The Rose Woman

Ready, Set, Menopause. Also known as “The Third Age”. This third phase in a woman's life is when their bodies and minds undergo profound natural changes after their childbearing years. Join Christine in this episode as she shares her knowledge on how to embrace and honor this transition. In this episode, we cover:Brief introduction about MenopauseWhat is the Free Period?Christine’s upcoming book, “Reverence, Creating Ritual in Modern Life”What is a croning ceremony and the tradition behind it?Affirmations and how to plan a ritual for your Third Age Helpful links:To My Last Period - A poem by Lucille CliftonGathering in the Gorge: A Menopause Ritual - An Essay by Author Elaine MansfieldRitual to Celebrate the Crone: Ending Menopause - An Article by Author Tara KreauweaumonnWarning - A poem by Jenny JosephFor updates on Christine’s upcoming book, “Reverence, Creating Ritual in Modern Life”, visit her website hereFind Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman  Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sexual health is multifaceted and it starts with self-care and educating yourself of your own body. This month of September is dedicated to raising awareness about Sexual Health around the world. In this Solo Episode, The Rose Woman Christine, an advocate of sensual and sexual reproductive health would like to share with you the 7 Proven Ways to Enhance Intimate Wellness.In this episode, we cover:Learning your body’s reproductive anatomy Learning how to ride your own cycleAccepting your own body and letting go of body shameKnowing your own desiresUsing Non-toxic skincare products Being mindful of using birth controlAssembling the right care team for yourselfHelpful links:“No to that” song by Joshua HathawayThe Invitation: Daily Love for Your Intimate Self by The Rose Woman Christine Marie Mason. Download the FREE PDF copy here.My Flo app by Flo Living - The First-Ever Period Tracking App That ALSO Tells You Exactly What to Do to Be Symptom-Free!Natural Cycles is an app powered by an algorithm that determines your fertility status based on basal body temperatureEpisode #42: Body Love with Emme: The Supermodel Catalyst of the Body Positivity Movement on the Rose Woman PodGoLove - A luxurious intimate CBD serum to hydrate & moisturize your most delicate skin-promoting sexual health comfort and pleasure.Rosebud Woman - Shop for exquisite intimate skin and body care formulations.Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is the definition of confidence. We are thrilled to have the award-winning iconic American supermodel EMME and talk about body image. She is the icon of the Body Positivity movement. She is now a Body Wellness Coach, a trusted voice in the beauty, wellness, inclusive fashion, and news industries, a social reformer, sought-after TV/Radio/Podcast personality, columnist, consultant, author of 5 books, and creative director of her clothing lines.In this conversation, we discuss body image, body love, eating healthy, inclusive fashion & fitness, and what are the strategies around it.  In this episode, we cover:Who is Emme, her journey, and her achievementsWhat is the Body Positivity Movement?What is Body Politics?How do we understand inclusivity is also appreciating different body sizes, personalities, attitudes and feelingsHow do we establish nourishment and reconnecting with our body physically and spiritually?What is the "Fashion Without Limits" training program?What are Emme’s current inspirations for her Wellness program? Helpful Links:EMME - Follow her Instagram: @theofficialemmeEmme’s Fashion Without Limits (FWL) with the Syracuse University’s the School of Design’s fashion design program, an initiative she launched to Modernize the Industry in shaping the future of apparel for full-figured women, teaching future fashion designers how to design for all women size 0-24+. Check out more on this course hereEmme has authored 5 books:National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) - is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disordersIPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief  Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're excited to be joined today by Carlie Quezada, founder of the lingerie brand Supernatural. Let’s take a closer look as Carlie walks us through to learn more about this apparel category and what are the different eco-conscious materials being used in making lingerie. Inspired by her love of lingerie and innovative design, Carlie Quezada founded Supernatural as a space for the celebration of femininity and self-appreciation. The curation of the shop emphasizes modern design, ethical production, and an individualistic style. Carlie’s professional background spans from the world of contemporary art to creative production & project management both at large corporations and small, independent design firms. We Cover: What is Enclothed Cognition?Why lingerie can be used as a woman's personal