Inner Dominatrix

Rachel Alexandria is a leadership and power guide who helps rising leaders on their path through stories and transformational experiences. She worked as a licensed psycho-therapist for 9 years before fully embracing being a spiritual teacher and guide. She has written one best selling book, and is currently working on her second.

Summary

Rachel explains how she came about working to help people live drama free, and how she developed the skill set to be able to teach and guide people through it.

She shares a few stories and examples of times that she completely opted out of conflict by asking a simple question.

Dana asks about dealing with Narcissistic personalities, and Rachel breaks down some of the things to consider when dealing with difficult personalities.

Rachel equips listeners with some more tips and tools to deal with conflict, drama and difficult personalities.

Dana and Rachel discuss living int he present, and why it's a much better way to approach life than trying to analyze ever situation.

Quotes

"I basically dedicated myself to never avoiding conflict again"

"A man often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it" - Kung Fu Panda

"Most women and men actually don't know how to deal with conflict"

"Why are we afraid of conflict?"

"Look at what's actually happening and make adaptations based on that"

"Power with instead of power over"

"Wouldn't you rather learn how to sail knowing that storms happen?"

Links

www.rachelalexandria.com

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On this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, host Dana Pharant answers questions sent in from listeners of the show!

How do you step into your power if you're not willing to discipline yourself from things that don't serve your new intentions?

Summary

Dana talks about motivation, and the push/pull effect that occurs when we're aligned with what we're doing. She also debunks some misconceptions surrounding the feeling of motivation.

Quotes

"Motivation is a little more intrinsic. It's more of a pull toward something instead of you pushing"

"What is it that your big vision is?"

"Claim that power that you feel within you"

"I wonder what else I can do here..."

Links

www.innerdominatrix.com

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Robert Kandell described himself as being part football coach, part loving dad, and part slightly crazed drill sergeant. He is Host of the Tuff Love podcast, and he shares a story of living someone else's dream until the age of 28, and then discovering a new side of himself.

Summary

Robert shares a story of living the "perfect" life, and a turning point at Burning Man that flipped everything on it's head.

He talks about communication, and why it's so vital to become a good, honest communicator within your relationship.

Dana and Robert also discuss body cues, reading subtlety, and focusing on your partner.

Robert talks about the process of opening up an honest dialogue, and how to make it easier, and more effective.

Quotes

"I felt comfortable, and I felt at home, and I realized there's a whole other side of me waiting to be born"

"We're trained to be poor communicators"

"Withholding is lying"

"We live in a society of disapproval"

"You have to be willing to speak the truth"

Links

www.tufflove.live

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On today's episode of the Inner Dominatrix podcast, our beloved host, Dana Pharant flies solo and addresses the topic of 'Covert' or 'Victim' Narcissists.

She pinpoints some of their traits and qualities, explains the kind of people they target and even identifies one of their hangouts.

Dana also talks about how to break away from a covert narcissist, and why it's important to do so.

Quotes

"They can suck you in"

"You're giving away your energy"

"Maybe, what they want, is to have the validation"

"You are this lovely, kind, sweet, doormat."

"Some of those self help gurus are narcissists as well."

Links

www.innerdominatrix.com

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Kate Gardner is the founder of The Missing Piece Magazine. A former drug addict, alcoholic and endured years of domestic violence and is also a high school dropout. In spite of all of these obstacles, Kate has become a top coach, has published books, and founded her own magazine. Kate is a reminder and prime example that our story does not have to define who we are.

Summary

Kate tells Dana about the turning point in her life when she decided to change things for herself and her daughter, and began to live in a way that empowered her and the women around her.

She talks about the importance of making progress, no matter how small, and counting every individual step forward. She also mentions her burn out, and how she decided to get back to her roots.

Kate talks about spiritual principles she neglected in her first time through her business, and how much it mattered to her to start over and do things in a way that felt more spiritually sound.

Dana and Kate discuss instant gratification, and how the worst part of success is getting a little bit of it.

Kate also gets into the past, and how it can manifest itself into seemingly unrelated behaviors in later stages of life. She also talks about forgiveness and the role it plays in living a healthy life.

Quotes

“It was like being in the eye of a storm, when everything is calm for a minute and everything stops.”

“What more could I do?”

“It all started from a mother's love”

“We can start off with zero confidence, just like I did at the very beginning, but where it leads to can be truly fantastic and amazing.”

“Anything that knocks you down in life you just need to learn to get back up”

“I had to go on a whole journey of forgiveness”

Links

http://themissingpiecemagazine.com/

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Tracey Minutolo is a side hustle coach. She works with people who already have a job and are looking to start a business on the side. Coming from a life of debt working her regular job, Tracey learned about the value of side hustles through listening to podcasts. She learned how to better manage her money, started a side business, and kicked debt out of her life. She still works her 9 - 5, and sees value in having a day job that she enjoys, but also loves the side hustle she's created for herself.

