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339: Collective Awakening Through Acts of Peace & Justice with Mirabai Starr

Today, as we continue to process the recent election results, we’re diving into a conversation that supports us in the realm of spiritual connection, resilience, and collective awakening. In times of change, we often seek grounding and meaning, and this week’s guest offers a unique perspective on how to find both. Wherever you are in the process of digesting the recent election, I invite you to take good care of your energy and your heart, nourish yourself and take your time. And know that there is a place for your voice and contribution in finding solutions to our most pressing challenges as a society.

If you are longing for community to rest, reflect, restore and rejuvenate with, join me in the Well Woman Academy. Details at wellwomanlife.com/academy

I’m thrilled to bring you my conversation with Mirabai Starr, an award-winning author, internationally acclaimed speaker, and a pioneer in interspiritual dialogue. Mirabai has been named one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and she’s spent decades exploring spirituality through the wisdom of the world’s religious traditions. She’s authored books like Wild Mercy, Caravan of No Despair, and God of Love, which offer a fresh, grounded approach to spirituality and feminine wisdom.

Together, we discuss what it means to live a deeply connected life, where everyday experiences invite us to the sacred, beyond institutionalized religion and self-improvement. Join us as we explore how engaging in acts of peace and justice can be as profound as any personal journey.

The Well Woman Show is thankful for support from Collective Action Strategies – a consulting firm that supports systemic change so that women and families thrive, and by the Well Woman Life Movement Challenge Quiz at wellwomanlife.com/quiz

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

Mirabai’s first episode: https://wellwomanlife.com/captivate-podcast/173show/

Find her books here

Her group: Holy Lament – Holy Lament Community Grief Journey with Mirabai Starr

The Transformative Path of Loss & Longing with Mirabai Starr: An ongoing community grief journey through the Landscape of Loss

Fighting for Justice and Equality with Rep. Pamelya Herndon

This week on the Well Woman Show, I interview Pamelya Herndon, an attorney and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 28th district since 2021. She is a Howard University graduate and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.

We discuss:

– Representative Pamela Herndon’s work and advocacy for justice, equality, and improving access to behavioral health and maternal healthcare, especially for women and people of color.

– Herndon’s personal background and how her family history and upbringing shaped her passion for social justice.

– Advice and insights Herndon shares on achieving success, balancing career and family, and the importance of following one’s passions.

Pamela also recommended the book: “A Black Women’s History of the United States” by Dana Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross.

She also mentioned the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee Meeting on November 19-22 – you can find out more here: https://www.nmlegis.gov/committee/Interim_Committee?CommitteeCode=LHHS

Remember:

Family Friendly NM Business Networking Oct 17 5:30-7:00
Join us on Thursday, October 17th and be inspired by leaders in the community!
Unlock Your Business Success: Be a part of the movement that prioritizes families and the economy in fresh and impactful ways.
Learn how to apply for the prestigious Family Friendly Business Award and elevate your workplace to new heights.
Network, have fun and uncover the path to recognition for your investments in both your business and your valued employees!
There is a business case for implementing family friendly workplace policies, this event is a perfect place to learn more.

Learn more

Also, 100 Women Albuquerque Oct 30 5:30-7:00

Once you donate, you become a member of 100 Women Albuquerque. Members suggest and vote on the nonprofit agencies that will receive funding. Each quarter five nonprofits are emailed out to the membership, they have three weeks to review and make their selection. The nonprofit with the majority of votes receives the funding. We keep a list of suggested nonprofits submitted from our members and all nonprofits are vetted.

Learn more

Don’t miss out on NMCSW’s Women’s Health Summit – New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women on November 8-9, 2024 at Isleta Resort & Casino.

Registration is limited so be sure to reserve your spot today.

Local women have shared their stories and the facts show that healthcare is a top concern here in New Mexico. As a result, this year’s Women’s Summit will focus on women’s health. Join the Commission on the Status of Women to hear incredible speakers, engage with other women, and attend panels exploring issues such as expanding access to care, women’s mental health, challenges for local medical providers, exploring community driven models of care, navigating healthcare resources, social determinants of health, and maternal mortality issues here in New Mexico.

Learn more

September 10th, 2024

337: How the Patriarchy Harms us All, Boys and Men Included with Ruth Whippman

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Ruth Whippman, British author, journalist and cultural critic living in the United States, and the author of BOY MOM, Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity. A former BBC documentary film director, her writing appears in the New York Times, The Guardian, Time magazine and elsewhere. Fortune described her as “one of the sharpest minds” of the decade. Her first book America the Anxious, was a New York Post Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Editors’ Choice.

We discuss:

The role of socializing our boys in society and the impact.
Patriarchy isn’t just about women, it’s impacting men as well.
How we can stop perpetuating the same cycles and do better.

But first I want to tell you about even event coming up in Santa Fe that I love going to every year and that the Well Woman Show is sponsoring- the 5th Annual SCORE Women In Business Conference: Building Bridges and Empowering Entrepreneurs! SCORE Santa Fe & Northern New Mexico presents the 5th SCORE Women In Business Conference on Thursday, September 19 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Scottish Rite Center in Santa Fe. This year’s conference aims to inspire and connect women entrepreneurs and small business owners across New Mexico. With a focus on collaboration and community building across cultures and industries, the event promises to be a valuable experience for all attendees. For more information about tickets, visit Women In Business Conference – Doing Well While Doing Good.

Now I’ve got to tell you how much I love this conference – it’s really well planned with wonderful speakers and engaging sessions. It’s a must go to for women in businesses no matter what stage you’re in! I always leave with authentic objections made and very inspired to tackle my next goal. I hope you’ll join me! Head over to wellwomanlife dot com for more info.

These two questions could change your life! – Well Woman Life

August 13th, 2024

336: Heal the Divide Between Your Money and Your Sacred Self, While Creating a Just and Sustainable World with Genevieve Chavez Mitchell

Hello Well Women! On the show today, I interview Genevieve Chavez Mitchell, local activist, global citizen, conscious investor, spiritual seeker and author of Sacred Money: The Power of Heart-Centered Finance. Genevieve’s background includes business and non-profit consulting, natural health care, and portfolio management. She is a proud mother and grandmother to her four sons and her four grandchildren. She co-authored the book Prayers to the Goddess: A Moon Cycle Devotion, with Anne Key. Genevieve is committed to a just, thriving, kind, regenerative Earth community. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

We discuss:

Changing Your Money Story
A Paradigm Shift From Me More Mine to Us We and the Earth
Practical Tips to use your Money for a Better World
Conscious consumerism

And much more

And happening next month, 100 Women Albuquerque will be meeting August 21st at 5:30pm in Albuquerque to amplify our impact and assist under-supported organizations. Come be inspired by the collective power of women. Join us to meet like-minded women committed to making a difference. Members can nominate local nonprofits and, promote a business or event during our meeting – I’ll be there facilitating the community sharing portion of the event and I’d love to see you there! Head over to 100WomenABQ.org for all the info and links.

I recently had the privilege of attending the White House Southwest Regional Business Briefing, where we heard directly from Biden-Harris Administration officials about the ongoing efforts to bolster our local economies through entrepreneurship and small business ownership. The discussions were rich with insights and resources aimed at supporting businesses, especially those committed to creating family-friendly workplaces.

At Family Friendly NM, our mission is to support businesses in thriving by fostering environments where families can flourish. We believe that when businesses adopt family-friendly policies, they not only enhance the well-being of their employees but also drive productivity, loyalty, and overall success. The White House briefing reaffirmed the importance of our mission and provided valuable resources to help us continue this crucial work.

At Family Friendly NM, we recognize that implementing family-friendly policies is a key driver of business success. Policies such as flexible working hours, paid family leave, and on-site or near site childcare not only support employees in balancing work and family life but also enhance employee satisfaction and retention.

During the briefing, I had the opportunity to ask two critical questions that are close to our hearts at Family Friendly NM:

Childcare for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: I inquired about the availability and support for childcare solutions tailored to the unique needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs. The response was encouraging, highlighting that the SBA recognizes the importance of accessible childcare and is working to include this in their support programs. They emphasized that integrating childcare support is crucial for enabling entrepreneurs to focus on growing their businesses without sacrificing their families’ needs.
Family-Friendly Workplaces as a Strategy for Business Development: I also asked how the SBA is positioning family-friendly workplaces as a key strategy for supporting business development. While the SBA is doing incredible work in supporting small businesses, they have not yet fully integrated the messaging about the critical role family-friendly workplaces play in business development. This is where Family Friendly NM steps in. We will continue to be the voice advocating for the integration of family-friendly policies as a core business strategy, ensuring that the needs of both businesses and families are met.The White House briefing highlighted several policy priorities and resources that align perfectly with our goals at Family Friendly NM. Here are some of the key takeaways:
1. Investing in America Agenda: This initiative focuses on strengthening local economies through investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and small business support. For businesses in New Mexico, there are specific state fact sheets available that outline opportunities for local entrepreneurs and small business owners.
2. Small Business Administration (SBA) Resources: The SBA offers a wealth of resources designed to support small businesses. These include:
  - Digital Investing in America Small Business Hub: This hub provides detailed information on accessing grants, contracts, and other opportunities. It also includes free guides and examples of small businesses that have successfully secured funding.
  - Capital Access: SBA’s lending resources are invaluable for businesses looking to grow. Programs like the Lender Match Program can help businesses find competitive funding opportunities.
  - Government Contracting and Business Development: SBA programs aim to help small businesses win federal contracts, which can be a significant boost for growth and stability.
3. Entrepreneurial Development: Access to training and counseling is crucial for business success. The SBA’s network includes Small Business Development Centers, SCORE, and the Association of Women’s Business Centers, all offering support tailored to the needs of small businesses.
4. Disaster Recovery & Resilience: The SBA’s Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience provides essential support to businesses affected by disasters, helping them recover and build resilience against future challenges.I’m grateful for the continued partnership with the White House and the SBA as we work towards creating more family-friendly workplaces across New Mexico and beyond. I encourage all business owners and leaders to explore the resources available and to consider how family-friendly policies can contribute to a thriving, resilient business environment.Read more at https://nmfamilyfriendlybusiness.org/building-a-thriving-family-friendly-workplace/

These two questions could change your life! – Well Woman Life

July 9th, 2024

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

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, she credits her joy and resilience in running to her deep Zen and writing practices. She leads Mountain and River Flow Camps throughout the Southwest, focusing on daily habits such as writing, wilderness, and meditation that cultivate presence and flow. Her stories have been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Outside Magazine, among many other national publications. She lives in Santa Fe with her husband and two teenage daughters.

We discuss:

Katie Arnold’s new book “Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World”
Aabout overcoming the limitations others placed on you
Practices for connecting with one’s inner self and intuition, like movement, meditation, and writing
Defining success and embracing one’s authentic gifts/talents

And much more

Katie recommended any and all books by Alice Munro

Learn more about Kate’s flow camps:

KATIE ARNOLD

Flow Camps are small, immersive retreats designed to bring us deeper into nature and our own imagination. Together in some of the most stunning landscapes in the West–rivers, mountains, deserts—we explore simple, pleasurable practices that help us cultivate more energy, flow, ease, and inspiration in our daily lives. These are “camps” in the best sense of the word: they allow us to step outside of our busy lives and into beautiful, remote places, and to experience the magic of moving and writing together in wilderness. We arrive as strangers and leave as friends.

These two questions could change your life! – Well Woman Life

Don’t forget to listen to the podcast tomorrow for the full second half at wellwomanlife.com/335show

June 11th, 2024

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

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 organizations. Her scholarship advances social justice for current and former menstruators, breastfeeding workers, domestic violence survivors, people with disabilities, and the military community. As the 2023 Fulbright-Scotland Distinguished Scholar at the University of Edinburgh, she explored “Menstrual Justice at Work and School: Public Policy Lessons from Scotland’s Period Products Law and the UK’s Equality Act.” She has a LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, a JD from Stanford Law School and a BA from American University. Professor Karin also self-identifies as a disabled advocate, legislative lawyer, storyteller, mentor, mentee, carer, neighbor, niece, aunt, cousin, friend and explorer. She has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, The Ferret, Arizona Republic, Law360, and Ms.

On the show we discuss:

Professor Marcy Karen’s career trajectory from law to advocacy around menstruation, menopause, and reproductive justice.
Scotland’s period products law and how it changed cultural attitudes, emphasizing the need for multi-level government involvement in these issues.
Making menstruation and menopause more visible through policies like eliminating the “tampon tax”, providing accommodations in workplaces and schools, and expanding menstrual health education.
The importance of inclusivity, connecting people, and embracing opportunities rather than a linear career path.

And much more

The books she recommended were:

Wildlife as Property Owners” by Karen Bradshaw, which reimagines land law and recognizes the role and ancestral rights of animals and plants.
“Messages from the Menopausal Multiverse”, which is a design created by the Black Girls Guide to Surviving Menopause that has amazing images.
“The Proposal” by Jasmine Guillory, which Marcy mentioned was next in their reading queue along with another book by a classmate turned romance novelist.

Also, The Well Woman Show is a proud media partner of the Work and Family Researchers Network conference happening on June 19-22, 2024 at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec Canada. You can hear our interview with conference chair Ellen Gallinsky at episode 325 and of course Prof. Marcy Karin is on the show today, a long time contributor to the Work and Family Researchers Network who’ll be presenting there this year as well.

The 2024 conference theme is Big Questions in Work-Family, which will be part of a two-year agenda. These are the cutting-edge global questions that are not yet fully answered or recognized, including:

CHANGES IN WORK – What are the meanings of work at different life stages, for different groups, and in different kinds of jobs? How is work organized? What is the future of work and for whom?
CHANGES IN FAMILY LIFE – How are families and family experiences changing around the globe and what changes might we expect? For example, fertility rates are declining in high-income countries and there are reports of an epidemic of loneliness. What other changes are evident and what are the implications?
CHANGES IN WORK-LIFE INTERFACE: What theories, concepts, and measures best explain new and emerging intersections between work and family?
THE LIFE COURSE – How do changes in work and family impact children and their capacities to enter adult roles, for adults to successfully navigate transitions, and for older populations to age well?
SOLUTIONS AND PROMISING PRACTICES – What are the most promising solutions in policy and practice in the global north and south? What are the challenges and best opportunities for advancing equity and social justice?

The conference’s objective is to chart an agenda for the future of work-family research, policy and practice. And there will be numerous events to connect a global community of scholars with thought leaders in media, philanthropy, practice, policy, and social change. Find more information at wfrn.org.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com / 333show

May 14th, 2024

332: Parenting in a Changing Climate with Elizabeth Bechard

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 holds a Master’s of Science in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where her thesis research focused on climate change and parents’ mental health. Before joining Moms Clean Air Force, she worked as a health coach and clinical research coordinator. Elizabeth is a member of the Early Years Climate Action Task Force and lives in Vermont with her husband and twins.

On the show we discuss:

How parent-focused climate activism is important for mental health,
Effective ways for parents to support their kids’ mental health.
1. The EPA’s recent rules strengthening emissions protections for vehicles, and`
Her new book, Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change.

Also, The Well Woman Show is a proud media partner of the Work and Family Researchers Network conference happening on June 19-22, 2024 at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec Canada. You can hear our interview with conference chair Ellen Gallinsky at xxxx and coming up next month on the show, you can hear from Prof. Marcy Karin, a long time contributor to the Work and Family Researchers Network and she’ll be presenting there this year as well.

CHANGES IN WORK – What are the meanings of work at different life stages, for different groups, and in different kinds of jobs? How is work organized? What is the future of work and for whom?
CHANGES IN FAMILY LIFE – How are families and family experiences changing around the globe and what changes might we expect? For example, fertility rates are declining in high-income countries and there are reports of an epidemic of loneliness. What other changes are evident and what are the implications?
CHANGES IN WORK-LIFE INTERFACE: What theories, concepts, and measures best explain new and emerging intersections between work and family?
THE LIFE COURSE – How do changes in work and family impact children and their capacities to enter adult roles, for adults to successfully navigate transitions, and for older populations to age well?
SOLUTIONS AND PROMISING PRACTICES – What are the most promising solutions in policy and practice in the global north and south? What are the challenges and best opportunities for advancing equity and social justice?

Ready to make a meaningful impact while staying active? Girls on the Run Rio Grande is all about empowering young girls through running, building confidence, and promoting healthy habits.

Here’s how you can be part of the action:

Our SoleMates adult running group kicks off on April 13th. Find all the details on our Instagram @‌girlsontherunriogrande or Facebook @‌Girls on the Run Rio Grande – Central New Mexico. This is a casual running group that benefits the young girls in our community. Your registration gives you access to our community, free coaching, free race registration, discounted coffee and so much more!

Save the date for May 11th! Join us for the Ladies Night 5K, where your registration directly supports Girls on the Run Rio Grande. Expect a fun run with music, vendors, celebration and more!

On May 19th, join us and our girls for the End of Season 5K hosted by Wise Pies Pizza. Keep an eye on our social media or visit

WisePies Pizza Run for updates.

This is your chance to be a part of empowering the next generation of strong, confident girls!

April 9th, 2024

331: Improve Your Relationships, Work and Wellbeing with Sweta Vikram

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 Master’s degree in Strategic Communications from Columbia University and a post-graduate degree in Sports Nutrition, she applies her expansive knowledge to shape her approach. Sweta’s upcoming book, “The Loss That Binds Us, set to release this month is a heartfelt guide through grief. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, NBC, as well as a documentary collaboration with Dr. Deepak Chopra.

On the show we discuss:

Self-care, trusting women’s wisdom, and menopause from an Ayurvedic perspective.
Her new book called “The Loss That Binds Us” about grief and loss after experiencing the deaths of her father and father-in-law.
How Ayurveda takes a holistic approach to health issues, looking at all contributing factors rather than just treating individual symptoms.

Also happening next month, 100 Women Albuquerque will be meeting May 1st at 5:30pm in Albuquerque to amplify our impact and assist under-supported organizations. Come be inspired by the collective power of women. Join us to meet like-minded women committed to making a difference. Members can nominate local nonprofits and, promote a business or event during our meeting – I’ll be there facilitating the community sharing portion of the event and I’d love to see you there!

www.100WomenABQ.org

Ready to make a meaningful impact while staying active? Girls on the Run Rio Grande is all about empowering young girls through running, building confidence, and promoting healthy habits.

Here’s how you can be part of the action:

Our SoleMates adult running group kicks off on April 13th. Find all the details on our Instagram @girlsontherunriogrande or Facebook at Girls on the Run Rio Grande – Central New Mexico. This is a casual running group that benefits the young girls in our community. Your registration gives you access to our community, free coaching, free race registration, discounted coffee and so much more!

