Women's Fire Podcast

19/01/2024

**Martha is coming back for another episode (Part 2!) on Sunday so I’m re-releasing this episode in case you missed it the first time.

Martha Buche (or Ms. Martha as she’s affectionately known in our house) is here today! Oh my goodness could we all use a bit of Martha in our back pocket. Martha is an early childhood educator extraordinaire and she is here to talk about child development and parenting. We talk about what children need to grow and develop but also what parents need to grow and develop. It was such a fun, informative conversation and in many ways we barely scratched the surface. I’m already calling for a Part 2!
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

02/01/2024

Happy New Year everyone and Welcome back to Women's Fire. I squeezed in a recording last week because it felt important and timely. My guest is Dina Yehia. Dina is from Egypt and has had a front row seat to the Isreali-Palestinian wars since she was a child. Dina now lives here in the Driftless area and is working with others in the region to promote the Palestinian perspective and calls for peace in the region as a member of Driftless Palestinian Solidarity. Dina shares her knowledge of history and current perspective of the conflict and what she thinks is the way forward. https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

04/11/2023

Vicky Reeves is a fellow female podcaster in the Driftless area, and also just so happens to be a delightful human being. Vicky shares with us her journey from being a Presbyterian elder by the age of 16, through Buddhism, to where she is now as a life coach and spiritually curious woman. We talk about burnout, how taking care of others starts with taking care of ourselves, and how embracing our pain points is the key to joy and love. I truly loved recording this episode and I hope you will love it, too. You can find out more about Vicky on her website: shinefreely.com
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

04/11/2023

A warm, cozy welcome to Prudence Tippins! Prudence is here to talk about her journey through menopause. It was a transformative experience for her as she discovered the lack of information about this stage of a woman’s life and ended up doing a lot of research on her own. She shares gratitude for her journey along with information she wishes she would have known along the way. This is a really great conversation and I hope you all leave feeling informed and inspired.
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

04/11/2023

Yay! Joy Miller is here everyone! Let’s give her a warm welcome. Joy is a farmer and owner of Keewaydin Farms in rural La Farge, WI. During COVID she began getting requests for people to be able to come out and be in nature at their property and these were the first seeds that were planted for what is now Driftless Curiosity. In the episode we talk about how Joy never saw herself as a farmer until she fell in love with one and how this role has left her with deep connection to the earth, one she wants to share with as many people as she can. For more information on the work Joy is doing in the world and how you can get involved you can check out driftlesscuriosity.org.
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

28/09/2023

A round of applause for Susan as she joins us around the fire. Seriously, this women is doing so much to effect change in Vernon County, and she does it with much grace and determination. Susan is a part of the Vernon County Domestic Abuse Project and as part of that project she is helping start the Helping End Abuse Response Team (HEART). We talk about her early work as a therapist and what called her to the work she does today. There is also information on how you can get involved at the end of the show.
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts

28/09/2023

New episodes are up!

Welcome welcome welcome everyone!! It’s good to be back together with you. I’m so excited about this episode because it was just such a fun and sweet and honest conversation to record. In this episode Kaitlyn & Cassandra tell us about their journey to becoming parents. As anyone who has had to try to get pregnant using medical interventions will tell you it can be a long, emotionally draining process. Kaitlyn’s and Cassandra’s sense of humor and candid retelling of their story will make you feel less alone, and honestly, it gives me hope for the next generation that they are out there parenting in the world. This is a long episode and you won’t want to miss any of it, so get comfy and enjoy!
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts

28/06/2023

New episode 🔥
Please give a warm welcome to Nora! Nora is a large animal veterinarian here in rural Wisconsin and I wanted to have her on to talk about her experience as a woman in this field. In this episode we talk about what drew her to be a large animal vet, how she came to Wisconsin having grown up in a suburb of NYC, how becoming a mother brought her closer to the emotional life of the animals she works with, and how she and her husband work together to support their careers and be present parents.
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts

16/06/2023

Oh my gosh y'all... I'm finally releasing an episode after a very unintentional hiatus 🎉🔥

Welcome back to Women’s Fire everyone! I’m so glad to be getting back in the studio and making new episodes for you. My guest today is Erin Ford. Erin is an Afro-Indigenous q***r woman who spent 20 years doing advocacy work here in rural Wisconsin. She talks about her experience doing this work during contentious times and how it eventually led to her to move out of the region and closer to a city, where she felt she would have more impact. This conversation was recorded in June 2022. Thank you to Erin for letting me re-release it as part of Women’s Fire.
This is also a reminder that is this Saturday 🏳️‍🌈
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

05/05/2023

Welcome to another Women’s Fire! I’m very excited about my guest today because it’s not often I get to geek out over relationships with someone. Denise is a relationship coach and today we talk about her work with couples seeking long term relationships and our own experiences with our partners of over 20 years. Denise shares with us some foundational work she does with couples and we discuss why long term relationships can be hard but are totally worth it. I just know that every listener is going to walk away with some nuggets they can use in their own life. You can learn more about Denise and the work she does at www.connectedcouple.com
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

