The Soft Rebellion Podcast

We all come from the feminine — from the mother. You and I have unfolded from bodies within bodies. (Did you know the egg that created you was already in your mother’s ovaries when she was still a fetus in your grandmother’s womb?) And yet, we often take her — the mother — and her story for granted. We forget our greatest source, Mother Earth, and our maternal lineage, which is often tangled with...

What if midlife wasn’t a crisis - but a calling? In this soul-stirring episode, I sit with Phoebe - heart-centred women’s coach, women’s circle facilitator, and voice activation guide - to explore the initiatory nature of perimenopause, the power of voice, and the transformative healing found in circle work. Phoebe shares from her personal journey: From feeling lost and stripped of identity to dis...

Over the last few weeks I have landed with a new question to start my days; when I wake up and emerge into the potent liminality of the early morning hour, I ask «Mother Earth, who do you need me to be today?» This question is inspired by one of my dearest teachers, Jane Hardwicke Collings who urges us to be the woman the earth needs . Lately Mother Earth keeps sending me this message: «I need you...

What does it mean to rebel softly — to walk a spiritual path that challenges, heals, and liberates, to let go of the costume which no longer fits you, feel an intuitive sense of flow to life and trusting your own experience? In this soulful episode, I sit down with the amazing (and ever so inspiring!) Alice Grist — an award winning author, tarot deck creator and spiritual guide to rebellious women...

What if your womb is the creation portals for your leadership? And the transformed leadership we want for our world and communities will be born through our wombs, and the work of tending to our wombs and bodies? Today I am talking about womb healing and leadership with Tumelo Moreri who is an initiated Spiritual Healer, Womb Medicine Woman and Embodied Leadership Guide based in Botswana. She supp...

New solo episode out! Join me as I share with you how the Soft Rebellion has shown up in my life recently- pitching bloody miraculous article ideas! - and hear what 3 questions guide me through my daily meditation and journal practice to hear the voice of my inner rebel and act upon it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

Four years ago, I read a book called "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie and learned about a process called The Work, which became a catalyst for my homecoming journey. This process gifted me with what I call "the poetry of truth"—so deeply meaningful, liberating, and full of joy. As part of that process, I met an incredible woman, Evie, today’s guest! Evie sat with me for many hours, doing The Work a...

What does your womb mean to you? How do you relate to her and nurture your connection? What if you were invited to tune into her movement and join her dance? What if our journey of homecoming is about learning to perceive the anatomy of our very selves (not a textbook!) through the lens of our sensual experience? I am thrilled to welcome Anja Gysin back onto the podcast. Anja is a dancer, choreogr...

What if the journey of homecoming to the female body begins with sharing our experiences of inhabiting a female body? In this solo episode I share with you a recent so magical, joyful and bloody powerful encounter in my favourite coffee shop in South East London in which a “business” meeting transformed into a circle of connection with another woman. We openly and shamelessly discussed menstrualit...

What does social justice and inclusion mean to you? What stories of your past make you to notice, sense and feel racial injustice? Where in you does personal injustice live? And how do you feel you can use your practice of menstrual cycle awareness to dismantle inequalities within you and the world? In this episode I am embarking on a racial injustice inquiry with Dr. Cre Dye, a dear friend, teach...

How often do you hide the truth of your female body and neglect her cyclical rhythm (and the magic that comes with it)? When was the last time you completely let go, dropped your bundle, and surrendered to the need to rest—unexpectedly, out of the blue—because your body was asking for it in that very moment? And when did you last fully surrender to your desires, with a big smile in your heart, wit...

In this fascinating episode, I am joined by Dr. Jaap van der Wal, Ph. D., a medical doctor and renowned expert in embryology and anatomy. Gradually, he developed into a teacher of philosophy of science and medical anthropology and today he calls his teaching “Embryosophy” as he finds in the embryo tentative answers to questions about the meaning of human existence. Jaap van der Wal has been a teac...

