The Sovereign Soul Podcast

What happens when you achieve the success you thought you wanted and still feel nothing?

In this episode of The Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina LeAnn sits down with Sam Kabert, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, 40 Under 40 honoree, three-time bestselling author, and Workforce Emotional Fitness Trainer.

Sam shares his journey from achievement, emotional numbness, and external validation to a deeper relationship with his emotions, his body, breathwork, and spiritual practice.

Sam explores what emotional numbness actually feels like, how stress and avoidance can keep us disconnected from ourselves, and why learning to feel may be one of the most powerful forms of personal growth.

This conversation is an honest look at what it means to come back into your body, interrupt automatic reactions, soften without losing your strength, and make more conscious choices about how you respond to life.

CONNECT WITH SAM KABERT

Website: https://samkabert.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samkabert

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabert/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kabert/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samkabert

Free BREATH CLUB Community: https://samkabert.com/club

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHi-hxuxUe2ZlPJCMkZ7fFQ

SOUL/Life Balance: https://www.amazon.com/SOUL-Life-Balance-Integrating-Awakenings/dp/B09T8Q876W/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Overcome the Overwhelm: https://www.amazon.com/Overcome-Overwhelm-B-R-T-H-Process/dp/B0D37NF3CY/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J5xUSzFs0P8GCzOmaXmGA3gkg2YGGzYAMyG7fXCE168.Vc7F98qDJwj_hAgI0yToKw8Rm6rmpSIEg4iiz2zFLxw&qid=1714746400&sr=8-1

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

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What happens when you finally choose yourself but your nervous system doesn't yet feel safe with that choice?

In this episode of The Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina LeAnn sits down with Dr. Kelly Kessler, transformation coach, licensed physical therapist, and host of the Rewiring Health podcast, for a powerful conversation about self-abandonment, self-loyalty, nervous system regulation, and the uncomfortable middle of transformation.

Kelly shares why setting the boundary is often only the beginning. The real work comes afterward when guilt, fear, grief, uncertainty, and the possibility of disconnection rise to the surface, and the old version of you feels safer simply because it is familiar.

Together, Tina and Kelly explore how self-abandonment can show up in subtle, everyday ways: people-pleasing, overgiving, overworking, over-explaining, managing other people’s emotions, silencing your needs, and taking responsibility for keeping everything and everyone okay.

This conversation invites you to stop measuring growth by how comfortable you feel and start noticing how deeply you can stay connected to yourself as life, relationships, and old patterns shift.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• What happens in relationships when you speak your truth and choose yourself differently
• Why knowing better does not always mean doing better
• The “messy middle” between who you were and who you are becoming
• How to recognize self-abandonment
• Why discomfort does not necessarily mean you are making the wrong choice
• How the nervous system responds when you begin setting boundaries
• The role of grief in transformation
• How self-abandonment shows up in romantic relationships
• The difference between fear-driven reactions and aligned inner knowing
• Why self-loyalty is the ability to stay with yourself when things feel uncomfortable
• What sovereignty looks like when the storms of life do not stop

CONNECT WITH KELLY KESSLER

Website: https://drkellykessler.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkellykessler/

Podcast: https://drkellykessler.com/rewiringhealthpodcast

The Self-Abandonment Audit: https://drkellykessler.com/selfaudit-645195

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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In this heartfelt and deeply grounding conversation, Tina sits down with Kym Coco — author, yogi, teacher, and creator of Swagtail — to explore what death, caregiving, loss, and transition can teach us about living more fully.

Kym shares the story of caring for her late husband, Steve, during the final years of his life, and how that experience deepened her relationship with presence, resilience, nervous system regulation, and conscious choice. She also opens up about writing his memoir, Miracle on the Mountainside, and the healing journey that followed as she set out on a year-long golf adventure in his honor, finding structure, spaciousness, and a new relationship with herself along the way.

