Episodes

In this episode, my special guest Eleanor Beaton and I discuss issues of gender, culture, race, myth, and history and how each of these factors tend to help shape our personal adult identities. Tune in to hear several wonderful stories and a beautifully powerful vision for the future! I think you will get excited about reflecting on your own journey, and how you’ve arrived at the life that you're leading right now. Eleanor Beaton is the founder of SafiMedia, an education & coaching company fo...

I feel there are many negative stereotypes and expectations about what is involved in the aging process, especially for women. That is why I invited our special guest, Laurie Wright a.k.a. Not Your Average Grandma, on the show to talk to us about how she found true alignment personally and professionally. Listen in as she shares about the significant midlife transformations that led her to clarity and discovering her own spark and true fulfillment as well as techniques to help you past your own ...

Do you have trouble keeping your word when it comes to things you're promising to yourself? What about other people? In this episode, I am talking about an important concept that so many struggle with - integrity, how it is defined, what it really means and why it seems easier to keep our promises to others than it is to ourselves. Stay tuned as I talk about the belief systems and psychology behind it all and offer you a simple process to start observing yourself more kindly and objectively so y...

Have you ever had the experience of knowing that you were NOT going in the right direction for yourself or for your career? Listen in as my special guest, Shelley Paxton, discusses redefining and waking up to your truth, solidifying what matters the most and creating a future that is more in alignment with who you are meant to be. Stay tuned as we discuss slowing down to meditate and listen to your body, feeling brighter, more energetic and like the most powerful version of yourself and understa...

My special guest, Zahra Cruzan, is a cross between a therapist type and a marketing whiz and she happens to make every conversation really fun! In the episode, you will hear stories of how she came to be a brand strategist and the CEO of her own company, Brand Author, and you will hear her wise words about why branding is so important to the success of any company. Stay tuned to get a bunch of bonus lessons from Zahra on how to maintain an attitude of positivity and possibility in any endeavor t...

Would you like to speak with authority and intention to influence and connect with your peers or your audience? In this episode, my special guest, Katherine Beck, shares usable tips for anyone who is feeling like they're not using their voice to its full potential and how to overcome any fears of speaking so they can connect with other people to make their opinions known and to be known in the world. Tune in to hear Katherine share different stories about her own life and background and how her ...

When listening to this somewhat philosophical episode, I would love for you to embrace the idea that everything in life is perpetually transitioning or transforming… and to remember in this experience of constant adjustment and pivoting, that we are agents of change all the time. To honor that thought, I thought we'd have a little bit of a conversation about manifesting what you want in your life, figuring out your relationship to your life, and to embrace the reality of change and the powerful ...

Most people believe that stress is a normal part of business and life. My special guest, friend and mentor, Courtney Elmer, believes differently. Get ready to take a good look at your life and your business because Courtney is here to teach us how to simplify them both! Listen in as she shares her personal story, how she came to understand what success meant to her, and when she realized she didn’t have to work to the degree she was in order to have success and make business and life feel effort...

In today’s hybrid work world where we are sometimes working via Zoom, sometimes from work, and sometimes from our home basement, it is imperative that we are on top of our communication game so we can represent ourselves well, enhance our presence, and resonate with any audience we might be in front of. My special guest, Jane Hanson has spent over 30 years using the lessons she has learned in her broadcast journalism career to help people communicate better. You will learn lots of communicati...

Imagine changing the patterns of your daily life so you know in your heart of hearts that you were doing everything you could to live your best life. Today's guest, Dr. Angie Brown is here to share with us the blueprint for doing just that in your life. Through parenting struggles and mom guilt, demands on her time, an injury and inconsistency with her health and physical training, she courageously shares with us her personal journey that helped her to realize just how important prioritizing hea...

Are you ready to improve your time management game and conquer your procrastination habits? There are two critical components to overcoming procrastination… Learning how to maintain and regulate your emotions and skillfully managing your usage of time. In this episode, I am sharing 10 amazing secrets of people who manage their time successfully. Tune in as I dive deep into how to manage your time better and be more mindful about your behavior and your feelings. Enjoy this episode. There's a lot ...

Have you ever worked yourself to the point where you felt like you had really overdone things? Maybe even to the apex of landing yourself in hot water or even the hospital? If you are curious about whether your tendency to overwork or give too much of yourself is affecting you negatively, this episode is for you! My guest, Sensei Victoria Whitfield, shares a goosebump-inducing story about her own experience working herself into a dire situation, and then also shares how this event shaped her lif...

Conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion seem to be a more frequent and familiar part of both our business and general culture. But how are actual changes and improvements in individual and group behavior going to be made? My special guest, Christina Blacken has made a career for herself of looking at this very important question and chose a tool to do her work that is called Narrative Intelligence. In the episode, Christina teaches us all about Narrative Intelligence, her own chil...

Have you been wondering how you might break free from the beliefs that cause you to doubt yourself? How would you like to open up your natural channels of expression so you can access your most powerful voice and unlock your highest levels of success? In this episode, my special guest, Jen Casey, who has a gift for observing how these beliefs work within us, reveals several lessons to change our state so that we're ready for success and how she transformed self doubt and stress into operating fr...

In this episode, I am sharing six great tricks that you can rely on to develop a smoother way of working and to keep overwhelm at bay. Feeling overwhelmed is not fun and interferes with how we see ourselves, how we see our work and how we view our future opportunities. When any of us feels overwhelmed, we are not functioning at our best. If your goal is to get past the overwhelm to restore that feeling of wellness that we all crave, then you should definitely stay tuned! Timestamps: • [2:25] ...

Are you striving for success, but not getting the results you've been hoping for? My special guest, Kerri Altom, has developed a great strategy and technique for getting to the root of what might be getting in your way. In this episode, you're going to hear how Kerri's work with leaders of all different varieties helped her realize that too often leaders skip the critical step of getting clear on their values, priorities and purpose. Our conversation covers the questions we need to ask ourselves...

It is really important to know how to use your voice and your ideas in order to achieve success. But what happens when you feel or sense that your voice is not being heard or listened to? Today we're going to have a conversation with my special guest, Marsha Guerrier, a leader in the business and marketing space, about success and what it takes to move you from your vision to the actions that will get you there. Tune in to hear us discuss how she used her experiences, her ambition, her know-how,...

What does it take to build a successful business? You’re going to find out all the details from my special guest today, who happens to be my trusted and beloved Business Coach James Wedmore. He will give you an in-depth look at how much personal development work is required for you to show up in the way you need to to have a thriving business. There is a critical component – it's actually a way of being – that will allow you to nurture your business and to see challenges and pathways that are ah...

There comes a time in most podcasters' experience, where they do an episode on the resistance to doing an episode. I haven't been resisting this one as much as I have felt overwhelmed by my mounting to-do list and the state of the world. Today, everything seems chaotic and stressful and sometimes I feel like I don't know where to begin. I believe this experience is a common one to most people. In this episode, I am sharing my thoughts about what to do when you don't feel ready to do anything at ...

It is really easy to get discouraged or to even give up when we feel that our efforts are not being responded to, or even heard. So how are we supposed to pursue our big vision, dreams and plans if we don't know how to ask people for help powerfully or effectively? We are lucky today to have my special guest, Indrani Goradia, on the show. She is going to give us a powerful lesson in asking for what we need and sticking around to make sure we get the best outcomes possible for ourselves. Indra...

When I recorded this episode with my friend and special guest, Tracy Otsuka, I had a total blast. We spoke about a wide range of topics including how she learned her own ADHD diagnosis, how she has come to understand how every woman with ADHD has a zone of brilliance, whether she knows it or not. And the explanations for why many women with ADHD struggle with overwhelm, and self doubt. This episode is jam packed with Tracy's wisdom and great ideas for finding your own strengths in life. Tracy...

Have you been wondering if there's a way to get more from each day and perhaps even every experience? Are you wondering if there's a way to empower yourself to fulfill your potential and go for your dreams? Today's guest, Sharon Saraga-Walters, has been on a mission to share her message about the power of gratitude in developing a life of both health and wellness in the broadest sense. In this episode, you're going to hear how Sharon has developed a personal gratitude practice and how she's been...

This episode is a fun one! Not only are you going to hear about all sorts of issues like overcoming nervousness and worry, developing self trust, and principles of improving your productivity and actually taking action but you're also going to hear about ice cream and puppies. Why? Because in this episode, the tables are turned and Danya Douglas-Hunt, my special guest on the last episode is interviewing me. It's a little bit of a change in my style of setting up these podcast episodes. But this ...

It's safe to say that we all have some invisible dragons that we are dealing with on the regular. By invisible dragons, I mean things like self sabotage, staying a little too much inside our comfort zone and fearing that we're just not cut out for the bigger plans that we're cooking up inside of our heads. Danya Douglas-Hunt is my special guest today and she is going to share with us her expertise in slaying these types of invisible dragons, the ones that threaten to hold us back. She shares so ...