The Garden of Belonging Podcast https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com A podcast that explores how we can more fully belong to ourselves. Host Kim K Gray is a writer, life coach, homeschooling mom, and fellow human on this journey. Here, in The Garden of Belonging, all of us belongs. Here, we tend to all those parts we’ve hidden in hopes of fitting in, bringing forth the beauty that is our fullest selves. Let us journey together to more compassion for who we truly are and more courage to be that person. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:20:00 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Education:Self-Improvement 1440 episodic Welcome to The Garden of Belonging, a podcast that explores how we can more fully belong to ourselves. I'm your host, Kim K Gray, a writer, life coach, homeschooling mom, and fellow human on this journey. Here, in The Garden of Belonging, all of us belongs. Here, we tend to all those parts we've hidden in hopes of fitting in, bringing forth the beauty that is our fullest selves. Let us journey together to more compassion for who we truly are and more courage to be that person. kimkgraycoach kimkgraycoach No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9351223/GoB14x14CoverJPG.jpg The Garden of Belonging Podcast https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 39: A Moving Meditation Episode 39: A Moving Meditation https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-39-a-moving-meditation/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-39-a-moving-meditation/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:20:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/d42cb3d1-82ee-36c2-83a9-157dae414050 Join me as I share a brief piece that invites you into a moving meditation.

]]> Join me as I share a brief piece that invites you into a moving meditation.

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 321 39 full Episode 38: Write New Stories Episode 38: Write New Stories https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-38-write-new-stories/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-38-write-new-stories/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:06:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/05d64c5f-2248-3e0a-87a1-5f6787636d89 Join me for another little story. A story about a place where you can find rest. A place where you can explore all the stories you hold. A place where you can begin to write new stories.

]]> Join me for another little story. A story about a place where you can find rest. A place where you can explore all the stories you hold. A place where you can begin to write new stories.

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 536 5 38 full Episode 37: We Are the Storytellers Episode 37: We Are the Storytellers https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-37-we-are-the-storytellers/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-37-we-are-the-storytellers/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:07:00 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/04ec7256-7f03-30a9-863e-79aa78ded495 What does it mean that we are the storytellers? What stories are we telling? What stories aren't we telling?

Today I share a brief poem inviting us into these questions.

]]> What does it mean that we are the storytellers? What stories are we telling? What stories aren't we telling?

Today I share a brief poem inviting us into these questions.

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 336 5 37 full Episode 36: Season 5 Introduction Episode 36: Season 5 Introduction https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-36-season-5-introduction/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-36-season-5-introduction/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:03:00 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/1807eed4-2d72-31c8-93d6-b859f89d7d37 An introduction to Season 5: The Season of Storytelling

 

Why storytelling? Why does it matter to me? What will I be sharing? Listen in to find out.

]]> An introduction to Season 5: The Season of Storytelling

 

Why storytelling? Why does it matter to me? What will I be sharing? Listen in to find out.

]]> An introduction to Season 5: A Season of Storytelling kimkgraycoach false No 408 5 trailer Episode 35: Blooming Bravely with Kelsey Mech Episode 35: Blooming Bravely with Kelsey Mech https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-35-blooming-bravely-with-kelsey-mech/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-35-blooming-bravely-with-kelsey-mech/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/c417d9c5-255a-372e-88b4-3fd5ffcc7807 The Garden of Belonging Podcast Episode 35: Blooming Bravely with Kelsey Mech

Kelsey Mech is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a mentor to creative humans and business owners. Through her one-on-one work and online programs, Kelsey supports women to connect to their intuition, live in integrity with their most authentic selves, and emotionally heal from old wounds and toxic messaging. Kelsey offers an online membership community, Wellspring, as well as other online courses and programs. She is also deeply committed to speaking about the need to let go of our collective social conditioning and move toward deep self-acceptance through her writing and podcast The Unraveled Life.

We talk about:

  • Being honest and generous with yourself
  • Leaning into fear
  • The ways we abandon ourselves to keep other people comfortable
  • Brené Brown, vulnerability, and courage
  • How broader systems impact our ability to express ourselves
  • Ancestral trauma and unraveling the stories passed down to us
  • Creating a supportive environment for us to Bloom Bravely
  • Kelsey's community - Wellspring
  • The importance of self-compassion 

Mentioned in this episode: Becca Piastrelli  - https://beccapiastrelli.com/  Mara Glatzel - https://www.maraglatzel.com/  Varvara Erochina - https://www.bewith.org/  Azalea Moen - https://www.azaleamoen.com/  Elizabeth Gilbert - https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/  Glennon Doyle - https://momastery.com/ Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/ 

Find Kelsey at: www.kelseymech.com  https://instagram.com/kelseymech 

]]> The Garden of Belonging Podcast Episode 35: Blooming Bravely with Kelsey Mech

Kelsey Mech is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a mentor to creative humans and business owners. Through her one-on-one work and online programs, Kelsey supports women to connect to their intuition, live in integrity with their most authentic selves, and emotionally heal from old wounds and toxic messaging. Kelsey offers an online membership community, Wellspring, as well as other online courses and programs. She is also deeply committed to speaking about the need to let go of our collective social conditioning and move toward deep self-acceptance through her writing and podcast The Unraveled Life.

We talk about:

  • Being honest and generous with yourself
  • Leaning into fear
  • The ways we abandon ourselves to keep other people comfortable
  • Brené Brown, vulnerability, and courage
  • How broader systems impact our ability to express ourselves
  • Ancestral trauma and unraveling the stories passed down to us
  • Creating a supportive environment for us to Bloom Bravely
  • Kelsey's community - Wellspring
  • The importance of self-compassion 

Mentioned in this episode:
Becca Piastrelli  - https://beccapiastrelli.com/ 
Mara Glatzel - https://www.maraglatzel.com/ 
Varvara Erochina - https://www.bewith.org/ 
Azalea Moen - https://www.azaleamoen.com/ 
Elizabeth Gilbert - https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ 
Glennon Doyle - https://momastery.com/
Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/ 

Find Kelsey at:
www.kelseymech.com 
https://instagram.com/kelseymech 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2938 4 35 full Episode 34: Blooming Bravely with Louise Warren Episode 34: Blooming Bravely with Louise Warren https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-34-blooming-bravely-with-louise-warren/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-34-blooming-bravely-with-louise-warren/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/163b9b31-9974-369b-a0eb-93bb4260e82c Garden of Belonging Episode 34: Blooming Bravely with Louise Warren

Louise Warren (founder of Rare Gem Creatives) is a passionate creative mentor and singer/songwriter. Over the past decade, she has penned songs in the hundreds, performed at venues all over the Southeast, and opened for musicians like Chuck Leavell (of the Rolling Stones), Jimmy Hall, and Edwin McCain. Louise is a certified coach with both the Beautiful You Life Coaching Academy and the Creativity Coaching Association, completing 100 + hours coaching. Her vision with Rare Gem Creatives is to provide community and support for people who long to live more creatively vibrant lives.

We talk about:

  • Allowing yourself to unfold
  • Blooming through creativity
  • Creativity as play and mindfulness
  • Our mindset of permanence in an impermanent life
  • Building self-trust and courage for a practice
  • Her inner mean girl and how she interacts with that voice
  • The flow of creativity and the editing process
  • Elitism narrative regarding creativity
  • What truly makes a creation rare
  • Using goals as an anchor 

Mentioned in this Episode: “And the Day Came When the Risk to Remain Tight In a Bud Was More Painful Than the Risk It Took to Blossom.” – Anais Nin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187633.Art_and_Fear  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4485966-talent-is-overrated  Katherine MacKenzie Smith (BYCA coach) - https://katherinemackenziesmith.com/  Eric Maisel - https://ericmaisel.com/  Amy McNee - https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite 

Find Louise at: http://www.RareGemCreatives.com  http://www.instagram.com/raregemcreatives  http://www.facebook.com/raregemcreatives 

]]> Garden of Belonging Episode 34: Blooming Bravely with Louise Warren

Louise Warren (founder of Rare Gem Creatives) is a passionate creative mentor and singer/songwriter. Over the past decade, she has penned songs in the hundreds, performed at venues all over the Southeast, and opened for musicians like Chuck Leavell (of the Rolling Stones), Jimmy Hall, and Edwin McCain. Louise is a certified coach with both the Beautiful You Life Coaching Academy and the Creativity Coaching Association, completing 100 + hours coaching. Her vision with Rare Gem Creatives is to provide community and support for people who long to live more creatively vibrant lives.


