Wake Up!

Heather Regan is a soul-centered psychotherapist whose message has been featured in the Huffington Post, Women for One and Yahoo. She broke out of the mold of traditional psychotherapy by fusing modern psychology with spirituality and intellect with intuition. She leads her sessions with a spirit-driven approach. And in doing so, she helps women to break free of patterns of filling voids with food, shopping, body shame and relationship drama. Heather is committed to filling people's spirits with God and living authentically. She acknowledges that she needed to first stop the chatter in her mind before she could truly listen to God.

Key Takeaways:

[1:45] When did Heather's spiritual journey truly start?

[8:01] What are some of the wonderful aspects that make Heather who she is?

[12:30] How Heather stays in the energy of gratitude.

[15:23] It's not about what you say or do it's about being the light.

[17:11] Heather's client-centered approach includes meeting the client where they are on their spiritual journey.

[19:05] How postpartum depression led Heather to guide groups through The Purpose Driven Life.

[26:20] When you step out and into faith, God will bring you what you need.

[29:22] Heather stays rooted in the why of her projects and God takes care of the how.

[31:44] Begin your day with a pause and a prayer.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Wake Up! with Monika Zands

The Purpose Driven Life

I Am Heather Regan

As a child, Emily Aubé was free to explore and find her truth. Her mother, a medium, allowed her to observe healing and connection at a deep level. While her family went through a rough divorce when she was 12, Emily was rife with anxiety. She was diagnosed with six anxiety disorders and during a panic attack she believed she was dying. She was able to recover by owning her issues and by removing fear from her life.

Instead of keeping such an amazing talent to herself, Emily lives as a change angel. She is a transformational coach for spiritual entrepreneurs, an intuitive writer, a healer, a speaker and founder of the Anxiety Free Community, a mental health organization. She developed the Anxiety Free Toolbox and will soon be hosting a Ladies and Gents Mastermind through which she will help spiritual entrepreneurs find a balance between their spiritual, emotional and financial endeavors.

Key Takeaways:

[1:46] How panic attacks and anxiety inspired Emily to create the Anxiety Free Community.

[7:36] Connection and spirituality as tools to remove fear from your life, making anxiety manageable.

[10:02] When should affirmations or refrains be used?

[13:14] Emily was able to change her relationship with her anxiety when she owned it.

[15:27] Traditional credentials could have an adverse affect on how Emily works with patients.

[17:14] Emily's Ladies and Gents Mastermind will help spiritual entrepreneurs find a balance between their emotional, spiritual and financial energies.

[22:57] Emily was given her experiences to Wake Up! early so she could bring emotional healing to the planet.

[25:15] Depression left Emily with a choice, to give up or to own her story.

[26:25] A soul-to-soul connection with her mother allowed Emily to explore what her truth was.

[29:21] At 19, Emily started her coaching career and then started readings to pay for a training.

[33:49] Emily learned to read cards from observing her mother, the channeling comes naturally.

[35:36] Practice what it is that you want to be in the world.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Wake Up! with Monika Zands

Emily Aubé

In this episode, Monika interviews Rachel Elizabeth Murray, a celebrity fitness personality, certified trainer and nutrition coach, speaker, author, professional sports model, and actor. She teaches people to live by the motto that fitness is more than just physical. She shares that through her brand. She's here to help people get confidence back, reach for their potential, and live fitter, healthier, more awake lives. Monika asks Rachel Elizabeth to rediscover her journey to wake up from the trauma of rape, to a rebirth of faith and purpose. Monika and Rachel Elizabeth explore the steps taken, from running to escape her pain, to fitness training, starting a fitness lifestyle center, and leading others to heal. Rachel Elizabeth encourages all to dream bigger, and live healthy, fit lives, to get to the next level of their dream.

Key Takeaways:

[2:03] The only way Rachel Elizabeth could find to get out of her pain has been a combination of faith and fitness. Her relationship with God helped her heal from the inside out.

[2:29] Monika observes that after traumas we would have never wished to go through, once on the other side of them, we start to awaken to who we are, what we're here for, or how we're meant to be.

