WRAR with Sparks

In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Jo Visser about perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause and why we don't speak about it freely and more often. 

Jo has a background as a nurse and an educator, and she incorporates the best of those disciplines into her coaching to provide women with tools to break the taboos around menopause, advocate, and empower themselves. She is a Co-active Coach, Facilitator, and Educator who loves transforming uncomfortable conversations into enjoyable conversations.

We debunk the most common myths about menopause and its effects on women, share our clear stand on the taboos around "puberty's other end," and discuss the need most women have for more precise and accessible information about menopause and its effects. 

In addition, we discuss the hormonal changes that menopause produces in us and why we should embrace and accept them instead of denying or fighting them. We also explore the harmful effects of society's recurrent practice of shaming and judging women's bodies and sexuality. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Jo explains the need to normalize conversations about menopause (5:02)
• Jo talks about the hormonal changes in women's bodies during menopause (7:20)
• Jo highlights the for women to have access to the correct information about what is happening in our bodies (12:31)
• Jo talks about the need to live our lives outside the sexual exploitation of our bodies (20:09)
• Jo talks about bio-identical hormones (27:19)
• Jo and Kristin talk about how increasing knowledge automatically reduces the stress generated by talking about menopause (41:22)

Resources:

• Menopause Chicks with Shirley Weir Facebook Group

Connect with Jo:

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Email: [email protected]

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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Women are socially conditioned to be ashamed of their bodies, to think of the golden years as their worst years, and ignore every positive aspect of entering a mature age. Today's guest, the amazing Dr. Lisa Parsons, joins us to rip off perimenopause and menopause's negative labels and help us talk about our bodies without shame. 

Dr. Lisa Parsons is a certified ob-gyn, providing gynecology services through direct care at Mindful Roots and the New England Direct Care Alliance. She graduated in Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Maine Medical Center. She also worked as a full-time ob-gyn at the All About Woman and Mercy Hospital. Dr. Lisa Parsons then decided to split her time between teaching as the discipline chief and professor at the University of New England and as an ob-gyn as a laborist/nocturnist in the Lewiston area. 

In this episode, we had a fantastic conversation about the benefits of entering the golden years, the need for confidence and freedom when talking about our bodies, and why society insists on pointing out only the negatives of getting older. Dr. Lisa explains the differences between concierge medicine and direct care and the importance of developing personal relationships with our health providers. 

We also discuss the importance of forgiveness, the need for creating supportive spaces where women have each other's back, and we share some details of the upcoming Roots of Fire Retreat happening from October 13th to the 16th, 2022. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• What about taking the shame away when talking about our bodies? (3:22)
• The importance of asking ourselves what we want (6:43)
• Dr. Lisa Parsons explains the difference between concierge medicine and direct care (8:01)
• The importance of creating experiences and not just doctor's appointments (15:34)
• About the Roots of Fire Retreat (23:26)
• The differences in how men and women are socially conditioned (31:47)

Resources:

• Mindful Roots website
• New England Direct Care Alliance website
• Roots of Fire Retreat

Connect with Dr. Lisa:

• LinkedIn

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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It is always a good time to remember to breathe, pause for a minute and appreciate the simple things in life. Leave aside the overcomplicated tasks we force ourselves to do, let go of the things we accumulate and rarely use, and just enjoy the little things in life. 

Today's episode is a rerun of our inspiring conversation with Kim Allen, CEO and Owner of Kimberly Allen Meditation & More, about her calling and desire to help people learn how to live an uncomplicated life. Kim also shared her journey in voice training and how being present helped her face her fears, accept her limitations, and change the stories in her head's narrative about herself and her voicing abilities. 

We also chat about the hardships of living a simpler life, decluttering the storage room in the house, the mental space where we store limiting beliefs, and much more. 

Kim has over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry; she is an expert in meditation, stress relief, and mindfulness and a health coach. She holds a BS in Exercise Physiology, an MS in Nonprofit Management, and is on her way to getting a Ph.D. in Lifestyle Medicine.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Kim's desire to make life easy and uncomplicated for her and her coachees (9:36)
• How meditation can help us understand the importance of simplifying things (10:34)
• Living a simple life is hard, but not impossible (14:13)
• Kim's journey with voice training, facing her fears and accepting her limitations (17:13)
• How limiting beliefs get in our way (21:12)
• The power of bringing magic into our lives (27:19)

Resources:

• Kimberly Allen Meditation & More website

Connect with Kimberly:

• LinkedIn
• Email: [email protected]

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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Remaining curious throughout our lives will not only allow us to be constantly learning, but it will also push us forward to explore, taste, and see what's behind and beyond our comfort zone. How curious are you about your possibilities, your ambition, about the questions that bounce in your head? 

Today, as we enter a new season, a season of harvest and rebirth, we'll start a new section in the podcast. On the first Tuesday of every month, we'll ask a question that'll lead our conversation. This month's question is, what do I want? What do you want? What is it that we want? 

