She has had a long career in communications and storytelling as President of Creative Premise LTD., a 10-year Toronto-based health communications company. She produced books and films for many organizations and community leaders, including The Canadian Pediatric Society, the Canadian Career Development Foundation, and the Women Scientists of Waterloo. What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Michelle 03:15 – Young Michelle and Myths and Stories 05:22 – The Bardic Tradition 06:58 – Printing of Stories 08:54 – Humans Connecting to Stories 12:28 – “The Wheel of Time” 17:25 – Divine Intelligence and Our Relationship to the World 25:12 – Changing the Inside and Outside World Through Storytelling 30:29 – Gnomes in Fantasy  34:56 – What is the Story We Are Living? 37:47 – Healing Trauma and Imprints of Belief Systems 44:31 – The Clue Within the Suffering 50:14 – Innocence and Imaginative Exploration 52:04 – Michelle Relating to Being Human, Leaving the Body, and what Happens Next? 55:20 – Michelle in Behalf of the Divine Mother 56:26 – Where to Find Michelle   You can find Michelle and her wonderful stories at michelletocher.com, wonderlit.com, and her play thedeparturetrain.com.   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners  

How does one apply the feminine intelligence and feminine wisdom to the area of business and the cycles and seasons? It starts with coming home to self and understanding your own cycle. Whether you're bleeding or not, whether you're in touch with the lunar cycles or not, we can't escape what is innate within nature. If we are always living on the cycle of the masculine business structure like the 9-5, which is based on the testosterone cycle, and when it comes to allowing nature to be in business especially for entrepreneurs, Kate asks, “How is your cycle moving through your business?”. Your business is always reflecting your energy and your healing. If we are faced with our cycle in a time where we need more rest but the 9-5 is telling us get up and get to work by 8 and come home by 6 PM, the first thing that Kate would change is how we work with our time and our cycle moving with your flow. Kate Murphy is a Canadian entrepreneur, founder of The Feminine Code, Co-Founder and former CEO of The Play Magnus Group, Investor, Business Advisor as well as an Initiated Priestess. Kate's work is focused on raising the feminine - both through the path of the priestess and through business. She works with women and entrepreneurs around the world to both start-up and scale-up by combining the sacred with strategy. As an entrepreneur at heart, at the age of 23, Kate co-founded Canada's largest national dance convention, iDance, while earning both her BBA and MBA between Canada and France. As a priestess, she walks the path of priestess with women in her 1:1 mentorship containers as well. Over the last 16 years, she has also been deeply immersed in her spiritual path, which began in the yogic traditions and eventually led her to the path of her Celtic heritage as a priestess. Her passions are on both sides of the spectrum: the power of masculine strategy and the mysticism of divine feminine wisdom. It is her life's work to help guide and weave the feminine and masculine together, in business and inner worlds.   What we discuss: 01:10 – Introducing Kate 03:08 – The Time of the Feminine for Kate 04:15 – The Ascension 08:58 – The Feminine Wisdom in Business 10:54 – The Feminine Wisdom in Business… For Men 13:31 – The Feminine Code in Workplace Culture, Morale, and Productivity 21:25 – Tips for Tracking Three Months of Cycles 22:34 – Guidance for Men and Women in Start-Ups 24:12 – Kate's Visions, Intuitions, and Revelations in Business 28:38 – Women's Sense of Undeserving in Business 31:19 – Kate's Journey of Transformation 34:13 – Women's Fear to Present Themselves 36:46 – How to Value Women's Services 38:01 – Kate's Steps for Women Starting their Business 41:46 – Running the Feminine Code 43:44 – Feeling Guilty 49:04 – Kate in Behalf of the Divine Mother 50:59 – Where to Find Kate   www.globalsisterhood.org/wow Worth of a Woman - A month-long study group and woman's initiation to heal the patriarchal wound of unworthiness, reclaim the divinity of your desires and step into your self-worth in every dimension of your life. Taught and guided by: Anne Baring, Yeye Luisah Teish, Mare Chapman, Quanita Roberson and Global Sisterhood Co-Founder, Shaina Conners   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free! More of Kate's story can be found here: https://www.thisiskatemurphy.com/meet-kate and on Instagram at @thisiskatemurphy.   To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

There has been a real lack of clarity when it comes to solving the great conundrums of the climate crisis, as well as a growing sense of climate nihilism all around. However, all hope is not lost. Justin believes in collective action against the climate crisis, which is why she founded One Earth, which is all about coming together as a collective for climate action as well as being a space with the tools to support collective action for the Earth and for each other. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the IPCC, the three pillars solutions framework to solve the climate crisis are 1) a transition to 100% renewable energy, 2) protection, connection, and restoration 50% of the world's land and oceans, and 3) a transition of our food systems to regenerative agriculture. Having this knowledge as well as the drive to encourage collective action is what Justin believes can help One Earth achieve its goals as well as for the betterment of our climate conditions.   Justin Winters is dedicated to ensuring the long-term health and well-being of all Earth's inhabitants by building climate resiliency, protecting wildlife and restoring balance to ecosystems and communities. For the past 15 years, she's worked to accelerate grassroots environmental efforts through cutting-edge philanthropic mechanisms and strategic communications work. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Earth, an organization working to galvanize science, advocacy and philanthropy to drive collective action on climate change. Through One Earth, she has pioneered a new approach to climate philanthropy by democratizing access to innovative and impactful climate solution projects around the world, enabling donors at all levels to contribute directly to communities and grassroots leaders who are driving change from the ground up. Widely recognized as a thought leader in innovative and effective philanthropy, Justin and her work have been featured by Forbes, Inside Philanthropy and The Garrison Institute, and she has spoken at numerous high-profile convenings such as Web Summit, Climate Week NYC, SXSW, and Bioneers. She currently serves on the boards of Amazon Frontlines and The Solutions Project and was selected as part of Worth Magazine's 2022 Worthy 100 list of impactful leaders and changemakers. What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Justin 02:40 – The Time of the Feminine for Justin 04:35 – Justin's Journey 13:49 – Collective Action for Nature 23:01 – Individuals and Collaboration 28:03 – The Global Safety Net 34:30 – Disruption, Unplugging, and How Justin Processes 40:56 – The Beauty of Nature 43:55 – Tips for Collaboration 53:54 – Grassroots Movements and the Need for Funding 01:01:43 – The Story of Lilith 01:05:28 – Justin in Behalf of Mother Gaia 01:07:13 – Where to Find Justin   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   You can support Justin and One Earth through their website oneearth.org and also through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.   To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Do you feel worthy of what you desire? Do you feel worthy of standing in your truth, create clear boundaries in your relationships, going after your dreams and deeply empowering yourself? If not, may I ask why? Join us for a conversation today about The Worth of a Woman and what this time is calling for when it comes to how we value ourselves. Shaina Conners and Lauren Walsh have a conversation about what inspired Shaina to birth this upcoming program, Worth of a Woman (beginning May 2nd 2023) and why it is SO important for women to face their unworthiness wounds. Worth of a Woman is a woman's initiation to heal the patriarchal wound of unworthiness, reclaim the divinity of your desires and step into your self-worth in every dimension of your life. This course will be taught and guided by: Anne Baring, Yeye Luisah Teish, Mare Chapman, Quanita Roberson and Global Sisterhood Co-Founder, Shaina Conners. It will run for 5 week, May 2nd-May 30th and will be based online. Go to www.globalsisterhood.org/wow to find out more.   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free! To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Despite moms being important figures in our life, some are better than others, and Bethany explores the mother wound and the complicated relationship daughters have with them. How then do we acknowledge the mother wound? For Bethany, some of the first steps that a person can take are to reflect on the problems in one's relationship with their mom. For many women, it's about being able to be authentic; feeling the need to be smaller or less real to protect them in some way. Another step to take is to explore what irks you about your relationship with your mom and how that plays out in real-time. An important question to also ask yourself is that if you could have it any way you wanted, how would you interact with her? What would that relationship be like and how would it be different?   Bethany Webster is a writer, international speaker, and transformational coach. She started blogging in 2013 about the Mother Wound and quickly experienced worldwide demand for her work. Through blending research on intergenerational trauma, feminist theory, and psychology with her own personal story, Bethany's work is the result of decades of research and her own journey of healing. Bethany speaks, consults and mentors around the world sharing her growing body of work that is raising the standard of women's leadership and personal development. Learn more at www.bethanywebster.com.   What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Bethany 02:16 – The Path of Exploring the Mother Wound 17:09 – Bethany's Journey with the Mother Wound 20:51 – The True Parents and Creators of Reality 26:59 – Addressing the Mother Wound 35:49 – Mothering Ourselves 39:36 – Making Yourself Small 49:01 – Parenting Your Inner Little Girl 1:03:10 – Support for Women 1:06:28 – Bethany in Behalf of the Divine Mother 1:08:50 – Where to Find Bethany   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

