Best Rock Your Bliss Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Manifesting with Tom 1:18:25

9h ago1:18:25

1:18:25

In this episode, Siobhan speaks to Tom Skinner as he shares the pivotal moments that have shaped his journey across various industries. They delve into the early challenges of navigating the digital market, recounting life-altering experiences that underscore the importance of resilience, adaptability, and breaking new ground. Tom reflects on the i…

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The Fear Factor 6:20

2M ago6:20

6:20

Blissful feels plenty of fear and anxiety before a thru-hike, but she manages her fears by asking, “If the worst happens, then what?” The answers to those questions helps us think more rationally rather than being paralyzed by anxiety, and thus live a more zesty and adventurous life. All of us feel fear at least some of the time that can hold us ba…

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Personal and Business growth with Leia 2:51:51

3M ago2:51:51

2:51:51

This week I speak to Leia, business coach and badass. Our discussion includes personal and business growth, cultural exchange, women's health, life challenges, and visualization abilities. We share our personal experiences and perspectives, emphasizing the importance of integrating personal and business growth, cultural exchange, and self-advocacy.…

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Breathing & Chaga w/ Gavin 47:20

4M ago47:20

47:20

Siobhan and Gavin discuss various natural health and wellness practices, including Chaga mushroom, breathwork, and mindfulness. They emphasized the importance of prioritizing oneself through self-care practices for improved mental and physical well-being. They also discussed the role of intuition and inner voice in personal growth, and the signific…

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Webster Street Tapes w/ Matt 1:30:27

4M ago1:30:27

1:30:27

Siobhan and Matt exchanged their experiences and perspectives on various topics, including the California DMV, Arizona gun laws, finding joy and meaning in life, and personal preferences. Matt shares his thoughts on ancient siege warfare and the validity of accounts of forgotten knowledge. Matt emphasized the value of learning and exploring new top…

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Epilepsy and Traditions with Ana 1:56:48

4M ago1:56:48

1:56:48

Join me and my creative partner Ana for a chat and some laughs.. we share personal stories of immigration, identity formation, and cultural exchange. We discuss our experiences with creative writing, personal growth, and loss, highlighting the importance of empathy and mutual understanding. Siobhan and Ana also share our experiences with managing e…

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Breast Cancer Trail: You're done! 7:58

6M ago7:58

7:58

Blissful is given the "all clear" by her surgeon and gets ready to step into the rest of her life. Surgery for breast cancer has completely changed Blissful's body, but has given her a new power of bravery and knowing herself better. One friend calls her a "sur-thriver" facing down the situation directly, and trying to do what St. Paul said, to "re…

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cancer thriver 12:32

6M ago12:32

12:32

Blissful takes her first hike on a trail after surgery for breast cancer and decides she prefers to be described as a "thriver" – or even "aliver" – rather than survivor. It's a hot, humid summer day at Lebanon Hills, a region carved by glaciers with kettles and eskers, plus the singing of numerous birds. Blissful's surgeon tells her it's time to p…

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Inhabiting the Vulnerable Space 8:36

7M ago8:36

8:36

As Blissful heals from a bilateral mastectomy due to breast cancer, she reflects on the person she wants to be going forward. Blissful is incredibly lucky in only having to undergo a radical surgery to rid her body of cancer. Step by step walking through her neighborhood, she slowly recovers back to her hiker self. The American writer Joyce Carol O…

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Good Luck, Bad Luck 11:54

7M ago11:54

11:54

When Blissful is diagnosed with breast cancer, she undergoes a bilateral mastectomy to save her life and secure her future. A friend tells Blissful she has it easy because she has a partner in her husband Richard. Indeed, she is incredibly grateful to be part of a team because it's helped her navigate some very tough times in her life. Blissful's v…

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Breast Cancer Trail: Bye, Bye Boobs 12:54

7M ago12:54

12:54

Blissful begins her cancer journey looking back at her life as a woman. Blissful spends the days before a bilateral mastectomy gathering together a team of supportive women who have been through the procedure. She also walks, hikes, bikes, swims, kayaks all in an effort to calm herself – or running away from panic. In looking forward to being flat-…

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Appalachian Trail: going home 15:30

7M ago15:30

15:30

Blissful wraps up her hike of the Appalachian Trail in Maine to head home for cancer treatment. The two days between Monson and Caratunk are rain-free and magical with a winter wren, hermit thrush, northern parula plus warty frogs and a curious snake. It's two big mountains with views including Moxie Bald and Pleasant Pond with glorious views of hu…

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Appalachian Trail: Magic at Moxie Bald Pond 15:16

7M ago15:16

15:16

Blissful makes it out of the 100 Mile Wilderness and receives a call from her doctor calling her home to have a bilateral mastectomy. It's wet and muddy but mostly road out to Monson, Maine, the first town in ten days. She has to go home, but not immediately, and can head back on trail for at least a few more days. And it's perfect timing in sunny …

