“If we get to the core of it and figure out what happened with that trauma and process through that trauma, then you’ll start to see that the trigger will either have a lot less weight to it because you’re not giving it as many interpretations if any at all.”

In this episode, Nick dives into the concepts of traumas, triggers, and interpretations, exploring their impact on our lives, and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and processing traumas to gain a deeper understanding of triggers and interpretations.

What to listen for:

Nick challenges common misconceptions about trauma, explaining that it goes beyond major incidents and can result from smaller, unexpected experiences.

Explore how our bodies instinctively react to traumas, often triggering fight, flight, or freeze responses before our conscious mind kicks in.

Triggers can resurface, highlighting the need to recognize and address them for personal growth.

Learn how self-awareness plays a crucial role in understanding and processing triggers, allowing individuals to trace them back to their core traumas.

Interpretations add the weight to triggers can influence our emotional responses and shaping the stories we tell ourselves.

“Traumas come in all shapes and all sizes, and what happens from those traumas and those situations will make our body have a reaction to it. Most times, almost all of the time, that body reaction is going to happen before you mentally react or before you can say anything. It’s just a jarring thing that happens where your body goes into a fight, flight, or freeze.”

Beyond major incidents, traumas can stem from various experiences.

Instinctive responses, such as fight, flight, or freeze, occur before conscious mental reactions.

We can and must acknowledge the diversity of traumas and understand the body’s initial responses.

“Trauma is going to move you or freeze you no matter what you want to do. Now, you can do something with it after the fact, but the body’s reaction is still going to happen the way that it’s going to happen.”

The body’s reaction to trauma is involuntary and occurs independently of one’s conscious control.

Trauma can propel individuals into action or immobilize them, emphasizing its potent influence on behavior.

Acceptance that despite personal intentions, the body’s response to trauma is a natural and automatic occurrence.

“Being self-aware, which is a beautiful thing and also a fucking pain in the ass at times. It’s like you can’t not see the things once you’re really self-aware. When I see that my triggers are starting to come up, I can see the different experiences that have stacked upon themselves.”

Acknowledging the positive aspect of self-awareness while highlighting its sometimes challenging nature.

Self-awareness unveils truths that cannot be ignored, offering a deeper understanding of oneself.

How to balance the joys and difficulties of heightened self-awareness in personal growth and development.

About Nick McGowan

Nick is all about mental health and self-mastery. He works daily to manage his mindset and emotions and helps others do the same. His journey is one of resilience—he’s owned multiple companies, overcome addiction, and bounced back stronger after life’s toughest challenges. With over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, Nick has helped purpose-driven businesses grow and make a real impact. He’s got a creative spark, a ton of tenacity, and a passion for helping others navigate both personal and professional growth.

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“It’s all about decisions. How do you want to show up, and are you sick and tired of this crap?”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Sherry Buckley-Brown, who reveals how a lifetime of losses has shaped her perspective as she reflects on the lingering impact of trauma on individuals and generations. Through her experiences, we confront the question of whether we ever fully heal and how to navigate our anger toward God, the world, and others. Sherry’s story reveals the significance of setting boundaries with negative influences post-healing and the transformative power of finding meaning in suffering. She highlights the importance of feeling emotions, the role of purposeful prayer in moving forward, and, ultimately, the journey towards self-compassion and happiness amidst trauma. If you’re ready to make peace with your past experiences to step into your purpose and joy, this episode is for you.

What to listen for:

The root of cursing and how it plays into self-expression

How trauma and empathy let Sherry into coaching

Taking in her nephews after her sister’s passing

The importance of being trauma-informed as a coach

How a lifetime of losses shaped Sherry

“Trauma leaves a cemetery of bones walking around in a person’s life, and they think they’ve healed. And it affects them over the years, throughout the generations, over and over again until they’ve decided that they wanna heal. Not even want to, but they need to heal.”

Exploring whether or not we ever fully heal

Navigating anger at God, the world, and other people

The questions Sherry asked helped her move forward

Setting boundaries with negative people after you’ve healed

Trauma carries forward until we heal it

“Trauma is generational, and it impacts you in your health, your career, in your personal lives, how you show up in the world—all of that.”

There’s meaning in suffering and what we do with it

How Sherry holds others accountable for their actions

The loss of her mom and its ultimate impact

Letting go of taking care of others to find her own happiness

“All of this trauma is a part of who you are, but you need to move forward and be happy and know that they’re cheering you on.”

