In this final episode of the year, Thais explores her top five favorite moments of RECLAIM in 2018 as well as some side tangent thoughts around intimacy, white supremacy and more..

In this fifth and final installment of You’re Waking Up To Your White Privilege, Now What?, recurring guest Lindsey Rae and I explore how to apologize when us white women harm people of color. We share a variety of how not to apologize followed by a framework on how to apologize in a way that holds you accountable to the harm. Since we are nearing the holiday season we also touch upon how to talk about racism with your family and the real meaning behind Thanksgiving.

Understanding how our body works as women is an important part of reclaiming our power. Often told that our basic bodily functions are unsafe, many of us go through adulthood believing we have no control over how to regulate our hormones, moods and needs. Katie Bressack, women’s health coach and hormones expert joins us to share her thoughts on how we can begin to understand our body in a way that feels good for our individual needs.

In a world where “empowerment” is the trendiest thing, what does it really mean? Is personal empowerment replacing community empowerment? Can you make money and stand for collective empowerment? And what does it look like to tend to the issues of the world without falling into saviorism? These are just some of the questions I explore with Makenna Held in this fiery interview.

Women are often called needy when we ask for what we want. So I brought on neediness expert, Mara Glatzel, to have a conversation about it. We dive into what it means to be needy, how to get our needs met, why people pleasing is a form of manipulation, and how we can take up space confidently.

I believe one of the most powerful things we can do for one another as humans is anti-racism work. I am honored and thrilled to be featuring Rachel Ricketts, a racial justice advocate and coach on this episode of RECLAIM. Together, we explore white erasure, the complexities of friendships with white women and women of color, and more.

There is power in sharing our stories. In being heard and in witnessing each other in our pain. In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing a dear friend, Omkari Williams, and together we explore the current political climate in the United States and talk about how as women we can rise up and activate our voices.

I am joined by recurring guest and dear friend, Lindsey Rae, for a conversation on transitions. I know I have been talking a lot about transitions on the podcast but I wanted to bring Lindsey on to share her perspective as she is navigating her own transition. In this episode we also explore money and how to think about money and what you can expect as you take that big leap.

Is the body positive movement doing more harm than good? Who is left out of the conversation of intuitive eating? And what role does money play in all this? These are just some questions I explore with eating disorder recovery coach Sarah Thompson. Together we dive into popular topics of junk vs healthy foods and intuitive eating vs dieting with a conscious intersection of classism and money. Enjoy!

Addiction recovery is often seen through the lens of Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization established in the early 1900’s. Now, almost 100 years later, it is long due for us to reexamine addiction as women and how we can reclaim our lives. In this episode, Holly Whitaker shares her insights and thoughts on a different way that we can look at addiction and recovery with the needs of women in mind.

Finding the intersection of healing and justice, particularly in the wellness and yoga world, is one of the central themes of this podcast. It was a delight and an honor to interview Kerri Kelly, founder of CTZNWell, and hear her thoughts on how we can do better in the capitalistic, culturally appropriative, high vibes obsessed yoga industry while not falling into the trappings of self-neglect and perfectionism. Enjoy!

In this bonus mini episode, Thais shares her thoughts on transitions, taking risks, and what to expect as you navigate the unexpected terrain of walking away from what you know. If you are navigating a leap of any kind, such as leaving a relationship or moving to a new city, this episode offers nourishment and support.

While there seems to be no short of conversations around love languages, you will be hard pressed to find the same level of enthusiasm for “conflict languages,” or the ways we navigate conflict in relationships. Why is that? In this episode, relationship coach Lauren Nicole Peters and I explore conflict in both intimate partnerships and friendships and how we can deepen intimacy in our lives.

It seems that the more marginalized identities we carry, the more we are pushed to the margins. It's no surprise that for so many of us, invisibility offers safety and belonging. But at what cost? In this interview, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Sapora, a self-love mentor and founder of the Body + Love Workshop, a size-inclusive personal growth and holistic wellness workshop. In this nourishing conversation, she shares her thoughts on fat phobia, aging, and how to take up space and be more visible in our marginalized identities. 

This episode is part five of the Reclaiming Worth series, a five part series here on RECLAIM the podcast where I explore the worthiness wound and the ways we hold ourselves back. In this series, you will be invited into a deeper inquiry around ways you can come home within yourself and take up greater space as a worthy woman. In this final episode of the series, we talk about the worthiness wound and taking up space, including the ways we shrink ourselves and how to navigate the fears of visibility.

This episode is part four of the Reclaiming Worth series, a five part series here on RECLAIM the podcast where I explore the worthiness wound and the ways we hold ourselves back. In this series, you will be invited into a deeper inquiry around ways you can come home within yourself and take up greater space as a worthy woman. In this fourth episode of the series, we explore what it means to soften into our edges and find a new way to tend to our needs that sustains our healing.

This episode is part three of the Reclaiming Worth series, a five part series here on RECLAIM the podcast where I explore the worthiness wound and the ways we hold ourselves back. In this series, you will be invited into a deeper inquiry around ways you can come home within yourself and take up greater space as a worthy woman. In this third episode of the series, we dive into the topic of emotions - what are emotions? Why are they so goddamn overwhelming? And how can we begin to use emotions as a way to deepen into our lives?

This episode is part two of the Reclaiming Worth series, a five part series here on RECLAIM the podcast where I explore the worthiness wound and the ways we hold ourselves back. In this series, you will be invited into a deeper inquiry around ways you can come home within yourself and take up greater space as a worthy woman. In this second episode of the series, I explore the concept of "shadow work" as well as what the worthiness wound. I also share a tool for you to use as you begin expanding your capacity to be with the deeper parts of yourself.

Welcome to the Reclaiming Worth series, a five part series here on RECLAIM the podcast where I explore the worthiness wound and the ways we hold ourselves back. In this series, you will be invited into a deeper inquiry around ways you can come home within yourself and take up greater space as a worthy woman. In this first episode of the series, let’s dive into the myth of the ideal woman and how to begin to tend to the stories that keep us stuck.

Ancestry tests are the big fad nowadays. It seems we all want to know what it means to belong. But what does it mean to be a good ancestor? Leesa Renee Hall, a writer, social historian, and creative word artist, shares her thoughts as we navigate the topics of unconscious biases, whiteness, spiritual leadership and weaponized ancestry.