This podcast ended in April 2021. Follow my NEW PODCAST: the Courageous Content podcast on Apple podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/courageous-content-with-janet-murray/id1569783857 Or on your favourite podcast app here: https://courageous-content.captivate.fm/
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The 'Courageous' podcast is for entrepreneurs and business owners who want inspiration/ideas to help grow their business. This podcast is hosted Janet Murray - a business strategist and former journalist - with more than a decade's experience in building online businesses. Series 1 is solo season - and is packed with practical business advice and strategies to grow your business. Series 2 - which is due to land in October 2024 - will feature indepth interviews with entrepreneurs and business ...
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A podcast series to help you navigate the overwhelm around online course creation and sales.
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Isabella Malbin is on a mission to expose the forces at play attempting to control women's minds and bodies such as transgender ideology, porn, prostitution, and the various tentacles of the medical industrial complex. Listen to jaw-dropping interviews with women from around the world, get inspired and reclaim your sovereignty! Follow Whose Body Is It on Instagram @whosebodyisit ∽ Shop Isabella's Favorites for Sovereign Women ∽ Explore the Master Class Library ∽ Quit your unwanted habits & s ...
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97. Recovering Our Instincts & Free Birth in the Age of Undue Influence(s) | Mary Lou Singleton
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1:19:35Covered in this episode: Mary Lou Singleton’s call to serve women in birth and her experience watching midwifery turn into a standardized profession Critiquing medicalized midwifery and those who adhere to Science™ Unassisted Childbirth v. Free Birth Dogma What happens when transferring to the hospital unnecessarily becomes the worst thing that cou…
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96. Women's Communities: 12 Red Flags │ Serendipiti Day
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1:38:57Dipiti is back to discuss our top 12 red flags to look out for before joining an in-person or online women's community. Want more? Be sure to check out the bonus content available here to Whose Body Is It paid Substack subscribers. Included in the *Bonus Convo* Dipiti's intentions for joining BDSM communities Isabella’s intentions for joining radic…
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Kerry Jordan: ‘There were times I didn’t want to get out of bed or speak to anyone’ Lessons from leaving a long-term relationship and starting again
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39:32When Kerry Jordan ended her 22 year relationship - there wasn’t just the emotional fallout to deal with. There were also practical issues - like how she could afford to live in the south of England as a self-employed photographer. She decided to move 330 miles away to Cumbria. Where she could just about afford to buy a house - as long as she was pr…
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Dipti Tait: ‘I was surrounded by grief and loss’ Lessons from dealing with a grief - and discovering a new career (S1, Ep 9)
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58:21Dipti Tait thought she had her dream job at the BBC, working on well-known TV shows. But when her father fell ill and passed away, her world was turned upside down. As family responsibilities grew—including becoming a mum—her career in television became harder to sustain. A move from London to the countryside brought further change, ultimately lead…
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95. Menopause without Big Pharma │ Kimberly Ann Johnson
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1:09:28Today's guest, Kimberly Ann Johnson author of the best selling book The Fourth Trimester, works at the intersection of sex, birth, and trauma. Kimberly entered menopause in 2020 and, just as she had with postpartum and motherhood, began to explore this unique phase of female mammalian life with curiosity and spiritual sensitivity. The standard of p…
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Stefan Thomas: ‘Some days I couldn’t even leave the house’ Lessons from managing a chronic illness whilst running a business (S1, Ep 8)
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59:10Running your own business has many perks, but what happens when a chronic illness forces you to rethink everything? Author and speaker Stefan Thomas has ulcerative colitis—an autoimmune condition that affects the bowel, causing pain, fatigue, and frequent (often urgent) trips to the bathroom during flare-ups. In this episode, he shares how he’s ada…
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Rachel Spencer: ‘I’d have gone insane if I’d kept going’ Lessons from navigating a personal crisis as a small business owner (S1, Ep 7)
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43:31When Rachel Spencer found herself struggling to breathe - as if something was crushing down on her chest - she knew something had to change.. She’d just received the news that a friend had passed away suddenly - which was devastating enough. But the news followed a serious of personal challenges, that included bereavement, ill health and the breakd…
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Tim Lewis: ‘Nobody wants to talk about death. Everybody wants a happy ending’ (S1, Ep 6) Lessons from losing a spouse and finding a new career as an author
