G is BACK from Summer break and ready to drop some 🔥: Welcome to the new season of The Champagne Society podcast! On this episode, Gervase introduces us to writer, speaker, and Conscious Relationships Coach Galina Singer. Gervase and Galina expose the origins and unrealistic expectations of the ‘good mother’ narrative and speak to how self-awareness propelled them forward into healing their mother wound. Keep listening to learn how to use self-awareness as your first step toward healing. Want m...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 23
On this week’s episode of The Champagne Society podcast, Gervase sits down with Dr. Carrie Kholi-Murchison, growth strategist, intuitive and co-founder of Holi. Brands . Prepare yourself for a powerful discussion around somatic responses, the long-standing effects of white supremacy, and accessing your divine gift. You don’t want to miss this! In this episode, G and Dr. Kholi-Murchison dive into: How feelings and emotions can manifest within our bodies The effects of having introspectiveness tra...
Jun 30, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On this special episode of The Champagne Society podcast, Gervase sits down with her newest friend Aubree and not only gives you an inside look into her intuitive coaching, but also some powerful mothering insights that may have you running for your tissues! Clear your mind and listen, or grab a pen and paper to work beside these two courageous women as they pave the way to the new motherhood paradigm. Stay tuned to hear the newly defined metric of success! In this episode, G dives into: What in...
Jun 23, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 21
On this episode of The Champagne Society, Gervase sits down with entrepreneur and friend Leva Nowroozyani Bonaparte to discuss life as a mom, a woman, and a reality tv star. They uncover the role of joy in different facets of life and the power of following your daydream. Listen in for some eye-opening life strategies on how to trust your intuition and kick self-doubt to the curb. In this episode, G dives into: Shifting out of perfectionism into accepting yourself How to listen to your spirit’s ...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 20
On this solo episode of the podcast, Gervase shares a personal story from that time she and her hubby got in a fight late at night and she was up stewing about it until she journaled it out and had the profound realization of the unconscious trigger from a childhood wound she was bringing into her marriage . . . unnecessarily. Listen in to hear how she turned this lightbulb moment into an opportunity for next-level communication and self-responsibility in her partnership, and how you can do the ...
Jun 10, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Want a peek behind the curtain of Gervase’s life and biz? In this solo episode, G shares what her mom/work life balance looks like and how she navigates the constant chaos of 3 small children outside her office door 24/7 for the past 15 months working from home. She also shares how she aligns her values and desires as a mother, woman and entrepreneur in a way that works for her, and, quite frankly, doesn’t need to work for you. (Hint: You get to do the same.) A common thread that weaves all thes...
Jun 03, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 18
One day Colleen Nichols (mom of 3) realized she was ready to just own it. “It” being her excitement about making extra cash with a Rodan and Fields business and also being her hilarious self on the internet. And—shocking—she’s crushing it. Now she’s a “Direct Sales Disruptor” and trains women who want to “build a business like a normal human and not an MLM robot” in her Direct Sales Growth Community. We talk about how we both used to judge women in network marketing (we no longer do, obvi) and w...
May 26, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 17
On this episode of The Champagne Society, we interview Jessie Lipscomb (aka “Momma Lips” on IG) about her life as a mom of (almost) three under 4 and her relatable and fascinating two-year journey since receiving her son’s autism diagnosis. G follows her natural curiosity and Jessie generously shares a painful experience from her past that gave her the grit and resilience she’s tapping into now to model a powerful parenting style built around her core beliefs that her son needs no fixing, he was...
May 19, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Angel Roberts loves what she does and she reverse-engineered her dreams to get it. Twice. Listen in as she shares her fascinating life story, first as an Emmy-winning costume designer on That 70s Show, living in Los Angeles for 10 years, and again as a mama of two living her self-proclaimed suburban dream on Daniel Island, SC as the “Queen of Peace Love Hip Hop” (PLHH). PLHH is her now-legendary dance studio for “misfit toys”, i.e. people who just needed permission, fun and a hefty dose of confi...
May 05, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 15
On this solo episode of the podcast, Gervase gives you some tough love and lights a fire under your a**, reminding you that being a woman in 2021 is a privilege in itself, and it’s your responsibility to claim your worthiness as a modern woman—especially if you’re a mother. Oh, and also what suffering has to do with any of this, or—shall we say—all of it. In this episode, G dives into: What “Old Paradigm” vs “New Paradigm” even means The real reason so many modern mothers have adopted suffering ...
Apr 28, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Juliana sits on a tropical beach in Thailand, looking up and asks God, “what’s wrong with me?” On this episode of The Champagne Society Podcast, we explore what God answered back. Julianna felt called to a life of travel and self-exploration, yet always found herself—in her words—“in a perpetual state of discontent.” Then she unexpectedly found herself pregnant, alone, in India. Listen in on her fascinating life story and her inspiring self-trust that led her to the present day, where she’s a ma...