The hardship makes the medicine—some of the new age movements make you feel guilty for going through something with some fundamentalist religions saying that you are being punished or it's your bad karma for being sick. The truth gets twisted, and we have religions and organizations manipulating that narrative. However, for Star Wolf, we came here to take on karma. We came here to take on the light and the dark of this planet. Much like the earthworm turning decay into hummus, we would not be here without the creatures like the earthworm. We also don't advance just by meditation; we mainly need people to meditate with to get clear, clean up our own act, become authentic, and own and work with our own shadows. We came here in this earth to be fully embodied: heart, body, mind, soul, and spirit. We must be in it, be participating, and paying attention to what's happening in the world.  Linda Star Wolf has been a vision­ary teacher and shamanic guide to thou­sands of people over the last 35 years. Starting out as a therapist in the mental health and addictions fields in the 1980's, Star Wolf is a nationally certified alcohol and drug counselor who draws from her personal experience of recovery from addiction. The author of several books, she is the creator of Shamanic Breathwork®, the co-creator of the Shamanic Healing Initiatory Process (SHIP), and the Founder of Venus Rising Association for Transformation, a non-profit organization, and Founder and President of Venus Rising University for Shamanic Psychospiritual Studies. Star Wolf is also the co-founder of the Shamanic Mystery Tours and takes spiritual seekers all over world to explore sacred shamanic sites. In 2003, Star Wolf and her late husband, Brad Collins, co-founded the Isis Cove Community and Retreat Center in the Blue Mountains of west­ern North Carolina. What we discuss: 01:12 – Cleansing of Space and Calling in of the Directions 12:00 – Introducing Star Wolf 13:57 – Living Your Purpose 14:46 – Star Wolf's Process of Darkness 21:47 – Holistic Ways of Healing 42:29 – The Hardship Makes the Medicine 58:21 – Shamanic Healing Initiatory Process 1:07:35 – Feelings of Unworthiness 1:23:49 – Star Wolf in Behalf of the Divine Mother To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   Know more about Star Wolf through her website and connect with her through her e-mail.   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

In the pre-modern area whenever someone would get sick, people went to the priest and the illness was almost always considered as a kind of possession. Witches, having known the way of herbs and healing, psychic emotional healing was considered the work of the devil. Because of this, they were burned and punished. In the arc of human history, humans have been on earth for thousands of years and these burnings only took place a couple of hundred years ago and to this day, modern-day witches still carry the shame of being one. They are still living in the shadow of that time and the pain that came with it. However, Seraphine aims to clean and reclaim that. Witches carry valuable knowledge, and they are here to be of service to the Earth and humanity. They are wise people who know how to live, dance, breath, and create with the forces of nature as well as healers who know the way, how to listen, and read the signs of nature.  Seraphina Capranos is a clinical herbalist, homeopath, initiated priestess with a practice spanning over two decades, as well as being deeply engaging as a teacher and speaker. She has a clinical practice on Salt Spring Island. Unique blend of gifts straddled the vast world of plant medicine, homeopathy, and ritual and ceremonial practice. She is a sought-after international teacher and the founder of The Center for Sacred Arts.   What we discuss: 01:03 – Introducing Seraphina 07:24 – Seraphina's Journey to New Mexico and Toltec Shamanism 12:53 – Seraphina and Shaina's Path of the Feminine 20:27 – Practical Ways to Learn to Listen 25:19 – Shaina's Journey to Listening, Dreaming, and Healing 37:51 – How People Can Support Themselves 40:58 – The History of Witches and Witchwork 44:14 – Seraphina's Work with the Plants 53:50 – Diana Beresford-Kroeger and Her Work 56:32 – Seraphina's Pondering and Process 59:30 – The Time of the Feminine for Seraphina 1:01:57 – Seraphina in Behalf of the Divine Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners  

Ever since Sylvia was a little girl, she's always read and written stories and was very drawn to old myths and ancient cultures, almost wanting to embody them through her writing as her way into them. For the longest time, she considered her writing fantasy, separated from her sense of embodied participation with the Earth and with life along with a fear to connect these two worlds. However, her writing became her intuitive channel as it opened her process and molded her 20s slowly as she studied animal tracking, wanting to reflect the land around her from a more than human perspective. Animal tracking taught her this language to listen deeply into the land that she was in. As she continued her studies, things started to weave in intuitively as it does with creative work to a place that she couldn't really articulate or speak to. Unfortunately (or rather fortunately), a painful experience called her to the island of Crete, opening her consciousness of her own relationship to her intuition, connecting something, and initiating her process of remembering.   Sylvia Linsteadt is a writer, artist, and certified animal tracker. She has authored books such as “Our Lady of the Dark Country”, the award-nominated middle grade fantasy duology “The Wild Folk” and “The Wild Folk Rising”, the novel “Tatterdemalion”, and an award-winning collection of essays entitled “Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area”. You can listen Sylvia read selections of her stories on her podcast “Kalliope's Sanctum”.   What we discuss: 01:06 – Introducing Sylvia 02:18 – What the Time of the Feminine Means to Sylvia 07:48 – Process of Remembering 14:14 – Sylvia on the Greek Island of Crete 19:59 – Returning to Crete 26:07 – The Minotaur and the Labyrinth 31:26 – The Reclamation of the Feminine and Discovering Truths 39:04 – The Venus Year 47:16 – Marija Gimbutas and the Study of the Feminine 55:13 – Sylvia in Behalf of the Divine Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   You can find Sylvia's work and her upcoming book through her official website and Substack. Listen to her podcast “Kalliope's Sanctum” through Apple Podcast and Spotify. Sylvia is also offering a new course: Into the Motherhouse https://sylvia-linsteadt.teachable.com/p/into-the-motherhouse   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners  

