Podcasts about self expression

Have you ever wondered whether your biggest dreams are truly yours—or shaped by fear, validation, and old conditioning? Jessica sits down with bestselling author and TBMer Tara Mohr to explore the powerful distinction between your inner critic and inner mentor. Together, they unpack how we hide from visibility, delay our purpose through perfectionism, and unknowingly play small in pursuit of safety. Tara shares the framework that has helped thousands of women reconnect with their authentic voice and step into greater self-expression, impact, and fulfillment. From the nervous system's role in self-doubt to reframing feedback and confidence, this episode offers practical tools for anyone ready to be seen—in work, creativity, relationships, and life. Whether you're launching a business, sharing your story, or simply feeling the pull toward a more authentic version of yourself, this conversation is a reminder: your wisdom already lives within you. Ready to step into your power? The Be Seen Challenge is live — drop into the TBM app to take the kickoff quiz and begin. Find the complete show notes here → https://tobemagnetic.com/expanded-podcast   Resources: The Be Seen Challenge Stop playing small in your career, relationships, and life and manifest your next level. Now live inside The Pathway.   Summer Sale: $23/Month Start your manifestation journey at our lowest price of the season: $23/month! Join now and step into the Be Seen Challenge with us before this offer ends.   Free Masterclass: Step Into Your F*ck It Energy If you missed our live masterclass with Lacy and Jessica — don't worry, you can still watch the replay! Learn how to step into your f*ck it energy and feel genuinely safe being seen.   Join the Pathway Membership Use code EXPANDED for 20% off your first month! The Pathway Membership gives you unlimited access to all of our manifestation workshops—including How to Manifest, Unblocking Your Inner Child, Shadow, Love, Money, Rock Bottoms, Ruts, and Energetic Updates —plus 70+ self-hypnosis tracks designed to unlock your full potential. LEARN MORE HERE   Get the latest from TBM Join the Pathway now - Return to Magic Challenge, Money Challenge, and Nervous System Reset available now!   New to TBM? Free Offerings to Get You Started Learn the Process! Expanded Podcast - How to Manifest Anything You Desire  Get Expanded! The Motivation - Testimonial Library Ready to find out what's holding you back? Try our Free Clarity Exercise   Be an EXPANDER! Share Your Manifestation Story Submit to Be a Process Guest What did you manifest during the Return to Magic Challenge? Share a voice note of your question, block, or Process to be featured in an episode!   This Episode Is Brought to You By:  ARMRA - Get 30% off your first subscription order with code TBM  Colostrum: Immune Revival - Immune barrier superfood    Fatty15 - go to fatty15.com/TBM use code TBM at checkout to get an additional 15% off your 90-day subscription Starter Kit   PIQUE - Get  20% off any Pique products at piquelife.com/tbm, and use code TBM at checkout.  Sun Goddess Matcha   In this episode we talk about: The concept of the Inner Mentor and how to access it Distinguishing intuition from fear-based thinking Understanding the true role of the inner critic Why visibility activates the nervous system Playing big versus playing small The hidden ways women avoid being seen Perfectionism and its connection to self-worth Designing at the whiteboard versus taking action Finding confidence through values instead of validation Why feedback reflects the giver as much as the receiver The relationship between curiosity and fear Language patterns that diminish personal authority Reclaiming your authentic voice and self-expression Sharing your story versus hiding behind expertise The joy and fulfillment that emerge from living authentically   Mentioned In the Episode:  Take the Be Seen Quiz in the TBM app Playing Big book available here: https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/ Find our Be Seen Challenge plus all our workshops and all workshops mentioned inside our Pathway Membership! (Including the Inner Child Workshop, Safe to Be Seen DI, and the Be Seen Challenge Challenge)   Connect with Tara Mohr! Playing Big book available here: https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/ Meet Your Inner Mentor (guided visualization): https://www.taramohr.com/book/inner-mentor-signup/ Free Inner Critic chapter from the Playing Big book: https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/free-chapter/ HOW TO MANIFEST by Lacy Phillips (with exercises by Jessica Gill)Available now! The Expanded Podcast, from To Be Magnetic™ (TBM), is the leading manifestation podcast rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and energetics. Hosted by TBM's Chief Content Officer Jessica Gill, with monthly appearances from founder Lacy Phillips, Expanded is where science and the mystical meet to help you manifest in the most grounded, practical, and life-changing way.At TBM, we've redefined manifestation through Neural Manifestation™—our proven, science-backed method developed with neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart. This process helps you reprogram limiting beliefs at the subconscious level so you can create the life most aligned with your authenticity.Each week, we take you inside the TBM practice to help you expand your subconscious to believe what you desire is possible. Through expert interviews, thought leader conversations, TBM teachings, and real member success stories, you'll learn how to: – Rewire your subconscious mind and step into your worth – Heal your inner child and integrate shadow work – Set boundaries, strengthen intuition, and reclaim self-worth – Manifest relationships, careers, abundance, and experiences that align with your true selfWith over than 40 million downloads and a global community in over 100 countries, Expanded has become the gold standard in manifestation content. Think of it as your weekly practice for expanding your mind, believing what you want is possible, and manifesting the life you're meant to live.Past guests include leading voices such as Mel Robbins, Lewis Howes, Jenna Zoe, Martha Beck, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Gabor Maté, Mark Groves, and Brianna Wiest. Where To Find Us!@tobemagnetic (IG)@LacyannephillipsLacy Launched a Substack! - By Candlelight - Join Here@Jessicaashleygill@tobemagnetic (youtube)@expandedpodcast

It's Pride Month, and in this episode, I'm talking about what Black Gay Pride looks like in our community and why I love it so much. From the joy and freedom to the connections and culture, there's something special about seeing us show up as our authentic selves and celebrate each other.I also get into my personal shopping style and how I approach finding things that fit my personality, lifestyle, and taste. Because if you're going to be outside for Pride, you might as well look good doing it.This episode is all about community, confidence, self-expression, and appreciating the spaces where we get to be ourselves.Don't forget to subscribe, like, and give me my 10s in the comments!X: @LNwithSylvesterEmail: LateNightwithSylvester@gmail.com

— As we release stored tension, soften resistance, and move in ways that feel aligned rather than performative, the way we relate to the world begins to shift as well. Our nervous systems regulate. Our reactions soften. Our presence becomes less guarded and more genuine. Self-awareness creates coherence within the individual. And coherence within individuals quietly contributes to coherence within the collective. This is not dramatic change. It is gentle evolution. Calmer conversations. More compassion. More people feeling safe enough to be themselves. Movement, in this way, becomes more than physical expression. It becomes participation in the evolution of our own consciousness. And as each person reconnects with their body, their truth, and their internal rhythm, the ripple extends far beyond what can be measured. What begins as remembering ourselves becomes a quiet contribution to a world that feels more present, more connected, and more alive. Valeria interviews Caren Carnegie — She is an Intuitive Momentum Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, Spiritual Life Coach, and Channeler, and the founder of Transform Fitness Coaching. She guides individuals beyond traditional fitness into a deeper relationship with their body, mind, and inner awareness—where movement becomes a pathway to self-leadership and remembrance. With nearly two decades of experience working closely with people, Caren blends physical training with intuitive insight to support sustainable, embodied transformation. Her work redefines fit-ness as a state of being—one rooted in self-acceptance, coherence, and personal truth. Through her coaching, writing, and speaking, Caren invites others to move with what moves them, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create momentum that reflects who they truly are. Learn more about Caren Carnegie and her amazing work at https://transformfitnesscoaching.com/ and her Instagram: @carencarnegiefitness.

In this chapter, Reggie takes bold steps into the world of comedy, confronting years of hesitation and self-doubt. From going viral on social media to seeking mentorship from a seasoned comedian, he learns how to embrace his authentic voice, turn personal experiences into humor, and project confidence on stage. You're Not Funny is about courage, self-expression, and using life's challenges to inspire and entertain others. Book TitleMUFUCKABook ChapterChapter Seventeen:  You're Not FunnyAudibleMUFUCKA on AudibleAmazonMUFUCKA on AmazonSupport the show

Have you ever wondered why you can be deeply authentic, doing the inner work, showing up with integrity—and still feel unseen? In this episode, Lacy, Jessica, and Janelle unpack the missing link between authenticity and magnetism: your signal. Your signal is the clarity that comes from knowing who you are without needing external validation to confirm it, and feeling safe enough to express it without collapsing under rejection or misunderstanding. From social media personas to boundaries and nervous system safety, this conversation reveals the deeper layers of manifestation that shape how your authentic self is received by the world.  If you've ever felt caught between wanting to be seen and fearing what visibility might cost you, this one's for you. You'll find tools for strengthening your signal, healing rejection wounds, and stepping into your next level of authentic expression with clarity, integrity, and self-trust.  And if you're ready to shine with full luminosity and step into your power, join the Be Seen Challenge, kicking off June 1. The world—and your next level—awaits.   Find the complete show notes here → https://tobemagnetic.com/expanded-podcast   Resources: The Be Seen Challenge Stop playing small in your career, relationships, and life and step into your magnetic, expressed power. Kicking off June 1 inside The Pathway.   Summer Sale: $23/Month Start your manifestation journey at our lowest price of the season: $23/month! Join now and step into the Be Seen Challenge with us before this offer ends.   Free Masterclass: How to Feel Safe Being Seen  Join us live on June 3rd at 9am PST for a free masterclass with Lacy and Jessica. Learn how to step into your f*ck it energy and feel genuinely safe being seen.   Join the Pathway Membership Use code EXPANDED for 20% off your first month! The Pathway Membership gives you unlimited access to all of our manifestation workshops—including How to Manifest, Unblocking Your Inner Child, Shadow, Love, Money, Rock Bottoms, Ruts, and Energetic Updates —plus 70+ self-hypnosis tracks designed to unlock your full potential. LEARN MORE HERE   Get the latest from TBM Join the Pathway now - Return to Magic Challenge, Money Challenge, and Nervous System Reset available now!   New to TBM? Free Offerings to Get You Started Learn the Process! Expanded Podcast - How to Manifest Anything You Desire  Get Expanded! The Motivation - Testimonial Library Ready to find out what's holding you back? Try our Free Clarity Exercise   Be an EXPANDER! Share Your Manifestation Story Submit to Be a Process Guest What did you manifest during the Return to Magic Challenge? Share a voice note of your question, block, or Process to be featured in an episode!   This Episode Is Brought to You By:  Nutrafol - Get $10 your first month's subscription + free shipping with code TBM Nutrafol Women   In this episode we talk about: Why authenticity alone doesn't guarantee visibility The energetic concept of “signal” and manifestation Feeling safe to be seen authentically How personas distort magnetism Social media validation versus true alignment Nervous system safety around visibility Codependency and external validation patterns Healing fear of rejection and misunderstanding Boundaries for creators, entrepreneurs, and highly sensitive people Authentic expression versus performance Protector parts and Internal Family Systems (IFS) The energetics of online criticism and cancel culture Rebuilding self-trust through small acts of visibility Developing resilience around being misunderstood How authenticity evolves through different life phases   Mentioned In the Episode:  Connect with the TBM community via a Magnetic Meetup Ep. 318 - Speeding up Your Manifestations in the New Paradigm with Jenna Zoe Ep. 404 - Why Your Old Ways Aren't Working Anymore: Staying Authentic in the New Paradigm Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Jessica's Youtube Journey Lacy Substack! - By Candlelight Find our Be Seen Challenge plus all our workshops and all workshops mentioned inside our Pathway Membership! (Including the Energetic Boundaries DI, Safe to Be Seen DI, and the Be Seen Quiz)   Connect with Janelle Janelle Nelson, EMDR & MFT Therapist Book an Unblocking session or Intensive w Janelle  HOW TO MANIFEST by Lacy Phillips (with exercises by Jessica Gill)Available now! The Expanded Podcast, from To Be Magnetic™ (TBM), is the leading manifestation podcast rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and energetics. Hosted by TBM's Chief Content Officer Jessica Gill, with monthly appearances from founder Lacy Phillips, Expanded is where science and the mystical meet to help you manifest in the most grounded, practical, and life-changing way.At TBM, we've redefined manifestation through Neural Manifestation™—our proven, science-backed method developed with neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart. This process helps you reprogram limiting beliefs at the subconscious level so you can create the life most aligned with your authenticity.Each week, we take you inside the TBM practice to help you expand your subconscious to believe what you desire is possible. Through expert interviews, thought leader conversations, TBM teachings, and real member success stories, you'll learn how to: – Rewire your subconscious mind and step into your worth – Heal your inner child and integrate shadow work – Set boundaries, strengthen intuition, and reclaim self-worth – Manifest relationships, careers, abundance, and experiences that align with your true selfWith over than 40 million downloads and a global community in over 100 countries, Expanded has become the gold standard in manifestation content. Think of it as your weekly practice for expanding your mind, believing what you want is possible, and manifesting the life you're meant to live.Past guests include leading voices such as Mel Robbins, Lewis Howes, Jenna Zoe, Martha Beck, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Gabor Maté, Mark Groves, and Brianna Wiest. Where To Find Us!@tobemagnetic (IG)@LacyannephillipsLacy Launched a Substack! - By Candlelight - Join Here@Jessicaashleygill@tobemagnetic (youtube)@expandedpodcast