We talk about:

  • Allowing yourself to unfold
  • Blooming through creativity
  • Creativity as play and mindfulness
  • Our mindset of permanence in an impermanent life
  • Building self-trust and courage for a practice
  • Her inner mean girl and how she interacts with that voice
  • The flow of creativity and the editing process
  • Elitism narrative regarding creativity
  • What truly makes a creation rare
  • Using goals as an anchor 

Mentioned in this Episode:
“And the Day Came When the Risk to Remain Tight In a Bud Was More Painful Than the Risk It Took to Blossom.” – Anais Nin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187633.Art_and_Fear 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4485966-talent-is-overrated 
Katherine MacKenzie Smith (BYCA coach) - https://katherinemackenziesmith.com/ 
Eric Maisel - https://ericmaisel.com/ 
Amy McNee - https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite 

Find Louise at:
http://www.RareGemCreatives.com 
http://www.instagram.com/raregemcreatives 
http://www.facebook.com/raregemcreatives 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2734 34 full Episode 33: Blooming Bravely with Thaís Sky Episode 33: Blooming Bravely with Thaís Sky https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-33-blooming-bravely-with-thais-sky/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-33-blooming-bravely-with-thais-sky/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/edc4402c-8d14-3505-8497-c0802a46597a Garden of Belonging Episode 33: Blooming Bravely with Thaís Sky

Thaís Sky is a truthspeaking, edge-dwelling, trauma informed life coach and teacher whose multifarious approach to healing has transformed the lives of hundreds of women worldwide. She offers her thoughts weekly on a podcast called RECLAIM and for over a decade Thaís has coached visionaries, seekers and cycle breakers who are ready to reclaim their worthiness and take up greater space in the world through her 1-1 work as well as her year-long signature program, Worthy Women Rise. Recently she has started mentoring coaches who want to deepen their work responsibly. She holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and infuses psychoanalytic theories, social justice, family systems and mindfulness practices into her approach to tending what she calls the worthiness wound. You can learn more about her at IamThaisSky.com or find her at just about everywhere on social media at @IamThaisSky.

Thaís and I speak about:

  • Caterpillar metamorphosis as a metaphor for the internal process
  • The role of relationships in our growth
  • The relationship between trust and control and how that effects our sense of safety
  • The worthiness wound and some of the ways it manifests
  • How systems and cultures perpetuate the worthiness wound
  • Why healthy relationships require bravery
  • Coaching and Psychotherapy
  • The responsibility for ethics in coaching

Warning: some mild adult language

Mentioned in this episode: Mara Glatzel - https://www.maraglatzel.com/ 

Find Thaís at: https://thaissky.com https://instagram.com/iamthaissky  https://facebook.com/iamthaissky  https://www.thaissky.com/reclaim-podcast 

]]> Garden of Belonging Episode 33: Blooming Bravely with Thaís Sky

Thaís Sky is a truthspeaking, edge-dwelling, trauma informed life coach and teacher whose multifarious approach to healing has transformed the lives of hundreds of women worldwide. She offers her thoughts weekly on a podcast called RECLAIM and for over a decade Thaís has coached visionaries, seekers and cycle breakers who are ready to reclaim their worthiness and take up greater space in the world through her 1-1 work as well as her year-long signature program, Worthy Women Rise. Recently she has started mentoring coaches who want to deepen their work responsibly. She holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and infuses psychoanalytic theories, social justice, family systems and mindfulness practices into her approach to tending what she calls the worthiness wound. You can learn more about her at IamThaisSky.com or find her at just about everywhere on social media at @IamThaisSky.

Thaís and I speak about:

  • Caterpillar metamorphosis as a metaphor for the internal process
  • The role of relationships in our growth
  • The relationship between trust and control and how that effects our sense of safety
  • The worthiness wound and some of the ways it manifests
  • How systems and cultures perpetuate the worthiness wound
  • Why healthy relationships require bravery
  • Coaching and Psychotherapy
  • The responsibility for ethics in coaching

Warning: some mild adult language

Mentioned in this episode:
Mara Glatzel - https://www.maraglatzel.com/ 

Find Thaís at:
https://thaissky.com
https://instagram.com/iamthaissky 
https://facebook.com/iamthaissky 
https://www.thaissky.com/reclaim-podcast 

]]> kimkgraycoach true No 3050 4 33 full Episode 32: Blooming Bravely with Nicola Humber Episode 32: Blooming Bravely with Nicola Humber https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-32-blooming-bravely-with-nicola-humber/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-32-blooming-bravely-with-nicola-humber/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/51dfe11d-71da-394c-80ea-708f52f3108b Garden of Belonging Episode 32: Blooming Bravely with Nicola Humber

Nicola Humber is the author of Heal Your Inner Good Girl, UNBOUND and Unbound Writing. She's also the founder of The Unbound Press, a soul-led publishing imprint for unbound women. After playing the archetypal good girl up until her mid-thirties, Nicola left her 'proper' job in finance to retrain as a coach and hypnotherapist and this leap of faith led her to what she does now: activating recovering good girls to embrace their so-called imperfections and shake off the tyranny of 'shoulds', so they can be their fullest, freest, most magnificent selves. Nicola helps women to write the book their Unbound Self is calling them to write, whilst growing a community of soul-family readers and clients. She currently lives in Southampton in the UK with her husband, Mark. She’s the host of The Unbound Writer’s Club Podcast.

Nicola and I speak about:

  • Blooming as the idea of opening to be seen
  • The ongoing journey of evolution that has no end
  • All about the word Unbound
  • Shadow integration & welcoming back parts of ourselves
  • Books as a way to express ourselves deeply
  • Book writing as a process of radical self-trust and a transformational journey
  • Writing in an unbound way
  • The importance of rest

Mentioned in this episode: Kelly Diels - https://www.kellydiels.com/ 

Find Nicola at: https://nicolahumber.com  https://instagram.com/nicolahumber  https://www.facebook.com/nicolahumber 

]]> Garden of Belonging Episode 32: Blooming Bravely with Nicola Humber

Nicola Humber is the author of Heal Your Inner Good Girl, UNBOUND and Unbound Writing. She's also the founder of The Unbound Press, a soul-led publishing imprint for unbound women. After playing the archetypal good girl up until her mid-thirties, Nicola left her 'proper' job in finance to retrain as a coach and hypnotherapist and this leap of faith led her to what she does now: activating recovering good girls to embrace their so-called imperfections and shake off the tyranny of 'shoulds', so they can be their fullest, freest, most magnificent selves. Nicola helps women to write the book their Unbound Self is calling them to write, whilst growing a community of soul-family readers and clients. She currently lives in Southampton in the UK with her husband, Mark. She’s the host of The Unbound Writer’s Club Podcast.

Nicola and I speak about:

  • Blooming as the idea of opening to be seen
  • The ongoing journey of evolution that has no end
  • All about the word Unbound
  • Shadow integration & welcoming back parts of ourselves
  • Books as a way to express ourselves deeply
  • Book writing as a process of radical self-trust and a transformational journey
  • Writing in an unbound way
  • The importance of rest

Mentioned in this episode:
Kelly Diels - https://www.kellydiels.com/ 

Find Nicola at:
https://nicolahumber.com 
https://instagram.com/nicolahumber 
https://www.facebook.com/nicolahumber 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2680 4 32 full Episode 31: Blooming Bravely with Elizabeth Russell Episode 31: Blooming Bravely with Elizabeth Russell https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-31-blooming-bravely-with-elizabeth-russell/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-31-blooming-bravely-with-elizabeth-russell/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e415b778-5241-3ef8-917b-816c0b8bb460 Garden of Belonging Episode 31: Blooming Bravely with Elizabeth Russell

Elizabeth Russell is a social artist, dedicated witch, and joyful Earthling. For over 25 years, she has been generating creative processes to inspire radical engagement with the living cosmos. For many years she owned and operated the Be Space expressive arts & community space, and produced the annual Life Art Being Integrative Arts Festival in Portland Oregon. She now lives in Eugene Oregon and is the creator of the Dreamfruit interactive almanac for radical belonging.

