Can't Be Contained

I am very excited about today's guest on the podcast. Gay Hendricks has been a mentor of mine for over 10 years, ever since reading his book, The Big Leap. He is a genius when it comes to personal development, especially when it comes to creativity. On this episode, we chat about tapping into your creativity and deeper parts of your body and soul. We dove into the realm of relationships, where I got vulnerable and spoke on the contrast between my previous and current relationship. We also discussed why you need to love yourself before loving someone else and coming into a relationship with an open heart and mind.

About Gay Hendricks:

Gay Hendricks has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind transformation for more than 45 years. After earning his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1974, Gay served as Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado for 21 years. He has written more than 40 books, including bestsellers such as Five Wishes, The Big Leap, Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, (the last two co-authored with his co-author and mate for more than 35 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks). He is also a mystery novelist, with a series of five books featuring the Tibetan-Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu, as well as a new mystery series featuring a Victorian-era London detective, Sir Errol Hyde. His latest book, The Joy of Genius, shows how to eliminate negative thinking and bring forth true creativity. Gay has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others.

Inside this episode, Gay shares:

• First steps for taking emotional responsibility in your relationship
• Looking underneath to identify what you're scared of
• Learning how to communicate from a place of ease and how to love yourself
• How relationship drama eats up your creative energy
• Why people get into polyamorous relationships
• Gay's advice for people in toxic relationships
• Using wonder questions as a framework to identify your genius
• Meditating on your wonder question

You can find more about Gay at:

Website | Foundation for Conscious Living | Hearts in Harmony Facebook | The Body Intelligence Hub Facebook | The BQ Hub Twitter | Instagram

Links:

The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level

The Joy of Genius: The Next Step Beyond The Big Leap

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You can manifest literally anything in your life that you desire. The universe wants to serve you up the things that you crave and dream about. If you have the desire for anything, you also have the tools to be able to make it happen and attract it to you. Whatever it is that you want, whether it be a career, a relationship, your ideal financial situation - anything you want is possible and within reach! Today I share how to manifest everything you want into your life and why you need to have clarity around the outcomes that you want. I talk about how you have to attach a feeling to what you want and how to use real-life vision boarding practices to help you visualize what you're manifesting.

Inside this episode:

• Why you have to be clear on what you want, otherwise it won't happen
• Attaching a feeling to the outcomes that you crave to keep you motivated
• Visualizing what you're manifesting and using real-life vision boarding practices
• Letting go of the "how" and working with what you've got
• The new breathwork app I'm launching soon

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When dealing with chronic pain, most professionals tend to lead you in the direction of a medication as a quick fix to help ease what you're going through. Today I am chatting with Jen Esquer, a top-40 physical therapy influencer who helps clients through online programs, private sports therapy and workshops. She shares how to use breathwork to manipulate how we respond to situations, changing our relationship with physical pain and how we deal with that in our body. We also talk about shifting your mindset and how to think of pain as an alert system rather than a problem that needs to be fixed.

About Jen Esquer:

Jen Esquer has been named one of the top 50 most influential healthcare professionals. With a Doctorate in physical therapy she is ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on IG. She is the Founder of The Mobility Method, sits on the medical advisory board for Womenʼs Health and Strong Fitness magazine and is an online sensation with more than a 1/2 million followers and viral videos helping people eliminate pain.

Inside this episode, Jen shares:

• How clients are impacted based on what professionals tell them
• What inflammation does in our bodies
• Using breath work to manipulate how we respond
• Observing what your brain is trying to tell you
• Thinking of pain as an alert system rather than a problem
• Getting to the root cause of the problems rather than a quick fix

You can find more about Jen at:

Website | Instagram | Facebook

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Yesterday, I was on a coaching lecture with my Hungry for Happiness Certification Program students and something came over me. We talked about how to truly harness your power. You'll hear about how to let go of shame and how to exist in all of who you are because every part of you is important. I never share this content, but after receiving my student's blessing I'm super excited to share this call with you. If you love it, let me know!