Save the date for May 11th! Join us for the Ladies Night 5K, where your registration directly supports Girls on the Run Rio Grande. Expect a fun run with music, vendors, celebration and more!

On May 19th, join us and our girls for the End of Season 5K hosted by Wise Pies Pizza. Keep an eye on our social media or visit WisePies Pizza Run for updates.

This is your chance to be a part of empowering the next generation of strong, confident girls!

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

March 12th, 2024

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

On the Well Woman Show this month 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, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting women’s needs worldwide. UN Women recently called on investing in women as the best solution to face growing crises – really centering women in the solutions. In a news release from the United Nations, UN Women stated that in a year where almost half of the population lives in a country undergoing an election, this International Women’s Day is a crucial opportunity to define the future we want. As conflict, climate change and polarizing societies are eroding decades of progress in gender equality, UN Women is calling on “Invest in women: Accelerate Progress” to realize the gender equality dividend for all.

Ensuring pay equity is important to businesses not just from a legal compliance perspective, but also because research shows that employees have a high level of awareness around pay equity issues (and legislation), and are more likely to want to work for employers who are transparent about pay equity. As employees become more willing to talk about their pay with their coworkers, transparency from employers about pay, and pay equity, will become a critical differentiator for employers seeking to hire top talent in the future. Learn more at Family Friendly New Mexico.

Now, in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Raquel Benavidez is on the show today. She’s an advocate and leader for Latina Equal Pay and CEO of Bien Loca Industries, a medical and recreational cultivation and processing company with delivery/distribution and retail licenses in New Mexico. On the show we discuss:

The importance of self-awareness and discernment in embracing one’s unique identity while letting go of negative traits.
Reevaluating competition, while advocating for women and addressing challenges women face in male-dominated fields.
Fully embracing one’s unique perspectives and abilities without worrying what others think in order to effectively express oneself and one’s leadership.

For the full interview, including a deep dive into the Four Agreements work Raquel has been leading, listen to Episode 329 available on NPR podcasts tomorrow, 3/13.

Raquel recommended The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. ,and

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

February 13th, 2024

327 Thinking Bigger Than Roe with Sylvia Ghazarian

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 Angeles. Sylvia is from California, and identifies as middle eastern and a woman of color.

We discuss:

Importance of our national abortion fund and the need to destigmatize this common health procedure.
Thinking Bigger Than Roe as we head into what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade.
How leadership development and career paths can be formed in unexpected ways.

She recommended the book Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown and the documentary The Burning Times.

Some other podcasts about Roe vs. Wade:

326 50 Years of Ms Magazine with Kathy Spillar

296 Reclaiming Abortion as Healthcare With Joan LaMunyon Sanford

I want to personally invite you to our February 27th workshop on ‘The Future of Women in the Workforce‘ – a comprehensive guide for employers and HR professionals to build a workplace that empowers women, breaks down barriers and propels your business to new heights. And I’d like to encourage you to identify 2 or 3 (or more!) emerging women leaders in your community or organization, and pay it forward for them to attend. Now, more than ever, we must be building the next generation of women leaders. And that begins with you!

During our workshop, we’ll be joined by several distinguished guest speakers who will address these challenges and share best practices and exciting resources to foster gender diversity and inclusive growth.

Guest Speakers include Marcy L. Karin Professor of Law and author of The Right to Dignified Menstruation at Work? , Erica Barreiro, Consultant/Future of Work Strategist and Alex Bazan, Co-CEPO of Delta Consulting. And I’ll be facilitating!

Family Friendly New Mexico Virtual Workshop – NM Family Friendly Business

‌The other event happening is the Bioneers Conference. As Bioneers celebrates its 35th-anniversary conference, the urgency of transformative change is starkly evident. It is more important now than ever that we connect and scale brilliant social movements to enact the kinds of breakthrough solutions that this earth needs. The clock is ticking. The call to action resounds: We must recognize our collective power, understanding that what we do to one another resonates with our treatment of the Earth.

Previous episode with Nina Simons, the co-founder of Bioneers, https://wellwomanlife.com/captivate-podcast/297show/

January 9th, 2024

326 50 Years of Ms Magazine with Kathy Spillar

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 since its inception in 1987. In December 2001, the Feminist Majority Foundation became the sole publisher of Ms. magazine (founded in 1972). And they just published their new book: “50 Years of Ms. The best of the pathfinding magazine that ignited a revolution.

….but before we get to that I want to tell you about a couple of awesome events in our community –

The Grief Center’s 18th annual Healing Hearts Luncheon is February 2nd and provides hope and healing to our grieving community.

The Grief Center of New Mexico is an organization that provides New Mexico children and adults with free grief support groups and is holding its 18th Annual Healing Hearts Luncheon and Silent Auction on Friday, February 2, 2024. The event will be held in Albuquerque from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This is the Center’s largest fundraiser to provide the financial support for their free grief support groups for all ages.

I actually volunteer at the Grief Center and …..it is the only organization of its kind in central New Mexico.

Currently, The Grief Center is serving 400 bereaved individuals in 31 support groups. Throughout their 22-year history, they have served over 12,000 individuals in support groups, over 200 campers in Camp Corazon, and trained 400 volunteer Bereavement Facilitators.

“One in eight children in New Mexico will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age eighteen. This ranks New Mexico second in the nation for child bereavement,” added Richardson Bock. “We continue to see an incredible need for our critical, unduplicated services and look forward to Healing Hearts 2024, when the generosity of our community provides hope and healing to all who grieve the death of an important person in their life.”

www.griefnm.org/hh24

And happening this month, 100 Women Albuquerque will be meeting January 31st at 5:30pm in Albuquerque to amplify our impact and assist under-supported organizations. Come be inspired by the collective power of women. Join us to meet like-minded women committed to making a difference. Members can nominate local nonprofits and, promote a business or event during our meeting – I’ll be there facilitating the community sharing portion of the event and I’d love to see you there! 100WomenABQ.org

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As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

November 10th, 2023

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

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 dying, as well as to their caregivers and loved ones. Through public education and community engagement her goal is normalize conversations surrounding death, grief and loss. She aims to desterilize and demedicalize death and the dying process. After a near death experience in 2013, Danielle says, “I came back with a mission. I want to bring death back home. Back into the hands and hearts of our families and communities. Death, like birth, need not be a medical event. You’ve prepared for this journey your entire life. Embark without fear and full of love.
We discuss today:

No one makes it out of here alive – lets talk about what that means and how it feels to accept this fact.

If you knew you were going to die within three months, what would you focus on or do differently?

And how we can bring beauty, ritual and ceremony and sacredness to any space – even a heavily medicalized ICU!

If you want to know more about Women Empower Sessions hosted by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, please visit https://web.santafechamber.com/events/WomenEmpower Featuring The 2023 Business of the Year Kitchen Table Santa Fe-3674/details?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

1. If you want to know more about the December 1st Csw listening tour, please visit https://nmcsw.org/listening-learning-event-registration-silver-city/

The books Danielle mentioned were:

The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo

Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer

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October 13th, 2023

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

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. But before introduce her and get into the topics of overcoming the odds, changing careers and developing resilience, I have a few other things to cover.

First, join me at the Fall Women’s Summit on October 25th at 8:30am presented by Albuquerque Business First and Well Woman Life®.

This annual event serves as a platform for women to advance their careers by gaining invaluable insights and leadership lessons from some of New Mexico’s top executive women. Join us for breakfast and hear from keynote speaker Julie Heinrich as she covers the challenges facing women in the workforce and how to navigate them. I’ll be sharing strategies to excel in your career and your life, and you’ll join roundtables where you’ll learn new skills and tools and connect with other businesswomen. You can find all the links at https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/event/169194/2023/2023-fall-womens-summit

‌Second, 100 Women Albuquerque will be meeting October 25th at 5:30pm at Rio Bravo Brewing to amplify our impact and assist under-supported organizations. Come be inspired by the collective power of women. Join us to meet like-minded women committed to making a difference. Members can nominate local nonprofits and, promote a business or event during our meeting – I’ll be there facilitating the community sharing portion of the event and I’d love to see you there! Head over to 100WomenABQ.org

I’m so excited to introduce my guest to you today. I met Dr. Ellis at a summit on early childhood, childcare and workplace policy – one of my all time favorite topics. And when I heard her speak about resilience and her take on the Adverse Childhood Experience model (known as ACES), I just knew I had to have her on the show. While the world, and the US in particular, might be in breakdown, there are leaders that are already rebuilding, and actually facilitating the emergence of a new version of the systems and structures that we not build for or by women and certainly not women of color. Dr. Wendy Ellis is one of those leaders.

She is an 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. Dr. Ellis has spent the last fifteen years developing and working to grow a ‘resilience movement’ to address systemic inequities that contribute to social and health disparities that are often transmitted in families and communities from generation to generation.

The Center for Community Resilience seeks to improve the health of communities by enabling cross-sectoral partners to align policy, program and practice to address adverse childhood experiences in the context of adverse community environments–or as Dr. Ellis has coined it “The Pair of ACEs”. This innovative framing of ACEs, with an explicit focus on equity and prevention, has had a substantial influence on local initiatives, programs, public health initiatives and local, state and federal policy. Using the Pair of ACEs framing, Building Community Resiliencenetworks have successfully led systems and policy change focused on addressing long-standing economic, social and health disparties by partnering with community, integrating service delivery and building political will for change.

The strengths-based approach is aimed at building the infrastructure to disrupt cycles of structural racism, foster equity and promote resilience in communities by improving access to supports and buffers that help individuals ‘bounce back’ and communities thrive.
Leveraging her extensive background in communications, in 2022 Dr. Ellis produced a documentary, “America’s Truth: Cincinnati” that follows her team’s innovative approach to centering conversations on structural racism that galvanized a resilience movement to foster equity through systems and policy change. Dr. Ellis holds several leadership positions in public health including Chair of the National Academy of Sciences, Enhancing Community Resilience in the Gulf States Committee, Scientific Advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention and Injury Center and the National Academy’s Culture of Health Advisory Board. In 2018 Dr. Ellis was selected as an Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow to support her leadership in developing cross-sector strategies to address childhood trauma, foster equity and build community resilience.‌

We discuss:

Being unafraid in the face of change.
Betting on yourself when it comes to your dreams and goals.

and
Leading with faith & focus as a leader.

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September 8th, 2023

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

This week on the Well Woman Show, I interview Sophia Yen MD is the CEO and Co-Founder of http://PandiaHealth.com , 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 Health because “No one should suffer from ‘pill anxiety’ – the fear of running out of birth control and the stress of obtaining it each month.” Dr. Yen enjoys educating the public and physicians about birth control, menstrual regulation, race differences in birth control, BMI and Emergency Contraception, and #PeriodsOptional.

Graduated from MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley’s MPH program and with 20+ years in medicine, she’s a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medical School. She co-founded 3 non-profit projects to improve the lives of women: The Silver Ribbon Campaign to Trust Women, http://SheHeroes.org , and fffl.co (Female Founded, Female Led, B2C awareness campaign, by from a FFFL!)

Books she recommended:

The 4th SCORE Women In Business Conference: Doing Well While Doing Good – Flexible Solutions for a Collaborative Future helps local business people explore fresh solutions at every stage of the game. Need to harness the power of networking? Recalibrate the equilibrium between your career and lifestyle? Make a meaningful and positive impact on your community? This is the place where it starts.

More than a think tank, SCORE Women in Business is a DO tank, featuring a collection of thought leaders and visionaries ready to build a stronger and more resilient business environment.

WHEN: 9:30-2:30 Thursday September 21

WHERE: Scottish Rite Center, Paseo de Peralta and Bishop’s Lodge Road

WHO:

● Victoria Price moderates the conference. Inspirational speaker, author, blogger, consultant, coach.

● Patricia Quintana – Owner & operator of Rancho La Fina Lamb and Wool and De La Tierra Consulting LLC, Taos, NM

● Jadah Sellner – Motivational Speaker and author of: She Builds: The Anti- Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life

● Erin Wade – Farmer, entrepreneur and founder of Vinaigrette & Modern General restaurants, new author, releasing her first book early 2024.

HOW MUCH: $40.00 Registration includes casual lunch. Reserve your spot: https://score.tfaforms.net/17?EventID=a105a000009oJ

August 11th, 2023

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

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 School of Management. She is also president of the nonprofit Good Jobs Institute, where she works with companies to improve their operations in a way that satisfies employees, customers, and investors alike. Before joining MIT Sloan, Ton spent seven years on the faculty at Harvard Business School. She is the author of The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs and Boost Profits and the new book, The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay and Meaning to Everyone’s Work. A native of Turkey, Ton first came to the US on a volleyball scholarship from Pennsylvania State University. She received her BS in industrial and manufacturing engineering there and her Doctor of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

100 Women Albuquerque members gather quarterly and donate $100 each to the same local nonprofit. Grassroots giving circles likes ours allow us to amplify our impact and turn your $100 donation into thousands. All money goes directly to the nonprofit. Learn more at 100WomenABQ.org Members of 100 Women Albuquerque gather once a quarter and donate $100 each to the same local nonprofit, raising thousands in one hour. Grassroots giving circles like ours enable women to amplify their impact and assist under-supported organizations. Come be inspired by the collective power of women. Join us Aug 16th at 5:30pm at Rio Bravo Brewing and meet like-minded women committed to making a difference. Members can nominate local nonprofits and, promote a business or event during our meeting.

Speaking of gender parity and empowerment, mark your calendars for August 26th – Women’s Equality Day! This day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote in the United States. It’s a day to celebrate the progress we’ve made and reflect on the work that still lies ahead. And what better way to honor this day than by attending the Power Up Conference and Concert with GLoria Feldt and Take The Lead in Los Angeles. The Power Up Conference and Concert, happening on August 26th, will bring together inspiring speakers, industry leaders, and performers to discuss and celebrate women’s empowerment. And I’m excited to share that the Well Woman Show is a media partner for this event. This year, the event will be held both in-person and virtually, allowing everyone to participate, no matter where you are. It’s an excellent opportunity to network, gain insights, and support the incredible work being done to close the gender gaps. So let’s power up and be part of the movement towards gender equality. Remember, change begins with each one of us. And by supporting initiatives like Dr. Adia Gooden’s work, Gloria Feldt’s Take The Lead, and attending events like the Power Up Conference and Concert, we can create a more equitable and inclusive world for everyone.

Power Up Concert & Conference 2023

Saturday, August 26, 2023
8:00 AM 7:00 PM
UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Los Angeles, CA
Your ticket includes a fabulous night of fun and music celebrating Women’s Equality Day.

Take The Lead Conference has been helping women for years by creating a safe space to teach them the tools they need to be successful in this world. Whether it be in your career, connecting with your family or in your community, get ready to network with women who are ready to support you in your path to success. To top it all off, the day ends with a fantastic concert with big-name performances.

The Well Woman Show is thankful for support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy. Join us in the Academy for the community, mindfulness practices, and strategy to live your Well Woman Life.

July 14th, 2023

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

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 gender gaps in self-esteem and power. These gaps still persist in our society, affecting various marginalized groups, especially women and in particular, Black, Indigenous and women of color. The self-esteem gap refers to the disparity in how individuals perceive their worth and value, and it can have significant implications for personal and professional growth. On the other hand, the power gap refers to the uneven distribution of decision-making authority and influence between genders. As we continue our program today, think about how you would rate your won self esteem and your power, or decision making authority and influence. Is it strong? Is it where you want it to be?

One researcher who has been shedding light on this issue is Dr. Adia Gooden. She has focused her work on understanding self-worth and its impact on mental health, particularly among black women. Dr. Gooden’s research highlights the unique challenges faced by black women in society and the importance of fostering self-esteem and self-worth for overall well-being. Her work serves as a powerful reminder of the need to address these disparities and to support the leaders doing this work.

Now, let’s shift our attention to Gloria Feldt, a renowned author and activist who has made it her mission to achieve gender parity by 2025. She co-founded Take The Lead, an organization that empowers women to embrace leadership roles and break through barriers that have held them back. You also may remember her as the former head of Planned Parenthood at the national level. Feldt’s efforts have been instrumental in advocating for equal opportunities for women and challenging systemic biases.

Join the Power Up Conference and Concert with Gloria Feldt and Take The Lead in Los Angeles!

The Power Up Conference and Concert, happening on August 26th, will bring together inspiring speakers, industry leaders, and performers to discuss and celebrate women’s empowerment. This year, the event will be held both in-person and virtually, allowing everyone to participate, no matter where you are. It’s an excellent opportunity to network, gain insights, and support the incredible work being done to close the gender gaps.

Well Woman Show is a media partner for Power Up Conference 2023

Use our special discount code for 20% off tickets: POWERUPWWS Power Up Concert & Conference

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All the links and information from today’s show are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

Links:

Self esteem gender gap article: Self-esteem gender gap more pronounced in western countries

Connect with Dr.Adia:

Website: Dr. Adia Gooden

Facebook: Dr. Adia Gooden

Twitter: @dradiashani

Instagram: @dradiagooden

Book Recommendation: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

June 9th, 2023

316 The Brilliance of Autism with Dr. Lynn Koegel

Do you have someone in your life on the autism spectum? This month 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 children with autism, including the development of first words, grammatical structures, pragmatics, and social conversation. She is the author of Overcoming Autism and Growing Up on the Spectrum, and most recently co-author of Hidden Brilliance. Lynn Koegel and her husband, Robert, are the developers of Pivotal Response Treatment which focuses on motivation. The Koegels have been the recipients of many awards, including the first annual Children’s Television Workshop Sesame Street Award for “Brightening the Lives of Children”, the first annual Autism Speaks award for “Science and Research”, and the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) award for Enduring Programmatic Contributions in Behavior Analysis. Dr. Lynn Koegel appeared on ABC’s hit show “Supernanny” working with a child with autism. Their work has also been showcased on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and the Discovery Channel.

We discuss her work in with those in the autism spectrum, how we can be better supporters, and what led her to get into this work.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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May 12th, 2023

315 Building Collective Power with Dr. Corrine Sanchez

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 of building Indigenous Knowledge through Tewa Women United’s work over the past 34-years and is trained in forensic interviewing, sexual assault intervention and prevention. Tewa Women United (TWU) envisions movements rooted in P’in Haa (Breath of Heart/Life) and P’in Nall (Touching Heart and Spirit) that nurture and celebrate the collective power of beloved families, communities, and Nung Ochuu Quiyo (Earth Mother). Through Relational-tivity, TWU embodies courageous spaces that center Indigenous women and girls to connect with ancestral knowingness, healing strengths, and lifeways for the wellbeing of all.