Why you can’t avoid feeling your feelings

The purposeful prayer that helped Sherry move forward

How she stopped beating herself up

About Sherry Buckley-Brown:

Sherry Buckley-Brown is a resilient survivor, an inspiring life coach, and an emerging force in the world of motivational speaking. She has found her strength through some of the most challenging circumstances, transforming her message and life into a powerful message of hope and empowerment.

Through her experiences, she reinforces the idea that despite life’s darkest moments, one can reclaim their life, rewrite their narrative, and find true happiness and success.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-it-sr-leader-and-certified-life-coach-11928bb

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“Vulnerability means that I am strong enough to show you where I am uncertain.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Paul Rivera, who reflects on a life filled with diverse experiences (one of his highest values), including rescuing others, navigating the challenges of different professions, and learning the value of genuine authenticity. You’ll find inspiration in the deep-rooted thread of his purpose that stretches back through the years and learn the importance of giving yourself grace during moments of feeling lost. Paul highlights the significance of community support, setting boundaries, and understanding that we are never truly alone in our struggles, sharing his wisdom on overcoming mental barriers. This episode is a powerful guide to self-discovery, resilience, and finding meaning in life’s greatest challenges.

What to listen for:

Paul’s background and the many lives he’s rescued

Struggling with doing something valuable while teaching

The thread of his purpose goes back a long way

Giving yourself grace when you feel lost in life

Finding a supportive community

“Part of finding yourself and finding the places where you can go and flourish is finding the people that are going to help you in that journey, the people that are going to support you. So, you know, and it’s not that you have to have a whole crowd of cheerleaders, but you gotta find the people that are going to support you.”

How the separation of his parents at an older age affected Paul

Recognizing the lack of authenticity in maintaining a facade

The Greek root of authenticity means to master oneself

Asking ourselves the hard questions about happiness

Paul’s process for identifying his values

“I went through a good amount of work to realize that, for example, the most important thing for me is growth, and growth on multiple levels, right? Growth, emotional growth, spiritual growth, intellectual growth. And then after that, basically this idea of it came up, the word came up diversity. And it’s not diversity necessarily as in the DEI kind of thing, but I’m somebody who really values different experiences.”

Paul’s reflections on authenticity and his divorce

The job that pushed him out of his comfort zone

Deepening beyond the buzzword and surface-level values

Paul’s thoughts on overcoming mental barriers

“My willingness to sort of take that self-doubt and perfectionism and put it to the side and do the thing anyway, that’s something that should be an indicator for you that that’s meaningful to you, right? That’s something that hits you at the core. So when we talk to people about overcoming a lot of these mental barriers and really starting to master themselves, one of the questions that always comes up is asking people what they have overcome in the past and then what are the tools that they used to overcome them.”

Why the things we struggle with keep coming back

Paul’s belief that we’re never alone or the only one struggling

Setting limits and boundaries on what impinges on your progress

About Paul Rivera

Dr. Paul Rivera is a catalyst for positive change through his multifaceted career in academia, diplomacy, international economics, and strategic coaching. As the co-founder of BeActChange, his mission is to spark profound growth and alignment in individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide. With a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern California, Dr. Rivera is a professional in strategic planning, visioning, and systemic methodologies. A first-generation American and proud Latino, Dr. Rivera is a polyglot and passionate globetrotter.

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“I didn’t want to be one of those people that just made excuses; it’s all really in the mindset sometimes.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Liv Arnold, who shares the valuable life lessons she gained from her journey, starting with her experience in jujitsu classes, where she discovered the importance of building confidence. Liv reflects on the beginnings of her creative writing career during a period of deep dissatisfaction in her job, highlighting the significance of taking action over making excuses. The conversation also dives into Liv’s early encounters with anxiety and how she tackled it through new experiences. If you struggle to set boundaries, step away from people-pleasing, and get into motion rather than just talking about what you want to do, this episode is for you!

What to listen for:

Vital life lessons Liv learned from jujitsu classes

Her start to creative writing while working an unfulfilling job

Why we make excuses instead of doing what we want

Liv’s experience with anxiety starting from a young age

Working on her confidence through new experiences

“My confidence, that’s something that I do really need to work on. And that’s part of the reason why I started doing jujitsu and Muay Thai to work on that confidence level. I thought if I could get physically tougher and be and be confident that I know how to throw a good punch or like make someone pass out if need be that if someone’s maybe not being like that nice I have that confidence inside to know that I can take them on if need be.”