05/05/2023

Please welcome our local Naturopathic doctor to the fire! Dr. Gustafson is here today to talk about her passion for naturopathic medicine and her journey to become a naturopathic doctor. We discuss how her own chronic health issues as a young adult started her on her journey and how she works within a culture of Western medicine. We also talk about how doctors of natural medicine differ from at-home herbalists and why many of her patients start by seeking her out as a last resort for chronic issues traditional medicine hasn’t been able to help.
www.wildrosenaturalmedicine.com
Listen on Spotify, Apple, or Google
Or at WDRT.org https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

05/05/2023

*Trigger Warning*- In this episode we discuss the topic of s*x trafficking and child s*xual abuse

Sarah Caldwell reached out to me saying she felt called to tell her story in a more public way and she thought my platform would be a safe space to do so. Sarah has been on a healing journey for over 20 years as a survivor of s*x trafficking and child s*xual abuse. In this episode Sarah talks about her emotionally abusive home life and how that left her seeking love and affection which made her a target for s*xual predators. Sarah also talks about how she removed herself from that traumatic situation and how she’s been finding her way to health and healing along the way. I admire Sarah for telling her story in the hopes others can find healing in their own trauma journeys. Let's give her a warm welcome to the fire circle 🔥
Resources: 888-373-7888 National Human Trafficking Hotline, humantraffickinghotline.org
Listen: https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts

30/03/2023

Celina, part 2
Celina is here for a follow up conversation about what she’s been up to for the past year and a half. Celina talks about becoming a mother of two, how Harry Potter helped her through her first month post-partum, her years long experience of taking her s*x abuser to trial, love & loss, and how the pressure to attachment parent can cause more harm than good. It’s a little bit of everything and a whole lot of love.
Listen here: https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts.
♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️

19/03/2023

Happy Sunday everyone! A new episode is out today, just in time for spring 🌷
My first today is Celina Dykstra. I know the term “Unicorn” gets thrown around quite a bit these days, but I don’t throw it around w***y nilly. In fact, when I think of unicorns I know in my life I think Celina is the only one. As she’ll tell you herself, Celina can’t help but be honest and authentic at all times. This episode is from when Celina was my guest on Conversations. She was my first guest because I can’t help but feel comfortable around her and I knew she’d be up for whatever the conversation became. In this episode we get to know Celina, how she decided what type of person she wanted to be, and we talk about her work around her relationship with food. This is part one of a two part episode. Stay tuned next week when I talk to Celina about becoming a mom of two and how Harry Potter got her through her first month postpartum.
Listen here: https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts (Spotify, Google, Apple)

26/02/2023

I’ve got a special mini episode here for you today. Check-ins have been an integral part of women’s fires I’ve hosted and attended. It gives a chance for everyone to say a little something about what’s going on in their life so everyone else can offer support, excitement, or feedback depending on what’s coming up for them. In this episode I share with you what’s going on in my life right now. I share how I’m navigating a seasonal shift in family dynamics, how I’m working through a new stage of parenting (teens), and a book I’m really excited to tell you about. I encourage you to check in, too! Comment below if you want to share with the community, or just call up a friend or special person in your life and tell them how you’re doing and ask how they’re doing. We all do better when we share a bit of ourselves and our lives with others.
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

12/02/2023

Martha Buche (or Ms. Martha as she’s affectionately known in our house) is here today! Oh my goodness could we all use a bit of Martha in our back pocket. Martha is an early childhood educator extraordinaire and she is here to talk about child development and parenting. We talk about what children need to grow and develop but also what parents need to grow and develop. It was such a fun, informative conversation and in many ways we barely scratched the surface. I’m already calling for a Part 2!
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

05/02/2023

Please give a warm welcome to Josefine Jaynes! Josefine is on Women’s Fire to talk about taking her gap year to run for Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020 when she was just 18 years old. This is a very earnest and sincere conversation that had us both in tears a couple of times. Josefine talks about her early interest in politics, what inspired her to run for office, and what she’s up to now as a college student. This conversation left me inspired by the youth who will one day run this country!
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

30/01/2023

Welcome Harriet Behar to the fire circle!
You will be so happy to meet Harriet. She is a long time organic farmer advocate, educator, inspector, and farmer. She currently grows and dries organic herbs for culinary and medicinal use and is a supplier to the local co-op and LuSa Organics. Harriet has been in the organic farming community for over 40 years and is one of the first employees of what is now Organic Valley. Harriet doesn’t just see problems, she sees solutions and works to improve the world around her. To learn more about her teachings and organic farming resources you can head to www.wiwic.org

24/01/2023

I LOVE my guests, but this is my favorite part of every episode! If you haven't found the time yet to listen to an episode, do yourself a favor and at least listen to this song. It is written and performed by Elise Nicole and it is perfect 💕

(It has taken me a few months to figure out how to post an original song to social media (I think this is going to work 🤞). Big thanks to Terry O'Connor at WDRT 91.9 fm Driftless Community Radio for figuring this out for me!)

