I AM MY Passion Project

Activist art can have a revolutionary impact on our culture, inspiring social change. This type of work can provide important conversations that have the power to bring awareness to injustices in our society. The types of artwork created can be done in a variety of media including painting, poetry, music, dance and even animation and film. Some artists that might come to mind are the musician Nina...

Welcome to week 3 of Dream Building with Brenda! Use the worksheets Brenda created for you as you build your dreams in this 3-week mini-workshop: thewomanhouse.com/dreambuildingwithbrenda ----- Finding your passion in life and planning a strategy for seeing your new dream to fruition— especially when, like all of us, you come across obstacles and setbacks— is hard work. That’s why for this season...

Welcome to week 2 of Dream Building with Brenda! Use the worksheets Brenda created for you as you build your dreams in this 3-week mini-workshop: thewomanhouse.com/dreambuildingwithbrenda ----- Finding your passion in life and planning a strategy for seeing your new dream to fruition— especially when, like all of us, you come across obstacles and setbacks— is hard work. That’s why for this season...

Welcome to week 1 of Dream Building with Brenda! Use the worksheets Brenda created for you as you build your dreams in this 3-week mini-workshop: thewomanhouse.com/dreambuildingwithbrenda ----- Finding your passion in life and planning a strategy for seeing your new dream to fruition— especially when, like all of us, you come across obstacles and setbacks— is hard work. That’s why for this season...

Every year the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) puts out their Dirty Dozen List . Just this past April they put out their 2024 list. This is a list of mainstream entities that facilitate, enable, and even profit from sexual abuse and exploitation. “Sexual exploitation and abuse thrives across tech platforms and entities we use daily; they continue to flourish due to lack of or poor e...

I Am My Passion Project has a new segment called, 50 Shades of Sexism! This new episode is a platform for co-hosts Darina Neyret and Lorna Nakell to apply a feminist lense to classic American Movies. You can have your favorite movies and think that they're non-threatening, charming, or "fun for the whole family" (as the trailer voice over would suggest). Or maybe you like more challenging psycholo...

What are the ways that women are being held back from achieving their full potential as leaders in the workplace/in the world and how can we fix the broken system that created this inequity? Belinda Clemmensen is the author of the book, Women, Leadership, and Saving the World: Why Everything Gets Better when Women Lead , and the founder and CEO of Women’s Leadership Intensive, an organization that...

In the rich man's world Ah, all the things I could do If I had a little money It's a rich man's world —Abba Ah, money... We all need it to support our daily lives and lifestyle dreams. Women don't make as much of it, and therefore aren't able to save as much of it. You might have an excellent relationship to it, or avoid talking about because it's a triggering topic. But, today, in the privacy of...

I Am My Passion Project has a new segment called, 50 Shades of Sexism! This new episode is a platform for co-hosts Darina Neyret and Lorna Nakell to apply a feminist lense to classic American Movies. You can have your favorite movies and think that they're non-threatening, charming, or "fun for the whole family" (as the trailer voice over would suggest). Or maybe you like more challenging psycholo...

Are you a woman looking for a confidence boost that doesn't involve being hit on by a stranger in a bar? Have you been through some hardships and need a way to look at yourself in a more loving light? Are you already feelin' yourself and just wishing you could find the right talent to capture it on film. Well, I've got just the person who can help you with any and all of that! In this episode I ha...

What is going on in the online dating world? Is it full of empathetic/loving men, the ghosts of princes, or narcissists trying to make you feel like a rube? In this episode of I Am My Passion Project author Michelle Traub shares insights and tips that will help keep women dipping their toes into online dating, or those already fully immersed in the waters, feeling more empowered and safe. Michelle...

Dill Ward's great passion is creating energized & joyful social events that build community, inspire business development, and promote the work of women with her organization called Women with Moxie, courageous women in business.  After hosting over 250 events both in person and online, Dill still sees a great need for women to continue to gather, lift each other up, and create a micro-ec...

