Wisdom Work
Join long time friends, Christa Mantey and Christy McCaffrey, as they discuss real life experiences, offering tips and tools on how to best put your inner wisdom to work. This podcast is for anyone looking to deepen their relationship with themselves, their intuition and to honor the wisdom within. Christa and Christy understand that it takes WORK to put this wisdom into play. Their hope is that the conversations shared on this podcast will encourage and inspire listeners to not only explore, expand and evolve in their own personal journeys, but to also tap into the incredible benefits of doing this work along side a community that fully supports your growth. Come join the conversation!
Wisdom Work
Owning Your Power
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In this episode of the Wisdom Work podcast, Christy and Christa introduce Emma Grede’s book “Start With Yourself.” They discuss Grede’s interviews and how her perspective is a “permission slip” to step into authentic power. This episode shares how a woman in business can be unapologetically ambitious and talk more openly about money, which women often avoid more than men.
They cover the historical roots of women’s relationship to power and money. Another hot topic is the importance of balancing practical money habits with energetic/nervous system work. These are all avenues to redefining success through feminine authenticity rather than adopting masculine business norms.
The conversation also addresses backlash Grede received about work-life balance and time with kids. Christy and Christa share their feelings about emphasizing quality over quantity, resisting comparison and “landscaper parenting.” As parents, they share how modeling resilience through real-life hardships and allowing discomfort or negative emotions can shape children in their formative years.
0:00 - Welcome to Wisdom Work
0:40 - Listener Love and Community
2:16 - Share the Podcast
3:46 - Emma Grede Sparks a Fire
5:34 - Women Owning Power and Money
8:40 - History and Lineage Healing
11:51 - Feminine Leadership in Business
14:29 - Money Shame and Ambition
15:50 - Work Life Balance and Motherhood
18:43 - Quality Time and Parenting Guilt
20:03 - Landscaper Parenting and Resilience
21:43 - Village Support and Following Passion
23:55 - Comparison Culture Trap
24:51 - Permission To Choose
26:54 - Triggers As Teachers
28:00 - Kids And Change
28:41 - Let Them Feel Upset
32:00 - Modeling Grief And Truth
35:18 - Owning Power And Money
37:56 - Success Without Emptiness
39:54 - Feed Your Mind Daily
40:57 - Book Details And Wrap
42:26 - Thank you for listening