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Ever wondered how you can lead your family with confidence and wisdom? Or perhaps you're seeking holistic approaches to create a nurturing environment for your loved ones while embracing your role as a matriarch. If these aspirations resonate with you, you're in the right place. Welcome to "Matriarchal Memoirs," a podcast designed to inspire women on their journey to matriarchy by reconnecting them with their innate wisdom. Join us as we explore the stories, wisdom, and expertise of women wh ...
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Clever is a window into the humanity behind the design of the world around us. In each episode, designer Amy Devers has candid and revealing conversations with the visionaries, culture-makers, and creative forces who shape our world and inform our society. Through raw candor and honest shop-talk, Clever peels back the layers to unearth the gritty, authentic and sometimes surprising details of their creative paths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Clever Ep. 181: Furniture Designer Jomo Tariku is Changing the Canon [rebroadcast]
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Clever Ep. 181: Furniture Designer Jomo Tariku is Changing the Canon [rebroadcast] Furniture designer Jomo Tariku grew up in Ethiopia in a home full of eclectic objects collected via his dad’s travels. In the U.S. with an Industrial Design degree, he embarked on a mission to change the western canon by designing modern furniture through an African …
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The Wounded Birthworker with Amelia Villada
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In this episode I’m joined by Amelia Villada. Amelia facilitated so much sister wound healing for me. She embodies community, and sisterhood. She was even gracious enough to share her breastmilk with us as I had low supply with Atlas. She will forever be one of my soul sisters. We spend this time chatting about how we see so many birthworkers showi…
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Choosing Repair: Porn Addiction & Community with Wade Thorp
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In this episode I am sharing some intimate details about my life and my marriage that we had been navigating privately for the past 10+ years. In this conversation, I am joined by Wade Thorp, my husband and father of my children, partner, etc. of the past 13 years. In this conversation we come together as not only partners but also as facilitators …
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Clever Presents - Cal Newport on Doing Less, from Say More
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Sharing a preview of the Say More podcast, where, in a special series, Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung is opening up the conversation about stress and burnout to help listeners feel less alone and inspired to get help. In this episode, computer scientist and bestselling author Cal Newport says we’ve been thinking about productivity all wrong. …
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This episode I am THRILLED to share my time with Brittany Laidlaw. In this episode we discuss SO MUCH! That’s why it’s broken into two parts. In part one we discuss how we are in a time of re-membering and what that actually means. How she is no longer using the term “healing” in her practice, the mature expression of the feminine and masculine, ho…
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Ep. 216: Clever Extra - Interior Designer Kerrie Kelly on Uniting Beauty and Function
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Interior designer and lifestyle expert Kerrie Kelly is known for her distinctive California-inspired design philosophy. She got her start at Ralph Lauren Home and then moved to Del Webb Corporation where she was a boots-on-the-ground high-volume designer of homes, before founding her multi-faceted design studio, Kerrie Kelly Design Lab, in 1995. A …
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Staphysagria: Righteous Anger Masterclass
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As I shared recently, I am in the middle of a huge pivot - a death and rebirth as it were, and I am being called to midwife other holistic entrepreneurs as they are birthing (or rebirthing) their businesses. My desire was to make this as accessible as possible, while also giving you immense value that will surpass your expectations. The best way I …
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PIVOT - Why I'm no longer attending births, & The Rooted Woman
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When I was in the conception phase of The Rooted Woman, I had no idea what was in store for me. I didn't realize this was the beginning of a death, and rebirth for me, but here we are! In this episode, I share how The Rooted Woman has evolved and is asking to come through me as a deeper, longer container than the initial 13 weeks. This is a members…
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Ep. 215: Kinfolk’s Idris Brewster Uses AR to Empower Collective Memory Building
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Artist, creative technologist, and educator, Idris Brewster grew up in Brooklyn, being filmed for a documentary about his education as a black student at a prestigious, primarily white, school. His coming-of-age, only partially caught on camera, included a lot of basketball and hands-on artistic development. A grant awarded in college gave him earl…
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I'm excited to host this solo episode because I have so much to say about The Rooted Woman. This episode was recorded LIVE with my incredible instagram community speaking about my upcoming 13 week container called “The Rooted Woman”. I’ll be doing instagram LIVES every Saturday throughout the month talking about what this course is and how it came …
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Mini-Series on Informed Consent: Circumcision
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I'm excited to host today's solo episode. We'll be continuing our series on Informed Consent with a critical discussion on male circumcision. This conversation is only addressing male circumcision because in 1996 federal laws were passed banning female genital cutting in the USA - (but male circumcision is still done as a routine procedure on the d…
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Ep. 214: Architect & Designer Marc Thorpe on Relationships, Responsibility, and Uncertainty
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Architect & designer Marc Thorpe spent his youth, just outside of Washington DC, drawing and learning to navigate a destabilizing home environment. The son of two academics, he learned discipline, rigor, and resilience from his mom, while his dad, a critical thinker, taught him to challenge and interrogate everything. Always knowing he’d be an arti…
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Learn Homeopathy in Less Than 15 Minutes - Staphysagria: Suppressed Anger
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In this episode I give a QUICK explanation of what the minimum dose is in homeopathy. I also formally introduce the first official constitutional remedy profile for this series - Staphysagria. The etiology for when Staphysagria is indicated, is suppressed anger. Staphysagria is also known as “the divorce remedy”. When women take this remedy, they t…
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Ep. 213: The Quiet Rebellion of Biodesigner Natsai Audrey Chieza
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Natsai Audrey Chieza spent her youth in Zimbabwe in a close-knit extended family where she and her cousins were “in each others’ pockets.” In her teenage years the national economy crashed, necessitating a family relocation to the UK, and she began learning the skill of “not belonging.” Architecture studies proved alienating so she found a way to c…
