
A Woman Is...
Recovering wholehearted womanhood through authentic conversations that lead us into a deeper connection to ourselves, our female bodies, and to other women.
Show Website: www.awomanispodcast.com.
IG: @a.woman.is.podcast
Episodes
13 episodes
Unwrapping the Joy of Stress-Free Memory Making w/ Andrea Updyke
Shayla and Andrea discuss creating easy and fun memories without burning out. Women are often driven to create memories for their families and friends, but the last thing we need is more stress to be a magical memory-making machine. A...
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Episode 12
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39:34

A Woman Is... Tired
Why women are tired and what we can do about it. In today's episode, Shayla talks about how many women are tired and have a heavy mental load. She talks about the biological and hormonal reasons why women are wired to care for other...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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39:21

Living in a Barbie World
Barbie mania has taken over the nation! But what exactly are the messages of the film? What does the Barbie movie say about women? Or about men? Shayla chats with two young women, Zoe and Joslyn, about their thoughts on the movie and its ...
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Episode 10
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57:32

A Woman Is...More Than A Body
Shayla invites Carrie Mullins to join her as they react to episode 8 and what it meant to them. Carrie shares how it impacted her and reminded her that she brings more to the table than her body. Carrie shares some of the messages she received ...
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Episode 9
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44:04

Reflections on Womanhood, Body Image & Empowerment
Gen Z daughters and their moms talking about womanhood, body image, and empowerment. Continuing with intergenerational conversations from Episode 2, Shayla sits down with her daughter Bella Grace and another mother daughter pair, th...
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Episode 8
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56:05

A Woman Is...Glad To Be With Herself
In this episode, Life Coach Vanderly Cillo joins Shayla for an incredible conversation on how we can connect to ourselves and others to unlock joy & wisdom. Vanderly is a down-to-earth certified life coach who helps women and moms...
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Episode 7
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58:06

One Of The Most Feminist Things We Can Do
In this episode we are talking about one of the most feminist things we can do. Continuing our series on motherhood, but this episode is not just for moms, it's for all of us because we are talking about how we can make space for mo...
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Episode 6
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36:58

A Woman Is... A Foster Mom
Continuing our series on motherhood, this episode highlights one of the ways women mother, by being a foster mom.Shayla shares a few statistics on the foster care system and interviews Liz Aguero who mothered over 19 children during her ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:48

A Woman Is... A Mother
Every single person who ever lived, called the womb of a woman their first home. This episode is the first episode in a new series on motherhood. May is the month we celebrate Mother’s Day and take time to honor mothers. So for the ...
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Episode 4
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51:59

Ep. 3- A History of Menstruation Education Part 1
In this episode Shayla takes a deep dive into part one of the history of menstruation education from the earliest records up until the 1940s. Exploring myths and misunderstandings about menstruation and how the development of menstrual pads led...
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Episode 3
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42:42

A Woman Is... a Tapestry of Time: Intergenerational Conversations on Womanhood
This episode is an intergenerational conversation on womanhood, body image, and empowerment. Shayla interviews her 91-year-old grandmother and her 66-year-old mother on how they and their respective generations understood womanhood. They share ...
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Episode 2
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44:05