Happy International Women's Day! In this special episode, Lauren and Shaina look back at Global Sisterhood's journey and the lessons they've carried with them along the way. The Sisterhood has slowly evolved into a global family over the years and has become a force greater than they could ever expect, forming a consciousness and being awakened into the feminine and masculine energies that surround us. In behalf of the Sisterhood, they thank our elders and great grandmothers for paving the way into creating a world where girls and women have more power and freedom as they look forward to the brighter future that is yet to come.   What we discuss: 04:35 – Happy International Women's Day! 07:11 – The Elders: Those Who Came Before Us 15:53 – The Consciousness of Sisterhood 21:00 – Humility and Being the Child of the Divine 26:16 – Awakening to the Feminine Gifts 30:17 – The Growth of the Global Sisterhood   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

What is the meaning of the “InnerGround Railroad”? One of the assumptions that Quanita makes in her book is that we are spiritual beings having human experiences and not the other way around. This means that everything that happens is in service to the spiritual beings, to us growing as spirits. That means that nothing is accidental and that the universe is exact and sends us exactly what our souls need to move to the next layer. If you are holding that as an assumption, you will begin to ask yourself “Why is this happening FOR me?” instead of “Why is this happening TO me?”. Instead of assuming we get to choose automatically who we are to each other, it's better to ask ourselves: “Who did we promise to be here with each other?”. Quanita is an entrepreneur, author, coach, consultant, organizational shaman, and president of nzuzu.com. Her work focuses on transformation through coaching, training, and outreach globally. She has over 20 years of experience as an international personal and professional development facilitator, supporting in areas of healing, grief, leadership, diversity, and inclusion. What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Quanita 05:18 – “InnerGround Railroad” 14:14 – The Meaning of InnerGround Railroad 19:40 – Quanita's Experience and Healing with Trauma 25:26 – Journey of the 40 Days 31:38 – The Healing with Grief 39:27 – Healing the Collective from Within 46:27 – Being a Slave to Spirit 50:16 – The Fear of Judgement 53:13 – Reconciliation, Race, and the Warrior Walk 01:03:44 – Being Purveyors of Half-Truths 01:07:33 – Taking Care of Ourselves and Serving Our Purpose   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   Purchase Quanita's book “The InnerGround Railraod” here: www.nzuzu.com   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

We grow up in a world, and in a culture, that doesn't teach us about the human faculties we are born with. These faculties include our breath, energy system, presence, and perceptual awareness. It seems crazy that we are given these bodies that do so many things, and what we learn in school, has almost nothing to do with our internal realms. Perhaps it is intentional - or it's just a lack of awareness? I feel that the more we learn about our inner-world and personal experiencing, the more richness, and understanding we can bring to life. Today, many of us struggle with overwhelm, sadness, anxiety, and many other difficult experiences. Women are found to be 2-3x as likely to struggle with depression and anxiety as men. When I really start to think about why… one of the very possible reasons could just be: Boundaries, or the lack of them. Creating boundaries is a way of valuing our worth, our time, our energy, and our resources. It's a way to acknowledge ourselves, cut out draining energies, and keep us from things that are not in alignment. Setting them is hard because we can feel scared to speak our truth, and fear how others might respond. Today, Lauren and I get honest about where we are at in our study of boundaries. We discuss what we've learned, examples of experiences we are going through, and what root-trauma we have to touch to be able to feel worthy of creating healthy boundaries. For us, in setting healthy boundaries, we are learning how free we are when we speak our truths and how good it is to honor our needs... To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Ayurveda is the world's oldest system of health and healing. It is the sister science of yoga that teaches how to live in harmony with the cycles and rhythms of Mother Nature. Ayurveda follows two rhythms: the rhythm of the day called Dinachirya Sanskrit which translates to “following the day”, and Ritucharya or “following the rhythm of the seasons”. In our daily lifestyles and as season change, we are recommended different set of preventative health prescriptions that allow us to really optimize our health and well-being, make amazing decisions, feel rested and balanced, and generally live a healthy, happy, and beneficial life. Ayurveda defines health giving actions as those that are beneficial to ourselves and others; an inherent sense of community, connection, and oneness that this particular system deeply explores Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, Ayurveda practitioner and yoga instructor who believes that the greatest teachers are those who push you to own your true power. Having completed over 12 years of deep study with master lineage-based teachers from the Vedic spiritual tradition that gifted the world Yoga, Ananta writes about, teaches and leads spiritual wellness seekers worldwide on journeys from darkness to light in a way that seamlessly blends ancient spirituality with modern psychology and healthy living.  She is co-founder and CEO of The Ancient Way, an organization that supports you to embody ancient wisdom to unfold your true Self. Ananta is host of the True to Yourself Podcast and Advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, a modern wellness club, where she works with a team of integrative medical practitioners. Her recent book, The Way of the Goddess (Penguin Random House TarcherPerigee, 2022), won a Firebird Book Award and The Ayurveda Way (Storey Publishing, 2017) won a Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award and a Nautilus Silver Book Award. Ananta has taught at Stanford Medical School, NYU and UNICEF, presents at festivals like the Sedona Yoga Festival and the Mind Body Spirit Festival (U.K.'s largest wellness festival) and is regularly featured in publications like Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Yoga Journal, MindBodyGreen, Forbes and more. What we discuss: 01:08 – Introducing Ananta 02:58 – How Ananta's Work in Ayurveda Started 06:51 – What is Ayurveda? 10:11 – The Selfless Service 15:08 – Energy from the Act of Service 21:31 – Ananta's Journey with Her Teachers 35:17 – Empaths and Their Boundaries 44:12 – Humility in Teaching 47:33 – What is Dinacharya? 51:37 – Meditation and Breathwork 59:21 – The Time of the Feminine for Ananta 1:01:59 – Ananta in Behalf of the Great Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   You can find Ananta through her Instagram and TheAncientWay.co.   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Shaina and Lauren share their early days and how they formed Global Sisterhood into the important and impactful organization that it is today. They speak about feminine business and how they relate to it; a spiritual path which has been interesting over the past few years because of their ideas coming to life and having its own mission and consciousness. Global Sisterhood is all about that: ideas, visions, hardships, and inspirations that fuel women towards their personal goals and missions in navigating the real world.    What we discuss: 01:35 – Growth from Leading an Organization  07:57 – Handling Criticism from Women 14:54 – Facing Challenges 25:20 – Early Days of Global Sisterhood 26:54 – Shaina and Lauren's Beginnings 38:55 – Message for Women in Business 44:22 – Shaina and Lauren's Vision 45:39 – Lauren in Behalf of the Great Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