We dig into how she helps indigenous women, both in individual ways, as well as policy making. Her experience dealing with interpersonal violence allows Dr. Sanchez to tap into herself to help heal and educate other women, while also making sure indigenous voices are heard in our legislative systems.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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April 14th, 2023

314 Achieve DEI Outcomes with Lily Zheng

March 10th, 2023

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. Their most recent book, DEI Deconstructed, outlines how any leader can achieve DEI outcomes through cutting-edge, accountable, and effective practices.
We discuss why organizations struggle with DEI work, why this work is so meaningful, and why it’s up to leaders to start the DEI process.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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310 Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality

This month on the Well Woman Show, we celebrate International Women’s Day and 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 technology and digital education. The observance will explore the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities, and it will also spotlight the importance of protecting the rights of women and girls in digital spaces and addressing online gender-based violence.

I also interview Girls Inc. of Santa Fe CEO Kim Brown, and discuss new CDC data about girls’ mental health and body image, Girl Scout cookies as well as Spain’s new menstrual leave policy.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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February 10th, 2023

307 Retrieving Stories Held in the Body with Tanya Taylor Rubinstein

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Tanya Taylor Rubinstein, narrative-based master teacher and founder of Somatic Writing. The emphasis of Tanya’s work is on retrieving stories held in the body connected to ancestors, trauma, magic, and land. Her memoir, Skirting the Binary, is being published in 2023.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

January 14th, 2023

303 When Black Women Thrive at Work with Ericka Hines

Hello Well Women; On Show this week, I interview Ericka Hines, principal of Every Level Leadership and author of Black Women Thriving, a report and call to action which seeks to define what it means for Black women to thrive in the workplace and determine how they find joy, success, and stability at work. Ericka has committed to helping organizations build an equity culture for the last ten years, working with government agencies, nonprofits, and foundations across the country to help their staff and stakeholders learn how to work in more inclusive cultures.

We discuss:
– Why focusing on black women actually helps everyone.
– Why having DEI practices in your workplace helps your bottom line.
– How universal the work that Erika does is.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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December 9th, 2022

300 Baking through Your Feelings with Becca Rea-Tucker

Hello Well Women; Happy December. On Show this week, I interview Becca Rea-Tucker, @thesweetfeminist. She is a baker and author with a passion for mixing sugar + strong opinions. She likes using baked goods as an artistic medium, talking about feelings, destigmatizing abortion, and all butter pie crust. Her first cookbook, Baking by Feel, is out now, discussing how to bake through your emotions and including recipes for all different emotions. She lives in Austin, TX, with her husband Rhys and pup Otis.

We discuss:
– Using your platform for advocacy.
– How Baking can be therapeutic
– There are no good and bad emotions – all emotions are OK

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

But first, we’ll hear from Dara Romero, stylist who will give us tips on holiday styles. And I’m sharing the 2022 Well Woman Gift guide – curated items and resources by women, mostly native and black women – to make your month cozy and nourishing. All of these items and links are at wellwomanlife.com/300show.

The book she mentions:

Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by Rossi Anastopoulo

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2022 Well Woman Gift Guide

First up, I have The Future Is Indigenous Women 2022 Holiday Shopping Guide which has items from native women owned businesses including soaps, clothing and jewelry.

https://nmccap.my.canva.site/2022-holiday-shopping-guide

Second on my list is the Buy Black event on December 16th from 11am – 8pm in Albuquerque by the African American Chamber of Commerce, where all items are from black owned businesses.

African American Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce

Third, I have the Lunar Abundance book available at Luna and Luz, a woman owned shop in old town Albuquerque.

Luna and Luz Modern West Goods

Fourth and final item is natural soaps at Bison Naturals, a native woman owned company.

Bison Star Naturals: Soap and Lotion | Taos New Mexico

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Join us in the Academy for the community, mindfulness practices and practical support to live your Well Woman Life.

November 11th, 2022

299 Release Stress and Elevate Your Mood with Anastacia Marx de Salcedo

Hello Well Women; Happy November. On Show this week, I interview Anastacia Marx de Salcedo. She is a nonfiction writer whose work has appeared in the Atlantic, Salon, Slate, Vice, and on PBS and NPR blogs. She has worked as a public health consultant, news magazine publisher, and public policy researcher. She is the author of Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat, also published in Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

We discuss:
The idea that physical activity is more important than diet for health
The important message that you CAN be healthy at any size as long as you get enough exercise, despite what the marketing and media might say.
And
that every day scientists are discovering new cellular and molecular impacts of physical activity, including that it elevates mood, relieves stress, and has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect. We’re all learning together.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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October 14th, 2022

298 How to Make and Keep Friends with Dr. Marisa G. Franco

Hello Well Women, on Show this week, I interview Dr. Marisa G Franco. She’s an enlightening psychologist and national speaker, Dr. Franco is known for digesting and communicating science in ways that resonate deeply enough with people to change their lives. She works as a professor at The University of Maryland, and she’s the author of the NY Times best-selling book Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends. She writes about friendship for Psychology Today and has been a featured connection expert for major publications like The New York Times, The Telegraph, and Vice. She speaks on belonging at corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and universities across the country.

We discuss:
Why friendships don’t just happen organically
Beating your personal fear of rejection.
Why belonging is at the root of a real friendship.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

September 9th, 2022

297 Discover Your Leadership by Listening Deeply with Nina Simons

Hello Well Woman, on Show this week, I interview NINA SIMONS is Co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, and leads its Everywoman’s Leadership program. Throughout her career spanning the nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust and leadership development.

She co-edited Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart, and authored Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership—released as a second edition in 2022 with an accompanying discussion guide and embodied practices. The first edition won Nautilus awards in the categories of Women in the 21st Century and Social Change & Social Justice. Both books are being used to inspire and ignite learning in individuals, circles and classrooms.

Nina serves on the Advisory Council for Daughters for Earth, and in 2017, received the Goi Peace Award with her husband and partner Kenny Ausubel, for “pioneering work to promote nature-inspired innovations for restoring the Earth and our human community.” Past honorees include Bill Gates, James Lovelock, and Deepak Chopra.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

August 12th, 2022

296 Post Roe in an Abortion Safe State: Two New Mexico Leaders on the Challenges of Access and Fake Pregnancy Clinics

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk to two reproductive rights leaders about their work now that Roe v Wade, the landmark decision protecting abortion rights, has been overturned by the US Supreme Court.

In the first half of the show, I interview Terrelene Massey, Executive Director of the Southwest Women’s Law Center. Terrelene holds a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law, and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation, from Pinon, AZ. Recently the SWLC won a grant from 100 Women Albuquerque to support their work. You can attend the event to hear more about their work on August 17 at 5:30 at Rio Bravo Brewing in Albuquerque. More information at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

After the break, I interview Joan Lamunyon Sanford, executive director of the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the local connection to a national community of religious organizations and faithful individuals dedicated to achieving reproductive justice through education, organizing and advocacy. NM RCRC seeks to elevate religious voices wherever faith, policy and our reproductive lives intersect. Joan has worked with clergy and faith leaders for 20 years to shift the conversation about abortion toward compassionate support of women’s access to a full range of reproductive health services including abortion. Joan graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in education.

Tune into the full podcast episodes at WellWomanShow on NPR to hear their full, extended interviews.

On the show we’ll discuss:

What each of these women is focused on post Roe v Wade.

How the overturning of Roe V Wade has impacted the U.S and New Mexico specifically.

Why abortion should always be considered health care.

As always, all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

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July 8th, 2022

293 Supporting Parents so All Children Thrive with Dr. Dana Suskind

Today, I interview Dr. Dana Suskind, pediatric surgeon and author of the New York Times best-seller “Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise”. Dr. Suskind is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a fellow for the Council on Early Childhood. Her work has been profiled by numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Economist, Forbes, NPR, and Freakonomics.

On the show we’ll discuss:

Why parents aren’t asking for help during the most difficult years of their children’s lives.
What societal supports we need to prevent parents from “going it alone” in the important work of raising children
Why paid parental leave and high-quality child care improve children’s brain development and prospects for a better future.

The books she recommended were:

AARP: America’s Largest Interest Group and its Impact by Christine Day

The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale by John a. List

Get her book: https://parentnation.org/buy-the-book/

All notes from today’s show can be found at wellwomenlife.com/293show

Girl Scouts Family, Fit, Fun Fest – July 16th at 10am – 2pm.

https://www.nmgirlscouts.org/

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June 10th, 2022

290 Decolonizing Healthcare with Dr. Anjali Taneja, plus Week Four of the Summer Reset!

On the well woman show this month, I interview Anjali Taneja, a family physician and DJ who is passionate about reimagining healthcare and healing in the US.

We discuss her work with Casa de Salud — a culturally humble and anti-racist nonprofit model of care that aims to transform the biomedical model into one of solidarity with community and collective care.

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On the well woman show this week, I interview Anjali Taneja, a family physician and DJ who is passionate about reimagining healthcare and healing in the US.

On the show we’ll discuss:

1) The idea of healthcare building power with community and decolonizing medicine
2) A really important career tip Anjali wants to share with early career professionals and students
3) Why people should follow their heart, intuition, ethics, and joy in work they pursue.

May 13th, 2022

286 Making Motherhood Work with Dr. Caitlyn Collins

On the well woman show this month, I interview Dr. Caitlyn Collins, Caitlyn Collins is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. She studies gender inequality in the workplace and family life. Her award-winning book, Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving (Princeton University Press, 2019), is a cross-national interview study of 135 working mothers in Sweden, Germany, Italy, and the United States. Recently, Collins is engaged in collaborative research to probe how the COVID-19 pandemic shapes mothers’ employment. She is interviewed often in national media, and she has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, and Slate.

Dr. Collins is a featured speaker for WFRN Conference in June. Founded in 1997, The Work and Family Researchers Network, or WFRN, is an international organization dedicated to advancing the impact of work-family scholarship on lives, practice and policy. Nearly 2500 researchers have joined the WFRN as members. The WFRN is hosting its next conference June 23-25, 2022 in New York City. Information about joining the WFRN and its upcoming conference can be found at WFRN.ORG.
The Well Woman Show is a media partner for WFRN. I’ll be interviewing several WFRN scholars leading up to the June conference. Find them at NPR.org.

On the show we’ll discuss:

Why The U.S. has the weakest social policies to support families of any western industrialized country.

How the U.S. society has long told mothers that their work-family conflict is their fault and their problem to solve.

And how we can find better solutions that meet the needs of all families in the United States, regardless of income, education, race, or marital or immigration status.

The book Dr. Collins recommended is: Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise a book by Dana Suskind and Lydia Denworth

Some articles that may be of interest:

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/commentary/celebrate-moms-beyond-flowers-and-candy/article_894b354c-cd48-11ec-9bae-ab0ff6a5ba71.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/08/why-havent-us-mothers-returned-work-child-care-infrastructure-they-need-is-still-missing/

https://nmfamilyfriendlybusiness.org/the-three-as-of-rebuilding-your-workforce/

https://parentnation.org/

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/286show.

Apr 8th, 2022

283: Making Workplace Flexibility Work for Women with Dr. Kaumudi Misra

On the Well Woman Show today, I interview Dr. Kaumudi (kah-moody) Misra, Professor at California State University East Bay’s College of Business and Economics. We talk about the role of strategic human resource management practices for employee and organizational productivity and work-life flexibility practices as a strategic HR tool.

On the show we’ll discuss:

The key factor missing for workplace flexibility policies to work for women
Dr. Misra’s focus on equity in HR
The future of flexibility at work
and How core values and contextual factors impact workplace flexibility.

The book she recommended was: The Road to Character by David Brooks

The article from Harvard Business Review she mentioned: https://hbr.org/2021/09/the-future-of-flexibility-at-work

Also, don’t miss the WFRN Conference. Founded in 1997, The Work and Family Researchers Network is an international organization dedicated to advancing the impact of work-family scholarship on lives, practice and policy. Nearly 2500 researchers have joined the WFRN as members. The WFRN which plans to host its next conference in June 23-25, 2022 in New York City. Information about joining the WFRN and its upcoming conference can be found at WFRN.ORG.

As always all the links and information are at wellwomanlife.com/radio

Mar 11th, 2022

282: Breadwinners and Breadmakers with Jaime Gloshay

On the Well Woman Show this month we’re celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women in recognition of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough. Action is needed to level the playing field. Today I am interviewing Jaime Gloshay, Co-Director of Native Women Lead where she co-leads key efforts in capital expansion, fundraising, and advocacy while leading program design, international development, and evaluation oversight.

Previously, Jaime led Accion’s Native Lending program managing a portfolio of $1M+ and supported the development of Nusenda’s Co-Op Capital initiative to pilot relationship-based lending. In 2019, she was appointed to lead the tribal subcommittee for the State of NM Census Complete Count Commission which activated a $11.5M state investment to ensure a 2020 complete count. Jaime holds a BA in Native American Studies & Political Science and an MPA in Public Management from the University of New Mexico. Jaime is a citizen of the Navajo, White Mountain Apache, and Kiowa Nations. She is a mother of three residing in Tiwa Territory. Jaime enjoys hiking, being on her ancestral homelands, and reading to restore.

Race and ethnicity compound the gender pay gap: According to a 2020 analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the median annual earnings for full-time, year-round work for Native American women was 60% of White non-Hispanic men’s. (September 2021, IWPR #C505 Fact Sheet). Are there other data or sources of information you are using that you’d like people to know about? This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #breakthebias and the campaign explores the daily challenges still faced by women in the workplace and society.

On the show we’ll discuss:

How Native Women Lead serves the indigenous populations.
The struggle with the racial and gender pay gap especially in native communities
How we can challenge the bias surrounding native individuals.

Visit the Native Women Lead website: https://www.nativewomenlead.org/

The books she recommended:

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

Feb 11th, 2022 279 Success in a Second Career with Laura Paskus

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Laura Paskus, a longtime environment reporter based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Currently, she is the environment reporter for New Mexico PBS, and produces the monthly series, “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future.” Laura Paskus has tracked the issues of climate change at both the state and federal levels. She shares the frightening truth, both in terms of what is happening in nature and what is not happening to counteract the mounting crisis. Her book “At the Precipice: New Mexico’s Changing Climate,” was published in September 2020 by the University of New Mexico Press.

On the show we’ll discuss:

The need for activism in journalism and finding success in a second career
The frightening truth about climate change
What we can do to help shape the future of our climate

The books she recommended were:

Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo

An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo

Outermost House by Henry Beston

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

Jan 14th, 2022

275 Social Justice Parenting with Dr. Traci Baxley

Hello Well Women! Happy New Year! I hope you’re all staying healthy and well. Today on the Well Woman Show, I interview Dr. Traci Baxley, professor, consultant, parenting coach, mother to five biracial children, creator of Social Justice Parenting, and author of Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World. An educator for over 30 years with degrees in child development, elementary education, and curriculum and instruction, she specializes in diversity and inclusion, anti-bias curriculum, and social justice education.

On the show you’ll learn:

A quick tool you can use right away with your kids and family members
How belonging is at the center of social justice parenting
One thing to do before a challenging conversation or meeting

Plus, at the end of the show is a guided activity to release 2021 and power up for 2022. Don’t miss it!

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Dec 10th, 2021

271: Challenging the Patriarchy with Father Anne Tropeano

Today on the Well Woman Show, I interview Father Anne Tropeano who defied the Vatican to be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest with the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. Father Anne earned a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA, and has worked in several parishes in the Jesuits West Province. She is currently in the early stages of founding an inclusive Roman Catholic community in the Jesuit tradition in Albuquerque, NM. Father Anne is also fully committed to Church reform and dedicates her life to seeing the doctrine of ordination change in her lifetime.

On the show we’ll discuss:
1. Her journey to finding spirituality.
2. Why it is so important to change the doctrine of ordination in the Catholic church.
3. Why her mission is so closely aligned to fighting for justice in all areas.

I’d like to personally invite you to join me for a presentation called Where Are You in the Well Woman Life Cycle? It’s on Wednesday, December 15th at 9:00am PST/12:00pm ET (10:00am MST, 5:00pm UK) on zoom and you can register at wellwomanlife.com/masterclass.

In this session, you’ll discover a framework for exploring your internal and external challenges. This is a great way to understand where you may be getting stuck and specific tools to make a shift. The way our inner and outer landscapes interact can determine so much about our potential and the possibilities for growth. There are four distinct stages of the Well Woman Life Cycle and it’s important to understand where you are, without judgment. Learn more at wellwomanlife.com/masterclass.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Nov 12th, 2021

270: How to Have Conversations About Race, with Celeste Headlee

Today on the Well Woman Show, I interview Celeste Headlee. She is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker and author of “We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter,” and “Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving.”
A self-described “light-skinned Black Jew,” Headlee has been forced to speak about race—including having to defend or define her own—since childhood. In her career as a journalist for public media, she’s made it a priority to talk about race proactively.
An expert in conversation, human nature, reclaiming common humanity and finding well-being, she frequently provides insight on what is good for all humans and what is bad for us, focusing the best research in neuro and social science to increase understanding of how we relate with one another and can work together in beneficial ways in our workplaces, neighborhoods, communities and homes. Her upcoming book “Speaking of Race” is the book for people who have tried to debate and educate and argue and got nowhere; it is the book for those who have stopped talking to a neighbor or dread Thanksgiving dinner. It is an essential and timely book for all of us.

On the show we’ll discuss:
1. Why it is important to have meaningful conversations about difficult topics like race.
2. The critical role of empathy in our lives and conversations.
3. How to have conversations about race and other difficult subjects that can actually bring us closer together.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Oct 8th, 2021

267: Credibility as a Form of Power with Deborah Tuerkheimer

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Deborah Tuerkheimer, author and professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale Law School. Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. She’s the author of Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers.

On the show we discuss:

Credibility as a form of power,
How those with greater privilege and authority in our society are more likely to be deemed credible while those with less social status are more likely to be dismissed
How everyday interactions are a perfect starting point for cultural change.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/267show

The books she recommended were:

Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford

Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir by Rebecca Solnit

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Sept 10th, 2021

265: The Urgency for Equal Rights with Carol Jenkins

This week on The Well Woman Show, I sit down with Carol Jenkins. She is an advocate for human, civil, and women’s rights, an award-winning author, and Emmy-winning former television journalist.

