Veriditas Leadership Podcast

In the kickoff episode of Season 2, Lauren sets intentions for season 2 and shares updates that have taken place in the last few months -- in terms of living situations and leadership breakthroughs. As she reflects, she also takes a moment to acknowledge the tools and mindsets that have helped her along the way. Lauren talks about the importance of training your intuition and learning how to listen to your inner guidance to make tough but necessary decisions in life.

Join Lauren as she shares powerful realizations throughout this transition period in her life, such as recognizing that struggle is often necessary for tremendous growth. She highlights the importance of trusting yourself to make the best decisions for your life and reclaiming the vision you hold for your future. With more insightful and exciting episodes coming this season, don’t miss out on Season 2 episodes that will continue to focus on becoming the best leader and version of yourself through self-care, mindfulness, and personal development!

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In today’s mindfulness episode, we are with Chelsea Cotton, a Feral Visionary Coach and founder of a leadership immersion program called Wolves and Waterways. Chelsea embodies the transformative strength of pursuing your deepest desires. She is a radical educator and teacher who works with women who harbor significant dreams, profound visions, and a yearning for unconventional lifestyles, leadership strategies, and career trajectories.

Throughout the episode, Chelsea shares her journey in the worlds of magic and spirit realms. She also shares her wisdom on resonance work and dream tending. She guides us through a visualization meditation. Chelsea and Lauren also talk about The Beauty Way retreat, a 4-day immersion into the profound realms of instinctual magic, a harmonious dance with the earth, and an awakening to a new and ancient way of leadership. Join us in this insightful episode as we discover magic and appreciate the beauty of life.

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Today’s episode features Melanie Paez, a Professional Certified Coach,  founder of Chief Executive Angel, LLC, and the Director of Coaching for The C-Suite Collective. With a solid educational foundation and a range of certifications, Melanie possesses proven strategies to empower individuals and nurture growth. She plunges into the depths of the human experience and employs coaching's transformative power to amplify and sustain her work.

As she joins us on today’s episode, she shares how her journey toward coaching and integration work started. She shares her wisdom on how one can nurture the gift of intuition and relearn to deal with it. Join us in this episode as we learn about integration, offering insights on how one can navigate the process successfully.

Key Takeaways:

Looking back on Melanie’s journey to coaching

Navigating childhood with a high level of sensitivity

Relearning to deal with our sensitivity and intuition

Begging to be seen

Being the authentic version of yourself

What is integration?

How to effectively navigate the integration process

The importance of embodying your values before anything else

References:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

For more of Melanie:

Website: chiefexecutiveangel.com

Instagram: @chiefexecutiveangel

Joining us in today’s episode is Professional Certified Coach Laura Westman. Laura has been a coach for eleven years, focusing on creativity and leadership. She is also an author, an Improv teacher, and a co-host of the West of Wonderland Podcast. She provides coaching to individuals in various industries who identify themselves as creative, considering their creativity a fundamental aspect of their leadership approach.

Today, Laura shares her journey with creativity, which started at an early age. She tells her story of reparenting herself and cultivating her creative prowess. She also shares her wisdom on how we, as adults, could get back into our creative selves and highlights the impact of self-awareness and creativity in our lives. So, come along with us on a discovery journey as we unravel our creative process.

Key Takeaways:

Laura’s early years and journey on creativity

Reparenting and taking care of yourself

Tending to your creativity

The importance of being attuned to yourself

Appreciating your creation and celebrating your effort

Creativity as an access to intimacy

Getting back to your creativity: Knowing why it matters and how to start

How creativity can impact people around us

Knowing your lane in the creative highway

Guided meditation: A tool for self-awareness

References:

VIDEO: Beginner's Guide to ORACLE CARDS✨ How to Use Them for Your Creativity 🃏 Getting Your First Deck 🃏✨ 

The Sensible Witch Oracle by Christina Stathopoulos 

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

VIDEO: How to Get Your Team to Be More Creative 🔵 Increase Creativity & Productivity on Your Team 📑 

