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Weekly Cycle Check In: Post Full Moon Eclipse Come Down 😮‍💨 & The G's · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

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  SPEAKER_01: Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Healing Her Story Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_01: My name is Reva Jean-Paul.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm a trauma-informed somatic practitioner, coach for women, and host for your show.
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  SPEAKER_01: Today we are tuning in to another weekly cycle check-in.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this week we are just coming out of a full moon total eclipse.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'm wondering what was illuminated for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: This might have been an intense week, and maybe you're still moving through it.
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  SPEAKER_01: And today we'll explore a theme of the lunar phase that we're in currently that can help support you from this full moon come down.
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  SPEAKER_01: Before we begin, I'd like to take another minute of silence, just like we did last week.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'm curious if you found that helpful or maybe it was unhelpful.
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  SPEAKER_01: You're very welcome to let me know in the comments if you're listening on Spotify.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, unfortunately, you will not be able to leave a comment.
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  SPEAKER_01: But if you feel so moved, you're always welcome to send me any feedback you might have about the show to my email.
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  SPEAKER_01: And you can find that email in the show notes.
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  SPEAKER_01: So whatever you're doing, starting to just bring a bit more awareness into where you are in this current place and this current time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as you're just taking a moment here to orient yourself, maybe feeling into what might be most supportive for you in this minute of silence today.
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  SPEAKER_01: Perhaps you would like to spend this moment connecting with your breath.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or maybe you might like to take in the environment that you're in.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'll remind you, as we've discussed in the why you can't think your way into feeling safe episode, these moments of using our senses and taking in information that lets our bodies know that we are safe can really help us to ground and settle, especially in the fast-paced, busy, and stimulating world that we live in.
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  SPEAKER_01: If there's another way you would like to spend this moment, you're very welcome to spend this moment doing whatever does feel most supportive for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if you do find the minute uncomfortable, that's okay too.
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  SPEAKER_01: You're also welcome to skip forward a little bit if for any reason it's not feeling right for you in this moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: The one minute of silence will begin now.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm in my workspace right now, and I took a few moments to look at a painting that I worked on last year that was about joy.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as I was looking at the painting, I noticed a smile come to my face.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I also noticed myself beginning to relax a little bit more into the chair that I'm sitting in.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then I began to turn my head around, rotating my neck, which, by the way, in the Why You Can't Think Your Way into Feeling Safe episode, I talk about why turning your neck around can help you to ground.
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  SPEAKER_01: I looked at my backyard and noticed some birds chirping, looked at the plants, and as I was doing that, I noticed my tailbone, kind of the base of my spine, or perhaps you might know it as the root chakra area.
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  SPEAKER_01: It began to relax a little bit more into the chair.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so I'm feeling a bit more grounded now as we begin today's weekly cycle check-in.
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  SPEAKER_01: This week we are talking about the week of March 10th.
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  SPEAKER_01: We are in the waning Gibbs moon phase, just barely.
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  SPEAKER_01: And we will be working our way to the last quarter moon phase, which is going to be happening on Saturday.
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  SPEAKER_01: The waning gibbous moon phase, which is the phase that we're in currently, is associated with the season of late summer.
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  SPEAKER_01: This is in the lens of traditional Chinese medicine associated with the season of earth, or excuse me, the element of earth.
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  SPEAKER_01: And in the menstrual cycle, this is associated with post-ovulation.
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  SPEAKER_01: As we work our way towards the last quarter moon happening on the 22nd on Saturday, we're going to be moving into the season of autumn, which is associated with the element of metal.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that is associated with the pre-menstrum time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And in next week's weekly cycle check-in, we'll talk a little bit more about the waning moon opportunities that we have.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if you're curious as the week goes on to know more about the opportunities that we have with the waning moon, I would invite you to go back to the episode titled How to Let Go with the Waning Moon.
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  SPEAKER_01: And my suspicion is that if you had a lot come up for you during this full moon eclipse that we just moved through, there may be some things that you are ready to let go of.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if that's feeling like you, that episode is there for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: And anytime, really, we want to connect more with that waning energy.
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  SPEAKER_01: Today we will be focusing more on this barely waning Gibbs phase.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I say barely because we just had our full moon eclipse on Thursday of last week.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I've mentioned before in one of our weekly cycle check-ins, more focused on the full moon, that these energies work more like a light dimmer.
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  SPEAKER_01: Just because the full moon eclipse has passed, it doesn't mean that we're quite done with the energy that comes with it.
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  SPEAKER_01: The energy begins to slowly wane, much like a light dimmer would if you were slowly turning the lights from full to dim, as opposed to a light switch, where we might just flip a switch on and off.
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  SPEAKER_01: Potentially that off switch happening the day after the full moon.
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  SPEAKER_01: But it doesn't work like that.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's more like that light dimmer.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so we can really feel the full moon energies up to three days before the full moon and up to three days after.
