Best Founder of ACTivate Vitality Podcasts (2025)

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Awakening Aphrodite/The 5 Venus Codes and How to Activate Them 21:06

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The creative, love force power you hold within you as a woman is immense. It's the stuff that creates worlds. The stuff that can ignite your life and change your world. This essence within you is most likely for the most part, untapped. Through no fault of your own. That's the case for most women. But you can change that. This essence is your perso…

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Ep. 50: Sustainable Practice - Purpose + Profit with Jason Stein 1:04:26

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Ep. 50: Sustainable Practice - Purpose + Profit with Jason Stein In this milestone 50th episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, I sit down with Jason Stein—acupuncturist, executive coach, and the cowboy-hat-wearing wellness practitioner who's mastered the art of building a sustainable occupational therapy practice that honors both purpose and profit. If y…

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Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ & the Capitalism of the Far Right with QUINN SLOBODIAN

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“The origin was really trying to make sense of that 2016-2017 moment and to ask whether the alt-right was, as we were being told, a return to the 1930s, a kind of awakening of the sleeping beast of white supremacy armed in the streets in the United States. There are many explanations, but I decided to take this kind of curious route in with the dis…

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How to Harness the Creative Power of Your Desire 18:46

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Getting right with desire is a master key in reclaiming your feminine power. One of the golden keys to your Queendom. And yet, for many valid reasons, most women have a very dysfunctional relationship with desire. Twenty years ago I did as well. To be clear on what you want and to feel good about what you want can feel scary and daunting, I get it.…

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How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave with Poet MAYA SALAMEH 38:26

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“Poetry is like one of the great loves of my life, and I think it's probably the longest relationship I'll ever have. I read a lot of poetry. I also wrote these short stories even when I was pretty young, like in second grade, and the stories kept getting shorter and shorter. My family used to go to Damascus in Syria and Lebanon every summer for th…

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How to Deepen Intimacy in Long Term Relationships With Sarah Rose Bright & Graeme Waterfield 34:47

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I know most folks yearn for deep intimacy and lasting love in relationships. And deep inside we have a hunch that's it's possible. But how do we make that happen? Modern love is a challenge to say the least. The current state of intimacy in most long-term relationships is not what most couples dreamed it would be. It's so easy to feel like you've l…

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What International Law Demands of Israel & Third States with ARDI IMSEIS & CHRIS GUNNESS

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“When one looks at the relative power imbalance between the Palestinian people on one hand, including the paramilitaries that are clearly existing in Gaza, and the Israeli armed forces, they have been bombarded from land, sea, and air. They have been starved and are being starved. They have been chased from pillar to post by the hundreds of thousan…

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Ep. 49: Neurodivergent OTs Discuss Creating a Practice That Actually Works for You With Guest, Breanna James 1:18:54

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This week on The BRAVE OT Podcast: So many neurodivergent OTs like us have spent our careers trying to squeeze ourselves into systems that weren't designed for how our brains work, for our sensory needs, or for how our values need to align deeply with our work. It is a brave move to one day say "I'm going to create something that actually works for…

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Empire of AI: Dreams & Nightmares in Sam Altman's Open AI with KAREN HAO 43:40

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“My book is called Empire of AI because I'm trying to articulate this argument and illustrate that these companies operate exactly like empires of old. I highlight four features that essentially encapsulate the three things you read. However, I started talking about it in a different way after writing the book. The four features are: they lay claim…

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Move Like a Stripper/Heal Your Pelvic Floor/ The Power of Sensual Movement 21:34

27d ago21:34

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Are you ready to move beyond the Kegel? I was. About 20 years ago I had some serious issues going on with my pelvis and pelvic floor. One of those issues was sciatica. I'd have these bouts of crippling pain that would land me on my back for days. At the time I was a Pilates teacher and Yoga teacher and the tools I was teaching gave me no relief. Th…

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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“I feel that when you don't tell your story, it's as if you have a limited existence. We can always have some kind of choice, but I'm saying that the story we choose may be the most crucial choice that we make, because this story will affect all the other choices.” Etgar Keret is one of the most inventive and celebrated short story writers of his g…

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23

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“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can imagine a plan for escape, then I'll be less trapped because at least in my mind, there is a way. I think that my parents are survivors. They always talk…