TW: mention of suicide

Elizabeth and I speak about:

  • Showing up in truth and purpose
  • The tension between perceived expectations and personal integrity in work
  • Yearning to belong
  • Reframing Failure
  • Dreamfruit, Radical Belonging, and Imagination
  • Our need for enchantment
  • Reciprocity
  • Deep imagination and connection to the more than human world
  • Vulnerability and risk in blooming bravely

Also mentioned in this episode: Joanna Macy - the work that reconnects - https://www.joannamacy.net/main 

Find Elizabeth at: https://elizabethrussell.space  https://www.instagram.com/dreamfruit.maven/  https://www.facebook.com/be.space.now 

Also enjoy her curated playlist for 2021, on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jVLepixcCn0Obpp3wr8ZQ?si=g6rWa3PmQ4qNd5uZqSm1cw 

]]> Garden of Belonging Episode 31: Blooming Bravely with Elizabeth Russell

Elizabeth Russell is a social artist, dedicated witch, and joyful Earthling. For over 25 years, she has been generating creative processes to inspire radical engagement with the living cosmos. For many years she owned and operated the Be Space expressive arts & community space, and produced the annual Life Art Being Integrative Arts Festival in Portland Oregon. She now lives in Eugene Oregon and is the creator of the Dreamfruit interactive almanac for radical belonging.

TW: mention of suicide

Elizabeth and I speak about:

  • Showing up in truth and purpose
  • The tension between perceived expectations and personal integrity in work
  • Yearning to belong
  • Reframing Failure
  • Dreamfruit, Radical Belonging, and Imagination
  • Our need for enchantment
  • Reciprocity
  • Deep imagination and connection to the more than human world
  • Vulnerability and risk in blooming bravely

Also mentioned in this episode:
Joanna Macy - the work that reconnects - https://www.joannamacy.net/main 

Find Elizabeth at:
https://elizabethrussell.space 
https://www.instagram.com/dreamfruit.maven/ 
https://www.facebook.com/be.space.now 

Also enjoy her curated playlist for 2021, on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jVLepixcCn0Obpp3wr8ZQ?si=g6rWa3PmQ4qNd5uZqSm1cw 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2523 4 31 full Episode 30:Season 4 Intro Episode 30:Season 4 Intro https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-30season-4-intro/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-30season-4-intro/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/983c3748-b12f-3080-98d6-46fdfd7ef20c Garden of Belonging Episode 30

 

Welcome to Season 4 of the Garden of Belonging

 

This is a brief solo episode outlining where we've been and what's ahead for season 4.

]]> Garden of Belonging Episode 30

 

Welcome to Season 4 of the Garden of Belonging

 

This is a brief solo episode outlining where we've been and what's ahead for season 4.

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 512 4 trailer Episode 29: Season 3 Wrap-Up Episode 29: Season 3 Wrap-Up https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-29-season-3-wrap-up/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-29-season-3-wrap-up/#comments Thu, 27 May 2021 09:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/560a0a93-f169-33b0-a6a2-9a8bab7d44fa This is a brief solo episode to close out season 3. Sharing with you some thoughts on self-trust, what has been supportive for me and some new lenses on it that have shown up recently.

 

I share about:

  • Self-trust as foundational to belonging
  • Trusting myself with reintegration decisions
  • Sharing ourselves as a gift - from Nicola Humber
  • Self-trust as not being thirsty - from Helena Woods
  • Building evidence for trust via baby steps

 

Thank you for listening this season! If you know anyone who might benefit from listening, please share it with them. I appreciate any help getting the word out especially since I've left social media for the most part.

 

I'll be taking a pause while I prepare season 4 for you. Meanwhile, the best way to keep in touch with what I'm up to is by subscribing to my newsletter (link below).

 

Mentioned in this episode:

]]> This is a brief solo episode to close out season 3. Sharing with you some thoughts on self-trust, what has been supportive for me and some new lenses on it that have shown up recently.

 

I share about:

  • Self-trust as foundational to belonging
  • Trusting myself with reintegration decisions
  • Sharing ourselves as a gift - from Nicola Humber
  • Self-trust as not being thirsty - from Helena Woods
  • Building evidence for trust via baby steps

 

Thank you for listening this season! If you know anyone who might benefit from listening, please share it with them. I appreciate any help getting the word out especially since I've left social media for the most part.

 

I'll be taking a pause while I prepare season 4 for you. Meanwhile, the best way to keep in touch with what I'm up to is by subscribing to my newsletter (link below).

 

Mentioned in this episode:

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 686 3 29 full Episode 28: Radical Self-Trust with Olya Kosogova Episode 28: Radical Self-Trust with Olya Kosogova https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-28-radical-self-trust-with-olya-kosogova/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-28-radical-self-trust-with-olya-kosogova/#comments Thu, 20 May 2021 02:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/48a6af76-8088-31bb-9f03-f5505ef3fd84 Olya is an intuitive, teacher and artist based in Moscow, Russia. She is super passionate about us all living as our true, eternal, «full-size» selves. On her journey in life she has been motivated and led by her intuition, progressively learning to trust it more and more - in her personal life, in her physical healing journey and in finding her professional path in life.

Note: This conversation was recorded in late 2019

Olya and I talk about:

  • How self-trust is deeply connected with intuition and self-care
  • Trusting in something bigger than ourselves
  • Using experts only when you know exactly what you want from them
  • Trusting your own discernment
  • Radical self-trust in healing Lyme disease

You can find Olya at: Website: https://www.olyakosogova.com/en  Art shop: https://www.olyakosogova.com/artshop_en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olyakosogova  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/olyakosogova 

]]> Olya is an intuitive, teacher and artist based in Moscow, Russia. She is super passionate about us all living as our true, eternal, «full-size» selves. On her journey in life she has been motivated and led by her intuition, progressively learning to trust it more and more - in her personal life, in her physical healing journey and in finding her professional path in life.

Note: This conversation was recorded in late 2019

Olya and I talk about:

  • How self-trust is deeply connected with intuition and self-care
  • Trusting in something bigger than ourselves
  • Using experts only when you know exactly what you want from them
  • Trusting your own discernment
  • Radical self-trust in healing Lyme disease

You can find Olya at:
Website: https://www.olyakosogova.com/en 
Art shop: https://www.olyakosogova.com/artshop_en 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olyakosogova 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/olyakosogova 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2021 28 full Episode 27: Radical Self-Trust with Tara Mixon Episode 27: Radical Self-Trust with Tara Mixon https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-27-radical-self-trust-with-tara-mixon/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-27-radical-self-trust-with-tara-mixon/#comments Wed, 12 May 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/090f18ba-90ac-3fff-81a8-70774f3abfb0 Today's guest is Tara Mixon. Tara is a food freedom health coach. She believes we are dynamic and complicated beings, and our wellbeing arises from more than the right diet and culturally accepted body shape. That we need to shift the focus from food to who are we as eaters, to who we are beyond the body. Tara came to this work after practicing pharmacy for over a decade, and having her own journey with bulimia. She understands that health and healing is a deep, complicated, long and holistic journey. She believes we need to learn to love ourselves the way we innately love others.

 

Tara and I talk about:

  • Self-trust and the ability to listen to our inner voice while tuning out all the external noise
  • How honoring self-trust has opened doors for her to step into a life that is hers instead of a life that others perceive she should be living
  • Should vs. want
  • Curiosity as a state of openness
  • How the pain of staying the same can become greater than the pain of risking change

 

You can find Tara at:

www.soulfulmed.com

https://www.facebook.com/soulfulmedicine/

https://www.instagram.com/soulfulmedicine

 

What are you taking away from today's conversation?

