Bevin: A Femme Over 40 and her Friends

Sailene Ossman returns to the podcast! She is a multipassionate entrepreneur in the Cannabis space, here to teach us everything we need to know about living our best life with non-psychoactive Cannabis products. CBD and so much more, as you'll learn! We also connected about Jesus. Sailene was raised Seventh Day Adventist and went on her own spiritual journey away from religiosity and dogma, coming...

My biggest lessons from 2020 weren't what I expected but definitely what I needed! Like being able to receive unconditional love from people when they don't understand me! And how important it is to me to be a lifelong learner.  I'd love to hear what your lessons are--leave me a voice note at anchor.fm/bevin Support the podcast: Patreon.com/fkdp Bevin on Instagram: Instagram.com/bevinsparty

Since I became an aerobics instructor the most common question I get from folks is "I'm Worried About My Loved One's Health, What Should I Do?" "I want this person to do your aerobics class." Well, here's my answer to how I think you should approach your experience with your friend.  Content warning, in the latter part of the episode I'm processing my friend choosing to end their life via sui...

Lisa Snyder is the co-founder of Tokeativity, the Global Feminist Community for Active Cannabis Culture. She's a visionary with strong ethics around inclusion and equity. I've been really enjoying the online gatherings Tokeativity has produced during the pandemic and it is truly a hub for smart, driven women who are passionate about helping others heal with cannabis. We talk about the creation of...

You're scrolling instagram and see all these perfect images of seemingly perfect people. Comparing it to your life, which is full of obstacles and hardships, feeling bad about yourself! Here's the truth--everyone is a mess! Everyone has life stuff going on. I talk about disinviting drama into your life, accepting the hard parts of life, and letting your self image rise to the level of humility.&nb...

A year after moving into a tiny house in the forest I reflect on how it has taught me about change. Mushrooms in the forest show me unexpected variety and inevitable decay. The older population I live amongst teach me about change and death. I talk about how choosing our perception is our point of most power--how we frame the world around us and the attitudes we keep determine the experiences we h...

Scott K. Smith is a Reiki Master Practitioner, Energy Artist, Ordained High Priest in the Temple of Witchcraft and dear friend and teacher. This is our second conversation on the podcast (check out Episode 14 for his back story), and this time we focused on shadow work. What is shadow work, how do we examine our wounds and harder parts of our personality with compassion and love? How do we create...

This toolbox is for anyone who wants to release body self loathing, but especially geared toward discomfort with body change. I wanted to share some of my top tools that help me when my body has changed and I'm feeling uncomfortable in my skin. Grab something to take notes with! The Body is Not an Apology Book: https://amzn.to/31z3d0h Support the Podcast: Patreon.com/fkdp Bevin on Instagram: Insta...

Diet culture will have us believe that losing weight is always a good thing, and that we are unworthy of love when we fail to meet arbitrary, ever changing beauty standards. I have been involved in the body liberation movement since 2002 and weight changes are part of the process of life. Post partum bodies are frequently under attack from unrealistic expectations upheld by folks with lots of reso...

Christina, also known at The Canncierge, levels up cannabis experiences. From first times to practiced high tolerance babes, we chat about how to use cannabis to survive or perhaps enjoy "The Relentless Times" we're in.  Christina is living her dream combining many areas of expertise in her consulting and coaching, and we talk about entrepreneurship. Like me she's really chasing her goals and...

After a car accident landed Jennifer Axcell on 13 prescriptions, many opiods, she was able to heal with cannabis. Wanting to help folks get better guidance for making health choices with cannabis she co-founded Leaf411.org the first free cannabis nurse hotline. Folks from anywhere can connect with a cannabis trained nurse to discuss treatment options for use--including first time cannabis use.&nbs...

OMG you have so many more years left of your awesome adulthood. Are you waiting out on the sidelines thinking romance will never visit you ever again? I'm only a Juris Doctor but I'm diagnosing you with rotten self talk! I share lots of tools in this episode to help shed that belief!  Love, joy, supportive partnership and belonging are your birthright! The book I suggest is Calling in the One...