style, self-expression, and self- seductionWhat does one feel before buying lingerieWhat are the different lingeries styles and how it reflects the psychology of the women buyingWhat are the sustainable materials and eco certifications used in making Supernatural lingerie?What are other accessories sold in SupernaturalLearn the different bra styles, lingerie harnesses and other style definitionsWhat are the Live events hosted by SupernaturalHow to properly take care of lingerie Helpful Links:Carlie Quezada - Founder of Supernatural Lingerie shop. Follow their Instagram @supernaturallingerieRosebud Woman products available on Supernatural LingerieRead more about Enclothed Cognition study by Hajo Adam and Adam D.GalinskyRelative prevalence of different fetishes study by C Scorolli, S Ghirlanda, M Enquist, S Zattoni & E A JanniniShel Silverstein - Writer, poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and playwrightFull text of "A Light In The Attic By Shel Silverstein"A Light in the Attic hardcover on AmazonLA fille d’O - Belgian-based lingerie brandDSTM - Berlin-based lingerie brandFind Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the podcast community grows, Christine reintroduces herself and the purpose of the show through four stories of profound meetings in her own life, and puts the question out: what meetings have been profound for you? What is a profound meeting?Paying attention to the first hit. Mentions: Jill Manchester, Marty StollerCapacity and Calling out the Best in Others: ROTC boot camp at Ft. Knox, KY and meeting Drill Sargent CollinsSelf Acceptance and Not Power Yoga: Meeting Mark Whitwell (15 min in) (also mentions Rosalind Atkinson Jodi Blumstein, Baron Baptiste, Parayoga and Rod Stryker, Esalen Institute)Forgiveness, Transformative Justice and Being Bound Together: Meeting Jacques Verduin (also mentions James Fox and the Yoga and Prison project, Insight Out and the GRIP training program)Raising the Bar on Presence: Meeting Adam Bauer (About 24 min in) (also mentions Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane, her book First Steps on the Path of Yoga, Amy Fox and Mobius Leadership, Thomas Huebl and Collective Trauma, Elizabeth Walsh)My Why, and The Androgynous SoulRosebud Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Let's go on a journey of pleasure discovery with Angie Byrd of Our Wild Studio joins us to share her expertise and advice. Let's explore what is Embodiment and How Good Sex changes everything to create a better sex life and leaving you inspired and turned on.Today, Angie teaches women how to unleash the power that's living in their laps, waiting to be liberated, that will change everything else in their life, from the way they feel to the way they speak, to the way they move through their every day.Wild Studio is a place where women are liberated from outdated programming around power, pleasure, sensuality, and sex. Inspiring women to Turn ON is the priority. After all, a turned-on woman is the most powerful being on the planet. Wild Studio provides empowering education to women in the areas of wisdom, wellness, and pleasure through free resources, group coaching programs, intensive individual coaching, personal retreats, a vibrant community, and monthly women’s circles.In this episode, we cover:“The only person I’m really seducing, ever, is myself.”What is Flaneuring?Why Good Sex changes everything?What is Embodiment?Asking your body what it wantsGetting in the mood. Taking the time for pleasureManaging the freeze stateHow are you occurring for yourself?Helpful Links:Angie Byrd of Wild Studio - Follow Angie on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Embodiment Practices (6 Tips for Being in Your Wild Body) with Angie ByrdThomas Huebl - Spiritual teacher, author, and founder of The Academy of Inner ScienceEpisode 31: Healing Collective Trauma Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Rose Woman Pod, Neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine discusses the latest science on the Female Brain. The stages of a woman’s life, from birth to menopause and how hormones trigger feelings, behaviors and skills.Louann Brizendine, M.D. completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She has also served on both the faculties of Harvard University and University of California at San Francisco. She founded the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at UCSF. Her NY Times bestseller: “The Female Brain” and its follow-up, “The Male Brain continue to be read around the world. Now as the Benioff endowed professor of clinical psychiatry at UCSF, Dr. Brizendine, continues to mentor, speak, write, consult with start-up companies and see patients.Her upcoming book The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Remakes Itself for the Better in the Second Half of Life” will be published in April 2022.In this episode, we cover:Louann’s upcoming new book “The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Remakes Itself