In this episode, I am so excited to share with you this powerful conversation I had with Maira Hernández (@maira.hdez), an award-winning author of the book Aventura, Amor y Tacos (@aventura.amor.tacos), on her journey back to her motherland in Michoacán, México that became the turning point of her life and inspired her to write this book.

In this episode, Maira and I dived into:

Maira’s Bio:

Maira is an award-winning author, photographer, and self-proclaimed aventurera (adventurer). Born and raised in LA with roots in México, she helps people reconnect with their raíces (roots) to use the lessons from their cultural heritage to empower themselves to be badass individuals.

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In this episode, I am so excited to introduce Julia Kestner (@juliakestnerdesigns), an Asian American illustrator who uses her creative voice to uplift social justice movements by creating art that focuses on important issues such as mental health, gender equality, women’s rights, and racial justice. 

In this episode, Julia and I dived into: 

Julia’s Bio: 

Julia is an illustrator with a passion for creating purpose-driven art. She strives to use her creative voice to uplift social justice movements and envision a better world. She enjoys creating work that’s focused around important issues such as mental health, social justice, women’s rights, and gender equality. She strives to normalize inclusion in the illustration world by creating positive, empowering, and uplifting artwork that not only inspires her audience, but also helps create lasting and meaningful change. 

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“True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.” ― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone 

“Belonging is the opposite of loneliness. It’s a feeling of home, of “I can exhale here and be fully myself with no judgment or insecurity.” Belonging is about shared values and responsibility, and the desire to participate in making your community better. It’s about taking pride, showing up, and offering your unique gifts to others. You can’t belong if you only take.” ― Radha Agrawal, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life 

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Books on Social Justice & Racial Healing: 

Books on Asian American Experiences: 

Books on Belonging 

AAPI Organizations 

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In this episode, I interviewed Paje Rey (@pajerey) who is a business management coach. She works with heart-centered individuals and entrepreneurs to remove unnecessary money blocks.

In this episode, we dived into:

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Paje Rey's Manifesto:

I'm on a mission to shift the culture one home at a time by ending unnecessary pain and baggage related to money.

I envision heart-centered coaches and driven individuals becoming successful Entrepreneurs!

I’m inspired to lead and help others make a relevant impact in the new economy so we can contribute to the future generation while giving ourselves the chance to experience and turn our own dreams into our reality.

I'm shifting the culture, one family, at a time by empowering others to live courageously, generously, and abundantly.

Parents and children alike live free from fear and stress caused by money.

As a community, we focus on things that truly matter - faith, family, health. We are achieving things without making the wrong sacrifices.

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In this episode, I am so excited to interview Holly Emmerson (@DreamOracleHolly), a dream oracle who has a unique ability to channel Spirit and the Universe while asleep in the Dream World. Personally, I had been fascinated by dreams for a long time. At the same time, despite the number of vivid and mystical dreams I’ve experienced, dreams to me are somewhat of a black box.

In this episode, Holly and I dived into the following:

If you are interested in learning more about how to decode your own dreams, you can access Holly’s FREE GUIDE to understand your personal dream language!

She will also open enrollment to her Dream Oracle School in November so be sure to sign up for her waitlist!

Holly’s Bio:

Holly Emmerson is a Dream Oracle and helps others manifest their goals and desires. She has a unique ability to channel Spirit and The Universe while asleep in the Dream World.

In the Dream World, she receives answers to her clients questions, gains guidance, and finds their unsupportive subconscious blocks, all to support their healing journey. By healing and removing these blocks, living a more aligned life becomes easier and allows the flow of abundance, joy, love or whatever her clients desire to manifest.

Holly is also the Founder of Dream Oracle School where she teaches other how to use dreams as a tool for spiritual awakening, learn their personal dream language and perhaps unlock their own unique abilities as a Dream Oracle.

She also shares channeled Dream Oracle messages for the collective on her Youtube channel and Instagram.

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In Rising Strong, Brene Brown wrote, “We run from grief because loss scares us, yet our hearts reach toward grief because the broken parts want to mend… When grief is part of your story, it needs to be held to be healed. We cannot heal what has not been processed, and it takes time to move through the pain of loss and grief.”

In this episode, I invited life empowerment coach, Diana (@dianalives), for a powerful bonus session on GRIEF: 

Diana's Bio: 

Diana H. Wayne (@dianalives) is a Life Empowerment Coach on a mission to help women heal their life challenges to live their authentic soulfully aligned life. After losing two of her sisters 15 months apart Diana went on a mission to uncover how to navigate grief and answer the age old question: What is the purpose of Life? Today, Diana coaches clients over the world to heal failed relationships, traumas, careers, and grief, by using the power of mindset, practical psychology, and spirituality. She lives in San Francisco, CA with her husband Toby.

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In this episode, I am so excited to interview Ksenia Sita (@kseniadevisita), the creator of The Sublime Woman (@thesublimewoman), a blog dedicated to all things related to femininity, from definitions of feminine energies and archetypes to ancient feminine wisdoms and practices.

In this episode, we dived into

I hope you will enjoy this conversation! 

Ksenia’s Bio:

Ksenia Sita is the feminine woman behind The Sublime Woman blog. She is also an energy healer, certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, and aspiring Vedic astrologer. She is passionate about ways we can cultivate, maintain and learn about femininity.

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In this episode, I invited Anna Choi, the founder and CEO (Chief Energy Officer) of Conscious Business Coaching to share with us her journey to becoming a conscious entrepreneur and her path to spirituality. Her mission is to empower the next generation of global conscious leaders to better energetically align so they can grow with more flow. Yes, business and spirituality can co-exist!

In this activating conversation, Anna and I dived deep into

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Anna’s Bio:

Anna S. Choi’s promise is to elevate humanity's consciousness serving high achieving conscious leads to find peace in chaos, master their energy, and embody their brilliance. As a broke art major with zero experience or connections, she started and sold her first financial planning business grossing six figures by age 25. Burned out from the hustle and grind, she became an Energy Master, martial artist, and qigong yoga instructor serving hundreds of conscious leaders over the past two decades. A Forbes Author, TEDx Speaker, and homeschool mom, she loves to sing on her ukulele, cook vegan meals, and dance.

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Website: https://www.annasunchoi.com/

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

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In this episode, Dr. Margaret Li Aghaeepour, a clinical psychologist and the owner of Ray Psychology, and I had an in-depth conversation about the state of mental health in the Asian American community.

In this conversation, Dr. Margaret and I went down the rabbit hole of a number of topics, including:

Margaret Aghaeepour is a licensed clinical psychologist, the founder and director of Ray Psychology. She specializes in Asian American mental health, couples therapy and sex therapy. In her private practice, she helps individuals and couples navigate struggles of feeling confident, finding a sense of belonging, making impacts, juggling work and life demands, finding love, maintaining healthy relationships, drawing healthy boundaries with family members, and resolving childhood traumas.

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Website:  www.raypsychology.com

Email: [email protected]

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