Bevin: A Femme Over 40 and her Friends

My beloved Femme sibling Mayuri is the first guest on my podcast who had a name and pronoun change since our first conversation! We talk about name euphoria, seeing our children as our teachers, healing and so much more! We also talk about the psychic realm! Spirit is feeling in alignment to the re-opening. Episode 34 is my first conversation with Mayuri! Tune in for their backstory, shifting from...

Alex Altomonte aka Alex the Medium is back on the podcast! One of my beloved psychic friends we check in about the pandemic, travel, being cautious and "safe" while also acknowledging the play we need to create! During the pandemic Alex followed his alignment and opened a brick and mortar and web store in a tiny New York State town with his partner. It's a great story and so relevant for anyone wh...

May is Mental Health Awareness month and Dr. Tanya Gilbert is back on the podcast to help us focus on our mental health! Dr. Tanya is an incredible resource--a psychotherapist, transformational life coach and someone who has put the work in practice ending generational cycles in her family. In this episode she offers tips and tools (especially mindset) around mental health wellness. You don't need...

When you're trying to become a parent there is so much uncertainty and frequently stress! My faith has totally been supported by my friends achieving parenthood after sometimes decade long journeys! I talk through my mindset on my own fertility and hope for parenthood. I talk about pregnancy loss, and share stories about how folks I know have become parents. There are so many different journeys an...

May 6th is International No Diet Day! Started in 1992 it moved through feminist circles before it became a hashtag on social media! I reflect on celebrating this day with friends and food, my body journey and the things I wish I had done to speed up my journey to loving my body and self! I launched my award-winning body positive queer nightlife party Rebel Cupcake on International No Diet Day in 2...

If you think you might do business in the Cannabis space, you need to know Beth aka The Hemp Huntress. Beth has been helping entrepreneurs in the cannabis and plant medicine space for a long time and with her new venture seeks to support entrepreneurs in the information age bring their gifts to the world. There's so much to navigate and Beth and her team can create a plan to keep you in your zone...

I received a question from a listener about developing a spiritual practice and where to start. The only thing I can teach on is my own experience! I talk about my shift to opening up to spirituality but paid particular attention to the places I receive spiritual nourishment at the present moment. My hope is it will inspire you to develop your own spiritual practice (if you want one) and/or give y...

I've made lots of friends and been part of online communities during the pandemic! It can be done! Making new friends is really good for us, especially if you, like me, are on a growth path! It's also super important to prioritize participating in communities that center belonging.  Other episodes I reference, about online communities: Episode 77 with Jeffrey Marsh, learn about Belonging &amp...

Mags returns to the podcast! We talk finding balance between freedom and connection. Doing the radical self acceptance work to unearth who we are from the programs and systems we are encoding. Once our belonging is no longer hostage to conformity, who will we become? Mags' previous episode is number 24, in February 2020. Mags on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magsesq/ Support the Podcast: Pa...

Slumber party vibes on the first solo episode in several weeks! I started the book Professional Troublemaker: The Fear Fighter's Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones and it's reminding me to hype myself up like I hype up other people and keep going through fear. We had a great Fat Kid Dance Party Book Club that will be on the you tube channel soon! I'm so happy the way the new Discord server through the P...

Ragen Chastain is a champion for health at every size. She's a speaker, writer, marathoner, on year eight of training to be an Iron distance triathlete! I adore and admire Ragen's persistence as an athlete and a warrior fighting for body liberation! We talk internet haters, athletics in a fat body, standing up to bullies and best practices for being fat at the doctor's office! Ragen's website: htt...

Madin Ray Lopez founded Project Q in their twenties! After beginning to cut hair at 16, Madin saw the profound impact hair had on the self image of their clients. In 2012 they began what has developed into Project Q today--supporting LGBTQIA+ homeless youth. Madin's care for the youth they serve is clear! From the "hairstream" trailer traveling pre-covid times to LGBTQIA+ centers across the United...

Gregory Littley is a heart-lead creative who helps brands make content with impact. He also taught me how to use the new social media app Clubhouse and more importantly, how to give and receive value out of it! We talk authenticity and being out in corporate life. If you're a content creator in any field you want to tune in and learn from Gregory!   Gregory on Instagram: https://www.instagram...

