What Would Venus Do?

On this episode of  What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen get intimate when it comes to love. Sarah has been reading The Art of Loving by Eric Fromme, where the author outlines 4 main criteria and guidelines to love 'correctly.' This felt like a very matriarchal discussion on not only love with another person, but a commentary on platonic relationships, how to show up passionately in...

On this episode of  What Would Venus Do?  The ladies connect for a catch up. As the supermoon in Taurus is days away, the queens want to share on the emerging themes of their lives, since their last check in took place in the summertime. Sarah provides context on the current astrology. As always, themes of surrender, sovereignty, and shedding, just like the autumn leaves, are prevalent throughout...

On this episode of  What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen continue with their series Moving Towards Matriarchy by discussing how power plays, manipulation and upholding the patriarchy plays out in subtle ways in our daily lives. Whether it be with family members, romantic partners, children or siblings, this conversation illuminates all the ways that we use the inverted form of our f...

On this episode of What Would Venus Do? The ladies pick back up the microphone on their series 'Moving Towards Matriarchy' and my word, does this conversation fill Scorpio season with a sultry fire. Sarah shares a quote which spurs a conversation around hierarchical structures, the natural world, the patriarchy's ridged grip on power, how power struggles play out in small and subtle ways in our ev...

On this episode of  What Would Venus Do ? The goddesses discuss art. Art for art's sake. Surrender, creativity, spontaneity that take us off of our paved roads where our lives exist. This brilliant conversation spurred from a conscious-cracking open concept in Miranda July's novel, 'All Fours.' Where we allow life to lead us off course, and it's in taking these spontaneous detours that life can be...

On this episode of What Would Venus Do? Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen catch up on change. Sarah has existed too deeply in her subconscious for the majority of her life, where Kristen has actively tried to run away from hers, taking up shelter, or hiding in her ability to be present. But what happens when your ability to be present is actually a coping mechanism of not looking at the dirt of your p...

The queens return from their summer Hiatus for a pre-Autumn equinox catch up. In this episode of What Would Venus Do, each woman comes into the conversation after experiencing a variety of intense emotions and a clearing of some kind. Stephanie finds herself in Newfoundland, in a state of surrender, after travelling far away from her routine of healthy habits and comforts. Sarah hits a snag in her...

On the second episode in the series,  Moving Towards Matriarchy  the queens discuss their name itself, if to call ourselves a Matriarchy, what does this mean? How promoting a Matriarchal framework is not about male bashing, men versus women but on the contrary, having the utmost compassion for men, and about bringing both the feminine and masculine aspects into balance, closer to soul, and the spi...

Kick off the heat of August with a new series entitled  Moving Towards Matriarchy.  This series of  What Would Venus Do? was birthed  after Sarah Burns sent a youtube video on the Pillars of Patriarchy and Women's Invisible Labour. Upon listening to the segment on the invisible labour of women, which we link below, the ladies got into a spicy conversation offline. What came to light was how em...

On this episode of  What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen discuss the concept of t aking the leap.  Imagine if instead of actually departing to search for the new world Magellan and his crew sat in the docked ship, getting drunk and only dreaming of the new world from the safety of the shore? In order to discover something new within yourself, you must leave behind what you know and...

On this week's  What Would Venus Do?  The queens of We are The Matriarchy are on fire with the topic of Consumer Hygiene, a term coined by the lovely Sarah Burns. What she means by this is how we eat, what we eat, what we consume, not just food but think here social media scrolling, television, gossip, needs to be vigilantly looked at in a culture which promotes us to numb out, be perpetually...

On this episode o f What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen reflect on their weeks, which collectively felt anxious, where a low-hum stress lingered in their systems. This leads to a compelling conversation on Sensitivity. Stephanie shares a quote by Miranda July, on how beautiful it is that women experience deaths, each month, and have an innate sensitivity. This sparks further discus...

On this beautiful episode of What Would Venus Do, the ladies of We are The Matriarchy talk about the Summer Solstice. Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen discuss how the day of maximum light, illuminates their years thus far, making the women reflect on the seeds they planted back in the winter, and how the Solstice, in general, is marked as a moment of increased awareness. This conversation is sure to...

