Self Care Spotlight
124 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 73 ratingsThank you for four years of listening! SCS is officially retired as my personal journey has shifted. Please enjoy these episodes and I hope they meet you where you are.
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4. Choose Yourself & Peace Be With You: On being friends with your ex and letting go of hot-cold relationships
October 11, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBInsert, hot-cold guy. In August 2022, I went to dinner with my almost ex husband who brought me roses, but a guy I was hot-cold with for too long, didn't even wish me a happy birthday. I was in an unhealthy "pick me, choose me, love me" dynamic. In this episode, I'll discuss being friends with your ex, peaceful divorce, breaking yourself from toxic external validation seeking (the wounded Maiden), being chosen by God, hometown vs. home, finding your soul city, and we'll continue the love st...
3. Meet Bestie Jodi: Sister Wound, Hot Girl Summer, Making Friends as an Adult & Platonic Romance
October 04, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBEnters bestie Jodi. In my first character introduction episode, you get to hear from bestie Jodi from Pittsburgh. She was the first bestie that I talked to in person about this guy named N after our next level first date. So we sat down together in our silk robes to talk all things sister wound, hot girl summer, making friends as an adult, being romanced by your friends and did she really think I should go on this date to begin with? Put on your robe and join us for this fun bff chat. SUB...
1. The Reappearing Act Episode: Divorce, Self-help Fatigue & the Comeback of Stories
October 04, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBI’m back! After two years, I’m back on the mic to bring you a Carrie Bradshaw esque podcast, With Love From Charleston, formerly known as ‘Self Care Spotlight.’ This is the MOST honest project I've ever endeavored. Like many of you, I’m over the constant self-helping, so I’m sharing my reasoning for coming back with a story-based podcast, plus telling you everything you need to know about the past two years where the podcast poetically left off with me as a married woman. From moving alone, ...
2. N the waiter and making love to life
October 04, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn August 2022, I met N the waiter. Our first date was one of the hottest, most fun, alive nights of my life, and I’m telling you all about it. Reading the story from one of my most popular blog entries, we explore the concept of “making love to life” and I’ll reflect in hindsight about that fateful day and what made his masculine presence SO enticing. Grab the popcorn, because this is the beginning of a love story. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/121753/support SUBSTACK: Su...
Welcome to With Love From Charleston [Trailer] *formerly Self Care Spotlight*
October 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 minute - 832 KBDropping October 4th - Welcome to my reality show, I mean, podcast, With Love From Charleston. This is an insider's club where Carrie Bradshaw meets embodied living. I’m not here to self help you. My hope is that you’ll find yourself in the memoirs & musings of my Iife as I spill the tea for listeners willing to risk it all & break their own hearts for the chance to be fully Alive in this holy human life. Hi, I’m your host, Alyssa. A 33 year-old-divorcee, hopeful romantic who left her home...
Full Spectrum Healing and Hindsight with Alyssa and Brad [Finale]
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBFor the season finale, I brought Brad onto the show to give you a life update, chat our biggest life perspective shifts, and talk about our healing journey as individuals and as a couple since his brain injury cycling accident. We talk about moving forward WITH the experience versus moving on FROM the experience. I ask Brad how it feels to have a second chance at life and how his perspective changed from feeling punished to feeling blessed. It's about time + consciousness, not just sitting a...
Full Spectrum Healing and Hindsight with Alyssa and Brad
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBFor the season finale, I brought Brad onto the show to give you a life update, chat our biggest life perspective shifts, and talk about our healing journey as individuals and as a couple since his brain injury cycling accident. We talk about moving forward WITH the experience versus moving on FROM the experience. I ask Brad how it feels to have a second chance at life and how his perspective changed from feeling punished to feeling blessed. It's about time + consciousness, not just sitting a...
Embracing Your Inner Artist, Imposter Syndrome, Joy and Self Love with Marcus Amaker
May 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBEver thought about being a creative for a living or are in the midst of that path or are simply inspired by those whose presence oozes depth and art? Then you’re going to love this conversation! Marcus Amaker is the epitome of Artist as an award winning spoken word poet, graphic designer and musician and the Poet Laureate of Charleston. He addresses the stereotype of the “starving artist” narrative to overcome our fears around pursing our creativity for a living and gives 3 tips on imposter...