Previously, Carol Jenkins was the founding president of The Women’s Media Center, a national nonprofit organization created to increase coverage and participation of women in media. She also serves on the boards of several feminist leadership organizations as well as groups supporting the arts, excellence in journalism, and international animal rights. Ms. Jenkins is also an author, the three-time NY Emmy-nominated host of Black America, on CUNY TV, the executive producer, writer and documentary correspondent of an award-winning film, a podcast host, and co-anchor of CUNY TV’s live election night coverage.

Today on the show we discuss:

The urgency for equal rights
Why the time is NOW to get the 28th amendment passed
Why being a feminist, regardless of your gender can change so many lives

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio

The book she recommended was Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove – https://bookshop.org/books/playlist-for-the-apocalypse-poems/9780393867770

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Aug 13th, 2021

262: Pro-Justice Storytelling with Eva Fernandes

How do you share your life in an honest, justice-informed and engaging way? That’s the question Eva Fernandes is trying to solve.

This week on the Well Woman Show, I interview Eva Fernandes. She is a Pro-Justice Storytelling Coach from the Global South. She helps entrepreneurs, artists, thinkers, healers and activists share the wisdom of their life experiences without sounding cheesy, clueless or contrived.

She works especially with BIPOC and people from the Global South – who are trying to contextualise their life story within the framework of social justice and feminism.

It’s deep work and clients are usually trying to work on a book, series of essays or audio art with her.

As a former editor, journalist and corporate marketing executive, she uses a combination of deep listening, coaching, gentle nudging, editorial guidance and strategic thinking to get her clients closer to articulating their genius.

Today on the show we discuss:

How she became a pro-justice storytelling coach.
The importance of passion for your work
Slowing down and being intentional in life, business, and online.

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/262show.

The books she recommended were:

The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life by Marion Roach Smith

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

May 13th, 2021

250 The Women We Come From – a Celebration of Moms with Special Guest Hosts

Welcome to The Women We Come From: a special series for and about our moms and leadership during the month of May on the Well Woman Show. I’m your host Giovanna Rossi, and I’ll be joined all month long by guest hosts interviewing their mothers about life, love, leadership and the wisdom they passed on to their daughters. The stories they share will make you laugh and cry, but most of all they help us honor the hard work of being a woman, a mom and a leader. All the best and most effective leadership skills – really everything we need to grow into compassionate, driven, smart leaders- are passed down to us through these generations of strong women.

Today’s program will feature clips from all four hosts and full interviews can be heard on the Well Woman Show podcast at NPR.org during the month of May

You can find all the details at wellwomanlife.com/250show

You can hear Celestina’s full episode at wellwomanlife.com/249show

Then next week we’ll be featuring Babsy Sinandile’s full interview, and on May 26th, we’ll have Alicia Ortega’s interview. We end the series with my interview with my mom on June 2nd.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

April 9th, 2021

245 Leading inside the Beltway with Dr. C. Nicole Mason

This week on the on the Well Woman Show, I talk to Dr. C. Nicole Mason. the president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research impacting women. Having stepped into this role in November 2019, Dr. Mason is the youngest person currently leading one of the major inside-the-Beltway think tanks in Washington, D.C., and one of the few women of color to do so. She succeeded noted economist and MacArthur Fellow Heidi Hartmann, the Institute’s founding CEO.

We discuss:

Why don’t women earn the same as their male counterparts?

What can women do to bridge this wage gap?

What was the impact of COVID-19 on our wage gap in America?

I want to let you know that during the month of May the Well Woman Show will welcome a series of guest hosts who are past guests on the show and in honor of Mother’s Day they will interview their own moms. We’ve already started production on this and I can tell you – these stories are not to be missed! We will have Babsy Sinandile interviewing her mom Nkazi Sinandile who left her rural village in South Africa to build a life of service here in the US.

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/245show.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

March 10th, 2021

242 Thriving as an Advocate for Change with Ali Moore

Today on the show, I talk to Ali Moore, Director of Student Support for Future Focused Education. Ali focuses on fostering the development of asset-driven, trauma-informed and inclusive school practices in order to increase schools’ capacity to set students up for success while promoting school cultures of support for all. She is also the lead in creating increased accessibility and support for paid career pathways for young parents statewide. We talk about all of this and how Ali manages her career and being a mom.

Although her career has taken her to work internationally, she is most passionate and proud to be living and working in her community of birth. Her work in Albuquerque, NM has included: in-home services to youth and families, building case management services within School Based Health Centers, youth-driven program development, the training and development of young adult peer support workers, teaching and supervising BSW and MSW interns, establishing and mobilizing community partnerships and the opening of a peer-support drop-in center for transition-age young people.

We discuss:

Why do young people need our social and emotional support?
Why does mentorship make such a difference for young parents?
How can you thrive as an advocate for change?

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/242show.

You can find Ali at

https://futurefocusededucation.org/

https://futurefocusededucation.org/x3-internship/

The books Ali recommend were:

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Jan 8th, 2021

235 Women and Power with Elizabeth Lesser

Good morning Well Woman community… As our country tries to pull through from the last few days, it’s more important than ever to hold people accountable for inciting violence and enabling unlawful behavior. It’s unAmerican, unethical, and unacceptable. Some leaders are distancing themselves now, but it’s too little too late. Now is when we need more compassion and collaboration in places of power. The topic for today – women and power – is more relevant and important than ever.

We’re going to talk about power all month long. This week, we start by talking to Elizabeth Lesser, the author of several bestselling books, including Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes; Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Marrow: Love, Loss & What Matters Most. She is the co-founder of Omega Institute, recognized internationally for its workshops and conferences in wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change. She has given two popular TED talks, and is one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity.

We discuss:

Why the word power make us so uncomfortable,
How culture is built on storytelling
How our emotions are a form of intelligence
and the catch 22 of women’s power

The books Elizabeth recommended were:

Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents By Isabel Wilkerson

https://bookshop.org/books/caste-oprah-s-book-club-the-origins-of-our-discontents-9780593230251/9780593230251

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

https://bookshop.org/books/the-lying-life-of-adults/9781609455910

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Dec 11th, 2020

231 Native Women-Owned Businesses with Alicia Ortega

Hello Well Women,

What do Flat Cedar Medicine bags, art prints, Vegan Hemp Oatmeal Vanilla Bar Soap, Cedar and Lavender Lotion, Chamomile Lip Balm, and Sage & Cedar Bundles have in common? They were all made by native and women-owned entrepreneurs during this year’s pandemic and supported through a project that packaged these items together and mailed them to people all over the world. The project was created by Native Women Lead, an organization dedicated to growing, supporting, and advocating for Native Women in positions of leadership through business and entrepreneurship with a goal to revolutionize systems and inspire innovation by investing in Native Women in business. The organization also gave out 35 loans totaling $150,000 under the Matriarch Response Loan Fund in partnership with Nusenda Credit Union and New Mexico Community Capital. Here to talk about this and all of the work she’s been doing to support native women leaders is Alicia Ortega from the Pueblos of Pojoaque and Santa Clara. She is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of Native Women Lead, an organization dedicated to growing, supporting and advocating for Native Women in positions of leadership through business and entrepreneurship with a goal to revolutionize systems and inspire innovation by investing in Native Women in business.

We discuss:

– Why we need to keep creating space for woman and women of color.

– How we can empower women to take up their space in business or politics.

– and finally, the importance of support small, women-owned businesses during the pandemic.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/231show

Here are the links to the local women-owned, native businesses.

The book Alicia mentioned was Becoming by Michelle Obama

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

Oct 9th, 2020

222 Creating Change with Trish Lopez

On the Well Woman Show this month, I interview Trish Lopez, founder of Teeniors®, where tech-savvy teens and young adults help senior citizens learn technology through one-on-one, personalized coaching. Lopez has worked professionally with everyone from Hollywood executives to political leaders. After 13 years in the film industry, she returned to Albuquerque as a new mom in 2015 and was inspired to create Teeniors® after seeing her own mom struggle to adapt to the digital world. A graduate of the University of New Mexico and a supporter of numerous social causes, Lopez’s primary interest is bringing people together from different worlds to create change in our communities.

Today we’ll discuss:

– Why women tend to start more socially conscious businesses.

– and Why it’s important to show women and young adults that you can change your situation and improve your life.

Teeniors®: https://www.teeniors.com/

Book Recommendation: Untamed by Glennon Doyle – https://bookshop.org/books/untamed-9781984801258/9781984801258

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/222show.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

Sept 11th, 2020

218 Radical Self-Care with Babsy Sinandale

On the Well Woman Show this week, I talk to Babsy Sinandile, a Transformation Coach, Speaker, Wellness Event curator, and the founder of Blak Gold Wellness Lounge, a safe online space curated with Black and Brown millennial folx in mind. Sinandile focuses on identifying and reversing mindset blocks that stem from years of generational trauma, through her signature Undoing Method™. As a self-proclaimed self-care strategist with a background in community health, she helps her people take excellent care of mind, body, and soul through group and 1:1 coaching, educational and healing workshops, as well as inspirational social media content. She is a mother of two amazing girls, loves Salsa dancing and karaoke, and indulges in an expensive hobby as a recording singer/songwriter.

On the show we discuss:

– What Radical Self Care is

– How taking care of ourselves can be a form of resistance

– and the importance of healing the generation trauma in the black and brown communities.

This episode is part of the #podcastersforjustice campaign.

You can find notes from today’s show, links to past episodes of the WWS featuring black, indigenous, and women of color as well as a list of resources at wellwomanlife.com/218show.

If you want to find out more about Babsy’s Blak Gold Wellness Lounge: https://blakgoldwellness.com/

The books Babsy recommended:

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

Aug 14th, 2020

214: Embrace Inclusive Practices with Val Day-Sanchez

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk to Val Day-Sanchez, a professor of communication, social activist, author, TEDX speaker, and intersectional feminist. Val facilitates Equity & Justice Workshops across the country, to help professionals and organizations embrace inclusive practices.

We discuss:
– How her work in racism has changed recently
– That Anti-Racism and Intersectional feminism work is imperative regardless of your race or lifestyle.
– How we can make our schools more anti-racist.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio

You can find the Anti-Racism Resources I mentioned at https://www.wellwomanlife.com/anti-racism

The Well Woman Show has featured many Women of Color on the show, you can find the complete list at https://wellwomanlife.com/WomenOfColorGuests

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook.

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

July 10th, 2020

209: Including Diverse Voices at the Policy Table with Adriann Barboa

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk to Commissioner-elect Adriann Barboa, in Bernalillo County’s District 3. Adriann currently serves as the Policy Director at Forward Together, where she works with families and communities across the state of New Mexico to bring about a culture shift and policies centered on the lived experiences of everyday New Mexicans. Adriann is a connector, an organizer, a trainer, and loves to spend her time with families and communities working together toward building the world we all want to live in. Adriann brings 20 plus years’ experience in the direct service and social justice sectors, working primarily on issues of gender, reproductive, anti-violence, education, and criminal justice in Indigenous and communities of color.

We discuss
-How Adriann hopes to bring diverse stakeholders to the table
– Working across party lines, and connecting people
– Why it’s important for women to work together for change.

Also, there is a list of resources at wellwomanlife.com/anti-racism.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

The books Adriann recommended were:

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

Jun 12th, 2020

200: Gen X Women’s Anxiety with Ada Calhoun

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology and the Head of Silliman College at Yale University, as well as the host of the critically acclaimed podcast The Happiness Lab. After observing a disturbing level of unhappiness and anxiety among her students, she began teaching a course entitled “Psychology and the Good Life,” which quickly became the most popular course in Yale’s history and has also reached almost two million people from all over the world through an online version. Although she’s now best known as a “happiness expert,” Santos’s research explores the much broader question of “What makes the human mind unique?” and often includes comparing the cognitive capacities of non-human animals to humans.

On the show we talk about:

How Happiness is something we can all work on
What actionable strategies you can take to be happier now
Why it’s harder for women than men to make time for happiness

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio

You can find the Anti-Racism Resources I mentioned at https://www.wellwomanlife.com/anti-racism

The Well Woman Show has featured many Women of Color on the show, you can find the complete list at https://wellwomanlife.com/WomenOfColorGuests

The books Dr. Santos mentions were:

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

May 8th, 2020

200: Gen X Women’s Anxiety with Ada Calhoun

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk to Ada Calhoun whose new book, Why We Can’t Sleep, Women’s New Midlife Crisis really digs into generation x women and our particular set of challenges. She is also the author of the memoir Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, named one of the top ten memoirs of 2017 by W magazine; and she writes for the New York Times and The New Republic.

On the show we talk about:
– How gen x women were told we could do anything but didn’t actually have the resources
– Why the current generation of women facing midlife have such strong anxiety
and
-Why society perpetuates the idea that all women need to do to get ahead is to try harder.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

April 9th, 2020

197: The Importance of Mentorship with Celestina Garcia

On the Well Woman Show this week I have curated some tips for emotional well-being and I interview Celestina Garcia about the importance of mentorship. Celestina is a mother, educator, coach and entrepreneur. She is a native New Mexican with a passion for envisioning and collaborating with others to build the legacy of achievement in communities. She created her private coaching company, Coaching Solutions, where she has spent over 500 hrs coaching executives, small business owners, and community members to align their work to their purpose.

On the show we talk about:
– How mentorship has shaped her life
– The difference between coaching and mentorship
and
– How coaching can help people realize what they really want in life.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

At the end of the show, I will share four easy things you can do to boost your well-being and embrace your anxiety rather than fight against it, strengthen your resilience and find your inner strength. Be sure to stay till the end to catch these four tips you can start implementing right now.

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

BONUS: April 3rd, 2020

196: Covid19 Disparities and New Research with Prof. Sarah Hawkes

On the Well Woman Show this week I share part one of a series I’m doing on the impact of sex and gender on health outcomes. Today I have a special episode focused on new research related to disparities between men and women in covid19 and I talk to Professor Sarah Hawkes, professor of global public health at University College London and co-founder with her husband of Global Health 50/50, an initiative that advocates for gender equality in health.

On the show we talk about:
-the distribution of risk and potential response to COVID 19
-the underlying reasons why more men than women may suffer worse outcomes

Links:

http://ighgc.org/

https://globalhealth5050.org/

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

March 13th, 2020

193 Being All of Who You Are with Katie Arnold

Hello Well Woman Show this month, I talk to Katie Arnold, marathon runner, mother, and writer. She wrote the book Running Home: A Memoir. Katie created and launched the popular Raising Rippers column, about bringing up adventurous kids, which appears monthly on Outside Online and has grown to become one of the site’s most popular blogs.

On the show we talk about:
– How Running helped Katie cope with Grief.
– How Katie integrates being a mom, a runner and a writer
and
-How to embrace all the different roles in your life

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

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The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

February 14th, 2019

191 Latina Centered Healthy Lifestyle Solutions with Ana Consuelo Matiella, MA

Hello Well, Women, on the show this month, I talk to Ana Consuelo Matiella. She is a storyteller and bilingual and bicultural health communications and social marketing expert. She is also co-founder and content director of De Las Mías, a bilingual healthy lifestyle platform, and community for Latinas.

On the show you’ll learn:
– Using empathy in developing health messaging
– Engaging in culturally appropriate social marketing
– How to use food positive and body-positive messaging

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

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The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

January 10th, 2019 187 Work in Your Genius and Delegate the Rest with Anna Vocino

On the show this month, I talk to Anna Vocino is a voice over talent and standup comic who also happens to be a Celiac who writes cookbooks and co-hosts the “Fitness Confidential” podcast with Vinnie Tortorich.

On the show you’ll learn:
– How doing many things can be a part of your brand.
– Why delegating is so important for busy women.
– Steps you can take to avoid burnout.

If you’d like to check out the book she recommended, you can do that:

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZ1YGJ5/

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/187show

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The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

December 13th, 2019 184 Seven Steps to Heal Depression and Tune in to Your Intuition with Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD

On the show this month, I talk to Kathleen DesMaisons, who coined the term “sugar sensitivity” and is the world’s leading expert on sugar addiction. Her bestselling book, Potatoes Not Prozac, continues to demystify very complex processes and she has more than thirty years of experience working in public health, nutrition, and addiction. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is the President of Golden Retriever Rescue of New Mexico.

On the show you’ll learn:

– How what you eat impacts your intuition.

– The seven steps to healing depression and break sugar addiction.

– How imposter syndrome is actually a biochemical issue.

The book she mentioned:

She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey https://www.shesaidthebook.com/

You can purchase her book & find out more at https://radiantrecovery.com/

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/184show

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The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

November 8th, 2019 181 Authentic Leadership with Dr. Erica Barreiro Volkers

On the show this month, I talk to Dr. Erica Barreiro Volkers who has served as the Dean for the School of Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences at CNM for the past seven years. Erica is currently engaged at CNM in a one-year fellowship researching, ideating, and facilitating a dialog to reimagine higher education in ways that will better prepare our citizenry for the future of work and life in the age of the 4th industrial revolution.

On the show you’ll learn:

– How Erica uses authentic leadership to improve her workplace

– How to keep college, and college faculty relevant in our society

– How leadership is an ongoing journey

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/181show

The books mentioned by Erica and Giovanna:

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October 11th, 2019 179 Surrendering with Ashley Moyer aka Saywut?!

On the show this month, I talk to Ashley Moyer aka Saywut?!. She is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been a fixture in the hip hop scene coast to coast performing for Federal and state educational, environmental, and humanitarian aid workshops through the use of non-traditional, alternative music outlets. Ashley’s performances and workshops are directed towards community awareness and development through education and acceptance of alternative music outlets.

On the show you’ll learn:
– How Ashley uses her Beatboxing for a purpose.
– Why surrendering is so important as a creative
– and why we should push past our fear.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/radio.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

The Well Woman Show is thankful for support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

September 13th 2019 177 Re-Write Your Truth with Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass

Are you ready to re-write your story, find your truth and create what you want for your life? Ie. are you ready to be a badass? On the show this week, I talk to Jen Sincero, author of You Are a Badass, and featured speaker at the SCORE Women’s Conference in Santa Fe, NM on September 25th.

On the show you’ll learn:
– How Jen became a success coach when she herself was a “trainwreck”
– Which causes Jen is focusing her philanthropic work on
– What Jen thinks makes a good leader

Make sure to stay tuned to the end of the show for the books Jen is currently reading, and the causes that are near and dear to her heart! We are also giving away a ticket to the SCORE event to hear Jen speak. Learn more at wellwomanlife.com/177show.

Click here to win tickets to the SCORE Santa Fe event.

The first annual SCORE women’s conference: Power Up – Changing the Game for Women in Business is for women entrepreneurs to come together to engage, inform and inspire and leave recharged and connected to others. The event focuses on how unique each entrepreneur is, but also the importance of success not only for the individual but for their families, communities and the economy as well.