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The Art of Sensual Breathwork/ A Divine Feminine Practice 22:07

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Tantra is a journey of expansion. The universe expanding through you. Your cells want to dance with your every breath. And yet there are many very valid reasons why that dance isn't always happening. Stored trauma, tension, limiting beliefs & emotional content can keep our cells in lockdown, armored up, protective. Through intelligent use of breath…

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Arabic Literature, Palestine & The Art of Translation with HUDA FAKHREDDINE

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“I'm Lebanese. I grew up in Lebanon during the Civil War, and I came to the United States as a graduate student with the intention of going back. I never wanted to stay here. I really thought that my life would happen in Beirut, in a city that I loved and hated in the healthiest of ways. My investments, both literary and intellectual, were rooted t…

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Ep. 48: The Mindset Shifts That Move You Through Fear and Into Entrepreneurial Action With Guest, Dr. Lorne Brown 56:27

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Waiting until you feel ready to make your next move? Convinced you need more training before you can call yourself an expert? Think entrepreneurs are just naturally fearless? Join me as I talk with traditional Chinese medicine doctor, Dr. Lorne Brown, about the mindset shifts we need to make to move through fear and think like an entrepreneur. Lorn…

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Pleasure is the Ultimate Wellness Hack 19:04

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With all of the wellness options available to us today it's easy for a gal to get overwhelmed. And being in a state of overwhelm doesn't support your wellbeing. Here's a secret that most women are missing: Pleasure is the ultimate wellness hack. In this episode I go into why this is true and simple steps you can take today to dial up your pleasure …

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What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis with MALCOLM HARRIS

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“One day, I woke up with this concept of oil being tied up in our lives in ways that we don't talk about. It’s sort of a value-theoretical approach to climate change and the climate crisis. Something that's impersonal and goes to the root of our entire social metabolic structure.” In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor Davi…

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Building a Vital Earth for Everyone with President of Environmental Defense Fund’s EDF Action DAVID KIEVE 46:32

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“I think my role and where I'm most comfortable is focusing on the economic harms that the choices this administration is making will limit access to affordable, clean energy. Affordable energy overall, and that they will wind up harming the American people. EDF is standing up and fighting the Trump administration in court every single day. We beli…

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Building a Vital Earth for Everyone with President of Environmental Defense Fund’s EDF Action DAVID KIEVE 46:32

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“I think my role and where I'm most comfortable is focusing on the economic harms that the choices this administration is making will limit access to affordable, clean energy. Affordable energy overall, and that they will wind up harming the American people. EDF is standing up and fighting the Trump administration in court every single day. We beli…

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The Poetics & Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde &Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College w/ DANICA SAVONICK 42:56

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“As I was reading Hooks and Freire, a colleague recommended Adrian Rich's essay "Teaching Language in Open Admissions." It was in that essay that I first read about her experiences teaching at CUNY during open admissions, learning that she taught alongside June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Toni Cade Bambara. Eventually, that essay led me to their archi…

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The Art of Pussification aka Goddess Feng Shui 25:50

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What is the Art of Pussification? Well, I think this quote from the woman who first introduced me to this brilliant practice says it beautifully: “Pussification is an act of making your outer circumstance good for your inner circumstance or good for your pussy. Make it so it feels good to your pussy and your life is gonna shine.” -Regena Thomashaue…

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Art Without Borders - RAJIV MENON'S Vision for South Asian Art 46:31

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“I want people to understand South Asian art as broader than a single gallery or a single artist, but as a larger cultural movement. I want people to encounter art in all parts of their lives, and I’m constantly thinking about new ways to achieve that. I was very aware, as someone launching a South Asia-focused gallery, that this was the cultural d…

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Being the Love You Are...What to Expect in Goddess School 29:52

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It's that time of the year! Back to school. Goddess school that is. 🌹 You may know that I run a sacred feminine mystery school called The Vital Goddess Mastermind and that we meet on a semester basis. It's a space to truly reclaim the sacredness of your body and the power of your pleasure. A space to embody the love that you are. With our Fall 2025…

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What Do We Do with the One Life We’re Given? - Environmentalists, Scientists, Writers & Philosophers Share their Stories 16:09