]]> Today's guest is Tara Mixon. Tara is a food freedom health coach. She believes we are dynamic and complicated beings, and our wellbeing arises from more than the right diet and culturally accepted body shape. That we need to shift the focus from food to who are we as eaters, to who we are beyond the body. Tara came to this work after practicing pharmacy for over a decade, and having her own journey with bulimia. She understands that health and healing is a deep, complicated, long and holistic journey. She believes we need to learn to love ourselves the way we innately love others.

 

Tara and I talk about:

  • Self-trust and the ability to listen to our inner voice while tuning out all the external noise
  • How honoring self-trust has opened doors for her to step into a life that is hers instead of a life that others perceive she should be living
  • Should vs. want
  • Curiosity as a state of openness
  • How the pain of staying the same can become greater than the pain of risking change

 

You can find Tara at:

www.soulfulmed.com

https://www.facebook.com/soulfulmedicine/

https://www.instagram.com/soulfulmedicine

 

What are you taking away from today's conversation?

]]> kimkgraycoach true No 1916 3 27 full Episode 26: Radical Self-Trust with Valérie Mège Episode 26: Radical Self-Trust with Valérie Mège https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-26-radical-self-trust-with-valerie-mege/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-26-radical-self-trust-with-valerie-mege/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/107178f6-3008-3abe-956a-7be7d7db1ca3 Today I hope you will enjoy my conversation with Valérie Mège. Valérie is a mindset coach and self confidence expert, with a no-fluff, based on science and actionable approach, for corporate leaders and entrepreneurs who want to confidently thrive in life and business. She does believe that when we know how to manage our mind, we can achieve whatever we want in life and her method proves it. 

After a successful management career in nightlife and luxury hospitality (amazing place to learn about human behaviors!), meeting VIPs everyday, traveling the world, organizing amazing events, she was feeling like something was still missing and took the leap to transform her passion for personal development into her career.

Now a certified mindset coach, NLP, hypnosis and Timeline Therapy practitioner and after being mentored by the most renowned coaches, she coaches clients from all over the world, in English, French and Spanish, runs workshops and gives talks. Nothing makes her happier than seeing her clients go from self doubt and stuck to self confident and thriving.

Val and I discuss:

  • Self-trust as the foundation of a full and happy life
  • How self-trust goes hand in hand with self-confidence
  • How negative messages can erode our self-trust
  • How action is required to build confidence and self-trust
  • How radical self-trust allowed her to step out on her own

Please Be Aware: we touch briefly on Val's experience in an abusive relationship. Please honor your own self-care in consuming (or not) this episode.

Find Val at: https://www.valeriemege.com/  https://www.facebook.com/valeriemegelifecoach/  http://instagram.com/valibiza 

]]> Today I hope you will enjoy my conversation with Valérie Mège. Valérie is a mindset coach and self confidence expert, with a no-fluff, based on science and actionable approach, for corporate leaders and entrepreneurs who want to confidently thrive in life and business. She does believe that when we know how to manage our mind, we can achieve whatever we want in life and her method proves it. 

After a successful management career in nightlife and luxury hospitality (amazing place to learn about human behaviors!), meeting VIPs everyday, traveling the world, organizing amazing events, she was feeling like something was still missing and took the leap to transform her passion for personal development into her career.

Now a certified mindset coach, NLP, hypnosis and Timeline Therapy practitioner and after being mentored by the most renowned coaches, she coaches clients from all over the world, in English, French and Spanish, runs workshops and gives talks. Nothing makes her happier than seeing her clients go from self doubt and stuck to self confident and thriving.

Val and I discuss:

  • Self-trust as the foundation of a full and happy life
  • How self-trust goes hand in hand with self-confidence
  • How negative messages can erode our self-trust
  • How action is required to build confidence and self-trust
  • How radical self-trust allowed her to step out on her own

Please Be Aware: we touch briefly on Val's experience in an abusive relationship. Please honor your own self-care in consuming (or not) this episode.

Find Val at:
https://www.valeriemege.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/valeriemegelifecoach/ 
http://instagram.com/valibiza 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1669 3 26 full Episode 25: Radical Self-Trust with Rachel Strivelli Episode 25: Radical Self-Trust with Rachel Strivelli https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-25-radical-self-trust-with-rachel-strivelli/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-25-radical-self-trust-with-rachel-strivelli/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/8f5bdb9e-590d-38d4-ab23-3a0f207706ec Today's guest is Rachel Strivelli. Rachel is a writer, celebrant of life, & spiritual coach. She believes that when we pause to look at ourselves with self-love and self-acceptance, our energy, our happiness, and our lives expand! She teaches men and women to cultivate self-love and manifest their desires by tuning into the natural world. She has been featured on sites like Thrive Global, Tiny Buddha, Scary Mommy, and Positively Positive. She shares her writing and videos at Soulpioneer.com.

 

Rachel and I discuss:

  • Self-trust as part of the practice of being a whole human being
  • The trust required to make a choice
  • How trusting ourselves can be hardest when it means affecting someone else negatively
  • Finding balance with social media
  • Balancing science vs. emotions/intuition depending on the situation
  • Self-trust vs narcissism

 

You can find Rachel at:

https://soulpioneer.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SoulPioneer/

https://www.youtube.com/RachelStrivelli

https://www.pinterest.com/thesoulpioneer/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelstrivelli/

https://www.instagram.com/rachelstrivelli/

]]> Today's guest is Rachel Strivelli. Rachel is a writer, celebrant of life, & spiritual coach. She believes that when we pause to look at ourselves with self-love and self-acceptance, our energy, our happiness, and our lives expand! She teaches men and women to cultivate self-love and manifest their desires by tuning into the natural world. She has been featured on sites like Thrive Global, Tiny Buddha, Scary Mommy, and Positively Positive. She shares her writing and videos at Soulpioneer.com.

 

Rachel and I discuss:

  • Self-trust as part of the practice of being a whole human being
  • The trust required to make a choice
  • How trusting ourselves can be hardest when it means affecting someone else negatively
  • Finding balance with social media
  • Balancing science vs. emotions/intuition depending on the situation
  • Self-trust vs narcissism

 

You can find Rachel at:

https://soulpioneer.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SoulPioneer/

https://www.youtube.com/RachelStrivelli

https://www.pinterest.com/thesoulpioneer/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelstrivelli/

https://www.instagram.com/rachelstrivelli/

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2190 3 25 full Episode 24: Radical Self-Trust with Leslie Dawson Episode 24: Radical Self-Trust with Leslie Dawson https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-24-radical-self-trust-with-leslie-dawson/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-24-radical-self-trust-with-leslie-dawson/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/2f52f521-821d-3b07-9f3d-20dddd438c4d Today's guest is Leslie Dawson. Leslie Dawson is a coach for moms of the next generation! She has two small boys and quickly learned how easy it is to get lost in the demands of motherhood. Leslie helps mothers like you calm the chaos, mother guilt-free, and create the time to do the things that matter most to you. Leslie believes that you as a mom are doing the most important work-raising the next generation - and it doesn't have to feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. When Leslie is not busy supporting moms, changing diapers or playing dinosaurs, she is enjoying time to herself, outdoors! 

Leslie and I talk about:

  • Self-trust as a process of getting back in alignment with our values
  • The energetic vacuum that happened when she made a decision without trusting herself
  • Turning off the noise when it's time to make a decision
  • Decision fatigue as a mom
  • Questioning vs debating

You can find Leslie at: https://www.facebook.com/lesliedawsoncrew  https://www.instagram.com/lesliedawson_ 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> Today's guest is Leslie Dawson. Leslie Dawson is a coach for moms of the next generation! She has two small boys and quickly learned how easy it is to get lost in the demands of motherhood. Leslie helps mothers like you calm the chaos, mother guilt-free, and create the time to do the things that matter most to you. Leslie believes that you as a mom are doing the most important work-raising the next generation - and it doesn't have to feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. When Leslie is not busy supporting moms, changing diapers or playing dinosaurs, she is enjoying time to herself, outdoors! 

