A heart-centered metalhead business strategist is a thing… and you’re about to meet her on the podcast! Amber Swenor didn’t always introduce herself this way. For years, her Ego led by the need to achieve and as a survival mechanism, she learned to dull her spirit in order to be "taken seriously.” Through identity unraveling, burnout, and a deep reconnection to her intuition, she learned how to lead with her Soul that always speaks her truth. Today, she helps others do the same. Find out more about Amber at www.amber-swenor.com.

Welcome back Cheri Neal to the podcast! In this episode, I catch up with Cheri after a year to discuss updates and explore how to "walk the talk" when it comes to truly leading with your Soul during difficult conversations. Join us for valuable life lessons and learn about a very real opportunity to cultivate Joy on January 31, 2026. Find out more about Cheri at www.cherineal.com.

Listen in to my conversation with fellow mental health counselor and owner of Replenish Renew Counseling, Maryann Dernlan (LMHC). She started out working in Addictions Recovery and shortly began to understand that if you don’t include spirituality in any effort to overcome an addiction, you are left with only the efforts of our Ego. If you only rely on your egoic self and fail, what do you do next? The only option is to beat ourselves up, have nowhere to turn, and most likely go back to the addiction. A soul-based way towards recovery is exemplified in one of her favorite quotes, “the flesh is the ego which feels an emptiness and uses the resources in its own power to try to fill it. Flesh is the “I,” that tries to satisfy “me,” with anything but God’s mercy.” Find out more about Maryann at www.replenishrenew.com.

Listen in to the second of two conversations with the co-founders of Not Therapy. In this episode Hayley Caddes shares her teen journey starting with intensive therapeutic interventions to recently creating Not Therapy Coaching in her adulthood. Hayley and her team offer their clients what she did not have access to...an organized approach for young people to build on their inherent goodness as well as constant support to implement healthy discipline into a chaotic, emotional life. Find out more about Hayley at www.nottherapycoaching.com and make sure to listen in to Part I if you missed it featuring the other co-founder, Colin MacDonald.

Listen in to Part I of my conversation with one of the co-founders of Not Therapy. In this episode Colin McDonald shares his teen journey starting with intensive therapeutic interventions to recently creating Not Therapy Coaching in his adulthood. Colin and his team offer their clients what he did not have access to...an organized approach for young people to build on their inherent goodness as well as constant support to implement healthy discipline into a chaotic, emotional life. Find out more about Colin at www.nottherapycoaching.com and make sure to listen in to Part II with Hayley Caddes. 

Listen in to my conversation with Maureen Spielman, founder of the Mystical Sisterhood Community, as she discusses a major life changing event of being diagnosed with cancer. She took the traditional medicine route but complimented it with other types of holistic healing that slowly led her to open up to her Soul's journey. Find out more about her and her community at:  Mystical Sisterhood — Maureen Spielman. 

Listen to my conversation with Cancer Scientist turned Spiritual Scientist, Crystal Cassidy, as she discusses her journey to become the founder of SoulPod. At a young age Crystal became a martial artist which introduced her to meditation in order to achieve high performance states. She started moving from flow states to mystical experiences which science couldn't explain. She overcame her anxiety and trusted her intuition in order to create a platform for the modern mystic. Check out her upcoming retreat information (August 2025) and more at www.soulpodapp.com.

Listen to Andres Valencia, CEO of Deliberate Breakthroughs, as he discusses a very helpful Ego in his youth that drove him towards lots of material success and great people to guide him in business. At 21 years old he realized he was more than his Ego when faced with two great opportunities and asked a higher power to step in while he slept. Upon waking up in the morning he did not choose the one that was the easy path but the one that gave him a sense of inner peace. This sent him on a journey to start paying attention to his own desires rather than what he was taught to desire. That choice he made at 21 years old created how he leads with the heart when coaching in the Boardroom. Find out more about how to work with Andres at www.deliberatebreakthroughs.com.  

Listen in to my conversation with Healing Strategist, Sanna Carapellotti as she discusses her childhood trauma of losing her mother and having a father with severe PTSD, all the way to healing her sugar addiction with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Today Sanna works with clients using a form of energy psychology. Find out more about her at www.sannacarapellotti.com.

Listen to my discussion with fellow counselor Shruti Sharma, who started out climbing the corporate ladder while her Ego shouted at her to always be the best in the room. One day when she wasn't rated the best, she decided to turn against the Ego that served her for most of her life. In order to grow she did some Soul searching and became a Reiki Master and Counselor who now takes her clients on a self-love journey. Find out more about her at www.theweekendhealer.com.