What words actually describe you, and what words do you wish described you?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Maggie Van Galen, copywriter, editor, wordsmith, and award-winning children’s book author, for a conversation about voice, authenticity, storytelling, AI, copywriting, and the power of finally saying what you really mean.

Maggie has spent more than 30 years in journalism, marketing, editing, and storytelling. Her work is built on one powerful belief:

People do not connect with perfect copy.

They connect with copy that sounds like a real human being.

And in a world where AI can generate words in seconds, that matters more than ever.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• What authentic copy actually means
• Why your website should sound like you
• How people can feel a disconnect when your words do not match your real voice
• Why AI is a tool, not a replacement for your personality
• How to avoid “AI slop” in your content
• Why reading your copy out loud matters
• How Maggie captures a client’s true voice
• Why listening is the first step in good copywriting
• How words build know, like, and trust
• Why storytelling matters in business
• How to turn tangled ideas into clear, compelling messaging
• Why copywriting is not just about sounding polished
• How writing can be a form of self-expression, healing, and clarity
• Why your story matters in your business

Maggie also shares her journey from writing poetry and studying journalism to becoming an author, copywriter, and editor. We talk about children’s books, storytelling, dreams, creativity, websites, newsletters, and what it means to stay connected to the gift that has followed you your whole life.

This episode is for business owners, coaches, authors, entrepreneurs, and professionals who know they have something meaningful to say, but struggle to get the words out clearly.

Because your words matter.

Your voice matters.

Your story matters.

And the goal is not to sound perfect.

The goal is to sound like you.

Connect with Maggie:

Website: https://www.maggievangalen.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggievangalen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maggievangalenauthor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggievangalen

Maggie offers copywriting, editing, proofreading, author consulting, and done-for-you newsletter support for professionals who want their message to sound clear, human, and true to who they are.

Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who is ready to stop hiding behind generic words and start using their real voice.

What does it actually mean to trust yourself?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Beth Iaciofano of Rise Up to Transform for a powerful conversation about self-trust, embodiment, emotional awareness, energy, motherhood, healing, and learning how to stop living from old programming.

Beth teaches that self-trust is not just a mindset.

It is in the body.

It is the knowing that what you are thinking, choosing, doing, and feeling is aligned with who you truly are.

But most of us were never taught how to listen to our bodies.

We were taught to push through, ignore the signs, suppress emotions, perform, people-please, carry guilt, and call it normal.

In this conversation, Beth breaks down what it means to become aware of your body before you hit emotional overload. She explains why transformation starts with awareness, why we have to practice emotional regulation when we are calm, and why waiting until we are already at a “level 10” makes it so much harder to shift.

We talk about:

• What self-trust really means
• Why self-trust lives in the body
• How to know when something does not feel right
• Why awareness is the foundation of transformation
• How to practice emotional awareness before you are triggered
• Why fight-or-flight can take over if we do not build new tools
• How to stop letting old reactions run your life
• Why “this is just how I am” is a lie
• How societal programming keeps us stuck
• Why the ego is not the enemy
• How to recognize limiting beliefs through the body
• How shame, guilt, anger, fear, and frustration show us where we are out of alignment
• Why forgiveness does not excuse the pain
• How motherhood, mom guilt, and healing can become part of the transformation journey
• What it means to see your child, yourself, and your life through the lens of the soul
• Why gratitude can shift your energetic frequency
• How to start seeing evidence that you are growing, healing, and becoming

Beth also shares her personal journey as a mother to a daughter with special needs, how that path led her into energy work, and how she learned to trust herself, trust others, and see life through a deeper spiritual lens.

This conversation is for the person who knows they are tired of reacting the old way.

The person who feels emotions deeply but wants to stop being controlled by them.

The person who wants to stop carrying shame, guilt, and old programming as if it is their permanent identity.

Because you are not stuck being who you have always been.

You are still breathing.

Which means you can still change.

Connect with Beth:

Website: https://riseuptotransform.com
Email: [email protected]

Beth offers self-paced courses and resources to help you become aware, identify limiting beliefs, shift your energy, and transform how you move through the world.

If this conversation supports you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to remember that transformation is still available.

