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

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

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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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