In this episode of Evolving With Elle, Elle sits down with author Zakiyyah Cordell for a heartfelt conversation about faith, self-awareness, emotional honesty, and the power of living out the Fruit of the Spirit in everyday life. This is a conversation between two Christian women who have their own faith, shared from their authentic heartfelt perspective, not a religious argument or an attempt to make anyone feel excluded. Zakiyyah shares how surviving a stroke became a turning point that pushed her to finally write the book she had carried within her for years.

Together, they explore the difference between being kind and simply being nice, setting healthy boundaries, expressing emotions instead of suppressing them, questioning unexamined expectations, and bringing your authentic self into every role you carry. They also discuss how love, joy, patience, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-discipline can become practical tools for stronger relationships, healthier leadership, deeper connection, and personal growth.

Highlights:

Recognizing that being kind belongs to all humans no matter their faith and that true kindness includes honesty, boundaries, and difficult conversations, rather than simply trying to keep everyone happy.

• Living out the Fruit of the Spirit in everyday life
• Kindness versus niceness
• The importance of emotional honesty
• Examining expectations and limiting beliefs
• Connection, presence, and healthy support

About the Guest:

Zakiyyah Cordell writes children’s literature from her experience as a seasoned educator. Cordell designs books to go beyond traditional storytime. Included within the books are easy to follow curriculum that encourages adults to actively engage young readers through reenactment, discussion, and interactive learning. By combining storytelling with hands-on activities, the curriculum helps reinforce biblical values while capturing the imagination and attention of children in a developmentally appropriate way.

Zakiyyah enjoys nature, urban hiking, attending live concerts, local theatre, and collecting antique jewelry. Her greatest motivation is being a wife, mother, and reflecting God’s love in daily life.

Connect with Zakiyyah Cordell:

Website: ZakiyyahCordellAuthor.com

LinkedIn: Zakiyyah Cordell

Instagram: @hummingbird169

Facebook: Zakiyyah Cordell

Youtube: @unlockthespectrum

Book Purchase Link: Fruit of the Spirit for kids

Zakiyyah’s Gift for you: Fruit of the Spirit in practice (pdf)

Put the good fruit into practice in your life. No matter where you are on your journey with the Creator, use this 10- page extended activity book to practice, document, and reflect on your experiences as you live out your purpose.

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About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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What happens when you stop trying to have the whole path figured out and simply take the next right step?

In this episode of Evolving With Elle, Elle Jaye is joined by Kristine Goad, host of Surfing Your Edge, for a conversation about fear, possibility, identity, expectations, and expanding your comfort zone. Together, they explore how women can become so wrapped up in roles and responsibilities that they lose touch with what they actually want — and how small, courageous experiments can help us reconnect with who we are.

Kristine shares why growth happens at the place where fear and possibility meet, why fear doesn’t always need to disappear before we move forward, and how questioning inherited expectations can create space for a fuller expression of ourselves.

Because sometimes you don’t discover your path by planning it. You discover it by walking it.

Highlights:

The conversation explores learning to respect fear, understand where it comes from, and move alongside it rather than trying to force it away.

• Growth happens at the edge of your comfort zone.
• Fear doesn’t always need to disappear before you move forward.
• Unexamined expectations can shape how we live
• You are more than the roles you perform.
• You don’t need the whole path mapped out.

About Kristine Goad:

Kristine Goad is endlessly curious about the moment when “I could never” becomes “What if I tried?” As the Surfing Your Edge Coach, she helps people transform their relationship with fear, trust themselves more deeply, and create lives that feel bigger, bolder, and more fully their own. Her approach blends coaching, adventure, experimentation, and wonder. She is less interested in fearless living than in what becomes possible when we get curious about the things that scare us.

Connect with Kristine:

Substack: https://kristine.substack.com

Website: https://kristinegoad.com

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KristineGoad

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinegoad

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Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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In this episode of Evolving with Elle, Elle is joined by emotional wellness coach Madhuri for a practical conversation about emotional regulation and the mind-body connection.

They explore how our thoughts and interpretations influence our emotions, physical responses, and actions, and how greater awareness can help us respond more intentionally. Madhuri also introduces the PAUSE Framework for identifying triggers, acknowledging emotions, interrupting unhelpful patterns, and creating space for healthier choices.

For capable women carrying too much, this episode is a reminder that emotional regulation isn’t about suppressing feelings; it’s about understanding them, tending to yourself, and choosing how you want to respond.