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Returning to Nature with Natalie Kanbergs
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In this episode I am joined by Natalie Kanbergs. Natalie shares how she would spend her summer weekends in a cabin in the woods, communing with Mother Nature, and how she would go back to the city and put this version of herself back in the closet. It wasn't until the birth of her first son, Tilden that her family rediscovered the necessity of bein…
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My Journey with Control & Disordered Eating - Solo Episode
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In this solo episode of Matriarchal Medicine I am sharing my experience of disordered eating. Let this serve as a listener discretion advisory. As I have been preparing for my FREE CLASS Staphysagria:Righteous Anger I found that a lot of anger that I have suppressed over the years was resurfacing - and most of it was around my eating disorders sinc…
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Ep. 212: HODINKEE’s Ben Clymer on Agency, Permanence, and the Talismans of Life
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Ben Clymer grew up in a New York suburb, raised by middle-class public school teachers and enamored by his grandfather’s swagger and style. An Omega Speedmaster, a gift from said grandfather, is the piece that captured his heart and sets his story in motion. A painstakingly shy student, he began to gain self-confidence in high-school and a need to …
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"BLESS JACOB" - Journey with Lyme and Love with Zascha Samuels
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Listener Discretion Advisory: I am joined by Zascha Samuels (I pronounce her name wrong multiple times throughout this episode) but nonetheless, I am so excited for you to hear our conversation and her story. In this episode she shares her journey through her parent’s divorce, how she went from a high achieving student to skipping classes just so s…
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Learn Homeopathy in Less Than 15 Minutes - Arnica: Trauma
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In this episode I give a QUICK explanation of what individualization looks like in homeopathy. I also formally introduce the first official remedy profile for this series - ARNICA. I feel like Arnica is the preferable “gateway remedy”. Almost everyone who has an incline of holistic healing knowledge has heard of Arnica. From traditionally prepared …
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Ep. 211: The Soulful Renovations of House of Rolison
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Co-founders of House of Rolison, Amanda Leigh and Taylor Hahn, grew up on opposite coasts but were both self-described angsty teens. Both had a deep love for art and architecture, choosing different professional paths before they met online and their fates intertwined. Their first date turned into a road trip and then quarantine-based cohabitation.…
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The Art of Choosing "Me" with Jennifer Seaman
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Have you found yourself in a relationship, or a job where you are begging to be seen? Begging to be picked? Jennifer can relate. In this episode Jennifer and I discuss how her first big experience of "choosing me" was 15 years ago when she started her road to recovery from alcohol and drug use. Since then, she has found herself again at a place in …
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Mini-Series on Informed Consent: RhoGAM, and why it even exists
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In this solo episode I am starting a mini-series on Informed Consent. What it is, why it's important, and why it is so crucial for us as consumers to do our due diligence when it comes to all the decisions we make in life (especially our healthcare decisions). I know this is a niche topic, being that approximately 15% of women in the United States …
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Ep. 210: Marva Griffin Wilshire on 25 years of Salone Satellite and Showcasing Creativity
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Frequently referred to as the godmother of Italian design, Marva Griffin Wilshire, grew up in a large family in Venezuela, reading House & Garden and rearranging the furniture. Drawn to Italy in the 1970’s, she landed a job as a secretary for Piero Busnelli, founder of B&B Italia, which opened up her entire world. She was introduced to architects a…
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In this episode I am joined by my dearest colleague, friend, sister - Victoria Gyore. Victoria shares about her spontaneous healing she experienced during her first hands on / hands in pelvic bowl session, and knew this is how she wanted to facilitate healing. We discuss not only physical, but emotional scars as well and how the pelvic bowl truly h…
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Behind the Decision: Why I No Longer Offer Placenta Encapsulataion
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In this episode, I share my decision to no longer offer placenta encapsulation services to the women that I work with (even though it was my best-selling service!) There is no magic pill to replace the village, nourishing meals, community, deep restorative rest. What I offer now is Placenta Alchemy. In this episode I reference making a placenta hom…
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Ep 209: Holly Howard on Business Growth for Creative Entrepreneurs
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Polymath Holly Howard has lived many lives. A former professional ballet dancer, bassoonist, medical researcher and board-certified music therapist, she’s pulled from science, art, and design to create a one-of-a-kind path for herself. Now, she runs the successful culture-first business consultancy, Ask Holly How, to help creative entrepreneurs gro…
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Exploring the Bodymind with Kelly Love
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Listener Discretion Advised: In this episode I am joined by Kelly Love, a teacher and practitioner in the somatic healing arts through the lens of Psychosomatic Therapy. In our conversation, Kelly briefly references being raped as an infant and how it contributed to her hip replacement in her 30's. We discuss how the ego mind is informed by the fem…
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Learn Homeopathy in Less Than 15 Minutes with Audrey
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In this episode I give a QUICK explanation of what homeopathy is and how it can be used. How it compares to the allopathic system, how it is feminine medicine and how we can find ultimate healing when we discover the root cause of the dis-ease. Want to dive deeper into homeopathy with Audrey? Checkout the course Homeopathy for the Autonomous Woman …
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Ep. 208: ICRAVE’s Lionel Ohayon on Designing the Las Vegas Sphere and Other Brave Ideas
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Lionel Ohayon was born in Canada to a family spanning Morocco, Israel, and Spain. This multi-cultural upbringing armed him with the ability to synthesize different inputs and understand complex topics from an early age, and an innate appreciation of hospitality. He founded ICRAVE as a design-build startup in 2002, and several ground-breaking projec…
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