Vanessa Petronelli is a spiritual coach and a trance channeler who works with influencers, celebrities, and thought leaders. This wasn’t always her path; she learned to navigate, surrender and step into her purpose, guided by Spirit, to become her ‘Magnificent Self’. And, she knows that her evolution is an ongoing journey, which she shares with rare candor and clarity.

Vanessa and I connected in late 2018. I had hit a plateau in my personal-spiritual development, and I needed support from someone embodied, experienced, articulate, grounded, and strong. I had an innate kind of knowing, this intrinsic feeling that I was going through a transition, and I needed support to make the crossing.

I had been doing a lot of my own unraveling, as I call it, since late 2016. I had no idea that I reached out to Vanessa right before some of the most challenging and intense months in my evolutionary process. I couldn’t have predicted or even imagined what I’d go through: saying adieu to Barrington, a retreat I was co-facilitating fell apart, and the negative experience around my viral video, to name the major ones.

This podcast is getting a new name - Journey Within: Insights On The Soul's Path. 

With lots of changes - very positive ones - in my personal and professional life, I've decided to rename this podcast, and all the previous content, and spin off 'Real Wealth Real Health' into a podcast about financial empowerment, wealth building and financial health. You can sign up to get notified of when it launches, at www.realwealthrealhealth.com. 

As a 20+ year business woman, executive, entrepreneur and investor, I have a lot to say on the topics of finance, investing, wealth-building and financial wellness. Yes, that's a real term and an important one in a day and age where more and more people (including those making 6 figures) are living paycheck to paycheck, can't get out of student loan debt, and have almost given up on the idea of owning a home. 

More than ever, we need to empower ourselves financially, take control of our material lives, while we also do our inner work. Within and without are symbiotic, in more than just the mystical ways.

In other words, empowerment from within combined with empowerment through the world we live in. Money, finances and the systems that currently uphold our society and structure are not going away. They may change, but we have to stay tethered to what it takes to succeed 'out there' just as much as what it takes to achieve that success, from 'in here'.

So, welcome to Journey Within. Same content, different name. I'll be hosting this podcast where it was previously available, and including posts and content on my website, www.adapiaderrico.com. You'll find it in the blog section. 

Where I previously was (unknowingly) splitting myself off personally and professionally, I'm now doing that with the podcasts. Ha! But, the paradox is that within, I've completely reconciled and integrated the two parts that seemed at odds: my spiritual, mystical side, and my business, financial side. 

It speaks to the integration of mind-heart, body-soul and the 'wholing' of all the multifaceted aspects of who we are. The less we label ourselves, put parts of ourselves into boxes, categories or neat little containers, the better off we'll all be! I, for one, would be bored if I could only define myself, what I do, what I think, and how I want to live, through a single path. 

Life is too interesting and too complex for that. We have so much about ourselves to explore and, within that exploration, a burst of creativity and directions to take. Let's take all of them, all at once, remembering to stay anchored to the single source of truth and power - the inner authority within. The Soul. 

Paulette Gloria Harwood is a wise, courageous woman who has turned one of her most painful experiences into a source of strength for others.  Paulette is a certified divorce coach as well as an experienced yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, author, speaker and unshakeable essentialist!

We connected over the Goalcast video and I knew that her wisdom and heart could be helpful to so many women who are considering, or in the middle of, a divorce.  

As Paulette says, "I was completely clueless about the process heading into it ... terrified of making mistakes and bad decisions. I was very concerned about how the divorce would affect and impact my children and our relationship. I felt powerless. I was afraid about my future. Suddenly I felt alone and isolated, I had no idea who my real friends were. My friends were our friends and “would they take his side?” “Would the children blame me?” I was even distant with my family. They seemed judgmental like I should stick it out, stay together for the children’s sake. I didn’t want to be a burden to anyone and I was embarrassed to share my feelings. I wanted it all to just go away. But it didn’t… the more I stayed frozen, stuck, trapped and scared the worse it got. Somehow I made it to the other side. But boy do I wish I knew there were divorce coaches around back then. I would have jumped at the chance to work with one."

We have a wide-ranging conversation about life: how we are set up to believe we 'should' live and be a certain way. When we are young, we don't necessarily question it. But as we grow and realize that we don't 'fit the mold' - or the cup size, as she puts it in her book, Never been a 34B: When Nothing Fits, we can have a hard time navigating the dismantling of everyone's expectations and finding our true selves.

