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Welcome to episode 9, season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! Today, Laura and Linda explore the modern phenomenon of treating ourselves like a brand. What do we gain from it, and what do we stand to lose?

In the age of online businesses and social media influencers, there is pressure to approach ourselves (especially if we are solopreneurs) as a brand and thereby turn our lives into content. But while brands require consistency, human beings thrive on change and growth. When we look at ourselves like a brand, we pigeonhole ourselves, focusing only on certain areas of our lives while excluding others entirely.

Through selfies and self-documentation, even those of us who are not in business for ourselves can inadvertently begin to transform our lived experiences into content to be consumed by others...while the experience is happening! Our everyday lives turn into something public and through this process, the soulful and secret is lost.

In our over-commodified lives, perhaps unbranding ourselves is a key facet of becoming an uncaged woman.

Resources:

We Are The Slop by Freya India for the After Babel Substack: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/we-are-the-slop

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Welcome to episode 8, season 4!

In this episode of Woman Uncaged, we ask: what does it really mean to be wild? We bust the myth that wildness is about chaos or running barefoot through the woods—it’s actually something intrinsic, already alive inside us. With Linda, we explore how reclaiming our wildness connects us to power, boundaries, instinct, and the rhythms of the natural world.

We talk about the shift from “good girl” or “rebel” to the wise and wild woman, and how honoring our instincts—rather than suppressing them—can restore sovereignty and vitality. This conversation is your invitation to listen for your wild voice and let it lead.

Resources mentioned:
Returning Home to Our Bodies by Abigail Rose Clarke

Quoya Inspired Movement: https://www.qoyainspiredmovement.com/

Linda's Coaching: https://singingbirdcoaching.com/

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~Linda's Wild Woman in the Burbs: https://lindasewalliuskatz.substack.com/

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Welcome to episode 7, season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! Today, Laura and Linda dive into their quest for what feels new and fresh, with a healthy side of ranting about what has started to taste very stale.

In this world that is constantly trying to sell us on a five-step program we don't need, vying for our attention (without offering any nourishment in return), and convincing us that convenience will somehow make our lives more juicy and meaningful, Laura and Linda realize that what feels fresh to them isn't necessarily new. Rather, it is a simpler way of living and doing business, creating more spaciousness, focusing more on letting good work speak for itself, and centering relationships and individual approaches instead of easily scalable solutions.

Laura also gives listeners a sneak peak into the new group offering that she is cooking up for next year!

Resources:

Museguided Substack: https://museguided.substack.com/

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Welcome to episode 6, season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast!

In this episode, we dive into the juicy, messy, and deeply human truth of what it means to remember our creatureliness. We’ve noticed how often our culture talks about bodies like they’re machines—systems that should function the same every day, optimized, predictable, “high vibe” on demand. But we are not coffee grinders or computers. We are animals. We are creatures. And forgetting that truth comes at a cost: exhaustion, anxiety, disconnection from our own bodies, and even a loss of joy.

As we explore this topic together, we talk about the grief and tenderness that surface when we allow ourselves to feel sensation again, the way culture dismisses hormones and cycles as “inconvenient,” and how longing, joy, and sorrow often live side by side in the body. We laugh at the absurdity of “downloads,” grieve the ways we’ve numbed ourselves in the past, and remind each other that being human means being messy, contradictory, and alive. This conversation is an invitation to reclaim our place in the dance of life, to honor our bodies as wild, wise, imperfect creatures—and to allow ourselves the full spectrum of what it means to be alive.

Resources Mentioned:
Biodiversity and Carnival Culture Article: https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/08/20/brian-eno-carnival/

Book: Returning Home to Our Bodies by Abigail Rose Clarke

Quoya Inspired Movement: https://www.qoyainspiredmovement.com/

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Welcome to the Woman Uncaged Podcast, Season 4, Episode 5!

In this episode, we dive into a question that so many of us wrestle with but rarely have clear models for: what does a healthy relationship actually look like?

