Today I get to go deep with an amazing woman who's got a lot of story to share! Lila (lee-laa) Lolling is an experienced Hatha Yoga, meditation, and classical yoga philosophy teacher for nearly 20 years but that's just the beginning. At the age of 15 she had a sudden onset of epilepsy. Around the same time she began to form a deep connection to the deaf community through a serendipitous baby-sitting gig. Serving the deaf community seemed to be her calling until at the age of 28 she found yoga wh...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 80
Today I get to speak with 4 fine ladies from Health Care is a Human Right (HCHR), a 501(c)3 not for profit charitable corporation, founded in 2003 by Susan Weeks, Physician Assistant, Vicky O’Dougherty, Homeopath, Susan Bissonnett, RN, and Jill Elliot, DVM. Since its inception, Health Care is a Human Right has offered free clinics in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. NOTE: they are in the process of updating their website so if you come to a landing page with a red button saying "Learn More," c...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 79
Wow, today was a powerful show of Mel Toth sharing her journey with Endometriosis. We start the conversation with Dr. Amy Novatt , Gynecologist and women's health advocate, explaining what Endometriosis is, how to recognize the symptoms of the disease, why it's hard to diagnose and treat, and how to manage the symptoms. Whether or not you suffer from this disease or are experiencing some other health concern, it seems there's evidence enough for all of us to take the best care of ourselves as po...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 78
Hey, hey, I am in Wisconsin this week so playing some very special recorded interviews. First up, I speak with a group of powerhouse women who are all panelists at the upcoming, 3 Hours of Peace, Love and Women's Small Business , happening at Provisions in Woodstock on July 19th from 4-7pm. Our talk is just a small sample of the wisdom that will be shared by these ladies during the event that I am moderating. Today, we talk about what makes them good at what they do and what they do when the goi...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 77
Today’s guest is Gisela Stromeyer https://www.stromeyerhealing.com/ an internationally well-known artist http://www.stromeyerdesign.com/about.html who loves moving expression of her inner world and making the unseen world visible. Trained as a dancer, architect, healer, and teacher, she’s the President of the non-profit Heart Pulse Partnership https://www.open-heartpulsepartnership.com/ which recently completed the first collaborative community built recycled bottle school in a small Mexican com...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 76
Today's first guest is the unstoppable Callie Jayne, Founder and Executive Director of Rise Up Kingston, https://riseupkingston.org/, a grassroots organization led by those experiencing racism, classism, and gender oppression on a daily basis, building a Kingston economy that meets all of our social and environmental needs. Because Callie is such an informed activist, we dove into many deep subjects like "racialized capitalism," the source and real world problems stemming from wealth inequality,...
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 75
Today, I am joined by two amazing women... Shaniqua Bowden (SB) is the founder and host of the Nubian Café on Radio Kingston, a discussion series which expresses the perspectives of women of color. By way of character, she is a teacher and creative being who loves to troubleshoot solutions for the impossible. Her purpose in life is helping others to conquer fear through creative thought and encouraging happiness through new experiences. She’s also a mama, a wife and Outreach Coordinator for the ...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 74
Today I play two interviews with two inspiring and determined women. First up is Lisa Glick , a retired music teacher who shares the story of her journey to mental health wellness. After struggling to get a proper diagnosis, Lisa was grateful to find a doctor who identified her as suffering from Bipolar disorder. That began a long and dedicated journey for Lisa to learn what best supports her and good mental health. She is a vibrant and energetic individual who makes us all believe that anything...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 73
Broadcasting LIVE from Outdated Lite today, Theresa sits down with Sarah Van Buren , a woman of many talents like: musician, artist, DJ, 24-DRONE Producer, O+ Festival Kingston Producer, Van Buren Sisters legacy holder, cross-country motorcycle rider...the list is long. We talk about the making of her first musical album in 2018, the title of which, " Disco is Long Life, " came to her during a meditation. Music has been a driving force for as long as she can remember. She's been involved with an...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 72
Today I get the wonderful opportunity to speak with Rita Vanacore, a business owner in Uptown Kingston for forty years and co-owner of Dreamweavers Salon and Dominick's Cafe . During this time, she has also been an educator for professionals in her service profession teaching styling, and other techniques, the recipient of numerous national awards for her contributions to the industry, and always an active campaigner for women’s rights, gay rights and children’s health issues. She hosts “Planet ...
