PODCAST · health
The Illicit Feminine
by Elizabeth Marth
You’ve been taught to silence your soul.It’s time to reclaim it.Welcome to The Illicit Feminine - the podcast that unapologetically disrupts everything you were told to suppress.Your sensuality.Your rage.Your truth.Your sacred feminine power.This isn’t self-help.This is a soul-level uprising.I’m Elizabeth Marth a transformational coach, shadow worker, and guide for women ready to stop hiding and start rising. Every week, I’ll take you deep: into real talk, raw stories, and radical truths most people are afraid to say out loud.If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too sensitive, too emotional... GOOD.That means you’re exactly where you need to be.Here, nothing sacred is silenced.We don’t tone it down.We turn it ALL the way up.Get ready for unfiltered solo episodes, fierce interviews with women who’ve broken free, and shadow work that sets your soul on fire. This is where the forgot
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Gate Nine: The Devotional Self - Reclaiming Your Inner Authority and Returning to Your Soul
In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth explores Gate 9 of the Sovereign Descent Journey: The Devotional Self a deeply transformative invitation to return to your soul as your primary source of truth, safety, and authority.So many women have been conditioned to devote themselves outwardly to partners, roles, belief systems, and external validation often at the cost of their own inner knowing. But what happens when devotion begins within?This episode unpacks the difference between devotion and obedience, and reveals how emotional and spiritual outsourcing keeps women disconnected from their power.Elizabeth shares how to reclaim your inner authority, rebuild trust with your body and intuition, and create a life rooted in self-devotion.If you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost yourself in relationships, roles, or expectations this conversation will bring you home.Episode Highlights: 02:00 – Introduction to Gate 9: The Devotional Self 03:00 – Your Body as Your First Soulmate 04:30 – Why We’ve Been Conditioned to Look Outside Ourselves 05:30 – The Many Roles Women Devote Themselves To 07:00 – When Devotion Leads to Self-Abandonment 08:00 – Attachment, Authority, and Emotional Outsourcing 10:00 – Learning to Return to Yourself First 12:00 – Devotion vs. Obedience: A Critical Distinction 14:00 – Reclaiming Inner Authority Without Losing Connection 16:00 – Why We Attach: Safety, Conditioning, and Survival 18:00 – Creating Inner Stability Instead of External Dependence 19:30 – Trusting Your Inner Knowing as a Felt Experience 20:30 – Reflective Questions to Reclaim Your Sovereignty 21:00 – Devotion Begins Within: A New Way ForwardIf this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who is ready to come home to themselves.And if you’re walking your own path of reclamation, make sure you’re following The Illicit Feminine so you don’t miss Gate 10 in this powerful series.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Gate Eight: The Grief Gate, Healing Self-Abandonment and Reclaiming Your True Self Through Sacred Grief
In this deeply moving episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners through Gate Eight of the Sovereign Descent, known as The Grief Gate. This conversation explores a profound and often unspoken form of grief, the grief that comes not from losing others, but from slowly losing ourselves.Elizabeth reveals how many women carry a quiet, cumulative grief formed through years of self-abandonment, staying silent, adapting to expectations, and postponing their deepest desires. Unlike traditional grief tied to a single event, this grief often shows up as fatigue, numbness, anxiety, or a lingering sense that something within us has been left behind.Rather than viewing grief as something to avoid or move past quickly, she reframes it as a necessary and sacred process of emotional completion. Grief becomes the moment we stop pretending something didn’t cost us, and begin honoring the parts of ourselves that were left unheard, unseen, or unlived.Through personal stories, emotional insight, and somatic awareness, Elizabeth explores how unprocessed grief can keep the nervous system stuck, while allowing grief to move through the body creates space for healing, regulation, and forward movement.You’ll also hear how grief connects to ancestral patterns, the mother wound, and relational dynamics, offering a deeper understanding of how emotions can be carried across generations and how they can be consciously released.The episode concludes with a gentle somatic practice and reflection prompts to help listeners safely access, process, and honor their grief, transforming it into clarity, compassion, and self-reclamation.This episode is part of the ongoing Sovereign Descent series, where each gate represents a stage in the journey of confronting the shadow, reclaiming truth, and returning to the self with deeper wisdom and sovereignty. Episode Highlights03:00 – The unseen grief of self-abandonment How grief forms through years of choosing adaptation over authenticity06:30 – Grief as emotional completion Why grief is not collapse, but a necessary process of integration and healing10:00 – The self that adapted instead of lived How conditioning and expectations shape our choices and disconnect us from ourselves13:30 – Why unprocessed grief keeps the nervous system stuck How suppressed emotions can lead to anxiety, depression, and dis-ease17:00 – Grief in relationships and life transitions Why avoiding grief can keep us looping in patterns that no longer serve us20:00 – Ancestral grief and the mother wound How grief can be inherited and carried across generations24:00 – Questions for self-reflection and emotional awareness Exploring what parts of your life may still need to be honored and mourned27:30 – Somatic practice for processing grief A gentle guided exercise to safely access and release emotional energyConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Gate Seven: The Rage Gate, Reclaiming Feminine Power Through Sacred Anger and Self-Sovereignty
In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth explores Gate Seven of the Sovereign Descent, known as The Rage Gate. This conversation reframes anger and rage not as destructive emotions, but as intelligent signals from the soul calling us back to ourselves.Elizabeth explains how rage often arises when we repeatedly abandon our truth, ignore our body's wisdom, or suppress emotions to maintain connection and approval. Rather than viewing anger as something to fear, she invites listeners to understand it as a sacred messenger that reveals where self-betrayal has occurred and where transformation is ready to begin.Through reflections on spiritual conditioning, relational dynamics, and feminine empowerment, Elizabeth uncovers how cultural expectations have often taught women to silence their anger. When acknowledged and processed in a healthy container, however, rage becomes a powerful catalyst for clarity, boundaries, and personal sovereignty.Elizabeth also shares practical insights on how to safely process anger, the difference between rage and violence, and why anger can be a necessary step in healing depression, illness, and emotional repression.The episode concludes with a guided embodiment practice designed to help listeners reconnect with the physical energy of anger and transform it into clarity, self-trust, and empowered action.This episode is part of the ongoing Sovereign Descent series, where each gate represents a stage in the journey of confronting shadow, reclaiming truth, and embodying the wisdom gained through transformation.03:00 – Understanding Punitive Anger vs. Sacred AngerThe difference between destructive anger and the deeper, clarifying anger that catalyzes change.07:00 – Rage as a Signal of Self-AbandonmentWhy rage often appears when we repeatedly ignore our inner truth, intuition, and bodily wisdom.12:00 – Reclaiming the Fire WithinHow anger reconnects us to passion, boundaries, creativity, and personal power.17:00 – The Difference Between Rage and ViolenceWhy rage itself is not dangerous, and how processing anger safely prevents harmful expressions.20:00 – The Sacred Function of RageHow anger becomes a catalyst for clarity, transformation, and reclaiming sovereignty.24:00 – Healthy Ways to Process AngerShadow work, somatic movement, journaling, and other practices that allow anger to move safely through the body.27:00 – Embodiment Practice for Working with RageElizabeth guides listeners through a grounding somatic exercise to safely release and listen to anger.33:00 – From Rage to Grief: The Next GatePreview of the upcoming episode exploring Gate Eight, the Grief Gate.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Reclaiming the Body, Sensuality, and Freedom Through Nature with Photographer Wren Morrow
In this captivating episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth Marth sits down with outdoor boudoir and erotic adventure photographer Wren Morrow for a deeply intimate conversation about embodiment, sensuality, healing, and the power of reconnecting with the body through nature.Wren shares her powerful personal journey, from growing up in a conservative religious environment shaped by modesty and body shame, to reclaiming her identity through photography, creativity, and living in wild landscapes. Her work now centers on guiding women and couples into deeply embodied experiences in nature, capturing images that act as portals back to feelings of freedom, confidence, and belonging.Together, Elizabeth and Wren explore what it means to feel safe in your body, how trauma can disconnect us from our sensuality, and why returning to nature can be a profound pathway back to self-trust and liberation. This episode is a moving exploration of the feminine journey, self-expression, and the courage to be seen fully, without armor.Through storytelling, vulnerability, and philosophical reflection, this conversation invites listeners to remember that the body is not something to hide, fix, or control, but a living interface for pleasure, presence, healing, and truth.Highlights:Wren’s transformation from religious conditioning and body shame to embodied freedomHow photography became a tool for healing, expression, and feminine empowermentWhy trauma often disconnects us from our bodies and sensualityRelearning how to feel safe, present, and alive inside the bodyThe role of nature in healing, grounding, and restoring feminine energyHow images can act as emotional “portals” back to empowerment and self-trustReclaiming nakedness as natural, sacred, and liberating rather than shamefulTune in to hear how the body holds stories of resilience, not flaws and sensuality is not something to perform, it’s something to experience.About Wren:Wren Morrow is an outdoor boudoir and erotic adventure photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. She guides women and couples through deeply embodied experiences in wild places, creating images that capture sensuality, freedom, and personal transformation. Her work blends nature, storytelling, and emotional presence to help clients reconnect with their bodies and sense of belonging.Website: https://www.wrenmorrow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_wrenmorrow/Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Gate Six of the Sovereign Descent: Reclaiming Erotic Authority and Desire
