Get F***ing Real

GFR Show host Lisa Cherney becomes the guest on her own podcast as she hands over the interviewer role to her former mentor, business partner and one of her dearest friends, Lisa Sasevich aka The Queen of Sales Conversion. 

Lisa S is the monumentally smart and motivated Owner/CEO of The Invisible Close, and her tight relationship with Lisa C makes her the perfect person to take over as host for this special episode.

Hear the beginning of the Lisas’ epic 15-year and counting love story, and the way it’s shown up in their businesses, impacted their lives, and even trickled down to their daughters who also have a special connection. The Lisas cover topics like motherhood, mentorship and meditation. Plus, they dive into the way their lives and lessons have intertwined as two (very different) women in business who are uplifted by spiritual paths.

Lisa S asks Lisa C to recap her 2022 (which was largely a freakin’ beast), and share what she’s looking forward to in 2023. And, Lisa C confesses something that surprised her about herself recently, and the insight she gained around where she is in her healing journey and evolution.

You’ll also hear some fun stories from the Lisas’ adventures with their daughters, in particular, one about manifesting a lost jacket together that still blows their minds, and another about the top 3 things you do when you’re stressed out (hint: it’s another M word that might make you blush).

Hope you enjoy!

 Resources

• Get Lisa Sasevich’s gift here: Download Lisa's proven "Irresistible Offer Blueprint" and boost your sales today!
• The 12 GFR Commandments - download your own copy now
• To watch on YouTube

• Lisa Sasevich - From $40 Million in Sales to Intentional White Space
• Lisa Cherney - My Grief Sabbatical 
• Lovefest for Liberated Leaders with Mama Phyllis

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Lisa’s here with an update on the 5-week grief sabbatical she took in September 2022 to honor and experience her journey around losing her mom.

How do you recognize and process the losses in your life?

There is so much Lisa learned—and a lot of unexpected experiences she had—while she was away from The GFR Show and most of her other work, and in this episode she lists 26 different things she did during her grief sabbatical, and the inspiration she gained as a result.

Listen in for details like how Lisa planned her time off, the inner work it took to convince herself to take the space she needed, and the way she’s feeling about things now that she’s getting into a groove with her new normal.

Find out what Lisa discovered about grief and about herself when she gave herself permission to fully mourn her mom … in whatever way it showed up. She’s also releasing this special episode on video, where you can see some special items Lisa’s collected to comfort herself through the process.

Whether you listen to the podcast or watch on Lisa’s YouTube channel, the intention is that this episode gives you permission to honor yourself and inspires you to be present to your own grief journey.

• Kristen Swinehart - Psychic Medium 
• “It’s Not Your Money” by Tosha Silver 
• Mama Phyllis’ CaringBridge Website 
• Watch this episode on YouTube
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Helen MacMillan is an author, life coach and wise woman who facilitates the personal growth and healing that are integral to achieving your greatest potential, and living your most joyful and fulfilling life.

How old were you when you realized how precious life is?

Helen’s first lesson came when she lost her sister when she was just 19 and she joins the show to share what happened and talk about how it not only shaped her as a person, but also informed her journey as an evolving entrepreneur.

We dig into her philosophy around the benefits of pain and the way that once we embrace it as integral to our growth and development, we can greatly lessen its negative effects. Helen also reveals a near death experience she had that made her get f'n real about her physical and mental health, and began a reawakening to all the things that she had repressed through her childhood.

Hear the advice Helen’s mom gave her after a business “failure” that allowed her to let go of her losses and open up to the abundance on the other side. Plus, she shares the incredible experience that proved the power of her intuition, and the accuracy of her inner knowing regardless of external evidence to the contrary.

• Get Helen’s gift Here: The to Journey to Self Love Program , The Gift of Pain Book
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Kristen Robinson is a lead-generation specialist and founder of Explode Your Audience. She’s also married to an officer in the Marines, which plays a huge role in her story.

Have you ever experienced culture shock?

Kristen describes what life has been like as a military spouse and shares the truth of the struggles she experienced as a new member of the Marine culture and community.

