She Who Wins

The term “manifestation” is commonly thrown around these days. But what does it really mean? What does the manifestation practice look like and feel like? What can it do for your life? That’s what we’re talking about today with Alexis Amato, a master mindset and manifestation coach, retreat leader, speaker, and influencer who strives to help women get to the next step in their business by using strategy and the tools of manifestation. She’s a multi-business owner and teaches women how they can go from unemployed to six figures in less than one year. Let’s get to manifesting the life you always wanted.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[05:24] Manifesting a Partner

Manifestation is more about the energy and emotions we want to experience rather than just physical characteristics. Focusing on how you want to feel in a relationship, such as feeling loved, cherished, and supported, is more powerful than trying to manifest a specific physical appearance or a personality trait.

[09:05] How to Start Manifesting

[12:24] It’s Not About Being Perfect Every Day

It’s not about being happy but staying aligned with your true self. There is no one on this planet that is going to be perfect every day, all day. For instance, instead of getting mad about being stuck in traffic, let it go and enjoy the time. Either sit there in traffic and be angry, or sit there and be happy, using that time to listen to a self-development podcast. Try to make the best of every situation and always look at it from a place of love. Whether it’s a death in your family or getting cheated on, the overall goal in order to manifest fast is to be able to bring so much gratitude, that in every situation you can find the love in it.

[17:11] Specific vs. Nonspecific Manifesting 

If you’re a nonspecific manifester, you’re just really going by the way that the manifest makes you feel. If you’re a specific manifester, you really want to get into the specifics of the thing you want. If it’s the car, visualize the color, the interior, the cost, etc.

Resources Mentioned:

www.manifestwithalexis.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

A ton of women deal with gut issues and symptoms like bloating, constipation, frequent bathroom visits, cramps, and acid reflux that are pretty overt. However, we don’t really associate gut issues with low energy, hair loss, skin issues like acne and eczema, hormone imbalances, anxiety, depression, etc. And if you want to feel your best, you’ve got to work on your gut health.

In today’s episode, Bridgitte Mallinson, functional medicine dietitian, shares a wealth of wisdom about gut health, why it matters, and how it impacts your life. Bridgitte is the founder and CEO of Gutpersonal, a seven-figure supplement company with a mission to improve the health and wealth of all women.

Through her own lifelong struggle with her gut, Bridgitte has spent a decade studying functional medicine and nutrition. She’s built a seven-figure company in just 16 months during the pandemic. She launched Gutpersonal as her way to change the world in a big way and with a mission to improve the health and wealth of all women.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[06:48] Ways to Heal Your Gut Issues

There are health issues that can’t be solved with food, and it’s a common misconception for people to go on a restrictive diet, a low FODMAP diet, or even a gluten-free diet. For some people, a gluten-free diet is very powerful but you want to get tested first. Oftentimes, food is not the problem, rather, it’s a symptom. For instance, if someone is reacting really strongly to gluten, dairy, eggs, or certain vegetables, the problem is not the food itself – but that’s because the gut is messed up.

[08:16] The Role of Supplements to Promote Gut Health

If you’re wanting to heal your gut issues, your energy issues, and your hormones, supplements are the answer – and personalized supplements are the answer. If you have been having gut issues for decades, you may be taking action. The question is if you’re taking the right action. It’s just not about going to another doctor’s visit. It’s time to try something new, such as taking personalized supplements. The medical community can be very disempowering as they’re giving you solutions that aren’t really solutions. At Gutpersonal, they empower everyone to eliminate gut issues – for good – through a personalized approach.

Resources Mentioned:

www.bridgittemallinson.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

Sadly, the conversation about periods, poops, and other things women go through, is something that we’re not having enough so we don’t know what normal really is. And when you don’t know what normal is then you can’t know what abnormal is. You just don’t know what you don’t know.

In this conversation, Dr. Lyndsey Maher, owner and director of Soleil Acupuncture, joins us to talk all about what women should know about their bodies. A licensed naturopathic doctor based in Connecticut, Lyndsey talks about what goes on in a woman’s body once you get to a certain age. Passionate about women’s health in all stages of life, Lyndsey is still in constant disbelief at how incredible the female body is. Get a load of information from her today, including all of the things that we think women have to suffer through when we don’t really have to!

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[02:55] What Does Perimenopausal Mean?

Premenopausal is truly a woman who is cycling fertile and has a regular period every month, whereas perimenopausal is about seven to 10 years before menopause. Sometimes, we connote it with those one to two years leading up to menopause, because that’s when a lot of those changes take place. The average age of menopause in the United States is 51, so women in their 40s are pretty much in their perimenopausal period. Symptoms of perimenopause include sleep changes, feeling warmer than usual, hot flashes, sweats and discomfort. It can be a constellation of different things that everyone experiences. It could also manifest through stubborn weight that you just can’t lose.

