The Imaginal Podcast

I am so lucky to have health and lifestyle coach Alison Scott on the podcast today.

Alison shares a very touching and inspiring story about how she totally transformed her life. 

A series of incredibly difficult challenges catalyzed a deep dive into her creativity as well as a commitment to therapeutic work and beautiful daily practices.

Her bravery and grace led her down a navigable path to a life of true meaning, and she now has many insights to share from her travels along the way.

Alison truly embodies the notion that it really is never too late to make a change.

In this episode, she talks about how to find what you love, process your fears and move triumphantly into new possibilities.

My bet is that you will see yourself in her stories as well as find comfort in the space that she creates with her deep heart and bright spirit.

On behalf of both of us, we likewise honor your journeys of transformation.


About Alison M. Scott (she/her):
Your Life...Styled
Well-Being Made Real

As a Health and Life Coach, it is my goal to help every person live a life of fulfillment, purpose, and joy. I believe that good health is the cornerstone of that. I serve everyone in all phases of life and I offer real solutions, for real humans, looking to lead a more healthy, well-balanced and satisfied lifestyle.

I do one on one coaching and offer workshops and you can find the info on my social media and in my newsletters.

• Website: www.alisonmscott.com
• Social media: IG & FB @lifestyledbyalison
• Email:  [email protected] - sign up for my newsletter

Links in this episode:

• Discover Your Dharma: A Vedic Guide to Finding Your Purpose
  By Sahara Rose
• Rumi

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• Instagram: @lori_sase
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Today we talk about how easily we can miss knowing the most beautiful people around us. We consider how meaningful and impactful it is to know each other more deeply, how we can unintentionally miss connecting, and also how opportunities might be closer than we think.

Links for this episode:

• Shine by Benjamin Francis Leftwich

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• Instagram: @lori_sase
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I’m so pleased to have Daniel Watson today as a recurring guest co-host. He so naturally embodies levity and,  per always, brings sophisticated thought, charm, humor. heart and so much more. 

Amidst our philosophical pondering, today's episode is also a meandering of nonsense. 

I hope that it brings you some laughs and sparks your sense of levity, fun and humor.

May levity find you this week and always.

Ways to connect with Daniel Watson (he/him):

• Contact Sas with messages for Daniel

Links for this episode:

• Asian not Asian Podcast
• Ted Lasso
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• @Something.About.Cheesecake (An instagram account for a dachshund named Cheesecake and her litter of puppies and siblings)
• Taylor Swift
• Francis Weller

Ways to connect with Sas (she/her):

• Instagram: @lori_sase
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Today's episode invites you to imagine what might be different in your life if not for a few negative voices or memories from your past, present or imagined future.

Sometimes without a moment of intentional reflection, we can float along without realizing just how much of an impact something can have on us.

But you have a birthright to your own story.

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• Instagram: @lori_sase
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Today's episode will make the most sense after listening to episode 12 - Embarrassing Moments Part 2.

Raphaela Browne is my guest co-host today, and we talk about undoing what might be a  lasting impact of old embarrassments and why that's important.

The intent is not to force us to dredge up painful stories, but rather a nod to the fact that sometimes we may  have unconscious holdings that might be rooted in something from our past that was really difficult.

And if it was never seen or honored or normalized, sometimes it can still hold you back from things in life that you'd really love to do.

We talk about what that looks like in our work as coaches as well as how to share and move through and bring healing to these places - thus catalyzing the chance for you to live more freely.

Links in this episode:

• Marcia Reynolds: https://covisioning.com

Ways to connect with Raphaela Browne (she/her):

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelabrowne
• Website: https://raphaelabrowne.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @raphaelabrowne

Ways to connect with Sas (she/her):

• Instagram: @lori_sase
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The best way I can describe this episode would be that it was a tender sharing of stories - along with an open invitation for you to share yours with us too.

I am delighted to have Raphaela Browne (see episode 2 for more about this beautiful human) as my guest co-host. We didn't know ahead of time the stories that we'd share, but gosh, it touched me to the core.

Thank you for holding our stories. We likewise want to do that for you too. We explain later in the episode how we'd like to be able to message you back if you'd like to reach out to us and share.

Sending so much love and support as we travel this beautiful ground together. We will continue in future episodes to talk about why this is important and how to continue to move through, witness, bring healing to these places and change the way this story informs our current living (perhaps even subconsciously).

Raphaela Browne is a Certified Personal and Leadership Coach helping women in leadership bring the best of who they are to their work and personal life.  Her own experience of overworking, burnout and trying to "do it all" has informed much of her work  and dedication in helping women in leadership learn how to ditch toxic productivity and show up at their best in their careers and personal life.

As a motivator, strategic thinker, and a results-driven coach, Raphaela supports leaders through a combination of Positive Psychology, along with strengths, values, and solution-based approaches.   

Raphaela has provided her coaching skills to various Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Pinterest, Tesla, and more. Additionally, Raphaela has worked in the nonprofit industry for over 15 years and combines her education with experience in nonprofit management/leadership to provide a holistic approach to how she works with individuals, companies, and organizations. She’s an advocate for creating healthy cultures, systems, and structures within organizations, which aids in developing invested and thriving teams. Her main goal is to empower, as well as educate leaders with defining success on their own terms and developing long lasting strategies to move forward.     Let her show you how!