We talk about the way that the spoken and unspoken rules of military life largely fulfilled her husband, but left Kristen out in the cold when it came to following her own passions. Listen in for the GFR Moment when her husband took a shocking step that made her realize it was time to lock the door on her self-defeating beliefs and behaviors. Kristen also shares how that “freeze out” (you’ll get it when you hear her story) made her realize how vital it was to follow her mission outside of her identity as a military spouse.

Kristen opens up about the way she navigated her journey from being resentful about her roles and responsibilities as a Marine officer’s wife, and she shares how she eventually found an entrepreneurial passion that both helped her find her unique path and connected her to the military spouse community in a new way.

• Get Kristen’s Gift Here Explode Your Audience Blueprint 
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Mitchell Levy is a 2x TEDx speaker, an international bestselling author of over 60 books, and an executive coach at Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches.

Do you know when you are being inauthentic?

Mitchell joins the GFR Show with a story about the hedonistic narcissist who mentored him early in his career in business and finance, and his journey to unlearn the toxic behaviors that were instilled in him. Find out how he went from operating as he’d been taught into his calling as a Global Credibility Expert, and hear the purposeful way he overcame inauthenticity as an entrepreneur.

We talk about other influential men in Mitchell’s life including his bio-dad who was largely absent and the nurturing step-father who raised him, plus the big GFR Moment that began his process to break away from the lingering impact of his first mentor.

Hear how Mitchell discovered his bigger life passion in 2020 after decades in e-commerce, and find out what he learned through his Napoleon Hill-inspired journey to interview 500 thought leaders on credibility that transformed his life and led to the formation of Credibility Nation.

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• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “What is a CPoP & How Does it Help With Your Life Purpose?” with Mitchell Levy 

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Rhonda Liebig is a 2X published author, certified health coach, founder of The Fresh Inspiration Show, and CEO of Vitality Heart Hub.

Do you carry shame with you?

Rhonda explains how the shame she carried after being sexually abused as a child affected her physical health, and she opens up about the ways her trauma manifested in her adult experiences and interactions.

Hear what eventually tuned Rhonda in to the terrible way she talked to herself, and what steps she took to rectify her self-esteem and connect with her intuition to know what her body needed to heal.

We’ll also talk about the way Rhonda views her 60-pound weight gain as a beautiful experience that gave her insight into her health coaching clients’ journey, and taught her the importance of making herself her #1 VIP client.

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Valerie Aprahamian is a special education advocate who founded Advocates For Angels, an organization that helps families receive the Individual Education Programs their neurodiverse children need in order to thrive.

Do you advocate for your, or your child’s, special needs?

In today’s episode, Valerie shares what happened when her toddler Chanel was diagnosed with high functioning autism back in the early 90’s, and how she learned to advocate for educational services for her daughter, and eventually other neurodiverse children and their parents.

You’re also going to meet Jessica, Valerie’s oldest daughter who passed away when Chanel was still young, and who greatly impacted Valerie’s decision to turn her advocacy into a legitimate business.

Listen in as Valerie details how her fervent advocacy became so overwhelming that she suffered constant burnout, and find out what changes she made to care for herself and her clients, while staying dedicated to her mission. Plus, find out how things turned out for baby Chanel who’s now in her early 30’s.

• Get Valerie’s Gifts: Top 10 Mistakes parents make that may be costing you services for your child and Valerie's Facebook Group - Advocates for Angels 
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• Join the GFR Squad - get started for just 20 Bucks! Plus get access to the Squad exclusive video “How Speaking My Truth Blew Up My Facebook Page” with Valerie Aprahamian

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The firstborn daughter of Korean immigrants, Lillian So is the founder of SOfit SF Inc. and the SOmethod. She’s also the International Bestselling Author of, “So Empowered.”

Do you suffer from anxiety?

Now an expert in creating psychological safety, Lilian shares how her early childhood experience led to her being a high functioning person with anxiety. Listen in as we explore how her parents’ and culture’s expectations led to Lillian’s body dysmorphia and eating disorders by age 11, and how it evolved into a career in fitness and nutrition.

