In Her Own Way

Yep! I'm going to 'open this can of worms' because I needed to. We need to as women.

Sugandha and I have a beautifully honest and transparent conversation about race. What it has been like for Sugandha as a Women of Colour (WOC) throughout her life. She shares stories of growing up and realisations about herself as an entrepreneur.

This conversation is also about me sharing my own truths, blind assumptions and journey to LISTEN to the stories which WOC are sharing. To be present in the journey of my own upbringing and honest reflection.

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Sugandha Bhargava Chapman (Sig) is a certified Holistic Health + Mindset coach, writer, speaker, workshop facilitator, aspiring yogi and mama to two cheeky kids, who helps enterprising women reclaim their glow, stop chasing their lives and start leading them. Sig is the founder of The Glow Revolution; built on the belief that if you want to give light to others you must first find the glow within yourself.

Her easy-going, love-infused approach inspires women to shift their mindset and show them how to nourish themselves from the inside out to create more freedom, joy and success to their health, lives and businesses.

Sig combines her experience from almost a decade in the corporate world and then in the not for profit sector, holistic wellness and life coaching, running two successful businesses and passion for women’s advocacy and social justice to support marginalised women at all stages of business as the Accelerator Lead for Melbourne through the Global Sisters program.

She is also a soon to be certified Life Coach through the Beautiful You Coaching Academy and a leader with doTERRA essential oils combining the power of aromatherapy with science to teach and empower women, mothers and families and business owners about natural solutions for low-tox living, how to support their emotional wellbeing for success and go from surviving to thriving.

You can find out more about Sugandha here:
http://theglowrevolution.com
http://globalsisters.org
Sharyn Holmes - www.gutsygirl.com.au
Layla Saad - www.laylafsaad.com

We all sat around the wooden table, microphone in the middle, and had a beautiful conversations. Sparked by the concept of 'Embracing Slow' (which is the amazing book written by these two beautiful women) we ventured off into the truths of life today.

Motherhood, social media, following God's heart, finding balance, embracing a slower life, and being your truthful self.

Enjoy this chat. We are honest, open, transparent, and real. It was so fun to chat with these ladies. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Embracing Slow is a devotional, that walks through a series of scriptures and stories that help us to understand the art of slow. Em and Amanda will be speaking each week and walking you through the book.

Em Hazeldean:

Em is wife to one, mama to three, and friend of many. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts in English and Journalism, and blogs at www.emhazeldean.com With a natural ability to lace words together, her writing resonates the beautiful, delicate, raw and real elements of everyday life. She speaks light and hope, and writes from a reservoir of deeply anchored faith, trust and bottomless cups of tea. She believes hugs should be tight, coffee warm and mornings long.

Amanda Viviers:

Amanda can often be found with a pen in her hand, food spilt down her blouse and a fresh story in her heart. She is an Author, Public Speaker and Radio Presenter. She believes that somebody needs your story and can help you uncover yours here; www.amandaviviers.com

I have wanted to share this episode with you for a long time, and now it's time to launch it.

This conversation with Fideliz is a beautiful one. I don't often see Christian Coaches - who are out in the world of coaching / entrepreneurial space - sharing their faith. Even more so, sharing how their coach and drive their business with faith at the foundation.

I have spoken to many of my Christian friends who run businesses and/or have high flying careers and their faith is something that they often keep under wraps.

I wanted to speak to Fideliz about the journey she has been on getting to where she is with her coaching. How that journey has been influnced by her faith. What she loves and honors about the journey of being a faith-based / faith-filled Christian coach and entrepreneur.

Fideliz Cruz is the go-to Life Coach for the faith-filled entrepreneur, she helps women discover their gifts and talents and pursue their God-given calling. 

It is her passion to see women rise up in leadership in all aspects of their lives and building a life that they love and one that honours God. 

Fideliz is the founder of Kingdom Women Entrepreneur community, which aims to bring Christian business owners together through faith and action. 

Fideliz coaches women from all over the world and is the winner of the 2018-2019 BYCA International Coach of The Year Award.

You can find out more information and connect with Fideliz on her website: www.fidelizcruz.com

I read the article when it was going viral online. It was picked up by the Sydney Morning Herald -- a conversation that had to be had about the exhausting working conditions that health care professionals are put under.

What happens when you ask for a break, or time to recover, or a day off -- and you are told 'you're being an emotional female?'

