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| How to Handle Jealousy & Comparison with Meredith Rom | 16 Oct 2026 | 00:24:46 | |
Have you ever found yourself comparing your life, relationships, or success to someone else's? Whether it's seeing another woman thriving in her business, traveling the world, finding love, or creating something you've always dreamed of, jealousy and comparison can leave us feeling small, stuck, and disconnected from our own power. In this solo episode of Rising Women Leaders, I'm sharing 8 steps to transform jealousy and comparison into greater self-awareness, gratitude, and abundance. We'll explore how jealousy can reveal our deepest desires, how to release scarcity and reconnect with our own unique path, and how to find genuine happiness in another person's success. I'll also guide you through 3 spiritual practices to help you cultivate loving-kindness, appreciative joy, and a deeper sense of connection and belonging. In this Episode We Discussed:
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| Uplevel Your Relationship to Money with Lisa Beem | 02 Oct 2026 | 00:46:02 | |
In this episode of the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I sit down with personal wealth coach Lisa Beem for a conversation about money, values, leadership, and what it truly means to live a wealthy life. Many women long to feel more empowered in their relationship with money, yet traditional financial conversations often focus solely on accumulation, productivity, and financial performance. Drawing from her background in personal finance, transformational coaching, philanthropy, and environmental studies, Lisa invites us into a broader understanding of wealth, one that includes purpose, generosity, resilience, relationships, and alignment with our deepest values. We explore how a healthier relationship with money can support greater freedom, service, and our ability to bring our unique gifts into the world. In this Episode we Discussed:
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| Integrating the Sacred Feminine in Tech + Business with Sarah Morgan | 04 Sep 2026 | 00:49:24 | |
In this episode of the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I sit down with entrepreneur and technology innovator Sarah Morgan for a conversation exploring the intersection of business, spirituality, leadership, and feminine wisdom. With more than two decades of experience founding companies across the United States, Europe, and Canada — and consulting with organizations including NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and Blue Origin — Sarah brings a rare perspective shaped by both cutting-edge innovation and deep inner work. Together, we explore what it means to navigate masculine business cultures while staying connected to intuition, self-worth, spirituality, and the sacred feminine. This conversation moves from entrepreneurship and venture capital to prayer, relationships, circadian rhythms, and the emerging future of women-led leadership and business. In this Episode we Discussed:
Stay In Touch with Sarah: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Serial entrepreneur and deep-technology innovator with twenty-two years of experience founding ventures across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands. Developed lighting technology and software selected by the International Well Building Institute as the reference implementation for the WELL v2 global lighting standard, now certifying 74,000+ buildings worldwide. Conference presenter at CIE, IES, and the BioClock Symposium. Consulted by NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and Blue Origin on electrical light sources, lighting system design, and the biological impact of light on human performance and health. Seeking doctoral training to study innovation ecosystems, standardization, and entrepreneurial scaling in knowledge-intensive sectors. | |||
| Womb Health, Honey Bees & Sacred Feminine Wisdom with Numana Marie Joy | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:56:39 | |
In this episode of the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I sit down with womb healing pioneer, teacher, and founder of Womb Health Academy, Numana Marie Joy, for a rich conversation about womb health, intuition, the wisdom of the honey bees, and the sacred path of feminine leadership. Our conversation explores what becomes possible when women reconnect with the intelligence of their bodies and begin listening to the wisdom that lives within the womb. We talk about healing stored trauma, honoring the cyclical nature of being a woman, and remembering the ancient teachings that have long connected women to the natural world. Numana also shares her fascinating journey from her priestess background to becoming a global leader in womb-centered healing, the story behind her name change, and why the honey bee has become such a powerful teacher for the feminine. Whether you're curious about womb healing, longing to deepen your intuition, or simply seeking a more embodied way of living and leading, this conversation offers both inspiration and practical wisdom for the journey. In this Episode we Discussed:
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Enrollment is open for the Way of the Priestess Initiation Program: ~ Learn More at https://meredithrom.com/priestess We begin September 18, 2026 Numana Marie Joy is sparking a global awakening—a future where womb healers exist in every city, where women bleed, birth children, and bring creative visions into the world with greater ease, and where cycles are no longer defined by pain, PMS, or disconnection. As the founder and CEO of Womb Health Academy and creator of the Somatic Womb Clearing Method™, Numana bridges somatic science, trauma-informed healing, cyclical living, and sacred feminine leadership to support women in restoring hormonal harmony, releasing stored trauma, and reconnecting with the deep intelligence of their bodies. She believes that when women reconnect with the wisdom of the womb, they don't just heal themselves. They help birth the culture of the future. | |||
| Navigating Self-Doubt When Sharing Our Divine Gifts | 07 Aug 2026 | 00:19:29 | |
In this short solo episode of the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I explore how to navigate the fear and self-doubt that can arise when sharing our divine gifts with the world. I share how confidence is created through action, how reconnecting with your deeper "why" can help you move forward, and what my own journey of writing and publishing a book taught me about fear, purpose, and following divine guidance. This episode is an invitation to release perfectionism, loosen your attachment to the outcome, and trust that your responsibility is simply to take the next aligned step—leaving the rest in the hands of the Divine. In This Episode, I Discussed:
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Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, author, women's leadership coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She supports women to heal past wounds and release limiting beliefs to fully embrace their greatest gifts and soul callings. Her mission is to see women shining at their brightest, owning their worth and using their voice to be a beacon of light for others to awaken in this world. After graduating from NYU she followed her intuition to Northern California where she teaches yoga and mentors women to rise in courage, self-love and feminine leadership. Learn more at www.meredithrom.com and on instagram @meredithrom | |||
| Releasing the Inner Critic with Audrey Sutton Mills | 24 Jul 2026 | 00:50:17 | |
In this episode of the Rising Women Leaders podcast, I sit down with self-love teacher, intuitive guide, mindfulness instructor, and author Audrey Sutton Mills for a heartfelt conversation about quieting the inner critic, reconnecting with our inner wisdom, and learning to meet ourselves with greater compassion. Many of us carry an inner voice that questions our worth, second-guesses our decisions, and keeps us disconnected from our true selves. Audrey shares practical tools for recognizing this voice, understanding where it comes from, and creating a more loving relationship with ourselves. Drawing from her own healing journey and the wisdom in her book, Quiet the Itty Bitty Shitty Committee: 5 Self-Love Tools to Silence Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Worth, Audrey offers guidance for anyone feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or longing to hear the deeper voice of their intuition. In this Episode we Discussed:
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~ Enrollment is open for the Way of the Priestess Initiation Program ~ Learn More at https://meredithrom.com/priestess Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Audrey Sutton Mills is a self-love teacher, intuitive guide, mindfulness instructor, and author dedicated to helping women quiet the inner critic and reconnect with their true selves. Through her writing, teaching, podcast, and transformational experiences, she supports women in cultivating self-compassion, self-trust, and inner wisdom. Audrey is the author of Quiet the Itty Bitty Shitty Committee: 5 Self-Love Tools to Silence Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Worth. | |||
| A New Chapter for Rising Women Leaders | 10 Jul 2026 | 00:31:37 | |
Enrollment is open for the Way of the Priestess Initiation Program. After a pause, Rising Women Leaders is back. In this solo episode, I share where I've been, what motherhood has taught me, and how this next season of the podcast is evolving. What began over eleven years ago as conversations about leadership, entrepreneurship, and overcoming fear has expanded and evolved to include conversations on faith, spirituality, the priestess path, and living in relationship with the Divine. I reflect on the sacred initiation of becoming a mother, the unexpected pause that reshaped my life, and the journey back to creative work. Along the way, I share the spiritual practices, teachings, and experiences that have transformed me over the past several years, and offer a glimpse into where Rising Women Leaders is headed next. This new chapter is an invitation to grow together through stories of initiation, healing, spiritual practice, and remembering who we truly are. In this Episode we Discuss:
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| Sound Healing with Crystal Bowls and Harmonium | 27 Feb 2026 | 00:27:00 | |
This sound healing meditation was from the RESET mindfulness retreat held at Green Gulch Zen Center in Northern California. Lay down, get comfortable and allow your consciousness to rest into the journey. Join us for an in-person sound healing with Meredith March 22, 2026 in Petaluma, CA at The Yoga Post (7 pm). Find more meditations from Meredith on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/meredithrom Stay in Touch: | |||
| Manifestation Meditation | 01 Feb 2026 | 00:07:19 | |
This episode offers a guided Manifestation Meditation to support you to drop into the frequency of what you're calling in this new year. This practice invites you to slow down, turn inward, and connect with what you're ready to welcome into your life. Rather than pushing or forcing, this guided process emphasizes presence, embodied feeling, trust and surrender. Simply allow your intentions to be held gently and released. This is a powerful time for planting seeds beneath the surface. This meditation supports you in staying consistent with your intentions while remaining open to how they may unfold. Find more meditations on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/meredithrom Stay in Touch: | |||
| Vipassana Meditation: An Ancient Buddhist Practice | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:13:44 | |
As part of our Winter Meditation Series, this episode explores the foundations of Vipassana meditation, an ancient practice the Buddha used to attain enlightenment. Vipassana invites us to slow down and observe what's here, just as it is. Sensations, breath, thoughts, and emotions are met with mindfulness and pure witnessing. In this episode, I first share a brief overview of what Vipassana meditation is and how it's traditionally practiced. Then, you'll be guided through a simple Vipassana meditation you can return to throughout the season. This practice is ideal if you're seeking more presence, clarity, and calm throughout your days. Find more meditations on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/meredithrom Stay in Touch: | |||
| Ho'oponopono: A Hawaiian Practice for Forgiveness | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:04:52 | |
As we continue our Winter Meditation Series, this episode offers a gentle Ho'oponopono meditation. This is an ancient Hawaiian practice of forgiveness, reconciliation, and inner peace. Winter is a time of turning inward… a season that invites us to soften, to reflect, and to release what no longer needs to be carried. Ho'oponopono reminds us that healing begins within, through simple phrases that restore harmony in the heart and nervous system. In this meditation, you'll be guided to work with the energy of compassion for yourself, for others, and for the unseen threads that connect us all. This practice is especially supportive if you're moving through emotional heaviness, seeking closure, or longing for more spaciousness and peace within. You're invited to return to this meditation whenever you feel called to clear, forgive, and begin again. Find more meditations on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/meredithrom Stay in Touch: | |||
| Why Meditate? Intro to Our Winter Meditation Series | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:15:45 | |
Something you may not know is I share meditations on the app insight timer. Some of my meditations have thousands of plays over there. I just found out my most popular meditation has over 156,000 plays! I was connecting with one of my listeners over there who asked if I could share these meditations on more platforms so they could be easily accessible. So we'll be offering a winter series of meditations to support you during this time of turning inwards, slowing down, being with your body and your breath. Find more meditations on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/meredithrom Stay in Touch: | |||
| The Gifts of Giving | 16 Dec 2025 | 00:12:00 | |
I just came across a recording of a speech I gave at a holiday party several years ago. And it just warmed my heart and I wanted to share it with you all today… Sending love and warmth this Holiday Season… A few years ago I put on my high heels and red lipstick to go to a fancy holiday party at a beautiful home in Northern California. However, it wasn't any normal holiday party. It was a Toastmasters party, a public speaking group that I had been a part of that year. Three people were prepared to give a speech that night, and I was one of them. After much practicing in the backfield of my home, I felt ready. I was excited as I put on my jewelry and curled my hair, I reflected back on how much I had grown that year. I remembered standing terrified, looking out at the audience. At a podium in front of 30 or 40 people, the first time I stood up to speak in front of this group, despite the fear of that first moment, I knew I was ready to grow, ready to face the fear, and over that year I really did. Public speaking has become more and more familiar, and through putting myself on center stage, I learned so much about the craft of captivating an audience. I realized that there was a girl inside of me that was ready to be seen, to be heard, to really stand up and share her voice. I was encouraged every step of the way by this amazing group of people of all ages and all walks of life. I delivered this speech, which is called The Gifts of Giving, um, at the party that night, and I was on a total high. I didn't realize at the time that my husband had recorded the whole thing on my phone as a voice memo, so I'm able to share it with you today. I realized this magical story of giving and receiving could be inspiring for you to break free from scarcity and believe in the beauty, magic, and abundance all around you. So here I am sharing it. It's just eight minutes long. I hope you're able to take some time to tune in. Listen, enjoy. With Love, Meredith Stay in Touch: | |||
| Mary Magdalene, Healing & Somatic Awakening with Dr. Melissa Sophia Joy | 30 Oct 2025 | 01:06:53 | |
It was an honor to sit down with Dr. Melissa Sophia Joy to connect about the love we share for Mary Magdalene. Melissa shares of being woken up in the night by a vision of Mary Magdalene and Yeshua, and aligning with her true path as a Priestess of the Rose. We learn about her story of healing insomnia, eczema, and traumatic memories from past lives through a practice that evolved into what she now teaches: Somatic Awakening. In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Meredith: Dr. Melissa Sophia Joy, ND, is the founder of Somatic Awakening®, an internationally known spiritual teacher, author, oracle, and Naturopathic Doctor specializing in Mind-Body-Spirit healing. She is also the Founding Director of Sophia Healing Academy, a mystery school devoted to transformative healing and spiritual awakening. A Divine Feminine Wisdom Keeper, Starseed, and multidimensional channel, Dr. Joy receives guidance from higher realms to facilitate profound shifts and conscious evolution. As a guardian of Somatic Awakening® an ancient healing and spiritual path based in the Magdalene-Christos-Sophia lineage, she merges the Law of Love and the Law of One with somatic healing, higher consciousness, and direct connection with the Divine, leading individuals into profound healing, awakening, and embodiment of their divine essence. | |||
| German New Medicine & Biological Femininity with Natasha Nazerali | 16 Oct 2025 | 01:11:19 | |
Enrollment is now open for our Year-long Priestess Initiation Program: The Way of the Priestess Beginning this October. Learn more here: http://meredithrom.com/priestess Sometimes the most unexpected challenges become doorways to new understandings. For me, my introduction to German New Medicine began with a simple prayer for guidance around a health challenge. Not long after, I found myself listening to a podcast with Melissa Sell, which sparked a deep curiosity. I typed "German New Medicine" into the search bar, and through that path, I eventually discovered the work of Natasha Nazerali. Over the past year, I've been slowly learning and integrating this system into how I see health, healing, and the wisdom of the body. It has opened up a whole new lens on what symptoms mean, why they arise, and how intimately they are connected to our challenges and life experiences. I knew I wanted to bring this conversation to my community because Natasha's perspective on biological femininity feels like it touches the very root of so many women's health challenges. Her work not only brings clarity to confusing and painful symptoms but also helps us reconnect to the essence of being a woman in a way that is both biological and spiritual. In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Natasha Nazerali is a practitioner and educator who guides individuals to awaken their true power through spiritual and biological connections. Inspired by her holistic upbringing and the teachings of Dr.Hamer's 5 biological Laws, Natasha is dedicated to helping others achieve total sovereignty and freedom over their mind, body, and spirit. Through her work in family systems and biological relating, Natasha has realized the beauty in the harmonization of our unique ancestral lineage. As a spiritual seeker and student of life Natasha emphasizes the role of consciousness through her trainings at The College of Psychic Studies in the UK, and her incorporation of ancient practices. | |||
| Mysteries of Mary Magdalene, Southern France, and Sacred Water with Dakota Chanel | 02 Oct 2025 | 00:55:47 | |
