Kimberly Kennedy is the founder of Coherence Retreats, a global women's wellness retreat company. She's a meditation and breathwork facilitator, life coach, and women's circle facilitator. Three years in, Coherence has sold out every retreat across five continents and 14 countries.

In this episode, Saara and Kim get into the ego deaths behind entrepreneurship–from a quarter-life crisis at a corporate job in NYC to a one-way ticket to Mexico. They talk about defining your no's, why travel is expansive, picking the right place for the season you're in, and befriending fear and the unknown instead of fighting it.

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Chapters00:00 Meet Kim00:39 How Coherence began02:03 The ego deaths of entrepreneurship02:38 NYC corporate and the quarter-life crisis05:13 Designing work around your life06:58 Start with your no's08:15 A one-way ticket to Mexico12:32 From Collective Getaway to Coherence16:37 Who the retreats are for18:44 Travel as expansion21:27 Choosing your land23:31 South Africa and New Zealand26:04 Putting fear in the backseat27:24 Befriending the unknown30:15 Your unknown is the opposite of your normal33:14 Austin as home base35:39 On Human Design39:37 Visibility journey on social media42:18 Detachment and iteration47:36 What's next for Coherence49:58 Purpose is play52:08 What's making Kim's life feel rich

SaaraSubstack: ⁠⁠https://richsouls.substack.com/⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaralampwalla/⁠⁠

KimWebsite: ⁠https://www.coherenceretreats.com/Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itskimberlykennedy/

Saara's Stack (foundational tools)

• To Be Magnetic (self-hypnosis, 8 years deep): https://login.tobemagnetic.com/a/2148196837/5CdqHxtb
• Waking Up (the intro course taught me to meditate): https://wakingup.sjv.io/c/7778233/3958771/54965
• Morning Pages (via The Artist's Way), magnesium bisglycinate, Moleskine journals, breathwork (via The Opening)

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Danny Miranda is a hypnotherapist, coach, and former host of the Danny Miranda Podcast, where he's recorded over 470 episodes with some of the biggest names in business and personal development. After years of interviewing others, he walked away to go deeper into his own path and now helps people expand through one-on-one work.

In this episode, Saara and Danny get into what it actually looks like to walk away from something good enough to follow an inner call with no guarantees. They talk about the projection that happens when someone has a following and the disconnection we create by putting people on a pedestal, how Danny realized he was seeking his father's approval through his podcast, and several practical tools he uses to stay grounded on his path. They also explore breathwork, meditating from the heart versus the mind, replacing the word "unknown" with "God," and the sacredness of void periods (no matter how painful).

What Danny's non-negotiables, favorite reads, and creative obsessions are right now – only in this week's newsletter: ⁠https://richsouls.substack.com/p/upending-everything-to-choose-yourself

Chapters

00:00 Saara's journey

05:00 Lessons in breathwork

10:45 Danny's journey and quitting his job

18:00 The people who change us

25:00 Projection and putting people on pedestals

35:40 Being seen as your online version

44:00 Accountability without absorbing it all

51:30 When to repair and when to walk away

57:00 Finding environments that match you

01:03:00 Podcasting and learning to be seen

01:15:20 Leaving stable and what comes next

01:19:00 Living in the void

01:25:20 Reframing "the unknown" as God

01:31:20 What the void can teach us

01:33:00 Training your mind to see possibility

Saara

• Substack: ⁠https://richsouls.substack.com/⁠

• Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaralampwalla/⁠

Danny

• Website: https://dannymiranda.com/
• Substack: ⁠https://dannymiranda.substack.com/
• Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/heydannymiranda/

Dani Beinstein is a psychological astrologer and writer whose work blends therapeutic guidance with astrological insight. With over 25 years studying astrology and a master's in spiritual psychology, she considers deeper existential questions often missing from the discourse on new age spirituality today.

In this episode, Saara and Dani get into the sensationalism and fear-mongering that's become normalized in the spiritual community, why more information doesn't lead to more wisdom, and questions of morality. They talk about why falling and failing is an inescapable part of being human, the difference between higher consciousness and emotional depth, and the importance of expanding capacity for wider ranges of experience and emotion. They also touch on spiritual materialism, Nashville vs. Austin, and why humility is the truest marker of spiritual depth.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Dani Beinstein

01:11 Nashville New Moon Circles

07:28 Prediction Culture

14:21 Pop Astrology as Empty Calories

17:35 Pop Spirituality and Human Nature

20:02 Humility as the Spiritual Path

24:19 Capacity for Shadow

30:09 The Soul's Journey

33:05 Increasing Emotional Capacity

34:30 The Taoist Farmer

39:31 Possibility Lives in the Present

43:02 Consciousness vs. Depth

47:02 Agency and Sovereignty

51:04 Spiritual Materialism

56:22 Nashville vs. Austin

Saara

• Substack: https://richsouls.substack.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaralampwalla/

Dani

• Website: https://www.daniellebeinstein.com/
• Substack: https://danibeinstein.substack.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danibeinstein/

