The Big Reveal

Jared Weintraub is not your typical PhD candidate. Originally an aspiring and then working musician, Jared pursued music until it no longer brought him flow. Following his fire within, he realized he needed to switch course, at which point he was divinely guided to learn about and then pursue a PhD in the little-studied topic of flow, as well as found his boutique consultancy, The Flow Group.

In this episode, we explore the concept of “flow,” how it works and its benefits and downsides. We also discuss how flow can shed light on one’s passion and purpose. This episode takes a very left-brain approach to exploring how to follow one’s fire within.

I loved this conversation with Jared and hope it brings you clarity. If it does, please do share in the podcast rates+reviews!

To connect with Jared:

Email

[email protected] 

LinkedIn

Jared Weintraub 

Instagram

@JaredWeintraub 

To connect with Raisa

Instagram

@_raisareyes

Website

raisareyes.com

Natalie, Kuhn, VP of Programming at The Class, in episode 7 of The Fire Within Podcast, speaks directly from the heart.

She fully shows up in this episode, where we talk about how her career developed from aspiring theater actress to founding teacher of The Class. We talk about the hustle of starting a business, and the unglamorous stories behind how the incredibly chic “The Class” was built. We even talk about the darkest rock bottom of Natalie’s life, when her mother passed, and how she rose from the ashes to teach other people using what she learned from that experience. 

Natalie is incredibly emotionally intelligent, both when talking about how to discover and follow your fire within, and when confronting the daily chatter that happens in one’s mind. 

If you’re curious about how to follow your fire within, build a business or deal with day-to-day emotions and frustrations, this episode is for you. 

Favorite quotes:

“I believe tests come in many forms and they come when you have the capacity to handle them.” 

“We spend most of the day outsourcing our difficulty.”

To connect with Natalie:

Instagram: @thisisnatalie

Website: taryntoomey.com

To connect with Raisa:

Instagram: @_raisareyes

Website: raisareyes.com

Psychological Astrologer, Danielle Beinstein, has a classic Fire Within story. In the episode, she discusses the circuitous path she took to discover her passion and become an astrologer, and about how each seeming “detour” was an essential step along the way.

She delves into the basics of each Astrological sign’s archetype, how the archetypes can shed light on one’s path and purpose, and how a deep understanding of these archetypes can empower one to take full advantage of your free will.

My favorite part of the episode is when Danielle tells the story of how she was divinely guided to meet her life partner.

To connect with Danielle:

Instagram: @danibeinstein

Website: daniellebeinstein.com

Intro to Astrology course: daniellebeinstein.com/intro-to-astrology

To connect with Raisa:

Instagram: @_raisareyes

Katie Dalebout is an entrepreneurial, wellness obsessed go-getter. She started the well known podcast, Let It Out, back in 2013, where she’s since interviewed everyone who’s anyone in the wellness world and beyond.

Katie has a no nonsense perspective on pursuing your dreams. As she says in the episode, she’s not a “leap and the net will appear” type of gal. She’s more a baby steps type who believes that if you try stuff out, the creme will rise to the top and you’ll stick with what you love. If you’re looking to explore what your life purpose is, or how to monetize your creative projects, Katie has a wealth of knowledge on the topic.

To connect with Katie:

Instagram: @katiedalebout

Website: katiedalebout.com

Podcasting course:

@letapodcastout

letapodcastout.club

To connect with Raisa:

Instagram: @_raisareyes

Website: raisareyes.com

Arden’s interview is sprinkled with compelling tid bits on Vedic philosophy, and what this world view claims about life, purpose and how humans should go about living their most fulfilled lives. After years of being a school teacher, and overworking herself into a burnout, Arden found herself learning Vedic meditation and thinking to herself, “oh this is what I was meant to teach.” In her interview, she goes into how she came to start teaching Vedic Meditation, how she came to found her business, and about Vedic philosophy as it relates to living one’s best life.

To connect with Arden:

@ardenmartin

@thespringmeditation

thespringmeditation.com

To connect with Raisa:

_raisareyes

raisareyes.com

On the third episode of The Fire Within Podcast, I interview Megan Abbott, founder of Fruition Coaching. Megan is the angel that swooped down and saved me when I was in the darkest rock bottom of my life. I was in a corporate job I hated and felt lost in life. This is when I was introduced to Megan, who taught me that there was nothing wrong with me, but that I was failing to follow my fire within, which was the reason I felt lost. She helped me get back in touch with my intuition, which told me to quit my job. Doing this started a landslide of events that dramatically changed my life for the better.

Megan has a wealth of knowledge about what makes successful people thrive. Her personal journey, of discovering her life purpose and building her business, reveals these tenets. We discuss the struggles Megan faced, the tests she passed and the magic that followed trusting her gut and taking leaps of faith in her life and career.

To connect with Megan:

Website: www.fruitionpersonalcoaching.com

Instagram: @megmabbott

To connect with Raisa:

Website: raisareyes.com

Instagram: @_raisareyes

On the second episode of The Fire Within Podcast, I interview PSYCH-K facilitator Jena Sophia. PSYCH-K is a quick and easy way of transforming limiting subconscious beliefs, perceptions of stress and experiences of trauma. Jena discusses how she healed herself of endometriosis, how she decided to become a PSYCH-K facilitator, how she followed her intuition to grow her business to the thriving state it’s in now, how she believes one should discover their life purpose and her experience with shamanism, veganism and the “woo woo.”

Favorite quotes:

“For me, it’s always been—if it doesn’t feel good, don’t do it.”

“We think we need authority, some higher figure to tell us what to do. Listen to what they have to say, but decide for yourself. Because people will tell you different things—someone will tell you to go left, another will tell you to go right, and another will tell you to take two steps backwards.”

To connect with Jena Sophia:

Instagram: @_jenasophia

Website: beyondthebelief.com

To connect with Raisa:

Instagram: @_raisareyes

Website: raisareyes.com

Welcome to The Fire Within Podcast!

Here I interview founders, visionaries and leaders who have boldly followed their fire within to create something unique to who they are, and explore the doubts they overcame to get there.

On the first episode of The Fire Within, I interview Elizabeth Potts, founder of jewelry company The Moonstoned, about how she came to pursue her dream career. To this end, we discuss the self-doubt and “mistakes” she made along the way, all of which helped her develop the conviction to found her company and build a thriving business. We also discuss the sexy story of how Elizabeth met her partner, dating, open relationships, sex, speaking your truth, past lives, jewelry new and old, and so much more.

Favorite quotes:

“I said, Elizabeth, if you aren’t going to do it now, when are you going to do it? And if you can’t trust yourself, who can you trust?”

“I made so many mistakes, and every single one of them was important.”

“After the first time we met, he allegedly said to his friend, ‘I think I’ve met my wife.’”

To connect with Elizabeth:

Instagram: @themoonstoned

Website: themoonstoned.com

To connect with Raisa:

Instagram: @_raisareyes