Activating Magic

In episode 79, Darla is joined by Laura Wieck.

This conversation sparked when we were doing a series called Transform the Leader and Laura and I happened to be texting about her retreat and some things that were happening on her retreat and it's such a super unique story and Laura, I just want to set the context of when you're a retreat leader, you're getting the transformation as much as your clients. You're opening this container for what's possible for people to step into and when you do that, you're also doing it for yourself and I've had all kinds of things happen leading up to a retreat or during a retreat or right after a retreat that are like bizarre things happening in life that have caused me to grow, that have caused me to go, "Oh gosh, this thing is happening... Can I share this on my retreat? It's really fresh. Can I really grow to be someone who can have this happening in my life and share it on retreat?"

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/holding-life-while-holding-space-for-your-retreats-with-laura-wieck/

In episode 78, Darla is joined by Robin Finney.

We are going to get deep about the transformation available through travel, specifically international travel, and through getting in front of the lens and doing photo shoots. So I know some of you listening are likely, already doing retreats. You maybe have taken people out of the country, or maybe you're thinking, "Oh, I'd really love to, but I'm feeling pretty nervous about that." We're going to talk all about Robin's adventures all around the world, and the transformation that just leaving home creates as we know, but especially leaving the country and going somewhere where you're really out of your comfort zone. And we're also going to explore how you can incorporate photography into your retreats and experiences in a way that transforms people. So Robin is an expert at doing international travel and actually doing photo shoots in different countries while she's there.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/international-travel-and-photography-with-robin-finney/

In episode 77, Darla is joined by Laura Monk.

Laura is a sex, love, and relationship coach who combines her love of tantra with her knowledge of self-care in order to support others to take care of their sexual lives, whether they're solo or in relationships. Laura's grounding in counseling and psychotherapy, working mainly in abuse and trauma, and her background in academia, researching domestic and sexual abuse, allow her a profound understanding of blocks and barriers to sexual self-care that keep women stuck and unable to connect with their sexuality in a healthy way.

Drawing on her own personal experiences as a survivor, Laura says that she knows tantra has the potential to move women beyond surviving to thriving, to living and loving in ways only dreamt of before. Laura, I'm so excited because this is going to be a juicy conversation.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/sexy-self-care-with-laura-monk/

In episode 76, Darla is joined by Akanke Rasheed.

Guys, who you are joining for this fabulous conversation today, Akanke is a Muslim woman who loves spirituality, life, sincere conversations, personal transformation, relationships, and creative expression. While she is a woman of many passions, her greatest passions are spirituality and personal growth. Akanke's self-directed conscious personal transformation started in 1989 when she risked her stable life and quit her corporate job after attending a weekend retreat, of course, and enrolling in a six month long deep dive immersion about self awareness with the hope of becoming a better version of herself. That experience was truly transformative and led to deep change as well as many twists and turns. That experience demonstrated how retreats can lead to a metamorphic change in a person's life, and inspired her to want to become a retreat leader and offer transformative experiences to people of color.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/embracing-the-beauty-of-who-you-are-with-akanke-rasheed/

In episode 75, Darla is joined by Manda Stack.

I asked Manda to be here because she is amazing and brilliant at helping us drop into our intuition. And in this episode, she is going to provide you with some guidance and some of her own stories of what it's taken to really trust that intuition as a retreat leader. And we're going to talk about her recent retreat as well.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/guidance-for-trusting-your-intuition-with-manda-stack/

In episode 74, Darla is joined by Lisa Welden.

Lisa is coming to us from Austin, Texas and Lisa Welden has dedicated her life to exploring what's possible through extraordinary experiences into the soulful, spacious unknown. Her purpose is to share transformational experiences with people who are committed to their freedom, connected to their purpose and have an insatiable curiosity about what's possible in this human experience. Rebel Sage, her current business, is for people who believe that living a conventional life feels like nails on a chalkboard and salivate at the opportunity to learn what their edges are and to break through to a life they truly love.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/surrendering-as-a-retreat-leader-with-lisa-welden/

In episode 72, Darla is joined by Janelle Fraser.

This week's podcast guest, Janelle, is sharing more about coming home after a powerful retreat and after the transformation that happens on retreat. She shares about how this can impact relationships.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/getting-your-partner-to-grow-with-you-after-your-retreat-with-janelle-fraser/

In episode 72, Darla is joined by Veronica Wirth.

This week's podcast

we'll be talking about your branding and specifically, what it is to "brand transformation". As a transformational leader, sometimes it can be tricky to "brand yourself" because you are changing and growing and evolving continually.

So today's guest is an expert at that and holds space for some of today's most innovative leaders to evolve their brand as they grow. And she's also going to talk with us a bit about what it is to host individual retreats, or they're often called VIP days in this world of transformational work, but we're going to talk about what is it to hold space for one person and their vision to evolve

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/your-brand-transformation-and-evolution-with-veronica-wirth/

In episode 71, Darla is joined by Meredith Vaish.

Meredith has something really cool because her business started as a download from Source, which you know I'm a big fan of, and it came in the form of a product, which has led her here to leading retreats and being really innovative in her approach to virtual retreats and individual personal retreats as well. So Meredith is a speaker, writer, retreat designer, and she is the founder of Pause Box. This is a company devoted to helping women go from busyness to breakthrough with the power of the intentional pause.

She offers individualized recharge and get clear retreat experiences to help women navigate today's overdoing, always-on culture. She teaches women that a skillful pause isn't the absence of doing, it's actually the most powerful doing there is.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/the-power-of-pause-and-leading-virtual-retreats-with-meredith-vaish/

In episode 70, Darla is joined by Wendy Lee.

This week's podcast guest, Wendy Lee was my neighbor at a retreat, little did I know we'd later be spending this amazing time together chatting about feeling good enough to lead retreats, allowing and really taking advantage of our vulnerability, and a lot more!

Wendy is another powerful example of how we can balance the masculine and feminine, how we can transform from a corporate world to a world of transformation, and how our own self-work is what's needed as leaders.

This episode will make you feel powerful and I think will inspire you to shift your mindset on some things like vulnerability and trauma.

Find the complete transcript and links at https://www.retreatandgrowrich.com/feeling-good-enough-to-lead-retreats-with-wendy-lee/