Thoughts on exploring the power of self-expression, helping you find your authentic voice and allowing you to let go of the need to prove your worth, because you never had to in the first place.

If you've ever felt yourself shrinking before hitting record, freezing before going live, or losing your voice in the moments that matter most, this interview with Kimberly LaForte is for you.She's a voice guide, visibility coach, motivational speaker, and founder of Vocal Honey — a methodology and movement for unmuted leadership. Kimberly blends over 20 years of psychology, neuroscience, Eastern philosophy, somatics, and vocal energetics to help women speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs step into unshakable presence and sacred self-expression.In this conversation, Kimberly opens up about how a nine-year misaligned marriage left her voice smaller and smaller… until she was taking beta blockers just to go to dinner with friends. Her journey from medicated and silenced to founding the Vocal Honey movement to empower women to take the stage to build impactful careers, is a masterclass in reclaiming your power from the inside out.In this episode we cover:Why you lose your voice in private long before you lose it on stageThe difference between being ready and being resolved (and why only one of them matters)How messy action and mental rehearsal wire your nervous system for visibilityThe real fears behind showing up on camera — judgment, criticism, and proving your worthWhy tension is your nervous system's greatest teacherKimberly's signature somatic practice you can do backstage, before going live, or before a hard conversationHow to build visibility reps on the "everyday stage" of daily lifeWhy the silence between visibility moments is where your real growth happensWhether you're a coach, speaker, entrepreneur, or creative woman ready to stop people-pleasing with your voice and start leading with it… this episode will shift how you think about showing up, speaking out, and being seen.

What does it feel like to lose your voice — literally — right before you're about to claim it?That's exactly what happened to me.I recently returned from the Azores — a volcanic archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic that sits on the St. Michael Ley Line, one of the most energetically potent lines on the planet. I went to rest. To restore. To breathe.The island had other plans.Within days, I lost my voice. And in the stillness that followed, something came through clear and undeniable:This isn't just losing my voice. This is an upgrade.What This Episode Is Really AboutI talk about:The woman I saw in a café in Portugal who stopped the entire room just by walking in — and what she taught me without saying a wordSix years behind this mic amplifying other voices while quietly dimming my ownThe visibility wound — what it is, why so many of us carry it, and why it shows up as perfectionism, waiting, and performing invisibility before anyone else can make us feel itWhy losing my voice in the Azores was the old energy leaving — literally, physically, cellularlyMy "fuck it" moment — the quiet internal shift that changed everythingWhat the Empress archetype actually looks like when you stop waiting for permission and start reigningAnd the thing I know now with absolute certainty:My age is not my liability. It is my greatest credential.IF YOU'VE EVER FELT INVISIBLE, THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU.You're in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. You feel the shift happening inside you. You don't want to light a candle and say a mantra — you want to shed your previous skin, reconnect with what got buried, and step into something bigger than what you've allowed yourself to be.This isn't decline. This is initiation.It's not just a returning. It's a becoming.And your reign? It begins internally.Grab the BookIf this episode resonated, Empress Rising is where we go deeper.This is the book I channeled when I woke up one morning and knew that the years ahead — the Empress Years — are not years of diminishing. They are years of expansion. Of invincibility. Of finally owning the wisdom you've spent a lifetime earning.

