Episode 56 – Reclaiming Your Self ~ 11/03/31 ~ Compromise: Virtue or Vice?

Through the cultural conditioning that becomes the framework for the structure of our ‘reality’, women are shaped to be the caretakers of relationships. Whether as mother, daughter; sister or wife; ours is to preserve the peace in the relationship and ensure its sustainability… no matter what! Regardless of the emotional, spiritual or Identity cost to ourselves, our primary consideration is the needs and interests of others – and the consequences to ourselves should we fail to notice.

Today’s conversation explores one of the fundamental tools of ‘relationship care-taking’ : compromise. With the promise of (at best) a happy ending or (at worst) a catastrophe avoided, we have become adept at weaving our way through conflicting interests and intractable positions, frequently at the cost to ourselves of a constantly eroding experience of ourselves as living a meaningful life. We march steadfastly into an unfolding future that neither lights up our lives nor feeds our soul! And yet, this desire for ‘compromise’ continues to fuel our conversations and shape our results. What magic does this process hold over us that we are willing to surrender ourselves to its flaunted outcomes?

Join Louise and her guests as they toss the coin of ‘compromise’ and explore both sides of its impact and potential. In an open, clear, honest and direct exchange, you’ll discover a different place to stand and reconsider the potential of compromise, in your life, to enhance – or diminish – your world.

In conversation with: Naomi Irons and Sheila Winter Wallace. Both Naomi and Shiela are WEL-Systems Institute Affiliates and Certified CODE Model Coaches; and are Facilitators of the 5-day women’s intensives of ‘Decloaking and Living Authentically’ and ‘Engaging and Awakening Others’. Frequent guests on this show, they bring the wisdom of their experience, the courage of their convictions and the endless curiosity that drives their way of moving through the world. Willing to look deeply into their own uncertainties, their insights and discoveries will propel your own! To find out more, visit their websites: Naomi Irons and Sheila Winter Wallace.

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Episode 55 – Reclaiming Your Self ~ 11/03/24 ~ Birthing a New Paradigm ~ Conscious Parenting

Guest Host: Naomi Irons

Birthing a New Paradigm requires that we as parents, grandparents, birth professionals, teachers, community leaders etc. redefine who and what we are as human beings. As we begin to create this new level of thinking we can discover ourselves through our experiences, as expressions of Lifeforce in tissue, similar in our physical structure but unique in our expression!

It is this unique expression of Lifeforce that enlivens tissue at the point of conception that the experience of parenting really begins.

Parenting is the most powerful force that shapes us as individuals and the culture we live in. It is time to own the powerful process that parenting is and the potency it carries to create our world. Our physical earth is reflecting this back to us with increasing force daily. Whether we are parents or not we have been parented and this experience has set the stage for who we have, in most cases, unconsciously become.

Conscious Parenting is the call, to discover the courage and curiosity that live within each of us and to see that our our earth and our children are reflecting back to us what we have been unwilling to see inside ourselves. As we discover and courageously own the truth of our own experiences we have the choice to move from an old oudated paradigm of unconscious living and parenting, to birth a new paradigm where we as parents/guardians consciously create our lives and model this to our children, allowing them to create their own!

Join guest-host Naomi Irons-Hill with her guests Angela Burton and Ella-Jean Schatzmann as they explore their own profound shifts in parenting, discovering it began with reclaiming themselves… And it is a journey that never ends!

In conversation with: Angela Burton and Ella-Jean Schatzmann. Angela Burton is the mother of two fully alive, ready to roar young boys – Doyle (6) and Max (4). She is married to Chris Burton, her fully alive and very engaged partner in parenting and co-creator in life. Angela finds deep meaning in managing the people side of technology initiatives and the inevitable organizational changes resulting from these initiatives. Angela has come to discover compelling similarities between parenting and organizational change management and choses to approach these similar experiences with one very old and very powerful technique – honest conversation from a place of truth, compassion and authenticity.

Living in the beautiful mountain town of Canmore, Alberta with her husband and two young children, Ella-jean works part-time as a Social Worker in the area of Mental Health Services. After being introduced to the WEl-Systems® context a couple of years ago, her curiosity and intrigue lead to her engaging in the Decloaking & Living Authentically program last year. She has been greatly impacted by the WEL-Systems® Body of Knowledge in her personal life, professional career and profoundly in her role as a mother.

Birthing a New Paradigm ~ Conscious Parenting

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Episode 54 – Reclaiming Your Self ~ 11/03/17 ~ Tribal Awakening: Healing and Reclamation of the Indigenous Spirit

Over time, we have drifted far from our roots. Through decades and generations of events – most of which have been beyond our control – we have sought to make do and get by… slowly losing ourselves to the ever-present memories of our immediate past and the despairing weight of our immediate future. We seem to have lost our way, back to ourselves.

