Best IWWSH Podcasts (2025)

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376 Theresa's Heroine's Journey 1:41:06

5d ago1:41:06

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Today on the show, Jennifer Mulak interviews Theresa as she shares much of her life story through the lens of the Heroine's Journey. Growing up as a "father's daugher" and identifying with career over motherhood, Theresa assimilated with the masculine, finding masculine allies and often being the sole female member of various "boys clubs." When her…

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375 The Heroine's Journey 1:27:21

13d ago1:27:21

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I had a last minute change in plans due to a health emergency with my planned guest, but I took that as an opportunity to dig a little deeper into the Heroine's Journey which Jennifer and I will be folding into our conversations on The Feminine Frequency (next week). Here's a rough outline from The Heroine's Journey Project. Let me know if you rela…

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374 Life Visioning with Marielena Ferrer 1:46:07

20d ago1:46:07

1:46:07

Happy Birthday Marielena! In honor of the Full Moon and Marielena's Birthday, she offers us a Life Project workshop to reshape and connect with our vision for life by identifying what we like about ourselves, what we like doing, what we want our life to look like, and how to align ourselves with that vision. Here's your Full Moon report! AND, Marie…

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373 Sovereignty 1:39:43

27d ago1:39:43

1:39:43

I had a last minute shift in plans for today's show, so I took the opportunity to talk about the subject of Sovereignty starting with a history of cinco de mayo and then shared from Sharon Blackie's, If Women Rose Rooted, where she shares about the Goddess Sovereignty. As mentioned on the show, here's Katherine Franke's Instagram account if you wan…

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372 Gargie Verma "Dhrupad, Vedic Music Medicine" 1:46:54

1M ago1:46:54

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Gargie Verma is an award-winning, genre-defying artist whose voice carries the soul of centuries and the spark of modern fire. Gargie’s journey began in a traditional Vedic Hindu family in India, where she was immersed in ancient devotional music from birth. But her destiny was far from conventional. Drawn to the sounds of the world, she has travel…

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371 The Feminine Frequency with Jennifer Mulak 1:48:24

1M ago1:48:24

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Today I start an exciting new monthly conversation with Jennifer Mulak, titled The Feminine Frequency which is a reweaving of the feminine ways of being into ourselves, our relations, and the containers and systems that support life in community. Inspired by our own lived experiences and supported by Dr. Sharon Blackie's work and book, If Women Ros…

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370 4th Anniversary of Spirituality and Politics 1:59:57

2M ago1:59:57

1:59:57

It's the 4th anniversary of Spirituality and Politics with Marielena! We start off talking about getting off social media, simplifying life, conflict resolution, and post-patriarchal living. She was recently talking about Leading with Artivism with Poet Gold, and she shared the differences between activist and advocate and why she considers herself…

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369 Kelli Scarr "Greater Mysteries" 1:43:52

2M ago1:43:52

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Kelli Scarr is an American singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Kingston, NY. She is also the founder of Vera Jean Music, a pioneering record label dedicated to championing the talents of women artists over the age of 40. On May 12, 2025, she unveils Greater Mysteries, an immersive album and performance experience inspired by the an…

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368 Galen Joseph-Hunter "Wavefarm Transmission Arts" 1:49:37

2M ago1:49:37

1:49:37

Today on the show I get to sit down with Galen Joseph-Hunter. She has served as Executive Director of Wave Farm since 2002. Wave Farm is an international transmission arts organization driven by experimentation with the electromagnetic spectrum. Wave Farm cultivates creative practices in radio and supports artists and nonprofits in their cultural e…

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367 Perdita Finn "Take Back the Magic" 1:44:00

2M ago1:44:00

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Perdita Finnis the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the feral fellowship The Way of the Rose, which inspired their book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary. They are currently at work on their next book together Circles Not Lines: Spiritual Community Beyond Patriarchy. In addition to extens…

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366 Goddesses with Nandini Austin and Renee Rotkopf 1:38:30

