What if creativity isn’t a talent reserved for artists, but part of your inner guidance system—a way of reconnecting with who you truly are and discovering what wants to emerge through you?

Creative and life coach, award-winning author, and teacher Marisa Handler joins Elaine to explore creativity as life force, receiving, and authentic self-expression. Marisa shares how a profound dark night of the soul dismantled the achievement-driven way she had been living and led her toward a more organic creative process rooted in opening, listening, inspiration, and partnership with The Divine.

You’ll discover why abundance is an “inside job,” how trying to fit yourself into someone else’s creative box can block your own gifts, and why inner change often precedes the external transformation you want. This conversation invites you to stop performing who you think you should be, reconnect with your one-in-eight-billion creative genius, and create from greater trust, spaciousness, authenticity, and co-creation.

• 0:00 Is creativity part of your inner guidance system?
• 3:44 Breathing, Intention, and “there’s no wrong way to do this”
• 7:21 Marisa’s dark night and a new way of creating
• 11:29 Creativity as life force—and learning to receive
• 12:48 Why abundance is an inside job
• 16:18 Releasing the illusion of control
• 19:04 Opening the channel to receive more
• 21:35 Stop fitting yourself into someone else’s box
• 25:15 Your uniqueness helps your people find you
• 27:14 Agency, obstacles, and the inner shift that changes things
• 30:55 Hiring the Heavens and playful co-creation
• 32:45 Creative Archetypes, breakthrough sessions, and living your genius
• 35:51 The Divine as your creative dance partner

• Creativity is not limited to artistic talent; Marisa describes it as life force that belongs to everyone and expresses itself through different gifts.
• A production-first approach can choke creativity. Receiving, opening, listening, and inspiration can create a more sustainable path back to expression.
• Abundance begins internally as spaciousness, ease, fullness, and trust—not simply as material wealth.
• Trying to imitate someone you admire can hide the very uniqueness that allows your people to recognize and connect with you.
• You may not control what happens, but you have meaningful agency in how you meet it—and the obstacle itself can become part of the path.
• Living your creative genius is a co-creative process: you bring your distinct gifts while remaining open to guidance, synchronicity, and something greater.

1. Stop forcing production → Notice where pushing, performing, or trying to “make it happen” has disconnected you from your natural creative energy.
2. Open to receive → Make room for beauty, love, care, inspiration, and the abundance already present in your life.
3. Return to what is authentically yours → Notice where you are trying to fit yourself into someone else’s box and reconnect with your distinct gifts and expression.
4. Meet what is in the way → Treat obstacles, old wounds, and patterns of self-abandonment as material to meet honestly and skillfully rather than bypass.
5. Create in co-creation → Take the next aligned action while releasing the illusion that you have to control the entire outcome.

Listen to the episode for Marisa’s personal story, client examples, and the lived nuances behind each of these ideas.

• What if I don’t think of myself as a creative person?
• How did Marisa’s dark night of the soul transform the way she creates and teaches?
• Why can pushing harder and focusing on production actually make creativity more difficult?
• What does abundance feel like when it begins on the inside?
• How do I stop performing who I think I should be and discover my own creative genius?
• What can I change internally when I want my external life to transform?

“Creativity to me is, it’s a form of life force, of life energy. We all have it.” — Marisa Handler

“I think abundance is an inside job.” — Marisa Handler

“Your creative genius, it’s, it’s one in eight billion.” — Marisa Handler

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Explore your boldest, most beautiful vision with Marisa and what it may take to move toward it.

• The Five Love Languages — referenced by Elaine while discussing how people recognize and receive love differently.
• Conversations with God — Neale Donald Walsch’s work, which Marisa says opened things up for her when she was young.
• Hiring the Heavens — referenced by Elaine in her playful practice of asking angels for help.
• Martha Graham — referenced by Marisa for the idea of the creative “channel” being open; no hyperlink is embedded in the transcript.
• Ryōkan — referenced as an example of deep internal abundance with few material possessions.
• Lynne McTaggart — referenced for her work with intention.
• Marcus Aurelius — referenced for the idea that “the obstacle is the path.
• Sigmund Freud — referenced in connection with repetition compulsion.

Marisa Handler is a creative and life coach, award-winning author, and teacher whose work lives at the intersection of personal transformation and collective awakening. A Fulbright Fellow and Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna, she has spent more than two decades guiding people to reconnect with their creative genius and truest self as a doorway to purpose, meaning, and abundance. She is the founder of Live Your Creative Genius, author of the Nautilus Gold Award-winning Loyal to the Sky and the forthcoming Sanctuary, and has taught at Stanford, Spirit Rock, Esalen, and Gaia House in the UK.

Website: marisahandler.com

Facebook: Marisa Handler

LinkedIn: Marisa Handler

Instagram: @marisasings

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life.

Website: TheAbundanceJourney.com

Facebook: Elaine Starling

LinkedIn: Elaine Starling

YouTube: @ElaineStarling

TEDx: Watch Elaine’s TEDx talk

Book: The Abundance Journey

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Loved this episode of The Abundance Journey: The Creative Genius Within with Marisa Handler. Big aha: creativity isn’t something only certain people possess—it’s a form of life force that becomes more available when we stop forcing, open to receive, and express who we authentically are. Listen or watch to reconnect with your own one-in-eight-billion creative genius.

#CreativeGenius #AuthenticSelfExpression #CreativeBlocks #InnerAbundance #LearningToReceive #CreativeLife #SpiritualGrowth #MarisaHandler #ElaineStarling #TheAbundanceJourney

What if your body knows what you want before your mind can explain it? Artist, photographer, movement teacher, and Permission Project creator Elizabeth “Liz” Janowski joins Elaine to explore why authentic inner knowing often begins below the neck—and how freeform movement can help you hear it.

Liz shares how motherhood led her back into her body, why desire is a life-giving force, and how years of social conditioning can make women override their own yeses and nos. You’ll discover simple ways to slow down, notice sensation, use touch and music intentionally, and create enough inner safety to recognize what feels true for you.

This conversation invites you to stop outsourcing your knowing, treat your body as a trusted partner, and reconnect with the clarity, coherence, pleasure, and self-trust that become available when mind, body, and spirit are aligned.