Together, Tina and Kym explore grief, identity shifts, the healing power of nature, writing as a tool for self-awareness, and the importance of creating a life that reflects what truly matters now, not someday.

This conversation is a beautiful reminder that love and loss are not opposites, that choosing life is an ongoing practice, and that we each have the power to meet change with more grace, curiosity, and intention.

In this episode, we explore:

• What death can teach us about living fully
• Caregiving, grief, and choosing presence in life’s hardest seasons
• How to regulate the nervous system during stress, uncertainty, and transition
• The healing power of nature, breath, and reflective writing
• Why structure can be essential during identity shifts and loss
• Kym’s year-long golf journey and what travel taught her about confidence, trust, and joy
• How to live more intentionally without waiting for a crisis
• The difference between doing things from obligation versus joy
• Why small changes can create profound momentum
• What it means to be sovereign and fully own your power

CONNECT WITH KYM COCO

Website: https://Swagtail.com

Instagram: @Swagtailyoga

Miracle on the Mountainside: https://swagtail.com/miracle-on-the-mountainside-book/

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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In this rich, soulful, and deeply needed conversation, Tina sits down with Morgan Rich — men’s coach, facilitator, author of The Invitation Beyond: Reclaiming Healthy Masculinity, and founder of The Beyonders — to talk about emotional presence, integrity, purpose, relationships, and what it means to be truly sovereign.

Morgan shares how the death of his father at age 18 became a threshold moment that changed the course of his life, awakening a deeper commitment to truth, aliveness, and helping others come home to themselves without needing tragedy to crack them open first.

Together, Tina and Morgan explore modern relationships, emotional intimacy, healthy masculinity, feminine-masculine dynamics, and why the ability to stay present in discomfort may be one of the most important human skills we can cultivate.

This episode is a powerful invitation for both men and women — for anyone who wants to move beyond performance, distraction, and emotional shutdown and into a life rooted in meaning, courage, tenderness, and real connection.

In this episode, we explore:

• What it means to become the biggest version of yourself
• Why purpose is something we remember, not manufacture
• Morgan’s framework, Training for the unkNOWn, and how it builds self-trust
• Why emotional resilience is essential for intimacy and meaningful relationships
• The difference between unhealthy masculinity and healthy masculinity
• What women are truly longing for from the masculine
• How women can create safer space for men to open emotionally
• Why discomfort is not the enemy, but the doorway
• The importance of community and healthy male relationships
• How sovereignty, self-responsibility, and love create a more meaningful life

CONNECT WITH DR. NAYA ZUPAN

Website: https://www.morganrich.com

Instagram: @MorganRich_Beyonder

Substack: http://www.morganrich.substack.com

YouTube: @MorganRichBeyonder

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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In this deeply honest and nourishing conversation, Tina sits down with Yvonne Winkler — coach, writer, podcast host, and author of Freedom Seeker: Reclaiming Feminine Wisdom — to explore what it really looks like to come home to yourself after years of over-functioning, overworking, and living in survival mode.

Yvonne shares the powerful story of her life, from growing up in former communist East Germany, to navigating the pressures of achievement and performance in the West, to confronting burnout, addiction, emotional pain, and the deep inner reckoning that eventually led her back to herself.

Together, Tina and Yvonne explore the journey from urgency to exhale, from self-abandonment to self-compassion, and from external pressure to inner sanctuary.

This conversation is for any woman who feels like she has been carrying too much for too long. It is a reminder that stillness is not failure, softness is not weakness, and your life may not be falling apart — you may simply be standing at a sacred threshold.

In this episode, we explore:

• What it means to go from survival to sanctuary
• How burnout, overachievement, and emotional suppression live in the body
• Yvonne’s story of fleeing East Germany and how that shaped her nervous system and identity
• The role of addiction, courage, and radical self-honesty in healing
• How writing her memoir became a path to wholeness
• Why midlife is often a sacred threshold, not a crisis
• Emotional safety, nervous system healing, and the importance of rest
• Small, accessible ways to regulate your nervous system and come back to yourself
• Why the world will not fall apart if you take one minute to breathe

CONNECT WITH YVONNE WINKLER

Website: https://yvonnewinkler.com/the-way/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yvonnewinkler_

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonnewinklersoulmentor

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewildandwiseshow

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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What happens when you stop fighting for your life… and start loving it back into coherence?

