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Do you FORCE yourself to exercise?

Or feel like you white-knuckle your way through change?

When we look at movement and exercise that way, it makes it tougher. Shame and guilting ourselves into things is actually a lot less effective than we think. 

This week, my guest, Sarah Maurer (@missadventurepants), talks to us about how we can enjoy movement more because when we enjoy it, we move more. 

We talk about:

• How we push ourselves beyond the 'white knuckle' mindset (3:08)
• How we create joy around things we have a negative mindset about (6:55)
• Negatives experiences from the past (15:36)
• Sarah's favorite ways to get active (19:30)
• Ways to get ourselves started (22:46)
• What's most important (29:10)

Tune in and get yourself moving with JOY.

ABOUT SARAH:

Sarah Maurer is a life coach and breath-worker based in Denver, Colorado. Her passion is coaching the unconscious mind to produce positive, effortless, and lasting change in clients lives. It chaps her butt when so-called experts try to sell a cookie cutter approach to food and fitness. She profoundly f*cking cares that you have a loving, supportive, trusting partnership with your own body. 

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Self-sabotage.

We all do it even if we don't see it. 

There are ways we go against our own good… and that's exactly what we're discussing in this episode. 

Demelza Lawless (@demelza.lawless) is my guest this week and we talk about a slew of ways we can unknowingly self-sabotage our success. 

In this episode:

• Importance of self-confidence and self-trust (12:57)
• What do you want to believe about yourself? (17:56)
• What is self-sabotage? (24:49)
• Putting on masks (28:31)
• The flip-side of self-sabotage (33:58)
• What are the thoughts that are getting in the way? (40:11)

ABOUT Demelza:

Demelza is a Feminist Career Coach For Ambitious Women of Color, ex-esthetician and former HR Manager. Born in Singapore, raised in Australia and now living in New York; Demelza is not your average career coach. She works with women of color to self advocate for what they want in work and life without the shame or guilt or fear of rocking the boat. Her work focuses on destigmatizing self advocacy for women of color, because asking for more or what you want doesn’t have to mean having a confrontation. Working with Demelza means you’re going to feel seen; you’re going to feel heard. Demelza’s goal is to set up women of color for success again and again by giving them a way to unjumble their brain and stop their thoughts from spiraling into stress, anxiety and overwhelm. 

FREE GIFT: Demelza wants you to LOVE Mondays - or at least not make them the worst day of the week. Download her guide on her website.

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Many women think they shouldn't dream big… especially by midlife. Our dreams tend to become smaller and more 'practical…

But not for Mandy Nicholson. Mandy had some practical dreams at first and when she learned the flow of getting those, she dreamed even bigger. 

Mandy manifested herself a castle. 

You are going to want to tune into this one to hear:

• Why you need to be honest about your story (3:19)
• Mandy's plan (10:24)
• How to start believing in your dreams (13:26)
• How to find your magic & mojo (18:15)
• Why we can celebrate rock bottom (22:34)
• The power of small wins (30:30)

About Mandy:

Mandy is a Creative Genius Consultant, Artist, Author and Creative Retreat owner who helps creative women to launch, grow & scale their business and make more money.

Mandy has made it her mission to step into the creative space and change the way women see their business so they can change their wealth.

Connect with Mandy:

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Do you wonder what it takes to find joy in your journey?

How about joy in your failures?
  

Today's guest is Dr. Marcia Martin whose journey has been winding and yet always taking her new places. We talk about joy in the journey in this episode so if you feel like you've been failing, we're here to tell you that it's all part of the process.

What you'll hear:

• What Joy is really about (6:43)
• The shift that changed everything for Marcia (11:19)
• The difference between surviving and thriving (20:24)
• Learning from failure (23:51)
• How we take ourselves out of the flow (35:27)
• Marcia's advice on affirmations (41:31)

About Marcia:

Dr. Marcia Martin M Ed, Ph D – The Heart Healer, is a spiritual empowerment counselor, minister, bestselling author, public speaker, and clairaudient angel communicator specializing in helping people heal their relationship with themselves. By healing the heart of all past pain and trauma you’ll be able to establish and maintain healthy relationships with yourself and all others so you can live a successful life.

Her unique, heart-centered, energetic, healing approach, the Angel Heart Healing Technique, enables you to build the perfect relationship with yourself and helps you answer the questions, “Who am I? Why am I here? and Where am I going?”