Girlhood to Womanhood and Owning Your Voice with Aija Mayrock
May 11, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBAija Mayrock was a young girl with a speech impediment who was bullied, even told to “kill herself,” but now she’s a 25 year old spoken word poet who has shared her words with over four million people. Aija is a humble soul who is sharing the experience of girlhood to womanhood and finding your voice with her latest book, Dear Girl. We talk about vulnerabilty breeding vulnerabilty, and about the power of not just having a voice, but using your voice. Writing became her outlet for safe expres...
Suffering, Sobriety and the Intelligence of Poetry with Jon Lupin, The Poetry Bandit
May 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBNaked, powerful poetry and prose on heartbreak, love and sobriety - that’s what Jon Lupin, better known as @ThePoetryBandit to his almost 200k followers on Instagram, is all about. The sweetly humorous, Jon, rekindled his love of the creative arts after his ex wife bought a type writer and he began sharing writing in the early days of IG poets. He self published his first book, My Sober Little Moon, in 2014, and shared that he wrote much of it while still battling alcoholism. He said it remi...
Navigating changes and expressing vulnerability with poetry featuring Cassie Wood
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB“My mental health wouldn’t be where it is today without poetry.”At the age of 19, Cassie Wood aka cm.writer, is the youngest guest I’ve had on my show. A Canadian poetess who has already written 3 poetry compilations, Cassie is most definitely going places! In this episode, we strongly focus on the ability of poetry to aid in our mental health and navigate the inevitable changes of life. Cassie shares her struggles as a teen with an old soul these days and how we have to have patience in the...
Lust, motherhood and relating sensually with Sasha Nudel
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB“Words turn you on.” I couldn’t agree more with Ukrainian poetess, Sasha Nudel, author of A Mouth Full of Lust, who emigrated to the US when she was 16. Sasha describes how, although, she never planned on becoming a mother, how motherhood awakened her to her sensuality and sexuality. She not only gave birth to a child, but finally to her creative passions and lust for life. She challenges the narrative and reminds us that motherhood does not equal martyrdom. Sasha also describes how this ind...
Beauty in the pain and hopeful healing with words featuring Arielle Estoria
April 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB“Words not for the ears but for the soul", that’s what guest, Arielle Estoria has to offer. In my opinion, Arielle is one of the best, modern spoken word poets. A writer, poet, emcee, speaker, and model, Arielle tells it like it is, and when questioned, told me poetry is healing, simply because it is! She calls us to question why we need to understand everything. We discuss the rise of poetry in popular culture and yet why she believes we need more of it. She talks about how she balances her...
Traumatic brain injury, where I've been and what's next
April 06, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBAfter a year hiatus as I stepped into the role of caregiver, I’m back and with life perspectives that I never had access to before, but that I want to share. Because as hearts heal, they share. In July 2020, my husband, Brad, a 3 time half Iron Man finisher, was in a cycling accident. He survived but with a traumatic brain injury. Trigger warning. This first episode is just me and the mic, telling our story to set the foundations. You’ll hear me recount in raw detail what happened and ho...
Trailer: POETIC HEALING...on Self Care Spotlight
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBSeason 6: On July 7, 2020 at 4:30am, my husband Brad was in a cycling accident. He survived but with a traumatic brain injury. Since 2017 I’ve been dedicated to real talk self care, and this season, we’re focusing on one healing modality, writing, specifically, poetry. Welcome to the Poetic Healing, season 6 series. I’m currently writing my first poetry memoir on this journey, but in the meantime, I want to highlight the poets and poetess out there who are sharing the messy human experience ...
BONUS! A Summer of Love + Patreon with Alyssa and Brad
May 24, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this special episode, join Alyssa as she introduces her husband and new Co-host, Brad, as they unveil their new spin-off show, A Self Care Summer of Love, as a part of Alyssa's first ever Patreon membership for the Self Care Spotlight podcast! So what are the perks of this membership, how exactly is Brad going to be involved, what juiciness are they going to talk about, and why did he push Alyssa to do this membership (even though she resisted it). + Alyssa will explain her vision for the...