23/01/2023

Happy 2023 everyone! Women's Fire is back with new episodes starting today 🔥
I am so excited to start the new year with this conversation. Sarah is a delightful human being and also a total badass when it comes to having a vision and following a dream. Sarah talks about her journey from working in a cheese shop to owning/operating her very own. I was very much inspired by her perseverance, willingness to be supported, and how she keeps perspective all along the way. https://www.noblerind.com/
https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

01/01/2023

Happy New Year everyone!
I am so excited to release my new thumbnail 🤩 It was designed by the uber-talented and I LOVE it 💖 The more I look at it the more bits I love about it. I think it really captures the feeling of women gathering and sharing and learning from each other. This is exactly what I want this space to be.
Last year was big for me because I launched this podcast, and it has me reflecting on what I want for it in 2023. The word I keep coming to is Learning. I want to learn more about this medium so I can get better at it. I want to learn more about how to be of service to this community using this platform. I want to learn about you and from you. I want to learn about more amazing women who are doing ordinary and extraordinary things.
How about you? What are you hoping to learn this year? Please share in the comments below.
Lots of love to you all. Here's to 2023 🥂

12/12/2022

New episode alert! 🔥
Rachel Jepson Wolf almost needs no introduction to many of you listeners. For those of you who don’t know, Rachel is a writer, a photographer, a blogger, a homeschool parent, and the owner and founder of LuSa Organics, and she writes about her life and her family on her blog, Rachel Wolf Clean (rachelwolfclean.com). Since Rachel shares so much of herself and you can go to her blog to read about her experience as a mother, an entrepreneur, and a small business owner, I thought this would be a good opportunity to go beyond her basic story and dig a little deeper. So that’s just what we did! You can listen at WDRT.org/podcasts and you can learn more about Rachel here:
rachelwolfclean.com
www.lusaorganics.com

05/12/2022

Come join the fire on this cold day 🔥
Mandy Herrick is back to continue our conversation about dance, movement, and being in our bodies. We discuss the fact that it is often easier for children to be in their bodies than adults and how to reclaim that embodiment. If you would like to learn more about Mandy and her dance/movement/art, check out her website http://www.mandyherrick.com/
Listen here https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

27/11/2022

A special episode this week: Mandy Herrick, part 1
Yes, you read that right, this is a two-parter! Mandy was one of my first guests on a show I used to host called Conversations. I had Mandy on the show to talk about her life as a dancer and the journey she has taken from in-the-box dancing to movement-as-art dancing. When I asked Mandy if I could use that episode for my podcast she agreed but said that when she thinks about that conversation she thinks she would answer some of those questions differently. Well, I think this is a perfect opportunity for a follow-up! Enjoy our original conversation and stay tuned next week for part 2.
Listen now here: https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Or wherever you get your podcasts

20/11/2022

Let's gather round to welcome Danielle Boerson to the fire! Danielle and her husband, Mat, own and operate Boerson Farm in Green Lake, WI. Danielle is on the podcast today to talk about her journey to becoming a regenerative farmer when she originally went into theater after high school. Danielle and Mat ended up traveling abroad, learning about regenerative agriculture, and eventually settled back in their hometown to start their farming adventure. They are now in their 10th year of farming and have recently settled onto a property that they hope to see farmed responsibly for generations to come.
If you'd like to learn more about Danielle and her farming family, check out their website: https://www.boersonfarm.com/
Listen to this episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/

17/11/2022

In the studio editing today. Episode #10 will be released on Sunday and it feels like a bit of a milestone. Yay! I've also got my first two-parter coming up in a couple of weeks. Things keep chugging along over here...

13/11/2022

Come warm up by the fire 🔥
Harmonie O'Laughlin is my guest today. Harmonie is the owner of Flora's Feast botanical skincare line and the founder of the Plant Wonder Collective. Harmonie came to Women's Fire today to talk about how she started her small business and how it has expanded to include online collaboration in an effort to make botanical knowledge more accessible.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YbXunuSCg0OStOdInLWtA?si=B5V1bpG2Rg-OmBo_PqP9rg&utm_source=copy-link

06/11/2022

https://www.wdrt.org/womens-fire/
Jess Krueger is my guest on today's podcast.
Jess is here today to talk about her work as a doula in rural Wisconsin. We talked about her journey to becoming a doula and how the birth landscape has changed over the last 20 years. It has been a while since I’ve gotten to talk about birth work so this we really fun for me.

04/11/2022

I'm working on new episodes for you 🔥