Best Women S Equity Center Podcasts (2024)

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335: A Path to Healing: Cultivating Presence and Flow with Katie Arnold 43:25

3d ago43:25

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Hello Well Women! On the show today, I interview Katie Arnold. She is a longtime journalist and bestselling author of Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World (2024), which tells the story of a traumatic wilderness accident and her path to healing. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Running Home (2019). An elite ultra runner,…

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334 Menstrual Cycle Key to Empowering Women with Dr. Jen Gunter 33:07

17d ago33:07

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This Month on the Well Woman Show this month, I interview Dr. Jen Gunter. Originally from Winnipeg, Jen is an internationally renowned OB/GYN. In addition to her most recent book, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation, she is the author of the two New York Times bestsellers, The Vagina Bible and The Menopause Manifesto. Her TE…

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333: Better Menstruation Policy Improves Women’s Lives with Professor Marcy Karin 36:02

1M ago36:02

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Hello Well Women! On the show today, I Interview Professor Marcy Karin, law professor, scholar, and Director of the Legislation and Civil Rights Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia. Through the Clinic, she supervises students’ systemic reform work at the intersection of gender, disability and racial justice for community-based orga…

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332: Parenting in a Changing Climate with Elizabeth Bechard 28:35

2M ago28:35

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Hello Well Women! On the show today, I Interview Elizabeth Bechard, Senior Policy Analyst for Moms Clean Air Force leading the organization’s work on climate change and mental health. She is author of Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change. Elizabeth also h…

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331: IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, WORK AND WELLBEING WITH SWETA VIKRAM 33:41

4M ago33:41

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On the show today, I interview Sweta Vikram, a Doctor of Ayurveda and author of 14 best-selling books. The goal of her work is to alleviate stress and elevate the overall quality of her clients lives through Ayurveda-based health and wellness coaching. Sweta specializes in addressing disordered sleep, anxiety, digestion, appetite, and mood. With a …

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330 Changing the Narrative Helps Us Heal with Jennifer Lunden 33:19

4M ago33:19

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Coming up on the Well Woman Show this month, I Interview Jennifer Lunden. She is the recipient of the 2019 Maine Arts Fellowship for Literary Arts and the 2016 Bread Loaf–Rona Jaffe Foundation Scholarship in Nonfiction, Jennifer Lunden writes at the intersection of health and the environment. Her essays have been published in Creative Nonfiction, O…

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329 Celebrating Latina Leadership for Women’s History Month with Raquel Benavidez 40:13

5M ago40:13

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On the Well Woman Show this week in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, I interview Raquel Benavidez Let’s talk a bit about International Women’s Day recognized each year on March 8. UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls,…

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328 Equity Centered Employee Engagement Leads to Collective Liberation & Joy with Viva Asmelash 47:49

5M ago47:49

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Hello Well Women! Today on the show I interview Viva Asmelash. She is a passionate workplace consultant and certified inclusion strategist specializing in forward-thinking employee engagement, equity-centered strategic planning, values-driven branding, and critical team conversations. Viva’s professional purpose is to create environments where peop…

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327 Thinking Bigger Than Roe With Sylvia Ghazarian 27:06

5M ago27:06

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Today on the show I interview Sylvia Ghazarian, Executive Director of Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, the largest national independent abortion fund. As former Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women for 12 years, she has championed policy advocacy on healthcare, poverty, domestic/sexual violence and human trafficking in Los …

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The Holidays May Be Over . . . 52:40

6M ago52:40

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For many of us, the holidays are all about spending time with family. Whether merry, or just plain scary, the emotions and feelings we experience during the holiday season linger far after the decorations are down and resolutions are made. In this episode, Juan shares the almost “life changing moment” he had in how he handles the stress of going ba…

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S4 E9 From Red Ribbons to Leather Straps: Rodney McCoy’s Trailblazing Tale of HIV Prevention and Pleasure 53:19

6M ago53:19

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In this episode, Rodney McCoy, a Black queer man with over four decades of experience in HIV prevention and education, shares his journey as a Leatherman of color and discusses the intersection of BDSM, kink, and HIV prevention. From his entry into the kink community to becoming a titleholder in the American Leatherman competition, Rodney emphasize…

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326 50 Years of Ms Magazine with Kathy Spillar 26:38

7M ago26:38

26:38

Hello Well Women! Today on the show I interview Kathy Spillar, the Executive Director of Feminist Majority, a national organization working for women’s equality, empowerment, and non-violence. One of the founders, Spillar has been a driving force in executing the organizations’ diverse programs securing women’s rights both domestically and globally…

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325 Thriving Workplaces with Ellen Galinsky 37:48