Summary

Tracey shares her roundabout story on how she transitioned from working a job and living with debt, to becoming a side hustler and learning to live more comfortably.

She explains to Dana the initial steps she would take with someone who wants to begin a side hustle of their own.

Tracey stands up for day jobs, and talks about the importance of understanding why someone hates their job.

Dana and Tracey discuss the importance of action and trying ideas on to see if they are a fit. It's better to be moving than sitting on indecision.

Quotes

"What's after debt?"

"It's all in your power."

"I think Day Jobs are a dirty word in a lot of places"

"you roll with it, see what happens and evolve."

"There is no perfect side hustle"

Links

www.traceyminutolo.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sidehustlershaven/

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Jo Casey is an amazing entrepreneur. She is a certified coach, a speaker, and mentor. She is allergic to all of the bullshit circulating the marketing that surrounds coaching. Armed with an accent, an upbeat energy, and the ability to call it like she sees it, Jo aligns with Dana in the frame of mind that people need to release what doesn't serve them and work to get themselves into a better place.

Summary

Jo talks about old programming, and how it can show up in business. She also talks about the types of people she enjoys working with.

Dana and Jo discuss marketing, and how men differ from women in the ways that they approach it.

They talk about injecting your personality into your brand and business, and the benefit to speaking from your truth.

Jo shares some tools, mindsets and shifts that can help someone transition from a place of fear, to a place of moving forward.

Quotes

"To build a business, what we have to do to is show up in the world, to be seen and to be heard"

"The more energy we keep throwing at it, trying to be like Gary Vee or trying to be like Tony Robbins, we're never going to be them"

"Your voice is going to be like a lighthouse for other people"

"Even if you paint yourself orange, you're still an apple"

Links

www.jocasey.com

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Edna Keep has a great rags to riches story. From being a single mom with subsidized daycare, to rising through the ranks of real estate investing, Edna is no stranger to struggle or success. Now that she has amassed a wealth of information, resources and knowledge, she is helping others crack into the real estate investing world.

Summary

Edna talks a little about her background and leads up to the turning point in her life when she decided to start investing in real estate.

She shares a quote that helped her along the way and mentions that personal development played a role in her growth both financially and internally.

Dana asks Edna to share some tips or advice on real estate investing, as well as why anyone would want to be in that world.

Edna shares a recent challenge she's been dealing with and how she rectified the situation.

She discusses her students, and the points she puts major emphasis on when it comes to money, mindset and the industry itself.

Quotes

“I've always liked having money. I started working when I was 14 years old”

“I don't want to learn to live within my means, I want to learn to make money”

“I got bored”

“Everything I ever did was bringing me to this point in my life”

“Don't just rely on one source of income”

Links

www.training.ednakeep.com

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Nina Manolson is helping women to live in a body they love. Specializing in food and health, she helps women end the war on food with an approach focused on mind, body and soul. She decides to put an end to the dieting and calorie mentality and instead works toward having a more feminine approach of having a strong, positive relationship between you, the food you eat, and your body.

Summary

Dana and Nina start the show by addressing the dieting, and how Nina deals with the diet mindset.

Nina talks about the feminine approach to body and wellness as opposed to the masculine approach.

She discusses compare and despair, and the expectations people should have surrounding self love and body image, and how expectations can shape success or failure.

Nina dives into the transition from body hate to body love, and gives a look at nourishing practices, and how they help in the grand scheme of body appreciation.

Nina shares some insights bout the body, listening to it, and showing it love through your food, activity and energy.

Quotes

“Diets are like a big black hole for women”

“We all have our own personal goals of how we want to be living”

“We all have feminine and masculine archetypes within us”

“If it was information that we needed, Google would have solved all of our problems”

“I can make a choice at this point to move myself into a more positive relationship with my food and body”

“The nicer we are, then we start to reap the rewards of feeling positive about our body. We start to experience more pleasure.”

“Let our body be the guide”

“Love the food that loves you back”

Links

www.ninamanolson.com

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Brian R King has an amazing story of resilience and heart. Brian teaches and coaches other professionals the keys to growing their influence and businesses by simply being themselves. He has a masters degree in Social Work, ADD and Dyslexia. He's also the father of 3 sons with asperger's and ADHD.

Summary

Brian shares a bit of his story, some of the struggles, and trials as well as the successes and victories, and the thing that kept him moving throughout.

Brian talks a bit about the source of his insight, and some of the situations that led him to be the person he is today.

Brian discusses psychology, reward and vision, and the role they play in success.

Brian and Dana share stories about mindset, perspective, experience and growth.

Brian tells Dana about his upcoming focus and where people can find it.

Quotes

“I realized just who you can be for other people”

“How incredible it is to show up fully human and not be afraid to do so”

“Action is the all-purpose depression killer”

“As long as you're in motion, as long as you're in action, you have the momentum to make something happen”

“It doesn't mean you're weak. It means you're human”

“It's not important to be right, it's not important to accept you're wrong, it's important to be teachable”

Links

http://brianraymondking.com/

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