Safia Elhillo is a Sudanese American poet whose strikingly beautiful debut novel Home Is Not a Country is deeply informed by these questions of belonging, nostalgia, and identity. I don’t say this lightly, when I say I have one of the most interesting and creative HEROINE seasons in store for you. These are deep, authentic, meaningful conversations here to help you make connections in your brain about your own creative work and the heroine’s journey. Get ready to be inspired. Interviews will begin airing on August 12th and will run until mid-September. It’ll be a short and sweet season of about 6-8 episodes so please devour them all, re-listen to them, and share them widely as they are all gifts for creative women everywhere.
Read MoreSahara opens up about her background and the expectations placed on her as the child of Iranian immigrants. We hear about the fight she had with them and why this resulted in her finally feeling free. Then, we get into what the meaning of dharma is and how we can think of it as the mission statement of our lives.
Read MoreChristine Gutierrez is a Latina licensed psychotherapist, life coach, and expert in love addiction, trauma, abuse, and self-esteem, and author of the book I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself, and Coming Back Home to Soul.
Read MoreMartha Beck, PhD, is a New York Times bestselling author, life coach, speaker, and holds three degrees from Harvard University. Oprah calls her “one of the smartest women I know.” Martha walked away from the religious Mormon community she was raised in, exposed her father, and wrote about the dark secrets and hypocrisy of the Mormon church in her book Leaving the Saints. She received backlash from the church, but in the process, found her true, whole self.
Read MoreHello dear one,
Before you can break out of the cage…You need to see the cage. The other day, a woman in my book club shared, "I feel like I've been lied to" (in reference to how deep these systems are ingrained within us). Can you relate? That moment you see the cage can feel distressing and bring up feelings of anger and helplessness. The flip side though, is you get to walk out of it. And then help to dismantle it. In the dawn of your new awareness, will you choose to feel helpless or empowered? Will you choose to be the victim or the heroine? Let me know.
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