The True North Collective Podcast

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Un-sugar-coated convos w/everyday humxns fearlessly finding + living their TRUE NORTH

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Saturday Nov 21, 2020

HARMONY: UNINTENTIONAL CURIOSITY (PART 1) S3:E43

Saturday Nov 21, 2020

Welcome to THE TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE℠ PODCAST: SEASON 3! With co-hosts Rachel Bellotti (she/her) and Jenell Riesner (she/her), this is a gathering of un-sugar-coated conversations celebrating the untold stories of everyday people fearlessly finding and living their true north.

In our own search to discover and live from our TRUE NORTH, we continue to meet many interesting, courageous people from all walks of life, doing all sorts of amazing things to live life in their own unique way. Stories from all over the world. Stories with heart. Stories with grit. Stories with plot twists. Stories going untold - until now. This season, we celebrate these untold stories of everyday people who are fearlessly living their true north and inspiring each of us to do the same.

Today, we talk to Leena Zafary (she/her), fellow Human Potential Institute Coach-in-Training, co-founder of Mind Body + Soul Alignment Center, a Certified Bio-Accoustic Vocal Profiling Practitioner, established the Unani Remedies - a line of healing oils, a happily divorce mother of 3 amazing kids, and a self-proclaimed true creator at heart with big visions and dreams, and some bad habits, too. We talk about following your innate curiosities just because they are interesting, moving around, redefining + embodying love, having a near death experience (NDE), bio-acoustic methodology, coherence + bringing the body back in balance through sound, how frequency affects relationships, and the importance of understanding your own unique spectrum of experiences. Leena is a wealth of knowledge and we are excited to bring her back for PART 2 of this conversation where we (Jenell + Rachel) get our vocals analyzed and learn what anomalies exist that are keeping us in a state of imbalance and disharmony, so we can ultimately get back to center.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

**note: we had some technical difficulties with the audio of this episode, so heads up that it is not you, it’s US!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @soulcarecollective
#amplifymelanatedvoices @reikiandflowhealing
King Spa Dallas
The Angry Therapist - trauma bonding episode
Sharry Edwards
HeartMath Institute
Polyvagal Theory
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

If you’re innately interested in something, then say yes and show up for it. It doesn’t matter if it goes anywhere or the why behind it. What matters is following the genuine curiosity for the thing. If it lights you up, then go for it and see what naturally unfolds. You may be surprised where it leads you.
Love is a state of being that you cultivate within yourself. It’s a feeling that we each choose to experience and the experience is as unique as each of us. What does love feel like in your body? How do you perceive love within you? It’s not something that you experience from others, it’s something you tap into + create within yourself; it emanates from you. It’s a vibration that you connect with for yourself.
Allow yourself the chance to experience all of life and understand your own spectrum of experiences so that you have a gauge for when you are in balance or out of balance. If you cannot tell where you stand or if you are centered or not, then you cannot accurately read situations or how to self-regulate or how to respond to others because everything is through a blurry lens that just feels confusing and uncertain. Start getting to know yourself simply by paying attention to what different states feel like in your body, for you, over time.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[0:01] AD: If you love listening to us each week, we would love it if you’d share us with a friend that you think might also love the content! Or leave us a review on iTunes, Apple Music or wherever you listen to us + help us grow this podcast + expand our reach!
[2:20] Steam rooms + essential oil facials
[7:00] Normalize being naked
[12:10] AD: Welcome to last THE COLLECTIVE of 2020 (12/3 @7pm CST)! This month we will chat live + reflect about the gift that has been 2020. Join us via zoom here or sign up to receive our newsletter to get details about this event + more. See you there!
[12:40] Welcome, Leena!
[15:50] Creating yourself
[18:00] Following genuine curiosity
[19:20] Moving to the States to escape a war at the age of 7
[21:40] A love for moving + bouncing around
[28:30] Savoring exactly where you’re at
[30:10] Raising kids that don’t fight
[32:10] Love as the secret sauce
[34:10] Making space + cherishing the people around you
[42:20] Experiencing love + trust within oneself
[44:00] Having a near death experience (NDE)
[50:50] AD: Jenell has launched a new youtube series called That Girl Got Ghosted - and episode 2 is now live! Think of it like the bachelorette meets ghost stories/haunted hotels. If you wanna support her new venture, go check it out, like it, share it + show her some love. <3
[52:00] Bio-acoustic introduction
[55:00] Vibrations made simple
[58:25] Ancient practices backed by science
[1:01:20] How frequency affects relationships
[1:06:00] Understanding your own states of balance + imbalance
[1:08:00] Viewing the world through an off-balance lens
[1:09:40] Bio-acoustic treatments
[1:14:00] Starting to gauge your own system + not denying the small cues that our body is giving to us before they snowball
[1:19:00] How frequency treatments work
[1:22:30] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:22:37] Reach out to Leena via email mbsalignmentcenter@gmail.com (updated website + workshops coming soon!)

