The Edge Podcast

Let’s get real for a moment and speak to the elephant in the room.

The coaching industry has been a bit of a hot mess lately.

I know many want to dismiss the entire coaching industry…

It’s a cult! It’s a big ole’ MLM

And others are holding on to dear life to their old school sales & marketing tactics

What recession? ANYONE can manifest millions!

The truth, as usual, is somewhere in the middle.

Coaching is a potent modality for transformation,

Anddddd…..

The industry has some pretty gnarly, out-dated practices that are no longer relevant and have harmed many.

Both are true.

This is a sweet + short solo podcast.

It is the introduction to the FREE panel series I am hosting Nov 8 - 10 called A New Chapter in the Coaching Industry: How Can We Do Better? https://nadiamunla.com/anc/

These conversations were some of the deepest I have ever had. period. So come join us. It's absolutely free.

With amazing humans in our space including:

Simone Seol, Nina Camille, Chelsey Jo Huntsman, Daje Aloh, Jeannine Yoder, Nisha Moodley, Rachael Maddox, Dr. Caite Gordon, Kendra Cunov, Nina Lombardo, Taj Savitri, Cara Viana, Jamie Jensen, Jessica Benstock, Juliana Luna, Kayce Neill and Ruby Fremon.

Sign up here: https://nadiamunla.com/anc/

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A few spots have opened in my private coaching practice:

Email nadia@nadiamunla.com for an application + more details.

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In this episode, I sit down with Nina Lombardo, teacher & mentor to women who are looking to embody their most authentic spiritual and sexual expressions.          

We debunk myths + misconceptions about many different polarity + embodiment teachings such as:

- How being “Devotional” does not mean being a “doormat”

- The difference between being devotional to get love vs. doing DESPITE not getting love

- We unpack a beautiful quote I found of hers online that hit me to the core:

“When a man trusts his woman to hold herself, he becomes free and can love her as a king instead of a daddy”

- The weaponizing of  “I’m just being feminine” or “I’m just holding a boundary”

- And lots more!

Nina’s embodiment of love is inspiring on so many levels. Tune in - not just for her wisdom - but to feel her transmission!

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Nina Lombardo is a teacher, mentor, and artist who supports women in embodying their most authentic spiritual and sexual expressions.

Through workshops, retreats, and private mentoring, she provides her students with somatic-based tools to embody more love and deepen their capacity for intimacy and connection, so they can create the lives and relationships they yearn for.

Nina bridges feminine spiritual practice, sacred sexuality, somatic awareness techniques, healing, ritual, and psychology through her unique approach to working with others. Her training and professional background, combined with her lifelong devotion to exploring the mysteries of love and spirit, results in a method that is practical, grounded, and innovative, as well as deeply mystical and evocative of an innate wisdom within.

In the last coaching episode of the season, I work with someone from my community on how to:

- Be both the holder and the one being held

- How to use this to not drown in her own grief and the weight of heartache

- How to somatically oscillate between both perspectives to help the crunchiness she was feeling in her heart and bring more fluidity, love and space back into her experience.

This is a great episode if you want to master dual perspectives and work deeply in an energetic & somatic space in moments of intense emotion or inner critic thoughts. 

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In this episode, I sit down with Feminine Embodiment Mentor Amanda Biccum to talk about all the myths + misconceptions about the tantric path, tantric spaces and open relating. 

We discuss:

• Is open relating messy?

• What to do when we get jealous?

• How can we make tantric spaces “safe”?

• Amanda shares a personal and professional edge she’s been working with…

• And lots more.

This is a great episode for anyone who has been intrigued by tantra and monogamish relating but has had some hesitations! 

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Amanda Biccum is a Feminine Embodiment Mentor who guides women back into connection with their bodies, their pleasure and their sexuality. She firmly believes that our body is our temple and coming back ‘home’ to our bodies is the pathway to pleasure and deeply fulfilling relationships. She currently offers Tantric Massage/Bodywork, holds in-person workshops and trainings and is the founder of the Pleasure Academy for online training for women and co-creator of Deeper Intimacy; 10 date night rituals for couples.

