Rooted Voices Sacred Bones

Joanne and Jean explore living with uncertainty and the self-trust that helps us take the next step. From everyday decisions to the risks of changing work or setting your own fees, they consider what it means to lean into change and learn as you go. A lively conversation with a few rabbit holes along the way. About Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones is a raw conversational podcast hosted by Jean Hamilton-Fford, Jillian Starman, and Joanne Sprott. Together, we explore the inner architecture of being human: voice, creativity, inner authority, memory, intuition, identity, and the deeper stories that shape the way we live, create, and lead. About Jean Jean Hamilton-Fford is an author, speaker, creative business mentor, and host of Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones. She works with people and businesses at the threshold — the place where old identities, old strategies, and old ways of carrying life and work begin to fall away. Her work invites a return to clarity, voice, creative power, and a more honest relationship with becoming. Connect with Jean Website: JeanHF LinkedIn: Jean Hamilton-Fford | LinkedIn Connect with Joanne Website: https://joannesprott.com LinkedIn: Joanne Sprott | LinkedIn Connect with Jillian Website: Wise Women Leadership wisewomenleadership.com Podcast: The P.E.A.R. Project Podcast Welcome to the P.E.A.R Project LinkedIn: Jillian Starman, Ph.D. Jillian Starman, Ph.D. | LinkedIn

What do we want our wealth to make possible? Chris Ighodaro joins us to explore financial planning grounded in purpose and the emotional patterns that influence our decisions. Our conversation widens into wealth beyond money, including the richness of community and the knowledge we pass on. A thoughtful exploration of building financial security while tending to the life it supports. About Chris Chris is a financial coach motivated to empower individuals and families to build financial confidence and long-term security. His 20 year experience as an investment specialist informs his expertise when discussing financial issues, always ready to share practical tips and insightful examples. His aim at all times is to help people make informed decisions about their money. Chris employs strategic thinking to identify opportunities for growth and help clients plan for the future. He teaches financial concepts that facilitates confidence and capability. He is also interested in the community impact of wealth development not just as numbers, but as a way to improve lives, create opportunities, and foster resilience. He focuses on broadening the concept of "wealth" and exploring what freedom, security and legacy actually mean in real life. In this episode we reference another interview Chris did that is worth listening to: PODCAST INTERVIEW: Real Talk with Dede Beyond the Numbers: Money, Inv… - Real Talk with Dede - Apple Podcasts Connect with Colin Website: https://manresaschool.co.uk/ LinkedIn: / ighodaro-wealth-invest/ About Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones is a raw conversational podcast hosted by Jean Hamilton-Fford, Jillian Starman, and Joanne Sprott. Together, we explore the inner architecture of being human: voice, creativity, inner authority, memory, intuition, identity, and the deeper stories that shape the way we live, create, and lead. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: Rooted Voices Sacred Bones Podcast About Jean Jean Hamilton-Fford is an author, speaker, creative mentor, and host of Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones. She works with people and businesses at the threshold — the place where old identities, old strategies, and old ways of carrying life and work begin to fall away. Her work invites a return to clarity, voice, creative power, and a more honest relationship with becoming. Connect with Jean Website: https://jeanhf.com LinkedIn: Jean Hamilton-Fford | LinkedIn Connect with Joanne Website: https://joannesprott.com LinkedIn: Joanne Sprott | LinkedIn Connect with Jillian Website: Wise Women Leadership https://wisewomenleadership.com Podcast: The P.E.A.R. Project Podcast Welcome to the P.E.A.R Project LinkedIn: Jillian Starman, Ph.D. Jillian Starman, Ph.D. | LinkedIn