Does your business have a heartbeat?In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Heather Wick, Chief Energetics Officer and founder of Sacred Boardroom, for a deep and expansive conversation about business energy, intuitive leadership, founder alignment, and what it means to partner with your business instead of trying to control it.Heather works with visionary founders and companies who understand that business is not only strategy, systems, offers, and execution.Business is energy.Every business has a frequency.Every business has a field.Every business has a mission, values, purpose, and energetic signature.And when the founder and the business are out of alignment, that can show up as friction, burnout, confusion, team issues, stalled momentum, or repeatedly hitting the same ceiling.In this conversation, we talk about:What it means for a business to have its own energyWhy founders are stewards of the business, not the business itselfHow your business can feel bigger than you because its energy includes the future version of the companyWhy founder energy and business energy need to attune to one anotherWhat a Chief Energetics Officer actually doesThe difference between business energy and company cultureHow unhealthy culture patterns can live inside the energetic field of a businessWhy some people naturally align with certain companies and not othersHow business frequency impacts employees, clients, customers, and leadershipWhy companies that prioritize people often feel energetically differentHow intuitive business work can reveal what strategy alone may missHow founders can start building a relationship with the soul of their businessHeather also shares how her path moved from massage therapy, to corporate, to coaching, to deep energetic work, and eventually into the realization that her purpose is to help businesses understand and operate from their energetic frequency.This conversation is for entrepreneurs, coaches, founders, leaders, and visionaries who know their business is not just something to manage.It is something to partner with.Because your business is not just your offer.It is not just your brand.It is not just your sales strategy.It is not just your content calendar.Your business has a heartbeat.And when you learn how to listen to it, everything can change.Connect with Heather:Website: https://sacredboardroom.comHeather offers Sacred Boardroom sessions, Chief Energetics Officer support, and free business energy diagnostics for founders who want to understand what their business energy is communicating.Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a founder, coach, or business owner who knows their business is asking for something deeper.🌟 Connect with Andy Hoffer Coaching 🌟Empowering you to break free from limiting beliefs, heal your relationship with money & abundance, and step into a life of purpose, joy, and financial freedom.🔗 Website & Coaching Programs: https://www.andyhoffercoaching.com/📩 Business Inquiries / Collaborations: [email protected]💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachandyhoffer🎙️ Mindset Matters More Podcast – Available wherever you listen!https://open.spotify.com/show/6Uz8I44EapZKCCjUeaKNBW?si=LPkn4ZfgQpWyD7n6gbGiTA📖 Writing For My Life Book – Grab your copy today! https://a.co/d/hwpwFkkSubscribe for weekly mindset shifts, abundance tips, and real-talk coaching to help you live the life you truly deserve. Let's rise together! ✨#Abundance #PersonalGrowth #LifeCoaching

Is divorce always ugly, angry, and destructive, or can it become something more honest, conscious, and healing?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Molly Rubesh, relationship coach, author, speaker, and blended mama of four, to talk about marriage, divorce, heartbreak, self-trust, rebuilding, and the honest conversations many women are afraid to have.

Molly helps women navigate the tender, confusing space between staying, leaving, repairing, rebuilding, and finally telling the truth about what they actually want. Her work is rooted in her own experience walking through divorce, grief, and the process of rebuilding her life after everything cracked open.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• What divorce coaching actually is
• Why women often suffer silently in struggling marriages
• Why friends and family may not always be the safest place to process relationship pain
• The difference between wanting a divorce and needing new boundaries
• How to know whether you want to stay, leave, or repair
• Why women often ignore their own intuition
• The fear, guilt, and people-pleasing that keep women stuck
• What conscious uncoupling can look like in real life
• Why some marriages go too far before anyone tells the truth
• How resentment builds when hard conversations are avoided
• Why relationship coaching can support both repair and separation
• The importance of asking, “What do I actually want?”
• Why marriage preparation matters before saying “I do”
• How women can feel safe, seen, heard, and supported during major relationship transitions

This conversation is not about telling women to leave.

It is not about telling women to stay.

It is about helping women tell the truth.

Sometimes the marriage can be repaired.
Sometimes new boundaries are needed.
Sometimes the relationship has reached its end.
Sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do is finally admit what she has known for a long time.

And sometimes divorce is not the failure.

Sometimes pretending is.

If you are questioning your marriage, walking through divorce, rebuilding after heartbreak, or trying to find yourself again after years of people-pleasing, this conversation will speak to you.

Connect with Molly:

Website: https://www.mollyrubesh.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly_rubesh

Molly is also building a private community for women who need a safe place to feel supported, seen, and heard while navigating marriage, divorce, and relationship transitions.