We are all in the process of unfolding and becoming who we are meant to be! Whether it's late in life coming out gender and sexuality, bringing a dream or a vision to life, finding love at an older age, it's all about releasing other folks opinions and deepening your trust in your authenticity. Everything good in my life comes from being willing to show up as my full authentic self. Where are you...

An update six months into the Coronapocalypse! I checked in with Chrissy at the outset of the Corona Virus in episode 29, so I thought it would be fun to get her to update predictions six months into the pandemic. All hell broke loose methodically--not as fast as originally predicted. The painful things happening will make sense. "I have figured out as a human how to just sit down with all of the...

During my adult life I have released a bunch of habits that no longer serve me: nail biting, self hate, shaming my own body, toxic codependent romantic obsession, investing in friendships that don’t nourish me, drinking coffee, drinking alcohol, sugar, dairy, soy, gluten, for a time corn, late night netflix binging, criticizing people I love and more! In this episode I talk about how I did that, m...

"...there's a lot about my life that's bothered me but I couldn't do anything about it. I just had to survive. You're going to have to find a way to survive me walking through the halls in hair and make-up."  Dylan Hill grew up in North Carolina a local performer while going through a tumultuous childhood. He began wearing make-up to high school because it made him happy and expressed himself...

The pandemic isn't over just because you're over it!--Instagram @hebontheweb My bestie Rachael contracted the Corona virus from a family member when she chose to expand her pod. The story is heartbreaking and really comes down to bullying. I'm super happy to say Rach survived the fever haze and her corona experience, but it's a great reminder about being cautious. We speak in depth about how to ha...

Part pep talk on the road to being your true self, part how-to manual, I break down what people pleasing is and what we can do to leave this behind. In this episode I break down how I shifted my mentality from people pleasing (ego) to living my authentic self (spirit). I could talk for hours about how much people pleasing is ingrained in us culturally. I really worked to distill this to action on...

I lived the first 20 years of my adult life in New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. 9 months ago I took the leap* to drastically reduce my expenses by moving to the forest and living in a tiny house. I recently got even tinier by moving to a 26 foot travel trailer within the same tiny forest neighborhood. I talk about organizing tips, surprises I encountered, my learning curve living in an...

Jeff Scult left the busy world of mainstream advertising to entrepreneurialism where he learned "Getting cool with uncertainty" but got really sick. He realized that locked up inside "shoulding all over himself" was someone inspired to create and make real human connections.  "It's a beautiful thing to realize the magic is in co-creation. We're always better together." His movement One Golden...

Trystan Reese helps clients get out of defensiveness and fragility and open up to meaningful change. He's an anti-racism coach and a consultant who helps organizations be more inclusive to diverse populations.  Trystan went viral a couple of years ago when he gave birth to his son. Coming out as trans was a journey--in the 90s we didn't have a lot of role models in the media for what was...

In these uncertain times things are hard out there! Cannabis is great medicine to improve mental health. It makes life a little more zesty and fun!  My first experience with cannabis was scary and landed me in the emergency room--allow me to give you a recipe for a better experience! I give tips for new to cannabis folks for a good first time experience. For practiced stoners with a high tole...

"When I feel witnessed and supported by someone it's because they see me as not man or woman but 'other.'" McKay experienced internal dystopia as a young person growing up in conformist culture. Raised as a Mormon in a small town in Idaho, McKay was seriously depressed by twelve years old. "My experience in my body was violent." That became disordered eating. McKay says about their recovery, "I li...

A quick episode to give you my tips for dealing with a bit of weight gain. We're talking mindset and micro lifestyle changes. After 20 years of work in the body liberation movement I've figured out how to have peace with my body at any size and any change! Support the podcast: Patreon.com/fkdp Bevin on Instagram: Instagram.com/bevinsparty

Christine Dunn is a coach and consultant who helps business owners get their time back! She grew up in an entrepreneurial household, started a property management business right out of college and has gone through a few career permutations within the coaching world. We talk about her journey, coming out of the closet, developing a coaching and public speaking practice as an introvert and self care...