Best Amy Fagan Podcasts (2024)

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173. Cycle Awareness and Ending Violence Against Women & Girls (Tamsin Fagan) 56:15

12h ago56:15

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Menstrual cycle awareness has the capacity to create meaningful change in all areas of life, and today we’re exploring an aspect of our collective human experience which isn’t talked about enough... In a couple of days, it will be the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and today our guest is Tamsin Fagan who has been d…

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120: Rapt: Reusable Gift Wrap! 50:51

3h ago50:51

50:51

Oh my gosh, I just loved this conversation with Monica and Cindy of Rapt Gift Wrap! Their business is fabric wrap, to reduce the paper waste from gift wrapping, and it's so beautiful! I thought the timing of this was perfect; hopefully will give folks time to think about gift waste before the rush. Monica O'Neil and Cindy Estes are friends who star…

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172. How Cycle Awareness Grows Your Intuition (Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:04:23

6h ago1:04:23

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In a world that can overly prioritise the linear and rational, so many of us long to connect with and express our instinctive, intuitive knowing, and today we’re exploring how the practice of menstrual cycle awareness can help us to hone the art of intuitive living. Alexandra and Sjanie unpack how the first half of the cycle has an outer-focused th…

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119: Peace House Studio: Sustainable Children's Clothing That Lasts! 40:47

2d ago40:47

40:47

I'm talking with Nick Bergmann of Peace House Studio- Nick and his spouse Kate are creating children's clothes that can be bought back when outgrown and patched up and passed onto a new child with even more fun personality! (check out the cutie patootie top in the cover, and also in my Instagram promo!) We talk about the start of Peace House Studio…

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171. Mothering, Matrescence and Perimenopause (Amy Taylor Kabbaz) 59:40

7d ago59:40

59:40

What do we do when we’re experiencing significant changes physically, emotionally and spiritually in the years running up to menopause, all we want to do is run far, far away, but we still have kids at home who need our care and support? This question is coming up a lot in our community and that’s why I’m so grateful to be talking with Matrescence …

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118: Terra Mora Sustainable Wooden Housewares 39:43

9d ago39:43

39:43

I was recently approached by Mykhailo and Vlad of Terra Mora on Instagram and was just so impressed with what they're offering that I wanted to feature them on the podcast and learn more about them. These two are both 21 yearrs old, and in the beginning of the current Russia/Ukraine war, lost their homes and just about everything, but they've built…

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170. How the Five Phases of Menopause Transform your Relationships (Autumn Saunders) 56:50

14d ago56:50

56:50

Through their decades of sitting with women and people undergoing the menopause initiation, Alexandra and Sjanie have seen that no part of your life remains untouched by menopause, including your relationships with your loved ones and community. Everything needs to undergo a shift, however subtle, as you move into a greater sense of authority with …

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169. How we Become a Force of Nature in Menopause (Dr Danielle Arabena) 1:07:46

21d ago1:07:46

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Menopause, and the years running up to it, can be a time of real challenge and transformation. Without wise guidance and a framework to understand what’s happening, we can be left feeling lost, alone and crazy. Luckily, there are those who can serve as guides, like our guest today, Dr Danielle Arabena, who brings her extensive experience as a medic…

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116: Kenya Rothstein, Environmental Attorney 48:31

30d ago48:31

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Kenya Rothstein is the host of the podcast Thank You For Saying NO, about things happen in life that feel impossible and hard, but turn out to be the best thing for us. I've been following her for a little while now, and at some point she messaged me and said something like "your podcast is about sustainability - I need to be a guest!" I wasn't goi…

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168. How Conscious Menopause Can Change the World (Alexandra & Sjanie) 59:38

28d ago59:38

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It’s world menopause month, and we’re continuing the menopause conversation we began two weeks ago, where we explored how to navigate the dark night of the soul of the menopause process (it’s episode 166), and we’re continuing by looking at the powers that the menopause initiation can awaken in us, if we refuse to abandon ourselves during this betr…

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115: My Homestead Moving Adventure 15:23