The Shift Beneath the Words:

• The mind-body connection
• Awareness comes before emotional regulation
• Using the PAUSE framework
• Recognizing what is within your control
• The hidden cost of being “high functioning”

Emotional regulation starts by noticing and naming what you are feeling rather than trying to immediately control or suppress it.

About Madhuri Garigipati:

Madhuri Garigipati is the founder of Path2Courage and an Emotional Wellness Coach specializing in adults, parents, and teens. Drawing from her personal journey, coaching experience, and more than two decades of leadership in the technology industry, she helps people understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, physical responses, and behavior. Madhuri teaches practical frameworks for emotional regulation, conscious communication, and healthier parent-teen relationships. Through individual coaching, workshops, and community education, she helps people move from automatic reactions toward greater awareness, calm, connection, and intentional action.

Connect with Madhuri Garigipati:

Website: https://www.path2courage.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgarigipati/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/path2courage

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/path2courage/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@path2courage

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Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

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Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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In this episode of Evolving With Elle, Elle Jaye sits down with conflict and communication coach LaQuencia Nichols to explore internal conflict, trust, boundaries, and personal evolution.

Together, they discuss how past experiences can leave us guarded, why growth can change our relationships, and what it takes to let go of old identities and expectations. Laquencia also shares her journey from corporate success to entrepreneurship and the courage it took to choose a path that felt more aligned with who she had become.

The tension between who you were taught to be, who you are now, and who you’re becoming—and the courage required to choose what feels aligned.

The Shift Beneath the Words:

• Trust, Guardedness & Connection
• Communicating Healthy Boundaries
• Growth Can Change Your Relationships
• Navigating Internal Conflict & Change
• Leaving the Comfort Zone & Choosing Yourself

About the LaQuincia “Q” Nichols:

LaQuincia “Q” Nichols is a Conflict Resolution and Communication Strategist, speaker, and founder of Experience Coaching. She equips ambitious women, leaders, entrepreneurs, and families to navigate the conversations they have been avoiding—so that they can protect revenue, strengthen relationships, uphold their standards, and move forward with self-respect. Through her S.P.A.R.K. framework, Q brings practical language and grounded strategy to real-life moments of tension, from client and team conversations to family dynamics. Her work proves that clear communication is not just a soft skill—it is a pathway to stronger leadership, healthier relationships, and sustainable growth

Connect with LaQuencia:

Website: https://experience-coaching.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laquincia-nichols-741833b/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574731391974

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@experience-coaching

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Book a complimentary 15-minute Conflict Clarity Chat and a link to download the Family Conversation Starter Kit:

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About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElleJayesllc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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In this episode, Elle explores why capable women often move from one responsibility to the next without taking time to celebrate what they've accomplished. She invites you to reflect on an achievement you're proud of, notice how it feels to acknowledge it, and recognize the qualities within you that made it possible. Sometimes looking back at what you've accomplished can reveal just how much you've been carrying within you all along.

The Shift Beneath the Words:

• Celebrate your accomplishments before moving on
• Notice your discomfort with celebrating yourself
• Pay attention to your body's response
• Look beneath the accomplishment to see who you were being

The strengths you demonstrate as an employee, leader, mother, partner, or in another role don't disappear when your circumstances change; they're part of who you are.

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About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElleJayesllc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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In this episode of Evolving With Elle, Elle explores how the many roles women carry can become heavy when they’re tangled with rigid expectations. She encourages listeners to separate who they are from the roles they fulfill, release expectations that no longer serve them, and approach their responsibilities with greater choice, freedom, and authenticity.

The Shift Beneath the Words:

• You are more than the roles you fulfill
• Roles can become burdens when we carry them
• Responsibilities can be viewed as privileges
• Separate responsibilities from rigid expectations

Elle encourages listeners to examine expectations, make conscious choices, and allow room for possibility, individuality, and authentic connection.

About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElleJayesllc

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What would change if we stopped living according to other people’s expectations and started leading from the heart of who we truly are?

In this episode of Evolving With Elle, Elle explores what it means to live from your Cor essence and bring your genuine self into every role and relationship. She examines how judgment, people-pleasing, comparison, and rigid expectations can disconnect us from ourselves and one another.

Through reflections on parenting, boundaries, belonging, self-care, and accountability, Elle invites us to look inward, honor what we truly need, and give ourselves permission to live authentically- creating space for others, and the next generation, to do the same.

