Today, I'm joined by Aditya Jaykumar, Certified Breathwork Practitioner and host of the My Seven Chakras Podcast, a podcast with over 6 million downloads. He's worked with entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, Hollywood directors, and corporations with the goal to bring the numerous benefits of breathwork into the workplace - and today, to you.

In this podcast episode, you'll hear about FLOW – what it is, why it's important, and how it can add to your life. You'll also learn about the nervous system and its two states, and how to optimize your body's experience in both.

Friend… this is going to be a good one because you're going to walk away with simple, practical, proven evidence-based techniques and methods to improve the quality of your life and notice a paradigm shift in how you look at - and LIVE - your life.

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/66

I believe we are in a pivotal moment in history: we are at a place where our broken systems and our cultural failings are at the forefront and it's super dang uncomfortable. Our culture has been toxic for a while and I think we've hit a point where it's showing in so many aspects of life from "health care" to education, our financial and political systems, our media - all the way to our communities and the way we interact with each other, online and offline. I know I'm not the only one that sees this and feels this.

Today's episode is a little different: it's an extraction from an Instagram live I recorded a few months ago. I cannot overstate how scared I was to record this, and to even speak up in the slightest, for fear of disappointing people, for fear of losing friendships, or making people mad, even though most of what I share in this episode is not, in fact, controversial.

If you've been struggling with HOW to start to heal the divide and how to reconnect with others, this is for you and these are my thoughts. If you've been wondering how you can start to speak up on ANY topic that feels "divisive" and help to BE THE BRIDGE, I see you and we NEED YOU!

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/65

Alcohol: It's hard to think of a social event in our culture that DOESN'T include some form of alcohol. If you know me at all, you know I LOVE my wine. I also enjoy beer and am a huge fan of unique cocktails - I'm probably just about the first person my friends think of when they think of someone to have a drink with. And as a result, I'm probably the LAST person you'd expect to talk about a subject like sobriety and alcohol free living.

In this episode, I'm joined by Meredith Garritsen for a discussion about alcohol free living and we're going to talk more about our "area of expertise" – social drinking, and the drinking that many of us do on a daily or weekly basis. So, whether you've woken up hungover one too many times, said the wrong thing one too many times, are interested in improving your health, or just curious about sobriety and MINDFUL drinking might look like in your life, listen in.

And if you ever worry that it's not as much fun, you won't have as many friends, or be as social without alcohol, we hope this episode changes that, and encourages you to lean in.

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/64

Yuri Fulmer has been building businesses since his early twenties, starting with the purchase of a local A&W franchise that he has grown into a $60-million portfolio. He also serves as the Director on a number of corporate and civic boards, has been recognized on Canada's Top Forty Under 40, and was awarded the Order of British Columbia and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.

He joins me today on the show to to talk about his vast entrepreneurial journey, from his initial goal of having a corporate career, to owning his first franchise, to creating a business that generates over $60-million in revenue annually. We also talk about the moment that made him slow his growth, how he invests through private equity and venture capitalism, and the one simple exercise he did to figure out what he should be doing with his life, work, and business. This is part one of a two-part episode with Yuri, so make sure to check out the second part of our conversation!

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/62

As you may know, I have a business degree - and in particular, a double major in accounting and finance - and let me tell you, despite this, every day I learn SO much in business, personal finance, and real estate that I did not know. Here's another one of those topics I didn't know anything about: private equity and venture capitalism. Today I'm honored to be joined by Yuri Fulmer - someone who knows a LOT about finance, business, private equity, and venture capitalism.

When I put the question out there on social media to YOU and asked "what do YOU want to know about private equity and venture capitalism" the resounding answer was "EVERYTHING". So, my friend, here's my best attempt at covering as much as possible and as close to "everything" as is possible in a 45 minute episode. Buckle up friend… here we go!

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/63

Sometimes, we just have to step out of our comfort zone.

Today, is one of those days. I'm doing a totally off-the-cuff Goalden Girls episode - that means no script, no SEO keywords, no rehearsal, and no fancy intro.

That means that you might hear me shuffling my notes a little bit because I have all these different papers in front of me - BUT like I said, no perfect script, just something that I've wanted to do for a long time.

