Grow To Be Free

Phong is the founder and CEO of Phong Vo Media & Host of the Phong Vo Show. He’s a long-time friend and in my opinion has a very robust, interesting and successful work experience, plus one of the best attitudes I’ve come to know.

In this episode, we're wrapping up season 5 with talking about:

• Longevity
• AI for Medicine
• How to Find Your Calling
• What it Means to Be Happy
• How Happiness & Positivity Can Be Fully Integrated Into Our Lives
• Positive Impact in Business

Elizabeth is the CEO and Founder of Absence of Proof, a non-alcoholic pop-up bar experience for anyone who wants to experience night-life without the alcohol whether it be for one night, one month, or forever.

Her events inspire others to do the thing they love and believe in even if it’s contrary to mainstream culture and popularity. In this episode we talk about her journey into being alcohol-free, what the sober curious community is like, how Elizabeth has been able to stay consistent, and what it’s like leaving your job to start a business.

Check if Absence of Proof is doing an event near you 👇

Continuing the juicy relationship tea, Chandany and I dive into what it looks like to heal from past relationships and embrace singleness while you're in the process of dating. In asking ourselves questions to figure out if we're healed enough to start dating, we uncover interesting perspectives on how to date and if we should date for marriage.

You know on this podcast we love sharing resources to help you grow. Check out the resources we mentioned in this episode below:

In this episode, me and my good friend, Chandany, talk about the factors that have gone into our dating journeys and how we’ve come to the conclusion of whether or not we’re ready to date.

This 2-part series is so relevant to us as we navigate love and relationships in the roaring 20’s, and we’re excited to bring you directly into our girl talk. 

The content is JUICY so we had to split it into 2 parts to really get the full breadth and depth of it.

In part 1 we’re talking about our current dating status, how we’ve discerned past relationships, why or why we’re not ready to date, and rolled out some tips for what we’ve learned while answering this question for ourselves.

There’s also a TON of resources that were mentioned and I’ve linked them below:

Lexi is a full-time model, clean beauty advocate, lover of sustainable fashion, and a cheerleader to anyone who is willing to face their fears and pursue their passions.

I noticed her authenticity right away, so I knew she would be the right person to talk to you about how to be your authentic self.

In this episode, we talk about how she got started in modeling, the challenges she faced, her story of overcoming, and how to truly be yourself in an industry that typically prioritizes looks over personality.

I hope you love Lexi just as much as I do!

Do you find your mind wanders when you're trying to enjoy life? Or do you start to worry or feel sad when something good is happening? It happens to the best of us and sometimes at the most inconvenient times.

On my 5-month trip abroad, I set out to discover how I could be more present and in the moment to fully experience what life had to offer me. I came out of it with some tips for how we all can bring ourselves back to now and begin to live life more fully.

Maria is a speaker, coach, and trainer who focuses on helping visionaries, non-conformists, creatives, misfits, and entrepreneurs leverage their individuality to build empires centered around their values, vision, and voice.

From starting her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 6, she has been through a journey of ups and downs that has lead her to where she is today. If you're in a place where you're not sure how to leverage your experience, gifts, and talents, Maria's story may inspire you towards taking that next step.

Have you ever wondered if traveling full-time is for you? I have! I set out on a 5-month journey around the world to discover my answer to that question and came back with some insight on how you can discover your answer to that question.

Listen in and don't hesitate to reach out to me on IG: @growingtobekiani if you have any other questions :)

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Dr. Alicia Gwynn, wife to the late and great Tony Gwynn from the San Diego Padres, is very well known in the city of San Diego and across the country as a philanthropist and successful lady in business. She’s the President/CEO of Gwynndustries, Gwynn Foods, Gwynn Sports, and President of the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation, a charity organization dedicated to bettering the lives of disadvantaged youth. 

Dr. Gwynn has won many prestigious awards in the areas of business, philanthropy, and community service. She’s the author of an incredible book called The Creed of Life: Practical Principles of Character Building.

Today she's sharing with us about how she's been able to build her character standing in the lime light next to her husband and in her day-to-day as a mom, role model, and business woman.

Dr. Gwynn's Businesses:

It's Season 5 and we're back and better than ever! This is the second episode in my travel series where I'm sharing the learning lessons and stories from my 5 months of travel around the world.

This week I'm sharing my tips on how to navigate a stressful season, which I had to learn when it came to working full-time while traveling.

This season, you don't have to worry about missing another episode. Sign up for email notifications to know once an episode drops! Plus get first dibs on resources to help you reach your goals and become the best version of yourself.

