We're baaaack! Our summer sabbatical is over and changes are afoot. In this episode Nicole is interviewed by Julia Hanlon of the Running On Om podcast, sharing a deep dive into what's next for this podcast and community. Support the show: Patreon Nicole's blog/newsletter: Good Question Freely: an anti-capitalist guide to pricing your work Music Continue Reading…

Real Talk Radio is on summer sabbatical for July & August. This quick minisode shares two other podcasts to listen to in the meantime. Selected Links From This Episode Books, Resources & People Mentioned Now What? a mid-year workbook to help you reflect on what's working, what's not working, and what you want most from Continue Reading…

Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer Media Consultant, Comprehensive Sex Educator, and Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. She is the host of Trauma Queen - a podcast mini-series for survivors of assault and their allies. The podcast focuses on uplifting voices in all communities and exploring our collective journey to healing. Jimanekia is also the Founder Continue Reading…

Esmé Weijun Wang is the author of a New York Times-bestselling essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias (2019), and a novel, The Border of Paradise (2016). Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, Esmé lives in San Francisco, and can be found at esmewang.com, where she provides resources for ambitious people living with limitations. In this episode, Continue Reading…

Nick North is a dude, a husband, a dad to 5 kids, and a Branding Strategist. He also has a history of living as a woman, a wife, a mom, a photographer and one of those fancy director of marketing positions. When he embraced his identity and came out as transgender, he realized just how Continue Reading…

Mara Glatzel, MSW is an intuitive coach, writer, and podcast host who helps perfectionists and people pleasers redefine their self-care and reclaim their sovereignty. She’s also a queer, femme wife and mother of two, a recovering control freak, and a human who deeply understands the impulse to relegate her needs to the bottom of a Continue Reading…

Muffy J Davis is a working class queer femme, a writer, a podcaster, a person who has recovered from an eating disorder, and a long distance hiker. She wrote a book called Ink in Water: An Illustrated Memoir (Or, How I Kicked Anorexia’s Ass and Embraced Body Positivity), formerly hosted a podcast called Flex Your Continue Reading…

Carrie Mack is an elite level marathoner and member of Oiselle's all female training group, Littlewing Athletics, in Bend, Oregon. She's also the Community Engagement Manager for the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance, an organization that believes good food should be accessible to everyone and that our food connects us to each other. In Continue Reading…

Andréa Ranae Johnson is a teacher and facilitator supporting people who want to make a difference. She founded Whole / Self Liberation to offer resources and spaces to heal, grow, get free and lead so that we can each make our unique impact in the world. In this episode, Andréa talks to us about what it looks like to actively and intentionally put our values and vision into practice in our real lives. She encourages us not to alter our message in order to avoid being misunderstood,...

Susana Frioni is a podcaster, personal coach, and embodiment teacher who ignites women through erotic empowerment. Her brand is called LOVE SEX DESIRE, with an audience spanning over 190 countries for whom she produces and hosts a weekly podcast alongside her Sacred Dance events and her online program, Dance Yourself Free. In this episode (which was a particular recent favorite of mine), Susana shares the key inflection points on her journey to erotic empowerment. She tells us all about...

Andrea Glik, LMSW is a psychotherapist, somatic healer, and sex educator. Andrea specializes in treating trauma and PTSD for women, survivors, and queer & trans folks, utilizing body based and feminist therapy practices to help clients come home to themselves. Andrea practices on occupied Lenape territory (colonized as NYC) and can also be found on Instagram @somaticwitch. In this episode, Andrea gives us a primer on some of the key aspects of her work: attachment styles and somatic...

In today's short bonus episode (a minisode, if you will!) we're taking a deep collective breath. Nicole shares from her new (free!) workbook, Get Grounded, which contains a series of simple questions to help you slow down, check in, and get clarity on what to do next in this time of uncertainty. (more…)

Shani Silver is a writer and podcast host working to change the way that being single is seen in the world. Both her writing and her show, A Single Serving Podcast, seek to create content for single women that's about way more than dating. In this episode, Shani tells us the story of how she was single and miserable for an entire decade until she changed her belief system and decided to stop waiting for a partner in order to live her most fulfilling life. She talks about the shifts that...

Minaa B. is a licensed social worker, speaker, writer and author of the book Rivers Are Coming. She is a major mental health advocate who takes in pride in self-care and shares tips and gems on her mantra filled Instagram account: @minaa_b. In this episode, Minaa shares a wonderful mix of personal stories and practical tips for taking good care of ourselves and our mental health, including how to find the right-fit therapist and how to overcome some of most common barriers to mental health...

Porochista Khakpour is a writer whose debut novel Sons and Other Flammable Objects was a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her subsequent books have received similar accolades, and her nonfiction work has appeared in many sections of The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Elle, Slate, and many others. In this episode, Porochista shares her story of chronic illness. We talk about the financial side of being chronically sick, the roadblocks to proper diagnosis, her dislike of "wellness...

Amy Kuretsky (she/her) is a breathwork facilitator and wellness coach for mind, body, and business. Amy believes that the health of our physical and emotional bodies are inextricably tied to the health of our businesses, and that when we work in this overlap we can build businesses that are heart-centered and healing for both the individual and the collective. She uses the breath as a tool for healing in both private and group sessions and has led in-person breathwork groups all over the...

Tanja Hester is the author of WORK OPTIONAL: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. She's also a former many things: a former political consultant, public radio journalist, yoga and spin-teaching side hustler, civil servant, and even a former under-saver. Since retiring early at the age of 38 along with her husband Mark, she devotes all her time to fun and purpose: writing her award-winning financial independence blog (Our Next Life), recording her podcast (The Fairer Cents), and gathering...

Cameron Huddleston is the author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. She also is an award-winning journalist with more than 18 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Chicago Tribune, Fortune, MSN, Yahoo, USA Today and many more print and online publications. In this episode, Cameron gives us practical, helpful strategies for talking to our aging parents...

Sarah Li-Cain is a finance writer and an AFC (Accredited Financial Counselor) candidate whose work has appeared in places like Bankrate, Business Insider, Redbook, Financial Planning Association and Kiplinger. Her work blends practical tips and mindset strategies so that those trying to change their financial life can see themselves in the starring role.  She’s also the host of Beyond The Dollar, a podcast where she and her guests have deep and honest conversations on how money affects our...

Mara Glatzel, MSW is an intuitive coach, writer, and podcast host who helps perfectionists and people pleasers redefine their self-care and reclaim their sovereignty. She’s also a queer, femme wife and mother of two, recovering control freak, and a human who deeply understands the impulse to relegate her needs to the bottom of a very long to-do list in an attempt to prove her worth. Her superpower is saying what you need to hear when you need to hear it, and she is here to help you believe in...

Cameron Glover (she/her) is a sex educator, content creator, and sex ed business coach. A fierce advocate for pleasure as transformative power, Cameron is passionate about supporting other sexuality professionals in creating thriving, authentic online businesses. She's also the host of the Sex Ed in Color podcast centering the experiences of sexuality professionals of color. In this episode, Cameron tells us all about her work as a sex educator for adults, and shares stories about why...

Steph Jagger is an author, speaker, coach, and world record smasher who happens to dabble in alchemy and energy. Her first book, Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery, was released by Harper Collins in 2017 and details her awe-inspiring journey around the world on skis. Since that journey, Steph’s work has focused on our ability to unlock and access truths – physical and mental truths, deep wordless truths, ancestral truth, as well as archetypal and mythological truth. She is the Chief...