A few months ago I sat down to be interviewed by Luna Love, the host of Ladies Who Lead Podcast. I had a great time sharing with her about my personal story of how I came to do the work I am doing today.
I talked with Luna about growing up in New York, what inspired me to take a leap to move to California after college, become a yoga teacher, travel to India and eventually start my own business. In the episode I also share my "4 Keys to Feminine Leadership" and the women who have inspired me most over recent years.
Here's what else you'll find in this episode:
Did you enjoy this episode? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
Love,
Meredith
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I'm back with a new podcast episode this week with Becca Piastrelli of The Dabblist.
I was first introduced to Becca at a women's retreat in Sonoma, and soon after attended one of her Sisterhood Soiree events. I was immediately drawn to her sense of humor and genuine love, care, and encouragement for the women around her.
In this episode Becca shares how she listened to her inner calling to rediscover her feminine nature as well as start a successful online business supporting women to reconnect to creativity and sisterhood.
We also share about the shadow side of sisterhood and leadership, how to handle comparison in a world of growing women’s entrepreneurship and how to create structures of support in your life to rise above your biggest challenges.
In this episode we discuss:
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Becca Piastrelli is an online entrepreneur who is part Artemis, part Athena. Her Artemis comes out in her work on TheDabblist.com where she holds space for women to awaken their creativity, stop chasing perfect, and work with their hands again in a space of creative sisterhood. Her Athena comes out in her work with bloggers and online business owners, helping them authentically market and build their tribes online. A nature devotée and lover of plant wisdom, Becca likes to dabble in deeper understanding of the moon and it works its magic both within the feminine body and out in the world. You can find her extrovert-ing with fellow creative women while drinking entirely too much coffee and likely making overly animated facial expressions.
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Karen Prosen and I were immediately drawn to each other when we first met in downtown Sebastopol, CA when she came to look at the office space I was renting at the time.
Our connection deepened over the coming months when she joined my very first group coaching program for women two years ago and over time has become a dear friend, collaborator and teacher of mine as well.
Like myself and many of us, Karen's path of healing and service began with the body. I invite you to pause today and listen to today's episode to learn about how Karen left a life of modeling around the world to becoming a true servant to the divine and the awakening of our collective consciousness.
My hope is this episode helps you remember to truly take care of and love your body as a temple so you can become a living vessel for spirit to move through.
In this episode we discuss:
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How will you choose to treat your body as a temple and vessel today? I'd love to hear in the comments below.
With love,
Meredith
Karen Prosen is a facilitator, meditation guide, artist, and a wellness + business coach integrating yoga, Buddhist philosophy and social justice into her offerings. Earning her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Karen hosts retreats, meets with clients over the phone and at her office in Sonoma County, CA, and designs personalized meditation recordings. She supports people of all walks of life in transcending cultural paradigms and remembering that they are already living temples and clear vessels.
In this month of love and especially self-love, I decided to sit down with spiritual mentor, soul alchemist and dear friend, Jessica Sandra of Sacred Soul Cove.
I felt called to bring light to the topic of "Reclaiming Divine Feminine Sexuality" after listening to a video interview with two female yoga mentors of mine. One of them shared about her story of sexual abuse in her life and how she was able to transform the experience into a source of empowerment. The week after, I then had a friend open up to me about her experience of sexual abuse she had in her first year of college. It became clear that this was a topic I wanted to address and share with my community.
I am so happy to introduce you today to Jessica Sandra ~ a woman doing amazing work in the world by sharing her story and supporting women to transform past experiences of abuse and trauma into empowerment and self-love.
In this episode we discuss:
I hope you enjoy the episode. I'd love to hear your comments below.
With love, Meredith
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Jessica Sandra is a spiritual mentor, soul alchemist, and liberator of the wild woman within. She helps women reconnect to their divine feminine essence, come to fully embody and express that essence, and cultivate a life that is deeply in line with their soul. Her work involves the transmutation of past sexual trauma and pain into divine feminine connection and power. Her vision is for women everywhere to live in full expression of their truth, embodied and full of their own life force energy.
I have a new podcast to share with you today on the topic of "Falling in Love with Yourself."
I feel this is such an important topic because we really do need to value and love ourselves in order to live happy, fulfilled lives where we are able to give back at our fullest capacity and live up to our highest potential.
Just an example from my life yesterday: I knew I wanted to sit down and record this podcast first thing, but I woke up in a terrible mood. I had a headache, my muscles were aching in my back, and overall I wasn’t feeling very positive. Just the thought of sitting down at my computer to record this podcast felt impossible.
So instead of forcing myself to do what I didn’t actually have the capacity to do, I paused and checked in with myself.
I knew I had a choice: I could dive into work and my to do list and probably have a pretty grumpy day... OR I could really honor and take care of myself first, even though I had a million things to do on my list.
I knew I needed to slow down and take care of myself.
