Part Two of Redefining Resilience is where this conversation comes together — where resilience is embodied as something that truly sustains us.

Sonia Baillon and resilience expert Karen Dean return to the question left open in Part One: how can women soften without losing their power?

As coaches and longtime friends, they explore resilience through the lens of choice, self-concept, and relationship — with ourselves and with others — reflecting on breath, movement, and nervous system regulation as foundations for lasting change.

Together, they examine how self-compassion and self-forgiveness can reshape identity, and how moving out of survival mode opens the door to sovereignty and inner authority.

This episode integrates mindset and embodiment, offering a new understanding of resilience as something cultivated from being rather than simply reacting.

A guided breathing practice at the end of this episode helps listeners reconnect with their bodies, their inner wisdom, and their capacity to choose differently.

If Part One helped you recognize yourself, Part Two is where everything clicks.

00:00 – Welcome & framing Part Two 02:50 – Karen on softness, feminine energy & responsibility 05:10 – Self-talk, inner child & compassion 08:50 – Whose voice are you listening to? 11:40 – Breath as a tool for resilience 15:00 – Nervous system, stress & choice 18:10 – Movement, music & completing the stress cycle 20:50 – Boundaries, relationships & self-worth 23:30 – Self-forgiveness & growth 25:00 – Containing vs releasing your magic 27:10 – Identity beyond roles and titles 30:00 – Karen’s upcoming work & where to find her 32:50 – Sonia’s reflections: identity, embodiment & redefining resilience 50:40 – Receiving support & self-compassion 54:00 – Guided breathing practice 56:40 – Listener invitation & closing

If this episode spoke to you, here are a few ways to continue the journey:

✨ Listen to Part One: Redefining Resilience: Strong, Capable & Exhausted — to hear how this conversation began.

✨ Explore Karen Dean's work: Follow Karen Dean for resilience tools, speaking, and coaching:

🌐 Website: Karen Dean - Resilience Expert, Inspiring Speaker, Bestselling Author 📕Book: We Are Unbreakable | Karen Dean

📱 Follow Karen on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn

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✨ Work with Sonia: If you’re ready to move from survival into sustainable resilience, start with: 🔥 Get Your Spark Back- Contain Your Magic (8-week program) - APPLY HERE

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In Part One of this two-part conversation, Sonia Baillon welcomes resilience expert, bestselling author and friend Karen Dean for an honest, deeply human exploration of what resilience really means for women who are strong, capable — and quietly exhausted.

Together, they reflect on early leadership experiences, feminism, entrepreneurship, and the lived hardships that shaped Karen’s identity, including single motherhood, abuse, and community leadership.

The conversation widens to examine burnout, boundaries, masculine and feminine energy, self-trust, and listening to gut wisdom. Karen speaks candidly about her desire to soften without losing her power, naming a tension many women feel but rarely articulate.

Part One ends with a powerful unanswered question: how can women reclaim their softness while still honoring their strength?

This episode sets the stage for Part Two, where resilience will be redefined in a way that truly sustains.

00:00 – Intro: redefining resilience and framing the two-part series 02:50 – Introducing Karen Dean and today’s focus 04:10 – Shared history at Mount Saint Vincent University 06:40 – First leadership breakthrough 08:40 – Feminism, leadership, and social justice roots 11:30 – Identity, motherhood, and reclaiming self 14:10 – Abusive marriage and learning “I am enough” 17:10 – Choosing independence and redefining partnership 20:00 – Gut vs heart: embodied wisdom 23:10 – Karen’s book We Are Unbreakable 26:40 – Why are women expected to be so strong? 30:00 – Masculine and feminine energy 33:20 – Burnout and the importance of “just being” 37:20 – Boundaries and self-care 41:00 – The young Crone phase 44:50 – Mirror work and self-love 47:50 – Receiving support 49:30 – Softness vs responsibility (leads into Part Two)

Continue the Journey | Links & Resources

✨ Learn more about Karen Dean: 🌐 Website: Karen Dean - Resilience Expert, Inspiring Speaker, Bestselling Author 📕Book: We Are Unbreakable | Karen Dean 📱 Follow Karen on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn

