Get F***ing Real

Makaylah Rogers (they/she) is a social impact entrepreneur who co-owns Scale Naturally, as well as Frankie D's Donuts, a homemade donut business focused on opening up conversations around mental health.

Have you ever felt stifled by your gender?

Makaylah spent years struggling with their gender and sexual identity, and on the show they talk about the way those journeys impacted their mental healing. It’s a vulnerable discussion of their path to identifying as queer, and they share a raw account of their battle with suicidal ideation, including multiple attempts to take their own life. (It is some powerful stuff, but if it’s too much for you, it’s okay to skip this one.)

Find out what inspired Makaylah to come out as non-binary and learn why representation is so important, both specifically for Makaylah and in society at large. You’ll even learn a simple way you can be an advocate and help people who prefer non-binary pronouns to feel safe.

This episode’s a special GFR full-circle moment for Lisa because she actually birthed and named the 12 GFR Commandments and the Podcast at Makaylah and her partner Fia-Lynn’s Scale Naturally retreat back in 2018. At the time Makaylah was deep in their struggles about the way they presented in public, and never allowed themself to be seen on camera, even though a lot of their work was done over Zoom. So it’s also a big deal that we’re releasing this episode on video, too.

Listen in (or watch on YouTube!) for insight around the ways our identity is wrapped up in the outside world, and a frank discussion rooted in GFR Commandment #3: Don’t worry about being normal, proper or polite. Plus, as a related bonus, you’ll discover the connection between donut activism, doggy love, and mental health!

• To find out more about Makaylah visit: Scale Naturally & Frankie D’s Donuts
• To connect with Makaylah on Instagram: @scalenaturally @Frankiedsdonuts & @inthemesswithmac
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now 
• To watch on YouTube

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When we first released Lisa’s “Stopping Can Be Lucrative” episode at the end of 2019, we had no idea we were just a few months away from one of the hugest stops any of us has ever experienced.

Listen to Lisa’s new intro where she talks about what she learned about stopping over the pandemic, especially from being a caregiver for her mom and then managing her grief journey after losing her.

Hear other areas where Lisa’s practicing the lessons of GFR Commandment #8: Know that “stopping” is the most lucrative action to take, from the way she nourishes her body to the way she manages her days and more. And, get some perspective on places where you might do some stopping of your own.

Is there something you’re doing in your business or your life that doesn’t feel good anymore (if it ever did)? What kinds of things would you consider stopping now that you might not have prior to the COVID crucible? Can you imagine taking a break from it or stopping it all together? If not, tune in to hear Lisa explain how to challenge those voices that are telling you to just keep going.

Listen in as Lisa shares stories of times she put a stop to things that weren’t working for her, including shutting down her 7-figure business, and how things moved forward in a bigger way as a result. Tune in to learn the 3 different levels of stopping, plus get clarity around where you need to put on the brakes in your own life.

• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• App – Ten Percent Happier
• Byron Katie – The Work
• Mentorship with Lisa Cherney – get started here

• Lisa’s Confession: F*ck Dieting – This is Me!
• My Grief Sabbatical with Lisa Cherney
• Who the F*** is Lisa Cherney
• Maribel Jimenez – From an Overdose to Launching a Movement
• Lisa Sasevich – From $40 Million in Sales to Intentional White Space

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Show Notes

Laura Gisborne is an internationally recognized speaker and business expert who founded Limitless Women. She’s the author of “Stop the Spinning—Move from Surviving to Thriving,” and has appeared on CBS, ABC and, “The List Show.”

Do you consider yourself to be a grateful person?

As a child of trauma, Laura lived in a persistent state of fear and trepidation, which impacted her adult relationships, affected the way she parented her kids, and ultimately … served as an epicenter for her personal evolution.

Hear what Laura’s boss said to her at 21 that completely changed her trajectory from focusing on being good enough for others to recognizing her gifts and being good enough for herself. You’ll learn about other “spiritual mamas” who’ve shown up to guide Laura along her path, and discover how she learned to embody “granular gratitude.”

Laura shares why she decided to leave a kind, loving marriage with her first husband, and opens up about the way their divorce was a wake up call that gave her a deeper understanding of what she values, and catalyzed what is now 30 years of crafting the next season of her life around what matters most to her.

