In this episode of The Blue Sofa, I’m sharing the five key areas of emotional intelligence—and how they can help you feel more flow, clarity, and confidence in your business.

If it feels like you’re doing all the right things but still not moving forward… this episode is for you.

 I walk you through how emotional patterns and nervous system triggers can keep you stuck, and how to shift into a more peaceful, powerful way of leading your business.

This is a grounded, soulful conversation about what really creates sustainable success as a sensitive, purpose-driven woman.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why self-awareness is the foundation of soulful leadership
  
  
• How to regulate your nervous system and respond with calm instead of reactivity
  
  
• The difference between pressure and purpose—and how to tap into your real motivation
  
  
• How empathy helps you connect deeper with clients (without draining yourself)
  
  
• How to have honest, aligned conversations in business and life
  
  
  

📲 Come Say Hi:

Let me know on Instagram [@miapoulsen_] what you’re taking from this episode—and which practice you’re going to try.

And if you're a soul-led woman growing your business and ready to blend aligned strategy with inner growth, come join me inside Rising Star—my signature mentoring program where we build your business to 6 figures from the inside out.

If you’ve ever wondered how to be successful without losing yourself in the hustle — this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we explore the not-so-obvious habits that block growth, clarity, and creativity for soulful entrepreneurs. These are patterns many of us carry in the name of success… but they actually keep us stuck, small, and spinning.

We’ll gently unpack five habits that may be holding you back — and guide you toward powerful success habits that align with personal development, feminine leadership, and sustainable business success.

✨ You’ll learn:

• Why some “productive” habits actually sabotage your energy
  
  
  
• How to shift from hustle into creative flow
  
  
  
• Embodied practices that support aligned action
  
  
  
• What the habits of successful people really look like (when you're building a heart-led business)
  
  
  

Whether you’ve been over-planning, waiting for clarity, hiding from visibility, or constantly comparing yourself to others — this episode will meet you where you are and invite you back into your natural power.

Episode Highlights

• Why hustling for worth blocks your creativity (and how to create from wholeness instead)
• The success habit of “create before you consume”
• How to feel safe being visible as your true self
• The missing piece in most strategies: energy alignment
• Why action creates clarity (not the other way around)

Each habit is paired with a story, teaching, embodied experience, and micro-shift to help you integrate it into your daily rhythm.

💌 Ready to Grow?

🔗 Join my community for soulful business support: https://www.thesoulfulempress.com/
🔗 DM me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mia_poulsen_/ and tell me which habit you’re transforming this week.

✨ Let’s Stay Connected

If this episode supported your personal development journey, leave a review or share it with a fellow entrepreneur. Your version of success is sacred — and it starts by coming home to your own rhythm.

What if building a six-figure business didn’t require you to go full-time, burn out, or hustle your way to success?

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of how my client Katrine created a soulful, spacious online therapy business with consistent $15K months—while working part-time and homeschooling her children.

We break it all down into three foundational pillars:
 ➤ Mindset clarity
 ➤ Lean client attraction
 ➤ Simple, supportive systems

You’ll hear how Katrine moved from “maybe it works for others, not me” to magnetic visibility, sell-out offers, and a business that supports her life (not the other way around).

Whether you’re a therapist, coach, or healer—this episode will show you what’s possible when you combine alignment, strategy, and systems..

✨ Inside this episode:
 ▪ The mindset shift that changed everything for Katrine
 ▪ How she attracted clients using a simple freebie and low-budget Facebook ads
 ▪ What “lean marketing” really means (and why it works so well for therapists)
 ▪ The systems that free up time and create consistent income

🎧 Next listen: Peaceful Launching: Selling Without Pressure, Fear, or Burnout

 🎓 Ready to create your own client attraction system? Join my free masterclass "Copy My Client Attraction Method" 

If you feel like you’re working so hard — posting on Instagram, writing emails, running webinars — yet the sales still aren’t flowing the way you want, this episode is here to shift everything.

I’m pulling back the curtain on why selling online isn’t just about “selling,” but about building a powerful, sustainable business rooted in trust, relationships, and strategy.

👉 Think of it like a staircase — each step matters, and skipping them leaves you stuck.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✨ Why sales don’t magically appear just because you’re visible
 ✨ The “Sales Staircase” framework and how to spot which step you’re missing
 ✨ How to test if your product is actually right for your market before you waste time
✨ Why building an email list is the true conversion superpower (way beyond Instagram)
✨ How to create a dream-client tribe that keeps buying from you over time

I’ll share:
 💡 Real stories from my own messy launches
 💡 The practical action steps you can take right now
 💡 A fresh perspective that will completely change how you see selling online

What you’ll walk away with:

✅ A 5-step “Sales Staircase” method you can apply immediately 

✅ A simple approach to validating your offer
✅ Clarity on why your email list is everything for online selling
✅ A reframe about selling as relationship-building, not hustling
✅ Confidence to grow your business in a sustainable, soulful way

Mentioned in this episode:

Join my masterclass Copy My Simple Client Attraction Formula:

https://www.thesoulfulempress.com/masterclass-client-attraction?el=ig_podcast

Next listen: 

Go to my case study about my client Augusta. A trauma therapist who went from 0 followers to $55,000 in sales in 4 months.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430588/episodes/16441889

If you feel like you’re working so hard — posting on Instagram, writing emails, running webinars — yet the sales still aren’t flowing the way you want, this episode is here to shift everything.

