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S7 Ep 7: Storytelling, Menopause, and Owning Your Power as an Artist with Satori Shakoor

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Failure is really the platform to success, because you know that if you failed you tried, and if you tried you can try again. Failure teaches you more than success.” - Satori Shakoor

On this episode I am joined by the powerhouse storyteller, artist, and social entrepreneur Satori Shakoor. From her earliest artistic dreams in second grade to the groundbreaking Brides of Funkenstein and launching her own theater company, Satori has mastered the art of the pivot—constantly reinventing herself and her creative journey.

We dive into Satori’s new film, Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale, an honest and hilarious stand-up storytelling concert that shines a much-needed light on menopause and women’s health. Satori shares her personal pivots, from making cardboard violins as a determined child, to founding the culturally diverse Obsidian Theatre Company in Canada, to harnessing the power of storytelling as a service.

Along the way, Satori offers her wisdom on pushing past self-doubt and embracing your own definition of success—while championing the importance of women sharing stories, taking up space, and rejecting society’s outdated demands.

If you’re ready for inspiration, laughter, and a powerful reminder to “do what you love, no matter what,” this episode is for you.

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Theme Song: Lyrics co-written by Ayana Major Bey and Melissa Victor, with performance by Ayana Major Bey

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menopause, perimenopause, women’s health, storytelling, social entrepreneurship, pivoting careers, self-empowerment, breaking taboos, Black women, theater company, Obsidian Theatre, Detroit arts, stand-up comedy, executive producer, documentary film, Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale, community support, patriarchy, self-doubt, women in the arts, artistic entrepreneurship, creating opportunities, representation, mental health, post-partum depression, sexuality, ageism, women’s empowerment, artistic resilience, work-life balance

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Failure is really the platform to success, because you know that if you failed you tried, and if you tried you can try again. Failure teaches you more than success.” - Satori Shakoor

On this episode I am joined by the powerhouse storyteller, artist, and social entrepreneur Satori Shakoor. From her earliest artistic dreams in second grade to the groundbreaking Brides of Funkenstein and launching her own theater company, Satori has mastered the art of the pivot—constantly reinventing herself and her creative journey.

We dive into Satori’s new film, Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale, an honest and hilarious stand-up storytelling concert that shines a much-needed light on menopause and women’s health. Satori shares her personal pivots, from making cardboard violins as a determined child, to founding the culturally diverse Obsidian Theatre Company in Canada, to harnessing the power of storytelling as a service.

Along the way, Satori offers her wisdom on pushing past self-doubt and embracing your own definition of success—while championing the importance of women sharing stories, taking up space, and rejecting society’s outdated demands.

If you’re ready for inspiration, laughter, and a powerful reminder to “do what you love, no matter what,” this episode is for you.

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Podcast Merch

Podcast Youtube Channel

Podcast Buy Me a Coffee

Get in touch:

Satori Shakoor

Website

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LinkedIn

Ayana Major Bey

Website

Instagram

Show Sponsors:

WeAudition: Get 25% off your membership when you use the code PIVOT, join at https://www.weaudition.com/

Host & Exec. Producer: Ayana Major Bey

Editor: Kieran Niemand

Theme Song: Lyrics co-written by Ayana Major Bey and Melissa Victor, with performance by Ayana Major Bey

Part of the Atabey & Co Network

menopause, perimenopause, women’s health, storytelling, social entrepreneurship, pivoting careers, self-empowerment, breaking taboos, Black women, theater company, Obsidian Theatre, Detroit arts, stand-up comedy, executive producer, documentary film, Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale, community support, patriarchy, self-doubt, women in the arts, artistic entrepreneurship, creating opportunities, representation, mental health, post-partum depression, sexuality, ageism, women’s empowerment, artistic resilience, work-life balance

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