Sh*t's About To Get Crazy Podcast
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -What if all of a sudden you learned that all of the coincidences in your life, weren't really coincidences? They were actually clues from the Universe about your soul's calling, about the path you should take, and about what exactly you should say 'yes' and 'no' to. Would you pause long enough to examine what these synergies could mean? Would you follow your intuition and this divine guidance or would you simply brush it aside and ‘ignore all of the signs’? The Sh*t's About to Get Crazy podcast where Cassandra and her guests take a deep dive into the many synchronicities life has to offer.
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Finding Purpose - Olga Lacroix
January 26, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBFinding your way through adversity can be a defining moment in your life. Olga Lacroix has experienced many hardships in her life but has proudly conquered them all. Today, she helps others conquer their own battles. In this episode, we sit with Olga to hear her story and find out how she helps her clients. We kick things off with a spot of fun and give Olga a series of rapid-fire questions. Digging a little deeper, she then takes us through her professional history, talking about her stints...
Dissecting Fulfilling Relationships - Ken Blackman
January 12, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBShow Notes: What does it mean to be in a fulfilling meaningful relationship with someone? How do intimacy & sex complicate that relationship? Enter Ken Blackman, known relationship coach who’s guidance for couples seeks to foster deeper relationships between partners. In this podcast, Kevin delves into the complex dynamic of how relationships can often bring out both the best (& worst) in people working together. Ken draws from years of experience in coaching couples to provide sound ad...
Dissecting Fulfilling Relationships with Ken Blackman
January 12, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBShow Notes: What does it mean to be in a fulfilling meaningful relationship with someone? How do intimacy & sex complicate that relationship? Enter Ken Blackman, known relationship coach who’s guidance for couples seeks to foster deeper relationships between partners. In this podcast, Kevin delves into the complex dynamic of how relationships can often bring out both the best (& worst) in people working together. Ken draws from years of experience in coaching couples to provide sound ad...
Why Everything Has Led to This — Jacqueline Kincer
December 29, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBHaving studied math and sociology in college, Jacqueline Kincer moved into real estate before later becoming a stockbroker. Now she’s the CEO of Holistic Lactation — a company that provides breastfeeding solutions. While Jacqueline’s journey may not make sense on paper, everything she’s done has contributed to her entrepreneurial success. We open our conversation with Jacqueline by exploring her background and what inspired her to become a lactation teacher. After sharing details about her c...
Why Everything Has Led to This - Jacqueline Kincer
December 29, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBHaving studied math and sociology in college, Jacqueline Kincer moved into real estate before later becoming a stockbroker. Now she’s the CEO of Holistic Lactation — a company that provides breastfeeding solutions. While Jacqueline’s journey may not make sense on paper, everything she’s done has contributed to her entrepreneurial success. We open our conversation with Jacqueline by exploring her background and what inspired her to become a lactation teacher. After sharing details about her c...
Intuitive Human Design Reading - Kelsey Abbott
December 15, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBShow Notes: Personal and business development can never adhere to a singular formula, we are all complex souls, with different tendencies and needs, and fitting into someone else's ideas of happiness or success will leave you unsatisfied and frustrated. Human Design is one of a few modalities that helps individuals discover their own definitions, based on their purpose and what actually lights them up. Here to talk about the amazing power of the ideas of Human Design is Intuitive Human Desi...
Making An Epic Comeback - Nikki Bruno
December 01, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBShow Notes: In the midst of a challenging divorce, a tragic loss, or a painful cycle of abuse, it can feel like it is impossible to move on. But what if you could use that process of trauma as fuel to reclaim your power and build a life based on liberation and independence? Today’s guest, Nikki Bruno, has done just that and she helps others stage epic comebacks too! Nikki is a life coach, retreat leader, speaker, author, and the Founder of The Epic Comeback, a coaching and mentoring program...
Unshakable Core Values - Jade Miller
November 24, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBShow Notes: Values are those non-negotiable principles by which you live your life. No ifs, ands, or buts about it! However, if your lifestyle, career, or clients don’t align with those core values, it can be difficult to live a rewarding and fulfilling life. Welcome back to another live coaching episode! Today’s guest is Jade, who has just transitioned from free to paid astrology services. In this episode, Cassandra and Jade discuss that transition and how Jade’s strong feelings that this ...
Pivot and Rise Above - Diana Patton
November 17, 2020 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBShow Notes: With the onset of social justice movements like #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and a global pandemic, a spotlight has been shone on the inequities that exist. This spotlight also highlights the gifts that each one of us, especially women, can give to solve these problems. Today’s guest is Diana Patton, a motivational speaker, author, attorney, and consultant. Diana helps people push past trauma and adversities, to rise above their circumstances, accept challenges, thrive, and to be...
