The Kerby Method Podcast

Join us in a captivating session with Keri Nola as we delve into the transformative journey of reconnecting with our bodies. Together, we explore the vital role of breath as a bridge to this homecoming, highlighting the art of slowing down to immerse ourselves fully in the rhythm of our breathing.

Throughout our discussion, we recognize the breath's ever-changing nature, encouraging a compassionate acceptance of each unique moment. We also explore the importance of self-compassion, letting go of self-criticism and embracing our experiences just as they are.

We wrap up our dialogue with heartfelt appreciation for the enlightening insights shared by our esteemed guest, and for the impactful contributions Keri makes to this field.

In this episode:

0:00:02 Introduction to Keri Nola: The Queen of Abundance

0:01:42 Soul-led Choices and Early Signs of Healing

0:04:01 The Metaphoric Death: Embracing Change and Spiritual Crisis

0:06:31 The Wisdom of the Body and Deep Listening

0:08:24 Embracing Intuition as a Birthright and Awakening Humanity

0:12:28 Awakening Intuition: Ayurvedic Medicine and Shamanism

0:14:38 Embracing Simplicity and Trusting Self-Intuition

0:16:17 Clair ability and the discomfort of being empathic

0:18:06 Embracing the gift of sensing and intuition

0:26:19 Understanding the concept of shadow work

0:28:54 Exploring different modalities of self-exploration and healing

0:33:43 Discovering the Healing Power of Slowness

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On this episode of the Kerby Method podcast, Holly Bertone shares her journey of resilience and building mental strength. She emphasizes the power of gratitude and different approaches based on personality types. 

We discuss gratitude from a fresh perspective, and Holly offers practical insights into how we can use gratitude to pull us out of slumps or stuck-ness. We discuss the merits and value of real rest, and how to begin finding it on a "felt-sense" level to really let it sink in.

Holly encourages listeners to embrace gratitude and, as always, we share ways to find home within ourselves. 

In this podcast episode:

0:00:00 Introducing Holly Bertone, a transformational mindset coach

0:03:05 Cancer diagnosis: life before and after

0:05:45 Forced resignation: rock bottom with health and career

0:08:21 Attaching value to external achievements and identity

0:10:08 Addressing emotional toxins and restoring balance

0:12:12 Learning the concept of true rest and unraveling patterns

0:14:24 Using gratitude to rewire the brain and shift hormones

0:14:50 Embracing resilience and learning from rock bottom experiences

0:17:02 Using gratitude to shift out of the struggle cycle

0:19:07 Overriding body signals and the consequences of neglecting self-care

0:21:04 Cultivating the ability to listen to and trust our bodies

0:23:35 The positive impact of gratitude on mental and physical well-being

0:24:33 Opening the door to gratitude

0:25:51 Meeting gratitude where it is

0:28:58 Getting unstuck and embracing gratitude

0:34:57 Starting the day with a gratitude competition

On this episode of the Kerby Method podcast, Linda Mench, a clinical board-certified nutrition specialist, joins us to discuss her work in helping women during perimenopause and menopause. 

She explains the difference between her role as a nutritionist and that of a counselor or dietitian, and how she develops personalized nutrition plans based on lab results and medical history. 

We dive into the use of the Dutch test for hormone analysis and explore the importance of open conversations about menopause. 

We also touch on the benefits of personalized nutrition, managing stress and cortisol levels, and the launch of Linda's Menopause Project. 

Tune in for valuable insights and support during this stage of life.

In this podcast episode:

0:02:30 Difference between a clinical nutrition specialist and other nutrition professionals

0:08:18 Individualized nutrition: macronutrients and micronutrients

0:10:04 Plant-based eating and the gut microbiome

0:16:51 Early signs of menopause: sleep, mood changes, hot flashes

0:19:01 Embracing the new chapter of life and finding fulfillment

0:20:12 Donuts, sugar high, and menopause education

0:27:24 Importance of mindfulness and meditation practice

0:28:20 Prioritizing movement and rest

0:30:08 Embracing menopause as a natural and beautiful transition

0:33:22 Introducing the Menopause Project: a journey of self-discovery and support

0:35:36 Exploring nutrition, mindfulness, and restorative care in menopause

0:37:22 Holiday special and future launches of the menopause project

0:39:25 COVID and its potential link to perimenopausal symptoms

0:41:26 Linda's work and availability for online consultations

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In this episode, I speak with Whitney Benjamin, a healing artist and movement teacher. She shares her experience as an empath and intuitive healer, emphasizing the importance of trusting intuition and giving clients power in their healing process. 

We discuss her work in athletic somatics, promoting psycho-physical intelligence in young female athletes. Whitney incorporates Tarot and hosts medicine ceremonies, highlighting the need for consent and boundaries. 

We also discuss the influence of culture on embodiment and the importance of intuitive movement. 

Our conversation emphasizes regaining sovereignty over our bodies and incorporating intuitive practices in our lives.

In this episode:

0:01:58 Discussion on psychic abilities and grounding

0:04:24 Openly addressing psychic abilities and boundaries

0:06:21 Everyone's ability to tune into energy

0:08:38 Somatic athletic education for young female athletes

0:10:30 Introduction to mixed yoga arts for athletes

0:16:42 The Influence of female athletes on culture

0:20:25 The transformative experience of playing softball in italy

0:25:18 Exciting travel plans and climbing adventures

0:30:11 Tips for middle-aged women in nervous system regulation and athletics

0:33:52 The power of movement for anxiety relief

You can find Whitney on:

Instagram - @whitneylynnbenjamin

Please join me for this wonderful episode with published author, Christy Hughes. As a woman in recovery, Christy shares her story of transformation both in and beyond recovery. She talks about tenacity and coming into her own as a woman and a human -- recognizing she can do hard and amazing things. 

She shares with us about her book, what it takes to actually accomplish a project so large, and her pathway to recognizing her own inner strength. Her book is a memoir interwoven with the stories of her grandmothers and their pervasive wisdom. 

Christy currently resides in Fort Worth, TX with her husband and two dogs. They spend weekends on their Central Texas homestead, which will someday be teeming with goats, pig, bees and veggies. Until then, Christy works full time in the pet industry and spends much of her spare time writing or on the yoga mat

She is also the founder of The Brave Kind, a community dedicated to supporting spiritual and personal growth for all of us. 

