Grateful Goddesses

With so much stress in our lives, we are always searching for calm. It would be great to be in the flow and take something to help relieve us instantly, if not even for a moment of stress. Join Karen Pulver and her Goddesses as they talk with CBD wellness and holistic nutritionist, Joelle Rabion to learn about the benefits of drinking a water-soluble product she has developed called flō. They answ...

Have you always wanted to start something new? Are you reflecting back on who you are and what you are meant to do? What are your passions and your purpose, and how are you tapping into that? Are you doing what you love, or are you living a life out of routine or guilt? Your job, of course, could be out of necessity for income, but can you also add some folly and some joy? Featured Goddess Camille...

Learn how to tap into your Gutsy Inner Goddess expert. Roe Couture DeSaro, owner of Gutsy Gals Get More, LLC, sits down with Karen Pulver and the Goddesses as she teaches you how to tap into identifying who you are and the why of what you want. Not only that, but she also empowers you to do what you are ready and willing to do but still honor who you are at the same time. Believing "you cannot bui...

A home is not just a shelter but so much more. It is a sanctuary and a space of spirit. It defines your personality and identity. Diving deeper, a home is where memories are formed and created. It is the place we always come back to at the end of the day, proving how it greatly impacts our well-being. In this episode, Karen Pulver and her Goddesses are joined by Georgeann Rivas and Stephanie Wirth...

“You always had the courage inside!” This is what the Wizard of Oz reminded the Cowardly Lion when he was given the medal of courage he was greatly seeking. In the same way, we all have fears, anxieties, and vulnerabilities. Yet, we are often afraid to feel and talk about them, and may not know how best to handle them to take care of ourselves and our well-being. In this episode, Karen Pulver is j...

Life happens in the body, and yoga is a physical and mental practice that has the potential to change people's lives. Ayurveda is the sister science to yoga that can heal the root cause of an ailment. Join Karen Pulver and her goddesses talk to Chrissy Gonzalez, a Chicago-based yoga teacher and wellness coach, to learn about Ayurveda and how this principle can help us live a balanced life. Togethe...

We all have many selves that encompass who we are. Sarah Marshank, the author of the book Being Self-ish, guides us through the journey of discovering “Selfistry” – the artistry of the self. Selfishtry simplifies our selves into three different baskets – the self, witness, and source. Another way of seeing this method is the three aspects of our selves into the personality, the awareness of selves...

Having your child be diagnosed with a rare disease is every parent’s nightmare. How can one come to terms with the thought of losing a child? In this soulful and touching conversation, Karen Pulver interviews author and mother, Ellen Schwartz. Her books, Lessons from Jacob and Without One Word Spoken, recounts the many life lessons she has learned from her son. She talks about Jacob’s extraordinar...

Pleasure, passion, and pelvic floor! The three Ps of self-care. Join Karen Pulver and her goddesses in this episode, where they talk to sexual therapist, Cheryl Sloane, who answers all your sex-ed questions and offers insights and benefits about orgasms. Learn how, by loving and enjoying our own bodies at any age, we can remain strong, empowered, and balanced. Unleash your sexual Goddess to owning...

Everyone has a safe place where they can access intuition and higher selves, release negative energy and open themselves up to infinite wisdom. Let certified transformation, empowerment, and happiness coach, Sharon Saevitzon help you find your safe place in this guided meditation session with Karen Pulver and her Goddesses. Along the way, you will learn a lot about mindfulness and meditation as th...

Come to the movies! Movies have shaped our lives, helped define us, have been pivotal moments in our lives, and continue to be. Often times, the movies we loved when we were young, looking back from a new perspective, can have a totally different meaning now. Let’s go to the movies with Professor Nick Davis from Northwestern University. We will discuss Goddesses, changing roles of women over time,...

Stress can take over our bodies and create many negative effects for ourselves and others. Proper breath work allows you to bring your best and highest self to whatever situation that arises. Being present, in your center, and then enabling a calm, focused reaction is optimum, especially in a highly corrosive stressful job. The world is a crazy place and we all need to work for peace. We want to b...

What is your relationship with makeup? Whether you decide to wear makeup or not, in this episode, Karen Pulver and her Goddesses talk about facing roadblocks and how Nicole Abbott, the Founder of Hey Babe! Cosmetics, found her passion to create her own makeup line. As a professional makeup artist, Nicole has always wanted to create her perfect PINK lip color. After several life-changing events tha...

A dream isn't something that's easily attainable, and if you really want to make yours come true, be prepared to make sacrifices along the way. However, if you have the recipe to achieve your dream and know the path you need to take, things might just be a little bit easier. Lara Gilmore, the wife of Massimo Bottura and co-owner of Osteria Francescana, shares the story of how she turned her dream...

This episode, listen in as 26-year old, Ella St. Hilaire, founder of Bedrock Body, brings up life lessons from the point of view of a Millennial. She sits down with Karen Pulver and her Goddesses to talk about her passions and her new business as well as those tough yet necessary conversations about social injustice and inequality. Ella provides a fresh take on “white privilege” and explains how y...

We learn a lot of life lessons each day, if only we constantly pay attention to what serves us and what doesn’t. The value of curiosity lies in how it allows us to determine which things in life propel us forward and hold us back. Join Karen Pulver and her Goddesses as they converse with ultimate Goddess, the “Bad Grandma” herself, Elaine Soloway, an author, risk-taker, and ever-curious adventurer...

We all had dreams when we were young—dreams, wishes, and hopes of what and who we were going to be when we grew up. Then we grew up, and life happened. Some of us followed that dream, while some chose a different path, perhaps out of the necessity, however leaving that childhood dream backstage. Whichever track you went on, now is the time to discover the track which best aligns to help you live a...

On this episode we will explore our intuition and how to tap into that inner Goddess. When you have the mind/body/soul in sync then you can be aware of that inner voice that speaks to you to help you on your life journey. The Inner Goddess is a women's way of becoming more of who she is. The soul and being within and getting in touch with that Inner Goddess creates awareness that will allow you to...

Every day when we wake up in the morning we are faced with many choices. Throughout our day we have choices about ourselves, our bodies, our spirits, our minds, and also about others around us. We choose whether to hold on to anger or to see beyond that and feel the fear underneath. We decide in that space to react or respond, to discover rather than recover. We choose to take anxiety and turn it...

We all have busy lives to live, that when the COVID-19 pandemic came, we are suddenly thrust into a world where quarantine and social distancing have become norms. If there is any consolation, this situation has provided us an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and discover the inner goddess that has been inside of us all along. Welcoming you to the Grateful Goddesses podcast, meet host and...