💛 Work with Sonia Baillon: 🔥 Get Your Spark Back / Contain Your Magic (8-week program) - APPLY HERE 🌿 Choose Me Promo Bundle: 21-Day Starter Challenge for Embodied Joy + Yoga Nidra Workshop. Use coupon code CHOOSEME26 at checkout to get 26% off! 🎪 Contain Her Magic Experience (events & festivals): Contain Her Magic Experience: Mind-Body Workshop & Yoga Journey

🎧 Listen Next: ➡️ Episode 7 — Part Two of this conversation - Drops Tuesday, February 3, 2026!

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In this heartfelt solo episode, Sonia Baillon reflects on “falling into grace,” showing how gratitude in the midst of setbacks becomes a doorway to transformation.

After a literal fall down the stairs, she shares lessons from her body, mind, and heart, weaving in insights from past episodes on rest, stillness, and self-care.

Sonia also introduces tools for reclaiming your spark and reaching your goals this year — including her NEW Get Your Spark Back program and Contain Her Magic LIVE Experience!

The episode closes with a simple mind-body grounding practice and an invitation to remember that even when life knocks you down, gratitude is the way home to your magic.

0:00 – Opening: We all contain magic – the heart of this episode. 2:10 – Gratitude as alchemy – turning challenge into medicine. 6:30 – The fall – a story of slipping, slowing down, and reflecting. 9:30 – The three containers – mind, body, and emotion in balance. 13:00 – Wisdom from past episodes – rest, nourishment, and self-trust. 21:00 – Falling into grace – finding light in the shadow. 27:30 – Tools for transformation – practices that heal and ground. 33:00 – 21-Day Starter Challenge & Yoga Nidra Workshop. 38:00 – Mind-body coaching – how to align goals with intuition. 42:00 – Is this you? Call to women ready to reclaim their spark. 46:00 – Mini mind-body practice – breathe, ground, and affirm. 47:15 – Closing reflections – gratitude as the doorway home.

✨ Begin Your Transformation Start small and powerful with the 21-Day Starter Challenge for Embodied Joy — a daily self-care reset that helps you reconnect with your body, breath, and spark.

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Behind the myths, the fear, and the stories of witches lies a power older than time itself—ready to awaken in you.

In this winter solstice episode of Contain Her Magic, Sonia Baillon pulls back the veil on the true essence of witchcraft as an ancient path of self-trust, ritual, intuition, and embodied wisdom.

Recorded in the English countryside, Sonia is joined by Shelley Mayes, founder of the witch-owned spiritual shop Flange and Prong, for a grounded, illuminating conversation that dismantles myths and restores the deeper truth of the craft.

Together, they explore how the old ways—ritual, spellwork, nature connection, and inner listening—offer modern women a way to reclaim their energy, heal the witch wound, and live with intention without burning out.

0:00 – Welcome & Introduction: Sonia explores what it truly means to contain your magic and honor your energy. 2:30 – The Witch Within: How intuition, creativity, and personal power connect to self-care and transformation. 5:10 – Personal Story: Sonia shares a formative childhood experience that hinted at her magical path. 8:15 – Guest Introduction: Shelley Mayes, founder of Flange & Prong, a modern witch, teacher, and healer, joins the conversation. 12:20 – Witch Archetype & The Old Ways: Discussing ancestral wisdom, herbs, divination, and rituals that remain relevant today. 20:45 – Magic & Spellwork: Understanding intention, manifestation, and how rituals can be used for self-care and empowerment. 28:30 – The Witch Wound: Exploring the historical fear of women’s power, the lingering effects of the witch wound, and reclaiming inner authority. 35:10 – Feminine & Masculine Balance: Integrating energies, honoring cycles, and using both flow and focus to embody personal sovereignty. 42:50 – Containing Your Magic: How to value your energy, set boundaries, slow down, and live intentionally without burning out. 49:00 – Guided Meditation & Closing: A solstice meditation to reclaim your fire, honor your intuition, and step into the new year with empowered magic.

