Lady Quest Podcast

Something happens when women gather in circles... somehow the joining of the group makes each individual more powerful, more truthful, safer, and more herself.  In this episode Ariel shares her own history of creating and experiencing women's circles. With the help of a couple of powerful excerpts from Women Who Run With the Wolves, she shows why it's so important for ladies to circle up...

Have you ever longed to walk away from the daily grind and spend an extended period of time in nature?  In today's episode Ariel tells the story of leaving 'civilized' life behind for eight months and living in a camper trailer in the Joshua Tree desert. She recounts the top, most valuable lessons learned from that time away - lessons that will likely apply to your life whether or n...

Getting caught up in dreaming about the things you want to create can blind you to the fact that you aren't actually DOING what you need to do to get there. In this episode Ariel explores the importance of doing, even when your work kinda sucks. Tune in to learn how the "geniuses" out there are really just the people who produce the most quantity, how a 'manifestation mindset&a...

Ever feel resentful while getting underpaid, but simultaneously unable to address it? In this episode, Ariel delves into the topic of charging what your work is worth by sharing some juicy stories from her own life. In particular, you will gain atypical insights on how to use your resentment as a barometer to know your numbers, and negotiate for the money you want. Join Ariel's list here - to...

Urges to go and visit near and far-off places are natural when following your Callings. In this episode, inspired by artist Georgia O'Keeffe's travels to the New Mexico desert, Ariel encourages you to attune to your own calls to exploration and adventure. Listen in to learn how to activate your instinct to travel and roam - while also tending to what's important back home. Join Arie...

The topic is How to Ride the Dragon. In this episode Ariel will show you how to stay the course when you’re pursuing a big calling and the going gets rough - when big emotions are threatening to drag you down, people in your life are making you feel like you’re doing the wrong thing, and life is throwing challenging stuff your way. Should you quit? Absolutely not. Instead, you've gotta ride t...

This episode is perfect for you if you're trying to muster up the courage to go after a big dream, or if you're partway there and feeling stuck. Ariel has broken down the path of accomplishing a dream into 13 distinct steps. Listen up to gauge where you are in the process, and identify exactly what to do next. Join Ariel's list here - to get access to my best stories, ideas, and fre...

Knowing how to ground yourself when in the midst of stressful times is key to making wise decisions on how to move forward. Listen up to hear Ariel's favorite methods for grounding your body and clearing your mind, plus her favorite technique to fall asleep when over-thinking. You'll also gain perspective on how the mind often plays tricks on us - making us think something is a 'pro...

Letting yourself activate your inner fabulosity is about way more than looking good, as you will glean from today's episode. It's about expressing yourself fully, activating your confidence, and living the hell out of this life. To get the the root of fabulosity Ariel interviews her brother Galen on dressing his best and hosting drag shows. Listen up to get permission and inspiration on...

It's getting real today. The topic is truth - speaking your truth. And how speaking truth is necessary to bring your outer world into coherence with your inner world. But, it's not always that simple, is it? In this episode Ariel breaks down how to get to the "truth beneath the truth", when it's a good idea to speak up in your relationships - even if your voice quakes - an...

Do you ever look around your space and feel like the stuff in your life in clogging up your mind? Well, it probably is. Cleaning and decluttering your environment is one of the best ways to clear your mind so you can make the right decisions. In today's episode Ariel shares three stories of the power of decluttering and offers a specific technique to clear the path for your ideal future to ar...

Back her teens Ariel's mom made her go out into the field and fix the fences with her. It was hard, sweaty, dirty work and Ariel didn't like it one bit at the time. But it taught her something important: Sometimes you just gotta GET IT DONE.  And by shifting your mindset to valuing - even relishing - the hard work, fabulous things can happen in your life. Tune in to get inspired to do th...

