You've done everything right. The career. The marriage. The house. The kids. And still something feels missing. 

In this episode, Melanie Soloway shares how she spent decades checking society’s boxes, from apartheid-era South Africa to deputy Los Angeles. But it was divorce that made her go on a trip back home. Melanie talks about what humanitarian travel actually looks like and how it can reignite the light at the end of the tunnel. 

If you've ever arrived at a destination you spent years chasing and thought this isn't it — this episode is for you.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Growing up in South Africa during apartheid and what it taught her about resilience
• Why achieving "success" left her feeling empty — and what finally didn't
• How Nelson Mandela's story became a personal turning point
• Using your pain as a passport to freedom, not despair
• What villages in Kenya and South Africa can teach us about joy that the West has forgotten
• The "trinity of connection" — self, source, and other — and why all three must be lit
• What humanitarian travel actually looks like and how to join the next trip

Connect with Melanie On [email protected]

Want to learn more about Melanie’s work? Visit her website Humanitarian Travel Group  at humtrav.com

BEST MOMENTS:

"We can use our pain as a passport to go down into the depths of despair, or we can use our pain as a passport to our freedom."

"We don't even want to see the light at the end of the tunnel — we end up becoming the light in the tunnel."

"When I. Then I. — When I get that job, then I'll be happy. And then you arrive in those spaces, and it doesn't quite work the way you had anticipated."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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You know what to do. You're just not doing it. And it's not because you lack willpower.

Courtney Townley has spent 30 years in the wellness space — from fitness trainer to fat loss coach to behavior change specialist — and she kept seeing the same pattern: women who knew exactly what the healthier choice was, and still couldn't make it. That gap between knowing and doing is what her new book, “The Consistency Code: A Midlife Woman’s Guide to Deep Health and Happiness,” was built to close.

In this episode, Courtney reframes everything you thought health was supposed to look like, and why the diet-and-exercise lens has been failing midlife women for decades. 

If you're exhausted, running on empty by 5pm, and wondering why the wine always wins over the walk, this conversation is the one you didn't know you needed.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Why midlife women are running on the least hormones with the most stress 
• The real reason you reach for wine, Netflix, or sugar at the end of the day 
• Why your nervous system was never designed to run in fight-or-flight all day long
• The four practices of the Consistency Code: Awareness, Organization, Follow Through, and Realignment
• Why "stop doing X" never works, and what to focus on instead
• Rigidity as the silent killer of consistency
• How to be your own coach: the art of insourcing your health

Connect with Courtney On Instagram @gracegrit

Want to learn more about Courtney’s work? Visit her website at https://graceandgrit.com

Listen to her podcast - Grace & Grit Podcast

BEST MOMENTS:

"You cannot be curious and judgmental at the same time. Choose curiosity."

"Rigidity is the death of consistency."

"I have never worked with a woman who didn't know what the healthier choice was. The bigger question is why aren't we doing it?"

"Health is not a destination. It's a direction you travel in for as long as you have breath in your lungs."

"You are one decision away from traveling back in the direction of health."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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You don't need a divorce, a diagnosis, or a breakdown to change your life. Sometimes you just need to buy a one-way ticket.

Pascale Landriault sold her house, gave away her furniture, and flew to Paris in her late 50s with no return date and no plan beyond eventually reaching Bali. Today, at 65, she's still going — and she wrote a book on what solo travel actually does to a woman from the inside out.

In this episode, Pascale shares the story that stopped her in her tracks: robbed in Sardinia, left with a bathing suit, a towel, and a phone — no passport, no credit cards, no crypto keys. What happened next wasn't just survival. It was the deepest healing of her life. If you've been waiting for the "right time" to travel solo, or convinced yourself it's too unsafe, too lonely, or too late, this conversation will dismantle every excuse you have.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Why selling everything and leaving in her late 50s wasn't a crisis — it was a calling
• What getting robbed in Sardinia taught her about childhood wounds, surrender, and real freedom
• The myth that solo travel is lonely, unsafe, or only for the young
• How to heal by feeling — not fixing, not pushing through
• Her two coaching programs for women ready to travel transformatively or go fully nomadic
• Retreats in Bali (May 2026) and the Moroccan Desert (November 2026)

Connect with Pascale here - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/pascale-landriault

Want to learn more about Pascale’s work? Visit her website at pascalelandriault.com

Here is Pascale Landriault - SHE TRAVELS: Real Stories of Women Transformed Through Solo Travel

BEST MOMENTS:

"Travel is the catalyst, the mirror, the container, and the medicine."