Find out more about the event here

Grab Jen’s Books:

You are a Badass

You are a Badass at Making Money

You are a Badass Everyday

The books Jen is reading:

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates

The Overlook (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly

For more about Jen’s philanthropic work, check out https://www.nowsantafe.org/

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

Whether you’re just starting your journey or you’ve been on it for months or even years, the Well Woman Jumpstart is a great place to begin. Jumpstart your Well Woman Life at wellwomanlife.com/jumpstart

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque

August 9th, 2019 173 Wild Mercy with Mirabai Starr

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature.
On this episode we talk about:

-Your connection to the rising of women’s voices & women’s wisdom, whether you are male or female or any gender
-Opening to the wisdom at the heart of all spiritual paths
-Empowerment to step up in response to the cries of the world & find your own true invitation to be of service

You can find all the info and links mentioned today at www.wellwomanlife.com/radio

If you would like to purchase Mirabai’s book, you can do so on Amazon, or visit your local bookstore and ask them to order you a copy!

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The Well Woman Show is thankful for support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

July 12th, 2019 171: A Mythological Adventure with Dr. Erica Elliott

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Dr. Erica Elliot, a medical doctor, and adventurer who has served as a teacher on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and in the mountains of Ecuador. Known as the “Health Detective,” she treats mysterious and difficult-to-diagnose illnesses at her clinic in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has recently released the book, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People about her experiences.

On the show today, we talk about:
• Her mythological journey to find purpose
• How to understand other cultures and cultural appropriation with an open heart
• How to keep going in the face of adversity

You can find all the info and links mentioned today at www.wellwomanlife.com/radio
www.wellwomanlife.com/171show

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Links:
www.musingsmemoirandmedicine.com.

http://www.ericaelliottmd.com/
Erica’s new book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PGSTYWS/ or order through your local bookstore!Erica’s Book Signing:
Dr. Elliott will be doing a reading and book signing for her book “Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert” at The Ark Bookstore on Sunday, July 21st at 2 pm in Santa Fe, NM

June 14th, 2019 How to Identify and Question the Stressful Thoughts with Byron Katie

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Byron Katie. Katie is the founder of The Work, a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches how to identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause all of our stress.

On the show today, we talk about:

• how to reduce our stresses in life

• How to use 4 questions to practice The Work

• And how to cultivate a practice of questioning in order to be happier.

Join me for Well Woman Drinks on May 15th! Register at www.wellwomanlife.com/events

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

Are you ready to Be Seen & Be Heard? Join us for our new 6 Week Program starting June 19th! Find out more at wellwomanlife.com/beseenbeheard

Links:
thework.com
Katie’s new book:
The Mind at Home with Itself
Katie’s other books:
Loving What Is
I Need Your Love is That True?
A Thousand Names for Joy

May 10, 2019 Be the Mother of Your Own Life with Berdhanya Swami Tierra

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Berdhanya Swami Tierra, a spiritual teacher, shaman and mystic dedicated to opening the way to individuals who are sincerely interested in self-cultivation and inner mastery. In this conversation, Berdhanya Swami Tierra opens an invitation to explore the mystical gifts of the feminine which are being revealed in our modern times. It is both empowering, practical and ancient.

On the show today, we talk about:

Exploration of the mystical gifts of the feminine
Empowering and practical tools
Alignment with your inner power

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You can find all the info and links mentioned today:

http://www.berdhanya.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BerdhanyaTeachings/

https://twitter.com/berdhanya

April 12, 2019 Finding Courage and Resilience with Lindy Vision

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Dorothy and Carla from the Band Lindy Vision. An Albuquerque band comprised of three Native and African American sisters, Lindy Vision is an indie-rock band that’s been described as a “female Devo” with hints of M.I.A. and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They just released their newest album, “Adult Children Part 1.”

On the show today, we talk about:

-The story they’re telling thru their music about being adult children of alcoholics, and substance abuse.
-where the band gets its inspiration from
and
-how the three sisters find their courage and resilience

Join me for Well Woman Drinks on April 17th! Register at www.wellwomanlife.com/events

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You can find all the info and links mentioned today:

Lindy Vision Website

Lindy Vision on Facebook

Lindy Vision on Spotify

March 8, 2019 International Women’s Day with Zoreh Afsarzadeh

This month on the Well Woman Show, we celebrate International Women’s Day with a focus on how mindfulness can strengthen our sense of self and help us claim our space in the world. I interview Zoreh Afsarzadeh, whose upbringing in Iran started her on the path of Sufism, meditation, and spirituality. She opened her own yoga studio 20 years ago, where she continues to teach Yoga Teacher Training Programs and lead yoga retreats around the world.

On the show today, we talk about:

how to stop giving from a place of lack
how to start feeling beauty from within
how to bring harmony to mind, body and spirit

Join me for Well Woman Drinks on March 20th! Register at www.wellwomanlife.com/events

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You can find all the info and links mentioned today:

Play of Consciousness by Swami Muktananda
High Desert Yoga

February 8, 2019 Gender Equity Legislation with Rep. Christine Trujillo

On the show today, I interview Rep. Christine Trujillo and we talk about:

-Gender equity legislation
-What the tampon tax is
-What funding she’s asking for

Join me for Well Woman Drinks on February 20th! Register at www.wellwomanlife.com/events

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I spoke at length with Christine McHugh, president of NM Women in Film, and will be airing that interview on an upcoming show. We talked about NM WiF championing a strategy developed by the Los Angeles chapter of Women in Film & Television called ReFrame – a certification structure for production companies willing to make diversity and gender equity a priority in the staffing of their projects. Since last year‘s Oscar awards ceremony when Frances McDormand brought the concept of an “inclusion rider” to the greater public this idea has been gaining real momentum. The New Mexico chapter of Woman In Film traditionally uses the February Film and TV week to lobby for greater diversity and gender equity in the film industry. This year they will be screening the documentary This Changes Everything on Friday, February 15 at 7:30 PM as a part of the Santa Fe Film Festival. There will be a post screening panel discussion with the filmmaker. Go to wellwomanlife.com/radio for more information. And catch my interview with NM WiF president Christine McHugh on an upcoming episode of the Well Woman Show available on your NPR One app or at iTunes.

The Well Woman Show is thankful for support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

Representative Christine Trujillo worked as an educator for 21 years, has served in the New Mexico state legislature since 2013 and currently serves as a member of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee and the House Education Committee. Representative Trujillo was born and raised in Taos and has 5 children and 6 grandchildren. She received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of New Mexico.

January 11, 2019 Changing Workplace Culture with Tina Tchen

On the show today, I interview Tina Tchen is former Assistant to President Obama, Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama and we talk about:

-How to approach diversity and inclusion in the workplace
-What men can do to change workplace culture
-The one things that makes certain leaders stand out

Tina Tchen is former Assistant to President Obama, Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama. In addition, she worked on Title IX initiatives and was instrumental in the formation of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Ms. Tchen is a leading voice in the national conversation on fighting sexual harassment, gender inequity, and discrimination. Ms. Tchen is a leader of Buckley Sandler’s Workplace Cultural Compliance Practice, counseling companies on issues related to gender inequity, sexual harassment, and lack of diversity in the workplace.

Links mentioned on the show:
Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund at National Women’s Law Center
Amy Tan, author

At the end of the show I’ve included an excerpt from my 2016 interview with Congresswoman Debra Haaland when she was the democratic state party chair of NM. Congresswoman Debra Haaland from NM’s first CD and Congresswoman Sharice Davids from Kansas’ third CD are the first Native American women ever elected to the Unites States Congress. You can listen to the whole interview here.

And as a special new year’s bonus, right at the very end of today’s show I’ll share my commentary published in in the Santa Fe New Mexican. Listen to the end because you won’t want to miss this! www.wellwomanlife.com/147show

Join me at the Goddess Rising Retreat! A Day Of Awakening and Indulging the Sacred Feminine: February 3, 2019.

December 14, 2018 Being a CEO with Pat Vincent-Collawn

I talk to Pat Vincent-Collawn, Chairman, President and CEO of PNM Resources, the parent company for utilities PNM in New Mexico and TNMP in Texas. We talk about renewable energy, diversity and inclusion, workplace culture and flexibility, internal and external validation and imposter syndrome.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

What makes a good manager and leader
What extra steps you have to take in order to be successful
How to know when to “go for it”

Pat Vincent-Collawn is Chairman, President and CEO of PNM Resources, the parent company for utilities PNM in New Mexico and TNMP in Texas.

Vincent-Collawn joined PNM Resources in 2007, as Utilities President. In 2008, she was named President and Chief Operating Officer, and in March 2010 became President and CEO of PNM Resources. The Board elected her Chairman in January 2012.

Prior to PNM Resources, Vincent-Collawn was at Xcel Energy where she was President and CEO of Public Service Company of Colorado. Previous to that, as Xcel’s President of Customer and Field Operations, she oversaw transmission and distribution operations as well as customer service across 10 states. Vincent-Collawn also held management positions with Arizona Public Service, and outside the energy industry with Price Waterhouse and Quaker Oats.

On a national level, Vincent-Collawn is the immediate past Chair of the Edison Electric Institute, the trade association that represents more than two hundred US investor-owned electric companies, as well as more than 60 international electricity providers.

Vincent-Collawn also serves on the boards of EPRI (Electric Research Power Institute) where she is a former Chair, NEIL (Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited), and CTS Corporation (NYSE:CTS). She is a former member of the Economic Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Vincent-Collawn was appointed Chair of the New Mexico Partnership by Governor Susana Martinez in 2015. She is incoming Chair of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and past Chair of both the United Way of Central New Mexico and the Kirtland Partnership Committee.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism (magna cum laude) from Drake University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

November 9, 2018 Amy Whitfield and Giovanna’s Post-election Tips

On the show today, I interview Amy Whitfield, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Resource Center (DVRC, Inc.) and we talk about:
gender equality
power/control
sexual harassment/#metoo movement
toxic masculinity

Amy joined the DVRC, Inc. team in August 2017 and has been excited to come back to work in anti-violence. Amy’s career over the past 19 years in various non-profit fields has always given her the opportunity to be an advocate for women and communities of color fighting for equity. Amy graduated with her Masters in Social Work from the University of Maine and has since worked in numerous fields including: anti-sexual violence, substance abuse treatment, teen pregnancy and parenting, leadership mentoring, community organizing and non-profit program development.

Books Amy is reading:
The Tao of Leadership
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

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Giovanna’s Post-election Tips:
What can you do post-election to stay involved, make an impact and create change?

ACCEPT where we are, and decide to work with what we’ve got.
ACCOUNTABILITY Hold new elected officials accountable – Hold your newly elected officials accountable – they will be moving into transitioning into their new office in Nov/Dec. Make sure they hear from you as they are making their plans for appointments and hiring. Some transition teams rely on experts to guide the planning for taking office.
VISIBLE Be visible, be heard and take up space. If you helped a candidate and she won, ask her to appoint you to a policy committee or task force. Look at a new or unlikely committee to join – bring your unique viewpoint to a topic you wouldn’t normally weigh in on.
VOLUNTEER Find an organization that is leading the change you want to see on a particular topic and join them. Is it animal rights? Domestic violence and sexual harassment? The environment or issues related to small business? Serve as a volunteer, on a committee or on the board.
INVITE Bring others along with you – is there an inauguration celebration you ‘ve been invited to? Ask other women to go with you. Expose them to what you now have access to.
INTEGRATE How do I do all this you ask? I know it’s a lot. If you think about integrating your voice, your presence, on the topics you care about, you can create a committee at work, you can volunteer with your kids as a family activity – it doesn’t have to always be separate, another thing to do on the list. Think of integration and it will be smoother and more fun!
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December 1, 2018 United State of Women Event in New Mexico:The United State of Women (USOW) is a national organization who sees the need for a different America where all women thrive — and wants to work collectively to achieve it. USOW seeks to amplify the work of organizations and individuals at the forefront of the fight for women’s equality by providing tools, access, and connections to help women further step into their power and break down barriers.After the first United State of Women National Summit in 2016, participants made it clear they wanted to keep learning and connecting, and they wanted to do it in their own local communities. The Galvanize Program brings women and girls together to tackle our toughest challenges, together. And we’re coming to New Mexico next on December 1st! This year, we’re arming women with the tools and resources they need to keep organizing and fighting for gender equity, whether that’s through elected office, entrepreneurship, grassroots organizing, and everything in between. Attendees will receive in-depth and skills-based training developed by local and national partner organizations. Training tracks include:
- Activism and Organizing in New Mexico
- Entrepreneurship powered by BRAVA Investments
- Leadership powered by Courtney A. Seard
Attendees will leave with the tools and knowledge to activate and mobilize locally and nationally and will hear from leaders in their communities who are working to increase gender equity in New Mexico and around the country, showing how women and girls can plug into action right away.

Get tickets

USOW has hosted previous Galvanize regional events in Chicago, IL, Columbus, OH, and Atlanta, GA in 2017 and Miami, FL in 2018 with additional events are slated later in the year including in Philadelphia, PA, as part of the United State of Women’s nationwide mobilization to spur women into action in our local communities. For additional details about the Galvanize New Mexico, including registration details, visit the Eventbrite page. MEDIA REGISTRATION: The plenary sessions of the Galvanize New Mexico in Albuquerque will be open to the press, and media interested in attending should email press@civicnation.org with the subject line “New Mexico – RSVP” to request credentials. Media registration will be confirmed in the coming weeks. THE UNITED STATE OF WOMEN: The United State of Women (USOW) is a national organization for any woman who sees that we need a different America for all women to survive and thrive — and wants to work collectively to achieve it. Launched in 2016 with a Summit co-hosted with the Obama Administration’s White House Council on Women and Girls, the United State of Women has hosted multiple regional convenings across the country and recently organized the second United State of Women Summit, bringing together 7,500 women and allies in support of gender equality. USOW serves as a convener, connector, and amplifier bringing women together across background and beliefs to engage and inspire each other. USOW amplifies the work of organizations and individuals at the forefront of the fight for women’s equality, and provides tools, access and connections that help women see and step into their power to break down the barriers that hold women back.

The United State of Women (USOW) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

For more information on the United State of Women’s Galvanize Program, visit unitedstateofwomen.org/galvanize and follow @USOWomen.

October 12, 2018 Valerie Jarrett

Giovanna Rossi interviews Valerie Jarrett, United State Of Women co-chair and former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.

The United State of Women is a national organization for any woman who sees that we need a different America for all women to survive and thrive — and wants to work collectively to achieve it. USOW amplifies the work of organizations and individuals at the forefront of the fight for women’s equality, and provides tools, access and connections that help women see and step into their power to break down the barriers that hold women back.

On the heels of the 2018 United State of Women Summit, USOW is convening communities across the country and equipping women with the tools they need to keep fighting for gender equity. And we’re coming to New Mexico next! Join us at the Galvanize Program in Albuquerque on December 1st for a day of connecting with local allies, learning about the work being done in New Mexico and across the country, and training breakouts based on how you want to make an impact, including: Advocacy and Organizing, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship.

The day begins with a high-energy mainstage session where participants will hear from local and national leaders and includes and attendees will be able to network with organizations and individuals making an impact in different areas of gender equality.

What can you do? My list from the Santa Fe New Mexican Op-ed:

Support and fund good journalism eg. news outlets that provides fact checked, unbiased reporting based on multiple sources.
Support media literacy focused on gender issues in schools eg. http://www.medialit.org and https://medialiteracynow.org
Support women in media eg. Women’s Media Center, Center for Media Justice, Common Sense Media, Women in Media & news.
Help elect more women to public office and ask women in your life to run for office eg. Emily’s List, Emerge America, Women Elect
Use your privilege to see that more women are elected to boards of directors. Women Corporate Directors, https://www.womenonboards.net
Support and promote girls and women’s mentoring programs, especially for careers in technology. eg. Women Who Code, Executive Women’s Forum.
Reflect on how you contribute to sexism. Decide from this day forward only to measure girls and women by their accomplishments and not by how they look or their ability to bear children. Eg. Do you judge other women for the way they look? Do you ask or expect girls and women to look a certain way? Or subtly prepare girls for their child bearing role later in life by giving them only dolls instead of building blocks?
Speak up yourself and support other people who speak up and hold others accountable.
Support programs that focus on the “macho paradox” and the movement of men working to promote gender equality and prevent gender violence. eg. http://www.themachoparadox.com/
Do what’s right, not what’s easy. eg. don’t watch movie after movie with your kids (male or female) with no female protagonist. Watch films that pass the Bechdel Test – films with women talking to other women about something other than men. See http://bechdeltest.com; speak up when you see someone behaving inappropriately.PLUS…..
VOTE! Early voting is open
Attend Galvanize NM on December 1st! https://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/galvanizenewmexico/

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The Well woman show is thankful for support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

September 14, 2018 Lillian Montoya

While women are half the population and earn about half of all law and medical degrees, and represent half of the college educated workforce, according to the Pew Research Center data on women leaders, the share of female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies topped just 5% for the first time in the first quarter of 2017, with 27 women heading major firms. As recently as 1995, there were no female CEOs on the Fortune 500 list.

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The share of women sitting on the boards of Fortune 500 companies is also low though it has more than doubled, from 9.6% in 1995 to 20.2% in 2016.

And according to the Center for American Progress, as recently as 2016, 43 percent of the 150 highest-earning public companies in Silicon Valley had no female executive officers at all.

And we know that women in top US political roles and academic leadership are also lagging, with numbers well under what would be considered equal representation.

In order to understand the challenges women leaders face and provide tools and resources to grow female leadership, I co-presented the first Women’s Leadership Summit with Albuquerque Business First earlier this week.

On the show today, I interview one of the keynote speakers at the Summit, the new CEO of Christus St. Vincent, Lillian Montoya. Montoya is the first female in the position. We talk about her leadership style, her confidence and her vision while getting to know her personally during the superpowers for success segment.

Lillian Montoya is a seasoned operations professional with extensive leadership experience spanning 25+ years in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, consistently orchestrating sustained advantages in the face of uncertainty and resistance. She is the new president and CEO of Christus St Vincent, a Santa Fe-based not-for-profit health care system serving more than 300,000 people in seven counties, employing more than 2200 physicians and associates with nearly $400 million in annual revenue.

