Conjuring Up Courage
Join Shohreh Davoodi, a self-trust coach for queer folks, for a podcast that celebrates what’s possible when you commit to being brave. Conjuring Up Courage navigates the complexities of power, privilege, and personal growth to explore how to build a more fulfilling life and create a better world for everyone. Through educational solo episodes and vibrant interviews with diverse guests from the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups, Shohreh engages in conversations about identity, sexual orientation and gender, self-doubt and shame, boundaries, vulnerability, resilience, self-care and community care, social justice, and more. This podcast invites you to stop living according to "shoulds" and step into your motherf*cking magic instead. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.
Episodes
134 episodes
The Final Episode | #134
I'm sad to say this is the final episode of Conjuring Up Courage. After three years of podcasting, I'm hanging up my headphones (at least for now). In this episode, I talk about that decision, share how my three-month hiatus went, and explain h...
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Episode 134
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The Pod Is Going on Hiatus (And So Am I) | #133
I've made the difficult decision to put both the podcast and my business as a whole on hiatus for at least the next three months. In this solo episode, I explain why I'm taking a break and what you can expect from me going forward. You can find...
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Episode 133
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Global South Queerness and Immigration with Jad Jaber| #132
Jad Jaber is the founder of Marginalized Majority, a non-profit focused on Global South queerness, mental health, and community support. In this episode, Jad and I discussed their experiences as a queer Arab person forced to immigrate from thei...
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Episode 132
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Pridepalooza Q&A with Shohreh and Jessie | #131
If you've been waiting for the tea on my romantic life, I am finally serving it up piping hot. In this episode, I've joined forces with my girlfriend, Jessie, to answer listener questions about our relationship and give some advice. Tune in to ...
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Episode 131
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The Girl Gang Talks Aging | #130
Your friendly neighborhood Girl Gang has returned to the pod to discuss our experiences with getting older. The three of us chatted about wrinkles, gray hair, alcohol, memory loss, having less fucks to give, and more in our usual chaotic fashio...
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Episode 130
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Planning an Intentional and Meaningful Wedding with Reverend Maureen Cotton | #129
Reverend Maureen Cotton, the coach and officiant behind The Soulful Wedding, is on a mission to revive the understanding that a wedding is a powerful and transformative rite of passage. In this episode, Maureen and I discussed intention as a ma...
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Episode 129
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But How Did You Not Know You Were Gay? | #128
It turns out that when you get divorced and come out as gay in your early thirties, people tend to be pretty curious about it. So in this solo episode, I'm answering the question that's been on everyone's minds: "But how did you not know you we...
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Episode 128
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Reframing Abolition and Finding Your Weirdos with Amanda Pouncy-Ross | #127
I have been internet and IRL friends with therapist and social worker Amanda Pouncy-Ross for years, and something I love about our friendship is the variety of topics we weave together in our conversations. This episode is no different as we di...
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Episode 127
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Lessons I Learned From Getting Divorced | #126
After space, time, and a whole lot of healing, I’m revisiting my divorce and some of the most important lessons I learned from it in this solo episode. If I had to go through hell, y’all might as well glean some of the wisdom I gained in the ex...
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Episode 126
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Experiencing Personal Growth Through Dating with Ariella Serur | #125
Queer Dating Coach, Ariella Serur, is on a mission to disrupt traditional dating advice and transform the dating pool into one folks enthusiastically want to jump into. In this episode, we discussed some of the unique challenges queer people fa...
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Episode 125
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Making Badass Career Moves with Rosie McCarthy | #124
Whether you're job searching, trying to figure out if you want to start a side hustle, or even pretty satisfied with your career, this episode with Rosie McCarthy of Badass Careers has something for everyone. Rosie and I chatted about what sign...
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Episode 124
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The Girl Gang Talks Pet Peeves | #123
It's been a hot minute, but The Girl Gang is back, back, back again, y'all! In this episode, we are ranting and raving about our pet peeves and bad human behavior in general. If you want to hear about all the things that make us angry enough to...