You’ll also hear about another huge GFR Moment when Laura drove head on into traffic after falling asleep at the wheel, and how that accident—and her journey to understand what caused it—facilitated a new level of growth and gratitude. Plus, Laura explains what it means to live a “led life,” and reveals how she learned to walk in faith.

 Resources

• Get Laura’s book for FREE: Stop the Spinning - Move From Surviving to Thriving 
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now

GFR Episodes Mentioned

Episode #85: Lisa's Confession: F*ck Dieting - This is me!

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Monique McDonald is a Grammy-nominated opera singer and certified Conscious Transformational Coach who founded The Magnetic Voice Group.

Do you like the sound of your own voice?

Monique shares a charming confession about the night in Paris that led to her incredible singing career, and she opens up about the way that the devastating loss of her mom—who was also her voice coach—brought everything to a crashing halt.

You’ll hear the transformational story of Monique’s first experience of the power of the human voice, and what she eventually uncovered about aligning our voice with our passion and presence. Learn about Monique’s journey back after a year of not singing, and the “what if” possibility that got her mission back on track.

Find out the science and the mindset behind why we sometimes hate hearing ourselves on a recording or through a microphone, and learn about the power of connecting to your authentic voice. Plus, Lisa shares a surprising confession of her own!

• Get Monique’s gift: Call To Action Magic EBook - Learn to have fun while increasing your income 
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “The ABCs of Magnetism ” with Monique McDonald 

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Scott Sargeant originally appeared on the show in August 2019. In September 2021, he lost his battle with mental illness. He was a high-performance coach and motivational speaker who, after his death, inspired the birth of The Scott Sargeant Foundation which provides resources for people struggling to survive, while reaching forward to thrive.

What would your first thought be if you woke up in the hospital paralyzed from the neck down?

On this special GFR Show retrospective, we are re-airing Scott’s episode where he shares vulnerably about the accident that made him a quadriplegic, and the recovery program he developed that had him walking again 6 weeks later.

We get into Scott’s struggle with mental illness and he confesses a heart-breaking twist in his story that no one could have anticipated at the time. 

Prepare to be awed and inspired by Scott’s honesty and authenticity. If you feel there’s a dark piece of your story that you can’t share, or there’s something you’ve been nervous to bring into your work, you MUST hear this episode. It may, quite literally, change your life.

• Visit the Scott Sargeant Foundation to see the movie made about his life and/or contribute to the Foundation set up in his honor:  
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus experience Lisa GFRing all over the place in the private SQUAD Quad Facebook Group ;)

NOTE: If you or someone you know is ever struggling with thoughts of suicide or any other mental health crisis, in the U.S. you can dial 988 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to get help.

• Episode #85 Lisa’s Confession: F***k Dieting! This is me

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Have you ever considered that marketing might be only for your self-expression?

Your host Lisa Cherney is back with a special episode featuring a brand new talk and topic that she presented as her grand return to the live stage after 3.5 years!

Block off space to fully lean into this interactive working session that Lisa presented for the Evolutionary Business Council in January 2023 where you will learn how being unapologetic in your marketing relates to (and creates!) personal liberation and overall success in all aspects of your life.

You’ll discover the connection between liberated success and canceling your launch, turning away clients and saying no to great opportunities.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know where you are hiding, not fully expressed in your business, and uncover where to focus your healing efforts to unleash your impact. Lisa will teach you how to claim your marketing soapbox and take a stand for your mission, and give you clarity about where and how to use your new messaging in your favorite strategies.

Plus! Learn the 4 phases of The Evolving Experts Ascension Model™ and see the truth of the way, as a mission-driven entrepreneur, your healing fuels your work and your work fuels your healing.

 Resources

• To explore UnMentor with Lisa go here to set up time to talk with her: Schedule My Call
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus experience Lisa GFRing all over the place in the private SQUAD Quad Facebook Group ;)

• Lisa's Confession: F*ck Dieting! This Is Me

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Medicine Woman Kerri Hummingbird is a #1 international best-selling author. She’s also founder of Inner Medicine Training where they share ancient traditions for owning your wisdom and living your purpose.

Have you ever felt broken?

Kerri shares her journey from being diagnosed as manic depressive at 15 to her realization that after 20 years of talking about her illness in psychotherapy and 13 years of meds—and still feeling suicidal and depressed—the “healing” she’d been doing wasn’t working and it was time to make a huge change.

