Podcast appearances and mentions of sonya passi

1. How to recognize when you're dysregulated – so you can slow down and help yourself. 2. The beauty and wisdom in being judgmental, and how that saved Chani's life.  3. The liberating idea that “The things that happened to me weren't about me.” 4. How to set and trust boundaries in order to finally rest. About Chani: Chani Nicholas is a Los Angeles-based New York Times bestselling author of You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance. She has been a counseling astrologer for more than 20 years, guiding her community of over 1 million monthly readers to discover and live out their life's purpose through understanding their birth chart. Chani runs her company with her wife and business partner, Sonya Passi. Together they launched the CHANI app, which offers a personalized, daily understanding of their birth chart. TW: @chaninicholas IG: @chaninicholas To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CHANI is the second largest astrology app on the market, even though its founders have prioritized growing slowly and sustainably. Today we speak to its founders, Chani Nicholas and Sonya Passi about their company's mold-breaking benefits package, what they think about work culture today, and how other companies might follow their lead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sonya Passi is the Founder & CEO of FreeFrom, a national organization transforming our society's response to gender-based violence. She joins to discuss her new documentary SURVIVOR MADE and her advocacy work, creating a community where survivors of intimate partner violence can heal, thrive, and drive change together.

Sonya Passi's fierce advocacy to raise awareness of gender-based violence began when she was a teenager in the UK. Thinking she wanted to become a human rights lawyer, she went to Berkeley Law where she started her first nonprofit. In this episode of BS: beyond Stereotypes, Sonya discusses her activist work and its evolution to today. She also shares her personal journey as a lesbian woman choosing love over the traditional cultural expectations of her parents.

This week on Curious Now, we're getting an update on legislative efforts to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence. Sonya Passi joins Jonathan to talk about her organization, FreeFrom, as well as current events regarding intimate partner violence–including the Supreme Court case United States v. Rahimi. Sonya Passi is the founder of FreeFrom, a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to helping survivors of intimate partner violence achieve economic justice and long-term financial stability. In addition to her advocacy work, Sonya is the co-founder and CEO of CHANI—the tech and media startup behind the eponymous viral astrology app for self-discovery, mindfulness, and healing. You can follow Sonya on Twitter @PassiSonya. You can follow FreeFrom on Twitter @freefromorg and Instagram @freefromdotorg. You can also find more information on their website, here. You can find more information about Gifted, here. Content advisory: This conversation includes frank discussion of intimate partner violence. Tune in next Monday for another episode of our other new series Pretty Curious, all about beauty—and every Wednesday for an all-new episode of Getting Curious. Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Find books from Getting Curious, Curious Now, and Pretty Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our senior producers are Chris McClure and Julia Melfi. Our associate producer is Allison Weiss. Our engineer is Nathanael McClure. Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1. How to recognize when you're dysregulated – so you can slow down and help yourself. 2. The beauty and wisdom in being judgmental, and how that saved Chani's life.  3. The liberating idea that “The things that happened to me weren't about me.” 4. How to set and trust boundaries in order to finally rest. About Chani: Chani Nicholas is a Los Angeles-based New York Times bestselling author of You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance. She has been a counseling astrologer for more than 20 years, guiding her community of over 1 million monthly readers to discover and live out their life's purpose through understanding their birth chart. Chani runs her company with her wife and business partner, Sonya Passi. Together they launched the CHANI app, which offers a personalized, daily understanding of their birth chart. TW: @chaninicholas IG: @chaninicholas To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, my husband Mitchell and I are chatting with Chani Nicholas and her wife Sonya Passi about being present in your own life, astrology, activism, building together with intention, and the transformational power of love. YOU ARE HERE (FOR NOW) is a series of conversations with some of my favorite people about being alive: navigating change, personal transformation, love, fear, and figuring it all out on the way. My new book You Are Here (For Now): A Guide to Finding Your Way is available now. Follow this episode's guests at @ChaniNicholas, @PassiSonya, @MitchellKuga, and @AdamJK.

