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My guests are leaders from varied businesses and perspectives from around the world. They generously share their business, health and life expertise and stories to help my listeners grow their business, improve their health, and shift their perspectives. Did you get that means free coaching just by listening? Yes, this is a business podcast, but listeners say it is more like sitting in my living room listening to a chat with friends. Incredibly accomplished friends but friends! The show is n ...
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Welcome to the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast with host Elizabeth Cush, licensed clinical professional counselor and women’s life coach. Every other week you’ll hear from Elizabeth and her guests as they explore women’s needs, desires, fears, hopes, and dreams—all that it means to be a wise woman moving through life's challenges and transitions. Tune in to learn from Wise Women who know the struggles that come with being a woman today. We'll explore how to live with more authenticity, purpos ...
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If you’ve reached midlife, you know that your body has changed. So has your partner’s. For one, things don’t work the same way they did in your younger days. How has that affected your sex life? And if your sex life isn’t great for one or both of you, how has that affected your relationship? And what can you do about it? In this episode of the Awak…
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Annette Taber - Advisory Boards are her business
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Ever thought your company needed a board to advise and help you grow but had no clue what was involved? Annette Taber is the Founder of BoardSwap and she answers questions about how anyone can have an advisory board for short or long term and how to manage one. Plus we discuss her advice to anyone starting their own business. Annette Taber brings o…
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Peter Hoppenfeld - A Lawyer and a Podcaster Walk into a Studio
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What happens when you get a master strategist, legal expert and advisor to some of the biggest names in the thought leader/entrepreneur world to come on your show again? Well you get this episode where Peter Hoppenfeld answers my questions ranging from starting a business to growing a business to what word never to use in business to one of the bes…
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What do you know about “parts” work? If you listen regularly to Awaken Your Wise Woman, you’ll be familiar with Internal Family Systems (IFS). If you’re a new listener, this episode will open you to new possibilities. Host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a life coach for hi…
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Do you feel like if you suffer enough, the world around you will get better? In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks with Deb Shine Valentine, PhD, about thriving while you work to change the world. “It's a very fine line between saving and centering … whether it's a community or an individual.” — Deb Shine Valentine Yo…
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Understanding our Belief Systems and Cultivating a Better World
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None of us live in a vacuum. We live in families, in communities. In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks with Catherine Quiring about healing systemic harms—for ourselves and the world. We often talk about how our early family live has shaped how we think, feel and react to life. But what about the bigger systems we’re…
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Are your relationships changing as you reach mid-life? In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks about our friendships and how they may change as we move through the healing process and grow into our authentic selves. “Sometimes friendships and partners and our acquaintances shift and change over the years.” —Biz Cush You…
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Vered Neta - Things We Do for Love and An Entrepreneurial Journey
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Entrepreneurial journeys rarely go in a straight line. They have detours, divergences and often life outside the work journey impacts thinking, action and final goals. When one journey ends, another might start along the same path or go in a completely different direction. My guest on this episode is Vered Neta. A multi-hyphenate entrepreneur who h…
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Welcome back! In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks about lessons learned about sensitivity during the hiatus. Listen to find out what’s in store in this exciting new season of the podcast—and what you can learn from listening to Biz and her guests. “The world needs more sensitive people showing up fully, especially s…
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Dan Rockwell - Leadership Freak and The Vagrant
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I've followed Dan Rockwell for ages. His Blog, Leadership Freak, combines wisdom and insights with lightness, deep thinking and insidious questions that worm their way into your brain and body until you have a breakthrough of thought and action. Now he and his co-author John David Mann have released a parable novel called, The Vagrant. Expect that …
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I’m so excited because the Sensitive Strong and Unstoppable: Group for Women Who Feel it All starts in one week! This group has been my dream for a long time, and I can feel the powerful energy of sensitive women coming together as I sit here writing this. It’s as if my heart is expanding with the divine energy I know we’ll be creating. If you have…
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If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), chances are you have trouble finding your voice—and that can cause a lot of anxiety. In this episode of AYWW, host Elizabeth Cush welcomes back psychotherapist April Snow, who talks about how you can learn to trust your voice, set healthy boundaries and speak up for your needs. “We start to doubt ourselves…
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How a recent headshot photo session had me spiraling.
