In this episode I sit down with Jaclyn Goldis.

If you feel like you're living a life that's out of alignment - you feel like an actress in your own life, living by the standards and values of others - and you wish to live a life more authentic to you - this episode will inspire.

See what can happen when you get out of your head and move into what feels good.

See what happens when you learn how to follow your joy.

Jaclyn is the author of the recently released mystery/thriller THE CHATEAU that is making a major splash - named a most anticipated or best thriller of 2023 by Apple Books, Goodreads, and more. I’m not allowed to spill any secrets about the future of this book… but let’s just say the plot isn’t the only thing giving me the chills.

Truly it’s the story of the author herself. 

7 years after graduating from University of Michigan and NYU Law, Jaclyn left her high flying job as a Chicago based lawyer to travel the world and begin her dream career as a novelist. 

Jaclyn, then, was 32 years old and no one in her personal context was making those kinds of decisions… but as she looked around her… life felt dull and she felt like an actress in her own life.

So she made the bold move of leaving the seeming security of the status quo… for a life of her own design.

She culled her possessions into only what would fit in a backpack… traveled for over a year until settling in Tel Aviv - where she writes books from cafes by the beach.

Talk about ideal.

And now, after 20 years of writing for passion & pleasure with a deep desire to do so professionally… Jaclyn is the overnight success that heroes who never give up, become.  

Jaclyn is a Vedic Meditator… and she says this was the tool that supported her in changing her life and continues to support her creativity.

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What does fulfilment mean? Is this an experience exclusive for wise gurus, monks and sages?

The answer is no.

If you have a nervous system, you are capable of experiencing inner fulfilment.

It is not a pie in the sky, far away pursuit - in fact it is much closer for us when we look inside for fulfilment than if we continue to search outside ourselves for it.

We will, in fact, never find fulfilment outside.

But how can we experience such a thing?

How does it change our lives once we make contact with it?

How long will it take us to learn that the experiment we've been running, so far, will not bare the fruit we hope it will.

Come and explore with me what causes us to look outwards for happiness...

Why we might not choose to look within for what we seek...

and how everything changes once we change our focus from outside to inside.

I’m a Vedic Meditation teacher and founder of the Alignment System - helping you connect your body and mind so you can show up as your best - to live the life you say you want.

If you want to learn Vedic Meditation, take my Body + Mind Stress Management course or dive deeper in my 1:1 Alignment Mentoring System where you will experience a true rebirth around how you see yourself and show up for life - write to me on Instagram @tracyalexander__ or visit tracyalexander.co.

As I remove the conditioning which led to my perfectionism, the need for approval of others, the stories that I am not good enough and find more and more love for myself - I discover more and more freedom.

It's a freedom which I could never have imagined I would be able to experience in this lifetime.

I could never have known it would feel like this… or look like this… I could never have predicted the journey.

When I started down this path, all I knew was that I was in pain. I was riddled with anxiety and couldn’t sleep for the late night panic and self loathing.

I knew I wanted freedom from that feeling - that’s what prompted me to learn Vedic Meditation…

Not because I was interested in a spiritual journey.

Sure, the idea of being a monk meditating at the top of a hill felt like the kind of feeling I wanted - but without having to be the monk on the hill or do the things that a monk does to feel that feeling!

I knew I wanted that feeling of DEEEEP SOUL RELAXATION.

A feeling of that big exhale… that I can trust in me and trust in life.

But …. I didn’t ACTUALLY think I’d ever feel it.

I couldn’t have even imagined what that feeling would be!

It was more a longing.. or an idea…. but that I could be the one actually teaching people how to access this… because I’d made contact with that place myself… no way did that ever occur to me back then.

This is a free-flowing share about how "spiritual" path can help you access flow, freedom and liberation that goes beyond the reasons some people are drawn to meditate.

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How afraid are you of dying?

This fear... is what causes so many of us to stay in situations that are causing us pain... and not taking the steps that will allow things to change.

In every hero's journey there's a moment where they have a decision to make.

The movie that never gets made is the one where the main character knows what he needs to do... and just never takes action.

The movie that we watch and relate to and get inspired by and tell our friends to go and see is the one where despite the fear, regardless of the doubt, in the face of what seems like insurmountable challenge, danger and things that could go wrong... the hero makes a go of it.

They put themselves out there and follow what they know is the right thing to do.

They demand more for themselves and the world.

They stand for something.

They decide that it is necessary, that they matter, that they are worthy of triumph and even if it's not going to work out in their favour... it's worth trying.

This episode is about the courage to step forward and embrace change when it's clear that's what's needed.

This is a "where are they now - ONE YEAR LATER" episode.

Just over a year ago I made the choice to deconstruct my life.

