Empowered People™ Each Day - The Podcast

In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, is back from a time of pausing the release of episodes, using the unexpected time away to illustrate what it might look like at times to be unapologetic about seeing to our whole-being well-being.

She shares her experiences as her life transitioned into motherhood, including there the story of when she knew she needed to take a different kind of care of herself.

You'll hear her describe what it looked like for her to begin to have an active sense of stillness and connection to herself in the midst of major changes in her life—loss of loved ones, debilitating health challenges, grief, welcoming twin babies, moving residences. 

Yolonda is speaking about deepening into mindfulness in the midst of what she calls both "a dark night of the soul" and "happy chaos." She explains what it looks like to combine gentle self-awareness together with unconditional and unapologetic self-love, as well as how to redirect one's attention to moving into the totality and fullness of life, bringing a sense of grounded presence to each moment, whatever kind of moment it is, and maintaining the energy to keep us supple and alive.

If you are under a lot of pressure and are in a season in your life where you are nurturing others, this is the precise time to practice loving, gentle self-awareness and self-nurturing: unapologetic and unconditional self-love. Stay supple.

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Yolonda talks about primal screaming as a trend in America in this episode. It's about re-wilding in order to release the pent-up frustration and energy that has been piling up among parents who have been navigating and going through all of the changes, decision-making, pressure, grief, loss, pain, and all of the parenting in brand new ways - ways that they've never had before since becoming parents.

Yolonda affirms and encourages primal screams as a powerful approach to let the body release in a safe and healthy manner, as this focuses on what we feel as humans.

She ends with offering 7 prompts to help you clarify actionable next steps, once you've made space for yourself to release in a way that feels supportive. 

In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, shares her experience with finding herself in a space where sustained adverse reactions to stress had gotten the best of her, how neglected care measures led to her having what she calls "energetic/spiritual B.O.," how that impacted her family and the steps she took to make amends. 

Yolonda's discussing what it looked and sounded like to begin the day with apologies, exactly what she said in those apologies and how that impacted her spouse and children.

She gets into taking responsibility for what is yours by way of discussing how she walked through her own reflections and paired that with hearing directly from the teenager, 2 preteens and 2 8-year-olds in her care as well as from her husband.

She offers talking prompts for offering a sincere apology so that you can take steps towards restoring and maintaining healthy connection within the meaningful relationships in your life.

If you’re a human who is living in proximity to other humans in any capacity, this episode is for you. 

Empowered People™ Each Day - The Podcast

In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, shares what she learned from her body after 5 consecutive days of professional massage therapy, why she took this action in the first place and how you can access your body's wisdom today--even if you can't get to a professional massage therapist right now.

Yolonda's discussing her "pandemic pounds" (literal + energetic), an Ayurvedic perspective to support self-love even as you're making some changes and the custom plan (experiment) she co-created with massage therapist Andrea Tchalou (@dreatchal) to address the congestion between Yolonda's shoulder blades.

She also gets into becoming aware of the need to have a somewhat challenging conversation with someone close to her and addresses a subscriber's question about bringing ritual into your everyday life.

She offers accessible ways to give non-judgmental care, attention and nurturing to YOUR body and to invite your body to be your ally in the journey you're making.

If you’re a human who is looking for a sound, actionable and high value "how to" when it comes to connecting with custom-fit-for-you guidance, this episode is for YOU. 

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In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, shares her take on the experience of being called "superwoman," why she has distanced herself from that idea and why she would love to live in a world where others do the same.

Yolonda's discussing the role of "nurturer," what the title encompasses and how it extends beyond raising children and being in a womxn+'s body.

She also gets into why the descriptor "superwoman" is often harmful more than it is helpful, even when one is well-meaning.

She offers alternative ways to consider and interact with this vitally important position in our society today.

If you’re a human primarily occupying role of nurturer at home, at work or in your community this episode is for you. If you deeply love and care about a human or humans who occupy this role, this is for you too!

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In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, talks about her pivotal steps into breaking free from the snare of perfectionism as a creative professional and business owner by "smashing the amethyst butterfly" as described by writer Elizabeth Gilbert. 

Yolonda's discussing the imagery exercise that enabled her to be both soaked in divine inspiration and also move forward into doing her human part to bring her vision forward into fruition. 

If you’re a perfectionist of any kind, waiting for all your ducks to be arranged pristinely in a row before you "deliver your cargo" to the world, this episode is for you.

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In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, shares her first-hand experience with breaking through heaviness she was sensing by taking the widely celebrated R.A.I.N. technique that is taught by meditation teacher and psychologist Tara Brach a few steps further. 

Yolonda's discussing the 20 minutes that helped her shift from a sense of vague "off-ness" that didn't shake free with her usual afternoon nap to an incredible sense of opening and lightness of heart.

If you’re feeling a little off or stuck in this moment and looking for a way to come to yourself with great care and love as you figure it out and work towards a quality solution, this episode is for you.

Here’s what you'll hear:

• A little about Tara Brach and the way she helps teach people to be with difficult emotions.
• An intro to the R.A.I.N. technique. 
• How the R.A.I.N. technique can help you "get unstuck" and feel relief from tension and pressure in the heart, mind and physical body.
• Why coming in to your physical body (also called "embodiment") while using this technique deepens and enhances your success with it.

Yolonda also gets into the thing acceptance really is and why it's essential to your growth and progress. 

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In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, tells you more about who she is, what she does and why it's so important to her. 

She mentions her religious upbringing, her current "spiritual but not religious" status, her interests, her home life and her work in the world at this time.

If you’re curious about the woman behind the voice and how Empowered People™ -- The Podcast came to be, this episode is for you.

Empowered People™ Each Day - The Podcast