Blossom Your Awesome Podcast #61 Change Your Story Change Your Life With Martin Pigg

Martin Pigg is an Author, Speaker, Coach and the CIO (Chief Inspiration Officer) at When PIGGs Fly. 

He helps people use PIGG (Passion, Intention, Gratitude, Grace) to find and live their purpose in life regardless of their age, past pain or current circumstances. 

Martin believes that if we change our story we have the potential to change our life. 

He helps people shift their mindset and learn to live with passion and purpose. 

He offers us the Core Four is very own set of principles that he believes help people live a more empowered and meaningful life. 

* The Core Four: Four Energies that will help you create a life and work you're passionate about.
* The PIGG Principle: The All-Passion, No-Pressure, Guaranteed Strategy For Finding and Living Your Purpose
* Change Your Story...Change Your Life: The Sure-Fire Strategy For Creating The Mindset You Need To Achieve Anything You Want (Based on the three years I spent writing and reliving my old story so I could create and live a new and improved story)

He is the author of  Winning the War With Your Self: How To Win The Fight For Your Purpose and Live a Life That Matters (Based on the book I published on Amazon) 

Questions I Ask Martin

1) What are The Four Core Energies? How are they aligned? And what happens when one or more of The Four Core Energies are misaligned?
2) What exactly is The PIGG Principle and how can people use it to find and live their purpose?
3) How do we find meaning?
4) Practice tips and guidance for living a life of purpose?

To get in touch with Martin -
Website

https://www.martinpigg.com/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/martin.pigg.7

Twitter URL

https://twitter.com/martinpigg

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/martinpigg

To Or you can see some of my work - blossomyourawesome.com

or my other work at suesblues.com 

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Blossom Your Awesome Podcast #60 Creativity And Success With Alka Joshi

I had the great pleasure of having Best Selling Author Alka Joshi on the Blossom Your Awesome Podcast. We had an incredible conversation that left me feeling inspired and wanting to read more of her work and write more of course. 

I’ll start by saying not only because I’m a fan, but because I’m an avid reader. Herbook The Henna Artist was an exceptional read. She is a phenomenal writer and I was truly drawn head first into this marvelous story that takes you off into a colorful world in the heart of India’s Rajasthan. 

I of course had dozens of questions for Alka Joshi. 

I wanted to know what success tasted like as a writer later in life?

In her previous life Alka had spearheaded a successful marketing firm and did the whole corporate thing for decades before leaning into her writing.

She shared very candidly about her journey from the corporate world to this nudging feeling of needing to create having wanted to be an artist in her younger years.

We agreed that she is a true artist and the page her canvas, her poetically crafted sentences her paint.

She shared great insights about creativity, her own right process. We talked about her second book which lead to her sharing about a third one that is coming out soon and a fourth one that is in the making.

I also wanted to know as a writer and creative myself what she does to stay inspired?

And of course, the obvious question - what advice she has for aspiring writers?

It was an insightful conversation full of great insights and wonderful thoughtful guidance.

If you'd like to know more about Alka you can check her out on her website or on instagram where she is very active and always posting helpful tips and tricks for writers.

Her instagram

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

I actively write about optimizing health and wellness and self-improvement.

I on a very regular basis suggest books and the takeaways.

And I will be more actively breaking down my 3 favorite takeaways from each episode for those who are limited on time and may not have 35-45 minutes to listen in.

Although these days - technology makes it almost impossible to not be able to tune in.

Your cell, your car, bluetooth, AirPods and the train or your evening jaunt with your device on speaker phone.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

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Blossom Your Awesome Podcast Episode #59 Psychedelics For Spiritual Awakening With Greg Lawrence

How to do psychedelics?

Have you ever thought about doing psychedelics, but don't know where to begin? Well today I'm bringing you an expert who is a psychedelics integration specialist.

He helps first timers and those who are wanting to go deeper with their psychedelic experience.

Some of his clients are not first timers, but regulars who find psychedelics to be healing, therapeutic, eye opening and spiritually revelatory.

As you may know psychedelics are getting very popular as a means to awaken. They are being used as a therapeutic treatment to aid in healing and recovery. People are using them to have a spiritual transformation of sorts or to let go of things from their past. So if you want to know how to do psychedelics then you must watch this video where I ask in depth questions like -

How do we start with psychedelics?
Where do we begin with pyschedleics?
Do psychedelics help with trauma?
What are the best psychedelics to start with?
Are mushrooms the go to psychedelics of choice?
What about MDMA?
How to do pyschedelics?
What is the process?
How do we get started?
What are the best resources for this?