• 0:00 What if your body already knows the answers you’re searching for?
• 3:55 Three conscious breaths, the episode Intention, and noticing Divine signals in the body
• 7:35 Why freeform movement is not about learning dance moves—it’s about authentic expression
• 9:07 “The body knows first”: desire, social conditioning, and learning what you actually want
• 10:24 How motherhood led Liz to movement and the creation of the Permission Project
• 13:00 Using the body as a receiver for intuition, inner knowing, and “warmer/colder” guidance
• 15:34 Liz’s definition of abundance: alignment and coherence of mind, body, and spirit
• 18:55 The body stories women carry—and how pleasing others can drown out your authentic response
• 21:01 Why safety, slowness, and embodiment can expand the story you hold about yourself
• 24:31 Coming home to the body in a screen-driven world—and expressing your unique yes
• 26:16 Touch, self-validation, and creating the feeling you want from within
• 28:56 Two simple practices to hear your body: sensory pleasure and making space to feel
• 32:34 How listening to your body can reduce reactivity and reveal what is really happening
• 33:39 Liz’s music-compilation gift for dropping into your body and clarifying desire
• 37:04 A final reminder: give yourself grace, listen a little more, and bring your body to the party

• Your body may register a true yes or no before your thinking mind has words for it.
• Desire is not something to suppress; it can be a life-giving signal that helps you recognize what is aligned for you.
• Freeform movement creates a way to express emotions and experiences that may be difficult to reach through thought alone.
• Self-trust grows when you create enough safety and quiet to notice sensation instead of automatically responding to other people’s needs and expectations.
• Small sensory choices—comfortable fabric, warm water, affectionate touch, music, rest—can help you rebuild an intimate relationship with your own preferences.
• Abundance can be experienced as coherence: mind, body, and spirit arriving at the same wholehearted yes.

Come Home to Your Body

1. Create signals of safety → slow down, get comfortable, reduce expectations, and give yourself space to feel.
2. Notice what feels good → pay attention to texture, temperature, taste, touch, music, beauty, and other sensory cues.
3. Let yourself feel what is present → rather than immediately managing or overriding emotion, give it room to move through you.
4. Listen for the yes and the no → notice what expands, contracts, excites, settles, or feels distinctly “not for me.”
5. Express what you discover → move, reach out, ask for affection, have the conversation, or make a choice that honors your authentic response.

Listen to the episode for Liz’s lived examples and Elaine’s reflections on using the body as a receiver for inner guidance.

• How can I tell what my body is trying to communicate before my mind talks me out of it?
• Why do so many women lose touch with what they genuinely want?
• How can freeform movement help emotions and inner knowing become easier to access?
• What does abundance feel like when mind, body, and spirit are aligned?
• What are simple ways to begin rebuilding trust, pleasure, and connection with my body today?

“I actually think the body knows first.” — Liz Janowski

“Abundance is being in alignment with your mind, your body, and your spirit all in one place.” — Liz Janowski

“Just to remember that you have a body is already a success in itself.” — Liz Janowski

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Liz shares a series of short music compilations designed to help you drop into your body, listen more deeply, and begin moving with your desires. The transcript describes the gift, but does not include a public download URL. Use the guest-resource link supplied for publication once confirmed.

How to Start a Movement — YouTube video

Havening — YouTube video

S Factor — mentioned by Liz as the movement practice that influenced her early training.

Sonia Choquette — referenced for the idea of the mind as broadcaster and the body as receiver.

Lynne McTaggart — a forthcoming book about music and the intelligent universe is mentioned.

Elizabeth “Liz” Janowski is an artist, photographer, movement teacher, and creator of the Permission Project. Her work uses freeform movement, immersive experience, and photography to help people reconnect with the wisdom of the body, feel safe in authentic expression, and explore themes such as desire, belonging, relationships, spirituality, money, and self-trust. Liz lives in Boulder, Colorado, and her work is rooted in helping women experience their own power, magnificence, sensuality, grace, and depth.

Website: https://www.permissionary.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/permissionary_art/

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

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1014855085

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life.

• Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling
• TEDx: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys
• Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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#BodyWisdom #EmbodiedIntuition #SelfTrust #SomaticAwareness #AuthenticExpression #InnerKnowing #SpiritualAbundance #WomensEmpowerment #ElaineStarling #AbundanceAmbassador #TheAbundanceJourney

The life you want may not be blocked by a lack of knowledge. It may be waiting for your nervous system to feel safe enough to receive it.

In this expansive conversation, Elaine welcomes Sam Kukathas, creator of Neuro-Resonance Optimisation™ and founder of Soul Purpose Leaders, to explore how sound, consciousness, words, and nervous system coherence can help release inherited patterns and reconnect you with the wholeness of who you truly are. Sam shares the deeply personal turning point that moved him from more than two decades in philosophy and legal scholarship into energy work, sound transmission, and his soul’s mission.

You’ll discover why even highly successful people can remain constrained by unintegrated fear, how the body reveals what is ready to be witnessed, and a simple process for sensing your capacity to receive what you intend to create. This episode invites you to stop treating healing as another task to complete and begin experiencing it as a practice of presence, self-trust, and continual recalibration.

Topics Covered

• 0:00 When the nervous system carries the weight of the past
• 2:45 Why sound and resonance can shift your experience
• 6:42 Intention: Using focused sound to support coherence
• 8:19 From grief and rock bottom to a new life mission
• 13:04 Abundance as freedom and the wholeness of who you are

15:48 What visionary leaders carry beneath success

17:44 How sound, words, and energetic transmission work together

20:25 Why the right word can change what you receive

24:40 Alignment may change the goal you thought you wanted

29:27 A practical process for revealing what is holding you back

33:40 Resonance OS and the power of conscious co-creation

38:37 Freedom as a practice of continual remembrance

Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins)

• Your nervous system may be protecting an earlier version of you even when your present life is safe and successful.
• Abundance is more than money; it is freedom, wholeness, and connection with the Divine intelligence within you.
• The body, recurring thoughts, and emotionally charged words can reveal what is asking to be witnessed and integrated.
• Alignment can dissolve the need to strive, prove, or pursue a goal that no longer reflects your soul’s direction.
• Resonance is not a destination. It is a practice of returning to remembrance and receiving at deeper levels.

