This conversation explores the journey of self-awareness, authenticity, and personal growth, emphasiSing open dialogue, reflection, and integration. It touches on frameworks like Crucial Conversations, astrology, and Spiral Dynamics to understand oneself and others, including how consciousness develops through different levels and the shadows present at each stage. A central theme is the interplay of masculinity and femininity, and how rigid, binary thinking around gender roles—particularly within societal and spiritual contexts—can create suffering, limit expression, and trigger deep frustration. The discussion also examines the tension between deep thinking and action, the pitfalls of performative spirituality, and the liberation that comes from embracing vulnerability, being seen, and prioritising authenticity over validation. Ultimately, it underscores that growth is a daily practice of small, courageous steps toward alignment, connection, and integrated understanding of both self and others.

ABOUT ASHLEIGH BOEHM

Ashleigh Boehm is currently re‑imagining how she works with women, bringing fresh approaches to her holistic transformation, NLP coaching, and eating‑psychology expertise. Follow her on Instagram to stay updated as she rolls out the next evolution of her programs. She has a background in nutrition and over 12 years in fitness and mindset work, Ashleigh has guided women through breaking free from perfectionism, external validation, and dieting. Her prior signature work explores masculinity, femininity, self‑trust, and shadow integration, helping women reclaim their voice, embody authenticity, and express their true worth both internally and externally. Using tools from Crucial Conversations, Spiral Dynamics, and astrology, she equips her clients for the daily practice of courageous, aligned action. 

CONNECT with ASHLEIGH

https://www.instagram.com/iamashleighboehm/

LINKS MENTIONED

Zach Bush Authenticity Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ1rgIVRqBy/?hl=en
SPRIAL DYNAMICS: https://www.youtube.com/@ActualizedOrg/search?query=spiral%20dynamics

EP 39 - Authenticity, Shadows & Astrology:  Self & Other Exploration with Ashleigh Boehm

Pastor Keith Bradley
Heirs TV LIVE
11/12/2025
www.heirscc.org

Heirs TV LIVE "Get Understanding- Pt 6"

Voici une nouvelle chanson originale avec mon ami Jay-Lloyd Smith qui a composé la musique et écrit les paroles ; cette chanson a pour thème la paix dans le monde. Merci pour votre visite et pour votre écoute.  Here's a new original song with my friend Jay-Lloyd Smith who composed the music and wrote the lyrics. The theme of this one is peace in the world. Thank you for your visit and for listening.

"The voices of peace"

Three women click into a Zoom. OMG.
Why them? Why now? Why should anyone care?

All it takes is one question -- the first question, “How are you?”  -- and everything we think we knew about each other can suddenly change.  Who are we? How do we come to be who we are? What’s in a name? What’s in a story? What happens when we openly speak our truths? 

Join me for this week's episode of "The Janus Adams Show" with my guests: authors Hasna Muhammad ("BREATHE IN THE SKY: Poems, Prayers and Photographs") and Gail Straub ("HOME INSIDE THE GLOBE: Embracing Our Human Family").

In this unstructured non-interview, three women click into a Zoom and the rest is a reflection of these tense times, our lives and, perhaps, something of your own:  family legacy, the strength to endure amid societal upheaval, the journey of reclaiming identity, the art of holding space for complexity. 

Traveling the globe through our shared stories, we explore  history (up close and personal), current events, justice, injustice, sorrow, and joy.  Reading to and for each other, the conversation delivers a timely blueprint for courageous connection.

GUESTS
- Hasna Muhammad, author, “BREATHE IN THE SKY: Poems, Prayers, and Photographs”
     website: BirthmarkMedia.com    https://www.birthmarkmedia.com/ 
- Gail Straub, author, “HOME INSIDE THE GLOBE: Embracing the Human Family”
     website: GailStraub.com   https://gailstraub.com/ 

THEMES
- Facing challenging times with hope and solidarity
- The meaning and reclamation of identity and legacy
- Generational wisdom, vulnerability, and mutual encouragement
- Navigating and healing divisions—personal, social, historical
- The restorative power of storytelling, poetry, and community

MOMENTS YOU'LL WANT TO EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF
"I am well, I am strong ... There are people around the world, especially those in the war-torn areas, who are starving and dying and bleeding, and they cannot be strong. But I have the opportunity to be strong. ... We must each have our own set of skills, our own ideals and desire to move forward."
— Hasna Muhammad [0:04:49]  

"I read an article recently about prisoners of war and how they maintain hope in those dire circumstances.  A key thing they found was this paradox of fully facing how bad It is and simultaneously, equally at the same time, knowing that they'll get through this. I'm wanting to do that. [But] it's not hope, because that's a complicated word." 
— Gail Straub [0:08:40]  

"I admit to feeling conflicted.  I have a friends who are packing up to leave the country, something I completely understand.  On the other hand, I'm the granddaughter of four immigrants, three of whom left relatively privileged circumstances to emigrate to America. Two came with their young children.  Two met here.  I would not exist had they not dared sacrifice their all and make possible my life. " 
— Janus Adams [0:13:10]

Learn more at JanusAdams.com  https://www.janusadams.com/

THREE WOMEN CLICK INTO A ZOOM...

