her Self: IFS & Spiritual Entrepreneurship

156 | How to Stop Spiritual Bypassing & Trust Your Feelings with Alexandra Roxo

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Starting at a young age, we’re taught to ignore our body’s signals (like the need to go to the bathroom or drink water). As we get older, the repe...

155 | How to Stop Underpricing & Overdelivering

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Money, pricing, and enoughness, oh my! Today we’re talking about something that every woman I work with struggles with– and that I used to struggl...

154 | Creating Your Dream Business, One Month at a Time

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eight years ago today, February 4, 2016, my life fell apart. I now see that fateful date as the demarcating line between who I was and who I am to bec...

153 | Your Business, Powered by Soul: 3 Stories to Learn From

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode holds a special place in my heart, not just because we're celebrating these soulful, Self-led entrepreneurs, which I love that we are,...

152 | What I Spend Money on in My Business

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t know about you, but I always appreciate hearing what people spend money on in their businesses. Overall, I appreciate having open, honest co...

151 | My Top Tips for Staying Regulated & Avoiding Overwhelm as a Business Owner

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I know from my own journey as a business owner over these past decades, as well as the experiences of all of my students and clients, that overwhelm a...

150 | Stop Letting Your Business Run You

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we step into a new year together, it’s a potent time to really make sure that the actions you’re taking are leading you to where you want to go...

149 | The Golden Minimum: Create New Year’s Intentions that Stick

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As you’re listening to this, I’ve entered into hibernation for the holiday season– to partake in the medicine and magic of this season, which is...

148 | The Huge “Ah-Hah” I Had After Finishing My Third Book

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I was planning on talking about something else today, but I had such a powerful experience earlier this week that I felt inspired to veer from my orig...

147 | 5 Common Mistakes Women Business Owners Still Make at the 100K Level

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we’re all entering into review and visioning mode for 2024, I wanted to share some common things I’ve seen over the years with the women I’ve...

146 | 2 Boundaries Every Woman Needs in Her Business

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel frustrated with yourself, that, despite your best intentions, work bleeds into your personal life more than you’d like it to? Maybe...

145 | Rescuing Business from Toxic Masculinity

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re taking an honest look at things we might consider to be “masculine”: business, money, success, and power. With my own change in dire...

144 | Using IFS to Clear Foreign Energies with Robert Falconer

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m speaking with Internal Family Systems Practitioner, teacher, and author, Robert Falconer. As a survivor of extreme childhood abuse himself...

143 | You, One Year From Now: A Look Inside Becoming You

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you have some big dreams and goals but are feeling held back from fulfilling your true potential, I have something that really may help.I’m thril...

142 | An Unexpected Twist on My Business Journey

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of a big transition taking place in my business, the other week I did something unexpected– and unprecedented– that came with some vulnera...

141 | Ayurveda for Daily & Seasonal Self-Care with Claire Ragozzino

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just a week into a new season, it’s the perfect time to revisit our self-care rituals. For me, Ayurveda, India’s sister science to yoga, always be...

140 | My Honest Review of Amy Porterfield’s Digital Course Academy

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You may be hearing a lot about Amy Porterfield’s Digital Course Academy (DCA) in your inbox or social media feed lately. Or perhaps you’re le...

139 | How to Take a Sabbatical (& Reflections from Mine)

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe you have a dream of taking more extended time off. Perhaps you want to travel; spend more time with your children or family; rest and recharge; ...

138 | Announcing My New Direction

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

During my time off last month, I experienced some big revelations that are changing my life, this podcast, and everything in between.As a fellow trave...

137 | How to Know & Ask for What You Need with Mara Glatzel

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I invite you to meet author and coach Mara Glatzel. Together, we explore her new book, Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sov...

136 | How I Prepared for My Sabbatical

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’m on sabbatical for the month of August, and in this episode I share all the ways I prepared my life and my business for taking this time off.&nbs...

135 | Women Without Kids with Ruby Warrington

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been looking forward to sharing this conversation with you– because there are so few converstaions about or among women without kids.Today, I...

134 | My 5 Biggest Business Lessons in the Past 15 Years

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since I first brought my business fully online 15 years ago, in 2008, I’ve learned a lot of important– and sometimes expensive!– lessons.To save...

133 | The Power of Healing in Groups with Chris Burris

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the last part of our IFS interview series this spring, I invited Chris Burris, a senior lead trainer for Internal Family Systems Institute and one ...

132 | Understanding Addictive Processes with Cece Sykes

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re continuing our IFS interview series this spring– where I’m sharing a handful of interviews with IFS trainers, helping us to better underst...

131 | 5 Kinds of Relationships with Your Inner Critic

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years, one of the most common struggles I support women with is their Inner Critics.These can be perfectionist parts of us, task masters, par...