3M ago1:38:30

1:38:30

Today on the show... Nandini Natasha Austin As a former Director of Global Sales with over 20 years blending her passions for luxury hospitality and wellness, Nandini curates Deliciously Radiant Corporate Retreats and Experiences. Specializing in high-value collaborations with corporations and retreat leaders, her career spans top-tier properties i…

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365 Politics and Spirituality with Marielena Ferrer "Remembering our Resilience" 1:48:11

3M ago1:48:11

1:48:11

It's another episode with Marielena Ferrer and she's talking about breaking things up, Destroy to Create, at Unison, March 15th at 4pm, and revisiting resilience during COVID for an upcoming art show at Unison. Tea Talks was moved to May 31st! We remember COVID and reflect on how that's prepared us for today's time. We also talk about what if anyth…

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364 Fukiko Ostensen "Poca Poca Herbal Steam Therapy" 1:47:29

3M ago1:47:29

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Fukiko Ostensen is a Steam Therapist and Founder of Poca Poca. She is an herbalist born and raised in the Japanese countryside, now based in the Catskill region nestled within pristine nature. Ever since she arrived in this region in 2018, she has been learning about medicinal properties of various plants through the Hudson Valley herbal community …

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363 Sara Jecko "Inviting Wildness" 1:45:07

3M ago1:45:07

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Sara Jecko is a musician, mom, performer, educator, and ecopsychologist in the Hudson Valley. Her work focuses on inviting our wildly creative nature to re-establish authentic and flourishing relationships with ourselves, and with the rest of life on Earth. Sara's private practice --> small organization, Inviting Wildness, runs workshops and events…

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362 Barbara Bravo "Garden Day" and Rebecca Martin "SHE" 1:46:54

3M ago1:46:54

1:46:54

Joining me in the first hour of the show is Barbara Bravo, CCE Master Gardener Volunteer and Garden Day Coordinator to talk about “Garden with Confidence” happening on April 5th at SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, New York. The Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension are delighted to unveil Garden Day 2025 class offerings that are designed to in…

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361 Lexa Walsh "Artist, Cultural Worker and Experience Maker" 1:46:39

4M ago1:46:39

1:46:39

It's another installment of Spirituality and Politics with Marielena Ferrer. Joining us today is... Lexa Walsh an artist, cultural worker and experience maker. Her upbringing as the only bad athlete in a family of fifteen in the Philadelphia suburbs, and coming of age in the Bay Area post punk cultural scene of the 1990’s informs her interest in al…

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360 Shauna Cummins "Wishcraft" 1:47:07

4M ago1:47:07

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Today I get to speak with Shauna Cummins, a certified Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner with a private practice in New York, author of Wishcraft (2021), holder of ceremonies, multi-disciplinary artist and founder of Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis and MindMassageHotline. She is the resident event hypnotist at The Four Seasons Hotel New York Downton…

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359 Anastasia Wasko "Writer, Editor, Psychospiritual Guide" 1:48:58

4M ago1:48:58

1:48:58

Today on the show, I get to chat with Anastasia Wasko, a writer, editor, and psychospiritual guide from the NYC area who calls the Deep South her adopted home. She has a BA in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University (former Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto, California and an MA in Psychosynthesis Psychology from The Instit…

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358 Debbie Lan "Singer, Songwriter, Community Choir Director" 1:47:48

4M ago1:47:48

1:47:48

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa and now living in upstate NY, Debbie Lan is a Musician, Singer, Choral Director, vocal arranger and award winning songwriter. Debbie has entertained audiences as a solo artist, with various bands and Playback Theater companies, written 2 musicals which premiered at The Rosendale Theater in Rosendale New York,…

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357 A New Year and a Full Moon 1:37:32

5M ago1:37:32

1:37:32

Today I begin the show with some reflection and honoring of my friend Jeanne Brooks who recently passed. She and I collaborated in community events, and she was a guest several years back. If you'd like to support her daughter's financial future or her families Meal Train please let me know. Then I look forward to some of the conversations I am int…

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356 Marielena Ferrer in Conversation with Tona Wilson 1:59:45

