⚠️ This episode contains discussion of suicide loss, grief, and divorce. Please listen with care.

"hold on to your pen. we are the author of our own story."— Rachelle JoAnn

This is one of the most honest conversations I have ever had on this podcast.

Rachelle is a coach, mother of three, and someone who knows what it means to choose bravery over comfort.

We talked about her father's death by suicide. My divorce finalizing the day before we recorded. The crushing season that follows every aligned decision. And the abundance that comes after.

If you are in a brave season — this one is for you.

→ Grief, loss and staying soft through the crushing season→ Choosing divorce out of bravery, not misery→ Shrinking in one area while lighting up in every other→ The 30-second hug in a parking lot→ Why abundance always follows alignment - just not without the breaking first

ABOUT RACHELLE

Rachelle Papineau is a coach devoted to helping women come home to themselves. Her own grief, divorce, and heartbreak are the foundation of everything she teaches.

Connect with Rachelle on InstagramWebsite www.rachellejoann.com

IF YOU FEEL CALLED

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"What if there's really no right way? What if we're meant to meet ourselves in spaces where everything is allowed to fall apart?"

In this vulnerable solo episode, Kristi shares her journey through 2025's biggest challenges - marriage crisis, financial struggles, and the reality of leaving security to follow her soul's calling. This is about the messy middle and why you don't have to stay frozen in fear.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• The messy middle is where transformation happens
• Breaking the silence creates pathways for healing
• You can reroute yourself before things break completely
• Your internal world creates your external reality
• Progress over perfection - the work is daily

"Everything happening right now is happening FOR you, and it's all gonna work out better than you can imagine."

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"We get to decide how we want our life to be and we get to make it that way." - Steffani

This conversation with Steffani filled my soul in ways I didn't even know I needed. Her journey from grief and loss to conscious creation, her commitment to doing hard things, and the way she's turned her biggest challenges into her greatest teachers - pure magic.

I'm so grateful she showed up so vulnerably and shared the wisdom she's gathered climbing her own mountains. This one's going to land exactly where it needs to.

KEY TAKEAWAYSThe Five Power Tools → Your thoughts, words, feelings, beliefs, and stories create new pathways in your life

Challenge = Change → Doing hard things daily builds invincible confidence

Soul Assignments → Every major experience is a soul contract you chose for growth

Let Go to Grow → Releasing control and finding joy in the journey is where magic lives

Mountains, Not Hills → This work is mountain after mountain, and that's what makes it beautiful

CONNECT WITH STEFFANIWebsite: coachwithsteff.com

Soul Assignments Book - Coming soon via traditional publisher

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"For once in your life, you deserve ease and you deserve for things to feel easeful."

Ruby Fremon is a trauma-informed coach, author of Potent Leadership, somatic experiencing practitioner, and creator of Equia (Equine Assisted Somatic Experiencing). After hitting rock bottom in 2024, Ruby took a complete sabbatical from her business to heal and rebuild her life at a pace that honors her nervous system. This is her first podcast appearance since stepping back.

Key TakeawaysMost women work against their nervous systems and hormonal cycles for the sake of doing, becoming, and achieving - but for what?

The feelings you chase matter more than the goals you set when building an aligned life

Slowing down creates depth that pushing through never could

Your nervous system may have learned to find safety in chaos - healing means learning that ease can be safe too

Letting go of protective identities makes you more sensitive, but also more alive

Connect with RubyInstagram: @rubyfremon Book: Potent Leadership Substack: Ruby's writing and updatesWebsite: https://rubyfremon.com/

Current Offerings:

• Private somatic experiencing coaching (virtual)

• Equia (equine assisted somatic experiencing)

• Relational touch work

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Connect with Kristi: @kristisimonscoaching

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"My job is to connect, to listen, and to anchor into love. That is what I am here to do."

What if the greatest abundance comes from finally trusting yourself?

Brit Nicole shares her raw journey of building a photography empire, losing everything twice, and discovering her true calling. This conversation explores the difference between knowledge and wisdom, healing your nervous system, and building from soul instead of survival.

For the woman tired of hustling and ready to lead from joy… this one's for you.

Spiritual entrepreneur and founder of The Unstoppable CEO. Brittany helps female entrepreneurs release trauma and hustle culture to build soul-aligned businesses through her community, summits, and retreats.

Key Takeaways

• The difference between seeking knowledge versus wisdom

• How to recognize when you're building from ego vs. soul

• Why nervous system healing is essential for sustainable success

• The practice of holding your wounded self with compassion

• How to create sacred pause without guilt

Connect with Brit

• Website: britnicole.com

• Instagram: @its.brit.nicole

• Community: The Unstoppable CEO

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The next Soul Alignment Journey runs November 3-29 with four weeks of accountability, support, and community. We explore the Authentic Visionary, Intuitive Guide, Expressive Creator, and Awakened Self.

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“When you slow down enough to listen, your soul will always tell you the truth.” — Connie Fusella

In this heart-opening episode, Kristi sits down with Connie Fusella, intuitive healer and spiritual mentor, to talk about awakening, intuition, and what it really means to live from your soul. Connie shares her near-death experience that became a doorway to deeper remembrance and trust in divine guidance.

