Today we're discussing the essays: "Remove the Suggestion Box" and "Your Permission Slip" from Big Magic: creative living beyond fear by Elizabeth Gilbert.Resources and creative works we mentioned in today's episodeBeyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-MenonMediocre by Ijeoma Oluo*Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links.*Full Heart Free Voice LinksSend in a listener question at fullheartfreevoicepodcast@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramBuy our Podcast MerchBrowse the books we mention on...
In this preview episode Emma talks to Caitlin about our first book selection for The Full Heart Free Voice Podcast: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes.In this episode you will learn:What Women Who Run With the Wolves is aboutWhy Emma and Caitlin are excited to study this bookTips for how to go about reading Women Who Run With the WolvesWhy engaging with community is amazing when studying this bookOur first full episode will be published on Wednesday January 15! We'll ...
This is our monthly Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes.We are starting with the “Introduction: Singing Over the Bones”. We invite you to read along with us. Each Book Club episode will include a detailed synopsis so you can listen whether you’ve read the chapter or not.You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast Podcast Episode Su...
This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in a practical way that helps us live with both a full heart and a free voice. This month we are studying the Introduction: “Singing Over the Bones”. In this episode we explore how the theme, “Story as Medicine”, can be applied t...
This is our monthly Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes.In this episode, we discuss chapter 1 “The Howl: Resurrection of the Wild Woman”. We invite you to read along with us. However, each Book Club episode is designed so that you can listen whether you’ve read the chapter or not.You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast Podcast Episode Summary:In chapter 1, we dive even ...
This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in a practical way. This month we are studying chapter 1: “The Howl: Resurrection of the Wild Woman”. In this episode we demonstrate how to use an adaptation of a Jungian dream interpretation technique as a more advanced form of ...
This is our monthly Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.In this episode, we discuss chapter 2 “Stalking the Intruder: The Beginning Initiation”. We invite you to read along with us; however, each Book Club episode is designed so you can listen whether you’ve read the chapter or not.You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast Episode Summary:Content Warning: Chapter 2 features t...
We had originally recorded the life school episode for Chapter 2 of Women Who Run with the Wolves before the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak was felt in the vast majority of the world. In a matter of weeks and even days life for many of us has drastically changed.We want you all to know our hearts are with you in this difficult time. We wish safety, health, and wellbeing to you, your loved ones, and your communities. Feeling the call to follow our own intuitions we have decided that inst...
This is a special bonus episode that is the perfect compliment to the guided “Inner Hive Meditation for Embracing Stillness” in Episode 6! A few years ago we recorded a four part series on the wisdom the bees have to offer us each season. We love how these audios celebrate the life-death-life cycle, which Clarissa Pinkola Estes says is the essence of the Wild Woman. Having just celebrated the Vernal Equinox and the first day of spring for the northern Hemisphere, we want to share ou...
This is our monthly Book Club episode, discussing a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.In this episode, we discuss chapter 3 “Nosing Out the Facts: The Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation”.You can follow us on Instagram: @FullHeart_FreeVoice_Podcast You can sign up for the podcast newsletter hereSummary:This chapter is for those of us who want to learn how to listen to our intuition and use it to make decisions in our lives. It’...
This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme. This month we are studying Chapter 3: “Nosing Out the Facts: The Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation”. In this episode we demonstrate how to use an exercise to help you trust your intuition.With this exercise you will explore a situatio...
This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 4 “The Mate: Union with the Other”.Podcast Episode Summary:This chapter focuses on how to identify relationships in your life that are nourishing to your wild self, whether romantic or platonic. This chapter is also about the internal spiritual journey and learning how to unite to and love your own wild woman ...
Hi Everyone,This week we decided not to publish a new episode, because we would love for you to know about and listen to these amazing podcasts.Code Switch Podcast1619About RaceThe Diversity GapIntersectionality Matters!Momentum: a race forward podcastPod for the cause Pod Save the PeopleSeeing WhiteGood Ancestor PodcastThank you to Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein for compiling this document of anti-racism resources for white people. You might also want to check out these links: Wa...
This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme. This month we are studying Chapter 4: “The Mate: Union with the Other”.With this exercise you will combine everything we've learned so far. You'll turn to your intuition to rate a relationship on the scale of Thriving Relationships (Mana...
This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 5 “Hunting: When the heart is a lonely hunter”.Podcast Episode Summary:This chapter is about understanding committed love, not as something where only pleasure is allowed, only good times, only increase, but where the Life-Death-Life cycle is honored. It is about understanding there are times of closeness, connectio...
This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in your life. This month we are studying Chapter 5: “Hunting: When the heart is a lonely hunter”.In this chapter we learned about the Life-Death-Life Cycle, where you pay attention to what needs to be released from your life and what need...
This is a special bonus episode that is the perfect compliment to studying the Life-Death-Life nature of Skeleton Woman! A few years ago we recorded a four part series on the wisdom the bees have to offer us each season. We love how these audios celebrate the life-death-life cycle, which Clarissa Pinkola Estes says is the essence of the Wild Woman. Having recently celebrated the Summer Solstice, we want to share our conversation on what the bees have to teach us about the productive...
This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 6 “Finding One's Pack: belonging as blessing”.Summary:This chapter focuses on finding a sense of belonging when you have experienced rejection, abandonment, or a sense of exile in your life. In this reading Dr. Estes offers the story of "The Ugly Duckling", and she analyzes how this story shows the path to finding y...
This is our “Life School” episode where we take a theme from the chapter we are studying from our current book club selection, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and we share a tool, practice, or exercise for how to work with that theme in your life. This month we are studying Chapter 6: “Finding Your Pack: belonging as blessing”.In this chapter we learned about the initiation of moving from exile to belonging in your life by studying "The Ugly Duckling". With today's ep...
This is our Book Club episode where we discuss a chapter from our current book choice: Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. In this episode, we discuss chapter 7 “Joyous Body: The Wild Flesh”.Summary:This chapter focuses on learning how to see your body through a lens of celebration and joy, instead of the body shame many of us were taught in our cultures of origin. It is for those of us who grew up in cultures that defined wh...