For this week's episode, I sat down with Dakota Chanel, a water priestess and ceremonialist, while she was in Southern France researching the book she is writing on the Cathar region and Mary Magdalene. I've been following Dakota's work since we first met in Kauai, and have been learning so much from her, even just from her little shares on instagram about Yeshua, Mary Magdalene, and the sacred churches, caves and springs that exist in the Languedoc region of France. I visited a few sacred sites related to Mary Magdalene in Southern France last April, and Dakota affirmed an intuitive feeling I had in one of the basilicas I visited, thought to hold the bones of Mary Magdalene. She also shares such a powerful story of her first awakening to Mary Magdalene (and remembering her sacred voice), during ceremony on Magdalene's feast day with her mentor in Ashland, Oregon. In this episode we discussed:
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Dakota Chanel is an ordained water priestess and ceremonialist with over a decade of experience. She specializes in water priestess arts, Magdalene mysteries, and sanctified sexuality. Dakota is the founder of Mermaids of the Magdalene Mysterium and the Water Priestess Mystery School. For the past eight years, she has been leading transformative retreats worldwide, focusing on water and Divine Mother teachings. Her highest joy is guiding Magdalene and Cathar focused pilgrimages to the south of France. Dakota sees water as the elemental divine mother of us all and it is her greatest joy to support women to align with this deep, unwavering love. She has supported thousands of women in over 20 countries to remember the sacredness of water and their bodies. | |||
| The Goddess Isis, Egypt and the Priestess Path with Sheherazad Barnes | 25 Sep 2025 | 01:03:20 | |
Announcement: Enrollment is open for our Year-long Priestess Initiation Program: The Way of the Priestess Beginning this October: https://www.meredithrom.com/priestess What a joy it was to sit down with Shehera Barnes to share about our journeys to Egypt with each other and learn more about her connection with the Goddess Isis. Shehera grew up in Iran during a revolution, was connected to the divine from a young age, watching her grandmother pray and read the Qur'an to her. She climbed the ladder of the fashion world but eventually left it all to devote herself fully to a path of healing and remembrance as a Priestess. When Shehera learned about a Persian leader who destroyed many sacred artifacts and temples in Egypt, she knew she needed to bring souls back there to honor the Goddess, the temples and heal on behalf of her Persian ancestors. Shehera is leading a group to Egypt this November 2 - 12 with a special ceremony on 11/11. She has a few spaces left! Join Shehera in Egypt and Use code MEREDITH111 to receive $111 off In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Meredith: Sheherazad Barnes is a devoted spiritual guide, healer, and priestess of the sacred rose lineage of Isis, Mother Mary, and Mary Magdalene. As the author of the Awakening the Goddess Within oracle cards, she channels the wisdom of these divine feminine archetypes to guide women on a profound journey of remembrance helping them reclaim their sacred power, intuition, and sovereignty. Through her work, she bridges the mystical with the practical, offering powerful transmissions, rituals, and sacred teachings that illuminate the path of the modern priestess. With a lifetime dedicated to service, prayer, and devotion, Shehera has cultivated a deep connection to the goddess and the ancient mysteries. Her teachings blend channeled activations, sound healing, goddess archetypes, alchemical practices, and ancient Egyptian wisdom, all designed to heal the feminine nervous system, activate spiritual gifts, and restore harmony between the cosmic and earthly realms. Drawing from initiatory lineages, she creates transformational spaces for women to heal generational wounds, embody their highest soul expression, and step into their divine mission with clarity and power. | |||
| Love and Intimacy Workshop with Meredith Rom | 15 Sep 2025 | 00:58:01 | |
Enrollment is open for our Year-long Priestess Initiation Program: The Way of the Priestess Beginning this October: https://www.meredithrom.com/priestess Each module in The Way of the Priestess Initiation program is guided by the energy of a goddess or ascended master guide. In the module on Love & Beauty we learn about the Egyptian goddess Hathor, and I shared this workshop on the essence of Love & Intimacy. I speak about welcoming the energy of love into your life, calling in love and partnership specifically, as well as deepening the love and partnership that is already in your life. Hathor was an embodiment of the energy of Venus: all that is love, beauty, fertility, and creativity. This episode provides a template for us to become a living vessel of love, infuse our lives and relationships with beauty and utilize the energy of relationships to evolve and grow spiritually on our path. In this episode we discussed:
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| Healing the 7 Core Wounds of the Modern Priestess | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:49:40 | |
This episode was originally shared on the Mindful Pause Podcast with Audrey Sutton Mills. These ancestral wounds, deeply rooted in our DNA, often show up as fears, insecurities, and blocks that hold us back from our true power. Enrollment for Way of the Priestess is Open! We begin March 13, 2025 Click here to book a call to learn more Priestess: a space-holder, leader of a movement, of highest service to the greater collective, a vessel for the divine, a living embodiment of love Initiation: a series of ceremonies or rituals marking entrance into a new way of being ...The Lineage of the Rose... The teachings in this program date back to the mystery schools in Egypt. We will be working with archetypal energies and ascended master guides such as Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Yeshua among others. Stay in Touch:
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| Highest Self Meditation with Meredith Rom | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:17:09 | |
We hope you enjoy this short meditation to connect with your highest self. This is a powerful practice to connect with your inner guide, ask any questions on your heart, and see what is revealed to you… Enrollment for Way of the Priestess is Open! WAY OF THE PRIESTESS: MYSTERY SCHOOL + WOMEN'S CIRCLE FACILITATION TRAINING PROGRAM We Begin September 13, 2024 (Sept 2024 - Sept 2025) Online Program for Women Rising on the Priestess Path Calling all Healers, Wisdom-Keepers, Teachers, Earth Protectors and Highly Sensitive Women Ready to Live and Serve at their Highest Potential to Birth the New World Join us on a Path of Devotion, Beauty, and Service Click here to book a call to learn more Priestess: a space-holder, leader of a movement, of highest service to the greater collective, a vessel for the divine, a living embodiment of love Initiation: a series of ceremonies or rituals marking entrance into a new way of being ...The Lineage of the Rose... The teachings in this program date back to the mystery schools in Egypt. We will be working with archetypal energies and ascended master guides such as Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Yeshua among others. Join us as we explore Core Values of: Femininity, Devotion, Wildness, Compassion, Boundaries, Rebirth, Prosperity, Service, Love, Leadership & Vision Each month in the program includes: + an initiation gateway + priestess practices + facilitation skills + new and full moon wisdom + guest teacher videos + live sisterhood + ceremonial video calls Plus you will receive: + 6 private healing sessions + a closing virtual retreat to share your vows To Learn More about the Program Curriculum, Call Dates, and Payment Options: Download the Program Guide Join us in Sisterhood as we Purify, Activate and Align Claim your Embodiment as a Priestess We will join together to reveal a deeper meaning of existence, and anchor into our living as an embodiment of love to serve our planet and future generations. If you feel a resonance in your heart I invite you to book a free 30 minute call... This is an opportunity to gain clarity on your intentions for the next year, identify where you feel held back on your path of service, and I'll be able to share resources + support for your next steps. We'll also have the chance to explore if this program could be a good fit for you to join us this year. Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: | |||
| In Honor of Mary Magdalene | 06 Aug 2024 | 00:33:48 | |
Have you ever felt judged by someone? Can you remember that pain of feeling misunderstood? Cast out? And separate? Usually the people in judgement don't know the whole story. They don't know the truth of who we are or what we've been through. And usually the people who judge, are themselves in some kind of pain. I imagine you can relate to that truly awful feeling, especially if you identify as highly sensitive. It's enough to make one want to attack back, or worse, go into hiding or shame. I've been thinking of Mary Magdalene this week, as her Feast day approaches. Eight years ago Pope Francis declared July 22 as a Feast Day for Mary Magdalene, honoring her role in Jesus' life as "The Apostle of the Apostles." Many of you may know of her as she was named by the Catholic Church long ago - as a prostitute or whore. She was judged, and as what happened to many powerful women, her name was dragged through the mud. But the truth is she was an absolute equal to Jesus in his ministry. There came a time, in the first few centuries that the Bible was changed, and stories of powerful women were taken out of it. And the Church didn't want people to think that Jesus was human - that he had a beloved, instead they wanted to portray him as this divine being that could only be accessed through the Church. That way they could keep the power. So any stories depicting Jesus as a partner, a beloved, a lover and husband to Mary, were removed. Powerful women were seen as a threat in her time. Women were mysterious - they carried the gifts of new life inside their bodies, it was something men were not capable of, or even fully understood. When