I have been there as well. Working as a Nurse with patients loads that were unsafe, turnover that was too fast, and shifts that were too long. 

The people that we are asking to look after us, are often neglected, overworked, understaffed and put into situations that are physically and mentally unsafe.

This conversation also goes beyond the health care field. What happens when everything that you had worked so hard for, doesn't align anymore? How do your parents take it? How do you tell your parents?

It's such an important episode and I hope that you enjoy listening to it.
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Dr. Yumiko Kadota graduated from the University of New South Wales Medical School in 2010. She has been working as a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery registrar until she experienced burnout and resigned in June 2018. The experience left her hospitalised, during which time she started a blog. She decided to eventually talk about her harrowing experience in a blog post that went viral in February this year. She has since received national and global media attention and has used this to increase awareness and advocate for better working conditions in the medical profession.

Here website is here: https://mindbodymiko.com/

The Blog post we speak of is here: https://mindbodymiko.com/the-ugly-side-of-becoming-a-surgeon/

I never thought I'd ever do a podcast about additive and preservative free living -- it just isn't my thing -- until I came across Jo & Tracey from 'Additive Free Lifestyle'

Here's the thing, my daughter has sensitivities to eggs and corn -- all products of corn. She was projectile vomiting 2-3x a week when we were in USA and looking back it was due to the amount of corn (corn syrup) in her food.

When I came back to Australia, I decided to really look at the labels. What on earth was 'flavoruing' and why was maltodextrin in EVERYTHING?

I started to really look into it more. Although it didn't come up due to behaviour issues with Ainslie, if we weren't on top of it, she broke out in systematic itchy rashes for 3-4 days. 

After listening to Jo's story with her young daughter, I had to get the ladies on to talk about how to change your diet, feel empowered, and sane as a mom. WITHOUT being in the kitchen all day. I love their free challenge and their paid program. I hope that you enjoy this episode.

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Joanne Ling and Tracey Fry are two mothers and wives who are both into living the healthiest lifestyles they possibly can. Together they created Sistermixin’ which has now grown to become Additive-Free Lifestyle. 

They are passionate about changing the way you look at food by spreading the message that additives and preservatives can be toxic to your health, via their online program Additive Free Made Easy.
Their mission is to educate everyone (especially their own families) on exactly what you are eating, what is in your food and some of the harmful effects these can have on your health. 

They are also totally in love with doTERRA essential oils which they use daily, not just in cooking, but also around their respective houses.

Joanne and Tracey have now gone on to create more programs to further educate and help family’s control what they are eating. Their additive-free meal planning program, Meals Made Easy, launched in January 2017, which is a simple, monthly meal planning program full of family-friendly, yummy food.

They launched their podcast show, The Whole Circle, back in May 2016 where a new episode is released every two weeks. And, of course, their signature program, Additive Free Made Easy, has helped thousands of families change their lives forever.

Find out more on their website: https://additivefreelifestyle.com/

I hear it all the time 'I have so much busy work but I don't know how to create a flow in my business!'

I found Andrea through an online mastermind and instantly started Instagram messaging here. Her zone of genius is to help businesses and entrepreneurs streamline their vision with their systems.

She is SO good at this, it's so her 'zone of genius'. If you are running a business or want to scale your business then this is a perfect podcast. What you want to get from Andrea is gimmicks or sales of programs. What you will get an incredibly valuable insight into how to create proper systems, what tools she uses and how to blend your vision with your systems.

We also talk about money blocks, self-care and the journey of being an entrepreneur.

She's awesome, you will learn so much from this podcast.

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Andrea Layne, of The Creative Spring, is a Business Consultant & Project Manager.

You're the architect. You have the vision and you're designing a life you love. I'm the engineer. I'm the one who helps you take that vision and put smart strategies behind it, so you can build it to last.

I served 11 years as an IT project manager and systems consultant for Fortune 500 companies and a Big 5 Firm, in the beginning of my career. This experience gave me a foundation and process for helping businesses run more effectively.

I have always loved design and art, and in 2011, I decided it was time to pursue this passion. I built a high-end wedding floral design company serving the Tampa Bay market. While I adored "playing with flowers" all the time, I realized it was taking me away from my family more and more as it grew. So after 7 years, I knew it was time to pursue a different option. That's when I came back to my roots as a consultant, but this time I am working with creative, service-oriented entrepreneurs to guide them to financial success with less overwhelm.

