Starting With Gratitude

🎙️"In solitude no one can influence or distract you - other than your Self. And at that point you have to ask your Self, 'Why am I distracting my Self? What am I distracting my Self from?" - Jocelyn

At the end of 2020, I decided to move into my own apartment, alone, with the intention to fully process and heal from all the losses I had recently experienced. At first, the solitude was incredibly challenging, as I naturally dove into shadow work to confront what needed to be confronted. Over a year later, as my solitude proceeds, I feel incredibly grateful I didn't run away from being alone with my Self, from listening to the calling to be alone and finally hold the safe space I'd needed to shed my Self from the attachments, illusions, traumas, etc. that'd been taking up space and blocking my clarity of who I truly am. 

All the solitude and healing evolved into the most profound spiritual awakening I've experienced in my life. I have never been more grounded, more centered, more clear on my truth, my worthiness, my gifts, my divinity than I am now. So here I am, having this conversation with you, as I feel solitude is not only incredibly beautiful but incredibly necessary for those who desire to journey this life with peace of mind. Solitude is a gift you gift your Self, and it's such a special gift that will change you (in the best of ways - should you allow it to).

Topics I touch on in this conversation include:

• my own personal seasons of solitude
• fearing and enjoying solitude
• acknowledging when you need to heal
• doing shadow work
• how solitude leads you to your true Self
• how solitude leads you to awakening
• why solitude is essential for the mind
• restoring balance in your life
• societal and cultural programmings
• practicing energetic hygiene
• losing your Self after experiencing loss

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🎙 "This wasn't just letting go of acting in Hollywood, this was letting go of who I thought I was." - Doug Stevenson

Being in a state of transition isn't always easy, comfortable, or even desired. Sometimes we don't want to transition from where we are. Other times we have no idea where we're transitioning to. And for Doug Stevenson who recently transitioned into retirement, being in a state of transition is a state worth being present for and receptive to.

Retiring from a successful few decades of coaching Storytelling/Keynote Speakers at first felt forced upon Doug. He had planned on retiring soon but not now. However, life had other plans - as it often does. Now that Doug has settled into this new season of his life, he has had the space and time to reflect on all of his life transitions, all of the times he felt resistant to them, and just how divinely aligned they all actually were. 

In this conversation, Doug and I expand on his life and all the unanswered prayers he's grateful for, all the letting go and surrendering he had to do, all the divinity that was at play, and the lessons he learned along the way. This is an inspiring and affirmative conversation for those who find themselves in the midst of unknowns and uncertainty, for those who enjoy hearing about synchronicities and happy endings, for those who need to know that all is working in their favor. 

Topics we touch on in this conversation include (but are not limited to):

• lessons for soul development
• practicing non-attachment
• desires of the ego
• taking the first step
• the importance of being vulnerable
• having courage
• letting go of identities
• losing your Self
• aligning with your soulmate/life partner
• the healing journey

Listen to Dougs podcast Storytelling that Sticks for Business and Life available on all podcast platforms!

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🎙️"I realized that when we are in tune with our true selves, we are in tune with Spirit. For me, now, my true Self and Spirit are one in the same." - Jocelyn

Lately I have been reflecting a lot on just how grateful I am to have simply rekindled my relationship with Spirit. I will never forget the moment I thought to myself how disconnected I felt from Spirit, from divine guidance and protection. In this moment, I was in a toxic relationship that last four years. When I finally broke off this relationship and began my healing journey, I realized why I felt so disconnected, so out of tune. 

When you lose yourself the way I lost myself, you never ever want to lose yourself again and when you reawaken, you will make sure it never happens again. That moment where I acknowledged how distant I felt from the light within changed my life forever, changed my relationship with my Self and with Spirit forever.

This is a short, yet honest and impactful conversation where I expand on this moment with you and on my sincerest gratitude for having reconnected with all that is divine. 

Topics we touch on in this conversation include:

• being in tune with Spirit
• reconnecting with your true Self
• how we become out of alignment with the divine
• why our relationships matter
• how we manifest toxic relationships
• listening to your intuition
• gifting yourself grace in your healing journey
• generational patterns and cycles
• cultural and societal programming/influences

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🎙 "Those moments of really just trusting and not needing to know where it's all going but knowing that my body just knows more than I can conceive with my mind... I think those have been some of the most special moments of my life." - Erin Claire Jones

Over the past couple of years, human design has grown popular as a tool for self-realization, understanding, and healing. Before then, however, human design was a concept select individuals felt called and ready to receive. Human Design Guide and Leadership Coach, Erin Claire Jones, aligned with human design in 2015. And though it took some years for Erin's passion for human design to flourish the way it is now, Erin didn't seek external validation to keep trusting herself and her calling to pursue this tool that is now assisting many. 

