S7E5 - Mythical Leadership: Celtic Myth as a Framework for Feminine Leadership with Jen Murphy

School of Embodied Arts Podcast with Jenna Ward

For leaders shifting away from the cultural norms of leadership obsess with “more” “bigger” and “eternal summer/growth”, who can we look to for guidance?

How might we find our way to a more mature, sustainable, feminized way of leading?

As an entrepreneur, I’ve grappled with these questions for years. Navigating ‘doing business differently’ in a landscape where the intuitive, felt, sometimes non-linear inner impulses are seen as ‘unprofessional’ and illogical, it can be challenging to find a compass to navigate.

Jen Murphy, our guest on the podcast today, believes that mythology - the stories & wisdom of old - provides us the most potent guidance to navigate leadership.

Jen believes in a new archetype for feminine leadership that re-thrones the sacred union of our mature feminine and masculine powers—powers that live within our own bodies as a spectrum of possibilities.

During this podcast, we’ll explore:

• How Jen came to revision leadership through her background as a Feminine Embodiment Coach, Mythologist & Anthropologist
• We unpack the current masculine overculture & why it keeps many leaders in their maiden energy
• Jen shares with us many Celtic myths, stories & wisdom to reimagine what leadership could look like for modern coaches, creatives & leaders
• We touch on the different archetypes we might be playing out as a leader (often unconsciously)
• Women, wealth, witches & modern stewardship of money

This conversation will be particularly rich for women working in leadership roles, whether in business or their own creative or entrepreneurial endeavors.

Jen Murphy is a Feminine Embodiment Coach, Mythologist, and Anthropologist. She is the creator of Celtic Embodiment, a cutting-edge modality that fuses the ancient wisdom of Celtic Mythology with the emerging field of Feminine Embodiment Coaching to transform modern life for women. Jen is a certified Feminine Embodiment Coach and holds a degree in Medieval Irish & Celtic Studies and an M.A. in Anthropology & Development with a specialism in critical pedagogy - empowering learners to critique the power structures at play in their own learning experiences. Jen comes from a lineage of storytellers and wisdom keepers on her maternal line. She is fascinated by the natural coalescence between our ancestral myths and our bodies as a potent brew to reclaim our sovereign power. And so, her philosophy is ‘Let your body and mythology guide you home - home to YOU.’

Also, good to know… Earlier this year our school recognized Jen’ work in our 2022 Excellence In Coaching Celebrations in the category of Founders Flourishing Award which recognizes a practitioner in the multi-dimensional mastery of her body of work. Awarded by Founder Jenna Ward, this practitioner's work transcends categories.

Would love to hear what you took from this podcast, drop me a reflection on Instagram here →

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Jen’s Work - Celtic School of Embodiment
• Jen on Instagram
• Silvia Federici, Caliban The Witch (book)
• Feminine Embodiment Coaching - an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches
• Find a Feminine Embodiment Coach in our Professional Directory
• School of Embodied Arts
• Leave a podcast review on iTunes here
• Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

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Find Jenna on the following platforms:

Website: http://jennaward.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennaward.co/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennawardco/

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