Life, Leadership and Change with Kara Hawkins

What does it mean to "connect to self"? What does it look like? Why does it even matter?

This episode answers all those questions and covers the three big obstacles to your ability to connect to self- as well as the one thing that helps overcome this.

Let me know your questions or own experience in the comments!

Important messages for people who want to grow as a person and make positive contributions to the world. Make sure you don't fall into these traps in the process!

Understanding how connection and change are mutually reinforcing is relevant to both current and aspiring leaders as well as anyone interested in personal transformation, wellbeing and collective change.

Let me know your questions or own experience in the comments!

Welcome to the channel! It's for my fellow multi-passionate, curious, creative folk and current and aspiring leaders.

This episode goes over what this is all about. Why connection and change, and what's in it for you?

This is the foundational episode framing all the others, kicking off a channel that will help you further your own growth, deepen your connection on all levels, and initiate, manage and lead change in your life and beyond. Enjoy!

Holly Wodetzki is the creator of the Sensual Embodied Dance® methodology, and has spent over ten years teaching thousands of women practices to recognise and access the beauty, power & wisdom of their embodied experience. She holds online and in-person workshops and trainings, facilitating deep transformation in all spheres of life.

We cover:

-        Unlocking your creativity and a profound sense of purpose

-        Building true confidence and authenticity through embodiment 

-        Breaking free from social conditioning around the female body to embrace your innate wisdom and power

-        Pleasure as a resource for resilience, creativity (and even advocacy)

-        Experiencing the interconnectedness of life

-        And so much more!

You can find Holly on IG @holly.wodetzki and join one of her online or in-person workshops here: https://hollywodetzki.mykajabi.com/online-experiences

Today's guest is Claire Smith from Photos by Claire. Claire creates stunning newborn, maternity and family photographs, runs a business mastermind for new and established photographers and mentors other photographers. 

We discuss Claire's story and her insights on:
- Keys to succeeding in business as a creative
- Enhancing client experience
- Managing comparison-itis
- Hobbies vs businesses
- How to pick your mentors
- Community over competition
- Succeeding outside your comfort zone

You can connect with Claire through:
https://photosbyclaireperth.com/
@photosbyclaireperth

For more on The Co.here Network, which supports ambitious, purpose-led women thrive both individually and professionally,  check out IG @the.cohere.network and sign up to beta test our online membership!

For support along your own purpose-led path, book in a complimentary 25min checkin on IG @karaehawkins.

Liz Scarfe is a psychotherapist, educator, facilitator and supervisor who works in collaborative learning to repair cultural systems of domination, exploitation and isolation. 

From studying biology and living in a forest to psychotherapy, facilitation and medical anthropology, Liz has a rich personal and professional experience. She shares some of the many insights she has developed into how we interact with ourselves and each other, and the many pitfalls and beliefs that keep us stuck, burned out and in a state of cultural disrepair.

We cover a huge range of topics, including:

- Congruence with ourself
- Learning our limits and healing cultural wounds
- The important of periods of feeling "lost" 
- The change process and identity shifts
- How to stop fitting into things that aren't right for you
- Common misconceptions about what makes us happy

You can connect with Liz via her website: https://lizscarfe.net/

For more on The Co.here Network, which supports ambitious, purpose-led women thrive both individually and professionally,  check out IG @the.cohere.network and sign up to beta test our online membership!

For support along your own purpose-led path, book in a complimentary 25min checkin on IG @karaehawkins.

Joy Beljera is a brand strategist and designer for change makers, conscious CEOs, good hearted visionaries, and intentional thought leaders.

Listen to Joy as she shares how she came to find purpose and take meaningful action while doing what she loves,  running Laya design studio for brands that build a better world. 

Join us as we discuss:

• The role 'coming home to yourself' and unlearning plays in the process
• Creativity, inspiration, self-doubt
• Integrating your values with your brand
• How following your heartbreak could lead you to your purpose
• And more!

You can find Joy @laya.designstudio and https://www.layadesignstudio.com/

For more on the Co.here Network, which supports your individual thriving AND your changemaking work, check out IG @cohere.network or sign up for our online membership here: https://coherenetwork.podia.com/

For support along your own purpose-led path, book in a complimentary 25min checkin on IG @karaehawkins or check out my website: https://www.karahawkins.com.au/ 

Musonga Mboga is a Visual Artist based in Canberra. Born in Singapore to a Tanzanian engineer and Zimbabwean radiographer, Musonga is a self-taught, gallery-represented artist opening his third solo exhibition at the age of 24. 

Tune in to hear Musonga share his insights and experience about:
- building creative confidence
- walking an untrodden path
- finding your own version of success
- representation among young African Australians
- using your skills and gifts to give back

Musonga's latest exhibition, named after his youngest brother, Kione, opens 11-27 August 2023 at the Hake House of Art in Dee Why, Sydney. 

Find Musonga at https://www.hake.house/artists/musonga-mbogo or on Instagram @musonga.m

For more on Co.here, a professional network of women that exists so you can nourish yourself AND your business, check out IG @cohere.network 
For support along your own purpose-led path, check out https://www.karahawkins.com.au/ or IG @karaehawkins