Your Ideal Client is a Former Version of Yourself - Millie Ashmore
November 10, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBWhen defining your ideal client, it’s often helpful to go inwards by developing a coaching methodology that streamlines the process for an earlier version of yourself. Welcome to another live coaching episode, where today, Cassandra shares her advice with guest Millie Ashmore, who has just started her coaching business. After a personal struggle with anxiety and addiction, Millie wants to help other woman overcome their anxiety using a three-pillar approach that holistically addresses mind...
Your Ideal Client is a Former Version of Yourself with Millie Ashmore
November 10, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBWhen defining your ideal client, it’s often helpful to go inwards by developing a coaching methodology that streamlines the process for an earlier version of yourself. Welcome to another live coaching episode, where today, Cassandra shares her advice with guest Millie Ashmore, who has just started her coaching business. After a personal struggle with anxiety and addiction, Millie wants to help other woman overcome their anxiety using a three-pillar approach that holistically addresses mind...
From Fight + Flight to Rest + Relax - Jane Hogan
November 03, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBDo you suffer from joint pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, gout, or fibromyalgia? If you want freedom from pain in your future, or if you’ve been searching for a way to release joint pain naturally, you are in the right place. Today’s guest is Jane Hogan, a civil engineer turned Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach. When crippling joint pain from autoimmune disease entered her life in 2016, she turned to functional medicine to heal using ...
Live Coaching and New Business Possibilities with Jessica Trimmer
October 27, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBAs the pandemic continues to shape our reality, businesses have to adapt and be flexible to stay competitive. Small business owner, Jessica Trimmer, joins Cassandra for a live coaching session to explore how her branding and marketing company can serve client needs in a way that is reflective of the times. We hear more about Jessica’s business and how she aims to help small and medium size companies be recognized through personalized merchandise. Jessica opens up about her love of one-off, n...
Live Coaching and New Business Possibilities - Jessica Trimmer
October 27, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBAs the pandemic continues to shape our reality, businesses have to adapt and be flexible to stay competitive. Small business owner, Jessica Trimmer, joins Cassandra for a live coaching session to explore how her branding and marketing company can serve client needs in a way that is reflective of the times. We hear more about Jessica’s business and how she aims to help small and medium size companies be recognized through personalized merchandise. Jessica opens up about her love of one-off, n...
Working in Tandem - Betsy and Laura Milne
October 20, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBFinding a perfect business partner can feel like fate. The kind of partner that makes up for your weaknesses and complements your strengths. Today we talk with Betsy and Laura Milne, the minds behind the coaching brand and podcast, Luscious Hustle. Coincidentally sharing the same surname, Betsy and Laura aren’t sisters. But their closeness is plain to see in our conversation about their business relationship. We chat about how they met online and what their lives before Luscious Hustle looke...
Working in Tandem with Betsy and Laura Milne
October 20, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBFinding a perfect business partner can feel like fate. The kind of partner that makes up for your weaknesses and complements your strengths. Today we talk with Betsy and Laura Milne, the minds behind the coaching brand and podcast, Luscious Hustle. Coincidentally sharing the same surname, Betsy and Laura aren’t sisters. But their closeness is plain to see in our conversation about their business relationship. We chat about how they met online and what their lives before Luscious Hustle looke...
Handling Competing Priorities with Tammy Gooler Loeb
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBCoaches can’t coach themselves. With that in mind, we welcome you to another live coaching episode. Today, host Cassandra Shuck shares her advice with career and executive coach Tammy Gooler Loeb. Tammy is at a busy point in her career where her attention is split between coaching, training, speaking, hosting a podcast, and writing a book. With all of these competing priorities, she’s struggling to organize her schedule. After Tammy outlines her business and how she’s focusing on buildi...
Handling Competing Priorities - Tammy Gooler Loeb
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBCoaches can’t coach themselves. With that in mind, we welcome you to another live coaching episode. Today, host Cassandra Shuck shares her advice with career and executive coach Tammy Gooler Loeb. Tammy is at a busy point in her career where her attention is split between coaching, training, speaking, hosting a podcast, and writing a book. With all of these competing priorities, she’s struggling to organize her schedule. After Tammy outlines her business and how she’s focusing on buildi...