[3:20] Rachel Elizabeth talks about being sheltered early in life, and then being violently traumatized by rape. She attributes surviving the trauma to her faith in something larger than herself -- for her, it's God.

[7:22] Rachel Elizabeth started running for the immediate gratification of endorphins, to release her emotional pain.

[8:23] Rachel Elizabeth speaks on how a friend introduced her to fitness training.

[9:20] Monika notes that running gave Rachel Elizabeth an activity she could control, with a predictable outcome -- an important factor when she felt out of control.

[10:10] Rachel Elizabeth recognizes that even though she got into the fitness industry to help people, she was not aware to what she needed personally in order to go forward, until recently.

[10:38] Monika asks Rachel Elizabeth to tell what she needed to see, hear, or become aware of, for her to wake up.

[10:50] Rachel Elizabeth recounts her own journey to discover God's personal involvement in her life and business.

[17:56] Rachel Elizabeth speaks on how she was led to rename her business Cause Fitness, and wake up to her purpose.

[22:13] Monika cites Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, saying, sometimes we need a never-ending timeline to allow the milestones to reveal themselves.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright

Causefitness.com

It is safe to say that most teenagers are not founding companies, like social entrepreneur, Joshua Davidson. He founded his first company, Chop Dawg, at age 16 and his second company, Subtle, at age 19. Now, Joshua utilizes his skills to assist startups and grow businesses to make a positive impact, while also developing his own businesses at the same time.

Joshua's company, Chop Dawg, is a full service startup catapult that takes entrepreneur's ideas from concept to reality by utilizing leading designers and developers. Chop Dawg provides entrepreneurs with a wide range of services including web and mobile development, wearable technology, and branding and marketing strategies. Through this process, entrepreneurs are able to build successful brands that design, plan and implement their objectives.

As CEO and founder of Chop Dawg, Joshua spends his days being innovative and spends his nights networking and brainstorming with fellow entrepreneurs. This inspiring young man plans to apply his skills to make a powerful impact on the lives of others while bringing true quality in the startup scene one business at a time.

http://www.chopdawg.com

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https://www.facebook.com/joshuadavidson18

http://www.instagram.com/dasjoshua

Discussion Questions:

• You started your company, Chop Dawg, at the age of 16, what was your motivation to be successful at such a young age?
• How do you advertise without spending any money?
• When you are faced with people who are negative, how do you cope?
• What would you say to someone who wants to drive their passion but also wants to create balance in their life?

Our guest today is Madelyn Moon, a young woman who had once been consumed by her need to have the "perfect" body. After years of intensive training for modeling photo shoots and fitness competitions, she came to the realization that she was obsessing over food and her body and not pursuing her passion.

Now, Life Coach Maddy Moon is helping women and men learn how to take control of their relationship with food while enjoying their life and newfound freedom.

Maddy Moon is the author of the guide 10 Proven Steps for Ending Any Diet Obsession and host of the Mind Body Musings Podcast. Her inspiration work has been featured in The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Paleo Magazine and Breaking Muscle. She graduated from the University of Texas in Austin and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and currently resides in Colorado. You can find Maddy coaching clients online on her website, maddymoon.com.

Discussion Questions:

-What caused you to "wake up" from the unhealthy lifestyle you were living?

-How did you find love when you were at a crossroads in your life?

-Are you able to be vulnerable with people about your weaknesses?

You'd never think Jay Howard was only 26 years old. When I watched him on Periscope, I was blown away by his passion for life and the authentic way in which he shared.

Jay Howard is an LA based television host who can be found on Periscope, his blog, and other social media where he aims to create content that engages and entertains his growing audience. He loves encouraging others to pursue "the art of living and loving well". His topics include travel, relationships, adventure, food, health, motivation, and family.

Get ready for Episode 6 with Jay Howard!

Discussion Topics: -How would you describe "the art of living and loving well" and how do you encourage others to do this? -How do you stay positive in an industry where there's so much rejection? -What advice would you give to someone who is struggling to find their unique gifts?

In Episode 5 of Wake Up, Monika dives deep into the power of story telling with blogger, with Allison Volk.