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Episode 123
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Radical Self-Care for Helpers, Healers, and Change Makers with Nicole Steward | #122
After two decades in the social work field, Nicole Steward is convinced that radical self-care is a must for anyone who works in human services. In this episode, Nicole defines radical self-care, shares her pillars for practicing it, and explai...
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Episode 122
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How To Get Motivated When You're Struggling | #121
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling unmotivated lately. So in this solo episode, I’m talking about motivation: what it is, how it works, and strategies to help you get your groove back when motivation is lacking (some of which may sur...
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Episode 121
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Addressing Sexual Shame and Building Sexual Confidence with Dr. Uchenna "UC" Ossai | #120
Dr. Uchenna "UC" Ossai is the creator and founder of YouSeeLogic, a judgment-free online platform dedicated to adult sex education and empowerment. In this episode, UC and I discussed the many causes of sexual shame, ways to improve your sex li...
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Episode 120
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Navigating Chronic Illness with Nitika Chopra | #119
This episode features the founder of Chronicon and The Chronicon Community, Nitika Chopra. Nitika chatted with me about her experiences navigating chronic illness and entrepreneurship, her definition of self-love, her thoughts about how folks c...
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Episode 119
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Queer Media I've Been Enjoying | #118
When I desperately needed to see queer representation, I looked to quality queer media to find it. In this solo episode, I talk about some of the awesome queer movies and TV shows I've been enjoying over the last year and a half or so. Yo...
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Episode 118
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Everything Your History Classes Left Out with Jermaine Fowler | #117
It's no secret that much of the history of marginalized groups has been obscured. That's why Jermaine Fowler, a historian and the founder of The Humanity Archive, is making an effort to tell the stories of the historically untold. In this episo...
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Episode 117
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42:30
Getting Unstuck and Learning To Love Yourself with Lola Wright | #116
Lola Wright is a coach, an ordained minister with a gift for weaving together the mystical and material, and a speaker who has graced stages all over the world. Lola and I chatted about the path to figuring out who you are, what it really means...
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Episode 116
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Decolonizing Time and Liberating Flow with Ixchel Lunar | #115
Time is something we're always talking about, trying to wrap our heads around, and proclaiming we don't have enough of, but I've never heard it spoken about in quite the way Ixchel Lunar does in this episode. Ixchel is a Decolonial Time Witch w...
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Episode 115
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Reproductive Justice and Beyond with Sabia C. Wade | #114
Meet Sabia C. Wade: CEO, revolutionary doula, educator, reproductive justice advocate, and financial activist. In this episode, Sabia and I discussed some of the inequities in reproductive healthcare, helpful info for pregnant people to have, t...
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Episode 114
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45:07
How To Supercharge Your Thoughtfulness | #113
Contrary to popular belief, thoughtfulness is not a trait you either have or you don't; it's a skill you can improve on with practice. As the self-proclaimed queen of thoughtfulness, I thought I would use this solo episode as an opportunity to ...
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Episode 113
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Risks and Rewards of Visibility with Danielle Cohen | #112
This episode features visibility coach and brand photographer Danielle Cohen who knows that being seen can be scary in a world where only some are celebrated. Danielle and I discussed the risks and power of visibility, the deeper worries that m...
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Episode 112
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54:18
Finding Freedom By Embracing Your Truth with Ty Deran | #111
Fellow professional unicorn Ty Deran is on the show today! Ty is a nonbinary actor, singer, and content creator committed to creating entertaining, educational, and queer-affirming content. We discussed the power of confidence, Ty's journey on ...
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Episode 111
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Personifying Your Body with Jamie Lee Finch | #110
I had a fantastic time chatting with embodiment coach Jamie Lee Finch about our innate bodily wisdom in this episode. Jamie explained why she thinks you should view your body as a person, and we talked about transitioning from our upbringings i...
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Episode 110
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