The Empwred Pod

By Nina Randolph & Isa Bogart

A series where Isa and Nina, founders of EMPWR, talk candidly and de-stigmatize conversations surrounding sex and relationship trauma and the healing process, because everyone should feel empowered.

Follow us on instagram: @iamempwr, @ninarandolph, and @isa.bogart!

TW: On this podcast, we discuss experiences with sexual violence and assault and unpack the challenges faced in the healing process.

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Nora Gallo - Part 2: reclaiming ownership of your body

The Empwred PodJan 11, 2021

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Nora Gallo - Part 2: reclaiming ownership of your body

We are so excited to bring you the second part of our incredible conversation with Nora Gallo! This week we talk about ways to reclaim ownership of your body. We talk about tattoos, birth control, uterine pain, and holistic healing highlighting the importance of having autonomy over your own decisions.

TW: On this podcast we discuss our own experiences with sexual violence and assault and unpack the challenges we faced in the healing process.

Jan 11, 202157:05

Nora Gallo - Part 1: reconnecting with your body

This week, we are kicking off 2021 with our first ever guest - fellow advocate, educator, and survivor Nora Gallo - @noragallo_.

We dive into what it is like to lose connection with ourselves and our bodies after experiencing sexual violence, how to rebuild our connection with our bodies, and how important movement and autonomy has been in our healing journeys.

TW: On this podcast we discuss our own experiences with sexual violence and assault and unpack the challenges we faced in the healing process.

Jan 04, 202155:21

Triggers - addressing them in your relationship

In this episode we talk about triggers: what they are, how to identify yours, and how to communicate them with your partner. Thank you to our listeners for your heart warming responses highlighted at the end of this episode!

As always, follow us on instagram @iamempwr, @ninarandolph, and @isa.bogart!

Dec 21, 202001:02:50

Slut Shaming - how it's connected to victim blaming

We are so happy to be back with another episode after a break last week for health reasons. This week we dive into the culture of slut shaming. We cover dress codes, 'wifey material', body count, the virgin-whore complex, and our own personal experiences. Email us your experiences at hello@iamempwr.com to have them shared in our episodes!

As always, follow us on instagram @iamempwr, @ninarandolph, and @isa.bogart.

Dec 14, 202001:03:08

Attachment Styles - the impact your upbringing has on relationships & trauma

This episode we dive into one of our favorite topics to discuss - attachment styles! We unpack how we were raised as well as our early romantic relationships to uncover how we interact in our current relationships and react to traumatic events.

Take the attachment style quiz that we took here. Follow us on instagram @iamempwr, @ninarandolph, and @isa.bogart!

Nov 30, 202058:14

Self Care - it's more than just pampering

This episode, we talk through what self care really means, what it looks like, and how you can develop a routine for yourself. We share our own self care practices and submissions we received from our community. With the holiday season coming up, we recommend starting to build your routine now to really nurture and build up your mental health and self compassion!

Nov 23, 202045:39

Setting Boundaries - identifying & honoring your needs

This week we define the six types of boundaries, share our own boundaries that we have discovered and implemented, and go into how you can identify and communicate your own. We also feature submissions from our instagram community!

Follow us @iamempwr, @ninarandolph and @isa.bogart.

Nov 16, 202051:59

Bad Sex vs Sexual Violation - there's a difference

This week we explore how we define bad sex as a society and the ways that needs to change. We dive into the differences between bad sex and sexual violation, and we highlight the answers we received from our listeners when we asked what bad sex means to you as well as our own experiences with bad sex.
Follow us @iamempwr, @ninarandolph and @isa.bogart!

Nov 09, 202046:52

Self Exploration - love languages & erotic blueprints

This week, with the political atmosphere in the U.S. right now being so heavy, we turn inward to do some self exploration. We talk about our love languages - how we give and receive love - and our erotic blueprints - what turns us on. We talk about why it's so great when we overlap and also what may be the reasons behind our differences.

If you want to do your own self exploration, take the quiz to find your love language at this website by Dr. Gary Chapman and discover your erotic blueprint with this quiz from Jaiya.

Tag us with your results and follow us @iamempwr, Nina @ninarandolph, and Isa @isa.bogart.

Nov 02, 202046:57

Sexual Coercion - "if I didn't say no, am I just overreacting?"

This week on The Empwred Pod, Isa and Nina get real about sexual coercion. They talk about their own experiences both inside and outside of relationships and the impact that a patriarchal society has had on their sense of autonomy over their bodies.

Oct 26, 202040:05

Hypersexuality -"maybe this isn't so healthy"

Welcome to our very first episode! Today, we are talking openly about our experiences with hypersexuality after being sexually assaulted. We discuss our thought processes, what helped us along the way, and how we got back on the path of caring for ourselves, having healthy sex, and centering our own pleasure.

Oct 19, 202027:28