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Your Body Knows
Your Body Knows is a podcast for women who are tired of surviving and ready to create lives that actually feel good to live.
Hosted by intuitive living coach, writer, and veteran publicist Shanetta McDonald, this podcast explores burnout, nervous system regulation, intuition, creativity, and the messy, beautiful work of coming home to yourself.
Through honest conversations, coaching insights, and personal reflections, you'll learn how to stop repeating old patterns, trust your inner wisdom, and…
Episodes
- Your Body Knows
Ancestral Wisdom, Intuition & the Power of Inner Knowing w/Precious McGill
What if the answers you’ve been looking for are already within you? Today, I’m joined by Precious McGill, clairvoyant and spiritual advisor, who has spent more…
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I'm Taking a Creative Sabbatical
It's been a big year, personally and professionally, and I'm taking some time to reassess where I'm putting my energy. In this episode, I'm getting honest…
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More Pleasure, Less Performance: A Conversation with Kayla Greaves
Kayla A. Greaves has spent more than a decade working at the intersection of beauty, media, identity, and culture—as a journalist, model, beauty editor, host…
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3 Ways to Edit Your Life When Everything Feels Like Too Much
Feeling like your life has gotten a little too full? In this episode, I’m talking about the art of editing your life and taking an honest look at what’s taking…
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Hair as Embodiment: Caring for Our Hair, Caring for Ourselves w/Trichologist Bridgette Hill
What if caring for your hair could be a form of caring for yourself? In this conversation, I’m joined by trichologist Bridgette Hill to talk about hair as a…
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The Space Between Who You Were and Who You're Becoming
What happens when you realize you're no longer the person you used to be, but you aren't entirely sure who you're becoming? As I approach 41, I've been…
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Your Body Was Never the Problem: Danielle Prescod on Beauty, Belonging, and Becoming
In this episode host, Shanetta McDonald sits down with writer, creator, cultural critic, and novelist Danielle Prescod to talk about beauty, identity…
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Why So Many Women Feel Stuck Right Now
After a brief hiatus, Your Body Knows is back, and so am I! In this relaunch episode, I'm sharing what has changed in my work, why I renamed the podcast, and…
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Presence Over Performance w/Melanie Santos
In this episode, I’m joined by writer, creator, and guide Melanie Santos for a conversation about embodiment, intention, and what it really means to come home…
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Why “If I Can Do It, You Can Too” Doesn’t Work
This week, I’m unpacking the “work harder and you’ll succeed” narrative and why it keeps missing the mark. I break down the real reason this messaging doesn’t…
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Why You’re Not Going After What You Want
In this episode, I’m sharing a bit about the season I’m currently in and how it’s reflecting the same patterns I’m seeing with my clients. I also talk about…
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Who Gets to Heal? Access, Equity, and the Fight for Eating Disorder Care with Akiera Holloway-Gilbert
For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDA), we’re going beyond awareness and into accountability. Today’s guest, Akiera Holloway-Gilbert, is a national…
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No More Sunday Scaries: Why the Week Feels Hard Before It Starts
In this solo episode, I’m breaking down why Sunday Scaries aren’t a mindset problem or a motivation issue, but a nervous system response to how our weeks are…
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Burnout, Truth, and Building a Career That Feels Aligned w/Kristal Howard
Last chance to sign-up for The Visibility Shift group coaching program: https://www.shanettamcdonald.com/the-visibility-shift. Starts February 4th! What…
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Why Being Seen Feels So Hard (and What Actually Helps)
In this solo episode, I’m talking about visibility and why it often feels harder now than it used to. I share how age, social media, and cultural pressure…
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Healthy vs. Wounded Energetics: Reclaiming Power, Love & Self-Trust with Dené Logan
What happens when our relationships are driven by wounded energetics instead of grounded, healthy power? In this episode, I sit down with Dené Logan —…
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Why December Is Your Most Exhausting Month (And What to Do About It)
If you are tired of being told the holidays are supposed to be restful,or you're working harder than ever while everyone else seems to be winding down, or…
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How To Navigate Food & Family During the Holidays
The holidays can bring up a lot. Food overwhelm, family dynamics, old wounds, and the pressure to be “on” when our bodies are asking for something entirely…
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Addiction, Honesty, and the Stories That Set Us Free with Laura Cathcart Robbins