VIDEO: 4 Types of Creativity & How to Use Them 

How To Be Creative in the Age of Digital Noise: Clear Out the Clutter and Get Into Your Flow for a Fulfilling, Passionate Life by Laura Westman

For more of Laura:

Website: laurawestman.com

YouTube: The Creativity Broadcast

Instagram: @westygrammed

Apple Music: ‎Laura Westman

Spotify: Laura Westman

In today’s episode, we are with Katherine Folk-Sullivan, a Professional Certified Coach and a leader and trainer in Accomplishment Coaching. Katherine possesses a distinct talent for establishing connections and is passionately invested in training coaches. Moreover, she thrives on combining facilitation and coaching strategies when guiding groups and teams.

In this insightful episode, Katherine sits down with us as we dive deep into resonance and nourishing ourselves. She emphasizes the essence of expanding our sense of self and being with a settled body. She also talks about the importance of knowing ourselves and the environment that allows us to thrive.

Key Takeaways:

Katherine’s work on resonance and nervous system healing

Building and strengthening our skills

Reacquiring yourself in a way that is beneficial for you

What is resonance?

Attachment and authenticity in today’s world

Learning to operate cooperatively through resonance

How can we regulate the way we respond?

Knowing our system and what feels nourishing for us

Self-trust and willingness to encounter yourself

Humility and being with reality

The importance of being yourself

References:

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer

For more of Katherine:

Website: katherinefolk-sullivan.com

This episode features mentor and Gene Keys guide Jess Bubbico. Jess is an author, speaker, and teacher who believes that by understanding one’s Human Design and Gene Keys, we can develop an understanding of ourselves and create more cohesive teams. Through her work, she helps entrepreneurs tap into and employ their innate entrepreneur success code, fostering fulfillment, prosperity, and ease in their businesses and personal lives.

In this episode, she gives us an overview of the Gene Keys, how they can help us understand ourselves better, and how we can utilize them for us to be able to serve humanity. She also talks about her book Jessi Lou & The Magic of You, which deals with big emotions and how we can move through them. She shares a wealth of wisdom throughout the episode, so come along as we immerse ourselves in another episode of self-discovery and growth.

Key Takeaways:

Jess’ work and her areas of interest

Jessi Lou & The Magic of You: The Origination Story

Delving into the basics of the Gene Keys

Understanding one’s reactive and repressed patterns

The importance of tapping into your intuition

Success Code: Finding the right geometry for your business

Understanding and utilizing the Gene Keys

Discovering the various line numbers

Contemplating our Gene Keys and synarchy

The importance of knowing thyself

Knowing the organization type you’ll thrive in

References:

Jessi Lou & The Magic of You!: An enchanting journey of self-discovery and emotional resilience (The Magical Adventures of Jessi Lou) by Jess Bubbico

For more of Jess:

Instagram: @jessbubbico

Substack: Thoughts By Jess

Website: www.jessbubbico.com

In today’s episode, we are with leadership and performance coach Sebastian Little. Sebastian is the founder of Sebastian Little Performance, dedicated to partnering with high-achieving leaders and teams, enabling them to optimize culture, address performance gaps, and tap into leadership potential. Seb has engaged with clients spanning professional sports, non-profit initiatives, and corporate contexts.

He sits down with us today and discusses the importance of operational awareness in building a business. It is essential to enter a venture that is aligned, authentic, and sustainable. He also shares about exercising thoughtfulness when accepting or declining and the decision-making process involved with it. So, join us in another insightful episode and find the pursuit that aligns with your vision.

Key Takeaways:

Sebastian’s takeaways on being an uncle

Being intentional in your decisions to say yes or no

The integrity of your affirmation informs the integrity of who you are.

Self-awareness and identifying your signals

Decision-making principles to help you during moments of indecision

Determining the practices that resonate with you

Heuristics: Learning to utilize them and knowing when to break them

Building a business with operational awareness

Finding your passion by knowing what’s important to you

Authentic Business Mapping: An Overview

The key to building brand credibility

Practicing the ‘Yes, and’ mindset

Be your own superhero. Identify your unique gift and use it.

