Whole Healed Holy

Womb Wisdom with Menstrual Artist Jasmine Alicia Carter

What a beautiful honor it was to host Jasmine for this conversation of the heart.  We talk about her spiritual journey and her relationship with sacred blood as a medium for her art, and about the movement for this art that she is single-handedly leading.  
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“I dream to experience in this lifetime the manifestation of millions of Gods and Goddesses on Earth.”
.Jasmine Alicia Carter is a Menstrual Artist, Woman Embodiment Mentor, Wife, Mother of 2 and founder of Sacred Woman: a world-class brand devoted to empowering and inspiring women to return to a state of holistic balance, supporting them in embodying their authentic feminine nature to live a healthy, womb-centered and meaningful life.
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Sacred Woman also has an online boutique that offers women's care products and sacred pleasure tools to awaken and celebrate the sacred sexual expression of the female body. Jasmine’s favorite way to share feminine wisdom is drawing with her menstrual blood, a sacred art that she's been spreading across the world since 2016. Her work, which has gone viral all over the world and has been featured on major news platforms, led to the creation of a non-profit organization called Menstrual Art Movement that counts thousands of women and bleeders world-wide who embraced their periods as a source of empowerment and healing.
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To deepen in with Jasmine Alicia Carter you can find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/jasminealiciacarter and here www.instagram.com/menstralartmovement and her work can be found online here: www.sacredwoman.com.About your host:
Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student..Find her work here: www.wholehealedholy.com  Find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy. Join her free monthly membership here: soften-sanctuary.mn.co .If you felt a tingle listening to this episode, please leave a comment.  If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave a 5-star review.  And, I would greatly appreciate your help sharing this podcast with other listeners who might enjoy it too.  Thank you!
 

On Being a Teacher: Three Stories Not Many Know

In this third solo episode of a series of 12 for the year, host Patricia Russo shares her journey as a teacher; here are three personal stories that not many know.
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To deepen in with Patricia you can find her personal Instagram here: www.instagram.com/lavieenrusso and her professional Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy.
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Full offerings and website here: www.wholehealedholy.com
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Ritual as Remedy with Mara Branscombe

“Living in a constant state of distraction and noise diminishes your intuitive intelligence.  Practice being in silence.  Soul-care is the path towards building the sanctuary of love, presence, and leadership within.”.Join me for an episode with Mara Branscombe, a woman who embodies the benefits of ritual as remedy and soul care, she shares her wisdom for bringing the sacred into our every day lives..Mara Branscombe is a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, ceremonialist and spiritual coach. She is the author of “Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care”  and “Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen: Access Your Power and Creativity Through Sacred Female Archetypes." Mara is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, creativity, mind–body practices, and earth-based rituals into her life and work, and she has been leading community ceremony since 2000. .An adventurous spirit, Mara has sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, trekked across the Himalayas, studied yoga in India, planted trees in Canada’s north, lived off the grid in a remote cabin in the woods, worked as a Waldorf (Steiner School) teacher, and then found her passion for dance and choreography. All the while yoga, meditation, mysticism and ritual have been at the heart of Mara’s journey. Her trainings in the Incan Shaman lineage and the Pagan tradition have greatly inspired her life’s work of earth-based, ceremonial, intentional, and heart-centered living and loving..Mara currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and two daughters. .To deepen in with Mara Branscombe you can find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/marabranscombe and her work can be found online here:https://marabranscombe.com/.About your host:
Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student..Find her work here: www.wholehealedholy.com  Find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy. Join her free monthly membership here: soften-sanctuary.mn.co .If you felt a tingle listening to this episode, please leave a comment.  If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave a 5-star review.  And, I would greatly appreciate your help sharing this podcast with other listeners who might enjoy it too.  Thank you!
 