What I love about Erin Claire's approach to human design is her emphasis on how exploring and understanding our design doesn't reveal our limitations but rather reveals how we best show up in the world. She is passionate about bringing out the leader that exists in all of us and passionate about honoring what makes us all beautifully different.

In this episode, Erin Claire and I explore her own personal (and spiritual) journey through human design and how her life has changed since it has grown in popularity. This is a beautiful conversation on trusting yourself, trusting what you feel called to pursue, and trusting divine timing.

Topics we touch on in this conversation include (but are not limited to):

• what is human design
• how was human design created
• how did Erin Claire align to human design
• choosing to trust
• experiencing professional success
• prioritizing your personal life
• experiencing life changes
• not comparing yourself to others
• knowing what makes you different is your power
• being your authentic self
• being business partners with your romantic partner
• being a spiritual/wellness entrepreneur

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🎙️"More than likely, if you don’t have a good relationship with your body, you also don’t have a good relationship with your intuition." - Jocelyn

I've spent most of my life being insecure. Within the last few years, I've grown confident in my body and therefore myself, and experiencing life with this newfound confidence has made me realize just how important it is to love and feel confident in your body. It greatly influences how you show up in the world. 

At first, I gained love for and confidence in my body because I was looking and feeling stronger from the gym. After experiencing kidney stones, however, and going from the best to the worst shape of my life... my love for and confidence in my body changed. 

In this episode, I share my personal journey in regards to my relationship with my body and share some words of encouragement. 

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🎙 "[Healing] does require someone to take the first step and that's scary." - Ana Lilia

Our souls chose our families for a reason and that reason is to assist us in learning lessons our souls need to learn so that we may heal, grow, and ascend into new cycles and higher timelines. But no healing journey is the same and when you're seemingly the only one healing in your family, it can be hard. Breathwork Coach, Ana Lilia has been investing in her healing for years now and come 2020, she experienced healing alongside her family in a way she hadn't experienced before. 

As difficult as the experience was, her fathers relapse brought the family together and held space for honest conversations that have been seeking to be expressed for a long time. Ana Lilia shares with us not only this vulnerable experience but how this experience transformed her, as well as her spiritual healing journey as a whole.

This is a beautiful, open conversation on the healing journey, the awakening journey, and the journey of choosing to be authentically you, regardless of the risks and sacrifices that may ask of you.

Topics we touch on in this conversation include (but are not limited to):

• Healing Family Relationships & Family Wounds
• Experiencing Rehab & Recovery
• Having Courage To Heal
• Accepting Who You Are
• Accepting Others As They Are
• Reconnecting with Femininity
• Letting Go Of Resentment
• Death As A Teacher
• Prioritizing Your Authenticity
• Going Against The Status Quo
• Inner Child Healing
• Being An Empath

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🎙️"...I feel it’s actually very healthy for us to do that, to think of and refer to ourselves in third-person because, again, it allows us to take the seat of the observer, to practice non-attachment." - Jocelyn

Referring to myself in third person has been incredibly healing for me because it's allowed me to practice non-attachment. In referring to myself in third person, I am able to honor my expansiveness that exists beyond my humanness, I am able to acknowledge that Jocelyn is ultimately an experience I am experiencing, I am able to take the seat of the observer and witness Jocelyn's life.

A large part of my healing work in the past couple of years has revolved attachments and identities. It's been incredibly awakening (and ascending) for me to release the attachments and identities that have distanced me from my truest essence and most authentic self. This episode and episode 53 greatly expand on my thoughts and reflections regarding this part of my healing journey.

Practicing non-attachment and progressively strengthening my ability to observe my thoughts, my life, my being without attaching myself to them has made me increasingly honor, appreciate, and love experiencing Jocelyn. It's become clearer and clearer to me just how special not only I am but we all are in our fleeting, miraculous existence in this lifetime. I pray this episode inspire you to cherish yourself and see yourself in a new, enlightening way.

