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The Forgotten Power of the Feminine | Ep. 20

What if our understanding of motherhood has kept us from recognizing one of the most powerful aspects of human nature? Dr. Gertrude Lyons has spent years challenging the conventional definition of motherhood. In her work, mothering extends far beyond raising children. It is the ability to conceive, nurture and bring something into existence, a creative intelligence available to everyone. In this episode of The Sigma Femme Podcast, we take that idea into unexpected territory. We examine how cultural expectations have shaped our understanding of feminine power, why the pursuit of equality hasn’t necessarily taught us to value the feminine, and what ancient archetypes reveal about the relationship between creation and destruction. We also explore what happens when we stop looking for an instruction manual and begin trusting the intelligence of our own intuition. It’s an expansive conversation about the feminine in all its expressions, including the ones we’ve been conditioned to fear or overlook. In This Episode * Redefining motherhood beyond raising children * Rewriting inherited beliefs about womanhood and self-worth * The divine feminine as a force of creation and destruction * Masculine and feminine energies, equality and balance * Self-mothering, intuition and internal authority * Kali, Inanna and the symbolism of the Venus cycle * Trusting the unknown and embracing feminine wisdom * Reclaiming our inherent worth beyond achievement and productivity About Dr. Gertrude Lyons Dr. Gertrude Lyons is an educator, transformational coach, author and podcast host whose work explores human potential, personal transformation and the power of redefining motherhood. She earned her doctorate in education in 2017 and has presented workshops for organizations including Google, the International Coaching Federation and HeyMama. Her insights have been featured in The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Motherly and other national media outlets. Gertrude is the author of Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust and host of the Rewrite the Mother Code podcast. She lives in Chicago, where she and her husband, Rich, raised their family. Website: DrGertrudeLyons.com Instagram: @drgertrudelyons 2027 Retreats: Explore upcoming retreats Join Sigma Femme Society Explore emotional mastery, sovereignty, relationships and the deeper patterns shaping how we live and connect. Join Sigma Femme Society Watch The Sigma Femme Podcast on YouTube Enjoy the full video conversations, discover clips from your favorite episodes and subscribe for new releases. Subscribe on YouTube Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 21

What Is Beyond Identity? | Ep. 19

What happens after the breakthrough, when you still have a life to live? In this episode of The Sigma Femme Podcast, I’m joined by my longtime friend Andrea Shipley, LPC, for a conversation about spiritual awakening, identity and giving ourselves permission to keep changing. Andrea consciously designed her life around flexibility: selling her house and converting a school bus into a home and office to building businesses and traveling widely. We talk about what happens when even identities built around freedom stop fitting, and why spiritual growth sometimes asks us to release the labels we once worked hard to create. In This Episode * Spiritual awakening and integration * Identity shifts and shedding old labels * Freedom, flexibility and lifestyle design * Purpose and the pressure to define ourselves * Internal Family Systems * Intuition versus interpretation * Creating a life that can evolve About Andrea Shipley Andrea is a Licensed Professional Counselor, coach and founder of Alive Explorations. She specializes in trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, lifestyle design and spiritual integration, helping people navigate identity shifts and existential transitions with grounded, evidence-based support. Learn more: AliveExplorations.com ------------------ Relational Field Intelligence™ You already feel the field. Learn how to read it and positively impact your sphere of influence. Learn more and apply →https://www.saradaves.com/relational-field-intelligence-program Join Sigma Femme Society Explore emotional mastery, sovereignty, relationships and the deeper patterns shaping how we live and connect. https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 7

