Podcast appearances and mentions of Anita Diamant

Wellness + Wisdom | Episode 724 What if true wellness isn't about pushing harder, but about learning to slow down, listen to your body, and embrace your natural cycles? Kristin Weitzel, Breath, Cold + Health Optimization Expert, joins Josh Trent on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 724, to share about the game-changing impact of cold plunges, deeper sleep, and mindful breathing, and reveals the mindset shifts that help women swap negative self-talk for confidence, clarity, and vibrant health. "Everyone talks about being an obese nation, but we are really super under-muscled. And that's the first thing that women of all ages need to address that they're not focusing on heavily enough." - Kristin Weitzel 20% Off Ublockout Shades Tired of blackout solutions that don't block all the light? Ublockout shades are custom-made for your window! Their superior blackout solution effectively blocks all sources of light. Whether it's the bright rays of the morning sun or the intrusive glare from streetlights at night, our blackout shades ensure a restful environment, completely undisturbed by unwanted light. Get 20% off with code "JOSH20" In This Episode, Kristin Weitzel Uncovers: [01:10] Biohacking Mistakes That Women Make Kristin Weitzel The biggest mistake women make in biohacking. Why women need to stop the negative self-talk. 482 Dave Asprey | Advanced Biohacking For Body Mind & Spirit: How To Train A Healthy Brain, Boost Your Flow State + Remove False Beliefs Why breath and cold are used together to create a massive transformation. How women are more risk-averse than men. Why biohacking has been a male-dominant sphere. [05:10] How Society Treats Women Why women need to do biohacking in a different way than men. John Welbourn How our society is set up around what works for men. Why women have been labeled as hysterical because of their emotions. How emotions are not yet fully accepted in our society. [08:50] Follow The Cycles Why who we're learning from matters. How women are starting to pay more attention to their menstrual cycles. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant How indigenous women gathered according to their cycle. Why men can help women to ease their nervous system. What led Kristin to change the name of the podcast. How she felt anger towards the lifestyle she had when she was younger. [16:10] The Fuel for A Lifestyle Change The breaking point that made Kristin change her lifestyle. What her experience was working in a large corporate organization. Why she decided to leave the industry she worked in. How Kristin dedicated her free time to focus on health. Why she felt called to do more creative work. [24:15] Breath + Cold Therapy How women intuitively care more about their wellness. Why Kristin recommends therapy to her clients that is not talk therapy. How breathing and cold help women heal. Why men and women have different roles. [29:30] Combining Different Healing Modalities 720 Rick William | EQ Mastery: The Hidden Cost of Not Feeling Your Emotions (The Neurochemistry of Suffering) Why the body is the unconscious mind. How people are scared of doing the inner work. Why we need to be careful about who we work with in plant medicine ceremonies. How consistent plunging changes our energetic body and mental state. [34:20] How To Attune to Your Nervous System Why Kristin uses meditation as a tool for healing. How our breath can change our future by changing our nervous system. Why we need to make ourselves feel safe. How our nervous system reacts to something in our body every 200 milliseconds. Why slowing down allows us to notice what's happening on the inside. How plant medicine showed her how she was holding onto the old beliefs. [43:10] The Biggest Struggles Are Also The Biggest Gifts How Kristin was afraid to let go and live to her fullest potential. Why she forced a lot of things in her life to happen for her. How she was called to understand who she was. Why her anxiety turned out to be a gift. How Kristin shared a profound moment with an Uber driver. [53:05] Explore Your Edges Ublockout - 20% off with code "JOSH20" How sleep deprivation affects our performance. We're only as fit as what we can recover from. Why the darker the room, the better the body will recover. [01:02:40] Sleep for Hormonal Health Ultrahuman Ring - 10% off with code "JOSH" How sleeping in a dark room positively impacts women's hormonal health. Why many women have hormonal dysregulation. How cortisol is necessary for us. [01:07:25] How to Sleep Smarter Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson How having light during sleep impacts the metabolism and glucose. Why sleep affects our eating habits. The negative impacts of artificial light. [01:12:10] The Benefits of Down-Regulation Why women need more sleep than men. How the menstrual cycle influences women's performance. Why breathwork can help the entire family to down-regulate and sleep better. Belly Breathe by Leslie Kimmelman How to achieve a 100% blackout at night. [01:17:40] Cold Plunging for Women Why sleep is the number one biohack for women. How cold plunging creates better sleep. Why food is the second most important aspect of women's biohacking. How cold plunging can be harmful if not done correctly. Why ice baths regulate cortisol. How Kristin teaches dancers to breathe better, perform better, and learn more about themselves. [01:23:50] What The Cold Teaches You 686 Mark Groves | Your Triggers Are Your Teachers: How To Answer The Call of Self-Mastery In Relationships + Life How cold plunging helps us be more emotionally regulated during conflict. Why Kristin receives more clarity about her life when she's in the cold. The capacity for greatness is already within us. [01:28:05] Surrender to The Cold What most people resist when they are faced with cold therapy. How Kristin observes what her clients' nervous system does when they're in the plunge. Why the cold allows us to face our problems. How cold exposure makes us surrender. 543 Kelly Brogan MD | How to Love ALL Your Parts + Be Self-Sovereign How Josh combines red light sauna with cold plunging. Why it's important to take a 3-minute break between the sauna and the cold plunge. [01:35:55] Natural Ways in The Modern World Why the best benefits of the sauna start at 170 degrees. How people can connect and be in community in the sauna. The role of AI and technology in the wellness industry. Why we should test our health when we feel healthy. How women's hormone dysregulation can lead to mental health problems. The importance of weightlifting for women. Leave Wellness + Wisdom a Review on Apple Podcasts Power Quotes From The Show Ice Bath Helps You Get Better At Life "I want people to get in the ice bath, not to get good at ice baths, but to get good at life. That means learning how to downregulate ourselves and playing within the spectrum of where our edge is and how much further we can go, so that we can stretch but not crush our souls." - Kristin Weitzel Do The Inner Work "The inner work is the most important and the scariest thing for people because none of us want to sit in stillness with ourselves. We're working to learn to love our shadows and that's the hardest thing to do. It's hard to show up at the table with the shadow and have a meal and say, I love you too." - Kristin Weitzel It's a Men's World "Our society was a specific way for a very long time. We set up the workplace and everything else according to and what works well for men. But the way that women work, the way that we cycle throughout the course of a month, and our neurochemistry of our brain as females is very different from men." - Kristin Weitzel Links From Today's Show  Kristin Weitzel 482 Dave Asprey | Advanced Biohacking For Body Mind & Spirit: How To Train A Healthy Brain, Boost Your Flow State + Remove False Beliefs John Welbourn The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 720 Rick William | EQ Mastery: The Hidden Cost of Not Feeling Your Emotions (The Neurochemistry of Suffering) Ublockout - 20% off with code "JOSH20" Ultrahuman Ring - 10% off with code "JOSH" Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson Belly Breathe by Leslie Kimmelman 686 Mark Groves | Your Triggers Are Your Teachers: How To Answer The Call of Self-Mastery In Relationships + Life 543 Kelly Brogan MD | How to Love ALL Your Parts + Be Self-Sovereign Josh's Trusted Products | Up To 40% Off Shop All Products Biohacking⁠ MANNA Vitality - Save 20% with code JOSH20 HigherDOSE - 15% off with the code JOSH15 PLUNGE - $150 off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE Pulsetto - Save 20% with code "JOSH" SaunaSpace - 10% off with discount code JOSH10 Ultrahuman Ring Air - 10% off with code JOSH Wellness Test Kits Choose Joi - Save 50% on all Lab Tests with JOSH Blokes - Save 50% on all Lab Tests with JOSH FertilityWize Test by Clockwize - Save 10% with code JOSH Tiny Health Gut Tests - $20 off with discount code JOSH20 VIVOO Health Tests - Save 30% off with code JOSH SiPhox Health Blood Test - Save 15% off with code JOSH Nutrition + Gut Health Organifi - 20% off with discount code WELLNESSFORCE SEED Synbiotic - 25% off with the code 25JOSHTRENT

Caroline Baudino, the force behind Instagram's Shop with Caroline and host of the hit podcast Coming in Hot, joins the pod to share her unapologetic mission to inspire us all to “Get up and get dressed.” With humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom, Caroline dives into: From zombie to thriving: The wake-up call that made her take back her life and chase her dreams. The menopause conversation: How perimenopause and menopause transformed her—and why we need to talk about it more. Social media success at 50+: Why she's grateful her journey took off later in life and her must-know tips for starting out. Breaking the cycle: Growing up in a tumultuous household, how she redefined relationships, money, and her path to happiness. Dating wisdom: Her best advice, plus why women in their 20s and 30s need to stop “Rushing to the End.” Dressing for life: The empowering story behind her motto “Get up and Get Dressed” and why it's more than just fashion. The special occasion is you: Why we should stop waiting for “someday” and celebrate ourselves now. Happiness hacks: The tools she uses to maintain a positive mindset and why it's never too late to rewrite your story. Caroline's energy and honesty will leave you feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to tackle life on your own terms.  Follow Caroline on Instagram here! BOOK REC: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant and The House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett  

Every year, as spring approaches, Anita Diamant wonders if she should just let nature run its course and surrender her garden to the weeds. Then every year, she tries and tries again. She's too Type A to give up.