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Hi EveryoneI hope you can get just as excited about this research as I am. It has been around a while but I am just putting the peices together. References are below.I want you to EXPERIENCE THIS for yourself. Here are three ways NOW!Shiloh SophiaBook a call to explore our 9 month training called Stardust Initation starting in JuneJoin me for my NEW class, called Threshold - we are gonna paint aiwth power!Come along with me and my BFF Amy Ahlers to explore navigating this wild wild worldThe Neuroscience of Self-Expression: Why the Brush Knows Before We DoI want to speak to you about something I am so passionate about — the neuroscience of self-expression. It comes from my root system, because I come from the Stardust Lineage, and we are creative, spiritual, magical women who pass tools of Intentional Creativity from hand to hand and heart to heart. This isn't a woo-woo idea, and neither is it entirely scientific. It's a hybrid. Sometimes the brush knows before we know what's actually going to happen.I want to tell you about a researcher at Drexel University who has spent a decade strapping near-infrared sensors onto people's foreheads and watching what happens when the human brain is firing and wiring the moment the paintbrush touches the paper or the canvas. Do you know how long I've wanted to do this? Her name is Girija Kaimal — Wow. I would love to have a cup of tea with her. Of course, she doesn't know me. She probably will at some point, because I'm going to reach out. And she's probably never heard the words medicine painting — one of the terms we use for our work, because it's an approach to painting that's healing. Her data has been confirming what the women in our lineage have known since the 1930s. Self-expression is healing. Painting for us is a spiritual practice. It is not just a hobby. It is literally a neurological event. And guess what? When you paint with intention, the event begins before the brush ever touches the canvas. If you've worked with me, you know I talk about this all the time as energy equals matter at the speed of light — your energy as thought, expressed through your physical body, the equal sign, manifests matter at the speed of light on the canvas. Are you kidding me? Yes. The neurological awakening of what's going to happen happens before the brush touches the material.You may also be aware of another piece of research that adds to our point, by Audrey van der Meer, a Norwegian neuroscientist who has proved that writing by hand wakes up the brain in ways that typing cannot. Imagine how many kids these days are no longer learning to handwrite?! Her work is finding something so incredible about what happens when people are actually handwriting — she's measuring how the brain encodes the writing of letters into memory, and the brain is lighting up. When Kaimal's team did their research, they put 26 people in headbands — the kind that read blood flow inside the prefrontal cortex literally in real time. (Gosh, I wish it were here.) They were given three minutes to color in a mandala, to doodle around a circle, and to free-draw whatever they wanted. The results were published back in 2017 in Art Therapy. Guess what? All three activities lit up the medial prefrontal cortex. Wow. Wow. That region is part of the brain's reward pathway. Are you picking up what I'm putting down? That's the same circuit that fires when someone you love walks into the room. This is when you get to have tea with your best friend and you're jumping up and down. This is when your lover winks at you and you know what's coming next. This is when those of us in Intentional Creativity know that I'm going to do a power-packed livestream that's going to knock our red striped socks off. We feel love.The people she studied were not artists — most of them. And their brain did not care, in a literal way. Their brain didn't care if they were an artist. Their brain rewarded them anyway, for the simple act of creating color across a page with their hands. What's interesting too is that working inside of shapes — as in coloring — really does something powerful to the brain and to memory. It's just so exciting.In a separate study, the same researchers took 39 adults, gave them 45 minutes with markers, clay, and collage materials — nothing structured — and measured the cortisol in their saliva before and after. I kid you not. Cortisol in the saliva. Cortisol is the hormone your body produces under stress, the one that keeps so many of us awake at three in the morning, especially those of us going through midlife. Seventy-five percent of the participants showed lower cortisol after making art. No skill required. No talent required. No making it pretty. No perfectionism required. It is not an act of performance. It is an act of self-expression. The brain is responding to the act itself. It's in a way metacognition — becoming conscious of becoming conscious, while being intentional about what you're creating.There's something else I want to add, because when you're coloring and your brain doesn't have to make decisions, you can actually break a psychotic loop. This comes from nurses at Stanford who use my coloring books, Color of Woman. If they could get patients to color, they could break a psychotic loop. Wow. Why are we not talking about this more? Whether you're in a psychotic loop or not, wouldn't it be helpful to know that you could sit down and color and you would start to go into a different brain state? This is so important. (And it doesn't work if there's a blank page — for that psychotic-loop piece.)Now, our part in this. For close to 30 years I have been working with creating with intention, and since 2008 I've been training others to work with Intentional Creativity. I have not been teaching people to become brilliant artists — though some of them are. I have not been teaching people to make perfect paintings, though some of them do. I have not been teaching perfection technique to make a painting that would hang on the wall of a gallery. No. We've been into self-expression — to see what happens inside when you express yourself.Painting like this is a way of * Exploring our inner world. * A way of coming face to face with the often hidden identity within ourselves. * A way of activating the inner healer and the energies that go with that. * A way of catalyzing the brainwaves to move from beta to alpha to theta, so we can cross over into that state of the imagination and reach the subconscious domains. * A way of allowing the canvas itself to be a portal — to hold what the body carries* To express into form what was once inside and didn't have anywhere to go. * A composting of energy, now expressed onto the canvas. We call it medicine painting. Tens of thousands of people in our community have painted with it, and before I started doing it, we had two generations of artists who did it before me.Here's what the neuroscientists have not measured — but I would bet my brushes and my striped socks they would receive incredible results. The study in Kaimal's lab gave people markers and said, Go. There wasn't an intention set. Of course, the intention was that they were being measured. BUT. There wasn't an invocation. There wasn't a prayer. There wasn't a lighting of a candle. There wasn't a moment of asking what the piece of paper or the canvas wants to express to us. There wasn't a moment of what message are you receiving. And the cortisol still dropped. BOOOM DIGGITY. The reward pathway still lit up. The body still received a measurable gift — and the “able to experience it” part is super important to me. Because when we do this work and invite people to experience and acknowledge that it's happened, it creates more reward and more bliss and more affirmation and more faith that we could do it again and again. Which is why the science matters to me — because I want us to be able to do it again and again, in risk groups, in affinity groups, in groups of children, with people who need it. We need to bring this work everywhere.Imagine what the data would look like if the people being measured were bringing an intention. An intention to heal an illness. An intention to repair a marriage. An intention to pray for the end of war. Do you know how much power comes into the field, into the body, when one of us places our hand on the canvas and the other hand on the heart and says, What wants to be revealed? When a woman holds the red thread with other women in her circle, when she blesses the water and the cup of rain with holy water sprinkled from the places that matter to her, that brush is then charged with all of that energy. When we set an intention to alchemize trauma and wounds from years ago, patterns stuck in the body — then, when the brush expresses lightning, because we are daughters of lightning, it gets moved.In Intentional Creativity we say that the intention sets the field. This comes from Einstein's theories “the field is the sole governing agency of the particle”. The energy around us is what's creating what goes on the canvas. The thought we have and the intention we set will impact what shows up on the canvas. Then we observe it with our eyes, and the material goes back through the brain and translates back through the hands again. The moment you choose what this experience is for, the body has already started doing the work of translating the thought through the body, and the brush is just the place where the choice makes the inner vision possible — and then visible.What the neuroscience is beginning to show is that this is not metaphoric. Self-expression is not just a great idea. The state of the nervous system, before this act of beauty, this act of devotion — I'm so humbled by this. You can tell I'm just all lit up. When we come to the canvas, our nervous system is firing and wiring in a particular way. When we bring intention to the canvas, the nervous system shifts and becomes more regulated. The heart and brain can come into coherence. A brain and a mind that has been communicated with — that this sacred act will enable you to receive different signals — will receive messages you can't even imagine. Intention is a neurological primer of possibility. All meditation teachers know this. Our grandmothers who blessed the bread while kneading it, know this. Our aunties who sew the quilts know this. Every woman in our community who has ever painted herself back into her own body and told her own story — we know this. We've crossed a threshold into another way of being, and there is no way to step back from it, because once you know, you know.More studies are coming, and they will demonstrate what we have already been practicing. They will catch up to what we've already been doing. Consider what this means for us — for women in midlife, who have been carrying grief and rage and trauma and versions of ourselves we've tried to leave behind in those old relationships. We've worked it. We've gone to therapy. We've used our journals. And yet something still isn't moving. Painting with intention opens the door to a healing that most of us could never imagine was possible with something so simple — something that does not require talent. The data from these researchers shows us that the brain rewards the act of self-expression, having nothing to do with skill.You do not need to know what's going to happen. You do not need to control the outcomes. In fact, if you try to do that, your brainwaves will change and perhaps constrict. Intention does not require a known outcome. It requires inquiry and a willingness to show up and to not be in control. You don't even need to believe it's going to happen for it to work. You just need to show up. Your cortisol is going to drop anyway. Somewhere in the medial prefrontal cortex, lights begin to fire and wire. The reward begins to spark. Your nervous system registers that something on your behalf has begun. And then there's the craving — the craving to do it again.The handwriting research showed us that we lose something when we are just typing. The painting research shows us that when we bring ourselves to the canvas, we actually create wellbeing and bliss. But I want you to hear that you do not have to be talented. You do not have to know what you're called to. If you will pick up a brush with us and cross a threshold and set an intention — if you will ask the questions you've been afraid to ask in the good company of other powerful women — then we can cross the threshold together. The canvas reveals an answer. Our paintbrush is less like a brush adding color, and more like an archeologist revealing something that's already inside. Our vision is that you already have everything you need inside of you, and what we're doing is creating a condition in the field that allows it to be expressed.And so, with my heartfelt invitation and my emphatic hand motions — which you cannot see — I invite you to join me for Threshold, a brand-new class that is going to rock our world, because that's what I'm intending is going to happen, and it happens every time as long as people show up. Plus, there's a money-back guarantee. Or if you're ready to dive into the big mama codex of our work, it's called Stardust Initiation. You can find everything at musea.orgThis is Curate Shiloh Sophia, and I'm looking forward to gathering with you and transforming our brains and hearts and hands as we fire and wire together. As we say in the Stardust lineage: with our feet on the good red earth and our hands in the stars, our hearts on our sleeve and our hands in the medium, we create — and we become the oracle that we are seeking. It happens in real time. It happens right now. And it happens every time1. Van der Weel, F. R., & Van der Meer, A. L. H. (2024). Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: A high-density EEG study with implications for the classroom. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1219945.https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219945/fullOpen access. The 36-student EEG study referenced in the opening of the piece. Note: the lead author is Van der Weel; Van der Meer is corresponding author and the public face of the work.2. Kaimal, G., Ayaz, H., Herres, J., Dieterich-Hartwell, R., Makwana, B., Kaiser, D. H., & Nasser, J. A. (2017). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy assessment of reward perception based on visual self-expression: Coloring, doodling, and free drawing. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 55, 85–92.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019745561630171XThe fNIRS study showing medial prefrontal cortex activation during the three art tasks. 26 participants. Doodling produced the strongest signal.3. Kaimal, G., Ray, K., & Muniz, J. (2016). Reduction of cortisol levels and participants' responses following art making. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 33(2), 74–80.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07421656.2016.1166832Open access. The cortisol study. 39 adults, 45 minutes of art-making, 75% showed lower cortisol afterward, no correlation with prior art experience. Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Awaken with Oliver, Oliver is joined by Yhonet Garcia, a talented performer and healer, to discuss the transformative power of vulnerability, emotional healing, and creative self-expression. Together, they explore the importance of embracing your true self, facing fears, and finding strength in emotional release. Yhonet shares her personal journey of growth and how vulnerability can be a catalyst for both individual and collective healing.They dive into the role of creative expression in reconnecting with our authentic selves, the importance of vulnerability in healing, and how difficult conversations and emotional release can empower us.Topics Discussed: The importance of creative expression and its role in reconnecting with our authentic selves How vulnerability can lead to emotional release and serve as a powerful tool for personal breakthroughs Overcoming the fear of judgment and criticism when sharing your creativity with others  The emotional impact of protests and how they tap into a deeper sense of identity and belonging The power of crying as a healing practice and how it can help us rebuild inner strength Embracing discomfort in difficult conversations and the growth and understanding it can bring Episode Highlights:[00:04:09] - The importance of embracing the inner child and reconnecting with our true essence [00:05:59] - How creative expression ties into self-worth and emotional growth [00:09:14] - Vulnerability in singing online: How sharing your voice can lead to personal empowerment [00:14:36] - Crying as a source of power: The emotional healing that comes from releasing tears [00:19:40] - Empowerment through expressing desires and standing in your truth [00:23:50] - Agreeing to disagree: How to find peace in differing perspectives [00:27:04] - The importance of engaging with others through differing viewpoints[00:32:00] - Yhonet's personal experience with conversations that foster emotional healing [00:35:17] - The depth of meaningful conversations and their role in emotional healing [00:39:29] - How challenging communication and ego can lead to growth [00:45:06] - Soul expression through creativity: How music and art help us connect with our spiritual selves Send us Fan MailSupport the showRaw, unedited conversations exploring healing, self-awareness, trauma, and personal growth.Hosted by Oliver, who overcame Tourette's, ADHD, and OCD through lifestyle changes and nervous system regulation, this podcast focuses on real, practical healing — not theory.Each episode covers topics like emotional triggers, inner child healing, mindfulness, identity, and building resilience through honest, lived experience.For anyone seeking clarity, emotional freedom, and deeper self-understanding.Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/yeskingoliverInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeskingoliverDownload my FREE PDF — Take Control: http://www.talkwitholiver.comCommunity for healers, lightworkers & conscious travellers:Connect, exchange services, plan journeys, list retreats, discover festivals, and share your work:https://www.findmytribe.org

Are you living your life based on who you truly are, or are you executing a performance for the world around you? In this episode, we dive deep into human behavior, identity, and the power of individual perception with sociology professor, actor, and storyteller Akello Stone.  We break down core sociological and psychological barriers that disconnect us from our intuition and alignment. From exploring Erving Goffman's Front Stage vs. Back Stage personas to understanding Cooley's Looking Glass Self, Akello reveals how tracking other people's expectations drains our psychic energy and distorts our reality. We also challenge why memory is highly unreliable through fascinating real-world perception experiments and discuss how to completely depersonalize rejection to unlock profound inner peace and long-term contentment.  Whether you identify as a "multipotentialite" trying to balance multiple passions or a truth seeker trying to navigate a conforming world, this conversation offers actionable mindset shifts to help you steer your own perception and reconnect with your intuitive flow.  What You Will Learn In This Episode: • Embracing the Multipotentialite Life: Why having diverse interests isn't a failure, but a powerful pathway to self-expression.  • The Shaved Head Experiment: How altering your physical presentation alters subconscious public archetypes and projections.  • Cooley's Looking Glass Self: Navigating the psychological mirror of how you think others perceive you.  • Perception vs. Reality: Why multiple eyewitnesses see completely different things (The UFO Desert Experiment).  • Front Stage vs. Back Stage Personas: Recognizing the performance masks we wear before stepping behind the curtain.  • Overcoming Rejection Sensitivity: Understanding "reciprocal sexuality" and how to detach your self-esteem from outside validation.  Connect with Akello Stone: Website: www.akellostone.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/akellostone Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akellostone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BTqchb4XQIPkyvtDLcrXX Connect with Doug Beitz: Email: info@dougbeitz.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougbeitz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougbeitz/ Website: https://buymeacoffee.com/dougbeitz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mQ258nugC3lyw3SpvYuoK?si=7cec409527d34438 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/intuitive-conversations-with-doug/id1593172364 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-beitz-472a4b338/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dougbeitz178