Together they explore: ✨ What it feels like to truly listen to your soul ✨ Healing from patterns of fear and people-pleasing ✨ Reclaiming your voice and truth after pain ✨ The beauty of coming home to yourself

🌿 Connect with Connie:meaningful messages 💫 Follow Kristi: Instagram⁠⁠ @kristisimonscoaching⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

The next Soul Alignment Journey runs November 3-29 with four weeks of accountability, support, and community. We explore the Authentic Visionary, Intuitive Guide, Expressive Creator, and Awakened Self.

Message Kristi if this feels aligned for you.

⁠Book a SOUL READING HERE ⁠

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"If you're going to be in Texas for a year, make it the year of Sarah."

Sarah DeBlock, author and founder of Soma Yoga Healing Center, shares her powerful journey from chemical engineer to healer.

After choosing logic over her heart's desire to move to California, Sarah ended up in a 5-year long-distance marriage that became her greatest teacher.

She opens up about how anxiety manifested as mysterious physical symptoms, the moment her yoga teacher changed her life with one sentence, and how she learned to trust her soul's desires over external expectations.

Takeaways:

• Ignoring your intuition often leads to the lesson you need to learn

• Physical symptoms can be your body expressing emotional pain

• Distance and contrast create space for transformation

• Joy is deeper than happiness, it comes from connecting to Source

• Writing your story helps you understand your life's journey

Connect with Sarah:

Website: somayogahealing.com (free meditations available)

Book: The Year of Sarah on Amazon

Instagram: @sarahdeblock_heals

Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Connect with Host Kristi Simons:

Ready to connect more deeply with your own soul desires?

The Soul Alignment Journey runs October 6-31 with four weeks of accountability, support, and community. We explore the Authentic Visionary, Intuitive Guide, Expressive Creator, and Awakened Self.

Message Kristi if this feels aligned for you.

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"Everything that you need in this moment you already have within you, it just takes the time and the courage to explore it." - Jenny

Jenny shares her transformation from managing editor of 22 newspapers in LA to becoming a traveling spiritual hypnotherapist. After one life-changing hypnosis session at 26, she quit her job to travel the world while building her practice. Now based in Zimbabwe, Jenny helps people overcome resistance and limiting beliefs through hypnotherapy that integrates spiritual tools.

The conversation explores

• Hypnosis gives clarity, confidence, and action steps

• Your subconscious wants you to thrive

• Resistance blocks belief in your potential

• Fear death vs fear soul dying while alive

• Focus on feelings, not just achievements

  
  

Action steps

1. Connect with yourself daily - Choose one practice: meditation, nature walks, journaling, or breathwork

2. Get clear on what you want - Ask yourself what you desire, not how you'll get there

3. Pour into your own cup first - Prioritize self-care so you can give from overflow

4. Trust your inner guidance - When you receive intuitive nudges, take small action steps

5. Practice visualization - Spend 5 minutes imagining your desired future with all your senses

   
   

Connect with Jenny

• Website: mindyoursubconscious.com

• Podcast - Upcoming podcast: "Magic and Miracles"

  
  

 Connect with Host Kristi Simons:

If these conversations resonate with you, Kristi's Soul Alignment Journey starts October 6th - a 4-week community experience diving deep into authentic visioning, intuitive guidance, expressive creation, and awakened self-awareness.

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“Running showed me what freedom could FEEL like and I started chasing that in every part of my life.” – Kristi Simons

In this insightful and heartfelt episode, Ashlee and Colleen sit down with intuitive guide and coach Kristi Simons to explore what it means to live a life aligned with your inner wisdom. Kristi shares her transformative journey—from motherhood and sobriety to spiritual leadership and running—and how each step led her closer to a life of clarity, freedom, and trust.

Together, they discuss practical tools for deepening self-awareness, overcoming limiting beliefs, and cultivating self-trust through intuition. Expect real stories, tender moments, and inspiring guidance on how to show up more fully for yourself.
 Key Takeaways✅

• Intuition is accessible to everyone, it's about remembering, not achieving

• Consistent exposure to empowering content rewires thought patterns

• Self-worth begins with self-awareness and self-belief

• Aligning with your soul doesn’t require perfection, just presence

• Emotional resistance often masks untapped potential

• True self-care starts with making space for yourself, intentionally
  

  Inspired Actions for Listeners

• ✍️ Journal Prompt: Where am I currently ignoring my intuition—and why?

• 🧘‍♀️ Block out 15 minutes this week for silent self-reflection (no distractions)

• 🎧 Check out Kristi’s podcast: Intuition for Women and Teens

• 💌 Download Kristi’s free Self-Love Meditation via her website

• 📱 DM Kristi on Instagram with your biggest “aha” from this episode
  

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  If this episode resonated with you, leave a review or share it with someone you love.

 Connect with Host Kristi Simons

Instagram⁠ @kristisimonscoaching⁠ ⁠

Book a SOUL READING HERE ⁠