This week, our guest is someone whose honesty is transforming how we talk about recovery, shame, and self-acceptance. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the…
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No More Love & Light: The Spiritual Wake-Up Call You Didn’t Know You Needed w/Aycee Brown
Today’s guest is someone who isn’t afraid to strip away the fluff and tell the truth about what healing really takes. Aycee Brown is a psychic channel, Human…
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For Every Woman Who’s Ever Felt Invisible at Work
In this solo episode, I share a story I’ve never told publicly—the moment I realized that being the most prepared, most helpful, most “good” employee still…
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Why We Hide Our Sensuality (and How Movement Can Set It Free) w/Pole Dancer Sammy Picone
There’s a certain magic in watching someone move as if they’re completely at home in their body. Sammy Picone embodies that magic. Known worldwide for her…
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Are You Settling? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions to Find Out
In this solo episode, I’m diving into a question so many of us avoid asking: Am I settling? Whether it’s in your relationships, your career, or the way you…
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From Achievement to Alignment with Arielle Díaz (CORRECTION)
What happens when the body asks us to slow down — and we finally listen? In this episode, I sit down with Arielle Díaz, a Peabody and GLAAD-nominated…
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Honoring Every Part of Ourselves with Internal Family Systems Practitioner Crystal Jones
Crystal Jones is a licensed therapist, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trainer, and the founder of Life Source Counseling Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Her…
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What Is Somatics? And Do You Really Need Coaching or Therapy (or Both)?
In this solo episode, I’m breaking down two of the questions I get asked the most: What is somatics? and What’s the difference between coaching and therapy?…
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The Practice of Body Liberation with Chrissy King
Chrissy King is a writer, educator, and former strength coach whose voice is helping to redefine wellness—not as a destination, but as a practice rooted in…
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Rewriting the Narrative: Healing, Neuroplasticity, and Owning Your Story with Author Daria Burke
Daria Burke has lived many lives—fashion executive, C-suite leader, trauma survivor, and now, debut author. In this powerful conversation, Daria opens up about…
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My healing journey w/Bulimia, CPTSD... and healing others
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It's Been A Minute
Tapping back in! Find out what I've been up to and what's in store for the next phase of the podcast. Thank you for hanging tight and staying loyal. Stay tuned…
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Season 3 Finale - A Lesson In Surrender
Listen in as host Shanetta McDonald shares insights into a quick personal story of Surrender and how we can all invite the shift/perspective into our lives, in…
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Becoming A Conscious Hustler w/Tiffany Hardin
Award winning executive marketer, investor and educator Tiffany Hardin inspires women of color to become conscious hustlers, as founder of Gild Creative Group…
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Creating Our Own Path To Success w/fashion founder Telsha Anderson-Boone
Entrepreneur Telsha Anderson-Boone encourages women of color to confidently enter spaces that lack our representation, as founder and owner of t.a., a luxury…
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Living Unapologetically Ambitious w/Silicon Valley's First Black Female CEO, Shellye Archambeau
Silicon Valley’s first female African American CEO Shellye Archambeau invigorates women of color to live unapologetically ambitious–in our personal and…
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Overcoming Fear, Taking Risks and Embracing Our Journey w/Maricel Sison
Founder and creative Maricel Sison encourages women of color to move past their fear, take risks and embrace their unique journey as Principal and Marketing…
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Leaning Into Community, Connection and Collaboration w/Alex Purple Founder of WOC Sister Collective
Educator, activist and community organizer, Alex Purple inspires women of color to lean into community and sisterhood as a part of their healing journey as…
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Creating Space For Our Stories w/Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Congolese-American writer, mother, and advocate for women Chloe Dulce Louvouezo empowers women of color to move past discomfort to embrace their divine purpose…
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Destigmatizing Mental Health + Initiating Collective Healing w/CEO & Founder of Saddie Baddies, Priscilla Agyeman
Mental health advocate and digital creator, Priscilla Agyeman calls for women of color to seek community as a part of their wellness & mental health practice…
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Embracing Life With Softness & Ease w/Storyteller Zoila Darton
Passionate creator, innovator and skilled connector Zoila Darton wants women of color to embrace and own their journey as CEO & creative director of WORD…