What you’ll learn in this episode:
1) How to prepare for the moment you will need compassion and patienct
2) What Montoya considers to be a good leader
3) Why you don’t always need to be an expert and give yourself the permission to not be the expert in the room

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Book mentioned on the show: Everybody Matters https://www.everybodymattersbook.com/

Data Sources:

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/03/17/the-data-on-women-leaders/
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2017/05/21/432758/womens-leadership-gap/

August 10, 2018 Disrupt to Innovate

Left to right: Jenn Roberts/Equity and Inclusion Lead, Rachael Lorenzo/Community Innovation Team Leader, Binta Beard/Policy Summit Lead, Catherine D’Ignazio/Executive Director

Today’s topic is Disrupting to Innovate. We disrupt the narrative that you have to hustle, compete, and succumb to hate in order to get ahead as a woman, as a nurturer, as a leader or as a business owner in order to create what we know to be true – that we can lead with self care, collaboration and love as our focus to achieve our goals and live the life we desire. I will walk you through the four stages of the Well Woman Life Cycle as we disrupt in order to innovate. Then, I’ll talk to an incredible group of women who are disrupting current systems and norms around breastfeeding and pumping in order to innovate in research and tech, change public and private policy and shift social norms.

For high achieving women, it’s hard to sit by and watch our lives unfold in ways that don’t live up to the expectations we have for ourselves, whether it’s relationships, our health, our financial success or our career. We know that there is so much more we can contribute to the world and we are ready to step up, meet the challenge and be rewarded for investing in ourselves and for serving others. But there are challenges. We are hard workers, yet we tend to over do it. We are determined and strong, and we sometimes don’t know when to slow down, or how to. We are focused and driven, and realize we need to course correct in major areas of our lives, which can lead to huge shifts and that can be difficult to manage.

The self help world relies on individual behavior change (work on yourself first in order to change the world) – that we have to hustle, compete, and succumb to the many forms of hate in order to get ahead as a woman, as a nurturer, as a leader or as a business owner. I believe we have to disrupt this narrative in order to create what we know to be true – that we can lead with self care, collaboration and the many forms of love in order to achieve our goals and live the life we desire. I propose that real change is determined by the interaction of two factors, not one: individual change AND environmental or external change. And the interaction of these two factors determines which stage we’re in.

If you want to find out which stage you’re in, go to wellwomanlife.com/quiz to learn more. And we’ll be going deep into this at the retreat on September 9th so definitely check out wellwomanlife.com/eventsfor more information.
For more about the framework, listen to episode 50 at wellwomanlife.com/059show

In the United States, only 22 percent of babies are exclusively breastfed for the recommended six months. New parents face challenges including stigma, lack of access to education and resources related to breastfeeding and pumping, unfriendly employer policies, unforeseen costs, and racial bias in the health care system.

The first Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon, in 2014, focused on the technological and physical difficulties of pumping because the basic technology and structure of the standard breast pump hasn’t changed much since its creation in the 1850s. This year’s breasfeeding festival included over 175 engineers, advocates, health care experts, parents, and students to address the many challenges of breastfeeding and pumping.

I caught up with some of the Make Breast Pumps Not Suck Breastfeeding Festival team at the recent US Breastfeeding Committee conference in Atlanta, GA. I talked with Binta Beard/Policy Summit Lead, Catherine D’Ignazio/Executive Director, Rachael Lorenzo/Community Innovation Team Leader, Becky Michelson/Program Manager and Jenn Roberts/Equity and Inclusion Lead. You can read their full bios below.

What you’ll learn in this episode:
1) how the Well Woman Life Cycle works and what each stage means
2) how to start noticing things that don’t work for your gender, culture or body
3) how a festival and hackathon disrupted the dominant culture of breastfeeding and pumping

Guest Bios:
Binta Beard is Managing Partner at Equinox Strategies, where she provides strategic consulting to clients on a range of health and public policy issues. As a veteran staffer of both the House and Senate, she understands the dynamics of the administration and Congress. With this experience and her background in public health, she possesses the knowledge needed to navigate today’s complicated public policy issues.
As a Principal at the Podesta Group, Binta was client manager for multi-national companies, one of the country’s largest foundations committed to the well-being of children, and a non-partisan children’s health advocacy group. On Capitol Hill, she served as Senior Policy Advisor to Majority Whip Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), where she led the senator’s health portfolio. In this position, she drafted legislation and amendments enacted into law, worked with committees, and partnered with public and private stakeholders. Prior to Sen. Durbin, she served in the House of Representatives as Legislative Assistant to then-Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Binta managed health legislative priorities, including passage of health care reform.
Before arriving to Capitol Hill, Binta worked in the public health sphere in many capacities. She conducted obesity and cancer prevention research at Dana-FarberCancer Institute, examined barriers to and the indirect costs of health care at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and investigated disparities in children’s exposure to toxins at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in Atlanta. She received a doctorate in health and social policy and a master’s in health and social behavior from the Harvard School of Public Health. She received her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.

Catherine D’Ignazio is a hacker mama, scholar, and artist/designer who focuses on data literacy, feminist technology and civic engagement. She has designed global news recommendation systems, run women’s health hackathons, and created talking and tweeting water quality sculptures. She is the Executive Director of the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Project that convened 300 innovators at MIT to envision the future of breastfeeding and paid leave in the US. D’Ignazio is an Assistant Professor of Civic Media and Data Visualization at Emerson College, a Senior Fellow at the Engagement Lab and a research affiliate at the MIT Media Lab.

Rachael Lorenzo (Mescalero Apache/Laguna Pueblo/Xicana) is a queer mother of two and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico to young parents and was raised on her father’s ancestral land in Laguna, New Mexico. Rachael graduated with a BA in political science and a Masters in public administration, focusing on public health; both degrees are from the University of New Mexico. Rachael studied political campaigns, participated policy analyses, and has been consulted for her expertise in public health policies that could impact indigenous communities.
Rachael was not only raised on her traditional values but also on politics. Throughout her academic career, she volunteered for political campaigns, ranging from city council elections to presidential campaigns. She was selected as a fellow for President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, Obama For America (OFA). She was also a part of cohort of brilliant change-makers in the Western States Center’s Western Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) and completed Emerge New Mexico in 2017.

Becky Michelson is a Boston-based strategic partnerships lead and design-researcher for social impact initiatives at The Engagement Lab at Emerson College. She is passionate about how marginalized communities can leverage participatory design and storytelling methods. Her approach incorporates design-thinking, playfulness, and qualitative research. This is why her work broadly spans from media literacy game development to civic media network building and NGO capacity building.
Trained in Cultural Anthropology at University of California Davis, Becky has applied her passion for applied ethnography to research studies on storytelling for social change. Her work has been published in media literacy and social computing journals. She has facilitated dozens of games and design-thinking strategy sessions for leadership with: the United Way, Greenpeace, the Participatory Budgeting Project, and and the Office of Science and Technology Policy under the Obama Administration. She managed the production of The Public Engagement Roadmap – a suite of creative planning resources for cities and governments.
Currently, Becky is the Program Manager for the “Make the Breast Pump Not Suck” research, hackathon, and Policy Summit. She also strategizes for several multimedia projects at the Engagement Lab at Emerson College that focus on meaningful engagement in the public sector.

Jenn Roberts is an educator, facilitator and mother who brings over 15 years of experience and passion in race and equity work. She began her career in education teaching 3rd grade in Chicago Public Schools. After teaching she went on to support new teachers in the classroom, develop curriculum for new teacher certification, and train school leaders in best practices in human capital. In 2011 she moved to DC Public Schools, where she helped to lead the DCPS Office of Human Capital in developing the will, skill, and courage to interrupt inequities and create more equitable policies and outcomes for DC students. She founded Versed Education Group in 2015 to continue this work, assisting organizations in developing their skill to operate from a place of equity as a habit. She served as the Equity and Inclusion Lead on the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Project and is a proud alumna of Spelman College, which she credits in nurturing her desire to lead through service. Jenn lives in DC with her spunky and creative 6-year-old daughter, Nia.

July 13, 2018 Steph Poston

Today’s topic is Juggling Career and Family and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to take risks, understand the importance of surrounding yourself with people who cheer for you and take the next step in your own work-life juggle.

Steph Poston, Sandia Pueblo

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My guest today is Steph Poston. Poston is from Sandia Pueblo and is the owner of Poston & Associates, LLC. She’s committed to inspiring tribal communities through culturally competent, community-based approaches. She has nearly three decades experience in public and community relations, strategic facilitation and training at the tribal, federal, state and local levels. In 2016, she was named New Mexico Women of Influence and in 2017 was recognized by NCAIED as the Native Woman Business Owner of the Year. In 2018 she was inducted into UNM Anderson School of Management Hall of Fame and was recently named a Small Business Champion by SCORE. She is also the co-author of: Poston is the co-author of “Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in New Mexico: Surpassing Barriers and Stereotypes.”

What you’ll learn in this episode:
1) no one gets a pass on pain when it comes to juggling career and family
2) overall wellness is essential
3) viewing fear as motivator

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman life community group at wellwomanlife.com/facebook

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The Well woman show is thankful for support from Natural Awakenings Magazine in New Mexico and High Desert Yoga in Albuquerque.

June 8, 2018 Nyika Allen

Today’s topic is how overcoming fear is the foundation for good leadership and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to look deeply at whether your fear responses may be derailing your leadership success and find ways to reframe your fear as a challenge or opportunity.

My guest today is Nyika Allen. Allen is the Director of Aviation for the City of Albuquerque. She is the first millennial to lead a city department and is the first woman to serve as Director of the Department of Aviation. She comes to the City from the New Mexico Technology Council (NMTC) – the State’s only business association for the technology industry, where she served as the President & CEO. She is passionate about technology, entrepreneurship, women’s issues, and the economic health of New Mexico.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:
How being a millennial has helped and hurt her career
What makes Nyika prepared to run the Aviation Department
What she’s excited about as a millennial woman executive
How Nyika defines a good leader
How Nyika’s upbringing contributed to her leadership ability
How asking for help is one of the best things you can do as a leader

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May 11, 2018 How To Lead A Movement with Ellen Bravo

“A long time ago, I realized that we can never achieve gender equity or racial equity if we don’t revalue women’s work, and that includes care giving. As long as women are punished by losing income and jobs and opportunities in the workforce because they have a baby or because they’re caring for a parent, or a partner, or themselves, we’ll always be behind.” – Ellen Bravo on The Well Woman Show (www.wellwomanlife.com/115show)

Today’s topic is how to lead a movement based on issues that impact you personally but that you also see could have a much bigger impact and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to be part of the movement to re-value the work of caregivers and not take it personally when you experience a setback.

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On the show today is my guest, Ellen Bravo who directs Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions in 27 states working for policies such as paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance. Previously, Ellen was the director of 9to5 and has written several non-fiction books.

What you’ll learn in this episode:
How Ellen inspire’s people and how you can too
After decades of working to support working families, how Ellen takes care of herself
What the most successful people in social justice work value the most
Where the US is compared to other states on valuing caregivers work and paid family leave
What Gloria Steinem says about equality INSIDE the home.

“And Gloria Steinem has often said, if we want women to be equal outside the home, men need to be equal inside the home. I know many, many men who are and would be good fathers, sons, and husbands, but get punished for it at work. That needs to change. And also there are a lot of same sex couples who would like to care for each other in sickness as in health, and care for their children and are stymied because there is no leave.” – Ellen Bravo

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Links mentioned on the show:
Family Values @ Work
Zero Weeks

Links to books mentioned on the show:
Happiness by Aminatta Forna
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Alternate Side- Anna Quindlen

April 13, 2018 How to Lead from Within with Heather Roberts

Today’s topic is how to lead from within and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to focus internally in order to unlock your leadership potential.

My guest today is Heather Robertson. Heather is the owner of Bold Arrival, which guides everyone from budding leaders to seasoned pros to inspire and realize their best work. She leads professional trainings, yoga and meditation programs and has advised 100’s of women and men from the state level to the private sector. She launched and subsequently sold her first business by the age of 35 and, currently, co-owns a premier outdoor adventure company on 65 acres in northern New Mexico in addition to Bold Arrival.

March 9, 2018 Celebrating International Women’s Day with Beva Sanchez Padilla

Today’s topic is Celebrating International Women’s Day with Beva Sanchez-Padilla and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to participate in the movement to empower women.

International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Celebrated annually on March 8, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and showcases the commitment to women’s equality, celebrates women’s achievements, raises awareness, and highlights gender parity gains.

On the show today to shed light on this is my guest Beva Sanchez-Padilla, who is native of New Mexico and author of six produced plays. Trained in film, and a published poet she has served as producer/reporter for six different television stations. Presently she is a full time gender justice organizer for the 36 year old SouthWest Organizing Project. In 1972 beva designed and taught the first La Mujer Chicana class at the University of New Mexico under American Studies. And she was honored as co-founder of Women’s Studies at the University of NM on the 40 year anniversary celebration. Beva credits her mother and her daughters for the inspiration of her work over the last 48 years always dealing with the subject of women.

February 7, 2017 Healing From Loss with Creativity with Robbi Firestone

Today’s topic is healing from loss with creativity and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to find healing and success through your creative talents.

My guest today is Robbi Firestone. Robbi is a fine artist and the creator of TheEmptyWomb.com, a movement to speak truth around the silent conversation of women’s infertility. Firestone speaks messages of creativity and empowerment to Fortune 100 companies, Young Presidents Organization, and spiritual communities. She has been featured in the New York Times, Parade Magazine, Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and graced the cover of Santa Fe Now Magazine.

January 12, 2018 How to Develop Confidence, Courage and Character to be a Leader

Today’s topic is How to Develop Confidence, Courage and Character to be a Leader and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to embrace your natural leadership abilities and develop the skills you lack.

Today on the show I talk to Peggy Sanchez Mills, the Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, the premier national organization for girls. We talk about the Boy Scouts decision to include girls in their program, the impact of leadership programs on girls’ long term success as well as Peggy’s own story of becoming a leader through building confidence, courage and character.

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December 8, 2017 How to Grow a Socially Responsible Business with Kei & Molly

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Kei and Molly opened their textile company in 2010 with the goal of providing good jobs to the refugee community in Albuquerque’s international district. As immigrants themselves, they wanted to help make the transition easier for others. Their business has grown steadily since, and they now have a booming online business, several full time employees, and a newly opened retail store.

In this episode, Kei and Molly discuss the secrets to their success, including a deep commitment feminist-centered business practices.

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November 10, 2017 How to Pause, Shift and Reconnect with Linda Strauss

No person or organization can thrive when victim thinking, attitudes or behavior are present. And these are present more than we realize or care to admit—in ourselves, our organizations, even society at large. How many of us have heard, or said ourselves, “I just can’t function in this system?” Or, “If only Department X would do their jobs, we could do ours!” How about, “If only the government…?”

TRP teaches people to eliminate behaviors such as taking things personally, letting things “get to us,” and blaming and criticizing. Participants learn to give and receive feedback, have clear purposes in life and assist others to be more responsible and effective.

All this fosters a corporate culture of personal responsibility, respect and increased success. It strengthens the individual’s and organization’s leadership, teamwork, customer service, and the bottom line.

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October 13, 2017 Women as Economic Drivers with Shana Runck, Jennifer Gomez-Chavez and Diana Rael

Today’s topic is Women as Economic Drivers with Shana Runck, Jennifer Gomez-Chavez and Diana Rael, and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired by the incredible work happening in New Mexico to support women in financial literacy and education. The Economist points out that the increase in employment of women in developed countries, during the past decade, has added more to global growth than has the economic emergence of China. In the United States alone, women own nearly 8 million businesses, accounting for $1.2 trillion of our GDP. But in New Mexico, nearly half of all female headed families are living in poverty, and while 12.6% of white no-hispanic women are living in poverty in NM, almost 23% of Latina women and 28% of Native women live in poverty.
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So how can women in New Mexico be included in efforts to improve women’s economic security? In others words, how to de we address the barriers to entry for women’s economic participation? Graduating high school and college, access to financial literacy and entrepreneurial resources as well as support for working parents are a few things that come to mind.

On the show today to talk about this are my guests Shana Runck, Assistant Vice President of Community Relations at Nusenda Credit Union and two of their community partners: Jennifer Gomez-Chavez of the University of New Mexico and Diana Rael of MANA de Albuquerque.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
What works for supporting women’s financial literacy
How women are economic drivers in the community
Which program has a 99% success rate for girls graduating from high school
The number one barrier to women completing college

The free give-away today is a Roadmap to Financial Security from Nusenda Credit Union!

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I love the give-away because it gives you a worksheet you can use to create your roadmap.

Links:

Nusenda Credit Union financial library

MANA de Albuquerque

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September 8, 2017 Lorraine Higgins

Today’s topic is How Big Changes Can Help You Create Your New Self Care Routine and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to set and implement a new plan for prioritizing yourself and your well-being.

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My guest today is Lorraine Higgins. Lorraine grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, attended Catholic University in Washington, DC and then completed her Executive MBA. She and her family own Orangetheory fitness gym and they’re opening their 4th location in the state.

In this episode, Lorraine and I talk about how we can live our best lives, how her self care practice based on diet and exercise healed her diabetes, and how being curious can lead to deeper connections with acquaintances and colleagues.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
How to establish a routine when your kids (or other dependents) go back to school
The four things you can start doing right away to love a Well Woman Life

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Links:

“The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy,” by Jon Gordon

August 11, 2017 Dr. Shefali Tsabary

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Today’s topic is How to Live Our Most Empowered and Authentic Lives and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to challenge the mainstream belief system and start a conscious practice of co-creating your reality.

My guest is Dr. Shefali Tsabary. Dr. Shefali is a world-renowned clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University in New York. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. She’s the author of several books, including The Conscious Parent.

In this episode, Dr. Shefali and I talk about how we can live our most empowered and authentic lives, what you can do when you want to practice conscious parenting and how a conscious practice creates less stress and more freedom.

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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
What can you do when you want to practice conscious parenting but are surrounded by unconscious people.
How we are co-creating our reality and challenges parents to take responsibility.
what we must ask adults to do before we explore “fixing the child.”

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July 19, 2017 Byron Katie

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Today’s topic is How to Identify and Question the Stressful Thoughts that Cause Our Stress and hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be inspired to question the things that cause your suffering and have the knowledge and power to dismantle these stressful thoughts and gain freedom of mind.

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My guest today is Byron Katie. Katie is the founder of The Work, a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches how to identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause all of our stress.

The free give-away today is Byron Katie’s “List of Emotions” I love the give-away because it helps you identify the complex emotions you assign to each area of your suffering.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How to cultivate a practice of questioning
The four simple questions you can use to practice The Work
What’s required in order to do The Work
How to arrive at the absence of suffering
Katie’s definition of authenticity
What Katie’s life partner does every night before she goes to sleep

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Links:

thework.com
Katie’s new book: The Mind at Home with Itself
Katie’s other books:
Loving What Is
I Need Your Love is That True?
A Thousand Names for Joy

More About The Work

The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches how to identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause all of our stress.