[06:03] Understanding the Menstrual Cycle

The menstrual cycle starts from the first day of bleeding to the next bleed. In essence, the purpose of this cycle is to essentially get pregnant. Research says that a normal cycle is between roughly 27 to 32 days so we should be having between nine and 10 to 12 periods a year.

[07:22] What a Normal Period Should Look Like

An ideal period would be 20 days with minimal cramping, no need to take a pain reliever, and no need to take off time. You also don’t need to be in the fetal position on your bed for much of that time. There should be no headaches. Knowing your hormonal levels is a good way to start balancing your hormones out.

[17:33] The Effects of Hormonal Birth Control

The advent of hormonal birth control really gave women the empowerment to go into the workforce and not become a mom right away. It’s also allowing for underserved populations to have a little bit more control who don’t have education surrounding their body. But if women knew more about their bodies, it would give them more empowerment and control over their planning than to take something that dismisses and shuts down the conversation between the brain and your ovaries. Younger women who go on birth control have a greater likelihood to develop depression since their brains are not yet fully formed. If you are on hormonal birth control, you’re not getting those ebbs and those flows. You’re not going to be as creative and productive as you would like to be so you could regress a little bit and feel those sensations of depression.

[26:07] The Seed Cycling

Eating seeds like flax seeds in the follicular phase promote more estrogen. Flax seeds are also good at bulking up the stool. In the second half, consume seeds like sunflower and sesame seeds.

Resources Mentioned:

Soleil Acupuncture

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

Do you feel like nothing seems to be going right in your life right now? Well, everything in your life is interconnected, and so, you’ve got to make sure all these pieces are aligned in order for you to find the happiness, peace, and success you’re looking for.

In today’s episode, Flory Hiatrides will help us find the missing PEACE in your life and how you can find awareness in figuring that out. Flory is a mom, a mathematician, a mentor, an entrepreneur, and an educator. She is the founder of a group called A Wakened Events, where she teaches people how to maximize their success and happiness using ancient wisdom, modern science, and proven business strategies to change lives.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[03:05] What is the PEACE Acronym?

Those are the pieces of your life puzzle that add up to the overall PEACE. If they do not fit together and they’re not in alignment, the big picture isn’t going to look pretty. Hence, taking an inventory of your life by looking at those five components can be very useful.

For instance, it’s almost impossible to talk about a physical injury without the other pieces. People do, however, and that’s the issue. They try to isolate and do physical therapy, but they’re not doing emotional therapy or ethereal therapy.

Awareness is the key to all this because awareness transmutes outcomes. When an experiment is observed, the outcome changes. And being aware of all five of these components is going to send good energy to you in a different way.

[13:11] Making Deliberate Choices

Today, you are fully capable and empowered by the universe to make choices. These are choices to keep you in your personality as long as you can, without having to go outside your zone. You want to make deliberate choices, which means freedom – because what you find in the word, “deliberate,” is the word “liberate.” If you make deliberate choices, you’re protecting your energy.

[17:08] Goal Setting and Achieving Goals

Your emotions are your navigation system. If you keep trying and pushing, it’s not going to feel right. Instead, be mindful – push and have goals – but you also have to pull and let the universe deliver.

[21:27] How to Stay in higher vibrations

Staying in a higher vibration of joy and happiness is all about how you feel about what you’re doing. For example, when you eat a slice of cheesecake, it might be not the best thing you can eat, but it could be the best thing you can eat to raise your spirit. These pieces of PEACE are so interconnected, but what is truly relevant in each one of them is how we feel about them.

Resources Mentioned:

www.a-wakened-events.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

Amber Lilyestrom created a life for herself – one that is removed from the corporate hustle culture that she came from. But if you think it all came easy– well, it didn’t. Today, she talks about her journey and her struggles to get to where she is.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[09:19] How to Push Through the Fear of Failure

It’s not that you won’t fail because you have to fail. But it’s just a matter of how you frame it. Frame failures not as failures but as data points on what you need to improve. Don’t take your failures personally. Inner work is required to be able to move through things more quickly. And if you’re not moving quickly, that’s still okay because you’re learning on this journey.

[11:34] Getting Stuck in Fear and How to Get Out of It

Give it oxygen and stop keeping it trapped inside. Whether you say it out loud to a trusted friend or work with a mentor, you have to witness these aspects of yourself so you can normalize them. Then you can learn to move on, move through it, and move beyond that constricted phase.

[17:47] How to Find that Grace of Letting Go

Trust your intuition when it’s telling you to let go. Our head can give us all the reasons we should hold on to it. The mind wants us to be realistic and practical, or worry about who we’re going to tick off or what people are going to say. But you have to make that decision to let go so you can breathe again.