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment.  This week's guest is New York Times best-selling author Anita Diamant, whose work includes fiction, journalism, essays and guidebooks to contemporary Jewish life. Her well-known and varied books include The Red Tent, The Jewish Wedding Now, and Period. End of Sentence. She is also the founding president of Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center in Massachusetts.  We speak about midrash, feminism, menstrual justice, and making meaning of ancient stories and rituals.  View the transcript here.  Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast justforthispodcast.com

From Doubt to Strength: Finding Authenticity in Women's Circles with Melissa McHugh & Sydney Decker In this episode we get curious about:The transformative power of women's circles.Reconnecting with the feminine essence.Embracing self-love and authenticity.Women worldwide standing up for their rights.Overcoming self-doubt and finding support in women's circlesTo learn more about my guests: Website-Melissa McHugh: The Spiritual Tools with Melissa McHughWebsite-Sydney Decker: Inner Element WellnessPodcast: The Goddess and the Medicine WomanIG - Melissa McHugh: Instagram (@thespiritualtools)IG - Sydney Decker: Instagram (@innerelementwellness)Recommended Books: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant & Daughters of Copper Woman by Anna CameronFreebie from Sydney Decker: Attitude of Gratitude: Cultivating a Mindset of Joy (free 5 day mini course)CreditsAudio Engineer: Sam WittigMusic: Where the Light Is by Lemon Music StudioPhotography & Design: Asha McLaughlin/Tej ArtTo learn more about Laurin Wittig and her work: HeartLight WellnessCopyright 2023 Laurin Wittig

Sophie Strand is a poet and writer with a focus on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. If you love Mary Magdalene and fondly remember Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, you are in for a real treat! Sophie's new book, The Madonna Secret, is a passionate retelling of the story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus, rewilding the Gospels with the forgotten voices of defiant and oppressed women, the nature-based storytelling of oral communities, and the embodied eroticism of a lovable rabbi with appetites and desires, doubts and shame, and a playful sense of humor. Plus, his awesome mom – aka The Virgin Mary – is a raucous and wonderful surprise, giving big time Baubo of Greek myth vibes, (who in my mind could be played wonderfully by Shohreh Aghdashloo of The Expanse fame). In this conversation, we talk about what it's like to write about miracles while living with an incurable disease, (Sophie lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder - something that many members of the Numinous Network are all too familiar). We also discuss animism, magic, patriarchy, and the realness she brings to the landscape and the characters of her novel. Sophie's poems and essays have appeared in numerous projects and publications, including Spirituality & Health, Atmos, Braided Way and Art PAPERS. The author of The Flowering Wand, she lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.   Purchase The Madonna Secret anywhere (and please do leave a review!)   Follow Sophie: SophieStrand.com Her Substack Instagram Facebook   References in this episode: older Dev Patel Louis Garrel  Golshifteh Farhani (Oh now that I see who she is, I LOVED her in that dystopian show, Invasion) young Javier Bardem article about Bruce Chilton Bruce Chilton wikipedia Honi the Circle Drawer Hanina ben Dosa Contemporaries of Jesus who were miracle workers   Learn more about the Numinous Network Sign up for my newsletter and join us for Free Week, Sept 17-23, 2023  

Женската менструация - какво знаем или не знаем за нея; защо е забулена в стигми и табу; каква е нейната история във времето и по какъв начин можем да използваме фазите ѝ, за да черпим и съхраняваме повече от енергията си? Мой гост в този така интересен епизод е Мария Георгиева - основател на фондация "Ендометриоза и репродуктивно здраве".  С фондацията си Мария цели да повиши здравната култура около менструацията и нейната естествена месечна функция, както и навременното диагностициране на гинекологични проблеми.  В този епизод на подкаста с нея разговаряме за различните интерпретации на менструацията в миналото, митовете около болката и срама, що е то ПМС и защо е нормално жената да бъде подвластна на хормоните си. Говорим и за своята собсвтена менструална история, а Мария препроъчва няколко полезни книги и филми, които оставям тук: Полезни линкове и източници: - Фондация "Ендометриоза и репродуктивно здраве" - https://www.endometriosis.bg /на същия адрес в Инстаграм и Фейсбук/ мейл: maria@endometriosis.bg. - Филми: The Red Tent – игрален филм в две части Period. Еnd of sentence - индийски документален филм, Netflix The Moon Inside You – документален филм за менструалното табу  - Книги: Blood Relations – Menstruation origins and culture – by Chris Knight  Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation – by Thomas Buckley The Red tent – by Anita Diamant  Женски тела, женска мъдрост - Д-р Кристиан Нортръп Баланс на хормоните, баланс в живота – д-р Клаудия Уелч Hormone Cure – Sarah Gottfried Menstrual repair manual; Hormone repair manual – Lara Briden Flo living - Alisa Vitti  Hormone Intelligence - Aviva Romm  

It's another episode of Ask Mayim Anything! Mayim answers your questions about her ear piercings, the dangers of self-diagnosis, why we overshare with strangers, advice for sending your adult children into the world, and ways to navigate a relationship with a parent who won't acknowledge their abuse. She breaks down Highly Sensitive People, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and the “Gifted” label. Mayim shares tips for combating feelings of worthlessness, managing a highly active brain, coping with change, calming test-taking nerves, and enhancing your focus. Stay tuned until the end for a mini Yiddish Word of the Day!Choosing a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant: https://a.co/d/bgPbYgRBialikBreakdown.comYouTube.com/mayimbialik

Writers on a New England Stage with Anita Diamant, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2007. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Monty Soutar is a respected New Zealand historian who took a big step and turned his life upside down to write a game changing novel. Kāwai For Such A Time As This, is the first instalment in what is to be a three book family saga, which went straight to the top of the bestseller lists in New Zealand and stayed there for 22 weeks. Hi there, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler. And it's quite likely no one else but Monty has the knowledge and understanding to undertake a book like it, in the tradition of Alex Haley's Roots, introducing readers to pre-European Maori life in much the same way as Alex Haley's tale of tracing his roots back to Africa captivated an international audience. Monty tells the fascinating tale of how he came to write it and explains how all of his life experience seemed to be leading up to this point. A perfect preparation for writing a trilogy, telling a story of nation building through the eyes of its original people. Our Giveaway for this week is Free Historical Fiction for June and Sadie's Vow, my Book #1 in the Home At Last trilogy is included in a good range of other selections. GET YOUR FREE HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS Https://books.bookfunnel.com/historicalfictionfreebiesjune2023/7xpm3hb0wa (FOR IF THE BUTTON DOESN'T WORK) And don't forget if you enjoy the podcast, leave a review. So others will find us too, Links for Monty's Episode: Alex Haley Roots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family NZ East Coast and Gisborne: https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/auckland-to-wellington-east-coast-journey/ https://www.tairawhitigisborne.co.nz/ Whakatane: https://www.whakatane.com/ NZ Wars of 1860s: https://teara.govt.nz/en/new-zealand-wars# Ngati Porou:  https://ngatiporou.com/ Ngati Awa: https://ngatiawa.iwi.nz/ Monty Soutar Nga Tamatoa: The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 , (Maori Battalion) 1939 - 45, in the Second World War https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/5509025 Monty Soutar: Whiti Whiti Whiti, Maori in the First World War: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51092025-whitiki-whiti-whiti-e Captain James Cook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook Chinua Achebe,  Things Fall Part:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Things-Fall-apart-Chinua-Achebe/dp/0385474547 Victoria Hislop, The Island: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922991.The_Island The Red Tent, Anita Diamant:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Red-Tent-Novel-Tenth-anniversary/dp/0312427298 Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall: https://www.amazon.com.au/Wolf-Hall-Hilary-Mantel/dp/0312429983 The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333230-the-luminaries Patricia Grace, Tu: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/tu-9780143019206 Witi Ihimaera: https://www.penguin.co.nz/authors/witi-ihimaera Where to find Monty Online Publisher website: https://www.batemanbooks.co.nz/product/kwai-for-such-a-time-as-this/Amazon Facebook: @montysoutarauthor Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/kawai-monty-soutar/book/9781776890309.html Amazon.com.au: https://www.amazon.com.au/K%C4%81wai-Such-Time-As-This-ebook/dp/B0BPJNP3QC/ Introducing Kawai author Monty Soutar Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Monty. Hello there, Monty, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us Dr Monty Soutar, respected historian and author of a new NZ historical series Monty Soutar: Thank you, Jenny. I'm pleased to be beyond the show. Kia ora ki a koe. (Ed note: Greetings and Hello to you.) Jenny Wheeler: Kia ora. (Hello Yes.) Now we've mentioned in the intro about how Roots was partly the thing that sparked this and. Alex Haley's roots was published way back in the late seventies when you were just a wee toddler. So how did you come to be aware of it and what sort of an impact did it have on you when you were a younger boy? Monty Soutar: Well, no, I wasn't a toddler. I was at secondary school when I saw the series.

Deep down willen we allemaal een fantastisch seksleven, maar we hebben geen idee hoe we dat kunnen bereiken. Eigenlijk weten we  niet eens wat het is, of durven we er geeneens over te dromen. In  deel 1 over het ideaal, de zin en de mythe van fantastische seks, over de pornoficatie van de samenleving en hoe je je eigen sexualiteit kan verbreden en verdiepen met tantra, kink, yoga, body-awarness en open communicatie. Over twee weken deel 2, waarin we verder praten. Wat zijn de essentiële onderdelen van fantastische seks? En wat weet Martijn eigenlijk van Tantra? Hier wat interessante topics die ik behandel, die je zelf mag opzoeken:  SHOWNOTES: Sex, love & Goop , over seks en liefde, op Netflix Rode tent en vrouwencirkels: Rode Tenten zijn vrouwencirkels: veilige plekken voor vrouwen van alle leeftijden en van iedere afkomst om bijeen te komen in 'sisterhood' en verhalen te delen zonder oordeel of advies, en met een open hart. Vrouwen herkennen en erkennen elkaar in de Rode Tent en kunnen zich even helemaal terug trekken uit hun dagelijkse rollen en bezigheden om even helemaal niets te moeten. Het concept van de De Rode Tent is gebaseerd op het boek De Rode Tent uit 1997 van Anita Diamant, een fictief verhaal over hoe vrouwen eeuwen geleden eenmaal per maand, bij donkere maan, wanneer ze menstrueerden, bij elkaar kwamen. Je vindt ze bij jou in de buurt via het evenementen/agenda-platform Hipsy. Shakti Tantra is een een van de vele paden in Tantra. Shakti Tantra staat voor de acceptatie en omarming van het Vrouwelijk Aspect, en zou kunnen worden vergeleken met het volgen van Feminiene Energie -de Godin- als leidend principe. Waar begin je met het zoeken naar je kink? Begin maar met workshops en events waar zowel tantra als kink worden aangeboden, bijvoorbeeld bij Odessa Amsterdam, Healing Movements en Kyara Skura events en workshops. Kundalini Yoga. Of elk andere yoga die bij jou past. Zoek een yogastudio op bij jou in de buurt en voel wat het voor je doet. Shibari, ropes, en alles wat te maken heeft met touw en bondage is een uiterst interessante wereld. Begin 'ns hier met lezen. Of kijk eens naar een beginnersworkshop bij Healing Movements. Vond je het leuk  om naar Kyara te luisteren? Volg Kyara Kletst dan door ons toe te voegen aan je Spotify-bibliotheek. Dan zie je vanzelf wanneer we weer een  aflevering online hebben. Als je ons beluistert op Apple iTunes, dan help je ons ontzettend door ons wat sterren te geven, een recensie te schrijven en ons daar te volgen. Als je nou vragen of opmerkingen hebt over taboes, schaamte of intimiteit waar jij tegenaan loopt, dan kun je ons mailen op kyarakletst@gmail.com. We willen jouw vraag -al dan niet anoniem- graag behandelen in een komende podcast. En sowieso horen we heel graag van je. Want jij bent belangrijk. Volg mij op Insta. Abonneer op mijn mailing via mijn nieuwsbrief Nieuwsgierig naar mijn werk en praktijk? Bezoek mijn website https://kyaraskura.com En je mag mij altijd een mailtje sturen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyara-skura/message

