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Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync | Full Moon in Leo: Your Creative & Menstrual Cycle Peak — Here's How to Work With It · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 1:37
  SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome to today's episode of the Healing Her Story Podcast.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: Today we are gathering for our weekly moon phases and feminine power weekly cycle sync episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today we are going to be attuning to the energy of the full moon.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we are officially in Leo season.
• 2:01
  SPEAKER_00: And if you've been following for the last couple of weeks, then you might know that we have been exploring how the lunar phases can inform the way we show up for our creative practice and what opportunities for growth, for healing, and in this particular season and in this particular episode, opportunities for being seen.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you have been again following along, you also might have seen our solo episode on being seen.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you haven't listened to it yet, then I invite you to go and give that one a listen, especially around this time of the full moon, because this is a significant opportunity that we have here.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're going to be getting into that much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: But before we do, I want to one warmly welcome you into this space today.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I want to remind you that part of the intention here with the podcast and with the community that is beginning to bud around it is that this is really a place where one, we can empower ourselves with the education and the tools and the resources that we need to survive, to do more than survive, to thrive in a patriarchal society, and two, to have a place where you feel like you belong, to have a place where you can soften because here you are seen, you are understood, you are acknowledged for your complexity, for your history, for your story, for the woman you are, and for the woman you are becoming.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of that is so welcome here.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I really do my best to hold all of that, all of you here in this space.
• 4:02
  SPEAKER_00: I've never shared this before, but I'm feeling expi inspired to share in the moment.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_00: I've been teasing out my experience working with human design.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I promise I'll do an episode one day if you're like, what is human design?
• 4:18
  SPEAKER_00: It's a rabbit hole.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you'd like to take a dive down, there might be some things there for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: But for today, I mention it to say that as I've been using human design, exploring human design to understand more about myself and how I can really show up in the various roles that I play, that I fulfill.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the practices that I've developed working with a human design business coach is this idea of connecting with the soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: First, I started with my business, and then I've also taken it into all of the different offers and avenues of my business.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as I've been bringing more love and more attention to the podcast, I've been connecting with the soul of the podcast too.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_00: And I've really come to know the podcast as the mycelium network of my business.
• 5:16
  SPEAKER_00: And the mycelium network is something that is so near and dear to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have a deep relationship with psilocybin.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in that relationship, my relationship with the mycelium network has also deepened.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you're not familiar with the mycelium network, the mycelium network is this infinite web of connection that plants and specifically trees and mushrooms use to communicate with one another.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a web of these very now, I've never seen it, but I would imagine them to be these very sort of like wispy, very thin, sort of almost like roots, but not as thick.
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  SPEAKER_00: And they're buried deep beneath the ground.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the tr use this to let each other know when there's maybe a threat, or to maybe communicate information about resources like water and sunshine, or maybe animals, or uh maybe disease that may be being spread among a population of trees.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm not sure what exactly they're communicating, but this is what the web of connection is for.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I really come to have I come to experience the mycelium network as a web of connection, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: And a a web of information and also a web of love.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I almost kind of experienced the mycelium network as this net of love, of connection, of nourishment, of wisdom that is really underneath us, holding us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even though we may not be able to see it, I still know that it's there.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so this has been a really, really powerful metaphor.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've been exploring, working on the podcast, and all of that to say is that I hope that you can experience this infinite web of love, of connection, of wisdom, of information that is being offered here on the podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today is no different, especially as we are in the full moon portal, which can be a time of amplification, of illumination.
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  SPEAKER_00: So you may be feeling and experiencing and noticing some things, and we're gonna talk about that and so much more after we take our minute of silence, perhaps a minute of stillness.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in this minute of silence, or perhaps stillness, you are invited to come into a place of more presence with yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may be driving, you may be doing some chores or some cooking or some tending or maybe working.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wherever you are, I invite you to see what it would be like to either slow down or to maybe stop what you're doing, maybe not if you're driving.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you are doing something like driving, maybe just becoming really present.
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  SPEAKER_00: And our senses are such a beautiful way to do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So noticing what you're feeling, maybe noticing anything you may be smelling, hearing, tasting, seeing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as your senses help to bring you back into the present moment, I invite you to turn even just a little bit of that awareness towards yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: And taking just a moment here to see how you're doing, notice how you're feeling, noticing where your energy is at, noticing where your mood may be at.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as you notice those things, you also may start to gather information about where you are in your unique rhythm because you have your own unique rhythm too.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm gonna give you some time to sense into that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'm gonna mute my mic here in a moment after I get a one-minute timer on my insight timer app here.
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  SPEAKER_00: And our one minute will begin now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Taking a moment to note anything that may have stood out to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: For me, I am cycle day twelve today, if I remember correctly.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what really stood out to me, excuse me, cycle day 13.
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  SPEAKER_00: What really stood out to me from that today was how fast that one minute went by.
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  SPEAKER_00: I felt like I was just about to really drop in right as the timer went off.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that to me is such a signpost for where I am in my cycle right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am just entering my inner summer, my ovulation time, and of course, perfectly timed with the theme and the focus for today's show.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what I've spoken to on previous cycle sync episodes is the organ that is associated with this time through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, and that is the organ of the heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as I've worked more with this time of my cycle, I've come to know that my heart really enjoys space during this time.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it makes sense that that one minute went by really fast because the heart just wanted to stay there and enjoy the space.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's a lovely invitation for myself to create a little bit more space this week as I'm moving through my inner summer.
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  SPEAKER_00: And thankfully, life is working with me this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in spite of the fullness of managing the summer camp program, I've got some more space in the afternoons.