The importance of setting firm boundaries

Liv’s focus on doing over endlessly talking about it

Accomplishing big goals in just 15 minutes a day

The truth about what it takes to be successful

“A lot of people that do ask me for advice, I find they don’t want to do the work to get there. You just need to like put the work in like that. There’s not really an easy shortcut.”

How Liv uses the pomodoro method to write more

Training the mind to concentrate more deeply

Learning to listen to your body and stop people-pleasing

About Liv Arnold

Liv Arnold grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and loves her spoiled dog, Groot, who only eats freshly cooked meals. Her writing centers around relatable characters dealing with real-life issues, and she is an advocate for mental health and sexual wellness. She has been on the cover of Harper’s BAZAAR, Grazia, InStyle, FHM, and Playboy to discuss her books. When she’s not writing, Liv’s avoiding the gym, devouring a cheese platter, or marathoning way too much TV. And, of course, she’s a massive book addict and often reads until all hours of the night.

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“I think it’s really important to just follow your intuition and to break free of expectations and take risks.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Alice Yeh, who shares powerful insights into the lessons we can learn from our childhoods, the impact of internal stories on our identity, and her unique perspective on making mistakes (and learning to laugh at yourself when you do!) Alice guides us through her own journey, transitioning from 14 years in corporate to starting her coaching business, including a life-changing “Eat, Pray, Slay” year after her first of three layoffs. She highlights the importance of challenging negative thoughts, reframing perspectives, and using affirmations for personal growth. Alice’s belief that change happens by choice or force encourages listeners to trust their intuition, take risks, and seek challenges, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling life. Discover the keys to achieving self-mastery and making risks and uncertainty more manageable.

What to listen for:

The lessons we can learn from our childhoods

Alice’s perspective on making mistakes

How our internal stories shape who we are

“We are the stories that we tell ourselves. We all have this inner critic telling us what we can or can’t do, how we’re not good enough, especially when we’re comparing ourselves to others. But these are all like false stories that we tell ourselves because at the core of it, I think we’re innately afraid of failure, we’re afraid of judgment, and we’re afraid of the unknown or this uncertainty.”

How Alice challenges negative thoughts through reframing

Using affirmations to create shifts in yourself

From 14 years in corporate to starting her coaching business

Alice’s story of feeling unworthy because she never got promoted

Checking all the life boxes doesn’t ensure success

The “Eat, Pray, Slay” year that transformed Alice

“I ended up taking a full year off. I traveled to Costa Rica, Bali, and Australia. I learned Spanish. I started a travel blog. I did yoga teacher training. I got Reiki certified. So this first layoff and the year-long sabbatical that I had afterwards was one of the best things that could have happened to me. The layoff was actually just a blessing in disguise. It allowed me to actually take a step back and really think about what I wanted to do with my life.”

Alice’s belief that change happens by choice or by force

Understanding that there’s more to life than work

Trusting your intuition and taking more risks

Seeking out challenges and stepping out of your comfort zone

“For some people, [understanding your intuition] can be harder than others. And I think a big part of that is to really understand yourself, get clear on what you want, and why you want those things. Change happens by choice or by force. So you have the power to change your life or your career. And I think one of the first things in terms of advice is to know what direction you’re going.”

Knowing what direction you’re going to achieve self-mastery

How to make challenges, risks, and uncertainty easier

About Alice Yeh:

Alice Yeh is a Life Fulfillment Coach for high-achieving mid-career professionals who are feeling stuck, experiencing burnout, and wondering if they’re meant for something better. She helps them overcome uncertainty and find a path forward toward the more exciting and fulfilling life they desire by letting go of the ideas of perfectionism and playing it safe. Her journey has taken her from Wall Street to Silicon Valley to startups as well as working abroad as an expat, visiting 50+ countries, getting an MBA, taking a year-long sabbatical, and living through 3 layoffs. She currently lives in San Francisco, where she enjoys practicing yoga and pilates to take advantage of that zen California dream lifestyle. Find her at AliceYehCoaching.com or @heyaliceyeh on Instagram.

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“The biggest thing is remembering that this is like a long road to recovery. It’s not gonna be done right away.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Roozbeh Khoshniat, who shares the inspiring journey of starting his ADHD coaching business alongside his wife’s therapy practice, unpacking the challenges and triumphs of managing anger and navigating the childhood trauma that continues to affect his present. He opens up about growing up in war-torn Iran, detailing life as a veteran and the complexities of raising children without perpetuating his own traumas. Roozbeh also addresses the stigma surrounding ADHD, urging those in need to find the courage to ask for help, sharing insights into understanding triggers and the ongoing journey of self-improvement. If you’re finding it difficult to get started on the path to healing and personal growth, this episode is for you.