I’m pulling back the curtain on why selling online isn’t just about “selling,” but about building a powerful, sustainable business rooted in trust, relationships, and strategy.

👉 Think of it like a staircase — each step matters, and skipping them leaves you stuck.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✨ Why sales don’t magically appear just because you’re visible
✨ The “Sales Staircase” framework and how to spot which step you’re missing
✨ How to test if your product is actually right for your market before you waste time
✨ Why building an email list is the true conversion superpower (way beyond Instagram)
✨ How to create a dream-client tribe that keeps buying from you over time

I’ll share:
💡 Real stories from my own messy launches
💡 The practical action steps you can take right now
💡 A fresh perspective that will completely change how you see selling online

What you’ll walk away with:

✅ A 5-step “Sales Staircase” method you can apply immediately 

✅ A simple approach to validating your offer

✅ Clarity on why your email list is everything for online selling

✅ A reframe about selling as relationship-building, not hustling

✅ Confidence to grow your business in a sustainable, soulful way

Join my masterclass Copy My Simple Client Attraction Formula:

https://www.thesoulfulempress.com/masterclass-client-attraction?el=ig_podcast

Next listen: 

Go to my case study about my client Augusta. A trauma therapist who went from 0 followers to $55,000 in sales in 4 months.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430588/episodes/16441889

Every year, I take myself on a solo business trip — not to escape, but to expand. To get inspired, reconnect with my vision, and breathe new life into what I’m creating.

This year, I returned to Lisbon… and this trip brought so much more than I expected.

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my soulful solo trip and share some of the deep conversations and reflections that came up — around motherhood, marriage, and finding your soul tribe as a female entrepreneur.

We talk about:

• Why I believe in solo work trips as a sacred CEO ritual
  
  
  
• The truth about being a mother and an entrepreneur — and how we get to design our motherhood
  
  
  
• How choosing the right partner is the most powerful business move you can make
  
  
  
• The magic of finding “your people” — the women who see you and celebrate your bigness
  
  
  
• My personal experience with the THRIVE Retreat and why I’m inviting you to join me there
  
  
  

Whether you’re a mama navigating business growth, someone longing for deeper connection in this space, or just curious about how to create success in a way that feels aligned — this episode is for you.

Resources & Links:

Interested in joining me at the THRIVE Retreat in Lisbon?

 Book through my link and get:
✨ A bonus dinner with me in Lisbon before the retreat (the 13th)
✨ An integration call after the retreat

Find the retreat here: https://www.carlabiesinger.com/retreats

 Just DM me or email me on [email protected] if you book and let me know, so you can claim your bonuses.

Let’s connect:

• DM me your biggest takeaway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mia_poulsen_/
  
  
  
• Share the episode with a soul-led friend
  
  
  
• Subscribe + leave a review if this episode touched you — it means the world!

In today’s episode, I’m joined by email marketing expert Allison Hardy. 

Her story starts in a place many women know all too well: laid off at six months pregnant, facing uncertainty, and questioning her worth. But instead of giving up, she pivoted — and what unfolded was a business built around her life, not the other way around.

We go deep into the messy middle of entrepreneurship — the postpartum depression, the breakdowns, the trial-and-error — and how those moments often become the doorway to your most aligned and sustainable success. Allison also shares how she built an $80k evergreen email funnel (yep, the one that still sells for her today), and what it really looks like to grow your business with soul and strategy.

This episode is your permission slip to evolve, pivot, and create something that fits your life right now.

What We Talk About in This Episode:

• How being laid off during pregnancy sparked a complete life and business pivot
  
  
  
• The role of postpartum depression in her entrepreneurial awakening
  
  
  
• Why most people give up before they reach their breakthrough — and how to hold on
  
  
  
• The difference between building a business for freedom vs. from fear
  
  
  
• Behind the scenes of her $80k evergreen email funnel
  
  
  
• Navigating business with kids, life shifts, and the deep need for sustainability
  
  
  
• Why your marketing only works when it’s designed for your real life
  
  
  
• The soulful secret to making aligned, life-proof decisions in your business
  
  
  

💌 Connect with Allison Hardy:

• Download the $80K Email Template: https://www.allisonhardy.com/80000email
  
  
  
• Follow her on Instagram: @allison_hardy_
  
  
  
• Visit her website: https://www.allisonhardy.com
  
  
  

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✨ Want more soulful business growth secrets?
 Check out my free masterclass or come sit in on the next round of Rising Star — the path to a 6-figure soul-aligned online business.

