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Doing It

by Sophie Herbert & Fannie Cohen

Doing It is all about personal empowerment. Your hosts, Sophie Herbert and Fannie Cohen, take you along as they explore complex social issues with people from all walks of life who seem to get it. We find individuals who act as agents for their own prosperity and the world around them. Download or stream conversations, and listen on-the-go, so you can get inspired to do it for yourself.********************************************************************Update: We have taken a break with the show in order to get some things done in our real lives; Sophie has begun graduate school on her way to becoming a social worker and art therapist, and continues her yoga practice in Easton, CT; and Fannie is hacking it down in NYC as a freelance editor, producer, and painter. We are searching for the right time and support to return to this forum with all our energies. Thanks for listening.

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Episodes

  1. Friendly Neighborhood Shaman

    This time Sophie and Fannie sit down with Greg Rills, an energy medicine healer, better known as a shaman. We hear about the ancient history of shamanism and how it was brought to the US under the name energy medicine. Plus, we hear about Greg's awakening and major life shift that allowed him to...

  2. It Lives in the Body

    Sophie and Fannie learn how traumatic experiences can leave us physically stuck in the past, often leaving painful memories trapped in our muscles. Somatic Experience therapist Susan Lemak explains how we are naturally equipped to retrain the body and bounce back to the way we were before. Music…

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  3. Married with Cancer

    Where does our resilience come from? This time Sophie and Fannie talk with Mantazh Khanna, who discovered she had Lymphoma on the way back from her honeymoon. We discuss the techniques she used for coping and what the experience taught her. Plus we learn about PSitshealthy.com, a cooking site she...

  4. Grow A Child

    Sophie and Fannie take you inside the Deenabandhu Children's Home - an orphanage in Chamarajanagar, a rural district in Karnataka, South India. It's a unique place governed by a singular philosophy, that all children should be treated as whole people. Deenabandhu raises orphaned and destitute...

  5. Garbage pt. 2

    Garbage is inextricably tied to abundance, and we create so much garbage that some people make their livelihoods off it. We wanted to show you some alternative places and uses for your garbage, and the people who capitalize on it: Sophie and Fannie check out Jim Klinko's Furniture on Consignment…

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  6. Garbage pt. 1

    Garbage, shit, waste, crap, refuse, discards, dreck - these are all words we use to describe that pile of stuff we all collect but will soon find a way to make disappear. In America, it's never been easier to throw away your trash and in this episode we face the pile head-on. Fannie and Sophie...

  7. Short: Sophie's Stand

    When in doubt, go to your Banyan tree. Sophie explains the inspiration behind her coach's stand - a grounding tool used in life coaching. For more, check out our full-length episode dedicated to trees and natural intelligence, aptly titled Trees.

  8. Trees

    After a long winter, spring is a miracle that comes at you fast. This time Sophie and Fannie turn their heads towards the trees to investigate the natural laws that govern not just trees, but people, animals, and even the universe. We take a walk around Martha Stewart's farm with her long-time...

  9. Housing First

    How do you fight homelessness? With a home. This time we take you inside a revolutionary progam called Pathways To Housing, which gives its clients housing first, in combination with mental health and wellness programs. We also explore the cycle of poverty and homelessless and trace the history…

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  10. Attention!

    What you give attention to can change your reality and the world, it's your real-life superpower. Even though we're all multitasking, this show will teach you how to harness that energy and what you're capable of. We'll also explore the dark side of energetic focus. Sophie and Fannie talk to...

  11. Doing It Themselves

    It pays to have an entrepreneurial spirit these days, and getting started doing your own thing might be just around the corner. We talk to three young DIY-ers with successful businesses that benefit themselves and their communities; Rachel Winard owner of Soapwalla Kitchen, an organic, vegan skin...

  12. Looks Like You Made It

    Sophie & Fannie explore how people use creativity to connect, change the way they perceive reality, and make the world a more compassionate place. We talk to Frances Kakugawa, a poet who uses her work as a healing tool for Alzheimers caregivers; Peter Georgescu, an ad man, former CEO of Young &...

  13. Say It Like You Mean It

    We examine the human voice and how we use it to communicate with each other and with a higher power through singing, chanting, and story telling. We talk to Amy Cooper from the New York Eye and Ear Infimary, Katherine Preston about her upcoming memoir Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My...

  14. Breaking Bread

    Sophie and Fannie take a look at the things take bring people together, and keep them coming back. First we visit Esther Hadassa, a devoutly Hasidic woman who runs her own Chinese medicine clinic in Brooklyn to learn about her faith, life, and family. Then we go in the kitchen with a diverse…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Doing It is all about personal empowerment. Your hosts, Sophie Herbert and Fannie Cohen, take you along as they explore complex social issues with people from all walks of life who seem to get it. We find individuals who act as agents for their own prosperity and the world around them. Download or stream conversations, and listen on-the-go, so you can get inspired to do it for yourself.********************************************************************Update: We have taken a break with the show in order to get some things done in our real lives; Sophie has begun graduate school on her way to becoming a social worker and art therapist, and continues her yoga practice in Easton, CT; and Fannie is hacking it down in NYC as a freelance editor, producer, and painter. We are searching for the right time and support to return to this forum with all our energies. Thanks for listening.

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Sophie Herbert & Fannie Cohen

Produced by Stinky Productions

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Doing It currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Doing It about?

Doing It is all about personal empowerment. Your hosts, Sophie Herbert and Fannie Cohen, take you along as they explore complex social issues with people from all walks of life who seem to get it. We find individuals who act as agents for their own prosperity and the world around them. Download or...

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Doing It is created and hosted by Sophie Herbert & Fannie Cohen.
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