May 29, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 71
Tara Sanders came to her yoga mat to explore and heal. Having a strong commitment to serving the community and advocating for underserved populations, she has taught students at a mental health advocacy agency, homeless youth, and developed a therapeutic yoga & mindfulness program for a domestic violence shelter in Upstate NY. She is currently working with the Ulster County Crime Victims Assistance Program in developing trauma informed yoga programming that is available for free to sexual as...
May 22, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 70
Today, Theresa was joined by special surprise guest Eva Tenuto from the TMI Project , talking about all the amazing initiatives they have going on, Black Stories Matter, LGBTQTMI, Locker Room Talk and Vicarious Resilience, in an effort to drive awareness of their 24 hour fundraising campaign for Hudson Valley Gives. Not from the Hudson Valley, they can come to you, or you can check out their work online and even host a Black Stories matter viewing party in your community. And don't forget to giv...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 69
Hello ery'body... Theresa is in ITALY so it's just me, Shana Falana, holding down the fort! It's also my last day on the air, but please don't be sad... Theresa is excited to continue the "i want what SHE has" journey and will keep bringing you incredible guests and conversations. It's been an honor to serve you all, I'm happy to report that my music life is picking up and I just need do 'self care' and let something in my schedule go, alas this glorious show. My first guest today is Katy Kondra...
May 08, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 68
Today Theresa is joined by Renee Keplinger (formerly Darmstadt for those of you in Kingston who know her by her maiden name). Renee is a Personal Trainer and runs the boutique fitness and women's studio, Cornell Street Studios in Kingston, NY. Renee kicks off the show with a little background about herself and how she transitioned from managing art events to following her passion of fitness. Just as she was getting back into running she was knocked down by a severe hormone imbalance stemming fro...
May 01, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 67
Hello Hello! And happy SPRING, wow the trees are popping upstate, it's so gorgeous here. We are driving around with our sunroofs open and sun hats on. We want you to know that we will be taking calls NEXT WEEK, May 1st with our guest Dr. Amy Novatt who is an incredible local gynecologist. You can call the station at 845-331-1490 with your questions from 1:15-2pm EST. We start by girl talking about the show Shana saw at the Guggenheim last week: Hilma af Klint, Paintings for the Future . She shar...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 66
Girl talking while Shana is on her way to Brooklyn for a big sold out show opening for Yeasayer. Somehow we meander from aromatic invasive plants to fairytale capitalism to tick prevention and finally fat positivity . Welcome to our world! Post show NOTE: Caller John let Theresa know that the aromatic plants may be honeysuckle or creeping arbutus. Shana's Links: Shrill https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUr_-jxWZA Listen to Stopping a Lifetime of Dieting with Savala Trepczynski, Anti-Diet Writer and...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 65
Girl-talking about herbalism, the Catholic Church, and our special herbal concoctions that we got from the Good Fight Herb Co when we visited there a few weeks ago to interview our first guest today, Lauren Giambrone! We play our road-trip interview of Lauren and bring you along for the ride, literally in the car and walking to the shop. Lauren talks about how she got into herbalism and knew pretty quickly it was her calling. She started small by tending herb gardens in the Hudson Valley and doi...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 64
Happy Spring! It's 65 degrees here in Kingston NY today. We have a few announcements today, one is that Shana is going to be taking a sabbatical from our show starting May 15th. Her career and painting work is taking off in all directions and she needs to focus in right now, however Theresa will be steering the ship so the show goes on! Our OTHER incredible news is that Theresa got engaged! I know I know! Love is in the air. Our first guest Olga Sahej, brings us a story of hope as she says "neve...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 63
We are broadcasting from Radio Kingston on a new FM signal and its HOT HOT HOT! Please have patience with this episode as it may have some crackle, ok ... Today we have a quick conversation with Martha Frankel about the Woodstock Bookfest . She talks about why she writes, the importance of stories and books and all the goodness of this weekend's festivities! Our 3 guests today are Shawna Dunworth of Duo Bistro , Erica Brown of Kingston Landtrust , and Ani Kaiser of Birch Body Care . We talk abou...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 62
Hello our people! Shana is back from Italy and discusses her feelings about how the #metoo movement is definitely not happening in Italy. Also we discuss how having access to all the best pastries, pasta and bread in the world really helped Shana with her intuitive eating work. Theresa offers up the idea of Oxytocin and how hormonal imbalance can also aid in intuitive eating, she references the Shakti Hour Podcast . Our first guest today is Danielle Hughes, CEO and founder of Divine Asset Manage...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 61
Girl Talking today with guest host Vanessa Benton aka Miss V while Shana is exploring her way through Italy. Miss V, a dancer, choreographer, teacher and all around wise woman who spreads love with her every move shares about her background and how she got into dance and how it helped her with her self esteem. Theresa and Miss V are joined by special guests, Mariel Fiori and Hillary Harvey . Mariel Fiori is a journalist, translator, educator and an entrepreneur. She co-founded and is the managin...