If you've ever thought about writing a book, tune in as Christy shares with us how she did it!

If you are new in recovery and want to know you're not alone, feel inspired and supported, tune in as Christy shares with us how she did it!

Enjoy the episode and check out Christy's book!!!! 

Catherine Peters is a Certified Professional Mindset Coach and Energy Leadership Master Practitioner. After a long and successful career creating multiple businesses and traveling the world, Catherine faced burnout on an epic level. A breast cancer diagnosis in 2018 changed the trajectory of her life. In her search to heal herself and her life, she answered a long-time calling to help others as well. She now helps her clients heal their minds, clearing out the crap in their heads so they can finally create the life of their dreams, filled with magic, purpose, and lots of joy.

Join me in this lively yet restful conversation with Cat as we pick apart WHY resting is so taboo in our current societal paradigm. Cat enlightens us to the true power of the nap, and provides practical information to get started on cultivating your own nap practice. 

We discuss the importance of identifying your own story around rest and napping, how napping boots your productivity and has a myriad of health benefits, and the best time of day and duration to get the most out of your nap.

If you are like many of us -- burn out, overwhelm, and fatigue seem to be just a part of life. Nap advocates like Cat are here to tell you there is another way! 

Ever dream of quitting your job and wandering off into the forest? Then you will love hearing Julia's story of what led her to do exactly that, and how she continues to be a full time long distance backpacker. 

Julia, aka Rocket, is on the trail right now, backpacking the Continental Divide, and I was lucky enough to sit down with her a few days before she left. 

Julia is a full time adventure lover and long distance backpacker. She started her journey over 2 years ago when she quit her job and sold all of her belongings and hiked the entire Appalachian trail. Before that she struggled with finding her happiness and after working as a nurse she realized that everyday is a blessing. She has since hiked over 3000 miles and has many more planned. She has struggled with her mental health since childhood and has found nothing more cathartic and healing than long distance backpacking.

If you are curious about getting started on any outdoor adventure, Julia offers plenty of encouragement, practical advice, and resources. We all walk our own path in life, and what a pleasure to spend time with someone who is so passionately walking the life that works best for her. 

Gather your adventurous souls and join me for a great episode! 

Settle in and strap on your hats for this informative and life changing episode with Sarah K Ramsey. Sarah is a Toxic Relationship Specialist and the world’s leading expert on how to become Toxic Person Proof. She is best selling author of the book Becoming Toxic Person Proof and host of a globally-acclaimed podcast. She works with women who have experienced toxic relationships and who remain stuck in a cycle of pain and confusion transform their minds and lives by taking back their power, recreating a life they are excited about living and bringing renewed energy, clarity, and excellence into establishing careers and relationships they love. 

Sarah is a true expert and a delightful human, she offers advice on how to identify toxic people in our lives, and ways to navigate the complexities of these relationships. I personally learned a lot during our talk and I know you will too. 

If you are ready to open the door to becoming toxic person proof in all of your relationships, give this episode a listen and walk away with a  new understanding of human behavior and your place in it!

I am joined today by the fabulous Amber Petty, who shares a plethora of wisdom with us. A freelance writer and entrepreneur, Amber speaks to finding creative satisfaction outside of traditional means.

After spending 13 years in New York as an actor, Amber got tired of waiting around for auditions and started freelance writing. Six years later, she's written for the New York Times, Thrillist, Greatist, Parade, MTV.com, Bustle, and even Snooki's blog. In her Freelance Writing for Actors & Creatives class, she's helped students go from no previous experience to bylines in Business Insider, Huffington Post, Thrillist, Eater, and more.

We talk about the internal shift she went through with transitioning from an actor to a freelance writer, and what helped her to move forward through a difficult time. She mentions more than once the importance of establishing areas of our lives and creativity that are within our control to help propel us forward.

Amber also shares some hilarious and inspiring moments from her time in NYC as an actor and in performing with The Upright Citizen’s Brigade. She drops pearls of wisdom on what it means to really live your dream, and how to take a look at if the current lifestyle you’re living matches up to the dream you’ve imagined.

Amber is a real gem; I am clearly a fan! If you are a creative person trying to find your way, this episode is for you. You are not alone in your struggles and dreams, girl, we are right there with you!

Join me for a sweet and lively discussion with author and self proclaimed woman with moxie, Lori Brooks. 

Lori is an accomplished/published writer and photographer, and was not a hiker prior to the journey she outlines in her book. Lori published her first memoir in February 2020. Her memoir covers a landmark and poignant slice of time in her life. On the edge of her 59th birthday Lori experienced an awakening on a solo hike in Death Valley National Park, which led to a divinely gifted idea of hiking her way to her 60th birthday, with no other agenda than to transform her health. It became known as the Sixty60 Journey, 60 hikes to 60 years. What actually transpired in that year and beyond is what she calls her "Unintended Positive Consequences of Hiking" also the title of her memoir.

Lori shares many aspects of her story with me, from comical to grief laden experiences, in our talk together. She offers practical advice for anyone looking to transform their health or try something new and adventurous. 

Enjoy this episode and hopefully we will see you on the trail!

I had the great pleasure to speak with Tammy Roth: PhD, Soul Coach, sober woman, and counselor of empaths. She is a wonderful guest and gives hope and strength to anyone who is highly sensitive or empathetic and worries that this may be a negative attribute.

Tammy Roth is an intuitive and creative empath who spent most of her life numbing out her gifts with alcohol, over achieving, food, and any other distractions she could find. She is now on a mission to guide women in recovery to learn to embrace their gifts of sensitivity and empathic abilities. Her focus is to help women drop beneath the personality and ego to the soul level to nurture their innate gifts. Tammy's background includes 20 years as a holistic psychotherapist and now works solely as an intuitive soul coach. She offers women's retreats and groups both online and in person on The Forgotten Coast of Florida.

She explains the difference between empathy and being an empath, enlightens us to the scale of highly sensitive people, and offers strength and wisdom to moving on this path.