This is my most potent + vulnerable solo podcast so far. Period.

I take my personal journey from the year to share about a very universal Buddhist Spiritual lesson... that our suffering comes from our attachment.

Some snapshots from the episode:

- I explore how to source power in a space of total helplessness.

- I dive into my relationship to "I Don't Know" and how my partner saying this used to DRIVE ME NUTS - and how I've landed on a deep love affair of "I don't know".

- When is "control freak" a positive thing?

- I read passages from "When Things Fall Apart"

- I cry

- I talk about my first trip to a Palestinian Refugee Camp + how it changed my life.

- I talk about the moment I hit a financial milestone in my business and what happened next...

So brew a cup of tea, pour a glass of wine, make yourself a mocktail and let's hang.

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In this episode, Chris Bale + I explore how sex is a magnifying glass for our lives.

(Btw, we have an upcoming event in October... get on the waitlist here if you are interested in receiving the details...

https://tinyurl.com/chrisnadiawaitlist)

We discuss:

• “Horny” as a state of energy deficiency vs “Eros” as a state of fullness

• Why sex can be painful sometimes

• Extractive vs Erotic Energy and how it affects the planet

• The importance of holding vs. feeling as a sexual man

• How people “take” vs “give” in the polarity teachings

• The latest tiktok trend and where it’s taking us as a collective… (spoiler alert: insanity)

• And lots more… including 

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Chris Bale is a seasoned guide and master practitioner, who has spent well over a decade facilitating and activating deep transformations in the lives of thousands of individuals from all over the planet, via his highly sought-after private sessions, and group workshops.

Most known for his potent and pioneering brand of energy work; he shares his message with an unwavering commitment to truth, clarity, and embodied consciousness, rooted in compassion…For more info on his work, you can go to ⁠www.awakenedintent.com⁠ and follow him on and IG @chisbaleawakened

From $1000 vows of faith to $1000 investments in “your higher self”, let’s talk about the parallels between mega-churches, cults and the coaching industry…

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Need support in your dating life or relationship?

I am opening up 2 spots in September for private coaching clients who want support in their relationship, intimacy and love life.

And 2 spots for a voxer-only package.

In this (very somatic-based) coaching episode, I coach someone in my community through a few embodiment exercises that helps her disarm the mechanism of “holding it all together” and instead work with evoking and sensing the support of the divine masculine.

We explore:

• The difference between internal/external, human/divine, static/dynamic MASCULINE.

• We work with the belief “If I let go, I will be open to attack”.

• What to do when the protector stops protecting and starts hurting you.

• I share tools on how to tell when a somatic release exercise is stretching you past what’s healthy.

If you find yourself internally clenching at times, this episode may provide a great somatic tool that you would otherwise only receive in private coaching with me!

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Rachel Rickards is an international leader in the field of personal transformation, intimacy, embodiment, and relating. Rachel and I met skinny-dipping in Bali in 2015 and she has left an impression on me since! In this episode, we talk about the next frontier in trauma-informed facilitation as well as the opportunities & challenges of multiple beloveds and open relating. 

We discuss:

• The challenge of asking individuals to be self-responsible when in a trauma response & how to create trauma-informed group settings.

• Rachel shares her experience of being in a polyamorous relationship while pregnant and how it affected her beliefs and priorities.

• We discuss open relationships and the challenges that come with it, including the need to slow down and build on successes

• I ask Rachel whether she believes some people have a natural propensity towards open relating, while others may need to work on healing past wounds.

• And so much more!

This is a great episode to tune into if you are interesting in pursuing, or are already on the path of becoming an embodied facilitator or open relating. 

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Rachel Rickards is an international leader in the field of personal transformation, intimacy, embodiment, and relating. She is a group facilitator extraordinaire, event producer, and a new mother. In 2014 she and Buster Radvik co-founded Embodied Intimacy, which has become one of the most respected organizations globally that offers trainings and events focussed on intimacy, trauma, relational intelligence, somatic education and community. The work of Embodied Intimacy supports hundreds of people each year to come home to themselves, to their body and more regulated nervous systems, and become more of who they truly are. 

