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In this episode of Radically Alive Women, we welcome Sally Gepp, a New Zealand barrister and King's Counsel specialising in environmental and resource management law. This interview is conducted by Julia Neumann.Sally looks back at a fulfilling legal career of 25 years. In this episode, she shares authentically and vulnerably about her journey, her motivations, and how her personal experiences shape her professional life. She also discusses the crucial role of strong legal frameworks in environmental protection, particularly focusing on Te Waikoropupu Springs in Golden Bay, New Zealand. The conversation delves into the challenges of being a female lawyer, including...

In this episode of Radically Alive Women, Joydah Mae Bernardo shares her journey as a mother, voice artist, and heart-led leader in a conversation with Julia Neumann. Joydah was born in the Philippines and raised in a village by her grandmother. The conversation covers her powerful presence in music, her story of moving to New Zealand at the age of 17, and the motivations that drive how she shows up in her life and with her music. Joydah shares about the deep connections between music, consciousness, and indigenous wisdom, and how these elements contribute to community building and personal healing....

Ana Norambuena⁠ is (and not limited to) a Woman, Mother, Trainer and Coach. In this conversation with ⁠Hannah Abouzahrah⁠, she brings the gold she has to offer on the topic of childraising on the bridge from modern culture to ⁠Archiarchy⁠ (an emerging culture). This is a starting conversation that touches on a broad range of themes including:- Moving from holding space for a child's survival into empowering them to thrive- Nuclear family and village- Discomfort in rapid learning environments (feedback & coaching)- Authentic connection with childrenFurther InformationLiquid state: just like a caterpillar liquifies in order to transform into a butterfly,...

In this episode, Business Rebirth Guide Leela Black returns to Radically Alive Women Edgecast to speak with Julia Neumann on the topic of “Women and Money”. Leela shares about the importance of the life-death-rebirth cycle, the significance of women claiming financial sovereignty, and practical ways to cultivate a healthier relationship with money. Emphasising the ancestral impact of women not having had their own money, and the necessity to redefine societal constructs around money, Leela talks about her personal practices and philosophies that have enabled her to empower herself and others, fostering financial freedom and authentic living. Join Leela and Julia...

Jay Bennett, Leonhard Geupel and Martin Šalanda joined this conversation with Julia Neumann to share of their experience in creating the "Gaian Men's Bridgehouse" at the center of New Zealand's North Island in December 2024/January 2025.It is an unusual topic for "Radically Alive Women" to broadcast about Men's culture. We chose to do it anyway because we care about the radical aliveness of men just as much. As you will notice, it is truly heart-opening to witness how these men embody love through their shared experience, and we want this to be available to many more.We were particularly touched by...

Bishop Reid is a somatic based business coach and trauma informed breathwork & mindfulness certified facilitator, working worldwide.In this episode, she shares about reclaiming aliveness, transforming self-doubt, and redefining selfishness. Bishop speaks of her personal journey with reclaiming her inner fire, constantly going to the edge with her online business, and navigating the cycles of self-doubt and confusion. Bishop discusses the significance of somatic leadership, and the critical role of the nervous system and conscious fear in transforming self-doubt. She shares of her observation that self-doubt often transpires when we are coming to our own edge, the edge of our...

Margaret McCallum is a Soul Midwife and Death Doula. In this episode she shares the freedom and aliveness of Death becoming part of everyday life. She suggest that by opening to the challenges and nudges from life in the current moment and choosing to die the little deaths life becomes fuller & richer and the big death in the end can become an easeful space of surrender. In that place the inner knowing by the soul - when the time has come - can simply let go and life can complete itself. She invites anyone walking alongside the dying to acknowledge each individual's...

This is an excerpt from a work-talk (some talking, some workshop elements) delivered by Julia Neumann in 2021. It explores the sovereign birth right of omen to tsan din their sovereignty, and the strategies women may employ to stay Princesses and avoid being in their power.The emphasis of this first part is on conscious joy as a resource to make a radical shift from waiting for "the prince on a white horse" to being a wild white horse oneself. We dug this treasure out of our archives for you and hope you enjoy!You can watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/p0T2IC_dY_8.For...

In this episode, Annika Korsten speaks with Anna Groves, a CNVC Nonviolent Communication Trainer and Somatic Practitioner based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Anna’s presence is captivating in its simplicity and humility, creating a space where the nervous system can relax and shift toward a more compassionate orientation toward oneself and life.While acknowledging the pain that exists in every human experience, including her own, Anna illuminates a path where life can be full of love and adventure—living from what truly matters, not out of obligation, but from a genuine desire to do so. She creates a space of liberation, allowing for...

James Samuel is the originator of Growing Radicles, a project to explore syntropic food and social systems, welcoming density and diversity in ecosystems and human systems.
In this episode, James shares about his passion for Regeneration and our human role as stewards for nature, being part of nature, in radical collaboration across humans of all genders. He also shares about his process of growing the capacity of holding space for the Women in his life, especially his now 18-year-old daughter and his partner.
James speaks vulnerably about his journey of becoming a father and the shifts he perceived necessary, as...