Carve Your Own F*cking Path

Have you ever felt like you're not good enough, but seem to have it all? Meet my next guest, Christina Woods, licensed Rapid Transformational Therapist®, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Coach, Medical Intuitive, and Energy Healer. After 30 years working in corporate America and in a crumbling marriage, Christina knew she wanted to change it all. On a quest to find a way back to herself and her intuition, Christina started on her path of self discovery, healing, and now life mission to help others do the same. Through deep hypnotherapy, energy, and coaching work, Christina empowers others to shed old programming, so they can live the life they deserve. Christina wants everyone to stop looking outside for what they need and instead look inside themselves. She helps her clients step into their true authentic self, free of self-sabotaging behavior, so they can live a life full of deep meaning, and potential - and become unstoppable! Follow Christina here: @christina.lwoods

Have you ever wondered why you prefer certain things over another? Or Googled 'introvert' to feel more understood? My next guest, Eric Wen, used his own personality superpower to create a business he loves and an impressive YouTube following. After years of struggling to understand 'why' he couldn't stop analyzing people, he came across The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). By learning his personality type, he turned what once felt like a curse - overthinking and analysis - into a gift to help others understand themselves better. Eric has since carved his own f*cking path as a Personality Type Analyst gaining over 4 million views on Youtube. His specialty is teaching people about their personality patterns by highlighting celebrities, lawyers, couples, and entrepreneurs in analysis videos. Eric's mission is to help you live a better life by embracing who you really are. Find Eric here: https://www.youtube.com/c/EricWen

Christine Eartheart almost called it quits early on in her relationship with her husband of over 10 years. Ever since they made that crucial decision to commit to growth through relationship, everything transformed between them and set them on the path of exploring this space to eventually help others. Christine is the Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships, along with her wonderful husband. They help couples transform conflict, deepen connection, and create the kind of love they have always wanted. Combining both the heart and science of relationships, they offer renowned weekend retreats, online courses, and private sessions to clients around the world. They also developed the Thriving Relationship Coach Certification program where they train others on 50+ signature and scientifically-backed tools and formulas to create powerful, repeatable, and predictable breakthroughs for couples. Christine is also the host of the Thriving Relationships Show, a TEDx speaker, and an enthusiastic believer in what’s possible in love. The Center for Thriving Relationships has been featured in Psychology Today, Happify, Thrive Global, NBC, ABC, and CBS. In this episode we talk about: - 5 Predictable stages of relationships - The essential ingredients to create a thriving relationship - How to transform struggles with sexual intimacy into a path of growth and connection - The truth about attachment theory Follow Christine @centerforthrivingrelationships

We are our worst enemy when it comes to how we treat ourselves. But Hhow do we stop this vicious cycle of self-sabatoge and lean into more self-compassion? My next guest is Kamini Wood, certified life coach, shares her personal struggles with perfectionism, people pleasing, and self doubt. And then offer tips on how you can stop beating yourself up, so you can live a fulling professional and personal life. Kamini is also a mother of 5. After witnessing her daughters people pleasing behaviour, she had a wake up call that made her realize it was a reflection of her own behaviour. Kamani now helps high-achievers heal their relationships with themselves. She helps people take courageous steps in identifying limiting beliefs, reasons for stagnation and overcoming self-doubt. Kamani is the creator of AuthenticMe® and CEO of Live Joy Your Way - a coaching company helping high performers and overachievers who have seen success through old-rooted, traditional metrics, reestablish their relational self-awareness. In this episode we also talk about: - How past traumas can lead to toxic relationships - How you can heal the relationship to yourself and truly thrive - How to create more self-acceptance, self-confidence, and self-leadership Kamini is a best-selling author; holding certifications in various modalities including life, wellness, high-performance coaching, teen life, conscious uncoupling, calling in the one, new money story, breath work, meditation and diversity, equity inclusion, and belonging. She is also trained in conscious parenting and coaching for children. Follow Kamani @itsauthenticme