Mar 13, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 60
Hello to you... and happy Women's History Month! In our girl talk and give some context to what this month means to us, Shana was raised in a more feminine environment and Theresa a more masculine environment. Our whole show is actually all about women that are MAKING history NOW! Locally we have great events going on here in Kingston NY, you can check them out HERE . Our first guest today is Sharon Lindeman , musician, writer and energy healer. She studied dance and yoga in the 80's in Californ...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 59
Hello Listeners and thank you for joining us today. In "Girl Talk" we talk about white supremacy. Links for discussion: "Me and White Supremacy Workbook" by Layla Saad and "NY Times The Daily" Blair Glaser , describes herself as a soul spelunker, she helps mostly women in executive positions grow, and is also a leadership mentor and relationship coach. "Authority is Attractive" what does that mean... confidence plus creativity! In addition to her coaching business, she is working on a memoir abo...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 58
emphasized text It's Girl Talk time, and Shana shares that she is signing to a new record label with her new record coming out in October 2019. We also talk about what it means to give your power away energetically to the gate keepers of your life, and how the 4 Agreements can play a role in helping refine your self dialogue. Today we also hear a clip from current Democratic Presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand from the " Lovett or Leave It" podcast. She talks the importance of ending viole...
Feb 20, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 57
Hello to you, and happy Feb 13th, the day before Valentines Day, which we like to think of as 'self-love day.' Yes, Girl Talk is about Valentine's Day, but not in the way you THINK we're going to talk about it. Theresa had a One Billion Rising event this last weekend, which not only raised money for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, but also the one and only Eve Ensler came and married everyone to themself. Eeeee! You can watch the video of the event speakers HERE . If you want ...
Feb 13, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 56
We chat a little bit about Stacey Abrams Speech last night in the Democratic's response to the President's State of the Union address, you can hear her speech HERE. It's soooo good, do yourself a favor and listen to this bold, compassionate and spiritually intelligent woman share about her vision for the United States! She starts off her speech with mentioning a "Happy Lunar New Year!" The feminine is definitely rising again! In honor of the New Moon, we listen to Shana's music clip of her 'Wate...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 55
Hello People!! Girls will be girls Talking and DOING a lot! We are giving a shout out to the film " No Choice " by Bill Moyers, it is screening here in NY at Upstate Films followed by a panel talk with these amazing humans: Ruth-Ellen Blodgett, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley; Robin Marty, author of Handbook for a Post-Roe America; and Susan Wong of the NYCLU. Lea Garnier is our first guest today. Lea has worked in the healing arts for over 20 years and is an acc...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 54
Hey hey HEYYYYY! It's our one year anniversary to us! We’ve been bringing you 2 interviews of incredible females EVERY WEEK for a year.. and we’re going for another season 🌘 finally launching the podcast, including street interviews, road trips and more... Our joke to have a show of us laughing became a reality, AMAZING! We are so grateful for all you listeners, hope you keep tuning in! Theresa talks about her experience during the Women's March last weekend and shares a quote from Elizabeth Ca...
Jan 23, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 53
Girl Talking about the Women's March today with special guest Radio Kingston's Hillary Harvey ( The Source ). Should we believe all the hype about the controversy surrounding the March and keep us from marching? What do you think? You can find the Kingston Women's History Month events that she is involved with at their Facebook page . Our first guest is Marcina Hale , co-producer of the highly impactful film " Disturbing the Peace " and co-founder of Reconsider , an organization that sparks inno...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 52
Girl Talk get's cute with an audio recording of Shana and Mike singing Theresa "Happy Birthday." Haha... Love celebrating Theresa. Then we go deep into the subject of doubt and whether it's useful or not and how to move past it. What are your thoughts? Our first guest today is Jennifer Dignon of Heart Child Yoga . She is a yoga teacher and therapist here in the Hudson Valley, working mostly with kids and kids with special needs. Before she became a yoga teacher, she was a teacher for special nee...
Jan 09, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 51