How can one be more mindful? For Mare, it's helpful to be aware of our conditioning as women in this society. It's important not to blame ourselves when we realize that we're giving our power away, when we can't say our truth, when we shrink, or when we turn against ourselves when we receive harsh judgement. We are not our conditioned patterns and that is the fundamental understanding that takes time to fully understand. Another way is to connect with yourself in the moment, which also includes doing meditation. It's a simple way to know oneself as you are at a certain moment while cultivating an intimate relationship from within. Mare Chapman, M.A., is a mindfulness-based feminist therapist, mindfulness teacher, consultant, and author. Building on forty years of clinical experience and thirty years of studying and practicing mindfulness, she is devoted to understanding how internalized misogyny trains women to disconnect from their authenticity, thereby losing their voice and power, and how mindfulness can be applied to transform these habits so women can live fully empowered, vibrant, and healthy lives. Her recently published book, "Unshakeable Confidence, the Freedom to be Our Authentic Selves: Mindfulness for Women", is based on the class she's been teaching to women in Madison, Wisconsin for over 20 years.   What we discuss: 01:07 – Introducing Mare 04:19 – Mare's Beginnings in Mindfulness 12:39 – Having Unshakeable Confidence 14:09 – The Feminine Mystique in Mare's Work 30:42 – The Importance of Ancestry 33:41 – How to Start Being Mindful 41:03 – Judgement, Pain, and Rejection 48:07 – Practicing Mindfulness and Avoiding Judgement 55:59 – The True End Goal of Mindfulness 59:23 – Mindfulness to Combat Trauma and Scary Stories 1:08:10 – Mare in Behalf of the Great Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   You can find Mare through her websites: https://www.marechapman.com https://www.marechapmanauthor.com   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

The world has multiple religion and belief systems to offer, and yet people are still seeking for ways on how to connect with each other, the environment, and higher beings to understand reality and the world we live in. Adah noticed how as people sought new religion, they were using plant medicine and sound meditation to connect with and understand the self, each other, and the environment, kind of like how we use digital technology. Enter cyborg shamanism—which is the coexistence of cyborgs, using digital hardware to augment the biological, and the shaman, using ecological and organic technology to augment and help us understand ourselves. Adah explores this new concept as well as her ancestral journey, mediumship, and how cyborg shamanism can help us further understand each other and our environment. Adah is a polymath and activist exploring the intersection of ecology, technology, innovation, and art. She is a Chair of the Mental Health First Aid England and The Advisory Group of the Center for Cultural Value. Her advocacy is social justice and mental health awareness. She is also a fellow of The Royal Center of the Arts and the creator of “Cyborg Shamanism”, a philosophy that combines ancient wisdom, indigenous practice, and digital technology to inspire innovation and encourage people to consider the kind of ancestors they want to be. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, Adah was long-listed as one of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. In 2019, she was recognised as one of TED Talks Global Emerging Innovators. In 2018, she was recognised as one of the UK's Top 100 Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Leaders in Technology.    What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Adah 04:56 – What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? 15:35 – Adah's Ancestral Journey 26:36 – What is a Polymath? 36:51 – Cyborg Shamanism 49:21 – Artificial Intelligence 53:53 – Animisim and Mediumship 1:10:36 – Adah in Behalf of the Great Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   To learn more about Adah Parris and her work go to https://linktr.ee/adahparris https://www.weareseeds.xyz/   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

The sacred geometry of the vesica piscis is the two interlocking circles. The two becomes one and creates a sacred third, which is the center of the vesica piscis. That is a symbol that has been with us for millennia as a contemplation to the mystery. Flora Ware's work as a priestess is to serve that unity consciousness. The moving into the era of the feminine is about the sacred third, and the beginning of this era is seeing so much division and polarization that it needs to polarize so that opposites become as one. Flora is a Ceremonial Priestess, Cyclic Living Teacher and Sacred Musician who specializes in guiding women to come into harmony with sacred rhythms and express their magic. Through ceremonies, archetypal spirituality and embodiment practices, she helps women hear their soul's voice and awaken the Goddess within. Flora believes that our voices are magical instruments for healing and manifestation. In 2020, she released an album of pagan chants, Songs for the Wheel of the Year. Flora is deeply connected to her Celtic ancestral roots, having been on the path as a practicing witch since her first full moon women's circle in 1993. In addition to moon rituals and deep conversations with her soul sisters, Flora loves hiking, swimming, dancing, singing, and eating anything covered in pesto! She lives in Vernon, BC, Canada with her wife and son. What we discuss: 01:02 – Introducing Flora Ware 05:54 – Flora's Early Influences and Her Mother's Background 11:40 – Spiritual Orientation and the Use of Music 20:09 – Women's Oppression of Voices 26:25 – Flora's Journey as a Woman 32:56 – Identity and What it Means to be Non-Binary 42:38 – Sex and Sexual Experiences 48:50 – Masculine and Feminine Poles 52:25 – The Sacred Third 1:04:34 – Flora in Behalf of the Great Mother   To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free!   You can visit Flora online at https://floraware.ca https://floraware.ca https://floraware.hearnow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/flora_ware/ https://www.facebook.com/earthsongfloraware   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

The medical system oftentimes feels like a cult where people are punished for speaking out against it. Kelly had been in it for the longest time but decided to break free from the cycle; us being the victim, the doctor being the rescuer, and the villain being your body. As Kelly began to recognize that taking responsibility, moving into the uncertainty, and taking the risk of being in the wrong, she realized that a big reason why many people don't have a natural birth or take holistic medicine is because they're programmed with the thought of ‘But what if I'm wrong?'. Kelly wants to reclaim the power of choice and the power of responsibility where you can be yourself, have your own thoughts, and make your own choices. Kelly Brogan is a holistic psychiatrist and author of the NY Times bestselling book, “A Mind of Your Own”, “Own Your Self”, the children's book, “A Time For Rain”, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. She founded the online healing program Vital Mind Reset, and the membership community, Vital Life Project. She is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Kelly Brogan 11:04 – Dealing with Judgement and Being Triggered 16:36 – The Medical Field System 30:14 – Being in Alignment 35:46 – The Rise of Mental Unwellness 48:47 – Journey of Initiation 53:12 – Kelly in Behalf of the Great Mother To amplify your health with GoddessWell products, go to Goddesswell.co to and use the code SISTERHOOD at checkout to buy one and get one free! Learn more about Kelly: kellybroganmd.com Instagram: @kellybroganmd To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners  

We live in a world where there's so much focus on matrix, statistics, and data, and while these are all important, they do not hold the soul of the mission and the vision. They are not the reason for growth or prosperity, but points of information. Zainab believes that a person has to keep their integrity towards the soul of the mission or the vision. Feminine leadership is putting as much importance to the actual mind in the facts as much as to the heart's knowledge, for the heart has wisdom, knowledge, and intelligence. If we run organizations only using our minds, it becomes broken, disconnected, and unsustainable. Zainab Salbi has frequently been named as one of the women changing the world by leading publications ranging from Newsweek to The Guardian. Oprah Winfrey identified her as one of the women changing the world to People Magazine and President Bill Clinton identified her as one of the 21st century heroes to Harper's Bazaar. Most recently Foreign Policy Magazine named her as one of “100 Leading Global Thinkers” and Watkins Magazine identified her as one of the top 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2020.At the age of 23, Zainab founded Women for Women International, a humanitarian organization dedicated to women survivors of wars. Under her leadership (1993–2011), Women for Women International grew from helping 30 women upon its inception to helping more than 420,000 women and distributing more than 100 million dollars in aid. Zainab is the author of several books, including the best seller Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny; Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam (with Laurie Buckland); The Other Side of War; Women's Stories of Survival and Hope; If You Knew Me You Would Care,(with photographs by Rennio Maifredi); and her latest Freedom is an Inside Job; Owning our Darkness and Our Light to Change Ourselves and the World. She is also the Executive Editor and Host of several shows including Through Her Eyes with Yahoo News, #MeToo, Now What? with PBS, The Zainab Salbi Project with Huffington Post , and The Nida'a Show with TLC Arabia. In early 2022, alongside Jody Allen, Zainab co-founded Daughters for Earth, a new fund and campaign that aims to inspire all women to engage in climate change action by mobilizing $100 million for on the ground, women-led efforts to protect and restore the Earth. What we discuss: 01:02 – Introducing Zainab Salbi 04:31 – Making the Impossible Possible 09:11 – Joy through Responsibility 15:15 – A Woman Leading with her Cause 18:32 – Zainab's Journey 27:20 – Visions for Women and the Community 37:27 – Having a Team 44:50 – Zainab's Work and Daughters for Earth 53:26 – Balancing the Masculine and the Feminine 58:09 – The New Age and the Rise of the Feminine 01:03:59 – Zainab in Behalf of the Great Mother   Daughters for Earth Website: https://daughtersforearth.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daughtersforearth/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Daughters4Earth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daughters4earth/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daughters4earth/   Personal Website: http://zainabsalbi.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zainab-Salbi-58665958526/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainabsalbi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zainabsalbi/   Global Sisterhoods Launch Video: https://youtu.be/R9E9W7ECa84  To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood  @Laurenelizabethwalsh  @shainaconners