I reached out to an expert for advice .Greg Lawrence a psychedelic integration specialist and he breaks down all the nitty gritty for us.

He shares with us what we can expect. How psychedelics work in the body and how to get the most out of the experience.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Greg's Background/How He Became A Psychedelics Integration Specialist
04:08 - Had you done mushrooms before when a therapist first recommended it?
04:38 - What about the mushrooms brought up a deeper self inquiry for you?
07:32 - Can we use psychedelics to heal trauma?
12:32 - Will mushrooms bring up baggage that we are carrying up for healing?
13:38 - Talk to us about the transformational aspect of doing psychedelics?
19:24 - So psychedelics help trigger emotions and feelings we have buried to begin the healing process?
20:10 - Who is the ideal candidate for psychedelics?
22:10 - Do things continue coming up for us with continued psychedelic use?
23:30 - Recommendations - What is the best psychedelic for spiritual awakening?
25:54 - There seems to a be a certain physiological and neurological aspect of ourselves that we are able to tap into with only psychedelics? Is that correct?
27:29 - Transformations through psychedelics - what it's been like for you and for you to be a psychedelics integration specialist?
30:13 - Resources? How to get started with a psychedelics integration specialist?
31:33 - What does spirituality entail?
32:51 - There is a deep sense of grou

Blossom Your Awesome Podcast Ep #58 Thrive Flourish Grow With Beth McGill

Beth McGill is an inspirational teacher and speaker who offers training and programs  to people who want a real transformation and breakthrough in their lives.  Her mission is to inspire others to live and love their dream life!

Beth helps people.......

• dream again and feel good about wanting more
• gain clarity about and create the life that you would love
• find your center and know that you are abundant, loved and worthy
• break through paradigms that hold you back from what you deserve
• learn how your thoughts and feelings create your results
• balance physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual goals
• be inspired to move forward with what you really want
• be excited and confident about who you really are

If you’re committed to living a life you love, contact Beth to schedule a time to gain clarity about your next steps.

Check her out at her website - Thrive, Flourish, Grow

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

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Blossom Your Awesome Podcast Episode #57 Spirit Guided Life With Julia Marie

Julia Marie is anJulia Marie is a medium, energy healer and past life regressionist, shamanic healer. 

She is an intuitive guide and teacher. 

She is the founder of the academy for the intuitive arts

Julia helps people deepen their connection to spirit through her coaching and courses in spiritual and intuitive development. 

Her courses in intuitive development help people deepen their connection to the infinite field of intelligence. 

She has lead a spirit guided life and she believes there is more to this life than the eyes can see. 

For those who are ready to continue their journey with Spirit Julia helps people find inspiration, guidance, and healing. 

With more than 33 years’ experience listening to the voice within, she is dedicated to helping others take the next step on their spiritual journey.

Julia believes, when you are ready to deepen your connection to Spirit, there is something here for you, no matter where you are on your path.

Julia Marie has received training and certifications in many areas of metaphysics, spirituality, and the healing arts, and continues to hone her skills in these areas with a focus on classes and courses that enhance her work.

Education, certifications and training include:

• BA in Psychology and an advanced degree
• Usui Reiki Master and Teacher 1989
• Shamanic Training from the Foundation for Shamanic Studies
• Certified in Past Life Regression (Delores Cannon’s QHHT Method)
• Certified Regressionist with the Academy for Professional Hypnosis Training (40 hours in residence) 2010
• Certified Medium training (2011)
• Certified in Projective Dream Work through MIPD (Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work) with Jeremy Taylor 2015
• Year-long Medium Mentorship with Mavis Pittilla 2018
• Trance Communication training (2004 & 2020)
• Specialized mediumship classes in Color, Platform Demonstration and the Communicator with Andy Byng, Colin Bates, Lisa Williams and Thomas John

To get in touch with Julia go to her website -

https://www.juliamarie.us/about

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

Or follow me on instagram where I post fairly regularly and ask an inquisitive question or two weekly in hopes of getting you thinking about your life and going deeper with it.

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Blossom Your Awesome Podcast Episode #56 The Light Inside With Lucy Grace Yaldezian 

Lucy Grace is a transformational healer, hypnotherapist and coach. 