In this solo episode, Saara shares 10 lessons from 40 episodes of making Rich Souls. She gets into why starting with your MVP matters more than having the right equipment, how to choose distribution platforms that actually fit how you work, and why shooting your shot with guests you admire almost always pays off. She also talks about following intuitive nudges over growth strategy, why she's rethinking her goal, and the difference between creating from ego and creating from spirit. This one's for anyone making a podcast, thinking about starting one, or building any creative project that requires showing up consistently.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome and 40 episodes01:12 Just start with your MVP02:04 Choose your platforms03:34 Distribution beyond Spotify and Apple05:25 Shoot your shot with guests07:49 Follow intuitive nudges over strategy09:03 Don't worry about equipment11:36 Quality comes from how you feel creating12:34 Define goals for your show14:07 Make sure it feels good15:25 Study others, then trust yourself17:02 Creating is the best feedback loop19:35 Using AI for descriptions and timestamps21:05 Booking infrastructure and guest communication23:02 Build a library of episodes24:32 Pacing solos and guest episodes25:00 Closing

Saara

• Substack: https://richsouls.substack.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaralampwalla/

Bari Sholom⁠ is an artist, personal stylist, and embodiment guide whose work helps women access the deepest, most unfiltered version of themselves. From visual art and feminine embodiment to styling and mindset work, everything she does is rooted in creating from one's essence.

In this episode, Saara and Bari go deep on what it means to create from the body rather than the mind, the difference between being perceived and being seen, and why self-expression dissolves the fear of judgment rather than inviting it. They talk about Bari's path from competitive dance to years of creative suppression to building a styling business that became an embodiment practice, and how she navigates being a polarizing figure without apology. They also get into trust-falling without evidence and accepting the death and rebirth cycle.

Connect

• Bari: https://www.instagram.com/barisholom/
• Saara: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/

In this solo episode recorded from London, Saara gets into what happens when you're calling in massive change but your nervous system can't keep up. After two months in a chronic flight state and practices (once again) falling away, a walk through Shoreditch at sunset brought a moment of clarity: the quantum leap you're calling may require inner stability first. She talks about what inner locus of control actually looks like in practice, why basic habits are the most revolutionary when everything around you is shifting, and how simple it can be to stay anchored while your life is mid-transformation.

Connect

• Saara: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/

Alissa DeRogatis is a writer and published author whose debut novel, Call It What You Want, started as a way to process a situationship and ended up going viral on TikTok. With her second book, How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle, out now, Alissa has built a community of women who feel seen by her willingness to share the messy, unfiltered parts of dating, heartbreak, and figuring out what you actually want.

In this episode, Saara and Alissa get into what it took to share her story publicly when the people closest to her didn't get it, the blind confidence that comes from assuming no one is watching, and why desire without proof makes other people nervous. They talk about building in public, the cost of being mocked for wanting things until those things work, and how heartbreak translates into art. They also explore attachment styles, what healthy relationships actually look like, and creating something that outlives you.

Connect

Alissa: https://www.instagram.com/alissaderogatis/

Saara: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/

Alex Verville is a capital raiser, co-founder of Erah Society, lead of Erah Capital, and someone building at the intersection of finance and faith. His path has taken him from a rigid Christian upbringing to living across four continents, from a family office to launching his own firm, and from learning many spiritual traditions to dreaming of an interfaith ministry where all of it can coexist.

In this episode, Saara and Alex get into what it means to bring consciousness to an industry historically built on extraction. They talk about the distortions people carry around money, from believing it grants ownership over others to not feeling worthy of receiving it. They also explore Alex's personal arc from Christianity to seeking across traditions, why business might be one of the highest forms of art, and what it looks like to bet on yourself when the safe option is right in front of you.

Connect

• Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-verville/
• Saara: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/

Mia Lauren is an abstract floral artist who went from selling her first painting on Facebook Marketplace for $30 to building a full-time art business in under a year. What started as making paintings to decorate her apartments turned into commissions, a growing Instagram following, and walking away from a five-year career in corporate finance to paint full time.

In this episode, Saara and Mia trace the full arc from that first $30 sale to where she is today. They get into how Mia followed each breadcrumb, the decision framework that helps her navigate significant decisions, and what it's like to scale a creative business. They also talk about masculine and feminine energies in creative entrepreneurship, unlearning beliefs that held Mia back, and the many lessons Mia has learned at each stage of her rapidly evolving business.

Connect

• Mia: https://www.instagram.com/mialauren_art/
• Saara: https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/

Rachel Pachivas is the CEO of Annmarie Skin Care and co-founder of salt+blue, a non-toxic sunscreen brand born out of a moment at the river when she saw a film of chemicals on the water and knew she had to do something about it. With 15 years in the clean beauty space, Rachel has built two brands rooted in intention, transparency, and a refusal to cut corners.

In this episode, Saara and Rachel get into the journey of building salt+blue from scratch, including why they delayed launch by nearly a year after realizing their bioplastic packaging would end up in the ocean. They talk about what's actually in conventional sunscreen and what it's doing to marine life, how Rachel went from campaign organizer to CEO, and what radical candor looks like in practice. They also explore the ritual of using natural products as a form of mindfulness, building a team culture around trust and work-life integration, and Rachel's journey from people-pleasing to leading with directness.

Connect

• Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/rachelpachivas/
• Saara: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/saaralampwalla/
• salt+blue: https://www.instagram.com/saltandblue
• Annmarie Skin Care: https://www.instagram.com/annmarieskincare/