In this episode of Khimaira, V speaks with singer, artist, and composer Nika Danilova (Zola Jesus) about voice, performance, alienation, discipline, noise, opera, and the unstable process of becoming visible through sound.Together they move through questions of self-expression as a process shaped by fear, training, contradiction, embodiment, and transformation. The conversation lingers in the tension between control and surrender, refinement and ferality, mediation and raw expression, asking what it means to build a voice capable of carrying an inner life into the world.Tune in for an episode that approaches the voice as something forged through discipline, exposure, and the ongoing process of becoming audible—the grief and transformation of learning how to inhabit the self through craft, attention, and care over time.Featuring the song OTKUDA written, produced, and performed by Zola Jesus------There is a way a voice can cut through the fascia of reality, cleaving through habit into the raw nerve of experience. Zola Jesus wields a voice that does that.------Support Nika --> www.zolajesus.comSupport V --> www.saturnvox.comSupport the Show --> https://ko-fi.com/saturnvox156

What if the very thing you desire most—love, abundance, purpose, fulfillment—is waiting on the other side of feeling safe to truly be seen? This week, Jessica, Lacy, and Janelle unpack the roots of visibility wounds and how childhood conditioning, family dynamics, societal programming, and nervous system protection can keep us hiding from our authentic selves. They explore the subtle ways we abandon our truth to stay safe from people-pleasing and shape-shifting to fear of vulnerability and rejection, and why reclaiming your gifts is the key to true magnetism. If you've ever felt afraid to fully express yourself, share your gifts, speak your truth, or take up space, this conversation is a loving permission slip to stop hiding and finally let yourself bloom. Find the complete show notes here → https://tobemagnetic.com/expanded-podcast   Resources: The Be Seen Challenge Stop playing small in your career, relationships, and life and let your authentic light shine. Kicking off June 1 inside The Pathway.   Summer Sale: 24% Off Your Membership Lock in your Pathway membership for just $23/month (originally $30) for the entire year, just in time for our mid-year challenge! Sale ends June 1.   Join the Pathway Membership Use code EXPANDED for 20% off your first month! The Pathway Membership gives you unlimited access to all of our manifestation workshops—including How to Manifest, Unblocking Your Inner Child, Shadow, Love, Money, Rock Bottoms, Ruts, and Energetic Updates —plus 70+ self-hypnosis tracks designed to unlock your full potential. LEARN MORE HERE   Get the latest from TBM Join the Pathway now - Return to Magic Challenge, Money Challenge, and Nervous System Reset available now!   New to TBM? Free Offerings to Get You Started Learn the Process! Expanded Podcast - How to Manifest Anything You Desire  Get Expanded! The Motivation - Testimonial Library Ready to find out what's holding you back? Try our Free Clarity Exercise   Be an EXPANDER! 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Share a voice note of your question, block, or Process to be featured in an episode!   This Episode Is Brought to You By:  ARMRA - Get 30% off your first subscription order with code TBM Colostrum: Immune Revival - Immune barrier superfood    Fatty15 - go to fatty15.com/TBM use code TBM at checkout to get an additional 15% off your 90-day subscription Starter Kit   In this episode we talk about: The root wounds behind fear of visibility Why being seen is a primal human need Childhood experiences that create self-protection patterns The connection between authenticity and manifestation Shape-shifting, people-pleasing, and abandoning the self Visibility wounds in relationships, career, and creativity Nervous system safety and self-expression How expanders mirror our authentic gifts The difference between ego-driven attention and authentic magnetism Vulnerability as the pathway to intimacy Parenting, attunement, and reflecting children's gifts Reclaiming your purpose-led identity Letting your “inner radiance” shine Why aligned action matters more than perfection The healing power of community and being witnessed   Mentioned In the Episode:  Find our Be Seen Challenge plus all our workshops and all workshops mentioned inside our Pathway Membership! (Including the Energetic Boundaries DI, Self Love DI, and the Be Seen Quiz)   HOW TO MANIFEST by Lacy Phillips (with exercises by Jessica Gill)Available now! The Expanded Podcast, from To Be Magnetic™ (TBM), is the leading manifestation podcast rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and energetics. Hosted by TBM's Chief Content Officer Jessica Gill, with monthly appearances from founder Lacy Phillips, Expanded is where science and the mystical meet to help you manifest in the most grounded, practical, and life-changing way.At TBM, we've redefined manifestation through Neural Manifestation™—our proven, science-backed method developed with neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart. This process helps you reprogram limiting beliefs at the subconscious level so you can create the life most aligned with your authenticity.Each week, we take you inside the TBM practice to help you expand your subconscious to believe what you desire is possible. Through expert interviews, thought leader conversations, TBM teachings, and real member success stories, you'll learn how to: – Rewire your subconscious mind and step into your worth – Heal your inner child and integrate shadow work – Set boundaries, strengthen intuition, and reclaim self-worth – Manifest relationships, careers, abundance, and experiences that align with your true selfWith over than 40 million downloads and a global community in over 100 countries, Expanded has become the gold standard in manifestation content. Think of it as your weekly practice for expanding your mind, believing what you want is possible, and manifesting the life you're meant to live.Past guests include leading voices such as Mel Robbins, Lewis Howes, Jenna Zoe, Martha Beck, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Gabor Maté, Mark Groves, and Brianna Wiest. Where To Find Us!@tobemagnetic (IG)@LacyannephillipsLacy Launched a Substack! - By Candlelight - Join Here@Jessicaashleygill@tobemagnetic (youtube)@expandedpodcast

Text us, We would love to her from YOU!What if getting dressed is affecting far more than your appearance?In this episode, Dr. Sandra Marie sits down with personal stylist and former mental health professional Jaime Diehl to explore the surprising connection between style, nervous system regulation, identity, confidence, and emotional safety. Jaime shares how childhood experiences, social conditioning, body image, and life transitions can deeply influence the way women relate to clothing and self-expression. Together, they discuss why style is often less about trends and more about safety, visibility, embodiment, and self-trust. The conversation explores: The nervous system connection to clothing and style  Why many women struggle with being “seen”  How old stories influence wardrobe choices  Decision fatigue and simplifying the closet  Why clearing out clothing can feel emotional and freeing  Style as embodiment instead of performance  Becoming your own “style muse” instead of following outside rules This episode offers a grounded and thoughtful perspective on style as an everyday practice of self-awareness, creativity, nervous system support, and personal agency. Connect with Jaime Diehl HEREPlease subscribe and follow the show to stay updated on new releases. If this episode resonated, feel free to share it with someone who may enjoy or benefit.Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually CuriousWildSoulsGathering.comEmbrace YOUR Wild Soul!https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgatheringhttps://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurioushttps://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatheringshttps://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatheringshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

Text us, We would love to her from YOU!What if getting dressed is affecting far more than your appearance?In this episode, Dr. Sandra Marie sits down with personal stylist and former mental health professional Jaime Diehl to explore the surprising connection between style, nervous system regulation, identity, confidence, and emotional safety. Jaime shares how childhood experiences, social conditioning, body image, and life transitions can deeply influence the way women relate to clothing and self-expression. Together, they discuss why style is often less about trends and more about safety, visibility, embodiment, and self-trust. The conversation explores: The nervous system connection to clothing and style  Why many women struggle with being “seen”  How old stories influence wardrobe choices  Decision fatigue and simplifying the closet  Why clearing out clothing can feel emotional and freeing  Style as embodiment instead of performance  Becoming your own “style muse” instead of following outside rules This episode offers a grounded and thoughtful perspective on style as an everyday practice of self-awareness, creativity, nervous system support, and personal agency. Connect with Jaime Diehl HEREPlease subscribe and follow the show to stay updated on new releases. If this episode resonated, feel free to share it with someone who may enjoy or benefit.Support Happy Hour for the Spiritually CuriousWildSoulsGathering.comEmbrace YOUR Wild Soul!https://www.youtube.com/@wildsoulgatheringhttps://www.tiktok.com/@spirituallycurioushttps://www.twitter.com/@soul_gatheringshttps://www.instagram.com/wildsoulgatheringshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/669456900799583

What if the reason your life feels off…is because you're not fully being yourself?Not in a dramatic, quit-your-life way.But in the quiet, subtle ways you stay small…self-censor…and override what you know is true.In this conversation, I'm joined by Elvira V. Hopper—transformational speaker, artist, and creator of the Miracle Magnet movement—to explore the real cost of living out of alignment.Because it's not just about feeling “a little off.”It can show up as burnout, anxiety, people-pleasing, and repeating the same patterns over and over again.Together, we talk about:Why so many of us were conditioned to shrink ourselves (hello, “good girl” programming and cultural expectations)The difference between being authentic and reacting from egoHow nervous system patterns and old beliefs keep us stuckWhy self-expression isn't a personality trait—it's a practiceThe role of community in actually creating change This isn't about becoming someone new.It's about coming back to who you've always been.Because when you're out of alignment… your life reflects it.And when you start telling the truth—even in small ways—everything begins to shift.✨ Connect with Elvira + grab her free teaching:http://www.elvirahopper.com/linktree

This week on Paige's Pod, I'm joined by artist and entrepreneur Forrest Elliot for a deeply real conversation about creativity, reinvention, and building a life that actually feels aligned. We talk about everything from art school and career pivots to treating art like a business, trusting your gut, and learning how to become a friend to yourself. Forrest shares his journey from photography to painting, launching multiple creative ventures, and creating intentional spaces - like his upcoming retreat that help people reconnect with themselves and their creativity. If you've ever felt stuck, boxed in, or unsure what's next…this one's for you. We get into:Creative pivots + starting overArt as a business (without losing the soul)Confidence, healing, and identityCommunity + connectionTaking risks and trusting your intuitionMain takeaway:Burn the box. Do the thing.https://www.forrestelliott.comhttps://www.instagram.com/forrestkelliottRead Paige's substack article HERE

You've been doing the work. Decentering men, healing, growing, showing up for yourself. But when's the last time your life actually felt magical? In this episode we're talking about whimsy — what it actually is, why your space matters more than you think, and how to stop living inside your Pinterest board and start building the life that's already on it. Lauren gets into why being away from her own space cracked something open, why choosing delight right now is not frivolous, and how romancing yourself is what decentering men actually looks like in practice. Plus how to whimsy out your life without spending a ton of money — because Facebook Marketplace and thrift stores exist and we are using them. If you have been waiting for the right apartment, the right moment, the right version of your life to start making it feel like yours — this is your permission slip.Stay connected here Connect with me on Instagram  Please email me here: Lauren@ohyeahcoaching.comApply for coaching HEREWould You Date You? FREE guide

In this heartfelt episode of The Spiritual Cupcake Podcast, Candace explores what it truly means to show up as yourself—fully, honestly, and unapologetically. Inspired by a TV show where each family member expressed themselves freely (even when it created tension), this episode reflects on the contrast so many of us feel in our own lives. The pressure to keep things smooth. The habit of walking on eggshells. The quiet tendency to shrink, soften, or stay silent just to avoid conflict. But what if being real doesn't have to break relationships? What if things can feel messy… and still be safe? What if disagreement isn't rejection? This episode is a gentle but powerful reminder that: You don't have to be perfect to belong You don't have to stay quiet to be loved And you are allowed to take up space—even if it ruffles a few feathers Because real relationships aren't built on perfection… they're built on truth.