Before We Judge | Season 2 Premiere | Ep. 18

In the Season 2 premiere of The Sigma Femme Podcast, I’m joined by trial lawyer, strategist and trauma-conscious advocate Charles Inch for a conversation about trauma, judgment and the human realities inside the justice system. Drawing from nearly two decades in criminal and domestic law, Charlie shares what he has witnessed in courtrooms, jails and high-conflict family cases, including what prolonged fear, pressure and litigation stress do to clients, families and the attorneys working inside the system. We also explore masculinity, emotional isolation and the assumptions we make about people when we see the event but not the context underneath it. What changes when curiosity enters before judgment? What becomes possible when someone is regulated enough to make a conscious choice rather than react from fear, anger or pain? Our conversation moves through trauma, nervous-system regulation, custody conflict, forgiveness, personal responsibility and the question of what each of us is willing to do once we recognize that something needs to change. At the heart of the conversation is a deeper challenge: before we decide who someone is, can we become curious about what happened to them, what is happening inside them and what else may be shaping the field? In This Episode * Trauma and the human impact of the justice system * Litigation stress and nervous-system regulation * Curiosity as an alternative to assumption and judgment * Masculinity, vulnerability and emotional isolation * Parenthood, custody conflict and unresolved anger * Forgiveness and interrupting reactive patterns * Sovereignty, responsibility and conscious choice * Duty and doing what is ours to do * Synapse⁠ — a relationship-based networking organization Charlie and Sara both belong to About Charles Inch Charles Inch is a trial lawyer, strategist and advocate working to make the law more useful, humane and effective for the people who have to live with its consequences. After beginning his career in criminal and domestic law, a serious personal crisis led him to examine how trauma, stress and pressure shape decision-making and how the legal profession itself affects the people inside it. As founder of Inch Law, Charlie combines courtroom experience with a preventative, trauma-conscious approach designed to help clients navigate legal problems with greater clarity and fewer unnecessary costs, conflicts and emotional consequences. His work includes criminal and domestic defense, preventative legal check-ups, agreements and early legal guidance aimed at addressing problems before they escalate. His larger mission is to rethink the role of law itself, not only as a tool for litigation but as a source of protection, preparation and greater peace of mind. Outside the courtroom, Charlie is a dog dad, educator, writer and intricate woodworker. Connect with Charlie: https://linktr.ee/charlesinch Apply for the Relational Field Intelligence™ Program You already feel the field. Learn how to read it and positively impact your sphere of influence. Learn more and apply →https://www.saradaves.com/relational-field-intelligence-program Continue the Conversation If this conversation resonated with you, I invite you to join Sigma Femme Society, a community exploring sovereignty, healing, relationships and the deeper patterns that shape our lives. Join us:https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Guest disclaimer: Charles Inch is a Virginia attorney. His comments reflect his personal views and experience and are provided for general information only. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal, medical, or mental health advice, and listening does not create an attorney–client relationship with Charles Inch or Inch Law. For advice about your circumstances, consult an appropriate professional. Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 30

The Field Between Us: Season 2 Prologue | Ep. 17

Season 2 of The Sigma Femme Podcast begins with a question: How do we become more conscious participants in what we’re creating? In this prologue, Sara traces the questions that have followed her through years of work in conflict resolution, purpose, emotional mastery, masculine and feminine dynamics, manifestation, Family Constellations and organizational systems. Across those different environments, the same themes kept surfacing: identity, belonging, power, inherited patterns, discernment, authenticity and the relationship between personal agency and the larger systems shaping our lives. From those threads, she eventually created Relational Field Intelligence™, a framework for recognizing what is happening within us, between people and across larger systems so we can participate with greater clarity, sovereignty and conscious choice. Season 2 will explore what happens when inner work meets the outside world, when our values encounter pressure, when belonging asks something of us and how our choices shape what becomes possible for everyone. In This Episode * The central question guiding Season 2: How do I want to participate in what is being created here? * The winding path that led me here * The connection between authenticity, power and agency * How both pattern recognition and discernment are central to influencing the relational field Relational Field Intelligence™ Program Applications Are Now Open for the first Relational Field Intelligence™ Program. Phase 1: Read the Field begins Oct. 28. Learn more and apply https://www.saradaves.com/relational-field-intelligence-program The four-phase experiential program moves through Read the Field, Emotional Mastery, Sovereignty and Influence, developing the capacity to recognize relational and systemic dynamics, remain grounded under emotional pressure and participate more consciously within relationships and larger systems. Continue the Conversation If this episode resonated with you, join Sigma Femme Society, a community exploring emotional sovereignty, healing, relationships and the deeper patterns that shape our lives. https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 3

