The Prosperous Empath® Podcast

On this solo episode of the Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I want to share with you the messy middle of this season of life & business. I've been in the world of personal development for the past decade, and I often see high-level coaches and leaders zoom in on the big transformations and results they've achieved without revealing the breakdowns, breakthroughs, and learnings they experienced and overcame along the way. As I'm recording this episode, I'm 27 weeks pregnant and recovering from COVID-19, which has been an interesting experience in surrender and allowing myself to receive more meaningful support from the people around me. I'm also reevaluating how I market my business, getting clear on how & where I want to show up for my community, and navigating moving into a new home as a minimalist. Tune in if you've been yearning for more humanity & meaningful conversations lately!

Topics:

• Behind the scenes of the changes & personal evolutions I've experienced over the last few months

• Recovering from COVID-19 while 27 weeks pregnant and how it allowed me to open myself up to even more support and community

• Figuring out what I want my maternity leave to look like & letting go of the non-essentials in business

• The experience of purchasing a new home: how we did it on our own timeline and found the right place for our growing family

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, August 5th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.

• The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.

• Website

• LinkedIn

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .

The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

Growing up in a Bed & Breakfast, I've always had an appreciation for a neat and organized space. It's one of the reasons why I'm so excited about my conversation with Rebecca Jo-Rushdy, a KonMari® consultant who guides sensitive souls on transformational journeys by decluttering their homes, hearts, and minds into sanctuaries that spark joy and flow. As a fellow empath, Rebecca understands that the practice of decluttering your home is not about just freeing up the physical space. It's also an emotional experience woven with our cherished memories, relationships with our loved ones, and our own evolutions as human beings. From cultivating awareness to setting goals that don't upset your nervous system, you will walk away from this episode with newfound clarity and wisdom on creating a mindful environment that sets you up for success.

Topics

• Decluttering 101 and how creating a mindful home environment can help you become the best version of yourself as an empath

• Conscious consumption: how to stop feeding into the scarcity mindset and start spending in a way that truly brings you joy

• Navigating different phases of life, such as welcoming a new baby or moving, without overspending on things you don't *actually* need

• The art of intentionality and how to sort through sentimental possessions, especially as a highly sensitive person

• How to start decluttering your space without overwhelming your nervous system

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

• The KonMari Method

• The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley

• The Go-Giver by Bob Burg

• The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

Connect with Rebecca:

• Website

• Instagram: @ sparkjoyandflow

• LinkedIn

• Facebook

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.

• Website

• LinkedIn

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .

The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

I'm beyond honored to have Bob Conlin and Alex Terranova, co-founders of The Alchemy of Men, on the show today. In their work, they've created a community and path to support men in discovering their authentic selves, evolving from boys to men, becoming more self-expressed, and building lives they can be proud of. Alex, Bob, and I used to be leaders together in Accomplishment Coaching, where we all individually trained as coaches together, served in different roles, and partnered in many different ways. We have a lot of experience knowing one another in multiple capacities, and I hope this is evident throughout the episode. I ask them a lot of deep questions about their work as it's so important and needed in today's world. In their work, Alex and Bob are cracking the door open for men to show them what is possible if they can tear down their walls. They know that getting men to show up to their retreats is the hardest part – because they have found that once they are there, it's easy for the facades to fade and allow a new version of masculinity to appear. I can't wait for you to tune in and find your own favorite takeaways.

Topics:

• Believing that we get to choose who we are and how we see the world, and for men, trusting that the definition of traditional masculinity can be changed and improved upon
• The transformation that Alex and Bob themselves have gone through, how it's impacted their own friendship, and the lessons they now take into their work with their clients
• How Alex and Bob support their clients in facilitating breakthroughs in their lives, knocking down walls, and opening their hearts during their retreats, especially as it's brand new territory for most
• The power of letting go of your ego and surrendering to what you don't know, and why it's probably easier than you believe it is
• Letting go of everything you may think about what it means to be a man to create the space for reinvention and undoing to flow through
• How we can create safe space in supporting our partners to ask for help, create an equal relationship, and rewrite the norms of power dynamics

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• The Imago Theory
• Thomas Huebl

Connect with Alex & Bob:

• Website
• Instagram: @thealchemyofmen

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

If you've historically found it challenging to express yourself powerfully as an empath, this episode of The Prosperous Empath® is for you. Dr. Susan Laverick is a sought-after communications consultant with a background spanning Citigroup and the BBC in London to the international sector of Geneva. She trains peacebuilders, NGOs and future leaders to become effective communicators and speak with gravitas. Do you feel that you have a lot to say but find it difficult to figure out how to actually articulate your thoughts (or believe that your message is worth sharing)? By the end of this episode, you'll feel motivated to embody who you are and communicate your essence with conviction so you can have a deeper impact on your community and become a better leader.

