Wisdom from Within

Laura Aura is a speaker, coach, and host of The Gutsy Podcast who helps women stop settling, overcome the mindset blocks holding them back, and make the bold moves they've been putting off. But Laura doesn't just teach people how to make gutsy decisions, she's lived them.

After 16 years of running a successful branding agency, Laura found herself completely disconnected from the business she once loved. Despite everything she'd built, her body was telling her it was time for a change. What followed was one of the most transformative decisions of her life: selling her business, letting go of a major entrepreneurial vision, and stepping into an entirely new chapter.

In this conversation with Jen Aks, Laura shares the emotional reality of walking away from something you've spent years building, the grief and liberation that can exist simultaneously, and why giving yourself permission to change is often the hardest first step. Together, they explore self-trust, intuition, fear, surrender, and how small, intentional decisions can lead to extraordinary transformation.

Because sometimes the most courageous thing you can do is admit that the life you've built no longer fits the person you've become.

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote: “Joy and grief can exist in the same space.”

Chapters:

03:00 – You Find Your Purpose Through Living

5:00 – How to Recognize What Your Body Is Telling You

8:00 – Why We Keep Putting Off What We Really Want

12:00 – Small Moves That Build the Courage to Change

15:00 – Why Laura Walked Away From Her 16-Year Business

20:00 – Letting Go of Everything She Had Built

23:00 – Why Liberation and Grief Can Exist Together

29:00 – Rebuilding Self-Trust and Learning to Surrender

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

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🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Janet Tanguay is the founder and CEO of The Hammock Way of Life, a business strategist, author, and vision boarding expert who helps individuals, entrepreneurs, teams, and companies turn their dreams into something they can actually see, and begin moving toward. With more than 100 certified vision board coaches in her community, Janet has built her work around helping people create a life that feels as good as the one they imagine. 

But Janet didn't always trust that inner knowing. From ignoring her gut as a child to staying in a career that left her stressed and physically worn down, she learned firsthand what happens when we stop listening to ourselves. Eventually, she made the decision to trust what her body was telling her, walk away from what wasn't working, and create a completely different path.

In this conversation with Jen Aks, Janet shares her approach to vision boarding, manifestation, visualization, gratitude, and taking small actions toward the future you want. They explore why simply wishing for something isn't enough, how our language and beliefs shape the way we approach our goals, and why getting specific about your vision can be so powerful. Most importantly, Janet reminds us that creating a dream life isn't just about putting pictures on a board, it's about learning to trust yourself and taking action.

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence, far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote: “I say I’m guided by goosebumps these days.” 

Chapters:

04:00 – Why Taking Care of Yourself Makes You a Better Leader

07:00 – Trust Your Gut

09:00 – When Your Body Tells You It's Time for a Change

13:00 – Why Vision Boarding Can Be So Powerful

15:00 – Stop Wishing & Start Feeling Like It's Already Yours

19:00 – Janet's Vision Board Manifestation Stories

23:00 – Small Shifts That Move You Toward Your Dreams

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

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YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Stacy Jagger is a therapist, author, speaker, and creator of the Mountain Method, an approach designed to help families, leaders, and executive teams step away from overwhelm, regulate their nervous systems, strengthen emotional intelligence, and create meaningful change. But the foundation of Stacy’s work comes from a deeply personal story. Pasted text

After growing up surrounded by alcoholism, instability, and chaos, Stacy spent years living in a constant state of nervous-system activation. In her early twenties, she followed an unexpected inner knowing and moved with her husband into an off-grid cabin built in 1850, with no electricity, running water, or indoor plumbing. There, sitting quietly on the porch for just 15 minutes, Stacy began discovering what it actually felt like to slow down, become present, and listen to her body. Pasted text

In this deeply personal conversation with Jen Aks, Stacy explores nervous-system regulation, digital detoxes, childhood patterns, money stories, parts work, and learning to trust your inner “no.”

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote: “Whatever mountain that you think is too high to climb, if you'll just take one step at a time, one day at a time, you'd be amazed.”

Chapters:

2:00 – The Off-Grid Cabin That Changed Her Life

5:00 – What 15 Minutes of Stillness Can Do

8:00 – Learning to Regulate Her Nervous System

11:00 – Finding Your Inner “No”

13:00 – Understanding Your Window of Tolerance

17:00 – How Childhood Patterns Follow Us Into Adulthood

19:00 – Reparenting Yourself Through Parts Work

24:00 – The Mountain Method & Digital Detoxing

29:00 – You Can Climb Any Mountain

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Jadi Kindred is a Canadian bestselling author, host of The Dawn of Intuition podcast, intuition expert, wellness retreat host, and someone who has spent decades intentionally strengthening her connection to her own inner guidance. Today, she helps others find greater clarity, joy, confidence, authentic relationships, and trust in their own intuition.