The Time of the Feminine Podcast hosts Shaina Connors and Lauren Walsh explore into the root of the imbalance that has caused disconnection and dysfunction within humanity and explore the rise of the feminine to restore balance to the world. In this episode, Shaina and Lauren discuss mediumship, the phenomenon of communicating with spirits or the deceased. To begin the conversation, Lauren reads a prayer for the consecration of words, asking for protection and guidance as they delve into a vulnerable and potentially scary topic. Shaina and Lauren share their personal experiences with mediumship, including their own awakenings to empathetic and clairvoyant gifts and the challenges that can come with having such abilities. The hosts also discuss the opportunity for women to work with two powerful, humble mediums in the Amazon rainforest in January, who will teach empathetic and clairvoyant gifts to those who desire to use them for the healing of their family lineages and to plant seeds for a new time on Earth. Shaina and Lauren also touch on the importance of discernment in the mediumship process, as well as the responsibility that comes with using these gifts. They encourage listeners to trust their own experiences and not to be afraid of the unknown, as it can lead to growth and healing. In conclusion, Shaina and Lauren remind listeners that the rise of the feminine is about creating a new story on Earth and paving the way for a more balanced and harmonious future. By exploring and embracing our own gifts and abilities, we can contribute to this new narrative and work towards creating a better world for all.   What we discuss: 00:05 – "Consecration of Words" 07:13 – How Lauren became a medium at the age of 13 13:03 - The beauty of authentic stillness and authentic humility 28:10 - Connecting spiritual guides through prayer 34:02 - importance of having a conversation with your spiritual connection with yourself. 38:46 - The prayers at Santa Casa   To sign up for Spiritually Guided which begins on January 17th. Go to https://www.globalsisterhood.org/spiritually-guided   Global Sisterhoods Launch Video: https://youtu.be/R9E9W7ECa84 To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

Carissa debunks misinterpreted symbolisms in Christianity and the healing from trauma in organized religion. Despite what most people understand, the cross is a symbol of freedom from burden and shame. She speaks of Yeshua, the essence of Christ, and the Word of God. Upon her experience with Yeshua, she saw that the Christ essence that Yeshua expresses is the frequency of peace and unconditional love that aims to co-create with others and serve together. Carissa also shares how we can all collectively heal from the shame brought about by religion and the awakening that comes from it.   Carissa Schumacher is a full-body channel for Yeshua of Nazareth, empathic intuitive, sacred ceremony facilitator, and renowned psychic medium. She devotes her time doing pro-bono work with individuals and families impacted by sudden loss, grief, and hardship as well as volunteering with Native American nonprofits. She is the author of “The Freedom Transmissions: A Pathway to Peace”.   What we discuss: 01:03 – Introducing Carissa and What Mediumship Is 13:48 – Symbolism and the Cross 22:26 – The Essence of Sophia 32:48 – Healing Trauma from Religion 44:28 – Balancing the Horizontal 01:01:27 – Collectively Healing from Shame 01:10:26 – Carissa in Behalf of the Great Mother   Learn more about Carissa: https://www.thespirittransmissions.com/     Go to Goddesswell.co for a buy one get one free discount! Use code SISTERHOOD at checkout!   Global Sisterhoods Launch Video: https://youtu.be/R9E9W7ECa84 To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners

One of the most radical things that Perdita and Clark ask their fellowship is this: “What do you want? What is your heart's desire?”. Culture, society, and religion tells us what we want and should want. But the lady, the Mother, has planted seeds in each of our hearts and those seeds are particular to each one of our souls. By knowing what those seeds are, we can begin to help them grow through prayer. For Clark and Perdita, the rosary is about reclaiming the miraculous and the miraculous world is the real world that's hidden behind our reality. Behind the corporate façade that we live in, people pray for love, intimacy, connection, healing, joy; meaningful, miraculous things that are much more real than we think.   Clark Strand and Perdita Finn are authors of “The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary”. They are the co-founders of The Way of the Rose, an inclusive fellowship of rosary friends dedicated to the Earth and to the Lady. Strand is an author of numerous books and articles on spiritual practices. Finn is a children's book author and former high school teacher. They live with their family in the Catskill Mountains.   What we discuss: 01:08 – Introducing Clark Strand and Perdita Finn 04:53 – Spiritual Seeking and the Discovery of the Rosary 17:28 – History of Mother Mary and New Age Representation of the Mother 27:50 – The Magic of Prayer 32:27 – Femininity in Masculine Society and Religion 38:18 – Apparitions and Encounters of the Holy Mother 56:06 – The Womb and the Tomb and Praying Through the Rosary 01:13:43 – Vision as Earth Stewards 01:20:15 – Clark and Perdita in Behalf of the Great Mother   Learn more from Perdita and Clark: https://www.wayoftherose.orghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/wayoftherose   Go to Goddesswell.co for a buy one get one free discount! Use code SISTERHOOD at checkout!   Global Sisterhoods Launch Video: https://youtu.be/R9E9W7ECa84 To learn more about Global Sisterhood, go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us, go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood @laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners  

TRIGGER WARNING: One in three women has suffered from gender-based violence in their lifetime around the world and the average age of entry into the sex trade globally is 9 years old and 12 years old in the US. She shares her journey as a UN delegate, her views on sex work and sexual reclamation, and how we can access our hearts to create a path for healing within ourselves especially for victims of gender-based violence. Sheva Carr is the Director of HeartMath's HeartMastery Program, the CEO of Fyera! / Heart Ambassadors, and the founding Executive Director of the Fyera Foundation and Sunflower SunPower Kids. Sheva was a delegate for the UN Peace Messenger Organization called Pathways to Peace and at the time she founded a branch within her own non-profit for contributing to the efforts to stop the sex trafficking of woman and girl children called Operation Big Sister. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses gender-based violence. If this is a trigger for you, we want to give you the choice to skip this episode. Feel free to listen to any of our previous episodes.   What we discuss: 01:03 – Introducing Sheva 05:32 – Gender-Based Violence 14:08 – Operation Big Sister and Human Trafficking 31:45 – Sex Work, Sexual Reclamation and Sacred Prostitution 44:22 – Winston's Journey 49:11 – Accessing Our Hearts 01:01:42 – Perpetrator and Victim Dynamic 01:07:26 – Sheva in Behalf of the Great Mother   Learn more from Sheva: https://www.heartmastery.com  https://www.operationbigsister.com/   Global Sisterhoods Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9E9W7ECa84&t=3s To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.   To follow us on Instagram, @theglobalsisterhood  @Laurenelizabethwalsh  @shainaconners