Allison Volk, actress, playwright, and also known as "The Blog Babe", talks about the importance of sharing your story and validates that everyone has an important story and frame of reference to share their life from. Listen and learn how important it is to WAKE UP to the value the story of your life brings to the world.

Get excited for Episode 5 with Allison Volk!

Discussion Topics:

-What brought you into the business of blogging?

-What lessons have you learned along the way to help elevate your business and your impact as a business owner?

-How do you go about having conversations with clients to capture their voice or whatever qualities they may be looking for?

-What advice would you give to someone who has a story to tell but hasn't recognized the value of their message?

Connect with Allison at: http://www.theblogbabe.com

As a published author, public speaker, guest lecturer, TV Sports Analyst and NFL Player Engagement Ambassador, Thomas R. Williams is a "Professional Reminder." Known for his engaging presentations, Thomas' passion is to remind companies, organizations and individuals that you don't have to look for "GREATNESS"; "Greatness" is already inside of you.

"Everyone has everything they need, to get everything they want." As a small town kid with BIG time dreams, he wants everyone to know that just as fears are created in the mind, so are dreams. He challenges every audience to DREAM, DARE, DO. Thomas R. Williams represents possibilities that anyone, anytime, anywhere, can become anything they want to be.

Thomas graduated from the University of Southern California and won two National Championships and four Rose Bowls as a linebacker for the USC Trojans. Thomas went on to play five years in the NFL and is now a full-time student at LIFE University where he never plans to graduate. For Thomas, life is about knowledge and wisdom and education is everything! Thomas has had great role models from his coaches and teammates from his time in the NFL to all the way back to teachers in elementary school. He wants to do for YOU what these people did for him… Change your life.

As a middle linebacker, Thomas used to be concerned with being a "game changer." Now Williams is concerned with being a LIFE changer. He says, "opportunity doesn't have a favorite day of the week, so go ahead and embrace yours today."

Get excited for Episode 4 with Thomas Williams!

Discussion Topics: -What kept you on your path to becoming an NFL athlete from a young age? -How did a career-ending injury contribute to your "Wake Up" moment? -What is your strategy to becoming successful? -How do you help young athletes discover their inner greatness? -What's the most important lesson you've applied to arrive at your success?

Equipped with her Business and Finance degree from the University of North Carolina, Lauren Welter had everything a young, optimistic career woman could want. She had been offered a position as an investment banking analyst on Wall Street, and was eager to take on NYC and begin her climb to the top.

Little did she know at the time, the generous salary, fancy weekend soirees and new-found status, would not provide the fulfillment she had expected.

In this episode of Wake Up!, Lauren shares about taking a giant leap of faith, packing up her things up and moving back to her hometown of Iowa City to complete a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology. It's a story of finding joy in the simple life experiences, choosing to make a difference for others… and knowing when to take the leap.

Get excited for Episode 3 with Lauren Welter!

Discussion Topics: • How did you 'wake up' to your true calling in life after a career in investment banking on Wall Street? • What kind of support were you given to pursue your new ambitions and career change? What contributed to you feeling safe enough to do this? • Now that you've woken up to your purpose, what are you doing about it? • What guidance would you give to someone on how to follow their heart?

Mia Banducci is a healer and a dedicated world changer. Her background and education are in international business, and after traveling the world she fell so in love with the communal culture of food in every country she visited that she transitioned her focus to the culinary realm. She has worked in wellness from the physical capacity as a personal chef and evolved into the power of healing mind, body, and soul energetically. At 16, a horrific car accident nearly took her left arm, and battling insecurity and fear consumed her life for many years.

After working tirelessly to heal her wounds internally, she overcame the physical scars and her entire life transformed. She is on a mission to shift the image of female role models in the modern world so young girls can look up to intelligent, empowered, awakened women as opposed to individuals who don't use their influence for creating a better planet and future. She teaches meditation, holds workshops for overcoming fear and stepping into personal power, and coaches people on the cultivation of happiness internally to reflect love back to them through their external reality.

Get excited for Episode 2 with Mia Banducci!

Discussion Topics:

Who are you and what is the purpose you have woken up to? How did your external scar help you discover your internal greatness? What are some things you've done (and still do) to aid in your self discovery?