her Self: IFS & Spiritual Entrepreneurship

Sara Avant Stover
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May 10, 2018 • 18min

48 | How to Gracefully Navigate the Unknown

I wanted to share the audio from a talk I gave at the end of March here in Boulder at an event called “The Truthteller Tour,” hosted by Kelly McNelis, founder of Women for One.This is the first public talk I’ve given since The Book of SHE came out... two-and-a-half years ago! So, yeah. This was a big step for me. I’m still in the wobbly space between death and rebirth, so, rather than muscling myself into a faux confidence, I gave myself permission to show up in my full rawness. To do this, I spoke about “How to Gracefully Navigate the Unknown.” Women are still contacting me, telling me how touched and inspired they were by what I shared. I hope this talk moves something in you, too. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at: http://www.TheWayoftheHappyWoman.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jan 27, 2018 • 1h 4min

47 | An Exciting Take On Uncertainty

Welcome to the 5th and final episode in the mini-series, “Disrupting the Divine Feminine.” Whether it’s a health problem, relationship stress, the fear that the goodness you’re experiencing will fade, or simply a question mark about your next steps, we all live with varying degrees of uncertainty. It’s inescapable. Even though we like to think that our surroundings are fixed and stable, the truth is, we don’t know if we’ll be here this time next year, much less tomorrow. Rather than spiralling down into anxiety and worry over life’s unknowns, how can you instead use uncertainty and unexpected obstacles as opportunities to be the deliberate creator of your dreams? In today’s SHE Talk we’re exploring: - How outdated principles of Newtonian physics are keeping us boxed inside exhaustion, adrenal fatigue, thinking/playing small, and cycles of repeating our past - Why quantum physics can help us feel more alive, free, and in touch with the truth of limitless possibility that always surrounds us - Ways to adapt your spiritual practice each day to move from victim to victor, sufferer to creator - How to turn your fear of uncertainty into empowered anticipation and bold action I’m saving the best episode for last, because this is the missing ingredient in our world...and your life! I’ll share the tools and practices needed to cultivate a strong, inner vision in The SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle 2018. Both of these personal development and business mastermind sisterhoods promise to to connect you to your feminine spiritual power (your SHE) so you can birth a life you love and live it powerfully. Through integrating women’s yoga, meditation, spirituality, leadership, lifestyle, and more, The SHE School will empower you to (finally!) trust yourself and become the expert on your own life. With cutting-edge monthly teachings from Sara, group mentoring calls, SHE Yoga & Meditation videos, online community, guest teachers, and resources galore….. You’ll receive the fierce and loving support you need to step out of the world of “same-old, same-old” to design the destiny of dreams. Learn more & register here: www.TheSHESchool.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jan 23, 2018 • 48min

46 | Overcoming Our Addiction to Experts

Welcome to episode 4 in our mini-series: Disrupting the Divine Feminine. Our intuition was educated out of us when we were very young. Our parents told us to listen to them rather than to how we felt. Now we look to Google for advice instead of into our own hearts and minds, and we’re paying a big price. Isn’t it time you get the education in self-trust that you never got? In today’s SHE Talk, I share: -Why you need to stop asking for (and giving) advice -How we’ve become a culture that’s addicted to experts -What steps you can take to restore trust in your own inner knowing -The key to business success that no one’s teaching -What a real, wild woman looks like in 2018...and how you, too, can be that free In the SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle 2018, you’ll get the mentoring, practices, and sisterhood you need to learn to trust & life from your inner wisdom. Become a woman who lives her truth and feels alive, joyful, and free. Our 9-month journey begins on February 1. Learn more about The SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle here: www.TheSHESchool.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jan 19, 2018 • 44min

45 | Are Rituals the New Rules?

