My love of life energy with Anna Scott

What does it mean to truly be present with another person?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Carrie Baum back for a deeply personal conversation about communication, relationships, curiosity, and the power of being genuinely interested in another human being.

Carrie shares what 20 years of communicating with her son Sebastian, who is functionally nonverbal, has taught her about listening beyond words. Through body language, intuition, patience, technology, and simply paying attention, Carrie has learned that communication can take many forms—and that sometimes when we think someone isn’t making sense, we may simply not be equipped to hear what they’re trying to say.

Carrie also shares the beautiful friendship between Sebastian and Tara, a young woman who took the time to truly engage with him. Her presence, curiosity, and willingness to communicate in the ways available to Sebastian allowed him to feel seen—and inspired him to put tremendous effort into communicating with her.

Together, Anna and Carrie explore what changes when we stop simply going through the motions and become sincerely interested in the person in front of us.

Their conversation is a reminder that presence isn’t about having the perfect words. It’s about staying curious, paying attention, and being willing to meet another person where they are.

Anna and Carrie also reflect on the extraordinary people who become part of our lives, the relationships that become family, and the gratitude that comes from truly seeing—and being seen by—another person. Latha Jay(1)

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What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted — and realize it still isn’t the life you want?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Sonny Garg for a conversation about achievement, identity, worthiness, choice, and what it means to question the path we’ve been taught to pursue.

Sonny shares a pivotal moment in his own life. After Harvard, the University of Chicago, a White House Fellowship, an Aspen Crown Fellowship, and reaching the executive committee of a Fortune 125 company, he found himself telling a friend, “My life sucks.” His friend responded with six words that changed everything: “What are you chasing, and why?”

Together, Anna and Sonny explore how achievement can become a way of proving our worth, how easily the “what” and “how” of a successful life can be defined for us, and why we may never stop to ask whether we actually want the things we’re working so hard to attain.

Sonny also reflects on realizing that his life didn’t simply need to be optimized or improved. The operating system itself needed to change — a process that meant questioning his identity, moving through discomfort, and deciding for himself who he wanted to be in the world.

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What if joy isn’t something to chase, but a compass pointing you toward the life that is most aligned with who you are?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Latha Jay for a conversation about joy, alignment, intuition, being truly seen, and the courage to follow what lights you up.

Latha shares how a path she had imagined for herself since childhood eventually stopped feeling right. Even without knowing what would come next, she knew what she could no longer continue. That willingness to listen inward became part of how she now approaches her life: moving toward joy and paying attention to what feels deeply aligned.

Together, Anna and Latha explore what it means to use joy as a compass, the fulfillment that comes from living in alignment, and the transformation that can happen when someone is truly witnessed. Their conversation touches on the beauty of being seen—even in the parts of ourselves we may once have hidden, suppressed, or felt ashamed of.

Latha also shares her lifelong intuitive experiences and how her ability to perceive things others may not see became a gift she eventually learned to cultivate and bring into her work with others.

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What happens when the career you dreamed of gives you everything you wanted — except peace?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Annelies Richmond, International Director of SKY Campus Happiness, for a conversation about breathwork, meditation, stress, connection, and the power of transforming our inner world.

Annelies shares her journey from professional ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera, where she struggled with intense stage anxiety, to discovering SKY Breath Meditation. Within weeks, she found herself walking onto the stage with a calm she had never experienced before. That inner shift eventually led her to teach the practice and bring it to young people in schools and universities.

Together, Anna and Annelies explore the overload of modern life, why stress can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and each other, and what becomes possible when the mind begins to settle. Annelies reflects on helping young people reconnect with themselves, feel more comfortable being who they are, and rediscover a natural sense of belonging.

Their conversation ultimately returns to something beautifully simple: love. As Annelies shares, when we experience that we are love, we have more love and energy to care for ourselves, each other, and the world around us.