In Gate Six of the Sovereign Descent, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners into one of the most powerful and misunderstood aspects of feminine awakening: the reclamation of erotic authority.This episode explores erotic energy not as performance, seduction, or sexuality for validation—but as life force, creativity, desire, pleasure, and embodied truth. Elizabeth reframes the “illicit feminine” as the part of a woman that was never immoral—but unauthorized. The part that feels deeply, wants boldly, and moves without needing consensus.Building on Gate Five’s work of reclaiming the inner masculine as safety and containment, Gate Six invites the feminine to rise—not in rebellion or chaos—but in grounded sovereignty. When safety is internalized, desire can become guidance rather than threat.Drawing from trauma psychology, attachment dynamics, somatic awareness, and sacred feminine energetics, this episode examines how many women were conditioned to distrust desire, suppress pleasure, or use erotic energy strategically for attachment, validation, or survival.Gate Six names the cost of disconnection from erotic life force—and the transformation that becomes possible when it is reclaimed.Elizabeth explores:What “erotic energy” truly is (and what it is not)Why desire has been labeled sinful, dangerous, or destabilizingThe difference between grounded desire and wounded compulsionHow erotic energy becomes performative in relationshipsWhy many women disconnect from their bodies—and how to returnThe impact of suppressing desire on vitality, creativity, and emotional alivenessHow pleasure functions as grounding rather than indulgenceWhy a woman without desire becomes disconnected from her inner compassThe role of the illicit feminine in reclaiming sovereigntyHow reclaiming erotic authority reorganizes relationships around truthThe connection between creativity, sensuality, and sexual energyWhy your body is a source of knowing—not something to overrideThe difference between momentary gratification and soul-aligned desireHow suppressed erotic energy leads to numbness, flat relationships, and blocked creativityWhy your “yes” and “no” must become sacred againHow to discern fear from truth when following desireThe episode also addresses the subtle ways erotic energy can be unconsciously used for safety, attachment, approval, or power and why reclaiming it as embodied truth rather than manipulation is essential for sovereign womanhood.Elizabeth closes with a somatic embodiment practice inviting listeners to reconnect with their pelvic center, their womb space, and their body’s intuitive knowing. Through breath and sensation, women are guided to ask: What do I want? not from the mind, but from the body.Gate Six marks the moment where women stop apologizing for wanting, stop outsourcing permission, and begin trusting their erotic life force as sacred guidance.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Gate Five of the Sovereign Descent: Reclaiming the Inner Masculine, Safety, and Emotional Containment
In Gate Five of the Sovereign Descent, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners into one of the most misunderstood and underdeveloped aspects of feminine healing: the inner masculine.This gate explores masculine energy not as dominance, productivity, or hustle, but as safety, containment, structure, and protection. Elizabeth reframes the inner masculine as the internal force that allows the feminine to soften, desire, rest, and tell the truth without collapse.Drawing from trauma psychology, attachment theory, somatic awareness, and sacred feminine–masculine energetics, this episode names a core wound many women carry: the absence of internal safety. When the inner masculine is underdeveloped or outsourced to external authority figures, partners, systems, or approval, the feminine becomes overwhelmed, impulsive, fearful of desire, or disconnected from truth.Gate Five reveals why reclaiming desire, pleasure, and authenticity is not sustainable without an internal structure capable of holding it.Elizabeth explores:What the inner masculine truly is and what it is notWhy safety is a prerequisite for desire, truth-telling, and embodimentHow women are conditioned to outsource protection, authority, and containmentThe difference between productive action and embodied masculine presenceSigns your inner masculine may be wounded or offline, including indecision, emotional flooding, paralysis, fear of consequences, and avoidanceHow lack of internal safety leads to over-emotionality, burnout, and self-abandonmentWhy boundaries are first internal—not performative or confrontationalThe role of the inner masculine in emotional containment, discernment, follow-through, and nervous system regulationHow reclaiming the inner masculine allows the feminine to rise without chaosWhy manifestation, erotic awakening, and desire cannot be sustained without internal structureThe episode also addresses how imbalance between feminine and masculine energies can lead to confusion between divine desire and ego-driven impulse, and why many women feel destabilized when attempting to reclaim pleasure without first feeling safe inside themselves.Elizabeth closes with a grounding somatic embodiment practice designed to help listeners connect with their inner masculine as a steady, protective, and clarifying presence inviting the body into a felt sense of safety, containment, and self-trust.Gate Five marks the moment where women stop outsourcing their authority and begin holding themselves emotionally, energetically, and spiritually—from the inside out.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Disavowed Woman Reclaiming the Parts You Exiled to Survive - Gate 4 of The Sovereign Descent
In Gate Four of the Sovereign Descent, Elizabeth Marth guides listeners into one of the most psychologically and spiritually confronting stages of the Inanna journey: the disavowed woman.This gate explores the parts of ourselves we did not merely repress but consciously or unconsciously deemed unacceptable in order to survive. Unlike repression, disavowal is a knowing exile. It is the moment the psyche decides that certain truths, needs, desires, emotions, or instincts are too dangerous to keep visible.Through the lens of trauma, attachment, shadow work, and sacred feminine psychology, Elizabeth unpacks how women learn early in life to abandon parts of themselves in exchange for safety, approval, and connection. Anger, erotic desire, ambition, intuition, emotional intensity, truth-telling, and need itself are often among the first to be sent underground.This episode reframes these adaptations not as pathology, but as brilliant survival strategies while also naming the profound cost of living disconnected from one’s life force.Elizabeth explores:What disavowal is and how it differs from repressionHow conditional love teaches women to exile their truthThe link between disavowed parts and shame, self-sabotage, addiction, numbing, and low-grade anxiety or depressionWhy shadow work is not about acting out, but about relationship and integrationHow judgment keeps parts of us exiled, and curiosity restores contactWhy the woman you are becoming cannot be built on the continued abandonment of your truthThe episode closes with a gentle somatic embodiment practice, inviting listeners to reconnect with the parts of themselves that were hidden in order to survive and to begin the shift from exile to integration.Gate Four marks the moment where we stop fighting our shadow and begin listening to it.Subscribe to the podcast, as next week, the descent continues with Gate Five: Connecting with the Inner Masculine a vital and often misunderstood stage of feminine healing.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Split Self: Why You Feel Torn Inside and How to Begin Integrating Your Sovereign Truth - Gate 3 of The Sovereign Descent
Have you ever felt pulled in two directions unable to make a decision, looping in confusion, or feeling like two different versions of yourself are at war inside?In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine, Elizabeth continues the Sovereign Descent series by guiding listeners through Gate Three: The Split Self - the internal divide between who you became to survive and who you were born to be.Drawing from the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna and deeply embodied feminine psychology, this episode explores why the split self is not a flaw, pathology, or personal failure but an intelligent survival strategy shaped by early conditioning, emotional wounds, and the need for safety and belonging.Elizabeth breaks down the two core identities at play:• The compliant self, shaped by survival, approval, and conditioning• The sovereign self, rooted in truth, desire, inner authority, and embodied powerBetween these two selves lies an internal battlefield that shows up as exhaustion, indecision, anxiety, self-betrayal, overthinking, and a persistent feeling of being stuck. This episode names what so many women feel but cannot articulate and offers a path forward that does not involve forcing clarity or “just making a decision.”You’ll learn why:Confusion is not the problem, but a symptom of unresolved survival patternsDemanding certainty too soon keeps you trapped in the splitIntegration - not elimination - is the true path to wholenessThe nervous system must feel safe before truth can riseCoherence in the body precedes clarity in the mindElizabeth also shares a gentle somatic integration practice to help you begin holding both selves with compassion, allowing the internal war to soften and your center to return.This episode is an invitation to stop abandoning yourself, to stop disappearing parts of who you are, and to begin the sacred work of integration where survival and sovereignty no longer compete, but coexist.You are not split because you are weak.You are split because you survived.Next week, the Sovereign Descent continues with Gate Four: The Disavowed Woman, where shadow, exile, and reclamation take center stage.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Reclaiming Your Inner Authority in The Sovereign Descent - Gate 2 of The Sovereign Descent
In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth continues to open the first gate of the Sovereign Descent - the Authority Wound - where women learn to reclaim the throne of their own lives. Inspired by Inanna’s descent into the underworld, Elizabeth reveals how this ancient myth mirrors the modern woman’s journey through loss, identity collapse, and rebirth into soul-led sovereignty. From childhood conditioning to emotional enmeshment and survival-based self-abandonment, the authority wound teaches women to prioritize approval over intuition, to stay small, safe, and pleasing. Elizabeth breaks down how this wound forms, how it shapes adult relationships, and how it keeps feminine power suppressed beneath fear.Through truth-telling, reclamation, and deep nervous system healing, this episode invites listeners to return their power inward - back to the heart, the womb, and the soul’s own knowing. This is where sovereignty is restored. This is where feminine leadership rises. In this episode, you’ll discover:• What the Authority Wound is and how it is formed • How women are conditioned to hand their power over to others• Why people-pleasing is a survival strategy - not a personality trait• How emotional attunement becomes over-responsibility• What individuation looks like for the feminine psyche• The first step in reclaiming your feminine sovereignty• A guided practice for returning your throne to your own bodyIf you’ve ever feared disappointing others, felt trapped in roles that aren’t truly yours, or struggled to trust your own inner voice this episode will feel like coming home.Accompanying Free Meditation and Guide: https://sacredfreedom.life/the-first-gateIf you’re just joining us, we invite you to begin with the previous two episodes, because this descent unfolds layer by layer - each one revealing what the next is ready to hold.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Seven Gates of Inanna: Reclaiming the Illicit Feminine & The Path to Sovereign Descent
