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There's a dangerous narrative growing online right now:

That women must destroy their relationships, leave their husbands, reject stability, or burn down their lives in order to become "powerful," "healed," or successful.

And people are applauding it like it's evolution.

It's not always empowerment. Sometimes it's emotional addiction disguised as liberation.

In this episode, I break down the cult-like behavior hiding inside modern self-development culture, hyper-independence messaging, and even entertainment storylines like HBO's Euphoria and the Cassie/Nate dynamic. (amazing writing, acting- whole crew!)

I mix in a bit of my personal relationship journey as well in relation to being in a cult where leaving our spouses and partners was promoted in order to "become successful."

As briefly mentioned, I wrote about being single in my books:

Both of my best selling books Confidence Mastery for Couples and Life and Love Lessons on available on Amazon (paperback, eBook and Audible).

Real relationships, leadership, marriage, business, nervous systems, and growth are not built on constant emotional chaos.

Some people have become addicted to:

• Ego as authority
• Destruction as identity
• Rebellion as false freedom

That is not empowerment. That is conditioning.

This conversation is about:

Discernment through conscious awareness and intuition. Radical truth. Personal responsibility.

And understanding that real POWER is being able to hold love, leadership, success, pressure, commitment, AND self-awareness at the same time.

Not running every time life gets hard.

Because life, marriage, business, etc. is not always easy. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."- doesn't mean running.

This episode is for the women (and men) who are ready to think for themselves again — not just repeat whatever ideology, coach, trend, or trauma narrative gets the loudest applause online.

#Euphoria #WomenEmpowerment #RelationshipAdvice #ModernDating #Marriage #SelfDevelopment #Podcast #Leadership #Mindset #FeminineEnergy #CultMentality #HealingJourney #PersonalGrowth #EntrepreneurMindset

Ready to level up? www.melindavanfleet.com www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence IG @themelindavanfleet Thanks for listening and sharing!

The majority of you are either confused, not using AI correctly, or not using AI at all.

Even the AI coaches need a good lesson.

This Wake Up Call podcast is it.

My husband, Capt. Ryan Van Fleet of Good Karma Sportfishing and Educational Programs and I dive into all things AI and even touch on Google.

We share our journey along with tangible ideas for how to use AI and what we see out there.

And if you are interested in sharpening your AI tools, business marketing and social media...

Connect with us further via the below:

www.melindavanfleet.com

IG melinda_vanfleet

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence

www.patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

Have you ever experienced cringey (CRINGY) sales tactics?

Maybe you are someone who has been observing these?

Or doing some cringe yourself?

Or maybe just curious? (That's totally cool)

Any of the above are reasons to listen to this Wake Up Call Podcast.

As someone with A LOT of sales experiences,

I share 4 CRINGEY sales tactics I see out there in the land and my viewpoint on how you can do it differently for success!

• FRIGID DM's
• Energy Vamping
• Podcast Request Barfing
• Love Bombing

Let me know what one resonates with you the most. I would love to hear in the YouTube comments.

My YouTube channel is @ownyourgreatness

Thanks for listening and sharing!

Connect further with me or my husband Capt. Ryan Van Fleet of Good Karma Sportfishing and Educational Programs:

www.melindavanfleet.com

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

IG @melinda_vanfleet

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

www.Patreon.com/consciousconvergence

www.Patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

This special podcast w/ my husband Capt. Ryan Van Fleet of Good Karma Sportfishing and Education Programs is Part 2 of a two part podcast where we share 14 Lessons from 14 years in business.

Part One shared:

1. Curiosity
2. Human Design
3. Vision and our motto- "Anytime you're fishing it's all good!"
4. Try new things fast
5. Exit things fast
6. See mistakes as lessons
7. Hard Work- Doing the reps

Part Two shares:

1. Communication- resistance, fear
2. Divide and Conquer- helping each other
3. Organized
4. Respect over liked
5. Intuition
6. Reframing
7. Gratitude as energy

Thank you for listening and sharing!