The Shift Beneath the Words:

• Living from your Cor essence
• Letting go of expectations and judgment
• Creating space for others to be fully themselves
• Setting boundaries and prioritizing yourself
• The power of compassionate accountability

Trusted relationships can help us see both our strengths and the areas where we need to grow. While accountability isn't always comfortable, honest feedback delivered with compassion can reconnect us with ourselves and help us evolve.

About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellejayesllc

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElleJayesllc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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In this episode of Evolving with Elle, Elle introduces her Expect and See™ strategic framework—a practical approach that supports capable women in separating chosen responsibilities from rigid expectations and moving beyond overwhelm, second-guessing, and predictability into greater authority and possibility.

She explains the Mirror, Map, and Method, showing how honest reflection, trusted perspectives, and strategic experimentation can help women examine what they carry, honor their values, and make aligned choices from their Core. Evolution does not require perfection or giant leaps; it can begin with micro steps and the collaborative support of a community evolving together.

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What Expect and See™ Makes Possible

• Growth begins with strengthening your relationship with yourself.
• Personal evolution is ongoing—progress matters more than perfection.
• The Expect and See framework helps women move from certainty and predictability toward possibility and intentional creation.
• Self-awareness grows through both personal reflection and trusted external feedback.
• There is no single path to transformation; every woman chooses the method that works for her.
• Meaningful change can happen through both major breakthroughs and small, consistent micro steps.

Elle emphasizes that personal evolution isn't meant to happen in isolation. Through coaching, workshops, and community, women can support one another as they take both bold leaps and small "micro steps" toward lasting transformation.

About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElleJayesllc

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What if you stayed stuck?

What if you continued repeating the familiar patterns you no longer want?

In this episode, Elle examines some of the most common concerns that postpone investing in yourself: “I don’t have the time, money, or energy.” Drawing from her own journey through grief, overwhelm, health challenges, and strained relationships, she shares the powerful realization that continuing without change comes with its own cost.

Elle explores how investing in yourself is not selfish—it can be an act of self-respect and transformation. Whether that investment is in coaching, education, or a supportive community, receiving support can strengthen your health, relationships, self-trust, and ability to make clearer, more aligned decisions. This episode invites you to shift your perspective, examine what is keeping you in familiar patterns, and make conscious choices that support the life and results you want to create.

When It Is Time to Choose Support

• Examine when fear may be keeping you in a familiar pattern.
• Investing in yourself can be an act of self-respect, not selfishness.
• Choose a next step that honors your capacity.
• Make choices from your inner authority rather than external expectations.

Your evolution may change your relationships and how others interact with you. This invites openness to feedback without automatically returning to familiar expectations just to preserve someone else’s comfort. By making conscious choices from their inner authority, listeners can honor their own evolution. This process may naturally influence others as well.

About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellejayesllc

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElleJayesllc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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In this episode of Evolving With Elle, Elle explores what happens when we stop abandoning ourselves and begin making choices that truly honor who we are. Through honest reflections on parenting, co-parenting, career, entrepreneurship, and personal growth, she shares how strengthening the relationship with yourself creates healthier, more authentic relationships with everyone around you.

Elle also reinforces her Expect and See Framework—the Mirror, the Map, and the Method—a practical approach to reflecting on your life, embracing feedback with intention, and choosing a path that aligns with your values. If you've been carrying too much, second-guessing yourself, or feeling overwhelmed by life's many roles, this episode will encourage you to trust the process, take intentional steps forward, and remember that your evolution is ongoing—and you don't have to do it alone.

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The Shift Beneath the Words:

• Strong relationships begin with your relationship with yourself
• Personal growth is an ongoing journey, not a destination.
• You always have the power to choose
• Growth often happens through small, intentional steps.

Elle encourages listeners to embrace discomfort and step into the unknown, reminding them that transformation doesn't require giant leaps. Sometimes meaningful change comes through "micro steps" taken consistently while trusting the process and allowing yourself to evolve.

About the Host:

Elle Jaye is a professional woman, speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur, and host of “Evolving with Elle: When Capable Women Carry Too Much”. Drawing from lived transformation, professional leadership, entrepreneurship, and continued study, she partners with capable, heart-centered women who appear successful yet feel overwhelmed, second-guess themselves, or are tired of living by expectations they did not choose. As a Holistic Alignment Strategist, Elle uses honest reflection, elevating conversations, and her mirror, map, and method approach to support women in reclaiming their inner authority, honoring their capacity, and creating lives rooted in their values. She believes evolution is personal, but it does not have to be solitary.

Connect with Elle:

Website: https://mailchi.mp/3ae59b526c7c/ellejaye

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THRIVEAfter

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