Blog Excerpt:  Leigh loves to explore, and it’s very apparent in her open mindedness and willingness to truly listen to others.  Leigh is supporting women unapologetically everyday through her work as a women’s writing mentor, but she says she hears from men as well.



Ways to Engage: Do you have a problem with seeing rest or naps as lazy? Time may be limited, but time for you is not wasted, nor is it laziness. Give yourself permission to get the rest your body and mind needs.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:26 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 7:40 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 16:25 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 30:44 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 48:47 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 56:51 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 1:04:45 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:09:33 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:13:17 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:13:31 )





Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis



S8 - Taking Time for You is NOT Lazy with Leigh Shulman

Blog Excerpt: Comfort went through life staying quiet so she could fit in with the crowd and was a perpetual people pleaser. After hitting her rock bottom, it felt like she was starting over from scratch. The thought of that is horrifying, but it also can be thrilling.



Ways to Engage: Do you have expectations that people know of automatically or do you communicate them? What stops you from communicating your expectations or boundaries with people? It’s important to be clear with people rather than making assumptions, even if it’s difficult to communicate your expectations at first.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:58 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 13:10 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 25:08 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 32:35 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 41:56 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 44:14 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 50:15 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 54:51 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:00:21 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:00:42 )





Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis



S8 - Communicating Our Needs is Kind with Comfort Woods

Blog Excerpt: Beth has been a pilates teacher for 20 years, and she uses this connection between her mind and body to support other women in their journeys to do the same. With an understanding of the nervous system, she is more in tune with its cycles and is able to pick up on clues to help clients.



Ways to Engage: Are there unprocessed traumas in your body you’ve thought about lately? Take the time to work your body through the trauma, work your mind through it, and process what you need to in order to heal properly. 



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:40 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 8:13 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 14:54 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 26:52 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 39:17 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 43:18 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 47:11 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 52:36 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 58:55 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:04:28 )





Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis



S8 - Taking a Trauma Informed Approach with Beth Sandlin

Blog Excerpt: After everything was shut down in 2020, we got used to having work with us 24/7 on our phones and computers. There wasn’t a clear line of where work stopped and your personal life began.



Ways to Engage: Think about the perceptions you have about different communities in your area or that you’ve come across in your life. Are these perceptions based on behavior you’ve experienced or stereotypes you’ve been told? Make sure the opinions you’re forming are your own and are fair.   



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 5:01 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 18:36 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 29:09 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 37:28 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 52:20 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 55:37 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 1:03:12 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:11:04 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:14:21 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:20:32 )





Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis



S8 - Unapologetic Suburban Trouble Maker with Ellen Smith

Blog Excerpt: Eve supports women in living unapologetically, and she is doing so by destigmatizing sexual health. As women, we are not supposed to have sex, at least according to society.



Ways to Engage: Are there areas of your sexuality that you need to revisit? Areas that have been ignored or you have preconceived notions on? Has something shamed you into changing your opinion of your body or sexuality? Allow yourself to feel free in every aspect of your body.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:41 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 11:21 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 15:20 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 20:32 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 30:41 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 32:56 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 38:42)

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 40:42 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 43:04 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis



S8 - Destigmatizing Sexual Health with Eve Hall

Blog Excerpt: In particular, Veronica’s journey with self care encompasses all aspects of F.E.E.L. Veronica talks about showing up in the manner that people need her, something so important to remember when we are communicating our wants and needs.



Ways to Engage: When’s the last time you sat down and relaxed? No meditating, no reading, no exercises, just sitting and resting. We think of ourselves as “lazy” when we do this, but here is a reminder that it’s okay to be still and enjoy a moment of peace.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:53 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 12:23 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 25:59 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 39:38 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 58:25 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 1:04:55 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:13:17 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:17:47 )





Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis



S8 - It's Ok to Sit & Rest with Veronica Williams

Blog Excerpt: Jen is able to help frame her layers by using IFS (Internal Family Systems). It’s a great way for her to find empowerment in her layers by teaching her to frame the observation as “there’s a part of me that…” rather than making your layers the whole part of you.