How can being highly sensitive be a gift rather than a burden, and how do we learn to embrace and navigate that sensitivity in our lives and work? In this episode, we dive into the world of bodywork and healing. Jo is an experienced Osteopath whose journey has taken her beyond physical health and into the realms of emotional and spiritual. We explored how we can create a safe space for ourselves -...

Do you catch yourself measuring your worth by how much you do, and how much what you do benefits others? If so, you’re not alone. As my guest today, Tamu Thomas, says – it’s not your fault. Tamu Thomas is the author of the groundbreaking book, Women Who Work Too Much: Break Free from Toxic Productivity. She’s a transformational coach and thought-provoking keynote speaker, passionately advocating f...

How do you meet resistance and anger in your lifeCheck if cnava left account twice ? How often do you say yes when you mean no? And how often did you betray yourself by neglecting the power of your female body to fight back? I am so excited to have had the amazing Breanne Fahs as guest on the podcast. Breanne is professor of Women and Gender Studies at Arizona State University, where she specializ...

In this short solo episode, I share my vision — the why behind all the work I do, from writing and coaching to research and teaching. This is more than just a declaration; it’s an invitation to join me on this softly rebellious quest to expand this vision into a larger energetic container where it can truly grow - thank you for being a witness! I`ll read my vision three times: As my personal visio...

Welcome to the first solo episode of The Soft Rebellion of 2025! In this moment of transition—from my personal wintering season into spring—I’m sharing an intimate look at my journey as I step back into the creative flow of this podcast and my life’s work. Over the last two weeks, I’ve navigated feelings of overwhelm, fear, and self-doubt, only to receive a simple but profound gift: a message from...

Imagine a world where women meet with other women as the year comes to an end, together they reflect, process and collectively lean into their dreams and wishes for the new beginning, and because they do, the collective space holding and honoring awakens and plants the seed of their greatest vision and desire. This is today’s conversation. A radical act of self-care. Intimate. Inspiring. I am join...

Sometimes we just need to let go. For the time being. And trust that the arising emptiness will birth effortlessly what we have been working towards so hard. I am feeling tired. I have a strong calling to invite women home to their soft healing power of their bodies … and reclaim their very own version of the Soft Rebellion, their unique, weird and wonderful self. Over the last months I have been...

What’s the story of the women’s bodies? And what can the evolutionary biology of the female body teach us about our health, agency, and creative power? The functions of the female body have always been shroud in mysteries, and often myths and misconceptions. As our understanding of our own anatomy and physiology evolves we still have such big questions such as why do women go through menopause? Wh...

Welcome to The Soft Rebellion Podcast, I am so happy that you are here. In this episode I invite you onto a journey exploring the wildly poetic anatomy of your ovaries, `wombscapes` and the body of the egg. Yes, you knew and sensed ovaries before anything else, ovaries have been your first human experience, your first melting and meeting point with the feminine and its physical expression and they...

Welcome back to the Soft Rebellion Podcast. I feel so excited, touched and moved sharing this conversation with you during which I felt like I am arriving in every moment, from anew, and deeper. Thank you, Lizzy. Skinner Releasing Technique is a somatic dance practice and in this episode you will learn how rich of a container and wholly immersive this practice is to come home to your body, find he...

Welcome to The Soft Rebellion Podcast, I am so happy that you are here. This episode is a powerful reminder that giving up is not a solution. And I record this as much for myself as for all of you! I got to know this place too well recently when waves of doubts and worries seem to override what once felt like a burning fire committing to a deep-desired project. Yes, those waves seem to override ou...

Do you ever feel numb or restless in your heart? Navigating those feelings can be incredibly challenging, yet it can also lead to profound discovery if we allow our bodies to guide us. Today’s guest, Jasmine Alicia Carter, knows this journey all too well. She felt there was no space for her and no space for womanhood—until she began creating art with her own menstrual blood. Jasmine is a true Soft...

In this episode I share with you how discovering menstrual cycle awareness has helped me to not continuously burn myself out. I have always felt so passionate for my studies and work that I often pushed myself too hard as I missed the subtle signs of my body saying “stop, we need a break!”. In fact for the longer time of my life (!) I resisted any type of break: I felt guilty during my holiday, go...