The Fool: A Story of Love with These Words

In this second solo episode of a series of 12 for the year, host Patricia Russo shares poems from her book These Words (published in 2016), as she weaves in the story of love in her life: love as her biggest teacher.
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To deepen in with Patricia you can find her personal Instagram here: www.instagram.com/lavieenrusso and her professional Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy.
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Her work in service to women can be found here: www.patricia-russo.com and her newest website here: www.wholehealedholy.com.
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Her weekly writing on Substack can be found here:  wholehealedholy.substack.com and her monthly Soften Sanctuary membership can be found here: soften-sanctuary.mn.co
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If something in this episode gives you a tingle, or you have a question please leave it in the comments below.  If you feel inspired to rate the podcast or share this episode in any way your help to reach more listeners is greatly appreciated.
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To connect with Patricia directly: patricia@patricia-russo.com

On the Inside: The Story of Deep Healing in Women's Prisons with Nikki Weaver

In this episode, Nikki Weaver, the founder of "On the Inside" shares a powerful memory of witnessing her mother's remarkable ability to alter the energy in a space, and create the potential for deep healing in a second.  This memory, and the memory of her mother lives in the work Nikki now does for women in prisons through her project called "On the Inside," that utilizes storytelling, theater and the healing arts.
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Playful. Honest. Curious. Nikki is an innovative creator and passionate communicator, driven by a desire to understand other points of view. She brings a deep sense of listening, curiosity and an open heart to any team she is a part of. She believes in empowering women through connection to our bodies, each other, and our spirits. After losing her mother at the age of ten and moving to Australia ten days later, Nikki began to look for her mother in other women. This body of work stems from her mother’s work of working with incarcerated men in the state of California. Nikki holds a B.F.A. from The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts and an M.F.A. from George Washington University and The Shakespeare Theatre. Her toolbox is filled with being a yoga teacher, a massage therapist, reiki practitioner, meditator, a mom to two wild girls, and a partner that surprises her every day. She has facilitated circles for ages 4-80-year-olds, offering mindfulness and creativity practices. Nikki loves to stand on her head, running at sunrise (23 marathons to boot!), getting creative with her kids and family, and creating national and international wellness retreats. To be on the inside in circle with women has been the biggest gift of her life. It is where all the walls come down. A co-founder of Portland Playhouse, Nikki is the Founder of On The Inside.
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To deepen in with Nikki Weaver you can find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/nikkiweaver and her project On the Inside can be found here: www.instagram.com/ontheinside2. 
To support the project please find it on the web here:www.ontheinside.space
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About your host:
Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student.
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Find her work here: www.patricia-russo.comFind her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholyJoin her free monthly membership here: soften-sanctuary.mn.co
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If you felt a tingle listening to this episode, please leave a comment.  If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave a 5-star review.  And, I would greatly appreciate your help sharing this podcast with other listeners who might enjoy it too.  Thank you!
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My Evolution: A Journey of Remembering with Patricia Russo

In this first solo episode of a series of 12 for the year, host Patricia Russo shares her nearly 53-year journey of evolution; her journey of remembering who she is.  From being the first born big sister and young mother to her four sisters, to a life of creating beauty, experiences and work in service to others.
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She shares this first solo episode as a starting point for the other episodes to follow, and in hopes of inspiring listeners to journey into their own remembering and evolution.
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To deepen in with Patricia you can find her personal Instagram here: www.instagram.com/lavieenrusso and her professional Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy.
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Her work in service to women can be found here: www.patricia-russo.com and the newest website mentioned in this episode has been softly launched here: www.wholehealedholy.com.
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Her weekly writing on Substack can be found here:  wholehealedholy.substack.com and her monthly Soften Sanctuary membership can be found here: soften-sanctuary.mn.co
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If something in this episode gives you a tingle, or you have a question please leave it in the comments below.  If you feel inspired to rate the podcast or share this episode in any way your help to reach more listeners is greatly appreciated.
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To connect with Patricia directly: patricia@patricia-russo.com
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Where Spirit Meets Space: The Art of Designing Sacred Space with Kelly Robinson