women joined together the men felt even more threatened (what is more powerful than a coven of women woven together by the same beliefs?) So whether it was conscious/intentional or not, the women were systematically shamed. First they shut down their power center - their womb - by shaming their sexuality. Then their menstrual cycle was seen as dirty, a burden or a curse. Bearing children, and giving birth was seen as a punishment. The women were deemed inferior. A woman was confined to the home. And sadly, when a woman shuts down in her womb center, she often shuts down her voice. I believe Mary knew one day though that her name would be restored, that one day thousands of women would awaken and carry on her legacy, of being powerful and embracing that power, as teachers, guides, healers and claiming their place as part of a larger movement. I believe she knew one day these women would reclaim the power of their menstrual cycle… The holiness of conception, pregnancy and birth… And through healing, would find their voice. But not only that, I believe that she also holds the codes of forgiveness. She reminds us to feel all the pain of the past, and to release judgement of others, even when we feel judged. To remember that those who are causing pain are also in deep pain themselves. I believe she had compassion for those who shamed her, dragged her name through the mud, even for those who wanted to persecute and kill her. There's so much we can learn from Mary, and her embodiment. I wanted to share one of the audio lessons in my program, The Way of the Priestess about her. This weekend, let's honor Mary, her sacred teachings and all she embodied. Listen to this recording to learn more about the practice of feeling our pain, a forgiveness process, seeing sexuality as sacred, our bodies as temples and how to embody a consciousness of abundance. Learn more about these practices in Mercedes Kirkel's channeled book, Mary Magdalene Beckons. Below I'm including some of the podcasts we devoted to spreading her truth and message as well as information regarding the 2024-2025 Way of the Priestess Initiation Program. With love, Meredith --- 016 | Mysteries of Mary Magdalene with Faye Wylder 046 | Channeling Mary Magdalene with Mercedes Kirkel 059 | In Honor of Mary Magdalene with Meredith Rom 056 | Angel Guides, Motherhood and the Modern Magdalene with Lisa Devine --- You're invited to… The Rising Women Leaders 2024-2025 Way of the Priestess Initiation Program Begins September 13, 2024 (September 2024 - September 2025) MYSTERY SCHOOL + WOMEN'S CIRCLE FACILITATION TRAINING Online Program for Women Rising on the Priestess Path Calling all Healers, Wisdom-Keepers, Teachers, Earth Protectors, and Highly Sensitive Women Ready to Live and Serve at their Highest Potential JOIN US ON A PATH OF DEVOTION, BEAUTY, AND SERVICE ...The Lineage of the Rose... Join us as we explore Core Values of: Femininity, Devotion, Wildness, Compassion, Boundaries, Prosperity, Service, Love, Leadership & Vision Each month in the program includes: + an initiation gateway+ priestess practices+ facilitation skills+ goddess guides recording+ new and full moon rituals Plus throughout the program you will also receive:+ 7 guest mentor videos+ 21 live sisterhood video calls+ a virtual closing retreat + vows ceremony+ access to our priestess curriculum+ private whatsapp group+ accountability sister (optional)+ 6 private 1:1 healing sessions (optional) To Learn More about the Program Curriculum, Call Dates, and Payment Options View the Program Guide STEP INTO YOUR EMBODIMENT AS PRIESTESS We will join together to reveal a deeper meaning of existence, and anchor into our living as an embodiment of love to serve our planet and future generations. If you feel a resonance in your heart I invite you to book a free 30 minute call with me... This is an opportunity to gain clarity on your intentions for the next year, identify where you feel held back on your path of service, and I'll be able to share resources + support for your next steps. We'll also have the chance to explore if this program could be a good fit for you to join us this year. CLAIM YOUR POWER AND VOICE "Speaking to strangers has been one of my greatest fears that would often shut off my ability to be fully present and prevent me from making new connections with people. I dedicated a good portion of my life trying to overcome this fear by intentionally seeking out experiences that triggered this fear and this process was extremely difficult and the progress felt extremely slow. After a few sessions with Meredith on healing my voice and the fears associated with that, I now find myself effortlessly interacting with strangers, making new connections and to my greatest surprise I am starting to enjoy mingling in large corporate settings, which would previously terrify me." ~Alina Daunyte Blessed Be! | |||
| Reclaim Your Time (and Energy) with Ashley Burnett | 12 Jul 2024 | 00:46:58 | |
Enrollment is now open for our Year-long Priestess Initiation Program: Beginning this September. Learn more here What a blessing to welcome Ashley Burnett back to the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She was an original guest on episode 013 | Uninhibited Leadership in 2016! We talk about Ashley's evolution as an entrepreneur, how she's been changing through motherhood and a cross-country move, her new book, Your Spacious and Seasonal Year, and how to reclaim our time for what we truly value. More specifically, we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Women's business & wellness coach, circle & retreat facilitator, author, yoga teacher, and seasonal living advocate, Ashley Burnett has created a 20-year strong global entrepreneurial & wellness movement. She helps entrepreneurs, artists, healers, and creatives buy back hours of their free time, increase their income, become more impactful leaders, and seasonally align their businesses for heightened profitability, joy, and sustainability. She also leads women's seasonally-focused ritual circles and wellness workshops that inspire more meaning, well-being, mindfulness, and magic. Ashley has facilitated hundreds of classes, workshops, events, and retreats, and has taught thousands of heart-centered change-makers around the globe. She just relocated back to her hometown hamlet of Quincy, IL on the Mississippi River, after 18 years in the San Francisco Bay Area – along with her husband David and sweet son Quintin. Her new book, Your Spacious and Seasonal Year has just been released, and she's launching her Wellness, Creativity & Self-Development Studio & Retreat Space, The Gathering Ground later in 2024. Visit ashleyburnett.co to learn more. | |||
| Aligning our Money with our Values with Financial Advisor Lindsey Woodward | 23 May 2024 | 00:48:32 | |
Special Announcement: Doors are now open to our 5-week Money Mastery Study Group where Lindsey will be a guest teacher about Personal Finance 101 I was drawn to invite financial advisor Lindsey Woodward to the podcast after participating in a retreat together with founder of Abacus Wealth, Spencer Sherman. I found it so refreshing to meet a fellow socially responsible woman in the field of investing, and I was excited to share her wisdom with our community at Rising Women Leaders. In this episode we discussed:
May 31 is the last day to get the discount on our :: 5-Week Money Mastery Study Group :: This 5-week online zoom group meets every Monday for 5 consecutive weeks: June 3 to July 1, 2024 Each week has a different focus:
All classes are recorded even if you can't make it live... We'll walk you step by step through the changes we have made in our lives to become conscious creators when it comes to money. PLUS you'll receive Jessica's digital course to learn THE LUMINOUS METHOD ($300 value) PLUS you'll receive a one-on-one 75 min Money healing EFT session with me ($300 value) and 5 weeks of live zoom study group calls with us ($500 value) That's a $1100 total value. But, right now we're taking off more than 50% for you, available today only, May 31. Sign up today for one payment of $444 or 3 payments of $150. Our intention is to make this fun, easy and digestible, to take the stress out of our relationship to money and open to the abundance of financial miracles... We believe in empowering others to heal inherited limiting beliefs and grow beyond what we thought was possible for our lives. We know when more of us are feeling capable and empowered when it comes to money, it's going to ripple out and expand our capacity to give and serve at our highest. Read more about it right here. Class begins on Monday, June 3 and classes are recorded if you can't make it live. Stay in Touch with Lindsey:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Lindsey serves as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Abacus Wealth Partners, a firm that provides fee-only, comprehensive financial advice to help individuals, families and foundations. Lindsey is dedicated to helping the people and organizations she works with align their money with their goals and values. She is a proud member of WISE (Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy). Lindsey loves exploring new places with her husband and their pups. Her favorite evenings are spent catching up with family and friends over a great meal. | |||
| How to Change our Frequency & Energetically Align with our Desires with Jessica Bowes | 09 May 2024 | 00:54:29 | |
Special Announcement: Doors are now open to our 5-week Money Mastery Study Group Welcome back! I'm excited to share my latest conversation with spiritual mentor Jessica Bowes. The universe recently reconnected us for a new free collaboration we've been working on called, "The Consciousness of Wealth" ~ you can sign up for it right here. I wanted to have Jessica on the show so you could learn more about her background and amazing gifts as a channeler, seer, highly intuitive, sensitive and empathic person. Years ago she received a specific practice from the angels that she now uses to support her clients and people around the world to energetically align with their desires. We talk about money miracles, health challenges, love, spiritual growth, how manifestation actually works (and why it sometimes doesn't) and more… In this episode we discussed:
