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This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort.  Learn more here → ******* I've read the headlines about AI possibly ending humanity about a dozen times in the past few weeks. As a mother, a provider & a human I question… What do I actually do with all this? Where do I place it? How do I deal with this? What does it mean for my kids? My work? Our world. If you've been asking these same questions, grab a cup of tea & let's get into it… This is the final episode in the Hear Your Body Voice series, drawn from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification.We're entering the final week to join us in the upcoming October 2026 cohort. If you're feeling the call let's chat, find a time here →   Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort.  Learn more here →  ******* What if the thing you're working so hard to create… is the very thing your body is quietly pushing away? If you have a desire you're thinking about, planning for & taking action to achieve. Yet still… it doesn't seem to be moving. What if the problem isn't that you're "not trying hard enough"? What if the hitch is… your body is saying NO? Our bodies are in relationship with our desires. And sometimes, underneath the conscious yes, there's a much quieter no secretly whispered in our soma. In today's episode of Hear Your Body's Voice, we're exploring what happens when your body is secretly repelling the very thing you desire & and how listening for that hidden no can change the way you move towards what you want. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort.  Learn more here →  ******* There's one question I've banned from my coaching sessions. I've banned it from my own vocabulary, too. It's a question we ask ourselves constantly when something feels off: → Why do I feel this way? But what if why is actually pulling you *further away* from your body's voice & the answer you're looking for? This ep is for those who find themselves endlessly analysing what you're feeling. Today we're unpacking why we're so conditioned to look to the head for answers & what happens when we stop trying to explain what we feel. Plus, I'm sharing the simple 3-part ritual I use with myself and my clients to get out of those endless loops of why, why, why… and back into the body. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort.  Learn more here →  **** What is your body trying to tell you that you're moving too fast to hear? We've never had more convenience. Yet most of us feel busier and more rushed than ever. Today, six small, no-cost gems for slowing down enough to actually hear your body again. In it we measure how much convenience we're actually swimming in & learn what an energy slave is. We explore our relationship to time & how to shift to a slower state so your body voice can speak up & be heard with more grace. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Reference & further reading over on the blog here Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort. Learn more here →  ******   What if the thing you're most scared to admit is exactly the thing that liberates so much life force, you almost didn't recognize how powerful you'd become?   Most of us are masterful at avoiding vulnerability. We tell stories, deflect, prematurely make meaning, and devise sophisticated strategies to do anything but feel the emotional cracking.   So first up in today's podcast we're defining your vulnerability avoidance style. Then we're switching gears, into a mode that's more likely to hear your body's voice & the power that's trying to blossom within you.   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort. Learn more here → ******* Want to figure out your deepest desires & what you really want? While most of us can name (in precise detail) all the things that aren't working… it's not always as easy to distill where we want to go. And that indecision costs us. We lose degrees of gratitude for all we already have. We spend energy researching ad nauseum. We carry the psychic weight of 10,000 tabs open in our mind.  So let's shift that indecision & ask the *right* questions. Question that will help us to figure out what we really want & hear our body's voice with more ease. Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort. Learn more here →  ******* When did you last spend time formally cultivating your relationship with your body's voice? While feeling our deep emotion & knowing our desires is innate for kids. Most adults have a hard time hearing the whispers of wisdom from their body.  That shifts when we formally cultivate this skill. It seems wild to make a formal practice of something that should be natural. Which is why a formal embodiment practice is hard to point to…. Pilates, seated meditation and yoga asana all come with a predefined shape, and the shape tells you yes, I'm doing the practice... But embodiment practices can take countless forms. For those of us who are longing to return to our body & its voice. We need to practice the skill of embodiment. And practice it formally. In today's episode of Hear Your Body's Voice we're unpacking what, why & how to do this. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

Your inner wisdom hasn't gone anywhere - it's just waiting for you to tune back in. Today's episode is for anyone who's felt that quiet distance (from themselves) creep in lately. Today I'm joined on the podcast by Kim Newing, a 2024 graduate of our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert. Kim is an embodiment coach, meditation teacher and spiritual mentor who supports women to move from overthinking to inner knowing & create lives led by wisdom rather than fear.   Resources mentioned:  Kim Newing - Website | Instagram | Somatic Shaking Practice Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates

Want your partner to really HEAR what you're saying so you can develop stronger, more embodied communication & lean into intimacy together? Today I'm joined on the podcast by Christina Elaine, a 2022 graduate who has built a sold out coaching practice supporting both men & women to deepen their communication & intimacy.   In this episode, we unpack: The 3 communication traps "awake" women fall into - and which one you're probably in right now Why being fluent in attachment styles, love languages & all the theory doesn't make you a better communicator (and can quietly make things worse) How to tell if you're flooding your partner with emotion - and why so many "feminine" women are taught to do this to their own detriment  The lecture language awake women of use & why it can keep us talking about the "wrong" things  How Christina built a sold-out coaching practice (and the one thing she focused on to get there)   Resources mentioned:  Christina Elaine - Website | Medium Essays | YouTube | Substack | Archetype Quiz  Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training