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52:46Tim Lewis had been married to his wife Rachel for just a few years when she suffered a life-changing stroke. And as her health deteriorated, Tim began to lead a double life - an IT guy in financial services by day and caring for his wife by night. When his wife sadly passed away, Tim found solace in his work at first - but soon found himself compel…
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Connie Shaw: ‘I’ve been penalised for expressing my freedom of speech’ (S1, Ep 5) Lessons from being ‘cancelled’ for holding gender critical views
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1:04:28Universities are the home of free speech, critical thinking & robust debate, right? Not for student Connie Shaw who was recently suspended from Leeds University Student Radio because of her personal views. While the reasons for her suspension have not yet been made clear, she believes it’s because of her gender critical views i.e. she believes ther…
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Mike Morrison: ‘I was waiting for a miracle or death’ Lessons from managing clinical depression while building a business(S1, Ep4)
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1:20:28We’re far more comfortable talking about mental health than we used to be - which is a good thing. But the word ‘depression’ is now often used to describe feeling sad or ‘down’ - which is not the same as clinical depression. In this interview, you’ll hear from entrepreneur Mike Morrison on how he’s built a successful business whilst managing clinic…
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett: ‘I was abused for starting a Jewish business club’ Lessons on staying strong when facing negativity and abuse (S1, Ep 3)
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49:50When Lizi Jackson-Barrett started a business community for Jewish business owners she found herself on the receiving end of criticism and anti-semitic abuse. In this interview, Lizi shares why she decided to start the Jewish Business Network - and how she’s stayed positive - despite the negativity she has experienced. And what it’s like to be a Bri…
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Lucy Davies: It's a nightmare: I'm not going to pretend it's not'. Lessons from losing your parents while trying to run a business (S1, Ep 2)
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30:27Dealing with the loss of a parent can be tough for anyone to handle. When you run your own business even more so - because you there’s no paid compassionate leave to fall back on. And you can’t just hand your clients/commitments over to someone else until you’re feeling ready to face the world. In this episode of the Courageous podcast, you’ll hear…
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Sophie Milliken: 'They really screwed me over but I won't be fooled again'. Lessons from a business partnership that went wrong (S1, Ep 1)
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50:17A good business partnership can be an absolute joy. You can combine your unique strengths and talents - and navigate the journey together (including the obstacles and challenges). But bad business partnership can also cost you - both financially and emotionally - something entrepreneur Sophie Milliken learned the hard way. In this episode of the Co…
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I’m back with a brand new season (and a new name) for my podcast. After almost ten years of podcasting, I was kind of bored of the sound of my own voice. And of listening to interviews with business owners about how brilliant they are... When what I really wanted to hear about was the mistakes and messy bits … I also really wanted to get back to my…
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94. “Marriage is Not a Retirement Plan”: What Every Woman Should Know About Money & Marriage | Emily Rose
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1:08:05At 21, Emily was sure that by getting married and having kids she would more or less wind up living happily ever after. However, her relationship replicated some of her core wounds around growing up in a coercive control environment, and where talks around money were taboo. Emily wanted to leave her marriage, but all she had to her name was her car…
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93. From Leftist Journalism to Terfdom & Fighting Baby Formula Corporations │ Natasha Vargas
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1:33:21Natasha Vargas was a journalist, union organizer and classic leftist when she took on the topic of gender ideology. A beat reporter for Out, Jezebel, Vice (among many other leftist publications) she even sympathetically covered the entree of Fallon Fox into women’s MMA (he is the trans-identified male who would later become known for splitting lesb…
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92. Reflections from Israel Post October 7 │ Daniella Saar
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1:09:29In today's episode I speak with my friend Daniella Saar about the terrors of October 7th, the rise in global anti-semitism including the riots on college campuses, the reality of sharing borders with enemy states and the ethical concerns of awarding a so-called "Palestinian Journalist" for photographing murdered Israeli woman, Shani Louk, as her li…
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91. The Body Hair Episode │ Danielle Evans
