Virginia invites Susan and Tamara to explore role models, archetypes and the choice of looking to the world stage and our local communities to identify those shining ones who inspire and encourage us.
How do you embody an archetypal example of arrival, growth and manifestation? Who do you look to who helps you to create the life you want?
We touch on many aspects of the feminine divine: Midwife, seed saver, poet, Mother, creatrix, Visionary, activist, Shamana and of course, Crone.
Drawn to conversation by a new deck and course created by Anodea Judith, She Rises, we riff on who and what moves and guides us onward.
Ina May Gaskin Spiritual Midwifery
Greta Thunberg Climate Change
Brene Brown Researcher
These are only a few of the names we drop as we seek and honor the elemental and eternal heroines of history and of our own time.

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Cover art by Siobhan Bedford.

We're three Crones, sharing our real-life experiences and insights to encourage all women to step into their truth and agency...no easy feat in a chaotic world; but essential nonetheless. Join our virtual circle for inspiration, en-COURAGE-ment and some much needed laughter.

Join Virginia and Susan in welcoming Sherry Sidoti back to the program! Sherry's new book A Smoke and a Song, A Memoir is coming out August 1 and we dig into all the rich crevices of storytelling with Sherry, her process and path, through her journey of reflecting, remembering and sharing this most intimate tale.
A Smoke and a Song is Sherry’s story of her quest to make meaning from the memories homed in her body. Told with tenacity, tenderness, and wry humor, Sherry stumbles towards self-actualization, spiritual awakening—and, despite it all, love. This is a story steeped in art and spirituality that explores the complexities of transgenerational maternal bonds, attachment, loss, and leaning into our wounds to find the wisdom.
And in Susan's words:
“A Smoke and a Song makes me feel like I’ve stumbled upon a beautiful explorer’s locked diary and picked the lock. The narrative is both delicious and filled with disaster, careening at breakneck pace through a life fully engaged in raw, sensual, and inspiringly elevated consciousness. You’ll be completely riveted by Sidoti’s story—this book will help you see and digest the deepest questions and twists of your own life and relationships. It’s a book you will thrill to read and one you’ll keep close for a long time to come.”
You're going to love hearing Sherry talk about those twists and turns in her own voice, and come August 1, you're going to LOVE reading this memoir!
Preorder your copy and find Sherry here:

Author of A Smoke and a Song: A Memoir (She Writes Press)

August 1, 2023

Please consider pre-ordering today on:

Amazon

Bookshop
Barnes & Noble

www.sherrysidoti.com

IG: @sherrysidoti

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We're three Crones, sharing our real-life experiences and insights to encourage all women to step into their truth and agency...no easy feat in a chaotic world; but essential nonetheless. Join our virtual circle for inspiration, en-COURAGE-ment and some much needed laughter.

We three Crones embody and know all three aspects of the Goddess...as do ALL women! This time around, we talk about mothering and the Great Mother. What do mothers need, what do they offer and how does the sacred archetype of Mother apply in our mundane and difficult lives, whether we have borne human children or not?
~If we are the mothers of our own precious and vital dreams, what comforting words would we whisper to the frightened one curled in our laps?
~And also, how as Crones (or from our Crone wisdom) can we mother younger generations of women and the world at large?
~Can we create legacy through the act of mothering whether or not we have children?
~What would you say to your younger self from the wisdom you hold now?
~What are the mechanics of tending, nourishing, nurturing and good care that you bring to your creative projects, your business, your family and your community?
Questions and more questions, and no thought of actual answers...just another heartfelt conversation about living this life authentically and from the deepest knowing of our souls with LOVE.
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
Heng Ou (Author) Amely Greeven (Author). PS. the congee recipe and Mother Bowls are delish!

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We're three Crones, sharing our real-life experiences and insights to encourage all women to step into their truth and agency...no easy feat in a chaotic world; but essential nonetheless. Join our virtual circle for inspiration, en-COURAGE-ment and some much needed laughter.

Imbolc is the cross-quarter point between Yule and Ostara which means we're headed ever closer to Spring which means we probably could use some consideration and reflection around what we truly want out of this next season/year/cycle/rebirth in our lives.
Virginia, Tamara and Susan talk about healing, choices, growth and responsibility in the Chariot year...about how to pause and listen to our natural and organic instincts so we can facilitate meaningful changes, making room for joy.
Between the Worlds Podcast, Amanda Yates Garcia
Episode 75, The Chariot Year
Early Spring Salad for Imbolc from Tamara
2 to 3 Endives
Handful of dandelion greens
Savoy or Napa Cabbage
Toasted pumpkin seeds
1 Large navel Orange or Grapefruit peeled and sliced in rounds !
Shave or finely slice all the veggies mix in with dressing ! Sprinkle seeds on top and enjoy the fresh bitter taste of new growth !

For the dressing
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 a squeezed lemon
Small handful of chopped fresh mint ( can sub with a tsp of dried mint )
1 tsp honey
Pinch salt and pepper

Imbolc Poem, Gale Duff

“to heal
you have to
get to the root
of the wound
and kiss it all the way up” ~Rupi Kaur

The Goddess Path, Patricia Monaghan
Find Your Goddess, Skye Alexander

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We're three Crones, sharing our real-life experiences and insights to encourage all women to step into their truth and agency...no easy feat in a chaotic world; but essential nonetheless. Join our virtual circle for inspiration, en-COURAGE-ment and some much needed laughter.

Join Susan this month as she interviews a dear friend, Kristin Bispels, in an episode of Women the World Over. There is a LOT of sweet, infectious laughter in this episode that is likely to inspire everyone to be grateful for their authentic relationships and joyful exchanges.
Kristin Bispels is the founder and executive director of Inclusive Clay, an organization that provides access and art education to adults with intellectual differences in southeastern Pennsylvania. Inclusive Clay began as a response to a need that arose as her daughter exited the school system and became an adult with a disability in her community. There were few good opportunities for her to participate in her community in a meaningful way. So, they started inviting her friends to make pottery in her basement studio as a means to connect, but it grew into much more than that over time.
Kristin's tag line for this amazing project is a keeper...
"We are shaping communities, one pot at a time."
And so we talk excitedly about that...how to shape reciprocal friendship, mother/daughter harmony, community engagement, inclusion, creative expression and delight in spirit in our daily lives.

To learn more about Inclusive Clay, go to inclusiveclay.org and follow on Facebook and Instagram @inclusiveclay . We are shaping communities, one pot at a time.

Inclusive Clay...Enter Here!
Kristin's Work at Deedledoo Studio!

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Editing by Tessa Hall.
Cover art by Siobhan Bedford.

We're three Crones, sharing our real-life experiences and insights to encourage all women to step into their truth and agency...no easy feat in a chaotic world; but essential nonetheless. Join our virtual circle for inspiration, en-COURAGE-ment and some much needed laughter.