How did kids creatively express themselves before digital screens and the internet? Do smartphone kids “build” and “express” themselves in ways that are beneficial – or biblical? In this episode, Kelly continues her series countering the beneficial claims Dr. Peter Gray cites in his Substack, Play Makes Us Human. This week, the claim is that the smartphone is a beneficial tool for creative self-expression. Kelly argues that biblical creativity is meant for God’s glory and the edification of others, rather than the self-promotion and audience-driven validation that occurs when sharing one’s creativity online. Articles referenced: Helping Kids (and Ourselves) Use Smartphones Safely Is Online Self-Expression a Necessary Part of Childhood? (Ep #212) Scripture referenced: Genesis 1:27 Exodus 31 Psalm 127:1 Luke 6 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Romans 14:19 Ephesians 4:29 1 Corinthians 8:1 Luke 6:45 Proverbs 4:23 Jeremiah 17:9 Proverbs 29:11 James 1:19 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 Galatians 2:20 Colossians 3:1–3 Proverbs 31:30 1 Peter 3:3–4 1 John 2:16 Proverbs 26:18–19 James 3:9–10 Ephesians 5:4 Galatians 1:10 Proverbs 29:25 Philippians 4:8 1 Thessalonians 2:8 John 12:43 Philippians 2:3 Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the NEWLY UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated) Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

Tobias started dancing at six, guided by parents who also danced. Dance became his way to connect with music and express himself.In this episode, he shares how he moves between two sides. Dancing with a partner and dancing alone. Growing up, he was bullied for dancing, yet dance gave him strength and confidence that supported him in other sports.Tobias also talks about how dimmed lighting helps him feel safer and more creative, and reflects on the balance between modern self‑expression and respect for the roots of traditional dances.​Subscribe & review the podcast to help me grow

In Fishing Without Bait 514 (Part 1), we welcome back Joanna Lowe for the beginning of a powerful and personal conversation. Joanna shares the unexpected story of how she became a spoken word artist—born from a moment of fear, vulnerability, and the decision to take control. From stepping on stage terrified to finding her voice through performance, this episode explores how courage isn't the absence of fear—but the willingness to move through it. The conversation dives into personal responsibility, emotional awareness, and the idea that we “allow” others to influence how we feel. Joanna also shares her journey through creative work, including her music, podcasting, and production projects. The Occasional Epiphany (Album)

In Fishing Without Bait 514 (Part 1), we welcome back Joanna Lowe for the beginning of a powerful and personal conversation. Joanna shares the unexpected story of how she became a spoken word artist—born from a moment of fear, vulnerability, and the decision to take control. From stepping on stage terrified to finding her voice through performance, this episode explores how courage isn't the absence of fear—but the willingness to move through it. The conversation dives into personal responsibility, emotional awareness, and the idea that we “allow” others to influence how we feel. Joanna also shares her journey through creative work, including her music, podcasting, and production projects. The Occasional Epiphany (Album)

In honour of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're revisiting some powerful insights from IN-Q on the connection between creativity, expression, and mental wellness. Welcome to this week's ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. If you've been struggling with anxiety, burnout, loneliness, or emotional overwhelm, this conversation explores how creative expression, vulnerability, and storytelling can become powerful tools for healing and resilience. We talk about the deeper causes behind the current mental health crisis, and a new, realistic perspective on happiness and fulfillment.  IN-Q is an Emmy-nominated poet, multi-platinum songwriter, world renowned keynote speaker, best-selling author of Inquire Within and The Never Ending Now Poetry journal. IN-Q has written songs with artists like Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Mike Posner, and he was named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders. He hosts writing workshops around the world, and works with brands like Nike, Spotify, Google and Lululemon to help their teams tell their stories and find their authentic voice. Follow IN-Q on Instagram and his website in-q.com. Get IN-Q's book Inquire Within and The Never Ending Now Poetry Journal.  Listen to our full episode here!  Tune in every Monday for an expert dose of life advice in under 10 minutes. Subscribe to my Substack:teachmehowtoadult.substack.comFollow us on the ‘gram:@teachmehowtoadultmedia@gillian.bernerFollow on TikTok: @teachmehowtoadultSubscribe on YouTube

Today, I interview Andrea Horvath who struggled to speak up for most of her life due to a fear that using her voice would lead to rejection. She followed expectations, stayed quiet, and avoided conflict, which affected her confidence and ability to express herself.Raised in a strict environment, Andrea learned that questioning the norm could mean being labeled “crazy” and risking connection. She built a stable life with a CPA career and family, but kept her thoughts and voice suppressed for years.When her daughter showed signs something was wrong, her concerns were dismissed. Instead of staying silent, she spent nearly two years seeking answers, choosing to trust her intuition and speak up despite the discomfort.Today, Andrea helps leaders reconnect with their voice and build confidence in how they show up, focusing on self-trust and grounded self-expression in their speaking and leadership.__________________Andrea is a high-performance mentor for corporate leaders and executives seeking measurable and meaningful growth fueled by alignment.For more than two decades, she rose as a CPA and leader in corporate, driving performance at the highest level while learning how to achieve without compromise and hold both success and peace at once.Today, she mentors high-performing, awakened leaders to reach the next level of success in their careers and life from a place of deep alignment and inner authority. Her work combines energetic alignment and strategy to support leaders in elevating their leadership and stepping into greater opportunities.She is also a speaker who works with organizations and teams ready to lead and perform at a higher level without abandoning who they are.__________________Find Andrea here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamhorvath/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-V0tlhCwHkNED3kD1G0KAhttps://www.andreahorvath.com/titlepaypeaceform Support the showI'm Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

This video was previously aired as an audio, it is being replayed to broadcast the video version. Oh F*ck Yeah with Ruan Willow podcast, season 6, Episode 738: A deep dive into the alluring world of BDSM relationships, impact play, and adult content creation with the enchanting Dani Synclair. Standing tall at 5'9", this ebony pro switch and OnlyFans siren shares her journey from personal exploration to professional success in the realm of kink. Discover how a simple foot fetish led Dani to embrace her desires and transform them into a fulfilling career. Connect with Dani: Instagram at danisynclair.xo Twitter/X at DaniSynclair In this episode, Dani opens up about her experiences in the dungeon, the connections she forms with clients, and the fascinating stories behind their fetishes. From the psychological aspects of kink to the importance of communication and consent, Dani reveals the intricate dynamics that make up her world. Learn about the various kinks she enjoys, her creative process for content creation, and how she navigates the complexities of being a public figure in the adult industry. With a focus on self-care, mental well-being, mental health, and sexual health, Dani emphasizes the importance of understanding one's own boundaries and desires. Whether you're curious about BDSM, an aspiring content creator, or simply interested in the stories that shape our intimate lives, this episode is packed with insights and inspiration. Tune in for an unforgettable conversation that celebrates the beauty of self-expression and connection. Quotes from Dani from the interview: "The most enjoyable part is meeting people, whether it's clients or other creators in the industry." "It's like a whole mental thing where it's not just the feeling of getting spanked." "Once your face is out there, you can't get rid of it. It is there forever." Timeline: 00:00 - Ruan Willow introduces Dani Synclair, a professional BDSM switch 02:55 - Do you find most people have like, a story that led to the fetish? 06:32 - Talk a little bit about the dungeon that you go to  10:04 - Now what kind of kinks do you engage in there 15:56 - If someone asked you what you like about spanking, what would you say 21:45 - How did you become involved in Impact play at such a young age 27:48 - I'm very claustrophobic, so that sounds very terrifying to me 31:00 - Do you do filming too? Yes. So I do the whole content creation 36:00 - Now is this when you first started doing this kind of thing 37:58 - Do you prefer one over the other? Doing the videos versus the live events 41:42 - Do you get a lot of piracy or do you just have no idea  44:07 - Do you have any regrets of what you've done so far 46:48 - Do you do a lot of editing yourself? Yeah, I do 48:42 - The future  50:07 - When you're traveling it's literally just for work 52:56 - How do you get your brain ready for a scene before you do it Clip from the end of the episode: Servicing the Workmen audiobook at https://books.ruanwillowauthor.com/servicingtheworkmenherfilthyhotwifeadventuresaudiobook In ebook and paperback https://books.ruanwillowauthor.com/servicingtheworkmenherfilthyhotwifeadventures New book, dark romance, thriller, suspense, stalker, lots of sex and erotic spicy storytelling, Beach House Views, now only $0.99 https://books.ruanwillowauthor.com/beachhouseviewsbook

S8EP13, Reclaiming The Human Spirit Breaking Free From The Medical Matrix with Dr Fred Moss What if you were never "broken" to begin with? In this soul-stirring episode of Voices of Courage, host Ken D. Foster sits down with board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Fred Moss to challenge the dominant paradigms of modern psychiatry and reveal how to reclaim your innate power to heal. As the creator of the "Welcome to Humanity" movement, Dr. Fred (known as "The Undoctor") shares why he walked away from conventional diagnoses and prescriptions after 40 years to rediscover the transformative power of the human voice. Together, they pull back the curtain on the "Medical Matrix," exploring how clinical labels can become cages that strip away personal agency. Key Insights from This Episode: The Myth of Brokenness: Learn why symptoms are often signals asking to be understood rather than problems to be suppressed. Expression vs. Depression: Discover how finding your "True Voice" can actually transform your biology. The Creative 8 Methodology: Explore practical, natural tools for mental well-being—including music, art, and connection. 100% Responsibility: Align with Ken's philosophy of taking full ownership of your healing journey to shift from "patient" to "empowered human". "Expression is the opposite of depression." — Dr. Fred Moss About Our Guest: Dr. Fred Moss is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 40 years of experience and has served more than 40,000 patients. He is the author of Creative 8: Healing Through Creativity and Self-Expression and Find Your True Voice!. Through his courses and global movement, he helps people speak their truth without apology. Connect with Dr. Fred Moss: Website: welcometohumanity.net #VoicesOfCourage #KenDFoster #DrFredMoss #TheCourageNetwork #MentalHealthAwareness #HolisticHealing #TrueVoice #WelcomeToHumanity #MindBodyConnection #EmotionalHealing #SelfExpression #MentalWellbeing #InnerHealing #PersonalTransformation #NaturalHealing #ConsciousLiving #SpiritualGrowth #AuthenticSelf #SelfAwareness #HealingJourney #AlternativeHealing #CreativeHealing #ExpressYourself #BreakTheMatrix #HumanPotential #Empowerment #MindsetShift #EnergyHealing #SelfDiscovery #WellnessJourney #drfredmoss #mentalhealth #holistichealing #personalgrowth #selfhealing #mindsetshift #emotionalwellbeing #mentalwellness #healingjourney #selfawareness #innerhealing #spiritualgrowth #mindfulness #lifetransformation #selfdevelopment #alternativehealing #humanconnection #innerpeace #wellnessjourney #thoughtleader #inspirationdaily #motivationalinterview

Over the next few weeks, we'll be exploring the relational priorities and practices Jesus gives for his church in Matt 5.21-48. We believe that Jesus knows best – he's the wisest teacher to have ever lived – and doing relationships as he describes them will always lead to flourishing for us and others. We believe that Jesus modeled all of these relational priorities and practices, showing us in his life how we ought to live. And we believe that Jesus has given us – in his life, death, resurrection, and gift of his Spirit – all the resources we need to live this kind of life together.

