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- Surviving and Thriving with Karin Del Maestro: Lighten The Load to Overcome Adversity and Reclaim Your Life
Is working hard, being responsible, always putting others first, overly-caring, people-pleasing, hiding your emotions--all the things we do to stay on top of things and in control--serving you? Or could it be harming you?
Today’s guest is Karin Del Maestro, a Health & Transformation Coach who has been working in the health and wellness fields for 20+ years. But, it was after her own Breast Cancer and BRCA2 diagnosis in 2018 that she realized she was uniquely qualified to serve breast cancer survivors, helping them after treatment has ended, to get back their get-up-and-go, stop putting their needs on the back burner and nurture their courage to go out and create their best life yet!
Karin specializes in working with Breast Cancer Survivors, Genetic Mutation Carriers & Healthy Lifestyle Seekers who readily focus their time and energy on their loved ones, but find it challenging to make time to take care of themselves.
We chat about…
- Karin’s journey over the past decade & how she used it for personal growth
- The #1 thing that has helped Karin navigate the challenges she has faced
- Why self-care is not selfish and how to make time for self-care as a busy woman
- Anxiety and uncertainty and how to stay grounded amongst the chaos of the unknown
- The kryptonite to anxiety
- How personality traits and characteristics correlate with cancer diagnoses
- People pleasing and how it might not be serving you, your health & your wellness
- Ambition & the difference between putting in the work and being too busy
- The warning signs and nudges from the universe that preceded Karin’s breast cancer diagnosis
- Trauma as a wake-up call
- The importance of examining the stories we tell ourselves
- Karin's formula for thriving
- Why self-care is a non-negotiable--before, during, and after a crisis
- The question you should be asking yourself every day
- How to lighten the load to move forward with more ease
…and so much more!
Connect with Karin:
FREE GIFT: 30-Day Energy Boosting Self-Care Calendar
Instagram @karindel34
Healthy Living After Breast Cancer Facebook Group
YouTube
Connect with Nicole:
Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Instagram @roarwithnicole
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Thank you for listening!
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner, and neither is Karin. All information contained in this episode is to be used for entertainment only, not diagnostic or medical purposes. Please consult with your doctor for any and all medical advice.
1 hr 8 min - Channeling Emotions Into Creative Energy with Katie Chonacas
Today’s guest is KYRIAKI aka Katie Elizabeth Chonacas. She’s a Greek American actor, producer, director, musician, voice-over artist, industry coach, podcaster, and published author. She hosts the top podcast “She’s All Over The Place” which inspires others to walk the path of their dreams and live their own creative life.
Have you ever dreamed of being an actor or an artist? Or perhaps just dreamed of doing what your heart desires…instead of what you think or have been told that you should be or do? In this episode, we talk about how you can get out of your own way and believe in yourself, no matter what your inner voice or the people around you are telling you. We dive deep into how you can use your emotions as creative energy and embrace your ambitions as a multi-passionate artist.
We chat about...
- How we can support ourselves and our ambitions as a young adult in this world, without burning out
- The emotions that have come up with being a multi-passionate, ambitious artist
- How Katie unlocked the power of her emotions as an empath & highly sensitive person (HSP)
- How we can take our emotions and transmute that energy into something creative
- The importance of choosing who you share things with to protect yourself and your creative energy
- The importance of keeping a clear canvas for your manifestations
- How to get into acting, media, and the arts as a newbie
- Imposter syndrome, perfectionism & how to stop getting in your own way of achieving your dreams
- How to believe in yourself and be kind to yourself, even through ups and downs
- How Katie got started with NFTs + how she used her NFT selfie series to capture and express her real, raw emotions
- The power of vulnerability and sharing yourself authentically and poetically
- How to harness your power as a woman
- How to shift your mentality from “I have to do this” to “I get to do this”
...and so much more!
Connect with Katie
Katie’s Podcast, She’s All Over The Place
Website
Twitter @katiechonacas
Instagram @chonacas
TikTok @chonacas
LinkedIn
Facebook
IMDB
Katie’s Books
NFT Projects
Connect with NicoleSubscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Instagram @anxiousandambitiouspodcast
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DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with your doctor for medical and mental health advice.
1 hr 5 min - Letting Your Fears Drive You, Instead Of Paralyze You with Kevin Palmieri
We all encounter fear and challenges along the journey of life. How can we let our fears drive us forwards, instead of holding us back? In this episode, Nicole talks with Kevin Palmieri, the founder and co-host of the Next Level University podcast.