Leslie and I talk about:

  • Self-trust as a process of getting back in alignment with our values
  • The energetic vacuum that happened when she made a decision without trusting herself
  • Turning off the noise when it's time to make a decision
  • Decision fatigue as a mom
  • Questioning vs debating

You can find Leslie at:
https://www.facebook.com/lesliedawsoncrew 
https://www.instagram.com/lesliedawson_ 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1900 3 24 full Episode 23: Radical-Self Trust with Jill Anderson Episode 23: Radical-Self Trust with Jill Anderson https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-23-radical-self-trust-with-jill-anderson/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-23-radical-self-trust-with-jill-anderson/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/d6296371-c75c-3415-9506-3b818499a03d Today my guest is Jill Anderson. Jill is an Expectations Exterminator & Empowerment Coach, foodie, doting auntie and nature-loving traveler. Through coaching, speaking and writing, Jill helps women who feel stuck and overwhelmed in their careers or relationships (aka LIFE!) ditch expectations. She helps them reconnect to their inner-compass, awaken to their sources of joy and empower themselves to grab life by the #amazeballs and live it their way.  Jill is a graduate of the Beautiful You Coaching Academy, has a BS in Food Science, an MBA, more than a few job changes, a divorce and a helluva lot of perspective. She loves doing the work she is meant to do - helping women step into their truths, reclaim their power and kick ass with zero apologies.

Jill and I discuss:

  • Self-trust as a relationship with your intuition
  • How sometimes our inner voice starts to scream so loud we can't ignore it
  • Asking yourself first AND last
  • Our responsibility in consuming information
  • Being ok with making mistakes
  • The difference between self-trust and confidence

You can find Jill at: https://www.heyjill.com  https://facebook.com/andersenjillm  https://www.instagram.com/jillheyjill 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> Today my guest is Jill Anderson. Jill is an Expectations Exterminator & Empowerment Coach, foodie, doting auntie and nature-loving traveler. Through coaching, speaking and writing, Jill helps women who feel stuck and overwhelmed in their careers or relationships (aka LIFE!) ditch expectations. She helps them reconnect to their inner-compass, awaken to their sources of joy and empower themselves to grab life by the #amazeballs and live it their way.  Jill is a graduate of the Beautiful You Coaching Academy, has a BS in Food Science, an MBA, more than a few job changes, a divorce and a helluva lot of perspective. She loves doing the work she is meant to do - helping women step into their truths, reclaim their power and kick ass with zero apologies.

Jill and I discuss:

  • Self-trust as a relationship with your intuition
  • How sometimes our inner voice starts to scream so loud we can't ignore it
  • Asking yourself first AND last
  • Our responsibility in consuming information
  • Being ok with making mistakes
  • The difference between self-trust and confidence

You can find Jill at:
https://www.heyjill.com 
https://facebook.com/andersenjillm 
https://www.instagram.com/jillheyjill 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> kimkgraycoach true No 1964 3 23 full Episode 22: Radical Self-Trust with Megan Miller Episode 22: Radical Self-Trust with Megan Miller https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-22-radical-self-trust-with-megan-miller/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-22-radical-self-trust-with-megan-miller/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/42393b70-0cf9-35ce-b8c8-fd6267343fab Today's guest is Megan Miller. Megan has been a mental health therapist for over ten years and recently added coaching into her practice, with an emphasis on supporting individuals to develop greater mindfulness and self-care in their daily lives. She currently offers both therapy and coaching through online platforms. Last year she moved from Portland to the Oregon coast where she lives with her partner Theron and their cat in a tiny cabin in the woods.

 

Megan and I talk about:

  • Self trust as a foundation
  • Balancing self-trust with self-reflection
  • How the system that gives power to experts is flawed
  • Normalizing self-doubt
  • How self-questioning can build our self-trust
  • The masculine lens of science and how it's just one piece of the puzzle

 

You can find Megan at:

www.meganelizabethmiller.com

https://www.instagram.com/inspiredlife_nw

 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> Today's guest is Megan Miller. Megan has been a mental health therapist for over ten years and recently added coaching into her practice, with an emphasis on supporting individuals to develop greater mindfulness and self-care in their daily lives. She currently offers both therapy and coaching through online platforms. Last year she moved from Portland to the Oregon coast where she lives with her partner Theron and their cat in a tiny cabin in the woods.

 

Megan and I talk about:

  • Self trust as a foundation
  • Balancing self-trust with self-reflection
  • How the system that gives power to experts is flawed
  • Normalizing self-doubt
  • How self-questioning can build our self-trust
  • The masculine lens of science and how it's just one piece of the puzzle

 

You can find Megan at:

www.meganelizabethmiller.com

https://www.instagram.com/inspiredlife_nw

 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2292 3 22 full Episode 21: Radical Self-Trust with Sadie Tichelaar Episode 21: Radical Self-Trust with Sadie Tichelaar https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-21-radical-self-trust-with-sadie-tichelaar/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-21-radical-self-trust-with-sadie-tichelaar/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/6fd90355-2ef4-33fa-bbad-eb8ad770640e My guest today is Sadie Tichelaar.  Sadie is a qualified and certified UK life coach for women who are ready to shake off external expectation; embrace their truest self and live a life of deep and meaningful fulfilment. ​She uses her superpowers of intuition, empathy and curiosity to support women to uncover their own superpowers and step boldly into living the best possible version of themselves.

 

Sadie and I talk about:

  • Self-trust and intuition
  • Making bold decisions despite your inner critic
  • Using values as a compass
  • How other people's opinions are none of our business
  • Trusting yourself as a highly sensitive person
  • And how relying too much on experts allows doubt to creep in

 

You can find Sadie at:

https://www.thiscuriouslifecoaching.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thiscuriouslifecoaching/

https://www.instagram.com/curiously_sadie/

 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> My guest today is Sadie Tichelaar.  Sadie is a qualified and certified UK life coach for women who are ready to shake off external expectation; embrace their truest self and live a life of deep and meaningful fulfilment. ​She uses her superpowers of intuition, empathy and curiosity to support women to uncover their own superpowers and step boldly into living the best possible version of themselves.

 

Sadie and I talk about:

  • Self-trust and intuition
  • Making bold decisions despite your inner critic
  • Using values as a compass
  • How other people's opinions are none of our business
  • Trusting yourself as a highly sensitive person
  • And how relying too much on experts allows doubt to creep in

 

You can find Sadie at:

https://www.thiscuriouslifecoaching.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thiscuriouslifecoaching/

https://www.instagram.com/curiously_sadie/

 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media #gardenofbelonging

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1914 3 21 full Episode 20: Radical Self-Trust with Sheila Delaney Duke Episode 20: Radical Self-Trust with Sheila Delaney Duke https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-20-radical-self-trust-with-sheila-delaney-duke/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-20-radical-self-trust-with-sheila-delaney-duke/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/068d2b8e-6df0-3c00-8e98-2079f35993a8 Today my guest is Sheila Delaney Duke. Sheila is a coach, evocateur and student of the human experience. She is driven by her own story to help us live and lead more authentically, more brightly, for the bone-deep satisfaction that comes from serving well. She focuses on the sweet spot where self-trust meets radical responsibility, knowing this is where mind, heart, and body come into potent alignment. She works directly with the energy of our desires and amplifies gifts we have already.

Individuals and teams who engage with Sheila remember how to befriend themselves with kindness and calm, and to extend this care to others. She left the practice of law nearly twenty years ago and has been a heart centered coach and soulful mentor ever since. 

Follow her on IG (@sheiladelaneyduke) for details on her upcoming live event: Ever More Myself: Remembering, Reclaiming, and Rewilding our Voices. 

Sheila and I talk about:

  • Self-trust as an act of remembering
  • Trusting ourselves to endure the outcome
  • Autoimmune disease and self-trust
  • How we can allow the opinions of others to influence us without giving up our agency
  • How sharing our stories can help others gain self-trust
  • Radical self-trust as a joining of self-trust and self-responsibility

You can find Sheila at: https://EverMoreMyself.com https://www.instagram.com/sheiladelaneyduke 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media with #gardenofbelonging

]]> Today my guest is Sheila Delaney Duke. Sheila is a coach, evocateur and student of the human experience. She is driven by her own story to help us live and lead more authentically, more brightly, for the bone-deep satisfaction that comes from serving well. She focuses on the sweet spot where self-trust meets radical responsibility, knowing this is where mind, heart, and body come into potent alignment. She works directly with the energy of our desires and amplifies gifts we have already.