Tammy shares her own journey with recovery and her multifaceted talents and professional career. She now focuses on working with the soul and leading humans to a deeper connection with themselves and the world around them.

Tammy explains her work with family constellations, and yes, this work is as profound and fascinating as it sounds.

I know you will enjoy her episode and leave feeling much as I did: awakened again to the own gentle nature of my soul’s calling.

Please join me for this enigmatic interview with the lovely Jocellyn Harvey, published author and Certified Success Coach for women.

Three things I will say about Jocellyn right off the bat: she is incredibly grounded and authentic, and has a stunning smile that truly lights up the screen.

In our time together we discuss Jocellyn’s book, Recovering the Home and why she was inspired to write a book that focused on ways to exist and feel good in our home environment while in recovery. She shares about her writing technique and takes us through a four step process in how to re-create your environment.

We also touch on what it was like to leave twelve step recovery and both share insights into this aspect of our journeys.

Joceylln offers an astute understanding in taking a softer approach to live, setting realistic goals and celebrating them, and explains why she left Instagram. She also shares a practical strategy for creating I Am statements that resonate and are true for us.

I have no doubt you will enjoy my conversation with Jocellyn, and enjoy the many insights and pearls of wisdom she offers in her truly authentic voice.

Settle in for this fantastic episode with Wendie Taylor. I loved her approach of incorporating intuitive eating and the idea of adding more instead of restricting. 

Wendie Taylor, MBA, RDN is registered dietitian and food/body image coach. She is working to redefine the stereotypical ideal of a “dietitian”.  She works with women to find freedom from "diet brain" and helps navigate them in their journey to Unlearn everything about dieting and uncover their inner intuitive eater!   She loves helping women that feel trapped by dieting and the scale.  Her mission is to help them to improve their relationship with their body and food so they live and be the women they were created to be.

Wendie has a holistic and well rounded approach to physical and mental health and how food factors in to our lives and mindsets. We talked about her food personality quiz and I highly recommend you take it!

Turns out I am a "no shame eater", which works well for me because in all honesty, I thought about a donut for much of this episode. 

If you struggle with food, have ever struggled with food, or just want food to be easy -- please listen to this episode. Wendie's approach makes a good deal of sense and feels incredibly ease-ful. 

I had a wonderful time getting to know Jen Butler, founder and CEO of JB partners and the SMaRT club and methodology.

Jen brings a Master of Education degree, Board Certification as a Coach, a fresh perspective and more than 30 years of experience to business coaching. A Diplomat of the American Institute of Stress, she has created the SMaRT Club+ that addresses the 11 stepping-stones to Stress Management and Resilience Training so every team member can get back to enjoying their work and businesses and reap the financial benefits of success.

We dive into looking at healing stress from a systemic approach, and I ask Jen what systems she finds most useful for seeing big changes in her clients. She has a profound and wonderful answer for a big question I ask on why stress is so prevalent in the western world to begin with.

If you are someone that deals with stress or anxiety that is negatively impacting your life or your business, give this episode a listen. Jen is a true professional with a heart of gold and gave me a broader perspective on how to approach healing from stress.

Join me for a highly informative and engaging episode with Sally Imeson. We discuss her multifaceted approach to wellness, why I think making gelatin is difficult, and how truly nurturing your body goes far deeper than counting calories or macros. 

Sally was inspired by natural medicine from a young age, and has a twenty year history of studying  Beauty Therapy, Nutrition and Stress Management, and Sports Management. When she became a new wife and mother she quickly learned that emotional wellness is far more important then ‘calories, nutrients or portion sizes’. 

Living in an environment with domestic violence and raising two children on her own showed Sally deep trauma and led her direction with trauma care investigation. She now teaches and advocates that caring for the nervous system and setting up your lifestyle to positively support the nervous system is the most nurturing nutrition philosophy to follow.

I learned a great deal from Sally in our time together and I have no doubt you will also! Enjoy the episode.

Join me for this incredibly informative episode in exploring healthy sexuality sober! 

Stacie Ysidro holds a special certification in Sex Coaching from Sex Coach University, is a certified erotic blueprint therapist, and a member of the world association of sex coaches. She has been coaching individuals and couples nationwide for over 10 years, helping thousands of people to embrace their authentic sexual selves, communicate effectively and heal and transform compulsive behavior patterns into positive healthy expression.

Stacie has been drug and alcohol free for over 4 years, and this lifestyle has allowed her to specialize in the realm of sober sex. She uses her extensive education and experience to help you have the best sex of your life...Sober!

In our conversation we discuss the importance of knowing yourself fully and asking specific questions to create a more fulfilling sexual experience. We touch on the importance of reclaiming pleasure, both in and out of our sexuality. Stacie shares some wonderful tools and profound questions that can help anyone on their journey to embracing sober sex!

If you are on a path to sobriety and interested in cultivating a new relationship with your sexuality, this talk with Stacie will offer you practical tools and resources to get started!

Please join me for this vibrant episode with the amazing Karen O’Conner, founder of the Menopause, Marriage, and Motherhood podcast. Karen is dynamic woman who sought answers from her own experience through menopause, and then went on to further share what she found out with the world. 

After raising four children, Karen found herself smack bang in the middle of menopause and with zero idea of what to do with her life. Depressed, lonely and majorly hormonal, she was shamefully convinced that she was the only person who felt this way, as every other woman she knew seemed to have their act together. But as she began to talk to people, she realized that most women going through midlife experience a similar sort of thing. She also realized that even though menopause is something that 50% of the population will experience, it's neither understood not discussed enough. 

Karen started her podcast, blog, and Facebook group to bring this topic into the forefront of the conversation with grace, humor, and a style all her own. 

We have a great chat and clarify what menopause actually is, signs we can watch for as we go through perimenopause, and how we can maintain steady and sure footing as we go through these biological changes. 

If you are a man and think this episode isn’t for you—think again! If you have any women in your life who you care about, learning and understanding what they go through throughout the lifetime of their hormonal cycles will surely make life for pleasant for both of you! 

Enjoy this episode of real talk, plenty of giggles, and leave with a better understanding of your own biology. 

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Please enjoy this timely discussion I have with Beth Erlander, grief expert and grief friend.