“A reflective country-soul journey through heartbreak, healing, and self-rebirth—finding hope in broken places as light slowly returns, reshaping a wounded heart into something stronger and true.

When The Light Breaks

Stay

understanding

I wrote this in the middle of lockdown. It was a very creative moment in my life

Ups and Downs

We all have those little arguments and disputes in relationships. Sometimes the bedroom is where they are best solved... or not! Hope you enjoy the song.

Stay Until Morning

Helping Hands by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

HELPING HANDS
Rhyming time in vacuumed lines
I hear the verses soaring
On angels' breath the words of death
Like fingers they’re exploring
I feel the beat of racing wings
I understand all these things
Yet they are gone by morning

Dreaming scenes in deadbeat schemes
All are on back burners
Spirit words that just I heard
Said all the souls are learners
I know the touch of tender love
I also know it’s not enough
You need the ground that’s firmer

Corporate kings and financial things
Beyond our understanding
You can’t own the open sky
Not even by demanding
I like to think of hands in prayer
Though they’re just another layer
No one is left commanding

Livid sky mirrored in my eye
White cloud billows floating
When I look round there is no sound
The silence it is choking
Oh see me, hear me, give me signs
Let me feel them in my mind
Tell me, lead me to Heaven’s end
Where all that’s left is hoping
Where all that’s left is hoping
Where all that’s left is hoping
Where all that’s left is hoping

Lyrics by P. Greatorex 27th January 2013.
Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

Copyright © 2013 D & G Music/Explicit Music.

Cover Art:
“Hand Held” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-3/

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – lead vocal
Zakk Black – guitars
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.

FUN FACTS:
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of.
* His vocals were lifted from the very rough demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. :)
* This song is a piece of classic rock in a Britpop style.
* It is in the key of E at 91 BPM.
* All the guitars were played on Nicodemus, with a big painful hole in the thumb of the player.
* The chords in the verses are E B E C#m A E F# A Am6 E.
* In the third verse Pete (accidentally) introduces an unexpected key-change.
* There the chords are E B E Ebm G# Ebm F# A Am6 E.
* The chords in the instrumental section are E C/G D/A.
* Right at the very end it is E C7 E.
* The bass part from the last verse to the end is far more challenging to play than it sounds
* This produced a surprised "Huh? How did THAT happen?!" face on the player.
* Helping Hands is one of those magikal Dark Company songs that can invoke goosebumps in the listener, perhaps slightly surprisingly.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/helping-hands

A for Acronym CD 1: SNAFU

Helping Hands

Downloads

Dark Company: Helping Hands (demo)

Sharing years of my ideas, poems, quotes and thoughts through music. From my notes, to your ears.

Raw and real conversations on courage, consciousness and leadership.

I write songs for the haunted, the hopeful, and the ones who still ache. These aren’t tracks—they’re testimonies. If you’ve ever loved and lost, scroll no further.

Rooted in emotional clarity and cinematic depth, I create music not for the charts, but for the moments in between—when silence begs for understanding and melody carries the words we can’t quite say. Every track is written with intention, produced with nuance, and shaped by a relentless pursuit of honesty. No gimmicks, no templates—just songs built to resonate long after the final note.

From timeless orchestral movements to progressive rock textures, I don’t follow trends—I follows truth. And when the world gets loud with noise, my work leans into stillness, offering solace to anyone still listening with both ears and heart.

Welcome to the other side of music—the side that means something.

Careless Fires is emotionally honest music that blends lyrics written straight from the lived experience of lyricist Amanda French with AI-generated soundscapes and vocals. Themes of darkness, healing, and personal transformation carry throughout, touching on both inner struggles and social truths. With a mix of raw emotion, inspiring energy, and body-moving beats, Careless Fires invites listeners into a space that feels vulnerable, creative, and deeply human.

Songwriter and Music Producer who can also teach you a thing or two about Music Technology and how to use it creatively

THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, a weekly public radio program, is show about race and courage.  The show airs and streams live Saturdays at 11:00 am ET on WJFF -- www.WJFFradio.org.

Contact: info@wudrecords.co.uk
SC don't do support so we're leaving, slowly. UK/EU rock label since 1984. Demos, oddities, archives, WIP. Releases on Bandcamp etc. AI-free zone. All reposts shared to BlueSky and 'X'.
Wud! You have just been wudded. ;-)

We're very sorry but we're still unable to reply to SC messages. We can read them but cannot reply. Please email info@wudrecords.co.uk instead. We answer most emails within a week.