So get comfortable and listen in to hear about how to get the support that you need - yes, YOU - when you're going through a hard time. Nobody does it alone, that is a fact, and sometimes…people don't know how to show up for you. Or they don't know what to do to help you.

If you're going through a hard time, or you've been through a hard time (we all have!), and you want to know how to get through it, or how to support someone else through a hard time - this is an episode you won't want to miss!

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/61

Let's be honest - social media managers, Canva graphic designers, audio book narrators, TikTok Dance instructors and creators, virtual assistants - NONE of these were careers that existed even 10 years ago. And today? There's ample opportunity to do any of these things - and more - and be successful financially and fulfilled personally.

Our guest today, Chantel Tavares, is the Millennial Money Coach for Creative Freelancers. She helps creative millennials to budget and save so that within six months they have more than enough money to focus more on what they are passionate about - which includes helping others save their first $10,000 in 6 months.

Listen up to today's episode where I chat with Chantel Tavares, all about making a life through creative freelancing. You'll learn all the different ways to make money as a creative freelancer, how to find the right opportunities, and what the financial basics are that are so important for people before creative freelancing. By the end of this episode, you'll be DONE stuffing down your desires and pushing away your creative talent, and you'll be ready to start owning it! You'll be more trusting of your skills… and ready to plan your budget, and implement the tasks you need to reach your creative career goals!

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/60

Do you ever feel like you have to look, act, speak, or even think a certain way in order to be successful? Do you ever feel like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole? Maybe it's just me, but it often seems like there's a few very narrow definitions of "success', namely "leadership", "business," even what it means to be "professional" in our world - and honestly, not a lot of them appeal to me.

The truth is so many of us aren't even awakened to what success means to us, and even if we do know, we don't know HOW to get there. If any of this resonates with you, this episode and the next one are for you. Today I'm joined by Amber Swenor, a transformational brand strategist who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses on their own terms. Amber is not your average anything. She's a 7-figure entrepreneur running three companies, the lead singer in a metal band, AND she doesn't work more than 40 hours a week.

In this episode, we talk about authenticity, and how the HECK she weaves her rocker personality into her million dollar businesses, how fears can stop us from being authentic, why radical authenticity needs to be talked about, and how your biggest challenge can be a path to growth and lead to your biggest breakthroughs.

At the end of this episode, you'll have permission to OWN who you are. If you're a heart-centered human, we hope this episode helps you stop worrying so much about others, because the truth is: you're probably doing JUST fine.

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/58

It's been a while. Almost exactly a year, in fact. A lot has happened. Good. Bad. Challenging. Excruciatingly painful. Soul-crushing, and soul-filling. So, I thought I'd record an episode and give you a life update as we get ready to kick off and fire up Goalden Girls Podcast again.

In this episode, I'm sharing the last year and the ups and downs I've experienced, including the massive health challenges I faced, my newfound passion for politics, and what I really think about the covid mandates and our response to the pandemic. As I share this, I'm literally overwhelmed with ALL the emotions and I'm so grateful to each of you who listen, who have reached out, and for listening here.

Thanks for being here. for listening, and for caring. I hope you enjoy this episode as I pull back the curtain on my life, mind, body, and soul.

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/57

There are a lot of wild things happening in the world today. What I'm about to say might sound bold, but here goes anyway: I really believe that a lot of the issues we see today - from our global and local leadership, to the challenges we face in our humanity, all the way down to the personal struggles you and I have in our lives - comes down to the fact that it is hard, it is uncomfortable, and also completely necessary to be radically authentic in our life.

It's important in the way we show up in our world, and if you're just tuning in, go back and listen to Episode 58 to get part of my conversation with heart-centred, metalhead, and business strategist, Amber Swenor.

In this episode, you'll hear about Amber's breakdown, what human design is, and how you can use it to help you create the right strategy for you and your success. You're also going to hear about how Amber showed up radically authentic in this pandemic, and she shares the journey of when I first met her, working 80 plus hours a week for the startup season of our business, to the sacrifices you make to get to the point where she is now, running three successful businesses with over a million dollars in revenue and working less than 40 hours a week. So without further ado, enjoy this episode, my friend, and thank you so much for listening.

Show Notes: http://www.lisamichaud.com/podcast/59