We talk about why so many of the examples we’ve grown up with, including songs, movies, even our own families, often normalize codependence, drama, or self-sacrifice instead of grounded, reciprocal love. Together, we explore what it means to meet one another as whole beings, to communicate directly without manipulation, and to hold onto ourselves even in the messy, beautiful friction of intimacy.

We share our own experiences of navigating conflict, negotiating differences, and moving beyond the “tit-for-tat” or 50/50 myths that keep women over-giving and under-receiving in relationships. And we ask the hard but necessary questions: how do we recognize when compromise simply papers over conflict, when we’re overriding our instincts, or when we’re minimizing our own needs in the name of being “a good woman”?

If you’ve ever found yourself drained after being with certain people, silencing your truth to keep the peace, or wondering if your anger means you’re the problem—this conversation will remind you that your feelings are valid, your wholeness matters, and healthy love begins with you.

Resources mentioned:

Article on Liberating Motherhood on Substack: https://zawn.substack.com/p/im-a-therapist-in-an-abusive-relationship

Byron Katie: https://thework.com/

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Welcome to episode 4, season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast!

In today's episode we dive into how to move beyond the carrot and the stick in our relationships with ourselves, with how we raise children, how we train dogs, and how we relate to one another. We live in a paradigm that is dependent upon, and celebrates, punishment and reward as heathy ways to engineer the behavior we want, but what if there was another way? What if using the carrot and the stick actually comes at the cost of relationship and sends the feelings that drive behavior underground (only for them to pop up elsewhere at another time)?

In this episode, Laura and Linda explore whether behaviors, wanted or not, could be met by the presence of the conscious mother within, and instead of resorting to the carrot or the stick we could create the internal and external conditions that are truly required for growth and blossoming.

Resources Mentioned:

DOGS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dogs/id1674962407

Rutger Bregman on A Life of Greatness Podcast with Sarah Grynberg:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rutger-bregman-how-small-acts-of-courage-change-the-world/id1457268944?i=1000723484406

Qoya: www.qoya.love

Lianne Raymond Coaching: https://www.lianneraymond.com/

Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg: https://www.amazon.com/Smarter-Faster-Better-Productive-Business/dp/081299339X

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Welcome to Season 4, Episode 3 of the Woman Uncaged Podcast!

What happens when you realize that the life you’ve built—and even the relationships you’ve nurtured—don’t actually reflect who you are? In this conversation, we dive into how so many women begin silencing their true voices in adolescence just to belong, and how that survival strategy often follows us into adulthood. The result? Friendships that drain instead of nourish, partnerships where we feel unseen, and a nagging fear that if we stopped performing, there might be nothing left of us underneath.

We talk honestly about what it takes to unbury that authentic self—why the process can feel terrifying, why midlife often brings this reckoning, and how to begin gently reclaiming your own voice. We share tools, stories, and encouragement for navigating this journey with patience and courage. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this really me?” or longed for relationships that truly fill you up, this episode is for you.

Books mentioned:
Why Does Patriarchy Persist by Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

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Welcome to episode 2 of season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! In this episode Laura and Linda dive into uncaged cronehood, that developmental stage in a woman's life that occurs between midlife and elderhood. Often misunderstood, pathologized, or entirely ignored societally, we explore another possibility for this phase of life. What if it is an opportunity for women to uncage themselves more fully? To unhook from the collective culture so that we can do more of our work outside of the dominant patriarchal paradigm? To step out of performance and step into presence?

This time of life is often framed as one solely of loss; but if we turn towards ourselves and one another, it can be one of tremendous growth, joy, and courage. When there are fewer cultural expectations, we truly get to make it our own.

Resources:

The Joy Thermometer Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281161/episodes/14612200

Poet Andrea Gibson: https://andreagibson.org/

Feel the Fear...and Do It Anyway: https://susanjeffers.com/books/feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway-revised-and-updated/

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