Coming Home to Peace and Self
On this solo episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase channels a message on the practice of coming home to self. Listen in as she discusses the necessity of light and dark seasons, flexing our intuition muscle, and making choices that bring us closer to peace and self based on what we are holding in our current season of life. Keep listening to hear how sober curiosity is playing a part in her personal journey of coming home to self in her current season of motherhood.
Reinventing Your Life After Waking Up to the World’s BS with Erin Keating
Everything is bullsh*t. On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase invites Erin Keating, an award-winning television development and production executive turned podcast host, to discuss how life’s initiations can free us to create the lives we were made to lead. Listen in as they discuss how Erin’s Covid experience became the catalyst to reinvent her life, weed out the BS rules and relationships, and prioritize her voice and sensuality and become the entrepreneur she is today.
Erin Keating is the host of the Hotter Than Ever podcast, interviewing inspiring women over 40 about how they broke the unconscious rules they'd been following and reshaped the second act of their lives.
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.
A Peek Inside Our Family’s New (Food) Normal
From triage to coasting: Join Gervase on this episode of the It’s All Me podcast as she opens up about her personal journey through her daughter’s diagnosis and the changes they’ve made to carve out a healthier path for their entire family. Listen in as she discusses quieting her inner teenager during moments of meal planning overwhelm, how granola bars are the devil, and how she and her husband walk the tightrope of healthier food choices while keeping it fun for the kids. Keep listening for additional resources to dig into if you’re interested in carving out your own path of nutritional wellness.
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
Breaking up with Your Good Girl with Stephanie Jiroch
What does it look like to own your story? On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast Gervase introduces us to her former client and longtime community member Stephanie Jiroch, an expert on helping others craft stories that stand out while being true to themselves. Listen in as they discuss how they each broke up with their own ‘good girl’ complex on the path to radical authenticity, through pain, grief, mistakes and an it’s all me mindset.
Stephanie Jiroch is the founder and CEO of Story Leadership Institute, a company dedicated to supporting emerging leaders and purpose-driven companies communicate their big ideas through the power of story. Stephanie is pursuing her Ph.D. in Brand Psychology with an emphasis on digital identity development, investigating the self-presentation habits of mothers on Instagram.
A Cross-Cultural, Multi-Layered Approach to Healing with Mandy Burstein
It’s not uncommon to hear people talking about ‘unleashing the wild woman,’ but the next question is - then what? On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase sits down with Mandy Burstein to discuss their journeys of finding safe and healthy ways to express generationally suppressed emotions, the healing experience of embracing the duality of death and grief, and what has been healing for them as mothers rewriting their own traumas and triggers while simultaneously being the blueprint for their children. Listen in for a behind the scenes look at the experiences provided at their previous retreat held in Sayulita, Mexico.
Mandy Burstein is a teacher of yoga, mindfulness and transformational breathwork who is passionate about lovingly pushing people beyond their comfort zones to discover how strong, beautiful and powerful they truly are. Since 2010, she has led group classes, spiritual self-discovery workshops and week-long yoga retreats, and was a guest teacher at Gervase’s Sayulita retreat.
My Intuition Called Me Out and I Chose to Listen
Ever had that moment when you’re just… fed up? Today’s solo episode is a quick, relatable personal story about a recent parenting moment when my intuition interfered on behalf of my 10yo and I chose to listen. The result? Instant alignment and nervous system regulation and a new opportunity to bridge the gap between who I intend to be as a modern woman and who I actually am.
Divorce Redefined - From Needless to Expressed & Empowered with Jasmine Chanelle
So. Many. Truthbombs. On this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase sits down with Mom2Mogul creator and recent divorcee, Jasmine Chanelle. Together they discuss the ripple effects of and the path back from self-abandonment in relationships, boundaries and standards with the people around us (including our children), and Jasmine’s personal experience of outgrowing feeling needless and wantless in a marriage to feeling like a wildly expressed woman and mother in her power.
A mom of 3, Jasmine Chanelle is an entrepreneur and host of the Mom2Mogul podcast. She brings 10 plus years of marketing and branding experience to the online space as a personal brand coach for mompreneurs. She specializes in turning everyday moms into business moguls by helping them master their mindset and messaging and creates content that inspires millennial moms to have it all by sharing her life on Instagram and TikTok.
