Full Spirals

Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode, Stacy shares personal excerpts from her own journey, exploring the themes of Amor Fati (Love of Fate) and the power of unconditional love. Inspired by the teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche and author Elizabeth Lesser , she reflects on the profound impact of her first art teacher, Joyce, who opened her eyes to the world of art and self-discovery during one...

Send us Fan Mail "Sometimes I don't feel like I'm enough, but I call my bluff...and I do it with LOVE." These are the lyrics  from the bridge of  Meaghan Farrell's hit song "Just Me" --a song that epitomizes her constant evolution as a human AND as an artist. They also sum up what it means to come full spiral.   In this encore episode, Meaghan shares her journey...

Send us Fan Mail Full Spirals is celebrating its SECOND ANNIVERSARY this month and it's been a time of reflection.   As we continue to amplify the voices of women this season--and look forward to amplifying the voices of elder women next season--we take a look back to where this all began. It's a look back to an episode from our first season which was titled : The Sound of Silence , and...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring HELEN AVAKIAN An Award-winning songstress and International Fingerstyle Champion Helen Avakian has moved audiences for decades with her haunting voice and versatile guitar playing. Speaking with Helen and hearing her incredible stories—was so enriching that we spent a lot of time just sort of talking and meandering through her life–which by th...

Send us Fan Mail Beth Kille has been performing her original Americana-rock music since her career began in 2000,  and has just released her 18th Studio Album with the Beth Kille Band . When not performing, Beth serves as the Music Director / songwriting instructor for Girls & Ladies Rock Camp Madison , and our conversation winds through the journey of when and where Beth found her true voice...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring MO REYNOLDS Mo Reynolds has tried to like knitting and crocheting but the only weaving she really enjoys has to do with words . Based in Idaho, Mo travels the country weaving personal stories with folk and fairy tales, throwing in a tall tale here and there for good measure.  She performed on the National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place s...

Send us Fan Mail As a little girl Ezzie Spencer Ph. D was already a seeker .  Imaginative and always enamored with the mystical, she was a human in search of deeper meaning.   She began her career as a human rights lawyer in Australia and completed her Ph. D in therapeutic jurisprudence after surviving toxic relationships, to help other women survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault seek jus...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring SHWETA BHATT Shweta Bhatt is a consultant, speaker, writer, and artist who serves as a guide for those who want to harness their voice. After spending 6 years in finance, Shweta realized her true calling was in helping people find more compassion , connection , and resilience within themselves as they navigate significant life changes. She use...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring JESSICA ROBINSON With a degree  in film production from NYU , Jessica Robinson founded her video production company Capture Video in the early oughts, she founded her professional storytelling group Better Said Than Done  in 2011, and the Women’s Storytelling Festival in Fairfax, VA in 2020. She’s the perfect guest to chat with about the impor...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring HELEN KLEBESADEL What drew me to Helen Klebesadel wasn’t just her incredible career and activism, but her ART.  Helen has been using SPIRALS as a symbol in her work throughout her career and having our lives spiral together when they did left me a bit gobsmacked. Helen is an artist, educator and activist who maintains her studio in Madison, Wi...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring JOY JORDAN A former statistics professor, Joy Jordan helps people struggling with anxiety, exhaustion, and busyness to slow down and savor life. Her work takes her into prisons, corporate offices, schools, non-profits, and community classes. Using simple, low-commitment but high-impact tools that are quick to master, Joy helps people turn mind...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring KELLY SWANSON Award winning Writer, Storyteller and Speaker Kelly Swanson​ is bringing her show "Who Hijacked My Fairytale" to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center​ this April.  Enjoy this conversation about her writing process, how the pandemic changed her mind about what's important, and how what makes us different, makes us...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring SUSAN RABIDEAU This conversation gets to the heart of it. How do we follow our inner knowing when the world--both inner and outer--seems to relentlessly pull us away from it? Susan Rabideau is a theatre artist, director, producer and actor.   She has made her art her life, has used it to make real changes in the world around her, and is a true...

Send us Fan Mail In this ENCORE episode, we meet again and catch up with Dina Nina! Dina  is a trans comic who credits comedy with saving her life. Having grown up in the Evangelical south, she's still unlearning the spirituality and values she grew up with, but she's a woman who used the arts to find her voice-- to find HERSELF--and now she uses her craft and newfound faith to help chan...

Send us Fan Mail We kick off Women’s History Month, by going back to the OG, Season 1 format of Full Spirals: a return to Stories…with a little zhuzh added in for good measure.  Stacy is telling two new personal stories, THEN offering a brief prompt she wrote for you to ponder and possibly take the risk to write about yourself.  Get those creative juices flowing and celebrate women in YOUR life! S...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring BARBARA MCAFEE PT. 3 In this last meeting with Barbara McAfee, we learn that when you change your voice, your life comes along for the ride, and that it’s never too late to give voice to what’s inside you. As you know by now, raising women’s voices is the mission with the "Project I’m Speaking" series, and in this episode Stacy revea...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring BARBARA MCAFEE PT. 2 "Midwife for voices" Barbara McAfee returns in Part 2 of our three part series on Vocal Presence.  In this 3-part series featuring Barbara, we'll explore where our voices come from, why they matter, and how you can harness your Full Voice!   Today we'll take a deeper dive into her 5 Elements Framework ,...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring BARBARA MCAFEE PT. 1 What is your voice saying about you? In her book Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence ,  singer/songwriter, author and "Midwife for voices" Barbara McAfee offers this quote: "To free the voice is to free the person."  In this 3-part series featuring Barbara, we'll dig into where our v...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring EZZIE SPENCER, PhD As a little girl Ezzie Spencer Ph. D was already a seeker .  Imaginative and always enamored with the mystical, she was a human in search of deeper meaning.   She began her career as a human rights lawyer in Australia and completed her Ph. D in therapeutic jurisprudence after surviving toxic relationships, to help other wome...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring MELISSA WALKER Melissa Walker is a bass player/ singer songwriter from British Columbia, Canada. As a supporting musician she has toured extensively throughout Canada, US, Germany, and Australia, and she bravely shares both her story and her voice in this delightful episode!  Over  Covid Melissa took up songwriting and is currently in the proc...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring CANDICE SCHUTTER This episode is important. Candice Schutter is a writer, educator, and the creator and host of The Deeper Pulse podcast. She’s worked as a group facilitator and life coach for nearly two decades, focusing primarily on agency and self-expression. She has a BA in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Social Impact, and is a 2016 Grad...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring BREANNE SMITH Breanne Smith is a "lesson-seeking, plant-hoarding, baby-loving, silver lining kind of woman".   Her "Root and Rise" blog and podcast were founded with the intention of offering women a place to be gentle with themselves while they learn and grow.  A survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault AND society&ap...

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Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring JEN RUBIN Jen Rubin has been steeped in the tradition of storytelling her entire life.  "The Moth" Madison producer took to the stage in 2013 with stories of her Yiddish grandmother, life and love.  With stories Jen found herself at home, and discovered a way to share her passion with the world.  Join Stacy as she sits down with Jen...

Send us Fan Mail Project: I'm Speaking, featuring DINA NINA MARTINEZ Dina Nina Martinez is a trans comic who credits comedy with saving her life. Having grown up in the Evangelical south, she's still unlearning the spirituality and values she grew up with, but she's a woman who used the arts to find her voice-- to find HERSELF--and now she uses her craft and newfound faith to help c...