for the Better in the Second Half of Life” Infantile Puberty Learn about the functions of hormones like Ghrelin, Leptin, Estrogen, Oxytocin (and many more) and what it does on female and male behaviorBioidentical hormones Is there a way to track hormones?The transition to menopauseExperiences of both women and men in hormonal change in different stages  Helpful Links:Dr Louann Brizendine - Author of NY Times Best Seller: The Female Brain and the The Male Brain. Check out her Facebook and TwitterThe Female Brain Movie (2017) - Romantic-comedy film based on The Female Brain book by Dr. Louann BrizendineThe Women’s Health Initiative - (WHI) is a long-term national health study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, or NHLBIFind Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Stepfamily and Stepmom success strategies, based on research and clinical practice of my guest Dr. Patricia Papernow, and (in this twofer episode), the support groups and stepmom coaching of Nathalie Savell. We include some data from Wednesday Martin's great book Stepmonster. This is the last on in the series on how we make families now, 42% of Americans have a close stepfamily relationship- and yet the research on how to blend well- and the emotional skills to do so- aren't very well known- so we make avoidable mistakes. But with research, that's changing. Join The Rose Woman, Christine as she continues this month's series on making families. This week, we are joined by 2 amazing guests who will talk about success strategies in having a stepfamily and being a stepmom. In this episode, we cover:Differences in structure between having a first-time family and blended familiesBlended familiesDifferences in being a mother and stepmother and their relationships with the kidsHow we support childrenSelfcare and boundariesUnderstanding the role of the Parent in the middle of the two spousesUnderstanding parents of adult kids who recouple at a later age, how do each side copeHow did Nathalie get interested in the subject of Step-ParentingWhat is a Step-mom coach and how does Nathalie work with womenChallenges of stepparentingThe transition to being a stepmomRelating to BiomomsOur first guest for this topic is Dr. Patricia Papernow, an internationally recognized expert on “blended families.” Now entering her fifth decade of researching, working with and teaching about stepfamilies, all over the U.S. and the world. She is the author of the leading books in the field as well as dozens of articles and book chapters. For her work, she has received the Society Couple and Family Psychology Society award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology. Our second guest is stepmom coach and pastoral counselor Nathalie Savell, a biological mom of 2 kids ages 6 and 1, Stepmother to an 11-year-old, dog mother to an elderly pug mutt, Coach, and mental health therapist. She is passionate about empowering women to have healthy relationships with themselves, other people, food, sex, and work. She approaches her work with a holistic perspective and believes strongly in the importance of integrating the mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, relational, and cultural aspects of ourselves. She currently sees individuals virtually one-on-one for both therapy and coaching including Step-moms, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders. She believes in the healing nature of possibility, authenticity, and self-acceptance, and that sometimes you just need to dance and sing to feel better! Helpful Links:Dr. Patricia Papernow - Visit her website for lots of radio interviews and videos. A great resource for those who want solid research-based guidance. If you, or someone you’re close to, don’t like to read, it’s a gold mine of good helpful stuff. She is also the Author of 2 books on Stepfamilies: Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships: What Works and What Doesn’t is the go-to resource for stepfamily members and therapists. Surviving and Thriving was written for both therapists and stepfamily members. It delves much more deeply into both the practical and emotional journey of forming a healthy stepfamily. It has been translated into Japanese and Russian, and soon, Dutch and Hungarian. Buy this book on AmazonThe Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating to Getting Serious to Forming a “Blended Family” was co-authored with post-divorce co-parenting coach Karen Bonnell. As the title suggests, TSH offers step-by-step guidance from early dating with children on board, to stepfamily-dom. It was written for the public in breezy language. Buy this book on Amazon Nathalie Savell - Visit her website to learn more of her coaching services. Visit this link to join her Virtual Step-mom group. Get face-to-face with other Stepmamas who understand your journey Also, check out this link, to join her Therapeutic Hiking Group for women on a path to health in mind, body, and spirit while navigating adulthood.           