5M ago1:59:45

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Marielena Ferrer is driving solo today while Theresa returns from Wisconsin. In this show, she sits down with artist Tona Wilson. http://www.tonawilson.com/ Today’s show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org. Our show music is from Shana Falana! Feel free to email me, say hello: [email protected] ** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod an…

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355 Astrology Beyond the Sun Sign with Kris Journey 1:46:59

5M ago1:46:59

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Kris Journey, a writer, editor, and astrologer, is certified as a professional astrologer with the Organization for Professional Astrology and serves on the editorial board for its magazine, The Evolving Astrologer. Originally from New England, she is delighted to be a new homeowner in Kingston after eight years upstate. Today Kris entertains my cu…

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354 Winter Solstice, Capricorn Season, Darkness 1:19:57

5M ago1:19:57

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Today on the show, I am celebrating the Winter Solstice, Darkness and Capricorn Season with a little help from astrology, Kim Kran's Poet archetype and music. Sun enters Capricorn from Bill Attride. I read this article on Darkness. Here are your Capricorn Season horoscopes. The Telepathy Tapes podcast. Let me know if you want to discuss this! Here'…

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353 Getting "Curious" with Alanna Medlock 1:37:08

5M ago1:37:08

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Today I get to chat with Alanna Medlock about CURIOUS, her magazine & gift shop in Kingston, and all the other creative things she's been up to. She was born in New Haven, CT and raised in Chicago, IL. She studied English lit at the University of Pennsylvania and later received an MFA in Acting from Columbia University. She moved to the Hudson Vall…

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352 End of Year Wrap Up "Spirituality and Politics" 1:59:33

6M ago1:59:33

1:59:33

It's our final show of the year where Marielena Ferrer and I dive into wandering conversations related to politics and spirituality. We reflect on our year and think about how politics could be done more collaboratively, more feminine shall we say, and then muddle our way through an imagining of what living in a more feminine, collaborative and com…

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351 The Divine Feminine 1:22:43

6M ago1:22:43

1:22:43

Today I spend some time sharing my thoughts about the divine feminine. Sparked by a contradiction that I observed during the most recent presidential election, I wanted to share what I believe to be the divine feminine, how it shows up in our lives, and how we can cultivate it for ourselves and in our community. If you have thoughts about this and …

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350 Cristina Bornstein "Energy Healing and Self Care" 1:47:10

6M ago1:47:10

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Today on the show I get to speak with Cristina Bornstein who has worked in the field of energy healing for over 25 years. Her main modality is Eden Energy Medicine (The Eden Method) but also includes techniques from her shamanic studies and her own intuitive experiences with earth and universal energies. She believes that Energy Medicine is an amaz…

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349 Madeleine Grace "Sonic Elixirs" 1:45:30

6M ago1:45:30

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Today on the show I get to welcome Madeleine Grace, creator of Sonic Elixirs. She is a improvisational vocalist and a practitioner of touch therapy using fascial release techniques, Ayurvedic Marma therapy and Thai yoga to offer comprehensive sessions to help clients remember their inherent wholeness. Her intention is to contribute to the vitality …

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348 "Post Election Thoughts" with Marielena Ferrer 1:47:19

7M ago1:47:19

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It's our monthly conversation about Spirituality and Politics and we're talking about how we feel and what we're doing post election. Whew... this is not an easy conversation, but we get by with a little help from the Tarot. Marielena pulled the The Judgement card in advance of the show and then The Universe, The Lovers, The Empress, The Emperor an…

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347 Sophie Strand "The Masculine, The Feminine and Everything In Between" 1:42:41

7M ago1:42:41

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Today on the show, I welcome Sophie Strand, a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. But it would probably be more authentic to call her a troubadour animist with a propensity to spin yarns that inevitably turn into love stories. Give her a salamander and a stone and she’ll writ…

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346 "Infertilities" and "Missed-Conceptions" 1:42:48

