Trusting Yourself with Your Own Dreams and Desires With Sybil Amuti

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07/06/23 • 51 min

What is the fabric of your spirit? Podcaster and brand strategist and Sybil Amuti not only answers questions like these, but inspires us to ask them of ourselves. In this episode, we’re investigating how we show up for the world and what it takes to embrace our truest, most colorful selves. Sybil’s infectious charm, inspiring wisdom and expansive podcast community are proof of the miracles that happen when we harness the power of voice–whether that’s our own, the voices of others, or even the voice of God. This episode is packed with revelations and Sybil is taking us to church (although church might not be where you think it is):

The power of community that comes from storytelling
Understanding that we are not alone–and that asking for help is a powerful tool (even if you’re yelling at God or the universe...we won’t judge)
Learning how to put your spirit on display. How can we identify ourselves through things like clothing, passions, even candy (are you a Starburst or a Dove Bar?).
Overcoming chronic people pleasing, and knowing that the effort you put into helping others should also go towards helping yourself
Not dwelling on the bad stuff, because of how much evidence we have of the good stuff
Exploring the difference between the structure of religion and a personal relationship with God, and leaning into that connection when it calls to us
Finding evidence of the divine in nature (why is corn so organized? What is a pine cone and why does it look like that? You can’t make this stuff up!)
Embracing that we are just shadows and dust. Let’s all just enjoy the magical things that are available to us, like human connection, community, and dressing up
Claiming your voice sometimes requires the silencing of everyone else’s, and working on suspending the judgment of others (and yes, we mean the voices in your head, too)

Make sure to listen to Sybil on the Great Girlfriends Show podcast using this link, or find it wherever you get your podcasts. The Great Girlfriends Show connects women with daily tips and solutions for living a passionate life and building a thriving business, and we couldn’t recommend it enough.

OUR GUEST: Sybil Clark Amuti is an executive brand strategist, podcast producer and host, philanthropist, wife, and mother. For over 15 years, Sybil has delivered world-class strategy and brand direction to some of the world's most renowned personal, corporate, and philanthropic brands, such as Scholastic, Nike, Sony Entertainment, Conde Nast, Tony Robbins, Red Table Talk and more. Her company, Legacy Row, is focused on legacy brand building and creating an alliance of like missioned brands who seek to create an impact on a local to global level.

Sybil also serves as the creator and co-host of The Great Girlfriends Show, a podcast conversation series created to connect women with daily tips and solutions for living a passionate everyday life and building a thriving business. Under her direction, The Great Girlfriends has served over 700,00 women with content and experiences that support their growth journey.

Want more Sybil? Learn more about her here. While you’re at it, find her online:

Podcast Website: https://thegreatgirlfriends.com/category/podcast/

Instagram: @sybil_amuti

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sybilclarkamuti/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sybil-clark-amuti/

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The power of community that comes from storytelling
Understanding that we are not alone–and that asking for help is a powerful tool (even if you’re yelling at God or the universe...we won’t judge)
Learning how to put your spirit on display. How can we identify ourselves through things like clothing, passions, even candy (are you a Starburst or a Dove Bar?).
Overcoming chronic people pleasing, and knowing that the effort you put into helping others should also go towards helping yourself
Not dwelling on the bad stuff, because of how much evidence we have of the good stuff
Exploring the difference between the structure of religion and a personal relationship with God, and leaning into that connection when it calls to us
Finding evidence of the divine in nature (why is corn so organized? What is a pine cone and why does it look like that? You can’t make this stuff up!)
Embracing that we are just shadows and dust. Let’s all just enjoy the magical things that are available to us, like human connection, community, and dressing up
Claiming your voice sometimes requires the silencing of everyone else’s, and working on suspending the judgment of others (and yes, we mean the voices in your head, too)

Want more Sybil? Learn more about her here. While you’re at it, find her online:

Podcast Website: https://thegreatgirlfriends.com/category/podcast/

Instagram: @sybil_amuti

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sybilclarkamuti/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sybil-clark-amuti/

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Previous Episode

Dating and App Culture: Options, Acronyms, and WTF is Compersion?

Romance has gone through a big operating system update recently. Now that Erin’s been released from captivity (aka her long marriage), she’s giving us a highly subjective, hopefully handy survival guide to this new, evolved ecosystem of love. But in order to redefine our beliefs around love, romance and dating, we’ll first have to define some terms. It’s easy to get tangled in the wires of all this new-age romance, especially when there’s all this new, at times nerdy terminology that goes with it (WTF is a polycule?). Open your notebooks, everyone, because today we’ll be giving you lessons such as:

The 411 on dating apps: which ones are right for you, depending on your wants and needs
What it means that people are questioning monogamy–now that partnerships are lasting longer than ever
What it’s like to begin that process of unlearning implicit biases around relationship structures and opening your belief system to consider options other than monogamy
How people in unconventional relationships may be using layers of language to intellectualize something that’s likely to be very challenging emotionally
There’s not just one way of being, anyone can re-assess and re-define what they think about love and monogamy at any time–and you can do that too!
When it comes to love and desire, all bets are off. It’s a choose your own adventure life now, and it’s time to make the most of yours

Here’s an index of terms we discuss in this episode, for reference:

GGG: “Good Giving and Game.” Someone who is good in bed, committed to giving equal pleasure, and is up for anything

ENM/CNM: Ethical/Consensual Non-Monogamy. People who want to be/sleep with multiple people at a time, but don’t want to be dishonest about it.

Polyamory: The practice of engaging in multiple romantic (and typically sexual) relationships, with the consent of all the people involved.

Primary/nesting Partner: The partner you are most committed/attached to in a polyamorous relationship. If they are your “nesting partner,” that means you live with them.

NRE: “New Relationship Energy.” That feeling in a new relationship when you’re deeply infatuated with someone and it’s borderline obsessive

Compersion: Experiencing or feeling joy for your partner when they are excited about a new relationship or turned on by a new sexual thing they’re experiencing with someone other than you

Polycule: A group of three or more people in a relationship together

Unicorn: A third party sexual partner that you and your partner bring in to your sexual and/or romantic relationship

Relationship escalator: A relationship that builds upwards towards linear goals (ie. moving in together, having children, etc)

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Next Episode

15 Things That Make A Relationship Hot

What are the things that make a romantic relationship Hotter Than Ever? Sure there's chemistry and physical attraction (that's a given!) but there are so many other factors that make for a healthy, sexy, open connection between two conscious adults. Erin shares her opinion on how to turn up the heat by cultivating aspects like:

Self-reliance
Affection
Honesty
Vulnerability
Reliability
Confidence
Asking for What You Want
Boundaries
Time Alone
Positivity
Listening
and of course, as Aretha sang...Respect

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