Ways to Engage: When a relationship ends, what’s your perspective? Do you vilify it? Do you recognize that it’s the end of your season with that person or do you try to keep relationships just for the sake of having them? Relationships, romantic or otherwise, are not always meant to last forever and that’s okay.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:27 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 11:15 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 22:32 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 29:40 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 35:36 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 39:22 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 50:16 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 55:33 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:02:34 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:03:21 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis

Want to be a guest on The F.E.E.L. Podcast? - Finding Empowerment Embracing Layers? Send Melissa Crook a message on PodMatch, here: ⁠⁠https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021⁠⁠ [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021] or complete our contact form here: ⁠⁠https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact [https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact]



S8 - Listening to the Wisdom of our Body with Jen Aks

Trigger warning: sexual addiction



Blog Excerpt: Our boundaries should be like guardrails to protect us, but they should be far enough back that there’s safety before going completely over the edge. 


Ways to Engage: When setting your boundaries, think about the way you’re wording your expectations. Instead of making it about the other person’s behavior, make it about what your behavior will be if theirs doesn’t change. You can’t be responsible for someone else’s decisions, but you can be responsible for your own.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 6:21 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 27:03 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 39:44 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 50:53 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 1:19:22 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 1:19:28 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 1:25:55 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:33:43 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:41:58 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:43:30 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis

Want to be a guest on The F.E.E.L. Podcast? - Finding Empowerment Embracing Layers? Send Melissa Crook a message on PodMatch, here: ⁠⁠https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021⁠⁠ [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021] or complete our contact form here: ⁠⁠https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact [https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact]



S8 - No Longer in Bondage with Logan Hufford

Blog Excerpt: This idea came to her as she was on a walk, which is connected to her self care routine. For Mariela, self care needs to be nonnegotiable so she can reset after giving so much of herself to her family.



Ways to Engage: If you’re a young/new mom, think of some things you could use help with and share them with a friend or loved one who is willing to take some of the load off. Do you know a young/new mom who could use a hand? Offer ways to help or be supportive during this transitional time in their lives. 


Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:04 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 12:12 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 18:46 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 29:47 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 33:00 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 35:46 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 43:13 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 49:30 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 53:34 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 57:17 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis

Want to be a guest on The F.E.E.L. Podcast? - Finding Empowerment Embracing Layers? Send Melissa Crook a message on PodMatch, here: ⁠⁠https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021⁠⁠ [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021] or complete our contact form here: ⁠⁠https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact [https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact]



S8 - Moms Supporting Moms with Mariela Desantiago

Blog Excerpt:  I loved hearing Laura say what an integral part food plays in our health, including the mental aspect, which I think gets lost in translation sometimes. What you eat not only affects your physical state, but it also affects your mood.



Ways to Engage: Think about the purpose of the food you’re eating and the reason behind it. Are you actually hungry or are you trying to fill a void? Are these nutritious calories you’re eating or empty ones that make you feel tired rather than energized? Be mindful of the things you’re putting into your body and how it makes you feel.



Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:45 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 12:27 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 20:04 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 29:09 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 32:43 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 35:55 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 40:11 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 46:31 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 51:09 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 54:21 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis

Want to be a guest on The F.E.E.L. Podcast? - Finding Empowerment Embracing Layers? Send Melissa Crook a message on PodMatch, here: ⁠⁠https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021⁠⁠ [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/feel2021] or complete our contact form here: ⁠⁠https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact [https://www.embracinglayers.com/contact]



S8 - Passion Meets Nutrition with Laura Tolosi

A podcast that helps women at any age, but especially 20 somethings, prioritize self-care without feelings of guilt or selfishness, set healthy boundaries in jobs, activities, and relationships, and deal with all emotions and feelings fully and in a healthy way so they don't get stuck in their body and produce physical and emotional problems down the road. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefeelpodcast/support

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