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VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH

Inspiring women to overcome social stereotypes and share unique life experiences without fear of being defiantly different. Your Hosts Christopher and Heather - Let’s Talk, Shall We!

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28:55

VBB 321 Melissa Hall Klepacki

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2025/01/29

The "poop whisperer" commit. Her name is Melissa Hall Klepacki. Her formal title is Functional Gut Health Expert. She helps women and men relieve themselves of constipation by understanding eight root causes and how to heal from them. Melissa didn't grow up dreaming of becoming a poop specialist. It was only after she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in her 40s and after seeing 12 different doctors with no answers that her path to healing began to take shape with her discovery of comprehensive

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27:42

VBB 320: Angel Reese - Self-Expression vs....

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2025/01/20

In this episode, Christopher and Heather dive into a topic that's often a lightning rod for controversy: whether women deserve to be censored for what they wear and how women's fashion choices are subject to societal judgment and double standards. The discussion takes a close look at WNBA superstar Angel Reese, who recently made headlines with her bold New Year's Eve fashion choice and faced backlash for her provocative outfit. This lively dialogue peels back the layers of social double standards,

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37:33

VBB 319: Dr. Heather Browne Shares Four Important...

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2025/01/13

Dr. Heather Brown is a seasoned psychotherapist of 27 years specializing in helping couples communicate through grief, loss, and spirituality while transforming their lives into expressions of beauty and joy. Dr. Brown is known in her circles as the “Reframe Queen.” She instructs clients on reframing sticky thought processes to see the other side of challenging situations. Her first book, Speaking With the Heart, is the recipient of the best selling International Impact Book Award for

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38:03

VBB 318: Lisa Van Ahn — From Self-Defence to...

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2025/01/06

Lisa Van Ahn is a retired athlete who fought for the US National Kickboxing team internationally. She won a North American Kickboxing title and meddled at the PanAm games in Brazil. Lisa also competed on the popular NBC show American Ninja Warrior. Lisa found her way into combative sports at age 19 after being exploited as a child, believing she was unworthy, and living in fear as a victim. She shares how she transformed her trauma of being abused and suicidal into a mission to empower young girls

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45:02

VBB 317: Reflections on 2024, Hope for 2025!

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2024/12/30

It's that time of year when we all have one foot in the past and one foot stepping into the future, a time to glance in the rearview but with eyes fixed on the horizon. This episode reflects on some global challenges that captured the world's attention over the past 12 months. At this time of year, it's always fascinating to compare notes on how we interpret and respond to events that we can't control the outcome. We reflect on events that have made the year memorable or one you might want to shred

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34:03

VBB 316: Jamie Louise Madigan - Is Bitch An Insult Or...

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2024/12/16

Bitch being used as an inspiration sounds counterintuitive, very contrary to how people have been conditioned to apply a word, which for centuries has been used as an insult keeping women in a subservient place in society. Jamie Louise Madigan became very familiar with the word Bitch after finding herself being used and abused in her intimate relationship. Jamie admits her good-girl, people-pleaser personality contributed to her being treated like a doormat by an abusive partner. Healing from her

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31:35

VBB 315: Gina Cloud - Do Women Define Bitch, or Visa...

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2024/12/10

This is episode #One of the VBB Bitch Series. It begins with our conversation with Teacher, Life Coach, Speaker, and International bestselling Author of W.O.M.A.N.: A New Definition For Reclaiming The Feminine, Gina Cloud. Whether you like the word or not, Bitch is ubiquitous, timeless, and female-centric. For centuries to the present day, Bitch has been used to dehumanize women on the one hand, while on the other, Bitch has been an idolized symbol of woman’s emancipation. Gina helps us unravel the

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29:15

VBB 314: Lauren Wellbank - A Journey From Fear To...

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/12/01

A Journey From Fear To Freedom. Lauren Wellbank is a courageous survivor who has successfully turned her harrowing near-death experience at the hands of a violent partner into a mission of hope and empowerment for others. After escaping her abusive relationship, Lauren realized the importance of sharing her story, knowing that 1 out of 4 women face similar situations, and many either don't survive or struggle to break free. Lauren openly discusses her frightening journey with the aim of inspiring

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30:34

VBB 313: Sandy Phillips Kirkham - Clergy Abuse!

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/11/25

Sandy Phillips Kirkham shares her harrowing yet inspiring journey of overcoming abuse in a religious setting. Her book, "Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free From A Minister's Sexual Abuse," sheds light on the devastating impact of clergy abuse and serves as a resource for education and support for others. Sandy's journey is a poignant testament to the often-downplayed reality that women and girls within the church can be easy prey for sexual predators disguised as priests. Her compelling story

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42:39

VBB 312: Jamie Louise Madigan - Poetry For Women,...

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2024/11/18

Jamie Louise Madigan's book, "Lipstick Stains and Coffee Cups," is more than a collection of heart-wrenching poetry; it helped her exorcise painful memories of abuse and brings hope to women still lost or entangled in abusive relationships. For Jamie, writing was the transformative process that allowed her to confront the stark realities of being abused, which, paradoxically, led to her nurturing a powerful sense of self-awareness and empowerment. Jamie's wish for her poems is they serve as both

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30:45

VBB 311: Sophia Dias - Turning Pain Into Purpose!