I left my partner, my home and it just so happened that was the same year I was to be completing my studies as a Vedic Meditation teacher.

That process was deep and intense... and was the peak moment of "death" - where my old self was pulled out by the socket... and then came the process of rebuilding my identity, my life and constructing a new reality for myself. A true realignment.

So how did I navigate it?

That's what this episode traverses.

It dives into why we fear change and stay stuck - even when our current situation is causing us pain.

P.S Change doesn’t have to be drastic and almost total. It can be in the smallest ways - but the needed ways. This is what stops the suffering - moving with and allowing the change to happen that you can see needs to happen.

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She's coming out from behind the Instagram shield of perfectly curated posts to get real.

This is why Georgia is an everyday hero.

She is a Self-Love coach - and has taken that seat that the table despite continuing to find greater liberation from a once crippling eating disorder.

Nowadays she is SO MUCH MORE FREE... yet... she continues to heal... and even though she's still finding more love for herself... doesn't let that stop her from guiding others towards it too.

Georgia's story is so relatable - and she challenges the notion that you have to be 100% of the way through your challenges, to have a valuable contribution to the conversation.

She's also brave enough to stand up and call BS. She's been coached by coaches who have perfect social media profiles... but once she'd signed up to work with them, hoping to find the magic pill that lies in their hands.. she's discovered - wow! They don't have their shit completely together... and there's no "perfect place" to get to. She wants you to know not to be fooled by any airs of perfection and not to feel "less than". You're doing great... and there is only but more to learn - for all of us.

Connect with Georgia: Instagram and join the self love club here

Itai is an award winning Israeli correspondent and documentary filmmaker - famous for his intelligent & thought provoking coverage of conflict zones around the world. 

For the past 30 years, Itai has been risking his life to bring us the human stories from the most dangerous places on earth.

As an Israeli journalist - entering into countries like Syria, Iran and even the region of Gaza many of his contemporaries would call CRAZY - but Itai thinks he’s the normal one.

Itai’s cool approach in the field has led to UNBELIEVABLE moments like interviewing captured ISIS members - pinning lapel mics onto their collars as they sat blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs.

This man has had more spine chilling encounters in the past three decades, than many humans would be able to digest in their lifetime.

And the impact of his coverage has led to humanitarian missions and charity drives which have changed people’s lives.

What can we learn from Ita about overcoming fear, maintaining humility and staying connected to our own humanity?

This story is about how we keep our hearts open after witnessing so much cruelty and pain… 

How we can process the atrocities we encounter… how we can highlight what is working without ignoring what’s not…

and it’s about the heroes that Itai has discovered unintentionally shining their light in some of the darkest places on the planet.

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Links to Itai's documentaries -

ALONE IN DONBAS (2023)

Inside the trenches with a Ukrainian platoon, a few hundred meters from the Russians,

and the story of the civilians who are trying to survive in Bakhmut, the most dangerous city in Ukraine.

https://vimeo.com/809552742

NO FREE STEPS TO HEAVEN (2015) 

Women guerrilla fighters against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

The link: http://vimeo.com/117970512

Password: heaven 2014

A TALE OF A PHOTOJOURNALIST IN GAZA

http://vimeo.com/105379388

LEBANON - a battle between IDF and Hezbollah (2006)

https://vimeo.com/86130472 

THE RAPED WOMEN

https://vimeo.com/306609035

Episode 1 talks about why stress is our kryptonite and how to regain our power in a fast paced, demanding, unpredictable world. 

This series is about identifying our power as individuals.

How can we truthfully, honestly harness our experiences and become our very own heroes?

These conversations remind us of our humanity, our ability to get through the daily challenges that life throws at us… and most importantly - it reminds us that we’re not alone.

These episodes are the matches that will spark the hero’s fire inside of you - the hero that knows - that the HARD PART is not where the story ends. 

This is where we rise.

Today’s episode we’ll be talking about one of the biggest barriers to us showing up as the version of ourselves that we dream of being.

STRESS.

Here's the thing - the problem is not getting stressed. The problem is staying stressed.

You'll gain a deeper understanding about the mechanics of stress, our relationship to it and how we can train our minds and bodies to be able to hack the demands of the modern world without burning out.

We'll talk about a tool that'll help you go stronger for longer - Vedic Meditation.

I’ll also be busting some misconceptions about meditation that cause us to say "I can’t meditate", "I’m not a good meditator" or "meditation’s not for me," which then becomes a barrier to you integrating one of the most profound tools for physical and mental health into your life - which would be a shame.

We’ll learn about - 

There are reasons for all of it - and the good news is - there’s nothing wrong with YOU. 

YOU are not the reason. It is simple neurophysiology.

