Create Magic At Work®

In this episode, Susan Furness joins Amy Lynn to share her journey from corporate leader to nomadic visionary, embracing spiritual intelligence and the art of impactful storytelling. Explore how change becomes growth, authenticity unlocks freedom, and small steps lead to extraordinary transformation.

Get ready to be inspired to create your own magic!

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• Change as Growth: Embrace change as a pathway to growth while ensuring it leads to positive outcomes.
• Spiritual Intelligence Tools: Balance wisdom and compassion to navigate life's challenges.
• Multi-Hyphenate Leadership: Authenticity requires embracing all facets of oneself, even in the corporate world.

In this magical solo episode, Amy Lynn invites you to shift your perspective on work-life balance and to embrace the ebb and flow of all aspects of life. Discover how to sense life's rhythms—when to push forward and when to pause—and learn to trust your inner wisdom as your guiding star.

Through practical insights and soulful advice, Amy shares how to listen to your body's cues, recognize opportunities disguised as obstacles, and infuse your days with a sense of play and wonder.

This isn't just about work or life—it's about creating magic in everything you do.✨

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• Recognize signals: Learn to discern when it's time to pause versus push forward.
• Trust inner knowing: The right people and opportunities will come at the right time.
• Body awareness: Pay attention to energy levels and use your body as a guide.
• Incorporate playfulness: Add elements of fun and creativity to your work and life.

Step into the extraordinary! 🌌

In this episode, John and Amy Lynn welcome Tonia Erin as they dive into a topic few dare to touch: plant medicine and psychedelics for leaders. Join them as they explore the mind-expanding world of microdosing, ancient wisdom, and the "secret" tools some leaders are using to unlock creativity and purpose.

If you're curious about breaking old patterns and tapping into your higher self, tune in for a journey full of insights, surprises, and a little magic. ✨

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Key Takeaways:

• Microdosing for Insight: Microdosing with psychedelics offers subtle effects that can foster creativity, innovation, and resilience without drastically altering perception, making it accessible for workplace settings.
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• Alternative Practices for Higher Consciousness: Leaders not interested in psychedelics might explore meditation, breathwork, or other non-psychoactive methods to reach altered states and improve well-being.
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• Integration Is Key: Ensuring that plant medicine experiences are integrated into daily life and leadership practices is essential to harness their benefits responsibly.

✨ Today, we're revisiting a special episode with Aaron Tabacco!

Amy and Aaron explore feedback as a path to true transformation in the workplace. Aaron, an executive coach and leader at UCSF, reveals how feedback—when done with presence and intention—can shift from a dreaded critique to a growth-filled dialogue.

Discover practical insights on giving feedback that empowers, receiving feedback with curiosity, and using these moments to foster stronger, more compassionate teams.

Tune in and learn how to make every feedback moment a spark for personal and organizational growth. 🌟

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• Transformational Feedback over Constructive Criticism: Aaron explains that traditional "constructive criticism" often feels punitive. Instead, approaching feedback as a tool for transformation fosters mutual growth.
• Curiosity and Self-Reflection: The effectiveness of feedback begins with self-reflection. Aaron advises leaders to explore their intentions and emotional state before initiating a feedback session.
• Receiving Feedback with Openness: Aaron emphasizes that the receiver's mindset is equally crucial. Cultivating curiosity and focusing on learning can turn even uncomfortable feedback into an opportunity for growth.
• Intentional Communication: For leaders, intentional preparation, clear language, and a mindset of support can make feedback both meaningful and motivating.

In this episode, host Amy Lynn Durham sits down with Monica Ross, an Edgewalker facilitator and holistic leadership coach based in Ireland. Together, they dive deep into the energetic, somatic, and spiritual shifts required to navigate modern workplace stress. From breaking down the toxic side effects of individual "manifestation culture" to sharing immediate, 5-minute somatic tools to reset your nervous system, this conversation is a masterclass in shifting from ego-driven leadership to soul-led connection.

If you are a leader looking to increase your "joy quotient," handle difficult workplace conflicts with grace, and learn why slowing down actually makes you more impactful, this episode is for you.