Stay in Touch with Jessica: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: -- Jessica is passionate about guiding others on the spiritual path of self-mastery while living a modern world. As the creator of The Luminous Method, a manifestation practice for co-creating your soul's desires, she helps others transform their lives by unleashing the Divine within and energetically aligning with their desires. | |||
| Radiantly Nourished: Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis with Sena Maria Shellenberger | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:50:35 | |
After developing a condition where she began to have an allergic reaction to almost everything she ate, Sena knew something had to change. She had been living a health-focused lifestyle for years after leaving a job at Google and finding the heart medicine of cacao. But years later she would discover her days of drinking cacao, using plant medicines and eating a more vegetarian diet were no longer supporting her body's needs. By chance, she won an instagram contest for a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and learned she was very depleted in certain key minerals our bodies need to thrive. Through changing her diet and supplementing with minerals, Sena began to see all the ways her current life were not supporting her true needs. She bravely left her fiancee, and soon moved from Northern California to her home town in St. Paul, Minnesota. I love watching my friends evolve and grow, and after witnessing Sena's transformation to become radiantly nourished, I knew I wanted to hear the whole story. It turns out what may have worked in our 20's is not always sustainable into our 30's and beyond… In this episode we discussed:
To learn more about Sena's evolution, listen to our previous episode here Stay in Touch with Sena: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Sena Maria supports women to embrace a nourished, resilient and radiantly healthy state. She uses Mineral Nutritional Balancing to rebuild our mineral heritage and get to the root of our health issues. She believes that we are only as healthy as our cells and by supporting our bodies ability to create energy and eliminate toxins efficiently, we can return to the simple, natural joy of being alive. Sena's degree in Psychology, career at Google and her subsequent studies of yoga, energy healing, shamanism, plant medicine, tools for building emotional capacity and integration, and Mineral Nutritional Balancing have led her to sit with many questions about what humanity may need at this time to heal from trauma + toxins, strengthen our families and create mineral-rich generations to come. She offers a woman-centric approach to healing with Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis utilizing it as a tool for deepening connection with one's self. | |||
| Celtic Wisdom, Dragons, Birth & Hormonal Balance: Your Questions Answered with Jane Mayer & Meredith Rom | 26 Mar 2024 | 01:09:10 | |
Jane Mayer and I are back to answer the questions we received from you all in February! We also get to hear about Jane's updates at the end of her pregnancy, her move to Alabama to be closer to family, what the third trimester has been like, and how she's being changed. Hear Jane's full story in our previous podcast, episode 133. In this episode we discussed:
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| Mindful Men: Vedic Astrology with Richard Powell | 09 Feb 2024 | 01:22:54 | |
Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the next cohort of the Way of the Priestess. Richard will be one of our guest teachers When I first discovered that when everyone is talking about "Full moon in Leo" the actual moon in the sky is most often in the constellation of Cancer my mouth dropped! How could this be? Ever since I was a kid I loved looking at the stars and astronomy was one of my favorite subjects in school. I've always asked questions like, "Why are we here? Where did we come from, and what's the point of all of this?" So many of these questions have begun to be answered through my study of Vedic Astrology, the ancient form of astrology from India. In Vedic astrology, our chart is a printout of our karma, the lessons our soul came to experience in this life. We bring with us our beneficial and challenging karmas to be lived out and worked through. Our soul has different reasons for incarnating - for example Dharma, Artha (Money, and how we earn it), Kama (Passion, desire) and Moksha (liberation). I've been wowed again and again by the accuracy of Vedic Astrology, to predict dates and beneficial phases. Richard has helped me choose dates to buy a car, beneficial times to marry, has predicted certain moves I've had, and so much more. This episode has been a long time coming! I've been referencing what I've learned in Vedic astrology more and more in the episodes, so I wanted to sit down with guest expert, Vedic Astrologer Richard Powell. Richard has been a dear friend and teacher of mine since I began studying with him during the beginning of the pandemic. In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: -- Richard is a NAMA-certified Doctor of Āyurveda. He is a graduate of the Āyurvedic Institute and has studied extensively under Dr. Vasant Lad in the US and India. He furthered his Ayurveda and Vedic philosophy studies under Dr. Ashwin Shastry of Arogya Niketana in Karnataka, India. Upon returning to the United States, Richard pursued advanced classical Ayurvedic studies in a clinical setting at the Arogya Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under Kashyapa Fisher for an additional four years. Since 2018, he has been employed at the Ayurvedic Center of Vermont where he gives consultations, teaches, and gives treatments. Complimenting his extensive education in Āyurveda, Richard has been studying and teaching yoga for over 20 years and is an ERYT-500. He is an avid student of Sanskrit, Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), and Vedic philosophy. After a chance meeting with Hart DeFouw he decided to study in that lineage, most prominently under Penny Farrow, with whom he still studies. In addition to his studies in the Vedic sciences, Richard is a Reiki Master and is an avid practitioner of Aikido, the Japanese martial art. His passion for earth healing meets his devoted studies in physical, mental, and spiritual health as he was formerly a permaculture designer and educator and founded the nonprofit Orlando Permaculture in Orlando, Florida. Richard believes that by aligning with nature and the Divine we will find not only our own optimal health but also greater peace and balance in the world. He brings his comprehensive experiences and education into his consultations with his clients to empower them to find fulfillment, peace, and healing. | |||
| Womb Wisdom, Pregnancy & Living in the Mystery with Jane Mayer | 02 Dec 2023 | 01:21:24 | |
I'm back to podcasting! I know it's been about 8 months since my last episode and I have missed you all. I have just been navigating the reality of being ia new mother, having more limited time now, amidst navigating the identity shifts and transformations of becoming a mother. I'm so excited to share my conversation with Jane, a true voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. You may remember Jane from earlier episodes: episode 118 - Navigating Change and the Power of Listening, and episode 128 where I shared the story of my daughter's birth. Jane and I have also had these parallel paths, like the passing of birds in the sky, she moved to kauai the month I was getting ready to leave, being pregnant and desiring to be closer to family. And now, Jane being halfway through her pregnancy is deciding the same. In this episode we discussed:
Stay in Touch with Jane: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Jane Mayer is a medicine woman, creative, doula, and guide to the unseen realms, who delights in supporting humans and Earth in coming fully alive. Alongside supporting private clients, she writes, records and performs music, and guides a school for creativity and awakening. A keeper of song and a lover of mythos, her practice is borne of the weaving of indigenous medicine from Peru, Hawaii and Ireland, the Christian mysticism of her home in the deep South, and a depth of knowledge in the nervous system, subtle body, womb healing, and the somatic experience of awakening. She holds deep trust in the wild intelligence of nature to guide all of Creation, and orients others to their deeper nature and innate gifts with sound, myth, dreams, plant, energy medicine and somatic integration. She is devoted to the heart of all things, sacred union, and the liberation of all beings. To learn more, visit iamjanemayer.com. | |||
| Creating a Nourished Postpartum with Kerry Ingram | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:49:08 | |
This Fall I participated in a weekly new parent-baby group in Sebastopol, CA with Kerry Ingram. I met Kerry years ago when she found one of my self-care guide downloads and invited me to be a wise woman to visit her mom and baby groups. I remember thinking I would love to join something like that to meet other mothers and babies if I ever had a child one day… and about six years later it happened! Kerry has been supporting new mothers, babies and families for the past decade in CA and now is sharing her curriculum to create a ripple effect of sharing more of these nourishing postpartum groups around the world. Care for the next generation really does start with the mother, and the more we can surround families with support in early postpartum the easier it will be to interrupt harmful narratives and create networks of love, care and support when we need it most. In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Kerry: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Kerry Ingram is the founder of Community Supported Postpartum whose mission is to build ecosystems of care one community at a time. She contributes to this vision by teaching folks all over the world how to step into the role of Village Tender by creating local parent and baby groups that get parents out of isolation and into a web of support and care. Kerry is a parent (both biological and foster), an early childhood educator (20 years), a postpartum doula, with additional education in women and gender studies (SUNY Oswego), and maternal mental health care (PSI). She has been facilitating local parent and baby groups for over 10 years and teaches others around the world to step into leadership with her Village Tenders Postpartum Community Care course, curriculum and business framework. | |||
| Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage with Becca Piastrelli | 30 Jan 2023 | 01:07:51 | |
It's an honor to have Becca Piastrelli back on Rising Women Leaders. It's been a few years (and a lot of transformation) since our last conversation (episode 10!). We've both transitioned from maiden to mother, and our lives and businesses have transformed along with us. In this conversation we share the real, the raw, and the beautiful of being initiated into mothers: Becca shares of her journey of the last 2.5 years after birthing her daughter, her journey with delayed postpartum depression (and rage) at 18 months, how she has done her best to recreate the village we all long for, what it looks like to untangle from patriarchy and letting go the need to always do more, and how we can honor and ritualize the powerful rite of passage of shifting from maiden to mother. Stay in Touch with Becca: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Current Offerings with Meredith: Becca Piastrelli is the author of Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community & the Self and is the host of the Belonging podcast. She teaches and speaks on the nature of belonging and runs retreats to help women reconnect with their rooted sense of self. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area (soon to be Hudson Valley, NY) with her husband, child, two cats, and five chickens, where she gardens, cooks, mothers, and gathers with the ebb and flow of the seasons. | |||
| Reigniting a Passion for Life with Renee Linnell | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:56:12 | |
Enrollment is now open for the Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. It's an honor to have Renee Linnell back on Rising Women Leaders! In Renee's latest book, Still on Fire, she shares stories of magic, miracles, travel and romance… from traveling over 50 countries, love affairs with men half her age, being rescued by angels, getting stranded at 22,000 feet in the Himalayas, Renee takes us on a wild adventure in her book, sharing soul-soothing wisdom she gained along the way. Where her first book, The Burn Zone was an exploration of what happens when we don't listen to our Inner Guidance, Still on Fire is an exposition of what happens when we do. May this conversation support you to remember who you truly are and reignite a passion for being alive on Earth at this time. "Freedom, I have discovered, is letting go and jumping into the stream of life. Being willing to be uncomfortable and trusting that divine choreography will always lead us to the next right unfolding. It is looking for the good in everything we gaze upon or stumble upon… finding the miracles in each moment instead of the grievances." In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Renee Linnell is a serial entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded five companies and has an MBA from New York University; before that she was a model and professional dancer. Having an unorthodox childhood and being surrounded by death at a young age led her on a spiritual quest that took her all over the world, culminating in her ordination as a Buddhist monk (by a bi-polar guru with delusions of grandeur so she's not 100% sure the ordination counts.) What began as writing for catharsis in 2013—as she struggled to regain her sanity after being brainwashed in a Buddhist cult—turned into her first memoir, The Burn Zone: A Memoir (She Writes Press, 2018). Still on Fire is the sequel. Her mission is to remind people Who They Truly Are and to reignite their passion for being alive. For more information, please visit https://reneelinnell.com | |||
| Spirituality & Love at the Center of Anti-racism with Porsha Beed | 21 Sep 2022 | 00:56:36 | |
It was an honor to sit down for this heart opening conversation with a personal mentor and friend, Porsha Beed. It was just before the pandemic when I first met Porsha in a song circle in Sebastopol, CA. I was touched by the songs her and co-founder Aaron Johnson shared with our group and how effortlessly they brought us into our hearts. I attended their daylong anti-racism workshop and went on to work privately with Porsha to move through my own grief around racism, look at my own blind spots as a white woman with privilege and come into deeper alignment with how I show up for my work, friends and larger community. I think a lot of white people do end up (sadly) avoiding relationships with people of other races because of the shame and guilt that often arises. When we focus on the fear and guilt, we take the focus away from truly getting to know and caring for person of another race. Porsha is here and reaching for us to heal this divide. May this conversation open a door for us all to look within, to heal, and to create a better future for all the generations to come. In this episode we discussed:
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| Meredith & Ella's Birth Story | 05 May 2022 | 01:43:37 | |
This week I sat down with dear friend Jane Mayer to share the story of my daughter's birth. She was born March 15, 2022 at our home in Boulder, Colorado. In this story I share about everything from unexpected emotions during pregnancy, what I did to prepare for birth, practices to help baby be in the most optimal position for labor, the story of the birth itself as well as lessons from the first six weeks postpartum. After spending years preparing for motherhood and holding space for women to heal their womb and their own birth stories it's such an honor to share our birth story with you today. Links in this episode:
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| 127 | Healing the Mother Wound & the Mysteries of Pregnancy & Birth with Gabriella Cerince | 02 Mar 2022 | 00:57:52 | |
As I am about to cross the threshold into motherhood, I sat down to speak with mother, ceremonialist, and birthkeeper Gabriella Cerince. (You can also listen to our last episode from 2020 on Ceremony, Seasons, & the Modern Witch right here). Gabriella shares her birth story (with her now 6-month old daughter,) and the fine line one walks between fear, trust & intuition in the process, and how she was invited to set boundaries both during and after birth as she stepped into her new role as Mother. Gabriella has great reverence for mothers, women and mothers-to-be and is working towards a world where our direct line of connection to our mothers and Earth mother can be healed and tended to. This conversation reminds of connecting to our innate power as women as we walk through potent initiations in a full-spectrum life… "Birth works… the more we can get out of the way, the better…"In this episode we discussed:
You can also find this episode on Apple podcasts and Spotify. Stay in Touch with Gabriella: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Gabriella is a Mother, Ceremonialist, Sovereign Birthkeeper, Freebirth Advocate, and has been initiated into the Temple of Diana as a Dianic Witch. She serves women throughout the childbearing year with an open heart, ready to bring the Village to those in need. She lives in the forests of Oregon with her husband, tending the land and raising their 5 month old daughter. Together, they hold Seasonal celebrations on their property with their local community. Gabriella leads Women's Circles, Red Tents, Village Prenatals, Blood Rites, Mother Blessings, Birth Circles, and Online Courses in the name of the Goddess, Ancestral Healing, and Womb Sovereignty. She is passionate about bringing women back to the Goddess, nourishing women's health, innate power, and protecting female spaces. | |||
| 126 | Wealth Redistribution & Ancestral Repair with Morgan Curtis | 17 Dec 2021 | 00:59:44 | |
After hearing Morgan's story of choosing to donate and redistribute 100% of her inherited family wealth, I knew I wanted to speak with her. In this conversation we discuss what it's like to face the shadows of our ancestral lineages, ask deeper questions of what our family's part was in injustices in our country and how we can use that knowledge to atone and repair. Morgan is one of thousands of young people feeling called to redistribute inherited wealth back into the hands of indigenous and black people and organizations across the country… Her story calls us to consider that maybe true happiness is really found when we focus on others' happiness rather than just our own… In this episode we discuss:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Guided by the call to transmute the legacy of her colonizer and enslaver ancestors, Morgan is dedicated to working with her fellow people with wealth and class privilege towards redistribution, atonement, and repair of ancestral harms. As a facilitator, money coach, organizer and ritualist, she works to catalyze the healing of relationships with self, family, ancestors, community, and the land, enabling the surrender of power and control so that resources can flow towards racial, environmental, and economic justice. She is in the process of redistributing 100% of her inherited wealth and 50% of her income to primarily Black- and Indigenous-led organizing and land projects. Morgan is a resident of Canticle Farm, a multi-racial, inter-faith, cross-class, intergenerational intentional community in Lisjan Ohlone territory (Oakland, CA). She is currently a Masters of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, focused on racial justice and healing. You can learn more at her website: morganhcurtis.com.