"I just don't buy the idea that after a certain age you start declining. To me, that's mass conditioning."

"The biggest act of healing is surrendering. Surrendering to whatever's there and whatever's coming up."

"When you try to repress it, it keeps coming back. But if you let it flow through, the cloud moves away quicker."

"You don't realize how heavy you are until you're lighter."

"The more you shed what's not the real you, the more you realize — I didn't even know I was heavy before."

"Vulnerability is courage. First to yourself — and once you can do that, it becomes easier with others too."

"There's a gift in every situation. Travel teaches you to trust that everything's going to be okay."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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You're not stuck because life is hard. You're stuck because you're in the way.

I just drove cross-country from California to Oklahoma, moved into a place a third the size of my old one, in a city where I know absolutely nobody—and then I showed up for my pop-up Zoom and not a single person came. And I'm here to tell you that every bit of it was exactly what needed to happen.

In this solo episode, I get radically honest about the excuses I made, the fear underneath them, and the moment I had to tell myself to get up, get dressed, and go outside. 

If you keep explaining away why your life hasn't moved yet, this episode is the mirror you didn't know you needed.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Excuses vs. fear: how we justify standing still and what's really underneath
• Why not keeping your word to yourself is quietly destroying trust—with you and others
• Blaming circumstances vs. owning your response to them
• The melancholy trap: what courageous action looks like on your hardest day
• Self-doubt after a big decision, and how to come back to yourself
• "Good girl syndrome" and why putting everyone first is keeping you last
• Blind spots: the beliefs running your life that you can't even see
• How to start becoming the woman you want to be—in small, identity-shifting steps

BEST MOMENTS:

"Underlying those excuses were levels of fear. I was just afraid nobody was going to show up, nobody was going to want to hear what I have to say."

"Nobody showed up. So I had the opportunity to actually face my fear—and I didn't die."

"I told myself: pick your ass up and go outside. And that was courageous action."

"When you're not keeping your word to yourself, you're not only self-abandoning—you could be creating a lack of trust with the very people you care about."

"What looks normal to you may really just not be serving you."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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Belinda David, founder of Soul Treader and house sitting expert, looked in the mirror one day and didn't recognize the vibrant woman she used to be. Overweight, exhausted, consumed by corporate life and caregiving—she bought hiking boots and joined a meetup. That first hike nearly killed her. Today, she hikes 8 months a year across the world's most stunning trails and teaches women in their 40s and beyond that the best is truly yet to come.

In this episode, Belinda shares her transformation from corporate burnout to hiking 200+ kilometers solo through Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail, reveals the exact safety tools that keep her alive on remote trails, and breaks down how house sitting allows her to fund a location-independent lifestyle without draining retirement savings.

If you're waiting for "someday" to travel, stuck in the when-the-kids-leave-I'll-finally-live mindset, or convinced your best years are behind you, this conversation will show you that life at 60 can mean waking up overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on your birthday.

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Free Resource: Download Hike It Right: Health, Safety and Hygiene on the Trail at soultrader.com

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• The mirror moment: recognizing you've disappeared while caring for everyone else
• Solo hiking the 230km Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland 
• Health, Safety & Hygiene on the Trail: the free resource every hiker needs
• House sitting as the secret to affordable long-term travel and cultural immersion
• Why our bodies won't stay active forever—and why "later" might be too late
• Early retirement at 60: choosing life over endless work

Want to learn more about Belinda’s work? Visit her website at soultreader.com

BEST MOMENTS:

"One day you look in the mirror and that youth is gone. You've given yourself to everything else."

"I saw these men and women in their 60s climb that mountain far easier than I, and I thought—you are so healthy."

"I just remember the lack of sound, the lack of interaction with any other people, and just this sparse tundra with lakes—it was really quite insane."

"I think I've got another 10, 15 years of doing this. Our bodies aren't this active for the rest of our lives."