Boost your mood, and enjoy a happy home with these practical ideas from DIY pro, Maria Kamara. A former professional opera singer, the first African American woman to win Miss Michigan, and adoptive mom Maria shares her inspiring journey to living with joy from the inside out.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:Life as an opera singerImportance of setting boundaries Her father's inspiring story and a note on gratitude3 simple ways to quickly transform your space with minimal effortTop tips for maximizing space in small bedroomsPractical advice on simplifying your life and organizing your homeRESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED:The Red Tent by Anita Diamant https://amzn.to/3LfvMWB   Chantilly Lace OC-65 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/oc-65/chantilly-lace Tween Bedroom Ideas - https://purehappyhome.com/tween-bedroom-ideas-elsas-bedroom-makeover/ Elsa's Little Girl Bedroom Makeover - https://purehappyhome.com/elsas-little-girl-bedroom-makeover/ Make a Small Bedroom Look Larger https://purehappyhome.com/make-a-small-bedroom-look-larger-5-tips/ The Willpower Instinct  - https://amzn.to/3oIzArzABOUT: MARIA KAMARA-HAGEMEYERMaria Kamara-Hagemeyer and her husband, Jeremy, founded Pure Happy Home, a budget-friendly website for creating a cozy living space. As parents of five, they share a passion for DIY and design. They offer design inspiration, family moments, and DIY projects to their audience near Lake Michigan. Maria and Jeremy are committed to living a life of faith and value, contributing beauty and harmony to the world. They promote creativity and self-awareness while providing tips and inspiration to their followers.CONNECT WITH: MARIAWebsite: Pure Happy Home: https://purehappyhome.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purehappyhome/ TikTok: : https://www.tiktok.com/@purehappyhome Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ph/purehappyhome/ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIswpt_Vja0Vc3hyZEwHOA CONNECT WITH US:Website: http://www.hammersnhugs.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AhnaFulmerHammersNHugsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahnafulmer/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hammersnhugsTwo word tunesTwo Word Tunes! the children's podcast where I your host mr marshall will...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showContact The Show!Website: https://hammersnhugs.com/imperfectly-empowered-podcast/Email: ahna@hammersnhugs.com*NEW* IG: https://www.instagram.com/ahnafulmer/

This week we chat with Kelsey Madges, an Ohio middle school librarian and book lover. We talk about the highs and the lows of working in school libraries. If you're like us, it's been almost 40 years since you were a middle schooler and lots has changed for kids and the librarians who help them, such as the use of Chromebooks in classes and the current prevalence of book bans. But Kelsey is a book lover and supporter through and through. In fact she admits that she enjoys almost everything she reads. In this episode, we also cover how we feel about book quotes, why letter writing is still important, and what Carrie should have tattooed on her body. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen 2- Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison   3- Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney   4- Graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier   5- Refugee by Alan Gratz   6- Two Degrees by Alan Gratz   7- Books by Paula Chase   8- Books by Matt Christopher    9- Books by Mike Lupica and Kwame Alexander   10- Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins   11- Harry Potter series by JK Rowling   12- Babysitter Club graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan    13- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo   14- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo   15- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate   16- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate   17- The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate   18- The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas   19- Books by Coleen Hoover   20- Forever by Judy Blume   21- Books by Stephen King   22- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   23- The Martian by Andy Weir   24- The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd   25- The Red Tent by Anita Diamant   27- This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel   28- A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle   29- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate   30- Women Talking by Miriam Toews   31- The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill   Broadway Theater shows mentioned—   1- Come From Away 

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to discuss how to navigate the dangers of presentism and primitivism as we start a series on the forgotten women of the Bible.Presentation for The Forgotten Women — Presentism and Primitivism (PDF)Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariBEMA 240: Sin and the Archaeology of Joshua w/ Elle Grover FricksLevant — WikipediaThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantBEMA 308: The Chosen S2E9 — “The Messengers”BEMA 310: The Nativity StoryBEMA 297: Kat Armas — Abuelita Faith

Este capítulo del podcast me apetece MUUUUUCHO.  Recibo a Paloma, fundadora de CYCLO, una empresa que busca “educar, transformar y revolucionar el mundo, rompiendo el tabú de la menstruación para que disfrutemos cada fase de nuestra vida con el máximo potencial”. Gracias a ella son ya muchas las mujeres que viven una menstruación sostenible y en positivo, y yo estoy deseando que escuchéis todo lo que tiene que contarnos.  Vamos a hablar de reglas. Y en el más amplio sentido de la palabra. Reglas como las que tenemos las mujeres todos los meses, y reglas como esas normas sociales que nos impone la sociedad sin entender muy bien por qué.  Paloma es una auténtica #taboobraker, y yo no puedo ser más fan. Porque, si algo me gusta de ella, es que, además de ser una mujer admirable que demuestra su talento con un pedazo de negocio, ayuda a mejorar la vida y la salud menstrual de muchas mujeres. ¡Más personas como ella, por favor! Seas hombre o mujer, estoy segura de que en este episodio puedes aprender muchas cosas. No solo descubrirás el apasionante mundo de la menstruación. Hablamos también de emprendimiento, maternidad, creencias sociales, mitos y tabúes y muchas cosas más. ¿Quieres conocer más de cerca el universo CYCLO? ¿Te atreves a romper tabúes con nosotras? ¡Estás listo! Adelante, episodio #71.    TO THE POINT   3:20 Quién es Paloma.  4:48 Los inicios de Cyclo. 12:18 ¿Qué es la menstruación sostenible? 14:38 Vivir nuestra menstruación en positivo.  16:59 Las fases del ciclo. 24:59 La menstruación también es para hombres. 27:50 ¿Tiene que doler la regla? 35:10 La alimentación también afecta a nuestra menstruación. 37:15 Menstruación y trabajo.  42:50 Premenopausia. Vivirla en positivo.  46:50 La experiencia de la maternidad de Paloma. 54:20 Anticonceptivos. 57:02 El libro de Paloma.  1:00:27 Dónde encontramos a Paloma.    LIBRO   “Cyclo: tu menstruación sostenible y en positivo” Paloma Alma. “La tienda roja” Anita Diamant.   DÓNDE ENCONTRAMOS A PALOMA   Instagram:  @ilovecyclo @palomaalma__   https://ilovecyclo.com/ https://www.palomaalma.com     Un par de regalos para las oyentes de Paloma: https://www.palomaalma.com/gracias-por-escucharme