Adult Friendships, Loneliness and Communication Like a Grown Up with Jillian Richardson
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBFor the final installment of Season 5’s theme, relationships as self care, we’re talking adult friendships with The Joy List founder and author of Unlonely Planet, Jillian Richardson. During a global pandemic where seeing your friends isn’t an option, this conversation felt ironic and yet timely. Jillian told Alyssa she doesn’t really see herself as a friendship expert, but more like a communication expert, but isn’t that what we’re really talking about with mature friendships? From how frie...
Female Sexuality and Embodiment as Medicine in the Time of Corona with Andrea Nicholas
April 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBTo some, embodiment, pleasure and sexuality might seem like frivolous topics during the global pandemic of Corona virus, but Alyssa and guest, Andrea, sacred sexuality and feminine embodiment coach, wholly disagree and share why. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of a devoted self-pleasure practice (and how it evolves), tuning into when you’re ready to be entered (by yourself or another) and how to let your partner know, de-armouring the cervix, crystal wands and yoni eggs, and t...
Female Sexuality and Embodiment as Medicine in the Time of Corona
April 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBTo some, embodiment, pleasure and sexuality might seem like frivolous topics during the global pandemic of Corona virus, but Alyssa and guest, Andrea, sacred sexuality and feminine embodiment coach, wholly disagree and share why. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of a devoted self-pleasure practice (and how it evolves), tuning into when you’re ready to be entered (by yourself or another) and how to let your partner know, de-armouring the cervix, crystal wands and yoni eggs, and t...
Masculine Sexuality, Redefining Masculinity, and Holding the Feminine with Matthew Ayriss
March 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWhat does it mean to be a “man?” Why should women care about understanding men’s sexuality? Sacred sexuality coach and healer Matthew Ayriss, offers up an analysis to the confusing situation modern men find themselves in. On one hand they’re raised to “man up” and on the other end, they reject this toxic masculinity at the expense of embodying healthy masculinity. He explains in depth how the lack of support in men’s sexuality work and emotional mastery impacts boys and therefore our relatio...
Masculine Sexuality, Redefining Masculinity, and Holding the Feminine with Matthew Ayriss
March 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWhat does it mean to be a “man?” Why should women care about understanding men’s sexuality? Sacred sexuality coach and healer Matthew Ayriss, offers up an analysis to the confusing situation modern men find themselves in. On one hand they’re raised to “man up” and on the other end, they reject this toxic masculinity at the expense of embodying healthy masculinity. He explains in depth how the lack of support in men’s sexuality work and emotional mastery impacts boys and therefore our relatio...
Secret Free Love, Marriage & Evolution with Laurie Gerber
February 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBIf I said the secret free diet, I wouldn’t be talking about food; I would be talking about a secret free love partnership. Season 5 is all about relationships as self care, so what about the ultimate committed relationship? Marriage. February’s guest is Ted Talk speaker and NYC’s top marriage + relationship coach, Laurie Gerber. I asked questions like, why are less young people getting married? How has marriage changed? Where does she see it going? Are people inherently good? Why do we lie? ...
Validating Your Inner Child & Going to Therapy with Alyssa Mancao
January 07, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBSeason 5 is all about relationships as self care. The intention? To strengthen and understand our most important relationships, starting with you and your inner child. Because self care might have the word “self” in there, but we all know that how we interact with others, has everything to do with our own self worth, joy and what we bring with us from our childhoods. Whether you had a wonderful or not so wonderful upbringing, our childhoods shape our lives deeply and we all have hurts. Alyss...
Wounded to Radiant: A Femme Healing Journey with Jennifer Watt
December 03, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBSEASON 4 FINALE-- Wrapping up a season of inner healing, for the first time ever, Alyssa brought on a friend. Not an expert, an author or a coach, Jennifer Watt is simply a real woman doing the work. If Alyssa could pinpoint one person in her life who has done the work to heal trauma and personal wounds, it would be her dear friend and retreat assistant, Jen. Having been in therapy since she was 18, Jen, now 33, felt honored to share her healing journey and openly shares about foster care, f...
WTF is Softening?
November 05, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBSoft. Soften. Softening. You hear your yoga teacher use this language, and when you start talking about Feminine energetic qualities, you will undoubtedly start hearing about it too. But what is it? How do we get there in a hyper masculine culture that makes our soft edges feel rigid? And what about the notion of being soft AND fierce? Admittedly, it can feel quite esoteric, and after a client jokingly said to her, "Wtf is soft?" Alyssa realized that so many of us are struggling with this co...