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  SPEAKER_01: And since it was just on Thursday, maybe if you're listening to this on Monday, you can see that we're still just kind of barely out of that full moon eclipse portal.
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  SPEAKER_01: And with the eclipse, my sense is that it was maybe a bit more intense.
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  SPEAKER_01: And maybe not.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this time, this barely waning gibbous time that we're in right now, to me feels really similar to this post-ovulation time.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now, when we're looking at the menstrual cycle through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, traditional traditional Chinese medicine matches this time with a fifth element or almost like a fifth phase.
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  SPEAKER_01: So when we're thinking of just the seasons, there's winter, spring, summer, and fall.
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  SPEAKER_01: However, when we're looking at this through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, there's this fifth season that comes right before the transition into autumn.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'm not sure if there's a specific name for this time through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, there very well might be.
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  SPEAKER_01: But when we're speaking about the element that's associated with that in between fifth season before we go into fall, we're working with the element of earth.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when I'm coming down from my ovulation time, I really notice this fifth season where I've come out of the peak of the cycle.
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  SPEAKER_01: And there's this moment that can pass if we're not paying close enough attention.
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  SPEAKER_01: And in this moment, in this fifth season, working with the element of earth, we are invited to do a few things.
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  SPEAKER_01: And again, when I'm coming down from my ovulation time, I really experience this fifth season that's connected with the element of earth.
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  SPEAKER_01: And the things that I'm going to be offering for you to explore during this time are things that I really lean into after I've completed my ovulation time, and I'm just barely getting ready to shift into my pre-menstrum time.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can think of this if you think about summer, and maybe the first half of your summer is full with social plans and traveling and adventure and play and creativity.
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  SPEAKER_01: As we're sort of reaching the end of summer, there's this period where we might want to spend the last of our summer kind of relaxing.
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  SPEAKER_01: We've done all of our travels, we've had our adventures, we've we've done a lot of things, and now we want to maybe just chill.
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  SPEAKER_01: Whether that's hanging out at a beach for a couple days, or maybe going camping for a few days, or maybe you just want to hang out in your backyard with a good book.
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  SPEAKER_01: This is the time where we might really need a moment to gather ourselves, especially if the full moon or potentially the ovulation time felt like a lot.
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  SPEAKER_01: This week I'm going to be offering the three Gs that I really like to play with during this time.
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  SPEAKER_01: The first G is ground.
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  SPEAKER_01: When we think of the element of Earth and the qualities of Earth, the Earth is very stable and steady.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as we become more grounded, we can also start to connect with this stability and this steadiness inside of ourselves that can feel so delightful to come back to you after a time of busyness or fullness.
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  SPEAKER_01: To explore grounding, you can do a few things.
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  SPEAKER_01: Perhaps you hear the word ground, and maybe that's a new term for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'd be curious to know what the word ground does mean to you.
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  SPEAKER_01: For me, it's about the things I just named, and it's about slowly coming back to ourselves and to the body, really.
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  SPEAKER_01: And in order to come back to the body, we want to use our senses.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this isn't just some woo-woo sort of thing that people do.
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  SPEAKER_01: There is actually a little bit of science behind this.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if you're curious, you can look it up.
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  SPEAKER_01: To my understanding, it has something to do with electrocurrents.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when we place our feet on the earth, it connects the sensors that are on the bottom of our feet to the earth in which we are able to sort of discharge some of that extra energy.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if the full moon or ovulation time felt like a really full time for you, there might be a lot of activation or intensity or energy in the system that needs to be discharged somewhere.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this can be a ritual, this could be a bit of a spiritual practice if that resonates with you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or if you'd like, you can maybe ask the earth to help you discharge any of that extra energy you might be ready to release from your system.
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  SPEAKER_01: To use more of your senses, you could also bring in some self-touch.
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  SPEAKER_01: And maybe this isn't something you do while you're outside grounding, maybe it is.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or perhaps this is something you can do before you go to bed, maybe after you get out of the shower.
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  SPEAKER_01: But touch is such a powerful way to really come back to ourselves.
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  SPEAKER_01: So grounding is your first G today.
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  SPEAKER_01: And you can also use the breath as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: And my guess is if you went on Insight Timer, um, you would be able to find lots of grounding meditations on Insight Timer as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: There is one that I have myself called Sensing the Support.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I will leave a link for that in the show notes.
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  SPEAKER_01: I always get really great feedback for that one.
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  SPEAKER_01: In that practice, we do spend a little bit of time really connecting with the support of the earth.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that might be another way if for whatever reason you're not able to actually stick your feet on the earth.
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  SPEAKER_01: The other G that I'll offer here today, because you know I love my alliterations, if you haven't noticed that yet, is gratitude.