I Am My Passion Project has a new segment called, 50 Shades of Sexism! This new episode is a platform for co-hosts Darina Neyret and Lorna Nakell to apply a feminist lense to classic American Movies. You can have your favorite movies and think that they're non-threatening, charming, or "fun for the whole family" (as the trailer voice over would suggest). Or maybe you like more challenging psycholo...

I Am My Passion Project has a new segment called, 50 Shades of Sexism! This new episode is a platform for co-hosts Darina Neyret and Lorna Nakell to apply a feminist lense to classic American Movies. You can have your favorite movies and think that they're non-threatening, charming, or "fun for the whole family" (as the trailer voice over would suggest). Or maybe you like more challenging psycholo...

The current population of the world is approximately 8 billion people. That’s a lot. That’s a lot of people like you and me living through some challenges; shuffling about, making decisions, building things, eating, pooping, having sex... Of that 8 billion people, 50.5% are male and 49.5% are female. That seems pretty equal right—almost half and half? I would think control would be split right dow...

While the holidays can be challenging for many folks for a variety of reasons (dealing with travel, having to spend time with extended family that you might not get along with, trying to stay on track with eating and spending money, etc.) it can be especially hard for couples who are additionally dealing with recovery from betrayal trauma. I'm talking specifically about the type of trauma when a s...

I know you might have thought that season 1 was done, but here we are with a bonus episode. For this episode I interview the renowned expert on our pornified culture, Dr. Gail Dines. During our lively conversation she explains how girls and women are forced by our society into one of two roles: we're either be f*ckable, or invisible. What do you choose? Dr. Gail Dines, a Professor Emerita of Socio...

It can take less than 11 seconds for a 9-year-old child to access hard-core porn on the internet without a credit card and without proof of age. This episode shines an olympic-sized spotlight on the abuses that porn has on individuals watching porn, taking part in it as a performer, and on children being exploited by it. And, what was surprising to me as the interviewer was to learn about the dirt...

If you think health and wellness has to go downhill after 50, or even 40, think again. My guest for this episode proves by example that with the right nutrition and fitness plan it's possible to not just age well but reach big health goals—even in your 70s. At 77, Dr. Maria Sheehan is a natural body fitness competitor winning multiple gold and silver medals in bikini, swimsuit and sports model cat...

"What good is sitting alone in a room? Come hear the music play.—come taste the wine, start celebrating. Right this way, your table's waiting," sings actor Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. The message: do the best you can to overcome your hardships so that you can live life as full as you're able and go out with a bang. That outlook exemplifies the spirit of my guest for episode 8, Leah B...

Often what betrayed partners need most after getting to safety (whether emotionally, physically, or both) and getting their nervous system calmed down, is to hear that they are not alone. . . . to be validated and shown that there is a supportive community available for them. And, that's what this episode with Susan Rankin aims to provide. Susan Rankin is a Certified Professional Coach and holds a...

How do you find your unique voice and use that voice to empower yourself, bringing about transformation in the things that you do and the way you show up in life? Brenda R Bryan is the guest on this episode and she rocks the title of Kick Ass Inspirational Speaker and the Diviner of Human Potential. As a Speakers Coach, Transformational Coach and Mastermind Facilitator, she supports Women to unmas...

Artists who have experienced traumatic childhoods are more likely to fully immerse themselves in the creative process, having a more robust fantasy life, and feeling emotions more strongly. Think Van Gogh, or Nicki Minaj—if you don't want to go back that far. And, the creative process can look like many different things. Artists also have a tendency towards giving. But how do you channel that...

In the spring of 2022 I discovered that my husband of 21 years had cheated on me in a variety of ways. Before that day, I thought we were good. Even after hearing how romantic love can fade over the years and be replaced by practical love, I felt my love for Noah grow and deepen every year. I was truly in love with him. When I discovered his betrayal my whole world crumbled beneath me. This is my...

Jen and I went to college together at Cornish College of the Arts in the art department back in the '90s. We sort of went our separate ways after college, but last year she reached out to me to be an artist in her Supperfield Museum of Contemporary Art in Seattle, where she currently lives. During one of our conversations leading up to the show I think that she said something to the effect that sh...