Lillian shares that while her successful career path helped heal her body image issues, it also segued into a severe struggle with anxiety and insomnia. Hear how Lillian found herself feeling isolated, unsatisfied and burnt out, and find out what her brother told her after her first panic attack in a huge GFR Moment that shifted everything. And learn how that led to a transformation in her holistic growth and a new business as a healer and coach, particularly for Asians and people of color.

• Get Lillian’s gift HERE: 5 Mantras That Work for Money, Abundance and Magic 
• 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 'Discover the 5 Layers of the Body & The SoMethod' with Lillian So.

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Welcome to the 100th Episode of the GFR Show!

How the f*** have you been these last three years?

Celebrate growth and transformation with us as Lisa takes a look back at the beginning of her GFR Show journey, and updates us on what’s happened in her life and business since Episode One: Who the F*** is Lisa Cherney? dropped in May 2019.

Following her mom's death in May 2022, everyone’s been asking Lisa how she’s doing. This divinely-timed milestone episode is her answer … not just about how she’s dealing with Mama Phyllis’ transition, but also the evolution and healing she’s experienced since (and somewhat because) her GFR Show journey began.

Over the years, Lisa’s interviewed 80 different guests and shared her heart in multiple “Lisa’s Confession” shows, all while navigating massive transformations in her roles as wife, mom, daughter, spiritual being, and entrepreneur.

Listen in to hear the common theme Lisa’s identified in her lessons, and find out the counter-intuitive mindset change she made that greatly improved her life post-COVID. Plus, get inspiration to take a look back at your own transformations since 2019, and celebrate how far you’ve come, too.

• To read more about Lisa's experience and her mom’s journey, visit their journal on Caring Bridge: Phyllis Says Goodbye
• 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 Chereny - Episode #1 Who the F*** is Lisa Cherney?

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The Lovefest for Liberated Leaders is Lisa’s high-vibe networking event where evolving experts mastermind with like-hearted peers in a space where money isn’t the #1 motivation, and where they can feel fully self-expressed and embraced for who they are.

What does liberation mean to you?

When Lisa shared with her community a week before Lovefest that her mother was dying, people expected that she’d cancel. But as Lisa explained on social media, Mama Phyllis has always been her biggest cheerleader and fully supported Lisa following her intuition, which said she was meant to host her event.

What she didn’t expect was that Mama Phyllis, who’s been a long-time participant in Lisa’s events, would summon the energy or desire to participate on camera, live from her deathbed.

Lisa doesn’t usually share Lovefest recordings with non-attendees because you don’t get the same value without the interactive masterminding. However, this was such a profound, divinely-orchestrated experience, Lisa wants to ensure everyone who needs to or wants to, gets a chance to listen in.

Enjoy a taste of what it’s like to be at Lovefest for Liberated Leaders, and soak in the wisdom and healing our precious Mama Phyllis a.k.a. Chief Hug Officer chimes in with during her final appearance “on stage” with Lisa before being liberated from her physical body one week later. This one’s gonna get you—have a box of tissues nearby.

(Mama Phyllis joins in for the first time at the one hour and twenty minute mark 1:20)

To read more about my experience and Mom’s journey, visit our journal on Caring Bridge: Phyllis Says Goodbye

Head over to my YouTube Channel to watch this episode on video.

These are the 6 areas of my life that feel liberated and links to the episode where I shared about my journey: 

• Money is not in charge - Letting the Divine take the lead 
• Stop hustling, striving, pushing, proving Episode 46 - How Stress, Strategy & Smarts F*ck With Your Flow: It's time for UnMentoring!
• Stop marketing - embrace my creativity and share my soapbox (my stand)
• Non-monogamy and sexually fluid Episode 11 - How Opening Up my Marriage Juiced Up My Business
• Listening to my body - Stop dieting & trying to control the size of my body Episode 85 - F*ck Dieting - This Is Me!
• Letting my kid be in charge of her life - eat, sleep & be Episode 73 - Bella The Teenager & Lisa The Mom

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