The Illicit Feminine

Elizabeth Marth
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You’ve been taught to silence your soul.It’s time to reclaim it.Welcome to The Illicit Feminine - the podcast that unapologetically disrupts everything you were told to suppress.Your sensuality.Your rage.Your truth.Your sacred feminine power.This isn’t self-help.This is a soul-level uprising.I’m Elizabeth Marth a transformational coach, shadow worker, and guide for women ready to stop hiding and start rising. Every week, I’ll take you deep: into real talk, raw stories, and radical truths most people are afraid to say out loud.If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too sensitive, too emotional... GOOD.That means you’re exactly where you need to be.Here, nothing sacred is silenced.We don’t tone it down.We turn it ALL the way up.Get ready for unfiltered solo episodes, fierce interviews with women who’ve broken free, and shadow work that sets your soul on fire. This is where the forgotten parts of you come back online. This is where you come home to your full power.No more good-girl masks.No more waiting for permission.Share this with every woman who needs to remember who she really is.This is The Illicit Feminine.Raw. Wild. Holy.Are you ready to rise?

  1. MAR 26

    Gate Nine: The Devotional Self - Reclaiming Your Inner Authority and Returning to Your Soul

    In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth explores Gate 9 of the Sovereign Descent Journey: The Devotional Self a deeply transformative invitation to return to your soul as your primary source of truth, safety, and authority. So many women have been conditioned to devote themselves outwardly to partners, roles, belief systems, and external validation often at the cost of their own inner knowing. But what happens when devotion begins within? This episode unpacks the difference between devotion and obedience, and reveals how emotional and spiritual outsourcing keeps women disconnected from their power. Elizabeth shares how to reclaim your inner authority, rebuild trust with your body and intuition, and create a life rooted in self-devotion. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost yourself in relationships, roles, or expectations this conversation will bring you home. Episode Highlights:  02:00 – Introduction to Gate 9: The Devotional Self  03:00 – Your Body as Your First Soulmate  04:30 – Why We’ve Been Conditioned to Look Outside Ourselves  05:30 – The Many Roles Women Devote Themselves To  07:00 – When Devotion Leads to Self-Abandonment  08:00 – Attachment, Authority, and Emotional Outsourcing  10:00 – Learning to Return to Yourself First  12:00 – Devotion vs. Obedience: A Critical Distinction  14:00 – Reclaiming Inner Authority Without Losing Connection  16:00 – Why We Attach: Safety, Conditioning, and Survival  18:00 – Creating Inner Stability Instead of External Dependence  19:30 – Trusting Your Inner Knowing as a Felt Experience  20:30 – Reflective Questions to Reclaim Your Sovereignty  21:00 – Devotion Begins Within: A New Way Forward If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who is ready to come home to themselves. And if you’re walking your own path of reclamation, make sure you’re following The Illicit Feminine so you don’t miss Gate 10 in this powerful series. Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    23 min

  2. MAR 18

    Gate Eight: The Grief Gate, Healing Self-Abandonment and Reclaiming Your True Self Through Sacred Grief

    In this deeply moving episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners through Gate Eight of the Sovereign Descent, known as The Grief Gate. This conversation explores a profound and often unspoken form of grief, the grief that comes not from losing others, but from slowly losing ourselves. Elizabeth reveals how many women carry a quiet, cumulative grief formed through years of self-abandonment, staying silent, adapting to expectations, and postponing their deepest desires. Unlike traditional grief tied to a single event, this grief often shows up as fatigue, numbness, anxiety, or a lingering sense that something within us has been left behind. Rather than viewing grief as something to avoid or move past quickly, she reframes it as a necessary and sacred process of emotional completion. Grief becomes the moment we stop pretending something didn’t cost us, and begin honoring the parts of ourselves that were left unheard, unseen, or unlived. Through personal stories, emotional insight, and somatic awareness, Elizabeth explores how unprocessed grief can keep the nervous system stuck, while allowing grief to move through the body creates space for healing, regulation, and forward movement. You’ll also hear how grief connects to ancestral patterns, the mother wound, and relational dynamics, offering a deeper understanding of how emotions can be carried across generations and how they can be consciously released. The episode concludes with a gentle somatic practice and reflection prompts to help listeners safely access, process, and honor their grief, transforming it into clarity, compassion, and self-reclamation. This episode is part of the ongoing Sovereign Descent series, where each gate represents a stage in the journey of confronting the shadow, reclaiming truth, and returning to the self with deeper wisdom and sovereignty.  Episode Highlights 03:00 – The unseen grief of self-abandonment  How grief forms through years of choosing adaptation over authenticity 06:30 – Grief as emotional completion  Why grief is not collapse, but a necessary process of integration and healing 10:00 – The self that adapted instead of lived  How conditioning and expectations shape our choices and disconnect us from ourselves 13:30 – Why unprocessed grief keeps the nervous system stuck  How suppressed emotions can lead to anxiety, depression, and dis-ease 17:00 – Grief in relationships and life transitions  Why avoiding grief can keep us looping in patterns that no longer serve us 20:00 – Ancestral grief and the mother wound  How grief can be inherited and carried across generations 24:00 – Questions for self-reflection and emotional awareness  Exploring what parts of your life may still need to be honored and mourned 27:30 – Somatic practice for processing grief  A gentle guided exercise to safely access and release emotional energy Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    32 min

