In this episode, Lynn Abaté-Johnson shares her journey as a caregiver through her mother's passing and how it led her to connect more authentically with others to build better professional communities in her work. Lynn and Di explore ways to leverage social media as a tool for community building, rather than letting it use you. Additionally, the conversation touches on the importance of being authentic, starting the writing process, and overcoming self-doubt.

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After being a primary caregiver for her mom for over six years, my guest, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, International Best-Selling Author, and Global Community Builder, Lynn Abaté-Johnson, understands the typhoon of emotions and responsibilities that come with caring for a loved one. However, she discovered how to blossom through (and after) caregiving rather than let it drown her. Like most family caregivers, Lynn juggled caregiving duties with a full-time career. In her daily life, she’s a sought-after speaker, trainer, business consultant and global community builder.

She specializes in mentoring & consulting with women to grow their leadership capacity.Lynn wrote the book, “Out Of Love: A Daughter’s Journey With Her Mom To The End” to normalize and de-stigmatize what many families may take for granted or miss in their often overwhelming and new experience as caregivers.

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction and Background

01:29 – Connecting People and Building Community

03:00 – Navigating Caregiving and Work

04:12 – The Paradox of Trauma

05:12 – The Importance of Community

06:18 – Learning from Others' Stories

07:15 – Embracing Neurodiversity

08:29 – Understanding Personal Identity

09:25 – The Relationship with Lynn's Mother

10:24 – Gaining Awareness and Empathy

11:12 – The Impact of Caregiving on Perspective

12:31 – The Power of Connection

13:13 – Creating New Terminology

14:07 – Challenging Stigmatizing Language

16:18 – Embracing Curiosity and Authenticity

17:42 – Building a Solid Foundation for Business

19:12 – The Importance of Human Connections

20:26 – Being Mindful of How We Lean

21:53 – Challenging the Status Quo

23:14 – Navigating Social Media and Online Communities

25:01 – Fostering Warmth and Connection Online

26:20 – Dealing with Negative Comments and Stigma

28:12 – Translating Warmth and Connection in Digital Marketing

30:13 – Building Community and Support

31:04 – Using Social Media Effectively

32:18 – Creating a Safe Space for Authenticity

33:32 – The Importance of Trust and Verification

34:29 – Focusing on What Makes Us the Same

35:17 – Asking Questions Instead of Making Accusations

36:06 – The Need to Be Right

37:35 – Advocating for Neurodiversity

38:13 – Being Open to Learning and Different Perspectives

39:27 – Starting the Writing Process

41:18 – Being Authentic and True to Yourself

42:41 – Including Different Voices in Writing

44:25 – Overcoming Self-Doubt and Asking for Help

46:47 – Building Community and Making a Difference

47:54 – Working with Lynn Abaté-Johnson

49:23 – Closing Remarks

In this episode, Di interviews Coach D, a renowned motivational strategist and executive coach. Coach D emphasizes the need for authentic forms of self-care beyond surface-level activities and how it can help teams prioritize dealing with burnout. They also explore the role of effective leadership in creating healthy cultures and the importance of self-advocacy and honest communication.

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction and Background

03:21 – Prioritizing Burnout

08:45 – Authentic Forms of Self-Care

14:14 – The Importance of Effective Leadership

23:26 – Self-Advocacy and Honest Communication

26:05 – Creating a Culture of Honesty and Respect

27:02 – Self-Advocacy and Open Communication

28:01 – The Importance of Feedback and Trust

29:05 – Learning from Others and Empowering the Team

30:08 – Challenging and Supporting Athletes and Employees

31:22 – The Value of Honest Feedback and Neurodiversity

32:49 – The Need for Effective Inclusion and Authenticity

34:17 – Continuous Learning and Understanding Diverse Populations

35:17 – Customized Motivation and Individualized Leadership

36:15 – The Lifelong Impact of Great Leadership

37:05 – Leadership and Empowering Others

38:20 – Building Systems for Success

39:17 – The Long-Term Effects of Leadership

40:29 – Connecting with Coach D Andrews

41:23 – Systems Approach and Support

42:06 – Gratitude and Conclusion

Trigger warning: Suicide

Genitta Pascal, a childhood cancer survivor and mindset shifting coach, shares her journey of overcoming physical and mental health challenges to build a business helping others to overcome anything holding them back. She discusses the importance of setting boundaries and practicing self-care, as well as managing anxiety and depression.