Step-by-Step Process Shared

Sam’s Resonance and Self-Witnessing Practice

1. Name what you want to create → Connect with the desire or vision that wants to emerge.
2. Sense your capacity to receive it → Notice whether your whole system feels like a yes or whether something pulls back.
3. Locate the resistance → Feel where it appears in the body or identify the recurring thoughts, fears, and concerns.
4. Write and speak the words → Witness the pattern and listen for emotional charge or language that feels inherited or out of character.
5. Meet the part with presence → Ask what this part wanted to experience or did not receive, then welcome the inner conversation without judgment.
7. Listen closely to the episode for Sam’s lived examples and his reminder to let each step be its own gift rather than another item on a to-do list.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• Could unresolved emotional patterns be limiting your ability to receive what you consciously desire?
• What turned Sam’s path from philosophy and legal scholarship toward healing through sound and resonance?
• How can you identify the fears, thoughts, or bodily tension connected to a vision you want to create?
• How does Sam define abundance, freedom, and connection with the wholeness of who we are?
• What simple practice can help you witness yourself without judgment and rebuild trust with your nervous system?

Pull Quotes (1–3)

“Abundance is connecting with the wholeness of who we are and allowing infinite intelligence to wake up to itself.”

“Self-love is being willing to be present for yourself so your nervous system can trust you again.”

“The greatest gift you could give is to experience who you truly are for yourself.”

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Resonance OS — Free transmission and conscious technology platform: https://resonanceos.io
• Soul Purpose Leaders — Sam’s work with visionary founders, investors, and changemakers: https://soulpurposeleaders.com/
• Neuro-Resonance Optimisation™ — Sam’s sound-based approach to nervous system and cellular coherence.
• The Abundance Journey episode video: https://youtu.be/yp9GtepyGGo
• The Abundance Journey podcast episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/559f7a98-7c90-4420-91d8-6ff6c95f03cb/

About the Guest

Sam Kukathas is the creator of Neuro-Resonance Optimisation™ (NRO) and the founder of Soul Purpose Leaders. He works privately with a small number of visionary founders, investors, and changemakers, supporting them to collapse the time between their vision and its real-world embodiment. Using his voice, Sam channels specific sound frequencies intended to support nervous system and cellular-level coherence.

After more than 20 years as a philosopher and legal scholar, a personal rock bottom in 2017 led Sam through personal development, energy healing, and a guided experience that clarified his mission. He is also the creator of Resonance OS, a conscious technology platform designed to help people restore coherence and activate higher-performance states through brief sound-based practices.

• Website: https://soulpurposeleaders.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samkukathas/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.kukathas/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soulpurposeleaders/

About the Host – Elaine Starling

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life.

• Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling
• TEDx: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys
• Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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Loved this episode of The Abundance Journey: Resonance with Sam Kukathas. My biggest aha: the obstacle between you and the life you want may be a nervous system still carrying the past—and resonance can help you return to coherence, freedom, and the wholeness of who you are. Listen or watch: https://youtu.be/yp9GtepyGGo

The guidance you’ve been searching for may have been with you all along. The real challenge is learning how to recognize Divine wisdom beneath fear, overthinking, and the pressure to get everything right.

In this joyful conversation, Elaine Starling welcomes author, spiritual instructor, angel communicator, and modern mystic Ann Albers to explore the powerful connection between self-love and Divine guidance. Ann shares the extraordinary path that took her from engineering to more than 30 years of communicating with angels, along with the simple principle she uses to evaluate guidance: does it genuinely resonate?

You’ll discover why self-love is not about being positive all the time, how self-acceptance helps you naturally rise into greater alignment, and why relaxing your mental grip makes it easier to receive the next inspired impulse. Ann also shares a practical way to tune into the vibration of love before asking for guidance, plus remarkable stories about manifestation, trust, grief, joy, and letting The Divine handle the HOW.

Topics Covered (add timestamps if available)

• 0:00 How do you know whether you’re receiving Divine guidance or listening to fear?

• 2:40 Connecting with The Divine through breath, Intention, and shared energy

• 8:02 From engineer to angel communicator: Ann’s unexpected spiritual path

• 11:34 The simplest test for guidance: Does it resonate?

• 13:28 Why Ann defines abundance as happiness

• 16:52 Why “you cannot listen when you’re talking” applies to your busy mind

• 18:46 Intention, Grateful Curiosity, and Celebrating in Advance

• 19:57 Ann’s remarkable $44,152 manifestation story

• 22:11 Why we make Divine co-creation harder than it needs to be

• 24:41 Self-acceptance as the foundation of self-love

• 26:39 What self-love really means when you’re sad, angry, grieving, or struggling

• 30:33 Trusting that life can ultimately work on your behalf

• 31:27 Why Divine guidance arrives “now, now, now” instead of as a five-year plan

• 34:35 Two practical steps to receive clearer guidance

• 37:16 Ann’s free weekly Messages from Ann & the Angels

• 39:53 Ann’s simplest invitation: Find something you love and do it

• 42:25 Playfully trusting The Divine in ordinary life

• 46:45 The incomprehensible amount of love available to you

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Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins)

• You are the ultimate authority in your own life. Even spiritual guidance should resonate, feel inspiring, or feel naturally right to you.

• Self-love begins with self-acceptance. You do not have to deny sadness, anger, grief, or frustration in order to be spiritual or receive guidance.

• When you have done what you know to do, stop mentally spinning and “delegate up.” A relaxed mind has more room to receive a new thought, signal, or impulse.

• Love, joy, appreciation, and kindness help tune you to the frequency on which Divine guidance is easier to perceive.

• Guidance is often immediate and organic. The next right step may seem completely unrelated to the solution your mind is trying to manufacture.

• Grateful Curiosity turns your relationship with The Divine into a playful partnership instead of a problem-solving struggle.

• There is more love and support available to you than you can comprehend — and the more you receive, the more there is to receive.