Beth is a Creative Grief Support Practitioner and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. She has a private practice focusing in grief, loss and trauma reconciliation. Beth is a Transpersonal Art Therapist and Certified EMDR Therapist too. Her main passion is using a creative somatic approach to helping others navigate grief. Her own apprenticeship to grief gave me the inside experience to be with others as they come to grips with grief too.

Beth talks about the importance of befriending your grief, rather than fighting through it or relying on a linear timeline to heal. She is full of wisdom and grace, and this is a wonderful episode for us all, with acknowledging all of the small and large grieving we are doing collectively as a planet through the time of COVID.

Welcome to 2021 with this incredible episode featuring Dr Jamie Marich, an amazing woman of many talents and fluent in multiple areas of expertise. 

Dr. Jamie Marich describes herself as a facilitator of transformative experiences. A clinical trauma specialist, expressive artist, writer, yogini, performer, short filmmaker, Reiki master, TEDx speaker, and recovery advocate, she unites all of these elements in her mission to inspire healing in others.

Marich is the founder of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness and the developer of the Dancing Mindfulness practice to expressive arts therapy. She is also the co-creator of the Yoga Unchained approach to trauma-informed yoga, and the developer of Yoga for Clinicians.

In this episode we cover a lot of ground, discussing big topics such as recovery, trauma, and spirituality. Dr Jamie is a wealth of knowledge and has an incredibly warm heart. I have no doubt you will love this interview as much as I did!

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Humanual may be one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure to read, and speaking with the author, Betsy Polatin, was s special treat unto itself. 

Betsy Polatin, MFA, SEP is an internationally recognized breathing/movement specialist and best-selling author. She has been teaching for more than forty years and is currently a master lecturer at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Her background includes forty-five years of movement education and performance, as well as training in the Alexander Technique, music, dance, yoga, meditation, trauma resolution, and the broader healing arts. Her work is greatly influenced by the teachings of Spiritual and Meditation Masters. 

Betsy leads international trainings where she presents her unique and revolutionary fusion of ideas: scientific knowledge combined with ancient wisdom and intuitive human creativity. Since 2016, she has been co-teaching ongoing workshops with Peter A. Levine, PhD. And she has taught “Returning to Ourselves, the Wisdom of Trauma,” with Dr. Gabor Maté. Betsy’s previous book, The Actor’s Secret, was featured on ABC TV and Fox News, and received rave reviews. As a well-known educator, she has published numerous articles in the Huffington Post. She maintains a private practice online internationally. 

I left this interview feeling calm, happy, and in a state of flow and expansion. I wish the same for anyone who chooses to listen to it! 

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Please join me for an episode seeped in very grounded magic with Judy Lemon. Judy is a shamanic practitioner and Somatic Experiencing trauma therapist (SEP) who brings years of comprehensive training and knowledge into her work. She has studied and apprenticed with Native and other master teachers in Europe, the United States and throughout Latin America. Judy draws upon her extensive experience with multiple modalities such as energy healing, ceremonial work, and trauma therapy to create an individual plan for each client’s healing and spiritual development.  

She has just published her first work, a short story called "The Magic Tree," which is part of the anthology, "Crappy to Happy." A full-length memoir, called "Machete Woman," about her days as a shamanic apprentice will be published soon.

We discuss her journey within the world of shamanism, what it was like to be a woman in the jungle, and how important staying centered is when working with elemental energy. We also had plenty of time to talk about one of my favorite subjects, Somatic Experiencing, and the very specific ways Judy uses this work in conjunction with her Shamanic practices. 

This is a wonderful episode that left me feeling expansive and open to magic and wonder. See what it does for you! 

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This is a short episode with Dr Alice offering strategies and a guided practice for increased ease on election day.

Many of us here in the US feel the mounting tension surrounding this election, and are tired of living in a pressure cooker. 

PLEASE VOTE! 

And afterwards, lean into this episode for support and strategies to bring you ease and connection in all of the areas that you can control.

If you are sober or in recovery and worried the anxiety of this day might drive you drink, please don't! Listen to this episode and create new patterns of coping and staying grounded even in a stressful time. 

If you are high wired with anxiety, this is the episode for you. 

You aren't alone!

Relax into a guided practice, gentle humor, and deep compassion with Dr Alice.

Join me for a lively chat with Emily Golden, and learn what all about the New Golden Rule! She recently published a book by the same name, and lets us in on some of the highlights she covers between the pages.

Emily Golden is a professional certified coach who specializes in executive leadership and career coaching. She has seventeen years of corporate human resources experience; practical experience from more than 2,500 hours of coaching; and a deep understanding of the human mind, spirit, and potential. Her clients range from seasoned executives to emerging leaders, to career changers who utilize her support to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.

Emily’s ontological approach allows individuals to clarify their goals, shift beliefs and habits, take risks, execute brilliance, and make quantum leaps rather than incremental improvements. Her patience and brilliance allow others to discover “ah-ha” moments that enable what once seemed impossible. As a result, her clients emerge as leaders who bring value, impact, and connection to their professional and personal lives.

Emily and I chat about making profound life changes without a huge event taking place as a catalyst, and at finding your passion with your work.

Emily offers wonderful insights into ways to take better care of ourselves and highlight our own strengths, while being aware of areas for growth.

Emily is a dynamic, warm hearted guest who brings a fresh approach to the world of personal development.

I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Dr Kim D’eramo, conscious physician and bestselling author of The MindBody Toolkit.

Kim D’eramo, DO, is also the founder of The American Institute of MindBody Medicine. She received her board-certification in Emergency Medicine and attended residency at Emory University in Atlanta.

Dr. D’Eramo has been highly sensitive and able to perceive energy at deep levels throughout her life. She was able to heal a severe autoimmune disease during medical school when doctors told her she would be on medications for life.

She has now developed a new way of practicing medicine internationally to access others to the infinite medicine within. Her MindBody Medicine practice incorporates her understanding of conventional medicine and her awareness of the deeper energies that affect health.

Kim assists clients all over the world through her online courses and group retreats. She shares a weekly live MindBody TV broadcast in the MindBody Community in Facebook and can be found at DrKimD.com

If you love science, medicine, feeling amazing, and profound conversation, you are in the right place. This was a beautiful and highly experiential episode. When you listen, be less concerned with the information you are taking in, and more inspired to simply notice how your body feels.