[22:05] How to Find Your Purpose

Slow down so you can shut off all the noise, the distractions, and all of the influence. Then you begin to tap into yourself and listen intimately and intently. When we can get into that environment, it’s incredible how fast the clarity emerges.

The purpose of life is to love… be in the joy of love. All of us can do that in any way. But when you can make your business in sync with the ways that you want to share your gift and love people, that would be amazing because, indeed, you can put those two things together.

Resources Mentioned:

www.amberlilyestrom.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

If you think networking is just all about showing up and handing out your business cards, ypu might want to rethink that. Networking can actually be done in a way that feels authentic and where you feel aligned with who you are.

In this episode, Sarah Gemmell, networking guru, talks all about networking, and how you can take a fresher perspective on it. Sarah became an entrepreneur working in the fitness space. Over the course of running a global fitness company, Sarah used networking as her top lead generation and her way of growing her business.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[04:21] Networking for Introverts vs. Extroverts

A lot of extroverted people can get away with not having a strategy going in but introverts require that strategy a little bit more and they need that strategy going in. That strategy piece is going to be about what types of groups you’re going to, how often you’re going to them, and your intentions of being at this event. For introverts just focus on the same group and nurture that one group, maybe go weekly or monthly. But don’t constantly add 100 new people to your life— otherwise it’s going to get overwhelming. Focus on those one-to-one connections and nurture those more intimate connections.

[07:36] Networking: From Passive to Active Approach

Networking is actually very passive. But when you go and make it a  strategic part of your marketing plan, you’re now taking a very active approach. You’re not just sitting around waiting for referrals, but you’re making those referrals happen and you do it in a way that aligns with your core values. It aligns with who you are because it doesn’t have to be spammy or salesy.

[13:41] Forming Genuine Connections

There’s a difference between feeling spammy and having that commission breath versus showing up in a genuine connection and a relationship of substance. The idea is the same where you’re building your business. But the intention is different. And when your intention is different, your energy is different. And that’s what makes people decide how they feel about you because you’re showing up with the energy of collaboration. You actually have a relationship where you support each other versus just promoting them to your audience.

Resources Mentioned:

Website: www.janselandco.com

Instagram: @sarahgemmell_

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

We are lucky that we’re walking every day. How beautiful it is that we have our legs and we can walk. But what can you do differently to just show some gratitude for that and have fun? Maybe you grew up as a dancer. Then as an adult, you just lost that rhythm.

Today’s guest, Tara Romano, is not only a movement facilitator and a kickass dancer, but also a personal development junkie. Listen in and discover how Tara is such an unshakable optimist, dedicated to helping you unleash and let go so that you can become the best version of yourself. Healing and connecting through movement has been her life’s biggest work and biggest passion.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[02:42] Music + Movement

Before we could even speak, our bodies moved. Our bodies moved when we put music on, and we just wiggled. Music and movement, put together, is just so healing.

[05:32] On Self-Love

Self-love is stripping away all of the  noise that we hear and the recommendations that we see constantly on social media. They tell us how we should show up, what we should be doing, how we should be raising our children, what we should be doing in our careers–and just silencing all that noise and getting really connected to what it is that we intuitively really want to do for ourselves. It’s not an easy thing. But we have to really know what is good for our mental health and well-being, and consciously choose the activities we will be doing throughout the day.

[18:26] Letting Go

Opening up is a process and we gain trust by what we share and how we take it one step at a time. People who don’t let go are just not ready. We are energy beings. There’s so much energy in the world. And when we can shift that, we can really shift ourselves too, and express ourselves in the way that truly resonates with who we are.

[22:48] Finding Your Self-Love Routine

Know that you have pockets of your time to get centered. Whether it’s movement, breathwork, taking a walk, changing your clothes, clapping, visualizations, or yelling affirmations, there are just so many different ways to do it.

Resources Mentioned:

www.tararomano.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

After practicing law for 20 years, I noticed that there are so many women out there who are not speaking their truth. They’re staying silent. They’re suffering quietly. Listen to this episode, and hopefully, you will begin to find the power in your voice.

Dr. Cheryl Wood is the CEO of Global Speakers University, a training and development company that equips women with the tools to master the art of sharing their unique voice, story, and message. She’s an international two-time TEDx speaker, and a 20-time bestselling author,  delivering keynotes to clients such as NASA, Verizon, Capital One, the FBI, and United Nations.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[07:08] The Importance of Knowing What You Really Want

Wherever you are in your life, career, or your business, you’ve got to start with what you already have. Then believe that by moving consistently toward the exploration of something greater, that doors will be open for you. Opportunities will expose themselves. Relationships will unveil themselves and they will push you into the next season of who you’re destined to be versus waiting on everything to be perfectly in alignment. If you don’t allow your journey to bake, then you’re going to get a journey that’s going to be uncomfortable, ugly, and dented. And you’re not going to get the actual end result that you want.