Topics:

• Susan's story of reinventing herself after unexpectedly losing a career - harnessing her love of language, leading to a doctorate in English, and eventually establishing a Geneva-based communications consultancy for the peacebuilding and NGO sectors.
• The importance of self-actualization and claiming your value, instead of modestly ignoring it, through giving to others most in need of the professional support you alone can provide.
• Understanding your ethos, "the real you", becoming proud of this, and conveying this confidence and authenticity to an audience
• How body language enhances audience connection and reflects a speaker's individuality.
• The importance of becoming audience-centric, rather than speaker-centric, to spark audience engagement, and how to keep it alive it with strong, and compelling messages

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
• The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Connect with Dr. Laverick:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

If you had a month off of work, what would you do? Maybe you'd take the opportunity to work on your side business to increase your income to possibly leave your 9-5. Maybe you'd focus solely on healing your nervous system from endless burnout. The opportunities are endless – enter mini-retirements. Over the past 20 years, Jillian Johnsrud and her husband have taken a dozen mini-retirements while also paying off their debt, buying a home with cash, adopting four kids (and having two biological kids), buying rentals, traveling to 27 countries, and living abroad. In our conversation today on The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, she shares what exactly a mini-retirement is, how they can serve as a catalyst for major change, and how she helps her clients prepare for them. When you listen all the way through, you'll feel like your biggest desires and dreams are that much more accessible (with action steps to make them happen).

Topics:

• How Jillian defines a "mini-retirement" and how this can look whether you work in a 9-5 job, or if you're a business owner
• The different ways a mini-retirement can give you a runway to imagine new possibilities, heal from burnout, and buy back time
• How Jillian supports her clients in preparing for a mini-retirement, especially around the feeling of time and energy scarcity
• Being comfortable with sitting in the space or void to reconnect with what you want to design on purpose
• The four steps of considering a mini-retirement: set an intention, negotiate employment, create a budget, navigate burnout

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
• Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke
• The Hoffman Process

Connect with Jillian:

• Website
• Instagram: @jillianjohnsrud
• LinkedIn

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

I'm so excited about this episode of the Prosperous Empath® Podcast because I'm sitting down with Rebecca Arnold, certified coach, colleague and longstanding member of the UNBOUNDED Mastermind, to talk about her debut book, The Rooted Renegade. Years in the making, this book helps ambitious professionals reach holistic success and overcome imposed pressure and external expectations that many empaths struggle with, such as perfectionism, people-pleasing, overwork, and difficulty with boundaries. If you feel that your nervous system is tapped out (or getting close to it), listen to this episode to start healing and embodying a more nurturing relationship with yourself.

Topics:

• Rebecca's experience with deep burnout after leaving what she had thought was her dream job and how she healed her nervous system after falling apart emotionally and physically
• The importance of grounding your body, lighting your soul, and building healthy relationships with other people
• How Rebecca stopped holding anger and disappointment in her body and processed her difficult relationship with her father
• Learning to trust your body and becoming attuned to its needs instead of always pushing through

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
• The Rooted Renegade by Rebecca Arnold
• The Rooted Renegade Free Book Giveaway!

Connect with Rebecca:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram: @rootcoach
• LinkedIn

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

If you often struggle with trusting yourself and taking risks in entrepreneurship, you're going to take away a lot from this week's episode of the Prosperous Empath®. I'm sitting down with Lindsey Epperly, CEO of Jetset World Travel which she has scaled from a one-person operation into a team of over 90 dedicated members in the unlikeliest of times - the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world shut down in March 2020, Lindsey was 5 months pregnant with her first child and her husband had recently quit his job in finance to integrate into her business. As travel restrictions were being put into place, Lindsey had to choose between betting on herself or succumbing to fear and uncertainty. Tune in for an insightful and motivational conversation on turning obstacles into opportunities, overcoming imposter syndrome, and being a light in a dark time.