"I want to wake up on my 60th birthday overlooking the Mediterranean Sea watching either a perfect sunrise or a perfect sunset."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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Serenity Lesley, manifestation coach and author of "It's Time to Manifest Your Vision," transformed complex PTSD into a thriving coaching practice by mastering one truth: manifestation isn't just thinking it—it's accountability, clarity, acceptance, healing, and then becoming it.

In this episode, Serenity breaks down the exact framework for turning fear into fuel, reveals why "I am" statements can trap you instead of free you, and shares the breathing technique that stops anxiety before it hijacks your prefrontal cortex.

If you've been forcing manifestations that won't come or wondering why your vision board isn't working, this conversation gives you the missing piece: the healing that must happen before the manifesting can begin.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• The power and danger of "I am" statements (and how to use them correctly)
• Accountability → Clarity → Acceptance → Healing: the manifestation framework
• Why acceptance without over-identification changes everything
• Practical anxiety relief: breath work and physical grounding techniques
• Creating reminders that actually rewire your brain
• The difference between feeling sad vs. being sad
• How PTSD became her entrepreneurial superpower

Connect with Serenity on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/serenity-lesley-aa-%E2%93%A5-9066a0223

Want to learn more about Serenity’s work? Visit her website at manifestingserenity.com/its-time-to-manifest-your-vision-2

BEST MOMENTS:

"Whatever you feed grows. You can either continue to feed the opposite now that you have awareness, or you can feed the new direction."

"Manifestation isn't just one aspect. It's thinking it, seeing it, saying it, hearing it, and repeating."

"If our emotions are too heavy and starting to go rampant, they cloud our better judgment. You have to calm yourself first before you can work on your mind."

"I decided what I wanted to feel instead—that's a choice you make."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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Amanda Hinman, functional medicine health coach and bestselling author, is back for part two where we get into the neuroscience of why 86% of people abandon their New Year's resolutions by January 21st—and it's not because you lack willpower.

In this episode, Amanda breaks down what insulin resistance actually means for your energy levels, why your body might not be absorbing nutrients even from clean food, and the ridiculously simple movement habits that can give you three extra hours of energy daily. 

If you've been told to "just exercise more" but no one explained why moving every 30 minutes beats one hour at the gym, this conversation will change everything.

FREE Hormone Assessment - www.hinmanholistic.com/hormone-health-kit

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• The baking soda test for gut health and why most women fail it
• Eating hygiene: how you eat matters more than what you eat
• Why your body runs on old programs when you're "in your head"
• Creating a new identity: thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of your future self
• Insulin resistance explained: why glucose can't get into your cells
• Two-minute movement breaks vs. 60-minute workouts: the study that proves frequent wins
• Why gym memberships don't work and what actually does
• The Hormone Freedom Assessment and February 18th workshop

Connect with Amanda on Instagram - www.instagram.com/amandahinman

Want to learn more about Amanda’s work? Visit her website at www.hinmanholistic.com

BEST MOMENTS:

"When we're not present, when we're not consciously tuned in, we're running on our old programs. If your old programs aren't supportive of your New Year's resolutions, you have no chance."

"Your body isn't broken, it is responding. The question is: what is it responding to?"

"Movement of any kind contracts the muscles and allows glucose and insulin to go into the cells instead of just floating around on the outside with the doors shut. That supercharges your energy."

"Every time I walk back through my office door, 10 body weight squats, 10 jumping jacks. Less than 100 seconds. That's the pattern."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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You're exhausted. You've tried the salads, the workouts, the elimination diets. You're doing "all the right things"—and you still feel like garbage.

Amanda Hinman, functional medicine health coach and bestselling author, reversed her own Hashimoto's diagnosis and helped her daughter heal from daily seizures by discovering what conventional medicine misses: your symptoms aren't the problem—they're the messenger.

In this episode, Amanda breaks down why eating clean doesn't guarantee cellular nutrition, reveals a free at-home test to check your digestion in 90 seconds, and explains how stress suppresses the very stomach acid you need to absorb nutrients. 