What happens when Spirit meets space?  Join me for this conversation with Kelly Robinson, where we talk about her beautiful approach to designing the spaces we live in.
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Kelly Robinson is a Chicago-native who has designed experiences and offices for some of the world's most influential tech companies. Through her career creating conscious workplaces for Airbnb, SoundCloud, Headspace, and many others, her mission has been to deepen our connection to the ultimate space we all share; our planet..In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelly turned her focus from the workplace to our homes, helping households navigate the new normal of working from home. She authored a digital design guide entitled Where Spirit Meets Space, which weaves together ancient practices of Feng Shui and yoga with her holistic approach to interior design. To bring the book’s teachings to life, Kelly hosts sought-after workshops, private design sessions, as well as an intimate 28-day design journey offered seasonally..A devoted spiritual seeker, Kelly is also a yoga teacher, birth doula, and naturalist. She is driven by a deep desire to nurture the human spirit and strengthen our relationship to our planet through the way we experience built environments..Kelly currently stewards her homes and shares her time in Vancouver, Canada, and the Big Island of Hawaii.
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To deepen in with Kelly and her work you can find her here: https://kellyarobinson.com/ and on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/kellyarobinson 
The link to her Hawaii Home: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/51728598
 
The link to her Vancouver Home: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/54345730
 
Here is the link to Kelly's design guide (free with a private session): https://wherespiritmeetsspace.com/buy-the-book
 
Here is the link to sign up for a private session: https://wherespiritmeetsspace.com/private-session
 
Mention that you heard this podcast episode and receive 20% off Private Sessions.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
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Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student.
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Find her work here: www.patricia-russo.com
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Whole Woman Health with Carrie E. Levine, CNM

Join me for a conversation about whole health for women, exploring the whys of heath rather than the whats with my guest Carrie E. Levine.
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Carrie E. Levine is a certified nurse midwife, an Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, the founder of the Whole Woman Health Clinic, and the author of Whole Woman Health: A Guide to Creating Wellness For Any Age and Stage.  She helps women find wholeness in imperfection, healing them restore their health at any age or stage. In her two decades of innovative healthcare practice, Levine has harnessed science and intuition to connect her patients’ physical symptoms and test results with their lifestyle choices and daily practices, resulting in whole, healthy and happy lives.
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To deepen in with Carrie and her work you can find her here:
https://carrielevine.com/and on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/carrielevine.cnm/
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ABOUT THE HOST:
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Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student.
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Find her work here: www.patricia-russo.com
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The Feminine Gift of Yearning: Harnessing the Creative Power of this Gift with Alexandra Roxo