Description: What do leadership, quiet-quitting, and employee engagement have to do with the company culture? We sat down with Lisa Pook, MRA's Organization Development Director, to find out the answer and so much more. Key Takeaways: Leadership plays a huge role in sustaining a positive culture. They articulate the values of the organization, which drives that culture. They have to model the behaviors they want to see in the organization as a whole.  During conflict within a team, a manager needs to ask themselves why their team is not working well together and what they need to do to fix that. Employee engagement goes hand-in-hand with company culture. The biggest driver of employee engagement is the relationship between the supervisor and the employee. An employee who feels their supervisor cares about them as a person is more likely to feel they are a part of a positive culture. Let's Connect: Lisa Pook bio   Lisa's LinkedIn Profile  Transcript:  00:00:00:02 - 00:00:23:03 Intro Hello hello, everybody, and welcome to 30 minute THRIVE, your go-to podcast for anything and everything HR, powered by MRA - The Management Association. Looking to stay on top of the ever-changing world of HR? MRA has got you covered. We'll be the first to tell you what's hot and what's not. I'm your host, Sophie Boler, and we are so glad you're here. Now it's time to THRIVE.   00:00:23:13 - 00:01:00:14 Sophie Boler Hello everybody and welcome to this episode of 30 minute THRIVE. Today I'm joined with Lisa Pook. She's our director of organizational development here at MRA, and just a pleasure to work with, so I'm really glad you're here today, Lisa. But Lisa's focus is really helping members build an organizational culture that helps engage employees while also achieving business success, whether it's working on talent management strategies or change management, facilitating workgroups to improve teamwork, coaching individuals and everything you can think of,   00:01:00:14 - 00:01:07:00 Sophie Boler Lisa really focuses on all of those. So thank you for joining us today and talking about culture today.   00:01:07:01 - 00:01:11:04 Lisa Pook I'm delighted to be here with you, and you are just a delight to work with as well.   00:01:11:05 - 00:01:27:12 Sophie Boler Thank you, Lisa. Before we get started, we like to really kick off the episode with a couple of fun questions. So I think the first thing we can talk about is about books. So is there a book that you're currently reading or have just read that you would recommend to our listeners today?   00:01:27:14 - 00:01:51:18 Lisa Pook Sure! My book club that I belong to, this month's book is “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant, which is an older book. But it's interesting. It's a kind of historical fiction taking place in biblical times. So that's just kind of interesting. And it just focuses a lot on relationships between women, I think is one of the things that I took out of the book.   00:01:51:18 - 00:01:52:18 Lisa Pook So I really enjoyed it.   00:01:52:21 - 00:02:12:05 Sophie Boler Okay, well, that's good recommendation. I'll have to check it out. And then the other question we have for you is a this-or-that question? So this morning, I mean, walking to my car, it was a little cold out and I'm still a little chilly today. So our this-or-that today is: winter or summer? What kind of person are you?   00:02:12:19 - 00:02:18:15 Lisa Pook Summer.   Sophie Boler You are?   Lisa Pook Yeah, but maybe like later summer toward fall. I like that time.   00:02:18:20 - 00:02:19:09 Sophie Boler That's a good answer. It's like where it's not too hot and you're kind of transitioning.   00:02:23:10 - 00:02:27:08 Lisa Pook And not like a 90s kind of a temperature.   00:02:27:08 - 00:02:39:11 Sophie Boler That's too hot. Thanks for answering. But all right. Well, let's dove right into our topic for today and that's culture. So my first question for you is what impact is leadership have on company culture?   00:02:39:11 - 00:03:08:10 Lisa Pook It's a huge impact because leadership of the organization, I think, first of all, is the group that articulates what the values are of the organization, which drives that culture. So they're articulating it. They're also in the position that their behaviors, they have to model the behaviors and their behaviors are very visible. Others with The words that they use are really important and have an impact on how that culture is sustained through the organization.   00:03:09:09 - 00:03:21:01 Lisa Pook And I think it's also really important that leaders are giving a consistent message. So you're hearing the same thing. You're seeing the same thing. You're observing those values throughout that leadership.   00:03:21:04 - 00:03:42:09 Sophie Boler And I think it's just important to note that culture stretches so much more than just your leadership team. They are the ones giving you examples, you wanna, they're leading by example, but it comes down to so much more than leadership. So do you have any advice for leaders to just, around culture in general?   00:03:43:06 - 00:04:09:04 Lisa Pook I think it's really, really important for leaders to be very closely tuned in with the people that they're leading. So whatever level you are in the organization, I think leaders need to make a point of asking questions and listening and really paying attention to what their employees are telling them or maybe not telling them.   00:04:09:06 - 00:04:19:12 Sophie Boler Absolutely. Yeah. So we're hearing more about the employee value proposition, EVP. Can you talk a little bit more about what this means?   00:04:19:12 - 00:04:46:19 Lisa Pook Yeah. So when we're talking about employee value proposition, it's really the it's what the employee gets from the employer for being an employee. So culture, I think, is a part of it, a piece of the value proposition. It's probably an important piece of it, but it's not everything that the employee is getting from the employer. I think it makes sense to pay attention to that.   00:04:46:20 - 00:04:54:18 Lisa Pook And it's certainly something that can help new employees, you know, make the decision that they want to come and work at your company or not.   00:04:55:07 - 00:05:05:22 Sophie Boler So I'm not too familiar with what exactly is employee value proposition. So how would you explain it to someone who doesn't really know what that phrase means?   00:05:05:22 - 00:05:37:23 Lisa Pook Yeah. So it's kind of the what the company is saying to the employee that says this is what you're going to get by working here. And so I've heard it described also as externally it's the company brand. That's the external message. But the internal message is the EVP, or the employee value proposition, and that, really smart companies are listening, asking and listening to their employees.   00:05:37:23 - 00:05:43:20 Lisa Pook So it's really something that is created based upon what employees are telling them is important to them.   00:05:44:13 - 00:05:44:21 Sophie Boler Okay. Thanks for clarifying.   00:05:44:21 - 00:05:45:21 Lisa Pook Sure.   00:05:46:09 - 00:05:55:22 Sophie Boler So another issue we're hearing about is quiet quitting. That's kind of been the buzzword for a while now. So how is this really impacting culture in the workplace?   00:05:55:22 - 00:06:23:12 Lisa Pook Well, you know, I think that the idea of quiet quitting is wrapped up with employee engagement. Right? And so that whole, people started talking about quiet quitting as kind of this way that people are doing just enough. They're doing their job, but they're not necessarily volunteering for above and beyond or going the next step or maybe not even looking at, you know, how can I be more creative or innovative or things like that.   00:06:24:05 - 00:06:59:13 Lisa Pook So, you know, if we take a look at employee engagement, we say engagement is maximizing the time and your effort for the company, using that time in that discretionary time and effort towards your company. Right? So if now we're seeing that people aren't necessarily looking at that and just doing what's required of them, I think that now has an impact on the culture overall because again, culture is the stuff that you're observing, the look, the feel, how we do things around here.   00:06:59:16 - 00:07:27:05 Lisa Pook So probably has an impact like that. I think ultimately though, I was reading a couple of articles that were talking about quiet quitting and what one of the articles said, in essence, quiet quitting—that whole label might be more of a thing that management has labeled. This author kind of suggested, it's kind of a cop-out to say, you know, my team isn't working well because they're quiet quitting.   00:07:27:15 – 00:07:47:08 Lisa Pook And I think a manager needs to say, my team is not working well together. What do I need to do about that? So I think it's kind of, maybe an interesting thing to explore, but I don't know that we necessarily are capturing all the things that's important with it.   00:07:47:12 - 00:07:58:07 Sophie Boler That's some good advice. I feel like I've seen that word and that phrase so much even over social media and articles, like you said. It's like, what really is this and why is it happening?   00:07:58:07 - 00:08:19:07 Lisa Pook Well, and I don't think employees say “I'm quiet quitting.” It's employees' managers saying, “Don't know what you're doing. We're going to call it quiet quitting.” You know, again, that goes back to this whole idea of we know that the biggest driver of employee engagement is that relationship between the supervisor and the employee. An employee who says, my supervisor knows me and cares about me.   00:08:19:17 - 00:08:26:22 Lisa Pook That's going to engage me more. And that has a piece of the overall culture of the organization.   00:08:26:23 - 00:08:40:15 Sophie Boler Absolutely. Well, it's certainly something, like, maybe we will start getting more comfortable with or learning more about, like you said. But so culture in the work environment, how can we enhance the workplace that contributes to a positive culture?   00:08:41:07 - 00:09:03:16 Lisa Pook So you're talking about work environment, like just the physical work environment, right?   Sophie Boler Right.   Lisa Pook Things that are … and I think it's nice to come to a place that's comfortable, right? And it's nice to move into a new building, perhaps, or have new, have it remodeled. And I think that sends a message to employees: We care about the environment that we're in.   00:09:03:16 - 00:09:28:23 Lisa Pook We want you to feel stimulated or we want you to feel good about where you're coming. So I think that has a that has a big impact on it. It's that visual that that makes us feel like, hey, it's a comfortable place to be working, you know, and I know there's there's the examples of the companies that have the ping-pong tables and things like that.   00:09:28:23 - 00:09:45:13 Lisa Pook I mean, I guess for some people that appeals to them and that's part of something that's going to be fun or energizing or whatever for employees. So I think that it has an impact on it. I don't know that there's one that you say across the board, this is what an environment needs to look like.   00:09:46:20 - 00:10:10:19 Sophie Boler Yeah, exactly. And going off of that, Lisa, about how you said the ping-pong tables and I think even just speaking for MRA, we have a very open work environment and we've got some cafes and that just helps the open work environment, helps with collaborating with team members and kind of drives the point that culture is more than having ping pong tables.   00:10:10:22 - 00:10:13:19 Sophie Boler I don't know if you have anything to add on to that, but.   00:10:13:20 - 00:10:36:14 Lisa Pook Well I think that's just a good point. It's not, the culture isn't, you know, just having some activity place or having the, you know, the free lunches or all of those kinds of physical things. Those are nice. And it certainly makes people, can make people feel really good about working in it. But culture is much more sophisticated than that.   00:10:36:16 - 00:10:37:14 Lisa Pook It's not just things.   00:10:37:17 - 00:10:55:12 Sophie Boler Absolutely. And as we see more companies kind of transitioning to a remote environment, a virtual environment, how does that come into play with culture and, you know, not having people physically in the office—how would that affect culture?   00:10:55:14 - 00:11:29:01 Lisa Pook Yeah, I think companies are feeling the effects of that and trying to figure out what they want to do or how they maintain some of those values. I think it's hard with remote workers—remote relationships are hard, right? So culture, a lot of culture depends on those interactions that we have with others, whether they're coworkers or colleagues in a different department or with my manager or with senior leadership.   00:11:29:01 – 00:11:56:16 Lisa Pook All of those interactions and relationships are important. So when you have people who, when you've got people working in areas where it's harder to make those casual interactions, we gotta figure out ways to make those happen. Now, we've got companies all over the place that have multiple sites, right? And so there are people who technically work remotely from each other all the time.   00:11:56:16 - 00:12:12:04 Lisa Pook And that works. That works. But I think when you're talking about teamwork, we probably have to put a little more effort into structuring some of those remote interactions, particularly when people are completely remote, where there's no opportunity to get together.   00:12:12:04 - 00:12:42:18 Sophie Boler I did a capstone project on remote work and coworker relationships, peer relationships, and that's what I found was that it's, it's not like you have to force the conversations remotely, but it's, you have to put in more effort on maybe we don't talk about work 100 percent of the time we're on the call. Maybe I try to get to know this person and maybe we do a group activity where it's a game or something where you might need to put in a little more effort, but it'll be worth it.   00:12:42:23 - 00:12:54:15 Lisa Pook Right. And I think I think that's what teams are finding, that you do have to put a little structure around it. And yeah, the you know, the, the opportunity to just talk about stuff.   00:12:54:15 - 00:12:55:01 Sophie Boler Yeah.   00:12:55:01 - 00:13:17:21 Lisa Pook So and it can be awkward when we've got six people on a screen and I want to talk to you, Sophie, but everybody else is in the room too. So I've also had examples of, you know, some managers will even use the breakout rooms so that you can have a little bit of more one on one or a couple of people to communicate that way.   00:13:17:21 - 00:13:30:11 Lisa Pook And then coming back to the whole group, doing the round robin. You know, the question, like I loved your this-or-that question or the book question, just some of that type of stuff to get people to share, I mean, that's important.   00:13:30:15 - 00:13:41:05 Sophie Boler Absolutely and kind of going off that, technology is playing a big role in this as well. So how can technology help with creating a culture, helping with company culture?   00:13:41:05 - 00:13:44:03 Lisa Pook Well, I think technology can make things efficient for us.   00:13:44:06 - 00:13:44:09 Sophie Boler Yeah, absolutely.   00:13:45:12 - 00:14:18:20 Lisa Pook So in terms of culture and efficiency, helping me do my job better and more easily is huge. And I think the other thing is, you know, maybe this goes along with that the whole environment when it's, when it, when we see that our company is investing in things that make our work better, that says something about what the company values.   00:14:19:01 - 00:14:33:13 Sophie Boler Absolutely, completely agree with that. So the next question revolves around measuring culture, which I know sounds like maybe that's not doable in measuring employee experience. So what can you comment about that?   00:14:34:07 - 00:15:11:21 Lisa Pook I struggle with that because some of our members come and say we want to do, we want to measure culture. And I think culture, you need to know what questions you're asking. What do you want to know, which isn't necessarily measuring the culture. I don't know that you can actually do that. I think we can observe the culture and we can ask questions and we can listen and we can go to our employees and ask them what makes it a good or not-so-good place to work and act on those.   00:15:11:21 - 00:15:35:23 Lisa Pook And that's the qualitative way of measuring culture, right? When we take that information and do something with it. I think if you want to do surveys of employees, then what you need to ask is what is it that we want to know? And I don't think you can survey people with kind of broad cultural questions. I think you've got to be thinking about it.   00:15:35:23 - 00:16:05:01 Lisa Pook So if it's employee engagement, if it's satisfaction? We can measure those things. If it's something around diversity and employees' perceptions of diversity and inclusion initiatives in the organization, we can measure that. We can ask those types of questions. So I think organizations that are looking at their culture and want to have some sort of measurement data need to really look inside and decide what their questions are.   00:16:05:05 - 00:16:32:18 Sophie Boler Absolutely. I think it's harder to survey culture, like you said. A statement I've heard is, “Culture is something an organization has” or “Culture something in organization is.” And I agree with that “Culture something in organization is” statement. So I think that just statement kind of says it's more it's a natural thing. It's not something you can really force upon people.   00:16:32:18 - 00:16:39:09 Sophie Boler You can't just have a culture. It's the people, other things that you've mentioned make up a culture.   00:16:39:22 - 00:17:06:11 Lisa Pook And I think you can influence that. Absolutely, you can influence it. I mean, it goes back to your leadership question. That's where, you know, that's a real strong force and management, employer-employee relationships is a strong way of influencing culture. And we all know examples of bad cultures, right? And we can go back and say, well, what influenced that? Was it relationships?   00:17:06:11 - 00:17:29:00 Lisa Pook Was it all sorts of things that forced us to that negative culture? But I think you're right. You can't take it in exclusion of everything else, right? It's very, you got to look at the whole system. And once you start messing or tweaking parts of it, it's going to it's going to shift everybody else too.   00:17:29:00 - 00:17:33:23 Sophie Boler It's a bigger thing than most people think. Culture influences everything.   00:17:34:02 - 00:17:35:06 Lisa Pook Yeah, absolutely.   00:17:35:06 - 00:17:42:20 Sophie Boler Yeah. So as we just kind of wrap up our time for today, do you have any lasting thoughts to share with our listeners today?   00:17:44:11 - 00:17:45:00 Lisa Pook Sure.   00:17:46:06 - 00:17:47:04 Sophie Boler That's a hard question.   00:17:48:04 - 00:18:28:12 Lisa Pook No, I think, I think if we are really concerned about the culture of our organization, then leaders in our organization need to listen to employees. And I think employees on that end need to constructively and clearly give feedback about what's working and what's not working. I think good conversations give you a lot of information about where the culture is, the current state of it, and if things need to change, that's where you're going to get your information as well.   00:18:29:00 - 00:18:54:04 Sophie Boler That's some great advice. So thank you, Lisa. But thank you again for joining us today and speaking on the workplace culture topic. It's something that really makes a business unique and it affects all aspects of business too. So, happy to have heard your input and your advice on this. But make sure to connect with Lisa. We have linked her email as well as her LinkedIn profile in the show notes along with some resources.   00:18:54:04 - 00:19:13:22 Sophie Boler So if you'd like to continue the conversation or ask her any questions I'm sure she'd be happy to connect. But other than that, make sure to leave a comment or review if you like the episode and found it beneficial. Next week we will be discussing the nontraditional candidate and recruiting, so you won't want to miss that.   00:19:14:08 - 00:19:35:22 Outro But other than that, thank you again, Lisa. It was a pleasure talking to you. And we will see you guys next week. ''' And that wraps up our content for this episode. Be sure to reference the show notes, where you can sign up to connect for more podcast updates. Check out other MRA episodes on your favorite podcast platform. And as always, make sure to follow MRA's 30 minute THRIVE so you don't miss out. Thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next Wednesday to carry on the HR conversation.        