I know big business. I've strategized systems for giant corporations. And I deeply know small business, because I have been there in the trenches.... making mistakes and having successes. I know what its like to battle profit margins, feel the weight of wearing all the hats, and worry if I could ever make enough to actually pay my bills through my creative passion.

I took all that I learned on this life journey to create services so you can breakthrough the ceiling of stress in your business and finally achieve your goals.

Website: www.thecreativespring.co
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thecreativespring
Email: [email protected]

I have wanted to have Tanya Geisler on the podcast for months and I'm so glad that we got this interview recorded for you... because it is SO good!

I was literally having so many 'a-ha moments' throughout the interview because the conversation around the Imposter Complex is so important.

What is the 'Imposter Complex'?
What are the signs of it creeping in?
What is it trying to tell you?
What are the ways you can bring mindful change to it?

This honestly is for every single woman. Running a business or not. Tanya does SUCH an amazing job of sharing her knowledge, insight and flow of how this impacts us all. 

A MUST listen to episode, it's so dang good.

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Tanya Geisler is a certified Leadership Coach, TEDxWomen speaker, and writer who teaches women and women-identified people, how to step into their Starring Roles, own their authority, and overcome the Impostor Complex with Unshakeable Confidence in their life, in their work, and in their life’s work.

You can find out more about her work, the awesome download I talk about on the podcast and how to coach with her on her website: http://tanyageisler.com/

What does it mean to live a brave life?

I posed that question to Dr. Rebecca Ray, because it can mean so many things to so many people. In this episode, we cover how to live .a brave life -- in so many different ways.

What does it look like to be brave?
How to start as a 'baby brave'
How to show up bravely in your life.

We both cry in this episode because it's honest and real. It's powerful and a must-listen to for anyone who wants to show up a bit more in their lives.

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Dr. Rebecca Ray is a Writer, Speaker, and Clinical Psychologist. Her message centres on the task of living bravely in the truth of our experiences as finders and seekers of inspiration and connection. Dr. Rebecca Ray has a new book being released in March 2019 called 'The Universe Listens to Brave'. 

She also has an online program called 'Radical Courage: Transforming Fear Into Freedom' which will be released in 2019. 

Rebecca’s first book, Be Happy: 35 Powerful Habits for Personal Growth and Well-Being, was released in March, 2018. 

She can be found online interacting with her community daily about finding courage and living inspired, expansive lives.

You can find her on Instagram and Facebook along with her website: www.rebeccaray.com.au/

I wanted to tackle divorce, because I don't think that we can shy away from it. In Australia the divorce rate for marriages is about 40% and around 46% of divorces involve children. I'm the product of divorce (actually 3 of them growing up) and each of them were different.

There's a growing movement around collaborative, amicable and gentle divorces. In fact when I asked Megan recently how things were going she replied 'it was a great day, the couple went into mediation, came to a conclusion and both took the kids out to sushi'.

Divorce doesn't have to be messy and with collaborative family lawyers (there is such a thing!) we can be guided to reducing trauma for both the adults and children. This episode is great, eye-opening and progressive. I am not going to dig my head in the sand about divorce, because it does happen. 

How can we make it as peaceful as possible?

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Megan Piccardi is a collaborative family lawyer based in Brisbane, Queensland. Megan finds that by bringing a compassionate approach to her practice she is able to help couples have a healthy divorce by finding solutions outside the court system. 

You can connect with Megan here: http://piccardilegal.com.au/

When I first met Aimee Wilson I knew that she was special. She has one of the most comforting auras about her. I was totally intrigued by her work as I have followed her on Instagram working with her horses within her coaching.

In this podcast episode, I ask Aimee about her journey in becoming not only a life coach but also an EPI Certified Equine Assisted Learning practitioner and what that means for her clients. It's fascinating to hear about how working with horses can be so different for each client, but also so engaging.

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Aimee Wilson is a Certified Beautiful You Life Coach, EPI Certified Equine Assisted Learning practitioner, Shine From Within Youth Mentor, speaker, and sacred space holder. Her horses and herself support clients to step into Awareness, explore their fears and gain a sense of clarity. She helps women wanting to feel more grounded and connected to themselves.

You can find more out on her website: https://www.helloyescoaching.com/