The Girlfriend God Podcast

Today I’m hosting another panel episode with three guests who’ve been on the show before; Liz Kelly, author of Home to Her and host of the Home to Her podcast, Dr. Carla Ionescu, The Artemis Expert and host of the Goddess Project podcast, and D’vorah Grenn, our Kohenet Ruach from Episode 29. Today we’re talking about the disconnect of academic research knowledge between the scholars and the averag...

Today I’m really pleased to welcome one of our foremothers of Goddess Spirituality, Dr. Glenys Livingstone, to the show. Dr. Livingstone has been on a Goddess path since 1979. She is the author of PaGaian Cosmology: Re-inventing Earth-based Goddess Religion, which fuses the indigenous traditions of Old Europe with scientific theory, feminism, and a poetic relationship with place. Her new book A Po...

Today is the very first Girlfriend God panel discussion with Monette Chilson and Ronna Detrick. We get down and dirty with the Bible, yes that Bible, uncovering forgotten stones looking for our beloved Goddess between the pages of the patriarchy, mostly in the Old Testament. Monette Chilson is a feminist scholar, author, and founder of WomanSpirit Reclamation, and she has written and spoken about...

Today, I’m really pleased to welcome my good friend Celeste Elliott to the show! Celeste Elliott is a Medium and a Spiritualist Minister with the Church of the Living Spirit, and the host of the Blog Talk Radio show, Wake Up to Spirit. Celeste was born and raised in Northeastern Ohio. She grew up in and around the metaphysical and Spiritualist community and studied mediumship in traditional develo...

Today I’m happy to welcome Lori Davis to the show. Lori is the host of the Her Half of History podcast. She holds a degree in History and her graduating thesis was on women and literacy rates in the early territorial period of New Mexico. She’s spent her career dabbling through the corporate world, freelance writing, freelance music gigs, and private piano teaching. She says that her podcast is a...

Today in the hot seat I’ve got the illustrious Princess O’Nika Auguste. She is a Saint-Lucian feminist writer, theologian, and a historian. She has degrees in literature, history, and religion. She also has certification in public history, ancient history, medieval history, and medieval religion Her research focuses are gender, violence, sexuality, and slavery in sacred texts and in historical con...

Today I’m super excited to welcome D’vorah Grenn to the show! Kohenet Ruach D'vorah Grenn, Ph. D., is an educator, writer and mashpi’ah ruchanit (spiritual guide.) She founded The Lilith Institute, A Center for Feminist Spirituality in 1997, Co-Directed the Women's Spirituality MA Program at ITP/Sofia University, and has taught many Humanities and Philosophy classes at Napa Valley College....

Early on in Season 2, you may recall me complaining about the Filianists and how hard it was to track down the practitioners of the Filianism and Deanism religion or anyone associated with the book, “The Chapel of Our Mother God: The Scripture of the World’s First Faith.” Thanks to the miracle of social media that is sometimes horrid but also sometimes helpful, today’s guest, Jo, and another woman...

Today I’m happy to welcome Nicole Pemberton to the Girlfriend God. Nicole is a Womb Priestess, Alchemical Movement/Ritual facilitator, mentor, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, educator and Sacred Activist. She  holds a degree/BA in dance, choreography, and performance. She is a Temple Body Arts  Artist/Mentor/Priestess, Reiki/Crystal/Womb Wellness practitioner, Embodiment coach. Her lineage comes fr...

I could NOT wait to get Liz Childs Kelly in the chair! After just flipping through Liz’s new book, Home to Her, Iknew I just had to have her on the show. In this Season 2 Finale, we talk about, well, everything. We discuss Liz’s phenomenon book, how the Goddess path has changed us and our whole lives, how to bridge the gap between academia and the everyday Goddess spirituality seeker, how to sprea...

Dr. Ionescu is back in the hot seat today! As sort of a follow up to the episode about horned Goddesses that she did on her podcast, The Goddess Project, today we talk about the mythology, folklore, and symbolism of antlered women and antlered Goddesses. This symbol, as well as the overarching symbol of deer themselves, is as wide and far reaching as the horned Goddesses. These are ideas woven int...

I’m happy to welcome Abigail Mensah-Bonsu to the show today! Abigail is the founder of Moon Goddess Publishing and Moon Goddess Academy. She is an Intuitive, a Feminine Leadership Mentor, Goddess Activator, Multidimensional Healer. She’s also a bestselling author and the host of the podcast Sovereign Goddess. She works with influential women creating conscious heart-centered impact in the world to...