Since 2019, Rachel has led the Belly2Belly Facilitator Training after her teacher and mentor, David Cates, passed the torch and CEO position for this work to her. Belly2Belly offers a simple and yet profoundly healing set of embodied and relational practices, which support people to learn to regulate their nervous systems in a way that can be transformational for their relationships. Rachel has single handedly produced and facilitates most of the events with her extraordinary superpowers in the field of event planning and depth in embodied leadership. 

Rachel’s newest passion project launching this year is “The Field Facilitator Training.” This is a revolutionary new experiential learning environment for upcoming group facilitators who are passionate about creating fields of deep group-heart coherence and learning how to facilitate group soul emergence. This requires the development of radically new facilitation skills, such as learning to listen to the group field, collective surrender to the moment, as well as dynamic and fluid collective leadership to support the blossoming of the group soul that is longing to emerge in the space between us. 

Simultaneously, Rachel has just taken on her biggest project to date as a community builder and visionary of Alma Do Solo. With her partner, Lennart Hennig, she has purchased property and is currently in the developmental and visionary phase of creating a regenerative land, and community eco-village on the Azores islands. Their intention is to give birth to an event and education center with a holistic relationship to death at its core.

In this episode, I share my thoughts on the Barbie Blockbuster... the good, the bad and the patriarchy.

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In this episode, I sit down with  Leadership & Energetic Alignment Coach Jessica Benstock.

We discuss:

• Where mysticism and science meet in trauma work

• Resiliency + adaptability as true measures of health

• What is the experience of centering for different people

• The importance of foundational practice when you are an expert + space-holder

• Needs/Boundaries: Why do we suck at holding them?

• We decide we are starting our own wine line…

• And lots more…

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Jessica Benstock is a leadership and energetic alignment coach for ceos and executives, and a teacher and trainer of somatic and energetic healing and resolution for experienced coaches and practitioners. She has been studying and training others for a total of 13 years, and pulls from a depth and breadth of training in somatic trauma healing, subconscious reprogramming techniques, childhood development, indigenous shamanism, and western esoteric meditation and energy work.

Shit gets real when times are tough - when nothing is clear and you feel like you are floating in total darkness with no idea when you will come out.

Here are some tips & tools on how to navigate these death portals and times of uncertainty...

For many of us, feeling good is EDGY AF. We get stretched into trusting that "it can be this good!". 

In this episode, I coach a woman from my community on how to approach the fear of "waiting for the other shoe to drop" and how to use our body and inner union to support us in periods of growth and goodness.

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In this episode, Amir Khalighi and I dive deep into his work with men - helping them find deeper clarity of purpose, interconnectedness, community, and empowerment in their lives - and understanding how that connects to the feminine.

We discuss:

• Letting go of attachments to societal promises

• The importance of men having a deeper relationship with themselves and the planet

• The responsibility of both men and women in dismantling the system that feeds on performative gender roles

• The challenges men face when connecting to their heart

• The trend of women in their late 30s and 40s desiring family while struggling to find men who are ready to build with them

• The need for men to feel seen, respected, and loved through appreciation

• And so much more!

If you’re looking for a deeper understanding of the masculine in today’s world, this episode is a must-listen!

We often underestimate the mastery involved in subtlety.

In a culture that reveres bold, shiny, in-your-face expression, the power and nuance of subtlety is often missed when it’s actually a sign of deep connection and confidence.

Tune into this episode as Nadia explores this concept more…

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Let's be real, if you've been tracking your cycle for a while you know the feeling when your egg reaches your uterus around Day 23 (give/take 1-2 days), everything feels awful. This is often when we make not-so-great decisions about our lives because we feel like dogsh*t. In this episode, I coach a client of mine on what to do instead in a way that still honors her truth & expression while avoiding a dumpster fire. 

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I’m all about the power of embodiment and how embodiment is key to our deep inner wisdom. In this conversation, I’m joined by Sarah Baldwin, an expert in the field of somatic experiencing and trauma resolution.