  3. MAR 12

    Gate Seven: The Rage Gate, Reclaiming Feminine Power Through Sacred Anger and Self-Sovereignty

    In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth explores Gate Seven of the Sovereign Descent, known as The Rage Gate. This conversation reframes anger and rage not as destructive emotions, but as intelligent signals from the soul calling us back to ourselves. Elizabeth explains how rage often arises when we repeatedly abandon our truth, ignore our body's wisdom, or suppress emotions to maintain connection and approval. Rather than viewing anger as something to fear, she invites listeners to understand it as a sacred messenger that reveals where self-betrayal has occurred and where transformation is ready to begin. Through reflections on spiritual conditioning, relational dynamics, and feminine empowerment, Elizabeth uncovers how cultural expectations have often taught women to silence their anger. When acknowledged and processed in a healthy container, however, rage becomes a powerful catalyst for clarity, boundaries, and personal sovereignty. Elizabeth also shares practical insights on how to safely process anger, the difference between rage and violence, and why anger can be a necessary step in healing depression, illness, and emotional repression. The episode concludes with a guided embodiment practice designed to help listeners reconnect with the physical energy of anger and transform it into clarity, self-trust, and empowered action. This episode is part of the ongoing Sovereign Descent series, where each gate represents a stage in the journey of confronting shadow, reclaiming truth, and embodying the wisdom gained through transformation. 03:00 – Understanding Punitive Anger vs. Sacred Anger The difference between destructive anger and the deeper, clarifying anger that catalyzes change. 07:00 – Rage as a Signal of Self-Abandonment Why rage often appears when we repeatedly ignore our inner truth, intuition, and bodily wisdom. 12:00 – Reclaiming the Fire Within How anger reconnects us to passion, boundaries, creativity, and personal power. 17:00 – The Difference Between Rage and Violence Why rage itself is not dangerous, and how processing anger safely prevents harmful expressions. 20:00 – The Sacred Function of Rage How anger becomes a catalyst for clarity, transformation, and reclaiming sovereignty. 24:00 – Healthy Ways to Process Anger Shadow work, somatic movement, journaling, and other practices that allow anger to move safely through the body. 27:00 – Embodiment Practice for Working with Rage Elizabeth guides listeners through a grounding somatic exercise to safely release and listen to anger. 33:00 – From Rage to Grief: The Next Gate Preview of the upcoming episode exploring Gate Eight, the Grief Gate. Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    35 min

  4. FEB 25

    Reclaiming the Body, Sensuality, and Freedom Through Nature with Photographer Wren Morrow

    In this captivating episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth sits down with outdoor boudoir and erotic adventure photographer Wren Morrow for a deeply intimate conversation about embodiment, sensuality, healing, and the power of reconnecting with the body through nature. Wren shares her powerful personal journey, from growing up in a conservative religious environment shaped by modesty and body shame, to reclaiming her identity through photography, creativity, and living in wild landscapes. Her work now centers on guiding women and couples into deeply embodied experiences in nature, capturing images that act as portals back to feelings of freedom, confidence, and belonging. Together, Elizabeth and Wren explore what it means to feel safe in your body, how trauma can disconnect us from our sensuality, and why returning to nature can be a profound pathway back to self-trust and liberation. This episode is a moving exploration of the feminine journey, self-expression, and the courage to be seen fully, without armor. Through storytelling, vulnerability, and philosophical reflection, this conversation invites listeners to remember that the body is not something to hide, fix, or control, but a living interface for pleasure, presence, healing, and truth. Highlights: Wren’s transformation from religious conditioning and body shame to embodied freedomHow photography became a tool for healing, expression, and feminine empowermentWhy trauma often disconnects us from our bodies and sensualityRelearning how to feel safe, present, and alive inside the bodyThe role of nature in healing, grounding, and restoring feminine energyHow images can act as emotional “portals” back to empowerment and self-trustReclaiming nakedness as natural, sacred, and liberating rather than shamefulTune in to hear how the body holds stories of resilience, not flaws and sensuality is not something to perform, it’s something to experience. About Wren: Wren Morrow is an outdoor boudoir and erotic adventure photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. She guides women and couples through deeply embodied experiences in wild places, creating images that capture sensuality, freedom, and personal transformation. Her work blends nature, storytelling, and emotional presence to help clients reconnect with their bodies and sense of belonging. Website: https://www.wrenmorrow.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_wrenmorrow/ Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    44 min