I’m a Vedic Meditation teacher and founder of the Alignment System - helping you connect your body and mind so you can show up as your best - to live the life you say you want.

If you want to learn Vedic Meditation, take my Body + Mind Stress Management course or dive deeper in my 1:1 Alignment Mentoring System where you will experience a true rebirth around how you see yourself and show up for life - write to me on Instagram @tracyalexander__ or visit tracyalexander.co.

How do we trust ourselves?

How do we know what we’re doing… and whether we’re making the right decisions?

How can we trust the future and navigate huge changes?

How do we trust the process?

And how do we trust that voice inside that’s telling us to make a move… even when the move doesn’t seem clear or convenient?

TRUST is a huge player in pacifying fear and living a TRULY ALIGNED LIFE… and it’s a critical piece for getting through HARD TIMES - when perhaps we think things will NEVER GET BETTER… or that THINGS HAVE BEEN RUINED FOR GOOD… and in terms of mobilizing us towards something BETTER - so that we don’t stay stuck in places, relationships and states of mind that don’t serve us anymore.

So we’ll look at WHAT IT IS THAT WE’RE TRUSTING IN - is it our intuition - and how do we access that…?

Is it the Universe - and how do we trust that it’s got our back?

Is it ourselves - that we’ll be able to hack whatever comes our way…?

So here’s the framework:

A lot of people always ask me how I managed to leave my job as a news anchor and "start again".

I’ve been told that by giving some BEHIND THE SCENES action of how I’ve navigated big change… my clients find it very VALUABLE…

So - that’s why - I thought to share some more of that story today.

This is a story of fractured faith — and the will to give G-d a second chance.

It's a long episode - but well worth it, because today's guest brings us a wealth of wisdom.

In this episode we’ll be talking about TALK THERAPY.

What is the point of it?

How does it feed into being resilient?

When people say they’re going to therapy… what are they really doing?

Is therapy for people who have lost their crackers - or have something really wrong with them - or that don’t have their shit together…

Or is it the complete opposite ?

Is it for people who GET IT - who are ahead of the curve because they’re taking responsibility for their lives, how they want to feel and who they want to be in the world?

Adir Cohen is a psychotherapist, social worker and musician living in Tel Aviv and serving the English speaking community through individual, couples and group work.

He uses behavioral and narrative therapies, non-duality and physical consciousness… to show people how to heal themselves through understanding of values and the love of truth.

So - what can talk therapy look like in this era of "new-age" psychotherapy - which is really, in many cases, simply science coming to verify ancient wisdom.

Talk therapy has evolved over the years - as we learn more and more about the nervous system, cognitive processes, attachment styles, the subconscious mind and the impact of trauma on the body.

As a result, once LEFT OF CENTRE approaches and more esoteric, spiritual or holistic approaches to treatment and support are being infused into this very traditional method of mental healthcare…

And the practitioners who are bringing more to the table, so to speak, in that space - are seeing that their clients are experiencing INCREDIBLE results… meaning - greater autonomy and independence through self-awareness.

In this episode Adir talks about how having your expectations in check when beginning the therapeutic journey is HELPFUL - because sometimes we’re gonna fall off the wagon and revert to behaviours we know aren’t in alignment with where we say we want to go.

To work with Adir - visit https://therapytlvclinic.com

How do we tap into bravery? What does it mean to live bravely?

I hope you’re hungry because this episode is RICH with GOLDEN NUGGETS that will undoubtedly inspire you to connect with your truth, find your voice, become a visionary for your life and build your dreams step by step.

BUT here’s the clincher…. you’re going to learn how to do this while holding space for ALL OF YOUR VERY HUMAN FEELINGS… and this idea is what today’s guest calls LIVING BRAVE.

Shoshanna Raven is using her own story of resilience, self-transformation and overcoming, to guide women through the journey of radical self-expression and business growth, to amplify their impact & income, and quantum leap towards their unique vision.

Hers is a story of GOING FOR IT… asking for more from life… digging deeper into the psyche and the soul… by holding both self-belief and self-doubt in one hand.

Shoshana talks us through what it takes to step out into the unknown, with confidence. 

In 2015, Shoshana traded corporate consulting for a one-way ticket to India. After a yoga teacher training, traveling through more than 30 countries, and experiencing a successful career in business journalism, she launched the Living Brave podcast… which expanded into a community of thousands, sold-out international retreats and signature coaching programs.

Shoshana’s humble beginnings grew from a 1-woman show to a $7 figure/year business & a global team in 1.5 years.

Plus - Shoshana’s life began changing in a major way thanks to a bold but subtle and hard to predict turning point; it was the moment she started sharing publicly about living with Herpes Simplex Virus. This  prompted the Living Brave podcast which took the world by storm.