What if the exhaustion you're feeling isn't really about being tired… but about achievement that's stopped delivering anything on the inside (even while it still looks successful from the outside)?  Today I'm joined on the podcast by Paige Frederica, a 2025 graduate of our Coaching Certification & a former professional dancer of 17 years, who now works with high-achieving women navigating exactly this kind of depletion. During today's episode we explore: Why achievement can quietly turn hollow even when it's working & the wins keep coming What actually gets harder for high achievers in burnout: not motivation, but disconnection from their own inner knowing Paige's definition of rest & why it's important for your next chapter  Reconnecting to your own intuition and creative direction: A simple practice for busy women    Enjoy the ep!  Jenna    Resources mentioned:  Paige Fredrika - Website | Instagram | Feminine Archetype Quiz  Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates

What would it feel like to feel safe enough in your own body to claim the free, joyful second half of life you actually want? Today I'm joined on the podcast by Kate Mellis discussing the midlife portal so many women hit - that moment the body sends an urgent signal that the old script of self-betrayal has finally run its course. Kate's a 2018 graduate of our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert  & a teacher in the program since 2019. Kate works with women reclaiming embodied consent, authentic pleasure, and the safety that was never really about the house or the job in the first place.   During today's episode we explore: The safety illusion: why the house or career isn't (real) safety when you're not say to say no, be respected, or say what you need  Why re-learning embodied consent is essential to having healthy boundaries in life & intimacy  Redefining pleasure outside the male gaze - why that pleasure can be feral, grotesque, kinky, or anything else once the "performance for others" script is dropped   Resources mentioned:  Kate Mellis - Website | Socials  Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates

What happens when you go to the embodiment & pleasure 'gym'? While you might not leave with toned glutes…  You will fill your sacred well & expand your pleasure (even when life's got you doing some heavy lifting). Today I'm joined on the podcast by Jasmine Kali, a 2021 graduate of our coaching certification, who built an embodied movement ritual that carried her through one of the most harrowing periods of her life & that she's gone on to share in more than 100+ classes. During today's episode we explore: Are you fixing or completing your hard emotions - why undesirable feelings aren't a problem to solve, but something to let move through and finish "Pleasure is a muscle" - how the capacity for pleasure and aliveness can be built with repetition, not something you either have or don't What embodied movement practices feels like - this convo is rich in tips, insights & suggestions for how to weave more embodiment into your own devotional practices Why pleasure doesn't require ease & how to access it even mid-grief, mid-conflict, or mid-hard-season   Resources mentioned:  Jasmine Kali - Website | Instagram Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates

Can you create a (thriving) livelihood as a coach?  Yes, you can. BUT. You'll need to overcome these 3 hurdles first.    Today, I'm joined on the podcast by Robyn Gooding, a 2023 graduate of our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert. Robyn is a business coach who helps women scale their business without losing themselves or the parts of their life they love the most.   In this episode, we unpack: The 3 hurdles almost every early-stage business owner hits & why two of them get mistaken for a confidence problem (when they're not). How Robyn started her business & runs it in 20 hours a week  Why being smart can sabotage getting started & the trap high-intelligence founders frequently fall into Robyn's master's thesis on female economic empowerment & the structural findings she says the coaching industry conveniently ignores. Where to actually start when the online advice is contradictory and endless   Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Robyn Gooding - Website | Instagram | The Mothered Business Podcast Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates

Are you contemplating a break up - or reconciliation - with your partner?  Today on the podcast I'm joined by a woman who's been married (and divorced) twice. Only to reconcile with her second ex.  After helping countless friends & acquaintances with this same dynamic, Bella graduated in 2024 as a Feminine Embodiment Coach & has built a thriving business supporting both men & women to move through breakups, separation & reconciliation using deep embodiment.   In this episode we unpack: Bella journey from having her ex-husband on block, to unexpectedly reconciling  The key advice Bella shares with those who want to get back with their ex (& it's not about analysing your ex, or what went wrong)  The trap of attachment style labels - why knowing you're "avoidant" doesn't actually change how you show up in relationship or reconciliation  What to do when you're "doing the work" but your partner isn't  What it took for a risk-averse person to leave a stable job and go all-in on her business    Resources mentioned:  Bella K - Instagram Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates

Are you surviving your corporate gig (but secretly wishing for a transition to something more creative)?    Today I'm joined on the podcast by Nyam Adodadji, a 2026 graduate of our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Cert who helps creative, curious leaders surviving corporate to access their inner wisdom during transitions & thresholds.   During today's episode, we explore: Nyam's moment of facing the question "Was my life just going to be one debilitating job after another until I died?

"  The role of career grief in transition  How our fear of letting others down prevents us even admitting we're burning out  What to do when you're not sure of your next career move The low-stakes experiment Nyam recommends to her clients    Resources mentioned:  Nyam Adodadji - Website | Linkedin | Substack Jenna Ward - Website | Instagram  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training  Graduate Spotlight - more stories from past graduates