In this powerful episode of The Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina sits down with Dr. Neja Zupan — Mentor in Inner Energy Mastery & Recalibration, speaker, and founder of the Dr. Neja Zupan Institute — for a deeply moving conversation on healing, energy, identity, and conscious choice.

Dr. Neja shares her story of being diagnosed in 2013 with aggressive hormone-dependent ductal cancer and given a 5% chance of survival. Instead of following the expected path, she chose a radically different one rooted in inner alignment, energetic recalibration, and daily devotion to life.

Together, Tina and Dr. Neja explore the connection between body, emotions, mind, energy, and spirit, and how true healing begins when we stop living from fear and start creating from coherence.

This episode is for anyone navigating burnout, a health challenge, a major life transition, or a call to live more fully aligned.

In this episode, we cover:

• Dr. Neja’s healing journey and the decision that changed everything
• Why “quality of life” became her guiding principle
• The identity shift from fighting to love
• The five levels of multidimensional recalibration: body, emotions, mind, energy, and spirit
• The energetic roots of burnout and stagnation
• How daily practices build clarity, vitality, and inner stability
• Why laughter, singing, and dancing are part of healing
• The power of pausing, responding, and creating from calm

Dr. Neja’s free eBook: 7 Steps for Energetic Alignment in Action https://www.nejazupan.com/the-7-steps-e-book/

CONNECT WITH DR. NAYA ZUPAN

Website: https://www.nejazupan.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.neja.zupan.institute/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drNejaZupanInstitute

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnejazupan/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drnejazupaninstitute

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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What if the clients draining your energy aren’t a pricing problem… but a messaging problem?

In this episode of The Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina sits down with Joanna Ingram to talk about what really happens when high-achieving women leave corporate, start a soul-led business, and accidentally rebuild the same burnout patterns they thought they escaped.

Joanna shares her journey from London advertising executive to brand messaging consultant, pranic healer, and breathwork facilitator, and reveals the turning point that changed everything: realizing she had become a worse boss to herself than any boss she had in corporate.

Together, Tina and Joanna explore the deeper connection between identity, energetics, Human Design, and messaging, and why premium, self-led clients respond to clarity, resonance, and future-focused communication.

If you’ve been overdelivering, overexplaining, or attracting clients who leave you depleted, this episode will help you see exactly why and what to shift.

In this episode, we cover:

• Joanna’s transition from corporate advertising to soul-led entrepreneurship
• The burnout cycle that follows many coaches out of corporate
• How Human Design helped Joanna own her zone of genius
• Why “alignment” is often misunderstood in business
• The real reason energy-draining clients keep showing up
• The difference between low-frequency and high-frequency messaging
• How to attract self-led, empowered, premium clients
• Joanna’s framework for messaging: positioning, authority, and conversion

CONNECT WITH JOANNA INGRAM

Website: https://joannaingram.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamjo.ingram

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannaingramconsulting/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ingram.jo

Joanna’s Podcasts

Goals With Soul Podcast: https://podfollow.com/goals-with-soul

The Soulful Catalyst Podcast: https://podfollow.com/soulful-catalyst-podcast

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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In this deeply nourishing conversation on The Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina sits down with Cheryl Stelte, founder of the Star of Divine Light Institute, to explore what real transformation actually takes.

Cheryl shares her journey from profound grief and spiritual awakening to becoming a master healer and teacher with more than three decades of experience helping women clear subconscious and energetic patterns at the root.

Together, Tina and Cheryl unpack the difference between healing and embodiment, what sovereignty actually feels like in the body, and why so many women who’ve “done the work” still feel like something is missing.