Are you terrified to look at your money, but deep down you know it is time?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Therese Nicholas, certified financial planner, money mindset coach, and certified success coach, to talk about money, fear, freedom, confidence, and the life you believe you are allowed to create.

Therese has spent the last 25 years helping women rewrite their relationship with money and possibility. Her work is deeply rooted in both strategy and mindset because money is never just about money. It is about safety. Choices. Freedom. Identity. Self-trust. And the courage to stop shrinking your dreams to fit your doubts.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Why so many women are afraid to look at their money
• How money fear and shame often work together
• Why you are not broken if finances overwhelm you
• The first simple step to take when you are scared to look
• How money beliefs get passed down through families
• Why your financial story may not even belong to you
• How fear of the unknown keeps women stuck
• Why financial clarity creates confidence
• How money impacts major life transitions
• What to consider before changing jobs, retiring, leaving a relationship, or starting a new chapter
• Why practical planning and mindset work need to go together
• How to stop dreading the future and start designing it
• Why you deserve a next chapter that feels meaningful, purposeful, and aligned

Therese shares powerful stories about generational money patterns, women staying in painful situations because of financial fear, and what becomes possible when you finally stop avoiding the numbers and start seeing your options clearly.

This episode is not about judgment.

It is not about shame.

It is not about being “bad with money.”

It is about looking behind the curtain and realizing that what you feared might not be a monster at all.

It might just be a puppy barking.

And once you can see what is actually there, you can work with it.

You can make a plan.

You can create options.

You can build the life you actually want.

Connect with Therese:

Website: https://wealthcoachforwomen.com

If your partner ever cheated, would you leave immediately, or would you stay and try to rebuild?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Vanessa Cardenas, relationship reset expert and betrayal recovery specialist, for a raw, honest, and deeply needed conversation about betrayal, repair, trust, communication, and what it really takes to rebuild a relationship after connection has been broken.

Vanessa brings both professional expertise and personal experience to this conversation. Alongside her background in executive leadership and trauma recovery, she has also navigated betrayal in her own marriage, giving her a grounded, compassionate, no-nonsense approach to healing.

We talk about:

• What it actually means to repair a relationship after betrayal
• Why betrayal exists on a spectrum
• Why every relationship needs clear guardrails
• How social media, OnlyFans, flirting, attention, and secrecy can create betrayal wounds
• Why “I would never stay” is not always as simple as it sounds
• How couples can start having honest conversations before there is a crisis
• Why words matter so much in relationships
• How communication can either open someone’s heart or make them defensive
• Why “never,” “always,” and “fine” can be destructive in a relationship
• What happens when one partner takes full responsibility
• How Vanessa rebuilt her marriage after hearing the words, “I met someone”
• Why something terrible can happen to you without being about you
• How betrayal recovery can become a path to deeper truth, healing, and connection

This conversation is not about telling anyone whether they should stay or go.

It is about telling the truth.

It is about understanding that relationships are complex, communication matters, and healing requires honesty, responsibility, willingness, and the courage to say the things most people avoid.

Sometimes the relationship is over.

Sometimes the relationship can be rebuilt.

And sometimes betrayal becomes the moment where everything finally gets brought into the light.

Connect with Vanessa:

https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_understandingear/

https://www.facebook.com/UnderstandingEar/

https://www.youtube.com/@Vanessa-Cardenas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-cardenas-relationship-reset/

https://medium.com/@Vanessa-Cardenas

https://substack.com/@vanessacardenas1

Are you ready to risk it all, or are you staying safe in a life that no longer fits?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Christina Reynolds, coach and self-described certified professional risk taker, to talk about risk, identity, transformation, self-trust, coaching, and what it really means to create a life that feels aligned.

Christina works with people who are bold enough to question the life they have always known and brave enough to step into something bigger, deeper, and more true. Her work helps people move beyond pressure, performance, scarcity thinking, and “getting it right” so they can live and lead with more creativity, connection, groundedness, and fulfillment.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• The difference between reckless risk and meaningful risk
• Why sometimes you find the line by crossing it
• How to rebuild trust after something does not work out
• Why staying where you are is also a risk
• How coaching helps people meet themselves where they are
• Why coaches ask questions instead of giving answers
• How identity shifts happen through discomfort
• What it means to outgrow old versions of yourself
• Why transformation can be both gradual and instant
• How values like connection, growth, and adventure guide decision-making
• Why discomfort does not always mean you are going the wrong way
• How to know yourself before taking a leap

This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of something new and wondering whether they should leap, stay, pivot, pause, or recreate.