Welcome to episode 3 in our mini-series on Disrupting the Divine Feminine. And today we’re going deeper. Externally, do you look successful and put together; but, inside, you feel like you’re really hiding. Do you feel that, deep down, you don’t want others to really see you; and, most of all, you don’t really want to see yourself? You have the whole setup: the color-coded chakra candles, the crystals by your bed, the goddess cards, the recycled yoga mat. Oh! And let’s not forget– Mercury Retrogrades mapped out in your planner through the rest of the year. You’ve changed your external environment to be more harmonious and “Zen,” but, inside, ​do you​ really ​feel more whole​? In today’s SHE Talk, I discuss: - How spiritual fads are making us overly superstitious (and are yet another form of hiding behind masks) - Why the practice of subtracting (rather than adding more rituals, more stuff) holds the key to peace-of-mind and personal power - How moon cycles, periods, astrology, etc. have become more ways that we give our power away - The ritual that will reveal the freedom and connection you’re really seeking (if you actually do it) I warned you that I’m not pulling punches anymore! The talks in this series are a small taste of what I’ll be teaching in The SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle 2018: A 9-Month Spiritual Leadership & Lifestyle Immersion. Here’s where to learn more: www.TheSHESchool.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jan 15, 2018 • 42min

44 | Why You Need to be More like a Man

Welcome to the second episode in our mini-series on “Disrupting the Divine Feminine.” In the wake of Harvey Weinstein (et al), I know it’s not fashionable for me to say this. But I love you, so I have to. For us women, becoming unstoppable in life takes being more like a man. If you have the liberty to be reading these words right now, then the biggest thing holding you back is not outside of you. It’s not your boss, your bank account, your childhood, your lover, your kids. It’s you. YOU are what’s holding you back. YOU-- and specifically your own thoughts and feelings--are what keep getting in your way. Now that we’re being honest with ourselves, wouldn’t it be wise to cultivate the tools to STOP doing this? Wouldn’t it be wise to learn to be bigger than your thoughts? Bigger than your feelings? Greater than the sensations in your body and circumstances in your life? In today’s SHE Talk, I share: - How Martin Luther King Jr. (whom we’re honoring here in the U.S. today) exemplifies key qualities of the Divine Masculine for us to emulate - Why you need to get clear on the differences between the “shadow” masculine (ahem- the patriarchy!) and the Divine Masculine within yourself - What the greatest women in history all have in common (it’s not what you think) - Ways that you can start training to become unstoppable in your life...today The episodes in this “Disrupting the Divine Feminine” podcast series are just a small taste of a much larger dose of truth I’m offering this year in my signature, 9-month spiritual leadership & lifestyle immersion, The SHE School. Learn more about it here: www.thesheschool.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jan 11, 2018 • 50min

43 | Daenerys, Dakinis & Disrupting the Divine Feminine

In recent years, as we’ve come to revere the Divine Feminine, we’ve replaced one set of rules (work yourself to the bone to prove that you can do the job as well as any man can) for another (drink green juice, wear crystals, and worship the moon and Mercury Retrograde to prove that you’re a good person). Somewhere in the mix of swapping one societal code for another, we’re still missing the point. You are the creator of your life. You are god in the flesh. You are a divine being, in charge of designing your own destiny. The power is inside of you. And you’ll never find it anywhere else. If you’re not yet as happy, healthy, whole, wealthy, successful, vibrant, or (fill in the blank), as you long to be…...maybe it’s time to admit that you’ve been looking for answers in all the wrong places. Will 2018 be the year that you finally take your power back? If your answer is “YES,” then I invite you to come on a journey with me. Beyond the land of “same-old, same-old,” and into the Realm of Extraordinary (aka The Kingdom of Heaven Within). Over the next few weeks, I’ll show you the ins and outs of this mystical landscape in a new podcast mini-series: Disrupting the Divine Feminine. In today’s SHE Talk, I map out: - The (exciting!) new model of womanhood that Oprah debuted earlier this week - Why I’m transplanting the hottest concept from the business world into the field of feminine spirituality & empowerment - How Quantum Physics can help us feel at home in a very uncertain world Why super-sexy, flying fairies (from a 1,000-year-old tradition in Tibetan Buddhism) hold the medicine we’re all seeking today - What Daenerys Targaryen can teach us about embodying new levels of greatness as women If you’re needing to remember that you alone hold the power to create your reality, I hope this episode returns you to your agency. It’s a small taste of what’s to come in the only program I’m teaching this year: The SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle 2018: www.thesheschool.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Dec 14, 2017 • 36min