I'm back from the mountains just in time to release this amazing and very special Friday episode featuring Nicole Tsong.

Nicole is an amazing woman and a kindred spirit, she came on to chat with me about her latest book, 24 Ways to Move More, being released on October 1st.

In this interview we discuss what it means to find the joy in movement, the comfort in being new at something, and the perseverance it takes to show up and try new things, again and again.

She also shares some amazing and fun ways to become inspired by movement, and to have fun in your body, no matter if you are a long time fitness aficionado, or a new beginner.

Nicole is a fitness expert and yoga teacher based in Seattle, who for six years wrote the popular Fit for Life column in The Seattle Times, published in Pacific NW Magazine. Nicole is the author of Yoga for Hikers and Yoga for Climbers with Mountaineers Books, and has taught yoga for more than a decade, including for three years at the White House Easter Egg Roll. She previously served as Chair of the Board of Directors for Seattle-based nonprofit, Yoga Behind Bars, and was an award-winning journalist for The Seattle Times and the Anchorage Daily News.

Nicole lives in Seattle, where she runs a work/life balance coaching business, helping high-achieving women of color find their calling and know why they are here, and stop living life according to other people's rules. In her spare time, you'll find her in the mountains with her pup Coco, or lovingly tending her houseplants.

If you are stuck in a rut with your own movement routine, this episode may shift you into a place of curiosity and exploration to try something different!

Do you feel buried under consumer debt??

Credit card statements make you cringe?

Or maybe you’d like an effective means to simply start budgeting!

Join me in this amazing episode with Alexis Shea of Shea Budgets, as she breaks down practical strategies and tips to beat the beast of consumer debt and empower yourself to live differently.

Alexis is a professional who hit a wall with her finances two years ago and decided to make a change. Now she shares her debt free journey and financial advice through Shea Budgets, a grass roots effort to speak openly about debt and how to resolve it.

You can find her on Instagram @sheabudgets

Alexis is open about her own story with consumer debt, sets realistic goals for herself within the public forum, and marks her successes and setbacks in a judgement free environment. Her results are real and her approach is practical.

Enjoy this episode and be empowered you can take matters into your own hands with walking through debt and regaining peace of mind.

Register for Calm and Clear: Stop the Stress Cycle WEBINAR here: 

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This is the long lost episode resurrected!

I had this wonderful conversation with Gina Ryan back in March and had a tech issue with a lost recording. It has been recovered and I am overjoyed to share this episode with all of you.

Gina Ryan​ is the producer and host of the top 50 Mental Health show on Apple Podcast -​The Anxiety Coaches Podcast.

Gina is a Nutritionist and coach who in 1993 opened New Health Natural Products in NY and also struggled with stress, anxiety, and panic for over 20 years. Before the internet, she was able to climb out of her fear and panic to peace, calm, and well-being by finding what did and what didn’t work. She now teaches thousands of others how to do the same in a fraction of the time.

Gina openly shares her own journey with anxiety and how she now lives her life with a sense of calm and purpose. She shares with us some techniques that work for calming anxiety, and we have a lovely conversation about body based techniques.

After moving to Maui in 2005, Gina spent 12 years as a nutritionist/consultant for both the Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Center and the only Residential ED Facility in Hawaii sharing her compassion along with her knowledge and wisdom of the mind​-body and spirit connection helping clients clear their food-related anxiety, obsessions, and compulsions.

Gina is currently dedicated full  time to anxiety-clearing coaching, writing, and teaching clients around the world. She considers her work her calling and lives a mindful and compassionate life.

This is a beautiful episode with calming energy all over town, and wonderful advice!

Hold onto your hats, this is a seriously kick ass episode.

I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Caitlin Donovan, one of New York City’s leading burnout experts and acupuncturists, host of “Fried – The Burnout Podcast,” and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World".

Caitlin is a practical lady with tangible tools and explanations about burnout: what it is, how we can be aware of it, and what to do about it if we find ourselves caught in a burnout loop. She has a contagious enthusiasm and passion for her work and her purpose, and offers expert advice and guidance.

In this episode, Caitlin discusses the importance of recognizing resentments, implementing rest from the get go, and even answers my near comical question, “why is being an entrepreneur so hard?”

Caitlin has her master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and combines Eastern wisdom with her natural practicality. After performing more than 25,000 acupuncture treatments, Caitlin added 1:1 coaching, corporate workshops, and keynotes for companies such as PTC and Lululemon – all with a focus on burnout.

She has been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “Elephant Journal,” “Thrive Global,” “Addicted 2 Success”, as well as quoted in Oprah Magazine

If you want to build your own resilience and avoid burnout, have some laughs, and feel empowered with us—dive on in!

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Join me in this episode with Brooke, a woman who articulates the role of sex and sexual health in a way not commonly found in the modern literature on sex. Brooke is a  Clinical Nutritionist, Naturopath and Kundalini Yoga Instructor.

In her early days of practice she traveled the world setting up health retreats and consulting to the rich and famous. She has helped models, actors, musicians and even Royalty. She was asked to be a feature writer on women’s health for Elle Magazine and has written columns for small local rags. 

Brooke has twenty years of experience and specialization in helping couples to conceive naturally. Consequently, this led her more recently to also consulting as a professional sex coach for women and couples. While she treats physical and mental sexual health conditions Brooke is also incredibly passionate about creating an environment for women to connect with themselves and discover their sexuality on more than just the physical level. 

She describes sex as being a spiritual and emotional experience that results in a full body orgasm. She believes that every woman has the capacity to enjoy sex in this way. In fact she says it is their birth right.

Brooke is extending a half price offer to all of my  listeners for her online retreat. It is a beginner's retreat called Introduction to Women's Sexual Empowerment. You can find all of the details on her FB page, linked below!

This is a very special episode taken from The Self Love Summit  I hosted in Feb 2020. I thought a focus on actionable steps to increase and prioritize self love was incredibly appropriate for our current time. 

Africa Brooke is an amazing guest and I have personally implemented some of the strategies she discusses in this interview. She is a force to be reckoned with, and a highly successful woman in leadership. 

