Tend HER Wild Podcast

In this episode, we continue our spirited conversation with Shannon Algeo, a celebrated speaker, writer, life coach, yoga Nidra, and meditation teacher. We discuss: -Shannon’s exhilarating first time interviewing Deepak Chopra and his insight about spending time with “famous” people – How his intuitive knowing and feeling in his body led him to the truth of his relationship even though it ma...

In this episode, we welcome our second male guest, Shannon Algeo. Shannon is a celebrated speaker, writer, life coach, yoga Nidra, and meditation teacher. His coaching practice focuses on helping clients overcome old patterns of trauma so that they can show up in the world with power, presence, and purpose. We discuss: -How Shannon’s first ten years inspire and impact the work he does today -Why S...

Today on Tend Her Wild we dive into the topic of dharma and life purpose. “What is my purpose?” is one of the biggest questions we ask ourselves throughout the course of our lifetime.  Spending time meditating on it, thinking about it, diving into it, and then acting on it can be the greatest work you can do.   In today”s episode we discuss: The definition of dharma and life purpose as a way...

In today’s episode of the Tend Her Wild podcast we are thrilled to welcome a dear human and friend into the studio. Dr. Rachel McLaren who is an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. She is also a yoga instructor, a mama of three and an eternal optimist.  Her research focuses on how people talk about and understand emotion and conflict in their...

In today’s episode of Tend Her Wild Betsy and Kate have a conversation about self sabotage and boundaries. They talk about how they are related to our first 10 years and how they can help us understand how we can return to being a wild woman. A big topic that is so essential, boundaries are hard for everyone but seem to be especially hard for women based on many factors not the least the cul...

On today’s episode of Tend Her Wild, we are thrilled to welcome Kylie Patchett, a transformational coach, founder of Radiance Revolution, and host of the Wild and Finally Fucking Free podcast. Kylie joins us all the way from country Queensland, Australia to share her wisdom and experience in guiding women through the right of passage that is peri-menopause. Through her coaching, Kylie helps...

Welcome to the Tend Her Wild podcast, where today we’ll be exploring the ancient concept of the three phases of the goddess. As women, we pass through these distinct phases in our lives – the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone – each one unique and meaningful in its own way. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the beauty, power, and challenges of each phase, and how we can...

In today’s episode Kate & Betsy interview a true trailblazer, Katherine Wintsch. Katherine is the fearless leader and dedicated advocate behind The Mom Complex , an organization that works to make the lives of mothers easier and to help companies better understand and support their mom customers and employees. Katherine is also the author of the book “Slay Like a Mother,” whi...

In today’s episode of Tend Her Wild, hosts Betsy and Kate discuss the topic of dreams and their significance. Betsy has a talent of helping us uncover the deeper meaning of our dreams and does some dream analysis in this episode after she and Kate illuminate the nature and significance of dreaming.  Carl Jung calls dreams “The most important and most obvious results of unconscious psychic pr...

Today on Tend Her Wild Kate and Betsy cover the topic of how women can continue to show up for other women.  This is a topic we had been considering and after being inspired by Jamie Lee Curtis’ support of Michelle Yeoh at the Golden Globes we decided it was time to dive in and take the opportunity to discuss how this moment is an opportunity to be more conscious of how we champion other women in...

Today we are so excited to introduce Marlen Mendoza.  Marlen is the founder and executive director of Mendoza consulting, which provides policy and research analysis, strategic advisement, bilingual market research and business development, translation services and creative community solutions.   We discuss Marlen’s childhood in a Chicago based latino community being raised by an immigrant single...

Happy new year!  In today’s episode we explore new year’s resolutions.  Should we make them?  Shouldn’t we?  Can we keep them if we do? Today we’ll answer these questions and cover: -The science of new year’s resolutions -Our personal relationships to new year’s resolutions -Ways to think about the new year differently -Reflections on the past year and contemplation of the coming year -Why t...