Arts education, identity, and dance collide. Rodney Eric Lpez shares how culture, language, and expression shape who we are, and why it matters now.

There are moments in life that feel like little winks from the universe… quiet confirmations that you're on the right path, even when you didn't realize you needed reassurance. This episode was born from one of those moments. I brought a story I've been writing—something that's lived in my heart for years—into my classroom. It wasn't polished. It wasn't illustrated. It wasn't even finished. Just simple words printed on plain white paper. Before I began, I told the class there were no pictures, so they would have to imagine everything in their minds. And they did. They leaned in, they listened, and when I asked what they thought the message was, their answers were so pure and so beautiful—“to have a colorful heart”… “to be grateful.” They felt it. They understood it. Even without the ending. And then life carried on. Recess came, the story paused, and I honestly thought that moment would just drift away like so many small classroom memories do. But days later, a little hand went up. “What happened to that story?” A boy remembered. He was still thinking about it. He wanted to know how it ended. And in that moment, something shifted. Because that's when I shared the truth—that the story wasn't finished yet… and that I was the author. The students response? “You're going to make millions. It's amazing. We want to buy it.” And while that made me smile (and hey… I'll take the millions too

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Are our ideas about gender, power, and identity truly our own—or have they been shaped by deeper cultural forces over time? In this provocative and intellectually engaging episode, Cate Montana explores the complex intersections of gender, patriarchy, and what she describes as forms of “sexual mind control.” Drawing from cultural analysis, historical patterns, and psychological perspectives, Cate examines how societal structures, media, and long-standing belief systems may influence the way individuals perceive themselves and others. She discusses how power dynamics have evolved—and how they may continue to shape relationships, identity, and personal freedom. This episode invites listeners to question assumptions and explore challenging ideas. What role does culture play in shaping our most personal beliefs? How do systems of power influence identity and behavior? And how can greater awareness lead to more conscious choices and authentic self-expression? Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that delves into the complexities of gender and society—where critical thinking meets self-exploration, and where understanding the forces around us may be the first step toward reclaiming individual perspective and agency. - www.catemontana.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Tradition Meets Self: A Qingming Festival Revelation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-04-15-07-38-19-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 春天的早晨，阳光暖洋洋地照进了魏家的大客厅。En: In the early spring morning, warm sunlight shone into the large living room of the Wei family.Zh: 偌大的家里充满了忙忙碌碌的气氛，亲戚们陆续到来，空气中飘散着新鲜食物的香气。En: The spacious home was filled with a busy atmosphere, with relatives arriving one after another and the air filled with the aroma of fresh food.Zh: 庭院中的花朵争相开放，象征着生命的延续与重生。En: The flowers in the courtyard blossomed in competition, symbolizing the continuation and rebirth of life.Zh: 今天是清明节，大家都聚在一起准备祭祖。En: Today is Qingming Festival, and everyone has gathered to prepare for ancestor worship.Zh: 魏，一个孝顺的儿子，从小就被教导要尊重家族的传统。En: Wei, a filial son, was taught from a young age to respect family traditions.Zh: 他肩上扛着家庭期望的巨大压力，总是希望能得到父母的认可。En: He carried the enormous pressure of his family's expectations on his shoulders and always hoped to gain his parents' approval.Zh: 然而，魏心里一直藏着一个秘密：他渴望自由，渴望在追随传统的同时表达自我。En: However, Wei kept a secret in his heart: he longed for freedom and the desire to express himself while following traditions.Zh: 与魏一起工作的是他的哥哥梁和姐姐秀。En: Working alongside Wei are his brother Liang and sister Xiu.Zh: 秀负责准备祖先的供品，梁则在院子里整理祭祖用的香火和纸钱。En: Xiu is in charge of preparing offerings for the ancestors, while Liang is arranging the incense and paper money for the ancestor worship in the yard.Zh: 魏站在一旁，若有所思。En: Wei stood by, deep in thought.Zh: 他心里想，是不是可以在遵循传统的同时，加上自己的色彩？En: He wondered if it might be possible to add his own touch while adhering to traditions.Zh: 时间一分一秒过去，祭祖的时刻到了。En: As time passed by the second, the moment for the ancestor worship arrived.Zh: 家人们围坐在祖先的牌位前，轮到魏发言。En: The family sat around the ancestral tablets, and it was Wei's turn to speak.Zh: 他本该说出那些流传多年的家族话语，可这个时候，他犹豫了。En: He was supposed to recite the age-old family words, but at that moment, he hesitated.Zh: 几秒钟过后，他抬起头，深吸了一口气，决定说出自己内心的话。En: After a few seconds, he lifted his head, took a deep breath, and decided to speak his own heartfelt words.Zh: 魏用简单的话讲述了一个故事，是关于他在城市工作的经历。En: In simple words, Wei told a story about his experiences working in the city.Zh: 他希望通过这个故事，将他个人的生活经历与家族的传统紧密相连。En: He hoped to connect his personal life experiences closely with the family traditions through this story.Zh: 他的话很简短，但意义深远。En: His words were brief but profound.Zh: 他说：“祖先教会了我们坚持和努力，我希望在我的生活中延续这些精神。En: He said, "Our ancestors taught us perseverance and hard work; I hope to continue these spirits in my life."Zh: ”家中突然陷入了短暂的沉默，然后是理解的掌声。En: The house suddenly fell into brief silence, followed by applause of understanding.Zh: 魏的父母微笑着点了点头，亲戚们纷纷表示赞同。En: Wei's parents nodded with a smile, and the relatives all expressed their agreement.Zh: 他们终于明白，魏所做的并不是对传统的背离，而是对传统的另一种表达。En: They finally understood that what Wei was doing was not a departure from tradition but another form of expressing it.Zh: 魏感觉肩上的重量减轻了。En: Wei felt the weight on his shoulders lighten.Zh: 他意识到，无论是遵循传统还是追求自我，两者并不冲突。En: He realized that whether it was following traditions or pursuing self-expression, there was no conflict between the two.Zh: 他可以同时完成这两者，而家族的认可给了他更多的信心去做自己。En: He can achieve both at the same time, and his family's recognition gave him more confidence to be himself.Zh: 夕阳西下，家人们走出家门，轻轻推开门扉，一个全新的春天正向他们招手。En: As the sun set in the west, the family walked out of the house, gently pushing open the door, and a brand-new spring was beckoning to them.Zh: 这次清明节，让每个人明白，传承与创新可以并肩而行，家族的故事，也因为魏的独特表达而生动起来。En: This Qingming Festival taught everyone that inheritance and innovation can go hand in hand, and the family's story became more vivid due to Wei's unique expression. Vocabulary Words:spacious: 偌大的filial: 孝顺traditions: 传统inheritance: 传承blossomed: 开放ancestor: 祖先worship: 祭祖expectations: 期望recognition: 认可express: 表达perseverance: 坚持innovation: 创新profound: 深远legacy: 传统rebirth: 重生courtyard: 庭院pressure: 压力offering: 供品incense: 香火hesitated: 犹豫freedom: 自由applause: 掌声understanding: 理解approval: 认可personal: 个人的approval: 认可ancestors: 祖先recognition: 认可spirits: 精神desire: 渴望

Why Every Company Now Needs a Chief Broadcasting Officer (CBO) By Stan "The Radio Man" Hustad The What It Takes Radio Company presents another adventure… another expedition… and this one might just disrupt the way you think about your entire business. Let me start with a simple—but slightly inconvenient—idea: You are probably missing a very important person in your business today. And no… it's not your CFO. Not your CMO. Not even your AI specialist. You need a CBO. A Chief Broadcasting Officer. AI is changing everything. But we're not just entering a digital economy—we're entering a performance economy. It's not enough to know something, build something, or market something. You must communicate it—clearly, powerfully, and consistently. That's broadcasting. There's a difference between someone who does a podcast and someone who is a broadcaster. Broadcasting is not just a skill. It's a state of mind. It's curiosity. Presence. Connection. The best broadcasters are the most curious people in the room. Every person has a story. The question is—are you curious enough to discover it? Every person you meet is wearing an invisible sign that says: "Please tell me I'm important." Read the sign. In today's world, your communication determines your success. Your Zoom calls matter. Your videos matter. Your voice matters. If you want to succeed today, you must learn how to perform across media. This is the new degree: Master of Self-Expression. THINGS TO REMEMBER We are living in a performance economy. Communication is core strategy. Curiosity drives connection. THINGS TO SHARE Every business needs a CBO. Curiosity is power. Broadcasting is identity. THINGS TO ACT UPON Improve your communication skills. Invest in your presence. Develop or hire a CBO. A PERSONAL CHALLENGE If you can't communicate it, you can't scale it. A CLOSING BENEDICTION May you find your voice in a noisy world. May your curiosity open doors. May your message reach those who need it most. You are not just building a business. You are broadcasting a story. Make it worth hearing.

Send us Fan MailToday's guest is Zoë Bean, tattooer, artist, and general curator of beautiful oddities in South Orange, New Jersey. She co-owns Keepsake Studios and Keepsake Collectables with her partner, Sweetie, blending tattoos, antiques, and pressed botanicals into something entirely her own. She's also the artist behind my alligator-and-bird back piece. We talk about our Baba Yaga vibes, the pros and cons of overalls, the liminal space of pain, and ask the question, what exactly is girl cold.Leave a message through the Speaker Box. Share an observation about getting older, identity shifts, health, or whatever strange realization has been keeping you up at night — or ask me a question you'd like answered on the show. Keep it short, and your message may be played on the AGECRAFT After Dark Podcast!Leave your message for the Speaker Box here.Watch this episode on YouTube here.  To learn more about Zoe, you can find her here.For more AGECRAFT content, join the Substack here. To work with Julia and/or learn more about her, go here.  CBDMD website here.Use code julia_g_wellness to get 15% off Episode SponsorBe one of the helpers! SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY and leave us a review on APPLE PODCASTS. 

