Social media marketer and coach, Phoebe Lay will be bringing you the latest insights and marketing tips to help you elevate your personal brand whilst being inspired by the strategies and stories from experts and conscious business owners from all around the world so you can thrive and shine both in business, and in life.
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Do you lay awake at night overwhelmed by the multitude of issues around the world, from the impending doom of climate change to racial injustice, sexism and sexual assault, the erasure of indigenous communities and more? We do, too! Phoebe and Lesley are sustainability professionals speaking on the intersectionality of climate change mitigation by bringing diverse voices to the table and opening up the conversation to reveal just how interconnected social, environmental and economic justice ...
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Secular Sexuality is a weekly call-in show live from Austin, Texas every Thursday at 7pm CT. Call us at 1-512-686-0279. We talk about sex from a secular perspective. Sex and sexuality are natural to all living creatures but religion takes this and twists it into something awful and to be ashamed of. Acceptance, education, and fun is what we strive for. We lay the intersection of sex and religion (and occasionally ourselves) bare, openly and honestly. We discuss a wide range of topics each we ...
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Episode 48: Mastering Authentic Communication: Gina's Guide to Thriving in Life and Leadership
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Episode Summary: In this episode of the "Inspired to Thrive and Shine" podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Gina Balarin, a seasoned communications expert with over 20 years in the game. Gina dropped some serious wisdom on why effective communication and authenticity are non-negotiables, and she got real about battling imposter syn…
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Episode Summary: In this episode of the "Inspired to Thrive and Shine" podcast, host Phoebe Lay interviews Cristina Davy, a breakup, dating, and relationship coach. Cristina shares her expertise on navigating breakups, building confidence, and identifying red flags in relationships. She emphasises the importance of building self-worth and self-awar…
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Episode 46: Breaking Barriers, Building Connections: Edward Zia's Path to Building An Empire Community
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Episode Summary: In this episode of the "Inspire to Thrive and Shine" podcast, host Phoebe Lay interviews Edward Zia, a LinkedIn business networking specialist and marketing consultant with a background in military and policing. Edward shares his journey from marketing consultant to LinkedIn expert, emphasising the importance of authenticity and da…
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Episode Summary: Do Partnerships Make Business More Fun? Let's Find Out! In this episode, host Phoebe Lay converses with Therese, an expert in securing business collaborations, partnerships, and sponsorships. They delve into the significance of partnerships, strategies for successful collaborations, and effective communication with potential partne…
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Episode Summary: In this episode of the Inspired to Thrive and Shine podcast, host Phoebe Lay interviews Ksenia Belova, who shares her insights on healing from personal challenges like divorce. They discuss the importance of self-talk, emotional processing, and embracing triggers as part of the journey. Ksenia emphasizes the need for sincerity in e…
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Episode 43: From Being Bullied in School To International Life Coach and TEDx Speaker: How To Develop Unshakable Confidence and Self-Worth to Leave Your Job
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Episode Summary: Get ready to be inspired! In this electrifying podcast episode, Trang Nova, a powerhouse mentor and women's advocate, takes us on a journey of personal growth. From her beginnings as a physiotherapist to leaving her 9-5 job and empowering female entrepreneurs worldwide, Trang shares her experience of being bullied in school and how…
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Episode 42: Jourdain Wong's Inspiring Journey Navigating Multicultural Influences, Overcoming Perfectionism, and Creating Star-Worthy Music Through His Chinese Heritage
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Show Summary: In this podcast episode, Phoebe Lay sits down with the multi-talented Jourdain Wong, who wears many hats—by day, he's a lawyer, but by night, he transforms into a singer-songwriter. Together, they dive into Jourdain's dynamic journey, exploring his musical roots, diverse heritage, and the profound impact of his time in China on his cr…
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Caitlin Healy, delves deeper into her the word of Destiny Rescue and the realities and obstacles they face eliminating the world’s fastest-growing crime: Child Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery.由hello@thriveandshinecoach.com (Phoebe Lay)
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In this episode of the Inspired to Thrive podcast, Phoebe Lay interviews buyer's advocate Harry Miriklis, who is an expert in property investing and wealth creation. Harry shares his inspiring journey from starting with nothing to building a successful property portfolio that generates passive income. He discusses the importance of taking action an…
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With an altruistic spirit and an unwavering commitment to excellence, Brendan brings over 27 years of experience in effecting meaningful change across multiple professions. He is the first Gap Selling Certified Trainer in Australia.Throughout his career, Brendan has cultivated a deep passion and extensive expertise in professional services, as well…
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Catlin is a passionate leader in the not for profit sector with strong communication skills, ability to approach other stakeholders with patience and problem solve with efficiency and respect, ensuring a smooth outcome. She has a proven track record for successfully executing financial targets, an exceptional aptitude to work autonomously and in a …
