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An archetypal exploration on life, love and leadership. Join Britta GreenViolet— singer, songwriter, creativity mentor and conscious leadership coach— to wade into the waters of personal storytelling and the power it holds to shape our lives. This show is in service of rewriting the script, crafting a new narrative where it's needed, and liberating your mind, body, heart and voice to express the fullness of your unique medicine Original intro/outro music + sound production by Ben Gould of bellandbranch.com Explore Britta's work at brittagreenviolet.com

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May 26, 202616 min

83. 6 Paradoxical Truths About Creativity + Art-Making

Join me for some crunchy, delightful lessons on the space between preparation and chaos that every creative is destined to confront.Today on The Sage & The Song I'm sharing 6 lessons that crystalized for me in a season of heavy creative output. Artist residency, artist retreat, two great books on writing and many medias later, these lessons are here to invite us into our next level of beauty-making.See the photo journal of my trip to Oaxaca along with the written transmission of this piece on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack, Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠⁠Get my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: encouragement in your inbox.Visit my virtual home: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠⁠⁠⁠

May 19, 202630 min

82. I Thought Guidance Came from Above. I Was Wrong.

A deep dive on the benefits of choosing an annual theme, and some unexpected perks of good physical and metaphysical posture.Today on The Sage & The Song I'm sharing some mid-year musings about my annual theme for 2026, "heaven-line." If you chose a theme for this year, as we approach the midway point now is a great time to pause and reflect on how that theme is steering your energy, focus and decisions... or if it's not, perhaps get back on track.~ RESOURCES ~The Annual Planning Challenge: 7 days of fractal planning to help you feel more peaceful + purposeful throughout the year⁠⁠Get my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: encouragement in your inbox.Read this transmission as an article on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my virtual home: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠⁠⁠

April 8, 20261 hr 12 min

81. Culture-building through song: how a music practice expands our impact as leaders (with Simon D'Arcy)

Singing isn't just a fun hobby. It improves our ability to listen and asks us to become courageous, curious, innovative humans... which makes us better leaders, friends, partners, lovers, and members of society.In this special episode of The Sage & The Song, my friend Simon D'Arcy joins me a lighthearted conversation about the power of music and song to expand our impact in every realm of our lives, both personally and professionally.Watch our conversation as a video ⁠here⁠.The Songs: La Ventana (by Las Kjarkas, performed by Simon D'Arcy)Get Me Outta My Head (written & performed by Britta GreenViolet)Simon D'Arcy is an Executive Leadership Coach and Keynote Speaker who has devoted his career to Culture-Building. A masterful group facilitator in professional and corporate spaces, he also facilitates Authentic Relating, and has a great voice!Ready to add creative jet fuel to your own music practice? Join the Song-a-Day Challenge to write 10 songs in 10 days! Runs April 22 - May 5, 2026. Facilitated by Britta GreenViolet.~ RESOURCES ~⁠Get my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: encouragement in your inbox.Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my virtual home: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠⁠

March 9, 20261 hr 19 min

80. Addicted to Intensity: preaching the gospel of subtlety in psychedelics, wellness and self-improvement (with Anahita Anais)

An unquenchable thirst for more is one of the defining characteristics of this current age on planet earth. As a people, we are addicted to intensity. The impact is reflected across our planet, in our wallets, in our sense of self-worth and our endless quest for self-improvement.In this special episode of The Sage & The Song, my friend Anahita Anais hosted me for a juicy discussion on psychedelics, the wellness industry, and cultural trends that reveal our bias toward extremism and away from subtlety.Watch our conversation as a video here.Anahita Anais is a nervous system expert and trauma-informed psychedelic facilitator with extensive experience in somatics, trauma healing, and integrative mental health. She works with leaders and power couples to expand their capacity for intimacy, clarity, and sustained vitality. Founder of Regulate to Relate and Microdose Guru, she is also a writer and musician whose work bridges neuroscience, depth practice, and modern love. Website | Writing | Microdose Guru~ RESOURCES ~Get my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: encouragement in your inbox.Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my virtual home: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