What if the future of humanity depends on people fully expressing their unique gifts?Imagine a world where individuals contribute their natural talents to the collective — not through competition, but through authentic expression, purpose, and unity.In this episode of Awaken with Oliver, Oliver sits down with Cru von Holtzendorff-Fehling, founder of Cru Essence, to explore what it means to live authentically, raise conscious children, and evolve beyond outdated societal systems.As humanity enters a new era, many people feel that the old structures, belief systems, and expectations no longer serve us. Cru shares her perspective on why personal awakening and self-expression are essential not only for individual fulfilment, but for the evolution of humanity as a whole.This conversation explores authentic living, consciousness, parenting, individuality, collective evolution, and finding purpose in a rapidly changing world.If you've ever felt called to step beyond societal conditioning and live more truthfully, this episode will inspire you to embrace who you really are.What We Explore In This Episode• Why humanity is transitioning into a new era of consciousness• The importance of living authentically and expressing your true essence• How our unique gifts contribute to collective evolution• Letting go of outdated systems and belief patterns• Raising confident children who trust their voices• Supporting individuality while strengthening community• Embracing natural cycles of creation and transformation• Finding balance and purpose in a changing worldThis Episode Is For You If• You feel called to live more authentically• You want to better understand your purpose and unique gifts• You are interested in conscious parenting and child development• You believe society is undergoing a major transformation• You want to contribute positively to collective growth• You are seeking deeper meaning and self-expressionIf you feel there is more to life than simply following the systems we inherited, this episode will help you explore a new perspective.Key Takeaways• Authentic self-expression strengthens both the individual and the collective• Societal systems evolve as human consciousness evolves• Raising confident children begins with valuing their individuality• Letting go of outdated beliefs allows new possibilities to emerge• Living in alignment with your true essence creates purpose and clarity• Collective transformation begins with personal awarenessAbout Cru von Holtzendorff-FehlingCru von Holtzendorff-Fehling is the founder of Cru EsseSend us Fan MailSupport the showRaw, unedited conversations exploring healing, self-awareness, trauma, and personal growth.Hosted by Oliver, who overcame Tourette's, ADHD, and OCD through lifestyle changes and nervous system regulation, this podcast focuses on real, practical healing — not theory.Each episode covers topics like emotional triggers, inner child healing, mindfulness, identity, and building resilience through honest, lived experience.For anyone seeking clarity, emotional freedom, and deeper self-understanding.Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/yeskingoliverInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeskingoliverDownload my FREE PDF — Take Control: http://www.talkwitholiver.comCommunity for healers, lightworkers & conscious travellers:Connect, exchange services, plan journeys, list retreats, discover festivals, and share your work:https://www.findmytribe.org

Today, I interview Karen Rudolf who believed she wasn't enough and learned early on to stay quiet, especially after being told as a child to stop asking questions. That moment shaped how she saw herself. She became very quiet, carried that into her relationships, and continued to feel small and unheard into adulthood.Growing up, her curiosity was shut down, and with a mother who was also timid and a people pleaser, she learned not to speak up. She entered a relationship where her voice was again dismissed, reinforcing the belief that what she thought and felt did not matter.Everything began to shift when her life circumstances intensified. Going through a divorce while raising three daughters, facing health issues like hair loss and a pre-diabetes diagnosis, and even being told she might not walk again forced her to confront how she had been living. These moments pushed her to listen to herself and realize she could no longer stay silent.She began to speak up, ask for what she needed, and trust her intuition. Today, Karen uses her voice to help others uncover the root cause of their patterns and express who they truly are.__________________Karen Rudolf is the founder of Tranquil SOULutions™, where science meets soul to support high-performing, heart-led women and leaders shift out of survival mode and into grounded alignment.With a background in nursing and training in neuroscience-informed tools, somatic awareness, and trauma-release principles, she helps clients reconnect with their inner voice, regulate their nervous system, and lead from a place of embodied clarity.Karen is also the creator of the Tranquil SOULutions Mind Mosaic™ and The Butterfly Technique, practical and intuitive frameworks for decision-making and inner realignment. She is the author of the upcoming book Spiraling UP: The Light You Command.__________________Find Karen here:https://www.facebook.com/officialkarenrudolf/https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenrudolf/https://www.instagram.com/officialkarenrudolf/https://www.youtube.com/@officialkarenrudolfClarity compass: https://karenrudolf.com/free-clarity-compass-pdf-967946480054Support the showI'm Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Most people in Black Rock City live together in placed camps (theme camps), the most unique aspect of this unique event. BRC has 1400 camps. Smack dab in the middle of Communal Effort, Self-Expression, and Immediacy, theme camps gift a uniquely decommodified ‘third place' of offerings and ambiance. At this annual symposium, staff and volunteers share how they gift their interactive camps to the participants. It's an art. It's a science.  Andie Grace: Senior Producer in the Philosophical Center  Andrew Lowe: Senior Software Developer, Burning Man Project  Bryant Tan (aka Level Placerman): Head of Placement for BRC  Christopher Breedlove: Director of Civic Engagement / BWB Camp Lead  Marian Goodell: CEO of Burning Man Project  Michael Vav: Technical Producer in the Philosophical Center and a keen crew Fowler of Gate Magpie of Gate Neon Glimmer of PEERS Papa Bear of Placement  Razzmatazz of Placement Rex on the Radio of DMV T-Fire of Bureau of Erotic Discourse Vesper Bell of the Camp Support Team Wild Wes of Burners Without Borders Hear about the seen and the unseen, from behind the scenes to the obscene. Hear about the Burners who create and integrate these interactive passion projects that are the heart of Burning Man events. This Saturday April 4th: The Participation Fair LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Roi Ben-Yehuda was one dissertation away from finishing his PhD when he realised he didn't want what was waiting on the other side. He walked away. Then years later, settled into a good job he liked, with a new mortgage and two small babies at home, he felt that pull again and walked away from that too, right in the middle of a pandemic. Both times, the "thou shalt” voice telling him to stay on course was very loud. Both times, he ignored it. But the last one he gave himself nine months to make it work or face the consequences.In less time than that, he built a company centred around the virtue behind his "unprofessionalism". One he believes to be the source of all virtues: courage. He even has a mathematical formula: courage = power x purpose ÷ dragons. The dragons are the doubt, the fear, the inner voice that tells you the risk isn't worth it. And his whole work is about shrinking them — not by ignoring them, but by naming them, auditing them, and asking one simple question: what is the cost of doing nothing?He also makes the case that we celebrate courage only when it works out. And that this is exactly how companies train people out of trying.Links to learn more about Roi Ben-Yehuda:LinkedInWebsiteAny thoughts? Share them with us!Support the show✨✨✨If you miss the "workshops work" podcast, join us on Substack, where Myriam builds a Podcast Club with monthly gatherings around old episodes: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Hello to you listening in Forres, Scotland! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. The Scots word “smooring” is an old practice of subduing a fire with ash or peat to keep the embers warm overnight until they're rekindled in the morning.  Maybe like me something or someone smoored your self-expression.  Perhaps you were told that you were a handful, a free spirit, loudly curious, or just plain too much. After a time you conformed to what they wanted. You smoored your self-expression. You stopped freely sharing your feelings, ideas, curiosity, and thoughts. As your self-expression was subdued, you became less visible.   And yet, like a smoored fire the embers of your self-expression are still there waiting to be rekindled into flame so that you regain your visibility. 4 Practical Tips: I have four tried and true tips for you:   1. Nurture self-awareness so that you become visible to yourself. 2. Awaken natural talents to reignite the fire of your self-expression.   3. Seek out the people and places where you belong, where you and your self-expression are welcome 4. Practice saying what you mean and meaning what you say as the courageous act of a warrior. The question is no longer: Who will let me?; the question is: “Who do they think they are to try and stop me?     Thank you for listening! You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. AND!  Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Communication Services, email me to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.  If you found this podcast episode helpful, please consider sharing and attributing it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.

Sometimes the adventure finds you when you are not even looking for it. One moment you are driving to help a friend, the next you are racing, winning, and stepping into something that changes you. That is how this conversation with Gina Weymiller begins, and it only gets richer from there.Gina lives in Idaho Falls, a ski joring competitor, horsewoman, nonprofit founder, and someone who reminds us that it is never too late to begin. From her roots in Alaska to building a life centered around horses, faith, and community, she shares what it means to trust the process, trust your horse, and trust yourself.We talk about adrenaline, connection, and the quiet conversations with God before, during, and after the ride. We explore the bond between rider and horse, the beauty of expression in ski joring culture, and the deeper healing that comes from simply being near these animals.There is something here for anyone who has ever thought, maybe I missed my chance. You did not.In this episode, we explore:Saying yes before you feel readyBuilding trust with your horse and yourselfFaith and surrender in high intensity momentsThe inclusivity and community of ski joringWhy it is never too late to begin againThe healing power of horses and simple connectionA gentle reflection:What if the adventure you are waiting for is already inviting you inWhat would it look like to take one small step toward it todayLinks and Resources:1911 Equine: https://1911equine.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hairspraytobearspray/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginaspanglerakI've also launched a new podcast called Year Of The Horse Adventure Coach. You can listen here:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/year-of-the-horse-adventure-coach/id1877986353  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7d2ySD8Tp28qf9QvCHcXas?si=1da7cceb9f0c4b16Send us Fan Mail Support the show✨ Join My TEDx Spokane Journey! Get early updates, BTS moments, and reflections as I prep for TEDx Spokane.