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction and Background

02:02 – Coaching Women and Overcoming Challenges

04:08 – Women's Empowerment and Self-Doubt

05:27 – Setting Boundaries and Self-Care

07:26 – Managing Anxiety and Depression

09:48 – Seeking Help and Overcoming Shame

18:20 – Unlearning False Narratives and Self-Help

27:52 – Coaching Approach and Future Plans

30:03 – Excitement for the Future

32:04 – Physical Health Challenges

32:57 – Overcoming Challenges and Maintaining a Positive Mindset

34:01 – Goal Chasing Workshop and Podcast

36:30 – Indicators for Seeking Help

37:33 – Supporting Mental Health and Wellness

39:09 – Inspiration and Conclusion

Tiffany O'Hearn joins Di on the podcast this week to emphasize the importance of self-love and self-acceptance in the healing process. She shares how we can shift our subconscious beliefs towards a more positive and self-affirming outlook by making small and simple changes, even just replacing a single word that we all use every day!

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction and Background

01:21 – Journey of Healing and Becoming

03:15 – Understanding Traumas and Triggers

04:39 – Healing Grief and Emotional Blocks

05:44 – The Power of Self-Love and Acceptance

09:09 – Shifting Subconscious Beliefs

10:48 – Healing Relationships and Triggers

13:12 – Reparenting and Healing Childhood Wounds

18:09 – Self-Worth and Self-Rejection

20:02 – The Body's Messages and Healing

22:28 – Accepting Two Truths and Healing Addictions

25:20 – The Importance of Reflecting Inwards

26:58 – Triggers and Self-Rejection

28:47 – Dealing with Hate and Rejection

28:52 – The Power of 'But'

29:47 – Embracing Paradoxes

30:31 – Letting Go of the Need to Control

32:02 – Healing and Shifting Relationships

33:29 – The Ripple Effect of Healing

34:07 – Recognizing and Overcoming Generational Trauma

35:32 – Parenting and Breaking the Cycle

36:57 – Apologizing and Healing Relationships

37:26 – The Illusion of Control

38:51 – The Power of Pleasing Ourselves

40:13 – Curiosity and Compassion for Others

41:53 – Being a Whisper to Others' Healing

45:11 – Listening to the Whispers Within

Amber Powers shares her journey of leaving a cult, finding her voice, and becoming an advocate for women in business. She discusses the challenges of writing a memoir and the healing process it entails. Amber also talks about her work in helping women embrace their authenticity and reach their ideal audience. The conversation explores the beliefs and ideals of cults, the behavior of cult leaders, and the importance of breaking generational trauma.

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction to Amber Powers

01:23 – Amber's Background and Leaving the Cult

03:00 – Writing a Memoir and Healing Process

04:15 – Amber's Journey as an Entrepreneur

06:34 – Leaving the Cult and Finding Freedom

09:20 – The Beliefs and Ideals of the Cult

12:38 – Understanding Cult Leaders and Their Behavior

16:13 – The Current State of the Cult

17:32 – Overcoming Fear to Write a Memoir

20:55 – The Prompt to Write the Book

25:33 – Giving Women a Voice

38:03 – Discovering Your True Identity and Purpose

39:01 – Building a Strong Brand Message

39:30 – Scaling Your Business and Embodying Your Vision

40:55 – Shop From Her: Supporting Women-Owned Businesses

42:22 – Creating Community and Sharing Stories

43:10 – Amber Powers' Memoir: Untethered

43:35 – Working with Amber Powers and Shop From Her

44:54 – Acknowledging the Courage to Share Personal Stories

45:19 – Closing Remarks and Gratitude

In this episode, Di interviews Heather Tharpe, a hypnotherapist and wellness practitioner. Heather discusses her background in yoga and working with children, as well as her journey into hypnosis. Heather explains her approach to hypnosis for adults and the importance of healing the inner child and addressing generational trauma. The episode highlights the impact of hypnosis on Di and her family, and the importance of self-care and building a community-based support system.