Welcome to the Illicit Feminine Podcast with Elizabeth Marth. In this transformative episode, Elizabeth explores the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna’s Descent through the Seven Gates, a powerful metaphor for women’s journeys of self-discovery, shadow integration, and reclaiming authentic sovereignty.Episode Highlights:The story of Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and her courageous descent into the underworld.The symbolic meaning behind each of the Seven Gates and what women must surrender to access deeper truth and freedom.How the myth of Inanna mirrors the modern woman’s journey of letting go of societal roles, expectations, and performative identities.The connection between darkness, transformation, and the birth of new sovereignty.Why embracing the “Illicit Feminine” the hidden, shadowed, sensual, and instinctive parts of ourselves is essential for true empowerment.How the myth of Inanna forms the backbone of Elizabeth’s new body of work, “The Sovereign Descent.”If you are seeking spiritual growth, shadow work, feminine empowerment, and those ready to reclaim their truth and sovereignty this episode is for you. And share it with a friend, who needs to hear it as well.Join next week as Elizabeth dives deeper into Gate Two of Inanna’s Descent and how it relates to today's women’s journeys.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Why Women Fear Being the Bad One - Gate 1 of The Sovereign Descent
In this powerful episode, Elizabeth introduces her new work, "The Sovereign Descent," a 10-gate journey inspired by the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna. She shares her personal transformation and the deep inner work that has shaped her over the past five years. This episode kicks off a series exploring each gate, beginning with the fear of being "the bad one" a threshold every woman must cross to reclaim her sovereignty.Key Topics:The concept of "The Sovereign Descent" and its mythic rootsWhy the fear of being the "bad one" is the first gate to sovereigntyHow childhood experiences and authority figures shape our self-perceptionThe "bad daughter" archetype and its impact on adult relationshipsThe importance of reclaiming authority and self-worth from external sourcesThe necessity of being willing to disappoint others in order to honor your truthIntegration practice for releasing the "bad one" illusionIntegration Practice: Elizabeth guides listeners through a grounding exercise to affirm "it is safe to be misunderstood..."Accompanying Free Meditation and Guide: https://sacredfreedom.life/the-first-gateConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Lost Authentic Woman: How Societal Conditioning Disconnects Us from Who We Really Are
In this powerful and deeply probing episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth sits down with author, spiritual teacher, and women’s spiritual expert Chelsea Ann for a transformative conversation about the wounded feminine, societal conditioning, and the journey back to a woman’s authentic nature.Drawing from her new book The Feminine Effect and her own extraordinary life story, Chelsea reveals the hidden forces shaping modern womanhood—the roles we inherit, the identities we cling to, and the “virus” of chaos and survival that pulls women away from their true power.Through honest storytelling, spiritual insight, and decades of work in women’s health, Chelsea describes how women have been conditioned to operate like men, chasing success, achievement, and external validation while disconnecting from intuition, embodiment, connection, and the innate power of the open heart.This conversation goes far beyond concepts of “feminine energy.” Chelsea and Elizabeth explore the deeper, often uncomfortable truths: • Why so many women feel lost, anxious, or chronically unfulfilled • How generational and societal conditioning shapes our identity • Why women manipulate themselves without realizing it • How crisis, chaos, and emotional storms become catalysts for awakening • Why intuition goes offline—and how to reconnect to it • The process of releasing identities, survival patterns, and masculine conditioning • What it actually means to live in your feminine nature • How women can return to connection, truth, and the authentic heartChelsea also shares the profound spiritual experiences and global journey that led her to confront her own wounds, shed old identities, and ultimately embody the woman she teaches others to reclaim.Whether you are navigating a transition, feeling disconnected from yourself, or sensing that something in your life is no longer aligned, this episode offers a bold, deeply honest roadmap back to your inner knowing, your feminine essence, and the truth of who you are.Get to know Chelsea Ann and her books at: https://chelseaanneffect.comConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Awakening the Lightworker Within With Wendy Luk
In this episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth welcomes Wendy Luk an intuitive healer, energy practitioner, and Soul Mission Coach who helps lightworkers reconnect with their higher purpose and step fully into their authentic path. Together, they explore the deeper meaning of being a lightworker and how healing our energy field can transform every area of life, from health and relationships to purpose and prosperity.Wendy shares her personal awakening journey, describing the dark-night-of-the-soul moments that led her to discover her innate gifts as a healer. She explains how energy healing works, the link between emotional trauma and physical illness, and why true transformation begins with self-awareness and energetic alignment.Listeners will also learn about Soul Mission Alignment, Wendy’s signature eight-week program designed to help purpose-driven individuals move from confusion to clarity identifying their divine gifts, releasing subconscious fears, and anchoring into their unique mission with confidence and courage.Whether you’re a seasoned lightworker or just beginning to explore the spiritual side of healing, this conversation offers profound wisdom, practical insights, and an empowering reminder: the most important relationship you’ll ever cultivate is the one with yourself.Episode HighlightsUnderstanding what it means to be a lightworkerWendy’s personal journey from burnout to awakening and energetic masteryHow emotional and energetic imbalances manifest as physical illnessThe foundational principles of energy healing and self-connectionWhy healing the root cause—not just the symptom—creates lasting changeHow to align your gifts and purpose through Soul Mission AlignmentThe power of self-love and energetic awarenessConnect with Wendy LukWebsite: www.wendyluk.comSoul Mission Alignment: www.wendyluk.com/soulmissionalignmentFree Transformation Call: https://calendly.com/wendyluk/sma_transformation_callFree Ascension Attunement: https://www.wendyluk.com/aaFacebook: www.facebook.com/soulwendylukLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/soulwendylukInstagram: www.instagram.com/wendy.luk/Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Breasts and the P*ssy Project: Knowing Your Body and Embracing Pleasure with Rachel Wilson
In this powerful and refreshingly honest episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth sits down with Rachel Wilson, CFO, podcaster, and creator of The P*ssy Project, for a raw and liberating conversation about the feminine body, motherhood, and self-connection.Together they explore how women’s relationships with their breasts, bodies, and sexuality evolve through pregnancy, nursing, and beyond and how those experiences can shape self-image, confidence, and spiritual connection.Rachel shares her deeply personal journey: nursing challenges, body transformation after childbirth, breast reduction and lift surgery, and how reclaiming her body became an act of empowerment. The conversation also touches on Tantra, the spiritual symbolism of the breasts, and the importance of normalizing pleasure and self-care as sacred practices for women.The episode expands into the creation story of The P*ssy Project born from Rachel’s pelvic floor healing journey and her realization that caring for our feminine anatomy is, quite literally, a lifelong “project.” What began as a personal revelation evolved into a podcast and growing movement centered on laughter, healing, and authentic connection.Listeners will walk away feeling seen, inspired, and reminded that every woman deserves to feel at home in her body and in her pleasure without shame or apology.Episode Highlights• Rachel’s journey to The P*ssy Project creator • Breastfeeding struggles, body changes, and compassion for self • How aesthetic surgery restored confidence and joy in her body • Understanding breasts as both physical and spiritual portals • The power of honoring your menstrual cycle and hormonal rhythm • Why the clitoris is our direct line to pleasure and how women can reclaim it • How pelvic floor therapy inspired a global conversation about feminine care • Redefining self-love, pleasure, and empowerment for women in midlifeConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Spiritual Side of Breast Augmentation: Reclaiming Body Sovereignty and Self-Love