One in four women and one in two trans people will experience intimate partner violence in the United States, and the primary obstacle to safety for survivors is financial security. Sonya Passi joins Jonathan to discuss what it looks like to reframe intimate partner violence as a structural economic issue, and what it will take to give survivors the support they need to thrive.   As a sensitivity warning, this episode discusses intimate partner violence in detail. We hope that centering an episode on this important topic helps to bring awareness to survivors' experiences, and the incredible work that Sonya and other advocates are doing through organizations like Freefrom.   Sonya Passi is the founder and CEO of FreeFrom, a national organization on a mission to create pathways to financial security and long-term safety for survivors of gender-based violence. Sonya and her work emphasize the creativity, resourcefulness, and power that each survivor has to achieve financial independence, and to build communities that support individual, intergenerational, and collective healing.    Keep up with Sonya and Freefrom's work on Instagram @freefromdotorg, Twitter @freefromorg, and Facebook @freefrom.org.   Find out what today's guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

Learn how to transform your life and your business using astrology with the founders of Chani, the popular astrology app for self-discovery, mindfulness, and healing.  This week on Girlboss Radio, Puno chats with Chani Nicholas and Sonya Passi about how they built their app (and how they used astrology to launch it!).  Chani and Sonya share powerful messages about how to create a small business that aligns with your values, from hiring survivors of gender-based violence to develop the app, to providing comprehensive employee benefits including unlimited menstrual leave.  Download the Chani App for iPhone or follow Chani and Sonya on Instagram at @chaninicholas and @sonyapassi  Thanks to our sponsors: Planoly Plan your Instagram & get your first month of Planoly free with code “girlboss” (all lowercase): https://plano.ly/3xEHMZM Squarespace Create a beautiful, on-brand website for your business with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/girlboss for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, use the offer code GIRLBOSS to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain!  Netgear WiFi running slow at work? Too many people on it at home? Visit netgear.com/Business and use code GIRLBOSS10 at checkout to save 10% on your purchase.

Learn how to transform your life and your business using astrology with the founders of Chani, the popular astrology app for self-discovery, mindfulness, and healing.  This week on Girlboss Radio, Puno chats with Chani Nicholas and Sonya Passi about how they built their app (and how they used astrology to launch it!).  Chani and Sonya share powerful messages about how to create a small business that aligns with your values, from hiring survivors of gender-based violence to develop the app, to providing comprehensive employee benefits including unlimited menstrual leave.  Download the Chani App for iPhone or follow Chani and Sonya on Instagram at @chaninicholas and @sonyapassi  Thanks to our sponsors: Planoly Plan your Instagram & get your first month of Planoly free with code “girlboss” (all lowercase): https://plano.ly/3xEHMZM Squarespace Create a beautiful, on-brand website for your business with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/girlboss for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code GIRLBOSS to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain!  Netgear WiFi running slow at work? Too many people on it at home? Visit netgear.com/Business and use code GIRLBOSS10 at checkout to save 10% on your purchase.

This week, Real Money, Real Experts welcomes Sonya Passi, Founder and CEO of FreeFrom, focusing on financial security and freedom for survivors of gender-based violence.Co-hosts Rebecca Wiggins and Dr. Mary Bell Carlson talk to Sonya about the intricacies of gender-based and intimate partner violence, and how that impacts survivor's financial well-being.*Show Notes*00:45 Intro Sonya03:54 Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence08:19 What Violence and Survivors Look Like11:04 Impact of COVID15:14 Violence & Finances17:06 About FreeFrom23:05 What Employers Can Do29:38 How Financial Coaches Can Confront Violence36:26 Your Two Cents39:07 SymposiumShow Notes:FreeFrom: https://www.freefrom.org/FreeFrom Safety Fund Report: https://bit.ly/Survivors-Know-Best