Saturday Nov 14, 2020

SELF ADVOCACY: IS BIRTH CONTROL REALLY EMPOWERING? S3:E42

Saturday Nov 14, 2020

Today, we talk to Dr. Emily Kirkwold (she/her), Pharmacist, Natural Family Planning Educator, speaker, wife, and mom. She loves having dance parties with her kids and is the host of Wholly a Woman Podcast. We talk about paying attention to our bodies natural cycles, sex drive, numbing our bodies out with synthetic birth control, normalizing female sex organs + fluids, opening up about what’s actually going on in our bodies, 4 natural markers of fertility, listening + building a better relationship with your body, having your period/ovulation synch up with the moon cycle, and choosing to empower yourself to get to know your body one part at a time.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @herholisticpath
#amplifymelanatedvoices @doulachronicles
The Firm
Mark Groves Create the Love podcast - “sweetening the pill”
Saalt menstrual cup
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wink Thermometer
Beyond the Pill by Dr. Jolene Brighten
Dutchess cup
Thinx period underwear
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

If you are doing something because you have been told it's the “right” thing to do (like take birth control) but you haven’t done your own research to ensure that is truly the right decision for you and your body, you may be doing more harm than good for yourself. General standards are there to support in lessening overwhelm and decision fatigue, however, when it comes at the expense of listening to ourselves and listening to what truly feels right for us, we are overriding our bodies to make our lives easier, potentially at the expense of our health. Where in your life can you do a little research to ensure that the decisions you are making are truly your decisions and not a societal default?
Make the time to understand your body. It is doing incredible things to keep you alive and yet we so often take it for granted that it can just DO what we need it to do. With a little bit of awareness, we can actually become connected to when things are “off” for us and raise our hands before it gets too far down the path. Where in your life are you outsourcing your health to a doctor or a pill when you could be self-monitoring and self-advocating? Both are needed, but potentially we have become overly reliant on prioritizing outside sources/influence and dismiss our first-hand experiences as real sources of knowledge.
Self-advocate, self-advocate, self-advocate. No matter the response you get or any nay-sayers that might exist, give yourself permission to have a voice and speak that voice. Ask the questions, share your experience and truth, raise your hand, make sure you feel heard and understood so that your opinion and ideas are taken into account. Not everyone is exactly the same as you or each other, and so if you aren’t advocating for your unique experience, then who will?

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[1:00] Grand marshalling a Disney parade
[5:30] Road or trail running?
[8:30] AD: We’re excited to bring back Judy Dejno, CEO of THRIVE, to host our final workshop of 2020 - going live in December! These workshops are free and pre-recorded so you can listen and follow along at your leisure. Grab some friends, nice ambiance, a pen + paper, and you just as you are as we unpack Presence as it relates to living your TRUE NORTH. Check out all our workshop episodes here!
[9:00] Welcome, Emily!
[11:40] Getting on birth control at a young age
[14:50] What are the other options besides birth control pill
[19:10] How do you find out about Natural Family Planning?
[22:40] What is Natural Family Planning (or fertility awareness)?
[25:30] Normalizing femxle sex organs + fluids as beautiful + essential
[26:30] Numbing our body’s natural cycles
[28:10] Knowing your options so you can make informed decisions
[29:10] Finally knowing what it feels like to be horny
[30:00] Is birth control really empowering?
[32:00] What are the side effects of birth control?
[35:30] 4 main markers/signs of fertility
[41:00] Building a better relationship with my body
[42:00] How to know if something is wrong + how do you self-advocate?
[42:55] AD: Did you know that we’re on YOUTUBE now?! With a year full of zooming, we thought it would be fun to show you our fun faces as we record. So, if you are more of a visual content lover, make sure to check us out on YOUTUBE. Enjoy!
[45:30] Getting reconnected to my body’s natural + consistent rhythm
[50:20] Getting the support you need
[52:00] Pre-menopause markers
[53:10] Does having your period line up with the moon mean anything?
[54:09] The difference between ovulation + your period
[58:00] AD: We have big dreams to grow this podcast + community! If you love this space as much as we do, we’d love if you’d share this podcast, recommend it, leave a review and let people know what we are all creating over here in this small corner of the world. Thank you!
[56:30] Window of fertility
[1:04:50] Cervical fluid
[1:10:00] Panty liners vs pads vs tampons vs cups vs period underwear
[1:12:15] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:12:36] Reach out to Emily via nfppharmecist.com or email emily@nfppharmesist.com + make sure to give her podcast a listen Wholly a Woman