In this conversation with Jen Aks, Jadi shares what it actually looks like to live an intuitive life, from annual 10-day silent meditation retreats to recognizing the different ways intuition communicates through hearing, seeing, feeling, and knowing. She also explains why intuition isn't necessarily something you're simply born with; it's a muscle that can be strengthened by starting small and learning to recognize the difference between inner guidance and mental chatter. Jadi also gets vulnerable about what happens when she doesn't listen to her intuition and the opportunities she's lost by allowing fear to override what she already knew.

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote: “Intuition is your best friend. It just wants the best for you.”

Chapters:

5:00 – Why Jadi Takes 10 Days of Silence Every Year

9:00 – Stop Looking Outside Yourself for Answers

13:00 – The Four Clairs: How Intuition Speaks to You

18:00 – What Happens When You Ignore Your Intuition

20:00 – Following One Intuitive Nudge Changed Her Life

23:00 – How to Strengthen Your Intuition

27:00 – When Fear Overrides What You Already Know

31:00 – The Body Scan: A Simple Way to Go Within

34:00 – Intuition Is Your Best Friend

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Wendi Blum is an author, coach, speaker, and publishing mentor who helps people around the world bring their voices and stories into the world. But the work she does today grew out of a life that began very differently.

Wendi shares her journey from a childhood marked by instability, financial struggle, and survival mode to building a successful 25-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Despite that success, something inside her kept saying there was more. That inner pull led her into personal development, meditation, writing, and eventually a simple T-shirt project centered around the question “What Is Your Destiny?” The messages resonated so deeply that they eventually became a book, and gave Wendi the courage to leave her corporate career and pursue her calling.

Wendi shares how she transformed fear into purpose, learned to trust her own voice, and built a life around helping others share theirs. They also explore worthiness, subconscious beliefs, and Wendi’s approach to “reverse engineering” the future you want to create.

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence, far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote: “The future is unwritten, and we get to write it.”

Chapters:

6:00 – Growing Up in Survival Mode

9:00 – Success Didn't Mean Something Wasn't Missing

12:00 – Discovering the Power of Your Thoughts

18:00 – The T-Shirts That Changed Everything

20:00 – Finding the Courage to Leave a 25 Year Career

23:00 – Building Confidence After a Childhood of Fear

25:00 – Turning Her Calling Into Her Life's Work

34:00 – Worthiness, Courage & Writing Your Next Chapter

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Stephanie Lynn Shaw helps women navigate menopause and midlife by bringing together nutrition, faith, stress management, and one of the most important lessons from her own experience: learning to actually listen to your body.

Her work grew out of an intense personal health journey. After suddenly experiencing numbness and shaking during a business trip, Stephanie spent two years visiting 18 different doctors, two world-renowned medical facilities, across four states, and more than $20,000 out of pocket searching for answers. Looking back, she realized her body had been communicating with her long before the crash, through rapid heartbeat, digestive issues, disrupted sleep, and other signs she hadn't yet learned to understand.

In this conversation with Jen Aks, Stephanie shares how that experience became her purpose and ultimately shaped the work she does with women today.

Quote:

“We allow ourselves to get hijacked quite frequently.”

Chapters:

04:00 – How to Stop Letting Your Mind Hijack Your Body

8:00 – 18 Doctors & a Two-Year Health Crisis

11:00 – The Warning Signs She Didn't Recognize

14:00 – Turning Pain Into Purpose

16:00 – What Happens When You Finally Listen to Your Body

20:00 – Stephanie's Process for Helping Women in Midlife

23:00 – Finding Opportunity in Difficult Seasons

27:00 – Nutrition, Hormones & Using Food as Medicine

31:00 – Stephanie's Advice for Navigating Midlife

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Ronnie Ryan is an intuitive coach who has spent decades exploring intuition, energy, past-life work, and the unseen wisdom that lives within us. What makes her perspective so refreshing is how grounded she is in it all, she’s deeply spiritual, naturally skeptical, genuinely funny, and never takes herself too seriously. Her work now helps women, particularly in midlife, reconnect with the intuition and inner magic they may have lost touch with along the way.

