Have you ever felt that something was just off? On this episode of Living Brave, Amy Pamensky and I discuss breaking free from complacency and reclaiming the power to choose. We explore how to show up as the confident woman that you’re destined to become, to feel whole and complete within yourself. It starts with doing the inner work and learning how to love yourself. This episode is for you if you are ready to break from the mold, take control of your narrative and start living a life that alig...
Jan 08, 2021•43 min•Ep. 30
This episode is for you if you not only want to build a business that does exceptionally well, but you’re seeking to create a legacy with substance, quality and depth. Do yourself a favor and carve out some distraction free time to listen to this business training and learn how to step into your leadership power. We’ll cover what energetic shifts you need to make and boundaries to put into place to scale without burning out. Thank you for being here. Connect with me directly on Instagram @shosha...
Dec 22, 2020•36 min•Ep. 29
How do you find your purpose if you have multiple passions? Start embracing the fact that you may be absolutely fantastic at or interested in many things -- and that’s a superpower. While purpose is often tied to vocation, I challenge that one-dimensional view. I offer you perspectives and frameworks that will benefit you in getting out of idea overload, analysis paralysis, starter limbo, and into creative flow and movement. This episode is for you if you are looking for alignment to your purpos...
Dec 15, 2020•47 min•Ep. 28
WELCOME TO EP 27! HOW to build an engaged community? The typical answer: Have a great offer, have amazing content, and be consistent. Eh, true but not juicy enough. I want to give you something every other coach isn’t already saying, bc without the following 3 key elements, you won’t grow that nourishing community that I know if you’re a soulful entrepreneur, is a big piece of your WHY. Community isn’t something you decide to build & happens once you follow the step by step approach. It’s ea...
Oct 29, 2020•38 min•Ep. 27
Due to popular demand, Living Brave is back with another interview with my Dad, the one and only Dan Delventhal. This is a feel-good, story-filled conversation with one the kindest and most entertaining person I know. Dan speaks to a time in his life where he worked multiple full-time jobs, including at a mental institution, while going to school full-time. We share some of the most important stories that have brought us closer with our loved ones who have crossed over, and will push even the gr...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 26
This episode is for you if you are looking to break down old systems of harmful marketing and instead run a business that thrives on generosity while being your true authentic self. If you're a heart-centered entrepreneur seeking the scale in integrity, join my free training Launch Like a Leader , where I'll break down the exact framework I use to go from $0 to a $48k launch, offer action items to uplevel your messaging and sales strategy that feels good for everyone. I also invite you to step i...
Aug 27, 2020•52 min•Ep. 25
Carlee Murrell is a business owner, personal trainer, HSV advocate, and former stripper based in Portland, OR. Carlee is the creator of Twister Stripper, a signature workout series specifically for sex workers. In this episode, we dive into topics including shame, stigma, entrepreneurship, self-love, and community. Carlee busts some common myths about stripping and shares from the heart about her own journey. It will inspire you to walk your authentic path and invite you into self-exploration. P...
Aug 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 24
Jacki Carr is a speaker, goals coach + mama. Her mission is to expand your vision, goals, and voice so you offer your unique gifts now. She lives in Colorado with her partner and two daughters, where they hike the mountains often! On this episode, we speak to worth, taking leaps of faith, entrepreneurship, money mindset, rewriting stories around work, female friendship, and success. You'll hear about vulnerability and desire, goal setting in times of uncertainty, and how to adopt a feminine appr...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 23
Soshy Adelstein is a wellness coach who helps women let go of harmful beliefs around dieting, eating, exercise, and weight. On this episode, we learn about her story growing up in the Orthodox Jewish community, leaving home at 17, and fending for herself in New York City. This talk is for anyone who is navigating guilt, shame, and self-depreciation or who finds themselves "self-sabotaging" or caught up around food and their body. Soshy offers a framework for looking at unpacking our relationship...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 22
Courtney Brame is back for part two to speak to current events around racial justice and equality and the Black Live Matters movement. He is the founder of Something Positive for Positive People, a podcast and non-profit fighting stigma and shame around sexuality and STIs. On this episode, you will hear a vulnerable and uncomfortable conversation around racism, activism, and the parallels between herpes and race, and I hope it empowers you to have more of these important discussions in your own ...
