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What does the word power conjure up for you?For so many of us it's something that the chosen few have access to; the prize offered to those who won the lottery of privilege or checked off the qualities on a list that immediately gives them permission to control others around them.But who says that's the case? And what if that were to change?From presidents to witchcraft and superheroes to the coaching industry, Ceryn delves into the subject of power and invites you to consider the power you have, to change not just your life but maybe even the wider world.The Divine Feminist will be taking a few short weeks break after this week's episode, but hit subscribe or follow @divine.feminist on Instagram to make sure you're the first to know when we return!Episode notes Ceryn recently wrote about the seven powers of witchcraft for Elephant Journal. Read the article here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here. Or click here to learn about Soul Support, her approach to mentoring and support for soul seekers and workers.In this episode Ceryn mentions three books, they are:Women and Power by Mary Beard - a book which was originally a lecture and is available on YouTubeThe Holy Wild by Danielle DulskyRevolutionary Witchcraft by Sarah LyonsAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

The world likes to tell us our fears are bad.   It likes to tell us they're unnecessary and evil and more than likely need to be vanquished like some sort of beasts that are actively working to keep us from our full potential. But what if that's not the case?  Lately I've come to believe that our fears have been given a pretty bad rap; that in fact maybe they're the gatekeepers of our potential - the voices that can signpost us towards our true fulfillment.  And what's more, I've come to believe that the key to removing ourselves and moving forwards on the road to our dreams isn't in hiding from or fighting our fears, but in befriending them and moving forwards together - bringing those gatekeepers along for the ride.   Listen to this week's episode for more on this, and the four questions you can ask to befriend your fears.  Episode notes Ceryn has written about the subject of fear for Thrive Global. To read this article and stay up with others she publishes there, click here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here. Or click here to learn about Soul Support, her approach to mentoring and support for soul seekers and workers.And remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

At the start of each episode I ask "how are you? How are you really?"This week with my hand on my own heart the answer came through plain and simple: "Exhausted." I'd like to tell you I listened first time around, but as you'll hear, that wasn't quite the case. Let's talk about why that is; about why so many of us have a problem with stopping, pausing and giving ourselves the permission to take a break.And meanwhile listen as I share my story - and the stories of so many of those I've worked with - about moving from that place of constant action into the golden feeling of resting, of pausing, of simply being.Episode notes Within this mini episode Ceryn speaks about the fantastic Nap Ministry. Check them out on InstagramMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here. Or click here to learn about Soul Support, her approach to mentoring and support for soul seekers and workers.And remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

It may be the only place we can truly call home for the whole of our stay here on Earth, but how many of us feel completely connected to our bodies?The societies we live in are so keen to disconnect us from those bodies, to encourage hatred of them and division because of them that you could be forgiven for forgetting how it felt to feel truly at home in your physical self. Yet this process of reconnection that divine feminism involves doesn’t stop with those intangible parts of ourselves, it’s about reconnecting to every single part of ourselves. Including the physical.Join Ceryn for a deep dive into this subject; for the hows, whys and consequences of that disconnection from ourselves and for some ideas on how we can take the journey back home.Episode notes Within this episode Ceryn mentioned the Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorShe also mentioned Code Red by Lisa ListerAnd finally Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson The quote at the end of today’s episode is by Nayyirah WaheedMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here. Or click here to learn about Soul Support, her approach to mentoring and support for soul seekers and workers.And remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

Do you trust yourself? Every part of yourself?We live in a society that's all too keen to detatch us from the wisdom within us, and in doing so to leave us thoroughly distrusting from ourselves. But that's a dangerous place to be.Not only because we find it ever more challenging to hear and listen to what's truly right for us, but also because it leaves us constantly searching outside of ourselves rather than turning to the only person who ca ever give us true validation. Inspired by Joan of Arc's quote "I'm not afraid, I was born to do this", Ceryn turns a lens on the idea of self trust and asks how we connect with the parts of us we've come to distrust?Episode notes Within this episode Ceryn mentions Your Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorShe also mentioned Meggan Watterson's book, Mary Magdalene Revealed.Meanwhile you can listen to Meggan's Divine Feminist interview here.Finally, Ceryn mentions the work of Yolandi BoshoffMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

We humans are ever-moving, ever-changing beings; something we all embrace more of as we adopt the more cyclical, feminine approach to life. But how do we mark the phases that comprise those changes?Looking specifically at the feminine archetypes that each woman is said to embody throughout her life, this episode talks about the challenges that occur if we fail to pause and take stock of the phases we've moved through, and at how we can honour our own phases as well as those of the natural world around us.Episode notes Within this episode Ceryn mentioned Code Red by Lisa ListerShe also mentioned the work of Sheryl PaulCeryn read two poems in today's episode. They were:The Journey, by Mary OliverWarning, by Jenny JosephMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