8M ago37:48

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Today on the show I interview Ellen Galinsky, the President of Families and Work Institute and the elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network. She serves as a senior advisor to the Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary of Youth Mental Health at the Administration for Children and Families and between March 2016 and September…

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S4 E8 Intimacy Starts with I: Women, Self-Love, and HIV with Michelle Lopez 52:46

7M ago52:46

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CW: Mention of abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, incest, molestation At 24 years old, in the early 90’s, Michelle Lopez was riding a train in New York with her newborn baby and saw an advertisement that spoke to her. It said, “If you’re a woman and you’re enduring substance abuse, homelessness, or battery, call this number.” Michelle picked up a…

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Just What The Chatbot Ordered 46:15

8M ago46:15

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The doctor is in! But what if the doctor isn't human? Our favorite psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, joins the podcast as we discuss the growing impact of AI, and specifically AE (artificial empathy), in the medical field and in the most important aspects of our daily life. What is Chatbot Therapy? Can AE make us better humans or is it merely mani…

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324: How to be Brave with Lisa Niver 47:30

8M ago47:30

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Hello well women! On the Well Woman Show today I interview Lisa Niver. Lisa is the author of Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty and an award-winning travel expert who has explored 102 countries and six continents. Discover her articles in publications from AARP: The Magazine and AAA Explorer to WIRED and Wharton…

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323 Choosing Love Over Fear at the End of Life with Danielle Slupesky 26:12

9M ago26:12

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On the Well Woman Show today I interview Danielle Slupesky. Danielle is a certified End of Life Coach and Death Doula. She takes a non-judgmental, heart-centered approach to working with those who are thinking about, preparing for, and near the end of their lives. She offers non-medical, practical, emotional, spiritual and physical support to the d…

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S4 E7 Dan Savage on the Magic Question “What are you into?” & Dr. Ina Park on How Providers Can Help 46:49

9M ago46:49

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Dan Savage is a sex-advice columnist and podcaster, and Ina Park is a sex positive STI researcher, physician, and author. The two come together in this episode to discuss desire, pleasure, and how to communicate about what feels good with partners and providers. Dan delves into discovering kinks, pleasure as we age, and trying new things alone and …

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Overcoming the Odds, Changing Careers and Developing Resilience with Dr. Wendy Ellis 26:14

10M ago26:14

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On the Well Woman Show today I interview Dr. Wendy Ellis, Assistant Professor in Global Health and the Founding Director of the Center for Community Resilience at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. I met Dr. Ellis at a summit on early childhood, childcare and workplace policy - one of my all time favorite …

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321 Disrupting Systems with Marianne Williamson 40:50

10M ago40:50

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This week on the show I interview Marianne Williamson, bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader who is running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2024 election cycle. For over three decades, Williamson has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the auth…

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S4 E6 Family Planning as Gender Affirming Care with Trans and Nonbinary Patients 51:09

10M ago51:09

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Director of Gender-Affirming Care for UC Davis Health, Miles Harris, FNP-BC, advocates for the integration of gender-affirming care with primary care and family planning. He shares that “so much of gender affirming care is not about hormones” and that “it is often so easy as a health care provider to do the thing that someone needs that changes the…

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320: Anti-Hustle Strategies with Jadah Sellner 43:44

11M ago43:44

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This week on the show I interview Jadah Sellner, bestselling author, business coach, international keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, poet, and host of the Lead with Love podcast. She's the author of SHE BUILDS: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. She’s also the co-author of the best-selling book Simple Green Smoothies.…

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S4 E5 Lesser-Known Forms of Birth Control and Downplayed Side-effects: Providing Empowering Contraceptive Care 57:57

11M ago57:57

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Family doctor Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD, and health educator Mariana Horne, join host Tammy Kremer to talk through forms of birth control that are not as well-known, including self-injectable Depo Provera, internal condoms, and the fertility awareness method. They go into side effects of birth control methods that are not always named, such as chang…

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319: Convenient Birth Control and Menopause Support with Dr. Sophia Yen 46:47

12M ago46:47

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This week on the Well Woman Show, I interview Sophia Yen MD is the CEO and Co-Founder of PandiaHealth, providing expert women’s hormonal healthcare, convenience, and confidentiality via telemedicine and medication delivery. Pandia Health is the ONLY #WomenFounded #WomenLed #DoctorFounded/Led birth control delivery company. She co-founded Pandia Hea…

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318: The Case for Good Jobs with Zeynep Ton 28:00

12M ago28:00

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This month on the Well Woman Show, the topic is workplaces that work for women because when women thrive, families thrive. And when families thrive, whole communities thrive. I share my analysis of the future of work, workforce development and economic development ecosystems and interviews Zeynep Ton, a Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan Sc…