42 | Reflections on Turning 40: 7 Things I’ve Never Told You Before

Here we are...the finale of 2017. We made it. I both want to slap this year across the face and hug it tightly and thank it profusely. For breaking me down. For making me strong. For showing me who I am, and who I am not. And for so much more that I don’t have words for yet. For the past several months I’ve been in a deeply internal place. I’ve gone further inside than any other time in my life. While I’m still inside of this process, I wanted to peek my head out today to connect with you before we close for our annual holiday vacation. Today I’m inviting you into my hibernation space, where I’m sharing on the podcast: - What’s alive for me now at the end of two (beyond!) challenging years - Some reflections after turning 40 last month - The form of exercise that has helped me the most (physically and emotionally) - Two self-care rituals I’m loving - What my new daily rhythm looks like (it’s not what you’d expect!) - Health breakthroughs for any woman undergoing an autoimmune or mystery illness - New frontiers in my work coming your way in 2018 This is a new way of sharing for me that feels a little unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and vulnerable. But I now know that those are indicators that I’m moving in the direction of living true to myself. Enjoy! We’re closing for our annual holiday vacation this weekend and will return for a fresh, new year with you on January 3. Oh! And there’s a fire burning in my belly about the new season on our podcast that I’ll share with you then to celebrate the opening of The SHE School 2018. It’s gonna be good…. I’m sending holiday blessings to each and every one of you-- through any and everything that this season brings for you. Show links: The Dailey Method: https://www.thedaileymethod.com The SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle 2018: http://www.thesheschool.com Infrared Saunas: http://bit.ly/SaunaTherapy Anthony Williams/The Medical Medium: http://www.medicalmedium.com Landmark Worldwide: http://bit.ly/thelandmark SHE Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training in Thailand: http://sheyogatraining.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jul 18, 2017 • 1h 3min

41 | A Sexier, More Rebellious Way to Practice with Jennifer Racioppi and Michelle Long

There’s nothing quite like in-person connection to really feel a strong sense of community. That’s why today I’m excited to (for the second time this week!) do something a little bit differently on our podcast. For the first time, I’m inviting two members from our community into a conversation with me-- and all of you. Both are very cool women who are up to equally cool things in the world. If you haven’t met them already, it’s time you do. Meet Jennifer Racioppi, a gifted astrologer and women's coach. And Michelle Bloom, the owner of Bloom Retreat in the Bay Area. They both attended the SHE Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training in California this past April. In our conversation, we chat about: - How to shift away from a yoga & meditation practice that feels stuck, rigid, and forced to one that feels organic, flowing, and authentic - Ways to explore your sexuality in your spiritual practice so that you feel less “tight” in all areas of your life - Why Jenn renamed our training the “Mystic Rebels Gathering” (I love this!) - What shifts Jenn and Michelle experienced in the realms of career and motherhood as a result of letting go of all they had been taught about yoga & embracing their own truths Jennifer Racioppi is an astrologer, holistic health counselor (AADP), success coach, and a Duke-certified integrative health coach who blends her expertise in business, positive psychology, and women's health to coach high-achieving women reaching their next level of success. Her Lunar Logic philosophy integrates the deep wisdom of both science and astrology, helping women build a foundation of resilience, step into their authentic leadership, and stay faithful to their dreams. Her motto: "Success isn’t a rhythm it’s a race.” Visit Jenn’s website here: http://jenniferracioppi.com Michelle Long is the founder of The Practice®, a feminine yoga and spiritual practice based on connection and sisterhood. She is also the founder of Bloom Retreat, a yoga studio and wholeness center just for women in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been teaching yoga since 2003, has a Master’s Degree in Holistic Health Education, and has served and taught thousands of women in her studio since 2012. She is also a wife and mother who has lived through her share of hardships which shape her teaching philosophy for women. Michelle’s intention is to build communities of women where they are safe to unravel and show up just as they are—perfectly imperfect. Visit Michelle’s website here: http://bloomretreat.com Learn more about the SHE Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training here: www.SHEYogaTraining.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jul 16, 2017 • 25min