Africa is a  London based Mindset Coach, Motivational Speaker, Avid Tea-drinker, and Entrepreneur on a mission to help highly-committed women entrepreneurs move away from self-sabotage. She is a sober woman who shares her own journey openly and without pretense, and in doing so has created an ever-growing global community of over 60,000+ people.

If you are wondering how to take real steps towards increasing your self love, this is the episode for you. During this time, we need love, compassion, and the ability to build resilience through these practices more than ever. 

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Sheba Coffey is a Success Coach and Speaker. She has a TEDx talk entitled #Fearmovement and currently has a Master Class named, " Using FEAR to Create the Success You Want."

Sheba was recently an Expert Panelist on the webinar, "Thriving in Uncertainty." She does Group and Individual Coaching. She was the Co-Chair of the Training Sub-Committee for the 2019 NCAA Final Four. She is the former Publisher of Women's Business Minnesota Magazine. She is a two-time recipient of the Minnesota People's Choice Awards for "Most Dynamic TV Show Host."

Sheba is involved in many volunteer efforts and was formerly Board Chair of the Women's Foundation of Minnesota. She is a world traveler and most proud of being the mother of 3 outstanding children.

You’ve probably heard more than one acronym for FEAR, but buckle up to hear how Sheba Coffey shifts the word fear into actionable steps to move forward through anything.

Sheba shares her own devastating loss at a young age, and how this affected her moving forward. How her #fearmovement came into being when she continued to see words that shaped FEAR and gave it new meaning.

We discuss her four step approach to a new relationship with fear based on words that kept coming to her. Sheba shares practical tools that have led her to amazing results for herself, her children, and her clients.

To re-define your own relationship with fear and learn some actionable steps you can take today---enjoy this episode!

Dr. Sara Smith is a doctor of Physical Therapy, Yoga instructor, and Certified Coach. She specializes in helping women activate their Core Confidence.

She has been mentoring, inspiring & educating others on how to quickly improve their life by using the latest neuroscience, mindfulness and pelvic floor research for over 15 years. By weaving in easy to follow processes, Sara enjoys getting over-scheduled, multi-tasking, “get the job done” women to move beyond their current stress and reach far into the possibility of “where can I thrive?

I enjoyed our conversation immensely and Dr Sara graciously explained more about what makes up the pelvic floor and why it is important in both our physical and mental health. She touches on the link between the need for control and pelvic imbalances such as stress and urgency.

We touch on vitally important topics such as: chronic pain and how the simple act of listening and presence can begin to change a person’s life and world, the importance of learning to listen to one’s own body and a simple technique for how to drop into the pelvis, the great need for human connection, and Sara’s practice of delineating a word of the year.

Sara shares her own journey in self-discovery and relinquishing control with her diet in working with a nutritionist this past year.

If you love hearing about the interconnections between mind and body, spirit and flesh, along with a heartfelt approach to facilitating real change, you will love this episode.

Bruce Parry has lived an incredibly adventurous life. He has traveled and led expeditions to some of the most remote regions of the world and lived with indigenous people around the globe.

Bruce is an English documentarian and indigenous rights advocate, having produced the documentary series Tribe, Amazon, and Artic for the BBC, showing Bruce exploring extreme environments and living with remote indigenous peoples and highlighting many of the important issues being faced on the environmental front line.

In my conversation with Bruce, I was curious to hear how his widespread travels and adventures have impacted him personally, and how this dictates his past and current lifestyle and practices. We talk psychedelics, silent Vipassanna meditation, and the awareness found in foraging.

Bruce is an environment advocate, having witnessed firsthand the destruction brought to tribal people by ongoing and disruptive development in remote regions. He is also well practiced in ceremonial psychedelics, from a personal standpoint as well as an observational one.

As my own work focuses on anxiety and trauma resolution, I was curious to hear his thoughts on how stress and trauma show up in tribal cultures, and what the sense of living with a truly egalitarian people feels like.

I was quite excited to speak with Bruce for many reasons, my own great love of the wilderness and adventure first and foremost. I also have a deep sense of responsibility for being a steward on the planet, and love Bruce’s take on how we must all “fall in love with nature” to begin restoring and protecting our natural and wild places.

If you are as fascinated by interesting people as I am, or want to deepen your own connection with nature, with your essential self, and with your fellow humans—give this episode a listen.

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In the midst of an incredibly tumultuous time, I wanted to provide a sweet episode with a message of healing and hope. This is not to deny or gloss over the racial injustice and subsequent protesting and looting that is currently occurring in the United States. As a white woman, I am well aware of my privilege, and am learning how to be an ally. If you fall in a similar category, please take a look at some of the links I have posted below. What I can do is discuss trauma and healing, and I am grateful to introduce you to one of the finest people and most brilliant healers I know in this episode. 

Jason Michael Stepina is a Certified Shiva Murti Healer, Certified deep tissue and shiatsu practitioner, an amazing artist and so much more. He also happens to be one of my best friends on the planet.

Jason and I discuss our personal history together and how we met many moons ago at The Heartwood Institute, a live in school for the healing arts up in the northern CA mountains.

Jason shares about his own journey with sobriety and the many pivotal moments he has had since becoming sober that have led him along his healing journey.

We dip into the power behind leaning into uncomfortable feelings, and the space and release that comes with having the capacity to actually feel them.

Jason shares his work with the Balinese healing practice of Shiva Murti, and describes some of the benefits he has received as well as those he sees in his clients.

We talk about the power of remembering we are all magical humans on the planet, and that embracing our magical powers as humans does not mean we are cut off from reality, but on the contrary, it allows us to be more present and engaged and grounded with our lives.

This is a beautiful and fun episode, and I am privileged to introduce all of my listeners to the wonderful work of Mr Jason Michael Stepina.

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I am Ginger Burr’s newest fan, and I think you probably will be to when you listen to this episode!

For 33 years, Ginger Burr, President of Total Image Consultants, has helped women around the world create a wardrobe they love by connecting with their inner essence. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the author of That’s So You! Create a look you love with beauty, style and grace. Ginger has been interviewed by Worth Magazine, Forbes Magazine, FoxNews and Bloomberg Business.

