This Is Who We Are

Here we go. Not holding back and holding our white selves accountable. And learning. Always learning. Never perfect. Sorry not sorry but let’s talk. And this makes you feel uncomfortable. Congrats my love, you are doing the work. Shout out to April for being the person. This is who we are.

What do you get when Tess, Tajin, and the tacos all join you in bed for 69 min talk about mental illness/ wellness pre covid-19 and during. Oh the during...you get raw honesty, true stories, some TMI, and baby steps towards learning to laugh ... learning how to flip the narrative. Join @bigheartytess as she returns with so much goodness that ... well you will have to listen. Hit play .... follow us on @podbean @spotify or @applemusic @stachees_world chihuahuas are complete assholes during this recording but isn’t that life babe? Isn’t that just life. . This podcast is perfectly imperfect- not so savvy sound, editing (none actually) and technology but its got a whole lotta damn heart

Take a couple of pandemic puppies, 2 women always just on the edge of greatness with a dash of self- sabotage and a shit ton of grace and you have April & Staci checking in on this world of dark and light, food and drink, and all the other strange crap we talk about. Time is a continuum? Sure. People feeling collective trauma? Yep. Can’t stop feeling both like it’s time to re- invent ourselves and take an epic nap? Absolutely friend . And remember... in that space of not knowing what you are supposed to being doing or who you are in the middle of a world- wide pandemic is just fine. You are fine. Just fine.

April, the badass yoga babe brings the holistic magic with her talk on healing, spiritual experiences, and the truth within the truth. No topic is off limits as we Immerse ourselves in compassion.

It's a fine line between love & hate: Our journey with food, disordered eating, and loving our bodies. Staci, Leah, and Tess approach this intimate topic with so much grace and healing and day by day courage. Join us in vulnerability babes

Tess and Staci start off the New Year on a bed with 2 chihuahuas introducing the Goddess cave discussing resolutions versus intentions, and shaking up the expectations of New Years goals. Stay curious, my friends.

Sexual babes coming

Inspired by the synchronicity of the last two weeks, childhood trauma, the great Tara Brach, and other wild woman convos... we touch the hot topic of anger. Smart, intelligent, and energetic anger. Come play with us-and welcome back Leah

All about the imperfections ... Hey, we are back. Took a break, a hiatus, and sought a bit of space. Dare, we say a rest? Even though we did some work. And here we are. Will rap about why we were gone and preview some stuff about personal healing. Healing. So much healing. Wanna chat with us? Hit us up on Instagram or here. We missed you! And we are back babes!

Jacqui returns because a) we could not get enough of her but b) we dive a little deeper into the science and magic of sound- from jamming to your favorite tunes to amethyst crystal signing bowls. All this and yes we caught her with a bowl on her head... and she plays for you! Listen! This Is Who We Are!

Guess what? Two weeks in a row where it’s two Gen X’rs and one Tess. Tess, the millennial miracle, Dave,returns, and Staci take the conversation into the wide and all encompassing topic of addictions and recovery- so much space to explore. But we try. Also, we all swoon over our favorite meditation teacher Pema Chondron as she asks us to sit with our shit. She does. Under that 24ft Umbrella. ( you know you wanna sing Ella, Ella,Ella)

Guess what? Staci was joined, finally, by another Gen X’er and Tess got the peel the onion with them. How did it feel to be outnumbered Tess? Just kidding. Just kidding. This episode Jacqui jams with us about her musical childhood, the art of being present, the gifts of uncovering your process addictions and so much more. It’s literally hard to cram us all into 80 minutes but we tried. This Is Who We Are.

Gratitude & forgiveness. How the hell? We get to explore how both give us our power back, heal us, and make our worlds whole again. Breakdowns to break throughs. And we introduce our new intern, sound editor, Pickle. This Is Who We Are

Leah joins us for a mini episode to explore Buti Yoga- the movement, the spirit, and the toga behind Buti.

Sugar and spice and all things nice... yep, we explore the concept of the “wild woman”. Is she truly allowed to be wild or do we still want to constrain her, check her? And Annie is back. This all woman episode features a return of Tess and the addition of the incredible Leah Porter. We talk about Annie’s wilderness training, Leah’s Buti Yoga life, and we explore how is it, as women, that we express our wild. Also if this podcast episode stirred you up or inspired you to be wild- let us know. Message us on Instagram Leah also recommends the following reads: Circle of Stones- Judith Duerk Woman Who Run With The Wolves- Clarissa Pinkola Estes Braving the Wilderness- Brene Brown

After we tackled common yoga stigmas in episode 3, we were inspired to tackle the “men” thing. Why not more men in Western yoga culture? Is it a macho man stigma? Is it that men don’t feel welcome? Geoffrey (millennial soul) and Dave (the Gen X dude) explore this lament. We also barely touch the tip of the male culture iceberg. Sounds like there needs to be a sequel? We keep it real. Really real. And This Is Who We Are.

Tess is in the house. Wanna meet a badass spirit? As Staci & Annie explore resiliency (we bend so we don’t break) Tess tells us her heart breaking but inspiring story of being buoyant In sometimes heavy world. She is real, raw, and a brave f@&$-ing heart. Gen’Xer, millennial, and millennial explore the float in being resilient This Is Who We Are

3 yoga teachers sit on the floor and hash out the yoga stigmas that keep people from making an authentic connection to yoga. Millennial, millennial-ish (she says sorta), and Gen X’ er tackle some of the down and dirty topics surroundings yoga: exclusivity, gender bias, social media BS. We could go on but for now This Is Who We Are. The podcast.

It’s a noun. It’s a thing that we all have a story about. But what is it exactly and why do we get so upset about entitlement. Staci picks Annie’s Brain about the “E” word since millennials get blamed frequently for being an entitled generation. Is that fair? Also what’s the antidote to entitled behavior. A lot to tackle but we wanna try. This Is Who We Are.

Meet Annie & Staci- as they explore the human experience. A millennial & a Gen X’er, they wax poetic about life, look at where our passions run and where our egos turn. The highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, and the space between. No topic is too challenging, we think, and no feeling too small, we know.