As a creative, have you ever said to yourself “I’m lucky to be doing what I love so therefore I sacrifice the income?” That is something that my guest Polly Alexandre used to tell herself all the time, but it came to a point where she realized she had to clear her money blocks. In this episode, she tells us how we can do it while being gentle with ourselves and valuing ourselves as creatives, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bottom line is: We’re all going to be ok. Find full shownot...
Sep 08, 2020•44 min•Ep. 77
Join me and my guest Lannie Reid for a fascinating conversation that will connect you to the “other side.” Lannie is an intuitive medium, teacher, and healer who is passionate about speaking with angels. In this conversation, she clears up what exactly a guardian angel is, how you can know that angels are present, and what you can do in the face of doubt. Key Quotes from This Episode: “My purpose on this planet is to teach others how they can ask angels for support in their lives so they know th...
Aug 25, 2020•29 min•Ep. 76
In this conversation with Cherie Burton, we’re talking about a few different things, including emotional healing and mental health. Cherie, an emotional wellness expert, tells us how she has a pronounced family history of mental illness and how a string of suicides by loved ones drew her to studying psychology. In her studies, she wanted to crack the code of why people were not getting well, and we take a deep dive into that topic. She also answers the questions how important are periods of rest...
Aug 11, 2020•33 min•Ep. 75
Cassie Parks is a manifester extraordinaire. She created a program to attract money when she needed it, then did the program while she wrote it - and she tells us all about it in this episode. We get down to the real truth of where money blocks come from, and how it’s really pretty simple to attract the wealth you desire by setting intentions as goals. You’ll also find out about a boudoir shoot using $10,000 worth of real bills and how Jimmy Choos factor into Cassie’s journey to wealth! Key Quot...
Jul 28, 2020•25 min•Ep. 74
Dr. Orlena Kerek joins me on my newest podcast episode to tell me and the listeners all about rebooting your health and wellness. We focus on the 4 pillars of wellness that she has identified - nutrition, exercise, sleep, and emotional wellness, and how you can make adjustments in these areas in our lives and even get our kids on board. She also breaks down an experience of mine to explain how our emotional wellness can spiral downwards but also how we can consciously create a spiral upwards int...
Jul 14, 2020•32 min•Ep. 73
Being a victim of narcissistic abuse is relatively unknown in the medical community, but my guest Suzanna Quintana wants to set the record straight. A survivor of 2 abusive relationships, she knows all about what narcissism is, what it isn’t, and how to recognize it. When you’re done with this episode, you will know whether or not you are dealing with a narcissist in your life. Key Quotes From This Episode: “I didn’t know I was a victim of abuse until the tail end, when I found a psychologist wh...
Jun 30, 2020•38 min•Ep. 72
Are you overeating while being stuck in self-isolation? I get it, and so does my guest for this episode, Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S. Those fancy letters after her name means she’s an expert in disordered eating and eating disorders, and in our conversation, she goes over how we get caught in a cycle of overeating when stressed, why diets don’t work, and disordered eating vs. eating disorders. If you are missing connecting with others over food like I am, this episode will help you ge...
Jun 16, 2020•31 min•Ep. 71
Jenn Scalia joins me to talk about how her gratitude rituals have led to empowerment and manifesting a life she loves, and how you can do it, too. Jenn is a visibility and mindset strategist for entrepreneurs who want to leave a legacy, and you’re going to learn all about how to support the highest version of yourself that you want to be while using gratitude to bring in what you seek. Don't forget to check out our sponsor for this episode, Hero Cosmetics ! Try their Mighty Patch with the code "...
Jun 02, 2020•27 min•Ep. 70
Did you know that our guts are responsible for virtually every aspect of our overall health? Tina Anderson of Just Thrive joins Jen on the podcast to talk all about it. She clears up the myths about probiotics, talks about the abuses in the pharmaceutical industry that led to the founding of Just Thrive, and lets us in on how probiotics could be helping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find Tina at the Just Thrive website . Interested in Just Thrive's amazing products? Enter code Jen for a 15% one-...
May 18, 2020•37 min•Ep. 69
My dear friend Gillian (“Gilly”) Stollwerk Garrett joins me on the podcast this week. If you want to hear that you’re not alone as a parent, or a self-employed person, going crazy during this pandemic, tune into this episode. Gilly and I talk about how we’re juggling being busy with not feeing productive, raising kids during COVID-19, gratitude, body positivity, and what led Gilly to create her skin care line, Gilly’s Organics. Key Quotes from the Episode: “Part of my brand is trying to educate....