In this episode, she enlightens us to the difference between fashion and style, and offers tangible ways that we can develop and embrace our personal style well into our 40s and beyond.

Ginger works from the inside out and has a process to identify the four inner beauty words that are unique to each individual. She helps me to dig into one of my own words, and I reminisce about some of my favorite clothes as a kid.

Ginger makes having a sense of style and dressing as a representation of our inner self seem do-able and FUN! She has systems that take the guesswork out of getting dressed in the morning, and encourages all of us to not settle for “good enough” when it comes to selecting our clothes because it is such a huge representation of how we feel.

I have truly loved clothes since I was a little kid, and had very specific ideas from an early age on what went with what and how to wear it. Fast forward to my life now and I am climbing over rocks most days, and can’t seem to combine that with wanting to dress as a joyful professional woman. Ginger has helped me see this is not only possible, but knowing a few simple things can help immensely in creating my personal style.

What a great conversation, and I know you will love the passion and delight Ginger brings to her work.

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Join me in this beautiful interview with a beautiful guy, Dr Matt Jeffs, DPT PSM CEAS  Principal Faculty at The Back School and National Faculty at Summit Professional Education.

Matt is clearly a skilled clinician, educator, and innovative thinker. He excels at examining the latest scientific research regarding our global relationship with stress, and more importantly, what we can do about it.

In this interview, we discuss the flow state, how it changes the brain, and ways we are able to easily access it within our busy lives.

Matt discusses his own journey with practicing Tai Chi, and how an almost accidental daily practice led to remarkable decreases in stress and anxiety within his daily life.

He shares his realization that yin/yang is a lifestyle and that in our culture of spending long hours in front a computer, sitting meditation may not be the best choice for a daily practice, and how tai chi can become a meditation of movement practice.

We talk about the changing world of physical therapy, the forward placement of telehealth, and how we must transition to a whole body approach to treatment.

if any of these topics grab you, I promise you will love the flow and storytelling in this episode!

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This was a fantastic episode with Jess of A Sober Girl's Guide. She has built an amazing collection of resources for any and all things to stick with sobriety!

Jess shares her own journey of dipping into and out of sobriety for ten years before finding a system and methods that helped her to fully integrate sobriety. She discusses some of her very practical strategies and techniques, workbooks and planners, that offer a guided and accountable method for practicing sobriety. 

Jess is a lot of fun to speak with, and we discuss traditional recovery programs and why they may not work for everyone, the power of listening, and the importance of owning a trampoline. 

Jess kindly offered a free giveaway to one lucky gal for her Sober Plan of Action Workbook and Journal. The giveaway will take place next week in The Self Love Project Facebook Group linked below. 

If you have been trying to get sober, or stay sober, or are simply curious what a life without alcohol will look like, please enjoy this episode and the practical wisdom Jess and I share. 

If nothing else, you will leave with a renewed appreciation that sober girls have lots of fun! 

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Welcome to the first episode in my "Women who Shine" series.  As an entrepreneur, I am always interested in what makes some people take the leap, and reach amazing levels of personal and professional success, even when the odds may be seemingly stacked against them. So, I decided to launch a series on highlighting these women for inspiration and education. 

I know you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did, it was a genuine pleasure to catch up with an old friend and learn more about her mindset and her journey. 

Deborah is the kind of woman you read about on the cover of magazines and wonder if she can possibly be real., her story and success are simply astounding.

I am here to tell you, she is indeed real, and one of the most genuine people I have ever met.

Deborah is an elite performance expert and strategist, and has earned a reputation for her no "BS" speaking, coaching, and training methods in the worlds of high performing business executives and professional athletes from around the world. She has been dubbed "the secret weapon" of pro golfers, MLB players and NFL players. 

Deborah understands the mindset of high achievers because she is one. With only a high school diploma, Deborah catapulted her career from answering phones as a receptionist to become the owner/CEO of a $20 million corporation. After selling the corporation Deborah founded ClearEdge, LLC.

She is a living, breathing example of the financial success and freedom that is possible when you do not allow circumstances, education, society, hardships or economics define who you are or you can become.

Deborah is also one of the most grounded people I know, and does not approach success with a push, push, push mentality. Rather, she works in conjunction with her emotional state and psychological well being. 

We cover topics like race car driving and shark diving, along with neurological patterns and how we can begin to shift them in our favor to create the lifestyles we desire. 

What a GREAT episode! I catch up with first time REPEAT GUEST: Justin Sunseri, lfmt in a late night chat. (Late for me because it was 9pm  )

Justin continues to do amazing work in the world teaching about the Polyvagal theory and ways to address challenges from a perspective of being stuck, not broken. He utilizes this hash tag on his website and Instagram accounts, #stucknotbroken, to reinforce the idea that people are not broken or unfixable, they just may need some help getting un-stuck.

He has a wonderfully informative podcast, The Polyvagal podcast, that serves to provides information on the polyvagal theory, good standards and practices for therapy, and ways you can begin thinking about “stuckness” from a new approach.

Justin has been working with underprivileged youth and families since graduating in 2008. This experience has been accumulated through various settings, including: school-based, outpatient, residential, juvenile hall and suicide/crisis phone center. Justin’s entire career (so far) has been working directly with children, teens and their parents. Modalities include: educational or therapeutic parenting groups, family therapy, play therapy and individual traditional talk therapy.

In this episode we discuss the importance and ease of implementing play, what we think people are doing during quarantine, and my own personal green dragon in the bathtub.

I had a wonderful time speaking with Justin and I think that enjoyment comes through in this episode. Please come and celebrate the simple joy of human connection around topics you may love as much as I do: how our body and nervous system respond to stress and what we can do about it, ways to be more in the present moment, and of course, SE and the polyvagal theory.

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What a beautiful conversation that takes place in the midst of our current pandemic climate. 

Kelly and Rudy are an amazing couple who are skilled in their work of transforming painful parts of relationships into oportunities for healing and true connection. 

They are both from a background of twelve step programs and openly share the surprise they encountered when the individual work they had done did not automatically add up to an easy partnership.