40 | Why I Loved Wonder Woman

“If you choose to leave, you may never return,” her mother warned. “Who will I be if I stay?” Diana replied. And so begins Diana, Princess of the Amazon’s, Heroine’s Journey into the unknown to discover her true power. On a recent Friday evening, I went to see Wonder Woman: Rise of the Warrior with one of my girlfriends. Throughout the movie I’d smile and lean over to whisper in her ear, “I LOVE this movie!” And I know I’m not alone. Since Wonder Woman’s inception seventy-five years ago, she’s been the most beloved female superheroine of all time. Yet, after nearly a century, this is the first time she’s made her way to the big screen. I believe this is a sign: We all not only need this archetype now, but we’re ready for her. She holds the golden key for us to courageously be a whole new kind of woman. Today on the podcast I’m doing something a little differently. I’m sharing my take on the new movie, Wonder Woman. This archetype of a wise, sensual warrior is precisely the one we’ll be exploring and tapping into this February in Thailand. Remember, this week is the best time to register for the upcoming SHE Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training. When you register before noon Pacific this coming Friday, July 21, you’ll receive a $500 discount. Plus, the option to sign up with a 6-month payment plan and two lovely gifts to help you with your practice until we meet in February. Here’s where to learn more about this unique training to enjoy your early registration discount-- and to see where you, too, can learn to embody this Wonder Woman archetype: www.SHEYogaTraining.comMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular
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Jun 2, 2017 • 59min

39 | Surviving Divorce, Empty Nest & Cancer within Two Years with Lisa Brown

We all know the adage that good (and bad) things come in threes. But what about when they come in fours? That’s when a “perfect storm” strikes and the universe is demanding that we radically transform ourselves-- and our entire lives. Meet Lisa Brown, a long time sister in our community, who’s opening her arms in a big “yes” to her own perfect storm. A few years ago, Lisa came to me as a one-on-one SHE Mentoring clients because, out of the blue, her husband of two decades asked her for a divorce. On top of this, she was preparing for her eldest son to go off to college, while grappling with the massive physiological and identity shifts of menopause. She was IN IT. In preparation for this podcast series, I remembered Lisa’s journey with loss and heartbreak (and how impressed I was with how consciously she was facing it). So I asked if she’d like to be interviewed about it now, a couple of years later. My email landed in her life during a very liminal time-- she was in hospice with her mother, who had been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer just a few weeks before. Today, Lisa’s speaking to us just days after her mother’s death. Listen into the fourth and final interview in this series to learn how one woman is unflinchingly allowing a series of unexpected tragedies to morph her into the woman she was born to be. Lisa’s story reminds us: Time doesn’t heal all wounds. You do. Because heartbreak is a form of death, it often carries you straight into your core wounds — still bleeding, all these years later. It invites you to heal them once and for all. Heartbreak is shattering, but, if you embrace it, like Lisa, you can piece yourself back together more whole and holy than ever before. In a handful of days, my new 4-week immersion, “Healing from Heartbreak: Transform through the Wild Wisdom of Grief” begins. Don’t just break down -- break through. Coming from the depths of my own soul, this feels like the most potent thing I’ve ever created. You’re not going to want to miss it. We start June 7. Learn more & join us here: http://bitly.com/H_f_HMentioned in this episode:DYDB 2026 Regular

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