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Appalachian Trail: gratitude for hiker and creature alike 12:33

8M ago12:33

12:33

The trail is hard in rain, mud and cold, but Blissful gets the boost she needs from hiker and creature. It's mountainous now in the 100-mile Wilderness, revealing only misty views of distant lakes enveloped in thick forest. The "Sibs", two thru-hikers also from Minnesota, plus "Shoes," a barefoot hiker, meet her and offer encouragement. As does Fou…

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Appalachian Trail: White Cap Mountain 14:05

8M ago14:05

14:05

Blissful crosses a high, exposed peak in fog and rain then discovers she needs to go further than she thought. Hiking south on the Appalachian Trail, it's the first high mountains since Katahdin, but the weather is manageable. And there are small surprises like twisted and stunted "krumholz" trees, wildly fluorescent fungus and wildflowers heavily …

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Artist-in-Residence | Porcupine Mountains Wilderness 11:37

8M ago11:37

11:37

Blissful creates an audio narrative as an Artist-in-Residence at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Upper Peninsula, Michigan. During her artistic residency, she immersed herself in the vividly sonorous landscape , collecting sound as she hiked. Birds, falls and the wind spoke to her about spring’s message – a message of renewal and rebir…

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Appalachian Trail: A River Runs Through It 12:29

8M ago12:29

12:29

Blissful makes her first dangerous ford over a swollen and dangerous river in flood from the non-stop rain. For a SOBO – or southbounder – on the Appalachian Trail, it's often wise to pay for delivery of a cache of food to break up the 10-day hike of the 100 Mile Wilderness. Right after the cache, the trail gets harder, steeply uphill into real mou…

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Appalachian Trail: you're only passing through 12:11

9M ago12:11

12:11

When seeing two Pileated Woodpecker parents up close, Blissful learns that she is only passing through and to savor the moment while it lasts. It's an easy enough day on the Appalachian Trail (AT) though rainy without any views. Blissful stops at a lovely campground on the banks of Lower Jo-Mary Lake surrounded by pink Lady Slippers, as delicate as…

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Appalachian Trail: do the next right thing 12:17

9M ago12:17

12:17

In constant rain and cold, Blissful learns the power in facing her negative feelings and using them to spur her to action rather than resignation. The trail has yet to get hard on the Appalachian Trail (AT) but the rain is drenching. Blissful can't stop in the cold and swarms of mosquitos even to eat, and is full of frustration but fellow hiker Ing…

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Appalachian Trail: one fine day 9:07

9M ago9:07

9:07

Blissful is ill-prepared for the constant damp, but discovering an inner fierceness to solve her problems and keep moving ahead. The summer of 2023 on the Appalachian Trail (AT) is the wettest in memory. But this one day in Northern Maine is thankfully dry with big wind off Rainbow Lake where Blissful is able to dry out her gear. It's all easy trai…

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Appalachian Trail: nature could care less 14:19

9M ago14:19

14:19

Blissful leaves Baxter State Park to enter the 100-mile Wilderness, learning that "everything changes" including the weather. Blissful is waiting a pathology report from breast surgery, unsure if she will get the all-clear or have to manage a cancer diagnosis. Her surgeon encourages just to start hiking while she waits and here she is. Lured into t…

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Appalachian Trail: Mount Katahdin 13:13

10M ago13:13

13:13

Blissful decides to put her feet on the Appalachian Trail, beginning from the north on Mount Katahdin in Maine. Those in the know will laugh when the Appalachian Trail (AT) is described as a "footpath" as it's more a rock climbing challenge. And it's tough to get to the start, 100 miles from any airport, then a 4,000-foot climb in five miles up to …

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The Art of being a Masshole with Dave Sweeney 1:47:55

12M ago1:47:55

1:47:55

Summary/Time Stamps Boston upbringing and punk scene with artist Dave Sweeney. 0:06 Dave Sweeney discusses his experience in the Boston punk scene and his art with host Siobhan. Dave met Siobhan through mutual friends at a bar on the island. Unknown Speaker grew up in Cohasset, Massachusetts, a blue-blooded town with summer cottages for wealthy cap…

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An Evening with Rory Episode 2 1:25:32

12M ago1:25:32

1:25:32

This week Rory Shields join us for episode 2 of An Evening with Rory. Rory is never short of something to say, and this can be a safe place for him to get it off his chest. The last time we spoke, there was a little bit of a theme that was focused on how Rory got here and his experience From a young age he would read a lot of Sunday newspapers for …

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Update... 5:19

12M ago5:19

5:19

Host of Ducking Realitea talks about why there have been a lack of episodes and what's to come. Summary What's up to the decking reality world? 0:19 We are not alone when we go through hard things. 1:27 Finding our joy and asking for help. 2:57 Join us in the duck reality world every Tuesday when new episodes drop and look for the social media and …