What changes when someone gives us the space to be heard? Jean Hamilton-Fford and Joanne Sprott welcome Colin D Smith, “The Listener” and host of Listening Matters, for a warm conversation about the attention we bring to one another. Together, they explore the space a pause can open and the difference between preparing a reply and staying present. Listening begins before the first word—and sometimes continues in silence. About Colin In a world full of noise, Listening Matters. Colin Smith is a listener, conversationalist and explorer of what becomes possible when we give one another our full attention. His work is less about teaching people how to listen and more about creating the conditions in which people can slow down, feel heard, think more clearly and discover what might emerge between them. Colin would love to explore what happens when we stop trying to fix, advise, teach or even get somewhere with another person—and simply meet them. He's increasingly curious about listening as a way of being rather than a skill: the role of presence, silence, not knowing, and what can emerge in the space between two people when neither quite knows where the conversation is going. He references a few things in this episode: BOOK: "Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind" by Nancy Kline BOOK: "Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection" by Charles Duhigg TED TALK: Celeste Headlee: 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation (https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_hea...) We also talk about the group he hosts, Listening Matters. If you'd like to know more about that, please connect with Colin. Connect with Colin Website: https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk/ LinkedIn: /colindsmith1 About Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones is a raw conversational podcast hosted by Jean Hamilton-Fford, Jillian Starman, and Joanne Sprott. Together, we explore the inner architecture of being human: voice, creativity, inner authority, memory, intuition, identity, and the deeper stories that shape the way we live, create, and lead. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: Rooted Voices Sacred Bones Podcast About Jean Jean Hamilton-Fford is an author, speaker, creative mentor, and host of Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones. She works with people and businesses at the threshold — the place where old identities, old strategies, and old ways of carrying life and work begin to fall away. Her work invites a return to clarity, voice, creative power, and a more honest relationship with becoming. Connect with Jean Website: https://jeanhf.com LinkedIn: Jean Hamilton-Fford | LinkedIn Connect with Joanne Website: https://joannesprott.com LinkedIn: Joanne Sprott | LinkedIn Connect with Jillian Website: Wise Women Leadership https://wisewomenleadership.com Podcast: The P.E.A.R. Project Podcast Welcome to the P.E.A.R Project LinkedIn: Jillian Starman, Ph.D. Jillian Starman, Ph.D. | LinkedIn

Who would you trust with a spare key to your home? And would you be someone else could trust with theirs? Jean, Joanne, and Jillian begin with that question and follow it into relationships, self-trust, AI, boundaries, and the distance between good intentions and their impact. A warm, candid conversation about staying open while paying attention to what experience has taught us. This is a link to the article Jillian mentions: https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/can-we-still-afford-to-trust-one-another/ You can also find the YouTube videos here: Rooted Voices Sacred Bones Podcast About Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones is a raw conversational podcast hosted by Jean Hamilton-Fford, Jillian Starman, and Joanne Sprott. Together, we explore the inner architecture of being human: voice, creativity, inner authority, memory, intuition, identity, and the deeper stories that shape the way we live, create, and lead. About Jean Jean Hamilton-Fford is an author, speaker, creative business mentor, and host of Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones. She works with people and businesses at the threshold — the place where old identities, old strategies, and old ways of carrying life and work begin to fall away. Her work invites a return to clarity, voice, creative power, and a more honest relationship with becoming. Connect with Jean Website: JeanHF LinkedIn: Jean Hamilton-Fford | LinkedIn Connect with Joanne Website: https://joannesprott.com LinkedIn: Joanne Sprott | LinkedIn Connect with Jillian Website: Wise Women Leadership wisewomenleadership.com Podcast: The P.E.A.R. Project Podcast Welcome to the P.E.A.R Project LinkedIn: Jillian Starman, Ph.D. Jillian Starman, Ph.D. | LinkedIn

What if belonging does not end when someone stops breathing? Dr. Sandra Evers joins Jean, Jillian, and Joanne for a deeply human conversation shaped by her years living among a Malagasy community in Madagascar. Together they explore grief, ritual, loneliness, curiosity, cultural difference, and a way of belonging that includes both the breathing and those who remain present after death. It is a conversation about connection, the people who continue to live within us, and what other cultures might teach us about being less alone. About Sandra Until 2019, she worked as associate professor of Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Now she is an independent scientist & author. She is the initiator of the Anthropology of Children & Youth. Her studies and applied work were focused on improving peoples lives & giving voice to the voiceless ranging from children to people of slave descent in Madagascar, the Seychellois living under a repressive regime, the Chagossians etc. Be sure to visit her website where you will find her book about her experiences with the Malagasy, "Children Taught Me to Speak" Connect with Sandra Website: https://sandrajtmevers.nl LinkedIn: Dr Sandra Evers | LinkedIn About Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones is a raw conversational podcast hosted by Jean Hamilton-Fford, Jillian Starman, and Joanne Sprott. Together, we explore the inner architecture of being human: voice, creativity, inner authority, memory, intuition, identity, and the deeper stories that shape the way we live, create, and lead. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: Rooted Voices Sacred Bones Podcast About Jean Jean Hamilton-Fford is an author, speaker, creative mentor, and host of Rooted Voices, Sacred Bones. She works with people and businesses at the threshold — the place where old identities, old strategies, and old ways of carrying life and work begin to fall away. Her work invites a return to clarity, voice, creative power, and a more honest relationship with becoming. Connect with Jean Website: https://jeanhf.com LinkedIn: Jean Hamilton-Fford | LinkedIn Connect with Joanne Website: https://joannesprott.com LinkedIn: Joanne Sprott | LinkedIn Connect with Jillian Website: Wise Women Leadership https://wisewomenleadership.com Podcast: The P.E.A.R. Project Podcast Welcome to the P.E.A.R Project LinkedIn: Jillian Starman, Ph.D. Jillian Starman, Ph.D. | LinkedIn