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Healing Generational Money Wounds w/ Wealth Generator Linda Garcia
Welcome to Season 3! We’ve got money on our mind. $$$ Wealth generator Linda Garcia empowers women of color to expand our imagination of what’s possible and to…
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Coming Home To Ourselves w/Singer, Songwriter Mary Akpa
Singer, songwriter and musician Mary Akpa empowers women of color to own their gifts and offerings to the universe in the season 2 finale of The Motif Podcast…
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Embodying a Growth Mindset with Entrepreneurs Donna & Joanne Vo
Entrepreneurs, creators and sisters Donna & Joanne Vo encourage women of color to pursue their creative passions as co-founders of Ladies First, a community…
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Leading a Life of Purpose w/Writer Dhayana Alejandrina
Writer, poet and spoken word artist, Dhayana Alejandrina emboldens women of color to hold onto their purpose as author of Agridulce: a poetry and prose…
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Taking Charge Of Our Health w/Medical Expert Dr. Nita Landry
Medical expert, speaker and author, Dr. Nita Landry encourages women of color to optimize their health, shatter limiting beliefs, and become the best version…
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Staying Steadfast in Our Dreams w/Entrepreneur Karen Perez
Entrepreneur, designer and stylist Karen Perez empowers women of color to stay steadfast in their dreams, as founder and CEO of Second Wind in episode 38 of…
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Giving Ourselves The Space & Grace To Grow w/Cannabis Educator Cynthia Villamizar
Cannabis Educator Cynthia Villamizar empowers women of color to give themselves the grace to explore new possibilities as founder and owner of cannabis…
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Bringing Our Soul in Alignment With Work w/ Falyn Satterfield
Conscious Influence Strategist, Falyn Satterfield emboldens women of color to be in alignment in all areas of life, especially when it comes to work and our…
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The Journey To Self-Acceptance w/Creative & Entrepreneur Cleo Ellis
Entrepreneur and creative Cleo Ellis encourages collaboration over competition among women of color as Director of Brand Partnerships at creative agency Coco +…
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Healing From Postpartum Depression w/Business Exec Elizabeth Lascaze
Business executive, wife and mother, Elizabeth Lascaze inspires women of color to heal at their own pace, as a self-described, postpartum depression warrior…
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Knowing Our Worth w/Host, Actress, Producer and Writer Megan Thomas
Host, Actress, Producer and Writer Megan Thomas reminds women of color that no matter what, they are worthy, as Head of Production for All Def and co-host of…
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Celebrating Our Natural Beauty w/Julissa Prado, founder and CEO of Rizos Curls
Entrepreneur Julissa Prado emboldens women of color to not let anything stop them from giving their gifts to the world, as founder and CEO of Rizos Curls in…
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Embracing Our Sexuality w/ Sex & Relationship Therapist Shadeen Francis
In episode 31 of The Motif Podcast, sex and relationship therapist, Shadeen Francis empowers women of color to embrace and claim their sexual agency and…
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Trusting What Is Meant For Us Will Find Us w/Amanda Lopez
On episode 30 of The Motif Podcast, LA-based portrait and lifestyle photographer, Amanda Lopez, opens up about her journey as a creative and how her…
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Walking In Alignment With Our Purpose w/Dr. Key Hallmon
In episode 29 of The Motif Podcast, award-winning expert in education, business development and plant-based living, Dr. Key Hallmon discusses the journey to…
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Practicing Self-Compassion Throughout Our Healing Journey w/Ellen Bowles
Healer, artist and creative, Ellen Bowles reminds women of color to practice self-compassion and spiritual autonomy in their healing journey as an astrology…
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Being In The Flow w/ Wellness Entrepreneur Kimberly Dillon
Wellness entrepreneur, Kimberly Dillon, reminds women of color that their life is bigger than their work as a cannabis creative and founder of Frigg, a…
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Discovering Our True Selves Through Spirituality w/Chikk
Singer and multi platinum song writer, Chikk, gets candid about her journey as an artist and path to self discovery while encouraging women of color to trust…
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Reimagining Our Path and Purpose w/Iman Milner
Award winning actress, writer and author Iman Milner shares about her creative journey along with wisdom on expectations, growth, and acceptance, with us women…
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Honoring Our Generational Resilience w/Julia Childs Heyl
Holistic psychotherapist, writer, and healing advocate, Julia Child’s discusses both the vulnerability and power that comes with seeking help in addressing our…
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Remembering Our Inner Strength w/Kay Spence
Digital Creator, Kay Spence helps to remind women of color of their inner strength as a Toronto-based multi-Marketing maven and founder of Feeling Out Loud, a…