We discuss:

• The challenges faced by people with trauma histories in pursuing a bigger life.

• How having a regulated nervous system and how it can transmit a sense of safety and comfort to those around us.

• How somatic work is often the missing piece to remediate their shame and anxiety.

• The three states of dysregulation and how they fuel our thinking.

• The importance of being in a regulated state to be able to believe positive mantras and focus on what is true and within our capacity.

• And so much more!

If you’re searching for more safety in your body, this episode is a must-listen!

In this episode, I dive deep into a trend I'm seeing: a slow decline in commitment and devotion and what we should be paying attention to.

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In this episode, I coach a woman in my community on her journey from maiden to mother - and all the fears coming up around becoming a "cliche asexual mother".

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Andrew & Dawn are a married 24/7 Dominant/submissive couple. Together, they work to support individuals and couples in their integration of D/s as a healthy, loving way of relating. Through their deep connection, they have developed a powerful understanding of the intersection of D/s, masculine/feminine polarity, and divine union, and they make a practice of teaching and sharing from their authentic lived experience. 

In this conversation, we get into:

• The misconceptions of domination/submission and how dominance is about leadership and attunement, while submission is about embodied surrender and expressing oneself in the moment.

• We discussed Dawn's decision to be a submissive in their relationship and how it deepened their connection to each other and to God. They faced fears and let go of controlling aspects of her life, leading to a feeling of freedom and devotion to her partner.

• The F and M role of the heart and consciousness of God.

• The rampant decision-fatigue women are feeling and how D/s could help you out!

• Surrender beyond preferences.

• The importance of emotional discernment and the role of surrender and submission in relationships. Andrew shares that his biggest mistake and how he changed that.

• What does it mean to serve the field of “we” and union.

• And lots more!

A must-listen if you're interested in alternative formats of relationship that may help you reach a deeper level of spirituality.

The raw, uncensored behind-the-scenes of my death/rebirth process this year, the state of the coaching industry + the process that will support us in these cycles.

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In this special episode, I bring on my beloved Chris Bale. 

We discuss the new paradigm of relating and how our relationship is shifting along with our view on love. 

This is an important listen for all you Lovers out there.

If you're wanting more in-depth discussion on my lessons in love...

I'm hosting a class called "In Devotion to Love". 

Why do we keep trying to push our bodies to be or to perform a certain way? Is it capitalism, scarcity mindset... or the distorted masculine trying to get somewhere? We explore this question and so much more in this episode with Sophie Josephina who shares her journey as an entrepreneur with chronic illness who models running a multi-6 figure business working cyclically and seasonally in devotion to her body's wisdom.

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Sophie Josephina is a polarity teacher who works with masculine and feminine energetics in relationships, business, money and life. She guides both men and women in healing and maturing their inner and outer masculine/feminine dynamics. She also hosts a podcast (Deeper with Sophie Josephina) where she has open and raw conversations with men on their challenge and desires in relating.

Ever feel like your wants might make you unloveable? In this episode, I coach my client on how to bring her heart, her desire and her yearning when things feel shaky externally. Our mind wants us to believe it’s not safe to bring our hearts in the messy and in the unknown, when in fact - this is the best time to bring our loving essence.

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In this episode, I work with a couple on the role that anger, kink and softness play in their desire for more depth and intimacy. This is a great episode if as a woman, you find yourself wishing your man expressed his primal energy more.. and if you're a man scared of your anger.

In this episode, I sit with my first couple on the show: Chelsey Jo & Oren Harris who lead and love together. We talk about surrender, the role of "fights", how to navigate polarity when you also work together and lots lots more. If you're looking for a model of sacred union, this episode is a must!

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Oren Harris is a transcendent artist, mastery coach, and leader of love, who has worked with high-performing clients such as business moguls, CEOs, artists and master coaches. Also known as the flow master; Oren helps leaders, entrepreneurs and creatives tap into the incredible power of flow to experience the full expression of their souls' gifts and to actualize their potential in this lifetime.