7M ago1:42:48

1:42:48

For many years I've imagined a group art experience where folks can share through some artistic means their story in trying to become a parent. As someone who experienced 6 miscarriages, much heartache and also opportunities to grow and learn about myself in my journey to becoming a mother, it's something I feel is often kept in the shadows. Today …

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345 Samhain and the Change of Seasons with Jenny Mulak and Beth Carestia of The Goddess Party 1:47:13

7M ago1:47:13

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Today I got to sit down with two of the Goddesses from The Goddess Party, Jenny Mulak and Beth Carestia. We talk about the turn of the seasons and what arises for us as we move through Autumn into the dark of Winter. Other topics on the show today, piercing the veil, Samhain meaning and rituals, Goddesses, Divine Feminine, ancestors, tarot and arch…

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344 O+ Gratitute and "The One" Archetype with Marielena Ferrer 1:46:21

8M ago1:46:21

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On this month's installment of Spirituality and Politics with Marielena Ferrer, we share our favorite moments of the O+ Festival and gratitude for those who helped to make it happen. Then Marielena and I discuss "The One" archetype that I mentioned a few weeks ago. It's one of Kim Kran's Archetypes that delves into nonduality, one love and unus mun…

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343 Holly Troy "I am Divine Love" 1:43:43

8M ago1:43:43

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Holly Troy is an artist, writer, teacher and musician, whose work explores forms for “deep play.” Her passion is to create positive transformation through imagination, movement, pranayama, co-creation, and playful embodiment. Holly envisions a world where people have the tools and resources to be their authentic selves as conscious creators contrib…

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342 Kate Valentine "A Woman of a Certain Rage" 1:33:33

8M ago1:33:33

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Kate Valentine is one of the instigators of the feminist neo-burlesque movement. The Va Va Voom Room was her weekly variety show running at the beloved cabaret space Fez Under Time Café in NYC. Her hilariously deadpan mistress of ceremonies character Miss Astrid traveled all over the globe entertaining audiences with her quick improvisational wit. …

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341 "Jo Salas" Mrs. Lowe-Porter and Playback Theatre 1:48:14

8M ago1:48:14

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Jo Salas is a writer, a social activist, and devoted grandmother. She grew up in New Zealand and now lives two hours north of New York City near woods and mountains. Jo’s fiction includes the novels Dancing with Diana (Codhill Press, 2015), and Mrs. Lowe-Porter (JackLeg Press, 2024). Her short stories have appeared in literary journals and antholog…

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340 "The Impact of Immigration" 1:59:30

9M ago1:59:30

1:59:30

Today is a continuation of my conversation with Marielena Ferrer about immigrants and immigration, and it's impact on our economy and communities. Articles that we discussed during the show today. https://www.fwd.us/news/americans-and-immigration/# https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/why-don%E2%80%99t-they-just-get-line https://www.…

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339 Amber Rubarth "Musician and Creative" 1:30:39

9M ago1:30:39

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Today on the show I get to chat with Amber Rubarth! Amber left home at 17 years old to become a chainsaw sculptor in Nevada. At 21, she quit and decided to begin writing songs and teaching herself guitar. One of her early originals was awarded Grand Prize in NPR's Mountain Stage New Song contest. She has performed hundreds of stages around the worl…

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338 Rewilding the Masculine 1:15:14

9M ago1:15:14

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Inspired by Sophie Strand's The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine, I meander through my own thoughts on the patriarchy, matriarchy, the feminine and the masculine. We receive two cards, The Castle and Gnosis, from Kim Kran's Archetypes Guidebook and then talk about the moon and her magic. Here's your New Moon Report from Tanaaz at Fore…

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337 NeeNee Rushie "Big Takeover Band" 1:46:06

9M ago1:46:06

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NeeNee Rushie grew up in Jamaica where her mom and her 3 sisters raised her. She’s always been very touched by music and songs from a very early age. She sang in church and school choirs since the 4th grade- when she discovered that she had a talent for singing and performing. NeeNee moved to NY in 2003 and went to college in New Paltz in 2005 wher…

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336 The Art of Living Together Through an Election Season 1:37:24