May 05, 2020•54 min•Ep. 68
Tricia Dycka is a cancer survivor, intuitive empath coach, Reiki Master, and more, and she’s on the podcast today to talk about being an empath. She answers the question “what is an empath?” and talks about connecting with people close to you on a different level when you can pick up on their energies and emotions. You’ll also learn about how an empath picks on others’ positive emotions as well as the negative, and how to deal with the emotions we feel during social isolation and a global pandem...
Apr 21, 2020•33 min•Ep. 67
Julie Peters’ experience of sexual assault and the healing that came afterwards is powerful and a story that has to be told. This episode is full of “a-ha” moments and deep wisdom. Julie talks about her book “Want: 8 Steps to Recovering Desire, Passion, and Pleasure After Sexual Assault” and how it breaks down the healing process in an easy to digest, gentle format. She and Jen also unpack the complexities of socialization and how it shapes rape culture, and Julie gives some surprising insight i...
Mar 31, 2020•38 min•Ep. 66
Anti-aging is getting confusing - Lauren Dimet Waters is here to set it straight. Lauren and Jen talk on this episode about choosing the way you want to age, helping women to feel their best as long as they can, and how advertisements for anti-aging products are lying to you. Lauren is a wealth of information for all women ages 30+ and you don’t want to miss this episode! Thank you to Elemis for sponsoring this episode! Make sure to check them out here . Find Lauren at her website . Key Quotes f...
Mar 24, 2020•40 min•Ep. 65
This time on Shamelessly Feminine, Jen is talking to Dr. Mary Claire Haver, an OB-GYN in Texas. As her patient population aged, she was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn’t until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause that she realized this advice doesn’t work. In this episode, she’s telling us all about how her studies of aging and ...
Mar 09, 2020•35 min•Ep. 64
How can we better connect to our feminine within? That’s the question Rachael Jayne Groover, my guest on this week’s podcast episode, is answering on the regular. She has trained over 12,000 women with her Art of Feminine Presence® training, which wraps up the physical, energetic, and feminine all in one. We talk about getting clear on the yin and yang aspects of life as opposed to the feminine vs. masculine, how to keep the embodiment of the feminine in everything we do, and how meditation can ...
Feb 25, 2020•44 min•Ep. 63
Jen Mazer is the Queen of Manifestation and she’s my guest for this episode. She sets the record straight about manifestation (what it is, what it isn’t), and lays it all out for us to understand how it works. She reminds us it’s not about controlling, but surrendering, and letting abundance soar into your life. Find Jen Mazer and her book, Manifesting Made Easy , at www.queenofmanifestation.com Key Quotes from the Episode: “We’re all being guided. We’re all energy receivers and givers.” “Our th...
Feb 11, 2020•41 min•Ep. 62
This week I’m joined by Melissa Berry, the Cancer Fashionista. This is an honest and eye-opening interview about what it is like for those of us who have experienced breast cancer. We cover surgical and medical menopause, changes to our bodies, and what it was like to experience chemotherapy. If you are battling, recovering from, or are in remission from cancer, this episode is chock full of advice and tips for you to feel and look your best. (It’s also great for people who are supporting others...
Jan 28, 2020•32 min•Ep. 61
Happy 2020 and welcome back to the podcast! Big announcement: I’m starting 2020 off strong with a new podcast sponsor, Tipsy Chics, the solution for fun products that make fantastic gifts. Check them out at www.tipsychics.com and use our promo code, Shameless. Now on to this episode. 2019 was a hard year, but we’re still standing. And there is no better person to remind us that we are strong fighters than my friend Leah Brathwaite, author and soul advisor. We’re talking leaving religion, soul se...
Jan 14, 2020•53 min•Ep. 60
Emotional eating healer Jessica Procini joins me this week, and she is on a mission to help busy, successful, driven women use food as fuel instead of a way to cope, soothe, or escape from their busy stressful lives. You're going to learn how to observe whether you are engaging in emotional eating and how Jessica can help you get freedom, peace, and integrity when it comes to treating your body right. Key Quotes from the Episode: "We have to be able to process and really feel and digest our happ...
Dec 20, 2019•32 min•Ep. 59
We’re talking relationships this week - the good, the bad, and the ugly. My guest Stephanie McPhail helps women “date up,” and after she did a lot of her own “dating down,” she has come to a place where she can support women who are transitioning from a bad situation to a better one. But don’t worry, this episode is full of hope and REAL, practical advice for people getting out of abusive relationships. Key Quotes from the Episode: “You feel the fear and do it anyway. You get so used to what you...