In this week’s episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth opens a bold, vulnerable, and deeply spiritual conversation about womanhood, body image, and sovereignty through a lens few explore - her personal journey with breast augmentation.October is often recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while honoring that, Elizabeth expands the conversation to include breast awareness, our connection to our bodies, our choices, and the shame or empowerment that can accompany them.Through radical honesty and self-reflection, she shares how her decision to undergo breast augmentation became an unexpected spiritual awakening, one that revealed layers of judgment, self-acceptance, and sovereignty. From facing external opinions to releasing internal shame, Elizabeth reframes beauty and body choices as sacred opportunities for growth rather than acts of vanity.With candor and compassion, she invites women to question cultural conditioning, embrace personal agency, and open conversations that have long been whispered in secret.This episode is for every woman who’s ever wrestled with the tension between self-love and societal expectation, a reminder that your body, your choices, and your evolution are uniquely yours.Episode Highlights:01:00 Why October’s theme goes beyond awareness to embodiment and self-connection02:00 The spiritual download behind dedicating October to breasts and body awareness03:00 Elizabeth’s decision to talk openly about breast augmentation05:00 Memories & how cultural conditioning shapes our relationship with breasts07:00 The journey of research, hesitation, and spiritual questioning09:00 The emotional and physical fears and how they became catalysts for awakening11:00 How desire, not lack, can be a spiritual teacher and catalyst for self-realization13:00 The moral and emotional dilemmas of changing your body while on a self-love path16:00 The importance of understanding implant sizing and body proportions before surgery18:00 Post-surgery: recovery, panic, and the unexpected spiritual lessons that followed20:00 Confronting shame, judgment, and societal double standards22:00 The turning point moment: reclaiming joy, femininity, and embodiment through lingerie24:00 Facing external criticism and recognizing how judgment mirrors inner fears26:00 Redefining beauty, empowerment, and freedom through the “Dharma Boobs” lens27:00 Release shame, embrace curiosity, and honor each woman’s sovereigntyIf you’ve ever questioned what true self-love looks like when it challenges norms, this episode is your permission slip to explore it with compassion, truth, and radical authenticity.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Celibacy a Path to Feminine Power, Sovereignty, and Authentic Desire
In this week’s episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth invites special guest Kassi Underwood—author of May Cause Love and founder of The Feminine Urge into a raw and powerful conversation about celibacy, feminine energy, and reclaiming sovereignty in relationships.Kassi shares her transformative year-long journey of intentional celibacy, not as a religious or cultural prescription, but as a profound self-exploration of feminine power outside the confines of partnership. Together, Elizabeth and Kassi unravel the misconceptions about celibacy, polarity, and what it means to live in alignment with your feminine essence.Through candid stories, energetic wisdom, and unapologetic truth-telling, this episode explores why so many women find themselves trapped in their masculine energy within relationships, how feminine energy has been devalued even within feminist spaces, and what it looks like to reclaim your authentic expression of rage, softness, chaos, and sensuality.Whether you’re navigating partnership dynamics, healing from over-giving, or longing to reconnect with your feminine essence, this conversation is a guide back to sovereignty, self-worth, and authentic connection.Episode Highlights02:00 Why Kassi chose a year of celibacy and how it reshaped her relationship with self05:00 Understanding masculine vs. feminine energy—and why it has nothing to do with gender08:00 How modern feminism can unintentionally devalue true feminine expression11:00 Beyond softness: the full spectrum of feminine energy—rage, chaos, and wildness included14:00 Financial and emotional disempowerment: why women lose themselves in relationships18:00 Preserving feminine energy as the true fuel for polarity, intimacy, and desire23:00 Why transparency and truth-telling are the ultimate feminine gifts in partnership28:00 Moving from the “wounded feminine” to empowered feminine expression33:00 How celibacy creates space to study, express, and embody your feminine essence41:00 Containment, polarity, and what women should truly seek in relationships47:00 Rebuilding self-esteem and radiance by creating a world with yourself first52:00 Kassi introduces *The Feminine Urge* program and the women it servesIf you’re ready to rediscover the power of your feminine energy, break free from over-functioning in your masculine, and step into sovereignty, creativity, and authentic connection, this episode is an invitation to reclaim your essence.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Power of Self-Love: 4 Steps to Deep Inner Connection, Authenticity, and Sovereignty
In this week’s episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth takes a deeply reflective detour into one of the most transformative practices we can embrace—self-love. Fresh from facilitating a couples retreat, Elizabeth shares profound insights into why authentic relationships begin with the relationship you cultivate with yourself.Through stories, energetic wisdom, and four practical steps, she guides listeners to move beyond outside judgments, release cultural expectations, and reconnect with the divine truth that love is never selfish—it’s the foundation of every meaningful connection.Elizabeth explores why creating time for solitude, listening to your inner archetypes, shifting your self-talk, and stepping fully into sovereignty are essential practices for women ready to live with more authenticity, freedom, and divine flow.Whether you’re navigating relationship transitions, healing old patterns, or simply longing to feel more at home in yourself, this episode is a reminder that everything begins with self-love.Episode Highlights01:53 Honoring the Fall Equinox and the beauty of seasonal transitions 03:30 Lessons from a couples retreat: redefining relationships with intention 05:40 Releasing judgment and outside voices to honor your truth 07:00 Why self-love is never selfish and the foundation of all relationships 09:20 Four steps to cultivate deep self-love and authentic connection 11:00 Step One: Creating time, space, and solitude for inner connection 12:00 Step Two: Checking in daily with your needs, desires, and archetypes 14:00 Step Three: Transforming your self-talk to align with love and truth 17:00 Step Four: Anchoring into sovereignty and your divine inner wisdom 20:00 How to return to flow when life pulls you into autopilot 21:00 Living from your I AM presence of love, wisdom, power, and abundance 22:00 Ways to work with Elizabeth through one-on-one sessions and intensivesIf you’re ready to break free from judgment, reclaim your sovereignty, and fall madly in love with yourself, this conversation is your invitation to begin.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Unveiling Open Marriage: Embracing Desire, Exploring Multiple Partners, and Deepening Connection in Your Relationship
In this week’s episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth invites a close friend who we’ll call Jane for anonymity into a vulnerable and eye-opening conversation about open marriage. Together, they explore what it really means to step outside the traditional framework of monogamy, challenging cultural taboos and uncovering the deeper truths of desire, multiple partners, and authenticity.Jane shares her personal journey of moving from a monogamous marriage into an open one with her husband of over a decade. With honesty and transparency, she reveals how this path has expanded their experiences with multiple partners, sparked greater communication, and helped her reconnect with her truest self. Elizabeth and Jane also unpack the misconceptions surrounding open marriage, the role of jealousy, and why compersion - the joy of seeing your partner experience joy can be a powerful lens for growth.What emerges is not just a conversation about lifestyle, but about developing a deeper knowing of your partner - discovering desires, fears, and truths that might otherwise remain hidden in more traditional frameworks.This conversation is not about promoting one path over another but about breaking silence around the different ways desire and commitment can be expressed. Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or simply seeking more authentic connection in your own relationship, this episode invites you to expand your perspective.Episode Highlights:01:53 Introduction: Why conversations about open marriage matter03:30 Jane’s personal story: from monogamy to exploring an open marriage05:40 Common misconceptions and the wide spectrum of relationship dynamics09:20 Navigating jealousy, compersion, and the courage to stand in truth14:00 How open marriage can deepen honesty, exploration with multiple partners, and self-expression21:00 The role of community and finding support among like-minded couples25:00 Challenges, faith, and navigating social stigma around non-traditional relationships29:00 What open marriage has taught Jane about authenticity, desire, and deeper knowing of her partner38:00 Final reflections: why honesty and openness can transform any relationshipIf you’ve ever wondered what open marriage looks like beyond stereotypes, this candid conversation offers fresh insights, practical wisdom, and an invitation to look deeper into what desire, multiple partners, and authenticity mean for you.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Handle Judgment, Shame, and Outside Opinions
In this week’s episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth continues the powerful exploration of the question: Should I stay or should I go? This time, she shifts the focus to the external—family, friends, culture, and community—and how their opinions, judgments, and projections can weigh heavily when you’re navigating decisions about your relationship.Elizabeth unpacks how outside influences often mirror our own deepest fears and insecurities, and how setting boundaries, standing in your truth, and practicing self-love can help you hold steady when everything around you feels uncertain. She reminds listeners: this work is not about the choice to leave or stay—it’s about coming home to yourself.Episode Highlights: 01:53 Introduction: Why external influences matter in the stay-or-go journey 03:30 The role of family, friends, and community when a woman questions her relationship 05:40 How judgment, blame, and shame from others mirror old wounds of rejection and abandonment 07:290Why boundaries are for you—not for others—and how to hold them with integrity 10:03 The discomfort of growth: why standing in your truth feels shaky but necessary 12:57 How to respond when others’ fears, beliefs, or past experiences are projected onto you 14:39 Tools to support your younger self when old wounds of rejection resurface16:02 The deeper lesson: every challenge is a call to self-love and sovereignty17:56 Invitation to Elizabeth’s new six-month journey for women ready to release confusion and reclaim clarityIf you’re in the midst of questioning your relationship, know that you are not alone. Share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. Subscribe to The Illicit Feminine for more transformative conversations this month on love, relationships, and coming home to yourself.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Breaking the Silence on Marriage and Conscious Uncoupling