For more of Sebastian:

Instagram: @iamseblittle

Website: www.sebastianlittle.com

Do you frequently feel tension in your body? Are you looking to make your lifestyle better through physical training? Well, this episode is right up your alley. Today, we are joined by Grant Clark as we dive into functional fitness and its countless benefits. Grant is a personal trainer, yoga instructor, and the owner of Hidden Warrior, a wellness and fitness service providing its clients results with customized methods and movements.

In today’s episode, Grant shares his insights after developing back problems at a young age and how it led him to the personal training space. Moreover, he imparts his knowledge of how the body works and provides a variety of techniques for alleviating bodily tension. He also emphasizes the importance of movement in one’s well-being.

Key Takeaways:

Grant’s journey on physical health and personal training

Learning about your health extends beyond mere aesthetics

How recovery works in the human body through the different body systems

It is essential to learn to move correctly. However, people have varying habits, and different learning modalities may apply

Movements you need to practice to move efficiently

Adaptive shortening and what it does to the body

Be aware of your environment. Every time you make things easier, you give something up

Adrenaline Response and Systematic Activation: An Overview

Pay attention to your body, or your mind will suffer

Physical activities to ease bodily tension

If you move in a variety of ways, health will find you

Grant’s personal care routine

Focus on completely exhaling every time you breathe

Resources:

Kettlebell Simple & Sinister: Revised and Updated (2nd Edition) (English and French Edition) by Tsatsouline Pavel 

For more of Grant:

Instagram: @hiddenwarrioryoga

Website: hidden-warrior.com

Today, we’re sitting down with coach and small business consultant Marie Deveaux. Marie is an experienced and highly skilled training developer, facilitator, and founder of High Tides. Through her coaching, she helps employees and leaders maximize their gifts and create a culture that makes a difference in the world.

This episode is a conversation on trauma-informed leadership and psychological safety. We delve into the importance of self-awareness and self-regulation in leading a culture of belonging. We also touched on empathy and a trauma-informed approach. So, if you are interested in DEIB and inclusive leadership, take part in our conversation, and together let's raise our level of awareness and create more inclusive communities.

Key takeaways:

How Marie found her way to consultancy and coaching

What is trauma-informed leadership?

Choosing moments of empathy

Marie's journey in the divine feminine space

Psychological safety and its importance in creating a culture of belonging

How can one connect with one's self

Emotional intelligence's essence in leadership

Balancing inner healing and healing in a community

Inclusive leadership: Communicating your experience and leaving room for others to communicate theirs

Practicing non-violent conversations

Choosing which conversations to engage with

The importance of self-regulation in leadership

DEIB work from a spiritual perspective

For more of Marie

Website  mariedeveaux.com

LinkedIn: Marie Deveaux 

High Tides Facilitator Certification Program (HTFCP) by Marie Deveaux

In this insightful episode, we are with business astrologer and strategist Michelle Saya. Michelle is passionate about helping people tap into the power of astrology and integrate it into their business. Today, she sits with us as we draw a parallel between astrology and leadership. Join us as we deepen our growth and learn more about self-discovery and self-acceptance in the context of astrology.

Key Takeaways:

Business Astrology: Helping people set back into alignment with their soul path

Getting out of the spiritual closet

Sacred Rage and its importance in Self-growth

The power of revisiting and being aware of your defensiveness

The Lilith experience and integrating it into your life and business

Radical Self-Acceptance: Accepting yourself despite everyone rejecting you

Look at tender spots that make you human and carry them into your business.

Knowing yourself is an essential part of becoming a responsible leader.

Chiron: Context clue to building a compassionate business

Getting started with your journey in astrology with a childhood sense of wonder

Active healing is a life-long journey. You can create breakthroughs, but you should be willing to confront discomfort.

How to take care of yourself while navigating through moments of ego death

We have to release our expectations of what the path should look like.

Leadership is carving out your own path and being responsible for how you want to lead the collective whole.

Resources:

EMBODY U 3.0 self-study (michellesaya.com)

www.jovianarchive.com

www.myhumandesign.com

For more of Michelle:

Website: michellesaya.com

Instagram: @michelle_saya