Tend HER Wild Podcast

Tend HER Wild Podcast

Dr. Betsy Rippentrop, a psychologist, and Kate Moreland, a lawyer and CEO, are having conversations about how women have been conditioned to lose connection to their inner voice and natural instincts, and how the time has come for us to re-wild. Both grew up as overachievers and perfectionists and ...

224. Amanda Litman: Run for Something
Tend HER Wild Podcast
224. Amanda Litman: Run for Something

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Nov. 6, 2026

224. Amanda Litman: Run for Something

Today, in light of the historic election week where women and young candidates broke barriers and records across the country, we are re-releasing our episode with Amanda Littman. Amanda is the co-founder and president of Run for Something, a political action committee that recruits and supports young progressive candidates for down-ballot office, and the author of Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself (2017) and When We’re in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Le
Oct. 31, 2026

223. Tia Levings: From Trad Wife to Living Her Childhood Dream

In today’s episode, Betsy & Kate are honored to speak with New York Times best selling author of “A Well Trained Wife”, Tia Levings. After living the life of a trad wife for 13 years, Tia escaped at the age of 33 with her 4 children on the night her husband was ready to murder her. In the 19 years since her escape, she has been on a journey of healing, and coming home to herself as reflected in her newest book “I Belong to Me”. In today’s episode we talk about: The 3 major chapters of Tia’s li
Oct. 23, 2026

222. From Survival to Aliveness with Sarah Entrup

What if reconnecting with your desires begins with telling yourself the truth? This week, we welcome spiritual teacher and embodiment practitioner Sarah Entrup for a candid conversation about midlife transformation, intimacy, and coming home to the body. Sarah shares her journey from a deeply sensitive, intuitive childhood to a lifelong spiritual path, and how the unraveling of her marriage in her 40s became an initiation into deeper authenticity. Together, we explore what becomes possible when
Oct. 16, 2026

221. Wired & Tired: Where Are the Guardrails?

Women are tired. Anxious. Angry. Grieving. And exhausted by the expectation that we will keep absorbing the blows and moving forward. In this episode of Tend HER Wild, Betsy and Kate ask: Where are the guardrails—the boundaries, protections, and collective responses that keep harm from becoming ordinary? We explore the toll of casual cruelty, objectification, and silence, and why women need more than encouragement to take care of themselves. We need community, accountability, and men willing to
Oct. 9, 2026

220. Growing Ourselves up Requires Courage

In today’s episode, Betsy & Kate talk about taking accountability for our lives, and the 2 things that most stymie or growth: fear and lethargy. Life is scary, and we realize that we can never get rid of fear, so how do we move forward with courage despite the fear. In today’s episode we talk about: Dr. James Hollis’s Book “Living An Examined Life” and his teaching that fear and lethargy thwart us most in our development. Kate and Betsy’s experience with fear and its own unique manifestation
Oct. 2, 2026

219. Is Matriarchy Possible? When Women Are Given Power

In today’s episode, Betsy & Kate reflect talk about the possibility of matriarchy as opposite of our current system of patriarchy. What might happen when women are given power? We get into the nitty gritty of this today, as well as historical examples of cultures that revered women (and how they were peaceful). In today’s episode we talk about: Why Barak Obama fantasized what would happen if women were in charge of every government for 2 years and what he believed might happen. How there has