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This is generally the time when people start to reflect on their year.

In many cases, this process includes some disappointment, some frustration, and some regret.

Maybe you wanted to be farther along on a goal at this point.

Maybe, through a series of unexpected events, nothing went as planned.

Maybe you're not even close to where you thought you'd be at the end of 2022.

If this is the vibe for you right now, I've got you with today's episode.

Today, we're diving deep into how to use setbacks, disappointments, obstacles, and failures as the building blocks for something entirely different in the coming year.

No matter what didn't go according to plan in 2022, it wasn't in vain.

You get to extract whatever meaning you choose from the last year.

I'm also sharing my biggest "screw-ups" from the year and how I'm using them for my greater good in 2023.

Today, we are joined by Erik DaRosa, the founder and CEO of From Survivor To Thriver.

From Survivor To Thriver is a podcast and movement that is shattering stigmas and breaking the silence around everything from trauma, mental illness, and abuse. In today's episode, he shares:

• Three tangible steps a trauma survivor can take to shift out of survival mode and into thriving mode
• The importance of reversing stigmas around mental illness
• How to navigate holiday stress and guilt, and having an amazing holiday season on your terms
• How to meet yourself where you're at

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This week, the Slay & Thrive Podcast welcomes Jenny McDonald - a food freedom & energy alignment coach.

Jenny McDonald empowers women to break free from dieting, find peace with food, with themselves and still lose weight.

Jenny developed a disruptive relationship with food and became a secret eater before the age of 10. Jenny longed to be like the other girls’ but she was fighting not only against her love for food but against a condition called Lipoedema. Now, over 6 stone lighter and always working on her relationship with herself and food, Jenny’s mission is to inspire women everywhere to find food freedom. 

With over 17 years experience in the weight loss industry Jenny has helped 1000’s of women drastically change the way they feel about food. She uses deep energy and mindset work to enable her clients to create a life with food that they love! 

In 2020 Jenny created The Becoming You Academy™, a safe place for women across the world to heal their relationship with food.

Jenny is a certified and accredited Health and Life Coach, an Advanced Helix Method® Mentor, trained in ThetaHealing® and has a background in CBT group counselling.

In today's episode, we chat about:

• What energy alignment is, and how it can create a more ease and joy in one's health and fitness journey
• The blocks that keep a person from being in alignment, and what to do about them
• The power of limiting beliefs on our energetic field
• The importance of healing our ancestral lines
• The Three Energetic States - Receptive, Resistant, and Reversed, and what to do about each one

 Jenny on IG: https://www.instagram.com/_jennymc

Jenny on FB: https://www.facebook.com/jenny.mcdonald.3194

Jenny's FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/605793686751503/

Jenny's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Dq0OHvSTh-FF9jaGKFNsQ?view_as=subscriber

Jenny's Website: https://jennymc.com/

Power Over Food Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-over-food/id1533296253

In today's episode, we are joined by Vanessa Grace.

Vanessa Grace is an expert in overcoming codependency both personally and professionally. She is a life coach and licensed social worker. Her expertise, kind heart and a dash of light humor help her clients heal the life experiences and trauma that created codependency to begin with.

Vanessa joins mental health, spiritual practices, and life aspirations to help women create the lives they really want for themselves. Her one on one coaching and group coaching courses help you truly transform from the inside. If you want to heal your soul to become a strong self, she’s got you covered!

She's also more recently dove deep into the female cycle and how to work with it rather than against it.

Excessive pain and debilitating symptoms are NOT necessary during menstruation. 

Vanessa shares:

• The four phases of the menstrual cycle and the different requirements of each one
• Why we often feel moody and have cravings right before our period (Hint: it's not JUST hormones)
• How our menstrual cycle can actually be used as a tool for self-healing and emotional release, and the actions steps to take to make this happen
• The intersection between the Divine Feminine, our menstrual cycle, and spirituality

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Visit Vanessa's Website: www.soulamplified.org

Check Out The Soul Amplified Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-amplified-podcast/id1444274043

Transforming your Codependency Text Messages: Text the word 'peace' to 877-338-0875

You'll get messages every M, W and F

Codependent's Holiday Workbook: https://soulamplified.ac-page.com/chp-landing-page

For anyone who has done people pleasing, not wanted to rock the boat and made choices to make others happy, but don't make YOU happy. The Codependent's Holiday Workbook is here to help you manage the holiday so YOU experience Bliss, rather than struggle, resentment or dissatisfaction.

To dive deeper into this topic, Vanessa Grace recommends these authors:

Alisa Vitti - More Science-Based

Lisa Lister - More Spirituality-Based

Today's amazing guest is Sabrina Rogers - licensed mental health counselor, intuitive eating and body image expert, and recovering perfectionist.