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Breaking Down Barbie 31:53

12M ago31:53

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With a worldwide box office of $1B, there is no denying the massive appeal and success of Barbie, the movie that has become a movement. In this episode, Cecile, Juan, and Shawn breakdown Barbie, give their thoughts on the movie and the inter-generational, cross-cultural, and overall appeal of the iconic Mattel brand. They discuss how Director/Write…

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S4 E4: When People Have or Are Denied Abortions: The Turnaway Study with Dr. Diana Greene Foster 41:47

12M ago41:47

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Welcome to our mini-series on Reproductive Justice and Family Planning! Diana Greene Foster, PhD, author of The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having - or Being Denied - an Abortion, sits down with host Tammy Kremer to advocate for reproductive justice and bodily autonomy. She explains that the Turnaway Study f…

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S4 E3: America’s War on Drugs and Harm Reduction Around the World with Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido 38:45

12M ago38:45

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Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido, Director of Capacity Building at the National Harm Reduction Coalition, speaks with host Tammy Kremer about the landscape of harm reduction programs and policies around the world and in the US, with a focus on the impacts of racism and colonization. She explains how harm reduction began with “communities of people who used…

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317: Close the Gender Gaps in Self Esteem and Power; Claim Your Self Worth with Dr Adia Gooden 29:27

1y ago29:27

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Today, we delve into the groundbreaking work of Dr. Adia Gooden, a licensed clinical psychologist focusing on unconditional self-worth, imposter syndrome, and Black women and mental health. And, we’ll hear about Gloria Feldt’s efforts with Take The Lead and the ambitious goal of achieving gender parity by 2025. Let’s start by talking about the gend…

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316 The Brilliance of Autism with Dr. Lynn Koegel 29:27

1y ago29:27

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Do you have someone in your life on the autism spectum? This week on the Well Woman Show, I interview Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel, Clinical Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. She has been active in the development of programs to improve communication in chil…

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S4 E2: Harm Reduction by Heart with Braunz Courtney 43:24

1y ago43:24

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CW: Substance Abuse Braunz Courtney speaks with host Tammy Kremer about he practiced strategies of harm reduction at the age of 11 before he knew what the term meant. He went from dancing shirtless to raise awareness of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in queer Black communities to serving as the Executive Director of the HIV Education Prevention Project…

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Young At Heart Or An Old Soul? It's All Subjective. 31:31

1y ago31:31

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You are as old as you think you are. Studies have shown that we typically perceive ourselves to be from 7 years to 20% younger than our actual chronological age. This gap is called our subjective age, but are we just living in denial or is there a benefit to this kind of thinking? Preconceived notions that we each hold on aging may also be a predic…

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S4 E1: Narcan Queen Kochina Rude on Drag and Harm Reduction 38:12

1y ago38:12

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CW: Opioid Overdose, Molestation Welcome to our mini-series on Harm Reduction! Host Tammy Kremer sits down with drag queen Kochina Rude to share how she uses her performances to educate the LGBTQ+ community about Naloxone administration, safer partying, and overdose prevention. At her show “Princess,” cohosted with Lisa Frankenstien, Kochina Rude h…

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Manifesting Your Destiny 45:20

1y ago45:20

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You can’t have the life you want if you don’t know what you want from life. As children, we dream of the lives that we want, imagining our grown-up selves, careers, soulmates/families, and possessions. It all begins with your thoughts - believing that what you want is possible and attainable. But that will only get you so far. To manifest the life …

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315 Building Collective Power with Dr. Corrine Sanchez 29:28

1y ago29:28

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Hello Well Woman, Today, I interview Dr. Corrine Oqua Pi Povi Sanchez, of San Ildefonso Pueblo and Executive Director of Tewa Women United. Located in the ancestral Tewa homelands of Northern New Mexico, Tewa Women United is a multicultural and multiracial organization founded and led by Native women. Dr. Sanchez is part of the co-creation process …

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Ride Life's Waves Like The Ocean 48:05

1+ y ago48:05

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You’re not imagining it. Stress is making us anxious and it is effecting our thoughts, feelings, and physical bodies. Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, is back to explain the importance of identifying/managing stress and understanding how anxiety effects each of us differently. And, gives us a simple stress test ( a great tool – really) that we ca…

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The Breakdown: How Stress Is Breaking Down Our Hair 41:45

1+ y ago41:45

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Stress affects us in different ways. For some, everyday stress makes it hard to sleep keeping us awake at night. It makes others eat too much or not at all. But did you know that stress can cause you to lose your hair? We breakdown the truth behind stressed-out hair and what we can do to save it. We welcome Trichologist and Celebrity Hair Care Spec…