The Power of Vital Force Energy with Rajshree Patel
October 01, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBWhat is it about some people that makes them feel magnetic? Why do some people comes across as so alive, while others are struggling to get by and constantly exhausted? According to meditation and mind expert, Rajshree Patel, it’s about Vital Force, i.e. life force energy. This book has changed the game for me; it has impacted how I go about my self care practices and how I teach. It all comes down to Energy Intelligence. We’ll talk about Rajshree’s former life as an LA prosecutor to how she...
Somatic Experiencing and Healing Trauma with Reita Johnston
September 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBWelcome to the Fall 2019 season! This season, we're focusing on healing, and we begin with trauma. That might seem like a heavy topic for starting a season, but just like the leaves, fall is a season to let go. We face the dark to go towards the light. And speaking of trauma, we have all experienced it. Trauma is defined by something feeling unexpected, unprepared, and felt out of your control. But despite the fact that many of us deal with trauma and live in chronic low level stress in our ...
Wounded Feminine: Being Seen and Giving Yourself Permission
August 06, 2019 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHave you ever felt like you were too much? Have you every felt scared to put the real you out there and be seen? Have you ever felt shameful about your self expression, your sensuality or worried about looking egotistical? Are you afraid of changing because of what others may think or say? This is wounded Feminine energy. She often lives underneath wounded Masculine energy. We all have both energies inside of us and yet we struggle to embrace our wholeness because we often feel fear, shame, ...
Provence to Paris: Fighting for Your Joy and Healing
July 02, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBBonjour! Summer is the season of vacations, and even if you love what you do, we all need space. Every now and again you need a vacation to step back into your center, have ZERO to-do lists (not even a self care agenda) and reset. I went to France with my husband on a delayed honeymoon/1 year anniversary from June 15-25, 2019, and I didn’t open my computer once in 2 weeks! It was lovely. In this episode, I share on how we almost didn't go (it’s a CRAZY story), my thoughts on self care while ...
Dance as Embodiment, Expression and Empowerment with The Strut Club
June 04, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBWhy does dancing feel so cathartic, how is it a spiritual practice, how does dance or a dance class differ from the experience of yoga, how can we get over the fear of being seen and owning our sensuality, femininity, and body, and why is this SO life-affirming not only for you, but for EVERYONE, especially right now? The right of a woman to have a say in what happens to her own body is being debated as we speak in the US, and India Dania, creator of the empowered embodiment dance class, The...
Unapologetic Courageous Living and Rejection with Kate Swoboda
May 07, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MB“Fearing rejection from others, we reject ourselves.” That’s the kind of wisdom you can expect in this episode with author of The Courage Habit and Director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification, Kate Swoboda, who has also been featured in MindBodyGreen and Forbes. Kate proclaimed that she was feeling feisty during this interview and her realness truly shines on issues like fear of rejection and how the life coaching/self help industry can be seen as not a real career or naive. This w...
Luna’s Lessons: Grief, Joy, Purpose and the Gift of Life with Alyssa and Brad
April 02, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBWhy don’t we talk about grief? Sadness? After losing our 3.5 year old goldendoodle, Luna, to kidney disease at the beginning of March 2019, my husband Brad and I felt ourselves in the clutches of grief, and I have come to believe that grief is a part of your self care toolkit when you’re hurting. Just as much as meditation or prayer or yoga, grief is a tool, a process that you have to allow space for, otherwise it will swallow you or become a ticking time bomb. In today’s special episode, ...
Self Care as Self-Less and Going Deeper with Aly Raymer
March 05, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBWhere is the intersection of self care and self-less? How deep does your self care go? How much of your feelings should you share with others or keep to yourself? One of Boston's most recommended fitness professionals as the Director of Talent at B/SPOKE Studios, a lululemon ambassador and yoga instructor, this month’s guest, Aly Raymer, is over the notion that getting your nails done and taking photos of bubble baths on Instagram sums up the self care department, but is now learning and sha...
