The Vital Goddess
Dianne Shepherd
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The Vital Goddess Podcast is a sensual, soulful space for midlife women who feel the call to come home to their bodies. Through embodiment practices, sacred feminine wisdom, Taoist and Tantric teachings, and intimate reflections, each episode invites you out of the thinking mind and into the living intelligence of your body. This is a place to soften, remember your pleasure, reclaim your power, and explore what it truly means to live from embodied love, radiance, and desire—on your own terms.
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Reclaiming Aphrodite at Midlife—Venus Favors the Bold 25.09.2026 17minWhat if midlife isn’t the fading of our Venusian nature—but an initiation into its deepest, truest and freest expression? In this solo episode, Dianne explores Reclaiming Aphrodite at Midlife, inspired by the current astrology: the Venusian threshold of the Libra Equinox, a bold and fiery Aries Full Moon, Neptune’s invitation into surrender and embodied Love, and Venus moving through the passionate depths of Scorpio and beginning her longer dance with Pluto. There is a lot moving. Love is in ... -
The House of Becoming — Beauty, Home & the Sacred with Paula Agudelo 18.09.2026 46minWhat if your home wasn't simply the place where you lived… but a living reflection of who you are—and who you are becoming? In this beautiful conversation, I’m joined by sacred interior designer, spiritual business mentor, and self-described “house therapist” Paula Agudelo for an exploration of the soul of our spaces—and the profound ways our homes can support our healing, pleasure, creativity and becoming. After years working in luxury interiors, Paula found herself sitting in her car crying... -
The Lost Art of Self-Devotion — Pleasure, Nourishment & the Initiation of Midlife with Jenny Glick 11.09.2026 41minWhat if caring for yourself wasn’t another thing to accomplish…but an act of devotion? This week on the Vital Goddess Podcast, I’m joined by the magnificent Jenny Glick for a rich and delicious conversation about pleasure, nourishment, marriage, midlife—and the lost art of becoming deeply devoted to ourselves. Jenny has spent more than 25 years guiding women and couples toward richer, more resonant relationships and lives, drawing from her background in couples counseling, sex therapy, family... -
Pearl Wisdom & Devotional Bliss Under the Pisces Eclipse 21.08.2026 20minThere is a powerful Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces inviting us to release the mind from having to know the way—and surrender into a deeper kind of intelligence. Bliss intelligence. With the Sun, Mercury and South Node gathered in Virgo and Uranus in Gemini creating an electric tension around this eclipse, we’re being invited to loosen our grip on overthinking, overanalyzing and the compulsion to figure ourselves out. Our minds are brilliant. But perhaps the mind was never meant to lead us ... -
Romancing the Sacred Masculine—The Cosmic Love Affair Within 14.08.2026 32minHave you ever wondered if you're too much in your masculine? Maybe you’ve tried to soften more, receive more, slow down more… or somehow find that elusive “perfect balance” between your feminine and masculine energies. But what if balance was never the goal? What if these energies were meant to be in relationship? In this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore the feminine and masculine through the ancient imagery of Yin and Yang—not as two opposing forces divided neatly down the mi... -
The Body Temple...Pleasure, Breath & a Venusian Way of Manifestation 07.08.2026 28minThe world has taught us to treat the body as a project to perfect, a problem to solve, or a tool for getting what we want. But what if the body is something far more sacred? In this episode of the Vital Goddess Podcast, we're exploring a Venusian way of remembering the body as temple, the breath as the sacred bridge between mind and heart, and pleasure as our natural expression when resistance begins to soften. Inspired by the Lion's Gate Portal and the Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse, Dianne shar... -
The Wisdom of Sacred Pilgrimage: Coming Home to Yourself 31.07.2026 46minA conversation with Katie Duggan Some places don't simply ask us to visit... They ask us to remember. In this beautiful conversation, Katie Duggan and I explore the magic of sacred pilgrimage, the mystery of Avalon, and why stepping into a sacred landscape has the power to awaken something ancient within us. Together we explore why pilgrimage is so much more than travel. It is an inner journey. A remembering. A return. Whether Avalon has been whispering your name for years—or you've never hea... -
Rewilding the Root: Reclaiming Our Wild Innocence Under the Aquarius Full Moon 24.07.2026 17minWhat if your wild innocence never left you? Perhaps she's simply become obscured by the fog. Inspired by the Aquarius Full Moon, this episode is a gentle invitation to rewild the root, dissolve the fog of shame, and remember the exquisite aliveness that has always belonged to you. Through breath, warmth, rhythm, and movement, we explore a different path to liberation. Not through force. Not through fixing. But by creating the conditions where life remembers how to move through us again. Toget... -
The Venusian Revolution: From Resilience to Radiance 18.07.2026 19minFor years we've been told that resilience is the answer. Build resilience. Become stronger. Bounce back. And while resilience has served us beautifully, what if it was never meant to be the destination? In this deeply personal episode, I share the philosophy that has quietly been weaving itself through my work for years—a way of living I now call The Venusian Revolution. This isn't about rejecting resilience. It's about discovering what resilience has been preparing us for. A life that is not... -
The Medicine of Beauty: Reclaiming the Sacred Rhythms of the Feminine Through Simple Daily Rituals 10.07.2026 17minBeauty is not frivolous. Beauty is not something we earn. Beauty is not merely decoration. Beauty is medicine. In this Cancer New Moon reflection, we explore the wisdom of Vesta—the priestess asteroid associated with devotion, sacred rhythm, and tending the inner flame—and how beauty itself can become a pathway back to aliveness. Together we explore how simple daily rituals nourish the feminine nervous system, support sustainable eros, and help us create lives we actually want to inhabit. Bec... -