Individuals and teams who engage with Sheila remember how to befriend themselves with kindness and calm, and to extend this care to others. She left the practice of law nearly twenty years ago and has been a heart centered coach and soulful mentor ever since. 

Follow her on IG (@sheiladelaneyduke) for details on her upcoming live event: Ever More Myself: Remembering, Reclaiming, and Rewilding our Voices. 


Sheila and I talk about:

  • Self-trust as an act of remembering
  • Trusting ourselves to endure the outcome
  • Autoimmune disease and self-trust
  • How we can allow the opinions of others to influence us without giving up our agency
  • How sharing our stories can help others gain self-trust
  • Radical self-trust as a joining of self-trust and self-responsibility

You can find Sheila at:
https://EverMoreMyself.com
https://www.instagram.com/sheiladelaneyduke 

What are you taking away from today's conversation? I'd love if you'd share with me. Share on social media with #gardenofbelonging

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2786 3 20 full Episode 19: Season 3 Introduction - Solo Episode Episode 19: Season 3 Introduction - Solo Episode https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-19-season-3-introduction-solo-episode/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/episode-19-season-3-introduction-solo-episode/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/a7fb737d-72cb-3567-96cb-e22ab6c6ac86 Welcome to Season 3 of The Garden of Belonging Podcast!

 

This season I'm sharing a series of interviews I did back in 2019 entitled Radical Self-Trust. I'm sharing these conversations now because self-trust is critical to our ability to show up fully as ourselves.

 

Why does this matter? Because I believe we all deserve more than just fitting in. More than the gymnastics we feel we must do to feel accepted. I believe we all deserve to belong. To be fully seen and accepted as the wholeness of who we are. And allowing ourselves to be seen in that way takes courage and trust.  A lot of courage and trust.

 

Today I share a solo episode letting you know what's up in my world and how I see this season fitting into the bigger picture of The Garden of Belonging.

 

I hope you enjoy it!

 

Link to newsletter sign up - https://www.subscribepage.com/d2b4j3

]]> Welcome to Season 3 of The Garden of Belonging Podcast!

 

This season I'm sharing a series of interviews I did back in 2019 entitled Radical Self-Trust. I'm sharing these conversations now because self-trust is critical to our ability to show up fully as ourselves.

 

Why does this matter? Because I believe we all deserve more than just fitting in. More than the gymnastics we feel we must do to feel accepted. I believe we all deserve to belong. To be fully seen and accepted as the wholeness of who we are. And allowing ourselves to be seen in that way takes courage and trust.  A lot of courage and trust.

 

Today I share a solo episode letting you know what's up in my world and how I see this season fitting into the bigger picture of The Garden of Belonging.

 

I hope you enjoy it!

 

Link to newsletter sign up - https://www.subscribepage.com/d2b4j3

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 867 3 trailer Season 2: Episode 18: Gretchen Sechrist Kehan Season 2: Episode 18: Gretchen Sechrist Kehan https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-18-gretchen-sechrist-kehan/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-18-gretchen-sechrist-kehan/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:19:47 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/655b478d-fae0-383b-b630-15a83ada2194 FINAL EPISODE!

 

We've reached the end of Season 2 folks. I'll be taking a little break in preparation for season 3 in March. In the meantime, catch up with Season 2, share your takeaways, and come chat with us in The Garden of Belonging Community about what insights you've gained about honoring yourself.

 

Today I'm joined by Gretchen Sechrist Kehan. Gretchen is dedicated to the unveiling, healing and rising of the sacred feminine. She is a trained Transformational Coach, Priestess of the Rose from the Rosa Mystica Lineage, Sacred Space Holder and founder of DaughtersRising.net. Gretchen is devoted to the inner journey and descent necessary to Know Thyself and arise empowered, sovereign and connected to your soul path.

 

We talk about:

  • Honoring yourself by tending to yourself
  • Ritual
  • How short term efforts lead to long term change
  • Using archetypes to nourish facets of ourselves
  • Epsom salt baths
  • Finding space in motherhood for yourself
  • Joy as a healer
  • Giving yourself permission and how that supports others to do the same

 

Website https://www.DaughtersRising.net

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daughters_rising/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gretchen.kehan

]]> FINAL EPISODE!

 

We've reached the end of Season 2 folks. I'll be taking a little break in preparation for season 3 in March. In the meantime, catch up with Season 2, share your takeaways, and come chat with us in The Garden of Belonging Community about what insights you've gained about honoring yourself.

 

Today I'm joined by Gretchen Sechrist Kehan. Gretchen is dedicated to the unveiling, healing and rising of the sacred feminine. She is a trained Transformational Coach, Priestess of the Rose from the Rosa Mystica Lineage, Sacred Space Holder and founder of DaughtersRising.net. Gretchen is devoted to the inner journey and descent necessary to Know Thyself and arise empowered, sovereign and connected to your soul path.

 

We talk about:

  • Honoring yourself by tending to yourself
  • Ritual
  • How short term efforts lead to long term change
  • Using archetypes to nourish facets of ourselves
  • Epsom salt baths
  • Finding space in motherhood for yourself
  • Joy as a healer
  • Giving yourself permission and how that supports others to do the same

 

Website https://www.DaughtersRising.net

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daughters_rising/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gretchen.kehan

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1685 2 18 full Season 2: Episode 17: Andrea Arledge Season 2: Episode 17: Andrea Arledge https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-17-andrea-arledge/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-17-andrea-arledge/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:47:44 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/9903a926-08d2-3131-9364-25f1aa92c4e1 Andrea Arledge left a 16 year nursing job on a mission to do healthcare differently. As a result, she has helped hundreds of women heal themselves and to create their own businesses by creating a healthy mindset so they heal and become the healer themselves.

 

We talk about:

  • The importance of ritual for honoring herself
  • The problem with the idea of balance
  • Being healed vs being cured
  • How numerology can support us in honoring ourselves
  • Habit vs ritual
  • Honoring pain with love
  • Asking for support
  • Fake positivity
  • Setting boundaries with empathy and honesty
  • Play!

 

Website - https://www.andreaarledge.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heal_her__with_andrea/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1340445322

 

Mentioned in this Episode:

Yoga with Adrienne - https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/featured

See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur - https://valariekaur.com/see-no-stranger/

Joy Kingsborough - https://www.joyandjonah.com/

Dr. Henele - https://bodymindinstitute.com/dr-henele/

]]> Andrea Arledge left a 16 year nursing job on a mission to do healthcare differently. As a result, she has helped hundreds of women heal themselves and to create their own businesses by creating a healthy mindset so they heal and become the healer themselves.

 

We talk about:

  • The importance of ritual for honoring herself
  • The problem with the idea of balance
  • Being healed vs being cured
  • How numerology can support us in honoring ourselves
  • Habit vs ritual
  • Honoring pain with love
  • Asking for support
  • Fake positivity
  • Setting boundaries with empathy and honesty
  • Play!

 

Website - https://www.andreaarledge.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heal_her__with_andrea/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1340445322

 

Mentioned in this Episode:

Yoga with Adrienne - https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/featured

See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur - https://valariekaur.com/see-no-stranger/

Joy Kingsborough - https://www.joyandjonah.com/

Dr. Henele - https://bodymindinstitute.com/dr-henele/

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1921 2 17 full Season 2: Episode 16: Cayla Merrill Season 2: Episode 16: Cayla Merrill https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-16-cayla-merrill/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-16-cayla-merrill/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:34:35 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/4d5cab41-c441-3769-94b3-6c68da66ab13 Cayla Merrill is a Joy and Branding Coach who encourages busy bad-asses to up-level their self-care and branding from “fine” to “fantastic!” because she believes everyone deserves to live a life they truly love and to feel confident in their brand.