Food was Jeff Lester's drug of choice. Like many of us, Jeff had a lot of great things happen in childhood but also a lot of toxic dynamics, dysfunctional relationships, and trauma. As a result, Jeff tipped the scale at 300 lbs before graduating high-school. Battling with the pressure to please his parents and society, Jeff decided to became an engineer against his internal resistance. Later during a weight-loss journey, Jeff turned to exercise. Fitness and health then became a gateway to his first transformation. This led Jeff on a his current path to pursue his passion in teaching wellness and expanding human consciousness. Jeff is a long-time student and teacher of yoga, and has explored the world studying and training extensively in practices ranging from yoga and meditation to shamanic ceremonial traditions. His brand, 'Jefe Living,' creates community around meditation and coaching to support individuals in their journey and transformational process. In this episode we talk about: - Weight loss and the journey to an inner transformation  - How to give yourself permission to follow your passions - How yoga can lead to transformation - How the words you use create your life, so use carefully Find Jeff here:  jefe-living-collective.mn.co/  (online community w/ free trial) IG @jefe_af 

When life feels safe and comfortable, why would you leave it all behind for the unknown? My next guest, Myrthe Van Gameren, had what looked like a ‘perfect life’ in her home country of Holland. Until she decided to carve her own f*cking path, and ditch the comfort and safety of a 10 year relationship - for a bold move to Asia.  Myrthe then went from working 70 hours a week, never stopping, suffering from adrenal fatigue, eczema and unhappy with her life…to eventually having freedom, filling her days with things she loves and a career that nourishes her soul. And all that while living a great life in Lisbon, Portugal. She now runs her own business in holistic life coaching and teaches yoga, meditation & breathwork. She dedicates her work to helping people reconnect to their bodies, ‘unstuck’ themselves and get what they want from life. She can talk for hours about anything healthy lifestyle and is super passionate about living life YOUR way, instead of following the path that society has set out for you. Myrthe's life motto: if you can't beat the fear, then just do it scared.a - How to stop keeping yourself small by taking bold leaps into the unknown - The mind & body connection and how it shows up during stress and times of misalignment - Navigating single life in Lisbon and dating after a long term relationship - How to create balance with masculine / feminine in dating and business Find Myrthe @myrthe_rootedlifestyle

Have you ever wanted to reinvent yourself, but thought 'I'm too old, it's too late, or 'how do I do start?' You're not alone, and in good hands. My next guest is Rocky Buckley, a reinvention specialist of sorts. Rocky reinvented himself a couple years ago to fullfill a long-standing dream of serving others realize their full potential. Over the last 23 years, Rocky has helped his clients bring over $100 million dollars in training programs and information products to the market. He's consulted on over 3000 projects for clients ranging from billion-dollar brands like Wiley, Pearson and Macmillan, to experts, authors, thought leaders, influencers and entrepreneurs in 9 countries and over 100 different markets. The power of reinventing yourself against all odds at any age  The inner game of personal branding, reinvention and "conscious identity design."  Tapping natural charisma to become a magnetic "power persona" Find Rocky: https://www.rockybuckley.com/ @rocky.buckley

What's my story? Good question. After 3 years of interviewing people about carving their own f*cking path, I realized I never told you my story. So here it is. And I will admit that after recording this, I also realized I left out a big part of my story. The 'how I fell in love with Portugal 6 years ago and never left.' But I'll save those deets for a future solo show. Speaking of, you'll hear more solo shows with me most likely relating to the juicy stuff: sex, love, relationships, and hope.  In this episode we talk about:  - What inspired me to carve my own path? - How to give yourself permission to do the thing - Becoming an expat living in Portugal - Importance of a community when you're reinventing yourselff Let's connect on IG @whereiswillow www.BeSceneProductions.com 