Step-by-Step Process Shared

Ann’s “Get in the Vibration of Love” Guidance Practice

1. Accept yourself exactly where you are. → Acknowledge what you are feeling without judgment. Self-acceptance is already an act of love.

2. Temporarily set the problem aside. → Stop trying to force the answer so your mind has room to listen.

3. Think of someone or something you genuinely love or appreciate. → Choose anything that naturally opens your heart.

4. Feel the love in your body. → Relive why you love that person, animal, memory, experience, or even a favorite treat.

5. Let go of the object and stay with the feeling. → Rest in the vibration of love itself.

6. Ask your question and notice what comes first. → Trust the first feeling, thought, image, or inner impulse that arises.

Listen to the episode for Ann’s lived examples of using these principles with manifestation, grief, decisions, money, unexpected problems, and everyday spiritual guidance.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• How can I tell the difference between fear, mental noise, and genuine Divine guidance?

• What caused Ann Albers to leave engineering and begin communicating with angels professionally?

• What does abundance mean when you begin with spiritual alignment instead of external circumstances?

• Why is self-acceptance so important when I want my outer life to change?

• How can I hear guidance more clearly when I’m worried, grieving, angry, or overwhelmed?

• Why does trying harder sometimes make spiritual guidance harder to receive?

• What can I do right now to tune into the vibration of love before asking for direction?

• How can I make my relationship with The Divine more playful, trusting, and practical?

Pull Quotes

“You’re the authority in your own life.” — Ann Albers

“Self-love is truly accepting that you’re a Divine being, no matter what’s going on at the surface.” — Ann Albers

“Get in the vibration of love first.” — Ann Albers

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Messages from Ann & the Angels — https://www.visionsofheaven.com

• Celebrate in Advance — Elaine’s practice of choosing an Intention, feeling the experience in advance, and remaining open with Grateful Curiosity.

• Reverend Michael Beckwith’s Four Levels of Consciousness — To Me, By Me, Through Me, As Me.

• Hiring the Heavens— mentioned by Elaine as a playful approach to asking angels for support.

• Divination tools — Ann mentions pendulums and cards and recommends getting into the vibration of love before using them.

About the Guest

Ann Albers is a popular author, spiritual instructor, angel communicator, and modern mystic. Her free weekly “Messages from Ann & the Angels” reach an international audience with inspiration and tips to help you stay tuned in and turned on! She loves to help people experience the power and beauty of their own soul and develop a blissful connection with spirit!

• Website: https://www.visionsofheaven.com

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annsvisionsofheaven/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ann.albers.3/

About the Host – Elaine Starling

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life.

• Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling

• TEDx: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

• Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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Loved this episode of The Abundance Journey: Self-Love with Ann Albers and The Angels. Big aha: self-love isn’t forcing yourself to feel positive — it’s accepting and loving yourself exactly where you are so you can hear the next Divine impulse. Listen or watch and discover how to tune into the vibration of love.

What if the greatest challenge of artificial intelligence isn't artificial intelligence at all—but forgetting what makes us deeply, beautifully human?

We have more access to information and technology than ever before, yet so many people feel lonely, anxious, disconnected, and unseen. In this powerful solo episode, Elaine Starling explores why the connection we're longing for isn't created by exchanging more information. It begins by becoming more present, intentional, compassionate, and available to one another.

Drawing on neuroscience, the ACE Study, HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences), oxytocin, and co-regulation, Elaine reveals why caring relationships can influence our nervous systems, support healing, and strengthen our capacity to thrive.

She also shares the deeper purpose behind the practice that begins every episode of The Abundance Journey: The Abundance Resonance—an intentional practice of aligning our breath, awareness, Intention, and partnership with The Divine to establish a shared vibration of abundance before we engage in conversation.

Because the conversation is not the transformation. The transformation begins the moment we intentionally become present together.

You'll discover how your presence can become one of the greatest gifts you offer another person—and how every interaction can become an opportunity to express love, compassion, connection, and abundance.

Topics Covered

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• Why more information isn't solving our hunger for connection
• What neuroscience reveals about caring relationships and healing
• ACE vs. HOPE: Why adversity doesn't have to determine your future
• How oxytocin, safety, belonging, and connection affect the nervous system
• What co-regulation teaches us about the energy we bring into a room
• Why technology connects information—but people connect hearts
• The question that can transform your relationship with yourself
• How The Abundance Resonance became part of The Abundance Journey
• Why Elaine begins every episode with breath, Intention, and 78 seconds of silence
• How The Abundance Resonance reflects the Five Powers of Abundance
• Why who you choose to BE matters more than what you choose to say
• How one conscious interaction can ripple through families, communities, and consciousness

Key Takeaways — Skimmable Wins

🌟 Technology connects information. People connect hearts. Our deepest human need isn't simply to communicate; it's to feel seen, heard, understood, valued, and connected.

🌟 Connection is biological as well as emotional. Caring relationships can help create the conditions for greater safety, trust, learning, healing, and growth.

🌟 Co-regulation means your presence matters. The state you bring into an interaction can influence the people around you before you say a single word.

🌟 Every interaction is a request for love and an opportunity to be love and compassion. Sometimes the person asking for that love is someone else—and sometimes it's you.

🌟 Your first responsibility in a conversation isn't deciding what you're going to say. It's deciding who you're going to BE.

🌟 The Abundance Resonance begins before words are exchanged. Presence, breath, Intention, and conscious partnership with The Divine create the energetic foundation for deeper connection.

🌟 Abundance isn't something we're trying to achieve. It's something we express and share when we come into greater harmony with ourselves, one another, and The Divine.

The Abundance Resonance

The Abundance Resonance is the intentional practice of aligning your:

1. Breath → Return to the present moment.
2. Awareness → Become conscious of who you are being.
3. Intention → Choose what you're creating and how you want to experience it.
4. Partnership with The Divine → Become available for guidance, connection, and wisdom.
5. Shared Presence → Enter the interaction from love, compassion, openness, and Grateful Curiosity.

Rather than simply preparing for a conversation, you prepare yourself for the quality of connection you want to create.

Listen to the full episode to experience The Abundance Resonance for yourself.

