Coffee and an Interview with Dr. Jacqueline Peña

In this episode, Naomi Kreske, mindset and confidence coach and founder of Keep Finding You, joins us to talk about breaking free from survival mode, harnessing the law of attraction, and building a life that truly feels good to live. Naomi opens up about what she calls her "big T trauma," the sudden collapse of her white picket fence life when she discovered her husband's infidelity, shattering her identity and launching her into over a decade of unknowingly living on what she calls the hot mess express. She unpacks what survival mode actually looks and feels like from the inside: that sense of forcing life, living one day at a time, and unconsciously sabotaging anything good because your brain has learned to feel safer in the familiar than in the unknown. Naomi shares the pivotal aha moment that brought the law of attraction into sharp focus and forced her to take an honest look at the energy she was putting out into the world. From there, she walks us through her signature question "Does this serve me?" as a daily framework for radical accountability, alongside practical guidance on journaling, affirmations, meditation, and breathwork, including a powerful reframe on how to make affirmations actually work when you're not yet ready to believe the big ones. The conversation closes on the often-overlooked power of community, vulnerability, and asking for help, and why trying to muscle through life alone is one of the fastest roads to burnout.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH NAOMI KRESKE

Website: https://www.keepfindingyou.com

Instagram & Facebook: @keepfindingu

The Get Out of Your Way Guide: https://keepfindingyou.myflodesk.com/getoutofyourway

The Aligned Life Workbook: https://keepfindingyou.myflodesk.com/alignedlife

In this episode, Dawn Marie Bornheimer, founder of Mission Inspired Consulting (MIC), certified facilitator, and military spouse, joins us to talk about the realities of self-leadership and growing a business without losing your purpose. Drawing from her 20 years of corporate experience, Dawn breaks down the common pitfalls that founders face—from hitting a growth ceiling due to holding onto every operational task to the isolating pressures of leadership. She introduces the practical power of the fractional team structure, explaining how small businesses can strategically leverage expert support in 90-day blocks without the weight of full-time overhead. Dawn shares critical advice on navigating gap analyses, establishing protective NDAs, and co-creating scopes of work to maintain true alignment. Full of invaluable relational insight, she leaves listeners with actionable strategies to transition away from the grind of daily maintenance and build the infrastructure necessary to make their missions louder.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH DAWN MARIE BORNHEIMER

Website: http://missioninspiredconsulting.com

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-marie-bornheimer/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawninspires44/

In this episode, Robyn Harris, well-being mentor and founder of WILD Wellbeing, joins us to talk about redefining safety, breaking free from burnout, and learning to listen to our bodies. Reflecting on her childhood in Belfast during the height of the Troubles and living with a volatile father, Robyn shares how she spent decades wearing a mask and trying to remain invisible—a pattern that eventually manifested physically, culminating in an ME diagnosis that left her temporarily in a wheelchair. She introduces her signature WILD acronym framework: Wonder, Intuition, Loving ourselves, and Dance. Robyn discusses the concept of being "response-able" to reclaim personal agency, digs into what psychological safety actually feels like in our everyday environments, and shares insights from her book, Take a Walk on the Wild Side, offering listeners a compassionate, step-by-step companion guide to shifting from a survival mindset to a life of fluid harmony.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH ROBYN HARRIS

Website: https://w-i-l-d.uk

Email: [email protected]

Substack: https://wildrobyn.substack.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynharris-wildwellbeing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robyn.harris.wild.wellbeing/

YouTube (W-I-L-D-TV): https://www.youtube.com/@W-I-L-D-TV

YouTube (VIG-Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@VIG-Podcast

In this episode, Michelle Lee Steiner, paraeducator, advocate, and founder of Michelle's Mission, joins us to shed light on the realities of living and thriving with an invisible learning disability. Michelle opens up about her personal journey navigating a world where disabilities are often only recognized if they are physical. She shares the challenges she faced growing up labeled as an outcast due to childhood bullying, and how discovering her voice through writing and photography became a powerful catalyst for healing and self-acceptance. Michelle breaks down the practical strategies she uses to teach her students age-appropriate self-advocacy and provides critical advice for adults transitioning into the workforce, including how to honestly navigate job interviews and secure workplace accommodations. From finding her chosen "tribes" outside her immediate community to sharing her beautiful real-life love story, Michelle offers an inspiring reminder that success doesn't always come in the package we expect, but can turn into something even better.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH MICHELLE LEE STEINER

Website: https://www.michellesmission.com/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steiner7250/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.steiner.493966/

Facebook (Michelle's Mission): http://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Michelle%27s%20Mission

In this episode, Lauren Goché, a Portland-based realtor and renovation expert, joins us to reshape how we think about homeownership, equity, and breaking out of survival mode. Drawing from her personal background of growing up poor and overcoming $65,000 in credit card debt, Lauren shares how she utilized her first home to completely shift her financial trajectory. She dives deep into the mind shift required to move from the anxiety of renting to leveraging "wise debt" like mortgages and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). Lauren emphasizes why marginalized communities are systematically gatekept from these financial tools and how getting "house-ready" requires big-picture planning with the right team. From practical home maintenance tips to the genius bi-weekly mortgage payment strategy that shaves years off your loan, Lauren drops unfiltered truth bombs designed to turn a home into your ultimate financial nest egg.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH LAUREN GOCHÉ

