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Lessons of Uploading 100 Podcast Episodes

April 15, 2022

when speaking your truth is medicine for others too

This week marked the 100th upload of the Spiritual Feminist podcast – a pretty amazing milestone if you ask me!

Early 2019, I started the podcast because I was craving a safe space to figure out my truth, talk about spirituality and feminist issues in a way that didn’t feel so ‘public’ (lol, I’ll explain later) and express myself in a different way than I had been doing so far. 

About that public piece. Of course, a podcast is one of the most ‘out there’ things you can create, where people intimately connect with you through their earphones or speakers on their walk, as they’re cleaning their home or on their commute. But at the time, it felt like a very anonymous way to start talking about these vulnerable and sometimes radical topics. It was outside of the gaze of Instagram, plus people had to first search for the podcast, actually know it’s me, and then continue to listen to a 30 or 40 minute episode to fully know the message. It felt like there were enough barriers between me / the pod and people who had no place in this new sphere of mine.

Now, over 116,000 downloads and probably over 4000 minutes (or about 70 hours!) or my voice recordings later, I still feel like that. By starting the podcast, I created a safe haven for my emotions, imperfect thoughts and raw process on this spiritual path. Plus, of course, I invited other people to share their truth too – some of them well-seasoned podcasters or public speakers themselves, some people coming on for the first time (and sometimes not even in their native language!). 

Safe to say that the podcast jumpstarted my love for sharing about my own self development path (which I then quickly also started doing on Instagram) – but it also made me grow and learn in so many unexpected ways. So, to celebrate this huge milestone, I would like to share some reflections and lessons of uploading 100 episodes of the Spiritual Feminist podcast. On to many, many, many more! 

1. Podcasting is a hidden two-way street 
When I first started out with my podcast, it felt a little like I was shouting into the abyss. I talked into my microphone, edited the audiofile and uploaded it to the server. There, done, now it’s the Universe’s to play with. But what no one really tells you is that podcasting is unlike most other social media. On Instagram, Youtube and Twitter – there’s something called comments and likes. You can get direct feedback (granted, good AND bad) from people tuning in with your content. With podcasting? It can feel like a one way street. All you do is give – your words, your time, your energy, your vulnerability – and god-knows-who is on the other side tuning in, maybe despising what you have to say, maybe absorbing everything like a sponge. 

But then, as I also saw the statistics increasing, I started to receive DMs from women saying they found my pod ‘by chance’ and started listening from the very first episode. I received messages from sisters who thanked me for finally speaking up about an issue they also struggled with. My words turned out to affirm something, some intuitive nudge, within them – and me receiving a thank you note about that affirmed in me that I wasn’t alone on this path either. 

I’ve gained mentoring clients because of my podcast, because women feel like they already know me. 
I’ve gained Instagram followers because of my podcast, because they are curious about what else I have to say (and perhaps how I look!). 
I’ve gained a network of sisters because of the interviews I’ve been able to do – which sometimes even included a little travel to cute places, and always involved cosy mugs of tea.

Having a podcast can feel a little isolating at first. But once you get clear on the web that your pod is weaving for you, you never want to leave!

2. The title helps the algorithm
This will always be fascinating and funny to me at the same time. I think it was during the first year of me podcasting that someone sent me a DM telling me they found my podcast in their app when they simply typed in ‘spiritual’. 
I couldn’t believe it at first. The brand name ‘the Spiritual Feminist’ came to me very intuitively early 2019 and I thought it a perfect name for the podcast too – but I never thought about it as a good marketing strategy or a smart biz decision (especially because back then it was still a tentative hobby!). 
Now, when people indeed search for ‘spiritual’ or ‘feminist’ or any other topic that is featured in the title of one of the episodes, the pod pops up. And the women who get the energy behind the term ‘the Spiritual Feminist’ will for sure want to tune in, which makes me so excited every time. 

