Rising Women Leaders

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After a pause, Rising Women Leaders is back.
In this solo episode, I share where I've been, what motherhood has taught me, and how this next season of the podcast is evolving. What began over eleven years ago as conversations about leadership, entrepreneurship, and overcoming fear has expanded and evolved to include conversations on faith, spirituality, the priestess path, and living in relationship with the Divine.
I reflect on the sacred initiation of becoming a mother, the unexpected pause that reshaped my life, and the journey back to creative work. Along the way, I share the spiritual practices, teachings, and experiences that have transformed me over the past several years, and offer a glimpse into where Rising Women Leaders is headed next.
This new chapter is an invitation to grow together through stories of initiation, healing, spiritual practice, and remembering who we truly are.
In this Episode we Discuss:
The story behind the almost four-year pause and why stepping away was exactly what I needed

How pregnancy, motherhood, and raising my daughter Ella transformed my life and leadership

What I've learned through the sacred initiation of becoming a mother and what I'm sharing in my series on substack, Maiden to Mother: Rites + Rituals to Honor the Passage into Motherhood

The ancient story of Inanna and how descent and transformation shape our lives

Inspiration I've been finding through Self-Realization Fellowship

The role of prayer, intuition, and daily communion with the Divine in my life

Stories of how spiritual practice has influenced both my own healing and my daughter's early years

Why I'm studying and teaching Vedic Astrology and how it offers a map for the soul's journey: Join us in the monthly membership (first 7 days are free) for a live class on July 13th

What the priestess path means to me and why so many women feel called to it today

Witnessing women reclaim their voice, confidence, and sacred purpose through The Way of the Priestess

The inspiration behind my Rose Path mentorship and the symbolism of the rose

A look ahead at upcoming conversations, inspiring guests, and the future of Rising Women Leaders

Why our challenges are not obstacles, but invitations into our deepest growth and purpose

How important it is to have community navigating a spiritual path

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This sound healing meditation was from the RESET mindfulness retreat held at Green Gulch Zen Center in Northern California.
Lay down, get comfortable and allow your consciousness to rest into the journey.
Join us for an in-person sound healing with Meredith March 22, 2026 in Petaluma, CA at The Yoga Post (7 pm).
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This episode offers a guided Manifestation Meditation to support you to drop into the frequency of what you're calling in this new year.
This practice invites you to slow down, turn inward, and connect with what you're ready to welcome into your life. Rather than pushing or forcing, this guided process emphasizes presence, embodied feeling, trust and surrender. Simply allow your intentions to be held gently and released.
This is a powerful time for planting seeds beneath the surface. This meditation supports you in staying consistent with your intentions while remaining open to how they may unfold.
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As part of our Winter Meditation Series, this episode explores the foundations of Vipassana meditation, an ancient practice the Buddha used to attain enlightenment.
Vipassana invites us to slow down and observe what's here, just as it is. Sensations, breath, thoughts, and emotions are met with mindfulness and pure witnessing.
In this episode, I first share a brief overview of what Vipassana meditation is and how it's traditionally practiced. Then, you'll be guided through a simple Vipassana meditation you can return to throughout the season.
This practice is ideal if you're seeking more presence, clarity, and calm throughout your days.
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As we continue our Winter Meditation Series, this episode offers a gentle Ho'oponopono meditation. This is an ancient Hawaiian practice of forgiveness, reconciliation, and inner peace.
Winter is a time of turning inward… a season that invites us to soften, to reflect, and to release what no longer needs to be carried. Ho'oponopono reminds us that healing begins within, through simple phrases that restore harmony in the heart and nervous system.
In this meditation, you'll be guided to work with the energy of compassion for yourself, for others, and for the unseen threads that connect us all.
This practice is especially supportive if you're moving through emotional heaviness, seeking closure, or longing for more spaciousness and peace within.
You're invited to return to this meditation whenever you feel called to clear, forgive, and begin again.
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