Her specialties are EFT, TAT, CHT,  CHC and a little known form of handwriting called the Vimala System. 

This system was developed by Vimala Rogers and rewires the brain. 

Lucy is a total and complete embodiment of what she teaches. 

She believes we each have a vast reserve of all that we need to heal and recover. Lucy says we each have the potential to shine our light and be our most awesome selves in its ultimate capacity. 

Lucy also works with people with anxiety and perfectionists who struggle in an imperfect world. 

She helps people with - 

• Negativity
• A critical nature
• Difficulties in establishing and maintaining healthy key relationships
• A lack of spontaneity & joy
• Fear of other people’s judgments
• Blocks to creativity
• Fear of failure

Hypnotherapy, EFT, TAT and The Vimala Alphabet and System of Handwriting are wonderfully effective avenues for transforming impossible standards of perfection with healthy standards of excellence.

Lucy is a light in this world and a true old world healer who incorporates ancient understanding and wisdom with modern day philosophies to help people heal and recover.

She is also the author of the book - Someone To Watch Over Me

To get in touch with Lucy you can go to her website linked below.

https://www.ahigherperspective.com

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

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Blossom Your Awesome Episode #55 Creating Connection With David Woods Bartley

David Woods Bartley helps people journey from Mental Wellness to Mental Wellness. 

David has seen his fair share of successes and setbacks; from directing a nationally recognized nonprofit to battling a life-threatening mental illness. But over the last seven years, David has successfully navigated from the isolation of mental “hellness” to the inclusive space of mental wellness.

David is a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the International Association for Youth Mental Health, the National Storytelling Network’s Healing Story Alliance, and Active Minds. David holds certifications in Mental Health First Aid for Adults and Youth, SafeTALK (Suicide Awareness for Everyone), and is a national trainer for the groundbreaking suicide prevention technique known as QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer).

David has been invited to speak to domestic and international audiences, giving keynote speeches and leading workshops on a variety of aspects of mental health, including suicide awareness and prevention, the power of connection to create hope, and the use of language as a tool for healing. 

In addition to giving a TEDx talk in the fall of 2018, David has been invited to present to organizations such as the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Army Corps of Engineers, Novartis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Lyft, Sutter Health, Vision Service Plan, the University of Connecticut, the California Northstate School of Medicine, UC Davis, Sacramento State, William Jessup University, along with various faith denominations, law enforcement agencies and community organizations at the local, state and national level.

David’s goal for each speech and workshop is the same: to shed light on the issue of mental illness, teach people how to leverage curiosity to overcome our fears and use connection to create hope. 

Topics We Discuss:

Mental Illness and Mental Health
Suicide awareness and prevention
Depression and other related conditions
The effect of stigma and ways to change perceptions
How to create connection and hope
Advice for those suffering
Practical tips to help loved ones who are suffering
The power of connection to create hope, and the use of hope to save lives
Using storytelling to aid in the healing and help

10 Interview Questions You Can Ask Me

What led up to you wanting to kill yourself on August 31, 2011?
What did your life look like at the time, and did anyone know you were suffering?
How meaningful is it now to be doing such purposeful work?
You are saving lives. How does that feel?
What does it feel like to live with a mental illness, and how it impacts daily living?
What are some of the causes of mental illness?
What do you see as the biggest obstacles for people to experience true mental health?
 

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website

https://www.davidwoodsbartley.com/

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woods-bartley-96325512/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/david.w.bartley.5

YouTube URL

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEo9TcsIGCcQgBiihgXdrg/videos

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

Or follow me on instagram where I post fairly regularly and ask an inquisitive question or two weekly in hopes of getting you thinking about your life and going deeper with it.

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Blossom Your Awesome Podcast #54 The Power Of Choice With Sheila Sutherland

Today on the show Sheila Sutherland is here with us. 

Sheila is a Certified Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach, Professional Educator, Speaker, Podcaster, Best Selling Author and is the ONLY licensed Oh, Shift® Facilitator in Canada. 

She has 20 years experience in the Science and Education industries. 

Sheila combines her knowledge, quirky sense of humour, and curiosity in human behaviour to find ways to master this thing called Life.

As a certified Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach, Sheila guides her clients through the cultivation of the necessary competencies to manage their behaviour, their responses and relationships with others, to increase their level of success both personally and professionally.