Investing in Yourself with Kareen Welsh
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIf you allow someone else’s limitations to become your own, then you will never grow into who you were meant to be. That’s one of the key messages of today’s conversation with Kareen Welsh, business consultant, coach, author, and host of the Your Badass Journey Podcast. Kareen discusses the essence of entrepreneurship which is the compulsion to always be asking, “Is this the best way to be doing this?” We then dive into Kareen’s first job in the corporate world, which didn’t offer her any gr...
Pivoting Your Business During a Pandemic with Kate Stone
September 01, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBCOVID-19 has changed the marketplace and businesses need to adapt to meet these changes. Today, host Cassandra Shuck talks with health and network marketing coach, Kate Stone, to give her insights on how she can pivot her business. We chat about Kate’s journey and how losing her job due to the pandemic gave her the extra push to focus on attaining her goal job. Kate discusses the pivots that she underwent to meet the new market demands and how she began building her network marketing busines...
Unapologetically Abundant with Petia Kolibova
August 25, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBPetia Kolibova is a transformation coach who helps women that are suffering due to toxic relationships or unhealed childhood trauma create a life that is true to them and their soul purpose. Today we have Petia on the show to speak about how odds like these were stacked against her for so many years, what happened that gave her the strength to rise above them, and the amazing work she does now for women who are struggling like she was. Petia tells the story of the abuse she endured for many ...
Moms Are Good at Business with Dr. Ali Griffith
August 11, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBWith all the juggling that they do, mom’s naturally develop abilities that give them a leg-up in the business world. Today’s guest is Dr. Ali Griffith, best-selling author, business coach, and self-described “badass autism mompreneur.” Her work in the autism community has helped moms to embrace their stories and realize their business goals. We talk about Ali’s background studying audiology and speech pathology, and how she discovered that the skills that she needed to raise her autistic chi...
Overcoming Obstacles with Nesha Pai
July 28, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBSometimes we face circumstances that are out of our control and those who still rise up and succeed against the odds become an inspiration to us all! Today we chat with Nesha Pai, a CPA, speaker, author, and true example of a woman who went through it all but fought back and conquered her challenges. Nesha is a managing member at Pai CPA, an accounting firm for small-to-medium size businesses, and is also the author of Overcoming Ordinary Obstacles. Her book is completely in line with our mi...
Being Your Client’s Secret Weapon with Gabrielle Chipeur
June 30, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBFrustrated with red-flag clients, not enough revenue, and the uncomfortable feeling of stagnation? Today’s episode focuses on becoming your client’s ‘secret weapon’, and our guest is someone who has written a book on the subject! Today, we speak to Gabrielle Chipeur, Marketing Automation Specialist and author of Secret Weapon: Attract the best clients, charge what you're worth and fall in love with your work again. Her goal is to help women who love to design, code, write, and more to shave ...
Learning What Success Means to You with Diana Morris
June 16, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBIt’s something that we all do on occasion — working longer hours than we should or thinking about work on the weekend. When our work-life filters into our personal lives, we often lose sight of what we want from our careers, and our ideas of success no longer look like our own. It’s at these points that we need to make a change. In today’s episode, Cassandra talks with Diana Morris, a clarity coach who helps millennials recognize what they want from life and then prepare them to work towards...
Following Your Calling with Jennifer Desrosiers
June 01, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBMany of us find that we’re stuck in jobs that don’t nourish our souls. On today’s show, I talk with Jennifer Desrosiers, an entrepreneur and lifestyle coach who left her corporate job to follow her soul’s calling. Jennifer shares her journey starting with the challenges of working in male-dominated spaces to the reasons why she left her job to start her own business. From the lessons that Jennifer learned along the way to her advice on following what inspires you, this episode is valuable to...
We Are Our Own Healers with Ana Marinho.
May 19, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe power to heal ourselves is within us, just so long as we know how to harness it. Today’s guest combines different healing modalities, from transformational coaching to intuitive healing and energy work, with her work as a licensed physical therapist. We speak with Ana Marinho about her story and her journey towards starting her business, Be Healthy. Her mission is to help you connect mind, body, and soul, empowering you to create the life that you desire. You’re going to want to listen t...
Combining Strategy with Intuition with Janelle Lara, The Part-Time CEO.
May 05, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBIt’s technically Janelle Lara’s second time on this podcast, but this time the tables have turned and she is the guest and not the host! Today, Janelle talks about doing healing work during quarantine in the absence of our usual self-care opportunities, “trekking uphill” when building a business, and how she manages to be both spiritual and religious in searching for her truth. This episode revolves around the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can use this as an opportunity to deepen our connect...