Inside My Marriage Pt 2: a dreamer and a realist, an empowered wife, and how we upleveled our communication
What happens when a dreamer and a realist get married? Join Gervase and her husband Kevin in this Part 2 episode, where they open up about how they choose to grow and move beyond their challenges instead of resorting to putting up walls. Listen in for a behind the scenes look at the work that goes into a marriage focused on giving each other space to be their truest selves (aka Gervase continually burning the patriarchal marriage dynamic to ash), insights on better communication, solution-based conversations, and why ego could be holding you back from your best partnership.
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.
A Hypnosis for Trusting Your Body
For all our hypno-curious listeners, we made this week’s episode for you! It’s a custom self-hypnosis track by G that was inspired by and designed to accompany ep 96, “Learning to Trust the Body, Plus What is "Focalizing.
Listening to this track every day for 21 days will support you in:
Connecting to, trusting and working in collaboration with the body
Releasing pressure around the way your body looks and functions
Being kinder and gentler to your body
Releasing pain, stress, and trauma from the body
Relaxing and calming the body
Mind, body and soul alignment
Feeling safe in your body
Giving your body permission to slow down.
Please note: Do NOT listen to this track while driving or operating heavy machinery. Please consult Gervase and your medical professional before listening to this track if you have experienced any type of serious trauma in the body or if you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. The creator of this track is not liable for any injury that happens while listening.
This track uses binaural beats:
Binaural beats work by “connecting” with each of your brain’s own hemispheres (binaural in fact refers to a different sound or frequency/wave in each ear), which our brains then mix together to create the illusion of a third. Binaural beats have been known to induce deep states of relaxation, meditation and sleep. When people are in more relaxed and meditative states, improved mood, memory, brain function, body awareness, and cognition follow. It is important to avoid using binaural beats therapy while undertaking tasks that require alertness and full attention, such as driving.
How Niceness Fails Us with Shaniequa Washington - Diversity. Inclusivity. Authentic Community
Inclusivity. Diversity. Niceness. Wisdom. Duality. When it comes to building true community and belonging, what buzzwords are failing us and what is actually moving us forward? Join Gervase on this episode of the It’s All Me podcast as she sits down with her newest friend, Shaniequa L. Washington, and discusses ingrained behaviors that are failing us, how wisdom honors the complexity of community, and what we can do to not only further these much needed, difficult conversations but to also take action to create better communities for ourselves and our children.
Shaniequa is a New York City native, now living in the roots of Gullah Geechee Heritage in Charleston, SC. A self-taught designer and seamstress, her lifelong passion was born from her desire to find a style that highlighted her vibrant personality. Her passion pieces include dusters and kimonos, which she believes to be examples of priestly robes, reminding every queen to wear their crown.
Learning to Trust the Body, Plus What is “Focalizing”
We’ve been brainwashed to doubt our body, but it’s time to remember her innate power. Join Gervase on this week’s episode of the It’s All Me podcast as she discusses why this narrative of body disempowerment - that goes much (much) deeper than body image - recently surfaced for her on a personal level, how we can learn to trust our bodies, and how her training in focalizing has helped her and her clients reconnect to the body’s natural intelligence and healing abilities.
What Is Intersectionality with LaVanda Brown of the YWCA
Intersectionality. Haven’t heard of it? You’re about to get the inside scoop. Join Gervase and her guest LaVanda Brown of the YWCA as they discuss LaVanda’s work in and around the YWCA, including powerful topics like racism, women empowerment, internalized -isms and false hierarchy, and how we as modern women can walk the road to healing and wholeness in a unified and tangible way.
LaVanda Brown joined YWCA Greater Charleston as executive director in February 2016. Her experience, leadership, and passion for serving others span 30 years. A passionate advocate for causes including gender equality, diversity, and racial equity, and a strong ally of under-resourced teens and homeless populations, she envisions a world where differences are not just tolerated but celebrated.
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Join the YWCA / Attend YWCA events
The Discomfort of Deconditioning from Mother Culture
Unpopular opinion alert: You can have boundaries with your kids. On today’s episode of the It’s All Me podcast, Gervase shares how this mind-blowing revelation is in fact a critical piece in the societal deconditioning of mothers. You don’t have to sacrifice every last shred of yourself to keep it all running. Listen in for a glimpse into how to change this pervasive narrative of martyrdom and self-abandonment.