McKay! You recognize them from the Fat Kid Dance Party Workout Video 4 pack, episode 44 of this podcast or if you've ever had the good fortune to have shared space with them! If not, you're in for a treat!  McKay shares with us all about the Free Britney movement, we deeply discuss the record industry, diet culture, patriarchal media, and our spiritual connection to the pop icons who molded t...

Jeffrey Marsh is a viral sensation! Known for warmth and acceptance on the social media, thoughtful articles and the incredible book How to Be You, Jeffrey is truly a hug on the internet. Their book How to Be You is an incredible roadmap back to yourself, part memoir, part self acceptance essays and part journaling prompts.  We talk about Jeffrey's coming out (mom drove off the road), BOUNDAR...

I started out being a fan of April Flores and as fate would have it we became friends! She truly is my favorite sex performer/porn star of all time (she's that good) and she's a really fantastic, loving, deep human being. April was an early life widow losing her husband and collaborator, photographer Carlos Batts seven years ago when he was just forty years old. We talk grieving, resilience, love,...

"Queerantine horny" is a Subtantia Jones quote from one minute into our conversation. There's nothing off limits in this conversation! This is really like brunch with Samantha Jones if she was a queer fat Southern photographer who came out late in life. Coming out later in life, living a life as a photographer of naked fat people who hasn't been shooting during quarantine, Substantia Jones is read...

Deidra Bliss is a homeschooling mom, entrepreneur and award winning cannabis creator. She's also completely obsessed with plants! Deidra is the co-founder of the Glowing Goddess Getaway, a women's self care cannabis retreat, and she is very focused on helping folks glow up with plants! We talk about entheogens and how to use them to open up consciousness and vibe up during covid. Microdosing, hero...

I met Claire Coughlin Powell because we are both passionate about self care and cannabis! We met via the Glowing Goddess Getaway retreats and I have been attending her laughter yoga club since Summer 2020. Laughter yoga is nothing I expected but everything I needed! Claire has a wonderful cannabis origin story, raised in a family with cannabis use. She's living out the vitality of enjoying the sac...

Rest is Essential! Beginning in November 2020, I kept getting messages from Spirit that I needed to rest. I began a journey over the last couple months of reflecting on what rest means to me, how much rest I really need, and what I wasn't doing when I was distracting myself with endless events.  I hope these reflections help you understand more about the role of rest in your life and what you...

These times call for remedies to anxiety! Meet my Yoga and Tapping for Anxiety teacher Noemi Sparks! She shares her daily routine for getting out ahead of anxiety or addressing it when it does come up. We talk all about plant remedies--Cannabis and essential oils specifically, and more about Noemi's background and her work as a one on one anxiety coach. Noemi's Website: https://www.yogawithsparks....

Content Warning: Suicide. I've been suicidal several times in my life. As a former lawyer I learned firsthand why the profession has four times the national rate of suicide. I struggled to fit myself into boxes that weren't made for me and suffered significantly with my perception of what others thought of me. A potent tool I use to help myself guard and change my thoughts during the dark and diff...

I don't do Resolutions, I do intentions or themes! So much easier and more effective! I also discuss moon ceremonies and the profound impact they've had on my groundedness in these times. Plus more New Year reflections and wishes for 2021. Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/fkdp Bevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bevinsparty/

Colin Bedell has an MA in Fashion Studies and spends his days teaching folks on Instagram how to improve their lives with astrology. "Fashion and Astrology both forecast, why couldn't you blend them?" was a question that changed the course of his career. A grounded seeker, Colin is a delight for folks who are curious about how the zodiac can bring context and harmony to relational dynamics--how to...

Tiffany Watkins is the Founder and CEO of Vanguard Media Online, a platform of support and recognition for Women owned companies in the cannabis industry. She's been involved in advancing compassionate use of cannabis since the early AIDS Pandemic. We talk entrepreneurialism, equity in cannabis, coming out, spirituality and sustainability of movements.  Vanguard Media Online: https://www.vang...