What to listen for:

How Roozbeh started his coaching business with his wife

The power and importance of anger management work

Navigating childhood trauma when it seeps into the present

Growing up during the war in Iran and life as a veteran

Raising children without perpetuating his own traumas

“My close family, they sometimes joke around like,’You let the kid do whatever they want.’ But they don’t know the amount of hardship that I go through when I either pause or I yell and then I have to run back like, ‘You know what, sweetheart, I didn’t mean that. That’s not what I was trying to do.’ I don’t want to blame it on my dad.”

Roozbeh’s advice for those in difficult situations

Learning to identify where pain and emotions live in the body

How to see things for what they are, not your initial reaction

Setting yourself up for success, regardless of circumstances

Roozbeh’s process for finding your triggers

The importance of asking for help, especially with ADHD

“For ADHDers, there are only 26% of the ADHD population that have been correctly diagnosed. Out of that 26%, a lot of us are scared to come out and ask for help or don’t know where to go and ask for help. So whether it’s ADHD or any other mental health kind of crisis that you’re going to go out and ask for help, there’s help.”

Even with help, there will still be more challenging moments

Why it’s difficult for many people to get started

About Roozbeh Khoshniat:

Following a career in Supply Chain, Roozbeh received two MBAs from the University of La Verne. He worked in the corporate world for over 17 years. As a square peg in a round hole, Roozbeh had a feeling that the corporate world was holding him back. He was diagnosed with ADHD in his teens and struggled with it for many years. In 2016, he met his therapist and Mentor, and with her guidance, Roozbeh began to understand his ADHD. In 2019, he decided to leave the corporate world and become an ADHD & Life Coach and expand to Heal and Thrive Psychotherapy and Coaching.

https://www.Heal-thrive.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roozbehkhoshniyat/

https://www.instagram.com/healandthrive_pc/

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“I think self-awareness is key to unlocking it all, and I think it is a lifelong process. The advice that I would give to everybody is to always seek the discomfort and not escape it.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Supriya Venkatesan to explore the intricate connections between beliefs, language, and mental symbology, unraveling the anatomy of thought and its ties to the brain and body. Addressing the importance of confronting our heavier emotions rather than avoiding them or numbing them out, she challenges common coping mechanisms, advocating for the slow and steady incorporation of healthy strategies, like using movement as a tool for somatic processing. Supriya reflects on her own experiences as a woman of color, shedding light on the cultural dynamics that shaped her beliefs, especially regarding the value of women in her Indian culture. Don’t miss out on this transformative and mind-expanding discussion!

What to listen for:

Supriya’s background as a serial entrepreneur and investor

Growing up in a very tiny village in the Fiji Islands

How our beliefs relate to language and mental symbology

The anatomy of thought and how it ties to the brain and body

Understanding your dominant way of interpreting information

How trauma informs our current experience

“Being gendered as a woman and someone of color, I’ve experienced myself, there’s a lot of ideas and beliefs that I’ve adopted growing up in my whole life. And culturally being Indian as well. One example would be like, women just aren’t valued as much as men in my culture, which is the truth. I hate to say it, but it is the truth. And that isn’t something I really recognized until I started making progress on my own business journey. It’s like, oh wait, these things are actually holding me back and I’ve seen trauma in my family, like domestic violence, for example, that is part of this, right? So I need to work with that in order for me to step into the woman that I am, the leader that I am.”

Supriya’s own experiences with healing from multiple traumas

Her story of joining the military at 19 years old

Self-awareness is key to unlocking what you want

Learning to deal with our emotions and not avoid them

“I think a common thing people feel at the end of the day is, ‘Oh, I’m so tired. I don’t want to deal with this. I want to watch TV.’ That’s actually a response. You’re not coping with the feeling in your body. Yeah, you might say it’s relaxing, but it’s not. There’s other ways to relax. You could go for a walk, right? There’s healthy ways to move the emotions in your body and then there’s just numbing it out.”

Leaning into healthy coping a little bit at a time

Supriya’s advice for using movement to process somatically

The importance of changing your environment

You have to be discerning about who you talk to

“You shouldn’t talk to someone who’s already in your life because, first of all, they’re not going to be objective in their perception of you, and that is really important right away. Secondly, they’re probably not trained in anything specifically. Coaching is a skill set, just like any other profession out there. Having said that, there are different levels of skill, right? Just again, like any other profession. So I think it’s really important to look at somebody’s credentials and capacity.”