Through Sheila’s coaching programs, workshops and podcast, her clients and listeners benefit from her vast wisdom and passion to find tangible ways to live life with the utmost of Happiness.

Topics We Discuss:

- Triumph over Trauma
- Shifting our Emotions through the Power of Choice
- Soul Work - how do we get more alignment with trusting ourselves
- Happiness as an emotion vs Happiness as a Lifestyle
- Breaking Free Of Thinking Traps 

Interview Questions You Can Ask Me

1. What ie emotional intelligence?
2. Practical tips. 
3. How do we exercise and learn to trust our own choices?
4. What is the missing piece that no one is teaching in regards to LOA and Positive Thinking?
5. What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and why is it more important than IQ?
6. How can we learn to shift our emotions?
7. How can we lean more into choosing powerfully for ourselves? 

If you'd like to get in touch with Sheila - 

Website

http://www.reigniteyourpurpose.com

Website #2

http://www.sheilasutherland.norwex.biz

Facebook URL

http://www.facebook.com/reigniteyourpurpose

Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/reigniteyourpurpose

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

Or follow me on instagram where I post fairly regularly and ask an inquisitive question or two weekly in hopes of getting you thinking about your life and going deeper with it.

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Blossom Your Awesome Podcast Episode #53 That Magic Space With Bunny Young

Bunny Young is a stuntwoman turned businesswoman.

After being diagnosed with a heart condition at an early age and depending on a service dog for a higher quality of life, Bunny focuses on using each day to fully deliver our purpose within the world.

Bunny founded, A Better Place Consulting to empower and educate businesses and organizations about the impact of work-life alignment. 

She loves teaching teaching burnout prevention to law enforcement, military, and correctional officers.

She is a third-generation entrepreneur,  an international speaker, retired therapist, surfer, Army wife and cowgirl who speaks 4 languages.

Topics We Discussed On This Episode:

Taking risks, work-life balance, work-life alignment, taking risks, living fearlessly, advice for entrepreneurs just starting out.

Questions I Asked Bunny

How did she become a stuntwoman?
What she learned about risk taking?
How she applies that to business and life?
How did you find this path after being a stuntwoman?
What is the best advice for entrepreneurs as a business therapist?
Guidance and tips on finding your purpose.

To get in touch with Bunny - 

Website

http://www.bunnyyoung.com

Website #2

http://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com

Website #3

http://www.pawssible.org

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/groups/abpdifferencemakers/

YouTube URL

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0R6-q6BKrKXBgSEDaEFdg?view_as=subscriber

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

Or follow me on instagram where I post fairly regularly and ask an inquisitive question or two weekly in hopes of getting you thinking about your life and going deeper with it.

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Blossom Your Awesome Episode #52 Follow Your Dreams With Jeff Gargas

Jeff Gargas is an entrepreneur, author, and COO.

He is passionate about helping people overcome the fear of failure and follow their dreams.

Jeff Gargas is the COO and co-founder of the Teach Better Team (Creators of www.teachbetter.com, The Grid Method, and Teach Further) and the co-author of "Teach Better." 

Jeff works with educators to increase student engagement and improve student success. He also offers 1-on-1 coaching for teachers who have a product or idea they want to share with others to better education.

Prior to co-founding Teach Better, Jeff was the owner of ENI Multimedia, an online marketing firm, where he worked with entrepreneurs and small businesses, assisting them with web design, social media, content marketing, and brand awareness. 

Prior to all of this, Jeff was an adjunctive professor at Kent State University and spent 10+ years in the music industry. He has spoken at conferences around the country, and has successfully promoted more than 500 events and launched 7 businesses in a variety of industries.

Topics We Discuss:

Entrepreneurship. Education. How do we help kids be more engaged in learning? How do we stay engaged with our own learning process? How do we find that part of us that can let go of fear and chase our mightiest dreams.
How do we overcome failure?
What is your advice and guidance for someone who is scared to chase that dream?

If you'd like to get in touch with Jeff -

Website

https://www.teachbetter.com

Website #2

https://www.teachbetteracademy.com

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgargas/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/teachbetterteam

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/_jeffgargas

To see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome.

Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com 

Or follow me on instagram where I post fairly regularly and ask an inquisitive question or two weekly in hopes of getting you thinking about your life and going deeper with it.

My Instagram - i_go_by_skd