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| 125 | Soulful Exploration in Relationships with Meredith Rom & Michael Zeligs | 02 Dec 2021 | 01:09:51 | |
This podcast was originally recorded on the Amber Dolan Bath Show. Amber has been a past client of mine, and it was an honor to sit down with her and her partner Jacob to talk all about love and relationships. You're invited to join Michael and I for a 2 hour online workshop…Love & Relationship Alchemy Join us to Learn: 9 Ways of Being to Create Thriving Relationships Our Top 3 Communication Techniques to Diffuse Conflict and Create Deeper Intimacy Intimacy Practices To Create a Foundation of Unconditional Love, Freedom and Connection How to Balance Sovereignty and Interdependence in Relationships Links in this episode: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders:
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| 124 | Reflections on the First Trimester with Meredith Rom | 09 Nov 2021 | 00:44:15 | |
Welcome to a new season of Rising Women Leaders! In this episode I share:
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| 123 | Earth Intuition, Self-Compassion & Plant Spirit Healing with Asia Suler | 17 Jun 2021 | 01:03:11 | |
The timing of this conversation couldn't have been more perfect. After living eight months on the island of Kauai and deepening my connection to the Earth and plant spirit world, I had the opportunity to sit down with writer, teacher, and earth intuitive, Asia Suler. I had just had my first dream of the island after returning to the mainland, where I greeted the ocean and it greeted me back with a big splash on my hand. I could truly feel the sentience of the plants and the land in the dream that I had been in such close relationship with. Have you ever experienced anything like this? Feeling the aliveness of everything around you? Communicating with the unseen realms? In this episode Asia shares her own journey of communication with the Earth and spirits of the plants. She shares about their message of self-compassion and how they work through us on behalf of our evolvement and healing. In this episode we discussed:
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Asia Suler is a writer, teacher and ecological philosopher who lives in the folds of the Blue Ridge mountains. She is the creator and concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries— an Appalachian-grown company that offers handcrafted herbal medicines and online education. Asia's work— which is a unique combination of herbalism, animism, ancestral healing and earth-centered mysticism— is rooted in the belief that self-compassion is a force of ecological healing. Her forthcoming book of nature writing will be available in 2022 through North Atlantic Books. | |||
| 122 | Yoni Steams & Creative Entrepreneurship with Kit Maloney | 04 Jun 2021 | 00:53:21 | |
Announcement: This is the last week to book a call for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com/priestess I can't believe almost seven years has passed since I first met Kit Maloney at a weekend retreat for creative entrepreneurs with Sarah Jenks and Nisha Moodley. Since then Kit has had several businesses, from focusing on female pleasure and orgasm to helping women connect with their womb and heal their relationship to their menstrual cycle. Kit is an inspiration when it comes to following one's intuition to take creative entrepreneurial risks. Kit now runs Kitara, a company in devotion to sharing safe and easy, in-home yoni steaming. They offer beautiful steam seats, organic herbs, consultations, community & more. With her unique blend of feminism, creativity, and determination, Kit is on a venture to spread love and healing to women everywhere. In this episode we discussed:
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| 121 | Client Story: Healing After Heartbreak & Discovering a Life Full of Beauty with Mama Jenn | 29 May 2021 | 00:46:05 | |
Announcement: Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. It's an honor to welcome Mama Jenn to our podcast episode today! Jenn has been a client and participant in this past year's Way of the Priestess program. She shares her story of healing her heart after a difficult break up, rediscovering her connection to Source and finding her gifts as an intuitive guide and reiki healer. We also talk more about her experience in the program, connection with the other women, finding her voice and shifting her relationship to how she loves, honors and nourishes herself.
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| 120 | Crystal Bowl Sound Healing & Energy Balancing with Meredith Rom | 13 May 2021 | 00:36:56 | |
Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. We begin June 10, 2021. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. It's an honor to welcome you to a guided journey with the singing bowls and the harmonium. I've been bringing these intuitive sound journeys to my clients this month over zoom and thought, "This is really what the world needs right now." So much healing is able to take place when we simply drop into presence and relax the nervous system. So create a nourishing space for yourself to lie down, balance the chakras, cleanse the aura, call your energy back and form a field of protection. Crystal tones alchemy bowls lay the backdrop for this time to relax, let go and unwind. Release stress from every day and find presence with each breath. If you're interested in purchasing Crystal Tones Alchemy Bowls, be in touch with Deva Munay. Stay in Touch with Us: | |||
| 119 | Remember Why You Are Here: A Channeled Message From Source with Meredith Rom | 31 Mar 2021 | 00:10:25 | |
There's an intense amount of pressure we can put on ourselves to achieve, to do, and be productive. How can we know when it's ok to rest? Even in spiritual communities, it's so easy to get stuck in the cycle of constant productivity, as if our self-worth was dependent on it. How do we break the cycle? In this episode Meredith Rom shares a channeled message from source to remind you that you're not here to be a machine. You're a human with feelings and depth. Take ten minutes to let go into the abyss and remember who you came here to be. Stay in Touch with us:
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| 118 | Navigating Change & the Power of Listening with Jane Mayer | 19 Mar 2021 | 01:01:03 | |
It was an honor to sit down with Jane Mayer, a true voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. In this conversation, Jane shares about her journey through the hallways of darkness to find her way back to the light of presence and union. Years ago she found herself unhappily married, struggling with an autoimmune disease and just coming off a failed round of in-vitro fertilization. She was crying, raging, and in deep, deep grief and paralysis. Her soul was screaming at her: it wanted her to change everything. But in the face of such a request, is it any wonder she didn't want to listen? Is it any wonder so many of us don't want to listen? Jane now offers multidimensional guidance and song for those who long to remember their True Selves. This conversation leads us from darkness to light, with insights from indigenous wisdom, and how listening may just be the deepest medicine we need now in the western world. We also discuss what it means to truly trust on a spiritual path and how to make sense of all the big changes humanity is now facing (COVID, Climate change for example). Be sure to stay all the way to the end to receive the codes Jane channels through song, in service to our pathway Home. In this episode we discussed:
Indigenous people around the world are masterful at these practices—and as a result, they live harmoniously with nature, avoid many of the modern, nervous-system diseases of the west, and maintain healthy communities. In fact, many indigenous wisdom keepers believe that all mental illness is a result of soul sickness—of disconnection from our inner voices." ~ Jane Mayer Stay in Touch with Jane: Links mentioned in this episode: Jane Mayer is a voice and channel for the heart of the Holy One. A decades-long journey through the hallways of darkness and separation led her back into the light of presence and union, and she now offers multidimensional guidance and song for those who long to remember their True Selves. She gives thanks to the indigenous wisdom keepers of the Andes, Amazon, British Isles and Hawaiian islands, alongside countless teachers bridging their medicine back to the western world, for their unending presence as she remembered the pathway Home. To listen to her music, poetry, and musings, or to connect about mentorship, visit janeislistening.com. | |||
| 117 | Food, Pleasure & Feminine Archetypes with Allie McFee | 05 Feb 2021 | 01:01:06 | |
Do you ever struggle with your relationship to food? Where sometimes you eat your emotions, or use food to procrastinate, especially right before your moon-time comes? This week's podcast guest, Allie McFee offers a radical approach for new paradigm thought-leaders to shift their patterns with emotional eating + food. By working through her own past struggles of emotional eating, burn out and hormonal imbalance, she offers knowledge on which foods to eat for each phase of the menstrual cycle, how to tap into eating from your intuition, and working with feminine archetypes to discover what you are truly craving…
Allie's Soul food program is open until February 9th and she has offered our audience a special coupon code 'MEREDITHSOULFOOD' for a 5% discount. In this episode we discussed:
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Allie McFee is a Womxn's Health Educator, Hormone Balancing Chef, Red Tent Facilitator, Certified Tantric Practitioner. She helps busy heart-centered space-holders of the divine feminine remain in their power, pleasure and purpose with hormone balance recipes, exquisite self-care rituals in her online programs, cooking classes, retreats, and 1:1 coaching. She also facilitates Womb-Space Clearing practices to help womxn honor their "sacred no," by creating boundaries, releasing emotional stagnation, and radically loving their bodies and sexuality. For more information, recipes + online classes, visit www.ModernGoddessLifestyle.com and follow her on Instagram and Facebook at @moderngoddesslifestyle. | |||
| 116 | Authentic Relating & Being with the Uncomfortable with Kendra Cunov | 29 Jan 2021 | 01:04:33 | |
Finding intimacy with others begins with becoming intimate and honest with ourselves. In this episode with Kendra Cunov, we discuss the difficult habitual patterns we can get into as women seeking comfort and validation from our relationships. After years of dating men who were not fully available to commit to partnership, Kendra decided to take a break from dating and men altogether. She knew this was what she needed to get to the bottom of what was having her stay in deeply unfulfilling dynamics. She made a commitment to get in right relationship with The Masculine, to figure out what she really wanted in a relationship, and to liberate her own desire to love and be loved. Since then, she has worked with thousands of men, women & couples in the areas of embodiment, intimacy, and true self-expression. She also leads a program for women to embark upon a similar journey she went on, called The No-Man Diet. In this conversation we also discuss the energetics behind our actions, and be sure to listen to the end because I love her response when asked, "What advice do you have for a woman feeling dissatisfied with her life right now?" We hope you enjoy the show. In this episode we discussed:
Stay in Touch with Kendra: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Founder of The Collective: A Global Web of Women Devoted to Embodied Wholeness, Kendra Cunov has been studying, facilitating, and (most importantly) practicing Authentic Relating, Embodiment Practices & Deep Intimacy Work for over fifteen years. Kendra has worked with thousands of men, women & couples in the areas of embodiment, intimacy, communication & full self-expression. She co-founded Authentic World & Fierce Grace, as well as The Embodied Relationship Training Salon (with John Wineland), and pioneered some of the most cutting edge relation work on the planet. Kendra has consulted for companies such as Genentech & been on staff for 4PC, an elite mastermind for the top 4% of coaches in the world. She works with organizations & leaders, as well as men, women & couples, who know that embodied presence, truth, connection & integrity are our truest access points to success – in business & in love. | |||
| 115 | Ascension, Akashic Wisdom & Trusting Ourselves with Jet'aime Cherée Cerge | 15 Jan 2021 | 00:54:17 | |
It's an honor to welcome sister Jet'aime to the Rising Women Leaders podcast. I met Jet'aime on the island of Kaua'i this past Fall and instantly felt the power and wisdom she holds. Through the Akashic Records, an etheric Library of everything that has ever happened, is happening, and could happen, she empowers people to see their life through the soul's spiritual perspective to better understand all they are and all they can become.