Early in his life, Kevin found “success”, but after a brush with suicide he realized he wasn´t living a life he truly wanted. He became passionate about self improvement and decided to make it his purpose in life to impact as many people as possible by becoming a role model podcaster and speaker.He has succeeded to make his podcast one of the top 100 with over 1000 episodes and listened in over 125 countries. He has taken his life to the next level and achieved both personal and professional success.
We chat about…
- Kevin’s personal and professional journey & how he navigated the emotions that came up along the way
- Why Kevin started podcasting and how he went from living his life unconscious to “hyperconscious”
- What most people misunderstand about wealth and success
- How Kevin found a passion for podcasting
- The #1 lesson that changed Kevin’s life
- How to stay consistent & achieve sustainable success
- How you can let your fears drive you, instead of paralyzing you
- How to navigate the anxiety of stepping outside of your comfort zone
- How Kevin grew his emotional intelligence and got comfortable being vulnerable
- Why vulnerability is a superpower
- Kevin’s biggest limiting belief and how he how he has learned to own it
…and so much more!
Connect with Kevin:LinkedIn
Instagram @neverquitkid
Connect with Nicole:Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
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Thank you for listening! Share this episode with a friend or family member to be part of the ripple effect!DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with your doctor for medical and mental health advice.43 min - Your Brain Is Not Broken: Getting To The Root Of ADHD And Anxiety with Avigail Gimpel
Today’s guest is Avigail Gimpel, the author of HyperHealing, The Empowered Parent’s Complete Guide to Raising a Healthy Child with ADHD Symptoms (a #1 best seller on Amazon), and HyperHealing, Show me the Science!
While teaching 3rd grade in an inclusion classroom, she developed a successful intervention program for her students struggling with ADHD symptoms. She’s achieved advanced degrees in teaching children with Dyslexia and cognitive education for children with ADHD symptoms.After finding her own kids with ADHD have very similar symptoms, she immersed herself in developing treatment options for ADHD for her own six kids and struggling students. Now, she educates parents to become ADHD coaches to their children.
If you’ve ever received a mental illness diagnosis and were left feeling confused, this episode is for you! We’re talking all about why your brain is NOT broken and how we can get to the root of ADHD and anxiety symptoms.We talk about…
- Avigail's experience as a young mom of children with ADHD symptoms
- Navigating the confusion around the diagnosis of ADHD
- The importance of listening to your inner voice and intuition as a parent
- Digging into the literature around ADHD and the brain
- The most common root causes of ADHD and how to identify them
- Instant gratification personality
- Gut dysbiosis & how diet change can lead to mental illness
- What “hyper-healing” means
- The importance of healing yourself first, especially as a parent
- How to identify and release your “curses”
- Navigating the anxiety of being an author & releasing books
- Why your child is an entire world (and you are, too!) & how to take a holistic approach to health
- The original purpose of diagnosis & what an ADHD diagnosis really means
…and so much more!
Connect with Avigail:www.hyperhealing.org
hyperhealing mom on facebook
IG @hyperhealing.adhd
Connect with Nicole:Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Instagram @roarwithnicole
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Thank you for listening!DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Always consult with your doctor for medical and mental health advice.
56 min - The Power Of The Pause and How Presence Can Propel You Forward with Chris L. Johnson, PsyD
If you are an ambitious woman who never stops to take a breath--today’s episode is for you. Today, my guest is Chris L. Johnson, a psychologist, mindfulness teacher, executive leadership coach, Master Somatic Coach, business owner, and author of The Leadership Pause.
Chris is a thought leader in the area of embodied learning and leadership, and she empowers us to develop a new way of working, a new way of being, a new way of doing business, and a new way to work with stress and anxiety. This new way all starts with a pause and Chris explains how our future success depends on our ability to pause.
One of the things I love about Chris is how she takes the ideas of mindfulness and taking a pause, and expands them in a way that is truly powerful--she goes beyond helping us find presence, to embodying that presence and using the pause to propel us forwards.
We chat about…
- The power of the pause
- How we can expand time
- What a “pause” really means and why we all need to embody pausing
- Why taking a pause is so important, especially as a leader
- Power stress and sacrifice syndrome
- How to turn high pressure moments into opportunities
- How to navigate the white waters of today’s chaotic world
- Why stress isn’t inherently bad + how to use it in productive ways
- The power of body-based practices, like Aikido martial arts, for managing anxiety
- How to take a pause to shift your perspective and make a plan of action, even in times of panic
- Shame and how it can lead to depression or anxiety
…and SO much more!
Connect with Chris:
Connect with Chris & get a FREE chapter of her book!