In this deeply vulnerable episode of The Illicit Feminine, host Elizabeth Marth explores one of the hardest questions many women face in their relationships: Should I stay or should I go?Drawing from her personal journey and her training in conscious uncoupling, Elizabeth breaks the silence on this often-taboo topic and offers insight into how to navigate the complexity of love, marriage, and self-trust. She reminds listeners: you’re not alone.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:00:00 Introduction: Why relationships are at the heart of our lives and the focus of this September series 03:00 The question of staying or leaving why it triggers fears, morality, and cultural conditioning 05:00 Elizabeth’s story: the moment she first shared publicly about her separation 07:00 Early marriage, family values, and how “shoulds” shaped her choices 09:00 When connection feels missing even in a “good marriage” 11:00 The fears of leaving: financial security, motherhood, and cultural expectations 13:00 Turning to conscious uncoupling to explore a new way of separating with compassion 17:00 How childhood relationships and self-abandonment shape the stay-or-leave question 19:00 The mental rollercoaster: what-ifs, guilt, kids, and the fear of starting over 24:00 Discovering that the real journey isn’t about leaving or staying—it’s about learning to trust yourself 25:00 Closing thoughts and invitation to Elizabeth’s program, The Question: Should I Stay or Should I Go? If you’re wrestling with this question, know that you’re not alone. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe to The Illicit Feminine for more transformative conversations.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Power of Intuition and Ancestral Lineage: Rachel Jackson on Spiritual Gifts and Feminine Wisdom
In this episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth continues her powerful conversation with Rachel Jackson on reclaiming feminine wisdom, healing ancestral wounds, and awakening intuitive gifts.Rachel shares her journey of uncovering the power of her ancestral lineage, from women in her family who were healers and midwives to the intuitive guidance she now carries as a seer and high priestess. Through tarot, energy practices, and deep ancestral connection, she explains how intuition is not only a personal tool for guidance but also a collective inheritance that women are being called to reclaim.Together, Elizabeth and Rachel explore the importance of dismantling cultural conditioning around the “dark feminine” and how women can reframe darkness as a sacred, creative space: a source of regeneration, power, and truth.Tune in to this episode to hear:How intuition shows up in different forms and how to recognize your unique intuitive languageThe role of ancestral lineage in carrying wisdom, healing, and spiritual gifts across generationsWhy the feminine “darkness” is not something to fear but a sacred source of creativity and empowermentRachel’s story of embracing her identity as a seer and bridging women into their highest timelinesPractical ways to reclaim your feminine power, release fear, and step into spiritual authorityEpisode Highlights: 01:00 – Redefining the “dark feminine arts” and why tarot and intuition have been mislabeled 05:00 – The womb as a sacred space of creation and power for women 09:00 – Rachel’s ancestral lineage of healers, midwives, and spiritual women 13:00 – Rachel’s intuitive gifts and set her on the path of becoming a seer 19:00 – Discovering the Akashic Records and accessing past lifetimes for healing 27:00 – Claiming the identity of the seer and high priestess as a bridge for women into their highest timelines 34:00 – Breaking free from perfectionism, fear, and cultural conditioning to reclaim feminine power and intuition 45:00 – The difference between tarot as fortune telling and tarot as a tool for accessing higher timelines 50:00 – Healing to move forward: why releasing energy creates quantum leaps in transformationRachel reminds us that every woman holds intuitive gifts and that connecting with ancestral heritage can awaken deep wisdom for healing and transformation.If you’ve ever wondered how to strengthen your intuition, reclaim your spiritual power, or honor the wisdom carried through your lineage, this episode will guide and inspire you.Learn more about Rachel and her coaching here:Website: https://www.racheljackson.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/racheljackson.coaching/Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Why Women Betray: Breaking Cycles of Self-Abandonment and Shame
In this episode of The Illicit Feminine podcast, host Elizabeth Marth dives into the hidden truth about betrayal in relationships, not just from the perspective of being betrayed, but also stepping into the role of the betrayer. While society often casts women as victims of betrayal, Elizabeth reveals how women, too, can unconsciously betray through self-abandonment, silencing their needs, and repeating generational patterns.Drawing from her personal story and years of guiding women through healing betrayal and rebuilding self-trust, Elizabeth unpacks why betrayal happens, the role of shame and guilt, and how true empowerment begins with listening to yourself. She explores how betrayal is not limited to affairs; it shows up in workaholism, emotional disconnection, addictions, and choosing others over yourself.This conversation is not about blame or punishment. It is about awareness, self-forgiveness, and reclaiming your personal power. You will learn how betrayal can become an invitation to deepen self-love, authentic connection, and spiritual growth.If you have ever carried guilt for your own choices, felt judged for choosing yourself, or struggled to heal after betrayal, this episode offers tools, journal prompts, and insights to break the cycle and step into radical self-honesty and emotional freedom.01:30 Why women identify more with being betrayed than being the betrayer04:00 How childhood betrayal leads to lifelong patterns of self-betrayal07:00 Elizabeth’s personal story of shame, guilt, and relationship betrayal11:00 The hidden forms of betrayal including addiction, workaholism, and emotional withdrawal15:00 Why women betray and the cost of ignoring needs and abandoning self-trust19:00 When choosing yourself is mislabeled 23:00 How guilt and shame spiral women into silence and how to seek healing support25:00 The power of self-forgiveness and understanding your why30:00 Reflection prompts to transform betrayal into growthReflection Journal PromptsWhere do you still carry guilt or shame about past betrayals?How has being betrayed shaped the way you betray yourself or others?What needs have you abandoned that caused you to hurt someone else?How can you start meeting your needs with honesty, love, and alignment?Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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How Relationship Betrayal Becomes a Mirror for Your Own Healing
In this episode of The Illicit Feminine podcast, host Elizabeth Marth invites you to explore the raw truth about betrayal how it shakes the foundations of relationships and, ultimately, reflects the deepest parts of ourselves that need healing.Elizabeth dives into betrayal, revealing how these experiences can uncover unhealed wounds, challenge our boundaries, and demand honest self-reflection. She shares why forgiveness of both ourselves and others isn’t about condoning harm, but about reclaiming emotional freedom and personal power.Through this conversation, you’ll learn how betrayal can become a mirror for growth, the role of personal responsibility in the healing process, and how energetic forgiveness can release you from the grip of the past.What you’ll hear in this episode: 01:30 – Why betrayal cuts so deeply and what it mirrors back to us 02:19 – The complexity of relationships and the wounds we carry 02:55 – Understanding betrayal through human, spiritual, and religious perspectives 06:18 – The power of self-reflection and taking personal responsibility 11:51 – Forgiveness as an act of self-liberation 13:23 – How energetic forgiveness frees your mind, body, and spirit 14:35 – Closing reflections and an invitation to move forwardIf betrayal has ever left you questioning your worth, your trust, or your truth, this episode offers a path toward reclaiming your sense of self and rewriting the story.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Becoming Her: Liberation, Desire, Freedom with Athena
In this revealing episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth welcomes her friend, Athena, from 'Abundance with Athena.' They discuss Athena's inspiring journey towards a nomadic lifestyle, aiming to live in different places for a few months each. Their conversation emphasizes the importance of trust in the universe and oneself, while exploring themes of self-love, empowerment, and living authentically. Athena shares her steps from a structured, fear-based life to one filled with trust, surrender, and following her desires. The episode also delves into the societal pressures on women regarding appearance and self-love, with Elizabeth sharing her own journey with body image and plastic surgery.Episode Highlights:02:20 Introducing Athena and Our Journey Together04:23 Athena's Nomadic Lifestyle10:57 Challenges and Criticisms of Solo Travel16:33 Trusting the Universe and Manifestation26:31 Embracing Sensuality and Empowerment29:40 Athena's Playful Pool Experience33:33 Empowerment and Authenticity36:03 Body Image and Acceptance43:16 Enhancing Your Body47:58 The Journey of Breast AugmentationThis episode is for every woman who has ever questioned the validity of her desires, who’s wondered if choosing herself meant she was too much, too bold, too free.It’s a conversation about radical permission; to travel solo, to trust your inner knowing, to build a life that doesn’t make sense to others but feels deeply right to you.In this soulful exchange, Elizabeth and Athena explore the beauty and bravery of living an unconventional life. From nomadic living to body acceptance, conscious uncoupling to spiritual manifestation, they invite you to consider:What if the life you want is already waiting on the other side of trust?What if your sensuality, your independence, your wholeness were never wrong, just unpracticed?This episode is an invocation to reclaim your freedom, to let your desires lead, and to stop asking for permission where your soul is asking for expansion.If you’ve ever silenced your joy, hidden your radiance, or felt shame around choosing a path of your own this is the medicine.Follow Athena on IG: https://www.instagram.com/abundancewithathena/ Email Athena: [email protected] with Athena: https://abundancewithathena.com/Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Your Sexuality: Healing Shame, Embracing Desire, and Returning to Your Divine Feminine Power
In this soul-baring episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth wraps up “Women Reclaiming Their Sexuality” month with a powerful deep dive into the emotional undercurrents that shape our relationship with sexuality.Elizabeth explores how five core emotions—shame, anger, sadness, fear, and joy, interact with our sense of sensual self and influence how we show up in our bodies, relationships, and spiritual connection. Through personal stories, spiritual insight, and embodied wisdom, she illuminates the often-silenced truths about:Releasing shame rooted in childhood, religion, and social conditioningHonoring anger as a call to reclaim boundaries and bodily autonomyGrieving sexual trauma with sacred compassionUnderstanding fear as a signal to seek safety and supportReclaiming joy and pleasure as divine feminine birthrightsEpisode Highlights:01:58 Reclaiming Women's Sexuality03:27 The Emotional Connection to Sexuality03:52 Understanding Sexual Shame11:10 Exploring Anger and Sexuality14:54 Grief and Sexual Healing19:08 Addressing Fear in Sexuality20:50 Embracing Joy in Sexuality22:49 The Power of Self-Love and SexualityThis episode is for every woman who has ever felt disconnected from her body, silenced in her sensuality, or unsure of what she desires. It’s an invitation to reconnect with your inner Aphrodite, to own your turn-on, and to remember: your sexuality is not something to be hidden it’s divine.Whether you’ve faced trauma, cultural repression, or are simply curious about deepening your self-intimacy, this episode offers guidance, validation, and unapologetic permission to feel it all and reclaim what was always yours.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Reclaiming Your Erotic Self: Healing the Mother Wound & Sensual Shame