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  SPEAKER_01: This can be a wonderful time to harvest any of the insights or connections or opportunities that might have come with the full moon because the full moon is a completion and illumination time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so maybe there are some things that have been highlighted for you that you might like to express some gratitude for.
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  SPEAKER_01: Gratitude, I find, for me, can be so much more meaningful when it's not something that I'm necessarily forcing myself to do.
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  SPEAKER_01: Something that I'm trying to think my way into.
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  SPEAKER_01: I find the moments of gratitude that come organically to be the most resourcing for me.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I find that if I allow myself to slow down and spend a little bit of time grounding and connecting with the body and reflecting on what came up for me during that time, I find it really easy for this gratitude to organically come up.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so I invite you to maybe leave a little bit of space for gratitude to come organically.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if it doesn't, that's okay too.
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  SPEAKER_01: I think it can be helpful to have a gratitude practice.
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  SPEAKER_01: That was something I did for many years.
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  SPEAKER_01: I would write down the things that I was grateful for.
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  SPEAKER_01: I would write down three things, three to five.
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  SPEAKER_01: And it can be easy sometimes to think of the things that are most obvious, such as food in your belly or a roof over your head.
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  SPEAKER_01: What can be more difficult to see sometimes are the everyday blessings and sort of mundane things that we have to be grateful for.
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  SPEAKER_01: So as I became more, let's say, advanced in my gratitude practice, I started changing it to three things that happened to me today that I would like to express gratitude for.
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  SPEAKER_01: So as I woke in the morning, I would spend a few moments reflecting on what happened the day before, and I would try to find three things that actually happened in the previous day that genuinely made me feel grateful.
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  SPEAKER_01: There are also some practices on Insight Timer that can definitely support you with this practice.
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  SPEAKER_01: And there is one that I've created for appreciation of the body.
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  SPEAKER_01: And since we're also leaning into grounding this week, that might be a supportive practice for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: So I'll leave a link for that in the show notes as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: Your third G today is give back.
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  SPEAKER_01: And give back to me, I have found doesn't always have to be giving back to others.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes I really like this time, or I use this time, I like using this time to give back to myself.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so if I have some of that extra energy that I named earlier coming out of that full moon, then I might channel that energy into something for myself.
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  SPEAKER_01: One of my favorite things to do during this time is to meal prep.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when I meal prep a little extra food during this time of my menstrual cycle, I will freeze it.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I will leave delicious home-cooked nourishing meals for myself to enjoy in my bleeding time and my inner spring time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And maybe I might even stock some for my next ovulation time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this is such a beautiful way that I really enjoy giving back to myself because it's bringing a little bit more ease into future cycles where that ease might really be needed.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you find that you are feeling very full coming out of this full moon and that you are feeling inspired to give to others in some way, that is definitely something you could do here as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: Whether that's volunteering somewhere, or maybe doing a small favor for a friend, or maybe it's donating something around your home that you're not using anymore.
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  SPEAKER_01: There are so many ways that we can give back.
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  SPEAKER_01: You could also do something nice for a neighbor or someone at work.
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  SPEAKER_01: So there are lots of small ways you could give back.
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  SPEAKER_01: You could also give back to the earth.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so maybe there's an offering that you might like to make to the earth, and you'll have to sense and feel into what that might be for you.
• 24:51
  SPEAKER_01: That's feeling like something you might want to explore.
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  SPEAKER_01: So this week, again, working with this full moon come down, this post-opulation time, really leaning into this earth element.
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  SPEAKER_01: We are exploring and leaning into grounding gratitude and giving back.
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  SPEAKER_01: So I hope that is helpful for you this week.
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  SPEAKER_01: I hope you found today's episode insightful.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm really looking forward to catching up with you in another solo episode, not this week, but the week after next.
• 25:41
  SPEAKER_01: This week there will be no episode on Wednesday.
• 25:44
  SPEAKER_01: It's my bleeding time.
• 25:47
  SPEAKER_01: And it's also what I've built into the show to be an integration week.
• 25:52
  SPEAKER_01: And so this is a week where you might want to go and catch up on any of the episodes that uh you might have missed or that I mentioned here today.
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  SPEAKER_01: So I mentioned the how to let go with the waning moon episode and also the why you can't think your way into feeling safe episode.
• 26:12
  SPEAKER_01: And if you have not listened to last week's bonus episode with my dear friend and sister Amora, I highly, highly, highly, highly recommend you go and check out that podcast episode, especially as we're still moving through this Venus retrograde, which will be in till about mid-April.
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  SPEAKER_01: So I wish you a wonderful week of catching up and of taking care of yourself.
• 26:43
  SPEAKER_01: And I look forward to connecting with you in our next solo episode next week.
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  SPEAKER_01: In the meantime, take care of yourself and take care of each other.
• 27:02
  SPEAKER_00: Living the pain from your wood, from your wood.