3. A safe space exists because you make it so 
I’ve had a few people (emphasis on FEW) slide into my DMs or inbox after they listened to a podcast episode, expressing their disappointment or frustration with a conversation I uploaded. It often was around the definitions of womanhood – especially because I often aim to seek the edges of that what defines ‘us’ as women. 
And I get it. Maybe not immediately in the moment, but soon after I always saw these messages (as well as the hundreds of positive ones of course) as confirmation that I was doing something right. 
Because if I wasn’t showing up vulnerably, authentically and in all my rawness, other people wouldn’t feel the space to do the same. 

So whether women are agreeing with me or not is besides the point. It’s not my mission to convince you of anything. I’m simply speaking my truth, and I forever hope that by me showing up with all my imperfections I’m creating a safe space for all of us – myself included – to explore this messy path that we call life. 

4. Podcasts are the exhale – the antidote to fast-paced media 
With 24-hrs stories and 15-second reels, an old-fashioned sit-down conversation of approx. 40 minutes (granted, mine are usually a *bit* longer, ahem) that you can pause at any time, tune in to at any given moment, is the exhale we all need sometimes from this fast paced media landscape. You know the episode is not going anywhere, which can give a sense of peace when you’re consuming content.

It’s also a very intentional way of consuming content – you may watch 5 reels you don’t necessarily love, but you’d never commit to a 30 minute rant about gardening, pulling cards or Western politics if you weren’t absolutely interested in it. 

5. Speak your truth & grow your voice 
If you now go back to my very first episode, uploaded on June 3rd 2019 (but please don’t, lol) you’ll hear a very different voice. A quiet, unsure voice reading from a huge list of notes. 

I don’t hate it, because I’m glad I started when I did and that I just *did* the thing without needing to perfect it. Because perfection doesn’t exist and it sure as hell doesn’t exist on the Spiritual Feminist podcast, thank Goddess! 

But the most unexpected thing that has come from me podcasting for almost 3 years now, is that I’ve grown comfortable in speaking in (virtual) public, I feel secure in owning my message and thoughts, and I’ve honed my skill as an interviewer. In turn, this has given me a lot of confidence and self trust, not to mention some irreplaceable Zoom-people-skills! 

And even though I hardly ever listen back to my episodes, because that still makes me cringe just a little bit, I’m glad that they’re there to meet people on their journey, when they’re in the right place, at the right time. I sometimes get messages from women who have stumbled upon an episode of 2.5 years ago, telling me it served them deeply. And even though I may have moved on from my truth back then, evolved in my beliefs and values, that episode is still providing value for someone else on their path. Without my interference, the podcast is still opening people’s hearts, expanding people’s vision, upleveling people’s mind and connecting us women altogether, weaving a web of trust, support and grounding. And what a true blessing that is! 

P.S. Listen to the 100th episode here, a special I recorded with my boyfriend in which we talk about all the (past) versions of ourselves and how we can celebrate them. Since I’m usually very private about my romantic relationship, I am so excited for you to get to know Joris a little and hear us together! 