[19:05] The Acceptance

Use your vocal variety and all the things you can use to be able to communicate your story verbally and the impact that it can have. It is equally as important that you put it in writing because that will long outlive your physical body. Your life can be always bigger than you by making sure you unleash and amplify your voice, that you share your story and your experiences, and that you’re always transparent in what you’ve been through. Don’t just tell the good parts and the juicy parts, but share the parts that allow you to get to the juicy parts. You have everything it takes to win big, to open new doors of opportunity, and to create a life that you’re absolutely in love with.

[33:00] Finding the Power of Your Voice

Your life is always bigger than just you. So make sure you unleash and amplify your voice. Share your story and your experiences. Be always transparent about what you’ve been through, not just telling the good parts and the juicy parts, but sharing the parts that allow you to get to the juicy parts.

Resources Mentioned:

Global Speakers University

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

Which would you choose: happiness or success? As leaders, we’re faced with the everyday battles where sometimes we can only choose between success (productivity, big business, scalability, wealth, etc) and happiness (time with family and loved ones, pursuing your passions, etc.). It seems impossible to have both of them.

In today’s episode, Georgette Pascale joins us to talk about how making disruptor decisions is the key to your happiness! Georgette has over 25 years of experience in PR, marketing, and communications. She launched her company, sold it, and then re-launched a brand new company entitled G, focusing on assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses in any industry to accomplish their goals.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[13:51] Achieving Productivity While Being Happy at the Same Time

When do you work best and how are you productive? There’s nothing wrong with focusing on achieving your goals or being productive, but you’ve got to also live in the moment and not worry so much about your 20-year plan. We need that – big businesses, scalability, etc. But we must also be nimble and be able to adjust to what’s happening now, so we don’t miss opportunities and we grow something authentic.

[17:42] Staying Hungry and Humble – No Matter the Age

After you do something for a while, you start to get good at it and you figure out the path. And so, when you’re a beginner at anything new, that can be really scary. But you can’t stay in your comfort zone, no matter your age. You’ve got to continue to find what sparks joy in your life and what continues to drive you.

[26:30] Happiness vs. Success

When you’re passionate about something, money will naturally come. And so, happiness trumps success  any time.

Resources Mentioned:

www.personalbusinessally.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.

What would you do if you woke up one morning and found that your hair was falling out in clumps? One would need to have the resilience and grit to turn that into a positive. Well, today’s guest, McKenna Reitz, did just that. McKenna is a TEDx speaker who empowers people to reframe life’s challenges into gifts and opportunities, so they can pursue their purpose with clarity and confidence.

After losing all of her hair due to alopecia, she uses her journey of having this autoimmune disease to help others overcome loss. This is such a powerful conversation you definitely don’t want to miss!

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

Episode Highlights:

[03:30] McKenna’s Story

McKenna noticed her hair shedding, and more so than it did after her first daughter was born. When she went to a dermatologist who told her she could lose all her hair, she was just devastated. By the end of November, all her hair was gone. She remembers sitting in the shower with her hands full of hair, and she was just in complete disbelief. It felt as though every strand of hair that was falling out of her head was her identity being erased from her.

For four years, McKenna would not go outside of her house without a wig or hat on. She still had a hat on even when she was just walking around her own house because she was so embarrassed and ashamed of what she looked like. Eventually, she looked in the mirror and saw her beauty. She was able to look in the mirror and say she’s enough and she’s worth it.

[05:39] The Problem is Your Attitude About the Problem

You can’t be so focused on a problem that you have no control over it. Instead, what you can control is your attitude about that problem.

[07:59] Dealing with Grief

Everyone experiences losses and challenges in their lives. While it’s visible for some, everyone else gets to walk through society with a smile on their face but in reality, they’re not. Everyone has a story and everyone is battling something. And so, it’s okay to be weak and it’s okay to grieve. When you are weak, that is when you’re the most strong. And once you understand why these things happen for you, and not to you, you begin to change your perspective on yourself. That being said, you can’t compare your journey or your grief to someone else’s.

[18:30] How to Get Yourself Out of a Rut 

Find out what works. If it’s not working, find something else. But the biggest thing is finding that support system. Take the time to say you’re not okay and know that it’s okay not to be okay. We have to remove that stigma. Focus on manifestation and taking care of yourself. And sometimes, all it takes is to just get out of bed.

Resources Mentioned:

www.mckennareitz.com

If you’ve been dreaming of writing a nonfiction book but don’t know where to begin, check out www.activateauthor.com and learn how you can complete a book manuscript in only 90 days.