#77 Slow Living: How to Practically Embrace Simplicity and Live Fuller in a Frantic World with Brooke McAlary
February 05, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBHow do you live “slow” in a fast-paced world? How can you possibly keep up if you’re moving slow? What would a good minimalist do? In one of my favorite conversations to date, I sit down with Brooke McAlary, author of SLOW: Simple Living for a Frantic World and The Slow Home Podcast host, to discuss what slow living actually looks in modern society. We talk about key simple living topics, such as decluttering, going small, and even using the body as an entry point for this lifestyle (think...
#76 Welcome to Season 3: Hitting Reset, Holding Yourself Back, and Elevation
January 08, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBWelcome to Season 3 of the Self Care Spotlight! I'm officially back from winter break and have some exciting changes and updates to share with you. In this episode, I share about a very real-talk conversation I had with my husband and a good friend back in December about how I'm holding my business back. Although this was hard to hear and it's vulnerable to share, I know that authenticity is always the way to go, and I hope that it will help you to get out of your own way too. In this conv...
#75 Season Finale: Creating a Spacious Holiday Season
November 27, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBWe started Season 2 with space, and we’re ending it there as well. Another holiday season is upon us, and even though I love this time of year, the holidays can feel quite stuffy, and I'm not just talking about eating too much food. One of the biggest things I hear from folks is, "The holidays stress me out" or, "I feel like I lose my self care during this time of year." In today’s episode, I share 3 of my best tips for creating a spacious holiday season and avoiding the overwhelm. I even sh...
#74 Soulful Science: Human Flourishing and Whole Living with LaShaun Middlebrooks Collier
November 20, 2018 05:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBAs a part of our new mini series, Soulful Science, we’re talking with former MIT research assistant, LaShaun Middlebrooks Collier of Whole and Well Co, who fell into a deep love affair with the concept, eudaimonia, or “human flourishing,” while doing research; thus beginning her fascination and desire to share how soul and science can merge to live your best life. LaShaun loves to “nerd out” as she calls it and is chalk full of wisdom, yet she oozes soul. With her emphasis on whole living, s...
#73 Crystal RX with Colleen McCann
November 13, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBLove crystals? Curious or skeptical about them? This episode and Colleen's new book, Crystal RX, has you covered! We have yet to have an entire episode dedicated to crystals so it's about time! Crystal care. Choosing your crystal. Crystal shape meanings. Your must-have crystals. A crystal encyclopedia. Crystal healing. The science of crystals. We break it all down with Colleen's expert advice and down-to-earth vibes. Not your average shaman in heels, Colleen knew she was special from a you...
#72 Cultivating Spacious Gratitude
November 06, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBGratitude. Yes, it might feel like a cliché topic for this time of year, but this chaotic world could always use more people who are emanating with gratitude, and not just any gratitude, spacious gratitude.Gratitude with depth and mindfulness. We will jam on how you can shift into this gratitude mindset and recognize it as a way of BEING and not a way of DOING. How in the hustle and bustle of life, feeling grateful can often be the first thing to fall by the wayside, but using Alyssa’s 3 sim...
#72 Cultivating Spacious Gratitude
November 06, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBGratitude. Yes, it might feel like a cliché topic for this time of year, but this chaotic world could always use more people who are emanating with gratitude, and not just any gratitude, spacious gratitude.Gratitude with depth and mindfulness. We will jam on how you can shift into this gratitude mindset and recognize it as a way of BEING and not a way of DOING. How in the hustle and bustle of life, feeling grateful can often be the first thing to fall by the wayside, but using Alyssa’s 3 sim...
#71 Witch 101: Waking of the Modern Witch with Leslie McAllister
October 30, 2018 04:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome to the 2018 Halloween episode! As we move out of patriarchal systems, every where you look it seems that there is a rise of folks identifying with witch and spirituality that takes on more of a Pagan tradition. Today’s guest witch, Leslie McAllister, chatted with me about “the waking of the witch.” She is the owner of the metaphysical lifestyle shop, Juju, where she is also the in-house tarot reader. We begin with a discussion of what is the connection between Halloween and the Pag...
#70 Grace: What Does It Mean and How to Channel It
October 23, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBGrace is one of those elusive words that gets tossed around a lot, but what exactly is it? Saving Grace, Grace under fire, God's Grace, Graceful. What does it all boil down to? I think you would get a different definition of Grace from nearly anyone you talked to, and I also think some people would have no idea how to describe it, and I think that's for valid reasons. Grace can feel like an elusive term that describes many things which really is describing one thing. And yet despite it's elu...