Rewilding the Breath: How Sensual Breathwork Frees Our Essence, Radiance & Capacity to Receive 03.07.2026 36minWhat if one of the most overlooked gateways to vitality, radiance, pleasure, emotional fluidity, and our capacity to receive has been waiting beneath the heart all along? In this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore the diaphragm through a deeply feminine lens—as The Tidekeeper Within. Together we'll explore how years of responsibility, stress, held emotions, and adaptation can subtly shape our breathing patterns, influence our relationship with pleasure, and impact our ability to... -
The Erotic Renaissance of Midlife: Eros as Elemental & The Power of Venusian Practice 26.06.2026 26minWhat if midlife isn't the end of a woman's erotic life... but the beginning of an Erotic Renaissance? As we move toward the Capricorn Full Moon, this episode explores a different way of understanding Eros—not as something to manufacture, perform, or fix...but as an elemental force woven into the fabric of life itself. Together we explore: 🌹 Why many conversations about "low libido" may be missing the deeper conversation 🌹 Eros as life force, aliveness, and relationship 🌹 The overemphasis on f... -
Craving a Change of Atmosphere: Why Venusian Spaces Matter 19.06.2026 27minWhat if what you're craving isn't another strategy? Not more information. Not another self-improvement project. But a different atmosphere. In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of how a single doctor's appointment changed the course of my life and led me on a decades-long exploration of sacred sensuality, pleasure, feminine embodiment, and what eventually became the Vital Goddess Mastery space... aka the Venus Temple. Together we explore: 🌹 Why atmosphere matters more than most ... -
How Sacred Sensuality Tames the Inner Critic & Restores Your Natural Radiance 12.06.2026 35minWomen have been taught to chase beauty through self-rejection. But the feminine body blossoms through love, pleasure, and relationship. In this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore how sacred sensuality can tame the inner critic and restore your natural radiance—not by fighting the mind, but by creating a different atmosphere within the body. Together we explore: Why women often struggle with body criticism despite knowing "better" The atmosphere of surveillance, comparison,... -
Reclaiming the Venus Codes: Dissolving the Invisible Agreements We Make About Love, Beauty & Pleasure 05.06.2026 25minIn this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore the invisible agreements we unconsciously make around beauty, worth, desire, pleasure, and love — and how those agreements begin shaping not only the nervous system and body… but the way we perceive ourselves and experience life itself. These agreements often form early. Through heartbreak. Shame. Comparison. Criticism. Objectification. Performance. Abandonment. Or simply living in a culture that teaches women to disconnect from the wis... -
Reconnecting to Purpose at Midlife • Entering Your Oracle Era • Sagittarius Full Moon 29.05.2026 23minIn this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore the Sagittarius Full Moon as an invitation into deeper vision, truth, spaciousness, and embodied wisdom. What if midlife is not the end of your relevance… but the beginning of your Oracle Era? As women move into their Second Spring, many begin to feel a longing for something deeper: more meaning, more authenticity, more alignment with their sacred work and inner truth. But reconnecting with vision is not necessarily about thinking harde... -
How to Awaken Your Feminine for Real: A Venusian Path to Embodiment 22.05.2026 29minIn this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore a radically different approach to feminine awakening… one rooted not in performance, pressure, optimization, or “hacking” your femininity… but in relationship. Dianne shares her personal journey from approaching embodiment through striving and self-improvement… to discovering that the feminine opens through rhythm, nourishment, sensuality, devotion, and deep relationship with the body. Together we explore: • Why you can’t hack the femin... -
Reclaiming the Sensual Woman/Taurus New Moon • Second Spring • Surfing the Exhale 15.05.2026 30minIn this episode of The Vital Goddess Podcast, we explore the Taurus New Moon as an invitation into deeper embodiment, sensuality, beauty, nourishment, and feminine aliveness. This deeply Venusian lunation arrives alongside a powerful question: What if midlife is not the end of sensuality… but the beginning of a more embodied relationship with it? Inspired by the Taoist concept of Second Spring, this episode explores the possibility that the most alive, connected, radiant chapter of a woman’s ... -
Reconnecting with Your Body at Midlife: A Gentle Navel Breathing Practice for Safety, Desire & Deep Nourishment 08.05.2026 22minIn this episode of the Vital Goddess Podcast, I invite you into a gentle return to your body… especially in this season of midlife, where many women begin to feel a disconnection from sensation, desire, and their own inner rhythm. Inspired by a recent Creatrix / Great Mother salon inside the Vital Goddess Temple, this episode explores how the body opens through safety, nourishment, and relationship. You’ll also be guided through a simple, returnable practice I call The Navel Flower—a so... -
How to Reawaken Desire in Midlife…Scorpio Full Moon Ritual for Sustainable Passion & Sensual Nourishment 01.05.2026 28minIf you’ve been feeling disconnected from your body… if desire feels distant, or even confusing… you’re not alone—and nothing is wrong with you. In this season of life, many women experience a shifting of desire… not because it’s gone, but because it’s asking to be met in a new way. In this Scorpio Full Moon ritual, we explore how desire gently reawakens— through safety… nourishment… and a deeper relationship with your body. This isn’t about pressure or performa...
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