The Body Knows the Way Home | Season 1 Finale | Ep. 16

The body often knows what the mind has not yet learned to name. In this episode of The Sigma Femme Podcast, I’m joined by licensed mental health therapist, intuitive spiritual coach and A Course in Miracles teacher Kel Lash for a conversation about embodiment, forgiveness and the wisdom available when we begin listening to the body instead of overriding it. Kel shares how discovering somatic therapy transformed both her personal healing and clinical practice, shifting her understanding of trauma, boundaries and emotional regulation. Rather than treating healing as something that happens primarily through insight, she explores how the body communicates through sensation, emotion and nervous system responses that often emerge before the mind has formed a story. Together, we discuss co-regulation, consent, platonic touch, community and the importance of relationships that allow us to feel safe enough to become fully ourselves. We also explore emotional sovereignty, self-forgiveness and why curiosity may be one of the most powerful pathways to compassion. Toward the end of the conversation, we examine the cultural conditioning that teaches us to disconnect from our bodies in the name of productivity, perfection and performance. Kel offers another possibility: reconnecting body, mind and spirit so that healing becomes less about fixing ourselves and more about remembering how to listen. In This Episode * Somatic therapy and learning to listen to the body’s signals * Nervous system regulation and co-regulation * Consent, platonic touch and recognizing our yeses and nos * Emotional sovereignty, boundaries and authentic relationship * Self-forgiveness and letting go of the meaning we attach to our experiences * Curiosity as a pathway to compassion * Why community is essential for healing * The relationship between body, mind and spirit * Cultural conditioning and the habit of overriding the body * A Course in Miracles and forgiveness as a spiritual practice About Kel Lash Kel Lash, MS, LPC, LMHC, CLC (she/they), is a licensed mental health therapist, intuitive spiritual coach, minister and A Course in Miracles teacher whose work bridges somatic therapy, forgiveness and authentic relationship. Based in Gainesville, Florida, Kel offers virtual somatic therapy for Oregon residents, intuitive coaching, authentic relating retreats and workshops exploring embodiment, co-regulation, platonic touch and spiritual transformation. Her work invites people to move beyond fear and self-protection by reconnecting with the wisdom of the body, cultivating emotional sovereignty and experiencing forgiveness as a pathway to greater freedom and love. Website: https://manymiraclescoaching.com Follow Kel: Instagram: Many Miracles Coaching Facebook: Many Miracles Coaching YouTube: Many Miracles Coaching LinkedIn: Kel Lash Resources A Course in Miracles A spiritual text that informs both Kel’s work and this conversation, particularly its teachings on forgiveness, perception, fear, love and the healing of relationships. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk A foundational book exploring the relationship between trauma, the nervous system and the body, including why healing often requires more than intellectual understanding. Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg A practical framework for building compassionate relationships through observation, feelings, needs and requests. Kel discusses the importance of shared language and communication tools in creating healthier connections. Apply for the Relational Field Intelligence™ ProgramYou already feel the field. Learn how to read it and positively impact your sphere of influence. Learn more and apply → https://www.saradaves.com/relational-field-intelligence-program Continue the Conversation If this conversation resonated with you, I invite you to join Sigma Femme Society, a community exploring emotional sovereignty, healing, relationships and the deeper patterns that shape our lives. Join us: https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Aug 19