Marcia will help you release your greatest fear so you can achieve your biggest dreams as you heal your heart and transform your life.

Get her Eleven Ways in Which We Resist Angelic Assistance eBook for free right here.

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If you struggle with confidence -- or being heard and seen, this is the conversation for you!

Amber Rose West works with female entrepreneurs who struggle to be seen because of their insecurities, perfection and fears. In this episode of the podcast, she talks to me about the tools she uses to get herself on stage and show up the way she wants to -- even with fear. 

Whether you want to be a professional speaker or not, these alignments and perspective shifts may just help you get wherever you want to be. 

In this episode:

• Managing fears in public speaking (10:00)
• Choosing a new route (14:49)
• What our brain wants (19:07)
• The importance of self-reflection (22:59)
• The inner critic and the imposter (27:47)
• Bringing shift into the body (31:58)
• About confidence and learning or mastery (42:51)

More about Amber Rose:

Amber Rose West is the creator and host of the Women of Color of Confidence podcast and works as a confidence coach for women entrepreneurs. Amber Rose works with teachers, coaches, and creatives, helping them reprogram their self-talk to minimize inner critics, perfectionism, and comparison, so they can cultivate a stronger, more confident speaking voice. See her site for more information: www.vibrantconfidence.com

Get the Overpower Your Insecurities Audio Guide as her gift: https://www.vibrantconfidence.com/overpower14

Connect with Amber on Facebook & Instagram: @vibrantamberrose

SELF-LOVE QUIZ:

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Legacy, prosperity, abundance… we all crave it in some way. 

Today, our guest Jen Mons talks to us about her journey and the 5 Elements of WELLTH. What's beautiful and Jen's system is that it includes that one piece that makes us all nervous to talk about out loud - MONEY.

Jen wants you to claim your WELLTH. Tune in to hear about these 5 elements and how they can shift your life. 

Tune in to hear:

• How Jen's life changed after a near-death experience (1:23)
• The second health crisis that led to her becoming a health coach (6:35)
• What are the five Elements of Wellth? (12:11)
• Which element is the most important to Jen (23:24)
• How can we tune into the prosperity element of wellth (29:53)
• What’s the difference between time management and energy management? (31:14)
• The importance of being honest with ourselves (38:22)

About Jen Mons:

Jen Mons is mentor for healers, coaches, and conscious feminine leaders. She brings her experience as an Energy & Wellness Intuitive, Holistic Health & Life Coach, Licensed Spiritual Healer, Teacher, and Life Coach Trainer. She specializes in leading purpose-driven women to activate gifts, create their legacy and live in the energy of prosperity. She is the host of the Podcast “Body and Soul Wisdom” since 2019, and creator of 5 Element Wellth, Prosperity, Soul Wisdom Imprinting, and the Embodied Feminine and Illuminate Your Soul Retreats. She coaches, mentors, and educates healers, coaches, and consciously driven entrepreneurs seeking clarity, alignment, balanced energy, joy, and fulfillment in their life by harnessing the energy of healing, self-limiting beliefs, body and soul wisdom, to step into our unique soul wisdom legacy. See her website: www.jenmons.com

Get her free The 5 Day Energy Mastery Challenge to Energize and Align your Life.

Connect with Jen:

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SELF-LOVE QUIZ:

Take the self-love quiz and find the perfect thing to do for you right now for a little more self-love.  Take it here.
 

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How we nourish our bodies has a lot more to do with confidence and self-love than you might think… but when we put good things in with joy, it makes a huge difference in how we feel, think and show up.

This week, we have special guest Brigitte Gemme from the Vegan Family Kitchen to talk to us about the benefits of eating a more plant-based diet. She's not here to push veganism on you, but to make your time in the kitchen more joyful and flowing so you actually enjoy creating good food for you and your family.
 

Here's what you'll learn:

• How Brigitte's journey brought her to teaching about food (2:20)
• What flow in the kitchen is about (11:20)
• Why the food we put in our body is important for our cells (13:06)
• The conscious compromise (16:10)
• How I plan meals for the week (19:10)
• The current culture of food (21:55)
• Making food more fun (26:19)
• How the quality of our food impacts our health and menopause (36:22)

About Brigitte Gemme:

Brigitte Gemme is passionate about helping more people eat more plants, even if they will never go vegan. Though she used to love rare steak and blue cheese, she started cooking plant-based food in 2013 to reduce her environmental footprint, and went vegan in 2015 for ethical reasons. Today, she is energized by the possibility of improving people's health and vitality by empowering them to cook really good food. She offers meal planning services, online cooking workshops, and a cooking club on her website Vegan Family Kitchen. She is the author of the book Flow in the Kitchen: Practices for Healthy Stress-Free Vegan Cooking. Brigitte has a PhD in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia and a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the University of Winchester. She lives in Vancouver (Canada) with her husband and two children.