Website
LinkedIn
Facebook (personal)
Facebook (business)
Book: The Leadership Pause
Connect with Nicole:
Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Instagram @roarwithnicole
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Thank you for listening!
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with your doctor for medical and mental health advice.
49 min - Generating Internal Motivation, Validation & Self-Worth with Amanda Blau
I know you are ambitious and want to achieve all the things, but what if you already have them all within you? In this episode we talk about how to generate motivation, validation, self-worth, safety, success, and happiness from within + make the internal shifts needed to make our dreams a reality.
Today’s guest is Amanda Lauren Blau. Amanda helps men and women who feel like something is missing in their life, embrace what’s truly calling to them, and create the life of their dreams. Through a combination of coaching psychology, reiki energy work, somatic breathwork, and psychic readings where she brings forward messages and guidance from the client’s higher self and spirit team, Amanda helps each client fully align with their soul’s purpose so they can start living from a place of deep connection and inspiration, and begin standing in their innate power.We chat about…
- Amanda’s journey from powerlifting and personal training to becoming a soul alignment coach
- How anxiety can fuel our ambitions
- The connection between emotions and eating/exercise
- How to listen to your intuition, instead of the “shoulds”
- Why doing less and slowing down can help you to achieve more
- How to feel safe in an unsafe world
- How to release the need for control and feel comfortable in uncertainty
- How to develop a renewed relationship with your inner critic
- Why your anxiety should not be your motivator + how to stay motivated, without feeling anxious
- How to stop relying on external validation and find validation within
- How to achieve your goals by examining what you need, what you want, and what you have
- Manifestation & why your internal energetic frequency creates your external reality
- How to shift YOU first in order to achieve your dreams
- Why anxiety is not necessarily a bad thing
...and so much more!
Connect with Amanda:
Instagram @amandalaurenblau
Facebook
Website
Connect with Nicole:
Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Instagram @anxiousandambitiouspodcast
Facebook
Thank you for listening!
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with your doctor for medical advice.
54 min - The Art Of Boundaries For Ambitious Women with Krista Resnick
Boundaries are much more than just a buzz word--there is truly an art to boundaries. We can go about setting boundaries in a way that feels abundant and expansive, not controlling and restrictive--and in this episode we are going to talk about how.
Today’s guest, Krista Resnick, is a boundary expert, podcaster, master coach, and mother of 3 with a passion for boundaries. Krista helps hundreds of women across the globe to tap into the transformative power of embodying healthy boundaries. She strongly believes that a well boundaried life empowers women to stop people-pleasing and come back home to themselves so they can create lives and relationships that are purposeful and passion-fueled.
We chat about…
- The art of boundaries and how to embody boundaries
- Why the hustle comes with a price tag + how to achieve your dreams, without burning out
- How to define boundaries (& it’s not what you think!)
- How Krista moved beyond people-pleasing and became a boundary boss
- Why many of us create boundaries from a rigid, wounded place + how to heal to set healthy boundaries
- Internal vs. external boundaries
- The importance of getting out of head and into your body
- Boundaries from a nervous system perspective
- BEAT and how to use this acronym to set better boundaries
- How to stop being the “yes” girl & avoid burnout
…and so much more!
Connect with Krista:
Instagram: @kristaresnick
Facebook
Website
Connect with Nicole:
Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Instagram @anxiousandambitiouspodcast
Facebook
Thank you for listening!
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with a doctor for medical or mental health diagnosis, help, or advice.
57 min - How To Heal Anxiety & Overwhelm From The Inside Out with Dr. Bryana Gregory
Do you ever feel like it’s a struggle to find balance in today’s world? As a high-achieving woman it can feel overwhelming at times, right? Today’s episode is for you! Nicole is joined by Dr. Bryana Gregory, a Women's Wellness Coach working with high-achieving women, helping them squash overwhelm and live their most healthy, abundant and fulfilled life. Bryana is a formally trained pharmacist, but she now practices in the holistic medicine space, where she focuses on healing women from the inside out.
Bryana has struggled with her own health challenges in the past, and was failed by conventional medicine - which led her to coaching other busy working female professionals to get healthy. Bryana's passion is leading women to realize their potential in health and living a rich lifestyle, full of purpose. She believes that within each one of us, there is an untamed, refined, unstoppable woman longing to show up as her most abundant self.