Are you truly expressing yourself — or are you holding back?Many people suppress their emotions to avoid judgment, rejection, or conflict. But emotional suppression often becomes the hidden root of anxiety, burnout, addiction, and emotional disconnection.In this episode of Awaken with Oliver, Oliver sits down with Neil, founder of Soul Purpose Tribe, to explore why self-expression is essential for mental health, personal growth, emotional healing, and authentic living.Neil shares his powerful journey from working as a private wealth manager and crypto hedge fund founder to losing everything — his marriage, business, and assets — and rebuilding himself through awakening, consciousness, and radical self-expression.Together they explore how suppressed emotions, trauma patterns, and belief systems influence our behaviour, relationships, and sense of identity.This conversation bridges psychology, spirituality, trauma healing, neuroscience, manifestation, and consciousness.If you've ever felt stuck, unheard, disconnected, or afraid to speak your truth, this episode will challenge and empower you to reclaim your voice.What We Explore In This Episode• The 7 basic human needs and why self-expression is often ignored• How suppressed emotions become stored in the body• Trauma cycles, epigenetics, and generational patterns• Addiction, emotional numbing, and disconnection• The relationship between mindset, manifestation, and the quantum field• Why letting go of control creates inner peace• Healing through breathwork, mindfulness, and awareness• How your thoughts shape your realityThis Episode Is For You If• You struggle to express your emotions openly• You feel anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally blocked• You are healing from trauma or generational patterns• You are interested in manifestation and consciousness• You want to break addiction or unhealthy habits• You are ready to reclaim your authentic voice and powerIf you've been living half-expressed, this episode is a reminder that true freedom comes from authentic expression.Key Takeaways• Unexpressed emotions don't disappear — they get stored in the body• Anxiety and depression often stem from emotional suppression• Your perception shapes the reality you experience• Trauma can be transformed into strength and awareness• Letting go of control allows life to flow naturally• Self-expression is a path to liberation and healingChapters00:00 - Introduction: The 7 Basic Human Needs01:09 - Why Self-Expression Is EsseSend us Fan MailSupport the showAbout the PodcastThis is a raw, unedited podcast exploring healing, self-awareness, emotional health, trauma recovery, consciousness, and personal growth. Conversations are unscripted and led by the moment, focusing on what it actually takes to live authentically in the modern world.Hosted by Oliver — who healed Tourette's, ADHD, and OCD at 21 through lifestyle changes, meditation, and nervous system regulation — the podcast explores real-world healing beyond theory, labels, or surface-level spirituality.Each episode dives into topics such as childhood trauma, emotional triggers, inner child healing, mindfulness, mental health, identity, nervous system healing, breaking generational patterns, and building emotional resilience through honest conversations, lived experience, and practical insight.This podcast is for anyone seeking clarity, emotional freedom, and deeper self-understanding — without bypassing reality or pretending healing is simple.

Today on the show, we welcome Alex Tice to discuss Arizona Cannabis, Skateboarding Culture, Self Expression, and Radical Habits. Alex Tice is the COO and CRO of Flow Distribution and a founding member of the company, where he leads sales, manufacturing coordination, product development, and marketing strategy. He played a key role in growing Flow into one of the largest cannabis distributors and manufacturers in Arizona, while also helping shape the 22Red brand. Rooted in the skateboarding industry, Alex was drawn to the cannabis space as it began expanding in Arizona around 2014, seeing it as a natural cultural and business evolution. Originally from Tempe and now based in Phoenix, he continues to drive innovation and growth across both Flow Distribution and their cannabis brands. 

Legal expert Richard Ford studies the intersection of dress codes and the law. Clothing and hairstyles communicate power, identity, and social status, he says. Legal restrictions on dress stretch at least to the Middle Ages when “sumptuary laws” stipulated what one could wear by rank. Today, written rules have given way to unwritten codes that are in many ways more powerful culturally. Fashion is not trivial, he says, and no less worthy of study than high art or music. Clothing shapes everything, Ford tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast. Have a question for Russ? Send it our way in writing or via voice memo, and it might be featured on an upcoming episode. Please introduce yourself, let us know where you're listening from, and share your question. You can send questions to thefutureofeverything@stanford.edu. Episode Reference Links: Stanford Profile: Richard Thompson Ford | Stanford Law School Connect With Us: Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything Website Connect with Russ >>> Threads / Bluesky / Mastodon Connect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/X / Instagram / LinkedIn / Facebook Chapters: (00:00:00) Introduction Russ Altman introduces guest Rich Ford, a professor of law at Stanford University. (00:02:21) From Law to Fashion Rich Ford explains the legal roots of dress code disputes. (00:03:42) The Origins of Dress Codes Sumptuary laws and how clothing signaled social hierarchy. (00:05:06) Formal vs. Informal Dress Codes The shift from written laws to social norms and cultural expectations. (00:06:28) Teenagers & Self-Expression How people push boundaries within strict dress codes. (00:08:01) Masculine Renunciation Why men abandoned flashy fashion in the 1700s. (00:09:42) The Feminization of Fashion The gender shift in clothing and style expectations. (00:10:57) Controlling Dress Codes The effectiveness and consequences of imposed dress standards. (00:12:44) Hair, Identity, & Regulation The cultural and legal significance of hairstyles in dress codes. (00:14:40) Civil Rights & Clothing How dress became a tool for dignity and resistance. (00:18:29) Dressing for Respect How lived experience shaped Rich's interest in fashion (00:20:40) Reverse Snobbery Why dressing casually can function as a marker of social standing (00:22:28) Gender Inequality in Fashion How clothing has historically limited women. (00:24:46) The “Midtown Uniform” How informal norms create uniformity even in the absence of rules. (00:26:03) Uniforms & Social Equality The benefits and limitations of uniforms in educational settings (00:27:44) The Future of Dress Codes Why fashion won't disappear but is becoming more casual. (00:28:49) Future In a Minute Rapid-fire Q&A: young people, time, and studying tailoring. (00:30:10) Conclusion Connect With Us:Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads / Bluesky / MastodonConnect with School of Engineering >>>Twitter/X / Instagram / LinkedIn / Facebook Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A 40-year-old woman reflects on her journey of self-discovery, mental health, and personal growth, while navigating challenges and societal issues. She shares insights on procrastination, mental health, relationships, and the impact of systemic racism. The conversation also delves into family history, trauma, and the struggle for liberation. The conversation covers a range of topics including self-expression, identity, mental health, social issues, and personal growth. SaySayTheAuthor shares her experiences, struggles, and aspirations, emphasizing the importance of authenticity and self-care.TakeawaysProcrastination: Understanding the impact and challenges of procrastination.Mental Health and Self-Discovery: Embracing personal growth, navigating mental health challenges, and redefining oneself.Systemic Racism and Liberation: Addressing the impact of systemic racism and the ongoing struggle for liberation. Authenticity and self-expressionMental health and self-careChapters00:00 Reflections on Procrastination and Personal Growth06:06 Challenges of Systemic Racism and Liberation11:23 Navigating Mental Health Challenges and Medication21:27 Impact of Childhood and Emotional Awareness30:22 Setting Boundaries and Navigating Work Challenges36:39 Self-Expression and Identity42:14 Social Issues and Racism48:12 Personal Growth and Aspirations58:20 Intentionality and Self-Care

We all have that one friend who we sprint to when we need a breakup text drafted, spruce up our vanilla cover letter, or edit a flimsy apology, because we know how much words carry weight. They're spells. Today, Lois Mac, THE word wizard who focuses on strategic communication layered with uncensored expression, comes on to help humans stop performing expression and start saying the damn thing.Lois reminds us:When you lose your words, you lose yourself. Lois built her entire identity around language, then moved to a small Costa Rican town after having her first baby, surrounded by people who spoke only Spanish, and the woman who always had the right words suddenly had none... what she couldn't have known then is that was entirely the point.The creative elephant never forgets. When you're not saying the real thing, every piece of content, every project, every newsletter becomes a hostage to it; your creativity doesn't leave, it just sits in the corner, arms crossed, waiting.Trying harder is a one-way ticket to the void. The void is a compass that shows up when you've drifted so far from yourself you're basically a human LinkedIn post, arriving not to destroy you but to say: come back to your actual voice.Write the unsendable thing. A daily writing practice that's purely for you (no feed, algorithm, or audience) is where your public voice quietly gets built.Presence beats vocabulary every time. Deep, juicy, family-level friendships are built on showing up, staying in the room after saying the wrong thing, and learning to laugh at yourself, not perfect sentence structure.This conversation is for those in the middle of identity shapeshifting, multi-lingual multi-hyphenates, who need a permission slip to say the thing you've been swallowing. She gives us a gentle but firm reminder that the most radical creative act available to you right now is NOT the next launch, the next rebrand, or the next post — it's just being the person who's already here.Connect with Lois:Writing Wildly Retreats: a full writing immersion in the Costa Rican jungle where your most important writing finally gets to breathe (enrolling for June + Sept 2026, mention how you found it in the application!)Creative Living App: the app that turns your instinct to consume into a desire to createSweet Talk: A creative business uprising disguised as 4 months of writing, copy + messaging mentorshipSubstack: The Smoking AreaInstagramConnect with Chelsea:

Hey friend, Jody Agard here. You know that feeling when your emotions get stuck and you just can't seem to shake them loose? This is your space to do that — to breathe, to move, to let it all flow through you. No rules, no judgment. Just freedom. Xo Jody Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does body image look like when you're queer, partnered, confident… and still unlearning everything you were taught?In this episode, Alex & Kayla get deeply honest about body image, desire, and self-perception inside queer relationships. They talk about comparing yourself to your past body, feeling pressure to look “gay enough,” navigating femme and masc expectations, and how confidence, strength, and self-expression shape attraction far more than size or shape.From almond moms and Gen Z style anxiety to masculinity, femininity, fitness, sex, and learning how to dress—and live—for yourself, this conversation explores what it really means to feel at home in your body when the rules you grew up with no longer apply.This is a candid, funny, and thoughtful episode about queer identity, lesbian relationships, body neutrality, confidence, and the slow, imperfect work of decentering the gaze and choosing yourself.00:00 – Intro: Married, Codependent, and Back in the Jungle01:00 – Queer Camp Update + Life in Nicaragua05:30 – Today's Topic: Body Image in Queer Relationships06:40 – “My Body Had to Be ___ to Deserve Affection”09:00 – Comparing Your Body to Your Past Self11:00 – Unlearning Food, Rest, and Exercise Guilt13:35 – Body Image in the Queer World vs the Straight World17:00 – Confidence, Self-Expression, and Attraction19:00 – Dating Women: Feeling Bigger, Stronger, or More Visible24:30 – When Body Image Wasn't the Problem at All26:00 – Weight Gain, Health, and Changing Body Shapes28:00 – Masculinity, Femininity, and Wanting a Different Body31:00 – Being Femme, Being “Hot,” and Decentering Men34:00 – Getting Dressed for Yourself (Not the Gaze)37:15 – Listener Hot Takes on Body Image39:30 – Masc vs Femme Bodies & Internalized Misogyny42:00 – Aesthetic Attraction vs Romantic Attraction44:00 – Power, Confidence, and “The Hotter Partner”46:20 – Are Queer People Expected to Be More Body-Evolved?49:45 – Gender Identity vs Learned Body Shame52:40 – Who's the Problem: Men, Women, or the Patriarchy?58:30 – The One Thing We All Fixate On01:00:00 – Why We Do This to Ourselves