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Welcome back to Vivid Conversations, our weekly podcast on juicy ideas of importance to women at midlife. Today we’re talking about Desire, and our special guest is Life Coach and Educator Lianne Raymond.
Pour a cup of tea and join us for a half an hour of vivid conversation!
on AboutHello Bronwyn and Team~ My name is Amanda Malachesky. I'm the owner of an online Functional Nutrition clinic, Confluence Nutrition.
on AboutGood afternoon Bronwyn, Annagrace and Jenilyn, Hoping this finds you gloriously well today. Thank you for the sacred work you
on Book Club August SelectionI am a writer and a wife and mum. Since hitting menopause I have really tapped into the creative side
on Learn the Feminine Wisdom of the MoonWhen will the next class be? This sounds fabulous! I would love to take it! How much is it? And
Stepping into Vivid Menopause took me into the depths of processing and understanding my path up to this point and beyond. I descended and ascended back into myself through encouragement from the course work. I am empowered to create and share the wisdom to support other women. Every woman stepping into their wise women part of their life should embrace taking the course, to be held supported and encouraged to be the amazing person that they are. Bronwyn Simons and Annagrace Kaye were there for me every step of the way.
What a wonderful conversation!! So much resonance for me in this dialog.
I wrote about Feminine Leadership and power on my blog today, so the discussion about power is very active in my mind right now. Regarding power, I really appreciate Starhawk’s discussion on the three types of power: “Power-over is linked to domination and control; power-from-within is linked to the mysteries that awaken our deepest abilities and potential. Power-with is social power, the influence we wield among equals.”
I think the awakening of and reclaiming of desire during the midlife is connecting with the power-from-within… and this rising up of empowered peri/post menopausal women re-claiming power-from-within and sharing this with other midlife women power-with.
Thanks so much for this podcast. It’s always a treat for me to hear Lianne speak, and a pleasure to “meet” you both Bronwyn and Annagrace <3
Hi Kristina, thanks so much for listening and for your thoughtful comment. Starhawk’s model of power was so important to me as I was forming my own identity as a woman and a feminist back in my young twenties. I definitely feel I am stepping into a new kind of “power-with” as I step into my role as elder. Now… going over to read your blog post on leadership!