In this episode, we explore this month's question and the multiple opportunities its answers open. We learn about the law of allowing and why sometimes it is so hard to surrender to it. We also talk about the law of attraction and manifestation and learn to use the law of allowing so "the universe can do its thing." 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Are we aware of curiosity's true power? (3:03)
• About this month's question and the podcast's new section (6:08)
• Why is it so hard for some people to familiarize themselves with the law of allowing (9:49)
• We are unable to produce the feeling of having the things we don't possess (13:06)
• We are the creators of our own suffering (16:12)

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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We are so focused on becoming our best version (especially those of us who spend time on self-development) that sometimes we forget to enjoy the journey. Being with ourselves, our true selves, and embracing who we are and what we've achieved will make our trip on that bridge from where we are to the place we want to be more accessible. 

Today's guest, Michelle Sorro, teaches us how to find peace in our state and enjoy every step we take on that bridge, the soul bridge. 

Michelle Sorro is an awakening guide, host of the Fire and Soul podcast, co-founder of The Podcast Accelerator, and founder of Soul Circles. She is a 7-figure spiritual entrepreneur who abandoned the shiny lights of TV to start her own business. 

In this episode, we have a fantastic conversation about learning to sit with whatever is happening in our lives, embracing our inner self, and allowing ourselves to be seen. We discuss some common misconceptions about the world of self-development and how to avoid falling into its pitfalls. We also explore the harmful effects of the anxiety pandemic spread across the globe during and after COVID, the need to open ourselves and make space to embrace what's new in our lives, and much more. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How to trust in the divine's time even when things don't go our way (5:42)
• About the fantastic work Michelle does in Soul Circle (8:39)
• The importance of finding purpose and enjoying the journey (10:12)
• How to allow ourselves to be and to be seen just as we are (15:18)
• We have the power to choose what to do with the changes we go through (22:30)
• What is the best way to deal with the anxiety pandemic (29:12)
• We are not here to awaken others; we are here to awaken ourselves (38:43)

Resources:

• Michelle Sorro website
• Fire and Soul podcast with Michelle Sorro
• Soul Circle Mastermind

Connect with Michelle:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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Far from being over, the Me Too movement keeps producing great resources for women (and men!) to stop the physical and mental abuse hundreds of thousands of women suffer daily. In her book, "Life Beyond #MeToo," our guest, Christine Rose, offers several tools and information for men and women to take action and change the conversation about sexual abuse, violence, and harassment.

Christine is a Business Strategist and Coach, an Internationally Bestselling Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of CEOAccel, an invitation-only virtual community for CEOs of $1M+ revenue companies. Christine is also the CEO of Christine Rose Coaching & Consulting and an incredibly inspiring woman. 

In this episode, we discuss the value of surrounding ourselves with more capable, resourceful, and successful people to allow them to influence our own journey. We explore Christine's book's reach, the powerful change it proposes, and the resources it provides to men and women to increase awareness of sexual abuse. 

Christine also depicts how scary it is for most women that most offenders and abusers are the closest people, like relatives, friends, or neighbors. We also talk about the ways of objectification and its devastating effects, the liberating power of acknowledging traumatic experiences, and more. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

•  If you are the smartest person in the room, you need another room (4:54)
• Women need to know they're not alone. Christine talks about the importance of women sharing their stories (7:41)
• Christine shares a simple yet powerful technique to raise awareness of sexual abuse and harassment (11:39)
• Kristin and Christine comment on a passage from the book, "we live with offenders..." (14:42)
• Christine talks about objectification and its devastating effects on women (26:15)

Resources:

• Christine Rose Coaching & Consulting website
• CEO Accel website
• Book: Christine Rose - Life Beyond #MeToo: Creating a Safer World for Our Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Friends.

Connect with Christine:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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Joining us today is the amazing Robin Coale to talk about healing, the clearing and cleansing period earth is walking to, and her journey of becoming a shaman and healer.

Robin is a gifted shamanic and energy healer, clairvoyant, channel, international teacher, and licensed psychotherapist. She descends from a family of powerful female healers, and her healing work combines clairvoyance and intelligence with deep sensitivity and compassion. Robin's healing practice, the Sacred Shamanic Healing, blends core shamanic techniques with her mediumship, channeling, and hands-on abilities for naming and clearing blockages in the body. 

Throughout our conversation, Robin shared the details of her fantastic story of how she got drawn into the shamanic world, her encounter with a red-haired angel, and the universe's confirmation about signs she thought she was getting. 

We explore the liberating strength of healing, the law of allowing, and the harmful effects of self-judgment. Robin also described the end of the 26,000 years cycle the earth is heading and the changes people can expect from it on a personal level and as a collective. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Robin talks about her energy healing work and the possibility of doing it virtually (3:25)
• Robin describes the cleansing and clearing age the earth is heading (6:11)
• Kristen and Robin discuss the importance of taking personal ownership of every moment (9:31)
• Robin explains the disequilibrium produced by failing to awake to what's going on at an energetic level around us (15:22)
• Robin narrates the story of how she became a shaman (22:25)
• Kristen and Robin talk about how harmful self-judgment can be (33:22)

Resources:

• Sacred Shamanic Healing website
• Channeled Messages & Spirit Inspiration blog

Connect with Robin:

• Phone: 505-690-0671
• Email: [email protected]

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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The incredible Katia Stern joins us today to talk about resilience, self-compassion, healing, being at service, and allowing us the space and opportunity to be wowed by ourselves. 