Marcela had a big fear of speaking up. Her autoimmune disease being in her thyroid, she started doing things with more intention and believed that there was more to her experience than what people with her condition were told. Through rituals and exercises, she was able to get to the root of the problem on when her voice would shut down by liberating herself from her traumas at 22. She moved to the US and started looking for mentors to amplify her knowledge in rituals, meditations, and plant-based medicine. Marcela is a former real estate investor focused on affordable housing and now certified Global Sisterhood facilitator. After years of dealing with her autoimmune disease, and Western medicines being unsuccessful, she turned to a more holistic approach through meditation and natural plant-based remedies. She graduated as a Global Sisterhood Facilitator in 2016, Goddess Well in 2019, and plans to open a center for woman in Miami called Cosmica.   What we discuss: 01:02 – Introducing Marcela 05:00 – Marcela's Beginnings 12:21 – Work in Local Communities and the Womb Work 24:04 – Finding Paths in Meditation and Roots Through Rituals 38:19 – Growth for Healing 42:15 – Goddess Well 53:24 – Ritual Components of Goddess Well   Learn more from Marcela: Enjoy a FREE gift from Goddesswell.co. Buy one, get one free using the code SISTERHOOD.  Global Sisterhoods Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9E9W7ECa84&t=3s To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Tanya talks about embodied confidence and the true meaning of being confident beyond the surface. In the patriarchal lens, women are seen as competitors with one another, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. Women have had to compete with one another to survive and the role of The Global Sisterhood is to dismantle that. A huge piece to unravelling internalized patriarchy is healing the sister wound, and part of the journey is honoring our sovereignty as individuals while working together as a collective, community, and a sisterhood.  Tanya is the founder of Sistership Circle, a worldwide sisterhood movement aimed at empowering women as well as leading feminine leadership retreats and teaching women to run their own businesses. She is also a tribe leader, web weaver, and author of two books, “Open Your Heart: How to be a New Generation Feminine Leader” and “How to Lead Circle.” What we discuss: 01:03 – Introducing Tanya 02:29 – The Global Sisterhood 06:52 – The Embodied Confidence 14:15 – Debunking the Patriarchal Idea of Competition 26:30 – Running a Feminine-Conscious Business 34:38 – The Goddess Temple 42:29 – Next Manifestation 49:47 – Tanya in Behalf of the Dark Goddess   Learn more from Tanya: Sistership Circle: www.sistershipcircle.com Get a copy of the Women's Circle Ritual Handbook: Autumn Edition here: https://www.amazon.com/Womens-Circle-Ritual-Handbook-Handbooks/dp/1735116947  Join The Dark Goddess Portal Here: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/darkgoddess To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

GROWTH INVOLVES SUFFERING, AND LIFE IS A SERIES OF MICRO DEATHS. What exactly is the price of walking the sacred spiritual path? Where does pain end and peace begins? In this episode, we are rebroadcasting Alana Fairchild for the Shadow Season. Alana shares what it means to channel the Divine Wisdom in our daily life and serve the heart despite our worldly fears. While most of us see death as the end, Alana sees it as the beginning of another lifetime. She introduces the Dark Goddess Kali and guides us away from the fear of dying into the truth of rebirth. Rage and anger can be transformed into an energy, and Alana gives us the tools to make it happen. For her, the divine feminine intelligence doesn't give us control of things; it teaches us to give up control and let the Spirit work for us. How do we learn to let go of the world and listen to our soul? How do we navigate our worst traumas and find joy in the unknown? Alana Fairchild is a modern mystic and best-selling author whose work greatly influenced the mission of the Global Sisterhood. In the pastyears, she's created over 20 oracle decks, 13 books, and 27 albums of sacred music and meditation. Her work has been translated in 11 languages and continues to awaken souls across the globe.   What we discuss… 4:20 - Alana's encounter with the Divine Feminine while grappling with the systems of fear, control, and oppression 9:20 - From a depressed law student to an enlightened psychic: Lessons on the divine feminine intelligence 13:08 - The price of going through the Divine Feminine Initiation 19:26 - A prayer to the heart, and how to navigate the crippling fear of the unknown 26:12 - What's the Kuan Yin Transmission? 30:40 - Redefining death and placing it in the context of the beautiful rebirth 39:40 - Connecting with the Dark Goddess Kali, and calling on her life-altering power 50:46 - How to consciously express the Feminine and confront rage, darkness, negativity, and evil 1:02:37 - Transforming our worst emotions into a power source 1:07:05 - Finding universality amid diversity by going back to the heart 1:12:14 - What's the message of the Divine Mother to us?   Learn more about Alana:  Website: www.alanafairchild.com Instagram: @alana_fairchild Courses: healing.alanafairchild.com    Join The Dark Goddess Portal Here: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/darkgoddess To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

In this special episode of the Time of the Feminine, Lauren and Shaina explore the darkness that exists inside of us. Lauren shares the story of Annona, a Mesopotamian goddess known as the great goddess and queen of heaven from her realm in the sky, earth, and the underworld and her descent into the underworld. From there, they talk about the feminine experience of descending into our dark shadows, the process of letting go, and the eventual healing that comes with it. What we discuss: 01:02 – The Dark Goddess 03:19 – The Unconscious and the Shadow 12:26 – The Story of Annona 20:05 – The Descent and Letting Go 31:01 – Healing 33:37 – Shaina in Behalf of the Dark Goddess Join The Dark Goddess Portal Here: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/darkgoddess To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Tara talks about ancestral wounds, Pre-colonization, and the role of women throughout history, especially in Europe and Ireland. Given her expertise in history and ancestry, she introduces us to the upcoming sacred festival of Samhain, which takes place during a time of the year when the realm of the spirits come into close contact with our physical realm. It's a deep time to do ancestral healing and connect with the magic and medicine of being a woman. Tara dives deeper into religion, the other world, ancestral healing, and how we can honor our ancestors. Tara Wild is a women's educator, storyteller, and songstress whose expertise is around uplifting nature-based feminine wisdom and ancestral teachings from Ireland and Britain. She is the founder and creator of The Roundhouse, an online membership community focused on guiding women into nature based feminine wisdom from the Irish traditions. What we discuss: 01:09 – Introducing Tara 07:50 – Roots of Samhain 17:13 – Ireland Post-Colonization 23:53 – Women in Ancient Celtic Culture and the Sovereignty Goddess 28:11 – Christianity, the Rosary, and the Divine Masculine 32:20 – Change in Seasons and the Underworld 36:06 – The Other World 43:52 – Ancestral Healing 51:11 – Advice in Honoring Ancestors 56:39 – Approaching Samhain 1:00:17 – Tara on behalf of the Divine Mother To learn more about Tara Wild: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarawild/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ms.tara.wild YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQD0HO2rq1xGA_enddgiwg Website: http://tara-wild.com/  Join her upcoming Samhain Ceremony: https://tara-wild.com/samhain-experience   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Laurenelizabethwalsh @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Betty Kovacs returns for another episode to share her wisdom on the topic of masculinity and femininity. She has been teaching throughout the years the masculine and feminine duality of individuals. To Betty, it is important to know and remember that these masculine and feminine images are archetypes and symbols of realities and potentialities within each one of us. When we are born male or female, we will tend to have certain tendencies nurtured by society as well as biologically. However, as we grow, we nurture tendencies more than the other and when we relate to other people, we are learning constantly about the way we look at the world. Betty Kovacs is a professor of literature, writing, and symbolic mythic language of 25 years and is the author of “Merchants of Light: The Consciousness That Is Changing the World”. She won the Nautilus Silver Book Award and the Scientific & Medical Network 2019 Book Prize and has also written “The Miracle of Death: There Is Nothing But Life.” What we discuss: 01:03 – Introducing Betty 03:17 – Divine masculinity and femininity through spirituality 12:04 – Respect and reverence for life 20:56 – Energetic shift and origins of a worldwide culture 28:10 – Trust and openness 31:15 – Masculine and feminine energies in legal structures 47:14 – New age thought, spirituality, and religion 49:56 – Integrating masculine and feminine polarity 1:05:59 – Revelations into the time of the feminine 1:13:09 – Finding wholeness 1:17:09 – Betty on behalf of the Divine Mother   Learn more from Betty Kovacs: The Kamlak Center Official Website To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners     Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