Chelsey is a business medicine woman, doula for dreams, and mentor for multi-6-figure leaders. She is a trailblazer, that is devoted to Liberation and Union. Chelsey leads in-person retreats around the world, facilitates masterminds for sacred entrepreneurs and guides women in her 1:1 mentorship programs.

Chelsey and Oren have both spoken at and facilitated many events around the world such as the Ecstatic Awakening retreat in Spain, and The Exquisite Experience that they co-created and facilitated together in Cappadocia Turkey. They are on a source, soul, and heart-led mission to anchor the frequency of heaven on earth through their union.  Together, they are devoted to awakening and inspiring people to experience a life of love, joy, wealth, ecstatic pleasure, freedom, and limitlessness.

In this episode, I break down all the reasons we resist more aliveness and more orgasmic energy as well as reasons we resist numbness and emotional hibernation.

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In this episode, I coach a client on her relationship dreams. If you're someone who has been oscillating between manifesting techniques and actively "putting yourself out there", this one is for you!

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We all want more sexual foreplay, but are we offering our partners emotional foreplay? When (and how) should we open our hearts to the "emotionally-unavailable man"? And is that even a fair label? When is a man's anger hot and when is anger unsafe for us?

We address these questions and so much more in this epic conversation with Men's Coach, Dominick Quartuccio.

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Dominick Quartuccio is the founder of The Great Man Mastermind, a series of masterminds for men who are ready to stop lone-wolfing their lives. He co-hosts The Great Man Within Podcast and is an international keynote speaker on topics centering on men’s personal development, such as high-performance habits, designing a purpose-driven life and why men need community. He is also the author of two books: Design Your Future and On Purpose Leadership. His work has been featured in the New York Times, on NPR and the TEDx stage.

In this episode, I weigh in on the loneliness epidemic I see in our personal development industry. Despite sister gatherings and moon circles, I believe most women continue to feel very very alone and I share why I think that is.

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In this coaching episode,  I reframe with my client her belief that "her body is her biggest burden" to "her body is her biggest teacher" as she navigates challenges with endometriosis and her vision of creating a family.

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In this episode, Nina Camille and I explore the different feminine and masculine approaches to “leading” in romantic relationships, as well as the effect Instagram and influencer culture has had on the coaching industry.

After being in the industry for nearly a decade and seeing the shifts and trends, we weigh in our how to have a successful sustainable coaching business without feeling shackled by the shoulds of socials.

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Nina Camille is a transformational facilitator, mentor, coach, author, yoga instructor and retreat master. She is the creator + leader of Experience Freedom, a suite of online group programs, luxury retreats and facilitator training for epic beings to radically open, dissolve trauma and discover the truth of who they are in a safe, expansive and loving container. Her passion lies in guiding people to true inner freedom, deeper connection + authenticity in a way that is practical, sustainable, and miracle-inducing. She currently lives her version of ultimate freedom on the island of Kaua’i and helps others discover their version of ultimate freedom so they can fulfill their mission here on Earth all while having a really great time.

In this episode, I share with you how ALL the business and love strategies IN THE WORLD will not pay off if you haven’t learned how to move, alchemize and work with the energy and wisdom of your body. I get into how this applies to pitching, sales, being seen, holding boundaries and lots more.

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In this coaching episode, I coach a client on the “shoulds” of self-pleasure. If you’ve ever felt pressure around sexual pleasure or you’re finding yourself wondering, this episode is for you!

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In this episode, I sit down with business coach Kim Argetsinger to talk about happy money and the true "secret" to a successful business. This is a great episode for coaches and conscious entrepreneurs!

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Kim Argetsinger is a mindset coach and business mentor with a mission to help you create your version of success and make more money doing what you love. She helps passion-driven (service-based) entrepreneurs, creatives, and coaches build, grow, and sustainably scale profitable businesses on their terms. Kim’s been around the business and coaching block for over six years, has been on thousands and thousands of coaching calls, and has built her own booked out, multi-six-figure business her way with consistent $30k+ cash months. Using her coaching framework of clarity, mindset, strategy and action, Kim helps her clients create their own record-breaking income months (from their first sale ever, to $5k, $10k, $20k, and even $100k cash months) for sustainable and scalable business success.

