Be the Dream

Join Karaleigh in an interview with Mel Findlater. Mel is a mom of 2 and loves connecting moms with their big, audacious dreams through coaching, community, and creating a space of playful possibility. She believes that what the world needs most is moms who are flourishing, as it is us that will make the biggest impact. Favorite takeaways: 1. We need, as humans, to be connecting with other human beings. 2. That connection, that love of learning, and just being able to find some of those resilience tools and do them on purpose is what made the difference in the end. 3. Movement stimulates creativity. 4. Creativity is therapeutic. 5. You have within you everything you need. 6. It’s hard to teach your kids their own individual worth when you have forgotten your own. 7. As human beings we are designed to seek purpose. 8. I believe it is the moms that are going to change the world. 9. We are allowed to have those big dreams that seem a little bit crazy. 10. We get to change, we get change our minds, we get to evolve. Find Mel’s gift at permissiontobehuman.ca/guiltfreedreams. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com

Join Karaleigh in an interview with Rach Wilson, a relationship coach for couples with special needs children. She shares her story of going through Hell Year, where her son didn’t sleep and she was in a level of burnout most can’t even imagine. Favorite takeaways: 1. All the way through Hell year, as hard as it was, in the back of my mind I’ve always had the belief that this is happening for a reason. I may not know what it is right now, but somehow I’ll use this information, somehow this will be something that I can give back to someone some way. 2. We tend to take other people’s behavior so personally and most of the time it has nothing to do with us. It’s their own problems and their own issues, and so when we look at them with compassion instead of anger, we have a better ability to understand and forgive and remain in our own calm place instead of rising to their anger. 3. Hope will get you through things you never thought possible. 4. God intervened. 5. One person listening can make all the difference. 6. Moms know. 7. I wouldn’t change the hard times. I wouldn’t make them any different. 8. There were moments of sunshine that got me through. 9. After Hell Year, there’s a lot we don’t take for granted anymore. Find more from Rach in her Facebook group, “Relationship Support for Couples with Neurodiverse (ADHD, Autism/ASD) Kids” and on her website, https://divinerelating.com/. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com.

It’s almost Christmas! Today’s episode is a special solo episode where Karaleigh talks about where she’s at and uses her life to teach valuable lessons. Favorite takeaways: 1. I love seeing the sunshine in the sadness. 2. What does the snow tell you? It tells me to slow down. 3. The lesson for me this season is to slow down. 4. It’s time to slow down and just trust. 5. Give people what they need instead of what you need to give. 6. God knows better than we do, and if we can just kind of follow those little things he tells us to do, who knows what good that’s gonna lead to. 7. I don’t think people are looking for “best,” I think people are looking for real. 8. It’s gonna be ok, but what does ok even mean? It means that God loves you. It means that He has a plan for your life. 9. Stop. Take a deep breath. And feel a heartbeat of peace. 10. Your efforts are not going unnoticed and they are not wasted. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com, and don’t forget to listen to her Christmas album, “Wonder,” available on all streaming platforms.

Join Karaleigh in an interview with Cristy Ann Kanooble, an author, comedian, host of the Hoe on the Go Podcast and founder of the Mentally Kill Project. Favorite takeaways: 1. I don’t just look for sunshine, I am the sunshine! 2. I feel like once you’ve seen the darkest parts of human nature, you really have no choice but to see the light after that. 3. Clearly I was meant for something more. 4. Learning who we are is sunshine. Learning how to process our emotions, learning how to become better humans- that is sunshine. As hard of a process as it is, there is beauty in that. 5. We’re all just feeling like failures when we’re all just humans having a human experience that includes fails and wins. But instead we’re only looking at the fails when we need to look at the wins too. 6. Look for the little victories. 7. If you don’t believe that you are the best, and that you are worth something, nobody else is either. 8. It’s not fake it until you make it, it’s believe it until it’s true. 9. You cannot pour from an empty cup, but even if your cup is overflowing, take notice if the cup your pouring into has holes in it. Find more from Christy at CAKanooble.com and The Hoe on the Go podcast. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com.