The Work was developed by Katie Byron Mitchell who, after a long depression, noticed that she was unhappy when she believed her thoughts. She developed this method to methodically dismantle these stressful thoughts and gain freedom of mind.

Her insight into the mind is consistent with leading-edge research in cognitive neuroscience, and The Work has been compared to the Socratic dialogue, Buddhist teachings, and twelve step programs.

She says: “I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that suffering is optional. I found a joy within me that has never disappeared, not for a single moment. That joy is in everyone, always.”

As we question the thoughts that pull us away from our true nature, a new reality presents itself. Fear and anger are no longer the default mode. The mind, free from stress, can think creatively, all on it’s own. We create, love, innovate.

Thus we understand that our stress does not emanate from our world but from the stories we make up about it. This is empowering news. It brings our contentment out of the whim of the outside world, into the realm of our mind. Whom else should we trust with our happiness?

People who do The Work as an ongoing practice commonly report: Alleviation of depression: Find resolution, even happiness, in situations that were once debilitating.
Decreased stress: Learn how to live with less anxiety or fear.
Improved relationships: Experience deeper connection and intimacy with your partner, your parents, your children, your friends, and yourself.
Reduced anger: Understand what makes you angry and resentful, and become less reactive, less often, with less intensity.
Increased mental clarity: Live and work more intelligently and effectively, with integrity. More energy: Experience a new sense of ongoing vigor and well-being.

June 9, 2017 Rev. Angela Herrera

Finding Inherent Worth and Dignity In Every Person

Today’s topic is finding inherent worth and dignity in every person, including yourself. And hopefully by the end of the show you’ll be clearer about seeking counsel from your older self and be more gentle with yourself and others.
My guest today is Angela Herrera. A unitarian universalist since she was 7 years old, and the daughter of a functionally illiterate mom, Angela Herrera graduated form Harvard Divinity School and is now the senior minister elect for First Unitarian in Albuquerque.
The free give-away today is a mediation that my guest wrote called Utterance of the Timeless Word.

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The Rev. Angela Herrera is Senior Minister Elect at First Unitarian Church in Albuquerque, where she has served on the ministerial staff since 2010. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School. From Marylhurst University she holds a Bachelors in Religion and Philosophy and a certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution. She is originally from Oregon, where she was a 2005 Ford Scholar with the Ford Family Foundation, an organization committed to strengthening communities through service and dialogue across difference.
Angela served as a member of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute at the Center for American Progress from 2014-2016. She is the author of Reaching for the Sun, a collection of meditations published by Skinner House books. She and her husband Carlos have two children who are both students at UNM.
In this episode you’ll learn:
What Rev. Herrera’s bumper sticker said
How she balances being a person and a religious leader
How she defines feminism
No feeling is final
Links:
Joy Comes In The Morning

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May 12, 2017 Waneta Tuttle and Vera Tucci

Women in Business: A conversation with two Albuquerque entrepreneurs

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Vera Tucci and Waneta Tuttle

Today I speak with two Albuquerque entrepreneurs who will help shed some light on a recent study naming Albuquerque the number one city in the country to close the gender gap in pay, homeownership and education. Get the FREE Women in Business Resource List!

The recent study by Trulia showed that in Albuquerque, the pay gap between men and women decreased by 25% from 2008 to 2015. Meanwhile, women are slightly more likely than men to have 4 years of college or more and to be homeowners in the city. And Albuquerque’s city council just passed new legislation giving companies that want to work with the city an incentive if its pay gap is less than seven percent.

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As women, we often juggle many aspects of our lives and on the WWS we look at women’s live through three lenses – first, personal, like family or health second, career building and entrepreneurship and third, community, such as sitting on boards or doing volunteer work. So I’m interested in how these three aspects of our lives have impacted the success of women entrepreneurs in Abq and specifically how particular resources and networking opportunities have impacted the success of women entrepreneurs here.

My guests today are:

Waneta Tuttle, Founder and President of Southwest Medical Ventures where she identifies marketable ideas (mostly involving life sciences and health care technologies), finds the leadership teams to move them forward and locates investors.

Vera Tucci, who is the creator of Italisan, a fashion brand that celebrates the connection between the United States and Italy and redefines the Italian-made handbags category.

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April 14, 2017 Maggie Toulouse Oliver

How to Let Go of Control to Achieve More with Maggie Toulouse

When we set out to achieve a lifelong dream, we want to be in control. We have an idea of how we want things to look, and we know that we have the tools to turn our dreams in reality. As much as we may want to have full control over how our dreams are realized, sometimes this need for control can be disastrous. A difficult lesson that many of us need to learn is that we need to relinquish some control in our lives and seek out help from others. If we don’t do this, we risk burnout, and the possibility that those goals will never be achieved. For New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse, experiencing failure was exactly what she needed to be able to relinquish control, delegate, and ultimately achieve her political aspirations.

My guest today is Maggie Toulouse. Maggie is Secretary of the State of New Mexico. Shehas served as Bernalillo County Clerk since 2007 and has made protecting the right to vote, improving the integrity of the election process and ensuring accountable leadership her top priorities. Maggie is a 2009 recipient of a New Mexico Technology Excellence award. In 2011, Maggie received the Distinguished Service Award from United Voters NM and Verified Voting NM for her work in promoting election integrity and in 2012 she was named one of NM Business Weekly’s “40 under 40” young professionals. Maggie grew up in New Mexico and currently lives in Albuquerque with her two sons. In this episode Maggie and I talk about the struggles she faced in her first fun for Secretary of State, what she learned about delegating tasks and relinquishing control through that experience, and how her perspective about balance has changed over time.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode

How you can achieve more by letting go, delegating, and prioritizing
Why it is important to reach out to those you trust for help instead of trying to do everything on your own
Why Maggie doesn’t believe in balance, and what she strives for instead

More About Maggie

Maggie has always been a go getter. She was a high achiever in school, always “trying to be the teacher’s pet.” As is often the case, this high reaching behavior resulted in unkind behavior from other students, damaging Maggie’s interpersonal relationships. As she got older she developed “a strong amount of humility

and some emotional intelligence” and began placing more value on interpersonal relationships and connections.

While she handles her successes with more humility now, that doesn’t mean she is not a high achiever. When she made the decision to run for Secretary of State of New Mexico, she put her all into it. In her first run for office, she “burnt the candle at both ends.” She discovered she was not able to be responsible for every aspect of the campaign while also maintaining some sort of balance in the rest of her life. Maggie was not elected in her first run, but she took away some useful lessons.

This experience reminded Maggie of the importance of letting go of full control. It also changed the way she thinks of ‘balance.’ trying to achieve this life of perfect balance is something we get caught up in and something we’ll never fully achieve,” she explains. With this mental approach in mind, Maggie went on to successfully reach the position of Secretary of State. “Stop beating yourself up,” she advises, and instead focus on organizing your times in smart ways.

March 10, 2017 Robin Brule

How to Change Outcomes with Nontraditional Thinking With Robin Brule

When we think of big business, such as the banking and financial world, we don’t naturally associate it with sticking up for the small guy (or gal!). According to Nusenda Credit Union Vice President of Community Relations Robin Brulé, financial institutions and government resources ought to invest in local and grassroots efforts to support community and economy for all. This is why she directs Nusenda’s business model to prioritize local businesses and entrepreneurs. As an Albuquerque native, she understands that in order for this city to thrive, it needs to build from the roots up and it needs support from the larger entities that have access to financial resources.

My guest in this episode is Robin Brulé. Robin is a large-system service designer with a proven track record of mobilizing cross-sector partners to improve outcomes for New Mexicans. Robin serves as the Senior Vice President of Community Relations and Assistant to the President at Nusenda Credit Union and serves as an “executive on loan” from Nusenda to Mayor Richard J. Berry, City of Albuquerque, where she helps accelerate implementation and results in the areas of education, human services, economic and workforce development in her role as Chief Strategist for Albuquerque’s Living Cities Integration Initiative. Robin was named “Professional of the Year” by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions in 2014 and selected as an Annie E. Casey Foundation Fellow in 2007. In this episode Robin and I talk about why it is so important to support local, how she is able to see the whole picture to develop unique and nontraditional solutions, why we must work from a grassroots and large-scale level to support your local economy, how Robin is able to make this happen, and how she is able to care for her wellbeing amidst all of these undertakings.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

How Credit Unions help small businesses and entrepreneurs, and how you can take advantage of the Credit Union in your city to further your businesses or bring your aspirations to reality
How to help direct financial resources in your community into grassroots efforts
Why supporting grassroots and local enterprises is important, and benefits your community as a whole

More About Robin

As a former strategic advisor to the New Mexico Children’s Cabinet, and Executive Director of the Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Foundation Robin understands that in order for community building institutions to thrive, they require significant financial support and investment. Working with Nusenda, Robin makes sure that funding local and grassroots businesses is a priority. However, having worked on both side of the equation, she has been able to see that a huge barrier for these local efforts is access. “There are a lot of assets in our community that we potentially don’t take advantage of as we could.” With her diverse experience, she tries to recognize “when someone is not growing economically, what is stopping them?”

Robin addresses this information barrier by implementing a three step process. First, she emphasizes the importance of collective impact. “There’s no one leader or system thats going to be able to solve everything,”she explains, “we have to all work together toward a common goal.” Next, she examines the actual capitol innovation and financial resources available. “We have a lot of resources, but how are we deploying them?” She looks at if these resources are making an impact, and what can be done to expand the accessibility and influence of those resources. Finally, she dives into public sector innovation. In order for any business or system to succeed, “we need policies that really support and help them.”

As Robin seeks to strengthen the individuals that make up Albuquerque in order to better the city as a whole, she applies this same approach to her personal health. She recognizes that she “won’t be able to do these things if I’m not healthy in all ways.” Following a recent family tragedy, Robin experienced a grief that “sometimes seemed insurmountable.”Again, she chose to mirror the processes that she advocates for in her personal life. She “wanted to put my grief into action” and sought out legislative action to ensure that her traumatic experience would not be repeated for others. Today Robin makes sure to find a balance between taking action and taking care of herself, because “if now isn’t the time to take care of myself then it’ll be never the time.”

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Albuquerque Living Cities Integration Initiative (ABQLC.org)

House Bill 52: Felon in Possession of Firearm Penalty

February 10, 2017 Pamelya Herndon

How to Use Collaboration to Get Ahead with Pamelya Herndon

When we think of success, we often visualize ourselves at the top. We’ve made it, we are the best at what we do, there is no one better than us. Realistically, though, no one makes it to the top without the help and mentorship of others. According to Southwest Women’s Law Center Director Pamelya Herndon, we can truly feel a sense of success if we flip that notion of ‘being the best’ on its head. Instead, she suggests, success comes with the more people you can bring along with you.

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In today’s episode I talk with Pamelya Herndon. Pamelya is the Executive Director of the Southwest Women’s Law Center, where she fights to eliminate gender bias, discrimination and harassment; lift women and their families out of poverty; and ensure that all women have full control over their reproductive lives through access to comprehensive reproductive health services and information. Pamelya is a long time member of the National Council of Negro Women and sits as a member of the Board of Directors of Emerge New Mexico. She has received a “Community Service Award” from the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs, was named as the 2012 “Public Lawyer of the Year” and the 2013 “Outstanding Lawyer” by the Albuquerque Bar Association and, in 2015, was named as a “Woman of Influence” by New Mexico Business First and “Outstanding Business and Professional Woman” by Iota Phi Lambda Sorority.In this episode Pamelya and I talk about the work she does and why it is so important in America, her visit to the White House, what she does to make a difference in women’s lives, and why it is so important to collaborate for greater outcomes.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode!

What you can do to to advance women’s rights
How you can foster a feedback loop to ensure that you are making an impact on others’ lives and they are growing and developing as well
How you can reach out to those that work in the same areas as you so that you can both get farther ahead
How to change your perception of success to be more inclusive and farther reaching

More About Pamelya

At the root of what Pamelya does is collaboration. She works with women (and men) to help women to become empowered and reach financial equality so that they can live their best lives. She explains that she does this by focusing on “trying to increase women’s economic security while at the same time trying to reduce child poverty.” These two issues are intimately connected, as women head almost half of households in New Mexico, and still are not receiving equal pay. “Women are heading these households, they’re not paid equally; of course women are in poverty.” One of the most impactful way that Pamelya is able to help women is through education. Women often find themselves in positions where they are paid less for equal work, or that all childcare responsibilities fall on them, and Pamelya wants women to know that this does not need to be the only way. “We try to instill in women: the value you bring is worth something, its worth being paid for.”

For Pamelya, collaboration doesn’t just mean working with the women that she serves. To truly get ahead, it is essential to “recognize that you must collaborate; you cant do everything you need to do alone.” In this way, you know that you are making an impact on a larger group of people as it is not just you working alone. Also, your partners are able to use their unique ways of thinking to find new and different solutions and continue the network of connections. This is important for making a difference in the future, as well. Pamelya takes pride in the fact that she can “pick up a phone and people are willing to work with us.” Because she has a reputation for doing important work and working well with others, she has come to be trusted as a reliable resource with whom people want to work and for whom they want to help.

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Southwest Women’s Law Center

ACLU

White Rage by Carol Anderson

January 13, 2017 Merle Lefkoff

How to Use Adaptability to Overcome Obstacles and Find Success with Merle Lefkoff

Many of us have been raised to think that the way to get ahead is to make a plan. Schedule, structure, and plan if you want to succeed. While thinking of the future is important, we no longer live in such a rigid, structured world. Information develops and changes rapidly, so much so that a plan that may have made sense yesterday no longer makes sense today. According to social change entrepreneur Merle Lefkoff, we ought to be more flexible in the ways we look at problem solving if we want to get ahead in today’s fast-paced world. How can we do this? By changing the way we think about problems, she explains. Instead of viewing challenges and our relationships to them as one-dimensional, we ought to recognize the complex networks and systems that contribute to their development.

In this episode I speak with Merle Lefkoff, a social change entrepreneur whose practice is devoted to the application of nonlinear complex systems thinking to whole system change. Merle holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and has been a mediator, facilitator, and leadership trainer in conflict zones around the world. Merle received a research appointment as Guest Scientist and Affiliate of the Center for Non-Linear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she worked with computer scientists, physicists and mathematicians exploring in computer simulations how groups form collective identity. She is Founder and CEO of the Center for Emergent Diplomacy which applies the self-organizing power of Complexity Science to global policy agendas in order to reach resilient and collaborative agreements that address the critical issues of our time. Merle and I talk about how we can view problems as complex systems, how we can use adaptability and flexibility to overcome them, and why this is a particularly important and intuitive relationship for women.

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What You’ll Discover in This Episode

Merle’s recommendations for getting your kids involved in political thought and activity
How you can change your perspective to incorporate a centering morning routine into your day
How you can use adaptive solution finding, role sharing, and flexibility to overcome any challenge

More About Merle

As a social change entrepreneur who studies complex adaptive systems, Merle is accustomed to studying humans’ responses to change. She notices that in recent years in social science, there’s been an interest in embracing the notion that “change is happening constantly, evolution is happening constantly.” What this has led to is greater fluidity in roles, or role sharing. While historically one person may maintain one career title their entire lives, in today’s world people jump around in titles, roles, and careers. And this is a useful thing, she explains. With so many morphing challenges arising all of the time, “being as adaptive as possible”is the only real way to succeed.

As a woman working in social sciences, Merle is thrilled by this shift. She suggests, “women have always collaborated in these ways. Now we have scientific validation of these models.”Merle sees this movement as a sign of a shift toward a more feminine presence in the corporate world on a large scale. Since the notions of role sharing and flexibility are strongly associated with feminine approaches to overcoming obstacles, it only makes sense to include more feminine thinking, and therefore more females, in the workplace. She sees that “small changes can change the whole system,”and “one of the ways these organizations can move [these changes] along is by letting women rise to the top.”

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All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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December 9, 2016 Bette Castoria, Body & Brain Yoga

How to Gain Control Over Your Life Through Brain Education with Bette Castoria

Do you ever feel that, with your many responsibilities and dedication to those around you, you lose a sense of self? In trying to provide and support our communities and families, at times we lose sight of our own spirit’s needs. According to brain educator Bette Castoria, the first steps to gaining a sense of control of your life is by gaining an understanding of how your brain processes the world, also known as Brain Education. Brain Education gives individuals the power to use their brain’s full capacity, as well as decrease stress, increase focus, confidence, and mindfulness.

In this episode I talk with Bette Castoria, a yoga instructor at Body & Brain, a holistic yoga and fitness center, and a Body and Brain Educator. Prior to discovering the benefits of yoga, Bette worked a nine to five job for twenty two years. Today I talk with Bette about how yoga and Brain Education have changed her life, how she was able to recognize that she wasn’t happy in her former way of living, and how she is able to stay calm in moments of frustration or anger.

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What You’ll Discover in This Episode

What Belly Button Healing is and how it can help you with physical pain
Bette’s tips for keeping calm and being thoughtful when she feels herself filled with anger
How Brain Education can help you to change your perspective, utilize your brain in a more creative way, and encourage greater productivity

More About Bette

Bette was introduced to Brain Education through yoga. She discovered a deep yoga practice eleven years ago, finding that yoga “woke up so much in me.” Yearning to take her practice further, she discovered Brain Education, which seeks to retrain the brain to be more creative, peaceful, and productive. Bette uses Brain Education with both children and adults. She loves working with children, as the influence of the education is so tangible. “I love to see the young person find their power,” she explains, “they have the ability to do what they want.”

Bette explains that Brain Education is an important tool for gaining control of our lives and our sense of independence. When seeking control and structure, we often “do it by holding, clinging, and controlling every aspect of [our lives and] everyone else’s.” By using Brain Education one can learn how to consciously change her perspective and discover a true sense of autonomy.

Prior to becoming a Brain Educator, Bette had a job where she made good money and could afford material pleasures. She reflects,“when I started yoga I started realizing [my lifestyle] wasn’t making me truly happy.”Since discovering the power of yoga and Brain Education Bette has found a deeper sense of fulfillment. These days, her sense of happiness comes from “waking up everyday and doing what I’m passionate about.”