In the past, the term “witch” was used to refer to female healers. They were the ones who stayed behind, caring for the sick using natural remedies. This is in stark contrast to male healers, who used harsher methods to tend to the wounded on the battlefield. It is through herbalism that Maia Toll began to explore the witch archetype.  As she studied herbs and magic, Maia found herself looking to escape her earthly vessel. She never felt comfortable in her own skin, and was often frustrated by her body. Her attempts to flee brought about a revelation: an exploration that's disconnected from the body is insanity. By fully integrating the body and soul, Maia felt a stronger connection to the mystic.  Maia is the award-winning author of the best selling Wild Wisdom Series which has inspired readers worldwide to explore their human nature through the magical lens of the natural world.  Her latest book is The Night School, which explores the self through the lens of philosophy, divination, and astrology. She also owns an herb shop called Herbiary, with locations in Asheville, Philadelphia, and online. What we discuss: 01:28 – Introducing Maia 05:28 – The process of memoir writing 15:05 – Gestation: a time of nothingness 23:45 – Grounding ourselves as earth beings 32:47 – Maia's witch path 41:13 – The Night School  45:29 – Maia on behalf of the Divine Mother   Learn more from Maia:  Website: maiatoll.com Instagram: @maiatoll   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners     Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Barbara started her work with the voice and vocal training because of her experience as a young girl at a time where women were expected to be nice and polite. She saw that a person's experience, trauma, and even keeping family secrets while growing up can affect and manifest through a person's voice. While also coming from a family of singers, her reclaiming of her voice, power, and healing as a person has been tangled up from her roots ever since. Trauma can affect the voice and can depend on gender, class, race, country of origin, when the trauma occurred, how you survived, and so on. For example, people who infantilize their voice or talk like they're still a child reflects a person's desire to not grow up or a call for help. Another example is how sometimes a deadness or a flatness in a voice can indicate a person's need to hide their emotions especially with therapists, chaplains, social workers, and people in the medical field. The five elements of voice include earth, which is good for being grounded, projecting authority, and accessing your gut instinct; fire is for passion, personal power, and physical vitality; water is the heart and throat, the voice of the heart or anything your heart wants to say; metal is the mask or the face and can be loud without any vocal strength which is bright, sharp, and can cut through anything; and lastly is air, sourced from the crown and is good for storytelling, telling the future, and linking to the spirit. Barbara is a voice coach, trainer, and author of “Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence” which helps train individuals who want to use their voice to its full potential whether through leadership, education, or singing. She is the founder of Morning Star Singers, a volunteer choir that sings for people facing hardship such as illness, end of life, depression, or grief.   What we discuss: 06:19 – Barbara work with the voice 12:00 – Being congruent and freeing your voice 22:29 – Trauma in the voice 31:13 – How the voice expresses trauma 40:06 – Gifts and qualities of voice 47:59 – How to breathe properly 1:01:15 – Where to find Barbara   Learn more from Barbara: Website: barbaramcafee.com   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners     Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Sophie's big ethos is that we are holobionts or beings composed of other beings. We have more bacterial and fungal cells in our body than human cells, and just as we are made up of microclimates and ecologies, we are all the organs and ferment of Gaia. She also unpacks the myth surrounding religion. She ties everything back to ecology and our relationship with the world around us and unpacks the concept of hierarchy, oppression, and systems that have grown and thicken throughout the ages. The thread that Sophie wants to pull and dismantle is Jesus Christ and his story, and how religion and the myth of Dionysus shaped the concept of patriarchy and masculinity we all know today. Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. Her first book of essays called “The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine” will be published by Inner Traditions in Fall of 2022.   What we discuss: 01:03 – Introducing Sophie 04:47 – The software of our kin 07:12 – Unpacking the myths of religion 13:24 – Shift of the lunar era 18:23 – Hierarchy and oppression 21:36 – Myth of Religion and Christianity 34:04 – Dionysus and the Masculine with a Sword 38:26 – Orienting to the cosmos and the higher power 47:05 – How Sophie takes care of herself 49:11 – Sophie on behalf of the Divine Mother   Learn more from Sophie Strand: Instagram Substack Website To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners     Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

In Latina households, Mother-daughter relationships can be complicated. Michelle Gomez knows what that's like—having worked through 11 years of pain herself. As tempting as it is to put the full blame on moms, they're also victims of colonialist systems of oppression.   When Spanish colonialists conquered Latin America, they brought along teachings of Roman Catholicism. The indegenous people were taught to revere the image of a White, male God. The Bible instructed women how to behave. Colonialists started emphasizing the masculine and devaluing the feminine, even though the natives originally believed in the balance of the two energies. Thus, the patriarchy was indoctrinated and passed down to each generation. Parents used these colonialist ideals to rear children. If children deviated from the rules, it would reflect poorly on the parents and they would be punished. This was the environment our mothers grew up in, and they didn't know any better. In order to heal from our mother wounds, Michelle shares two important steps. First, we must reclaim the inner child by working through our traumas. Second, we must grieve our mothers. Recognize them for who they are: imperfect women who did their best to raise their children. In this way, we take responsibility over the healing process, without depending on our mothers for validation or reconciliation. Michelle is a spiritual life coach who specializes in helping Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC) heal the mother wound, connect to their feminine divinity, and unleash their inner Warrior Woman. She is also a keynote speaker and the author of the international bestseller "Own Your Brilliance: Overcome Impostor Syndrome for Career Success".   What we discuss: 03:13 Michelle's healing journey 09:53 Returning to the womb 12:27 Colonialist ideals: patriarchal parenting 21:04 Re-parenting the self 26:26 Rage and reconciliation 33:48 Latina mother-daughter relationships 40:05 Sharing the burden of pain through sisterhood 46:11 Interracial sisterhood 50:31 Cultural expectations of BIWOC 57:01 - What's the message of the Divine Mother to us?   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners     Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