Because risk is not always about blowing up your life.

Sometimes risk is telling the truth.
Sometimes risk is slowing down.
Sometimes risk is choosing growth over comfort.
Sometimes risk is becoming someone your old life cannot contain.

And maybe the real question is not, “What if this goes wrong?”

Maybe the real question is:

What will it cost me to stay exactly where I am?

Connect with Christina:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christina.spinazola

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaspinazolareynolds/

Website: https://christinareynoldscoaching.com/

What if your Enneagram type is not a label, but a map?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Christi Engle, certified Enneagram teacher and coach, to talk about how the Enneagram can help us understand our patterns, motivations, relationships, and the way we show up in the world.

Christi helps people stop second-guessing themselves in the moments that matter most, whether at work, at home, or in the conversations they keep replaying in their heads. Her work is grounded, practical, and deeply human, helping people understand what is really happening underneath their reactions so they can respond with more clarity and self-trust.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• What the Enneagram actually is
• Why it is not meant to be another label or box
• How the Enneagram helps reveal your patterns and motivations
• The difference between intention and impact
• How understanding yourself can improve your relationships
• How Christi uses the Enneagram in parenting, friendships, and teams
• Why self-compassion is the starting point for compassion toward others
• How boundaries can help you say yes or no without guilt
• Why coaches, therapists, and teachers need to keep doing their own inner work

This episode is for anyone who wants to understand themselves more deeply, communicate more clearly, and stop living on autopilot.

Because the goal is not to put yourself in a box.

The goal is to understand where you are, so you can choose where you go next.

Connect with Christi:

Website: https://perennialcoaching.com
Boundaries Blueprint: https://perennialcoaching.com/boundaries

Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who loves personal growth, relationships, and deep self-awareness.

Can you be healed from afar?

In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Saras Naidoo, guide, author, and founder of the Quantum Healing Circle for Women, to talk about energy healing, vibration, love, grief, intuition, and what it means to come back home to yourself.

Saras shares her powerful journey from high school educator to holistic healer after walking through her own breast cancer diagnosis while also caring for her husband through kidney cancer. What began as a deeply personal healing journey became a calling to support others through quantum healing, Reiki, hypnotherapy, mediumship, and heart-centered community.

We talk about:

• What quantum healing really means
• How distance healing works through energy and intention
• Why love is the ultimate healer
• What vibration actually is and how emotions affect it
• How to raise your vibration and stay connected to love
• Saras’ journey through cancer, caregiving, grief, and spiritual awakening
• Why illness can sometimes become a messenger
• How her husband still connects with her from the other side
• The creation of the Quantum Healing Circle for Women
• Her book, Chai Chat: A 90-Day Journey into Alignment, Inner Radiance, and Self-Care
• Gratitude, intuition, mediumship, and finding the gift inside the lesson

This conversation is an invitation to slow down, open your heart, and remember that healing is not always linear, physical, or limited by time and space.

Because love is energy.

And energy is everywhere.

Connect with Saras:

Website: https://sarasnaidoo.com
Facebook Group: Quantum Healing Circle for Women
Book: Chai Chat: A 90-Day Journey into Alignment, Inner Radiance, and Self-Care available on Amazon

Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who believes in healing, energy, intuition, and the power of love.

What if being “called out” is actually an invitation to come back to yourself?

In this episode, I sit down with Jillian MacKenzie, coach, podcast host, and founder of Purposefully Align, to talk about shadow work, self-worth, inner critics, and the patterns running our lives on autopilot.

Jillian works with leaders who are ready to stop staying on the surface and start looking at what is really underneath: the beliefs, stories, shame, people-pleasing, and self-sabotage that quietly shape how they show up.

We talk about the difference between calling someone out and bringing something into awareness, why self-worth shows up so often for high achievers, how shame can become information, and why discipline is freedom.

This conversation is deep, honest, compassionate, and just irreverent enough to keep it real.

Connect with Jillian:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purposefullyalign/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/purposefullyalign/
Website: https://www.purposefullyalign.com/
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtMcK7fQb4u2p1d0fEdREog