I Went to Church and This is What I Prayed For
Lately it feels like my lifeforce and bandwidth have been tested to the max. So when a friend invited me to church with free childcare, I went. In this week’s solo episode, I dive into how leaning into my latest church experience with deep curiosity (despite my thoughts on organized religion) led to a full-bodied realization about prayer, parenting, and control, and dropped me into peace and my sacred knowing.
Creating Islands of Safety Within Yourself with Jo Miller
Life is one big initiation. Join Gervase and her Focalizing teacher, Jo Miller, as they discuss what it would look like to have ‘enough’ in the face of trauma, the ways in which we’ve been lied to as women, and how we can resource somatics and focalizing to create a fuller, more robust sense of self in ourselves and our children.
Jo Miller is a somatic teacher and mentor who helps the big-hearted helpers, overthinkers, and creatives in the world to live an empowered life with compassionate boundaries, free from trauma and shame. Joe is a member of the SNR leadership team of the Focalizing Institute and also works within her own private practice.
Cultivating Mind, Body, and Spirit via Float Therapy with Maxwell Casa
Do you float tank? This episode of the It’s All Me podcast features Maxwell Casa, an accomplished martial artist, performance coach, and the creator of Max Vitality, an amazing company sharing the transformative power of float therapy and magnesium to cultivate mind-body harmony and transcend dis-ease. Join Gervase and Maxwell as they discuss their personal experiences with float tanks (spoiler alert: G and her hubby had wildly different experiences), the interconnectedness of energy, hypnosis, and minerals, and how the practice of floating in a saltwater tank can help strengthen your mind, body, and spirit.
When a Woman Has Her Own Back
On this week’s solo episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase breaks down the signs of a woman’s self-abandonment, and how reconnecting to inner trust and embracing emotion can shift the culture of the workplace and our lives. Listen in to hear how you can start solving problems from the place of a woman who has her own back, leaving shame, drama, and resentment behind.
Balancing your masculine and feminine energies with Marissa Lawton
On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase sits down with Marissa Lawton to discuss how masculine and feminine energies are woven into our every lives. Listen in as they discuss the true definitions of masculine and feminine energies and the key to finding your particular balance. Continue listening to hear the low down on periods, accessing your archetypes, and the ancient wisdom that exists within all women.
A former licensed therapist, Marissa left behind the medical model of mental health care to help women reconnect to nature's rhythms. She now serves as a conduit for ancient women's wisdom, guiding feminine seekers to reclaim their divine power.
My Light After the Dark Night of the Soul {Personal Story}
We are back from a summer break that was more like a summer smackdown for G. In this solo episode, she’s giving you the play-by-play of her daughter’s recent health challenges and how through her own advocacy, resilience and spiritual attunement, she held herself through her own personal dark night of the soul and every mother’s nightmare and used the It’s All Me framework as her hope, her guiding light and her tuning fork
Female Friendships (Pt 2) and What’s Holding Women Back from Feeling Safe in Their Sisterhoods with Stephanie Burg
Back in 2021, Gervase invited Stephanie Burg on the podcast to talk about the new paradigm of female friendships - and it was a hit! Back to add to that amazing convo, Stephanie joins Gervase in this podcast episode to discuss what’s holding women back from feeling safe in their sisterhoods, how to move a traumatic friend experience into empowered ownership, and how this topic led Gervase to create the It’s All Me framework.
After transitioning out of a decade of being a professional ballerina, Stephanie is now a trauma-informed certified Integrative Health and Transformational Life coach, breathwork facilitator, somatic healing and embodiment guide, steward to plant medicines and sacred circle facilitator.
Client Story - The Unmasking of Authentic Self with Carrie Richmond
On this week’s episode of the It’s All Me podcast, I invited client and new author Carrie Richmond to enlighten us with her journey of shedding society’s expectations of who she should be. Listen in as Carrie shares how coaching helped her unmask identities that were causing chaos in her relationships, what shifted in her life and motherhood as a result of prioritizing herself, and her experience of coming home to who she truly is.