Alicia Garza is joined this week by Sonya Passi, the founder and CEO of FreeFrom, a national organization on a mission to create pathways to financial security and long-term safety with and for survivors of gender-based violence. Garza and Passi discuss diffusers, beach life, and the meaning behind “healing justice is economic justice”. Plus, Garza’s weekly round-up of all that is awful and excellent, known as “Lady Don’t Take No”.Sonya Passi on Twitter.FreeFrom’s Survivors Knows Best ReportLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook.Alicia Garza on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook. This pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by LatyrxAlicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women’s activism. She shares her thoughts on the women transforming power in Marie Claire magazine every month. Her forthcoming book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House) will be published in October 2020, and she warns you -- hashtags don’t start movements. People do. 

003: In this episode, you'll learn how to find and understand the systemic factors contributing to a social issue, so you can develop initiatives that have a bigger impact on your cause. Sonya Passi, the founder of FreeFrom, walks us through how she created a nonprofit that has provided support to over 100,000 survivors of domestic abuse by focusing on root causes to create a path to safety. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/goodmakers/message

REDF's President and CEO Carla Javits hosted a discussion with Jailan Adly, Sonya Passi, and Marie Kim at The SEA Summit.

Sonya Passi is the founder and CEO of FreeFrom, a national organization on a mission to create pathways to financial security and long-term safety for survivors of gender-based violence. Sonya has been a domestic violence activist since she was 16 years old. Before founding FreeFrom, she launched the Family Violence Appellate Project while earning her law degree at UC Berkeley. For her work with in the field, Sonya was listed in** Forbes' 30 Under 30 Class of 2017 For Law and Policy, and she is an Ashoka, Roddenberry**, and New America CA Fellow. Jillian Bessett: The voice in the intro and outro belong to songwriter Jillian Bessett. Jillian Bessett is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose evocative lyrics and welcoming stage presence have endeared her to audiences throughout the southwest music scene. Jillian is currently writing music and gigging with her new favorite instrument the Boss RC-505 Looping Station. Mentioned in the Episode: The Survivor Wealth Summit (to be held July 24-25, 2019) is a groundbreaking two-day summit to explore the concept of survivor wealth and develop a deeper understanding of financial trauma and healing. Attendees will build new skills and tools to support your own financial security as well as that of your clients and the gender-based violence movement as a whole. Amnesty International works both at home and abroad to tackle the most pressing human rights violations. Edgar Villanueva is the author of Decolonizing Wealth: Indigineous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance. He is a nationally recognized expert on social justice philanthropy. He has consulted with numerous philanthropies on advancing racial equity. He is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe and resides in New York City. Saundra Davis is a financial coach, educator, consultant and motivational speaker who is nationally recognized for her work with community-based organizations that focus on asset building for the working poor. She is the executive director and founder of Sage Financial Solutions, an organization dedicated to helping communities develop comprehensive financial education programs. Chani Nicholas is a writer and astrologer. She has been a student of astrology for the past 30 years and a counseling astrologer for over 20 years. She aims to make astrology practical, approachable, and useful. She believes the personal is political, art is magic, and that all should have access to the healing practices that we need. Writing horoscopes is her way of creating a free, communal, online space where healing can occur. Family Violence Appellate Project is the only nonprofit in California dedicated to helping domestic violence survivors and their children by appealing dangerous trial court decisions on their behalf, for free. We help survivors of abuse get the safety and justice they deserve.

As forces of change online and on the ground, Chani Nicholas and Sonya Passi are unstoppable. Nicholas is one of the leading voices in the contemporary astrology resurgence, and Passi fights for economic justice for survivors of domestic violence with her non-profit FreeFrom. The couple sat down with David to talk about falling in love and facing their astrology. David gets advice on living with abundance, surviving a Saturn Return and finding a sustaining relationship. Get addicted to Chani's writing @chaninicholas, and support FreeFrom's work at freefrom.org.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sonya Passi, Founder and CEO of Free From, shares her journey from having an idea to starting a non-profit organization. Trent Stamp shares why he often counsels people not to start a non-profit.

