Ep. 50 Great Food for Great Sex with Christine DeLozier

Ep. 57 Letting Go to Find Belonging with Sera Jayne

This episode’s guest is Sera Jayne! Sera is a musician, worship pastor, works with an up north sauna company, and is an absolutely beautiful human. Sera blew us away in this episode and you can tell by the energy we have throughout, how much this conversation inspires us.

Sera speaks on their coming out journey and how deconstructing Christianity has led them to finding a new safe space in the form of a church. Andi and Mar share a bit about their own journeys with deconstructing Christianity and redefining what spirituality means to them.

We discuss the illusion of comfort in having control, why change is so scary, and where that actually stems from systemically in our society.

“Everything that’s living is changing.”

We ask questions like, are we meant to understand all the variables? How would it feel for us to just be okay with not having all the answers? What is Christianity or spirituality supposed to feel like?

Sera offers a super great tip that involves 6 questions they choose to ask themselves when they are in a place where they are feeling anxious or out of control.

Sera gives meaning to the root causes of the need for control in our society, specifically for white people; “the centering desire for control, is rooted in internalized colonialism,” and we decided we need an entire episode to talk deeper on this subject.

Cally and Sera dive into their passion for music and how it relates to their lives spiritually. We get the honor of hearing some updates on music they are both gracing the world with very soon.

“We are just music making music.”

Sera shares:

Michael Gungor & The Liturgists podcast

Find Sera @sera.jayne on Instagram 

Ep. 56 Beautiful Bipolar with Amy K

In this episode, two of the Sol Women (Cal + Mar) interview an amazing community leader in the mental health world; the lovely Amy K. Among many things, Amy is the CEO and creator of the event production company “Beautiful Bipolar.” She curates healing, mental health, and wellness events that bring resources, peace, and support to the local community of New Orleans and surrounding areas. This warrior of a human believes that community care IS self-care and that we all have the potential to be more caring and compassionate towards ourselves and others.

The SW talk with Amy about her past as a photography student, a well-known sports journalist for ESPN, as well as what led her to pursue a path in wellness, and what her mental health journey has looked like this far. You’ll hear about stereotypes and common stigmas around Bipolar, and what it’s like to be in a job where women are a minority.

You can learn more about Amy K. and future healing events through her Instagram @beautiful.bipolar or listen to her new radio show “The Beautiful Bipolar Power Hour” 102.3 WHIV every Thursday at 1pm.

“Kindness isn’t Corny”

Ep. 55 Trusting Our Unique Process

The Sol Women express their fears and changes of habit when it comes to COVID and share their opinions on the way things have felt for them in this ongoing pandemic. The guilt, fear, and PTSD that can go along with something that drastically changes the way people live their lives is something worth talking about. The SW continue to do their best to stay safe, educated, and mindful during these trailing times.

This episode goes down a path about trusting their own process and learning how to trust themselves within the process of life. The SW go into how they continue to trust their own unique processes even after failure or imperfection, and what motivates them to keep going. They also talk about the struggles of staying motivated at times when their journey doesn't look exactly how they expected it to. Humans are adaptable and the Sol Women agree that's one of the best parts of experiencing life as a human being. 

We want to thank you, as always, for being apart of this journey and process with us. If you have any questions, comments, or episode ideas, we love to hear from you. xx

Ep. 54 Coping with Gratitude After Hurricane Ida

This quick episode is to open eyes and hearts regarding the natural disaster, Hurricane Ida, hitting New Orleans on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. One of the Sol Women, Cally and her partner Albert, are New Orleans residents and Cally talks about their experience with evacuating their home and what everything has looked like since Ida hit their city. Please do what you can to donate and educate yourselves on what's happening in New Orleans. There are so many people's lives affected by this, some more disproportionately than others, and some that haven't even recovered since Katrina hit 16 years ago. This city needs our help and our attention. 

Here is a spreadsheet of all the places in which you can help and donate: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109DJha4aQU-Hku5_RfIYw110CrLJ02_wWzHu4ScRGzM/htmlview

Cally has a resilient attitude in this episode and sheds light on the impact gratitude can have in moments like these. She speaks on what gratitude practices look like and she gives some incredible journal prompts for the listeners to begin or add to their own gratitude practice. She also talks about the group she started called Ripple, where she leads breath-work classes and more, and gives ways in which the listeners can join and be apart of this membership. 

Check out her website and Instagram for more information on how to join Ripple: 

https://www.vesselhealing.net/plans-pricing

@callyskye

Having a gratitude practice not only creates resilience in hard times, but it also creates a positive subconscious reaction and response to obstacles that come throughout life. Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode, we are grateful for each of you. 

Ep. 53 Impostor Syndrome with Cal + Andi

This episode is all about impostor syndrome. What it means, what it looks like, what the women's experience with it has been, and how they've worked to move away from this feeling of being an 'impostor' in their own crafts. Impostor syndrome refers to an internal experience of believing that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be. It's basically feeling like a phony and as if you are going to be found out as a fraud. It can feel like you don't belong where you are, or that you've gotten there due to dumb luck. This can affect anyone no matter their social status, work background, skill level, or degree of expertise. (verywellmind) 

The women discuss their own personal insecurities and how they make daily choices to counter the voices in their head telling them they aren't good enough. They address the topic of what it is they actually do for their careers, and how it can be complicated to explain sometimes. They also talk about the idea of apologizing for every little thing, and how this can take away from the sacred meaning of actually apologizing for something that deserves an apology. This is another raw episode where the women open up and share their minds and hearts. We hope you enjoy listening.