Jun 12, 2020•51 min•Ep. 21
Courtney Brame is the Founder of Something Positive for Positive People a podcast and non-profit that started as a suicide prevention resource for people navigating a herpes diagnosis. It's evolved to offer resources and facilitate emotional healing and community building for those facing stigma and shame around sexuality and STIs at large. We talk about his experience with identity as a “sex-positive, black, non-monogamous man from the mid-west.” What is it about STIs that drives people to feel...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 20
This might be my favorite episode to date. Join me and my Dad as we explore topics such as taking risks in life in the face of social pressures and norms, and starting a soul-centered business. The happiest/most hilarious guy I know dives into psychic stories, how to interpret messages from the universe, and inspirations from the spirit world. Learn about the religion of love, astrology, scumbag tests, and ideas for lightening up and finding more ease. My life's greatest mentor teaches us about ...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 18
<p>The global pandemic has forced us to pause and turn inward. As we take a deep collective exhale, we may find space to come into alignment and heal. On this episode we explore what inner harmony is, what it’s not, and different perspectives and practices to “get there.”<p> <p> When the external world is turned upside down, how can we create our own sustainable happiness and peace? Learning that our external reality is always in flux and never certain, how do we build a sense ...
Apr 07, 2020•30 min•Ep. 17
This episode is an invitation to go straight to the places you've been most ashamed, nervous, or fearful to explore. As a break for all of us in quarantine, here's something juicy, traditionally taboo, full of raw storytelling, and relevant to each and every person on planet earth. Evolutionary life coach Amanda Biccum and I cover tantra, sexuality, relationship (polyamory, monogamy and everything in-between), identity, boundary setting, self-worship vs. self-care, empowerment, masculine-feminin...
Mar 27, 2020•54 min•Ep. 16
Join this deep dive discussion exploring our fear of the ordinary, how our culture has shamed us for living average lives, and ways to move forward in this media-driven world without going insane! It will challenge what you've been told, and it may even trigger you. YAY! We have the opportunity here to mind the gap between our aspirational values, and how we're actually living our lives. We get a chance to explore how privilege, power dynamics, and entitlement have tainted the self-help industry...
Feb 17, 2020•36 min•Ep. 15
In this throwback episode, we talk with Rachel Roller, a wellness and connection coach who stepped into brave leadership and saw her life transform when she started speaking openly and vulnerably about chronic illness, brain health, and self-empowerment. In this easy, fun, and flowy conversation, you’ll hear a new perspective on health and wellness, especially when it comes to speaking up for yourself and questioning the status quo. Other topics include issues with modern medicine, connection vs...
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 14
On this episode, we learn about Nicole's epic, 507-day solo journey on two wheels from Thailand to Spain to raise money for Happy Kids Center, the organization she co-manages in Nepal. Before the trip, Nicole didn't own a bicycle, had never pitched her own tent or made a fire, and calls herself the "most unlikely adventurer." We explore what it took to cross Tajikistan just after four cyclists were killed by terrorists. Nicole shares what to expect when finding a Mongolian shaman in the woods an...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 12
Whether we're having fun with it or not, all of us are role-playing. On this episode, we explore the core of many spiritual teachings... How can we own our stories and use our roles to empower us rather than leave us feeling trapped? How do we connect to the part of us that is unchanging, to relieve anxiety and stress in our lives? We explore other topics including forgiveness vs. compassion, relationships, joy, ego, and living from the heart. Mentioned on this episode: True Sex & Wild Love ...
Jan 06, 2020•17 min•Ep. 11
Des is always up for an anything-goes conversation about some of life's biggest questions. We hear about her journey overcoming heroin addiction and dive into topics like what motivates us to change, how we decide what gets "normalized," alter egos, relationships, judgment, how to best serve the world and ourselves, and more. Des's storytelling does not disappoint and will invite you to laugh even when the topic is tender. Enjoy!