1M ago15:23

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This is a shorty, you guys (you're welcome!) - just thought I'd give a little update, since some huge life shifts have happened for me - some, maybe a lot of you, follow on social media, so you know that I recently moved - short update: it's mostly going well! Also, as it has been for a while now, menopause was brought up - October is Menopause Awa…

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167. How to Mother Ourselves Through Menopause (Chameli Gad) 1:09:02

1M ago1:09:02

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Today on the podcast we’re exploring how menopause can be an initiation into greater self-love, self-compassion and self-mothering. This is our third conversation with Chameli Gad, the founder of Awakening Women. Each year she’s come back here to generously share her menopause process, which unfolded throughout the pandemic and included the death o…

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114: Natalie Hodge - The Misadventures of a First Time Foodscaper 55:25

1M ago55:25

55:25

Natalie Hodge is my very first Virginia podcast guest since moving here, and I'm so excited to share our conversation with you! She just recently (this year!) started gardening in containers, and she is HOOKED! I love her story of how and why she started, and how excited she gets talking about growing her own food on her balcony - and hearing about…

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166. How to Navigate the Menopause Dark Night of The Soul (Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:04:38

2M ago1:04:38

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Many of us are turning up at menopause stressed, exhausted, overworked and under-nourished, often managing multiple care and work roles simultaneously. And then we hit the “death” moment of the menopause initiatory death and rebirth process. The challenges of the menopause initiation can often be compounded by key relationships ending, bereavement,…

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113: Carol Connare, Editor of THE Old Farmer's Almanac! 1:03:08

1M ago1:03:08

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I was thinking that the title of this episode should be "How on Earth did Amy score The Old Farmer's Almanac on the Podcast?? But it was too many characters... Shall we make it the UNofficial title? Carol Connare is the 14th editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac, and only the 2nd woman- since 1792! She talks about the beginnings of the Almanac, and ab…

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165. How to Make the World Love Periods (Jane Bennett) 59:14

2M ago59:14

59:14

What do you do when you’ve discovered the incredible power of menstrual cycle awareness, and you’re keen to share it with your loved ones, colleagues and community, but whenever you try to talk about it, you receive reactions that range from disinterest to disgust? The truth is that menstrual shame is real, it is pervasive and overcoming it is a ke…

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112: A Homesteading State of Mind with Rhonda Linn 45:11

2M ago45:11

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I loved this conversation with Rhonda Linn so much - we have a lot in common - she's just a bit ahead of me. A big one for me is the title of this episode - A Homesteading State of Mind - you don't know this, but that was almost the name of this podcast! For real! Rhonda is a writer, so I'm going to use some of her words, so I don't make it all clu…

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164. How Cycle Awareness Helps Us to Follow Our Callings (Grace Winteringham) 56:37

2M ago56:37

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Menstrual Cycle Awareness gives us a direct line to our deep selves, to what we’re here for and what we most deeply love. As Alexandra and Sjanie say in Wild Power: “The journey to realizing your Calling, or purpose, is made possible by the process of initiation, which is encoded in your menstrual cycle. Initiatory change happens through the archet…

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111: Blasphemous Nutrition with Aimee Gallo 1:18:35

2M ago1:18:35

1:18:35

Wow, I loved this conversation with Aimee Gallo! She calls herself 'unapologetically candid,' in her podcast description, and I'm 100% here for it. Aimee's not afraid to question or disagree with what we've been hearing our whole lives about nutrition on her podcast, Blasphemous Nutrition. She's not just being contrary; she's been studying nutritio…

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163. How to Show Up For Big Things on Day One of Your Cycle (Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:06:23

2M ago1:06:23

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Have you ever had to show up in a big way on day one of your cycle and felt exposed, then - like me - totally exhausted afterwards? Today we’re exploring how menstrual cycle awareness can help you step up when you’re on your period; whether you have to do a big presentation at work, a speech at your best friend’s wedding, host a PTA meeting, or be …

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110: Jane Lee Rankin on Agritourism and Our Connection with Animals 1:09:20