Karen sits down with Erin and Maggie, two beloved members of the Smashing Life community, to chat about their respective Jewish conversion stories. They give honest accounts of the ups and downs of  conversion, share their tips for those considering converting or already in the process, and delve into how the Smashing Life community (especially the Convert Club, a private space for those who have converted or are currently converting) has helped them grow and connect Jewishly. This episode is a must-listen if you have converted, are converting, have ever considered converting - or if you just want to better understand what it's like being a convert in the Jewish world, and how communities can work to be more inclusive and welcoming.   You'll find out:   - What got Erin and Maggie interested in Judaism - How and when they knew Judaism was right for them - The importance of taking it slowly - Whether or not it's a myth that rabbis will reject a prospective convert three times - The biggest challenges Maggie and Erin faced in their conversion journeys - How long the conversion timeline was for each of them - Erin's book recs for prospective converts  - Their biggest tips for those currently in the conversion process - What it was like for Erin, who grew up Christian, to share her journey with her family - Why you should never ask anyone if they're converting for marriage  - The importance of Jewish community  - How the wider Jewish community can be more accepting to converts - The parallels Maggie's found between her experiences as a convert to Judaism and as an immigrant to Australia  - A reminder that learning about Judaism is a lifelong process - whether you converted or were born Jewish   LINKS:   Smashing Life, my Jewish community https://smashinglife.club/    Brides Club https://brides.smashingtheglass.com/    Choosing A Jewish Life by Anita Diamant  https://amzn.to/3OZN7Ef    To Life! by Harold Kushner https://amzn.to/3OQopGi    The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel https://amzn.to/3ugQ7T6   

It's another challenging episode as we look at the story of Dinah. Leah and Jacob's only daughter, Dinah, is "violated" by a prince of Shechem. The young man then offers to pay her bride price to Jacob and his sons, who despise the foreigner. They request that everyone in town get circumcised in exchange for Dinah's hand in marriage, and while the townsmen are recovering, Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, murder every male in the city. While this story is often called "the r*pe of Dinah," scholars and writers point out that in the text, Dinah's consent is not the issue at stake--it is in fact the consent of her brothers and father. J, David, and Sue look at many readings of this disturbing passage and lift up Anita Diamant's excellent midrash The Red Tent as a window into modern meaning-making, while also holding the difficulties of other possible interpretations. We also follow matriarch Rachel to her death as she gives birth to her and Jacob's final son, Benjamin, and see Jacob smash the idols of his family's former life as they flee the horror of Shechem. Next episode out Nov 23rd (2nd & 4th Wednesdays). Find out more at https://its-in-the-book.pinecast.co

Hosts Lauren McQ and Rebecca Rush explore the ultimate in topics polite ladies don't discuss, the incredible, edible (maybe) menses. Period huts, red tents, witch imagery, gathering together to tell stories at the end of the month, religious taboos, indigenous practices, cultural taboos, herbal allies, and let us not forget Meghan Markle's work to end period stigma. God save the period! Rebecca reads a personal essay about getting her first period on the day of her Bat Mitzvah (Today you are a woman. Tomorrow you return to 8th grade. ) On Patreon, Lauren discusses painful periods and the shaming, blaming, and misinformation surrounding them while Rebecca shares some beauty and art hacks.

The author Anita Diamant moved to Boston in 1975, just after college. She fell in love with the architecture, the history, and all the bookstores, but the Charles River is what clinched it: "a ribbon of light in the middle of everything."

September is upon us and the fall field crickets are calling time, writes Anita Diamant. As usual, they've triggered the onset of my annual autumnal melancholy: Winter is coming. Woe is me.

Dive deep into the origins of the Red Tent, menstrual huts, birthing caves and womb wisdom. Explore the essence of moon cycles, menstruation and the origin of the Womb Priestess. How can the modern day Red Tent be a source of support, strength and bonding between women? How do we normalize the natural sensuality of women?   Menstrual Huts are still practiced with the Ethiopian Jewish women and the Dogon tribe in Africa who claim to be the descendants of the lost tribe of Dan. The concept of the modern day Red Tent is based on a book by Anita Diamant. In our society we practice moon huts, moon lodges and moon ceremonies where women gather to support each other.     Resources: “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant  https://www.amazon.com/Red-Tent-20th-Anniversary-Novel/dp/0312427298 Free Red Tent workbook: https://www.mysticharmonyrose.com   Connect with the Goddesses: https://www.goddesswitchwomb.com   Divine Feminine Membership: https://mysticharmonymysteryschool.teachable.com/p/membership   Priestess Path: COUPON CODE FOR 13% OFF: GWW13 https://mysticharmonymysteryschool.teachable.com/p/priestess-path-1

Leia sits down with Master Kupcake, founder of New Orleans Girls of Leather. We chat all about invasives,  leather girls, and educating the community. Kupkake is a twisted, primal, blood loving, sadomasochistic, Queer Leatherperson. As a Louisiana born southern girl who now resides in Mississippi she has been involved in the kink and Leather communities for over two decades, she began her kink journey in the late 90's then found and fell in love with the Leather culture she dedicates herself to now.Although, sometimes described as a heavy Top, she enjoys most things from all sides and has loads of fun thinking up new ways to bring life to the dark fantasies that play around in her head.She has embraced many labels over the years yet none can fully describe how multifaceted she truly is. In February, 2021, she was honored by receiving her Masters cover. Kupkake is service driven and thoroughly enjoys mentoring and teaching others. She's been involved and been an educator in an array of alternative lifestyle and spiritual organizations where she finds fulfillment in body ritual and modification with a special place in her heart for flesh hooks. She has led and served in many groups over the years and is currently founder and President of the New Orleans girls of Leather and a few other groups and organizations along the gulf coast.Books: - Where the Crawdads Sing By Delia Owens, The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, Sadism by L.T. Woodward, MD, The big book of serial killers by Jack Rosewood, Consumed by Matt Shaw, Sick Bastards by Matt ShawFor an exclusive video of today's episode subscribe to our Patreon page!https://www.patreon.com/submergelifehttps://submerge-merch-shop.creator-spring.cominstagram.com/sub.mergelife*ALL INTERVIEWS ARE FROM CONSENTING ADULTS SHARING CONSENSUAL EXPERIENCES FROM THEIR LIFE. ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN TODAY'S EPISODE ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL GIVING THEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SUCH. ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE ENTERING INTO ANYTHING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, VET YOUR PARTNER(S) AND ALWAYS NEGOTIATE THOROUGHLY. WE RECORD ALL EPISODES UNSCRIPTED, PLEASE REACH OUT IF ANY POTENTIAL CORRECTIONS TO INFORMATION YOU HEARD TODAY WOULD HELP OUR COMMUNITY BE SAFER AND MORE EDUCATED. WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CORRECT AN UNINTENTIONAL ERROR, CONTACT US AT LEIALEONEMEDIA@GMAIL.COM Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io & Produced By White Hot

This week we meet the very lovely Lisa Woodcock who was diagnosed with an incurable auto immune disease PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis). 2 years later at 38yrs old years old she received a liver transplant. Lisa tells her transplant story and busts the myths surrounding liver disease, organ donation and transplants. In the Book Collective we conclude the brilliant Red Tent by Anita Diamant and it's an emotional end to a beautiful book. We continue with this month's WI yoga challenge #yoga28wcp Did you know that it's an offence to wear a bikini in Sorrento and how do you feel about topless sunbathing? There's a positive message from actor Florence Pugh on why she gives no f@*#ks about her nipples being on show and Jinty investigates a very old and extremely cool female gang in London The Forty Elephants. There's a fantastic quote from Jinty and we find out Lou's not so great at maths!   Lisa Woodcock underwent a liver transplant in October 2021 due to PBC, she is currently on a mission to raise as much awareness as possible around organ donation, immunosuppression, transplants and erase the myths surrounding them. Lisa is very active you can find her on her Peloton, running or cycling or in the kitchen cooking. Lisa was diagnosed with an incurable auto immune disease and was unresponsive to the drugs that would have kept her alive, so her only hope of survival was a transplant. Lisa reflects on each stage of her transplant journey, from diagnosis to the importance of organ donation and to where she is today, it is a very emotive and powerful topic you can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA   In the Book Collective we finish Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, a beautiful read that takes us through Dinah's life from birth to death and her inspiring and not forgotten story. Through the summer we are going to read Kate Codrington's Second Spring, so please do join in.   Our WI yoga challenge #yoga28wcp is almost at an end how are you doing with 3 sun salutations?   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

