Pink Wisdom
By Alison Chace
Pink WisdomNov 23, 2020
The Truth About Love and Marriage: Insights from Dr. John Jacobs
Today, we're diving into the world of relationships with the renowned psychiatrist, Dr. John Jacobs. Join us as we explore his groundbreaking book, "All You Need Is Love and Other Lies About Marriage: How to Save Your Marriage Before It's Too Late." In this episode, we'll unravel the complexities of modern marriages, dissect the myths that often lead couples astray, and discover the secrets to nurturing a lasting and fulfilling partnership. Dr. Jacobs' timeless wisdom and insights are just as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 2005. So, whether you're in a long-term relationship, married, or simply curious about the dynamics of love, this episode promises to be a captivating journey through the intricacies of the heart.
A French Man Responds!
Tomas, our darling podcast engineer in Paris, listened to our 3- Part Series on Dating French Men (in Paris!) and has some feedback!
Dating in Paris Continues!- Featuring Coco Kliks
Rounding out our 3-part series is Coco Kliks!
Coco is a whip smart, beautiful, savvy entrepreneur with impeccable taste. Enjoy her calm, cool, confident insights for dating french guys in Paris.
A little bit about Coco in her own words:
"I have travelled far and wide in my gypsy lifetime. Long hours locked in a demanding job left me dreaming of time to do nothing but cook, eat and laugh with loved ones in the sunshine. In search of a sustainable life balance I developed a healthy habit of gathering friends and family to join me abroad for this pursuit of slow living. In the course of the last decade I put aside my fashion work and founded Travellur; a travel planning service providing and promoting slow travel. I've learned that when traveling, doing less is living more. My goal is to bring the sweetness of life."
Any guy would be damn lucky to score a sweet date with Coco!
Navigating the world of French dating (in Paris!) Part 2
Next in the hot seat... JAMIE J. WONG!
We get to meet lots of incredible women thru Pink Wisdom, and when we say Jamie is catch, we mean, she is a CATCH!
Besides being gorgeous, smart, kind and funny, Jamie is a social impact entrepreneur, investor and storyteller who has dedicated her career to help bridge the gap between "us" and "them" in order to benefit the human condition. The mic drop is all here: www.jamiejwong.com
Enjoy these french dating insights with one of the hottest single women living in Paris today...we give you Ms. Jamie J. Wong.
Dating French Men (in Paris!)
The Pink Wisdom team has moved to Paris for the Autumn months which means... we are dating French men!
Our dear friend Cindi Cook kicks off the first of our three- part series of "Ex-pats Dating in Paris"
Cindi is a professional writer, adventurer and dreamer. Hailing from Detroit, she has happily made Paris her home for the past several years.
In this episode, we get Cindi's take on just what the heck it's like to date French guys!
Sharing Some Pink Wisdom with Mila Atmos, Founder Future Hindsight
Alison talked with Mila Atmos at a period of her life when she was starting a new career chapter for herself- which has since manifested into her fabulous award winning podcast Future Hindsight. They talked about how to start a new chapter, remaining optimistic during tough times, listening to our heads versus our hearts, overcoming bullying, what to do if we feel we have veered off course, and what we can do today if we want to become activists.
Mila also shares with us her writing process and her discipline of getting things done.
Mila Atmos is the Host, Founder and Executive Producer of Future Hindsight, a podcast focused on increasing civic engagement by interviewing experts and activists who are engaged in improving civil society and strengthening the social contract.
Future Hindsight podcast Link to https://www.futurehindsight.com/about/
Into The Magic Shop Book discussed https://intothemagicshop.com/
Female Perspectives in India with Neha Premjee
Repping India, Neha Premjee is one of our experts that we feature in Under The Same Sky- an international documentary we filmed during that pandemic, interviewing women from around the world about love and overcoming self doubt.
Based in Mumbai, Neha is an Ayurvedic health and weight loss coach for women. Neha herself achieved freedom from food- She went from weighing over 200 pounds and unable to touch her toes, to becoming a certified yoga instructor. We talk about her own personal journey and explore the current norms in India regarding male/female roles, sex, dating, break-ups, cheating and marriage.
The Male Perspective with Craig Wollman
Pink Wisdom creates space for women to offer other women advice and support, but sometimes it's good to hear from the guys.
When it comes to love, dating, breakups, sex, self-confidence, and gender roles — what on earth are they thinking? Why do they ghost us? Why do they cheat?