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A bit of an different episode for the show. Just me talking about how a recent photo shoot for a new headshot had me spiraling and the questions I started asking myself.By Laura Steward
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Season 3 of the podcast is winding down. And season 4 is gearing up! In this episode Biz Cush talks about her upcoming coaching group for highly sensitive women, and the topics for season 4. You can find the full show notes here. Or sign up for more information about the group here.By Elizabeth Cush
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If the hot weather has kept you at home for the past months, this replay of an episode from 2021 and Woman Worriers is for you. Host Elizabeth Cush provides a change of scenery with a mindful beach walk visualization. “Doing a little visualization might be a nice change of scenery, even if it’s just in your mind.” — Elizabeth Cush You can find all …
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Learn How to Step In To Happy with guest Marian Edvardsen
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Research shows that people are searching for happiness. They want to find ways to be happier, live life more fully and be present to their lives and figure out what makes them happy. My guest, Marian Edvardsen, has been on that search herself and has written a book, or perhaps it can be considered a primer and reference guide, to helping you find a…
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This is a replay of an interview with Rebecca from 2021 (Woman Worriers episode 141) Do you wince a little when you get out of the shower and look in the mirror? Listen to this week’s episode of Woman Worriers, as host Elizabeth Cush welcomes Rebecca Scritchfield, a dietitian, exercise physiologist and author of Body Kindness: Transform your health…
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If your anxiety keeps you awake at night, listen to this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman. Host Elizabeth Cush interviews insomnia and anxiety specialist Yishan Xu, Ph.D., who shares some eye-opening information about sleep and mental health. “We really just need to listen to our body, understand what our body needs.” — Dr. Yishan Xu You can find …
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John David Mann - Blind Fear, Writing Mastery, and How Crime Writing Taught Him to Fall in Love With the World.
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What can one say about John David Mann? He has mastered, well he wouldn't say that, but I would, writing non-fiction, parable and fiction writing. He has also shown us how a marriage can be lived fully and be written about, how to start your own school, and how to run a business with over 100,000 people. And those are just a few of his achievements…
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It’s time to take a break. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks about taking a summer break from the podcast—and why you might want to give yourself a break, too. “So many of us are programmed to just keep going—doing, doing, doing.” — Biz Cush You can find this and all the AYWW episodes here.…
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How often do you give yourself permission to rest? If your answer is “not very,” listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush and Jordan Maney talk about the importance of stepping away from it all. “Do I want to betray myself over and over and over again by not communicating [my needs]?” — Jordan Maney Yu can fnd the…
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If you have a hard time speaking up for yourself, listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush talks with Acharya Shunya about her new book, Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful. “I hope that all of our listeners understand that the universe wants the…
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Does your inner critic point out all the reasons why you shouldn’t do something? Does your perfectionist chime in in agreement? If so, you may find yourself missing out—or pushing yourself harder and harder. Ultimately you wind up feeling unfulfilled and/or overwhelmed. Many women struggle with their perfectionism and their inner critic. They find …
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If “perfect” is getting in the way of the good in your life, listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush and Bianca Kesha Hughes talk about how to avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism. “Once we can connect to who we are, embrace and see ourselves, that's where fulfillment comes from.” — Bianca Kesha Hughes You can fin…
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Someone wise once said, “Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.” Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush and Nicole Lewis-Keeber, the Business Therapist, talk about reliving past traumas in our work lives. “There's wisdom in those younger versions of me about what it is I need to pay att…
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If you’ve been told that you’re “too sensitive,” this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast offers some important insights. Listen in as Elizabeth Cush talks about what it means to be a highly sensitive person. “In order to take care of yourself, it's important to honor your sensitivity.” — Biz Cush You can find the resources mentioned and …
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Whether you’re caught up in the corporate rat race, struggling to build a business of your own, or juggling too many balls in your household, there’s a better way. Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush and coach/consultant Sandra Halling talk about finding harmony between self-care and getting stuff done. “When…
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Are you going through life just by checking the boxes, hoping to do everything right so nothing goes wrong? Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush and SoulTour founder Tara-Nicholle Kirke talk about transforming your life and living big dreams. “Something happens when spirit enters human form and enters this materi…
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Are you missing important messages? In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, Elizabeth Cush talks about Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how to hear what your parts are trying to tell you. “Somatic IFS can help our bodies communicate and heal those wounds without words.” — Biz Cush You can find the full show notes for this and every …
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