I often speak about alignment and about the flow that comes with embodying your purpose, but the journey to alignment can be long and confusing with all sorts of unexpected twists and turns. How do you know when you are truly aligned? What do you look for? What does it feel like? A common misconception about alignment is that it is always easy, always smooth. If I'm being honest, alignment comes with a lot of unexpected and sometimes difficult shit and it's ALL a part of the journey. Today's guest is the perfect example of how complex and dynamic the journey towards alignment can be. Join Bethany Hawkins and I as we talk about her journey to alignment  and why it's important for Women of Color to take up space and build community throughout.   Meet The Artist: Bethany   Bethany Hawkins is a Mom, wife, entrepreneur,CEO, and an award winning podcaster. As the CEO and founder of Crackers In Soup, a premier podcast management company, Bethany has made it her mission to assist women podcast hosts that need the best "F" word known in the English Language: FREEDOM. As a co-host on the award winning podcast Chatting Over Chowder, she provides space for women in the podcasting industry to talk about their experiences. Bethany has dedicated her life to making sure that women, especially women of color take up space and get their voices heard. Join the hilarious Bethany and I as we speak about our journeys and what they have taught us about alignment.   Listen in as Bethany and I share: The colors that represent her and her business One factor that will help you identify if what you are doing is in alignment The experience that shaped Bethany's views on who she works with. Common misconceptions about alignment and how "mistakes" can put you back on your path How being in alignment helps you deliver your message Why it's important to use our voices as Women of Color Ways to persevere, re-align and tap into your own power in a white male dominated space such as podcasting  The importance of community and why the bonds we form as WOC are sacred   COLLECTIVE ACTION. COLLECTIVE VOICES. | Join the women’s podcasting movement. #ClaimPodParity.   This episode was created and published to encourage and bring light to the women’s podcasting movement. Join us to amplify the equity movement as we showcase an incredible slate of women in podcasting under the powerful canopy: #ClaimPodParity. Look for posts, blogs, tweets, and more as we grow louder, bolder and brighter. Use it again and again as we join together in collective action to make our collective voice heard.    https://libsyn.com/claimpodparity Connect with Bethany   Learn more about Crackers In Soup: www.crackersinsoup.com/   Follow them on Twitter: @crackers_in   Listen to Chatting Over Chowder for stories inspiring stories from women in podcasting   Find Bethany on LinkedIn: Crackersinsoup   Follow her on Instagram: @bcrackersinsoup Connect with me   Podcast website:  www.headphonesandcrayons.com   Coloring Community: www.colorfullifecommunity.com   Follow me on Instagram: @journeyGurlMagic   Connect via LinkedIn: Nikita Burks-Hale