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Unconditioning: Discovering the Voice Within is an exploration of the inner authentic voice. Each week, host Whitney Ann Jenkins, joins guests in conversation about how they‘ve followed this voice throughout their lives, and the challenges and the rewards that have come from staying true to themselves in the current climate of the world.
Whitney Ann Jenkins is a multi-passionate creative and artist: award winning actress of stage, film, and voice over, singer-songwriter, and playwright. She is also a certified Energy Healer, Integrative Wellness Coach, Master of Psychology, and currently pursuing her PhD in Humanistic Psychology. Her research focuses specifically on the boundaries and mental wellness of performing artists alongside the intersection of creativity and sexuality.
www.whitneyannjenkins.com
www.wildinnerchild.com
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Little Luna, also known as Rachael Kathryn Bell is a singer and songwriter who has made her way into the music scene and has captivated audiences and her loyal fanbase through her honest transformative lyrics and the visual poetry of her music videos. She began performing professionally as an actress at 13, appearing in commercials, TV shows and films, including her Guest Starring appearance as Addison on Suite Life on Deck on the Disney Channel.
In this episode we discuss:
-Little Luna’s experience releasing music into the world during a pandemic
-Little Little Luna’s discovery of her love of performing
-Going from her school play in the 6th grade to Hollywood
-Her experience splitting time being on set, to maintaining her high school career
-Dealing with the repetitive rejection of auditioning at a young age
-The moment that gave her permission to allow music as an option, and Shift n Go
-Her experience of allowing herself to change
-How Yoga has helped her to access her authentic self
-How she’s committed to aligning all aspects of herself within her music and content
-What’s to come for Little Luna
-Her message to the world
www.instagram.com/littleluna
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Kajad Alobeyo is an international performer, songwriter and recording artist. He was born in Congo and came to the US when he was 9. He grew up in Philly which influenced his roots in hip-hop where he gained success locally which then grew into an audience supporting a tour all over the world including Tokyo, Amsterdam and Germany. Kajad has a gift of spinning and connecting deeply with the words and music that he creates and shares. In 2018, he released an album called Zaire, which is a tribute to his musical journey from Africa to the US. In 2020, he appeared on the single Killa Man that was in response to the protests and Black Lives Matter movement. He's currently working on and recording new music to be released soon.
In this episode we discuss:
-Kajad being born in Congo coming to America
-How he learned English through Hip Hop and Rap
-Inner Voice into Outer Words
-Free Flow
-Kajad’s foundational music career in Philly
-Music affecting people
-The live show that changed Kajad’s trajectory
-Traveling the world on a music tour
-Tapping into a flow, connection to ancestors
-How he’s raising a daughter to be authentic in the current climate of the world
-Kajad’s message to the world
-Kajad’s musical influences
-Kajad’s music video and connection to James Brown
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lkvgTYIcT4WWHJ6PDYZJR?si=AXY1SZPCTISjMpuPBtzgUw
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Langer is an Acupuncturist and Chiropractor. While she was studying for her Doctor of Chiropractic at New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, NY, she was simultaneously completing her Master of Science in Acupuncture at the Fingerlakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Because of this intense integration, Dr. Langer is able to combine the most effective elements of both western and Eastern medicine. She currently practices in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, where I met her.
In this episode we discuss:
- Saxonburg comparisons to Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls
- Dr. Langer’s own voice
- How she discovered her passion for TCM
- Elevator pitch for TCM
- Her first experience with Acupuncture
- My Reiki Experience
- Transforming perspectives through Acupuncture
- How Acupuncture works
- Food and body constitution
- Fake meat vs. real meat
- Energy transfer from food
- Compassion when people aren’t ready
- Universal energy
- Practicing TCM in a conservative area
- Dr. Langer's advice to the world
https://youtube.com/channel/UC21TcyUUVYELuXdJzFeU7EA
https://saxonburgacupunctureandchiro.com/page/about/
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Sue Ann Pien is an actress, filmmaker, space enthusiast (Mars One candidate), lover of life, and a Series Regular in Jason Katim's On the Spectrum which will be premiering on Amazon, where she plays a woman living with Autism. On the Autism spectrum herself, Sue Ann openly shares her challenges and unique abilities as she's navigated through the entertainment industry and life.