Monday Nov 09, 2020

PIVOTAL MOMENTS: SEEKING THE NO’S S3:E41

Monday Nov 09, 2020

Today, we talk to Jordan Mendoza (he/him), father of five, Training + Development Professional for Impulse Consulting, and the creator + host of Blaze Your Own Trail Podcast. We recently joined his community to share about living our true north and realized we wanted to share his story and all life has thrown his way. We talk about freestyle breakdancing, growing up in poverty, moving around a lot as a kid, seeking out the “no’s” in life, how sales relates to life, leaning into generational adversity, experiencing police profiling as a kid, being responsible for your own self-awareness, trust, pivotal moments + stories, almost dying several times, meeting a biological father in the Philippines, and learning from a 3rd world country. This beautiful and endearing soul has experienced lifetimes and is truly a beacon for sharing your stories as a way of bridging a connection to humxnity.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @sonyareneetaylor
#amplifymelanatedvoices @mrjross
My Girl
Beat Street
Breakin’
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
Mindbody
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Meyers-Briggs Assessment
Clifton Strengths Assessment
TKI conflict style Assessment
The 5 dysfunctions of a team
Stephen Covey
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Instead of looking at rejection and “no’s” as the worst thing in the world, or proof of your valuelessness and lack of self-worth, what if you flipped it? What if a “no” was simply a data point that gives you more clarity around what someone doesn’t want and therefore now you are closer to what they DO want? What if no was an acronym for Next Opportunity and it was an invitation to dig deeper for understanding and nuance so that you might get closer to what is actually a yes? What if no wasn’t the endpoint, but instead the beginning?
When’s the last time you actually asked someone how they were doing and honestly, truly listened? We so often autopilot the cordialities of life without much sincerity and with haste to move onto the next thing. Where in your life can you practice genuine curiosity with those around you and stop to pay attention to their words, body language, and energy. How are YOU today? No, really, how are you?
You can be amazing and still make mistakes. You can make a ton of mistakes and still be amazing. There is power in realizing that being humxn is not about being 1-sided, but about being multifaceted and contrasting and complex. When we share the real stories of our lives with vulnerability and authentically (versus the perfectly curated versions), we can actually create optimism for the world. We can be a living example for others that it is ok to be exactly who you are and get through all that life throws at you and still blaze your own amazing trail in whatever way that means to you.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[1:00] Go watch My Girl now, if you haven’t ever seen it!
[1:55] Swimming the South China Sea
[3:15] Breakdancing to break into a new school
[8:05] AD: Jenell has launched a new youtube series called That Girl Got Ghosted - whoo! Think of it like the bachelorette meets ghost stories/haunted hotels. If you wanna support her new venture, go check it out, like it, share it + show her some love. <3
[9:00] Welcome, Jordan!
[10:00] Growing up poor as a springboard to learning how to communicate with people
[11:15] Learning how to get rejected
[13:30] Finding + seeking out the “no’s”
[16:50] 90% of sales is people buying into who YOU are
[20:40] Using generational adversity to build inner strength
[23:40] Experiencing police profiling + brutality as a kid
[28:30] Demanding more understanding + protocols around mental health conversations + support in the professional world + life
[32:30] What if?
[34:00] Self-awareness as an essential skill
[38:00] You can be amazing + you can be shitty
[40:15] AD: We’re currently looking for everyday humxns to join us as guests for season 4 to talk about all things authenticity + living your TRUE NORTH! If you are interested or know of someone who you think would be perfect, please reach out via hello@thetruenorthcollective.org or IG - we’d love to connect!
[41:10] Always self-assess first when doing personality tests
[48:40] Trust
[50:00] Mis-typing in Meyers-Briggs
[53:40] Self-assessments with younger generations
[54:50] Becoming the BEE MAN!
[58:00] AD: We have big dreams to grow this podcast + community! If you love this space as much as we do, we’d love if you’d share this podcast, recommend it, leave a review and let people know what we are all creating over here in this small corner of the world. Thank you!
[58:30] Pivotal moments + almost dying several times
[1:05:00] Meeting a biological father from the Philippines
[1:08:50] Learning about happiness from a 3rd world country
[1:13:00] The importance of sharing
[1:15:20] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:15:36] Reach out to Jordan via IG @jordanjmendoza or find him on LinkedIn + make sure to give his podcast a listen Blaze Your Own Trail Podcast!

Saturday Oct 31, 2020

CHOICE: LIVING EACH DAY WITH PURPOSE S3:E40

Saturday Oct 31, 2020

Today, we talk to Ryan Stanley (he/him), a life coach, co-creator of Teach me to Sell, lifelong entrepreneur, personal development trainer, former art/music manager, and a recent author of Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful. Ryan was a stranger we met from the internet whose energy we adored and we immediately knew we wanted to get a glimpse into his background to learn more about his seemingly endless optimism. From shady club owners to empowering conversations with young musicians, writing screenplays that allow you to meet Tom Marshall from Phish, how tech is evolving humxnity, living each day with purpose, being an A.D.D. entrepreneur, having fun with personal development, should-ing vs could-ing, and building a habit of growth, this episode unpacks and invites each of us to create our life from a place of purpose and choice in a super relatable and doable way. Enjoy!

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @thelovelandfoundation
#amplifymelanatedvoices coachingforeveryone.org
#amplifymelanatedvoices @innerlightwarrior
#amplifymelanatedvoices @soulcarecollective
iPEC
Phish
Amphibian
Karmic Juggernaut
CB Radio
CC Coletti
Africa by Toto
Country Roads by John Denver
Ram Dass
Sapiens
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

