Ally Behnke | Author of "Painless Cycles"

In this episode of Deserts to Mountaintops, Jessica interviews Ally Behnke, author of the anthology chapter titled "Painless Cycles,"  where she details her desert to mountaintop experience  to finding harmony in life by embracing her feminine nature, somatic awareness, and thoughtful self-care practices.

Deserts to Mountaintops is a limited series podcast created by Top 1% ranking podcast host, Jessica Kidwell, she lifts the author off the page as she holds conversations with co-authors of this inaugural anthology released in January 2023 by Soul Speak Press.

This series is meant to give readers of DTM a deeper insight into the authors that brought their experiences to the page and hopes to inspire it’s audience to a place of transformational healing.

Deserts to Mountaintops: Our Collective Journey to (re)Claiming Our Voice is available now on Amazon.

For more information on Deserts to Mountaintops, Soul Speak Press and upcoming anthologies, please visit www.desertstomountaintops.com.  For more information Jessica Buchanan, please visit www.jessbuchanan.com or follow her on instagram at @jessicacbuchanan

Meet Ally:
Ally grew up in Northern VA and competed in club gymnastics in her youth. Then in her twenties she spent her time in the art and design worlds of Washington, D.C., and beyond. In her early thirties Ally started real estate investing and developed an entrepreneurial passion for creative problem solving. Throughout her life Ally has always been spiritual, and enjoys soaking up wisdom regarding self-awareness from various modalities and sources. After being seduced by the hustle culture, she found harmony in life by embracing her feminine nature, somatic awareness, and
thoughtful self-care practices. She now draws on her life experience to empower other women to listen to the truth of their bodies and take action to create the life of their dreams. She enjoys yoga, rehabbing houses, and spending time with her partner and baby. Stop by and connect with her on all social media platforms @AllyBehnke

The theme song is courtesy of the The Mystic Chics.
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This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a NYT Bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder of Soul Speak Press. Soul Speak Press is a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on publishing stories from women who have been through something, now they know something, and can teach us something.

Learn more about Jessica's first book: Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six

Learn more about the Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies. If you're interested in hearing interviews with our Soul Speak Press authors, check out the Deserts to Mountaintops Podcast.