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Raymond Moore 1:47:23

1y ago1:47:23

1:47:23

This week I sit down with a Raymond Moore, musician and world traveler to talk about what it was like to move to Norway and raise a family. Our conversations covers the uncomfortable subject of racism and the difference between racisms in Norway compared to racism in the US. Raymond has continued to smile and spread love instead of hate. I hope thi…

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Amos White and 10K Trees 1:16:45

1y ago1:16:45

1:16:45

Amos and I talk trees and he breaks down how we can help save our environment and ourselves by planting trees. https://www.100ktrees4humanity.com/ Summary/Time Stamps: How did you get involved in trees? 0:00 Welcome to the duckling reality world. Amos is passionate about trees. Sugar maple in columbus, ohio. The story of the first seedling. The sto…

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Dr Alandi Stec Part 2 1:25:15

1y ago1:25:15

1:25:15

Dr. Alandi and I talk energy, vibrations and finding your truth. Make an appointment or check her out online: https://www.chiropracticlifeforce.com and follow her on social media @dr.alandistec Summary/Time Stamps: Intro to the episode. 0:01 Welcome back to the pod. Dr alain de stek is a chiropractor. Eric Rubin and his own curiosities. Christopher…

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Champs with Mel 2:04:25

1+ y ago2:04:25

2:04:25

This week my friend Mel and I have some champagne and talk about life growing up in a religious school, owning a restaurant and being in the booze business. Summary/Time Stamps: Getting used to the self-promotion stuff. 0:11 Getting used to self-promotion and putting yourself out there. Melanie's first podcast, her favorite podcast. My favorite pod…

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My Realitea with Raul 1:38:10

1+ y ago1:38:10

1:38:10

This week I sit down with Raul and talk about myself. It isn’t the direction I thought the episode would go but it was the direction it needed. We recorded this just days after losing someone very close to me. I found him and had to explain to his family that he’s no longer with us, so we talk about grief and tragedy and a little bit more about my …

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Set Your Sights Low 6:30

1+ y ago6:30

6:30

Blissful shares insights about setting flexible goals. "Summit Fever" is one of the consequences of setting one single big goal and can cause us to fail every day, sometimes with tragic consequences. Rather than goals, setting systems can work in our favor because they are bite-sized goals more easily achieved. Systems allow us to succeed more ofte…

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The Menagerie with Connie and Michael 1:06:00

1+ y ago1:06:00

1:06:00

This week I’m on location! Home Connie and Michael and birthplace of The Menagerie. We talk about how and why they started The Menagerie and Connie shares just how close we were to loosing her. Lucky for all of us her badassery and the love of a good man has kept her healthy and thriving! This is a short one and both will be back for longer more in…

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A brief history of Alameda and Clampers with Danny Lopez 1:49:15

1+ y ago1:49:15

1:49:15

Danny Lopez is in the house this week sharing his knowledge and teaching me the history of Alameda and all things Clampers! It was fun learning the history of our little island and what exactly a Clamper is. Can't wait to go to my first Clamper event this summer! Stay tuned for that but for now get educated with Danny and I. Summary/Time Stamps: We…

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An Evening with Rory 1:44:36

1+ y ago1:44:36

1:44:36

Welcome to the first of what will turn into a series of evenings with Rory. Rory and I met on the island and quickly become friends and have had some amazingly deep and moving conversations as well as taking the piss out of each other. He was so excited to come on and share the first chapter of his life with us. We didn’t have a plan or agenda when…

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Part 2 17:39

1+ y ago17:39

17:39

Blissful Hiker is honored to have been named an "Artist in Residence" by the Friends of the Porkies and will live in a remote cabin this spring to create audio narrative essays in Upper Peninsula Michigan in the Porcupine Mountains. In this episode, she revisits her fall backpack trip when she fell in love with the "Porkies." Awakening to a spectac…

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Chuckling with Chuck 1:42:33

1+ y ago1:42:33

1:42:33

This week I talk to one of my favorite regulars. Chuck enjoys a good beer and share his life from our island to the big top. Enjoy me chuckling with Chuck! Summary/Time Stamps: Introduction to today’s episode. 0:09 The first elementary school on the island and clown college. 2:03 Was he auditioning for other things before deciding to go to clown co…

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Part 1 13:46

1+ y ago13:46

13:46

Blissful Hiker is honored to have been named an "Artist in Residence" by the Friends of the Porkies and will live in a remote cabin this spring to create audio narrative essays in Upper Peninsula Michigan in the Porcupine Mountains. In this episode, she revisits her fall backpack trip when she fell in love with the "Porkies." In this episode: Bliss…