When you get a hit of intuition to take a leap or a step that seems maybe random or disconnected from where you thought your life was heading, pause and listen, especially if it doesn’t go away. This seemingly fleeting idea might not be the ultimate clarity you were looking for, however, what if showing up for it led you down a path that actually got you closer to your clarity - maybe through a side door or an underground tunnel that you never knew existed. How might these seemingly random intuitions actually be invitations to trust and allow the magic of life to co-create with you for your benefit in ways you couldn’t imagine were possible.
We all have the capacity for every single humxn expression and experience. If we only focus on the ones that we think are “good” we will miss out on a depth of life that exists for us within the nuances of expressions that innately exist within and around us? What experiences are you avoiding that could actually give you life?
The person you are today is NOT the same person you were yesterday, a week ago, a year ago, 10 years ago. And it’s NOT the same person you will be tomorrow, so to expect yourself to hold true to a purpose that was created by a version of yourself that no longer exists is almost holding yourself back or keeping yourself locked into a very small box instead of allowing your purpose to evolve over time with you, continuing to organically evolve as you do.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[1:00] Who doesn’t wear sunglasses?!?!
[2:36] Sans deodorant
[4:10] Where in the world is Jenell?
[5:25] Welcome, Ryan!
[5:30] AD: Welcome to THE COLLECTIVE for November (11/5 @7pm CST), a live digital community conversation on authenticity - November is all about core desires + core fears via the Enneagram tool. Join us via zoom here or sign up to receive our newsletter to be the first to know about what we’re up to + how you can play with us. And if you’re looking to learn more about Enneagram prior to THE COLLECTIVE, have a listen to S3|E19 as some pre-work (totally optional). See you there!
[8:45] Empowering conversations with creatives + entrepreneurs
[13:00] Music, passions, + meeting Tom Marshall
[18:00] Following seemingly random hits of intuition
[21:30] Personal development buzz phrases + fluffy words
[27:00] What were previous generations having conversations about around life + authenticity?
[28:40] AD: We’re looking for some cool grandparents or great-grandparents to talk to with about authenticity! If you know one, please reach out via hello@thetruenorthcollective.org or IG - we’d love to connect with them for future episodes. And if you wanna check out a recent episode featuring a rad grandma, have a listen to S3|E38 with Barbara Larkin + her family about multi-generational wisdom on authenticity!
[32:13] We are all of it
[33:40] How technology has helped us evolve
[40:00] Being an A.D.D. entrepreneur
[43:00] Living each day with purpose
[49:50] Should-ing vs could-ing
[52:20] Is there a benefit to judgment?
[55:00] Choice + being humxn
[1:04:45] AD: We have big dreams to grow this podcast + community! If you love this space as much as we do, we’d love it if you’d share this podcast, recommend it, + leave a review and let people know what we are all creating over here in this small corner of the world. Thank you!
[1:05:00] The habit of growth takes practice + will probably hurt
[1:08:00] Growth as an immune system
[1:09:30] Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful
[1:10:00] Writing a book + creating your reality
[1:19:40] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:20:00] Reach out to Ryan via his website ryanstanley.com or IG @rms_ryanstanley. If you want to purchase his book Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful, it comes with a complimentary coaching session!

Friday Oct 23, 2020

DREAM ALCHEMY: BEING IN YOUR BECOMING S3|E39

Friday Oct 23, 2020

Today, we talk to Ronit LeMon (she/her), an intuitive sounding board and one of Rachel’s coaching mentors from her certification at the Human Potential Institute. Ronit is a life coach, rune reader, board director, mother, dynamic life co-creator, former teacher, cacao scholar, breathwork practitioner, and a dream work alchemist via Sun + Moon. We chat about being a child of two strong female immigrants, raised in LA, growing up around the reading of tea leaves and coffee grounds while also being expected to be brilliant and beautiful all at the same time, accidental vision quests, self-medicating, intuition, ego, underworld guides, and all things dreamwork. This episode gently unfolds the connection between our dreams and our authentic expression, inviting us to step into the delicious world of the dream maker.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @napministry
#amplifymelanatedvoices @iamandco
#amplifymelanatedvoices @ijeomaoluo
Well Groomed Documentary
Ronit LeMon
Human Potential Institute
University of Montana
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
Animas Valley Institute
Runes
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Are you in your true and intentional authenticity or are you using authenticity as a weapon (as a fuck you)? Be mindful of where you are throwing your authenticity in people’s faces and using it as an excuse or a shield. Everything can be used for good or as a weapon, even authenticity. Be aware of how you are using yours.
In the work of becoming, we must notice where we have left parts of ourselves on the side of the road and eventually gather those parts back up so we can stand in our wholeness. Notice where you are or have shed parts of yourself that got in the way. Maybe some of them really were in the way. Maybe some of them were left with the intention of coming back later and you forgot about them. Whatever was shed, can you invite yourself to take back the parts of you that are essential to being you and leave the parts that truly get in the way of that?
Dreams are a necessary part of being true to yourself. The more you pay attention to your dreams and the more you are in relationship with your dreams, the more you know about yourself and the more you can express your authenticity. Your dreams are a way to connect to aspects of yourself that are below the surface. How do we get a whole picture of ourselves without knowing the dream aspect of ourselves? We spend a third of our lives asleep - this is not wasted time, it is a special part of our lives that gives us glimpses that we cannot connect within the waking world.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[1:10] Creative grooming
[2:00] Shifting energies that shift your voice
[3:00] Taking care of self + respecting others to take care of themselves
[6:16] Authenticity as a weapon
[9:05] Pulling a geographic
[9:50] AD: Welcome to THE COLLECTIVE for November (11/5 @7pm CST), a live digital community conversation on authenticity - November is all about Enneagram. Join us via zoom here or sign up to receive our newsletter to be the first to know about what we’re up to + how you can play with us. And if you’re looking to learn more about Enneagram prior to THE COLLECTIVE, have a listen to S3|E19 as some pre-work (totally optional). See you there!
[10:25] Welcome, Ronit!
[15:20] Confusing life purpose + what you do
[17:00] Leaving parts of yourself along the way
[20:30] Being in your becoming
[25:30] Connecting to your wildness
[27:40] Spirit vs soul
[29:00] What if the earth dream’s through us?
[34:30] Intuition + clairaudience
[37:00] Integrating intuition + analytical
[40:09] Integrating
[42:30] Accidental vision quest + underworld guide
[45:20] Introduction to dreamwork
[49:00] AD: Did you know that we’re on YOUTUBE now?! With a year full of zooming, we thought it would be fun to show you our fun faces as we record. So, if you are more of a visual content lover, make sure to check us out on YOUTUBE. Enjoy!
[53:10] Dreams + being your true self
[56:20] Dream ego
[1:04:00] Lucid dreaming as a form of hyper-vigilance
[1:06:30] Routines + seasons of rituals
[1:11:00] Death dreams
[1:17:20] Tarot pull for this episode - Queen of hearts
[1:18:55] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:19:40] Reach out to Ronit via email at ronitlemon@gmail.com or via her website or IG @ronit.lemon