  5. FEB 11

    Gate Six of the Sovereign Descent: Reclaiming Erotic Authority and Desire

    In Gate Six of the Sovereign Descent, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners into one of the most powerful and misunderstood aspects of feminine awakening: the reclamation of erotic authority. This episode explores erotic energy not as performance, seduction, or sexuality for validation—but as life force, creativity, desire, pleasure, and embodied truth. Elizabeth reframes the “illicit feminine” as the part of a woman that was never immoral—but unauthorized. The part that feels deeply, wants boldly, and moves without needing consensus. Building on Gate Five’s work of reclaiming the inner masculine as safety and containment, Gate Six invites the feminine to rise—not in rebellion or chaos—but in grounded sovereignty. When safety is internalized, desire can become guidance rather than threat. Drawing from trauma psychology, attachment dynamics, somatic awareness, and sacred feminine energetics, this episode examines how many women were conditioned to distrust desire, suppress pleasure, or use erotic energy strategically for attachment, validation, or survival. Gate Six names the cost of disconnection from erotic life force—and the transformation that becomes possible when it is reclaimed. Elizabeth explores: What “erotic energy” truly is (and what it is not)Why desire has been labeled sinful, dangerous, or destabilizingThe difference between grounded desire and wounded compulsionHow erotic energy becomes performative in relationshipsWhy many women disconnect from their bodies—and how to returnThe impact of suppressing desire on vitality, creativity, and emotional alivenessHow pleasure functions as grounding rather than indulgenceWhy a woman without desire becomes disconnected from her inner compassThe role of the illicit feminine in reclaiming sovereigntyHow reclaiming erotic authority reorganizes relationships around truthThe connection between creativity, sensuality, and sexual energyWhy your body is a source of knowing—not something to overrideThe difference between momentary gratification and soul-aligned desireHow suppressed erotic energy leads to numbness, flat relationships, and blocked creativityWhy your “yes” and “no” must become sacred againHow to discern fear from truth when following desireThe episode also addresses the subtle ways erotic energy can be unconsciously used for safety, attachment, approval, or power and why reclaiming it as embodied truth rather than manipulation is essential for sovereign womanhood. Elizabeth closes with a somatic embodiment practice inviting listeners to reconnect with their pelvic center, their womb space, and their body’s intuitive knowing. Through breath and sensation, women are guided to ask: What do I want? not from the mind, but from the body. Gate Six marks the moment where women stop apologizing for wanting, stop outsourcing permission, and begin trusting their erotic life force as sacred guidance. Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    34 min

  6. FEB 4

    Gate Five of the Sovereign Descent: Reclaiming the Inner Masculine, Safety, and Emotional Containment

    In Gate Five of the Sovereign Descent, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners into one of the most misunderstood and underdeveloped aspects of feminine healing: the inner masculine. This gate explores masculine energy not as dominance, productivity, or hustle, but as safety, containment, structure, and protection. Elizabeth reframes the inner masculine as the internal force that allows the feminine to soften, desire, rest, and tell the truth without collapse. Drawing from trauma psychology, attachment theory, somatic awareness, and sacred feminine–masculine energetics, this episode names a core wound many women carry: the absence of internal safety. When the inner masculine is underdeveloped or outsourced to external authority figures, partners, systems, or approval, the feminine becomes overwhelmed, impulsive, fearful of desire, or disconnected from truth. Gate Five reveals why reclaiming desire, pleasure, and authenticity is not sustainable without an internal structure capable of holding it. Elizabeth explores: What the inner masculine truly is and what it is notWhy safety is a prerequisite for desire, truth-telling, and embodimentHow women are conditioned to outsource protection, authority, and containmentThe difference between productive action and embodied masculine presenceSigns your inner masculine may be wounded or offline, including indecision, emotional flooding, paralysis, fear of consequences, and avoidanceHow lack of internal safety leads to over-emotionality, burnout, and self-abandonmentWhy boundaries are first internal—not performative or confrontationalThe role of the inner masculine in emotional containment, discernment, follow-through, and nervous system regulationHow reclaiming the inner masculine allows the feminine to rise without chaosWhy manifestation, erotic awakening, and desire cannot be sustained without internal structureThe episode also addresses how imbalance between feminine and masculine energies can lead to confusion between divine desire and ego-driven impulse, and why many women feel destabilized when attempting to reclaim pleasure without first feeling safe inside themselves. Elizabeth closes with a grounding somatic embodiment practice designed to help listeners connect with their inner masculine as a steady, protective, and clarifying presence inviting the body into a felt sense of safety, containment, and self-trust. Gate Five marks the moment where women stop outsourcing their authority and begin holding themselves emotionally, energetically, and spiritually—from the inside out. Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    32 min