10M ago1:37:24

1:37:24

It's Spirituality and Politics with Theresa and Marielena Ferrer. We dive into the challenges in surviving election season with all the vitriol and fighting along with the art of navigating conversations around issues with others who disagree. We focus a little on the Immigration issue that is being weaponized right now. Here's the study Theresa re…

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335 Music and Musings with Theresa 1:12:17

10M ago1:12:17

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Hello! Back in the studio, but Marielena is unwell so Spirituality and Politics is moved to next week. Instead, I play some music and share some thoughts about... Taking care of self first, Jeanne Brook's Mealtrain, rising above and taking the high road during this election season, Nicky Foggerty's Tarot reading for the week, "When I open my eyes a…

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334 Molly McCarthy Tweedy and Jenny Wonderling "Community Healing" 1:45:59

10M ago1:45:59

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Today I get to welcome Molly McCarthy Tweedy and Jenny Wonderling to the show to talk about a special event they are hosting this Thursday, featuring the music and global healing work of Samuel J. Happening at Crescent in Gardiner on 8.8, the Lion's Gate! Molly @evolutionary.holistic.healing is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Evolutionary Psychot…

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333 7 Deadly Sins of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 1:42:08

11M ago1:42:08

1:42:08

Inspired by this podcast, Marielena and I discuss the 7 Deadly Sins of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI"). Here are the cliff notes (AI?) version if you are unable to listen. Let us know what you think and where you stand on DEI. We wrap up the show with a fun chat about optical illusions and what they can teach us about how we think and inter…

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332 Mary Evelyn Pritchard "The Holographic Home" 1:47:13

11M ago1:47:13

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Mary Evelyn Pritchard is an artist and community weaver whose work focuses on creating sacred spaces and experiences. In her business practice The Holographic Home, she works as a Feng Shui practitioner, interior designer and land worker. In addition, she has been actively exploring the realms of feminine embodiment and eros through study and perso…

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331 Jo Shuman "Mental Health Nurse" 1:47:17

11M ago1:47:17

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Jo Shuman is a mental health nurse, in the field for 30 years. She has worked in several settings: Community Mental Health Clinics; Substance Abuse Programs; a State Prison; and has spent the last 10 years working for the Ulster County Mobile Mental Health Team. She just completed a year long program through Psychedelics Today called Vital: Psyched…

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330 Sheila Dvorak Galione "Painted Pathways" 1:46:31

12M ago1:46:31

1:46:31

Sheila Dvorak Galione is a writer, artist, singer, mother, healer, and intuitive coach who seeks to bring her insight and passion for the power of story to every aspect of her work. For years, Sheila supported non-profit and community organizations through grant writing and other responsibilities, but she stepped into the void to first process the …

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329 The Politics of Language with Marielena Ferrer 1:46:46

12M ago1:46:46

1:46:46

Inspired by the thoughts and speakers in this Ted Radio Hour, Marielena Ferrer and I dig into the topic of language. Was the alphabet responsible for the demise of the Goddess? Are we resistant to language changes? Are language changes imposed upon us like Colonizers? Are they able to change culture? We meander through these questions and more toda…

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328 Margaret Bensfield Sullivan "Following the Sun" and Tami Lynn Kent "Wild Mothering" 1:48:41

12M ago1:48:41

1:48:41

In the first half of today's show I am joined by Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, an author, illustrator, and family photo curator, whose work combines her personal passion for archiving with visual storytelling skills she honed over nearly two decades in brand marketing. Margaret was a partner at WPP's marketing and branded content agency Group SJR, w…

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327 Christina Varga - Art/Garden/Life-ist 1:52:37

1y ago1:52:37

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Christina Varga (b. 1971, Milwaukee, WI) is a self-taught visionary artist living in the Hudson Valley. Her work incorporates a variety of materials including up-cycled and discarded objects, appropriated day-to-day ephemera such as vintage maps and magazines, holographic mylar, tissue paper, and mixed media including paint pens, pastels, acrylic, …

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