Friday Oct 16, 2020

MULTI-GENERATIONAL WISDOM: LEARNING TO LISTEN S3:E38

Friday Oct 16, 2020

Today, we are excited to shake up our format and talk to three generations of females - Kaity Thompson (she/her), Alison Larkin (she/her), and Barbara Larkin (she/her). Kaity is a friend of ours from Milwaukee and the Cycling Program Manager at SPIRE Fitness. Allison (Kaity’s mom) is born and raised in Milwaukee, and is one of the first female Tour Directors at Live Nation Global Touring, always taking the road less traveled. Barb (Kaity’s grandma) is currently living the definition of YOLO. She spent 25 years as an elementary school teacher at University School in Milwaukee, embracing a spiritual life with no limits, is a lover of art, a good book, and her 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Barb lost one child to breast cancer and in the last year, she lost both of her husbands within two weeks of each other, which profoundly changed her life. From revamping the education system to doing the hard thing, we chat about what it’s like to making “mistakes”, taking the road less traveled that might seem hurtful to others but actually allows everyone to flourish, truly listening, understanding historical atrocities and wins, embracing death, learning how to be your own person, and not brushing things under the rug so that we can all address what is actually here and not make an even bigger mess of suffering in the long term. This is an honest and sweet episode that reminds us that we can change the world by starting with how we interact and engage with our own families - for better and for worse.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @theconsciouskid
#amplifymelanatedvoices @kierandthem
#amplifymarginalizedvoices Top Ten Elderly Influencers on Instagram
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Don’t brush things under the rug and keep your authentic truth hidden. Whatever it is that you are going through that is real for your needs to be brought to the open and shared with someone so that you can deal with it or process it or work through it in your own way. Otherwise, those things we are trying to keep hidden will remain and grow and shapeshift and will eventually still come to the surface, but with a whole lot of other stuff entangled with it, and it will be a lot messier and harder to deal with later.
Using roadblocks as launching pads versus getting paralyzed in the problems of the past can help to allow you to honor where you’ve been, AND to dig into where you can go FROM here. When we define ourselves by our past, we simply keep repeating it vs finding new ways through and over and under and behind.
Do the hard thing, even if you lose friends and people don’t understand. If you have a voice inside that is guiding you someplace new and it won’t go away, consider it. Consider where the voice might be coming from and if it feels like it’s truly from your heart and soul and it’s the thing you really want for your highest self, nothing will fulfill the void that is left by not following that calling. Spread your wings and give it a go, despite the second-guessing and the uncertainty because you never know how things might flourish for everyone in ways you never imagined if you trust that inner guide of your truest self.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[1:10] PB + salami sandwiches
[2:55] Acknowledging the wisdom of older generations
[3:30] Welcome, Katie, Allison, + Barb!
[7:00] AD: If you love listening to us each week, we would love it if you’d share us with a friend that you think might also love the content! Or leave us a review on iTunes, Apple Music or wherever you listen to us + help us grow this podcast + expand our reach!
[8:03] Unconventional families
[10:00] What would you like future generations of your family to remember?
[16:30] Roadblocks + launching pads
[23:30] Making decisions that don’t make sense to anyone but you
[25:00] Role models + speaking up for yourself
[35:00] Emerging strong women
[37:30] Losing two partners in one week
[39:50] Not feeling included
[42:09] Dealing with family issues
[43:30] AD: Did you know that we’re on YOUTUBE now?! With a year full of zooming, we thought it would be fun to show you our fun faces as we record. So, if you are more of a visual content lover, make sure to check us out on YOUTUBE. Enjoy!
[46:00] Parallels between family + country
[47:40] Learning to listen
[51:00] Appreciation of the innovations + mistakes in history
[53:00] Revamping education system to teach kids life + how to survive
[57:00] Celebrating failure + mistakes
[58:00] What are you most excited about the future?
[1:03:15] How do you live your TRUE NORTH in one word?
[1:04:27] Reach out to Kaity via IG @kaityt216