130 | Journeying from Uncertainty to New Beginnings

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the arrival of spring here in Colorado, I'm celebrating a series of new beginnings– both in my life and my work. In today's episode, I explore ...

129 | Allowing Life to Be As It Is

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this Easter Sunday, and during this span of holy days across various traditions, I wanted to share an excerpt from a dharma talk I offered last yea...

128 | Shame, Anxiety & Depression Through an IFS Lens with Rina Dubin

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the next few months, I'm offering a mini-series here on the podcast to help us delve more deeply into Internal Family Systems, or IFS, which as m...

127 | Reflections for the Equinox

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm sharing an excerpt from a dharma talk I gave at this time two years ago in my online Internal Family Systems & feminine spirituality com...

126 | Everyday Radiance with Heidi Rose Robbins

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re welcoming my long-time friend and colleague, Heidi Rose Robbins, back to the podcast for the second time. Heidi has been a professi...

125 | Dating Tips for Women 40+

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I wanted to record a conversation that I've been having privately with many women in my 1-1 IFS sessions over the past couple of years-- about dating ...

124 | Wild Writing with Laurie Wagner

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would it look and sound like for you to be more honest on the page– and in your life? How can writing help you to bypass your Inner Critic and ...

123 | Do Something Different: A Practice for Getting Unstuck

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm sharing an excerpt from a talk I gave last month in my IFS sangha, Women's House of Wisdom. In it, I share a mindset we can all take on at t...

122 | An Astrological Map to 2023 (& Your Soul) with Jennifer Freed

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2023! Over the past few years, it’s become an annual tradition to invite an astrologer to join us here in the month of January, to both l...

121 | Behind the Scenes of My Year-End Review

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For the last episode of the year, I'm taking you behind the scenes of my 2022 year-end review. I share a key practice I do, as well as some revelation...

120 | Creating an IFS Daily Parts Meditation Practice with Michelle Glass

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As I support more and more women with Internal Family Systems (IFS), both in 1-1 and group work, one of the most common questions I get is: how do I s...

119 | 3 Essential Things Every Woman Needs in Her Life

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this dharma talk, an excerpt from one I gave the other week in my online IFS & Feminine Spirituality community, Women's House of Wisdom, I share th...

118 | Healing Yourself & Our World through Ancestral Medicine with Daniel Foor

06 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month's guest, Daniel Foor, has been a companion on my healing journey over the past several years, through his teachings. His work on ancestra...

117 | Creating a Beautiful Life in Hard Times

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is an excerpt from a dharma talk I gave during an online retreat called "Creating a Beautiful Life in Hard Times"(hosted by Shambhala Mountain Ce...

116 | Dreamwork, Setting Boundaries & the Skill of Belonging with Toko-pa Turner

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’m happy to welcome our guest Toko-pa Turner– a woman whose presence and work I deeply admire. Blending the mystical tradition of Sufism in whi...

115 | Women's Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training Alumnae: Cynthia & Jadi

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have two more wonderful women from our community to introduce you to: Cynthia and Jadi. Both women were part of last year's 200-hour online W...

114 | Women's Yoga Teacher Training Alumnae Stories: Ann & Paige

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm once again highlighting the voices of a couple of women in our community. Meet Ann and Paige, two women who participated in last year’s o...

113 | Skillfully Moving Through Change, Loss & Disruption with Kaira Jewel Lingo

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A colleague recommended Kaira Jewel Lingo's book to me earlier this year: We Were Made for These Times: Skillfully Moving through Change, Loss and Dis...

112 | Sue Asks Sara: Soft is the New Strong

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While I'm on vacation for these last few weeks of summer, rather than sharing my usual, monthly dharma talk here on the podcast, I'm sharing a convers...

111 | Honest Reckoning in Troubled Times with Stephen Jenkinson & Kimberly Ann Johnson

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm welcoming Kimberly Ann Johnson & Stephen Jenkinson to speak about the new book they co-authored, Reckoning, which came out today. Our conve...

110 | Women's Yoga Teacher Training Alumnae Stories: Reise & Kathleen

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m doing something I haven’t done before here on the podcast: inviting a couple of women from our community for a conversation. Today you’...

109 | Preparing for & Making Sense of Menopause (for Women of All Ages) with Susan Willson

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some of us have experienced it. Some of us are getting closer. For others, it still seems way out in the distance. Menopause. It's time for us all to...

108 | Creating a Daily Practice You Actually Do (and Enjoy)

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm sharing an excerpt of a dharma talk I gave on the final morning of my retreat at Shambhala Mountain Center this May. In it, I share practic...

107 | Embodying All of Your Parts through IFS with Crystal Jones

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the second part in our series on Internal Family Systems, I've invited Certified IFS Therapist and the Assistant Trainer, Crystal Jones, to join us...