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1:01:37My dear friend Danielle Evans is back again, this time to talk about body hair through the lens of her expertise in nervous system body work. While it may be true that there are more urgent battles than armpit hair, this conversation goes so far beyond surface level talk on self-acceptance and trash talking modern beauty standards. We explore women…
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90. A Case for Early Marriage & Early Childbearing │ Mary Lou Singleton
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1:04:06Episode 90. A Case for Early Marriage & Early Childbearing│Mary Lou Singleton Cesareans, breastfeeding struggles, neonatal intensive care, childhood illnesses and daycare have become the norm. The truth is, physiological birth is simpler in our 20s and postpartum care comes with the energy and adventurousness of youth and often the help of grandpar…
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[S1 E12] Designing a funnel for your online course (hint: no fancy tech required)
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9:55You don’t need to pay for funnel building software - or for someone to build you a ‘funnel’ for your online course. Because a funnel is not the ‘tech stack’ you use to host and deliver your online course. It’s the journey someone takes from not being an online course student to investing in your course. In this episode of the Online Course Strategy…
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[S1 E11] How to protect your intellectual property as an online course creator
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7:57One of the most common questions I get asked about online course creation is about how to protect your course content from copycats/theft. In fact, I’ve seen new course creators spend so long worrying about this and exploring their options - they never actually get their course on sale. In this episode, I’ll share how to protect your intellectual p…
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[S1 E10] Pricing your online course and mistakes to avoid
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10:36When I first started out with online course creation, I used to tie myself up in knots about pricing. And - because I didn't know any better - I'd end up looking at what other people were charging for online courses and charge the same/similar. Even if it meant I was underpricing/making a loss on my own course! In this episode, I’ll share what I’ve…
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[S1 E9] Having a ‘Fail Fast’ Strategy (and why it’s vital for online course success)
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11:18I sold 120+ copies of my new EBook: Create Your Online Course In 48 Hours over a five day period. But why bother selling a £9.99 EBook? Why not just create an online course and charge more? Find out in this episode of the Online Course Strategy Made Easy podcast - along with why a ‘Fail Fast’ strategy is vital for online course success. Get my FREE…
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89. Black Female Erasure & The Story of Pauli Murray │ N3VLYNNN
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1:03:28Today's guest is N3VLYNNN; a multidisciplinary artist, wellness practitioner, and dancer. While working in urban, "progressive" cities, N3VLYNNN was drawn to “queer” art and politics, but it wasn’t long before she began to see things that well, seemed a little weird. For one thing, a man, over six feet tall, who called himself a woman, sexually ass…
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[S1 E8] Funnel software (and other online course tech you don’t need)
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12:05I’ve wasted thousands on tools/tech I just didn’t need for online course creation. Which is why I now advise my clients to keep things simple - with free or low cost tech. Or resources they are already using in their business. In this episode of the Online Course Strategy Made Easy podcast I ‘fess up about some of things I wasted money (and time) o…
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[S1 E7] Weird online course myths to be aware of
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11:15I’ve heard some funny stuff about online courses over the years. Including: you can’t launch a course without a membership site/online platform, your course must be CPD accredited and you need to build out a ‘funnel’ (if you’re selling an online course, you already have one!). If you’re new to online course creation and sales, it can feel really ov…
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[S1 E6] Choosing a course topic (it’s not about you baby)
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10:41While there is a lot I got ‘wrong’ as a new course creator, something I think I did get right from the start, was picking the ‘right’ course topics for my ideal clients. Not because I’m naturally brilliant/talented. But because I had a professional advantage i.e. my previous career (journalism) was all about matching the ‘right’ content with the ri…
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88. Detransition from Detransition │ Leigh Janet Marshall
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1:06:34SAVE YOUR SPOT! Safeguarding in the Age of Gender Disinformation, Dissociation, & External Validation SeekingRecover Your Instincts & Cultivate Resilience with Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology Join us LIVE on Saturday, April 13 or watch the replay Many of you probably remember Leigh Janet Marshall’s story of childhood trans identification, followed…
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[S1 E5] Creating the perfect lead magnet for an online course