Body Grief with Jayne Mattingly
On the It’s All Me podcast, we’re all about embracing the “and” in our lives as modern women. On this week’s episode, I invited Jayne Mattingly, author and Body Coach, to share her story of embracing the “and” as she transitioned identities from a fully able-bodied woman to life in a disabled body, processing the cyclical stages of body grief, the deconstruction of internalized ableism, and her now interabled relationship.
Jayne is a former Eating Disorder Coach and therapist turned Body Coach who works with eating disorder recovery centers and trains coaches to work as part of a team in the recovery process. Jayne is also writing a book titled This is Body Grief, set to be released in 2025.
Name the Thing with Mika Gadsden - Unconscious bias. Embracing Discomfort. Living a Layered Life.
Leadership just got a major facelift. Layered, spicy, and multi-dimensional woman Mika Gadsden joins G on this week’s episode of the It’s All Me podcast. Join an eye-opening, empowering conversation as they discuss coming up against invisible bias in her run for mayor, why becoming comfortable with discomfort can lead to a new wave of growth as individuals and as a community, and Mika’s definition of success as she continues her campaign.
Mika Gadsedn is an organizer, media entrepreneur, and the creator of Charleston Activist Network, LLC. Mika is an activist who works to help her community overcome the impacts of the climate crisis and environmental racism and is also a 2023 candidate for Mayor of Charleston. Support her by visiting VoteMika.com.
G and Mika discuss:
[01:35] The beginnings of her mayoral candidacy and her fire for leadership
[14:20] Embracing a layered life and pursuing your passions
[26:13] Why being layered is the brand, and why we’re leaving the “shove it down” era behind
[37:34] A new wave of growth
[46:25] What success looks like for Mika a year from now
Read more about Mika at VoteMika.com
The Ripple Effect of a Legacy Mindset with Andrea Serrano
Becoming who you’re meant to be isn’t really a destination, it’s a journey, and it’s a journey filled with Phoenix moments and nudges from the Universe. It’s an ever-evolving path that requires us to learn how to tap into our zone of genius and intuition to inform our next step in life. Today on the It’s All Me podcast, I invited an amazing woman and friend, Andrea Serrano, to join us and share her own personal journey of becoming who she is meant to be.
Andrea is currently living her dreams in Charleston, South Carolina as a wardrobe stylist, producer, Creative Director, brand developer, TV and event host, and small business champion. Listen in to hear how her mindset and willingness to embrace the Phoenix moments in life led her to where she is today (and be prepared to fangirl, because Andrea’s story has us dropping some BIG names).
G and Andrea discuss:
[05:15] Andrea’s zone of genius origin story
[12:56] The powerful program running in Andrea’s life
[20:59] G’s New York Phoenix moment
[23:11] Mindset, discipline, and Andrea’s evolution
[28:18] How following nudges from the Universe took Andrea from baker to costume shopper
[35:54] Andrea’s super-human trait
[39:32] The impact of having a mentor
[45:00] The power of a woman’s legacy
[53:49] What Andrea is currently working on in this season of becoming
WTF is up with Extracurriculars
Whether you are a mother, know a mother, or you’re influencing people's lives, you know how draining extracurriculars can be. As parents or caregivers, we may find ourselves exhausted from rushing the kids around to every practice known to mankind. As children, the pressure to be in everything or even be the best at something they don’t really care about could be crushing their creative spirit or motivation to participate. This is the line we walk as parents, feeling the pull to enroll them at a young age so they don’t “fall behind” but also wanting them to be able to express themselves, find their joy, and just be kids.
When G found herself beginning to unpack the “normalcy” of extracurriculars, digging into the nitty gritty questions - as she does so well - she came to realize how this topic spills over into our adult lives as well. And of course she couldn’t help but ask - WTF is up with that? Listen in to today’s episode and join G in radically changing the way that we view extracurriculars, not just for kids, but for grown ass women.