  7. JAN 3

    The Disavowed Woman Reclaiming the Parts You Exiled to Survive - Gate 4 of The Sovereign Descent

    In Gate Four of the Sovereign Descent, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners into one of the most psychologically and spiritually confronting stages of the Inanna journey: the disavowed woman. This gate explores the parts of ourselves we did not merely repress but consciously or unconsciously deemed unacceptable in order to survive. Unlike repression, disavowal is a knowing exile. It is the moment the psyche decides that certain truths, needs, desires, emotions, or instincts are too dangerous to keep visible. Through the lens of trauma, attachment, shadow work, and sacred feminine psychology, Elizabeth unpacks how women learn early in life to abandon parts of themselves in exchange for safety, approval, and connection. Anger, erotic desire, ambition, intuition, emotional intensity, truth-telling, and need itself are often among the first to be sent underground. This episode reframes these adaptations not as pathology, but as brilliant survival strategies while also naming the profound cost of living disconnected from one’s life force. Elizabeth explores: What disavowal is and how it differs from repressionHow conditional love teaches women to exile their truthThe link between disavowed parts and shame, self-sabotage, addiction, numbing, and low-grade anxiety or depressionWhy shadow work is not about acting out, but about relationship and integrationHow judgment keeps parts of us exiled, and curiosity restores contactWhy the woman you are becoming cannot be built on the continued abandonment of your truthThe episode closes with a gentle somatic embodiment practice, inviting listeners to reconnect with the parts of themselves that were hidden in order to survive and to begin the shift from exile to integration. Gate Four marks the moment where we stop fighting our shadow and begin listening to it. Subscribe to the podcast, as next week, the descent continues with Gate Five: Connecting with the Inner Masculine a vital and often misunderstood stage of feminine healing. Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    32 min

  8. 12/19/2025

    The Split Self: Why You Feel Torn Inside and How to Begin Integrating Your Sovereign Truth - Gate 3 of The Sovereign Descent

    Have you ever felt pulled in two directions unable to make a decision, looping in confusion, or feeling like two different versions of yourself are at war inside? In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth continues the Sovereign Descent series by guiding listeners through Gate Three: The Split Self - the internal divide between who you became to survive and who you were born to be. Drawing from the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna and deeply embodied feminine psychology, this episode explores why the split self is not a flaw, pathology, or personal failure but an intelligent survival strategy shaped by early conditioning, emotional wounds, and the need for safety and belonging. Elizabeth breaks down the two core identities at play: • The compliant self, shaped by survival, approval, and conditioning • The sovereign self, rooted in truth, desire, inner authority, and embodied power Between these two selves lies an internal battlefield that shows up as exhaustion, indecision, anxiety, self-betrayal, overthinking, and a persistent feeling of being stuck. This episode names what so many women feel but cannot articulate and offers a path forward that does not involve forcing clarity or “just making a decision.” You’ll learn why: Confusion is not the problem, but a symptom of unresolved survival patternsDemanding certainty too soon keeps you trapped in the splitIntegration - not elimination - is the true path to wholenessThe nervous system must feel safe before truth can riseCoherence in the body precedes clarity in the mindElizabeth also shares a gentle somatic integration practice to help you begin holding both selves with compassion, allowing the internal war to soften and your center to return. This episode is an invitation to stop abandoning yourself, to stop disappearing parts of who you are, and to begin the sacred work of integration where survival and sovereignty no longer compete, but coexist. You are not split because you are weak. You are split because you survived. Next week, the Sovereign Descent continues with Gate Four: The Disavowed Woman, where shadow, exile, and reclamation take center stage. Connect with Eiizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforher Email: elizabeth@sacredfreedom.life Thank you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review. Elizabeth

    33 min
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You’ve been taught to silence your soul.It’s time to reclaim it.Welcome to The Illicit Feminine - the podcast that unapologetically disrupts everything you were told to suppress.Your sensuality.Your rage.Your truth.Your sacred feminine power.This isn’t self-help.This is a soul-level uprising.I’m Elizabeth Marth a transformational coach, shadow worker, and guide for women ready to stop hiding and start rising. Every week, I’ll take you deep: into real talk, raw stories, and radical truths most people are afraid to say out loud.If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too sensitive, too emotional... GOOD.That means you’re exactly where you need to be.Here, nothing sacred is silenced.We don’t tone it down.We turn it ALL the way up.Get ready for unfiltered solo episodes, fierce interviews with women who’ve broken free, and shadow work that sets your soul on fire. This is where the forgotten parts of you come back online. This is where you come home to your full power.No more good-girl masks.No more waiting for permission.Share this with every woman who needs to remember who she really is.This is The Illicit Feminine.Raw. Wild. Holy.Are you ready to rise?

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  • Creator
    Elizabeth Marth
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Illicit Feminine
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    The Illicit Feminine

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