Change Making Women

In this episode, the first of season two. Mary Ann tells Ziada all about Healing Solidarity a conference she is currently working on which you can find more about at healingsolidarity.org. They also catch up after the summer and discuss Mary Ann's re-brand.

This week on the podcast Ziada and Mary Ann talk about the women who inspire them personally. They share the characters and moments that inspire them most and why they choose to draw inspiration from a whole range of different women, including the women who they are lucky enough to interview on the podcast! They also share about something new coming soon on the podcast. The Change Making Women Book Club where they will talk about a book written by a woman who has created change. They also invite listeners to get involved with this. Listen to this episode to find out more!

Ruby is the CEO and Co-Founder of WUKA Wear. She is a passionate environmental scientist who combines her scientific knowledge and passion for lean startup methodology to solve the problems that surround disposable menstrual products. She was born and brought up in Nepal and with WUKA , she wants to break taboos around period worldwide. This week on Change Making Women we talk to Ruby, who is originally from Nepal about how she developed the idea for Wuka Wear Period Pants and went about testing, developing and launching the product. Listen to the show to hear more about the process of envisioning an innovative product, the environmental imperative for us to get into the habit of using reusable menstrual products, breaking down the stigma and taboos about our bleeding and the importance of addressing period poverty worldwide. Find Wuka Wear at www.wuka.co.uk.

This week Mary Ann talks to Julie Daley about her life and work. They talk about Julie's exploration of Awakening Eros and how we might flourish in our essential nature at this time, overcoming our conditioning to do otherwise. They explore what it means to feel deeply connected and to experience joy and wonder. And they talk about how the work Julie does support people with a whole range of backgrounds to embrace more of who they truly are.

In this week’s show Ziada and Mary Ann speak to Marcie Goldman about her approach to coaching and supporting women around food and nourishment. We hear about why she does the work she does, why she believes that flourishing is feminist and how she helps women unpick restrictive dieting and eat what they want.

In this show, we talk with Nicole about her book 'The Heart of the Labyrinth' about a woman who takes a journey to rediscover her lost connection with Mother Earth and the sacred feminine. We find it what motivated her to write the book, how she created the conditions in which it could be written and the impact she hopes the book will have on those who read it. Find out more at http://nicoleschwab.com.

This week Ziada and Mary Ann talk with Wambui JL the creator of Hairpolitian Lifestyle, an online magazine that focuses on African women who have or want to return to their natural hair. Wambui, who is based in Nairobi Kenya is also a Graphic Designer with a passion for women in Business. We talk following your gut as a way to do business, almost giving up (but not quite), sharing your struggles to inspire others (and also get support) the way that creative ideas emerge at 3 in the morning (we don’t know why!)

Today Mary Ann talks with Sara Lim Bertrand about Proteknôn, a consultancy group and foundation she co-founded which is focused on the protection, care, and wellbeing of children internationally. They discuss how the group came together, the strategies they use to enable flexible working across many geographies and how they blend consultancy work with activism about the issues they care about.

This week Ziada and Mary Ann speak with Ilana Landsberg-Lewis about how she become so interested in talking with Grandmothers, building global solidarity between them and sharing their voices. Ilana also shares with us why she is passionate about a feminist, egalitarian and anti-colonial model of the solidarity work and the significant - and often undervalued contribution that older women have made to the world of humanitarian assistance and development.

In this episode, Mary Ann talks to Jo Casey about how she supports people to run meaningful businesses that reflect their values and make a difference in the world. We talk radical approaches, challenging accepted wisdom and re-making our work in a way that feels true for us.

This week Ziada and Mary Ann talk with Madeleine Forbes one of Mary Ann's collaborators in www.jijaze.com about her life in Portugal, her own project www.theseasonedyear.com and why she believes that leaving seasonally is a choice that can sustain and nourish us all.

This week we spend some time talking with Chelima in the middle of her European Tour which marks the release of her first EP, The Beholder. She tells us about her love of singing and how she discovered, after many years working in the business with other artists, that she wanted to become an artist and create and perform music of her own. We talk the evolution of our work in the world, the things that sustain us and taking the difficult path of following our dreams. Chelima in action Live: https://youtu.be/MwiNayt_1cA The beholder video: https://youtu.be/6Vsgp2V9p7k

Our guest this week is Beverley Glick the 'Story Archeologist' who Co-Founded the Story Party with Mary Ann. She shares with us her process for supporting people to share and tell their stories and why it can have a profound impact on both them and their audience.

One from the archives! The Replay of our show from this week in 2017 when we talked about International Women's Day - why it is celebrated, what it means to them and why we should think about women and their rights each and every day of the year!

This week we have a rich, deep conversation with Sophie Macklin about what it means to grieve, not only the loss in our lives, but our pain and sadness about things in the world and in our particualr cultures which we feel sad and angry about. We explore what it means to express our grief and how we think that doing so can enrich our lives and help us to support one another.

This week Ziada and Mary Ann discuss their perspectives on the recent Oxfam Scandal about sexual abuse and aid workers. They talk about the reaction whilst this story has been high profile in the UK and what needs to change on International Aid and Development in future.

This week Mary Ann talks to Alessandra Pigni author of 'The Idealist’s Survival Kit. 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout' about the causes of burnout in the Humanitarian Sector, why you aren't alone if you are experiencing it and why a mixture of strategies are the best way to address it.

This week we talk to Carrie Brownlee about financing international work for non-governmental organisations. We discuss the challenges of growth, sustainability and future planning, why fundraising and finance are part of the work and what she thinks needs to change in the sector in relation to resourcing.

A replay of one of our favourite shows from 2017 with Tanya Geisler, coach and reluctant expert in the Imposter Complex. In this episode we spoke with her about about why you shouldn't let your own self-doubt stop you from making the difference you are passionate about making in the world. We talk some common signs of the Imposter Complex, why if you feel it you definitely aren't a fraud and concrete strategies for moving through your fears and getting on with the work you long to do.

On the podcast this week Ziada and Mary Ann look forward to 2018 and share some of their hopes, plans and dreams for the year to come.