In this powerful episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth dives deep into the link between the mother wound and a woman’s erotic identity. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your sensuality, silenced in your sexuality, or uncertain of your worthiness for pleasure—this episode is for you.Elizabeth explores how generational shame, enmeshment, and emotional dynamics with our mothers shape our relationship with our bodies, our desires, and our sense of self. Through personal stories, embodied insight, and spiritual wisdom, she reveals how your erotic truth may have been shaped long before you had the words for it—and how you can now reclaim it as your own.This episode is a call to sacred reclamation for the woman ready to:Heal inherited feminine wounds passed down through generationsUntangle from enmeshment and reclaim emotional and erotic autonomyUnderstand the role of safety in experiencing sensual pleasureEmbody her erotic truth without shame or apologyStep fully into her worth, her wholeness, and her sensual powerYou are not broken—you are awakening. This is your invitation to come home to your body, your breath, your pleasure… and your power.Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction to the Erotic Self & the Mother Wound 04:15 – Generational Feminine Shame and Silence 09:50 – Enmeshment, Identity Loss, and Sensual Disconnection 13:30 – Safety in the Body as a Pathway to Pleasure 16:40 – Shadow Work & Becoming Self-Centered in a Sacred Way 18:30 – Final Reflection: Your Erotic Truth Is Your Divine RightFree Gift Mentioned: Check the show notes for a free guided practice from Elizabeth to help you begin reconnecting with your sensuality.Share this episode with a woman who is ready to rewrite the story of her sexuality. You get to break the cycle. You get to reclaim what was never fully modeled for you.🎧 Listen now and subscribe to The Illicit Feminine Podcast for more conversations that awaken your truth.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Reclaiming Your Sexuality Through The Power of Sensuality
In this episode of the Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth discusses the distinctions between sexuality and sensuality, emphasizing their roles in reclaiming a woman's body and autonomy. This episode is for the women who feel disconnected from their sexuality due to shame, trauma, or social conditioning. Elizabeth explains how sensuality, as the embodiment of senses, serves as a gateway to one's sexuality, which she defines as the soul's energy moving through the body. She advocates for self-awareness, self-love, and healing through engaging with one's senses and breath. Elizabeth also touches on the societal and personal challenges women face in knowing and expressing their sexuality, and she underscores the sacredness of intimate connection with oneself.00:00 Introduction to Sexuality vs. Sensuality02:30 Understanding Sexuality05:59 The Role of Sensuality09:54 Healing Through Sensuality16:41 Embracing Sacred SexualityElizabeth shares intimate stories, spiritual insight, and embodied practices to help you reconnect with your innate sensual wisdom on your own terms and in your own timing.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Women Own Your Sexuality
In this empowering episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth delves into the transformative journey of women reclaiming their sexuality. Highlighting the theme for July, Elizabeth emphasizes the importance of understanding one's own sexual essence, disconnected from the historical and societal expectations aimed at pleasing others. She offers a fresh perspective on how sexuality is a divine gift, encouraging connection with one's body, desires, and pleasure. Elizabeth also discusses the deep-rooted shame and trauma women face regarding their sexuality, bolstered by eye-opening statistics that reveal the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and disassociation among women. Elizabeth's invitation to engage in this vital conversation aims to spark a cultural shift towards embracing and celebrating women's sexual empowerment.01:20 Historical Context of Women's Sexuality02:27 Redefining Modern Sexuality03:37 Shame and Misconceptions Around Female Sexuality10:53 Statistics on Women's Sexual Satisfaction19:41 Cultural Shifts and Empowerment!Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Power of Letting Go of Others to Finally Come Home to Your True Self with Rachel Jackson
This week on The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth is joined by energy healer, business energetics coach, and bestselling author Rachel Jackson for a courageous and deeply transformational conversation on choosing yourself, releasing guilt, and breaking free from patterns of self-abandonment.Rachel shares her personal journey of unraveling, a journey marked by burnout, people-pleasing, loss, and ultimately, radical self-liberation. From walking away from an unfulfilling marriage to uncovering the unconscious beliefs that kept her small, Rachel reveals the inner work required to truly come home to yourself.This episode is for every woman who has ever said "I'm fine" when she wasn’t, who stayed too long out of loyalty or guilt, and who is ready to stop living based on someone else's potential.Together, Elizabeth and Rachel explore:The trauma of over-functioning and the illusion of being “fine”The subtle ways women abandon their truth (starting with dinner plans)Why we confuse kindness with self-sacrificeHow guilt and shame can become portals to healing and ancestral releaseReleasing the fantasy of who someone could be and accepting what isThe dangerous myth that healing others is your responsibilityThis isn’t just a story of self-love, It’s a masterclass in reclaiming your power, living in alignment, and remembering that loving yourself is not selfish it’s sacred.If you’ve ever felt torn between your truth and someone else’s comfort, this episode is your invitation to choose you.Episode Highlights 02:00 When your breakdown becomes a breakthrough 04:30 Rachel’s catalyst moment: choosing self over circumstance 06:15 The loneliness inside relationships 08:30 From enabling to energetic boundaries 10:45 Living in cycles of false happiness 12:00 When you see someone's potential, but it's not your job to make them grow 14:00 Boundaries vs. expectations: what women get wrong 16:00 Letting go of guilt, shame, and the fixer identity 19:30 How past wounds resurface through present decisions 22:00 Rachel’s rebirth: new love, new life, new energy 25:30 The sacred question: What do you really want? 28:00 The danger of self-abandonment in everyday decisions 32:00 Illness as a messenger from the body 34:15 Healing the generational pattern of female burnout 36:30 Why you cannot heal someone who doesn’t want to be healed 38:00 Stop excusing bad behavior because of trauma 42:00 Are you holding yourself back to keep others comfortable?Rachel Jackson is an Intuitive Success Coach for visionary women scaling soul-aligned empires. Combining deep energetic work with practical strategy, Rachel supports high-level entrepreneurs to expand their impact, income, and inner alignment without the hustle or self-sacrifice. With a background in leadership, energy healing, and coaching, she’s the creator of the Becoming Unstoppable book, Soulful Badass podcast, and transformational programs that guide women to embody their power, lead with intuition, and build lasting success from the inside out.Connect with Rachel at www.racheljackson.uk or on Instagram @racheljackson.coaching.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Healing the Mother-Daughter Wound: Ancestral Trauma and Inner Child Work
This week on The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth takes listeners on a soul-stirring journey into one of the most unspoken yet deeply formative dynamics in a woman’s life: the sacred mother-daughter wound.With vulnerability, reverence, and raw truth, Elizabeth explores the emotional, ancestral, and spiritual dimensions of this generational wound, sharing her own powerful story of grief, healing, and re-mothering after the passing of her mother.This episode is an invitation to reconnect with your inner child, to understand the patterns passed through your maternal lineage, and to step into the sacred work of healing. Whether your mother is living or has transitioned, this conversation opens the door to ancestral release, emotional clarity, and divine reconnection.Elizabeth unpacks key archetypes women often embody in childhood such as the Caretaker, the Peacekeeper, and the Ghost and how these roles silently shape our adult relationships, self-worth, and emotional expression.This isn't just a conversation it’s a reclamation of your voice, your wholeness, and your feminine power.If you’ve ever felt unseen, overburdened, or emotionally enmeshed in your relationship with your mother, this episode is a must-listen.Episode Highlights: 02:26 The Sacred Mother-Daughter Wound: Energetic and Lineage-Based 04:10 Personal Stories of Generational Pain and Healing 06:00 Healing the Ancestral Feminine: Elizabeth’s Group Experience 07:45 Emotional Survival Mechanisms Learned in Childhood 09:10 Ancestral Patterns Passed Through Maternal Lineage 14:45 The Story of Elizabeth’s Mother 17:10 The Journey of Self-Liberation After Loss 18:00 The Roles We Inherit: Caretaker, Peacekeeper, Ghost 22:00 How Childhood Coping Patterns Become Adult Limitations 24:30 The Power of Re-Mothering the Inner Child 26:00 The Duality of Holding Both Your Pain and Your Mother’s 28:00 Questions to Begin Your Sacred Mother-Daughter HealingConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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From Survival to Sacred Self: Navigating Divorce, Identity, and the Power of Choosing You with Michèle Heffron