As the final episode in Season 4, we're kicking off a new series where I share the things I have learned while traveling and working full-time. I'm living in 4 different countries over the next 4 months (and hitting many more) which is a crazy new experience for me, so I'm here to recap the lessons to hopefully help you in your journey as well!

In today's episode, I'll give you my 5 steps to keep up your good habits and routines amidst your travel plans. If you have any specific requests when it comes to this series or future episode topics, please DM me on Instagram @growingtobekiani

Grow To Be Free will be back in about 6 weeks or so. Follow the podcast on your platform and on IG so you get notified when season 5 drops!

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Burnout, stress, UGH… what’s next?? We all go through it at some point, and we often don’t fully understand the affect it has on our body.

Avery is a former ICU RN turned speaker and trauma-informed yoga teacher. Her background in the medical field along with going through a few stress & burnout-induced medical conditions is what led her to shift her career to helping others prevent burnout and reverse the negative effects of stress.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The biological and physiological things that happen in your body when you're stressed
• 3 stages of chronic stress
• The difference between PTSD and CPTSD and the effects of it on our body
• How to manage stress on a daily basis and with PTSD/CPTSD
• How to give ourselves a break from burnout without falling into bad habits
• What to do when you’re so burnt out and stressed that your self-care routine isn’t working
• Self-compassion + compassion for others: how to look at emotions as information

Building a business requires A LOT of work, but when it aligns with your values and integrates well with your desired lifestyle, it can be really fun. 

Emily McDonald started Stylist LA out of a rolling rack in her living room in 2009. She raised venture capital and grew it to be a 7-figure business, before pivoting in 2020 to an online business.

Ankita Terrell was a fellow in venture capital and has worked across venture-backed startups, a massive analytics firm, and with non-profits. She’s directed millions of dollars of funding towards socially conscious businesses working with companies such as Google, Microsoft, S&P, and others.

Now they are both co-founders of My Founder Circle, a community that supports female founders while they start, grow, and scale their companies.

Our conversation fruitfully talks about their journey along with the topics below:

• The importance of community as a founder
• What is work-life integration and what does a successful mix of that look like?
• What is a value-driven business and how do you create one? How does one establish their personal values?
• Burnout as a business owner and how to avoid it
• Strategies to help with overwhelm
• Self-worth in business
• How can we help women make more money?
• Perspective on business pivots
• Perspective on “failures”

If you’ve ever thought to yourself “This food is bad for me”, “I need to eat less”, “I messed up because I ate too late”, or anything similar, this episode is for you.

In most cases, much of our mindset around food contains hard and fast rules that may be hurting our health and well-being as opposed to helping it.

Steph is a certified wellness & nutrition coach who explores the thought patterns and reasons behind why we eat the way we eat. I drilled her on all sorts of diet-related questions to get to the bottom of what is really going on behind our diet habits and what we can do to start healing this part of our lives.

In this episode we talk about:

• What is diet culture?
• How to shift our mindset around dieting
• Debunking dieting myths and mindsets about: Good vs. bad foods, not eating late past 7pm, fasting
• How to figure out what works for your body
• Food journaling vs. calorie counting and macro tracking
• How does our relationship with food develop?
• Pros & cons of meal plans
• Perspective on gut & health tests
• Habits needed to build a healthy mindset around food
• Questions to ask yourself when you’re having cravings

This episode is stacked, so grab some notes!

This episode was filmed weeks and maybe months before the world started talking about Roe vs. Wade again. With that being said, this episode was never intended to be shared in light of the current overturning.

It’s a very sensitive time in the United States because at the time this episode airs, we are 2 days after the Supreme Court ruling.

This episode is about the transition of going from career woman to mom and all the bumps and hiccups along the way. Emily’s story briefly touches on unexpected motherhood and what that looks like, so I want to be clear up front that this episode does not intend to highlight any views or opinions about abortion, pro-choice, or pro-life.

I intend this episode to paint a clear picture for those of you who are not yet mothers on what it actually looks like to become one: The good, the bad, and the ugly from an ambitious woman who went through it all. I personally have never had the opportunity to fully ask a mom all my questions about the challenges of motherhood, so I know this conversation will be useful to you if you’re in a similar boat as me.