In this week's Episode we talk about how you can get the most out of your appointment with your GP or Menopause Clinic, and get what you want. Dr Lucy Craven, a Devon based Doctor gives us her advice from a GP's point of view. We are on the penultimate read of our Book Collective read for this series, The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. We have a new Foodie Collective and it's Funky Salads! We will find out how you're all getting on with the WI #yogawcp28 challenge and did you know HRT can reduce snoring? And how our eyes (Jinty's) degenerate as we go through menopause? There's plenty of laughter and relaxed chat throughout this episode and lots of the usual fun and frolics.   Your 10 minute menopause GP appointment will never be long enough to go through all the symptoms, HRT, the alternatives, and how to get your life back on track so we get advice from Dr Lucy Craven a GP with specialist menopause training to find out how you can get the most out of your GP appointment. The British Menopause Society has released 11 new standards to help you and your GP when you walk into that consulting room. We talk advice and guidance and make sure you have all the advice and guidance to prepare you for your appointment.   The Book Collective is on the penultimate read of Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, Dinah is starting a new life in the Valley of The Kings where the mundane and every day are a welcome comfort to her, until a ghost from her past resurfaces, her brother Joseph. Next week we read to the end.   In our Food Collective this month as it's Summer in the UK we wanted to put the sparkle back into your salad, so we're giving you funky salads this month and Lou has delivered this weeks funky salad: Shit Green Salad…it tastes better than it sounds! You can use any greens but this is the recipe Lou used! Recipe: Handful of green beans steamed. Asparagus lightly caramelised in EVOO Rocket or watercress or green leaf lettuce. Cucumber cut as you want Avocado – sliced. 2 spring onions Sprinkling of chia seeds, EVOO and to garnish pomegranate seeds   Our WI has got you all involved this month and we love seeing the photos you send over to use. We have challenged ourselves and the Collective to 3 sun salutations for 28 days for the #yoga28wcp challenge, so if you haven't already please join in!   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

CLICK LINK FOR YOUR OWN COPY Amazon Best Seller in Historical Middle Eastern Fiction, Middle Eastern Literature, and Jewish Literature For fans of Khaled Hosseini, Anita Diamant, and Isabelle Allende comes a sweeping story of love, loss, and the power of loyalty in the face of conflicting ideologies and religious beliefs. The story begins in 1940s Palestine, where twins Rasheed and Rasheeda Dinar work in the family's inn. When Rasheed falls in love with Natalia, a Jewish woman, he applies what he learned from the Jesuit priest who mentored him to his budding relationship, but by then relations between Arabs and Jews have become tense. And when those tensions come to a breaking point, Natalia mysteriously disappears, and Rasheed and Rasheeda are chased out of Palestine forced to flee to Beirut, Lebanon. As the years pass and the Dinar family expands and enters the 1970s, their convictions are tested. Until the family reunites and proves that the thin line separating people because of their differences is powerless against the strength of family, love, and loyalty.

With all the news coming out of America this week and the trauma and anxiety this will cause millions of women; we talk to Clare Green a wellbeing/trauma recovery and women's health coach about coping mechanisms during times of anxiety and stress. Lou and Jinty talk Roe V Wade and the impact on the women not just in the U.S but what's happening around the world with abortion rights for women, there's your fantastic comments, the Book Collective with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, a yoga WI and to top it all off we break the myths about orgasms. It's a full week!   Clare Green is a health coach specialising in trauma and anxiety, she grew up in a difficult environment linked to the relationship with her mum and developed Generalised Anxiety Disorder with no awareness for treatment or support.   She has suffered several traumatic life events, women's health problems, miscarriages, thyroid, difficult pregnancies, a surgical menopause in 2009 which was unmanaged properly for 10 yrs. With all her life experience Clare is channelling her energies into Clarity With Clare (her Instagram name) to give us some tips to help relieve our anxieties. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA   In the Book Collective we continue with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent as we follow Dinah's story with the birth of her son in Egypt and how her life has once again taken a different course. Dinah begins practising her midwifery skills and her path crosses once more with her grandmothers maid Wereno. Next week we read to chapter 5, page 354.   We find out how both the WI's went this week, Jinty's and Lou's. Has the bacteria vanished from Jinty's make-up drawer and have they both managed to complete the first week of the 3 sun salutations for 28 days for the #yoga28wcp challenge?   There's a fabulous quote for the week to inspire you. You can find Clare on Instagram. @claritywithclare   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

In this week's podcast we get to talk to the Queen of Menopause Support & the person behind the #makemenopausematter Campaign, Diane Danzebrink. Diane discusses HRT shortages, and what the pre-menopausal Diane would think about the grassroots campaigner she is today. Lou & Jinty find out what age you are your most sexual as a woman, and it's not what you think, there's some filthy beauty news and Jinty goes punk after watching Public image Limited at a gig, she also has some very cool fashion news. We have a new WI and there's a British foodie with a vegan twist and we continue with our Book Collective with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent. We have a thought provoking quote and of course there's all the usual shenanigans you've come to expect!   Our guest this week is Diane Danzebrink she is a wellbeing consultant, menopause counsellor and speaker with professional nurse training in menopause. She is the founder of the not-for-profit organisation Menopause Support which offers menopause education, information, guidance, and support. In 2018 Diane founded the national #MakeMenopauseMatter campaign. The campaign is calling for mandatory menopause education for GPs and menopause guidance in every workplace. The campaign has been instrumental in ensuring that menopause has been added to the new RSE curriculum in secondary education in England and continues to call for this throughout the rest of the U.K. Diane explains why she started the campaign and we hear about her own Surgical menopause experience and ask has anything changed? She updates us on the HRT shortage and why we need to keep talking about menopause to ensure we are the generation that makes the positive changes in education, healthcare and workplace. It's a fun and insightful interview into how Diane became the champion for thousands of women. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA   In the Foodie, jinty cooks up a vegan shortbread, find out how it gets on in our tastes challenge.   The Book Collective continues reading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, in this week's read we discuss the patriarchal family that destroys Dinah's life as she knows it. The good brothers are sold and Dinah's destiny is about to change. Next week we read to the end of chapter 3 in part 3 Egypt.   There's a new WI from Lou and Jinty for you to join in with, and find out how we got in with last week's challenge?    Sign #makemenopausematter campaign here https://www.change.org/p/make-menopause-matter-in-healthcare-the-workplace-and-education-makemenopausematter?signed=true Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

In today's podcast we talk Histamine with Amantha King and why as our oestrogen levels rise with HRT so does our histamine. There's talk of why Emma Thompson regrets the demise of the full bush and we find out why pubic hair is actually a natural dry lubricant. There's fashion news on how to wear a party top and also why more women orgasm when masturbating than through penetrative sex. We have the Book Collective, a new WI, a motivational quote, the Collective's comments and there's all the usual fun and forgetting what we're supposed to be doing and completely going off script!   Amantha King is the founder of Amantha King Coaching, a Certified NLP coach, strengths development consultant, applied biologist, keynote speaker, menopause coach, and more!  She is recognised as a specialist in her field, and advises businesses on how to get the most from their important asset, their people. Amantha has a special interest in histamine intolerance and how it affects women during menopause. We learn that histamine is our first line of defence and that we have four main receptors in our body, but oestrogen and histamine share the same receptors. If you have a rise of histamine in your body then your oestrogen will also rise. Amantha gives us so many facts about histamine and how it can affect our body throughout menopause- you really will not want to miss this episode. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA   In the Book Collective we continue with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, in today's chapters we meet Rebecca, Dinah's grandmother and far from being a warm receptive woman, she is a hard task master, a revered healer with people come from miles around to be healed by her. We are getting to understand Dinah as she reaches puberty and is about to take her place in the red tent, but life is about to take a cruel turn. Next week we read to part 3, Egypt.   The final week of the WI and we discuss power walking and how you feel afterwards and also why a meditative walk allows you time to be I the moment and have clarity with your surroundings. There's a new WI from Jinty and it's all about the water. Please subscribe, follow and share our podcast, we have no sponsors but you can help spread the word. Thank you   The quote this week is chosen by Lou and is a paraphrased version of Theodore Roosevelt's The Man in The Arena.   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Amantha's Instagram is mymenocoach YouTube channel Amantha King Coaching DAO supplement we talked about - Naturdao --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/message

In this week's episode we meet Mitty James a broadcaster and musician who was diagnosed with ADHD at 13 years old. 20yr old Mitty blows away the myths of what it's like to live with ADHD as a woman, from her diagnosis to coming out of the closet at the age of 14. We have the Book Collective where we continue with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, there's a British Foodie from Lou that is almost impossible to turn vegan and we catch up with the WI, our walking challenges. There's a look into the huge prescription waste and how the NHS loses 300 million pounds every year, why we should all know the Tail of Spence, plus all the usual shenanigans, the Collective's comments and forgetting words!   We've talked previously on our podcast about how Autism presents differently in girls and women, in fact we have a whole episode dedicated to this subject. But what about ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? We know that more boys are diagnosed but is this because fewer girls have ADHD or is it more likely that their traits are being masked and being missed as with Autism? Mitty James is a broadcaster and musician living in Devon, with ADHD. They stumbled through a very academic upbringing with professors and doctors for parents, and went to a high achieving boarding school. All this with a brother dealing with Asperger's syndrome and ADHD, coming to terms with her sexuality and living through a traumatic event made for a difficult time.  Mitty came out the closet at 14 and was diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety at 16, we learn what a day in the life of Mitty is like, how one task can take almost all day, the depression and anxiety surrounding ADHD and how being with someone that can support makes life so much easier. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA  And find Mitty on Instagram @mxttyz In the Foodie we are looking at British food and as it was the Platinum Jubilee last weekend, Lou made the Jubilee trifle, but how did she get on? Other than making the lemon curd Swiss roll she followed the cheats recipe: https://feastgloriousfeast.com/lemon-amaretti-trifle/   In the Book Collective we continue with the glorious Red Tent by Anita Diamant, the family of Jacob are travelling to his homeland where he meets a terrible fate that changes the family's plans. Dinah is finding her spirit within water and we begin to hear her story. Next week we read up to page 212.   The WI of mediative or power walking is going well with the Collective joining us with their stories of walking.   And finally there's a superb Quote from Edith Eger a Holocaust survivor.   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/message