We've talked a lot about this thing called Divine Feminism. But about now you may well be asking: "So what?"In this episode we go back to the fundamentals of Divine Feminism, and why each of us - and our society and world - so desperately need that reconnection and rebalancing. Covering off everything from the oppression we know and gate, to leadership, community and community, Ceryn shares experiences from her own story - in this and other lifetimes - along the way. Episode notes Within this episode Ceryn mentioned the performance by rapper Dave at the 2020 Brit Awards. A video of that persformance is available on YouTube.Ceryn spoke of two books during this conversation. They were:My Grandmother's Hands  by Resmaa MenakemNatives by AkalaA New Republic of the Heart by Andrew PattenMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

We can't talk about feminism - including Divine Feminism - without talking about activism. But in a world beseiged by Insta photos of quirky protest signs, and people promising to change the world with offers of love and light, what does that word even mean? And where does it begin?Join Ceryn for a discussion on the subject of activism, and on how we take our inner change out to make a difference in the wider world.Episode notesWithin this episode Ceryn mentioned Rachel Ricketts' Spiritual Activism 101 and 201 workshops. Head to Rachel's website to purchase and watch those. Ceryn spoke of three books during this conversation. They were:Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-LodgeNatives by AkalaA New Republic of the Heart by Andrew PattenMeanwhile visit this page to view Ceryn's Diversity, Inclusion and Equity pledge. If you know of a therapist you would like to see promoted on this page, or a resource you'd like to see added, please get in touch.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

Published at a time when many parts of the world begin to see shoots of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this week's episode of The Divine Feminist delves into the time between times and world between worlds that many of us seem to find ourselves in. Sharing a little of her own lockdown journey, Ceryn speaks of the experiences many of us have had during this time of sheltering in place, and asks how we navigate a world that is no longer the one we shut out for protection, but isn't yet all that we know it can be.Episode notesAs this episode was recorded, crowds were taking to the streets to protest police brutality against Black people following the murder of George Floyd. For those wishing to continue their anti-racism education, please check out Academic and Writer Rachel Cargle's The Great Unlearn, which can be found here .The book Ceryn quoted at the end of today's podcast is Transformed by Birth, by Britta BushnellCeryn also mentions the music of Sam Fender, her soundtrack to lockdown 2020. Sam's album, Hypersonic Missiles is available on Spotify.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

Anyone else finding that this period of lockdown has encouraged a host of deep healing and even deeper thinking?With that in mind, a year after the birth of the Divine Feminist podcast it turns out that this idea of divine feminism is ready to explain itself a little more deeply to the world... So grab a cuppa and let's get philosophical!Our world right now is determined to separate us; to remind us that we're all out for ourselves and that we should be afraid of anything and everything that we'd consider to be "different". Yet, what if that's all lies?Religious and spiritual traditions throughout history have reiterated the  concept of wholeness and that idea that we are all connected as part of all that there is. But what does that even mean? And how does it apply today in our increasingly individualistic societies?What's more, what does it mean for what we call divine feminism?Episode notesWithin today's podcast Ceryn mentioned that she is currently part of Academic and Writer Rachel Cargle's The Great Unlearn. You can read more about TGU here and more about Rachel's wider work at her website, www.rachelcargle.com.The article by Shay-Akil McLean is called Race, Ethnicity and Racism, and is available at Shay-Akil's website decolonizeallthethings.com.Ceryn mentioned two books during today's episode, they are:Earth is Hiring by Peta KellyA New Republic of the Heart by Terry PattenMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

Following on from last month's discussion on re-membering ourselves in times of trauma, Ceryn chats about trauma, safety and being a multi-faceted human with fellow therapist Jane Claire Bradley.  Jane is the integral counselling therapist behind Rebel Therapy and is also a writer, performer and creator and host of the monthly spoken word nights That's What She Said in her home town of Manchester. Elsewhere Jane hosts writing workshops and retreats within the North West of  England.  Together the pair discuss the different types of trauma that impact us both individually and collectively, and the ways in which those traumas can manifest within us.  Sharing insights from her work together with aspects of her own experience, Jane talks about the ways in which we can work through and overcome the painful and restrictive impacts of trauma.  Talking about Jane's Rebel Therapy, she and Ceryn also talk about sub-cultures, identity and what it is to be your multi-faceted self in a world so keen to keep us "normal".  Episode notesTo learn more about this week's guest in all of her multi-faceted glory, head to janeclairebradley.com or follow her on Instagram, where she is @janeclairebradleyOr, to lean more about Rebel Therapy, and Jane's approach to counselling visit rebel-therapy.comWithin the episode Jane mentioned Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine. Check out the book here, or via your local independent bookstoreMusic is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full hereIf you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram 