Coming out of this, my hope is that you understand more fully what the transition into motherhood is like and how you can better prepare yourself when the time comes.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What it’s like becoming a mother unexpectedly
• Handling the fears of becoming a mom
• Post-partum depression and how it can look
• The challenges of transitioning from career woman to mom
• Establishing identity before vs. after having a child
• Tools & resources to help you in the tough transition of finding yourself
• How to identify your needs when you don’t know what you need
• How to have your needs met when you’re a mom
• How to still accomplish your dreams after becoming a mom

Do you get paralyzed when it comes time to take a step towards your goals? Are you worried about the uncertainty of tomorrow and how things will turn out?

These are all things I’ve struggled with in working on my dream life as well. I brought on positivity coach, Karen Pepe, to share her unique perspective on fear and provide mindset hacks to help you push past your fears and start working on your goals effectively.

Karen was born with a heart defect and has undergone 2 heart surgeries while having a thriving business and two young children. A lot of people might have given up or allowed their fear to rule their life, but Karen is different. Listen to learn how she has learned how to manage her fear and continue to step outside her comfort zone.

In this episode we talk about:

• Karen’s story about going through 2 heart surgeries
• Perspective on handling fear and uncertainty
• How to categorize rational and irrational fear
• Handling embarrassment around fear
• Habits & routines to help you push past fear & achieve your goals
• Mindset hacks for getting you out of your comfort zone

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Lori is a personal brand and business success coach for remote workers. She and her husband left their corporate jobs to become digital nomads and new business owners. After years of challenge and struggle in taking on their new lifestyle, they turned their businesses around to reach a level of financial success that matched their dream lifestyle.

Lori goes by The Xennial Traveler in the online world and helps remote business owners scale their businesses successfully to live the lifestyle of their dreams.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why Lori became a digital nomad
• The journey and challenges of starting an entrepreneurial and nomadic lifestyle
• Handling criticism from friends and family
• How to handle when you have doubts about your dream
• How to stay on track and keep going when you have no idea what you’re doing
• Common pitfalls when you’re first starting out as a digital nomad or entrepreneur
• Why you might not be committed to your dreams or goals and how you can get through it
• Advice for people who are hesitant to pursue their goals

Have you ever wondered why you’re not confident in certain types of clothes? Ever stare at your closet full of tons of clothes and say you “have nothing to wear”?

We all have done this at one point or another, and it all has to do with our psychology. Yolandie Hamilton is a personal style and confidence coach who helps people discover the style that makes them feel like their true selves.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why Yolandie became a personal stylist
• Why we judge others for their clothing
• How to find a style that makes you more confident
• How often should you re-evaluate your closet?
• How to evaluate what to get rid of in your closet?
• What should you do with clothes that have sentimental value when you don’t wear it anymore?
• Why are women competitive when it comes to fashion?

We all get triggered every now in then in our interpersonal relationships or everyday social situations. Especially when you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), this can be particularly tough to deal with and can leave you feeling stuck, confused, upset, and eventually - bitter.

Join me as I talk through some facts about HSPs and outline 5 strategies that you can use to navigate triggering emotions in social situations. Based completely off my personal experience, these strategies may help you grow and learn how to appropriately respond in the face of heightened emotions.

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Did you know that women are less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD during childhood than men? Arianna is an ADHD productivity coach who found out she was diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. After she discovered it, many things she experienced in childhood began to make sense.

As ADHD is becoming a popular topic and more women are seeking diagnoses, we’re talking about all the things you need to know if you suspect you may have it.

Below are the talking points we cover:

• How Arianna discovered her OCD and ADHD
• Does ADHD come on later in life or only early on?
• How ADHD affects women in relation to men
• Early signs and symptoms of ADHD
• The mindset when you go in for an evaluation
• The process of getting an ADHD evaluation
• Impact of TikTok
• Skills that people with ADHD can learn to make their life easier
• What to ask yourself if you’re wondering if you should get a diagnosis
• What does it mean to be “high-functioning”?
• Medication, herbal supplements, etc.

This is the FINAL episode of Season 3... But we’re going out with a bang!

Sandy Pharaon is a Speaker & Certified Health Coach with over 15 years of leadership experience in the workplace. She founded Abundant Wellness LLC, to create a community for career-driven women to achieve harmony and healing in their homes, workplaces, and faith through a proven four-step method called P.A.C.E.

She aligns so well with the Grow To Be Free brand and we talk about key topics like:

• What is Abundant Wellness?
• Handling a Business Acquisition and Getting Passed Up for a Promotion
• Going at Your P.A.C.E
• The Road to Losing 30 Pounds
• Professional Networking
• Healthy vs. Not Healthy Intentionality with Time
• Being Able to Communicate What You Need
• Is Work-Life Balance a Myth?
• Tips for How To Balance Your Goals with Your Health

The next season will release on May 15th so mark your calendars and make sure you’re following the podcast so you’ll get notified when the first episode drops!