On this insightful episode of What Would Venus Do? Stephanie, Sarah and Kristen have a follow-on discussion from last week, where the queens talk about ways to remain in integrity when dealing with those who are trapped in their own belief systems and ‘mind-nets.’ Stephanie shares a story about her one family member's attempt to indoctrinate another, and how our people-pleasing tendencies are...

On this incredible edition of What Would Venus Do? Stephanie, Sarah and Kristen discuss designing one’s life. The ladies talk about the significance in their own lives of moving from New Jersey to the Carolina’s and Florida. And how much environment can play a role in one’s mental and emotional state. Being receptive, having the courage to listen to the hearts calling on what kind of life you desi...

On this episode of  What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen connect after Mother's Day. Kristen shares that she went for a much needed full body massage which sparks an incredible topic: the body always tells the truth. Sarah explains that the body is the feminine, the masculine is the mind. How important body work and touch are to bring one back into the sanctuary of their inner t...

On this episode of What Would Venus Do, Stephanie shares some wisdom imparted to her by Josh Homme, at a rock and roll concert. Topics include waiting - waiting for circumstances to change before we take action, waiting related to your human design, and the metaphor of remaining porous in life. Stephanie, Sarah and Kristen encourage their listeners in this short and sweet segment to not wait to li...

In this on-fire episode of "What Would Venus Do?" Stephanie, Sarah and Kristen catch up after not speaking for a few weeks and oh my does the conversation come in hot! The queens do not waste a minute, delving into health journeys, societal conditioning, and trauma responses. They discuss the importance of unraveling one's behavior to uncover authenticity. The concept of tending and...

On this episode of What Would Venus Do? The ladies of We are the Matriarchy discuss eclipse season and how the planetary movements have influenced their personal lives. Everything from Human Design, Traveling during eclipse season, pedicures and making decisions is covered! Sometimes just making a decision is more important than the decision itself.. listen in to this relaxed conversation, as spri...

On this incredible episode of  What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen discuss matters of the heart. The first part of the show talks about the arrival of Spring and Eclipse season, which we are immersed in, marking cycles and great change. The conversation shifts as Stephanie opens up about the loss of her cat, Bean, who transitioned into the angelic realms, leaving his earthly body j...

*Trigger Warning* On this compelling episode of  What Would Venus Do?  Stephanie, Sarah and Kristen open with a story about a close friend, who after many years struggling with a disability, has decided to go on hospice care. The queens talk about death, about the ephemeral nature of life, and dignity in dying. The question is then posed; Can ambition and surrender take place simultaneously? The l...

In this episode of We are the Matriarchy, Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen go deep to break down one of the phrases in the True Detective Season Final, which considers spiral patterns, and how to rise above them to enact real change in our lives. The topic of Pilates and walking pads sparks a discussion on embodiment practices, and how being in union with the body has immense value. The queens seem t...

This week’s episode of What Would Venus Do takes place on Valentine’s Day. Frankly, the ladies aren’t sure what they will discuss at first, until they crack their hearts open to share their relationships, marriages, and what Valentine’s Day represents to someone who doesn’t subscribe to the consumerist aspect of the holiday. Other topics include: loving someone exactly as they are, allowing them t...

On this episode of  We are the Matriarchy , Stephanie, Sarah, and Kristen get together after not speaking for a few weeks. You can tell as there’s lots to catch up on! Stephanie asks Sarah about a dopamine cleanse she recently underwent and the rest is history. The queens discuss screen time, the consequences of too much on your nervous system, cleansing your brain from dopamine overloads, making...

In the first episode of the New Year, the ladies of We are the Matriarchy restructure the flow of their podcasts to be more conversational. They waste no time by getting into a deep conversation on what it means to age, which was sparked by Kristen turning 35  (and kind of freaking out about it.)  Aging as a woman in our culture is frowned upon, we live in a world that pressures us to make our bea...