• The Four Pillars of Holistic Leadership: Monica breaks down her core framework for leader development: Embodiment, Energy, Systemic Interconnection, and Spirituality.
• The Trap of "Manifestation Culture": Why manifesting material wealth (like a Mercedes or a handbag) is still leaving people unfulfilled, and how we must shift our tools from serving the "I" to serving the "We."
• Reframing Toxic Coworkers: How viewing difficult or aggressive colleagues as simply "unskilled" rather than malicious can immediately de-escalate conflict and protect your energy.
• Somatic Pockets of Presence: Practical, daily tools—including Monica’s personal 5-minute maraca-dancing break—to snap out of a hyper-achieving, survival mindset and return to intuition.
• The Seven-Generation Rule: Adopting an indigenous leadership mindset where decisions are made with consideration for seven generations forward and seven generations back

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In this lively episode of Create Magic at Work, host Amy welcomes Alexandria Agresta—a TEDx speaker, leadership expert, and the world's first "DJ-ing speaker." Alexandria shares how she combines music, movement, and motivation to inspire creativity and courage in the workplace. Together, they explore why infusing self-expression and playfulness into work is essential for team growth and connection, as well as offering actionable ways to break routine and energize any team.

Tune in to discover how even the most "buttoned-up" environments can become places where magic, joy, and innovation thrive.

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• Creativity and Leadership: Alexandria demonstrates how creativity and self-expression are essential for inspiring teams and fostering innovation in the workplace.
• The Power of Music: Music acts as a catalyst for connection and can help shift teams out of their heads and into a heart-centered space.
• Breaking Routine: Small practices like walking meetings or creating team playlists can disrupt routine, encourage new perspectives, and improve emotional well-being.

Ever feel like your career carries invisible scars? In this episode, Amy Lynn sits down with Dr. Marie Gervais to uncover the impact of career trauma—from subtle stress to toxic workplaces—and how leaders can turn things around. Marie introduces her SWEL model (Safety, Wellness, Encouragement, and Learning) to help leaders create safe, inclusive environments where employees can thrive.

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Key Takeaways:

• Understanding Career Trauma: Career trauma encompasses long-term effects from negative work experiences, ranging from exclusion to abusive behavior. This unaddressed trauma often impacts employees' mental health and workplace engagement.
• Safety First: Creating a safe environment—starting with simple breathing and self-regulation techniques—helps people feel secure and prevents them from reacting negatively to stressful situations.
• Building Workplace Connections: Addressing the loneliness epidemic starts with fostering genuine communication and connection within teams. Encouraging meaningful interactions, even small acknowledgments, can reduce isolation.

Tired of being pulled in every direction?

In this episode of The Magic Formula, John Nieters and Amy Lynn Durham take a playful approach into self-awareness, consciousness, and how both can help you lead a more intentional life. They break down what self-awareness really means, why it's more than just a buzzword, and how tuning into your own energy can help you navigate distractions and make better decisions.

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Key Takeaways:

• Self-awareness is key to growth – Knowing your thoughts, behaviors, and values allows for more empathetic leadership and better decision-making.
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• Gamify life – Turning challenges into playful opportunities can reduce stress and increase creativity, making personal goals easier to achieve.
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• Isolation fosters clarity – Isolating yourself from external noise and distractions can help you tap into your true energy and find direction.

Amy Lynn and guest Alison Godfrey explore the important differences between empathy and compassion in leadership. Are you absorbing everyone else's emotions at work, or are you guiding your team with empathy and healthy boundaries? Amy Lynn and Alison dig into how empathy can quickly lead to burnout, especially for leaders, while compassion takes a more powerful approach—acknowledging others' pain without taking it on yourself. Alison Godfrey is a seasoned executive coach and former CEO with 45 years of experience leading leadership development and growth initiatives across various industries.

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Key Takeaways:

• Empathy vs. Compassion: Empathy involves sharing another's feelings, whereas compassion takes it further by seeking to alleviate suffering without taking on the emotional burden.
• Burnout Prevention: Compassionate leadership can reduce burnout by 64%, as shown in research, by balancing emotional understanding with action.
• Emotional Boundaries: Leaders can remain effective by maintaining boundaries, focusing on guiding others through their struggles rather than fixing problems for them.

In this episode, Amy Lynn welcomes Vish Chatterji - a former engineer who once scoffed at astrology and now uses it to guide leaders around the world.

Remarkably, Vish went from data-driven MBA to Vedic astrologer, and he's here to explain how this ancient practice offers way deeper insights into leadership than your standard personality tests.

Vish breaks down how Jyotish (Vedic astrology) can help you lead with purpose, navigate challenges, and even manage your karma.

Whether you're skeptical or curious, you'll learn practical ways to tap into the stars for modern leadership success.

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Key Takeaways:

• Jyotish as a Leadership Tool: Vedic astrology offers deeper personality insights than traditional Western assessments like Myers-Briggs, helping leaders better understand themselves and their teams.
• Karma as a Balancing System: Vedic astrology teaches that life events are tied to a karmic balance sheet, with actions either repaying debts or creating new ones.
• Self-Awareness Through Archetypes: Ayurveda's three archetypes—Vata (creative), Pitta (driven), and Kapha (grounded)—help leaders tailor their leadership style based on their unique mind-body constitution.