In this episode, for the first time ever for Pink Wisdom, Alison interviews a man.
Craig Wollman, a single bachelor living in NYC, serves as our guinea pig as we prepare to film our next documentary, a sequel to Under The Same Sky, our 2020 film featuring women talking in their native languages about love and overcoming self-doubt. In the new documentary, it's the guys' turn.
This episode offers a behind the scenes peek of Pink Wisdom's interview process as Craig gives feedback on how to get guys to open up, while sharing valuable insight into a man's mind.
You can follow Craig on instagram, and check out this article form the NY Times titled The 36 Questions That Lead to Love.
The Evolving World of Dating with Jena Kingsley
Alison and Jena Kingsley talk about the world of dating and its trials and tribulations.
Jena Kingsley is the writer of the popular blog Darcy Dates, a blogger for the Huffington Post and a contributing writer for Beautyblitz.com where she has her own column, The Lady Project, a low-maintenance girl’s journey to become high-maintenance.
Jena graduated with a BA in journalism from NYU and learned about comedy by practicing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
Follow Jena on twitter @jenakingsley and check out her site jenakingsley.com
The Science of Dating with Kat Richter
Alison dives deep into the science of dating with Romance Expert, Kat Richter.
In 2010, Kat launched a 30-man, 100-date online dating experiment and she is currently writing a book based on her blog, Fieldwork in Stilettos. She's has been featured in Marie Claire and on ABC’s Good Morning America, in addition to HuffPost Live. Kat holds an MA in anthropology and there are few subjects she enjoys researching more than men.
Kat's work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Baltimore Sun, and numerous scholarly journals.
Follow Kat on twitter @KatRichter and check out more of her blog posts here.
Falling in love with Yourself with Sonia Elyss
Alison talks love, sex and falling in love with yourself after a bad breakup with Sonia Elyss.
Sonia is a business strategist with a specialty in the beauty & wellness industry as well as the Founder of Round Twelve, a digital marketing consultancy. A self-proclaimed #InternetCheerleader her mission is to educate and elevate her clients while empowering and encouraging everyone along the way. As a strategist, she utilizes analytical marketing techniques to empower her clients to achieve their highest potential. From early stage, to established company, her customized approach ignites rapid growth.
Sonia is currently in the early stages of launching a membership community for beauty and wellness entrepreneurs who are building brands for consumers who care. After years of working with brands within the industry, her passion for teaching and community will be married with the launch of The Beauty Den. The new community will offer support, education & encouragement to entrepreneurs in one of the most difficult and competitive industries.
Follow Sonia on twitter @soniaelyss and check out her site round-twelve.com
Exploring the Intersection of Meditation and Global Problem Solving with Miriam Bekkouche
Meditation expert, Miriam Bekkouche talks with Alison about blending science-backed mindfulness techniques with wisdom practices from across time and geography.
Miriam founded The Brain Spa to help people cultivate happiness and well-being while living a life with purpose. She is passionate
As a TED Resident, Miriam’s work is focused on exploring the intersection of meditation and global problem solving. She’s developed mindfulness-based curriculums for several organizations including Be More America to uncover and heal unconscious racial bias. Her approach is inspired by her experience enabling entrepreneurs and world leaders to succeed while working with the Canadian Foreign Service for a decade.
Miriam has been a student of mindfulness for 20 years. She completed trainings with the Silva Method, the Art of Living, the Himalayan Tradition, Stanford’s Compassion Cultivation Training, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and Prema Yoga (200hr RYT).
Originally from Montreal, Miriam lives in Brooklyn where she indulges in her love for travel, vinyasa, and meditation.
Follow Miriam on twitter @miriam_leia and check out the Brain Spa.
Getting Your Mojo Back After the Pandemic with Kate Robards
Alison sits down with award-winning writer and performer, Kate Robards, to talk about how to get your mojo back--even during the pandemic.
Kate Robards is an award-winning writer, actor, and comedian from Orange, Texas. Her work has been called “hilarious and heartbreaking” by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle said has “wry wit.” She’s performed in more than 20 festivals and most recently was seen at the 2020 SF Sketchfest where she did two stand-up showcases. She has written five plays and performed, and toured three solo shows including Mandarin Orange (2014), Ain’t That Rich (2016), and PolySHAMory (2018). She has appeared on VICE and Inside Edition; written for Kathy Griffin, Busy Phillips, Stacey Abrams, and toured the country and abroad.