In this episode, I share my thoughts on my trip to Black Rock City this year... and how it did not turn out as expected.

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In this coaching episode, we get clear on what is blocking my client from her authentic expression and what is required for her to liberate herself from the “good girl” persona

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In this episode, Kendra Cunov and I talk about the intimacy of boundaries, when it’s supportive to reverse our breath, how niche-ing is killing us and how non-duality is in itself dual. Kendra is THE coach I would choose if I could only hire one coach for the rest of my life!

This conversation is a great one if you are a lifelong student of love.

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Founder of The Collective: A Global Web of Women Devoted to Embodied Wholeness, Kendra Cunov has been studying, facilitating, and (most importantly) practicing Authentic Relating, Embodiment Practices & Deep Intimacy Work for over fifteen years, and has pioneered some of the most cutting edge relation work on the planet. Kendra has worked with thousands of men, women & couples in the areas of embodiment, intimacy, communication & full self-expression. She works with organizations & leaders, as well as men, women & couples, who know that embodied presence, truth, connection & integrity are our truest access points to success – in business & in love.

In this episode, I talk to you about liberating and decolonizing our feminine bodies from the “shoulds” and the “to-dos”. This conversation is for those whose body issues are rarely about how she looks and much more about how she functions. Can she keep up with the productivity paradigm that capitalism has indoctrinated us into? Listen in to see what you decide.

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In this coaching episode, I coach a client on why she keeps attracting and relating with men she doesn’t ACTUALLY want. If you experience this or want to change the pattern of “keeping it safe” in your life, this episode is for you!

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In this episode, Ginny Muir and I have coffee while talking about what it REALLY means to devote your life to walking the path of truth - and how it’s not just rainbows and sunshine.

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Ginny is a healer and guide on the path, here to help humans trailblaze a new way in our world (starting with their own lives). She believes each of us is a deeply creative, powerful force of nature. Through intuitive counsel, medicine work, embodiment practice, relationship tending + mending and immersion in the natural world, she empowers her brilliant, sensitive clients to live boldly and with hearts open. Underneath it all, she is in service to the Earth and the Feminine, devoted to dreaming a new way of being human here together.

In this episode, I explore a variety of different women’s movements and why they have not offered us deep fulfillment. Whether it be feminism, the pleasure movement, or money coaches touting financial freedom - there is something that we are still missing. I speak to what I believe it is and how embodied expression is key.

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In this coaching episode, we are exploring the push and pull between my client’s desire for adventure, passion and polarity in her long-term relationship AND THEN her nervous system’s response - which keeps her saying “yes” to these pieces.

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In this episode, Allison Braun and I propose a new revolutionary perspective, that sometimes de-prioritizing your business is the best decision you can make for yourself. If this idea makes you squirm, then this is the episode for you!

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We often find ourselves oscillating between “putting ourselves out there” and swearing off dating forever. There is another way. I explore this in this episode.

In this coaching episode, we are exploring my client’s relationship with her mother and in particular some challenges that have come up in times of covid. A lot of the work we did was actually about her Inner Little Girl and how often this is the key to receiving the type of love we desire.

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In this episode, Alexandra Roxo and I talk about the virgin/whore split, how to make love to heartbreak and f*ck like a goddess.

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Alexandra Roxo is a bestselling author, artist, and spiritual guide specializing in the intersection of spirituality and sexuality, emotions and intimacy, and personal transformation. Her book F*ck Like a Goddess: Heal Yourself, Reclaim Your Voice, Stand in Your Power was a #1 bestseller and featured in In Style Magazine, Bustle, Refinery29, and more. Alexandra has been featured in TV shows such as Netflix's Too Hot to Handle, Viceland's Slutever, and Epix's Sex/Life. She coaches privately, teaches retreats internationally, and is currently working on a new book.