This week on The Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth is joined by the wise and radiant Michèle Heffron, a life relationship and divorce coach who supports individuals through some of life's most defining moments from navigating the complexities of divorce to rediscovering identity after long-term partnerships, empty nesting, or career shifts. Michèle offers compassionate, strategic guidance through every phase of relationship transition.Michèle is a certified Calling in "The One" facilitator, and host of the Getting to the Heart: Life, Relationships, and Divorce podcast. Together, they explore the silent unraveling that happens inside women when their lives no longer align with who they truly are and the courage it takes to choose themselves, especially in midlife.Michèle shares her powerful story of leaving a marriage that looked “picture perfect” on the outside but was emotionally controlling behind closed doors. With raw honesty and emotional depth, she reflects on the moment she realized she was emotionally gone and how listening to her intuition saved her life. From walking away without a bank account to reclaiming her worth, Michèle opens up about how trauma, spirituality, and soul-aligned coaching shaped the woman she is today.This episode is a moving invitation for women navigating major life transitions—divorce, empty nesting, career changes—to reconnect with their divine feminine power, dismantle old beliefs, and unapologetically reclaim their voice.Episode Highlights:02:26 – The retreat that changed everything and sparked lifelong friendships05:15 – The day Michèle left her marriage with no bank account and no plan08:55 – How financial control and emotional manipulation eroded her identity11:48 – The terrifying trip to Sedona and the moment her intuition screamed “No”14:50 – A divine message while running in the rain: “So you would see.”17:05 – Discovering her part in the pattern: the root of self-abandonment25:30 – Choosing herself and modeling resilience for her children27:00 – The moment coaching changed her life and her path forward28:45 – Shifting from survival to expansion and asking for more31:30 – The power of community, vulnerability, and being truly seen33:30 – Holding non-judgmental space for women in divorce and transition34:50 – Why women wait years to leave—and how to reclaim your clarity now36:45 – What it means to embody your sacred self after years of living small38:00 – Choosing love over fear and the collective power of rising togetherLearn more about Michèle Heffron:Website: https://www.Michèleheffron.comPodcast: Getting to the Heart - Life, Relationships, and DivorceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Michele_heffron.coach/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheleheffron/Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Feminine Power & Pleasure: How to Create a Life You Love with Wendy Harrop
This week on the Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth is joined by the radiant Wendy Harrop entrepreneur, retreat curator, and host of the Say Yes to Yourself podcast for an honest, liberating, and deeply feminine conversation about what it truly means to live in alignment.Wendy shares how saying “yes” to herself became both her mantra and her liberation. Wendy reveals the inner work, shadow truths, and radical decisions that brought her into full alignment with her purpose, pleasure, and power.This episode is a journey into self-worth, conscious divorce, wealth consciousness, sacred sexuality, and the power of daily spiritual practice. Together, Elizabeth and Wendy create a space where nothing is taboo, and every woman is invited to reclaim her truth without apology.02:26 The radical beauty of saying yes to yourself05:27 How Wendy began living in alignment choosing what delights her10:55 – Normalizing Luxury & Travel for Women16:00 – Rewriting Your Wealth Story25:00 – The Life-Changing Question That Sparked Her Divorce30:00 – Conscious Divorce & Divine Alignment40:00 – Reframing Credit Card Shame as Investment in Self44:00 – Co-Parenting with Freedom and Joy51:00 – Sacred Sexuality After Marriage55:00 – Self-Pleasure as a Spiritual PracticeThis episode is more than a conversation, it’s a reclamation. If you’ve ever questioned your desires, doubted your worth, or wondered if it’s “too late” to choose yourself, this is your invitation.Learn more about Wendy:Wendy Harrop owns of The Phineas Wright House, a historic bed & breakfast on a small New England flower farm. By bringing the experience from her 30-year career as a wedding planner into everyday entertaining, she desires to have every guest feel welcomed, anticipated and celebrated She creates and curates opportunities for women to say YES to themselves through luxury culinary trips in the US and France, workshops and retreats in her 200-year-old barn, and Farm Stays at the b&b. She is the host of the Say YES to Yourself! podcast where she shares conversations with fabulous women incorporating this self-care practice in big and small ways.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phineaswrighthouse/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phineaswrighthouseLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-harrop-a17412/Link.tree: https://linktr.ee/phineaswrighthouseWebsite: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/Podcast: https://sayyestoyourself.buzzsprout.com/say YES to yourself!Email: [email protected] with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Unveiling the Illicit Feminine: Breaking Shame, Reclaiming Your Power, and Embracing Shadow Work with Elizabeth Marth
This week on the Illicit Feminine Podcast, host Elizabeth Marth introduces the purpose and passion behind creating this space for women to explore and embrace their true selves. Elizabeth shares her personal journey of hiding parts of herself due to societal, familial, and cultural conditioning. She recounts how experiences in her upbringing, coupled with shame, led her on a path of personal transformation, deep inner work, and spiritual growth. Elizabeth discusses the importance of connecting with one's inner guidance system, exploring shadow work, and addressing topics like sexual repression, shame, and emotional trauma. The podcast aims to provide a safe and authentic space where nothing is off the table and women are encouraged to delve into the depths of their true selves.00:00 Welcome to the Illicit Feminine Podcast02:26 Why Elizabeth Created the Illicit Feminine Podcast03:02 The Impact of Early Life Experiences05:27 Elizabeth's Personal Background and Family Dynamics10:25 Journey of Self-Discovery and Transformation13:09 Empowering Women Through Shadow Work15:28 Embracing the Illicit FeminineConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Betrayal to Emotional Ownership, Shadow Work & Feminine Reclamation with Jessica Lyn Part 1
Welcome to the very first episode of The Illicit Feminine Podcast a sacred space where nothing is silenced and every part of you is invited to rise.In this raw, emotional, and deeply transformational conversation, host Elizabeth Marth is joined by her first guest, Jessica Lyn, a powerful emotional growth coach and speaker. Together, they explore Jessica’s decade-long journey through divorce, religious deconstruction, emotional repression, and sexual shame and how she transmuted it all into radical self-trust, embodied liberation, and feminine reclamation.Whether you've ever questioned your worth, stayed too long in self-abandonment, or been silenced by spiritual dogma, this episode will meet you exactly where you are and guide you back to yourself.Episode Highlights:[02:00] Jessica’s early beliefs shaped by religious dogma and the “good girl” archetype[06:00] The unraveling of her marriage and the moment everything changed[12:00] Gaslighting, emotional dysregulation, and the cost of not feeling safe[15:00] Infidelity, numbness, and realizing she’d lost her own voice[20:00] The impact of spiritual shame and hiding emotional pain[24:00] Shadow work, emotional ownership, and why “you make me feel” doesn’t work[30:00] Breaking free from codependency and reclaiming internal authority[34:00] The role of sexuality, shame, and religious repression in women’s self-worth[42:00] Jessica’s journey from sexual disconnection to self-sensual awakening[48:00] Giving compassion to your past self, and why healing is cyclical[51:00] A peek into Part 2: Transformation, feminine embodiment, and rewriting the storyIf you’re ready to:Heal emotional wounds through shadow work Reclaim your body, your voice, and your sensualityStep into your full feminine expression with self-trust Create deep emotional safety and self-worth outside external validation…then The Illicit Feminine is your sanctuary.Learn more about Jessica:Jessica is a speaker, storyteller and coach who helps women break free from the weight of shame and step into self-empowerment. Raised within the confines of religious dogma and codependency in the church, her personal unraveling led to a powerful journey of emotional growth, healing, and liberation. She now shares her story to inspire others to reclaim their truth and live more freely.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalyncoaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaLynCoachingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicalyncoachingConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Mirror Work, Self Love and Releasing Shame with Jessica Lyn Part 2
In this soul-stirring continuation of our conversation Jessica shares more of her intimate journey of feminine reclamation. Together, we dive deep into the layered terrain of emotional release, body image, shame, and sensual awakening—and how mirror work became a portal to radical self-love.From unraveling childhood conditioning and religious repression to stepping boldly into sexual self-expression, Jessica shares how she began healing through deep self-inquiry and body-based practices. We talk about what “toxic” release really means, how emotion stored in the body becomes dis-ease, and the profound impact of being truly witnessed in a safe space.We also unpack the reality of comparison and body judgment and how to love yourself even in the seasons of change. This conversation is a powerful reminder that your worth is not defined by your weight, relationship status, or anyone else’s standards. It is yours to reclaim!Episode Highlights:[00:01] Why emotions need safe release and how they can become toxic if repressed[05:00] Shadow work, self-reflection, and the power of being fully seen[10:00] Women, shame, and the unspoken emotional burdens we carry[14:00] Creating a safe space for emotional and somatic healing[18:00] Jessica’s journey with mirror work and reclaiming her sensuality[24:00] Self-love as both a tender and revolutionary act[27:00] The truth about body image, dating, and divine femininity[32:00] Why curiosity and “what if” questions are powerful healing tools[35:00] Living from authenticity and grounded self-worthLearn more about Jessica:Jessica is a speaker, storyteller and coach who helps women break free from the weight of shame and step into self-empowerment. Raised within the confines of religious dogma and codependency in the church, her personal unraveling led to a powerful journey of emotional growth, healing, and liberation. She now shares her story to inspire others to reclaim their truth and live more freely.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalyncoaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaLynCoachingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicalyncoachingMirror Work Resource Mentioned:You Can Heal Your Life by Louise HayConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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The Illicit Feminine - Where Nothing Sacred is Silenced