We find ourselves in strange and uncertain times. And while it would be lovely to talk about something else, frankly that just doesn't seem possible... which makes this week's episode something of an interesting one. We start by talking about trauma - the subject Ceryn had planned for this week's episode ahead of our upcoming conversation with Jane Claire Bradley of Rebel Therapies. But let's talk about trauma outside of the standard boxes and definitions... and remember what that actually means for those of us who've experienced trauma not outside of normal human experience as the old definition suggests, but well and truly within it?And more; what does it mean for those of us living now - in these times of so much trauma and anxiety?Don't worry, this is not another instruction to "do" a certain thing during lockdown, to change yourself, learn something or get creative during these times when many of us are struggling just to stay grounded!No, in fact there is no "doing" involved at all here... instead we're looking at how we can be through these times. And at how in being, we can take all of the parts of ourselves that have been dismembered by years of trauma - individual and collective - and bring them back together to re-member them, and in doing so to remember ourselves and the world around us.Stay safe, and sending you all lots of love.Episode notesAs mentioned in this week's episode, Ceryn's guest next time around will be Jane Claire Bradley of Rebel Therapy. Learn more about Jane and the work she does on her website.The book Ceryn mentioned was Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, by Pete Walker, which is available here.The re-membering exercise is available on this page of Ceryn's website.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

Continuing this month's theme of creativity, in this episode Ceryn speaks to artist and creative businesswoman Hazel Mead. Well-known on and offline for her work around a host of important but all-too-often ignored subjects such as period poverty, sex positivity, mental health and post-partum bodies, Hazel's work is both beautiful and powerful, pulling no punches as it looks to break the taboos on subjects we all need to re-think.Hazel shares her story of building a creative career; the lessons she's learned and the wisdom she'd share. Together the two talk about the power of inspired creativity and using your voice; while also going in-depth about what it is to work from home and build a work routine that fits you, and discussing the power in breaking taboos.Episode notesTo see Hazel's work, find out more about her or to reach out about the possibility of working with her, connect with her on the following links:Instagram: @hazel.mead;Twitter: @HazelMeadArt;Hazel's website: www.hazelmead.com;Or via email.You can also visit Hazel's online shop to buy copies of her work here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram

When was the last time you did something creative?So often, we leave creative expression behind in childhood because we're "not good enough", it's "a waste of time" or any number of other reasons. And when people ask if we're creative, we laugh awkwardly and tell them that we were never that good at art.But what if everything we've been told about creativity over the years is wrong... Or at least missing out a great big chunk of the story?What if all this time the scorn of creativity and the criticism of our own creative efforts has been based not on truth, but on a plan to keep us all from remembering one of the greatest and most archetypally feminine powers we possess?In this week's episode Ceryn shares her recent journey to embrace more creativity in life, and the lessons that's brought.Speaking about her various ventures into creative expression, Ceryn explains how the "big magic" they all involve has led her to an altogether more limitless way of life, and all of the experiences that go with that.And don't forget to check out our next episode with illustrator Hazel Mead, headed your way very soon.Episode notesNext time around we'll be talking with Illustrator Hazel Mead. Check out Hazel on Instagram where she is @hazel.mead.In this week's episode Ceryn speaks about her friend, Gizem Evcin. Visit Gizem's website to find out more about her, or visit her Etsy store to learn more about her work.Ceryn mentions Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert a number of times in today's episode. Get your copy of the book here, or listen to Elizabeth's talk on the subject of creativity here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.

Following last episode's deep dive into the relationships we have with ourselves, Ceryn welcomes Self Love Coach Nira Lall to the Divine Feminist. Join the pair as they dive past the cliches and the misunderstandings to look at what this idea of "self love" really means for us and the ways in which we treat ourselves, and at how this can impact our relationships with other people as much as that we have with ourselves. Nira speaks about the need to reconnect with our hidden parts, breaking down the patterns and beliefs that have kept us small and instead embracing the fullness of ourselves within our lives. Talking about relationships with others, the pair also discuss the importance of consciousness and our ability to have open and honest conversations with and about those relationships. Episode notesToday's guest is Nira Lall. You can read more about Nira and her work at her website niralall.com, or can follow her latest news over on Instagram.The book Nira mentions is Non-Violent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, which can be found here. Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.