Friday Oct 09, 2020

AMPLIFY LEE: TAKING BACK THE PEN S3:E37

Friday Oct 09, 2020

Today, we hear from Lee Chambers (he/his/him), Functional Life Coach, Environmental Psychologist and Wellbeing Consultant, and Founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing. This conversation pulls in Lee’s perspective from the UK as we dive into being mixed race, losing the ability to walk, struggling with identity and learning to express oneself authentically, navigating the world while navigating yourself, limiting beliefs, being “too” everything, resonating with your values, recognizing that everything is interconnected, taking the pen back to your life, seeing the world in color, cultivating gratitude, listening to your body, being your own culture of you, the black reference point, and the very real and terrifying barriers to being your authentic self in the current world. Lee has a story that will shed light during a time of confusion and uncertainty. With so much gratitude, enjoy this episode of AMPLIFY with Lee.

Welcome to AMPLIFY, a mini-series by THE TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE℠ PODCAST, dedicated to highlighting the untold stories of everyday BIPOC fearlessly finding and living their true north amidst the current systemic realities - past, present, and future.

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, co-hosts Rachel Bellotti (she/her) and Jenell Riesner (she/her), recognized their own ignorance to the racial atrocities that have plagued history. They chose to use this platform to create a space that centers real stories of genuine authenticity from marginalized communities whom society has attempted to keep silent for far too long.

This series is inspired by the original #amplifymelanatedvoices movement, created by @jessicawilson.msrd and @blackandembodied in June 2020 in an effort to elevate BIPOC voices, listen more deeply, and support anti-racism.

TAKE ACTION: This episode, we have donated to Lee’s selected cause, the community radio station, Ribble FM. You can Donate Here: https://localgiving.org/charity/ribblefm/

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The Vow
Essentialise Life Coaching
CHARITY OF CHOICE
Music from: https://www.premiumbeat.com/home

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Learn to navigate the world while navigating your world. Most of us are not taught the tools for authentically expressing ourselves, especially when we look around and don’t see ourselves in others. It can be lonely and isolating, but it can also be an invitation to reflect on who we truly are, to take ownership and responsibility to chisel your own character, to get out of your comfort zone, and to understand who YOU are.
Take the pen back and write your own story. Don’t live into the stories that have been served to you or the way others see you. Don’t write people into your stories who don’t deserve to be there. Don’t write stories that will make other people feel good, write the story that is true to you, that you want to live. Who do you want to become? What do you truly want? Write your life on your own terms without boundaries and limits, and without taking advice and conforming.
Listening to your body is one of the key ways to gaining self-awareness and to heal your life. It’s an amazing feedback loop and tells you literally everything you need to know, but in our current world we have become so desensitized to it as we walk around in auto-pilot. Even when we occasionally feel things, we don’t go deeper to investigate and hear what’s going on. Yet, these sensations are signals that are highlighting something not to be ignored, to stop and reflect and pay attention to what additional awarenesses your body has for whether to stop or go or something in between.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

- [1:15] Welcome, Lee!
- [3:10] Tapping into our own mobility in conversations
- [4:20] Struggling to express myself authentically, leading to avoidance + isolation
- [8:00] Realities of building a successful business that is fueled by negative emotions
- [10:30] The gift of losing the ability to walk
- [12:40] Nothing happens in isolation; everything is interconnected
- [14:30] Being a hard-aholic
- [16:20] Being the one diverse person in the room
- [24:20] Being heart-centered + resonating with your values
- [27:10] Advice leaves you drained of your own authenticity
- [28:10] Take the pen back
- [33:30] Seeing things in color vs black/white
- [35:30] Listening to your body as a key to healing
- [37:53] Being your own culture
- [41:40] The black reference point
- [48:45] When authenticity could get you killed
- [55:00] When good things are exploited for bad + the deep-rooted problems in the wellness industry
- [1:02:00] The fallibility of an expert society
- [1:05:40] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
- [1:06:00] What does essentialise mean?
- [1:07:00] Don’t narrow your clients to an avatar
- [1:23:30] Reach out to Lee via essentialize.co.uk, download his ebook LIVING AUTHENTICALLY for free, or IG @essentialiselifecoach

Friday Sep 25, 2020

AMPLIFY DJ: TRULY SEEING YOURSELF S3:E36

Friday Sep 25, 2020

Today, we hear from David Jacobson aka DJ (he/his/him), dear friend of Rachel’s from their time in advertising, and self-proclaimed mix of Dave Mathew’s band, Taylor Swift, and a dash of 90s rap. DJ lives in Minneapolis, is from the Midwest, and is on a journey. He is bi-racial, adopted at four month old into a white family, a child of divorces, a fledgling spiritual seeker, and particularly after this year, he is allowing who he truly is to be shown to him. We talk about admitting what you don’t know, the agony + beauty of accepting who you really are, letting go of the roles you play for other people, processing seeing your identity in a completely different way, allowing space for change, choosing whiteness over blackness, living in fear, being a bridge, and so much more. This is a poignant episode from someone courageously acknowledging the experience of taking back the wholeness of himself.