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What happens when we begin to notice the energy we are carrying — and gently say hello to it?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Lesley Ames, a psychic medium and animal communicator, for a tender conversation about psychic meditation, animal communication, the unseen, and the ways energy can be named, released, and understood.

Lesley shares how psychic meditation helped her build a daily practice, clear energy, and live with more ease. She also speaks about her beloved dog Stanley, whose life and passing opened a deeper doorway into animal communication, love, and the wisdom animals have to share with us.

Together, Anna and Lesley explore what a psychic reading can offer, how animal communication can shift a relationship, what it means to listen to nature, and how saying hello to the energy we can’t quite name can help us let it go. Lesley describes psychic work as a way of naming energy so it can be seen, acknowledged, and released.

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What if life is always communicating with you — through the ordinary, the quiet, the seasonal, and the seemingly mundane?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Lara J. Day for a beautiful conversation about Qigong, energy, ritual, winter solstice, spiritual practice, and the deeper guidance available when we begin to pay attention.

Lara shares how Qigong helped her connect with energy in a tangible way, how she works with neurogenic tension and trauma releasing practices, and how her winter solstice ritual became one of the most meaningful practices of her life.

Together, Anna and Lara explore what it means to listen to the rhythms of nature, return soul to the solstice, notice how life is speaking, and remember that the everyday can be miraculous when we are willing to see it.

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What happens when we listen beyond the words someone is saying?

In this special episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Summer MacCool back for a different kind of conversation. This time, Summer turns the tables and asks Anna the questions — offering listeners a chance to experience how Summer listens, reflects, and helps reveal what is underneath the surface.

Together, Anna and Summer explore energy, grounded presence, self-trust, inner knowing, kindness, healing, and the art of conversation. Anna shares how she listens not only to someone’s words, but also to the energy they are speaking from — what it may be longing for, what it may be afraid of, and what becomes possible when it feels safe enough to relax.

This episode is also a beautiful glimpse into Summer’s work: her capacity to listen deeply, reflect with precision, and meet the whole person with compassion, softness, and clarity.

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What does it mean to become fully yourself — not as an idea, but as a lived practice?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Christine D’Ercole for a heartfelt conversation about authenticity, self-talk, agency, inner strength, and what it means to show up as yourself in the world.

Christine shares how her own journey helped her recognize the power of language, self-trust, and the stories we carry about who we are allowed to be. Together, Anna and Christine explore the importance of knowing where you are, choosing how you speak to yourself, and remembering that you have agency over the narrative you live from.

This conversation touches on Peloton, movement, music, inspiration, personal agency, and Christine’s powerful framework: I am, I can, I will, I do.

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What does it mean to be deeply seen by another human being?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Guy Sengstock, creator of The Circling® Institute, for a profound conversation about presence, relationship, wonder, and the human longing to be truly met.

Together, Anna and Guy explore what happens when we slow down enough to receive another person as they are. They speak about the ache of being seen, the mystery of real conversation, the way relationships shape who we become, and why the capacity for wonder may be one of the most important antidotes to disconnection.

Guy also shares the deeper intention behind Circling® — not simply as a method, but as a relational practice that helps people listen, notice, and become more present with themselves and one another.

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What happens when we stop moving at the pace of pressure, conditioning, and “should”… and begin moving at the pace of our own nature?

In this episode of My Love of Life Energy, Anna welcomes Julie Stuart back to the podcast for a gentle and deeply honest conversation about stillness, nervous system awareness, somatic healing, relationships, identity, and what it means to trust life as it unfolds.

Julie shares how slowing down has changed the way she listens to herself, meets constriction, and notices what is asking to open. Together, Anna and Julie explore the difference between forcing life from fear and allowing the next step to emerge from presence, spaciousness, and inner aliveness.

This conversation touches on craniosacral work, emotional imprints, the wisdom of the body, the courage to let go of old identities, and the quiet power of asking: what would bring me most alive?

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