After healing her own disordered eating and body image issues, she's helping women make the shift to intuitive eating and body acceptance.  Sabrina is also the host of The Emotional Eating Therapist Show.

I loved this deep conversation where we covered:

• How to handle changes in one's body, especially after a big life event such as giving birth
• The importance of changing your thoughts and perspective in order to change your emotional state AND your results
• Why emotional eating is not a bad thing - LIGHTBULB moment for me!
• The two keys to healing your relationship with both food and body image

Sabrina Rogers Website: https://sabrinarogers.com/

Connect with Sabrina On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabrinarogerslmhc

Connect with Sabrina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabrinarogerslmhc/

Check Out The Emotional Eating Therapist Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-emotional-eating-therapist/id1574421928

Get Sabrina's Body Image Journal Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJF8RNNW

This week, we are joined by Michelle, The Coffee Fitness Unicorn.

Michelle shares her story of using fitness as a vehicle for healing and recovering from trauma. When she lost her late wife to cancer, she found herself in a dark place

She eventually began her fitness journey and found it was an outlet for the many emotions she was experiencing, a way to begin taking care of herself again, and a way to create not just a healthy relationship with food, but a joyful relationship with food.

We chat about:

• Valuable resources that helped Michelle move through trauma and loss
• How she used fitness to move through an incredibly painful period in her life
• How to cultivate a pleasurable, joyful relationship with food - one that is free from any food guilt, fear, or shame

Find out more about Michelle at her website: https://coffeefitnessunicorn.com/

Check out the Coffee Fitness Unicorn Podcast Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-fitness-unicorn-coffee-chats/id1598651420

Connect with Michelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeefitnessunicorn/

This week, we have a fascinating guest joining us on the Slay & Thrive podcast.

Howard Sambol is an author, recovering mathematician and master astrologer. He is also the creator of the Life-Crafting Program. This program helps people discover hidden core truths about themselves, tap into their deeper purpose, and turn that purpose into a passionate, abundant career.

In today's episode, we chat about:

• How living a life that is in alignment with your core truth makes achieving any goal - health, fitness, or otherwise - so much easier
• The only three elements you need to create transformation in any situation
• The one mindset shift you need to eliminate stress and accelerate growth and transformation

He also shares some of his amazing wisdom about astrology.

You can join Howard's Facebook Group Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifecrafting

Get Howard's Free Lift-Crafting Report Here: https://www.lifecrafting.kartra.com/page/mastermindgroup

Toxic traits refer to habits, behaviors, and ongoing actions that harm others.

Most high achieving women have one or more of the 5 toxic traits we cover today.

The person most likely  to be harmed by these traits is the high achieving woman herself.

These toxic traits can lead to chronic stress and burnout.

Chronic stress and burnout lead to a lack of energy, a deep sense of unhappiness and frustration, binge eating, and inconsistency.

In today's episode, you'll learn:

• 5 common toxic traits of high-performing women
• How to recognize them in yourself
• Solutions and strategies for transforming these toxic traits

Join the Slay & Thrive Facebook Community Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slaythrive365

Book a call with me here: https://calendly.com/kayla-vanegdom/15-minute-call

Today, we are joined by J. Malik - an author, spiritual teacher, coach, and business mentor.

J. Malik helps people make sense of spirituality. He also specializes in helping people come into energetic alignment. A big part of that is harnessing the power of both masculine and feminine energy.

In today's episode we talk about:

• The importance of healing childhood trauma, especially if we want to break through deeply imbedded patterns of self-sabotage
• The difference between a masculine operating system and a feminine one, and why you benefit from using both at different times
• Five actionable steps for clearing stuck energy, breaking through blocks, and becoming the highest version of yourself

We also talk about his future endeavors. I have no doubt that this man will become a future President of the United States. He talks about his desires to change the toxic political landscape and create a society that honours spirituality, family values, and the feminine.

Connect with J. Malik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmaliktaughtme/

Connect with J. Malik on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JMalikTaughtMe

The right combination of masculine and feminine has the power to rapidly transform and accelerate your body transformation journey.

Why?

You're accessing all your resources.

The strength, structure, deep thinking, and science of the masculine.

The creativity, receptivity, intuition, and emotions of the feminine.

Many times, we over-celebrate and over-focus on the masculine while neglecting the feminine. This can lead to challenges like:

• An all or nothing mentality, which can lead to a weight loss rollercoaster
• Self-sabotage
• Overeating and binge eating
• Burnout and fatigue
• A chronic sense of dissatisfaction with your body, your health, and your rate of progress

If you're prone to any of these challenges, you'll want to tune in to learn how to harness both the feminine and masculine to create more consistent progress AND a deep fulfilment along the way.

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