If you've been told your labs are "normal" but you're still struggling with fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, or mood swings, this conversation will show you exactly where to start.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• What functional medicine actually means (and why root cause matters more than symptoms)
• Why low stomach acid causes heartburn (not high acid—and why TUMS makes it worse)
• The baking soda test: check your digestion at home in under 3 minutes
• How stress signals your body to stop digesting and start surviving
• Why "normal" lab ranges don't mean optimal health
• Micronutrient testing: what's actually getting inside your cells vs. floating in your blood
• The "why bother syndrome" and how to break free from health overwhelm
• Simple strategies: fermented foods, chewing thoroughly, and nervous system regulation

Connect with Amanda on Instagram - www.instagram.com/amandahinman

Want to learn more about Amanda’s work? Visit her website at www.hinmanholistic.com

BEST MOMENTS:

"Your body is always responding to the environment that we are placing it in."

"If you don't have enough stomach acid, it leaves that sphincter open. It's kind of like if you didn't put the top on the blender—it flies everywhere."

"How you eat is just as important as what you eat."

"Common doesn't mean it's not treatable. If we're not changing things in our 40s and we're just doing the norm, we're going to end up with two or more diseases by the time we're 65."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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You're exhausted from productivity. Your body's screaming at you. And you can't remember the last time you actually felt anything below your neck.

Missy Rose, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Somatic Healer & Feminine Embodiment Guide, spent 20 years as a doctor of physical therapy before discovering that alignment isn't just about bones—it's about getting your head and heart in the same room. 

In this episode, Missy breaks down what "drop into your body" actually means, she shares three ridiculously simple embodiment practices you can do right now, and explains why productivity over presence is stealing your aliveness. If you've been told your head and heart aren't connected but no one's given you the how, this conversation is your GPS to arriving back home in yourself.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Why high-achieving women become "floating heads" and how to come back down
• The radio station method: switching from thoughts to sensations
• Three simple embodiment practices: music, movement, and breath
• How your body whispers before it screams (and why we ignore bathroom breaks for 8 hours)
• Masculine vs. feminine energy: having agency over when you need each one
• Peace as an embodied experience—what does it actually feel like?
• Your nervous system as a motherboard: upgrading the software that runs on autopilot
• Why meditation isn't about being thoughtless

Connect with Missy on Instagram - www.instagram.com/embodylovetoheal

Want to learn more about Missy’s work? Visit her website at www.missy-rose.com

BEST MOMENTS:

"I'm never going to teach you something new. I'm just going to guide you to remember what you already know."

"If thoughts are the language of the mind and feeling is the language of the body, I want to tune into that. I kind of think of it as like changing radio stations."

"Being is not a luxury. It's a birthright. And when we're being, we can actually be more productive."

"You can't outthink the body. When we're triggered, we're two animals again."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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You have a bank account. You own property. You have people you love. That means you need a plan—and waiting until "later" could leave your family drowning in paperwork, legal fees, and preventable heartbreak when they need clarity most.

Anna Jerden, estate attorney and trust specialist, shares her journey from corporate communications to law school in her 30s (while working full time), and why she made estate planning her mission after watching her own family struggle without proper planning in place. In this episode, Anna breaks down the myths keeping you stuck, explains what trusts actually do, and reveals why estate planning isn't about death—it's about protecting your life, your family, and your future right now.

If you've been putting off this conversation because it feels overwhelming, expensive, or "not for you yet," this episode will change your mind and give you a clear path forward.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Why estate planning isn't just for death—it's for incapacity, dementia, and life emergencies
• What a trust actually is (think: building a house, then furnishing it with your assets)
• The difference between probate and trust planning—and why trusts keep you out of court
• How California's Proposition 19 changed property tax rules for passing homes to children
• Power of attorney myths: it's not signing away your life
• Why women need to plan twice: once with partners, once for themselves
• International property and cross-border estate planning considerations
• Pay-on-death accounts and other probate alternatives

Connect with Anna on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/anna-jerden-esq-935b62208

Want to learn more about Jenny’s work? Visit her website at www.relatelaw.com

BEST MOMENTS:

"Estate planning is about people. It's not just organizing the things in your life, but the people in your life as well."

"Common doesn't mean it's not treatable. Getting the planning in place is something you can do to avoid all of that."

"You can still take control and maintain a sense of order through some of these really critical life events."

"As a woman, you're essentially in a unique position because you have to plan more than once."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754

LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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