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Curating Reality with Raul 1:33:10

1+ y ago1:33:10

1:33:10

Raul and I talk about healing from the past, giving yourself distance from the trauma of your life to curate and create your life and vibe. Summary/Time Stamps: Welcome to this week’s episode. 0:08 Mental health and depression. 9:49 What did you lean into to heal yourself after losing the baby? 17:37 “I feel like I needed to know what pain felt lik…

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Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 3 8:40

1+ y ago8:40

8:40

This week, Blissful Hiker completes the list of ten lessons from the trail that are helping her now. In this episode: 7) :38 Everything changes “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” 8) 1:50 You will never pass this way again "Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arri…

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Finding Malaya with Pia 1:31:45

1+ y ago1:31:45

1:31:45

Look who I talk with this week!! I’m so excited to share my conversation with Pia Barton owner and founder of Malaya Botanicals my favorite CBD company. We talk about her products what it’s like being a woman in business and the pitfalls of owning a company so closely related to cannabis. Summary/Time Stamps: Pia introduces herself. 0:06 What did y…

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Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 2 11:26

1+ y ago11:26

11:26

This week, Blissful Hiker shares some lessons from the trail that are helping her now. In this episode: :38 Let the day unfold “I think that’s what I love about my life. There’s no maniacal master plan. It’s just unfolding before me.” 3:02 Trail Angels exist "That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if i…

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Ropes, fitness and finding your passion with Camilo 2:21:24

1+ y ago2:21:24

2:21:24

Camilo is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition coach who teaches some newer modalities of training. We talk about how he got into fitness and what the future of fitness looks like. Summary/Time Stamps: Who is Camilla and how did he end up here? 0:00 Everything happens for a reason. You can find a reason. 4:54 What other branches aren’t l…

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Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 1 9:41

1+ y ago9:41

9:41

This week, Blissful Hiker shares some lessons from the trail that are helping her now. In this episode: 1:30 Take Risks “The most hopeful thing you are doing is taking these months to repair your body for the next hikes.” 3:42 Stay in the Present Moment Experience fully what each day brings, the surprises and tiny victories. 6:12 Practice Patience …

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injury stops forward motion but not joy 9:27

1+ y ago9:27

9:27

One year ago Blissful Hiker set her feet on the Arizona Trail and planned to return to walk the final 100 miles, but an injury interrupted the trip. In this episode: This time of year is called "Lent" and is all about waiting and preparing, as well as contemplating the brevity of our lives. An injury is like that, a close up look at vulnerability. …

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Cheers Bitches with Donna 1:23:11

1+ y ago1:23:11

1:23:11

Cheers Bitches with Donna Church, the islands best bartend and my newest best friend. We talk about everything from bartending, to families to staying a romantic. Join us for a chat about life and finding your joy. Summary/Time Stamps: Donna’s favorite response to compliments. 0:08 How he got started in marketing. 5:28 Donna’s become the most popul…

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yes, regrets! 10:03

1+ y ago10:03

10:03

Regret can actually act as the motivating fuel to push us towards our goals. Phrases like "no regrets!" are helpful in keeping us focussed on the future and not on mistakes from the past. And yet, looking with openness at what we regret from the past can help us build up the courage we need in our present to take risks. And then we are better able …

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Finding Joy with Hannah 2:32:37

1+ y ago2:32:37

2:32:37

This weeks episode, I talk to my friend Hannah. Who not only has a great ass, but a great outlook on life. Our talk is honest, raw and covers a bit of relationships, infertility and fighting against the binary. Summary/Time Stamps: Hannah’s background and growing up. 0:14 What’s your favorite food? 6:46 When you’re raised in certain beliefs, it can…

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Balance with Dr Alandi Stec 40:33

1+ y ago40:33

40:33

This week I rereleases a conversation I had last year with my friend and doctor. She taught me that healing doesn’t have to hurt along with so many other valuable lessons on healing, mobility and life. Summary/Time Stamps What is chiropractic? What is chiropractic? 0:08 The relationship of how the body holds itself together to create an integrated …

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why do I hike alone? 7:42

1+ y ago7:42

7:42

Blissful Hiker shares the reasons she hikes alone, to get grounded, to engage more deeply with the world around me and to do so at my own pace. Being alone in nature has been practiced by all civilizations to build self-reliance and connect with the spirit. As Emily Dickinson said, "The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic e…

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Herbs and like, life and stuff with Melissa. 1:44:34

1+ y ago1:44:34

1:44:34

I’ll introduce you to my friend Melissa. I hope she’ll be back a few times because she is a wealth of knowledge and an amazingly interesting woman. Her life experience, natural talent and kind heart shows through in this candid conversation about like, everything life throws at you. Enjoy! Summary/Time Stamps: Juggling Reality -. 0:08 Melissa’s des…

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