106 | Transforming Your Inner Critic & Perfectionist through IFS with Chris Burris

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the next couple of months, I’m offering a focus on Internal Family Systems (or IFS) here on the podcast. IFS is a cutting-edge psychotherapeut...

105 | Calling on the Divine Mother

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this dharma talk, an excerpt of one I offered in my online feminine spiritual practice community, Women's House of Wisdom, in the spring of 2020, I...

104 | Healing Codependency & Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Carista Luminare

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the themes I’ve worked with a lot in both my personal life, as well as in my private practice over the years is healing from narcissistic abu...

103 | Living a Feminine Approach to Spiritual Surrender with Miranda Macpherson

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are on the equinox, welcoming the season of rebirth in the Northern Hemisphere. In addition to introducing a new name and look to the podcast ...

102 | Overcoming Resistance to Your Spiritual Practice

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I want to speak about something that I get asked about a lot– and that’s how to cultivate a regular (ideally daily) spiritual practice. And...

101 | How to Work Through Conflict in Your High-Stakes Relationships with Jayson Gaddis

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In time for Valentine’s Day, today's conversation is aimed to help us all have more fulfilling, connected relationships– by turning towards confli...

100 | Ask Me Anything: Red Flags, Skincare, Favorite Books, Daily Practices & More

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 100th episode of the podcast! In celebration of this, I answer your questions-- on everything from spotting red flags (to avoid destruc...

99 | 2022 Astrology & Creating More Spaciousness with Heidi Rose Robbins

09 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends: Welcome to 2022. I’m inviting on the podcast as the first guest of the New Year, a long-time friend and colleague, Heidi Rose Robbins...

98 | Sarah Powers on Becoming Lit from Within

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It feels fitting, for the last episode of 2021, to invite my own long-time mentor, Sarah Powers onto the podcast. I first met Sarah serendipitously, w...

97 | The Eagle, the Snake & the Power of Divine Communication

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Within these increasingly complex and uncertain times, we need to navigate our lives from a greater and higher place than our five senses. Rather, to ...

96 | Single, Childless, and/or Struggling? 10 Tips for Surviving The Holidays

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For all who celebrated, I hope you had a nourishing Thanksgiving. And, I also want to acknowledge that this can be a (very) triggering time of year–...

95 | The Practice I Do (Most) Every Morning

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm sharing the recording of a tried-and-true practice I led several years ago during a retreat at Shambhala Mountain Center. In it, I lead an e...

94 | How to Get More Radiant Rest with Tracee Stanley

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy October! Today's conversation is fitting for this season, as it prepares us for the deep rest of winter. Tracee Stanley is a teacher and author...

93 | Reflections for the Autumn Equinox

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This past week, we crossed the threshold into a new season. In honor of this, today I'm sharing an excerpt of a talk I gave last week in a retreat tha...

92 | 4 Steps to Embodied Spirituality with Susan Aposhyan

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are, on Labor Day weekend in the U.S. The last unofficial weekend of summer. It’s fitting that today we also have the last episode in our ...

91 | Embodying Your Dharma: Integrating Work & Spirituality

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With just about another month left of summer here in the northern hemisphere, the special series here on the podcast on “women in yoga and meditatio...

90 | Embodying Inclusivity & Decolonizing Yoga with Constanza Eliana Chinea

08 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t know how it got to be August already! I’m feeling the summer wind-down starting to happen, but, here on the podcast, we’re still enjoyin...

89 | The Mysterious Path of Women's Yoga

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Over the next several weeks, I'm sharing a special summer series here on the podcast on the topic of Women's Yoga & Meditation. In it, I'll feature in...

88 | Women's Yoga as a Path of Undoing, Healing & Becoming Who You Are with Angela Farmer

11 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month I'm starting a special, summer series here on the podcast, where I'm featuring interviews and talks about the path of women's yoga & medita...

87 | Opening to More Pleasure

27 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is officially here in the northern hemisphere. Huzzah! Bike rides, swimming, hikes, picnics: this is the season of pleasure. Yet, living in a ...

86 | Jody Day on Pronatalism, Being Childless (Not by Choice), & Living the Life Unexpected

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have another important conversation to share with you. It’s for women who are childless(not by choice), women who are childfree (childless...

85 | 10 Things I've Learned Over the Past 10 Years (Part 2)

30 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This May marks the 10-year anniversary of the publication of my first book, The Way of the Happy Woman. One of the ways I'm celebrating is to share t...

84 | 10 Things I've Learned Over the Past 10 Years (Part 1)

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This May marks the 10-year anniversary of the publication of my first book, The Way of the Happy Woman. One of the ways I'm celebrating is to share t...

83 | Daniela Sieff on Meeting "The Death Mother" Archetype

16 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the (many) shadow sides of living in a patriarchal world is the idealization of motherhood. Women are expected to be– and to want to be– in...