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2024/11/11

As part of our annual commitment in support of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, VBB continues to share personal stories that reveal the harsh realities of abuse but also the strength that comes from survivors. This week, we hear the inspiring and sobering narrative of special guest Sophia Diaz. Sophia is an indomitable spirit with a multifaceted global career, and also a woman who once faced a harrowing experience of betrayal, violence, and near death at the hands of the

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17:06

VBB 310: Lois Hollis Says, Shame and Guilt Are Not...

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/11/03

Lois Hollis is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist known for her work in the field of shame and guilt counseling. She specializes in helping individuals overcome the debilitating effects of shame and guilt, which often stem from childhood experiences, trauma, or societal expectations. Hollis’s approach to counseling emphasizes the importance of understanding the root causes of shame and guilt, as well as developing strategies for emotional healing and self-acceptance. Lois believes

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40:02

VBB 309: Rissa Miller - Season Of The Witch!

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/10/28

Rissa Miller is a fearless advocate for the term 'witch' and the longstanding stigma and fear around the word. We get into what qualifies a woman as a witch, and even though perceptions of a witch have evolved from the days when the Church condemned women for communing with devils to present-day pop culture where witches like Melisandre from "Game of Thrones, Wanda Maximoff as Marvel's Scarlet Witch, and Netflix Teenage Witch Sabrina are beautiful and powerful women. While some people still hold

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36:03

VBB 308: Christina Marlett - Is Self-Care Just Women...

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2024/10/21

Is Self-Care Just Women Being Selfish? Christina Marlett, BKin, BMT, believes you have the power to change the world, but first, you must address the fact that you need to take charge of your own life, starting with self-care that goes beyond bubble baths, chocolate, and wine. Christina is an International Speaker who has shared the stage with Michael Beckwith, Marci Shimoff, Lynne Twist, Ocean Robbins, and Jean Houston. She is also a #1 International Best-Selling Author, a Master Facilitator, a

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27:30

VBB 307: What is Beauty?

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/10/13

We learn very young about beauty as a commodity, how beauty has become women’s gilded cage in society, how beauty is a weapon women use to compete with one another for economic or professional status, and how young women feel pushed to manipulate beauty to win love or affection. We learn how beauty is fleeting and cruel, especially to women, and the inevitability of aging only makes women more vulnerable and desperate to invest eternally in cosmetics, surgeries, weight programs, or anything that

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30:14

VBB 306: Beth Hildbrand - Bald! I Felt Like An Alien!

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/10/07

I Felt Like An Alien! Beth Hildbrand is a US Army veteran, cancer survivor, and founder of Resilient Stars Marketing. Beth's passion is to share her personal journey to help others. An important chapter in her journey includes recovering her identity as a woman after the loss of her hair to chemotherapy. Through her YouTube channel, "BethHildbrandTalks," Beth chronicles the event that made her question her own identity as a woman. Making the decision to have her partner shave her head and the

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33:46

VBB 305: Barbara McBean — Inside You Is Where Eternal...

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/09/30

Barbara McBean knows, she once competed in the glamorous Miss Universe Pageant. She did not win that crown, but today, Barbara is the founder and president of Eternal Beauty Institutes Clinical Esthetics Colleges, which features multiple schools and beauty brands across North America. Barbara's passion for all things beauty, once combined with her first love of teaching, became the foundation on which Eternal Beauty is founded. Her brand is built on the principle that education should be accessible

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39:39

VBB 304: Richard Prum - The Evolution of Beauty!

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/09/23

The Evolution of Beauty is Part One in a VBB Four-Part series on our podcast middle name: Beauty. The Evolution of Beauty is also a specialty of Richard Prum. He's not a beautician, far from it; he's an expert on birds, a Professor of Ornithology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, as well as head curator of vertebrate zoology at the University's Peabody Museum of Natural History. Richard also authored the book The Evolution of Beauty, where he revisits Charles Darwin's

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29:09

VBB 303 Teresa Ford: Who Do You Think You Are?

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/09/16

Who Do You Think You Are? Teresa Ford is a certified mental health and trauma recovery life coach who believes you shouldn't hire any coach who hasn't successfully done what you are trying to do. So, if you have any experience with anxiety, depression, grief, loss, ADHD, emotional abandonment, parentification, or debilitating people-pleasing, Teresa has been there and back. Teresa has long been fascinated by the human experience and the vast spectrum of emotions that come into play in our lives. She

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27:24

VBB 302: Aura E. Martinez — Why Curiosity Is Key To...

VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH ·

2024/09/09

Ever find yourself thinking, "I'll be happy when"… [add job, money, relationship, or shiny object here.] Why do we struggle with our seemingly endless quest for happiness based on external things or circumstances? Even when we reach our big happiness goal, why does the joy feel shallow or fleeting? Aura Martinez speaks candidly about obstacles she faced, including a lack of self-acceptance, which hindered her personal growth. Instead of fighting her despair, she leaned into her frustration with

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