Shortly after meeting each other on retreat many years ago, my guest and I shared a season of yearning for the love that we now both have.  We steeped ourselves in this "holy ache" as we both call it; we trusted in it, and with it.  Join me for a conversation with Alexandra Roxo.  We talk about desire, yearning, aloneness and living a life in love as Love.
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Alexandra Roxo is an artist, bestselling author, and mentor in the space of embodied spirituality and transformation. She aims to bring modern, embodied spirituality into the lives and hearts of people who have forgotten their spiritual connection to life, or their bodies, or sexuality, or simply think spirituality cannot include their full wild, raw selves. Her goal is to continue to invite people into devotional and spiritual living, and to reclaim experience based embodied spirituality again as a greater culture.
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Alexandra has been featured as a guest speaker on many renowned podcasts and on TV including two seasons on Netflix's "Too Hot to Handle'' where she was called "The deeper connection queen". She also has appeared on ViceTV’s "Slutever", Epix’s "Sex / Life" show, and at numerous festivals and events worldwide. Well + Good called her a “modern spiritual leader” and The New York Times said of Alexandra’s work: “Come for the meditation coaching, stay to get in touch with the divine feminine within.” She has also been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Playboy, and In Style Magazine for her work bringing embodied spirituality to women worldwide. She has led retreats at 1440 Multiversity, Kripalu Center, and Maha Rose. 
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Her first book, titled "F*ck Like a Goddess: Heal Yourself, Reclaim Your Voice, Stand in Your Power," was released in July 2020 with Sounds True. It quickly became the number one new release on Amazon and remained a bestseller for five consecutive weeks in 2020. The book achieved this status in three categories. It regained its popularity in 2023 with the release of the paperback version. It was featured on Refinery 29, Pop Sugar, Bustle, and In Style as a comprehensive guidebook for women on modern spirituality beyond the mainstream. It is also praised as a practical resource for healing that encompasses the body, mind, and spirit. Publisher's Weekly called it "a sharp forceful debut" and it was one of Bustle's "best summer reads."
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Before delving into the space of spirituality with her work, Alexandra spent over a decade writing and creating as a filmmaker, artist, actress, and director, including co-creating the cult webshow, "Be Here Nowish" and the VICE show ''Every Woman'' which was viewed by over 15 million people and turned into a TV pilot with executive producer Spike Jonze. 
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Alexandra holds a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied playwriting, art for healing and social change, movement and embodiment, vocal work, and the dramatic arts for healing and expression. She has also studied with various teachers in different spiritual traditions since she was 13 years old, when she met her first spiritual teacher, Bobby Drinnon, as a young girl in Georgia. She began her studies of embodiment, meditation, and yoga practice at 18, and has studied various types of energy work, and is a student of multiple spiritual traditions. She has also been trained in trauma informed care and works with clients one on one as a coach and mentor.
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“Alexandra reminds us of our feminine power and that sensuality and devotion belong together.” —Rebecca Campbell, bestselling author of Rise Sister Rise
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To deepen in with Alexandra and her work you can find her here:
https://www.alexandraroxo.com/ and on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alexandraroxo
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ABOUT THE HOST:
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Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student.
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Find her work here: www.patricia-russo.com and on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy.  You can also find her writing on her Substack here: https://wholehealedholy.substack.com/
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If you felt inspired or tingled by our chat today, please rate the podcast and leave a review.  Sharing the podcast, or this episode is greatly appreciated too, it helps us to grow our community.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.
 

The Healing Power of Forgiveness: Forgiving the Unforgivable with Sharon Kagan

Contemplating the unforgivable is a very personal curiosity, a spiritual and healing journey for some of us.  In this episode, I explore the practice and the power of forgiveness through the lens of a brave heart and remarkable artist named Sharon Kagan.  She is literally, figuratively and artistically the thread that knits us all together - in the unconditional love of forgiveness.
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Sharon Kagan’s multimedia work focuses on listening, unraveling, and pulling apart the complexities of intergenerational trauma and forgiveness. She brings her experiences as the daughter of Holocaust survivors to her work.  Kagan has developed a complex practice that is built upon the symbolic act of knitting. Layering intimate stories onto the act of knitting transforms this traditional woman’s craft into a distinct language; a metaphor.  Her work speaks to the patterns that are created when a life is broken, a stitch is dropped.  But breaking can also be an act of breaking free.  Kagan sees resilience, beauty, and integrity amidst her parents’ broken lives.  
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Kagan’s practice comes from intersectional feminism and privileges the act of listening.  By using stories that have been contributed anonymously and direct engagement with her audiences she becomes “the listener.”  At her Alfred University exhibit students sat beside her; knitting, sharing stories or in silence.
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Kagan received the WORD Artist Grant (2021). Recent solo exhibitions include “Compassion in Action,” Alfred University, NY (2022); “The Politics of Color,” Show Gallery, Hollywood, CA; and “String Theory,” College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID (2020-2021) and Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT (2019).
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To deepen in with Sharon and her work you can find her here:
https://www.sharonkagan.com/ and on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sharonkagan/
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ABOUT THE HOST:
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Patricia Russo is a Mystic, Muse and Spiritual Teacher guiding women into their hearts with a journey of Softening. She’s a published poet, a lover of hearts, and a forever student.
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Find her work here: www.patricia-russo.com and on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/wholehealedholy.
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If you felt inspired or tingled by our chat today, please rate the podcast and leave a review.  Sharing the podcast, or this episode is greatly appreciated too, it helps us to grow our community.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.