Ways to connect with Raphaela Browne  (she/her):

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelabrowne
• Website: https://raphaelabrowne.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @raphaelabrowne

Ways to connect with Sas  (she/her):

• Instagram: @lori_sase
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This episode with Christina M. Burress is so special and transformational.

Christina shares colorful, meaningful stories that will awaken all of your senses and catalyze a new way of understanding your interconnectedness with nature and with all beings.

She explains how everyone is an artist and how art is a way of being.

Christina is a teacher of writing and will give you inroads into your own expression.  She describes how each of us are witnesses in this world and how important it is for you to bring your own stories forward.

She shows us how to slow down and notice. She suggests wonderful ways to develop a relationship with nature and how to cultivate  sacred reciprocity.

She also brings other voices forward within her own reflections. There are so, so many beautiful facets to her interview. I think you're going to love it.

Christina M. Burress has been teaching writing since 2007 to students of all ages. She has designed and implemented both in-person and online courses with the aim to increase confidence, inspire creativity, and encourage artistic collaboration with the natural world. She currently teaches at the University of California at San Diego Extension’s Creative Writing Certificate Program and the School of Education’s Arts in the Curriculum Masters degree at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a BA in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley, and a MFA in Creative Writing from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She is a published poet and a Reiki practitioner.

Ways to connect with Christina (she/her):

• Upcoming Course:
  • Remembering Our Place in the Sacred Circle of Life
• Social Media:
  • Website: https://www.christinamburress.com/
  • Instagram: @christinamisenburress
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-burress-b2071839/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christina.burress.3

Links mentioned in this episode:

• The Taiji Dolphin Hunt
• Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Suzanne Simard
• The Book of the Dead by Muriel Rukeyser
• Eric Booth’s book The Everyday Work of Art
• Film Worth
• Generation 9/11
• Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
  and the HBO mini series Chernobyl
• Francis Weller
• Thich Nhat Hahn’s poem “Drink Your Tea”
  • Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
    as if it is the axis
    on which the world earth revolves
    – slowly, evenly, without
    rushing toward the future;
    Live the actual moment.
    Only this moment is life.

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• https://www.lorisase.com

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Today’s guest is Sabrina Smith. She brings an incredible amount of inspiration and relatability as her life is steeped in both story and connection.

Today she shares insights that touch into so many important topics including making brave choices, navigating around challenges, upholding your values, advocating for causes, understanding disability, validating feelings, navigating inequity, connecting in meaningful ways with others and living a life marked by love.

I asked her to describe intersectionality from her own knowingness, and she replied with this gem:

“Intersectionality. So the best way to look at it is in terms of streets meaning that point where they cross each other just like with individuals and the multiple facets or parts of themselves meet , cross or intersect if you will.  We all have multiple intersections it's just a matter of finding out which yours are.”

For her, that is:  Woman, Mother, Black, 40+, LGBTQ, Non-Traditional College Student.

Sabrina Smith is a 41 year old Los Angeles native Mother of One who is always in search of delicious food and drink. Advocate for the global majority and LGBTQ community as well as single mothers and those who identify as women. She is pro-self growth/awareness and therapy.

Ways to connect with Sabrina Smith (she/her/they):

• Instagram: @ruby_slipurrs 
• Facebook: Sabrina M Smith

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Anais Nin

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• Instagram: @lori_sase
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I hope you get a good laugh out of this episode.

It is quite human to find yourself in embarrassing situations, so how do we handle them?

I offer a couple of unabashed examples of how laughter can be really helpful in times such as these.

While also, the time and place for laughter may also require its own kind of mindfulness.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Restoration Health: https://rhealthc.com

Ways to connect with Sas (she/her):

• Instagram: @lori_sase
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I am so honored to have Eric Leviton on the podcast today. With charm, humor and heart, he shares insightful ways to navigate the rough waters that can come with being an actor or creative person. Eric is an accomplished and well-loved performer who has been on stages his whole life.

He shares meaningful stories as well as practical takeaways. I think you will absolutely love his depth as well as his levity. His warm heart will also keep you safe in his presence. I am so incredibly honored to have him on the podcast.

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ERIC LEVITON – Original Broadway cast of Kinky Boots. Eric has toured in such shows as Chicago (Amos Hart), The Full Monty (Dave Bukatinsky), Seussical, the Musical (Horton) starring Cathy Rigby, and Damn Yankees (Sohovik) starring Jerry Lewis also on The West End. Television credits include roles on “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Sneaky Pete,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order,” “Desperate Housewives,” "Scrubs," "Diagnosis Murder," "Beverly Hills 90210," and Disney’s "Annie," as well as a recurring role as The Heckler on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien." Eric is also the co-creator of the award-winning two-man show, “A Little Traveling Music,” the host/creator of the YouTube series, “Eric Leviton: Whiskey Aficionado,” as well as the host/creator of the podcast HOW WE TALK ABOUT SEX, which is on iTunes and Spotify.

Ways to connect with Eric Leviton (he/him):

• Twitter: @LevitonEric
• How We Talk About Sex Podcast

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Audition Psych 101 by Michael Kostroff

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