Pieces of a Woman
Summary: Each episode we will discuss and share real stories that are relevant, inspiring and engaging as it relates to women and the life that shape us into who we are today. Every episode will be committed to engaging conversations that will include interviews with influential women, leaders, healers, authors, and close friends. We will discuss EVERYTHING, nothing is off the table, except politics, we will leave that one off the table. DeAnna and Cristie will explore every genre from loss, grief, spirituality, divorce, marriage, raising children, blended families, infidelity, sex, menopause, girlfriends, those damn readers we now have hoarded in every room of the house, hormones, mental health, alcohol, addiction, fitness and ALL experiences and challenges that shaped us into the powerful women we have become today. Our goals and intentions are to connect our audience with services, people, and communities to help meet their needs while they explore and learn more about who they are and their purpose now and in the future. We hope our learning journey together will connect us with serious topics as well as lots of laughter and maybe some tears.
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Podcasts:
We're shining the spotlight on another popular episode with Dr. Juliana - learning to love your body. Part 2 takes us into a deep conversation regarding women and our relationship with our bodies. She shares why we need to understand our relationship with our bodies, the importance of having a body mentor, and why what we say about ourselves may be affecting our children.
This week we're bringing back a fan-favorite episode. Dr. Juliana joins us as we explore the meaning of sexual agency and how it empowers us in every area of our lives. She talks about normalizing conversations about sex with our kids, why it's important, and also dives deep into how connecting to our sexuality says EVERYTHING about how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna are wrapping up Season 2 with a book review of Brené Brown’s, Atlas of the Heart. They share their biggest takeaways, what resonated most, and how they’re incorporating new elements into their own lives. The theme of this season has been the New You in ’22, and this book is the perfect addition.
In this episode, Cristie shares her life-changing experience with Ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew aimed to open the mind and heal past traumas. She talks about the process leading up to the ceremony, the four different experiences that can take place, and why she chose to do it in the first place.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna visit with Kimberly Kingsley to discuss how they can raise their frequency with four simple tools. They talk about how living authentically creates a higher vibration and how that translates to more clarity, peace, and a joyous life.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna talk about their aging parents, how it has shown up in their life recently, what their advice is on how to prepare yourself, and the conversations to have with your parents early on.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna meet with Angel Medium, Julie Jancius, as they learn how to connect with their spirit guides. They spend most of the episode in chills after Julie shares her experiences with angels and gets validation that they are here working with her and all of us. Julie shares the practice that we all can do to connect with our intuition and live our purpose.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna are diving deep into men’s mental health and how we can better support the men in our lives. Mental health advocate, Jay Shifman, joins us as he shares the steps we can take to create a safe space, be better listeners, and have uncomfortable conversations with our loved ones.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna are celebrating their 1-year anniversary since launching the Pieces of a Woman podcast. They share what they’ve learned over the last year, top episodes their listeners love and what’s to come this season.
In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna get vulnerable as they talk about embracing the inevitable changes that life brings. Despite the ambitions and goals they made for the New You in ’22, life had other plans. Now, Cristie and DeAnna are sharing their realities of what’s been going on behind the scenes, how to be resilient when life throws you curveballs, and what they’re doing now to re-direct their focus.
We sit down with Staci Swiderski, the CEO, and owner of Family Source Consultants in Part 2 of this 2-Part series. Staci shares with us the miracle of parenting through egg donation and how the process works for the donor as well as how families become parents through this process.
We sit down with Staci Swiderski, the CEO, and owner of Family Source Consultants in Part 1 of this 2-Part series. Staci shares with us the miracle of parenting through surrogacy and how the process works for the surrogate as well as how families can become parents through the surrogate process.
Practicing yoga is not only a great form of physical exercise, it has many benefits for your mental health too. In this episode, we talk with yoga and mindfulness expert, Beth Shaw about the healing benefits of the practice as it relates to mental health, specifically depression and anxiety.
In this episode, we talk with Laura Vanderkam about time management. We discuss the importance of logging your time, discovering where you spend most of your time, and the areas you can find more time for yourself. Laura shares the many opportunities available to you for being more productive as a result.
In this episode, we speak with Life, Love, and Relationships Coach, Riana Milne. She is named the woman to follow in 2022 and today, she shares with us the 10 trauma points of childhood that show up in our relationships, life, and business. Riana dives deep into the signs of unhealed trauma, how it develops during childhood, and how to heal today.