Rerooting and Revillaging in a Capitalist Suburbia with Becca Piastrelli
As modern-day women, it can be common to feel disconnected: from ourselves, our past, and our community. This feeling of disconnect can make it even more difficult to see through the heavy, winter seasons of life to the light at the other side. On today’s episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase sits down with Becca Piastrelli, author of Root and Ritual, to discuss how capitalism and instant gratification have severed us from nature and our callings, how we can reconnect to ourselves and our inner knowing, and how we can be the village that many of us long for. If you have been feeling alone, feeling the pull to reroot into your sense of self, or wanting to reconnect with a sense of community, you’ll want to listen in!
G and Becca discuss:
[2:15] Suburbia, murder, and chickens
[7:04] Creating the life you want minus the BS excuses
[16:51] The systems that sever us from intuition and remembering ancestral practices
[28:08] Slow living and aligning your life with the seasons
[37:57] The absence of “the village” and the practice of revillaging and rewilding
[41:21] Becca’s advice on reconnecting in the midst of inner resistance
[45:30] Gervase’s calling to reroot into her lineage
[52:31] The next steps to revillaging
Roots Down, Wings Up: Tapping into Your Phoenix Frequency
Death. Rebirth. Burning it all down. Rising from ash. What does it all mean for your life? It means experiencing discomfort and undoing, undeniable clarity, and powerful transformations. It means releasing sh*t and planting seeds for what you want more of in life. On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, G shares her own metaphorical death and rebirth experiences in her personal life and business. Listen in to hear how the Phoenix sessions were her answer to providing the most potent, transformational live experience possible to lead you through your own guided rebirth.
Why We Get Stuck Instead of “Reborn” + The Phoenix Sessions
This isn’t New Year, New Me. This is New Year; MORE me. In this solo episode, G is explaining why sometimes we get stuck in the metaphorical birth canal between our intentions for a new season of our lives and the manifestation of said intention. This episode is about zooming in on what happens in our own processes of rebirth and bringing awareness to some common culprits and the massive opportunity we have when what’s no longer aligned for us begins to die. Listen in so you can stop staying stuck and learn your power to move yourself THROUGH the messy, uncomfortable and unpredictable middle as your “Phoenix self.”
A Guided Grounding for the New Year + How to Discern Your Next Step Forward
Welcome to the first episode of the new year, beauties! If you love to make plans, but you’re not sure what the next step should look like, it’s time to get grounded. Listen into today’s episode as Gervase guides us through a live grounding exercise, explains what it really means to be grounded, and dives into the intuitive life strategy that she uses to help her clients embrace their full selves.
My Mom and I Debate “The Feminine Mystique”
You contain multitudes. Wait, what does that mean? We know that the world is vast and beyond what our human brains can comprehend, and yet we take our identities, the essence of who we are, and we try to make it fit neatly into society’s little boxes. On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase breaks down the natural paradox of our existence and why we should embrace it. Listen in to hear why she has made it her mission to stand for the multi-dimensional woman, and why embracing the It’s All Me mindset is critical to creating everything that you want in life.
You Are Your One
Somewhere along the line, popularity, belonging, and identity have become synonymous - but it’s all a lie. On today’s episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase is dropping some insight into the mix, discussing how that belief is harmful to us, our kids, and our relationships. Grab your tea and join G on the couch as she shares how this has shown up in the lives of her clients and her personal life, and what she’s doing to break the cycle.
Moving a Client From “Or” Mindset to “And”
On today’s episode, Gervase discusses how to ditch the ‘or’ and embrace the ‘and’ in life while tending to your root needs as an empowered, modern woman. Listen in to hear how one of Gervase’s clients from the Inner Circle mastermind experienced a healing breakthrough around her either/or mindset, and learned how to reconnect with her needs.
Joy is a Really Good Reason
What is your relationship to joy? For a lot of modern women wearing multiple hats and feeling responsible for all sorts of projects and people, joy is the first thing they take off their list when life starts to feel too chaotic. On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase talks about reconnecting to joy without the ‘shoulds’ and shame, why doing the work to get to joy is worth having tough conversations, and how joy can be a great motivator to lead the lives we desire. After all, joy is a really good reason to live a life we love.