You’ve been taught to silence your soul.It’s time to reclaim it.Welcome to The Illicit Feminine - the podcast that unapologetically disrupts everything you were told to suppress.Your sensuality.Your rage.Your truth.Your sacred feminine power.This isn’t self-help.This is a soul-level uprising.I’m Elizabeth Marth a transformational coach, shadow worker, and guide for women ready to stop hiding and start rising. Every week, I’ll take you deep: into real talk, raw stories, and radical truths most people are afraid to say out loud.If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too sensitive, too emotional... GOOD.That means you’re exactly where you need to be.Here, nothing sacred is silenced.We don’t tone it down.We turn it ALL the way up.Get ready for unfiltered solo episodes, fierce interviews with women who’ve broken free, and shadow work that sets your soul on fire. This is where the forgotten parts of you come back online. This is where you come home to your full power.No more good-girl masks.No more waiting for permission.Subscribe now.Hit that bell.Share this with every woman who needs to remember who she really is.This is The Illicit Feminine.Raw. Wild. Holy.Are you ready to rise?Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Closing Out 2024
As we close out another year, join Elizabeth Marth Tarara as she explores themes of identity, truth, worthiness, and purpose through the lens of one of the most well-known stories in history. Dive into thematic questions that will help you prepare for the types of things you wish to usher into your life in this brand new year.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Holiday Boundaries
In the special holiday episode, Elizabeth Marth Tarara explores our struggles with setting/maintaining boundaries during the holiday season, followed by actionable steps to consider implementing.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Boundaries Series: Personal Values, Communication
In this episode of the Sacred Journey podcast, Elizabeth Marth Tarara delves into the significance of boundaries, self-abandonment, and personal values in relationships. Drawing from Neville Goddard's teachings, she emphasizes the importance of understanding one's personal values and effective communication as foundational elements for healthy relationships. The discussion highlights the need for women to reclaim their sovereignty through boundaries, fostering self-worth and emotional safety. Elizabeth encourages listeners to reflect on their own values and communication styles, ultimately guiding them towards a more empowered and fulfilling relational experience. Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Boundaries Series: Emotional Safety, Time and Space
In this episode of the Sacred Journey podcast, host Elizabeth Marth Tarara introduces a new series focused on the importance of boundaries, particularly for Women. Drawing inspiration from Neville Goddard's teachings, she illuminates emotional safety and the need to cultivate and normalize regularly choosing time and personal space as foundational elements of healthy relationships with others and oneself. The discussion highlights how understanding and establishing boundaries can empower Women to honor themselves and cultivate deeper connections with others.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Codependency
In this episode of the Sacred Journey Podcast, Elizabeth Marth Tarara wraps up the Self-Abandonment Series by delving into the themes of codependency and the dynamics of giving away personal power. She explores the definitions of codependency, its cultural implications, and how childhood experiences shape these behaviors. Elizabeth emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and authenticity in relationships, encouraging listeners to recognize codependency patterns and set healthy boundaries through recognizing one's own needs and gifts. BOOK RESOURCES “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself” by Melody Beattie “Boundary Boss”by Terri Cole “Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency”by Terri Cole “Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives”by Pia Mellody Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Self-Abandonment in Grief
In this episode of the Sacred Journey podcast, Elizabeth Marth Tarara delves into the intricate relationship between grief and self-abandonment. She reflects on her personal experiences with loss, exploring how grief manifests in various forms beyond death, including childhood experiences and emotional turmoil. Elizabeth emphasizes acknowledging and processing grief rather than avoiding it and encourages listeners to seek support during their healing journey. Resources: “The Wild Edge of Sorrow” “The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief”Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Shadow Side of Sexual Self-Abandonment
In this episode, Elizabeth Marth Tarara dives deep into the often-unspoken connections between self-abandonment and our sexual experiences. Join Elizabeth as she unpacks how trauma, cultural conditioning, and negative self-talk can create a disconnect from our bodies and desires. From the impact of upbringing on sexual self-perception to the complexities of communication in intimate relationships, this episode offers a candid exploration of how we can reclaim our sexual authenticity. Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Self-Abandonment Series: Sexuality
In this episode of the Sacred Journey podcast, Elizabeth Marth Tarara delves into the complex relationship between sexuality and self-abandonment. She shares her personal experiences and insights on how societal, familial, and cultural influences shape our understanding of sexuality. Elizabeth emphasizes the importance of self-worth and body positivity in reclaiming one's sexual identity and encourages listeners to explore their own feelings about their bodies and sexuality. The conversation highlights the detrimental effects of self-abandonment and the need for a deeper connection with oneself and the Divine. Reference: Books by Regena Thomashauer · “Pussy: A Reclamation” · “The School of Womanly Arts: Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World (How to Use the Power of Pleasure)”Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Self-Abandonment Series: Anger
In this episode, Elizabeth Marth Tarara discusses the complex relationship women have with anger, particularly focusing on self-abandonment. She explores the societal teachings that label anger as bad, the distinction between punitive and righteous anger, and the importance of expressing and venting anger in healthy ways. The conversation emphasizes the empowerment that comes from acknowledging and utilizing anger constructively, ultimately leading to personal growth and boundary-setting.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Self-Abandonment Series: Becoming Self-Centered
In this episode of the Sacred Journey podcast, Elizabeth Marth Tarara delves into the concept of self-abandonment, exploring how societal norms often lead individuals, especially women, to prioritize others over themselves. She emphasizes the importance of self-love and creating time for oneself to foster a deeper connection with one's own needs and desires. Elizabeth shares her personal journey of overcoming self-abandonment and encourages listeners to recognize their own patterns of neglecting self-care. The conversation highlights the necessity of making conscious choices to prioritize one's well-being and offers insights into identifying areas in life where self-abandonment occurs.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Self-Abandonment Series: An Overview
In this episode of the Sacred Journey podcast, Certified Transformational Growth Coach, Elizabeth Marth Tarara, discusses the concept of self-abandonment, particularly in the context of midlife changes. She emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with oneself, listening to one's intuition, and making conscious choices that align with one's true desires. The conversation explores how societal conditioning often leads to self-abandonment and offers insights on cultivating awareness and self-care practices to reclaim one's life and choices.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Reclaiming Your Energy Meditation
Reclaim lost energy with this 10-minute guided meditation.Connect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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How are you showing up?
In this episode, Elizabeth Marth Tarara, a certified Conscious Uncoupling, Calling in the One coach, and spiritual and emotional growth coach, explores pivotal concepts about showing up in relationships. She discusses the importance of self-awareness, aligning one's energy, and cultivating self-love practices to improve our relationships.If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes where Elizabeth walks us through the steps of Releasing the Relationship she encourages us to listen to all steps where you’ll learn about the Releasing the Relationship, groundbreaking program, based on Katherine Woodward Thomas's book, Conscious Uncoupling. Episode Highlights:02:02 Energy in Relationships, what energy are you showing up in06:39 Emotional Safety and Self-Responsibility09:13 Blaming and Shaming Dynamics14:41 Practical Steps to Self-Regulation, inner fulfillmentConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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Releasing the Relationship Series: Step #5
"Releasing the Old, Allowing the New: Step #5"In this episode, you’ll learn about step five in the Releasing the Relationship Series, the groundbreaking program, based on Katherine Woodward Thomas's book, Conscious Uncoupling.Step five, titled "Releasing the Old Allowing the New” is about creating a happily even after, allowing the new and all its possibilities.Elizabeth explains that it’s about setting up new structures, both for yourself and then with your partner, moving forward. Being in a healthy place, with ourselves understanding how we want to show up in a relationship, what we expect of ourselves in a relationship, and what we expect of others in a relationship. If you haven’t listened to the previous steps Elizabeth encourages us to listen to all steps and to remember that life is about the journey, not the destination. Episode Highlights:04:15 Embracing emptiness and surrender to life09:01 Finding strength and possibility through difficult times11:15 Recognize, reflect, communicate, set boundaries, and empower13:04 Reflection and self-understanding lead to personal growthConnect with Eiizabeth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredfreedomforherFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredfreedomforherEmail: [email protected] you so much for listening, and remember come as you are in your light, in your shadow, in your illicit feminine. Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a five-star review.Elizabeth
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
You’ve been taught to silence your soul.It’s time to reclaim it.Welcome to The Illicit Feminine - the podcast that unapologetically disrupts everything you were told to suppress.Your sensuality.Your rage.Your truth.Your sacred feminine power.This isn’t self-help.This is a soul-level uprising.I’m Elizabeth Marth a transformational coach, shadow worker, and guide for women ready to stop hiding and start rising. Every week, I’ll take you deep: into real talk, raw stories, and radical truths most people are afraid to say out loud.If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too sensitive, too emotional... GOOD.That means you’re exactly where you need to be.Here, nothing sacred is silenced.We don’t tone it down.We turn it ALL the way up.Get ready for unfiltered solo episodes, fierce interviews with women who’ve broken free, and shadow work that sets your soul on fire. This is where the forgot
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