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  SPEAKER_00: So yeah, really looking forward to really dropping in this inner summer.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'll share a little bit more about my reflections as we are learning, attuning to where we are right now in the lunar cycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: This week we are attuning to the energy of the full moon.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as this episode is airing, we are just a day or two away from the peak.
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  SPEAKER_00: With the full moon being so close, you will very likely already be starting to feel this energy.
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  SPEAKER_00: It builds like a dimmer rather than an on and off switch, slowly rising and gradually releasing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the middle of the week will be our peak.
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  SPEAKER_00: As we've been moving through Leo season, we've been exploring how to use the lunar and menstrual cycles to inform the way we create or to inform the way we show up in our creative practice.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the timing this week feels quite divine.
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  SPEAKER_00: The sun officially entered Leo season on Wednesday last week, and Leo already carries this sort of full moon energy to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: So there's an even bigger opportunity to lean into all of that right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you've been following along for the cycle, you may remember that back at the new moon, you were invited to explore one project, one intention, or one particular aspect of your creativity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now that we're at the peak of the cycle, this is about when you may start to see the first signs of manifestation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whatever seeds you planted a couple weeks ago are now beginning to take physical form.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the culminating energy of the cycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is where things start to move from intention, from ideas to research into an actual physical expression.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may be reaching a completion point with a project you've been working on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or you may be starting to experience more of what you've been desiring within your creativity, or being shown all of the ways in which you aren't experiencing what you're desiring so that you can bring more awareness into these areas so that they can change and come more into alignment with what you're wanting to desire.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is where the rubber meets the road.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's no longer about the dreaming, it's no longer about the planning.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is now about the doing or the making, about showing up and taking action on what this intention or desire is actually asking of you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think this part can sometimes get lost in the manifestation sort of wellness healing space where so much of the conversation is about intentions, about what we're putting out there, about being patient and receiving, because this is the feminine way, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, and this is a co-creation.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are also required to show up and do our part.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the time in the cycle where you are being invited to do exactly that, especially in regards to your creativity.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the last episode, I mentioned that one way to really work with this energy is to pick one thing to devote yourself to this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: For myself, I've chosen to devote myself to my writing, at least at the time that this is being recorded, recorded.
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  SPEAKER_00: As I mentioned, I'm just about to enter my inner summer.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I have to be honest, this has always been a challenging point for me because I have so many interests and so many desires that it can be really hard to whittle it down to just one thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: So this is where I get creative.
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  SPEAKER_00: My writing practice actually ties into many of the things I'm cultivating right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm working on writing podcast episodes, a newsletter, a song, a scholarship application for a master's program in art therapy and counseling.
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  SPEAKER_00: So rather than picking just one thing, I'm leaning into writing as the thread that runs through all of it.
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  SPEAKER_00: With the full moon also comes amplification.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our energy is intensified, our emotions and our thoughts can be intensified too.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what a beautiful way to channel that through pure expression, not necessarily with a goal of accomplishing anything, just the act of expressing for the sake of expression itself.
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  SPEAKER_00: I actually got to experience this recently in Dr.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tivina's writing circle.
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  SPEAKER_00: We wrote for 20 minutes just to write.
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  SPEAKER_00: We did have a prompt, but there was no agenda, no goal, and it was so nourishing and freeing.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was genuinely surprised by what came out in that more open, detached space.
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  SPEAKER_00: We also had the opportunity to share with the group, and it was really lovely to see how it landed with the people who were there.
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  SPEAKER_00: Which brings me to another aspect of the full moon we can work with sharing and being seen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Putting what we've been creating out into the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe that's posting on social media, or maybe it's simply sharing with a friend.
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  SPEAKER_00: It doesn't have to be a big thing if a big thing isn't what's inspiring for you right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: That being said, we are in Leo season.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if there's ever a time to be big, uh to be big, to be bold, to be courageous, this is it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's your invitation this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reflect on what is culminating for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Where might your creative practice be asking you to take action?
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  SPEAKER_00: And how might it be asking to be shared or to be seen?
• 18:39
  SPEAKER_00: For those of you who are local to Sacramento, California, I want to offer you a special invitation.
• 18:46
  SPEAKER_00: I've been building a women's group here for the last several months, and we are really at a beautiful point in its growth.
• 18:54
  SPEAKER_00: I'm currently welcoming three more women into the group, and our next meeting is Friday, August 14th.
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  SPEAKER_00: We meet every second Friday in East Sacramento from 6 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: to 8 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: Last week we had an art integration activity, and each woman had the opportunity to share what she created with the group.
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  SPEAKER_00: And each week there's also space to share what's coming up for you in real time, or rather, each month and what we're moving through individually as well as what's alive in the group as a whole.
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  SPEAKER_00: I also offer a somatic breath work session within the women's group, so there's an opportunity to connect with your body in addition to connecting with other like-hearted women.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a really rich community that is budding here, and I would love to have you.
• 19:49
  SPEAKER_00: If this is resonating and you want to learn more, you can find all of the details in the show notes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you've got a creative update, a photo, a poem, a song, whatever you've been working on over the last couple of weeks, I would be so happy and delighted to see what you've been creating.
• 20:10
  SPEAKER_00: And you're welcome to either send us a message or to tag us over on Instagram.
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  SPEAKER_00: We would love to share the beauty you're bringing out into the world.
• 20:20
  SPEAKER_00: And you can find us at Healing Her Story Podcast, all one word over on Instagram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Again, I invite you to let us know what's been culminating, what's completing for you, what beauty are you birthing into the world with this moon cycle.
• 20:41
  SPEAKER_00: And I look forward to connecting with you in the next episode.
• 20:46
  SPEAKER_00: You can find everything that you need in the show notes.
• 20:49
  SPEAKER_00: Bye for now.