Women Making Moves

We've reached a point where there are many professional and well respected opinions that may differ around therapists and coaches - some work solely together, some dislike the other's profession, and some feel there may not be room for both.

Dr. Sera Lavelle and Amy come together to bring into the light, and to dispel some of the assumptions about the relationships between coaching and therapy, and also showcase how in most cases, ...

Pepper Miller has been guiding and educating the masses since 1995 of how when you lead with Black insights, you win in the mainstream. Pepper has influenced great marketing in all of the big companies worldwide, and here in the US, we've gone backward.

Pepper has shifted her focus from DEI to Black research to inform cultural insights. While disheartening that we keep repeating history, there is always a new challenge and a new gr...

The whole vibe of this episode is similar to the song "We're not gonna take it!" Both Anita and Amy are survivors of both domestic violence growing up, and also psychological abuse in the workplace.

They have both exited their traumatic environments but still feel the physical remnants of lifelong trauma. What are they doing about it? Standing up and saying no more. Through podcasts, building communities, and ultimately movements t...

How often do you think about your pelvic floor - in fact, do you know what constructs your pelvic floor and why it matters? Dr. Sara Reardon is a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor support, and while she supports all humans, her specialty is in women's health as she is widely known as "the vagina whisperer".

All of the muscles from your belly button to your perineum (or taint) is a basket of muscles called the pelvi...

Superintendent Tiffany Gilmore is creating the world she wishes to live in. She disrupted her mainstream educational experience by creating her own school. Garvey Allen Academy is a school that prepares young people for real life, on a very transparent level in which the students have a voice too. They're allowed to ask why, and the approach transcends the copy/paste of the mainstream education system.

Being part of the mainstream ...

Sherolde Hackett is a multifaceted healer bringing together all women, and particularly BIPOC women together in R.O.O.T.E.D. to Rise, a structured method to address both lived experience as well as the experience from ancestors into the current day reality.

This conversation delves deep that before the "how" to tap into the collective consciousness and to assist in healing it, one must understand their own self and that everything ...

Putting on clothes is sometimes a chore, it can be frustrating to go to your closet each day (if you have one) only to find your favorite shirt or pant, or whatever is either in the wash or worse, you don't even have a piece that is your favorite that fits you just right making your 'case of the Mondays' that much worse.

Charisse Pasche and her wife created Dapper Boi, a gender and size inclusive clothing line that is nonbinary and...

Royce Morales is a writer, teacher, speaker, and a leader guiding humanity into divinity. In this episode, Royce and Amy vibe on their philosophies, understanding, and guidance along their own path but also in service to others as humanity upgrades.

Launching on the day that Neptune enters Aries for the first time in 151 years is no coincidence - the day in which a switch has been flipped within all of us at a cellular level. It's t...

Erin Correa is a sex positive champion for those in various life stages starting with knowing your "parts" as a child heading into puberty all the way up to current day adults knowing we may not have learned until late in life about our likes and dislikes inside and outside the bedroom.

Erin, a lifelong registered nurse and 2-time cancer survivor now paired back with her sex positive energy, coaches cancer survivors to feel good aga...

Have you heard of a death doula? You've probably certainly heard of a birth doula, and it's a similar concept and training. The same way that a birth doula helps assist a person's energy and the energy of the room to ensure a safe and incredible birthing journey, the same is achieved by a death doula for a soul departing from this world.

Nikki Smith had a more typical career in corporate technology but had always been volunteering ...

Rachael Lorenzo is a fierce advocate for reproductive rights, for native and indigenous protections and rights, leading with self care - of themselves, their team, and their community. Rachael is an indigenous Mescalero, Apache Laguna Pueblo Xicana living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Rachael fundamentally believes that if more people, especially white men, took care of themselves including tapping back into who they truly are and whe...

Synchronicities abundant in this episode! Willow Blythe-Carroll, a tribally-enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tribe brings beautiful, heart-led soulful energy into this episode.

Amy and Willow discussed the importance of personal growth, authenticity, and finding one's truth, with a focus on the challenges faced by women in a world that often discourages individuality. They also explored the concept of identity, belon...

Tamra Simmons was gathering eggs and water from the well in a small community at the age of 6 and is now an internationally acclaimed executive producer, winner of the Peabody, and a lifetime achievement award.

She is a storyteller that listens with her heart, and builds not only connections, but a rapport of protection and guidance for those that she creates those bonds with. It's not just about the story, it's about listening and...

This episode is dedicated to the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.

Sunshine Cabot was scooped, or removed from her biological family and placed with European families to "remove the Indian from the Indian" as mandated by the government in those exact words.

Through growing up feeling lost, not knowing her roots, where she came from, she felt a deep ache inside that grew into a desire to turn back and help those kids that were also scooped,...

Dr. Salisha Allard-Blaisdell knows what it's like to eat dirt...to not have clean water...to get kicked out of school because you weren't taught nor had the items to take a bath. She saw a way out of poverty, through education. Once she began to read, she became unstoppable.

Amy and Dr. Salisha discussed their shared love for Grenada, their academic achievements, and the challenges they faced in their personal lives. The conversati...

Janine Manning (she/her) is Anishinaabe and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation (Neyaashiinigmiing, ON). Janine’s paternal community is Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point. Janine identifies as urban Indigenous as she was born and raised (mostly) in Toronto. She now lives and works in her maternal traditional territory of Saukiing Anishinaabekiing in Owen Sound, ON.

Janine shares the importance of approaching no...

We don't need to empower women, they are already powerful...we just need to show them how to flex it.

Amy and Sherry discussed the challenges faced by women in their later years, particularly in balancing caregiving responsibilities and planning for their own financial futures. They emphasized the importance of teamwork, support, and intergenerational relationships in achieving personal and financial goals, and highlighted the need ...

Valerie Friedlander are both professional coaches and also members of the Feminist Podcaster's Collective, a group of individuals striving toward true equality and equity in the world.

Amy and Valerie discussed the importance of finding a coach who aligns with one's personal style and the need for coaching to support individuals in overcoming societal conditioning. They also explored the challenges of navigating corporate systems an...

Mary Waweru is a global anti racism leader, she helps people to understand their role in participating in the oppressive systems, far beyond gender. A champion for Africa, she creates community to share dialogue, experiences of, and progression with African women for all of the people of Africa.

Amy and Mary discussed their roles and experiences, with a focus on addressing systemic issues and promoting cultural and spiritual inclusi...