In this episode we discuss:
- Sue Ann’s pandemic experience
- Sue Ann’s earliest memories in Taiwan
- Her Near Death Experience
- Sue Ann’s Dad having an influence on her spirituality
- How acting became a way of expressing her self after her NDE
- Her connection to Taiwan now
- Why Space is so appealing to her
- How sobriety changed her ability to embrace herself
- Sue Ann's message to the world
https://twitter.com/SueAnnPien
https://monolidproductions.com/
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Cynthia Catania is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. She was part of the band Saucy Monky that had great acclaim in Ireland, along with multiple TV placements in the US. She's part of the band, The Secret Things, and is paving the way for her solo career, with her latest release Suitcase, produced by Monolid Productions and premiered by Hot Press Magazine. Her newest single Last Beer will be released on February 4th.
In this episode we discuss:
- The pandemic and her creative process
- Cynthia’s special gift to the world
- How sobriety helped her access transcendence
- How sobriety has influenced her writing
- Her release of the single Suitcase
- Saucy Monky in Ireland
- Cynthia’s journey from NY to LA
- Cynthia’s process of sculpting music
- Cynthia’s Mentors
- Cynthia as a mentor
https://www.facebook.com/cynthiacataniamusic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saucy_Monky
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Matteo Troncone is a filmmaker and photographer who made a documentary film, Arrangiarsi (pizza …and the art of living). He lived in his camper van and a tent in Naples, Italy for 5 years as he created this film exploring the intricacies of pizza making with its very specific magical ingredients, Italian culture including vibrant street artists, all while finding a way to arrange himself and his life during the process understanding that the obstacle is the path.
- My introduction to Matteo and his film
- Matteo’s explanation of his inner guidance system and how he navigates that
- How Matteo’s inner self informed the making of his film
- What happened when Matteo tasted his first bite of pizza in Naples
- When the film on pizza turned into something greater
- The ingredients
- The history of pizza in the US
- Matteo reveals everything you would ever want to know about Olive Oil
- San Marzano Tomatoes
- How the soil and land in Italy lends to the voice
- Matteo’s Message to the world
- What happened when Matteo followed a voice that he initially wanted to ignore
- Advice on building up the muscle of listening to your voice and honoring what’s in resonance
Website : Watch Film
Olive Oil Video: The TRUTH about most olive oil
For frequent doses of Beauty: Instagram
Teacher, Healer and Channel: Catherine Linard
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Rue Snider is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. As a musician, he’s toured the US extensively, and is known for his raw and honest interpretations of his experiences. He’s open about his struggle with alcohol and his journey to sobriety, and has a deep passion for social justice, and horror movies.
In this episode we discuss:
- What it’s been like living in New York during a pandemic.
- Rue’s approach to songwriting
- How rejecting Christianity transformed his creative output
- How becoming sober allowed him to have a wider range of material to work and resonate with
- Why Rue loves New York
- Rue’s views on Capitalism and how it’s shaped us
- Rue’s message for the world
- Why he has such a love for horror movies
You can find Rue and his work at:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4qKAGufpwgM3q12PZg5aLi?si=ZL9B6LG9QAiwICoJKTVlog
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Lester Malizia is a theatre director who has worked extensively all over the world, including New York, Europe, and Russia. He was the Artistic Director for Seaside Music Theatre for 25 years and a producer for Million Dollar Quartet.
In this episode we discuss:
- Lester’s growing up and first discovering storytelling and theatre in New Castle, Pennsylvania
- Lester’s experience at a conservative college studying the Arts
- Lester’s experience in Europe and how that transformed him as an artist.
- The trials of growing up in NY, traveling as a director, and the loss of his long time partner Ned to AIDS
- Where Lester’s inspiration for directing comes from and how his voice flows
- Finding the breath of the playwright
- Passion in performing and what that means
- Our experience working together in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Lester's complex health issues and the shutting down of Seaside Music Theatre
- What it was like to teach theatre at the college where he had difficulties attending as a student
- The challenges of arts and academia
- Lester’s experience in Russia
- What Lester’s voice wants to say to the world