Seeing Each Other Clearly: Masculine & Feminine Dynamics | Ep. 15

The way we experience another person is shaped by what we bring into the relationship. Our perceptions, assumptions, wounds, instincts and unconscious beliefs all influence what we think we see. The more conscious we become of those filters, the more accurately we can meet the person in front of us. In this episode of The Sigma Femme Podcast, I’m joined by author, educator and relationship expert Alison Armstrong for a conversation about masculine and feminine dynamics, perception, power, honor and the choices that shape our relationships. Alison explores how men and women can misread one another, how survival instincts and old wounds distort perception and why attempts to control another person pull us farther from genuine connection. Throughout the conversation, we keep returning to sovereignty. Knowing we have the power to choose is only the beginning. Alison takes that idea further when she asks: What if the first choice is to become the chooser? She describes “choosing to choose” as the movement out of unconscious compulsion and into conscious participation in our own lives. At its heart, this conversation is about seeing one another more clearly and becoming more conscious of how we choose to show up in relationship. When we stop reducing one another to labels, assumptions or projections, something different becomes possible: honor, partnership and the freedom to meet another person as they actually are. In This Episode * Why misperception can take us so far from the reality of another person * The queen on a chessboard as a profound example of feminine power * Why honor for the masculine means doing the right thing regardless of how you feel * The difference between having the power to choose and choosing to become the chooser * Why we may be listening to our own thoughts instead of the person speaking to us * How objectification can become an attempt to make another person manageable * Why Alison says, “Honor yourself first or all is lost. And then honor others.” Resources Alison’s website: https://www.alisonarmstrong.com The Queen’s Code by Alison Armstrong: Alison’s bestselling book explores the misunderstandings that often arise between men and women and offers a framework for greater honor, understanding and partnership. LUX: Liberation, Understanding, Extraordinary Relationships Near the end of our conversation, Alison points listeners toward LUX while making one of the clearest statements of her philosophy: “Honor yourself first or all is lost. And then honor others.” Explore LUX Making Magical Moments: Alison references Making Magical Moments near the end of our conversation as a resource about presence, availability and recognizing the moments of connection that become possible when we are truly present. Wolf’s Message by Suzanne Giesemann: Recommended by Alison early in the conversation, Wolf’s Message explores consciousness and the integration of masculine and feminine within ourselves. About Alison Armstrong Alison Armstrong is an author, educator and internationally recognized expert on human behavior and relationships. Since 1991, she has studied the patterns that shape the way men and women relate, expanding her work over the decades to explore the instincts, perceptions and behaviors that influence people, regardless of gender. Through her books, seminars and online programs, Alison has helped millions of people develop greater understanding, stronger relationships and more conscious ways of relating. Learn more: https://www.alisonarmstrong.com Continue the Conversation Explore podcast episodes, workshops and upcoming events at: https://www.saradaves.com If you’re looking for a community exploring relationships, consciousness and Relational Field Intelligence, I invite you to join Sigma Femme Society. https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Aug 5

Beyond the Illusion of Separation | Ep. 14

After surviving a rare, life-threatening illness that led to multi-organ failure, speaker, energy healer and meditation teacher Monica Rao had a near-death experience that fundamentally changed how she understands consciousness, intuition and the nature of reality. Monica describes experiencing unconditional love, profound connection and a reality where time, distance and separation no longer existed. Returning to her body became the beginning of another journey: living from the heart and trusting an inner wisdom that is available to everyone. In this conversation, we talk about her near-death experience, meditation, intuition, destiny, creativity, surrender and … the illusion of separation. We also examine how conditioning shapes our perception of reality, why life’s disruptions may become turning points and what it means to live from a deeper relationship with the divine. At its heart, this conversation invites us to consider an important question: What if healing is less about becoming someone new and instead about remembering who you have always been? In This Episode: * Monica’s near-death experience and encounters beyond the body * Experiencing unconditional love, timelessness and oneness * What it means to be in true union with the divine * The relationship between intuition, surrender and divine guidance * Purpose, destiny and the role of life’s disruptions * Competition, comparison and the illusion of separation * Creativity and childlike wonder as an expression of consciousness * Returning to childlike wonder, innocence and curiosity * The goal isn’t to “win the game” but to stop playing it About Monica Rao Monica Rao is a speaker, transformative energy healer, meditation coach, spiritual life coach and artist whose work bridges healing, consciousness and personal transformation. Originally trained in Mumbai, India, Monica has practiced meditation for more than three decades. Following a life-changing near-death experience in 2010, she dedicated her life to helping individuals, leaders and organizations navigate stress, burnout, chronic illness and personal transformation through a deeper connection to intuition, energy awareness and the mind-body-spirit connection. She holds degrees in Commercial and Graphic Art and a Master of Science in Leadership from Central Michigan University. Monica is also the founder of Graphoria, where she channels healing energy through abstract art. Watch more interviews with Monica Woman Dies From Organ Failure And Is Shown The Cause Of Her Illness (NDE) | Monica Rao Are You Already Channeling? Signs, Stories & Guided Meditation Caregiver Group Healing Session with Monica Rao Apply for the Relational Field Intelligence™ ProgramYou already feel the field. Learn how to read it and positively impact your sphere of influence. Learn more and apply → https://www.saradaves.com/relational-field-intelligence-program Continue the Conversation If you’re longing for deeper conversations around sovereignty, healing, feminine embodiment and meaningful connection, I invite you to join Sigma Femme Society. Join here: https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Jul 22