2M ago1:09:20

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This conversation with Jane Lee Rankin was so easy - it felt like it just flowed for me - it helps that we are very like-minded... Whatever it was, I had the best time getting to know her! Jane Lee Rankin is a 2 time author, and also a farmer in Agritourism, opening up her farm so that others can come and feel the peace that comes with farming (or …

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162. The Connection Between Food and Menstrual Cycle Health (Lisa Hendrickson-Jack) 59:17

3M ago59:17

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Are you (or your friends or the people you work with) struggling with menstrual health challenges like irregular cycles, spotting or heavy bleeding, menstrual pain, PCOS and intense mood changes in the premenstrual phase? Would you love to understand how you could work with food and dietary shifts to create menstrual health? Our guest today is Lisa…

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109: Untethering Shame with Kyira Wackett 54:32

3M ago54:32

54:32

Ooh, this conversation with Kyira Wackett was so good! Kyira hosts her own podcast, Untethering Shame, and brought such a necessary conversation for me, as every week I'm talking about all of these cool people who are doing amazing things in sustainability, and this week we're talking about SHAME, which feels so important right now. It's so true, a…

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161. The Power of Premenstrual Truth Telling (Maya Luna) 59:33

3M ago59:33

59:33

Have you ever noticed that your intuitive sense of knowing is heightened when you are premenstrual? Today we’re exploring the radical honesty that can be invoked in inner autumn, asking the question: what if our unadulterated, fierce, premenstrual truth speaking is actually exactly the medicine our world needs at this time? My guest is Maya Luna, a…

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108: Clean Makeup with Christina Flach of Pretty Girl Makeup 1:01:07

3M ago1:01:07

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This conversation with Christina Flach was gold! She is just a wealth of knowledge, experience and kindness. Christina is a Makeup Artist to the stars, and created a clean makeup that is night and day better than commercial makeup. She has a family, and was very vulnerable in sharing her trauma, but she has such a warmth and mentoring nature and ha…

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160. What Black Cyclical Wisdom can Teach us About Hope, Peace and Belonging (Dr Cre Dye) 1:06:02

3M ago1:06:02

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Today we’re exploring Black cyclical wisdom through the lens of the life story of an extraordinary woman who left a profound legacy of cyclical heart and body intelligence, with Dr Cre Dye, who serves as the Menstruality Justice and Inclusion Educator at Red School. Dr. Cre has served her local, national, and international communities with heart, m…

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107 Go Green with Alexa Pavan 1:02:23

3M ago1:02:23

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I've been following Alexa Pavan for a long time on Instagram - I love everything she posts and stands for, and I was so thrilled when she said yes to a conversation! I may have been a little giddy talking with her... Usually I like to get the back story of a guest, and get to the point where their life changed to be more sustainable, but Alexa does…

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159. How to Meet the Challenges of Inner Summer (Q+A with Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:01:59

3M ago1:01:59

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How do you feel about inner summer, or the ovulatory phase of the cycle? For many in our community, it’s the easiest and most joyful part of the cycle, but many also find it to be challenging and confronting. Today Alexandra and Sjnaie respond to your questions about inner summer and ovulation, including; how to approach physical symptoms around ov…

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106: The Schoolhouse Life - Homesteading with Lacey Grim 53:22

3M ago53:22

53:22

Whew, this conversation was so good! Lacey and her husband are homesteading in North Carolina, and I noticed they're in a town that I was actually really hoping to find a house in, so that felt kind of Kismet to start off - but there's just so much more that she does that resonates and interests me! My favorite thing we talked about was the food cl…

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158. How Yoni Mapping Can Support Your Cycle Awareness Practice (Jules Alma) 59:33

4M ago59:33

59:33

For a decade, our guest, birth doula, menstrual coach Jules Alma has been mapping her Yoni. It’s soothed and regulated her nervous system, healed her pain during sex and brings her back to her centre. She even uses it after she has attended a birth to regulate after all the beauty and intensity of the experience. Yoni is the sanskrit word referring…

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105: Amanda Russo: The Breathing Goddess 48:09