We need not invest another moment in seeking to make right what was, at the cost of what can become! As we awaken to and reclaim the truth of who and what we are, we become able to stand in the moment and move forward, one choice to the next, trusting the innate and undeniable truth of our ‘being’. We are indeed, Spiritual Beings having a human experience; and we can free ourselves.

Join Louise with guest, Diane Hill, in this provocative and compelling exploration of alternative ways to accelerate the healing process amongst Indigenous Peoples; seeking to reclaim our birthright, as human beings, to know the greatness that lies beneath the surface of our pain, our rage and our fear.

In conversation with: Diane Hill – a woman of the Bear clan belonging to the Mohawk Nation of the Six Nations of Indigenous People living along the Grand River near Brantford, Ontario. An educational consultant in both national and international venues for the past 25 years, Diane’s work is distinguished in the fields of Indigenous Cultural Education, Social Work and Adult Education with special expertise in the area of portfolio-assisted prior learning assessment.  Currently completing her PhD, Diane’s newest venture is facilitating WEL-Systems®-based workshops for Indigenous peoples.  You can reach Diane directly at a href=”mailto:dianhill@worldchat.com “>dianhill@worldchat.com .

Tribal Awakening: Healing and Reclamation of the Indigenous Spirit

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2010 marked the 20th anniversary of my WEL-Systems®-based business.  Over those years, there were times when I recognized that had someone invited me to pause… and consider… how my Work/Life was taking shape, I may have found the path sooner; or carved it out wider!  As I anticipate the upcoming eWomen Network Success Institute event, it felt right to take a look back that I might recognize my own journey of evolution as a woman and an entrepreneur.  Maybe this will be your invitation to pause… and consider… as you move forward in your own life!

Building a Business or Transforming a Life?

“I am often asked “How did you create a successful business that has lasted for more than 20 years?” Like many before me, my business began with an intention, determination and a dream. As a living process unfolding and evolving over the years, it has morphed into ways of expression that have defined and are defined by who I have been willing to become. As a long-standing solopreneur, I’ve come to recognize that a long-term relationship with my business is a deeply intimate and personal affair. And like any good relationship, without the give-and-take of that enlivened and enlivening connection, my business would not be sustainable over time.

Like many, I began this journey believing that I was creating something ‘out there’ – separate from me – whose value would be reflected by meeting the needs/wants of others; inescapably linking my outcomes to the boundaries of what was defined as meaningful and relevant to them and for which they would pay. By doing that, I would amass vast fortunes by appealing to the patterns of consumption of my clients. ”    More…

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Episode 53 – Reclaiming Your Self ~ 11/03/10 ~ Whispers from Within: Writing for Self-Discovery

”You already have what you need to redesign your life!” How often have we heard that expression and yet, for far too many of us, we continue to believe that we are missing what we need to effectively change our lives?
For centuries, people have kept diaries, tracking the time and place of events in their lives; as well as noting those present and their impact (reporting on an external world). Others have taken this experience and moved more deeply into themselves, seeking to journal and capture their internal responses to an external event, coming closer to the core of finding the key to their own evolution (reporting on an internal world).

Now, discover those ‘whispers from within’ through the power of writing for Self-discovery, a process designed to accelerate evolution with the intention of delivering on the transformation so desperately desired, by so many. Created from a WEL-Systems® perspective and designed by Louise, you’ll come to know the degree to which you can become both willing and able to awaken the presence within and ENGAGE!

Join Louise and her guests as they share the power of this process for themselves, both as the author of their own inner creative chaos; and as the Sacred Witness to that, in another.

In conversation with: Sheila Winter Wallace (WSI Affiliate), Linda Roberts (experienced in WEL-Systems intensives) and CC Lawhon (courageous and new to this process). For more information about these guests, visit Sheila’s web site and CC’s web site.

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To continue to explore the notions discussed in this show, read the article Layers of Discovery by Louise LeBrun.

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Episode 52 – Reclaiming Your Self ~ 11/03/03 ~ Power, Passion and Purpose: The Edge of Potential

There are times when it’s difficult for women to come to terms with the depth, immensity and intensity of emotion that runs through them… particularly if that emotion is rage!

It’s not nice for women to know rage, intimately. Although many women have become adept at facing into and managing the rage of others, to know that force from within – as an aspect of her own being – can be overwhelming, given the cultural myths that surround what it is to be a woman… and what it can never be.

Dare to be part of this conversation, as Louise engages with her guests on their own discoveries about rage; and about the potential that it carries to transform lives, in a life-enhancing way.

Put aside the time to explore, inside yourself, what comes into your awareness; and what makes its way into voice that has, for too long, been silent.  Listen to this conversation and engage what is meaningful to you.

In conversation with: Lisa Weiss (WSI Affiliate), Naomi Irons (WSI Affiliate) and Stephanie Nelson (Certified CODE Model Coach™, in progress). Discover how to make that journey more meaningful: from pressing up against what you don’t want to carving out, what you do.

For more information about Lisa and Naomi, visit Lisa’s web site and Naomi’s web site.

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