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6 days of receiving, nourishment, empowerment and BEING. Coming back to your sovereign wholeness, reclaiming your energy, and feeling incredibly alive. 🙌🏼💫⁠
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6 days of receiving, nourishment, empowerment and BEING. Coming back to your sovereign wholeness, reclaiming your energy, and feeling incredibly alive. 🙌🏼💫⁠
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↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
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↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
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We'll be back at the beautiful Shanti Space from 11 to 16 July 2023 and we can't wait to welcome you... 😍⁠
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↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
↠ with the best food by @lunnaplants 🍋🥥⁠
↠ with guest facilitator workshops 🔮⁠
↠ with exciting goodies (!)⁠
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↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
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⁠
We'll be back at the beautiful Shanti Space from 11 to 16 July 2023 and we can't wait to welcome you... 😍⁠
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6 days of receiving, nourishment, empowerment and BEING. Coming back to your sovereign wholeness, reclaiming your energy, and feeling incredibly alive. 🙌🏼💫⁠
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↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
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⁠
We'll be back at the beautiful Shanti Space from 11 to 16 July 2023 and we can't wait to welcome you... 😍⁠
⁠
6 days of receiving, nourishment, empowerment and BEING. Coming back to your sovereign wholeness, reclaiming your energy, and feeling incredibly alive. 🙌🏼💫⁠
⁠
↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
↠ with the best food by @lunnaplants 🍋🥥⁠
↠ with guest facilitator workshops 🔮⁠
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See you in July ! x
INNER SOVEREIGNTY - the 2023 Portugal retreat, hosted by yours truly & @drsarahcoxon, at @theshantispace. 🔥✨⁠
⁠
We'll be back at the beautiful Shanti Space from 11 to 16 July 2023 and we can't wait to welcome you... 😍⁠
⁠
6 days of receiving, nourishment, empowerment and BEING. Coming back to your sovereign wholeness, reclaiming your energy, and feeling incredibly alive. 🙌🏼💫⁠
⁠
↠ with daily Yoga, meditation, inspiration & guidance by us 🧘🏼‍♀️⁠
↠ with the best food by @lunnaplants 🍋🥥⁠
↠ with guest facilitator workshops 🔮⁠
↠ with exciting goodies (!)⁠
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With the first ever retreat, the move to the tiny house, and all of its lessons and blessings in between, I've absolutely loved this year. ⁠
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And I can feel that it's time to integrate these experiences even deeper in the time to come. ⁠
I'll be taking a bit of a break in posting regularly and creating, because I feel like there is so much that wants to be shared and offered that I need to sit with that first. ⁠
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From January onwards you can check out all the details for the July retreat I'll be hosting with @drsarahcoxon & when I'll be back it'll be with an incredible community-based virtual experience too. I can feel it brewing. It just needs beautiful, luscious and indulgent time, patience and tending. ⁠
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2022 - you've been so good to me! 🧡⁠ ⁠ With the first ever retreat, the move to the tiny house, and all of its lessons and blessings in between, I've absolutely loved this year. ⁠ ⁠ And I can feel that it's time to integrate these experiences even deeper in the time to come. ⁠ I'll be taking a bit of a break in posting regularly and creating, because I feel like there is so much that wants to be shared and offered that I need to sit with that first. ⁠ ⁠ From January onwards you can check out all the details for the July retreat I'll be hosting with @drsarahcoxon & when I'll be back it'll be with an incredible community-based virtual experience too. I can feel it brewing. It just needs beautiful, luscious and indulgent time, patience and tending. ⁠ ⁠ I'll see you very soon & for now, have a wonderful end to 2022 and a magical start to 2023. ✨ So much love for you, sister x
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A word of the year can be a great anchor to reinspire your intentions through the 12 months. ⁠
⁠
But that can also feel like a lot of pressure on just 1 simple word! ⁠
⁠
So what if the process has less to do with 'choosing' the 'perfect' one and more about calling in what feels most supportive for the direction you'd like to take this year? ⁠
⁠
I always get a lot of questions about choosing a word of the year around this time, especially because I've made it our tradition to record a yearly podcast on it (which is now up!). But I can hardly ever give you a good answer on the process of choosing it because to me, it's not really a choice. The word comes to me, usually a few weeks or even months before the previous year closes, and I dance with it for a bit before my heart will anchor on it. ⁠
⁠
It's an intuitive process in collaboration with the Universe. ⁠
So my invitation for you if you're craving to settle on a word for the new year, is to plant a seed with the energy around you to show you some options. Stay open to words, sentences, and energy flowing your way after you've done that. And see what feels exciting, expansive, supportive and maybe a little terrifying to anchor down your new year! ⁠