Dec 10, 2019•45 min
This time I'm joined by CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, a duo that is unlocking the keys to how conflict can be a catalyst for creativity, renewal, and intimacy in relationships. They speak about the inspiration for their book The Beauty of Conflict for Couples from within their own relationship. You'll also find out so many simple ways to settle yourself in the midst of conflict, plus, how to find empathy in your relationships. To order your copy of their book The Beauty of Conflict for Co...
Nov 26, 2019•31 min•Ep. 57
The podcast is back, and what better guest to start off again with than Jonita D'Souza, an Author and Creatress of Exploring Femininity, a medicine for modern day busy women? This episode is full of wisdom, including how you can trust yourself more and how you can connect with your feminine cycles and divine femininity - plus, Jonita will smash the taboos and stigmas about women's sexuality with her graceful and gentle fierceness. You can find Jonita at her website , where you can find links to ...
Nov 12, 2019•29 min•Ep. 56
We did it! You’ve listened to and I’ve recorded over 50 episodes (over a year) of the Shamelessly Feminine Podcast. But what’s the future of the podcast? What’s going on with the book I keep talking about? And how can we navigate the fear we feel? Well, you guys after a year of recording, I’m putting the podcast on hold so I can rewrite portions of my book, which (fingers crossed!) will come out in 2020. But what does this mean for you? This Past Year At the start of 2019, my book was almost don...
Jul 30, 2019•10 min•Ep. 55
Can intentionally focusing for 90 days really change your life? How can you determine what makes you come alive? And what if you feel like you’re in a season - not of hustle or growth - but just survival? Entrepreneur, single mom of three boys, author, and CEO Kristy Dickerson shares her business journey with us as well as why she uses both digital and analog planners. If you’re struggling with where you are in life and need some reassurance, Kristy is the voice you need in your earbuds today. K...
Jul 23, 2019•38 min•Ep. 54
What do most of your fears revolve around? What are four simple strategies to help you work through your fear? How can you take the pressure off? Co-host Lauren Trantham and I talk through what’s going on when we experience fear and real-life strategies that will help us work through it. If you experience fear and anxiety in your life, you must listen to this episode! What Fear Does I found this quote by Soledad O’Brien so inspiring: “I have learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serve...
Jul 16, 2019•28 min•Ep. 53
What is a women's health physical therapist and do you need one? Why do women believe we must just put up with certain physical + medical issues after giving birth? And what information do we need about postpartum sex, the pelvic floor, and leaking? Podcast guest, women's health physical therapist, and mom Alicia Willoughby gives us the scoop on the importance of understanding, caring, and getting professional medical help for your postpartum and menopausal body. Whether you had a baby last week...
Jul 09, 2019•41 min•Ep. 52
In what two areas do most couples struggle? How can we most effectively communicate with our spouse? And what skills can we teach our kids now so they don’t struggle in their relationships later ? Podcast guest Rachel Wright is a licensed psychotherapist, marriage counselor, modern + millennial relationship expert, and co-founder of The Wright Wellness Center , and I talk about why most couples come to their practice, how to tell if your relationship will last, and how resentment is a silent kil...
Jul 02, 2019•47 min•Ep. 51
What does it look like for you to be fit in your life right now? What does your body need today? And how can a working woman keep up with her health while she travels? Personal trainer and podcaster Jen Whitmore and I talk about practical ways to stay fit in your real life, why it’s important, and what you can do to take care of yourself while you’re on the road. If you’ve ever wondered how to protect your health as you travel and what being fit is all about, listen in. Fit Bodies Come in All Sh...
Jun 25, 2019•44 min•Ep. 50
Is it easier for you to forgive yourself or forgive others? What makes that so? How can you live life intentionally so you don’t waste a second? Lauren and I dive into forgiveness and dating in this episode, which are very interconnected actually. After Lauren comes back from the retreat she shared about in Episode 48 , we dissect what forgiveness looks like, if it’s easier to date when you’re in your 20s or when you’re older, and so much more. Here’s what Lauren learned at the Matthew Hussey Re...
Jun 18, 2019•29 min•Ep. 49
When you’re in the trenches of stress and life, how can you realistically practice self-care? What are real-life ways to take care of what’s going on inside your heart when you feel super stressed? And what are Lauren and I doing about it? Co-host Lauren Trantham and I talk about what’s going on in our lives, how we’re battling stress and the possibility of a Shamelessly Feminine Retreat in 2020. If you’re stressed out right now, take comfort in knowing that Lauren and I are right there with you...
Jun 11, 2019•30 min•Ep. 48