The Five Powers of Abundance Within the Practice

Elaine realized that The Abundance Resonance naturally reflects the Five Powers of Abundance:

Presence — Return to yourself and become aware and observant.

Receiving — Become willing to receive guidance aligned with your Intention and delight in witnessing how it unfolds.

Co-Creating — Joyfully collaborate with The Divine and others to recognize and celebrate the abundance already present.

Authentic Self-Leadership — Choose how you will show up, what you will pay attention to, the stories you will tell, and how you will contribute your unique gifts.

Manifesting — Experience the conversation as a reflection of the consciousness you have intentionally cultivated together.

Resonance isn't something you force. It happens naturally when your thoughts, emotions, Intentions, actions, and relationship with The Divine come into harmony.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• Why can we be more technologically connected than ever and still feel profoundly alone?
• What does neuroscience teach us about the healing power of positive relationships?
• What is co-regulation, and how do our nervous systems influence one another?
• How can we respond differently when a part of us is asking for love?
• What is The Abundance Resonance?
• Why does The Abundance Journey begin with three conscious breaths, an Intention, and 78 seconds of silence?
• How does The Abundance Resonance embody the Five Powers of Abundance?
• What changes when you focus on who you're going to BE instead of what you're going to say?
• How can your presence become a blessing to the people around you?
• How can one conscious interaction help create a more loving and abundant world?

Pull Quotes

“Technology connects information. People connect hearts. Love creates connection, and connection creates transformation.”

“My very first responsibility isn't deciding what I'm going to say. It's deciding who I'm going to BE.”

“Every interaction is a request for love, and every single one of us has the opportunity to become an answer to that request.”

Activate Abundance

Understanding connection isn't enough because connection grows through experience.

As you move through your day, consider:

Who in your life is quietly asking for love? And how might The Divine be inviting you to become the answer?

It might be an extra moment of listening. Eye contact. An encouraging text. An overdue apology. Patience with someone who's struggling. Or compassion for yourself after a difficult day.

These moments may seem ordinary, but they are how we change the world—one interaction at a time.

Free Gift

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Visit: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study — Research exploring the long-term relationship between childhood adversity and adult health and well-being.
• HOPE — Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences — A framework examining how positive childhood experiences and supportive relationships contribute to resilience and flourishing.
• Co-Regulation — The ways our nervous systems respond to and influence one another through safe, caring relationships.
• The Five Powers of Abundance — Presence, Receiving, Co-Creating, Authentic Self-Leadership, and Manifesting.
• The Abundance Resonance — Elaine's intentional practice of aligning breath, awareness, Intention, and partnership with The Divine to establish a shared vibration of abundance.

About the Host — Elaine Starling

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, spiritual abundance coach, and host of The Abundance Journey.

Elaine guides spiritually aware women to reconnect with their inner power, consciously partner with The Divine, and recognize that abundance isn't something they have to chase—it's something they learn to embody and express.

Through her work and signature Inner Power Protocol, Elaine helps women reclaim their inner wisdom, receive Divine guidance, consciously create how they experience life, and radiate their unique gifts into the world.

• Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling
• TEDx: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys
• Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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What if the greatest challenge of AI isn't technology—but forgetting what makes us deeply, beautifully human?

In Episode 227 of The Abundance Journey, Elaine Starling explores The Abundance Resonance and why presence, connection, co-regulation, Intention, and conscious partnership with The Divine can transform the way we experience ourselves and one another.

My big aha: Technology connects information. People connect hearts. Love creates connection, and connection creates transformation.

Listen or watch and discover how your presence can become a blessing everywhere you go.

Modern life tells us that the answer to overwhelm is greater efficiency, better systems, and more effort. Yet the deeper solution may be the opposite: returning to the present moment so we can respond with clarity rather than being swept away by constant motion.

In this episode, Elaine Starling speaks with Chris Bath, author of A to Zen, about bridging high achievement with inner peace. Drawing on a physics education at Oxford, a successful career in finance and healthcare leadership, and more than two decades of yoga and mindfulness practice, Chris translates timeless spiritual principles into 26 memorable concepts, practical exercises, and affirmations for everyday life.

You will discover how to balance gratitude for the past and trust in the future while living fully now, why abundance is a lens of possibility rather than a shortcut to material gain, and how small practices involving breath, attention, surrender, kindness, and choice can reconnect you with your agency, wisdom, and authentic self.

Topics Covered

0:00 Why doing more cannot solve the exhaustion created by constant doing

3:05 The Abundance Resonance: breath, Intention, and 78 seconds of energetic alignment

8:44 Why Chris created A to Zen as a bridge between timeless wisdom and a busy modern life

12:02 How noticing your breath flips the switch from mental pressure to embodied presence

13:56 A grounded definition of abundance based on possibility, optimism, hope, and shared potential

17:01 The state of Zen: remaining open and engaged without grasping, comparison, or judgment

19:13 Why moving out of alignment is part of spiritual growth—not evidence that you have failed

22:02 Agency, attention, and balancing the past, present, and future

25:54 The internal commitment that helped Chris move from corporate leadership into soul expression

27:39 How simple practices and affirmations make profound spiritual concepts tangible

31:44 Chris’s free gift: the “A is for Abundance” chapter from A to Zen

Key Takeaways

🌟 Presence is not another task to accomplish. It begins by noticing what is already happening in your breath, body, and awareness.

🌟 Abundance is a way of seeing: a shift from scarcity and competition toward possibility, hope, growth, and enough to share.

🌟 You cannot control the future from the present. You can only take your best aligned step in this moment.

🌟 Spiritual growth does not require permanent calm. The practice is noticing when you are out of alignment and compassionately returning.

🌟 Simple affirmations, breathing practices, and mindful choices can make timeless wisdom usable in a demanding modern life.

🌟 The past can be held with gratitude, the future with trust, and the present with full engagement.

The A to Zen Practice

Each letter in A to Zen follows a practical structure designed to move wisdom from the page into lived experience:

1. Letter and Concept → Choose a memorable word connected to a letter of the alphabet.
2. Definition and Quotation → Clarify the idea and open a deeper perspective.
3. Reflection → Explore how the concept relates to real life and the present moment.
4. Practice → Use a simple action, breath, meditation, or inquiry to embody the idea.
5. Affirmation → Engage your voice and attention so the concept becomes personally meaningful.