The Red Tent is Anita Diamant's New York Times Bestselling debut novel from 1997.  It is based on the Bible story of Dina, found in Genesis 34. It is highly recommended you read Genesis 34 prior to The Red Tent to get the background on who Dina is.In this episode, Dana and her guest co-host, Oni, discuss the differences between the Bible story and The Red Tent's version of Dina's story while answering some of the publisher's discussion questions found at the back of the book. (See the paperback edition)Link to the book: https://amzn.to/3m2pj4POther books mentioned in this episode are:The book of Genesis, chapter 34: https://my.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.34.NIV  The book of Judges, chapter 16: https://my.bible.com/bible/111/JDG.16.NIVThe Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers: https://amzn.to/3maBk8lThe Chancellor by Kati Morton:  https://amzn.to/3GDBA9oThe proper title of the movie Dana refers to in the show is The Stepford Wives (Not Stedford): https://amzn.to/3m2FyPsCheck out our website and signup for our newsletter over at: knitandlit.comStay connected with us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/knit_and_lit/

What business you start will many times come from what you are most passionate about.  Doni Belau, founder and CEO of Girls' Guide to Paris, started exactly that with her fabulous women's travel company that goes far beyond Paris.  In our conversation, Doni details her story and drive in building a company around what she loves, safe travel with and for women, and encourages all women to consider taking an entrepreneurial road like she did.  Doni also shares about an upcoming program that she's offering called Women's Travel Wisdom, with a retreat to a beautiful part of California for four days. This wellness retreat, however, is also a journey into learning more about ourselves as individuals, something that is so important to creating a joy-filled life.  Yes, eating right and exercising are important aspects of wellness, but self-discovery, mindfulness and empowerment are all key factors in the success of your business, too.  Listen as Doni Belau gives us insight into this different but necessary type of exploration.Resources and links in this episode:Girls' Guide to Paris, https://girlsguidetoparis.com/Doni's upcoming excursions, https://girlsguidetoparis.com/trips-for-women/Doni Belau on Instagram, @girlsguidetoparisDoni Belau on Facebook, @GirlsGuideToParisWomen's Travel Wisdom, https://womenstravelwisdom.com/start-here/Carolyn Ray at Journeywoman, https://journeywoman.com/Lola Akinmade & Loung Ung (speakers at Women's Travel Wisdom) Conscious Connection: Reframing Mental Health to Create a Thriving Life by Sarah Wayt (book) Red Tent by Anita Diamant (book) Eve Ensler, author of “Vagina Monologues” writes on women and power Tara Brach, meditation teacher, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. Subscribe today! Extraordinary Women magazineConnect with Sharri Harmel Find this episode (and more) on your favorite podcast player at Extraordinary Women with Sharri Harmel

In this week's podcast we talk about getting your sparkle back with Sam Palmer, the founder of the on-line platform Midlife Makeover, through movement and exercise In the Book Collective we dig deep into Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, and discover the character traits of the women in the red tent. The Foodie Collective cooks up an energising feast for our lunch and there's also a bit of biscuit trivia for National Biscuit Day - May 29, from Jinty and Lou has an interesting money making scheme for windy menopausal women.   Our guest today is Sam Palmer, creator and founder of the Online Platform, Midlife Makeover, which offers advice, coaching & support to women in peri menopause, menopause and beyond. Sam says she aims to “Give women back the confidence to live the life they want to live.” helping them to “Get their Sparkle back”. Sam tells us we don't have to go to the gym to get our energy back and should think of exercising in bitesize blocks not in hours. Our bodies change around 40 years old and it is harder for us to keep our muscles and body strength to enable us to keep doing what we love, Sam gives us some simple exercises that we can do to keep our bodies moving. With a practical approach Sam explains what we need to do to get our sparkle back. Find Sam here  https://www.midlifemakeover.co.uk/meet-sam And on Instagram and FB as Midlifemakeover The Book Collective reads up to part 2 of Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, we are loving getting to know the characters of the women, from the fertile Leah to the feminist Zilpah. The excitement of the women when a girl arrives to pass down the female stories and the ceremonies surrounding women in their culture. Next week we read to page 125 chapter 3 of part 2.   A delicious and protein based foodie this week cooked by Jinty, green masala eggs from the BBC goodfood website: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/green-masala-eggs Packed with protein and fibre and easy to digest will give us an energy boost. Jinty added chickpeas and sugar snap peas to this recipe for some plant based protein.   Our WI this week is inspired by our guest Sam, Jinty has invited us to complete 3 different types of walks from a mindful one to a power walk either walking with your dog or with a friend.   Our quote comes from the magnificent Rabia Siddique.   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/message

This week's podcast is all about the girls with the founder of Rites For Girls, Kim McCabe, an organisation who's mission is to change the world – one girl at a time, Rites for Girls mentors girls right through their adolescence they also run the Girls Net course a six-week journey for girls equipping them for times of challenge and change. We also talk to a Girl's Net Mentor, Naomi Scholger and find out how the sessions help girls and how they are run. We have our Book Collective with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent and discover a first menstrual ritual when entering The Red Tent. There's fun with our WI the Cock and Mocktails, did we manage to serve up a new cocktail? There's fashion and make-up news for the over 50's (!) and we find out why an MP in England believes people living in poverty can't cook…! And there's also the Collective's lovely comments.   If you have teenage girls or remember the anxiety and angst about being a teenage girl back in the day then you will understand why our guest Kim McCabe founded and is a Director of Rites for Girls since 2011 and is a home-educating mother of three. As originator and facilitator of Girls Journeying Together programmes, she offers year-long groups for girls with simultaneous support for their mothers. Kim believes that supporting and celebrating the female pre-teen and teenager gives girls the tools and understanding for life. In Girls Journeying Together groups of preteen girls prepare for puberty and learn how to take charge of their emotional, social, and mental well-being. This guidance continues through their teenage years. Facilitators also support their mothers as the girls journey through this pivotal phase. Girls' Net provides guidance and camaraderie through times of challenge to small groups of same-age girls (aged 8-18) in weekly online sessions.  Mentors offer tools for coping well and the girls access their inner resources while also realising that they're not alone. Kim aims to make growing up for girls an easier, safer, and better supported journey. We also meet Naomi Scholger who has recently trained as a Girls Net Mentor and is currently running her first online group for 15 year old girls. She talks about the similarities of teens and menopause, saying menopause is like a second adolescence. You can find out more from the Rites for Girls courses & book here https://www.ritesforgirls.com/   The Book Collective have read up to chapter 3 of Anita Diamant's The Red tent, we get to know Jacob and how men were polygamous. Rachel cannot marry until she has her first bleed, and when she does we learn the rituals of the women in The Red Tent and the first moon blood of a virgin is a powerful libation for the crops. Next week we read to the end of part one.   Our WI Cock and Mocktail making goes fizzingly well with a zesty duo using lime, oranges, ginger and mint. Jinty's mocktail - The Rebel without the Sauce, & Lou's _ Moginto (or should it be MoGintea?) Rebel without the sauce- 1 part Ginger extract, 1 part freshly squeezed orange juice, topped up with Rose Nozecco, garnished with a slice of Orange Moginto- fresh raspberries, crushed mint, 1 part gin, 1 part ice and mint cordial topped up with sparkling water.   Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/message

We are back for series 4! Who would have thought it? And we start this series with an incredible guest who answers an important question, how to get our energy back in menopause? Well, who better to answer this HUGE question than Wendy Hill, the owner of Hill Start Nutrition Health and Wellness? Our Foodie Collective theme this month is ENERGY FOOD, and Wendy gave us a delicious pancake recipe that you will not want to miss. We have slightly shaken up the podcast and our book for the Book Collective will now run through the whole series giving us, &you, more time to read and talk about the book. We have our Collective's fantastic comments and we find out what the Government have been up to whilst we were on our holidays and it's not all good and involves tractors…!   Our guest Wendy Hill is a Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist and an expert in female hormone health, Wendy supports women through perimenopause, menopause and beyond. Wendy asks us to just Imagine, that understanding how food and lifestyle can give you more energy and vitality can enjoy life more. Wendy tells us that by making your plate of food more colourful you can still eat the crisps, but by adding in essential nutrients from other food sources you will feel fuller for longer. We also learn the reason you fall asleep after your Christmas dinner, and it's not about the amount you eat! Wendy gives us some simple yet effective small changes that will give us back our gusto! The full interview can be found on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco- You can find Wendy at https://hillstart.me.uk/ In the Book Collective we begin The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, it was first published in 1997, it tells the story of Dinah, a minor character in the bible. The book celebrates mothers and daughters  and is rich storytelling and is a fascinating insight into an early period in history for a woman. Our WI over the easter break was to complete a Future Learn online course, Understanding Autism, how did we do? It's a fascinating course and will give any one an insight and history of autism. We have a new WI this week and it's all about cocktails! Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.com And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk  Our Foodie this week is Almond Pancakes, a fantastic recipe from Wendy, who says breakfast should be your key meal, they are quick, easy and delicious and can be vegan by swapping the eggs out for flax eggs and use coconut yoghurt instead of Greek yoghurt: Ingredients: 112grs of Ground Almonds 5 grs of Baking Powder 2 Eggs 1 TBSP of Maple syrup 80 Mls of Unsweetened Almond Milk 30 Mls of Coconut Oil ½ Tsp of Cinnamon ½ Tsp Sea salt ½ cup of Blueberries ½ cup of Greek Yoghurt   Directions: • Whisk all ingredients together except the blueberries and Greek yoghurt. • Heat up a non-stick frying pan on a med-low heat • Add ¼ of a cup full of the bater mixture to the pan , cook for each side for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown • Place on a plate and add the yoghurt and blueberries   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/message

Welcome to Season 2 of the Saint Majella Podcast. With 2 new groupies in our gang we are so excited to be back behind the mic. And with many exciting guests lined up...!In our first episode back Mel and Cel relive and relish in their two amazing home-births (2 days and 180m away from each other!!) We chat pregnancy, labour and birth with our toddlers by our side, home birth and the golden postpartum. It was so nice to step back in time and reflect on the challenges, the intensity and the sacred place that is the labour and birth portal. We hope you love this episode as much as we loved birthing our babes. If you haven't already listened to Season 1 Episode one, check that out to be up to date.Show Notes:1. 'The Red Tent' is a historical novel by Anita Diamant,2. Call Me by Your Name is a 2017 coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino.3. 'Hello Baby' A very realistic and moving portrayal of the birth of a baby at home by Jenni Overend.4. The famous Meal Train website: https://www.mealtrain.com/