Together, Ronnie and Jen explore practical ways to strengthen intuition, recognize how your own inner guidance communicates with you, and build confidence in what you know. At the heart of their conversation is a powerful shift in perspective: you may not always get the magic you wanted, but that doesn't mean you didn't get the magic.

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Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote:

“Don’t be hard on yourself, because that shuts things down.”

Chapters:

06:00 – Why Intuition Feels More Accessible Today

13:00 – The Vision That Unlocked Her “Magic”

16:00 – How a Skeptic Learned to Trust Her Intuition

20:00 – How to Actually Practice Your Intuition

23:00 – Questions to Ask Your Inner Guidance

29:00 – Connecting Intuition Back to the Body

33:00 – Why Intuition Can Get Stronger in Midlife

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Dana Arschin has been telling stories since she was five years old. That gift led her to an extraordinary career as a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and Fox 5 reporter, but eventually, she felt called toward stories that carried a much deeper meaning.
As the granddaughter of an Auschwitz survivor, Dana turned her storytelling toward preserving Holocaust testimony and educating future generations. Today, she interviews survivors and creates powerful documentaries that preserve their experiences, resilience, and legacies.
In this deeply personal conversation, Dana and Jen Aks explore trusting your gut, recognizing the signs that guide you, having the courage to create opportunities that don't yet exist, and using your gifts in service of something greater than yourself. 💜
Welcome to Wisdom From Within.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.
This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence, far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.
Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.
Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.
They’re already within you.

Quote:
“If the job that you want doesn’t exist, create it.”
Chapters:
04:00 – Grandfather’s Holocaust Story & Finding Her Calling
08:00 – Leaving a Successful Career at Fox 5
10:00 – If the Job You Want Doesn’t Exist, Create It
16:00 – The Signs That Confirmed Her Life’s Purpose
21:00 – Leaving Behind an Identity & Following Her Calling
25:00 – What Dana Learned From 200 Holocaust Survivors
30:00 – Preserving Stories Before It’s Too Late
32:00 – Trusting Your Gut, Signs & Synchronicities
35:00 – Making a Living While Doing Meaningful Work
https://jenaks.com/
My Book: Your Body is Speaking
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks
 
🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell
✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Dana Arschin has been telling stories since she was five years old. That gift led her to an extraordinary career as a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and Fox 5 reporter, but eventually, she felt called toward stories that carried a much deeper meaning.

As the granddaughter of an Auschwitz survivor, Dana turned her storytelling toward preserving Holocaust testimony and educating future generations. Today, she interviews survivors and creates powerful documentaries that preserve their experiences, resilience, and legacies.
In this deeply personal conversation, Dana and Jen Aks explore trusting your gut, recognizing the signs that guide you, having the courage to create opportunities that don't yet exist, and using your gifts in service of something greater than yourself. 💜

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.
This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence, far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.
Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

Quote:
“If the job that you want doesn’t exist, create it.”

Chapters:
04:00 – Grandfather’s Holocaust Story & Finding Her Calling
08:00 – Leaving a Successful Career at Fox 5
10:00 – If the Job You Want Doesn’t Exist, Create It
16:00 – The Signs That Confirmed Her Life’s Purpose
21:00 – Leaving Behind an Identity & Following Her Calling
25:00 – What Dana Learned From 200 Holocaust Survivors
30:00 – Preserving Stories Before It’s Too Late
32:00 – Trusting Your Gut, Signs & Synchronicities
35:00 – Making a Living While Doing Meaningful Work

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks
 
🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

Welcome to Wisdom From Within.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.

This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.

Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.

Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.

They’re already within you.

What happens when the identity that once defined you disappears?

In this episode, Hannah Sumbera and Jen Aks explore identity, authenticity, meditation, discomfort, self-expression, and the courage to be seen trying. Hannah also shares how that journey eventually led to Wall Street Wardrobe and Wall Street Women, a community helping women find confidence and connection both personally and professionally. 

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Quote:
“If you’re trying to be like everybody else, you’re not your most authentic self.”

Chapters

 06:00 – Meditation & Coming Back to Yourself
 12:00 – Building an Identity as a D1 Athlete
 16:00 – When Confidence Turned Into Anxiety
 22:00 – Losing Her Identity After Swimming
 24:00 – Dressing Like Herself Changed Everything
 28:30 – Rebuilding Confidence Through Authenticity
 34:00 – Finding Purpose Beyond Your Old Identity
 37:00 – Being Seen Trying & Leaning Into Discomfort
 42:00 – Creating Wall Street Women

https://jenaks.com/

My Book: Your Body is Speaking

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks

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

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

🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell

✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.