Inside this episode:

• Why it's important to work on yourself before becoming a coach
• Using the energy and vision of where you are going to pull you forward
• How focusing on the hearts of others creates happiness, success and abundance
• Why showing people you care is more important than any funnel or strategy
• The difference between operating from a place of force & hustle and a place of inspiration & service

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I am so excited to have another guest on the show to chat about trauma. Today I am joined by Katie Brauer, a high-performance coach, personal transformation expert and leader at the intersection of yoga and entrepreneurship. Katie and I chat about how to recognize your operating system for trauma and the different types of trauma. She also shares why you need to give yourself permission to feel and a technique to help regulate your nervous system.

About Katie Brauer:

Called a "powerhouse yogi and rising leader" by Forbes, Katie Brauer is a high-performance coach, personal transformation expert and leader at the intersection of yoga and entrepreneurship.

A trailblazer with a modern and empowering approach Katie combines two decades of experience to facilitate transformative experiences for others that result in healing, a greater sense of connection and GROWTH.

An Aussie native and former professional snowboarder, Katie has been featured in TEDx, Entrepreneur, Origins, Gaiam TV, and more.

Inside this episode, Katie shares:

• Down-regulating your nervous system
• Understanding whether your default mode is fight or flight
• Recognizing your operating system for trauma
• Being able to shift the state of your nervous system
• The different types of trauma
• The survival techniques of sympathetic charge
• Using the Voo Breath technique to regulate the nervous system

Links:

Brené Brown: The Call to Courage

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Website | Facebook | Instagram | The Yoga of Leadership

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When we're going through trials in life, it's important to remember not to borrow other peoples' stories. Today I am joined by Natalie Jill, a best selling author and high-performance coach. She discusses her new book, Aging In Reverse and how to make decisions and stick to them. We talk about why it's important to have accountability partners to share your vision with and how to deal with false assumed truths. She also shares how to use "becoming statements" to work toward the person you want to be and how to avoid borrowing other peoples troubles.

About Natalie Jill:

Natalie Jill is a Fat Loss Expert turned high-performance coach. She helps people across the globe reach their health, business and life goals BY empowering them to level up and create everything from nothing.

As a Licensed Master Sports Nutritionist, Fat Loss Expert, and functional fitness trainer; Natalie leveraged the power of the internet and in a short amount of time she was able to help hundreds of thousands of people worldwide step into their best version of themselves!

She has a globally recognized brand with well over 2.5 million social media followers worldwide. She has been recognized by Forbes and Greatist for a few years running as one of the top health and wellness influencers in the world.

She is a best selling author and has now released her NEWEST BOOK "Aging in Reverse" NEW BOOK: Aging in Reverse: www.age-in-reverse.com

Natalie is also the creator and host of the top ranking podcast Leveling Up Creating Everything from Nothing.

Inside this episode, Natalie shares:

• How being present makes Natalie feel most alive
• Why Natalie enjoys being able to empower others
• Making a decision and sticking with that
• The importance of sharing your decisions with others
• Why you need a vision
• Dealing with F.A.T. (false assumed truths)
• The preconceived notions of age and aging in reverse
• Not borrowing other people's stories
• The rituals that Natalie incorporates into her everyday
• Using "becoming statements"

You can find more about Natalie at:

Website | Podcast | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest | Aging In Reverse

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What if I told you that most of the struggles we face as entrepreneurs are actually so unnecessary? When I reflect on my own journey as an entrepreneur I often wonder why I made it so dang hard on myself to fulfill my dreams and to achieve what I wanted to achieve. I was constantly feeling like I was high level coping and doing all of the things that we quote-unquote "should do" as an entrepreneur like going to yoga and meditating. On this solo jam, I am going to be discussing how to stop making it so hard on yourself to be an entrepreneur, why you shouldn't take actions out of a place of fear and how to use your pain as fuel for your purpose.

