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242 Thriving as an Advocate for Change with Ali Moore

By Giovanna Rossi | Mar 10, 2021 |
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:

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.

241 Career and Motherhood with Anya Creightney

By Giovanna Rossi | Feb 25, 2021 |

Today on the show, I talk to Anya Creightney, a poet, mother of two, and Programs Specialist at the Library of Congress.

We discuss:

  • The struggle of balancing career and motherhood in our society
  • How the Library of Congress represents everyday people
  • Why learning and knowledge is fundamental to moving forward as a society

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/241show.

Check out the Library of Congress website: https://www.loc.gov/

The books Anya mentioned were:

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook by Tara Wigley (Author)  Yotam Ottolenghi (Author) and Ixta Belfrage

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.

240 Just Giovanna: Turn Fear into Power

By Cianna Reider | Feb 17, 2021 |

On the Well Woman Show this week, I am sharing a quick podcast episode to help you turn fear into power.

If you found this helpful, and want to dig in deeper check out The Well Woman Academy: https://wellwomanlife.com/academy

Feel free to reach out to me, and let me know the results you found during your practice today at info@wellwomanlife.com, or by joining our community at wellwomanlife.com/community.

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

Ep 239: Leadership Power Tools with Gloria Feldt

By Cianna Reider | Feb 10, 2021 |

Today on the show, I talk to Gloria Feldt, an expert on women, power, and leadership, bestselling author, media commentator, and former head of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She is co-founder and president of Take The Lead, whose mission reflects her life’s passion for gender and racial equality: to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025 by providing training, mentoring and coaching. Its signature 9 Leadership Power Tools to Advance Your Career program is customized by industries for women in early career, mid-career, and executive levels.

She is the author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power and she is currently at work on a book about the power of intention.

We discuss:

Why gender parity starts at home

When woman don’t go after leadership roles

and what leadership power tools women need

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/239show.

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.

238: Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye Archambeau

By Giovanna Rossi | Jan 27, 2021 |

This on the Well Woman Show, I am taking to Shellye Archambeau. She is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. Ms. Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. She is

also a strategic advisor to Forbes Ignite and the President of Arizona State University and serves on the board of two national nonprofits, Catalyst and Braven. Ms. Archambeau has over 30 years of experience in technology. She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based, governance, risk, and compliance software company.

During her tenure MetricStream grew from a fledgling startup into a global market leader. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms. A book that will inspire you and provide the tools to enable you to fight

the battles, make the tradeoffs and create the life you want. She is also a Forbes contributor and the protagonist of the Harvard Business School Case Study: Becoming a CEO.

We discuss:

– Why wanting recognition isn’t a bad thing.

– How Shellye struggled with white culture

and

– Why we should be unapologetically ambitious

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/238show.

The book she recommended was: Talking To Strangers: What We Should Know About The People We Don’t Know By Malcolm Gladwell

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.

237: Brave Enough to Be the Light

By Giovanna Rossi | Jan 20, 2021 |

On the Well Woman Show this week, we listen to the National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman recite her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris, and discuss how her inspiring words relate to reaching our full potential as a country but also as Well Women.

You can find more info and links at www.wellwomanlife.com/237show

Grab your power up workbook at www.wellwomanlife.com/234show

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 the Well Woman Academy

236 Women and Power: Part Two with Elizabeth Lesser

By Giovanna Rossi | Jan 13, 2021 |

We’re continuing our discussion with Elizabeth Lesser this week. Elizabeth is 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. On the show today, I walk Elizabeth through the Well Woman Framework, and get her feedback on the process, and how we can make it even better.

We discuss:

Where Elizabeth is in the WellWoman Framework

Why this Framework is helpful.

Elizabeth’s insight into the process.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/236show

Listen to part one at wellwomanlife.com/235show

Take the Well Woman Quiz.

Grab the Power Up Workbook.

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.

235 Women and Power with Elizabeth Lesser

By Giovanna Rossi | Jan 7, 2021 |

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 with 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

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/235show.

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.

234 Just Giovanna: Release and Power Up

By Giovanna Rossi | Dec 29, 2020 |

What if you could do away with New Year’s Resolutions once and for all and instead release 2020 and power up for 2021?

On the show this week, we’ll reflect on 2020 and release those things that we don’t want to carry with us into the new year. We’ll reframe our story to reconnect with our power. And we’ll take all of this to power up for 2021.

and tune in at NPR.org or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

233 Unlocking Women’s Economic Power

By Giovanna Rossi | Dec 23, 2020 |

Two weeks ago, I talked to Alicia Ortega, co-founder of Native Women Lead on Episode 231. She talked about a project her organization led to purchase products from native and women-owned businesses this year as a way to support them through the pandemic.

On this week’s episode, we’re taking a deeper dive into the businesses her organization supports. And we’re looking at why it’s so important to acknowledge women’s economic contributions in the workforce, as business owners, and as consumers.

Links to businesses mentioned:

http://cheekbonebeauty.ca/

http://www.squareup.com/store/nani-chacon-art

http://www.earthskyfloral.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/KhaPoviHerbals

http://www.quwutsunmade.com

http://dancingbutterflynaturals.com

http://www.nizhonisoaps.com

http://www.olboutique.store

http://bisonstarnaturals.com

Listen to Episode 231: wellwomanlife.com/231show

Join the Free challenge: https://wellwomanlife.com/freeevent/

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.