TAKE ACTION: This episode, we have donated to DJ’s selected anti-racist cause, The Coven Minneaplis, a designed co-working spaces for for women, non-binary, and trans people. We are strongly encouraging our listeners who feel inspired to also donate what you can to support action efforts that empower yoga spaces to be consciously inclusive, equitable, and diverse through education, resources, and tools so that ALL people feel welcomed, represented, and that they have equal access to yoga. Donate here.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Dave Matthews Band
The Angry Therapist
Gary V
Braving the wilderness by Brene Brown
@thedevinway
Move the Middle with Jesse Ross + Ericka Jones
The Coven Minneapolis
Music from: https://www.premiumbeat.com/home

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Truly seeing yourself can be absolutely horrific and completely beautiful all at the same time. But if you cannot see you for all that you are, then no one can truly see you. And that shit is lonely as hell.
Accepting growth from ourselves + others is super important. And on that growth journey, we need to give space for the change to happen...maybe slower than we want or expect or feel is warranted. Before we assume the worst about people because they didn’t change immediately, give them a chance to come back to you differently as they do without writing them off completely. And know that you don’t have to wait around forever or wait at the expense of yourself.
Get past the bullshit small talk with people and truly ask those in your life, “how are you doing, really?” This time we are in is an invitation to go deeper. To seek to know each other in new ways. To not take the easy surface conversational way out. To step up and share who you are and listen to who your people truly are, too. That is how we will build real connections and trust to start creating new solutions that benefit us all.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[2:00] Welcome, DJ!
[4:20] Not knowing + admitting that you don’t know
[8:40] Feeling like a white kid in a black body
[10:15] The gift of getting laid off
[14:30] Meeting Oprah
[17:00] Truly seeing myself for the first time in George Floyd
[20:30] Being a bridge
[24:20] I’m gonna shut you down sometimes
[27:30] The roles we choose to play in people’s lives + in our own lives
[33:30] Becoming a chameleon to my surroundings
[41:20] I wanna be the best version of me for me
[46:30] How can we create a solution if you don’t see the problem?
[51:30] The fear is real + it’s a hard thing to admit to myself
[54:00] Social media has allowed me to feel like part of a community rallying around this cause
[58:43] Facts vs real-life
[1:01:45] Devin Way clip
[1:06:00] I wouldn’t change a thing
[1:09:00] Forgiveness + freeing your inner child
[1:12:00] Energetic relatability
[1:19:00] Donate to the community
[1:20:35] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:23:30] Reach out to DJ via IG @dj_2303

Friday Sep 18, 2020

EVOLVING: EMBRACING FAILURE + REGRET S3:E35

Friday Sep 18, 2020

Today, we catch-up just the two of us, no guests, to share what we’ve been up to over the past four months. Much has changed in the world and we, like all of you, are also on the journey of self-discovery, learning what it is like to be true to ourselves over time and as life evolves. This year specifically has created so much invitation for shaking up our views of the world and we wanted to share how that’s all been unfolding honestly, organically, and without any rights or wrongs. We talk about being a performer, sitting with your reality, vulnerability hangovers, the wobbliness of growing and evolving into new versions of yourself, embracing failure + regret, proactively trusting, and learning into what’s truly important to you.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Some of our fav #amplifymelanatedvoices @sonyareneetaylor
Some of our fav #amplifymelanatedvoices @kierandthem
#amplifymarginalizedvoices @janellemonae
Human Potential Institute Coaching Certification
Saalt cup
Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee
Penny Berman - email for Reiki/coaching at pennyberman@yahoo.com
The Change Triangle book
Wingtip - “too scared to settle, too scared to try, feeling so feeble at the prime of my life”
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Wherever you’re at right now emotionally, can you allow yourself to sit in it? If you are used to avoiding, denying, distracting, or forcing forward momentum, what if you just stayed with what was coming up and see it through to the other side? Whatever our reasons for not wanting to sit with it, when we avoid feeling something, it just gets stored to be felt later. Over time that stored unfelt stuff gets bigger and bigger and we carry around that weight. Yet, if we just sit with it, welcome it (or if that’s too much, just acknowledge that you are with it) and allow it to share with you the experience of what it is, it will pass. Being humxn is feeling all of our humxness. We think that we can bypass the stuff that is “scary + uncomfortable” but we cannot. It’s always still there until we are willing to sit with it and experience a more full version of ourselves and realize we are ok, and then it will pass on.
As we inevitably evolve, know that it is ok to feel shaky with where you are in between who you have been and who you are becoming. You can have a sense of confidence and trust in the person that you knew you were back when you were them and hold onto that confidence while you experience wobbliness in the here and now as you find new legs and confidence in who you are today and who you are becoming. These contrasts are normal and a part of the process of evolving and growing.
What if we tried to fail as much as possible? What if failing was living? What if we celebrated putting ourselves out there, learning, growing, failing again, experiencing things, trying things, going for it, and being ok with it? What would you do if you knew failure was a part of the game of life? What would you do if you knew failure + regret were inevitable no matter how hard you try to avoid it?