Addressing the unconscious fears around coaching

Some suggestions for tools to support your healing

About Supriya Venkatesan

Supriya Venkatesan works with executives and entrepreneurs across the globe to unlock their total potential. Her focus areas include interpersonal communications, overcoming subconscious blocks, achieving peak performance, and creating real business change.

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“We are born with everything we need to be successful in life already inside us. We just need to pull it out and use it to our benefit.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Terry Tucker, who candidly shares his rare melanoma diagnosis and the acceptance of mortality, imparting a profound message about embracing life, facing fears, and recognizing that everything needed for success is already within. He reflects on the divine guidance he believes led him to write his book, emphasizing the importance of surrounding yourself with supportive people and the significance of pursuing passions despite fear. Terry draws parallels between his SWAT team training, battling cancer, and the stages of grief, revealing how each life experience contributed to his resilience. This episode serves as a testament to the strength forged through life’s challenges and the wisdom gained by prioritizing what truly matters.

What to listen for:

Terry’s lessons from early experiences speaking on podcasts

The introversion that came from being a cop

Why you should never write a book to make money

His belief that God puts people on our path to guide us

“People were suggesting that I write a book, and I was really against it. Like, ‘Nah, I don’t want to write a book.’ There’s that old joke that says when we talk to God, it’s called prayer; when God talks to us, it’s called schizophrenia. So God has never told me to write a book, but I have a fairly strong faith life. And I think what God did is he puts people in our path that make the suggestion. And the more people that make the suggestion, I think I’m smart enough to say, okay, maybe this is something that I should do.”

Asking for honest feedback on the first drafts of his book

If it were easy to write a book, everyone would do it

Terry’s experience training to be on a SWAT team

How all of his life experiences helped him with battling cancer

Prioritizing the people and things that matter most

“If there’s something in your heart that you believe you’re supposed to do, but it scares you, go ahead and do it. Because at the end of your life, the things you’re going to regret are not gonna be the things you did. They’re gonna be those things you didn’t do, and by then, it’s gonna be too late to go back and do them. Take your pick; it’s up to you. It’s your show.”

Terry’s experience getting diagnosed with a rare form of melanoma

Navigating the stages of grief that showed up

The powerful lessons he learned from being on sports teams

“One of the big things I learned from being part of team sports, and I think it can be whatever team you’re on, whether it’s your colleagues at work or your family, whatever it is, is the importance of being part of something that’s bigger than yourself. You realize on a team that if you don’t do your job, not only do you let yourself down, but you let your teammates down, your coaches down, your fans down, etc. And if you think about it, the biggest team game that we all play is this game of life.”

Learning to take life and its struggles day by day

Why death doesn’t scare Terry and how he focuses on living

We’re born with everything we need inside of us; we just need to use it

About Terry Tucker:

Terry Tucker is a motivational speaker, author, and international podcast guest on the topics of motivation, mindset, and self-development. He has a business administration degree from The Citadel (where he played NCAA Division I college basketball) and a master’s degree from Boston University. In his professional career, Terry has been a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, and for the past ten years, a cancer warrior (which has resulted in the amputation of his foot in 2018 and his leg in 2020). He is the author of the book “Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life.”

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“It takes a lot of work, but you can change any aspect of yourself and how you show up.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Jeff Sera about his journey of self-discovery, tracing the origins of his heightened sensitivity and the challenges that come with being so empathic at such a young age. Jeff candidly shares his most transformational experiences, from navigating the complexities of abortion with his high school girlfriend to the awakening he experienced at his aunt’s funeral, where he recognized a disconnection between his emotions and physical being, prompting a desire for healing and presence. Jeff’s insights into staying open to emotional experiences, taking ownership of your personality type, and maintaining self-discipline offer a roadmap for listeners on their own journeys of self-mastery.

What to listen for:

How Jeff developed a heightened sense of empathy

The abortion experience he shared with his high school girlfriend

Starting coaching at 15 to avoid his own traumas

The experience at his aunt’s funeral that woke him up

“I realized I had detached myself emotionally from my physical body. Like I had just suppressed everything and shut it all down. And I was like, ‘I need to do something about this.’ I had a friend that was going to these meditation classes and doing some stuff like that, and I was like, ‘Okay, let’s try that, ’cause me just sitting here with it isn’t working.”