What happens when you make it to the height of your career, and you feel unfulfilled? Meet my next guest Amy Shearer, a former fashion retail executive who after suffering from burnout became an Emotional Wellness Facilitator & Embodiment Coach. Today she helps women transitioning into midlife who are ready to embrace their inner power to emotionally and spiritually recharge themselves so that they can have wholehearted relationships, ongoing wellness, fulfilling careers, and a connection to deeper meaning in their lives. She is a Master Life and Success Coach, Master and Trainer of NLP, EFT, TIME, Hypnosis, certified Breathwork Facilitator, and Somatic Stress Release Facilitator. Amy is a California girl at heart who currently resides in Kingston, New York, with her husband Brian and sweet rescue dog Brinkley. We talk about: - Amy's story of burnout to recovery and how you can heal yourself - People pleasing, how it's a trauma response and setting boundaries  - The process of 'letting go' of negative emotions - How to calm your nervous system in emotional overwhelm  Find Amy @the_recreated_ www.therecreated.com

What if everything you knew to be true was a lie? My next guest, Jenni Rochelle, had her entire life turned upside down after finding out her now ex-husband was a sex addict living a double life. Today, Jenni is a coach, mentor, and the go-to expert on love and relationships for women who don’t want to give up on love. Inspired by her clients and informed by her own journey, Jenni teaches women how to move through trauma and break old patterns so they can stop the cycle of toxic relationships and create the happiest and healthiest intimate connections of their lives. Empowering women to believe that there is always more love for them, Jenni’s approach to healing, dating, and love creates a hopeful, joyful, and safe space for women to land through her online communities, group programs, and private coaching sessions. Jenni is a thought leader specifically in the field of betrayal trauma. Her podcast, Beauty After Betrayal ™, has helped thousands of women heal with hope and rise up to become their best selves. Jenni is a poet, a wife, a boy mom, and a mystic who loves butter, coffee, bacon, traveling, and pugs. She is happily and healthfully married, and having the best sex of her life – in her 50s! We talk about: - What is Betrayal Trauma and how does it impact our relationships? - How can we heal after feeling betrayed?  - The 3 phases of healing, and how to strengthen your intuition.   Connect with Jenni: @thejennirochelle  https://jennirochelle.com/

Can being selfish save your life? It did for my highly energetic next guest, Naketa Thigpen. Naketa's mission is to help you find and create balance in life and relationships, by learning how to be intentionally selfish, giving yourself permission to pause, and deepening intimacy (which goes beyond the bedroom).  After a successful career as a Clinical Social Worker, Naketa added to her core professional skill set as a Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist, Sexology and Relationship expert with blending a bit of metaphysics and coaching to set a new bar, and creating ripples inside the personal development industry. Featured on the Lifestyle Channel, International Radio shows, Award Winning Podcasts, honored by the NAACP as one of 104 Most Influential Black Women in Philadelphia, recipient of the National Association for Professional Women of Excellence Award, Naketa is a woman who wears many hats without apology or explanation. She has provided personal growth training, development, and advice for over 10,000 global professionals, ranging in ranks from CEOs of multi-billion-dollar corporations to ultra-high net worth entrepreneurs of fast-scaling start-ups. Naketa is the host of the Balance Boldly Podcast & International Best Selling Author of the book 'Selfish: Permission to Pause, Live, Love, and Laugh Your Way to Joy.' A highly sought after Transformative Empowerment Speaker and CEO of ThigPro Balance (and) Relationship Management Institute, this brilliant beauty has revolutionized how to heal traumas while balancing work/life (and LOVE). - How choosing to be selfish can change the course of your life (and maybe save it) - Busyness and how it's a trauma response + how to break free - How 'to divorce yourself' and start on a new path - Intimacy + what how it applies to all areas of your life Find Naketa:  IG @askniketa https://thigpro.com/