Follow Kate on twitter @katerobards, check out her website and read some of her work.
Finding the Ideal Relationship with Charreah K. Jackson
Award-winning journalist Charreah K. Jackson talks about sex, love, and finding the ideal relationship.
Charreah K. Jackson is a dating coach and certified family life educator, providing workshops around the country. She is the Senior Editor at ESSENCE magazine and author of the book Boss Bride. An award-winning journalist, Charreah is a featured relationships expert on CNN’s Headline News, BET, YourTango and the Huffington Post.
Follow Charreah on twitter @Charreah, check out her website and read her book Boss Bride
Empowering the Future with Jamie Nami Kim
Jamie Nami Kim share her insights on how addressing and changing stigmas about women in leadership positions is the key to empowering future generations of feminists.
Jamie Nami Kim is a coach who specializes in supporting women in life and leadership. Her role as a coach is to guide women to reconnect with their values, define their purpose and operate from their truest selves in all aspects of their lives.
An experienced entrepreneur, Jamie previously co-founded and operated a highly regarded creative agency. As a creative producer for over 10 years, Jamie collaborated with some of the world’s most respected organizations including TED, the United Nations, LEGO, Google and Nike.
Jamie was born in Vancouver, Canada into a Korean and Japanese household. She's lived around the world, speaks four languages and is fortunate to draw from many cultural experiences. Currently she lives in New York with her husband, young child, and dachshund.
Learn more about Jamie on her website.
Reference links:
Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodron
The Reboot Podcast with Jerry Colonna
Dating During the Pandemic with Lucie Fleming
Alison speaks to 20 something actress and Stanford Graduate Lucie Fleming about the harsh realities of dating during the Pandemic.
Lucie Fleming is an actress and educational consultant based in NYC. She holds a BA in English Literature from Stanford University and completed a year long professional actor training program at The Barrow Group Theater Company and School. Lucie co-founded Neurotica Productions with two of her classmates from this program, Alison Chace and Kate Robards.
The Heartbreak Arc with Diana Kirschner and Rachel DeAlto
PBS Love expert, psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner, Ph.D. has helped tens of thousands of singles and couples to find the relationships of their dreams. Along with her team of expert Love Mentor® and dating coaches, she uses a unique approach to help women and men heal from heartbreak, create high-value self-confidence, and find lasting passionate love.
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Rachel DeAlto is a relationship expert, media personality, and speaker.
Rachel is known as a people whisperer and has worked with many organizations and individuals worldwide helping them to develop their leadership, improve teams, and create stronger interpersonal skills. You may recognize Rachel from Lifetime’s Married at First Sight or TLC’s Kate+Date, but her relationship expertise spans far beyond the TV screen.
The Pink Wisdom Mixtape
Filmmaker Anna Andersen joins Alison discussing all things Pink Wisdom documentary related.
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The Rapid Fire Mixtape from a collection of experts, answering topics from "Ghosting", "Obsession", "Cheating" & "How to keep a man."
A Chat with Michaela Boehm & Love in the Time of Corona
Michaela's Link Tree
-Intimacy, Relationship & Embodiment, International Teacher, Author 📖"The Wild Woman's Way" ✨Currently in Ojai, California.
offering online sessions and courses-
Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and sexuality. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines degrees in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts as a classical Kashmiri Tantric lineage holder. Michaela’s approach empowers her students through an eclectic mix of education, experiential exercises and guided explorations. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Academy Award–winning actors, producers, business pioneers, and multiple Grammy Award–winning musicians. Michaela lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals. For more information, please visit her website.
Glamour Magazine Love in the Time of Corona
A Personal Trainer for the Heart with Renee Slansky
Since being launched into the spotlight in 2007 as the international winner of Miss Inside Sport, Renee has gone on to become a familiar face in the industry. Her national and international modeling career has seen her grace many mainstream magazine front covers, billboards and popular brands. Becoming a national finalist for Miss Universe Australia in 2009 propelled Renee into the public eye as a role model for young women and guest at many social and media events.
During this period Renee began developing her accomplished TV presenting career which saw her host a variety of shows including Foxtel’s extreme sports channel –Fuel TV for 3 years. In 2008 she co-hosted Newton’s Playground, an international event for extreme sports.