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Tao Living by Ilchi Lee

Brain Education

Bette’s Website

Belly Button Healing

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November 11, 2016 Ellen Malcolm

The Female Voice in Politics with Ellen Malcolm

What does the word ‘feminism’ mean to you? Do you struggle over whether or not you identify as a feminist Many of us exemplify feminism in our actions in its true meaning, yet some of us have an aversion to identify with the term due to negative associations. EMILY’s List founder Ellen Malcolm has seen the rise and fall and rise again in popularity of the term. To her, the word itself is not as important as fighting for what it really means: equality between men and women. Today I speak with Ellen about how she advocates for gender equality and greater female representation in politics.

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My guest today is Ellen Malcolm, founder and board chair of EMILY’s List, an organization that seeks to give female political candidates credibility and resources to win by developing a a donor network that encouraged members to contribute to the candidates EMILY’s List recommends. Ellen is a veteran Democratic activist and fundraiser who began her career as an organizer at Common Cause and later served as press secretary for the National Women’s Political Caucus. In 1980, Ellen went to work at the White House as the press secretary for President Jimmy Carter’s special assistant for consumer affairs. Ellen is a recipient of Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Margaret Sanger Award — the organization’s highest honor and has been named one of the most influential women in America by Vanity Fair, one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year, and one of Ladies’ Home Journal’s 100 Most Important Women in America. Today I speak with Ellen about the changes and challenges EMILY’s List has faced over the years, the importance of including female voices in politics, and how she has been able to make real, sustainable change nationally.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

What you can do today to encourage more female and family friendly policies
How Ellen avoids burnout and why she thinks taking a break from work makes her a better, stronger worker
How you can get involved in the political system to make a difference from the inside out

More About Ellen

Ellen has been active in politics since the 60’s. After graduating college in 1969 she became involved in the anti-war movement and participated by demonstrating and becoming active in rallies; fighting from the outside. Ellen says she recognizes herself in Bernie Sanders-supporting millennials today. There is dissatisfaction with the way the government is running, and people want change. For Ellen, after trying to change from the outside and having little success, she “decided that I wanted to go inside the system and make a difference.” She knew that there was little female representation in politics, and decided to take this on as her challenge.

Ellen began EMILY’s List in 1985 to help connect funders with female candidates to ultimately introduce more female voices in to our government. “EMILY’s List is an acronym, standing for “Early Money Is Like Yeast” (i.e., it makes the dough rise),” as Ellen recognized that financial backing is the starting point to get women into office. Thirty years later, EMILY’s List has seen the election of 11 female governors, 19 Senate members, 110 House of Representative members, over 700 state and local office successes, and the first female presidential candidate.

Today, EMILY’s list is proud to have seen such incredible change in a short period of time, but Ellen recognizes that there is still significant work to be done. She suggests the best way to initiate more change is for women to run for office, and she encourages any and all women to consider it.

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EMILY’s List

When Women Win by Ellen Malcolm

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen

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October 14, 2016 Debra Haaland

Power and Politics with Debra Haaland

As women, particularly those of us venturing out into sectors that are primarily male-dominated, we are sometimes confronted with conflict or confusion that arises out of misunderstandings. These situations are usually not a result of malice or deceit, but rather a lack of understanding of another’s experience or perspective. For New Mexico Democratic Chairwoman Debra Haaland, it is precisely this reason why having differing perspectives in politics is so important. It is particularly integral to include a variety of perspectives and experiences in positions of power, as those roles have the influence to determine where and to whom we should be dedicating resources and research.

Debra Haalandcurrently serves as the Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, and recently served as the delegation chair at the Democratic National Convention. As a member of the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, Debra is the first Native American woman to lead a major state party in the country. Prior to leading the Democratic Party of New Mexico, she became the first Native American woman to run for lieutenant governor in New Mexico. Today I speak with Debra about the importance of diversity in politics, the issues about which she is passionate, and where she hopes to see politics in New Mexico and the US go.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode

How Debra is able to make a difference, even in the face of opposition and adverseray
Debra’s tips and advice for getting her voice heard and organizing others to get their opinions voiced as well
How Debra uses traditional values and culture to keep herself well

More About Debra

As a woman and a Native American in politics, Debra is familiar with serving as the voice of underrepresented populations. She explains that her life experiences contribute to her motivation to participate in politics. “I understand what it’s like to raise a child.. I know what it’s like to apply for food stamps.” Debra encourages other women to seek out positions in politics, suggesting that the more viewpoints we have, the better. “There are a lot of women out there taking care of their elder parents, working a job or two. They would bring a different perspective.”

She both understands the struggles of women, and seeks to inspire them. She recalls a tweet she received after the Democratic National Convention, where she had worn a dress typical of customs.. A young girl had tweeted that she wanted a dress just like hers. If Debra’s public presence can inspire a young girl to get involved in her community, it makes the work worth it. “By inspiring people you can lead them to doing good for someone else.”

Debra is a big believer in the importance of participation in public office. During the 2008 election she volunteered by campaigning on reservations, encouraging native people to register to vote. When everyone participates politically, they are taking part in creating their future. “W’re stronger together,” she explains.

The importance of community voice is something that provides Debra with a sense of wellness on a personal level. Having been raised in Pueblo culture, she learned that “when you’re taking care of your community, your family, then everything is fine. As long as everyone’s okay, you’re okay too.”

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Debra Haaland on the Democratic Party of NM Website

Debra Haaland on EmergeAmerica.com

September 9, 2016 Halla Tomasdottir

Balancing Feminine Perspectives for Better Business with Halla Tomasdottir

In the corporate world, it’s less common for women to have high positions of power. This means that financial decisions are happening in a male-dominated space. Statistically speaking, male dominated spaces tend to present masculine modes of thinking, leaving out feminine contributions. According to Halla Tomasdottir, it is not merely more fair when feminine perspectives are present, but businesses are much more effective when there is a balance between the masculine and feminine ways of handling money.

Halla Tomasdottir is an Icelandic entrepreneur, a co-founder of Audur Capital and a key founder of Reykjavik University. Halla has worked for companies like M&M/Mars and Pepsi Cola and held the role of managing director and executive board member of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce. She has sector experience from consumer products, healthcare, education, media and mobile communication and financial services. Halla was recently a candidate for President of Iceland, of which she was runner-up. She received the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award for outstanding women entrepreneurs in Europe and in March 2011 Newsweek named Halla one of 150 Women Who Shake the World. Today I speak with Halla about why it is so important to have a balance between the masculine and feminine, in every aspect of our lives, what feminine perspectives are in the workplace, and how you can implement some of these gender balance practices in your own business.

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What You’ll Discover in This Episode

- How you can implement a balanced feminine/masculine environment in your workplace for sustainability, happier employees, and greater success

Why balanced gender roles isn’t just more fair, it makes for better business practices

Specific recommendations for incorporating Halla’s ESG model (Environment, Social, and Governmental) into your business for more efficient, successful work

What advice Bjork gave Halla! 🙂

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More About Halla

Halla’s assertion that businesses would do better with a greater balance of masculine and feminine thinking isn’t just a notion; it’s been statistically proven. For example, when you include more women in corporate world, they tend to integrate a dedication to community and the people involved in a product rather than have the focus exclusively on shareholders. This small adjustment leads to happier employees, better performance, and an emphasis on sustainability rather than only output. As she puts it, “it’s not just a women’s rights issues, it’s an economic issue.”

For those new to the notion of a feminine and masculine , Halla describes simple ways to begin incorporating feminine modes of thinking into areas where they are currently lacking. She focuses on three areas where practices can be implemented; environment, sociological; and government. By incorporating policies that emphasize concern with governmental, social, and environmental issues, your company focus shifts to have concern for “health of the community,” and your business will more successful. In the simplest terms, when feminine perspectives are included in business there is a shift from focus on output to focus on community, and this shift actually leads to greater output and performance.

While Halla does identify as a feminist, she explains that her push for gender balance in business does “not come from a women’s rights standpoint.” She explains, “when women are empowered, the economy is empowered. Society is empowered. It’s about economic development and society development. It’s good for women and for the men.” Halla does not merely preach this doctrine, she exemplifies it in her in her business and life. Halla was recently a candidate in the Icelandic presidential race, where she was runner-up. “I’m convinced,” she says, “if we’re to build a world that makes sense and is sustainable in economic and social terms, we ‘re going to need more women”.

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August 12, 2016 Antonia Montoya

With so much going on in our lives, it can be easy to get caught up in negative thinking. My business isn’t successful enough; I don’t have enough money or time; my neighbor is doing better than I am. When we get into this cycle of thinking, we forget about all of the amazing, positive things that are happening in our lives (I have a business, I have money and time, I’m doing the best I can do for myself), plus, we feel miserable. According to Our Gratitude Collective founder Antonia Montoya, it is in those moments that self-care through gratitude is the absolute most important and useful tool we have. It both reminds you of all that you do have, and changes your perspective so that you feel genuinely happier with however your life currently looks. Today I speak with Antonia Montoya, founder of Our Gratitude Collective, a virtual community space for practicing gratitude, feeling connected, and becoming inspired. Antonia works with entrepreneurs to use gratitude to overcome their career challenges and stresses to find greater balance and success. She also presents her evidence-based work at conferences and events throughout the world. Today I talk with Antonia about the value of practicing and sharing gratitude, her personal path to career success and wellbeing through gratitude and daily self-care practices, and the highs and lows that led her to where she is today. Get Antonia’s FREE Gratitude Worksheet

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

How you can teach gratitude to your loved ones
The importance of not just practicing, but sharing gratitude to spread its beneficial effects
Why comparing yourself to others only brings you down, and how you can change your thinking to overcome it
How to recognize when you need to take a step back and refocus on self-care

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More About Antonia Antonia practices gratitude daily, and she recommends you do too. Her approach to gratitude is a three-step process, and differs from other approaches in that she encourages community development through gratitude. She feels that Antonia’s appreciation for gratitude and self-care comes from a history of putting others’ needs before her own. In past life and work situations, she would “surround [herself] with people that needed a lot of help, and therefore I seemed like I was doing great.” Instead of addressing her own wellbeing and issues, she could hide in others’ problems. In reevaluating her priorities, she’s come to find that she is her most successful when her health and wellbeing come first. This healthful balance was challenged a few years ago, which prompted her to stop drinking. She found herself constantly justifying her drinking because she could justify, “I obviously don’t have a drinking problem because look at how much ‘so and so’ drinks.” She found herself again falling into patterns of hiding her own problems in those of others. She came to decide to end drinking, actually, through gratitude. Reflecting on when she was most and least grateful, she came to see that when she was drinking (or after a night of drinking), she struggled to find anything to be grateful for. Realizing that her alcohol use was affecting her in this way, she could no longer hide behind the justification that others drank more than she did. Antonia admits that, even today, she finds herself falling into cycles of becoming too busy or placing others before her. At least now she “knows when I catch myself thinking like that, then [self-care] is what I need to do at all costs.” Check Out The Links Mentioned in This Episode! Our Gratitude Collective AntoniaMontoya.com Antonia’s other website, ChangeIsYours.com Get Antonia’s FREE Gratitude Worksheet

July 8, 2016 Tamara Thorpe

We often associate strong leadership skills with a strong voice. A leader gets their voice heard and has the ability to unite others behind their vision. The piece that is often forgotten in successful leadership, though, is the role of listening. If a leader wants to be successful in achieved their goals, they must be able to listen to those that they are leading to make sure everyone’s input is included, not just their own. Otherwise their followers will feel unacknowledged and look elsewhere for support.

According to leadership expert and founder of The Millennials Mentor Tamara Thorpe, the importance of listening if integral in every facet of our lives; be it work life or family life. Today I speak with Tamara about true leadership skills, the importance of listening, working and communicating with millennials, and organizing time to make sure that your attention is truly on whatever task you are currently handling.

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What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

- - - - How you can use compassion and listening to be the best leader possible

- - - Tips for being a stronger leader by using a secret tool

- - - How you can pull yourself out of difficult times by using your community and resources

- - - What you can do TODAY to figure out your leadership strengths

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More About Tamara

Prior to starting her consulting work with millennial aspiring leaders, Tamara consulted with people her age or older. Although she was achieving success, she continually found herself more frustrated in her work than fulfilled. Finally one day it hit her, “as an entrepreneur there’s no reason to put all of your energy into running a business if you’re not happy.” She took a leap and refocused her business to work exclusively with millennials, and she hasn’t looked back.

Tamara loves working with a younger generation because she finds that there’s a sense of “reciprocity in the knowledge sharing”; she both gives and receives. One of the key points that Tamara stresses to millennials is the importance of listening, something that she had to learn when she was just starting in her career. At a young age she found herself in a position of power and acted as she thought leaders ought to: with an air of bossiness. She didn’t listen well and put her own ideas first, and it didn’t work out for her. She urges millennials to avoid the mistake she made, and make listening a priority if they want to become successful leaders.

Tamara has found that listening has been her saving grace in moments of success and in hard times. By listening to her inner voice she was able to the take career leap she knew she needed. Also, by listening to her loved ones and community in difficult times she is able to take comfort in their support and benefit from the wisdom of their words.

While Tamara leaves her leadership role in the workplace, she does continue to value the importance of listening when she is at home. Once work hours are over she turns her phone off and is present with her family. No phone, no distractions, just attention. For those of us that feel like our family members are always on their phones and never seem to listen to us, perhaps we should model Tamara’s methods. Lead by example and listen first.

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TamaraThorpe.com

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June 10, 2016 Julia Cameron

Many of us yearn for a creative outlet, but we just don’t know where to start. Perhaps we’ve tried drawing classes or attempted to journal but it just won’t stick. Or we will have an idea for a creative project and won’t get around to doing it. You’re not alone. Even world-renowned artist and bestselling author Julia Cameron experiencing this distress, and today she shares some of her secrets to accessing creativity and coming into your authentic self! Julia is author of bestsellers The Artist’s Way, Finding Water, The Vein of Gold, Walking in this World and The Right to Write, which are taught in universities, churches, human potential centers and even in tiny clusters deep in the jungles of Panama. Julia also has extensive film and theater credits, which include such diverse work as Miami Vice and the prize-winning romantic comedy God’s Will, which she both wrote and directed. She is recognized as the founder of a new human potential movement that has enabled millions to realize their creative dreams. Today I speak with Julia about her creative process, listening to your inner voice, and achieving what you want through perseverance, discipline and authenticity. Get the FREE Artist’s Dates exerpt from Julia Cameron!What You’ll Discover in This Episode

Three actions you can take every day to start accessing your inner creative self
How to schedule creative time into your day, even with children
Tips to help you overcome a creative ‘hump’ and begin using creative thought, in your daily life, hobbies or business

Get the FREE Artist’s Dates exerpt from Julia Cameron!More About Julia Julia’s passion for creative expression began at a young age. When she attended college at Georgetown University, she felt called to write poetry and sought to be an English Major. In the 1960’s a literary career was not a traditional path for women, and Julia was met with barriers and discouragement again and again. When she wasn’t allowed to study English at the College of Arts and Sciences she started a women’s lib chapter at Georgetown. This movement ultimately led to Julia, along with seven other women, to be the first female graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences in 1970. This perseverance has been both a conscious and unconscious theme throughout Julia’s life and career. There have been many obstacles Julia has had to overcome throughout her career as a woman writer and artist, but she admits that the discipline is something innate within her; she can’t help it. She also can’t help from writing; she finds that she is irritable and on edge when she is not in the midst of a creative project. I caught Julia at one of those ‘difficult places’ when she isn’t quite sure what the next project will be. While it is not a comfortable state, it is a crucial time in Julia’s creative process. When she has no projects on the forefront she dedicates herself to ‘prayer through writing.’ She writes to her muse seeking out help, in the form of her ritual morning journal writing, or morning pages, and listens to see what that response is. Julia finds that she is often resistant to whatever it is that comes up. She will allow herself procrastinate on acting, dwelling in anxiety for a few more days before doing what she knows she must and listening to her inner voice, an experience I think we can all relate to. Julia’s most recent projects include a play and the completion of her newest book, It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again: Creativity at Midlife and Beyond, co-written with Emma Lively. This book introduces a fourth creative ritual into those described in previous books (morning pages, artist’s date, and weekly walk), that of memoir writing. While aimed at an audience in the retirement stage of life, the tools Julia describes can be used at any age. Check Out The Links Mentioned in This Episode! Julia Cameron’s Website A List of Julia’s Books A List of Emma Lively’s Books Get the FREE Artist’s Dates exerpt from Julia Cameron!

May 14, 2016 La Donna Harris

LaDonna Harris has been a central voice for Native American rights, civil rights, environmental protection, and the women’s movement. She founded some of today’s leading national Native American organizations including Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity, the National Indian Housing Council, Council of Energy Resource Tribes, National Tribal Environmental Council, and National Indian Business Association. LaDonna also worked to enact civil rights changes and was a founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus. Today I speak with LaDonna about finding her voice, discovering productive ways to work with adversaries, organizing groups for social change and overcoming stereotypes.

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- - - - How you can deal with adversaries and create a relationship with them that benefits you both

- - - - Tips for finding your voice when it feels like no one wants to listen

- - - - How you can bring individuals together in the workplace or elsewhere to way to make real, significant change

- - - - How to voice your experience in a way that makes it relatable and can influence the opinion of those with differing views

More About LaDonna LaDonna was raised by her Great-Grandparents in rural Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Growing up in Comanche culture, family, community, and connectedness were essential principles in LaDonna’s upbringing. This emphasis on connectedness has been a driving force in LaDonna’s organizing work, and has allowed her to keep a calm head when faced with prejudice and opposition. LaDonna’s public service work began alongside her husband at the time, U.S. Senator Fred Harris. LaDonna is very skilled as reading people, and used this talent when she would join her husband in Congressional hearings. This allowed her to quickly discern some of the serious problems that were occurring in America at the time, such as inequities for women, people of color, and Native Americans. Initially LaDonna struggled with voicing her opinions when she was met with these issues. She would find herself filled with frustration, and often tears, and fall silent. Overtime LaDonna learned that she could find success in initiating change if she focused on interconnectedness and sought to educate and organize rather than fight. She would act by joining communities together to fight for change, as well as working to integrate tribal governments and ways of life into the Federal system. During this time LaDonna discovered one of her greatest strengths; organizing people around an issue. LaDonna views success as the ability to create something and then let it go; she emphasizes helping to bring people together around an issue that effects them, and then letting them take over. While this may sound incredibly generous, LaDonna chooses to see her work with others as selfish. She thrives on human interaction, so to her helping others is helping herself. Get the FREE Compassionate Leader Self Assessment

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Americans for Indian Opportunity

Indian 101

Native American Indian Housing Counsel

National Indian Business Association

National Women’s Political Caucus

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