Apr 21, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Laura Butler is an Accredited Health and Habit Change Coach supporting ambitious women to gain clarity, confidence and control around food, making the path to optimum health pleasurable. Founder of The Women's Health Transformation Academy, she is also an author, speaker and mom of 2. In this episode, G and Laura talk about: -The juggle between mom guilt and pleasure. -The reality that led Laura to self-medicate with food -How diet culture creates a short-term solution versus forming long-term h...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 12
WTF is Human Design, anyway? Oh just one of THE primary tools I’ve used to rocket ship my business, next-level my mindset and develop unwavering trust in my intuition and energy. But WTF is energy, anyway? Okay - well as you can see we’re down a rabbit hole here, but keep an open mind and meet my mastermind sister, Corinne Mickler Kaye as she helps us explore Human Design and so many more of those self-help buzzwords we hear all the time without having any clue what they mean. In this interview ...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Let’s set the stage. Adopting twins, 5 year old daughter, a thriving career, navigating 9th move... Listen in on an interview with Social Media Expert and Entrepreneur, Erin Phillips, where we get into it all! Erin is the founder and CEO of Pinckney Palm, a social media agency that works with CEOs and businesses who market to women 25 to 55 on social media. In this episode, G and Erin talk about: *Erin’s experience with endometriosis and infertility *The mindset necessary when Erin and her husba...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The old paradigm of "mean girls," competition, jealousy and back-stabbing is ending. Covid has kind of made it non-negotiable to take our friendships to the next level or let them go entirely, but most women haven't actually been taught HOW to do this. Until now (drum roll) . . . In this episode, I'm interviewing a very close friend of mine who not only teaches a new paradigm of trusting our bodies and intuition but also models this paradigm in our personal friendship. For the past 8 years, Step...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 9
If you want to close the gap between who you’re being and who you desire to become , you’re going to have to make some new choices. We change the choices that we make by changing our beliefs . Remember, you have old, dusty ass beliefs you created or adopted when you were a child that you have been using to make your choices for decades. You can choose to upgrade those. Most people don’t know how to do the work on their beliefs, and we’re not meant to do this work without guidance! So here is a r...
Jan 19, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Jay Ell Alexander lives in Richmond, Va. with her husband, Chris, 15-month-old son, Chris, Jr. and their pup, Luna. She is the Founder and CEO of The Vaughn Strategy, a public relations strategy consulting firm and the owner and CEO of Black Girls RUN! I brushed shoulders with Jay two-ish years ago at RebelleCon, and I know you will find her to be as authentic, lovely and magnetic as I did back then. It was very cool to have a conversation with her on the other side of motherhood about ALL the s...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week I recorded a special mini coaching episode to help you coast through the holidays! If 2020 has you: Deep in overwhelm Comparing yourself to what I call the “Father Christmas Mothers” of social media Feeling guilt or shame b/c you “should” be more grateful or “should” be doing more/better as a mom Or if you can only see evidence of what you lack instead of what you have I got you! In this episode I teach: How to easily and reliably shift out of overwhelm, burnout, negative self-talk and...
Dec 16, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Erin is a mom of 3 who’s lived 9 lives, She’s been a full-time SAHM, a full-time working mom, a part-time working mom, and an entrepreneur. She worked for other people for 5 years before she took a leap of faith in her own vision to create her company, Totum. Totum means whole in Latine - they are devoted to helping modern mothers feel whole in motherhood - body, mind, relationships to ambition, my relationships themselves. In this episode, G and Erin talk about: -How to discern between striving...
Dec 09, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Kennae Miller is the owner of Transformation Yoga, South Carolina’s only Black, Veteran and woman-owned yoga studio. Transformation Yoga provides the tools of yoga and meditation to people in underserved, underrepresented and marginalized communities from an anti-racism, anti-oppression and trauma-informed framework. Kennae is also the co-founder of Enough, which bridges yoga, racial and social justice together to provide funding and awareness to local issues and grassroots organizations owned a...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Lucy Cuneo is an OG; she was a panelist for one of the earliest in-person events with The Champagne Society, and she is one of Harper Bazaar’s best photographers in the world. Like many of us during these times, she's trying to navigate her balance of career, children, her conscience, and bringing her whole (political) self to her platforms. In this conversation, we dive right into it and discuss the following: Why having two babies is different than one Why her integrity meter started going off...
Nov 25, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Brittny Irvin is many, many things. During the day, she’s a teacher at a high school in the Charlotte, NC area. After work, she’s helping her super-cool daughter Bean develop a social presence based on making a difference, sharing your individuality and just being yourself (shout out to @thesweetlifeofbean). All day, every day, she’s a Mama x3, a woman of color, and an all around bad-ass. Oh, and there was that time she was a panelist at one of our favorite events with The Champagne Society. Bri...
Nov 18, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1 felt like it needed to be you + me getting to know each other—skipping the surface level nonsense. In this episode I get super honest about my "FFTs" with this podcast and the permanence of it compared to riffing at live events, plus my long history of putting pressure on myself to be shiny and happy all the time. I share my experience as a new mama, as a coach, the growth and the massive authority I've amassed in this field. I've been working on myself for 15 years, been a mindset coa...
Nov 16, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to The Champagne Society. I’m Gervase Kolmos - Certified Coach for mamas and your host for our NEW PODCAST! The Champagne Society started 3ish years ago before in-person fun was cancelled. And man it was magical. It was a glorious kid-free, judgment-free space for moms of littles. But then the entire world changed... This podcast was born out of love, excitement and a hope to create something that felt as good as it looked. For months, I kept thinking, “What would be the same if nothing ...
Nov 13, 2020•4 min