 👉 https://www.thesoulfulempress.com/rs-the-masterclass?el=podcast

If the word sales makes you feel tight in your chest or suddenly crave another coffee… this episode is for you. In this solo session, I break down how to sell without selling—by shifting into soul-led alignment, healing old beliefs, and creating connection over pressure.

We’ll talk about why traditional sales tactics don’t work for heart-led women (and what does), how to identify and release hidden sales blocks, and what it actually means to sell effortlessly from an abundance mindset.

Whether you’ve been avoiding selling or are ready to make it feel like magic, this episode will help you tap into your feminine power and attract aligned clients with ease.

What You'll Learn:

• Why selling to women is different—and what most sales strategies get wrong
  
  
  
• The #1 reason you’re not selling (hint: it’s not visibility or strategy)
  
  
  
• How to recognize and release good girl wounds and money blocks
  
  
  
• What “soulful selling” actually looks and feels like in real life
  
  
  
• A practical abundance exercise to shift from scarcity to magnetism
  
  
  

Resources Mentioned:

🎥 Watch the Magnetic Visibility Masterclass — Learn how to show up in your full expression online without burnout or self-doubt
 ➤ https://www.thesoulfulempress.com/Mc-magnetic-visibility?el=podcast

🎧 Next Listen: Augusta’s $50K Case Study — A powerful story of aligned strategy, feminine embodiment, and business breakthroughs
 ➤ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2430588/episodes/16441889

Are you doing all the things—AI prompts, funnels, ads, content—but still not getting clients or the growth you dream of?

In this episode, I break down why advanced strategies don’t work when the foundation isn’t solid—and what to focus on instead.

I’ll walk you through:

• Why so many soul-led entrepreneurs fall into the hustle trap of constant doing (and how to get out of it)
• The six invisible, foundational business pillars that need to work before you amplify
• How to build a client attraction system that pulls in aligned buyers (not just freebie seekers)
• The truth about "magnetic offers"—and why they’re not enough on their own
• The difference between scaling chaos and scaling clarity
• How to test and validate your offer before automating or launching ads
• My personal story of starting in all the wrong places, battling imposter syndrome, and ultimately building a thriving business by mastering the basics

I also share parts of my own journey—starting in the wrong place, building funnels that didn’t convert, and how I turned it all around by mastering the basics.

This is for you if:

• Your content and funnels aren’t converting
• You feel like giving up (but deep down, you know you won’t)
• You’re ready to build a business that actually works—before you try to scale it

Resources I Mentioned:

• 🎁 [Free Masterclass] Magnetic Marketing
• 🌟 [Join Rising Star] Build the online business you know you are meant to 
• 🎧 Related episode: The 4 Levels of Transformation

In this episode of The Blue Sofa, I’m diving deep into something we rarely question—but so many of us feel: the pressure to scale, to hustle, and to constantly perform in order to be "successful."

But what if that very pressure is the thing blocking your creativity, your abundance, and your joy?

This is Part 5 of my Secrets to Ease series, and today I’m sharing the honest truth about why the high-pressure hustle culture is not made for us as women—and how honoring our feminine energy and natural rhythms is the real secret to sustainable, soul-aligned success.

 Inside This Episode, I’ll Share:

• Why high performance and pressure-based strategies are often counterproductive for women.
  
  
  
• The real difference between hustle and flow—and how to shift gently from one to the other.
  
  
  
• How the masculine business paradigm clashes with the way we’re naturally wired.
  
  
  
• What it actually means to build a business in tune with your feminine energy.
  
  
  
• My daily nervous system reset practices (that I truly couldn’t run a business without).
  
  
  
• How essential oils have become a non-negotiable part of my regulation and manifestation practices.
  
  
  
• The magic that happens when you create from presence instead of panic.
  
  
  

I Also Mention:

• My Essential Oils & Nervous System Workshop:
   If you’re curious about how I use essential oils to regulate, reset, and expand my nervous system—and how you can too—join me for this nourishing workshop.
   ➤ Click here to be subscribe to the newsletter and be the first to know about this and other workshops
  
  
  
• Don't miss my Magnetic Visibility Masterclass – watch it LIVE or on REPLAY!

A Loving Reminder:

You are not a machine. You're not here to perform 24/7. You're a woman with rhythm, cycles, intuition, and soul—and your softness is not a weakness. It's your superpower.

When you choose flow over force, presence over pressure, and alignment over achievement, you don’t just change your business—you change the way the world sees feminine leadership.

If This Resonated:

Please subscribe and leave a review—it truly helps me reach more soul-led women like you who are ready to grow a business on their own terms.