Millie introduces CJ and Phoebe to the book Period. End of Sentence. by Anita Diamant, about period poverty in rural India. They also talk about their own period stories, their challenges, viewpoints, and discuss what we all should be doing to break the taboo of simply mentioning 'periods'. The episode opens up issues on privacy, sexuality, and discrimination surrounding the issue of menstruation, and what privileges we have as well. Edited by: Gaurav

Andrew Sumner welcomes actor & author Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit, Ant-Man and The Wasp, South of Heaven) back to Hard Agree for the fourth episode of her seven-part podcast mini-series: Evangeline Lilly's Library of the Soul. In this instalment, The Red Tent, Evangeline & Andrew discuss Evangeline's third book selection – The Red Tent by Anita Diamant - and the circumstances Evangeline found herself in when she first encountered Diamant's work. As usual, their conversation takes place across a significant divide: Evangeline is a passionate spiritualist and believer - and Andrew is a passionate agnostic and skeptic. Evangeline's sanctuaries are churches, temples and the forest, while Andrew's are comic books, movies and jazz. Where, exactly, this conversation will lead is what these seven episodes are all about. Welcome to the Library of the Soul. Evangeline would love to hear your thoughts and reactions via her Instagram feed. Follow Evangeline on Instagram: https://instagram.com/evangelinelillyofficial Follow Hard Agree on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hard_agree Follow Sumner on Social Media & YouTube: http://twitter.com/sumnarr https://www.youtube.com/c/Forbiddenplanetdotcom/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCstl1UHQVUC85DrCagF-wuQ/videos “Golden – The Hard Agree Theme” written and recorded for the podcast by DENIO Follow DENIO on Social Media: http://twitter.com/denioband/ http://instagram.com/denioband/ http://facebook.com/denioband/ http://soundcloud.com/denioband/ Follow the Spoilerverse on Social Media: http://facebook.com/spoilercountry/ http://twitter.com/spoiler_country http://instagram.com/spoilercountry/ Kenric Regan: http://twitter.com/XKenricX John Horsley: http://twitter.com/y2cl http://instagram.com/y2cl/ http://y2cl.net http://eynesanthology.com Did you know the Spoilerverse has a YouTube channel? https://youtube.com/channel/UCstl1UHQVUC85DrCagF-wuQ Support the Spoilerverse on Patreon: http://patreon.com/spoilercountry

Meet Jessica… Mother-child relationships come natural, right? Maybe for some, but when a wedge threatens that natural bond, how does a person bridge the gap? This interview with Jessica Cherie Errico, author of The Mother Gap: A Daughter's Search for Connection, honors the woman who gave her birth. “I understand the deep pain that grips your hearts. Though we can't undo the influence our moms have had on us, we can seek healing in the ways we relate to them.”Welcome to Season 3 of Spur-1-On! Meet everyday women like you sharing how they reached beyond their circumstances to thrive. They share the story behind their struggles and insights to reveal a firm resolve to Spur-1-On! As a special gift for listening, download the Mother Wound resource sheet and remember, “Yes, Words Hurt. Words Also Heal.” Tune in next time for another compelling interview to spur you on! About the Author: Connect with Doris on the following social media platforms: Facebook @dmcushite and Instagram @dmcushite. Email her on editing@doriscush.com. Pick up a copy of Doris' latest books, Word Twist: God's Word Imagined in New Ways and PIECES: Choosing PEACE in the Rebuilding of Our Lives (book & companion Journey Journal). Visit her Amazon.com Author Page and don't forget to leave a review. Resources from Jessica's interview:Anita Diamant, “The Red Tent.” Visit her Amazon Author Page. Dr. Linda Mintle, “I Love My Mother But…: Practical Help to Get the Most Out of Your Relationship.” Visit her Amazon Author Page.THEME MUSIC: "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (filmmusic.io) 

Nadia Interviews Best-Selling Author Anita Diamant by Nadia Bilchik

(Note: This interview first aired back in June.) When the documentary film "Period. End of Sentence." won an Oscar in 2019, the film's co-producer, Melissa Berton, said in her acceptance speech: "A period should end a sentence, not a girl's education." Now comes a book that follows-up on that goundbreaking movie, a far-reaching work that outlines the challenges confronting those who menstruate worldwide and the solutions being offered by a new generation of body-positive activists and innovators. Our guest is the author of this work, Anita Diamant. As was noted in this starred review in Booklist: "This [book] is a barn-burner of cultural analysis that never strays from the preventable suffering at its core. A life-improving title that should be made as widely available as possible."

(Note: This interview first aired back in June.) When the documentary film "Period. End of Sentence." won an Oscar in 2019, the film's co-producer, Melissa Berton, said in her acceptance speech: "A period should end a sentence, not a girl's education." Now comes a book that follows-up on that goundbreaking movie, a far-reaching work that outlines the challenges confronting those who menstruate worldwide and the solutions being offered by a new generation of body-positive activists and innovators. Our guest is the author of this work, Anita Diamant. As was noted in this starred review in Booklist: "This [book] is a barn-burner of cultural analysis that never strays from the preventable suffering at its core. A life-improving title that should be made as widely available as possible."

Author Anita Diamant, A Great Conversation! by Nadia Bilchik

Anita Diamant Author Of The Red Book The Boston Girl by Nadia Bilchik

Writing The Red Tent and Making Jewish Ritual Accessible

This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires and light candles and we sing. - Anita Diamant. More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Did you know that the term “Holidays” actually refers to “Holy Days?” So, when we wish someone Happy Holidays we are acknowledging and respecting their preferred holy days - in an inclusive manner. It is the time of year when many holy days are celebrated around the world. Listen to what some of these are and learn the common themes: darkness into light, truth, goodness, reflection, dancing, singing, prayer/meditation, and wisdom.

Aujourd'hui je reçois Lucie, et dans cette deuxième chronique de pleine lune, nous abordons le sujet des cercles de femmes.Dans cet épisode avec Lucie, on entre dans la tente rouge !Il y a du self-love et des pépitesil y a des questions existentielles : c'est quoi être une femme ?il y a des zones de co-construction et d'écoute activeIl y a des réparations et aussi des transformationsJe vous souhaite une très bonne écoute !:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Si vous aimez ce podcast, vous pouvez le soutenir en vous abonnant, et en mettant des étoiles sur Apple podcast, 5 de préférence, ça m'aide beaucoup ! Vous pouvez aussi le partager autour de vous :)Retrouvez toute l'actu de Divines sur Instagram : @divines_podcast À très vite, et que la lune veille sur vous !Crédits :Production : Anne FrancinMusique : Jean du Voyage (Anitya)Identité visuelle : Violette Lovecat:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::RÉFÉRENCESRetrouvez Lucie sur son compte insta @luciecodiasseToutes les informations concernant les tentes rouges :https://tentesrouges.fr/Et les 2 ouvrages cités dans cet épisode :- La puissance du féminin, Camille Sfez - The Red Tent, Anita Diamant

Trista Hendren is the creator of The Girl God series and a Certified Women's Empowerment Coach with Imagine a Woman International. Trista grew up Christian and studied the Bible very closely. She attended college but was not taken seriously as a theologian. Trista has also identified as an atheist and Muslim for periods of her life before developing her own sense of spirituality. She authored a book The Girl God after her daughter called out the fact that God is usually depicted as male. After the book's success, Trista created the series which now totals 25 books. Show Notes: • Finding divinity within yourself. • How we tend to categorize and isolate people because of their spirituality. • Spirituality is totally separate from religion. • Women's circles of today and their origins as discussed in the Bible. • The importance of self-love for women. • Learning how to be with all of the changes of motherhood. • Changing your narrative through reframing. • The wisdom in the female body and menstruation as a sacred time. • How maltreatment of Mother Earth is a symptom of the patriarchy. • Religion and money are some of the biggest ways to suppress women. • Getting really intentional with what we want. Links Mentioned: • The Red Tent by Anita Diamant • Find A Women's Circle website and app • Monette Chilson's Lilith Circle Guide • Trista Hendren Facebook • Instagram • Girl God Books

¡Ya casi termina Marzo! Pero eso no significa que se van a perder de nuestras recomendaciones sobre que vale la pena ver en los distintos servicios de streaming. ¡Ah! Y por cierto, con este episodio cumplimos un año. Acompáñenos y celebren con nosotros. La transmisión será el martes 21 de Marzo a las 8 PM. Video disponible en YouTube, Facebook Live y Periscope. El audio estará aquí tras las transmisiones. Lista de Recomendaciones: The Red Tent. Disponible en Netflix. Miniserie de dos episodios basada en la novela de Anita Diamant, en donde conocemos parte de la historia de las 12 tribus de Israel a través de los ojos de Dinah, hija de Jacob.  Outsider. Disponible en Netflix. Jaret Leto interpreta a un ex soldado que por alguna misteriosa razón se une a la Jakuza en el japón posterior a la segunda guerra mundial.  Recomendaciones Feisbuqueras: ¿Quieren ciencia? Science Nature Page es lo de ustedes ¿Quieren lectura? Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine, disponible en Facebook y en Instagram.  Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places. Disponible en Curiosity Stream. ¡Oferta limitada! Pueden ver de manera gratuita este recorrido en donde el genial Stephen nos lleva a través del universo para conocer sus lugares favoritos.  Charada. Disponible en Google Play, YouTube o Filmin Latino. Película clásica con Audrey Hepburn y Cary Grant.  Guardians. Disponible en Prime Video. ¿Un equipo de súper héroes debe salvar al mundo? Eso ya se ha visto antes. ¿Pero en ruso? ¡Por favor! Finalmente disponible en streaming.  Los patreons se llevan una recomendación y una antirecomendación extras con ¿Bill Murray? y ¿Monjas desmadrozas?  También pueden suscribirse y seguir este y otros episodios via  iTunes, Pocket Cast,  Player.fm, Spreaker, Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn, Acast, Poddirectory, iVoox, Hearthis.at , Mixcloud, iVoox and Overcast.   Productora Ejecutiva: Blanca López Productor Ejecutivo: SotoCo-Productor: Jaime Rosales Co-Productor: Román RangelCo-Productor: Titus BondiCo-Productor: Juan EspírituCo-Productor: Enrique VázquezCo-Productor: Mauricio GonzálezAgradecimiento especial a nuestros Patreons: Álvaro Vázquez, Daniel Krauze,  Fernando Teodoro, Edith Sánchez, Alejandro Alemán, Fernando Alonso , Luis Macías y Christian GuisaEllos reciben versiones especiales del programa con extras no disponibles para los mortales comunes y corrientes como dos recomendaciones extra de contenido en YouTube y en Prime Video. ¿También quieren contenido extra? Apóyenos en Patreon y lo recibirán.