Today I’m super psyched to have my friend Hope Socha on the show! Hope and I met during a four day intensive training with the renowned Peter Woodbury for Past Life Regression Hypnosis training. We had also both just been certified in Dolores Cannon’s Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. I loved being on that journey with Hope and we remained friends and kept in contact. Not long ago, she reached o...

I’m SO happy to welcome Flora Ware to the show today! Flora Ware is a Paradigm Shifter, Goddess Guide, Priestess, Creatrix, Vocalist, and the Founder of EarthSong Temple. She serves a global community of women as a Ceremonial Priestess, Sacred Musician and Cyclic Living Teacher. Flora specializes in archetypal spirituality and embodiment, helping women hear their soul's voice, awaken the Goddess w...

Carla and Kendal, the dynamic duo, back with me to bitch about one of our favorite pet peeves. Nothing drives us battier than inaccurate portrayals of mythology and ancient history in pop culture and other modern arenas. If you need a gripe session, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for! Carla is a Doctor of Ancient History and Civilizations, part time professor, full time adventurer & s...

Today I welcome Kimrâh Minuty to the show. She’s an Intuitive Ascension Coach, a Certified Life Coach, Reiki Master, and Spiritual Consultant.  She’s also the host of a practical spirituality podcast called Gaia Soars and the author of the inspirational poetry book, Lighten Up Phoenix, Keep Rising! which is available for purchase on Amazon. As an Expert Shadow Healer, Kimrâh works by coaching...

Dominique B. Williams is the Community Coordinator at WomanSpirit Reclamation, where she supports women in their journey to self-sovereignty and embodiment. She studied Marine Biology and Environmental Science at the University of California Santa Barbara, and now she dives deep into the work of inner child reclamation and rest as resistance. She is currently at work on a project based on the unto...

Today I’m so excited to welcome Monette Chilson to the show! And Dr. Carla Ionescu is back with me to co-host and take part in this delicious conversation. We’ve done some workshops together in the past and I love her fiery spirit whenever she covers a topic she is deeply passionate about. Monette is a feminist scholar, author, and founder of WomanSpirit Reclamation, and she has written and spoken...

Listeners, I really wanted to call this episode “Kelly Talks to a Christian.” But I thought better of it since that isn’t the topic of our discussion! Today I welcome Professor David Justice to the show! is a Theological Studies PhD Candidate at Saint Louis University and a Master’s student in Religion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focus is the theology and philos...

Today I’m happy to have Janell Rhiannon in the hot seat! She is the creator and host of the Greek Mythology Retold Podcast and also the author of the Homeric Chronicles, a retelling of the Trojan War era which you can purchase at any popular online retailer. The first 3 books are out and she is currently working on the fourth! All of Janell’s books are available on Amazon. Today we’re going to be...

Today I welcome Dr. Angela Puca to the show! Dr. Puca is a Ph. D. in Anthropology of Religion and has taught at Leeds Trinity University since 2016. She is the author of several peer-reviewed publications and co-editor of the forthcoming ‘Pagan religions in five minutes’ for Equinox and is the host of Angela’s Symposium on YouTube. I HIGHLY recommend the YouTube channel which I love SO MUCH! Dr. C...

WELCOME TO THE SEASON 2 PREMIERE! I'm so glad you've joined me on this Goddess path! Today I’m happy to welcome Dr. Rima Bonario to the show. She is a Dream Weaver, Soul-Coach and Wild-Heart Healer with 30 years on the path of conscious evolution. She is a respected thought leader, speaker and teacher for women seeking to stand in their personal power while remaining open hearted and connected. He...

Today I am so pleased to bring both Dr. Carla Ionescu AND Kendal Elizabeth Parker back to the show! I wanted to do something extra special for the season finale and this is IT! Carla and Kendal tell me all about all the Goddesses that went into the icon soup that we know today in the Christian church as The Virgin Mary. But, oh, she is so much more! Tune in for this very special episode and hear w...

Today I welcome Robyn Watt, a new guest on The Girlfriend God Podcast! We discuss the value of ancestor healing work, how to do it, and what we, or at least I, am looking for, since I too have that longing for my homeland. Robyn Watt is an animist teacher and practitioner in the traditions of Britain & Ireland. She offers programs for somatic nature connection, and soul and ancestor-tending in...

Today we get to talk to Dr. Carla Ionescu again! Although not necessarily a Goddess themed episode, we are certain there were rituals and rites in both of these locations. Kelly is sure that at least some of the people that utilized these areas were Goddess worshippers, because there have always been Goddess worshippers. OK, it may be a stretch but she’s always been fascinated by these structures....