Check out her Facebook | InstagramStepmonster book by Wednesday Martin - A unique book for women with stepchildren, men with children of any age who repartner, adult stepchildren, and anyone who knows and cares about a woman with stepchildren. It is a reconsideration of stepfamily dynamics…from the perspective of the stepmother.Silversurfers.com - Largest dating site for over 50+ years oldFind Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Rose Woman Pod. As we continue to discuss the many ways of Making Family,  this week we talk about the often sidelined topic, Childlessness.Meet our guest Katy Seppi, Founder of Chasing Creation, a community for the childless that gives support through monthly Childless Support Circles, happy hours, online courses, and an annual Childless Collective Summit. She is here to share her story and experiences of infertility, how she copes with it, and acceptance.   Katy Seppi is designing an unexpectedly childfree life after infertility. After four years of infertility ended with a hysterectomy in 2017, she started Chasing Creation to provide support, resources, and community for those who are also involuntarily childless. Katy holds a Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Georgia, with an emphasis in community empowerment and program development. In this episode, we cover:Her personal story and how she worked through her griefHow Chasing Creation startedStatistics and reasons why women are ChildlessThe importance of recognizing the grief associated with being childless not by choiceHow different cultures’ expectations impact women’s experience in infertilityReproductive technologies, options and statisticsSocial situations that should be considered to changeFinding connection and healing with the childless community Topics that are discussed in the Childless Collective Summit  Helpful Links:Katy Seppi - Founder of Childless support group, Chasing CreationInstagram | Facebook | LinkedinChildless Collective Summit - A 4-day virtual event, featuring 28 speakers, all focused on topics related to being childless not by choiceAndromeda at Midlife poem by Ann Cefola is featured in Celestial Musings: Poems Inspired by the Night SkyKaren Malone Wright - Founder of The NotMom Summit  One of the world’s first major conferences for women without children to connectJody Day - Founder of Gateway-women, A global friendship and support network for childless womenBeth Tyson - a guest on The Rose Woman Pod Talks about Making Family - Part 1: GrandfamiliesFind Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raising children surely is difficult but raising a child for the second-time around might be even harder. Grandparents nationwide are stepping into the role of a second-time parent in their later years. In the next couple of weeks, we are going to discuss the many kinds of families. Let’s dive in and broaden our understanding of what other people are going through.  One of these kinds of families is called “Grandfamilies.”Joining us today is Beth Tyson, author of the book  “A Grandfamily for Sullivan” where she tells a story that will help the new generation on how to cope and understand why their grandparents are now caring for them. This is a very crucial resource for families broken apart by mental health issues.Beth Tyson is the director of Beth Tyson Trauma Care where they offer trauma-informed mental health education to parents, teachers, medical professionals, and other community service providers. Beth is a children's book author, who published a book for grandchildren being raised by their grandparents due to loss, abuse, or neglect. Her book is available on Amazon. She is also a public speaker and advocate for those impacted by childhood trauma.  In this episode, we cover:What are Grandfamilies?What are the various situations or reasons on why a child goes to the grandparents' care?How does a grandparent be prepared for this emergency situation?What are the elements of Trust and Safety in the daily life of a child?On seeking support from the communitiesBeth’s inspirations and thoughts in writing her book  “A Grandfamily for Sullivan”  Helpful Links: Beth Tyson -  Author of “A Grandfamily for Sullivan”, available on AmazonFacebook | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | NewsletterAdam Walker-Parker - Illustrator of the book “A Grandfamily for Sullivan”Grands Stepping Up - a non-profit corporation dedicated to assisting grandparents/kinship guardians who are raising their grandchildrenRachel Lehmann-Haupt - Talks about “Dosies” or donor siblings,  reproductive Tech and How It’s Changing UsRobin’s Nest - Organization in helping the youthEmotiminds - a group for caregivers and professionals who would like to learn tools and best practices for psychological development and what we can do to increase emotional resilience within our families.Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman and Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.