Inside this episode:

• Using self-care practices as a coping mechanism
• Operating from fear and trying to prove things to others
• Taking actions out of a place of fear
• Dealing with crippling anxiety and work addiction
• Celebrating the little wins
• Figuring out the ultimate outcome that you want
• Using your pain as a catalyst for growth
• How to stop attaching your worthiness to your business

Links:

Pause Breathwork Facilitator

Pause Breathwork Audio Journey

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Are you truly practicing true self-love or just checking boxes off of your "to-do" list to fulfill your self-care tasks for the day? Today I am chatting with Paul Fishman, a self-love coach who got into the business after turning his own pain into his life's purpose. Paul shares about how dealing with abusive relationships and coming out about his sexuality helped him to shed the emotional weight he had been hanging onto. He also talks about how he got into coaching self-love and why many people have a fear of being successful. He gives us insight into how focusing on how you want to feel will help you to stop suffering and why external validation is the villain of self-love.

About Paul Fishman:

Paul Fishman, a lauded Self Love Coach and Advocate, didn't always radiate in his authenticity. At rock bottom Paul was 75 pounds overweight, closeted, and the epitome of a people pleaser. When he stepped into his light, came out and honored his truth Paul lost the weight and manifested the life of his dreams.

Inside this episode, Paul shares:

• Trying to be the person that other people want us to be leads to suffering
• How coming out helped Paul shed emotional weight
• The fear of being successful
• Getting caught up in the all or nothing mentality
• Becoming devoted to your individuality
• The difference between self-love and self-care
• Changing your experience of life by changing your intention
• Why external validation is the villain of self-love

You can find more about Paul at:

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Self Love On Demand | The Road to Self Love Podcast

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If you've ever struggled with being a control freak, you know how hard it is to change these obsessive patterns and behaviors. On today's solo jam, I chat about why people often bank their happiness on someone or something in the future and why it's important to stop playing the "when/then game". I also share how you can learn to hack your emotions through corresponding breathwork and get yourself in alignment with how you actually want to feel.

Inside this episode:

• My struggle with control and being obsessive with my behaviors
• Realizing I was focused on trying to feel loved and validated
• Banking our happiness on someone or something in the future
• Playing the "when/then game" with ourselves
• The ability to feel any sensation without outside help
• Learning to hack your emotions through a corresponding breath pattern
• Being in alignment with how you want to feel
• Allowing yourself to break through the limitations and control

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Being able to connect with your partner and truly understand how they feel is at the core of any lasting relationship. Today on the podcast, I am joined by Marla Mattenson, a relationship and intimacy expert for entrepreneur couples. Marla and her husband Julain are such epic leaders for love and developing a relationship built on trust, authenticity, truth. She helps couples understand how to truly coexist with someone and grow as a couple. She discusses how to use conflict with your partner as a way to connect, having premade agreements for how you handle conflicts as a couple and being aware of your judgments of your partner. Marla also shares how to keep the passion alive in your relationship and why you need to make time for physical touch every day.

About Marla Mattenson:

Marla is a Relationship & Intimacy Expert who specializes in working with entrepreneur couples, who have an urgent desire to transform both their relationship and their business.

Her unique approach to coaching comes from her background in mathematics and neuroscience. Marla uses pattern recognition to reveal the negative habitual responses couples experience and how to change those patterns to achieve their desired outcome.

This approach allows couples to experience the passion, freedom, and connection they always knew was possible in relationship. Using pristine clarity in communication, allows couples to develop their business to keep pace with their growing intimacy.

Inside this episode, Marla shares:

• How Marla started working with entrepreneur couples
• What makes Marla feel alive
• Using her relationship for her own transformation
• How to use conflict as a way to connect
• Understanding your partners level of abuse
• Being with a partner who isn't into growth
• Helping your partner to navigate through their problems
• Premade agreements for handling conflicts
• Figuring out how you can show up differently
• The 5 questions for receiving
• Removing ammo and blame toward your partner
• Why righteousness is the biggest separator in relationships
• Becoming aware of judgment
• Learning from the truths that people tell you about yourself
• Keeping passion and intimacy alive
• Leaning into what your partner wants
• Making time for physical touch every day
• Using communication to find out what your partner wants
• An immersion that Marla and her husband Julian are offering for couples

You can find more about Marla at:

Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter

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