⁠
Check out the latest episode of the Spiritual Feminist podcast to hear me talk about my process with last year's word and my new 2023 addition. I also include journal prompts and a card pull to help you feel supported during this ritualistic time! ⁠
⁠
What's your 2023 word? (or tell me your 2022 word and how it served you!)
A word of the year can be a great anchor to reinspire your intentions through the 12 months. ⁠
⁠
But that can also feel like a lot of pressure on just 1 simple word! ⁠
⁠
So what if the process has less to do with 'choosing' the 'perfect' one and more about calling in what feels most supportive for the direction you'd like to take this year? ⁠
⁠
I always get a lot of questions about choosing a word of the year around this time, especially because I've made it our tradition to record a yearly podcast on it (which is now up!). But I can hardly ever give you a good answer on the process of choosing it because to me, it's not really a choice. The word comes to me, usually a few weeks or even months before the previous year closes, and I dance with it for a bit before my heart will anchor on it. ⁠
⁠
It's an intuitive process in collaboration with the Universe. ⁠
So my invitation for you if you're craving to settle on a word for the new year, is to plant a seed with the energy around you to show you some options. Stay open to words, sentences, and energy flowing your way after you've done that. And see what feels exciting, expansive, supportive and maybe a little terrifying to anchor down your new year! ⁠
⁠
Check out the latest episode of the Spiritual Feminist podcast to hear me talk about my process with last year's word and my new 2023 addition. I also include journal prompts and a card pull to help you feel supported during this ritualistic time! ⁠
⁠
What's your 2023 word? (or tell me your 2022 word and how it served you!)
A word of the year can be a great anchor to reinspire your intentions through the 12 months. ⁠
⁠
But that can also feel like a lot of pressure on just 1 simple word! ⁠
⁠
So what if the process has less to do with 'choosing' the 'perfect' one and more about calling in what feels most supportive for the direction you'd like to take this year? ⁠
⁠
I always get a lot of questions about choosing a word of the year around this time, especially because I've made it our tradition to record a yearly podcast on it (which is now up!). But I can hardly ever give you a good answer on the process of choosing it because to me, it's not really a choice. The word comes to me, usually a few weeks or even months before the previous year closes, and I dance with it for a bit before my heart will anchor on it. ⁠
⁠
It's an intuitive process in collaboration with the Universe. ⁠
So my invitation for you if you're craving to settle on a word for the new year, is to plant a seed with the energy around you to show you some options. Stay open to words, sentences, and energy flowing your way after you've done that. And see what feels exciting, expansive, supportive and maybe a little terrifying to anchor down your new year! ⁠
⁠
Check out the latest episode of the Spiritual Feminist podcast to hear me talk about my process with last year's word and my new 2023 addition. I also include journal prompts and a card pull to help you feel supported during this ritualistic time! ⁠
⁠
What's your 2023 word? (or tell me your 2022 word and how it served you!)
A word of the year can be a great anchor to reinspire your intentions through the 12 months. ⁠
⁠
But that can also feel like a lot of pressure on just 1 simple word! ⁠
⁠
So what if the process has less to do with 'choosing' the 'perfect' one and more about calling in what feels most supportive for the direction you'd like to take this year? ⁠
⁠
I always get a lot of questions about choosing a word of the year around this time, especially because I've made it our tradition to record a yearly podcast on it (which is now up!). But I can hardly ever give you a good answer on the process of choosing it because to me, it's not really a choice. The word comes to me, usually a few weeks or even months before the previous year closes, and I dance with it for a bit before my heart will anchor on it. ⁠
⁠
It's an intuitive process in collaboration with the Universe. ⁠
So my invitation for you if you're craving to settle on a word for the new year, is to plant a seed with the energy around you to show you some options. Stay open to words, sentences, and energy flowing your way after you've done that. And see what feels exciting, expansive, supportive and maybe a little terrifying to anchor down your new year! ⁠
⁠
Check out the latest episode of the Spiritual Feminist podcast to hear me talk about my process with last year's word and my new 2023 addition. I also include journal prompts and a card pull to help you feel supported during this ritualistic time! ⁠
⁠
What's your 2023 word? (or tell me your 2022 word and how it served you!)
A word of the year can be a great anchor to reinspire your intentions through the 12 months. ⁠
⁠
But that can also feel like a lot of pressure on just 1 simple word! ⁠
⁠
So what if the process has less to do with 'choosing' the 'perfect' one and more about calling in what feels most supportive for the direction you'd like to take this year? ⁠
⁠
I always get a lot of questions about choosing a word of the year around this time, especially because I've made it our tradition to record a yearly podcast on it (which is now up!). But I can hardly ever give you a good answer on the process of choosing it because to me, it's not really a choice. The word comes to me, usually a few weeks or even months before the previous year closes, and I dance with it for a bit before my heart will anchor on it. ⁠