ACTIVE ARTISTS:
Flicker, Dark Company, Pok the Bard, The Bastard Sons of Dennis

LEGACY ARTISTS:
Alchemeon, Clonk!, Dr Watson, The Ug Brothers, Alien Heat, Rough Terrain, The Subterraineans, The Addled Eggs, The Masters of Drone, Laughing Sun, Wud, Lemming Meringue, Sirius Rising, Now, Fooog Dinboffin and the Release, Mark Drower and the Everyones

ARCHIVE ARTISTS:
Andromeda, Critical Error, Dayglow, Demon Groove Lizards, Ember, Fruit Bats, Goodstaff, Guarana, Murdock, Prism, Pyg, Recluse, Search Party, Spacegoats, Stephen Yates, The Chillun, Watershed

* For DIY musicians:

Looking to grow your fanbase? Here's a proven strategy for success. It's a bit time-consuming at first because you need to work at it often. However, the awesome results will make it worth your while:

http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/be-discovered-on-social-media

That article was published in March 2017. While some of the links may no longer work, the theory absolutely will. Try it for yourself!

* Unfortunately...

Due to brexshit, broken britain, rip-off britain, corruption, lies and bias in the media, bigotry, racism, intolerance, polarisation, the fact that some of our family members would not be allowed to remain post-brexit, state-sponsored child trafficking (yes, that's right, we said it - it's pretty shocking, start reading from here if you don't believe it: https://forced-adoption.com/), an increasing sense of frustration and exasperation, and general total weariness of being treated with nothing but derision, ignorance and contempt by the entire shebang since the early 80s, we decided enough was enough and moved our entire operation from brexeter in the uk to begin our grand brexodus in 2017. We are now brefugees, living in brexile very near the border of the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. If you live in (the crumbling remains of) the uk, do yourself a favour and leave. The upgrade in life quality will blow your mind.

* What do we stand for as a label?

We support all independent musicians who are doing something we find interesting. Our team members all have formal music education qualifications.

We are against corporate brainwash muzak, their puppet friends in the mass media, and many other corporate activities. We will fight their desecration of music until either it stops or we die. 

We believe in helping others in the face of corrupt laws and a broken system. We are pro democracy, green energy and free speech.

We're politically liberal. We cannot support the republicans, maga or gun violence in the usa. We don't see there's any real difference, other than in name, between the christian far right in the USA and the taliban in Afghanistan.

In the uk we are broadly pro LibDem/Green/Labour/SNP. We are VERY anti-tory, bnp, ukip, and any of their friends and associates. We have no trust at all in the uk right wing press monopoly and the bbc. Beware the bbc and its claims of neutrality. It is the propaganda mouthpiece of the tory party. It even charges a propaganda tax called the licence fee. But we like Test Match Special and Radio 6, so does that make us hypocrites...? Hmm.

We support independence for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Cornwall. We support the individual and the underdog. We are anti-putin and his war, and pro-Ukraine.

Please notice the careful use of capitals. Capital letters imply respect!

We're only interested in the colour of your soul. Not your skin, hair or socks.

We like cricket! Most of us support Somerset County Cricket Club.

Hello everyone! 
I started singing in November 2011. I uploaded a few songs to Youtube, all recorded with the digital voice recorder I used to interview people...I was a market research consultant; I conducted research projects in 5 languages; I am now retired. So that's how the whole thing started... Just for fun I could say. But there was also another deeper, more personal, reason for my starting to sing, which I may tell you about one day... 
I have no musical background, I can't read music, I do everything by ear and by feel only; I just love to sing :)
I hope you will enjoy my very varied repertoire: Jazz, Pop, Blues, Rn'B, Folk, Latino, Electronica etc... and my videos which I make myself. 
Please join me on my website for more updated information: www.isarielle.com. 
For collaborations please do not hesitate to contact me: isarielle@gmail.com
Merci :)

Heirs Christian Center Church is an "Open to Everybody" church that was founded in October 2010 by Pastors Keith and Melanie Bradley.
 
OUR VISION is Equipping Heirs for the Kingdom Of God. Simply put, We prepare God's children for their purpose.
 
OUR MISSION is Living by Faith, Being led by the Spirit, Revealing God's Purpose, and Sharing God's Love. God has established our ministry as a refuge: a safe place where people can heal, become whole, strengthen themselves, and fulfill their purpose. We're excited about what the Lord is doing at HEIRS and pray you'll come and grow with us.

ve·he·ment
/ˈvēəmənt/
adjective
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
"her voice was low but vehement"


emotion is powerful , so is sound

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