It has been full year that we’ve been co-creating the tend Her Wild podcast! We’ve recorded nearly 50 podcasts, interviewed 19 women and one man; a diverse group from different backgrounds and talents.  We have seen the thread of their wild essence, their wisdom and their desire to be in connection with truth and authenticity. Today we reflect on some of our favorite episodes, the threads that tie...

We are so excited and very honored this week to have guest Avianna Castro, intuitive transformational coach and meditation teacher, the founder of Avianna Castro LLC and Oneness Wellness.  Avianna’s passion is to assist others in recognizing and connecting to their own intuition, potential and purpose; guiding souls on remembering who they are at their core and envisioning a life that can now beco...

In today’s episode Kate and Betsy talk about self compassion, a powerful topic that most women struggle with.  This may actually be the foundation of the Tend Her Wild podcast; two years ago the first Tend Her workshop was offered and the entire event was centered on self compassion. “Self compassion is the secret sauce of life” -Shauna Shapiro Aspects of self compassion covered today includ...

Tend Her Wild co-hosts Betsy and Kate discuss Kate’s decision to let go and move on.  We talk through the entire process leading up to her quitting her job as a CEO, the sense of freedom that that choice offered and what that decision has led to.  By quieting her mind, connecting to her heart and tuning into her body Kate found purpose and intention to surrender and follow her heart. In toda...

We are excited to have one of our dear friends and a wise human, Monica Basile, with us to talk about the important topic of wintering as we go into these colder months. Monica is a professional midwife, a Reiki master and teacher, a licensed massage therapist and a visual artist.  She has more than 25 years experience as a healer, midwife, educator and she’s passionate about helping people...

“Midlife is when the universe places her hands upon you shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear:  I’m not screwing around.  All of this pretending you’re performing, these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt has to go.  Your armor is preventing you from growing into your gifts.   I understand that you needed these protec...

Today we are excited to interview Dr Candida Maurer. Candida is a licensed psychologist specializing in mind-body medicine that integrates not only mind-body medicine but the spirit as well. She and her husband opened Eastwind spiritual center, the first integrative medicine center in the state of Iowa in 1997. Eastwind Healing Center became the largest center of its kind in the Midwest. When her...

“There is an aspect that women need to master if you’re going to be a wild woman and that is dealing with what can only be called women’s rage.  The release of that rage is required. Once women remember the origins of their rage they feel they may never stop grinding their teeth.  Ironically, we also feel very anxious to disperse our rage for it feels distressing and anxious.  We wish...

2022 candidate for Johnson County Supervisor Election Day is Tuesday, November 8 “When we understand that our liberation is tied together, then we will make change.” —V We are so pleased to welcome guest V Fixmer-Oraiz, AICP certified community environmental planner, and candidate for Johnson County Supervisor. In today’s episode we discuss: -V’s first 10 years being raised by young parents -How V...

Today Kate and Betsy dive into a topic that they ask almost every single one of the TEND HER WILD guests, which are about those first ten years of life.  Kate and Betsy ask themselves what they wish they could have been told or would have known at ten years of age, how we begin to conform to a patriarchal system and how to find harmony between the masculine and feminine. The episode explores: -Kat...

“The wild woman thunders after injustice and she is utterly essential to women’s mental and social health”. -Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Women Who Run WIth The Wolves Today we dive into a topic that rose to the surface this past June, the day that Roe V Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. We try to create space to discuss this polarizing topic and share our initial feelings of...

This week Kate and Betsy welcome our first male guest, Steve Shiva, transformational coach, founder of Notorious Hearts and leader in integrative men’s work.  Steve is currently based in Zurich, Switzerland but spent his first 22 years in England.  With three sisters and working parents that were both emotionally and often physically unavailable Steve learned to hide his deep emotions early leadin...

In today’s episode we talk with our youngest guest to date, nineteen year old inventor, inspiration and Wild Woman, Dasia Taylor. At 15 Dasia created surgical stitches that change color, indicating whether a patient’s wound is infected. She is an advocate for racial equity and Dasia’s scientific experiment eventually created medical device technology that will be more easily affordable and accessi...