Website: https://www.laurengoche.com/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoche/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurengocherealtor

In this episode, Janine Lequay, change strategist, author, and founder of Soleil Edge, joins us to reframe how we process personal and organizational transitions. Drawing from over 15 years of experience in organizational change management and her own sudden corporate layoff, Janine addresses a critical gap: why over 70% of organizational change initiatives fail, and why individuals are rarely taught how to navigate change proactively. She introduces her signature acronym framework, The DO IT Change Method™ (Discover, Own, Implement, Transform), explaining how to break the autopilot loop, move past the "depths of despair," and treat change as an evolution rather than chaos. Janine also breaks down the dynamics of her Change Archetype Assessment, showing how different processing styles—from activators to analyzers and regulators—impact team collaboration and personal relationships. Full of refreshing clarity, she offers listeners a practical guide to stepping out of isolation, embracing community, and reclaiming alignment when the ground shifts beneath them.

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LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH JANINE LEQUAY

Websites:

https://www.doitchangemethod.com

https://soleiledge.com

https://experience.soleiledge.com

Email: [email protected]

The Change Archetype Assessment: www.mychangearchetype.com

The DO IT Change Method Book: https://www.amazon.com/Change-Method-Practical-Navigating-Confidence/dp/B0GHXKJ6HP

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/janinelequay

In this episode, Tamara Buzyna Adams, passionate genealogist, family historian, and occupational therapist, joins us to share her transformational journey of turning a lockdown project into her published book, Last Ship to Freedom. Tamara discusses how turning 50 and navigating the pandemic sparked a deep desire for self-discovery, leading her and her mother to translate her grandmother’s 100-year-old diaries from Russian to English. She reveals how this incredible archive uncovered a gripping piece of history—the 1920 Crimea evacuation—and allowed her to trace her family's resilience back to an 18-month survival journey on a refugee ship. Beyond exploring how understanding our ancestors' struggles solidifies our own modern identity, Tamara opens up about using old photographs, memorabilia, and family albums as powerful cognitive props to maintain meaningful, emotional connections with her father during his battle with dementia. Packed with inspiration, this conversation serves as a beautiful reminder of our modern tools to interview loved ones, bridge generations, and preserve the stories that define us.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH TAMARA BUZYNA ADAMS

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @author_tamara_adams

Website: https://www.tamarabuzynaadams.com/

In this episode, Stephanie Carter, wellness coach and founder of Aligned and Ageless, joins us to talk about navigating health, fitness, and vitality for women over 40. At 57, Stephanie shares her personal transition through menopause, opening up about the frustrating moment she realized that the diet and exercise routines that worked in her 30s were no longer serving her. She breaks down the common pitfalls women face—either paralyzing overwhelm from social media "wellness noise" or the trap of trying to implement too many unsustainable habits at once. Stephanie introduces her signature framework built on five pillars of wellness: quality sleep, daily movement, whole-foods nutrition, stress management, and deep relationships. Emphasizing progress over perfection, she details how small, personalized shifts compound over time to create a sustainable lifestyle, offering women a practical guide to practicing self-awareness, setting boundaries, and showing themselves grace in every season of life.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE CARTER

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=aligned%20and%20ageless

Instagram: @stephaniecarter1126

Website: alignedandageless.com

In this episode, Dr. Robb Kelly, leading neuroscientist, behavioral scientist, and founder of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, joins us for a raw, deeply moving, and powerhouse conversation. Dr. Kelly shares his journey from the absolute brink—living homeless and dying twice on the streets—to becoming a globally recognized authority on addiction recovery. He challenges mainstream approaches to mental health, unpacking the precise neuroscience behind how the survival mechanisms of the brain are hijacked by alcoholism and process addictions. Dr. Kelly introduces cutting-edge modalities like brain spotting and his revolutionary Breath Box technology to explain how we can uncover hidden childhood traumas and consciously build new neural pathways. Packed with infectious energy and profound wisdom, he leaves listeners with an actionable, three-step morning routine designed to flood the brain with oxygen, shatter self-sabotaging patterns, and fundamentally reclaim your worth in the present moment.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH DR. ROBB KELLY

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.robbkelly.com

In this episode, Meghan DeFord, career coach, consultant, and former philanthropy executive, joins us to share her framework for navigating life pivots and pursuing long-held dreams. Reflecting on her own sudden journey through a divorce and a layoff during the pandemic, Meghan dives deep into how women often internalize societal expectations at the expense of their own fulfillment. She breaks down the critical difference between surface-level "hacks" and true, values-driven success, offering a practical roadmap that bridges the gap between what we care about and how we actually spend our time. From retraining our brains to view failure as mere testing to finding the right accountability cheerleaders, Meghan provides a complete toolkit to help you shift your identity, stop living purely to be needed, and finally step into who you want to be.

LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH MEGHAN DEFORD

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @megdeford

TikTok: @megdeford

Website: www.megdeford.com