Paulette's wisdom, her heart-centered yet fierce approach to life, living and relationships is inspiring - whether you're in a bad relationship spot - or a great partnership! We talk about so many things - diving into yogic philosophy of mind and body, and life principles that can help us all live more aligned to who we truly ARE.

Links & Info:

https://paulettegloriaharwood.com/

https://www.instagram.com/paulettegloria/

Today's episode features my soul sister and dear friend, Aurora Heinemann. Aurora is an entrepreneur, single Mom, and loving guide to many people who attend her yoga studio, classes and teacher trainings. Aurora found yoga when she was in the midst of a deep depression many years ago and she's been using yoga and other practices, especially awareness and mindfulness, to manage depression that can arise, especially during tough times.

We first connected through Master Frenchie Mamma, Karen Perkins, years ago in a Frenchie Rescue Organization. As many know, I lost Barrington last November 2018 to a tumor after 10 months of discovering it. Sadly, Aurora also lost her beloved pet Sophie only a month earlier and Karen lost her incredible girl, Jelly Bean a few months before that. 

This is not a sad conversation, though! We must see grief with new eyes and feel it in our hearts because it has the capacity to deeply heal.  Aurora and I talk about this in depth in this inspiring and uplifting episode!

I have so much appreciation for the gifts that challenging situations like loss of a loved one, can give us - gifts like presence, understanding, gratitude, deeper connections with others, opportunities to build relationships and community, indirectly gifting others the experience of our love for someone else, and the space to honor life. 

In this episode we talk about:

Links & Info:

Aurora's Studio: https://theyogachannel.net/

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofierceforever/

Books: Breathing Love, Letting Go, Biology of Belief, True Yoga

Another episode with personal insights as well as a reading of the blog post, 'Getting On The Path'. It's been an intense few weeks for many, and I've been experiencing and integrating physical discomfort from illness, as well as emotional discomfort when another wave of the viral video came, and this time I personally received very hateful and even violent comments and messages. 

However, I understood the larger spiritual nature and purpose of this period, what I am being called to look at and to face, and the choice and decision I'm making to not back down. I cannot, no matter how unpleasant or hurtful the comments, let the darkness get the better of me. Instead, I am redoubling my efforts of standing in my truth and living in my truth. I'm fortunate to have a network of both friends and family, and especially Andrew, whom I can turn to for support when certain moments threaten to drag me under.

This experience of the last few weeks with Mercury Retrograde in Pisces, culminating around the Full Moon last Wednesday and Thursday, has shown me that in order to step into my highest purpose, I must strengthen my resolve and face the discomfort that can still haunt me. This is true for all of us - what darkness is coming up? And can we allow it to wash over us, to not resist it, to stand there and let it pass, like a storm? 

Facing this fear and discomfort, as well as the judgment within myself, is what led me to publish the post, Getting on the Path.  

I've been called to step fully into my greater purpose as an embodied light leader, I will continue to face the challenges of a deepening self-awareness and self-realization and I know I can handle it with ease, acceptance, and empowerment. I'm supported in so many ways - within and around me.

Getting on the Path excerpt:

Finding the connection to our Soul doesn’t begin and end with one defining moment, like the time my Soul set me on fire in 2011. That moment of realization, of ego-destruction and soul calling, was an initiation. A rite of passage. 

Lightning, fire, ashes, dust. Rain. Torrents of water. Washing me away. Cleansing my Soul. 

That moment … was only the beginning. But I didn’t know it at the time. I knew I was going through a transition, but I didn’t know the extent of it. How could I?

From a young age, George Hoffmann was driven to seek his own interior, mental stability. He was inspired to seek answers, solutions and treatments to his fear of "losing his mind". His need to understand the workings of the brain led him to explore the workings of the mind and consciousness through many spiritual practices, theories and experiences all over the World. An avid practitioner of multiple contemplative and meditative practices, George has traveled the World seeking - and finding - himself. 

Eventually, on his journey, he found his life's purpose at the place where his search started - with his family. George is the CEO and Co-Founder, along with his Father, Geoffrey Hoffmann, of biotech company Network Immunology, which is focused on discovering and developing novel therapies for inflammatory diseases. In other words, they are optimizing the immune system and they are on the cutting edge of the technology that could change the game for animals, especially our furry friends, and humans.

In our conversation, we discuss George's personal path and his entrepreneurial journey, weaving in an out of personal stories of his time traveling around the World, to the 'why' behind Network Immunology and what they are doing to enhance our immune systems, to his ongoing dedication to his personal, spiritual practices and how he has been able to maintain a deeply meaningful life while also undertaking very demanding work. 