Dec 30, 2019•53 min•Ep. 10
How do we share authentically in the age of "vulnerability porn?" How do we work with social tools and shield ourselves from the harmful side of Instagram culture? What's the difference between sharing your story and shedding, or transcending your own narrative? In this episode, we explore what it means to truly share from the heart and how to go about being brave from a place to nonattachment vs. falling into the never-ending cycle of feeding the ego. I offer a guided meditation to help us brid...
Dec 22, 2019•37 min•Ep. 9
Parris Rose is an entertainment reporter, on-camera host, writer, and creator of her show the Unpopular Opinion. In this episode, we cover controversial race topics like who can Say the N-Word - an opinion that became her most popular ever on YouTube. Parris shares how she went from hardcore people-pleasing to deciding to lay it all out on the table and "oust herself." Other topics include speaking your truth (especially when it may receive backlash), therapy, trauma, and of course, how she ende...
Dec 16, 2019•49 min•Ep. 8
Considering a leap of faith, leaving a career you dislike or taking a break from life as you know it? Tired of convincing yourself that what you truly want is impossible, when it's in fact already happening for many people right NOW? In this episode, we dive into the topic of travel, and more specifically how traveling to a new place and getting outside of our comfort zone can help us get unstuck. Hear Shoshanna's take on traveling with purpose, and how to make even the most far-fetched of dream...
Dec 08, 2019•29 min•Ep. 7
Join me and my best friend Kelsey for a heartfelt discussion about some of our toughest, most vulnerable moments, and the how behind our biggest accomplishments. In this episode we talk about her ongoing battle with eating disorders, how she traded her cubicle for a 9-thrive, dating and being “single” for a decade, practices that allow us to level up in life, and much more. This episode is for anyone who has struggled with self-doubt and self-destructive behavior and those need a final push to t...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 6
Research shows loneliness and social isolation can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Instead of pushing the feeling aside, how can we sit with ourselves, befriend loneliness and dare to learn about the darker parts of ourselves - the parts we typically don't show on our social media profiles? This episode explores the meaning of true belonging and how we can connect deeply with ourselves and one another for a fuller, more vibrant life.
Nov 24, 2019•25 min•Ep. 5
Six years ago, Katie was at the height of her career as a high ticket corporate recruiter when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called ocular melanoma. Eighteen months later, Katie’s cancer metastasized to her liver. In this heartfelt episode, we talk about three key events that led Katie to write her memoir, "Love, Your Future Happy Self," losing her mom to cancer, contracting an STD as a virgin, and getting diagnosed with cancer herself. Amid her marathon fight with stage IV cancer...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 4
Dani Dillard is an energy transformation coach who travels the world with everything she owns. Before we recorded, Dani asked me if there was anything off limits, to which I said HELL NO. What follows is a free-flow, raw and powerful conversation. We cover topics including genital herpes, relationship, anxiety, shame, psychedelics, spiritual awakening, and healing on the surface vs. deep energy work. It's an open invitation to come home to the heart and connect to the soul.
Oct 23, 2019•47 min•Ep. 3
Jason Swann is a social activist, photographer, consultant, and co-founder of Rising Routes, an organization that seeks to normalize our differences through outdoor adventure. In this episode, we dive deep into topics such as race, social change, criminal justice, relationships, self-development, and much more. Jason shares captivating stories, as well as his own tools and practices that help him manage his emotions and stay fit to serve.
Oct 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 2
A big, loving welcome to the Living Brave podcast, a place where limiting beliefs dissolve and inspiration grows. I'm Shoshanna Raven, a writer, yoga teacher, and world nomad. In this episode, I share two key pivotal moments that completely changed my life. I talk about what happened when I traded in my corporate job for a one-way ticket to India, and why telling people I have a highly stigmatized STI is one of my favorite things to do. On Living Brave, we believe that true self-love and radical...
Oct 21, 2019•45 min•Ep. 1