We talk so much about the relationships we have with other people, but what about the relationship with that person you spend every moment of your life with?In this episode, Ceryn talks about a Self Love that goes deeper than the idea of bubble baths and Instagram quotes and shares her experience of living a consciously single life. What does it really mean - for you and the other people in your life - to truly be in relationship with yourself?Episode NotesThe Emma Watson interview Ceryn spoke of was in Vogue Magazine, and can be found here.Next time around Ceryn will be speaking with Self Love Coach Nira Lall. Read more about her here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear

Welcome to the final episode of the Divine Feminist for 2019, and the subject of this one is over to you… Fresh from a holiday break, the Divine Feminist is here to welcome you into the new year. Whether 2020 is the year of the seer, a year of many many retrogrades or something else entirely, it's a new chapter for all of us... and for the podcast. Ceryn shares her thoughts on change and growth - and the fact that those things are possible even when they don't feel that way; and also talks about her intentions and feelings for the year ahead (something she came up with thanks to Danielle LaPorte’s Core Desired Feelings approach), asking how you want to feel now and in the twelve months ahead? Episode NotesThe Divine Feminist still wants to hear from you! Please send your suggestions, ideas and wishes for utterly awesome guests for 2020 over to Ceryn through her website, or through a DM over on Instagram.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear

Welcome to the final episode of the Divine Feminist for 2019, and the subject of this one is over to you… In this week’s podcast, Ceryn answers a variety of listener questions, sharing some of her favourite books and podcasts, as well as insights on the idea of staying safe over the holidays, ritualising New Year and the science vs spiritualist alongside others.Listen in for more insights and get in touch using the details below if there’s anything – or anyone – you’d like to hear on the Divine Feminist in 2020.For now though thank you for everything in 2019. The Divine Feminist will be back in January! Episode notesThe books Ceryn recommended are:Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan WattersonLittle Weirds by Jenny Slate Becoming by Michelle ObamaNot That Bad Roxane GayCity of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertThe Three Sisters trilogy (book one) by Nora RobertsMeanwhile some of her favourite podcasts (to keep you entertained during our winter break!) are:Tune in with MarciTarot for the Wild SoulShagged, Married, AnnoyedThirst Aid KitFearne Cotton’s Happy PlaceHappy Mum, Happy BabyCeryn mentioned Danielle LaPorte’s Desire Map Planner and Core Desired Feelings programme, both of which are available via this link.The Divine Feminist still wants to hear from you! Please send your suggestions, ideas and wishes for utterly awesome guests for 2020 over to Ceryn through her website, or through a DM over on Instagram.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear

It's time to talk about transformation.With the winter months well and truly settling in here in the Northern hemisphere I've been thinking a lot about the healing, growth and change that can come when we allow ourselves to surrender to the cocoon-like energy of those months... And about transformation in general.It's something this linear world of us has led us to become so scared of; maybe because transformation isn't always predictable or controllable, because it means leaving behind our places of comfort and safety - even when those places aren't good for us - and taking a step forwards into the unknown. In this episode Ceryn shares her own journey of transformation over recent years, and talks a little more about this subject and the power of allowing ourselves to transform.Meanwhile, as the Divine Feminist prepares to head into a short winter break, Ceryn has two big asks for listeners...Episode notesThe Divine Feminist wants to hear from you! If you have any questions or feedback for our next episode, please contact Ceryn by 30th November 2019 through her website, or through a DM over on Instagram.Meanwhile with plans now underfoot for 2020, who do you want to hear on the show? Please send your ideas, suggestions and wishes for utterly awesome guests over to Ceryn using the links above!Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.

Join Ceryn in conversation with Meggan Watterson, Feminist Theologian and Author of multiple books, including the transformational Mary Magdalene Revealed.Ceryn and Meggan discuss the subject of Mary's gospel and all it has to offer us, while also talking about it's impact on Meggan's work and the wider world.Together they discuss the idea of union with the self - all parts of the self  - and the confidence that can bring to voice what we know to be true, and the sacredness of our physical bodies. Meggan shares her insights on fear and trauma and their power to bring us outside of ourselves, taking us out of the moment to live a life of disconnection. But through conversations about the Gnostic Gospels, more traditional religion and Meggan's Soul Voice meditation practice, the two return time and time again to the idea of that big unsayable love that exists within us, and the power of reconnecting with that.Episode notesToday's guest is Meggan Watterson. Read more about Meggan at her website.To get your copy of Meggan's Mary Magdalene Revealed, click here.Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click hereAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and the podcast follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.