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Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Jet'aime Cherée Cerge is a healer, facilitator, green witch, spiritual entrepreneur, and akashic ambassador on the priestess path of remembering and reclaiming the sacred voice of the goddess within. Jet'aime owns Saje Sanctuary, metaphysical musings for the modern mystic, an herbal apothecary, crystal shop and studio offering tarot, akashic record, past life and astrology readings, breathwork, yoga, aura photography, sound baths, and more. Her journey of reclaiming her soul gifts has included traveling all over the world to Thailand, Scotland, Egypt, Ireland, Hawaii, Sedona, Guatemala and other mystical locations, learning from indigenous and expat mentors and elders in all realms of ancestral practices unveiling the many mysteries that we have been making our way back to for lifetimes. Jet'aime has declared her mission to be one of empowerment and remembrance of our royal and ancient origins linking us with the eternal and sovereign god/goddess within. Jet'aime fosters divine dialogue in the belief that revealing our true authentic selves in community containers is the path of reclaiming our magick and our power and ultimately that we are the source of our own sorcery. | |||
| 114 | The Role of the Priestess in the Modern Age with Meredith Rom | 06 Nov 2020 | 01:26:11 | |
Enrollment is now open for the 2020-2021 Way of the Priestess Training Program with Meredith Rom. Download the program guide at risingwomenleaders.com and book a call to learn more. This episode is an excerpt from our recent webinar, The Role of the Priestess in the Modern Age. Sign up to watch the whole replay here. In this episode you'll learn about:
Links in this Episode: --- Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, author, women's leadership coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She supports women to heal past wounds and release limiting beliefs to fully embrace their greatest gifts and soul callings. Her mission is to see women shining at their brightest, owning their worth and using their voice to be a beacon of light for others to awaken in this world. After graduating from NYU she followed her intuition to Northern California where she now teaches yoga and mentors women to rise in courage, self-love and feminine leadership. Learn more at www.meredithrom.com and on instagram @risingwomenleaders.
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| 113 | Legacy, Leadership & Believing in Your Gifts with Rachel Proctor | 08 Oct 2020 | 00:51:54 | |
It's an honor to welcome Rachel Proctor, an online educator helping people transform their lives through faith and online business to our Rising Women Leaders community. We touched on all the challenges we face as entrepreneurs in the online world: fear, self-doubt, the inner critic, comparing ourselves to those who are our inspirations, how to handle trolls and so much more. Rachel not only shares her firsthand experiences, vulnerable moments, challenges and successes rising as a leader in online business, but also through running a campaign for mayor in her town outside of Dallas, Texas. If you've been having trouble believing in yourself, your gifts or your dreams, you may just find the motivation you need to take your first step in today's conversation. In this episode we discussed:
Stay in Touch with Rachel: Stay in Touch with Rising Women Leaders: Author, speaker, and second-generation entrepreneur Rachel L. Proctor helps people turn ideas into successful online businesses. A self-proclaimed market research junkie, Rachel has hit seven-figure sales marks as she's built a versatile and trusted learning resource hub for aspiring and successful business owners alike. Dedicated to equipping entrepreneurs with the skills needed for success, Rachel provides free business training on concepts including branding, budgeting, profitability, productivity, and more. With an emphasis on real-world skills, accessible technology, and holistic learning, Rachel helps students pinpoint their unique ideas and turn them into profitable, life-changing business ventures. | |||
| 112 | Intuition & Channeling with Jessica Reid | 25 Sep 2020 | 00:51:53 | |
I truly believe deepening our connection to our body's wisdom and direct connection to source and intuition is a key tool for us in our ascension process. When we are tapped in, tuned in and able to decipher our own intuitive messages, we know how to feel, love and make empowered choices on our path for the highest good of all. I sat down with Jessica Reid to discuss intuition, connecting to spirit guides and channeling. Is it something we all have, or something we can cultivate? How do we begin this connection if it is more foreign to us? And what if we have been opening to our psychic abilities but it is overwhelming or scary? Jessica answers these questions and more in this week's episode.
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Jessica Reid is a Global Clairvoyant, Channel and Founder of SpiritGirlsCollective.com and GiftedExperts.com. Jessica's expertise is to connect and communicate with Spirit to bring through guidance along your highest path. Although she is even more passionate about helping you to utilise your own intuitive gifts - So you can have your Spirit Guides on speed dial too! But she's also just a fun, girly-girl, who travels, loves horse riding & camping out in nature. | |||
| 111 | Getting Answers from the Universe with Aimée Cartier | 11 Sep 2020 | 00:55:08 | |
It's a joy to have Aimée Cartier back on the Rising Women Leaders podcast to share her 4-part Getting Answers process. As SO MANY things in our lives feel unknown and changing, we are often left with so many unanswered questions. On all levels it seems clear that changes are needed in order to deal with the current challenges we are facing– from our health, to our livelihoods, to racial inequities, to climate change. New solutions are needed. How do we get those answers? How do we get those personal answers for ourselves during this unique moment in history we are living? Questions like, "What is the best way for me to stay healthy?", "How do I create financial stability for my family?" Or "How do we continue to move forward, discern, find clarity and solutions in a world on fire?" Aimée suggests it is absolutely possible and that furthermore it is not that hard. In this episode she teaches a very simple process that anyone can use anywhere to get answers to the questions they are facing.
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Aimée Cartier is a psychic guide who specializes in helping her clients discern what choices are in their highest and best interest so that they have the information they need to act on and align with their own highest good. She is known for her clear, accurate insight and her attention to practical details. She is the founder of Empath Intuition University and Intuition University, in either private or group programs, she teaches women who have a hard time trusting their own intuition or don't know how to use it to get results. She helps them understand and enhance their own innate intuitive traits and increase their connection with their inner knowing so that they can use these skills to thrive and guide them to their best lives their whole lives long. She is also the author of the book, Getting Answers: Using Your Intuition to Discover Your Best Life. | |||