Other presenting credits include TVSN,"Need for Speed” a half hour show that was produced by Freemantle media and aired prime time on ONE HD, segments for channel 9 and 10’s morning show, as well as many other corporate and commercial product infomercials and commercials. Most recently Renee finished filming the first comeback season of channel 7’s The Price Is Right as one of the two female models alongside Larry Emdur. As well as this Renee has just been filmed as the face and presenter of Myer’s brand new fashion TV show which was just shortly after she presented for Channel 10 for the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week .
Renee also focuses on her writing career and the launch of her own successful blog www.thedatingdirectory.co has allowed her to become an international professional relationship and dating blogger. As a female mentor for PropellHer.com, Renee continues to have an impact globally on women encouraging them to shine through any situation and build the life and relationship they deserve.
Her vibrant personality and warm nature allows her energy to transcend through different media channels, whilst her quick wit and creative thinking captures audiences of all demographics.
Pink Wisdom: Advice from Austin Channing Brown
BIO
Austin Channing Brown is a media producer, author, and speaker providing inspired leadership on racial justice in America. She is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness and the Executive Producer of The Next Question: A Web Series Imagining How Expansive Racial Justice Can Be.
Her first book, released in May 2018, shot to the top 20 of Amazon’s bestsellers list. I’m Still Here has received acclaim from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and such leading voices as Glennon Doyle, Lecrae and Christina Cleveland. It has also been featured in On Being, The Chicago Tribune, Popsugar, BitchMedia, WNYC, The Religion News Service, with Shondaland declaring it “[a] deeply personal celebration of blackness that simultaneously sheds new light on racial injustice and inequality while offering hope for a better future.”
As a media producer, Austin creates content that centers the experiences of Black women, dismantling the foundations of white supremacy, while interweaving a way forward for all who will listen. Her nationally-celebrated first season of The Next Question included a slate of incredible contributors including Macarthur Genius Nikole Hannah Jones, NYT bestselling authors Brené Brown and Jasmine Guillory, social justice leaders Rachel Cargle, Andre Henry, and more.
Pink Wisdom: An Exploration with Meghan Boody
Meghan Boody is a multi-media artist and community leader who has long been fascinated by how human beings change and evolve. Whether in large scale photographs, immersive performance or interactive sculpture, she invites her audience to experience the dark night of the soul. Her work revolves around the mystery of this murky process, exploring the pivotal role that loss and struggle often play in personal growth. Boody’s hope is for her viewer to find their own golden nugget as they engage in her fantastical narratives. She has grown increasingly interested in the ability of art to heal, crafting experiences that invoke the transformative power of story.
Meghan Boody is considered one of the first photographers to use digital photography effectively. She holds a BA from Georgetown University, has studied at Parsons Paris School of Art & Design and apprenticed with photographer Hans Namuth. Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University and The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). For the past 10 years, Boody has co-lead Gang of Girls, a think tank for women who want to change their lives.
BONUS EPISODE: Pink Wisdom Meditation #1
A Special Bonus: Meghan Boody takes us on a meditation.
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/about/feminist_art_base/meghan-boody
Pink Wisdom: Resilience and Self Doubt with Marika Frumes
Marika wears several hats as a connector of people.
She is the Co-Founder of HER USA & US, both communities that gather driven individuals in facilitated settings intended to inspire sincere connection.
After hearing thousands of women (& some men) divulge their most pressing life needs. (cough...LOVE) Marika has begun working with successful, conscious professionals to uncover their blindspots so they can reclaim their time and realize their romantic potential. She incorporates her vast networks to often set up her clients after working together.
Marika began her career in hospitality with The Ritz-Carlton and Standard Hotels. For over 15 years, she served in numerous sales leadership roles and traveled the world staying the the most interesting hotels until getting grounded with a new baby in Jan. 2020.
Marika's community building prowess and sales background align in making her a master organizer, facilitator and advisor.
She uses her diverse skill sets throughout the vertices of hospitality, coaching and community to elevate various clients via direct consultation.
Instagram Links:
https://www.instagram.com/marikafrumes/
https://www.instagram.com/missamychan/
https://www.instagram.com/babba/
Books Mentioned:
If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path by Charlotte Kasl
Pink Wisdom: Pleasure as a Discipline with Toni Bergins & Lee Brock
Actress and Founder Alison Chace (Pink Wisdom) take listeners on a journey examining the idea of Pleasure as a Discipline. From the Pink Wisdom archives Toni Bergins (JourneyDance) and guest Lee Brock (Barrow Theater Group).
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