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What happens when you understand your triggers, know all the tools, and still find yourself reacting?
In this episode, Dr. Liz sits down with her friend, fellow mom and entrepreneur Jessica Rozak, emotional coach and creator of the Emotional Peace Program and P.E.A.C.E. Framework.
They talk about the difference between understanding your emotions and actually feeling them, plus relationships, motherhood, perfectionism, entrepreneurship, fear of success, and becoming the leader your next chapter requires.
It’s an honest conversation about healing, growth, and why the health of the person behind the business matters just as much as the business itself.
Connect with Jessica: [email protected] | jessicarozak.com
Connect with Dr. Liz: @DrLizMartin | DrLizMartin.com
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Kelly Ann Parish, D.Ac, L.Ac, LMT — doctor of Chinese medicine, licensed acupuncturist, and massage therapist with nearly two decades of experience in holistic healing. Owner of Alternative Approach Acupuncture and Wellness in East Patchogue, NY, Dr. Parish specializes in fertility treatment, pain management, hormone regulation, and mental wellness care. She opens up about building a business for 15+ years, overcoming personal infertility struggles, and helping her own daughter through autism spectrum disorder — turning her hardest moments into the empathy that drives her practice today. We talk resilience, reinvention, and what it really means to lead with your heart in the wellness world.
Karen Sullivan is a certified functional medicine coach, nutritionist, and founder of The Wellness Stop in Port Jefferson, NY. A thyroid cancer survivor at 29, Karen turned her personal health journey into nearly 20 years of coaching women through hormones, nutrition, and whole-body wellness. In this episode, she shares how a sidewalk spiritual download led her to open her beloved wellness boutique, why service is in her DNA, and the hard-won business lessons she wishes someone had told her sooner. If you're a woman navigating your health or building a heart-centered business, this one is for you.
In this episode of Heart-Centered Leaders, Dr. Liz Martin sits down with Soke Andrew Stigliano, founder of United Martial Arts Center in Port Jefferson Station. Soke Andrew shares how he was guided — not driven — into martial arts, and why he believes the art is far deeper than what society sees on screen. He opens up about building a heart-centered school in a world of commercial dojos, the power of structure and discipline for children, and how genuine care for students is what builds a thriving business. A powerful conversation about leadership, purpose, and teaching from the inside out.
In this episode of Heart-Centered Leaders, Dr. Liz Martin sits down with Christine Byrnes, founder of Skin and Soul Sanctuary in Stony Brook, New York. Christine shares her remarkable journey — from physical therapist assistant to esthetician, master NLP practitioner, astrologer, and life coach — a transformation that unfolded entirely in her 50s. She opens up about divorce, loss, COVID isolation, and how each challenge became a stepping stone toward her true purpose. Christine's holistic approach blends therapeutic facials with soul work, grounding techniques, and astrology to help clients feel beautiful inside and out. A powerful conversation about reinvention, self-worth, and leading with integrity.
Nicole Gonnelly — founder of Glow Up Scalp & Soul Spa, psychic medium, Reiki master, and certified hypnotist — joins Dr. Liz Martin to share her journey from 27 years in hair to spiritual entrepreneurship. They cover energy healing, mediumship, protecting yourself as a healer, surviving COVID as a new business owner, and building a collaborative studio that lifts other women up. A powerful conversation for heart-centered entrepreneurs
From the publisher's feed
Dr. Liz Martin, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine interviews heart centered leaders in order to create a bigger impact in the wellness industry and those entrepreneurs coming from a heart centered place.
The Heart Centered Leaders Podcast was created to highlight the entrepreneurs, wellness professionals, business owners, and leaders who are building successful businesses without sacrificing their values, purpose, or humanity.
These are the people who lead with integrity, compassion, and service. They are committed to mastering their craft, creating meaningful impact, and building businesses that benefit not only themselves, but also their clients, teams, families, and communities.
Through these conversations, we explore the stories behind the success. The challenges, lessons, leadership experiences, personal growth, and defining moments that shaped each person's journey.
My hope is that listeners walk away with the courage to pursue their own purpose, trust themselves more deeply, and recognize that there is another way to lead—one rooted in authenticity, heart, and service.
I believe business can be a vehicle for transformation. Not only for the people we serve, but for the leaders we become in the process.
As a business consultant, nervous system educator, and healthcare practitioner, I am passionate about helping people build businesses and lives that are sustainable, aligned, and impactful. This podcast allows me to learn from other heart-centered leaders, share their wisdom, and create conversations around leadership, purpose, growth, and what it truly means to build a successful life.
Because when we lead from the heart, everyone wins.
Welcome to Heart Centered Leaders