 

We talk about:

  • Slowing down and tuning in
  • Allowing shifts in our habits
  • Building your self-care toolkit
  • How branding and design help entrepreneurs honor themselves
  • Our brands as reflections of us
  • Honoring ourselves by following through on things that make our lives easier (I see you, 2 minute task that I keep putting off)
  • The power of small, sustainable acts of self-honoring

 

Find Cayla at:

Website

Instagram

 

Also mentioned in this episode:

Cayla's Self-Care Toolkit

Madison Morrigan

Beautiful You Coaching Academy

]]> Cayla Merrill is a Joy and Branding Coach who encourages busy bad-asses to up-level their self-care and branding from “fine” to “fantastic!” because she believes everyone deserves to live a life they truly love and to feel confident in their brand.

 

We talk about:

  • Slowing down and tuning in
  • Allowing shifts in our habits
  • Building your self-care toolkit
  • How branding and design help entrepreneurs honor themselves
  • Our brands as reflections of us
  • Honoring ourselves by following through on things that make our lives easier (I see you, 2 minute task that I keep putting off)
  • The power of small, sustainable acts of self-honoring

 

Find Cayla at:

Website

Instagram

 

Also mentioned in this episode:

Cayla's Self-Care Toolkit

Madison Morrigan

Beautiful You Coaching Academy

]]> kimkgraycoach true No 2388 2 16 full Season 2: Episode 15: Christine Malkmus Season 2: Episode 15: Christine Malkmus https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-15-christine-malkmus/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-15-christine-malkmus/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:43:54 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/745ba71d-ac3e-3bfb-8641-31845ba71c08 Today I hope you will enjoy my conversation with Christine Malkmus. Throughout the course of her 34 years of life, Christine has had a very toxic, love/hate relationship with food and body. After years of self-abuse that she infused into many facets of her life, she finally came to the realization that perhaps she’d gone through her eating disorder so that she could one day help other women dealing with the same or similar issues. This ultimately lead her to pursue the path of becoming a Mind+Body Empowerment Coach, certified through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Through easy, doable mind-body-soul strategies, she offers her guidance, love and light to help you make peace with food and grow in body confidence and liberation, allowing you to fully thrive in all areas of your life.

NOTE: Despite silencing phones and all, we still struggled with some notification pings.

Christine and I talk about: ** How honoring ourselves can shift through our lives ** Setting a good example for our kids ** Her experience with an eating disorder ** Setting boundaries as a way to honor ourselves ** How knowing your values and purpose helps you resist external messages and speak your truth ** Conditioning about health and wellness and how  ** YouTube as a resource for meditations ** Transmuting pain into power

Find Christine at: https://hummingbirdfoodlivewhole.com https://www.instagram.com/hummingbirdfood/ https://www.facebook.com/christine.mancini.9

Also mentioned in this episode: https://psychologyofeating.com/ https://gabbybernstein.com/

 

Join us in The Garden of Belonging Community to discuss the episode and MORE!

]]> Today I hope you will enjoy my conversation with Christine Malkmus. Throughout the course of her 34 years of life, Christine has had a very toxic, love/hate relationship with food and body. After years of self-abuse that she infused into many facets of her life, she finally came to the realization that perhaps she’d gone through her eating disorder so that she could one day help other women dealing with the same or similar issues. This ultimately lead her to pursue the path of becoming a Mind+Body Empowerment Coach, certified through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Through easy, doable mind-body-soul strategies, she offers her guidance, love and light to help you make peace with food and grow in body confidence and liberation, allowing you to fully thrive in all areas of your life.

NOTE: Despite silencing phones and all, we still struggled with some notification pings.

Christine and I talk about:
** How honoring ourselves can shift through our lives
** Setting a good example for our kids
** Her experience with an eating disorder
** Setting boundaries as a way to honor ourselves
** How knowing your values and purpose helps you resist external messages and speak your truth
** Conditioning about health and wellness and how 
** YouTube as a resource for meditations
** Transmuting pain into power

Find Christine at:
https://hummingbirdfoodlivewhole.com
https://www.instagram.com/hummingbirdfood/
https://www.facebook.com/christine.mancini.9

Also mentioned in this episode:
https://psychologyofeating.com/
https://gabbybernstein.com/

 

Join us in The Garden of Belonging Community to discuss the episode and MORE!

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1963 2 15 full Season 2: Episode 14: Charlotte Eléa Season 2: Episode 14: Charlotte Eléa https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-14-charlotte-elea/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-14-charlotte-elea/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:23:15 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/2a934336-0c3b-36ef-9303-754322f60c07 Today I hope you will enjoy my conversation with Charlotte Eléa. Charlotte is a Spiritual and Emotional Healer, Intuitive Transformational Guide, Mystic Seer and Oracle, Shadow Worker, Mentor to Healers, and Rainbow Dragon Priestess of unseen realms. As Founder of The One Heart, Charlotte is on a mission to awaken people to their souls' paths, and to guide them in the transformation of their core wounds into their most profound gifts.

View full show notes HERE.

Discuss the episode with us in the free Garden of Belonging Community.

 

]]> Today I hope you will enjoy my conversation with Charlotte Eléa. Charlotte is a Spiritual and Emotional Healer, Intuitive Transformational Guide, Mystic Seer and Oracle, Shadow Worker, Mentor to Healers, and Rainbow Dragon Priestess of unseen realms. As Founder of The One Heart, Charlotte is on a mission to awaken people to their souls' paths, and to guide them in the transformation of their core wounds into their most profound gifts.

View full show notes HERE.

Discuss the episode with us in the free Garden of Belonging Community.

 

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2209 2 14 full Season 2: Episode 13: Meghan O'Malley Season 2: Episode 13: Meghan O'Malley https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-13-meghan-omalley/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-13-meghan-omalley/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:35:16 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/5977bc1b-24ad-3169-b25d-ae5279bc6b41 Today I am joined by Meghan O'Malley. Meghan is a holistic life leadership coach, an intuitive empath, a mom, a wife, and a perfectionist in recovery.

View full show notes HERE.

Discuss the episode with us in the free Garden of Belonging Community.

]]> Today I am joined by Meghan O'Malley. Meghan is a holistic life leadership coach, an intuitive empath, a mom, a wife, and a perfectionist in recovery.

View full show notes HERE.

Discuss the episode with us in the free Garden of Belonging Community.

]]> kimkgraycoach true No 2162 2 13 full Season 2: Episode 12: Joanne Edinberg Season 2: Episode 12: Joanne Edinberg https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-12-joanne-edinberg/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-12-joanne-edinberg/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:39:39 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/f7c5dcda-8d66-33dc-879e-9ee26922e4d3 Joanne Edinberg is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach with Body Wisdom Nutrition, LLC. She provides one-on-one coaching to support women in developing a healthy relationship with food and body, helping them shift from the cycle of eat-guilt-shame to curiosity-compassion-joy.

Full Show Notes HERE.

Discuss with us in the free Garden of Belonging Community.

]]> Joanne Edinberg is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach with Body Wisdom Nutrition, LLC. She provides one-on-one coaching to support women in developing a healthy relationship with food and body, helping them shift from the cycle of eat-guilt-shame to curiosity-compassion-joy.

Full Show Notes HERE.

Discuss with us in the free Garden of Belonging Community.

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 2249 2 12 full Season 2: Episode 11: Sadie Tichelaar Season 2: Episode 11: Sadie Tichelaar https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-11-sadie-tichelaar/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-11-sadie-tichelaar/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:15:49 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/54d1c941-0540-3440-82f1-91029499cbf5 Welcome to Season 2! This season we are exploring the concept of honoring ourselves. What does that mean and what does it look like?

Today I speak with Sadie Tichelaar.

Detailed show notes HERE.

Join The Garden of Belonging to discuss episodes with us (you also get them early!)

]]> Welcome to Season 2! This season we are exploring the concept of honoring ourselves. What does that mean and what does it look like?

Today I speak with Sadie Tichelaar.

Detailed show notes HERE.

Join The Garden of Belonging to discuss episodes with us (you also get them early!)

