Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara Glatzel

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Today’s episode features April McMurtry. April is the founder of The Moon is My Calendar and creatress of the New Moon Calendar Journal. She is also a visual artist, mama, teacher, and creative lunar guide. Her work reflects her passion for nature-based cycles, personal mythologies, and symbolism. April has more than fifteen years experience working in education as a classroom teacher, workshop facilitator and program coordinator at home and abroad. She loves to support people on the path to growth and transformation. On a more intimate note she says: I am drawn to things that keep me connected to the cycles in nature and reminders that life is an unfolding work in progress. Meditation, creative process, connection to intuition and the cosmic currents get me up in the morning. And my kitten. And my daughters who need breakfast and lunches for school. And kisses. During today’s episode, April shares so many beautiful stories and tools for deepening your relationship with your own personal energy cycles by cultivating a relationship with the moon. These tangible ways to tend to yourself can help ground you in the knowledge that you are a part of the natural world around you and assist you in nurturing your body over the course of the moon cycle and year.Tune in to hear us explore…How to connect with and learn from the moonReseting your rhythm as you move throughout the seasonsGathering information about yourself that will help you care for yourself more deeplyCombating our own unreasonable expectations and honoring seasons of growth and restDuring the episode April mentioned a blog post that she’d written called Reset Your Rhythm. As April and I were chatting, I also talked a little bit about how I use her New Moon calendar in Cycle, my yearlong group for humans who are looking to deepen their relationship with cyclical living and honoring their own personal rhythms. Doors for Cycle open in November! Dance on over here to get on the waitlist. I hope you enjoy this episode! Click the play button below to listen in.Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Today’s episode dives into the sticky liberation of giving yourself permission to change your mind. This can be very difficult for the people pleasing humans of the world, like myself! Listen in to hear me share a personal anecdotes about how I learned to give myself permission to change my mind – and finding the careful balance between feeling flaky and taking personal responsibility.Tune in to hear me explore…What to do FIRST when someone asks you to do somethingWhat showing up authentically has to do with creating relationships where you feel seen and heardChanging your mind without taking responsibility for someone else’s disappointmentHow to navigate feeling flaky for being humanLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Today’s episode features the brilliant Pace Smith. Pace is co-host of The Dervish and the Mermaid, a podcast about living wholeheartedly, pathfinding, the Enneagram, feminism & activism for sensitive people, self-love & body love, and plenty more! Pace is a Sufi, a bridger, a pan poly trans DDR player, and a 3. Download her free eBook, Find Your Path Now, to STOP living on autopilot and START living the wholehearted, unconventional life you were meant to live. Pace and I had a fantastic conversation about figuring out what you need and determining how to advocate for those needs in your relationships. I am so grateful to her for how much she shared, because I had a ton of lightbulb moments for how to show up in my relationship with greater clarity! Throughout the episode, Pace shares personal anecdotes and tangible tools that help us connect with others more deeply and live with greater intention.Tune in to hear us explore…Decision fatigue & creating routines to help you meet your needsFiguring out how to advocate for – and not minimize – your needs in your relationshipsSubtle vs. direct communication and how your style impacts your need advocacyBoundaries, feeling safe & what happens when our needs are in conflict with one anotherCreating a spiritual practice that supports youDuring the episode we discussed a super fun interview I did for Pace and Kyeli’s podcast on Permission to Rest, which I totally recommend checking out! I hope you enjoy this episode! Click the play button below to listen in.Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!We encounter questions about our worth whenever we are thinking about investing time, money, or energy into ourselves. We wonder, "Is the experience going to be worth our investment?" The subtle question underneath this question is, "Am I worth the investment?" Today's podcast episode explores investment, possibility, and disappointment as I explore how to make decision about your own care that feel really (really) good.Tune in to hear me explore…Deserving your own time, attention, and cashNavigating possibility – including the possibility of disappointmentHow to mine your experiences for valuable information to make better decisions next timeAvoiding the trap of something only being “worth it” if it betters you in some wayLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Today’s very special episode features two brilliant women I have been honored to work with over the past couple of years, Tanya Levy and Carrie Cox. During the interview, Tanya and Carrie share fantastic examples and real life anecdotes of how they care for themselves as they navigate their daily lives. From motherhood to boundary setting to honoring the creative process, this conversation highlights the transformation, ease, and messiness that happens when you begin prioritizing your own care and making space for yourself in your life.Tune in to hear us explore…Motherhood, boundaries, and having conversation about needs with our childrenRelaxing your expectations and allowing your needs to guide youThe magic and power of devoting yourself to being present instead of perfectHealing your relationship with your inner criticJoin TendDuring our conversation we refer to my 9-month online circle, Tend, which is currently open for registration! Dance on over here to check out the details and claim your seat for the next round.Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!We pour a lot of energy into identifying and asking for what we want and need,  but what happens when you have the opportunity to receive what you’ve asked for? I’ve found that this can be a sneaky and unexpected minefield for women as they learn to prioritize their needs. Today’s episode is devoted to the practice of learning how to receive the things that you ask for – including how to navigate potential pitfalls before they occur.Tune in to hear me explore…The anatomy of asking for what you want and needThe inner work of opening to receive the things you’ve asked forA few personal stories about how this has gone awry in my lifeHow to practice receiving – including the few (very important) things you need to let go ofLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Today's episode features freelance writer and photographer, Alisha Sommer. Our conversation focuses on the three essential questions she has been asking herself: How am I making meaning? How am I in relationship with my community? How am I in relationship with myself? Something that I admire about Alisha is her beautiful capacity for seeing the ordinary in extraordinary ways. Tune in to hear her powerful answers and a conversation about creativity, motherhood, and carving out space for herself in her daily life. Tune in to hear us explore…Protecting your time and maintaining your boundaries as an act of self-careWhat to do if you think that meeting your needs is boringConnecting with kindred spirits and overcoming the fear of disappointmentOwning who you are and having the courage to share itTending to your needs by grounding into your sensory experience as you move throughout your dayLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!As the Summer season fumbles through her bajillion retrogrades and eclipses, it seems that everyone I know is struggling through experiences of transition and transformation. Today's episode is dedicated to how to tend to yourself through big feelings and big personal changes. Tune in to hear me talk about my favorite tools you can use to support yourself right this second - even if you feel overwhelmed, stressed, or unsure of what you need. Tune in to hear me explore…What to do – first – when you don’t know what to doWhy you aren’t a big problem and you don’t require a big fixMy favorite toolkit for getting rest when my nervous system has trouble calming downPractices for enhancing your capacity for dealing with whatever life throws your wayLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Today’s episode features Virgie Tovar! Virgie is an author, activist and one of the nation’s leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She is the author of You Have The Right to Remain Fat, which comes out TODAY. I have been reading her writing online for a long time and I am crazy excited for the opportunity to share her work with all of you. In today’s episode, Virgie reminds us that joy and fun do not have a weight limit. Her powerful words encourage us to care deeply for the bodies that we have right now, including unlearning many of the harmful messages that we have received about our worth as they relate to our bodies. Virgie describes the hierarchy of power and systems of oppression that impact our self-perception, as well as generously sharing stories from her journey to self-acceptance.Tune in to hear us explore…Fat positivity and the choice to lose hate not weightCaring for the body that you have right nowTuning into and caring for the body that you have right nowPrioritizing your JOYLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Raise your hand if you've ever judged your needs or seen them as incredibly inconvenient. (Me too.) You aren't alone. The truth is, our needs can be messy. WE can be messy. Today's episode explores the reality that we are deserving of our needs and having our needs met no matter how we might feel about ourselves in any given moment.Tending to yourself is the practice of being in relationship with your needs, so that you can show up for your life each and every day as whole and well-nourished as possible. This relationship is not a distraction from your life purpose. It is the energetic underpinning to your life purpose. Tune in to hear me explore…The process for getting into your body to identify your needsWhat to do with conflicting needs when they arise (like, all the time)What to do if what you need isn’t what you WANT to need or how you want to need itPerfectionism as a barrier to meeting your needs imperfectlyLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review.Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.