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Therese helps help Mortgage Brokers write more business in less time so they can build a practice that is not only scalable but sought after and saleable.Sridhar is a very passionate Mortgage and Commercial broker who likes to serve people in the best possible way in their journey to acquire their dream house or business.…
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Episode 36: Personal Branding Goes Beyond Social Media with Therese O'Neil Therese helps help Mortgage Brokers write more business in less time so they can build a practice that is not only scalable but sought after and saleable.由hello@thriveandshinecoach.com (Phoebe Lay)
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Share Your Story Loud And Proud with Michelle Gardiner由hello@thriveandshinecoach.com (Phoebe Lay)
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All good things must come to a pause and so as we make space for our staff to refresh their minds and heal their chafing we say a short bon voyage to one another. In this SecX Sign-Off Spectacular featuring hosts old and new our time together comes to a definitive middle while we look back on our many jollies and follies and prepare for the adventu…
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Managing Your Tax and Finances with Mina BaselyousMina is a Chartered Tax Advisor, Certified Practicing Accountant and Registered Tax Agent. He has worked with various businesses from a variety of industries and professions. He is dedicated to ensuring businesses succeed and grow whilst paying the correct amount of tax and not a dollar more. Provid…
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Mindfulness is one of those wibbly wobbly timey wimey words that seems to mean everything and nothing all at once which… honestly is a little on brand for the American idea of Buddhist psychology. But like, what actually is any of this? And what, if anything at all, can 2,500 years of what we can only charitably call ‘research’ have to say about ou…
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Kinda telling that we only have one or two nicknames for noses, objectively the most hilarious looking of all body parts, and about 10,000 for vulvas. Besides the obvious purity culture madness, why are we so uncomfortable talking about our vajayjay-kitty-vagines? Bring your body positivity all the way downtown and join Kara, Phoebe and Erin in a c…
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The gender revolution is here, and since we can’t go over and can’t go under it, we’re going on a bear hunt. There are nearly eight billion people on this planet and whether that means there are eight billion different genders or not SecX is proud to introduce to you Ms. World Bear 2022. Daddie Danger, philanthropist and bad ass, joins Christy and …
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The 7 Biggest Social Media Trends for 2023由hello@thriveandshinecoach.com (Phoebe Lay)
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American equality has always been a little more equal for some and nowhere is that more clear than the recent Respect for Marriage Act which failed to fully codify rights granted by the courts in Obergefell v Hodges and Loving v Virginia. Even as those important precedents stand, marriage equality eludes many with financial and medical hardships an…
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Secular Sexuality 10.02 01-12-2023 with Christy Powell, Phoebe Rose, Miss O Kissed, and Ashley Hogan
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Reality Dating may not be the most accurate mirror to hold up to society but it does shine a light on where we’re at as a culture- a biphobic, mate guarding, co-dependent culture. Is there more to trashy tv than meets the eye or is the toxicity catching? Kara Griffin corrals a conversation with our panel of pop-corn throwing reality tv star super-s…
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The Midshow Promo clips. You like them! You love them! You want more of them! Well, consider your prayers answered, because we present some of the best moments from our past season. The video elves have been working overtime to bring you this collection of some of the funniest, most intense, and overall best segments. We’ll be back to live producti…
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Secular Sexuality 09.51 12_22_2022 with Christy Powell, Kara Griffin, Phoebe Rose and Miss O Kissed
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Welcome back all you sexy mother addition know, shut my mouth. We're taking some time out of the holidays to reflect on the year that has been 2022. We look at the good, the bad and the ugly, and even look forward a bit to 2023. Christy Powell is joined by the always thoughtful Kara Griffin, the irrepressible Pheobe Rose, and SexEx's newest addtion…
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SecX has been graced with some true experts, M.D.s, J.D.s and more LPCS and Ph.D.s then you can shake a stick at, and has had the opportunity to pose some of the weirdest questions to some of the most incredible minds around. And diversity being the spice of life, this week we invited back Jamie Boone. Friend of the show and Average Joe, Jaime brin…
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It’s generally true that yeah, size doesn’t matter, at least not for that thing that matters most. And, quite frankly, it’s never a good look to get into some sort of measuring contest in a misguided effort to prove your masculinity. But standing next to the rest of the animal kingdom, what can it tell us about our humanity? This week renegade scie…
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Middle ground is in short supply these days- bipartisan legislation, mid budget movies and peaceful protests all seem to have gone the way of the easy listening radio station. As ‘nones’ take the majority and organized religion finds itself in retreat, how much space is there for tolerance? How does a tolerant society tolerate a book that offers no…
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Should you ever have the chance to join us here at the Atheist Community of Austin’s Free Thought Library in Central Texas you’ll likely hear one of our favorite bits of local slang- ya’ll know the one I mean. And, as we like to say, ya’ll means all ya’ll. Joining Christy this week live IN STUDIO is LPC Associate JP Cardenas, health at every size t…