Listen to the episode for Chris’s lived examples and Elaine’s guidance on integrating the practices through Grateful Curiosity and Divine partnership.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• How can we return to presence when life feels relentlessly busy?
• Can spirituality and high performance genuinely coexist?
• What does abundance mean beyond money, manifestation, or material success?
• How do breath and body awareness interrupt rumination and future-focused control?
• Why are struggle and misalignment essential parts of growth?
• How can we use the past and future without losing the present moment?
• What makes a spiritual practice simple enough to use in real life?
• What inner shift allows us to act on the work our soul is calling us to share?

Pull Quotes

“All you can do is make your best step in this moment, because that is all there is.”

— Chris Bath

“Look at the past with gratitude. Look at the future and trust it.”

— Chris Bath

“Abundance is less about scarcity and more about possibility, optimism, hope, and growth.”

— Chris Bath

“When you step forward with Grateful Curiosity and love, you expand love.”

— Elaine Starling

Free Gifts

From Chris Bath

Chris is sharing “A is for Abundance,” the first letter and chapter experience from A to Zen. It includes the concept, definition, quotation, reflection, practice, and affirmation so you can experience the structure of the book for yourself.

Guest gift link: [Add link from Chris’s guest-form response]

From The Abundance Journey

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Visit TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact, click the Share My Thoughts button, and complete the form to automatically receive your free gift.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• A to Zen by Chris Bath — [Add official book link]
• The complimentary “A is for Abundance” chapter — [Add guest gift link]
• Yoga, mindfulness, breath awareness, meditation, affirmations, surrender, kindness, and compassion
• The Abundance Resonance™ — three conscious breaths, an Intention, and 78 seconds of silence
• Grateful Curiosity — remaining present, open, and eager to witness the blessings unfolding

About the Guest

Chris Bath is an author, former CEO and CFO, and longtime practitioner of yoga and mindfulness. After studying physics at Oxford University, he built a successful career in finance, including a decade in mergers and acquisitions, before leading a healthcare organization through a major transformation and eventual sale to Goldman Sachs.

Alongside the intensity of business leadership, Chris maintained a dedicated spiritual practice for more than two decades. His book, A to Zen, brings these worlds together through 26 memorable concepts, practical exercises, and affirmations that help people navigate modern life with greater presence, agency, balance, and inner peace.

Website: [Add from guest form]

Book: A to Zen — [Add purchase link]

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

About the Host — Elaine Starling

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life.

Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling

TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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Most people believe they need to fix their emotions before they can feel better. Neuroscience suggests something surprisingly simple: naming what you're experiencing can calm your nervous system in seconds. But what if this isn't just a brain-based technique? What if naming your experience is actually one of the deepest acts of self-love you can practice?

In this solo episode, Elaine Starling explores the fascinating intersection of neuroscience, spirituality, and nervous system regulation. You'll discover why the words you choose shape your experience, how your voice influences your nervous system, and why creating enough inner safety to truly hear yourself opens the door to greater self-trust, Divine guidance, and authentic abundance.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, uncertain, or emotionally exhausted, this episode offers practical tools that can help you reconnect with yourself—and remember the wisdom that has always been within you.

Topics Covered

0:00 Why simply naming your emotions changes your brain

8:15 The neuroscience of Affect Labeling and emotional regulation

14:00 The surprising connection between self-love and nervous system safety

20:30 The Five Powers of Abundance and why Presence always comes first

27:00 Why your voice is one of your greatest healing instruments

34:00 Prayer, affirmations, humming, and the science of vibration

43:30 How priming shapes what you experience every day

50:30 The 90-second emotional reset and moving from resistance to curiosity

56:00 A simple practice to reconnect with your inner wisdom

Key Takeaways

🌟 Naming your emotions creates space between you and your experience, allowing wisdom to replace reactivity.

🌟 Self-love begins when your nervous system learns that you are safe with yourself.

🌟 Your voice isn't just communication—it's vibration that influences your entire nervous system.

🌟 Prayer, humming, affirmations, and compassionate self-talk all help regulate your nervous system while deepening your connection with The Divine.

🌟 Awareness creates choice. Curiosity creates transformation.

Step-by-Step Process Shared

Notice Your Breath Practice

1. Notice Your Breath → Return to the present moment.
2. Name Your Experience → Identify what you're feeling without judgment.
3. Become Curious → Ask what the experience is inviting you to learn.
4. Use Your Voice → Pray, hum, or speak compassionate affirmations.
5. Trust What Emerges → Listen for the wisdom and guidance that naturally follows.

Listen to the episode for Elaine's stories, neuroscience research, and practical examples that bring each step to life.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• Why does naming my emotions help me feel calmer?
• What is Affect Labeling, and why are neuroscientists so interested in it?
• Why is self-love really about creating safety inside yourself?
• Can prayer, affirmations, and humming actually change my nervous system?
• How do I stop being overwhelmed by difficult emotions without suppressing them?

Pull Quotes

"You can't love yourself if you refuse to listen to yourself."

"Your voice is more than communication. It is vibration. It is presence. It is intention."

"Awareness replaces resistance. Compassion replaces judgment. Curiosity replaces fear."

Free Gift

Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to receive Elaine's Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide—your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and consciously create a life you love.

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Research on Affect Labeling (Matthew Lieberman, UCLA)
• Polyvagal Theory and nervous system regulation
• Research on the Vagus Nerve and vocalization
• Priming research in cognitive psychology
• The Five Powers of Abundance™
• The Reconnection Path™

About the Host

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey.

After a life-changing stroke opened the door to a profound spiritual awakening, Elaine dedicated her life to helping spiritually aware adults reconnect with their inner power, strengthen their partnership with The Divine, and create lives filled with greater peace, purpose, joy, and abundance.

Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling

TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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What if aging gracefully has nothing to do with looking younger—and everything to do with learning how to hold more love? In this deeply moving solo episode, Elaine Starling challenges one of society's biggest myths about aging and reveals why our later years are often our greatest opportunity for spiritual expansion.