⁠
It's an intuitive process in collaboration with the Universe. ⁠
So my invitation for you if you're craving to settle on a word for the new year, is to plant a seed with the energy around you to show you some options. Stay open to words, sentences, and energy flowing your way after you've done that. And see what feels exciting, expansive, supportive and maybe a little terrifying to anchor down your new year! ⁠
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Check out the latest episode of the Spiritual Feminist podcast to hear me talk about my process with last year's word and my new 2023 addition. I also include journal prompts and a card pull to help you feel supported during this ritualistic time! ⁠
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What's your 2023 word? (or tell me your 2022 word and how it served you!)
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A word of the year can be a great anchor to reinspire your intentions through the 12 months. ⁠ ⁠ But that can also feel like a lot of pressure on just 1 simple word! ⁠ ⁠ So what if the process has less to do with 'choosing' the 'perfect' one and more about calling in what feels most supportive for the direction you'd like to take this year? ⁠ ⁠ I always get a lot of questions about choosing a word of the year around this time, especially because I've made it our tradition to record a yearly podcast on it (which is now up!). But I can hardly ever give you a good answer on the process of choosing it because to me, it's not really a choice. The word comes to me, usually a few weeks or even months before the previous year closes, and I dance with it for a bit before my heart will anchor on it. ⁠ ⁠ It's an intuitive process in collaboration with the Universe. ⁠ So my invitation for you if you're craving to settle on a word for the new year, is to plant a seed with the energy around you to show you some options. Stay open to words, sentences, and energy flowing your way after you've done that. And see what feels exciting, expansive, supportive and maybe a little terrifying to anchor down your new year! ⁠ ⁠ Check out the latest episode of the Spiritual Feminist podcast to hear me talk about my process with last year's word and my new 2023 addition. I also include journal prompts and a card pull to help you feel supported during this ritualistic time! ⁠ ⁠ What's your 2023 word? (or tell me your 2022 word and how it served you!)
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Let's make a self care list together...! 🙏🏼⁠
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In a mentoring call the other week my client expressed how sometimes she felt overwhelmed when she had time to herself. Even in her down time, she felt the pressure to be productive and 'make the most of it'. ⁠
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Gah... can't we all relate?! 😞⁠
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During the session, I invited her to create a list of 5 things that made her heart feel good. Things such as journaling, reading, and guided meditations. And then we created a practice around how she could enjoy these things without feeling like there was a right or wrong way to do so, and instead, invited her to focus on what felt good & what expanded her heart in that moment. ⁠
We journeyed back to what felt pretty damn good, without there needing to be expectation or pressure. 👏🏼⁠
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This is hard work. Deep work. Healing work. 🧡⁠
It sounds so simple, but sometimes reading a book without being distracted or creating a nr.-of-pages-goal is the most rebellious thing you can do for your empowerment journey. 🔥⁠
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If you have a list (or would like to create one), let me know what nourishes your heart! And if you'd like to receive tools and space to release the pressure around your self care and empowerment journey, maybe 1:1 mentorship is the one for you. DM me for more details ! x
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Let's make a self care list together...! 🙏🏼⁠ ⁠ In a mentoring call the other week my client expressed how sometimes she felt overwhelmed when she had time to herself. Even in her down time, she felt the pressure to be productive and 'make the most of it'. ⁠ ⁠ Gah... can't we all relate?! 😞⁠ ⁠ During the session, I invited her to create a list of 5 things that made her heart feel good. Things such as journaling, reading, and guided meditations. And then we created a practice around how she could enjoy these things without feeling like there was a right or wrong way to do so, and instead, invited her to focus on what felt good & what expanded her heart in that moment. ⁠ We journeyed back to what felt pretty damn good, without there needing to be expectation or pressure. 👏🏼⁠ ⁠ This is hard work. Deep work. Healing work. 🧡⁠ It sounds so simple, but sometimes reading a book without being distracted or creating a nr.-of-pages-goal is the most rebellious thing you can do for your empowerment journey. 🔥⁠ ⁠ If you have a list (or would like to create one), let me know what nourishes your heart! And if you'd like to receive tools and space to release the pressure around your self care and empowerment journey, maybe 1:1 mentorship is the one for you. DM me for more details ! x
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