4M ago48:09

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I loved this conversation with Amanda Russo, talking about breathwork and how it can actually heal us if we give it the chance. I met Amanda just a couple of months ago, but we've been following each other for many months, so I'm excited to get some quality time with her. I'm inspired by her spontaneous nature, and her free spirit, and she is also …

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157. How to do a Big Bleed Retreat (Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:04:19

4M ago1:04:19

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As you may know, we often talk about the amazing powers available to us when we’re able to rest at menstruation. But in a world that likes to see us active 24/7, how do we create the time and space to truly fulfill this glorious potential? Well, Alexandra and Sjanie have a remedy they call The Big Bleed. Essentially, this means giving yourself a on…

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104: Vertical Farming Podcast and Life Shifts with Harry Duran 1:03:45

4M ago1:03:45

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I tease Harry Duran about how we first connected, because it makes me feel good about my scrappiness as a podcaster. He wasn't mean, just way bigger than me - and he still is, we're just connected now, which I'm so grateful for! Harry's first podcast, Podcast Junkies just hit the 10 year mark recently, and I'm super grateful to have been a guest (s…

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156. How we Practice Cycle Awareness as a Couple (Lucy Peach and Richard Berney) 1:04:49

4M ago1:04:49

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How can you practice cycle awareness in your relationship? We get asked this question all the time, so we’re especially grateful to our guests today, Lucy Peach and Richard Berney for being willing to invite us right into the heart of their cycle-aware relationship. Lucy Peach is a period preacher, author, and folksinger. She’s a graduate of our Me…

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103: Autism Rocks and Rolls with Sam Mitchell 50:05

4M ago50:05

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Sam Mitchell approached me, and was just so dynamic that I had to have him on the podcast to talk about Autism and his podcast Autism Rocks and Rolls, and you'll see why here! I definitely couldn't do any better putting Sam into words, so I'm copying these from his initial email: "I am a high-functioning human being on the autism spectrum, but have…

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155. A Trauma-Informed Approach to Healing Pelvic Pain (Dr Peta Wright) 1:02:26

4M ago1:02:26

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24% of women and people who bleed in the UK suffer from chronic pelvic pain, it’s 1 in 5 in Australia where our guest today, gynecologist Dr Peta Wright lives and works. Dr Peta wrote her book Healing Pelvic Pain: transforming the trauma of period pain, endometriosis and chronic pelvic distress to explore a wide range of treatments which often aren…

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102: Just Grow Something with Karin Velez 1:07:01

4M ago1:07:01

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I've been listening to Karin Velez's podcast Just Grow Something for quite a while, because I love how she offers helpful, bite sized truth bombs about growing produce every episode - and she also has this voice that is so easy for me to listen to... Karin's story about where her podcast came from is fascinating, and she is offering super helpful i…

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154. From PMDD to Power and Ending Menstrual Suffering (Kate Shepherd Cohen) 1:00:20

4M ago1:00:20

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For many of us, the inner autumn can be a provocative, messy and painful part of the menstrual cycle, where old traumas and wounds can surface, and for some this becomes deeply debilitating and disruptive. Our guest today, Menstrual Cycle Support founder Kate Shepherd Cohen, shares generously about her personal experience of PMDD (Pre-Menstrual Dys…

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101: Bigger Life Adventures with Carrie Hoffman 1:04:06

5M ago1:04:06

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Man, I loved this conversation with Carrie Hoffman of Bigger Life Adventures! I was sold with sustainable travel, but this conversation is SO much more- Carrie lives the sustainable lifestyle - She lives on 10 acres in the mountains of Arizona! You can probably hear (and hopefully can tune out) the crackly sound, but she lives out in the open and t…

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153. What Could Your Menstruality Career Look Like? (Alexandra & Sjanie) 56:36

5M ago56:36

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Speaking about the menstrual cycle and menopause is becoming less and less taboo. You can see it everywhere you look; Instagram is wonderfully full of women teaching cycle tracking for health and fertility. Our recent podcast guest Dr Lara Owen is busy co-creating international menstrual and workplace policies. You can buy menstrual cups in superma…

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100: Menopause Panel with Lisa Boate, Cathy Rust, Andrea Canny and Polina LeRoy! 1:52:06