Drawing on neuroscience, aging research, and a touching story about a friend walking beside his wife during the final chapter of her earthly journey, Elaine explores how life's transitions expand our capacity for wisdom, compassion, and Divine partnership. Instead of seeing emotional intensity as weakness, she invites us to recognize it as evidence that our hearts are growing strong enough to hold life's deepest experiences.

You'll discover why remaining connected to yourself, your breath, and The Divine may be the greatest gift you can offer both yourself and those you love—and why your life experience has never been more valuable than it is today.

Topics Covered

• 0:00 What aging gracefully really means
• 8:40 The surprising research on emotional wisdom as we age
• 14:30 Why emotional overwhelm is often emotional significance
• 20:15 The story of Michael: love, grief, and misunderstanding
• 29:30 Learning to witness instead of trying to fix
• 35:45 How to lovingly hold yourself through uncertainty
• 41:15 Notice Your Breath: a simple practice to regulate your nervous system
• 48:00 Why human wisdom is becoming more valuable in the age of AI
• 54:30 Your greatest contribution may be your presence

Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins)

🌟 Aging doesn't diminish your value—it expands your capacity for wisdom, compassion, and love.

🌟 You can experience gratitude and grief, hope and uncertainty, faith and fear at the same time. That's emotional maturity, not emotional weakness.

🌟 Emotional overwhelm is often a sign that you're carrying something deeply meaningful—not that you're broken.

🌟 The greatest gift we can offer another person is often our presence, not our advice.

🌟 Every transition becomes easier when you reconnect with yourself, your body, your breath, and The Divine.

Step-by-Step Process Shared

Holding Yourself Through Life's Transitions

1. Notice Your Breath → Return to the present moment and calm your nervous system.
2. Ask Yourself: "What am I carrying right now?" → Bring compassionate awareness to your experience.
3. Choose Love → Instead of fixing, resisting, or judging, simply hold what you're carrying in love.
4. Reconnect with The Divine → Remember you are supported even when the future feels uncertain.
5. Trust the Invitation → Every transition expands your capacity to witness, experience, and express more love.

Listen to the full episode for Elaine's personal stories, research insights, and guided experience.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• Why do life transitions often feel emotionally overwhelming as we get older?
• What does research reveal about emotional wisdom and aging?
• How can I remain connected to myself during difficult seasons of life?
• Why is "holding" an experience often more powerful than trying to fix it?
• How can I navigate uncertainty while deepening my partnership with The Divine?

Pull Quotes

"Aging gracefully isn't about looking younger. It's about learning to hold more love."

"Emotional overwhelm is often emotional significance."

"The future may belong to those who master AI—but humanity will belong to those who master love."

Free Gift

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Research on emotional well-being and aging
• Research on conscious breathing and nervous system regulation
• The Reconnection Path™
• Notice Your Breath practice
• Related Episode: How Thought Shapes Experience
• Related Episode: The Hidden Cost of Carrying Everything Alone

About the Host – Elaine Starling

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey Show. Through her signature framework, The Inner Power Protocol™, Elaine helps spiritually aware adults reconnect with their inner power, deepen their partnership with The Divine, and navigate life's transitions with greater clarity, confidence, and grace.

Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling

TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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Aging gracefully has very little to do with appearance—and everything to do with learning how to remain connected to yourself, The Divine, and love through life's greatest transitions. In this heartfelt episode, Elaine Starling shares research, personal stories, and practical tools that will help you navigate uncertainty with greater peace, wisdom, and grace. Listen now and discover why your greatest contribution may still be ahead of you.

#AgingGracefully #HealthyAging #EmotionalWellbeing #SpiritualGrowth #LifeTransitions #NoticeYourBreath #DivinePartnership #TheAbundanceJourney #ElaineStarling #InnerPower #ConsciousLiving #SelfCompassion #Abundance #PersonalGrowth

What if you've spent your life trying to fix something that was never actually broken?

Many of us interpret exhaustion, anxiety, chronic illness, grief, or emotional overwhelm as evidence that something is wrong with us. But what if these experiences aren't signs of failure at all? What if they're intelligent messages inviting us to reconnect with our inherent wholeness?

In this powerful conversation, Elaine welcomes physician, author, and transformational teacher Dr. Karyn Shanks, whose groundbreaking book UnBroken: Reclaim Your Wholeness challenges one of the most deeply rooted beliefs in modern culture—that suffering means we're broken.

Together they explore how our bodies continually communicate wisdom, why true healing begins with safety and compassion, and how learning to trust your inner guidance can transform every aspect of your life.

If you've ever wondered whether healing is truly possible—or sensed there must be more than simply treating symptoms—this conversation will inspire you to reclaim your inner power and remember who you've been all along.

Topics Covered

0:00 What if you were never broken?

3:20 Why your body is constantly communicating with you

10:45 Healing is a natural process—not something you earn

14:40 Redefining abundance through the lens of wholeness

17:45 The nervous system, safety, and why healing begins there

20:00 Becoming a vessel instead of a victim

24:40 Letting go of limiting stories about what's possible

30:30 Why you—not your doctor—remain the leader of your healing journey

34:20 Learning to read your body's wisdom with compassion

37:15 The upcoming UnBroken Sanctuary and free resources

Key Takeaways

🌟 You are not broken—you are already whole.

🌟 Your symptoms may be messages rather than problems to eliminate.

🌟 Healing begins when your nervous system experiences genuine safety.

🌟 Compassion and curiosity create far greater transformation than judgment and fear.

🌟 Your body can become your most trustworthy guide when you learn its language.

Step-by-Step Process Shared

Reclaiming Your Wholeness

1. Notice your body.

Become aware of your sensations, emotions, and energy without trying to change them.

2. Meet yourself with compassion.

Release self-judgment and accept yourself exactly as you are in this moment.

3. Get curious.

Ask what your body may be communicating instead of assuming something is wrong.

4. Honor your body's wisdom.

Recognize every sensation as intelligent information rather than evidence of failure.