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the incredible Nadia Jean, who shares her story of poverty, homelessness, and how she got back on her feet and thrived as a single mom with special needs kids. Nadia Jean is a mother of 3, two of those children are diagnosed with Autism. After overcoming major trauma and living homeless as a single mother, she built her life back up by investing her time in personal development & began studying counseling, Positive Psychology, and NLP. She is a qualified Boxing Fitness Specialist trainer. She has helped hundreds of women transform their bodies and their lives to living with less weight and less mental baggage.

Favorite takeaways: 1. This is not where I thought I would be, but I also know that this is not the end of my story. 2. You can do this. You can be more. 3. Had I not have had that time, and not have had that downward slope, I don’t believe I would have pushed as hard as what I did to get going. 4. I see you, and I’ve been you, and it’s possible. 5. You’ve got this. You’ve been through way more than this. You can. 6. There is so much power in the realization that you can help people. 7. When we think about self care and working on ourselves and shifting our mindset and all this personal growth, yes, it is for you, but it’s almost more for everyone around you who you are going to influence by raising your vibe. 8. You’re here today because you pushed through. 9. If more of us could listen to our heart and do what makes us happy- truly- that then spreads out and radiates to other people. 10. What a beautiful example to all those around us, as we follow that light that we were given. Each of us was given passions and talents and when we sacrifice all of ourselves- as mothers especially- to give everything to our kids, we are sacrificing that sense of self that we could be teaching them. Make sure to look for Nadia’s upcoming podcast, A Healthy Dose of Soul. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com, and be sure to check out her Christmas album “Wonder,” now streaming on all services.

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the incredible Kristi Nellor! Kristi Nellor is a Soul Consultant for inner and outer beauty, a reinvention strategist, empowerment and mindset coach, creative director, artist, maker, designer, and creativity catalyst for companies, teams and individuals looking to transform their impact, messaging, mindsets, and lives. She is also an inspirational speaker, international best-selling author, and podcaster with a focus on saying yes to yourself and living your best life on your own terms. Kristi works closely with clients to identify roadblocks, zero in on their unique essence and soul, define core values that inspire creative action, and build an intentional roadmap to breathe life into any vision. Every facet of her work strives to help unlock possibility and is rooted in creative thinking, collaboration, community, intention, and self expression. Relying on the dynamic principles of the design process, gentle yet effective techniques for radical self care and rapid transformation, and her deep belief that creativity always saves the day, Kristi creates the safe space within which ideas grow, joy and play resumes, creativity springs, intentional action flows in with ease, and rapid transformation emerges inside and out. She guides individuals to safely release what is in their way, empowering them to find their golden thread, to create, reinvent, test, and rebound like a boss and ultimately grow the confidence to find their voice inside and boldly live it out loud.

Kristi offers 1:1 and team coaching, creative workshops, intensives, personal branding services, monthly masterminds, reinvention and styling sessions, retreats, and consults with entrepreneurs and companies to harness the power of innovation and creative alchemy to realize the visions they desire. Currently, she is launching a multi-Author book project to help people develop their story and become a published author in less than 3 months! Favorite takeaways: 1. Instead of asking why is this happening to me, you ask how is this happening for me? 2. I ask myself: How is this serving me? And if it’s not serving me anymore, it’s ok to let it go. 3. You just have to be courageous enough to put wacky ideas out there and know that sometimes they’re gonna fly and sometimes they’re gonna fall and that’s gonna be ok. 4. Why aren’t we giving ourselves permission to be more of who we are every day? 5. I never would have gotten there without giving myself permission to fail. 6. I stepped into something that was incredible every single day because I chose to, because I wanted to. Because it was important to me and it didn’t matter what the outcome was. 7. Make a choice and embrace it. 8. If it’s not a Hell Yes then don’t do it! 9. Sometimes you have to let things go that feel good in order to get to great. 10. It is not doing anybody any service to play small and cover our light. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com. Connect with Kristi:

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Today is a special treat: Karaleigh is releasing a new Christmas album called “Wonder” and you get to hear it first! Listen as she talks about the creation of this album and the challenges and joy she experienced along the way. Don’t forget to check the album out on your favorite streaming platform on Thanksgiving day! Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com