We chat about…
- Healing anxiety from the inside out
- What it means to be an untamed, refined, unstoppable woman
- The mind-body connection with anxiety
- The gut as the second brain + how it can impact your experience of anxiety
- How to go from surviving to truly thriving by focusing on staying balanced
- Squashing overwhelm with balance and consistency
- The dangers of an overmedicated society + how to develop your personalized plan for holistic health and wellness
- Why anxiety is a symptom + how to get to the root of your anxiety
- The #1 most common challenge high-achieving women deal with
- Eating + how your diet can help with your emotional and mental health
- Grounding practices and how they can help calm anxiety
- Why we need to find our root cause answers, instead of just treating the symptoms
- The importance of looking at the whole picture of our health, instead of just pieces of the puzzle
…and so much more!
Connect with Bryana:
Website
Instagram: @dr_bryanagregory
Facebook
YouTube
TikTok
Connect with Nicole:
Instagram @anxiousandambitiouspodcast
Facebook
Subscribe to the Anxious & Ambitious podcast!
Thank you for listening!
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with a doctor for medical or mental health diagnosis, help, or advice.
45 min - Anxiety As A Symptom Of Awakening with Stephanie Jameson
Today’s guest is Stephanie Jameson, a two time Simon and Schuster published author who is passionate about helping others unlearn/relearn as they move through their awakening transformation.
Through intuitive work and coaching, Stephanie is committed to helping others connect with spirit as well as offer guidance that can help heal inner child wounding, karmic patterns & conditioned beliefs that keep them from living in alignment with the abundance they are truly worthy of. She enjoys helping others bridge the gap between logic and spirit as they begin to courageously honor and align with their heart’s wisdom.
We chat about…
- Stephanie’s experience of learning to trust her intuition
- Symptoms you are awakening and growing (hint: anxiety is one of them!)
- Why anxiety and awakening often go hand-in-hand
- Why it’s ok to be anxious as you step into a new version of yourself
- Affirmations for someone who is anxious & ambitious
- Why sensitive people are often afraid to be seen
- How Stephanie discovered & fostered her intuitive gifts
- How to honour your intuition and trust the signs the universe sends you
- The importance of doing inner child work and reparenting yourself
- How to develop a relationship with your inner child
- How to stay grounded as an empath to prevent burnout
- Journaling and the grounding power it has to bring you back into the moment
- Choosing love over fear
…and so much more!
Connect with Stephanie:
Instagram
FREE 30 DAY spiritual badass workbook for anyone listening
Website
Connect with Nicole:
Instagram @anxiousandambitiouspodcast
Instagram @roarwithnicole
Facebook
Thank you for listening! I'd love to hear your takeaways/ thoughts -- send me a DM!
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with your doctor for medical advice.
47 min - Fitness, Fear, and Finding Inner Strength with John Katsavos
Today’s guest is John Katsavos. John has been a personal trainer for 13 years and been in and out of the martial arts world for the past 30 years. After battling with depression and isolation and a brief thought of attempting suicide in his mid twenties, he knew he had to change. He started doing little things and over time (20 years) he has developed a system that helps people control depression through exercise, healthy eating, and martial arts hacks in a holistic manner.
I was also recently a guest on John’s podcast, The Fitness Oracle, and it was great to flip the script to get to know more about him and his experiences.
John shares insight into his own experiences with fear, depression & anxiety and how fitness has helped him move through these emotions + lessons he has learned along the way that we can all apply to our lives--right away!
We chat about…
- John’s experience navigating fear, anxiety & depression
- How martial arts can change your relationship with fear
- Systema + how it has helped John manage fear and anxiety
- The simple breathing exercise that can help you to overcome fear
- Why fear can be your greatest teacher
- The 4 Pillars of Fitness + the one we most often neglect
- How fitness can help us move through fear and other difficult emotions
- How to use the gym to overcome negative self-talk
- How the timing of your workout could make or break your muscle building + your stress!
- His podcast, The Fitness Oracle + the episode he learned the most from
…and so much more!
Connect with John:FREE GIFT: 4 Pillars of Fitness E-book
Website
Connect on Social Media
John’s podcast, The Fitness Oracle
Connect with Nicole:Instagram @roarwithnicole
Facebook
Thank you for listening!DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Nicole is not a licensed doctor or medical practitioner. Please consult with your doctor for medical advice.48 min
About Anxious & Ambitious
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Anxious & Ambitious shares impactful and insightful conversations around how we can break through our anxiety and find inner peace so we can go after our biggest, most ambitious dreams—and have…
fun doing it! In each episode, we explore how we can manage our anxiety, heal our nervous system, and conquer our fears so that we can shine as our most authentic self, go after our dreams & achieve our greatest ambitions. You’ll hear stories from people who’ve been there themselves and strategies from experts who can help you thrive.