During and before the witch trials in Europe, most of the medicine had come from land and the people who were tending land knew how to use and turn these plants into medicines. Reproductive actions such as knowing which plants were reproductive or abortifacients were outlawed and considered evil. People with knowledge in practicing plants were removed, stigmatized, and criminalized. Nowadays, the stigma remains and we still call alternative medicine “folk medicine”. In this podcast, it is Mikaela's goal to legitimize and spread awareness on the significance and benefits of plant and mushroom medicine among mainstream, pharmaceutical medicine. Mikaela De La Myco is a multicultural and indigenous woman whose education path led her to sacred intimacy work, temple arts, indigenous Mexican ceremony, and womb healing, facilitation & tradition. Her primary work is medicine work, particularly mushroom medicine, to heal and uncover physical and spiritual wounds.   What we discuss: 01:01 – Introducing Mikaela 02:48 – What is the time of the feminine? 09:20 – Feminine leadership 12:57 – The new generation 20:20 – Importance of being well-rested 26:04 – Mikaela's journey 34:51 – Religious experiences and the educational system 52:54 – The role of family in healing 1:01:57 – Importance of mushroom medicine 1:10:00 – Mikaela on behalf of the Divine Mother

There's a sense of knowledge in the yoga traditions that comes from the body, where even when we move in the different physical postures, we awaken an understanding of enlightenment, energetics, or our own fire force within. Jaguar believes that “words don't teach” and her way of learning is the body way, because she has felt more integrated with her pre-death self. Jaguar experienced a near-death experience and was clinically-dead upon arriving at the hospital and she shares how this experience awakened her calling as Jaguar Womban. Jaguar Womban is a multidimensional healing artist, medicine woman, visionary, and mother of The Womb Nation. She is an intuitive herbalist, poet, and teacher finding ways to connect to Mother Earth through plant medicine and ceremonies. Jaguar teaches the unique self-care ritual of womb steaming as a ritual of prayer and a sacred tool to awaken our innate womb wisdom and divine internal guidance system.   What we discuss: 01:01 – Introducing Jaguar Womban 10:09 – Relationship to Mother Earth 19:56 – The Womb Space 23:47 – Honoring Mother Earth 27:26 – Path of Pleasure 34:19 – Masculinity, Systems of Oppression, and Healing 43:20 – Healing and Learning 55:48 – The Womb Work 1:03:16 – Jaguar in Behalf of The Divine Mother Learn more from Jaguar Womban: Instagram WOMBNation.org   To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners     Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Jyoti talks about how the root of undervalued women started when the Vatican sent out letters, or the papal bull, to people across all continents and saying that the people living outside of western civilization were less than human and needed to be brought into the Church, foregoing their cultures. If they disobeyed, they would be killed, and their land would be taken. That was when land started to become possessed and the strand with Mother Earth herself cut. This forced colonized states to form over centuries and eventually led to land being objectified and commodified.   Nature has intelligence and has sent her protocols into the original caretakers of the planet, which are indigenous peoples and cultures. According to the mothers, the key to the magic kingdom is “just show up”. This allows people to sit with indigenous people and elders and learn from them instead of adopting a Western mindset of figuring out what to take from these people. Jyoti has come to appreciate the diversity of the different lines that the original people hold with these protocols and the value this has into understanding how to better care for the planet. Jyoti Ma is a spiritual teacher and has devoted her life to taking care of Mother Earth by bringing together guardians of indigenous culture and traditional medicine ways. She is the Founder of The Fountain, Grandmother Vision Keeper at Center for Sacred Studies, and a Faculty Member of The Esalen          Institute.   What we discuss: 02:25 – Introducing Jyoti 10:16 – Transmuting energies 17:11 – Reframing our cultural values towards women 23:40 – Experience with other cultures 30:14 – Smoking mirrors illusion 36:27 – Faith in dark moments 41:03 – The Divine Mother's message   Learn more from Jyoti: Website: https://thefountain.earth/ To learn more about Global Sisterhood go to www.globalsisterhood.org To join a virtual circle with us go to http://www.globalsisterhood.org/virtual-circles To follow us on Instagram @theglobalsisterhood @Lauren Elizabeth @shainaconners   Global Sisterhood Virtual Circles | Global Sisterhood Connect and nourish yourself in the sacred space of sisterhood—anywhere. Join a Global Sisterhood Virtual Circle every new and full moon.

Dr. Nicole had her first near-death experience when she was 14 years old which she called her “doorway to death”. Within six months, her father died along with two other family members afterwards. It took her years to process these layers of unprocessed grief and she turned to substances, experiences, and relationships to cope. Fortunately, she had always gravitated towards the spiritual path and as she gotten older, this path gave her the space to unpack and process her experiences. However, the death of her grandmother made her see the differences between how differently the East and West grieve and process death, opening up her path into learning more about how we humans process death and near-death experiences. Dr. Nicole Gruel is an author, speaker, Mama, and a specialist in spiritual health. She comes from a 450-year lineage of samurai. A near-death experience and numerous other spiritually transformative experiences inspired her to cheerlead others through their extraordinary experiences towards life, prosperity, joyful livelihood, and into becoming the agents of awesome they were meant to be.   What we discuss: 01:01 – Introducing Dr. Nicole Gruel 02:25 – Integration and Near-Death Experiences 09:10 – Guiding People 14:45 – Nicole's Near-Death Experience and the Fear of Death 31:42 – Assisting in Integration of Death 54:21 – Sharing of Near-Death Experiences 1:12:33 – Nicole in Behalf of the Divine Mother   Learn more from Dr. Nicole Gruel: Website: https://www.drnicolegruel.com/ Get you free copy of “The Power of NOTEs” here: https://awakenwithdrnicole.com/powerofnotesbook

Usha Anandi was fifteen years old and was on the pill when she started down the path of recognizing how disconnected womb health and our understanding of our womb is from the rest of our body in our current medical structure. None of the medical practitioners she encountered provided concrete answers for her and that's when she decided to take her journey into her own hands towards healing. Usha explains how just as Mother Earth experiences seasons, so do women. The first phase is the follicular phase or what Usha calls the “inner spring” because that's when its freshness comes over our body and it begins once the blood of your menstrual cycle stops; the next is the ovulatory phase or the “inner summer” where we experience our ovulation or the peak of fertility; the luteal phase or “inner autumn” is when estrogen falls and progesterone rises which increases the linings of our uterus; lastly is menstruation or “inner winter” where progesterone falls and triggers the release of the endometrium and the shedding or the release of blood. Patriarchy, racism, and classicism have impacted modern-day gynecology and midwifery and a lot or procedures were developed through experimenting with black and enslaved women. The women who continued the tradition of midwifery were black but 90% of midwives in the US are now white women. Now, it has become highly medicalized, industrialized, and attended by obstetrical practitioners. Usha Anandi's work is focused on revolutionizing the way modern healthcare serves the sacred and the ancient within each woman. She founded Womben Wellness and is a holistic nutritionist, childbirth educator, full-spectrum doula, and herbalist.   What we discuss: 02:10 – Usha's Journey 11:02 – Cycles and phases 19:33 – Inner spring 23:43 – Inner summer 28:46 – Inner autumn 33:19 – Inner winter 37:43 – Origins of Gynecology and Midwifery 50:14 – Empowering reconnection and trust in the body 59:03 – Abortion and sexual education    Learn more from Usha: Website: https://www.wombenwellness.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wombenwellness/