Get her 5-day Meal Plan right here.

Buy Flow in the Kitchen right here.

 
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• Instagram
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Did you know that your posture has an impact on confidence?

It's more than what you look like too! 

In this conversation with my guest, Aesha Tahir, we talk about the amazing impact our posture has not just on our physical mechanics, but also on our hormones, focus, and general perspective of life. 

And!! There are some simple fixes that Aesha shares with us so that we can age gracefully, confidently, and with less pain. 

Tune in to hear about:

• The impact the pandemic had on our posture (4:27)
• How exercise has ripple effects in our life (6:54)
• The connection between body and mind (7:39)
• What happens to our bodies from being desk-bound (12:59)
• How your posture is impacting your productivity (15:38)
• The physiological benefits to just standing more (21:10)
• Simple adjustments to change your posture (24:54)

More about Aesha:

Aesha Tahir is a corporate wellness professional and human movement scientist on a mission to help busy deskbound professionals live a better life through upright posture. She is the founder and operator of Tone and Strengthen - a virtual fitness solutions company. She has helped many deskbound teams unlock the door to self-confidence, courage, and improved health by providing fitness coaching to correct their posture. Her book “Unhunched” about discovering wellness through posture is coming out May, 2023. Stay updated on her website.

Get Aesha's FREE ebook: The Ultimate Guide to Wellness Through Posture. Download it here.  

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Facebook  |    Instagram  |  LinkedIn

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Guest: Emma Bradford

Do you need some tools to see the beauty and magic that is you?

That's what our guest, Emma Bradford offers this week! Whether you remember being in love with yourself before or not, these tips will help you take mini-steps to falling in love with yourself again.

In this episode:

• The question that Emma asked herself when she wanted more joy (5:45)
• One minor shift Emma made to make creativity the forefront (9:55)
• Why Emma thinks purpose is so important (14:33)
• The first thing to notice on a self-love journey (17:04)
• The magic trick that allows us to start accepting ourselves more (19:30)
• How we make self-love easier (23:48)
• The real purpose in life according to Emma (29:55)
• How we can create baby steps (33:01)

MORE ABOUT EMMA:

Emma Bradford, with 10 years experience has been supporting clients worldwide in falling back in love with themselves and life. ABNLP NLP Trainer and Founder of Creating Change: The Art of Connection, Expansion & Celebration an exploratory training to reconnect to the authentic self within through creative means. 

Find out more about Emma's upcoming training here. 

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SELF-LOVE QUIZ:

Take the self-love quiz and find the perfect thing to do for you right now for a little more self-love. It's here.

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Guest: Ann Visser

Is there anything more uncomfortable than having a vulnerable, challenging conversation with someone you really care about?

In fact, many of us avoid these conversations. We think we're being 'nice' but really we're allowing the things we really want to share to go hidden.

Our relationships are stronger when we learn how to speak our truth and have those 'pivotal conversations'.

Today, our guest, Ann Visser, is going to give us the tools we need to have those uncomfortable conversations because she knows we're closer in relationships when we can share our truth and hear others… if we do it with care.

In this conversation:

• Why pivotal conversations are essential (2:53)
• Why it's hard to have these conversations for most of us (5:38)
• How conflict can create more intimacy (8:34)
• The mindset we want going into a pivotal conversation (12:12)
• The 3 C's of pivotal conversations (13:16)
• Looking at motive (19:21)
• What to do when you want to do or say something rather than listening (26:10)
• The most important question I ask myself for clarity before a pivotal conversation (34:37)
• What Ann learned about people-pleasing (37:07)

About Ann:

Ann has been equipping individuals and organizations for over 20 years with the skills to communicate in a way that aligns with their values.

She is a Certified John Maxwell Team Life Coach, Speaker and Trainer with 4 Better 4 Ever, which she co-founded with her beloved husband of 42 years.

She has trained couples, young people, students, addicts in recovery, Christian women, and professionals..... in the areas of communication, leadership, relationships, mindset, and personal growth.

Connect with Ann on LinkedIn or go to her website.


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