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00:00 – Introduction and Personal Experience

03:07 – Heather's Background and Journey

08:19 – Working with Children and Yoga

11:50 – Hypnosis for Children

16:12 – Using Reiki and Pocket Watch in Hypnosis

19:48 – Bedtime Stories and Hypnosis

22:52 – Hypnosis for Adults

25:49 – Healing Inner Child and Generational Trauma

29:48 – Impact on Di and Her Family

33:20 – Self-Care and Support System

Di and Stacy Uhrig discuss how childhood trauma impacts our adult lives, and how inter-generational stigmas can block children from receiving the support they need.

About Stacey Uhrig

Stacey Urig is a certified trauma recovery coach, speaker, and host of the podcast, Flip Your Mindset. She specializes in understanding the impact of childhood and development trauma on adults and helps individuals break free from unresolved emotional wounds.

Stacey equips her one-to-one clients in private practice with practical tools and insights to reframe their narratives, fostering greater joy and connection in their lives. Using modalities like hypnosis and rapid transformational therapy, she helps clients gain clarity and self-empowerment, enabling them to find peace and purpose in their healing journey.

Di and Ashley Nance discuss the challenges neurospicy children face, and how teaching our children to self-advocate can help them overcome a world not designed for those who think differently.

About Ashley Nance

Ashley Nance is a product-launching powerhouse for consultants, speakers, and leadership brands. She considers her role as a mother to be her “dream job,” however, and her husband and five children know that “Home is where Mommy is.” They also know their voices, feelings, and needs always matter. Ashley recently launched her own digital marketing agency, ReVoice, so she could better serve brands committed to inclusion, while also hiring neurodiverse individuals and others who are historically marginalized. You can reach out and connect with her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleynance/.

Di and Paul discuss the most common myths about autism that we wish would disappear, the importance of emotional intelligence training, and how boundaries are more about the ways we connect instead of how we push others away.

About Paul Micallef

Paul is an autistic life coach, speaker, facilitator, and trainer with a passion for neurodiversity and emotional intelligence, leveraging his own lived experience as well as insights gained for many years of working with the autistic community.

Paul seeks to promote emotional and psychological safety by bridging the empathy gap between mainstream and neurodivergent culture. Since discovering his own autism at the age of 30, Paul has worked with a variety of mentoring and educational roles, helping parents, students, teachers to understand the human side of autism.

His YouTube channel, Autism From the Inside, has close to 300,000 subscribers and his annual online lived experience autism summit brings dozens of actually autistic speakers to the global audience.

Autism From the Inside on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@autismfromtheInside

Andrii Lytvynov left Ukraine only two days before Russia's invasion in 2022, but continues to fight by supporting other refugees displaced by the war. In this episode, Di and Andrii discuss the value of found family in overcoming trauma, and how communities find strength by banding together despite their differences, even in the aftermath of tragic world events.

If you'd like to help those affected by the war in Ukraine, Andrii suggests donating to https://monstrov.org/

Correction: Di's book signing at Copper Dog Books will be on November 28th, not the 26th. RSVP to the event here

About Andrii Lytvynov

Andrii Lytvynov co-founded his own web development company in the Ukraine in 2017 and served as CTO and lead developer before selling the company in 2021. In 2022, Andrii left the Ukraine only days before Russia invaded, and has been working remotely as an infrastructure lead from the US while helping those displaced or still fighting in the Ukraine.