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Black Cis-Gender and Trans Women, HIV Treatment, and PrEP 22:30

1+ y ago22:30

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Guests featured in this episode: Keosha Bond, M.D., Assistant Medical Professor, City University of New York School of Medicine Tori Cooper, Director of Community Engagement for the Trans Justice Initiative, Human Rights Campaign Latesha Elopre, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham Moderato…

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Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and HIV Treatment 20:34

1+ y ago20:34

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This episode, Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and HIV Treatment, is the second in a three-episode series about new evidence-based strategies for addressing HIV and AIDS. Guests featured in this episode: Jeremiah JohnsonProgram ManagerPrep4All Amy Killelea, J.D., Killelea Consulting Aviva Cantor, PA-C, AAHIVS, PhD, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center M…

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HIV Status Neutral and Health Centers 21:36

1+ y ago21:36

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The first in a three-part series of conversations about an epidemic health centers have been on the front lines of addressing for decades: HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). In this episode, HIV expert Nick Diamonds leads a conversation about new strategies for preventing HIV transmission. Guests featu…

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314 :Achieve DEI Outcomes with Lily Zheng 30:25

1+ y ago30:25

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Are you struggling to implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - or DEI - in your workplace or maintain dedicated funding for DEI initiatives? This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Lily Zheng, a no-nonsense Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategist, and consultant who helps organizations and leaders achieve the DEI outcomes they need. …

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Stressed Out! Stressed Out! 49:04

1+ y ago49:04

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To be human means you will experience stress at points in your life throughout the course of your life. It is part of the human condition that, if left unmanaged, leaves us gassed. Whether it’s because of work, family, weather, finances, loss, illness, or even the news and social media, we all experience stress and, it seems like today, we are more…

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313: Just Giovanna: Finding Your Flow Wherever You Are 10:56

1+ y ago10:56

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In this episode, we look at what it takes to find flow no matter what stage of the Well Woman Life cycle you’re in. If you’re in burnout or depression or need to make a big change, I’ve got you covered. There is a very real and dependable way to find flow wherever you are. You can take the quiz yourself by going to WellWomanLife.com/quiz As always,…

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312 Just Giovanna: How to Feel Nourished Everyday 12:34

1+ y ago12:34

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Instead of elaborate self-care practices that are only feasible once or twice a year, we look at ways to nourish and support ourselves daily and weekly so that we can live our Well Woman Life every day. Get the planner: https://collectiveactionstrategies.thrivecart.com/love-and-leadership-planner/ As always, all the links and information are at wel…

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311 Future Women: Developing Girls' Inherent Strengths with Kim Brown 24:25

1+ y ago24:25

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On the Well Woman Show this week, we're sharing the full interview with Kim Brown. Kim has over 20 years of non-profit experience with a focus on educating and empowering girls and young women. She has transformed Girls Inc. of Santa Fe into a trusted organization that provides high-quality, intentional, and effective programs with highly impactful…

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310: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality 14:51

1+ y ago14:51

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This month on the Well Woman Show, we celebrate International Women's Day as well as Women's History Month. The theme of the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, recognizing and celebrating the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative techno…

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309: The Three Reasons Women Leaders Are Leaving the Workforce 0:15

1+ y ago0:15

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On this week's episode of the Well Woman Show, we're discussing what I found to be the three reasons that women leaders are leaving the workforce.By Giovanna Rossi: wellness and leadership coach

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308: Breaking Through False Narrative About Being Unlovable 11:54

1+ y ago11:54

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On this week's episode, we're discussing old stories or false narratives of not being lovable. This could be handed down from past generations or facilitated by capitalism and patriarchy - this is an invitation to a deeper awareness of how that story shows up in your life and how you might reframe it. Books: All about Love: New Visions by bell hook…

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Celebrating Valentine's Day on Your Terms 46:25

1+ y ago46:25

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This week we have the one and only John Tsilimparis, relationship therapist, in the house to sound off on our last 2 dating episodes with Indie and Jai. We dive into recognizing dating red flags in ourselves and with others, the importance of self-love and awareness, why it’s good to be both velvet and steel, and why doing exactly what you want thi…

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307: Retrieving Stories Held in the Body with Tanya Taylor Rubinstein 31:16

1+ y ago31:16

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This week on the Well Woman Show, I interview Tanya Taylor Rubinstein, narrative-based master teacher and founder of Somatic Writing. Tanya Taylor Rubinstein is the founder of Somatic Writing. She developed Somatic Writing as a way for her students to become embodied writers. By holistically liberating voice, untethering power and writing stories, …

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