82 | Guided Meditation: Women's Energy Body Activation

25 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this month’s meditation, I’m sharing one that I led a little bit ago in an online course I’ve been teaching this winter and spring called Th...

81 | Kimberly Ann Johnson on a Feminist Approach to Healing Trauma & Heeding the Call of the Wild

18 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m welcoming Kimberly Ann Johnson onto the podcast to talk about her new book, “Call of the Wild: How we Heal Trauma, Awaken our Power, and...

80 | Unique Hammond on Healing from Autoimmune Diseases (and More) with The Bean Protocol

28 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I want to talk about something that I haven’t spoken much about yet here on the podcast: health. Taking care of my health is my #1 priority ...

79 | Guided Meditation: Resting in the Belly Center

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years, when I work one-on-one with women, they often share that something they want for their lives, and to gain from working together, is to...

78 | Mary Kruger on Befriending Our Eating Disorders & Addictions with IFS Therapy

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of tomorrow being the first day of Women's History Month (how did it get to be March already?!), I want to give voice to something that has a...

77 | The Power of Yin

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Valentine’s Day, happy Galentine’s Day, for all who are celebrating. And- yay- we’re just over half-way to the equinox now. This is our f...

76 | Ari Honarvar on A Girl Called Rumi, Pleasurable Activism, & Being a Mystic

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I’m looking forward to sharing with you our first podcast guest of the season, Ari Honarvar. Ari is full of treasures– a woman I sense you...

75 | The Danger of Modern-Day Initiations

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We women face many challenging transitions on the pilgrimage from girlhood to womanhood: menses, love and heartbreak, motherhood, childlessness (by ch...

74 | Jennifer Racioppi on the Eclipses, Astrological Shifts in 2021, and Riding Your Erotic Edge

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As we near the end of 2020, a monumental year for us all, I called on my friend, colleague, and esteemed astrologer and success coach, Jennifer Raccio...

73 | Spring Washam on Plant Medicine & the Dharma of Harriet Tubman

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a really wonderful conversation to share with you. Spring Washam is a well-known meditation teacher, author, and visionary leader based i...

72 | Preparing for the Darker Months, and Times

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m sharing a segment of a dharma talk I gave a couple of weeks ago in my online spiritual practice community, Women’s House of Wisdom. Thi...

71 | Reflecting on the Past 5 Years of My Journey

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even when there's a lot going on in our lives, it's important to pause and honor important milestones. Today's SHE Talk does just this. It's a deep, ...

70 | Let's Talk About Abortion, Again

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Those of you who have been here for a while will remember that just over two years ago, in July 2018, I published a story, both on my website and here...

69 | Making Beauty from Limitation

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I’m happy to be here with you, after a long hiatus over the Northern summer here in the United States. Since I last connected with you here, I mov...

68 | Being with Grief

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Grief is taking a more prominent role in all of our lives these days, and if you haven't yet been initiated into its wild and rough ways, you're likel...

67 | Mending Your Life

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's talk is a recording from one I gave on the morning of New Year's eve this past year at a women's retreat I led at 1440 Multiversity. In it, ...

66 | Wake-Up Calls

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends, I wanted to share with you a short talk today on Wake-Up Calls, mostly to offer a chance for you to think/reflect more on how this time...

65 | Summoning Support (Seen & Unseen) Amid a Pandemic

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the recording from our second community call held earlier this week, where Sara shares ways to draw on deeper levels of support during these tr...

64 | Making a Retreat of Your Life Amidst COVID-19

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This evening, as rain drizzles outside, the wisteria in my garden reveals its buds, and the first case of COVID-19 was just reported here in Santa Bar...

63 | Essentials for a Daily Practice

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today's talk comes from a recent Facebook Live class I taught on "Essentials for a Daily Practice." A daily practice doesn't need to be strict and mec...

62 | Your Life is Your Initiation

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What if life is happening for you, not to you? What if everything that you’re experiencing is an answer to your deepest prayer? What if your greates...

61 | Shifting from “Me” to “We” in Feminine Leadership

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, in the second-to-last episode in the series, “Dakini’s Den,” I’m sharing a talk on the dangers of being a “solopreneur” and how ser...

60 | Become the Master of Your Mind

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the second half of our Dakini’s Den series. Today’s talk is an excerpt from one of this year’s SHE School classes. In it, I disc...

59 | Trusting Your Instincts in Business

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

During this third episode of our Dakini’s Den series, I’m doing something a little differently. I’m inviting you to be a fly on the wall in my 2...

58 | How to Be More Intuitive

11 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

However gifted someone is, her intuition about you is just that. Hers. She’s still going to see you through the vantage point of her life. To some d...

57 | Uncovering the Blazing Truth Within

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

During the first two weeks of November and December, to celebrate the opening of my year-long programs (A Year of SHE & the SHE Leadership Circle), I’...