Combining Strategy with Intuition - Janelle Lara
May 05, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBIt’s technically Janelle Lara’s second time on this podcast, but this time the tables have turned and she is the guest and not the host! Today, Janelle talks about doing healing work during quarantine in the absence of our usual self-care opportunities, “trekking uphill” when building a business, and how she manages to be both spiritual and religious in searching for her truth. This episode revolves around the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can use this as an opportunity to deepen our connect...
Healing the Wounds of Toxic Relationships and Narcissistic Personalities with Brittany Green
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBBrittany Green is a relationship coach and the founder of GETitOUT Coaching and we are so happy to have her join us on the show today to talk about her important work that uses therapy to address toxic relationships. Brittany's specific focus is helping women who are in relationships with narcissists, an issue that is near and dear to our hearts here at Stacked Against! In our conversation, we do a deep dive into Brittany's past, her family and upbringing and how this informed the periods of...
The Power of Creating Connections and Joining the Dots with Chris Winfield.
April 07, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBStrong relationships are one of the core pillars of a fulfilled and aligned life. These connections take work and showing up for those around you. By approaching relationships with a sense of service, seeing how you can help, rather than looking out for yourself, you will ultimately feel more fulfilled and live in abundance. Chris Winfield, our guest today, has founded his business on this principle, aiming to help one person every day. As the ‘Super Connector’, Chris’ work involves connecti...
Stripping Away All the Labels to Come Back to Yourself Again with Hilary Porta
March 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe all have responsibilities that we devote large portions of our lives to. From careers to motherhood to relationships, it’s easy to think that these labels define us. And while they certainly add to our lives in some way, none of the roles should encapsulate our entire identity. Rather, we are worthy simply just by being. This is the message that Hilary Porta, our guest today, wants to share with us. Along with being one of the most influential people in Cassandra’s life, Hilary is also a ...
The Power of Young Entrepreneurship with Ashley Mason
March 10, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBToday we have a wonderful guest on the show, Ashley Mason, the founder of Dash of Social! Ashley is a marketing consultant, starting her company at the young age of 19. That was not even her first business though, as she ran her own blog in high school, which got her started on the path to entrepreneurship. Dash of Social is a marketing firm that specializes in helping small businesses create value-driven content, attract quality leads and establish an engaged online presence. Ashley tells u...
Reconnecting with Yourself and Trusting Your Intuition with Meg Haines
February 25, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBDespite the hyper-connective times we live in, many of us feel more disconnected than ever. We are no longer connected with ourselves. This not only means that we do not connect with others, but also that we cannot look to our intuition to guide us. Meg Haines, our guest today, is focused on helping people reconnect with themselves. As a spiritual teacher, healer, and creator of Divine Feminine Mastery and Intuitive Magic, Meg is one of the most soothing souls we have ever met. Her childhood...
Trauma Reaction: Finding Your Breath with Angelina Lombardo
February 11, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Stacked Against we are joined by Angelina Lombardo, best selling author of Love Letters to a Stripper, where she takes a deep dive into what it looks like to come out of the sex working industry. Angelina also just launched The Spiritual Entrepreneur — a powerful book that helps empower women that are heart centered leaders to uncover their purposes and lead fully unleashed lives. In our conversation today, Angelina joins us to talk about our childhoods, our pasts, ...
Coming Home To Yourself with Karen Kenney
January 28, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBOn today’s show, we are in conversation with Karen Kenney. Karen is a guide, spiritual mentor, writer, and speaker. She is the founder of Fearless Flow Mentoring, where she helps clients transform their stories into glory. Along with this, she is also a yoga teacher applying her yogic knowledge to all the work that she does. Karen’s teachings are based on A Course in Miracles, the book that changed her life and one that she has since studied for over two decades. She is a dear friend of the ...
Changing Course After A Near-Death Experience with Michael O’Brien
January 28, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBToday on the Stacked Against Podcast we have a conversation with Michael O’Brien, the “Chief Shift Officer” at Peloton Executive Coaching. Michael elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days, and he gets into the details in his book The Last Bad Day Shift. His award-winning book Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows, chronicles his last rock-bottom day, his near-death experience, and the journey to recovery. For him, it’s about transforming from bein...
Overcoming When The Odds Are Stacked Against You
January 27, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBWe will be doing things a little differently on today’s show, meaning that instead of being the interviewer and host, Cassandra herself becomes the guest! There can’t be a podcast without a host though, and so we welcome Janelle Lara from The Part-Time CEO onto the show so that she can shoot all the burning questions Cassandra’s way. Stacked Against is devoted to telling the stories of brilliant humans who stood up in the face of crises, and that is exactly what our beloved host does in this...