Katia, "The Wow woman," is an international best-selling author and an empowerment coach; she is a Psychology major and has a Master's degree in International Law. Katia is also a Certified Jack Canfield Success Principles Coach and a certified health coach. She is also Canada's Level fitness bikini competitor and the 2020 Mrs. Canada Classque. Katia is the author of the international best-selling book "You were born Wow," and co-authored "Success" with Jack Canfield, the #1 Success Coach, Founder of the Chicken Soup for the Soul billion-dollar publishing empire. 

Throughout our conversation, we delve into Katia's fabulous journey, coming from Russia to Canada by herself when she was 17, her challenges, and how she learned to be compassionate with herself, accept her failures, and face her fears. We talk about gratitude, how powerful being at service can be, and how to save our lives by embracing the idea that we can be "dragon slayers."

Katia shared the origin of the money stories she had throughout her life, how she discovered the importance of acknowledging and celebrating small wins, and the need for healing before starting any in life. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Katia talks about her book and her wild journey (2:14)
• Kristin and Katia analyze the importance of living in a state of gratitude (11:08)
• Katia explains the importance for women of engaging with games and playing more (13:55)
• Katia talks about the need to change the narrative around forgiveness (21:14)
• Katia explains how she learned to allow herself the space to grow and evolve (40:33)
• Kristin and Katia talk about the need for healing before starting any project (49:29)

Resources:

• Katia Stern website
• Book: Katia Stern - You Were Born WOW

Connect with Katia:

• LinkedIn
• Clubhouse
• Instagram
• Facebook

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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Social entrepreneurship exists between the socialist and the capitalist approaches to entrepreneurship, where the first is about redistributing wealth and the latter is about wealth creation. 

Social enterprises' goal is not about giving but about providing less advantaged communities with the tools so they can help themselves. It's not about giving them fish; it's about teaching them how to fish. 

In this episode, Trisha Bailey visits us to talk about social entrepreneurship, its multiple advantages, and its massive impact on several communities she has been working on. 

Trisha holds a Ph.D. in International Business, is an avant-garde entrepreneur, a podcaster, and the Founder of Trisha Bailey Ph.D., a company entirely dedicated to elevating social entrepreneurs and virtually anyone interested in partnering with social enterprises. 

Throughout our conversation, we delve into Trisha's journey, her decision to pivot in her career toward social entrepreneurship, and her experiences in the space. We talk about COVID's impact on personal and professional connections and how it impulsed new technologies' emergence. We also talk about self-worthiness, healing, and how increasing awareness and presence can help us deal with our past traumas. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Trisha talks about her journey and how the pandemic got some of us closer (4:01)
• Trisha explains what social entrepreneurship is and how it all started (12:27)
• Trisha describes how social entrepreneurship can help communities (20:28)
• Trisha talks about some of the work she is doing in Africa and South East Asia (25:25)
• Trisha talks about her life after college, and she discovered social entrepreneurship (32:33)
• Trisha and Kristen talk about healing and the need to let go to create space for growth (48:46)

Resources:

• Trisha Bailey P.h.D website
• The Avant-Garde Entrepreneur Podcast

Connect with Trisha:

• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Facebook

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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Joining us today to talk about perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is the amazing Jo Visser. 

Jo is a Co-active Coach, Facilitator, and Educator, gifted in making uncomfortable conversations comfortable. Combining her background as a nurse, her experience in education, and his passion for coaching, Jo helps women break the taboos around menopause and encourages them to advocate for themselves and reclaim their power. 

In this episode, Jo helps us debunk the myths about menopause, setting a clear stand against the taboos surrounding "puberty's other end," naturalizing the end of our reproductive cycle, and advocating for easier access to information for women. 

We also talk about the need to accept hormonal changes and their effects on our bodies, functioning, and lives. Jo also highlights the need to understand that we shouldn't accept suffering as an unavoidable part of being a woman. In addition, analyze the social tendency to shame women's bodies and sexuality and its adverse effects on us. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Jo explains the need to normalize conversations about menopause (5:02)
• Jo talks about the hormonal changes in women's bodies during menopause (7:20)
• Jo highlights the for women to have access to the correct information about what is happening in our bodies (12:31)
• Jo talks about the need to live our lives outside the sexual exploitation of our bodies (20:09)
• Jo talks about bio-identical hormones (27:19)
• Jo and Kristin talk about how increasing knowledge automatically reduces the stress generated by talking about menopause (41:22)

Resources:

• Menopause Chicks with Shirley Weir Facebook Group

Connect with Jo:

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Email: [email protected]

Let's Connect:

• WRAR, Inc website
• WRAR, Inc Facebook
• WRAR, Inc LinkedIn
• WRAR with Sparks Instagram
• Linktree
• Book Your Experience at the I Do Me Retreat

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