How can you turn a terrible experience into a mission driven purpose? It starts with being vulnerable and sharing your story. My guest Alexandra Harbushka’s life was sent into upheaval when she received a call from her doctor diagnosing her with herpes. Shaking, feeling like her life - her goals, happiness, and desires - had all just gone up in smoke, she was left scared shitless but with a new life path and mission. She founded Life With Herpes, an online community consisting of a podcast, a website, Youtube channel, wellness products to support the skin condition and an online community that provides support, all dedicated to shattering the stigma of living with herpes. Before founding Life With Herpes and becoming a mother to her son Clinton and a wife to her husband Bill, Alexandra worked in corporate America.  In this episode we talk about: - Why is there a stigma around herpes? And where did it come from?  - Sexual health and living with herpes - How sharing your deepest secret can lead to your life's purpose. - The power of vulnerability  Find Alexandra here:  https://www.lifewithherpes.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-XqkVAvdl4QFGUzDcZEZg @lifewithherpes

How do you navigate a divorce and become a better person in the process? Meet Karen McMahon, a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach, and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen's path to become a divorce coach started in 2010 after recognizing that the pain of her own divorce led her on a transformational journey into a fabulous new life. Today, Karen leads a national team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world to become calm, clear and confident as they navigate high-conflict divorces. Karen is the host of the acclaimed Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, co-author of ‘Stepping out of Chaos: Turning Pain to Possibility”, creator of JBD’s exclusive 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program and leads a nationwide team of JBD coaches. We also talk about:  - How to decide if it's time to end or mend the relationship - How to navigate divorce with a high-conflict partner  - How divorce affects men differently than woman and why it matters - Difference between a therapist and a divorce coach and what are the benefits of each Find Karen McMahon @journey_beyond_divorce https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/

You will inevitably experience deep pain and suffering at some point in your life. But HOW you navigate through those times can make or break you. My next guest, Eric Russell, has been navigating people safely through these often destructive storms. Eric helps you develop a framework to integrate trouble as a regular and expected part of your life, and adopt strategies so you can respond effectively to difficulty. Eric's path that led him to this work 40+ years ago, was born from his own deep pains, sufferings, joys and successes. He says; "I have survived: childhood mental, physical and emotional abuse at home; bullying, harassment and ostracizing at school; relegation to the “stupid” learners group in elementary school; murder of a very close cousin; near drowning; poverty; death of parent; job loss; overt racism; almost being shot by police; spouse’s cancer; and much more including secondarily experiencing the troubles and traumas of my clients."  In this episode we also talk about: - How you can show up in life knowing that you’re going to be ok - In a crisis how you start asking the right questions - How our mind, heart, and gut all work together to make decisions  Follow Eric: @ericowenrussellcoaching  https://www.ericowenrussell.com/

Break-ups don't have to suck. My next guest is Zara Franks, coaches women during challenging breakups and turns them into personal breakthroughs. In her late twenties, Zara went through the worst, world shattering, breakup that would lead her on a path to her life's work. She noticed the unhealthy patterns and self abandonment that took place during her 'toxic relationship' that lasted 4 years. Zara used meditation, visualization exercises, and self-care rituals adopted early in life - to transform her devastation from the break up back to wholeness. Zara is a certified energy medicine practitioner, and addresses the mind, body, and soul. Her methodology combines ritual, guided visualization, somatic practices, and intuitive readings to guide women to greater clarity, confidence, and connection in love. A breakthrough is possible in the face of a break-up, tune in to hear Zara's story and how you can too!  In this episode we talk about:  - Zara's story: A path from world shattering break-up to big breakthroughs - Process of detoxing a toxic relationship - How to find clarity on what you do want in a relationship Follow @zaramarinfranks https://zaramarinfranks.com/  

How does your self-worth show up in your birth? My next guest is Kelly Brusch, a doula living in San Diego, California. She is a mama of two, has been a counselor, helped build a recruitment firm, is a yoga teacher, and only in recent years shifted gears to become a birth doula and educator. She has navigated this dynamic career path all the while raising a family, and moving across continents - living in California, Arizona, France, Oklahoma, and now California again. Balancing career, entrepreneurship, marriage, and motherhood has not always been easy, but with a strong self-care practice, she has been able to make it work! In this episode we talk about:  - Self-worth and how it reflects in your birth experience - Identity shifts after having kids - Have kids or not? How to understand your true desires vs. societies - Power of communicating your needs no matter what  - How having a birth plan is an act of self-love Follow Kelly @doulakellyrae  www.kelly-rae.com