In the meantime, stay in touch on IG, TikTok, and check out the books that Sandy mentioned:

Brian Simmons is the FIRST man to be interviewed on Grow To Be Free and he nailed this talk about vulnerability from a man’s perspective. He’s the CEO and founder of Positive Mental, a clothing brand that focuses on spreading positivity and mental health awareness. If you're wondering why we're talking to a man about vulnerability... it's because men typically have a lot to overcome in this area and we can always learn something new from the opposite gender.

In this episode, we talk about:

• About the impact of clothing and positivity on mental health
• Brian’s history and perspective on vulnerability
• Leaning into vulnerability with friends who don’t understand
• How family and friends influence vulnerability
• The timing for vulnerability in romantic relationships
• The vulnerability dynamic between men and women
• Reasons for why men (or people) have trouble being vulnerable
• Tips for how to be vulnerable
• How to discern who to be vulnerable with
• How to scale back vulnerability

Inner peace refers to a deliberate state of psychological or spiritual calm DESPITE the potential presence of stressors.

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the US, typically affecting 18.1% of the population every [normal] year. In recent years, we've all felt this number increase.

How can we access inner peace DESPITE the increasing stressors? In this episode, I share 6 ways that I have learned to find inner peace when my anxiety rises and I hope they can help you as well. For reference, here is the quick list:

• Stop and Breath
• Ask Yourself Questions
• Troubleshoot
• Journal Your thoughts
• Go Outside, Take a Walk
• Discover Your Faith

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Studies show that people with acne often experience depression, anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem, and overall lower quality of life. How can we help this?

Unfortunately, modern medicine can sometimes fail us in this area. Camille is an integrative health practitioner that has gone through her own journey of healing her acne through doing her own research and studying holistic medicine and nutrition.

If you struggle with any level of acne or low self-confidence this is the episode for you! We talk about the below and a lot more:

• Camille’s story with nutrition, acne, self-confidence, and mental health
• How your nutrition affects acne
• What is adult acne? How does that differ from acne when you’re a teenager?
• What is inflammation and how does it affect acne?
• What kind of tests should you get to test food sensitivity?
• Resources for where to start with holistic health
• Common pitfalls when treating acne
• How to deal with low self-confidence while on your acne healing journey

Morgan is an author, advocate, wife, and speaker. Her work supports conversations that are needed to stop stigmas and support healing, self-acceptance, and personal growth. Her goal is to crush the image and pursuit of perfection by captivating the raw beauty of sincere progress.

Her first book "Questions, Christ, and the Quarter-Life Crisis" is one that I have read personally and can attest to its significance in getting me through my own quarter-life crisis. Her latest book, Blooming Bare, is a collection of poetry and prose that captures revelations, reflections, and raw conversations with one's self along the journey of self-love, healing, and growth.

This conversation is not one to skip over. We hit a whole bunch of angles when it comes to other people and their thoughts, words, opinions, and actions towards you. A few of the topics we cover are below:

• Morgan’s story of going through depression and a quarter-life crisis
• How to filter through fake friendships to find the real ones
• “Peace, Profits, and Purpose”… where do people fall into that?
• How to pull away from friends you no longer want to give time, energy, and attention
• How to handle people sharing and spreading rumors and saying hurtful things to you
• The process of healing and forgiveness
• About Morgan’s new up and coming book, “The Tears That Taught Me”

“‘Finding yourself’ is actually returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.” ― Emily McDowell

Kris is a mental health support coach and a former therapist who is focused on helping people return to their true selves to achieve their goals and reach their fullest potential. In this episode we talk about her story and how she was able to overcome her depression, unhealthy coping mechanisms, and return to her true self to reach a state of mind where she is now happy and healthy. We talk about A LOT, but here are the main topics:

• How to rebuild habits after you’ve developed bad ones
• How to use the people around you for growth and positive momentum
• The importance of vulnerability
• How to come back to loving yourself after hating yourself
• How to be with others who don’t like you or you don’t like
• How to find the right people to have in your life
• How to trust people

Relationships are challenging, but when we build a healthy foundation with our self worth we give ourselves a chance to flourish. Join me and a group of girlfriends as we talk about what our romantic, platonic, and familial relationships are like and how we've been able to relate to others. The conversation gets a little spicy when we start to disagree on some topics, but the conversation is fruitful, fun, and productive!

