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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
What I loved most about the Vivid Menopause Journey was the connection, support, sharing of stories, and feeling excited about a new way to approach menopause. I benefited in so many ways from the Online Journey: in learning about the importance of sleep, nourishment on many levels, self-acceptance at this time, new ideas for managing symptoms and even better ways to think/feel about them. I felt supported in my personal life. The other women were so brave, beautiful, raw, real.
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!