Topics I touch on in this episode include:

• symptoms of spiritual awakening
• the honor of experiencing the Self
• how we are a once in a lifetime
• practicing being the observer of your life
• practicing non-attachment
• how speaking in third person helps practice non-attachment
• healing codependency

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🎙 "It's all possible. It's just about how are you gonna get in the right room, how are you gonna allow that room to give you the key, and then what do you do with the key once you have it." - Ben Hagarty

Grammy-Winning Director (he won that Grammy with Beyoncé by the way) and Black with No Cream (BWNC) Community Founder, Ben Hagarty, has been passionate about creating art with a camera for over a decade. Six years ago, he made his move to Los Angeles to take this passion further and make it his profession. Since then, legendary work has been made and Ben has been making a living off of his passion. Being grateful for longevity is a gratitude Ben has earned and his longevity hasn't only manifested in his career but in his community and romantic partnership, too - which we expand on in this episode.

For Ben, this is a season of prioritizing what he cares about and remaining in alignment with his passion to not only successfully create art but help others do so, too. Learn more about becoming a member of his creator community here. 

This is a conversation surrounding Ben's passion(s), abundance mindset, and longevity - what has contributed to it, what keeps him going, and what he's picked up along the way. From valet parking in Iowa to living the dream in LA, this is an inspiring and motivating episode full of gratitude for the journey and extending that gratitude through being of service to other creatives.

Topics we touch on in this conversation include (but are not limited to):

• taking the first step towards a passion
• prioritizing what matters
• building relationships
• creating a community
• longevity in a romantic relationship
• romantic relationships as creatives
• beating cancer
• abundance mindset
• being giving
• lessons learned

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🎙️"When we identify with these societal and cultural and overall human identities, we are not only our limiting our perception but limiting the abundance and expansiveness of who and what we truly are." - Jocelyn

Initially... this episode was going to be dedicated to my expression of gratitude for experiencing Jocelyn - and yes, I mean to say that in third person. But for many to truly understand what I mean by this, what I mean by me being grateful to experience Jocelyn's personality, Jocelyn's soul development, Jocelyn's journey... I had to have this conversation with you about identities. 

A huge aspect of my most recent, significant spiritual awakening was "identity work." I invested time and energy into really observing and contemplating societal and cultural and overall human identities and how they influence us in how we show up in the world. Long story short, our identities are our limitations. 

There's more I have to expand into in regards to this and who we truly are but I am excited to share with you my current outlook, understandings, and reflections in this episode. 

The main topics I touch on in this episode include:

• what a spiritual awakening is
• how spiritual awakenings impact us
• societal and cultural programmings
• who we truly are and who we truly are not
• expanding our perceptions
• identities and the standards/expectations they come with
• self-liberation
• becoming the observer of our thoughts
• creating the idea of separation
• understanding oneness
• reinventing ourselves
• healing relationships

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🎙 "Tell me who you kick it with and I'll tell you who you are." - Enkrypt

The journey from the streets to Head IT Technician of one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world to touring Photographer/Videographer and successful Film Director wasn't an easy nor linear path for Enkrypt but she made it happen. And now, in this season of her life, Enkrypt feels like she's finally made it to point where it's truly, consistently only up from here.

The rock bottom 2020 left many freelance creatives in hit Enkrypt but determined to find a way, she used her last dollars to drop a retail collection that brought forth the momentum she needed to get back on her feet. From there, Enkrypt became inspired to sharpen her networking skills to make the most out of every set she stepped on, which definitely contributed to her experiencing the most successful year of her life in 2021 - not only professionally but spiritually and emotionally, too, which we discuss in this episode.

The core of this conversation is ultimately all about not giving up on yourself, alchemizing the lows into highs, and knowing that all unfolds in divine order. 

The main topics we touch on in this conversation include (but are not limited to):

• developing your own personal relationship with God
• experiencing success and how success changes your life
• not attaching yourself to temporary seasons
• having a hustle-mentality
• the inevitable highs and lows of life
• networking with intention
• outgrowing people and places
• being an over-giver
• how the truth always reveals itself

🕰 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:43 Starting with Gratitude
3:43 Growing Up Religious
13:26 Pivotal Year of 2021
15:26 Gaining Success After COVID
25:23 Improving Networking Skills
33:06 The Lows That Lead to The Highs
41:41 Approaching Accomplishments Differently
46:30 Adjusting to Success
56:20 "6-Month Rule"
1:01 Being An Over-Giver
1:12:08 "I Know Myself"

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