#69 Reiki, Energy & Coming Back to Your Inner Rutz with Steph Schuler
October 16, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBReiki is the practice of moving and releasing energy for physical, emotional and spiritual blocks to reestablish balance. We hear a lot about Reiki in the woo space, but it’s becoming more and more accepted in the medical sphere to help people heal from cancer patients to surgery, anxiety and more. And folks like Steph Schuler of Rutz skincare, have brought it into the product creation process. Using her skills as a Reiki Master, she believes her products have that extra special ingredient t...
#69 Reiki, Energy & Coming Back to Your Inner Rutz with Steph Schuler
October 16, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBReiki is the practice of moving and releasing energy for physical, emotional and spiritual blocks to reestablish balance. We hear a lot about Reiki in the woo space, but it’s becoming more and more accepted in the medical sphere to help people heal from cancer patients to surgery, anxiety and more. And folks like Steph Schuler of Rutz skincare, have brought it into the product creation process. Using her skills as a Reiki Master, she believes her products have that extra special ingredient t...
#68 Soulful Science: Life's Transitions & Why Uncertainty is So Hard to Deal With
October 09, 2018 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBThis episode is a part of an experiential new series on understanding the brain to live our best lives: Soulful Science! We often hear about rock bottom moments as those with the most life lessons to be had, but what about the times “in between?” The transitions of life. I believe that how we cope with the transitions of life, also says a lot about us individuals. I compare it to a yoga class; I often tell my students that your ability to show grace, strength and control throughout the tra...
#67 Course Correcting, Wake Up Calls & Getting Out of Your Head with Jenna Faye
October 02, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBI am a big fan of course correcting. When it feels like a constant uphill battle or you get that feeling in the pit of your stomach that you ought to change direction, I usually listen to that intuitive voice, not to be confused with Fear. In this conversation, Jenna and I chat about her journey in course-correcting namely when she quit her corporate HR job (she got too good at firing people) to pursue entrepreneurship as a six figure digital nomad following several wake-up calls from the Un...
#66 Healing Soul Wounds & Suffering With Deneen Marlette Joyner
September 25, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBWe have all experienced pain, and as humans, suffering is a part of the deal, but why do we suffer AND how is it connected to our Purpose, or as Deneen calls it, our "Holy Assignment?" With her Bachelors and Masters in Psychology along with her inherited Native American spiritual gifts, Deneen shares channeled "sacred revelations" that came while on her own healing journey after contemplating suicide. In discussing her new book, "Soul Wounds and Sacred Revelations," Deneen helps us better un...
#66 Healing Soul Wounds & Suffering With Deneen Marlette Joyner
September 25, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBWe have all experienced pain, and as humans, suffering is a part of the deal, but why do we suffer AND how is it connected to our Purpose, or as Deneen calls it, our "Holy Assignment?" With her Bachelors and Masters in Psychology along with her inherited Native American spiritual gifts, Deneen shares channeled "sacred revelations" that came while on her own healing journey after contemplating suicide. In discussing her new book, "Soul Wounds and Sacred Revelations," Deneen helps us better und...
#65 Wedding Reflections & How Married Life Changes You with Brad
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBAfter 13 years, I finally married the love of my life! It's been two months since Brad and I got married, and I decided to bring him back on the show (as my husband!) to share details about our wedding, our glamping honeymoon adventure, and how life has changed since marriage. As a newlywed, you get asked the question, "Do you feel any different?" a lot, and when we sat down to think about it, we definitely felt there was a shift and we share about we we think that is on this week's episode....
#64 PART 2: I'M BACK! EMBODYING SPACIOUSNESS AND WHAT'S NEW FOR FALL
September 11, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBBack in January, I declared on the podcast that this would be the year of spaciousness. I felt like my life was too busy, too full, noisy, and overwhelming. Sound familiar? Despite the fact that I loved my work, I felt suffocated. I went on a mission to have more by doing less. Then in June, I stepped away from the podcast and much of my business to focus on getting married. The decision to pull back and commit to internal space creation led to so many incredible revelations and fresh ideas-...