February 6, 20262 hr 5 min

79. Archetypes, Anthems & Astrology for 2026! (with Verana Faye Bailowitz)

Welcome to 2026! It's a special (long) episode... the first of the year, and my first ever guest on The Sage & The Song. Join us for a deep dive into the archetypes, anthems and astrology that will nourish and inform the year ahead.Special Guest Verana Faye Bailowitz joins me for a juicy conversation on what to expect and how to gracefully navigate this year ahead. Drawing from the wisdom of numerology, tarot, astrology and intuition for what we all need to remember in these tumultuous times, we also bring you a selection of songs. We invite you to learn and sing these songs as anthems, in order to keep yourself buoyant, brave and kind in the midst of the mystery. This is a long one, so take your time with it and enjoy the journey!The Songs:Wisdom In Collapse - written by Ahlay BlakelyRemember Me Again - written by Britta GreenVioletTurn The World Around - written by Harry Belafonte Courage - South African Anti-Apartheid song written by Eric BogleThe Unfolding - written by Leila StrongOur Guest: Verana Faye Bailowitz is a birth keeper, astrologer, songstress and a guardian of transition, transformation, and growth. If you appreciate her wisdom in this conversation, please show her some love by supporting her upcoming "Wombs of the World" trip to South Africa as well as her forthcoming album of birth songs by donating to her GoFundMe campaign.~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get my words of encouragement in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

December 8, 202525 min

78. You do not need to hit "go" on January 1st.

False urgency, be gone! We will not longer buy the illusion that January 1st is the optimal time to hit the ground running.In this episode, we explore what it can actually look like for leaders, parents, biz owners, artists and humans with bodies to honor the season's rhythms instead of falling prey to the society pressure to "hit go" in the middle of the season of rest.Join this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge (Dec 11-19) ⁠⁠https://www.brittagreenviolet.com/challenge ⁠⁠~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get tips like this in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

December 1, 202513 min

77. "Plan" needs air quotes: why I've become highly suspicious of plans, agendas and goals... but make them anyway.

Dwight Eisenhower said "plans are worthless, but planning is everything." What a paradox!In this episode, we explore why the rapidly changing landscape of ecology, politics, economics and technology means that keeping plans is virtually impossible—but oddly, that doesn't mean it's not worth doing.Join this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge, coming December 11-19: ⁠https://www.brittagreenviolet.com/challenge ⁠~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get tips like this in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

November 28, 202523 min

76. Does this bring me closer to or further from the Divine?

A "compass question" is one that is always helpful, sometimes confronting, and will guide us toward truth.In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share my favorite compass question that reminds me "the sacred" is always here, now, just a choice away.The Song: What Sacred Space Is This - written and performed by Britta GreenViolet.For the month of November only, get my new 90-day ⁠Reactivity Reset Intensive⁠: 6 sessions to to help you feel grounded, centered and in command of the noise in your head.Join this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge, coming December 11-19!~ RESOURCES ~⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get tips like this in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

November 25, 202519 min

75. Planning for Bewildered Humans: behind the name-change and energetics of my annual planning challenge

The world—in all its beauty and chaos—is a bewildering place. And it is our division from mother nature that threatens the future of our species on this planet. It's time to re-wild our plan for 2026, and beyond.In this episode, I invite you to join me for this year's Annual Planning Challenge, happening LIVE December 11-19th. Hear why I changed the name (again) and why wildness is at the center of my planning framework.Join this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge, coming December 11-19: https://www.brittagreenviolet.com/challenge ~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get tips like this in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

November 24, 202527 min

74. The Choice Point Checklist: for making congruent decisions that you'll celebrate instead of regret

What’s one decision from your past (recent or not) that you regret, or wish you had made differently?In this episode of The Sage & the Song, I share a potent framework for assessing your most questionable past decisions so as to learn from them—plus a simple checklist for ensuring that any choice you make is congruent with your integrity, authenticity and intuition.For the month of November only, get my new 90-day ⁠⁠Reactivity Reset Intensive⁠⁠: 6 sessions to to help you feel grounded, centered and in command of the noise in your head.Head over to my ⁠website⁠ to join the Wait List for this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge, coming December 11-19!~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get tips like this in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