Life and Love by Design

Shakira, Beyoncé, and Megan Thee Stallion have all been publicly cheated on, and that kind of betrayal can send shockwaves out to all of womankind. These are the most beautiful, talented, successful women in their fields, and they STILL got cheated on. If they are not worthy of loyalty, who is? 

That’s exactly the question I want to dissect today, specifically because it’s the wrong one. You did not make your partner cheat on you. And I’m sure you’ve heard that you have to do everything you can to keep a man, even if it means compromising your success. But not even that will save you, because your success is not the reason why men cheat. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about why successful, high-achieving women attract disloyal men. I believe that is the right question we should be asking ourselves. Rather than blame the woman for the man’s behavior, we should look at what qualities disloyal men are targeting and how you can protect yourself from someone who may want to take advantage of you. 

Tune in to find out what you’re doing to attract cheaters, and what you can do about it. 

How to work with Odette:

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Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

So many women have been taught to hold everything in. We are told to be palatable and keep our emotions to ourselves because it would be better for everyone else around us if we just pretended that everything was ok, even when it’s not. Screw that! 

If you find yourself disconnected from your body, unable to feel joy, and can’t help but feel that something is profoundly wrong, it may be that you’re lying to yourself. You are telling yourself that everything is ok, because you were conditioned to pretend and be palatable. But that habit is eating you alive, and together, we can stop it for good. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about what if you’re not burnt out from life but from pretending. Pretending that everything is ok when it's not is only going to hurt you. There’s no upside! It’s time to take control of your own emotions and your own needs today. 

Tune in to hear how you can stop lying to yourself and how to safely embrace the feelings you’ve been avoiding. 

How to work with Odette:

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Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

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Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

Grief came very quickly for this week’s guest. Natalie’s mother was suddenly diagnosed with stage four cancer and passed away earlier than anyone would have expected her to. Natalie, as a grieving daughter, is not only holding space for this grief and healing from it, but also allowing it to create space for more compassion and more dancing in her life.  

Natalie Caruncho is a Broadway performer, an associate choreographer, and a Yoga teacher, originally from Miami, FL. Currently based in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up dancing and has had the privilege of working on some beautiful stages. She currently performs on Broadway in Buena Vista Social Club and as Associate Choreographer for Moulin Rouge. Favorite performance credits include: On Your Feet (Original Broadway Company), In The Heights 1st National Tour (Ensemble; u/s Nina, Vanessa, Carla), Romeo & Juliet (Juliet), A Chorus Line (Diana Morales). Natalie is also a 700-hour registered Yoga Teacher and teaches in NYC at SkyTing. She writes a monthly essay on Substack and posts about grief and presence on IG @nataliecaruncho. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about how Natalie is dancing with grief. By healing through movement, loss, and presence, Natalie has been able to continue her life while still honoring her mom. This kind of grief can rock anyone’s world, so I wanted to take a moment to explore these feelings of loss, love, and compassion with a loved one. Tune in to hear how Natalie is honoring her mom through dance and how you can keep going after a loved one has passed. 

Follow Natalie on:

Her Website: https://www.nataliecaruncho.com/  

Instagram: @nataliecaruncho

The Little By Little Substack: https://nataliecaruncho.substack.com/  

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

Buy the Re-ignite Your Spark Journal here! 

Follow Odette on:

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Website: www.odettecoronel.com

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

So many couples can feel themselves becoming roommates. They’re not affectionate anymore, they’re not being intimate, and reaching out to make a connection feels like pulling teeth. No one knows what to do or how to fix it, so you just drift further away from each other.

So what do you do when you feel like roommates, and you want to get back to feeling like lovers? You have to go back to basics - no grand gestures, no huge life changes. In my experience, you’ll find love in the little moments of life. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about a scenario my clients brought to me; we both work from home… but we feel like roommates. Most couples don’t know where to start when they’re in the roommate phase. Luckily, as a certified life and relationship coach, I have seen this before, and I can help guide you out of the roommate phase and back to being lovers. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear how I advised my coaching clients and how you can start reconnecting with your partner today!

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

Buy the Re-ignite Your Spark Journal here! 

Follow Odette on:

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Website: www.odettecoronel.com

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

As a life and relationship coach, attachment styles are so fascinating to me. They’re this window into who we are and why we do the things we do. They provide context to all our behaviors and chronic patterns we have in our relationships. And the best thing about them is that you’re not confined to one attachment style for the rest of your life!

For many of my clients, that's the goal. They don’t want to be too anxious, or too avoidant, or completely disorganized. They want to have healthier relationships. So I study their current attachment styles and guide them towards a more secure attachment style. And I do that by staying up to date on my reading. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about why love matters. Your earliest attachment styles shape your adult relationships. Which means that you could be acting out how your parents raised you in your current relationships and not even know it! Tune in to hear about attachment styles through the lens of my favorite book and how I use these styles to design a better relationship for my clients. 

Resources Mentioned:

Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby's brain by Sue Gerhardt

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

Buy the Re-ignite Your Spark Journal here! 

Follow Odette on:

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Website:www.odettecoronel.com

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

I didn’t realize how much I needed a week-long vacation with my hubby until we were actually there. Don’t get me wrong, planning to be away from my kids and the logistics were a bit stressful. But the time away was so nice! We booked massages and excursions, and we even booked a helicopter ride! 