So I tidied up my room and chose a YogaGlo class (I highly recommend Yogaglo if you struggle with keeping up a home yoga practice) and I found a class with Elena Brower on how to, "Value yourself to Master Yourself."
The whole class was about taking the time to take care of yourself.
I realized, "I really need to have an innate sense of value in order to take care of and fall in love with myself..."
Owning my innate value has been a big part of my inner work over the last few years, and I have come a long way. Valuing myself shows up in how much money I earn, how healthy my relationships are, what I choose to wear and how I create the environment around me.
After my morning yoga practice and self-care time, I felt SO much better and I sat down to record this podcast feeling so filled up with love that I couldn’t wait to share with you all.
In this episode, I share:
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Warmly, Meredith
Last week I sat down with my magical friend, Rakai'el Webb, (formerly Rachael, which you will hear me refer to her as in the episode).
I've watched a beautiful transformation in Rakai'el over the last year as she has embraced her full magical self. She is a living example as to how when we stop hiding and embrace who we are, magic is really possible.
In the episode we discuss:
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Rakai'el Webb is a Spiritual Coach & Business Advisor who works with creatives & entrepreneurs who long to find the clarity and the courage to let their magic out. She is passionate about merging the worlds of business and spirituality during this powerful time of shift on our planet. Rachael is an internationally known Clairsentient with a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Doctor of Metaphysics, and an Ordained Minister.
Photographs by In Her Image Photography
This is how I felt when I met yoga teacher and retreat leader, Sarah-Jane Perman. Sarah-Jane wandered into a workshop I was leading at Burning Man and the whole time I kept wondering, "How do I know this person?"
After the workshop, we chatted and found we had lots to talk about. I discovered Sarah-Jane was on a mission to open people's hearts around the world by leading goddess retreats from Australia to Bali, to Tulum, Nicaragua and beyond.
I was immediately drawn to her positivity and ability to trust in the universe, so I invited her to an interview on the Rising Women Leaders podcast.
In this episode we talk about:
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And, Sarah has a special offer for you!
From Sarah-Jane:
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About Sarah-Jane Perman:
Sarah Jane Perman is a wellness experimentalist, vinyasa yoga teacher, holistic health coach and firm believer in the power of connecting to your truth and following your heart. Her mission is to inspire and work with as many people as she possibly can to open hearts across the planet!
This week on the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I interviewed yoga teacher and published author, Kimber Simpkins.
I met Kimber when we were teaching yoga at the same studio in Berkeley three years ago. I instantly fell in love with her classes, her singing with the harmonium, and her passion of writing.
Since I've known Kimber, she finished writing her book, self-published it, and then signed a contract to re-release it with a national publisher. Her book, Full: How I learned to Satisfy My Insatiable Hunger and Feed My Soul, is now available online and in bookstores across the country. Her next book, 52 Ways to Love Your Body is officially coming out in January.
In this episode we talk about:
Kimber leaves us with the question, "What is one thing you can do today to show your body that you care?"
I'd love to hear what you'll do in the comments.
You can learn more about Kimber, her upcoming retreats and 30 Day Love Your Body Course here.
With love, Meredith
This week on the Rising Women Leaders Podcast, I interviewed Rachel Rossitto of Rose Holistic about Divine Love & Partnership. Rachel's been a dear sister this year to me and I often look to her for guidance when tapping into my femininity, creating sacred space, or honoring the love and relationships in my life.
In this episode we discuss:
Learn more about Rachel and her upcoming program Magnetic at RoseHolistic.com
I hope you enjoy!
Love, Meredith
In this episode of Rising Women Leaders I interview Erica Jago, yoga teacher, designer and co-author of the amazon best-selling book Art of Attention.
In the interview, we talk about:
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EARTH retreat in Yosemite September 12 - 18: jagoyoga.com
Welcome to the Rising Women Leaders podcast!
“If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it—through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated.” ~ Victoria Moran
It's time to celebrate all we are and all we came to do.
I see an awakening in women all around me, especially in the sweet, kind and nurturing ones who are ready to stand up, express themselves and share their voice.
But, I know from personal experience a lot can get in the way when we step up to lead. I myself struggled with sharing my voice as a more timid and sensitive being. However, the world needs more women connected to their soft sensitive nature who are willing to be vulnerable to step up and accurately represent the needs of our world.
I believe you do not need to change who you are to lead, you just need to be supported to face your fears and listen to your intuition to make a bigger impact.
So...I have created my first PODCAST series for Rising Women Leaders.
I will be sharing insights on how to step into courage, self-love, and leadership while staying true to our feminine nature.
I'll also be interviewing leaders and entrepreneurs about how they've faced their fears, created magic in their lives and grown their businesses.
The first episode is now live!
In the first episode, Fearless Feminine Confidence, I share:
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If you are ready to lead from your heart and learn what it takes to face your fears and truly love and honor yourself, I hope you'll join us in the Rising Women Leaders movement.
Let me know what you think of the first episode in the comments below!
With love, Meredith
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