Here are the topics we cover:

• How to establish boundaries
• How to handle when you’re offended
• Setting the “thermostat” of your intimate relationships
• How to be a “strong, independent woman” without being selfish
• The balance between feminine and masculine

My girlfriends:

Tisha

Jessica

Effie

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Continuing our self-worth series, we’re talking about CAREERS with some special and familiar guests. Angel Wynn was on last season when she talked about her creative career as a TV & film producer and Jessie Sales was on episode #2, talking about how to strengthen your mindset to push your body in fitness.

They are both incredibly insightful women and we had a deep and inspiring conversation about:

• How we can recognize low self-worth in ourselves
• What we can do to improve it
• How to handle when another person (coworker, boss, etc.)  influences our self-worth
• Advice for raising your perception of value within your career.

This one made us all laugh, tear up, and reminisce on the defining moments of our lives. Hope you enjoy chatting with us

Today we’re beginning a 5-part series on something so foundational that it’s often missed.  Think of the thick slab of concrete underneath a house. If you don’t have that piece and you try to build your house on top of it, your home is going to be shaky. Our self-worth is the same way to our mental health.

Many people get confused between self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem, but in reality, they’re all very closely related and are used to describe different aspects of how you perceive yourself, your abilities, and how you may express those inwardly and outwardly to others. We’re not going to dive into the differences today, but we’re going to focus on an aspect I believe to be the root of all three, and that is self-worth.

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Dr Lynika is a Transformational Speaker, Mentor, Metaphysician, and Best Selling Author.

She is passionate about helping people reframe and reclaim their lives to greater self-empowerment and success.

Lynika speaks and consults globally. Blending both science and authority through personal experience, she wakes up audiences with her powerful message and unique insight into the power within each and every one of us.

Her childhood trauma story is wild to say the least, but she has somehow come out on the other side as a thriving, positive, and healthy individual. She shares her advice, tips, and insights from her work and experience that can truly help you through the adversity you may be facing.

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*Trigger Warning* Depression does not have to hold you forever. Nor does it need to affect your life for years on end.

Aarionna went through 5 years of severe depression and suicidal thoughts, but discovered strategies that ultimately healed her and allowed her to free herself from the stronghold it had on her.

If you are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, please reach out to 1 (800) 273-8255 or text TALK to 741741. Even though Aarionna shares how she healed herself, neither of us recommend attempting to heal on your own. It’s ok to admit to someone that you’re struggling and need help. You and your life are worth something and there are plenty of people and organizations that are open and ready to help you on your journey.

In this episode, we talk about...

00:00 - Podcast Intro

00:39 - Intro to Aarionna

02:02 - Aarionna’s Depression

06:46 - *Trigger Warning* Suicide Attempt

09:46 - Therapy?

11:17- Experience Going Through Depression in Church

17:26 - You Have To Want To Change

21:21 - Simple, Easy, Daily Habits

29:00 - You Can’t Build Millions Over Trauma

36:27 - How To Check If You’re Mentally Ready To Start a Business

38:20 - 21 Days to Mental Freedom

40:31 - Where You Can Find Aarionna

42:41 - A Prayer for Aarionna

How do people with disabilities live successful lives? Can you make your dreams a reality even while being deaf? No matter who you are, Kellina’s mindset will MOTIVATE and HELP you with achieving your goals and dreams.  

Kellina is a Deaf Queen Boss who focuses on raising awareness and educating people on the deaf community and how to be friends with deaf people. She is a fiery advocate who is making an impact through her coaching business, YouTube, social media, and her book entitled “Everyday, I am Just Deaf” that will be coming out later this winter. 

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Have you ever wondered if the creative or TV/Film industry is for you? Are you trying to figure out if you can be successful and make it?  

If so, watch this interview with Angel Wynn of the Wynn Network as we talk about her journey growing a career in the TV/Film Industry, the challenges she's faced, how she's overcome it, and her advice for young women looking to start building their career. 

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Ever met a true airhead? Tammy lost a piece of her brain which has completely shifted the course of her life. Through the support of a community group called the Young Entrepreneur Project and the power of positivity, Tammy has been able to write a book and live the laptop lifestyle.

If you ever have doubts, low-self confidence, or limits placed on yourself, listen to Tammy’s story and be inspired to still pursue greatness despite your circumstances. Tammy’s message is one to empower and raise awareness of how house mold can affect people unnoticeably.