Join Karaleigh in an interview with Katie Wood. Dr. Katie Wood is a mother, Pharmacist and Integrative Nutrition Coach specializing in fertility and women's health. Katie helps women over 30 to nourish their mind & body for optimal fertility health so they can confidently conceive with ease. coaching towa After experiencing a lack of support and education through her fertility and pregnancy journey, she became determined to advocate for women's health. Katie is passionate about supporting and empowering women on their fertility and pregnancy transition into motherhood using her calm, gentle guidance and taking a holistic approach focusing on nutrition, lifestyle, and mind-body connection. Favorite takeaways: 1. Connecting to people is such a ray of sunshine that we really really need. 2. I think that’s the really beautiful thing about motherhood is it teaches you to slow down. 3. I think once you accept and realize that you cannot please the masses and that it’s none of their business anyway- it just makes it a lot easier to deal with life. 4. We spend so much time planning the wedding, planning for the nursery, but how much time do most of spend working on our health and overall well-being to conceive? 5. When we are stressed out all the time we are teaching our kids that that’s what you’re supposed to be and that’s what makes you a good person because you are the person they look up to the most, and so they are learning from your example, and if you’re example is my worth comes from being busy all the time, that’s what they are learning, that’s what you are teaching them. And then as they grow into adulthood, that’s what they are gonna take with them. 6. We have options as women, and it’s our duty to inform ourselves of those options. 7. I’m very very passionate about having women feel strong and confident in their voice, but I think first you need to have that background knowledge and education so that you can feel confident. 8. Taking a stance really helps build confidence and empowerment. 9. Energetic balance: making sure you’re not in that fight or flight, making sure that your nervous system is calm, and trying to reduce stress as much as you can and not come from a place of fear and control but coming from a place of trust, surrender, and flow. 10. Whatever life throws at you is meant for you and is there for a reason. Our initial reaction is to fight it, but we need to just embrace it and learn from it and be grateful for what we have. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com

Connec with Katie here: happynourishedmotherhood.com

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Join Karaleigh in a lovely discussion with Erika Bestor, musician and singer who has Spina Bifida and is the daughter of renowned composer Kurt Bestor. Favorite takeaways: 1. Theatre: No matter how you sound, no matter how you move, you belong. 2. Take a deep breath. Who knows what miracles lie on the other side. 3. Life is a marathon, but so many of us are sprinting. 4. You’re fine. And what you’re doing is great. And you’re enough. You have gifts and things people haven’t seen yet and you just need to keep proving those haters wrong and just keep showing who you are. 5. Keep doing all the good things and you’ll get there. 6. It feels illogical to continue to hope for all the things that are in your heart, and yet that’s what we are expected to do. And on the other side of that is so much beauty and joy- when you just turn it all over to God. 7. There is so much power in letting go and not holding on so tightly and not only trusting God, but trusting yourself. There is power inside of you. 8. Most people would be blown away by how powerful we are. We are powerful beyond belief- the problem is we don’t believe it. 9. There’s beauty in everything. Just find it. Look for Erika in the Millennial Choir and Orchestra. You can find tickets here: https://tickets-center.com/search/Abravanel-Hall/Millennial-Choirs-and-Orchestras-tickets/ You can find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com

Join Karaleigh in an interview with Daisy Haro. Daisy is a single mom, writer, motivational speaker, goat yoga teacher, and budding entrepreneur. She is passionate about health, whole body wellness, and how to be good at relationships. Takeaways: 1. Indecision is a decision- the hardest no is always the closest one to a yes. 2. Moving and taking up space helped me to reclaim my power. I started becoming confident. 3. The opposite of anxiety is confidence. 4. We are divine beings who are inherently powerful. 5. It’s so easy to label our emotions, right? We label them good or bad or right or wrong, but how much shame and guilt and suffering does that bring us? And it doesn’t need to. So I like to teach my students to view their emotions through the lens of neutrality- with acceptance, with gratitude, not judging them, not labeling them, just allowing them to be, because they’re all messengers- they all have such wisdom to bring. 6. We don’t have to wait until we are broken- self improvement should be something that we are always, constantly prioritizing in our lives. 7. We can literally change the entire trajectory of humanity just by healing ourselves. 8. People need hope. They need to know- you are not the patterns, you are not the behaviors, you are not the way you respond in conflict- you can change those things. 9. Health is not just physical wellness, it’s mental freedom, it’s emotional freedom. 10. The lion in you is sleeping, but it’s not dead. Let’s reclaim our power together. Follow Daisy on Instagram @daisy_untamed. Find more from Karaleigh at karaleighgarrison.com.