During that helicopter ride, I realized something. All the little things we bicker about in life are so little compared to the love we have for each other. What really matters is us, and reconnecting with each other. It just took a baecation to figure that out. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about why you need to get away together, even when life says you can’t. So much of life gets in the way of your connection with your partner. When my clients fall into a rut, it’s typically because they prioritized literally everything else in their lives before each other. But I've found that getting away and spending one-on-one time with your partner can help you go from feeling like roommates to being loving partners again. Tune in to hear how you can get away and reconnect no matter what’s going on in your everyday lives. 

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

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Follow Odette on:

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Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

I used to be very proud of how I neglected myself. In hindsight, it’s a bit embarrassing, and neglect sounds like a huge word to describe what I was doing. I wasn’t trying to neglect myself; I was busy taking care of everyone else! There was laundry to do, kids to raise, and dinner to be made. But in the end, I did take a lot of pride in not taking care of myself.

I spent so much time taking care of everyone else that I wasn’t taking care of myself. I didn’t notice that I felt disconnected from my body or my own needs. I wasn’t connected to my hobbies because I felt it was too indulgent to use that time for myself, since I could be using that time to care for my family. And then something changed that put everything into a new perspective.

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about how I tried something I never thought I would. One thing gave me back my own time, and the realization that the world wouldn’t end if I indulged in it for a few hours a week. My family wasn’t falling apart, the chores still got done, and I felt better than I ever had before. So many women have the same story as mine, and in this episode, I’m going to share the lesson I learned when I finally let myself carve out some me time. 

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

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Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

The amount of intimacy you and your partner experience in your relationship can be the difference between having a long and happy marriage together or finding yourself separated. Your intimacy is the spark that you guys have together, that thing that makes you guys click. And like everything else in a long-term relationship, doubling that intimacy will require a little bit of courage.

And before we go on, I want to make sure we’re on the same page when I say intimacy. I don’t mean physical intimacy (I have another episode for that). What I mean is emotional,  mental, and energetic intimacy. We want to measure how vulnerable you can be with each other and see if there’s any room for improvement. It sounds like a heavy task, but it’s simpler than you think. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about what really happens when you double your intimacy. By doubling your intimacy and addressing that loneliness you’re both feeling, we can take your relationship to the next level. We are not taught how to be emotionally intimate, but with this week’s episode and my coaching experience, we can find the emotional support you’re looking for.

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

Buy the Re-ignite Your Spark Journal here! 

Follow Odette on:

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Website: www.odettecoronel.com

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

What if the thing you’ve been hiding… is actually your greatest strength?

When most people hear the word “vulnerability,” they think about relationships. I know I do. In my work with couples, I see how powerful it is when someone is finally honest about what they feel, what they need, and what they’ve been afraid to say.

But vulnerability matters just as much in leadership.

Whether you’re leading a family, a business, a team, or simply the people you love, real leadership is not about having all the answers or pretending to have it all together. It’s about creating space for people to be real, to feel safe, and to be themselves.

In this episode of Life & Love By Design, I’m joined by Lindsay Dotzlaf, a business mentor and host of a top-rated podcast who has spent nearly a decade helping coaches build businesses rooted in who they really are.

Lindsay is known for leading with vulnerability in a world that often rewards perfection, performance, and pretending. She believes that the very thing you’ve been trying to hide or change about yourself is often the thing that makes you most powerful.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Why vulnerability is the missing piece in leadership
• How to lead authentically at home and at work
• Why being “strong” doesn’t mean hiding your feelings
• How vulnerability builds trust, connection, and confidence
• The surprising way Lindsay turned her biggest insecurities into her greatest superpower
• What women leaders, mothers, coaches, and entrepreneurs need to unlearn in order to fully step into their next level

If you’ve ever felt like you have to hold it all together, keep it all inside, or be everything for everyone, this episode is for you.

Because the leaders people trust most are not the ones who seem perfect. They’re the ones who are brave enough to be real.

How to work with Odette:

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⁠Sign up for Odette’s Life Coaching Services here! ⁠

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Follow Lindsay on:

Her Website: https://lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/ 

Business Instagram: @lindsaydotzlaf

The Mastering Coaching Skills Podcast: https://lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/podcast/ 

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio. 

Women over 40 often feel stuck in their relationships. My clients come to me saying that everything should be fine - they’re still in love, and they don’t want a divorce - but there’s something stagnant about their life and their relationship. These women feel stuck, and they have no idea what to do about it. 

As a certified life coach, I’ve seen this time and time again. What you’re looking for has a name; you want to take your life to the next level. You’ve gotten married, you’ve raised the kids, and you’ve gotten to a great place in your career. But this is not the ceiling. There’s a more amazing life waiting for you, and I can help you get to the next level.  

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about why women over 40 feel stuck in their relationships - and how I help them. If you feel stuck, in a rut, or disconnected from your own life, you are not alone. Countless clients have come to me to get help getting unstuck, and they have all found the next level of their lives and their relationships. Tune in to hear how the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, a six-month coaching program, can help you get unstuck and unlock your next level of life and love! 

Follow Odette on:

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Website:www.odettecoronel.com

How to work with Odette:

Book a free consultation call for the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience here!

Check out more information on the Next Level Woman: Life & Love by Design Experience, Odette’s six-month coaching program, here!

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Life Coaching Services here! 

Book a consultation call for Odettes’s Couples Coaching Services here! 

Sign up for a Complimentary RELATIONSHIP & LIFE ALIGNMENT AUDIT

Buy the Re-ignite Your Spark Journal here! 

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.