]]> kimkgraycoach true No 3119 2 11 full Season 2 Trailer Season 2 Trailer https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-trailer-1606604511/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-2-trailer-1606604511/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:22:24 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/c41d6b54-79d3-36cf-885a-8f353d99921f A brief solo episode to share with you more about what the Garden of Belonging is and what's coming up in the podcast in Season 2!

 Join The Garden of Belonging to discuss episodes with us (you also get them early!)

If you want to chat about how I can support you - book a free introductory call.

I hope you enjoy this season!

]]> A brief solo episode to share with you more about what the Garden of Belonging is and what's coming up in the podcast in Season 2!

 Join The Garden of Belonging to discuss episodes with us (you also get them early!)

If you want to chat about how I can support you - book a free introductory call.

I hope you enjoy this season!

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 506 2 trailer Season 1 Close Solo Episode Season 1 Close Solo Episode https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-1-close-solo-episode/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-1-close-solo-episode/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:23:33 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e25155d5-41d6-3669-aa1d-a4624975cab7 Today is a brief solo episode to close out Season 1. I share a bit of my story and why these interviews have been important to me and share a little more about The Garden of Belonging Community.

Full show notes here.

See you in December for Season 2!

]]> Today is a brief solo episode to close out Season 1. I share a bit of my story and why these interviews have been important to me and share a little more about The Garden of Belonging Community.

Full show notes here.

See you in December for Season 2!

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 364 1 9 bonus Just Show Up with Susan Cato Just Show Up with Susan Cato https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/just-show-up-with-susan-cato/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/just-show-up-with-susan-cato/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:37:04 -0800 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/24e97a37-3297-3db0-94a9-c88e76c181b7 Susan and I talk about:

  • Presence and your truest voice
  • Using your truest voice to get people to listen
  • The idea of "radical listening"

View full show notes here.

 

Discuss with us in The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> Susan and I talk about:

  • Presence and your truest voice
  • Using your truest voice to get people to listen
  • The idea of "radical listening"

View full show notes here.

 

Discuss with us in The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1070 1 8 full Dive In! with Whitney Oppenhuizen Dive In! with Whitney Oppenhuizen https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-1-episode-7-with-whitney-oppenhuizen/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-1-episode-7-with-whitney-oppenhuizen/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:04:30 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/54cab3bc-cc7f-3f81-a7d8-8af8f47c27e4 In this episode: Intuitive relationship coach, Whitney Oppenhuizen.

We talk about:

  • Intuition
  • Connecting with her truest voice unlocked everything she wanted
  • How your truest voice can get your attention

View full show notes here: 

Discuss with us in the FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> In this episode:
Intuitive relationship coach, Whitney Oppenhuizen.

We talk about:

  • Intuition
  • Connecting with her truest voice unlocked everything she wanted
  • How your truest voice can get your attention

View full show notes here: 

Discuss with us in the FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 890 1 7 full What If You Succeed? with Anna Balciune What If You Succeed? with Anna Balciune https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/what-if-you-succeed-with-anna-balciune/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/what-if-you-succeed-with-anna-balciune/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:08:12 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/1aa5cad5-b785-3878-9395-26a4e1618df0 In this episode with Anna Balciune:

  • How our truest voice comes freely
  • Learning from failures
  • Awareness and curiosity in connecting with our Truest Voice
  • Women in male dominated fields

View full show notes here.

Discuss with us in my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> In this episode with Anna Balciune:

  • How our truest voice comes freely
  • Learning from failures
  • Awareness and curiosity in connecting with our Truest Voice
  • Women in male dominated fields

View full show notes here.

Discuss with us in my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1733 1 6 full Don't Worry What Other People Think with Leah Masonick Don't Worry What Other People Think with Leah Masonick https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-1-episode-5-with-leah-masonick/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/season-1-episode-5-with-leah-masonick/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:24:44 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/d0249bf2-a642-3242-880c-8d205843af3a In this episode I speak with international life coach, Leah Masonick.

We talk about:

  • Tapping in a little at a time
  • Corporate culture
  • How her truest voice helped her align with her purpose

View full show notes here: 

Discuss in my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> In this episode I speak with international life coach, Leah Masonick.

We talk about:

  • Tapping in a little at a time
  • Corporate culture
  • How her truest voice helped her align with her purpose

View full show notes here: 

Discuss in my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 774 1 5 full Trust Yourself with Robin Kimbrel Wiggs Trust Yourself with Robin Kimbrel Wiggs https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/trust-yourself-with-robin-kimbrell-wiggs/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/trust-yourself-with-robin-kimbrell-wiggs/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2020 14:38:45 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/b70246e3-8968-3fa8-8072-b600934eb177 A conversation with Robin Kimbrel Wiggs.

We talk about:

  • Aging and our truest voice
  • Sisterhood and our truest voice
  • Listening to the voices of our male allies

View full show notes here.

Discuss this episode in my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> A conversation with Robin Kimbrel Wiggs.

We talk about:

  • Aging and our truest voice
  • Sisterhood and our truest voice
  • Listening to the voices of our male allies

View full show notes here.

Discuss this episode in my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1509 1 4 full You Are Love - with Mariko Brenner You Are Love - with Mariko Brenner https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/you-are-love-with-mariko-brenner/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/you-are-love-with-mariko-brenner/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:34:42 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/ec0a4910-08b8-32d4-a22a-f2b2367adf37 Writer, coach, and healer Mariko Brenner.

In this episode:

  • The fear of being judged
  • Human Design
  • The importance of support
  • Expressing our truest voice without using our voice at all

Full show notes 

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]]> Writer, coach, and healer Mariko Brenner.

In this episode:

  • The fear of being judged
  • Human Design
  • The importance of support
  • Expressing our truest voice without using our voice at all

Full show notes 

Join my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1068 1 3 full Don't Hold Back - with Tracy Neely Don't Hold Back - with Tracy Neely https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/dont-hold-back-with-tracy-neely/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/dont-hold-back-with-tracy-neely/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:32:22 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/ffd3a737-d2fd-30da-a6c8-1215f0d01b58 A conversation with coach, Tracy Neely.

In this episode:

  • Connecting with the mind vs the heart
  • Not being attached to outcomes
  • Overcoming fear
  • Being in the moment

View full show notes here.

 

Join my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community.

]]> A conversation with coach, Tracy Neely.

In this episode:

  • Connecting with the mind vs the heart
  • Not being attached to outcomes
  • Overcoming fear
  • Being in the moment

View full show notes here.

 

Join my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community.

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1172 1 2 full The World Needs You - with Jess Wagner The World Needs You - with Jess Wagner https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/the-world-needs-you-with-jess-wagner/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/the-world-needs-you-with-jess-wagner/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:08:49 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/d100ca59-1c87-3b83-93b2-876721085906 A conversation with coach, Jess Wagner.

In this episode:

  • Her definition of self-leadership
  • The structure to support taking small safe steps
  • How we sometimes keep our truest voice from ourselves
  • Quiet time to tune into yourself

View full show notes here. 

Want to go deeper? Join my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> A conversation with coach, Jess Wagner.

In this episode:

  • Her definition of self-leadership
  • The structure to support taking small safe steps
  • How we sometimes keep our truest voice from ourselves
  • Quiet time to tune into yourself

View full show notes here. 

Want to go deeper?
Join my FREE The Garden of Belonging Community

]]> kimkgraycoach false No 1480 1 1 full Welcome to The Garden of Belonging Welcome to The Garden of Belonging https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-the-garden-of-belonging/ https://kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-the-garden-of-belonging/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2020 16:55:46 -0700 kimkgraycoach.podbean.com/16d56b11-3c05-3fdc-ac4f-aceb492f8cb6 An introduction to The Garden of Belonging Podcast, with your host, Kim K Gray - life coach for good girls and people pleasers, dedicated to supporting them to know, trust, and courageously express themselves.

 

More information here

]]> An introduction to The Garden of Belonging Podcast, with your host, Kim K Gray - life coach for good girls and people pleasers, dedicated to supporting them to know, trust, and courageously express themselves.

 

More information here

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