One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, but as Sonya Passi says, this is not a gendered issue. It affects people of all genders and sexualities. Sonya is the founder and CEO of Freefrom, an organization working to financially empower survivors of domestic violence. She talks about the financial trauma that occurs and why we need to become more comfortable talking about domestic violence. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD's #AmpYourVoice campaign and make sure your voice is heard this election year. Click here to take the pledge to vote. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine. 

My very revealing interview with former The Hills star, Lo Bosworth. Is she in negotiations to join The Hills: New Beginnings? Did Lauren Conrad’s refusal sway her decision whether to return? Lo answers all our burning questions! Plus, the reluctant reality star explains why she sought therapy after the series first ended, and admits that one infamous storyline was completely fabricated by producers! Plus, Sonya Passi is the founder of FreeFrom, the only nonprofit organization in the country helping domestic violence survivors rebuild their lives financially. From securing compensation, to debt counseling, and offering the resources to start their own business, FreeFrom empowers survivors for the long-term. Listen now for how you can help by purchasing a gift box of natural products made by survivors, at GiftedByFreeFrom.org. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sonya Passi is the founder and CEO of FreeFrom, a non-profit helping survivors of domestic violence achieve financial stability and greater long term safety. During her time in law school, Sonya was also instrumental in creating the Family Violence Appellate Project. She seeks to fill the gaps in services available for survivors of family violence.

Have you found your passion? Do you feel like you make a difference? Do you know what sets you on fire and lights you up inside?  Each of us yearns to be useful, important, and relevant. We all have a unique spark—a gift to share with the world. Your gift can be shared in your circle of family and friends, or on a world stage. Bigger isn’t necessarily better. What matters is how YOU feel. My two guests for this episode have each found their spark, their gift, and their purpose—and I’m delighted to introduce them to you. I ask that you do more than listen with your ears; I ask that you listen with your heart. Listen for inspiration, for motivation, for those quiet inner whispers guiding you on your own personal journey.   Sonya Passi is filling a gap in the world for survivors of domestic violence. She is the founder and CEO of Free From, a nonprofit whose mission is to make safety affordable for ALL survivors of domestic violence. Free From has been called “a groundbreaking and transformative approach to a nationwide epidemic.”  Christa Gallopoulos is a writer, photographer, painter, mentor, coach, and founder of the Silethokuhle Foundation in South Africa. She followed her heart from the US to the KwaZulu-Natal region and the community of Ngwenya, located in NE South Africa. Listen as she shares the beautiful unfolding of her dream.  Hold on to your seats and prepare for a BIG dose of inspiration as you listen to these two amazing women share what it means to be fully committed to your passion! What you’ll hear from Sonya: How her journey has unfolded, with a long involvement in the world of domestic violence How she merged her law degree and financial experience to create a nonprofit Three Foundational Strategies of Free From: legal services, policy reform, and entrepreneurship Domestic violence costs in the US: $8.3 billion annually! The abuser should pay! It’s a crisis epidemic, with ONE in FOUR women affected! The need: emergency relief to long-term stability Get safe and stay safe—but how long does it take? Statute of limitations: Why they differ in each state Survival skills translate to business success The 12-month plan for survivors to become entrepreneurs 500Founders campaign to fund training programs—YOU can help! The HUGE reward from magically aligning purpose, passion, and skills! What you’ll hear from Christa: Why Christa left “the dream life” in Washington, DC for South Africa A lifelong obsession with Africa The community she loves and serves The Silindokuhle Preschool—opening NOW! The need to learn English and computer skills The Foundation’s goals: preserving Zulu culture and teaching necessary skills Those who help share the dream with Christa: Sanele, Crystal, and Michele Christa’s big dream? Building an eco-friendly lodge on Ghost Mountain to be a training facility with profits for the community (You can help and share the dream!)