In this episode we talk about:

• 00:40 - Intro to Tammy
• 01:22 - Tammy’s story of how she lost a part of her brain
• 02:59 - When COVID hit
• 04:19 - How Tammy got discovered
• 06:29 - The issue of house mold
• 08:16 - Having confidence
• 12:17 - How to handle criticism
• 15:12 - Tammy’s confidence today
• 16:34 - Advice for when you need more positive people in your life
• 19:35 - If you lose friends
• 24:01 - How to get through the tough times and dealing with low self-confidence and self-image
• 30:11 - What it’s like living with a missing part of your brain
• 31:44 - The next vision for Tammy
• 33:38 - About the Young Entrepreneur Project (YEP)
• 36:59 - A prayer for Tammy

Are you experiencing an illness that you, doctors, and specialists can't seem to explain? Are you tired of reaching dead ends with finding a solution? Well, fear not because you are not alone. 

Cassidy Amber Chapman experienced the same thing at just 16 years old. After doctors repeatedly told her that she was fine, people telling her that she was faking it, and going through a deep depression and suicidal thoughts, she decided to take her healing into her own hands. 

Even though she had no idea how she was going to do it, she was determined to figure it out. The journey she went on led her to heal 12 of the 15 food allergies she had, lose over 60 lbs, and heal many of the symptoms that caused her so much pain.

Cassidy's message is one of empowerment as she believes that women with chronic, mystery, and invisible illnesses can reclaim control of their health and accomplish deep healing. 

Coach Elisabeth King is a mindset and relationship specialist who has overcome her past challenges with chasing the exciting and spontaneous men who didn’t seem to treat her well. She shares how to recognize toxicity in romantic relationships, how to have those tough conversations with a significant other, and what it takes to start attracting and cultivating healthy relationships.

Whether you’re currently in a relationship or single, this episode will give you some important questions to ask yourself to be more self-aware and prepared to handle toxic relationships.

In today's episode, I'm giving a talk to the mental health matters symposium that was held on July 22nd through the 24th. The conference featured some incredible speakers, such as Dr. Caroline leaf, Tim Storey, and Jason Goldberg. I feel so incredibly honored to have talked alongside them virtually on the 23rd.  

My talk is called "How can I be successful NOW?" Resolving Ambitious Anxiety:  

1. I give a little intro about myself at the beginning. So if you don't know me, definitely listen closely.  

2. Then I go over what ambitious anxiety is and three key points of how I've been able to personally manage my own ambitious anxiety. 

3. Then at the end, I give you some ways in which you can connect with me. If you're new to my channel, new to my podcast, definitely listen up for that.  

4. I also give a very, very special announcement. I promise you, you don't want to miss it. So make sure you stay until the end, the episode is not very long, about 15 minutes.  

Financial freedom starts with being debt-free. You feel like a weight is lifted off your shoulders and you’re ready to take on the world full swing. Starting with a solid mindset around good money habits and developing your practice over time can literally pay you for a lifetime.

Elease changed her plans coming into college and started her journey without financial support. She decided to work hard, figured out where to find the money, and ended up funding her college career completely debt-free! Today, she helps college students on their journeys by connecting them with resources and teaching them what she knows through online workshops, programs, and guidance.

If you’ve ever wondered about how to become debt-free, this one's for you!

Are you self-conscious about something? We’ve all been there, lady. Radhika was born with a stammer, which is a speech impediment that made it difficult for her to even say her own name in elementary school.

She’s learned how to embrace this imperfection by making music and doing public speaking. Her mindset around growth, helping others, and finding your voice is beautifully expressed in this one-of-a-kind interview.

Let her bless you!

If you’ve ever wondered why you’re quiet, indecisive, or unable to express emotions, this is an episode for you. Tania and I both come from Filipino descent and our culture/childhood experiences led us down a path of being insecure about speaking our minds.    

She talks about her story and how connecting with meditation and self-development has really helped her find who she is and awaken the confident woman she is today. Our talk is an intimate conversation where we not only reflect on how far we’ve come, but also reveal vulnerable moments that happened that very day or that week!   

Self-development and personal growth happen ALL the time, ladies.   

Michelle is the founder of Vent Dance + Creative Sessions which is a workout for your soul. We talk about her experience dealing with stress being in the corporate world, how she learned to use dance and writing to bring more happiness and freedom into her life, and she gives advice on how you can reach that freedom state for yourself. If you're stressed, tired, and feeling disconnected, this episode will really help you to figure out how to unlock a new sense of freedom and get yourself out of that loop.