The Sacred Work of Grief | Ep. 13

Grief changes us. It arrives through the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, the loss of a home, a career, a dream or a version of ourselves that no longer fits who we are becoming. In this deeply personal conversation, Lydia Griffith returns to The Sigma Femme Podcast to explore the many faces of grief and the profound ways loss reshapes our inner world. Together, we discuss the impact of cumulative grief, the burden of carrying multiple losses over time and the ways grief can affect the nervous system, identity and sense of belonging. We also explore motherhood, ancestral patterns, self-compassion, spiritual connection and the surprising ways grief can become a doorway into deeper self-awareness and healing. Rather than treating grief as something to overcome, this conversation invites us to honor it as part of the human experience. Grief asks us to slow down, listen differently and discover who we are becoming on the other side of what has been lost. Whether you are grieving a person, a relationship, a dream or a chapter of your life, this episode is a reminder that healing is not about moving on. It is about learning how to carry love in a new way. In This Episode * The many forms grief can take * Cumulative loss and traumatic grief load * How grief impacts the nervous system * The relationship between grief and identity * Motherhood, love and loss * Turning love inward as an act of healing * Ancestral grief and inherited emotional patterns * Signs, symbols and spiritual connection after loss * The role of ritual, ceremony and community in healing * Self-compassion during seasons of transition * Learning to live with grief rather than overcome it About Lydia Griffith Lydia Griffith is the founder of Fire Horse Wisdom. Her work weaves together Chinese astrology, spiritual insight and grounded wisdom to help people navigate change, reclaim authenticity and live in deeper alignment with the energies of their time. Through her writing, teachings and consultations, Lydia helps others embrace transformation, trust their inner knowing and walk through life’s transitions with greater awareness and grace. Connect with Lydia Website: https://firehorsewisdom.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@firehorsewisdom Substack: https://substack.com/@firehorsewisdom Mentioned in This Episode * Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe, by Laura Lynne Jackson * Manifest Like a Goddess, by Sara Daves Apply for the Relational Field Intelligence™ ProgramYou already feel the field. Learn how to read it and positively impact your sphere of influence. Learn more and apply → https://www.saradaves.com/relational-field-intelligence-program Continue the Conversation If you’re longing for deeper conversations around sovereignty, healing, feminine embodiment and meaningful connection, I invite you to join Sigma Femme Society. Join here: https://sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Sara Daves at sigmafemmesociety.substack.com/subscribe

The Sigma Femme Podcast with Sara Daves

The Forgotten Power of the Feminine | Ep. 20

What Is Beyond Identity? | Ep. 19

Before We Judge | Season 2 Premiere | Ep. 18

The Field Between Us: Season 2 Prologue | Ep. 17

The Body Knows the Way Home | Season 1 Finale | Ep. 16

Seeing Each Other Clearly: Masculine & Feminine Dynamics | Ep. 15

Beyond the Illusion of Separation | Ep. 14

The Sacred Work of Grief | Ep. 13

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The Sigma Femme Podcast with Sara Daves

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The Forgotten Power of the Feminine | Ep. 20

What Is Beyond Identity? | Ep. 19

Before We Judge | Season 2 Premiere | Ep. 18

The Field Between Us: Season 2 Prologue | Ep. 17

The Body Knows the Way Home | Season 1 Finale | Ep. 16

Seeing Each Other Clearly: Masculine & Feminine Dynamics | Ep. 15

Beyond the Illusion of Separation | Ep. 14

The Sacred Work of Grief | Ep. 13

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