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In this time of rapid technological change, how do we hold onto our humanity? How do stories, traditions, and community help us find meaning in loss and face an uncertain future? How can science, art, and spirituality open new pathways to understanding ourselves and the human experience? PAUL SHRIVASTAVA (Co-President, The Club of Rome) discusses t…

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What Do We Do with the One Life We’re Given? - Scientists, Writers, Philosophers & Changemakers Share their Stories 16:09

2M ago16:09

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In this time of rapid technological change, how do we hold onto our humanity? How do stories, traditions, and community help us find meaning in loss and face an uncertain future? How can science, art, and spirituality open new pathways to understanding ourselves and the human experience? PAUL SHRIVASTAVA (Co-President of The Club of Rome) discusses…

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Every Monument Will Fall - DAN HICKS Explores Remembering & Forgetting 55:59

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“I work in between archeology and anthropology in this field called either historical archeology or contemporary archeology. At the heart of that is the relationship between objects and humans. How do we write about the past or the present in terms of listening to human voices or evidence from things where maybe human voices have been erased or hav…

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From 'Bee: Wild' to the 'Kiss the Ground' Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Trilogy - Highlights 15:03

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"For the last two decades, I've made over 20 films about the environment, starting with oil and carbon emissions. Those films, Kiss the Ground and now Common Ground, talk about how we can stabilize the climate, reverse climate change, grow nutrient-dense food, and help farmers make a profit through biodiversity and regenerative practices and princi…

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From 'Bee: Wild' to the 'Kiss the Ground' Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Trilogy - Highlights 15:03

2M ago15:03

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"For the last two decades, I've made over 20 films about the environment, starting with oil and carbon emissions. Those films, Kiss the Ground and now Common Ground, talk about how we can stabilize the climate, reverse climate change, grow nutrient-dense food, and help farmers make a profit through biodiversity and regenerative practices and princi…

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Ep 47: The Messy Middle of Multiple Income Streams - My Behind-the-Scenes Business Reality 30:48

2M ago30:48

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How do you define success in your business? Is offering a variety of services scattered and unfocused or a wise path to multiple income streams? Or maybe success isn't about money at all for you? I'm pulling back the curtain on my own current business reality, sharing the revenue proportions, time commitments, what energizes me versus what drains m…

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Sensual Healing With Erotic Crystals With Chakrubs Founder Vanessa Cuccia 40:52

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Welcome to the peak of the Lion's Gate portal! 🦁 💗 🔥 I've been saving this episode for 8/8 with a lot of anticipation and intention. Today I'm in conversation with the bold, radiant, creative genius behind one of my favorite sensual wellness brands. Vanessa Cuccia is the founder and creator of the sensual wellness company Chakrubs, The Original Cry…

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Fighting Back Against ICE: Grupo Auto Defensa’s Courage & Love

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“I think the community came together more when we started getting those notices about people being swept up by these supposedly ICE agents who are just covered up. So that was the thing that made us come out there and start defending everyone who doesn't want to come out to defend themselves.” In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, P…

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All About Bees, Soil & Regeneration with Documentary Filmmaker REBECCA TICKELL 1:00:46

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“I didn't really appreciate bees until I became a farmer, and then I started to understand how essential bees are for our food. They pollinate 70% of our food, and that feeds 90% of the world. There's a whole world of insects that creates the color in our food; it's what creates the flavor in our food. It's part of our biodiversity, and it's essent…

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All About Bees, Soil & Regeneration with Documentary Filmmaker REBECCA TICKELL 1:00:46

2M ago1:00:46

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“I didn't really appreciate bees until I became a farmer, and then I started to understand how essential bees are for our food. They pollinate 70% of our food, and that feeds 90% of the world. There's a whole world of insects that creates the color in our food; it's what creates the flavor in our food. It's part of our biodiversity, and it's essent…

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Ep. 46: Multi-Passionate OTs Creating Work They Love, One Layer at a Time with Guests, Áine O'Dea & Jen Trzeciak 1:07:17

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Ever feel like you're the only OT who doesn't have their career path mapped out? Like you should have it more figured out by now or you thought you were on the right path and something's not right? Meet Áine and Jen, two multi-passionate OTs who've built thriving practices by embracing the messy, non-linear path of figuring it out as they go. From …

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