Episode 186: Libby Bunten - Our Pilgrimage Home

10/18/23 • 84 min

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In this episode, Monica and Libby kick off a new season with a playful conversation about their journeys of unbecoming and the transformative power of pilgrimage.

They discuss the importance of pleasure, rest, and play, and by embracing these aspects, we can redefine success and create space in our lives to express new values and reach new states of illumination, peace, and wholeness. They delve into the challenges of pursuing desires despite societal expectations, family responsibilities, and internalized patriarchal voices that hinder self-approval.

Monica shares a bit about her pilgrimage to Crete, a 16-day goddess pilgrimage filled with rich cultural experiences. They explore the significance of taking “unreasonable” amounts of time off, breaking free from societal expectations, and reorienting themselves to new realities upon return.

The podcast also delves into the power of sisterhood, the power of witness, and the longings to be in supportive and courageous practices with other women. These are the most beneficial for befriending the nervous system, embracing all parts of the Self, and creating new life possibilities.

If you resonate with UNBECOMING then follow this invitation to self-discovery and transformation; visit jointherevelation.com/unbecoming to schedule a free call and embark on your untangling of patriarchal patterns that keep you stuck in the “box” of conformity.

Topics discussed:

The transformative power of pilgrimages
Redefining success through pleasure, rest, and play
Overcoming societal expectations and internalized patriarchal voices
Embracing rest and taking time off as a birthright
The power of humor and desire
Creating sisterhood spaces for self-discovery and growth

Special Guest: Libby Bunten.

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In this episode, Monica and Libby kick off a new season with a playful conversation about their journeys of unbecoming and the transformative power of pilgrimage.

Topics discussed:

The transformative power of pilgrimages
Redefining success through pleasure, rest, and play
Overcoming societal expectations and internalized patriarchal voices
Embracing rest and taking time off as a birthright
The power of humor and desire
Creating sisterhood spaces for self-discovery and growth

Special Guest: Libby Bunten.

Sponsored By:

Unbecoming Fall 2023: UNBECOMING: Break the bullshit rules to transcend good girl programming & reveal the truth of who you are.

Support The Revelation Project

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Episode 185: Carly Mountain - Descent & Rising: Exploring the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth

Meet my beautiful guest Carly Mountain and join us as we explore her powerful and transformative work on the Myth of Inanna and its relevance to our modern day lives which is often overlooked in patriarchal culture.

Carly shares her personal journey of descent and rising and finding the medicine she needed in this ancient story. Ultimately, she was inspired to make it even more accessible by adding the voices and stories of many women who have traveled this ancient map into the underworld and back again as a testament to the power of this mythical journey.

Inanna's story is for all women who are ready to know themselves more deeply, and face the shadowy depths of the unconscious realms of our being.

The portal into the underworld begins to open as a result of our own seeking, and for Carly, it began during her transition into motherhood and she shares more of her story as we get deeper into the episode.

Our discussion concludes with the importance of embracing both the light and dark aspects of ourselves, trusting our desires, and the power of our emotions.
The Inanna Myth becomes a living transmission that transcends time and space, guiding us through the personal, archetypal, and vast aspects of our existence.

Carly's raw and honest storytelling, complemented by her thought-provoking poetry, will leave you breathless and inspired. As we navigate the seven gates of the Inanna myth, from dissociation and trauma to the powerful reconnection with our bodies, we unveil the ancient map of our own healing.

More topics covered:

Carly's personal descent to the underworld and how it mirrors Inanna's journey,
How archetypal symbolism helped Carly find her own voice and reconnect with her whole being.
Why our culture overlooks the experiences of women.
Why the deep dark void is such a powerful place
The significance of reuniting with the parts of ourselves we've cast out, and why the journey of returning to our body is so precious.
The Seven Gates of Embodied Living
What changes when we have gone through a descent?
The transformative power of women's experiences and why we need to share them
Why the Descent and Rising is our birthright and an initiation into the sacred.

Carly Mountain is a psychotherapist, a psychosexual somatic therapist, breathworker and writer. For the last twenty years she has worked with sacred embodied practices. Her writing and work seeks to uncover what has been exiled or hidden within, that is longing to be remembered and reconnected with. Her new book Descent & Rising: Women’s Stories & the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth explores women’s real lived experiences of descent and rising, and familiarises us with a process of female psycho-spiritual growth often overlooked in patriarchal culture. Carly stumbled across the Inanna story during her own descent to the underworld and was astonished by the symmetry it held with her own experience. Since then she has devoted to working with the myth and specialises in beholding others as they traverse the depths of initiation; both in therapy, breathwork and within courses that support women’s awakening and unfolding. She lives in Sheffield, England with her husband and two daughters.

Special Guest: Carly Moutain.

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Episode 187: Ronna J. Detrick - Rewriting Eve: Rescuing Women's Stories From The Bible

Meet my amazing guest, Ronna Dietrich, the author of Rewriting Eve: Rescuing Women's Stories from the Bible and Reclaiming Them as Our Own.

Biblical stories have long caused tremendous harm to women, not because of what they say, per say but because of how they have been interpreted over the centuries. These “sacred” stories have been used to silence and oppress women through tactics of shame and blame.

Ronna left the church and its dogma 20 years ago but instead of leaving the voices and stories of women in the bible behind, she took took them with her and dared to rewrite them in ways that empower the women who read them and honor those within the pages who have for centuries, longed to be seen, and heard.

With her background in feminist theology and her own experience of leaving the church, Ronna brings a fresh perspective to these ancient stories. She highlights the experiences of women like Eve and Hagar, shedding light on their true power and resilience. She also shares her premise of exploring women's experiences through the lens of biblical stories and the importance of recognizing the impact these stories have had on our personal development. She believes we need stories that uplift and empower women, and that we are literally starving to know each others stories as we have long been silenced and estranged from our own.

Ronna revisits and highlights the stories of several named and even unnamed women, such as The Midwives, and The Woman At The Well, and while she surfaces the challenges and negative interpretations imposed upon these women, she ultimately returns to “read between the lines” and remedy their their positions, presence and passion as being far more inspiring than we might initially think.

Throughout her tender book, Ronna shares her own personal experience and weaves her own story of liberation entwined with the women she writes about. As she releases her own shame and blame she takes back the pen to create a new narrative, filled with courage, sovereignty, and grace.

You will love this episode, and even more- her incredible book!

Ronna Detrick left the church and its dogma nearly twenty years ago but took the stories of women with her, longing for them to be seen, heard, and honored apart from doctrine and dogma. She gave a provocative TEDx presentation on an Eve who inspires and empowers women instead of shaming and silencing them and she is the author of "Rewriting Eve: Rescuing Women's Stories from the Bible and Reclaiming Them as Our Own." She holds a BA in Business and Communications and a Master of Divinity degree focused on feminist theology. Her career has spanned human resources, training and development, executive leadership, and since 2009, coaching and spiritual direction. She lives just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean in Hampstead, NC, where she continues to write, drink strong coffee, have beautiful conversations with her clients, and stand firm in her belief that her two daughters are the most amazing humans on the planet. Learn more at ronnadetrick.com.

Special Guest: Ronna Detrick.

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