Listen in as Kerri shares the foundation-crumbling GFR Moment when she decided to walk away, not just from therapy, medications and alcohol, but also from her marriage of 20 years.

We talk about the things Kerri learned when she shifted from “healing” tactics that focused on the things that were wrong with her, to exploring spiritual healing modalities that reinforced the things that were right. Hear what she discovered about the effect that ancestral patterns have on our current realities, and the path Kerri took to thrive as a Medicine Woman today.

• Get the 1st chapter in Kerri's new book Inner Medicine 
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “How to Work With Your Soul to Make Decisions (A Guided Meditation) ” with Kerri Hummingbird. 

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Umoh Luna is an astrologer, spiritual guide and shamanistic business strategist who empowers visionaries, thought leaders, and spiritual warriors to bring more meaning, power, pleasure and wealth to their lives.

What does the word “witch” conjure up for you?

In 2018, Umoh Luna was having her best financial year ever, but for ages she’d been hiding her spiritual self and dishonoring her high degree of sensitivity. Hear how worrying about what her business and marketing clients would think about her led to a total burnout, and what changes Umoh made that helped her recover and thrive.

You’ll hear about the roots of Umoh’s reluctance to be her authentic self which started in childhood, and the healing and deep spiritual work she’s done that enabled her to fully embrace her true, witchy nature.

Umoh and Lisa also get into a really interesting conversation about unconscious racial and body biases, and the connection between the two. Plus, Umoh talks about the way she encountered racism as a light-skinned Black woman in white and public spaces, and what happened one day that made her realize the privilege that her lighter skin gave her, and how it may have been minimizing those negative experiences. 

• Get Umoh’s gift here: Free 15 Minute Money Astrology Reading
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “Lisa Gets A Free Money Astrology Reading (& You Can Too!)” with Umoh Luna 

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Margy Feldhuhn is a multi seven-figure CEO, a certified neuro-somatic coach, and the Forbes-featured podcast host of “We Get It, Your Dad Died.”

Do you ever feel like you are missing your opportunity or that you should be further along?

Margy tells us the story of her meteoric rise from a $15/hour contractor position to CEO at Interview Connections that came after years of struggles and multiple rock bottom GFR moments she’d experienced before taking that first position.

Margy vulnerably shares her journey from being medicated for anxiety and depression at age 11, through a tumultuous adolescence and early adulthood of abusing alcohol and drugs. She also opens up about when she was 26 and working a fulfilling job in Taiwan, she suffered the ultimate crash of losing her dad to suicide.

Hear how taking 5 months to clean out her parents’ hoarded house after her dad’s death gave her perspective on his life, and learn about the healing she found in offering her mother, and herself, a new way of living.

Listen in to learn how Margy’s lessons from her traumatic past—and the massive amount of work she did to heal from it—turned out to be blessings that empowered her to stand “rock solid” in the face of any challenge that came her way.

• To learn more about Margy visit https://margy.com/
• Margy’s Podcast - We Get It, Your Dad Died
• Follow Margy on TikTok at HeyMargy
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “Nervous System Regulation to Maximize Rest & Rejuvenation” with Margy Feldhuhn 

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WendyY Bailey is the founder of Business Beyond Limits, and a force of nature in the coaching industry. Her fearless approach to innovation has enabled her to support entrepreneurs, leaders, and trainers across the globe for more than 20 years.

What is your relationship to the word depression?

WendyY was diagnosed with major depressive disorder in her early 20s, and in the past 10 years she’s learned to share vulnerably about her mental health challenges. We talk about her transformation through therapy and medication, and WendyY opens up about what it’s been like since grief got added to the mix just over a year ago when she lost her mom and a lifelong friend within 4 months of each other.

You’ll hear about WendyY’s adult son who was diagnosed with ADHD at four, and how they’ve faced and learned from his struggles over the years. Plus, WendyY opens up about her GFR moment when she realized she couldn’t deal with her mental health challenges alone, and the blessings she found in the “tremendous failure” of having to move back in with her mom.

Listen in for a deep dive into the unique grief journey entrepreneurs experience, and learn about the grief group that has enabled WendyY to heal and serve at the same time.

• Get WendyY’s gift here: Top 10 Coaching Success Secrets - Discover What You Need to Know NOW to Build a Highly Profitable, Productive and Sustainable Coaching Business TODAY!
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “How To Go From Rookie to Authority Quickly” with WendyY Bailey

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