Links & Resources:

🌿 Sonia's 21-Day Starter Challenge for Embodied Joy self-care program

📖 Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés (deep dive into the witch archetype & Baba Yaga)

🔮 Flange & Prong (Shelley Mays’ witchcraft shop & school)

🎧 Listen to episode 2: The Wisdom of the Crone

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What if the secret to joy isn’t doing more — but doing nothing at all?

In this episode of Contain Her Magic, Sonia travels to the Netherlands to uncover how one of the world’s happiest nations finds balance through niksen — the art of doing nothing.

Through candid street interviews and soulful reflections, she explores Dutch self-care rituals — from klagen (honest complaining) to body acceptance, nude spas, and mindful practices like shibari. Discover why freedom, simplicity, and community are at the heart of Dutch happiness — and how you can bring that same ease into your own life.

Stay until the end for a guided relaxation inspired by niksen and details on the 21-Day Starter Challenge 4 Embodied Joy, Sonia’s signature self-care journey to help you reconnect with your body, your breath, and your light.

✨ Listen now and remember: rest isn’t laziness — it’s liberation.

00:00 – Opening: Holding your magic — vitality, creativity & alchemy 01:30 – Introduction to Episode 3: The magic of doing nothing 03:10 – Why the Netherlands ranks among the happiest countries 04:30 – What is Niksen? The Dutch art of doing nothing 07:00 – Street interviews: How Dutch people practice Niksen 12:00 – Is Niksen a response to overwork? Cultural reflections 14:30 – Self-care habits: yoga, cycling, and social connection 17:10 – Nude spa experience & body acceptance 19:40 – Interview with Savvy: balancing busyness with rest 22:50 – Niksen vs. productivity: mental clarity and focus 25:20 – Emotional honesty & klagen — the art of complaining 27:40 – Dutch directness, authenticity, and freedom of expression 30:00 – Shibari: connection, trust, and embodied presence 33:30 – Everyday joy: bicycles, cafés, and community connection 36:00 – Gezelligheid & work-life balance: simple practices 38:40 – Dutch happiness vs. North American burnout 40:20 – Invitation: 21-Day Starter Challenge 4 Embodied Joy 42:00 – Guided relaxation: The Dutch way of doing nothing (Niksen) 43:30 – Closing reflections: rest isn’t laziness, it’s liberation

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In this first episode of Contain Her Magic, Sonia Baillon, mind-body transformational coach, invites you to rekindle your spark, embody your creative fire, and reclaim your light — without burning out. Through her own story of loss, rediscovery, and creative awakening, she explores what it truly means to contain your magic and create space for transformation.

0:00–1:50 — Opening reflection: “We all contain magic.” The meaning behind containment and why your magic is only as powerful as your ability to hold it.

1:50–6:00 — Sonia’s story: early love of creativity, the performing arts, and how losing her voice symbolized losing herself.

6:00–13:00 — Grief, resilience, and rediscovering her voice through yoga and teaching. The link between creativity, survival, and healing.

13:00–20:00 — How yoga and somatic practices reignited her spark and led to a new chapter of teaching, singing, and embodied expression.

20:00–28:00 — The philosophy of Contain Her Magic: cultivating awareness, creating a strong energetic container, and fixing the “leaks” that drain vitality.

28:00–36:00 — Beliefs, energy, and embodiment: how your thoughts shape your reality and why magic is love in motion.

36:00–44:00 — Mind–body practices for transformation: moving from survival to self-actualization and creating emotional, physical, and mental containers for energy.

44:00–53:00 — Coaching philosophy and sacred witnessing; the power of story, community, and lunar cycles. Closing with a crescent-moon manifestation practice and reminder to reclaim your light.

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Step into Contain Her Magic — a soulful space to rekindle your spark, embody your creative fire, and reclaim your light without burning out. Through stories and conversations that stir the soul, discover what it truly means to contain your magic.

Host: Sonia Baillon - Yoga educator, mind-body transformational coach, singer and embodied alchemist.

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