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10:39Clients often ask me: ‘what’s the best kind of lead magnet to generate sales of an online course’? In this episode of the Online Course Strategy Made Easy podcast I share my lead magnet strategy for online courses. It’s so simple you may think it’s too google to be true - but it’s really not. Which is why I’ve included examples/case studies to show…
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[S1 Ep 4] Bad advice I gave on audience building (and what changed my mind)
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13:21Five years ago, if you’d asked me whether you should build your audience before you launch an online course, I’d have said yes - absolutely. So what changed my mind? And what advice would I give now - with ten years experience of course creation and sales behind me? That’s exactly what I share in this episode of the Online Course Strategy Made Easy…
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[S1 Ep 3] Why creating the shortest online course possible should be your priority
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10:49Did you know most people don’t complete online courses? I didn’t until a good few years into my course creation journey (completion rates are often just 10-20%). And I really *should* have known - because I’ve invested in many online courses I haven’t completed (and some I haven’t even opened). But I didn’t connect my own learner behaviour with my …
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87. The Whole Family Suffers When a Man Calls Himself a Woman │ Elle
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54:54Upcoming Class: Safeguarding in the Age of Gender Disinformation, Dissociation, & External Validation SeekingRecover Your Instincts & Cultivate Resilience with Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology Join us LIVE on April 13 or watch the replay When nine-year-old Elle found out she was going to be a big sister, she was overjoyed. She helped raise her younge…
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[S1 Ep 2] How to generate income from your online course - before you’ve finished it
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11:14Something I wish I'd learned earlier about online course creation is that you *can* generate income from online courses before you've created your signature online course. But like many new course creators, I got caught up in thinking I needed to spend months creating a big multi module online course. In this episode of the Online Course Strategy M…
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[S1 Ep 1] Things I’ve wasted time/money on as a course creator
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18:29Confession time - I wasted a LOT of time/money on resources and tools I didn’t need in the early days of my course creation journey. In the first episode of the Online Course Strategy Made Easy podcast I’ll share my course creation journey - including a bit of my ‘back story’ - and some of the mistakes I made in the early days (so you can avoid mak…
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[S1 Trailer] Welcome to the Online Course Strategy Made Easy podcast
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1:39I’m Janet Murray - I’m a business strategist, copywriter and online course creator. And over the last decade, I’ve generated hundreds of thousands of pounds in sales of digital products - including online courses, EBooks, memberships, planners/journals, templates - you name it I’ve sold it online. I’ve also helped hundreds of clients create and lau…
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86. Prolonged Adolescence & The Wounds of Liberal Feminism │ Danielle Evans
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51:41It’s not exactly Millennials' fault that many of us are stuck in extended adolescence. We’re bearing a wound around adulthood that didn’t start with our generation. We’re working under fluorescent lighting instead of under the sun, hustling in the city instead of in the small tribes we evolved from, and striving for the “empowerment” the Spice Girl…
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85. Escaping Sex Trafficking in the Age of "Sex Work is Work" │ Olivia Ballard
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59:34Growing up Latter Day Saints, Olivia was held to very strict expectations. The church and homeschooling offered glimmers of women’s spiritual power, but Olivia needed greater freedom of expression. For instance, she chafed at her family’s outpouring of grief when she revealed she was interested in dating women. She tried to be patient with them as …
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84. Children Can't Consent │ Charlie's Story
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49:12For Charlie, it all started at age five, jealous of boys, because they got to take their shirts off and stand to pee. By age seven, she had a therapist who told her and her parents that this was symptomatic of something called gender dysphoria. Ecstatic that she would get to ‘be a boy,’ Charlie was ushered down the medical path, with her vital reco…
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83. A Holistic & Spiritual Approach to Infertility │ Kristin Hauser
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53:15Kristin Hauser joins us today to talk about cultivating female fertility outside of the medical model. She has been working in the fertility space for over ten years, as an acupuncturist and sex and relationship coach. Kristin has seen all manner of fertility issues, from women later in their fertile years, who’ve been working to the point of burn …
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