5M ago1:52:06

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For the 100th episode of Grounded in Maine, I'm celebrating with this PANEL of women to talk about menopause! We discuss the highs and lows, what we expected about menopause, the reality, and our hopes. Whether you are in your 20s, 40s, 60s, female or male, menopause effects us all. Andrea Canny has a dream of creating an educational and peaceful o…

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152. Menstruation and Menopause in the Workplace (Dr Lara Owen) 58:49

5M ago58:49

58:49

Today we’re delighted to welcome one of the original menstruality trailblazers, Dr Lara Owen back to the podcast. We’re exploring a topic which comes up regularly in the Red School community - how to practice menstrual cycle awareness and conscious menopause at work, and how to create workplaces which honour our cyclical needs, particularly during …

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99: Looking Forward and Looking Back with Amy 12:55

5M ago12:55

12:55

I have a big request, you guys - I need some MALE people to give their perspective on menopause - I'm really doing it - I've been talking about the Menopause Panel since November/December, and it's finally happening. I'm so excited for these conversations, and to help people feel empowered and not feel broken when their body is changing in ways we …

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151. Cyclical Wisdom for Heartbreak, Devastation and Rebirth (Sara Avant Stover) 58:50

5M ago58:50

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In February 2016 our guest today, author and teacher Sara Avant Stover was coming out of a season of intense creativity and output and was preparing to enter into a cycle of rest and recovery, when one evening she received shattering news. Her former fiance came home one evening and confessed that he had been cheating on her, with many people, for …

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98: Energy Audits - Everything You Need to Know with Colin McCullough 1:14:56

5M ago1:14:56

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Oh man, I learned SO much about energy audits from Colin McCullough! He's been doing audits for a long time, and is passionate about it. He is one of the very few people I've talked to who said he would do his job for free if he didn't need money to survive - that says so much to me about him. Energy Audits help you to see how to make your home mor…

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150. The Inner Autumn Powers that Awaken in our 40s (Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:02:55

5M ago1:02:55

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As with your early years of cycling, your later years of cycling are a transitional time. Your 20s and 30s are all about discovering your rhythm and firming up your sense of self. But from your 40s onwards, the focus begins to shift. Subtly, you start to feel that you're stepping up to a bigger game. It's as though the clock on your life is now tic…

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97: Laughter Yoga AND Worm Composting with Cathy Nesbitt 1:18:41

5M ago1:18:41

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Oh my gosh, our friend Ande Lyons introduced us, and I was thrilled to get to talk to Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Composters about worm composting; I was told she also taught "Laughter Yoga," which I guess made sense, and was very curious about, but when I met Cathy on Zoom, I was instantly sold. Cathy has been teaching worm composting for over 2 deca…

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149. How to Move from Toxic Productivity to Honouring your Natural Rhythms (Tamu Thomas) 57:06

6M ago57:06

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Do you catch yourself measuring your worth by how much you do, and how much what you do benefits others? If you do, you’re not alone. And, as our guest today, Tamu Thomas, says - it’s not your fault. In her groundbreaking new book, Women Who Work Too Much: Break Free from Toxic Productivity, Tamu challenges the societal norms that glorify relentles…

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97: Mary Lewis and her Tiny Homestead 56:36

6M ago56:36

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Mary Lewis has her own podcast called A Tiny Homestead, where she talks with other homesteaders and people doing "homestead-y" things... She's had some pretty impressive guests, like Joel Salatin and me... It makes me think of my plan before this podcast, so I'm loving following Mary to see how that goes! Mary's message that she's hoping you take a…

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148. How to Find the Gold in Your Menstrual Cycle Crossover Days (Alexandra & Sjanie) 1:10:09

6M ago1:10:09

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Is there a particular point of your menstrual (or lunar) cycle where you tend to fall into a metaphorical ‘hole’? For many it’s day 5/6, coming out of the bleed or day 19/20 as you transition to inner autumn. These are two of the four ‘crossover days’ of the cycle. We like to think of these days as mini gaps in the fabric of life, or the ground giv…

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