Topics:

• Lindsey's story of scaling her travel agency while navigating her industry's greatest crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic
• How to improve your relationship with fear as an entrepreneur and become a resilient risk-taker
• Battling with your inner critic and overcoming imposter syndrome so you stop being your own bottleneck
• Giving up on the illusion of control, hiring a team, and realizing that your way is not the only and best way
• How Lindsey navigates working with her husband as her business partner and figuring out the boundaries of personal and professional life

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
• The Setback Cycle: How Defining Moments Can Move Us Forward by Amy Shoenthal

Connect with Lindsey:

• Website
• Who Made You the Boss?
• Instagram: @lindseyepperly
• LinkedIn

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

I'm honored to have someone who I care deeply about on the podcast today, Matt Maxwell. He is dedicated to freedom, joy, connection, and stewardship of the earth. Beyond that, Matt is also the author of How to Hold a Cockroach and leads Hearthstone Coaching, where he helps individuals, teams, and organizations clarify and create what matters most to them. At the time of recording, Matt joined me from his car as he's traveling across the country to move back home to have more support from his family as he navigates the effects of long COVID. Throughout our conversation, we touch on holding grief, giving ourselves the permission to receive, and how Matt is gracefully and intentionally coming to terms with his new reality. If you've listened to my past solo episode on receiving and the recent episode with Jenn Andreou on embracing grief, Matt's episode will feel like a big picture moment on how the two are interconnected and aligned. If you're in a period of transition, especially if it's one that's hard to grapple with, I hope you find some relief in this episode.

Topics:

• Matt's experience with long COVID, what it looks like for him and others, and how this has been the catalyst for a major pivot in his life and business

• The idea of breaking free from "stupid" to allow ourselves to freely and confidently try new things

• How Matt has learned to hold grace for himself and surrender who he was before COVID to come to terms with his life now

• Learning to receive more in life while honoring the way we can be of service, companionship, and partnership to other people

• How Matt has learned to redefine success and find a new way of working with his new cognitive threshold

• More on Matt's book, How to Hold a Cockroach, and the lessons on fear and the stories we tell ourselves

• Matt's guidance for helping others through chronic illness or holding their own cockroach

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.

• Listen: Expanding Your Capacity to Receive in Business, Life, and Love

• Listen: Embracing Grief: Healing in a Culture that Avoids Sorrow with Jenn Andreou

Connect with Matt:

• Hearthstone Website

• How to Hold a Cockroach

• Instagram: @mattymaxwell

• LinkedIn

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.

• Website

• LinkedIn

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

Trigger warning:

This episode may contain triggering content for some listeners affected by child loss; please review the show notes to know if this episode is proper for you now.

As an empath, it can often feel like we're living in a world that's grieving hardship and heartbreak. This is why I'm grateful to sit down with Jenn Andreou, an Actualized Living Coach and Grief Recovery Method Specialist. In her work, Jenn helps grievers who feel stuck in the pain of their losses to move through grief and take action to regain their wellbeing. Throughout the episode, we talk about living with grief and allowing yourself to feel pain, sadness, and sorrow instead of fixing or bypassing them. After living through two tragic losses, it took Jenn seventeen years to truly begin to heal and find her way back to joy. Why? Because while grief is emotional, we as a society often intellectualize it and don't allow ourselves to truly embrace and process our feelings. Jenn joins me for a heartfelt discussion on taking action (not the kind you may think), becoming more honest with yourself, and embracing the idea that it's okay for things to not always be good so you can heal and move forward.

Topics:

• How to use the Grief Recovery Method to embrace and process grief instead of waiting for time to heal your wounds

• Uncovering the fact that society discourages us from feeling bad and normalizing the idea that it's okay to not always be okay

• How to make grief a more welcomed topic in your community and practice bringing curiosity instead of knowing, fixing or bypassing

• The simple ways in which you can become disconnected from yourself and how to connect more routinely with your inner world

• Insights on how to help your loved ones grieve and become a heart with ears

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.

Connect with Jenn:

• Website

• Instagram: @msjennaoconnor

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• The Grief Recovery Method

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.

• Website

• LinkedIn

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

In this episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I'm jumping back into the mini-series on mindset blocks and obstacles that empaths and HSPs often struggle with on their entrepreneurial and leadership journeys. By nature, empaths are often people-pleasers and permission seekers. We tend to ask other people for their blessing before we make big decisions and even tame our dreams when they make our loved ones uncomfortable. In this conversation, I'm sharing insights and practical strategies on how to cultivate self-trust and start enrolling others into your vision instead of asking for their permission so you can own the full expression of your desires and dream bigger.

Topics:

• Catherine's journey with permission-seeking and how she cultivated breakthroughs and self-trust

• How to own your potential and start trusting yourself without having proof or guarantees that you'll achieve your vision

• How to make choices for yourself based on where you desire to be and speak from that place of already knowing who you're capable of becoming

• Enrolling others into your vision and how to start seeking participation instead of permission

Episode Resources:

• Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.

• Read the blog: Are you seeking permission (or approval) to do your next big thing?

• Read the blog: How to enroll others behind your plans

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.

• Website

• LinkedIn

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .

Visit this episode's full show notes page here

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.