5. Trust your inner guidance.

Allow your body—not fear—to become your internal GPS for healing and growth.

Listen to the episode for the powerful stories, practical examples, and deeper insights behind each step.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• What if my symptoms are actually trying to help me?
• Why do so many people believe they're broken?
• How does the nervous system influence healing?
• What does true abundance look like when you're struggling with your health?
• How can I begin reconnecting with my body's wisdom today?

Pull Quotes

"Healing isn't about fixing yourself. It's about remembering who you already are."

"Your body isn't betraying you. It's speaking to you."

"Safety is the foundation of all healing."

Free Gift

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Resources Mentioned

UnBroken: Reclaim Your Wholeness

by Dr. Karyn Shanks

https://karynshanksmd.com

Free Courses

https://karynshanksmd.com

The UnBroken Sanctuary

(Coming Soon)

https://theunbrokensanctuary.com

About the Guest

Dr. Karyn Shanks is a physician, author, educator, and advocate for a more compassionate and empowering model of healing. After decades of helping people recover from chronic and complex illness—and walking that journey herself—she integrated functional medicine, neuroplasticity, epigenetics, systems biology, and transformational psychology into a revolutionary approach that helps people reclaim their inherent wholeness.

She is the author of Heal: A Nine-Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy, The Wisdom of COVID-19, and UnBroken: Reclaim Your Wholeness.

Website:

https://karynshanksmd.com

The UnBroken Sanctuary

https://theunbrokensanctuary.com

About the Host

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey Show.

Through her signature Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually minded people to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and create a richly fulfilling life they love.

Website

https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling

TEDx Talk

https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Book

https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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If this episode inspired you:

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Shareable Blurb

"If you've ever believed you were broken because of illness, anxiety, grief, or exhaustion, this conversation may change your life. Dr. Karyn Shanks shares why healing isn't about fixing yourself—it's about remembering the wholeness that has always been within you. Listen to Episode 223 of The Abundance Journey Show."

#Healing #Wholeness #NervousSystem #SelfCompassion #SpiritualGrowth #AbundanceJourney #ElaineStarling #KarynShanks #FunctionalMedicine #PersonalGrowth #MindBodyConnection #HealingJourney

What if your relationship with food has never really been about food?

For decades we've been taught to control, restrict, and criticize ourselves, yet nearly 95% of diets fail long-term. In this inspiring conversation, Elaine Starling sits down with intuitive guide, transformational mentor, and bestselling author Isabel Chiara to explore a radically different path—one centered on nourishment instead of deprivation.

Together they reveal how true nourishment begins long before we take the first bite. It starts with gratitude, self-compassion, conscious awareness, and choosing to see every experience as an opportunity to receive more love. You'll discover practical ways to transform your relationship with food, your body, your thoughts, and ultimately your entire life.

Topics Covered

0:00 Why dieting fails—and what your soul is really hungry for

2:31 Why nourishment and abundance are inseparable

5:49 Isabel's journey from food struggles to deep self-acceptance

14:20 Blessing your food as a spiritual practice

16:47 Isabel's powerful definition of abundance

21:36 How family patterns shape lifelong beliefs

26:04 Why books carry transformational energy

27:40 Looking for the bigger picture in difficult moments

34:22 Simple daily practices that create lasting nourishment

40:20 Isabel's free gifts and guided Life Activations

Key Takeaways

🌟 Nourishment is far more than food—it's the way you relate to yourself.

🌟 Gratitude transforms ordinary meals into experiences of healing and receiving.

🌟 Your greatest opportunities for growth often arrive disguised as inconveniences.

🌟 Every challenge invites you to expand your capacity to witness, experience, and express more love.

🌟 Abundance isn't something you wait for—it's something you consciously choose to experience.

Step-by-Step Process Shared

The Path of Nourishment

1. Choose gratitude before criticism → Shift from shame to appreciation.
2. Bless and consciously receive your food → Transform eating into an act of nourishment.
3. Ask, "What's the bigger picture?" → Move beyond emotional reactions into wisdom.
4. Choose your experience before entering any situation → Prime your mind for abundance and possibility.
5. Practice nourishment every day → Create a joyful new normal that naturally expands into every area of life.

Listen to the full conversation for Isabel's guided insights, personal stories, and powerful practical examples.

Questions Answered in This Episode

• Why do so many diets fail, even when people have good intentions?
• How can we transform our relationship with food without relying on willpower?
• What does true nourishment actually mean?
• How do childhood experiences shape the way we care for ourselves today?
• How can gratitude and conscious awareness completely change our daily lives?

Pull Quotes

"Nourishment isn't something you find outside yourself. It's something you awaken from within."

"Everything is guiding you to increase your capacity to witness, experience, and express more love."

"Choose your experience before life unfolds, and you'll begin to see abundance everywhere."

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Nourish by Isabel Chiara

• Isabel Chiara's Life Activations App

• Isabel's free guide: 10 Ways to Nourish Your Life

• The Abundance Journey Show

• Elaine's blessing before meals:

"May this food nourish, heal, and replenish me, heart, mind, body, and soul."

About the Guest

Isabel Chiara is an intuitive guide, transformational mentor, and the creator of the Life Actualization Process®. For more than 30 years she has helped thousands of people awaken their unlimited potential through transformational energy work, intuitive guidance, and practical spiritual tools. Her newest book, Nourish, invites readers to move beyond dieting and reconnect with the deeper nourishment available through gratitude, self-awareness, compassion, and conscious living.

Website: https://www.isabelchiara.com

Book: Nourish

Life Activations App

About the Host – Elaine Starling

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey Show. Through her signature Inner Power Protocol, Elaine helps spiritually-minded people reconnect with Divine guidance, reclaim their inner power, and create lives filled with greater joy, purpose, prosperity, and love.

Website:

https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

Facebook:

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LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling

TEDx Talk:

https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Book:

https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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If you've ever struggled with food, self-criticism, or feeling disconnected from yourself, this conversation is for you. Elaine Starling and Isabel Chiara explore how true nourishment begins from within—and why gratitude, compassion, and conscious awareness can transform every area of your life. Listen now and discover a richer way to nourish yourself.