Ooof. Overwhelm is a real dream-killer. But beyond that, it can paralyze us at all kinds of important moments when what we need to do most is take wise, skillful action. In this episode Ariel will break down the physiology of overwhelm, tell a ridiculous story of her own overwhelm when stranded in the high desert, and show you how to stop overwhelm from hijacking your life. Out with the O! Let&apo...

So you have a world of wishes you want to come true... fantastic! You will certainly need a fairy-godmother. And fortunately, you've got one - inside of you. Tune in today to activate your inner fairy-godmother so you can grant your own truest hopes and wishes more swiftly and fully. Join Ariel's list here - to get access to my best stories, ideas, and free workshops and gatherings :)

If you want your hopes and dreams to come true, you've gotta make them feel welcome in your life... kind of like being an excellent host to visitors in your home. In this episode Ariel offers a recent story of hosting family members as an analogy for how to treat your hopes and dreams if you want them to stay a while, and come back often. Listen up if you're in the habit of hiding your d...

Consciously creating a list at the beginning of each year is a powerful way to invent the life experience you truly want. In 2023, Ariel achieved 9 out of 12 of the items on her list of things to do and manifest... and learned a lot along the way. Tune in today to hear what each of those 12 items were, and how to create your own list for the year to come. Learn more about Ariel's INVENTING 20...

Getting lost in the deep, dark forest has long been a theme in folklore and fairytales that symbolize the maiden's initiation into womanhood. Part of this journey to the 'underworld' for a woman is to shed her poise and perfection, and become wild and undone. In this episode, Ariel shares her favorite story called "The Handless Maiden" from Women Who Run With the Wolves, a...

Many grown-ups leave the idea of "magic" behind when they enter adulthood. They might enjoy reading magical stories with children, but they don't allow themselves to indulge in the possibility that magic is happening all around them. Instead they give it up for a drab idea of "reality." But in this episode Ariel shares two distinct stories from her own life when she was sh...

Do you have trouble letting other people sit in their own discomfort? Just after speaking your truth or setting a boundary do you want to control how the other person reacts or feels? This is so common, yet it can be quite counter-productive! In today's episode Ariel shares why it's important to let others manage their own discomfort, and how to step back and relinquish control. Powerful...

Do you ever feel like you're so "under the influence" of all the humans in your life that you have trouble knowing what YOU actually want? Does this make it feel like you're going a wee bit crazy? This episode is about the importance of disconnecting - from technology, from humans, from all the outer voices and taking time alone to reconnect with yourself. Come back home to You...

Do you feel stuck in the same never-ending cycles? Do you long for an escape chute out of your problems? Do you sometimes wish you could be living a different life? Today's episode is about reversing those escapist thoughts, and instead fully committing to your own life. By learning to think of your life as a movie, with you as the protagonist, Ariel will show you how to fully inhabit your st...

As a young adult, I distanced myself from family. After some rocky teenage years, I gave more attention to friends and boyfriends than my immediate family. Then, as time went by, I realized how much I missed them - and how deeply I wanted to heal and reconnect. In this episode I share about the shift from distancing myself from my close family, to purposely rebuilding those bonds and growing our a...

When there's a lot you want to do, that overwhelm can cause a sort of paralysis - causing you to get a whole lot of NOTHING done. This might make you think you should focus on your "To-Do" list and force yourself back on track. But in today's episode Ariel teaches you a much better technique to get back to work - create a "Have Done" list. Your Have Done list will res...

Yay for YOU! In this episode you will learn how and why to reward yourself for every little bit of progress on your path to doing the things you want to do, and living the life you want to live. Many people get stuck in cycles of negative self-talk that undermine their forward motion... but not today my friend. Not today. Tune in and get ready to celebrate yourself like a proper positive grown-up!...

Do you want to have massive breakthroughs and make significant progress in a project of your choice? Then you must listen to this episode about deep work.  According to author Cal Newport, deep work is "the capacity for concentrated, high-quality cognitive activities demanding deep focus, creativity, and problem-solving." When you learn to focus completely and work deeply, not only will...