What if you could live with ease and joy ALL the time? This is a reality for my guest Daniela Sulek, and it's her mission to help you experience the same.  Juggling life for years led Daniela Sulek to hit a wall. Her entire way of life and being changed when what she now calls “humaning” led to her developing serious illnesses while pregnant with her third child, and almost cost her her life. With her “play your way through life” philosophy, she now helps renowned yet unfulfilled leaders move into the permanent state of ease, joy and passion. By transcending from the conditioned human to the consciousness of their true self, they shift into effortlessly creating by being, instead of creating by doing. About 1% of the world’s population functions primarily at this level of consciousness. Daniela sees through the illusion of rigid physical reality and ridicule of human conditioning. Her thirst for truth naturally brought her on a journey of experiencing the self beyond the mind, body, and physical reality. She has brought a leading-edge concept of applied neurophysiology, energy medicine, quantum physics, metaphysics and higher logic into her daily life creating massive physical, mental, and emotional shifts for herself and her clients. We also talk about: - Why we need to attach ourselves to a label or identity - How the mind is our biggest obstacle to happiness - How you can 'lose the mind' and free yourself from problems, anxiety, stress, etc. https://danielasulek.com/

How would your life be different if you truly believed anything was possible? Meet Michelle Wilson, Creative Director of Ooh La Luxe the clothing brand she co-founded with her identical twin sister Cristina. Growing up around their dad's motorcycle shop and in a family of entrepreneurs, the twins learned early on how to sell and run a business from the ground up. On weekends they did extreme hikes and sports, further instilling the belief that you can do hard things. Today, the Ooh La Luxe brand may look like an overnight success - but it's been 14 years in the making. Michelle shares how giving up wasn't an option when you're passionate about what you're doing, even when faced with the really hard stuff.  We also talk about: - The *secret to creating anything you want. (*hint, it's your belief system). - How to build your dreams even if you don't know what you're doing.  - How you can juggle it all: motherhood, business, and wellness routines. Follow: @michellelaluxe @oohlaluxe

How emotionally intelligent are you? When Alex Resnick, President and Co-Founder of Evolve Leadership, felt incredibly stuck and unsure of what path to take early in his career - he came across the concept EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and something clicked. Then after many years having success in corporate sales following the path he thought he should, in reality he felt depressed and asked himself, "is this it?" It wasn't until an almost fatal car accident that Alex realized it was time to truly start living. He immediately quit his soul sucking sales job, dove into entrepreneurship - and became obsessed with honing his communication skills, self-awareness, and EQ. Evolve Leadership is now his third business, focusing on helping people become better leaders by learning the human skills necessary to be successful in today’s modern world. Tune in to hear Alex's story, and how you can start improving your life in every way by simply asking yourself important questions.  We also talk about: - What is EQ? And how can it improve your life and business - Evolution of the sales process - how you can love selling without the sleaze - How sales is like dating - and how you can love grow to love it Connect with Alex Resnick here:  @evolve__leadership https://evolveleadership.co/

Vanessa Simpkins went from bankruptcy to creating a 7 figure women's empowerment coaching company, and author of "Take Your Power Back." The book became a #1 best seller and started a global movement featured on FOX ABC CBS and NBC television sharing her story about healing from a toxic relationship. But before she moved to Hawaii to become the Spiritual 'Bikini Business Coach' and internet sensation, she made a living selling mops. Her insatiable drive to keep earning more money led to financial success and recognition in her industry - but after nearly a decade of hustling she called it quits on her business and shut it all down. Vanessa talks candidly about what it takes to build an empire, what really matters beyond the outward success, and how she's carving a path to clarity and wholeness.  We also talk about: - Connection between love and money - What it takes to build an empire and when to let go - How to break through visibility blocks Find Vanessa here:  https://www.takeyourpowerbacknow.com/home