Connect further for mentorship, online courses and more:

www.melindavanfleet.com

melinda_vanfleet on IG

Patreon.com/consciousconvergence

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

goodkarmaryan_fl_keys on IG

Patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

Celebrating 14 years in business- Good Karma Sportfishing and Educational Programs in the beautiful Florida Keys.

This joint podcast w/ my husband, Capt. Ryan Van Fleet shares 7 of the top 14 lessons in business.

Part 1 of a 2 Part Podcast.

Thank you for listening!

Please share.

Connect More at:

Connect further:

www.melindavanfleet.com

IG melinda_vanfleet

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

Patreon:

www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence

www.patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

1:1 Mentorship available. See the Work Together page on Melinda's website.

Welcome to 2026!

This year is off to a great start! and this podcast shares a lot of what we have connected the dots on in our business—conscious awareness.

Consciousness is very important because it helps you connect the dots and see the bigger picture. We often spend too much time in the weeds on small things that do not really matter and create frustration, anger, guilt, shame and embarrassment.

These emotions lead to poor health, relationships and also affect our financial situation. And all of these things can happen over time without our awareness- the paradox.

The work my husband Ryan Van Fleet and I do, including this podcast, sheds light on consciousness and expanding your intuitive gifts (we all have them) so we can live our best lives!

Thank you for tuning in! Please connect further and share.

Below is the mental health awarenes blog my husband, Capt. Ryan Van Fleet of Good Karma Sportfishing and Educational Programs wrote:

https://goodkarmasportfishing.com/satfish-and-coffee/

Connect further:

www.melindavanfleet.com

IG melinda_vanfleet

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

Patreon:

www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence

www.patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

1:1 Mentorship available. See the Work Together page on Melinda's website.

Many folks are struggling with this right now,

The energetics of others in conjunction with energetic frequency and your beliefs.

This powerful joint podcast with my husband Capt. Ryan Van Fleet of Good Karma Sportfishing and Educational Programs dives into this topic.

Relationships with others is part of life and often challenging.

This podcast explains many factors that can be affected and also how to know you are not alone.

Knowing you are not alone, in itself, can help bring you peace.

I hope it does for you too!

Thank you for listening and sharing!

www.melindavanfleet.com

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

Patreon:

www.patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence

IG melinda_vanfleet

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

This podcast is based on our watching Being Eddie on Netflix which is a documentary about Eddie Murphy, featuring Eddie Murphy and it's incredible!

From that mindset and conscious awareness lens, we share about Capt. Ryan Van Fleet's recent weight release of 25 lbs in three months.

-What caused that mindset decision to loose weight?

-What work he did, changes he made to loose weight.

And more- all mindset and conscious awareness, spiritual decisions behind the scenes.

This is transparent couples in business and in life podcast shares a lot of things most people do not talk about and so we hope it really helps you!

Thank you for listening!

Connect more with Melinda Van Fleet and Ryan Van Fleet options:

www.melindavanfleet.com

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence

www.patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

IG melinda_vanfleet

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

Own Your Greatness - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@goodkarmasportfishing5053

We are also on FB and LinkedIn

What are some top tips for entrepreneurs?

You can consume all the content you want...heck there sure is a ton of it.

But if you are not SERIOUS, you will fail. Just telling ya.

This podcast has a lot of tips, stories and codes that will help you stay motivating and get ot your next level of success faster.

Captain Ryan Van Fleet of Good Karma Sportfishing and Educational Programs is my co-host.

Thanks for listening!

Connect further:

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

www.melindavanfleet.com

IG @goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

IG @melinda_vanfleet

YouTube:

@ownyourgreatness

https://www.youtube.com/@goodkarmasportfishing5053

This weeks episode shares powerful "wake-up" stories about time and focus for business success.

Thank you for listening and sharing!

Links mentioned to connect further:

www.melindavanfleet.com

www.goodkarmasportfishing.com

www.patreon.com/goodkarmasportfishing

www.patreon.com/consciousconvergence

IG @melinda_vanfleet

IG goodkarmasportfishing_fl_keys

Ways to work with Melinda Van Fleet are located on the Work Together Page of her website.

Other platforms: LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.