This episode is a powerful invitation to stop pushing, start listening, and learn how to work with your energy system instead of against it.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why insight alone doesn’t create transformation
• How subconscious and energetic protection patterns can feel like identity
• Healing vs. embodiment (and why they’re not the same thing)
• How authentic sovereignty changes relationships
• Why other people’s behavior is not your responsibility

CONNECT WITH CHERYL STELTE

• Website: starofdivinelight.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-stelte/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CherylStelteOfficial/
• Instagram: @steltecheryl
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cheryl+stelte

Resources Mentioned

• Powerful Meditations
• Cheryl’s books, including From Blocked to Powerful

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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What does resilient leadership actually look like in real life?

In this episode of The Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina sits down with Stan Gibson — speaker, author, and leadership coach with 40+ years of executive experience — for a powerful conversation on emotional intelligence, self-awareness, wellbeing, and what it means to lead with intention in a rapidly changing world.

Stan shares the unforgettable story of going from a 1–10 college football team to national champions in just one year, and how that early experience shaped his understanding of people-centered leadership. From there, the conversation opens into practical wisdom on resilience, personal growth, assessments, limiting beliefs, identity, and the future of leadership in the age of AI.

Together, Tina and Stan explore the overlap between neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and inner transformation — and why the leaders who thrive next will be the ones who know how to lead humans, not just manage outcomes.

If you’re a leader, entrepreneur, coach, or someone in a season of reinvention, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

In this episode, we explore:

• What makes a truly great leader
• The role of emotional intelligence in resilient leadership
• Why discomfort is part of growth (and how to use it)
• Self-awareness tools like CliftonStrengths and the Enneagram
• “Genius” vs. “kryptonite” traits under stress
• How limiting beliefs shape identity and performance
• The shift from “I want to” to “I am”
• Leadership in the AI era and why human skills matter more than ever
• Why wellbeing is a leadership strategy, not a luxury
• Stan’s framework: emotional intelligence, wellbeing, and productivity

This episode is a grounded reminder that the future of leadership won’t be led by the most informed people in the room, but by the most self-aware.

CONNECT WITH STAN GIBSON:

Website: https://www.stangibsonspeaks.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stangibsonspeaks

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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Most people think posture is about sitting up straight.

In this episode of the Sovereign Soul Podcast, Tina sits down with chiropractor and founder of YourPostureProgram.com, Dr. Brett Hill, to unpack a much deeper truth: posture is not just physical, it’s neurological.

Dr. Brett explains how posture acts as a foundational support system for the nervous system, influencing everything from muscle activation and breathing to stress response, energy, and even mental clarity.

He shares how the body adapts over time to screens, sitting, and stress, and why the goal isn’t forcing your shoulders back, but retraining the brain-body connection through small, consistent shifts.

This conversation is practical, eye-opening, and deeply empowering for anyone who wants to feel better in their body and reclaim long-term wellness one micro-choice at a time.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• Why posture is more than how you sit or stand
• The connection between posture and the nervous system
• How stress, screens, and modern life shape postural patterns
• Why “just sit up straight” doesn’t work long term
• How the visual system affects posture (especially at a desk)
• What poor posture can impact beyond pain (breathing, energy, tension, focus)
• A simple balance-based posture reset anyone can practice
• Why small daily actions matter more than big temporary efforts

Your body isn’t broken. It’s adapting.

With awareness, repetition, and the right cues, the same nervous system that learned poor postural patterns can learn new ones.

CONNECT WITH DR. BRETT HILL

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XperienceLifeChiropractic/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xperiencelifechiro/

Website: https://www.yourpostureprogram.com/

FREE posture exercise guide: https://www.yourpostureprogram.com/videos

CONNECT WITH TINA:

Website: https://thesovereignsoul.co

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtinaleann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtinaleann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaleannerdmann/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.tina.leann

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