George shares openly about working on a biotech startup including his journey into the darker side of seeking after he tumbled into overwhelm. He also tells fascinating stories of encounters with strangers in strange places, where he found personal redemption and how his original, driving fear, led him to his fate. As I see it, his fate will have an impact on millions of lives as he and his Father pour their hearts and souls into their mission.

This is a highly inspiring interview with someone who exemplifies the dedication to finding one's self throughout life's ups and downs while also being very much 'in this life' as a businessman and entrepreneur. 

Links & Info:

Network Immunology Site - http://www.networkimmunology.com/About/index.htm

Hridaya Yoga & Meditation - https://hridaya-yoga.com/

This is a combo of personal insights and a reading of my post, 'The Truth About Mistakes'.

This is about mistakes: how we perceive them, how that perception can affect our sense of self-worth and confidence, and how a shift in perspective can go a long way in digging ourselves out from under the ego’s shame-pile.

I talk about the way I held myself in shame of making mistakes related to everything about the first marriage. And I explore the ways I shifted out of that detrimental and destructive conditioning or thought-pattern. 

I also touch on the way that shame and silence are used together for very unconscious and dark reasons, as more Vatican scandals and human trafficking rings are being discovered and, hopefully, brought to justice.

How we look at our own dark places - our own unconsciousness, and bring that to light with compassion, and without judgment, helps us to stand tall in the 'Who I Am'. 

And today, more than ever, we must align to our heart's truth, stand in our truth, speak our truth and act our truth. If we aren't aligned to our Soul's integrity, we are simply living a lie. 

We can transcend mistakes, and see them as lessons, offering ourself a new perspective and more self-empowerment to help us on our journey of self-mastery!

When we feel the fire, when we are triggered, and when we're enraged, we can easily get caught up in the emotion and energy coursing through our bodies. 

Lately there has been some fiery energy that is calling us to sit with it, feel it and channel it into creative action, freedom, movement. This energy is asking us:

Where can we trade FEAR for COURAGE?

Where can we trade REACTION for AWARENESS?

Where can we trade DISCOMFORT for FREEDOM?

Where can we trade RAGE for EXPRESSION?

In this episode I talk about a recent experience where I consciously chose how to channel a large amount of angry energy, what I felt, what I  noticed, and how I got through it.

There is so much power in emotion, if we know how to harness it for our empowerment and advancement, rather than get caught up or trapped by it. 

We have an opportunity to choose our reaction and our action in every moment. We have the choice to love ourselves. We have the choice to give ourselves what we want and what we need. 

With a Mars-Uranus meeting in the cosmos, we're feeling the heat. Like lightning hitting deep into the Earth, we're all feeling a bit on edge. What are we noticing about ourselves or others? Can we practice noticing, awareness, patience and compassion? Can we take a moment before reacting and create a new outcome? This is the opportunity we have to work constructively with fire!

Creative expression. What does it mean? How do you express your creativity? How do you express your innate Self? And, how do you show up in the world?

Kat Hargreaves is passionate about designing the human experience. She is inspired by nature, innovation, and the exploration of play as a means to express genius, and Self. 

As a Quantum Coach, PlayMonster and High Priestess of the play temple, ARKO, Kat believes that embodied innovation is in experimentation and that play leads to an infinite field of opportunities. 

In our real, raw conversation, we get into what it means to hold onto identity, how we shut down our creativity in order to gain approval, what nature has to teach us about ourselves through its governing principles, and what it means to experience the power of Yes! Sacred YES.

Links & Info:

https://www.youarethemagic.us/

https://www.arko.world/

https://www.instagram.com/youarethemagic_la/

http://www.radiancesutras.com/

The year began with a bang - a partial solar eclipse on the 5th that opened a 2-week eclipse 'portal' of insights, disruption and opportunities to see what has been holding us back. Asking us "How do you want to show up?" and "What and how will you contribute your unique values, passion and purpose to this world?"

Leading into the full moon, blood moon and supermoon Leo eclipse on the 20/21st, this week brought major upheaval thanks to a viral video of my TruthTeller talk. With over 6 million views and 65K+ shares, I've had a lot to think about, and many lessons to review about what I've been healing, what I've learned and how I want to contribute in all that I do. 

I've been initiated into my journey through the heart and the work of seeing so clearly all the pain, shame, blame, guilt and judgment I've harbored toward myself. These next few days bless me - and all of us - with the opportunity to finally, fully let go of anything that's holding us back from shining our true, heart-centered and heart-driven light.