Rudy and Kelly are Relationship Alchemists who know how to transform some of the biggest messes into masterpieces. They are a married couple with three children who have done deep transformation work themselves, are professionally trained, and have dedicated their lives to serving others. They have collectively worked in coaching, counseling, transformation and mental health for 30 years with a specific focus on couples for five, facilitated over 2000 groups and workshops in the Los Angeles area and have worked with thousands of people in the realm of healing, awakening, raising consciousness, healing trauma, and becoming free. 

They have taken their professional practice and have combined it with their personal experience as a couple to create a powerful process that supports other couples in healing, growing and nurturing connected partnerships. They are masterful at getting to the root causes rather than dealing with the symptoms. Together they have served many couples move from surviving relationships into thriving relationships.

If you are in a relationship or single, please tune in and enjoy the guidance of these two relational wizards.  One of the biggest takeaways is that even as we speak on the dynamics of relationship, we can never overlook the relationship we have with ourselves. 

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Join me for an informative interview with Dr Neal Barnard, Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.  

He has recently published his latest book, Your Body in Balance: The New Science of food, Hormones, and Health. In this episode,  we discuss the role of hormones in various health conditions such as endometriosis, PCOS, dysmenorrhea, and  cancer.  

Dr Barnard graciously answers my questions regarding the differences between hormones found in sheep versus cow milk, and points to a collection of research indicating soy is not a cause of elevated estrogen levels.  We speak of the commonality between cheese and morphine, and the role of popularized fake meat options, such as the Impossible Burger. 

Please join me for a conversation rooted in wonderful information on how we can begin making new choices for our health through implementing better nutrition practices based on a myriad of scientific evidence.

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Join me for this enlightening conversation with Cary Fortin, co-founder of New Minimalism, public speaker, and published author.  

Cary's company, New Minimalism, is a decluttering and design firm. She specializes in the psychology behind decision-making and attachments, as well as connecting with new organizations who can benefit from clients' donations. She currently resides in Boise, Idaho with her partner, rescue dog, and two small children.

Cary addresses not only the physical act of removing clutter and creating a beautiful space for yourself, but how to be gentle with yourself through the untangling of emotional attachments as it pertains to our stuff!

She is an advocate that choosing a minimalist lifestyle does not mean you need to live in a van or out of a backpack, but that you can create a beautiful home that reflects who you are as a person. She tunes me into the idea that choosing the life you want and what matters most is directly reflected within the environment that we create. 

In a time of uncertainty, and in a period where many of us are spending more time than ever in our homes, this episode serves as a beacon of heartfelt strategy to create a space that you want to spend time in. 

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I know we've been on pause for awhile but the podcast is back with renewed fire and an AMAZING guest, Dr Jessica Drummond. She is an accomplished speaker and a brilliant woman who offers multitudes of insight on the global field of women's health.

Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and author of Outsmart Endometriosis. She holds licenses in physical therapy and clinical nutrition and is a board certified health coach. She has 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women’s health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis.

In my chat with Dr Drummond, we talk about the athletic life of a modern day 40 year old woman, the role hormones play in creating our most productive lives, and ways to address chronic pelvic pain. 

She brings up the wonderful fact that the only two ways for women to shut down the busy-ness and multi-tasking nature of their brains is through meditation or orgasm. 

If you are a woman in any shape, size, creed, or color--you will love this episode. It is so full of evidence based and practical information! 

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What a great warm up for The Self Love Summit!!!!! .  .

 Hailey Magee is a Certified Life Coach who helps individuals conquer the people-pleasing pattern, set empowered boundaries, and master the art of speaking their truth. Hailey has worked with over 100 clients across the United States, France, Yemen, Ireland, South Africa, and more. 

Hailey was such a fun, genuine, heartfelt guest who is incredibly well versed on her topics of expertise. I learned so many things from her in our short time together, and I know you will to! 

Hailey's discusses her work as taking part in a "recovery of self" and being able to first identify who we are beneath layers of people pleasing behaviors, then bring this person into the world. 

She has practical strategies on how to have difficult conversations with setting boundaries, and shares her own experiences with outcomes and relationship shifts after boundaries have been implemented.  . . If you are working with areas of boundary setting, establishing healthy aggression, or just curious what implementing these practices might look like---you will love this episode!!!

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Join me as Clare Pooley tells her story through having a lovely life and home yet dealing secretly with alcohol addiction. She shares the ways she was struggling  and how writing helped her to change her life. 

Clare began her sober journey with the help of an anonymous sober blog, Mummy was a Secret Drinker, and found comfort and healing not only in the writing itself, but in the community and vast legions of women who reached out and identified with her story. Clare touched and influenced thousands with her blog, and went on to publish her first novel, a memoir, The Sober Diaries, which detailed the trials, tribulations, and humor found in her first year of sobriety.  

I was lucky to read Clare's latest book and first novel, The Authenticity Project,  a few weeks prior to the release date and I truly loved it.  It was wonderful to speak with her about character development, the affection she feels for her characters, and how she goes about her writing process. Clare speaks on how living with addiction in "secret" led her to develop the ideas and characters for this novel as she wondered what would happen if we all just started telling the truth about our lives. 

Clare is a delightful human being with a wonderful sense of humor (cheeky, as they say) who has turned her world around and offered hope and inspiration to thousands of women through her writing. 

If you are looking for a novel that will touch your heart, make you think, and delight you to your core--I cannot recommend her book enough. 

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Laura McKowen is breath of fresh air,  and it was a pleasure to interview her on the actual day of her book release. She is the author of "We are the Luckiest" and speaks openly about moving forward in a life of sobriety, what it took to actually write her book, and how she transformed her life into one led by flow, not adrenaline. 

Before Laura got sober, she had a long successful career in public relations in the advertising world where "liquid lunches were frequent and drinking at your desk in the late afternoon was perfectly normal".  In the five years since she stopped drinking, Laura  has become recognized as a fresh voice in the recovery movement. Beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing, she leads sold out yoga based retreats and other online courses that teach people how to say yes to a bigger life. 

Laura is incredibly grounded and offers a much needed perspective to the recovery community, and to anyone who finds themselves performing actions on a regular basis that don't align with how they feel inside. 

If you are a long time fan of Laura's work or this is your first exposure to her, I guarantee you will love this episode and maybe learn something about yourself along the way. 

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