Learning how to hone his empathy and emotional experiences

How Jeff learned to process all the grief and emotions he’d avoided

Expressing our emotions can be polarizing in productive ways

“You’ll repel certain people and be like, ‘Yo, I don’t know what the fuck he’s talking about, I don’t wanna be around that shit.’ And other people will be like, ‘Yeah, I can relate to that, let’s talk deeper about it.’ It could be somebody you’ve known for most of your life, and you’ve just never had that conversation because you’re both afraid of the judgment of the other person. But once something comes up, or you have this level of awareness around it, or as you speak about it more, there are things you can listen to and hear.”

Understanding what spirituality truly means to you

The two aspects of friendship that determine how we bond

Not attaching meaning to the sensations of emotion

The power of grounding ourselves through breathwork

Checking in during interactions so you have no regrets

“The things I would typically reflect on the ride home, I’ll do it in the middle of an interaction or in the middle of an event. To be like, ‘I can shift it right here and right now. And that can change the energy. It gives me awareness of where I’m at and how I wanna be in that interaction. And this allows me to kinda ebb and flow with what’s present in front of me, so I don’t have regrets.”

Appreciating your emotional experiences so you stay open

Jeff’s belief that our personality is actually a choice

His best practices for being disciplined in self-mastery

The importance of understanding that we are always projecting

About Jeff Sera

Jeff Sera is a Self-Development Sensei and a Reiki Practitioner with Food 4 Thought: an empowering, motivational service that supports people with holistically achieving their goals in business, health, personal, or love life. Through an inspiring life of overcoming adversity and developing self-confidence, he shares the secrets of self-discovery and self-mastery, crucial aspects of living one’s best life. His clients discover unlimited possibilities, all while becoming self-confident, with the essential elements of self-love, self-worth, and self-respect.

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“If we don’t have a reason to wake up in the morning and get on our feet and show up in the world, we’re just less likely to do the things that we will need to do.”

In this episode, Nick speaks with Raman Hari, who shares profound insights into the collective anxiety surrounding health in 2020 and delves into the transformative power of accepting life’s challenges. She reflects on the impact of our mindset on navigating difficulties, drawing from her personal journey through health struggles and the emotional upheavals that accompany change and aging. Raman speaks to the significance of showing up for oneself, acknowledging the role of purpose in propelling us forward, and explores her transition from a dental hygienist to a coach, underscoring the importance of a spiritual foundation in her work. If you need support trusting your intuition, managing your emotions, and carving out meaningful moments for self-reflection and change, you’re going to love this conversation.

What to listen for:

Raman’s thoughts on the collective scare around health in 2020

How our character shows up when we deal with challenges

Solidifying yourself starts with acceptance of whatever is happening

Her own story of navigating low-iron and treatments

The fears that crop up when things change and we grow older

“One way that I worked through it with myself is I came to the acceptance of, ‘Oh, actually, I’m kind of angry about this, and I’m just gonna let myself be angry about it for a little bit.’ And I know that once we can actually let ourselves feel what’s going on underneath, which we often can’t see by ourselves, once we come to that acceptance and see what’s really going on, then I believe that our emotions are actually just passing through us. We’re not putting a cap on them. We’re not blocking them out.”

When we want to change, we have to show up for ourselves

Raman’s process of moving through hard things

How purpose keeps us in motion and doing what we need to do

“I know that I have a vision and this deep purpose within me. If I don’t show up for myself, then there’s absolutely no way that I can show up for my purpose. And that would break my heart.”

How we get distracted by pleasure and comfort

Feeling unfulfilled can help direct us toward our purpose

Raman’s journey from dental hygienist to becoming a coach

The importance of having a spiritual foundation to her work

Trusting your intuition to guide you forward

“Our emotions are a great guide. Yet they can also be very reactive at times, right? So I think a great way to discern is, over time, over four months, over six months, over eight months, is there that nagging feeling inside of you that’s saying, ‘This isn’t the right job, this isn’t the right career?’ Rather than, ‘I had an outburst last week, and now I don’t want to do my job anymore.’ It feels like it’s more of this quiet, nagging voice that is there that I find is my intuition.”

How to find pockets of time to create change in your life

Raman’s practice of leaving her phone off until she needs it

Creating space to be with ourselves and our inner world

Love yourself into self-mastery; don’t do it because you hate yourself

About Raman Hari

Raman Hari works as an Intuitive Coach, which combines the modalities of Intuitive Reading and Life Coaching. She has reached over 1 million people through her inspiring social media content, and has been coaching clients through workshops and 1:1 sessions centred around healing anxiety & stress, creating a baseline of inner peace, and living a purpose-driven life. Raman is passionate about healing on a subconscious level and remembering the interconnectedness of our mind, body and spirit.

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