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The internet can be dark, and full of terrors, but many of us rely on it to learn not just about the world but each other and ourselves. It’s no surprise then that the same tools that have endangered our health and threatened our elections in recent years are being used to divide us, not just into arbitrary gender boxes but into the sexed and unsex…
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You remember recess at school- dressing up like a firefighter or cops and robbers, playing house, pulling hair… maybe not all that different from playtime for adults. Turns out, play and imagination weren’t exactly things we meant to outgrow and 10,000 ads about how to ‘spice up our relationship’ aren’t exactly solving the problem. This week play t…
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It’s been two and a half years, most of the life of the show in fact, since we’ve been able to lay bare the intersection of sex and religion (and ourselves) here in person at the Freethought Library in Austin! Join Christy and special guest dominatrix Chloe Manson live in the studio as we dive deeper into the world of professional pain and pleasure…
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How exactly does one “love the sinner” and “hate the sin” when the sin in question is fundamental to who we are as people? We’ve come to see religion as one of the most powerfully dividing forces of the modern world so it begs the question- does it matter if our families see themselves as loving people following a loving god rather than the politic…
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Westworld, Spencer Gifts and possibly even the secret ‘robot brothel’ down the street all evidence the same thing- humans are lowkey obsessed with putting their dicks into things. Plastic, silicone and rubber may be some of our favorites for obvious reasons, but why does it need a face? While psychologists, evolutionary biologists and pearl clutchi…
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There’s a lot of literature in the world about how to come out to your parents, but what about your barista? Is it important that your bus driver truly understand your gender identity or that the coat check recognize that you’re not husband and wife but owner and pet? How do we know how, when or especially how often we’re meant to ‘come out?’ Kara …
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Whether you’re a thinking atheist or a wayward christian daring to doubt you’ve unquestionably been impacted by purity culture. Even if you managed to never wear a promise ring or join the moral majority your rights and relationships have no doubt been damaged by the rule of the religious right. Seth Andrews and Alice Greczyn are no strangers to a …
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Do you remember that summer, at least a couple of years, maybe even decades ago, when your body was full of hormones and you couldn’t help but want to fall in love with, kiss or even just rub up against every beautiful person and/or inanimate object you came upon? Just me? How about more recently, when all of the religious lies started to fall apar…
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Secular Sexuality 09.35 09-01-2022 with Christy Powell, Nate Smith, and Student Doctor Ben
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If you’re anything like us you’ve probably been avoiding learning about monkeypox as best you can, I mean who needs another potential pandemic? In this economy? But, as we’ve all learned the hard way these past few years, global health crises aren’t the type of thing you should let fester. Luckily Student Doctor Ben joins Nate and Christy this week…
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After so much discussion on bodily autonomy, personal liberty and social responsibility drowning out our political discourse we thought it might be time to ask a simple question- what do we owe one another? And more close to home, what do we owe to the people we love, or them to us? Take a lifetime of sex work, a career and education in relationshi…
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Sex education seems like one of those fields where it’s all fun and games until you have to explain to someone why their favorite TV show is actually sexist AF. And yes, we like to have a good time, I swear we don’t do this on purpose, but unfortunately, a lot of things in life really are secretly sexist. So we invited a sanity saving social media …
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For more than 500,000 years homosapiens lived, loved and f**ked their way across Africa among pansexual chimps, sex changing frogs and three gendered bees, all without a single pink hammer or blue balloon to let them know who was who. People say that we’ve gone and made things a little too complicated these days with our transmasc this and enby-fem…
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So, you’ve been curious. You haven’t quite felt comfortable asking. These are probably good instincts but why did Al Gore invent the internet if it wasn’t to have a better understanding of other people’s genitals, am I right? Phoebe Rose returns to the show for a bit of show and tell and a concerted effort to help the world recognize and understand…
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If the best things in life are free then talking about the birds and bees with the hosts of SecX is what we all want. And since SecX gives you such a thrill, why not join us on a mission (away) from god? As new host Kara Griffin joins the show they meet Nate and Christy for a conversation about atheist activism and the importance of sex positivity …
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Oh, the masks we wear. Sometimes because we want to, sometimes for safety from the Governor of Florida, and occasionally because we’re attending a Victorian-era ball. Tonight, these three Muskequeers will be talking about our experiences as queer folk who don’t present as such, our journey to being honest with ourselves, and how much fun butt stuff…
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Each and every week we encourage people to take a quiet moment for themselves and… well you’ve seen it. You know we’ve talked about everything from porn addiction (myth) to gooning (surprisingly real) and still somehow forgot to talk about the benefits of masturbation- turns out the perks of self-love aren’t always self-evident. Enter then writer a…
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