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[3:30] Menstrual cup
[7:35] Jenell’s current + ongoing road trip adventure
[12:08] AD: We are so proud to announce that we just launched AMPLIFY, a mini-series from the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE (TNC) dedicated to highlighting the untold stories of everyday BIPOC fearlessly finding + living their TRUE NORTH amidst systemic realities - past, present, and future. This has been a really important project for us as we continue to learn + unlearn our own conditioning + bias; hear, share, and challenge ourselves to have new + uncomfortable conversations; and build a bridge that inspires action. Each episode will include a TAKE ACTION brought by our guest, so definitely check it out + get involved in a way that feels true to you. #amplifymelanatedvoices
[13:40] Owning where you’re at
[16:00] Vulnerability hangover
[20:20] Reality vs evaluation
[25:30] The Change Triangle
[31:00] The grieving process + evolving without shame
[39:00] What’s most important to you?
[41:00] Can there be an AND?
[47:00] Proactive trust vs blind trust
[49:00] Control/victim energy vs aligned/integrated energy
[50:10] AD: Did you know that we’re on YOUTUBE now?! With a year full of zooming, we thought it would be fun to show you our fun faces as we record. So, if you are more of a visual content lover, make sure to check us out on YOUTUBE. Enjoy!
[53:00] Failure + regret
[1:04:00] How to handle when a plan that falls apart
[1:07:00] Bravely choosing yourself

Saturday Sep 05, 2020

WORTHINESS: YOU’RE GREAT + YOU’RE NOT FOR ME S3:E34

Saturday Sep 05, 2020

Today, we talk to Emily Ortiz (she/her), the calmest soul you will ever meet with the voice of a grounded, wise angel (seriously!). She’s a yoga + meditation teacher, the Studio Manager of Breathe - Meditation and Wellness, and she’s going through the steps of becoming a Midwife, currently in Doula + Placenta Encapsulation Training, to help womxn holistically move through maternity, birth, and postpartum healing. We chat ultra-independence, sharing your weird secrets, learning to receive love + not just give, finding your soul friends, coming from a place of worthiness, knowing + saying what you want, monogamy + being single, choosing yourself, changing up your typical patterns, finding your equal, being self-fulfilled AND still wanting companionship, and embracing wild transformation.

*note: this episode includes explicit language appropriate for those ages 16+

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

#amplifymelanatedvoices @sexuallyliberatedwoman
#amplifymelanatedvoices @kierandthem
#amplifymelanatedvoices
#amplifymarginalizedvoices @glitz_inc
Valkyrie Tattoo Gallery
Urban Hippie Yoga
Chelsey Charbeneu’s meditation teacher training
Expanded podcast
Breathe at home (use RACHEL5 for $5 off your first month!)
Music from: https://www.jukedeck.com/

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Whatever it is that you are going through that you think is “too weird” to talk about, this is your invitation to share it right now with at least one person in your life that you trust. And then when your ready, share it with more than one person. Because most likely the thing you think that only you are wrestling with is what a lot of other people are also wrestling with in silence, too! And if we can all courageously get vulnerable and share what’s going on, we can shed light on the normal humxn shit that we are all dealing with that we all keep hidden that we don’t realize is the stuff that actually connects us and is simply humxn and not some personal flaw. Sharing what’s real connects us in deeper ways and allows us to feel less alone and gives the collective permission to be more real , more true, and less curated, hidden, and isolated.
Find spaces + people where you feel safe to practice being the person you want to be + then as it becomes comfortable, allow your new normal to expand into new areas of your life that previously felt difficult. Laying a foundation of finding friends who genuinely love + care about you + are on that same path of seeking or soul searching is a great first step to figuring out who you are + what you want. Consistent baby steps over time are what truly create sustainable change.
Whatever you are used to doing, maybe try something totally different + see what happens. What are you avoiding in doing what you have always done? What do you have to lose by doing something different? What do you have to gain? Give yourself the chance to gain a new perspective + grow confidence + trust in yourself within this new experience or way of doing life.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[1:10] Prematurely greying hair
[3:35] New tattoos + potential piercings
[6:58] AD: If you love listening to us each week, we would love it if you’d share us with a friend that you think might also love the content! Or leave us a review on iTunes, Apple Music or wherever you listen to us + help us grow this podcast + expand our reach!
[8:00] Welcome, Emily!
[12:49] Placenta encapsulation
[14:30] Memories of sex ed + opening up about the realities of female parts + female sexuality + all female shit
[19:30] How to be yourself in your intimate relationships?
[21:34] Ultra-independence as a trauma response
[25:00] Receiving + accepting love
[31:00] The rising tide floats all boats - finding your soul friends
[36:00] What were your examples of healthy relationships growing up?
[38:00] Creating a line of “this is what I need + this is what I want”
[42:09] AD: Did you know that we’re on YOUTUBE now?! With a year full of zooming, we thought it would be fun to show you our fun faces as we record. So, if you are more of a visual content lover, make sure to check us out on YOUTUBE. Enjoy!
[46:00] Self-worth
[49:00] Evolving in partnerships
[56:00] Being single for long periods of time
[1:00:00] Do the thing you don’t typically do
[1:03:30] Finding your equal
[1:07:00] The 3 questions Jenell always asks a new person she’s dating
[1:08:20] Why be in a relationship with someone else if you are self-fulfilled?
[1:13:50] Giving vs sharing
[1:16:30] How do you live your TRUE NORTH?
[1:18:20] Reach out to Emily via IG @emilykayortiz or listen to her meditations here